PP4 - A Story of Us (8/25)
I Tried so Hard
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Amy was feeling proud of her pitches. But of course, they would make the finals. One round was all it needed to reveal the real enemies and Amy wasn't scared of any of them either.
Okay, so maybe DSM bothered her a little. But that was mostly due to their two new additions, the chillingly synchronized twins and the tall Adonis in the guy-liner who literally looked down on everyone else on stage.
Niko, one of the hosts from a group that Amy remembered beating in the Worlds along with DSM when they competed, jumped in after the round was done. "What did I tell you, folks? One round and we have all our finalists determined. Let's give a moment to applaud the amazing teams who won't be joining us in the next rounds and the ones who have made it."
Amy beamed, exchanging a look with Beca who equally exuded the confidence of an absolute boss. But of course all the Bellas were bosses of the acapella world. No one can ever take them down. Only themselves, as Amy recalled, but that was another matter on its own.
Once the Bellas were in perfect harmony with each other, like they were right now, no one stood a chance at all. Not even the self-assured Kommissar, or her manic right-hand man and their acapella team of BDSM-convention rejects.
Trace and VJ escorted the eliminated teams off stage while Jules took over the hosting duties. "Okay, now that we have our finalist, do you all remember what we said about the perks?" he asked and he was met with a chorus of replies asking what it was. Jules smiled, "The winner of our preliminary rounds, the last acapella team standing, shall receive an all-expense paid trip to Buenos Aires for their team for some perfect R&R, be invited to perform at the Halloween Bash – where all participants will also be invited to attend – and get to decide the order of performances for the finals, allowing themselves to secure a place most comfortable to them."
The announcement was met with "oh's" and "ah's" from the crowd. The vacation was nice, another opportunity to perform was all well and good too, but Amy knew that the real prize here was the last thing Jules said. If the Bellas win, they could decide when best to go. They could have DSM go first or last, depending on whichever could put more pressure on them. The first to perform in a contest would be the most nerve-wracked, and from what Amy understood, going last was just as nerve-wracking for some as well.
It was a competition-sanctioned chance to play mind-games with their opponents.
Joe and Niko got the crowd to settle down. Once they did, Jules turned to the wheel of musical categories. The wheel spun and landed on its category. "I've Tried So Hard!" the remaining members of the Filharmonic chorused, and the timer was set to five minutes and twenty seconds.
Linkin Park this round, huh? Amy thought. She stole a glance at Beca who looked excited about it.
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ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29141841/chapters/71929131
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