The Fundraiser
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Danny: So what’s all the excitement about?
Payton: Mia has big news...
Mia: I’ve signed our school up for Cheer Camp! Our cheerleaders are in for a week of training with ALL the best teams in the region! It’s a pretty exclusive program, but our application was just accepted!
Danny: Awesome!
Payton: But that’s not the best part...
Danny: Oh?
Time - 8 hours
Danny: So what’s the best part about this news?
Mia: Well, first let me ask you this... you know how everyone wants to be on the cheerleading squad?
Danny: Well, not everyone...
Mia: Well... it may not be for everybody, but it’s a LOT of fun. I think more people would love it if they gave it a try.
Payton: You should reeeally give it more thought...
Danny: And why is that?
Payton: Because Mia wants to recruit you and me for the cheerleading team!
Danny: Wait... me?!
Mia: Well, Payton has been wanting to be our Team Manager for a while, and I think your spirit would be a perfect addition to our team! Come on, Danny. Please?
Payton: I think you’d be great at it! You’ve definitely got the spirit and enthusiasm for it!
Mia: Plus, you’d really be helping us out!
Danny: Well... I can’t really say no to helping out my friends now, can I?
Mia: That’s great! Because I’ve already signed you up and it’s kinda too late to back out.
Danny: Mia!
Mia: Heh... did I mention you’d be helping us out? Because you’re super helping us out. That’s your thing right?
Mia: There IS a minor setback though.
Danny: What’s that?
Payton: Our team can’t exactly afford the camp’s attendance fee. With so many clubs at our school now, the funding for all activities is tight.
Danny: That’s all right. All we need to do is raise some more funds, and I think I have an idea about how we can do that!
Payton: Oh? How?
Danny: Gather up the cheerleading team... we’re having a car wash!
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Mia arrives with Channing and Uma in tow.
Uma: Hey, Danny! Mia told us about your idea!
Channing: A car wash sounds great!
Mia: What can we do to help?
Danny: Well, first things first. We’ve got to get our wash stations set up. Let’s get started!
Time - 10 hours
Later, Channing unloads buckets and sponges from the back of his car.
Channing: Supplies are all ready!
Danny: Perfect!
Meanwhile, Mia and Uma finish painting a huge sign.
Uma: And we’ve got the sign ready! Once the car wash starts, we’ll hold it up and cheer by the roadside and bring customers in!
Danny: Awesome! That’ll get people psyched for the car wash for sure!
Mia: Well, it BETTER get people psyched! That’s what being a cheerleader is all about!
Mia: We’re all set up, but I think we still need a few things.
Danny: Like what?
Mia: We should get people who are super organized to help coordinate the event while the rest of us are busy washing.
Danny: Good idea. Anything else?
Mia: Uh, yeah! Finding our first customer would be nice!
Danny: Also very true. I’m on it!
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Danny: Maddie! Brandon! Are you organized?
Brandon: Of course!
Danny: Berry! Is your car dirty?
Berry: Of course! Wait... I mean... I was JUST about to get it cleaned! I wasn’t procrastinating, I swear!
Danny: Relax! I was just wondering if you’d want to be the first customer of our car wash!
Berry: Oh! You mean I don’t have to clean it myself? Then sure!
Time - 12 hours
Later, the cheerleaders’ car wash is in full swing! Maddie and Brandon manage the cash box as the cheerleaders scrub down Berry’s car.
Berry: Wow... you guys are working so hard, I’m getting tired just watching you!
Some of the squad cheers at the roadside, drawing in more business!
Maddie: Customers keep streaming in! We’re packed to capacity!
Brandon: Yeah, it’s like a Town Hall hearing! But with more cheeky water fights!
Maddie: I was gonna say the same thing!
Soon, every cheerleader in the squad is busy with soap and sponges!
Danny: Keep up the good work, everyone!
After closing the car wash, Payton and Maddie come up to you with the cash box.
Maddie: Not a bad haul for today!
Payton: But we’re still only halfway to our goal...
Danny: Hmm... I think I know someone who can help us raise the rest of the funds!
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You arrive at the Musician Hangout, where Ezra lounges with his guitar, picking a soulful melody...
Danny: Hey, Ezra!
Ezra: Hey, Danny. What’s up?
