Fran Does Part One, Again

Crispy smacked her hand to her head.

‘Why is Fran doing the lines and moves from part one?’ Patricia the producer demanded.

Julie and Donna, or Flappy and Tiny Fists as they were known to the fans, scuttled along the edge of the stage.

‘What is Fran doing?’ Julie Jumbo Wings asked loudly.

‘PEA-NUT! PEA-NUT! PEA-NUT!’ the crowd chanted.

Fran stopped and stared at them. ‘WHO?’ She turned to Crispy. ‘Why are they all dressed like that? Did you leak Fluffanora’s outfit designs? I told you, no one should see the outfits until the first episode!’

Flappy launched into action, as planned, grabbing Tiny Fists and hurtling her through the air towards Peanut.

‘Ha! Peanut, your good days are OVER!’ she cried.

Fran turned slowly. ‘I don’t understand why everyone seems to be calling me Pea–’

SMACK!

‘She was meant to duck!’ Flappy said as the crowd booed. ‘Crispy, what’s wrong with her?’

Fran marched across the stage and grabbed Julie by a jumbo wing. ‘Flappy,’ she said sternly. ‘That was not in the script.’

‘Yes it was, we practised part two four times earlier and you said, “I DON’T KNOW WHY WE’RE PRACTISING, I’M PERFECT.”’

Fran tapped her chin. ‘That does sound like me, but this is part one … You are being incredibly unprofessional.’

‘Stop having a conversation in the middle of the show,’ Crispy pleaded. ‘Go to page three of the script.’

Julie Jumbo Wings looked at Fran and whispered, ‘This is when you say, PEANUT WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.’

‘CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHO,’ Fran roared, ‘IS PEANUT?!’