Maya yawned, showing signs of exhaustion. "You've worked hard. You're beaten," Shan said with a smile as they walked side by side.
After a while, Shan stopped walking when Maya told him she still had work to do. Maya turned to him and asked what was wrong. Shan offered to help Maya with her work, but she initially refused. Shan insisted, and they walked together to Maya's room. When they arrived, Maya turned on the light and began searching for her gadget. Shan looked around and asked what Maya was working on.
Maya found her gadget and named it Gabby the Gadget. They discussed how to make it work.
The device possessed the power to infiltrate any computer network and manipulate it as per its will, granting it the ability to take over the entire facility. After a considerable delay, Gabby finally responded, although her voice was still distorted and interrupted by glitches. "H-Hello, Maya," she stuttered.
Maya let out a sigh, "It's not ready yet," she said, and told Shan to get some sleep. However, Shan refused and continued helping with the work. Suddenly, Gabby glitched for some time and said, "Oooh-s-s-someone's g-got a crush." Maya demanded, "Shush Gabby!" Later, Shan assisted Maya in fixing the issue, but unfortunately, their efforts failed. Maya gave up on it and never wanted to work on it again.
NEXT MORNING
Madaiyen went to wake everyone up in the morning, and Hinata greeted them with a smile. Madaiyen complimented Hinata, telling her she was beautiful when she smiled. After getting ready, Madaiyen led everyone to the training ground. Shan was practicing sword skills and martial arts, while Ash was helping Lily with archery. Maya was assisting Lyna with a concentration on teleportation. Later, Vaxian joined them and Shan greeted her with a smile. Vaxian blushed momentarily but then shook it off as she had something important to discuss.
Lyna was struggling to visualize the destination for her teleportation. Despite having a picture of where she wanted to go, she was distracted by the commendable work of everyone around her. "Get a hold of yourself, Lyna. Concentrate on your goal, and leave the rest to me," said Maya confidently, taking Lyna's hand. As Maya entered Lyna's mind, Lyna visualized the pool, which Maya promptly replicated. Within seconds, they had teleported to the pool. "Oh no! Maya, I'm sorry. I didn't expect us to land in the pool!" Lyna exclaimed in a panic, while Maya effortlessly transformed into a mermaid. "Don't worry, Lyna. You'll get better with practice," Maya laughed and reassured her.
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Roxton's voice boomed with anger, "I don't know why Madaiyen keeps progressing!!" He was desperate to get his hands on Madaiyen's precious gems, and he was willing to do anything to acquire them. Escarlata, who was playing with her weapons, retorted, "You don't have a plan, Roxton!" Jennie let out a deep sigh, while the twins, Axel and Alex, chimed in that they needed a solid plan of action. But none of their strategies had worked so far. Jacqueline, who was growing increasingly bored with their failed attempts, decided to put on some music and started dancing. Most of the group watched her intently, especially Roxton, as she began to twerk. Jake, disgusted by the display, retreated to the weaponry.
Escarlata firmly grabbed her boyfriend Sam and left. "Are you finished with your ranting?" Everett inquired. Calavera was irritated by Everett's arrogance and it incensed her. "Enough already! What's your idea?" she demanded.
With a deep frown on her face, Everett snapped at Calavera, the soul-taker, for interrupting her while she was meditating and trying to solve a problem. "You're so dumb, all you know is to take souls! Just shut the fuck up!" she exclaimed in frustration before returning to her meditation.
Calavera had reached her breaking point with Roxton's team. She felt frustrated and disappointed with the way things were going. With a heavy heart, she made the tough decision to leave and start afresh. Calavera set out for Borealis, hoping to find a new beginning and leave her past behind.
BOREALIS
Shan had already practiced a lot, he had unlocked so many powers, strength, telekinesis, invisibility, speed, and agility, and had already gotten better at sword fighting and martial arts.
Mini was the best at martial arts, but she was sure there was more she had to learn, while Calavera had arrived, she watched them for some time, "Now that's some serious team" She said to herself and smiled a bit.
Calavera landed in front of them all, they were all shocked, she had come unannounced, and they didn't expect a villain to easily get past the guards.
Maya was ready to attack her, "Seriously? You guys don't have any manners?" Calavera asked.
Madaiyen smiled, "Oh my! Where are my manners?!" She said sarcastically and launched an attack, but Calavera dodged the attack. "Calm down! Or wait I could just use this opportunity" Calavera smirked.
Vaxian was confused, Calavera drew out a sword, "I Challenge.....you....to a duel!" she said as she pointed to Shan.
Shan smiled and unsheathed his sword, "Don't worry, I'll spare you!". They both started the duel, Jennie who had followed Calavera to Borealis saw this but his herself away.
In the end, Shan won with the sword pointing to Calavera's throat, Maya smiled, "Yes Shan! You did it!".
Calavera slowly rose to her feet, a deep sigh escaping her lips. "Your friends are truly remarkable," she said, his eyes fixed on Shan. "You have emerged victorious, and I have been defeated. I can see that you all have been practicing and your teamwork is impeccable."
Ash was taken aback by the statement, "You talk as if you're some kind of legend," he laughed in response.
Maya approached Calavera and asked, "What brings you here?" Calavera proceeded to explain everything, leaving Vaxian surprised by their decision. Meanwhile, Jennie, who had been hiding, was angry with Everett and blamed her for the situation. "This is all her fault," she muttered to herself before storming off.
After some time, they found out that Calavera was telling the truth and that she genuinely wanted to turn over a new leaf. The team welcomed her with open arms, and Calavera had never experienced such a warm and welcoming feeling before. She felt like she finally belonged somewhere, and it was a feeling that she had never felt in her entire life. The team was happy to have her on board, and they knew that she would be a great addition to their group.
Roxton and the others immediately arrived after hearing Jennie's report, "Are you fucking stupid, Calavera?!" He said in a sharp tone.
Ludi-lin agreed with Roxton immediately, "She is stupid indeed" She said and shook her head.
Jake stared at Mini for some time, Mini caught him and gave him a death glare, and Jake immediately looked away.
"Calavera! We are your family-" Just before she could finish her sentence, Calavera ordered her to shut up.