Danny: Some friends and I need a hand with something. Do you think you could help us out?
Ezra: Pull up a seat. I’m all ears.
Danny: A couple friends and I are trying to raise money for an event. I was thinking, since you’re so popular with the student body, you could help gather people for a fundraiser?
Ezra: Fundraiser, huh? Hmm. I got a lot of gigs coming up. Probably gonna be a little busy...
Danny: That’s too bad. The cheerleading team was really hoping for your support with this...
Ezra: Whoa, whoa, the cheerleading team? Why didn’t you open with that, Danny? If there are beautiful ladies in need, who am I to withhold my talents? I’m at your service.
Danny: You’re a noble soul, Ezra. I’ll let Mia and Payton know.
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You gather Mia and Payton and meet up with Ezra together.
Danny: Hey, Ezra! I brought the others.
Payton: Danny said you were onboard with helping us raise the money for Cheer Camp!
Ezra: Of course! Always glad to lend a hand.
Mia: Uh huh. And I guess being surrounded by a bunch of swooning cheerleaders had NOTHING to do with your decision?
Ezra: Never said that wasn’t a plus. Anyway, I think I’ve got an idea that’ll solve your fundraising problems...
Time - 14 hours
Danny: So what’s this big idea?
Payton: Does it involve adopting baby animals? Or guys singing serenades? Or some combination of the two?
Ezra: Animals?
Danny: Long story.
Ezra: Well, I don’t know about animals, but I can definitely make those serenades happen. I say we put on a fundraising concert!
Mia: A concert?
Ezra: Yeah. I can play a set here on campus, and the proceeds will go towards sending the cheerleaders to this camp.
Danny: You mean getting the band together? That might be difficult...
Payton: That’s right. Danny and I will be pretty busy preparing for Cheer Camp, and Julian’s swamped with football practice...
Ezra: No worries. It’ll be a chance for me to debut a side project. Like how Jack White played in both The White Strips and The Raconteurs.
Danny: Sounds like a plan!
Danny: The concert sounds like a great idea! What can I do to help?
Ezra: Well, all the greatest concerts have had one thing in common...
Mia: VIP seating?
Payton: British guys?
Ezra: No! Great posters!
Danny: Great idea! I’ll find some people to help design them!
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Nick: Hey, Danny. You mentioned something about needing some artwork?
Danny: Yeah! We need a promotional poster for our fundraising concert and were hoping you two could help design it.
Ezra: I had some ideas for it. Picture this... Me, standing atop a cliff with my guitar raised, a beam of rainbow light streaming from its tup, while a group of cheerleaders cling to me desperately, like my music is the last hope for the fate of the universe!
Madison: It’s a little too... ‘70s sci-fi for a concert poster.
Nick: I think it sounds very Kanye... which is not necessarily a compliment.
Danny: Ezra, why don’t give our artists a little freedom with the first designs and see what they come up with?
Ezra: That’s cool too.
Time - 16 hours
Later, Nick and Madison return with a finished design for the poster.
Nick: We went with a cheerleading motif, combines with musical elements...
Madison: See how the border is made up of pompoms here... and the background is made up of music notes and fret boards?
Ezra: Well, it doesn’t have my face on it... but I like it! No one person is the star... it’s all about helping out our school.
Danny: This is great! I love it!
Ezra: Now that we have our promo art, we need to start thinking about our stage presence.
Payton: I think your stage presence is amazing.
Ezra: Oh, I didn’t mean me! I’ve been told I’m a natural performer. What I meant was, we need some dancers on stage!
Mia: Dancers? Hello! You’ll have a whole squad of cheerleaders at this event! Why not have US as backup dancers?
Ezra: That’s perfect!
Danny: I’ll gather up some of the team.
Ezra: Don’t forget, we’ll also need someone to choreograph!
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You gather with Channing, Uma, and the rest of the cheerleading team as they meet with Willow.
Willow: All right, people. Ezra asked me to choreograph a routine, and I think I have just the thing!
Mia: Sorry, but who made you boss? You’re not even on the squad!
Channing: Well... dancing IS Willow’s area of expertise.
Uma: Yeah, it’d be nice to learn a routine where one of us isn’t hurled precariously into the air...
