Chapter 6
"The Circle of Liiiiifeeee!" Shikoba drawled in his seat as the quinjet lifted off towards Wakanda.
"Could you please shut up?" Richard said as he looked up from his novel.
"Click!" Leah said as she nodded in approval.
"Hey don't be rude...that was actually pretty good Shikoba. Never would have thought you were a singer." Anna said supportively.
"I'm a man of many talents..." Shikoba said.
"Yeah a man who also happens to be a player...didn't you bring five girls to the mansion yesterday." Sofia pointed out, this was her first time sitting with the group not flying the plane considering that Okoye had decided to step out of the shadows and become the team's pilot.
"Bah...details those were just accomplices..." Shikoba said dismissively.
"You sure because I was hearing a lot of noises coming from your bedroom." Sofia teased with a smirk.
Silence ensued for a few seconds before Shikoba spoke up.
"Anyone want to hear me sing Michael Jackson's greatest hits?" Shikoba said excitedly.
"NO!" Sofia and Richard yelled in anger.
"Keep quiet over there before I smack you from here!" Okoye called out as she manned the controls and turned the jet right.
"I didn't know she had superpowers." Shikoba whispered to Anna.
"I have good hearing Shikoba and as soon as we land I will KO you!" Okoye shouted.
"Yeah right she's talking out her arse." Shikoba said despite the clear headshaking from Richard and Sofia. Leah just looked shocked.
A few seconds later a shoe sailed through the air and bonked Shikoba on the head. Richard and the rest of the team burst into laughter.
"I'll get my revenge on the way back." Shikoba muttered to himself.
Suddenly the entire quinjet rumbled. Richard looked outside to see two missiles hurtling towards the jet.
"Brace for impact!" Okore shouted as Richard grabbed the table.
Another shockwave reverberated around the jet.
"I guess we're near the spot?" Shikoba asked.
"Yes, we'll be landing shortly and whatever you do don't talk out of line." Okore said as she steered the quinjet away from the missiles before gliding the jet towards the sandy surface of the ground in front of a large gate.
"Guess I don't need this." Anna said as she took off her fingerless gloves and unbuttoned her leather jacket slightly. She had refused to part with her jacket despite being in a place which was very humid. Shikoba wore a green t-shirt and brown shorts, Leah wore a green sweater and a skirt whilst Sofia wore a black t-shirt and blue jeans. Richard himself wore a blue shirt alongside blue jeans and brown sandals. He like the rest of the group had a backpack slung over his shoulder filled with supplies in case they got separated. The rest of the group had decided to go barefoot since they weren't used to the warmness of an African country.
"So where exactly are we going?" Sofia asked.
"First we need to get past the gate which is also the entrance to the city." Okore said.
"Seems simple enough. We get Shikoba to blast it open with air and if that doesn't work we get Leah to build a bomb!" Anna said excitedly.
"No. We wait patiently. They will come to us." Okore said steadily as she stared down the obsidian gate in front of the group. She wore her usual black tanktop along with black short and she also carried two rucksacks on her back.
"Who are you talking about exactly?" Richard asked.
"Click?" Leah said curiously as she offered Sofia a bottle of water to which Sofia politely declined.
Suddenly Richard heard a loud battle cry as the gates swung open to reveal a number of Wakandan men and women all dressed in battle gear equipped with spears and other sharp objects. Leading them was a trio of women dressed for combat in leather armour. Richard baulked backwards slightly as he saw the trio stop and talk with Okore in a weird language. He quickly jumped as he heard the trio laugh as Okore finally switched to English.
"This one here has chicken legs my sisters!" Okore laughed as she walked towards Richard and slapped him on the back.
"Yes I can see. What brings you home my sister?" One of the trio asked, presumably their leader as she was the only one to actually have some hair, a small ponytail.
"We received a distress call from this region." Okore said formally.
