It has now been officially 6 hours since Team ENTITY and the Death Desert Crew had officially departed from the mountains of Umue, marking a happy end to their alliance. As the parties continued to head back to their hometown, however, Forrest, the president of the new Diamond Region, looked at the latest midnight newspaper that had just been distributed. Looking down at his people partying in the city, he smiled once again. "I knew they could do it…" he thought to himself.
TEAM ENTITY DEFEATS AYBARA, MASSIVE PARTIES HELD NATIONWIDE was the headline that sparked everyone's attention, causing major relief across the country, especially in the region that Aybara was originated in. Now that the Nahata Pact era had begun, plenty of things had been changed in Crystal City.
As Kevin continued to look outside at the night sky, he smiled. "We're finally back home. The GDD starts soon, however. I hope Michael's okay…" Before Kevin could even finish thinking, Samantha, Alex, Gerald, and Spooky poured into the doors of his apartment. "KEVIN! WAKE UP, YOU SLEEPYHEAD!" Samantha exclaimed, pulling his covers off. "WE'RE GOING TO GO WATCH MICHAEL IN THE AUDITORIUM WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!" Kevin sighed. "Just give me time to put on my clo-" In a matter of seconds, Kevin, still in his pajamas, was dragged all the way from the third floor down to the first floor in his plain underwear. "GUYS, IT'S LITERALLY 5:30 AM IN THE MORNING! LET ME GO TO SLEEP UNTIL THE RACE S-" Before Kevin could even finish his sentence, Gerald, as exhausted as Kevin, blew an airhorn in his face. "Everyone's exhausted, Kevin! We haven't slept for about four days straight! We went to the World Summit, Death Desert, Trka, and back here!" Rubbing his eyes, Kevin agreed with Gerald. "I wonder what Michael's doing right now before the race…"
"EAT UP!" Trya shouted throughout the house, forcing Michael to consume an entire pile of greens, broccoli, and different vegetables. Michael chucked. "Samantha would hate this!" he thought before digging in. Suddenly, Michael froze. "We haven't heard about Kevin or the team in a while… should we check the newspaper for more information?" Opening the newspaper, Trya's red, beautiful eyes continued to move along with the words that caught her attention. Flipping her blonde, shiny hair that seemed to remind Michael of a shiny diamond, she celebrated silently but happily. "Team ENTITY, also known as the teenagers who saved Diamond City, have made another milestone today as they have rescued the world leaders from an unexpected terrorist attack carried out by the leaders of Aybara, who are now both waiting for their demise. Princess Layla, administrator of the nation Dreamalia, spoke to DDN minutes after departing from the venue. 'It was a spectacular sight, indeed. These terrorists were announced dead (except Ikama Black who is waiting for his execution in Embercliff as we speak) before we could even descend the mountains! Hearing about their origin story and their desires, I can easily say that us leaders have to continue to be cautious about our surroundings and the people that we know.'"
END OF INTERVIEW
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Michael sighed. "Happy to hear they're okay. Say, we have to get to the starting line in 30 minutes!" Trya froze. "You haven't finished your vegetables, Michael…" she whispered in his ear. Freezing due to his growing fear of his new friend, he dashed out of the door. "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" he exclaimed, running the opposite direction Trya was planning to head in.
Trya smiled. "Kids these days…"
CHAPTER 88
"Team ENTITY will t--e -o-- --t--- e--i---" Hana and Bailey gasped. "I guess we could have faith in them… If they could take down Yupi, Guda, Huda, Ikama, and all the soldiers of Aybara, I guess they could easily carve themselves into this new incoming era." Before Hakim was invisible to both of the eyes of Hana and Bailey, a smile bloomed onto his face. "Hakim Faimasa - the former villain of Death Desert. Or, Hakim Romanti." As the avalanche closed in onto the remaining two, Bailey smiled. "I've lived too long, Hana. You will be the only one on the top of the mountain to see the rise of this new generation. With a child to protect, I can easily say that this is goodbye. An entity outbreak is merely a ripple on the surface of the iceberg looming over our fragile world."
CHAPTER 90 (PRESENT)
Hana, holding up a picture of Zara to her heart, thought of the final words Bailey had told her in her final hour. "An entity outbreak is merely a ripple on the surface of the iceberg looming over our fragile world" were the only words she could recite over and over, trying to find the meaning behind Bailey's final words. "Hakim may also be right about Team ENTITY. Since they played a big part in the fight for Death Desert, I now share faith in them to defeat the strongest entities this world has to offer!" In a matter of seconds, a drunk Yuba and Kaleb laid their hands over Hana. "Want a drink, Hana?" Yuba said, trying his best not to collapse. Kaleb laughed. "The drinks are surely tasty tonight! And we don't have to live in fear of another terrorist attack by the strongest criminals anymore! Hana smiled. Looking at her drunk allies, she let them lead her back into the headquarters of the Kawasakis'. "Sure. I'll take a few shots, I guess…" Although Hana was completely distracted from her initial thought, it still loomed in her mind - what did Bailey mean?
TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT CHAPTER - The Races Begin! Gerald and Trya, Ready to Strike!