Chapter 18:
ONE WEEK LATER AT THE L&K SECONDARY TRAINING FACILITY-
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*MANA ENERGY INCREASE*
*Chino-Ken healing Tom & Thomas*
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Misty Noyelle: *Australian impression* "So then I had to wrestle an alligator! I lifted him out of the swamp…dove and trapped the bitch in a headlock....because ya know how those big boys love to tussle… and BOOM! BATISTA BOMB!" *switches back to her regular voice* "Then I saw a bear while walking through the forest but I was tired so I just kicked him in the nuts. Alsoooo, on the way from the massacre, I saw this cute little rabbit-- so I killed her mother- and now I would like to introduce to you our new Sinister Six pet: Heila, aka Mrs.Sniffles!"
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*Chino-Ken and Van Saka amused by Misty's story & the little rabbit*
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Chino-Belle: "WHY ARE YOU TWO SO INVESTED IN HER NONSENSE?? BATISTA BOMBING AN ALLIGATOR & KICKING A BEAR IN THE NUTS!? Does that not sound a tiny bit ridiculous-"
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Chino-Ken: "Maybe instead of being so aggravated all the time…you could probably try to be more interesting."
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Van Saka: *petting Mrs.sniffles* "Have no fear! I have an idea that can help Belle! Why don't you tell him about the dream where the two of you are getting married-"
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*Chino-Belle covered Van Saka's mouth*
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Chino-Ken: "Listening to her stories entertained me and kept me up all night *yawns* while healing these brats. They consume so much energy *yawns again*"
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*Misty raises her hand*
Misty Noyelle: "Question!"
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Chino-Ken: "Shoot."
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*Tom & Thomas slowly waking up*
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Misty Noyelle: "What's up with that blondie in the dungeon? I tried sharing my donut with her and she spat it back in my face."
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Chino-Ken: "She refused to eat every-time I gave her food because she still bears hatred towards me. I even tried torturing her into eating and she wouldn't budge.."
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*Van Saka left in disbelief by their statements*
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*Tom & Thomas rubbing their eyes*
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Tom & Thomas Luna: "Where are we…? Where's Sarah!"
*As they tried to get off of the beds.. they experienced excruciating pain.*
Tom & Thomas Luna: *grunting* "URGHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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Chino- Ken: "The treatment isn't over. Don't be stupid. You'll be fine by tomorrow but you aren't allowed to see your sister for two years or until you can stand toe to toe with either one of us. Until then…I'll leave your sister in Saka's care. Maybe she'll listen to him."
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Even a fool could tell that, in that moment, with our powers combined, we weren't remotely close in strength or skill to any one of them standing in that room. Despite that, moving forward we had one goal, one purpose. To harness the full extent of our powers over these two years for Sarah….
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THE NEXT MORNING-
*phone ringing*
*phone ringing*
*phone ringing*
*answered*
Chino-Ken: "Leon. They're fully recovered and ready to commence training."
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Leon King: "Time to set everything in motion then *smirks* Stephen ordered that one of you kill their parents. Keep their heads and take back the money."
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Chino-Ken: "Copy. I'd send Misty or Belle to execute the kill & retrieval of their heads."
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Leon King: "Don't forget you also owe me a new facility-"
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*beep*
*Chino-Ken hung up*
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Leon King: "He acts just like fucking Stephen…. I really hate that guy sometimes."
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Chino-Ken: *thoughts* "The old man is pretty twisted. Condemning them to death because they sold off their kids willingly…while if they didn't..we'd have threatened or tortured them till they would've... it's really a lose-lose situation."
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Chino-Ken: *thoughts* "Unless your final request is selfless…"
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*walks back into Tom & Thomas' room*
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Chino-Ken: "You two are in the care of Captain Rogers now. You won't be seeing any of us until the end of your training. Improve."
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*Chino Ken walks out and Captain Rogers walks into the room*
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Captain Rogers: "Let's get right to it boys. There's no time to spare!"
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Tom & Thomas Luna: "We're ready."
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Captain Rogers: *thoughts* "They seem much more serious than before…a near death experience must have impacted them heavily."
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*ringing*
*ringing*
*ringing*
*answered*
Chino-Ken: "Belle I need you to execute-"
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Chino-Belle: "The twins' parents…it's already been done."
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Chino-Ken: *confused* "Huh?? I didn't issue the order-"
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Chino-Belle: "The crazy bitch said something about revenge for a donut…"
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*Misty connected to the group call*
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Misty Noelle: *eating a donut* "You forgot to hang up…. but yes Kenny. I have both of their heads and the money. This is pay back for her wasting half of my favorite donuts!."
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*Misty playing keep ups with the two heads*
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Chino-Ken: "Good job. Bring them back to the facility as soon as possible."
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Misty Noyelle: "Sure thing. Bye Kenny!"
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*beep*
*hung up*
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Chino-Belle: "She left some donuts in her room.. I was wondering if you'd like to-"
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*beep*
*Chino-Ken hung up*
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Chino-Belle: *sighs* "Hmm...maybe if I acted more like her, he would actually give me the time of day....until then its just me and these sweet treats against the world..."
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Before our training began..Captain Rogers explained everything. How our parents are never actually taking us back. How we'd have to reform ourselves into emotionless 'elite soldiers' to keep our sister alive... Looking back at it… he was more of a father to us than our own.
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The longest two years of our lives finally went by…we surpassed our limits every.single.day. From climbing mountains & destroying them after. Leaving islands in ruins.Long hours of meditation. Sparring against my brother…not being allowed to eat till our wins and losses are equal in each session. Although it wasn't that bad because Captain Rogers' cooking was horrible.. *smiles* Tom would always make the meals edible afterwards.. but we never told him that because…he tried his best and despite being lacking in terms of strength. Rogers was among the exceedingly skillful. Most of our abilities were taught to us by him. Not only did our physical appearances change drastically over time but our emotional state as well…basically mastering masking how we feel despite the situation…..or atleast we tried to..
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Captain Rogers: "I hate to admit it because I would dearly miss having you around but I've taught you boys everything that I know and now there's nothing left!"
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Tom & Thomas Luna: "Thank you Captain! It was an honor!"
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Captain Rogers: *smiles* "You can lose the formalities. I'm no longer in a higher rank than you are. You have officially surpassed the previous Number 5 & 6!"
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We couldn't help but feel happy…neither could we fight the urge to hug him. This was it. After two long years…we were finally getting to see Sarah..and then…
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L&K TRAINING FACILITY MAIN ARENA:
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*clips cigar*
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*lighter sparking*
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*lights cigar*
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*puffs*
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Stephen Lucci: "Good day gentlemen...or shall I say the new number 5 & 6?..*rolls up sleeves*…I'll cut the introduction short. *puffs* I'm Stephen Lucci. The owner of this place and many like it. Anyway, I was impressed when I heard about you boys so I saw to it that you were taken care of and didn't end up being wasted potential.. *puffs* All I ask in return is that you respect me and follow through with any orders given…so now that we are on the same page. Rogers! Gear up!"
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Captain Rogers: "Yes sir!"
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Chino-Ken: *thoughts* "A ultimate test of skill and a rude awakening…"
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Misty Noyelle: *thoughts* "This is so exciting!" *smiles*
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Chino-Belle: *thoughts* "No fucking way… and people think I'm ruthless…..?"
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Van Saka: *thoughts* "Don't tell me-"
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Tom & Thomas Luna: "What's happening?"
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Stephen Lucci: "There comes a time in life when the student must become the master, and to do so..you have to fight! Therefore as a test of skill…strength..Evaluation of growth and the decisive factor of Mrs.Luna's life or death.. your final trial begins now!"