The Best That You Can Be

PG-13 (just in case)

DISCLAIMER- I don't own the Mighty Ducks or the characters except for my own that I made up. If I did then well I would be rich and doing other stuff.

Chapter 10-

Monday morning came all too quickly for Cate. She sat up on her bed and looked at the clock- it read 6:55 am. She cursed at it and got up. Julie and Connie were beginning to wake up as well. Julie stumbled into the bathroom while Cate went and looked out the window. Since it was now the first week of November- it was beginning to get quite cold in Minnesota. She looked and saw dark clouds outside.

"I think it might rain today." Cate said to Connie turning away from the window and back to her bed to make it up.

"Well as long as it does not rain on Saturday then I'm happy." Connie said making up her own bed.

"Cons, when did you start liking my brother?" Cate asked.

"During the summer." Connie responded. "You remember how when we went to the games last year and Guy and I agreed that we were better friends that a couple. Well I guess I started to notice Charlie differently and stuff."

Cate just nodded her head and began to get dressed. She had taken a shower the night before so she could straighten her curly honey colored hair that morning. She quickly put on her uniform and began to do her hair. Julie came out of the bathroom and Connie rushed in. Cate continued on her hair until ever strain was straight. She then pulled on her v-neck sweater and grabbed her black coat. She wanted to be warm today and not get sick before Saturday's game. As soon as the other girls were dressed they grabbed their bags and went to breakfast. As they walked out they failed to notice the white envelope on the floor to their room addressed to Caitlin.

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It was Homecoming week so all the normal school routines had been thrown off key. Instead of seating in a classroom for 1st period, Cate sat in the Auditorium with the rest of the student body listen to Dean Buckley drone on and on about school pride and how everyone needed to come out and support the teams this week. There was going to be a volleyball game on Wed. night, a Football game Fri. night and the JV/Varsity showdown on Sat. Also on Saturday was the Homecoming Dance. There the King and Queen would preside the dance. The King and Queen would be announced during Halftime of the Football game.

Then the Student Body President a girl named Becky Diller, stepped up to the mike to announce the home coming court. Cate rolled her eyes as Becky began announcing the names. The senior names were predictable, they were all cheerleaders. The junior name was an athlete as well as the sophomore name. The freshman name caused her to sit up in her seat. Alice, as in the Alice that was on the Equestrian team was named the Freshman Princess. Cate and the rest of the freshman class yell and clapped loudly for her. The prince's names were all jocks of course, but none that Cate really knew. Dean Buckley then dismissed them to their 3rd period teachers.

Cate had third period with Adam and Connie so they walked together to their class. Once they got there their teacher took them to the library to research stuff for their history projects that were due before Christmas break.

Cate was not interested in researching history facts so she began to wander around the library looking at the different sections. The yearbooks caught her eye so she made her way towards them looking at the dates on the spine. She grabbed a couple from the years Bombay went to school here and brought them to a table nearby to look through them. She couldn't help laugh at the clothes and hairstyles that they wore. At least the uniforms now look better than before.

"Cate, what are you looking at?" Connie said coming up to her.

"Yearbooks" Cate said showing Connie the pictures she was looking at.

Connie sat down next to Cate and soon the two of them were commenting on the hairstyles and the events in all the pictures. After looking through those, Connie got up and went to get some form the late 60's early 70's. Cate began to look through those and began to notice something- the mascot was different.

"Connie look." Cate said.

"What?" Connie asked puzzled.

"Look at the athlete uniforms." Cate said.

"I don't get it?" Connie said. "They are different from ours, yes, but I have no idea what you are trying to show me."

Cate sighed and went to the front of the book. "Look at the mascot."

"Oh" Connie said as she grabbed the book out of her hands. "Hey it's not the Warriors."

"Yup, they were the Falcons." Cate said. "They must have changed it recently?"

"Actually it was changed in the late 80's" Adam said coming up to the girls.

"Why?" Connie asked as she began piling the books back together so they could be returned to the shelves.

