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A/N: hey look who has no self-control and will always bow down to their fans. Enjoy the food Long chapter just for you guys!
The next few days went by painfully slowly for the S4 members and your team. Whenever you weren’t training, you were either in battle for the tournament or sleeping. You weren’t lying when you said you’d be tougher on your teammates than on the S4. But you’d be wrong if you said you didn’t see drastic improvement. The day after the first training session, Army and Aloha were already using Skull as an anchor for superjumping. Whenever Skull would get splatted, Mask begrudgingly stayed back.
Your team was getting fewer splats, but you still managaed to be in control of the stage most of the time. Leo’s stamina was slowly building up, and Tasha could last longer, too. Milo on the other hand, was struggling even more with his weakness. He had a big heart. You couldn’t blame him for it, but it costed, and you can’t afford that in the big leagues. He’d been splatted a few times because of his hesitation towards Army. Or when you or Leo were in the same area as the opponent, he was afraid of you getting in his range of fire. The splatling’s a messy weapon, and he’s going to have to accept that. Sure, you could count on one hand how many times he got splatted because of it, but it’s still a problem.
Your battles in the tournament were seen as a great break for your team, since the opposing teams were always a breeze to get through, even when the competition was supposed to be narrowed down. Not even a month ago, you’d be terrified of the amount of attention on you and your team, but now you’re not as worried. You’d even be down to say you might embrace it. It’s kind of nice getting recognised.
You’re once again treating your team and the S4 to ice cream. It may not happen often, and it may not be good for their health, but come on! They’ve been working so hard, and improving so much. You’ve got to thank them for sticking around and dealing with all this somehow. You’re not a big fan of the times when your proudness shows, and you end up getting splatted with a big smile on your face because of a recent breakthrough with your team. Or when you ruffle Aloha’s tentacles after a long session of battling, thanking him and the rest of the S4 for dealing with all the sore muscles and sweat. Even when Leo accuses you of playing favorites, and you’re stuck letting him lay in your lap during break. You’re still a tad furstrated about the time you fell asleep on Skull during break and they didn’t wake you up until it was too late to keep training. Slackers. But who could blame them? You smile at the memory.
Leo pokes you in the cheek.
“What’chya smilin’ about?” You turn to him and bring your hand to his cheek to wipe off some leftover ice cream.
“Your idiocy.”
He chuckles at how it tickles, and you gently shove his face away. Your team continues to chat with the S4, and you’re glad to see them all getting along as equals. It’s still pretty crazy to have mutual respect with their idols, even going to say that a couple of them are friends. Army’s the first to stand up, telling everybody that he’ll be leaving to meet up with Team Orange. Now that you think about it, you’ve kinda been stealing them from their other teammates, huh? It’s about time they go back and hang out with their respective teams again. It wouldn’t change much for Mask, since he’s still going to have his nose stuck in his switch, playing his new game either way. But Skull and Aloha should go see their teams again. It’s probably been a while since Team Pink went to Mahi Mahi together, and Aviator has been reaching out to Skull every so often to check on his leader, to make sure he’s still alive n’ all.
