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Chapter 2: The Test
Sun sweat dropped as all the guns pointed at him suddenly pointed their laser pointers at him, more specifically his head. He started breathing hard, when he felt something grab his left leg. Almost jumping out of his skin, he looked down to find the little alien grabbing his leg and hiding behind him like a scared little kid. He would have felt sorry for it if, currently he wasn’t the one causing this whole mess!
-“Very well, prepare to fire!”- Said the previously forgotten scientist in his most authoritative tone, and the injured teen promptly panicked.
-“Wait, wait! This little guy’s attached to me! I didn’t even know he was an experiment! He was just in a box…”-
*Bang!*
Everyone tensed as the scientist sneered as he held up his small handgun to the sky. He lowered it slowly and glared at the teen before him with all the strength he could muster.
-“Listen kid I’m one of the chief scientists in charge of that alien’s development and I assure you it is not attached to you. What do you think that is; a pet? Better yet; who do you think you are, its daddy?”- The scientist said in his most arrogant tone.
-“…daddy…?”- Said a squeaky and uncertain voice.
-“Yeah, that would be creepy…uh…huh?”- For once in his life the scientist was left speechless as he stared with wide eyes at the little alien, who was looking at him with a scared yet hopeful look.
-“Daddy?”- There was an awkward silence as the little alien boldly called out to the scientist and after not getting an answer repeated the question to Sun.
-“Daddy?”- The injured teen tried to chuckle at his predicament but found darkness spread over his vision and… he promptly fell face first on the floor.
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The first thing that Sun was aware of was that it was dark; then he was violently notified of a head splitting headache and immense pain on his torso area.
-“Uhhh…ugh…”- He groaned and felt a prescience close to him. The injured teen slowly opened one eye to come face to face with a slit green colored eye.
-“Whoa!”- He exclaimed and immediately regretted it when the headache doubled and he clutched his head.
-“Larry, bad kitty! Don’t disturb the patient!”- He heard a distinct feminine voice say followed by a strangled “miau!”.
Sun willed his eyes to open to look at the direction of the voice and he promptly stopped breathing. The woman standing next to him was wearing a tight fitting nurse outfit that accentuated her overly endowed chest complete with a miniskirt and everything. He momentarily wondered if he was dreaming and was thinking of pinching himself when he heard a chuckle coming from his fantasy nurse.
-“You seem to be feeling better, Mr. Shadow.”- Her green eyes sparkled with mirth and it was then that Sun noticed that she had the same slit pupil as the tabby cat she was holding.
The dumbstruck teen gazed from her eyes toward the cat’s and confirmed that indeed she had feline eyes! Then he was vaguely aware of a feeling of jealousy at the cat as she squeezed him toward her chest as she laughed. What the…? ‘Ok Sun get your head out of the gutter’ he thought as he cleared his suddenly dry throat.
-“Umm…uh…Who are…you?”- He managed to say and he almost kicked himself at how pathetic he sounded.
The nurse promptly stopped laughing and coughed as she put the cat at the floor. She smiled at him and flipped her long blond hair behind her ear as she walked over to the side of his bed.
-“Oh, I’m sorry Mr. Shadow. My name is Shelsy and I’m the nurse in turn at the HIT Academy Hospital. You were involved in an attempted shuttle jack-in and were badly injured. Do you remember anything?”- He blinked as suddenly memories assaulted him all at once and he closed his eyes in an attempt to stop the pounding headache that followed.
-“I think so… uhhh… my head…”- He moaned and was about to clutch his head when he felt gentle hands massage the side of his head. Slowly opening one eye, he saw Shelsy give him a kind smile and felt the pain ease away as she pressed her fingers to his scalp. He felt his mouth run dry and struggled to not think about how close she was or how good her perfume smelled or…or…
-“You seem to be feeling better…”- Said a deep voice to the left and Sun turned abruptly to see RBN staring at him seriously at the doorway, familiar black sunglasses in place with bandages on his cheek and torso and his left arm was in a case from his wrist to his bicep. Sun had the decency to blush but before he could say anything…
-“Mr. RBN, How many times do I have to tell you to stay still on the bed! You’re back will not heal properly if you keep moving around!”- Exclaimed Shelsy, as she turned to him with her arms on her hips and a pout that Sun found extremely cute. RBN on the other hand; glared at her and tried to cross his arms in front of his chest but only succeeded in creating an awkward picture since he could only move one into position.
-“And how many times do I have to tell you; I don’t take orders from anyone.”- They both stared at each other, neither backing down while Sun could only stare back and forth between the two.
-“There you are.”- Said an authoritarian voice from the hallway and a guard entered the room.
–“The principal wishes to see you.”- He said looking at RBN and then turned to the older teen still on the bed.
–“And if you’re feeling up to it, he wishes to see you as well.”-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~At the principal’s office~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RBN and Sun sat on some comfy chairs; that looked to be ridiculously expensive, and looked around the seemingly normal office… Sun stared at a head of a weird looking crossbreed of a spider and a kangaroo mounted on the wall. He blinked and suddenly he swore the thing blinked back.
