Synopsis: Jake tries to distance himself from his sister at school in order to impress his new friend, who dislikes Blossom.
[The morning sun shines through the window of Blossom's room, beaming down on her face as her eyes slowly open. She sit up in bed and stretches with a yawn.]
Blossom: [Her finger over the alarm clock] And three... two... one...
[The alarm clock goes off right before she turns it off.]
Blossom: [Removes the covers off of her and walks up to the window, rolling it up to see the peaceful morning outside. She rests an elbow on the edge of the window with her palm on her cheek as she listens to the bids chirping.] Ah, a brand new day. Endless possibilities!
[Scene cuts to Jake, still in bed with his face buried in his pillow. His alarm clock goes off but he smashes the snooze button hard enough to make the clock crack before going back to sleep.]
[Scene cuts back to Blossom going through her morning routine. Her outline is seen in the shower as she sings a pretty song while getting cleaned up. The next scene shows her in a towel, combing her fur in the mirror as she powders her neck and does her eyelashes.]
[Scene cuts back to Jake. The alarm clock goes off again. This time he grabs it and throws it out the window. The sound of glass breaking, a car alarm, and a feral cat hissing outside is heard as he rolls over, facing the wall.]
[Blossom is shown buttoning her pants and straightening her red sweatshirt, fully dressed. She looks in the mirror in her bedroom, putting on the final touch as she puts her favorite flower blossom back behind her ear. She then smiles, looking shiny and sparkly as she pulls her backpack over her shoulder.]
Blossom: [Happily] Ready to start the day!
[Penny is waiting for the kids down at the bottom of the stairs, a basket of laundry is in her hands]
Penny: Kids, don't be late for school!
[Blossom comes down the stairs, looking neat, clean, and happy.]
Penny: Aww, you look cute today!
Blossom: [Smiles] Thanks.
Penny: [Yelling back up the stairs.] Jake, don't miss the bus!
[Jake's door flies open, revealing he has shapeshifted into a sloth. He walks up to the edge of the stairs before tripping and tumbling down the stairs, landing in a face plant near Penny and Blossom's feet. He then reverts back to his normal form, still laying on the floor.]
Jake: [Tiredly] ...Ready...
Penny: Honestly, Jake, would it hurt you to put a little pride in your appearance?
Jake: Yes it would...
[Blossom kneels down to pick him up and help him up to his feet. She uses her hand to dust off his chest and shoulder.]
Blossom: There you go!
Jake: [Swats Blossom's hands away from him] Get off!
Penny: [Sternly] Jake! Be nicer to your sister!
Jake: [Angrily] I don't want her touching me!
Blossom: We're fine mom. The bus is here anyway.
Penny: Alright... have a nice day at school! Love you both! [She leans over, giving Blossom a kiss on the cheek as she walks out to the bus. She gives Jake a kiss on the cheek also but he barely registers it and ignores her.]
[On the bus, Jake is surrounded by people talking to him. He pretends to act cool and even has a pair of sunglasses on.]
Jake: So then I was like, "yo mamma so fat, when she goes for a walk with a yellow sweater on, people start yelling 'Taxi!'"
[Everyone starts laughing but the laughter is quickly broken up when Blossom takes a neat next to Jake on the bus. Everyone quickly goes back to their seats, surprising Jake.]
Jake: Wait...guys? [He looks around him.]
Blossom: [Putting an arm around Jake's shoulder she hugs him close to her side with a smile.] I heard you're auditioning for a solo for the band recital today. That sounds fun!
Jake: What did I say about touching me? [He quickly removes her hand from his shoulder and returns it to her side. He leans in close to whisper into her ear.] ...Can you move? You're kinda cramping my style...
Blossom: [Perks a curious eyebrow.] Cramping your style? Don't be silly, I'm your sister!
Jake: Yeah, but you kind of have a way of getting under people's skin.
Blossom: [Defensively] I do not!
Jake: [Lowers eyebrows] ...Really?
[Flashback shows several scenes of Blossom irritating the students of Elmore. In the first scene, she has a strap around her shoulder that says 'Hall Monitor' She approaches one student and hands them a red slip of paper]
Blossom: That's a violation.
