Disclaimer: No characters in this are real. No places are real.

A/N: the Star Trek club and Star Wars club characters are supposed to be comically over-the-top portrayals. I'm pretty sure real fanclubs aren't like that. They're supposed to be so crazy that it's not about liking Star Trek or Star Wars, it's about hating the 'other side'.

The party was held in Mark's basement. The entire Star Wars fan club was there, though not in costume. Julie spent most of the time meeting all the people.

Caroline's boyfriend Mark was technically in charge of the fan club. He also worked part-time at a comic book store, which "those stupid Trekkies" were currently boycotting (presumably because of Mark threatening them).

Mark had a best friend named Harris. He liked video games and computers quite a bit. Half the things he said were so computer-y that Julie didn't understand what they meant.

Harris had a younger sister named Anna. She wasn't very talkative.

After introducing Julie to Natalie (official costume repairer), Caroline left her cousin alone.

"I'm sure you can talk to people on your own, now," the girl said.

"You just want to make out with your boyfriend and don' t want me interrupting," Julie teased.

Caroline rolled her eyes and wandered off.

There were only two 'official' fan club members Julie hadn't spoken to yet (creepy-lookalike twins named Anthony and Daniel), but lots of other 'allies' were there too. That meant family/friends of fan club members who weren't Trekkie sympathizers.

Julie suddenly saw a new face, a guy who hadn't been in the room only moments ago.

"Hello," she shouted over the movie soundtrack that blared out of nearby speakers.

This startled the boy.

"Sorry if I scared you," Julie said, blushing.

The music had changed to a slower, softer song: Princess Leia's Theme.

"My name is Julie Elndil. What's yours?"

"Jonathan. M-m-my name's Jonathan," he replied nervously.

She smiled slightly. "Jonathan? That's a nice name. I've never met anyone named Jonathan. There was a boy named John in my English class last year- oh, I'm babbling. I do that when I'm nervous…"

"That's fine."

His eyes are such a lovely brown color, Julie thought to herself. Their lips were nearly touching when…

"Captain Barrett to First Officer Becker," said the inside pocket Jonathan's jacket.

He took a small device out of said jacket. "I'm busy Patrick."

"You're supposed to say 'Becker here' and then tell me you're busy," the device replied coolly.

"Whatever. But you just ruined a lovely little moment with a very nice girl."

"What girl?"

"It's not you're business, Patrick."

"It is my business, since you aren't off duty. You can pretend to be Will Riker later. Anyway, I'm supposed to be telling you to meet the rest of the away team at the rendezvous point in five minutes. Barrett out."

"Who was that?" Julie asked.

"Just don't ask," Jon replied. He leaned in to kiss her when-

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, JULIET MARIE ELNDIL?" shrieked a voice that could've only been Caroline's.

To Julie's horror, Mark grabbed Jonathan by the collar and dragged him out of the building.

"That's what we do to Trekkies," Caroline said with far too much satisfaction.

Julie gasped. "Trekkies?"

This made Caroline chuckle. "Of course. That monster attempting to seduce you was their second-in-command."

"So… the only guy I ever properly liked is technically my sworn enemy?" Julie asked.

"Yeah."

"I sound like a bad remake of a Shakespearean tragedy!"

Later that evening, Julie and Caroline were sitting on the floor of the latter's bedroom. Julie trying to organize all the Star Wars Expanded Universe books she'd brought with her by original publication date.

Caroline was attempting to explain the Fan Club rivalries.

"Our club only came into existence in 2011. The Trekkies have been around since the 1980s. Their original leader officially closed everything down when he got married in the mid-1990s. In 2007, that guy's oldest son took over. When that kid was in 12th grade, his younger brother Patrick took over. June 2012 was when Patrick's reign officially began."

"That's who Jon was talking to, isn't it?"

"Yes. He's a lot worse than previous captains. His older brother was much more tolerant. The Trekkies used to tolerate the Ringers and us. But then they declared war on the former. By December, they were beaten. Nobody could publically declare themselves a fan of the Lord of the Rings, because nobody wanted to cause trouble.

"They'd ignored us until after they beat the Ringers. During Christmas break 2012, Mark and Patrick had a meeting. There they decided what part of town belonged to which group. They also agreed on an area that didn't belong to anybody, known as the Neutral Zone. Anyone who trespassed on enemy territory was is big trouble."

Julie raised an eyebrow. "What was the worst they could do? I mean, can't people call the police on anyone?"

This made Caroline laugh a cold, cruel laugh. "The police? This is a different world. Within this world the laws are different. It's not the same. Did you see how many people were at that party who weren't officially part of the fan club? Those were the people who are on our side, but aren't devoted enough to actually be part of the club. It's more complicated than it seems."

"What do town adults think of this?" Julie asked. "Surely they don't condone such violence!"

"It began in the days of our parents. All the kids who are part of one of the fan clubs come from generations of this. It's like religion. My father raised me a Star Wars fan. The fan clubs are just a way of making these rivalries official."

For the first time, Julie wished that Aunt Beth hadn't invited her to stay here for summer vacation.

A/N: Julie's last name is a combination of the Elven (from The Lord of the Rings) words for 'star' and for 'friend'. It's supposed to symbolize the fact that she's a friend to both sides, not one.

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