The sun started to rise over the horizon shinning down on Planeptune. In Planeptune's Basilicom the beams of lit entered a bedroom once a dark room now filled with light.
There was a average size carpet with blue and black and purple zig zagged designing, a flat screen TV on black a TV with video games from MMO's to FPS( First Person Shooter for you noobies), 2D and 3D fighting games and many more in the shelves. A gaming desktop with three separate monitors and what seemed to be papers filled gaming strategies. The walls were painted a blue color as the continued to rise.
The sun light hit what seemed to be a rooster with a blue bandana wrapped around it's neck resting upon a nightstand until feeling the suns warmth fill the room. It twitched before opening it's eyes and stretching it's wings popping a few bones before shaking as it turned towards a king sized flat bed with blue covers resting upon something resting within it.
The rooster blinked before raising it's head back and releasing a loud, "COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!"
The lump in the bed jumped from the sudden yell as it landed back on the bed. The rooster continued it's wake up call as hand slithered out from the covers and rested upon the roosters head stopping it's loud ruckus.
A groan came from within the covers, "Colonel..What gives? ..Why did you wake me up so early?" The hand slithered back into the covers.
Colonel clucked in response as it watched the lump.
"What? Whaddya mean I told you to wake me up this early?"
Colonel clucked.
"That's bogus. There's no way I would have told you to wake me this early."
Another cluck. Colonel then reached behind himself pulling out a white envelope, tossing towards the head of the lump.
"Hm?" The voice said as it's hand reached grabbing the envelope, "What's this?"
Cluck.
"A letter from Histy?", Another hand slid from underneath the covers opening the enveloping and reading what's inside.
Silence filled the room before a yell resounded in the room, "Oh crap! Colonel, why didn't you tell it was today?!" A teenage boy with familiar blue spiky hair burst from within the covers as he hopped out of bed, to his closet, and out the door with his rooster walking slowly behind him.
The rooster made his way towards the Basilicom living room and resting upon the couch as a blue blur zipped through in and out of the kitchen and in a bathroom.
"Crap crap crap! Histy's gonna be so mad when she found out I overslept!", The blur yelled with panic as Colonel clucked in response before the boy appeared in front it.
"I don't need your sass, Colonel!", Before taking off again putting on his clothes and back into the kitchen grabbing jellied toast that steamed fresh from the toaster.
He wore a blue hoodie with the hood being black with two white stripes tracing along the edge of the outer hood with two black hoodie strings, black pants, blue and white high top tennis shoes with black accents and grey soles, and a black wrist band on his right wrist.
"Okay, I'm ready and I think I got everything." He said checking himself and his pockets.
Cluck.
"Right bag.",He zipped off and brought back a blue single belt backpack with Planeptune's logo "P" on it. He rummaged through checking all what he had stored the night before,"Okay, snacks, journal, journal log, Cola, papers, ID, and more snacks. Check, alright ready to go Colonel?"
Colonel clucked,"Yes, Colonel I packed your snacks too. Now are you ready or not?" Colonel hopped from his spot on the couch and back into the bedroom having the boy cock a brow before the rooster came back with something he forgot. "Oh my scarf!", The boy grabbed a white scaly scarf from the roosters mouth and wrapped it around his neck.
Giving his little buddy thanks he picked up the rooster and sat him upon his, grabbing his bag, and headed towards the elevator.
"Okay, Histy said to meet her at the..",He pulled out the same letter from earlier, "The train station?!"
The boys cheeks puffed as he held his mouth, "Urk! Just thinking about it makes me sick.", His face started turning blue before the elevator reached the main floor snapping him out his trance.
He walked through the library shaking his head at the letter, "I mean seriously of all places to meet up why there?" Walking through the doors without looking, he now stepped out in the early morning of Planeptune, stretching popping a few bones. "Welp, time to get going."
He looked up to the rooster posted on his head.
"Hang on bud." Getting a cluck in response he smiled before he started running at a normal pace not wanting to blast off sending the rooster flying off his head.
Running through the city, he saw flying signs, aircrafts, walking hover tubes, and buildings with beautiful futuristic appearances., "Man, it would suck not having to see this view. They'll be missing out." His sight seeing was put hold as his stomach growled pretty loud. Rubbing his stomach he looked up back to rooster.
"Yeesh, i'm hungry.",Suddenly a idea popped in his head," Oh I know! Let's head to Brandon's! He'll whip us up something."
Colonel clucked. "Huh? Whaddya mean I already ate? All I had was jellied toats. Jellied. Toast. That a'int a meal." Colonel clucked once more. "Whatever, whether you like it or not we're going. I swear sometime you act just like Histy."
The boy made sharp left before passing a few stores and stopped in front of ramen restaurant. "This is it." He smiled and walked in getting hit with the smell of cooking food. "Guess he's up earlier than I thought." Sitting down at the bar booth,he placed his bag on the ground, and Colonel in the seat next to him.
