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Summary: Based on the earlier comics when Cognito first appeared. There're lines from the comic where In-Yo is describing the strategy, but they might not be completely accurate.
In-Yo was the youngest coach, now in the Super League. Some of the players were older than her! That morning, she and the Cognito players all piled into the cave where they had their strategy meetings and such. In-Yo lowered her hoodie, now that she was inside, revealing her short messy black hair. She was trying to tie her hair in a knot like her players suggested but she might have to give up on that, she thought sheepishly. It was time to give her presentation on their strategy for the upcoming match.
"Supa Strikas are like a dragon," explained In-Yo. "The head represents the forwards..." She pointed to the picture on the screen, at the lightning-spitting head of the dragon. She gestured next at the spiky back and the great wings of the dragon. "This part represents the midfielders," Lastly, she swung her hand at the tail-end of the dragon. "The back represents the defenders and goalkeeper."
She went around helping them, the defenders, midfield, and strikers as they discussed tackling their marked components, like to approve and stuff, when the captain laughed, "Where did you get this idea?" His smile was too much. She looked away, blushing. Luckily, she had her caffeine today and didn't need to answer him. After a while, they all had a pretty good idea what to do for the match...
As it turned out, the dragon was a sight to behold when it turned on itself. The tail-end acted out, so in agitation the dragon wanted to take a bite at itself. The first sign that the plan was working...
"First, we break the back..." In-Yo had become an ice-cold palace.
The ball travelled upfield, and thankfully the anxious Cognito players seemed to remember what to do. The right wing was waiting eagerly for the cross but couldn't receive it from the left wing. The Supa Strikas captain was weighed down by all the issues at the back and wings. The dragon was grounded.
"Then we squeeze the middle..."
Still, the dragon was confident in its array of deadly weapons. Should it use the fangs or the fire? Here, Cognito's teamwork and keen observational skills was key, for they were using the offside trap. In the end, the head dropped to the floor in frustration.
"Finally, we chop off the head...!" she said, observing the time left on the clock. Cognito was able to score two more goals after the equalizer thanks to their enemy destroying themselves. It was a mess for the men in red, but for the men in blue, it was triumph. And for everybody else, it started to rain. The match ended, and lightning and thunder even made themselves known. In-Yo grew afraid. She knew how dangerous it was, for her and at Cognito's home grounds. The old injury on her leg was proof of that. Cognito retreated back into the darkness of the tunnel.
Author's Notes: I had to re-write this one. I am so sorry!