Endou and the rest of Raimon are up against a new enemy. In order to make their team as strong as possible, they travel around the globe to visit old friends. But where have they all gone? Why can't they remember Raimon? Will Raimon's journey end before it can even start?
"Hey guys!" Aki and Natsume walked over to the soccer field and gasped before running down. Raimon was scattered across the field, covered in dirt and sweat. Several of them clutched their legs or head in pain. Endou and Kazemaru were leaning on each other, using the extra help to stay standing. Hiroto was slinging Midorikawa's arm over his shoulder and getting the injured boy to stand.
"What happened?" Aki asked worriedly as she helped Tsunami sit up. He pointed weakly over to the other side of the field.
"T-team Sigma." He gritted his teeth in pain as he spoke, and pointed weakly across the field.
The girls looked up and gasped again. A team of dark shadows was standing in a line, their bodies covered by long teal cloaks with their hoods up to conceal their identities. One of the shadows stepped forward and undid the knot keeping their cloak together, and it ruffled slightly in the wind before flying off as if by magic, spreading around the player midair like a halo before fluttering to the ground in the same fashion.
He had long, wavy purple hair tied up in a pony tail, and dark skin. His soccer uniform was skin-tight, with two bright green orbs on his biceps. He looked around them carelessly before raising a hand. In a flash of light, his team was gone, letting him stay solo. He glanced over the team before walking over to Endou and holding out a hand. Endou, startled and weary, took it. They shook hands easily.
"I am Asetawa Tome, captain of Sigma." He said. "We regret the damage we have done to your facility. There will be a donation sent to the soccer department of Raimon that will handle the costs of reparations." He nodded towards the players laying broken on the ground. "As well as a medical crew fit for the gods." He looked up at the sun with a slight grin. "Speaking of which, I have somewhere to be." He waved. "Maybe next time we meet we'll be the ones licking our wounds." A flash of red light, and he disappeared. Seconds later, two more flashes of light filled the air, and Midorikawa and Hiroto disappeared as well.
"Where did they go?!" Megane exclaimed.
"I knew we shouldn't have trusted them!" Someoka growled fiercely, and Fubuki put a hand on his friend's shoulder to calm him down once they were standing.
"They were under the control of the Aliea Meteorite when they acted that way," Goenji reputed. "They aren't the same people they were in Aliea Gakuen. I don't think they had anything to do with this." He frowned and walked over to Kidou to talk quietly. "What did you make of Asetawa?"
"Unlike Aliea Gakuen, he gave us a human name. It's only his clothing that appears alien in any way. He is developing a sense of superiority over us; he sees no problem in giving us his identity because he doesn't believe knowing who he is will change anything." Kidou crossed his arms as Haruna ran over and helped him stand, noticing when the others didn't how her brother wobbled unsteadily.
"What should we do?" She asked him, sounding worried. Goenji gritted his teeth angrily. Hitomiko walked onto the field and over to Kidou, handing him a cell phone. He nodded to her, and she gave him a focused stare before turning to the rest of the team and motioning them to gather. Kidou, helped by Goenji and Haruna, moved away from the group to the benches, flipping open the phone and scrolling through the contacts.
"Are you sure he'll answer?" Goenji asked once he saw the name they were calling.
"We can only hope." Kidou replied stiffly, turning up the volume so all three of them could hear it.
"You've reached the mail box of Afuro Terumi. Please leave a message after the beep."