Mia: I GUESS.
Willow: Perfect! Let’s get started then. And five, six, seven, eight...
Time - 18 hours
Willow: One more time from the top!
Ezra strums out some guitar chords as Willow counts out the beat. Mia and the cheerleading squad jump into an intense dance routine on stage!
Channing: Woo!
Uma: Yeah!
They hit every move in unison with perfect precision, ending with air splits as the song hits its finale!
Payton: Amazing!
Danny: You guys nailed that routine!
Mia: Okay, okay. I’ll admit, that was fun, Willow. You’re a pretty good choreographer.
Willow: Thanks, Mia!
Ezra: Looking great, everyone!
Danny: We’ve got our background dancers, but there’s still a crucial step left...
Ezra: Getting even more dancers?
Danny: No... selling tickets! Let’s see... who should I make my first customers?
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You arrive at the Slacker Hangout and find Berry, Hsin, and Olivia just.. hanging out.
Danny: Hey everyone! Think you can give me a hand with something?
Berry: That depends. Does it involve getting out of our seats?
Danny: Well... yes!
Berry: Oof... we’re off to a bad start. But we’ll hear you out.
Time - 20 hours
You give Berry, Hsin, and Olivia the details on the benefit concert.
Berry: So lemme get this straight. I can help out the school... and all I gotta do is chill out and watch a concert? Sounds like my kind of activism. I’m in.
Hsin: Me too. When words fail and actions fall short, only music can put form to the chaos of emotion inside of me. Also I heard there would be nachos.
Danny: Awesome! What about you, Olivia?
Olivia: I dunno. My music taste is pretty unorthodox. I’ve never heard any of Ezra’s stuff. How is it?
Danny: Well, I think it’s ironic. Ezra’s putting on a ‘benefit concert’, but really, it’s a commentary ABOUT benefit concerts.
Olivia: Ha! Satire for a cause. That’s priceless. I bet half the people there won’t even get the joke!
Danny: Um... yeah!
Olivia: Count me in. Wouldn’t miss this for the world!
Later, you track down Ezra and tell him the good news...
Danny: This concert is going to be packed! Everyone wants to come!
Ezra: I knew you’d deliver, Danny. Now it’s up to me to put on a good show. I could really use a couple of good backup singers... and do you know any girls who can play the drums? I want to go for a kind of a ‘White Stripes’ vibe...
Danny: I think I know JUST the people to help!
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You find Alexandra, London, and Austin studying outside the Musician Hangout.
Danny: Sorry to interrupt... but would any of you be interested in playing with Ezra at the benefit concert?
Austin: Have I EVER turned down a chance to sing?
London: This is going to be even bigger than Sectionals!
Danny: What about you, Alexandra? Ezra would love to have a girl drummer in his band!
Alexandra: Typical Ezra... yeah. I’ll drum for him. But you tell him I’m more of a Tobi Vail than a Meg White, okay?
Danny: I’m not sure who those people are... but I’ll tell him you’re in!
Time - 22 hours
At the concert, Ezra’s band takes the stage.
London: Look at all those people in the crowd! This is even bigger than Sectionals! It’s like... Nationals!
Austin: We’re going to be rock stars!
Alexandra: Let’s get this thing started!
The band takes the stage and begins to play. The crowd goes wild!
Ezra: This one goes out to the cheerleading team... we know you’ll blow them away at Cheer Camp and put our school on the map!
Mia: I could get used to a guy like Ezra dedicating songs to us...
Danny: Woo hoo! Go Ezra! Go cheerleading!
After a long, fun night, Ezra takes a brief break before his final song.
Payton: You should go up and say something during the break, Danny!
Mia: Yeah! Ezra is the star of the show, but you’re the one who put it together.
Payton: Go up there and rally the school! Get them excited about the cheerleaders representing our school!
Mia: Yeah! Remind them why they’re here!
Danny: I’ll see what I can do...
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From up on stage, Ezra’s voice booms through the crowd.
Ezra: Before I sing you all one last song, I’ve got a very special friend with something to say to all of you. This is the person who recruited me to this school... the person who recruited all of us!
Mia: He’s talking about you, Danny.
Danny: Heh. Yeah. I kind of figured.
Ezra: Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for Danny!
