A few days later
So the tryouts and selection process was a couple of days ago and they have been a tiring couple of days. Training all day, early starts, early nights, hardly any free time. Like right no, all 8 of us are in the holo trainer, we're all stood in a line and kicking the football coming towards us. Tia and i both then took flight using the breath of Akillian, i did a backflip flip whilst she did a spinning kick. Tia has a lot more experience with the breath than I do and she can control it better. Her flux is also more powerful than mine and that's clearly visible by the height of her jump. When we landed I heard D'jok say
"we have to get a closer look, maybe she has wings on her back" they were referring to Tis. Mice then said
"you got it wrong guys, she's not the angle, the angles over there" Mice was pointing at Mei. Mei and I are completely opposite, she's the girliest girl I have ever met she's too into her looks and only cares about being famous, whereas I'm a serious Tomboy and I always have been, that's how I grew up. I'm more like Tia but we still have are differences. I then hit Mices arm to stop him from staring at Mei, I then said
"Stop staring it's creepy" Arch then said
"Get back in line" so we did, but this time instead of standing next to D'jok i was stood in between Thran and Sinead. Before training re-started D'jok who was stood next to thran tapped my back, i leant back and he mouthed
"You okay?" i just shrugged and got back in line. To be perfectly honest i haven't been completely honest with D'jok since the tryouts, the day after the tryouts i got a phone call from one of my old friends who has just got out of a juvenile corrections facility. Me and this friend used to get into a lot of trouble and about 2- 3 years back whilst me and D'jok we're in the middle of a huge argument, we got into a really bad situation and were arrested. I got let off the charges but had to do a certain amount of community service work, whilst she went to the corrections facility. And now i get a call from her saying she's out and wants to meet up. I've been meaning to tell him but i know how he'll react, he absolutely hates her because of the trouble she got me in, this should be fun.
Anyway back to the training, we were all stood in line with a football at our feet. Treadmills then appeared under us and then started moving rather fast. No one was expecting them to be this fast so we all stumbled before matching the speed of the treadmill. As we were running obstacles appeared and we had to dribble the ball around them. After the first round of obstacles i heard Mice say
"D'jok remind me, wasn't football a game at one point" Ahito then said
"That's true, why don't we ever get to play a match. So i could take a nap in the goal" Arch then said
"I already told you. You're not here to have fun. I didn't recruit you so you could stand around with your hands in your pockets. I recruited you to form a real team capable of beating the best in the league so you'll play matches when you're ready" Mice then said
"And when that's supposed to be" Mice then fell off the treadmill and Arch said
"Clearly not just yet". The training session then ended and we were all exhausted. Sinead then walked past saying
"Well, well Micro-ice you're such a goof" Mice then said
"I don't know what stops me from strangling that guy" D'jok responded with
"Fear, most likely"
"That's what real friends are all about, they always find the right words to make you feel confident" i then said
"Oh relax, Mice. you know he's just messing around" Tia then walked past and headed up the stairs as Thran said
"Has she spoken to any of you guys yet.. Not one word to me" Clamp then said
"For those who are interested, i finished installing the massage room this morning" Mice then said
"Hey, that's the first good news of the day" i then said
"Right you guys go do that, i'm going to have a shower and get changed" I started walking out of the room when Arch said
"Alex can i have a word with you later"
"Yes, SIr" I then completely left the room and headed to my bedroom only to be stopped by D'jok
"Hey Al, wait up" i stopped so he could catch up, when he did he said
"Whats up with you, today. You've barely said 2 words to me, all day" When i saw the others coming out of the training room i said
"Can we just talk after the press conference please"
"You're starting to freak me out"
"D'jok i'm fine, okay i promise" Mice then yelled
"COME ON D'JOK" i then said
"Go we'll talk later" i turned around and was about to walk away when he grabbed my hand and when i looked back he said
"You promise you're alright"
"Would i lie to you"
"Yes"
"Point taken. But i swear i'm okay"
"Alright then. I'll see you later"
"Bye" he the went and joined the boys whilst i went to my joint room. My room is right next to Mei and Tia's and is connected via the bathroom. When i got to my room i grabbed my towels and wash kit before placing them in the bathroom, before i had a shower i opened the other door and said to the girls
"I was about to have a shower if anyone wanted to use the bathroom quickly" Tia then said
"We're okay, thanks for letting us know" as i started closing the door Mei said
"Hey Alex"
"Yeah"
"Why don't you join us before the Press conference, i could use some opinions on what i should wear"
"Okay" i then shut the door and got ready to have a shower.
After i had a shower i went back into my room to get changed with a towel wrapped around my and my hair wrapped up in a towel. I dried my body and got changed into a pair of denim jeans, a long sleeve dark red crop top that shows off my back tattoo i got during a stupid phase of my life, a pair of black leather fingerless gloves with studs on the wrists, and a pair of black chunky heeled ankle boots with studs on the ankle. I then sat down at the dresser and unwrapped my long natural midnight blue hair. I brushed it and after putting some heat protection stuff on it i dried it. My hair is just above the bottom of my crop top and has natural loose curls. 99.9% of the time i have my hair down but for training i've started having it up in a ponytail. I then opened my dresser drawer and pulled out my contact lenses, i started wearing contacts when i turned 10 and never regretted it, i don't even remember what i look like with glasses.i then put my ring necklace on, my Dragon ear cuff in my left ear and 10 earrings in my other ear. After i was happy with the way i looked i headed over to Arch's office with Tia, who had her camera.
