Chapter Nineteen: A Pirate's Grudge
The next morning found Team Trinovol sleeping soundly in their beds, then suddenly, their door opened and Kristi softly entered the room, a warm smile appeared on her face as she looked at the teens sleeping so peacefully, then the smile faded as she took a deep breath.
"Rise and shine, sleepyheads!" Kristi loudly yelled as the three woke up shocked and nearly fell off their beds.
"What in the world," Leroy tiredly said as he rubbed his head, then looked up to see his sister giggling. "What the hell Kristi, do you have any idea what time it is,"
"As a matter of fact, I do, it's noon, you three sure slept in," the dark-haired girl replied.
"What?!" the three of them exclaimed together, Joel then went to check his phone, and the time was just as Kristi said it was.
"Well it does make sense, we sort of did...stay up all night cardfighting each other," Andrea slowly admitted as Kristi sighed and facepalmed, she then arose from the ground and put on her glasses. "C'mon, if we hurry, we can make it to the fights for Blocks C and D,"
"Yeah, about that, I don't feel like going today," Joel said.
"Why not, don't you want to see if your brother will make it to the semi-finals," Andrea asked.
"I know Tommy, he won't lose, he'll make it," the blond-haired teen replied seriously.
"I don't think I'll go either, Joel and I need to do some more training for our match tomorrow," Leroy added. "It's likely that Nathan and the others won't be going either,"
"My dad and I won't be going either, we were going to take another tour around the city," Kristi said.
"Well I don't want to go by myself, and I don't have any of Team Shinobi's contact information, so, it seems I'll just take a solo tour of the city today, now that I think about it, I've never gotten the chance to take a tour of the city, this can be a great opportunity to see the sights," the ginger-haired said cheerfully as she got ready and exited the hotel.
"Alright then, where do I begin my tour," Andrea said to herself as she searched up some spots on her phone. "Not bad, the Washington Monument, or the Museum of Natural History, well, I better get moving," she said as one by one, she visited all the popular tourist attractions, after about two hours of tours, she sat down to relax at a nearby park.
"That was fun, and I took a lot of pictures, I can't wait to show Leroy and Joel, they're going to be so jealous," Andrea giggled as she arose, but once she did, she bumped right into someone.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Andrea apologized.
"It's no problem, I should've been looking where I was...you," the person began to apologize but stopped when they turned around to see Andrea.
Andrea looked at the person confused, it was a girl around her age, she had fiery red and yellow hair, she wore a blue short sleeve shirt with a pirate design on it along with black jeans, and there was a look of anger in her eyes. "Hey, I've seen you somewhere before, you're Susan, my team is facing off against yours in the Block A semi-finals, but I don't think we've met before," Andrea said.
"Cut the crap, I challenge you to a cardfight, perhaps you'll remember me after I destroy you," Susan said.
Andrea didn't know who this girl was, but she wasn't going to let that remark slip by. "Alright then, I accept, there's a table right here," she said as they walked over and sat at respective sides of the bench.
"Who the hell is this girl, I've never seen her before in my life, but she seems to be pretty angry with me, well, I'll find out why soon enough," Andrea thought.
"You ready?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, I am," Andrea replied.
"Stand up my, Vanguard!"
"Dragon Starter, Mecca!" Andrea exclaimed.
Dragon Starter, Mecca
Grade 0, Power: 4000
"Undying Departed, Grenache!" Susan exclaimed.
Undying Departed, Grenache
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"So this is Dragocore, it has some interesting units and skills revolving around your bind zone," Susan noted.
"And you use Granblue, a clan that revolves around your drop zone, I've never played against this clan before," Andrea said.
"Good, then you'll see the power of this clan first hand," Susan said. "I got the first move,"
Turn 1: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Parting Shade!"
Parting Shade
Grade 1, Power: 8000
"Grenache moves back, I end my turn,"
Susan
[R] [Parting Shade (1)] [R]
[R] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[R] [Dragon Starter, Mecca (1)] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Turn 2: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Ongoing Dragon Scout, Yuza!"
Ongoing Dragon Scout, Yuza
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"Mecca moves down, I then use her skill, look at the top three cards of my deck, bind one and add 2000 power to Yuza, now Yuza attacks your vanguard, with his skill, since I have a bound card, add 2000 power!"
