Last time on Galactik Football

"D'jok your ego is getting out of control again."

"Let's do this!"

"Let me get one for you."

"Of course I do, I believe that was one of the things I said when I asked to marry you."

"Is it just me or have I seen those two before."

WHAT IS THE TRUTH

"Come on guys, it's only once in a life time we get a night off from Aarch!" Micro-Ice cheered, racing ahead with Yuki while Mark and Thran walked slowly behind them, heading into the carnival that Yuki wanted to attend, since they had kind of made it an tradition it visit every year. How can they both have so much energy after everything that happen, Mark and Thran thought together, as they made their way down the street, disguised with sunglasses and hats. They must of looked like total idiots to the people they walked past (wearing sunglasses at night was not the greatest fashion statement in the world) but it was a necessary evil if they wanted to walk through the streets of Genesis without being jumped by paparazzi or crazy fans. This small piece of freedom was a breath of fresh air for the popular football players. Nevertheless, Thran was still in a bad mood for losing the love of his life because of his stupid numb tongue. Ok, maybe she wasn't the love of his life but she was the most totally awesome and super hot girl he had ever met; even though the other guys with their girlfriends might have different ideas. Unknown to Thran, the universe was about to give Thran a second chance at true happiness. Just as Thran and Mark were about to join the line where his cousin and friend were jumping around in excitement, something collided with him; full force. The young defender was certain that he had blacked out for a second but as soon as he regained focus he couldn't help but stared like a lunatic at the beautiful blue eyes staring in to his dark ones.

"Hey." Her pretty voice sang through his ear drums. Forcing his mind to work he tried to find some greeting to say back to her, however, the next thing that the defender of the two time champions came up with was...

"You're on top of me." Now, not only did Thran decide it was the stupidest thing he had ever said but it sounded strangely seduction as well. This seemed to of worked through since the famous rock star realised that she was on top of a famous football star and quickly got off him. She seemed to realise what reality she was in and started spinning around, like she was checking that a hungry lion was still not after her. Once she seemed to think the coast was clear she turned back to the four Snow Kids, who were staring at her with wonder and confusion in their eyes.

"Sorry, was being chased by crazy fans." She admitted, rubbing the back of her neck in embarrassment. All the Snow Kids nodded in understanding -the rock stars fame limit was just as high as theirs- they could understand what she had been going through. Yuki was almost disappointed with her cousin for not doing much but just stared at her with his mouth hanging wide open. Time for me to step in, Yuki thought, as she looked at the two other boys to see that none of them had realised the chemistry that was happening between Clary and Thran.

"Would you like to join us?" Yuki suggested innocently. Mark was too busy eating something (that he had gotten out of nowhere) to take account of what she was saying and Thran... well, he was a bit preoccupied staring at the goddess of rock to take notice. However, Micro-Ice knew Yuki well enough and was quick to catch on to what his girlfriend was trying to do.

"Sure I would love to come." She smiled, taking a hat out of her coat pocket and wrapping her hair into a ponytail and stuffed it all into her hat. All of the Snow Kids gave her funny looks as they watch the scene unfold. "I was stupid enough to take it off when I settled down at a cafe to get something to eat." Clary shrugged, a little annoyed with herself for doing such a stupid thing but accidents happen.

"Cool, let's go!" Yuki cheered, grabbing Clary's and her cousins' hands and dragged them back into the line to get her tickets with Mark and Micro-Ice laughing their heads off as the followed.

"Have I already told you I have a bad feeling about this?" Bennet repeated again for the hundredth time as he followed Sonny and Corso deeper and deeper into Genesis and for the hundredth time the two older men ignored them as they proceeded further down the tunnel. Sonny wasn't sure if it was old age or the fact that they had to reroute through the tunnels three times now because of technoid robots body guarding the halls but it was getting more and more difficult to get to the place they were trying to reach. This last tunnel was the last path he could think off to get to the area they were hoping to reach; they had used it a few years ago, so they could watch the matches while they did the test on the sphere. Thankfully, this time they were able to get to the hidden place at the back of the Netherball stadium.