James: What?! I'm ten seconds late to class!
Blossom: [Puts her hands on her hips] Sorry but rules are rules! Every second wasted is a second not spent learning!
[Next flashback shows Miss Simian handing out the test scores of their latest exam.]
Miss Simian: F...F...F...F...F...F... and an A+ for Blossom...
Blossom: [Excitedly grabs her paper and starts dancing in front of class.] Woo hoo! Yeah baby! That's what I'm talking about! A+ club, yall! [She keeps dancing while everyone glares at her angrily.]
[Final flashback shows Principal Brown making an announcement to the students in the auditorium]
Principal Brown: I wanted to let you all know that we've officially replaced pizza day for Friday lunches with... [He holds up a tray showing the new meal] Vegetable soup day! For her tireless efforts to make the school lunches healthier, please give a round of applause for Blossom! [He gestures to Blossom at his side]
Blossom: [Happily raises her hands in the air, expecting a great big cheer.] Let's keep our minds sharp and our bodies healthy! Who is with me?
[Everyone in the school]: Boooo! [They start throwing tomatoes at Blossom and Principal Brown who are shielding themselves.]
Blossom: [Hides behind the podium with Principal Brown, shielding themselves from the vegetables being thrown at them.] Well, atleast they get spirit of it!
[Flash back ends]
Blossom: Okay, that last one was pretty bad...
Jake: [Quietly] I just need a little space is all, alright?
Blossom: [Disappointingly] Alright... [She scoots a bit further away from him.]
Jake: ...More. [She scoots further away.] More... [She scoots all the way to the edge of the seat.] ...More. [She falls off the edge of the seat, landing in the aisle of the bus.] More... [She moves into the seat across from him.] Alright now up a little bit. [She moves to the seat in front of her.] Forward... Forward... Little more... One more... [She is now at the first seat at the front of the bus.] Perfect!
Blossom: [Hangs her head dejectedly and sighs as she sits by herself while everyone else in the back of the bus has fun.]
[Angelo, Tobias' 12 year old son, looks over the back of his seat at Jake, who is sitting behind him.]
Angelo: Hey, Jake. Nice job telling your loser sister off. Maybe you really are cooler than I thought.
Jake: [His face lights up.] W-Really? You think I'm cool? [He coughs nervously before putting his sunglasses back on.] Well I mean...what can I say. I guess being cool only runs in my mom's side of the family. Losers like Blossom just don't get it...
Angelo: [Gives an impressed smirk.] Well at least you have some good common sense in you. [He takes a seat beside Jake and wraps an arm around his shoulder.] We're going to be good friends you and I.
Jake: [Chuckles nervously.] Sure thing, buddy! We'll teach all the Elmore losers a thing or two! [He looks over at a sad Blossom at the front of the bus. A deepening guilt started to sink into his heart but he quickly shrugged it off and wrapped his arm around his new buddy.]
[When the students got off the bus, Angelo and Jake were still walking next to each other when Angelo's face lit up with an idea. He walked over into the garden at the front of the school, picking up a few loose bricks from the garden's wall.]
Jake: [Confused] What are you doing?
Angelo: [Mischievously] Follow my lead... [He quickly walks up behind Blossom as they approached the school entrance. He unzips the back of Blossom's backpack without her knowing and starts to slip in one brick at a time. Blossom starts struggling as her backpack kept getting heavier and heavier the more bricks that were put in. Angelo looks back at Jake.] Come on, help me out here!
[Reluctantly, Jake grabs a few bricks of his own and helps Angelo load up Blossom's backpack until she can barely handle it. By the time they get inside the school and head to their first class, Blossom is way behind. All the students were already seated in Miss Simian's class by the time the bell rung. Blossom just barely makes it through the door, her face red as she tugs on the backpack with all her might.]
James: Now look who's ten seconds late!
Miss Simian: [Glares at Blossom angrily] You're late! That's strike one! [Puts her hands on her hips]
Blossom: But- [She is cut off]
Miss Simian: No buts! And that's strike two for talking back to an authority figure!
[Blossom opens her mouth to say something but Miss Simian quickly interjects.]
Miss Simian: Want to go for strike three? I haven't given out a detention slip in... [She looks over at a sign that says 'Days without a detention: 1'] Since yesterday! And that's a long time!
