AUTHOR'S NOTE
I know I haven't updated recently, but I recently moved 400 miles down south (In California) and it's been a rough month guys. I also got a new job directing videos so it's gonna be hard to update every other day like I used to, I make no promises, but I'm gonna go for a chapter every week (or two) from now on. Thanks for everyone who is still supporting me _ I appreciate the follows, reviews, etc...
Now on with the story. I'd like to mention something I changed (drastically) from the canon. There's this one part where Otawara freaks the Hell out of Sena and he runs away before being able to score a two point conversion. I changed it cause I thought it would be more interesting if Sena actually utilized the funny way he (or in this case, she) practiced catching. It's funny because no one in their right mind throws a ball across a field and attempts to catch it, but this is a manga so everything makes sense. Hahahaha.
Secondly! I don't wanna hear any complaints about how throwing the ball in the air and catching it again is an illegal football move. I looked it up (no, seriously I did) and there's no rule AGAINST it, but it is probably unprecedented and STUPID. I just wanted it in my story is all. If you do find a rule that explicitly says it's not allowed, tell me and I'll make a note of it, but again it's a manga/fanfiction, so... who cares? Please no haters, I just wanna make people laugh.
Disclaimer: I don't own Eyeshield 21.
Chapter 7
10 minutes before the start of the game…
The stadium's audience has about reached its full capacity. Hundreds of fans/spectators were furiously cheering for the kick off. It was time for each team to have their final pep talks, strategy meetings, etc…
"Alright everyone gather together!" cried coach Shogun from the Oujo side.
"Ah! Coach, look who came!" shouted Otawara who, for some reason, also dropped his pants.
"Forget about them, pull up your pants first!" yelled Shogun.
"Ahahaha it's Shinryuuji!" cried Otawara while completely ignoring his coach.
It was true; the fearsome and undefeated Shinryuuji Nagas had come to scout the Oujo game. They had set up their things at the top most part of the bleachers.
"Che! Why is there so much trash at this game?" said a dangerous voice. A young man, who wore sports sunglasses and many tight dreads in his hair, plopped his bag on the ground and proceeded to kick out the poor people who were in "his seat".
"Agon, behave yourself" said his older twin brother, Unsui.
"Yeah, yeah whatever" answered Agon.
"Excuse me!" cried the shrill voice of the female reporter from earlier, "Are you here to scout Sakuraba-kun?" she asked dumbly.
"Hahahhaa, yeah we're here scouting Sakuraba" said Agon, who really strained the name "Sakuraba" and then proceeded to laugh to himself.
"Who's Sakuraba?" asked Unsui.
"Ehh I think he's a model or something" answered another member of the Naga's.
"Who cares about him, where's Shin?" asked Agon.
"He's over there".
"Make sure to get all his plays" said Unsui.
Meanwhile on the Deimon Side…
"Alright you bastards!" yelled Hiruma while smacking his gun down as if it were a staff. "This game isn't like the others! We're not here to play football, THIS IS WAR!" he cried.
"Shit, that means Shin's gonna play" said one player nervously.
"I don't even want to remember what happened last year" weeped another player.
"What happened last year?" asked Mamori.
"He..he..he.. err well two guy were sent to the hospital with broken bones" answered a nervous Kurita.
Holy- I'm beginning to regret staying on the team now…. Sena cried inwardly.
"Relax, Eyeshield will have the ball, so Shin will only tackle him " reassured Hiruma (NOT).
"WHHHAAAT?!" screamed Sena.
"Phew! That means if anyone dies it will be him"
"Now I feel better"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sena silently screamed. I have to run away…. That's the only…. Sena thought a little longer. No… I can't run away. I already decided to play in this game. If I ran away now I'll only end up disappointing myself, not to mention the whole team…. Uwaaaaaaaaaaa! BUT I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
"The start of the game will begin soon!" cried the announcer.
"Oka-" Hiruma turned to Sena, but she wasn't there. "CHE! Where's the fucking manager?!" shouted Hiruma.
"If you're talking about SENA then she went to go buy video tapes. So don't you dare say she isn't doing her job!" replied Mamori.
"YOU FUCKING ESCAPED DIDN'T YOU" yelled a blood curdling Hiruma. He was pissed and Kurita began nervously shaking at the thought of what Hiruma would do next. He simply took out a box of filed hair samples and pulled out one labeled "SENA". He walked up to a dark sinister cage tied down by chains and tossed the hair sample within. There was a growling noise and then Hiruma suddenly shouted, "GO GET HER!" right before chopping the chains off with a giant ax.
