Break A Leg! The Final Season

[Old Man Jenkins]

Decided to bring the whole reason I decided to join this forum in the first place, my very first spinoff, back for one more farewell season in celebration of SBC's 10th anniversary! This will officially be my third season for the show since CNF's take felt like an almost different show and he even admitted at one point that he didn't really read my original episodes much while writing for it, so I wanna wipe that taste out of my mouth and give it a more proper conclusion. Writing the ending of Skodwarde recently really puts me in the mood to do such things. Here's a link to the first two seasons in their original state, so that you can both binge and cringe before jumping into the third. Don't worry, they're pretty short.

http://sbcommunity.forumotion.com/t2123-break-a-leg?highlight=Break+a+leg

Show/Season Three Synopsis: Show/Season Three Synopsis: Previously on "Break A Leg!", The Rechid Men have seemingly overcame all obstacles that were put up in each of their respective paths. Fred thwarted his ex-fiance's revenge scheme to have him killed and reap the sweet rewards, Tommy put a swift end to Scooter and the Oceanside Rip Thighs' hold over Candy's life as well as ensuring the survival of the Booty Boppin' Boys, and Monroe helped Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy save New Kelp City from two powerful forces of evil, thus rebuilding some of his reputation in the eyes of his peers and fellow citizens of NKC. But with the untimely demise of Tom Smith, the Rechid clan were left to mourn the death of their close family friend, with each of them eventually going their separate ways, as with most families. Eight years later, Fred is somehow still employed at Fancyson & Sons, Tommy has been sent to prison to pay for the crimes of his troubled past, and Monroe has since graduated from college, yet struggles with his place in life. Their lives are fated to collide once again, has enough time passed to heal all wounds?

Main Characters: (more to be added)

Fred Rechid (A.K.A. "My Leg!" Guy from the original series): A mild-mannered everyday man who suffers from algiophobia, other wise known as a fear of pain, most likely caused from his days of torment back in Bikini Bottom. He is very money conscious, but is not incredibly greedy like Mr. Krabs. Has two sons from a previous marriage. His first wife took off and was never seen or heard from again, leaving him to raise his two sons by himself. His fear of pain often times leaves him vulnerable in many situations and mostly causes him to get pushed around and not taken seriously by others, even his own family. He's a former office worker and janitor at Shady Shoals Retirement Home. He is now making a pretty penny as a personal secretary for Squilliam Fancyson III at the law firm, "Fancyson & Sons". Till this day, he still works closely with Rick Star, pretty much running his cases for him. Fred gradually finds himself longing for more in life, and his past experiences and trauma may be the catalysts for his big break(through).

Tommy Rechid: Seen previously as a background character in the original series. Fred's, oldest son who is very fond of motorcycles and leather, lots of leather. His biological mother abandoned him and his family at a young age, leading him and his younger brother to be raised up through most of their childhood and adolescence by a single parent in Fred. The most disturbed of the two Rechid boys, he dropped out of high school and fell in with a bad crowd after moving to New Kelp City. Fred's constant inability to get after Tommy and reach through to him has led the eldest to the life he now lives. Sentenced to serve hard time in prison despite his father's best efforts to defend him, Tommy has been locked away for a couple years. Having made parole, Tommy inches himself closer to freedom, but will there be anyone or anything waiting for him on the other side?

Monroe Timothy Rechid: Also seen as a background character in the original series. Fred's youngest son, younger than Tommy by one year. Fred considers him to be the more successful of his two boys. He was a star wide receiver in high school and college. His mother abandoned him at a young age, leaving him to be raised by Fred. Monroe hates his name, feeling it doesn't match up for all that he stands for. Whereas his father fears pain, Monroe once took a sick pleasure in giving and receiving it, likely stemming from a past childhood experience in the original series as seen in the episode "Krabby Land". Living literally by the mantra of "no pain, no gain". Having been the only one in his family to attend college, Monroe is the one doing best for himself; becoming a highly sought after personal trainer with a growing list of star-studded clients, founding his own brand of nutritional supplements, and has even pursued acting in hopes of living the dream for his uncle Tom. He lives a modest lifestyle in his Weast Village apartment located in Lower Sandhattan. 

Rick Star: Briefly seen in the Spongebob episode "Chocolate With Nuts". He is a dim-witted, sex crazed, and somewhat questionable pink starfish who is nearly identical to Patrick except that he wears a shirt instead of pants. He's a co-worker of Fred's, working on the legal team for Fancyson & Sons. He is a recovering cocaine addict, but has started experimenting with crystal meth in recent years. He is also easily distracted from a situation, likely caused by his addictions and their side effects, but even Fred questions whether Rick was always this way with or without the drugs. Despite all this, Rick does have a few defining moments under his very stretched and unbuckled belt. Rick asks for Fred's help often with his cases, most of the time making Fred do his work for him. Rick reintroduces Fred to the Law, reigniting a long dead passion in Fred once again to become a lawyer. Rick is currently on thin ice with the Fancysons, having lost a high profile case involving Squilliam III a couple years back during the events of Squid (yes, this show is connected to that).

