Chapter IV - My House!
?Flag is escaping left? sounded the voice of Rico through John? headset. John dashed quickly through the left side of a small wooden structure, past dense bushes. The sweat was already dripping from his head. Capture the Flag was currently being played among the students. It was males vs females, consisting out of 10 people per team. The game would last 15 minutes, or first to capture 5 flags. There was no need for your own flag to be in place, so cross-stealing was not possible. Also, each team carried special headset to communicate, as the game was held on a vast terrain with lots of obstacles and hiding places.
The score was currently 1-1. Both sides managed to capture a flag and time was running out. He jumped over a fallen tree, passing a large ship container. There he saw the enemy flag carrier. She was trying to escape from the defenders. Two males tried to block her path, but she was not alone, as her backupper snatched swiftly for the arm, ripping off the ?paper wristband?. The two males cursed in defeat as they rushed back to base.
Each person carried a paper wristband. It was loosely put on around the wrist, so it could be easily torn off. A torn off wristband meant you were dead, and had to walk back to base to receive a new one from the teacher.
John noticed the enemy carrier and her guardian dashing away. But John was faster, much faster. He took a short-cut around the container and jumped right in front of them. The two girls were surprised when they saw him. The backupper-girl rushed forward with a leap, but John evaded it by sidestepping. Then she did another attack, aiming for John? wristband, but missed. John cursed as it was obviously a trick to keep him busy as the enemy flag carrier started running on again. Then Leo leaped into the fight.
?Go!? he shouted.
It didn?t take any thinking. John quickly dashed forward as Leo and the backupper girl went into a one on one fight.
John was gaining quickly on the girl, but he jumped into the bushes, taking an alternative route to surprise her. The girl was exhausted and looked behind her. She was nervous, as she couldn?t see John any longer. Then she screamed out when he jumped out of the bushes in front of her with a huge grin on his face.
?I am being attacked? she yelled through her headset.
John lunged with both arms stretched, aiming with his hands at the girl?s chest and squeezed them gently. The girl cried out in panic and swung the flag at John? head. It knocked John onto the floor, freeing the girl from his grip. She then ripped of John? wristband and dashed away with the flag.
John sat dumbfounded on the floor, rubbing his head. ?Damn, that hurts.?
The flag carrying girl looked behind, smiling with small tears in her eyes. She had defeated one of the Smooth Gentlemen, and that gave her some pride. But then she hit into a human body, bouncing back from the impact. In shock, she looked up and noticed a tall bald guy looking down on her.
Mack grabbed the girl over his shoulder, ripped off her wristband, took the flag and spanked her on the bottom then let her go. The girl ran away in tears, yelling something through her headset. The pride she had a few seconds ago, got destroyed by the great ?Assman?.
?That was close yo? Mack said. They started dashing back to base with their own flag. ?John, I keep telling you dawg. The ass is weak against attacks. The front is too obvious. Your acts are useless.?
?I don?t need a lecture from you, Mack. You are just taller than me.? John responded in defence. It was a lousy excuse as Mack had to laugh out loud.
?Either way man, you are defeated by a regular girl. What were you thinking?? Mack said.
They arrived at the base where they seen few more girls running away in defeat, as their wristbands were ripped off. They saw Leo high fiving two other males from his team for the excellent defens. The base was actually nothing more than a small hill surrounded by wooden walls. It had three openings which allowed escape through three different routes. They were inside a forest, so the area was dense with trees and bushes.
?Did you survive the girl you fought for me?? John asked.
?What do you think? She was easy as hell. Poor girl.? Leo said laughing: ?I pulled out my super fan and just blew up her skirt. The poor girl cried out in panic and I managed to take her wristband and some lovely pictures.?
?You sly bastard.? Mack said in jealousy: ?Seriously Leo dawg, you need to lend me one of those super fans. ?
Leo noticed John wrist. It had no paper band, meaning he was defeated. He had to run further behind the base as the ?starting point? was away from the base, to avoid cheating.
?I am at the enemy base with 3 boys. We got their flag and running to the wooden cabin? Rico said through the headsets.
Mack, Leo and John dashed out to find Rico and ordered the other teammates to defend.
