Uppercut

Uppercut Chapter 25- The games

The day has finally arrived.
The Olympic Games we're about to begin.
"The first day this should be fun. Which reminds me Jack, why did Sierra carry you back?"
Gerrit said as the team were all sitting inside a locker room.
"Oh you saw that. Well to sum things up Sierra and I got attacked by this LongShot guy and his gang."
"LongShot you say?"
Gerrit asked as Jack nodded.
"Hm hm hm excuse me I have to use the bathroom."
Gerrit walked into the bathroom and fired off one bullet and walked back out.
"You okay?"
Jack asked him as Gerrit nodded.
"How are you two holding up?"
Gerrit asked Cero and Roushin.
Cero was gently rubbing his head while Roushin was in the bathroom throwing up.
"I'll recover soon I fear Roushin may be awhile."
"Pff amateurs."
Gerrit said, stretching his arms.
"Okay are we all here?"
Fighter asked as he came into the room and started to list everyone off.
"Jack, Sierra, Gerrit, Cero, Downercut, Sasha and Roushin.
There are three games today.
Downercut, Gerrit and Roushin you'll be our starting team."
Gerrit saluted Fighter very casually.
Downercut was asleep, his head resting on Sasha's lap.
Roushin came out of the bathroom wiping his chin.
"Do you mind waking him up?"
Fighter asked Sasha.
She nodded as she pulled some beef jerky out of her pocket.
She waved it over Downercut nose.
He instantly woke up and chowed down on it.
"You're up first honey."
Sasha told him.
"Shut up dumb*as I'm eating."
He said as she smiled and patted his head.
"Gerrit, you're the team leader from here on."
"Roger."
He said with a thumbs up.
"Come on you guys, we got some games to win."
Gerrit said as Downercut and Roushin followed him.
"So does this mean I'll be on the day 2 team?"
Jack asked as Fighter nodded.
Gerrit and the others walked through a tunnel when they arrived in the huge colosseum.
The largest colosseum was 612ft long and its width was 515ft, and could accommodate 87,000 people.
This Colosseum was built to accommodate 91,000 guests, is much larger in size and was made completely out of stone.
All the seats were filled with the people of Itudah.
Above the normal seats were booths.
Where all the royal families sat.
There were cameras placed around the Colosseum broadcasting the games around the world.
The middle of the Colosseum had a grass field, with dirt running tracking along its perimeter.
The announcer stood in the middle.
He spun his microphone and then put it near his mouth.
"WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES."
The crowd cheered as fireworks shot up into the sky.
"WILL EACH NATION PLEASE SEND OUT IT'S FIRST REPRESENTATIVE?!"
Gerrit elbowed Roushin's arm.
"You're the first big guy."
"Huh me? Are you sure Mr.Drake?"
"Of course I am, Fighter wouldn't have brought you here because you have something that will contribute to the team."
Roushin gulp and took a deep breath before walking forward to where the announcer was.
3 other contenders made their way up.
"PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF!!"
The announcer said as he held the mic up to Roushin.
"Um Roushin of Ninverda."
"ALRIGHT AND YOU SIR?"
He said moving down the line.
"Noct Reshin of Callum."
Unlike Garen and the other monks Noct had long dark blue hair and wore gray robes with a cinture a type of rope or ribbon that goes around the waist.
"Rin Rainu of Saiyku"
Rin was dressed in her normal samurai attire only without her sword.
"Syrus Becket of Idrum."
Syrus had short blond hair and wore fancy clothing.
The first participants we're all here.
It was time to begin the first game.
"FOR OUR FIRST GAME WE HAVE A CLASSIC JUMPING CONTEST!!"
The announcer pointed to the dead center of the ring.
Out came a pole stretching 1,000 feet into the air.
It was a white pole, nothing special about it other than it's ridiculous height.
Each of the contestants were handed a flag.
"IT'S SIMPLE JUMP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN by any means necessary. ONCE YOU DO STICK YOUR FLAG ONTO THE POLE TO MARK YOUR SPOT!"
Roushin gulped as the others looked very confident in themselves.
"Watch and learn."
Syurs said as he stepped up to the plate.
He bent his legs as small glowing yellow circles appeared below his feet.
Syrus jumped into the air and tagged his yellow flag at 450ft.
Syrus landed back on his feet and fixed his hair.
"Beat that you amateurs."
