A/N Alright guys I hardly ever put an author's note at the beginning of a chapter but something needs to be cleared up. This is NOT a Bori story or a Jori story or any other shipper story. It never has been nor will ever be. I put the names of the characters that are in the main storyline for that chapter up. Since Tori is the main person on the show she is always going to be one of the people named. And it depends on who the focus is on who I put in the other slot. For those of you who read it and enjoy thank you. To those of you making demands, Stop because your bullshit is getting old, I'm not changing the story because you freak out over a pairing, and I don't care what you want to see in it. It is my story and I'll write it how I want, if you don't like it, tough shit and don't bother reading it anymore.
The next morning dawns cool and rainy and the weather matches the participants moods. Nearly everybody is convinced that they are the person to be traded to the other team. Hardly anybody is talking in the lobby due to the preoccupation of having Shaylee as the special consultant. The Los Angeles Star Tech team is especially concerned because each member can think back to a time when they had an argument or actual fist fight with Shaylee. Logan is not there to greet the teams this morning so it is an ominous sight to see the team busses pull up through the morning fog. They file onto the awaiting busses and are whisked away to an undisclosed location.
As the transportation pulls up to the pit, Logan and Shaylee observe the silent teens as they stumble off the bus and to the platform. Logan begins to speak, "Alright guys, before we get to the challenge we will get each of your votes for the trade. You cannot vote for yourself and you cannot vote for the captain or vice captain on your team. Alright Hollywood Arts you guys are up first and Tori since you are the first one to vote." Tori casts her vote for Cat while no surprise Jade votes for Sinjin. Trina and Beck vote for Cat; Andre, Cat, and Robbie all vote for Sinjin. All Sinjin has to do is vote for Cat and the deciding vote goes to Shaylee. Surprisingly the long haired boy votes for Robbie which means that he is going to be on Team LAST from now on. "Alright guys I'm not sure what exactly we saw there but Sinjin is officially on the LAST team. Sinjin joins the LAST team and they all look stunned at Sinjin's idiotic choice to move himself.
"Alright guys," Logan says trying to regain his bearings, "The Hollywood Arts team will get one of your guys because you got one of theirs. That means you have to either vote for Kendall or Ryan." They all protest because it didn't matter when their team had more girls than guys. "This is Shaylee's decision guys, if you don't like it you can forfeit right now." Everybody glares at Shaylee who looks pleased as can be. Connor and Kendall vote for Ryan because he is the new guy. Zeak and Ryan vote for Kendall while Slayter and Lilliana vote for Kendall as well. Meg votes for Ryan leaving the deciding vote to Teresa. She bites her lip because she hates making decisions. She decides to vote for Ryan so it is not left up to her on who gets sent to the other team. Sinjin doesn't get a vote because he just joined the team. Shaylee sneers because she hate people who can't make a decision so she survey's the team when she notices Ryan looking at Jade. This infuriates Shaylee to no end so she picks him knowing how Jade treats the people on her own team. Ryan makes his way over to the Hollywood Arts team and tries to talk to Jade who gives him the cold shoulder.
"Alright guys onto the challenge for today. You are going to have to work together to finish four puzzles while freezing cold water is pumped in around you. All the puzzles need to be completed in the proper order before the tank is completely filled with water. As you can see there are two tanks so both teams will be competing at the same time. Go change into your swimsuits because the competition will start in 15 minutes." The teams scramble to their dressing rooms and get ready for the freezing water.
Both teams reemerge from the dressing rooms into the chilly morning air. They all climb into the tanks and Logan blows the air horn to signal the beginning of the competition. Everybody starts clamoring around the first puzzle and the Hollywood Arts team finishes it first but the LAST team isn't far behind as both move onto the second puzzle. The kids from Hollywood Arts go counterclockwise while the kids from LAST go clockwise. The two teams continue to be neck and neck as they race against the muscle numbing coldness of the water. All of a sudden Slayter goes down rubbing her calf because it is cramping up on her. Sinjin reaches down to help her but is pulled back by Connor who makes him concentrate on the puzzle. Slayter manages to swim to the side where she is pulled out by the waiting paramedics and they drape a blanket on her to try and warm her up. Pretty soon The Hollywood Arts team is finishing up the last puzzle. The LAST team finishes right behind them and Logan blows the horn as every member is helped out of the icy cold water.
"Alright guys, it was a very close challenge today but the kids from Los Angeles Star Tech pulled it out," Logan says with a straight face. Hollywood Arts looks up at him furiously but are shivering too much to say anything so Andre contents himself with flipping Logan off. "Due to Ryan insisting that you were supposed to go counter clockwise the Hollywood Arts team has been disqualified for going the wrong way." Mouths drop open as the furious glares turn from Logan to Ryan who pretends to ignore everyone. "Alright for the winning team we have a $500 gift card to that you can use for anything on that site. Now everyone can go back to the hotel and get warmed up."
A/N Let me know what you think.