RE: James' Fanfic contest entry[still needs a name]
Ok, here it is people, chapter 14! after what he has witnissed, will Brian be able to continue his recruitment survey as planned? Find out by reading this chapter!
Enjoy!
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Chapter 14: Bed and Breakfast at team Galaxy base
The next morning I woke at 7.30am. That meant I still had thirty minutes left to get into the hall… Thomas and I would rendezvous on our meeting spot, as we had decided last night in the messages we send to each other. I wondered if Shannon would be there as well… I was still breaking my mind over what I had witnessed last night in the hall… Was it perhaps a dream? There could be no way a person could just vanish into the wall as if the wall wasn’t there… Or the person… But that wouldn’t explain that Shannon actually had that serum with her… I looked at my watch, and saw it suddenly already was 7.50am! I had to hurry!
’’Morning.’’ Matthew said as he saw I had awakened.
’’Don’t we have to hurry?! The meeting in the hall is within 10 minutes!’’
’’I know, and I’m fully ready, I’m just waiting for you.’’
’’Curses, I better hurry up then!’’
I jumped out of my bed, and while I was putting my pants on Matthew started to unpack a cardboard box which was on his desk. I saw he was getting four pokéballs from the box, and he attached them to his waist.
’’What are those?’’ I asked.
’’They’re my remaining pokémon. They arrived this morning, along with the rest of my stuff.’’
’’Ah, I see. What are your other pokémon then?’’
’’Haha, you’ll see when we both enter Team Galaxy after the recruitment survey!’’
’’Fine, fine… As for now, I finished dressing, so shall we go?’’
’’Ready when you are.’’
Both Matthew and I exited our room, and we ran towards the meeting hall, since it was already 7.58am, and we had 2 minutes left. While running I noticed the hall where I had seen Shannon the previous night with that Jason figure… Strangely there was no trace of the meeting last night, not even a scratch on the wall Jason had walked trough… I doubt his real name was Jason tough; it could as well be a code name…
’’Dude, what are you thinking off?’’ Matthew said all of a sudden.
’’Ah, nothing important, really.’’’
’’Well, for some reason I don’t believe you…’’
’’And why’s that?’’
’’You’re not wearing shoes…’’
’’Curses! Well, you go ahead, I’ll just return to the room to get my shoes…’’
’’Don’t worry; I brought your shoes with me as soon as you left without them.’’
’’Thanks… I really mean it. I don’t want to get too late.’’
’’It’s cool, you can put them on in the hall. But now please tell me, what’s on your mind?’’
’’Well, nothing big really, it’s just this whole recruitment survey thing…’’
’’I see what you mean, but let’s just keep our heads focussed anyways!’’
’’Yeah, let’s do that!’’
We then came running in the hall, and at exactly that moment the clock sounded 8 o’clock. The doors behind us closed tight, meaning anyone who was actually late didn’t have a chance to get in… In others words, we made it just in time… As I finished to put my shoes on, the speakers turned on.
’’Good morning, all participants. I hope you all had a good night, and that you’re all ready to go on today! However, first off you’ll all get breakfast. Report to the desk, so we can immediately see who’s present and who isn’t. At the same time you’ll receive a voucher which you can use to get your breakfast. We will continue the recruitment survey at 9 o’clock am. That is all for now.’’
The speakers turned off, and everyone inside the hall moved towards the desk. There was some confusion tough, as we didn’t know where to show the voucher anyways… But at that moment my hearth stopped beating for a second… I recognised that purple hair from everywhere… I could see Shannon walk towards the desk, and Thomas was with her. I was having mixed feelings, since I didn’t want to tell Thomas about what I saw last night before I had some idea of what it meant, but at the same time I wanted Thomas to be careful while around Shannon…
’’Ah, now I see what’s in your mind…!’’ Matthew said all of a sudden.
’’W-what do you mean…?’’
’’Oh, come on, don’t be shy about it! I can see the way you look at that girl…!’’
’’N-no… it’s not like that… It’s just like…’’
’’Oh come on, don’t deny it. You’re simply baffled by just looking at her.’’
’’Well, it’s not what you think it is, you see, it’s-‘’
’’Stop fooling around Brian! Should I go and ask her name for you?’’
’’No, it’s not like that… Her name’s Shannon, and the guy left of her is my friend, Thomas.’’
’’Ah, I feel sorry for you… Your own friend taking the girl you want…’’
’’Ugh, you’re hopeless Matthew… Like I said I don’t like her… Now let’s just go, I’m hungry.’’
