The Mighty Ducks Re-Imagined I: The Mighty Ducks
Warnings: With this chapter, this is going to show a small portion of the possible theory to Adam's origin story in the Ducks. As Charlie takes charge and becomes his best friend on the team as the quintet do the same now for him. This is also going to be a re-imagining of the Mighty Ducks trilogy as Charlie meets Orion at the age of 10, as their lives are fused together.
As they prepare for what their future brings now, and as Charlie learns the truth. And this soon, that Orion is his real father and he has a life outside of the team. This is also going to leave out the tv show, so an alternate reality story.
Sorry everyone, I lost two chapters in the update, the rest of this is on a hold till I fix this problem right now.
Disclaimers: The Mighty Ducks don't belong to me, the story belongs to me, everything else belongs to the disney company.
Chapter 15: Team Decisions, Deactivations And A New Duck II
"What…, what junk?" Peter asking shaking and he crossed his arms. "That's caffeine pills, energy drinks or one too many cola products, you screwing around with the high level energy drinks?" he asked and they went white, realizing their future coach took health very seriously. "This is what we call a medical burn out, everyone gets antsy when they're working towards it. Said their scholarships, causes a personality switch, quick to anger and then causes an outburst."
"But first game of the year and already you're screwing around with this stuff, dad's going to kill you for that vocally, but anyone this quick to anger has to be on something here. But you attack a team mate for a simple question dad is really is going to drag you through the coals. Before a morning practice as he gets you in rehab, but dad is a school coach, we're his responsibility. So again, what, what we do for you to react that violently?" Charlie asked and he swallowed hard.
"You ever consider he decides to get 10 members of the North Stars for us to train with, before the big game that night, us this age, the game is one thing. Said call for what they call that, we been training with Dad's friends on the team for years. So the Coach Classic, and we love it, it's the highlight of our summers, as they know we're getting better and better. Just what is your problem, you hate his attitude, so therefore you're pushing him to bench you, grow up here."
"Come on, hockey camp and we don't even have to leave Minneapolis to go to training camp." he said and Orion smiled at his idea. 'Yeah that works right now, I got them in summer training, they've got my friends to work with, me included. So the Coach Classic, and learning from me and the guys, this game is going to be the highlight of every summer.' he thought, knowing his 10 year old son was looking forward to training with him now as he grew up then at his remark.
"Just say the only thing we do is turn you in for a health vio, so why attack me, when all I'm doing is being a concerned team mate, and my dad could be seen as a D.I., sure. But so what, teacher, best friend, surrogate or real father, the rest of us are his best students. His counterpart could be, if he does a different sport, say football, and he is a retired spec ops now. As he treats his players like cadets, that they all follow him right into the flames here, but while they now."
"Are counting the days they got left with him, don't want to let go, their father, but guys like you, they're sick to death of his getting on their cases. Always riding their tail feathers and can't wait till they graduate here, but why attack a fellow team mate. And for simply being concerned about you, what, what we do for that reaction, aside from being a worried team mate. And trying to keep you from accidentally killing yourself?" he asked and Peter started shaking then.
"Yeah I agree with that, but the fact you attacked my son for confronting you, says it all, you hate my son for turning you in and all he was doing is being a concerned team mate. But in public, in front of two schools right now, you have 1,000 people watching here. But #24 Marks attacks #96 Orion in an unprovoked attack after Orion confronts him for said reaction. After he destroys his hockey stick after a goal, and now the question on everyone's mind is what now."
"What, what did he do for that reaction?" Casey said sternly and Orion nodded in agreement then. "The fact you did that in public after destroying your stick, your reputation is shot, you think we're going to let you back on the ice. With me, they can understand, paternal abandonment causes personality changes every adult knows that, till I latch on to someone else. Dad would be that someone else and he and I bond so tightly, Coach never has to worry now."
"And instead we start now, I never have to worry and neither does he, my father, but your case is he's like any other Coach, but you think the school hockey trainer. In truth is going to take it lightly that I collapse directly after the last shot gets into the goal. Because you hit me so hard it cracked a rib, and I was preventing your temper from being thrown at the team we're playing. A peer or just Riley and his friends, what I do, aside from being a worried team mate here, hmm."
"What I do, as to the faculty and dad, they see this as I did nothing to get that reaction, nothing but being a worried team mate." he said and Jenkins, Buckley and Orion nodded sternly. "Yeah I agree with that right now in truth, you never did anything for that reaction here. You never provoked him, you never threatened him, so why attack you for only being worried?" Jenkins said sternly and he swallowed hard, realizing he did just that, Orion was going to kill him then.
"Indeed, what, what did whoever do to get that reaction, did they insult your family, get you in trouble with the cops, us as your teachers, provoke you, what exactly?" Buckley asked and they started shaking in fear, realizing there was no excuse they could give for that. "Yeah that's right, after destroying your stick, you lash out and attack a team mate. And all they did, if it's a boy was ask a simple question now, you're not thinking straight." Orion said sternly to that reaction.
"Oops, yeah the stick is one thing, but then you outright attack a team mate when they, we, did absolutely nothing for you to lose your temper. There is no excuse that can be given here for that, you destroyed your credibility on the team, our new added members. They see this they're going to kill you, if my counterpart is a girl, with the team in color squads. You just ticked her off, if she's his side of their sextet and Les' and Fulton with her!" Goldberg said and he nodded.
"And like I said, bad duckling takes in too much bad bread that we have a personality switch, and with that, gentlemen, just what the heck have you been screwing around with exactly here. I said, I don't know how many times, to take it easy on the natural stimulates, what you do?" Orion said sternly and Peter swallowed hard. "Hey dad didn't you say something about a coach is everything we need you to be, what we can't tell mom or their parents we do you here."
"Mentor, parent, doctor, psychiatrist?" Charlie asked and he nodded. "Being your coach and mentor, all my time is focused on you now, but not that hard when we're a family gang. You guys are my life, you had me there all your lives, that preparing for when I became it. Your head coach, this was easier then ever, for you to tell me what's on your mind, you never had to hide. Because I was your counselor and mentor, our bond is beyond strong." he said and they nodded.