"Oi Brandon! Serves up, I'm hungry!" The boy yelled getting a,"Huh?", from someone in the back. A young adult with perfect tanned skin, black spiky hair, and a small mustache with a white apron came from the back with cocked brow.
"Now who in the..? Cayde? The heck are you doing here?" Brandon said identifying the young boy who smiled.
"Breakfast, duh. I'm starving. Whip me up something real quick will ya?"
Brandon blankly stared, "Aren't you supposed to be somewhere?"
"Yeah."
"And that doesn't concern you because?" He raised hand towards him for answer.
Cayde smirked confidently, crossing his arms. "When you can at the speed of sound you don't have to worry."
Brandon face palmed,'(Only when you oversleep and start running late like you usually do)'," He groaned silently before nodding and headed towards the back. He arrived a few mins later and set down some spicy ramen as the boy inwardly screamed in excitement.
"Hm? What's this feeling generous today?"
"Shut up. Think of it as a wake me up. Besides your gonna need for today's match against the other Guardians." He rested on the counter watching Cayde who started to devour his meal. Sparkles glowed around him as he ate with Brandon sweat dropping with how he was eating so fast. "..And your not listening are you?"
Cayde looked with food in his mouth, "ah ahm!" Another bead of sweat dropped down the cooks head. "Right.."
Looking towards the clock on his right. Brandon noticed the time, eyes widening a bit before turning back to the teen who just finished his "Breakfast".
"You better get going soon."
"Hm? Why?"
"Because it's 7:35."
Cayde froze blinking, "I-I'm sorry could you repeat that?"
"It's 7:35. Aren't you suppose to be there by 8 or something?"
However, his only response was the sound of his restaurant door swinging open back and forth with him chuckling to himself. "Well, I'll see ya there bro." Brandon said finishing up whatever he started before.
Cayde blasted through the city dodging all kinds of people, and cutting corners as he held onto his little companion who only clucked with the wind.
"I know, I know! You don't have tell me! Relax alright?" Cayde said looking down at his feathered friend.
'Symbols. Similar to that of magic but not, they are completely different. Symbols are what you can call a power you born with something to that of superpower. Everyone has symbol of their own and can use it for many ways to help others in need or selfish desires and use their power for mischievous crimes and acts. But a symbol is not just a power, it's a representation of who you are.
A Symbol is a something that shows who or what you want to be. A Symbol shows ones self, proves one self but most of all Inspires oneself and others around them. These powers are gifts that people believe came from the Gods and Goddess in Celestia, where the each of the Oracles from every nation are said to have come from.
And now here we are in present time with the use of Symbols still active and around the globe being born each and every second.'
Cayde continued to run until he finally made to the station skidding to a halt, kicking up a small dust cloud upon his stop. "Finally made it. Hope Histy isn't to mad." Walking in he looked around for his tiny little Oracle, before he hearing his name being called.
"Cayde! O-Over here!"
Looking towards where he heard his name being called, he saw Histoire comically waving around her tiny arms avoiding random people as she made her way towards him. Histoire breathed heavily from maneuvering from the violent crowd and stopped in front of teen.
"Goodness! I knew the "Battle Of The Guardians" was popular but I never thought it would be this crowded.(*ﾟﾛﾟ)" The small tome then regained her breath before giving the angriest glare she could muster only failed as it enhanced her cuteness. "Where were you?! I thought I told you to get here earlier?( ≧Д≦)."
Cayde chuckled nervously rubbing his head,"Sorry about that Histy. I just had to grab a bite to eat because I overslept."
Histoire sighed sadly," I knew it. I thought I should have just told you to come with me. Now, we're caught in this crowd.((´д｀))", Cayde shook his head.
"Don't be like that. Watch this." Histoire tilted her head watching the teen before he started yelling grabbing the crowds attention.
"Hey everybody! It's me Cayde, your Guardian! I need to get on the train so I can get to the festival, mind clearing the way?!"
All of sudden tons of cheers and whistles rang throughout the crowd before people opened up path to the train, making Histoire gawk.
"Thanks! C'mon Histy, let's go!" Cayde grabbed the Oracle by her tome and carried her to the train while the little Oracle still tried to process what just happened.
"Goodness, I can't believe were running late." Said Histoire taking a seat next to the teen.
"Relax, Histy. It's gonna be okay we'll be there in flash." Cayde gave her thumbs before she lowered head.
"How can you act so calm? We're or more specifically, YOU are participating in Gamindustri's largest event against the other Guardians. How are people going to react when they see us arriving late?" Asked Histoire crossing her arms.
"Oh, don't be like that. Besides you never know, maybe the other Guardians could be accidentally arriving late too."
Histoire lowered her head and sighed with certain disappointment. "This is going to be a long ride.（；￣д￣）".
Cayde turned away from the small tome and looked out the window as the train started up and was already on the rails onto their destination.
