Football practice was going along fine at Lititz Heights High, along with Cheer practice. Estrella and the other cheerleaders were working on their pyramid when a black guy with blue eyes came up, "Nicely done ladies." the boy commented, "Gives my baby sis a chance to make friends that aren't The Klue Queens."
"Your Norma Jean's brother aren't you?" Estrella replied.
"Yes Little Lady" he answered with an Elvis look"Names Vernon. I'm also the new football captain."
"Your right" Helen shouted as she jumped down, "Welcome aboard the Football Express, actually the name of our football team is The Lititz Heights Leopards. You'll get the picture later."
During their football practice, the star quarterback from last year, "Eddie Nash" asked him to fetch them some lime-flavored water. As Vernon was fetching the water, an anvil fell onto Vernon and injured him., "Vernon!" shouted Norma Jean as she rushed to her injured brother.
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Later at Jukebox Rock, Norma Jean was still moping about her brother's injury. Aranea and a blonde girl found her moping and thought that they would comfort her, "Sorry for what happened to your bro" said Aranea, "Names "Aranea" Latin-speaking goth girl, this is Charlotte."
"Yeah" Norma Jean replied, "Y'all have no idea how hard life can be when your fractured."
"We know what you mean," Charlotte replied.
Charlotte didn't say much, which confused Norma Jean, "Forgive Charlotte" Aranea replied, "She doesn't talk much. Usually, I sit with her at lunch at school."
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Meanwhile, The Klue Queens were having soy milkshakes while thinking about who in the world would sabotage Vernon's chances of being a football captain. "There is the tailback "Paul Kirk" he hates his position in football, the line back, "Merritt McCall" who is always the weakest link of the team, and finally last years quarterback champ, "Eddie Nash" .
By the door, they saw Rylie and Kaylin's gym teacher and Paul's father Coach Kirk, "Hester, Pareja" he said, "What do you girls want?"
"We want to talk to you about the three students on who would destroy Vernon's football captain reputation." Leah said, "We all know football can be dangerous, but can you tell us about three of the students who most likely would hurt Vernon."
"McCall always behind and keeps forgetting the codes, Nash loves to brag every time he wins and gets better at football and my boy Paul, he always gets hurt during football." Coach Kirk explained, "My wife seems annoyed by my choice of making him play football. She suggested that he should join a new club and a sport that's safer."
"Dancing is safe" Leah recalled, "Maybe he could join one of the dance classes at the community center."
On her way home, Kaylin saw Mr. and Mrs. hudson talking to Principal Hopkins about Vernon's injury. On her way home, she found something by her house. It was a paper with an offense and defense movement. She didn't understand what it meant, but she bet her Uncle Rusty would.
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At dinnertime, they were having some broccoli chowder she showed him the paper. Fayth was annoyed because she hates football. Rusty looked and saw that The Offense was the culprit in charge of his injury and the defense was Vernon. Kaylin smiled, "I knew you would help me with this Uncle Rusty" she explained, "You played football while you were in high school."
During school, Kirby barged in and dragged out Estrella, Kaylin, and Tania out. This left Mrs. Hess in confusion, "Kirby" Kaylin said, "We've got school, we'll solve the mystery behind Vernon's mystery after we have lunch."
By a trophy case, Kirby dropped all three girls. Estrella found Swinger on top of the trophy case, "I think Swinger and Kirby have something." Estrella suggested.
"It's a trophy from the championship this fall," Kaylin said, "There's Eddie holding the trophy with pride, and there are Paul and Merritt, looking at him in anger."
"Maybe their just jealous because he was a good football player" Kaylin suggested.
"Or maybe it's because he was showing off his pride" Tania suggested, "When I had my math test today with him, he was bragging because he finally got an A and asked if we were all jealous. I was lucky I got an A+ as usual
"You better go before Principal Hopkins catches you to." Kaylin whispered, "They might sell you guys to the Philadelphia Zoo."
"Poyo(Your right)" Kirby said as they rushed out of the school.
As Kaylin was going back, she saw Paul feeling upset about Vernon's injury. She also heard him saying that he's planning to quit the football team after spring break to unlock his potential of joining the school's orchestra. Kaylin remembered seeing him in the park one day while having a soup picnic with her sisters and she saw him playing the violin. This means that Paul has an alibi.
