History Fanfic / OneStepAhead

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10394148/1/One-Step-Ahead One Step Ahead]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' fanfic by Creator/SkilletLord.

-->'''Wilt (angry):''' I don't know how you suckered us all in to your prank. But this time you went too far in the case that you didn't last time. You've been mistreating Mac and everybody since you moved in this house! And now your getting what's coming to you for your behavior now that Mac's never coming back. We're all getting punished for what we did".
-->'''Bloo:''' Well of course,I act like a totally awesomeness super pants should, because I'm the best imaginary friend ever!".
-->'''Wilt (huff):''' Best imaginary friend ever. Yeah right, more like worst imaginary friend ever"

* "TheReasonYouSuck" Speech: Wilt gives one to Bloo for his actions.

* "TheReasonYouSuck"Speech: Wilt gives one to Bloo for his actions.

-->'''Wilt (huff)'" Best imaginary friend ever. Yeah right, more like worst imaginary friend ever"

Bloo knows that he’s one step ahead of his creator Mac; he can always trap his human partner with his pranks. But what Bloo doesn’t realize is that his latest prank was the last straw for Mac, and Bloo is not prepared for what will happens next.

** Duchess attempts this when she snarks at Bloo that "If you were one step ahead of him, then you would have found him already." Instead of its intended effect, it inspires him to go out looking for Mac.

* BittersweetEnding: Mac never returns to Foster's, much to the dismay of all the other imaginary friends. But life moves on, and three years later, new friends are arriving while others have been adopted. Mac has also built a better relationship with his brother and found a girlfriend, and is happy and content. The only one who remains miserable by the end is [[LaserGuidedKarma Bloo]].

Bloo knows that he is one step ahead of his creator Mac; he can always trap his human partner with his pranks. But what Bloo does not realize is that his latest prank was the last straw for Mac, and Bloo is not prepared for what will happens next.

** When Terrence teases his brother about kissing his girlfriend on school grounds, Sam shoots back that at least they're kissing other ''people'' rather than their own pillow. Terrence stammers and sputters, but notably doesn't react as violently as he might have before.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: Duchess attempts this when she snarks at Bloo that "If you were one step ahead of him, then you would have found him already." Instead of its intended effect, it inspires him to go out looking for Mac.

* JerkassRealization: The rest of the residents at Fosters, aside from a handful who are noted to be less empathetic, have [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone a collective one]] after realizing just how horrible the prank they played on Mac was. Wilt ends up slapping Bloo after he [[TheUnapologetic shows no remorse]] for his actions, declaring that they drove Mac away.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bloo is hit hard by this; his cruelty costs him his friendship with Mac, Wilt, and the rest of the residents of Foster's, as he winds up a social outcast at the home.

* JerkassRealization: The rest of the residents at Fosters have [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone a collective one]] after realizing just how horrible the prank they played on Mac was. Wilt ends up slapping Bloo after he [[TheUnapologetic shows no remorse]] for his actions, declaring that they drove Mac away.

Bloo knows that he is one step ahead of his creator Mac; he can always trap his human partner with his pranks. But what Bloo does not realize is that his latest prank was the last straw for Max, and Bloo is not prepared for what will happens next.

Bloo knows that he is one step ahead of his creator Mac; he can always trap his human partner with his prank. But what Bloo does not realize is that his latest prank was the last straw for Max, and Bloo is not prepared for what will happens next.