[Blossom sighs and shakes her head silently, tugging her heavy backpack over to where her usual seat was beside Jake. Once she sits down at her seat she looks over at her brother with a smile before she is abruptly pushed out of her seat by Angelo, landing flat on her face.]
Angelo: Seats taken. [He smirks at her wickedly.]
[Blossom struggles to carry her backpack to the other side of the room. Jake watches her, feeling guilty but puts on a cool face when Angelo offers him a fist bump, which he gladly returns.]
Miss Simian: Alright class today's assignment is... [She looks at the book infront of her and facepalms.] ...The curriculum for schools these days is getting too ridiculous... [She looks back up at the class.] You're to right a one page essay on who your best friend is. Because apparently, feelings and emotions are more important than facts like science and arithmetic in this day and age...
Angelo: [Looks over at Jake, nudging him with his elbow.] Hey how about you take care of this one for me, huh? [He slides his paper over to Jake's desk.] That's what friends are for, right? What do you say you help me out and I'll hook you up with some of the cool kids around school?
Jake: Sounds like a plan... buddy. [He offers another fistbump to Angelo, happy to have a good friend of his own.]
[Scene cuts to gym class in the middle of the day. Angelo is on team one with Jake on team two.]
Coach Russo: Alright class you know the drill. Dodgeball as usual. Winning team gets to set out while the other team does push ups for thirty minutes. [She puts the whistle in her mouth and begins to countdown.] Alright, round starts in three...two...
[Before Russo can finish counting Jake is suddenly struck in the face with a dodgeball, knocking him onto his back as he groans. It is shown that Angelo threw the ball before the whistle was blown.]
Angelo: Gotta have better reflexes, dude! [Looks at the coach] Oh, sorry, were we not supposed to go yet?
Coach Russo: [Blows whistle] Foul! Angelo, you're out!
Angelo: Oh come on! It was just a bit of a fun.
Coach Russo: Don't care. Blossom, you're in.
[Blossom's face lights up as she happily jumps off the bench and joins team one. As team one switches players out, Jake gathers his team together in a huddle.]
Jake: Alright, I got a plan listen closely... [He whispers for only them to hear.] Got it?
Everyone: Got it!
Jake: [Confidently] Then let's kick some butt!
Coach Russo: Match begins in three...
Jake: [To his team] Ready...
Coach Russo: ...two
Jake: [To his team] Aim...
Coach Russo: ...three! [She blows the whistle]
Jake: [Yells] Fire!
[Everyone throws at once, hitting everyone on team one except for Blossom, who managed to expertly dodge the volley.]
Coach Russo: Everyone on team one but Blossom, you're out!
Jake: Alright, one left to go! Ready! Aim! Fire-
[Before Jake can finish saying 'fire' everyone on his team except for him is suddenly pummeled with a volley of lightning-fast dodgeballs, sending them flying back into the bleachers behind them, some of them unconscious, others moan and groan painfully. When Jake looks back in front of him, Blossom is shown smirking as a dodgeball spins on the tip of her finger. She grabs the ball and gets ready to throw.]
Jake: [Cowers in fear] No...please...not the face...
[Seeing him cowering in fear, Blossom realized she could never hurt her brother. She instead decides to whistle for his attention. When Jake looks up from his arms, she throws the ball gently over to him to catch, which he does.]
Coach Russo: [Blows whistle.] Caught ball! Blossom you're out! Team two wins!
[Everyone on Jake's team cheers and throws him up into the air over and over as they celebrate. When Jake looks over at Blossom's team they are all furious at her for throwing the game.]
Coach Russo: Team two, take a seat. Team one, drop and give me one hundred! [Blows whistle again.]
[Jake and Blossom meet eye contact for a moment. She winks at him before joining her team for a round of pushups.]
Angelo: [To Jake] What do you say we prank her again?
Jake: [Surprised] Again? Oh! Sure! The more the better! What do you have in mind?
Angelo: Follow my lead...
[After gym class is over, Blossom is in one of the showers in the locker room, getting cleaned up. Once she turns the showers off and finds a towel to wrap herself in, she goes to find her clothes only to see they have vanished.]
