Dragon Puncher And Mario's Big Volleyball Game

It's a beautiful day at Mario Stadium as I was preparing for my big volleyball game with my friend Mario. I smiled to him and said, "Well Mario, are you ready for a good game of volleyball?"

"Of course, Dragon." Mario replied, "This is going to be a great game! Dragon Fire on three. One, two, three…"

Then we both shouted at the same time, "DRAGON FIRE! IT'S GAME TIME!"

So, off we ran to the stadium for the big game.

At the stadium, the big game is about to begin with the crowd cheering. Lakitu came in with the mic and said, "Good afternoon, sports fans! This is your friendly announcer Lakitu and we are ready for the big volleyball match between the Koopa Duo and the Dragon Fire! The crowd is so pumped for today's match and you are about to see it all right here! Now, let's meet the teams! First up, we have a great duo from the Mushroom Kingdom This team is red hot and now, they're ready for volleyball. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stadium Dragon Puncher and Mario, also known as… DRAGON FIRE!"

The red spotlight shined on us as we enter the stadium. The crowd cheered for us as we gave them a high five. When we got there, Lakitu said, "And here they are, folks! So, tell me more about yourself, Dragon."

"Well I'm Dragon Puncher, the team captain of Dragon Fire and this is my teammate, Mario." I replied, "We are called Dragon Fire because Mario and I have something in common. We love to do fire-based attacks. So, that is why we're called Dragon Fire as our volleyball team."

"Alright then! Thanks for telling me, Dragon. Now, are you ready to meet your opponents?" Lakitu asked.

"Of course!" Mario replied, "Who are we facing today?"

"The Koopa Duo! Bowser and Bowser Jr.!" Lakitu announced as the blue spotlight shined on the other side of the stadium.

Just then, Bowser and Jr. appeared and Jr said, "Wow! It's Mario and Dragon! This is going to be a good game, dad!"

"It sure is, son." Bowser replied, "We'll make sure that this match is going to be fair and square!"

Just then, Lakitu came in with the coin and said, "Now, to decide who will serve first for set number one, we'll do a coin toss. So, I need the team captains Dragon and Bowser for this one."

We walked to the center of the stadium and Lakitu said, "Dragon, it's your call!"

"Will do, Lakitu and I'll go with tails." I agreed.

"Let's see if you're right!" Lakitu said as he tossed the coin and then, it landed on a tail. Lakitu said, "It's tails and you got it! Now, do you want the first serve of the match?"

"YES! I'll take it!" I agreed as the crowd cheered.

"Alright then! Here's the volleyball and now, it's time to take your positions!"

So we took our positions as Lakitu said, "Alright then! The first team to fifteen points, wins the set. The first team to win two out of three sets, wins the match! Koopa Duo, are you ready?"

"Ready!" Bowser and Jr. said.

"Dragon Fire, are you ready?"

"All set, Lakitu!" We said.

Lakitu smiled at us and said, "Alright then! Dragon, since you won the coin toss, you'll serve when you hear my whistle. Good luck to all of you. And now, ladies and gentlemen, let the match between Koopa Duo and Dragon Fire… BEGIN!"

With the word shouted, he blew the whistle and the crowd cheered. The game is now on!

Lakitu flew to the top of the net and said, "Dragon, make your first serve!"

"With pleasure! One, two, three… SERVE!" I shouted as I served the first ball of the game.

Then the game begins with Bowser hitting the volleyball to Junior and then to him once again. It is going to be a long match.

Just then, the game reached its final point of the match. Lakitu is so excited when the match is coming to an end and said, "This is it, folks! We are entering the final stage of this third and final set. The score is fourteen to thirteen in favor of Dragon Fire. Now, that means we have a match point for Dragon Fire and it is Dragon's turn to serve. If Dragon Fire scores, then the set is theirs and most importantly, the match. If Koopa Duo scores, it's a deuce and we'll keep going until one team has lead this set by two points. And now Dragon Puncher, it is time! Make your serve and finish this match!"

I looked at the volleyball, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright then, here goes. One, two, three…"

I threw the ball up in the air, jumped for it, and gave it a big shout…

"SERVE!"

With the word shouted, I hit the ball with all of my might and served it to the Koopa Duo.

As the duo finished their hits, the ball came to us. Mario hit the ball and said to me, "Dragon, now! Use your Super Spike!"

I smiled to him and said, "You got it! Super Spike… FULL POWER!"

With the words shouted, the volleyball flew up in the air. I flew towards it and said the Super Spike, "Dragon Puncher's Super Spike! Super Blazing Fire Breath…"

As I finished charging up my power, the crowd grew very silent. I held the volleyball steady, took aim at the court, and then, I let it out with one big shout…

"SPIKE!"

And then, I hit the ball with blazing speed and then, it hit the court on the other end, creating an explosion. As the smoke came in, it all comes down to this. We held our breath, and waited for it to clear.

And then, the smoke cleared, revealing Bowser and Jr. dazed from my spike. And standing next to them is the volleyball, rolling in the zone. Lakitu looked at it and said, "This is it! The volleyball is now rolling on the white zone. Now, if the ball stays in, that'll be the game, the set, and most importantly, the match point for Dragon Fire. If it goes out, it'll be a deuce and the match goes on. The ball is now slowing down and in just a few seconds, we'll find out if it goes in or out. Is it the match or a deuce? We'll find out right now because the ball is…"

We all watched the volleyball as it rolls to a stop and then, it stays in. Lakitu looked at the volleyball and saw it as well. He smiled to the crowd and made the official announcement…

"In play and that means... GAME, SET, MATCH!"

As Lakitu heard these words, the crowd erupted in big cheers! We looked at each other and I said, "Mario, do you know this means?"

Mario smiled and replied, "It looks like the game is over, and that means…"

"WE WON!" We both shouted at the same time as we hugged each other as the crowd cheered for our victory.

Lakitu came in and said, "Dragon Fire has won the volleyball match thanks to Dragon's Super Blazing Fire Breath Spike! They are the winners of the game! Congratulations, Dragon Fire! Nice super spike, Dragon!"

"Thanks, Lakitu!" I replied, "I knew the match-winning point is for me so, I decided to try it and then, it did it! The game-winner!"

"Well done, Dragon Puncher! Great job, Mario. You both deserved this victory. Let's hear it for Dragon Fire! Today's volleyball game champions!" Lakitu announced as the crowd cheered even more for us.

Then Mario said, "Dragon Fire on three?"

"Will do!" I agreed, "One, two, three…"

Then we both threw our fireballs as we said the team cry, "DRAGON FIRE!"