[The episode starts out with a TV screen displaying a video game. The camera pans out further and Danny Fenton, Tucker Foley, Maurice Foley, Sam, and Selina are shown sitting on a burgundy couch in front of the screen with 4 of the 5 having game controllers in their hand. The men were smashing furiously on their controllers while Sam was casually playing with little intensity. Selina sat beside Sam laughing at the people trying and failing to beat her older sister at a video game.]
"Sam give the boys a chance to win and help me with lunch," Tisha Foley calls from the kitchen fondly with a hint of laughter in her voice.
[Sam snorts setting down her controller as she stands up to head towards the kitchen.]
[The boys, seeing as their chance to finally beat Sam, start to vigorously play.]
"Sam!" Selina calls to her sister, "They're really really really trying. Are you sure you can't let them win, not even once?" She asks with a pout.
[Sam comes back into the room with Tisha following closely behind her. They set the trays they were carrying down onto the glass tabletop in front of the TV. One tray full of different types of a meat and snack food while the other had more vegetables and fruit along with vegan friendly snack food]
"What's the fun in that?" Sam asks amusedly glancing at the camera behind them out the corner of her eye.
[She picks up her controller again and quickly ends the game in a matter of seconds. The males all groan, putting down their controllers with huffs. Maurice looks at Sam with laughter in his eyes]
"You couldn't have spared us even a little?" The man chuckles at Sam's shrug.
"Sorry Mr. M no can do. I can't lose my winning streak and I don't wanna do the dishes." Sam informs him with a smirk gesturing to the wall beside the TV that held all the stats from the family winning and losing the games they've played.
[The wall was beige with a white board hug on it by a nail. It was big enough to cover the wall mostly and the writing on it was neat and legible. The board had all the occupants of the rooms' names on it in different colours and handwriting. Tucker's name was slightly messy but legible in yellow, Danny's name was in neat cursive in blue, Sam's name was a mix of cursive and print in loopy neat letter in purple, Tisha's name bubbly and neat in green, Maurice's name was readable chicken scratch in maroon, and Selina's name was surprisingly neat in small handwriting written in grey. At the top of the board was Maurices name followed by Danny, Tucker, Tisha, Sam, and finally Selina. The board was sectioned off on one side was the names and their points on the other were the chores that changed ever so often. This week it seemed the loser had to do the dishes along with whoever came in fifth.]
"Why did we agree to use video games to decide who does the chores again?" Maurice huffs to his wife.
"Because last time we used paper airplanes, and the time before that rock paper scissors, and before that paper boats, and before that-" Tisha listed off dutifully, seemingly exasperated she cuts herself off looking her husband in the eye, "you get the point. Plus all the kids are good at cheating. Don't think I never noticed how the person who should have won never won." She points out with narrowed eyes at the teens who blink at her innocently. "Now give me a remote, I don't wanna do the dishes either."
[Tisha Foley was a force to be reckoned with. She was a petite black woman at the height of 5'8 without heels and 5'10 with them. She had a pretty face and wore minimal make-up, her hair was more often than not, in box braids. Her husband was a tall sturdy man. Maurice Foley was 6'4 with black glasses, a neat beard, and a neat fade on his head. He was a nice man but could be stern when need be while his wife was more of a spitfire.]
[The scene goes to the Fenton house where Jack, Maddie, and Jazz Fenton were sitting at the dinner table doing different tasks. Jack was looking through an old journal with his reading glasses perched on his nose, Maddie was torching two pieces of metal together carefully, and Jazz was reading a book.]
[Someone cleared their throat and the family looked up.]
"Where's Danny?"
[The question seemed to throw the family for a loop. Jazz closed her book putting a finger to her chin. She snaps suddenly turning to the camera.]
"He's at the Foley's." She answered with a slightly strained smile.
[The family goes back to their tasks seemingly too busy to entertain the camera.]
"Should he be there on a school night? I mean it's Thursday."
"Their planning for the Back to School Games. It starts tomorrow and lasts all weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if on Friday before the games starts you find him and his class discussing battle tactics." Jazz says not looking up from her book.
"They did that Tuesday and for a bit on Wednesday."
[Maddie blinks looking up from what she was making. She looks at Jazz who shrugs but doesn't say anything.]
"Vlad always says it's best for the students competing to be close and in contact at all times in case a development occurs." Maddie says giving the camera a slight glare.
"V-Man is always right about these kinds of things!" Jack pipes up loudly getting fond head shakes from the female occupants in the room.
[Behind the camera's the people operating them exchanged a look remembering the way the suave charming mayor said his dear college friends' names. It was decided that no one would tell Jack that Vlad has a very very exceedingly obvious thing for his wife.]
[A pink room is seen, where Paulina Sanchez is sitting at a computer chatting with her classmates.]
"What do you mean none of them picked up!?" The Latina asked furiously.
[The camera focuses on the screen where the class was each displayed in little squares. April, Felicity, and Michelle were in the same square, as was Nathan and Mikey, Ricky Marsh and Dylan; Kira, Britany H., Ashley K, and Hannah; Mia and Rebecca; Megan and Tiffanie, and Sarah and Gilian, leaving Valerie, Romoan, Gregor, Dale, Dash, Kwan, Star, and Paulina by themselves. The trio had not picked up the call yet hence Paulina's rage.]
"Oh," Michelle piped up as a black screen changed to a white walled room with intricately drawn drawings covering some of them. "It's connected. But…," she trailed off eyes darting around the seemingly empty room, "no ones there."
"We can see that Michelle," Paulin, Star, April, Kira, and Megan dryly pointed out in unison.
[A bump is heard somewhere off cam. Then the sound of running feet.]
"TUCKER, WHY WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE CALL THEN FORGET WHICH COMPUTER ACCEPTED IT!" Sam yelled somewhere close to the door.
"I DON'T KNOW. I'LL CHECK THE SHED. DANNY SAID HE WOULD CHECK GROUND FLOOR, SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR YOU'RE ON." Tucker's voice could be heard yelling back.
[The class opens up the chat feature and begins to text as chaos happens outside the computer's room.]
They have more than 1 computer?-Felicity
Knowing Tucker, yes- April
Whose house are they in?- Valerie
Cause it's definitely not Fenton Works.-Valerie
It could be Manson's- Star
She's right we've never really seen her house- Dylan
My bets on it's the Foley residence. Why else would Sam yell about not knowing which computer- Kira
I don't care as long as SOMEONE answers the call-Paullina
But...they did-Kwan
I know that Kwan! I meant as in a person is at the computer.-Paulina
Ohhhh...ok makes sense.-Kwan
[The class went quiet and the door opened revealing Sam's sister Selina wearing a black overall skirt with a grey T-shirt. The girl waves at the computer then promptly leaves the room, shutting the door behind her.]
"Is she not like gonna tell them or…?" Star asks eyebrows furrowed.
"She must be having fun watching them run around." Megan scoffed.
[The door opened again but this time Sam is seen wearing black overalls but with shorts instead of a skirt, with black fishnets and a purple crop top. She doesn't notice the computer at first as she steps into the room heading toward something out of frame.]
Should we get her attention?-Tiffanie
No, no I wanna see where this is heading.- Dale
Wait!...Guys do you see the photo that's like to the left of the mouse!-Michelle
Yeah…-Kira
That's a picture of Danny, Sam, and Tucker during like elementary school!- Michelle
So...it's Tucker's room.-Star
No, Tucker doesn't really like to put pictures everywhere. It's either Sam or Danny's room.- April
Why do you know that Sanders?- Megan
I'm allowed to talk to other people.- April
Yeah, but not the trio.-Sarah
You talk to Tucker on the regular?- Brittany
She does!- Michelle
They don't really talk as much as they're lab partners and they get their work done before everyone else.-Felicity
[Sam crosses in front of the computer but doesn't look at it.]
