Title: Breaking Free At Last

A/N: Please be nice! Thoughts will be in Italics

Summary: When Ryan is caught solving a computer problem, Zeke begins to wonder who the quiet boy really is. Then, the jocks get ahold of Ryan's Report Card and a secret is revealed. A competition for a trophy and another prize, which is a big secret, comes to East High. The new girl is Ryan's partner and Ryan and Sharpay compete for the win.

Disclaimer: I own nothing… except for Roxy because I made her up.

A/N: Just so you know: For the song, Ryan's part will be inItalics, Sharpay's will be in Bold, Roxy's will be Underlined and Zeke's will be in Bold Italics. When Sharpay and Zeke sing together, it will be in Underlined Italics. When Ryan and Roxy sing together, it will be in Bold Underlined. When all four sing together, it will be Bold, Underlined and Italics.

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Chapter Eleven: The Competition

Students piled into the auditorium on the day of the competition. Many of them came to compete and lots of them just came to watch. Troy sat down in the front row, the area reserved for participants. Gabriella soon joined him. "Ryan!" Troy called to his blonde friend. Ryan walked towards him and Roxy followed.

"Hey, Gabby. Hey, Troy." Ryan smiled. Roxy also greeted them as she sat down next to Ryan. Suddenly, Ryan saw Sharpay walk in with Zeke and she sat down a few seats away from Gabriella and Troy. Chad and Taylor walked in and sat next to Troy, filling in the seats between Sharpay and Troy. Ryan just shrugged and looked up at the stage as he noticed Mrs. Darbus walking up there.

"All right, everyone! Please settle down!" Mrs. Darbus shouted. The auditorium that had been filled with excited chatter soon was completely quiet. Everyone must be really excited, Ryan thought. "Okay, everyone. This is how it's going to work. We are going to announce the people performing and the people who will follow them. The people who are going to perform will go on stage and the students after them are going to just stand backstage and wait. This is just to ensure that it doesn't take too long to get everyone on and off stage. Now, I will be judging this along with Mr. Smith and Mr. Patterson." She said as she pointed to the two judges sitting below the stage. They stood and bowed as a light applause broke out. "Without further ado, let's get going!" Mrs. Darbus said. She took the microphone down to the judge's table, leaving two mic stands on stage, one with a microphone and one without. A teenage girl quickly rushed on stage and placed a microphone into the empty stand. Mrs. Darbus stood by her seat at the judges table, mic held up to her mouth. "First, Martha Cox will perform. Chad and Taylor will be waiting back stage." Martha raced onto the stage and Chad and Taylor followed and stood behind the curtain.

Hip-hop music started playing and Martha did her routine and finished. Everyone clapped uproariously as she walked off stage. Chad and Taylor rushed out and prepared to dance when Mrs. Darbus stopped them. "Before Chad and Taylor perform, I'll need Troy and Gabriella to wait back stage." Troy and Gabriella hurried up onto the stage and stood behind the curtain, much like Chad and Taylor did. Suddenly, hip-hop music once again rang out through the auditorium and Chad and Taylor danced their hearts out. Once again, uproarious applause filled the room, echoing off the walls.

"Troy and Gabriella!" Mrs. Darbus shouted. They ran out and started singing some song that Ryan had never heard. They were extremely good and everyone cheered for them. Mrs. Darbus suddenly smacked herself in the head when they were finished. "Good job, Troy and Gabriella!" She said. Then everyone knew why she had slapped herself. She had forgotten to call the people after them up. "All right, next will be Sharpay and Zeke! After them will be Ryan and Roxy." Mrs. Darbus called. Sharpay and Zeke raced up onto stage and Ryan and Roxy followed them.

As they waited for Troy and Gabriella to get off stage, Sharpay turned to Ryan and smiled slyly. "Well, good luck, Ry. Our act is going to be a tough one to follow." She said as she looked at Zeke mischievously. He rolled his eyes and they walked onto stage. Sharpay raced to one side of the stage and Zeke stayed on the other side. Ryan's eyes widened. He had a bad feeling about this. Suddenly, familiar music started playing.

Mucho Gusto!

Aye, que fabulosa!

