The Team, Series 2 (Part 1)

I will post Series 1 soon! This one doesn't have much to do with the first one except for a few things... But, it'll explain itself. If you have any questions, send me a message.

500 years have passed since the legendary Team vanished from the universe. The current president (who is immortal) of the United States of America hunted down a whopping 75 of the members, killing or imprisoning them. The remaining fled to other worlds, hiding from the woman (yes, the new president is a woman), in fear that they would be next. Now the time has come for the 8 Keyblade Masters to rise up again, for an ancient evil greater than that president will threaten all existence as they know it.

(Todd) Chapter 1; Mistakes.

"Todd. Get up."

I rolled over in bed, ignoring the voice.

"Get up!"

I pulled the sheets over my head.

"GET UP, LARDASS!!!"

I threw the sheets off and sat up.

"Do not call me lardass, you little whore!" I yelled in my younger sister's face.

"I'm not fat, unlike you!"

She stuck her tongue out at me and skipped out of my room, orange pigtails bouncing. She wasn't fat, to be honest, but she was pushing pudgy.

"Computer!" I shouted. "Why the hell did you let her in?!"

"I am sorry, Todd." The mechanical voice said. "Marielle had threatened to pour milk into my CPU."

"So? What are you worried about? I'd buy a new one." I growled.

"I apologize, Todd. I was not sure if you would."

"Whatever." I muttered.

I got dressed and combed my dark brown hair. Of course, it never looks as if I ever brush it, so I don't know why I even try. I joined Marielle and our parents at the table for breakfast. We had to be in school in 20 minutes. Good thing we were just around the corner.

Schools were divided in four different sections; Elementary, Junior, Senior, and College. These sections were kept as far apart as possible. If you conversed with anyone that was not in your grade on school grounds (or if they were of the opposite gender), they were to be severely punished. Sometimes death was involved. It's one of the laws for schools. The President made it years ago. She's our country's leader. Right now, she is trying to conquer our neighboring countries. I still can't believe that that woman is over 500 years old. Wonder how she does it.

On our way to school, Marielle asked me a strange question.

"Todd?"

"Hm?"

"Why is the government so strict? Do you think they're hiding something?"

"I dunno. Why do you ask?"

"Well… Nevermind. See you after school."

"Yep."

We stepped onto the sidewalk.

"Todd!"

I looked behind me and saw a girl with long silver hair. She waved and pointed to a piece of paper that had blown over to me. She was on the other side of the street.

This was Kazumi. My lifelong crush. Usually she didn't like to talk to me.

"I got it!" I picked up the paper.

A siren blared. I looked up, startled. Then I knew.

I talked to a girl on school property.

"Todd! Run!" I heard someone yell.

I stayed, frozen in the moment with the evidence clutched in my hand. Many voices contributed to the chorus of "Run! Go! Hurry, Todd!"

"Student 276 has violated law number 3,193,727,959. Judgment; TERMINATION!" A mechanical voice roared.

I didn't wait a second longer. I bolted down the street. If they caught me… Ooh, I was done for. I was pretty fast and strong for a 17 year old, so I flew past houses and buildings in search of a place to hide. However, the authorities caught up within seconds, as they had vehicles to drive.

Guns were fired at me, as well as small explosives. As I rounded a corner, I was confronted by a soldier. He rose a rifle above my head and hit me with it, causing me to fall. I looked up and saw someone behind him aim another gun at me and shoot.

A dart lodged itself in my neck, and I fell into a deep sleep. I became partially conscious at one point, hearing a bit of conversation—

"… Ah! Yes. This one is to be exiled to that new planet Russia discovered. The heat will take care of him eventually."

Then I woke up in the hottest place ever. It was so bad, there were veins of red, molten rock… Wait… There was no place on Earth like this…

They did send me off the planet.

The heat wore me down, but the drugged state I was in began to wear off. I wandered about the cave, fearing death and getting more and more pissed at the government. After a grueling few minutes, I came to a glowing room full of the molten veins. I heard an odd sound, like the vibrating of an old cell phone. It seemed to be coming from the center of the room.

In the dim light, I saw a bundle of something fuzzy on the ground. I reached out to touch it, but jumped back in surprise when it moved.