(7000+2000+2000=11000)
"No guard,"
"Drive check,"
[Drive Check - Fiery Sword Dragon(G2)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Tommy the Ghostie Brothers(G1)]
Damage: [Andrea(0), Susan(1)]
"I end my turn,"
Susan
[R] [Parting Shade (1)] [R]
[R] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[R] [Ongoing Dragon Scout, Yuza (1)] [R]
[Dragon Starter, Mecca (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 3: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(5)]
"Draw, I ride Maltreat Shade!"
Maltreat Shade
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"I call Ruin Shade and behind her, I call Evil Shade, with a boost from Evil Shade, Ruin Shade attacks the vanguard, using the skill of Ruin Shade, send the top two cards of my deck to the drop zone and add 2000 power to her!"
(9000+6000+2000=17000)
"I don't guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Raining Dragon Bomber, Blitzkrieg(G2)]
Damage: [Andrea(1), Susan(1)]
"Now with a boost from Grenache, Maltreat Shade attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+5000=14000)
"I don't guard that one either,"
"Drive check,"
[Drive Check - Undead Knight of the Corrupting Sword(G2)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Dragon Mage of the Holy Flute(G1)]
Damage: [Andrea(2), Susan(1)]
"That will be the end of my turn,"
Susan
[Ruin Shade (2)] [Maltreat Shade (1)] [R]
[Evil Shade (2)] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[R] [Ongoing Dragon Scout, Yuza (1)] [R]
[Dragon Starter, Mecca (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 4: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(4)]
"Stand and draw, I ride Fiery Cannon Dragon!"
Fiery Cannon Dragon
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"Since I don't have any cards in my drop zone, I can't use Fiery Cannon's skill, but I use Mecca's skill, look at the top three cards of my deck, bind one, add 2000 power to Fiery Cannon, I call Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure, with Azure's skill when placed on rear-guard, call a card from my bind zone to rear-guard and send it back at the end of my turn, I superior call Servant of the Dragon Maiden, Zora," Andrea explained.
"Not bad, now you have a boost for your vanguard," Susan stated.
"Azure attacks Ruin Shade!"
(9000)
"I guard,"
"With a boost from Zora, Fiery Cannon attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+2000+6000=17000)
"No guard,"
"Drive check,"
[Drive Check - Dragon Maiden, Sasha(G3)]
"My damage check,"
[Damage Check - Pirate Swordsman, Colombard(G2)]
Damage: [Andrea(1), Susan(2)]
"I end my turn, due to the skill of Azure, Zora goes back to the bind zone,"
Susan
[Ruin Shade (2)] [Maltreat Shade (1)] [R]
[Evil Shade (2)] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure (2)] [Fiery Cannon Dragon (1)] [R]
[Dragon Starter, Mecca (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 5: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(3)]
"Stand and draw, so Andrea, tell me about these teammates of yours, do they like you, do they see you as their friend?" Susan suddenly asked.
"Of course they see me as their friend, they did ask me to join their team, even outside of the tournament we hang out," Andrea replied.
"I take it you haven't offended them," Susan said.
"Nope, never...well, there's Joel, but it's not to be rude," Andrea softly giggled.
Susan smirked maliciously. "Is that so, I thought by now you would do something to make them hate you,"
Andrea looked at her confused. "What do you mean? Why would I do something like that?"
"You tell me, because that's what I'd like to know, prepare yourself," Susan said as she raised a card in the air. "Leader of the undead army, arise with the night as your ship sets sail on the endless sea! I ride! Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose!"
Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"With a boost from Evil Shade, Ruin Shade attacks your vanguard, with the skill of Ruin Shade, send the top two cards of my deck to the drop zone and add 2000 power to her!"
(9000+2000+6000=17000)
"I guard,"
"With a boost from Grenache, Nightrose attacks your vanguard!"
(11000+5000=16000)
"No guard,"
"Twin drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Witch Doctor of the Rotten Sea, Negrorook(G2)]
[Drive Check #2 - Howard the Ghostie (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, draw, the power to Nightrose!"
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Snowfall Dragonmaster, Yuki(G3)]
Damage: [Andrea(2), Susan(2)]
"I end my turn there,"
Susan
[Ruin Shade (2)] [Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose (1)] [R]
[Evil Shade (2)] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure (2)] [Fiery Cannon Dragon (1)] [R]
[Dragon Starter, Mecca (2)] [R] [R]
Turn 6: Hand[Andrea(4), Susan(6)]
"Stand and draw, I don't know what you have against me Susan, but I won't lose to you," Andrea said seriously. "Lady of strength and beauty, defeat all who stand before you with grace and skill! It's time to ride! Dragon Maiden, Sasha!"
