Rooting for the Enemy

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Jefferson County Middle Gymnasium

Cheer leaders:♪We're the Geckos. We've got class
We're going to climb right up your glass. ♪

Mascot:Go Geckos!

Milo:I never understood why people need a rally to get peppy.

Mia: Doesn't it that make you feel peppier?

The mascot falls out of his costume.

Melissa:Yeah. Kind of does.

B

radley:Oh hey, Melissa. Mind if I join you?

Melissa: Sure Bradley, take a seat.

Bradley noticing Milo and Mia and moves erratically

Bradley:... oo ch eh ul bla em! Hello, Milo and Mia.

Milo:Hi, Bradley.

Mia:Hello,Bradley.

Bradley discreetly steps away.

Coach Mitchell:Alright, listen up Geckos.I'm not going to lie to you. We're going to lose today, and we're going to lose hard. Middletown Middle School has intentionally failed all its best eighth grade players for six years straight now, so we're basically playing against a group of angry adults. We'll be lucky if we get out of there with all our limbs. But that's no reason to get out there and give it the old middle school try.

Zack:It isn't?

Coach Mitchell:If you need me, I'll be in my office, staring into space. Oh yeah, and in the meantime, let's enjoy some peppy songs from our Jefferson County Middle School defunded marching band.

Milo:Now that makes me feel peppy.

Melissa:No you guys.Don't tap. Remember what happened last time.

Milo:What happened last time? 

The bleachers collapse and everyone falls on the band

Mia:Oh,yeah.

Mable:Dude, you're on my digeridoo.

Outside the gym

Zack:You guys are coming, right? It is my first game as part of the team.

Milo:Oh my Gecko, I would love too.Me and Mia haven't been in years
.
Melissa:Last time they came, there was a llama stampede.

Zack:Llama stampede?

Melissa:You know they can spit fifteen feet?

Mia:We haven't been to a game since.Though we did get nice thank you notes from the team though. You know for staying away.

The thank you notes fly away in the wind and cause sounds of disaster

Melissa:Milo,Mia and I have had a 'not football Friday' tradition for years.

Zack:'Not football Friday'?

Melissa:We used to bowl but now we do things without dangerously heavy round objects, like play cards.

Flashback

Milo,Mia and Melissa were playing cards.A giant orangutan jumps down and carries Melissa away

Melissa: It's still safer than bowling!

The card table gets blown away in the wind and causes various sounds of disaster.

The flashback ends

Zack:But it's my first game, guys.

Milo:It sounds fun, but I try to support the team by staying away.

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