Berry: Woo!
Hsin: Go, Danny!
Olivia: Yeah!
Time - 21 hours
Up on stage, Ezra hands you the mic.
Danny: Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight. Thanks to your generosity, we’re hoping to have the money to send Mia and her team to Cheer Camp!
The crowd cheers!
Danny: But I just wanted to add that this isn’t just about one team here at the school... it’s about all of us. Look around you... look at what WE built together! At our school, we support each other, we rally around our classmates when they need us!
Mia: Yeah! Go Danny!
Danny: I just wanted to say... thank you. I’ve never been so proud to go to school here with you guys.
Hsin: Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Olivia: You tell ‘em, Danny!
Berry: I missed that last part, but hooray for Danny and helping people!
Ezra: And now... how about one last song?
As you walk offstage, Ezra begins to sing. Mia and Payton approach, with Julian in tow.
Payton: Look who I found!
Danny: Julian!
Julian: Hey, Danny! The football team has been busy practicing, but when I heard about this fundraiser, I had to take a break to come support! You definitely knocked it out of the park with that speech!
Payton: But I get the feeling not everyone here was happy to hear it.
Payton points into the distance... where you spot Kara striding toward you!
Mia: What’s SHE doing here?
Danny: I’ll go talk to her...
Mia: I’m coming too. But you’d better bring some backup, just in case.
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You and Mia approach Kara, with Ashton and Berry at your side.
Kara: Good to see you, Danny! You too, Mia!
Mia: Kara.
Kara: I just LOVE this little fundraiser you’re putting on. It’s SO cute!
Ashton: That sounded sarcastic. Was that sarcastic?
Berry: I’m pretty sure it was sarcastic.
Mia: Classic Kara. I know you’re just here to gloat before we see you at Cheer Camp, so you can drop the Nice Girl act.
Kara: ‘Act’? No way! I’m being 100% sincere! By the way, did I mention how ADORABLE your outfits are? I bet you got a really good deal on those!
Danny: Enough. What are you doing here, Kara?
Kara: I’m just enjoying the music. Is that a crime?
Danny: I’ll have to check with my lawyer.
Kara: Come on... be nice. Can’t we just let the past be the past?
Time - 23 hours
Danny: So... you’re just here to have fun?
Kara: Oh yeah! It’s super fun to watch your school raise money! It just reminds me how fortunate I am!
Danny: Wait... so you’re only enjoying yourself... because you think this is humiliating for us?
Kara: No, I think it’s heartwarming. A real ‘RAGS to riches’ story.
Danny: You know what, Kara... We’re glad to have you here!
Kara: You... are?
Danny: Of course! This concert represents the best of everything we stand for... everyone coming together to support a common cause! And you’ll be glad to know your admission fee will go to support our cheerleaders.
Kara: Oh... that’s sweet... so sweet, it’s sickening. Good luck at Cheer Camp... you’ll need it!
As Kara walks off, Mia scoffs.
Mia: I can’t believe her...
Danny: Don’t worry about her. It’s nothing.
Ashton: If by ‘nothing’ you mean Kara being her usual, jerky self, then yeah.
Berry: After ten seconds around her, I feel like I need a hug.
Ashton: Aw, here you go.
Ashton gives Berry a big hug.
Mia: Well, I can’t be too mad... every ticket sold helps... and we made JUST enough money to afford the Cheer Camp!
Danny: I guess we’ll be seeing Kara again soon.
Mia: Yeah... and I can’t wait to see the look on her face when our cheer squad demolishes hers!
What’s going to happen when Mia, Danny, and the cheerleaders face Kara at Cheer Camp? Find out in our next quest!
- Mia
- Payton
Danny: So what’s all the excitement about?
Payton: Mia has big news...
Mia: I’ve signed our school up for Cheer Camp! Our cheerleaders are in for a week of training with ALL the best teams in the region! It’s a pretty exclusive program, but our application was just accepted!
Danny: Awesome!
Payton: But that’s not the best part...
Danny: Oh?
Time - 8 hours
Danny: So what’s the best part about this news?
Mia: Well, first let me ask you this... you know how everyone wants to be on the cheerleading squad?
Danny: Well, not everyone...
