I do not own Inazuma Eleven.
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Kabey finished heating up a pie she got from a convince store and when she came back, she found that the team had just finished showing Xene their state of the art gym, and other things they used that would have people who never lived in luxury before beyond impressed.
But the thing was, Tatsuya had been exposed to what Kabey can do through the letters and presents he got.
He was not impressed with this so called top notch equipment but he said nothing, so it was understandable that they thought he was too stunned.
Kabey could hear it.
The doubts of the team, they didn't actually believe he can do anything to fix the team's spine.
And if he did do something, they expected him to give one or two pointers from him before he fell in line with them and listened to the adults.
"So what do you think, Xene?" Said the coach, after he was shown how the current middle were like when the forwards attacked.
Xene was sat on the bench and everybody stared.
Kabey almost burned her tongue because she hadn't blew on the spoon she was using.
Xene finally said. "Out of all the players here. Can you tell me, who can lift the most weights?"
Silence.
What?
Everybody was taken back before Iwato Takashi spoke up.
The guy was the widest out of the whole team and had arms like tanks, his body was similar to the Spains captain.
"That would be me" said Iwato.
Xene opened his bag and took out a soccer ball, how it fit into the bag was a mysterious thing.
Everybody was stunned to see his ball but Xene got up walked to the guy and said. "Hold it"
"This is a joke, right?" Said Haizaki Ryouhei.
"Hold it" Xene repeated and Iwato took it from him.
However the moment Xene hands left that ball, the ball dropped like a rock on the floor.
The ball made a nice dent in the grass covered concrete!
Everybody who was mocking him secretly shut the hell up.
Kabey was cackling and coughing on her pie.
"Pick it up" said Xene, as Iwato looked taken back.
Iwato looked before bending down and trying to lift it with his legs, everybody saw him struggle to lift for the first time in their lives.
Even the trainer who assigned the weights, had never seen his face go so red before.
Iwato only got it a few centimeters off the ground before it was dropped and he was breathing heavy.
"I-Its *huff* so heavy" he said, he was seriously sweating.
"I want every single one of you to try this ball." He said, stunning them all. "I want you all to feel it"
And than he casually rolled it to the middle and everybody looked at each other before each player tried the ball one by one, some couldn't get it off the ground at all.
There were a lot of aching backs once they all had a go.
However when the last person had touched it, he casually rolled it to back to him and kicked it up, catching it on his right hand.
He held it like it weighed nothing.
Everybody really shut up now.
"There are five versions of this ball" he said, to all of them. "A, B, C, D and E. Iwato, I want to ask you, since your the strongest one here. What grade do you think this ball is?"
And everybody looked at the usually shy guy.
Iwato, looked at the ball.
"Ur. B?" He said, it was a fair bet.
However Xene said. "If you guys think this ball is B. You really need help" he said, stunning them all before dropping a bomb shell. "On my planet, this Ball is considered grade E"
"What?" Said somebody immediately.
"An E grade ball?" Said the Trainer. "But that ball is heavy"
Everybody was shocked and in disbelief even the coach.
"Do you understand now just what the coach brought onto this team?" He said, to all of them. "I kick A grade balls before coming to your planet, children on my planet kick E grade balls." Dropping a bombshell before he said. " Would you like to see what happens when an A grade kick meets a goal keeper who can't even pick up a E grade ball? You better pray an ambulance is nearby of somebody is dying that day"
Everybody was shocked especially Endou and the other goal keepers.
"And do you know what level Spain is, in the eyes of the galaxy?" Said Xene. "E grade." He stunned them all. "Being a grade and having no grade is like heaven and earth. Not a single one of you can pick up this ball. So what makes you think, as you are now, Spain wont send you home?"
Silence.
Dead silence.
"Do you have some E grade and up move that will stop the captain of Spain kicking through Diamond the hand like it was a paper bag?" He said. "How about a move that hasn't been blocked before until now? Surely that match with China went smoothly, right? Oh, Wait. It didnt. The whole world watched China walk all over you and shut down every move you have. So what makes you think Spain wont do the same thing?"
Silence.
The whole team continued to be silence even the adults and managers.
"You guys need to know that there is a far stronger world than the team you all ideologies and fear" he said. "If Spain faced the Galaxy, they will be buried alive"
They needed to hear this because they can only grow when they are aware of how small they are.
"However, you are lucky today" he said. "You have a person from that world here and I dont know how long I will be here for" and than he turned to Iwato and said. "You are the backbone that keeps the spine together. You are the last line of defence. There is a habit of yours that you need to break before you can become a true defender. I've noticed that a lot of players on this team have this problem and its keeping this whole team from being ready to beat Spain"
Everybody was shocked.
"What is it?" Said Kidou.
It seems they are listening to him now.
"Usually I'll let you figure this out yourself but you all want to beat Spain and it wont happen" said Xene, stunning them all before he said. "Your team's number one problem is...half of you are original while the other is just a copy"
Everybody was shocked.
