» Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:02 pm The Capital Wasteland Football League
Prologue
After fighting for two years, the Enclave and the Brotherhood of Steel came to an unexpected halt in the war against one another. A treaty had been constructed, which stated that the two sides would cease fighting and evenly divide up the territory. A large line was drawn on the map of the wastes, which ran right through Germantown, which had rebuilt in to quite a big town by this time. The line was then known as the German Divide. The Brotherhood of Steel was given South Germantown and all the land south. The Enclave was given Northern Germantown and all the land to the north. Both sides had to have permission from the other to cross the German Divide, or else violaters would be prosecuted under the Brotherhood's laws or the Enclave's laws. SOmetimes, trespassers could even be shot.
However, peace reigned. Neither side of the line was violated often, and for twenty years the laws stayed the same. Ironically, Elder Owyn Lyons died the same year that President Eden's power core failed, so new leaders were established over the two countries. Vincent Stephens was elected the new President of the Enclave, while Sarah Lyons took over her father's position as Elder of the Brotherhood of Steel. The two leaders then agreed to meet with each other for the purpose of trade. However, when this meeting occured in Germantown, other ideas were established. The two leaders developed a respect for one another, and the German Divide was softened. Citizens could cross the line freely as long as they abided to the other countries laws.
Towards the end of the meeting, President Stephens had a little idea in mind. He had a personal holotape on him, which included some of his favorite things. He inserted the tape in to a projector, and skipped ahead to the chapter simply labeled "FB".
"Elder Lyons, I want you to have a look at this." Stephens said.
"Sure, go ahead." Sarah Lyons replied.
A video began to play. It was an old Vault video that was played for the Vault Residents. A man appeared on the black and white screen, which was smiling and seemed as if he was pointing at the viewers. Classic music could be heard in the background.
"Are you ready for some football?!" the man said enthusiastically. A short collaboration of clips of football games began to play as the man talked about the sport of the Pre-Wasteland world, football. On the screen, Vincent and Sarah could see a man running with a ball that had two white stripes toward the ends of the ball. This dark ball was oddly shaped. It looked as if the ball was shaped like some sort of sphere, yet it was pointy at both ends. The man had a hat on that looked thick as if it were made to protect his head. It had two or three bar-looking things that protected his face. The man also was wearing a huge white shirt that bulked out. It looked as if the man was a super human. Then the man, who was running with the ball, was tackled by another man that came on screen almost instantly. his man looked the same, except he had on a black hat an black shirt. He seemed to celebrate while the man in white got up and sulked away. Sarah, who was intrigued, leaned forward.
The next clip showed many men that were lined up facing each other. One side was wearing white, while the other side wore a darker color. A man in white, who seemed to be standing while the rest of his group was crouching, yelled.
"Hike!"
Seemingly out of no where, a ball was thrown from under the legs of one of the mean wearing white to the man standing in white who yelled Hike. Men in darker colored shirts ran in to the men wearing white. They seemed fixed on getting to the man who had the ball in white. All of a sudden, the man wearing white threw the ball, over both the white and dark shirts, to another man wearing white. He caught the ball, and began to run down the field. A man in a dark shirt tried to tackle him, but the man in the white shirt dodged him by moving to the side very swiftly. The man in white, after dodging a defender, ran down field in to what the speaker pointed out to be the endzone.
"Touchdown!" the speaker yelled.
The man in white began to celebrate along with his other group members, which the speaker said were called "a team, and teammates". The video continued showing different clips, like big hits, referees, more touchdowns, field goals, a scoreboard, fans, and anything else football related. Eventually, the video concluded. Vincent Stephens turned off the projector.
"I'm impressed! That's a cool little sport!" Elder Lyons said.
"Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. And that brings me to this... What if we made our own bunch of football teams? From all cities in the Capital Wastes?" Vincent said smiling. The excitement grew in his voice as he continued. Sarah listened intently.
"Go on. I'm listening." she said.
"Sarah, imagine! The South Germantown Bruins... or the Dunwich Braves! The Grayditch Hawks! The Republic of Dave Ghouls! The possibilities are endless!" the President excalaimed.
It seemed as if he had wanted to state this idea to someone for years. He simply could not stop smiling. He waited for Sarah to reply with anything. He would accept any sort of reply.
"Vincent, your right. Think of it as something to keep morale up too. You know the entire Wasteland is starting to rebuild now that Purity is up and running well. This could be something that keeps the citizens going. See how their teams are doing as they build their new lives. This, this is certainly an idea." Sarah Lyons said.
Vincent seemed as if he couldn't contain himself. Then, he calmed down and became professional again. He stated more ideas.
"We can scout the land for things to use as equipment. I'm sure my friends in the Pitt can scour things we can use as well. And if not, we can use the mills up there to craft up equipment. Also, Sarah think of more possibilities. We can build arenas for each city that has a team. Everyone can go to the games! For a price of course... Not too expensive though. We want caps, but not for ourselves. Perhaps the caps go to... to... the players or.. or to the movement to rebuild America! And people can still listen in on games even if they can't be at the actual game! We can use radio! Wow, ideas are just overflowing to my head! I can't contain them all!" Vincent said. He was almost out of breath.
This is where the CWFL, of the Capital Wasteland Football League, was established. The idea was spread around to both countries, and accepted with excitement. The football holotape had other copies in other vaults around the Capital Wasteland, which were all salvaged and passed around. Soon, within two years, the project known simply as "Football 101" was underway. The CWFL began in eight settlements. There were the Tenpenny Currency, Bigtown Frenzy, Republic of Dave Monarchs, Rivet City Navy, Bethesda Oblivion, Raven Rock Patriots, Germantown Police, and the Megaton Nukes. The first two seasons were simple. Every team played one another, and the team with the best record at the end of the year was crowned Champions of the Capital Wasteland. The Raven Rock Patriots seemed almost unbeatable, going 15-1 over the first two seasons. President Vincent Stephens loved to brag that an Enclave team dominated all of the Brotherhood teams. The Rivet City Navy, which handed Raven Rock their only loss in two years, posted a 11-5 record for second. The other teams had their share of wins and losses, except for the Megaton Nukes. The Nukes, despite being in a large sized city with many potential players, did not win a single game for two years, posting a winless record of 0-16. The Nukes became the laughing stock of the league, and rumors beganm to swirl that the team would be disbanded after the league expanded to 24 teams, which it did during the offseason.
It had become official. Twenty four teams were established giving the Capital Wasteland a full size league. The official list was released to the citizens, which was this: The Arefu Highwaymen, The Fairfax Force, Fort Bannister Kings, Raven Rock Patriots, Megaton Nukes, North DC Brawlers, South DC Atoms, Andale Tigers, Everglow Radiation, Rivet City Navy, Republic of Dave Monarchs, Tenpenny Currency, Bigtown Frenzy, Germantown Police, Bethesda Oblivion, Hamilton Smugglers, Olney Juggernauts, Takoma Wildcats, Girdershade Shadows, Springvale Giants, Fort Bannister Rattlers, Fort Constantine Deathclaws, Grayditch Hawks, and the Dunwich Braves. Playoffs were now established as well. All 24 teams would participate in a 5 round (1 wild card + four normal rounds) tournament that would decide the Champion of the Capital Wasteland. The final game in the tournament would be played in Downtown D.C. in the largest stadium in the Wasteland, which was the Mall Front Stadium. It held 35,000 people and was built over the trenches that the Super Mutants used when they once roamed the downtown area. The CWFL was set.
Chapter 1 coming tonight! Opinions!
. I believe it refers to a Vault little league team. 
