It's true --- I'm making a sequel! :D
I'm also finished with my M rated oneshot, which I'll be putting up after I get back from practice. :D So read on, and then if you were one of the ones who wanted the oneshot-- head to my profile later to read it... I'm still coming up with a title, oh well though. :D
Sorry for the wait, my computer went crazy, and I couldn't get it to turn on!
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Sonny's heart sped up as she sat down in the chair in front of Marshall's desk. He hadn't said a word the whole way to his office, and after walking in the room, he started pacing back and forth across the floor.
She tried to think of the possibilities of what could happen, and immediately thought to her and Chad's relationship.
What if Condor Studio's didn't want them to date!? Would Marshall make her break up with Chad?
The awkward silence between the two people was broken suddenly. "I hate to do this." Marshall exclaimed. Sonny gripped the arms of the chair she was sitting in and she watched Marshall struggle for words.
He's going to make me break up with Chad. Oh God, what am I going to do?
"W-What's wrong?" she whispered.
"It's…" Marshall sighed,
She jumped out of her chair, "I can't break up with Chad!" Her cheeks turned red when she realized she practically yelled the words.
Marshall looked bewildered as his eyes widened at her outburst. "Oh, no! It's not about breaking up with him." Marshall let out a laugh, which Sonny could tell was forced.
"Then what is this all about?" Sonny asked, confused, as she slowly sunk back into her chair.
"It's about the pictures."
Sonny blushed deeper red, "Marshall, you know they were photo-shopped. They're not real."
He nodded and drummed his fingers on his desk, something he did when he was nervous, "I know that… Mr. Condor knows that… but not everyone in America knows that."
Sonny's eyebrows crinkled in confusion, "And that matters…because?"
"Because some of the viewers of So Random aren't old enough to understand what those pictures meant."
"Marshall, all they have to understand is how a photographer can photoshop pictures together to make it look like-"
"Sonny, don't you see?! Mothers aren't worried about telling their kids about photoshopping, they're worried about explaining why you and Chad were photoshopped to look like you're sleeping together. They want to know what the pictures mean, wether they're real or fake." Marshall exclaimed and stood up from his chair, "Mothers aren't letting their kids watch the show because of the photo scandal, and our viewer count is going down."
Sonny's face paled and her eyes widened in realization, she was ruining their show! Everything she worked for the past few months was thrown away by one photo-shopped picture.
"Wait… Marshall, you're not going to…" She gulped, "… fire me, are you?"
He gave her an apologetic look, which made her stomach churn, "Sonny, if I had a choice in the matter I'd start a law suit against those paparazzi and get your image back. But right now, Mr. Condor doesn't have it in the studio funds to pay for a trial for you."
"So… after everything I've done… I'm fired?" Sonny's eyes brimmed with tears.
"Please don't cry Sonny, I hate it when you cry!" Marshall pleaded, "It makes me feel like crying."
She let out a small sob, "Don't cry?! What if you lost your job, Marshall? What would you do?!" Her hands rubbed at the tears in her eyes, which made them start to puff up.
Marshall bit his lip to stop himself from answering, and let her cry for a few moments. He waited until her tears started slowing down, and walked over in front of her. "I know you love So Random, but there are kids that watch it. You can see why Mr. Condor wants to fire you, right?"
Sonny bit her lip and looked down at her shoes so he wouldn't see the new tears sliding down her cheeks. She nodded reluctantly, and wiped her cheeks.
"So… what do I do now?" Her voice came out scratchy and weak, "I came all the way here... just to have to be sent back?!"
"No!" Marshall exclaimed, "Sonny, actors get fired all the time. You'll have to audition for something new... and I think Mr. Condor has an idea where you should go."
"Where?"
"Well... uh..." Marshall sat back down, "I'm not sure if this is good news to you or not. I'm not even sure if you'll like the idea-"
Sonny sighed as he started rambling again, and looked up to lock eyes with him. "What is it?"
"There's another show at Condor Studios that is strictly for teens only. And those photo's taken of you and Chad aren't even half as scandalous as what the other cast members get printed every week."
The picture of us were fake, Marshall! Not scandalous.
She jumped in her seat at the angry voice inside her head, and took a deep breath to stop herself from saying the words out loud.
Sonny looked up, "I could stay in Condor Studio's and still see my friends?!"
"Yes. There's no reason for you not to see them." Marshall gave her a small smile, "The two shows even share the same lunch and break times."
Sonny nodded and thought back to what shows had the same lunch break as they did. A couple shows did, actually, and before she could start to list them all, Marshall interrupted her.
"If you'd be willing to audition for the new character…" Marshall bit his lip for a second, "Mackenzie Falls might need a Sonny Monroe."
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Chad walked out of Portlyn's dressing room after saying hello, and decided to make his way over to Chuckle City.
There was a time when he used to make up excuses just to walk by Sonny's dressing room… obviously because Mackenzie Falls was completely the opposite way.
The "I'm going the scenic way," wasn't going to work much longer. Especially with my cast.
He grinned as he walked down the hallways confidentially, knowing that he had a good reason to be there.
When he peeked into Sonny's dressing room, he was surprised to see only Tawni sitting in the room. She was sitting at her vanity, filing her nails with a smile on her face.
"Hey, uh… have you seen Sonny?" He asked as he walked more into the room.
Tawni looked up at the blond actor and shook her head, "Marshall wanted to talk to her. It probably won't be that long, he's probably just talking about the shows we missed."
Chad nodded and looked over at Tawni's wall, the photo of Tyra stuck out from all the others.
"You like your present?"