"Follow me."The ponytailed women whispered as she led the group past the now dissipating crowd of warriors to a hut.
Richard was amazed, the small wooden hut before him seemed completely out of place in the seemingly technically advanced village. He looked in the sky and saw that it was surrounded by large steel buildings. How the hell has this place managed to stay "isolated"?
Leah let out an awestruck gasp as the group entered the room. Richard could immediately understand why. For starters the hut seemed much bigger on the inside and the place was completely high tech.
"Wow." Anna said.
"Yes very wow!" Shikoba added as Sofia gave him a quick punch in the arm.
"My name is Aneka .I am the instructor for the King's guards the Dora Milaje. These two here are my students." Aneka explained as her students stood by the door.
"These are my charges: Leah, Sofia, Anna, the stupid Shikoba and Richard." Okore said proudly.
"Impressive." Aneka said as he eyes swept across the group.
"So what exactly has been happening?" Richard asked before Okore gave him a glare.
"We've been noticing that some of our vibranium deposits have been missing. Reports have come in that three mysterious figures have been sighted we haven't got much Intel on them." Aneka said honestly.
"Don't worry, I will pe-" Okore started before Aneka cut her off.
"No! The king wishes to see you. Your team will have to deal with this. They must prove themselves to the rest of Wakanda that they are not a threat. Also this one needs to go to Shaman Ugwe .Now." Aneka said as she pointed at Richard.
Why the hell do I have to go visit this shaman guy...I wanna get in on some of the action!
"Can't this visit wait?" Richard asked hopefully.
"No.I will ask one of my students to escort you and one other of your choosing." Aneka explained.
Richard looked at his friends thinking silently to himself. I can't possibly pick Shikoba...Anna's the only one who can keep him in line...plus they make a pretty good team...Leah's not exactly the most talkative type considering I can never really understand what she says...guess I'll have to pick Sofia...
"Guess I'll go with Sofia." Richard said with a smile.
"Stop smiling...its...weird..." Sofia said as she walked and stood next to Richard.
"In that case Shikoba, Anna and Leah must deal with the intruders. Find them and capture them." Okore said.
After receiving a map both groups split off and went their separate ways. Shikoba's group went east towards the mines whereas Richard and Sofia went west.
Elsewhere in a Small Hut
In a small study, a woman sat down with a telephone next to her ear deep in conversation...
"Are they there?" A deep voice boomed over a telephone.
"Yes Sir. They'll be heading towards the mines in the East."The woman said as she fidgeted with her green headdress.
"Excellent. Don't worry Madam soon enough those horrible outsiders will be turfed out of Wakanda. I've sent three of my best to the site ready to greet out friends." The voice replied.
"Are you sure they can't be beaten?" The woman asked with a worried tone.
"Yes I'm sure! Unless you want to deal with them first hand? They are the best of the best. Don't worry my sweet your King will be greatly pleased with your decision to stand by your county's morals. I'm sure he'll make you his wife once those outsiders are defeated. HYDRA wins. I win and you win!" The voice said before he cut off.
"I hope so." The woman said before venturing outside and following Aneka and her newest companion to the king's palace.
Back with Shikoba's Group(Anna's POV)...
"So why do you reckon Richard picked Sofia?" Anna asked as she followed Shikoba through the damp tunnel. It was nearing nightfall and the air was getting colder. The earth beneath her combat boots crunched underfoot. If she was being entirely honest with herself she thought Richard liked Sofia as more than a fried. She'd seen the way he and her had trained constantly over the past few weeks.
"I dunno maybe he was bored? Wonder what vibraniflakes are?" Shikoba said as he ducked before he hit some leaves.
"Where did you get "flakes" from that nowhere near the word." Anna said clearly annoyed. Is it too much to ask for Shikoba to grow up? He's nineteen like me and he's so immature...boys...She thought to herself as she glanced backwards to make sure Leah was keeping up. She was a strange girl who wasn't very talkative but she seemed nice enough.