Dragon Maiden, Sasha
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Liberating the generation zone," Andrea said. "Dragon who rules the mighty tempest, blow all who stand before you away! Generation Stride! Gayle Force Dragonmaster, Horaciel!"
Gayle Force Dragonmaster, Horaciel
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
Andrea looked at her drop zone and only saw one card there. "With stride skill, I bind the only card in my drop zone, then I superior call Raining Dragon Bomber, Blitzkrieg, add 5000 power to it, then I use Mecca's skill, look at the top three cards of the deck, bind one, add 2000 power to Blitzkrieg, now Azure attacks Ruin Shade!"
(9000)
"No guard, Ruin Shade retreats,"
"Next up is Blitzkrieg, attack the vanguard, with the skill of Blitzkrieg, bind a card from my deck, add 4000 power to it!"
(10000+2000+5000+4000=21000)
"No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Witch Doctor of Languor, Negrolazy(G2)]
Damage: [Andrea(2), Susan(3)]
"Now Horaciel attacks your vanguard, now with the skill of Horaciel! Bind the top card of my deck, then I superior call Corruption Slayer, Lance, and Max Power Drake, Blitzkrieg retreats, with the Requiem of Max Power Drake, draw!"
(26000)
"I don't guard,"
"Triple drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Blazing Messenger(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Flame Dagger Dragon Swordsman, Hiro(G3)]
[Drive Check #3 - Max Power Drake (Draw Trigger)]
"What luck, a draw trigger, the power to Lance, then I draw again,"
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose(G3)]
Damage: [Andrea(2), Susan(4)]
"I'm getting close, with a boost from Max Power Drake, Lance attacks the vanguard, with Lance's Requiem, add 5000 power!"
(9000+5000+5000+4000=23000)
"I guard with these two,"
"I end my turn,"
Susan
[R] [Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose (1)] [R]
[Evil Shade (2)] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure (2)] [Dragon Maiden, Sasha (1)] [Corruption Slayer, Lance (3)]
[Dragon Starter, Mecca (2)] [R] [Max Power Drake (3)]
Turn 7: Hand[Andrea(7), Susan(4)]
"Stand and draw, liberating the generation zone!" Susan exclaimed. "Get ready! Generation Stride! Diabolist of Corpse, Negrosonger!"
Diabolist of Corpse, Negrosonger
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With stride skill, superior call Skeleton Cannoneer from the drop, add 2000 power, Cannoneer is now Hollow," Susan said.
"Hollow?"
"It's the keyword skill of the Granblue clan, by retiring it at the end of my turn, Cannoneer can obtain a skill," Susan explained. "Speaking of skills, I use the skill of Skeleton Cannoneer, since it was called from the drop zone, I can retire one of your rear-guards, and I choose Mecca,"
"Damn, Mecca was my main source of binding," Andrea said as she put Mecca in the drop zone.
"That's not it, since Cannoneer is hollowed, I can draw, with a boost from Evil Shade, Cannoneer attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+2000+6000=17000)
"I guard,"
"With a boost from Grenache, Negrosonger attacks your vanguard!"
(26000+5000=31000)
"I don't guard,"
"Triple drive,"
[Drive Check #1 - Clemmie the Ghostie(G2)]
[Drive Check #2 - Waterspout Djinn(G1)]
[Drive Check #3 - Rampage Shade (Critical Trigger)]
"A critical trigger, all effects to Negrosonger!"
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check #1 - Unyielding Dragon Mage, Kiara(G1)]
[Damage Check #2 - Fiery Cannon Dragon(G2)]
Damage: [Andrea(4), Susan(4)]
"Now I use the skill of Negrosonger after it attacks, I look at the top four cards of my deck, and send one to the drop zone so I can call a card from the drop zone to rear-guard, but I use the skill of Fabian the Ghostie that I just sent to the drop zone, if it's sent from the deck to the drop zone, I can call it to an open space as hollowed," Susan explained. "And since I called Fabian due to his own skill, I can still superior call with Negrosonger's skill, I superior Grenache from the drop zone, add 5000 power, Grenache is now Hollow!"
"That was a good move, by using one skill, she was able to use another skill which in turn let her fill a whole column without having to touch her hand," Andrea thought.
"With a boost from the hollowed Grenache, Fabian attacks your vanguard, with Fabian's skill, add 4000 power!"