Gamindustri Colosseum. A place where the nations Guardians from Leanbox, Lowee, Lastation and Planeptune come to compete to prove whose the strongest, gain shares, and popularity over the other countries. This event was called, The Console War. And in a way to celebrate the clash between nations, the four actions decide to make a festival out of it to sell many merchandise, propaganda, and many other nation antiques.
Through radios, television, and even newspapers. Every single type of Media on Gamindustri spoke about it non-stop. And the excitement exploded within the populations as well, since hundred if not thousands of people from each nation come travel to see what they considered would be one of the most amazing fights of the century, even though it happens once every 1 year.
Last year, Planeptune couldn't make it due to monster problems and were disqualified for not showing, killing their share ratio by a lot, but this time. The monster problem was solved and Cayde was roaring to go as he smiled seeing the giant colosseum approach in the distance. Turning to his Oracle, he tapped her on the shoulder letting her know they were almost there as she too smiled in excitement as the train neared it's destination.
"Where are they? They should have been here by now." IF tapped her foot looking at one her phones times. She was dressed as a referee in a purple hallway before hearing rapid footsteps approaching, making her sigh in relief. "Thank goodness, they're here."
And just when she finished that sentence Cayde appeared from around the corner and stopped in front of IF exhausted, not from running but from the on going crowd that made him nervous.
"I-Iffy! I made it! Sorry for the-"
"No time! You need to hurry to your post! Gimme your bag!", IF interrupted as the teen threw his bag before she placed a hand on his back shoving him forward. "Move, move! I'll see you in the arena!'
"Right! Wish me luck Iffy!"
Cayde yelled as he disappeared down the hall behind her where yells of people could be heard.
"Goodness, there's a lot of people this year." Said Histoire who listened to the roars of the crowd.
"You better believe it. Your spot is next to Neptune. And yes, before you ask she is going to guide you to you seat so want get lost."
Histoire puffed her cheeks. "I don't get lost! I-It's just that this place is big, it's hard to tell where to go sometimes."
"Hm hm. Yeah. Anyways, if's there's nothing your going to ask me, I'll go announce the match." Said IF while looking at Histoire, who nodded in agreement.
With nothing else to say she disappeared down hall behind her towards the arena, leaving the small tome alone who nervously sighed.
"Good luck, Cayde." Said Histoire who turned to go find her escort.
Cayde stood some feet away from the entrance to the arena, pacing back and forth, breathing in and out, attempts to calm himself down,but the roars and cheers of the crowd was preventing that.
"Holy cow! Those people are excited! I wonder just how many they're are?" He asked trying peak in but only saw glimpse of the thousands of people in the stands. "Whoa.."
His blood start rush and his heart started to beat against his chest.
"Oh hell yeah. This is it! Now i'm pumped baby!" Cayde energetically clashed his fist together.
In the arena, IF took hold of microphone and looked around. "Man, this place really IS packed. It's surprising how she booked some seats. Speaking of she, I wonder..", IF looked behind her in the, "Planeptune" section and saw the small tome hovering above her seat sitting next to a girl who smiled and waved frantically.
She had long lilac hair with bangs that reach down to her collar bone and purple eyes and noticeable bust. In her hair she wears black hair-clips in the shape of D-pads and around her neck is a choker that has a light blue D-pad symbol on it. She wears a mostly black one-piece parka dress that has a purple hood, strings that look like controller plugs, and two huge black and purple pockets with blue circles on them.
The sleeves have two light blue stripes going all the way down while the front of the parka only contains one. The ends of the sleeves and the bottom of the parka have black and purple stripes. The zipper emblem and the back of the parka has a purple letter "N".
"Wowzers! Now that's a lot of people!" Said the girl while sweat dropping looking at the crowd around her. The constant yells and roars of excitement vibrated throughout her body as she struggled to even get a word out.
"N-Neptune! Has the match started yet( ゜Д゜；)！？" Yelled Histoire who moved closer to the girl.
"Nope! But i'm sure it will soon when Iffy announces it!" Neptune said with her growing excitement. "I can't wait see blue go out there and kick some butt for us!"
Histoire nodded in agreement before Neptune called out.
"Hey! Look, Iffy's looking at us!" Neptune pointed with IF looking towards them as she waved frantically." Hey! Iffy, I got Histy! So we're all good!"
Surprisingly throughout all the noise, IF nodded as she took hold of the microphone before speaking out to the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the coliseum!" She said as the crowds roars and cheers intensified. "Today's fight, as many of know is the once a year special! The Console War!" The hype of the crowd grew even more. "Remember, no matter who wins all participants will show good and respectful sportsmanship. Without further ado, let us begin!"
Neptune and the crowd cheered in excitement while Histoire's little body comically shook along with crowds loud yell.
"Oh I wish I was back in the Basilicom." The small tome complained.
"First up, the Guardian of Lowee, Jamison Fuyu!"
