Ashlyn's Pov:

The stage welcomed me as I took my first step into the spotlights singing on the otherside of Kourtney, all leaned up against the brown wooden door and painted wall sets for Do You Want to Build a Snowman

I wasn't feeling the greatest but I was okay, the initial nerves seemed to wear off a bit as I started singing. It was familiar and I was happy with my performance throughout which was reassuring

The pain and nausa didn't really start making a comeback until Love is an Open Door. Ricky who was playing Hans must have noticed me shaking with sweating hands

"Do you need to step out for a minute? I can go grab Big Red and ask him to find Hannah"

He told me as soon as we had a moment offstage

"No, I don't have much longer until the end of this act. I think I can make it until then"

My heart raced out of my chest. Big Red brought me over a garbage can and urged me to sit as Seb was singing a beautiful rendition of "Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People" on stage. I leaned into him hugging that garbage can and seriously debating with myself on whether I could get through the rest of this mess without puking onstage

When Seb's song finished, I groaned as I went to stand up while Big Red looked at me with eyes of definitive concern

I continued feeling worse the whole way through but I think I managed to play it off like I was fine to the audience, which is the most important thing when you're putting on a show. That little voice in my head was continuously telling myself "ok we're almost done, don't throw up on Seb" over and over. I held my breath to try and stop myself from gagging which made me go dizzy. The choreography seemed to get harder as pain seared through my body and the room started spinning faster and faster

"Stay on stage you little wimp, you want to do this professionally someday? Right Ashlyn, right? You can't run off onstage in a professional atmosphere, you need to suck it up. You're a beat behind, keep up with Seb Ashlyn, you will never make it in the real world if you don't push through all your problems Ashlyn"

"The real world, you will never make it in, the real world"

That annoying and nasty voice just kept ringing in my ear

Oddly the negative reinforcement kept me going through the rest of the scene but the audiences clasps felt like a blurry haze in a different world, my head was light, I was sweating, were my hands shaking. I couldn't see anything around me as they switched the sets for my final scene of Act One

Seb had to grab my hand and practically drag me off the bridge we were on for that scene to where I was supposed to be leading into the next scene

"You ok? You're palms are all sweaty and you look like you're shaking"

He asked rapidly

I didn't have time to answer before the curtains opened. I continued through my daze spewing off lines out of memorization, normally they would have flowed better and been more enthusiastic but for right now I was just trying to get through it

Big Red stepping on stage for his number freed me for a moment as Seb and I got to get off stage for a brief few seconds

As much as I wanted to watch my boyfriend in awe as he always did for me when I performed, I couldn't. My brain went foggy and black splotches started clouding my vision of the cute tap dancing ginger boy that I loved. I quickly shoved my left foot back to catch my unstable body and accidentally fell backward into Seb who was right behind me

"Jesus Ashlyn!"

Seb caught on quick enough to steady himself and grab me under the arms to safely lower me to the ground. He turned around and mouthed something to Carlos, Gina, Kourtney and Hannah that were standing right behind him and a new chaos filled the area as the girls raced into the dressing room

All within a few seconds, Miss Jenn rushed over with a chair and helped me prop my feet up on it at a 90 degree angle, she ploped a pillow from the bedroom scenes with young Anna and Elsa under my skull and she, Ricky, Carlos and Seb helped drag my body to the side so I could still see the stage and watch Biggie tap his little heart out

Laying down helped the intense nausea, sparks and dizziness fade a bit so I could watch the show more clearly, grinning wide as Biggie finished his number

The girls came back within a few seconds with Hannah dressed up in a matching wooley coat outfit to the one I was wearing as she and Seb rushed onstage to finish the act as Anna and Kristoff. I realized Kourtney probably stayed up late as well this week to sew her doublicates of all my costumes tailored to her size

"Kourt, did you-"

I started asking in a sense of touched appreciation

She simply smiled

"We've all got your back here"

She said quietly sitting down next to me

When "In summer" finished, my boyfriend came offstage panting with his face dropping at the sight of me laying flat on the floor

"You were amazing!"

I whispered reaching my hands up to grab his

"What happened?"

