First off, I apologize for the lack of updates. I've been so busy with getting prepared for finals and other stuff during the first two weeks of summer. But now I'm back and ready to continue my updating. And now that I'm in summer hours, I'll be able to update probably every other day if not every day. I'll try to fit in updates for 100 Days as well, but only if I have a spring of ideas.
After the field trip and the XANA attack, Calvin and Sam met up with the others to talk about what happened.
"Hey guys." Rumiko said. "How was the trip?"
"You mean other than the XANA attack?" Calvin asked dryly.
"Oh yeah, forgot about that." Rumiko said.
"But other than that, it went well." Calvin said. Rumiko then turned to Sam to find him scowling and his arms folded.
"What's wrong with him?" Rumiko asked.
"He's just upset because the return trip brought back Charles de Gaulle's hat and I refused to buy it for him again."
"Charles who?" Rumiko asked.
"Anyways, I gotta get going." Dennis said. "We're playing Diderot tonight and I need to fit in all the practice I need."
"Wait, there's something we need to tell you first." Calvin said.
"Unless it's about the game, it can wait." Dennis said as he ran off. Calvin then over to Sam.
"Come on. We should probably fit some practice in too."
"Don't talk to me." Sam said still upset. "I'm not speaking to you."
"But you just did." Calvin said confused. The two then headed off to get ready for their practice.
Meanwhile, in an abandoned building on the other side of town, William Jr. and his thugs showed up laying down the stolen uranium from the museum.
"Here's the power source you asked for, Master." William Jr. said.
Excellent." Said a shadowy figure from the other side of the room: One of XANA's specters, only looking less deformed than in the two's first meeting.
"I see you've regained strength." William Jr. said.
"Yes." XANA said. "The return trips helped. In a matter of time, I'll have all my strength back and then continue my conquest to eradicate humanity for good."
"How exactly do you plan on doing that, Master?" William Jr. asked. "Another monster army?"
"All in due time, my apprentice." XANA said. "Right now, just focus on your next task at hand."
"What is my next mission?" William Jr. asked.
"An Italian hospital is showcasing some prototype gene-splicing technology. If I can get my hands on it, I can speed up production of my grand plan and release it earlier than anticipated." XANA said. "You must first go to Sicily to make a deal with the Mafia groups there and convince them to break into the hospital in Rome and steal the technology we need. Is that understood?"
William Jr. nodded.
"Good." XANA said. "The equipment makes its debut next week, we attack then. Now get the uranium prepared."
Back at Kadic, the soccer game against Diderot was already going on. The team proved themselves a formidable opponent by keeping the score tied 3-3 at the end of the half and not allowing a single goal from 30 minutes in until halftime. The teams then went back to the locker rooms and began talking about their strategy for the next half.
"What happened to us out there?" Lance asked. "We can't be losing this easily."
"The game's only tied." Sam pointed out.
"Right, and we still have 45 minutes to catch up." Calvin said. "We'll just focus on our defense. Then when they're at their slowest, we'll kick up the offense."
"That plan might just be crazy enough to work." Sven-Søren said.
"Why wouldn't it?" Calvin asked.
"I'm a chess master, Cal. I know more about strategy then you ever will. But what few options do we have?"
"I'm glad you're in assent." Calvin said. "Now let's get back out there."
"GO KADIC!" The team said as they put their hands in and headed back out to the field.
As the second half went on, Kadic found themselves able to hold off the opposing team and not allow a single goal all half. The most impressive moment, perhaps, came in the last minute when Calvin managed to kick the ball right between the legs of the nearest defender. He then literately leaped over the defender and managed to kick the ball straight into the net. Everyone just stood there stunned.
Diderot's coach then called a timeout and consulted the referee about the move, calling it illegal.
"Sorry, coach. Nothin' in the rules says it's not allowed." He said. "Now get back to the sidelines."
"Great job, guys." Jim said to his team. "Now just hold them off for five more minutes and we win this."
The teams then went back onto the field as the ball was placed in the center of the field. As soon as the whistle blew, Sam managed to run up and get the ball away from the opposing team. The teams then continued to fight over the ball for the remainder of the time. After five minutes were up, Kadic had won after not allowing a single goal all half. The teams then headed back to their respective locker rooms.
"Well played." Dennis said. "Keep this up, and we'll be ready for Carnot next week."
"Carnot?" Sam asked. "Lycee Carnot?"
"I don't understand. Who's Lycee Carnot?" Calvin asked.
"The school that Daft Punk went to." Sam answered.
"Don't listen to him." Dennis said. "Lycee Carnot is the school with the top-ranked soccer team in the nation."
"They're big competition; a big favorite for the national title." Ian said. "Rumor has it that their captain has played soccer since before he was two."
"I heard he's been writing soccer strategies since he was four." Owen said.
"Nevertheless, a team is a team no matter how good." Calvin said. "Now if you excuse me, I'm heading off to bed."
"You sure you don't want to stay up for the festivities?" Sam asked.
"We only beat a mid-ranked team. It really isn't worth staying up and celebrating over." Calvin said. Calvin then headed back to the school as Dennis remembered something.
"Almost forgot." Dennis said as he pulled out his phone and turned it on. "Wow. 129 news reports in the past 5 hours?"
As Dennis read through the news reports, he couldn't believe what he was seeing: Reports from all over were talking about the disappeared uranium ore from the museum. Dennis then ran towards Calvin to tell him what he had read.
"Hey, Cal!" He shouted as he ran up to his friend. "That museum you visited? Apparently, an ore of uranium disappeared from its display there."
"Yeah, I know." Calvin said. "XANA took it while we were there."
"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Dennis asked. Calvin just glared at him. "Oh…"
"But it's impossible." Calvin said. "The return trip should have brought back the uranium to its proper place."
"XANA must've bugged up the Return to the Past program as well." Dennis said. "How could be there so many bugs but yet I can't find anything."
"Look, it's getting late. Why not sleep on it?" Calvin said. "Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure we can take a lok at it tomorrow."
"Okay." Dennis said as the two headed back to the dorm.
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