The boys walked towards the Grand Stadium running into a couple of crazed fans but nothing serious. During their walk they ran into Anna, Tamao, Pilica, Silva, Hao, and Jeanne.
"I thought you all had busy schedules!" Yoh commented.
"It's not every day that you get to see a top officer and his friend fight. Oops!" Pilica said knowing that she had given it away.
"What!" everyone yelled
"Pilica can I see you for a minute? NOW!" Horo Horo firmly stated.
"Ok...kk.ay. Nisan"
He took her aside from everyone stood there clueless.
"How did you know?"
"Anna told me."
"But how would she know!"
"She stayed after school to watch you learn or part-near teach shaman fight. I heard you're quite the fighter. You also battled Ren, didn't you?"
"No one was supposing know. If my enemies find out they take advantage of that. That's why…." Horo Horo's cell phone interrupted him.
"Hey Horo Horo it's Ren. I'm sorry to announce that I don't have seat 14, but I have 6 extra VIP tickets. I was wondering if you might know anyone that I can give to on such short notice."
"I already have thought of 6 people. Should I tell you their names?"
"Yes, that would be helpful."
"Their names are Silva, Pilica, Hao, Jeanne, Anna, and Tamao. There are couples more, but they weren't able to make it."
"Thanks, take them to the S.E.P."
"Everyone follow me."
"What about the game?" Anna asked.
Horo Horo didn't answer. He just walked away, so everyone followed him. The came to a wall and stopped. Soon they realized that they were standing on nothing but in midair. Mostly everyone freaked while Horo Horo and Yoh were chuckling.
"What so funny?" yelled Anna to Yoh.
"You think that there is no floor. Good thing Horo Horo is with us."
"Why's that?"
"If he wasn't here there wouldn't be a floor."
"Oh." She understood.
The wall in front of them started to glow, big silver X. The only difference was that is was two X's that made a big one. Horo Horo halted and pressed his hand in the middle where it made a diamond. The outline of his hand showed blood red. Suddenly it disappeared to revile someone leaning on the wall.
"No wonder we have to keep replacing this wall." Ren laughed.
"Ren these are my friends… Silva…Hao…Yoh…Pilica…Jeanne…Anna…, and Tamao. Ryu isn't here right now." He introduced as each one by one bowed.
"Anna, you shouldn't have to bow to me. I should be the one bowing to you." He said with a bow.
"Which one is your girlfriend?"
"Don't make me have to hurt you. I have one snow board that would be glad to meet you!"
He warned him.
"Come, I have seats for all of you. I heard it was the best seats in the entire Stadium."
"Your boyfriends rock." Pilica whispered to Anna and Tamao causing them to blush.
"Come on slowpokes!" Hao yelled cheerfully.
The game was going to start in 20 minutes. The Stadium was about to welcome the fans. Horo Horo jumped out the VIP booth, followed by Yoh. They ran towards the dome of water. Their friends watched them dive in then reappear on the top metal circle of the water sphere. Swarms of admirers rushed in to witness the tow star players dive off the top support circle, into the crystal clear water, were they were joined by the rest of the team. The game began a couple of the players were being shot out of that water. Once Yoh was knocked out of once, but he quickly got back in. The halftime bell rang. The score was 5 to 2. The team meets in their locker room to come up with a strategy.
"Horo Horo, we could try the technique we have been practicing."
"Good thinking James. Okay, we'll do it! Everybody remember what to do?"
"Yes!" Shouted the team.
"Oh yeah team, not to put pressure in you guys, but Ren is watching us play. Let's show him what we can do!"
"YEAH!"
They ran into the sphere ready and raring to go. Their breath was normal. The other team was positioned. Then in a split second the play began to take form. Horo Horo shot up. Marcus paced the sword to James. James threw it to Steve. Steve picked up the plan by passing to Yoh at half field…court…place… whatever it is called. Yoh started to perform the Celestial Slash. He powered up and let loose the power, but it headed up words out of the sphere and into the sky. There was Horo Horo… standing on that very same sphere supporter. He grinded and jumped high into the heavens. Spinning like a hurricane flipping….turning….targeting. All the worries of his mind cleared, the pressure of this stunt froze, putting all his concentration into that one shot. He closed his eyes. Time seamed to stop as his body lined up with the goal, leg pulled back, eyes exploded open, for what seemed as hours pasted before the sound of that orb coming in contact, with a powerful strike, was heard throughout the city. The seconds passed before he landed on his feet and stood upright. All of a sudden a high pitched scream filled the ears of the fans. A bullet-like object entered the area. Horo Horo turned to face it. As it struck him, a blinding cloud of smoke encased his body. The entire stadium was in shock.
"Oh boy, that one might leave a mark." Ren said looking at the towering pillar of smoke.
A laugh entered the stadium. Some people knew that laugh because of the way it froze the very core of you. Yoh got out of the sphere to check if his friend had survived. Next he turned to see who had done it. Finally the laughing figure showed him. So Yoh focused on the person who hovered in the distance. Only a couple of the people there knew who it was.
"Didn't I teach you a lesson last time…Takahiro!" said a familiar voice.
The smoke began to blow away and, there Horo Horo stood, a massive sword. His clothes were only merely burnt by the projectile.
"Your attacks have gotten weaker." He mocked his assailant.
"This time I brought a couple of friends with me."
After saying so four other figures appeared. Yoh walked over next to Horo Horo.
"I'll help you."
"Then you know how to use a sword?"
"Who doesn't?"
A sword struck the ground (or metal in this case) at his feet.
"Okay. There's five-to-two…do you think it's fair?" Yoh questioned.
"Extremely."
All the exits closed, sealing everyone in.
"We can't put anyone of these people in danger," Yoh explained, "I was hopping that nothing would happen today."
"I know, but I guess we have to take the fight to them."
Both boys rocketed themselves into the air. Yoh pressed a button his shoes and began to float in mid-air. Horo Horo on the other hand continued to fall until huge metallic looking angel wings burst from his back.
"Horo Horo what are those!"
"Don't worry Yoh, they're artificial."
The battle began. Takahiro used magic and a sword to fight. The rest of them had a variety of weapons. Meanwhile in the VIP seats Ren was rushing to each exit, destroying each door, and setting the fans free from the heated battle.
Yoh slashed down to send one of the villains flying. Takahiro silently snuck up behind Yoh and came down upon him. As the sword enter his body, searing pain struck him motionless. Takahiro retrieved his sword from the motionless body.
"No! Yoh!" Anna screamed tearfully.
Horo Horo froze trying to take in what had just taken place. His anger began to reveal itself as the wind began to pick up. Soon it became visible, encasing him in a dark flowing cyclone.
"AVALANCHE!"
Horo Horo's voice rang throughout the stadium. The stadium suddenly was filled with falling avalanche. He only watched as Yoh's body fell. He then heard a projectile sound singing in the air. Turning he watched as an arrow passed his face, and striking, the near dead, Takahiro through his heart. Horo Horo launched toward the falling body.
Catching it he quickly flew towards his friends.
"Anna… heal him, quickly!"
Nodding she began to perform it.
"It's not working." Ren coldly stated.
