The first round was pretty relaxed. My team, the Fly-Aways, collected as many crystals as we could hold, and the little pile we were making in the middle of our island grew swiftly. It got kind of confusing when one Jurdens and I went for the same crystal, but I managed to awkwardly turn and go for another crystal before anyone noticed. After only twenty minutes or so, the man waved his hands. The teams immediately stopped what they were doing and swooped over to hear their next instructions. "Ok. So the second round," he paused to run his eyes over the teams. "The second round, will involve some killing." There was a collective gasp as the teams heard this. I felt horrified. Killing? What did he mean killing? "I know it's a shock, but hear me out. In this round, the aim is to try stealing as many crystals as possible from the other teams. Also, feel free to rip off anyone's jet-pack if they get in your way. The more jet-packs your team collects, the more points." I gritted my teeth. "Does he really think he can make us kill each other? After all, we've known these people for years. There is no way they'd all turn on each other for the sake of some stupid game." The man's eyes met Catrin's and she fell silent. "Don't be so sure about that, kid." Then he signalled and the round was on.
As the other two teams lifted off, Catrin turned to us. "It sounds like we need a bit more of a plan for this round. we will need people to go crystal hunting, and we'll need people to defend our base. I think Drayson, Daryl and I should defend, and Felice, Harley and Jake can attack." "You don't want us to actually kill anyone, do you?" Felice asked. "Of course not. Just try your best to get the crystals with as little violence as possible." Then we were off. I quickly flew over and started battling to get into the Jurdens base. I shoved the defenders aside, and I spotted Felice doing the same behind me. I was shocked how fiercely the other teams were fighting. It was like they were actually making an effort to kill each other. I was almost at the island when I suddenly felt someone viciouslx tug on my jet-pack. I panicked and wrenched myself away from them. Somehow I managed to keep my jet-pack in place as I leapt onto the island. I quickly grabbed a neon yellow crystal and then escaped through the broken line of defence. I looked around for Felice, and spotted her. She was flying back towards our base with a crystal in each hand. I hurried to follow.