Disclaimer: I don't own anything here except for the idea of me and my brother. I also don't own Yorkie, Sheri, Zeena, Ace, nor Wonder; they belong their respective owners.
Chapter 5: The First Day; The Last Block
The bell rang, signaling the beginning of the last class: Gym class.
"I hate gym class," Michael said under his breath.
"Yeah I know. Tell me something I don't know," I said sarcastically.
"If I was taller, I'd Bone Club you more often."
"...Wow, that is definitely something I didn't know." I felt pain on my head again.
"It doesn't mean I won't throw it," he said smiling. I made a mental note to get my revenge later because our... Teacher[?] was starting to speak. "Ook ook ook!"
What in the world?
"Donkey Kong! Speak in clear sentences!" An ape, a much older one with a long gray beard, came to whacked Donkey Kong with his wooden cane.
"Ouch! Okay Dad, sorry! Anyway, I am Donkey Kong - your gym teacher. This is my Dad, Cranky Kong - the gym administrator."
Everyone remained silent, except for me. I laughed so hard that I had tears running down my eyes.
"You, blue turtle Pokemon, why are you laughing?" Cranky Kong inquired.
"Because you have the funniest name ever!"
I personally think that he didn't take it very well. "Well youngster... What is your name?"
"Christopher."
"Christopher... Well, care to put your money where your mouth is?"
This certainly caught my attention. "What do you mean?"
He gave a smirk. "I mean, do you dare to challenge me to a baseball game?"
I smirked too. "You're on!" I had to wonder just how good he really is. The old ape is, you know, old so he couldn't be that good... Right?
"Okay sonny, round up nine others in one hour and meet me on the field." He limped slowly away.
It wasn't long before Donkey Kong was in my face. "You got spunk, Christopher."
"Thanks, Donkey Kong."
"Call me DK. It's short and easy."
"Okay DK, want to be on my team?"
DK chuckled. "Nah, I'm going on the winning side."
"What do you mean, the winning side?" I asked a little agitated.
DK chuckled again. "My Dad may be old, but he certainly can still play. Right now he should be..."
The intercom suddenly buzzed to life. Then, the principle's voice was heard, "Attention all staff and students. If you would like, there will be a baseball game on the field in exactly fifty-eight minutes. Anyone wishing to attend may come. The two team captains will be Cranky Kong and Christopher. That is all." The intercom went silent once more.
DK chuckled at me again for the third time. "Now I'm sure you're in for it."
"What? Why?"
"Toadsworth has been in the same spot you were in when he was in high school. At that time, he was the only one who matched my Dad's skills. They may be good - really good- but don't worry, they are still defeat-able. If you are able to manage that."
"Why is me calling out your Dad such a big deal?"
"Nobody challenged him in years and he's a bit of a legend here. Well, see you on the field." Donkey Kong then went on his way.
Now I'm left there feeling excited, nervous, and a little scared about what I just got myself into. I wished somebody would of told me these things before I opened my mouth. If I lost, I would be the laughing stock of the school and I didn't want that to happen. It couldn't be helped in any way. I had to round up eight other players for my team, but who? I wasn't sure if I could find Sheri, Ace, or Yorkie in time before the game and Zeena doesn't look like one who would play baseball...
I turned around. Hope started to surface a little inside me. "Hey Michael..."
He broke my sentence however. "Count me out." And now the little hope I had welling inside me vanished.
"What? Why?"
"I don't care for sports, let alone having others watch me."
"Ugh, sometimes you are so useless!"
"Whatever, Krissy Boy." He walked away.
I was boiling mad at him. Sometimes we get on each others' nerves a little too hard, but, I couldn't dwell on my anger too much. I had to build a team together and fast. Time was running out and I had very little time to organize myself.
"You're in a real pickle, aren't ya?" This was a new, unfamiliar voice I never heard of. When I made the slow, over dramatic to find out who spoke to me, all thoughts of the baseball game suddenly became obsolete. A girl, a Dragon Koopa girl to be exact, was the one who was talking to me. And not only that, she was pretty. So pretty that I was not paying attention, lost my balance, and fell forward. You just have to love those first impressions. At least it got the people in the gymnasium in a good mood. I struggled up, completely embarrassed, but at least she was kind enough to help me up, even though she was laughing along with everybody in my stupidity.
