Previously on High School Musical The Musical, The Series
Ricky and Nini proved that opposites don't always attract
- Okay, that is a five! - Ashlyn fell in love with a piano...
"I already know"
EJ fell in love with himself
- And I borrowed Nini's phone - You are welcome
But I will be stealing the show
Okay guys! Here we go! A five, six, seven, eight!
All right guys, come on! Get your head in the game
Carlos, when can we take the blindfolds off?
When you are able to dribble and pirouette at the same time
Come on, try again
It is important to set up impossible situations in rehearsal
That way, by opening night
they have been through every possible emergency scenario
Someone has a heart attack? Keep dancing
The sound system goes out because of a tornado?
Keep dancing Tornadoes come and go
Dance is forever
Thanks for waiting
You okay?
- She told him she loved him - Who?
Nini
I found an archived post on her Instagram
EJ, you cannot go snooping around someone's phone
like a stalker
I play to win, Ash have we met?
Go to June first Security code is seven seven, seven, seven
"Cannot help dreaming of you"
"Guess I am saying I do not not love you"
- "You know, you know..." - Okay
Firstly, since when does he get a song?
- Whatever It was four months ago - Yes, but it happened
Okay, ancient history Ricky and Nini are completely over
- There is no Ricky - Yes
- It is him - I spoke too soon
- I am going to take this - Are you insane?
Do not answer that phone EJ!
This is Nini, talk to me, me
It is me, your... buddy, Ricky
Sorry to bother you I know we do not do voice convos
but I saw you singing with Ashlyn today
and I felt like we shared a moment, or a thing
I do not know maybe a moment is a thing
Why am I still talking?
Anyway, whatever
If this voicemail is too much or too soon, or you are not into it
we can just ignore this and pretend nothing ever happened, okay?
Poof! Gone
Okay Bye
Nailed it
Crushed it
- You need to return this, now - I know
- Nini could still be inside - I know
For the love of God do not listen to that voicemail
I will! I mean, I won't, I know
You are going to listen to it are not you?
Why do not you believe me?
Forget the ride, I will walk home
It is me, your... buddy, Ricky
Sorry to bother you I know we do not do voice convos
but I saw you singing with Ashlyn today
and I felt like we shared a moment, or a thing
Have you seen my phone?
It is kind of a eggshell champagne color, has a Playbill case?
That is adorable
No, but we will keep a look out
Just remember there is no phones in rehearsal
I know!
Things were simpler when I was a teenager
We had flip-phones and M-Three-P players
My job in a nutshell is to put these kids on airplane mode
So they can fly
Miss Jenn, I need a moment please
Do you have an appointment?
I have got this, Carlos we are done for the day
- Hi - Hi!
you have never been here have you?
- This is where the magic happens - I have been here
This is where my robotics club won the state title last year
We built an entire working crab on a 14-dollar budget
Cool
Miss Jenn, did you spend a huge chunk of your budget
on some kind of smartphone for this production?
If you knew anything about technology
you would know that is called a Palm Brio...
It is a Treo 600, I owned one
and It was a gift from my dear friend Vanessa Hudgens
who I totally hit it off with as a featured dancer in the film
She wanted us to have it as sort of a brick of good luck
- she is a giver - A giver or a seller?
You sent this receipt to the faculty lounge printer
which is two floors away instead of
the one that's a foot from your desk
So we both have technology challenges
It says that the purchase was made
by someone named Jenn Jennifer
Yes, that's me, Jenn, Jennifer
Saying it twice does not make that your real name
Okay, and what's your name Mr. Mazzara?
- How is that a real name? - My first name is Benjamin
Well aren't you lucky?
Who even are you?
I am a very busy, actual teacher
now If you will excuse me I need to go home
and figure out how to make my leading man levitate
with a basketball
Everybody hold!
Nini, where were you? We have been here for an hour
I am so sorry I lost my phone
and spent last night living as a hunter-gatherer
which, by the way did you know there are things
that are only on TV at a certain time?
Okay anyway, I finally picked it up in the lost and found...
Wait, did you say an hour?
Gina sent you and me a text asking if we could come in early
so she could talk through a new idea, you did not get it?
