Chapter 2:
Megan made her way into the building and looked around. "Oh my frickin God!" she mumbled under her breath. The place was HUGE! She figured it would be though, because it was where they were shooting the movie, but she never expected anything like this. The ceiling had to be over 3 stories high. It was dome-shaped too. She couldn't even see the far wall it was so huge. Before she could do anything else, she felt two arms wrap around her waist. She spun around, immediately knowing who they belonged to. "Anoop!" she squealed, and threw her arms around his neck. He lifted her a little and spun her around. "I missed you SO much!" That was an understatement. It was torture not seeing that guy on a day-to-day basis. It's not like she could let him know that anyway. How she REALLY felt. That would screw up everything she had worked so hard to get. Plus if she actually DID somehow manage to get him, what about Ryder? How would he react to this? He was her top priority. He was the one that mattered.
She let go of Anoop about a minute later. "So, hows life so far?" she asked him. "It's great...now..." Megan grinned. "Isn't this just like, AWESOME we get to do this though?" he said.
"Uh, YEAH! I can't believe all the top 10 got a spot in the film. It's CRAZY!" she said, making wild hand gestures. Anoop laughed. "I love how you do that when you're excited. It's so cute!" Megan blushed.
"Now come on Megs, let's find the others!" he grabbed her hand and they both started running. She felt so free. As if nothing in the world mattered. Except Anoop. She spotted Allison's fiery red hair almost immediately, snapping out of her daydream.
"Allison!" she yelled. Allison spun around at the sound of her name and grinned when she saw Megan. "Megs!" she yelled back, and ran towards her. Megan let go off Anoops hand and ran towards her best friend. They hugged each other tightly.
"How have you been sweetie?" Megan asked Allison. "Good. SO excited though! Really nervous too. I mean, what if I like...suck?"
Megan laughed. "Trust me, you're going to do great." Allison grinned. Megan glanced over at Adam, who was trying not to stare at Allison. Failing pretty badly though. "So...what's up with you and Adam lately?" She asked Allison.
"What do you mean?" Allison asked, glancing back at Adam. He started casually looking around the room as she did so he wouldn't get caught staring. Megan put a hand to her forehead. "I swear Allie you're mentally retarded."
"Thanks..." Allison said sarcastically. Megan laughed. "Come on, you're telling me you don't see it?"Allison shrugged. "Well...what about you and Anoop?" Allison said, quickly changing the subject before she revealed too much.
"You KNOW how that is. You know how I feel. We're...we're friends. That's all..." Megan looked down. Allison rolled her eyes. "Yeah, okay. Sure..."
The other Idols arrived and the 10 began to mingle for a while. About 15 minutes later, they heard a voice over the loudspeaker. A loud, booming voice. "All actors please head towards the center stage!" Then it cut off.
"Okay..." Lil said, and the 10 preceded to where they assumed the center stage was. It was hard to tell because the building was so big. They got to the stage and looked around. No one was in sight. "Hello?" Matt called out. Still no one.
"Hello Idols!" they heard from a distance. They all spun around to find the director. Allison shivered looking at him. Adam was right, he WAS creepy. He had on that same black trenchcoat and boots as he did when they auditioned. His hair was messy and uncombed, and he wore a pair of black sunglasses. He was a pretty large guy too. Probably over 6-foot. Piercings too. A shiver went down her spine.
"I'm glad to have you all here!" he said and walked over to him. Allison looked at the others. They all seemed to have pretty much the same reaction as her: this guy was a creep. "Now I bet you're all wondering why I chose YOU guys for this movie. They all nodded. "Well, it's simple. You guys all have amazing talents and great chemistry. Well-known too most of you. Just what is needed for this movie. It's going to be HUGE!"
"Uh, excuse me sir...are we going to get our scripts and all?" Adam interrupted. "Because if we're going to start filming today, it'd probably be good to know our lines..." The director turned towards him.
"Ah, Mr. Broadway..." Adam made a face to that. "Just let me explain this whole situation to you guys. Then maybe you'll get it..." He started walking back and forth in front of the 10. "I'm sure most of you are wondering the same thing. Where's the script? What's this movie REALLY about? Why did you choose all of us instead of much more experienced actors? And what role are you REALLY playing? The answer is simple. You're playing yourselves."
The Idols all started chattering to themselves. "Wait, WHAT?" Michael said.
The director grinned, his eyes filled with wickedness and greed. "You're all playing yourselves. As in, using your names."
"But wait, WHY?" Danny said. "Doesn't that mean you have to re-write the script and all?"
"He spun and looked Danny directly in the eyes. "Oh, you would think that wouldn't you Mr. Gokey? You don't know ANYTHING!"
Michael stepped up. "Okay, now listen Mr. Director..." he started, but was interrupted.
"You don't know who you're dealing with, so I'd watch your mouth if I were you..." he said menacingly. Michael took a step back.
"You wanna know WHY I don't need to re-write it or anything? Because there IS none!" The Idols all gave each other worried looked. "This movie is going to be REAL, no fake, shitty Hollywood-produced crap. This is going to be raw shooting. 100% real. The first REAL horror movie, that's actually HAPPENING."
"Wait. I'm sorry, I don't understand..." said Scott.
"Of COURSE you don't! I knew you wouldn't. NO ONE does. Basically it's this: EVERYTHING in this movie is real. The actors. The lines. The film. The BLOOD. I'm going to be a legend! The first person ever in history to stage a horror movie that's ACTUALLY happening. You WILL die! All of you! He laughed again menacingly."
"You...you can't be serious!" said Megan studdered.
"But I AM! A grappling hook lowered, and the director attached it to his belt. He pulled the cord and it started to pull him up. "You better run if you want a chance. A chance to actually LIVE. If you can find the one exit in this building you're save. You're alive. If not...it was nice knowing you!" He laughed again, and was soon high above them. Suddenly all the lights turned off. It was pitch black. They were alone now. Or...were they?