As of now, I've decided to separate each sport per chapter, thus making this longer. By the way, I don't think I'll be able to do all of your requests if they just come into my door, trying to barge in. So slow down on it, 'kay? So, on with the first sport!
"And we're back! Thanks for all the reviews, now here come the challenges!" Inferno announced into the mic. The crowd cheered and whistled, while the gang remained frozen in place. Soon enough, Inferno spoke up again
"So, you guys ready for the first challenge?"
"NO!" they yelled loudly, but was ignored
"Okay! Here's the first one!" Inferno took out a pink envelope and tore it open, taking out a small piece of white paper. Inferno read it first, and was very surprised yet happy with this one. Inferno smiled devilishly and began reading it aloud
"This challenge is from: La-Joven-Fantacio-Del2287. Wow, that name's a mouthful!" Inferno joked, laughing. The crowd stayed silent at Inferno's "joke", and so did the gang
"Geez, you guys sure don't know comedy when you hear it. Anyways, here's the letter in the reviewer's exact words. NICE! Have them do a swimming thing, we all know what would happen if Holiday saw Six shirtless. Any one who doesnt comply or fails gets sent to my house! Im a evil master mind, so expect more reveiws from me" Inferno read proudly, accidentally revealing to much than originally intended
As soon as Holiday and Six heard their names being mentioned, their ears perked up. But when the words got put together, they were shocked and NEEDED to protest against this.
"WHAT?" they both yelled out furiously. Holiday's voice nearly cracked, while Six's voice maintained its deep one. However, his posture obviously suggests he was shaken up
"Whoops! Hehe, ignore that second part! Anyways, La-Joven-Fantacio-Del2287 also requested that Six be the participant and that this only be a one-on-one race!" Inferno announced
Everyone stared at the middle of the green field where a HUGE Olympic-sized swimming pool appeared before them. But Six didn't mind it too much. What he was minding was the fact that's he's really pale right now. He NEVER gets nervous! But currently, he felt that he had ever right to do so. If he's gotta swim, that means he has to be shirtless! And he doesn't own any swim shirts, so he's not safe in any way at the moment. And he's just gonna have a hard time swimming in his regular suit. Six gulped a huge lump in his throat, until Inferno threw a pair of swimming trunks in his face.
"Come on! Chop chop! We don't have all day, Six! Get in the locker room and change!" Inferno ordered. Rex took the trunks off the man's face and handed it back to him. He snatched back the pair of shorts and went into the men's locker room that "magically" appeared as he walked.
A few moments later, Six stepped out the slippery room. The crowd, the teen, the chimp and the doctor were all leaning forward. Of course, they were VERY curious at what Six looked like shirtless. And right now, their dreams just came true.
Six had a faint flush on his face. Mostly because all eyes were glued on him. The girls were all either in awe, shrieking, screaming, fainting or did all four. Most boys didn't mind him, but the ones who did had their mouths agape. Rex and Bobo were no exception to this. Holiday...blushed deeply. She attempted to hide her face and lessen the reddening of her face, but to no avail. A little fangirl in her screamed "JUST KEEP LOOKING!"
Six felt even stupider by the second. Why did he agree to this? Why did he have to come out bare chested? Why did he have to put on the stupid dark green trunks with black stripes at the side? Well, there was no turning back now. At least his shades doubled as goggles. And besides, it was better than being butt naked. He let out a very shaky sigh and walked toward the edge of the pool, standing on one of the platforms.
Inferno was too busy sipping orange juice to notice Six was getting ready, and getting stiff fast because of his current crouching position.
"INFERNO!" everyone yelled out to Inferno. Inferno spit out the juice and yelled angrily into the mic
"What?"
"Six is kinda stuck there" Rex said, his thumb pointing at Six
"Oh, sorry" Inferno apologized, "Six, stand up first!" and the man did as told, stretching his back a little, "Now, let's introduce the competitors the way a boxing match announcer would do!"