"Sonny look!" Corso exclaimed quite loudly then he should of, since he was the first to look through the small gaps in the wall, placing himself beside his oldest friend. He was glad that his pirate senses had kicked in before he began shouting out a thousand curses because what he saw made him want to vomit. Someone had rebuilt the Netherball stadium, old and new football players where surrounding the sphere that hovered in the middle of the large room. Who the hell is nuts enough to rebuild this thing? Sonny struggled to think as he watched the scene before them. Quickly moving his head away from the scene before him, he stared down at his watch to see that it was two minutes to mid-night, if he remembered correctly it was around this time that the matches began. He couldn't understand why someone had re-built this, the last person who had run this was Bleylock and the only reason he built it was to steal all of the players fluxes and use them as a powerful weapon, so who was behind all of this? Surely there was more to this then watching football players beat the crap out of each other. No. There was something else going on. Was it possible that they had overlooked something last time? Did Bleylock somehow survive the explosion, indeed he did somehow survive the fall last time but Sonny had a feeling that he was gone and truly dead this time. Then, did that mean Bleylock have a partner...? It was possible, the first time he had Baldwin helping him with his crazy plan and someone needed to know the possibilities of this place to set it up again and get it all working. But who was this person? Before Sonny could think anymore he felt both Corso and Bennet shaking his shoulders.

"Sonny look!" Corso shouted again, pointing in the direction of the Sphere. Replacing his eye to the gap he was looking through Sonny actually did stutter a million curses as he watched the small, petit figure walking towards the sphere. No! Sonny cursed quietly to himself. How could this be possible? Sonny knew Tia was the one person that hated Netherball then anyone else put together, so why the hell was she here...

Meanwhile, Tia was mentally preparing herself for the next match, as always she ignored the chanting of the crowd but she used their energy to fuel her own. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't hide the large smirk that spread across her face. Walking towards the robot referee she saw a large lizard type thing in a white and purple football suit waiting for her to arrive. I thought the guy I played before ugly, Tia mused to herself as she stepped in front of the lizard. It hissed and a long, thin tongue licked around its mouth. Nice, Tia thought, trying her best not to shiver. Her opponent grinned to show her his pointy white teeth.

"You're going to have to do better than that to scare me." Tia sneered, causing an annoyed looking frown to appear on his face.

"We'll see puny player." The reptile answered back and made his way towards the Sphere. Shrugging her shoulders like the threat was no big deal; Tia followed the green lizard into the Sphere. As soon as the doors slammed shut behind her, leaving her locket into a room with the hissing Xenon, who had already made his way into the centre. A bit impatient, Tia thought, as she approached the player. "You should walk away now while you have a chance." The Xenon ordered, Tia yawned and shrugged at the giant reptile. She didn't plan to say anything else until the end of the match, since she needed to save her energy until the end of the match. The buzzer went and the ball appeared suddenly into the centre of the room. Before she could take into account what happened next the overgrown lizard slammed into her and sent her flying across the room. Ouch! Tia thought, instantly pushing herself up again to see her opponent scoring ago. Rage filled through her as she punched the floor in anger; the Xenon player's smirk did nothing but enrage the active volcano hissing and spitting inside. Forcing herself up, Tia stomped over to the centre of the Sphere and faced her opponent again. The ball appeared in front of their feet again and Tia quickly stole it before the lizard could blink. She twirled around the other player and sped off towards the goal; however, the Xenon was just as quick and was already beside her, trying to steal the ball from her. A quick jab of his elbow sent Tia stumbling, losing control of the ball in the process. The Xenon retook the ball but Tia wasn't giving up easily, she ran after him and slide right into the back to the player's feet, knocking him over. Stealing the football she took it to the other side of the room and kicked it into the opposite goal, tying the two football players. Now, Tia was the one grinning her head off. Again, the two famous rivals made their way to the centre again. As soon as the ball appeared both players made a grab for it; kicking it so hard that the ball disappeared under the force. Both players growled at each other as they waited patiently for the ball to reappear. As soon as it was there Tia just managed to steal the ball before the Xenon player took it and made her way towards the goal. The lizard tried to steal the ball from her feet and nearly exceeded if she hadn't turned to face to keep an eye on his footing and started running backwards with the ball playing between both her feet. Just as the Xenon was about to slide steal the ball away from her, she grabbed the ball between her feet and gracefully jumped over him. Spinning around she saw the lizard still laying on the floor watching her.

"Well what are you waiting for? Shot!" The deep echo of the lizard's voice echoed through the room. A small laugh came from Tia's throat as she shook her head. The other football player did not take this so nicely and stood up to face her. "What? What is so funny?" The lizard roared making Tia laugh harder.

