The Reunion
Disclaimer:Don't own the Ducks or anything else I may talk about! Other people do! FYI: I DON'T KNOW HOCKEY!!!!!
Chapter 1- Arrivals
Charlie & Linda pull up to the Minneapolis hotel. Memories of his childhood flooded back into Charlie's mind. The games, the fights, the victories, and most of all; the friends. He thought of the different people that have come and gone throughout the years. Thinking of the game brought back memories, good and bad, like anything else. From then in his youthful days to now in 2002 he wonders how he will feel at the end of this weekend when he heads back to college with his wife to continue through his college hockey career.
They pull up in the parking garage and grab their bags. Linda stays close to Charlie as they head to check in. She knows that the second this Ducks reunion starts her husband will be gone for the rest of the weekend with someone or another from his past.
The couple checks in and heads to their room 206. They drop off their bags and leave the hotel to visit Charlie's mother quickly. They went to Charlie's old home. Charlie's mother greeted him with the support and care that she had everyday until he went to high school at Eden Hall and lived on the campus. The three talked for a couple of hours before they decided that they better get back to the hotel.
Charlie went to the front desk hoping to find information on the rest of the Ducks that were signed up to come to the reunion. The front desk could only tell him if the guest was checked in or not. Slowly Charlie found out that Connie & Guy, Averman, Goldberg, Luis, Russ, and Coach Bombay were checked in. The old Ducks that were coming yet were Julie, Portman, Fulton, and Adam.
Linda tried to calm Charlie down by getting him to go swimming with her in the hotel's pool. To their suprise already in the pool was Connie & Guy along with Russ. Linda and Charlie joined them for kiddie games like Marco Polo in the pool. The group decided to meet in the hotel restaurant for dinner.
Charlie, Linda, Connie, Guy, and Russ sat around a table over dinner catching up on old times. Russ was majoring in journalism in California State. Connie and Guy were married and living in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. They both were sophmores at the college there. Charlie and Linda were also happily married and going to college in Duluth, Minnesota. They were all studying happily at college. Then Julie walked into the restaurant.
She instantly sees the chatting friends and walks over to them. Julie orders food then joins into the conversation. Julie was in first line goalie for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. The group eats than leaves the restaurant together making plans for that evening.
Portman and Fulton walked in together each carrying a large overnight bag and listening to a personal cd player playing very loudly into their ears. The two friends had moved into an apartment in Chicago together. They had remained friends throughout the years and were both working in full time positions at ComEd after finishing technical college earlier that year.
The group sees them from across the lobby and goes to meet them. Fulton and Portman light up. If you had looked close enough into their eyes you would have seen the mischief like they were planning their next troublesome activity. Everyone then walked to their room laughing and talking.
Ironically the next person they see is Luis Mendoza. He is coming out of his room on the same floor as the Bash Brothers. He is studying to be a marine biologist at the University of South Florida. The Ducks flock to him. By this time the group is larger than what you would usually see running around the hotel without a wedding or conference planned.
The old friends were literally running up and down the halls chasing each other. They decided to see how many people they could get into the elevator to check out the top floor hopefully getting a glimpse at the penthouse while they were up there. They all manage to get into the elevator and last until they get to their destination.
The tight space reminds the Ducks of their participation in the Jr. Goodwill Games that got them into the good preppy high school that they went to that furthered their future chances. Their coach, Coach Bombay, had tied the entire team together and refused to untie them until they could skate together. Eventually they completed the task.
They got to the top floor and piled out in their usual non-orderly fashion that they have always used with each other. Then they saw Banks. The man lived up to his name. He is going to Harvard University to go into the business world. Adam is always been making scouts notice him through the way that he plays. He plans on playing till the game itself stops being fun.The hockey road for him has been very hard for him contrary to his peers's popular beliefs. He loves what he does and he is great.
Adam takes his friends into the penthouse suite for a while. The boys start getting into the mini-bar while the girls check out the decorating job. The rooms are so huge compared to the ones that everyone else got. They can't believe he has this room all to himself.
Adam assures everybody that he has at least one friend with him. He told them that she was parking the rental car now and should be up in a minute. Then everyone started teasing Adam about the type of protection he planned on using while he was here.
Adam just said, "Shut the hell up! I swear to God she is only a friend! No really! She just has classes with me."
Charlie says, "Damn it Banksie! We already know the truth. Now the big question is are you a Trojan man?"
Then a short blonde woman around the same age as everyone walked in with a big hockey bag also. She looks around kinda confused. Then Adam starts laughing.
He says, "Katie, I can explain."
The pretty blonde put up her hand and said, "I have seen you try to explain your way out of something and you suck at it so don't even bother. I could care less why there are so many people in here. Just tell me who are all these people."
Adam introduced her to everyone and then they all left the penthouse suite and headed down to the lobby. It was even more crowded in the elevator now.
When they got down to the lobby they saw him sitting in a chair by himself. It was Coach Bombay. They went over to him and hugged the man they had looked up to for so many years.
Finally they were all together again. The Ducks. Older. Wiser. Flying in different directions than the person next to them.