(10000+10000+4000=24000)
"I guard, then I intercept with Azure!"
"I end my turn, since Fabian, Grenache, and Cannoneer are hollowed, they retire, with the skill of Grenache, since it was sent to the drop zone due to the Hollow ability, countercharge two cards,"
Susan
[R] [Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose (1)] [R]
[Evil Shade (2)] [Undying Departed, Grenache (1)] [R]
Andrea
[R] [Dragon Maiden, Sasha (1)] [Corruption Slayer, Lance (3)]
[R] [R] [Max Power Drake (3)]
Turn 8: Hand[Andrea(5), Susan(7)]
"Stand and draw, I'm going to finish this cardfight here and now, liberating the generation zone," Andrea said. "Illustrious musician that travels the world, play your tune and entrance everyone around you! Generation Stride! Melodious Dragon Bard, Mira!"
Melodious Dragon Bard, Mira
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With stride skill, I bind two cards in my drop zone, then I superior call Flame Dagger Dragon Swordsman, Hiro, and Blazing Messenger from the bind zone, add 5000 power to both, with a boost from Blazing Messenger, Hiro attacks your vanguard, with Hiro's skill, I can bind a card from my hand and add 3000 power to Hiro, I bind two cards and add 6000 power!"
(15000+6000+12000=33000)
"That's a strong attack, I don't guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Rick the Ghostie (Heal Trigger)]
"That's some good timing, I got a heal trigger, recover one damage, the power to Nightrose!"
Damage: [Andrea(4), Susan(4)]
"With a boost from Max Power Drake, Lance attacks your vanguard, with Lance's Requiem, add an additional 5000 power!"
(9000+4000+5000=18000)
"I guard that one,"
"Now Mira attacks your vanguard, I use the skill of Mira!" Andrea exclaimed. "For every card face up in my G zone, one of your rear-guards must retreat, I have two cards face up, so you must retire your remaining rear-guards, Grenache and Evil Shade!"
"Fine then, my board is now empty," Susan plainly noted.
"Then for every card retreated, a card is superior called from my bind zone and 5000 power is added to them, I superior call Sandstorm Dragonmaster, Adoro, and Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure, with Azure's skill, superior call Dragon Mage of the Holy Flute behind him!"
(26000)
"I complete guard with Waterspout Djinn!"
"Triple drive check!"
[Drive Check #1 - Unyielding Dragon Mage, Kiara(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Fiery Cannon Dragon(G2)]
[Drive Check #3 - Max Power Wyvern (Critical Trigger)]
"A critical trigger, I give all the effects to Azure, this is where it will end!"
"You think that will beat me, then see if you can, come at me!" Susan exclaimed. "With the skill of Waterspout Djinn, since there is a copy of it in the drop zone, I countercharge,"
"Adoro attacks your vanguard, with the skill of Adoro, add 2000 power!"
(10000+5000+2000=17000)
"I guard,"
"Let's go, with a boost from Holy Flute, Azure attacks the vanguard!"
(9000+10000+8000=27000)
"Generation Guard! Eclipse Dragonhulk, Deep Corpse Dragon!"
Eclipse Dragonhulk, Deep Corpse Dragon
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"With the skill of Deep Corpse Dragon, I send the top two cards from my deck to the drop zone and add 5000 to its shield, it seems your plan to finish me has failed," Susan said.
Andrea sighed at the fact that she couldn't finish it there. "I end my turn, due to Azure's skill, Dragon Mage of the Holy Flute goes back to the bind zone,"
Susan
[R] [Vampire Princess of Night Fog, Nightrose (1)] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Andrea
[Blue Flame Dragonmaster, Azure (2)] [Dragon Maiden, Sasha (1)] [Sandstorm Dragonmaster, Adoro(3)]
[R] [R] [Max Power Drake (3)]
Turn 9: Hand[Andrea(6), Susan(2)]
"Stand and draw, this is where the match will truly end, I'll defeat you and that will only begin my revenge against you," Susan angrily said.
"You still haven't told me exactly what I did to you, I don't even know you, but it's like you've been out to get me since we first met," Andrea said back to her. "Perhaps you have me confused with somebody else,"
"Oh no, you're the one I'm looking for, you'll pay for what you did, it'll start with you losing this cardfight, liberating the generation zone," Susan said. "Ruler of the great beyond, let the undead rally at your call as you stand to face the enemy! Generation Stride! Mist Phantasm Pirate King, Nightrose!"
