Chapter 3
Town Meeting With Singing Involved
MAYOR: Michaela, dear, there you are. Where were you?
MICHAELA: I was running errands for Reena that's all.
MAYOR: Oh, ok. In a few minutes we are having a town meeting.
MICHAELA: About what?
MAYOR: You'll see, sweetie, you'll see.
So a few minutes later the whole town of Normal Valley was in Town Hall.
MAYOR: You all know why I called this meeting tonight right?
TOWNSPEOPLE: Yes we do.
MICHAELA: Why did you call this town meeting, father?
MAYOR: It's because I saw that creep from Someplace Else sneaking around down here.
MICHAELA: I seen him down here too and I don't think he was a creep at all, father.
MAYOR: You're the daughter of the Mayor of this town and I don't want you to say something like that ever again.
PATTON: As Assistant Mayor of Normal Valley, I'm going to have to agree with the Mayor on that one Michaela.
MICHAELA: Mr. Fortune you can't do that do me, I'm not your daughter.
PATTON: No you're not but you are my daughter's best friend.
MICHAELA: That maybe true, but that still doesn't make me your daughter.
LEONARD: I don't know why you are making her say something you don't want her to say ever again.
KENDALL: I agree with Leonard on that.
PAT: Dosen't she have the right to say what she wants to say?
DANTE: I have to agree with the boys on that one.
DALE: As do I.
HEATHER: Me, too.
SHAWNETTE: Same here.
EDWINDA: Yes everyone has the right to say what they want to say no matter what it is they do say.
LOREN: That's totally true.
AMY: It's the freedom of speech that is what they are talking about.
SETH: Totally.
REENA: I'm her best friend and I think that she should say what she wants to say.
ELYSIA: I also agree about that.
PATTON: She can't say anything nice about that creep at Someplace Else at all.
CARSTEN: Dad, come on, we've all seen him.
LOUVAIN: Yeah we have.
REIDOR: We think he's kind of cool.
DANIOR: All though we never talked to him yet.
EVITA: I think he's kind of good looking.
RENTON: I seen him around and I noticed that he wasn't doing anything wrong.
MICHAELA: Evita do you really think he's good looking?
EVITA: Yes I do. Do you Michaela?
MICHAELA: Do I what?
EVITA: Do you think that he's good looking?
MICHAELA: I have to get back to you on that one Evita.
MAYOR: Well, Michaela, I hope you don't think that he's good looking because then if you do I'll disown you.
MICHAELA: Father why is that?
MAYOR: Because I don't want no daughter of mine...
MICHAELA: I'm your only daughter.
MAYOR: Fine I don't want my only daughter to fall for someone she doesn't even know yet or someone that I approve of and I don't approve of him.
MICHAELA: Why?
MAYOR: That's because he's a freak.
PATTON: I agree.
TOWNSPEOPLE: We agree too.
MICHAELA: Why can't you just leave him alone. He's done nothing wrong. By the way why can't you accept that we have the best of both worlds here.
MAYOR: What do you mean the best of both worlds?
MICHAELA: How about I sing about having the best of both worlds?
MAYOR: No, no, no. No singing in Normal Valley and also no dancing.
MICHAELA: Why?
MAYOR: Because singing and dancing aren't normal and this is Normal Valley.
MICHAELA: NOT NORMAL.
MAYOR: Yes not normal.
MICHAELA: Well then I'm not normal at all.
MAYOR: Don't say that of course you are normal.
MICHAELA: No, father, I'm not normal at all.
MAYOR: What makes you say that?
MICHAELA: That's because I love to sing and dance.
MAYOR: Why?
MICHAELA: Because it's fun.
MAYOR: Ok, you can sing about having the best of both worlds.
MICHAELA: Thanks father. I know the perfect song.
PATTON: What song is that?
MICHAELA: It's called "Best of Both Worlds" by Hannah Montana.
Now Michaela is singing and dancing to the "Best of Both Worlds" by Hannah Montana.
Oh yeah
Come on
You get the limo out front
Hottest styles, every show, every color
Yeah, when you're famous it can be kinda fun
It's really you but no one ever discovers
In some ways you're just like all your friends
But on stage you're a star
You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show
You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best of both worlds
The best of both worlds
You go to movie premiers (is that Michael Jackson?)
Hear your songs on the radio
Livin' two lives is a little weird
But school's cool cause nobody knows
Yeah you get to be a small town girl
But big time when you play your guitar
You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show
You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best of both worlds
You know the best of both worlds
Pictures and autographs
You get your face in all the magazines
The best part is that you get to be who ever you wanna be
(Best! Best!) Yeah, the best of both!
