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Chapter 27 – Really Again?
Huey stood in front of the whiteboard in their classroom during their lunch period. Their homeroom teacher had given them permission to use the room to review game tapes and work out the strategic elements of their game. With the field still under construction, Huey had decided to use their lunch for off field training and then take what he had went through during lunch to the field after school was over. Today's meeting was a special meeting as Huey had gotten a hold of a tape of their next opponent's last game against the George Bush Chargers.
Watching the tape the loss of Johnny really showed on the first opponents who could not seem to get their offence going all game. As the tape finished Huey hit the pause button and Jazmine flicked the lights on for him. "After seeing that I don't think I have to tell you that our next opponent is not in the same class as our last two. They are every bit as good as us, probably even better."
"We can take dem," Riley said confidently his head down on his desk as if he was ready to take a nap.
"Not with our current defence we can't," Huey corrected him. "I have no worries about of offence. I would bet my life on the fact that we have the best offensive core in the league, but our defensive game is average at best. I'm not surprised though as our team is made of offensive minded players and we have no defensive specialists on the team."
"So what are we gonna do about it?" Cindy asked from her seat at the back of the classroom where she sat balancing on the back legs of her chair with her feet up on her desk. Behind her Jason laid on counter that stretched across the back of the room watching her braided ponytails and her head move rather than the TV screen.
"We only have a single week this time before our next game so I'm going to cut out all our offensive practicing and focus solely on the defensive side of the game," Huey said. "To get the real feel of a full defensive game we will be practicing with part of the varsity practise roster on our practice field."
"So no conditioning den nigga?" Riley asked hopefully.
"Keep dreaming Riley. Conditioning training will continue on pace, except for Riley who will be making up for the time he missed. We can't have you fading on us like you did to your team last game," Huey said and Riley groaned.
"Now we're going to take a look at some of the Roosevelt Revolvers' key players. These guys are really good. Top tier players on level with Riley, Jason, and Johnny," Huey said as Jazmine turned on the projector that hung from the ceiling. Huey clicked the remote to the projector and the first picture came up. It was a white girl with black and blonde long hair. Riley and Caesar both whistled before Huey shot them a look. "This is Roosevelt's quarterback Stacy Wright a tenth grader. Don't let her appearance fool you she is a premier quarterback, probably one of the best in the league. I know for a fact she spends hours on end studying film, her own and those of other teams. You can believe come Saturday that she will know everyone of our strengths and definitely everyone of our weaknesses, and yes Riley we have weaknesses lots of them. She'll know and that means her whole team will know each of our little quirks: how we run, do have any tells, do we have preferred plays and how do we react to different situations, they'll know everything."
"Then we have to shut her down and bring some stuff we've never used before," Jason said his eyes following Cindy's braids as they swayed behind her head while she studied the picture on the whiteboard. "You said you had some plays saved, we may have to use them."
"I have no doubt we will," Huey agreed. "But to keep them a secret you all will not know about them until we need to use them."
"Okay so we have dis gurl. Who else we got Huey?" Cindy asked deliberately shaking her head and whipping her braids around rapidly getting a small laugh from behind her.
"I'm getting to it," Huey said before changing the slide to the next player who was a bald African American with a longish but sharp face. "This is Johnson Huitcinq, the revolver's primary wide receiver. He is a tremendous receiver in the league of Jay and Johnny and like our great Canadian receiver he has a flare for the theatrics. He is well known for his showboating, showboating that puts both Jay and Riley to shame. Last year he was suspended from their game against George Bush because of his showboating."
"So he's a clown then," Caesar noted.
"A clown that can play. He's not the tallest receiver at only six one but he hands like super glue and incredible balance," Huey said. "Riley you'll be watching him during our game. I trust you can handle this assignment better then you did yours in the last game."
"Nigga I got dis one," Riley assured them his eyes glued to the teen on the screen. No one was about to steal his glory without a fight.
