Passing the Torch

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The next day,Victor has bandages around his right leg and uses crutches to help him walk. Then,Julie comes up to him,excited.

Julie:(gasps)"You're finally out of bed! You're walking! And you have... metal arm legs!"

Victor:(laughs)"They're called crutches,baby girl."

Julie:"Crutches. Okay!"

Victor:"Where's Lincoln? I need to talk to him."

Julie:"He's outside with Ronnie Anne and Clyde."

Victor:"Alright. Thanks."

Victor goes outside and meets Lincoln,Ronnie Anne and Clyde.

Lincoln:"Victor! How's your leg?"

Victor:"I got blinded and injured at that exact moment. How do you think I'm doing,man?"

Lincoln:"I was just asking."

Victor:"Anyway,do you got a minute?"

Lincoln:"Yeah."

Victor:"So,there's something I want you and your friends to work on,along with your training."

Ronnie Anne:"What's that?"

Victor:"My Last Resort."

Clyde:"You mean that move you used the last time we faced those guys?"

Victor:"Yeah. In order to do it,you add layer upon layer of wind into the ball,making it bound in different directions every time it's shot."

Ronnie Anne:"You think we can pull off something like that?"

Lincoln:"If I'm not wrong,that move looks like it can be performed by a two-footed player. It takes about a year to change your dominant foot."

Clyde:"Which means that it's impossible."

Victor:"Not if you work hard enough."

Lincoln:"Well,a few walls may be impossible,but a way through them can be found by multiple people working together."

It cuts to Lincoln,Clyde and Ronnie Anne practicing Victor's Last Resort,while Lisa and Victor were talking.

Victor:"So what do you got for me,Lisa?"

Lisa:"I figured it out."

Victor:"Figured out what?"

Lisa:"How you got injured. You said something blinded you?"

Victor:"Uh-huh."

Lisa:"It's because the opposing team had mirrors in their soccer boots."

It shows a flashback to the match. When Victor and Andrew were in the air,the latter's soccer boots activated a mirror which shone the light of the sun into Victor's eyes,as Lisa gasps in shock. And then the flashback ends.

Victor:"Mirrors? Then that means Damien ordered them to injure me so that I wouldn't be able to use my shot again."

Lisa:"Precisely."

Victor:"Well,it's time we hit them back. Until I'm fully healed,Lincoln,Ronnie Anne and Clyde are going to learn my Last Resort. No matter how long it takes."

Lisa:"Will your plan work?"

Victor:"I think it will."

At Damien's base,the man was fully healed and he had a whiteboard with a separate picture of himself and Victor. An equal sign was in between the two pictures. Then,Damien stabs Victor's picture with a knife.

Morag:"What's wrong,my love?"

Damien:"He almost had me. He almost gave me what I always desired. Until that annoying bitch had to step in and ruin everything."

Morag:"I see. Why do you want to die so bad?"

Damien:"I may have cancer,but I'm not going to die in a fucking bed. I'd rather die in a fight to the death with someone who can push me. Someone who can surprise me. Hell,I'll even take someone who can even beat me. When that person finally gives me what I desire..."

Damien angrily slides a picture of Sandra,Victor,Julie and himself off of his desk and breathes heavily as Morag gently puts a hand on his shoulder.

Damien:"Then I will die a more meaningful death than being in a damn bed."

Morag:"But... I love you."

Damien:"I know. I know. I love you as well. I have a question for you,Morag."

Morag:"What is it?"

Damien:"Will you be there for me? To the ends of the earth?"

Morag holds Damien's hand tightly and says,

Morag:"Yes. Yes I will."

Damien:"Beautiful."

Damien and Morag share a passionate kiss on the lips and pull away.

Damien:(in mind)"I will find an equal who is destined to kill me in a fight to the death. Even if it means dragging the one-legged failure into my crosshairs once more."

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