Friday evening came, the first football game of the season is about to start. Packed into the stands, ready to watch Berry High take on Statton School for the humanities. On the field, the cheerleaders are raring to go. "Go, Tigers, Go!" Mia shouted.

"FIght, Tigers, Fight!" shouted Sydney

"WOOOOO!" shouted Payton

"Okay team, that's good for now. I'll meet you back here in 10 minutes for the start of the game!" Stephanie explained.

"Hey, Donnie." shouted a voice.

It was her parents and Rocket disguised as a normal person using a hoodie, "Mom, Dad, Rocket" Donna shouted, "You made it!"

"Like we'd miss our tiger cub's first time cheering?" Ben asked.

"So, on the scale of 'visit to the dentist' to 'trip to Magic Fun Land' how excited are you?" Rocket asked

"Trip to Magic Fun Land" Donna answered, "I feel like I'm going to burst."

"That sounds messy Kiddo." Rocket answered

"I am Groot(It's a metaphor.)" Groot whisper.

"I know." Rocket whispered.

"Looks like someone wants to talk to you," Lea said pointed behind her.

"Hey babe." said a familiar voice, "Good luck"

"Michael" Donna shouted, "What are you doing here?"

"Cheering you on of course," Michael answered.

"That's so sweet of you Michael" Donna blushed.

"Don't mention it Babe" Michael replied, "Just do your best. By the way, you look cool in that uniform."

Donna blushed. She waved goodbye and head back to the field. The football team kicks off to start the game. Statton starts with possession of the ball. Frank and the rest of the Berry defense take the field. Statton quarterbacks snap the ball while the cheerleaders rally the crowd. "Go, Tigers, Go!"

"Fight, Tigers, Fight!" the cheerleader shouted.

When Berry offense marches onto the field, it seems that Brian and Caleb have set aside differences. "Berry 82, Berry 82, HIKE!" shouted Brian.

Brian fakes a handoff to Julian and throws the ball downfield to Caleb, "Run Caleb Run!" shouted the cute cheerleader.

Caleb turns on his heels toward the end zone, but trips at the last second! The ball slips out of his hands and Statton player recovers it in the end zone! "Touchback for Statton." shouted the announcer.

Brian shoves Caleb on the sidelines. "What was that?" he growled, "We could've scored!"

Brian throws his helmet down and storms off. The cheerleaders didn't know what to cheer "That's alright! That's Okay! Your gonna pump our gas someday!" Donna cheered.

"Woo!" Emma cheered.

A couple Berry positions later, the center snaps the ball to Brian. He looks to Julian, who has a Statton player covering him. Meanwhile, Caleb runs downfield, completely open. Brian scoffs and tries to nimbly weave through Statton players toward the end zone himself. The Statton player tackles him to the ground and strips Brian of the football. Without any Berry players able to stop him, the Statton player runs it all the way downfield for the touchdown.

"Why didn't he pass to Caleb?" Donna asked.

"The game continues, spiraling out of control until "And that's halftime! Oliver M. Berry High, 7, Statton School for the Humanities, 42." said the announcer.

Caleb and Brian take seats on the bench, bickering in the other's face. "I was WIDE OPEN!" Caleb shouted, "Why didn't you follow to play?"

"I changed my mind!" Brian shouted, "Besides, you obviously can't be trusted!"

The coach told them that it's time to watch the band. Donna looks out on the field, where half of the band is on one side while the other half is on the other. Suddenly, they start playing a different song. "What's going on?" Donna asked.

"Rumor has it, Ezra and Aiden couldn't agree on a song to play, so Principal Hugh told them to each play their own song on their half of the field," Sydney explained.

"And neither side backed down?" Donna asked.

Emma points to the 50-yard line, where Ezra and Aiden are now marching dangerously closet to each other. Myra shouts out and nearly drops her trombone. An unpleasant honk fills the air as Aiden runs straight into Ezra. Everyone in the band stops in their tracks. "What are you doing?" Aiden yelled, "You nearly damaged my trumped!"

"Your trumpet nearly damaged my head!" shouted Ezra.

The audience started to boo loudly. "I've heard 5yearolds with kazoos play better than this!" Morgan insulted.

