Everyone had now arrived back at the hotel and max was telling everyone how he had beaten everyone a bowling and as max told his story Yoh noticed Kyle was sitting in the comer on his own looking out of the window.
"You ok" Yoh asked.
"I'm alright"
Kyle turned to Yoh.
"It's just I didn't expect Mariah and the others to be here" Kyle added.
"So what's the story between you and them?" Yoh asked.
"Lets head outside" Kyle said.
Yoh nodded and the two went out side and Kyle begins to tell Yoh about his past.
"Mariah and the others used to be in my gang where is used to live. They were good times"
Kyle smiled.
"We always looked out for each other once another gang tried to kick us out of our hang out but we showed them. But one night the leader of the gang challenged me to a fight and I agreed but it was a trap. While I was fighting the gang leader some of the gang went after Mariah and the others. I soon beat the gang leader and that's when I found out what was happening I ran back to our hang out as fast as I could but I was too late everyone had been beaten up.
Kyle lowered his head.
"I let my friends down if I wasn't so eager to fight the gang leader I'd have been there to help them. So I decided they would be better off with out me so I left town and I haven't seen Mariah and the others until today"
"Do you think they'll ever forgive you" Yoh said.
"Who knows may be they never will" Kyle replied.
The next day Kyle and the others registered there teams and had decide to use the team captains last name for the team names and as the last of them registered Kyle and the others met up with some old enemy's dead eye grey wolf red fox and mask team dead eye.
"Well if it isn't out old friends" dead eye said.
"I should have guessed you'd be here" celvin said.
"Yes we always seem to be running into each other" dead eye added.
"You better hope we don't meet in the tournament" celvin told dead eye.
"If we do It'll be you who'll wish we hadn't" dead eye replied.
With that dead eye and his team left.
After everyone had registered there teams sheets were put up and Kyle and the others looked at them to see who else was at the tournament.
Team lee :- Kyle Alex Danny wu long
Team Chettle :- will mat Zak Lisa
Team Hawkins :- keyran Antony Chris Jane
Team Sherea :- Joe mike josh Nathan
Team skies :- john James Tim max
Team asakura :- Yoh horo horo ren Ryu
Team foster :- celvin eddy scooter jade
Team coal :- coal Jennifer Jesse Lara
Team myran :- Ricky Stan Liam Ryan
Team phoenix :- Mariah lee Wesley Dash
Team dead eye :- dead eye grey wolf red fox mask
Team claw :- claw the chaos brothers Carlos
Team diesel :- diesel black widow Freddy Jason
Team Randolph :- Randolph faith hope charity
Team smith :- smith Johnson Thompson Jackson
Team Anderson :- mr Anderson rhineheart Jones brown
"team myran so Ricky's here and look who else is here team claw" Kyle said.
"so he's here" Yoh said.
"and the chaos brothers have decided to join him" Alex said.
"who's the other guy" Anna asked.
"Carlos Jackson he's claws right hand man" Kyle explained.
"where's Mariah's team" Yoh asked.
"right there team phoenix" Kyle replied.
Kyle pointed and read the names.
"Mariah lee Wesley Dash" he said.
Latter that day all the teams were called to the ring to find out who would be fighting who and waiting for Kyle was his old rival Ricky myran.
"it's been a while Kyle" Ricky said.
"yeah it has" Kyle replied.
"I'd wish you luck but I wouldn't mean it" Ricky said.
"oh I don't need any luck" Kyle answed.
"we'll see" Ricky said as he left to join his team.
Soon the fight organiser appeared with two boxers, which had papers with the team names on them.
"if I can have your attention please we will now draw the team parings" the fight organiser said.
The man put his hands into the boxers and started to draw the names.
"Match 1. Team Chettle vs. Team dead eye"
"Match 2. Team Asakura vs. Team Smith"
"Match 3. Team coal vs. Team claw"
"Match 4. Team Hawkins vs. Team diesel"
"Match 5. Team skies vs. team phoenix"
"Match 6. Team foster vs. team Anderson"
"Match 7. Team lee vs. Team Randolph"
"Match 8. Team sheara vs. Team myran"
"so we have our matches and the first fight will be team Chettle vs. team dead eye followed by team Asakura vs. team smith" the fight announcer said.
Soon the night came and everyone were in their rooms sleeping Kyle lay awake thinking of his past with Mariah.
Kyles flash back.
See Mariah as a kid trying to learn marshal arts she falls over and a group of boys laugh at her.
"stop laughing" myran said with tears in her eyes.
the boys started to call Mariah names.
"hey leave her alone guys"
a boy walked towards Mariah it was Kyle. Kyle helped Mariah up.
"thanks" Mariah said.
That was the first time they met and soon the two became great friends and Kyle stated to teach here the marshal arts his grandfather had taught him. Mariah soon became a good fighter and Kyle remembered her first fight she took a boy down with one punch.
End of Kyles flash back.
Kyle smiled to him self and wished that things had never changed between them.
Soon the next day came and it was time for the tournament to begin.
"ladies and gentlemen welcome to the ring tournament and now for our first fight please welcome team Chettle and team dead eye"
the two teams arrived.
"and now to explain the rules the teams will fight one on one the first team to win 3 fights wins the match. The winner of the fight is the first to either make their opponent give up. knock them out or knock them out of the ring"
the two teams were now ready to fight.
"and now for our first fight please welcome mat from team Chettle and grey wolf from team dead eye"
mat and grey wolf walked towards each other and both drew swords.
"as you can see ladies and gentlemen our first fight will be between two swordsmen let the fight begin"
mat and grey wolf charged at each other and there swords clashed sending sparks flying all over Kyle and the others watched with unease they all knew how strong grey wolf was but mat seemed to be holing his own. Grey wolf came with another blow but mat blocked it then it was mats turn to strike just missing grey wolfs arm the two fighters parted.
"well now this isn't going to be as easy as I thought" grey wolf said.
Grey wolf attacked again mat jumped out of the way and went for grey wolfs back but the wolf spun around and blocked the attack then he quickly spun his sword around and hit mat in the face with the swords handle. Mat fell backwards on to the ground grey wolf came in to strike but mat blocked and kicked grey wolf and got back up. Will wiped his forehead.
"that was close" he said to him self.
Grey wolf and mat continued to fight but soon grey wolf started to get the upper hand he was starting to force mat back suddenly grey wolf cut mats sword in two mat once again fell to the ground and almost fell out of the ring mat quickly stood up.
"you have good swordsman skills" grey wolf told mat.
Grey wolf put his sword away.
"now lets see how good you are at unarmed combat"
grey wolf once again charged and attack mat tried to fight back and it seemed mat might still have a chance but then grey wolf hit mat with an attack.
"wolf claw" grey wolf shouted.
Mat staged back as grey wolf punched him again. Mat fell to his knees holing his stomach grey wolf punched him again.
"all right grey wolf finish him" dead eye ordered.
grey wolf nodded and picked mat up.
"as much as I'm enjoying this fight I'm going to have to end it" grey wolf told mat.
Grey wolf threw mat out of the ring team dead eye had there first win.
"mat" will shouted as he ran to his former pupil.
Mat lay on the ground motionless.
To be continued.
Is mat ok will team Chettle be able to beat team dead eye or are they going to be the first team to get knocked out of the tournament find out in the next part of island of heroes.
There's another chapter for you next chapter will see team asakuras first match how do you think they'll do against team smith and how should spike reveal him self any ideas are welcome. Once again thanks for the reviews you keep reading and I'll keep writing.
Thanks again
TK LEE
Foxly Island copyright A.E.Atkin 2004