At the would-rather-not-mention-the-name's HQ, Wilson stood on the dojo mat staring down at his teammates sitting down on the bare floor by the side.
"Seriously? No one?" Wilson asked. The look on his face said it all. "I'm disappointed in all of you." He pointed at Dash. "Especially you! I thought we were like rivals or stuff."Dash casually waved his hand."No normal homo sapien will want to be your rival, Wills." He said.Wilson huffed."Speak for yourself." Danny spoke. Wilson smiled and cracked his knuckles. Danny immediately panicked."Hey, hey wait. I said nothing about fighting you, okay? I'm just saying that there are some homos who will gladly face you."Wilson shook his head and said. "You're a coward. Don't give excuses for it. It's infuriating."Danny stands up."Did you just call me a coward?" He asked."Yes, I did." Wilson responded.Danny stood right in front of Wilson, who stood half a head taller than him. They stared rigThey arrived a little later than they expected. Their instructor hurried them up."Move it. Your names are being called. "Danny looked at Wilson. "You hear anything?""I can't even feel my head anymore. All I know is that it's still there." Wilson responded. He had hit his head too many times while Dash held his knife and threatened to mistakenly stab every three to five seconds."Just hurry up!" Charlie shouted at them as he shoved Dash into a sprint.As they neared the crowd of spectators out in the open, surrounding the ring, they heard the announcer speaking."...if they do not available in the next ten seconds, the devourers will automatically qualify for the semifinals." The announcer said."...Ten..""Wilson!" Charlie called. Wilson did not need to be told. He bent his knees and accelerated down a narrow passage between the murmuring spectators.The countdown had reached one by the time Wilson jumped from the floor into the ring.He la
Charlie approached them alongside their instructor. Sofia clung onto him like koala.Danny was less than pleased with this."Come on! Why did they have to give up so soon? They should have fought to the last man. How am I supposed to impress the ladies now. There's no point in such..." Danny paused, his mouth wide open, prompting the rest of the team to look in the same direction as him.Fawn blinked as if she was in pain. "Please, tell me those boys aren't our next opponents?'The Instructor nodded and said; "Yup! Those are your next opponents.""Damn! How could someone be this ugly in this current age?" Charlie was surprised.Dash hurriedly closed her Sofia's eyes. He could not bear to have his sister's eyes tainted by such horrific sights."And I thought Danny was ugly." Fawn quipped.Her comment did not sit well with Danny."What?""Ignore her. She doesn't mean it." Dash said in Fawn's defense."Don't give me that crap." Danny said. He
Wilson's grip loosened. His little opponent pushed him away. He hit the ground gripping his head. Blood came out of all seven orifices. Charlie looked very worried. He stepped forward to help but the instructor pulled him back."Let him learn to deal with mental attacks.""He will die!" Charlie countered."A good fighter should know when to give up in order to survive."Charlie tapped his foot and his fingers rapidly. Danny, Fawn and Dash looked just as worried. They did not speak a word and just looked on without an idea what they could do when facing such an attack.Dash couldn't look on anymore. It was one thing to be dishing out an immense amount of hurt. It was a completely different thing to be on the receiving end. As he looked away, he saw Sofia standing, with tears in her eyes. Charlie had put her down some time ago when he wanted to disrupt the match to stop Wilson from dying.Sofia cried. It was painful to watch but she couldn't look away. Her
The next morning, Wilson and Charlie were in a hospital in Major Street, Tiger City. After the match and potion splurging, as soon as Wilson's case had stabilized, Charlie boarded a super fast hovercar that he had hired from who-knows-where and sped through the night to arrive at the most expensive hospital in the Tiger City by morning.Wilson was admitted and Charlie sat by his side, watching him while skimming through the news on his new projection wristwatch.The doorknob twisted. Charlie looked at the door, then at Wilson and finally at the time on his watch. It was not yet time for the doctor's checkup. He stood up, alarmed. A gun appeared in his left hand and a knife in his right.The door slowly opened. Charlie's finger was ready to squeeze the trigger when he saw the face of the woman that entered. Immediately, the gun and knife disappeared. His serious, slightly bloodthirsty countenance changed to that of reverence."Mrs Silvia." He greeted with a deep bow."Oh, Charleston. Y
Wilson woke up two days after. By that time, the Trainwrecks had found a large temporary residence to stay in. It was a beautiful, quite expensive private property owned by Horr, but it was unused and slowly collecting dust, so, Charles rented it off him at a discount price.It was early evening when Wilson woke up, the private hospital room was packed with all the Trainwreck members. Fawn, Dash and Danny were having a little argument among themselves as usual, Sofia was asleep on a sofa and Charlie and the team's instructor whose name no one knew, conversed quietly. Wilson looked at each of their faces and smiled."Did we win?"The entire room went quiet. They collectively looked at him."What?" He asked. "You didn't want me to wake up?"Dash blurted out before any one else could come up with a more appropriate answer."No. You're not supposed to wake up yet.""Huh?" Wilson did not expect that."Huh?" Dash repeated. Charlie quickly cut in before things could deviate out of hand."Wha
"How did you get here?" Wilson asked her."No, wait, what exactly is going on?""Come, come, let's sit." Silvia dragged him to a bench by the side of a small cottage that blended well with its environ.The little bench looked like any other wooden furniture but was softer and more comfortable than anything Wilson had ever come across. Charlie remained a distance away. Already he was bored out of his mind. He had no business getting involved in the mother and son moment, but his watch, phones and spatial ring and bracelet did not work in wherever this place was. He had no means of entertaining himself, so he just laid on the soft grass and let his mind stray."I really don't understand. How did Charlie know about this place? How long have you been here? When did you leave home? Where are we, even?" "Calm down." Silvia said, smiling widely. She did not say a word for a while and just looked at Wilson as he tried to make heads and tails of the whole situation.
"Some couple centuries or back, before the first invasion, your great great grandfather, I think it's two greats, was a well known modified fighter. He had the strength and grit. He was very popular for his sportsmanship and showmanship. When the aliens first struck earth, he was in the middle of the biggest fight of his career against a fellow fighter named Boxer. Boxer is the ancestor of the royal family. Grandpa Wolfe was the first person to deal a fatal blow to the alien ship. Of course, that's not what the history books say. Apparently, to further bolster their image in the eyes of the citizens of the kingdom, the historical records were altered, but the royal family and certain important families know the truth. That's why Tiger City was given its independence in the first place. As a tribute to our ancestor and to maintain a good relationship with us."Wilson blinked. He understood most of that. As usual, his observant mom noticed."We will go into details about that
Before Wolfe died, he had an illicit affair with his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte. While Wolfe was legally married and in love, it was all for the public's eyes. After all, he was a public figure and he cared a lot about how people viewed him. Maybe a little too much. If he hadn't, he probably would have married Charlotte instead.Charlotte was heavily pregnant when Wolfe jumped into the those outer worlders' ship. The knowledge made Wolfe's real wife, Monica feel betrayed. The invasion and resistance continued for a while and after some time, Monica and Charlotte met in a makeshift underground bunker while escaping for their lives. They got into a stupid fight with each other and insulted and cursed at each other. But Monica was quickly overwhelmed, she burst into tears and in a fit of rage and frustration, grabbed the bare soil beneath her and glared at Charlotte."Wolfe deceived me. He used me to boost his career. And while I suffered every night, he spent them in bed