I chose Greg and Mason. Greg had brown hair, while Mason had red. Both were either 6 feet tall or over. On top of that both of them showed up in their football gear, but for those two it was almost costumes. While they were on the team, both of them had spent four years riding the bench. They probably wore them just to remind everyone that they were on the team.
"So, since you two are seniors and you're graduating soon, how do you feel about your time on the team?"
Both of them grimaced. "Well, we definitely aren't getting scholarships." Greg grumbled
"I'd settle on people knowing we are on the team." Mason mumbled.
I smiled at them. "Well, the problem is how much talent we have on our team." There were some cheers from the audience. They were excited since we were going to playoffs.
"Football is a popular sport and every jock goes for it eventually. However, we have some teams that are lesser known, despite being really good programs. If you want to stand out, maybe try one of those. I know they would be happy to have new members."
"That be nice, but we're seniors." Greg reminded me.
"Not exactly the best time to switch teams." Mason added.
I thought about it. "True, but what if I could give you a do over?" Both of them looked at each other in confusion. "Think about it. Greg, you wanted a scholarship. Another four years of high-school may be tedious, but it gives you another chance. What about you Mason? "
Mason shrugged. "It would be nice. Probably won't be going to college without one."
"Great! Let's get started, new teams means new uniforms. For that, I'd like a couple of costume trunks." I announced. Making a quick wish on my ring, I made it so that was a pre-arranged signal for some of the maids to bring out props.
Two of them brought out large traveling trunks on either side of the stage, while Monique brought what looked like a slot machine to the center stage. The maids tipped over the trunks to show they were empty on the inside before setting them back down.
"Now, I would like both of you to get in one of the trunks. This machine will pick your new team, along with a new set of skills to go with it. I'm afraid you will have to give up your football skills though."
"Fair enough." Mason started heading to one of the trunks.
"Which teams are in the machine?" Greg asked.
"Oh, every team that is highly respected in its field that is also in desperate need of more members." I told him.
Greg seemed to hesitate by the vagueness of my answer, but Mason was already inside his trunk and closing the top. Greg sighed. "Whatever." Then went into the other trunk.
The maids spun the trunks around while I spoke to the audience. "Now, I'm going to break them up to just their basic traits, and replace football with a new skill."
The maids tipped over the trunks and opened them, but instead of Greg or Mason, both were filled with random items. "Each item represents something about their histories or personality."
I picked up a clock from one trunk. "Like this represents Greg's age." I began turning it back to reduce his age to being a freshman again. Then I picked up a large white arrow. "This represents him being as straight as an arrow."
There was a quick ba-dum-tss of stage to signal the joke, but I was met with only silence. "Fine, I'm not funny. But I am magic." I replaced the clock with Greg's new age and the arrow, and pulled out a football. "This of course is his ability to play football.
I went to Mason's trunk and rewound his clock before grabbing his football as well. The maids placed the trunks down but left the lids open. I joined Monique in the center by the slot machine.
"I'm going to insert the football in the side here," I pointed out an area where items could be dropped in. "Then Monique will the lever and a new team will be randomly chosen for each. Let's see what Greg gets."
I put in his football, and out front the slot machine gave me a tutu. "Well, this will be interesting." I then put in Mason's football and got a leotard in return.
As I went to put in their new skills, I quickly made one final adjustment to each of their boxes. A magician should keep something as a surprise for every trick. Closing the lids, I let the maids go on their way and approached the first one.
"Let's see how our volunteers are doing now. I opened Greg's trunk, a petite girl in a pink tutu popped out, with her hair done up in a tight bun. "Let's give a round of applause to Grace, who is joining our ballet team."
She looked down at herself in shock, as she climbed out of the trunk, which was somewhat difficult since she was now 5'4.
Making my way to Mason's box, yet another petite girl came out, this on about 5'1 with red hair wearing a leotard. "Also, don't forget to thank Madison for joining are woman's gymnastics team!"
She looked down at herself before asking. "Why am I not on the men's gymnastics team?"
"Because we don't have a men's team. Consider it karma for not having a girls basketball team I guess."
Looking back to the audience I spoke again. "Both of our lovely volunteers will find the have all the knowledge, skills, and physical abilities for their new teams. Now remember, just because the talent pool isn't as large doesn't mean that they aren't as competitive for scholarships. I expect you girls to make the best of this."
"Aye, aye captain!" Grave cheered before doing a pirouette as she left the stage. Madison did a cartwheel, trying out her own new abilities.
"Now, who wants to go next?"