Title: Time Heals all Wounds
By: Williams477
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Charlie and Adam suffer extensive injuries at the hands of the Varsity during a rematch. Will the other ducks support their friends, or will the flock move on?
Time frame: Post D3. Still freshman year
Disclaimer: All characters are owned by Disney, I own nothing.
A/N: This is my first attempt a ducks fiction, so please be kind lol
Adam Banks was sitting on the JV bench, intensely watching the ongoing JV/Varsity rematch game. It had only been a few weeks since their previous meeting but the Varsity already challenged them to a rematch and Coach Orion gladly accepted. Adam, on the other hand, was not as confident.
After their last encounter a lot of the JV team was in pain, especially Adam. Varsity were heavy-hitters and to Adam, it seemed like he was a constant target. He played on the Varsity for a few weeks at the beginning of the school year but eventually moved back down to the JV. Obviously, this didn't sit well with the Varsity players and they were out for blood.
Adam's attention was drawn back to the game as the buzzer sounded, signaling a score for the Varsity. The score was now 4-2 in favor of Varsity. Adam sighed and hung his head. He wanted so bad to play. He had only gone in once so far. Orion said he was trying to minimize Adam's time on the ice since the Varsity were out to get him.
Adam immediately looked back up to the game when he heard the JV fans starting to cheer. Charlie had managed to steal the puck and was on a breakaway.
"Go Charlie!" Adam screamed jumping to his feet along with the rest of the Ducks.
Cole, the Varsity enforcer, was the closest player to him and was gaining rapidly. Charlie raised his stick and was about to shoot when he an intense pain shoot up from his ankle throughout his leg. Charlie lost his balance and slid head first into the goal post. The Ducks immediately started yelling at the referring to call something but calmed down after they saw that their teammate wasn't getting up.
Adam winced as the incident took place. He knew what it felt like to hit the goal post head first. He skated out to Charlie along with the rest of the Ducks and Coach Orion. Adam took one look at the motionless figure and knew exactly what was wrong.
"Get an ambulance!" Adam yelled to the closest official.
"That might not be necessary" The official said
"Yes, it is. The same thing happened to me during the Peewee Championship game a few years ago. I was knocked into the goal post and had a concussion as a result." Adam stated giving a pleading look to Coach Orion, who was kneeling beside Charlie, checking his pulse.
"I think he's right. Get an ambulance immediately." Orion said standing back up.
A few minutes later, Charlie was on the stretcher and being loaded into the back of the ambulance.
Orion and the Ducks were gathered around the team box. They all wanted to be with their captain in the hospital, but there was still 10 minutes left in the game and they weren't going to accept a forfeit.
They skated back out onto the ice and were waiting for the game to restart when they realized they were now a player short. Orion scanned his bench but only saw tired and beaten down players. His eyes stopped on Adam. He didn't want to put Banks in but he had no other choice.
"Banks, you're in." Orion said
Adam jumped off the bench and was halfway over the railing when he felt someone grab his arm. He turned around to see that it was Orion holding him back.
"Watch yourself out there" Orion warned before letting Adam go.
Adam skated out to his center position where he took the face off against Riley. Adam got the puck and passed it to Connie before being knocked down. Connie dodged a Varsity defender before passing to Luis, who sped down the ice leaving all the players in his wake. He went straight at the goalie and faked once then shot. The buzzer sounded and the fans began to roar. The game was now at 4-3, still in favor of Varsity.
Adam got back to his center position to prepare for another face off with Riley. This time he didn't get the puck but still found himself on the ice within a few seconds. The Varsity were heading into their defensive zone with full speed. While the rest of the Varsity were busy holding off the JV, Riley started in on the goal. He took aim and shot with all his force but it was not enough to get past Julie.
Julie held onto the puck until Connie could get free then she passed it to her. Connie tried to skate past their defenders but was hit by Cole and the puck got away from her. It came to a stop near the railing behind the Varsity goal. Adam saw an opportunity and took off down the ice to beat the goalie to the puck. He got there first but was having a difficult time getting the puck away from the wall. Adam was so distracted with trying to get the puck that he didn't see Cole and Riley rushing towards him. They hit Adam with full force which forced him back into the boards. Adam started to get dizzy and felt extreme pain radiating from his midsection. The image of Connie and Luis skating towards him was the last thing he saw before everything went black…
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