-“Good evening, I hope I didn’t make you both wait long.”- Said a kind voice, and both teens turned back to see the principal, who had short blond hair, slicked back with gel, a gentle smile on his face and closed but still smiling eyes, as he closed the door behind him.
-“Not at all sir, we were just called here ourselves.”- The older teen said with a smile, relieved now that the principal looked like a nice person.
-“That’s a relief.”- Answered the principal as he made walked over to his desk and sat down, sliding his hands together in front of his face, covering his still smiling lips. –“You’re both considered heroes by the people of the shuttle you both help save, although sadly neither of you were conscious when the reporters made the story but the certificates and the medals were kept safe by the secretary if you both want them.”-
-“We got medals?! I didn’t… I couldn’t… oh, wow!”- Exclaimed an excited and slightly incoherent Sun as he smiled from ear to ear and looked back and forth from the silent and brooding RBN and the still cheerfully looking principal.
-“Yes, now if you both could tell me exactly what happened after you both separated, we can get your medals and hand them to each of you.”- Said the principal cheerfully and Sun was about to answer when RBN cut him off.
-“I’m more concerned about the HIT Academy entrance exam, principal. We missed the written part of the exam while we were unconscious and we both wanted to enlist.”- The principal’s eyebrows furrowed in annoyance but went back into their cheerful position rapidly while Sun stared at RBN in dismay.
-“What?! Then we can’t enter the academy?!”- He exclaimed and looked at the principal, who sat with the same cheerful outlook.
-“It is unfortunate, but it’s against academy policy to issue exams outside of the specific date…”- Sun looked devastated as he sat up and walked over to the front of the principal’s desk.
-“But Mr. Principal, there must be something you could do? I mean, our solicitations were accepted and it’s not our fault we were too injured to take it…:- Said principal looked back without so much as a twitch and answered with the same kind tone.
-“I’m sorry but there’s nothing I can do Mr. Shadow. We can arrange a shuttle for your departure and return the solicitation fee, so you may try again next year.”- The older teen looked crushed as RBN sat back on his chair with a glare.
-“Then I think we both would like to talk to the reporters after we leave and tell them all about how the academy didn’t let the local heroes take the entrance exam because of they couldn’t make it on time on account of their injuries…”- The principal’s cheerful countenance immediately fell and his eyebrows furrowed over his still closed eyes.
-“The rules are made to uphold peace and order Mr. RBN, and this academy prides itself in following such rules. As such, we cannot give either of you the written examination outside of the designated date.”- Said the principal with an authoritative tone as he and RBN had a silent staring match, neither of them backing down as Sun stared back and forth between them. Finally the younger teen stood up and turned t the door.
-“Come on Sun, we can still make it to the studio before they start the 6 pm broadcast.”- The older teen followed the other uncertainly and both were about to leave the office when.
-“We cannot give you the written part but maybe we can work out a different arrangement…”- RBN smirked and turned around.
-“We’re listening.”- He said as the principal unclenched his arms and placed them on the desk, revealing a displeased frown.
-“Since the written part is to determine the real intentions of the recruits and both of you proved yourselves noble and courageous in your acts with the shuttle, we can count that the test and assume you both passed with flying colors.”- Both teens looked at each other with smiles on their faces. –“I will arrange it so that both of you can participate in the physical part of the exam but both of you must be in top condition to enter and there is only one treatment that can make that happen, nanomachines.”- He finished ominously as RBN tensed and the older teen looked confused.
-“I don’t get it, what’s so bad about nanomachines?”- The dark teen looked at the Sun in surprise, and sighed when he saw the other was serious.
-“Nanomachies are extremely dangerous since there is always a possibility of the body rejecting them before they have a chance to work and cause complications. But the worst part comes when they actually do work; they accelerate the body’s natural regeneration abilities by manipulating tissue and secreting hormones to simulate stress and activate the body’s emergency responses with the side effect being extreme pain, which doesn’t stop until hours after the nanomachines are completely removed from the host’s body.”- Explained RBN with dread as the white teen gulped and the principal smirked at their reactions, his ever closed eyes making him look more intimidating.
-“Well, what are your decisions? Know that the offer to return your money and a shuttle home still stands.”- Both teens stayed silent for a long time and slowly turned to look at each other. With determined looks, they both nodded and turned toward the principal.
-“We will take the nanomachines and enter the physical examination, Mr. Principal.”- Answered Sun with a determined look and the principal laughed, revealing long sharp fangs where his four canines should be, and nodded to both of them with a pleased smirk.
-“Very well then, I’ll call the nurse to expect you both in the emergency room for the treatment. Take care and please try to refrain from biting your tongues and excreting bodily fluids on the hospital floor while on the treatment, it’s considerably expensive to sterilize afterwards.”- Said the principal with a wicked smirk and both teens promptly ran out of the office.
