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HD: D*LUX/Duncans/Leon segment

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Worried looks backstage, as we find Jade and Maya, the Duncan girls, in a communal area of the arena with D*LUX. The boybanders stand around as if they're waiting for bad news. Except they've already had the bad news and it's only just sinking in. It's sunk in for Jade and Maya though, sat on a production case with glum looks. Until suddenly, Tyler claps his hands and gets everybody's attention.

TYLER
Come on guys.

SHAYNE
Huh?

TYLER
Look, I don't want to do this. But we've got no choice. And if we're gonna have to do this, let's do it right. It's two on one this time. We can win!

A cold, awkward silence fills the air.

JADE
No. There's got to be some way out of it.

Suddenly, Maya springs to her feet and sides with D*LUX. Literally.

MAYA
Maybe Tyler's right. Sooner or later, they had to do something like this. You fall off a horse, you get back on it. Granted, this is a little soon and it's going to be more like remounting a moving horse that's still pissed you were riding it in the first place. But damnit we're humans and we are above horses in the food chain!

JADE
Or... maybe we could... just ask Mom to take it easy on them or something?

MAYA
Oh, okay, great idea sis! You want to ask her to take pity on someone in competition for the first time in her life or should I?

JADE
Well there's no need to be sarcastic.

Standing up, Jade gets an idea.

JADE
You know what, maybe there is something we can do.

Jade marches off and unsure of what she meant, D*LUX and Maya follow after her, trying to keep up. Off in the distance, Jade has spotted the bad of her uncle's head. And stomping up behind Leon, she folds her arms as Leon turns around.

JADE
What the hell is your problem? Getting Josie to make a match between Krista and Tyler and Shayne and you're the 'special enforcer', is this some kind of plan, setting Mom up, setting us all up? Huh? Haven't you done enough lately?

Leon takes a step past Jade, revealing that he had been in mid-conversation with Morgan Nerdly. Once Jade spots her glaring eyes, she doesn't seem quite so confrontational. Leon stands in front of Shayne and Tyler, looking at them with contempt.

LEON
I'd have thought you'd be happy. Look at you two. You used to be someone. You're naive and you're soft, living off of fickle people who don't give a damn whether you live or die so long as they get what they want out of you. But even, then you used to mean something. And now what? You've got two teenage girls fighting your battles for you. And Krista's got whatever balls you had on her trophy case. And I get you a shot... a shot at the person who humiliated you in front of the world and ripped away any shred of dignity you had, two on one, to save a little bit of face and what? You're scared? Scared of what she might do to you? Scared you might [i]upset[/i] people!?

MAYA
What do you care anyway?

LEON
Pipe down.

SHAYNE
Hey man, listen...

LEON
No, YOU listen! She did the same thing to you two that she did to me. And the fact that you can just move on with your lives and not give it a second thought, pretending everything's right in the world makes me SICK to have ever been associated with you two.

Leon motions to Morgan goes to walk away, but Tyler blocks his path, with similar disgust on his face looking at his former friend.

TYLER
What the hell happened to you man?

LEON
Shit happened. I figured you'd understand. But I guess not. Maybe after tonight, you'll stop listening to these kids, open your eyes and grow up. When you do, let me know. Until then, get the hell out of my sight.

Grabbing Morgan's wrist, Leon brushes past Tyler and walks off, D*LUX and their manageresses no better off for their confrontation.

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