Setting: Middleton Gym

Time: 10:20am, Tuesday

As the limosine drove up to the gym, Camille and London stepped out of the car with the silver platter containing the Jonas Brothers tickets and backstage passes. The two debs, along with the platter, went into the large dressing room down below the gym. It had 23 lockers plus a personal locker for the Middleton Mad Dog mascot. Camille came up the empty locker of Veruca Salt. She put aside the platter and raised her fist in the air, as if she was avenging a personal death.

"Veruca, I swear, I will, like, avenge your incarceration by Possible. I will make sure that little Possible bastard does not get that captain position. I swear it." Camille said in a dramatic pose before lowering her fist.

"Alright, Camille, I've seen your dramatic poses about 800 times already. Now let's get this overwith." London folded her arms and took the top off the platter. Camille shurgged her arms as she took the key to unlock the glass case that held the tickets and backstage passes. She planted one Jonas Brothers ticket at each of the places where the 13 Fringe cheerleaders sat, along with a backstage pass that she put at the back of their chairs. The two cheerleaders left the changing room at 10:30 to begin the election set-up. At 10:35, almost all the cheerleaders came in to the dressing room in full uniforms. London and Camille did the setup the elections and Kim, Bonnie, Sharpay, and Tara were on their way. The first thing that the cheerleaders noticed were the Jonas Brothers tickets, the photos of the three artists, and the backstage passes. A few of the cheerleaders, who were devout fans of the band, hugged and kissed their tickets and backstage passes.

Bebe was the first to notice that something was wrong. She thought to herself for a moment, The Jonas Brothers tickets and backstage passes for that concert in New Orleans cost around $6,500. Well, they aren't counterfit, that's for sure. If I multiply it by 13, it would be around $85,000. Who would want to buy these tickets for that much? Wait a minute!! I've seen this tactic before!!

Bebe immediately opened her mouth and gasped. She motioned for Lisa, Marcella, Hope, Liz, and Maddie to go into the girls' bathroom.

As the six cheerleaders closed the bathroom door, Liz, the other red-haired cheerleader besides Kim, whispered "What the hell are we doing here in the girls' restroom?"

Bebe answered back quietly "Don't you realize what's going on here? This is a tactic that I have seen a few days earlier!! Think back to Kim's trial last Saturday."

Marcella then imagined herself in that conference room that acted as the jury for Kim's trial. "Now I remember, Bebe!! Veruca tried to bribe us with clothing that had the images of the harlot on them, and we threw those clothes away."

Bebe then figured out the plan to Camille's scheme. "Camille is the biggest Jonas Brothers fan on this squad and so is London. So, from what I can conclude, she was trying to bribe us with $85,000 worth of Jonas Brothers tickets and backstage passes under the assumption that all of us cheerleaders were Jonas Brothers fans and that we only listen to their music. Well, guess what, she neglected the fact that all of us like different styles of music."

Hope shared a similar opinion as well, "Yeah, I mean, I like all types of music. Some of us like boy bands, some of us don't. My most obvious favorite aritist is Elton John. His songs were popular back in the seventies and still have a huge impact today."

Liz added her views of music in too "Me, I don't aim for today's music. I aim more for the Rolling Stones or the Beatles."

Bebe then huddled the other cheerleaders together and whispered, "To me, this bribing thing has gone on far enough. We definitely need to vote for Kim as the captain. Although we can't tear up the tickets, according to Mississippi law, we'll just simply leave them be and not touch them at all." The other five cheerleaders agreed.

The six cheerleaders went back to the dressing room. They just left the Jonas Brothers concert tickets in there, untouched, as they applied the final touches of makeup to their faces.

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As 10:45 rolled around, Kim, Bonnie, Sharpay, Tara, and Caitlin arrived at the gym.

The wind was still blowing around Kim's red hair. "This is it, girls. Three years of oppression end here today." she declared as she prepared to walk underneath the awning connecting to the gym.

"Sharpay, it was nice of giving up your candidacy for the captain position, but why?" Tara asked. She was stunned that a senior cheerleader who had far more morals than Veruca would sacrifice her captain candidacy.

Sharpay explained her reasoning for this great sacrifice,"Well, for one thing, there have been recent events in the Evans family and the other thing is that the captain position bears much responsibility on the squad. Plus, there's the Middleton High food chain, as you know, the captain of the cheering squad is, like, the top of the pyramid, and that's a lot of pressure."

Bonnie also gave her primary reason why she can't be the captain "Leadership skills are something that I certainly lack. So, in other words, K is our best hope to become captain of this squad."

"Aw, it's no big, B" Kim responded calmly, "Camille doesn't even stand a chance against me. The years that she has been with Veruca will cost her in the end."

"You're right, Kim," Tara nodded her head in agreement, "the way that she acted as Veruca's lackey, and that she has abused her co-captain power multiple times will really be damaging to her."

