Disclaimer: None of these poor souls are mine.
Bracket 1: round 1"Yes, this will be a very interesting first battle," smiled Relena.
Duo looks at a computer screen and turns on his headset, "And, let the battle begin in…5…4…3…2…1...." At the end of his count down loud buzzers go off all over the forest, echoing off of everything.
"WAIT! We haven't come up with a battle plan yet," Serena yells into her headset.
Gundams' reply, "Too bad."
"Amy! What should we do?"
"Well, we can't go out there without a plan, so we're going to have to keep close and plan it as we go," Amy suggested.
"Well, one thing is for sure. Lita, start cooking up your plan. Mina, meet up with Ryo at the center this island."
Lita and Mina, "Right!" Lita hits some rocks together and starts a fire, while Mina disappears among the trees and shrubs.
"Well, having Mina start off was a good move, Serena. We all know that she can beat their center charger."
Darien runs over with a pale of water, "No, Lita," as he throws it onto her fire and cooking.
"What the hell you did that for, Darien," Lita shouted at him.
"That fire will give away where our base is!"
Lita gasped, "Oh, no, that's right."
"Yes," Amy nodded, "And throwing water on top of it made it worse. The vapors from the smoke are thicker now, so they'll really know where the base is."
"Don't just sit there! Stir out the fire! Amy, we're wasting time here. We have to start going now, if we're going to capture that flag, Serena," Raye commanded.
Serena toughened up, "Come on. Artimis, stay and supervise Darien and Lita while the rest of us go ahead."
"Well, the game has begun," Cye yelled, over the sirens that are going off, after Duo's count down. Ryo looked back at their flag, which was white with his yoroi ball of virtue on it.
He turned back to his team as the sirens stopped, "Rowen? Do you think you could tell us what's going on from the top of that mountain?"
"Get to the top of the mountain? Yes. Tell you what's happening from it? Maybe not, our radio range is limited. Do you mind if Cye comes with me? There's ocean near by."
"Knock yourself out. Mia, Yuli, do you think you can booby trap the base?"
"Are you sure," asked Mia, "What if we want to come back?"
"Booby trap it so that YOU TWO can come back. The rest of us won't unless we die. Kento follow me in the trees. Sage-."
"I'll do as I please," Sage said as he passed by Ryo. Ryo turned to ask about his attitude, but as he spun around the older teen was gone.
"Where did he go?" He turned back around to see that Rowen and Cye were gone, too, when a hand landed on his shoulder.
"Come on, Ryo. Let's kick some Sailor girl prissy hinnies!" Ryo gives him a strange look. "What? What did I say?" Ryo smiles and laughs at Kento, as he turns to the center of the island, and runs off. "Hey! Wait up!"
Quatre smiles at the camera, "What we didn't tell you is that each team only have three radios between the each of them. The Ronins's communication line are between Ryo, Rowen, and Mia, while the Scouts' are kept connected with Serena, Amy, and Mina."
"Can't we use their Japanese names?"
"No, Duo," Heero grumbled at him.
"Can I beat them all dead now?"
"Go ahead, Wu Fei." Wu Fei let's out a triumphant laugh and starts rummaging for weapons.
"But I get the Scouts! Weak women." He runs out of the room.
"The Ronins are using red paintballs and the Scouts blue," Relena, continuing commentary, "When the trigger is squeezed, the paint mixes with colored die, thus making their paintballs. This makes it possible to 'steal' ammo from the other team.
Raye stopped Serena, Rini, Amy, and Luna, "I think this is as far as we go after Mina."
"What do you mean," Serena asked.
"Luna? Don't you think it's a good time to split up, now?"
"Yes," Luna replied, "It is. If we don't before we get too close to the center of the island, then one of them might get us."
Raye opens her map and spreads it for all of them to see, "We're close to here," she points. "Serena? Do you think you won't be klutzy enough to sprain your ankle or something while you grab the flag?"
"Of course she won't," Rini said while snatching the map.
"OUUUUUUUU, why you little-!"
"I'll be back in a flash!" She started to run off.
Amy waved, "We're counting on you, Rini!"
"Amy? Scout out to see if any of them are hiding," Luna commanded. "If you can, pick them off. But, if he seems like too much trouble, then we'll try to help out. Now, let's go."
"Right," the girls in unison before they ran off. Amy taking the lead.
"Ryo! I see Serena!"
"You do?" A hologram screen appears showing Rowen. And, below him in the corner is the map.
"Yeah. She's coming straight up the middle. So, it'll just be you and her. Hmm?"
"What is it Rowen?"
"It's nothing. Just something that might become a little situation. You keep on going. I'll see you." The screen disappears, but leaves the map. "The center, huh? Well, I'm there."
"Smoke, huh," Kento asked to himself, "Well, where there's smoke, there's fire…or food." And, being so soon into this competition, I'd say some food before night falls. Well, …they're not going to see me coming."
"Oh, no! They STILL didn't put that fire out, yet," Mina thought as she looked back. I'm almost at the center, but if someone like Rowen gets there before I've even fought Ryo, we'll loose this thing for sure!"
"Phew. That's it," Mia sighed as she looked back at her trip work. "Ryo. How far are you?"
"I'm here, but she's not. Looks like she's taking her sweet time."
"Well, hide. Then, get her before she notices you there."
