Okay guys, here's chapter 25!
Things were not going well for Stella either. As she was driving by the school, she saw 2 workers that were Guido's style of car. They were hauling all the Mel's Lemonade machines on a truck. She drove in closer to get a better look. Then, Stella quickly dialed Charlie's number. All the other band members were at his house, and they were waiting for Stella. But rehearsal would have to wait.
"Hey, it's me." Stella said into the phone. "We have an emergency." She paused, waiting for a reply. "I'm right in front of the school." Stella continued. "Hurry!"
When the other members of Lemonade Mouth arrived, they were a wreck. Olivia lost her voice, Mo was coughing like crazy, Wen's windshield hadn't gotten any better, and Charlie's wheelspoke was heavily bandaged.
"Does anybody know what this is about?" Wen asked as they approached the school.
"No." Olivia rasped. Wen turned to Olivia.
"What happened to your voice?" he asked. Olivia said nothing.
Soon, they approached Stella sitting pleasantly in front of the truck. With her in the way, the workers couldn't close the truck door, which meant they couldn't leave with the lemonade machines. She turned to the others and stared in awe at the parade of illness and injury before her.
"What happened to all of you?" she asked.
"What's going on Stella?" Mo asked, irritated.
"What are you doing?" Olivia rasped.
"I am protesting the removal of our Mel's Lemonade machines!" Stella declared cheerfully. Everyone groaned and stared up at the sky, which was covered in dark gray clouds. It would rain any minute.
"You're kidding me, right?" Mo asked. "In this weather?" Then, one of the workers drove up to Stella.
"Okay kid, enough playing around." He said. "I got 3 more pickups today."
"It's gonna rain, let's get out of here." Another worker said. Stella turned to the first worker.
"Are you really going to support the tyranny in this battle against the voiceless?" she asked. No sooner had the words come out of her mouth that it began to rain.
"You move or I move you." The worker replied. "It's your choice kid."
"I am not moving until you put our lemonade machines back!" Stella shouted.
"Have it your way kid." The worker replied. Then, both of them picked Stella up.
"Hey!" Wen shouted. Suddenly, all the members of Lemonade Mouth were attacking the workers, trying to force them to put Stella down. This went on for about 10 seconds, until everyone heard the unmistakable sound of cop cars.
Believe it or not, this scene in the movie is actually pretty funny. Wen tries to crawl away when the cops come, but he fails. XD Chapter 26's coming soon!