At Hartmanbrook High School, Busses were dropping off kids, cars were arriving at the school, teachers were getting their classrooms ready, students were getting stuff from their school lockers, which means one thing: School has arrived.

Lori was heading to her locker, C137, about to put her stuff in her locker. That is until...

"Babe!" Bobby was heard, arriving in his back to school outfit, a striped shirt and jeans and black shoes.

"Bobby Boo Boo Bear!" Lori said swoonfully.

"I hope you had a choice summer!" Bobby said.

"It wasn't the same without you. I hope Detroit wasn't a drag." Lori said.

"It was actually righteous." Bobby then said.

Leni was searching for her locker, aimlessly looking for her locker, with little to no success.

"Looking for your locker?" A voice asks, sounding like an all-American teenage boy. Leni turned to see someone that made her legs weak. He is a well-built fifteen-year-old boy, and he had his same blondish brown spiky hair, blue eyes, and necklace. He was wearing black fingerless gloves, a black short-sleeved jacket with a hood with a red shirt, black baggy pants, yellow shoes and a key in lieu of a chain. His name is Sora.

"Uh..." Leni stammered.

"O...kay..." Sora said, raising an eyebrow in confusion. "I gotta head to class."

At Luna's locker, Luna placed her bookbag in the locker.

"Hey, Lune!" A voice said, as she turned her attention to see A 15-year old boy wearing a Guess Marciano two-tone blue jean jacket (denim jacket) with an "Art in Revolution" button, a Fender P-Bass pin and a white checked Shah Safari short-sleeve shirt to his basic outfit. He accessorized this with a Casio digital watch on his left wrist, a silver Aiwa model HS-P02 portable stereo cassette player. He has white skin, black hair and blue eyes. His name is Danny Fenton.

"Danny! How was summer at Lake Eerie?" Luna asks.

"Camp Lake Eerie was a waste of time, and a load of bunk." Danny said. "How was Odessa?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Luna said. "Other than that, I had a decent summer vacation."

"Well, Tucker's really looking forward to your gig on Saturday at the bonfire, and make sure that Luke doesn't get drunk!" Danny said.

"Ah, the back to school bonfire!" Luna said. "Can't wait to see you there! Maybe I should bring Lincoln with too."

Speaking of Lincoln, the boy went through the day at Mitchell Elementary School, meeting classmates, and saying hello to friends, new and old. But he was more excited for Friday Night.

Cristina was a girl that Lincoln could've fell in love with, if it weren't for his overly dramatic sisters ruining everything for him, and much to Ronnie Anne's dismay, she's in the same class as Lincoln and Ronnie Anne and Clyde are in.

Ronnie Anne has always had jealousy issues, but at least it never got her in illegal trouble.

"Game's on Friday night!" Clyde said. "I can't wait until The Jenner Elementary Goats get humiliated!"

"Yeah...Sounds great." Lincoln said.

"Dude, I know that what your family did was messed up and totally illegal, but your their only son and brother." Clyde then said.

"That's the thing, Clyde, I'm always the odd man out." Lincoln said. "Nobody listens to me, nobody cares about what I wanna do. I'm pretty sure they wanted a daughter instead of me. I'm willing to bet that they were considering aborting me instead of Lynn!"

"They were considering aborting Lynn?" Ronnie Anne asks.

"Yeah." Lincoln said. "But I bet they were just saying that to make me feel less ashamed of my family."

Unbeknownst to any of them, a certain receiver named Jimmy Neutron was watching all this in concern. What's going on with Lincoln's family?

At Hartmanbrook Jr. High, Lynn was playing catch with her teammates, finishing up with getting ready for the game on Friday afternoon.

"So," Danielle asks, playing catcher. "You got any plans for Saturday?"

"Not much." Lynn then said.

"So, you want to go to my house sometime this weekend?" Danielle asks, catching a pitch.

"Actually, I just want to take the day to relax on Saturday." Lynn said.

"I can't believe school's back already." Danielle said. "I enjoyed playing baseball last Summer. All those "All-you-can-eat buffet" dinners after we won, those games in Dallas, Houston...It's hard to believe that time flies by really fast."

"Yeah..." Lynn said, thinking about the baseball season that was about to come to a close on Friday afternoon. "So, how's Danny and the others?"

"Danny's going to Luna's Bonfire on Saturday Night, and is Luke coming with them?" Danielle asks, concerned.