Inferno then announced the two "enemies" in a professionally loud and deep voice
"Introducing first! Standing on Lane 1. Weighing 164 pounds and standing erectly at 5 feet and 8 inches. Having not much experience in Olympic Swimming or any sport that the Olympics considers whatsoever, thus having no record at all. The Man in Green! The Green Bean! The Aggro-Nanny! The Stick in the Mud! The guy every girl swoons over! And of course, TOP AGENT OF PROVIDENCE! Let's give it up for...Agent Six!" Inferno finished. The crowd clapped wildly and cheered and whistled. Inferno signaled them to stop so the other competitor can be introduced
"And now, the visitor! The man who just came out from the locker room wearing brown and black trunks! Weighing 166 pounds and standing erectly at 5 feet 9 inches. Having as much experience in Olympic sports as the guy who's still standing in Lane 1. The Evil Overlord! The Obsessed Character! The Shadowy Figure! Controller of Nature! The rain in everyone's parade! And ruler of Abysus! Ladies and gentlemen, Vaaaaan Kleeeeeiss!" Inferno said, saying the man's name longer than intended, leaving a hanging note.
The crowd booed at the sight of him. But some girls had the gall to still faint after seeing him.
"Six? Against Van Kleiss? In Olympic swimming?" Rex said in an obviously panicky pace. He grabbed Bobo by the collar of his shirt, pulled him up and stared at him with bloodshot eyes. He yelled, "HAS THE WORLD GONE WHACK?" then dropped the chimp
"Don't worry Rex. Six can do this" Holiday said, trying to reassure the young ward. Rex's breaths steadied until he finally calmed down. Holiday was also trying to calm down. Calm down her hormones, that is.
"What am I doing here?" Van Kleiss asked the man on the other lane
"We just asked the same thing" Six told him, whispering
"I really need to get back to Abysus"
"You're not the only one who needs to get out of this place. But we'll have to suck it up. The kid up there has our ticket out"
"Rex?"
"No. The one talking in the mic. I can't we've become this kid's little puppets" he murmured to him
"Okay, boys! Take your positions! And remember, this is a 100m Freestyle Race!" Inferno yelled
The two men stood on the platforms and crouched down in their "Ready" positions.
"On your mark! Get set!" Inferno started. They both crouched even lower, getting ready to jump in the pool. Until they heard the sound of slurping. They all looked up and saw Inferno sipping on orange juice again
"INFERNO!"
"GO!"
A gunshot was heard as they jumped into the cold pool and began free-styling. Both seem to have a hard time, but at least they're moving forward. Van Kleiss seems to get weaker by the second since he's away from his native soil. Meanwhile, Six's new training regime is paying off. He started swimming with everything he's got, because he knows this is their only way out. The crowd leaned forward in anticipation as the two reached the other side of the pool. Inferno watched, but remained unsatisfied while still sipping the orange juice in the cup. Van Kleiss, though struggling, tried to be in league with Six. The green man himself tried to break that tie, swimming faster, putting one hand in front of the other in a hurried but still smooth pace. The Abysus master was panicking and was losing form. He was not going to lose to anyone, not even in a field as stupid as this. Rex was stuttering in excitement and Bobo jumped on his back to get a better view of what's happening. Holiday was pounding her fist in the air to cheer Six on. Everyone was on the edge of their seats. Who knew there could be this much tension in swimming? Finally, the edge of the pool is now within arm's reach. They just needed to reach out and then one of them would be declared winner. They both reached for it. Then the sound of a horn was heard
"Oh, the race is over?" Inferno whispered, then yelled out "Okay! What're the results?"
A video playback re-winded and showed that Six reached the edge first by at least half a second.
"Wow. Talk about a close call in neck-in-neck contest..." Inferno commented, "Okay, it appears that our winner is, you guys might be expecting this, AGENT SIX!"
The crowd went crazy as Six draped a dry towel over his shoulders. The big screen in the front showed that he reached the edge first, earning him the title. He smirked a bit and started wiping off the small beads of water on him.
"Alright, Six!" Rex yelled out. Even he didn't know Six was capable of stuff like this. Especially the Olympics. Six went back inside the locker room to change, while Inferno announced a 10-minute break
"Okay! Van Kleiss! You stay here. I just recently got a new challenge and it involves you again, so stay put" Inferno said
Okay, that's it for this time. Thanks for the other sports suggestion, acekanigirl! By the way, since I got that message of yours while I was writing this,I have something in mind. Mind if I twist your challenge a bit? When you answer, I'll get to writing as fast as I can!
