{Poppy's outfit}
DJ and Poppy rushed in their home where they saw Danny, Joey, Jesse and Becky in the living room.
"Hey, great news everyone. Our school fundraiser tonight is completely sold out." DJ announced.
"Alright!" Becky cheered.
"That's great." The three men nod.
"All mine and DJ's friends are so psyched. We're gonna be in a real rock club instead of a sweaty gym." Poppy squealed in excitement.
"Well, the smash club is all yours. Just gotta get everyone out there by 9:00 because they have to bring in the mud wrestling pit." Jesse said.
"Oh, they got rid of the Jell-O." Joey whined in complaint.
"Deej, Poppy, we are also so proud of you both for putting this fundraiser together for your school newspaper." Danny warmly smiled. "Ah, Deej, it seems like only yesterday I was powdering your little tushy." Danny strokes DJ's hair.
"Dad!" DJ whined in embarrassment.
"And Poppy, it feels like just yesterday I was rocking you to sleep in my arms." Jesse smiled as he remembered. "You were a few months old, I was nearly 15."
Poppy gave her dad an annoyed look. "That was uncalled for." Poppy then looked over at the Gladstone man. "Now, Joey, you're gonna open the show by doing your comedy act."
"Poppy, I've totally adapted my Vegas act to the junior high school crowd." Joey nodded, clearing his throat. "So, this seventh grader comes up to me and says 'Hey, dude. Got any mousse' and I said 'Why, certainly. Is Bullwinkle okay?'" Joey acted out.
DJ and Poppy couldn't help but laugh at Joey's comedy.
Joey continued. "So, when I was in junior high I watched a lot of cartoons. Did you ever notice the cartoon characters could pretty much get a hold of dynamite whenever they needed it? And it wasn't the type of dynamite that would kill you. It just kinda made your rear end smoulder."
"Joey, that's great! Mine and Poppy's friends think you're hilarious." DJ complimented the comedian. "Now, Uncle Jesse, your band's gonna do a whole set, right?" DJ checked.
"Oh, yeah. We're gonna rip it up, tear it apart, party till the...parents come and pick you up." Jesse sheepishly smiled.
"Thanks guys." Poppy thanked them. "This is so cool."
DJ now looked up at her dad. "Oh, and dad, when you're up there introducing Jesse and Joey, keep it short. We wanna try and pack in as much entertainment as possible."
"I'll try not to get in the way of all the fun." Danny patted DJ and Poppy on their shoulders.
"Thanks." Poppy brightly smiled up at her Uncle Danny.
"Oh, and please don't mention my tushy in public." DJ pleaded as she and Poppy then headed into the kitchen.
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It was later on.
DJ, Poppy and Kimmy had just walked into the house after hanging out at the park. The three girls stop smiling when they enter the living room and see Danny singing with Jesse's band. Danny was dancing very badly and was dressed like some sort of goth.
"My poor eyes!" Poppy dramatically exclaims once all the singing and instrument playing had stopped.
"Dad, what are you doing?" DJ spoke up, looking her father up and down.
Danny laughed and faced the three teens. "I'm just busting a move...and my shoulder." Danny winced in pain. "Girls, I wanted to surprise you. I'm gonna sing this at your fundraiser."
DJ widened her eyes. "You were gonna do that in public?"
"All our friends will be there." Poppy whined.
"You mean your former friends." Kimmy tutted.
"Alright, girls." Jesse calmed the situation down. "DJ, your dad has a very good voice. You just need to tie him down to a chair, that's all." Jesse teased, referring to how Danny was dancing crazily.
"Dad, you can't do this to me and Poppy." DJ shook her head. "We'll never be able to show our faces in school again." DJ huffed as she stormed upstairs.
"Uncle Danny, you know how much my reputation means to me at school. It took me so long to build the popular cheerleader reputation after I started junior high where I only had two friends after Warren and Josie left to move to Spain. Now you're gonna ruin my reputation with your singing and your dancing." Poppy complained as she stormed upstairs.