’’Okay, okay, I get it Brian…’’
’’And besides, it’s not like Thomas and Shannon have some stuff going on… I guess…’’
’’Whatever you say mate…’’
’’Let’s just forget that this conversation ever happened…’’
’’Yeah, let’s go to the desk.’’
Matthew and I walked towards the desk, and as soon as we received our vouchers I looked for Shannon and Thomas in the crowd. It wasn’t hard tough, since Shannon’s purple hair could be seen from miles away… As Matthew and I started to walk towards them, I began to think. How could I be around Shannon now that I saw her last night…? I had to act as ’’normal’’ as I could, or else Shannon might suspect something… I was still thinking when lady luck provoked me…
’’Brian! I’m so glad to see you!’’ Shannon shouted while running towards me.
’’O-oh… euh… Hi S-Shannon!’’ I tried to reply as normal as possible.
’’So, did you sleep well?’’ Shannon said as she finally stood in front of me.
’’Well, Matthew here is my roommate, and as he snores it sounds as if the world is coming to its end… But luckily I brought my ear plugs with me!’’
’’Geeh, thanks a lot Brian… Also, Shannon it was, right? Pleased to meet you, I’m Matthew.’’
’’Hi Matthew, pleased to meet you!’’
’’Building a party without me?’’ Thomas all of a sudden said as he had walked towards us.
’’Ah, Thomas.’’ I replied. ’’This is my roommate, Matthew.’’
’’Pleased to meet you Matthew.’’
’’Same to you Thomas.’’
’’Well, how about we look for a nice pla-’’
My sentence was interrupted as the speakers turned on once more. Jupiter’s voice boomed trough the hall way…
’’Alright then, I’ll start this announcement by saying that I’m proud on all of you. Each participant was on time in the hall. Secondly, the voucher you received can be used at the vending machines. As soon as you insert the voucher, the vending machine’s menu will change, and you’ll be able to order your breakfast. The voucher only works once, so don’t select the wrong menu. As you might already have noticed, we put some tables and chairs for you inside the hall so that you can take a seat and eat. That is all for now, and enjoy your breakfast.’’
The speakers turned off, and we all went to the vending machines, the waiting line was pretty long, but after about 15 minutes we all had our breakfast. Although I’d never expect it from myself, I picked pasta as my breakfast, but then again, so did Matthew, Thomas, and Shannon. We decided to pick the table located at our ’’meeting point’’, and the four of us took place at it. I just couldn’t help but watch Shannon at every move she did. I was very nervous while around her… I just hoped she didn’t notice it, or actually that anyone noticed it… Matthew had finished his pasta first, and Thomas shortly followed afterwards. They discussed something, but I didn’t follow the conversation since I was too focussed on Shannon. But then all of a sudden she looked at me, and surprisingly with a small smile on her lips. Our eyes met, and for a moment I was lost in her deep purple eyes… I could see millions of stars in her eyes, and I felt myself getting pulled inside the universe as I looked at them… But all of a sudden I snapped out of it, as I reminded last night. Shannon saw that I wasn’t looking into her eyes anymore and continued eating, but she kept looking at me with glimpses. For a moment, I could see her blushing tough… Shannon didn’t eat much, which was actually pretty strange. The rest of us had already finished our pasta, but she was only halfway, and trust me when I say I’m a slow eater… I wanted to start a conversation with Shannon, maybe to get to know more about her, but once again the speakers turned on… It was almost as if they did that on purpose, just to annoy me…
’’Alright people, I hope you all enjoyed your breakfast, since it’s time to continue the survey! It’s 8.55am, so you all have 5 minutes to look up who your opponent is. Good luck to you all!’’
The speakers once more turned off, and I actually felt sorry for Thomas, as usually I check on how he was doing, but because I was so focussed on Shannon I totally forgot how he had slept in his room, and how his roommate is like… I’d better ask him later on the day, but he was busy with talking to Matthew anyways… At least for now…
’’Alright guys, good luck! I’m already off to see who my opponent is.’’ I said while standing up.
’’Well, you’re eager to fight!’’ Thomas added.
’’Well, good luck to all of you, I’m first going to use the bathroom!’’ Shannon said as she ran off.
’’Well, good luck Thomas and Brian.’’
’’Same to you Matthew.’’
’’Yeah, same to you roommate!’’
’’See you guys!’’
’’See ya!’’
’’Bye!’’
We then all left to see who our opponent was. I looked at the big screen, while actually still a little drowsy from the lack of sleep, and actually from the pasta too… However, I was soon to wake up as I looked on the screen that showed my match up…
Number 481: Brain Shephourd VS Number 013: Shannon Ompulous
[End chapter 14]
Ok, here it is people, chapter 14! after what he has witnissed, will Brian be able to continue his recruitment survey as planned? Find out by reading this chapter!