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Rico snatched a wristband of a girl, successfully backing up his teammate who had the flag. But then he heard a loud cry. It was Avelia who like instantly tackled his teammate. He wasn?t carrying a flag, but helping out in backup. The boy crashed to the floor and his wristband got ripped off. Rico cursed and demanded the flag from his carrying partner. He had to take the flag, as he was faster on his legs and more swift. Being in the dancing and drama club made him a skilled evader. Avelia was chasing them with high speed.
?As expected from a girl who is into kickboxing.? Rico said. He gritted his teeth but had to keep running.
?What do we do?? said one of the two remaining males in his team.
?Run man!? said the other: ?Else that berserker girl is go??
In a shock they saw Amy somersaulting from above a container. She pulled out her wooden sword and slashed into their group. In panic Rico and the two males scattered. But Amy quickly pulled out a second sword and spun towards the two males. With deadly precision, she slashed off the wristbands off the males.
?Double kill.? She said with a soft voice, glancing at Rico who was shocked.
?You shouldn?t be distracted!? Said another voice from behind.
Rico barely evading Shimuka?s attack and did a beautiful leap, landing on one leg. He grabbed a rose and sniffed it for a moment.
?The Silky Ladies, challenging me. How lovely? he said.
?Don?t get it into your head.? Amy said. Slowly they surrounded Rico. The chance of escaping grew slim. Avelia, Amy and Shimuka were too much for him to handle alone. He was fast and agile, but not a powerhouse to defend against Amy or Avelia.
?Game over.? Shimuka said as she adjusted her glasses.
But then, Rico just smiled and threw up the flag into the air. The Silky Girl's got surprised by John who flew through the air, snatching the flag then landing with quite some force onto the ground. Amy gritted her teeth as she noticed it must have been Leo and Mack who launched John through the air. ?Cheeky as ever I see.? She said and rushed forward with her twin swords.
John rolled away as the swords slashed the bush behind him, completely cutting it into half.
?Woah woah woah! Miss Northwind.? He said in surprise: ?This might be Capture the Flag, but weapons are prohibited!?
?Says who?? said Shimuka pulling out three scalpel knives. She tossed them at John.
?Uh oh? Rico noted and quickly grabbed three roses and threw them quickly at the scalpels. The objects collided, stopping the flying knives. John turned completely pale, as he thought he was almost going to die.
Avelia jumped on Mack?s back, trying to pull him backwards to slam him on the floor. ?God damn it you baldy, why won?t you fall!?
?I am the great Mack Back missy! The Mack does not fall! Girls fall for me!?
John thought this was a good moment to escape, as Leo fought Amy. Rico fought Shimuka and Avelia was too busy with her fight against Mack. He dashed like crazy, hoping he wouldn?t run into Melisa or other females, as he hadn?t seen her yet. Arriving at the base he noticed two males of his team guarding. They shouted in joy when they saw John bringing in the enemy flag. One of the judges, a teacher, noted the score.
A minute later, the whistle sounded through the speakers, indicating the game was over. John wiped off the sweat, as he was happy he managed to capture. The other teammates congratulated him and were cheering and randomly high fiving among each other. Later on Leo, Mack and Rico had heard of the score and were cheering as well. It was time for the score announcements.
Both teams assembled at the middle to hear the score from Rosmalen. ?It was a very good fight.? He said: ?I enjoyed watching this. Now for the scores?
Leo grinned looking at around at his teammates and at the enemy female team. From what Leo could see, they were nervous. This was a sure win for the Smooth Gentlemen , meaning one out of the three events was their win.
Rosmalen looked at this paper and then said: ?The score is a tie! The blue boys team, 2. The red girl team, 2!?
Suddenly there was a commotion. Leo?s smile disappeared instantly. He looked at Mack, Rico and John who were just as shocked. Rosmalen continued:
?Red girl team wins by having 15 more kills than blue boys team! Congratulations!?
A cheer exploded from the girl team. They hugged each other and jumped. John and his team?s jaws dropped. They couldn?t believe it.
?What do you mean, 15 more kills!? Leo shouted. ?That is impossible!?
?Believe it or not.? Said Rosmalen: ?These are the scores registered fair and square by the judges. Game is over!?
Leo clenched his fists in anger. He started shivering as well. Mack didn?t respond and just stood there. Rico faltered on his knees in a dramatic pose, holding his hand in front of his eyes. And John, he just stare at the Silky Girls, when he met Melisa?s eyes. She smiled with a devilish smile then returned to the celebrate her victory.
☆★☆ To be continued ☆★☆