The Element Games

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I woke up in the morning with Triton sitting at the end of his bed, putting his shoes on. I took the opportunity to stealthily tackle him. I jumped on him but he flipped me over his head and onto his lap. "Got ya!" He held me in place as I tried to squirm under his grasp. We started laughing hysterically together as if we were back home. He finally pulled me off his lap and sat me next to him on the bed. We were alone in the room, everyone else was probably off training or something. Then I remembered the flash drive.

"Hey," I looked him in his eyes and said in the most serious tone possible," I need to show you something." He had confused look on his face as I went over to my pack. I pulled out my tablet and sat back down next to Triton. Then I plugged the flash drive in and said quietly, "You can't tell anyone about this, okay?" He could tell I was dead serious and nodded quietly. The screen turned on and a lot of information scrolled down the screen.

After about five minutes of taking it all in he pulled me close to his side and rested his chin on the top of my head. "Rivers..."

"I know," my tone matches his, sad and distant. Just then, two men burst into the room, Government agents. I took out the flash drive quickly and stashed it in my front pocket. One of them pulled me off of my brother as the other held him back.

"It's time for the task," the man said angrily as he dragged me out of the room. I fought back as much as I could without using my element ability; I kicked, screamed and punched, but nothing worked. He roughly led me into a room that had nothing but a mirror. The agent quickly typed in a code and threw me at the mirror. What I didn't expect ways that the mirror would open for me. I hit another glass surface hard as the mirror quickly closed me in. I was trapped in a small room that had nothing but a TV screen. I scowled as the TV flickered on. A man dressed in a lab coat came into sight.

"Welcome Rivers! To the final task before the Element Games!" He gave a fake smile as the TV screen faded and the plain mirror was back. "This is the task that will test all of your attributes; intelligence, strength, element power, flexibility, and bravery. The test... I mean task, will start momentarily." I smirked, he said test, Leaf was right.

I looked to the left and saw Triton in a room like mine, backed up into a corner. Oh no, he's claustrophobic! "TRITON! BREATH!" The glass, apparently it was sound proof.

"The task will begin in three... two... one.... commence task." The mirror opened and I couldn't believe what I saw.