Nellie: Hello, my fellow readers. I said this chapter would be up today, and it is. This one is where they rehearse their lines for Jade's movie, and something bad happens. Well, that's all I have to say for now. Enjoy! Warning: This chapter contains unfortunate accident of a teenage girl.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jake and the Never Land Pirates or Victorious. They belong to Disney Junior and Nickelodeon. Though, I do own some of the characters that you won't recognize.
Chapter 9: Rehearsal gone wrong
Back at the Vega residence, Jade had given everybody the script for the movie. So far, the script seemed pretty good, for Jade was an excellent screen writer. Now, it was time to rehearse.
"My dear." Jake, as 'Jackson', said slyly, stepping towards Izzy, who was pretending to be 'Judith'. "It's not often I kidnap child actresses like you." He smirks, pretending to hold a knife.
Izzy fakes fear, and and steps back. "Oh please, don't hurt me. I'm nothing more than a child."
Jake laughed. "A child indeed. Just the way I like it. We're going to have a good time together, and nobody will ever find you."
Izzy gasped. "But, I don't know you."
Jake grabbed her, and hissed. "No... but you will my dear. You will. Gaze upon this face, for it is the face... of EVIL AND DARKNESS!" Then he let out a loud and evil laugh, which was complete with a thunder track. Tori was amazed at Jake's amazing acting skills. He really did pull off being a good villain. Jake himself was a bit surprised. He didn't think he could do it, but he did.
"CUT!" Jade yelled. "Jake, that was amazing. I knew you could do it. You show the great qualities of a villain, even if you're a good person." she said with a warm smile. "Yeah, you were great, Jake." Tori complimented. "You're kind of cute when you're being a villain."
Jake blushed a bit, which Peter noticed and smirked. "Jake and Tori sitting in a tree-"
"Don't start it, Peter." Jake warned, shooting Peter a death glare. Peter chuckled, and then began reading his own lines. Jake was starting to get frustrated with Peter's teasing. He knew he didn't love Tori like that, but he still had the feeling that he did. Jake watched as Tori was reading over her lines. He wondered how the both of them were most likely going to be enemies in Jade's movie. Tori's character was obviously going to defeat his character, and save Izzy's character. It was going to be difficult for him, and probably for Tori as well.
Tori was also wondering how her character would be with Jake's character. She had hope that she didn't hurt him in any way. Being a detective might be a good role, considering that her dad was a cop. I know I can do a good job. She thought. I know I can.
"Alright! Let's get to the scene where George and Mary inform Serena of Judith's disappearance." Jade announced. Tori caught on immediately, and sat down at the table, pretending that it was her desk. Peter and Trina, both pretending to be 'George' and 'Mary' walked up to her, pretending to be sad and worried.
"Um... are you... Detective Serena Jones?" Peter asked.
"That's me." Tori answered.
"Oh thank goodness." Trina said in relief. "We really need you. Do you know the young child actress, Judith Barcley?
"Yes."
"She's our daughter."
"Really?" Tori asked in surprised. "That's great. It nice that you two have such a lovely, talented daughter. What about her?"
"She..." Peter trailed off, unable to finish his sentence. "SHE'S MISSING!" Trina exclaimed, pretending to cry. "She disappeared last night. When I went to go check on her, she wasn't in her room, and her window was open. We were going to call the police, but George suggested that we come to you."
Peter nodded. "You are one of the most popular and successful detectives of child cases. So... can you help us."
"PLEASE HELP US FIND OUR BABY!" Trina exclaimed, pretending to sob uncontrollably. "Don't worry, Mr. and Mrs. Barcley. Your daughter is as good as found." Tori assured them. Peter and Trina smiled. "Thank you, Ms. Jones. We'll reward you with a hundred dollars."
Tori grinned. "Oh, that's okay. I don't usually get paid after solving a case."
"Oh but you should. You deserve it you know." Trina said, pretending to hold up a wad of cash. Tori chuckled. "Okay... pay me if you want. I'll find little Judith. Hopefully she won't disappear off the face of the Earth like Judith Barsi."
"CUT!" Jade yelled. "Peter, great. Trina, good for once. Tori, try harder next time."
Tori frowned. "What do you mean 'try harder next time'? I did good."
"I agree." Trina added.
"You did good, Vega. But you were slacking off a bit." Jade said.
"I was not!" Tori defended.
"You're still at it." Peter commented, smirking at Jade, who growled at him. Tori sighed. She knew that she did good, and that Jade was trying to make her seem bad. Jake also thought Tori was good. In fact, he thought she did phenomenal. She was great. He thought. Just like an angel.
"Alright, let's get to the scene where Judith is rehearing with Katrina and Evan. Action!" Jade announced. Cat, as 'Katrina' started singing 'Put Your Hearts Up.'
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world.
"Cut!" Beck, as 'Steven' yelled. "That was good, Katrina. Now can we get Judith onto the set?" As if on cue, Izzy, as 'Judith' came, pretending to hold a microphone. "I'm ready!"
Beck chuckled, and said: "Alright, now remember, Judith: You don't sing until the next verse, alright?"
Izzy nodded, and before Beck could say 'Action'! Peter and Trina come on. "Where's our little concrete angel?" Peter asked in a sing-song voice. Izzy squealed happily, and jumped into Peter's arms, hugging him tightly. "Hi, Daddy. Hi, Mom."
"How is rehearsals going, sweetie?" Peter asked.
