#ecu high

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The shop room feels different the second he walks in. Sure it's the same tools, same smell of oil and rubber and it has the same table where they all sit. But one chair sits empty.

“Hey Lucky you hear anything about Mike?”

Lucky tries not to startle.

“Nah. Not really. Heard he’s still in the hospital.”

Scott sits down with a notebook open, but doesn't write anything.

“They say he’s stable. That’s all I got.”

Lucky pipes in quickly at the sight of tension.

“He’ll be alright. Mike’s tough.”

Nobody argues with that but nobody agrees either. Deke goes to open his notebook with a picture in it.

“Yeah well when he gets back we oughta show him that carb setup we talked about. He was real interested in that.”

Another pause. Lucky hates it.

"Well would you look at this."

The door creaks open and Vince walks in like he owns the place.

“I'm amazed this car club is still holding meetings even when half of you can’t drive straight.”

No one answers him. Vince smirks and leans against a table.

“So what’s the word? Guy gonna be fine or what?”

Scott closes his notebook.

“He’s in the hospital.”

Vince shrugs.

“Just saying that if people knew how to drive, it wouldn’t be a problem.”

Lucky feels something tighten in his chest. That he should be doing something to defend Mikey. But Deke steps in first.

“It ain’t like that.”

Vince shrugs again.

“Looks like that to me.”

Then his eyes land on Lucky.

“Lucky, right? Must be nice. Pass a driving test one time and get gifted one of the most expensive cars in the world without ever lifting a finger."

Lucky exhales slowly. Normally he’d laugh. Say something easy. Change the subject. But he can't this time.

“This ain’t about me.”

Vince tilts his head.

“Oh it isn't?”

Lucky meets his eyes.

“Mike’s still in the hospital. He could die and there ain't a thing any of us can do about it.”

The room goes quiet again but this time it’s different. The hard truth sets in that at the end of the day an 18 year old boy has been seriously injured. Even Vince can't argue with that.

“Whatever. Y’all can mope if you want.”

Then he’s gone. Nobody talks for a second. Then Steve exhales.

“He’s an ass.”

Everyone agrees in their own way. But Lucky still wants to clear the air about his car.

“Look, about that… car.”

No one interrupts him.

“I didn’t earn that. My dad he. He helped design it so Maserati let him have a prototype.”

No one reacts.

“I just like cars. Same as the rest of you.”

Deke gives a small nod.

“Yeah. We know.”

Steve leans back in his chair.

“Ain’t like you act like a jerk about it."

Scott finally writes something in his notebook.

“Doesn’t change your input on builds either. You still know what you’re talking about.”

Lucky lets out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding.

“Thanks.”

The room settles. Not back to normal but steadier. Steve taps the table to break the silence.

“So… when Mike gets back, we still gonna do that carb setup?”

Scott nods.

“I’ll bring the specs next meeting.”

Lucky smiles a little.

“Yeah. We’ll save his spot.”

No one argues that either. After the meeting, Lucky ends up outside by the parking lot. Deke walks up beside him, hands still in his pockets. They both look at the Maserati.

“Still a nice car.”

Lucky chuckles.

“Yeah.”

A beat.

“…Your Impala’s still cooler.”

Deke smirks just a little.

“Damn right it is.”

They stand there a second longer, not saying much.

"Can I wash it?"

Lucky looks at Deke.

"Yeah sure, bring the guys over. We can all wash it."

"Alright!"

“Josh it’s time ta get up.”

Josh wakes up the week before Halloween and yawns.

“Yes, mom.”

She goes up to his room.

“Do ya know what ya wanna be for Halloween?”

Josh looks up at her confused.

“Halloween? Mom, I'm getting to be too old to dress up in costumes.

"Cousin Jodie’s older than ya and he’s still dressin’ up.”

Josh bites his tongue. He was going to say Jodie only dresses up for Halloween so he can show off his muscles and be half naked around girls.

“Oh Ah get it. Yer at that age where ya wanna be all grown up. Is that it?”

“Yes it is. Why does cousin Jodie still act like a child when he’s almost 19?”