The people of Lowee cheered as a teenage boy walked into the arena with a smile on his face. He had black wavy hair and blue eyes. He wore a sky blue hoodied vest and gray shirt, blue pants with a white belt hanging from his side, white and blue high top sneakers and white hat with Lowee's symbol "L" on it.
"The Guardian of Leanbox, Josh Fukumoto!"
People of Leanbox screamed in excitement with another teenage boy walking into the arena. He had light blone hair and green eyes. He wore a button up green shirt and white t-shirt, black pants with Leanbox's logo spread all over the pants, and green and black sneakers.
"The Guardian of Lastation, Alex Woods!
Like the other two, Lastation's people roared with another boy walking into the arena. He had black wavy hair with red trims and red eyes. He wore a black and red hoodie with silver trims, black pants with a red lines tracing down the leg with two silver lines crossing down his leg pants, black boots, red scarf and black fingerless gloves.
"And last but not lease, the Guardian of Planeptune, Cayde Ignaitus!"
Neptune, Histoire and the people of Planeptune cheered in excitement as their nation was called. As he heard IF saying his name, the young boy grinned.
"Welp time to make a grand entrance." He said before blasting off into the arena as he ran around it causing mini blue tornado as IF and the Guardians hairs blew along with the wind before Cayde stopped in front of his nation with the same grin he entered with. People cheered as all the Guardians now stood in the arena glaring each other down.
"Well look who showed up this year?" Said Alex as he crossed his arms smirking looking at Cayde, "Thought you would have skipped out again like last time."
"Hey, I had to save my home thank you very much! Un-like you who stayed cooped up in his dark room trying summon a demon, prince emo."
"E-Emo?!"
"Heh, not gonna lie I kinda missed your guys bickering." Jamison said smiling. "It gives some amusement before beat you into the ground."
"Oh how original, Jamison. Why don't you come up with better line and game plan after the knock out."
Josh simply stared at the three arguing teenagers before he looked back towards the crowd and gave them a wave with them replying with a cheer.
A screen then appeared above them showing their faces and other information about them to the crowd.
"Contestants, are you ready?" IF asked the teenagers got into their fighting stance.
"Alright boys enough of the chit chat. It's time to throw down!" Said Cayde cracking his neck.
"I can't wait to knock you size."
"You guys seriously need to relax." Josh finally spoke.
"Why do we need to relax if we're about to fight each other?"
"Yeah, what the heck?" Alex gave a confused stare.
"Guys, leave him alone." Jamison said with a tired sigh.
The counter started on then and slowly went down with deep echoing sound for every number. Once it reached zero, Alex arms all of sudden then morphed into slimy tentacles with spikes as he smashed the ground with both arms causing a dust cloud to form in the arena, making the other three cover their eyes blocking it from the dust.
"What the nep?! Why did he do that?! He's cheating Histy! Take him out!" Neptune exclaimed looking at the tome while pointing at the cloud of dust.
Histoire shook her head, "He didn't do it so he could cheat. He did it to blind his opponents."
"Blind his opponents?"
"Yes. He did so that he may attack the others while their to busy trying to keep from breathing and blink in dust."
"But can't Cayde just sniff him out?" Neptune asked looking back to the arena.
Histoire shook her head. "No. If he were to do that, he would not only hurting himself but blocking his sense of smell too."
Back in the arena Cayde, looked over his arms as he tried to observe the area.
"Crap. I can't see. And if I try smell him out that'll also be bad."
Cayde then heard shuffling behind him making him turn only to be met with something hard and metallic punching against face. The force of the attack knocked him back and onto the ground as he recovered his eyes blocking dust that tried to enter them.
"Dirty little..! Using the dust to blind everyone. But what the heck was that?"
Just then the sound of something clashing against each other was heard as he tried to find where it came from.
"If only I could blow this dust away somehow..Wait. That's it!" Cayde grabbed the goggles from his head as he placed them over his eyes and scarf around his mouth before he got into running position.
The goggles then turned on to show Cayde a x-ray of the arena in front of him and how far the edge was. He smiled.
"Gotcha." Cayde then blasted off and began circling the arena. "Stay focused. Stay focused." He repeatedly told himself as the dust cloud started to form into a dust cyclone sucking Alex in as he tried to hold his ground.
"What the heck is going?!" Alex yelled before he was sucked into the cyclone.
Jamison and Josh somehow both found ways to hold their ground as Cayde stopped on the other side of them pulling his goggles upward and unleashing his attack.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Blue flames erupted from the boys mouth and into the cyclone before an explosion went off causing another dust cloud but this in the air. Alex remerged from the cloud arms in guarding position as he landed back on the ground to the edge of the arena.
"Lucky bastard." Said Alex his eye twitched in anger.
The crowd then went wild with Cayde's performance as Neptune grabbed the small Oralce and shook her with such enthusiasm.
"Histy! Histy! Did you see that?!"