Enjoy!
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Chapter 14: Bed and Breakfast at team Galaxy base
The next morning I woke at 7.30am. That meant I still had thirty minutes left to get into the hall… Thomas and I would rendezvous on our meeting spot, as we had decided last night in the messages we send to each other. I wondered if Shannon would be there as well… I was still breaking my mind over what I had witnessed last night in the hall… Was it perhaps a dream? There could be no way a person could just vanish into the wall as if the wall wasn’t there… Or the person… But that wouldn’t explain that Shannon actually had that serum with her… I looked at my watch, and saw it suddenly already was 7.50am! I had to hurry!
’’Morning.’’ Matthew said as he saw I had awakened.
’’Don’t we have to hurry?! The meeting in the hall is within 10 minutes!’’
’’I know, and I’m fully ready, I’m just waiting for you.’’
’’Curses, I better hurry up then!’’
I jumped out of my bed, and while I was putting my pants on Matthew started to unpack a cardboard box which was on his desk. I saw he was getting four pokéballs from the box, and he attached them to his waist.
’’What are those?’’ I asked.
’’They’re my remaining pokémon. They arrived this morning, along with the rest of my stuff.’’
’’Ah, I see. What are your other pokémon then?’’
’’Haha, you’ll see when we both enter Team Galaxy after the recruitment survey!’’
’’Fine, fine… As for now, I finished dressing, so shall we go?’’
’’Ready when you are.’’
Both Matthew and I exited our room, and we ran towards the meeting hall, since it was already 7.58am, and we had 2 minutes left. While running I noticed the hall where I had seen Shannon the previous night with that Jason figure… Strangely there was no trace of the meeting last night, not even a scratch on the wall Jason had walked trough… I doubt his real name was Jason tough; it could as well be a code name…
’’Dude, what are you thinking off?’’ Matthew said all of a sudden.
’’Ah, nothing important, really.’’’
’’Well, for some reason I don’t believe you…’’
’’And why’s that?’’
’’You’re not wearing shoes…’’
’’Curses! Well, you go ahead, I’ll just return to the room to get my shoes…’’
’’Don’t worry; I brought your shoes with me as soon as you left without them.’’
’’Thanks… I really mean it. I don’t want to get too late.’’
’’It’s cool, you can put them on in the hall. But now please tell me, what’s on your mind?’’
’’Well, nothing big really, it’s just this whole recruitment survey thing…’’
’’I see what you mean, but let’s just keep our heads focussed anyways!’’
’’Yeah, let’s do that!’’
We then came running in the hall, and at exactly that moment the clock sounded 8 o’clock. The doors behind us closed tight, meaning anyone who was actually late didn’t have a chance to get in… In others words, we made it just in time… As I finished to put my shoes on, the speakers turned on.
’’Good morning, all participants. I hope you all had a good night, and that you’re all ready to go on today! However, first off you’ll all get breakfast. Report to the desk, so we can immediately see who’s present and who isn’t. At the same time you’ll receive a voucher which you can use to get your breakfast. We will continue the recruitment survey at 9 o’clock am. That is all for now.’’
The speakers turned off, and everyone inside the hall moved towards the desk. There was some confusion tough, as we didn’t know where to show the voucher anyways… But at that moment my hearth stopped beating for a second… I recognised that purple hair from everywhere… I could see Shannon walk towards the desk, and Thomas was with her. I was having mixed feelings, since I didn’t want to tell Thomas about what I saw last night before I had some idea of what it meant, but at the same time I wanted Thomas to be careful while around Shannon…
’’Ah, now I see what’s in your mind…!’’ Matthew said all of a sudden.
’’W-what do you mean…?’’
’’Oh, come on, don’t be shy about it! I can see the way you look at that girl…!’’
’’N-no… it’s not like that… It’s just like…’’
’’Oh come on, don’t deny it. You’re simply baffled by just looking at her.’’
’’Well, it’s not what you think it is, you see, it’s-‘’
’’Stop fooling around Brian! Should I go and ask her name for you?’’
’’No, it’s not like that… Her name’s Shannon, and the guy left of her is my friend, Thomas.’’
’’Ah, I feel sorry for you… Your own friend taking the girl you want…’’
’’Ugh, you’re hopeless Matthew… Like I said I don’t like her… Now let’s just go, I’m hungry.’’