Mrs. Morgan sits down on his bed.

“Jodie works real hard in his wrestlin’ and in his job. He ain’t hurtin’ no one to still be a boy.”

“Well I want to be responsible, mom. That’s why I joined the junior ROTC. I want to learn about discipline and have class.”

Mrs. Morgan looks hurt.

“What’d ya mean by class, Josh? Are ya ashamed about who yer kinfolk are?”

Josh looks down. His mother is Jodie’s aunt as she’s Paul Tatum’s sister. It’s no secret that the Tatum family has had a long history of having a “hillbilly” or “white trash” lifestyle. Knowing he’s put his foot in his mouth, Josh tries to elaborate.

“I just don’t like how crude Jodie is when he talks about girls. He has a big ego that makes him think he doesn’t have to follow rules or have manners.”

Mrs. Morgan stands up.

“I won’t have ya talkin this way bout how other people live, especially your family Josh. Your aunt Mabel won’t stand for rudeness if Jodie talks outta turn. I know your cousin don’t have a fancy car like daddy does but he works just as hard for it.”

“I’m sorry mom.”

She pats his head.

“Now that’s better. Ya best be mindin’ what ya say son. Just cause somebody don’t always have fancy commodities don’t make em any less a person.”

She walks back down to the kitchen as Josh sighs. He genuinely feels bad at having insulted his mother’s family by implying they have no class just because they’re poor.

“I need to ask Tulsa what time the next meeting is.”

Tulsa eats his breakfast and heads to school without another word. As soon as he gets to his locker, Tulsa walks up to him.

“Josh. I hope you have had a good morning so far.”

He nods not wanting to tell him about upsetting his mother earlier.

“Yes, I was just about to ask when the next meeting for the junior ROTC would be.”

“Ah, I was just about to tell you. Mr. Reno wanted me to inform you that our next meeting is going to be on October 31st in his office after school.”

Josh takes out his PDA.

“JROTC meeting. Mr. Reno’s office. October 31st after school. I’ll be sure to make it.”

“Splendid. Have a great day, Josh.”

Tulsa continues with his hall monitoring. As much as Josh respects Tulsa and what the JROTC represents, he can’t help but wonder about him.

“He seems… almost robotic with how perfect he is. Maybe that’s what I need in order to have class.”

On his way to class, Jodie comes up to him.

“Well if ain’t lil cousin Josh.”

Josh groans.

“What do you want Jodie?”

“Well Ah jus wanted ta say ya oughta be more careful wit yer words. Ma told me all bout what ya said to Aunt Dixie.”

Josh gulps. He really put his foot in his mouth this time.

“Look if you’re offended I’m sorry ok. What else do you want me to say?”

Jodie smirks.

“That Ah’m the best damn cousin ya ever had.”

“Why should I? You’re very annoying.”

Jodie scoffs.

“And you ain’t? Goin round wantin’ ta be the teacher’s pet. Ya got no sense a thinkin for yerself always wantin’ to follow other people. It’s no wonder yer only friend’s that city slickin’ hall monitor.”

“Stop it Jodie. There’s nothing wrong with being part of the junior ROTC.”

“Never said there was. That don’t mean ya ass kiss everybody, Josh Do-Right”.

Josh just rolls his eyes. While he does understand the reference to Dudley Do-Right, the Canadian mountie from that Brendan Frasier movie, he still believes Jodie’s exaggerating.

“You know that’s my biggest problem with you, Jodie. You’re so crass when it’s not necessary. Can’t you go five minutes without swearing?”

“Don’t talk like yer Ma. Only person who’s gonna talk bout how Ah talk’s her. Yer just mah lil cousin who ain’t got no damn leg to stand on in givin me orders. Yer gonna end up stuffed in a locker if ya keep goin with an attitude like that.”

Josh walks up to Jodie.

“That better not be a challenge.”

Jodie leans down almost nose to nose with Josh.

“That ain’t a challenge lil cuz. That’s a promise. Even if Ah ain’t the one doin’ it, nobody’s gonna wanna put up wit yer high and mighty attitude.”

