No matches. No chants. No golden roar echoing through the locker rooms.
But don’t get it twisted—Ezan didn’t disappear.
He was forged.
You feel it the moment he steps back in. The air shifts. The room tightens. Bros stop mid-sentence, eyes locking onto that frame—bigger, denser, carved sharper than before. That cream fabric hugging his chest? Strained. Respectfully struggling. Like it knows what’s underneath isn’t just muscle anymore… it’s authority.
Ramadan stripped him down. Discipline. Silence. Hunger. Every fast, every prayer, every drop of sweat—refining him into something heavier. Not just a player. Not just a bro.
An Emir.
Golden eyes glowing with that calm dominance. Not loud. Not forced. Just there. You don’t question it. You feel it.
And now?
Eid hits.
The celebration isn’t just spiritual—it’s physical. It’s visible. It’s undeniable. Ezan walks into the Golden Arabs subchannel like a living symbol of what the grind does to a man who commits fully. Bros gathering around him, energy rising, bodies tighter, posture sharper—because when the Emir stands tall, the whole squad rises with him.
You see the jersey again.
Number 1.
Pressed against that chest like it belongs nowhere else.
Sweat catching the gold under the lights. Every flex intentional. Every movement controlled. That subtle smirk creeping in when the chants start up again.
He’s back.
Not the same Ezan that left.
Better.
He looks at the team, slow, deliberate, like he’s measuring every bro in the room. Not judging. Not doubting.
Expecting.
Because this isn’t just about him returning.
It’s about all of you stepping up.
Eid isn’t just a celebration. It’s a reset. A rebirth. A call to lock in, bulk up, sharpen your mindset, and match that golden standard he’s bringing back onto the field.
You don’t just watch Ezan.
You follow.
You mirror.
You become.
So when he steps forward, shoulders squared, voice low but carrying through the whole room—
“Let’s get golden.”
You already know what time it is, bro.
Training starts again.
The grind resumes.
And this time?
You don’t fall behind.
You rise with him.
The Emir has returned. The Golden Arabs rise again.
YES I DO THANK YOU FOR ASKING I had a mini phase where I really wanted to see more of the tourney squad interactions - I even drew some comics!
Granted these are a BIT outdated (I have different number HCS for the boys too since I thought Carlos being 101 for the dalmatians was too cute!)
From left to right they're Herkie, Aziz, Jay, Chad, Ben, Taylor (son of Tarzan) on the floor, and Carlos waaaaay in the corner lol.
Now to get to the real meat! I'll keep it under the cut for dash clutter lol
First thangs first! The guy who made it into the pic despite not having speaking lines or book presence.
Taylor
- Son of Tarzan and Jane Porter, like I mentioned before, but he always introduces himself as the son of Jane (and grandson of Archimedes Q. Porter) because he genuinely believes that she's the famous parent. She's the one with a degree and book and college presentations after all! He gets seriously confused when people have no idea who he's talking about and laughs when they recognize Tarzan's name over hers. No matter how many times people tell him Tarzan's his actual famous parent he thinks it's a joke.
- He speaks the animal language, like his father. It gets him a few Disney Princess jokes from the rest of his teammates but it's all lighthearted! He's also really good at mimicking sounds like Tarzan. If Coach Jenkins ever loses his whistle he just has Taylor mimic the sound lol
- because he usually talks to animals he never realized that Dude started speaking English LMAO
- he has a sister named Janice who is EXTREMELY tech savvy and is basically the 'you don't UNDERSTAND ME' teen archetype who butts heads with her environmentalist hippie family. They both have 'K' as their middle name initial, Taylor's is for Kerchak and Janice's is for Kala.
- he won't put on a shirt unless absolutely necessary. He hates clothes in general but he keeps his pants on for everyone else's sake. His jersey number is 24 in reference to the original 24 books in Tarzan's series!
Herkie
- son of Hercules and Megara, of course. He's got the superstrength of his dad and the weak ankles of his mother 💔 his real name is Herakles, because that's less personally offensive to me and the nickname still works!
- he's not as witty as Megara but he has her sass in SPIRIT. He can pull a face and pose that conveys sarcasm better than any wisecrack could and it makes people remark that he's a lot like her, even though he doesn't have the vocab to back it up
- Phil is banned from Auradon Prep because of him. He would keep showing up at Herkie's games to heckle and ended up hurting a lot of fragile teen boy egos.