After a moment of waiting the principal’s smirk widened into a wicked smile that showed his sharp fangs and slowly opened his eyes to reveal a slit reptilian pupil and glowing green eyes. He picked up the phone on his desk and pushed a button, the sound of automatic dialing coming out of the receiver as he placed it over his right ear. When line connected he didn’t wait for the other person to answer a greeting he started talking.
-“This is Schwartz, the two candidates passed the test. Tell the nurse to expect them for the nanomachine treatment.”-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~At the hospital’s emergency area~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sun and RBN stood awkwardly in front of the intimidating emergency room doors; they seem to emit a dark and foreboding aura that only amplified its creepiness with the flickering light on the corner. Both teens gulped, suddenly unsure that they even wanted to knock, let alone go through with the treatment. Before they could decide the right door suddenly opened with a loud bang! Out of the darkness there seem to seep out some eerie looking smoke, and suddenly a person came out with a loud:
-“Hello!”- Came Shelsy’s happy reply as she cheerfully smiled, completely ignoring both teens who stood frozen in a silent scream. But when both of them realized what they were doing, they coughed awkwardly and tried to save what little dignity they had left.
-“Shelsy!”- Sun said with forced excitement as he tried to ignore the creepy surroundings. -“Are you the nurse that’s going to help us with the treatment?”- He asked with hope in his voice and the smiling nurse nodded.
-“Yep! The head nurse and I are going to be the ones treating you, so please be nice to us!”- She exclaimed happily as she turned around and entered past the double doors, into the darkness that was the emergency room and waved back at the teens outside. –“Come on!”-
Both teens audibly gulped and looked at each other uncertainly, watching to see if the other cracked first and started running back, but their pride as men forced them to not back down when a girl had went in without a fuss. After a moment of futile staling, they faced the dreaded door and with uncertain steps pushed them apart to reveal the intimidating darkness. They swore they saw something slither in the corner and standing stock still; they took a moment to collect what was left of their courage when suddenly something grabbed them and pulled them inside. They both screamed and were about to attack when…
-“Please keep your voices down; you’ll scare the other patients.”- Said the familiar voice of Shelsy as she dragged the two scared teens by their wrists. As they calmed down and took a good look at their surroundings; they could see a couple of small blue lights that offered some visibility in the otherwise dark hospital corridor.
-“Um…why is it so dark in here?”- Asked Sun as he uneasily looking from side to side, expecting something to come out of the shadows at any moment.
-“This is a special area of the hospital where nanomachines are stored and used to treat patients, because they are sensitive to light they need to be kept in specially designated dark places with the necessary equipment to maintain them in top condition. Anything else other than these conditions would result in the nanomachines dying and the patients that already have them inside their systems…well…you don’t want to know about that.”- She finished with a somber tone and both teens felt a chill run down their spines.
They walked in silence, the only sounds to accompany them being the random scream and sounds of struggling from the hardly lit rooms they passed in the hallway. After what seemed like an eternity, Shelsy stopped and let go of their wrists and knocked on a door numbered 233. All three waited for a moment and the door opened to reveal a tall and burly looking nurse with narrowed black eyes and a brown mustache over a deep rooted frown. Sun and RBN sweat dropped at the sight and suddenly felt that this was a bad idea.
-“Good afternoon head nurse! I brought the two emergency patients for the nanomachine regeneration that Mr. Schwarts personally requested we see today.”- Both teens jaw dropped once they realized the burly mustache woman was the head nurse and said head nurse’s scowl deepened.
-“That ******** no good snake of a principal better have nice fat bonus in store for me, for all the ‘personal emergencies’ he send my way. Come on!”- She said, with such a deep voice that it could challenge RBN’s any day and still win, as she inspected the two teens and promptly turned around into the room.
-“You heard the head nurse, come along!”- Exclaimed Shelsy with her cheerful mood intact and followed the other inside. Sun and RBN on the other hand looked at each other from the corner of their eyes and, with a deep breath to gather courage, entered after the other two.
Inside the room was as equally dark as the corridor, with two hospital beds surrounded by a bunch of complicated looking machinery connected to two giant tanks on either side filled with what looked like some green bubbling fluid. Beeping could be heard and they both turned to see the head nurse pushing some buttons and pull a lever on the complicated machine.
*Wuuuiiiiiiiiiiii…*
-“Please lie down on the beds and roll up your sleeves so we can administer the treatment.”- Said the younger nurse with an encouraging smile and both did as they were told.
-“Are you blind or something? Take off your sunglasses!”- Exclaimed the head nurse as she stood menacingly over RBN, but before Sun could see what happened next he felt restraints tie themselves tightly around his body and cut off any type of movement. He startlingly looked at his left and saw Shelsy giving one last tug to the restraints and giving him a friendly pat on the chest.
-“Why are you…?”- Started Sun, with fear on his voice, as the pretty nurse continued to smile at him.
-“We wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself while on the treatment, now would we?”- She answered with the same smile in place as she pierced his skin with a needle. Sun looked fearfully at it and saw that it was connected through a tube to one of the tanks with the green liquid.