"What?" Said Atsuya Fubuki.
"Haven't you all noticed?" He said. "Certain players of this team are still trying to copy somebody else"
Everybody was taken back but then they noticed Kozoumaru Sasuke, as if they looking at him for the first time.
"What?" Said the guy feeling attacked.
"Gouenji, I want you to answer this question" said Xene to the player injured on the bench. "The first move you ever created, the fire tornado, did you copy that from somebody else or is it entirely yours?"
Everybody was shocked, but than Endou got it.
"I see what he means" said Endou. "When I started soccer, I had my grandfathers note book and my first move the God hand was my own version of his move. I was fine with it because it was a guide book in my eyes but eventually I just couldn't do it anymore. I had to make my own moves."
"And this why nobody calls you the successor of your grandfather, Endou Mamoru" said Xene shocking all of them. "Every member of the Raimon Eleven, can stand on their own. They may have had a mentor at one point in their lives who built the foundation but at the same time, I can tell, each and every one of them have long since broken away from that and become their own player. It is them, that people copy not the other way around and that's what makes them true players"
His words were powerful and hit home.
"Its good to admire somebody but when you try to become a successor for that person, it will only shackle you in the end" he said. "This isn't Japan, this is the world. You are one of the few team's left to battle for the spot of number one. You are battling against teams that dont have a single copy in their ranks. Why do you think Final Resort with three people didn't work? There is no such thing as a copy being better than the original. Your either are the original or make something else. Somebody needs to tell you guys, to stop trying to copy somebody else. The number one team in the world, is a team that only has originals on it. If people are saying you're the second coming of somebody else, at this level, it isn't a compliment, its a huge problem"
Everybody was taken back.
"Iwato, you also have this problem" he turned to the stunned guy. "I don't know who you imitating when you do your 'Wall' nor do I care. But you need to realise, out of the thousands considered for this spot, it is you who got picked."
He saw the surprise.
"The adults may tell you its okay to mess up because we have a strong goal keeper but you are just as important as the goal keeper" he said, stunning. "Think about it, you are up against a team known for their strength. Look around, you are the only one on this team who has the body to be mistaken for a Spanish player"
And everybody was shockdd because he was right.
Everybody else but him was thin and maybe tall but, nobody was built like him.
"Spain will flatten the rest of the team." He said, stunning. "You know it. You've felt that feeling when your body is so overwhelming big that you just a push will make the other fall. This is what will happen to this team in the next match if they dont learn to defend" he continued to shock, before he said. "Now, in the next match, you will be the most important person on that field, whether you realise it or not. If you can not go toe to toe with people from your own weight class than you will never become a true defender. You need to realise that the person who decides if Spain gets a clear shot at the goal is you. Iwato. And nobody else."
Everybody was dead silent.
Just wow.. Kabey, thought, it seems like she unlocked some serious leadership inside Tatsuya.
"Now" he said. "I'm going to give you the task of picking this ball up. If you can fully pick this ball up, I promise you, you will become Spains worst nightmare on game day. I dont know what move you develops from this but it certainly wont be the wall version two. If your serious about defending than, snap the rope and run forward with all your might"
Silence.
Xene walked to his bag and took it before saying. "So is nobody going to show me to my room so I can unload?"
He said it like he was Tatsuya Kira again and there was nothing special about him.
It was unsettling.
A girl came out of her stupider and offered to show him to his new room and, they soon dissappeared.
The whole team stared after him.
"The universe is an amazing place" said Nosaka.
"What incredible presence" Ichihoshi Hikaru.
"With him, our plays will definitely evolve." Said Kidou.
"You seriously got played" said Hiazaki to Hiroto. "Only 15 minutes and I can tell that guy is the real deal"
And Hiroto knew, his personality was so different now.
But why couldn't he shake the feeling, his change wasn't natural?
"So that's why, the world is calling him commander Xene" said the coach, who really called him because of extreme curiosity.
"You called over something amazing" said the trainer.
Meanwhile Xene was taken into the room and had to shoo the girl away before he opened his spacebag and began to unload the stuff he received from his parents.
To think, not that long ago, his stuff consisted of hand me down clothes, old text books and other handme down things.
Now he was putting up a Lantern that not only played alien music and changed the lava into sound waves, it also beamed the current time.
He was putting down a carpet that cleaned itself and masserged his feet.
With each new item, his eyes grew softer.
He really couldn't wait to see his parents in person again.
In another universe he would have had one of the worst rooms and now he had the most privileged bedroom out of them all.
And he was so thankful for the privilege his 'parents' gave him.
Kabey nodded and said. "The time of being given hardly anything is over, my son. You deserve it Tatsuya, after what you've been through"
She turned to another screen and chuckled.
The trouble makers that Xene dissappeared from, were turning the mansion upside down looking for him.
It was nice to be so young and lively.
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