The Vikings pushed the gays ahead. They took a rope and tied it to Nick and dragged him alone like he was a dog. They traveled the countryside, along the Mississippi on Wisconsin. Then finally they crossed over to Minnesota. They looked and saw the great Winona ahead. The city stood grand and tall. Finny looked at Gary Anderstand with a look of fear on his face.
"The ring can't save Winona. It has only the power to destroy," said Finny. Gary ignored him and dragged him down. The Vikings dragged Finny all the way into the city where fighting was going on. Padded Vikings hid behind stone walls and threw footballs at the oncoming forces. Huge rocks catapaulted into the Vikings. The gays, Gary, and the rest of the men made their way through all the war. They made it to a doorway on the far end of the city when suddenly a shriek tore through the air. It was a sound like a whistle.
"Ref-wraith!" yelled Gary Anderstand. The whole city was in panick then. People would run through the streets, seeking shelter from the oncoming danger. The Vikings would gather up their arms to fend off the Ref-wraith. People would try to get their necessary things to go into hiding. Gary Anderstand pushed the gays and Nick over to a wall. He hid them around the corner.
"Stay here, don't move," said Gary Anderstand. Nick shrieked in the corner next to them. Suddenly it appeared. It was a giant beast that hovered over the city of Winona. A figure in a striped black and white shirt came with a whistle in his mouth. He was flying in a helicopter right over the city. He stared down to try to find what he was seeking for. The ring that would give the dark lord Brett Favre power over the NFL. The ref-wraith blew his whistle, a high pitched noise that rung fear in the hearts of the Vikings. It was the call to the ring.
Suddenly, as if Finny were in a trance, he slowly walked towards the ref-wraith. It was as though he were a zombie. He walked up on one of the tower walls and came face to face with the ref-wraith. Everything was still then. Everything was silent. Finny stared into the eyes of the ref-wraith, not one of them moving. Then Finny slowly lifted the ring. He lifted it up to his finger. The ref-wraith started coming closer to him. Finny held the ring only inches to his finger as the ref-wraith reached out for Finny. The ref-wraith got closer and closer and finally was in reach. He grabbed at Finny just as Finny started to slip the ring on his finger.
Then, Sam came running up and grabbed Finny from behind. He flung Finny down, causing the ring to slip away from his finger. The ref-wraith grabbed but missed and grabbed nothing but air. The two gays slipped down the wall and rolled over each other. Gary Anderstand then punted a football and hit the propeller of the helicopter. It was damaged after that and would have to be repaired. Seeing defeat, the ref-wraith quickly turned away and started away from the city of Winona.
The gays finished toppling and hit the ground. Finny with rage quickly pulled out his baseball bat and held it above his head, ready to strike Sam. Anger burned in Finny's eyes. Sam had a look of confusion and fear on his face. They stared into each other's eyes for a bit then finally broke the silence.
"Finny, it's me. It's your Sam. Don't you know your Sam?" asked Sam. Finny then got a look of shock on his face and came to realize what he was doing. He dropped the bat and backed away. He ran up against a wall and finally slumped down.
"I can't do this Sam," said Finny.
"I know, I know," said Sam, "by rights we shouldn't even be here."
There was then a slight moment of pause and then Sam got an idea in his head.
"Do you remember the old stories Mr. Finny? The ones that really mattered? Dark and grim they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the ending. Because how could the end be happy with all that bad happening? But folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. They kept going. They had what we're hanging on to," said Sam.
"What are we hanging onto Sam?" asked Finny.
"That there's some good in the NFL, Mr. Finny. And it's worth fighting for," said Sam.
"What a bunch of crap," said Nick in the corner.
Gary Anderstand then stepped out from around the corner. He obviously heard everything that Sam said and was moved by it. He knelt down in front of Finny.
"I think at least we understand each other, Finny Baggins," said Gary. Then one of the followers came up behind him.
"You know the laws of our city. The laws of your coach. If you let them go your life will be forfeit," said the follower.
