SERIES 31
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 BOARDERMANWritten by Neil Jones XS boasts about his skateboarding prowess and challenges Theo to show off. Theo jumps from the amphitheatre and almost lands on the passing Rachel and Lucy. The commotion is seen by Kathy and Mr McDonnell orders the responsible boys to own up. When they stay silent, Mr McDonnell imposes a skateboarding ban on the school. Following her near miss, Lucy starts a "Ban The Ball" campaign on Hillspace to ban ball games from the playground. However, Rachel is the only person to sign up. Laxo starts an online campaign to "Set Skateboarding Free" and wants everyone to sign his petition. Abel tells him he needs a gimmick and, inspired by Abel's "Thunderman" comic, they create a masked skateboarding superhero! Soon Theo, dressed as the character, causes havoc around the school and a video of his exploits is e-mailed to The Hill. Tigger coins a name for the mystery red crusader - Boarderman! McDonnell warns that once caught, Boarderman will be in detention for the rest of the year. But the whole school is soon talking about Boarderman. During Year 8's netball lesson, Boarderman appears from nowhere and makes off with the ball. McDonnell can't believe it when the red rebel storms the staffroom. Ed and Alex urge anyone who know who he is to contact The Hill and throw their weight being the skateboarding campaign. Lucy is annoyed no-one wants to know about "Ban The Ball" and receives further blows when Tigger cancels her radio spot, and she is knocked over by a ball while campaigning in the playground! Abel forewarns Year 7 a locker search has been ordered to flush out Boarderman. XS refutes Abel's suggestion that he is Boarderman, but as far as everyone is concerned XS is their man and they challenge him to do another stunt. In the CLC, Boarderman makes off with Kathy's smoothie but crashes into the door. Lucy unmasks him - it's XS in the costume, who protests his innocence when packed off to Mr McDonnell. Suddenly the school has turned against Boarderman, but Theo and Laxo realise they can't allow XS to be humiliated for something he didn't do. In assembly, XS is put on show for his "crimes" and McDonnell berates him for endangering the safety of his classmates. Suddenly, the real Boarderman whizzes onto the stage and there are cheers as he wraps the furious McDonnell in a "Set Skateboarding Free" banner. Boarderman reassumes his hero status and as the number of signatures to the skateboarding petition increases, McDonnell announces he's prepared to organise a school skateboarding club - if Boarderman gives himself up! Jake and Jenny make Lucy see her ball games campaign is for selfish reasons. Abel realises his brother is the real Boarderman while Theo realises he can no longer hold out. Boarderman has one last whizz through the school and is joined by his legions of fans en route to Mr McDonnell's office. But as Theo unmasks himself, XS arrives in the costume claiming to be the hero. Chaos soon ensues when each and every one of the crowd claims to be Boarderman, but Kathy persuades McDonnell to allow the skateboarding club so long as Boarderman disappears forever. There are cheers from the crowd and everyone enjoys the new club. In a field, Togger is reading a "Boarderman" comic. He's not impressed. |