Team SMKK

Chapter 7: Teamwork

Chapter 7: Teamwork

Four years ago: Beacon Academy

Team SMKK began the year on a rocky start the four didn't really get along very well with each other and their fellow students. A month had passed before they were able to begin work together. The one place that they did manage to easily cooperate as a team, was in Combat Class. There the team could watch, learn, and study their opponent's fighting styles.

"Next up. Team SMKK versus Team AGAT. Fighters, you have five minutes to prepare" said the instructor, Professor Goodwitch "Mr. Fridulf. Mr Fridulf!" she shouted

Shade looked next to her and saw her brother hunched over his desk, asleep. She rolled her eyes and slapped the back of his head hard enough it echoed across the room, yet still cushioned by that ridiculous grey beanie.

"Ow! What the hell Shade?" shouted Kole

"Sparring practice, we're up."

"Ugh. Let's get this over with." He said rubbing the back of his head

The teams entered the arena and faced their opponents: team AGAT. A mostly female team consisting of: Agatha Steinn, Grant Moss, Auburn Fridulf, and Tauney Slate.

Of all the opponents available to spar with, Shade and Kole always wanted a chance to go against their older sister, just so they could be the one to finally take her down. Auburn was a year older then the two. She had reddish-brown hair like their mother and like Shade, had a wolf tail and green eyes, she wore a red and black leather jacket, a white t-shirt underneath, black cargo pants, heeled boots and a black belt with two small leather pouches and a small leather sheathe for her own gun-blade, Skalmund.

"Good luck, sis" Shade shouted to Auburn

"You too Shade. Make sure the stray doesn't fall asleep again." yelled Auburn

"Bring it, bitch" Kole replied with a sly grin

Shade then turned her attention to Grant who had blown her a kiss. Shade blushed at the gesture and returned him a kiss. Seeing the interaction, Kole made sure of his target. Auburn could wait. Right now, he would target Grant throughout this fight as his way of trying to separate the two.

"Begin!" yelled their instructor

The teams drew their weapons and charged at each other, head on. Kole took aim and opened fire at what he perceived to be the enemy team's weakest member, who just happened to be Grant Moss. A man about Kole's age and height, that wore a dark washed denim jacket, an O.D. green t-shirt, medium wash blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. He then responded by returning fire at Kole with his side fed automatic rifle.

"Dude you suck at aiming. How about you just face me like a man? Instead of the little bitch you are." Kole taunted while brandishing the blade of his pistol.

Without saying a word, Grant removed the magazine from his rifle, slung the rifle across his back, and charged at Kole with just the magazine in hand.

"Now that's more like it, asshole"

As Grant approached his tormentor, he pressed a button on the magazine and a one-and-a-half foot long sword blade ejected from within the magazine. He placed his left hand behind his back and pointed his sword at Kole. As if to say "you're on".

"Nice sword. What? You, trying to compensate for something?" Kole said when he saw how the sword dwarfed the blade on his pistol

A look of disgust and anger took Grant as he swung and missed the slacker again and again. Kole, parried the attacks with the little knife and eventually 'locked swords' with him. The two men stood there: Grant pressing his sword against the slacker, trying to impress Shade by defeating her jackass of a brother; and Kole stood there calm as ever, trying to annoy his opponent even more.