"I've checked all the rooms downstairs and it isn't any of those computers." Danny's voice is heard.
"Checked all over the shed and the Tree House it isn't any of those." Tucker says back.
"Why would you sync the Tree House and shed to the same channel as the house equipment?" Sam asks leaning against the frame of the door.
"I don't know Sam, maybe we might get a work call." Tucker says back snottily.
"You guys must be waiting for me to say it wasn't anywhere up here either? Welp it wasn't Tucker's room or mine or Lina's and I checked the rest of the rooms up here. And surprise surprise it was the room I had the feeling to check first."
Quick turn off the chat! The messages delete automatically when you turn it off right?-Ashley
Yeah. Lol.- April
[Sam pushes herself off the doorway and gestures for the two boys to follow her into the room. Danny comes into the room first wearing a white long sleeve t-shirt that was loose and plaid pajama pants. He facepalms mumbling something along the lines of, 'Of course this computer accepted first it's the default.' He walks around Sam to sink down into one of the two computer chairs that were off to the side of the desk where the computer sat. Tucker too walks around Sam, who rolled her eyes, to sit in the other computer chair wearing orange plaid pajama pants and a light yellow loose long sleeve t-shirt.]
"Of course!" Tucker exclaims hitting his forehead with his palm, "This is the default computer isn't it."
"Yep." Danny agrees sitting up to watch whatever Sam was doing out of the frame of the computer's camera.
"Finally! Took you guys long enough to figure it out! Even the little girl figured it out before you guys." Gregor makes himself known.
"Zip it Elliot!" Sam snarls out of frame.
[The class all sigh knowing that it was going to be a long difficult call.]
[Sam appears in frame and plants herself in Danny's lap who doesn't react at all except to wrap an arm around her middle. Tucker snickers softly to himself but doesn't say anything.]
"Didn't we agree that all the games we are probably going to play are team bonding games?" Tucker asks boredly. He notices April through her hands in the air as if to say I told you guys.
"When did we agree to that?" Paulina asks, checking her nails.
"Literally the day when we planned in the park after school," April huffs turning to the side picking up something and pulling it into her lap. A fluffy white kitten crawls its way from April's lap to her shoulder then doeszes off.
"Wait stop the bus," Rebecca says holding a hand out in a stop motion, "you guys came up with a plan? Without moi."
[Mr. Lancer's class collectively shrugs it off as if the girl should have expected as much.]
"Of course." They reply in tandem as if it was obvious.
[Rebecca huffs turning Mia who looked unimpressed with her dramatics.]
"If you already have a plan," Romoan speaks up, "then why are we doing this."
"You can't just put the circle in the star hole and expect it to fit." Tucker tells the people not in their class with a lackluster hand motion that basically said duh.
"Wait," Sam speaks up leaning into the screen, "who's he?"
[This causes Felicity to start laughing whole-heartedly. She falls into Michelle who gives her a confused look. Once her giggles die down she wipes a tear from her eye. She gives Romoan an evil smirk before addressing the girl.]
"But Sam," she starts with a confused pout, "aren't you talking to him?"
[Danny raises a dark brow choosing not to speak. He watches as Gregor-Elliot and Romoan start to sweat slightly. To anyone else it would look as if they were just confused but with his keen eyes he could see the truth.]
"Oh," Danny says with an amused smirk.
"Talking?" Sam says, confusedly turning to Tucker than to Danny. The latter of the two whispers something to her while the former cackles amusedly.
"That's pretty funny," Tucker laughs with a smile. His expression suddenly turns serious as he asks, "Who said that?"
April laughs nervously, "Fel, let's oh I don't know, not stir the pot, yeah?"
[Felicity sits back pleased with herself as she passes a note to April who reads it then passes it on to Michelle. Michelle gasps loudly putting a hand to her mouth.]
"I wanna know," Kira whinnes lowly just as her phone pings with an alert. She reads the message and her eyes widen in disbelief.
[Soon the majority of the girls in Mr. Lancer's class had all seen the text bearing Sam, Star, Paulina, and Megan. The eyes of the girls who got the message quickly look to glare at Gregor and Romoan who start shifting nervously. Danny's phone pings and Tucker quickly dives to intercept his checking of his phone.]
"What's happening?" Dash asks confusedly scratching his head at the girls who look slightly livid.
[Kwan shrugs focusing as the drama seems to stall at Fenton not being able to read his message.]
"Tucker!" Valerie calls to the boy, "Let Danny have his phone!"
"That's not safe Val. It's better if he reads it after the games. Right April?" He addresses the girl suddenly startling her.
[April looks to Michelle and Felicity who shake their heads no. April shrugs, not sure of what to do.]
"I'm being told that he should check his message by basically the whole class," she says to him flippantly.
"What is happening?" Paulina demands.
"Check your phone." Kira tells her.
[Paulins does so with furrowed brows. She had put her phone on silent because people all over the world had been following her and sending her messages on various social media platforms and it had started to get overwhelming. Her eyes quickly scan her phone. Her eyebrow goes up in shock as she quickly texts something back to the sender. The response that she got was obviously not what she was expecting because her eyes widened comically.]
"Don't let Fenton read the message." She told Tucker seriously.
[Sam checks her phone but sees nothing. She looks at each of her classmates with narrowed eyes.]
"Fine, but I still don't know who this guy is." Sam says boredly, taking the attention off of the situation.
"His name is Romoan," Danny tells her, his eyes glittering dangerously at the boy, "I didn't know you had gym with us."
"Now that Fentina mentions it," Dash says sitting up in his bed revealing his shirtless torso, "I don't think I've seen you in our gym class either."
"I just transferred."
"You've been on the roster since the beginning of the school year which wasn't even like 2 months ago." Star leans into her camera looking at the boy judgingly, "He could be like Fenton and sit out all the time."
"No," Danny denies, "I would've noticed him. Isn't that right Mikey, Nathan?"
"Correct." Both nerds reply in unison.
"If you do anything and I mean anything suspicious or make us lose in any way, shape, or form my fist will be the only thing you'll taste for months." April tells him seriously. "Welp it's getting late and we have a sleepover to get back to so...bye!" The call is disconnected.
"Let's give our all tomorrow or you're all off the squad!" Paulina yells out.
"This isn't cheer," Kira scoffs, ending the call for her group.
"She has a point. But we'll try isn't that right guys."Megan asks, receiving various groans in reply.
"As riveting as this conversation and argument was, we," Sam gestures amongst the trio, "have other stuff to do." The call is cut.
"Didn't even get to discuss what colour to wear!" Paulina grumbles.
"We have a group chat." Valerie deadpans before cutting the call.
"She's right," Sarah says, cutting the call for her and her brother.
"Oh boo," Paulina pouts, "fine. Everyone is free to go."
"Thank fuck." Ricky says cutting his group's call.
[Soon the call was over and done with. Turning to put her laptop on her bedside table Paulina is startled by the camerawoman.]
"What was the message shared amongst the class?"
[Paulina gives the woman a once over before reaching for her phone to read out the message.]
"Romoan and Gregor have been spreading rumors about Sam. Some are pretty mild like saying she's talking to them but some are like explicit and say that they well banged and had a threesome."
