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Race for the Peacock Scrolls Chapter 3
"MAY THE GAMES BEGIN" Lord Qiang shouted with enthusiasm.
All of the contestants slowly started to look at each other in confusion.
"So what are we going to be doing" one of the pigs shouted.
"…I didn't tell you all" Lord Qiang asked looking at all the contestants who all shook their heads to tell him no. "Oh well then, I must have skipped that part. My mistake, Okay then the first challenge will be to capture the flag first team to get it wins the round and gets to move forward"
"What flag?" Mantis asked
Lord Qiang then clapped twice and a loud rumbling was heard. Everyone looked down to notice that the floor of the area started to open up, and all of the contestant quickly back away from the opening. Then suddenly they heard the sound of gears turning and slowly a large climbing pole at least two stories high rose out of the opening in the ground, and clearly visible at the top of the pole was a red flag.
"There is your flag; now the rules are simple, do whatever you can to get the flag except of course kill the opposing team members. I mean you can beat the living day lights out of them as long as you don't attack them or would them in any way that would be fatal wouldn't want that to happen would we." Lord Qiang said as he laughed to himself before he took a scroll of paper out of his robe and unrolled it and started to read it out loud
"Now the first match will consist of the following teams, please step forward and identify yourselves when I'm done calling your names. Team One will consist of Jung, Xue, and Ning. Po watched as the three robed figures from the restaurant step forward from the rest of the group.
"I am Ning" The smallest one said.
"I am Jung" the middle one said.
"And I am Xue" the largest one said.
"Good, now Team Two will consist of Fung, Tow, and Shun please come forward" Lord Qiang said
The group of three Wolves then stepped forward.
"I am Fung" A wolf with black fur said.
"I am Tow" A wolf with gray fur said
"And I am Shun" A wolf with light brown fur said.
"Well good, now anyone's whose name was not called please go to the competitor boxes the door to get there is right there" Lord Qiang said as he pointed to a wooden door to his right.
"Chop, chop lets go".
With that Po, The Five and the group of Pigs walk to the door opened it and went up the stairs till they got to their box and all went to watch the match with anticipation to see what will happen.
"So Now that that is out of the way are both teams ready." Lord Qiang asked as he watched each member of each team nod in agreement.
"Okay then, may the match begin"
For a moment there was silence the audience was watching waiting for someone to make the first move and each team stared at each other.
"Xue, any ideas" Jung asked.
"Yea I got one… Ning charge." He whispered
"All Right" Nigh shouted and then charged fast he could at the group of wolves.
"Wait what?" Fung shouted in shock as he saw the small animal running toward him at top speed. As Ning drew closer to the shocked wolf he jumped to deliver a sharp kick, only for Fung to quickly grab him as he soared through the air.
"Well…that didn't work out as well as I envisioned it" Ning said as he looked into the eyes of Fung who was holding him above the ground by his cloak.
Fung then turned to look at Jung and Xue who were slowly moving to the large pole.
"Stop you two" he bellowed causing the two to look at him with curiosity.
"We will be taking that flag and not you, we are the last of Lord Shen's wolf forces that are still loyal to his cause, and that scroll is ours by right, and we will crush all who stand in our way" Fung said as he glared at Jung and Xue.
"Well, that's not going to happen" Ning said as he felt Fung's grip on him tightened.
"And why not?"
"Because I can do this" Ning said before he swiftly brought his foot up and kicked Fung in the face and managed to get out of his grasp, before flipping backward and landed on his feet. Ning then quickly charged at the pole running as fast could run only to be cut off by Tow.
"You're not going anywhere shorty" Tow shouted only to have Ning jump on him and start to hold him down. As Jung broke into a sprint and reached the pole and started to climb.
"Stop him" Fung shouted pointing at Jung while looking at Shun who nodded in and broke into a charge towards the pole and then jumped up in the air and grabbed onto Jung's rope before violently pulling him off the pole causing both of them to fall and hit the ground.
"Can someone please get this thing off me" Tow shouted in panic as Ning started to pull at his fur. Fung then ran over to Tow and pulled Ning off of him only to be kicked square in the face by Ning causing Fung to let go.
"His shoes are made of metal!" Fung said as he held his face clearly in extreme amounts of pain.
"There's plenty more where that came from" Ning shouted as he charged at Fung only be tackled to the ground by Tow who was trying to pin Ning to the ground, only for Tow to suddenly be lifted off of Ning as he felt a large paw holding him of the ground. Tow turned his head to be looking at the masked face of Xue.
"Took you long enough" Ning said with annoyance as he got up off the ground.
"Be quite" Xue responded back as he lifted Tow to his eye level and started at him for a moment before throwing him with all his strength and watched him slide across the arena floor, and then turned to look at Fung.
Jung slowly lifted himself off of the ground and looked at his opponent to see that he was doing the same. He and Shun started at each other for a moment before Shun sprinted at him on all for legs and jumped at him ready to strike. Jung quickly dove to the left to avoid the attack and quickly jumped and grabbed Shun from behind and attempted to put him in a head lock only for Shun to grab him and throw him off causing Jung to hit the ground with a thud. Jung looked up to see Shun turn around and run to the pole and started to climb it. He then quickly jumped up on his feet and ran as fast as he could and jumped on the pole and started to climb as well
Xue looked and Fung waiting for him to make the first move.
