"Jess! Do you have a minute to talk? I could kind of use some help..." Tommy called

"Sure! What's going on?" Jess asked

"Okay, well, you know all about Lightning Bug, right?" Tommy asked

"Like... the insect?" Jess asked

"Like, the greatest sci-fi TV show of all time! Space western about a roguish captain and his wise-cracking crew? Their second season just aired a month ago, and every sci-fi fan in the world can't wait for it to come back?" Tommy asked

"It's ringing a bell." said Jess

"Yeah, well, good news! As the President of the local Lightning Bug Fan Club, The Greencoats, I've arranged for our school to host a convention!" said Tommy

"That sounds fun." said Jess

"Oh, it'll be awesome. I've already had 50 fans respond to the event on Facebook! There's just one little thing... I have no idea how to throw a convention! Where will people sit? What will they do? What kind of snacks will I have? Should there be snacks at all? Do I want a snack right now?" Tommy asked

"Slow down, Tommy. Take a deep breath. Let's take this one step at a time." said Jess

"Okay... I'm guessing we'll need a place to hold the convention. I'm thinking a big outdoor area for reenactments, and a nice indoor area for the panels..." said Tommy

"How's that?" Jess finds a place to hold the convention

"It's perfect! There's enough room for us to recreate episode 4's classic space dance AND hold a panel on which two characters should hook up!" said Tommy

"What's the next step?" Jess asked

"Well, we'll need to decorate, of course. We'll need streamers... and some glitter... a hot glue gun... balloons? People decorate with balloons, right?" Tommy asked

"Hmm... I think you'll need someone with a little more expertise to help you out..." Jess called Brianna over

"You'll help me decorate? Really?" Tommy asked

"Sure, I'll try, but... I gotta say, I don't really know much about all this nerd stuff..." said Brianna

"Well, maybe we should go watch an episode of Lightning Bug while we set up... just to get you caught up to speed..." said Tommy

"Well, okay... just one..." said Brianna

One hour later

"This is going great! We've got some decorations up... and we watched the entire first season of Lightning Bug!" said Tommy

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but... that was actually pretty good! I'm always a sucker for some good romantic tension..." said Brianna

"These decorations look amazing!" said Tommy

"This is all really coming together, isn't it?" Jess asked

"It's perfect! There's just one last thing I kind of wanted... one last dream of mine..." said Tommy

"Hit me." said Jess

"I'd love it if some people could help me film a remake of the climatic scene from last season's finale, so we could screen it at the convention! We'll need someone to be the roguish mercenary, Axle... someone else to be the beautiful seductress, Milana... and of course, someone to be the captain!" said Tommy

"Leave it to me!" Jess calls Emily and Brianna

"Everyone ready? Here are your scripts!" Tommy hands out the script

"Should I do, like, an accent? I'm pretty good at accents..." said Brianna

"Is there going to be any kissing involved? Because I don't know how comfortable I am with that..." Emily asked nervously

"No kissing and no accents! Let's roll! And Jess, don't forget your catchphrase... 'Space dreams never die!'" Tommy noted

"'Space dreams never die.' Got it! Now let's get practicing!" said Jess

Jess hunker down behind the model of the spaceship as everyone starts acting.

"Ahem! 'We've won the battle, my friends, but not the war. The Conglomerate is still strong. And they'll keep hunting us down.' said Emily

'We got the truth out there, Captain. And that's what matters.' said Brianna

'I just wanna get paid! Grumble grumble!' said Emily

'Ha! Ha! Classic Axle!' said Brianna

'BTW, I love you, Captain.' said Emily

'And I you, Milana. And I you.' said Brianna

'As this journey ends, we must always remember... Space dreams never die!' said Jess

"And... scene! Perfect! That was amazing! You nailed it!" said Tommy

"Yeah?" said Jess

"Of course! Great work, everyone! This video came out great! The fans are gonna love it!" said Tommy reading a text he received "Hold one sec... I just got a text... Oh... oh no... no, it can't be."

"What's wrong? Did someone get hurt?" Jess asked

"No... it's so much worse than that! Lightning Bug has been cancelled!" Tommy runs off, devastated! Jess runs after Tommy

"Hey, Tommy. You all right?" Jess asked

"N... no... not really. I just can't believe it! How could those executives cancel Lightning Bug? They're greedy, money-grubbing monsters!" said Tommy

"Do you want to talk for a little while?" Jess asked

"That'd be nice, yeah." said Tommy "I just... I know Lightning Bug never got the best ratings. I know most people probably prefer to watch High School Dance Heroes or Bachelor. But it's SUCH a good show, and it's just so unfair that more people didn't get to find out about it!"

"Look... it sucks that the show got cancelled. And it sucks that more people didn't know about it. But you can't let that get you down. I mean, isn't that part of what being a nerd is about? Being into things that are challenging or offbeat or obscure? It's not easy being outside of the mainstream... but that doesn't mean it's not worth it." said Jess

"Yeah. You're right. I loved the first two seasons of Lightning Bug... and I wouldn't give that up for anything." said Tommy

"Besides... the show might be off the air, but you'll always have your memories of it, not to mention all the friends you made in the fandom." said Jess

"Do you think people will still show up to the convention?" Tommy asked

"Only one way to find out. Follow me." said Jess

Tommy see all his friend gathered at the convention "What... what's everyone doing here?" Tommy asked

"We're here for the convention, of course! And this is just the beginning! There's more and more people coming every minute!" said Jess

"Really? Even though the show got cancelled?" Tommy asked

"ESPECIALLY because the show got cancelled. Us fans have to stick together! Now come on! Let's have a good time!" said Jess

And so, a while later...

"Jess... that was amazing! That was the best convention ever! I got to cosplay and do panels and shout random lines and everything! People even loved our video!" said Tommy

"So you're not too sad about that?" Jess asked

"Oh, I'm still a little sad. But it's okay. It was worth it to have such a good time. Besides! The fans have been talking, and we're all going to try to petition the studio to make a spinoff movie! Do you think it could happen?" Tommy asked

"It sounds like a bit of a longshot... but as a very wise man I know once said... Space dreams never die! You could write a fanfiction what happens next." said Jess

"Lighting Bug will continue on. I better start writing." Tommy runs off