A/N: Here's the second quarter of the game and a lot is about to go down. With the score 7-3 after the first quarter will Huey hold off the Chargers and claim his first victory? Once again I want to give thanks to KODfreak and DaveThewithWordsmith for reviewing, everyone else please review so I can get your feedback as well. The more reviews I get, the more motivated I am to keep writing and the faster chapters will come out.

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Chapter 8 – G.B. Second Quarter

"We're winning right now, but we still have three quarters left to play so don't let up," Huey lectured his time at their bench. "We have to tighten our defence and watch the penalties." He looked at Riley who just glared back.

"We need more pressure on the quarterback. Right now we're giving him too much time to pick his plays," Jason added from his seat on the bench, a towel off his head and a bottle of water in his hand. "Force him to make mistakes. With our offence playing defence we have more than capable catchers covering their receivers, make him under throw the ball or throw errant passes. We won't win if we can't get any turnovers."

"We'll be playing this quarter in the wind so I want to run more passing plays this time around so receivers always be watching me for a pass," Huey continued. "If we can hold our lead into the half we'll put a serious dent into their confidence."

"He's right, they may have more players but we have more heart," Caesar managed to squeeze in before the official blew his whistle to signal the beginning of the next quarter. "Alright Black Panthers let's show these white boys what we got."

"Hey," Jason and Cindy exclaimed together.

"I don't mean you guys," Caesar said.

"Let's go," Huey said replacing his helmet back on his head. "We've got to stop them from getting any points."

Both teams lined up with the ball on the G.B.'s twenty four yard line. On both sides of their defensive line, Jason and Riley clenched and unclenched their hands in anticipation. Both young men had the same goal in mind, Kyle's head.

Kyle hiked the ball and dropped back to heave a long bomb done field, but it did not happen. Jason and Riley shot off from their starting positions like missiles, barrelling through the linemen who tried to stop them. Like a mirror both ran the same route, intersection in the middle. Unfortunately for Kyle who did not see either of them coming he was standing at that cross point. Riley dipped down catching Kyle half way down his thighs, while Jason went high pinning Kyle's throwing hand to his side and knocking the ball clean out of his hands. Caught between the two rivals, Kyle was nearly torn apart as they both tried to cut right through him.

Once the ball hit the ground all hell broke loose and everyone forgot about throwing blocks or running routes and everyone tried to get the ball. The first one on the scene was one of the G.B. linemen but when he reached for the ball, Huey took out his legs. Unable to reach the ball himself with his hands, Huey swung his feet around kicking it toward the sidelines. If no one else touched it and it went out it would be their ball.

Unfortunately Mina was already reacting to the new path of the ball and broke away from her route and Cindy who was covering her and went after the ball. Huey watched the girl closing in on the ball and prayed to luck itself that she would not make it in time. Luck was not wholly with him at that moment though and Mina caught up to the ball, however luck did grant him one thing and Mina went to scoop up the bouncing ball it took a funny bounce and sailed right over her hands and into the waiting hands of Cindy McPhearson.

"Ah girl, ya got butterfingers," Cindy taunted Mina as she took off with the recovered ball. Because of Huey's kick the only person near Cindy when she recovered it was Mina and they were off in a foot race.

Cindy ran flat out with Mina close behind her trying to get just enough of a hold to knock Cindy off balance and out of bounds. Their week of Huey's conditioning practice showed itself now as Cindy was able to kick it into a high gear and blow into the end zone leaving Mina almost five yards behind. The fireworks went off again and Cindy not wanting to out done by Riley's celebration she tossed the ball up through the up rights and ran up the goal post and flipped back down to catch the ball before spiking it.

"Damn," Riley stared dumbfounded from the ground where he was still tangled up with the groaning Kyle and Jason, his competitive fire spiking again, he could not be shown up by a white girl, and he needed another touchdown.

"Way to go Cindy," Jazmine said running to the end zone and giving her best friend a hug. "That was awesome."

"It's all thanks to my aces Reezy and JJ," Cindy said honestly looking to where the officials were trying to detangle the three teens. Riley and Jason got up fine, giving each other a fist bump for the play, but Kyle remained down and the G.B. trainer needed to come onto the field.

"We wrecked dat nigga," Riley gloated giving Jason another fist bump.

"You think he's going to be alright?" Jazmine asked as they huddled up for their extra point kick and waited for Kyle to get up.

"He'll be fine, but he'll have to set three plays out," Jason assured her watching the scene from the corner of his eye with his cocky smirk.

"We'll have to make the best of those three plays," Huey said. "You guys did good getting the ball and nice running Cindy." He complimented his three offensive stars with one of his extremely rare smiles.