When we got to the office tia opened the door and said
"You wanted to see us Sir"
"you , yes. Not your camera"
"I'm sorry Sir"
"Tia, Alex when did you develop the breath of Akillian" Before i could Answer Tia said
"That what, sir"
"How long have you been able to do what you do with the ball"
"Since i was Little sir. I don't even really remember"
"And your parents, how did they react when they discovered it"
"They don't know about it sir, my parents are important diplomats, they're always traveling. I was raised by a governess"
"They at least know you're here don't they"
"Didn't you recieve their message sir"
"Yes, yes i got it" he then picked up a holo-email and played it
"We give our daughter Tia, permission to play on your team,... and we're very proud of this Mr Arch" to me something about the message seemed off. Arch then put it down and said
"Alex? What about you, how long have you had the breath" I then said
"About 2 days, sir. The first time was at the tryouts"
"All right, go get ready for the program" so we left his office and headed back to our rooms.
We walked into tia's room with mei looking at a bunch of dresses on her bed. Tia lied down on her bed whilst i leant up against the wall looking out of the window. Mei then said
"You two arent going dressed like that are you" i then said
"Uh yeah" Tia then said
"I have no intention of going" Mei responded with
"You don't want to be on television"
"I prefer being behind the camera" i then said
"Hey mei"
"Yeah"
"The dark purple dress looks nice"
"Thanks" i then faced the window again and Mei said
"Alex, is that a tattoo"
"Might be"
"Um you aren't old enough to get one though"
"An old friend did it for me a few years back during a dark time of my life"
"Alright i'll say no more"
An hour later Callie Mystic arrived at the academy and we st up in the briefing room. Thran, Ahito, Mice, Mei, tai, Arch and D'jok were spread out in the couches, whilst Me and Sinead were sat on the back of the couches.
"No i am not nork, i'm coming to you live from a place that some consider cused on Akillian Since the ice age came. I'm in the old akillian stadium as you can see nothing has changed and i'm not about to linger long on this hostile territory and yet this place of miserable memories has just been reoccupied by a man and not just any man either, by Arch, the former star player of the akillian team. Even though the field is out of commission that's not the case with the underground Facilities and stadium hallways, Miraculously spared by the Ice's progression and currently being renovated by a small army of robots. Arch has agreed to answer all the questions we're dying to know. For example how does he plan in his own words to rewrite the sports history on our beautiful planet with a team of novices he's just recruited he'll respond i hope with his legendary directness and we'll also get to know his students, those lucky kids selected to pull of this incredible challenge. So Arch rumor has it that you filed a request with the league so that your team can officially compete in the next Galactik football Cup"
"That's not a rumor"
"Don't you think it's a bit too soon"
"The can be the judge of that"
"You really think you can form a legitimate GF team in so little time"
"Why not"
"What about the red tigers, what would you do about the official Akillian club"
"If we're officially recognized i'll propose a match to determine who will represetn Akillian in the cup"
"Interesting and what does your former friend and teammate think about this. I'm of course talking about Artegor Nexus, Coach of the red tigers "
"Someone who loves competition as much as Artegor does certainly wouldn't refuse to measure up against a weaker club than his"
"Now Arch if your team is accepted by the league and you do beat the red tigers how do you think your team will hold up against a team like the lighting for example"
"Over half of the team has been playing together for years and seeing everyone train together, with just a little more practice i think they will hold up perfectly fine against a team like the lightings, if not beat them"
"Even without flux"
"Well Callie, the truth is two members of the team already have developed the breath of Akillian. And i'm certain that over time the others will too" Callie then got up and and walked over to us. For the next 30-40 minutes she was interviewing the team.
Callie just left and after Arch dismissed us D'jok grabbed my arm and dragged me into the empty training room. He spoke first
"OKay spill, whats going on"
"OKay, but you have to promise not to freak out"
"I promise"
"Um" I sat down on the steps with him in front of me with his arms folded. I then said
"Uma's back"
"How do you know this"
"She called me yesterday"
"And?"
"She wants to meet"
"You said no, right?" When I didn't answer him his arms fell to his side as he said
"Right?" I then said
"I said I'd think about it"
"How can you even consider this, Uma had you arrested"
"You said you wouldn't freak out"
"Oh this isn't freaking out and I'm telling you that you're not meeting up with Uma, not after last time " I then stood up and said
"Listen D'jok, I'm not a little girl anymore, I can take care of myself, if I wanna meet up with Uma I will. I just thought I'd let you know, being my oldest, closest and best friend ever after all" I then turned around and started walking out of the room with him behind me saying
"Al,wait…. Alex…. Alexandria!" I didn't stop, I just walked back to my room and went to bed feeling Angry and pissed off.
