User blog:Guardian Fira/Fighters Unite! Chapter 10: Blackout

The crowd was roaring with excitement. It was currently the last fight of the first half of the first round. The two teams currently fighting were Team Burst, consisting of Sorin, Fira and Yuki. The second team was Team Unknown, made up of Roxas, Samuel and Tengu. The last two fights had them all fired up. The first fight was Fira Vs Roxas, a fight which, after a difficult struggle and a lucky draw, Fira won. The second fight showed Yuki Vs Samuel, a Danger World User. Yuki held her ground and almost defeated Samuel, however he managed to pull through with a Phoenix Wall and defeated Yuki the very next turn. This brought the teams to an equal score of 1-1, with the last match deciding the game. As Sorin was the last fighter for Team Burst, he stepped out onto the field. He didn't feel too nervous, he was used to being the one to bring things back into his favour. He had his mind on other things however, what Michi had told him echoed in his head, 'According to information we recieved back at the office, a certain Fighter here is not who they say they are. We have reason to believe they're using this tournament as a cover to recruit new members into a organization or some sort, but we don't know anything beyond that'. Sorin had his suspicions about Tengu, his opponent who was dressed similar to a card known as Blood Knife, Kimensai, with the mask a dark red colour, with blue lines covering it.

Sorin looked back into the booth where the rest of his team sat. Yuki was sat on a cushion, looking upset, but trying to put on a brave face to not make her team upset. Fira was sat next to her, comforting her. Sorin could only smile and chuckle a little as he turned back to the arena. He had known about Fira's nuturing personality nature for a while. Although, living with Serena, Ruby and Leo, he had to be the father figure. He remembered how Ruby was attending a new school and thought back to when Leo went to a new school. Fira and Serena were quite worried when he left, but grew used to it and eventually stopped panicking. Sorin brought his head back to the present and watched as Tengu stepped out of his team booth and made his way to the fighting stage. Sorin could feel a slight chill as he looked at his mask, and how it looked back at him, emotionless eyes fixing on his. He stepped onto the fighting platform, and so did Sorin. Sorin pulled out his Core Deck Case and allowed Ocker to form next to him. Ocker landed in a crouching position, and stood up. He started staring at Tengu, who stared back. Ocker was a little confused but then gasped. Tengu lifted his arm and clicked his fingers, and the stadium went dark.

Sorin looked around, hoping to be able to see a light source or something, as the audience started to panic and screamed. "Ocker, are you still there?", Sorin asked. "Yeah, I'm here" Ocker replied. Sorin tried to see over to Tengu's side, and could just make out the platform. He squinted his eyes, trying to focus on Tengu, only to see he wasnt there. Sorin was feeling freaked out, and then, a voice over his shoulder said, "It's coming, join it while you can". The lights to the Stadium came on, showing the arena, the audience stands and the inside of the booths. Sorin looked behind him, trying to find where the voice came from. No one was stood behind him, but Ocker was still next to him, "You ok, Sorin?", he asked. Sorin, a little disoriented from the voice, looked back at him and nodded, "Y-Yeah I'm ok, what about you?". Ocker nodded back, and an announcement came over the speakers, "Attention please, we are expierencing techical difficulties right now, and unfortunatly, we are using our backup power. The backup can't support the lighting and the fight stage at the same time, so we're going to be taking an unexpected interval, just to get it all working again, sorry folks". Sorin, looking up towards a speaker to listen, looked back towards Tengu's platform, and his eye's widened. Tengu wasn't there.

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Sorin left the arena and walked back into the booth. Yuki was a little teary eyed, brought on by the stress of the situation and her loss. Fira was still trying to comfort her, with little success. Sorin walked straight past them though and out the door. Ocker stayed in the booth, not wanting to disturb Sorin when he was in thought. He knew what he was like when he was busy with something. Ocker looked over at Yuki, on the brink of crying and Fira, doing his best to cheer her up. Ocker had known Fira for a long time, and could recognize when his fatherly instinct was kicking in. He had to have one looking after Ruby and Leo. Ocker looked back at the door, thinking to himself, 'Sorin, just be careful and hurry back'. Sorin looked left and right, trying to find something, not even he knew what he was looking for. He ran down the hall on the left, not slowing down for anything.

