Bobble Heads

Summary: So Random! Has been on the top of the charts lately, leaving Mackenzie Falls in second place, Chad Dylan Cooper can't allow that. When the network decides they have to shut one of the shows down for financial reasons they leave it up to the actors to decide… sometimes things happen so fast they make your head spin.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sonny with a Chance or any of its characters; I don't own Universal Studios (or the board walk). I don't anything that I normal middle class teenager wouldn't own. I think that covers it all. Enjoy!

Sonny Munroe, Chad Dylan Cooper, Tawni, and Portlyn were all sitting the reception area of the corporate office. Portlyn's cell phone rang, breaking the silence with the screeching of her polyphonic ringtone. Tawni let out a groan at the brainless brunette and mumbled something about split ends.

"Mackenzie Falls, So Random! the president will see you now." The secretary said with a sigh of annoyance at the teens.

"See us," Chad snapped, "I thought this was a private meeting for professional actors only."

"Look kid, I don't make the meetings around here, I just tell you who has to be there. So I suggest you take your Zac Efron wannabe butt into that office." She barked pointing toward the doors. Chad jumped back a little and glared.

"My manager will be in touch!" he hissed before pushing through the doors. Sonny and Tawni followed while Portlyn chattered away in the hallway.

"Ms. Hart, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Munroe, please have a seat. Where is the other representative from Mackenzie Falls?" Mr. Harris, the president of the studio, greeted.

"Portlyn had to take a call," Tawni said with disgust.

"I'm afraid we can't have her barging in here after the meeting has already started, she'll have to be excluded." Mr. Harris said with a sigh. He walked over to the doors and locked them, jiggling them to make sure they were secure. The room was silent for a second before Mr. Harris turned from the doors and began to talk to the teens.

"As you know So Random has been doing exceedingly well since Sonny's arrival and has been on the top of the charts for months. With both Mackenzie Falls and So Random doing so well what I am about to tell you is ten times harder than it's supposed to be." He took a deep breath and continued, "The network has to cut its budget and you two are the shows that we spend most of our budget on, meaning one of you must go."

"So you're cutting So Random right?" Chad asked hopefully, his eyebrows rising as if he could change any decision that could have been made already.

"What, no! You can't So Random! We're number one!" Tawni screeched pound her perfectly manicured hand on the table.

"Mackenzie Falls was number one longer than just a few months, so we deserve it." Chad snapped.

"Mr. Harris, you're shutting one of us down?" Sonny asked; her voice quiet and reserved.

"Wow, Munroe, you're not slow at all are you?" Chad barked shooting a glare at her and Tawni both.

"Ouch!" Portlyn squealed outside as she walked into the locked doors.

"I'm the slow one? I think your girlfriend just knock the few brains she had in her head out." Sonny hissed glaring back at him. Mr. Harris cleared his throat and tapped impatiently on the table.

"Clearly none of you have winning personalities off set, so that won't be a deciding factor. So what about a game? Musical Chairs anyone?" he asked with such a tone that everyone turned to look at him.

"They cheat," Chad accused standing up.

"What do you propose we do about this then?" Mr. Harris asked.

"I have an idea," Sonny whispered.

"Great another great idea from Ms. Peace-Picnic," Chad said with a groan.

"What about a network Olympics?" She offered shyly.

"Sonny that's a hor... really good idea, especially coming from you," Chad stated in a stunned tone.

"A network Olympics?" Tawni asked with a laugh, "That's funny! We're not athletes Sonny! We're actors."

"Well at least one of us is an actor." Chad added under his breath.

"I love it!" Mr. Harris exclaimed, "Its fair game! Good thinking Ms. Munroe." Sonny blushed.

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The ride back to the studio was silent and awkward; everyone sat glaring at each other. Sonny was the first one out of the network van.

"How dare the limo just leave us!" Chad yelled once he and Portlyn were out of the van.

"News flash Chaddykins the limo isn't ours it's the network's and the network is shutting us down!" Portlyn yelled back knocking him in the back of the head. Sonny and Tawni stifled a giggle as they walked into the So Random studio.