"Yeah beyond strong, we love you, to us, never want to let go, don't want to let go, sure we get a new one in college, but we're your's first. But your style coach, this is the difference and you two, get that you're like the Hawks here. They can't wait to be free of him, because he's having them work their tail feathers off right now. But us normal cubs now, we don't mind, but we're counting the days we got left together with him in the academy." Charlie said and they paled.
"Yeah like any mentor would with their adoptive cubs here, by year 4, said teacher and coach is counting down the days they got left with their favorite students. But the hotshots constantly in trouble for rehab are sick to death of said coach always on their case. They are counting down the days they got left till they're free of him, in male sports. Only to learn said current coach told the new one at the college, and he's a college version of them." Orion said and he nodded.
"At least we get off easy, if said grudge match results in a brawl, and reason being here is we planned that out in advance." Connie said and Buckley nodded gently. "Yes, but you're beyond good, but that game will get brutal, so girls on the bench here. And till we unleash both sides of Fulton's code name during that JV/Varsity show down, as the more you do defense. The more brutal these guys get." Orion said and they both nodded gently at that order as Charlie sighed.
"You guys are my team, my life, so with that, after 4 years leading up to that now, we been together so long, there's not going to be a problem now. But close game, but we win, a total shut out or up to 5 in the other two, and the Varsity start to realize. That they're about to be destroyed and they should have listened to me sooner right now. But you never did anything to get in trouble, they started the prank war and we finished it." he said and she nodded gently.
"Expecting trouble?" Jesse asked Charlie and he shook his head. "I don't right now, but Adam tries to hide that injury when you're trying to get into the academy. He gets hit one more time in the same place he could do permanent damage to that arm, if said black jersey hit him there. And he's the same guy that did it in the practice gone real, as for this in truth, Stanton is lethal enough already, before he attacked a few people here." Orion said for him and he nodded then
"Uh oh, so you're saying Peter is Stanton and you're Uncle Ted, while Coach is Adam?" Guy said to him and Charlie nodded. "And to repeat that, you're a disgrace pal, at least we knew the rules: get rough with a fan or team mate, a coach, you destroyed your credibility here." Tommy said, crossing his arms and the Halls nodded. "I can't believe you did that, did it ever occur to you, that you just exposed our strategy to these guys?!" Charlie said and they paled at that.
"As if these guys are not volatile enough already, but then you push them into a grudge match and what if they steal this year's playbook. We're not going to win said match, with Charlie hurt, if they're going to cheat." Connie said and Orion nodded sternly to that remark. "Just say he was hurt, this is dangerously reckless to downright attempted murder!" he said and they both paled, never once considering that thought as he went on as he looked between them sternly.
"My son, just say he risked a dunk in ice cold water, with us in the middle of January, the water is ice cold and cold enough to kill. He risked a case of pneumonia to save whoever it was, but his lung, whichever got struck, he shouldn't even be playing right now. This was dangerously reckless, you trying to put him back in the emergency room here?" he asked sternly and they started shaking in fear, realizing they never considered that thought at all at the time then.
"You know the difference between me and the others you had prior to Gordon and Charlie choosing me, well the difference is I hear this day in and day out at the academy. Your attitude is not cutting any dice with me Peterson, I hear that day in and day out at work. I told this to Charlie already, nothing you do can push me into leaving right now in truth. Being an educator and a coach, and there's a reason they call it patients, because it's patience we have to have."
"To just deal with a young patient, your age group is beyond restless, not wanting to be stuck in bed, but with you guys, it's always one more. Just one more story, one more cookie, one more ride on our shoulders, at this stage, we're your life line. You need us, without us, you're going to get in trouble with the cops, I have a daughter, and now I have a son. One reaching the stage necessary where father/son time is beyond critical now, he needs me in truth here, young man."
"You think that your habit of mis-reading the conversation, eaves dropping and lies is going to force me out, hmm?" he asked him firmly and he started shaking in fear, seeing the look he normally saw on Jacobs face when he and Karp got caught for whatever. "Well let me tell you, it won't, not at all, because I hear that day in and day out, but your peers now. Know never to lie to me, just one night, and it's like it was always me, like Gordon had always been your coach."
"They're happy here now, a real coach, I train them, they get better and better, knowing if Gordon leaves, I'm still here right now. That with Gordon out of town in the minors, I'm the coach now, and they're enjoying my training methods, they also knew the rules. Now if you return to the team, you see them transformed, you see this as I brainwashed them. These idiots you had before us are Hawks, hotshots that crashed and burned, all they learned is winning."
"Winning is all that matters, but you win some, you lose some, that's the key, it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. So say that first game, with you back, was close, very close, we won yes, but that reaction you gave. It's you destroyed our image now, and he's saying my thoughts out loud, frankly we'd have preferred a loss. And to a tie or a win like this, all this says is back to basics, you guys need to calm down and yank it together, now, in truth."
"And frankly you can't force me out, no matter how hard you try, I deal with teenage attitude day in and day out right now. That nothing is getting me out of being Coach, till you leave yourselves, but there is no fast return to the team here, young man. As the 10 don't mind, before Adam rejoins the team, and the Halls just get back followed by my other enforcer. Who's likely a 15 year old you and one who thought the same here, but first you and you nearly."
"In truth, put them in detention for one misguided rumor, and then your teenage counterpart does, for butting into Gordon's personal life. When what we do is none of your business when we're separated, if he and Casey take a step back. And he meets your tutor, but do you kids ever learn right now, hmm, do you, you keep opening your mouth like this. You're just digging a deeper grave till you need a ladder or rope to get out of that hole, but you're in enough trouble."
