Fire. That was the first thing the child awoke to. It was hot. A man had rushed into the room. "Chief! There's a baby in the room!" he shouted into a walkie-talkie. He rushed forward, carried her in his arms and ran out of the house. Outside, the baby saw the entire house engulfed in flame. She shouted the only two words she knew, "Mama! Papa!" The man gently stroked her head. Then, more men rushed out carrying her parents. A woman pressed her ear to their chests and pumped their chests a few times. She then shook her head. The baby's parents were covered with white cloths. A woman in a brown hooded cape went up to the baby and carried her away. The men did not move at all. The baby was confused. What happened? What is this feeling of loss inside her heart?
Inazuma Japan has caused the world to enter soccer fever. They had won the FFI. But are they really undefeatable?
Kira Hitomiko had gotten a message. When she read it, she almost dropped her phone. "How…? I thought she… Argh! That girl is such a pain!" Kira Hitomiko called 4 of the orphanage's best soccer players: Kiyama Hiroto, Midorikawa Ryuuji, Nagumo Haruya and Suzuno Fuusuke. Kira Hitomiko also called Kudou Michiya, telling him to meet her at Sun Garden and to bring along every member, including the managers, of Inazuma Japan living in Inazuma Town. After that, she called Tsunami Jousuke, Kogure Yuuya, Fubuki Shirou, Hijikata Raiden and Tachimukai Yuuki, asking them to visit Sun Garden. She then called Teikoku, requesting that they sent Fudou Akio, Sakuma Jirou and Genda Koujirou to Sun Garden.
When everyone had arrived at Sun Garden, Coach Hitomiko explained the reason for the gathering. "Well, I'm not sure how true this is, but I got a message from someone claiming to have a team better than Inazuma Japan. They are challenging you to a match tomorrow at the nearby field. Endou, what do you think?" Endou Mamoru, Inazuma Japan's captain, replied, "Sure! It'll be fun!"
"Good. Rest up in dormitory tonight. Hiroto, give them a couple of rooms to stay in," Coach Hitomiko ordered.
The next day, everyone was waiting in anticipation for the mysterious team. Soon, a bus pulled up in front of Sun Garden. Out of the bus came 12 children wearing brown hooded jackets and black pants. Behind them was a person wearing a brown hooded cape. "I guess this is the team," Endou whispered to Gouenji Shuuya. After a few minutes of preparation, the match started. The team consisted of Endou Mamoru, Kazemaru Ichirouta, Kabeyama Heigorou, Someoka Ryuugo, Gouenji Shuuya, Fubuki Shirou, Kiyama Hiroto, Midorikawa Ryuuji, Kidou Yuuto, Fudou Akio and Utsunomiya Toramaru. Nagumo Haruya, Suzuno Fuusuke, Tsunami Jousuke, Kurimatsu Teppei, Kogure Yuuya, Genda Koujirou, Tobitaka Seiya, Hijikata Raiden, Sakuma Jirou and Tachimukai Yuuki were substitutes. As for the other team, whose members were only differentiated by the symbol on their jackets' right shoulder, had 2 attackers, 5 defenders, 3 midfielders, one goalkeeper and one substitute, the one whose symbol was 2 pairs of parallel lines, one pair horizontal and one pair vertical.
The other team did not move at all. Someoka, taking this as a sign of arrogance, was angered and attempted to shoot with Dragon Slayer, but the goalkeeper, whose symbol was similar to a circle with the letter 'U' on top, kicked it back. In fact, the kick was so hard that Endou had to use Majin the Hand to stop it. "The goalkeeper… Endou had to use Majin the Hand…" Snatches of conversion were heard echoing through the field. After that, the team took the mysterious team much more seriously. The ball went back and forth, with the ball getting stolen from the two teams countless times.
After 15 minutes, the score was still 0-0, and the opposing team's coach stood up and pointed to the defender whose symbol was similar to the letter 'r' stuck to another 'r' in reverse. The player smiled. Gouenji rushed up to the goal but none of the opposing players stopped him. Warily, he approached the goal. Suddenly, the same defender the coach had pointed at used a hissatsu technique called Wool Wall. A wall of wool surrounded Gouenji and the minute his skin touched the wool, he fell into a relaxed state and did not realize the defender stealing the ball from him. When the wool disappeared, Gouenji woke up from his state of reverie. "Gouenji! What are you doing?!" Someoka shouted before giving chase to the defender who was running towards their goal. "Sorry! I don't know what happened! I suddenly just stopped thinking!" The defender dodged all their attacks and when he was right in front of the goal, he used the hissatsu technique Wool Bomb. The ball flew slowly towards the goal, so Endou decided to only use God Hand. The moment the ball touched Endou's hand, an explosion of wool hit Endou, sending him into the dream-like state which had also affected Gouenji. The score was now 1-0.
