Chapter 13: Unite The Drama Club! The Show Absolutely MUST Go On!


Morning came and Alex woke up bright and early. As soon as he woke up he ran to the drama club. He wanted to make some improvements to the script, as he had his own ideas about how to improve the play. He posted a poll on the Cherryton academy website, asking if the students would prefer a happier ending for the Adler performance. Almost instantly he got responses. A majority of the votes said they preferred happy endings in their stories, and Alex also agreed with that.

Then Alex realized something while he was writing out the final scene where Adler fought against the head of the reaper society. He still needed to get Haru! The wolf leapt up from his desk and sprinted to the female herbivore dorm, passing by several members of the drama club. Today the drama club students didn't have to attend classes because the second and final performance of the play was tonight.

Bursting through the doors of the dorm, he saw Mizuchi talking with her two cronies. The harlequin rabbit screamed in terror when she saw him. "Can you tell me where Haru is?" Alex asked.

"She just left for the garden," Mizuchi squeaked. Alex turned around and ran out of the building, praying that he'd find Haru.

Thankfully he didn't have to run for long. Alex found the white dwarf rabbit watering some daisies. "Oh, hello Alex! You seem stressed… what's the issue?" Haru asked.

"No time to explain! Hop on my back, I'll give you a ride to the drama club!" Alex ordered. The bunny jumped up onto his backside, resting her head on his. It reminded him of when he and Judy had gone to the Bunnyburrow fair together on one of their dates.

"Onward, to victory!" Haru cried out. Alex chuckled, before sprinting with the rabbit on his back. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the drama club. Everyone that was present there was talking amongst themselves worriedly.

"Alex, you're here! Where's Bill and Ellen?!" Legosi asked. Then the gray wolf noticed Haru, blushing and waving at her. Haru giggled and waved back at Legosi.

"Bill had some stomach problems last night and Ellen had a severe allergic reaction that hospitalized her," Alex explained. Everyone gasped in shock.

"But we're now down three important actors! Who will replace them?" Dom (the production leader) cried out.

"I already talked to Louis about it. I'm taking over Bill's role, and Haru is taking over Ellen's," Alex answered.

"That still leaves Adler's role empty!" Shiira pointed out.

"Louis nominated Legosi for the role," Alex announced.

Everyone's heads turned to look at Legosi.

"HIM?! Louis thinks that LEGOSI can pull it off?!" Kai exclaimed.

"Well, uh… not to brag or anything, but I know the entire script by heart. I've seen you guys rehearse it so many times that it's been ingrained into my soul by now," Legosi admitted.

Sanu, the pelican who was the president of the drama club, decided to speak his thoughts on the matter.

"Actually, Legosi had an excellent grasp of the script even before we started rehearsing! He was one of the top five candidates for the role of Adler!" Sanu revealed. Haru looked at Legosi with heightened interest.

"Good! Then it's settled. Legosi will be Adler until Louis is fit to return," Alex declared.

Everyone went to work on the performance. Legosi managed to perform all of his lines without a hitch, and then when they got to the end of the play, Legosi noticed something different about the script. "Hey, who added two extra pages to the script?!" Legosi wondered.

Alex sheepishly raised his paw. "I did," Alex confessed.

"But why?" Legosi asked out of curiosity.

"Because I asked the school if they wanted a happier ending, and the results revealed that they would prefer a happier conclusion to the play's storyline," Alex answered. Legosi scanned the new additions to the script, his eyes widening with every line that he read.

"You want to have an ACTUAL FIGHT SCENE?!" Legosi gasped in horror.

"Relax, Legosi. I'm trained in all sorts of different methods of paw-to-paw combat. I'll make sure not to hurt you, or draw blood," Alex reassured the gray wolf.

"But what if I hurt you?!" Legosi fretted. The gray wolf knew that he was extremely strong, stronger than most wolves his age due to his heritage, and he was afraid that he might end up hurting Alex.

