ROGER

Roger

Roger is a young boy who lives in Angel Grove and loves soccer.  He joined the crowd of boys that were gathered around Ernie at the Youth Center.  Ernie tells the kids, no one looks until I'm ready.  Ernie holds a sheet of paper up in the air and makes his way to the bulletin board, closely followed by the kids.  When he reaches the bulletin board, Ernie announces he's ready and pins the paper up.  Ernie continues, the junior soccer team tryouts results.  Ernie walks towards Jason and Zack's table as Roger and the rest of the boys check the sheet.  The boys excitedly leave except for Roger, who checks the sheet once more and feels very dejected when he sees the did not make the team.  Roger slowly walks over to Ernie.  He tells Ernie, I love soccer, but I guess I'm not any good at it.  Ernie tells him, I'm really sorry about all this.  Everyone tried so hard.  Jason asks Ernie, why don't you give the kids a second chance?  Ernie replies, if it was up to me, I'll give everybody who didn't make the team a second chance.  The kids deserve it.  Zack points out, isn't it up to you?  Ernie realizes it is.  He announces, that's it then!  We're going to have a second tryout!  Roger is very excited and is confident that this time, I'm going to make it.  The next day, Jason and Zack are at the park with Roger.  They have the area set up for soccer practice.  Zack kicks a ball towards Roger.  Roger tries to stop the ball, but completely misses.  Jason and Zack exchange looks of concern.  Jason suggests try trapping the ball with your foot.  Jason exchanges a worried glance with Zack and then tosses the ball out to Roger.  Roger manages to trap the ball, although not very gracefully.  Zack comments, not bad.  Jason tosses the ball out once more.  Roger tries again, but this time falls.  Discouraged, Roger gets up and walks over to Jason and Zack.  He tells them, I'm just not any good at this.  You guys are wasting your time.  Jason replies, no we're not.  It takes time to be good at anything.  You just have to be patience.   Suddenly, several Putties appear in the park.  Jason and Zack immediately spot them.  Jason tells Roger to stay back as Jason and Zack race towards the Putties.  Roger hides behind a tree and watches his friends.  Jason and Zack paused.  Zack asks, what are they waiting for?  Jason doesn't have an answer.  The Putties wiggle around but don't move any closer to Jason and Zack.  The Putties stand around until Soccadillo (in a ball shape) arrives in the park.  Soccadillo rolls down towards them and the Putties chase the ball around.  Zack asks Jason, do you see what I see?  The Putties begin to kick around the ball.  Jason replies, I'm seeing it.  I'm just not believing it.  Putties play soccer?  Jason and Zack chuckle.  A Putty kicks the ball towards them and they leap out of the way.  The ball reverses it's direction and rolls towards them again.  Jason and Zack jump out of the way.  Zack notes, man this thing's got a mind of it's own.  Jason notes, it's coming this way!  Zack and Jason flip over the ball shaped Soccadillo.  Roger is watching from behind the tree.  The Putties are afraid of the ball as it floats towards them.  As the ball comes towards Jason, Jason strikes the ball away.  It flies towards Zack.  Zack powerfully kicks it away.  A few moments later, Trini, Billy, and Kimberly arrive at the park.  Trini tells her friends she will stay with Roger.  Trini joins Roger at the tree and they both watch the rest of the teens and the Putties.  Billy and Kimberly join Jason and Zack.  Zack tells them, man we are glad to see you guys.  Billy, Kimberly, Jason, and Zack run towards ball shaped Soccadillo.  Trini calls out a warning to Kimberly.  Kimberly quickly does a split onto the grass, avoiding being hit by the ball.  The ball then bounces off a tree Billy is by.  Two Putties appear behind the tree and Billy fights them.  Kimberly does several flips and then fights a batch of Putties.  Landing several powerful kicks to the Putties.  Zack flips towards another group of Putties.  Zack fights a group of Putties.  During the fight, he manages to land on the shoulders of one of the Putties.  Using the Putty as leverage, Zack kicks several Putties to the ground.  Jason fights yet another batch of Putties.  Jason lands several kicks on the Putties and defeats them.  The ball flies towards Jason, but he ducks down in time.  The ball goes after Zack next, but Zack ducks down in time as well.  Zack goes back to fighting yet more Putties and defeating them.  The ball rolls onto the ground and then vanishes.  The remaining Putties gather together and vanish as well.  Zack takes a cautious look around.  Jason cautiously looks around as well.  Roger and Trini run up to Jason.  Moments later, Billy and Kimberly join them as Roger tells them, you guys were great.  Zack joins his friends as well.  Afterwards, Roger goes out to try for the soccer team.  Later that day, Roger is once more checking out the sheet at the Youth Center with a group of boys.  Gradually the boys happily walk away from the sign-up sheet once they find out they made the team.  Soon the only two left at the sign-up sheet is Roger and Ernie.  The teens exchange looks of concern.  Roger slowly turns around and when he sees the teens, he runs up to them.  Ernie follows Roger over to the teens.  Roger excitedly tells them, I made it!  I made it!  Ernie adds, the kids did so well, I added a second team.  The teens are very happy for Roger.  Bulk and Skull enter and plow their way through the teens.  Skull is struggling to remove goo from his hands.  Bulk and Skull stop when they see Roger and Ernie.  Bulk states, what did I tell everybody?  You see kid, you didn't have to work after all.  Roger replies, yes I did.  Bulk asks him, how do you figure?  Skull repeats, yeah, how do you figure?  Roger gloats, if I hadn't practiced, I wouldn't be captain of the team.  The teens laugh and Trini claps.  Bulk doesn't buy it.  I still say you don't have to practice to be good at something.  Bulk gets an idea.  Take Skull here for instance.  Never practice anything in his life.  Bulk asks Roger to toss the ball.  Roger does so and Bulk catches the ball.  He gives the ball to Skull and tells him to show them what you got.  Skull finally breaks his hands apart and takes the ball.  The goo from his hands is sticking to ball and Skull struggles to free his hand from the ball.  Eventually Skull just tosses the ball.  Skull notices that the goo hasn't broken free from the ball and the ball snaps back and hits Skull.  Skull bumps into Bulk.  They both slowly slide down, knocking a tray of drinks onto them as they hit the floor.  Roger, Ernie, and the teens laugh.   

Second Chance