No,because my phone was missing
Look honey You have got to keep better track of your stuff
A real triple-threat means singing acting, and being organized
Got it
Yes, I saw it, too
EJ was supposed to return that phone
Suddenly feeling hashtag complicit
If you had been here
you would know that Gina pitched a whole new dance break
for Gabriella and Taylor in the middle of Status Quo
and she had Carlos work it out with her and it is just dazzling
You and Carlos?
Gina, why do not you hydrate and show Nini the new choreo?
Would you?
Okay Is it just me, or is it possible that Gina stole my phone?
She schedules an early rehearsal she knows I will miss
and then shows up with a whole new dance number
featuring her freakish gymnastics skills that she knows I cannot do
and now I am in the doghouse with Miss Jenn
Is any of this an accident?
I mean If she's willing to steal a spotlight
what else is she willing to steal?
Hey Nini, how was your night?
Um, not so hot actually, excuse me
Okay
"Not so hot"?
Was that about my voicemail?
I mean Is that her answer?
Yes, that was her answer
This is a basic triple pirouette
This is like a two count of krump
and then we're into some Argentinian tango
Piece of cake if you have ever spent a few months overseas
Here's where you kick your face
Hmm, can I kick yours?
I love your humor ok part two, ready?
There's not a word for this last move per se
but I call it the Death Whack
Give a gander
Ta-da! So that, but you start on the left foot
Ready?
I have seen the movie a few hundred times
Vanessa Hudgens walks in and stands there
What I do not remember is the part where she jumps into the splits
and cracks her pelvis
It is on Okay, here is the deal
Are you sitting down? Excellent
So It seems like Gina really wants my part in the show
and she is basically willing to kill me to get it
I could have told you that days ago
Wait, hang on, I did
But now she's stealing phones
and inventing special ways for me to hurt myself
So, here's what I came up with
- What are we back in fifth grade? - Not the point
So the way I see it I could do one of six things
One, talk to Miss Jenn
Two, magically learn the dance
Three, have my moms yell at her mom
Four, quit the show
Five, eat so much ice cream
Or six, steal something back
We can scratch out number six because that's an act of war
- Too late - Nini!
I thought you would veto the ice cream
- This is not good - I know
- No, I mean this is really not good - Yes but it is not news, either
You broke her heart you crashed her play
you bugged her for a little bit and then you left her a sad voicemail
You think it is time to move on?
I wouldn't but you have that other thing
- Pride - Okay, tell me what to do
Just be yourself you know Be the bigger man
Okay, pick one
Definitely bigger man
You are the lead in the play dude
It is time to act like it
You are right
It is like that scene in the movie where Troy tells his teammates
"You are my guys and this is our spam"
When does he say that?
You know I just realized that my allergist keeps
the sound off in the waiting room and maybe I cannot read lips
You stole Gina's shoes
- Wasn't that hard - What if she retaliates?
Then I will come back at her twice as hard
I will rain down hellfire you understand?
I am the night
Nini, I got to be honest this doesn't feel like you
I know, it did not feel like me
But I have stepped into the light I play to win now
I thought you would be proud
Yes, but stealing just seems a little low
You are better than that You are better than...
You are Nini
Hmm, alright maybe you are right
And I do like that you see me that way
I always have
You are a good person
And I do not know if it is because you are a senior
or somebody raised you right
but I wish I had what ever you have got inside of you
It is like confidence mixed with morals, and about a dozen abs
Thanks for being you
- You look terrible - Yes, I feel really guilty
Wow! That's not an emotion I knew you had
Sorry
I never should have stolen her phone
- You think? - It is not the person I want to be
It is not the person Nini thinks I am
- You know what I should do? - Apologize?
Yes, but first, I have to come clean and if I am going to own up to this
I need to do in a way something she really hears
- What are you thinking? - Okay hear me out
She wrote a song for Ricky so I should do that
- For her, I mean - You want to do what now?
Write a song for Nini
To tell her the truth and say I am sorry
and just show her how much she means to me
EJ, respectfully have you ever written a song?
I mean have you even written a poem?
No, but you write songs
So I was hoping you could help me out
How fast of a turnaround are we talking here?
I am studying for an AP Psych test tomorrow
Could you just like loan me one of your songs?
