Disclaimer: I don't own the Mighty Ducks. They belong to Disney.
Author's Note: This is my first Mighty Duck story and my second story ever on here. Thoughts and flashbacks are in italics. Emails and internet chats are in bold italics. Reviews are welcome and appreciated but are not required. Enjoy the story
The Way Things Might've Been
Chapter One
Guess Who Came Calling
The letter lay on the table staring back at him. It had come in the mail yesterday but he was scared to open it.
"Mom, could you come here for a minute?"
The robust Italian woman came out of the kitchen. She saw the envelope that her son was holding, anxiously waiting to see what it had to say.
"Well, you gonna open it or what?"
"I can't do it Ma." He said handing it to her. "Would you do it for me?"
His eyes had that desperate look of a scared little boy. His heart was pounding so loud that he thought it would explode in his chest from the anticipation.
"Dear Mr. Dean Portman," his mom started reading out loud. "it is our pleasure to inform you that you have been accepted to the Eden Hall Academy. We would be honored if you would accept our offer of a full academic and athletic scholarship based on your academic achievement as well as your abilities on the ice as a hockey player…" Mrs. Portman handed him back the letter and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Deanie, I'm so proud of you. Didn't I tell you that you'd get in?"
"Yeah, you did. I'm gonna go tell the Ducks the great news." Dean said getting up to head towards the stairs. "Mom?" Mrs. Portman turned towards her only son with the biggest smile on her face. "Thanks for believing in me."
"I always have.
"Welcome, you've got mail…" was the reply Ken Wu got from his laptop as he signed onto the internet.
"Pics from Captain Duck, email from Cowboy,"
Kenny looked at his buddy list to see who else was online. Then a pop up window appeared.
BashMan21: yo kenny. wazup?
MiniBashWu: not much. how's chi-town treating u?
BashMan21: not 2 bad. how's cali? pick up ne beach bunnies yet? (winks) i bet ur makin' a killin' w/ the ladies.
MiniBashWu: (blushes) nah, i'm saving what i learned for eden. did u get ur letter yet?
BashMan21: yeah, it came yesterday. didn't open it til 2day. hey, fult's online. let's c if he wants in on this.
MiniBashWu: kewl :-)
MrBash44: hey guys, what up?
MiniBashWu: nuthing much. just talking about eden hall. did u get ur letter yet? portman got his yesterday and i got mine 2day.
MrBash44: yeah, just came a while ago. haven't opened it up yet.
BashMan21: what the fuck r u waiting 4 dude? tear the fucker open!
MrBash44: k, here goes…i got in!
BashMan21: nice. i wonder if all of us got in.
MiniBashWu: i hope so. i don't wanna have 2 play on a hockey team w/o the whole team. it wouldn't b a family nemore like that.
MrBash44: i hear ya
BashMan21: me 2. g2g. mama portman's calling.
MiniBashWu/MrBash44: tell her i said hi
BashMan21: will do ttyl
(BashMan21 has logged off)
MiniBashWu: fulton, guess who i saw 2day…
MrBash44: who did u run in2 wu-man?
MiniBashWu: a certain figure skater…
MrBash44: tammy? when was this? did she ask about me?
MiniBashWu: slow down reed. don't make me turn the hose on u…lmao. but 2 answer ur ? she did. she wanted me 2 pass on a message 2 u.
MrBash44: what?
MiniBashWu: c u eden.
MrBash44: what! she's going 2 eden?
MiniBashWu: yeah. she was all excited when i told her that u'd probably b going. i gave her ur sn so don't b surprised if u get an email or im from a sn u don't recognize. i would've got hers 4 u but her mom was in a hurry. but least she has urs.
MrBash44: yeah (smiles) thanks kenny. i'll c u l8r. we're gonna go play sum street hockey.
MiniBashWu: l8r man. tell the gang i said hi.
MrBash44: k, l8r man
(MrBash44 has logged off)
"Kenny, you have a visitor."
"Okay thanks Dad. I'll be down in a minute."
A couple of minutes later Kenny went downstairs to find out who came to see him. A mass of dark blonde curls caught him off guard.
"Tammy? What are you doing here?"
"Hey Ken. My brother and me were gonna play some hockey with some friends. Thought you might wanna come with."
"That sounds great. Ice hockey or street hockey?"
"Don't know yet. They haven't made up their minds. Just bring your ice hockey gear and your rollerblades."
"Kay. Dad, I'm going out for a while. Gonna go play some hockey."
"All right. Have fun. Don't forget your phone like last time."
"Okay, I'll see you later."
Tommy Duncan was waiting at the ice rink for his sister to show up. She was leaving for school in less than a month and he wanted to spend as much time with her as possible.
Unlike Tammy, Tommy chose to stay in California and pursue hockey on the team he was currently playing with. Not only was he staying for the team but he loved the public school he was at and didn't like the idea of going to private school.
Tammy on the other hand jumped at the chance. She missed Minnesota and wanted to go home. Unfortunately her parents' jobs would not allow them to move back with her and they didn't want to take Tommy away from school in San Francisco if he didn't want to leave.
Luckily there was room in the dorms at Eden Hall. Tammy had also managed to split her time between figure skating and hockey. It was an easy compromise for the Duncan siblings and their mother. Tammy actually enjoyed the sport that she unwillingly joined for her little brother's sake that day in the rink that they were seen by Coach Bombay.
"Duncan! Your sister gonna show or not?"
At that moment the doors to the rink opened and in walked the two figure skaters.
"About time you showed up. Hey Ken. How's it going?"
Tommy and Ken shook hands while Tommy introduced him to the rest of the team.
"All right. Let's play."
The pond behind the skate shop was as clear as a summer sky as the group of teenagers met up. The group had decided on a game of street hockey to pass the time in the afternoon sun. The humidity had actually been nice for the time of year. Granted, they did live in one of the northern states of the country so humidity wasn't really a problem.
"Hey Cake-Eater. Hurry up!"
Jesse Hall and his little brother Terry were waiting for
Adam Banks to come out of the shop. The rest of the group was starting to get restless.
"I'll be out in a minute. We need extra pucks."
"Whatever. Let's just hurry up and play. We only got a couple of hours before me and Terry gotta get home to start packing."
The family was moving because Mr. Hall got a promotion at work and the company was transferring him to New York. They were leaving at the end of the week.
"Man, we're sure gonna miss you guys. The Ducks just won't be the same without you." said Goldberg.
"Yeah, Goldie's right. We've all been together since D-5."
It was Connie Moreau's turn to speak up. She was the only remaining girl from the original District 5 Ducks and was like a sister to the Hall brothers.
"I can't believe you have to go all the way to New York and miss out on Eden Hall. It's not fair."
"I know it isn't, Cons. But look at it this way," Terry started consoling her. "our old man could've been sent somewhere else. They offered him tons of spots to choose from. NYC was the closest to home."
"Terry's right ya'll." Jesse said. "He could've easily picked the spot in Utah."
The rest of the group agreed with the Halls. By that point, Adam had returned with a small bag full of hockey pucks.
"All right gang, let's go."
Author's Note: Okay everybody. That's it for the first chapter. What do you think? If anybody has any ideas for this story, just let me know in a pm or reply. Thanks =0)