He layed down next to me by my side holding my hand that was closest to him

"I almost killed Seb in the process of partially passing out, but hey at least I made until I was offstage"

He looked at me sympathetically and tightened his grip on my hand

"I just wish there was something I could do to stop all this from happening to you"

"I know, but it'll go away. Just gotta wait it out"

"Can I get you anything? Water? Medicine?"

He started sitting up but I nudged him to lay back down with me

"I'll ask Gina to bring me my backpack when she's done changing for Act two"

As soon as the first act was finished, Gina came out of the girls dressing room dressed as a troll and handed me my backpack without me even having to ask her to. Big Red lifted my feet off the chair and helped me slowly sit up while he guarded me from behind in case I feel back. I guzzled down some water and pepto bismol, and shoved a couple pain killers into my mouth

"You dizzy when you sit up?"

Big Red checked. The room was still spinning so I had to be honest with him

"Yeah"

I nodded

"Lay back down for a bit"

He pushed me back into a lying position, adjusting the pillow underneath me and lifting my legs back up on the chair. After, he took my hand again and layed back down by my side

A few more minutes of me laying down helped take the edge off tremendously. I started to sit up slowly when I was ready feeling way less dizzy

"I think I'm ok now, I'm going to head back to the dressing room"

I smiled at Big Red who reach his hand out to help me stand and walked with me down the hall. About halfway down I noticed a familiar face

"EJ!"

I ran up to hug my cousin who which was easily returned

"Are you ok? I noticed you stepped out for a couple scenes there"

"All good!"

I let go of him and he gestured towards his former scene partner

"How are you Big Red?"

"Same usual you? How's college and stuff?"

"Pretty boring actually but it's going well"

"No parties or trouble? That's a first for you Eej"

I joked, EJ doesn't like to admit that he was party kid in high school. I genuinely hoped he was staying out of trouble

"I mean community colleges aren't really big in the party department. Don't worry I'll experience that stuff eventually at a four year"

He laughed

"What are you going for again?"

Big Red asked respectfully

"Engineering though I'm still undecided on what type"

"Shoulda figured, I need to borrow some of those Caswell brains sometime"

I rested my head on his shoulder at this

"Hey you're a smart guy Biggie, besides you have more common sense than both of us combined"

It's true, us Caswell's are what you'd consider school smart but actually dumbasses. I still like to believe I have a bit more common sense than EJ, at least in the relationship department

"I keep you alive love, this girl really thought it would be a good idea to go rollerskating across the Sam White Bridge last weekend"

Biggie pointed at me as he updated EJ on my latest dumb idea

"Still think it would have been more exciting than roller skating at the quiet park"

"And really dangerous"

"Exactly why it would be fun"

I giggled at him

"You are something Ash"

'That's like the busiest bridge in Salt Lake and you're like the most accident prone person to exist"

EJ rolled his eyes at me

"Hey I'm an only child that was left home alone a lot, had to find some ways to spice up my life"

"I can't with you Ashlyn"

EJ remarked and pulled out his phone to check the time

"Anyways we've only got eight minutes left of this break, I'm gonna go surprise G"

"Have fun, just if you're gonna make out do it in the forbidden hallway and not on public display"

I sarcastically scolded him

"You guys are ones to talk"

He shot back at me as I pretended to act offended and Biggie's faced turned a little pink

"Hey we only kiss on the cheek in public"

I crossed my arms and made a pouty face which earned another half laugh and half eye roll from EJ as he took off to find Gina

"We should probably head back soon and get our mic's checked, I'm going to check in with Kourtney quick"

"You going on for Act Two?"

"Yeah"

I nodded

"I'm glad you're feeling better, make sure you're staying hydrated"

"On it"

I held up a bottle of water that I was carrying in my in my hand to prove myself

It was five minutes before we were supposed to go on that I started to feel awful again. My head began spinning, the pain ragged through my abdomen and the nausa picked back up. I darted past the people lined up in the bomb shelter for a mic check and shoved a few people out of the way as I sprinted to the bathroom with Big Red and Gina noticing and following behind

I collapsed onto my knees and once again started violently vomiting with Biggie by my side trying his best to comfort me. Hot tears were now streaming down my face as I dug my head in the toilet

"Why-"

I kept being interrupted by gags as I attempted to speak in frustration

"Does this-"

"Have-"

"To happen at-

"The worst time possible"

Everything spun even faster and Big Red's soothing voice was going fuzzy as I tried to make out what he was saying but failed. His words were amongst the cloudiness I felt. Finally the burry view of him and Gina became covered with familiar black splotches as everything went dark for good

Gina's Pov:

"She's out cold"

Big Red said after checking Ashlyn's pulse and shaking her a bit to see if she'd respond

"Oh God, oh God. Act two is literally supposed to start now holy crap, is Hannah even in costume for Anna or the Troll scene?"