[Paulina snorts, shaking her head in disbelief.]
"I asked if there was anything worse than that and there was. Apparently…" she trails off looking down at her phone. "Let's just say come Monday Romoan and Gregor will be lucky to still have all their teeth once Manson finds out."
"But you and Tucker both said that Danny could not know. Why?"
[Paulina balks. She shakes her head deciding to go ahead and say why.]
"Fenton is particularly scary when angry. Let's just say we're trying to save lives, ok. And since it directly involves Manson there's no telling what he'll do."
"Then why did the other girls encourage telling him."
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[Paulina stops her speech glaring down at her phone. She takes a calming breath to compose herself and gives the camera a tight smile.]
"We don't like rumors, especially ones about the girls in our class that hint at or involve anything remotely sexual. I thought it was something like them saying that they dated her, which Gregor did. But once I saw that it was sexual rumores too, I knew that we would have to wait to handle it. I know it makes me look bad to say wait till after the games but everyone knows that anything that happens during the games doesn't really get disciplined. So we have to wait till we can deal with the matter seriously. So yes, once Monday comes around," she takes a deep breath, "those foolish boys will face the wrath of the whole class and Fenton. Could you possibly cut some of that out? I don't want Manson to come after me later for revealing a personal event about herself on TV."
[The camerawoman smiles softly at her.]
"Don't worry I cut the film as soon as you started to pick at your fingernails nervously. Nothing that you said will leave this room. I can guarantee that."
"Muchas gracias," Paulina breathes out weekly sniffling slightly.
"You're very welcome Miss Sanchez."
[Scene cut to Mr. Lancer's homeroom the next day.]
"Alright my dear students." The overweight teacher claps his hands together. "We'll have a short assembly before the games officially start. Any concerns?"
[April's hand shoots up quickly.]
"Yes, April?"
"What are you hiding from us?" The girl asks, narrowing her eyes at the teacher suspiciously.
[Earlier Mr. Lancer had told the staff filming in the school that his class would be the center of their pep rally. Apparently they won against Beavertown (Beaver-ton) once in 5th grade, and no one has won again since. Ever since then the winning has been called the Ghosts of Beavertown, read just as it's spelled.]
"Nothing. I see you all have your school spirit on."
[He notices that all his students have red and white the Casper High colours.]
[Paulina snorts unattractively, flipping her hair over her shoulder. She wore a red Casper High T-shirt that was cut to show her midriff and white athletic shorts with red trimming paired with her red cheer shoes.]
[Star, who was putting her blonde hair in a ponytail, was sporting a white Casper High T-shirt that was knotted in the front to show her belly button, red athletic shorts with white trimming, and her white cheer shoes.]
[Megan wore red sweatpants that stopped at her ankles, a white Casper High shirt, and red and white converse. She was also wearing a white headband to keep the stray hairs that were falling out of her ponytail out of her eyes.]
[Kira a long sleeve tight fitting white Casper High T-shirt that was cut to show off her stomach and red high waisted tights and on her feet were red Adidas.]
[Valerie was sporting a white Casper High T-shirt and red exercise pants and white Nike's]
[Michelle put her hair in two long twin braids deciding that wearing it any other way would be too difficult. She wore a white Casper High media club T-shirt with red jeggings and red and white converse.]
[April, not one for showing school spirit usually, had on a red cropped Casper High hoodie with a white tank top on underneath along with red drawstring joggers and red and white Nike's.]
"Not by choice," April grumbled moodily as Michelle patted her on her back, in a there there way.
"I planned it," Paulina said proudly.
[Dash snorted amusedly at the girl. He wore a red Casper High Football T-shirt with his name on the back, white basketball shorts, and red running shoes.]
[Kwan was dressed similar to Dash but with a white Casper High Football t-shirt, red basketball shorts, and white Nike's.]
[Dylan, who was actually on the basketball team, was sporting a red backwards snapback and his basketball warm up/tracksuit that was Casper High colours and red and white Nike's.]
"Do remember that we do not permit hats indoors Mr. Dunkin," Mr. Lancer sighs upon noticing the kid.
"We won't be here for much longer so why bother,"Dylan shrugs at the teacher.
[Gilian nodded in agreement. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a red Casper High jacket over it that was unzipped along with red basketball shorts and red Nike's.]
[Nathan wore his white Casper High robotics club T-shirt and red sweatpant along with red Adidas.]
[Mikey wore his white Casper High computing t-shirt and red sweat pants along with red and white converse.]
"Mr. Fenton, Mr. Foley, do you two happen to know where Samantha is?" The teacher asks, noticing that she isn't in the classroom.
[Tucker shrugs, turning to Danny. Tucker was white semi-tight long sleeve Casper High t-shirt with a red jacket over it along with red Adidas running pants and red Nike's.]
"She was here earlier, she met up with us when we were walking to school this morning." Tucker informs him lightly. "Danny the manny, where's princess Sammy?" Tucker says jokingly to get his friends attention.
[Danny startles slightly, having not been paying attention.]
"Don't let Sam here you calling her that."Danny tells him, seriously looking around the room. "Wait..,"he trails off looking around again, "where is-?"
"That's what we were asking Mr. Fenton," Mr. Lancer informs the boy amusedly.
[Danny tilts his head to the side thinking. He pulls out his phone, seemingly texting the girl.]
"What day is it?"He asks suddenly. "Nevermind I'll check my calendar." He checks his calendar then side-eyes Tucker. "Call Mama T,Tuck she might know."
"Are you telling me," Paulina cuts in, "that neither of you have no idea where your best friend is?" She questions them in disbelief.
[Danny shrugs halfheartedly, eyes glued to his phone.]
"I might have an idea I just need to be sure."
[Tucker was texting on his phone too, seemingly texting his mom instead of calling her.]
"Mom said she's bringing Sam to school. I wonder why Sam was with my mom." Tucker wonders aloud turning to Danny.
"I have an idea," Danny mutters, putting his phone away.
[Danny was wearing a white long sleeve baggy T-shirt under a red short sleeve Casper High T-shirt, red sweats and red running shoes.]
"Well it better be quick," Megan huffs looking at the clock, "it's almost time for the assembly to start."
"It's sweet to know you guys are worried about me," Sam's voice is heard from outside the door.
[Dylan opens the door and stops short. Sam huffs moodily and bodily moves him out of her way. Shockingly enough Sam had on almost no black, her shoes being the only exception. She had on a large white Casper High hoodie and red drawstring joggers, she put her hair in a no nonsense bun and had no make-up on.]
"I know I feel weird too." She snorts at the class's reaction.
"I figured you would have on a belly shirt or something." Star observes.
"I'm just cold right now," Sam said, going over to Tucker and Danny.
"Excellent timing Ms. Samantha."
[The intercom came on soon after announcing that it was time for the students to go to the gym. As the students filed into the gym music started playing. Wholey amused Mr. Lancer's class sits at the top of the bleachers in the sophomore section of the bleachers. The gym was large with the bleachers covering one wall and a makeshift stage right across from the bleachers. Principal Ishiyama stands in the center of the gym floor with a microphone.]
"Alright students, in just an hour the Back to Games will start. This year, hopefully, Casper High comes back with a win against Beavertown. I remember all those years ago when a fifth grade class of Casper Elementary beat Beavertown Elementary. We were all so shocked, it had been our first win in years. But after that, that fifth grade class never competed again. But this year," she points at the floor aggressively, "they are competing for the first time in years."
