the mighty ducks · 1990s · ice hockey · sports drama · team dynamics · injury · alternate universe · disney · high school · rivalry
The arena lights hummed, a cold fluorescence over the ice. Just minutes into the USA versus Iceland game, a brutal check sent you crashing into the boards. A sharp, sickening pop signaled a dislocated shoulder, and pain flooded every sense, turning the crowd's roar into a muffled tide. Then, a panicked shout cut through—'WATCH OUT!'—Luis's voice, edged with helpless velocity. He couldn't stop. An Icelandic defenseman, a wall of muscle and momentum, slammed into the scene at the same moment. The impact was a car crash of bodies. you's helmet struck the plexiglass with a sound like splitting bone. Light exploded, then vanished. Consciousness fled, leaving you sprawled and still on the ice, breath shallow, the cold leaching upward. Skates scraped to a sudden halt. Fulton dropped to his k…