He shook his pale face and stated that he had no idea

We were saved by Hannah, Nini and Kourtney running into the bathroom

"You guy's we're supposed to be on like now, Miss Jenn is freaking out because you guys are all missing is everything ok?"

We heard Hannah's panicked and winded voice through the closed door in the stall

"Hannah are you in your Anna costume?"

Big Red asked her

"No do I need to be?

"Yes"

He spoke firmly

"Oh God ok"

"I'll help you quick change, go go go!"

Kourtney yelled as she ran after her

"Do you guys need anything?"

Nini followed up, having decided to stay with us

"Yes. Gina you're going on as Olaf which means someone else needs to be Bulda. Nini can you go grab me a change of clothes so Gina can take my costume?"

Big Red instructed taking control of the situation

"On it!"

Nini ran out the door to grab him something to wear. My heart rate was going crazy. I'd never rehearsed Olaf and I didn't think I could pull this off

"But you're Olaf, no one else can do if like you Big Red"

I told him

"I'm not leaving Ashlyn's side, she's probably going to wake up scared, upset and somewhat disoriented and the last thing I want is for her to be alone when that happens. She needs me more than this show needs me so please, for the sake of Ashlyn be Olaf"

"I don't know about this Big Red"

I nervously picked at my nails looking down at the floor

"You choreographed most of the Fixer Upper number and you're a dancer, you'll be fine"

"I'm not sure I even know all the lines"

I admitted

"Review them quick before you go on for each scene and improv if you have to, you've gotten a lot better at it, please?"

I took a deep breath, as anxious as I was I needed to do this for Ashlyn

"Ok"

I nodded as he took his tap shoes off and I squeezed the shoes that were a size too small for me onto my big feet. Dance is pain sometimes

Nini came running in with Big Red's clothes and we switched stalls so I could take his costume. I threw my fluffy hair in double ponies so that the hat would go on and raced out the door after Nini with my Bulda costume in hand

"Wait!"

Nini stopped and looked at me confused

"You've gotta go on as Bulda. You're in the troll number, you know the routine and you're used to filling in for people"

"What? But Gina you're the one doing all the crazy high kicks, I can't do any of that. And what about the lift? If I try and hold my leg up in a position I can't reach during a lift I've never rehearsed before I'll die"

Nini rambled

"Don't worry about the high kicks or the leg grab, we can skip those things, let's go over the lift backstage quick before Act two starts. It's not as hard as it looks, trust me"

"I'm scared!"

"You've got this"

I put my hand on her shoulder to calm her before we took off to the stage

"There you all are, oh my God nobodies in the costume they're supposed to be in"

Miss Jenn freaked when she saw us as we arrived backstage

"We need to go over the Fixer Upper lift quick while the Act Two overture is playing"

I told everyone in a high, commanding voice

"The overture is done, right now they're vamping and they've been vamping for longer that when we lost our harness in Beauty and the Beast"

Carlos yelled seeming just as panicked as he was back then during the missing harness incident

"I'm pushing you guys on stage"

Natalie grabbed us by the hands and started guiding us on

I turned back towards Hannah in her Anna costume

"Hannah, you and I are spotting Nini. Got it?"

"Yup"

She shook her head up and down

"Alright here goes nothing"

I said with my fingers crossed as we were rushed on stage with no time to practice the lift

Nini didn't have to go on yet so she was left backstage pacing and looking like she was about to puke herself. We were down two people that were supposed to be in the Fixer Upper number, this was going to be fun

"Is this High School Musical? Because here we go again"

I heard Carlos tell Mrs Jenn before he ran onstage in his Oaken costume

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Author's note:

I want to get a chapter of my season 3 fillers out this week so I probably won't update this one for a bit. Bare with me, I know I kindoff left on a cliffhanger

Hope you all are doing well!