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1''The Secret Life of the Backyard Kids'' is probably the most famous ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' FanFic [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative that doesn't have anything to do with sports]]. It was written by a girl known as rose64bud in Website/DeviantART, who started publishing it from November 2011 to June 2012.
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3TSLOTBK is different from most fanfictions written by teenage girls. It's late 2008, and Jorge Garcia had just outran Pablo Sanchez [[RunningOnAllFours on all fours]], but he doesn't know why. He finds out he has magic powers, and that the reason he outran Pablo was because he was so powerful. He uses his powers to defeat an AlphaBitch, Tiffany Stevens, all the while, trying to live a normal life. What's more, Achmed starts a budding romance with Samantha Pearce, even though Tiffany is his girlfriend.
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5Also, in a (probable) life-threatening situation for Jorge, he transforms into a panther to protect himself, and gains SuperStrength and SuperSpeed from the experience. He tries to live a normal life while his shell peeks out, and tries to keep his identity secret from his friends Dmitri, Achmed, Angela, Reese, and Tony. But Tiffany is always after him...
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7It's on deviantART [[http://rose64bud.deviantart.com/gallery/35788607 here]].
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9!!Tropes:
10* AdaptationalBadass: Jorge went from a SpoiledBrat NeatFreak to a badass who outran Pablo Sanchez ''on all fours.''
11* AdrenalineMakeover: Samantha Pearce goes from "cute surfer girl" to "rock chick." Subverted in that she (apparently_ only looks that way in Chapter 9. Jorge might be an even better example, despite being male, going from DirtyCoward PrettyBoy to a TallDarkAndHandsome [[note]]He had the appearance, but not the [[AloofBigBrother attitude]][[/note]] badass AntiHero.
12* AlphaBitch: Tiffany Stevens, to the Nth degree.
13%%* {{Animorphism}}
14* AntiHero: Jorge's starts out as a Type I, and is usually a Type II but on his bad days he's a Type III or, on his ''really'' bad days, type IV.[[note]]In Chapter 6, he ''destroys his dad's car and one window in his bank.'' Although to be fair, his dad is a {{Jerkass}}.[[/note]]
15%%* AuthorAppeal
16* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted by Tiffany, played straight by Jorge. Also, the above aversion lead to a string of events in story. [[spoiler: Lola]], too, after [[spoiler: her]] fight.
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18%%* ClingyJealousGirl / SatelliteLoveInterest: Angela
19* CombatStilettos: Tiffany wears high heels in chapter six...[[SubvertedTrope until she snaps her fingers and turns into a cat.]]
20%%* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: Invoked by Angela when she's trying to flirt with Jorge.
21%%* CuteAndPsycho: Tiffany.
22%%* DarkActionGirl: Tiffany.
23%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Jorge, who dresses up like {{Franchise/Zorro}}.
24%%* EvilRedhead: Tiffany.
25* {{Expy}}: Jorge is a male version of Franchise/SailorMoon crossed with {{Franchise/Zorro}}.
26* GrowingMusclesSequence: Jorge's graphic transformation into a panther caused his skinny physique to bulk up.
27* HighSchoolHustler: Achmed, the most popular kid in school.
28%%* IJustWantToBeNormal / LonelyRichKid: Jorge.
29%%* LatinLover / ChickMagnet / KidAnova: Jorge.
30%%-->>Why is everyone fall for Jorge?
31%%--->-- sweetteen5
32%%* LeanAndMean: Fan art shows Tiffany as this.
33%%* MissingMom: Jorge's mom died when he was little.
34%%* MorningRoutine: Chapter 4.
35* MrFanservice: All the guys except Pablo, Reese, and ''[[NerdsAreSexy maybe]]'' Dmitri. Jorge is an JustForFun/{{egregious}} case of this.
36%%* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Jorge, though he's in middle school.
37%%* PrettyBoy: Jorge and Tony.
38* PrincelyYoungMan: Jorge. He even lampshades it in chapter seven, when he describes his transformation.
39* RedheadedStepchild: Not literally, but when Dmitri tells his mom [[ItMakesSenseInContext Jorge threw him through a wall]], she assumed he started it-[[ButtMonkey yeah...]]
40* RichBitch: Tiffany Stevens. Jorge is a subversion, what with him being a GoodIsNotNice JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
41* RunningOnAllFours: In the first chapter, [[ItMakesSenseInContext this is how Jorge finds out he has superpowers.]]
42* SharpDressedMan: Jorge was a SharpDressedMan during ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', so there's no doubt he'll be one here. He's also an AdaptationalBadass, invoking the latter trope.
43%%* ShoppingMontage: Achmed invokes this with Sam.
44* {{Shorttank}}: Sam, the plucky {{Tomboy}} who just moved to Bricksfield.
45%%* SongFic
46%%* TallDarkAndHandsome: Jorge. Angela even lampshades it!
47* TransformationSequence: Jorge gets a [[NightmareFuel rather]] [[BodyHorror disturbing]] [[{{Animorphism}} one]].
48* TroubledButCute: Jorge, who's mother is dead, father pressures him to be perfect, and has powers he doesn't want.

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