"ROOOAAAAAARRRRR!"
Cerberus, now freed from his chains, burst out of the cage and ran towards the general direction of poor innocent Sena. It only took seconds for the fearsome dog to capture its prey.
"Kyaaa!" screamed a girlish voice.
"What? You found her already?" asked Hiruma.
Cerberus had returned with Eyeshield 21 in hand (actually in his jaw). He dragged her into the mess of confused Deimon players. Even Hiruma was stunned that Sena hadn't actually run away..
"It's Eyeshield!" stated Ishimaru.
"Whoa! What an elaborate entrance"
"We've been waiting for you Eyeshield!"
"Yeah! Let's do our best!"
"Also, please take all of Shin's tackles" finished the entire group in unison.
Uwaaaaaa! So that's why they want me here…. Cried Sena.
"Sena-chan I thought you left" whispered Kurita.
"Ha..ha.. yeah, well I was afraid at first (and still is), but I wanted to give it a shot… Even though I'm technically just an errand girl disguised as a false hero" she trailed off.
"Sena-chan…." Kurita said kindly.
"ARRGHH!" screamed Sena as Hiruma kicked her in the back.
"HUDDLE UP!" he screamed.
"Wh-why is he mad at me?!" questioned Sena.
"Hahaha he's not mad at you" assured Kurita, but Sena was still confused as their team huddled up.
On the Oujo Side….
"Ahem!" Otawara cleared his throat for the Oujo White Knight's customary pep talk, "We pledge victory on our pride as knights. We did not come here to fight our enemy" he paused; "We came here to DEFEAT them!" he finished strongly.
"GLORY. ON THE. KINGDOM!" they all shouted.
Deimon Side…
"Listen brats, we didn't come here to defeat out enemy" Hiruma stated calmly.
Hah? We didn't? thought Sena.
"We came here to KILL THEM"
…. Of course he'd say that.
"LET'S. KILL THEM!" shouted the entire team.
Oooooooh! Oujo vs. Deimon YAHA!
And so the game begun with Oujo's kick off to Deimon. Hiruma caught the ball securely, but was tackled to the ground immediately.
"Just as I thought, totally different from the Koigahama game" he said calmly.
"Huh?" said a confused Kurita, "Hiruma look" he pointed to Oujo's bench.
"HAAAH!? Shin's on the bench!" shouted one of the scouts from Shinruuji.
"Seriously? I came here for nothing then" stated a pissed off Agon.
"I guess that really says something about Deimon's strength. They don't even need Shin" said Unsui.
Unfortunately for Oujo, a certain devil didn't see this as an insult, but more like the perfect chance.
"Kekekekeke! Our fucking friends in Oujo are really underestimating us huh?"
Hiruma immediately turned to Sena.
"Oi Eyshield 21! Everyone here is expecting us to lose 100-0! So…" he paused, "GO KNOCK THEM OUT OF THEIR SEATS!" he shouted.
Ehhhhhhhhh! It's my turn already?
"Remember Eyeshield! Don't run away from the others, use us as SHIELDS!" preached Hiruma.
"Yeah Sen- I mean Eyeshield, also remember to tuck the ball into your arm for safe keeping!" chided Kurita.
Use the shields, right. Tuck ball under arm. Got it. Sena reassured herself.
"ALRIGHT LET'S GO!" screamed Hiruma, "HUT!" and they were off.
Sena ran to Hiruma, grabbed the ball and sprinted quickly towards the other side of the field. This time it was the RIGHT side.
Sena ran past the defense and now they were chasing her. Wow the spikes in these shoes really make quite the difference. Okay… I think I've got it right this time!
Suddenly, Otawara burst out of nowhere and proceeded to charge at Sena in full speed.
AHHHHH! I've gotta RUNNNNNN! Sena immediately ran out of bounds to save herself from Otawara's powerful tackle.
"TWEET!" the referee blew the whistle.
Oujo Bench…
"Takami! That eyeshield guy, he's the one that's missing from the tapes right?" asked Shogun
The tall bespectacled captain of the Oujo team stepped forward with his clipboard and flipped to the correct page.
