Script

SIDE 1

(CHAD, ZEKE, TAYLOR, MARTHA COX, JACK SCOTT and some other WILDCATS warm up for the employee baseball game. A dark cloud hangs over their heads; there is no joy in Mudville tonight!

There's no way can we beat the Groundskeepers without our Captain.

I can't believe Troy and Kelsi sold out to Sharpay.

We are like so totally creamed corn, dudes.

Yo, a little team spirit! We're all in this together, right?

(depressed)
Creamed corn.

(GABRIELLA runs in, dragging RYAN with her. He feels awkward and out of place.)

Hey, Wildcats! Look, I found our ninth man!

Uhm, hi guys.

No way! Fulton probably sent him down here to spy on us.

Actually, my sister's the one you should be worried about. She was afraid you'd beat her out for the Star Dazzle Award.

We're not going to do it, now that Troy blew us off.

Yeah, "Humuhumu" is out, too, now that Sharpay broke up our act!

Hey, Troy or no Troy, I thought we decided doing the show together would be fun.

I'm up for it!

Me, too! Let's throw down some slickness!

Who are we kidding? We don't know what we're doing.

(pointing to RYAN)
No, but he does.

(EVERYONE is stunned, including RYAN.)

("whoa!")
1-2-3 red light, hello!

If we had a real dancer like Ryan putting it together, the employees could win.

Look, Dancer Boy, you want to hang  grab a mitt and let's play ball.

Dancer boy? Oh, I get it. You don't think dancing takes some game?

(The WILDCATS snicker.)

Be real.

(taking on the challenge)
Okay, if I play ball and help you guys beat the Groundskeepers, then you have to dance and help us beat Sharpay.

News flash, pal: I don't dance.

He really doesn't.

Oh... wanna bet?

(The WILDCATS start their practice, during which RYAN shows CHAD how to improve his "swing.")

SIDE 2

And?

And I know I've been acting pretty stupid lately. I've been such a jerk.

A big jerk.

(trying to be helpful)
A really big jerk.

Yeah, you're right. Chad, you're my best friend. We're like brothers.

Only one brother's been a big jerk.

(trying to be helpful)
He means you, Troy.

Thanks, Zeke.

Brothers're supposed to trust each other  watch each other's backs.

But sometimes they fight, right?

Yeah, and sometimes they get totally cut out.

But brothers say I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Chad.

(A beat. No response from CHAD. TROY drops his head and turns to leave.)

(finally letting TROY off the hook)
Come here, jerk.

He means you, Troy.

(turning back, smiling)
Thanks, Zeke.

(TROY and CHAD hug and make up, best friends again. What the heck, ZEKE joins the hug, too. RYAN enters with some other WILDCATS.)

Ryan, I'm sorry I snapped at you, dude.

Hey, no problem. But look, Troy, I really don't want to see Sharpay crash and burn. I think you should sing with her.

Consider it punishment for being a jerk.

He means you, Troy!

Thanks, guys. What team?

Wildcats!

(JACK SCOTT takes the stage.)

Wow, that was... unbeliev-a-dable! And now, for something completely different in kinda the same old way, let's bring out Janey Fire and Norman, her phenomenal psycho sock puppet!