"Y-Y-Yes N-N-Neptune now -p-please s-stop s-s-shaking me!" Histoire exclaimed as Neptune released the small tome and went back to watching. "Goodness. I don't think I'll last much longer."
Back to the match, Cayde and Alex had an intense staredown.
"Let me guess, you were the one who punched weren't you?" Cayde asked still felling the sting of punch.
"You bet." Alex's arm then turned solid metal." Not only can I morph any part of my body into animal part but also elements that are around me."
"Well that's pretty broken for character who just introduced."
Cayde then charged towards him as they clashed throwing punches left and right. The two went head to head making the crwod roar as they continued there fight along the same of Jamison and Josh duking it it out as well.
As the constant clash of attacks kept going. Cayde knew there would be moment Alex would let his guard down. he just had to find the right timing before going in for the blow. This would be known as the break period or cool down, which is known to happen in every battle. His fists ignited with blue flames as they clashed against metal before the moment he was looking for arrived.
"(Now's my chance!)" Cayde thought as he parried the last attack, took a step back, pulling his arm back as the flames on his fists burned hotter and brighter as the area darkened around the two before Cayde lunged his fist forward. But Alex's reflexes came in as he used his other arm to block the attack only to prove fatal as the metal on his arm cracked before shattering as Cayde's attack made contact launching him back.
Alex recovered, digging his heels into the ground stopping his momentum. Alex morphed his arm into a raptor like claw before charging once more with Cayde doing the same as they continued their battle. Alex morphed his other into a raptor claw before a mysterious purple cloud fumed out of his fingers as he started swiping. Cayde dodged the attacks while trying to get a few punches of his own in here and there, but the purple mist was bugging him.
"What the hell is that?!" Cayde said dodging another swipe.
"Why don't you come over and find..out!" Alex yelled getting the jump on Cayde, who barely dodged the swipe as his shirt was cut with claw marks.
"Yikes!", he said looking at his shirt before noticing something. His shirt starting sizzling and the smell was intoxicating before he realized what it was. "Is that poison?!"
"Bingo. Guess you really are observant. But.." Just then Alex disappeared and reappeared behind Cayde who was met with a scratch to the back before feeling another on his arm, then all around his body as Alex kicked afterward knocking him down."You should never let your guard down." Putting a foot on Cayde's head.
"Hey! What happened?! Cayde was doing fine a minute ago?"
"It would seem the poison Alex used got to Cayde quicker than I thought."
"Poison? He poisoned him? Isn't that you know illegal?"
"I'm pretty sure it would be if he was attended to kill him but no. The fumes of the poison when he inhaled earlier must have messed with his senses because we clearly watch Alex run around Cayde while he stood completely still."
Cayde grunted as he felt Alex apply more pressure to his head.
"Come on blue. Give up, you can't win."
"I'm n-not done..yet!" Cayde then used his heel to kick Alex off balance before spinning on his head and unleashed flaming kick, "Fire Dragon Talon!", the kick was strong enough to send Alex flying near the edge of the ring and possibly off it if Alex hadn't dug his talons into the ground and charged right back in.
"Nepu?! That almost had him!"
"Yes it would seem so, but Alex himself is very well trained." Said Histoire who watched the fight intensely.
Cayde dodged a swipe, before he threw a roundhouse kick only for Alex to block grabbed him by the ankle with smirk.
"Oh crap."
Alex then slowly started swinging him until he started to go faster making Cayde dizzy before he threw him. Doing so he re-morphed his arm into a tentacle and lunged it forward wrapping it around Cayde's ankle again. "Going up..!" Alex then turned raised his arm over his shoulder with the connected Cayde go with before Alex slammed him hard into the ground causing a dust cloud.
People in the crowd winced at the sight of Cayde being slammed into the ground so hard, while Alex smiled bringing his arm back.
"Ha! Guess you were all talk!" Alex proudly said as his arms returned to normal.
"Star Shot!"
"Thunder Fist!"
Jamison and Josh attacks clash causing a mini shockwave before they clashed against once more they relentlessly attacked one another. Alex turned towards them with an evil grin.
"Time to make a mess of things."
"Oh no. Cayde!" Neptune cried towards the spot Cayde was last seen.
"Oh no, is he okay?"
"There's no way the Guardian lost! It just can't be!"
People of Planeptune started to worry making the situation worse, as for Histoire however, she smiled and closed her eyes.
"It's alright."
"Huh?"
"It's going to be okay. Look closely."
Neptune looked towards the dust cloud and saw something within start to move, before her eyes widened.
Just then blue flames sprouted from within the dust cloud shocking everyone and Alex who turned back in shock as Cayde walked from within the flames,"Your finished." He said before giving off a glare.
Alex growled. "Damn it! Why won't you ever quit?!" He morphed his arm into a dragons as a red aura formed around him.
Cayde walked a few steps forwards before getting into a stance.
"Fire Dragon.."
"Give up! Dragon Hammer!"
