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LET THE GAME'S BEGIN

PART III

Sir Cubbi grabbed his staff ready to participate in some knight training with Sir Plucki as he was led forth onto the training grounds followed by the Glens, the two girls and the other two knights.

The Glens, the two girls, and the other two knights made their way over to the benches as to watch them train.

The two hadn't been training long on the fighting beams when Sir Cubbi did something that impressed Sir Plucki before he was knocked off the fighting beam and into a well, making Sir Gumlittle laugh and knock Gruffi and Gusto off the bench due to Gusto's comments to Gruffi.

Hitomi seemed impressed by Sir Cubbi's actions but then stood up to do some training herself and made her way over to her circle that she had drawn ever so many years ago.

It was not that she didn't want to watch them train, heck she watched the knights train countless times but something about Cubbi made her look at him differently, she admired the cub for his bravery, but something about him made her see certain similarity between the two of them, though Kotori and Cubbi defiantly fitted better.

She soon reached her circle and began to take off her weapons.

No matter what event Hitomi did she never went around unarmed as she pulled out both her katana's from her side and her back, two short sword from around her waist, and several short knives from the side of her boots, before walking into her circle and receiving a few glances from the surrounding knights.

Kotori on the other hand had been too busy watching Sir Cubbi and Sir Plucki train since she had taken a liking to Sir Cubbi, that she hadn't notice Hitomi stand up and leave when she turned round to face her, she instantly grew worried and concern that Hitomi had left her again in the presence of a knight but soon calmed down again when she saw her at the other end of the training grounds.

"Typical" Kotori tutted before turning round and resumed to watch the other two train.

Sir Blastus had heard Kotori's statement and smiled at Hitomi before turning back to watch the younger knight train.

Hitomi had just finished doing her warm-up and gymnastic skills, and was walking over to her weapons ready to train with them when she saw Kotori stand from her place and walk over to her. She had just finished arming herself again with her weapons when Kotori confronted her and said

"Want to spar"

Kotori saw Hitomi grin, and a mischievous glint appear in her eyes and the ocean blue of her eyes became a slight shade darker, meaning she was up to something as the two of them unsheathed their swords, bowed to one another and dropped into fighting stances.

Time now seemed to have frozen as the two continued to stare at one another, waiting for one of them to make the first move, everything seemed to be so quiet in the training grounds except for the two knights that were training.

Hitomi's eyes were still on Kotori as the two continued to have a staring competition when Hitomi then quickly shifted her eyes to take in her surrounding, managing to see that a few knights were watching them. Hitomi was then cut off from taking in her surrounding when she heard the sound of Kotori's sword cutting through the air, Hitomi had just in time managed to swing her sword making the swords have a sudden impact and giving off a loud but musical tune.

As their swords sang, the two increased their ability, strength and speed in their fighting as they began to sommer solt about the place, meeting in the air where their swords sang again causing everyone in the girls presents to look there way.

Sir Cubbi became distracted by the swords singing and was eager to look in the direction it came from, but he had to focus on his training.

Sir Plucki saw that the cub was distracted by the sound of the swords singing in the background, he knew himself it was Hitomi and probably her friend Kotori training.

The two knights stopped training and Cubbi turned to see what it was that distracted him, only to see Hitomi and Kotori chasing at one another like they were worst enemies.

The others found it hard to follow Hitomi and Kotori now since they jumped around too fast, when the two met again on the ground Hitomi gained the upper hand as she hit the tip of her sword at the handle Kotori's sword making Kotori let go of her sword.

Kotori's sword spun in the air and Hitomi quickly sheathed her sword and started to do quick backflips, wanting to avoid Kotori's sword landing in the middle of the crowd and hurting any of the residents, when she then jumped in mid air and landed on one of the fighting beams next to Sir Plucki and Sir Cubbi and caught her friend's sword in her hand.

Hitomi let out a sigh of relief "You really should practice more," she said and jumped off the fighting beam and walked her way back towards Kotori.

