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The Audition

As the bell rang, everyone took their seats the following day. Mr. Bunnymund walked up to stand in front of the class. "I hope you all learned a thing or two about the cell phone incident yesterday, right? If not, there are still a few dressing rooms that need to be painted," The class nodded their heads. "Good. As all of you should know, today during free period, will be your chance to audition for the Winter Musical. Singles for supporting roles and pairs for the leads," Ana and Fishlegs exchanged excited glances. "I will be in the theater until noon for those of you bold enough to spread your wings of creative spirit." Bunny spread his arms as he said this.

Astrid leaned forward and whispered to Jack, "When's he due back on the mother ship?" Jack chuckled, almost distractedly.

The rest of the period went by in a blur. Jack hadn't even seriously realized that the class was over until he arrived at his locker. Obviously his legs knew what was going on while his head did not. As he traded out books for the next class Astrid walked up and punched his arm in greeting. "OW! Would you stop that?!"

"No," Astrid said, smiling at the pain she caused him. "So, the team's getting together during free period for an extra practice before the championship."

"Oh, gosh... Sorry Astrid. I can't make it. I-" Jack racked his brain for a sensible excuse. "-I gotta catch up on some homework."

"Dude. Even I'm not even behind on homework yet," Astrid said suspiciously as they walked down the hall. She was still holding a basketball. Since Jack really didn't want her to find out that he was going to check out the audition, he needed a plan. Suddenly, it formed instantaneously. He jerked the ball out of her hands and threw it down the hall behind them. "Jack! What the heck?!" she yelled as she ran to retrieve it. Jack quickly ducked into a nearby classroom and waited until Astrid walked past looking for him. He sighed and continued on to the auditorium.

He had to run down the stairs and out the back door, trying not to attract the attention of any of his team. He cut through the Auto shop. The head mechanic gave him an odd look. "Shortcut," Jack explained. "Late for class." The mechanic nodded and Jack was on his way.

When he finally made it to the Auditorium, he hid behind a custodial cart as he made his way to the back of the theater.

"This is where the true expression of the artist is realized," Bunny said as all of the hopeful people sat down in the front row. There was a young girl standing next to Bunny. Her blonde hair was tied in a messy bun with a brown baseball cap on over it. "Where inner truth is revealed through the actor's journey-" A bell rang. "Was that a cell phone?!"

"No, sir, that-that was the warning bell," The girl explained. Once Jack heard her voice, he instantly recognized her. It was Jamie's sister, Sophie. He had completely forgotten that she was in his grade. As a matter of fact, he forgot that she should've been a year below, if it hadn't been for her birthday. It fell on the day right before the cut-off for this grade. So she is eleven months younger than her brother Jamie.

"Ah, that makes more sense," Bunny chuckled. "For those who would like to audition, you'll sing a few bars for me and I'll tell you if the theater is right for you or not. Better to hear it from me now than from your friends later. Our composer, Sophie Bennet-" He motioned to Sophie beside him. "-is available for rehearsals prior to callbacks and will accompany you here today." Sophie nodded along with what Bunny said. "Let's get on with it!" Bunny hopped off the stage to sit down at his table while Sophie headed over to her piano.

The first girl up was slightly bulky and was wearing all pink which consisted of a tights and a long shirt with a multi-shade purple unicorn on it. Sophie looked at her and started playing the song.

"It's hard to believe,

That I couldn't see,

That you were always right beside me." She sang off-key and Sophie was mouthing out the words for her from her seat at her piano. While she sang, Fishlegs and Ana were looking like their ears were going to fall off. "This feeling's like not other.

I want you to know-" She froze as she didn't know the next lines.

"Uh-huh. Yeah. Thank you, Cupcake for... that." Bunny tried to be nice. "Next!"

"It's hard to believe," said the next boy in a monotone fashion. He kept glancing down at his hand where the lyrics were scribbled. "That I couldn't sneeze-see," Ana's jaw dropped as he said this, appalled that he had the nerve to write the lyrics on his hand and still mess it up. "That you were always right next to-beside me."

"Uh, mate?" Bunny said gently.

"This feeling's like no o-other-"

"That is a nice shirt you got there," Bunny smiled awkwardly, unsure of what to do next. The boy looked down at his plain T-shirt, smiling. "Next!"

The next girl leaned on the piano as Sophie played it, singing off-key (like all the others). "It's hard to believe, that I couldn't see, that you were always there beside me." She winked at Bunny, who stopped her right then and there.