And I will change the lyrics
Please, Ash I am trying to do the right thing
I need to prove myself here
I will send you a track I am playing with
It is not really my style
I was trying to figure out the software
- No, it is perfect! - You haven't even heard it yet
Dig deep, okay?
You cannot just charm your way out of this one
Why do I have it out for Miss Jenn? I do not
I have it in for my program
I need a minimum of 12 students in my robotics club to go to China
Four have already dropped out for the musical
and I do not have the technology to make four more
This is war
So I have thought about what EJ said
and decided that sometimes
you just have to stand up and do what's right
I am returning Gina's shoes
When she isn't looking
Okay I have a few different options
And just hear me out, but I think that you should try this one on first
Are these for the new dance break in Status Quo?
High-key love them whose is whose?
- Taylor, Gabriella - Okay, mine is everything
But for Gabriella
you may want to put her in a color that pops little more
She's already kind of bland
Not as a person sweetest girl in the world
but as an actress
I do not want her to get lost in the crowd
- Did you return the shoes? - I may have stole her water bottle
- No! - You do not have to say it
No, I stole three scarves some jewellery, and her laptop
- Oh, my God! Kourtney! - There is more in the front pocket
Yes, we are going to jail
I am in the kitchen, EJ!
Uncle Dennis and Aunt Debbie are not home, right?
I do not really want an audience for this
Thank you?
No, you know what I mean okay you ready?
I am just impressed you wrote a whole song
Yes, it is got metaphors and everything
Well, I am proud of you sing from the heart
Here goes
Before you go and make that face you make
When you are mad at me So mad at me
Let me say it is not my place going through your voicemail
and your history
And if this were a TV show
You know I would have to go and plead insanity
because the lying and spying and prying Isn't really my personality
I am an idiot for taking your phone
This is my fault, my bad If I said a million sorrys
How about a billion sorrys
Ooh!
You shine just like the stars
And I am not even a night light
because what I did wasn't so bright
I am really sorry
Girl...
Girl, you know I was scared that this would end
That's why I checked your DMs
his has been so hard for me to keep this secret
from you and our friends
But given the chance I would definitely do it again
No, wait, that's not right
I mean that I wouldn't do it again!
No! This is my fault, my bad
If I said a million sorrys
How about a billion sorrys
Ooh!
Can't we just start again
Once upon a time, I am sorry
Nothing else to rhyme with sorry
Okay
Ooh!
Not so great at saying sorry
Hope you know I am really sorry
Ooh!
Okay!
Did you like it?
- There's a lot to admire - It is too much
I guess I was hoping it would feel a little less boy band
and a little more heartfelt
Maybe if you tweaked a couple of the lyrics
Like there are words that rhyme with "sorry"
- I mean not really - "Starry"?
You know what?
I cannot do this
You are right this is her thing with Ricky
She'll just see right through it
I am going to find her after rehearsal tomorrow
tell her what happened and straight up apologize
She might forgive you
Would you?
I am proud of you either way
Yes that's what I thought
Troy and Chad, scene 45! Let's go
I am looking forward to doing this scene today
I am just going to be... Troy a decent guy with a lot of talent
whose only problem is that he cares too much
I am just going to power through the day, find Nini
say what I need to and everything will be fine
Just get through this Chad rehearsal and get on with my life
Okay let's take it from the top
And remember these two boys are "best bros"
Which it is a sacred thing
for reasons I will never understand, ready?
"We had a meeting about how we haven't been like a team, Troy
Us, not you and the singing thing...
I do not want to talk about it
We want you to know that we are going to be there cheering for you
Look win or lose... We are teammates
Even if you turn out to be the worst singer in the world
And you are not going to hear me sing dudes
because Gabriella won't even talk to me, and I do not know why
Okay, that was okay but it was a little stiff
Let's loosen up pass some energy back and forth right
Let's use the ball and improvise
- Just say whatever? - Chad it up
Troy, you are the best player we have got, we are so lucky
Wouldn't be anything without you
The way you pretend to play basketball is really inspiring
Thanks, Chad, and the way you dance is totally normal
and not at all weird for a regular high school kid
You deserve everything that's coming your way
Back at you, dude
- Back at you times two - Four!
- Eight! - Back at you infinity plus one!