"He's up," Caesar said watching the Kyle gingerly get to his feet with the help of his trainer. Everyone in the stadium clapped for the G.B. quarterback for his courage, but no one clapped as loud as all the players on the field. They may be opponents right now but they shared a special respect that came from the grind of the gridiron.

Jazmine made her chip shot again and made a near perfect kickoff to Johnny. Still hyped up from their last play, Riley and Cindy made it down the field just as Johnny received the ball and he did not even get a yard before he was run over.

"Ya got trashed, son," Riley gloated, flexing his arms and Cindy giggled her distinct laugh. "I'm just too fast for ya nigga."

With Kyle on the side lines for the next three plays, Mina subbed in for the winded Quarterback. She hiked the ball and this time Hiro was able to break through the shaken defence of the Chargers, but Mina with her receiver instincts managed to give him the slip and got the pass off. It was a near perfect pass, surprising the Black Panthers; she was nearly as good as the boy she replaced. The ball spiralled through the air quickly spanning the thirty yards between Mina and her intended receiver. Johnny pulled the ball in as he cut across the field accepting the hit from Huey who was playing safety for that play and had chosen to cover the middle then blitz the quarterback. He had already figured out that his opponent had no real passing offence beyond Mina and Johnny and with Mina having to play quarterback; Johnny was the only logical target for the Chargers' passing game. Even with that knowledge though, Johnny was a star receiver, in the same bracket as Jason and even under heavy coverage he still managed to come up with the ball. The only edge Jason and even Riley had on Johnny was their speed while Johnny had better hands. They had the speed to get away from their coverage after getting the ball, but while Johnny did not he could make the more difficult passes. It was too bad Johnny went to George Bush High because he could have used him to replace Jazmine and strengthen his offence to be nearly invincible.

"We need to double cover Johnny," Huey said to Hiro when they lined up for the next play. Huey sneaked a peak at the clock while Mina got into position, there was still four minutes left in the quarter. "Leave pressuring the quarterback to Riley and Cindy."

"You got it, Huey," Hiro said shifting his view from Mina to the slender and tall dirty blonde receiver was in motion across the line and coming their way.

Mina hiked the ball on her second play as quarterback in Huey's favourite shotgun formation as Johnny hit the line of scrimmage. Huey and Hiro began backtracking to keep up with Johnny as he cut off to the sideline before cutting once again to the middle of the field. Mina quickly released the ball to the double covered receiver as Huey predicted, but Huey had slightly underestimated the receiver and Johnny put on a small burst of speed to pass the official standing in the middle of the field. With their full concentration on the receiver and the ball, neither defender saw the official and Hiro ran smack into him. With his reflexes honed from years of martial arts training and fighting with Riley, Huey was able to sidestep the official, but it cost him ground and Johnny was in the clear for an easy catch.

Johnny took the ball all the way to their end zone with Huey pushing himself to near collapse trying to catch up to the receiver. Huey was not fast enough and Johnny made it into the end zone. There was no over the top celebration from the experienced, cool receiver, instead he simply tossed the ball back to the nearest official and went back to celebrate with his team and Huey wished his offensive trio would be like that, but none of them would give up a chance to showboat and bring the spotlight solely on them.

The Chargers easily got their extra point for a 14-10 lead for the Black Panthers. The Chargers kicker then set up for his kickoff and Huey not trusting Riley with his hyped up emotions to return the ball replaced him with Cindy. The kick hung in the air long enough for Mina and Johnny to break through the defensive line and charge Jason who was in position to return the ball.

Jason grabbed the ball and took off as Johnny bore down on him, but the talented and experienced receiver was ready for him and as Johnny got close he stuck out his free hand pushing Johnny to the side and picked up his speed.

He juked behind his line creating a hole to open in front of him as his opponents moved over reached. Jason using his size broke through and was on his way down the field with the remaining free players of the Chargers converged on him. With his routes quickly closing off Jason was forced to the sideline where he had to try and skirt the white line and his opponents. He only managed five more yards along the side line before he was hit by a truck named Rex. The large defender picked Jason off his feet and drove him down into the ground driving the breath out of his lungs and Jason realized how Kyle had felt only three plays before.

"That makes two," Rex growled in his ear as he got off of Jason. "No matter how fast you rats are I'll always get you eventually."

"ugh," Jason gasped curling up to hold his ribs. The pain nearly split his body in half, something had to be broken.

"JJ are ya aight?" Riley, the first on the scene asked. His face was screwed in anger and his eyes had death in them as he turned to glare at the giant defender who was pumping his arms at the crowd while Kyle on the far sideline held his sides pretending to cry in pain. "They'll pay for this." Riley turned to the giant defender ready to charge the much bigger and stronger teen. Jason may have been his rival but he was still one of his crew and no one messed with one of his crew without dealing with Riley Escobar.

