"Family Means No One's Left Behind"~ A Greenflame and Children Story

Chapter Seven: The Game

Narration~
Two weeks passed by in the blink of an eye and today was the big day of the soccer championship game between the Ninjago City Dragons and the Jamanakai Village Phoenix's. Everyone was excited about the game, especially Lari.

Lari's Point of View~
Today was the day. The day of the championship game. Whoever wins today, gets the Golden Blade Trophy. Today, everyone gets out of class early and we're going to be playing on the large field outside of the school. I was excited and kinda nervous about this, but I had my family there to support and cheer me on. I grabbed my uniform, shin guards, and cleats and placed them in my gym bag. Me and my siblings walked to the bus stop and waited for the bus. "So Lari, you excited for the game?" Asked Sker. "Yeah! And today, school gets out early in time for it. I can't wait!" I responded enthusiastically. "Heh, yeah. And we'll be there to cheer you on too." Said May. Soon, the bus arrived and we piled on and took our seats. When we got to the school, people were saying things like "Good luck" and "You can do it". And some people even gave me a high five or a fist bump. I felt really appreciated. I walked into class and Sonia came up to me with a big smile on her face. "I can't wait until your big game against the Phoenix's. I'll be there cheering you on Lari. I know you guys can win." She said. "Thanks Sonia, that means a lot to me," I said. "No problem. That's what friends do for each other." Sonia replied. I sat down and pulled out my notebook. Then class began. After finishing first period, we went to second period which was science. Today in science, we were continuing to work on our presentations about meteorology. I got a laptop and opened up my presentation. It loaded up and I began to type the rest of the information about cold and warm fronts. Class got out early and we went to our last two periods. While we were getting packed to go back to homeroom, there was an announcement on the intercom saying, "Attention all 6th-grade soccer members of Coach Ryan's team. Please come to the gym with your things. Thank you." Said one of the administrators on the other line. I told my teacher that I was going and she dismissed me and I went straight to the gym. I placed my bag down against the wall and sat down at my number. "Ah, here you are Lari. You ready for the game later?" Said Coach. "Yes Coach, I'm ready," I responded. Soon, the rest of the team walked in and put their bags down. "Okay, now that everyone's here, why don't we practice our plan a little before the big game?" Said Coach. "Okay." We all said. We got into our positions and the offenders put on yellow practice jerseys. Coach blew his whistle and the play began.

{In May and Akidah's Class~}

Akidah's Point of View~
We were in third period and since we finished our work early, the teacher said that if we'd like to, we could make posters for the Dragons team for the game. Me, May, and Mia were all sitting at the same table. "Wanna make a poster guys?" Asked Mia. "Sure! I'd love to." I happily said. "Okay, that sounds like fun." Responded May. We all got a large poster board and some markers. Mia and May began to write 'Go Dragons!' in creative fonts. And when they were through with that, I went over the pencil with a black Sharpie Permanent marker. Then after I was done, we colored in the letters with red, green, and blue markers. We also drew some soccer balls and dragon heads like you'd see on Lloyd's Gi. After about 15 minutes of working on the poster, it was finally complete. "There, it's all done." Said Mia. "Yeah, and it looks amazing!" I said cheerfully.

Narration~
Soon, the classes were dismissed and everyone rode the bus home. The game was going to start at 3:30, so everyone had time to get ready for it.

Sker's Point of View~
All of us were home, except for Lari. He and the other soccer players were at the school practicing I guess. It was 3:00 and everyone was getting ready to go to the school field for the game. Soon, we were all ready and went to the field. The air was just right, not too hot nor too cold. We sat down on the bleachers along one side of the field and on the other side was Lari's team. The that represented Jamanakai Village, The Phoenix's were also there as well. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 3:20. The game was going to start in about 10 minutes. Then, the two teams lined up, shoulder-to-shoulder. And then a voice was heard on the loudspeakers. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the final game of the fall season for Coach Ryan's 6th-grade soccer team, The Dragons! And for Coach Higgins' team, The Phoenix's!" The voice announced. There was an eruption of cheers for both teams. "And since this game is the championship, whichever team wins gets The Golden Blade Trophy!" Said the announcer. There were more cheers. Then the two teams went back to their benches.