Alex closed in on him, as time slowed for them with Cayde's flames growing powerful by the second, Alex's eyes slowly widened as the bluette cocked his head back before launching his attack making time resume at normal speed
"RRROOOAAARR!"
The blue flames not only engulfed Alex but the other two Guardians as well who were about to finish one another off until they noticed the incoming attack, making them both go wide eyed as they tried to block the attack, however, it only proved useless as the attack was already too close as it engulfed them too before the attack impacted the wall brutally destroying it and making the crowd above it take quite a scare as the cloud of dust appeared in front of them.
"Whoa! What was that just now!?" Asked one of the Leanbox people in front row of where the Guardians crashed.
"How the hell am I supposed to know?! These kids are crazy!" Answered the man sitting next to him who held onto his seat.
Cayde's flames vanished as he breathed heavily standing with all types of cuts and bruises on his body. His hoodie sleeves were torn to his elbows with his arms covered in scratch marks. His body felt numb and weak as he breathed heavily but still stood his ground.
Once the dust around the area dissipated, everyone saw each of the Guardians, lying unconscious over a bed of rubble with rocks and dust covering them.
"O-Oh no! Hey, are you guys okay?!" Yelled IF as she ran to check on Guardians in a slight panic.
"H-Hold on..Doesn't this mean that Planeptune's Guardian wins?"
"That's not the problem, what's up with that kid? he nearly took out the whole stand with that attack!?"
In the Planeptune row, Neptune and Histoire's expression where no different from everyone else as they stared shocked.
"W-What just happened?"
Neptune slowly started to smile as she turned back towards the blue hair teen. "A'int it obvious..?"
After checking and confirming the other's state, IF walked back towards the center of the arena and announced the result of the match.
"The contenders from each nation is no longer able to fight! This year's winner of the Console goes to Cayde Ignaitus!"
The guild agent walked over to the wobbling boy and raised his hand in the air as the crowd cheered with Cayde staring dumbfounded before he looked towards IF who smiled at him before he returned the gesture and rested upon the agent who grew shocked at the sudden contact.
Cayde sat upon a bed with girl bandaging his wounds and checked for any other possible injuries or fractures.
The girl had fair skin with a large bust. Her hair had a light creamy pink color and matching eyes, her hair was long and curled along the edges, she was also wearing ta-white wool styled tank top with a big neck and un attached sleeves and matching styled boots, but with small ribbons/fuzzy balls at the top. She also wore a red plaid shirt, a black, choker with a small heart on it, black brown knee socks with light pink heart cut frills, carried a black hip purse and also wore black head band with a "C" patched on the side.
"There we go. All better." The girl said cutely as she admired her work.
"Whoa. I really do feel better. Thanks, Compa!"
"No need to thank me. just doing what I do best." Said Compa with a warm smile.
Cayde nodded as he stood and put his torn clothes back on, him and Compa then left the waiting room only for Cayde be smothered with two soft mounds in face before pairs of arms wrapped around him.
"Oh Cayde! That was so cool! You should have seen the view I had!"
"Nep-Nep! Be careful! Cayde's still injured!" Compa panicked with the sudden hug.
"He'll be okay. Right, blue?" Neptune asked loosing up on the hug allowing the teen to breath from the sudden suffocation.
"N-Nep?! You actually came!"
"You bet I would! You really think I was going to miss this?"
Cayde scratched the back of his head. "Well most the time your gone and I thought you probably wouldn't make it."
Neptune stared shocked before a warm smile grew on her face re-engaging the hug.
"Oh Cayde, just because I'm off bug hunting doesn't mean I don't think about you."
While the duo continued their chat, IF walked up behind Compa with Histoire accompanying her.
"So how are his wounds?" Asked IF who watched Cayde and Neptune catch up.
"His wounds should heal within week or two, and his head is head isn't fractured in anyway. So he's pretty much still raring to go!" Compa gave thumbs up for approval.
IF lowered her and scratched it.
"Well that's good I guess."
"Yes I agree. Which means he'll be able to get back to work soon." Histoire happily added.
"That is IF he does." IF said a tic mark popping on her forehead, while Compa and Histoire both sweat drop at the angered guild agent.
But the so called tension disappeared when the trio watched Cayde and Neptune catch up with smiles growing on their faces.
"Looks like things are starting to turn back to normal."
"Hm hm. Cayde will be healthy enough real soon."
*Meanwhile in Lastation*
"RAH!"
A chair flew from across the room and into a wall of a bedroom, with Alex breathing heavily but now his head was wrapped in small bandage while his arm was too wrapped but hung from sling around his neck.
"T-That bastard! Next time I see him, I'll kill him!"
"Alex you need to come down."
Alex turned next to him to see a small tome floating up to him. She had slightly messy silver white hair with perfect tanned skin and purple gradient wings. She wore a black dress suit with silver lining that started falling exposing only her shoulders, a slightly torn white skirt, mis-matched stockings of black and white, and pink orb at the top of clothes.