"Hmm it seems he scored a touchdown in the Koigahama game… but for some reason, he wasn't used until the last play" said Takami.
"Hmmm, what do you two think of him?" Shogun was asking Sakuraba and Shin.
"Well... He's quick footed?" Sakuraba stated the obvious.
"Coach. I can't be sure from just one play, but I think he's probably a touch football player" said Shin, "Most likely he's been playing without too much instruction for the last few years".
"I see" was all Shogun said, but inside he was impressed at Shin's assessment.
"The way he changed direction as Otawara came to tackle him shows us that he's no amateur, but it's obvious he's afraid of collisions. He runs 40 yards in about 4.6 seconds, so he's fast, but I don't think he'll be a threat to us yet". However… there's something… something about him that seems very familiar, but what? Shin contemplated inwardly.
Shinryuuji Prov…
"What do you think of that one?" Unsui pointed towards Eyeshield 21.
"Hmmmm, even in teams like Deimon, there's always a rare find like that one" replied Agon as he looked through a pair of binoculars.
"Yeah, those are some nice legs" answered Unsui.
"Yeah… nice legs" said Agon who wasn't even paying attention to the field. Instead he was looking elsewhere, particularly at a certain overprotective manager sitting on the Deimon side. "Nice waist too, you can even tell with the clothes on, kukukuku makes me want them" he finished evilly.
"AGON! WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING?!" shouted his brother.
"Yeah, yeah you're talking about the Eyeshield guy right?" Agon put his sunglasses back on, "For a minor team, he's a slightly fast newcomer, that's ALL. They still got no chance in Hell, especially with that trash lineup of noobs".
Yamato Prov…
Yamato had taken seats at the bottom of the bleachers and close to the Oujo's bench (which was the opposite of where Agon and Unsui were). They game had started off pretty normally, until Eyeshield 21 stepped onto the field.
"Hahahaha an Eyeshield 21 of the east?! That's hilarious! And here I thought this game was pointless without Shin" mused Yamato aloud. This makes the entire trip from Osaka worthwhile. Taka will have wished he were here now! He looked towards Deimon and targeted his eyes towards the "east's" eyeshield. Let's see what you've got my skinny little friend.
With Deimon…
"Che! You fucking twerp! Why did you run away from that giant idiot?!"
"Sorry! I-I just…. Panicked" Sena trailed off.
"Listen you losers!" Hiruma was addressing the whole team now, "0.5 seconds. That's how long you must all delay the other team. It doesn't matter if you fall down, just stop them for exactly 0.5 seconds and then Eyeshield 21 will be able to bust through their defense"
"Sena-chan" whispered Kurita, "Remember that we're all your shields!"
"Yeah! Don't you dare run away again fucking twerp!"
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii I said I was sorry!"
"Look! If you catch yourself in a jam, don't run, DODGE! Got it?!" finished Hiruma with serious eyes.
Sena nodded at his words. Okay Sena, you need to pull yourself together! No more running away like a coward. This time you're going to dodge and run through the defense. NO FEAR! I can't do this! (maybe)
"SET! HUT!" cried Hiruma.
Just like before, Sena grabbed the ball from Hiruma and ran towards the goal line.
Two players jumped in front of her, but were shielded by other members of Deimon. Cut. Cut. Run. Cut. Was all Sena could think and do now.
Shin watch anxiously as the player he just analyzed broke through their defense. The fear in his running disappeared!
"HE GOT THROUGH!" Yelled someone on the field.
30 yards.
It's useless now… no one can catch up to him
20 yards.
There's no one that can stop that SPEED.
The entire stadium was at the edge of their seats. 10 YARDS.
"Something unexpected has happened" reported the female journalist for earlier, "Since the games start, the first points were scored by-"
"DEIMON, TOUCHDOWN!" screamed the announcer.
The entire stadium was silent for about 3 seconds as Eyeshield 21 slowed down from his (her) incredible run. There was cheering and some shouts of unhappiness (mostly from Sakuraba fangirls).
"What happened?! Did Sakuraba's team lose?!" cried a fangirl.
"Nooo! It must be the other team's fault!" answered her friend.
"Whoa… in the past year, only Shinryuuji has been able to score a touchdown on Oujo" stated one reporter.
"Ehhh?! Really?" answered his less intelligent female counterpart.
Oujo Prov…
"DAMN! What an embarrassment!" yelled the coach as he slammed his clipboard onto the ground.
