“With me completely lost I proceed to wander aimlessly, hoping that someone would see that I don’t know what I’m doing and help.
The academy was still full of life even if it was getting dark. Students were talking about races and what not, someone got a boyfriend and someone was making a armwrestle tournament…that actually sounds exciting.
I proceeded to get closer to the armwrestle tournament which consisted of two small tables and the opponents were facing each other. There was a crowd around them and they were shouting encouraging words.
“You can do it!”
“Come on, I betted my car on you!”
“REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!”
“Try your hardest”
The crowd shouted as I looked at the armwrestlers , one had short hair that was kinda gold and I think that was TM Opera O...and the other was Gold Ship.
They were locked in a heated rivalry in which they desperately tried to win.
I wonder if I should participate...nah I would probably lose. While I was thinking about that, someone said Gold ship won so I guess that’s the end of tha-
Suddenly someone pushed me into the chair TM Opera O had just occupied. Nearly making me fall but I managed to grab onto the chair and drag myself up. What is happening, do they want me to armwrestle Gold Ship!?
I looked around as the crowd roared that we should armwrestle...and peer pressure is a bitch.
I reluctantly sat on the chair and faced Gold Ship getting into a armwrestle stance. She immediately grasped my hand and a countdown began before we armwrestled.
And as soon as the countdown ended I smashed Gold Ship’s hand into the ground leaving everyone in shock even myself. So in a state of panic I got up and ran out of there.
How did I win!? Did Gold Ship let me win? No she looked just as surprised as the others but maybe she’s just a good actor? Is this why mother never wanted to armwrestle me? Why the three gods!? What am I even supposed to do? I have been walking aimlessly for 15 minutes and nothing has changed!
I’m just confused.
And that’s when I bumped into something and then heard a thud...that sounded suspiciously like a uma. I slow down and look back and low and behold there's the girl that helped me find the academy...looking just as lost as me...dammit I hoped she could help me.
“Um, you need help?” I asked, walking to her. I wonder why she looks lost, I mean isn’t she supposed to be a student here? Also why did she ask me to follow her when she could have just said go left? Is she just eccentric like that?
Is it possible...that she was also lost and in a panic asked me to follow her and just by luck the academy was there? I mean it is a possibility but at the same time I will appear even more stupid in her mind if I’m wrong. Such a dilemma.
“Um are you gonna reach out a hand or something? Cause you just asked me if I needed your help, walked up to me and then just stood over me menacingly whilst looking straight ahead at what I assume is just the hallways” The girl who I bumped into said looking back incase something really was there
“Oh yeah, sorry” I said, rubbing the back of my head before reaching out a hand and hauling her up without much effort. “What’s your name?” I asked after helping her up mainly so I can stop calling her the girl who helped me or the girl I bumped into.
“It’s...Special Weekend” Special Weekend said disappointed and then sighed heavily looking at my face that definitely did not resemble a certain streamer after someone said their mom was kinda homeless.
“Ah I see...well I hope You have a special week” I said, barely holding my laugh and at that special Weekend glared at me which made the bubble burst and I burst out laughing falling to my knees. “S-sorry I know I shouldn’t laugh at your name but man you must have been bullied so much for it” I finished in between my laughs clutching my stomach.
“If you could only guess” Special weekend said looking down at me as I continued laughing...glaring.
I after some time I managed to contain my laughter and get up “ Let me guess mother...Holy weekend?” I said and after Special weekend’s glaring intensified I burst out laughing again.
“Oh come on, it isn't that funny!” She said pouting and I got my laughter under control for a second time and then got up from the ground.
“Yeah,yeah sorry. My name's Lightning Chariot!” I say with pride puffing out my chest
“Oh yeah, the girl who hasn't won a single race” Special Weekend said it so quickly that I’m pretty sure she only spoke so quickly cause I made fun of her name.
“Low blow girl, low blow” I countered before remembering that I should figure out what I’m supposed to do and not chat with some girl “Do you know what I’m supposed to be doing? I’m kinda lost”
“I’m just as new as you, I don’t have a fucking idea what I’m supposed to be doing” Special Weekend said with a little bit of panic apparent in her voice.
And then we heard footsteps, they were frantic like someone was searching and after every second it came closer before we knew it the footstops were coming from the left hallway and then came Hishi amazon. “Sorry I forgot about yall” She said, screeching to a halt was the supervisor of Miho dormitory if I’m not wrong. “Sorry I got distracted and completely left yall!” She said cheerfully.
