As I teleport to the lobby, I wonder with what response I will be met. Will they think I've cheated or something? I sure hope not, I really need to get into Sky Army.

Once I'm in the lobby, I'm met with dead silence. Everyone's just staring at me. After about a minute, Sky speaks up. "Well," he says seriously, "I'm afraid you will not be permitted to join Sky Army Kazo. I'm sorry."

I look down. I have no idea what I'll do next. Maybe I can work for someone in town, make a living. But that won't be the same. "Well, thank you for your time," I say, starting to walk towards the door.

"However," Sky says suddenly, and I turn back to him, not daring to believe there's hope. "You made such an amazing performance today, beating all of us somehow, that you will not simply be allowed to join Sky Army, but we would like you to join us, Team Crafted. What do you say?"

I stand there, dumbstruck. "Yes. Yes. Yes! Of course I'll join you!" Everyone cheers and congratulates me.

"Alright then Kazo, welcome to Team Crafted!" says Sky. "For now, until we can design and build your own base, you can stay in one of the extra houses in the Team Crafted wing of the city. Deadlox, can you show her there?"

"Sure," answers Deadlox cheerfully.

"Alright, meet us at base after," Sky says, and he and the others leave the building.

"So," Deadlox turns to me. "You ready to go?"

"Sure!" I reply, trying not to sound to giddy with excitement. "Which house will I be staying at?"

"Depends which one you want, we have two available right now," answers Deadlox. "There's one more magic themed, and the other is more for a nature lover."

"Hmm... those houses wouldn't have happened to belong to Setosorcerer and KermitPlaysMC, did they?" Deadlox looks away, and doesn't reply. "Alright, I think the one with the magic theme."

"Alright, right this way." We step outside into the fading light of evening. "I'll give you a little tour while we're out here anyway." I nod. "Over in the distance you can see that big budder castle. Obviously that's Sky's house and main operating center for Sky Army."

I laugh. "Obviously."

Deadlox points to a big mansion to the right. "That's my mansion over there, and to the left is the rocket pad for Jason. His actual base is on the moon, where he lives with his own little army, the Stars." He than points to what looks like a Hunger Games arena, but much smaller. "That is where Mitch and Jerome live, endlessly practicing for the Hunger Games. That lake over there is where Quentin lives, and that other cabin beside it is Ssundee's house."

"And here we are," He announces as we stop in front of a house. It looks just like any other house, except for the purple curtains in the windows. But as we go inside, I gasp. There is so much cool stuff in here! There are rows upon rows of different potions and resources. There is an enchanting table in the corner, with a ton of armor and weaponry hanging along the wall next to it, which I can only assume is enchanted. I can see a trapdoor leading downstairs in a corner, and a ladder going up next to it. There is a small kitchen by the door, and the walls are lined with obsidian, making this an impregnable fortress, despite its meager looks.

"Yeah, so... we're not really sure what all these potions do, and we have no idea what this armor has been enchanted with, so... you might not want to mess with any of it much," Deadlox says sheepishly. "The bedroom's upstairs, but downstairs is another laboratory, which none of us have been able to get into anyways, but even if you do somehow manage to get the trapdoor open, you won't want to go down there either."

"How come Seto didn't take all this stuff with him?" I ask, not really expecting an answer.

Deadlox sighs. "I-it's a long story. Maybe you'll hear it sometime. But I don't think Sky would be impressed if I told you now."

"Alright," I say, not wanting to press him for details.

"Well, I'll leave you to get settled," says Deadlox, moving back towards the door. "Can you come to Sky's base in 10 minutes for your first Team Crafted meeting?"

"Sure," I reply, still gazing around the room at all the cool stuff. I hear the door shut, and see Deadlox walking past the window. I immediately run to the trapdoor and start trying to pry it open. But like he said, it won't budge. I sigh and climb upstairs. This room is much simpler. There's another window with a bed beneath it. A small chest lies in the corner. I walk over to it and open it. There's nothing inside. I close it and sit on the bed. I wonder again why on earth Seto wouldn't have taken his stuff with him when he left. He must've been in a big hurry...

I check my pockets. Just as I thought, nothing left over from the Hunger Games. The equipment always stays in the arena. But as I lean back against the wall, I hear a clank. I look over my shoulder and see that the weapons I got from the Hunger Games are strapped to my back. That's weird,

if I had kept them from the Games at all, they would have been in my pockets, miniaturized until I selected them again. But these weapons are full sized. I take them off and put them in the chest.

I go back downstairs and look at the potion-making equipment for a few minutes, marveling at how intricate it all is. Then I go outside and make my way over to Sky's castle. All of a sudden, I see Team Crafted running toward me. "What's going on?" I yell as they come closer.

"An explosion on the east wall," yells Ssundee as they pass me. "We think it's the squids."

"Count me in!" I call, sprinting to catch up.