Mist Phantasm Pirate King, Nightrose
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"I won't use stride skill, instead I call Tommy the Ghostie Brothers and Dandy Guy, Romario," Susan said as she called both cards to the back row.
"I don't understand, why did you call them both to the back row, now all you can attack with is your vanguard?" Andrea asked confused.
"You'll see soon enough, Mist Phantasm Pirate King, Nightrose attacks your vanguard, now I use her Generation Break 2!" Susan exclaimed. "I superior call Mighty Rogue, Nightstorm and Ghoul Dragon, Gast Dragon to different rows, they both become Hollow!"
(26000)
"Unyielding Dragon Mage, Kiara, quintet wall!" Andrea exclaimed as her vanguard's power rose to 36000.
"Time for my triple drive, let's do this!"
[Drive Check #1 - Dandy Guy, Romario(G1)]
[Drive Check #2 - Rampage Shade (Critical Trigger)]
"A critical trigger, all effects to Gast Dragon!"
[Drive Check #3 - Howard the Ghostie (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, draw, the power goes to Nightstorm!"
"That's why you called those two units, so they can boost," Andrea realized.
"You've got the right idea, but it's a little more complicated than that, Gast Dragon attacks your vanguard, with its skill, add 3000 power, since it's hollowed, add another 5000 power!"
(16000+3000+5000=24000)
"That's odd, she didn't boost the attack, what is she planning," Andrea thought. "I guard, then I intercept with Azure!"
"Alright then, Nightstorm now attacks your vanguard!"
(11000+5000=16000)
"She didn't boost that attack either, she has something up her sleeve, I should let this one through," Andrea thought. "No guard, damage check,"
[Damage Check - Dragon Maiden, Sasha(G3)]
Damage: [Andrea(5), Susan(4)]
"With the skill of Nightstorm, I superior call Pirate Swordsman, Colombard from the drop zone," Susan said as Colombard was called to where Gast Dragon was. "Now with a boost from Tommy, Colombard attacks the vanguard, with Colombard's skill, call the Gast Dragon in the drop zone to rear-guard, Gast Dragon is now Hollow!"
(9000+7000=16000)
"That was your plan, to use those units to boost the last attacks you had," Andrea said. "I guard," she said as she placed down two cards.
"Now you're finished, with a boost from Romario, Gast Dragon attacks the vanguard, with the skill, add 8000 power!"
(11000+8000+8000=27000)
"I don't have enough to guard that attack, my last hope is a heal trigger," Andrea realized. "I don't guard, damage check," she slowly turned over the card.
[Damage Check - Dragon Swordsman, Batu (Stand Trigger)]
Damage: [Andrea(6), Susan(4)]
Andrea sighed as she put the last card into her damage zone. "Damn it, I lost,"
"That was the best you could do, you didn't stand a chance against me," Susan snickered. "That was pathetic,"
"What's your deal, it was only a cardfight, ever since you saw me, I've felt malicious intent in you," Andrea said to the girl.
"That's because there is, I'm going to make you pay for what you did to me!" Susan angrily exclaimed.
"I'll tell you for the last time, I don't know what I did to you, I don't even know who you are!" Andrea loudly retorted.
"You really don't remember who I am," Susan began. "I'm Susan, Susan...Duva,"
Andrea's eyes widened in horror and disbelief once she heard that last name. "No, t-that can't be, you can't be her, you don't cardfight, and your hair is the wrong color, you should have black hair," Andrea said.
"I was always a cardfighter, as for my hair, I dyed it, to represent the anger I have towards you," Susan explained as she slowly began to approach Andrea. "For what you did,"
"Andrea!" two voices exclaimed, Andrea turned to see Leroy and Joel running to her.
"What's this," Susan said confused as the two boys stood between her and Andrea.
"Don't get any closer," Leroy warned.
"Fine then, I'll be taking my leave then, so you at the semi-finals, Andrea," Susan said as she walked away from them.
"That was kind of odd, don't you think?" Leroy asked as Joel nodded.
"No, I didn't mean to, I didn't mean it," Andrea whispered, Leroy and Joel turned to see their friend was holding her head and appeared quite shaken.
"It's okay Andrea, she's gone," Joel said with a warm smile as he held her.
"I can't believe it's actually her," Andrea said as she began to calm down.
"Who is she, and what does she want, she seemed pretty angry with you?" Leroy asked.