!!This fanfic contains the following examples:
* BittersweetEnding: Because of Bloo's cruel prank on Mac from the episode "I Only Have Surprise for You", Mac does not visit him the next day. Wilt angrily calls Bloo out on the way he mistreated Mac and everyone else and tells Bloo that Mac will never come back again. It's implied that Bloo's other friends unfriended him, and the rest of Mac's friends are devastated that they helped Bloo with his prank and drove Mac away forever. However, life moves on, three years pass, and more friends get adopted while new friends join Fosters; Bloo discovers that Mac has moved on from him and now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence and a girlfriend named Sam. The only person completely miserable at the end of the story is Bloo.
* DeconstructionFic: This story deconstructs Bloo's jerk behavior and mistreatment of his human partner Mac and his friends. In the show, Bloo would often be a selfish jerk or not care how his actions would hurt his friends. While Mac and his friends would be annoyed with Bloo and call him out on his actions, his behavior was never a serious problem, and he would be forgiven by the end of the episode. Bloo, at times, can be downright cruel to Mac; like in the episode, "I Only Have Surprise for You", it was revealed that on Mac's birthday, Bloo would prank him, and in that episode, he got the whole house to join in tricking Mac into humiliating himself in front of everyone. In this story, Mac is devastated and feels betrayed that everyone he thought was his friend humiliated him like that. The next day, everyone but Bloo realizes how horrible the prank was and feels guilty for what they did. When Mac does not show up to visit Bloo, and Bloo calls Mac a baby and says he'll get over it, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank, that he has been nothing but a jerk mistreating Mac and everyone. Now Bloo is getting what is coming to him because of his behavior, and Mac is not coming back. Bloo, of course, denies he did anything wrong and says that Mac will come back. Three years pass, and it's implied that all of Bloo's friends abandoned him, and he became an outcast in the house. Bloo decides to force Mac to come back but is shocked to see that Mac's life had improved without him, with Mac getting a new girlfriend named Sam, and he now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence. Bloo is then forced to accept the fact that his cruel and selfish behavior cost him everything.
* JerkassRealization: The next day after the episode, "I Only Have Surprise for You", where the whole house joins in tricking Mac into humiliating himself in front of everyone, all the imaginary friends realize how horrible the prank was and feel guilty. When Bloo complains that Mac is being a baby for not visiting him and that he will get over it because he is one step ahead, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face and tells him he went too far this time. Wilt admits he does not know how Bloo suckered everyone into joining his prank, but because of Bloo's behavior, Mac will never return, and everyone gets punished for participating in Bloo's prank.

** Bloo refuses to consider that he went too far with his latest prank on Mac from the episode "I Only Have Surprise for You". Bloo thanks that Mac is just being a baby and will get over it when Mac does not visit him, despite his former friends telling him that he went too far and Mac will never return. Bloo refuses to believe that, thinking that Mac will come back because he can't live without him. Three years later, when Mac still has not visited, Bloo, still in denial, decides to find Mac and force him back from his miserable life. Bloo finds to his shock that Mac is happy with a girlfriend named Sam and has a better relationship with his brother Terrence; Bloo goes home in shock, finally realizing that he lost his friend Mac and his life is better without him.
** {{Subverted|Trope}}. When Bloo complains that Mac is being a baby for not visiting him and that he gets over it because he is one step ahead, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank and that since he has moved into the house, he mistreated Mac and everyone else. Wilt admits to Bloo that he does not know how he suckers him and everyone to join in his prank, but Mac is never coming back, and "we all are getting punished for what we did".

* BittersweetEnding: Because of Bloo's cruel prank on Mac from the episode "I Only Have Surprise for You", Mac does not visit him the next day. Wilt angrily calls Bloo out on the way he mistreated Mac and everyone else and tells Bloo that Mac will never come back again. It implied that Bloo's other friends unfriended him, and the rest of Mac's friends are devastated that they helped Bloo with his prank and drove Mac away forever. However, life moves on, three years pass, and more friends get adopted while new friends join Fosters; Bloo discovers that Mac has moved on from him and now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence and a girlfriend named Sam. The only person completely miserable at the end of the story is Bloo.

** {{Subverted|Trope}}. When Bloo complains that Mac is being a baby for not visiting him and that he gets over it because he is one step ahead, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank and that since he has moved into the house, he mistreated Mac and everyone else. Wilt admits to Bloo that he does not know how he suckers him and everyone to join in his prank, but Mac is never coming back, and we all are getting punished for what we did.