"Click!" Leah shouted as she tripped over a rock. Anna quickly grabbed hold of her and steadied her.
"Y'okay?" Anna asked.
"Click" Leah said with a smile. Guess that's a "thank you".
"Hey guys! Come check it this out!" Shikoba yelled.
"Coming!" Anna yelled in response as she and Leah quickly jogged to catch up.
Anna stopped next to Shikoba and looked over the ledge. Below them was a large deposit of silver coloured rocks scattered. Shikoba grabbed Anna and Leah by their hands and floated downwards before landing gently.
"So where exactly are these mysterious figures?" Anna asked aloud.
"Oh you mean us?" A female voice called out.
"Show yourself!" Shikoba yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Click!" Leah joined in.
Suddenly there was a bright light which consumed the entire cavern and just as soon as it appeared it died down. Anna blinked as she saw a girl in a blue dress standing a few feet away, in front of her stood an olive skinned girl alongside an olive and tan skinned boy who was quite tall, both of them wore leather jackets alongside black jeans.
"Looks like you've stumbled upon our little heist." The girl in the blue dress said.
"Who are you?" Shikoba asked.
"Call me Violet. These two are my pets" The girl said as she traced a finger around the boy's chest.
"We don't want to fight you!" Shikoba said before receiving a jab from Anna.
"Surrender or we will beat you to the pulp." Anna said as she shook off her backpack and motioned to the rest of the group.
She got into the a fighting stance and her fist glowed, she felt more powerful ever since Ana's death. This new power was a painful reminder of her new friend's death...
"Fine then. Daniel? Aspen? Attack!" Violet said as she stepped backwards.
Meanwhile with Richard...
Richard trudged with Sofia following behind him with a gun in her hand.
"Could you please put the gun away we don't need it." Richard asked.
Seriously is the gun really necessary?
"I know what you're thinking but sorry the guns here to stay." Sofia said as she sped up and walk at Richard's pace.
"Oh come off it for all we know this Ugwe guy could be some really old guy...practically harmless...besides you might make the wrong impression, better to let me do all the talking...no offence." Richard argued as he tripped over a rock.
"Clearly...Looks can be deceiving. I mean one time I had to face my grandmother once...she gave me a biscuit..." Sofia said explained.
"So?" Richard asked.
"Turns out I made the worst decisions of my life and I got indigestion and diah-"Sofia said before Richard cut her off.
"Hold up...way too much info!" Richard yelled.
"Oh you should have seen it. I let out –" Sofia said with a smirk.
"Shut it!" Richard said with a grin.
They continued their walk in silence.
"How far do you think we are from the Shaman?" Richard asked, breaking the silence as he gave the map to Sofia.
"Well...according to his highly sophisticated scrawl which I can barely read we seem to be close..." Sofia confirmed as she led Richard through the greenery of bushes and trees to reveal a cave.
"Reckon that's the place?" Richard asked as he walked towards the cave.
"Yep...hey wait up...stop walking so fast!" Sofia yelled as she jogged to keep up.
"Can't help it...I feel drawn to this place..." Richard explained as he and Sofia ventured into the cave.
"Ah...the young cub and his partner in crime are here at last!" A male voice croaked from the darkness.
Richard blanched backwards as he saw, crouched down on the ground a man with no teeth dressed in linen robes, all around the man were pieces of blank paper.
"Richard... I am your father..." The old man said with a smile.
A/N
Dun...dun...dun...Bet you weren't expecting that were you?
Just a notice the journey in Wakanda will hopefully be split off into different segments...as seen in Anna's POV.
Question: Where would you like to see me pick off next chapter? Shikoba's group or Richard? Or Maybe even Okore? (Yes we will probably be getting something to do with Okore...)
What are your predictions for the next chapters...also what's been your favourite chapter so far and why?
Don't forget to review! Constructive feedback is greatly appreciated!