Before Josh can say anything else, Jodie walks away.

“What does he know? He’s nothing but an egotistical bully.”

On the day of the meeting, Josh shows up on time in uniform. Tulsa is there placing packets on each desk.

“Hello, Josh. You’re right on time for the meeting.”

“That’s great to hear.”

Before he sits down, he watches Tulsa continue his work. Every time he puts a packet down, he makes small adjustments to ensure it’s perfectly straight on a desk.

“Alright everyone, let's start the meeting.”

Mr. Reno enters and everyone sits down at a desk.

“I’ve just been informed by Principal Gates that on Veteran’s Week we’ll be giving a presentation about all of the former military personnel working at the school. Your task is to interview the person assigned to you and prepare a couple slides about their military service. Please pick up the packet on your desk.”

Josh picks up the packet and opens it to see he was assigned to Jess Wade.

“I know this might seem like a short period of time to complete this, so if you have any questions regarding your slides, don’t hesitate to stop by my office.”

Josh reviews the packet and starts to take notes on how to ask Mr. Wade these questions.

“I hope I don’t do anything to upset him”, he thinks to himself.

An: Sorry this took so long to come out. I had no idea where to take Josh's story outside of his beef with Jodie.

Thank you to all 244 followers who have shown love on my content. I hope to continue making content in the next year.

Let's recap what happened this past year. I made a goal to post 12 reviews along with a Kung Fu Elvis tidbit for every movie. Not only did I succeed in doing so, but I also made an April Fools review on the movie Rock-a-Doodle. I even started a series where I ranked 10 movies per installment. So what does that mean? It means that if all goes well in 2025, I will finish ranking all 31 Elvis movies with a full ranking coming out December of that year.

I also improved on the amount of requests this year by holding several events throughout the year. My blog's 2nd anniversary particularly did very well as you sent me many requests throughout the week. I feel like that kept the creative juices flowing and my blog active while I was in between reviews. I hope to continue having events like that next year.

I even made a full side blog dedicated to my ECU Harry Potter AU. If you liked the chapters I posted on this blog, you can catch up here:

Now onto the bad news. As you may know if you follow @vintagepresley, we no longer do the rp. I wouldn't say it's dead, but on an indefinite hiatus. With the birth of @smokeymountainboy's twins, that of course takes a bigger priority. If anyone still wants to talk about the rp or would like to make their own with me, I would happily discuss it.

There's also the big issue of completely pushing aside ECU High and ECU Bio Cards. While I did start picking up on it again at the end of the year, I'm still behind on it. The issue with those two projects is that they rely on me having knowledge of the movie. Ross' chapter of ECU High especially had to wait until I had seen Girls! Girls! Girls! which didn't happen until my review of it in June. The bio cards in general had a lot of gaps in between each installment. I hope next year, I can start making more. And then I made the very foolish mistake of forgetting to upload the final few chapters of The Greatest Hero of the Empire. While I did post them on AO3, I never finished uploading them here. My hope is that if I do make another long series like that, I'll post regularly.

So what will be coming up in the next year? Unless something comes up regarding requests or rps, I won't be announcing any new projects until December. If this post means anything I might do something like this. Over 100 notes on an original post this year. I'm amazed it did so well since discussion posts usually don't do so well.

I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope you have a productive 2025.

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One weekend morning Mike wakes up and heads downstairs to see his dad dressing up in his uniform.

"Where you going, dad?"

Mr. Edwards turns around.

"Last dusting of the season. I just got word from our neighbor Mr. Ling that he just got a promotion of a delivery driver."

"Wow congrats to him."

"Yeah instead of picking apples he'll collect 'em from orchards all over the Texas/Oklahoma border. Of course all that traveling means he'll need someone to watch Sue-Lin while he's gone during harvestin season. Think you'd want to do that Mike?"

He scratches the back of his neck. On one hand babysitting sounds like a girl's job but on the other hand, he wants a model plane and needs to raise money to do it.

"Sure I'll do it."

