Same night- Alex's P.O.V.
I jerked up in bed sweating and breathing heavily. This is very common for me to have nightmares that result in this, i call them night terrors. However usually when i have a night terror i go to D'jok for comfort but we aren't on the best of terms right now. So instead I'm just going to get up and pack my bag for the Wambas planet. That only took like 20 or so minutes. I then looked at my clock and saw it was 5 am so at least an hour until the others get up. So I decided that I'm going to get dressed and just find something to do, even if it's writing a song or in my journal, i just need to do something. When I was dressed I grabbed my journal and jacket before going down to the kitchen and making a cup of hot chocolate, I out that in a thermos and then went outside. I sat down on the roof of the stadium and just began writing, I wrote journal entries, song lyrics, sheet music and I even drew a few things.
I didn't realize how long I was up here until I heard Micro-ice say
"I thought I'd find you up here. What is with you and heights" I turned around and saw him walking over. I closed my book and just looked out over Akillian before saying
"I don't know, I just feel content, relaxed and…"
"Free?" He then sat down next to me as I said
"Something like that"
"How long have you been up here"
"What time is it"
"6:30am"
"Then about an hour and a half" he sighed before saying
"night terror"
"I don't want to talk about it"
"Alright, what's going on with you and D'jok?"
"Now that I really don't want to talk about"
"You know he said the exact same thing, down to the letter…"
"Umas back and I was thinking about seeing her"
"Ahh that explains it. He despises her you know that right"
"Mice please don't you start"
"I'm not going to" he then held my hand and said
"Lex, you are one of my oldest friends and I love you like a sister. I know, Thran knows, Ahito knows and D'jok knows that you can look after yourself, hell you've been looking after us for years, but 2 years ago you nearly lost us and that was the darkest time in all of our lives. I don't want to see you go through all that pain again, it nearly destroyed you, we nearly lost our Alex and it was us, mainly D'jok, that pulled you back from going on a one way trip to the darkness.… Uma left you to pick up the pieces from her messes, whilst she went away to the correctional centre, it was you that got blame from everyone on Akillian, you faced all of that pain not her"
"I have to see her"
"Why"
"I need to know why she did what she did. I need to know why she left me high and dry to take the fall for that stupid, stupid break in"
"You need answers"
"That's all I ever wanted. For the past two years. All I ever wanted to do is just talk to her and find out why" we then heard Tia's voice
"Alex, Mirco-ice, We're ready to go" Micr responded with
"We're coming" He got up and then helped me up, we then followed Tia down to the shuttle.
During the flight Arch decided to play some clips from past Wambas matches. They were pretty intimidating . Arch then began speaking
"Lunzera is the wamba's star striker as you can see she's in tp shape we have to pay very careful attention to her. We can see the Evo moon out there radiation from this moon causes the wamba's flux it gives them their superior agility" D'jok then said
"What about us sr, why don't we have any flux. The breath of Akillian was a kind of flux, right" Thran then said
"Yes, but it disappeared thanks to great ice age, it caused our planet's axis to shift and the breath vanished into thin air. It's scientific right sir"
"That's exactly what they say" D'jok then asid
"But sir isn't what Al and Tia do with the ball because of the breath"
"I believe so" Thran then said
"But why are they the only ones that have it"
"You all have the breath in you, i'm sure of it. It's not enough just to wake it like Tia and Alex, you also have to learn how to channel it to master it that's the biggest challenge" Mice then said
"Until then we have to do without it right…. Hey this is just a friendly match there's no need to panic"
"There are no minor matches micro-ice , you and everyone else are working to be part of this team and i want this team to go places. You'll have to play your hearts out to win".
Arch then left us to our own devices. D'jok, Mice, Rocket and Thran were playing cards, Mei was Reading something. Tia was playing with her camera, Sinead was playing a game, Ahito was asleep whilst i was just looking out of the window, listening to the conversations. Thran was saying
"ANd when you think that we'll have our own cards one day can you believe it, Thran , three hundred selections defensive player for the, The, the what" D'jok then said
"Hey hold on you're right, we don't even have a name. A great team needs to have a name" Mice then said
"Who says we're a great team" Thran the started saying some possible names
"How about the Galactik bats, or the fireballs" Sinead then said
"Or how about the losers or the square feet" i then said
" Sinead play nice," he just gave me an evil glare whilst out of the corner of my eye I could see D'jok smirking. Clamp then came out and said
"Hey kids, we're going in for a landing buckle up" Mice then said
"You hear that Sinead, Buckle it".