There were no animals left on Earth, but I could tell that this creature was a type of cat from readings I did for reports. It looked like a red-colored… lion cub. It rolled onto its back to examine me with orange eyes.

It was cute (and I don't say that often), but why was it here? And why was it red? The vibrations were coming from the cub, and I think that was supposed to be that "purring" thing that cats do. It meant that it was happy, which made me a little happier as well.

Of course, it was only a baby, so what was I worried about? I hesitantly scratched behind its ears and the purring got louder. It closed its eyes and licked its lips in contentment.

I picked it up and cradled it in my arms. I don't know why, but I did. The cub let me, but as soon as I did, the stifling heat around me softened, and I was no longer sweating to death. Then I knew that this animal was not normal. At least I wasn't alone here anymore.

I carried it through the cave in search of some sort of entryway. I was not going to stay here. It didn't look as though I had a choice… There were voices up ahead. My pace quickened at the thought of getting help, or at least getting the fuck out of here.

"Jasse! Scout ahead down the left tunnel for any aggressive animals. I doubt if there are any here, but you never know in a place like this. There's a lot of good ores, though."

We entered a tunnel that came to a double fork, and there was a hole in the ceiling above, revealing the starry sky. There were two women unloading equipment of all sorts out of the hole in the ceiling. One had blue hair and eyes, with clothing to match of course, and the other, the one that was leaving, was customized with a vibrant yellow.

"Uh, excuse me!" I ran forward. "I need help!"

I took the girl by surprise. However, when I got close enough, she was a bit like a lioness herself. She pulled out a gun.

"Put the animal down, human." She commanded.

"But I—"

"Do it, dammit!" She pointed the gun at me.

"Okay!" I gently set the cub on the ground.

"Hands in the air. Got any money?"

"Um… My cell phone." I remembered suddenly.

"Toss it here."

I took it out of my pocket and threw it to her. She brushed a dangling lock of blue hair out of her face and played around with the phone.

"Where the hell are you from, anyway?" She asked.

"Earth." I glanced down at the lion cub, who was hissing and spitting angrily at the cat-girl.

"Shut up, stupid animal." She shot at it.

As the bullet hit the floor next to it, it turned to ice in that area, and the cub hid behind me with wide eyes.

"Leave it alone. It didn't do anything to you." I glared at her.

"Do you have any idea who I am?!" She scowled back.

"No, but I see you don't have any respect for anything at all. Are you supposed to be a thief?"

"I AM a thief, you idiot. My sisters and I are all thieves. And if you think you're tough enough to take me on, say it now." She smirked, showing off a few pointed teeth.

"I'm sorry, but I don't spend much time on bitches." I said smartly.

The statement pissed her off, and she took out a blue knife, putting her gun away. "I'm going to skin that creature alive!"

She lunged at the cub, which had ventured out from behind me and started growling. I struck out with a kick to her face and snatched up the long lion. But before I could get far enough away, she slashed into my chest down to my stomach. Cold spread throughout the wound and made me fall. The girl grabbed my shirt collar and pulled me close, snarling in my face.

"You are going to pay for that! I'm going to kill you! I'll kill you nice and slow, human!" She raised the knife above her head.

"Oh Jenne…"

She froze, jaw dropping in surprise.

Someone grabbed a handful of her long hair and yanked her off me. She dropped the knife and squeaked in pain as she was dragged backwards. A guy my age with glasses and short brown hair grinned at her as he pulled harder.

"I thought I told you to stop your ways." The grin turned to a serious scowl. "Why are you here?"

"Ow! I'm s-sorry! Eee! I was just looking for—Ooh! Metals! Ouch!" Jenne squirmed and whined, tears running down her cheeks.

"Then why were you harassing him?" The guy demanded.

"Uh, uh, self-defense! He… uh, attacked me first!" She wailed.

"I did n—AGH!" I cried out in pain.

"Get out of here." He threw her to the ground.

She leaped through the hole in a hurry and vanished.

"Name's Brad. You alright?" The boy came over to me.

"Not really." I gasped.

"Is this little shit yours?" He picked up the lion. It used its paw to knock his glasses off to one side.

"I guess so. I found it."

"Okay, let's go then." He placed a hand on my shoulder, and it all went black.