Alex chuckled. "I've been through literal torture. You can't hurt me too much," Alex replied confidently. Legosi shifted uncomfortably, unsure of what to respond with.

Alex then heard the sounds of an argument. He looked and saw all of the drama club members fighting amongst themselves. It appeared that they were having doubts about him and what Louis had said to guide them. Haru groaned. "Great, they're fighting. How are we supposed to get the drama club to work together now?!" Haru complained.

Alex and Legosi thought long and hard about what to do. Then Legosi had an idea. "What if we sing a song?" Legosi suggested.

Alex looked at Legosi, silently questioning the absurdity of Legosi's proposition. "Legosi, I'm going to quote the chief of Zootopia's police. As Chief Bogo once said: 'Life isn't some cartoon musical where you sing a little song and your insipid dreams magically come true'," Alex told Legosi.

Legosi shrugged nonchalantly. He knew that reality was harsh, and he expected Alex to have a rather downcast outlook on the world around him, but he was a little surprised at how blunt the albino wolf was with rejecting his idea. Still, Legosi felt that he might be onto something, and he had to try to convince Alex to try his plan.

Suddenly, time seemed to slow down for Legosi as his brain leapt into overdrive. The gray wolf then began to think deeper about Alex, and what he knew about the white wolf. He had done some research, and Alex bore a striking resemblance- and even shared the same name- as the wolf hero who had saved the city of Zootopia alongside Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde.

But even before the bunny and fox had become officers, Alex was making a name for himself on the force. Along with Kimba Lionheart (the son of the current mayor) and an unidentified tanuki who reportedly had shapeshifting abilities, Alex had saved many lives when a pro-predator terrorist group had attacked Zootopia City Hall.

Now Legosi analyzed all of the time he had previously spent with Alex. The white wolf seemed a lot smarter than everyone else. He began to go over everything the wolf had said or done around him. Alex didn't act like a teenager, he acted like an adult who had seen the horrors of the world.

Alex's reaction to the Night Howler on campus had seemed like the white wolf had personal experience with the savage flower. And the way he had recounted the night howler incidents, it was like he had been heavily involved in them but was trying to tell them from an outsider's perspective.

Now, Alex was quoting the city's police chief like they were good friends or something. Legosi was able to put two and two together. Alex was secretly a Zootopian cop who was currently undercover at Cherryton Academy for reasons unknown to the gray wolf. As soon as he figured that out, his brain slowed back down to normal speeds and the flow of time for Legosi resumed as normal.

"I know that life isn't a musical, Alex. You know, my mom died when I was young, and I've never met my father," Legosi said. A weight felt like it had been lifted off of his chest. Not many animals knew the truth about his parents. Alex's eyes widened, understanding how important this information was to Legosi since very few animals knew about it. Legosi locked eyes with Alex, and in a single second he understood that the wolf was saying "I'm sorry for your loss". Some words didn't need to be said, especially when one of them had already heard it dozens of times.

"All right. We can try singing a song to bring the animals together," Alex relented.

Legosi's expression brightened up and his tail started to wag. "Really?!" Legosi excitedly said.

"BUT! Only if I get to pick the song!" Alex then countered.

"Deal! Ohh, thank you so much, Officer Alex!" Legosi jubilantly cried out. The gray wolf's tail wagged wildly and Legosi hugged the white wolf. Alex grunted, Legosi's strong grip making it hard to breathe.

"Too tight, too tight! And don't call me officer, you'll blow my cover!" Alex wheezed. Legosi loosened his grip and Alex returned the hug. Haru was touched by the friendship between the two wolves.

The warm and tender moment didn't last long, however. Alex's ears perked up as he heard the indecisive chatter in the main room of the theater turn into an argument. "Come on, sing your song before things get any worse!" Haru urgently told them.

"Right! But, uh… what song do you want to do, Alex?" Legosi asked.