Kim then took out the speech that she prepared for the election. "I've been rehearsing this speech since this morning. Hopefully, I won't screw up."

"No, you won't screw up," Bonnie laughed as she opened the double-doors leading up the gym floor. "I have complete confidence in you, K."

Kim's posse looked around the gym floor. The election setup was almost perfect. There were three rows of seven folding chairs and there was a raised platform in front of them. On that platform was a podium in the center and two smaller podiums on either side for the candidates. They were equipped with a glass of water and a microphone attached to the gym's speaker system so that all the cheerleaders can hear the candidates' speeches. There were also three other folding chairs on the platform for the coaches.

Tara, Bonnie, Caitlin, and Sharpay took their places on the folding chairs as they waited for the other cheerleaders to arrive. Kim remained standing for the next few minutes on the left side of the front row.

At 10:50, Camille and London entered into the gym with Carm and Sandi. London, Carm, Sandi took their places behind Kim's group and gave angry stares at them. Camille stood on the right end of front row. She gave a low smirk at Kim and Kim gave an angry glare back at her.

The cat-food heiress thought that her plan with the Jonas Brothers tickets worked to perfection.

Now, it was 11:00. At that exact moment, the 13 Fringe cheerleaders came in along with Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Jackson, and Mrs. Newman. The cheerleaders took to their places on the chairs. The assistant coaches ascended to the platforms where they sat in the three folding chairs. They acted as moderators for this all-important captain debate to make sure that nothing goes wrong.

Mrs. Johnson walked to the main podium and began her opening statements to the Mad Dog Cheer Squad. Her voice boomed through the microphone "Testing, 1..2..3.. Testing, testing:

"Welcome, one and all, to the Middleton High Cheerleading Captain Elections. I am, of course, Mrs. Katie Johnson, the lead moderator for this debate. Because of recent 'events' involving our old captain, I have decided to call this emergency election according to the Middleton Cheerleading Code. Section 3, Rule 7 states the following: 'If a senior captain is incaracerated or unable to complete her tenure, a emergency election shall be called as soon as possible. A new captain can then be selected, regardless of seniority.' First of all, two candidates must be selected from the Squad. The way that it's going to work is that neither the mascot nor the candidates can vote so that will leave about 19 votes. The 19 votes will then be placed in this box. The cheerleaders either vote for Candidate A or Candidate B, not both of them. Whoever gets 10 votes will get the captain position. The new captain can then choose two new co-captains of her liking. Applause will be withheld until the winner is announced. That's the way that emergency elections have worked throughout the squad's history and it will be no different here. So, without further ado, has the squad selected their two candidates?"

Camille first stepped in front of the platform and announced her candidacy to all the Mad Dog cheerleaders, "I, Camille Whitney Leon, will be, like, a candidate for the captain position of this squad." As she made her formal announcement, she gathered up a pile of papers that were stapled together which appeared to be her speech papers. Camille walked to the left podium as she took a sip of water.

Kim then approached the platform next and announced her candidacy in a clear and understandable tone, "I, Kimberly Anne Possible, will be a candidate for the captain position of the Middleton High Cheerleading Squad." After the announcement was made, she took her place on the right podium.

Mrs. Johnson concluded her introduction, "Alright, now that the two candidates are assembled to their respective platforms, you may begin your opening statements. I expect a clean debate from you two. Our cheerleading integrity hangs on a clean election."

Camille cleared up her voice and began her opening remarks first:

"I, Camille Leon, bring to you four years of experience on this squad. I have, like, the traits of experience, honesty, and integrity. I will bring to this squad a sense of high morals that has not been seen on this squad in four years. I also will bring to you fewer physically-demanding pyramids and more school spirit to a cheer squad who wants more leadership. My opponent is, like, too young to lead the squad. She has no experience in running a squad that has been, like, nationally recognized by Prep Cheerleading World. My opponents will also succumb to the demands of being a cheer captain."

She turned off the lights momentarily to show a PowerPoint slide of the Middleton High Food Chain. "The MHS food chain is rigorously organized. My opponent, Kimberly Anne, has dated one Joshua Mankey, a hottie artist and a third-string linebacker on the team, which is right in the middle of the food chain." She also pointed out a picture of Ron in his freshman year with her laser pointer "She also has been seen around Ron Stoppable, who is at the bottom of the food chain in the ninth grade. But his rank clearly rose." Camille dragged her laser pointer to the near-top of the slide. "Now, he is almost right here. This goes to show that my opponent is very inconsistent in her choice of boys, for it its written in the MHS Food Chain that the football star captain is the highest position a male student at this school can attain. He must be around with one person only, the cheerleading captain at all social events, on and off the field. I promise that I will remain consistent and that I will help out within the Middleton community with the football captain at all Mad Dog events."

