So, what do you all think about So Random? I think it's ok. Chad is the best part of it, in my opinion, but I definitely miss Channy. Good thing we still have fanfiction to enjoy Channy moments!

Alright, we have made it to Chapter 10! This is the last chapter before Sonny and Chad meet and it takes place about a week before Sonny joins So Random! In this chapter, we'll see Chad's complete transition from Chad Dylan Goldfarb to the Chad Dylan Cooper that we all know and love.

Be watching for the Random in the story. Review and let me know which one you think it is :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny with a Chance.

Enjoy :)

"But Mackenzie, if I leave the Falls, who will nurse you back to health?" Portlyn gently laid her hand on his shoulder. He flinched, as if in pain, and sighed,

"I know, Portlyn, but if you stay, you will never..." He picked up her hand and held it close to his face, pausing for dramatic effect, "...be safe." Chad turned his face towards the camera.

"And cut!" As the scene ended, the cast of Mackenzie Falls scattered to their dressing rooms to remove makeup and bandages. A late-night excursion at the Falls had left everyone but Portlyn injured.

Chad was ready to remove his own makeup and bandages. Mackenzie had, of course, been the most severely injured. The fake cast on his arm was getting heavy, and the bandage around his head was getting itchy.

"Man, these things itch!" He reached up to remove the bandage, but another pair of hands got to it before him. Chad stared down into the all-too-familiar eyes of his ex-girlfriend, Mandy. Out of habit, he reached out to touch her face, but quickly drew his hand back when he realized what he was doing, "Uh, Mandy? What are you doing here?"

"I came to tell you good-bye." Her blue eyes shimmered with unshed tears.

"What? Why are you leaving?" Not that he cared of course. Chad Dylan Cooper didn't care, but he was curious. Ok, maybe he cared a little bit. "Trouble over at So Random?" Mandy sighed,

"No. My dad lost his job, so we are moving to Oklahoma to live with my aunt and uncle." Chad frowned,

"What about So Random? You clowns do get paid, don't you? I mean, it's not like Mackenzie Falls, but still, I would expect-" He was cut short by a stinging slap on the face. Mandy lowered her hand and glared at him,

"That is exactly why I broke up with you, Chad Dylan Cooper! You think everyone is beneath you and your precious show. I hope that somebody puts you in your place someday because you are a snob! Good-bye!"

She stomped off without so much as a backward glance. Chad shrugged his shoulders and went back to removing his makeup and bandages. He didn't really care that Mandy was leaving – she had just been another fling – but her words had stung a little. He didn't want people to remember him as a snob.

Since Mandy had been an original cast member of So Random, Mr. Condor, the owner of the studio, had decided to through a send-off party for her. He had scheduled it right after Mandy's farewell on So Random. All of the shows were invited- and all of them were expected to attend.

Chad stood in the corner of the room with the rest of the Mackenzie Falls cast. If it hadn't been for Mr. Condor's "show up or you're fired" speech, he wouldn't have even been at the party. The last thing he wanted was to be around his ex-girlfriend and her friends. Since that wasn't an option, he had to settle for looking bored and uninterested with the rest of his cast.

The Mackenzie Falls cast was known around the studio, so several people from other shows attempted to come over and talk to them. For the most part, they ignored them, but Skyler had a secret crush on one of the girls from another show, so she was allowed to hang with them for awhile. Unfortunately, Melanie had a horribly nasal voice, so Chad was forced away from the safety of the group.

"Stupid sensitive ears," he mumbled as he made his way over the food table. He figured that if he had to move, he might as well find something to eat. What he hadn't figured on was that Tawni Hart would make her way over to the food at the exact same time.

Chad and Tawni hadn't been on good terms since he had "broken her heart" back when they were on The Goody Gang. She had always given him the cold shoulder, and he had tried his best to ignore her. There were some things that he just didn't want to re-live. Unfortunately for Chad, Tawni was in the mood to talk,

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Chad Dylan Cooper, Hollywood's Heartbreak Teen." Chad frowned at her,

"Seriously. It was ten years ago. Get over it." He turned to walk away, but Tawni hurried around him to block his way,

"I guess you know that Mandy is leaving So Random?" Chad gave her an "are you serious" look, "Of course you know! This party is for her. I don't know why. It should be for me, So Random's leading lady." At this point, another of the Randoms joined them at the table. Chad couldn't remember his name,

"Uh, Tawni, we're all the same on So Random."

