Hi everyone, thanks so much for reading my story last time. I fell in love with Sonny and Chad because there are just infinite possibilities when it comes to their relationship. And I have no idea what came over me but I couldn't stop thinking about them, so I came up with this. This is one of the longer stories I've written and I know this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but if it is, I just hope you'll be able to enjoy this story as much as I loved writing it!

Oh and by the way if you can spot out a couple of other DC references I made, I'll give you a cookie… sort of :)

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The prop house was in complete chaos. Paper bouquets and bowling pins littered the floor as Grady tore through a box full of miscellaneous items. Rehearsals were about to start in five minutes, and he couldn't find his props anywhere. After he removed a scuba tank, a coat of arms, and some surgeon scrubs, he pulled out a medium-sized foam pig and threw it haphazardly behind him. It soared quickly through the air and hit Zora, who was already in costume.

"Hey watch it. Do I have use my catapult on you?" The young girl asked. She had been fiddling with her invention in the back of the room, trying to get it to hurl things two times faster, and was eager to test it out.

"Has anyone seen my fire helmet and rubber nose?" He asked frantically, disregarding her comment.

"Did you check under the giant spatula near the tiny oven?" Sighed Tawni, who was sitting on the couch with the remote, flipping through channels. She turned around over the couch to glance at him, and the slight movement caused her over-sized wig to bob slightly.

"Oh, found them!"

Just then, Sonny bounced in, fully clad in a firefighter's uniform and dragging a plastic hose behind her, which scraped against the floor. "Hey, are you guys ready yet? We have to go out and-"

But just then, Tawni interrupted her, waving her hand in the air. "Shh... You guys, they're announcing the nominees for the Tween Choice Awards!"

Sonny and everyone else had been anticipating the results for months now. The whole cast ran in every week after the show, to check online during their traditional ice cream routine. They were dying to be the first ones to break the news to everyone at McKenzie Falls so they could brag about how "Chuckle City" still managed to be nominated, even if they were just a silly little comedy. Ironically, no one took them seriously and they hated having to see Chad do the same after-show interview year after year. They were still sore about it, since he rubbed it in their faces every chance he got. It kind of had become a ritual for them, but it hurt all the same.

Nico, who had been sitting in the corner casually flipping through a magazine, suddenly got up and quickly ran over. He smoothly jumped over a chair, then plopped onto the couch and straightened his hat.

"And now, for the best Tween television show…"

"McKenzie Falls."

When that had been announced, everyone let out the breath they had been holding and groaned in exasperation.

"Every single year." Nico said, shaking his fist. And Grady walked over, sat down, and patted him consolingly on the shoulder.

"Alright, come on, come on…" Said Grady, who now had his fingers crossed and was rocking slightly back and forth while clips from the previous seasons of McKenzie falls continued to flash across the screen.

"It's okay you guys, we got this." Sonny said reassuringly.

Suddenly, bright yellow letters flashed across the screen, as another title popped up.

"So Random." The announcer said, his voice booming.

"Yeah!" Grady said, as he high-fived Nico.

"That's what I'm talking about." Zora shouted, as everyone got to their feet and started jumping up and down, screaming. But they all stopped abruptly when the announcer continued.

"And…"

"And?" Wait, why is there an and?" Tawni asked, as the panic rose in her voice audibly.

"Sweet Niblets."

"Those are this year's nominations for The Tween Choice Awards, don't forget to show your love and vote!" Then the screen quickly changed and a commercial jingle about whole wheat bread came on.

But no one was paying attention.

"Sweet Niblets is nominated this year? There's never been an extra show in that category before." Grady said.

With a new show in the mix, all ideas of bragging rights went out the window. Now, they weren't just competing with one another, which meant they both had an equal chance of losing.

"Oh why I ougtta..." Zora threatened, as she quickly ran back to her catapult and flung a piece of pepper jack cheese at the screen.

Sonny just shook her head and looked around at everyone's distressed faces. She remembered how Marshall had been the first to tell them the bad news a while back during their pirate sketch, when Sweet Niblets had been in it's early production stage. After they had finished rehearsing, Sonny removed a paper mâche parrot from her shoulder and joined everyone around the snack table. She was pouring herself a cup of fruit punch, when Marshall ran in, out of breath. He explained that producers had just approached Hannah Montana and wanted to green light a show based on her life, about a famous pop star who was leading a double life. No one really took it seriously, until Hannah started doing interviews, answering questions about which actress she wanted to play herself. And then, the ads were everywhere- on billboards, posters, and even on buses, replacing Chad's dreamy face. Sonny wasn't sure if that was a good or bad thing, since she stopped having to stare at him everywhere she went. But now, it didn't seem too good.

"Yeah, and according to Tween Magazine…" Nico said, as he pointed to an article he found, pulling Sonny back into the present.

"What, what does it say?" Grady asked.

Nico cleared his throat and read the excerpt loudly so everyone could hear.

"There's been a lot of buzz about this rising hot new show, which will have Hannah Montana guest star as herself on an upcoming episode. Will The Falls and So Random! be able to take the heat?"

"It looks like they have a good chance of beating both McKenzie Falls. And, us." Nico wailed, as his voice squeaked and went several pitches higher than usual. He paused to recollect himself and continued.

"But it gets even worse… Its not just the awards." He continued.

"If we don't do something soon and people keep watching Sweet Niblets, that could mean goodbye to stage 3. And goodbye to So Random!.

Sonny turned as she heard a strangled sound and looked at Tawni, who was beginning to cry.

"Tawni..." Sonny said softly as Tawni got up to get a better look at the magazine.

She turned it around for everyone to see.

"And my hair looks terrible in that picture!"