Kotori growled and accepted her sword back from Hitomi when she then said

"Why's everyone staring at us?"

Hitomi just shrugged her shoulders at Kotori before going over and picking up one of her knives that she had previously dropped while training with Kotori, she had plenty of attention now a days that it didn't bother her as much as it used too, but it still bother her slightly that there was still large crowd staring at her when she then heard Kotori say,

"Looks like someone wants a word with you" said Kotori in a low whisper just loud enough for Hitomi to hear her as the two saw Sir Plucki making his way over to them.

"Well done" said Sir Plucki as he came up to the two girls, "You have improved in the time you've been away".

"Thank you" said Hitomi going red with embarrassment as everyone kept on staring.

"Sir Plucki you're kinda in charge of all the knights right?" said Kotori.

"Yes", came his reply.

"And you are a good friend of Hitomi's and you compliment her on quite a few things?" said Kotori.

"Yes" said Sir Plucki.

"Well, why don't you and Hitomi ever train together to see how much of a challenge there is" said Kotori.

"Not a bad idea, Kotori, but it's really up to Sir Plucki," said Hitomi

"What are you implying," asked Sir Plucki suspiciously.

"Oh, nothing, nothing at all" said Hitomi innocently and walking away.

"The results could prove interesting," said Sir Plucki.

"What?" replied Hitomi and freezing in her tracks as she turned round to face him, hardly believing what he was saying.

"You ready 'kid'" he replied as he drank his gummiberry juice.

Hitomi smiled accepting the challenge as she unsheathing her sword again and dropped into a fighting stance.

The two stood there for a few minutes before they ran at each other and just before making impact jumped up into the air, everyone on the ground no longer saw the two but could sometimes hear a clash of metal or the swish of a staff before the two came back down to the ground.

Hitomi landed on top of a wall and Sir Plucki landed back down in the circle.

The two moved so fast that not even the knights could see them move, one second they were stood a fair distance away from each other next second they were at each others throats like there was no tomorrow.

While this fight was taking place Councillor Berryboum and Wooddale rounded the corner of a building and witnessed the two fighting.

Councillor Wooddale was just about to break up the fight when Kotori turned her around and led in her another direction and explained to her that they were just training.

The two kept on fighting with no one particularly gaining the upper hand which was quite surprising since most thought Hitomi would have be beaten quickly and easily. Finally it looked like Sir Plucki would win when Hitomi's sword got stuck in his staff, but didn't because Hitomi did a back flip and a few cartwheels to escape then drew out one of her short swords.

Sir Plucki raised his staff as Hitomi threw the sword so that it spun through the air, then hit the handle of her katana hard forcing it to come out of Sir Plucki's staff.

As soon as Hitomi had thrown the short sword she dashed forward towards Sir Plucki and as her katana went up in the air, she jumped into the air to catch her sword instead missed as the handle touched the tips of her fingers she then started to fall to the ground.

Hitomi fell to the ground with a sudden thud, and heard a gasp from the crowd as she jumped up back onto her feet and turned and ducked just in a nick of time from a swing of a staff. Hitomi focused hard as she dodged several of his swings, once or twice getting hit and landing on the floor but was soon back up, a small smile played on her lips as she did backflips towards where her sword laid, Sir Plucki in hot pursuit as she grabbed her sword and just in time blocked an attack from him.

"Very good" said Sir Plucki smiling as he pulled his staff away and jumped back.

"Thanks" said Hitomi, out of breath and sheathed her sword.

"You have improved a great deal since we last met, but you don't look much older," said Sir Plucki walking up to Hitomi.

"That's because it's only been 5 years in my time since we last met," said Hitomi.

The two shook hands which signified the fight was over and then went and sat on a nearby bench and discussed past events and what had happened since they last seen each other.

The little audience that had been watching them were shocked, Hitomi was now Sir Plucki's equal on the battleground.

"Make way for the prisoner" said a voice.

"Humans here haven't changed their ways in 500 years" said a gummi knight with a moustache.