-“It will be over soon, please try to bear it…”- The older teen had enough time to look at the sad looking Shelsy with frightened eyes before she pulled a switch. The tank bubbled as the tube began filling with the green liquid, traveling toward the needle in his arm and he started struggling to free himself. –“Please stop it if we don’t get the correct amount…”-
But whatever Shelsy said after that was lost to Sun as the thick liquid entered his veins. Immediately his arm felt as if it was on fire and he cried out in pain as it extended rapidly up his shoulder and spread through his torso. Pain, the lights of which he had never experienced before, erupted through his body and he tried to scream; but the burning had went past his throat so the only thing he could do was make desperate gagging noises. Dark spots flashed through his vision as he pulled at the restraints, the bed shaking with the force of the struggle. He couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t see. He only felt pain. He wanted to die. Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop; make it stop! Where the only things that ran through his mind as everything went black.
~~~~~~~~~~Two days after the treatment~~~~~~~~
*beep* *beep* *beep* *beep*
Sun groaned and instantly regretted doing anything… his body was sore all over, just making a sound hurt… he concentrated on breathing…
*beep* *beep* *beep* *beep*
He knew that sound… it was the heart monitor… that meant he was alive…but right now he didn’t want to be…his mind was tired, and he vaguely recalled some hazy memories before they vanished all together…
*beep* *beep* *beep* *beep*
I can’t just lie here and do nothing; he thought to himself and trying to open his eyes but the eyelids seemed heavy…with effort he was finally able to open them and was assaulted with the brightness of the hospital lights. He blinked furiously as tears made the white ceiling seem blurry and with one strong blink, the tears fell past his ears and loose themselves in his hair. Lying still, he waited until his eyes were used to the light to slowly look around the room and he saw something out of the corner of his eye. Turning to see what it was, he realized with a start that it was RBN, without his sunglasses, with his eyes closed, lying on a hospital bed and his arm connected to a heart monitor like his own. He looked so weak and fragile, the older teen thought he was dead before he saw his chest lightly rise and the heart monitor signal that his heart was still beating. He vaguely wondered if he too looked as weak and fragile as the other teen, he certainly felt bad enough to think it was probably the case.
-“Oh, you’re awake!”- Sun winced and closed his eyes as the voice of the nurse seemed to be ten times louder that it normally was. He lightly looked at her as she walked over to his bedside but couldn’t make out anything other than her blue hair through the haze of more tears. –“Your body still hasn’t recovered, please rest some more until the date of the physical examination.”- She said in a considerably lower voice as she did something on a machine and he suddenly felt a hundred times sleepier as everything was darkness once more.
~~~~~~~~~The date of the physical examination~~~~~~~~
Sun looked at himself in a full body mirror attached on the wall; he frowned at his dull and gray applicant uniform. It was a little bulky on account of the multitude of wires, and who knows what else, that was integrated inside the suit to monitor the wear’s vitals; so it would be cumbersome to fight in it. He sighed; at least the other applicants were in the same boat as he was…
-“Are you done staring at yourself in the mirror? The test is about to begin.”- Said the slightly irritated voice of RBN from the other side of the locker room.
-“Yeah, yeah…I’m just a little nervous, I mean we were in critical condition a couple of days ago…”- The older teen said as he rubbed his torso, finding it completely healed, and turned around to face RBN, sunglasses back in place and wearing the same gray suit as he was.
-“Nanomachines are an amazing piece of technology, even if it’s a dangerous one as well. Come on, the principal wanted a word with us before the test starts.”- Sun nodded as they left the locker area and headed toward the principal’s private viewing area.
-“Hey RBN, do you remember anything from the nanomachine treatment?”- He asked the dark teen in front of him, who shrugged.
-“Bits and pieces here and there, but nothing definitive.”- The younger teen replied as they walked up some stairs.
-“At least you remember something. All I remember is hazy outlines…”- The white teen said with a sigh as they entered a corridor.
-“The nurse said that the mind tends to block out memories about those kinds of treatments so you don’t need to worry.”- RBN said as they stood in front of a door that said “Principal Suite” and knocked.
-“But still… I want to know what happened.”- Sun muttered as a “come in” was heard from the other side of the door and they entered.
Both teen’s looked at the room inside and found it the same ridiculously expensive style as the office. The principal, who had been standing before the huge crystal window, turned to face them with the same smile and closed eyes he had when they’d first met. His hair slicked back in the same hair style and everything; the only difference being that now he was wearing a general’s uniform, complete with medals, instead of the business suit he used earlier.
-“Ah, welcome back to the land of the living! The nurses told me they had quite the trouble t revive you both when the treatment was over.”- He said, smile widening at their shocked expressions. –“They hadn’t told you? My apologies then, I didn’t mean to scare you.”-
-“Um…You wanted to see us for something Mr. Schwartz?”- Asked Sun, not wanting to spend a moment more that was absolutely necessary in here with the eccentric principal.
-“Oh of course, I just wanted to return these to you both of you. You will need it for the test.”- The reptilian man answered as he handed RBN his old guns, fully restocked with ammo, and the dark teen looked surprised as he dismantled and put them back together rapidly in order to check them; and finding nothing wrong looked at the principal with new found respect and admiration.
