The fairy King, invisible as he sat, watched his team.
They had fulfilled yet another vision from his dream.
Upon the stage they all pile,
to be congratulated for their last trial.
The student assembly all cheered
while the ignored heroes just jeered.
Tonight the football team would face
a new battle in a far away place.
But a war was still waged at home, an invisible one,
a battle for support and attention that could never be done.
Players from every sport played hard and practiced long,
but football was the tune of everyone's song.
A plan was what they needed to win
the favor of the fairy King for the next of kin.
A Captain stood forth, a player of many sports.
He was the hero on three different courts.
At soccer he fought and gallantly threw the ball
down the field. You'd swear it'd never fall.
In basketball he'd lead the team in a play.
If there was a chance to score he'd find the way.
Baseball was the third of his crusade
fans made sure their car insurance was prepaid.
The plan was simple, the plan was clear,
every player knew they had nothing to fear.
Charge the stage was what they would do.
Catching the football team off guard would be an advantage too.
So up the players raced to show they were equal
to battle a football team that the fairies thought would have no sequel.
The fairies saw this suicidal action
and knew the King would send an instant reaction.
The King sent his fairies to order the players to not hurt his protected team,
he thought that would halt the other players' scheme.
But no the players defied the Kings order.
This made the King mad. His temper got shorter.
The warriors from both sides went at it, some even fell.
Then the King had had it and for all the land to hear, he let out a yell.
The weary battlers stopped and stood.
They had fought with all they could.
Bruises were in many places,
but smug smiles were on their faces.
Never once did the football team doubt
that it was going to be the other players who were about to pout.
The fairy King was deep in thought,
it was his approval for which they fought.
A tense moment passed in the silence of the room,
each side glaring at their opponent, while the King stared into the gloom.
Finally his decision made,
it was time to find out if his favor for the football team would fade.
Not one breath let out as he started to speak,
"If it's that important than we'll celebrate everyone starting next week."