If you were here several weeks before you would see only trees that were around the school fields. Now it's not like that. Things completely changed. The green grass covered with carpets and big tents have been built here. Inside the tents lies the great party preparations. From the colorful flowers hanging on frames of the tents to the ones put on the tables that have filled the place. Round the round tables are chairs upto several of them. One side has been raised and very powerful music station has been put here. One side that is supposed to be the front has a podium for speakers. We shall expect Alpha and Arthur to also get to it and make their speeches here.
As they say early bird catches the worm, Arthur and Alpha have come here too early to see if they can get the space at the front. Why are they coming early yet this is their party? Someone may even ask. Team Alpha is known for their time consciousness . They are always struggling to beat deadlines. Many students have been asked to be like them. This has been causing both love and hatred from the students around them.
Students never knew that their parents were invited. As they enter they are shocked to see a lot of furniture in the tent hall. As soon as they begin to settle, parents one by one begin to enter. They are asked to sit on chairs written on "Parents". This was done deliberately as the chairs with the label are evenly distributed. There's no place for mischief.
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The party is set to begin. But before it begins the participants of the tournament shall have to make a vote of thanks to the parties involved in helping them. Those who didn't go far in the tournament will have a representative. The team that ended up being Runners-up in the national competition shall have all of the members talk to the public. The planner of the event never knew of the grudges existing between the members of Team Alpha.
At nine on the dot the event kicks off with a national anthem as it is on a Friday. The Master on Duty gives his weekly assessment of the students and the comments on the behavior of the students during the big event. As usual he urges them to do good always and never keep grudges with others. It follows the Science Club Coach who begins to welcome each and every party to the stage.
A time for Team Alpha comes. All of them come to the stage and line up. Since Arthur was the leader of the project he takes the microphone and starts to speak. In his mind he will start with Tonny as he is a good speaker followed by Alpha as he is also an extrovert. Then the other two who are like him will then follow.
"Ladies and gentlemen, clap as Tonny comes to great us," he says wiping some sweat on his face.
Tonny takes the microphone as claps die slowly, "School principal, masters, parents and fellow students good morning. It is a happy day to stand here and speak to a multitude of people who my parents are part of. Mommy, dad. We as a team would have won the tournament were it not for this two brothers. You said nepotism has no place here but what did I see? How did Alpha get into the team? Are there no better thinkers? You have to check that. We never failed because we were destined to but we failed because of the two men here. I finish. "
His words enter Alpha's ears and like bombs they burst and awaken the feelings of anger in him. Arthur never wants trouble he wants to stop Alpha from speaking. How will he do it? Just as they say, words break no bone, he invites Alpha to the stage under one condition, he must thank and not blame.
Murmurs saying, " What is he trying to do?" fill up the hall that they become loud.
Alpha takes the microphone. He remembers his words yesterday almost led to his death. He feels the pain that is still on his back. He just says "Thank you all," and walks back. Then Tonny beats his fist in the air and stumps his feet on the ground. With a blink of an eye chants begin.
"Tonny is better than Alpha," someone shouts."Let them fight. Words don't show us who is stronger. Let's see."
Uncle walks to the stage and tries to calm down the bullies but it turns out to the unexpected.
"Baba mwoga has come to help the son. Three men to one?" a voice says as a lightening like laughter hits the ears.
"I know my son well. Boys and girls, for your own safety stop the chants. It will be bad to see you being hurt. If my son is going to be angry then all of us are going to be in trouble," he raises his left arm which has been bandaged," Take care of yourselves. Do you see how I look today? I underrated him. I never knew he was stronger. "
" Stop it. You silly dad. Do you think you can sell fear to us? Never.," a voice says.
The principal comes to intervene. But it's too late, Alpha's anger has passed the critical level, his eyes are already shining and his hair has changed to dark. Arthur dives and falls with the principal down. This is just before Alpha's eyes produce flames that move ot fastest speeds that within seconds it hits the back of the tent starting a fire. A big one. People begin to scream as they try to exit for safety. The tents begin to fall.
Yvonne sees that. Her memory takes her back to the event at the car. "So he lied to me. That's why Arthur didn't snatch his phone from him. So he is not a human being. Why are his eyes like those of the alien? Is he one of them? I must figure it out. What if they kill us?"
Still down there as Alpha rises up in the air, Arthur sees the iron begin to fall. People will die in here if Alpha reaches the level to produce another fire. Arthur takes a chair.
" Stop Alpha, " he says as he throws the chair towards Alpha hoping to hit his head.
Alpha tries to dodge it but his body is polarized it attcacts the chair and hits his head by its leg. He falls flat on the ground as blood oozes from the head.The principal stands up as the firefighting club members try to put off the fire on the other side of the tent.
"Arthur, thank you for saving me, what would people have said if your brother's flame had killed me?" the principal tells him.
Where Alpha fell is now the troublesome place. Blood is coming out of his head and even mouth whereas the other four including Tony and Alpha's father are lying on the ground, fainted. Alpha also faints as the air is greatly ionized here.
"Open up the tents. This people are going to die," Arthur says as people go on rushing out of the tents.
They close eyes to pray as as calmness returns. When they open their eyes they are shocked to see ani terror police unit officers together with normal police officers in the building. They want to arrest Alpha but Arthur stops them.
"Why are you doing that?" they all ask in unison, "Are you trying to protect him?"
Arthur knows that Alpha is still dangerous. His power cells are still decaying to produce high energy particles. He is like a nuclear weapon which lasts longer than it is thought. He tells them to wait for about an hour for his cells to stop decaying. Arthur himself is confused on how the knowledge came to his mind.
"What will happen after the cells stop decaying? Will he be dead?" Yvonne asks.
"No. They will regenerate. They will become more powerful than before. That is it," he says.
"How did you know that?" she asks.
"I don't know! It's just in me,"he says." So it means you are like him? Tell me the truth. I love you, Arthur. Please tell me, " she says as tears fall.
" Love is not enough to unlock mystery. Loving you is not a ticket to tell you the truth about me. I'm not that easy, "he says.
" Do you know I'm pregnant, Arthur. I'm saying this in front of everyone. They will have to know that you are not a good person. You will have to be responsible for what you did, "she cries.
Arthur tries to get a glimpse of the memory that they were together but it doesn't come.
" Arrest me. Arrest my cousin. We shall testify against you in court. I will never be desperate to accept what I never did. " He gives his hands for the chains.The two wave at crowds that stare at him.