"Something about the board wanting a more superior mascot name or something." Adam said as her sat next to Cate.

Connie got up and began to put some of the yearbooks away. Cate turned her attention back to the yearbook in her hand.

"Hey Cate..umm..so about the dance?" Adam began.

"Homecoming Dance?" Cate asked with a smile.

"Yeah that one, are you going?" Adam asked.

"I was planning on it." Cate said closing the book.

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go together?" Adam asked.

"I'd like that." Cate said.

"Great" Adam said.

The sat and smiled at each other. Connie came back, rolled her eyes at the two of them and told them that it was time to go to 4th period. Cate got up and replaced the book and the three of them left the library.  When Cate got back to her room that night she found the white envelope on her bed.

"Oh, I found that when I came back after lunch.  I put it on your bed." Julie said turning on her computer.

"Who's it from?" Connie asked coming over to Cate's bed.

"It's from Adam." Cqte said quickly scanning it. "Oh, he was asking me to the dance.  But it seems he was too impatient and asked me when we were in the Library."

Julie and Connie put their hands over their hearts and sighed.

"Oh, be quiet." Cate said turing away from them.

Secretly she was very excited about going to the dance with Adam but didn't want the other two girls to know how she felt.

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Practice was grueling for the rest of the week. O'Rion wanted to make sure that his team was well prepared for the Varsity team. He knew that the JV team was good, but the Varsity was stronger and a little bit smarter. Sure he had smart players on his team, but they were still young and growing.

It was Thursday afternoon and O'Rion was very pleased with the progress that his team was making. He called an end to practice to have a short meeting.

Cate took off her helmet and kneeled on the ice next to Connie and Averman.

"You guys are doing great." O'Rion began. "You are working hard, clearing the puck, and making sure each other is open for shots. But there is something missing."

Everyone looked at each other. Connie shrugged her shoulders at Cate and the girls looked back at O'Rion.

"You guys are not playing like warriors should. In fact you look nothing like warriors." O'Rion stated.

Great thought Cate, he's going to belittle us again.

"I fact you look like something else." O'Rion said as he went to the benches and came back with a box. He opened it up and took the first shirt out. He looked to the back and threw it to Charlie. "You look like Ducks." He said.

Cate looked over at Charlie and saw him turn the jersey over and look at the front. A huge grin came across his face and he showed the front to the rest of the team.

O'Rion then pass out the rest of the jerseys that he had collected earlier in the season.

O'Rion explained that for the JV/Varsity game, the JV team would be the Ducks since that was who they were before they entered the school.

The team was in shock to receive their jerseys back and just grinned at O'Rion. He then told them that they had Friday off because of all the Homecoming and Alumni stuff that was going to happen this coming weekend.

The team went in to change back into their school clothes and get ready for dinner.

On the way to dinner Charlie decided to have a quick meeting on the pathway.

"Guys we should do something special for Hans this weekend." Charlie said.

"Yeah, something to remember him by." Averman said.

"Any ideas?" Charlie asked. The team shook their heads.

"If any of you guys come up with something, let me know." Charlie said.

"Hey we should have a team dinner tomorrow." Julie said.

"Yeah." Said Goldberg and Luis.

"That sound like a good idea." Adam said "Where?"

"Mike's Diner" Charlie and Cate said at the same time.

Connie and Julie laughed. Cate and Charlie could argue all they wanted; they still were too much alike.

"I'll call mom later." Cate said.

"I'll call the team moms" Connie said, "They will want to drive."

"Ok, we still need an idea to honor Hans" Charlie reminded them as they walked into the Dinning Hall.

They ate in silence pondering what to do to honor their fallen mentor.

As they were leaving the Dinning Hall to go back to the dorms, Dwayne suddenly asked a question that was floating around in Cate's head. "Did someone find out if Bombay is coming this weekend?"

"He is and will be here on Saturday." Charlie said as they walked the path up to the dorms.

TBC...