-“Thank you.”- He said with sincerity as the principal waved him off with the same smile intact and walked over to the other, who had a hopeful look on his face. He handed the older teen something and Sun almost cried at the sight of the familiar hilt of his energy sword.
-“But sir, I thought it was lost on the shuttle landing…”- He asked confused, while the principal smirked arrogantly.
-“Never underestimate the HIT Academy Investigation Department, and the Mechanics Division.- The reptilian principal said with pride and then turned serious, looking at Sun with something akin to affection. –“I had the honor of fighting alongside your father; I couldn’t let his energy sword die in a scrap heap. In return I expect great things from you as a cadet…if you pass the test that is!”- He laughed loudly at this while both teens sweet dropped.
*This is the last call to all participants of the HIT Academy Physical Examination Test, please proceed to gate 14 to start the test*
-“Well, hurry up! Oh, and if you don’t pass the test you both have to pay for the nanomachine treatment in full! Just some friendly motivation…”- Schwartz said with a wicked grin that left no doubt to the teens that he was absolutely serious. Not wanting to stay one minute more with the principal both, they both hastily said their goodbyes and got the hell out of there.
-“What do you think, Alena?”- Asked the principal and a shadow separated itself from the wall and revealed a female ninja, her red eyes glittered as she stood up into her impressive seven foot height.
-“They are just pups; you are going senile if you think they will defeat my girls.”- The woman said with a thick Russian accent while the reptilian man scowled, his slit eyes narrowing at her.
-“You forget that my academy has beaten yours three years in a row, so I think I have an eye for talent.”- Both HIT Academy principals glared at each other, sparks flying between their eyes until Alena smirked.
-“The usual bet then, Mr. confidence?”- Schwartz smirked and ran his serpentine tongue over one of his fangs.
-“Of course, I’m always in the mood to make some money.”-
~~~~~~~~~~~Gate 14~~~~~~~~~~~~
Both teens stood with another hundred and fifty other participants from all shapes, sizes and origins; waiting anxiously for the announcer’s instructions. Somewhere a person sneezed, others coughed and a strange smell started drifting around, but no one moved from their position or dared to speak out. After a few more uncomfortable and foul smelling minutes, the small alien announcer floated in a mini space saucer up to the stand.
-“Welcome participants! We will now start off the physical part of the examination, but first some rules! Each of you have a random number assigned to your suit and when it’s your time to enter the stage the light on your chest will turn on. Pay attention to this light as it will indicate your physical condition, blue means top condition, green’s for good, yellow is declining, orange’s for weak and finally red means incapacitated and you fail. Your opponents will also wear the same suit and the color system is the identical, killing is strictly forbidden but other than that anything goes. So ready your weapons, pray that you don’t get a particularly nasty opponent and wait for your turn!”-
The alien pushed a button, a gate like door opened to the side and what was originally a wall turned on and the screen showed a picture of the arena floor. Suddenly a door on the other side of the arena opened and a cute little fluff ball with one eye and a blue light shining on its belly. A young human with green hair exclaimed in surprise as the light on his suit turned blue and everyone looked at him and the announcer.
-“Well kid, what are you waiting for? Go past the gate to the arena and face your opponent!”-
The green haired human, no older than 15 and standing at six feet, stepped past the gate and looked down at his two feet tall opponent. He smiled confidently as the announcer shouted ‘begin!’ and promptly kicked the fur-ball with his foot. The little guy flew back with a surprised squeal and the light immediately turned orange. Laughing, the green haired teen didn’t even bother to pull out his gun as we walked over the creature to finish it off. The furry little guy, with tears in its eye, stood up and glared at the overconfident human; emitting a squeaky growl in its rage. Suddenly, as the teen was getting ready to deliver the finishing kick, the creature opened its huge mouth, between its eye and the light, and gobbled him whole. The green haired teen screamed as it started to chew him with its little fangs, thoroughly enjoying itself as it slowly devoured the impertinent human. The rest of the participants stared in shock at the surprising turn of events and the announcer laughed loudly, pointing a skinny finger at the screen. After a moment of tense silence from the participants and more screaming from the chewed up human, the announcer looked at the board on his stand and saw the light of the participant turn red.
-“Participant failure! Medics, get the kid out before the thing really eats him!”- Exclaimed the alien as the medic team mobilized and took the chewed up but alive participant out of the arena to be treated and the furry creature did a little dance of victory as it left the arena as well.
-“Serves him right for underestimating his opponent…Oh, well…”- The announcer started as he looked over the now tense group of participants and smirked while he pressed a button. -…who’s next?-
~~~~~~~~~~~58 passes and 36 failures later~~~~~~~~
Both HIT Academy school principals sat bored, the red eyed woman finishing off her 11th cocktail while the reptilian man was polishing, for the third time, one of his uniform’s medals. Suddenly a woman with a stunning body and long, bushy blue hair tied back in a pony tail; stepped up from the other side of the gate, her yellow eyes shined as she smirked arrogantly and walked over to the center of the arena. The ninja styled principal smiled proudly, and looked over to the other principal who was still absorbed on his work.