"Not now Riley. We'll get him back by winning," Huey who was the next one on the scene reasoned with his distraught brother while restraining him so he could not do something stupid again. Once the rest of the team had shown up he released Riley to Caesar and Cindy who tried to calm the running back down while Huey concentrated on his injured receiver. "Are you alright Jason?" Huey knelt down beside Jason and removed the injured teen's helmet.

"My ribs," Jason managed to gasp out between groans.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Huey cussed beating his fists against the ground. He had no one to replace his star receiver and if Jason could not play they would have to forfeit a game they were winning. The white man had screwed him again.

"Freeman where is your trainer?" the official asked coming to check on the situation. "If you do not have a trainer I will have to call the game, the rules say you need one."

"Shit!" Huey cussed again under his breath, he did not have a designated trainer. It was not something that had crossed his mind.

"I'm the trainer," a familiar but odd voice said as someone forced their way into the circle of players. It was Rummy in only the suit he wore under his trench coat. Without the coat he did look like someone who could have been a doctor, he had even changed his voice slightly to sound more professional and lees like the deranged psychopath he really was.

"Do you have medical training?" the official asked sceptically eyeing Rummy's hair.

"Do I have medical training? Of course I have medical training. I would not be the trainer without it," Rummy said angrily at the official. "Now step back and give this kid some room." Rummy began pressing his hands along Jason's side feeling each rib for a break. He got half way up Jason right side when the teen screamed in pain.

"It's bruised," Rummy announced.

"Can you still play son?" the official asked Jason. "If not your team will have to forfeit."

"Get me some fuckin' bandages..." Jason growled through the pain, grabbing Rummy's coat. Huey slapped the now calm Riley in the shoulder and nodded toward the bench where their first aid kit was. Riley shot off across the field without an argument to get the bandages. Seeing the determination in the white boy's eyes, Huey found himself with a new found respect for him and his respect was not an easy thing for a white man to earn and it just reinforced Huey's perception that Jason was not the typical white man he hated. "...and get me the fuck back out there."

"You got it," Rummy said, gingerly helping Jason to a sitting position ready to help him stand. "I'll take you to the dressing room."

"No do it here. We don't have time," Jason refused.

"We'll be taking our time out," Huey told the official who signalled the timeout to the crowd and got the clock stopped at 2:26 and there play count was down to five seconds.

"You have a minute and thirty second," the official informed them starting his stop watch as Riley returned with the medical tape.

"Get his gear off and be careful," Rummy instructed Hiro and Huey who began to remove Jason's pads as gently as they could so as not to cause him more pain. Huey needed his receiver up and moving, he could not accept losing to Kyle after their confrontation earlier in the week.

"Just bandage me up enough to get up," Jason said. "We can fix it during the half time."

"Alright brace yourself JJ," Rummy said after Hiro removed the under shirt Jason was wearing.

"Where did you learn all this?" Huey asked the white psychopath who was known more for destruction then reconstruction.

"In the military, where else would I learn this?" Rummy said to preoccupied with his work to give him a detailed explanation. "I mean it was war if you don't learn stuff like this you die."

Huey looked at Caesar who just shrugged his shoulder. No one saw this coming, Rummy actually having some skill to benefit society.

"There," Rummy said sealing the white bandage up. "Just take it easy until I can get a better look at it."

"Alright," Jason said the pain finally vanishing from his face. "Can you guys help me?"

"You got it JJ," Hiro said helping him with his pads. Just in time as the official blew his whistle to signal the end of their time out.

"Just take it easy and get through this quarter," Huey said to Jason as they returned to the field.

"Not a chance," Jason grimaced as he put on his helmet glad for the visor as it hid his pain. "I'm Canadian I don't take it easy. Give me the ball, we can't show weakness."

"It's your funeral," Huey warned as the team lined up and he shouted the code for their play. Behind him Cindy went in motion to the far side.

Jason lined up as the furthest receiver, but the Chargers did not line anyone up against him, dismissing him as a simple place holder. They double teamed Cindy instead setting up the extra defender on the far side of the field. Huey let the play clock run down with the actual clock until the last second and then called his final hike.

Caesar snapped the ball back and Jason took off down the field, grimacing in pain with every step and breath. He did not have his usual speed but he fought through his pain and managed to get to his target spot in time for the ball. Without any coverage he was left wide open when Huey threw the ball in a perfect spiral his way.

It was excruciating to reach out for the ball, but Jason barrelled through it bringing the ball into his chest. By now the defenders realized who the ball was going to and changed direction to charge the injured receiver. Jason ran as far as he could before he was in danger of being hit and then he stepped out of bounds.

"Jeez da nigga's a monster," Riley whistled watching his rival fight through the pain.

