The next morning all of the teams assemble in the hotel lobby looking all sandy eyed because the hotel was also hosting spring break. Zeak notices how Trina still manages to look stunning on the small amount of sleep they got. Nobody says a word as they file out into the smoggy Los Angeles morning. The buses take them to a random tall building in the middle of the city. They file out of the bus groggily and then stare up at the imposing skyscraper before them. A sudden voice breaks them out of their reverie as Logan says, "Alright guys for your second challenge we have to go up the roof of this building. When we get there I will explain further."
As the two teams step out onto the roof they are buffeted by a strong wind which nearly knocks over some of the smaller members of the teams. Logan steps up and says, "Alright guys as you can see there is a platform extending from this roof to the neighboring roof. All you have to do is cross the platform. But each time you cross you have to take a section out of it to make it more difficult fro the opposing team member to pass behind you. If you drop the piece you picked up before you make it to one of the buildings you are automatically eliminated. To answer your unspoken question you will be harnessed in and if you fall it will be like a bungee jump. We have randomly picked which group of four to go first and the first group is Teresa, Shaylee, Jade, and Robbie. Good Luck." The four teens step up and are allowed to be harnessed in; the order for the first group is Jade, Teresa, Robbie, and Shaylee.
Jade takes a piece of the bridge from the middle and scampers to the other side, showing no fear. Teresa takes more time because she is terrified but decides to take piece out beside the middle piece that Jade removed. Robbie is the next one out on the platform and he grabs a piece next to the end of the platform. He raises his arms in triumph and loses the bridge piece over the side and watches helplessly as it flutters into the safety net below. He hangs his head in shame and finishes his trek back to the starting building while everybody on the Hollywood Arts team shakes their head in disgust. "I'm sorry," Robbie says in the way of apology that nobody accepts. Shaylee grabs the last piece of board leaving a foot gap in between pieces. Jade goes back across and leaps over the gap confidently and grabs a piece leaving a smaller landing area for the other two girls still in the challenge. She yells to them, "Good luck with that." Teresa goes next and pulls up a piece before she jumps. Unfortunately for her a strong gust of wind comes at the exact time she jumps and it blows her of course and off the side where she is left hanging while the other two people complete the challenge. Shaylee grabs a piece of the platform before she jumps so Jade only has a small area to land on. She jumps across the intervening space and gives Jade a smirk as she deposits her piece on the first building. Jade smiles evilly at he and takes another piece of platform before she jumps making it safely to the other side. Shaylee takes a running leap to try and clear the space but her foot slips on the platform and she skids off to hang beside her teammate. Everybody is surprised when Shaylee skids off because they hear Jade yell "oh no" over the howl of the wind. Logan says confidently, "Hollywood Arts wins the first round."
The second group to go is Andre, Megara, Beck, and Lilliana. Andre confidently strolls across the platform picking up an outside piece along the way, and as he makes it to the other side he winks at Lilliana. It is Megara's turn to go next and everybody can see the girl shaking violently at the thought of all that empty air underneath her. Seeing how scared she is the team members on Hollywood Arts start celebrating all except for Beck. He makes his way over to her and whispers in her ear, "I know you can do this. I have every confidence in you. If you go through with this we can hang out on the hotel rooftop tonight." Megara gives him a quick peck on the cheek and jumps up and runs over the platform barely stopping to pick up a piece along the way. Beck ignores the venomous glances from his teammates and follows Megara across the narrow platform. Lilliana is next and grabs a piece of platform towards the end and skips over the threshold to the next building. The next round sees Beck falloff the platform and Lilliana slip off the side of the platform, leaving Andre and Megara as the only two competitors remaining. Andre grabs a piece of the platform and jumps across the gap that has opened up. He lands hard and when he does so he loses his grip on the piece and watches it helplessly land in the safety net below. Megara dances her way across the platform and picks up a piece right before the end and jumps to the next building and starts celebrating her win. "Los Angeles Star Tech wins the second round," Logan announces to the teens.
"Alright guys the last group will comprise the remaining eight competitors meaning that his round is for the win. The order the competitors will go in this round is Trina, Zeak, Cat, Kendall, Slayter, Sinjin, Tori, and finally Connor. On my mark, Trina you can begin to make your way across the platform." He blows the air horn and Trina slowly makes her way onto the platform and promptly starts freaking out about the dizzying heights. She bends over and grabs a piece of platform and quickly scurries to the other building breathing heavily with wide eyes. Zeak strides up to the platform and gets almost all the way across before taking his piece. Cat, Kendall, Slayter, Sinjin, and Tori all make their way across the platform uneventfully, bar Sinjin stumbling as he gets to the second building causing him and Slayter to go down in a tangled heap. Sinjin blushes as he gets back to his feet leaving Slayter looking disappointed on the ground. Connor nimbly makes his way across the platform and steps down then grabs a piece of the platform. Logan blows his air horn and announces that Connor is out because he left the platform before taking a piece of it. Connor chucks the piece into the morning sunshine and is pissed at himself. The other seven contestants start to make their way back across the platform. Trina, Kendall, and Sinjin are all eliminated during this portion of the round. The next time over the platform eliminates everybody except for Tori who manages to cling to the side of the building and hauls her self up onto the building which secures the win for Hollywood Arts. Logan blows the air horn and announces the official winner of Hollywood Arts.
"Alright guys, it was a really hard fought contest but today's winners are the kids from Hollywood Arts. Today's prize is a 100 dollar gift card to Best Buy. Now you all need to go back to the hotel and get ready for tonight's party. Alright guys, you are dismissed and I will see you all tonight at 1900 hours sharp." The battered teens slowly and stiffly make their way to the ground floor and pile into the awaiting limos.
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