Clover is very excited!
"Look gals! The Beverly Hills Bandits are having cheerleader tryouts! A good number of their former cheerleaders have gone on to professional modeling and acting careers!!"
"Cheerleading? Sorry Clover, that's not my cup of tea!" says Sam emphatically.
"Mine either, Clover," adds Alex.
"Well, I am going to tryout! This could be my big break!!" gushes Clover.
"Good luck, Clover!" says Sam encouragingly.
"I hope you get picked!" says Alex.
"I should! I am the Captain of the Bev High squad!" says Clover.
"But don't get too high, Clover!" cautions Sam. "Otherwise you'll be totally destroyed if you don't get picked!"
Clover asks agitatedly, "Are you saying I'm not good enough to make it, Sam?"
Sam responds, "Of course not! You're the best cheerleader here at school! I just don't want a best friend to get hurt, that's all!"
"Yeah, Clover! The tryouts will probably attract a lot of hopefuls. Sam and I don't want you to get your hopes too high, that's all!" says Alex.
In a much more soothing tone, Clover responds, "Thanks for the concern, gals. But I plan to make the squad!"
Alex and Sam look at one another and shrug their shoulders. They tried.
Clover goes to the tryouts. There are probably 500 gals there, vying for 24 spots (18 regular and 6 back-up).
"Wow!" Clover thinks to herself, "I didn't think they'd have THIS many women trying out!"
Soon it is Clover's turn to audition. Clover goes through her best cheerleader routine and waits anxiously. "I hope that was good enough!" she thinks.
While waiting for the results, she runs into an old friend, Britney! She also is here for the tryouts! They exchange greetings and hugs.
"Britney! So good to see you again! I see you are trying to make the squad too!" says Clover.
"Good to see you too, Clover! Yes, but I really didn't expect there to be so many women trying out!" says Britney.
"I didn't either! By the way, how's the, ah 'activity' going?" asks Clover (meaning how is the spying going).
"Pretty good! It certainly keeps me busy! But I enjoy it. I'm on a really great team, although I would have loved to be a part of your team with Alex and Sam. How is Sam?"
"You know! Miss Bookworm! She is doing fine!"
"And Alex?" Britney asks with some concern.
"Alex is doing great! She hasn't had any confidence shaking experiences since our joint Dr. Gelee mission (my Return of a Friend mission)!"
"I'm glad! I really felt so sorry for Alex on that mission! Gelee really played very cruelly with her mind! I'm glad it has worked out! How is the 'activity' going for you?"
"OK, I guess. If I make the squad, I don't think I'll be able to continue, though," remarks Clover.
"That thought entered my mind too. If I make the squad, I'll have to choose one or the other," says Britney.
The gals continue with their small talk as they await the results of the tryouts.
As it turns out, both Clover and Britney make the squad as back-ups. They will be required to practice with the regulars, so that they know the routines. They will also be required to attend every Bandits home game and all playoff games, whether at home or on the road.
"We made it! We made it!" exclaims Clover, as she and Britney hug one another.
"We sure did! Isn't it great?" responds a happy Britney.
The next day, a very happy Clover talks to her two best friends.
"I made it! I'm on the back-up squad of the Bandit Cheerleaders!" excitedly says Clover.
But Sam and Alex's heads droop in sadness, on hearing the news.
"Aren't you gals happy for me?" asks a somewhat stunned and subdued Clover.
"Sure....sure we are Clover," says Sam as she forces a smile and gives her a congratulatory hug.
"We're very happy for you!" says Alex as she also forces a smile, and gives a hug.
"Then, what's wrong?" asks Clover, gently.
"We realize, Clover, that with the demands the cheerleading will have on your time, that you won't be able to do spying as well. You'll probably have to quit WOOHP. But we also realize that this could be an open door to opportunities into modeling and acting for you, something you've always wanted," says Sam.
"So you see, we really are happy because you may get a big career break, but sad because we are losing one-third of our spy team," says Alex sadly.
"I....I thought of that too, guys. I really need to talk with Jerry!" says Clover as she contacts Jerry on her compowder.
"Yes, Clover?" asks Jerry.
"Could you WOOHP me? Not all three of us. I have a situation I need to discuss with you," says Clover.
"Ok," says Jerry, and Clover is WOOHP'd to his office by a locker. She lands rather softly on the oval landing cushion.
"Well, Clover, what's on your mind?" asks Jerry.
"Jerry, I was chosen as one of the Bandit cheerleaders at the tryouts, and I don't think I'll have time to work for WOOHP anymore!" says Clover.
"Oh, I see," says Jerry dejectedly.
But Jerry quickly forces a smile. "I understand this could be a big career move for you, Clover, and I wish you good luck! I know how much this means to you!"
"Thanks, Jerry," says Clover, somewhat sadly. She'll miss Jerry. Jerry uncharacteristically gets up from behind his desk and hugs Clover. "I'll miss you, Clover!
"One thing before you go. I'll need your compowder."
"My compowder?"
"Yes. With you no longer a member of WOOHP, I have to get your compowder, laser lipstick, backpack parachute, bungee belt, and jet-suction-drill go-go boots so I can assign them to your replacement."
"Oh," Clover says weakly.
"Of course, if you would like to think about it for a week, I can wait."
"I would like that! Thanks, Jerry!" and Clover leaves.
As Clover walks home, she reminisces about past missions: posing as a queen to catch a traitor; falling for a king in medieval times; stopping Dr. Gelee, along with Tim Scam, Lumiere, and Helga von Guggen; playing as the front band for a teen idol; actually getting to meet Teensicle, and saving them; even using WOOHP gadgets to save Sam and Alex from broken hearts.
There were problems too. Gadgets didn't work as advertised, or were used incorrectly. More than a few times, she and her friends faced death at the hands of a criminal, and had to work their own way out of the jam. But by doing so, the three had become quite proficient in dealing with difficult situations; there wasn't really any danger they couldn't face and beat, as long as they were together.