[Mr. Lancer's class exchanged confused looks. Dash looks to their teacher standing in line with the other teachers with confusion.]
"It's not that serious, it's never that serious," April said, causing her class to erupt in laughter.
[Ishiyama gives them a mild glare as their laughter dies down to snickers.]
"You're Vice Principal, Mr. Lancer is in charge of some of the most successful students of that class's year."
[Mr. Lancer steps up, waving sarcastically at his homeroom students who yell his name with enthusiasm.]
"To Kill A MockingBird students please calm down! Thank you. I've been with this class for only a year but they've grown on me like a bump on a log. It seems that they've even forgotten that I am, in fact, the Vice Principal. One of them asked me if I was hiding something, and I lied. Sorry Ms. Sanders."
"You're cool, Lancer!" April yelled out.
"Now these students are no special than any one of you, but they have all the potential to be better."
"Isn't that favoritism Mr. L," Kira yells out.
"It's not because you are my home room." He tells them seriously. "Without further ado welcome my homeroom down to the floor!"
[The gym erupted in cheers as the class shuffled their way down to the floor where their teacher stood. They stood huddled together nudging each other to see who would speak. April flies out the group only to dive back in. Dash flies out next but he too goes back in. Sam is shoved out next and she pauses on the outside crossing her arms over her chest and tapping a foot impatiently. The class all freeze noticing who they pushed out. She gently takes the mic from Lancer then shoves it into Paulina's hands looking unimpressed.]
"It appears I'm speaking," her accented voice floats through the speakers. "What were you guys talking about that happened in our 5th grade year, cause I def don't remember that?" The class murmurs their agreements.
"The Ghost of Beavertown," a student calls out helpfully.
"Oh!" Sam was heard exclaiming. She turns to the class and begins to make a series of rapid gestures that seemed vague to everyone else.
[Paulina watches what the other girl is explaining with a raised brow. Finally understanding she exclaimed into the mic.]
"Oh! Delilah Must Die, that's what we call it. Psh, we weren't even focused on winning, we just wanted Delilah Fullten and her friends to shut up. It was pretty funny. Who knew we were such good hiders." She giggled into the mic. "This year," she pauses narrowing her eyes dangerously, "they are going down. Ms. Lambert's class will have no idea what hit'em. Isn't that right guys!" She exclaimed to the class. "Be more enthusiastic!" She yells at them.
[The student body laughs not used to seeing the class interact with each other. Off to the side Mr. Lancer puts his head into his cupped hands and sighs heavily. He takes the mic from Paulina's hands and gestures for them to stand behind him.]
"Thank you for that Ms. Sanchez." He rubs his forehead aggressively, "Now you understand my problems." He checks his watch, "We have maybe three or so minutes till the games start. So let's wait patiently till it starts, yes?"
[The scene cuts to an enormously large open field where people were scattered around. The center of the field was clear with chairs and towels along the edges. The sound of an air horn is heard and everything falls silent. Mayor Vlad Masters and Mayor Todd Danvers stand in the center of the field by themselves.]
"With the shaking of our beloved Mayor's hands the games shall begin," the announcer informs the populace excitedly.
[The two men share a shake and the games begin.]
[The event starts off with the younger kids then works its way up to the older kids. Once the event reaches the high school it starts with a break for food then it begins officially.]
"Firstly, this year on Beavertown's recommendation we have included a talent portion. People from your competing class will have to sing/play instruments/dance or do what talent they have!"
[The camera focuses on Mr. Lancer's class occupying a picnic table.]
"What type of bullshit is this?" April asks, putting her hotdog down.
"Oh this has that cheating lying conniving she-beast and her boy toy written ALL over it," Sam says through clenched teeth.
"Why, Samantha those are some very offensive words," a blackhaired teenage girl appears in front of the class along with a blonde haired teenage boy.
"I do concur Manson, why would you talk about yourself in such a manner. So unlady like," the boy tsks at her.
Sam sneers, "Shut your mouth Richton, want a repeat of 8th grade do we?"
"Oh, Sammy, you know he means no harm unlike you." The teenage girl with the blonde haired boy goads.
"Back off Delilah," Danny intercepts, "and take your dog with you."
Delilah huff, "Then put yours on a leash, she looks like she has rabies."
Sam growls lunging at the girl and mockingly biting at her, "Go back to the gutter you crawled from Fulltin."
"It's Fullten!" The girl yells, stomping her foot.
"Look Detrasha," Paulina intercepts, saving Danny and Sam from harming Delilah and her croney, "you go back to your corner of the field and we'll stay in ours. Something tells me, you guys need the practice for the first event." Paulina tells the pair mockingly with a sad pout.
"Well, well, well Sanchez never thought I'd see you stick up for a simpleton such as Samantha." Richton said to Paulia shockingly.
"Say my full name one more time Sethington," Sam threatens the boy trying to walk around Danny to reach him.
"Look you trash receptacles," April calls, "I'm trying to eat and you people are ruining my appetite."
"Why are you picking a battle you know you won't win anyway?" Star asks, filing her nails.
"Oh, Stardom, and to think I almost liked you," Delilah sighs condescendingly.
"Leave rat-a-tat-tat." Sam says, still trying to get around Danny.
"We better do as she says, Lilah, she looks like she's about to shake her owner." Sethington observes.
[The pair leaves just as quickly as they came. Sam decides to lay across the top of the picnic table, receiving raised brows in response.]
"I'm not in the mood for that rat and its master," she growls. "And who are we gonna choose to do the talent portion that actually has talent. Tucker put your hand down!" Sam growls at her best friend who simply snorts
"A couple of us can carry a tune and play some instruments, I think." Michelle says looking around at the class. "How much do you wanna bet they lip sync?"
"Already decided," the class said in unisom.
"Good we're all on the same page," Michelle nods to herself. "Who can we get to well, be remotely talented?"
[The class looked at each other and decided that winging it seems like the best option. Valerie perks up startling the class.]
"Sam can you sing?"
"What?" The girl responds sitting up from her laying down position.
"That's why the cat drug that piece of trash in, to goad the first person who reacted into singing. I'd bet, knowing those slimy eels, that you can have a group or person selected but the person they call out has to be in the group directly." Valerie hypotheses.
[Sam groans falling back onto the table. Of course it would be something like that. Her and Richton went to the same rich kid preparedness class, or at least, that's what Sam called it. Singing was one of the requirements, while Seth couldn't carry a tune Sam was the opposite.]
Sam hums distractedly, "I guess me and Richton remember that class a lot differently if they think this is gonna stop us from beating them."
[The class share confused looks over Sam's prone figure then turn to Danny and Tucker for an explanation. They shake their heads deciding the surprise would be worth it.]
[The camera pans back to the announcer in the center of the field where a makeshift stage was put up. He grabs his mic and begins to speak.]
"This event will be a little bit of a karaoke style match, you sing then call the person from the opposing class that you want to sing next. Which grade level is going first, middle school or high school?"
"Middle school." The Beavertown High School calls out.
"Alright let's get this party started."
[The event went as well as some expected. People passing out, vomiting, running off stage, and plain on refusing to compete. So far none of the Casper kids had done well, except one or two. It was finally up to the sophomores.]
"It's now time for the sophomore class. Beavertown sophomore class chooses which group or person goes next."
[Delilah appears on stage wearing a female ringleader outfit, complete with black shorts and a sparkly red vest.]
"The song we'll be singing is Circus by Britney Spears."