"Great! I was just getting ready to sing 'Put Your Hearts Up' with Katrina."
"That's great, Judi." Trina, said, giving Izzy a kiss on the cheek. "I'm so proud of you."
"Thanks, Mom." Izzy said, giving Trina a hug.
"We're both very proud of you, concrete angel." Peter whispered, rubbing noses with Izzy, who giggled in response.
"CUT!" Jade yelled. "Beck, you were wonderful." she said, giving her boyfriend a kiss.
Beck blushed a bit, for he knew he did a good, even if he only had a few lines in the scene. Trina set Izzy down, and Peter stroked her hair gently. "That was great, Iz. I have the feeling you're going to be an actress soon." Izzy blushed. "I wouldn't count on that."
Later on, the gang had rehearsed all day, glad that Jade hadn't bossed them around too much. Whenever it was Jake's turn, all he would ever think about was Tori. Whenever it was Tori's turn, all she would ever think about was Jake. Now, you would think it would be hard for the two to recite their lines while thinking about each other, but it wasn't hard. It didn't distract them or anything, so thinking about each other wasn't a big problem. (Or else, Jade might have yelled at them)
Now, it was time for one of the bigger scenes: Judith's Rescue. This was the scene where Detective Serena had to get past Jackson in order to save Judith. Tori realized had she had to antagonize Jake, which would be a hard thing to do.
"And... action!" Jade yelled. Jake, as 'Jackson' sneered at Tori, who was 'Serena' at the moment. "
"Where is Judith?" Tori demanded. Jake laughed, and stepped towards her. "Oh, you won't need to find her... she's in a better place now... a place known as heck!"
Tori gasped. "Oh no... you didn't... you couldn't have!"
Jake smirked. "What I meant to say was that she is about to be in a better place. I'm not quite through with her yet, and if you don't get out of here, I'll put you in a better place!"
Tori glared at him, pretending to hold up a gun. "Never. Now where is Judith? If you tell me where she is, I won't shoot you. But you will be placed under arrest for kidnapping, though."
Jake was now stepping back, as Tori was the one who was stepping towards him now. Tori kept the imaginary gun up, in attempt to scare Jake. As Jake stepped back, he unknowingly picked up a sharp object, and hid it behind his back.
"Serena... I think you'll be the one to be under a rest... a forever lasting rest... and I shall be the person to do that!" Jake hissed. Before he knew it, he brought the object from behind his back, and jammed it into Tori's side, and ripping it out, causing blood to splatter on the floor.
Tori screamed in pain, and fell to the floor. It didn't take Jake long to realize what happened. He looked at his hand, and found a bloody knife in it. He continued to look at the knife, and then back at Tori, who was sobbing and holding her side, blood seeping through her shirt. He put two and two together, and froze in horror.
"Oh no..." He whispered, dropping the knife.
"TORI!" Trina exclaimed, running to her sister's side. Everybody was shocked and horrified, even Jade was surprised. She may have not liked Tori that much, but she never wanted Tori to get hurt like that before.
"Tori... I didn't mean it! I really didn't! I'm so sorry." Jake tried to explain, reaching out to hold Tori's hand, only for Trina to slap it away. "DON'T TOUCH HER!" Trina shouted, sobbing uncontrollably. Jake stepped back, sort of hurt by Trina's refusal to let him hold Tori's hand. But he knew she was upset, so he didn't blame her.
"SOMEBODY CALL 911!" Trina shouted again. Beck was the person to do that, taking out his pear phone, while holding Jade close to his body. Cat was also sobbing as she held on to Robbie, who tried to comfort her. Andre had kneeled down beside Trina, who was cradling her sister, and tried to comfort her. Izzy felt silent tears roll down her cheeks, while Cubby was shaking with fear. Peter held them close, shushing them quietly.
Jake was absolutely horrified at what he had done. He can't believe that he stabbed Tori. He knew he didn't mean to do it, but why did he do it. He didn't even know he had picked up the knife in the first place. So what caused him to do that? There had to be a solution, and Jake knew that he had to find out.
Soon, an ambulance came. Paramedics placed Tori on a stretcher, and rolled her out of the house. Jake had offered to stopped the bleeding by wrapping his bandanna around the wound. Trina, still sobbing a bit, offered to drive the gang to the hospital. They all agreed. Thank goodness the Vega's had a minivan, so the gang could easily squeeze in.
On the way to the hospital. Jake couldn't get the imaged of Tori, on the floor, sobbing, and bleeding from her side out of his head. He felt guilty, but he knew he didn't intend to stab her. He hoped that Tori would forgive him. She had to. She has to know he didn't mean it, so she had to forgive him.
Oh Tori. Jake thought. I'm ever so sorry. I didn't mean it, you know. I hope you can forgive me. Please be okay. Please don't die. You promised to give me and my friends the best summer yet, and you won't be able to keep it if you die. So, please be okay, Tori. Please be okay.
Nellie: Oh no! Tori's been stabbed. Poor girl. And poor Jake. We all know he didn't mean to do it. But what do you think caused this incident?
Melanie: I think I know.
Nellie: Hi, Melanie. Where did you come from?
Melanie: Oh I'm just around. So where do I come in, in this story.
Nellie: Sorry, Mel. This is before you and Jake reunite.
Melanie: Oh... well that's okay.
Nellie: Well, I'm glad you understand. Anyways, review, please. Thank you.