-“She is Verda, the best of my girls. Can your pups even last long enough for me to be entertained?”- She said, full of confidence, as she watch the other calmly placed his medal back on his uniform and smirked.
-“We’ll just have to see, won’t we?”- He replied and pushed a button on his chair.
~~~~~~~~~Gate 14~~~~~~~~~~~
The light on RBN’s suit flashed blue and he tightened his hold on his newly repaired guns. Sun looked over to him and gave him an encouraging smile and a thumbs up.
-“Good luck!”- The older teen said while the other lightly nodded and walked over to the arena floor.
When the dark teen had reached the center of the arena the blue haired woman scoffed at him, flipping her back and giving him a coquettish smile.
-“You are cute but not worth my time. Little boy’s should turn back before they get hurt.”- She said with the same Russian accent as her academy principal and RBN frowned, tightening his hands on his guns until his knuckles turned white.
-“I won’t lose.”- He said, restraining back his anger as the other woman laughed.
The announcer hadn’t finished yelling begin, when RBN took out both his guns and started firing. Verda twisted to the side, her body bending at a 90 degree angle, and she flipped in the air dodging more bullets as she landed on the ground and continued to twist her body in impossible angles dodging every single bullet.
*click* *click* *click*
The dark teen cursed his temper for getting the best of him as the barrels on his plasma guns smoked, indicating that they were overheated and needed time to cool down. The older woman smirked as she sensually ran her arms over her voluptuous body.
-“Like my body? It does wonders for little boys like you.”- She laughed and took out a whip she had strapped to her suit’s belt. RBN on the other hand frowned, and took up a defensive stance.
-“I know all about your type, and I hate them!”- He said with venom on his voice and Verda scowled, furious as she stretched her whip ominously.
Without warning she flicked her whip, spikes suddenly appearing on it as it sailed straight toward the dark teen. RBN ducked and rolled on the ground to avoid a second strike, the whip speed cutting the wind and making slicing sounds as it twisted and came down for another blow. He could literally see the spikes close up as he barely dodged the strike, and it cuts his left cheek. Cursing again, he saw his light turn green as he jumped and the ground he was standing on shattered from the strength of the whip.
*Fuii*
RBN heard the sound and smiled, turning around he twisted both his arms and aimed his guns at the annoying woman. He fired at the whip, effectively cutting it off and the energy bullets continued toward their intended target. Yellow eyes narrowed as she twisted her body out of the way and countered by flipping her whip at the dark teen; who ran out of the way and continued to run around her as he fired.
Verda twisted her body, each time flipping her whip toward the running teen but it would barely miss him, time to change tactic. She suddenly stopped moving and took two shots to her forearm, her light instantly turning green, and she planted her feet literally on the ground, cracking it from the force. RBN was stunned for a moment as she dug her feet farther into the ground and her legs seemed to meld together, but he snapped out it and took the opportunity to fire as much as possible at her now that she wasn’t moving. He switched the gun to rapid fire and held on the trigger, the guns recoil making his hands shake lightly, as energy bullets went straight at her. She on the other hand didn’t move her main body but flipped her whip around herself to counter the barrage and managed to block most of them but three shots still got through and hit her on the chest and shoulder, making her light change to yellow.
*click* *click* *click*
-“Not now!”- The teen cursed as the guns overheated again, what kind of repairs were these anyway?! The blue haired woman smirked at his predicament but made no move toward him.
RBN stopped running to catch his breath, looking suspiciously at the unmoving woman as the guns cooled off. What was she up to? He wondered and stood in a defensive stance, just in case she suddenly decided to use the whip again. Both combatants stared at each other, neither one willing to give an inch, like an old fashion western movie.
*Fuiii*
Just as the dark teen was going to start firing, the ground beneath him shook and out came a tail of some kind, moving like a tentacle as it went straight toward him. His eyes widened as he fired at it in panic, but it twisted to the side and grabbed him by his legs. He cried out as he was flipped around and he tried to fire but the tentacle like tail twirled him as it curled up around him and left him immobilized. Suddenly he was flipped back up and he was face to face with Verda’s triumphant grin.
-“Told you my body did wonders for little boys like you.”- She said and that’s when RBN noticed that her lower half had tuned into the tail that currently had him wrapped up from his les to his chest.
-“Shape shifter…”- He managed to say with what little breath he could gather as the tail like appendage squeezed him tighter, a sickening crack was heard and he gasped coughing up some blood as his light turned orange.
-“Oops… Did I puncture a lung? And I wanted to draw this out longer…”- She said as she moved closer to her prey and lowered her face toward the gasping RBN, lightly licking some of his blood. –“Your blood tastes good, and I’d hate to have such a cute body go to waste… Give up, and I’ll consider letting you become my toy.”- She whispered in his ear with a smile as he felt him stop struggling and slowly turn his head toward her, their faces inches apart.
