Chapter 22 Don't Let Me Down
Bart's POV
As we were all rehearsing our regionals routine, I was doing my solo dance in the dance.
Izzy's POV
Everyone is standing around in a circle. I have to do what's best for the team.
"Okay, I know this is going to sound crazy, and I can't believe I'm saying this but we need to try and get John to come back." I told them team.
"WHAT?!" Jake screamed.
"No, nah uh we are not bringing back John here. Right guys?" Jake asked the team.
"With having John on the team there our only of winning the regionals." I told them.
Everyone was now confused on what I just said.
"What?" Lisa asked.
"No offense Izzy, but how do we manage to do that?" Finn wanted to know.
"Yeah, John is so stubborn there's no way we'll be able to get him to come back." Pirate Princess said.
"Izzy I love you, but there's no way he's coming back." Jake exclaimed
"This is his home! I know she can do this we can get John to come back and you guys are just giving up like that?" I wanted to know.
"Are you guys into this?" I asked.
"Yeah." They all answered.
Bart's POV
As I was I'm studio B trying to learn the solo. I'm finding the solo really difficult cos the solo is find of done for Cubby's style which is technical almost the opposite of mine. That's when Red Jessica came in.
"Hey, Bart."to Jessica exclaimed.
"Oh, hey, how's it going?" I asked.
"Good. What's up?" Jessica wanted to know.
"Nothing, erm trying to learn the solo." I told her.
"How's it going?" Jessica exclaimed.
"Um, pretty bad." I answered.
"Well I got tickets to a concert." Red Jessica said.
"Really?" I wanted to know.
"Two, tickets. Do you wanna come with me?" Jessica asked.
"I totally love to but I can't I'm really busy with the solo." I told her.
This is one of Jessica's toys and I'm not falling for it.
"Come on, my friend bailed on me and I have no one to go with." Jessica told me.
"You just caught me at the worst time." I said.
"I can't, sorry." I told her as she walked away while I rolled my eyes.
"See ya." I said as I continued to practice my solo.
"Bart." Owlette called.
"Hey, Owlette." I said.
"Hey!" Owlette exclaimed.
"What's up?" I wanted to know.
"How's the math going?" Owlette asked.
"Um, it's good." I answered.
"When's your next math exam?" Owlette wanted to know.
"Um coming up." I said.
"Shouldn't you be studying?" Owlette asked.
"I just finished studying." I told her.
"I gotta work on this." I said.
"Okay, but everyone's relying on you and you need to pass this math exam." Owlette exclaimed.
After Owlette told me to stop working on my solo and work on my math, it just annoyed me.
"Owlette, everyone's relying on me to get this solo." I said.
"Okay I understand that, but if you fail your math exam you're out of the studio." Owlette exclaimed.
"I just finished studying, I'll be fine." I told her.
"Whatever." Owlette answered as she walked away.
It hurts that Owlette believe in me she was the one person that stood by me and before when I was going through all of this I just wished she had a little faith in me.
John's POV
As I was at the Mer Academy rehearsing, I know that I find of have friends and I'm in the middle row and maybe in sometimes this is actually really fun.
Izzy's POV
As I walked into the middle of their rehearsal at the Mer Academy, I started to approaching John in the process. I know this rude of me, but it needs to be done.
I stop in front of John, and he stopped to look at me. The rehearsal stops, and everyone's looking at me.
"Izzy? What are you doing here?" John asked.
"I came to talk to you, John." I told him.
"This is a rehearsal." John exclaimed while he folded his arms.
"I know it is, John." I answered.
"Then why are you even here?" John wanted to know.
"The Never Dance wants you back." I told him.
"The answer is no." John said.
"I just want to let you know that we're all really sorry about the whole back row thing." I apologized.
"If you think sorry is going to cut it you are way more delusional than I ever thought you were.
"And please leave before you take this away from me too." John exclaimed.
I spent all this time trying to think of what to say to John and saying no isn't good enough.
"I will not leave." I told him.
"You're not wanted here." John said.
"Yeah, but we want you." I exclaimed.
"Who's we?? You're the only one here Izzy!" John said.
"I'm the only one here? Look behind you." I told him as I point to the team.
"We're here as a team." I said.
We came to get you back John." Finn exclaimed as everyone walked over to John.
"We're all here for you." Bart said.
"We want you back." Owlette told him.
"No, you guys made your bed and now lie in it." John said.
John's POV
"That's right John you're fitting in just fine here. As a matter of fact so fine, I just talked to Marina about moving you to the front row." Alisha told me.
"Didn't I Marina?" Alisha exclaimed.