Ryan watched them for a moment and couldn't believe it. "Roxy, we have to do something!" He said. Roxy nodded.

"I have a plan!" she said. She began whispering in Ryan's ear. He listened and nodded in agreement. Roxy snuck behind the curtains to the other side of the stage.

I believe in dreaming and shooting for the stars.

Baby, to be number one; you've got to raise the bar!

Kickin' and a-scratching, grinding out my best.

Anything it takes to climb the ladder of success.

We work our tails off every day! Gotta bump the competition, blow them all away!

Caliente!

Suave!

As Zeke ran to the other side of the stage, Roxy hurried onto stage. Ryan raced out in Sharpay's place and they picked up where Sharpay and Zeke had left off.

Yeah, we're gonna bop, bop, bop, bop to the top.

Slip and slide and ride that rhythm.

Jump and pop, hop till we drop

And start again!

Zip, zap, zop. Pop like a mop.

Scoot around the corner!

Move it to the groove till the music stops. Do the bop, bop, bop to the top. Don't ever stop. Bop to the top, gimme, gimme. Shimmy, shimmy! Shake some booty and turn around. Flash a smile in their direction!

Show some muscle!

Do the hustle!

As Ryan and Roxy danced back, Sharpay nodded to Zeke and they both raced back onto the stage, behind Ryan and Roxy. Soon, the four were all dancing and singing together.

Yeah, we're gonna bop, bop, bop, bop to the top!

((Zeke and Ryan in unison)): Wipe away your inhibitions!

Stomp, stomp, stomp. Do the romp

((Sharpay and Roxy in unison)): And strut your stuff!

Bop, bop, bop straight to the top! Going for the glory! We'll keep stepping up and we just won't stop… Till we reach the top! Bop to the top!

The four all struck a pose and stood, looking out at the crowd. They were all panting and the crowd erupted into applause. "Well, that was… different." Mrs. Darbus said as she stood up. The four teens watched her, wondering what she had meant by that. "Honestly, I should disqualify all of you because you weren't supposed to have more than one act on stage at a time." They all looked at each other, shocked. "But, I won't disqualify you because you actually did have a sort of competition with each other up there. So, you all did wonderful and are still in the running for the win!" Mrs. Darbus announced. The crowd cheered once more and the group smiled. They walked back to their seats.

"Well, Ryan I must say that was devious." Sharpay said as she sat next to her brother. "I'm proud to call you my brother." She said as she placed a hand on his shoulder. He laughed. Roxy and Zeke looked at each other and winked. "Wait a minute, what was that? Sharpay asked, noticing the look that the two shared.

"What was what?" asked Zeke. Sharpay looked at him.

"You set us up!" Ryan exclaimed.

"What are… what are you talking about?" Zeke asked uncomfortably. Roxy rolled her eyes.

"Give it up, Zeke. We're caught." Roxy sighed. "Yes, we set you up but only at the last minute. Zeke came to me and told me that him and Sharpay were performing with the same song as us so we planned on that thing that I cam up with there, Ryan. Sorry, but we had to get you guys talking!"

"You are twins and we knew that you weren't getting along so we gave you a little push to get you just to talk." Zeke told them.

"So, all that stuff you said about how I need to be nice was planned?" Sharpay asked, still confused. Zeke and Roxy nodded.

"But I meant every word of it!" Zeke said quickly. "I am proud of you Sharpay. Honestly." Zeke said. Then, he leaned forward and kissed her. Ryan turned to Roxy.

You mean that you planned everything?" he asked. She nodded. "You were so devious! I never suspected a thing! I'm proud of you, Roxy." He said as he leaned forward and kissed her as well. Suddenly, Mrs. Darbus started speaking.

"May I have everyone's attention? We have the results!" she announced. Everyone clapped excitedly. She held up her hand and they silenced themselves. "The winner is…"

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There's chapter eleven! Wow, this story is almost done! The next chappie will be the last one! This has gone by so quickly! Just so you know, there will be a sequel to this so be sure to keep your eyes out for that! I'll tell you more about it in the next chapter. Okay, you know the drill. Press the button in the corner and lemme know what you think! Thanks in advance to all who review and thanks to everyone who reviewed for chapter ten!

-Kelsi

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