Blossom: [Perks an eyebrow.] What the what? Where are my clothes? [She looks around the locker room but doesn't see her usual attire anywhere. The only thing she could find is a cheerleader outfit where her clothes used to be.
Angelo: [Outside the girl's locker room.] Any second now...
[Blossom comes through the door dressed in a cheerleader's garb with pom-poms on her hands.]
Angelo: [Laughing] Hahaha! [He points at her] Pranked! That's gotta be embarrassing!
Blossom: [Folds her arms.] Why? I'm a girl... and how is it a prank? I'm on the cheerleading team...
Angelo: Gimme a 'L'! [He spells out the letters with his arms one at a time.] Gimme an 'O' 'S' 'S' 'E' 'R', what's that spell?
Blossom: [Eyebrow perked] Losser? That's not a word. It's a municipality in the Netherlands.
Angelo: [Eyebrows lowered] See this is what I'm talking about. Nice job ruining a good joke, Blossom... Come on Jake let's go.
[Jake tries to avoid eye contact with Blossom, not wanting to admit his part in the 'prank']
[At lunch, Jake has his tray at the register ready to pay when he suddenly comes to a realization.]
Jake: [Worried] Oh no, I forgot my money at home!
Blossom: [Behind him] Don't worry, I got just enough allowance for both of our meals. [She holds up a five dollar bill.]
[Blossom is suddenly pushed aside, falling on to the floor. Angelo grabs the dollar bill out of her hand before she hits the ground.]
Angelo: Perfect! [He hands the five dollar bill to the lunch lady.] One lunch for me and one for my best friend here. [He puts an arm around Jake and the two of them walk off after paying.]
Lunch Lady: [To Blossom] You going to pay for that?
Blossom: All I have left is twenty five cents. What can that get me?
[The Lunch Lady holds up a tiny bag of crackers and hands them to her.]
Blossom: [Sighs, taking the crackers and giving her the quarter.] ...Thanks...
[At the table where Jake, Angelo, and his friends are sitting, they start to eat but Jake doesn't have much a stomach for food.]
Jake: Hey Angelo?
Angelo: [Mouth full of food.] What.
Jake: Just out of curiosity... I mean... I know she's a loser and everything but why do you hate my sister so much? I-I-I-I mean... n-not that I care or anything just..uh.. wondering.
Angelo: She committed the unthinkable... the ultimate crime that no kid must ever commit... the pinnacle of all offenses!
Jake: [Perks an eyebrow] What?
Angelo: [His face lights up ominously] ...She snitched!
[In a flashback, Angelo bursts into study hall and rushes over to a table with a bunch of students, including Blossom.]
Angelo: [Excited] Oh boy! You guys won't believe what bad boy I was able to snag... [He reaches into his backpack and pulls out a sheet of paper.] Miss Simians answer guide to the upcoming test!
Blossom: [Looks up from her schoolwork and tilts her head] But that's stealing. And if you used that, it would be cheating.
Angelo: [Facepalms hard] ...Look... for once in your life, can you just be cool about this one little thing? How often does an opportunity like this come around?
Blossom: Wouldn't it be cooler if you gave that back to Miss Simian and studied for the test like an actual student so your parents' taxpayer dollars don't go towards a wasted education?
[Everyone at the table groans. The next scene of the flashback shows the test day, with everyone having memorized the test's answers.]
Miss Simian: [Lays down the tests at each student's desk.] I hope you won't mind class, but a certain good apple informed me of your plan to cheat on this test. So I hope you won't mind that I rearranged the questions?
Angelo: [Gasps as he looks at the test, not recognizing any of the questions] Noooooooooooooo! [His voice echoes as the flashback fades.]
Angelo: [Sorrowfully] Everyone failed... except her! [He points to Blossom sitting by herself at lunch, eating from the tiny bag of stale crackers.] Little miss perfect gets an A+ for ratting us out! My parents grounded me for a month! Do you know what its like to not watch TV for a month? It's horrible!
[Jake stares at his sister for a moment, considering the possibility that maybe she is a loser after all.]
Angelo: [Puts an arm around Jake's shoulder once again.] Look, stick with me and I'll make sure you got all the best connections around school. Everything turns out for the best when you hang with the cool kids. Right guys?