Andrea sighed. "Alright, I'll tell you, let's sit down," she said as they all sat down at the bench. "It all began in eighth grade,"
"Eighth grade?" Leroy and Joel said in unison.
"Yeah, when I was in eighth grade, I had a lot of friends, they were good friends, and I was happy to have them, it was around that time that I also developed a crush on a popular boy in our class," Andrea began.
"What, a boy that you had a crush on, damn, I'm jealous," Joel said.
Leroy playfully punched his arm. "Whatever, continue Andrea,"
"As I said, there was a boy I had a crush on, for months my friends tried to get the two of us together, but I was always afraid, then one day, I decided to be brave and confess to him, but...he didn't feel the same way,"
"Is that guy an idiot or something, who in their right mind would reject a pretty girl like yourself," Joel said outraged.
"Yeah, about that, I was sort of a late bloomer, so I didn't undergo puberty until the middle of freshman year," Andrea exclaimed. "After he rejected me, I was so distraught, I didn't want to talk to my friends, despite their pleas, I isolated myself from them, eventually they stopped trying, before long, school had ended and we went to high school. During freshman, I remained isolated from the other students...that's when I met Susan,"
"Were the two of you friends?" Leroy asked.
"No we weren't, Susan would always see me alone and try to include me, all I wanted back then was to be alone, she tried day after day and I gave her the same response each time, but she never gave up," Andrea replied.
"She seems to be quite a persistent one, but what happened to make her hate you?" Joel asked.
"It all started like any day would, it's at the end of the day when everything happened," Andrea began.
[Flashback]
"I'll see you all tomorrow," the teacher had said as all the students began to pack up their things and leave the classroom, before long, only Andrea and Susan were in the room.
Susan walked over to Andrea, who at the time was reading a book. "Hey Andrea, you're all here by yourself,"
"Not true, there's somebody standing right next to me," Andrea said uninterested.
"Oh don't be like that, let's hang out," Susan said.
"I think I'll pass," Andrea said.
"You say that every day, you can't seriously want to just sit here by yourself," Susan said as she tried to lift Andrea up.
"Don't touch me!" Andrea said as she angrily rose from her seat. "I'm sick and tired of all these attempts to hang out, you're so annoying, I wish you never born, and I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that," she got her stuff and began to leave the classroom.
Susan's eyes widened as she heard those words, tears ran down her cheek as she slowly sank to the ground, then, she started to cry. Andrea saw this, inside, she felt terrible, but she didn't know what to say and just kept walking.
"Susan, what's the matter," a student said as he heard her crying and ran inside.
The next day, Andrea walked to school and entered the classroom, but when she scanned the classroom, she noticed that Susan wasn't there. "Hey, do you know where Susan is?" she asked two students as she sat down.
"A student found her crying yesterday, he brought her to the office and her adopted parents came and got her, they said they were moving and that she wouldn't be coming to school again," the student replied.
"Adopted parents?" Andrea asked confused.
The other student spoke up. "Yeah, you didn't know, Susan is adopted, her biological parents abandoned her when she was three, she was left out in the streets for four days until the authorities found her and brought her to foster care where she was adopted by the Duva family,"
Andrea's eyes widened at the revelation. "I wish you were never born, and I don't think I'm the only one who thinks that," the thought of what she told Susan ran through her mind.
"Alright everyone, time to begin class," the teacher said. "But before that, I have an announcement, Susan Duva has moved away to another school since her parents got a new job, we will all miss her dearly,"
"Oh no," Andrea said to herself. "What have I done!"
[End Flashback]
"That was the last time I saw her, until today," Andrea finished.
Leroy and Joel appeared stunned by Andrea's story. "Wow, that must have been rough, having to remember living a life like that," Leroy said.
"To this day, it has been my greatest regret, I didn't think it would be so bad," Andrea said.
"Andrea, tell me, are you sorry for what you did to her?" Joel asked.
"I am, I just want to tell her I'm sorry," Andrea replied.
"Then tell her that, when we fight her team tomorrow, let her know that you're sorry and that you want to make up," Joel said.
"He's right, this way, you can set the record straight," Leroy added.
"You're right Joel, I have to do this. Thank you guys," Andrea said as she hugged her two teammates.
"What are friends for," the two said in unison.
"Now, let's get training, we have to be ready to fight," Andrea said as they began to walk to the hotel. "I'll show you, Susan, I'll show you that I've changed, I'm not the same person I was back then, I'll fix the mistake I made, you'll see, you'll see,"
