Tomboy {The Mighty Ducks}

XXI

"Coach Orion!" She called out as she raced after him down the hallways of the school, trying not, to get caught in the act of running. "Coach!" She called again, and he stopped, waiting for her at the end of the hallway.

"What's up Conway?" He asked and she looked at him, as she took a brief pause to catch her breath with a bit of a sigh.

"I think there must have been a mistake or error, or something with the line placement, sir. I'm a Duck, toe to head. I'm not a Varsity player." She said and he looks down at her a bit, as he thought about that for a minute.

"I didn't make an errors in my judgment for the lineups for either team, Conway. You deserve to be on a team that's actually at your level. You, and Banks both. I thought you'd be a lot happier there, than with the Ducks or what remains of them anyway." He said and she shakes her head.

"I'm sorry Coach, but I'm not playing for Varsity. It does not matter to me, if I get any heck for it. Or, if I get bullied into oblivion for refusing Varsity. I am a Duck, through and through, and I'm, sorry sir, but I can't play if I'm not one of my original team." She said and he looks at her, with a legitimate chuckle on his face.

"You're absolutely joking, right? Most people, would kill for the opportunity to be on the Varsity team, but, you are gonna give it up as easily as if it was a chance to play in Pee-Wee, again?" He asked and she nodded at him.

"I'm sorry, sir. But I can't play for Varsity if my brother isn't right there with me. The Ducks, they trust me sir and frankly... I can't betray it now, by, choosing to play, against them. It will destroy both myself, and them." She said and he looked at her.

"Okay then, I will talk to the Varsity team coaches about it. But did I hear you say, that the team trusts you a lot when you spoke?" He asked as she had indeed said that before, as she nods.

"Yes, sir. Is there something tricky that you need me to ask of them? Of my brother in particular, perhaps?" A question was in her voice, and Orion's head dipped in a nod.

"Yes, I do believe that there is." He said as she listened to what he wanted her to do.

Sierra went back to the locker room and found the team still there, looking at the posted lists.

Adam tapped her on the arm and she looked up at him, following him into a corner a bit away from the team. "You aren't going to be playing on Varsity, I can already see it." He murmured and she lowered her head a bit.

"I'm sorry Adam, but I can't just abandon the Ducks. I'm really sorry and really happy for you, but I can't leave my brother behind." She said as he nodded.

"Guess we're gonna have to steer clear of each other then, per Coach Orion's rules." He quietly mumbled and she nodded a bit, and she hugged him. "Sorry that you couldn't stay on Varsity, but I understand why." He said with a sigh.

"Cake-eater." She mumbled into his chest and he smiled a bit at her, as she looked up. "Try not to injure yourself too much." She said and kissed his cheek, before she walked back into the center of the locker room with a sigh, knowing how her brother was gonna react and it wasn't gonna be good.

"Hey, Charlie." She called and he looked at her. "Coach Orion has made it so that I stay on the Ducks, but, he'd gave me a condition." She sighed. "I'm the new Captain." She spat it out like a bad taste and Charlie looked furiously at her.

"Why you?!" He screamed at her and Sierra backed up and he looked at her and shakes his head. "Take it then. Go to hell, for all I care." He said, shoving into her on his way out the door hard, and she stumbles into the locker room wall.

"You guys know, that, I didn't have any choice right? If I didn't take his 'C', then I would be on Varsity, going against you all." She said and they all nodded, as she looked at them all.

"Alright, so pack up as quickly as you can. However is ready, watch the door so Coach doesn't come in, and see you guys still here." She said.