The round of eight has passed, with a clear demonstration that the top competitors were here to stay and showing scores above ninety points in their heats with the intention of moving on and winning the championship, which marks the beginning of the next phase which will be the quarterfinals where only 4 of these competitors will advance to the semifinals and have the chance to compete in who of them will be the four best skaters in Luna Nova in 2018.
Side A
Marianne x Wangari/ Sarah x Amanda
Side B
Hellene x Diana/ Akko x Rita
On one side things were less complicated for both Marianne and Amanda who see there an opportunity to advance in the semifinals even giving a nice rest instead of going with everything and beating each other if they face each other in the semifinals, on the other side was the most anticipated dispute by everyone in the chat, the Cavendish sisters who usually only faced each other in the final end up meeting at an early point of the finals, while on the other side has Akko who can give a rest in relation to Rita, although Campos also got scores above 90 points.
Past the break Croix starts to announce the start of the quarter finals where the chat just kept on hype talking all the time about Hellene x Diana which would be the top of that part.
" And now are you looking forward to the quarter finals? I know you are and you will see here the best matches of the championship that is getting closer every day! Now we will announce the firsts! Come to the track Marianne and Wangari! " said Meridies.
Marianne and Wangari are leaving the Lobby going to start their contest, then the signal rings and as in the round of 16 is a heat for each one being three of each to take the best score. Leclerc was the one who started, going in a more conservative way, she got momentum to get a rail where she hit a darkslide after giving an impossible where she got out of there in a flip and then balanced on a manual where she slid doing a casper until she got close to where the front of the car was, which she fitted the nose well on the tip of the bumper and then got out of there doing a first conservative combination. But
then the Frenchwoman breathes a little more deep to concentrate and goes with more impulse dropping a ramp near where the car was, what thinks a lot in what Hellene had said about trying a new maneuver, with all that impulse she passes the ramp jumping over the car while sending a 360 Japan where she almost ends up falling, But then she continues the combination until a handrail nearby, where she gives a 540 flip followed by a boardslide, where she continues until another curved handrail that passes by the inside of a ramp, where she gives a hardflip fitting a nosegrind passing by the inside while a drone was following her recording that moment.
" Woah Marianne came to show she wants to move on to the semi"finals, being the first to catch grind on this part of the track, which we can try out our drone camera! How splendid! " Said the Italian.
A while later Marianne and Wangari's heats went by where Leclerc showed that she was much better, since also the Kenyan kind of ended up spending all her energies trying to keep herself to pass the last 16, which guaranteed some falls and a few more points for the Frenchwoman in relation to her. Apart from the attempt that the dark haired girl made in Freestyle, which earned some points to be able to open a good lead.
Marianne 92.9/ 92.5/ 92.7 Total 185.6| Wangari 90.9/ 89.9/ 89.6 Total 180.8
" And our first finalist! Marianne Leclerc! She showed that in her first year and try she's here to kick ass, let's see how things go for our next clash! Unfortunately it didn't work out for you Wangari, a shame, but you can try next year, I'm sure you'll go far if you keep practicing hard " said the purple haired one.
From there the Frenchwoman went to the waiting Lobby where she went to start chatting with the other girls about the results, while Amanda was passing by to take her turn, already half focused, as was Sarah.
" Wow baby, you're all focused now. Weren't you the one who got all quiet? " said Marianne.
" I have to prepare myself for what is to come, my sis is one of the best and I have to do my best too " Hellene replies.
" Oh what an exaggeration sis, you'll win this championship with your hands behind your back, maybe you have the biggest dispute of all with Amanda, but against me? You have much more skill and experience that I have in skateboarding, besides I'm not even a skater " said Diana.
" Well I am and I say every battle is important, let's see how we go against each other this time sis, give it your all against me, I'll be proud if this is a tough battle " McLaren said.
" I'll make sure, I want to do it for you too, I know it's your golden chance today, by the way everyone keeps talking about us, I want to have a good fight against my little sister, I know you'll win, but I won't just let myself lose because of that, you make an effort Hellene " said the older sister.
" How cute you two are, you don't even look like you fight once in a while " Leclerc said.
" Mostly because of us hahahaha " Akko said.
" Hey! " They both said,
" Let's watch how Amanda will do, I'm sure she will win this one, after the one that just had that score I already saw that against her I wouldn't win like last year " Atsuko said.
Amanda was starting to do her battery, also showing how she came to win, even though she didn't go totally with everything, the chat was enjoying her battery by the way O'Neill was giving a future hype that she could end up being the one to face Hellene in the finals, which Sarah ended up not being able to hold very well in a contest against, plus some Freestyle attempts by O'Neill.