There was a pair that went next. It was... disturbing to say the least. They had awkward dances and their singing (if you'd even call it that) was strange.

Finally, someone who could hit the notes came up. But, she jumped up several octaves. Everyone there cringed when she went higher than she was supposed to on the last note. Sophie actually stopped playing and stared at the girl, open-mouthed.

"Well, Pippa... That was... Great," Bunny lied. "Maybe the... Spring musical."

"Humph!" She pivoted sharply and walked off the stage.

"Next!"

As the next person walked on stage, Jack was at the back of the auditorium watching quietly while hiding behind the mop on the custodial cart. Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder, startling him so bad that he flinched into the mop.

"Hey," Hiccup said sweetly.

"Oh... God, you scared me!" Jack said, holding his frantically beating heart. Hiccup just smiled devilishly and looked down at the stage.

"So you decided to come after all," Hiccup said.

"I'm only watching."

"Sure you are."

"Well... Bunny's kind of... harsh. Don't you think?" Jack asked. Hiccup looked Jack in the eye.

"Is the famous Dragon scared?" He teased.

"No!" Jack scoffed. "I'm just... okay yeah kind of."

"Why are you hiding behind a mop?" Hiccup asked, amused at Jack's ways of camouflage.

He discreetly pushed the custodial cart away.

"Alright, now onto our pairs auditions," Bunny said from his table. Jack and Hiccup jumped behind the cart to make sure people didn't see them. Ana and Fishlegs stood up, smiling, and walked on stage. They stood in the middle and Ana snapped her fingers, signaling for the curtains to close.

Sophie walked up to them. "Um, what key?"

"Our rehearsal pianist put together a number for us," Fishlegs explained. Sophie looked slightly discouraged, but turned and left without another word. Fishlegs and Ana looked at each other and went through their vocal exercises. Then hit the button on the CD player for it to start the music. They started snapping their fingers as the curtains opened. The music was a lot faster than how Sophie was playing it and she looked utterly disappointed.

"It's hard to believe, that I couldn't see," Fishlegs sang as him and his sister walked forward.

"That you were always there beside me." They harmonized. They turned to look at each other and acted like they hadn't seen each other there. "Thought I was alone, with no one to hold. But you were always there beside me."

Both struck a pose. "This feelings like no other." Ana sang smiling.

"I want you to know," They sang together. "That I've never found someone, who knows me like you do. The way you do!" As Ana snapped her fingers and swayed her hips, Fishlegs danced around her doing intricate moves. "So lonely before, I finally found, what I've been lookin' for!" Ana started tap dancing around Fishlegs.

When she made it full circle, she sang, "So good to be seen, so good to be heard." Fishlegs did a one-handed cartwheel.

"Don't have to say a word!" They sang in unison.

"So long I've been lost, so good to be found," Fishlegs sang.

"I'm lovin' havin' you around!" The siblings sang. Fishlegs closed his eyes and posed dramatically.

"This feeling's like no other!" He sang loudly, even though he was singing into a microphone.

"I want you to know! That I've never had someone that knows me like you do, the way you do!" Sang Ana and Fishlegs in unison. "I've never had someone as good for me as you, no one like you!" Fishlegs and Ana were dancing towards the piano when Fishlegs tried to dance backwards while Ana kept going forwards. He bumped into her and she frowned. They then turned back to Bunny. "So lonely before, I finally found, what I've been looking for!" They then ended it by singing lots of "Doo's" and "Whoa's", skipping in place and doing dramatic poses.

When the music stopped they smiled at Bunny who clapped enthusiastically. "I told you not to do a jazz square," Ana whispered fiercely.

"The crowd loves a good jazz square," Fishlegs retorted still smiling at Bunny. Ana shot a glare at Sophie who wasn't clapping. She started clapping sarcastically, but that was enough for Ana. Clapping is clapping after all. The rest of the people who auditioned started clapping as well. Both brother and sister bowed.

"That was marvelous!" Bunny exclaimed, standing up from the table as people started to leave.

"Don't worry," Fishlegs said to one of the girls who auditioned. "We don't just need singers. We need fans too!" He insisted. The girl started walking away. "Buy tickets!" He added as he walked the other way.