-“******** you.”- He said and in that instant Verda felt the barrel of his gun at her belly. She didn’t even have time to think how he had managed to loosen his arm out, before he pushed the trigger.
*Prererere!*
The rapid fire’s recoil didn’t change the accuracy at such a close range and all the shots hit her on her torso. Her tail loosened, her light turning red instantly as fell to the ground, blue blood pooling below her. RBN fell down on his knees, his hands immediately doping his guns as his right wrapped around his chest and the left grabbed the ground to try and help balance him; his light, although flashing, was still orange.
-“Participant success! Medics get down there before either of them kick the bucket!”- Came the voice of from announcer and the dark teen tried to chuckle before he fell to the ground and his light turned red.
~~~~~~~~~~At the principal’s viewing area~~~~~~~~~~
Sounds of crashing could be heard as the red eyed woman let out her anger on the blameless furniture. The reptilian man on the other hand sat calmly in his chair, drinking tea, completely oblivious to the carnage surrounding him. He finished his drink and sat the expensive looking porcelain tea cup in an untouched stand, looking at the woman with a frown.
-“You know you’re going to pay me back, right?”- He said and the woman got angrier, destroying an antique chair in the process.
~~~~~~At the last round and 6 billion worth of destroyed furniture later~~~~~~
Both principals sat in silence on the only two chairs left as the next challenger stepped into the arena floor. She was a tall and slim but muscular woman with short red hair and cold emotionless black eyes as she walked purposely toward the middle of the arena with a broadsword firmly clasped in her left hand. Alena immediately sat up and pointed toward the woman, her red eyes glinting as she faced the confident blond man sitting beside her.
-“She’s Kira, my other girl and she will definitely defeat your other pup!”- The ninja clad principal said with fire in her voice as her military dressed counterpart chuckled and pressed another button on his chair.
-“Don’t get your hopes up.”- He said and she scowled.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Gate 14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sun almost yelped as his light turned on and shined blue, signaling that his turn was up. Nervous, he took out the hilt of his energy sword with his right hand and walked steadily inside the arena. He gulped at the size of the broadsword that his opponent held with one hand, and got into a defensive stance. The red haired woman on the other hand merely lifted her sword and pointed it toward the teen in defiance.
The announcer shouted ‘begin’, and Kira immediately thrust the sword forward with amazing speed considering the size of it. Sun narrowly dodged it and felt the force of the attack pass through the suit and cut his shoulder, his light turning green instantly. He turned on his energy sword, almost tripping on his feet when he saw purple energy materialized from the hilt. The moment was seized by the red haired sword wielder as she lifted her sword with one hand, grabbed it with the other and brought it down with both hands.
*Crash!*
The broadsword embedded itself on the ground, creating a small crater from the force, as Sun literally jumped to avoid being crushed. He panted; eyes wide as she raised her broadsword, chunks of stone clattering to the ground as they feel off the blade. She emotionlessly shook out what was left of the stones that embedded themselves on her blade, turning her cold eyes to the scared teen suddenly and he felt a chill run down his spine.
-“You should give up, before I accidentally kill you.”- She said her deep voice heavy with the same Russian accent as she turned to the shaking teen, still kneeling on the ground.
Sun froze; he had never been so scared in his life. Even against the guy with the Gatling gun, the other had talked as if he was a teacher so it had made it easier to handle… but with her…She was serious, he didn’t have a single doubt in his mind that she had no regards for the rule and had been trying to kill him since the first attack. But the thing that scared him the most was her cold and detached expression, she didn’t care about killing him or the repercussions, she just did it. He watches motionless as she walks over to him, broadsword gleaming eerily in the light and wondered why he was even doing this. Then the world seemed to stop as the glow from his energy sword caught his eye. His father’s sword…And then it all became clear, boarding the shuttle, the nanomachine treatment, entering the test, facing this fear…it was all for the sake of following in his father’s footsteps! She stood in front of the still kneeling teen and lifted the broadsword with one hand, let it there for a moment and brought it down on his head.
*Fushung!* *Ping!*
Kira’s green eyes momentarily widened as he looked straight at determined hazel ones. Sparks started flying as Sun held the hilt of his energy sword with both hands, the broadsword starting to turn red from the heat of the beam. She smirked and grabbed her sword with both hands, determined to cleave the struggling teen in half, his hands started to shake from the force and he quickly realized he couldn’t hold out for long. In a very desperate attempt to get away, he looked to the side with a surprised expression and yelled:
-“What the heck is that?!”- He felt foolish for even trying it and he turned to look at his opponent to find her… looking to the side?! He couldn’t believe it, it worked!
Without giving it more thought he dodged to the side, the broadsword crashing to the ground bellow with a surprised Kira, and he countered with a horizontal slice to the side. He cut her shoulder and the side of her torso, her light flashing dark green. She growled and narrowed her eyes as she retaliated with a kick that Sun dodged by crouching down and countered with another slash. This time she pushed on her other foot and jumped to avoid the slash, twisting herself as she grabbed the hilt of her sword and loosened it from the ground. Having no intentions to be cut in two, the teen jumped out of the way and rolled on the ground to avoid the rocks from when she took out the broadsword from the ground.