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Chain and Team Stardust were still in the cafe at the time of the blackout. Serena had panicked during it and knocked over a few chairs, while Berith sat perfectly still throughout it, using the light of his laptop to keep focused. Chain, on the other hand, was so busy eating he didnt even pay attention to it. He saw the lights get darker, but that was about it. The lights came on not long afterwards, and Serena realized the mess she made of the cafe. It wasnt bad, but a LOT of chairs had been tipped over. Berith was amazed she knocked that many over, even ones near the door where it was lighter. However, she had sat down now, breathing a little heavy. "Heeeeeyy, you guys", A voice from the door shouted. Berith turned around to see Arthur Mirai, a member of Team Heart stood at the door, along with the rest of his team behind him, observing the mess.

Arthur hopped over the chairs to the table Team Stardust was sat at, as the rest of Team Heart, followed by Pan, slowly moved through the mess. Arthur was in a rather giddy mood as he spoke, "I saw both of your matches, I was quite impressed with you Berith, you too Serena". Arthur stared at Berith a little before looking Serena, only for a short time. He produced a wrapped sweet out of his pocket and handed it to Berith, "Take it, It's caramel". Berith immediatly unwrapped it and popped it into his mouth. Serena, a little upset, asked, "What about me?". Arthur turned back to her and produced another wrapped sweet, "Oh sorry, I tend to forget when I'm happy". Serena accepted the sweet and placed it into her pocket for later. The rest of Team Heart had finally got to the table, and Daichi started to speak, "You guys did pretty good out there. A 2-0 victory to start the tournament is just the competition we're looking for, a shame the second matches didn't go so smoothly. Arthur was in the stands when the blackout occured". Arthur stared upwards, lost in his own world, muttering to himself, "I was enjoying all the fights". He then looked back at the table, a little upset, "But then the lights went out, and I couldnt see any of the fighters or monsters, so I came out to get some food".

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Sorin had run out of breath from running. He still didnt know what he was running for, but liked to believe he had a reason. He was currently in the main lobby. He looked around, trying to find something, anything to sort his head out. "Heeeeeyy, you guys", Sorin heard. He looked over towards the cafe, to see a group of boys and a girl walking into the cafe. The first boy, who had spoken, hopped into the cafe while the others walked over, carefully. Sorin followed the group towards the cafe and stood near the door. He could see Chain and his team sat at a table, with the first boy handing Berith a sweet. The rest of the group got to the table and one of the other boys started to speak, "You guys did pretty good out there. A 2-0 victory to start the tournament is just the competition we're looking for, a shame the second matches didn't go so smoothly. Arthur was in the stands when the blackout occured". Sorin then had a thought. If only that Arthur character was in the stands at the time of the blackout, where was the rest of the group?. He turned away from the cafe, with a new objective. He would try to find out who caused he blackout. Although he just thought it was Tengu's doing.

Sorin saw someone burst through the entrance of the Stadium, on the phone with someone. The boy looked like GX, but a little different. He was wearing a dark green shirt along with black jeans and black sneakers, though his hair was what confused Sorin. It was stuck up in the same way as GX, except it was white and green. Sorin could hear him speaking on the phone, "not gonna get it up for a while, so move quickly..........No NOW!......I'll meet you near the entrance, but hurry up!". The boy hung up his mobile and put it in his pocket. Sorin could tell something was up with him, and decided to stick around to see where this would go, and who he was meeting.

After about 2 minutes of waiting, the boy finally met with who he was speaking to, GX. Sorin was a little surprised by this, not expecting GX to have a brother, let alone anyone who looked like him. GX looked quite sullen and depressed, while the boy looked rather angry, asking GX, "THERE you are, where were you?". GX looked down towards the floor as the boy shouted, and replied, "I was in the stands, it's harder to get back out when people are panicking, give me a break Aiden". Sorin now knew the boys name, and Aiden started to speak again, "I don't care for your excuses, we got work to do, now come on". Aiden grabbed GX by the wrist and pulled him towards the entrance. GX then pulled away and spoke, "I can walk myself, don't pull me like a child". GX walked next to Aiden as they both walked out of the door, GX still looking depressed. Sorin attempted to follow them outside after they had left, when a buzzer went off as he got to the door. A woman at the main desk then looked at him and explained, "Oh, I'm sorry, but are you a team member who's fight was interupted just now? If you are, then the doors are programmed not to allow those who's match is in progress leave, so no forfeits are declared unintentionally. I'm sorry, but until your match is over, your team won't be able to leave". The woman bowed at Sorin, obviously feeling guilty at having to point that out to him. Sorin watched GX and Aiden walk round the Stadium building and out of his view, annoyed by how he was trapped.