He walked past them with a gloating smile.
Rin scoffed as she walked up to the pole.
She bent her legs as her body was outlined by a light blue glow.
She jumped into the air and tied her blue flag at the 475ft mark.
She landed back on the ground with a confidante smile.
Syrus looked up in disbelief as he could feel Arama cold stair.
Roushin looked up at the pole very nervously.
Wondering if he could even manage anything above 50ft.
"Nervous?"
Noct said, looking up at Roushin.
"Is it that obvious?"
"It's weird for a big fellow like yourself to be so nervous."
"Thanks, but I'm actually the shortest in my family."
"Eeh seriously?"
Roushin nodded as Noct laughed and patted Roushin's arm.
"May I ask you a question?"
"Hm I don't see why not."
"Your monk, right? So how come you still have your hair? I thought all monks shave their heads?"
Noct laughed again as he patted his head.
"Most do but only monks who have reached master rank can keep their hair."
Roushin's eyes lit up in amazement.
"So wait that mean-"
Noct quickly hushed him.
"Keep it down, I still want to surprise the whole island later."
Roushin nodded as Noct smiled.
"Let me give you some advice. Everyone here is approaching the jump in the same way, try doing something unique if you will."
Noct said as he walked up to the pole.
Noct walked past the pole.
He walked for another 15ft before stopping and turning around.
Noct ran towards the pole.
He started doing summersaults.
He did 4 somersaults and on his 5th one something incredible happened.
He backflip into the air and just keep on spinning.
He was just spinning and spinning until finally he had stopped.
He tagged his gray flag to the pole and landed back on the ground.
"UN-UN-UNBELIEVABLE NOCT HAS PLACED HIS FLAG AT THE VERY TOP OF THE POLE."
Everyone was in complete shock.
Syrus especially as he looked up at the booth where the royal family for Idrum was.
Amara looked most displeased.
This made Roushin even more nervous.
"Oi Gerrit what did he just do?"
Downercut asked Gerrit.
"I've only heard of it but it's a monk technique called continuous momentum.
Using this technique a monk can increase the amount of momentum behind his movements by tenfold.
However this causes great stress on the body and will most likely rip you apart if you're not strong enough to handle it."
Gerrit told him as Donwercut chuckled.
"So he's a master than so many powerful opponents have shown up. Hehe, this is going to be quite the party."
Noct walked back over to Roushin and smiled.
"Your turn my friend."
Noct said, patting him on the back.
Roushin walked up to the pole not sure what to do.
He at least didn't want to be dead last.
Roushin thought to himself.
"All I can do is generate gas and cause it to explode.
What am I supposed to do?"
Roushin looked back at Noct who gave him a thumbs up and smiled.
"No, I can't think like that.
Mr.Fighter brought me here for a reason.
The team's counting on me to try my hardest. I can't give up without giving it my all."
Roushin put his hands together and pointed them up towards the sky.
He bent his knees and started to breathe.
"I see."
Noct thought to himself.
"He's going to combine the explosion with his jump to launch himself up higher."
Roushin jumped and at the same time set off an explosion below his feet sending higher up than he thought.
Once he had stopped he quickly tagged his red flag to the pole.
He started to fall back towards the ground but before his back hit the ground Noct caught him with his arm.
"HOW FAR DID I MAKE?!"
He asked quickly, standing to his feet as Noct pointed up towards the flag.
Roushin looked with amazement as the announcer declared.
"OUTSTANDING ROUSHIN FLAG IS AT 455ft mark!"
Roushin looked up in amazement with a smile on his face.
Roushin started to tear up.
"Are you watching Miss Bell? I'm starting to get things right."
He said clenching his fist.
"THRID PLACE WHAT THE ****!"
Downercut shouted.
"Calm down, it's the kid's first win."
Gerrit told him.
"You say that like I give a ****. Pff should have put me in I would have cleared the entire damn pole."
Downercut scoffed as Gerrit gave Roushin a thumbs up.
Roushin came running back over with tears in his eyes.
"DID YOU SEE IT, I DID IT I FINALLY DID SOMETHING!"
Roushin cheered and Gerrit nodded.
"You sure did pale."
Tears started to roll down his eyes when Donwercut kicked him in the knee.
Roushin fell to the ground holding on to his knee.
"What was that for?!"
He cried out in pain.
"Don't be satisfied with your current state of power, keep aiming for a higher goal."