"I'm sure you will," Huey said before changing the picture again to a stocky powerful looking Hispanic male teen with an emo haircut and a vaguely similar looking tall Hispanic girl with short black hair. "Our last key players are Rico and Zana de Guerra, the revolver's fraternal twin defensive wall. Rico is the team's defensive captain and corner, but he has been known to play middle guard and safety as well. Zana is normally defensive end but she will play defensive tackle when needed. They are considered the best defensive players in our division and will most likely be targeting Riley and Jason, but I want to get one of them on Cindy instead."
"Why me?" Cindy asked her attention drawn away from the teen behind her, her braids going still, but his eyes still watched.
"Because your style of game is not something they are used to. There are not many receivers in our league that are as aggressive as you. They've made a name for themselves playing against players like Jay and Johnny," Huey answered turning off the projector with the remote. "They'll no doubt be covering Jay and Johnny in the secondary and Riley on running plays right from our first play so you and Hiro will be seeing more action than usual this game, at least at the start."
"That's good, I'm tired of playing in these two shadows," Hiro said. "Get me the ball and I'll show you what real talent is."
"Oh when did ya get so cocky?" Cindy asked with a dark smile. "Is JJ rubbing off on our sweet little DJ?"
"I'm just that great. I change the people around me," Jason smirked, his eyes still on her hair.
"Yeah yeah you're just the greatest thing to happen to the world since the wheel," Huey said his voice dripping with sarcasm. "I've updated the playbook with my new secret plays. These are for your eyes only. No one is to see a page of this." Huey tossed out the new red plastic covered books. "I mean it no one, not your family, not even Wuncler if he asks. As far as the rest of the world is concerned these books do not exist."
"We aren't the CIA Huey chill out," Jason said, but he still quickly shoved his book into his bag and zipped it up.
There was a knock on the door and a kid with blonde hair stuck his head in. "Huey there is trouble by the school entrance."
Huey scowled at the kid. "And that's my problem why?"
"There are these kids outside asking for you. They're trashing and beating up anything and anyone they come across," the kid stammered obviously afraid or else he would not be talking to the antisocial revolutionary.
Riley looked back at Jason whose attention was finally ripped from Cindy's hair with the prospect of a fight, "You think they've finally come for revenge?"
"Who cares we get to beat some fools," Jason said cracking his knuckles as he slid off the counter.
"Jazmine you stay up here with Hiro," Huey said.
"I'll be staying up here too," Caesar said. "I'm a lover not a fighter. I'd just get in the way."
"Suit yaself more for us nigga," Riley said rushing for the door with Jason, Huey, and Cindy close behind.
"Be careful Huey," Jazmine called after them but they were already too far away to hear.
They rushed down the nearest stairwell and out the doors at the bottom onto the school grounds where they were confront by a crowd of people creating a generous half circle around the entrance to the school. They pushed their way through to the inside of the half circle to find several large men holding baseball bats facing the gathering crowd.
"So nice of you to join us Huey," a familiar voice said as a slender blonde haired boy stepped out the large men.
"Kyle," Huey said. "What do you want?"
"What do you think we want Huey Freeman? You think you could do what you did two weeks ago and we would not come looking for you?" Kyle asked angrily.
"I didn't do anything to you. These two did," Huey said pointing at Jason and Riley who were both smiling evilly at the white boy they had run up a flag pole two weeks before.
"It doesn't matter. They are your players so you will all pay," Kyle said. "We would have done this sooner but Rex wanted some revenge so we had to wait for his injuries to heal."
"I'm going to smash you rats," Rex said from behind Kyle.
"Enough talk just come do what ya came here to do," Cindy said her grin reflecting the grin of her to friends.
"As you wish," Kyle said before snapping his fingers and the large teens including Rex charged them.
"Didn't ya learn somethin' from last time nigga. Dis ain't gonna work," Riley said jumping to superman punch one the lead man in the face before he could swing his bat.
Beside him Jason unleashed a vicious combo kicks and punches into the face and torso of the one large teen before grabbing his bat as the unconscious teen collapsed on the ground. With the bat in hand he went to work, ducking under a punch and driving the bat into another teen's gut before cracking another in the shins sweeping his legs out from under him.