"We don't know who they are shutting down." Chad replied as he rubbed the back of his head as best as he could without mussing up his hair. Sonny rolled her eyes and entered the building.

"What are we going to do? We aren't athletes!" Tawni asked quietly.

"I think you clearly stated that before." Sonny snapped, "Look, if we go down, at least we'll go down fighting." She patted Tawni on the shoulder lightly before opening the door to the prop room.

"What happened! Tell us everything! Was it awesome? You got to meet the president!" Everyone, including Marshall, screamed as the duo walked into the room.

"Yeah we met Mr. Harris!" Tawni said with a forced smile, "It was awesome…,"

"They have to cancel either So Random or Mackenzie Falls." Sonny said, though she hated to be the bearer of bad news. Everyone's face fell as they took in the information.

"What? Who are they shutting down?" Zora asked.

"We don't know yet, we're holding an Olympics… whoever wins gets to keep their show." Tawni stated sadly.

"Olympics? What? Whose stupid idea was that?" Grady snapped as he pounded his head against a wall. Sonny winced and moved behind Tawni who refused to be quite about the matter.

"Ask Sonny." She said with a smile.

"What have you done Sonny?" Marshall wailed as he threw his hands up in the air dramatically.

"I was just trying to help. Mackenzie Falls was number one on the chart for an entire year and a half, we would have been the ones shut down… it wasn't fair!" Sonny replied defensively.

"She's right," Nikko said with a sigh, "we have only been on top for a few months. Considering we didn't even make the top ten for a year, I think Sonny saved us."

"She threw us to the wolves and you know it. We can't be athletic like, I mean we don't have personal trainers or yoga rooms or anything!" Zora said with a shake of her head.

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Everyone in the Mackenzie Falls cast crowded around excitedly, waiting for Portlyn and Chad's return. The door to the sound stage opened and everyone looked up in unison.

"What did corporate want?" The director asked; his smiled the biggest out of all of the cast and crew.

"They're shutting us down." Portlyn replied as she sent a text message.

"What? They can't!" Everyone screamed out, surprisingly in unison as well.

"It's not for sure; they have to cancel us or So Random." Chad explained, sending a death glare at Portlyn.

"Well that's easy; those losers don't deserve to be on TV we're real actors." Someone called, Chad winced, sure he had always said it, but that didn't give anyone else the right to.

"Exactly, Mr. Harris won't listen to that though." Portlyn said place her hands on her hips.

"Look, because of Munroe everyone has a fair chance, which means I think that we should film or final episode now, Mr. Harris recommended that to both shows as we were leaving." He suggested with a shrug of his shoulders.

"You don't think we can do this? Do you?" Portlyn snapped, her French manicured nails digging into her sides.

"I know we can, but just in case I think its best we film it now." He replied, "If we don't and we lose they'll cancel us without a final episode. We have to think of our fans instead of ourselves now."

"I'll get the writers on it," the director said sadly as he walked away.

"Chad, can I talk to you for a second?" someone requested from the door way. He turned, only to come face to face with Sonny Munroe… again.

"What do you want?" Portlyn asked, glaring at the unwanted guest.

"Yeah, sure." He said putting on his Chad Dylan Cooper charm. Sonny bit back a smile and lead him out of the studio. They sat down on the curb in the parking lot and watched a flock of birds fly overhead for moment before Sonny spoke.

"So Random told me since this was my idea I was their 'captain' they wanted me to talk to you because they figured you'd be Mackenzie Fall's captain." She explained quietly, "Mr. Harris said he'd email me a list of events tomorrow morning. I was hoping that you and I could talk it over before we talked to the casts."

"Fine," he snapped, "if that's what you want. I'll meet you at the Universal Studios' boardwalk, 12:00 pm sharp."

"Why Universal Studios?" she asked, her brow furrowing.

"Because that's the last place they'd look." He answered before standing up and walking back into the sound stage.