As the lights turned back on, Camille wrapped up her opening remarks, "So I promise to, like, keep the Squad intact for the rest of the school year, since it is my senior year here. I vow to keep all the rules of the Code intact without any blemish of stain on them. And I will restore the integrity of the Mad Dog School Spirit within the squad." She took a sip of water from the glass and sat down from the podium.

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Pig-faced liar, Bebe thought to herself from the second row. She was clearly giving an angry look towards her, Her so-called honesty is nothing more than a bunch of bullshit. She tried to bribe us with those Jonas Brothers tickets. Heh! Integrity, my ass! She's going to degrade our situation even more. Kim is going to eat her alive in her opening remarks.

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Kim, being trained by the best of GJ diplomats whenever the threat of world conquest came up, stood at the right podium, ready and armed to make her first opening statement:

"I, Kimberly Anne Possible, have been a part of the Middleton High cheering squad for three years now. Even though I may be a year younger than Camille, I have been trained by the very best of skilled diplomats. I bring to you a real sense of Mad Dog pride that has been neglected for the past four years. I bring real truth, honesty, and a very high sense of morals to the squad, unlike my opponent here." She pointed her finger into the direction of Camille. "My opponent has been a friend or, shall I say this, 'right-hand woman' of Veruca for 13 years, especially when she became co-captain to that deb. And what have we seen from her? Nothing! Nothing but moral ruin and decay of the likes that we have never seen. She also shows her 'Mad Dog Spirit', or lack thereof, by not attending prayer circles. She clearly lacks morals and has, prior to the Sunday Night Swirlies, been standing by Veruca's side. Camille has also joined with Veruca's vote to silence our beloved Middleton Mad Dog mascot when Ron was a part of this squad. The Mad Dog mascot was a primary reason for fans to come to Middleton High Stadium for fun, excitement, and a whole lot of noise. That is, until, the eighth week of last season. For example, I have a direct quote from Camille: 'I totally, like, do not approve of the Mad Dog (Ron) using his banana cream foam all over us. It ruins the cheer uniforms. I had to spend two days scrubbing my uniform just to remove these banana cream stains. And the growling has, like, obviously got to stop. It makes Ron look like an asshole.' As a result, the Mad Dog Mascot was reduced down to a mere spectator. Ron had no choice but to quit the team. We were 6-1 at the time but after that decision we lost the last 3 of our 5 games, including the close loss to Meridian in the first round. Football attendance figures dropped by nearly 20% because of Veruca's poor decision. I am not making this up, these are pure facts. Our basketball team has also suffered its first losing season in a decade. So, voting for Camille to be cheer captian would be the worst decision ever for this team."

Kim then drew her advantages to the cheering voters, "If I am elected captain of this squad, I can help reverse the damage that Veruca has caused to this team. I will make sure that the Middleton Mad Dog can finally bark again and spew banana cream everywhere. I will make sure that attendance will rise back to its peak. I will also make sure that everyone can perform their own unique cheers, like with Bonnie for example." Kim politely gestured her heand at Bonnie. "She has had 12 years of ballet underneath her belt, yet we had to suffer from the same mundane exercises by Veruca. Bonnie should be allowed to display her unique talents to the squad as well under my tenure."

The red-haired cheerleader continued her speech "Most importantly, I will rarely institute any physically-demanding pyramids. Morality will be restored to this team, and the school spirit of the Mad Dogs will rise again underneath my command. Together, there will be unity, not disunity. We will work together as a team, not as fragmented parts. I will make sure that the Code will be kept safe."

She then cited some of the weaknesses of the Code underneath Veruca's watch "Yet, some of the rules that have been made to the Code were created during Veruca's reign as captain. They were not only oppressive and dictatorial, but also physically demanding and brutal as well. For example: Section 4, Rule 10. This was implemented by Veruca a couple of years ago. It said 'That every third period of every football game, a pyramid of nine (9) cheerleaders shall be established with the captain on top.' Did you remember how phyically demanding it was to have eight cheerleaders plus Veruca on top?"

Tara, Bebe, Bonnie, and Lisa nodded their heads in agreement with Kim. They knew how physically demanding it was to have five other cheerleaders on top of them. Bonnie's injury was the worst with the broken leg.

Kim continued on with her speech, "Then, if I am elected captain, I shall remove that rule from the record, with the help of Mrs. Johnson, of course. And then there is the rule that Veruca implemented after she stripped the Middleton Mad Dog mascot of all its meaning last year: Section 7, Rule 2: 'Neither banana cream, nor growling noises shall be allowed from the Mad Dog mascot" This rule demeans the meaning of the Mad Dog. So, if I am elected captain, the dignity of our beloved mascot shall be restored by striking down this rule, again with the approval of Mrs. Johnson as well."