Disclaimer:Don't own the Ducks or anything else I may talk about! Other people do! FYI: I DON'T KNOW HOCKEY!!!!!
Chapter 1- Arrivals
Charlie & Linda pull up to the Minneapolis hotel. Memories of his childhood flooded back into Charlie's mind. The games, the fights, the victories, and most of all; the friends. He thought of the different people that have come and gone throughout the years. Thinking of the game brought back memories, good and bad, like anything else. From then in his youthful days to now in 2002 he wonders how he will feel at the end of this weekend when he heads back to college with his wife to continue through his college hockey career.
They pull up in the parking garage and grab their bags. Linda stays close to Charlie as they head to check in. She knows that the second this Ducks reunion starts her husband will be gone for the rest of the weekend with someone or another from his past.
The couple checks in and heads to their room 206. They drop off their bags and leave the hotel to visit Charlie's mother quickly. They went to Charlie's old home. Charlie's mother greeted him with the support and care that she had everyday until he went to high school at Eden Hall and lived on the campus. The three talked for a couple of hours before they decided that they better get back to the hotel.
Charlie went to the front desk hoping to find information on the rest of the Ducks that were signed up to come to the reunion. The front desk could only tell him if the guest was checked in or not. Slowly Charlie found out that Connie & Guy, Averman, Goldberg, Luis, Russ, and Coach Bombay were checked in. The old Ducks that were coming yet were Julie, Portman, Fulton, and Adam.
Linda tried to calm Charlie down by getting him to go swimming with her in the hotel's pool. To their suprise already in the pool was Connie & Guy along with Russ. Linda and Charlie joined them for kiddie games like Marco Polo in the pool. The group decided to meet in the hotel restaurant for dinner.
Charlie, Linda, Connie, Guy, and Russ sat around a table over dinner catching up on old times. Russ was majoring in journalism in California State. Connie and Guy were married and living in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. They both were sophmores at the college there. Charlie and Linda were also happily married and going to college in Duluth, Minnesota. They were all studying happily at college. Then Julie walked into the restaurant.
She instantly sees the chatting friends and walks over to them. Julie orders food then joins into the conversation. Julie was in first line goalie for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. The group eats than leaves the restaurant together making plans for that evening.
Portman and Fulton walked in together each carrying a large overnight bag and listening to a personal cd player playing very loudly into their ears. The two friends had moved into an apartment in Chicago together. They had remained friends throughout the years and were both working in full time positions at ComEd after finishing technical college earlier that year.
The group sees them from across the lobby and goes to meet them. Fulton and Portman light up. If you had looked close enough into their eyes you would have seen the mischief like they were planning their next troublesome activity. Everyone then walked to their room laughing and talking.
Ironically the next person they see is Luis Mendoza. He is coming out of his room on the same floor as the Bash Brothers. He is studying to be a marine biologist at the University of South Florida. The Ducks flock to him. By this time the group is larger than what you would usually see running around the hotel without a wedding or conference planned.
The old friends were literally running up and down the halls chasing each other. They decided to see how many people they could get into the elevator to check out the top floor hopefully getting a glimpse at the penthouse while they were up there. They all manage to get into the elevator and last until they get to their destination.
The tight space reminds the Ducks of their participation in the Jr. Goodwill Games that got them into the good preppy high school that they went to that furthered their future chances. Their coach, Coach Bombay, had tied the entire team together and refused to untie them until they could skate together. Eventually they completed the task.
They got to the top floor and piled out in their usual non-orderly fashion that they have always used with each other. Then they saw Banks. The man lived up to his name. He is going to Harvard University to go into the business world. Adam is always been making scouts notice him through the way that he plays. He plans on playing till the game itself stops being fun.The hockey road for him has been very hard for him contrary to his peers's popular beliefs. He loves what he does and he is great.
Adam takes his friends into the penthouse suite for a while. The boys start getting into the mini-bar while the girls check out the decorating job. The rooms are so huge compared to the ones that everyone else got. They can't believe he has this room all to himself.
Adam assures everybody that he has at least one friend with him. He told them that she was parking the rental car now and should be up in a minute. Then everyone started teasing Adam about the type of protection he planned on using while he was here.
Adam just said, "Shut the hell up! I swear to God she is only a friend! No really! She just has classes with me."
Charlie says, "Damn it Banksie! We already know the truth. Now the big question is are you a Trojan man?"
Then a short blonde woman around the same age as everyone walked in with a big hockey bag also. She looks around kinda confused. Then Adam starts laughing.
He says, "Katie, I can explain."
The pretty blonde put up her hand and said, "I have seen you try to explain your way out of something and you suck at it so don't even bother. I could care less why there are so many people in here. Just tell me who are all these people."
Adam introduced her to everyone and then they all left the penthouse suite and headed down to the lobby. It was even more crowded in the elevator now.
When they got down to the lobby they saw him sitting in a chair by himself. It was Coach Bombay. They went over to him and hugged the man they had looked up to for so many years.
Finally they were all together again. The Ducks. Older. Wiser. Flying in different directions than the person next to them.