The other team still did not move, except for the defender who had scored. Shoot after shoot after shoot. More hissatsu techniques came up: Wool Shot and Wool Cushion. Wool Shot was an attack technique while Wool Cushion was a defense technique. Half-time. The score was 2-0.
"Coach, what should we do?" Endou asked both Coach Hitomiko and Coach Kudou. "I… honestly don't know. This team doesn't seem to have any tactics." Coach Hitomiko replied. "It seems like only that defender is attacking. Let's take a gamble. Defenders, block that defender. Midfielders, avoid that defender. Hopefully we can score in the second half." Coach Kudou ordered.
Half-time was up. Much to their surprise, the other team switched out the defendant for the substitute. The substitute joined the midfielders. "What?!" Kidou said. "Then, who will attack?" Kidou's answer came soon enough. The entire team. Many strong hissatsu techniques came up. From the goalkeeper, Axe Recoil and Rampage deflected the shoot and the ball ended up in Endou's goal. It was like a bull charging across the field.
The remaining defenders, whose symbols looked like: a letter 'M' with a curved line crossing the last line of the 'M' for the 1st defender; 2 parallel horizontal lines with the top line having a gap in the middle filled with a letter 'C' for the 2nd defender; a symbol similar to the 1st defender's symbol but instead of a curved line crossing the last line of the 'M', the last line curls and points to the right with an arrow; a arrow with a dash on the straight line for the 4th defender, had both defense and attack hissatsu techniques too. The hissatsu techniques were: From the 1st defender: Diver, where the ball is kicked into the ground and shoots up next to Endou so Endou has no time to react, Spica Lock and Spica Hole, where the attacker either is trapped in a ball of boulders or falls into a hole which causing him to lose the ball; From the 2nd defender: Gravity Change, which either sent the attacker flying or pinned to the ground, and Gravity Core, which causes the ball to become so heavy Endou can't catch it; From the 3rd defender: Sand Buster, which summons a sandstorm causing the attacker to be blinded temporarily, and Sand Spear, a shot which is like a spear surrounded by sand; From the 4th defender: Archer's Aim, letting the defender have precise aim to know exactly where the attacker will move next, and Heaven's Arrow, an arrow-like shot.
The attackers' symbols were: the numbers '6' and '9' lying horizontally and 2 parallel wavy lines. Their hissatsu techniques were: for the first attacker: 1000 Sword Dance, a shot with swords, and Armor Block, an armor-like defense technique; for the 2nd defender: Giant Wave Attack, Water Beam and Bubble Shot, shots infused with water, and Water Pillar and Water Lock, a defense technique which traps the attacker in water.
The midfielders' symbols were: For the 1st midfielder, the substitute, 2 letter 'I's; for the 2nd midfielder, a circle with a swirl from the top of the circle; for the 3rd midfielder, a letter 'N' with a swirl at the end; for the 4th midfielder, a curved form of the letter 'H'. Their hissatsu techniques were: for the 2nd midfielder: Regulus Shot, Regulus Beam, Regulus Impact and Regulus Blast, shots infused with light and Lion's Brilliance, the midfielder is enveloped with light hence blinding the players; for the 3rd midfielder: Powered Shot, an extremely powerful shot, and Whirlwind Dance, where the midfielder spins round and round, creating a mini whirlwind and preventing the ball from being stolen; for the 4th defender: Psychedelic Fusion, a shot fused with psychedelic colors; Hypnotic Wall, a defense technique which confuses the opponent and Illusion World, a technique which causes the attacker to believe he is dreaming.
The substitute finally made his move. He managed to perfectly imitate every hissatsu technique that had been used during the match. In the end, the mysterious team won 21-0.
After the match, the mysterious team's coach walked up to Coach Hitomiko and said, "I expected more from the world's best team, Miko-chan." Coach Hitomiko's eyes widened.
"Sakura."
Well, this is my new piece of work. It might be slightly confusing as the mysterious team is nameless, but I will reveal their names in the next chapter. Reviews and criticisms appreciated. If you have any idea you want to add to the story, just write a review and I will try to fit it into the plot. By the way, the symbols on the mysterious team's uniforms are actually the symbols of the 12 Zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini etc. Sorry if the descriptions of the symbols were lame, but that was the best I could do. I will try to write the next chapter soon, however if many people criticize with negative comments, I might decide to just scrap the whole story. The mysterious team is based on the 12 Gold Keys in Fairy Tail. I decided not to make it a crossover as Fairy Tail plays a minor roles and the mysterious team players can be considered OCs.