Just then, VP Isa storms to the middle of the field. She told them to go back to the stands and that the game has enough problems already. Emma buries her face in her hands next to Donna. "Can we go home now?" Emma asked" "This is a disaster!"

"Emma" Donna replied, "It's not over till it's over! We've still got the whole half of the game to go. Things can turn around!"

"I don't know how you can be so optimistic after that fiasco," Emma said,

Donna knew they needed some cheering up. She puts her arms over Emma's should and pulls her into a hug, "Come on Emma, Second half is about to start. We'll need to be up and cheering soon!" Donna shouted.

Soon the 2nd half of the game begins, she felt the team's low energy all the way from her seat. A Statton player tackles Julian hard and strips the ball from him. One third down later, Brian and Caleb are on the field together. Although Caleb is wide-open, Brian ignores him and instead takes off running, but he's soon greeted by a Statton linebacker, who tables him and grabs the ball. Brian storms off off the field, followed by Caleb, as the kicking team assembles.

The crowd gets more frustrated and some of them start to leave. Mia motions for the squad to get up. She thought it was high time to do the Berry Bomb. "Just do the right moves and we should have no problem winning over the crowd," she shouted.

Donna gets into formation with the other cheerleaders and begins some of her best cheers. The others pose with their hands on their hips, they jump up and touch their toes, kicks their legs high into the air and finishes off with a roundoff. Donna whips her legs over and lands on both feet. The crowd starts to perk up and some of them even do the wave.

"Okay girls." Stephanie shouted, "Let's do, "Down by the river!"

"The cheerleaders not and start the chant. Mia and Sydney fly into the air. "Down by the river in the old cemetery!" Donna cheered.

"That's where your team is going to be buried!" Sydney cheered.

"V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!" shouted Emma.

"Victory! Victory! That's us-" Mia cheered as she lost her balance.

Rocket started laughing at her.

She jumped too early, falls on her leg and felt pain. Instantly, a crowd of students forms around Mia, all talking over each other and trying to get a glimpse of her leg. Sydney stands at the front, practically in tears. No one listened to her complaining. "Everyone stays back!" shouted Donna.

The crowd quiets down and backs away. Maria came in telling Mia that she already called an ambulance. An ambulance arrives minutes later. The paramedics load Mia up and took her to the hospital. Stunned, the crowd sits in silence. Donna sees tears down her face. Finally, Coach Burke halfheartedly calls out, "Come on team," he shouted, "We got a game to finish!"

Soon, with a few seconds left, Berry has possession of the ball for the final play of the game. Brian stands in the passing pocket, looking at the players downfield. All of them are covered, except Caleb. Before Brian can make a move, a Statton player sacks him. They lost the game. "You ruined my game!" shouted Brian.

"I think you ruined that yourself, jerk!" Donna shouted. "Maybe if you'd played an ounce of trust in Caleb, we've could've won!"

"Shut up!" Brian shouted, "I don't have to listen to this. I'm out!"

He turns away from her and whips out his phone. He was calling Zoe to meet him in 15 minutes. She feels a tap on her shoulder and turns around to see Payton and Sydney. "Donna," Sydney said, "I Just got a call from Mia."

"Is she okay?" Donna asked.

"They don't know." Sydney replied, "Apparently she'll be in the hospital all night and it's all my fault."

"It isn't" Payton explained, "We knew it was a dangerous stunt to pull."

"I take it she was upset?" Donna asked.

Payton told her that she and Sydney are going to visit her tomorrow and they're hoping she would come, but Donna needed to catch on some sleep "Tell Mia I hope she gets better soon, though." Donna explained.

She waves goodbye and gets ready to get home for the weekend.

Monday came, she saw Caleb who gives her a wave. He was still bummed out about Friday night for him and his brother. She gestures to the rest of the room, where most students are either zoning out or sleeping. "Well," Caleb said, "I guess it's nice that we're all miserable together, right?"

"Yo students," Brian shouted, "Why aren't you happy? I know you're gonna miss me, but I will visit."

"What do you mean?" Donna asked.

I'm transferring to Hearst High!" Brian answered.

WHAT?! Everyone shouted.