Weird Girl

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Maya sighs and stretches a little bit before falling onto the sitting platform on the X-Scaper. 

It had been a long day for Team Stax and all three of them were tired. However, they still had another quest to go on, as the Kairu signal where they were headed was incredibly large.

"Man, I hope this is the last quest for the day. I don't think I can handle another Kairu challenge like the one before! Especially since we didn't even have time to catch a breather!", Boomer groans, stretching his arms across the kitchen counter. Ky had asked to take the wheel since he was the least injured, but even still, all three of them had suffered a good amount of damage.

"Look on the bright side, Boom! At least we won", Maya shrugs.

"Guess so"

"Well, we're almost there. You guys should get ready", Ky chirps in, still keeping his eyes on the skies.

"Right. I swear, if we run into any E-Teens, I'm just gonna speed-walk the other way. I'm sorry, but I'm pooped", Boomer grumbles.

Maya and Ky both exchange glances before sighing and smiling, carrying on with whatever they were doing.

A few minutes of flying later, the three warriors find themselves at a fairly beautiful place- with a green forest to their right and a flower field to their left, alongside a wide dirt pathway through the middle. The sky boasts a clear blue, with a few clouds scattered about but of course, the teens were too tired to notice.

"Let's get the Kairu and get outta here", Ky mumbles.

Boomer and Maya nod before following his lead down the dirt pathway.

As they continue walking, the earth suddenly begins to rumble. The three teenagers flinch and teeter around, trying to hold their balance as the short-lived earthquake seemingly vanishes a few seconds later.

"What was that?!", Maya yells.

"Don't know, but we can't stick around to find out", Boomer replies, staring down at the X-Reader in his hand. The dots beep louder and faster as he points it forward to the northeast. "Besides, my X-Reader's going insane over here!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath them begins to rumble, again. This time, more violently, knocking them off their feet and throwing them to the ground. As the rumbling dies down, the three of them quickly run towards the large source of Kairu as Boomer's X-Reader begins to beep even faster. As the three of them lay their eyes on a giant pool of Kairu, they spot another person standing over the edge of the ditch exposing the Kairu.

A girl with long brown hair, tied into a ponytail that reaches just below her shoulders. They can't see her face, but her skin is a warm ivory against her black and green shirt. Her sleeves are relatively short and she seems to have a communication bracelet on her right wrist. Her pants are dark brown and her sneakers are green and white. The belt around her waist is white and red, almost like the one's they're wearing, but the credentials on the center are different.

"Stop right there!", Ky yells, running forward. The girl turns her head slightly, still not making complete eye contact.

"Hmph...it seems today's my lucky day. And not so much for you", she chuckles. Her voice is surprisingly gentle yet smoky at the same time.

"How did she....anyway, step away from that Kairu! It's ours!"

"Nuh uh! I found it! Besides, if you want it, you'll have to fight me for it"

Ky, Maya and Boomer collectively groan inside their heads.

The girl turns around, her hair whipping back dramatically, almost putting her fists together to challenge them but instead pauses and stares at them. "KAIRU- Oh..."

She blinks a little bit as her emerald green eyes widen.

"Y...you guys..aren't...E-Teens...", she stammers as the smokiness in her voice turns into something resembling a trembling and regretful child. Her cheeks suddenly turn rosy and she turns around and crouches down, shaking nervously.

"Aaaaah this is so embarrassing! I had a whoooole monologue planned out! I thought I was gonna run into Princess Snob or Goblin Hothead agaiiiinnn! Dang iiiiiit", she whines, her head in her knees.

Ky, Maya and Boomer exchange surprised glances before approaching her.

"Umm..are you okay?", Ky asks.

"Don't look at me!", she whimpers, falling over while still hugging her knees.

Boomer resists the urge to laugh as Maya pokes her and she rolls away from her. "Go awaaaayyyyyy! Just take the Kairu, I don't care, leave me alooooone!"

"Umm...okay..you sure?", Ky asks. The girl nods but immediately jumps up and yells, "NO WAIT NEVERMIND! I NEED THAT! I can't let my embarrassment get the better of me! I still want it!"

Maya and Boomer sigh as Ky laughs. "Alright...so are you going to challenge us?..or..."

"U-Uhh..I don't think I need to. You guys aren't E-Teens and I haven't exactly come here for my own sake like usual", she mumbles. "I was sent here because I thought I might run into Team Stax...are...are you...Team Stax?"

"Um, yeah!", Boomer says, stepping forward. "I'm Boomer, that's Ky and that's Maya! Who are you?"

"Eh? I-I'm Kahura! Kahura Li Zhang!", she chirps, awkwardly rubbing the back of her head. "S-Sorry for the whole awkward introduction...I just thought I'd have a higher chance of running into E-Teens here since...Lokar...ahah"

"Kahura...eh?", Ky mutters.

"Mhm! You can call me Kaya if you like!"

"So, what's the quest or mission you were mentioning?"

"Uhh, it's something Master Quantus told me to do. He just told me to go to Master Boddai"

"Wait, Master Quantus?! You know him?!", Maya asks, walking forward. Kaya nods in response.

"He's raised me ever since I was a little girl. He told me to find Team Stax and so I did, I guess"

"Hmm, business with Master Boddai, eh? Well, as long as you don't kill us in our sleep, I guess we could take you there", Boomer offers. Kaya's eyes light up as she jumps forward.

"You'd do that?! Really?!"

"Sure! We should get this Kairu before any E-Teens emerge though"

"Yep!~"

Kahura pulls out her X-Reader from her belt and so do Maya and Ky. Crossing their fingers behind their backs, hoping no E-Teens would interrupt them, they point their X-Readers at the huge, glowing pool of pure Kairu energy before it rises up in a beautiful stream, spirals in the air and finds its way into their X-Readers, that beep in response.

Immediately after, the four of them smile and Ky says, "Let's get back to the monastery. Kahura, you can come with us"

Kaya smiles sweetly and nods, as she follows the three warriors back to the huge X-Scaper.

"Thanks!~"

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