The Game

I OWN NOTHING!

Chapter 3: The Escape Plan

"Let's go Libra!" Soar says as he stands Pega up. The player is still weak from his poisoning.

"Okay." Libra picks two pictures and runs over to Star. He places one in front of her and taps it. The tiny picture glows and so does Star. After the glow fades, Libra runs over to Pega and repeats the process.

"What was that for?" Pega asks.

"We have to get you ready, in case this fails." Soar says. Star and Pega take in what the flashes were, clothing changes.

Star's outfit is mostly black as is Pega's outfit. Star has on a cropped top with shorts that don't even reach mi-thigh. A thin belt wraps around her hips and a black skirt drapes down to her ankles. The skirt is practically split in half by slits in the sides that travel up almost the the belt. Her hair has been braided and falls down her back with small wisps framing her face.

Pega's outfit is much like Soar's. He has no shirt, but black pants that are loose around his legs. A black strap crosses his chest and his scabbard rests across his back. His bandana's gone and his hair sticks up, corralled by a black headband.

Star walks over and traces the scar on Pega's stomach.

"Will that ever go away?" She asks.

"I don't know." Soar answers. "The scythe went deep in and infected the area. It may never be gone."

"Soar, we're losing time." Libra warns. The little boy's eyes fill with concern.

"Alright, let's go."

"What are you talking about?!" Pega demands.

"We're getting you out of here." Libra says as Soar leaves Pega. He walks over to a wall and touches it in a couple different places.

"But then why did you…" Star starts but Libra interrupts.

"If this fails, you have to be ready to enter the arena." Soar taps the wall once more and a part of it slides back. A dark tunnel lies behind the open doorway. He lights a torch and holds it out in front of him.

"Wait, I need these." Star pulls her weapon bracelets back on and nods.

"Let's move. We don't have long before Bull will come for you guys."

"But, what happens to you if we get caught?"

"What do you think these are from?" Soar points to his scarred chest.

"We've tried this before." Libra removes his shirt and turns around. Scars mar his back, identical to the ones on Soar's chest.

"Then why would you do this again?!" Star demands. Libra flashes a smile.

"We're undercovers…"

"UNDERCOVER!" Soar corrects. The four enter the tunnel as Soar explains.

"We went sent in here by Soar's boss to check it out. He said his son had gone in here and he wanted to know if he was alright."

"So we entered the game. We heard about the arena games King Lion was holding and came to offer our services." Soar says this like he was offering King Lion apple juice.

"We try to get players out before Bull can take them to the arena." Libra loses his smile. "Normally there are more than two players and we can convince Bull that there were less. But it still means someone dies."

"We try our best." Soar comforts Libra without turning to look at him.

"Where do you think you're going?" A voice sounds in front of them. Everyone looks forward as Soar holds up the light. King Lion stands there with a wicked smile on his face. A long and wickedly-looking sword lies in his right hand; it glints in the fire light.

"Yeah, you're going to miss the show." Bull says behind them. He holds up his scythe.

"Libra, procedure 887." Soar says.

"Gotcha!" Libra turns and shoots green beams out of his hands.

"How?"

"Supersonic waves." Libra smiles evilly at Pega's question.

"That's a mistake." King Lion says, drawing everyone's attention. Soar has giant, brown and white wings extending from his back; he has two swords in his hands. One's silver and one's a gold blade. Soar's wings can't fully extend and bend a little as they touch the walls.

The two players face off. King Lion smirks and charges forward to attack. Soar moves his wings the best he can and a gust sends King Lion back a little. Soar's wings retract into his back and the two face off with swords. King Lion charges again.

Soar steps aside, ducking under the sword. He steps back as King Lion turns around.

"Don't forget about me!" Bull's voice sounds as he rams into Libra. The little player sails back and hits a way.

"Libra!" Star calls. The little boy doesn't move. Pega rushes to his side.

"Now then…" Bull says. Star activates her weapon bracelets and two white/silver blades extend from it. She starts moving towards Bull, as if the swords are extensions of her arms. The two start to battle: scythe on swords.

"Soar!" Pega calls out as the two players fight. Soar ducked under the sword when King Lion whipped out a knife. He stabs Soar in the back. The player grunts and stumbles forward. Pega watches his HP drop to 5 %.

"Soar, get out of there!" Star calls over her shoulder. Before Soar can do so, King Lion steps forward and thrusts his sword into Soar's stomach.

"NOOOOO!" Libra yells as Soar's HP empties. His body begins glowing and breaks into pieces. Everyone stands there for a moment in shocked silence. A small banner of white words appears and confirms it.

SOARING EAGLE IS DEAD!

"NOOOO!" Libra stands and charges King Lion. The older player brings his sword down and it cuts right through him. Libra falls to the ground on the other side. His HP drops from 100% to 50%.

Pega notices something weird about King Lion's swords. Their swords were the same…they both had little thorns sticking out that inflicted extra damage.

Libra stands and charges him again. Tears fly down his face as he screams in anger and agony. King Lion sidesteps and brings his sword down again. This time, Libra turns and shoots a supersonic wave at him. King Lion barely defects it and Libra skids back. He goes again and again; each time he screams over his lost friend.

"You killed him! You MONSTER! How could you?! AFTER EVERYTHING HE DID! YOU KILLED SOAR!"

King Lion keeps landing hits and after a few, Libra's HP is down to 10%. King Lion saunters forward and raises his sword arm.

"NOOO!" Star screams. She jumps in front of it and blocks the hit with her swords. The impact is harsh. She and Libra skid back and her HP drops from 80% to 65%.

Pega start to unsheathe his weapon to join the fight when Bull comes up from behind. Bull knocks him before he throws him over his shoulder. Star and Libra lay unconscious on the ground by King Lion. Bull grabs them too.

"They go in the arena in ten minutes." King Lion says. He starts to leave with Bull trailing him. No one notices the small eagle feather that lies on the ground, trampled and broken.


Thanks for reading this chapter of The Game. I'm sorry that I didn't get it up sooner. I couldn't figure out how to explain what Soar and Libra were trying to do, but I got it so….that worked out.

So Soar died. *TEAR SOB CRY WEEP BAWL* Libra's charging at King Lion over and over again…I was feeling it….Oh my goodness. Anyway, so next chapter's the arena. I PROMISE! I was going to get them both in this chapter but that would have made it too long.

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it! Send me a review and tell me your thoughts on the chapter! TTYL

Rest in Peace Soaring Eagle…