
FBOY Island Parody:
The Finale
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The camera shows a beautiful, dreamy sunrise in Santorini, Greece. Then it zooms into the mansion and presents Nikki Glaser.
Nikki Glaser (surprised): Wow! It’s been a wild ride! Crazy to think how this whole season has played out! From men disappearing…
The camera pans to Aphrodite, who winks and blows a kiss to the camera, to which the cameraman bashfully starts moving the camera elsewhere to land on Athena, who glares.
Nikki Glaser (cont’d): to immortals falling in love with humans!! Wow! Marvel, eat your heart out!
The feed cuts to the three, Greek goddesses and god in the confession room.
Aphrodite: No, I didn’t fall for a mortal, despite how many people may have thought I would.
She elbows the other two and looks over at them while laughing. Eros blushes and Athena looks anywhere but at Aphrodite.
Aphrodite (shocked): Wait, wait a minute! You mean –
Eros (frantically): Mom, I can explain –
Aphrodite (chuckles): It’s fine! They’re both really great people, and there are some other great guys, too, but (She looks at them sadly.) I don’t think –
Athena (interrupts): Yeah, I know what you’re going to say, and to be honest, I think Diana is a great girl, but I just –
Aphrodite nods, and Eros also looks down understandingly. The feed returns to Nikki Glaser and the cast.
Nikki Glaser: So, we would’ve had more time on this island, but with all the “men’s” disappearances, someone alerted Trump, who has started a witch hunt searching for the “men.”
Nicholas Fuentes (drooling and lisping like he has on retainers/braces): Yeah, it was me who told –
Nikki Glaser snaps her fingers and he turns into a fly, who gets immediately gets eaten by a visiting bullfrog.
Eros: Such is the cycle of life.
Everybody is shocked and turns to stare at Nikki Glaser.
Aphrodite (amazed): Sweetie, have you actually been a goddess in disguise?
Nikki Glaser (shakes her head): Nope! But, I also found myself a Greek god.
She points over to a dreamy figure.
Athena (apathetically): Wow, we should’ve known! Hermes!
Hermes laughs and disappears again.
Nikki Glaser (sadly): Yeah, but Trump is going after us and specifically targeting Michael and Diana.
Eros: But they didn’t do anything!
Athena: Well, it’s not like any of the people Trump targets ever do anything either, and, of course, he’s too cowardly to confront us.
Aphrodite: There are a few solutions. Option one: we could undo turning the animals into animals.
Everyone grunts and objects.
Aphrodite (cont’d): Or, option two: we wipe the memories of the mortals all over the world, including those here.
Everybody stares confused and bewildered. Michael holds Diana’s hands; they stare at each other now.
Michael: Diana, I know that you know about my feelings, but I want you to know that I love you.
Diana (sadly): Michael, I do, too.
Michael (smiles sadly): No matter what, I’ll search for you forever because I know that we’ll find our happiness together.
Diana (gently wipes a tear from his face): I’ll always look for you, too. My mind might forget you, but my heart won’t forget and it’ll retain the hope that you’ve given me.
Michael gently kisses her hand.
Nikki Glaser (bawling): Okay, wait, but what about the prize money?
Diana and Michael chuckle, and everyone continues staring, entranced in their moment.
Michael: Well, now’s the best time to say it, but I don’t care about the money. Diana deserves it all; if it’s okay with everyone?
Aphrodite: Of course, sweeties!
Diana shakes her head.
Athena: Diana, just take it! You get $100,000! You can pay off your student loans and set up a scholarship for others struggling with student loans, like you had mentioned!
Everybody stares shocked.
Diana (smiles): Thank you for remembering, Athena. But, even more than the money, I want to stay with Michael. I’ll pay back my loans through my work and –
Michael (completes her sentence): We’ll move in together after returning.
Athena: But, you won’t remember each other!
Eros (sadly): I think they mean once they find each other again.
Athena: Fine, if we’re going to tell each other everything; then, Michael, I’ve always liked you. I’m sorry, Diana.
Diana looks up at Michael, who caresses her cheek softly and wipes her tear.
Michael: I’m sorry, Athena. I’ve only –
Athena (with a knot in her throat but smiles): It’s okay! I just didn’t want to regret anything.
Gabriel stares at Aphrodite who nods.
Gabriel (clears his throat): Umm, Athena, I’ve always been interested in you, and I hope that maybe you could like me, too, someday in the future.
Athena stares shocked and looks over to Aphrodite and Eros. They both smile at her, and Aphrodite winks.
Athena: I’ll look forward to it!
Santiago (yells out bravely): Aphrodite, I love you!
Aphrodite (plays with her hair): Thank you, sweetie! I know!
Everybody laughs.
Eros (clears his throat): Diana, I also just wanted to say…
Diana smiles at Eros sadly, and Eros nods understandingly.
Eros (pats Michael’s shoulder): You’re a lucky guy.
Michael: Thanks, and I hope you help us meet each other again. Just be quick this time, please.
Eros: Wait, what do you mean? I didn’t –
Aphrodite clears her throat.
Aphrodite: Well everyone, it’s time!
Nikki Glaser (holding her hand out): Hermes, you better look for me after this!
The scene fades to black, and then it pans to a little café where a brunch is occurring.
Aphrodite: So, that was how it ended. My son is now finally brave enough to tell Justicia his feelings, and Athena finally realized she was capable of falling in love.
Medusa (sobbing): What do you mean, Ro-ro??!! What kind of ending was that?
Clair Voyant (handing her a tissue): Oh! It’s okay, Medusa! There, there, prima! You always did have a heart of gold.
Medusa (after blowing her nose): Thanks, but it hurts! Why didn’t you help them out more? I should try to find them!
Aphrodite: Oh, Medusa, don’t worry too much!
Medusa gets up.
Medusa: I need to go to the restroom to freshen up my makeup! (She exits.)
Clair Voyant: I saw what you did.
Aphrodite (sips her tea): I have no idea what you mean.
Clair Voyant: You set it all up, so that they would meet each other from the beginning.
Aphrodite: Really now?
Clair Voyant: Yup! You sent Michael the text pretending to be his sister, and you also sent Diana the invitation!
Aphrodite (smiles): You know me too well, my friend.
Clair Voyant (thinking): But, what I don’t get is why wipe their memories, unless –
Aphrodite (smiles brightly): I did wipe out the mortals’ memories, but not theirs, I couldn’t. Not after all that effort I did to help bring them together.
Clair Voyant: You know, that’s why you aren’t an angel!
Aphrodite (chuckles): Neither are you, darling!
Clair Voyant (laughs): Are you going to tell Medusa?
Aphrodite: Don’t worry; I’ll bring you both to their wedding, if they invite us.
Clair Voyant (smiles happily): Don’t worry! They will!
BLACKOUT.