Crashing Ellen's show wasn't too bad. Given, it was completely unscripted and Sonny had to vehemently apologize – the audience thought that it was just another comedy routine like the George Clooney chase that was conducted for half a year.
The only hitch was Chad. Every time Sonny started accustoming to the odd situation of being hurled onto the Ellen DeGeneres Show unexpectedly, Chad would always comment on an embarrassing Sonny story...supposedly under the guise of replying to Ellen's questions. This would lead to Sonny stuttering for a few seconds before Ellen could save her and left her feeling out of place again.
Despite those hindrances, Sonny did actually enjoy being on the show. Ellen asked some wonderful questions about the feud between Mackenzie Falls and So Random! - providing Sonny with a much-needed outlet to fume (appropriately, of course) about the Falls' cast's arrogance. Chad would then, as if on cue, banter on about 'Chuckle City'. It was wonderful, really, the argument between the two stars; since both knew the consequences of going overboard. They had surprisingly managed to keep the debate quite civil – and although the episode hadn't aired yet, Sonny was quite sure that Ellen was now quite grateful for Sonny's unannounced intrusion.
If it was just like that, however, Sonny would not have spent the next 24 hours trying to modify the television to reject NBC's signals. She was sure that her friends would appreciate her performance on the Ellen Show, as she had defended So Random! quite nicely. Yet there was another hitch – also of Chad's doing. Somehow, Chad had received information that Sonny was casted onto Mackenzie Falls, and he did not hesitate to comment about it – the segment taking up half of Chad's allotted interview time.
Of course, this was unacceptable material for Sonny's friends, as she had not yet decided whether or not to take the spot (although Chad's tone made it seem like she already accepted the position). Quite honestly, the situation seemed bad – Sonny had little choice but the accept the position now.
"Damn, Sonny, what are you doing to our TV set?" Nico asked, walking into the room with a bowl of fro-yo. Grady followed him in, adding, "First you don't get us fro-yo, and now you decide to mess with our TV? Some thing's up."
Sonny replied with a simple "mm".
"What was that?" Nico asked.
"Nothing. I was just reading this book about television sets and got interested," Sonny replied, using her foot to kick a nearby manual.
Nico picked it up and read the title, "'How to Interrupt Television Transmissions'. Man, why the hell are you reading that?"
"Maybe she wants to interrupt television transmissions?" Grady suggested.
Sonny came out from behind the TV set. "Its not a big deal. I was just checking things out. Curious."
Nico shook his head is disbelief. "I'll eat my head if that statement is true."
Zora suddenly and unexpectedly popped out from the mummy coffin. "And I'll eat Nico's hand if that statement is true!"
"Mr. Condor, I came to a conclusion," Sonny stated.
"Good girl. So what's the conclusion?"
"I've decided to take up the position on Mackenzie Falls."
"Perfect!" Mr. Condor said through the phone. "Marshall has the contract and everything. He'll tell you where you and your parents have to sign. Rehearsal begins in two weeks."
Sonny nodded. "All right then. Good bye."
"Wait," Mr. Condor said. "I was just wondering. Your colleague's reactions?"
"I didn't tell them." She then rudely hung up.
"Not a smart idea to leave Mr. Condor hanging like that," Marshall remarked. "But I think you should tell them. They won't hate you for it."
Sonny shook her head. "I'm pretty sure it won't work. In fact, I wouldn't even have accepted the spot if Chad hadn't announced to the whole world – prematurely – that I had accepted a position on Mackenzie Falls."
Marshall's eyes lit up like he had a sudden revelation. "That's why NBC stopped working. You interfered with it, didn't you?"
"Yes. Sorry, Marshall. I'll fix it right away..."
Marshall shook his head. "Never mind about that now. Just remember that your position on Mackenzie Falls is only temporary – a subplot of some sorts before Portlyn returns. So don't be getting illusions that you're ditching So Random! for this, because you're not!"
Sonny nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
Marshall clapped Sonny on the back. "Good girl. Now go tell the rest of the So Random! cast what you've done."
Sonny was absolutely silent as she left the room.
Sonny entered the props room and navigated around the room, gathering her friends towards the sofa. She knocked on the mummy statue, yelling, "Zora! I need to talk to you!" And after much effort, she managed to pull Tawni away from the makeup table. An even more difficult feat was to divert Grady and Nico's attention away from their video gaming.
Sonny didn't know why she was suddenly so anxious. Normally, she would've taken her friend's busy situation as an excuse to delay telling them the news.
"What's the big deal, here?" Nico asked, exasperated that he was being pulled away after finally beating Grady at some shooting game.
"Yeah! My makeup is only half done!" Tawni whined, puffing her cheeks all the while.
"I was almost going to avenge myself for that humiliating defeat!" Grady complained.
"And I was..." Zora began. Everyone's attention suddenly diverted to her. Zora never told people what she did while in the sarcophagus. It was a complete secret. "Never mind," Zora finished. "You were saying?"
Sonny sighed. "Guys, you're not going to like what I tell you..."
"Does this have something to do with NBC suddenly not working?" Nico piped up.
Sonny nodded. "In a way...yes..."
Tawni patted Sonny on the back. "Sonny, if you accidentally messed up the TV when you were crawling around behind it, we won't care. We can just call the technicians and they'll fix it."
"I was casted onto Mackenzie Falls and I accepted."
Sonny's colleagues stared at her stunned.
"Ah. Now I understand why NBC isn't working on the TV." Grady offered weakly.
This is a very short, but filler chapter. I hope you enjoyed it – I certainly think I did a much better job here than the previous one (I actually stayed within the confines of my outline). Anyway, please R&R and tell me what you think!
Btw...I just realized that Loliver became canon. Talk about being behind the times! And they kissed – all the while using petnames like "Lillypop" and "Olliepop". Disney, as a rule, NEVER looks to the fandoms for ideas. But it seems like they did here... :)