"So, you want to help me?" I managed to ask through my flustered state.
"Sure why not?" She sounded excited at the very least. "I love a good baseball game!"
I later found out that her name is Wonder. She has mocha brown hair with super light blond streaks running down it along with blue eyes. She wore a bit of make-up, had a purse with her, and she had a black, stripped ring on her left ring finger. Like pure usual, she too is an accomplished writer. "I'm Not A Princess," is one of her most well read and very exciting stories.
"Great," I exclaimed. "Okay I know three of my friends who are willing to play. Think you can find four others to help out?"
She gave an eager nod. "You bet. It'll be my pleasure."
Fifty minutes later, I was somehow able to find Yorkie, Sheri, and Ace. Still no sign of Wonder however, and I was getting pretty worried.
"So are all of you are up to this?"
"Let's do this," Yorkie's shouted in triumph.
"It will be a piece of cake," said a confident Ace.
Sheri gave us the thumbs-up. "We got this!"
Wonder arrived soon afterward. "Okay Chris, I have the rest of the team. This is one of my cousins: Bowser Jr., this is Daisy, Ness, and finally we have Dry Bones." I looked at out new team mates Wonder rounded up and smiled.
This was going to be good.
The team was set and started to mingle with each other. I remained out the group to ponder the best way to defeat the so-called super team Cranky Kong had. I kept thinking when my eyes drifted over to Wonder. The same feeling I had when I first seen Zeena in Ms. Vanilla's office, was the same feeling I have right now. Why does my heart bound around again? Why can I not think straight? Why does she have to be cute? I could not be like this now, there is a game going on and... Oh shoot! The game! Quickly regaining my composure, I rounded up the team and went out to the baseball field. But my thoughts were still in disorder when I suddenly thought of Zeena! I really wanted to see her and I really wanted her to play baseball with me; but I could not find her anywhere. It sadden me a lot, but I hope she was at least watching and cheering me on. I dunno maybe she would reward me with a cake if I won. That sounds delicious... I shook my head violently. I needed to focus now!
"And here they are folks," the announcer person, whom was Plum (I think), said. "The only person to challenge Cranky Kong in years: Give a shout-out to Christopher and his team... Uh hey what is the team name?" The crowd went into a murmur. Oops, I hadn't thought of that in the heat of things. Well now what?
"I guess Chris was too hyped up about the game to come up with a team name," Ace implied while sipping soda in which I have no idea where he got it from.
"Well, why don't we come up with one now?" Sheri suggested, "How about The Blue Streak?"
"No, I think someone else is called that," Yorkie said. "What is his name again... Sonic the Hedgehog?"
"Actually his pen name is The Blue Blur," Ness corrected. "Why not Blues?"
"It sounds too lame," Dry Bones suggested. "Plus there is another person in this school named that and Chris is the only one on this team that is blue."
"You are a water type kind of Pokemon, right?" Daisy asked.
"Yeah," I piped.
"So how about the Water Gunners," Bowser Jr. suggested.
The sudden hearing of that suggested name caused Ace to spit the soda out his mouth - right on Sheri - and some of us as well. He couldn't help it, he was either going to choke down on the soda or spit it out because he was laughing. "That is the funniest thing I ever heard of!" He continued to laugh until he realized that Sheri was giving him the death stare. "Sheri, how did you become wet?"
"Oh geez, I don't know... Maybe certain Pokemon should watch where they jet-spit their soda before laughing!"
"That's it," cried Plum from the announcer stand.
"What is it?" an irritated Sheri and ecstatic Ace asked.
"The perfect name for the team," Plum clarified. "Aqua Jets!" The name rang and sunk through the ears of everyone around them. Pretty soon they chanted the name and I had to admit it had a certain feel to it that I couldn't describe, but I liked it. "Give it up for the 'Aqua jets'!" That is quite the catchy name, I wonder who came up with it. Deep down, I probably thought it was Zeena... Maybe.