The Wamba's planet was the most beautiful place i've ever seen, well seeing as i've never left Akillian i don't have anything to compare it too, all the same it's so peaceful. All the trees, the creatures, everything, it's just perfect. Anyway when we landed we were greeted by some of the wambas players and some other people, they then took to this hut and sat us around a large table. 5 people then brought over some food as D'jok said
"Did you ever hear about the wamba's food" Mice replied with
"Yeah, that's exactly what i'm afraid of "
"Well hang in there Micro-ice" someone then placed a large plate of something between D'jok and Mice. the plate had grey food on it and some weird red thing on top. D'jok then said
"What is that stuff" We all looked at it but then it started to move, mice then said
"Am i hallucinating or is that stuff still moving" one of the wambas players grabbed the red thing off the top before saying
"That's mashed spiders with calvachi oil" he ate the red thing before saying
"You see it's delicious" thran then said
"We never thought otherwise " i then said
"Maybe just for a second we did" the wambas leader then stood up and started to speak.
"Dear friends, i'm very happy to welcome you on behalf of all the wamba's people. I'm especially touched to have Arch's new team on our planet. Arch we haven't forgotten you not even after all these years" Arch replied with
"Me neither Wakura, me neither"
"And now my good friends i propose a toast" we all then had a drink before Wakura continued
"You of course wouldn't know this but your coach lived with us for a long time. You could even say he rehabilitated himself here we helped nurture…" Wakura spoke a little more about Arch's time on the wambas planet. When he finished we had something to eat. After we ate we were told that we could go explore. We were gone for a couple of hours before Arch said we had to meet in the changing room.
When we met back up thran was complaining of a stomach ache and wasn't feeling great. He was hunched over a moaning, Mice then asked
"Hey thran, you're shaking like Blatche"
"PLease don't mention Blatche" Sinead then said
"You gotta be stupid to eat that stuff" D'jok responded with
"They invite us, we taste it that's called being polite" I then said
"Another thing you know nothing about, SInead" Thran then said
"Tasting it might be polite but taking seconds, is pure insanity" D'jok then said
"Don't tell me you had seconds" Thran then held up three fingers and i said
"You know for one of the smartest among us, you can be an idiot at times"
"Yes thank you Lexi" Rocket then said
"Smart ove, thran. Remember what Arch said we have to win this match, we'll need everyone to do it" Sinead then shot back
"What's your deal man, who do you think you are?" D'jok and i then both said
"Sinead, cut it all right" we looked at each other before Rocket said
"I can take care of myself thanks" Rocket sat down and then Ahito woke up saying
"Snowkids" we all looked over at him as he tried to explain
"You are looking for a team name, right?"
"Yeah like 2 days ago"
"So the snowkids. That works, huh. Akillian, the snow, snowboards, the snowkids" We started nodding and d'jok said
"Yeah it's not bad. Who says yes" we raised our hands and then Arch came in saying
"Me too" The clamp said
"I'm in"
"Really, you like it"
"Yeah but a name's not enough, you also need …" Clamp finished his sentence
"A jersey" Clamp was carrying the old Akillian Jersey. We all got up and grabbed a jersey. Ahito then said
"These are the same Jerseys the wore during the great Akillian dynasty" Mice then said
"This is heavy duty" D'jok put on the uniform before saying
"That's it were a real team now" Arch then said
"We'll see about that on the field"
We then sat back down on the benches and listened to Arch as he spoke about the match
"Right, here are your positions. Ahito in goal. Thran and Mei on defense. Rocket and Tia are the midfielder's. And the strikers are D'jok, Sinead and Alex" Mice then said
"WHat about me sir"
"Substitute" Sinead chuckled when Arch said that, but then Arch said
"You got a problem Sinead" Sinead looked like a deer caught in headlights as he said
"No, nothing, just something stuck in my throat" Mice then said
"But Sir i'm like on fire i was going to score three goals, At Least"
"Micro-ice being on a team means respecting the Coach's decisions and this is my decision"
"Yes sir"
"Go get changed" We all then got up and went to our changing rooms to change. Before i left the room Arch said
"Alex, D'jok can i have a word quickly"
"Sure coach" we went back over and sat down on the benches.