"If he's willing to do this then we have to step up our game too," Huey told his brother determination in his eyes. Jason had now given them an opening and he intended to use it. Their opponents could not afford to ignore the injured receiver or it would cost them. Once again Huey allowed his play clock to run down wasting more time.

Caesar hiked the ball to Huey once again, but before Huey could even look up to find his target, Rex broke through his offensive line and ran him off. Luckily he was the quarterback and Rex held up not wanting a penalty for roughing the passer or he would have been the next seeing a trainer. On the play they lost nearly four yards but Huey was able to get back to his feet and call his next play.

Huey broke the huddle and set up in his favourite shotgun formation but did not call his last hike until there was only one second left on the play clock. Caesar snapped the ball back to him and launched himself at Rex who tried to break through the line again to get to Huey. Caesar was not going to let the giant through again and while Huey tossed a short pass to Hiro, he dug in against the power of Rex. Rex tried to use his power to beat Caesar down, but the smaller dread head got the better position under the giant and while he was not able to push him back, he halted Rex's forward movement long enough for Huey to connect with Hiro for a short gain of three yards.

"Damn," Caesar huffed, his arms felt like rubber as he looked up at the scoreboard that read 14-10 with only forty-two seconds on the clock.

Across the field he heard Rex say to Johnny, "That dread head is one tough guy."

"You see their receiver. I'm sure you at least bruised his ribs and yet he is still playing these guys are something else," Johnny replied and Caesar had to smile warmly at the compliments their opponents were giving his players.

"You mean that little rat," Rex sneered and Caesar's smile fell into a sneer. "I'll crush him next time that I promise you. He won't ever get up again."

Johnny just walked away from the giant shaking his head.

On their third down the team still needed seven yards to get a first down and thanks to the G.B. Chargers calling a timeout the clock had stopped. Caesar snapped the ball back to Huey who had called a Single back double Z close cross. This time Caesar could not get good positioning on Rex and he burst through him, knocking him out of the way. Huey saw him coming though and threw down the field to Hiro who was near the side line and the down marker. All he had to do was catch it and they would be close to a first down, but he dropped it. The ball slipped through Hiro's fingers as he tried to catch it into his chest and went out of bounds.

Hiro hung his head and began apologizing to his team and especially Jason as he came back to the huddle. "It's alright Hiro," Huey assured him pointing to the clock that now read 00:30 but it was running and they had a full 30 second count. "We don't have enough time to run more than one play and we are in field goal range. It's a bit long but we have to try."

"That means I'm up," Jazmine cheered happy to finally be part of the play. All day Huey had been purposefully avoiding her even when she was wide open down the field and his other receiver were in double or triple coverage. Every single time he took his chances with double coverage rather than give her the ball, she was starting to feel unwanted and dejected. Did he think she was she not good enough? That she would fail?

Just before the play clock ran Caesar hiked the ball back to Huey out at the thirty six yard line where he set up for the kick while the remainder of their team even Jason put up the block so Jazmine could kick. Johnny who was usually an offensive player was on the field for one reason, to use his speed to break through the Black Panther line and pressure Jazmine and he did just that. He broke through the weakened Jason and charged Jazmine as she prepared to kick. Seeing the receiver out of the corner of her eye Jazmine hesitated for a second as she made contact with the ball and it threw her kick off. The ball went end over end toward the up rights, but it did not have enough power behind it and came up short.

Jazmine fell to her knees in defeat. She was given a shot to show she could hold her own on the team and more specifically to prove to Huey that he could trust her to complete their plays and she failed horribly. "I'm sorry, Huey."

"It's all right," Huey assured her, rubbing her back as he seen those dreaded tears welling up. He did not know why he was comforting her, it went against every fibre of his belief but he did not want her to cry. He would have stopped the world if it meant she would never cry again especially since he knew somehow he was the reason she was crying.

Huey helped her to her feet as time ran out in the half and the official blew his whistle.

"It's my fault, Jaz, I let him get through," Jason apologized holding his hurting ribs.

"No, no it's not. You sacrificed your body for this team and I could not even manage to kick a tiny ball through that," she cried pointing to the gaping uprights.

"Don't worry about it, just make the next one alright," Jason smiled through his pain. "And I'll make sure he does not get through alright?"

Jazmine sniffed and nodded before she allowed Huey to lead her back up the tunnel to their dressing room.

Jason met Rummy at the beginning of the tunnel and their new psychopath trainer followed him in. "You brother would be proud," he told him uncharacteristically.

"Let's get this re-taped," Jason said after a moment of speechlessness at Rummy's unusual behaviour.

So there it is a jam packed chapter. With Huey taking his team into the half with a 14-10 lead can he hold on now that his star receiver is injured? Will Jason be able to keep playing and if not what will the team do?