(Best! Best!) You got the best of both!
(Best! Best!) Come on, the best of both!
Who would of thought that a girl like me
Would double as a superstar
You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show
You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together and you know that it's the best
You get the best of both worlds
Without the shades and the hair
You can go anywhere
You get the best of both girls
Mix it all together
Oh, yeah
It's so much better 'cause you know you've got the best of both worlds.
MAYOR: Ok, now I know what you're talking about by having the best of both worlds. But I still think that he's a creep.
MICHAELA: Father, just leave him alone and besides nobody's perfect.
MAYOR: I'm perfect.
MICHAELA: No you're not father.
MAYOR: Yes I am.
MICHAELA: What makes you think you are?
MAYOR: Because where in Normal Valley that's why.
MICHAELA: That doesn't mean a thing father.
MAYOR: Why do you say that?
MICHAELA: Just because we live in Normal Valley it doesn't mean we're perfect. Nobody's perfect. I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. My best friend and her boyfriend aren't perfect. The Fortune family aren't perfect no one in Normal Valley is perfect. Not even he is perfect.
MAYOR: Who's he?
MICHAELA: The guy who lives at Someplace Else, he's not perfect. (talking to herself with her back towards everyone) What am I saying of course he's perfect.
MAYOR: Are you alright?
MICHAELA: Yes, yes I am. By the way I know a song about nobody being perfect.
MAYOR: What's the song called?
MICHAELA: "Nobody's Perfect" by Hannah Montana.
REENA (to her boyfriend, Renton): I love this song.
Now Michaela is singing and dancing to "Nobody's Perfect" by Hannah Montana.
[TALKING]
Everybody Makes Mistakes,
Everybody has those days,
1, 2, 3, 4!
[SINGING]
Everybody makes mistakes,
Everybody has those days,
Everybody knows what, what I'm talking about,
Everybody gets that way (That's right!)
Everybody makes mistakes,
Everybody has those days,
Everybody knows what, WHAT I'm talking about,
Everybody gets that way
Sometimes I'm in a jam,
I gotta make a plan,
It might be crazy,
I do it anyway,
No way to know for sure,
I figure out a cure,
I'm patching up the holes,
But then it overflows,
If I'm not doin' too well,
Why be so hard on myself?
Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it!
Again and again,
Till I get it right,
Nobody's Perfect!
You live and you learn it!
And if I messed it up sometimes, (Hey)
Nobody's Perfect,
Sometimes I work a scheme,
But then it flips on me (Uh-huh),
Doesn't turn out how I planned,
Gets stuck in quicksand,
But no problem can't be solved,
Once I get involved,
I try to be delicate,
Then crash right into it,
But my intentions are good, (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
Sometimes just misunderstood,
Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it! (Work it)
Again and again,
Till I get it right (That's right!),
Nobody's Perfect! (Whoo)
You live and you learn it!
And if I messed it up sometimes,
Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it! (Come on)
I know in time I'll find a way,
Nobody's Perfect,
Sometimes I fix things up,
And they fall apart again, (Nobody's Perfect)
I know I mix things up,
But I always get it right in the end, (You know I do)
[TALKING]
Next time you feel like,
It's just one of those days,
When you just can't seem to win,
When things don't turn out the way you planned,
Figure somethin else out,
Don't stay down, try again!
(Yeah)
[SINGING]
Everybody makes mistakes,
Everybody has those days,
Everybody knows what, what I'm talking about,
Everybody gets that way,
Everybody makes mistakes,
Everybody has those days,
Everybody knows what, WHAT I'm talking about,
Everybody gets that way,
Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it! (Work it)
Again and again,
Till I get it right,
Nobody's Perfect!
You live and you learn it!
And if I messed it up sometimes,
Nobody's Perfect!
I gotta work it!
I know in time I'll find a way,
Nobody's Perfect,
You live and you learn it,
Cause everybody makes mistakes,
Nobody's Perfect,
Nobody's Perfect,
No, No,
Nobody's Perfect!
Now she's singing "I Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana.