"Coach" it was Shin that spoke, "I misjudged our opponent. He's probably trained for many years to improve his running technique, especially those super human cuts… if he's new to football with that-" Shin trailed off and stared intensely at Eyeshield 21. Who is it? I know I've met you before…
Yamato Prov…
"Hahaha that was pretty impressive, they actually managed to score against Oujo!" Maybe I came to scout the wrong guy? This Eyeshield 21 of the east might become interesting later on. Even if he's a FAKE. Yamato chuckled inwardly. I must meet his man after the game… Maybe Sena can introduce me to him?
Back with Deimon…
"Wow that was soooo amazing!"
"Yeah! I'm so jealous! You ran past those guys all by yourself!"
"Maybe we have a chance to win this thing after all?!"
Uwaaa! I've never gotten this many praises before! What should I say back to them? WAIT! Everyone thinks I'm a guy… so should I lower my voice?
"AHEM! NO THIS SCORE WAS-". It was waaaaaay too low and the entire team shuddered in fear. Ahhh crap! It was too low… I've gotta think Notre Dame! She tried again, "No, this score was thanks to everybody's strength. If you weren't there to shield me from our opponents I would have never been able to get through!" she finished triumphantly.
"Whaooo! Even his voice is cool!" The other members were cheering wildly now.
Mamori was just as impressed as everyone else. "I wish Sena could see Eyeshield 21! He's just amazing! There's no record of him ever being tackled!" cried Mamori in admiration. I wonder where she went to buy tapes? I hope she come back soon.
"Alright it's time for our TFP!" shouted Hiruma.
"TFP?" asked one player, "What's that?"
"I don't know… let's ask Eyeshield!" answered another.
Suddenly the whole team was looking at Sena with big puppy dog eyes and waiting for an explanation.
Eep! I better get this one right… "Uh well a TFP stand for try for point… ummm it's basically like a bonus after a touchdown, but you need to kick the ball through the goals" she took a breath, "err a kick is worth one point, but if you run the ball into the end zone again it's 2 points" I think…..
"I'm gonna be kicking for the team since no one else knows how" said Hiruma, "My kick has a whole lot of power, but absolutely no aim, WHICH MEANS!" he shouts the last part and then snatches the kicking tee from Mamori and quickly sticks it into Sena's hand.
"The Devilbats will now be going for the TFP" cried the announcer.
"SET! HUT!" yelled Hiruma. Kurita quickly snapped the ball to Sena who then placed it on the kicking tee for Hiruma. Sena waited anxiously and then-
"Alright brat, listen up. There's no way I'll make this kick so this is what you need to do" Sena was remembering Hiruma's instructions from before. "I'm going to come to the tee and FAKE a kick. That's when you grab the ball and blast through Oujo's defense to score a 2 point conversion. GOT IT!"
She ran. Hiruma's fake kick did its job and now Sena was off towards the end zone again. There were screams from the stadium as Deimon made the steal for a 2 point conversion. Sena had broken through the defense, but Otawara was charging at her at full. He knocked away Satake and Yamaoka in one swift charge and then headed towards Sena.
Holy Shi- He's so scary! I need to run away! Sena turned towards the out of bounds. Wait no! I did this last time too…. She looked at the incoming Otawara, he was charing towards her with two other guys by his side. What if I- Suddenly, Sena made a sharp cut in front of Otawara and threw the ball into the air over his head.
"HAH?!" What just happened? Where the ball go? Thought Otawara stupidly.
"BRAT! What the fuck do you think you're doing!" screamed a raging Hiruma.
"Did he just throw the ball away!?" cried a disbelieving Sakuraba. Shin just sat there silently, but was also mildly surprised at Eyeshield's action.
But Sena didn't just chuck the ball away from no reason-
Flashback~
A few days ago earlier on Deimon's football field. Sena stood alone at the center of the field waiting patiently until-
"ACK!" yelped Sena as the ball hit her in the head for the millionth time. "Why can't I just catch one throw?"
"It's cause you're not reaching out fast enough" spoke a familiar voice. Hiruma was watching from afar and analyzing Sena's catches. "You're hands need to be waiting for the ball to come, not after it comes. Put your thumbs close together for a high ball and your pinkies close for a low ball" he explained.
