Chapter 2: Crazy Days And Cute Contestants
On the next day, Ryan told Marissa about his dream he had the night before.
"I swear she could've been a cheerleader in high school!" Ryan said.
"Oh. Courtney? We've been friends with her since 2000." Marissa replied.
"Oh, her?" Ryan said. "She passed a spin to me and I hit a whammy on it!"
"Ready, kids?" Jimmy asked. "Let's go, then!"
Marissa drove her WRX to the CBS Studios. On the way there, it was a total disaster. A black Vanquish, with Jeff Hardy Racing Team decals, was going too fast, about 212 mph. He was trying to catch up with the red and blue Hornet Racing Team car, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It was going 223 mph.
"Look out!" Summer screamed. A light blue BMW Z4 with a hardtop was coming through. It was the Clare Kramer Racing Team car. They were weaving in and out of traffic.
"I didn't know there was a race today!" Ryan said.
"It's all caused by a maniac on the road. He's a complete idiot." Marissa said. "I hope the driver gets injured."
"Hey! We're almost there!" Ryan said.
"LOOK OUT!" Summer screamed even louder. Cars were crashing everywhere. Marissa turned sharply to avoid the crashes. In a minute, they were in the studio parking lot. They were just in time for the auditions.
"Welcome to CBS Television City!" an employee said. And soon, Ryan was on his way to being a contestant on Press Your Luck.
"You must be Ryan Atwood! I've heard all about you." Peter said.
"Marissa made me come here, so." Ryan said. Peter laughed. "Your opponent is Jack, who was the returning champion yesterday."
"Oh." Ryan said.
"But to get there, we have audition rounds." Peter said.
"What's the object of the game? You have to tell me." Ryan said.
"Ever heard of Press Your Luck?" Peter said.
"No."
"It's the game where you get all of the cash and prizes, but you have to avoid the Whammy." Peter said. Ryan got visions of people hitting a whammy in both rounds.
"Oh, that show." Ryan said. "It got revived?"
"Yes." Peter said. Ryan was on his way to the audition rounds, but one thing stood in his way: a beautiful young woman striking a resemblance to Clare Kramer. She was given second seat in the audition rounds.
"Marissa? Is that you?" Courtney said. "Am I glad to see you!"
"Ho, boy. Don't tell me I'm stuck in the middle of two women!" Ryan said. "Just where is Jeff Hardy when you need him?"
"Stop at a Whammy." Peter said. Jeff hit his head against the buzzer. A low foghorn went off. The audience outside laughed.
"Well, Ryan, what do you think?" Peter said.
"When I say Jeff Hardy, the light stops on a Whammy?" Ryan said. "That's just a lie!"
"The odds of hitting a whammy are one in six, Ryan." Peter said. "Jeff had it coming."
"Courtney, isn't he the most loveliest thing alive?" Marissa said.
"HEY! What's Jeff Hardy doing here?" Luke said. "I thought he already won five games!"
"Well, he's allowed to return like many other people because the board keeps having technical difficulties. We're going to get to the bottom of this. I think the operators are trying to create new colors for the slides." Peter said. "We're thinking about getting computerized screens and TVs."
"You're doing it in late 1985 to early 1986?" Ryan said.
"In fall of 1985, they had neon colored slides." Marissa said. "The $5000+One Spin in square 4 was lime green."
"Jeff Hardy green?" Ryan said.
"NO! You're not getting the point." Marissa said. "Jeff Hardy may like light green, but it's the same color. Also, Across The Board is in square 17 if you need it." Soon thereafter, everyone else were hitting random spaces, including whammies. They did funny acts. Marissa, Courtney, and Torrance started laughing out loud.
"Is that Go Back Two Spaces?" Ryan asked.
"If you do that in round two, you'll really hit big." Peter said. "People have been getting excited and screaming because they hit the big bucks since 1983."
"Hey, guys!" Alexis said. She already won big. Although she hated to see people hit whammies, she thought it was funny when the contestants did funny acts.
"I'm scared of this. STOP!" Ryan screamed when his turn to audition came up.
"No, you've got to hit the buzzer!" Peter said. "Hit it!"
"OK. STOP!" Ryan screamed.
"I can tell you it isn't a whammy. It's actually $1,500. I can tell you now that you're going to face Jack tomorrow!" Peter said.
"Let me tell you, there isn't anyone as cute as Ryan is." Marissa said. But all of a sudden, James Marsters (who does he think he is) gets third seat. He kept hitting a whammy left to right. He failed to qualify. Marissa was distracted.
"He isn't the same." Courtney said. "Although he's cute, the whammies keep getting him."
"Hey, Courtney." Torrance said. Torrance was also a friend to Marissa.
"I'm willing to bet James hits his fourth whammy." Marissa said. He didn't. But Ryan moved on to the next show.
"Hey, guys! I made it to the next show!" Ryan said. "But I just hope James Marsters doesn't get in the way. I'll let Jeff Hardy slide on this, but if I face him, my new goal is to beat him at this game through osmosis!"
"I don't think Jeff is going to like that." Marissa said.
And so, the girls went shopping because they knew their time to face Ryan in a game of Press Your Luck was coming soon. Ryan knew that facing Jeff Hardy in a game of Press Your Luck would be a dream and a lifetime of stories, but Ryan had to watch out for those dreaded Whammies, and the returning champion Jack Clarkson.