[The table their sitting at is suddenly filled up with a whole bunch of other kids who seem interested in Jake due to his connection to Angelo. Jake's face lightens up as he finally finds himself surrounded by a large group of friends. Deep down, his guilt still gnaws at him.]
Jake: You guys are coming to my audition later on? I might get a serious part in the band!
Angelo: Sure thing, buddy! Unless of course something else pops up...but... yeah! We should all make it right guys? [He looks to the rest of the students but they seem indecisive.]
[Next scene takes place in the auditorium. Jake nervously polishes his trumpet as he prepares to audition for his solo at brand practice.]
Jake: [Thinking to himself.] I can do this... I can do this... My friends are here for me. I can't wait for them to see me have my big moment! [When he looks out into the crowd he couldn't see any of his friends.] Wait... where are they?
Principle Brown: [Taps on the podium he is standing at with his baton.] Alright, next up is Jake. Are you ready for your audition? [When no response is given he taps on the podium louder.] Jake!
Jake: [Shakes his head.] Oh sorry! [He gulps nervously and holds up his trumpet] Ready! [When he looks out into the auditorium seating he could only see one person who showed up to his audition, Blossom, who was sitting in the front row. When he spots her in the crowd she smiles at him and gives him two thumbs up as she sits at the edge of her seat, rooting him on.]
Principle Brown: And a one... and a two... and a one two three four...
[Jake, distracted by the thought of his friends abandoning him, suddenly blows into the trumpet, creating a deafening out-of-tune blast of music that blows all the windows out of the auditorium. Principle Brown is shown with his hair blown back from the trumpet blast. His baton snaps in half slowly.]
Principle Brown: [Angrily] Young man, is this some kind of joke? I thought you had potential but apparently I was wrong. Next! [He looks to the next person in line for the audition]
Jake: [Nervously] No-no wait! It was a mistake! Give me another chance!
Principle Brown: I said 'next'!
[Jake, overcome with sadness and shame, transforms into a helpless mouse. His eyes fill up with tears and he drops his trumpet and rushes out of the room as quick as he can. Blossom, seeing her brother in tears, quickly runs after him. When she gets out into the hall, she slips on something slippery on the floor and slides until she slams right into the lockers at the end of the hall, leaving a face indent into one of the locker doors as she falls back onto the ground, stunned.]
Angelo: [Has a mop in his hands] Woops! Forgot to put down this sign... [He puts down a 'Wet Floor' sign on the floor.]
Blossom: [Stands up and looks at Angelo angrily.] What is the matter with you? You've been out here this entire time, mopping? Instead of being there for your 'friend'?
Angelo: Sorry... can't be in the same room as you, snitch! [He points the handle of the mop at her.] Besides, what's in it for me for going? I don't care about band class.
[Blossom, losing her temper, angrily grabs the mop and snaps it over her knee and throws it back at him. Angelo quickly ducks behind the mop bucket. When he peeks his head back up, Blossom was heading toward the direction Jake was headed.]
[In the next scene, Blossom quickly kicks down the door to the boy's bathroom, chasing after her brother. As soon as she walks in, she runs into Michael again.]
Michael: [Notices Blossom and lowers his eyebrows] Again? ...Not cool.
Blossom: [Blushes and chuckles nervously] Heh...hey Michael...s-sorry, I Just...my brother needs me. [She nervously walks backwards towards the stall her brother was in.]
Blossom: [Peeks into the stall she heard Jake sobbing in.] ...Hey, little brother. You okay? [She sees him sitting on the lid of the toilet, still in his mouse form as he cries.] Aww... I'm sorry Jake... [She walks over to him and gently picks up his tiny mouse form and holds him in her arms lovingly.] What happened?
Jake: [Sniffles] I thought everyone liked me...I just wanted to be the 'cool guy' at school that everyone wants to hang out with. But nobody cares about me...they just wanted to use me.
Blossom: [Smiles slightly] I care about you.
[Jake flashes back through the events of the day, remembering Blossom wanting to talk about his audition on the bus when Angelo didn't care, how she spared him from a dodgeball to the face when Angelo nailed him, how she lent him money for his lunch, and how she was the only one at his audition to support him.]