"As first you're lashing out at me every time in practice, then comes the comes the reaction at the game, and finally the fact you picked a fight with the Hawks Varsity. And challenged them to a game when you knew, you knew Charlie was still recovering from the game. And to say this now, 'Well, congratulations, you just forfeited whatever mental edge you might have had. Over the varsity, now they know they own you, gentlemen, this isn't the Peewees, your tricks."
"Your little Duckling tricks are not gonna work at this level, now for the last time, stay away from the varsity, now get those Duckling jerseys off now." he said sternly, as he looked between the duo, before the 8 pretended to take their new ones off and put them in pile together. And he hid a nod of approval. 'It's fine we're going to get them back, but for now, red and white.' he saw Charlie thinking gently and hid a smile, knowing they knew this was a test then gently then.
"Indeed, for now red and white and then you get your current ones back, nice thinking, but you know I can read your mind, son." he said and Charlie looked down smiling and he hid a smile then as he said it again to the duo sternly. "Let's go, come on, let's go, take them off!" he said and the duo simply stood there, in disgust at the 10 at the way they followed orders then. "The Ducks, as Ducklings, are dead." he said in finality, before seeing Peter cross his arms then.
"What the heck were you thinking of, gentlemen, huh, what, it's barely been a week since the Blake game, he got it to the rib cage and his lung collapsed. After flooding with blood now, the doctor said that he's benched till the Pinehurst game that's in a month. He had a month to rest and recover, but until then he's benched right now, but in truth. He wasn't even supposed to be playing right now, he should be taking it easy and giving his body time to heal right now.
"You realize what you just did could put him back in the hospital, it's a wonder you never killed him, if he got hit in the right place. And for the second time in barely 2 weeks, just what were you thinking?!" he said with a growl and they froze up as they realized that was the 2nd reason he was so furious at them, as he looked between them as he crossed his arms then. As the 9 and Charlie now saw him, after 4 years, their father bear, as he said it sternly to the duo then.
"At the moment right now is you got two choices here, Marks: either you take off the jersey right now or you don't play." he said and Peter dropped his arms. "You're breaking up the best thing any of us ever had." he said, shaking, realizing this was the end of the road for their still acting like ducklings as Orion said it as he had a firm look on his face. 'This is not a game you two, you almost put my baby back in the hospital.' he thought sternly as he said it then to him.
"Well, it's time to grow up." he said and Peter said it angrily then at the remark as he faked skating up to him at that in defiance then. "Grow up? Like you, huh? A washed-up pro who has to show off to a bunch of kids. Geez, that's real grown up." he said and in a tone of finality, Orion said it. "Alright good bye Marks, anyone else?" he said sternly as Peter left the rink, before Karp gave him a glare and followed him and he nodded firmly, knowing that was it then.
"Alright good bye Karp, look no one is forcing anyone of you stay here, it's your lives, so you choose what you want to make of them." he said and they ended it at that as he called out to them sternly then. "But gentlemen, you leave and go through that that door, there is nothing else now, the only path if you go through that door. It leads straight to reform school and juvenile hall right now so choose wisely, because there is no fast return to the team here."
"And not after this, so again choose wisely right now." he said and Karp listened his head, before sighing, and walking away, as Charlie nodded. "But that's a one way door, you go through that door there is no returning, no fast return to the team. Choose wisely right now, you two, you leave, you never come back, you're hereby banned from the team, for life!" Charlie shouted out and they froze then. "I think that did it son." Buckley said to him gently at that and he nodded.
"All right: Twenty laps, then hit the showers, son, we need to check the damage, to see if that caused another collapse or not.'." Orion said as they ended it at that. "You did this to yourselves, kept driving away every coach we had, till I choose the next and turns out. That he's our current's best friend, my father, and together their our ticket to every college in the country. But 1 of us goes, they take all of us, so we fly together." Charlie said and they nodded in agreement.
"Yeah the flock flies as one, they take one of us, they got to take all of us now." Connie said and the 8 nodded in agreement then gently. " But truthfully, this situation over Adam is not going away, but you're the ones in the hotseat here, but you two. You're under suspension till you stop acting like a spoiled five year throwing a temper tantrum. And start acting your age, take them off right now." Gordon said sternly and they looked down sadly and removed their jerseys then.
"Take them home guys, they've been cut from the team as of today, but that's this season, but if they want a second chance change that attitude right now, because pre season training. That means I'm choosing whether anyone comes back again for the next season till he gets back." Orion said and they nodded. "So we practice and then see who makes the cut next season, but extra curricular activities end up in the middle, in two years, we got back up in our next gig."
"But we all make the cut, and add several new players, we got to train these guys." Charlie said as they prepared to leave the meeting, as the duo looked over their shoulders. At the team, while Peter felt his heart shatter sadly, realizing his choices caused this. But refusing to admit, that he was the one in the wrong, he knew, returning to the team. And after the duration ended the changes that he would not see his version, but a group of skilled players in sum years.
Going over it, the doorbell went off at that, and Anna went to get the door, then pushed it all the way open, as a woman her age came in, as she pushed a 5 year old girl in a wheelchair into the room and Charlie smiled. "Hey baby." he said and she smiled as she hugged him. "Big brother, daddy said you and he had a training session last night." she said and he nodded. "Yeah practice outdoors resulted in losing the puck last night." he said and her mother started laughing then.
"There's the reason we never play outdoors, his shot is going so fast we keep losing the pucks, said shot ended up in the snow bank at 40 feet in. And Donald was looking at us like 'Oh great, how are we going to find black circle now?!'." Jesse said and Karen Orion started laughing at that. "Yeah point made, playing in doors is the best way to go here, so your mascot is a real white duck, and you named him Donald?" she said and he nodded smiling as Charlie said it then.
"The titles are literal now, you are my sister, me big brother, you little sister now." he said and she nodded smiling then. "Not an only child, I have a big brother and several more surrogate big siblings, that's great!" she said smiling and Kimberly nodded as she got it then. "Kim, he's mine, he's my son." Orion said and she smiled. "Yeah baby sister, you doing okay, baby?" the 8 said together gently then and she nodded smiling as she looked between her brother's team then.