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During lunch, Kaylin was joined by her friends, Norma Jean, Charlotte, and Aranea. Kirby joined in so he can go over the clues, "Girls" she said, "We got to talk. while I was getting back to class, I heard Paul talking about quitting football to join the orchestra. After all, no one is cut out for everything. All of that can wear a person out."
"That is true" Norma Jean recalled, "I met Merritt in my science class today, he told me that he would love to be in the safest position on the football team"
Rylie told them that while the paramedics were taking care of Vernon, she saw a piece of string connected to the lime-flavored water. She remembered that Eddie was the only one on the team who loves limes flavored water and that his football name is, "The Anvilback."
That's when they realized that Eddie sabotaged Vernon's act. Eddie left early because he lip-read the girls. They didn't want him to escape, so they gave Kirby some leftover french fries and he turned into Laser Kirby.
Laser Kirby found Eddie by the trophy case and used the laser to melt the trophy with Eddie's name on it, "My trophy!" he shouted
The girls came up and confronted Eddie, "Okay, Eddie" shouted Kaylin, "We know you sabotaged Vernon's injury."
Eddie dropped and confessed that he purposefully injured Vernon, "I was suppose to be the new captain of the Lititz Heights football team, it was my high school goal." he explained, "Then that Elvis wannabe Vernon Hudson came around and showed us football of the 50s and that his grandpa was the first African American footballer at his high school."
"Luckily, Kaylin found the little paper of your offense/defense for Vernon," Kaylin recalled.
"And the information Coach Kirk and Tania gave us about your bragging and earge to be captain," Leah recalled.
"And that photo of you winning the football championship last fall." Kaylin recalled, "Most of the quarterbacks and linebackers were angry at you for some reason."
"History repeats itself" Rylie explained, "We all need to learn from the past, or else we'll end up living a time loop."
"Time loop, scmime loop" shouted Eddie, "You're not going to report me to that frog witch, Principal Hopkins."
"Can I get a good picture of you with my phone" smiled Kaylin.
"I do love getting my gorgeous face taken" Eddie answered as Kaylin turned on the flash and blinded him.
"I'd even drew one of you if you ever made a fool of yourself," Kaylin explained.
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The next day, Leah, Rylie, Tania, Paige, Kaylin, and Aranea were at the football game with a temporary football captain who will fill in Vernon's shoes until he recovers. Merritt became the receiver for the football team because it was safer. Paul, on the other hand, got his wish to give up football for the school orchestra. Coach Kirk told the girls that he's joining the JR tennis team at the community center, "By the way girls" he continued, "What punishment did Principal Hopkins gave that prideful Eddie."
"Get your peanuts, french fries, and potato chips right here," shouted Eddie while getting annoyed by the punishment.
"Principal Hopkins made him serve snacks during the game." smiled Coach Kirk, "Now that's a punishment."
By the bleachers, they saw an injured Vernon with his parents. The girls decided to go up to see how he's doing. "I'm doing just fine girls," Vernon replied, "I probably won't be able to play football this year due to what Eddie did."
"There's one thing I don't get," Aranea said, "Where did he get the anvil?"
"I remember Eddie getting detention last year for destroying the spotlights in the auditorium." Leah recalled, "He must've found the real anvils while cleaning up the prop room. We use real anvils for metalworking scenes."
"Here come the cheerleaders" shouted Vernon.
The cheerleaders came up and did their cheer.
We are the leopards we love to roar
Lititz Heights is not a town of bored.
We are ready for a powerful score
And the spots will stay forever more.
"I'm glad Charlotte is now part of the team." smiled Leah, "Gives her a chance to stand out."
"I'm not fond of cheerleading much, but I am going to support Norma Jean and Charlotte no matter what," Aranea explained.
"Now before we begin the game," shouted Helen, "We've got a little treat. Our good friend Kirby is going to perform an ice sculpting routine in 30 seconds."
Estrella tossed a chocolate ice cream at him and he turned into Ice Kirby.
Within the 30 seconds, he turned an ice bloke, to an ice leopard, "POYO!(TADA!)" shouted Kirby as he showed a leopard ice sculptor.
Everyone cheered.
The End.
Note: Norma Jean's brother was suppose to be called, "Aaron" but changed to, "Vernon" after Elvis's father to avoid the confusion between him and Rylie's brother.