"Yep." Marina answered.
"Why would I want to come back to The Never Dance? To be embarrassed? To be betrayed? Hurt? And don't You think you would have been coming here if Cubby wasn't injured." I told them.
"It's not true, John." Stormy said.
"Yeah, it's not true." Izzy exclaimed.
"So why don't all of you leave now!" I said.
The team began to leave.
"Hey, Bart." Marina said while flirting.
"Hey." Bart answered as Owlette looked at him and slapped him across the face.
"Let's go Bart." Owlette exclaimed while dragging him out.
"Back to the top." Alisha told us.
"Just think about it." Izzy said.
"I thought about it." I told her.
Izzy's POV
I don't know what we're going to do now our chances of going to the Regionals is going further and further away. I then leave.
"i don't know what we're doing but today was a total disaster." Finn said as we all came back.
No that we know that John won't come back to cuz I never dance we have to pull someone up from troop B.
"We were so close to getting John back." Owlette exclaimed.
"You need to get over your warm fuzzy feelings. John is not coming back now who are we bringing up from Troupe B?" Stormy asked.
"Well there's James, Emily and Jessica too." Finn told us.
"Not bringing Jessica." Bart said.
"Okay well I'm just going to run the plan by Peter and I'll tell you how it goes." I explained as I left to go talk to Peter.
Owlette's POV
"Hey, Jake can we talk?" I asked.
"Sure, what's up?" Jake wanted to know as we walked into a little corner to talk.
"What's up?" Jake asked.
"It's about Bart, he told me he got a D in his last math test and he's not doing too well on the solo either I don't know I tried to talk to him but he's not listening to me.
Bart's POV
As I was learning the solo dance in studio B, I still feel like I don't have the solo. I then stop because I'm out of breath. I didn't give up on things I'm working on the solo I'm slowly trying to get it and I will get it. I decided to sit on the floor.
Jake's POV
As I walked inside Studio B I saw Bart sitting on the floor I'm not looking like himself and out of breath. So I picked up his water bottle walked over to him so I can have a really big talk with him. I passed Bart his water bottle.
"Thanks!" Bart thanked me.
I know it's not going to be a talk easy for either of us. I don't know how to start it.
"Bart, I've been thinking about your problem." I started the conversation.
"I don't have a problem." Bart said.
"I don't know why you're having so much trouble." I told him.
"I'll be fine." Bart exclaimed.
"Look I know you're having trouble with the math, and the solo, I mean look at you. You just can't do both." I said.
"Bro, I'm not it." Bart exclaimed.
"I think you can do it, if you want to stay at the studio you can not do both." I said as I got up from the floor and walked away.
Bart's POV
I know what I really have to do there's no doubt about it I heard Jake.
Owlette's POV
As I walked into Peter office, I began to speak.
"Peter." I called.
"Yes, Owlette." Peter exclaimed.
"I have the money for Regionals." I told him as I passed him the envelope.
"Um Owlette?"Peter called as I walked back in.
"There's only half of it."
"Are you sure? I..." I exclaimed while Peter started to shake the envelope.
"You paid in coins." Peter said.
"I think I just got the pound notes mixed up. But, I'll get it to you I promise.
I'm pretty mortified because I thought I was going to have a good week at work, cos there was a birthday party and I ended up dumping a whole tray of food on the birthday girl so I didn't make very many tips.
"I know...I'll get it to you..." I told him.
That's when Bart walked in.
"Excuse me Red Jessica and Peter can I talk to you please?" Bart asked.
"Nope, everything is fine tomorrow." I sad as I walked out.
"Thank you Owlette." Peter thanked me.
I don't think now is the right thing to tell Peter about my situation.
Bart's POV
"How are you guys doing?" I asked.
"Good." They both said.
"How are you doing, Bart?" Red Jessica wanted to know.
"I'm good." I answered.
""So, you're good? Nothing you just call in to see how we were. Well, how nice of you." Peter asked.
I'm a little nervous about how Peter and Red Jessica are going to react. I just hope they understand.
"Cool, thanks Bart." Peter exclaimed.
"Um...I can't dance the solo at regionals...I mean I tried but I can't balance the two and I'm um sorry." I said as Peter got up and hugged me as I hugged him back.
"It's okay Bart, you tried your hardest." Peter told me.
"It's not okay, because who else is there? I mean clearly Cubby is injured, he's going to have surgery on his damn angle, and to top it off I can't even get my math done." I told him.
"Bart, don't worry, we'll find someone we have plenty of time. Listen, it was a smart play we need you at regionals without you we can't win. You're doing this for the team." Peter explained.
