TSI: The Next Step: Ep. 6-3

=rologue==

Jessica made her way out of the gym and smiled. She thought that her plan had succeeded, and that now, they would compete, and she would once again look like one of the best players in the entire school…

She thought…

As she made her way through the lobby, she stopped and realized a fatal mistake in her plan: Now that Doki couldn’t play, they didn’t have enough people on the team to compete in the competition! So now, no one would see any of them…

She had to decide: Doki, or the competition…?

==One week later==

Doki and Nabi made their way to the gym to watch the competition. They really didn’t want to see Jessica any time soon, but they figured that they should at least try to be nice and support them. At this point, Doki’s leg was healed, but her back was still aching a little. And as hey were about to sit down, they saw Lip Cat coming towards them.

“Hey, Lip Cat. How’re you doing…? said Doki.

“Well, not so good actually. You should know right…?” she said

Doki and Nabi looked at each other, “What do you mean…? said Nabi.

“Don’t you know? Because Doki can’t cheer, the team doesn’t have enough players, so they can’t compete!”

They looked at each other with surprise. As Lip Cat made her way out of the gym, Nabi said,

“You don’t think…she knew that when she thought about putting you in danger, do you…?”

She thought about it and said “Well, as much as she hates us, I’m sure she cares more about the team than she does me.”

With that said, they saw Jessica coming this way, and they knew what they had to do. Before she could get there, they both made their way to the lockers room…

==A few hours later, around 11 AM…==

“How are we gonna compete if we don’t have Doki?!” said one cheerleader.

Jessica had been asking herself that question all day. She couldn’t believe that their chances of winning were crushed because of her. She thought maybe there was the chance that they could win…

There was…for as she thought about quitting, the double doors opened, and Doki sprang out with her pom-poms in her hands. She looked very excited as she said “Alright guys, let’s get out there!” Everyone just looked at her as she made her way to the other end of the court to stretch…

Nabi smiled as he made his way to his seat. He wanted to make sure that this worked…

And it certainly did. As the competition started, the other team did their routine, which was pretty good. But Nabi saw Doki’s routine and was astounded. Not only that, but Nabi realized something. He saw something…different about Doki, just like when he saw her when he was at his basketball game.

After a while, the judges finally voted. The final score: A 9.6 for the other team…

And for Doki’s team: A 9.8

Everyone in the gym let out a cheer, as the cheerleading squad took home their 3rd championship trophy in a row. And as they received the trophy, all the cheerleaders picked up Doki and cheered for HER in particular. Once she was let down, she and Nabi shared a big hug, and they made their way out of the gym…

While Jessica, who was filled with anger, made her way to Doki’s house…

==Epilogue==

Doki and Nabi made their way back home after having a big lunch for a celebration. They walked, hand in hand, as they were talking about what they were going to do for the summer. They had heard about a school trip to go to the beach. They said they would both go, but they couldn’t figure out what to do next…

Their question was answered. They both stood there, shocked, as they went in to Doki’s house…

While trying to avoid the broken glass shards on the floor…

To be continued…