“Don’t worry about it, water under the bridge” Special Weekend said before looking at me.
“Oh um yeah whatever she said” I said pointing at Special Weekend which nearly made a vessel pop in her head...for some reason.
“Follow me I’m gonna show you to your dorms” Hishi Amazon said before giving us keys with a number on it and then we followed her for a pretty long time with no word getting passed between us.
After climbing some stairs we get to a hallway with multiple doors. I guess this is the miho dorm? “These are the dorms, you can see that there's numbers on the top left corner. The number that matches your key is your dorm...bye” Just before she left, leaving me with Special Weekend, she gave us a brochure of the team's trainer and everything.
“Well bye” I say before leaving Special Weekend to find my room and she does the same.
I searched for my number which is 321. So I have to go a little bit before finding it. Once I find it I also see everything I left at my old academy...I guess my trainer kept his promise.
Then I flop onto my bed tired
…
I wake up to the sound of a blowdrier…and my alarm clock. Why is my roommate having her blow dryer at max volume!? Who even is it?
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I get up groggily tucking a loose strand away from my eyes and then go to the bathroom where I hear the blow dryer is getting used. I’m gonna kill my roommate for these horrid sounds. “Now who the fuck! Has a blow dryer max volume at 7 in the morning knowing damn well they have a roommate! I was trying to sleep-" When I got to the bathroom I had to abruptly stop my monologue because what entered my eyes was not some random person like I thought it would be.
“Special Weekend, is this some kind of fucked up war tactic to destroy the competition? Make it so they can’t sleep?” I asked as Special Weekend was sitting on a stool blow dryer in hand.
“I thought you were a heavier sleeper with your whole village bumpkin vibe…and shouldn’t you be grateful, I made it so you had one hour to prepare for the academy” She said smiling, trying to spin this into something positive.
“Gratefull my ass!” I said before hurling myself at her.
“Wait, not my hair! Not my hair!” She screeched as we proceeded to get into a grappling match where I purposely aimed for her hair.
…
“Why are you so freakishly strong!?” Special Weekend said with a comb in hand trying to sort out her hair…now standing.
“Country bumpkin, remember?” I say stretching my back. Truthfully she put up a good fight but I had the advantage of being the first to attack and I was just stronger.
“Haha, now get over here your hair is a mess” She pointed at a stool and I obliged then she turned me towards the bathroom mirror and went behind me.
“So would you like me to just straighten out your hair or style it a little?” She asked with the professionalism of someone who has done this millions of times.
“Um, just comb it but why are you doing this?” I asked as she began combing my hair out. She was silent at first before responding.
“Well if you go out like this you will be a laughing stock. So I guess I’m doing it out of the kindness of my heart and kinda like an apology for waking you up there, all done” She somehow had done the impossible, the task not even my mother could do...she actually straightened my hair!
I looked in the mirror seeing my white hair glisten in the mirror. I turned towards Special Weekend and hugged her.
“Why are you hugging me!?, I only combed your hair!? You're acting like I cured your dad of cancer! Did your mother never comb your hair or something!?” She asked, coughing in my death hug like Darth Vader.
“My mother tried to comb my hair but it would never work” I said, releasing her and then stopping her from falling.
“My poor lungs, I’m pretty sure you ended my racing career” She whined and I just continued propping her up until she came back to normal “I guess we should go to the cafeteria and eat our breakfast”
I changed into my Tracen academy uniform as did Special Weekend before going out of our dorms...after I had to drag out Special Weekend when she reinspected our dorm for the 43rd time to make sure it’s clean.
Wait, wait! What if Hishi Amazon comes in and it isn’t in a presentable condition!” She wailed as I dragged her out and closed the door to our dorm and locked it.
“I guarantee you she won’t make an inspection, now let’s go I’m hungry” I responded before dropping her and running to the cafeteria of course Special Weekend soon caught up.
We ran to the cafeteria at blistering speeds, Special Weekend apologizing to everyone I crashed into “You know less casualties would happen if you slowed down and had more control!” Special Weekend said and I simply ignored her knowing I would lose that argument.
I took a sharp left turn, seeing the cafeteria to my right and bolting for it!
Here I come Foo-
From the left peripheral of my vision I see four uma’s run straight ahead going on a collision course with me. I lock eyes with the four other uma’s and we both realise something
We’re absolutely fucked!
I dig my feet into the floor feeling my calves burn as I decelerate too quickly, the other uma’s try to do the same but they don't have the same strength as me and collide into me, a resounding smack echoing in the hallway. I bear the full force nearly toppling over as they bounce off me with the speed of a well...horse.
