Chocolate Orange Heroes

    With him, she'd had some wonderfully stable times. Mostly it was at the top when he was spotting her, but even when she was at the bottom of the pyramid, with him, they always kept the cheer team steady.

Mac was the strong, macho type, always ready to support a cheerleader in front of the crowd. He was always extra eager to be the base for Sharene. The two of them went together like orange and chocolate. In fact that's about what they looked like. Mac, with his heavily sprayed-on tan and pithy hair, and Sharene, with her dark complexion, were the school's popular dessert-themed couple.

    When they performed the double flip-twitch, they became a swirl of artificial-orange and dark brown, and the audience couldn't help but salivate at the sight. Coach Razzmataz was cautious with the two, but it pumped up the crowd, and he'd take any moral support he could get. The Main Street Cookies were getting crumbled on the field, and he would hate to suffer another loss.

    In the final quarter, the Cookies were down by two; all they needed was a field goal to win the game.  They managed to advance within kicking range, and Coach made the call. Mac and Sharene knew what to do. There was only one move to bring the players and crowd together in strong enough bond to overcome their nerves: The Triple Chocolate Dunk.

    As the kicker found his footing, Sharene began her sprint toward Mac. The rest of the squad formed a ring, with several of the other males supporting a large trampoline. When Sharene reached Mac, he launched her through the air over to the trampoline. As she performed her triple flip, Mac began his triple back flip towards the same trampoline.

    The holder caught the snap and steadied it for the kicker. Mac launched off the platform. Sharene descended towards the target. The kicker struck the ball true. Mac and Sharene met in mid-air, again swirling in orange-chocolately amazement. And as the ball flew straight through the goal post, Mac and Sharene landed center of the trampoline, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

    Coach Razzmataz, along with the rest of the team, and eventually the crowd, rushed the field and hoisted the kicker up. Amid the fanfare, he looked over to Mac and Sharene and gave them a knowing wink. They smiled back and joined the rest of the cheer squad in their celebratory routine.