Behind the Scenes - 3
Chapter Three:
In which everyone finds out Robyn is Ok and there is a special moment between Ryan and Josh.
"Josh? Its Ryan, did Fatrisha call you?"
"Uhuh, why?"
"Our phone line went down and I’m calling from Wal-Mart. Is there rehearsal tonight?" Ryan stood outside of a Wal-Mart, a bag in her hand. Stephen, Chole and her mother in her car behind her on the road, waiting for her to finish with her call.
"Yeah, there’s rehearsal."
Josh was in his room, looking through some old drawings he’d done, and trying on some of his old gray and black ballad shoes.
"Thanks, I have to go before my mom losses it. See you tonight."
"Bye."
Ryan hung up, and walked around the front of her car.
Her mom’s eyes grew wide, and she shouted something, Ryan couldn’t hear her, but she turned around just as a car zoomed by. Ryan leaned against the hood of her car, breathing in short gasps. If she hadn’t turned around she would’ve been hit.
"Ryan! Are you all right!" Ryan’s mother ran out of the car.
"Yeah… just…. A little upset."
"Careless drivers."
"Yeah." Ryan said, looking in the direction of the car. She had a strange feeling that it wasn’t just a careless driver. She hurriedly got into her car, and drove home. She had to tell Josh.
"JOSH!" Ryan ran into the theater, and right towards Josh, who was already in costume, adjusting his new tail beside an aisle of chairs.
"What?" He said, turning towards her as she ran towards him.
She stopped when reaching him, and took a moment to catch her breath while he sat down on the armrest of a chair.
"After I hung up the phone, at Wal-Mart, some guy -or girl- almost hit me. If it weren’t for my mom, I’d be in the hospital like Robyn!" Josh stood up.
"Someone almost hit you at Wal-Mart?"
"Yes. As I was going to get into my car. They were driving really fast." Ryan sat down.
"Yeah, well, I rode with the ambulance and Robyn, she almost broke her neck. Her right leg and left arm were, noticeably broken. So, she’ll be in the hospital for a few more days. Fatrisha said she will be back in time for the last two dress rehearsals." He said, standing up, and messing with his tail again.
Ryan grinned.
"RYAN!" Ryan looked up as Joesy called her. "Costume sweetheart. We’re going to start as soon as everyone is in costume."
Ryan smiled.
"I’m ready for my close-up Mr.Devill." She muttered as she walked down the aisle, swaying her hips.
"You want some fries to go with that Shake Bombom?" Danny asked rudely as he walked past her, his girlfriend, AKA, Jessica beside him.
"Nah, just a burger. I’m starved." Ryan replied, walking up the stairs onto the stage and back to the dressing room.
"Hey."
"Hi Ryan." Tiffany said as Ryan walked into the dressing room.
"We got our leg/arm warmers!" Joesy said as she held up hers.
"Cool." Ryan said, putting her bag down at her station and reaching for her costume.
"Its with your tail." Tiffany added helpfully.
Ryan smiled, and pulled off her shirt, slipping on her costume.
"Did you get your slippers?" Joesy asked Ryan, walking over, trying to put her leg warmers on.
"Uhuhu." Ryan said, turning around to pull up her unitard.
"Uh! These things are soo…. Hhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!" Joesy screeched as she fell backwards into the costume rack..
"Oooh… HEY! There’s a door back here!" She said, in a muffled voice.
"What?" Tiffany said. Susan, Holly, Elle and Ryan all turned and looked towards the place Joesy fell.
"A door!" Joesy yelled. "Awww, its locked." She mutter, climbing out from behind the costumes.
"I’ll go tell Fatrisha and Joesy." Susan said, and left.
Ryan continued with her costume, putting on her tail, and arm warmers.
"Hey, has anyone seen my tail?" Tiffany muttered.
Ryan grinned, and put on her slippers, then leg/arm warmers.
"I’m going into the audience." Ryan said, opening the door.
"I’m right behind you!" Elle said.
"Wait for me!" Holly muttered, finishing with her tail.
The three walked onto the stage, just as everyone was getting set up for ‘RumTumTugger’.
"Hey, it’s Bombom." Danny remarked from his hidden spot.
"Yeah yeah…" Ryan muttered, walking to her spot on stage.
"Meow." Danny started off. The only thing is, Danny didn’t say it.