Larry the Lobster: A former professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and part-time lifeguard from the original series. He now manages a chain of gyms that has expanded throughout undersea floor, with NKC alone being home to a few. He moved to New Kelp City after being involved in a steroid scandal during the annual Bikini Bottom Mr. Iron Bottom competition, from which he was unceremoniously disqualified from ever competing in again. These are allegations that he denies sternly, claiming that it wasn't 'juice' that he was taking, but a 'protein shake'. His social media game is on fleek, proving to be quite the influencer on today's society. The pressures of business management has gotten the better of him, becoming a flabby, out of shape shell of his former self. Being drinking buddies with Fred and Rick certainly doesn't help, neither. He has partnered up with Monroe on numerous business ventures throughout the years, none of which have proven to be profitable for either party.

Squilliam Fancyson III: An antagonistic character previously seen in multiple Spongebob episodes. He works with his father and grandfather in the family business, Fancyson & Sons. He has been given authority over majority of their employees, who he often takes the time out of his day to abuse both verbally and physically. He hires Fred as his personal secretary, seeing his fear of pain as pure entertainment value. He is one of the very few people who sees potential in Fred, but he feels that Fred must overcome his fears of pain in order to fully harness it. What potential he actually sees exactly is quite shrouded in mystery. It's implied that he and his family have more influence over the city than he lets on.

Episode 301: For You, Baby, I Could Be

One night while out binge drinking with his friends, Fred forces himself to ask his youngest son, Monroe, to spot him some drinking money since he's not willing to take it out of his own paycheck. Monroe refuses to give his father money, who then brings up how Monroe and his brother both helped to splurge the settlement money he got from his lawsuit against Bikini Bottom, but Monroe counters that Fred carelessly bought him a nudibranch when he was a kid and that it almost killed them, so they're pretty much even. An inebriated Fred gets his leg run over by a unicyclist on the walk back home. He's taken to the New Kelp-Pescatarian Lower Sandhattan Hospital, where he meets Nurse Bazooka for the first time. She asks to confirm his name, to which he replies, "for you, baby, I could be." However, he tells her not to jot his last name down because it has since been taken off his wiki page. Fred didn't know if it was the fact that he was still buzzed, but he just couldn't help but feel an attraction towards her. It was a feeling he hasn't felt since Sadie. Nurse Bazooka injects him with some morphine and just like that, all his pain went away. Love has officially swept over him.

Meanwhile, in the B-plot, Rick and Larry are forced to take another mode of transportation back to their homes. They soon find themselves being pedaled around by a pedi cab driver named Scott, who seems to have dark fantasies about cleaning up the city of "filth". Scott strongly considers starting his crusade with them two, then changes his mind.

In the C-plot right before the episode ends, Tommy learns that he has been granted parole. His lawyer, Rick Star, tells him that he's very lucky bubble lives don't really matter in the city of New Kelp. Tommy is due to be released from prison in the coming days.

 

[Old Man Jenkins]

Episode 302: Flip or Flop

Tommy is finally released from prison and, unsurprisingly, there's no one there to welcome him back to the outside world. He calls his younger brother, Monroe, on a pay phone to see if he can crash with him until he can get back on his feet, but Monroe has long since abandoned the number that Tommy had on him. Tommy calls his father, Fred, who doesn't accepts calls from unknown numbers. Tommy leaves a message, but Fred assumes it to be a solicitor, so he erases it without even bothering to listen to what it had to say. He dials in Tom's number, but stops upon remembering that he's still dead. With no one else to turn to and nowhere else to go, Tommy is advised to settle into a halfway house. He calls for a cab and his pedicab driver turns out to be none other than Scott. Scott is well aware of just who Tommy is so he takes an instant dislike to the recent parolee, contemplating whether or not he should just kill the filth right then and there. Scott decides to save the bullets, instead dumping Tommy off in a rough part of the Donx. He soon runs afoul of a gang of Atlantic Spadefish, who recognize him from his Booty Boppin' days. He fights them off long enough to escape the Donx on the subway. He gets off in Sea Queens, where his new halfway home is located. He gets weird looks from most everybody he comes across and is even refused service in the local Krusty Krab franchise. Which says a lot. He checks in at the halfway home and is welcomed with closed fists.

In the B-plot, Monroe, is helping to train and condition a dolphin actor by the name of Flip Flopper for an upcoming movie role. Monroe tries to further charm his way into Flip's good graces so that he could be offered a role in the very same movie, but the deeper he tries to ingrain himself onto the dolphin's good side, the deeper he gets into the mind of his client. Secretly harboring a deep depression behind his artificially Coralwood-created facade, Flip soon comes to see Monroe as both a pal and confidant as their workout sesh goes on. Monroe soon realizes that he's becoming his dad and can no longer bring himself to try and manipulate the dolphin anymore by the session's end.

