Connor makes his way back to the team tent to find all of his fellow teammates already in their competition gear. He quickly outlines the rules for them but neglects to mention who he is picking as his vice captain. He quickly changes into the red and silver shorts and sleeveless t shirt and rejoins the rest of his team. They quickly fall into strategizing and speculating on what they think the first challenge is going to be and how they can win it. The only person not participating is Shaylee who is still stinging from the rejection she felt when the others never considered her to be the team's captain.
Tori walks in a daze back to her team tent thinking about how dramatically her life has changed in the course of three months. She has gone from being a nobody, to being in a performing arts school, to having the chance to win a hundred thousand dollars. As she slips quietly into her team tent, the others gather around her and clamor for all the details they can get. After finally extricating herself from the group she quickly changes into her green and black shorts and comes back to rejoin her team. After a while both team hear an air horn blast three times and they come out of their huge tents to find Logan standing there in front of an impressive structure.
"Alright teams before I explain the rules of the first challenge I will ask both team captains to come up here and give me there choices for vice-captains" Logan says as Tori and Connor make their way up to Logan. Both captains write their choices down on the slip of paper provided to them and then rejoin their teams. "Alright guys now for the rules for the first challenge…" Logan is interrupted by a general outcry because he is not revealing the choices for vice captain. He rolls his eyes in annoyance and says "the picks will be revealed after this challenge. Behind me is a structure called the Beast, each of you will be suspended upside down and will have to work together to move as many fifteen pound weights in the time allotted. You guys will suspended a few feet apart so you will have to swing yourselves back and forth and time it so you can hand off the weight. Only one weight can be picked up at a time. If you have more than one weight making its way down the line you will be disqualified. You guys will have to alternate genders in each position. Hollywood Arts, you guys are up first."
Everybody scrambles to their positions as the LAST team watches intently trying to form a strategy. Logan says "Alright guys, in the first position we have Sinjin, followed by Jade, Andre, Trina, Beck, Cat, Robbie, and Tori." Everybody looks annoyed that Sinjin is going to be the one who sets the tone for this competition. "On my signal Sinjin will pick up the weight and try to pass it down the line." With that Logan blows the air horn again which starts the clock. Everybody struggles to get up and swinging. After 3 minutes of valiant struggling Sinjin finally gets his momentum up enough to swing himself to the weight. As his hands grasp the iron weight he tries to swing himself back to Jade, but finds that he cant pick up the weight and swing at the same time. Everybody's sarcastic cheers turn to groans when they realize that they are stumbling at the very first obstacle. Everybody is yelling at Sinjin who finally manages to swing his way and hands off the weight to Jade who quickly uses her momentum to hand it off. When the weight gets to Robbie everybody is expecting to get a least one before the time runs out. While he is in the process of handing it to Tori, Logan blows his whistle to call time on the challenge. As the team is unhooked from their harnesses they all run over to Sinjin and berate him for choosing to go first.
"Alright Star Tech, it is your turn and the same rules apply to you, everybody get to their stations." There is no arguing because they all agreed on a game plan before trying to conquer the Beast. "Alright guys since you have more girls than guys you are allowed to put your girls together, first off we have Zeak, followed by Shay, Lilliana, Kendall, Megara, Teresa, Connor, and Slayter. On the sound of my horn you may start." He blows the air horn once and all of the students begin to get their momentum up. It takes a little while but Zeak does not have too many problems reaching the weight and passing it off to Shay. She struggles with it for a minute then finally gets enough momentum to pass it on down the line. It makes its way to Teresa and she is having a lot of problems trying to keep a hold of the weight and pass it to Connor. After two minutes she finally hands the weight off and Connor uses his length to help push him along the ground and pass it to Slayter. Slayter then barely reaches the end zone with the weight before Logan blows his air horn again. After the team is unhooked from their harnesses they start jumping up and down celebrating their win. Nobody notices Teresa being taken away by the paramedics to be looked at.
When the two teams are finally grouped beside each other Logan says "That was a well fought contest but with a score of one to zero the LAST team wins. You guys will each receive a karaoke machine for winning the challenge. The more you win the more prizes you can claim in this competition. LAST you guys are up one victory to Hollywood Arts none." As Logan is speaking to the assembled teens Robbie notices that the LAST team is one player short. He looks around and sees the medics tending to Teresa. He walks over to where she is sitting as the medics walk away and says, "Is everything ok?" Teresa gives Robbie a grateful look and nods her head in response. "You were good out there today, if you ever need anything just let me know" Robbie finishes awkwardly as he makes his way back to his dejected team. Jade notices where Robbie is coming from and starts in on him for becoming friends with the other team. Finally she gives up and storms away from everybody. Logan is finishing up by saying, "And now the moment you all have been waiting for; the announcement of the Vice-Captains. Well this is a shock the vice-captain for the Hollywood Arts Team is Jade West. And for the LAST team it is…"
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