NOTE: This is the 3rd installment in a series. The first story is "Against All Odds" and the second is "Breakaway." If you haven't read the other two I encourage you to do so although you may be able to still follow along with this story regardless.
Full Summary:
The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins teams have long since retired and moved on with their lives, but now their children have risen up to take their places. As the Washington Capitals revamp their team completely there are high hopes that a brand new all-star team is emerging once again. However, at the same time, old rivals rear their ugly head. Although Sidney Crosby has also retired, his son has stolen the spotlight in the NHL as the new captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kristine Alvarez and Mike Green's daughter is the captain of the revamped Capitals team. When she meets the young, edgy captain, old rivalries resurface and tempers flare. As history threatens to repeat itself, young love blossoms and all-stars rise to an even larger stage than their predecessors. Are the Capitals and Penguins doomed to continue their long, bitter rivalry or will the feud finally come to a peaceful end with the daughter of Mike and Kristine and the son of Sidney Crosby?
Washington Capitals Roster (of players specifically mentioned in this story):
Samantha Alvarez – Captain; daughter of Kristine and Mike Green
Adrian Backstrom – alternate captain; son of Nicklas Backstrom
Alex Ovechkin II (a.k.a. Sanja) – alternate captain; son of Alexander Ovechkin
Nikolai Semin – forward; son of Alexander Semin
Nathan Bradley – forward; son of Matt Bradley
Anthony Perreault – forward; son of Mathieu Perreault
Victor Varlamov – goalie; son of Semyon Varlamov
Pittsburgh Penguins Roster (of players specifically mentioned in this story):
Brayden Crosby – captain; son of Sidney Crosby
Alik Malkin – alternate captain; son of Evengi Malkin
Andrew Cooke – alternate captain; son of Matt Cooke
Jacob Dupuis – forward, son of Pascal Dupuis
Michael Staal –forward; son of Jordan Staal
Landon Fleury – goalie; son of Mark-Andre Fleury
Title of the story comes from a song by Kelly Clarkson. The lyrics are VERY applicable for this story too!
He drowns in his dreams
An exquisite extreme I know
He's as damned as he seems
And more heaven than a heart could hold
And if I try to save him
My whole world could cave in
It just ain't right
It just ain't rightOh and I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful?
Or just a beautiful disasterHe's magic and myth
As strong as what I believe
A tragedy with
More damage than a soul should see
And do I try to change him?
So hard not to blame him
Hold on tight
Hold on tightOh 'cause I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful?
Or just a beautiful disasterI'm longing for love and the logical
But he's only happy hysterical
I'm waiting for some kind of miracle
Waited so long
So longHe's soft to the touch
But frayed at the end he breaks
He's never enough
And still he's more than I can takeOh 'cause I don't know
I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on
Through the tears and the laughter
Would it be beautiful?
Or just a beautiful disasterHe's beautiful
Such a beautiful disaster
I will be working on this throughout the semester…I won't be able to update nearly as much as I used to but when I get a free moment here and there I will : ) Let me know what you think!