Then she drew a very sharp attack on Camille, "Camille, under the influence of Veruca, has approved these two rules that have proven to be so damaging to this squad."

Her opening remarks concluded with a mockery of Camille's opening remarks.

"All my opponent's promises are just more of the same from Veruca. She only cares about her money and her looks. I clearly have honesty and integrity and I have helped out in the community. My opponent has neither of those three qualities. I shall restore the very true meaning of the Mad Dog School Spirit, something that Camille has lacked to an extent. And the morals that have kept the squad together will be retied if I am to be captain. Thank you."

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The next 15 minutes were rebuttals between the two candidates. Camille attacked Kim for her relationship with Josh and for not being a part of the order of the Middleton High food chain and for being too "immature". Kim quickly countered Camille by painting the cat-food heiress as Veruca's "yes-woman" and approving every single decision, under Veruca's close watch, to supress her competition. It became a stalemate between the two competing cheerleaders to obtain that captainship.

For the closing remarks, Camille concluded her captain candidacy to the 19 eligible voters. "If you, like, vote for me as captain, I will make sure that the Mad Dogs cheerleaders will win State again. Like, honor, and order will be restored underneath my watch. So please, vote for Camille Leon today." she said with a glee as she went back to take her seat. Oh, the Jonas Brothers concert will help me win the captain position and Veruca's incarceration will be avenged, she said to herself.

Kim then initiated her closing remarks as well. "Look deep down inside your hearts. Ask yourselves this question. Do you want the same old oppression of Veruca underneath Camille's leadership, or do you want a sense of morality and unity underneath my leadership. As you make your vote, do the right thing by voting for me, Kim Possible, as your cheering captain. I can help save this squad." She sat back down to her seat.

After all that debating, the cheerleaders applauded the candidates.

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The motivation to become the cheering captain got even higher. The time was now 12:30. Both Kim and Camille were worn down by the strenuous debates. The voting was scheduled for 1:00.

The cheerleaders were just simply enjoying their break.

Bebe suddenly felt a vibrating noise in her purse. She investigated to find out that it was her cell phone notifying her that she had a text message from Butters Stotch, the new starting defensive end. Bebe pressed the button on her cell to read the message. It said: Ron Stoppable is our new football captain -Butters. Bebe had a shrill look to her face, but she knew to keep silent because this match of Ron being the new captain of the football could spread like wildfire to the rest of the squad.

It didn't matter anyways because all the cheerleaders either know the football players as friends or that they have a current boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with them.

The next cheerleader to receive the fateful text was Tara. Tara heard that one ring of her iPhone from her purse. She pulled the iPhone out. It was from Josh, her new boyfriend and the third-string linebacker. She got Josh's text message that Ron was the new captain of the football team.

Tara then looked at Bonnie and sent her own message to the tan-skinned cheerleader: Ron is now the new football captain -h&k Tara. She immediately pressed send.

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Bonnie was talking to Kim about the election.

"So hopefully, K, you'll get more than the 10 votes necessary to become captain. There's me, Tara, Bebe, Caitlin .... " Bonnie said before she heard her cell phone vibrate, "Wait a minute, I got a text."

In her huge handbag, she pulled out her cell phone and, on the LC display, it read "1 new message from Tara". Bonnie immediately opened up her cell phone inbox and read the message that Ron was the new football captain. She immediately bulged out her blue-green eyes and dropped her jaw.

Kim noticed that Bonnie was in a different mood when she had that look on her face.

"B? Is there something wrong?" she asked, knowing that something big was coming.

Bonnie slowly turned her cell phone to Kim's attention. All Kim had to do was to take one glance at that cell phone message that her long-time friend and sidekick was now the star captain of the Mad Dog football team.

One sound from Kim was all she needed "YYYYEEEESSSS!!!". Kim jumped for joy up and down. Bonnie joined in as well. It was nice to see her longtime friend as the star captain of the football team.

Then, the elections hit Bonnie's thoughts like a rock. She now realized the potential social consequences. Now that Ron is on top of the food chain, and being the cheering captain is the top position for a girl at this school, its going to be ... GASP ... a battle between Camille and Kim! Bonnie now realized that the stakes for the cheering captain positon has been raised even higher.

Luckily, Camille doesn't know about this news. she said to herself as she sat back down from celebrating her friend's newfound stardom.

Bonnie, as it turns out, proved to be wrong for one of the few times in her life.

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London happened to have a boyfriend in Jimmie Hopkins, the junior linebacker and the "bad boy" on the Mad Dog team. Jimmie texted the message to London that Ron was new the new football captain. London whispered in Camille's ear about the recent news of Ron. Camille screamed and went into her victory pose.

Damn that London, Bonnie thought to herself, now Camille knows about this too.

The stakes for the captain election have raised to a new level.