" Looks like your biggest rival this year might be Amanda, hein love " Marianne said.
" Ah, we'll see if I win my little sister, for now I'll stay here concentrating " said Hellene practically meditating.
" I was still in shock O'Neill lost to Akko last year and out of nowhere it got better than me and her " Diana said.
" She practiced a lot, more than you think, you two are complacent, you're not even skaters " said the Frenchwoman with her eyes half turned.
" You're not either, what are you talking about? " Cavendish said.
" Ah yeah you're right, but still I'm not comparable to Amanda, she wants to win too and being a professional skater is her future too " said the dark haired girl with red locks shrugging her shoulders.
They continued to watch Amanda doing her heat, still going very well, which Sarah Bernhardt didn't have the slightest chance of winning since O'Neill's ability was beyond what everyone expected, which in the three heats was much more remarkable.
With the end of the heats, the American took a deep breath and waited for the results to come. The Frenchwoman knew that she had lost, but knew that she had played a good match and felt good for having faced one of the best.
Sarah 87.9/ 91.0/ 90.3 Total 181.3| Amanda 96.9/ 96.8/ 96.6 Total 193.7
" And Amanda O'Neill makes it through to the semi"finals against Marianne Leclerc! She has come all out in the monstrosity of skill on a skateboard! That's impressive! Congratulations on your excellent performance Amanda! And I'm sorry Sarah, unfortunately you're going to have to stay and watch but don't get frustrated there's still so much you can do next year, keep going because you've got so much talent and I'm sure you'll all get some attention, especially with the views you're getting " Croix said.
Then Amanda goes walking back to the waiting lobby and with that everyone receives her, besides Hellene getting up and getting the skateboard, walking silently showing a very serious appearance, just like Diana who went there, noticing that her sister wouldn't take it easy, she would give everything to become the winner, the two arrive at the middle of the arena and the public already jumps of animation, as well as the whole chat goes crazy sending emotes of celebration.
" And here we all are for the moment you've all been waiting so long to see happen, the presence of the two best skaters in Luna Nova, Hellene McLaren Cavendish four times champion, against her older sister Diana Cavendish, the daughters of the great champion Bernadette Cavendish! These two will give it their all to show who is the best Cavendish! " Meridies said.
Hellene was the first of them, the signal is given and McLaren takes a deep breath, simply throws the skateboard in a way that starts to go out on the impulse and with the hand on her back she jumps on the board, where she starts to give a 540 flip, with all the naturalness of the world, fitting a manual on a platform, where she stayed with only one foot and in this jumping constantly giving flips, until arriving at an edge where she gave a stall, then she kicks the board, jumps towards the board itself that was spinning making a flip movement, fitting in a crooked, She then jumps to the other hand and does a 180 quad impossible, getting into a switch nosebluntslide on a huge staircase where in the middle of the way she changed her position to a bluntslide and played a wallride followed by a wallie, where the board caught in a wire and she used the impulse to jump to the top of a ramp where she dropped going to the other side where she hit a 900 with all the impulse given, this only in the first combination.
" Woah! As always Hellene is surprising and a lot! What was that? This girl is a monster! " Said the itailan shocked and the visualizations were only increasing even more.
Hellene kept pushing the limits, even her own sister was getting amazed, as well as the mothers watching that, even Bernadette's reaction was shown watching that from the bleachers, ecstatic for the level that her own daughter reached, that was at the level when she was at her peak.
With the passing of Hellene
's battery it was clear that she could be on top of the charts, but still had Diana's part.
" Good luck sis " said the younger one even half panting.
" I say the same to you," said the older woman with a smile on her face.
The shot is given, Diana starts to let go of the skateboard to give the impulse pushing forward, taking a different line, getting to the car, where she simply sent a 720 flip, going over everything, as she went spinning doing a 360, staying in a manual where she stands on one foot, then going to the nose, arriving to a railing where he caught a backside darkslide, shocking for the difficulty of the maneuvers, ending with a beautiful flip that combination, although it was not at the level as high as the risk that Hellene had done, it was a beautiful combination that can earn points.
" And Diana is also doing very well! Will she be able to stand up to her own sister? " Croix said.
Diana still doesn't give up to get more points going to a ramp where she ends up dropping, arriving where on the way down to the car, where she hits a 360 kickflip underflip, ending with a manual, changing to a manual nose one foot, until arriving in a railing where she hits a lipslide, following to what came ahead, hitting a Double heelflip where she then hit a Smith grind inside a tunnel where a drone was following her, Cavendish then jumps to the side where there's a small staircase, hitting a tailslide, which gives a face with a ramp, giving impulse to one on the other side that comes close to some platforms, where the Scot hits a bluntslide, following up to a Bowl where she starts first with an invert, where she leaned on the top, but the skateboard ended up giving a little shaking, which made her slip missing that maneuver.