Meanwhile at the Mer Dance Academy...
Marina's POV
"That was a really great idea telling John he's going to move him to the front row, for Regionals Alisha." I told her.
"It was amazing, I am kind of proud of myself. Keep him in the front the day before regionals too late then for anything to happen and then we can kick him out." Alisha exclaimed.
"Yeah, not like we need him anyway." I said.
"Oh yeah you go girl." Alisha answered.
John's POV
After I heard Marina's and Alisha's plan, I'm shocked...am I not good enough for anyone?
"We've won without John before, we can do it again." I heard Marina say.
"Definitely!" I heard Alisha exclaimed.
It's clear to me now that they don't value me as a dancer or apparently as a person I am just a tool in the plot to win regionals. That's when I decided to walk out.
Jake's POV
"Hey, Jake came I talk to you for a sec?" Peter asked.
"Yeah, sure. What's up?" I wanted to know.
I know Peter's going to offer me the solo but I'm not going to take it would be really wrong and don't want Bart to think that's what I had planned from the beginning. All I know is that I'm going to walk out office without the solo.
"So Jake, Red Jessica and I have been doing a lot of thinking." Peter exclaimed.
"A lot of thinking." Red Jessica said.
"And a lot of talking." Peter exclaimed.
"A lot of talking." I told him.
"We feel that you have improved hugely." Peter said.
"Yes Jake 100%." Red Jessica exclaimed.
"I'm really glad that you see my improvements there isn't anything that I wouldn't do for this team." I answered.
"Well we don't hear that because you are now taking over Bart's solo at regionals." Peter exclaimed.
"Congratulations Jake!" Red Jessica congratulated me.
"Wow really?" I wanted to know.
"Yeah!" They both said.
"This is really exciting, this is wow! This is... I'm not doing it." I told them as they were now confused.
"You're not doing it?!" They both asked in shock.
"No, I just can't." I said.
"Jake, we're giving you a solo it's your time to shine." Peter exclaimed.
"Oh I know I love shine, I love bright lights, I'm up over that I mean sometimes I sleep with the lights on." I told him.
"Jake take this series, we are not here to talk about your nighttime routine. So, um you don't want the solo?" Peter wanted to know.
"Oh no don't get me wrong, I love the solo, but I'm just not doing it." I explained while Peter and Red Jessica look at each other.
"Okay...so I guess you made that decision..." Peter said.
"No no no, we made that decision that was our decision if it was up to me I'd do the solo. But this is our decision and it's what we chose." I told him.
"Okay." Peter answered.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" I thanked them as I got up and shook hands with Peter.
"Thank you, Jake." Peter exclaimed.
"Thank you Red Jessica!" I thanked her.
"This is really exciting news, right, thank you." I said as I walked out.
Peter's POV
I don't know what happened, I don't maybe...I don't even want to know.
Izzy's POV
As we were rehearsing our regionals routines, red Jessica came over and stopped the music.
"Guys! Emotion technique hello?? Let's take five get some water." Red Jessica said.
That's when Stormy approached me.
"Hey Izzy, can we talk please?" Stormy asked.
"I don't know Tom are you going to blame me for anything else I did?" I asked.
"Look I'm sorry about that but that's not the reason why I want to talk to you. I want to talk to you about getting back together with Cubby." Stormy exclaimed.
"But, you're still with John and Cubby's injured." I explained.
"Look, the reason why I want to get back with Cubby, it's because I love him and miss him a lot. I don't have feelings from John anymore. Please I really want Cubby back!" Stormy explained even further while crying as I started to stroke her hair.
"Shh, Stormy calm down okay." I told her.
Stormy telling me that she still has feelings for Cubby is really great, but I'm worried it might affect regionals.
"Stormy what about John?" I asked.
"Well, to answer that question, John's at the Mer Dance Academy. It'll be easier for me to break up with him there will be no drama." Stormy told me.
As I was about to give stormy some advice, we both got interrupted by Peter Pan.
"Guys! Guys! Look who's back?" Peter said as John walked into the studio.
I can't believe this is happening right now, John has returned to the studio.
"Hello, I gave it a lot of thought and the Mer Dance Academy is a great Studio it really is, but it's not my home and it's not my family." John said as Stormy and I looked at each other.
"Stormy." John called her name out as he gestures his arms for her to come to him while Stormy just looks at him.
"Stormy." John kept on saying her name repeatedly.
That's when stormy walks over to John and they hugged.
Okay, I guess getting told stormy wants to get back together with hubby was a great thing, to him but now it's the worst thing to hear.