Hey, guys. Here's chapter 3 of Totally New Oban.
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Well without further ado-Totally New Oban.
Chapter 3 – Alwas Finals and the Dissent into Defeat
(Chapter Begin)
(Recap)
DragonX opened a comlink to his office secretary.
"Ahh, Sir, Rick has been given quarters and started his training," said Miss Porter, "Maya is nearly finished and will be ready on schedule if everything goes as planned."
"Good tell Maya to contact Molly in her dream tonight. That is all," replied DragonX.
DragonX cut the link and went to bed in hopes of being prepared for the duel with Para-Dice in the Next Race.
(Recap End)
DragonX had returned to his Office dimension to speak with Rick and Maya, so he wasn't there to help Eva/Molly against Para-dice. There he saw Maya return from visiting Eva in her dreams. Maya had a few tears in her eyes, but stayed strong – for Eva's sake.
"I know it's hard Maya," said DragonX, "but as soon as the Great Race is over, then I'll take you back to your family."
"Assuming Don remembers his family," said a bitter Maya.
"I know, Don infuriates me sometimes, but he'll change. Before you know it, he'll be back to the Don you knew in no time," comforted DragonX.
Maya went back to her quarters. Rick – the REAL Rick – came walking by and approached DragonX.
"So, they face off with Para-Dice yet?" asked Rick.
"They're doing that today, how are things in training?" replied DragonX.
"Alright, but I'll be a bit behind schedule if I don't hurry," said Rick, running off to his next training session, still glad that he could race.
DragonX returned to the portal room after leaving a message for his secretary.
Message: Gone for first two races of pre-selections, be back for Rick in a couple days, DragonX
P.S. Apology to Maya ahead of time for what happens to Eva by Toros.
DragonX appeared by the hanger and walked inside in time to see Stan and Koji doing the repairs from the race, and the incident from yesterday.
"Hey guys, where are the others?" asked DragonX.
"You just missed them; they headed to the pre-selection ceremony about ten minutes ago," replied Stan.
"OK, catch you later, and hurry up with the repairs, we race tomorrow."
DragonX ran to the ceremony, only to find that Molly was already on the platform. He would have to speak with her later. He sat down next to Jordan.
"About time you got here!" said Jordan.
The Ceremony was going alright until…
"And Spirit, Ambassador of the Phils," introduced the Avatar.
Don and Eva both looked at Spirit like they had seen a ghost. DragonX was unfazed, as he knew the truth about Spirit.
"RACE LIKE THE WIND CHAMPIONS, TOWARDS OBAN, AND TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE PRIZE!" concluded the Avatar before disappearing in a flash of light.
'You do it again, Satis. You can do better than "RACE LIKE THE WIND CHAMPIONS" twice,' thought DragonX, before turning to Don, "Let's head back. Our race tomorrow will be challenging."
The group headed back to the hanger.
"Molly, hold up," said DragonX.
Eva/Molly waited until the other went into the hanger.
"Look, Molly, I'm sorry about not being there for your race yesterday," started DragonX.
"What did you have to do, to miss it?" asked Eva, sadly, "I needed your help, but you weren't there."
"I wouldn't have been able to do anything anyway. Communications were cut off," replied DragonX.
"You COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING!!" shouted Molly, trying to get her point across.
She turned away from him with tears in her eyes.
"Eva, look at me," said DragonX, then sighed when he didn't receive a response before continuing, "Fine, then. Just know you won't always have me to rely on. You need to trust YOUR instinct, not my knowledge. We need to get some rest for tomorrow's race."
Molly finally turned, "Why, Molly?" she asked.
"Because it was the first name I saw when I entered the hanger, and because it fitted you at the time," answered DragonX.
"This is so confusing. I'm Eva, but at the same time I'm Molly," said Eva, desperate for answers, "I'm Don Wei's daughter and renegade student from Stern Boarding School. I'm your sister who happens to be a great pilot. Who am I, DragonX? I thought I knew, but I don't anymore."
"Neither do I," continued Molly, "I like Jordan and all, but if he keeps acting like this, I'll never date him."
"You're the only family I have left, as my own haven't contact me in years," confessed DragonX with a faraway look, "You're Eva, Maya's daughter, and the only female pilot I know with the will, drive, and heart to win this race." He then spoke to Molly directly, "As for you, Molly, give Jordan some time, he become humbler in time."
DragonX went to hug her, but she pulled away.
"I need to know who I am, before I finish this race," said Eva and Molly at the same time, "I'll see ya tomorrow DragonX."
And with that Eva/Molly left a sad DragonX behind.
"Oh Eva, what am I gonna do with you," wondered DragonX, "If you continue this battle with Molly, then you'll never finish this race, let alone win it."
DragonX headed up to his room for some rest.
(Time Change)
The next morning came to early for anyone. Super Racer won against Rush, and Aikka lost to Spirit. Aikka led G'Dar past the Earth team pit.
