Jamais Vu

Chapter 25: The Tournament of Ahris

The date: Hanver 21st of 2024. The time: 0935 hours. The place: About 32,000 feet above the ground. All Naju team members had their seat belts buckled within the aircraft. They were on their way to District 25 in East Ahris where the National Ahris Tournament was going to take place. What was supposed to be a four-hour flight felt like an eternity, mainly because Onreifni did not want to shut up.

Onreifni: Are we there yet?

Briotami: No, not yet.

Onreifni: Are we there yet?

Briotami: Nope.

Onreifni: Are we there-

Ycka: Ya! Shut up already, you are wasting my patience! Asking if "we are there yet" is not going to help us get there any faster! So can you shut up for at least 5 minutes!

Ycka had it with how annoying Onreifni was with his impatient questions. Fortunately, Jessachi and The Commander were in the cockpit so they didn't have to deal with the drama in the back. Briotami was sitting on Onreifni's right and Glorisa on his left. Both of them did not want to leave his side, especially Glorisa, since she was still thinking about what happened the night before. Ycka was sitting right across Onreifni and couldn't stand looking at his stupid face, while Onreifni couldn't stay still. He was just so excited, he always heard everyone talking about the NAT and he was now finally going to take part in it. "Bop! Bop!" Onreifni popped his lips to keep himself distracted. This was the final straw for Ycka.

Ycka: Ughhh! Are we there yet?

Jessachi: As a matter of fact, yes. We are here. Welcome to district 25 everyone, prepare to disembark.

The first thing that Onreifni did when he got off the aircraft was to stretch. The team saw how other parties were exiting their vehicles and going towards the coliseum where they had to check-in for the Tournament. This was all so exciting for Onreifni, he had never seen so many people in one place. Each party had their respective uniform, some with even cool designs and accessories.

Onreifni: Aw man, why do we not have uniforms like that?

Jessachi: Fashion isn't everything, now move along. We have to register before the lines get any longer.

Onreifni: Woah! Look! That uniform is on fire! So damn cool!

Jessachi: Onreifni!

Onreifni: Yeah yeah yeah I know, going.

There was food, vendors, merchants, all types of people at the event. The Team made it to the registration line and was ready to receive the badges that granted them access to the Tournament. The Commander started handing out the badges as she called out the names.

Commander: Jessachi!

Jessachi: Here!

Commander: Briotami!

Briotami: Here.

Commander: Ycka!

Ycka: Here Commander!

Commander: Glorisa!

Glorisa: Here!

Commander: Onreifni!

There was silence. Onreifni was nowhere to be found. This got mostly everyone upset, but before they could start looking for him the Team heard a familiar voice behind them.

Dujas: Ah well if it isn't Team Naju-46F and its members. Not surprised to see you guys here. As a matter of fact, I would've been disappointed if you guys didn't show up.