Sing When You're Winning DIXI

It's the day of the presidential head-to-head, Blake versus Echo.

Evil versus...eviler. How has this happened?

Echo cannot be allowed anywhere near that presidency.

She can't be trusted. I'm going to go in there, and I'm going to...

-Hey! None of that.

-Oh, hey guys. What are you doing?

-This is an intervention.

-A what?

-We can't let you go in there.

-What?

-Why not?

-Look, we all know what's going to happen here.

You're going to walk through those doors, storm on that stage,

get all riled up, probably fall over,

-and essentially make a massive doughnut out of yourself.

-Hey!

OK, fine, I promise I won't do anything.

And anyway, I won't have to. You've seen Echo's public speaking.

She'll ruin her own chances as soon as she opens her mouth!

-I kind of feel a bit sorry for her.

-Well, don't.

I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her.

Er, do not throw anything.

I can't make those kinds of promises.

Here we go.

I often wonder what people think when they hear the name Blake.

-Does he really want us to answer that?

-Shh!

And I'm just one guy, but a guy with a vision.

And lush hair.

What? He's a total breadstick, but I can still like his hair.

Let's make Drew Fletcher Academy awesome again.

Not for me, but for us.

I pledge to you that a vote for Blake means cheaper chips

and abolition of the salad bar.

An outright ban on Friday homework.

Non-uniform day once a week.

Free helicopter rides to prom.

And finally, increased funding for school trips.

Forget Kew Garden - I'm talking sun, sea and sand!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I would not want to be Echo right now. She's going to crash and burn.

-Does everyone actually believe Blake?

-People are so stupid.

Wait, is that a marshmallow?

Excuse me...?

Hi, hello.

Get on with it!

I'm here...to bring hope...

..to those without a voice.

# Don't want to be what they want me to be

# I'm more than that

# If you've been invisible so much it makes you miserable

# I've been through that

# It's time to turn it round Rise up from the underground

# Oh-h-h-h Oh-h-h-h

# This school expects a mission Let's fight for self expression

# Oh-h-h-h Oh-oh oh-oh

# We want to be just who we are

# I don't think that's taking things too fa-a-a-r

# You've got to find your voice

# Find your voice

# Find your voice

# You've got to find your voice

# Find your voice

# Find your voice

# Don't be fooled by Blake and his cupcakes

# Trust me, the guy is a total sna-a-a-ke

# Oh oh-oh-oh

# I may not be that confident

# But I can be your president

# Oh-h-h Oh oh-oh-oh

# We've been kept in the shadow for too long

# Silenced from singing from our own...

-# EVERYONE:

-So-o-o-ng

# You've got to find your voice

# Find your voice... #

What's happening? They love her!

Literally everyone loves her! Bubs!

What? It's kind of catchy.

This wasn't supposed to happen. Look at them all!

# Don't want to be what they want me to be

# I'm more than that. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-CROWD:

-Echo! Echo! Echo! Echo! Echo!

OMD, they love her!

If music luver's comment is anything to go by,

Echo might actually win this thing.

Look at the polls!

She has to be stopped, but the only person that can stop her is...

..Blake.

Oh, no. I have to help BLAKE become president.

Emo's up in the polls. We need more cupcakes...

..and possibly a song.

-Hi.

-Blake's busy right now. Move along.

Stand down, Viktor. It's OK.

What can I do for you, Billie-boo?

OK, firstly, eww, never call me that again, and secondly...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

..I want to help you.

I'm sorry, you want to help me? How, exactly?

I want to help you win the election.

Ha! Yeah! Infiltrating enemy lines.

-Nice try.

-Trust me, it's as big a surprise to me as it is to you.

But I don't have a choice. Echo can't win. She's bad news.

I'm sure that she's behind everything.

Trashing Ms Malik's office, the Alessandro attacks - everything.

I... We can't let her become president.

-Interesting.

-So...?

So, you'll do what I ask when I ask, no questions asked.

Yeah, I suppose.

Welcome to Team Blake.

This is what it feels like to be a winner.

Vote Blake! Vote Blake for president.

More enthusiasm, Billie. We're after hearts and minds, here.

Vote, Blake...

-Billie, is that you?

-No.

FRENCH ACCENT: No, my name is Genevieve DeMango,

I'm an exchange student...

-OK, yes, it's me, but I can explain.

-You're helping Blake?

I don't understand. You were against his campaign since day one.