When everyone else was gone Arch said
"Okay, can one of you tell me whats going on between you two. when i met you, you were inseparable and now you are hardly together" I then said
"A couple of years back i had this friend and we got into a bit of trouble"
"What kind of trouble"
"We were arrested, the charges on me were dropped but my 'friend' went to a detention centre. Shes now back on Akillian and wants to meet up and chat" d'jok then said
"I hate her for getting Al into trouble and i don't want them to meet up" Arch then said
"Alex do you want to meet up with this friend"
"I do"
"Why"
"I need to know why she did what she did. That's all" D'jok then said
"You didn't tell me that"
"Coz you were too busy telling me what to do"
"I only want you to be safe Al" Arch then said
"What if you did this meeting at PLanet Akillian, with D'jok nearby, just to make sure everything goes smoothly"
"I'm okay with that"
"Yeha why not"
"Alright then, forgive and forget. Alex go get ready, and remember to tie your hair back" we then got up and went to our changing rooms. I felt so much better now that me and d'jok are friends again, he's my family and i hate fighting with him. I walked into the girls changing room and went over to my back, i took my jacket of before picking up my uniform and going to get changed. The uniform is white and light blue, with some red on it and it fit me perfectly. The long sleeve top hugged my figure perfectly and so did the bottoms. I went back into the main changing room with my clothes in my hand, i put them into my back before sitting on the bench. I clicked my shin protectors on and put on my trainers. We then left the girls changing room whilst i was tying my hair back. I hate having my hair tied up, but the when i do the boys always tell me that it suits me.
Anyway, the team met up at the entrance to the pitch. We were standing opposite the Wombas players. It was really tense and they opposite team was really intimidating. D'jok thrn said to thran
"You okay?"
"I feel better…. Hey they're even more impressive on the field" Arch's voice then came over our earpieces
"Stay focused, kick off in one minute" The platform we were on then started to move and the doors above us opened. As we were moving i couldn't help but notice that one of the wamba's players with white hair was looking at me. Anyway when we got onto the pitch we got in our places and then the match started.
When the ball went up two Wambas ran after it and D'jok stood there looking shocked. They got the ball and used their flux to dribble it up the pitch towards the goal. Tia and Rocket couldn't stop them and neither could Mei or Thran. The ball was then passed to Lunzeria and she took a shot for Goal. Ahito blocked it and then kicked it back into play. He passed it to Thran who got it passed two Wamba players and headed up field. He kicked it to Sinead who head butted it over to Rocket. However Lunzeria jumped over him and took the ball. She took another shot at gir but missed. The ball went to thran who kicked it up. The ball went up and over the scoreboard only to be kicked down by another player. Play like this continued until Mei knocked over a player.
The ball went back to the centre of the pitch. D'jok got the ball and headed up field i wasn't far being him. I watched as he passed the ball to Sinead to get it away from the wamba and he expected it to be passed back but Sinead just kept on running. D'jok stopped and the two of us just watched sinead got the ball take away from him. Flawlessly the wamaba's used their flux got the ball down to the Goal, Lunzeria to another shot but the ball had a spin on it so Ahito couldn't predict where it was going to go, so the Wamabs scored. Arch then said
"Come on Get the ball to Tia or Alex"
Game play resumed and sinead somehow got ahold of the ball, he got down to the goal and took a shot. It was blocked and then the ball went to D'jok who also took a shot. The ball kept being blocked but that didn't stop the guys from trying. They just kept kicking hoping to score a goal. When they eventually stopped they stood next to each other and i said
"Finished?" These two are always trying to compete against each other, it doesn't matter what it's about. Anyway the wamba's once again have the ball and sinead ran after it. But then he did the same move he did on Thran the other day in training. That didn't stop the Wambas, they got the ball back and scored another goal right. Arch then yelled
"Sinead, you'll never get anyway playing like that. Pass forward for crying out loud" Rocket the passed the ball over to tia and said
"Go for it tia" Tia turned on the Breath and ran with the ball up field avoiding the wambas. She kicked it back to Rocket. Rocket then said over the com
"This one's on you Alex" Rocket kicked the ball up and i ran for the ball using the breath. I jumped high above everyone else. I then kicked the ball using all the power and scored. I landed and D'jok, Thran, Ahito and Rocket were jumping and cheering around.
D'joks P.O.V.
After Al scored the goal we walked back to our places waiting for gameplay to resume. When it did we didn't even have a chance to get the ball. Until it landed, Tia got the ball ad started to move upfield but when she was surrounded by players Tia passed the ball over to Alex. Alex then headed for the goal using the breath and avoided most of the wambas. No was expecting what happened next. One of the Wamba's player ran towards Alex and the jumped into her knocking her backwards and down onto the pitch really really hard. I didn't stop running towards her.