DragonX listened in on the conversation between Eva and Jordan (Remember the pairings.) and decided to contact her.
"Molly…" started DragonX through the comlink.
"Yeah?" asked Molly.
"Watch your back out there; you're up against Toros. He's ruthless in this race," informed DragonX.
"Sure," replied Molly shortly, as she was still feeling bad about the friction that was created between them.
Molly drove to the starting point and saw the basic 3-pronged Crog Trident of Toros.
The race was not all that exciting until Eva turned on her hyperdrive. Unfortunately, it went downhill after she turned off her hyperdrive, and Toros turned HIS on.
"MOLLY! GET OUT OF THERE!!" came DragonX's urgent voice over the comlink.
But, it was too late. The Trident's blades cut the Arrow II in half and the Arrow II crashed.
After Aikka left to return to his hanger, Eva received a surprise visitor.
"Eva, you okay?" asked DragonX.
DragonX had an umbrella opened and allowed Eva to get under it.
"I'm alright," said Eva, her blush not fading and still in a daze.
"Don't forget, you still need permission to date him," teased DragonX.
Eva jumped, her blush disappearing in an instant, and quickly turned on him.
"His Fencing Master nearly took my head," countered Eva, "I'm not going to be able to date him even if I win this race."
DragonX just chuckled, "So you DO want to date him?"
"Ugh!!" came Eva's angered and embarrassed reply.
"Let's get back to the hanger, sis. We'll talk more tomorrow," chuckled DragonX.
Eva was walking back to the hanger the next day when she saw Prince Aikka and DragonX on the side of a cliff. DragonX backed off while Aikka loaded an arrow, chanted his spell, and released the arrow.
"Target Practice? Maybe you should stand closer," quipped Eva.
"My next adversary is you," said Aikka simply and walked off. The mountain he shot his arrow at split in half and sunk into the ocean.
"Eva, if Jordan gets a direct hit on G'Dar; he might not recover. You think you can do something about it?" asked DragonX.
DragonX returned to the hanger while Eva went to talk to Aikka about a clean race – no weapons.
Eva ran into the hanger shouting about the deal she made with Prince Aikka.
"Good job, Molly," praised her brother, "An honorable race, we haven't seen one here yet."
Don disagreed with the proposal. He and Eva got into an argument about trust.
DragonX quickly interfered, "Don, the incident with Toros would have happened even if Molly listened to your orders or not."
"My decision is FINAL!" stated an angry Don.
Eva was still convincing Jordan to NOT shoot at Prince Aikka at the home stretch. Yet, nothing worked. Jordan shot first, giving Aikka the right to counter attack, and take down the Arrow II.
DragonX waited until after Eva walked away from her 'Team' to speak/shout to Don.
"The reason you lost Don," said DragonX, his voice getting louder by the second, "was your STUPID ARROGANCE. IF YOU HAD LISTENED AT ALL TO MOLLY, WE MAY HAVE HAD A VICTORY TODAY! NOW, YOU'VE NOT ONLY MADE US LOSE THE RACE, BUT YOU'VE ALSO MADE AIKKA UPSET WITH US, ESPECIALLY WITH MOLLY! HE TRUSTED HER, AND YOU MADE HER INTO A LIAR, A DISHONORABLE ONE AT THAT! I'M GOING TO TALK TO AIKKA, TO TRY AND MAKE UP FOR YOUR POORLY MADE DECISION; I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE."
DragonX left for the Nourasian Hanger. Don went to talk to Rick.
DragonX approached the hanger and slowly approached G'Dar. Once G'Dar let him approach, he petted the great beetle until a voice interrupted.
"I hope you have an explanation, DragonX, because I'm sure without one," said Aikka, descending the stairs, still upset about what happened earlier.
"Look, Molly tried everything she could to stop them, but Don was stubborn to use the cannons," explained DragonX, "Besides, if it weren't for Molly, G'Dar may not even be here right now, and the Crogs would win everything. You should not blame Molly for what happened; only thank her from preventing the worst."
"Well, I should let you know, that I will never respect Jordan now, not after what he did," said Aikka, still bitter about what he tried to do.
"Yeah, Jordan can be an idiot sometimes," chuckled DragonX, "Well, I hope your race goes well tomorrow, and tell Canaan I said 'Hi'. See ya."
DragonX left the Nourasian hanger to go back to the Earth Team's only to be stopped by Toros.
"What were you doing talking to my allies?" demanded the Crog Colonel.
"'Your' allies?" countered DragonX, "I was talking to a friend, and now I'm heading back to my home away from home."
"You'll have to get by ME first!" said Toros.
He charged DragonX, but DragonX sidestepped him and tripped him up from behind. Toros fell on his back, humiliated. DragonX stepped on his chest armor.
"NEVER, underestimate someone like ME!" said DragonX in a quiet, yet deadly voice.
DragonX continued back to the hanger and went to bed, hoping Eva would recover before tomorrow's race.
(Chapter End)
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