Coach had many strengths.

Discipline. Timing. Whistle control. The ability to silence an entire training room with one look.

He also had, according to Alton, “the musical taste of a neon leg-warmer with unresolved feelings.”

That was the line that got them punished.

Not immediately, of course. Coach Stone had simply stood there in the Golden Chalice Pub, arms folded, jaw still, while the speakers warmed up for 80’s Night and Alton continued making comments about synth drums, power ballads, shoulder pads, and “whatever emotional damage produced that much saxophone.”

Trey had laughed first.

Wells had tried not to laugh, which made it worse.

Alton had bowed like he had just completed a public service.

Coach said nothing.

That should have warned them.

Thirty minutes later, Wells, Alton, and Trey stood on the patio of the Golden Chalice Pub dressed in shiny metallic hot pink short spandex compression shorts, sleeveless shiny metallic hot pink spandex crop tops printed with a glittery Jem-style 80’s cartoon rockstar logo, and matching hot pink-and-black trainers.

Alton stared down at himself.

“I look incredible,” he admitted.

“That is not the punishment,” Coach said.

Trey adjusted his crop top. “Then what is?”

From a corner table, Gabe looked up from his drink, saw Wells, Alton, and Trey lined up in metallic hot pink crop tops and compression shorts, and slowly started smirking.

“Oh great,” he muttered to himself. “What did one of them do this time?”

Coach pointed to the bar.

Three trays waited there, each loaded with tall glasses of bright pink watermelon margaritas, salted rims sparkling under patio lights, lime wedges perched like tiny warnings.

“You will serve drinks for 80’s Night,” Coach said. “Politely. Efficiently. With posture.”

Wells looked at the tray. Then at his shorts. Then at Coach.

“And you?”

Coach stepped into the light.

The patio went silent.

Coach Stone was wearing a shiny metallic hot pink spandex wrestling singlet and matching hot pink-and-black trainers. The singlet clung with absolute confidence. The whistle still hung at his chest. His arms were crossed. His beard was perfect. His expression suggested that shame was for men with weaker quads.

Alton opened his mouth.

Coach raised one finger.

“Choose carefully.”

Alton closed his mouth.

Trey leaned toward Wells. “This is the most dangerous he has ever looked.”

Wells nodded slowly. “I understand the 80’s now.”

The first hour was chaos.

Wells carried watermelon margaritas like he was delivering classified equipment, every step making the hot pink spandex catch the light. People kept ordering slowly, mostly because Wells kept leaning forward to place drinks on tables and suddenly nobody remembered what thirst was supposed to mean.

Trey worked the far side of the pub with a grin so sharp it could cut limes. He spun his tray, winked at regulars, and somehow turned every “salted rim?” into a felony-level innuendo.

Alton was worse.

Alton committed.

He called every drink “a pink performance enhancer,” described the watermelon as “hydrating, refreshing, and emotionally available,” and told one table that Coach personally approved every margarita for “mouthfeel, stamina, and finish.”

Coach’s whistle snapped between his lips.

One sharp blast.

Alton froze.

“Less commentary,” Coach said.

Alton smiled brightly. “More serving?”

“More silence.”

“Understood. Silent but visually devastating.”

Coach stared.

Wells nearly dropped a tray.

By the time the DJ shifted into full 80’s power mode, the patio had surrendered completely. Neon lights glowed. Pink drinks vanished. Someone requested more watermelon. Someone else asked if the shorts were part of the special.

Trey told them the shorts were “seasonal discipline wear.”

Wells told him that was not a real thing.

Trey said it was now.

Then Coach began inspection.

He moved between them in the hot pink singlet like the final boss of aerobics authority, checking tray balance, posture, speed, smile control, and margarita distribution.

“Wells,” Coach said.

Wells straightened instantly. “Yes, Coach.”

“Your pour angle is acceptable.”

“Thank you, Coach.”

“Your hip angle is distracting.”

Wells blinked. “Is that a correction?”

“It is an observation.”

Alton whispered, “A very 80’s observation.”

Coach turned.

Alton immediately held up a tray. “Pink watermelon margarita?”

Coach took one slow step closer.

Alton’s smile faltered.

“Alton,” Coach said, “you mocked my music.”

“You love power ballads.”

“I respect structure.”

“You own neon wristbands.”

“For training.”

“You know all the words to ‘Holding Out for a Hero.’”

Coach’s silence was enormous.

Trey whispered, “He does.”

Wells whispered, “Everyone knows.”

Gabe, still watching from his corner table, lifted his glass just enough to hide his grin.

Coach took the tray from Alton, placed it carefully on the nearest table, and leaned in just enough that Alton suddenly remembered discipline, mortality, and the snugness of his shorts.

“Tonight,” Coach said, “you are not holding out for a hero.”

Alton swallowed.

Coach tapped the edge of Alton’s tray.

“You are holding out for tips.”

The table erupted.

Trey lost it.

Wells turned away, shoulders shaking.

Coach’s mouth almost twitched.

Almost.

The night ended with the pub patio glowing hot pink, the 80’s playlist triumphant, and three Golden Bros thoroughly trained in humility, service, and the dangerous physics of crop tops under pub lighting.

Wells, Trey, and Alton lined up near the bar, empty trays tucked under their arms, legs tired, faces flushed, pride dented but not destroyed.

Coach stood before them in his metallic pink singlet, whistle resting against his chest.

“Lesson?” he asked.

Trey sighed. “Never mock Coach’s music.”

Wells added, “Never underestimate 80’s Night.”

Alton lifted one finger. “And hot pink is a strategic weapon.”

Coach considered that.

“Acceptable.”

Then the DJ started one final synth-heavy anthem, and Coach looked toward the patio.

Alton grinned. “One more round?”

Coach picked up a tray of pink watermelon margaritas.

“No,” he said. “One more drill.”

Wells looked at the drinks. Trey looked at Coach. Alton looked at the singlet.

The patio cheered.

And under the neon lights of the Golden Chalice Pub, Pink Punishment became very clear: when Coach made you serve in hot pink, the drinks were cold, the shorts were tight, the music was loud, and by the end of the night, everyone was left shaken, salted, and begging for another round.

Punishment is temporary. Pink is forever. Serve with posture, smile under pressure, respect Coach’s playlist, and let the Gold turn every embarrassing drill into confidence, discipline, and brotherhood. Join the Golden Army. Contact our recruiters: @alton-gold77, @polo-drone-125