[The music starts with Delilah standing in the center of a group of girls from her class. Her voice was clear and pleasing to the ear. Then she starts to sing standing still as the people around her do choreography. When the dance break occurs Delilah dances front and center. The song is finished with thunderous applause and hoots from the audience.]
"Sam, darling I'm sure you know what happens next." Delilah says into the mic
[Sam huffs getting off the table and turning to face her class.]
"Can any of you play violin? I can sing the song without it but it would lose the feeling." Seeing that no one replies she huffs, "Fine I'll play it and sing. I wonder if they just have outfits on standby or if I could get away going up there like this?"
[Area with no camera coverage]
Sam leaves her class to their devices and makes her way to the stage. She goes to the backstage area and finds a rack of costumes. She chooses a black off the shoulder sleeveless lace high low dress that touches the floor giving her a train. Danny appears after she's gotten dressed with a pair of black thigh high heels. The high part of the dress before the shoes meet shows a small part of her thigh.
He looks at her amusedly, "You grew three inches. What song are you even performing that you need a violin? I mean, I can play but couldn't you just ask the sound people to play the instrumental?"
Sam gives him a look, "I was going to do that after I thought about it some after I left the class. It would be annoying to do both while I'm like this. More energy than necessary."
Danny gives her a worried look, looking at her from top to bottom. "You are okay right, I won't have to worry about you passing out onstage or anything?"
Sam huffs crossing her arms over her chest, "I am not a fragile doll Danny Fenton, I've been dealing with this for years and will continue too."
The boy gives her a charming smile turning to leave, "Want me to give the track or audio or whatever to the sound people?"
"Just have Tucker go up there and plug his PDA or phone into the speakers. Instrumental only."
[Camera coverage has been recovered.]
[Sam steps out on stage ignoring the gasps that ring out throughout the field. She lets hair down from its tight letting it fall naturally to her shoulders.]
"I'll be singing Dark Waltz by Hayley Westenra."
[The music plays through the clearing pausing all movement. After the violin plays she closes her eyes and starts to sing. Her voice is clear ringing like a bell filling the silence around the clearing. She glides across the stage elegantly as she dances with an imaginary partner.]
[Mr. Lancer's class watches with amazement.]
"What type of voodoo is this?" Paulina chokes out.
"That's just Sam," Danny says with a smile.
[As the song draws to a close she spins her way to center stage stopping and holding a hand out to the audience then gently wrapping her arms around herself as she slowly sinks to her knees.]
[The audience applauds heartilly still stuck in the enchanting feeling that the song and the singer gave off.]
"Remember who was better at voice lessons now Sethington," Sam asks standing up and stalking backstage.
"After those phenomenal performances who will be able to top the sophomore class?" The announcer asks the audience rhetorically.
[After the junior and senior class went it was decided that Casper won much to Beavertown's disbelief.]
"This is bullshait!" Delilah could be heard from the Beavertown sound of the field.
"Alrighty folks that was the end of today's activities. Tomorrow will be the physical part of the competition. Let the games begin," the announcer yelled into the mic, "tomorrow." He added as an afterthought.
["The games are three days long and were sectioned off for each day. The first day was introduction and set up day along with light competitions, the second day was the really competitive day with the game going back to back, the third day started as the finals for the classes with the most points and ended with the award ceremony and bragging rights for the rest of the year and next year until the next game."-the explanation that came up on the screens to not confuse people.]
[The camera crew watched as the citizens of Amity Park and Beavertown people seemingly got ready to camp in the large field. Finding the nearest person, they asked what was happening.]
"This is what we usually do. The competing students and elderly along with parents that have younger kids stay in the hotels, the rest of us camp out here."
"How does who stays in the hotels get decided?"
[An elderly woman, who looks suspiciously like the one from the first episode, says something as she passes by.]
"We draw straws!" She says jokingly, leaving as quickly as she came.
"That's not funny Bea!" The man yells after her. "It's just how it's always been, but this year the campout won't be as fun 'cause the Fenton's are staying in the hotel. We're not sure why though." The man shrugs and walks away.
[The Next Day]
"Who's ready for the BAck To School Games to OFFICIALLY begin!" The crowd roars in reply. "The first event wwe have is," he pauses for dramatic effect, "Human Knot."
[Everyone was awake and had the field cleared by 7:00 a.m., the materials for the games were gathered and set up by 9:00 a.m., the games were officially started at 12:00 p.m.]
[Focus cuts to Lancer's class plus their members from gym class standing in a circle looking vaguely annoyed.]
"We're missing a person," April says crossly glaring at the ground.
"Well someone better go FIND HIM!" Paulina starts yelling towards the end of her sentence.
[The group all roll their eyes looking none pleased. Gregor had disappeared, when the boys woke up in their shared hotel room he was missing.]
"We'll find him guys, chill. Luckily girls are going first," Kira tells the class soothingly.
"Actually," Gregor appeared, "it is now a mixed gender event and only certain members of the team can play. I have the list if you want to see?" Gregor chuckles at their incredulous expressions.
"Give me that," Valerie snatches the paper from his hand only for it to be taken from her by Romaon.
"Well, well," he says giving the paper a sly smirk, "looks like Fenton's not playing."
"What?" Sam asked calmly, reaching for the paper.
[Romoan holds the paper over his head but Sam punches him in the stomach and stomps on his foot to bring him down to height. She quickly snatches the paper and reads over it. She sees that it is true, Danny isn't on the list neither is Tucker, Dash, Kwan, Paulina, Star, Valerie, April, Kira, and Gilian.]
"Majority of our class isn't playing!" Sam says shockingly thrusting the list into Tucker's awaiting hands.
"She's right all of the kids from gym class, Sam, Michelle, Mikey, Nathan, Megan, and Dylan are playing but the rest of us aren't."
"Who made this bullshit list?!" Paulina seethes taking a threatening step toward Romaon.
"They were posted this morning Sanchez," a familiar voice interrupts.
"Oh god it lives," April groans, turning to face Delilah and her posey.
"You should be glad, Samantha," Sethington speaks, "you might get to hold hands with your boyfriend."
[Sam blinked at him then proceeded to jump at him. Tucker quickly intercepts and moves her away.]
"Danny's not playing," Tucker tells him, seriously ignoring all the camera's around them filming.
"He's/She's not my boyfriend/girlfriend."
"Then who are you dating?" A cameraman speaks up.
Sam shoots him an incredulous look, "No one." She says looking him in the eye.
[That's not what we heard all the camera crew think as one.]
"Wait," Danny's smooth voice interrupts easily, "people are assuming she's dating someone who isn't me or Tucker?"
[Mr. Lancer's homeroom shared a look then nodded at him.]
"Who?" He says lowly his semi-deep voice sending shivers down their spines.
[Delilah gives him a smug smirk sauntering up to him.]
"Why Daniel, it almost seems like you care." She says holding a hand to her chest.
"Aye slutrina," April calls steeping in her path. "Why don't you step off."
"Oh?" Dalilah raises a delicate brow. "This is why you're not on the lst." She says in a mock pouty tone.
"And I can show you plenty more reasons if you don't step off." April says getting in the other girls space.
"Now lady and animal," Seth interrupts, "let's not get disqualified."
"Did he just call me an animal," April says incredulously tilting her head to the side then tiltiling it to the other in disbelief.