In the C-plot, Fred is discharged from the hospital and returns to work, having since been promoted to being a member of Squilliam's entourage. This job entails that Fred must follow Squilliam everywhere he goes and pretty much be his his bitch alongside others, all with the purpose of boosting Squilliam's ego and public profile. Fred secretly doesn't want to return to the monotony of his crappy life after days of utter bliss in the hospital. During one of Squilliam's hourly walks around town, bragging to everyone within earshot about just how rich he is, Fred accidentally falls down an open manhole while fantasizing about Nurse Bazooka. While Fred is once again rushed to the hospital, this event forces Rick to be left to his own devices while on the job. Something that doesn't bode well for Fancyson & Sons as a whole.

Episode 303: Meeting Halfway

After stupidly being mistaken for brothers during a cheat day at the Krusty Krab 6, Monroe is offered the opportunity to be Flip Flopper's stunt double in his latest movie. Believing his athletic background to be sufficient enough to handle the workload, Monroe is given a crash course in real danger. This causes Monroe to look back at all the stress and danger he put his father through during his youth and finally begins to understand his father's fears and anxiety a little. He attempts to get back in touch with Fred, but decides not to at the last second.

In the B-plot, Fred makes more of an effort to get to know Nurse Bazooka during this latest hospital stay, but she isn't willing to take things farther than a typical nurse-patient relationship should be. Fred opts to ask her out on a date for after he gets discharged. Nurse Bazooka humors him before finally agreeing to those terms.

In the C-plot, Tommy acclimates to his new living situation, meeting and getting to know each of his new housemates a bit more, but they can't bring themselves to accept him because of the crime he committed. Tommy tells them that they just have to deal with him until he can get back on his feet, something he guarantees will happen real soon.

Meanwhile, Rick is on the verge of losing another high profile case for the Fancysons, but is only spared the rod when the Fancysons go out of their way to "convince" the jury into their favor. Rick is called into a meeting with Squilliam Fancyson I, himself, where he gets unceremoniously fired and even disbarred for his incompetence. Rick vows to fight this, but he's reminded that he can't do so by himself because he's disbarred lol.

Episode 304: Rock, Meet Hard Place

Fred returns to work at Fancyson & Sons, finding out for himself that Rick got both laid off and cut off from practicing law. He makes plans to meet up with his friend for a couple drinks after work, but Rick has already been at the bar for most of the day. Larry meets them there and streams Rick's wallowing for all his Tweak followers to see. Rick vows to take Fancyson and Sons down one way or another, asking Fred to join him, but Fred is content with the money that Squilliam III pays him to be apart of his entourage. Rick accuses Fred of betraying their friendship while Larry tries to calm things down by offering to help Rick channel his anger and frustration toward so,etching constructive. Scott the pedicab driver overhears all of this at the other end of the bar and offers to help Rick in his crusade against the Fancysons, who he perceives as the proprietors of all the filth plaguing New Kelp City. Fred leaves for his date with Nurse Bazooka, who ends up standing him up at the Sa-lad Garden they agreed to meet at.

In the B-plot, Tommy receives a visitor at the halfway house in the form of his uncle, Frederick, who looks exactly like Fred except that his scales are blue. Tommy is honestly just overjoyed that somebody in his family finally bothered to check in on him since being released from prison. Frederick takes Tommy out to the new Flip Flopper flick, "Live to Flip Another Day Forever". However, Tommy's presence proves to be a huge distraction for Frederick, who can't even bare to sit in the same theater as Tommy for what he did, only agreeing to this as a favor to Fred. Frederick condemns Tommy and leaves with a disgusted "DEEEEAUUUUUGHHH!" Tommy clears his thoughts by watching the remainder of the movie, then makes no mistake in recognizing his brother's lame ass name in the credits for his stunt work. Concluding that his family don't want anything to do with him and have all moved on without him, Tommy returns to the halfway home more alone and aimless than he's ever been.

In the C-plot, Monroe takes on a brand new client, football all-star and former PMU teammate, Ray Sting! They catch up, with Ray confiding in Monroe how his promise to never leave New Kelp City at the end of Squid has negatively impacted his life since graduating college. Ray can't even join his team, the New Kelp Patriots, in games on the road, only being able to play home games. This has led to the Patriots being undefeated at home. Ray asks Monroe how life's been for him since his career-ending leg injury during his rookie season for the Patriots. Monroe says he's pretty happy with where he's at, but this conversation soon opens up old wounds about his failed football career. Ray consoles his old teammate and they proceed to take their anger out on the weights at Larry's Gym.