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Poppy was now in her bedroom with DJ and Kimmy.
"DJ, Poppy, how can you guys not go tonight? You two put together the whole fundraiser." Kimmy told her two friends.
"Hey, if anyone wonders why me and Poppy aren't there, they'll stop wondering when they hear my dad sing." DJ sighed.
Poppy fluffed her blonde hair up. "It's so embarrassing. Why does he have to do this to us?"
Danny then entered his nieces bedroom. "DJ, Poppy, can I talk to you both alone?"
"It's okay, Mr T. Anything you can say to DJ and Poppy, you can say in front of me." The Gibbler girl nodded.
"Okay...DJ, Poppy, how can we get Kimmy out of the room?" Danny asked the two girls who were upset and mad at him.
"Five bucks works in my house." Kimmy shrugs.
Danny didn't say anything, he just gave Kimmy a look.
"That's ok. You've got enough problems." Kimmy brushed it off as she left the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
"Deej, Pops, about me singing tonight." Danny started. "I understand how you two feel. My dad threw like a girl."
"Well, that's because grandpa hurt his arm in the war." DJ shrugged.
Danny chuckled a little. "I told everyone that story, didn't I? The point is, you girls don't have to worry. I'm not gonna sing tonight." Danny informed the girls.
Poppy sighed in relief. "Thank you so much!"
Poppy and DJ then give Danny a quick hug.
"You know, this may sound a little silly, but...I just wanted you girls to think I'm hip and cool." Danny admitted, sheepishly smiling.
"Why would you think you needed to be hip and cool to impress us?" Poppy asks out of curiosity.
"Well, Poppy, you adore your dad and think he's cool, so I got upset when DJ couldn't see me as a cool dad the way you see your dad as a cool dad." Danny rambled. "And I know I may not be the most cool uncle either. I mean, I hear the way you talk about Caleb and Carson, you adore them." Danny expresses his feelings. "I know it sounds silly, but I wanted to be the rad uncle and the rad dad for once."
Poppy sighed, feeling guilty. "Uncle Danny--"
"It's okay. I know I'm not." Danny nodded. "So, don't worry. I wont do anything to embarrass either of you."
"Dad, me and Poppy appreciate what you were gonna do. But we appreciate it even more that you're not gonna do it." DJ told her father, laughing a little.
"Hey, It's my pleasure. I'm happy because now I can get out of these leather pants and into some ointment." Danny then opened the door where he saw Kimmy stood there with a glass to her ear.
Kimmy noticed Danny and removed the glass from her ear.
"Kimmy, aren't you embarrassed to have a glass at your ear?" Danny questioned the girl who lived nextdoor.
"Well, If you could speak a little louder then I wouldn't need it." Kimmy shrugged, handing Danny the glass. "Oh, and on behalf of Van Atta junior high...thanks for not singing." Kimmy then walked back into Poppy's bedroom.
Danny then left his nieces bedroom.
"Alright, Deej and Poppy! You don't have to change schools." Kimmy cheers.
"Yeah, great." DJ sighed. "I feel so guilty about hurting my dads feelings."
"I feel bad too." Poppy admitted.
"It could be worse." Kimmy pointed out.
"How?" Poppy asked her friend.
Kimmy then mimics Danny singing and dancing, causing Poppy and DJ to cringe as they remember how badly Danny sang and danced. The two teens couldn't help but laugh at how Kimmy acted out Danny's horrible performance.
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Poppy was back in her bedroom. The Katsopolis girl was sat on her bed reading a fashion magazine.
Just then, somebody knocked on Poppy's bedroom door.
"Come in." Poppy called out.
The bedroom door opened and Becky walked in.
"Hey." Becky spoke first.
Poppy closed her magazine and sat up. "Hey..."
Things had been pretty awkward between Poppy and Becky ever since Poppy accidently called Becky 'mom'.
"Can we talk?" Becky asks, her tone full of hope.
"Sure." Poppy moved up, making room for Becky on her bed.
