The One For Them

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"No. Fucking. Way." I muttered to myself, trying not to freak out.

Meanwhile, Antonio's and Alejandro's eyes were wide. I also saw two other people I recognized from school, I just didn't know their names.

"Xavier will test you all individually on your hand-on-hand, fighting, and combat skills. As well on how experienced you are with armory and knives. He will choose the twenty members himself since he is going to be the leader. In ten minutes, he'll get started." They all nodded and we walked away, walking back to the room nearby.

"Did you see Antonio, Alejandro, and the two other guys?" I turned to Milo and he nodded frantically.

"Yeah, I was so surprised when I saw them." The Five and my best friends turned to us, giving us a confused look.

"What do you mean? How do you already know their names?" Felix asked.

"They go to our school." Alvaro's and Felix's eyes widened.

"What?!"

"Yeah. Dom, Milo, and I have Antonio and Alejandro for gym." Alvaro coughed.

"Wow. Do you think we should not let them try out?" I shook my head.

"No, because it's not going to be fair just because they're students at your school. Also, they know what they're doing by trying out, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have joined if not." Felix clicked his tongue and nodded.

"True."

We talked for the next few minutes about what I should test them on. We decided that I would test them on their fighting skills first, then on how well they are with knives and armory.

We walked out and into the training room. Everyone talking, stopped and turned to face us. Alvaro spoke first.

"We're first going to test you on your fighting abilities. You will each go up against Xavier. If you'd like, you can surround him so he'd be an easier target to take down." They all nodded.

People stretched and cracked their backs and necks, getting ready to go against me. I, myself, stretched as well, loosening up my whole body so I wouldn't hurt myself.

I walked to the large, black mats placed on the ground and watched as the first person walked up, stopping in front of me.

This guy looked to be around his mid-twenties. Blond hair, tall, muscular but slim. He had a smirk on his lips as he looked down at me, his blue eyes had a challenging look in them.

He stuck his hand out and I grasped it, shaking it firmly. "I'm Barnaby."

I nodded and looked at Alvaro. He nodded and his eyes flicked to the guy as he brought his arm out to grab me, but I had stepped back in time. I grab his arm and twisted it, but he pulled back with a grunt. Barnaby grabbed my shoulders and I quickly punched his jaw, hearing it crack, but not break.

I swung my leg forward and hooked it around his knee, making him stumble. I grunted when he grabbed my shoulders and I swung around his body and held onto his back. I wrapped my arm around his neck and tightened my hold, choking him. He gasped and swung his elbow back which made me groan and weaken my hold.

Barnaby took that chance and grabbed my body, throwing me on the ground. I stood up and grabbed his arm twisting his wrist. He groaned and grabbed my leg, making me fall on my back and him land on top of me. I twisted his arm and rolled from beneath him, quickly pushing him down as I pulled his arm back and curled my other arm around his neck.

I tightened my hold on his arm and pulled it up his back, making him groan and gasp because I had my arm around his neck. I placed my knee on his lower back and pulled him up, his back arching down with his head up. He gasped and tapped the ground, signaling that he was done.