Tink dink tink dink
Dink tink tink
Dinky tinky dink
Figures began to pile around the ground all over. These were the hundreds of hoopers Skittle had been collecting over the years. With the domains finally gone they were all coming back to the in irl world.
SHRNRNRNNRNRNR
"Nani…"
"Eh ?"
"What"
"What the bleep"
"Huh"
"What"
"How did…"
"Uhhhh wtf"
"What"
"Errrr…."
"What's"
"Going"
"What"
"Hmmmm"
"On"
"Where the"
"When the"
"What"
"What"
Small flashes surrounded us as the figures all began to awaken.
All these hoopers.
All with their own Hoopisms.
All because of boble.
Skittle looked over to me with a cold glare in his eyes.
"I hope to gyash this will be enough. You should probably get your little friends outta here Haiseter."
He was probably right.
"Arigato fellers but I think we've got it from here. You'd probably be safer over-"
Abi put her hand on my shoulder and looked me straight in the peepers.
"Ain't no way we're hopping off this train now Jose."
Good ol reliable Abi chan.
She turned to the gang and stuck out her hand.
"This is our hoopdo"
Snail tard, Bando, and Joma stacked their hands on top.
"OUR HOOPER WA-"
"Oi oi oi oi… ain't you lot forgetin sumone"
Pushing past the hoopers, someone with the scent of ketchup approached us.
I recognized that dirty brown grin from anywhere.
"Hahaha ? Where the H have you been ?"
"Crikey. Hadda take a leak rel bad innit but could int find the lew anywhere in dat ol void I'll tell ya that much."
"Okay ?"
We reluctantly let him place his hand together with ours.
"OUR HOOPER WAY"
#friendshipgoals
As I looked around I noticed the crowd around us became so dense it was impossible to tell how far this sea of hoopers stretched out. When was this boble fella supposed to show up any-
DBRBRHRURHBRD
SLSGSHHSHSHSKAKAGAGAGAHAJA
DNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
The ground shook violently and bolts of lightning cracked down from above.
BRGEHHRGEGEHHEHRHRGRHHRHRGR
GHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I heard Skittle mutter under his breath.
"The final figure…"
Out from the clouds a tiny figure dropped.
znnnnnnnnnn
plink
And landed right in front of my feet.
shnnnnn
We were blinded by a sudden flash of light.
As my eyes began to readjust I saw a kid standing a few feet in front of me.
Maybe about eight years old.
He was a small fella with shaggy hair.
He was wearing a torn up white shirt and some black shorts. He had bags under his eyes.
Was this him ?
I thought they were in high school when that stuff went down.
He stretched his arms and yawned.
Then he noticed Skittle.
"Ehhhhhhh… is that you bopskittle chan ?"
A smug grin appeared on his face.
Skittle stared him down in silence.
ZHHHHHMMMHJ
Skittle jumped ahead of me charging up his fist behind him.
SHSHSNSNSHSHJS
A bright colorful aura bursting with energy emitted from his hand. I'd never felt such a strong force in my life.
"TASTE THE RAINBOW PUNCHHHHHHHHH"
Corny ahhh.
He slammed his fist down and it crashed straight into bobles… finger.
BEHRHRHRHRH
The shock wave from the impact pushed everyone back.
But there was boble holding Skittle back with just one finger. The punch did nothing.
With his other hand Boble flicked Skittles stomach.
BLCHHHH
His guts flew all across my face.
His blood ran down my body.
I could see bobles face through the hole he put through Skittle. Disappointment.
Skittle dropped to the ground.
"Yare yare. I thought you'd be stronger."
He kicked his body over and rubbed his eyes.
We all looked in shock.
In a split second we lost our strongest asset.
"MINA!!"
Someone jumped out from the crowd.
That voice.
"Chrys sensei ?!"
Chrys yelled out to everyone.
"LISTEN UP. WE HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT BEFORE HES FULLY AWAKENED. RIGHT NEEEEEEOWWWWW"
HWHARARARARARARARRA
Hundreds of hoopers all began charging at boble.
From above from below from in front from behind all activating their unique and diverse abilities that were too difficult to comprehend and explain as everything was happening so fast.
Manipulation duplication fabrication materialization summoning conjuring elemental all somehow fitting within a theme that related to basketball.
None of that mattered to boble.
Twisting turning and outmaneuvering everything that was thrown at him. He jumped into a sky engulfed by hoopers, yet no one could touch him.
Kicks punches and twists were enough to keep them at bay.
Except Chrys.
Misunderstanding an attack, Chrys grabbed bobles ankle and flung him back down to the ground.
BHNHNHNHNGNK.
The impact was enough to leave a small crate.
Everyone took the opportunity to start dogpiling him.
"YARE"
JRGEHHRHRHEH
A wave of aura shot out from boble's body, turning any nearby hoopers into a red mist.
SWWWWMWMWMW
Basketball shaped energy projectiles formed around him and circled his body.
VROOO
BREEEE
SHUUUU
He launched the projectiles in every direction pulverizing anyone unlucky enough to obstruct their path.
