Arise, Dear Quicksilver - Part Two
Serena nearly choked on the soda she was slurping when she heard the news. "MEEE? Be in the movies? Where do I sign up?" she shrieked.
"At the school, later today," replied Ami, on the other end of the telephone.
"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!" screeched Serena, in an ecstatic state. "I'm gonna be in movies! I'm going to be in movie! I'm going to be in movies!" she began to shout.
"Serena? Serena?" asked Ami, trying to recapture Serena's attention. It took a while, but she did succeed.
"Sorry about that, but this is one of my dreams you've just released!"
"So, I'll see you at the school later?"
"You betcha!" Serena squealed, slamming down the telephone. Luna had observed the conversation from a distance.
"Well, this is a first for Serena. She's never wanted to go to school when it's open, let alone when it's closed!" thought Luna to herself, hey eyes transfixed on Serena's leaping and squealing.
"I'm going to be in movies! I'm going to be in movies!" re-chanted Serena, before tripping over her own feet. Serena let out a groan, and Luna leaped down and looked Serena in the eye as she pulled her head back up.
"You really shouldn't be distracted by things like these movies. You should be focusing on your studies and more importantly you should be…"
"I know, I know, I should be focusing on fighting the Negaverse…" moaned Serena. "But Luna, we haven't heard anything from them for weeks, can't you accept that they might have given up?" she perked.
"You never know Serena, it may have been quiet, but that's more reason to be on your guard!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll get to it!" automatically droned Serena, used to the old 'Negaverse' lecture. But there was a bigger problem. Did she wear the yellow top, or the green one?
At the school, there was a large crowd of young girls, all dressed up to the nines, all interested in getting a part on the new movie. Serena arrived late (as usual), trying to practice her "fashionably late" technique, for when she's famous.
"Hi Serena!" called a voice. It was Molly, who was also dressed up to perform. "Are you here for the auditions too?" asked Molly.
"Hey Molly, I'm not here to audition. I'm here to get the part. Natural beauty like mine should have been in pictures years ago!" gave the smirk of a smug Serena. Luckily, Molly said something that brought Serena crashing down to reality.
"Well, you've got to be able to dance, sing and act to get a part, apparently!" were the words that came out of a cheery faced Molly. These were three more things Serena was an underachiever at, and she *knew* it.
Disenchanted, Serena let out a groan. "Maybe being here wasn't such a good idea…" Serena complained.
"Don't worry Serena, I'm sure you'll do your best, and you never know…"
"You mean, I might get a part?" perked Serena. "Thanks Molly!" she squealed, before rushing off into the crowd, to get in line for auditions.
"Hi Serena!" called Ami, who was waiting in line, accompanying Lita.
"Hey Ami, Lita!" greeted Serena, as she joined them in the queue, which seemed to snake around the school building. "Why aren't you dressed up?" she enquired to Ami, when she saw that Ami was plainly dressed, unlike the rest of the girls.
"That's because I'm not here to audition. I just thought you two would like some moral support," replied Ami. "Besides, I'm too busy with my studies to do anything like acting."
"Ami, you know, you can be such a snore at times!"
"Serena! That wasn't nice to say!" scorned Lita.
"Sorry," replied Serena.
Several hours passed, and the queue had slowly creeped down in size, mainly from girls participating in the audition, but others had given up from waiting. Lita several times had almost given up, but Serena somehow managed to talk her back into waiting every time, despite repeatedly complaining herself how she was bored.
"Next two, please!" shouted a man, as he placed his head around from the door of the classroom where the auditions were being held.
"At last," sighed Serena "I thought this moment would never come," she continued, as she and Lita made their way into the classroom, the door shutting behind. Then there was silence, as Ami waited patiently for the two to emerge, which seemed to happen quicker than the previous auditions.
"What happened?" inquired Ami.
"I didn't get in…" began a teary eyed Serena, before erupting into mountains of tears. "WAHHHHHH" she continued blubbing. "I… We… Down… Out… WAHHHHHH!"
"Serena fell over during the improvisation test, and ruined our audition. So, no movie for us" interpreted Lita.
"Oh well, at least you tried your best," replied a positive Ami.
"I don't wanna wait until next time… WAHHHH!" Serena began to cry louder.
"What is all the racket out there?" yelled a voice from inside the classroom, and the door swung open, to reveal Direnda, with a serious look on his face. He noticed a blubbing Serena, then a reassuring Lita, then he saw Ami. "Ah, Ami, so nice of you to attend. I suppose you will be next?"
"Oh, me?" exclaimed Ami. "No, I'm just here to support my friends on"
"What a shame. A pretty face like yours would have been perfect on the big screen…"
Ami blushed, but remained adamant. "I'm sorry, but I've got enough with school at the moment,"
"Oh well, If you ever decide to try and be in movies, here's my number," Direnda finished, handing over a small card, with his number printed neatly on the front. Ami took the card, but a cold feeling overcame her, and she leapt back, and the card dropped on the floor, taking a worried breath. Quickly, she picked the card up, and mumbled a quick "thank you", before heading out of the school.
Outside, Serena gave Ami a confused look. "Are you okay?" she enquired.
Ami fumbled around with the card, as it rested in her pocket, before pulling on a cheerful face for Serena. "Yeah, I'm fine, thanks!"
"Are you sure? You seemed a little spooked."