"For a 5 year old you sound 7, baby." Jesse said smiling and she grinned then. "Been listening to Charlie too much in truth, but if still walking, Connie would be me as a preteen. But don't push it, before I take my wing to you Jesse." she said and Orion and Hall started laughing. "Yeah point taken, I'm your role model, baby." Connie said with a chuckle as she gave her a hug, and she tightened her arms around her as she looked at her adopted brothers and sisters smiling.
"She sounds like the little girl playing Robin's youngest daughter, in personality traits." Tammy said smiling and Charlie nodded. "Reading level 2nd grade, though junior K." Orion said smiling and they smiled. "Yeah I see why Charlie got overly protective here now then, but one year strife and as she grows, we get so protective she has us looking out for her, now." Guy said smiling. "Well I know Les', and you guys are?" she asked and Charlie introduced them gently.
"You know Les', well this is Greg Goldberg, Connie Monroe, Guy Tremaine, Jesse and Terry Hall, Tammy and Tommy Duncan and Fulton Reed. These two are under suspension, till further notice right now." Charlie said and she nodded, as Spike looked at her as he got up to her eye level then. "Meow?" he asked and she smiled. "Yeah I'm big kitten's baby sister kitten, lost my ability to walk, so circle chair." she said and he gave a mew and she ran her hand through his head fur.
"Yeah circle chair, metal box with wheels got hit last year, lost my ability to walk after it damaged my lower back, but can get around like this, but big kitten and me. Brother and sister, he's my big brother kitten, but same father cat, different mother cat. Seems your sister loves my brother." she said and he gave a mew of agreement as she looked at Ginger. Who was lying in Charlie's lap as he put his paw on her arm and she smiled, knowing what he was asking her.
"No I don't have a cat, but I want one, you're said type, boy." she said and he gave a mew and before climbing into her arms. "Mew meow." he said and and Orion chuckled. "I can be that cat, and thank you boy, we accept the offer." he said and Spike meowed with a smile in his tone. "Got married right out of high school, Kimberly, before I got into the NHL, so I never knew this, she was pregnant with my son, so not wanting me to give up my shot into the NHL right now."
"I made that choice last year and the boys running right into me, gave an even bigger right now, so 2 families, but we're going to joint custody." he said and Kimberly Orion nodded. "I get it and that's fine, I want a son anyway, so my stepson." she said and Charlie smiled. "So in addition to Lester this is the rest of the team, your friends's children, Ted?" she said and he nodded. "Yeah this is Claire Monroe, Jason Hall, Rick Averman, Joe Goldberg, Andrew Reed, Adam Germaine."
"And Peter Duncan, and their spouses, but Jason and Annie Hall, Claire and Eric Monroe, Rick and Dana Averman, Joe and Brenda Goldberg, Adam and Diane Germaine. While Peter is Hank's Partner on cub duty at the academy, Andy is the father of my new sharp shooter. Adam is Jason's twin brother, but Adam is basically Terry as an adult, while Jason is Jesse. The sextet and Charlie are basically us as preteens in truth." he said and she nodded smiling at the news.
"But the 8 are Constance, 'Connie' Monroe, Jesse and Terry Hall, Guy Germaine, Gregory Goldberg, Fulton Reed and Tammy and Tommy Duncan, my new squad later on. If we get picked for something here, and we added sum number in players, in addition to sum new numbers. Though what is the next question, currently I'm the assistant coach up to co-coach now, for the Ducks, and future head coach at the academy, Charlie wants for play for me, they followed suit."
"My offer to be their back up coach just hit the table last night, and Charlie took it and ran with it, he ratted these two out to me. But they're convinced what Gordon said was true, only we got, just got, the truth: Adam and Jared Banks's younger sister. She is sick from leukemia, and they been raising money for an experimental treatment that they can't afford. But the Hawks of District 6 now, have gone to every option now, but offer a little off the top of their first year."
"In tuitions, my ex peewee coach just happens to be the reason for my aggravation at the academy, his players, right now are the younger brothers of my current set." he said and she nodded sternly. "So we're first generation Ducks now, okay, well I'm a hatchling now." his daughter Karen said and Charlie nodded with a chuckle. "If you were still walking, I'd be teaching you hockey and you're a 5 year old Connie, sis." he said and Orion smiled at that then.
"Dad's teaching us his strategy, so expect that to get out of hand starting now, because by the time the playoffs end, we've reached the Hawks stage. And are going to give them a run for their Money, Jess, remember, little pitchers here. After the narrator got nailed for said four letter word on the movie, that's 9, borderline 10, with a kid brother, we're 10, 5 year old sister." he said and she nodded. "You can tell me later, but yeah, keep it clean." Kim said bemused to that.
"Had a disastrous first game and he lost his temper at these boneheads for sleeping on the job, before Jess threw the H word back at him, after an outburst." Charlie said and she nodded. "Uh huh, alright, well if it happened once it will happen again, only this time these reprobates. In truth are asking for the said reprimand from heck for whatever outburst there was here" she said and he nodded. "If they thought Gordon is bad, I'm worse." Orion said and she nodded.
"Well your reaction is the father on the warpath after cub got in trouble with the cops, honey, you set standards for your players, but the Hawks are Socs. Charlie and his friends are lower middle class, but not Greasers, though Shepard, they really are the Hoods. But if this was why you said Charlie decided to stop hanging around with these two, I get why." she said and Charlie flinched and Orion nodded. "Exactly son, stay out of trouble." he said and the quintet nodded.
"Stay clean and training, start with that and no training, but lower the stimulants, or that's going to make you sick guys, okay, young players. The older you get the health regime becomes standard, because you get caught or you collapse because of it. It's the doctor and rehab for you, so just to prevent that all together, stay clear of the toxic chemicals. And half that in the case of both, sugar and caffeine, okay." he said and the 10 nodded to the orders gently to him.