[April steps back clasping her hands together once and moving to take off the jacket that's covering her outfit of the day of a t-shirt and tights. She drops it to the ground cracking her knuckles as she advances on the blond haired boy. Danny reacts quickly stepping in her path and herding her toward Dash and Kwan who blocked her at every turn.]
"My, my, you people sure are violent."
[Star quickly kicks her in the back sending Delilah sprawling to the ground. She receives multiple stares but she looks at them cooly with a sucker in her mouth.]
"The mouthy bitch was pissn' me off." She shrugs uncaringly looking to the left.
[April snorts having finally given up on getting at Seth.]
"The event starts in one minute!" The announcer called.
[Sam glares at Gregor daggers shooting out of her eyes. She looks between him and Romoan with distaste.]
"You even so much as touch me you wont be worried about what I do to you." She tells them gesturing a finger at her bodyguards, in the form of Danny and Tucker who look openly displeased. "Now let's win shall we? Come Michelle," she quickly stalks her way to the space on the field where the game is taking place.
"I'm actually a little scared," Kwan nods to himself looking around at the class.
[April snorts, grabs her jacket off the ground and moves to stand beside Tucker.]
"The games won't be successful unless you guys let me and Sam have at it." She tells the class beggingly.
"No," Valerie tells her exasperated, "so put your imaginary hoops back on, yeah?"
[April grumbles stalking off to sit at a picnic bench and sulk.]
"One of them is gonna get a hit in," Valerie says watching as the other black girl stalks off, "and I'm not gonna stop them, hell I'll help."
"Count me in too," Star winks.
"Please we'll all end up jumping in," Kira grouches, "it's the boys jobs to stop us."
[Dash takes a step back looking intimidated. Danny gives a small unnoticeable smirk. Tucker shakes his head fondly. Kwan blinks looking at the girls in amazement. And Gilian openly smirks a mischievous glint in his eye.]
"Hell I'd pay to see anyone beat that harpy."
[Onto the field where the game is set up. Children of all ages are standing around in circles facing their group mates. As instructed they reach out and grab the hand of someone not beside them on either immediate side. Once there are no free hands the announcer starts to speak.]
"The first class in your grade level to completely get untangled without letting go of anyones hands wins. Are you ready? Go!"
[The kids started moving instantaneously. Shouting filled the air as the students yelled at their classmates to go in a certain direction in order to get untangled. Each grade level had at least 3 or more representatives. Casper High had 3 classes per grade except for 12th because it was their last year to compete. Beavertown had at least 4 or more classes per grade level and allowed the seniors the same specialty as Casper did.]
[Ms. Tetslaff's 5th period gym class was...going. But not well. Romoan and Gregor had let the person holding their hands go a total of 6 times in the time since the games started. Megan had taken to kicking them anytime it happened. It got to the point where they asked to substitute but were refused saying that they chose their player. The class explained that, no, they did not get to choose; they were just handed a list. The referee told them there was nothing they could do except try their best.]
"Alright," Sam growled, obviously irked. "If you two let go one more effin' time I'm gonna shove my combat boot up your ass. So you either do it right or find out why Gilbert Billingsly is still scared of me to this day."
[Unnoticed to the irate girl her eyes appeared to turn silver for just a second startling the two boys into agreeing.]
Ricky snorted, "That's because Gilbert is a whole bitch. I mean you pushed me off the monkey bars and all I got was a grudge."
"Let's try this one last time, hmm," she says eerily calm.
[After the confrontation teh class worked together swimmingly. They weren't the first in their grade to get done but they weren't last. They were the first of the Casper High kids to get done but not the first sophomore class because, as always, Ms. Lambert's class took the title.]
[Once the game ended the class quickly made their way to their fellow teammates. Michelle gave them a brief rundown of what happened and they were not pleased.]
"How could you let me get second place to Delilah!" Paulina screeches lunging at Gregor.
"My hand was sweaty."
"Bullshit," Dash said, knocking him back a few paces with his fist. "If my hunch is right, and I won't be happy if it is, you're both working with Fulltin. Aren't ya?" Dash laughed, mockingly staring the two boys down. "Do you know what happened to the last person who worked with that trampy little harlot? You don't do you?" He chuckles darkly.
"Who was it again?" Dylan asks, circling around the boys like a shark, "Ah Reginald 'Ronny' Dakota. Nice kid, nice kid."
"Oh Ronny," Star's eyes light up taking the sucker out of her mouth and pointing it at Gilian, "I remember, he used to be on the soccer team."
"Your right Starshin," Gilian winks at the girl. "Where'd he go again?"
[The class stands back watching the scene unfold. It looked like they were playing it up for the camera's but in all actuality...they weren't.]
"Hold it," Paulina steps up next to Dash with a smile, "I think they get the picture."
"Don't mess with us," Kwan tells the boys with a vicious smile, "we've only just met you and I'd hate for you to transfer schools."
[Mikey and Nathan exchange looks as the scene unfolds. Both boys know better than to test the A-listers they also know better than to test the trio. Apparently Gregor and Romoan don't understand that yet. From the looks of it the two boys will soon learn why people are intimidated by Danny Fenton, even if the people themselves will never admit it.]
"You're new Gregor," Kira speaks up, "so we'll give you a pass. But do watch your mouth, you're not as slick as you think you are. I would hate to see Danny bust your face in because you keep running your mouth about false information about the girl who is basically his one and only."
[Tucker gives the boy an easy smile stepping up and patting the two traitors roughly on the back.]
"Say shit like that about my best friend, no, my sister, again and your life will no longer exist," he whispers lowly so that only the two boys would hear him, "I am a hacker boys, you'll never know what'll happen until it happens."
[Felicity gives the boys close to wetting themselves a triumphant smirk.]
"I don't think Delilah's head should be worth getting the most, how do I put this, intimidating class on your ass. Now is it?"
[Suddenly the mood switches as if the event that didn't just happen. Paulina starts whining about the class not reading her texts that said wear white today. They were all wearing white, for the most part. The girls had white tops and different bottoms while the guys had on different coloured shirts.]
"The next event will start in a few minutes!"
"That's our que guys, let's do well, yes?" Paulina turns to look Gregor and Romoan in the eye.
"Yes."
[No camera footage.]
"You don't understand Danny! I saw something, someone!"
"Sam," Danny sighs ubbing the bridge of his nose, "I need you to explain it to me, so that I can understand."
"I was angry and for a split second my vision changed. It was like I was in a different place, a different time."
"Tucker to Clueless," the boy chuckles amused, "and Goth girl."
"What's up Tuck?" Danny says into the modified Fenton Phones that were now known as the Phantom Phones. They could be worn in the ear or in Danny's case as a watch.
"Is Sam telling you about her eye change?"
"Her/My what?" The two dark haired teens ask.
"According to some very observant classmates during the Human Knot game when Sam got angry her eyes changed colour, most of them chalked it up to be the sun."
"What colour did they change to?" Sam asks, giving Danny an alarmed look.
Danny looks down deep in thought. Something weird has been going on lately. First the ghosts only show up at night and when they do show up during the day they ask if the camera's are gone yet. Not even Technus had shown up to try and control the cameras. Then he had started having strange dreams that made his hair stand on end. More and more businesses have started asking for him and his friends to meet with them, but of course that couldn't happen. And now Sam is seeing things and her eyes are apparently changing colour.
"Silver or grey is the two colous I was told. They thought they were contacts, which is good for them but not for us."
"Tuck, when I was playing Human Knot and I got angry my vision changed and it looked like I was somewhere else for a second." Sam explains watching Danny pace back and forth.