"Atta boy. You're 14 now so you can be left at Mr. Ling's house by yourself. If there's ever a problem you know momma's here."

"Thanks dad. Good luck on your flights."

Mr. Edwards smiles and walks downstairs to leave the house.

"Edith I'll be back in two weeks. If Walter comes by with Sue-Lin while I'm gone, Mike said he'll be fine babysitting."

"Ok dear."

She kisses him on the cheek and he walks out the door. Mike goes to have breakfast when there's a knock on the door. Mrs. Edwards goes to answer.

"Sorry for short notice Mrs. Edwards. Got called to work early. You are able to watch Sue-Lin?"

"Oh. Yes Walter. Mike said he'd love to babysit. I'll send him next door after breakfast."

Mr. Ling bows.

"Thank you for help. Hope you have good day."

"Thank you, you too."

He goes to leave as she closes the door.

"Mike that was Mr. Ling. He's leaving for work early so I said you can start watching Sue-Lin after breakfast."

Mike almost spits out his milk.

"Today?! But mom I was supposed to meet my friends at the mall today."

"Well unless you're willing to take Sue-Lin with you, you'll have to cancel."

Mike groans.

"I gotta call the guys then."

He finishes his milk and gets up to use the phone. He finally gets to calling Clint.

"Oh Ah don't mind if ya bring 'er round. Jus make it clear ta Pacer that yer bringin a lil girl. He don't really like surprises."

"Yeah I know but I hope he'd feel at least a little better once he knows she's a 7 year old Chinese girl."

"Wha's her bein Chinese gotta do with it?"

Mike stops for a second because he remembers that Clint simply doesn't know these things.

"There's a history of Chinese people being treated badly. Even though Mr. Ling hasn't had that happen in this neighborhood, it can still happen. Pacer would feel better about it because he can relate to that."

"Oh. Well Ah won't be mean ta her if that's what ya mean Mike."

"I know you won't Clint. I'm just telling you that Pacer might feel better because of it."

"Ok then. Ah'll see ya in a couple hours."

"Alright bye."

He hangs up the phone. Then he picks up again to call Pacer.

"Hello?"

"Um hi, Pacer. Listen I know you don't like surprises but there's gonna be a little change in plans today."

"What?"

Mike takes a deep breath.

"We're still gonna meet at the mall today as promised. I just need to bring someone with me."

"Who?"

"My neighbor's daughter. He got a sudden promotion to delivery driver so he's gotta travel a lot. She's a small 7 year old Chinese girl named Sue-Lin so he can't leave her at home alone."

Mike can hear a sigh over the phone.

"Ok. I just don't wanna answer personal questions."

"Oh yeah don't worry about that. Sue-Lin's the type that don't need to be told things twice. Mr. Ling's a first generation Chinese-American immigrant so he's still very traditional."

"Alright then. So long's that's the case that's fine."

Mike sighs in relief.

"Good. Thanks. I'll see you and Clint later then."

"Ok. Bye."

They hang up and Mike goes back to the kitchen.

"Is everything alright, Mike?"

"Yeah. Just had to make sure Pacer was fine. You know how he is mom."

She sighs as she washes dishes.

"Well it's not my business to pry, but it sounds to me that he could seriously benefit from some therapy. The poor boy is clearly traumatized and I don't want anyone getting hurt."

"I know mom. I think Clint being who he is has actually been helping him out. He doesn't feel as jumpy when you so much as talk to him."

Mrs. Edwards dries a glass.

"That's good but Clint's just a boy himself. Pacer needs a professional who can help him in a mentorship role. Why isn't Mr. Lightcloud a Native?"

"Yeah he moved from Arizona. His sister makes and sells turquoise jewelry. He's our world history teacher."

"Alright then, son."

Mike goes to the door.

"I'm gonna go next door and tell Mr. Ling I'm taking her to the mall."

"Alright Mike. Stay safe with Sue-Lin now."

Mike goes over to Mr. Ling's house and knocks on the door.

"Who is there?"

"It's Mike Edwards Mr. Ling."

He opens the door and gives a little nod.

"Thank you. Please come sit down on couch."