And what about how he treated me? Why are you doing this?

I know that it looks weird, but it's for the greater good.

You have to believe me, Amani. We'll look back on this and you'll see.

-I suppose you think this is funny?

-Don't start, Echo.

-I'm on to you, OK?

-On to what?

This is a new low, Billie, even for you.

Save it, sister. I asked you nicely to stand down and let me run again.

"Vote Echo, the singing saddo." Is that what you think?

OMD... This wasn't me.

I mean, I do think you'd be a nightmare president,

but I'd say it nicely. These were normal Vote Blake leaflets

-when they started.

-Yeah, right.

Do you know how hard it was for me to stand on that stage?

Ladies, ladies!

I hate to break up what I can only assume to be a Blake fan club,

but you're kind of crowding my chief canvasser.

-Can't take the competition, so your campaign does this?

-What is this?

Billie, was this you?

Wait, I knew it! This is a smear!

You're trying to make me and my campaign look bad.

I would never sink to these tactics. This is not what Blake stands for.

Blake, I swear, it wasn't me. You have to believe me.

-Someone set me up!

-Again, funny how you're always the innocent victim

-being set up.

-You've gone too far, Billie.

Amani, please. Echo, I swear!

Bubs...

I think I've made a terrible mistake.

Thanks, Snuffles. Your support means a lot.

Dark times, guys. Literally.

The League of Ordinary Heroes has disassembled.

Civil war is upon us.

Last night, Bubs was a no-show at our weekly Avatar screening.

And before that, Blake gave me the boot

after the whole smear-campaign flyer fiasco.

Billie, it is with great regret, but...

-You're fired.

-I do that bit.

And no-one's replying to my Dixi messages.

They're really properly mad at me.

And I can't even blame them.

I went off on my own and I messed it all up.

No wonder they all hate me.

You know it's bad when the only person still talking to you

is Selene. Yup, I'm finding it pretty hard to find the bright side.

Jane! I was using the dark for dramatic effect!

Tortured soul. Batman?

And does he mope around in cereal-stained PJs, too?

I've been framed. Again! Now everyone hates me.

Do you have any idea what that's like?

Of course you don't. Everyone loves you.

Who would even want to frame you?

That's what I've been trying to find out.

I thought it was Echo, but that was before those leaflets.

She'd never attack herself like that.

It's someone hiding behind this.

Oh, Alessandro. He's cute.

No, Jane, he's not real.

Well, he is, but that's not his name.

Now someone's hacked his fake account

and is using it to send evil messages...

-We've got to tell someone.

-What's the point?

I've ruined everything.

All my friends think I'm evil.

The Shredder's won.

I give up. I can't do this alone.

Wait - I've got the most perfect idea.

OK, so there's a girl from school who's in the year above me,

and she's like a total expert on the whole who-Dixi-dunit scenario.

Oh, she's online now.

-Mimi, hey!

-Hey, Janey, what's up?

There's someone in school who's going round trashing offices,

hacking people's accounts and framing my sister.

Harsh. Am I right, ladies? I know how that feels.

What do I do?

Well, the best advice I could give is retrace your steps.

Every Dixi mystery that I've been involved in -

like The Dixi Killer, The Curse Of Alice, The Nameless One -

there was always a teeny thing that we missed.

A little clue buried deep. So, go back to the beginning.

It's probably right there, just staring you in the face.

-Mimi?

-Coming. I've got to shoot, guys.

Addie's planning a surprise anniversary picnic...

SHE SQUEALS

..and I'm on selfie-stick duties.

-Good luck!

-Thank you. Bye, Meems.

Retrace my steps. OK.

I was on my way to meet Bubs and Amani when I got

the message from Dixi, just after I bumped into Selene, and...

OMD. Of course.

That's why she was there, all along -

to make sure I got her message.

Only you didn't expect Ms Malik to rock up so early, did you?

Who are you talking about?

The person who's been by my side right from the start.

Jane, this whole time,

it was Selene. Selene is The Shredder.

Hello, hello! It's Echo, Echo!

Funny.

Isn't it funny how some of your friends

beg you to run for president,

convince you against all the odds you are the only one

for the job, that the school depends on you, the people need you,

you are the only one to take on Blake the Snake?

And then campaign for the enemy.

Just like that, out of the blue, they join Team Blake.

Funny, isn't it? Hilarious! Ha-ha-ha!

But you know what's even funnier? I'm going to win.

Watch this space.