Mia: Well... it may not be for everybody, but it’s a LOT of fun. I think more people would love it if they gave it a try.
Payton: You should reeeally give it more thought...
Danny: And why is that?
Payton: Because Mia wants to recruit you and me for the cheerleading team!
Danny: Wait... me?!
Mia: Well, Payton has been wanting to be our Team Manager for a while, and I think your spirit would be a perfect addition to our team! Come on, Danny. Please?
Payton: I think you’d be great at it! You’ve definitely got the spirit and enthusiasm for it!
Mia: Plus, you’d really be helping us out!
Danny: Well... I can’t really say no to helping out my friends now, can I?
Mia: That’s great! Because I’ve already signed you up and it’s kinda too late to back out.
Danny: Mia!
Mia: Heh... did I mention you’d be helping us out? Because you’re super helping us out. That’s your thing right?
Mia: There IS a minor setback though.
Danny: What’s that?
Payton: Our team can’t exactly afford the camp’s attendance fee. With so many clubs at our school now, the funding for all activities is tight.
Danny: That’s all right. All we need to do is raise some more funds, and I think I have an idea about how we can do that!
Payton: Oh? How?
Danny: Gather up the cheerleading team... we’re having a car wash!
Requirements
- Mia
- A Guy Cheerleader (Channing)
- A Girl Cheerleader (Uma)
Mia arrives with Channing and Uma in tow.
Uma: Hey, Danny! Mia told us about your idea!
Channing: A car wash sounds great!
Mia: What can we do to help?
Danny: Well, first things first. We’ve got to get our wash stations set up. Let’s get started!
Time - 10 hours
Later, Channing unloads buckets and sponges from the back of his car.
Channing: Supplies are all ready!
Danny: Perfect!
Meanwhile, Mia and Uma finish painting a huge sign.
Uma: And we’ve got the sign ready! Once the car wash starts, we’ll hold it up and cheer by the roadside and bring customers in!
Danny: Awesome! That’ll get people psyched for the car wash for sure!
Mia: Well, it BETTER get people psyched! That’s what being a cheerleader is all about!
Mia: We’re all set up, but I think we still need a few things.
Danny: Like what?
Mia: We should get people who are super organized to help coordinate the event while the rest of us are busy washing.
Danny: Good idea. Anything else?
Mia: Uh, yeah! Finding our first customer would be nice!
Danny: Also very true. I’m on it!
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- A Level 8+ Student Gov (Maddie)
- A Level 8+ Student Gov (Brandon)
- A Level 8+ Slacker Except Wes (Berry)
Danny: Maddie! Brandon! Are you organized?
Brandon: Of course!
Danny: Berry! Is your car dirty?
Berry: Of course! Wait... I mean... I was JUST about to get it cleaned! I wasn’t procrastinating, I swear!
Danny: Relax! I was just wondering if you’d want to be the first customer of our car wash!
Berry: Oh! You mean I don’t have to clean it myself? Then sure!
Time - 12 hours
Later, the cheerleaders’ car wash is in full swing! Maddie and Brandon manage the cash box as the cheerleaders scrub down Berry’s car.
Berry: Wow... you guys are working so hard, I’m getting tired just watching you!
Some of the squad cheers at the roadside, drawing in more business!
Maddie: Customers keep streaming in! We’re packed to capacity!
Brandon: Yeah, it’s like a Town Hall hearing! But with more cheeky water fights!
Maddie: I was gonna say the same thing!
Soon, every cheerleader in the squad is busy with soap and sponges!
Danny: Keep up the good work, everyone!
After closing the car wash, Payton and Maddie come up to you with the cash box.
Maddie: Not a bad haul for today!
Payton: But we’re still only halfway to our goal...
Danny: Hmm... I think I know someone who can help us raise the rest of the funds!
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- Have Ezra
You arrive at the Musician Hangout, where Ezra lounges with his guitar, picking a soulful melody...
Danny: Hey, Ezra!
Ezra: Hey, Danny. What’s up?
Danny: Some friends and I need a hand with something. Do you think you could help us out?
Ezra: Pull up a seat. I’m all ears.
Danny: A couple friends and I are trying to raise money for an event. I was thinking, since you’re so popular with the student body, you could help gather people for a fundraiser?