Mike comes inside.

"You have question?"

"Uh yes I do. I have some friends I want to meet at the mall and I wanted to know if I can bring Sue-Lin with."

Mr. Ling nods.

"Yes yes you can take her to mall. She needs to buy new clothes for cold weather."

"Ok. Is there a time you want her home?"

"I come back home at 5 pm. I want Sue-Lin back at 6."

"Yes sir."

Mr. Ling gives a short nod again.

"Good. I get Sue-Lin from room."

"Ok Mr. Ling."

Mr. Ling goes to Sue-Lin's room and knocks on the door. He starts speaking in Chinese to ask if she's ready.

"I'm ready daddy."

She comes out of her room in a traditional Chinese outfit with her hair in twin pigtails. Mike's heart melts with how cute she looks.

"Hi Mr. Mike."

"Hi."

"Daddy said you were taking me to the mall to get new clothes."

Mike smiles as he nods.

"Yes I'm taking you clothes shopping. I'm also meeting with some friends. Clint talks a lot and he'd love to meet you. Pacer though is very shy and doesn't like it when you ask a lot of questions. Once he gets used to you, he'll think you're a great little girl."

Sue-Lin smiles.

"That's ok Mr. Mike. I'll just talk with you and Mr. Clint."

"Alright then. Now your daddy said I gotta have you back by 6 pm."

"Ok Mr. Mike."

He stands up as Mr. Ling goes to the door. He speaks some Chinese to Sue-Lin and then to Mike.

"Are you going to mall now?"

"No I'm taking Sue-Lin next door for a couple hours since I won't meet my friends until later. My mom's going to drive us."

He nods.

"Good. I see you at 6."

"Yes sir."

Sue-Lin waves.

"Bye daddy."

Mike and Sue-Lin walk out the door to head over to his house.

"Momma we're back."

She comes out of the kitchen.

"Why hello there Sue-Lin. What a lovely outfit."

"Mr. Mike's going to take me shopping today. I saved four whole dollars."

"How wonderful dear. Now I have some work to do before I can take you and Mike to the store. You can sit down on the couch and watch some tv."

"Thank you Mrs. Edwards."

Sue-Lin and Mike go to the couch and sit down.

"So. What are you allowed to watch?"

"My daddy only lets me watch educational shows."

"PBS Kids it is then."

Mike turns to channel 13 and sees a show he's never heard of before.

"What's this?"

"Word World! Everything's made out of letters to spell things. The duck is made out the letters used to spell duck."

"But what if you split the letters up do you just stop being awake? Like that sheep there, does she still know what's happening when she's just separate letters?"

Sue-Lin giggles.

"Of course she does. She's made of letters and she's a sheep which makes her alive. A lot of the shows daddy lets me watch is about reading and spelling."

Mike lets out a whistle.

"Man. Cartoons sure have changed."

"You watched cartoons Mr. Mike?"

Mike fiddles with his hands.

"Well yeah but they were very different. The Magic School Bus had its first episode involve the kids going to outer space. One of the kids froze his head and got a cold because he took his helmet off on Pluto."

"That's silly Mr. Mike. A bus can't fly to Pluto."

"And you can't make a sheep out of just letters silly."

She giggles and Mike realizes that maybe babysitting won't be so bad after all.

An: Sorry this took so long. Some installments are harder to write than others. If you haven't been tagged but wanna see more please leave a note down below.

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Plenty of content to read!

Film Reviews - Will be updated as I go.

