D'joks P.O.V
It's been a few weeks since Alex left and today is the day we're leaving for Genesis Stadium. All our bags are packed and loaded up onto the ship, but right before we were due to leave Arch called a team meeting. When we entered the room Arch said
"I was waiting for you. Well come on in. what are you just standing there for" Micro-ice was first to speak
"But coach, the uh shuttle is here and we've already loaded our bags and everything" One by one the team sat on the couches as Arch said
"Micro-ice you think the shuttles gonna leave without you. As long as your teammates are here you've got nothing to worry about" Everyone laughter slightly before he continued
"I'M kidding Micro-ice. You might be wondering why are we having a meeting right before leaving for Genesis Stadium? He could have done this in the training sessions, whats his deal, etc. football fans are going to see you play for the first time in Genesis Stadium, they will discover you, judge you as if you were a new team. So before leaving id like you to make an effort too, to look at yourselves objectively , you should be able to judge yourselves as if you were another team. Each of you will tell me what you think represents your play during the matches, so far. Ahito?" i woke Ahito up by elbowing him and he immediately said
"When i blocked Nearies shot on Goal" Arch then showed the clip from the shadows match when Ahito blocked Nearie shot. Arch then said
"Very good, D'jok"
"My goal against Kornor" again he showed the clip.
"Mei"
"My defending against the shadows" Clip again.
"Rocket"
"Hmm, the upfield charge against the Rikers" clip again
"Thran"
"When i dribbled almost all the way up field against the Pirates" Clip again
"And you Tia"
"Our second Goal against the Red Tigers" Clip again. When the clip ended arch said
"finally , yes i said Finally. Finally our something. When i ask you what best represent you, the snow kids, all you say is my goal, my defending, my blocked shot. You have to think as a team" Micro-ice then spoke
"And me Sir, you didn't ask me my opinion"
"Maybe you were going to me about your penalties, your haphazard ball control. It's not my intention to discourage you just the opposite in fact. I wanted to remind you before we head to genesis Stadium that your strength is teamplay. When you all play together you are really a great team" he took a breath before saying
"I know that these past weeks have been hard since Alex left, but you've proved that you can play and win without the extra player. So keep doing what you're doing, prove to everyone that you're the best. All right now we can go Genesis stadium here we come" we all then got up and made our way to the shuttle.
We were on the shuttle for a good few hours before Thran announced
"Woah i had no idea it was this big" we all got up and looked out of the window. There it was Genesis stadium the one place every footballer dreams of playing. Thran then said
"It looks like a crowd x8 the size of Akillian could fit in there" Callie then said
"It seats 800,000 people and that's just in the seated section" Mei then said
"And to think that's where we'll be playing" i then said
"I can already hear my adoring fans shouting my name" Micro-ice then said
"Really i can't hear a thing must be decompression" Thran went over to Callie and asked
"What else do you know about the stadium Callie"
"It has 24 public astroports that are capable of transporting 500,000 people a day and 88 private runways that are open 24 hours a day. 6 interconnected control towers allow for nonstop supervision of the traffic flow around the stadium" Mei then said
"Did you learn all that by heart"
"You're not the only ones performing there you know. I have to be ready too" we docked at the stadium moments later.
When we did we got our bags and headed to the door. As we reached it arch stopped and said
"Are you ready" Ahito said back
"We're always ready for everything COach"
"And welcome to genesis Stadium" he opened the door and we were greeted with bliding camera flashed. There were hundreds of people waiting to ask us questions and get autographs. Ahito then said
"Maybe i spoke a little too soon" we just walked through the crowds ignoring all the questions before getting into a holocab. It took us to our hotel where they were even more fans waiting for us. When the doors o the hotel closed behind us Thran said
"This can't be happening these people are crazy" Micros then said
"DId i miss the episode where we saved the galaxy without knowing it " Simbi then said
"If you had saved the Galaxy Micro-ice you'd be able to walk the streets in peace" we the turned as someone said
"I don't know why you;re such a big deal for them, you're far from being the favorites but don't worry this Hotel is specifically reserved for football players and their staff no one will bother you here. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jado from this moment on i am entirely at your disposal 24 hours a day. I just hope that you lose quickly, because i left my wife and children behind on my home planet and to be perfectly honest i don't really like football" i then saw someone and announced
"Look over here, it's Warren" The lightings player came over and said
"Hi Snowkids, it's nice to meet you" every stuttered out 'Hello' Thran was the first to properly speak to him
"Gee Sir can we shake your hand"
"The honor would be mine Thran"
"You know my name, sir"
"Call me Warren" Thran then shook his hand and one by one worked through the team.