"Maybe the eye thing had something to do with it? Hold on," Tucker said. "That was Ape-ril, Ow! Damn, girl I was playin'! The next game is starting soon and they won't announce what it is till all teams are in the field in their groups."
"Got it," Danny answered shortly after, gesturing for Sam to follow him, "We're on our way. We have to talk later."
"Roger," Tucker assured.
"Roger," Sam sighed out reluctantly.
[Camera footage.]
[Scene focuses on the field where all the students are sprawled out on the grass.]
"Now this game is going to be more difficult we'll split your team up evenly and put you in different places. One team will have to fix the other team's position via one communicator while the other moves to do what the other team tells them to do. Easy right? We'll split you guys up in just a minute, or your advisors will come and split you up."
[Mr. Lancer's class stare apprehensively at their approaching advisors. Mr. Lancer and their gym teacher Ms. Tetslaff. The students shift uneasily and quickly fix themselves to stand in two seperate lines. One line for boys the other for girls.]
"Alright maggots, we'll divide you by instructor and listener. Fenton listener, Foley listener, Baxter listener, Sander listener-boy do I regret that-, Hanlon listener-"
"Which one?" Mikey and Michelle asked at the same time.
"The girl," Tetstlaff deadpans, "Marsh listener, Patrick- the boy- listener, Kri-Kre-Kro alright I give up Ashley your a listener, Taylor listener, Crawford listener, Gibbens listener, Sawyer listener, Dunkin listener, Buewller listener, and the rest of you are instructors. Now listeners come with me."
[With that last sentence she turns on her heel and leaves expecting her students to follow her. She leads the group of 14 to the other part of the field where moveable carts were holding up the curtains that would separate the two groups.]
"Now I'm gonna arrange you and you can't move till you get told to by the instructors alright. Each of you have a specific colour. But you don't know that colour until the other group tells you to move. Alright, I'm done I'll be over her monitoring, here's the walkie Baxter." Ms. Tetslaff goes to stand with the other advisors monitoring the groups."
[Back with Lancer.]
"Your first puzzle is that all the colours before you are seperated and want to meet with the person they like the most. You'll see that Blue is the least liked person, so they will end up by himself. You'll see that Red is the most liked person, so they will have many friends. You have a list of each person the colour likes and dislikes. Good luck students."
[Paulina looks over the list that gives each colour and who they like and who they don't like. Contrary to what Lancer said she noticed that Blue had a lot of people who secretly liked him and Red had a few people who secretly disliked him.]
"Manson, do you have the walkie?"
[The other girls nodded once from where she sat beside Valerie on the grass.]
"Tell Blue, who should be in a corner by himself to move to the center of the room."
[To the otherside of the field.]
"Whoever is in the corner of the room by themself, your name is Blue, move to the center of wherever they placed you."
[They share confused looks, there were two people in the corner of their sectioned off square by themselves."
[Back to Paulina.]
"Wait, Blue is the closest to the border in the back right corner."
[The other half of the class.]
"Blue, you are in the front right corner closests to the border, please move to the center."
[Danny shrugs moving to the center of the classes shared square.]
"Done."
[Back to Paulina.]
"Wait," Sam speaks up making her way to Paulina, "let me see the map of who likes who. Based on this White and Blue don't like each other. So whoever White is has to move away from Blue."
"Based on the diagram of their positions White is in the center along with Green." Sarah says looking up from the diagram of the colours positions.
"Who does White like?" Kwan asks from next to Sarah.
Paulina frowns, "No one. And it seems like no one likes White either. He has to be somewhere by himself."
"When we moved Blue to the center he met with someone who likes him and someone who doesn't. So whenever we move Blue, Green moves with them," Star says distractedly chewing on a piece of gum.
[Back with Tetslaff's group.]
[Danny, now dubbed Blue, was standing in the center of the square in front of Felicity and Gregor.]
"When Blue moved to the center he should have met with Green and White. Blue and Green are now a group, you move together now. Green is on Blue's right in front of them.
[Danny and Felicity share a high five.]
[Back to Lancer's group.]
"Yellow doesn't like Red all that much and is friends with Blue and likes Green. So either Yellow meets with Blue and Green or Blue and Green meet with Yellow. Purple and Brown like Red but Grey likes both groups so they have to be in the center. But first let's get all the groups together." Paulina explains.
"Purple is directly in front of Red while Brown is to Red's left, tell Yellow who is in a group of four to meet with Blue and Green."
[Tetslaff's group.]
"There should be a group of four people. Red is in the center, Yellow is on Red's right, Brown is on Red's left. Yellow join Green and Blue in the center"
[Tucker now Yellow joins Danny and Felicity, choosing to stand next to Danny facing Felicity.]
"Grey who was a part of the group of four that Yellow left. You are directly behind Red who is at the center of the group. Grey needs to move to the center back border wall."
[Mia now dubbed Grey moves to the back border wall that was behind her and stands in the center.]
"Pink and Violet are a pair you move as a group. Your location is the back right corner but you are not directly standing in said corner. Pink is the one on the left while Violet is the one directly close to the border. This group will never be apart unlike the other groups, got that? So DO NOT separate."
[Tiffanie aka Pink looks at Ashley aka Violet and smiles.]
"Wait does that mean that although me, Danny, and Tucker are a group we'll eventually separate?"
"Sounds like it." Dash shrugs.
[Lancer's group]
"White has to stay in the center of the square since no one likes him." Star says getting nods from her class."
"So that takes away the idea of putting Violet in the center." Kwan nods.
"That was taken away when the sheet said that Pink and Violet don't like to be without the other." Paulina reminds him.
"Have Purple take Red and Brown to the side of the square that Blue was on at first. Tell Purple to stand in Blue's old corner and Red to stand in the center of the right border and have Brown stand halfway between them." Valerie told Sam earnestly.
"But what if it's not right?" Kira asks, eyebrows raised.
[Valerie shrugs as Sam gives the order out.]
[Tetslaff's group.]
"The remaining members of the group that Grey just left should be Red, who is still in the center of the group, Purple, who is directly in front of Red, and Brown who is to Red's left. Purple got to the opposite side of the square, that we're gonna call the right side, and bring Red and Brown with you. Purple go to the top right corner that Blue abandoned earlier, Red go halfway between the two corners on the right side, and Brown go halfway between Purple and Red."
[Dash who is Red scratches his head in confusion. Purple who is Gilian goes to the corner that Danny left earlier. Dash-Red, and Dylan-Brown, move with him but don't separate.]
"I'm gonna assume that only Purple did what I told them to do while Red and Brown followed them to the correct side. Red, I need you to go in the center on the side you are on. So halfway between the top and bottom of the right side."
[Dash did as he was told, moving to stand between Gilian and the pair of Tiffanie and Ashley.]
"Brown move to stand between Purple and Red but not too close to either person."
[Dylan does as he's told, moving to stand between Gilian and Dash equally.]
"The pairing of Pink and Violet need to trade places with Light Green who is to Purple's left"
[Ricky who is Light Green makes his way to Pink and Violet. Once he gets to his new spot Tiffanie and Ashley go to his old spot.]
"Light Green move back until you are fully in the bottom corner of the right side of the square."
[Ricky did as asked, moving to the back right corner of the square.]
"Black, who is in the top left corner of the square. That side, dubbed left, anyway, move to the right border of the square between Red and Light Green. Be sure to stand halfway between the two without being too close to either person."
[Megan, now dubbed Black, huffs and moves to stand between Dash and Ricky.]