Ezra: Fundraiser, huh? Hmm. I got a lot of gigs coming up. Probably gonna be a little busy...
Danny: That’s too bad. The cheerleading team was really hoping for your support with this...
Ezra: Whoa, whoa, the cheerleading team? Why didn’t you open with that, Danny? If there are beautiful ladies in need, who am I to withhold my talents? I’m at your service.
Danny: You’re a noble soul, Ezra. I’ll let Mia and Payton know.
Requirements
- Ezra
- Mia
- Payton
You gather Mia and Payton and meet up with Ezra together.
Danny: Hey, Ezra! I brought the others.
Payton: Danny said you were onboard with helping us raise the money for Cheer Camp!
Ezra: Of course! Always glad to lend a hand.
Mia: Uh huh. And I guess being surrounded by a bunch of swooning cheerleaders had NOTHING to do with your decision?
Ezra: Never said that wasn’t a plus. Anyway, I think I’ve got an idea that’ll solve your fundraising problems...
Time - 14 hours
Danny: So what’s this big idea?
Payton: Does it involve adopting baby animals? Or guys singing serenades? Or some combination of the two?
Ezra: Animals?
Danny: Long story.
Ezra: Well, I don’t know about animals, but I can definitely make those serenades happen. I say we put on a fundraising concert!
Mia: A concert?
Ezra: Yeah. I can play a set here on campus, and the proceeds will go towards sending the cheerleaders to this camp.
Danny: You mean getting the band together? That might be difficult...
Payton: That’s right. Danny and I will be pretty busy preparing for Cheer Camp, and Julian’s swamped with football practice...
Ezra: No worries. It’ll be a chance for me to debut a side project. Like how Jack White played in both The White Strips and The Raconteurs.
Danny: Sounds like a plan!
Danny: The concert sounds like a great idea! What can I do to help?
Ezra: Well, all the greatest concerts have had one thing in common...
Mia: VIP seating?
Payton: British guys?
Ezra: No! Great posters!
Danny: Great idea! I’ll find some people to help design them!
Requirements
- Ezra
- A Level 8+ Artist (Nick)
- A Level 8+ Artist (Madison)
Nick: Hey, Danny. You mentioned something about needing some artwork?
Danny: Yeah! We need a promotional poster for our fundraising concert and were hoping you two could help design it.
Ezra: I had some ideas for it. Picture this... Me, standing atop a cliff with my guitar raised, a beam of rainbow light streaming from its tup, while a group of cheerleaders cling to me desperately, like my music is the last hope for the fate of the universe!
Madison: It’s a little too... ‘70s sci-fi for a concert poster.
Nick: I think it sounds very Kanye... which is not necessarily a compliment.
Danny: Ezra, why don’t give our artists a little freedom with the first designs and see what they come up with?
Ezra: That’s cool too.
Time - 16 hours
Later, Nick and Madison return with a finished design for the poster.
Nick: We went with a cheerleading motif, combines with musical elements...
Madison: See how the border is made up of pompoms here... and the background is made up of music notes and fret boards?
Ezra: Well, it doesn’t have my face on it... but I like it! No one person is the star... it’s all about helping out our school.
Danny: This is great! I love it!
Ezra: Now that we have our promo art, we need to start thinking about our stage presence.
Payton: I think your stage presence is amazing.
Ezra: Oh, I didn’t mean me! I’ve been told I’m a natural performer. What I meant was, we need some dancers on stage!
Mia: Dancers? Hello! You’ll have a whole squad of cheerleaders at this event! Why not have US as backup dancers?
Ezra: That’s perfect!
Danny: I’ll gather up some of the team.
Ezra: Don’t forget, we’ll also need someone to choreograph!
Requirements
- A Level 6+ Dancer (Willow)
- A Level 6+ Cheerleader Except Mia (Channing)
- A Level 6+ Cheerleader Except Mia (Uma)
You gather with Channing, Uma, and the rest of the cheerleading team as they meet with Willow.
Willow: All right, people. Ezra asked me to choreograph a routine, and I think I have just the thing!
Mia: Sorry, but who made you boss? You’re not even on the squad!
Channing: Well... dancing IS Willow’s area of expertise.
Uma: Yeah, it’d be nice to learn a routine where one of us isn’t hurled precariously into the air...
