Jake was having dreams of kicking, dribbling and passing the soccer ball from one end of the field to the other in a thrilling match between his team and the fiercest rivals. Still, he managed to outrun and outscore everyone, thanks to his magic cleats.
Strangely enough, every time he wore them, the cleats would influence his legs. His calves would inflate, becoming large mounds of muscle in the process. His quads would bulge with muscle on all sides, growing thicker, wider and deeper, also thanks to those magic cleats. His hamstrings and glutes also grew, giving Jake the biggest and the strongest legs of any player on the field!
When Jake finally woke up, he felt something on his feet. As he looked down, he saw it. He was wearing those cleats again!
“How did the cleats get on my feet when I was sleeping?” Jake mumbled as he stood up from the bed.
As soon as his cleats touched the floor, he began to bounce on the balls of his feet.
“HEY!” Jake gasped. His cleats were making him play soccer or do drills in his room!
A soccer ball appeared out of nowhere and Jake started dribbling and bouncing the ball, alternating between the left foot and the right foot.
“STOP! I gotta… take a shower… please stop!” Jake gasped as his cleats made him kick the ball a dozen times before he stopped juggling the ball off his cleats.
Jake sat down at the edge of his bed and bent down so he could see the cleats on his feet.
“Hey! I need to take a shower! I can’t wear you guys in the shower. You need to come off my feet, okay? I promise I’ll wear you guys as soon as I come out of the shower!”
The cleats magically loosened and dropped off his feet. It was almost like they felt saddened that they couldn’t be worn for a few minutes longer.
“I’ll be right back!” Jake said to his cleats, which magically shuffled across the carpet behind him as he removed his clothes and walked to the bathroom. There, he entered the shower and turned on the water.
As soon as he was done, Jake came out of the shower, and he dried off with a towel. Just as he walked into his bedroom and closed the door, his cleats sat on the floor by his dresser. Jake had just opened the bottom drawer of his dresser when the cleats started to glow a bright, light blue light.
Jake’s long, white, athletic socks suddenly flew out of the dresser on their own! Each sock flew over to where Jake was standing, floating in front of him. Then, Jake’s whole body started to rise about three inches above the ground, exposing the soles of his feet!
“HEY! What’s happening?” Jake gasped as he found himself floating above the ground.
First, the shin guards flew out of the dresser and each shin was neatly covered with a shin guard strapped in tightly.
The socks then dove towards his feet with each sock wrapping over each foot until the socks covered each leg up to his knees. Next, his soccer shorts flew from the dresser and ran through his legs. Jake noticed how he was magically getting all dressed up in his soccer uniform!
Finally, the jersey flew out of the drawer and covered his torso as the magic cleats hopped onto his feet and attached themselves, so they fit nice and tight. The cleats had completely dressed Jake up in his soccer uniform before setting him back on the ground with the spikes of his cleats touching the carpet again.
“WHOA! That’s crazy! These magic cleats are becoming more powerful!” Jake gasped.
Then, something else happened. Jake suddenly vanished into thin air, popping up instantly at the soccer field where he normally had his practice sessions!
“HEY! I’m HERE! What the heck?” Jake wondered as he looked around. “I got here in a blink of an eye!”
A couple of kids were gathering around a goal where there was an older man who was showing them some soccer moves. So, Jake just wandered over there so he could see what was going on.
The man, who was an old soccer player, challenged the kids to try to get past him with a soccer ball. Two kids tried it and failed, with the man easily taking the ball away from them thanks to his fancy footwork.
Then, Jake raised his hand and volunteered. Jake placed a soccer ball before him and kicked it forward, going in the direction of the goal, with the man standing in front of him.
Using speed and quick footwork, and a little magic, thanks to the magic cleats, Jake kicked the ball hard between the man’s legs and then he passed him, receiving the ball and finally kicking the ball into the goal.
The man quipped than Jake was lucky, and he told jake to try it a second time.
The second time around, Jake kicked the ball high in the air so the ball soared high over the man’s head, bouncing close to the goal. Jake quickly outran the man, catching up to the rolling soccer ball before kicking it into the goal, much to the amazement of his teammates!
All the kids on the team were wondering how Jake had gotten so good at soccer, but he wasn’t saying anything. So, when it was time to play another match, Jake was the star of the game!