MARINE ACADEMY – 1

SHADOW ACADEMY- 1

(WE SEE BAROU RUNNING WITH THE BALL)

BAROU: ONE MORE GOAL ONE MORE GOAL (HE DRIBBLES A PLAYER)

BAROU: ONE MORE GOAL AND WE QUALIFY

BAROU

RANK:35

SKILL: POWER SHOT

UGOKU: BAROU PASS!

UGOKU

RANK: 48

SKILL: SPEED

BAROU: HUH? (HE TURNS AND SEES UGOKU RUNNING AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD THEN HE MAKES A LONG PASS TO UGOKU BUT BEFORE IT REACHES HIM A PLAYER FROM SHADOW ACADEMY INTERCEPTS THE BALL)

UGOKU: HUH

RAICHI: YOUR TYPE ARE TO SIMPLE

RAICHI

RANK:12

SKILL: INTERCEPTION

CHIGIRI: RAICHI PASS!

CHIGIRI

RANK:20

SKILL: LONG RANGE SHOT

(RAICHI PASSES TO CHIGIRI WHO RUNS UP BUT A PLAYER COMES IN FRONT OF HIM)

JIROU: DON'T THINK I'LL LET YOU GET PAST ME

JIROU

RANK:27

SKILL: DRIBLLING

CHIGIRI: (SMILES) I WONT TRY TO

JIROU: HUH?

(HE MAKES A SHORT PASS TO A PLAYER BESIDE HIM)

HAIBOKU: NICE PASS

HAIBOKU

RANK:17

SKILL: CURVING

(HE TAKES A LONG RANGE SHOT AND IT ENTERS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE GOAL)

MARINE ACADEMY- 1

SHADOW ACADEMY- 2

(THE REFREE BLOWS THE FINAL WHISTLE AND BAROU FALLS TO HIS KNEES)

BAROU: IT CAN'T BE

(RAICHI WALKS UP TO HIM)

RAICHI: WAKE UP TO REALITY LOSER

BAROU: HUH (HE LOOKS UP)

RAICHI: IF YOU KEEP PLAYING LIKE THIS THEN FORGET ABOUT BECOMING A CHAMPION (HE WALKS TOWARDS HIS TEAMATES TO CELBRATE WITH THEM)

(WE SEE BAROU AND HIS TEAM WALKING TOWARDS A TRAIN)

ASHIOTO: DON'T BEAT YOURSELF DOWN BAROU WE GAVE IT OUR BEST

ASHIOTO

RANK:23

SKILL: JUMPING

BAROU: WELL OUR BEST WASN'T ENOUGH

TETSU: THIS IS ALL MY FAULT

TETSU

RANK:104

SKILL: GOAL KEEPING

TETSU: IF I HAD STOPPED THAT BALL WE WOULD HAVE STILL HAD A CHANCE

BAROU: NO

TETSU: HUH?

BAROU: WE WERE TOTALLY OUTMATCHED

UGOKU: THAT'S NOT TRUE AT LEAST WE MANAGED TO KEEP IT 1-1 TILL THE LAST MINUTE

BAROU: THEY WERE JUST TOYING WITH US

UGOKU: WHAT DO YOU MEAN

BAROU: THINK ABOUT IT?! WHAT DID THEY SCORE IN THE ROUND OF 64 AGAINST CRYSTAL ACADEMY?

UGOKU: 7GOALS

BAROU: AND WHAT DID CRYSTAL ACADEMY SCORE?

UGOKU: 1GOAL

BAROU: NOW WHAT DID WE SCORE AGAINST MOUNTAIN ACADEMY?

UGOKU: 3GOALS

BAROU: AND WHAT DID THEY SCORE

UGOKU: 2GOALS

BAROU: SO DO YOU THINK WE WOULD HAVE HAD IT THAT EASY IF THEY WEREN'T SHOWING MERCY

UGOKU: BUT WHY WOULD THEY

(AT THIS MOMENT A MAN IN A SUIT WALKS UP TO THEM) TAMATA: UM HELLO ARE YOU GUYS MARINE ACADEMY

BAROU: UH YEAH. WHY DO YOU ASK?

TAMATA: I'VE BEEN SENT TO ESCORT YOU TO THE STRIKE FORCE HEADQUARTERS

BAROU: WAIT FOR REAL

JIROU: YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT

TAMATA: NO A LIMO IS WAITING OUTSIDE (HE IS ABOUT TO TURN AROUND WHEN JIROU CALLS HIM)

JIROU: UM SIR?

TAMATA: YES?

JIROU: WHY EXACTLY ARE WE GOING THERE

TAMATA: YOU'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH NOW COME ON LET'S GET GOING (WE SEE TAMATA AND THE OTHERS WALK OUT OF THE TRAIN STATION AND ENTER A LIMO WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT STRIKE FORCE HEADQUARTERS THEY ENTER AN ELEVATOR AND GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP FLOOR)

TAMATA: (STOPS IN FRONT OF A DOOR) HERE WE ARE

BAROU: WAIT IS THIS MR YOKAHAMA'S OFFICE?

TAMATA: YEP

BAROU: AS IN OWNER OF STRIKE FORCE MR YOKAHAMA

TAMATA: YEP NOW HURRY INSIDE HE'S BEEN WAITING FOR YOU (TAMATA LEAVES THEM THERE AND THEY ALL ENTER THE ROOM AND SEE THEIR COACH WITH MR YOKAHAMA)

JIROU: COACH!