* BittersweetEnding: Because of Bloo's cruel prank on Mac from the episode I Only Have Surprise for You, Mac does not visit him the next day. Wilt angrily calls Bloo out on the way he mistreated Mac and everyone else and tells Bloo that Mac will never come back again. It implied that Bloo's other friends unfriended him, and the rest of Mac's friends are devastated that they helped Bloo with his prank and drove Mac away forever. However, life move on, three-year pass, and more friends get adopted while new friends join forsters; Bloo discovers that Mac has moved on from him and now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence and a girlfriend named Sam. The only person completely miserable at the end of the story is Bloo.
* DeconstructionFic: This story deconstructs Bloo's jerk behavior and mistreatment of his human partner Mac and his friends. In the show, Bloo would often be a selfish jerk or not care how his actions would hurt his friends. While Mac and his friends would be annoyed with Bloo and call him out on his actions, his behavior was never a serious problem, and he would be forgiven by the end of the episode. Bloo, at times, can be downright cruel to Mac; like in the episode, I Only Have Surprise for You, it was revealed that on Mac's birthday, Bloo would prank him, and in that episode, he got the whole house to join in tracking Mac to humiliate himself in front of everyone. In this story, Mac was devastated and felt betrayed that everyone he thought was his friends humiliated him like that. The next day, everyone but Bloo realized how horrible the prank was and felt guilty for what they did. When Mac does not show up to visit Bloo, and Bloo calls Mac a baby and says he gets over it, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank, that he had been nothing but a jerk mistreating Mac and everyone. Now Bloo is getting what is coming to him because of his behavior, and Mac is not coming back. Bloo, of course, denies he did anything wrong and says that Mac will come back. Three years passed, and it implied that all of Bloo's friends abandoned him, and he became an outcast in the house. Bloo decided to force Mac to come back but was shocked to see that Mac's life had improved without him, with Mac getting a new girlfriend named Sam, and he now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence. Bloo's life to go home forces to accept the fact that his cruel and selfish behavior cost him everything.
* JerkassRealization: The next day after the episode, I Only Have Surprise for You, where the whole house joins in tracking Mac to humiliate himself in front of everyone, all the imaginary friends realize how horrible the prank was and feel guilty. When Bloo complains that Mac is being a baby for not visiting him and that he gets over it because he is one step ahead, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face and tells him he went too far this time. Wilt admits he does not know how Bloo sucker everyone into joining his prank, but because of Bloo's behavior, Mac will never return, and everyone gets punished for participating in Bloo's prank.

** Bloo refuses to consider that he went too far with his latest prank on Mac from the episode I Only Have Surprise for You. Bloo thanks that Mac is just being a baby and will get over it when Mac does not visit him, despite his friends who unfriended him telling him that he went too far and Mac will never return. Bloo refuses to believe that, thinking that Mac will come back because he can,t live without him. Three years later, when Mac still has not visited, Bloo, still in denial, decides to find Mac and force him back from his miserable life. Bloo finds to his shock that Mac is happy with a girlfriend named Sam and has a better relationship with his brother Terrence; Bloo goes home in shock, finally realizing that he lost his friend Mac and his life is better without him.

* DeconstructionFic: This story deconstructs Bloo's jerk behavior and mistreatment of his human partner Mac and his friends. In the show, Bloo would often be a selfish jerk or not care how his actions would hurt his friends. While Mac and his friends would be annoyed with Bloo and call him out on his actions, his behavior was never a serious problem, and he would be forgiven by the end of the episode. Bloo, at times, can be downright cruel to Mac; like in the episode, I Only Have Surprise for You, it was revealed that on Mac's birthday, Bloo would prank him, and in that episode, he got the whole house to join in tracking Mac to humiliate himself in front of everyone. In this story, Mac was devastated and felt betrayed that everyone he thought was his friends humiliated him like that. The next day, everyone but Bloo realized how horrible the prank was and felt guilty for what they did. When Mac does not show up to visit Bloo, and Bloo calls Mac a baby and says he gets over it, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank, that he had been nothing but a jerk mistreating Mac and everyone. Now Bloo is getting what is coming to him because of his behavior Mac is not coming back. Bloo, of course, denies he did anything wrong, and saids that Mac will come back. Three years passed, and it implied that all of Bloo's friends abandoned him, and he became an outcast in the house. Bloo decided to force Mac to come back but was shocked to see that Mac's life had improved without him, with Mac getting a new girlfriend named Sam, and he now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence. Bloo's life to go home forces to accept the fact that his cruel and selfish behavior cost him everything.

