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What am I, your mother?

Hmm.

Timed 400 meter!

Top three make the team!

Come on.

Let's go!

Shoes all tied-y tied-y?

Take your marks!

Hut!

Set!

Good job, brother!

That was one of the fastest

400s we've seen in years.

Welcome to Avalon

High Varsity Track.

Thank you.

Okay, we'll see you here

tomorrow, 4:
00 p. m.

Andrea, you and Jenny,

you also. Congratulations.

Well done.

Coach said I almost

broke the school record.

In tryouts!

That's amazing,

sweetheart.

We're so proud of you.

I'm proud of me, too.

You really like it here,

don't you, sweetie?

Yeah, I do. I feel like this

is where we're meant to be.

So. Did you make

some new friends today?

A few.

What's with that smile?

Did you see that smile?

I saw it.

So, did someone

float your boat?

"Float my boat"?

What year is this?

He means,

did you fancy anyone?

"Fancy"? Really, you guys. Century-up.

I think she's

dodging the question.

Absolutely

Oh! I'll get it!

Who could that be?

Miles. What are

you doing here?

We have a paper due.

In three weeks.

I don't like to dilly-dally.

Do you want to do this or not?

I guess.

Allie, do you want to

introduce us to your friend?

Oh, yeah. This is Miles.

We're doing a paper together.

Nice to meet you, young man. Come on in.

I don't understand.

What's the...

Seems like a nice guy.

Reminds me of me.

Miles, do you

want some pie?

Can we just find the book we're going

to use and call it a night, Miles?

We have a lot of time

to do this.

I always do my assignments

in half the time allotted.

Why?

To prove that I'm better

than everyone else.

And more modest.

That, too.

That was sarcasm.

How is it sarcasm

if you're right?

Never mind.

Okay. I cannot find anything on

The Order of the Bear anywhere.

Can't we just

ask your parents?

Are you kidding?

If I tell them I'm doing a paper on King

Arthur, they'll never leave me alone.

No, no,

I will find it myself.

I wonder what

they ate in Camelot.

Mutton,

with a side of beets.

Mmm. And sage water,

but only from the north.

I didn't even know

I knew that!

It must've seeped

in subconsciously

while my parents were going

on and on about King Arthur.

And on and on.

And on.

Miles?

You have any ice?

Yeah, yeah.

It's in the freezer.

Here,

I'll get it for you.

Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow!

Here you go.

Back to work.

What?

How did you know I was

going to need some ice?

Coincidence.

No, you did the same thing

earlier with the shoelaces.

It's not that hard to guess.

You seem pretty clumsy.

But...

Just drop it, okay?

You got it.

Thank you.

Now, can't we just ask your parents

about this Order of the Bear thing

and save some time?

Fine.

The Order of

the Bear. Anyone?

Have you

heard of it?

Whoa.

Jackpot!

The Order of the Bear

is an ancient organization,

which believes that King Arthur

will one day be reincarnated.

Right. And when is

this going to happen?

Arthur will return

when he is truly needed

to bring the world

out of the dark

and into a new age

of enlightenment.

You mean

bring back Camelot?

It's a metaphor.

You can't

be sure.

I'm pretty sure.

He can't be sure.

But even as a

piece of fiction,

it's actually

quite interesting.

Let's see. Ah!

"As the keepers

of the prophecy,

"it falls to

members of the Order

"to search for potential Arthurs

in each and every generation.

"But beware the Dark Forces.

"Led by a reincarnation

of Mordred,

"determined to find the

next Arthur and destroy him

"before he can realize the

prophecy. " What they're saying...

If Arthur isn't

found soon,

Mordred and his followers will

send us back into the DarAges.

Ignorance, humiliation, suffering...

High school.

It's no joke, Allie.

Some more seriously

than others.

Some people are

fanatics about it.

Crazy. You're not.

We're not.

Here, read. There's a lot

of good stuff in there.

Refresh your memory.

Okay. Mom's mad.

Camelot.

Okay. Tomorrow, we'll be talking about

sewage systems in King Arthur's day.

So, if I were you, I'd plan

on eating a light lunch.

Allie?

Yeah?

Were you able to find some information

on the Order from your parents?

True to form, they had a

dusty, 50-pound book about it.

Fascinating! Ha!

Did you read the prophecy? Mmm-hmm.

What did you think?

I don't know. The whole

"reincarnation of King Arthur" thing

is a little far-fetched,

don't you think?

It's only far-fetched

if it isn't true.

Don't tell me

you believe in it, too?

Oh, absolutely!

You're a very lucky girl to be

able to read the prophecy firsthand.

I could bring in the book for

you, if you want to see it.

Oh, no, no, no. I couldn't

ask you to do that.

A book like that must be so fragile.

I'd be afraid of damaging it!

Yeah. It's probably just best

to leave it right where it is.

Just thought I'd ask.

Okay.

What did he want?

Are you in trouble?

I don't want to be friends

with a troublemaker.

Miles, are you finally

admitting we're friends?

I admit nothing.

Just tell me

what Moore wanted.

He just wanted to talk

about the Order of the Bear.

Wow. Informal,

post-class chit-chat.

Way to pull the Teacher's Pet

spot out from underneath me.

Some friend you

turned out to be.

Bye, Miles.

Where are you going?

The cafeteria.

Do you wanna

come with me?

Okay.

Hi.

Hi.

Is this yours?

Yeah, it blew away.

Right to me.

Must be fate.

Thanks.

So, what are you

doing out here?

Running, thinking.

Running and thinking.

This is obviously

the thinking part.

I figured.

Okay. Well, I'll

leave you alone, then.

No, it's okay.

Stay.

You know, most people just run

right by this part of the forest,

but it's great in here.

Listen, hear the wind

in the trees.

It's like music.

Football players aren't

supposed to talk like that.

You're making fun of me?

No, no.

I didn't mean to.

No, hey, it's just...

It seems like all people can

talk to me about is football.

Okay. Well, what else do

you want to talk about?

See?

That's the problem.

I can't think

of anything else.

Can I tell you something?

Football used to mean everything

to me. I loved the game.

But now everyone's

counting on me to

win the championship,

and get my scholarship.

You're getting a football

scholarship? That's amazing!

I don't have one yet. But

I need one, or no college.

No pressure there.

You're a great athlete.

Everybody knows that.

And all great athletes have

pressure on them all the time.

You can't be afraid of it.

You have to embrace it.

And the way you do that is to

remember what victory felt like,

that feeling when you

lead your team to glory.

And if you can live

in that moment

and want it again

with all your heart,

nothing can stop you.

Wow. That was...

Thank you.

I don't know where

that came from.

What if I lose?

Then maybe State

wasn't meant to be.

Not the answer

I was hoping for.

Sorry.

I just mean...

Maybe everything

happens for a reason.

You think so?

I didn't,

but I'm starting to.

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