BAROU: WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU

TETSU: WE THOUGHT YOU WERE ALREADY AT THE TRAIN STATION

COACH: WELL I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT PHONE CALL BEFORE THE MATCH ENDED

BAROU: ABOUT WHAT? (THE COACH IS ABOUT TO SPEAK WHEN MR YOKAHAMA INTERRUPTS HIM)

MR YOKAHAMA: I BELIEVE I CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE

COACH: YES, SIR

MR YOKAHAMA: MARINE ACADEMY CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR A QUALIFICATION MATCH

BAROU: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WE LOST OUR MATCH

MR YOKAHAMA: WELL THE THING IS A TEAM DROPPED OUT DURING YOUR MATCH WITH SHADOW ACADEMY DUE TO SOME HEALTH DIFFICULTIES SO WE HAD TO FIND A REPLACEMENT SO WE HELD A POLL VOTING BUT THE PROBLEM IS YOU GUYS AND CLOVER ACADEMY HAD THE SAME SCORE SO WERE HOLDING A FINAL QUALIFICATION BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

BAROU: COACH ISN'T THAT GREAT WE GET A SECOND CHANCE

COACH: ACTUALLY YOU GUYS GET A SECOND CHANCE

BAROU: HUH WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MR YOKAHAMA: THE ORGANIZATION FEELS THAT YOUR PRESENT COACH ISN'T BRINGING OUT YOUR FULL POTENTIAL SO WE GOT YOU GUYS A NEW COACH

BAROU: SO WHERE IS HE

JIGOKU: I'M RIGHT HERE

B/T/A/U/J: HUH? (THEY ALL TURN AROUND AND SEE A MAN SITTING IN THE SHADOWS)

MR YOKAHAMA: SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW COACH MR JIGOKU

JIGOKU: HELLO LOSERS

SAE JIGOKU FAMER

4 TIME STRIKE FORCE CHAMPION

RECORD HOLDER FOR MOST GOALS IN ONE STRIKE FORCE MATCH: 15 GOALS

MR YOKAHAMA: IM SURE YOU ALL KNOW MR SAE JIGOKU

BAROU: YOURE KIDDIDING RIGHT

TETSU: CAN WE REALLY BE THIS LUCKY

COACH: I GUESS THAT'S MY QUEUE (HE LEAVES THE ROOM)

(WHEN HE LEAVES A GIRL AROUND BAROU AND THE OTHERS AGE WALKS IN)

YOR: SIR YOUR APPOINTMENT AT 6:30 IS ABOUT TO BEGIN (SHE LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM AND SEES EVERYONE STARING AT HER)

YOR: SORRY AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING

JIGOKU: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOR: SORRY ILL COME BACK LATER (SHE LEAVES THE ROOM)

MR YOKAHAMA: SO AS I WAS SAYING THE ORGANISATION HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR YOUR TEAM BECAUSE WERE GIVING YOU ONE OF OUR MOST EXPENSIVE COACHES SO ON THAT NOTE ILL LET YOU LEAVE BUT LET ME ADD ONE MORE THING (HE SUDDENLY GETS MORE SERIOUS) LIKE I SAID MR JIGOKU IS ONE OF THE BEST COACHES WE HAVE IF YOU FAIL TO MEET UP TO OUR EXPECTATIONS YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM STRIKE FORCE

JIROU: WHAT?!

BAROU: IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!

MR YOKAHAMA: OF COURSE THERE ARE SO MANY TEAMS TRYING TO GET INTO STRIKE FORCE WE COULD EASILY FIND A REPLACEMENT SO NOW THE STAKES OUR EVEN HIGHER FOR YOU GUYS

BAROU: YES, SIR WE CERTAINLY WONT LOSE NOW

MR YOKAHAMA: ALRIGHT YOURE FREE TO GO (THEY ALL LEAVE THE OFFICE AND MR JIGOKU IS ABOUT TO FOLLOW THEM WHEN MR YOKAHAMA CALLS HIM BACK)

YOKAHAMA: JIGOKU I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU

JIGOKU: ALRIGHT YOU GUYS SHOULD WAIT OUT SIDE WITH MY ASSISTANT ILL MEET YOU LATER

BAROU: YES, SIR (THEY ALL LEAVE THE ROOM)

MR YOKAHAMA: JIGOKU I STILL DON'T GET IT; WHY DID YOU INSIST ON TRAINING THIS KIDS?

JIGOKU: BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE PLAYING AGAINST SHADOW ACADEMY I SAW SOMETHING IN THEM AN UNTAPPED POTENTIAL SOMETHING THEY USED TO ACTUALLY MATCH UP TO SHADOW ACADEMY

MR YOKAHAMA: BUT SHADOW ACADEMY WAS JUST SHOWING MERCY RIGHT?

JIGOKU: IT DOESNT MATTER IF THEY WERE SHOWING MERCY OR NOT ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT I SAW POTENTIAL AND I AM GOING TO EXPLOIT IT

MR YOKAHAMA: WELL I TRUST YOU WE EXPECT BIG THINGS FROM YOU

JIGOKU: YOU CAN COUNT ON IT (HE LEAVES THE ROOM)

(WHEN MR JIGOKU LEAVES THE ROOM HE SEES EVERYONE WAITING FOR HIM AND YOR LOOKS IMPATIENT)

YOR: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING YOUR FIVE MINUTES LATE COME ON IF WE HURRY WE CAN STILL MAKE IT

JIGOKU: CANCEL IT

YOR: HUH?!

JIGOKU: I'M GOING TO TRAIN THESE GUYS TILL THEY SWEAT BLOOD YOU THINK GETTING ME AS YOUR COACH IS LUCKY WELL IT'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE

BAROU: BRING IT WELL TAKE ANYTHING YOU THROW AT US