Love Me Tender - A poor attempt to give Elvis his first role. GI Blues - Elvis’ first film post army demonstrates why he was still relevant. Loving You - My personal favorite film that I reviewed so far. Girl Happy - The first film reflecting the decline in production quality. Jailhouse Rock - The most iconic Elvis film. Paradise, Hawaiian Style - Drums of the Islands alone makes it worth the watch. Clambake - The character writing actually makes up for a lack in production quality and song padding. Roustabout - A mind boggling combination of great songs and awful writing. Wild In The Country - With multiple writers there was no glue holding the script book together. Kissin’ Cousins - Somehow the most balanced movie of good and bad elements. Kid Galahad - An underrated Elvis movie that deserves a lot more attention. It Happened at the World's Fair - A great concept that's a nightmare to execute well. Change Of Habit - The final Elvis movie that's very inconsistent in tone and poorly attempts to take on the 1969 political climate. Girls! Girls! Girls! - A very refreshing story even though it's overloaded with poorly spaced songs. Charro! - Very good scenery and character acting brought down by easily avoidable plot holes. Fun In Acapulco - Good premise but just doesn't do enough to stand out. Blue Hawaii - "They had us in the first half not gonna lie" but as a positive. Tickle Me - Awful title but a quite humorous low budget film that falls short in the romance department. Flaming Star - A tragically flawed story that ends as suddenly as Pacer's life. Harum Scarum - For a movie that has a lot going on, not even Elvis can find it in himself to care about anything. King Creole - A movie that best showcases how it can have a great story and be an Elvis vehicle. Speedway - An Elvis vehicle that could’ve been good but unfortunately hit the creative wall. Frankie & Johnny - The romance is a little too messy but this ship of a movie didn't sink because of it. Double Trouble - So many characters, so little connections and so little development. Viva Las Vegas - A romance as rushed as the writers who wrote it with no substance. The Trouble With Girls - A movie that felt uninspired and lacked direction after a decade in production hell. Easy Come Easy Go - A rare treasure that nearly sunk from its dated references. Live A Little, Love A Little - A clunky title for a clunky story. Stay Away Joe - This movie did not need to be over 100 minutes. Spinout - The title perfectly matches the film's quality. Follow That Dream - A simple yet rich story with very compelling characters.

ECU Bio Cards/ Fighting Tier List - Canon to the movies only

Clinton Reno Bio Card - The first bio card and has been revised to look cleaner. Deke Rivers Bio Card - Half of this is my profile pic. Vince Everett Bio Card - The hardest one to make a head canon for. Kung Fu Elvis Part 1 - Tier list covers LMT through Girl Happy. Vince Everett's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Vince would rank in a fight. Danny Fisher Bio Card - Experimented with adding color gradients. Rick Richards' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Rick would rank in a fight. Tulsa McLean's Bio Card - The entire background was colored with a trackpad. Pacer Burton's Bio Card - The background was edited using Canva's ai editor. Glenn Tyler's Bio Card - The entire background was edited using Canva's ai editor. Scott Heyward's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Scott would rank in a fight. Chadwick (Chad) Gates' Bio Card - Experimented with layering. Toby Kwimper's Bio Card - My favorite one. Walter Gulick's Bio Card - Stylized like a boxing poster. Charlie Rogers' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Charlie would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 2 - Covers JR through Roustabout. Ross Carpenter’s Bio Card - An attempt to have a nautical theme. Glenn Tyler's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Glenn would rank in a fight. Josh Morgan and Jodie Tatum's Rank - An individual breakdown of where the cousins would rank in a fight. Walter Gulick's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Walter G. would rank in a fight. Mike Edwards' Rank - An individual breakdown of where Mike E. would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 3 - Covers WITC through IHATWF. Dr. John Carpenter's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Dr. Carpenter would rank in a fight. Mike Edwards' Bio Card - Experimented with filling in the empty spaces based on Sue-Lin having a flower on her hat. Ross Carpenter's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Ross Carpenter would rank in a fight. Jess Wade's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Jess Wade would rank in a fight. Mike Windgren's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Mike Windgren would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 4 - Covers COH through FIA. Mike Windgren’s Bio Card - I experimented with the formatting and color corrected the sky using a trackpad. Chadwick (Chad) Gates’ Rank - An individual breakdown of where Chad Gates would rank in a fight. Lonnie Beale's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Lonnie Beale would rank in a fight. Pacer Burton's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Pacer Burton would rank in a fight. Johnny Tyrone's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Johnny Tyrone would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 5 - Covers BH through HS. Jodie Tatum's Bio Card - I really wanted to make it monochromatic so his red shirt pops. Danny Fisher's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Danny Fisher would rank in a fight. Steve Grayson's Rank - A statement explaining why Steve wouldn't rank. Johnny's Rank - A statement explaining why Johnny wouldn't rank. Guy Lambert's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Guy Lambert would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 6 - Covers King Creole through DT. Lucky Jackson's Rank - A statement explaining why Lucky wouldn't rank. Walter Hale's Rank - A statement explaining why Walter wouldn't rank. Ted Jackson's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Ted Jackson would rank in a fight. Greg Nolan's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Greg Nolan would rank in a fight. Josh Morgan's Bio Card - The monochromatic blues contrast the jarring red and green scheme of Jodie's card. Joe Lightcloud's Rank - A statement explaining why Joe wouldn't rank. Mike McCoy's Rank - A statement explaining why Mike wouldn't rank. Toby Kwimper's Rank - An individual breakdown of where Toby Kwimper would rank in a fight. Kung Fu Elvis Part 7 - Covers Viva Las Vegas through FTD. Charlie Rogers's Bio Card - I really wanted to highlight the carnival theme. Lucky Jackson's Bio Card - I tried to do a checkered flag theme but couldn't make it work.

