Well since I'm gonna have a three-day weekend (and I think many of you do as well) I'm going to have plenty of time to update. So I took my free time today to write this chapter.

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Tuesday, during practice…

"All right guys, let's do this! 20 laps!" exclaimed Dan.

"Who put you in charge?" demanded Runo, putting a hand on her hip.

"Well aren't I the team captain?"

"That doesn't make you the boss of everyone!"

"Guys!" interjected Joe. "We're here to practice not fight. Runo's right, Dan. Just because you're the captain, doesn't mean you're in charge. However, I'm all for the idea of 20 laps. We started with 10 laps in the beginning of the season. But now, we should be able to do more. So let's hop to it guys!"

"Assuming of course that Dan joins the jog as well?" asked Runo with her eyebrows raised.

"Of course…" said Dan, frowning slightly.

Runo smirked and ran forward, bumping Dan on the shoulder as she ran past him. "LAST ONE TO COMPLETE THE LAPS IS A ROTTEN EGG!"

It was no surprise to the team when Dan finished last.

"Well, it was first your fault to suggest 20 laps in the first place," said Shun.

Too tired to speak, Dan glared at Shun while Shun merely gave him a smirk in return.

"Drill time!" exclaimed Chan as she and Fabia ran to the basketball cart. They grabbed a couple of balls and dribbled them back to the court where the rest of the team had already lined up in two lines.

Chan passed her ball to Fabia who passed it on to the person behind her, Billy. Clutching her own ball, Fabia dribbled towards the net and then took a couple more additional steps before extending her right hand and throwing the basketball towards the hoop. Meanwhile, Chan, who was standing in the other line, ran forward to be prepared to catch the ball, whether it went in the net or not.

Bong! The ball hit the rim and bounced out, but it gave Chan the opportunity to practice her rebounding skills. Chan jumped up, caught the ball into her own hands and then dribbled to the opposite line where she passed the ball to Dan who was waiting behind Billy before going to the back of the line herself. Fabia had already ran to Chan's original line and waited for her turn at rebounding.

Billy was next at attempting a layup while Shun got ready to rebound. As Billy dribbled the ball, Shun ran forward to get ready to catch it. Swish! The ball went in without touching the rim and Shun caught the ball as it came down the net.

"Nice, one Billy!" exclaimed Joe, high-fiving his friend as he got ready for his turn.

The kept at the drill for about fifteen minutes and then decided to practice passing and defending. After thirty minutes, the team decided to take a five minute break.

"Hey, Runo, toss me my water bottle," said Dan as he sat down on the bleachers.

Runo looked at Dan, raising her eyebrows again.

"Please?" asked Dan.

"Why couldn't you get it yourself?" asked Runo, handing him the bottle nevertheless. "You always have me do things for you."

"You're closer," replied Dan, taking a big gulp of water.

"Are you sure it's not because I'm a girl?" asked Runo, suspicious.

"Now if that was the case, I'd ask you to make me a sandwich," laughed Dan.

Runo used her own bottle to splash some water on Dan's face.

"Ok, I deserved that," said Dan, wiping some water off his forehead.

"You know it," smirked Runo, handing him a towel.

"Hey guys, ready for a practice game?" asked Alice as she walked towards the two. "Ew, Dan, you're sweating a lot."

"It's not sweat!" exclaimed Dan as Runo laughed. "It's the water from Runo's water bottle!"

"Right…" said Alice. "Anyways, Joe wants us on the court now, so c'mon."

"Runo, help me up," said Dan, extending his hand as Alice left.

Runo did her best to avoid rolling her eyes as she helped her boyfriend to his feet. Then the two quickly ran towards the court where Joe was impatiently tapping his left foot.

"Sorry," said Runo sheepishly.

"Just don't drag out the five minute break next time," said Joe. "I said five minutes for a reason. But anyways, Runo, you're on my team along with Fabia and Shun. Dan you're with Billy, Alice, and Chan. Let's do this."

"Man," said Dan to Chan as the team positioned themselves on the court. "Joe certainly seems more of a captain than I am. Maybe we should switch."

Chan shook her head. "He just wanted to get the practice going, that's all. Besides, Joe doesn't like being the leader or captain of anything. Well, except maybe for Bakugan since he did create that website and gather everyone around to prepare for the rise of Naga, but other than that he just wants to be more of a follower."

"Ready?" asked Joe as he stood in the middle of the court holding the ball with Shun and Billy on opposite sides of him. "Go!"

Joe tossed up the ball and as it came down, Shun smacked the ball straight into Runo's hands and in turn, she dribbled towards the net as the rest of the team followed after her.

Wow, thought Riley, as she passed by the gym to retrieve another stray soccer ball. She watched as Runo passed it to Joe who made a layup. The whole team cheered and gave Joe high-fives before resuming play. If Coach Harben was still here, I'd bet anything he would be proud of this team. They're functioning well without a coach. I expected chaos, but not formation like this. Keep up the good work Brawlers.

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