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As the bus closed its doors, Ron cheered out "Boo-yah" from his seat. The three charter buses filed out of Middleton High School for the long 240-mile trip to South Panola. The forecast for the game in Batesville was partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 55 at kickoff time. Coach Barkin took a nap in the front seat of the first bus, which transported players who wore jerseys 1-30, He was resting to save his strength for coaching his team against the Tigers. Ron was sitting in a seat facing the overhead TV, facing the window.

Stan was right across the aisle from Ron. Ron called Stan, "Hey Stan, got any plays that would help us beat the Tigers?"

Stan replied, "Yeah, we went over them in practice yesterday, but we haven't used those trick plays at all this week."

Ron folded his arms across the window "I sure do hope those plays work. We don't want to get our butts handed to us by them."

A tired look came over Stan's face "I hope you're right, Ron." He yawned and went to sleep.

Ron, missing the familiar face of Kim, pulled out his harmonica from the knapsack and slid a soft bluesy tone from his mouth. In the back of the bus, backup fullback Troy Bolton was asleep with his Ipod turned up to block out Ron's harmonica playing. Some of the other football players on the first bus were watching "Talladega Nights". After three minutes of playing the harmonica, Ron put the instrument up in his knapsack. All he could do was to look at the scenery of Highway 49. He rested his head on the bus seat, closed his brown eyes, pulled the blanket over himself and went to sleep. The second bus, which had players who wore the jersey numbers 31-62, was scared. This bus contained some of the Mad Dog linebackers, which have proven to be clutch players in tight situations, such as making a fourth-down stand against the Lemurs. Now, they were facing against a running game that seemed to be virtually unstoppable. The linebacker starting corps, which consisted of TJ Detwiler, Jimmie Hopkins, and the heart-and-soul of the defense Eugene Thompson, have been watching the film non-stop. Hopefully, the skills that Coach Barkin taught them in practice would pull off an unbelieveable upset. The third bus, who had players with the jersey numbers 63-99, mostly contained the offensive line and defensive line. Once the three buses reached Magee, almost all of the Mad Dog football team fell in a deep sleep until they reached their halfway point: Jackson, Mississippi.

The four cheerleading vans then left the high school next. Veruca, Sandi Griffin, London, Tara, Jessica Tannen, Lisa Silver, Carm, and Lilly Truscott were in the first van with Mrs. Johnson driving. Kim, Bonnie, Sharpay, John, Kate Saunders, Hope Matthews, and Crystal Appleton were in the second van with Mrs. Mary Jackson, the assistant cheerleading coach, driving. Camille, Liz Barker, Libby, Caitlin and Maddie Fitzpatrick were in the the third van with Mrs. Anna Newman, the other assistant cheerleading coach, driving. Marcella , Bailey Pickett, Bebe, Felix, and Brittany occupied the fourth and final van with Mr. Adam Malone, the sports information director for Middleton High, driving.

In the first bus, poor Tara was forced to watch episode after episode of "My Bratty and Spoiled 16th Birthday" on the van's entertainment system. Veruca brought four DVDs of that show in order to not only keep herself happy on the trip but also to steal some of Kim's friends away from her. She hoped that the mere sight of 16-year old girls screaming and cursing at their parents would break Tara's strong will and submit to her. What she didn't take into effect was Tara's strong religious convictions. Tara knew that God was far more important than a spoiled brat screaming the f-word endlessly in front of her parents about not wanting a designer handbag that cost $2,000. Veruca was stunned at these turn of events. Despite her blond-haired appearance, Tara still remained a strong-willed woman who stood up to the snotty cheerleading captain. Veruca's popularity was continuing to slip away through her fingers.

Meanwhile, in the second bus, Kim was still missing Ron. She missed the hugs given by him, she missed the harmonica duo that they had with each other. Sensing this, she got her knapsack and, looking out from Highway 49 amid the endless piney woods, she took out her harmonica and played a bluesy tune dedicated to Ron. Now, John was sitting by her when Kim played the instrument that he dreaded the most. Luckily, he came prepared as he armed himself with earplugs. He did not want that instrument to hurt his ears like it did to him last night and he did not want to disturb his studying of football statistics. She stopped playing the harmonica when the vans reached Collins and put it back in the knapsack. Kim rested her auburn hair against the window and went to sleep. Sharpay and Crystal shared a blanket together, Kate was snoring quite loudly and Hope put her pillow on the windowsill and took a nap as well. The only cheerleader that was wide awake was Bonnie and she whispered to John in the backseat so that she would not disturb the other sleeping cheerleaders.

John took off his earplugs and whispered to Bonnie "Why does Kim have a harmonica? My ears are very sensitive to that instrument."

"So I see," Bonnie replied quietly "but you gotta allow her to play. It's the only way she can cope with the constant taunts from our cheerleading captain, Veruca Salt."