ECU High - An installment series that absolutely must be read in order

ECU High School AU Part 1 - Discusses Clint through Jodie. ECU High School AU Part 2 - Discusses Lucky through Dr. Carpenter. ECU High - Clint's Arrival - It's the first day of Clint's freshman year. ECU High - Deke's Adventure - Deke realizes that it's not always rainbows and butterflies in high school. ECU High - Vince's Attitude - Vince is a jerk and no one can stand him. ECU High - Danny's Ambition - Danny just wants to get out of poverty like the rest of the seniors. ECU High - Tulsa's Badge - Tulsa loves authority a little too much. ECU High - Pacer's Bereavement - Pacer and Clint become best friends. ECU High - Glenn’s Books - Glenn goes to therapy. ECU High - Chad's Business - Chad wants to open a Marina but doesn't know what he's doing. ECU High - Toby's Cool - Toby has a natural skill of dealing with highly emotional people. ECU High - Walter's Captaincy - Walter reflects on what makes a good quarterback and whether he's deserving such a position. ECU High - Ross' Challenge - Ross struggles to survive but things are starting to look up for him. ECU High - Mike's Circumstances - Mike Edwards feels wary about babysitting Sue-Lin when he has plans. ECU High - Mikey's Dare - Mike Windgren really needs his glasses no matter what he says. ECU High - Jodie's Deal - Jodie makes a deal with Coach Wade and Toby. ECU High - Josh Do-Right - Josh makes his mother upset and Jodie schools him. ECU High - Lucky's Due - Lucky proves he isn't egotistical like Vince.

Fanfics and One Shots - Includes AI Chats and non-canon stories

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The alarm clock rings and Danny groans as he gets out of bed.

"Just how *expletive* is this day gonna be?"

There's a knock on his door as he hears his sister Mimi.

"Danny, are you decent?"

He sighs. "Yeah Mimi, Ah'm decent. What's up?"

She comes into his room.

"Daddy says he has to take the car today. Are you gonna be alright to walk to school?"

Danny rubs his eyes.

"Walkin to school's all I do anyway. No reason to waste gas over a mile. Ah'm tellin ya Mimi, if I gotta redo senior again I might as well drop out."

She tries to smile. "Don't drop out Danny. Daddy's still trying to get a pharmacy job. That's why he's taking the car. Mr. Primont called him in for an interview. If he gets the job you can quit and focus on graduating."

He stands up and stretches.

"That'll be the day, sis. Ah really hate havin ta ask the juniors for money. It's embarrassin."

The mood is somber and Danny looks lost.

"Ah just wanna wake up one morning and not gotta worry bout money. I don't wanna have to rely on other people."

She goes over to hug Danny. "I know you feel that way, Danny. You just need to take it one day at a time. Now eat up. I got breakfast waitin for you."

He sighs.

"Alright. Gotta change first. Be right down."