’’Okay, okay, I get it Brian…’’
’’And besides, it’s not like Thomas and Shannon have some stuff going on… I guess…’’
’’Whatever you say mate…’’
’’Let’s just forget that this conversation ever happened…’’
’’Yeah, let’s go to the desk.’’
Matthew and I walked towards the desk, and as soon as we received our vouchers I looked for Shannon and Thomas in the crowd. It wasn’t hard tough, since Shannon’s purple hair could be seen from miles away… As Matthew and I started to walk towards them, I began to think. How could I be around Shannon now that I saw her last night…? I had to act as ’’normal’’ as I could, or else Shannon might suspect something… I was still thinking when lady luck provoked me…
’’Brian! I’m so glad to see you!’’ Shannon shouted while running towards me.
’’O-oh… euh… Hi S-Shannon!’’ I tried to reply as normal as possible.
’’So, did you sleep well?’’ Shannon said as she finally stood in front of me.
’’Well, Matthew here is my roommate, and as he snores it sounds as if the world is coming to its end… But luckily I brought my ear plugs with me!’’
’’Geeh, thanks a lot Brian… Also, Shannon it was, right? Pleased to meet you, I’m Matthew.’’
’’Hi Matthew, pleased to meet you!’’
’’Building a party without me?’’ Thomas all of a sudden said as he had walked towards us.
’’Ah, Thomas.’’ I replied. ’’This is my roommate, Matthew.’’
’’Pleased to meet you Matthew.’’
’’Same to you Thomas.’’
’’Well, how about we look for a nice pla-’’
My sentence was interrupted as the speakers turned on once more. Jupiter’s voice boomed trough the hall way…
’’Alright then, I’ll start this announcement by saying that I’m proud on all of you. Each participant was on time in the hall. Secondly, the voucher you received can be used at the vending machines. As soon as you insert the voucher, the vending machine’s menu will change, and you’ll be able to order your breakfast. The voucher only works once, so don’t select the wrong menu. As you might already have noticed, we put some tables and chairs for you inside the hall so that you can take a seat and eat. That is all for now, and enjoy your breakfast.’’
The speakers turned off, and we all went to the vending machines, the waiting line was pretty long, but after about 15 minutes we all had our breakfast. Although I’d never expect it from myself, I picked pasta as my breakfast, but then again, so did Matthew, Thomas, and Shannon. We decided to pick the table located at our ’’meeting point’’, and the four of us took place at it. I just couldn’t help but watch Shannon at every move she did. I was very nervous while around her… I just hoped she didn’t notice it, or actually that anyone noticed it… Matthew had finished his pasta first, and Thomas shortly followed afterwards. They discussed something, but I didn’t follow the conversation since I was too focussed on Shannon. But then all of a sudden she looked at me, and surprisingly with a small smile on her lips. Our eyes met, and for a moment I was lost in her deep purple eyes… I could see millions of stars in her eyes, and I felt myself getting pulled inside the universe as I looked at them… But all of a sudden I snapped out of it, as I reminded last night. Shannon saw that I wasn’t looking into her eyes anymore and continued eating, but she kept looking at me with glimpses. For a moment, I could see her blushing tough… Shannon didn’t eat much, which was actually pretty strange. The rest of us had already finished our pasta, but she was only halfway, and trust me when I say I’m a slow eater… I wanted to start a conversation with Shannon, maybe to get to know more about her, but once again the speakers turned on… It was almost as if they did that on purpose, just to annoy me…
’’Alright people, I hope you all enjoyed your breakfast, since it’s time to continue the survey! It’s 8.55am, so you all have 5 minutes to look up who your opponent is. Good luck to you all!’’
The speakers once more turned off, and I actually felt sorry for Thomas, as usually I check on how he was doing, but because I was so focussed on Shannon I totally forgot how he had slept in his room, and how his roommate is like… I’d better ask him later on the day, but he was busy with talking to Matthew anyways… At least for now…
’’Alright guys, good luck! I’m already off to see who my opponent is.’’ I said while standing up.
’’Well, you’re eager to fight!’’ Thomas added.
’’Well, good luck to all of you, I’m first going to use the bathroom!’’ Shannon said as she ran off.
’’Well, good luck Thomas and Brian.’’
’’Same to you Matthew.’’
’’Yeah, same to you roommate!’’
’’See you guys!’’
’’See ya!’’
’’Bye!’’
We then all left to see who our opponent was. I looked at the big screen, while actually still a little drowsy from the lack of sleep, and actually from the pasta too… However, I was soon to wake up as I looked on the screen that showed my match up…
Number 481: Brain Shephourd VS Number 013: Shannon Ompulous
[End chapter 14]