" Woah! Woah! Woah! An accident with Diana Cavendish, how strange... Then with a tremor, something happened here, I'm sure, I heard the biggest bang coming here " Said the Italian half worried.
Diana gets up a bit frustrated and keeps trying to maintain the combination of tricks to get a better result, even with this fall, she didn't give up like Hellene, who was watching her sister strange about that reaction, just like everyone else was also confused with the sound that had been given, sounding even like an explosion, then things went on normally, until the end of Diana's battery.
" And even with the fall Diana Cavendish surprised us, that's skill! Now let's enjoy some more of what Hellene can do too! " Meridies said.
Hellene's battery is starting, she is performing her tricks kind of connecting one with the other, besides being pulling the limit, until arriving imitating the same invert that ended up giving a fall for her older sister, but again came another tremor, which she didn't fall, she was just balancing herself getting to hold the manoeuvre with skill, while Croix was commenting on the stream.
" And Hellene is doing wonderfully well! How impressive! This girl is gold indeed! In her second heat she does all this and almost falls down, strange that tremors are happening here... " Said the lilac haired girl.
" Croix! The stream! She's been cut off! Our internet! " Chariot said.
" What? What do you mean it was cut off? " Croix said confused.
" Cut off! We don't have internet now! Look at the computer! " said Du Nord.
As soon as the Italian looks, she notices that the stream had really fallen, besides the chat had stopped, what was very strange, she goes looking for the track and notices that Hellene still continued in her drums, the audience was getting captivated, but soon it was being noticed that a dark smoke started to come out of one of the air exits, then a huge bang, followed of a complete blackout of the lights.
Everyone around starts to go into desperation trying to look around with everything dark, which Laura takes the opportunity to use a lighting spell that stays in place of the bulbs, giving a temporary illumination again, until the skateboard track's backup generator was switched on.
When activating the lights the dark smoke came out of the ventilation entrances just like a fire alarm started to sound, the people started to run out of the bleachers in desperation in direction to the track hitting well on the gate, which was being opened, but great part of them was being pushed back when a fire flame caused a small explosion and everybody was getting in despair.
" Fire! " They all said.
A pile of chairs was right in front of the gates catching fire and with the flames, along with some people half thrown back could spread to the skateboarding track, what would affect the whole building for being made of wood in some places, soon the witches were arriving casting a spell to dissipate the fire ahead with water jets, lowering relatively, but still had a problem that was in the entrance of the smoke inside the track, already starting some coughing.
" What happened here? How did it catch fire out of nowhere? " said Croix putting out the fire in front of him.
" I don't know, we have to evacuate everyone as soon as possible, if the situation is like this around here, up there things must be worse," said Chariot who then went on to use a spell to move things to the side and thus clear the way.
The whole group was walking by the corridors, the fire was very intense, what everyone was getting scared, the place was a hell of heat, the walls were all around in flames, some even falling, but even so they kept walking, trying to avoid as much as possible, coughs were going everywhere, a mobile phone rings, Laura makes sure to answer it because it was hers.
[Daryl: I said I would attack, keep this surprise for you, if you manage to survive and get out of here, hahahahahaha, I knew you would try to evacuate the mansion, I purposely sent you all to die here in the fire, think I didn't know you were spying on us, me and Paul planned this provocation for you to be distracted, bring everyone and so I can carry out my plan to kill you all, enjoy your slow death! Hahahahahaha! And don't try to call the firemen, we left some little surprises for when they come].
" Shit! It was Daryl. It was Daryl, she knew everything, she distracted us to make the main plan involving us, we have to get out of here soon, we will die here! " Said McLaren.
" Damn it! I have already called the fire brigade and they are already coming, they got the emergency warning a little while ago too when our detectors had detected the smoke coming, Daryl must have disabled our alarms but the detectors didn't, now let's try to save ourselves " Croix said coughing.
They sort of went on to also make a bubble around where they could breathe a little better quality air, but things still got pretty tight, with the construction of Luna Nova falling apart, some parts of the upper floors were falling on the girls who couldn't stand still.
The skateboarding championship ended up having an abrupt interruption, when everything resulted in a arson attack made by Daryl, where the girls are trying to find a way to escape, just when the views reached the number of 16.731 people watching worldwide the concern was becoming another, this time to survive the flames and the asphyxiating smoke.
See you, sister witches...