"No, really, I'm fine…"
END OF PART TWO
Serena nearly choked on the soda she was slurping when she heard the news. "MEEE? Be in the movies? Where do I sign up?" she shrieked.
"At the school, later today," replied Ami, on the other end of the telephone.
"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!" screeched Serena, in an ecstatic state. "I'm gonna be in movies! I'm going to be in movie! I'm going to be in movies!" she began to shout.
"Serena? Serena?" asked Ami, trying to recapture Serena's attention. It took a while, but she did succeed.
"Sorry about that, but this is one of my dreams you've just released!"
"So, I'll see you at the school later?"
"You betcha!" Serena squealed, slamming down the telephone. Luna had observed the conversation from a distance.
"Well, this is a first for Serena. She's never wanted to go to school when it's open, let alone when it's closed!" thought Luna to herself, hey eyes transfixed on Serena's leaping and squealing.
"I'm going to be in movies! I'm going to be in movies!" re-chanted Serena, before tripping over her own feet. Serena let out a groan, and Luna leaped down and looked Serena in the eye as she pulled her head back up.
"You really shouldn't be distracted by things like these movies. You should be focusing on your studies and more importantly you should be…"
"I know, I know, I should be focusing on fighting the Negaverse…" moaned Serena. "But Luna, we haven't heard anything from them for weeks, can't you accept that they might have given up?" she perked.
"You never know Serena, it may have been quiet, but that's more reason to be on your guard!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll get to it!" automatically droned Serena, used to the old 'Negaverse' lecture. But there was a bigger problem. Did she wear the yellow top, or the green one?
At the school, there was a large crowd of young girls, all dressed up to the nines, all interested in getting a part on the new movie. Serena arrived late (as usual), trying to practice her "fashionably late" technique, for when she's famous.
"Hi Serena!" called a voice. It was Molly, who was also dressed up to perform. "Are you here for the auditions too?" asked Molly.
"Hey Molly, I'm not here to audition. I'm here to get the part. Natural beauty like mine should have been in pictures years ago!" gave the smirk of a smug Serena. Luckily, Molly said something that brought Serena crashing down to reality.
"Well, you've got to be able to dance, sing and act to get a part, apparently!" were the words that came out of a cheery faced Molly. These were three more things Serena was an underachiever at, and she *knew* it.
Disenchanted, Serena let out a groan. "Maybe being here wasn't such a good idea…" Serena complained.
"Don't worry Serena, I'm sure you'll do your best, and you never know…"
"You mean, I might get a part?" perked Serena. "Thanks Molly!" she squealed, before rushing off into the crowd, to get in line for auditions.
"Hi Serena!" called Ami, who was waiting in line, accompanying Lita.
"Hey Ami, Lita!" greeted Serena, as she joined them in the queue, which seemed to snake around the school building. "Why aren't you dressed up?" she enquired to Ami, when she saw that Ami was plainly dressed, unlike the rest of the girls.
"That's because I'm not here to audition. I just thought you two would like some moral support," replied Ami. "Besides, I'm too busy with my studies to do anything like acting."
"Ami, you know, you can be such a snore at times!"
"Serena! That wasn't nice to say!" scorned Lita.
"Sorry," replied Serena.
Several hours passed, and the queue had slowly creeped down in size, mainly from girls participating in the audition, but others had given up from waiting. Lita several times had almost given up, but Serena somehow managed to talk her back into waiting every time, despite repeatedly complaining herself how she was bored.
"Next two, please!" shouted a man, as he placed his head around from the door of the classroom where the auditions were being held.
"At last," sighed Serena "I thought this moment would never come," she continued, as she and Lita made their way into the classroom, the door shutting behind. Then there was silence, as Ami waited patiently for the two to emerge, which seemed to happen quicker than the previous auditions.
"What happened?" inquired Ami.
"I didn't get in…" began a teary eyed Serena, before erupting into mountains of tears. "WAHHHHHH" she continued blubbing. "I… We… Down… Out… WAHHHHHH!"
"Serena fell over during the improvisation test, and ruined our audition. So, no movie for us" interpreted Lita.
"Oh well, at least you tried your best," replied a positive Ami.
"I don't wanna wait until next time… WAHHHH!" Serena began to cry louder.
"What is all the racket out there?" yelled a voice from inside the classroom, and the door swung open, to reveal Direnda, with a serious look on his face. He noticed a blubbing Serena, then a reassuring Lita, then he saw Ami. "Ah, Ami, so nice of you to attend. I suppose you will be next?"
"Oh, me?" exclaimed Ami. "No, I'm just here to support my friends on"
"What a shame. A pretty face like yours would have been perfect on the big screen…"
Ami blushed, but remained adamant. "I'm sorry, but I've got enough with school at the moment,"
"Oh well, If you ever decide to try and be in movies, here's my number," Direnda finished, handing over a small card, with his number printed neatly on the front. Ami took the card, but a cold feeling overcame her, and she leapt back, and the card dropped on the floor, taking a worried breath. Quickly, she picked the card up, and mumbled a quick "thank you", before heading out of the school.
Outside, Serena gave Ami a confused look. "Are you okay?" she enquired.
Ami fumbled around with the card, as it rested in her pocket, before pulling on a cheerful face for Serena. "Yeah, I'm fine, thanks!"
"Are you sure? You seemed a little spooked."
"No, really, I'm fine…"
END OF PART TWO