Okay, major overcorrect! Let's take a soft ten
EJ, honey, let's get you some ice
Miss Jenn, have you got a second?
Sure
It was my understanding that a big reason you got this job
was because of your experience as a featured dancer
in the original High School Musical film
- Yes, sir - And a featured dancer
is someone who dances
with the people whose characters have names?
Where is this going?
Maybe you can explain this
What is that?
It... My phone has a bright flash
Doesn't matter, This is you, 2006
with all the other extras
who did not sing or dance or even have a real name
Sound familiar?
Miss Jenn, I got you a matcha half-caf with the show Red Bull
I am sorry, what's going on here?
It is nothing
- Are you sure? - Yes, it is fine
You do not look fine
Go inside and practice your box step young man
This is a grown-up conversation
Miss Jenn, is he bothering you?
You know you ought to spend less time
worrying about your drama teacher
and more time trying to make some friends under the age of 35
Carlos, go run the Status Quo vocals for a few minutes, okay?
Do not ever talk to my students like that again
Your students? Do you have a teaching credential?
I may have fudged a thing or two on my resumé
but I am here because I believe in these kids
Not because they are all going to be Broadway stars
but because they aren't
They are weird and unusual and quirky
but they come here at the end of the day
and everything that they get made fun of for outside that room
is what makes them shine inside it
You may think Carlos has no friends
but the day I posted that cast list he got 17 new ones
That's sweet
But Vanessa Hudgens is not your friend Miss Jenn
And the stories you have been telling these kids
are nothing but smoke and mirrors
It is all just a ruse
I am sorry, but you need to go in there
and tell these students that nothing here is real
Why do not you tell them what's real?
"Not another sound"
"No, no, no, no"
"Stick to the stuff you know"
"If you want to be cool Follow one simple rule"
"Do not mess with the flow, oh, no"
"Stick to the status quo"
"No, no, no"
"Stick to the stuff you know"
"It is better by far to keep things as they are"
"Do not mess with the flow, no, no"
"Do not you stick to the status"
"Stick to the status"
"Stick to the status quo"
I have no notes
No I am not going to fall on my sword
and confess about the phone now
Do not need to make Ricky look like the good guy
It was a one-time thing and no one has to know
Just going to keep my head down and forget about the last 48 hours
As soon as this heals
Hey man how's the lip?
All good
Listen, I do not know what happened out there
- It was an accident - Really?
Because "infinity plus one" sounded pretty real
That's not even a number
Do me a favor and stay away from me and Nini, okay?
- Excuse me? - Do not act like my best friend
Don't act like her boyfriend Just stop acting, period
Why cannot you be real?
Listen I am just trying to make the best out of a bad situation...
Stop trying, Ricky
Do not try so hard! It is embarrassing
Dude
I am just trying to say that I am sorry
You want to apologize?
You can start with that thirsty voicemail you left for Nini
Okay, she doesn't need to hear from you anymore
- What did you just say? - Just go home
Hey, Gina?
- Do you have a second? - That's all I have
Okay so I just want to say
I do not know what happened with my phone
and I do not care anymore
and I know you do not like me very much
And I am okay with that
But we have to find a way to respect each other
- and I know that starts with me - Okay
So, when I thought you stole my phone
I may have gone a little crazy
and then you said something mean and I may have gone extra crazy
Point is, I have come into possession a few of your things
and I would like to return them to you
I know It was kind of a workout getting it all here
I do not know how you walk around with all this stuff
You must be freakishly strong But that is beside the point
What is the point?
I am not got to be a doormat for you
but I am also not going to be a klepto
So we can all just stay in our lane and...
find our own ways to thrive right?
Stick to the status quo
Anyway I hope you enjoy having all of your heavy stuff back
I will see you at rehearsal
Just one thing before you go
I did not have your phone
Hey! Nini!
I have to say something to you
I know we are not a couple anymore, I get that
You have been very clear
But... I thought there was a little trust left between us
You know I thought I still meant something to you
- I just cannot do this right now - Fine, okay?
But the next time I spill my guts to you in a voicemail
do me a favor and keep it to yourself
I do not need to hear from EJ that it is wrong and stupid
What voicemail?
- What do you mean? - You heard this from EJ?