"Oooh I think I understand now" Sena threw the ball up into the air and across the field again. She blew through the field to catch it on the other side. The ball was high and so she lifted her hands up and put her thumbs close together and-
End Flashback~
Otawara and the others were confused as heck when Eyeshield 21 threw the ball into the air. They just figured he freaked out and did something stupid. (Well, actually Otawara was just confused). This was her chance, Sena dashed past the confused players the second she let go of the ball. It was still soaring high, if it were any other (sane) person this play would have been impossible, but with Sena's incredible legs she'd definitely get there before the ball hit the ground.
Her hands reached up for the ball. It was coming closer and closer! She put her thumbs together and awaited for the inpact.
"SHIT! STOP HIM!" screamed the Oujo coach as he realized what was happening.
Every Oujo player rushed towards Eyeshield 21, but it was already too late. The ball was within his (her) grasp and right inside the goal line.
The ball hit Sena's hands and bounced once or twice before settling into her hands. Uwaaa! I almost dropped it!
"TWEET!" the referee blew his whistle.
"Wow! What an strang- I mean, incredible play! Deimon secures a 2 point conversion!" cried the announcer.
"WAAAAHHH! That's too cool!" cried the other Deimon players. Hiruma and Kurita just stood there dumbstruck that something so stupid actually worked.
EHHHHH IT WORKED! Even Sena was dumbstruck.
Yamato's Prov…
"AHAHAHAHAHA! That was- ahahahaha- that was incredible! I-I can't believe that worked!" Yamato was laughing so hard that he could barely control himself. He was starting to get teary eyed while stuttering out his sentences. I've NEVER seen that happen before in all of American Football! Now I really wish Taka had come. He'd have cried!
Yamato was starting to settle down and return to his naturally charismatic self. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen… but I'm glad to know that the East's Eyeshield is someone who has real balls". This also proves his speed isn't normal. No average guy could have made such a move and succeeded. Those legs really are amazing...
Agon's Prov…
Agon had a somewhat similar reaction.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Stupid trash! I've never seen anything THAT DUMB before!" Agon yelled as he laughed his ass off. If Ikyuu had seen that he'd have pissed himself. "BUT" and now he was serious, "That Eyeshield guy is faster than I gave him credit for… not even Ikyuu could have thrown the ball and then caught it himself". Then he just started laughing again.
Oujo Prov…
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! THEY'VE MADE US LOOK LIKE FOOLS!" screamed Shogun. This time he actually broke his clipboard.
"Ahem, well, I'm not too sure. That was a risky play if he hadn't been so quick I'm sure it would have failed. It's just a lucky punch" said Takami as calmly as possible, he too had jaw dropped at such a way to confuse an opponent.
"It was unprecedented" said Shin, who had actually stood up for a moment when Eyeshield threw the ball. "I doubt it will ever work a second time, but it was an interesting way to score. I wouldn't have thought of it in such a time frame. This new player must be adept to thinking of ways out of dire situations. I think it's time we stop underestimating him."
Shogun looked at Shin strangely and then turned back to Takami.
"Shin's right. We need to stop underestimating our opponents. TAKAMI!" yelled the coach.
"Yes coach?" asked Takami.
"Let's see a touch down of our own in this next play" said Shogun.
"Hai!" replied Takami in a serious voice.
It was time for Oujo's offense which meant-
"SAKURABA!"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
"I LOVE YOU SAKURABA!"
"YOU'RE THE BEST!"
Basically all Hell broke loose as Sakuraba stepped on the field for Oujo's offense.
"Oh man, it's like the atmosphere just changed completely" said Kurita.
"Che, whatever. We don't need to worry too much about pretty boy, it's Takami that's the brains of the operations" said Hiruma.
"Is he their quarterback?" asked Sena.
"Yah. As a player he's average, but he's got good height and his skill at throwing the ball in consideration of the opponent's position is great" answered Hiruma.
"So... that means they will probably score a touch down? Cause didn't you say our defense sucks?" asked a worried Sena. And we just scored some points too...
"Depends... If they make a running play we have no chance, BUT if they decide to pass-" Hiruma trailed off and then called all the players together into a huddle, "Alright brats, this is what we do!".
And so Oujo's offense began.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I ended this chapter earlier because it was getting way too long. I apologize, I'll try to get the next chapter out faster.
Anyways, have a good Labor Day (If you live in the US)
*Reviews are appreciated and tend to make me write quicker.