Sophie ran up to Ana before she started to leave. "Actually, if you get the part, I imagined that the song was a lot slower and-"

"If we get the part?" Ana interrupted. "Oh Sophie. Sophie, Sophie, Sophie. How naive you are!" She cooed. "My brother and I have starred in every musical this school has put on. And, how many times have your pieces been selected?"

"This would be the first," Sophie said very quietly and uneasily.

"And what does this tell us?" Ana asked slowly, as if talking to a child.

"That I need to give you more solos?" Sophie asked, brightening up a bit.

"No. It tells us that you have no place for direction or suggestion or commentary," Ana berated, walking forward towards Sophie, who was walking backwards just as fast. "You should be thanking me and my brother for lifting your music out of its current obscurity. Are we clear?" Ana stepped forward closer to Sophie who instantly sat down on her piano chair.

"Yes ma'am. I mean Ana," she replied. Ana put on a sickly sweet face.

"Nice talking to you," She said into the microphone as she walked away.

"Are there any last minute sign-ups?" Bunny asked, glancing around the room. He waited a few seconds.

"We should go," Jack whispered to Hiccup.

"No? Alright. We're done here," He clicked off the table's light.

From where Hiccup and Jack were hiding, Hiccup suddenly ran around the corner. "I'd like to audition Mr. Bunnymund!" He yelled, coming down the aisle towards the teacher. Jack threw his arms up in exasperation and covered his eyes, sighing in disbelief.

"Time is an important word in the theater business, Mr. Haddock. The singles auditions are long over and there are no other pairs," Bunny said walking up the aisle.

"I'll sing with him," Jack said, coming around the corner, hand raised.

"Jack Overland? What are you doing here?" Bunny inquired, utterly surprised that Jack even knew where this place was.

"To sing with him," Jack pointed to Hiccup who just blushed softly.

"Well, I called for pairs, and no one answered. Free Period is over. Sorry boys," Bunny continued to walk up the aisle.

"He's amazing! Just listen to him," Jack insisted.

"Maybe the next musical boys," He rounded the corner and was out of their sight. Jack sighed.

Sophie was over at her piano, gathering up her sheet music. As she turned to leave, she tripped over her own feet and her music flew everywhere. Jack and Hiccup instantly ran up on stage to help her.

"So you wrote this?" Jack asked, picking up one of her pages. She nodded, shyly. "And the song Fishlegs and Ana just sang?" She nodded again. "And the whole play? That's awesome," He helped her up. "I can't wait to see the show," She smiled shyly at them. "So why are you so afraid of Fishlegs and Ana? I mean, it is your show, right?"

"My show?" She asked, slightly surprised.

"Yeah, you wrote it. You're like the play-maker in basketball," Jack said.

"What's that?" Sophie asked. "Sorry, I don't follow basketball."

"It's okay. The play-maker is basically the one who makes everyone else look good," Jack explained. "Without you, there'd be no show. You're the play-maker Sophie."

"I am?" Jack nodded. "Would you like to hear how the song's supposed to sound like?" Sophie asked quietly. Jack and Hiccup looked at each other and nodded. All three of them walked over to the piano. Sophie sat down and started playing. The music was a lot slower than Fishlegs and Ana's version.

"It's hard to believe, that I couldn't see, that you were always there beside me," Jack sang sweetly.

"Thought I was alone, with no one to hold," Hiccup sang his part.

"But you were always right beside me." They sang together. "This feeling's like no other, I want you to know."

"That I've never had someone,

That knows me like you do, the way you do.

I've never had someone,

As good for me as you, no one like you.

So lonely before, I finally found

What I've been looking for."

"Man, that's good," Jack praised. Sophie beamed at him, smiling widely.

"Overland? Haddock?" Both boys whipped around to see Bunny standing at the entrance to the Auditorium. "You have a callback. Sophie, give them the number from the second act. Learn it. Rehearse it. Do it." Bunny walked out again. Sophie shuffled through her papers to find the one she needed, excitedly.

"I'm free during Free Periods. Or even at lunch. You could come by my house before school, after school..." Sophie rambled off. Jack was utterly surprised and looked it. He glanced over the multi-page song. "...I'm even here during Biology sometimes."


Jack as Troy

Hiccup as Gabriella

Astrid as Chad

Hunter (Toothless) as Taylor

Bunnymund as Ms. Darbus

Jamie as Jason

Snotlout as Zeke

Toothiana (Ana) as Sharpay

Fishlegs as Ryan

North as Jack's Dad

Stoick as Hiccup's mom

Sophie as Kelsi