"How am I suppose to calm, Croire!? Didn't you see what happened?!"
"Of course I did. And to be frank I say you deserved it." Said Croire crossing her arms.
Alex's eyes widened. "What?! How can you say that!"
"Because you grew cocky. You let your pride show way too much during that fight, which made you lose that battle."
"I.." Alex went silent.
She wasn't wrong, his ego showed way too much and it cost him the match. Gripping his fist he hung his head low before feeling small arms wrap around the side of face.
"Aw, is the big bad boy upset? Hm, want your Oracle to take care of you?" Croire teased with Alex's cheeks starting to turn red.
"N-No! Shut up and leave me alone!"
"Aw, don't be like that."
Alex pouted before Croire started laughing at his tsundere response. Their moment however, was interrupted when a knock on the door caught their attention. Standing in the door was none other than Kei, the secretary but also the second Oracle of Lastation.
"Oh am I interrupting something?"
"Nope." Croire said letting the boy go."So what's up? Anything new?
"I've just come to inform you that today's documents are finished and the scouting mission you so recently assigned is underway."
Croire smirked. "Great. Finally something new around here can begin."
"Cheers!"
Cayde and his friends clinked their beverages as they celebrated their victory in Brandon's ramen shop, who only sighed with a smile on his face.
"I seriously can't believe you took them all out." Brandon said placing another bowl of spicy ramen in front the child.
"You better believe it! A'int nobody gonna stop me now!"
"You got that right!" Neptune added along with the two cheered one another before drinking.
"I'm pretty sure we should be glad that isn't alcohol." IF said taking a sip of her drink watching the two party their hearts away.
"Yes, who knows what could happen if, Cayde, at least got drunk." Histoire said holding a small tea cup.
The two shivered at the thought of the boy ever being drunk and what possible destruction he might cause when so. Safe to say, they were glad they kept him from away from any alcoholic drink.
"So Brandon, did you make it to the coliseum?"
"Well,no not really, I had to stay here and watch the shop."
"What?! That means me you didn't see my awesome fight!" Cayde exclaimed with sad comical tears.
Brandon only sweat dropped at the boys reaction. "You know they show it on TV too, right?"
Compa simply sat and watched as her friends talked and joked among one another, putting a smile on her face. The party ended with everyone going their separate ways well more like them and Brandon going separate ways as everyone else headed back to the basilicom.
"Cayde." IF called turning Cayde around.
"Yeah?"
"What was up with you today?"
Cayde cocked a brow. "What do you mean?"
"I mean your fight. Your style gotten sloppy and you didn't seem focused. You just kept throwing punches and hoped they landed or when the enemy was tired out."
Cayde rubbed his shoulder, "Well..I guess I've gotten a little sloppy."
"A little?"
"Okay, so maybe i've been slacking a bit. But I can still fight!"
"Really? Hit me." IF sad placing a hand on her hip.
He blinked before taking a step back. "Wait what?!"
"You heard me. Attack me, if you land a hit I'll know you weren't lying."
Cayde looked behind him to see the others walk into the Basilicom before looking back towards the guild agent. Cayde then got into a fighting stance while IF stood in the same position waiting. Silence filled the area with the only being the warm wind that's blowing, until it stopped and Cayde took off at IF. He cocked his fist back before throwing a punch only to hit thin air.
Confused, he looked towards his side only to be met with a elbow to the head knocking him to the ground with a thud.
"Ow!" Cayde whined holding his head. "Jeez, you hit hard!"
"Again."
"What?"
"Get up. Again."
Cayde nodded getting back on his feet and took off this time faster than before only for IF side step before grabbing his arm, turning a complete 180 degrees and throwing him over her shoulder and into the ground with a loud thud, knocking some of the wind out of him. He quickly recovered and tried sweeping her leg only for her to hop over it and slam her heels into his gut.
Cayde exhaled heavily coughing up a bit of saliva, "(I can't keep up with her! How is she...?!), however, his thought's were interrupted when IF didn't allow him to recover not for a second before grabbing by his arm and raising him, throwing a punch to his gut, then his chest and finally swinging him around as he slid across the ground in pain.
"I knew it." IF said walking up to the coughing boy.
"Knew..*cough* what?"
"You've been slacking. It doesn't feel like you've grown stronger at all." IF harshly said glaring down at the boy.
Cayde looked away with shame not wanting to look the guild agent in the eye. He didn't want to admit but he had been slacking with all the games he'd been playing. IF only sighed disappointed before sticking her hand out.
"Come on. Let's get going before the others think something happened." IF said while Cayde grabbed her hand and stood back on his two feet holding his stomach.
It was silent as the two walked back with Cayde still holding his stomach until he felt, IF give him a side hug holding him close.
"I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have been to harsh, especially after how hard you fought today. I'm proud of you." She finished petting his head with a smile slowly growing on his face as the two enter the Basilicom.
