Chapter 9: The End?
"And now, live, from the certified up-to-code Baltimore Eventorium for the first time ever on nationwide television it's The Corny Collins Spectacular..." Announced Corney.
"He's Corny!!" Shouted out the girls.
"...brought to you by Ultra Clutch Hairspray!"
Link loved the way he said that line. It was said in such and over the top announcer voice that you couldn't resist echoing after him. The girls and Corney did the introductory song and the contest began. Several of the performers went and they calculated the votes. Amber was last...or so she thought. As soon as Amber was on stage, Link made his way to the back stage door. He would let them in just as Amber was ending her song.
"Tracy Turnblad, this is for you!" Amber shouted out before she started her song entiteld "Cooties."
"That's Amber for ya." Link said rolling his eyes.
Amber wraped up her song and as they were tallying the votes, which up until now where higher than everyone elses, Link opened that door to the back stage and let in Tracy and all of her friends.
"Oh, Link. This is so exciting!" Bubbled Tracy.
"I know! I made and entrance in the back of the can if you want to enter that way. Or whoever wants to enter that way."
"Tracy, smiled. I think I'll run out their and supise everyone. My mom will be hiding in the can!" laughed Tracy and she ran off towards the stage. Link ran after her. He wasn't going to miss Velma and Ambers reaction this time.
"What are you doing here?" gasped Amber.
"I'm here to perform. I was entered in the contest."
"But your supposed to be in jail! MOM!!!" Yelled Amber running off the stage.
"Your to late, Tracy, we just finished the show." Said Velma matter of factly.
"You have to let her perform. You never told her she was out of the contest." Breathed Link running onto the stage.
"I thought you might have something to do with this. That can was your idea wasn't it! But if your not in there, who is?" asked Velma, at which point she stomped on stage and opened the two halfs of the can. They found Tracy's mom inside, who promptly began chewing Velma out for treating Tracy the way she had.
"What is the meaning of this?" Yelled Velma.
"Let Tracy perform." Comanded Link
Right about then one of the producers ran out on stage.
"Let her perform, Velma. The ratings are going up as we speak!"
"Fine." She stated and went to sit down.
"Mom!" Complained Amber.
"Amber, hush."
Amber walked over to a chair that was next to her mother and sulked. They took a break to allow Tracy to get everything ready. When they came back from the break the music for Tracy's number started.
TRACY
You cant stop an avalanche As it races down the hill You can try to stop the seasons, girl But ya know you never will And you can try to stop my dancin' feetBut i just cannot stand still
'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way
TRACY & LINK
'Cause you can't stop the beat
Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook itShe could shake up a man And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today
'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why
And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you cant stop the beat!
(Penny appears onstage transformed into a hot teenage tigress.)
TRACY
What do ya' have to say, Penny?
PENNY
I am now a checkerboard chick!
You can't stop a river As it rushes to the sea You can try and stop the hands of timeBut ya know it just can't be And if they try to stop us, seaweed, I'll call the n - double-a - ñ - p! 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round.
SEAWEED
'Round and 'round
PENNY
And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound
SEAWEED
Speed of sound
PENNY
I was lost till i heard the drums Then i found my way
PENNY & SEAWEED
'Cause you can't stop the beat
PENNY & SEAWEED, TRACY & LINK
Ever since we first saw the lightA man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But they cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay Cause you cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Tracy, I have a little something I'd like to add, if you don't mind.
You cant stop my happiness 'Cause i like the way i am And you just can't stop my knife and fork When i see a christmas ham So if you don't like the way i look Well, i |ust don't give a damn!
EDNA & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way
EDNA & WILBUR & COMPANY
'Cause you cant stop the beat
Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man
And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today
'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Wilbur, be a dear and get me my oxygen... NOW!
MOTORMOUTH (to Velma)
Step aside, Miss Buttercup... it's time to wrap this mutha' up! Oh, oh, oh, You can't stop today
ENSEMBLE
...No!
MOTORMOUTH
As it comes speeding down the track
ENSEMBLE
child, yes
MOTORMOUTH
Child, yesterday is hist'ry
ENSEMBLE
Be gone!
MOTORMOUTH
And it's never coming back
ENSEMBLE
Look ahead
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
MOTORMOUTH
And it don't know white from black
ENSEMBLE
Yeah!
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way 'Cause you cant stop the beat
ALL
Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop ths paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay You can't stop the beat!
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Come on, you von tussles Go on, shake your fanny muscles
VELMA & AMBER
We can't!
ALL
Yes, you can!
VELMA & AMBER
No, we can't!
ALL
Yes, you can!
VEIMA & AMBER
Yes, we can...!!!
ALL
You can't stop the beat
VELMA & AMBER
Ever since we first saw the sun t seems von tussle girls are always Tryin' to please someone
But now we're gonna shake and shimmy it And have some fun Today!
ALL
'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat! You can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!!!
THE END!!!
A/N: I hope you enjoyed! I know for a FACT that not everything in here is accurate. When I go back to NY in April I'm going to try and see it again. Maybe then I'll remember a little better!
"And now, live, from the certified up-to-code Baltimore Eventorium for the first time ever on nationwide television it's The Corny Collins Spectacular..." Announced Corney.