Cranky Kong and his team of eight others including: Toadsworth, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Tiny Kong, Funky Kong, Kiddy Kong, and Lanky Kong met us at the center of the field.
"You know, sonny," Cranky Kong started, "I'm actually surprised that you formed a team on such short notice."
"What do you mean by that?" I asked.
"Toadsworth and I may be old, but it does not mean that it will be an easy game. I'm more surprised you didn't run home crying to your mama!"
"Oh! Burn!"
"I figured as much," I replied as calmly and confident as I could. "But I am confident with my team and we're not losing to a bunch of old geezers like you!"
"Oh! Double burn!"
Cranky Kong smiled. "Those be fighting words, sonny. Very well, let's play ball!" The crowd went in an uproar. "This may be fun after all."
"It looks like the game is about to go underway," Plum stated. "It's the Aqua Jets versus the Cranky Kings! How do you think it will turn out, Paula?"
"I do not know, Plum. I'm rooting for both teams!"
"But the point of choosing a side is to root for them and not the other."
"I choose both sides. In the end, we are all winners!"
Plum rolled her eyes, "Anyway folks, it looks like the teams are finally ready to start with Cranky Kong up to bat first and Ness on the other team as the pitcher."
Ness charged up and threw a fast pitch toward Cranky Kong. Cranky Kong smirked and swung, using his star hit: Banana Burst. Bananas surrounded the ball as it made its way to the outfield. The bananas exploded in the infield and scattered about tripping everybody. When the ball finally reached the outfield, Dry Bones scooped it up and passed it to Ness. "There's more where that came from," Cranky Kong shouted in a cocky way as he stood on first base. It kind of angered me that he was taunting us but he had bragging rights. His star hit was something else, if the explosion did not get you, then the scattered bananas surely will. I was beginning to lose my confidence already, maybe I was in over my head... I got to stop thinking that! I cannot let my team down because of me!
"It looks like Cranky Kong safely made it to first base with his traditional star hit," Paula announced.
"Next up is Dixie Kong," Plum chimed. "Let's see what happens next."
Ness winds up his throw and pitches another fast one - one that Dixie Kong could not make contact with.
"Strike one," the umpire called out, who was a Lakitu.
Ness received the ball again. He wound up a pitch and threw a curve ball to the left. Dixie Kong bunted it, leaving the ball to roll just few inches from the plate. I quickly sprinted forward and caught it. "Heads up, Wonder," I shouted as I threw the ball her way. She caught it - automatically causing Cranky Kong off the field. Quickly, she threw it to Sheri on first base. Sheri caught it - which gave us a double play.
"Yeah," Daisy shouted. "That rocked!" She gave Wonder a bear hug. I think I just fell head-over-heels. Wonder gracefully caught the ball, regained her composure, and net us a double play. I don't know if she was showing off or not, but it was awesome.
"Well, you're in a fix, aren't you?" My brain asked.
"Yep, he sure is," my heart answered for me.
"Indeed he is," my brain agreed.
"You two have no idea what you are talking about." I huffed. This nagging from both my internal conscious is annoying. Why won't it stop?
They both laughed. "Of course we know what we are talking about. We are a part of you."
"Then what are we talking about?" I asked anyway, half anticipating the answer.
"Who do you like more, Christopher? Wonder or Zeena?" I paused for a long time. I did not know what to say.
My heart snickered. "Hah, we'll give you time to sort your feelings out. Right now, you should get your head back in the game."
"What?" When I realized what was going on, the ball smacked right in my face. It hurt so bad that it hurt really badly. That's how bad it hurt.
Immediately, both teams hovered over me.
"Dude, you okay?" Lanky Kong asked as he helped me up.
"Way to keep your nose on the ball, sonny," Cranky Kong smirked. If anything though, he was probably laughing at me more than he was actually concerned.
"Thank you very much, old man," I retorted while rubbing my nose.
"I'll have you know that I'm still in my prime, sonny, and I could kick your butt still with this stick."
"Uh-oh," Plum announced. "It looks like there is tension between the two captains..."