Both combatants stared each other down, determined hazel eyes clashed against cold green until Kira lowered her broadsword. Confused, Sun tilted his head in suspicion but didn’t lower his weapon.
-“We are both good at evading and running away from the other’s attack, if we continue carefully like this the match will be too long. How about we end this in the next all out attack?”- The red haired woman said and the brown haired teen considered it. He looked at the clock to the side of the arena and noticed that it had been 40 minutes since the fight had started. Holly!
-“Alright, everything’s on this last onslaught!”- He answered and she smirked, pleased at the new development, and lifted up her broadsword again.
The both sized each other up for a moment before Kira took out in a dash toward the still defending teen. She twirled her broadsword in the air once before bringing it down with hands, Sun twisted to the side and countered with a vertical slash that she blocked with the blade of her broadsword. She gripped her hilt tight and brought it in a horizontal slash that he barely dodged as he crouched down and thrust his sword with all his strength. The attack hit her on her belly, the heat from the energy sword cauterizing the wound as growled in pain and her light turned orange. The brown haired teen smiled, sure he was going to win when she brought her broadsword down with one had.
-“Aaaaaahhhh!”- Sun screamed as the broadsword pierced his left shoulder, breaking his clavicle entering another inch deeper and barely missing his heart. He felt his breath grow shallow and his vision start to blur as his light changed into a color he couldn’t see.
With all the strength he had, the hazel eyed teen pulled his sword horizontally to the left and cut part of her stomach and guts. Kira coughed up blood as her light turned red and she fell to the ground, her broadsword falling to the side with her. Sun tried to stand shakily up and barely heard the announcer say something before he lost consciousness.
~~~~~~~~~At the principal’s viewing area~~~~~~~
-“That doesn’t count! That’s a draw! Both their lights turned red at the same time!”- Alena screamed in outrage as both participants fell at the same time, and the reptilian mad beside her shrugged.
-“That still leaves the win from the first round, so you have to pay regardless.”- Schwartz said confidently as the woman screamed in furry.
-“Fine!!!”- She yelled and left the room fuming.
-“Don’t forget to pay for my furniture!”-
*Slam!*
-“…and my door while you’re at it…”- He muttered as he took out his cell phone and called another. –“Did you both enjoy your VIP seats? Come to my viewing area, I need to talk to you and Lethvontek.”- He said and closed his phone.
After a while of waiting; the door creaked open a little alien walked in, no taller than three feet, with white skin, three long fingers in each hand, a symbol etched in his slightly larger than normal head, a yellow scarf around his neck and a pair of thick round glasses covered his eyes. The principal stood up and greeted the little alien.
-“Welcome Lethvontek, did you enjoy this year’s entrance exam? Where is Sol-Ion, I had told her I wanted to talk to both of you.”- He said with the same easygoing smile as his eyes remained closed and the alien nodded.
-“I enjoyed them very much Mr. Schwartz, thank you for giving us the VIP seats.”- Lethvonte said telepathically as his zigzag mouth remained motionless as his strange voice filled the principal’s head. The symbol in his forehead glowed slightly and he added: -“She is in the hallway now and will come shortly.”-
-“Don’t mention it; the seats are a gift to my two honor students!”- The reptilian man said with a laugh.
-“Pardon the lateness.”- A feminine yet lightly deep voice said.
A teenage girl, no older than 18, with long black hair pulled entirely back into pony tail except for her fringe that fell in long strands on each side of her face, framing her serious face and dark, serious eyes. She wore black suit with zigzagging zippers crossing their entire length and a little bit of her gray and white shoes but a white tunic engraved with gold borders and long wide sleeves covered her entire upper torso and concealed the dark suit.
-“Quite alright Sol-Ion, what did you think of this year’s entrance exams?”- The principal asked with the same smile.
-“Entertaining.”- She answered, in monotone, her serious expression making it difficult to tell if it was meant to be sarcastic or not.
-“Well…Then, let’s get right down to the point. I wanted to head what you thought about the performance of two of the participants. RBN and Sun Shadow, you remembered that I asked you both to analyze their battles?”- The honor students nodded. –“What did you thought?”-
-“Rookies.”- They both said at the same time and without hesitation. The principal sweat dropped and laughed at their serious expressions.
-“Oh, well they are rookies…But from now on, they are your responsibilities. They will be receiving the cadet training under both of you once they get their uniforms and get their HIT Academy registration complete.”- There was an awkward silence that seemed to stretch as the principal’s smirk got wider.
-“WHAT?!”- Both honor students yelled, flabbergasted as they forgot that they were talking to the principal. Meanwhile the reptilian man laughed at their horrified expression
~~~~~End~~~~~~
Note!-> All character designes and costumes are done by Lenaldalie
 LoneSeraphim01 · Wed Jan 06, 2010 @ 01:48am · 2 Comments |
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