"Yeah health and grades, we stick to your rules now, with you our future coach." Connie said smiling and they nodded in approval. "Gordon's my best friend as a cub and teenager, but our coach is my boss." he said and Gordon straightened. "Buckley is the dean at the academy?" he said and Orion nodded. "You lost interest after you left for college, but he wants to see you, but Hans, Jan and Buckley together….." he said and Gordon nodded as he got the point then gently.
"Yeah my love for hockey returned and I changed back, but if Casey is my new girlfriend, well things changed, our approval is all that matters to Charlie." he said and Charlie smiled as he looked between them and his stepmother. "Dead duck walking here, don't push it, you two." Averman said sternly and Orion nodded. "More like dead duckling, you're 10 and 11, you wise guy, don't get smart with me here now." he said and their parents started laughing at that.
"After what you told me at the cafe, not surprised baby, you boys had that coming, this is beyond cold blooded, you're a Hawk in a Duck jersey." Casey said sternly and they flinched at that remark as she looked between them in disgust. "To get back to this, it's this is going all over town, once I get them to say it now, but if the emergency services. Said are at the school, the truth is out, we spring the trap, but we got two weeks to do this and then we reveal it now."
"Karen, who's your teacher?" Charlie asked and she smiled. "Mr. Johnson, I'm junior K." she said and he nodded gently. "Yeah okay, so 5 years exactly, you're 10, and we're 15, and you just reached duckling after we started the 9th grade, yeah okay got it." he said and she nodded. "Talk about public humiliation here." Jesse said and they nodded as they decided on ways to help out, as they prepared for their new addition to the team and new family entering the flock…
Planning And A New Duck- A Week Later, Adam's POV:
"Hey Conway, where you been exactly, I never see you outdoors now?" Adam Banks asked, decided to take a chance in being polite and he smiled. "We're in training actually, Adam, but my dad is your brother's coach actually, Ted Orion." he said and Adam nodded in shock then. "New after school schedule, has us in training and study period, we been in training for the last week. But next game is next Saturday." he said and Adam nodded to him and thought it over gently.
As he saw 11 ducklings on the paper and three adult Pekins, before seeing #99 Banks on the green cape of one of them and nodded, as he felt his heart lift at that. 'Me, I'm a duckling, I never heard him call me by name before or…" he started to say as Connie touched his back and he smiled softly at her. 'Or Monroe acting like I'm a friend here, man Orion, what you trying to tell me here, what is this, what are you guys really up to.' he thought gently, as he refocused…
The Fundraising Ends And Fresh Starts-Gordon And Adam's POV:
After getting everything together, he and his own godfather, Hans created the team bags, as he thought over said sizes, and then chose preteen, borderline teenager for Fulton. And Preteen to the 9, and put in two sets of each set into it, along with t-shirts, a few hats and sweaters. Before creating a second for travel and then put their numbers on them. "Charlie, round up the 9, the bags are ready." he said and Charlie nodded as he went to get the team then to get their bags.
"Ducks Hockey Gear And Uniform, comes complete: Neck guard, Shoulder pads, Elbow pads, Hockey jersey, Hockey gloves, Hockey pants. Garter, Shin guards, Mouthguard and Ice skates, along with the new jersey and skating pants." Charlie said, loading the prototype, as he put the display up for the dress dummy and put the jersey and pants on it, followed by the helmet. "In truth Reilly, your team as a power house are chumps, why you never consider this now exactly."
"You got your gear created for you, why you never consider merchandising your stuff, because District 5, is now all going duck when they see this. But enhance community spirit, just wait till you see what's on the back of said jerseys in #99 boys." Connie said sternly as she and Charlie worked out their surprise, as Adam's bag was geared up and ready. And as they put up what was inside the bag on the hooks on the wall, as they saw the gear hanging from the wall rack.
As he put the amount together on a slip and then Guy moved forward dressed in their gear as he went into a picture pose and Germaine took a shot. And they blew it up to full size picture, before writing Ducks hockey gear and uniform on it. Before laminating it, and then tied it to the top of the duffle bag, as they had 1,000 bags like that. And 1,000 more put to the number of said duck player on the others, as they put the clothes on the shirt racks as they smiled then.
"All this for only $15.00, that's a steal right now!" Goldberg said, laughing as he looked at the goalie version to the display then. "We got them sized here, but that's cub version, here's the adult now, guys." he said and they saw the fully adult version of the uniform and Gordon smiled. "Yeah our team just got sized, but Gordon and I are practicing one on one again, but ladies, be careful, once we practice." Orion said smiling then to them and Gordon nodded in agreement.
"No kidding right now Janie and I are good, but the older we get the more dangerous the game gets, watch where you put your hand here, if the gloves are not on fully guys." Claire said smiling as the adults already had their own equipment then. "Joe, you think Greg took following your footsteps just a bit too far, now that Gordon got him over his fear. And of being shot at right now?" Hall said to him and he started laughing and nodded smiling in agreement then.
As the merchandise was put on the racks, and blue helmets were now set to the team. "Yeah guys, I think they'll get the message, black is bad, with them being a bird a prey right now. While blue, red and yellow and brown is good, but jet black is bad in coloring, we're looking like Ralph's team now in truth at the moment." Charlie said, as he set up a container, labeled, 'Banks medical fund donations' and a message on it then as he wrote it out then gently at that.
'Dear customers, this is to help our future team mate, in raising money for his sister's medical procedures, as you know that sister, that team mate, Adam Banks. In welcoming him to the team, we're fundraising for his sister, Winnie. Her medical procedures, she needs help, and your generous help, of $5 to $10 will show. And insure the Hans skate and hockey apparel will be donating to her medical funds.
"As in the words of the Hawks motto, 'It's not worth winning, if you can't win big.'. The previous idea was the boosters of whatever amount the Hawks were getting from local companies, that is taking time, that she and the other babies don't have. This is to show how big, in said community spirit, to her and the cubs like her now. They deserve support, as of today, the companies of district 5, are fundraising here."