- he's got his own Pegasus named Peggy-Sue. Yes it's horrific, yes I think it's too descendants-core for me to change my mind about it. He and Aziz like to compete in flying races, horse vs carpet, and have exactly zero concepts of 'fear of heights' or 'motion sickness' between them.
- he and the rest of the Olympians figured out that Hades was Mal's father before she even knew he was her father. They just thought it was common knowledge, her outbursts and fake personas were too Hades-like for them NOT to connect the dots. Because of this personal villain connection he was one of the AKs that took a little longer to warm up to the VKs, but nobody else could figure out where his attitude was coming from lol
- his jersey number is 12, for the 12 Olympian gods and for the original Herakles' 12 tasks
Aziz
- son of JALADDIN *Lego spin* and one of the most easygoing guys on the team
- in my heart of hearts Jay ends up getting adopted by Jasmine and Aladdin so Aziz ends up as his adoptive brother
- Jordan is his absolute bestie and their ringtones for each other are Friend Like Me
- he LOVESSSSS stargazing! He's part of the astronomy club at AP but his favorite way to look at stars is to drag Carpet up as high as it'll go at night and just lay back in it. Herkie, as the only one with a height tolerance like his, likes to join him sometimes to see Hercules's constellation up close!
- he is EXTREMELY organized but not in, like, a purposeful way. Aladdin and Abu like to play little pranks on him and 'steal' his things without telling him (just to not lose their street rat edge) so he'd never know if he genuinely lost or forgot something or if his dad and monkey were messing with him. He now keeps a really detailed mental list of his stuff so if something's gone he knows they were behind it. This also meant that when Jay showed up at AP he was the first to notice that someone was snatching their things lol
- his jersey number is 40, for the 40 thieves
Tyrone
- son of Terpsichore from Hercules, the muse of dance! Like his mother and aunts he can travel through artwork, but usually stays away from it cuz he doesn't like the feeling of switching art styles lol
- he and Herkie are familiar with each other from growing up on Olympus together and also being the only dudes on the team to wear togas. It's STILL manly 💪😤
- in a meta sense, he's the one responsible for all the spontaneous dance numbers in Auradon working so well. His mom's the muse of dance so he always has the guys ready for when Ben wants to declare his love to random villain girls in song form after games
Li
- son of Chef Louis, and, since I hc him as being Best Bro from the School of Secrets web series, also Smee's great nephew! His mother is Smee's niece and she and Louis bonded over their sea-adjacent backgrounds. Mermaids stress them both out.
- He's always complaining that there's not enough Seafood in the cafeteria but Mrs. Potts won't hear it
- despite his parents' iffiness over sea creatures, he's good friends with Akio!
Akio
- son of Aquata, Ariel's nephew.
- too many of his cousins went to seaside academy so he decided to branch out! He always gets extra rough with training when he knows they're about to go up against the Mermen.
Emir
- son of Amal, Aladdin's ex-best friend from the Aladdin cartoon.
- After traveling the world on his journey of redemption, Amal settled near Auradon, so Emir has never been to Agrabah, much like Jay. He uses this as a point to relate to him when Jay admits knowing that it's where he's from, nationally, but not feeling particularly connected to it due to growing up on the Isle
- Emir and Aziz knew absolutely nothing about Aladdin and Amal's past but still ended up really close. It was due to their sons' closeness that Amal and Aladdin eventually discovered the connection and rekindled their friendship :)
William
- grandson of Wilhelmina Packard from Atlantis
- the other guys on the team try to bond with him but every second when he's off the field or out of class he's chatting loudly on the phone with his out-of-auradon buddies
- despite this, he's a really great team player and is super reliable! He does join their hangouts from time to time but is usually on the phone in the background yapping away (like his grandma lol)
Other Jersey number HCS
Jay - 03, for three genie wishes
Ben - 21, for the age his father was when the beast curse was lifted (/how old he would've been when the curse was sealed if Belle never showed up lol)
Chad - 00, midnight in military time but doubles as a laugh about his loserness
And that's all I got! The main guys are pretty fleshed out characters so I don't think they need my support haha. Thanks for the ask! This was really fun to do :D