"Well, I'm the pretty one." She paused for another dramatic hair flip, "And I'm the funny one."

"That new girl is pretty. And she's funny too." Tawni glared at him, then stalked off. Chad tried to turn and go, but the Random put his hand on Chad's arm,

"So, Chad, you seen the new girl yet?"

"What new girl?" The Random got a funny look on his face. He looked something like a lovesick puppy,

"Ohhhhh. Her name is Sonny, and she's the funny girl from the internet. She's pretty, but I don't think Tawni likes her much." Chad had intended to ignore the guy, but the name Sonny got his attention.

"Sonny? Did you say her name was Sonny?"

"Yeahhhh. And she's going to be on our show next week."

"Well, good for you Randoms." Chad waved his hands around, then walked back over to the Falls' corner. No sense in letting the Randoms know anything about what the name "Sonny" meant to him.

Later that evening, Wendy interrupted her son while he was running lines in order to ask him how his day was going. It seemed that the longer Chad was on Mackenzie Falls, the more distant he seemed to be. She could never find time to spend with her only child. Instead, she found herself alone more often than not in the mansion that Chad had bought after his first season on Mackenzie Falls.

He was pacing back and forth in his room, rehearsing his lines when she knocked on his door,

"Chad? Do you have a few minutes?"

"Yeah Mom, come on in." Chad moved to sit on his bed and motioned toward a chair. Wendy instead moved to sit next to her son and placed an arm around him.

"Mom! Don't do that!" He shrugged her arm off and moved to sit in the chair. "I have a reputation to keep up."

"Chad, we are the only ones here. Can't you let your mom even give you a hug?" He could hear the sorrow in her voice, but Chad refused to give in. Instead, he changed the subject.

"So, I learned something interesting at the party tonight." After waiting for Wendy to look at him, he continued, "Some girl named Sonny is going to be joining So Random."

"Chad! Do you think it could be your Sonny?"

"Mom, do you know how unlikely that would be? Besides, she's not my Sonny."

"Well, not now. You haven't written her since you joined Mackenzie Falls. Do you think she would be proud of the person you have become Chad? I think-"

"Oh, come on, Mom! It's not like I mail her the letters anyway. I just wrote them when I was upset. But now, everything is good, so I don't have to write her. And I'm sure that she would love me. Every teenage girl in America does." He yawned, "Now, I need you to go so I can get some sleep. It wouldn't do for Mackenzie to have shadows under his eyes. Unless the script called for it, and my makeup team put it on." Wendy stood up and reached out her arms, but Chad just moved past her to hold the door open.

"It's nothing personal, Mom, but I can't have my Chadness compromised by a hug." Wendy ignored him and placed a kiss on his cheek on her way out the door,

"Well, then I'll just have to settle for a kiss. Good-night, sweetheart." She turned and walked down the hallway, pausing halfway down to turn back and smile sadly at her son. Chad gave her a half-hearted smile and shut the door.

Despite how cool he had been about the whole thing with his mom, Chad couldn't help but think about the mysterious Sonny as he got ready for bed. He knew the likelihood that she was the same girl was slim to none, but that didn't keep him from dreaming about what it would be like to meet his Sonny. And how it would feel to hold her in his arms.

So, did you figure out which Random it was that told Chad about Sonny? At least you only have two to choose from: Nico or Grady. Let me know who you think it was. Since I'm going to be including them in the next chapters, it would be good if I could properly describe them :)

And Chad is already a jerk in this chapter! Although, who doesn't like jerky-Chad. Especially when he's fighting with Sonny. And they meet in the next chapter! Hopefully, it won't take me so ridiculously long to get the next chapter out!

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you thought about this chapter :D