Happy New Year, Jet Propulsion!
is a one-shot Ready Jet Go! fanfiction by NeptuneID13. It was published on December 27, 2019.
In this fic, Jet and the gang celebrate the New Year.
This fanfic contains examples of:
- Adaptational Sexuality: Technically, that is. Neptune wrote Jet to be bisexual in this fic and all her other RJG fics, but this was published before Jet was revealed to be canonically bi. Back then, everyone assumed he was straight. Played straight (badumtsh) for Sean, who is gay here. Sydney is implied to be aroace here as well, and Lillian is lesbian (which is not shown in the fic).
- All for Nothing: Mitchell shows his mom pictures he took of Jet's alien activity, but once again, she doesn't believe he's an alien. All that hard work and dedication gone to waste.
- Alone Among the Couples: Sydney and Lillian both don't kiss anyone when the clock strikes twelve.
- The Atoner: Mindy confesses that she wants to be a better person to Sean, acknowledging that she has hurt him in the pest.
- "Be Quiet!" Nudge: When Mitchell corrects Lillian's grammar, Mindy angrily nudges him with her elbow.
- Big Damn Kiss: The kids' parents, Jet and Sean, and Mindy and Mitchell all kiss when the clock strikes twelve.
- Cassandra Truth: Mitchell's mom still doesn't believe that Jet is an alien.
- Celibate Hero: Sydney does not kiss anyone because she is aroace.
- Cosmic Plaything: Mitchell feels like the universe is torturing him, and even calls himself a 'cosmic plaything'.
- Curtains Match the Window: Mitchell's internal monologue notes that Mindy has brown hair and brown eyes.
- Don't Sneak Up on Me Like That!: Mitchell chews out Mindy when she sneaks up on him.
- Given Name Reveal: This story's names for the canon unnamed parents are:
- Mr. Peterson - Joe
- Mrs. Peterson - Karen
- Mr. Skelley - Jerome
- Dr. Rafferty - Linda
- Mr. Rafferty - Michael
- Dr. Melendez - Esmeralda
- Mr. Melendez - Hector
- Lillian's mother - Leslie
- Gosh Dang It to Heck!: Mitchell doesn't give a "flying feather" about the New year.
- Graceful Loser: Jet didn't win Musical Chairs, but he's still happy because he had fun.
- Grammar Correction Gag: Lillian's resolution is to get "more smarter". Mitchell snidely remarks that using correct grammar could be a start.
- Group Hug: When Mitchell confesses that he wants to make new friends, everyone feels sorry for him and hugs him.
- Happy Dance: Jet and Sunspot dance around happily when they are invited to the New Years' party.
- Interspecies Romance: Jet (alien) and Sean (human) have Ship Tease and even kiss.
- Literal-Minded: Jet thinks musical chairs are chairs that sing.
- New Year Has Come: This fic is about the gang celebrating the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020.
- New Year's Kiss: The parents, Mitchell/Mindy, and Jet/Sean all kiss when the clock strikes twelve.
- New Year's Resolution: The kids make their own New Years' resolutions.
- Original Character: In canon, Lillian has a mom, with no other parent in sight. This fic gives her another mom, Bianca.
- Painting the Medium: Mitchell yelling "Ugh" is emphasized with all caps, bold, italics, and being underlined.
- Parlor Games: The gang plays Musical Chairs.
- Pocket Dial: When Face 9000 arrives to tell the kids about the new year, Jet asks if he pocket dialed him.
- Post-Kiss Catatonia: Mitchell faints after Mindy kisses him.
- Punny Name: Lillian's two mothers are called Leslie and Bianca.
- Puppy Love: Jet/Sean and Mindy/Mitchell.
- Ship Tease: This fic teases Propulsean and Minmitch, but they are not couples. The author says they will be when they are older.
- Shout-Out:
- 'Flying feather' is a reference to the MLP:FIM episode "Putting Your Hoof Down".
- When Lillian says she wants to get 'more smarter', it's a reference to the Regular Show episode "More Smarter".
- The fic's name and the Musical Chairs sequence are a reference to Happy New Year, Charlie Brown.
- Song Fic: In this fic, the characters sing the musical chairs song from Happy New Year, Charlie Brown and "Auld Lang Syne".
- Vibrant Orange: Mitchell notes that Mindy's orange sweater is as vibrant as her personality.