Tawni grinned, "Yeah, I do." She stood up and walked over to where he was standing, yet kept a distance between them, "Look, I know I might have sounded a little pushy earlier, but I'm willing to give you another shot if Sonny likes you so much."
"Thanks Tawni." He grinned, "It'll mean a lot to Sonny."
"That's what I'm hoping." She grinned, "I'm so happy that we're best friends now, I've never had a real best friend."
Chad was about to answer her when Sonny's door flung open, and she stormed to her desk. He walked over quickly, and put his hands on her arms.
"Sonny?"
He then noticed that her shoulers were shaking, and he felt a tug in his heart as he realized that she was crying. She let out a small sob as he turned her chair around so he could kneel in front of her. His arms wound around her waist, and he looked up into her eyes.
"Sonny? What's wrong?" His voice got more worried when she didn't answer. He heard Tawni walk over and she put a hand on Sonny's shoulder.
"Tell us what's wrong." Tawni whispered, her voice sad. She gave up on pretending not to care.
Sonny wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and gave them a sad frown, "I just… I just got fired."
Both Chad and Tawni stiffened in shock, but Chad recovered much quicker as his arms wrapped around her body.
"Sonny…" He mumbled against her hair as she continued to cry. Tawni put a hand over her mouth in shock, and she stepped backwards slowly as the truth hit her.
Before she could tell what was happening, her feet were taking her to the prop house at lightning speed and she yelled out to the rest of the cast.
"It's Sonny!" She exclaimed, her voice was pleading, "It's… It's not fair!"
The room around her started to spin as the shock started to make her feel lightheaded. Nico stepped forward at just the right second to catch Tawni from falling on her side, and he sent Grady a confused look.
"Why is she…" He looked down at Tawni, who wasn't moving, "What's going on?!"
Nico shook Tawni slightly and exclaimed, "Tawni! What's wrong with Sonny?"
Zora ran over with a bottle of water and tossed the contents at Tawni's face. The blond shook as she went back to reality, and gave Nico a frown. Her eyes glared at Zora, who took a few steps back cautiously.
The blond frowned at her cast, and sighed. "Sonny's been fired!"
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The cast of So Random stormed into Marshall's office immediately, and he put his hands up in surrender before they could speak.
"I have to listen to my boss." He sighed, "And the photographs aren't appropriate for some of the kids watching So Random."
"B-but Sonny's our friend!" Grady whined, "She bought me Narnia!!"
Nico nodded, "She bought me a cool hat!"
"She got me an autographed picture of Tyra Banks!" Tawni exclaimed, waving her hands dramatically, "Tyra Banks! Do you understand how much it meant to me?!"
Marshall couldn't help but roll his eyes at them, then turned serious, "I really can't help you-"
"But she came all the way here from Montana!" Grady exclaimed.
Zora hit Grady on the arm, "That's Hannah Montana, you idiot." She mumbled under her breath.
"She's from Wisconsin!" Tawni shot back. "What is she going to do now? How are you going to tell her fans?"
"Her fans will just have to understand," Marshall shrugged, "And she'll have to audition for a new role to stay an actress."
Nico's jaw dropped, "You're making her start from the bottom of the food chain?… again?!"
"Not entirely…she has the choice to audition for Mackenzie Falls-"
The whole cast gasped loudly, and their hands turned into fists at the words, 'Mackenzie Falls.'
"Did he just say…" Nico turned to Grady.
Grady nodded, ashamed, "Yeah… he said it."
"She can't work at the Falls!" Tawni whined, "They're our enemy!"
Zora nodded, "There's no way Sonny agreed to this. Not after the egg salad incident."
Marshall gave them a small smile, "Well… she kind of agreed to try for the part."
Nico and Grady let out shocked gasps. Tawni's jaw dropped, and Zora thought for a second before nodding her head.
The others looked at her like she had two heads.
"I knew it would happen at some point." She explained.
]"Look, I know you kids have that stupid rivalry thing, but think of the positives." Marshall pleaded, "Sonny would still have a job, and if she gets the part you guys can still see each other."
The cast bit their lips as they thought about the pro's of Sonny being on Mackenzie Falls.
Marshall shrugged his shoulders, "Heck, you and Sonny could still share a dressing room if you wanted, Tawni."
"Really?!" Her eyes brightened, "We really could?!"
Marshall nodded, "Of course. Their stage is right next to ours."
"I… I guess that would be ok." Tawni noticed the rest of her costars were still frowning, "Guys! We have to make the most of this situation!"
Grady shook his head, "You're just saying that because you'll get to see her everyday if she gets the part."
Tawni rolled her eyes, "Oh come on! No matter what we do, Mr. Condor isn't going to change his mind, you all know that!"
They all let out signs of agreement.
"Hey, maybe Sonny could get us off of Chad's wall, and we can visit her when we have breaks!" Zora exclaimed, "I've always wanted to check out their vents!"
Grady rolled his eyes, "Why are you so weird?!"
"At least I don't obsess over Narnia." Zora rolled her eyes as she left the room, clearly she thought the meeting was just as good as done.
Nico looked at Grady and shrugged, "I guess that would be ok. We could still see Sonny, she could still see us."
"Except for she wont be there when we write sketches." Grady frowned.
"Yeah, except for that." Nico frowned as well, and walked out of the room with Grady.
Tawni turned to Marshall with a glare, "She needs that part, Marshall. And if she doesn't get it, I'm not going to be happy! It will be worse than how I felt after you told me 'Tawni Town' wasn't going to happen."
Marshall nodded his head quickly, "Alright, Tawni. I'll put in a good word for her."
"You better." She tossed her hair over her shoulder and strutted out of the room.
Marshall sighed and sat back down on his chair, "Well that went a little better than I thought."
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