"And by small donations the same amount as costs for moderate costs in goods: food, bakery and candy sales, the school game concession stand. But these, books, movie sales, car washes, for only $5 to $6, costs, in donations. And for the equipment here at the shop, $10 to $15, same as the cost for take out for a family of 5. The list of amounts set to each company are on the form next to this donation chest now."
"Each one is set to the company making it and selling at each local business, while for here at the shop, the costs are $7.50 for a ducks baseball cap. $10.00 a t-shirt, $12.00 a sweater, sweat and jogging suit get up $12.00. Practice sweats with our numbers on them also $12.00, while $15.00 for the duffle bags and skating equipment. With our current team logo on it, each version, as our current stage on these is duckling."
"Teenage stage will be later on now, but same for each version, but these, the duffle bags are carrying the entire batch of our gear. So everything you need, for the next generation, for whoever wants to be a hatchling now: ice skates, pads. And jersey and uniform gear, the age level comes with it, so 4 to 8 is hatchling now. And 9 to 12 is duckling, with peewees being for 3 years, before entering the school age hockey."
"So for anyone wanting to be a duck or hatchling, the gear is set for that age in playing and donation, our numbers. As once District 5 and now as the Mighty Ducks are on these jogging and sweat suit get ups. But these donations are bringing hope to these babies, our surrogate baby sister and others like her now. Just showing the same in care of a true friend and equal, so it's not worth winning now everyone."
"If you can't win big, these cubs and our young surrogate sister need support, $5 to $10 will insure they all have a chance now, thank you. Stand tall and fly straight, C. Orion, Captain of the Minneapolis Mighty Ducks.'. he wrote out and Gordon smiled and nodded. "Yeah that will do it, no one ever considered donations, seeing that message, here at the shop, or Joe's butcher and sandwich shop." Orion said smiling gently at the message then.
As they had 30 customers come in then. "Hey Hans, I need…., oh what's this exactly?" a man said and read the message and smiled. "Nice thinking, so the Hawks never considered you can do it quicker this way, then boosters through big corporations. Yeah I agree with you son, so C. Orion, that's you Charlie?" he said and Charlie nodded. "Yeah, my dad is their brother's Coach, but we decided on faster way, by fundraising, moderate priced goods." he said and he nodded.
"Nice thinking son, that's really going to bring in the amount, books, bakery, candy, with it too cold for car washing, selling your new merchandise certainly works." The man next to him said smiling then. "So $5 to $10, huh, yeah that's really going to get attention, the amount is going to be coming in the door now so fast, no one can keep track, but the kids at the hospital. And with her, that's really going to get attention!" a woman said smiling in amazement at the racks.
"You mind?" A 10 year old asked and he nodded, as he passed him a Ducks duffle bag and they opened and found their entire set of gear inside it. "All this for only $15.00, that's a steal man, where you come up with that idea!" his twin said smiling in delight at that. "Fast thinking at a team meeting a few weeks ago, but the Hawks gear is to the team only. We're selling our merchandise, but wait till this floods the department stores." he said and their parents chuckled.
"Hey mom, dad!" the first boy said gently and they chuckled. "Hans, we'll buy 2." she said and he nodded as the twins chose their numbers and she gave him the amount. As they each put $5.00 into the jar then and as the rest of the customers looked over what the team had on sale. At his shop and nodded as they started looking at the team gear then. "Yeah guys, you just started something here, we keep winning and the entire district is going to want to be you."
"As they buy both versions as duckling comes to an end and teenage begins now." her husband said with a chuckle and Gordon nodded smiling. "That's the cub version, here's the adult, Jeff." Claire said and they turned and saw the adult uniform with the adult sized gear and nodded, as they exchanged looks. "Uh huh, yeah we're all going Duck now in our district, but the Hawks switch from being Hawks to being Warriors, the current Hawks are the kids of the board here."
"But we stayed the same in our district nothing changes, Hatchling and Duckling are these, Teenage to adult is whatever the drawing is next." a teenager said gently and he nodded. "We're about to put Uncle Ted's training to the test at the game in a few week, but we rescheduled it. The game, and against the Huskies, for a month from now, as we show what happens when you never allow change in, Reilly was never a pro hockey player, so his seeing us after a month."
"In training, and the Hawks, the Warriors J.V., is going to wish like heck they conformed sooner to Uncle Ted's methods." Guy said and everyone nodded. "Yeah that's the understatement of the century, especially if Adam takes the offer right now, but that is taking it too far. But in truth, I'm conforming to your father's training, I like it, and I can't believe I was a Hawk. Because it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game, but this now, is taking said motto."
"Just a little too far, it's not worth winning if you can't win big, yeah I call this big, those idiots never thought to do this right now, Charlie. Talk about hitting Reilly where it hurts the most now, they never thought to do this. But hit them where it hurts the most: the score board and the wallet, as they're wasting time Winnie does not have. Coach, Buckley took your idea and ran with it, he love the concept here!" they heard and Charlie turned to two 14 year old boys then.
"Jared Banks?" he said and he nodded. "Can you keep this a secret, we're doing this for your family, your brother, as a 'welcome to the team' present." he said and the boy nodded. "I will and thank you kiddo, thank you so much, if you're about to become Adam's version of Scooter. He needs all the support you can offer, he's been in even worse turmoil then I have here." he said and Charlie nodded. "What stage is she?" he asked and he sighed as he answered him then.
"Stage 1, leukemia." he told him and Charlie nodded. "Don't worry, we're working on it Jared, but Reilly's coin of phrase just became a double edged sword, not just hockey and clothes. But what's inside the school system as your school invests in stock to pay for things here. So that, food, and books, won't take long, once everyone sees the costs amount now, but come here. This is Adam's number now on the team." he said and they saw a bag with #99 on it then.
"Uh…, we had 10 people buy that number, that's the Banks clan!" a customer said and he nodded and they smiled at that. "Yeah you just supported their family by choosing that number, but the Hawks are going to bookies over doing it like this, but the gear with the uniforms. It's owned by the Hawks, not for sale, our's was created by a company like Adidas now. And Uncle Dave is member of that company." Jesse said and they smiled at the reveal as Jared nodded.
