Chapter 2

"Megan, hurry up!" Dad called.

"We don't want to be late for the ceremony." Mom added.

"I'm coming." I replied, hurrying downstairs. I slipped on my Duck jersey over my yellow sundress.

"Are you sure you want to wear your Duck jersey?" Mom asked.

"Yes Mom. My friends are going to be wearing their jerseys anyway," I said.

"Let's get the show on the road," said Dad.

We drove to Eden Hall Academy. All of my friends were there including our hockey coach Gordon Bombay. The only person who was not there was Jesse. I wonder what happened to and Julie greeted me with hugs, the guys gave me high fives, and Luis gives me a kiss. I giggled with delight. I also met Charlie Conway's mother.

"Please welcome to the podium the head coach and leader of the Mighty Ducks, Gordon Bombay." An announcer said.

We all applauded.

"Thank you. It's a great honor to be here today to introduce you to a truly great group of kids. Sure they can be a little rambunctious. They run me ragged and played more than their fair share of pranks. I still haven't forgotten about those eggs," said Coach Bombay.

I couldn't help but smile thinking about the pranks we played on Coach Bombay.

"But I hung in there and they hung in there for me. We became the Quack Attack, the Flying 'V' and the Bash Brothers." Coach Bombay added.

I grinned as I thought of Dean Portman and Fulton Reed who were known as The Bash Brothers. They were a big help in the Iceland game.

"I've never had a better time. These kids are winners, each and every one of them. But more than that, these are good people. I hope they enrich and enliven your school and your lives the way they have mine. Now I hand you over to the capable hands of my old biology teacher and current headmaster of Eden Hall, Dean Buckley." Bombay finished.

The crowd applauds.

"Gordon Bombay has a lot to be proud of. We are happy to welcome the Ducks to our great educational institution. So, today it gives me a great pleasure to award you these full athletic scholarships to the Eden Hall Academy. Where we hope the Ducks will be happy Warriors and lead us on to glory and divisional championships." Dean Buckley continued.

Mom and Dad were standing next to Charlie's mother and Coach Bombay cheering and applauding.

Afterwards, we were served with hot dogs, cheeseburgers, chips, and sodas. I helped myself to a hot dog and a cold can of cream soda. I joined with my friends at the table and sat down next to Julie.

"So Megan, how do you feel about attending Eden Hall with the Ducks?" Adam Banks asked.

"I feel excited cake eater. I think we'll have a fantastic school year since Coach Bombay is still going to be our hockey coach." I replied.

At that moment, Charlie came walking overlooking mad. I could tell something was wrong.

"Hey, Charlie what's the matter?" Connie asked.

"Coach Bombay is ditching us," said Charlie.

I spit the soda on the grass.

"Charlie, is this some kind of joke?" I asked. "Because I'm not laughing."

"I'm not joking, Megan. I'm being serious. The Goodwill Games Committee selected Coach Bombay to be in charge of the junior hockey program worldwide. Now we're going to be without him." Charlie replied.

"How could he do this to us? Coach thinks he could ditch us like this?" Guy asked.

"This sucks," said Luis.

At this point, I felt bad for Charlie. I knew how close he and Coach Bombay were.

"What a great way to kick off the school year." I thought, sighing