Alex's P.O.V.
Sonny insisted that we followed the snowkids to Genesis. Sonny was in danger of being caught and i was at risk of being recognized so i had to walk around with my hood up. It's been and amazing few weeks with the pirates. They've helped me to improve my fighting style, how to fix a ships engine and things like that. I've changed a lot in the past weeks, ive gotten more confident in myself and it's nice to not feel judged all the time. It's also been nice getting to know more about Sonny, he is my father after all so i might as well make the effort to know him. I've gotten closer to Artie as well, he's even told me his reasons for joining the pirates, his mother died because a Technoid run hospital wouldn't give her the surgery she needed just because they couldn't afford it. Also, Sonny told me about the Metaflux and the risks, so i got it removed and destroyed.
Anyway the Snowkids have a match against the Wambas in a few days time and Sonny really needs to talk to clamp. So right now, Me, Sonny and Corso our in a building across from the snowkids hotel, trying to figure a way to get inside. I had some binoculars on and started assess the entrance
"Two guards out from. They're also cameras Scanning the entrance" Corso then said
"Sonny forget about it. I don't see any way we can get in there without being spotted" Sonny then said
"We have to. I need to speak to clamp"
"I thought you said Clamp was working for technoid"
"He is but against his will. Blaylock has found a way to keep him under his control. The stakes involved with the Metaflux are tremendous Corso. Believe me the galaxies whole Stability depends on it "
"Nonetheless getting in there is insanity"
"We won't be able to do it alone" i then said
"What if you had someone on the inside"
Archs P.O.V.
I was called down to the lobby because someone was there to see me, I'm not sure who it was though. My question was answered immediately when i reached the lobby. Not far from the front desk i saw Alex, she's changed. Her once Sapphire Blue hair is now only blue at the tips, it blends in nicely with the rest of her Red hair.
"Alex" she turned and walked towards me saying
"Hey Coach"
"Where have you been"
"Around, can we talk in private" so we went upstairs to my office.
I sat down at my desk and she sat in the chair opposite. I spoke first
"Where have you been"
"Honestly"
"Yes"
"I had to get away from everything, so i came here. I've been her for the past weeks"
"Did you find whatever you were looking for"
"Yes. Coach i'm sorry i left the was i did"
"Slex i understand why you left, i just wish you could have told me"
"I know Coach. Um can i come back"
"I'm happy for you to come back but it's not me you have to apologize to. You leaving hit D'jok really hard"
"I'll talk to him"
"He's currently got an extra training session, if you want to talk to him now"
"Nows better than later"
"Come on" we got up and she followed me to the training room.
D'joks P.O.V
Arch made me do an extra training session for yelling at him earlier. Ive been in here for 20 minutes and right now i'm doing Keepy Uppys when i heard a voice
"Hey D'jok" i spun around a saw Alex. i then yelled
"Not funny Clamp" 'Alex' then said
"I'm not a Clone D'jok"
"Yeah you are because my best friend, up'd and left without saying a word"
"I left a letter"
"Whey, a bloody letter…." i started walking away but stopped when she said
"It has come time to say goodbye for now. After being inseparable for 12 years, we will have to live our lives miles from each other's doorsteps - spending everyday living different lives, with different friends. This goodbye is short. But this is a different kind of goodbye. It isn't a goodbye in the sense of until next time. It's more than that. This is the hardest goodbye'... D'jok saying goodbye to you was one of the hardest things ive ever had to"
"The why didn't you come to me and talk"
"You were too busy with Mei"
"Not anymore, you were right about her"
"Yeah i saw what you said to callie when you got your bracelet back" i turned to face her and saw her eyes were all red, i then had a proper look at her. Shes looks comfortable in her skin and her hair really suits you. I then said
"You look different"
"I am"
"So Al, did you find out who Alexandria Swan is"
"Yeah, but there was something missing"
"What"
"My best mate. I did miss you"
"I missed you too" i then pulled her into a hug. The next thing we knew there was a courus of
'awws' we broke out of the hug and saw the team standing there. MIce then came over and hugged Alex whilst Rocket said
"Welcome home"