Blossom: Look, I get it. I'm not the most popular kid in school. I'm a stickler for the rules, I show off in people's faces, and I snitch. I deserve what I get, but you deserve to have the best school experience you can get. If pranking me helps make your life easier, I say you should play along. Whatever the next prank is, I'll fall for it on purpose, alright?
[Jake shapeshifts back into his normal fairy form, not sure of what to say to her.]
Jake: ...Thanks...
Blossom: I'm going to go before I get busted for being in the boy's room again. Just know I'm always here for you, little brother, and I love you no matter what. [She gives him a quick caring hug before leaving him to himself in the stall to think by himself.]
[In the next scene, Angelo and Jake are walking side by side as they head to Miss Simians final class of the day. Blossom walks in behind them and heads to her seat. When she gets to her desk, she notices the chair at her desk has some sawdust under it, as if someone had tampered with it. She and Jake make eye contact for a brief second before she winks at him and takes a seat in her chair anyway. Like she suspected, the chair gives out underneath her, causing her to fall flat on the ground as the rest of the students laugh at her.]
Miss Simian: Blossom! Quit messing around! Find an actual chair and take a seat! [Once Blossom finds another seat at the front of the class, she clears her throat.] Alright... you've had plenty of time throughout the day to finish your essays. Let's see what you've come up with. Jake, you're up!
[Jake looks down at his papers for a moment, showing he completed both his essay and also did Angelo's for him. He reluctantly takes them to the front of the class to share with everyone. He looks down at his paper again and then back up at Angelo, who winks at him, reminding him of their deal.]
Jake: [Nervously.] My best friend... [He looks back up at Angelo who is pointing to himself repeatedly, trying to pester Jake into picking him. He then looks over at Miss Simian, who is looking at him with a bored expression on her face. He then looks over at Blossom who was sitting in a very uncomfortable chair but still giving him the same two thumbs up as she did before.]
Jake: My best friend... [He suddenly tears up and crumples both his and Angelo's essay and throws them in the garbage.] is my sister, Blossom.
[Angelo's jaw drops to the ground.]
Jake: [Confidently] She's nice, kind, caring, looks after those in need, and is always there for you when you need her. [He puts his hands on his hips.] And whoever doesn't like her is a real loser and a major buttface...
Miss Simian: [Sighs halfheartedly] That's two sentences... I said one page in length minimum. Fail! [She hands him a sticky note that has a big red 'F' on it.] I'd put it on your test but you threw it away so... next!
[Jake shrugs and smiles as he walks past a stunned Angelo and goes to sit next to Blossom.]
Blossom: [Wipes a tear from her eye] Beautifully written! Come here, little brother! [She stretches her arms out toward him. He gladly accepts and the two of them smile and hug each other.]
Jake: I'm sorry, for everything today.
Blossom: All water under the bridge now!
Miss Simian: [Interrupts them] Hey! Read the sign! [She points above the chalkboard at a sign that says 'Strictly no hugging'] I don't want to have to send you to the principal's office!
Jake: [Shrugs and smiles with his sister now by his side.] Eh...it's worth it it.
[Next scene is back at home with Penny dusting the house while Gumball flips through the TV channels, bored.]
Penny: Gumball, I'm worried Jake and Blossom aren't getting along very well...
Gumball: So they're acting like a normal pair of siblings? That's nice...
[The door to the house is kicked open, showing Blossom and Jake side to side, shoulder to shoulder, and cheek to cheek, as they each have one arm wrapped around each other's shoulders.]
Gumball: [To Penny] You were saying?
Penny: [At a loss for words] Uh...hi kids... h-how was everything at s-school?
Jake: [Happily] It was great! Best part is I get to bring my best friend home with me! [He hugs Blossom to his side tightly.
Blossom: [Happily] Couldn't have said it better myself. We're not bad for a couple of "lossers" are we?
[They both laugh together before a pair of old shoes thrown by some kids on the bus hit them on the back of their heads, knocking them both on their faces.]
Jake: [In pain] Worth it...
Blossom: [Also in pain] ...Ditto
[The two of them share a fist bump.]
[End episode]