"Sonny With a Real Chance"

Chapter Two:

Sonny walked into the same small waiting room as before. She went through the steps and got her lines before sitting down to quickly memorize. Sonny's head tilted in confusion. She had been informed before that the Batman script from last time was not the movie they would be filming, but she had still thought she was auditioning for a new Batman movie. Now, however, they had given her a script for an old romance movie.

Sonny sighed in annoyance; she really had no clue as to what movie she was auditioning for. She felt herself getting annoyed at the rings she was forced to go through, but she took a deep, calming breath before mentally counting back from ten. This was a good opportunity and she wouldn't waste it.

She looked down and quickly started memorizing before mentally going over ways to state the lines. Unlike last time, Sonny didn't lose any sense of time in memorization. She acutely felt every minute as they went past her. Her foot began to nervously jump up and down as she repeatedly looked at the watch on her wrist. Finally after what seemed like eternity, she heard her name being called.

Sonny stood up and walked to the door, remembering this time to leave her cell phone in the basket. She winced at the sound of her converse making loud sounds as she walked across the pristine floor to the table once more. The three people from her last audition were there with a new woman, an older blonde.

"Hello again, Miss Monroe. We would just like to remind you that the script in your hand is not the movie you are auditioning for and was, in actuality, chosen specifically for you to show your acting range. Also, a reminder that what you are auditioning for is confidential and you are not allowed to discuss this with anybody on penalty of five-hundred-thousand dollars. Sign if you understand," The woman from last time spoke.

Sonny quickly signed the papers. She was about to turn and start when she was interrupted. She figured that was it; what else needed to be said?

"If you are chosen for this role you must be available from February to May of this year. No exceptions. If there is any conflict or if you decide that you are unable to fill this role, please tell us as soon as possible. This is not a guarantee that you are the one chosen, but if you have any scheduling difficulties, we'd like to know now and narrow down our choices. This also gives you enough time so that if you do have a conflict, you can work to fix it," the new woman spoke up before giving Sonny the go ahead to start.

Sonny was so shocked she almost tripped on her own shoelaces. This time she caught herself before falling. Sonny inwardly laughed at the sense of déjà-vu. She then straightened her spine and held her head up high as she walked to the center of the space. She had not expected this. She knew that the movie would take months to film, but she thought they'd be during her break months. If she did this film, she'd have to miss a total of five So Random episodes. The last two of this season and the first three of the next…


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"Marshall?" Sonny hesitantly knocked on her producer's door, "Can I come in?"

Marshall smiled and waved her in, "Sure, Sonny. Just let me finish this one thing," Marshall then set down the last card in a tower of standing cards before carefully moving around the stack and sitting in his chair at his desk, "What can I do for you?"

Sonny nervously started twisting the skirt of her emerald green dress, "I sort of have this problem and I know you've been in this industry a long time and I know you can help."

Marshall nodded, "Well I can certainly try."

"Okay, so these past couple of days, you know how I said I've been feeling sick and how I went to the doctor's? That was kinda a lie. See, the truth is, I've been auditioning for a movie and while I still don't know if I got the role, today they told me that if I got the part I would be gone from February through March and that means that I would miss a bunch of episodes from So Random. I don't know what to do Marshall!" Sonny stood up at the exclamation and began furiously pacing. Marshall opened his mouth to try and stop her because she was pacing too closely to his fragile tower of cards, but she was ranting too hard, "I mean, it's a great opportunity! A movie! Not even Chad Dylan Pooper has his own movie!" She paused in contemplation, "Well, he has that stupid tv movie, but this would be in theaters and everything! I could make it big; be an A list actress! Isn't this what I came out to be?" She started pacing again, not noticing as Marshall stood up to try and steer her away from his table and toward his desk, "But on the other hand, I love So Random. You guys gave me this shot. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you guys. But, I mean, it's not like I won't still be on the show, right? I'll just miss five episodes, but I'll come back," Sonny sat down in her chair with a flop before throwing her arms out in the universal sign of frustration. Marshall gasped as the small wind the force of her gesture created caused his cards to wobble a bit, but they settled down, allowing him to breathe, "What do you think, Marshall?" Sonny finally noticed his lack of attention, "Marshall?"

"Right, yes," He said as he went back to sitting behind his desk, "You brought up some excellent points. In my opinion, it is very hard for one to catch that big break that puts them on the map. Now, we may have brought you out to LA, but you had the talent, Sonny. The truth of the matter is that not everyone makes it to the A List. Look at Tawni. She's been on tv since she was a child in diapers but she's still relatively unknown. If you have the chance to be in a movie, you should take it. You'll always have a home in So Random and like you said, it will only be for a few episodes. You can always come back."

Sonny smiled widely, "Oh, Marshall. You old softy!" She stood up and went and gave him a hug, "Thank you."

Marshall looked down at her, "You're welcome. But remember, this is just my advice. The only one who knows if you're ready to do this is you. Other chances can come. If you're not ready, that's fine too, Sonny. Whatever you choose, I'm sure it will work out for you."

"Thanks," Sonny smiled and then walked out, slamming the door closed.

Marshall held his breath and looked over at his cards. They wobbled slightly, but stood firm. He grinned and expelled his breath but his face quickly turned sour when the breath he let out was just enough to bring his entire tower down.

"Of course," Marshall muttered, "Of course."


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Sonny paced her dressing room furiously. She had been thinking about this decision all day. She threw herself on the pink couch, legs swung over the side. She had finally made her decision. She was going to deny the role. She loved So Random and she wasn't ready to miss five episodes of her show. Being away from the gang for four months would be torture and she just wasn't going to do it.

Smiling as she finally made her decision, she answered her cell phone automatically.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Ms. Monroe. We're phoning about your audition yesterday? We'd like to bring you in for one, final call back. Please arrive tomorrow at nine. Thank you."

Sonny stared at her phone as she heard the dial tone, "Well that was rude."

She started to nibble on her lip. She had just made her decision to turn it down…

Suddenly, a woman came in through Tawni's door dressed in a red flapper dress with a headband with little horns on them. This woman was Sonny, "But the woman said final call back. Admit it, you're curious."

A Sonny dressed in a long white, sleeveless boho dress with a wreath of white daisies on her head came in through Sonny's entrance on the right, "The judges said to be notified immediately if Sonny couldn't take the part."

The Devil responded, "She's gone through two call backs already. She's been freaking out over this. She deserves to know what she was working for!"

The Angel stepped closer to Sonny, holding her hand out, "I know you worked hard, dear. But they need to find a replacement for you."

The Devil held out her hand as well, "They said it was a final call back so they must have someone else too. You can just go in and see if you got the part. If you do, you get to find out what all the secrecy was about and then turn it down. They'll already have whoever you were going against. Come on. You won't tell. What can it hurt?"

Sonny looked indecisively between her two sides before she finally accepted one of their hands, "You're right. You're totally right," She smiled, "Thank you."


A/N: So, who's hand did she choose? Find out next chapter!