Cindy was having just as much fun as the other two having stolen two bats she swung them like wreaking balls demolishing everything in her way in her controlled frenzy. She levelled one bat into the knees of a target before bringing the other into his chest as he fell driving him to the ground.
Like Kyle Huey just stood back and let his friends take care of the big guys, his eyes on the rich white boy across what was becoming a battlefield. He wanted to end this here and now so he could concentrate on their game ahead rather than on opponents already defeated.
In the crowd four boys wearing green and silver coats watched the fight wincing as Riley got under one the last remaining big guys and kicked out his legs before driving his foot into the teens face as he fell.
"This is whack. There all getting smack," one of the boys said.
"What did you expect? They'll all good fighters we both know that from firsthand experience," another taller boy said watching Huey with contempt. "I told you coming here would be interesting."
Back in the scuffle, Riley slide under the fist of the last big teen grabbing a dropped back as he went popping up behind the teen ready to swing. He did not get that swing though as Rex levelled him from behind with a huge punch to the back of his head. Riley crumbled to the ground barely conscious.
"I got you rat," Rex gloated not seeing the other two friends closing in on him from both sides. Cindy hit first driving her bat into Rex's side as he swung at Jason who jumped back a step to avoid the hit. While on his back foot he pushed forward sweeping his bat at Rex's knee. Rex howled in pain as both bats connected one after the other.
On the ground, Riley shook his head to get the cobwebs out and struggled back to his feet still stunned. He stumbled a bit once he was on his feet but he quickly got his senses back and turned to the reeling Rex. "Hold it I want da last hit on dis nigga," he said and Cindy stopped in mid swing aiming for his head. She shrugged her shoulder and Jason dropped his bat.
Riley crossed the distance between them and looked the kneeling Rex in the face. "I've had enough of ya nigga," he shouted in Rex's face before reeling his fist back and putting all his weight into it smashed his fist right between Rex's eyes. Rex's eyes rolled up an instant before his eyes closed and he slumped to the ground.
"Looks like ya da only one left again nigga," Riley said turning to Kyle.
"No Riley this one's mine," Huey said calling back his teammates. "I want this done and over now."
"One on one then," Kyle said rolling his shoulders.
"That's right and if I win you never come near my player's or my school again," Huey said stepping up as Riley, Jason, and Cindy stepped back huge smiles on their faces and Jazmine, Hiro, and Caesar joined them.
"What are ya doin' here Jazzy?" Cindy asked her best girlfriend.
"It's safe now. I don't want Huey to get hurt," Jazmine said.
"He's not going to get hurt," Caesar said and by his tine everyone could tell that was not the first or even the second time he had said those words to the puffy haired girl. "Just watch."
Huey settled into a kung fu pose as Kyle tried to circle him, but Huey shifted with him until the white boy got impatient and charged Huey. Huey simply shifted his weight and moved around the charging boy tapping him in the back to tell him he could have ended everything right there.
Kyle turned and charged again but this time as he got to Huey he stuck out his arm, but Huey ducked under the arm and as he came up grabbed and bent it behind Kyle before pushing him away once again showing him that he was in complete control of the fight.
"I've had enough of this," Kyle growled angrily pulling out a tire iron from his pants. He charged Huey again and this time Huey took no chances levelling a kick to Kyle's chest knocking the boy back a step. In the same fluid movement he jumped in the air spinning and kicking Kyle in the face with the heel of his other foot sending Kyle spinning in the air.
Huey landed lightly on his feet while Kyle hit the ground with a hard thud that drove his weapon from his hand. "We're done," Huey said straightening his shirt. "Get lost." Huey joined his friends and they walked back through the crowd that began dissipating now that the fun was over.
Huey made it to the school doors before someone called his name. The voice was distantly familiar. It was voice he had not heard in a long time. It was different, older and deeper but he could hear that familiarity from years gone by in it. He turned around to find one of his oldest friends standing behind him.
"Cairo," Huey said tentatively looking at the tallest of the boys in green and silver jackets with a bull on them.
A new revelation has come up. Why is Cairo so far away from Chicago? What does he want from Huey that would drive him to Woodcrest? Why is Jason watching Cindy so closely?