Mia: I GUESS.
Willow: Perfect! Let’s get started then. And five, six, seven, eight...
Time - 18 hours
Willow: One more time from the top!
Ezra strums out some guitar chords as Willow counts out the beat. Mia and the cheerleading squad jump into an intense dance routine on stage!
Channing: Woo!
Uma: Yeah!
They hit every move in unison with perfect precision, ending with air splits as the song hits its finale!
Payton: Amazing!
Danny: You guys nailed that routine!
Mia: Okay, okay. I’ll admit, that was fun, Willow. You’re a pretty good choreographer.
Willow: Thanks, Mia!
Ezra: Looking great, everyone!
Danny: We’ve got our background dancers, but there’s still a crucial step left...
Ezra: Getting even more dancers?
Danny: No... selling tickets! Let’s see... who should I make my first customers?
Requirements
- A Level 8+ Slacker Except Wes (Berry)
- A Level 6+ Emo (Hsin)
- A Level 5+ Hipster (Olivia)
You arrive at the Slacker Hangout and find Berry, Hsin, and Olivia just.. hanging out.
Danny: Hey everyone! Think you can give me a hand with something?
Berry: That depends. Does it involve getting out of our seats?
Danny: Well... yes!
Berry: Oof... we’re off to a bad start. But we’ll hear you out.
Time - 20 hours
You give Berry, Hsin, and Olivia the details on the benefit concert.
Berry: So lemme get this straight. I can help out the school... and all I gotta do is chill out and watch a concert? Sounds like my kind of activism. I’m in.
Hsin: Me too. When words fail and actions fall short, only music can put form to the chaos of emotion inside of me. Also I heard there would be nachos.
Danny: Awesome! What about you, Olivia?
Olivia: I dunno. My music taste is pretty unorthodox. I’ve never heard any of Ezra’s stuff. How is it?
Danny: Well, I think it’s ironic. Ezra’s putting on a ‘benefit concert’, but really, it’s a commentary ABOUT benefit concerts.
Olivia: Ha! Satire for a cause. That’s priceless. I bet half the people there won’t even get the joke!
Danny: Um... yeah!
Olivia: Count me in. Wouldn’t miss this for the world!
Later, you track down Ezra and tell him the good news...
Danny: This concert is going to be packed! Everyone wants to come!
Ezra: I knew you’d deliver, Danny. Now it’s up to me to put on a good show. I could really use a couple of good backup singers... and do you know any girls who can play the drums? I want to go for a kind of a ‘White Stripes’ vibe...
Danny: I think I know JUST the people to help!
Requirements
- A Girl Musician (Alexandra)
- A Glee Club Member (London)
- A Glee Club Member (Austin)
You find Alexandra, London, and Austin studying outside the Musician Hangout.
Danny: Sorry to interrupt... but would any of you be interested in playing with Ezra at the benefit concert?
Austin: Have I EVER turned down a chance to sing?
London: This is going to be even bigger than Sectionals!
Danny: What about you, Alexandra? Ezra would love to have a girl drummer in his band!
Alexandra: Typical Ezra... yeah. I’ll drum for him. But you tell him I’m more of a Tobi Vail than a Meg White, okay?
Danny: I’m not sure who those people are... but I’ll tell him you’re in!
Time - 22 hours
At the concert, Ezra’s band takes the stage.
London: Look at all those people in the crowd! This is even bigger than Sectionals! It’s like... Nationals!
Austin: We’re going to be rock stars!
Alexandra: Let’s get this thing started!
The band takes the stage and begins to play. The crowd goes wild!
Ezra: This one goes out to the cheerleading team... we know you’ll blow them away at Cheer Camp and put our school on the map!
Mia: I could get used to a guy like Ezra dedicating songs to us...
Danny: Woo hoo! Go Ezra! Go cheerleading!
After a long, fun night, Ezra takes a brief break before his final song.
Payton: You should go up and say something during the break, Danny!
Mia: Yeah! Ezra is the star of the show, but you’re the one who put it together.
Payton: Go up there and rally the school! Get them excited about the cheerleaders representing our school!
Mia: Yeah! Remind them why they’re here!
Danny: I’ll see what I can do...