"Ok. But, will you two be ok?"
Mia smiled while looking upon him. She admired his heart. "By the telling of your progress and hearing nothing wrong from Rowen, I'm sure that we'll be safe for the night."
Rowen's face then shows up on the screen, "Get some rest now, Mia. We don't know how fast they move. I'll protect you."
"Thanks Rowen. But, are you sure you can do it without getting caught in our traps?"
"Who says that I'll even let them get that close to you two?" His screen then disappears.
"Rowen's right, Mia. Get some rest." His screen disappears for her, too.
"Come on, Yuli. Off to bed."
"NOW?"
"Yes. Nothing's going to happen for a long time."
"It's out," Artimis said with a sigh of relief. "Hey, Darien. Let's go out together."
"Huh? I thought safety in numbers would be better."
"We have no choice. I'm thinking that maybe those Gundam pilots made this game to be easier than I think it is."
"What are you talking about, Artimis," Lita asked as she crossed her arms.
"Start up the recording again." Darien did as told. A menu came up. Artimis took a good moment to study it. "Open the 'F.Y.I' part." After Darien selected it, Quatra's final notice came up again.
"The area map and were each base is located, is also posted. Since there are limited weapons and ammo, I suggest that all of you will need to suit up as soon as possible, make suggestions on who you would like to take on, then designate your routes to the enemy base. There will be ammo on the way. The map is also marked for places where you can find your ammo. You are also allowed to take the enemies' ammo, too. This is an all out war. You don't have to be nice, even though I prefer to be. I wish you all good luck."
"There. Ammo. If we're going to survive while we're defending the base. We NEED to find that extra ammo."
"Yeah. And, those extra weapons too," Darien added.
"How many extra weapons were there, again, Darien," Lita asked.
"Three. Two supped up ones and a gun with a spray effect."
"Then WHAT are we WAITING for, Artmis!? You two go and find all of that extra stuff! When you both get back, dinner will be ready."
"But, you can't make a fire-."
"You mean you're doubting how great of a chef I am?"
"Um, …Artimis, Lita's right. Time's a wasting." They both get up and run off.
"He only knows what he wants to. I guess that's why Serena didn't really care for him at first," Lita thought to herself as she got up.
It was all most after sun set when Rini got 2/3s of the way in. "Now, where IS this place? With no light left and all these trees, it makes it difficult to read a map," she said to herself, outloud. She heard a whishing sound of 'twuck' and fell as she screamed.
Rowen was sitting in a tree far away with an assassin like riffle, "Rule number one of stalking. Remember, that if you want to get something, you NEVER make a noise." He smiles, "Then again, it's not much of a kill. Even Kento could have hit her."
"Ohhhhhhhhh, MAN, am I hungry." Kento starts to sniff the air, "Food? As he peaks over the shrubs, he sees a couple of plates worth of food, ready for the eating. His instant reaction was to run out and grab a plate, but then he bit down on his own hand. "Keep it together, Kento. Remember, we're all in a game. The flag comes first and then I get a feast fit for a king when we win."
"Where are they," Heero asked.
Relena removed her headset, "Rini's just been hit. I've just given the signal to Trowa to pick her up. If Ryo would have hesitated, she would've got him instead of passing straight behind him."
"Kento's at the enemy base now," Quatra said.
"You mean Rini's the ONLY person to be eliminated?"
"That's right," Relena nodded.
"The others are right. They ARE wussies. What ARE they doing?"
"Well, Mr. soldier, unlike you, people like me would be dying of starvation by now."
"Hey, Heero. There's either something wrong or my eyes are deceiving me," Quatra noted.
"What is it?"
"Well, there seems to be a malfunction with Mina's headset. It won't display her physical image." They all stare at the 'No Image Available' screen.
"They were all working fine, when Wu Fei and I checked them. And, we even double checked after one another. I hope you're not saying that we've made a mistake Quatra."
"Well, I know you wouldn't and there would be no other physical means of external radiation to interfere with the signal. Even if there was, Ryo's is working fine."
Heero sat down in a chair, in front of a main screen. "Quatra, give me a physical of her. If you can't, then dispatch one of the satellite's outside to get a close up of her."
Relena turned as her jaw dropped, "You don't mean the satellite that the 'G-Force' group put in to watch this whole thing."
"That's exactly right, Relena. What do we care if their précis satellite gets destroyed? Quatra, use that satellite to get a visual on Mina. Relena keep track of both the ronins and the senshi in the mean time."
"You're not going to find anything."
"Oh, man. It is getting way to dark," Mina said between huffs, with her hands on her knees. "I guess I better find myself a place to sleep soon," she thought to herself. As her stomach growled, she raised up a little and put her hand against it, "If not anything to eat." She then started to look around for some cover. Unknownst to her, the barrel of a gun is peering out of the bushes, moving along with her.
Yes. Rini was eliminated. But, stay tuned for the conclusion of this match up. Who will win? And, will the Wu Fei get to smack someone like he wanted to? And, where the heck did Duo go?
How does this look like? In the big loop its:
Yuli -Mina -Ryo -Lita -Kento -Darrien -Sage -Raye -Rowen
In the squared circle its:
Serena-Mia-Amy-Cye
Who's gonna win? You decide! Mail me at Toasty95@yahoo.com every vote is a good one. And, you'd like, also tell me who should win certain battles.