[Lancer's group.]
"Why did you move Black and Light Green to the same side as Red and his group?" Paulina asks Sam confusedly since no one told her to move the two.
"I figured that since we were putting all the people who like Red on one side why not put his whole party over there. Red gets the right side, Blue get the left, anf White stays in the center." The goth shrugs.
"That's actually a good idea," Kwan pipes up.
"Oh Kwan," the remaining classmates say fondly with exasperation.
[Tetslaff's group.]
"Navy, you are in the back left corner of the square. I need you to go to the top left corner, that Black just left."
[April, Navy, does as she's told going to the top front left corner where Megan used to be.]
"Orange is behind Navy on the left side along the border line. You are the only person directly on the left side besides Navy, who is in the corner. Orange I need you to move to the back left corner, which should be the only corner open."
[Michelle looks around and sees that yes, that corner is the only open corner. She makes her way to the corner and stands there, now known as Orange.]
"Blue, take Yellow and Green with you to the left side. I want you to stand directly across from Red in the center most part along the left side border."
[Danny does as he's told standing directly across from Dash.]
"Yellow, stand halfway between Navy and Blue, be sure to not stand too close to either person."
[Tucker snorts moving to stand opposite of Dylan on his side of the square.]
"Green stand halfway between Blue and Orange, but not too close to either person."
[Felicity does as instructed mirroring Megan on her side of the square.]
[Lancer's class.]
"Something isn't right." Star says looking over the papers.
"It says that Orange doesn't really know Grey all that well. It also says that Orange is closer to Blue than Grey. Green likes Orange better than Blue." Kira reads out to the group
"So we switch Orange and Green?" Paulina asks unsure.
[Sam nods looking back and forth between the papers.]
"There are no problems between Green and Grey, right?" Valerie questions.
"Nope, they are okay with each other," Mikey says. "So, based on my memory, the people in the corners from the right side to the left are, Purple, Light Green, Orange-who is going to trade with Green, and Navy. White is in the center by their self."
"Yes," the class answered as one.
"So I'm going to go around the square and name them off so that you can make any changes based on relationships. It goes from top right going down, Purple, Brown-" Mikey was interrupted by Kira.
"Purple and Brown have to switch, apparently Brown knows Violet well." Kira says.
"Okay, so Brown, Purple, Red, Black, Light Green, Grey, Green, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Navy, Pink and Violet, and in the center is White"
"Yes." The class approves turning to Sam to inform the other group about the changes.
[Tetslaff's group.]
"Orange you and Green need to switch places."
[The two girls do as told with furrowed brows.]
"Purple and Brown, need to switch places."
[The two boys do as asked.]
"So Green should be in a corner now, and so should Brown. Pink and Violet, Violet should be on the side that Brown is on. You two should be top center together but with Violet on the right and Pink on the left. You two should be standing directly beside each other."
"She means," April says seeing the confusion, "that as a couple, standing beside each other, Ashley should be on the right and Tiffanie on the left."
"White should be in the center all alone. White you need to stand center most center. You should be directly between Blue and Red."
[Gregor moves a few steps back to stand in the center of the square between Danny and Dash.]
[To the teacher's while all of this is happening. Tetslaff and the teachers with her.]
"Your group is pretty sharp Tetslaff," a fellow Casper High employee tells the gym teacher, "Can I see the finished product they have to make?"
"Knock yourself out Connie," Tetslaff said boredly, looking done with the conversation.
"Um… Tetslaff, it appears your students are almost correct." Connie pointed out.
[Tetslaff looked at her students then down at the diagram. They were basically correct except for the fact that White was in the center.]
"Well I'll be," she trails off slightly amazed. "And the kids with me didn't talk as much as some of these other teams are doing. They just stood there silent and waited."
"Do you think they know that certain people can leave the square?"
"Old Lancer probably waited until the last minute to tell them."
[Lancer's group]
"Why did we put White in the center?" Valerie asks the group suddenly.
"Because no one liked him." Star told her.
"Exactly no one likes them, so why did we put them in between two people who don't like him. No matter where we move, there will always be someone who doesn't like him. So we have to take them out."
"Can we do that?" Kira asks unsure.
"Lancer!" Paulina yells for the teacher. "Can we take people out of the square?"
"I'm pretty sure I told you that you could earlier."
"No you didn't." The class tells him eye's narrowed.
[Tetslaff's group.]
"White!" Sam's voice can be heard from the walkie loudly. "Get your ass out of the square. As in completely leave it. Leave the square now."
[Gregor says nothing as he makes his way out of the square and to the sidelines, where a row of chairs are sat.]
[Tetslaff comes over to look at the group, observing who is standing where. She nods to herself then takes the walkie from Dash.]
"Congratulations Manson, the first part of the puzzle is done. Now you have to match the colours to your missing classmates."
"How are we supposed to do that?"
"Process of elimination, good luck!"
[Lancer's group]
"I'm gonna turn the walkie up now that we're done arranging them.
"Congratulations Manson, the first part of the puzzle is done. Now you have to match the colours to you missing classmates."
"How are we supposed to do that?" Valerie says into the wlkie.
"Process of elimination, good luck!"
"White is Gregor, Blue is Danny, Yellow is Tucker, Red is Dash, Green is Felicity, and that's all I know," Nathan spoke up for the first time.
"How do you know that," Sarah asked surprised.
"It's in the hints on how to arrange the class. Red and Blue have a shaky alliance where they neither like nor dislike each other. Yellow is between Navy and Blue but it says that Yellow and Blue are best friends. No one likes White, absolutely no one. Green is Felicity because she knows Orange, who is Michelle by the way, better than Danny. So by default Grey must be someone from either her homeroom or from Gym class."
"The only girls not from our class besides Felicity who is there, are Mia, Ashley, Tiffanie. It can't be a guy because well, it can't be."
"Violet is Ashley and Pink is Tiffanie because although they don't act like it in school they are best friends," Kira tells the group.
"That means Grey is Mia." Valerie concludes.
"Brown is Dylan because he had a thing for Ashley in like middle school," Kira says.
"That leaves us with four people left. Black, Light Green, Purple, and Navy."
"Navy is April because she's right next to Tucker." Sam pipes up with a small smile.
"Who have we not named?" Paulina asks sitting up.
"Black, Light Green, and Purple." Kwan tells her.
"Gilian is Purple because him and Dash are as thick as thieves along with Kwan, who is here, so that's that." Sarah tells the class.
"Light Green might be Ricky, because he's pretty far from Danny and Tucker, who are Manson's friends that he has a grudge for." Star tells them after Sarah.
"That means that Megan is Black, but why is she so close to Dash?"
"You mean, Paulina 2.0?" Valerie asks them with a raised brow. "That is the reason she's so close to Dash."
[Paulina scoffs looking unconvinced, while the rest of the class nod along.]
"Tetslaff, do we say the color then their actual name or their position then name?"
[Tetslaff's group.]
"Color then name in the order you put them in."
"Alright. Starting with the top right corner then going down, across, up ,then across."
"In the top right corner is Brown or Dylan,going down is Purple or Gilian, Red or Dash, Black or Megan, Light Green or Ricky. In the back center we have Grey or Mia. In the back left corner we have Green or Felicity, going up is Orange or Michelle, Blue or Danny, Yellow or Tucker, and in the top left corner is Navy or April. In the top center we have Pink or Tiffanie and Violet or Ashley."
"You are correct. It appears we are the first people done. Good job."