Requirements
- A Level 8+ Slacker (Berry)
- A Level 6+ Emo (Hsin)
- A Level 6+ Hipster (Olivia)
From up on stage, Ezra’s voice booms through the crowd.
Ezra: Before I sing you all one last song, I’ve got a very special friend with something to say to all of you. This is the person who recruited me to this school... the person who recruited all of us!
Mia: He’s talking about you, Danny.
Danny: Heh. Yeah. I kind of figured.
Ezra: Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for Danny!
Berry: Woo!
Hsin: Go, Danny!
Olivia: Yeah!
Time - 21 hours
Up on stage, Ezra hands you the mic.
Danny: Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight. Thanks to your generosity, we’re hoping to have the money to send Mia and her team to Cheer Camp!
The crowd cheers!
Danny: But I just wanted to add that this isn’t just about one team here at the school... it’s about all of us. Look around you... look at what WE built together! At our school, we support each other, we rally around our classmates when they need us!
Mia: Yeah! Go Danny!
Danny: I just wanted to say... thank you. I’ve never been so proud to go to school here with you guys.
Hsin: Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Olivia: You tell ‘em, Danny!
Berry: I missed that last part, but hooray for Danny and helping people!
Ezra: And now... how about one last song?
As you walk offstage, Ezra begins to sing. Mia and Payton approach, with Julian in tow.
Payton: Look who I found!
Danny: Julian!
Julian: Hey, Danny! The football team has been busy practicing, but when I heard about this fundraiser, I had to take a break to come support! You definitely knocked it out of the park with that speech!
Payton: But I get the feeling not everyone here was happy to hear it.
Payton points into the distance... where you spot Kara striding toward you!
Mia: What’s SHE doing here?
Danny: I’ll go talk to her...
Mia: I’m coming too. But you’d better bring some backup, just in case.
Requirements
- A Classmate Except Danny and Mia (Ashton)
- A Classmate Except Danny and Mia (Berry)
You and Mia approach Kara, with Ashton and Berry at your side.
Kara: Good to see you, Danny! You too, Mia!
Mia: Kara.
Kara: I just LOVE this little fundraiser you’re putting on. It’s SO cute!
Ashton: That sounded sarcastic. Was that sarcastic?
Berry: I’m pretty sure it was sarcastic.
Mia: Classic Kara. I know you’re just here to gloat before we see you at Cheer Camp, so you can drop the Nice Girl act.
Kara: ‘Act’? No way! I’m being 100% sincere! By the way, did I mention how ADORABLE your outfits are? I bet you got a really good deal on those!
Danny: Enough. What are you doing here, Kara?
Kara: I’m just enjoying the music. Is that a crime?
Danny: I’ll have to check with my lawyer.
Kara: Come on... be nice. Can’t we just let the past be the past?
Time - 23 hours
Danny: So... you’re just here to have fun?
Kara: Oh yeah! It’s super fun to watch your school raise money! It just reminds me how fortunate I am!
Danny: Wait... so you’re only enjoying yourself... because you think this is humiliating for us?
Kara: No, I think it’s heartwarming. A real ‘RAGS to riches’ story.
Danny: You know what, Kara... We’re glad to have you here!
Kara: You... are?
Danny: Of course! This concert represents the best of everything we stand for... everyone coming together to support a common cause! And you’ll be glad to know your admission fee will go to support our cheerleaders.
Kara: Oh... that’s sweet... so sweet, it’s sickening. Good luck at Cheer Camp... you’ll need it!
As Kara walks off, Mia scoffs.
Mia: I can’t believe her...
Danny: Don’t worry about her. It’s nothing.
Ashton: If by ‘nothing’ you mean Kara being her usual, jerky self, then yeah.
Berry: After ten seconds around her, I feel like I need a hug.
Ashton: Aw, here you go.
Ashton gives Berry a big hug.
Mia: Well, I can’t be too mad... every ticket sold helps... and we made JUST enough money to afford the Cheer Camp!
Danny: I guess we’ll be seeing Kara again soon.
Mia: Yeah... and I can’t wait to see the look on her face when our cheer squad demolishes hers!
What’s going to happen when Mia, Danny, and the cheerleaders face Kara at Cheer Camp? Find out in our next quest!