"Now this is a bad idea," said Dulce as she and Azalea entered the gym where the dance was to take place. "The Artists will kill us if we mess up the place."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm49zDAYsR
"But we have to mess up the place because Cassidy said so," said Azalea. "We have to mess up the place and get Peyton in trouble."
"Enough trouble to end her campaign," said Dulce. "Now, let's get to work."
By the time the girls were finished, the gym looked as if a tornado had ripped through it. Tables were flipped over, broken balloons and streamers were all over the floor, and the arch where the homecoming queen would pose under was destroyed. The girls had done their job well.
"Excellent," said Cassidy as she saw the state of the gym. "With the place a mess and no one around to see it, Peyton Hanner will be blamed for this. Her little homecoming queen campaign will be over before it begins."
As the girls rushed to the principal's office, they didn't know that Stacey and Jadenne had taken pictures of them causing all the damage to the gym. They rushed to the office as fast as they could; there wasn't a moment to lose.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KL1BNkba0
"PEYTON HANNER, PLEASE REPORT TO PRINCIPAL ROGERS'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF23bjAnhd
"Why do I get the feeling that I'm going to be in the doghouse?" Peyton said to Hedley as they made their way towards the principal's office.
"Uh, lucky break?" said Hedley.
"That's not funny," said Peyton.
When they got to the office, they gasped as they saw the principal talking to Cassidy, Dulce, and Azalea. Chloe said, "Cassidy has told me that you've destroyed the gym where the dance would take place. Is this true?"
"Who? Me?" said Peyton. "I would NEVER do such a thing!"
"She's lying," said Dulce as she pulled out the pictures of Peyton appearing to destroy the gym. (Little did she know that the Casters had switched the photos of Peyton to photos of Dulce and Azalea, so she was actually incriminating herself and Azalea.) "Everything that she says is not true."
"I see," said Chloe. "And where's your proof?"
Dulce set out the pictures and everyone gasped in horror as Dulce and Azalea were seen destroying the gym in the pictures. "I don't believe this," said Chloe in anger. "I don't understand how you could lie to me in this way and expect me to believe you. Dulce, Azalea, you two are banned from attending the homecoming dance."
The two girls lowered their heads in shame as Chloe said, "Peyton, since you were found to not be the culprit of this crime, you're free to go. As for you, Cassidy, I suggest that you better be on your best behavior, since this has your hands all over it."
Cassidy stormed away from the office in anger; Peyton had messed with her plans for the last time! Besides, she even got Dulce and Azalea banned from attending the dance at that! How was she going to celebrate her victory without her two minions?
Just then, Stacey and Jadenne saw her and said, "You're not getting away with it this time, Cassidy. This time, you WILL be defeated, and there won't be anything that you'll be able to do about it!"
Cassidy snarled at them, but they smiled at her right back. She knew that like it or not, the battle between her and the Casters was on now...667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2DxNv23Bb
When Peyton came to the cafeteria, everyone there turned around, pointed at her, and began laughing once again. "Why are they laughing at me?" she said to Hedley. "Haven't we seen enough humiliating videos about me?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8JS9nC9R8
"I wouldn't say that," said Julian as he pulled out his tablet and played a video. The video was as follows:
Peyton was seen dressed as a witch and doing magic. Underneath the picture was a caption that read: "Peyton Hanner is a lying cheating witch who uses magic to destroy other students and make herself look innocent in front of the teachers. Don't vote for her. Instead, vote for Cassidy Newton, your true homecoming queen."
"That girl is out of control," said Jacquelyn as she, Stacey, and Jadenne came to their table and saw the video. "She doesn't get in trouble for destroying the school gym and makes another YouTube video that's full of lies. She has no clout."
"Yeah, I know," said Julian.
Stacey was about to respond when the group turned around and saw Sophia, Kirsten, and Kayla making catcalls at Julian from across the room.
"Julian's looking good today!" yelled Kirsten.
"But isn't he Jacquelyn's cousin?" said Kayla.
"Who cares?" said Kirsten. "He's such a great kisser!"
"Sirens," Jadenne frowned as she rolled her eyes at the group. "Why do we have them around?"
"Who knows?" said Stacey. "Anyway, it's time for part two of the plan."
"Which is," Jacquelyn began.
"You'll see," said Stacey with a smile on her face.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5oZWU2GKi
When Cassidy went to check her YouTube account, she was astonished to learn that her account (which consisted of videos bullying the other students) was hacked and all her videos erased. This angered her more than anything in the world; she was sure that Peyton had done the deed.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2O45J5X16
As she ranted and raved about her hacked account, Jacquelyn said, "That ought to teach her not to go dragging us into her schemes."
"But can't we just get her account banned?" said Julian.
"One at a time, Jules," said Stacey. "First, we have to expose the other two girls as accomplices to Cassidy's cruel deeds and not use our Facebook accounts to do so."
"I know," said Julian. "But is this the best way to go about this?"
"Not unless you come up with another plan," said Jadenne.
"She's coming!" said Stacey. "Everyone scatter!"
As the Casters rushed out of the library and went in separate directions to find Peyton, Cassidy had her answer. From her point of view, Peyton had influenced the Casters to help her dethrone her rival. There was nothing else for it.
"It's time to up my game," she said as she thought about the next part of her plan. This time, no one would stop her from clawing her way back up to the top, where she belonged. If Peyton Hanner dared to step in her way one more time, she would regret setting foot in Strawgoh High School.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxC55ZUGZW