Alex whispered the name of the song in Legosi's ear, and the gray wolf nodded. "I know that song. Heard it a few times. I think it fits the situation," Legosi responded. He went and grabbed two microphones from the audio tech boxes, giving one to Alex. The two wolves nodded to each other and went out onto the stage.

Alex's fears were confirmed when he saw the animals in the audience arguing amongst themselves. The nervousness that they had over how the night's performance would go with all the new replacement actors had turned into irritation and anger. He saw Shiira the cheetah get shoved by Moro the rhino.

"Hey, hey! No fighting! I leave the stage for fifteen minutes and you already have lost your minds!" Alex scolded.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Alex and Legosi. "Legosi, Haru, and I are going to perform a song for you. Hopefully, it'll set you on the right path," Alex announced to the crowd. The wolf got his Bluetooth speaker out and synced it to his phone, before pressing play on the song.


SONG: Tujiinue (from The Lion Guard)

Alex: When the savannah seems set against you,

Legosi: And things all around go wrong…

Alex: Don't be feeling scared and lonely!

Legosi: Instead, hold onto this song!

At this point, Haru began shaking a set of maracas she had found backstage. Alex grinned, flashing her a thumbs up, before continuing the song.

Alex: Things will get better when we work together!

Alex and Legosi: Things will get better when we work together!

Both: Tu-ji-i-nu-e! It's all you've got to say!

Both: Tujiinue! When things don't go your way!

Both: We'll lift ourselves up today!

Legosi: So look at all the friends around you,

Alex: You know we're on your side!

Alex: And when we all stand united,

Legosi: We'll sing this song…

Haru suddenly jumped in between the two wolves, landing on her knees gracefully and sliding on the theater stage floor.

Haru: WIIITH PRIIIIIIIIIDE!

Legosi: Things will get better when we work together!

All Three: Things will get better when we work together!

All Three: Tu-ji-i-nu-e! It's all you've got to say!

All Three: Tujiinue! When things don't go your way!

All Three: We'll lift ourselves up today!

Alex: Let's lift ourselves up!

Legosi: Let's lift ourselves up!

Haru motioned for the two wolves to let her up on their shoulders. Alex and Legosi moved closer together, and Haru climbed up onto their backs, placing one leg on Alex's right shoulder and the other leg on Legosi's left shoulder.

Haru: Spirits so high…

All Three: We can TOUCH THE SKYYYYY!

All three of them leapt up together at the same time, with Haru hopping off of the two boys shoulders and doing a somersault flip in midair.

All Three: Tu-ji-i-nu-e! It's all you've got to say!

All Three: Tujiinue! When things don't go your way!

All Three: We'll lift ourselves up today!


Everybody cheered for their performance, and the three animals bowed. Legosi was surprised at how much he was enjoying everyone cheering for him. Alex noticed Els and Pina in the audience. They must have snuck into the club while he, Legosi, and Haru were singing. "Alex is right! We gotta work together for the final night of the performance," Dom declared.

"Especially for our fallen comrades! For Louis, Bill, and Ellen! The show must ABSOLUTELY go on!" Legosi added.

"FOR LOUIS, BILL, AND ELLEN!" everyone yelled.

Elsewhere in Cherryton, a female gray rabbit was walking through the town. She was on vacation, visiting her sister who attended Cherryton, and was looking for something to do with her time tonight. She spotted a poster on the wall of a building's exterior. "Come and see the performance of a lifetime! You won't want to miss Cherryton's rendition of Adler!" the bunny read out loud. The bunny then smiled, having figured out what her evening plans were.


It all comes down to this! The final chapter of the drama club arc! Will everything Louis and Alex wanted for the drama club all come crumbling down? Or will the performance come out even better than before? Plus, the identity of the mysterious gray rabbit will be revealed! You won't want to miss this!

Find out next time on BEASTARS: The Divergent Variable!

Chapter 14: The Drama Club Arc's Climactic Conclusion! Alex and Legosi's Brawl!