"Danny?" Fatrisha said.
"Rummy?" Jessica said, from inside the tunnel.
"Ryan, go see what he’s up to…" Fatrisha said. Ryan, walked across the tire, and behind the hidden entrance… She looked around. "UH… He… isn’t here." Ryan said, picking up his collar, and walking back onto the tire. She held up the collar.
"DANNY!" Jessica said, frantic, and jumped up, running backstage.
Ryan handed the collar to Fatrisha.
"RYAN LOOK OUT!" Josh said as he jumped, pushing her out of the way as a line of lights came crashing down. Gasps were heard from the cast. Josh lifted his hand, sitting up. Ryan, who was on her side, with a hand over her head, sat up, and looked at the lights.
"Ok, that’s it. I’m going home." Toni said, and walked towards the stairs of the stage.
"TONI!" Susan said as the stair he was on snapped, broke, and sent Toni into a chair in the audience. Susan, and a few other cast members went to help him up, while Ryan and Josh and the others continued to look for Danny.
"Fatrisha!" Susan said, looking around. "Hey! Eric, have you seen Fatrisha?" She asked as Eric walked down the stairs. Ryan turned, and tugged on Josh’s arm, turning him around.
"Josh, I can’t find Fatrisha." Susan said, walking down the aisle and shrugging.
"I can’t find Joseph or Joesy!" Tom, Tom and Sarah said at the same time.
"I’m right here!" Joesy said, completely in costume.
"No! Joesy the propts girl." Sarah said.
"Oh." Joesy said.
Josh frowned, and looked at Ryan.
"Ok-"
"AH! I FOUND DANNY!" Jessica screamed from the lobby, everyone, all but Susan, and Toni, ran towards the scream.
Jessica was on her knees -in her costume non-the less-, and Danny was sprawled out on the floor.
"Damnit!" Ron said.
"The … the doors are locked…" Sally said.
"Ok, everyone go find a door, window and try to get it open.."
"There are no windows. It’s a very secure building. Some valuble items are here… " Toni muttered, walking in, rubbing his head.
"Well, just go check a door. Eric, Susan, Eric, Jeff & Elaine, help me get all the injured people to the audience." Josh said, walking over to Dan.
Ryan and Tiffany went together to look for a open door in the break room. Tiffany was clearly scared, and Ryan was trying to keep up with her, limping a little, she’d cut the side of her leg when she fell. It wasn’t that bad, but it was stiff.
"Man, something must have hit my leg when the lights crashed." Ryan complained.
Tiffany frowned. "What if we have to spend the night here! What, what if somebody dies!" She whined.
Ryan frowned. "No one is going to die Tiff. Its just… a few… accidents. Try that door." Ryan pointed to the door to her left, and walked over to the door to the right.
"Locked." Tiffany informed turning to Ryan.
Ryan jiggled the handle on the door.
"This ones locked too… I," Ryan stopped talking, and looked at Tiffany, who was shuddering, and pointing. "What?" Ryan said just as the glass in the door behind her shattered, and Bustopher’s Spoon hit her in the head.
"Ok, Toni, just sit down, please. Jessica, Danny will be fine. Everythi-"
"AHH!!!!!!!!" Everyone turned their heads towards the green room, and Tiffany’s unmistakable scream.
"Damnit! Ron, Tom, & Peter come with me, the rest of you stay here!" Even though there were a few other people older then Josh, they all listened to him.
"AHHH!" Tiffany screamed again as the hand holding the spoon tried to open the door. She looked down at Ryan’s body, and back to the door, the spoon was on the ground, and two hands were working at the handle.
"AH!!!" She screamed again just as Ron, Tom, Josh, Tom, John, Jeff and Peter ran into the room.
The hands disappeared, and Tiffany flung herself into Peter’s arms, he wrapped his hands around her as Josh ran towards Ryan, and Ron and Tom picked up the spoon, and looked out the door.
Josh rolled Ryan over, and frowned, he put one hand behind her neck, the other underneath her knees.
"All right, lets get back to the audience." He said.
"The door leads to the propt room.." Jeff said.
Peter frowned, and carried the crying, broke down Tiffany towards the audience.
What is going to happen to Ryan? Is Danny dead as well? Where are the crew? Do you know who's responsible?