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I do not own Chicken Little. Chicken Little is owned by Disney. I only lay claim to Chauncey Cheetah, Chester Cheetah, Chelsie Cheetah, and Chip Cheetah.

Chapter 12

"That's great to hear Chauncey! I'm proud of you man!" Chicken Little exclaimed.

"Congratulations Chauncey," Abby beamed.

"Well done, Chauncey," Runt smiled.

"You did it, Chauncey! Your hard work has paid off!" Fish tried to say.

The Cheetah was flattered by the praise he was receiving.

"Thank you very much, guys. I appreciate it. The first game of the season is the beginning of November, and that's not far away," the cheetah said.

Everyone was gathered at Chicken Little's house, drinking hot chocolate to offset the cold weather outside.

"We'll be coming to every game. Just for you Chauncey. We'll be there every night to support you and the team," Chicken Little stated.

"I appreciate it man. We'll need all the support we can get," the cheetah smiled.

"Speaking of sports, would you guys mind if I borrowed Chauncey for a moment?" Buck Cluck asked.

"Yeah. Sure Dad!" His son exclaimed.

Chicken Little's father smiled as he led the tall cheetah to the living room.

"I remember when I was on the baseball team in junior high and high school. We never lost a game and won it all every year," Buck said.

"That's amazing. I have heard about you in physical education a few times. Also, the trophies in the hallway have your name on them," Chauncey replied.

"Yeah, but I'm here to talk about what you must do to succeed in sports," Buck said.

"Okay," Chauncey replied.

"You see, whenever it comes to sports, you must always do your best, no matter what. Do not forget to involve your teammates as well. No matter what sport it is, never have it all about you putting on a show and leaving others on your team out. The most important thing about sports is working together. No one, even the best of them, can do it all by themselves," Buck explained.

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"I agree. How could you win if you do it all by yourself?" the cheetah asked, shrugging his shoulders.

"It's simple. You can't," Buck stated.

The cheetah nodded in agreement.

"Even though I was the star for my respective teams in both junior high and high school, I never made it all about me. All I truly cared about was making sure everyone on my team got involved in some way, and winning championships," Buck said.

"That's what I care about too. Stats do not matter to me. I mean sure, my stats tend to be great, but I only care about helping my team get better and winning championships. That is what I would like to help the team do this year. Win a championship," Chauncey said.

Buck could not help but smile. "Then you should succeed Chauncey."

"I'll do my best," The cheetah smiled back.

"Well, why don't you get back to hanging out with my son and his friends? I've got a few things to do," Buck suggested.

"I will. Thank you for the advice," Chauncey said.

"You're welcome," Buck replied, beaming.

Soon it was back to playing games with everyone for Chauncey. The games they played were so much fun.

Chauncey enjoyed strategy games whenever he played games. As he was a basketball player, he always wanted to make the right play for his team. In strategy games, he always made the right moves to guarantee his team a victory. It was almost like playing basketball with controllers to him.

"Hey guys? Do you ever play video games?" Chauncey asked.

"Yeah. Sometimes we play singing games. What about you?" Abby asked.

"Generally, I am more of a strategic kind of guy whenever I play video games. Any game involving strategy will usually draw my interest," Chauncey explained.

"What's your favorite video game?" Chicken Little wondered.

"I'd have to say Star Wars games. Ever since I saw the Star Wars movies for the first time, I have enjoyed the visuals and all the lightsabers and such. It's pretty cool when you get to choose which character you are and help him or her defeat their enemies," Chauncey explained.

"That's cool," Runt said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Who's your favorite Star Wars character?" Fish tried to ask the cheetah.

"Luke Skywalker. Since he is a Jedi and Jedi are the good guys," the tall cheetah beamed.

"That's really cool!" Chicken Little smiled.

Chauncey smiled back.

"You think you're ready for the season to begin?" Runt asked.

"Of course, Runt. I have been looking forward to it ever since the beginning of the school year. After what happened last year, I think we can redeem ourselves if everyone can stay healthy and make the right plays," Chauncey told him.

"I agree with you Chauncey. You know who our biggest rivals are right?" Chicken Little asked.

The cheetah nodded. "The Spud Valley Taters."

"Yeah, we had to go against them in the championship game last year when I was on the baseball team. I sat the whole season until I was called to bat, even though everyone was worried I'd lose the game for them," Chicken Little sighed.

Chauncey could not help but frown. "What? Why did they doubt you? You won it for them, and they didn't believe you could do it?"

The chicken nodded. "After I had two strikes thrown at me, I was determined to hit the ball. Sure enough, I did. Then I barely got a home run to win the game for us. It was great to do something right. Our first time winning the pennant in two decades."

"That's a great story Chicken Little! I'm hoping to not only win a championship for the basketball team, but if I try out for baseball, the baseball team as well," Chauncey beamed.

Chicken Little grinned. "I hope so too man. Repeating as champions would be nice, but we must take it one game at a time."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I agree. To Oakey Oaks!" Chauncey lifted his hot chocolate mug.

"To Oakey Oaks!" Everyone stated as they clinked their mugs together and enjoyed their hot chocolate.