"Nothing," She hissed back at him, wiping the tear that was falling down her cheek away; her face was serious again. Tia faced the lizard; none of her body trembled in fear as so many other football players had done in front of him. "I had been expecting more." She smirked, taking a few steps away from the ball, realising what was happening the Xenon player made a ran for the ball but Tia glided a few steps forward towards the ball and kicked the ball, so it span around the footballers head and flew into the goal. Side stepping out of the way, Tia watched as the Xenon collapsed on to his knees and hands, slamming an angry fist on the floor. Tia walked past him and gave him a small and mocking salute. "Maybe next time, hopefully you'll be more fun to play with." She smiled, as she continued to leave the room.

"I wonder what Rocket would be thinking of you playing a sport you both hate?" The Xenon's chilling voice echo through the whole room, making Tia freeze in her tracks. The name bounce around her brain, screaming at her to remember but it was like some kind of barrier was in the way of her thought patterns.

"Rocket?" Tia questioned - turning towards the green reptile who was still kneeing on the floor- looking for answers. The Xenon stood up and stared at her; examining her face features carefully. A silent moment pasted between the two before the Xenon tore his face away and marched out of the door; leaving Tia all alone.

"We've got to do something Sonny!" Corso suddenly shouted, almost blowing there cover because two robots had thought they had heard something but weren't sure because of the cheering. He turned to Sonny for a plan of action but was shocked to see the leader of the pirates still staring (Sonny had gone into shock) at what he had just seen on the wide screen in front of him. Millions of thoughts kept re-playing in his head: how did this happen? What the hell is going on and how the fuck did Tia get wrapped up in all of this? He ignored the questions that Corso and Bennet were trying to ask him because he simply didn't know how to answer them. Giving them both quick looks he shook his head, bowing his head in shame. The other two pirates went quite after that, not sure what to do in this situation. Looking back at the screen he saw a close up of Tia standing in the Sphere by herself. Sorrow filled his heart at the site of her, it was obvious she was ill; very ill. The other two pirates notice his expression change and saw what was on the screen as well; their pity soon became anger. How could someone let this happen to her? Was everyone down there so obsessed with the game that they did not see the young girl dying in front of them. Unable to watch was happening anymore and forced himself away from the gap. It was time they got back to the ship and to get some answers.

"I had a great time." Clary smiled, as she and Thran stood in front of the doors of the hotel (surprisingly there no reporters hanging outside the hotel for once) he couldn't believe how well he had gotten along with her, at first he was nervous but she was just so down to earth that he found it easy to relax and be normal around her, plus they had a lot in common. Now he was trying to have some time alone with her or so he thought. What they didn't know is that Yuki, Micro-Ice and Mark were standing on the other side of the door trying to overhear the conversation.

"So did I." Thran grinned back, hiding his sweating hands behind his back, so she wouldn't see how nervous he was. Taking a deep breath, he gathered up all the courage he could muster before asking her a risky question. "Would you like to do it again sometime?" He asked her, trying to control his out of control heart. He grew even more nervous when Clary suddenly leaned in quite close so their faces were only an inch apart.

"I would like that." She whispered seductively before closing the gap between them. Thran was quite shock at first but quickly adjusted his brain to the situation and kissed back.

"Yes!" Micro-Ice cried out at the top of his voice when he witnessed the historical event that had just happen – Thran had fallen in love. His outcry caused him to have a slap on the mouth when Yuki tried to get him to be quiet, hoping that Thran and his new girlfriend hadn't heard her loud mouth boyfriend. However, looking out the window she saw her cousin and the famous rock star were a bit too busy to notice anything at the moment.

"You almost blew our cover you idiot." She hissed at him, giving him a small slap around the head.

"Can you really blame me for being happy for him?" Micro-Ice shot back with a little smirk on his face. "Besides, Mark now owes me twenty credits." A small groan came from Mark who had still been watching the scene happening outside.

"What is going on here?" A familiar and terrifying voice inquired the young football players, making them jump out of their skins. They turned to face their coach with an annoyed look on his face. Nevertheless, they didn't fail to notice Aduim by his side with a small smile on her face that looked like she was trying to hold back laughter.

"Eeeerrrrrrrr..." All three footballers echo, scratching the back of the heads. They were saved from answering the question when Thran floated in with a loved up expression on his face.

"Hey guys." Thran mumbled as he hovered away from them and up to his room. The three Snow Kids decided it was about time to run for it, since Aarch was to busying staring at Thran to take notice, taking the opportunity they crept away quietly into the shadows, taking the stairway up to their room.

"Now you three..." Aarch began (once he had come out of his confession) turning to the three young adults to find them gone. He heaved a deep sigh while Aduim could only giggle. Oh well, I can always get them back in training tomorrow, Aarch thought as he took Aduims hand and dragged her back to his room.