Mimi smiles and leaves the room. After changing, Danny goes down to eat breakfast as fast as he can.

"Ah'll see ya later, Mimi."

He grabs his backpack and starts running to school. As he makes it to the school's parking lot, a rusty old pickup truck pulls in. The engine has a strange sound to it.

"Howdy, feller."

Danny looks up.

"Oh hey, Jodie. Hell's up with yer engine?"

Jodie shuts it off and gets out. "Ah dang carburetor's done actin up. Gotta find somethin worth replacin it. Ol gal's goin on 50 so's Ah gotta keep 'er runnin."

Danny looks at the truck. "Ya going to the junkyard with Mike?"

Jodie grabs his books.

"Yeah Mike's ride done lost 'er fender. We's goin ta mah job fer parts."

He stops at the stairs. "Danneh ya got wood shop 1st period?"

Danny looks at his schedule. "Let's see. Nah I got wood shop 2nd period. What classes do ya need to pass this year to graduate?"

Jodie laughs a little and looks down.

"Math, science and readin. Mr. Wade tol me Ah gotta do good ta stay on the wrasslin team. Says he'll kick mah ass if Ah done keep failin and gotta repeat a year."

Danny sighs. "Dunno how you plan on doin that man. We're all idiots ta be able to tutor anyone."

The first bell rings.

"Ah'll be seein ya feller faster than Ah done load a shotgun." Jodie says as he heads inside.

Danny heads to the gym but almost gets hit by a car.

"Dammit Mike ya almost hit Danny."

Mike smiles as he parks.

"Ah yer just worried bout your insurance rates Mikey. "

Mikey (short for Mike Windgren) glares.

"No *expletive* I'm worried Mike! I don't want my Saturn to kill someone!"

"Well Ah didn't so don't get yer panties in a twist. Now let's go before we're late."

Mikey groans.

"Sorry ta almost hit you Danny."

Danny keeps going to the gym.

"Hey Guy are you lookin for someone?"

A boy on the football field turns to look at Danny.

"Yeah that *expletive* Mike skipped band practice today! How're we supposed to set a good example to the freshmen if we ain't all here?!"

Danny sighs. "Well go yell at 'em when ya see 'em Guy. He'll probably show up when he feels like it."

"Yeah well he better! Ah'm not bout to have our drummers be outta formation because that *expletive* decided not ta practice!"

Danny shakes his head and makes it to the gym.

A whirring sound is heard as a small helicopter lands. A young man steps out with a girl on his arm.

"And that's how ya land!"

She looks amazed.

"Oh wow, Rick that's so amazing. How many more hours do you need to be able to teach me for real?"

He gives her a cocky grin.

"Only 20. Maybe if yer willin to wait a couple months I can teach ya."

Her eyes widen.

"Wow I'd like that! I'll see you around then, Rick."

He gives a thumbs up. "You know it baby."

Danny rolls his eyes.

"How many demonstrations is that now, Rick?"

He laughs. "Oh Danny. Don't ya get that it's good for my social life? I get to put my hours in while getting some babes. I see that as an absolute win."

Danny starts walking again. "Whatever Rick."

He makes his way to the gym when he sees his friend.

"Oh hey Ross!"

Ross turns around.

"Danny good ta see you! Still tryna make ends meet. How 'bout you?" he asks smiling.

Danny looks down. "Same boat. Pa's gonna have an interview today so fingers crossed."

Ross rubs his eyes. "Least there's a light at the end of the tunnel for ya. I gotta find a better job that'll pay more. Buc-ee's just ain't enough to pay the bills."

"I hear ya, Ross. Being a busboy at 2 nightclubs ain't a good paycheck either."

A whistle is blown. "Awright ya *expletive* line up!"

Everyone lines up when they hear Mr. Wade's voice. No one messes with him.

As Mr. Wade makes his opening year speech about gym class Danny's mind starts to wander.

"All Ah want is ta make it through the year. If Ah can jus make 'nough money, Ah can buy back our house. Pa ain't ever gonna be embarrassed ever 'gain."

I want to gauge just how much interest there is for this concept.