And he opened it and saw the entire ensemble and smiled then. "So anyone seeing his number on the gear will get it now, as they buy in support of our family now. Nice thinking, dad hears this, he's going to be beyond thankful now at your doing this for us." he said and everyone listening all smiled at the idea. "Yeah that's going to get the real support in the Banks's need, by buying his team number on these bags now!" they heard a preteen say smiling at the reveal.
"Claire's working at the bakery, Casey at the cafe, Dana at the candy store, Brenda at the donut shop, and Joey's butcher shop." Orion said and they nodded smiling then. "So you're all doing this in the team now, different departments in our district?" A young customer said and the team nodded. "Talk about moderate priced, the amount alone is going to come to $250,000 before the season ends!" His mother said smiling in amazement and they nodded gently then.
"Just costs that much currently for the trip to the food court for a family of same exact price, but the kids at your school hear this, they'll decide. That loss of one trip to Dana's candy shop is worth it, they can wait till their next allowance, the kids lives are more important." he said in response and Charlie nodded. "We're, with the fact we got someone snitching children off the street, going color coded, so we're all dressed in the same color." he said and they nodded then.
"Uh oh, yeah the flock quadrupled in size if you do that!" a parent said laughing and he nodded smiling. "Yeah does this character not realize the teachers running a head count on a field trip and then realizes we got a missing cub now, that character is going to get it. Because green with gold mixed in means duckling, get ready the parent ducks are going to let you have it." Scott, 'Scooter' Holland said, as he started laughing at that and Jared nodded smiling in agreement.
"The team dressed in your game sweats, that's your game sweats huh, yellow with green and bluish purple circles around the collar of the neck, in the turtleneck. And the jackets and sweat pants matching your jersey and uniforms, and these have your numbers on them. #00 Guy Germaine, #01 Terry Hall, #02 Tommy Duncan, #04 Lester Averman, #05 Tammy Duncan. #09 Jesse Hall, #18 Connie Moreau, #33 Greg Goldberg, #44 Fulton Reed, #96 Charlie Conway."
"And Adam's number is #99, before we add 5 to 6 more members now, but boy is this going to get attention, whatever you said to Ducksworth, it just became a reality now." Jared said laughing and he nodded. "Yeah Ducksworth: the firm that gives back to the community, he sponsors us, and in turn, we're helping you, a family in need during an emotional crisis." he said and he nodded, before giving him a hug and he tightened his arms around him in response.
"Again, thank you for doing this for me, we owe you everything, Charlie, so you're my Coach's son huh, I never saw that coming." he said and Charlie nodded. "That picture on the wall, said everything, Uncle Gordon put Reilly in second place 20 years ago. So that game means your version's brother's tuition, we win, they lose a year off 5, they win, we start at the same time. But either way the damage is done now." he said and he and Scooter nodded then sternly then.
As they took it down and read the newspaper clip. "Well I see why you hated Reilly ever since Coach." he said and Orion nodded. "Gordon's father passed that year." he said and they nodded. "Gordon's Charlie's Godfather, after putting this in better perspective, he changed back, but the duo that got cut from the team, the leader has a bad habit of eaves dropping. And misinterpreting said conversation." he said and everyone nodded sternly as they had 50 more.
Come in then, and seeing the bags a group of 6 years olds pointed them out, and they nodded, as they saw two 5 year old girls nod and grabbed the girls number in bags. While 6 boys grabbed said number in the boys numbers and their parents nodded. As they passed the number as in costs to Hans then, as the jar started filling up, and by the end of the day. It was full, as this kept up, everyone in the district agreed with it and the numbers started piling up then.
Then, after 3 weeks and seeing the message, as everyone started donating, as the three weeks went by then, the message shot through their district. And seeing the amount on the shops, they all immediately agreed with his train of thought. As they added the sum number to their co-checks, while Buckley, hearing what he decided, did the same with the sales. And by the end of said period, the total had come to $15,000, as he took the amount and headed for the firm.
"Here you go Gordon, everyone together, here at the firm came to $50,000." his secretary said smiling and he put the two together. "That's $65,000, the entire team together came $6,000, what's left of the money is another, and donations from every business in our district. The total came to exactly what Eric said $200,000 exactly, we over shot the limit, but we keep this up. It's half a billion, after everyone saw the message all over our district, they all started donating."
"But Gordon, Ducksworth wants to see you!" she said and he nodded gently as he put the envelopes into his pocket then as he went up then. "Sir, you…" he started to say and then saw Adam's father, Philip Banks. "Alright I know what this is about, but Philip, in truth, you ever wonder why Adam said he never saw the quintet on the streets anymore. Or why Adam said the 10 are being nicer to him all the time?" he asked and Banks nodded confused and he smiled.
And passed him an envelope and he took it and opened it and looked at him in shock. "You got us the rest of the money?!" he said and Gordon nodded. "Yeah after what we realized now, we decided to help out and raised the rest of the amount for you in only 3 weeks. We're leaving the choice up to Adam, but this was a welcome to the team present right now. But instead of companies we decided on direct offers, raising it by fundraisers." he said and Banks smiled.
In gratitude at the news. "That's $65,000, Phil, what took all pre season last year to do, took us only a month, but in total from fundraising to donations. And in $5 to $10, the total over shot the limit completely, it came $200,000.00." he said and they nodded in shock to that. "But your share of that came to $100,000 in donations and this number in purchases now. Adam's number on the team is we got 75 purchases in the last week, since we started this now in truth here."
"After they saw it, in seeing the entire ensemble in gear, of what was inside our team duffle bags, your son's number on the team, is #99, we had 75 people, and that is just for starters." he said and Banks looked down, while feeling his heart lift at the reveal then as he got it. While realizing that was their family number on the team. "Our player number's #99 now, and we had 75 people buy gear for the team, in support of our family, if that doesn't do it, nothing will."
