by Blaze Yamato Spirit » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:30 am
Curate received the pasties just as the voice boomed out of the stadium once more:
'Ladies and gentleman, the All Prandia Championship Cup Final is about to commence!'
A loud cheer went up from most of the crowd as three men and a woman, dressed in blue and gold, filed onto the pitch.
'Allow me to introduce the Barrelball team! Marcus Samson, the home team's attacker! Graegor U'han, the free agent! Seth Shane, the defender! Aaaaand Sara Darley, the coil!'
A loud cheer rang out above the general noise after each name. As soon as Darley's cheer had died down, four more people walked onto the pitch from the opposite end - these were the Loredan team, dressed in various shades of green. This team was composed entirely of elves, whereas the Baarador team's only non-human was Darley, a part-usagijin, as evidenced by her ears.
'And here are the challengers to the title, the Loredan team! Fillina Clearsky, the attacker! Meridan Treadlightly, the free agent! Lain Swiftriver, the defender! Aaaaand Narim Strongoak, the coil!'
Again, after each name cheers went up - this time from the Loredan side of the stands.
'And now the teams are getting into their positions as the referee comes onto the pitch.'
The referee wore red robes, and carried in his hand a wand. When he reached the edge of the pitch he checked that all of the players were where they should be, raised his arm, and shot a bolt of glowing green energy into the air, at the same time tossing the ball up above the pitch. It was caught Graegor U’han and the game began in earnest, with Baarador taking an early lead thanks to an excellent pass from U’han to Samson.