Morning had come and Adam had already begun walking to school.
("Ugh… That punishment was inhumane.") [Adam]
He clutched his stomach to ease the pain.
"Adam, what did you do last night?" [Felix]
"I ate some crackers." [Adam]
"And that's what made Vivian mad?" [Felix]
"I have no clue what it was supposed to be used for." [Adam]
"Hm. So how was her chili special?" [Felix]
As he spoke, strange noises leaked out of Adam's stomach.
"...Does that explain it for you?" [Adam]
"Uh… Just… go easy on the toilet okay?" [Felix]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A few minutes later, class had started.
"Good Morning." [Mr. Frank]
"Good Morning…" [Class]
("Back to the usual lazy greetings I guess.") [Mr. Frank]
"Louder!" [Mr. Frank]
"Good Morning!" [Class]
"Now we can begin." [Mr. Frank]
("Why does he even care?") [Adam]
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make." [Mr. Frank]
"And that is?" [Orion]
"Take your foot off the desk. Also, due to janitorial complaints, we no longer have a training ground." [Mr. Frank]
"Good, now I don't have to damage my nails." [Katherine]
("Just ignore her…") [Mr. Frank]
"Because of that, all our training will be joint training with upperclassmen. Since we are sharing their training grounds, don't pick a fight with them." [Mr. Frank]
He glanced at Adam, as if directing the last statement to him.
"What?" [Adam]
"We will be rotating between all of their training grounds, so try to pick up some pointers from your seniors. Today will just be an introduction so you all will just be watching them." [Mr. Frank]
"We're going right now?" [Alex]
"Yes." [Mr. Frank]
"Like… right now, right now?" [Alex]
"Did I stutter?" [Mr. Frank]
"Mind telling us before you do these kinds of things?" [Alex]
"I'm telling you all right now aren't I?" [Mr. Frank]
Alex's mouth opened, but he couldn't find any words.
"If you're done complaining, follow me." [Mr. Frank]
Sliding the door open, he exited the class. Realizing that he just left, the students scrambled to follow.
("Why does he do this all the time?") [Adam]
After turning many corners and at least 5 minutes of walking, they reached a large dome.
"Here we are, this is the seniors battle dome." [Mr. Frank]
"Battle Dome? Shouldn't it be called a training dome or something?" [Alex]
"It would be, if they used it for something that wasn't fighting." [Mr. Frank]
As they entered, the students were in awe of the spacious room.
"It's huge…" [Felix]
"Is it me, or did it look smaller on the outside." [Adam]
The class moved to the center of the dome, meeting up with another group that had already been inside. Mr. Frank greeted a man wearing a brown suit, along with small circular glasses.
"Good morning Mr. Willhelm." [Mr. Frank]
"Good Morning, I see you brought your class?" [Mr. Willhelm]
"Of course, today is just an introduction." [Mr. Frank]
"An introduction you say? That's perfect! My class was just about to have a mock battle before you arrived. I would be thrilled if your class could watch it." [Mr. Willhelm]
"That was my very intention." [Mr. Frank]
He raised a hand and a large bench appeared.
"Why don't we have a seat?" [Mr. Frank]
"I would love to." [Mr. Willhelm]
As all the students were seated, a specified few were called out.
"Rushel, Kingston, Naomi, and Rylee. Pair up and set your ID for a two versus two." [Mr. Willhelm]
The four stood in the center of the dome, each boy paired with a girl. With a couple presses on their IDs, everything was set up.
"Participants have been registered. Two versus Two will commence in 3." [ID]
"Just a reminder, watching this battle will be beneficial to you." [Mr. Frank]
"2" [ID]
It seemed that the girls had stepped back, creating some distance.
"1" [ID]
"Crystal Armor!" [Naomi]
"Blessing!" [Rylee]
Crystals formed around Rushel and light shone around Kingston.
("They're supporting instead of attacking?") [Adam]
"Acid Spray!" [Kingston]
A green liquid shot out of his hands, hitting Rushel's chest. The crystals on his body melted, but he was completely fine.
"Curse!" [Rushel]
A dark shadow surrounded Kingston, forcing the light to disappear.
("...Amazing. I can't tell if they're countering the armor, or that the support predicted the attacks!") [Adam]
Kingston placed his hands on the ground, but nothing happened.
"!" [Rushel]
He leapt backwards, dodging an eruption of acid from the ground.
"That was close… Naomi, weapons!" [Rushel]
At his command, a crystalized sword and shield appeared in front of him. Not only that, he placed the dark shadow on the weapons.
"Holy Ray!" [Rylee]
A beam of light flew past Kingston, eliminating the cursed weapons. The class sat on the edge of their seats, never seeing a battle so even before.
("Targeting their opponents weaknesses… I could use that.") [Adam]
The two teams continued to exchange blows, but there was never a deciding factor. After battling for 10 minutes, the ID set the two versus two as a draw.
"That was amazing! Give them a round of applause!" [Mr. Frank]
The benches erupted into cheers, countless praises given to the fighters.
"It seems this is all we have today, I hope you enjoyed your stay." [Mr. Willhelm]
The bell rang and the students were allowed to go home. While walking out of the dome, Adam noticed Mr. Frank still talking to Mr. Willhelm.
("Why is he staying behind?") [Adam]
"Maybe he's planning something again?" [Krino]
("I… wouldn't doubt that.") [Adam]