"Then it is forfeit. Release them," said Gary Anderstand. A light then came into Finny and Sam's eyes as Gary Anderstand's followers escorted them from the city. Finny, Sam, and Nick went on their way.
"The ring can't save Winona. It has only the power to destroy," said Finny. Gary ignored him and dragged him down. The Vikings dragged Finny all the way into the city where fighting was going on. Padded Vikings hid behind stone walls and threw footballs at the oncoming forces. Huge rocks catapaulted into the Vikings. The gays, Gary, and the rest of the men made their way through all the war. They made it to a doorway on the far end of the city when suddenly a shriek tore through the air. It was a sound like a whistle.
"Ref-wraith!" yelled Gary Anderstand. The whole city was in panick then. People would run through the streets, seeking shelter from the oncoming danger. The Vikings would gather up their arms to fend off the Ref-wraith. People would try to get their necessary things to go into hiding. Gary Anderstand pushed the gays and Nick over to a wall. He hid them around the corner.
"Stay here, don't move," said Gary Anderstand. Nick shrieked in the corner next to them. Suddenly it appeared. It was a giant beast that hovered over the city of Winona. A figure in a striped black and white shirt came with a whistle in his mouth. He was flying in a helicopter right over the city. He stared down to try to find what he was seeking for. The ring that would give the dark lord Brett Favre power over the NFL. The ref-wraith blew his whistle, a high pitched noise that rung fear in the hearts of the Vikings. It was the call to the ring.
Suddenly, as if Finny were in a trance, he slowly walked towards the ref-wraith. It was as though he were a zombie. He walked up on one of the tower walls and came face to face with the ref-wraith. Everything was still then. Everything was silent. Finny stared into the eyes of the ref-wraith, not one of them moving. Then Finny slowly lifted the ring. He lifted it up to his finger. The ref-wraith started coming closer to him. Finny held the ring only inches to his finger as the ref-wraith reached out for Finny. The ref-wraith got closer and closer and finally was in reach. He grabbed at Finny just as Finny started to slip the ring on his finger.
Then, Sam came running up and grabbed Finny from behind. He flung Finny down, causing the ring to slip away from his finger. The ref-wraith grabbed but missed and grabbed nothing but air. The two gays slipped down the wall and rolled over each other. Gary Anderstand then punted a football and hit the propeller of the helicopter. It was damaged after that and would have to be repaired. Seeing defeat, the ref-wraith quickly turned away and started away from the city of Winona.
The gays finished toppling and hit the ground. Finny with rage quickly pulled out his baseball bat and held it above his head, ready to strike Sam. Anger burned in Finny's eyes. Sam had a look of confusion and fear on his face. They stared into each other's eyes for a bit then finally broke the silence.
"Finny, it's me. It's your Sam. Don't you know your Sam?" asked Sam. Finny then got a look of shock on his face and came to realize what he was doing. He dropped the bat and backed away. He ran up against a wall and finally slumped down.
"I can't do this Sam," said Finny.
"I know, I know," said Sam, "by rights we shouldn't even be here."
There was then a slight moment of pause and then Sam got an idea in his head.
"Do you remember the old stories Mr. Finny? The ones that really mattered? Dark and grim they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the ending. Because how could the end be happy with all that bad happening? But folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. They kept going. They had what we're hanging on to," said Sam.
"What are we hanging onto Sam?" asked Finny.
"That there's some good in the NFL, Mr. Finny. And it's worth fighting for," said Sam.
"What a bunch of crap," said Nick in the corner.
Gary Anderstand then stepped out from around the corner. He obviously heard everything that Sam said and was moved by it. He knelt down in front of Finny.
"I think at least we understand each other, Finny Baggins," said Gary. Then one of the followers came up behind him.
"You know the laws of our city. The laws of your coach. If you let them go your life will be forfeit," said the follower.
"Then it is forfeit. Release them," said Gary Anderstand. A light then came into Finny and Sam's eyes as Gary Anderstand's followers escorted them from the city. Finny, Sam, and Nick went on their way.