She then told John about what had happened three years ago and how her lucky harmonica helped Kim get back on her feet. "Oh my, that's that's horrible. I'm glad that you saved her life." John was shocked about the injury that Kim had to go through and how it cost her the captain position. He was even more disgusted at Veruca's insults, "I hope someone gets a bar of soap and shoves it down her mouth."

Bonnie told John the shocking reason of Veruca's misbehavior "The worst thing about all of this is that Veruca's behavior is related to ---" and she mentioned the heiress' name. Now, John quietly stated this "I do not like the heiress in any shape, form, or fashion. I cannot even look at a picture of her."

Bonnie agreed with him "Yeah she is a very bad influence on girls. I witnessed firsthand how this can destroy young girls, especially Veruca. She also has a recurring feud against Kim. So that's why the harmonica is so important to my best friend. It has gotten her through the hard times like break-ups with boyfriends and Veruca's taunts." The conversation opened John's eyes and suddenly, his fear of harmonicas lessened. Bonnie also warned John not to even make eye contact with Veruca. John agreed as the van continued its direction north on Highway 49.

On the fourth bus, Felix, with his power wheelchair still restrained, played games on his laptop. Since the battery on his laptop lasted 3 hours longer than on John's laptop, he kept himself preoccupied.

Bebe interrupted his concentration, "So what do you think the forecast would be in Batesville?"

Felix took out the broadband stick from his pocket and plugged it into his laptop. "Well, according to the weather reports, the weather's going to be partly cloudy with a temperature of 55 degrees."

Bebe was excited over this news, "Yes, we don't have to wear those stupid cheer pants for tonight's game."

The Mad Dog cheerleading buses arrived in the Magee city limits on their first of two stops.

John woke Kim up from her deep sleep "Hey, Kim, wanna get lunch over here?"

She replied groggily "Ok, John, but I'm gonna go to bed after this. Where did you want to eat anyways?"

John suggest the first thing that came to his head, "Wendy's."

Kim groaned "Awwww, there's no Bueno Nacho over in Magee?"

John responded "Nope, there is no Buencho Nacho in Magee. Look, a couple of the buses have pulled in to McDonalds'."

He points out the first and fourth vans in the parking lot. The second and third vans entered the Wendy's parking lot. As the cheerleaders walked in to the restaturant, Kim decided to order a simple cheeseburger while John ordered from the value menu. After the girls enjoyed their lunch, they prepared to depart from Magee. The girls sat back down in their usual places in the vans.

Bonnie said to John, "How far is it here from Magee to Batesville?" John quickly replied "Three hours." Bonnie laughed "Luckily I brought along my favorite pillow." As the vans left Magee, the cheerleaders went back to sleep.

For the football players, Ron and the rest of the Mad Dog football team made their only stop in Jackson where they are at a Golden Corrall on Lakeland Dr. Ron was a little disappointed that this place didn't have nachos. After the football players enjoyed their lunch, Coach Barkin ordered his team back to the buses. The three charter buses departed from Jackson at 1:00. Ron gave a weak "Boo-yah" and fell back to sleep for the last two hours of the drive. He then noticed a tap on his shoulder. It was from Stan. "Uhh, hey Ron wake up. I think we're here."

The very first thing that Ron saw was a billboard of a tiger that seemed to be growling at him. Below the image of the tiger was the list of championships that the football team won. This was when Ron realized that he was in Batesville, Mississippi, home of the South Panola Tigers. The charter buses took the exit to Highway 6 and traveled until they got to Highway 51. The buses turned right.

On the cheerleader buses, the road transformed from Highway 49 to Interstate 55. It didn't matter because everyone, except for the drivers of course, was fast asleep. They have been on the road for the last two hours now. They momentarily stopped in Canton to get refreshments before heading out for the last 120 miles to Batesville. An hour and a half later, John, who was still asleep, felt a touch on his shoulder. It came from Bonnie, telling him to wake up.

The first thing that he saw when John rubbed his eyes was the famous Tiger sign of past football championships that they won. They were in Batesville at last. "Yo, Kim, Kim? Wake up." Kim groaned, rubbing her eyes. "What is it?" John said excitedly "We're in Batesville even as we speak." It didn't take long for him to point out the exit, 243B, that the vans would take to get to South Panola High. It was now quarter to 3. As the vans approached South Panola, the Mad Dog cheerleaders did a loud cheer like they usually do to wake everyone up "Gooooo, Mad Dogs". Some of the cheerleaders, including Kim, caught sight of the three charter buses parked next to the huge fieldhouse to the right side, along with their first glimpses of their opponents' field. The four vans parked in the gravel and dirt parking lot of the visitor's side. The Middleton Mad Dogs were in South Panola.