"Man I'm beat!" Neptune said plopping on the couch and turning on the TV.
"Yes, i'm too quite exhausted after today but non the less happy with the results!" The small replied happily going into the a hidden where the Shareacite glowed bright.
"I'm beat too. I think I'm gonna take..a..little..nap." Compa said before conking out couch next to Neptune who smiled and tucked her in before hearing the sound of the elevator door opening with Cayde and IF walking in.
"Sorry, I had to talk to Cayde about something."
Neptune shook her head putting a pillow under Compa's head.
"No it's alright. But you might want to be quiet, Compa's sleeping."
IF nodded and turned towards the teen.
"Well go and get ready for bed."
"Huh?" Cayde turned confused. "Why?"
"Because I said so. Now go."
"Fine, whatever mom." Cayde grumbled before feeling something smack against his head. Turning to see what hit him, he only was only greeted with a blushing but angry IF, her hand shaking in anger."
"Cayde..."
"S-S-Sorry Iffy! I'm going now!" Cayde exclaimed nervously before he quickly left the room having IF calm down before looking towards Neptune who had a sly smile on her face.
"So..You wanna be mom, huh?"
"Shut up Nep!"
The moon shinned bright in the sky with everyone in the room sleeping, Compa slept peacefully on the couch, Neptune was seen sleeping on the floor with a sleeping bag and drool dripping from her mouth.
In Cayde's room, Histoire's tome was resting upon the nightstand next to his bed, Colonel clucked a few times as he slept and Cayde was seen still up looking out the window.
"What'cha ya still doing up?"
Cayde slightly jumped at the voice behind him but calmed down only seeing IF walked in with big black hoodie and phone in hand.
"No reason really, just looking at the sky." Cayde said looking back out the window.
IF watched the young boy continue his gaze upon the stars before putting her phone away and sitting next to him on his bed looking out the window with him.
"There something on your mind?"
"No. Just looking at the stars."
IF frowned a bit.
"Cayde, I know you. Those few months I took care of you when you where younger, I was able to understand when something is bugging you. You'll do exactly what your doing, looking up at the sky and say there's nothing to worry about even though something is clearly bugging you."
IF put her back to the wall glancing at him.
"Now tell what's wrong."
The room grew silent as the only sound made was Cayde's shuffling through the bed, resting in the same position as IF looking at his hands that rested on his lap.
"I wanna be like you."
IF, shocked by the boys answer turned towards him as he acknowledged her and kept going.
"When we met that day in Virtua Forest, I was really just going places that I knew, hoping to find something that would take me some place new. I mean when I was younger I would stop this weird lady who try to cause darkness and destruction but I really didn't pay attention her and she disappeared one day. Meeting you changed my life, Iffy. Being able to meet Histoire, Neptune, Compa and everyone else, you gave me home and I want be something like that."
"Like what?"
"Someone who helps others not out of pride or fame but just because I want to. Seeing people's smiles and cheers. Knowing that bad will happen to them with me protecting them. It just..Makes me so happy. You inspired me Iffy, so I want to spread that inspiration with the world just like you did for me.
IF listened as the boy spoke his heart out. Sure she's heard many inspirational speech's before but something his was different. It felt like a giant torch lighting one that was trying to find it's spark to stay bright in the dark and cold night but to be accompanied and protected by a bigger flame helping light it's path. IF gripped her hands before she slowly started laughing but to loud to wake the others.
"H-Hey! I just gave a heroic type speech! Your not supposed to laugh!" Cayde exclaimed silently completely caught off guard by IF's laugh.
IF slowly calmed down before her emerald eyes met his as they stared at one another before IF brought him into a hug.
"I-Iffy?" Cayde asked again caught off guard by her sudden actions.
"You really are something else you know that?"
Cayde stay silent, resting in the hug.
"I swear I was just like you when I was younger. Wanting to go out and stop bad guys and bring peace to the world like my childhood dream."
But aren't you doing that now?"
IF chuckled. "In a way, yeah. But's nothing like imagined. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do but sometimes it can be tiring."
"I know what you mean."
A vein popped on IF's forehead as she glared down at the teen. "Why are you getting tired? You barely do a damn thing." She said making the teen shiver.
"Y-You don't k-know what I do when your gone. I work really hard you know that!"
"Uh huh sure."
The two went silent with Cayde suddenly wrapping his arms around IF, surprising her who until now was still hugging him. Even though he was practical fire user himself, she was warm, it felt like a warm blanket wrapping around him, holding him protectively along with IF's slow but calming heart beats put the boy at ease causing him to slowly but surely fall asleep. Hearing the light snores, IF chuckled to herself before tucking the boy into bed.
"Good night, Cayde." IF said walking towards glancing behind her once more, "Because tomorrow I'm gonna make that dream come true."
IF then closed the door to the bedroom with Cayde lightly snoring the night away.