Hey guys, sorry I wasn't able to update for a while. I've been sick and catching up on homework, but I found some time to update.

Thanks to DawnBerlitz, JazzGirl123, RunoandAkizafan, minihowk, shadowwing1994, katzike123, and Hawkgirl230 for reviewing.

Although the Brawlers managed to get the basketball at the very start of the game, it was quickly stolen by the Neathians.

The girl who did the tip-off got super angry that she didn't manage to grab the ball first and wanted revenge. Unfortunately, she got it and quickly stole the ball from Chan-Lee and passed it to a boy on her team.

The boy dribbled the basketball all the way to the end of the court and made a layup, earning the Neathians two points.

Joe face palmed. The game hadn't even lasted for one minute yet the Neathians had already scored.

"Oh man," said Dan from the bench. "This isn't looking good."

"But it's just the start of the game," replied Fabia. "Who knows? Maybe we'll be able to score lots of points later."

Alice nodded her head in agreement.

Shun was now holding the ball and standing on the other side of the court. He passed it to Runo who immediately dribbled towards their court but was stopped by another girl.

Runo and the girl glared at each other for a moment. Out of the corner of her eye, Runo saw Billy waving his hands like crazy, doing jumping-jacks on the court in order to get her attention.

Runo ran to the left and the girl followed. But then Runo quickly switched directions and ran to the right, confusing the girl. The moment the girl hesitated, Runo passed the basketball to Billy who threw the ball towards the hoop. But it merely bounced off the rim.

A boy from the Neathians quickly got the rebound and started dribbling towards his court.

"Don't feel bad, man," said Joe gently as he and the rest of the team chased after the boy. "Everyone misses."

Billy shrugged and continued to chase after the boy.

The Brawlers were too busy trying to prevent the Neathians from scoring that they didn't even bother to look at the scoreboard.

When the 1st quarter ended, Coach Harben called everyone over. "Okay you guys, I know you're trying, but they are pounding us out there. It's like we're the bugs and their feet are just squishing us. Almost every three minutes, they make a shot. We have to work on our defense. All right, who wants out?"

Runo, Chan, and Billy raised their hands.

"Okay then, Dan, Fabia, and Alice will take your places. Let's go!"

The 2nd quarter was no better than the first. Sure with the help of Fabia's and Shun's speed, the team was able to steal a few balls, but the Neathians would always steal them back.

By the time the 4th quarter rolled around, everyone was tired, including Shun and Alice.

"Whoa, Shun, you're tired?" asked Dan, surprised.

"Shut up," muttered Shun.

"Look," started Coach Harben as everyone started drinking from their water bottles. "I know all of you are tired, but we have to finish this game. Who wants in?"

Shun and Alice, having the most stamina of the group, raised their hands. Joe, being an experienced player, raised his as well. Chan, wanting to be with Joe, put her hand up in the air.

"That's four people," said Coach Harben. "We need one more."

"I'll do it," replied Dan, sticking his arm up in the air.

Runo smiled. Typical Dan, always wanting to be in the action.

"Okay, this is the last quarter. Do your best," said Coach Harben.

Shun, Alice, Joe, Chan, and Dan nodded as they walked towards the court.

When the referee blew his whistle, he handed the ball to Joe who passed it to Dan. Dan ran towards the basket, attempting to make a layup, but was blocked by a boy. Thinking quickly, he passed the ball to Shun, who passed it to Alice, who missed the pass.

"ALICE, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" Dan shouted in her face as a Neathian grabbed the ball Alice missed and scored.

"I'm sorry!" exclaimed Alice. "Everything was happening too fast! I didn't…I couldn't…"

"THANKS TO YOU, THEY SCORED AN EASY POINT!" Dan continued to yell.

"Dan, stop it!" Shun exclaimed angrily, stepping in front of Alice. "It was an accident!"

"Yeah, well that accident caused us to-"

"GUYS, QUIT FIGHTING AND HELP US OUT HERE!" shouted Joe. Shun, Alice, and Dan looked towards Joe's directions and saw that only Joe and Chan were doing their best to prevent the Neathians from shooting, even though they were outnumbered.

"HELP THEM OUT!" Runo exclaimed from the bench, waving her hands wildly in the air, pointing to Joe and Chan.

Too late. The buzzer had sounded, signaling the end of the game. Well it didn't take a detective to figure out that the Neathians had won. People sitting on the bench were screaming, "Nea-thi-ans! Nea-thi-ans!"

Meanwhile, the Brawlers merely treaded out of the gym.

Dan caught up with Runo and asked her, "Hey, what was the final score?"

Runo glared at him. She was still angry about him yelling at her best friend. "You really wanna know?"

"Yeah…" mumbled Dan.

"Home was 62 points, that was the Neathians," explained Runo.

"And for us?" asked Dan, afraid of the answer.

"Visitors, that's us, the Brawlers," replied Runo. "We scored 8 points."

Again, sorry for the late update, but please review!