"JOHN! OH MY GOD IT IS SOO NICE TO MEET YOU!" Mikaela said, hugging him in the process. John hugs Mikaela with full delight. They squealed in excitement. Rachel looked at them and cleared her throat. They backed away from each other and Mikaela introduced Rachel to Jonathan.
"Sorry Rachel. Okay Rachel this is Jonathan. I call him John and Nathan for short," Mikaela said. John waived his right hand and said, "hello"
"John, this is Rachel "
"Pleasure to meet you, Rachel," John said. He pulled out his hand and gave a handshake to Rachel.
"She's not from here" Mikaela told John the situation they are in. Mikaela and John have known each other ever since they had a fight between each other during their competition when Mikaela was 14. They've been friends ever since and their bond grew stronger each year. Mikaela needs more reinforcements so what's better than bringing her friend with her?
"I see you are one of the new ones." John said. Rachel, feeling confused, asked, "What do you mean?"
"There are a lot of cases of people from Time Square, arriving here by accident. They will never be seen again." John warned Rachel about her presence. No one should know that a citizen from Time Square has infiltrated Mekolan. Not only it is banned, it was supposed to be unknown to the eyes of Time Square.
"She needs our help to safely escort her back to her world. Would you help us, John?" Marcus asked John for his permission to help them bring Rachel back to Time Square. So that she won't be killed by the corrupt government.
"Of course! Anything for my fellow friend of mine" John agreed and decided to help Rachel. Mikaela smiled with gratitude and they quickly walked back to the apartment.
As soon as they entered Mikaela's apartment, they sat down at the dining table. Mikaela made some fresh hot coffee for John and tea for Rachel and Marcus. John thanked Mikaela for making him sweet black coffee which he likes. Rachel knowing Mikaela's backstory, she is dying to know what is John's. "Um, I don't mean to be rude. But I kinda wanna know how you guys met."
"Oh so you wanna know?" John said. He looked at Mikaela and giggled. He continued, " Well, it all started when Mikaela was 14. while i was 16. We were competing in the exact same competition like the one you saw"
Mikaela was 160 cm when she was 14. She was getting ready for the final round. She was stretching and that's when she saw her opponent. He was an extremely tall individual. He looked like he could be at least 179cm. He had black hair that was parted to the side, and it was pretty messy. He was wearing a black suit. He walked in and greeted Mikaela. He introduced himself as Jonathan.
"Hello. Nice to meet you. You must be Mikaela right?" John said as he was introducing himself to Mikaela. Mikaela was
confused that a stranger made a conversation with her. She is not the type of person to have a conversation with someone that is not Marcus.
"Hello?" Mikaela replied.
"Oh. Sorry for my rudeness. My name is Jonnathan. I am your next opponent. People, you are a prodigy and you might be better than me." John said.
"Well obviviously not. Because I am not the type of idiot to fall into someone's trap. Just like how you want to strike a conversation with me, trying to find out my weaknesses by my body movement" Mikaela retaliated.
"Smart girl. You must have a teacher. Well, I would love to see you beating me. Good luck!" John said as he walked out of the room. Mikaela was very interested in him and was very excited for the match.
"HELLOOO EVERYONE!! WELCOME TO THE FINALS!!! TODAY, WE HAVE JONNATHAN AND OUR NEW ARRIVAL, MIKAELA!!!" the crowd was cheering loudly. The audience at the back were discussing who will win. "I think it's going to be Mikaela!" While others were saying, "No way! Jonnathan is a beast! He will never let a child beat him!"
"NOW, BEFORE THE MATCH START, LET'S GO THROUGH THE RULES. RULE NUMBER 1, DO NOT KILL EACH OTHER, THIS IS A GAME WHERE YOU BATTLE TO WIN THE MONEY, NOT KILL EACH OTHER. THIS IS NO KILLING ZONE. IF NOT, YOU ARE ELLIMINATED! RULE NUMBER 2 ALWAYS FOLLOW RULE NUMBER 1." the operator said.
"ARE YOU GUYS READY?!?! LET THE FINALS BEGIN!" Mikaela ran towards John. The fight has begun. Mikaela did some kicks while John went on defence until she made an opening, that is when he strikes. Mikaela admits that John is a very strong opponent and she might not win. John was not always this good. He was an orphan before he lost his mother. He and his mother were inseparable. But they were homeless. They were living in the streets of Mekolan and they barely got enough food. Jonnathan was a srawny little boy when his mother was taken from him. A gang of men killed his mother and that is when his anger to kill those who disrespect families and homeless people struck him. He wanted to kill the gang who killed his mother. But he was not strong enough. That was when a hooded figure came up to him and promised him food, a home and revenge. Having no place to go and a day left to starve, he had no choice but to accept the offer.
2 years later, when he was 13 he was considered to be one of the newest killers in mekolan, and he was earning profit. He stumbled across the same man as the gang who killed his mother. And they were going to do the same to the girl's father. He came up to them and said, " back away from them or else" The gang looked at each other and laughed. "Oh please you are a child! WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE CAN YOU DO? WHINE?!?!" one of the gang said and they burst out laughing.
"I will kill you, that is what i am saying, back away from them or i will kill all of you" John said firmly. His words were filled with anger and rage. He took out his knife to show them he will not hesitate to do it. The gang walked up to them with a smirk on their face. The leader walked up to John and said, "Look kid, you better not mess with us or else-" as soon as he finished his sentence, he was guggling his blood. He covered his throat and fell to the ground. The gang gasped and looked at John. They dashed towards them and one by one, they fell. Until no one survived. John walked out of the hallway but he heard someone talking about him, " hey you. Thank you for saving my dad. I really appreciate it" John turned around and looked at the little girl's scared face and walked away.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry to hear that about your mom!" Rachel said to John. John looked at Rachel and said, "it's fine don't worry about it. Now about the plan" John said, signalling Mikaela.
"oh right! okay so this is the plan" they planned when they should infiltrate the headquarters and what way they should enter. A lot of planning has to go on to save Rachel from death. Would they have the time and brain power to safely escort her safely? She isn't ready yet, her hand to hand combat is not at Marcus's standard. And they have 4 days left, will they make it?