"I swear she could've been a cheerleader in high school!" Ryan said.
"Oh. Courtney? We've been friends with her since 2000." Marissa replied.
"Oh, her?" Ryan said. "She passed a spin to me and I hit a whammy on it!"
"Ready, kids?" Jimmy asked. "Let's go, then!"
Marissa drove her WRX to the CBS Studios. On the way there, it was a total disaster. A black Vanquish, with Jeff Hardy Racing Team decals, was going too fast, about 212 mph. He was trying to catch up with the red and blue Hornet Racing Team car, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It was going 223 mph.
"Look out!" Summer screamed. A light blue BMW Z4 with a hardtop was coming through. It was the Clare Kramer Racing Team car. They were weaving in and out of traffic.
"I didn't know there was a race today!" Ryan said.
"It's all caused by a maniac on the road. He's a complete idiot." Marissa said. "I hope the driver gets injured."
"Hey! We're almost there!" Ryan said.
"LOOK OUT!" Summer screamed even louder. Cars were crashing everywhere. Marissa turned sharply to avoid the crashes. In a minute, they were in the studio parking lot. They were just in time for the auditions.
"Welcome to CBS Television City!" an employee said. And soon, Ryan was on his way to being a contestant on Press Your Luck.
"You must be Ryan Atwood! I've heard all about you." Peter said.
"Marissa made me come here, so." Ryan said. Peter laughed. "Your opponent is Jack, who was the returning champion yesterday."
"Oh." Ryan said.
"But to get there, we have audition rounds." Peter said.
"What's the object of the game? You have to tell me." Ryan said.
"Ever heard of Press Your Luck?" Peter said.
"No."
"It's the game where you get all of the cash and prizes, but you have to avoid the Whammy." Peter said. Ryan got visions of people hitting a whammy in both rounds.
"Oh, that show." Ryan said. "It got revived?"
"Yes." Peter said. Ryan was on his way to the audition rounds, but one thing stood in his way: a beautiful young woman striking a resemblance to Clare Kramer. She was given second seat in the audition rounds.
"Marissa? Is that you?" Courtney said. "Am I glad to see you!"
"Ho, boy. Don't tell me I'm stuck in the middle of two women!" Ryan said. "Just where is Jeff Hardy when you need him?"
"Stop at a Whammy." Peter said. Jeff hit his head against the buzzer. A low foghorn went off. The audience outside laughed.
"Well, Ryan, what do you think?" Peter said.
"When I say Jeff Hardy, the light stops on a Whammy?" Ryan said. "That's just a lie!"
"The odds of hitting a whammy are one in six, Ryan." Peter said. "Jeff had it coming."
"Courtney, isn't he the most loveliest thing alive?" Marissa said.
"HEY! What's Jeff Hardy doing here?" Luke said. "I thought he already won five games!"
"Well, he's allowed to return like many other people because the board keeps having technical difficulties. We're going to get to the bottom of this. I think the operators are trying to create new colors for the slides." Peter said. "We're thinking about getting computerized screens and TVs."
"You're doing it in late 1985 to early 1986?" Ryan said.
"In fall of 1985, they had neon colored slides." Marissa said. "The $5000+One Spin in square 4 was lime green."
"Jeff Hardy green?" Ryan said.
"NO! You're not getting the point." Marissa said. "Jeff Hardy may like light green, but it's the same color. Also, Across The Board is in square 17 if you need it." Soon thereafter, everyone else were hitting random spaces, including whammies. They did funny acts. Marissa, Courtney, and Torrance started laughing out loud.
"Is that Go Back Two Spaces?" Ryan asked.
"If you do that in round two, you'll really hit big." Peter said. "People have been getting excited and screaming because they hit the big bucks since 1983."
"Hey, guys!" Alexis said. She already won big. Although she hated to see people hit whammies, she thought it was funny when the contestants did funny acts.
"I'm scared of this. STOP!" Ryan screamed when his turn to audition came up.
"No, you've got to hit the buzzer!" Peter said. "Hit it!"
"OK. STOP!" Ryan screamed.
"I can tell you it isn't a whammy. It's actually $1,500. I can tell you now that you're going to face Jack tomorrow!" Peter said.
"Let me tell you, there isn't anyone as cute as Ryan is." Marissa said. But all of a sudden, James Marsters (who does he think he is) gets third seat. He kept hitting a whammy left to right. He failed to qualify. Marissa was distracted.
"He isn't the same." Courtney said. "Although he's cute, the whammies keep getting him."
"Hey, Courtney." Torrance said. Torrance was also a friend to Marissa.
"I'm willing to bet James hits his fourth whammy." Marissa said. He didn't. But Ryan moved on to the next show.
"Hey, guys! I made it to the next show!" Ryan said. "But I just hope James Marsters doesn't get in the way. I'll let Jeff Hardy slide on this, but if I face him, my new goal is to beat him at this game through osmosis!"
"I don't think Jeff is going to like that." Marissa said.
And so, the girls went shopping because they knew their time to face Ryan in a game of Press Your Luck was coming soon. Ryan knew that facing Jeff Hardy in a game of Press Your Luck would be a dream and a lifetime of stories, but Ryan had to watch out for those dreaded Whammies, and the returning champion Jack Clarkson.