During this time the Councillor's had gotten together and had decided to send Cavin to the dungeons announcing it was the gummi way to which Cubbi disagreed and said something to Gruffi before running towards Hitomi.

While Cavin had been brought in Hitomi and Sir Plucki had stopped their conversation and watched the scene from where they were and had heard the Council's decision as Hitomi watched Sir Cubbi running up to her and said

"Hitomi, can't you help Cavin" said Cubbi as his voice began to crack.

"I can't" said Hitomi "The Council have made there decision".

"But can't you talk to them you know Cavin isn't like this" said Cubbi.

"But I don't know Cavin" said Hitomi "And I'm not totally sure that I can trust him".

"How can you say that about your own people" said Cubbi.

"Because, of what they did the last time I was here" said Hitomi.

"But, people change" said Cubbi.

"Well, I haven't seen it," said Hitomi not wanting to believe it or listening right now.

After this Cubbi ran out of her and Sir Plucki sight to another part of the castle, in search for Kotori. He had met her just after he had been knighted and although they hadn't known each other long they had become fast friends, both being adventurous and mischievous and having the same interest in a lot of things and both telling each other what sort of adventures each they had.

Hitomi leaned against the wall and sighed and Sir Plucki turned round and looked at her and then spoke

"So from the experience you had here, you don't even trust your own kind, why?"

"Because I couldn't believe that I would descend from such greedy, selfish people," said Hitomi.

After this Hitomi stood up said goodbye and then left the training ground in search for Kotori.

Hitomi then went in search for Kotori after seeing her mysteriously disappear from her sight, after searching for about an hour Hitomi was about to give up and go back to the training yards when she heard an alarm sound. Immediately she was on full alert and remembered that sound from somewhere,

FLASHBACK

After busting her way out of the dungeons and still being in a state of shock after seeing these strange creatures she continued to run ahead. Then crashing into whom she knew now as Councillor Berryboum, screaming at him she then got up, and ran down the corridor. After then rounding a corner she then heard a loud almost gong like sound throughout the whole the castle known as Gummadoon, placing every knight in Gummadoon on full alert that a prisoner had escaped and after that she bolted on her way.

END OF FLASHBACK

Of course, it was an alarm to warn the whole of Gummadoon that a prisoner had escaped, having done so herself the first time she came here, a shadow passed her in the air, looking up to she saw a swan quickcar out of control, but not only that she saw the human and her best friends, anger surged through her veins as she jumped from building from building chasing after the quickcar.

After chasing the quickcar for a few minutes Hitomi then had to slow her pace down considerably see a shower of ropes aimed at the car as it successfully pierced the wings making the car spin out of control even more.

Hitomi could see the castle wall ahead of her and decided if she didn't act quick enough they would successfully escape, but just as she caught up with it she saw Kotori jump out of the car and also too begin to jump from building to building to escape being caught. Hitomi decided not to chase her or it would be her that would be in serious trouble if she involved Kotori in this, but nether the less she would speak of this to Kotori later I private when no-one was around.

She watched as the car began to falter and Tummi and Sir Cubbi jump out just as the car left the castle and allowed Cavin to escape. Hitomi observed Cavin's escape into the forest as she landed on the castle wall and hid. Upon hearing a crash Hitomi then looked out from her hiding place and saw that every residents and Councillors of Gummadoon were staring at Tummi and Sir Cubbi enraged that the human had escape. Hitomi thought that it was best not to stick around and see the situation, as right now would be the best time to have that talk with Kotori as she sprinted as fast she could across the castle wall luckily not being seen. When she was about to leave and be out of hearing range a sudden loud voice caught her attention and she guessed it immediately to be Councillor, uh oh not good as she listen for one minute what they had to say as she heard Councillor Wooddale speak,

"Don't worry Sir Cubbi, we are not concerned about the human anymore but the charge for helping a prisoner escape is treason".

Just hearing that was enough to send shiver down her spine, as she began to her task again at jumping from building to building after Kotori.

TBC…

End of Part III

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