"Luke doesn't have a drinking problem." Lynn said, skeptically. "Because we have a good luck charm to help him beat temptation! And speaking of Luke...Lincoln hasn't been to any of our events since June in that Swagger/Explosion concert. Eh, must be busy with getting ready for school."

Danielle looked concerned and suspicious. It's not like Lincoln for him to miss these events!

Speaking of Lincoln, after his football practice, Lincoln was reading the playbook and studying it like he was about to take a quiz in a couple of days.

"Hey, Linc?" Arnold asks, entering the classroom. "I just wanted to see how you're doing. Getting ready for Friday Night?"

"Yeah..." Lincoln said. "You ever feel cursed, Arnold? Like, no matter what, inside your heart you feel that you're gonna lose. Like something's hanging over you, following you like a witch, a stormy cloud or a demon that just... I feel like that all the time with my family. Even when things are going good. When we're winnin', it's there. And when we're losin', it's there."

"It took me a long time to realize that, uh, there isn't much difference between winning and losing, except for how the outside world treats you. But inside you, it's about all the same. It really is. Fact of the matter is, I believe that, uh, our only curses are the ones that are self-imposed. You know? We, all of us, dig our own holes." Arnold sighed guiltily said, causing Lincoln to ponder.

The next evening, Test was having a party at his house, with party games and soda, and they were having a great time.

Johnny then got in front of the partygoers and ended up getting their attention and said, "Well, folks, it's a pleasure to have you all here for the party, and there's been a lot of talk about this school being picked to win the championship, and being on this team and going to this school means a lot to me. And as most of you know, Gohan will be Graduating after his senior year, and that is why this season, I had Homecoming week dedicated to our friends and family, who have always been there for us. But tomorrow, it's all out war with the Cougars!"

The partygoers then said in celebration.

Johnny then said while raising his can of soda, "Here's to good friends living large in Texas! Texas Forever!"

"Texas Forever!" The crowd of partygoers then replied, excitedly.

"And we all know that Arnold can lead this team to a championship this December! Come up here, buddy!" Lincolnthen said, excitedly. The second Arnold heard that, he blushed in startled behavior and embarrasment. Sherman walked up to the front of the party and he looked nervous.

He saw all of those hopeful smiles on all of his schoolmates faces, all the hopes and dreams of the kids of this Small Texas Town are on his shoulders, he had a weak smile and then said with pride, "You all ready for Friday Night?"

The students cheered in excitement for the upcoming game tomorrow.

Friday, September 2nd, 1988: Gameday

The day has arrived, the first game of the BFL season, Jenner vs. Mitchell. Stores were closed for the game, sponsored restaurants were at Tigers' Stadium, which consisted of 100 yard long bleachers on each side, high school stadium lights, and a scoreboard.

"Here we are on 929 AM, it is gameday, people! The Jenner Bulldogs vs. the Mitchell Tigers! This town of Hartmanbrook, Texas is on fire! In a few minutes, the season will kick off, and so will the hopes and dreams of this Texas Town!" The radio host said.

It was 3:35PM, and Lincoln was getting out of school, and he notices his family parked right in front of him.

"Hey, Lincoln! You're coming to my softball game today, right?" Lynn asks. "It'd be totally tubular!"

"Actually, Lynn, I've got some important business to attend to at home, besides, I'm not going in that squirrel suit tonight." Lincoln said, prompting Luna to cringe.

"Fine," Lynn groaned. "Can you at least bring the suit home?"

"F...Fine!" Lincoln said, heading back inside, Luna's getting concerned. What if Luke's statement was right?

Tigers Locker room, 7:15PM, 15 minutes before kickoff.

The team was in there, wearing Orange Helmets, black jerseys with orange numbers, black pants, black cleats, their pads and white socks, taking a knee in front of Arnold, who was ready for this season opener.

Arnold then said, "We been thinkin' about this for four months now. You 5th graders have been thinkin' about it for years. Well, it's here now. It's time. If any of you have any doubt in your mind, I don't want you to walk through that door over there. But know that you shouldn't have any doubt in your mind about what you're supposed to do tonight, and about how you're supposed to do it."

He then shouted excitedly, "So let's take care of it!" The team shouted in excitement, ready for the hopes of the season to kick off on a positive note.

The team ran out of the tunnel, and the crowd on the Mitchell side of the bleachers cheered for their team as the stadium was full to the brim. Football season has arrived.