Recover

Chapter 1: Returning to Miami

Austin's POV

Silence. Complete absolute silence. I stand still waiting patiently

Tap..Tap..Tap..

The sound of quiet footsteps behind me. I stand completely still, aware of the presence sneaking up behind.

SWISH!

I swiftly dodged to my right, satisfied when I heard the sound of metal meeting metal. I didn't bother turning around, there was no point! I was blindfolded! I stayed quiet and relied on my hearing. I heard the sound of soft footsteps coming up to me. I sensed an incoming punch and I moved my head to the left, feeling a small breeze from the missed punch. I quickly grabbed the arm and kicked where I guessed the stomach was. I fought back a grin when I heard a small grunt. I then twisted the arm around the person's neck and kicked behind the knees. When I heard a loud thud, I let go of the arm. I placed my foot on the person's back and I smirked down at them.

"I win" I held out my hand and helped the person up "Although, I have to admit, you almost had me there Akonda" (Means Ambush)

I felt him grab my hand and I pulled him up. I took off my blindfold and placed it in my pocket.

"How did you know it was me?" He asked even though I knew he was smiling

I shrugged "The dagger you threw"

"But how would you know what dagger it was if you were blindfolded?"

"Been here for 5 years Akonda, why shouldn't I?"

"Good point"

I suddenly felt something change around us and I looked at Akonda while looking around the room "Is it just me or did you feel something change in the room ?" I whispered

"Yea… the temperature dropped a little, so that means…"

"We're not the only ones in here" I finished as my eyes darted around the room trying to find the mysterious presence

"Hey what-"I turned around to find Akonda gone. Great.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

I swiftly turned around just in time to dodge 3 incoming shurikans which met the metal wall behind me. When I tore my gaze away from the weapons that almost hit me, I felt a fist collide with my face. I fell back, but caught myself by doing a back flip. Once I stood up, I took out a knife from my pocket. I closed my eyes and listened to my surroundings. I heard nothing but silence, that was until I heard a small and quiet clang of a foot stepping on something. Big mistake. My eyes shot open as I threw the knife to my right, but I didn't hear it hit anything, not even the wall. I felt a hand grasp my shoulder and out of instinct, I grabbed the wrist and flipped the person over my shoulder, hearing a loud thud. I looked down and saw my mentor Kendrick (Fearless Leader). I quickly placed a fist in my open palm and bowed down. I heard him get up, but I made no signs of standing back up.

"You know I hate it when my students bow to me" I smirked and straightened my back

"That's exactly why I did it"

"Been your mentor for all these years and I still can't get used to you"

I chuckled "That's the point, you're not supposed to"

"Stop talking to me in riddles kid" Kendrick said rubbing his temples

"I'm not a kid, but merely a teen" I smirked again as I heard him sigh in frustration "To me, you're still a kid"

"Whatever you say mentor" I looked around "Did you lock Akonda outside...again?"

"He just never learns even after it happening to him 7 times"

"Give him a break, he's only been here for a year. Do you really expect him to learn this quickly?" I said as I walked towards the door

"You did"

I turned back around and grinned "Yea, but he's not me" With that I walked out the door

...

"Amiri!"(East Wind) I turned around and saw Akonda getting up from the ground "How did it go?"

I shrugged "Nothing I couldn't handle"

He grinned and patted my shoulder "What can't you handle?"

"I don't even know how to answer that question"

"Akonda! Amiri!" We stopped talking and turned to see one of our friends running up to us

"Hey Amos, what's up" I asked as he halted in front of us

"Chayton would like to see you two in the mission room right now" I nodded firmly know this meant business

"We're on our way" I said as I gestured Akonda to follow, he did so without a word

We made our way to the other side of the field and entered a dark navy metal base. All around were machines, weapons, labs, and people in lab coats rushing around. Akonda and I swiftly made our way to the center where it held mission control. I saw Chayton and made my way over to him.

"Chayton, I heard that you needed us from Amos (Means Troubled)" I said

"Yes indeed I did, I need you two to look at this" I looked up as a screen popped up on the huge monitor on the wall "You remember Diablo?" I nodded as a picture of him appeared "Well after Akonda killed him back in England, we failed to realize that he gave his role as leader to his son, Leo a few days before the assassination" I looked at the picture of Diablo's son "Apparently, he knew we were after him, so he burned all his future plans so we will have no lead as to where his son will be"

"So what you mean is-"

He nodded "Exactly, I want you two to go to the last place that Leo was last seen" He threw a file full of papers on the table in front of us

I picked up the opened file and briefly scanned the first paper inside "Where exactly was Leo last seen"

The monitor then showed a map of the world. I looked at it and noticed a red dot blinking on some part of North America. My eyes widened when I saw where it was blinking.

"You Guys are going to Miami, Florida"

…

Miami?! He can't be serious, I can't go back there. Not after everything that happened!

"Amiri?" I snapped my heads towards Akonda "Are you alright?"

I nodded "Yea, just thinking about our trip to Miami"

He sighed. He knew what I was actually thinking. He knew everything about my past, he was the only person I trusted enough to tell what happened. He put down the Bo Staff he was holding and walked over to me. He placed his hand on my shoulder.

"It's alright Amiri, the past is the past, what matters now is the present" I smiled at him

"Why do you have to be the wise one of the two of us?"

He laughed as he threw his arm over my shoulders leading us over to our dorms "Because I have to make sure you don't get into anymore trouble"

...

"Are you ready to go?" I glanced behind me and saw Akonda waiting at my door

"Yea" I said as I slung a backpack over my shoulders "Ready as I'll ever be"

"Oh, before I forget here" I looked down at his hands and saw the Bo staff he was holding earlier

I grabbed it and saw that it could extend (Just pretend they can do that). I made it small enough to fit inside my pocket, so I can have something to fight with if I suddenly got into a fight. "Thanks Riker" I said using his real name as we walked towards a private jet that Kendrick let us use

"No problem Austin"

And Done. I'm really sorry if it isn't good, still kind of new to this. I think that's what the names mean, I don't know, I looked the names up and the meanings a long time ago so I'm not sure anymore. Anyway I hoped you enjoyed it! Here's a preview of Chapter 2:

"Wow so this is Marino High" I thought as I stared at the huge brick building in front of me "It's been a while since I've attended school,"

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"Ah, there he is" The counselor motioned for me to stand next to her and I quickly did so "You remember Austin Moon right?" I heard gasps fill out the room, but I kept myself from turning around

The coach did a double take and quickly rubbed her eyes before staring back at me. I raised an eyebrow.

"Is that really you Moon" I nodded slightly "Are you sure?"

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Thomas stood up and turned to glare at me. I did a small grin in return. He turned back around and picked up a set of nun chucks from the ground and started swinging it around. Without even a second for the coach to stop him, he charged at me and went to aim for my head.

CLANG!