"So just because your big do you think that means I'm afraid of you." Fung shouted
Xue said nothing
"That's it?" Fung said as he charged at Xue who did not react to at all.
"Hmm he's charging fast estimated time till he reaches me ten seconds, best I attack after his first attempt" Xue thought to himself as Fung came closer and closer till he pounced at him. Xue then dodged the attack and then saw his window to attack and quickly grabbed and pulls on the wolf's tail causing the wolf to whimper in pain.
"Gotcha"
Fung in a fit of rage tried to punch Xue in the face only to be blocked.
"To slow" Xue said as he then quickly delivered a series of punched to several different areas of Fung's body and then watched as Fung slowly fell backwards unconscious.
"Xue" Ning shouted.
"What"
"The Flag"
Xue then turned his head to see that Jung and Shun climbing the pole and that Shun was likely going to reach the flag first.
"What can we do?" Ning asked with worry.
Xue then looked at Ning and then at the pole and then back to Ning and that when it hit him.
"I have an idea, I just need you to come over here." Xue whispered to Ning.
"I am not going to get to the top before this stupid wolf" Jung thought to himself as continued to climb the pole only to see Shun look down at him.
"Well looks like I'm goanna get the flag before you and that mean me and my team will get to move on" Shun said as he continued to climb to top to the point where he was just inches from the flag. Smiling as he reached his paw out to grab it when he suddenly saw something movie towards him out of the corner of his eye, when suddenly something large whizzed past his head causing him to close his eyes and duck.
Shun then opened his eyes and looked up at the pole and noticed that the flag was gone.
"WHAT, where did it go?" Shun shouted before he looked over the pole and found out.
"I GOT IT" Ning screamed with pride as he flew through the air before the realization that he was about to crash into the ground hit him.
"Aw crud" he said to himself as slammed into the ground.
"Nigh you okay" Jung shouted right before he jumped off of the pole and landed on his feet.
"Yea I'm okay" Ning said as he slowly got up on his feet and then raised the Flag above his head in victory "We Won"
"Yes we did, now don't get cocky we still have another round" Jung said as he walked to him.
"Yea I know"
"Jung is right we cannot underestimate who our next opponents will be or how skilled they are." Xue whispered as he walked to join the rest of his group.
"CONGRATULATIONS" Lord Qiang shouted at the top of his lungs.
"You three will be able to proceed to the next round". He told to Shuns group. "Now as for you and your two unconscious members, hope you have better luck in the next challenge" Qiang told Shun. "Now can someone call the medics to get for those two out of here" he said as he pointed at Tow and Fung unconscious forms lying on the ground.
Everyone watched as four sheep entered each two were carrying a stretchers and then they rushed over to Tow and Fung and then they carefully got them on the stretchers and motioned for Shun to follow them. Shun nodded and then back flipped off of the pole and landed on his feet and then followed the sheep's out of the stadium, but not before giving a glare to Jung and the other members of his team. Once the doors to the medic room closed Lord Qiang cleared his throat.
"Okay well the three of you can go up to the watch box while we prepare for the next match witch will take place in around ten minutes… so go" Lord Qiang said as he watched Jung's group walk towards a pair of doors.
"So what do you guys think" Mantis said as he watched the group exit.
"Hard to say, it feels like each of them had their own type of fighting style." Tigress stated in a serious tone.
"Yes, were going to have to be careful next round to make sure that we don't show everyone everything that we know" Viper stated in agreement
"She's right" Po whispered to the group.
"So I guess that means that we are next?" Mantis asked
"Looks like it" Crane responded.
"We are going to have to make sure that we come up with a solid plan before we have to go down there. We can't just run around punching and kicking and showing ever other contestant all of our techniques, we need to figure out how we can get the flag before our opponents do." Tigress whispered.
"She's right." Viper nodded in agreement. "We need to figure out whose job it will be to try and grab the flag."
"I think Monkey should be the one to grab the flag as he can get to the top of that pole the quickest" Mantis said
"I agree, Monkey you up for that" Po asked and watched as Monkey nodded.
"Good" Tigress said "Now the rest of us need to make sure that we keep those Pigs for one say off that pole and also need to keep them off of Monkey. Monkey if one of those Pigs gets in your way just go around them, the more time we give them the larger chance they have of grabbing the flag before we do. You guys think you can handle this" She said as see she watched Po and the rest of the Five nod in agreement with the plan.
"Will the next contestants please come down to the area we are ready to begin the next round" Lord Qiang announced.
"Well I guess that's us" Po said before they all turned and exited the viewing box.
Po and the Five slowly walked onto the arena floor to see that the groups of Pigs were already there.
"Well I take it you all know the drill we will start in just one moment." Lord Qiang spoke to the contestants.
"It's would be smart to watch this match very closely as it will likely be getting very interesting." Jung said as he, Ning, and Xue looked down to the arena below him. "I have a feeling we are going to be fighting the Five and the Dragon Warrior very soon" Jung said to his team mates.
Well that was Chapter Three. I am sorry it has been a few month since the last update been very busy with school and other activates in my life. I have another story I need to update before I start the next chapter of this one. So I will try and work a little faster than I have been. Until then
#66 Out.