"AL!" she was holding onto her leg and rolling around yelling out in pain. She then managed to say
"It hurts so bad, D'jok" Arch's voice then came over the ear piece
"Get Alex back here now"
"Thran help me" both me and thran wrapped one of alex's arms around our shoulders. I then said
"On 3. 1…..2….3" We then helped alex up and she screamed out in pain as we did. I just kept muttering
"Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry" we then slowly made our way back to the changing room with Alex hopping on her good leg. I could tell by the look on her face and she was holding back the pain. We gently placed her on the table and Micro stayed at her side. I got up and started pacing whilst saying
"That makes me sick, a foul the serious in a friendly match honestly that's too much, right Sir" Arch replied with
"Right now D'jok the most important problem we have is to treat Alex" a new female voice then said
"Don't worry, i can take care of that" Arch looked relieved.
Akillian, No one's P.O.V.
A ship silently approached the Arch Academy and stopped over the stadium. Using the cover of darkness 4 men jumped out of the ship and landed on top of the stadium. They then ran towards the door. The man with one eye then said
"Activate your jammers" the other 3 did what they were told. Before the one eyed man placed something on the door, he pressed a few buttons and then the two doors opened. They all then stood aside so that another man wearing a red jacket, hood and goggles could walk in. this man was none other than Pirate leader Sonny Blackbones, and he has absolutely no idea that he's about the enter the current home of his twin children or that the Snowkids are in there way back.
D'joks P.O.V.
So after Dame Simbi fixed up Alex we decided to head back to Akillian. Alex still can't walk that much on her leg so she has to use a crutch for a couple of days. We are currently sat on the shuttle and i'm playing cards with Ahito, Thran and Micro. Micro then said
"If the red tigers play like that for our next match we better protect our ankles" Sinead then said
"You have nothing to fear Micro-ice. No one will tackle you on the bench" this time we just ignored him. Al then said
"Hey" all four of us turned to look at her as she held up a piece of paper showing us a drawing of us four sat at the table. Thran then said
"Why have you never done anything with this, Lex. you're a really talented drawer" Ahito continued
"And singer" Then Micro
"You can do just about anything" She then said
"Not anything" I then said whilst counting on my fingers
"You can draw, sing, play instruments, write your own songs, you can fight, you can do Parkour, dance, play football. Am i missing anything" Micro then said
"Probably. But seriously Lex what's holding you back, you alway said you wanted to be a singer"
"Yeah but now i'm footballer and i love it"
"Avoiding the question"
"Being in care is the main reason" I then said
"And the other"
"Akillian is a small planet, people talk. Just about everyone on Akillian knows about my past with Uma"
No ones P.O.V.- on akillian
The pirates rummaged through clamps lab, looking for anything resembling technoid. One of the pirates looking through the computer then said
"That's odd, these don't look like technoid programs" another then said
"This doesn't either except from a few components maybe"
"Maybe we were wrong" The one eyed pirate then said
"It doesn't matter we're taking everything" meanwhile Sonny was stood at the desk when he came across a piece of paper with a marking on it. Sonny recognized it and picked it uo before saying
"Don't't touch anything else"
"What"
"I said don't touch anything, i don't want a single bolt to leave this room"
"Come on sonny we need this stuff, we need to make a living" the second the one eyed man said that sirens and lights came ut of nowhere
"The police. I don't get it the jammers are in place, they shouldn't be able to see us"
"We're out of here, hurry up" They all then ran from the building. When they got outside they jumped of the stadium and landed on the ship before moving away without a trace.
Alex's P.O.V.
We just reentered Akillian and are one the way back to the Academy. Thran then announced
"Hey that's strange It looks like the police are here" Tia looked scared. Mice then said
"WHy are you looking at me like that, i didn't do anything" Clamp then said
"It's true the police are here" D'jok looked at me before simply saying
"Uma?" i replied with
"I don't know, hope not". When we landed Arch was the first to leave the ship. He went over to the police who handed him a picture whilst saying
"We're looking for this girl she ran away from her parents, the Obeean moon ambassadors" Arch responded with
"But they gave me their permission" Tia then stepped forward saying
"They weren't my parents they were actors. I wanted to be on your team, i'm sorry" she started to cry. Rocket then said
"But tia there has to be a way"
"You don't know my parents" He tried to go over to her but was pushed back the officer who then took tia away. However whilst all of this was happening i couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched.
Sonny's P.O.V.
I watched the events unfold from the safety of the Black Manta. Corso then came up behind me and i said
"They didn't come for us" I then zoomed in on the others there. I then saw a face i'd thought i'd never see again.
"No it can't be" he's changed but it's definitely him, his signature matched,
"It can't be him"
"WHo sonny"
"Someone from my past" I looked back through the binoculars and that's when i noticed the girl on crutches. I then said
"Dulce?"