** Bloo refuses to consider that he went too far with his latest prank on Mac from the episode I Only Have Surprise for You. Bloo thanks that Mac is just being a baby and will get over it when Mac does not visit him, despite his friends who unfriended him telling him that he went too far and never returned. Bloo refuses to believe that, thinking that Mac will come back because he can,t live without him. Three years later, when Mac still has not visited, Bloo, still in denial, decides to find Mac and force him back from his miserable life. Bloo finds to his shock that Mac is happy with a girlfriend named Sam and has a better relationship with his brother Terrence; Bloo goes home in shock, finally realizing that he lost his friend Mac and his life is better without him.

* BittersweetEnding: Because of Bloo's cruel prank on Mac from the episode I Only Have Surprise for You, Mac does not visit him the next day. Wilt angrily calls Bloo out on the way he mistreated Mac and everyone else and tells Bloo Mac not ever never come back again. It implied that Bloo's other friends unfriended him, and the rest of Mac's friends are devastated that they helped Bloo with his prank and drove Mac away forever. However, life move on, three-year pass, and more friends get adopted while new friends join forsters; Bloo discovers that Mac has moved on from him and now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence and a girlfriend named Sam. The only person completely miserable at the end of the story is Bloo.
* DeconstructionFic: This story deconstructs Bloo's jerk behavior and mistreatment of his human partner Mac and his friends. In the show, Bloo would often be a selfish jerk or not care how his actions would hurt his friends. While Mac and his friends would be annoyed with Bloo and call him out on his actions, his bevor was never a serious problem, and he would be forgiven by the end of the episode. Bloo, at times, can be downright cruel to Mac; like in the episode, I Only Have Surprise for You, was it revealed that on Mac's birthday, Bloo would prank him, and in that episode, he got the whole house to join in tracking Mac to humiliate himself in front of everyone. In this story, Mac was devastated and felt betrayed that everyone he thought was his friends humiliated him like that. The next day, everyone but Bloo realized how horrible the prank was and felt guilty for what they did. When Mac does not show up to visit Bloo, and Bloo calls Mac a baby and says he gets over it, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face. Wilt tells Bloo that he went too far with his prank, that he had been nothing but a jerk mistreating Mac and everyone. Now Bloo is getting what is coming to him because of his bevor because Mac is not coming back. Bloo, of course, denies he did anything wrong, and Mac will come back. Three years passed, and it implied that all of Bloo's friends abandoned him, and he became an outcast in the house. Bloo decided to force Mac to come back but was shocked to see that Mac's life had improved without him, with Mac getting a new girlfriend named Sam, and he now has a better relationship with his brother Terrence. Bloo's life to go home forces to accept the fact that his cruel and selfish behavior cost him everything.
* JerkassRealization: The next day after the episode, I Only Have Surprise for You, where the whole house joins in tracking Mac to humiliate himself in front of everyone, all the friends realize how horrible the prank was and feel guilty. When Bloo complains that Mac is being a baby for not visiting him and that he gets over it because he is one step ahead, Wilt angrily slaps Bloo in the face and tells him he went too far this time. Wilt admits he does not know how Bloo sucker everyone into joining his prank, but because of Bloo's behavior, Mac will never return, and everyone gets punished for participating in Bloo's prank.