"He's Corny!!" Shouted out the girls.
"...brought to you by Ultra Clutch Hairspray!"
Link loved the way he said that line. It was said in such and over the top announcer voice that you couldn't resist echoing after him. The girls and Corney did the introductory song and the contest began. Several of the performers went and they calculated the votes. Amber was last...or so she thought. As soon as Amber was on stage, Link made his way to the back stage door. He would let them in just as Amber was ending her song.
"Tracy Turnblad, this is for you!" Amber shouted out before she started her song entiteld "Cooties."
"That's Amber for ya." Link said rolling his eyes.
Amber wraped up her song and as they were tallying the votes, which up until now where higher than everyone elses, Link opened that door to the back stage and let in Tracy and all of her friends.
"Oh, Link. This is so exciting!" Bubbled Tracy.
"I know! I made and entrance in the back of the can if you want to enter that way. Or whoever wants to enter that way."
"Tracy, smiled. I think I'll run out their and supise everyone. My mom will be hiding in the can!" laughed Tracy and she ran off towards the stage. Link ran after her. He wasn't going to miss Velma and Ambers reaction this time.
"What are you doing here?" gasped Amber.
"I'm here to perform. I was entered in the contest."
"But your supposed to be in jail! MOM!!!" Yelled Amber running off the stage.
"Your to late, Tracy, we just finished the show." Said Velma matter of factly.
"You have to let her perform. You never told her she was out of the contest." Breathed Link running onto the stage.
"I thought you might have something to do with this. That can was your idea wasn't it! But if your not in there, who is?" asked Velma, at which point she stomped on stage and opened the two halfs of the can. They found Tracy's mom inside, who promptly began chewing Velma out for treating Tracy the way she had.
"What is the meaning of this?" Yelled Velma.
"Let Tracy perform." Comanded Link
Right about then one of the producers ran out on stage.
"Let her perform, Velma. The ratings are going up as we speak!"
"Fine." She stated and went to sit down.
"Mom!" Complained Amber.
"Amber, hush."
Amber walked over to a chair that was next to her mother and sulked. They took a break to allow Tracy to get everything ready. When they came back from the break the music for Tracy's number started.
TRACY
You cant stop an avalanche As it races down the hill You can try to stop the seasons, girl But ya know you never will And you can try to stop my dancin' feetBut i just cannot stand still
'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way
TRACY & LINK
'Cause you can't stop the beat
Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook itShe could shake up a man And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today
'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why
And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you cant stop the beat!
(Penny appears onstage transformed into a hot teenage tigress.)
TRACY
What do ya' have to say, Penny?
PENNY
I am now a checkerboard chick!
You can't stop a river As it rushes to the sea You can try and stop the hands of timeBut ya know it just can't be And if they try to stop us, seaweed, I'll call the n - double-a - ñ - p! 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round.
SEAWEED
'Round and 'round
PENNY
And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound
SEAWEED
Speed of sound
PENNY
I was lost till i heard the drums Then i found my way
PENNY & SEAWEED
'Cause you can't stop the beat
PENNY & SEAWEED, TRACY & LINK
Ever since we first saw the lightA man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But they cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay Cause you cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Tracy, I have a little something I'd like to add, if you don't mind.
You cant stop my happiness 'Cause i like the way i am And you just can't stop my knife and fork When i see a christmas ham So if you don't like the way i look Well, i |ust don't give a damn!
EDNA & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way
EDNA & WILBUR & COMPANY
'Cause you cant stop the beat
Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man
And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that i can today
'Cause you cant stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But i never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you cant stop the beat!
EDNA
Wilbur, be a dear and get me my oxygen... NOW!
MOTORMOUTH (to Velma)
Step aside, Miss Buttercup... it's time to wrap this mutha' up! Oh, oh, oh, You can't stop today
ENSEMBLE
...No!
MOTORMOUTH
As it comes speeding down the track
ENSEMBLE
child, yes
MOTORMOUTH
Child, yesterday is hist'ry
ENSEMBLE
Be gone!
MOTORMOUTH
And it's never coming back
ENSEMBLE
Look ahead
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
MOTORMOUTH
And it don't know white from black
ENSEMBLE
Yeah!
MOTORMOUTH & ENSEMBLE
'Cause the world keeps spinning Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost til i heard the drums Then i found my way 'Cause you cant stop the beat
ALL
Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a saturday night And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop ths paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay You can't stop the beat!
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Come on, you von tussles Go on, shake your fanny muscles
VELMA & AMBER
We can't!
ALL
Yes, you can!
VELMA & AMBER
No, we can't!
ALL
Yes, you can!
VEIMA & AMBER
Yes, we can...!!!
ALL
You can't stop the beat
VELMA & AMBER
Ever since we first saw the sun t seems von tussle girls are always Tryin' to please someone
But now we're gonna shake and shimmy it And have some fun Today!
ALL
'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat! You can't stop the beat!! You can't stop the beat!!!
THE END!!!
A/N: I hope you enjoyed! I know for a FACT that not everything in here is accurate. When I go back to NY in April I'm going to try and see it again. Maybe then I'll remember a little better!