"Um, why not get back to the game?" Paula shakily suggested.
The bell suddenly rang. It was the end of the school day; however, the crowd still sat where they were. Apparently, no one was going to leave this game.
"Well, it's not over yet, sonny. Unless, you call it quits now."
"Glad you see it my way," I answered confidently. "And the answer is no, by the way. You're on!"
"The game continues on," Paula cheered, causing the audience to cheer as well.
"And because Chris caught the ball with his nose," Plum continued. "It's his team turn to bat."
I decided to let Ace bat first, for no particular reason. The game was only going for one inning and we just needed one run to win. Diddy Kong was making his way for the pitcher's mound for Cranky Kong's team. It was game on now.
As I could see, Diddy Kong must be a decent pitcher considering he can curve the ball to his will. He already accumulated two strikes and a ball with Ace at bat (Just between you and me, I personally find it hilarious to see Ace bat because he swings the bat with his mouth). Diddy Kong smirked as he unleashed his star pitch: the Banana-rang. A little hope in me died, but maybe it was time we tuned the notch up.
"Go ahead and show him your own star hit, Ace," I cheered for him. Ace nodded and used his star hit. His Leaf Storm countered Diddy Kong's pitch. The leafs barricaded the ball, pushing everyone out of its path until it safely reached the outfield. Ace made it to second base before Kiddy Kong in the outfield threw the ball infield. With Ace at second base, we were sure to win now. I at least hoped it was the case...
Dry Bones went up next and was able to hit the ball, but tended to forget that apes and monkeys have a tendency to jump high. Dry Bones' attempt net us an out; but luckily, Ace did not move from his spot so second base was still ours. It was my turn next because for some reason, Cranky Kong implied that I had to contribute to my team losing. He played a very mean game, but his words sunk in. I felt nervous, I hated having pressure on myself. Diddy Kong threw a fast pitch straight down the middle as I charged up my swing. It connected and soared in the air straight for the Lanky Kong's glove. I started to panic and wanted to kick myself in the butt for netting an out for the team; however, luck seemed to be our side because Lanky Kong could not get a grip on the ball and dropped it, thus giving our team one step closer to victory. I was on first base and Ace on third; I was getting pretty excited. Sheri was the next one at bat and I was feeling pretty good about it, as long as she hit the ball and Ace made it home, it was game over with us the victors.
Diddy Kong threw it once with a curve to the left; Sheri missed. Diddy Kong threw a slow pitch; Sheri missed. Oh no, I mean we have an out we can spare but... Diddy Kong utilized his star pitch threw his Banana-rang at a very ticked off Sheri.
"You think that will stop me," Sheri taunted. "Wait until you see my special!" Sheri utilized her star hit, Speeding Stinger, in which the ball zipped immediately to the outfield, almost as if it warped. The other team were not even able to make a sudden move because it was so fast.
But I got to tell you, we won 3-0 because of Sheri. I was definitely gloating about to Cranky Kong; he beat me with his stick. Nevertheless, he still congratulated us on our 'lucky' victory and vowed next time he wouldn't go so 'easy' on us. Then, was he even trying in the first place?
The nine of us celebrated our victory at Ace's house near Mountain Silver actually. I made a mental note to ask him why he would live here, but I saved that for another time. Zeena even attended the party which made me feel so 'happy' (I say happy because the word happy is a massive understatement), although Wonder was there also, in which still made me 'happy' (Again with the understatement, but if I really told you how I really felt... Then you would really know). Aside from my unimportant romantic issues with Wonder and Zeena, we all still had a great time celebrating!
...Back at home (Sharpedo Bluff)
Michael was in the shower when I just remembered something. I slyly flushed the toilet...
The next minute, Michael was looking more brown than usual and I had the biggest bruise bump on my head. It was well worth the laugh so I'm not complaining. I had an restless night though, mainly because of the huge bump on my head, but also because love-stricken Christopher could not stop thinking about two certain girls. Also the fact there was school tomorrow. Only 179 days left.
I combined two chapters, which is what I should of done the first time around! *Facepalm*
Ciao! :P