We haven't met
And that's okay
'Cause you will be asking for me one day
Don't want to wait
In line
The moment is mine believe me
Don't close your eyes
'Cause it's a chance worth takin'
And I think that I can shake you
I know where I stand
I know who I am
I would never run away when life gets bad, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
Gonna get what I deserve
I got nerve (I got I got I got)
Electrified, I'm on a wire
Getting together we're on fire
What I said you heard
Now I got you spinning
Don't close your mind
The words I use are open
And I think that I can show you
I know where I stand
I know who I am
I would never run away when life gets bad, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
I know I can change the world, yeah, yeah, yeah
I know what you like
I know what you think
Not afraid to stare you down until you blink, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
Gonna get what I deserve
I got nerve
You you need to discover
Who can make you feel free
And I, I need to uncover
The part of you that's reaching out for me
he-e-e-ey
I know where I stand
I know who I am
I would never run away when life gets bad, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
I know I can change the world, yeah, yeah, yeah
I know what you like
I know what you think
Not afraid to stare you down until you blink, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
Gonna get what I deserve
I got nerve
(I'm what you want,) yeah yeah yeah (I'm what you need)
I got nerve
(I'm what you want, I'm what you need)
I know what you like
I know what you think
Not afraid to stare you down until you blink, it's
Everything I see
Every part of me
Gonna get what I deserve
I got, I got nerve.
MAYOR: What was that last song you just sang called?
MICHAELA: "I Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana.
MAYOR: Why did you sing it?
MICHAELA: Because I just wanted to sing that song that's all father. I don't have to really have a reason to sing it do I?
MAYOR: Well, no, you don't but I just wanted to know why that's all.
MICHAELA: That's ok, father.
LEONARD (whispering to his brother, Seth and their friend, Kendall): I know that she has been to see him at Someplace Else.
SETH (whispering): How do you know that?
LEONARD: I followed her.
Michaela heard the whole thing but didn't know why she could hear that because she wasn't anywhere near the boys.
KENDALL: You can't let her know you followed her to Someplace Else.
LEONARD: I know that. What do you think I am, stupid?
SETH: I am not going to answer that.
A few minutes later Michaela walked over to the three boys.
SETH: Michaela, may we help you?
MICHAELA: Boys we need to talk outside now!
Now Michaela and the three boys are outside and out of earshot of everyone.
LEONARD: What do you want to talk about?
MICHAELA: I don't know how but I heard you three talking a little while ago.
KENDALL: Talking about what?
SETH: Besids you weren't anywhere near us at the time.
MICHAELA: That's the point I was nowhere near you but I still heard you three talking about you (points to Leonard) following me to Someplace Else.
LEONARD: Well I wanted to know why you were going into the woods because it was the first time I saw you go into the woods.
MICHAELA: Why is that?
LEONARD: Because you're the daugter of the Mayor, that's why.
MICHAELA: Just because I'm his daughter doesn't mean I always have to obey him.
Just then Michaela heard Reena talking to Renton about Michaela meeting her mystery man earlier.
MICHAELA: Will you boys excuse me for a second?
THE BOYS: Sure.
MICHAELA: By the way I know that you three are going to go visit him tomorrow.
SETH: Yes we are.
LEONARD: Do you want us to tell him "hi" for you?
MICHAELA: No. I don't want him to know that you know that I was with him today. Let's just make this our little secret. Well Reena knows and now her boyfriend, Renton knows too.
KENDALL: How do you know that?
MICHAELA: I can hear them talking about it right now.
SETH: How is that possible?
MICHAELA: I don't know at all but I'm going to find out soon. I hope?
Now Michaela is walking over to where Reena and Renton are.
MICHAELA: Reena why are you telling Renton what I told you earlier when I was up at Someplace Else?
REENA: How do you know we were talking about that?
MICHAELA: I don't know how, but I heard you two when I was way over there talking to Leonard, Seth and Kendall just a few minutes ago.
RENTON: That's pretty far away.
MICHAELA: Yeah I know it is.
REENA: How could you think had happened?
MICHAELA: I don't know...
Then it dawned on her.
MICHAELA: Of course that's it!
REENA AND RENTON: What's it?
MICHAELA: I just figure out how this is happening to me.
REENA: How?
MICHAELA: It must have been the kiss he gave me.
REENA: What kiss? The first kiss or the good-bye kiss?
MICHAELA: It had to be from the first kiss he gave me.
REENA: Are you sure?
MICHAELA: Yes, yes I am.
REENA: Well why can't I hear anyone from far away like you can, after I got my first kiss from Renton?
MICHAELA: That's because he's not like Maestro.
RENTON: Who's Maestro?
MICHAELA: He's the one who lives at Someplace Else.
REENA: What makes him special enough to make you be able to hear people from far away?
MICHAELA: You just have to wait until you meet him yourself.
RENTON: How about tomorrow?
MICHAELA: No, tomorrow isn't good.
REENA: Then when?
MICHAELA: I'll have to get back to you on that one.
Later that night Reena and Renton were asleep in each other's embrace. Michaela was dreaming about Maestro. Maestro was dreaming about being with Michaela again.