Fangirl

Season Finale

"Oh my gosh! Guys, shut up! It's starting!"

I whip my head around when I hear Evanlines's shriek. My eyes narrow as the T.V. starts to play the "Recently, on Jump Rope..." part. A sense of determination flows through me. Forgetting about my bowl, I grab the whole fricking bag of popcorn, a plastic cup filled with rootbeer, and my thin purple blanket. I spin away from Phoebe, who I had just been chatting with, and leap over the various obstacles that separate me from the couch. With a final flourish, I twist away from a lamp and plop down on the couch, squishing Evanline to the side.

"Dude! Chill!" Phoebe shouts from across the room. I lower my head and turn slowly to glare at her. In my deepest voice I say "There is no chill when it comes to a Fandom."

There are several laughs and Phoebe and the five other girls in the room head over to join me and Evie, but my attention is fully focused on the television.

"Guys, its finale here!" Sylvia cries out from the other side of Evie. Normally I would appreciate the pun, but these are not normal circumstances. This is the final episode of season 3 on Jump Rope. According to painful rumors, its also the last episode, forever. The thought makes me panic, so for now I'm determined to enjoy this moment with my friends (real and fictional). Although, technically, all of the characters in Jump Rope are real. 

Four years ago, the world's first real superhero sprang up, literally. Jump Rope is genetically altered to fly. Well, actually jump. He can jump as far and as fast as a Falcon. And when he lands, boom, super-scary-blast-of-power-that-knocks-out-all-enemies.  He's, cough, super cool. But superheros bring super-villains. Jump Rope has certainly had his hands full.

The scientist who genetically altered him, Elliot Sprites, went a little loco. Five others were altered afterwards, three of which just happened to be criminally insane and evil through and through. I'm not alone in thinking that Elliot planned that, but he got off with no charges. Someday, he's going to seriously hurt Jump Rope.

Anyways, some T.V. company saw what an opportunity it was, and started the show only a year after Jump Rope started operating, with Carter Flynn playing the hero. It was, and still is, a  major hit. People just eat it up. And part of the funds go to support the real Jump Rope as he repeatedly saves the world.

In the show Jump Ropes secret identity is Gabe Tanner, who's a small, picked on nerd. (No one knows what Jump Ropes secret identity is in real life, so that's made up. Pheobe thinks that Carter Flynn really is Jump Rope, but let's face it, that's impossible.) The two not evil people who were also super-itized are Gabe's girlfriend, Queen Midas, and the notoriously funny third wheel, Captain. He isn't the captain of the team, just of my heart. Newscasts will prove that he's also a clown in real life, and single. I fricking love him.

The show has cut to the first commercial, and all of the girls groan.

We start chatting up a storm, and Sadie whips out Five Nights at Freddy's, which I refuse to participate in. Frazbear is freaky.

After a few minutes and several GEICO commercials, the show begins again. The night continues like this, and before I know it we're at the end.

"I have to save you."

"Don't worry about me! Go help The Captain!"

"Yeah! Go help The Captain!" I shriek, earning several shushes and a pillow to the head.

"No! Queen..."