The next day- D'joks P.O.V.
I woke up before MIcro-ice and i was feeling really guilty about what happened yesterday with Alex. so i got out f bed and dressed so i could go talk to her. I sat down on the edge of my bed to put my shoes on just as Micros alarm went off. He then woke up saying
"oH no way. Tell me it's a nightmare"
"Your didn't sleep well. I slept like a baby"
"No wonder you didn't have someone sleeping next to you who kept saying he'd be the greatest player in the galaxy all night long"
"I spoke in my sleep"
"I wish you only spoke it was more like you'd won the Galactic football cup all by yourself in one night"
"And why not"
"Why not what"
"Why not us winning the cup"
"Yeah right stop dreaming mate, wake up and smell the coffee" Arch's voice then came over the intercom
"Good morning everyone. You have exactly 30 minutes to get ready and meet up in the holo training room, smile Micro-ice you finally get to play a match". So we got changed into our training gear and headed down to the training room. When we walked into the training room i saw Alex talking with Thran and Ahito, she looked over and the smile on her face just dropped. I was about to go over and talk to her but Arch started talking
"OKay, so here are the teams. Team yellow, Micro-ice, D'jok, Tia and Ahito in Goal. team purple, Mei, Alex, Thran and Sinead with a clone in goal" ALex, Mei, Thran and sinead then changed their yellow jersey for a purple one before the holo-trainer formed around us.
On the field, i walked over to Alex before that game started. Before i could say anything she said
"I'm already in a bad mood D'jok. Please don't make it worse"
"Yesterday i over reacted.." She the cut me off by saying
"Understatement"
"Can i finish please. Yesterday i over reacted, your were right, you can look after yourself. It's just last time you went through hell because of her. I don't want that to happen again"
"I know that you're worried and you don't want the past to come back up and affect us again . But it was my decision to go with her the first time"
"Yeah how'd that work out for you, you were arrested..."
"Oh my god, let that go, it was like 2 years ago, Alright. Now, this is the last time i'm saying this, this is my damn life, D'jok. My choices, good or bad they are mine, not yours. So end of discussion, if i want to see Uma again then i will, weather you like or not" both of me and Alex were getting really mad at this point, but before things went any further Arch said
"Alex, D'jok get into position" Alex then said
"You got it boss" she just turned around and right before i walked the other way i saw her lift her hand and touch her face, was she crying? Anyway i turned around and headed to the centre of the pitch. I faced of with Sinead into the centre of the pitch around the ball.
The ball was shot up into the air and both me and sinead jumped for it. I headbutted the ball away but it ended up going to thran who then passed it over to Mei. Mei dribbled the ball only to have it stolen by Tia in a slide tackle. Tia then kicked the ball over to me and i dribbled it up field slightly before kicking it over to Micro. Micro, headed towards the other team's goal. All i saw then was sinead running towards him. He then jumped and hit the back of micros ankle causing micro to flip backwards and landing on his front .
"Foul!" Tia helped Micro up as Sinead just casually walked back over to his team. Because of the foul i got to do a free kick. When i kicked the ball i aimed it at sinead, he dodged it and the ball hit the goal post. The game then resumed but we lost all of ur coordination, missing shot after shot. When i eventually got the ball back i headed to the goal only to be blocked by Mei and Thran, i kicked the ball and it hit thrans Ankle sending it up. But then i saw Alex running over using the Breath of Akillian. She jumped up, higher then she has before. Tia wasn't that far behind but Alex got to the ball first and did a very powerful kick towards Ahito, the ball went into the goal without Ahito even flinching.
A few hours later
Alex and i haven't said a word to each other since the training session and the others have noticed. Micro is currently visiting his mom at PLanet Akillian whilst, me, thran and Ahito are watching a match. Ahito is sleeping on my shoulder when Callie mystic came on the screen saying
"Now the Akillian football federation just has to organize a match between the red tigers and Archs team to determine which of the two teams will participate in the qualifying rounds of the Galactic football cup to begin a few weeks from now" I looked over at thran and said
"I'm telling you we're gonna win this cup, i can feel it" we then started cheering and Ahito woke up, we hugged each other and jumped around. All we have to do now is prepare for the friendly match with the wambas
No one's P.O.V.
A member of Wambas is sitting in PLanet Akillian taking his pills. When Artegor nexus came over saying
"That looks like a serious fit of wambas flu to me"
"Yes, this medicine is my only hope for curing my disease"
"And the salary of wambas player doesn't allow you to buy enough of them, i understand" He then pulled out a wod a cash and said
"That should be enough to keep you going" He then pulled out a little device and played a video he stole from Arch academy during the previous training session. He placed it on the table before saying
"She can't play ever again catch my drift" The wambas player then looked at the video. The video was of Alex and Tia using the breath, but Artegor was referring to alex. He feels threatened by her potential. The video make it look like Alex has more experience and has the stronger flux out of the two girls…..