They crashed into the floor with a symphony of thuds. The only one standing was me and then Special Weekend came, worry on her face. Oh she’s so considerate to come to my aid.
“Are you okay?” Special Weekend asked and I was about to respond until I noticed she was turned towards the four uma’s. Betrayer.
“Hey how come you didn’t ask me that!?” I ask outraged and Special Weekend turns towards me with irritation.
“Because I know you probably wrestled with bulls when you were young, these uma’s basically went full force into a wall with how strong you are!” She responded exasperated. trying to help the others up.
“First of all I’m not that strong. I nearly got toppled over, second of all I only wrestled the bulls to get them under control. Who knows what would have happened if they continued to wild out like that” I responded and Special Weekend with the other four uma’s looked at me weirdly.
“That doesn’t really help you case” One of the four uma’s retorted. She was the shortest of the bunch with blonde hair and a quiet voice
“Wow, you are built like a truck!” One of the other uma’s said. She has brunet hair and seemed kinda like the group leader with her pompes personality and all. “I am Auspicious Darkness, the short one is Up Syndrome, the one who has white hair and looks like she wants to kill you is Bubbly Sunshine and last one with brown hair is John Average” Auspicious Darkness completed doxxing her entire friend group's full government name for some reason and looked at Special Weekend and me expectantly.
“ I am Lightning Chariot and this is” I pointed at Special Weekend "Special Weekend” Now I have doxxed our full government names.
“Oh you're the one who has never won a race!” Auspicious Darkness said happily and why do every single uma I meet say that after I introduce myself?
Then after a few seconds she realised what she said “U-uh! Not to say that that’s a bad thing I know a uma who has never even won a race in her life!...not to say that you won’t win a race in your life! I actually believe that if you hadn’t tripped in your last race you would have won!” She says panicked and I just laughed a little.
“It’s fine! After all, I don't plan on continuing my losing streak! Mark my words, I will win my next race!” I say confidently pointing a finger to the ceiling.
“Can we like go and eat?” Bubbly Sunshine said already moving into the cafeteria and our little group followed her, got our food and found a place to sit.
“So how many races have you done?” Auspicious Darkness asked Special Weekend.
“Oh...I actually haven’t even started my racing career but I’m hopefully gonna start soon after I have found a team” Special Weekend said which surprised me...she seemed to have some type of racing experience.
“Oh, interesting! If you are interested I can ask our trainer if he wants you on the team, by the way all of us are on the same team and the only members. He did mention wanting more members” Auspicious Darkness responded.
“I’d appreciate that,” Special Weekend said
“Where’s your food?” John Average asked me.
“What do you mean, I ate it” I responded then went and got more food before coming back
“How, there has only been 1 minute since we sat down-and where’s your food now!?” John Average asked, now exasperated.
“I ate it” I said, getting another portion and coming back.
“Yes I know you ate it. I’m asking ho-and it’s gone again of course. You know what I have seen weirder thinks I’m not gonna pursue this!” John Average said before beginning to eat
“Well well well, what do we have here?” The voice resounded with haughtyness that could only come from a person who never faced consequences from our side and I looked there, seeing a uma who just frankly looked like a bully.
“This the third fucking time you have done that Sting Beetle!” Auspicious Darkness nearly screamed
“If you want me to stop you will have to race me so I can prove once and for all that I’m better than you...or are you scared?” The last part Sting Beetle tried to say while grabbing my shoulder but I just grabbed her wrist stopping her.
“Oh, someone is feeling rebellious,” Sting Beetle said, opting instead to get her face close to mine. “Is she part of your team?” Sting Beetle asked Auspicious Darkness, still being uncomfortably close to my face.
“She actually is, You know what...if you manage to beat her in a race” Auspicious Darkness said pointing at me “Then you can race against me...and with that being said, Lightning Chariot get ready for a race” She grinned while saying that and of fucking course I can’t get more than one day to rest before racing again.
…
We met at some track near Tracen academy that was 1900m. Track suit and all, Sting Beetle got her team watching talking about how she’s gonna beat me easily and I have my team watching saying that I shouldn’t lose too badly...wait when did I say I would join their team, eh doesn’t matter.
Special Weekend had pop corn ready.
“On the count of three y'all are gonna run. The first one to cross the finish line wins” Auspicious Darkness said before counting “1,2,3 GO!” She screamed the last part.
It was now on.
