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After readying myself in the locker room after our successful
League War Avalanche Round 3, I headed out to find out how some of my friends
were doing in their own. First, I checked on Astra and the original Star Force
League.
They
were in the same boat we were in the Junior League, losing the first round to a
stronger team but coming back strong during the second round. Now, they were engaged
with their rivals, the 5th Precinct: Space Force. I had to chuckle
at the happenstance that the two combatants were nearly named the same. I guess
we would see who was better, space or star?
It turned
out that the 5th Precinct: Space Force wasn’t that great of a
challenge, or at least the score didn’t represent there being one. FireFly Fun
Haus trailed us by 10-ish points in the end. The Star Force league lead by 45
point. That would mean Astra and the rest of my league’s extended family would
earn a Silver Medal as well. I cheered from the crowd as the final fights
completed. Astra was amazing, combining her telekinetic prowess with new martial
maneuvers.
Chained
Angel flew over to greet me, her wings pure and white as the driven snow
outside. “Hey, Kitt’n. I hear you all in the junior league did great this last
round. Good job!”
“Thanks,”
I replied as she swept up into the air. Chained Angel was a friendly and polite
woman, but her powers came from an actual Angel of Death being bound to her. “Same
to you guys. I hope things go just as well.”
Having
shapeshifting powers as I did, I wasn’t envious of many other gifts, but TK like
Astra’s would be cool to be able to perform. Getting something out of the
fridge while remaining in front of the TV would be really awesome to be able to
do. Having another person captured inside my body didn’t seem like it would be
as much fun. I had to admit, Morphons being introduced into the atmosphere created
some very unusual abilities.
Out of
the corner of my eye, I spotted the extra-large armored hero I observed watching
our matches. I waved at them, but they
didn’t respond. I shrugged and continued to applaud as the two teams exchanged
handshakes at the end of the match. Seeing the mutual respect for one another
at the end of a battle was heartwarming. I knew some leagues really didn’t like
one another off the field, but good sportsmanship was encouraged while participating
in League Wars.
After
half-an-hour, I departed to visit the arena for Division 3 matches. The Legacy
of Spawn was doing fantastic, and I really hoped to see Ms. Fae in a match. If
they won, I’d be in quite a quandary, though. I was expected to attend the
WMD-Black Order celebration, which I had done for the past two wars, but if
Legacy of Spawn won, I would like to visit theirs to congratulate Ms. Fae in
person. Hopefully, Midgardsormr would understand and let me slip out for a few
minutes while he sparred with Wyldfyre.
My communications
unit remained silent, even with me checking it in frequent intervals. Where
were my parents? Why weren’t they answering my calls? Why hadn’t BADGE found
them yet?
We were
on Earth instead of orbital space this league war. I could exit the grounded
space station and go back home to search for them myself, but that would take
several hours to travel such a distance back to New Amsterdam.
Maybe
after her fights, which shouldn’t take long knowing Ms. Fae, I could ask her
for some help. She could teleport me there in no time at all. Or I could ask
Astra, but she was currently celebrating with her team. I didn’t actually know
anything was wrong back home, so pulling her away from her league at the moment
seemed selfish.
I moved
on through the corridors to watch the Legacy of Spawns final match with The
Scottish Claymores – The Highlanders.
Ms. Fae
must have sensed me coming, because she was waiting at the entrance to the
bleachers when I arrived. “Good day, Kitt’n.”
“Hello,
Ms. Fae. Is it too early to offer my congratulations?” I asked, not wanting to
jinx her team’s chances.
“I’ll
leave that up to you,” Ms. Fae said. “All I will say is I am very proud of my
league’s performance this league war and will be happy whatever the outcome, even
if our opponents this do seem to be at a serious disadvantage.”
I wondered
if all princesses were as diplomatic. “I hope things continue to go in your
favor, then.”
“I
sense you have some concerns, Kitt’n,” Ms. Fae said with a bit of confusion
playing on her face. “Is there a problem? You can tell Wyldfyre I’ll be happy
to aid his recovery again after he duels with Midgardsormr later today. It
seems like the World Serpent has found himself a new chew toy.”
“No, it’s
not about him,” I replied, my cheeks flaring with embarrassment. I didn’t want
to trouble her with my more-than-likely-nothing concern, but telepaths are very
hard to not pick up on what is weighing on people’s minds. “I haven’t been able
to reach my parents, and Eggie said she asked BADGE to go check in on them, but
I haven’t heard anything back from them yet. I was going to ask if after your
done here, if you wouldn’t mind teleporting me home.”
“I’m
certain your parents are fine,” Ms. Fae said in her typical know-it-all
fashion. “I will have to hope that young Gem is going to be as doting on me as
you are over your parents. Perhaps they took advantage of your participation
here at league wars to have some time to… do things they can’t when you are
home.”
“MS.FAE!”
I could feel my eyes doubling in size at the thought.
“My
dear, you might be at the age where hormones dictate many of your impulses, but
when you are older, you will realize that there is more to a relationship than THAT,”
she said with a chuckle. “A healthy relationship needs more than the physical
to keep it healthy. I… I was only trying to suggest they may be pursuing
interests you do not share with them. My, my, my, I see now there are going to
be conversations in my future I never considered. Gem is going to know quite a
bit when she arrives but knowing and understanding are two very different
things in many cases. I digress. Should you need me to aid you, I will be more
than happy to escort you home.”
“Thank
you very much. I’ve never been unable to reach them before-,” I hung my head
ashamedly, “-but I can think of times I tried to dodge their phone calls because
I wanted to do something else.”
“I’m
certain everything is alright. Had there been anything to be worried about, I’m
sure BADGE would know about it. Eggie keeps a tight watch on you and your
family.” Ms. Fae stretched her back and rolled her shoulders to relax them. “One
or two more challenges, and I will be ready to call this day done. I’ll see you
later, hopefully for celebratory reason?”
“Good
luck,” I said she walked to rejoin her team and I took a seat to watch some of
the Legacy of Spawn’s final matches of Round Three. I needed time to think of
how to tell Midgardsormr that my parents wouldn’t be joining me as he wanted. Hopefully,
he wouldn’t be too disappointed. Maybe if I distracted him by having Wyldfyre
walk in alongside of me?
I shook
my head, chiding myself for thinking of using a teammate as a sacrificial lamb.
That would be wrong, no matter how funny it might be.
<to be continued>
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