SHRORPRPROO
"GYAAHHHH"
BWWWWWWWM
"TUAHHHHHH"
Dozens of hoopers were being taken out at a time.
One was then launched straight at me.
My body was frozen in fear.
I'd made it so far, and now I couldn't do anything.
How pathetic.
SKP
The ball disappeared. Or did I move. Did I do th-
SHRMRN
I could feel someone holding my shoulders from behind.
"Hmmmm… I expected better from you overthinking hooper."
I turned around. It was Hmmmm san.
"Nande… you too."
SHRNRNRNRN
Another projectile was coming straight at us.
Suddenly a large shadow blocked out the light from above.
JNNNNN
A sword swooped down from the air, deflecting it.
My nose recognized that aura from anywhere.
"KENJU ?!"
He tilted his head to the side.
"Long time no see…"
And sheathed his sword.
"…old tomodachi"
This could be our best shot.
"Hmmmm san Kenju let's do this together."
"We've gyattt this"
"Se no"
Kenju led the way deflecting the projectiles with his sword.
He ran past dozens of bodies sprawled across the ground and falling from the air.
WMWMWMWM
Kenju slashed a ball right at him.
DRNRNEN
Hmmmm instant transmissioned me behind boble.
Focusing on the projectile Kenju sent left an opening for me.
Just as he was about to parry it back I jumped up to do a round house.
FHRHEHRH
Hmmmm teleported me infront of Bobles face.
He ducked underneath me, deflected the projectile and
GHHRHRHRRN
"ULTIMATE KENJU SLAM"
was slashed from behind by Kenju.
The slash caused him to stumble forward a bit.
He turned back to him.
"Heh. Tis but a scra-"
BRNRNRNRN
A hooper slammed his fist into Bobles face.
"JUMP HIM"
Everyone tried dogpilijg him again.
BRHRHHRHR
"YARE"
Boble shot up into the sky sending the hoopers around him flying.
"MURDOCK LADDER"
Murdock clones began appearing and forming a latter to reach Boble.
Hoopers started flying up toward him while others began climbing the Murdock ladder.
I could tell he was getting irritated.
As hundreds of hoopers began to shower up from above sparkles of light started to appear around boble.
BGNG
SHSHHD
HENDN DHJS SHHHD
They flew into the hoopers and detonated.
Anyone near him began popping in the sky above.
A bloody shower rained down on us.
I noticed that his body changed. He looked older than before. Boble must have been near his awakening.
"DAZE"
He stretched out his right arm to the sky.
"GYATT EXTINCTION ATTACK"
RGRHRHG
HRHR
ZVMRM
Beams of energy shot out of his hand and targeted all the hoopers.
"THESE ARE MINE"
HSBSNRHRH
SHHRNRNRBRH
JVHYCUCICI
As the beams hit they're bodies it began to drain they're energy.
"WUBABABBABA"
"My hoopism! You've gyatt to rizzing me it's gone"
These abilities that Boble gave were being reclaimed.
Without them no one would be able to stand against him.
The beams started approaching us from every direction.
BRBRHRHRHHEH
First it got Kenju.
JNNNNRNRNRN
Then Hmmmm.
plnkkkk
My hoopism finally activated. One was about to get me from behind.
Swoop
I jumped over it.
Left.
I leaned back.
BRNENRNNE
It went past me.
Above.
I ducked.
SKWWWWWWWP
"That Bob tuah"
I was punched straight in the gut.
"Ble on that thang"
Boble was standing right beside me.
RHRHRHRHRHHE
One of the beams passed straight them me.
I could feel it sucking the hoop out.
"GYATTTTTTT"
The intense drainage caused me to fall over.
I could feel it in bones.
My hoopism was gone.
"Usoda ?! That was it. That was Skittles champion."
BRFH
He kicked me to the side.
Hundreds of hoopers lied on the ground.
The bloody rain continued to fall.
There was no one left to stop him.
I had to get up.
"Matte…"
I got on my knee.
"I still haven't *cleh* given you that…"
I lifted my head up as I high as I could.
"Haise tuah"
Boble looked over and smirked.
It took him a split second to bolt straight at me.
I was frozen solid.
"HAISE KUN"
BRM
drip
drip drip
drip
There she stood.
Abi chan.
Right in front of me.
With Boble's hand sticking out from her back.
He punched a hole straight through her chest.
Just like Fenn.
"Ehhhhhhh. How did you get there?"
He pulled out his hand.
Abi fell.
I dropped to the floor.
"Skitta chan…"
She was pale.
"Gomen Haise…"
Abi chan.
Abi chan.
Abi chan.
"I did that…"
"Without thinking."
I grabbed her hand.
I felt the last bit of life slip through her fingers.
"This can't be real"
Boble looked down at me.
"Do not worry. Soon the girl will be born again in a new world. With my power back reality can now be whatev-"
"Shut up.
Your stupid plan doesn't mean a thing
Abi chan is gone."
Skitta chan will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry… or get angry…
"What about the rest of us… what are we supposed to do"
What is this pain ?
My fingers are tingling.
My mouth is dry.
My eyes are burning.
Abi chan was gone