"Thank you for that, thank you so much Gordon, I really appreciate this, alright I'm taking back the issue in the leagues, it's up to him now." he said and Ducksworth thought it over. "Gordon how much is left of the amount I loaned you for the Ducks?" he asked and he smiled. "That's $6,000, Sir, Charlie made my declaration a reality now." he said and he nodded. "There's my donation, what's left of the amount used, goes to you, Phil." he said and Banks nodded gently.
"Charlie used my remark to you, as a way to show the 10 changed, Ducksworth: the firm that gives back to the community." he said and Ducksworth smiled. "This is what you really meant, I help them, and they in turn help a family in need, then thank you, kiddo. And I can continue sponsoring them starting now." he said and Gordon nodded at the news. "I changed back, now, but Charlie is my godson, Ted's my best friend, but Adam is me, Ted's Charlie as an adult."
"Charlie just made captain of the team, we threw our biggest trouble-makers off the team, the ones that caused said rumor all over town. The news was told to his mother, Ted and me, but at Mickey's, what happens." he said and Ducksworth crossed his arms. "That cafe is known for juicy gossip, with Conway, or Orion if Phil's son's coach is his biological. Explaining this, it's all over the district in 6 hours and all over town within a week." he said then and Gordon nodded.
"You got to be kidding me, you mean these guys never considered your girls in that decision, before Coach Orion explained and translated what you told them that Saturday?" Banks said in shock and he nodded. "Yeah, Charlie dropped the bomb and then let them have it here, Lester Averman is off the hook, I got the duo off on warning. But Peter Marks and David Karp, they've not only been put on probation, they been cut from the team." he said and they nodded then.
And with a bemused look then. "Not surprised here right now, but they want to make the cut next year, change the attitude." Ducksworth said and he nodded in agreement to that remark. "Ted's undergoing summer training for the kids if I got a shot into the minors, so double duty here for Ted. But Ted offered a hand in friendship, he said you're welcome to the gang if you want to join, Charlie said the same." he said and Banks nodded smiling gently in gratitude.
"But our debate, the one that resulted in this meeting now in truth now, was misguided rumors, what Charlie told us. Said was stone cold certainty here, explaining in detail what happened here now, these guys nearly caused a car accident, but Charlie ran to check. Lester Averman with him, on the trio: Ted and the construction site workers that missed the handbag. Charlie turned them in, but the boys only heard 1/2 the conservation, seems Marks has got a nasty habit now."
"And of eaves dropping on personal, private conversations, our meeting was on Monday, 3 weeks ago, just fixed that, we been working over time in defense." he said and they nodded. "These brats never took the safety of your girl ducks into consideration when they did that now, did they?" Banks said in shock and he nodded sternly then. "Charlie ran it by Ted, and he gave the reason, before we grabbed said tape after our vocal altercation." he said and Banks nodded.
"I should have seen that coming, with us living on the edge of District 5, that the truth soon gets out all over the district and now said amounts are pouring in. So you left it up to Adam, and created a bag for him now?" he asked and Gordon nodded. "Yeah welcome to the team present, Ted's talking to Buckley over the school fundraisers. While we're doing donations of $5 to $10 in cash and the amount made is what I gave you now." he said and Banks nodded gently to him.
"My own godfather also donated, Hans skate and hockey gear." he said and they nodded smiling gently. "The ducks in saying friend, are sacrificing their apartments for your family." he said and he sat down at that. "The Ducks decided homeless to helping my family, they chose homeless?!" he said in shock, and Gordon nodded. "It was close, but after a swift haggling, the court case came through, next month is double, and things go on as normal." he said and Banks nodded.
"If that doesn't say friend and nothing ever will, they weighed Winny's life to their own homes and it was no contest." Ducksworth said in shocked amazement. "I noticed you never offered a little bit off the top, or decided to go to fund raising this way, Johnathan?" Ducksworth added sternly and he swallowed hard at that remark then. "The reason for that is really because these brats, both age groups, don't believe a word they say." Gordon said and he nodded sternly then.
"How so exactly, if you're saying that, if this is more then just about the kids and game, but about Winny now?" Banks asked and he said it. "Writing down the amount in monetary values, we realized this, but here is what the current Hawks: both age groups. Minus Jared and his best friend, his version of Charlie, decided and said, Phil, because they said back stabber. And cold-blooded monsters in every way it can be said." he said and passed the calculations to them.
And Banks checked it and felt his heart shatter. "That experimental treatment is way too expensive, the chemo is the correct one. So my daughter dies and good riddance, little monsters, you got me enough I can pay for the chemo. But all of them together comes to the same amount as this experimental treatment. God the boys are going to be heart broken, when they find out now." he said and his old coach swallowed hard, realizing how bad this looked now.
"The training took a new direction here, but Ted got involved, in addition to training Jared, so first Jared and then Adam, but Ted is an ex hawk, like I am, that's explains this. In how Jack knows me by name, I'm a reformed Hawk, like Ted is." he said and Banks nodded in shock, as Coach Jack Reilly thought it over. "You remember our exchange Jack, Teddy Orion, or, now that we're adults, Ted Orion, Coach Ted Orion." he said sternly and Reilly paled at that remark then.
"Ted is pro player, the Minneapolis North Stars, he retired last year, and he decided to be home after day after work, he's coaching your previous set to your current one. Their brothers, but Ted said trying to deprogram these guys is doomed to failure, with my team. In being first generation Duck, we get better results, but better train hard Jack, we're on two-way hockey." he said and Banks nodded sternly. "Jared said he's conforming." He said and Gordon nodded then.
"Jared and Scott met Charlie, and Charlie revealed what they were about to start for your family now, but Germaine works for the town sports apparel shop. Goldberg owns the butcher and sandwich shop, his wife works at the candy store, so moderate priced goods. And just $15.00 gets you said age in sports and ice hockey gear, under the team logo." he said and he nodded as he passed him another and he saw the amounts written down and smiled in approval then.