Becky sat beside Poppy. "I don't want things to be awkward for us. I'm gonna be marrying your dad soon. We have a good bond, right?"
"I just...I didn't mean to call you mom. It was an accident. But that's not me saying I don't see you as some sort of mother figure, because I do. I mean, you're gonna be my step-mom soon. But when I visited my mom yesterday I felt so guilty." Poppy explained her feelings.
"Did you tell her?" Becky asks the 14 year old.
Poppy shook her head. "I couldn't. I practically betrayed her."
"You didn't betray her." Becky tried to comfort Poppy. "Hey, how about this? It could be our little secret. We don't have to tell anybody."
"Really?" Poppy seemed surprised.
"Really." Becky nodded.
"Thanks, Becky. You're the best." Poppy hugged the woman.
Becky hugged Poppy back. "Of course."
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{Poppy's outfit}
It was late at night.
The smash club was packed with junior high kids, plus Stephanie and Michelle.
The night was almost finished as Jesse and his band were performing for the last time tonight.
DJ, Poppy, Hayley, Kylie and Kimmy were sat at a small table talking.
"Well, Deej, Poppy, you guys pulled it off." Hayley clapped as she tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"Yeah. Joey was funny. Jesse's band was hot and Danny hardly said a word." Kimmy brightly smiled.
"Yeah, the perfect night." DJ hummed, smiling a little.
"So great." Poppy nodded, leaning her head on Kylie's shoulder.
"I feel so awful." DJ admitted.
"So do I." Poppy pouted. The Katsopolis girl glanced over at Marcus who was talking to a few of his friends. Poppy was still avoiding him as she didn't know what to say about the kiss. Fear of rejection was really messing her up. It had been a couple of weeks and Poppy didn't know how much longer she could ignore him for.
Once Jesse's band stopped playing, Danny came on stage and began speaking into the microphone.
"Well, that's our show for tonight. Let's hear it for Jesse and the Rippers!" Danny pointed at the band behind him.
The crowd clapped and cheered for the band.
"And our special guest, comedian; Joey Gladstone." Danny pointed over at his best friend who sat down drinking a can of soda.
Joey earned a few cheers and claps from the crowd as well.
"Well, it's hard to believe. But it's almost 9 o'clock." Danny spoke into the microphone while looking down at his watch. "I can see the men with the mud. That can only mean one thing. Time for bingo." Danny joked, but nobody laughed. It was just an awkward silence in the room. Danny cleared his throat. "Well, uh...I don't wanna embarrass anybody, but I really think we should thank the two people who put together tonight's fundraiser. Let's hear it for DJ Tanner and Poppy Katsopolis."
"Oh, god. Now I feel even more bad." Poppy whispered to Kylie, Kimmy, DJ and Hayley. Poppy then got up with DJ and the two girls went on stage.
The two girls were cheered and clapped by as they walked on stage and grabbed a microphone each.
"Thanks for coming tonight everyone." DJ spoke first.
"We raised enough money to buy that new computer." Poppy added on, causing the crowd to clap.
"How about one more song from Jesse and the Rippers?" DJ suggested, earning cheers from the crowd. "Featuring a brand-new singer who Poppy and I are very proud of. My dad and Poppy's uncle." DJ announced, pointing at her dad.
"Let's give it up for Danny Tanner." Poppy spoke into the microphone again.
The crowd cheered as Danny walked back on stage.
Danny furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Deej, Poppy, I don't wanna embarrass you two." Danny whispered to the two girls.
"Uncle Danny, the only thing DJ and I are embarrassed about is the way we acted today." Poppy twiddled her thumbs, placing her microphone down.
"Bust a move, dad." DJ patted her dad on his chest, handing her microphone over to her dad.
DJ and Poppy then go back over to their friends and sit with them.
"Um, I guess I'm going to sing a song and I'd like to dedicate it to DJ and Poppy." Danny told the crowd. "I used to sing this song to DJ and Poppy when they were little girls and I really hope they like it now."
Jesse and his band then began playing their instruments as Danny sings 'My Girl' by The Temptations.
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