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hyun: so what did kaori-nim
mean by special training day?

nao: i don't know, but it must
be important if we're waking up
at five in the morning for it...

[ all forty trainees gathered into
the big practice room where their
five mentors waited for them. ]

rosé: hi, everyone? feeling rested?

all: sure!

soyeon: great! we're here to help
with your special training day. i'll
let taeyong explain it.

taeyong: we're going to set up 8
workshops for individual groups.
you'll be in each workshop for
fifteen minutes, and then you go
to the next one. sound okay?

all: yes!

suga: okay! let's begin... um, bu
minkyung? what's in your hand there?

[ minkyung looked down and saw her
plushie that she always slept with in her
hand for some reason. the others began
chuckling. it was too early for her and
she wasn't really all there yet... ]

[ minkyung chucked it into the corner ]

minkyung: uh, what? nothing!

suga: haha, okay. gonna pretend
like that didn't even happen.

[ baekhyun decided where everyone
would go first. there was a workshop
for each mentor, and then three more:
one to practice the whole song, one to
run on the treadmill whilst singing to
enforce stability, and one for a break. ]

[ it lasted the whole day long, but
it helped each and everyone so
much! they were all sure that their
performances would be perfect. ]

[ camera cut: jeon soyeon
"i'm having a hard time training class
x's liu xin... why was she put in a high
class in the first place? she messes us
constantly and it's because she barely
puts in any effort. her teammates
are struggling because of her." ]

[ camera cut: lee taeyong
"i see a hidden gem in class e...
zhou lijian! the flexible one. i think
she's gonna get really good..." ]

[ camera cut: byun baekhyun
"class a was given a huge challenge.
they have lots of rappers in the group
but not much rap parts. i'm working
hard on them and i'm glad they aren't
slacking off. they seem determined
which makes me really relieved." ]

[ camera cut: park rosé
"class x is supposed to be thebest,
but they can't even work together
well? they all wanna do their own
thing or practice separately. it's not
turning out well for them. poor
chaeri is the leader and she can't
seem to get a hold of anyone." ]

[ camera cut: fujihara nanami
"nothing to see here, i'm just
dying of thirst! i've been in the
treadmill workshop overtime
now, and honestly guys, i'm
starting to see stars. uh.. help?"

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[ while class d was practicing, joon
kept playing around and making
faces or cute gestures while going
through the choreo to be silly. ]

han: stop the music... hey, joon!
what are you doing? are you gonna
be this unprofessional on stage?

joon: i was just goofing off, sis...

han: well practice doesn't make
perfect, but perfect practice
makes perfect. don't you dare
screw up on performance day
after 'goofing off' in practice.

joon: okay... sorry.

[ camera cut: min joon
"i really do feel sorry. i don't want
to burden anyone. i've been doing
that my entire life. i should stand on
my own and make those people
who i've burdened proud." ]

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xinjun: good work. lets take
a break and rehearse again.

yijun: i'm going to the bathroom~

[ yijun left swiftly and went to the
bathroom, where she locked her-
self in a stall against the far wall. ]

[ she grabbed her phone out of
pocket and dialed her mom as
a tear dropped from her eye. ]

"yijun-ah? are you not busy?"

yijun: a little... actually, i'm so
busy. i cant catch a break. i...
i don't know if i can finish.

"aw, baby. you have to finish
strong. you're one of the best,
so don't waste your talents.
giving up isn't an option. i'm
always fighting for you, baby!
i've been watching the show
every night with dad."

yijun: thank you and i miss you
so, so much. i won't let you
down. i gotta go now. bye, mom!

"bye, baby! work hard!
mommy loves you!"

[ xiao yijun wiped the tears from her
face and stood up, breathing deep.
her mom's words would surely keep
her going strong until the very end. ]

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[ the girls group v rehearsed
icy over and over again. eunbi
was teaching the moves and
watching everyone closely ]

[ the song ended and eunbi
sighed, a bad sign for them ]

yoona: joyoung needs help
with the hand motions from
the dance break. she moved
her arms weird at the end.

joyoung: ah excuse me?
that's really rude, yoona.
if eunbi thinks i need help,
then she'll tell me herself.

yoona: i'm not insulting your
performance or anything, i only
said that so you wouldn't make the
same mistake twice. i'm looking out
for you, can't you just thank me?

[ joyoung glared at her as the
camera zoomed in on her face

joyoung: just remember, i'm the
leader. don't try to fight with me.

yoona: yes ma'am...

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[ the day of the performance, class
a walked into their practice room
with a sense of nervousness. ]

[ minkyung walked in with a smile
and a platter of fresh fruit in hand. ]

minkyung: i thought we could all
use something refreshing before we
practice. enjoy! i cut them myself.

hanbyeol: thanks, minkyung! i was
craving something sweet actually.

hyuna: let's all enjoy this and
work hard. thank you minkyung!

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minkyung: peek-a-boo~

hanbyeol: cut the music! uh...
why does everyone's voice
keep cracking?! this isn't good.

hana: i hate to break it to you,
but we don't have a single vocal
trainee on our team... our voices
are not stable at all.

raehyun: i should stick to rap...

hanbyeol: hey... let's not feel bad.
more the reason to train hard. the
judges will be impressed if we get
our vocals skills up as rappers! now
who's in to push the limits with me?

[ one by one, everyone raised a hand. ]

hanbyeol: good. let's start by
requesting rosé and baekhyun
to come in for team training.

hyuna: and while we wait, we can
do vocal warmups! i have a good
youtube video we can follow!

hanbyeol: perfect. team rainbow,
fighting!

all: fighting!

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[ the day before their showcases... ]

choonhee: let's go class f! just one
more run through and we'll be ready!

[ they played 'who dis?' again,
performing with full power. ]

[ there was a move that involved
them sitting and standing up quickly,
and it caused a butterfly effect. ]

[ sooyeon's low iron caused her to
get dizzy, and fall down while going
to the next formation. she scraped
her knee on the wood floor and it
began to bleed a deep crimson. ]

[ then yeseul, who had an intense
fear of blood, fainted instantly
at the sight of it, falling to the
floor with an unappealing bang ]

seungli: yeseul!! she fainted!

sooyeon: oh my god! what are
we gonna do? the performance
is in twenty minutes, oh god!

choonhee: turn off the music!
let's stay calm... i'll prop her against.
the wall. can i use someone's sweat-
shirt or something as a cushion?

seungli: you can use my bag.
it has my extra clothes in it. it
can act as a makeshift pillow!

choonhee: good thinking! soomin,
you should help sooyeon clean her
cut. seungli, go get water for yeseul.

sooyeon: is yeseul gonna be okay?

choonhee: she told me before that
she has a bad fear of blood. she'll be
fine pretty soon, but i don't know if
she'll be strong enough to perform...

soomin: hopefully she will be...
we really need her right now.

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sorry for the cliffhanger sksksk

hi everyone! i'm feeling extra creative
these days and i wanted to hear some
of your suggestions for joyride! it can
be anything! more special surprises?
mission ideas? more scenes you'd like
to see you trainee in that you didn't
put on the form before? lmk! <333