Chapter Thirty-Six

if you need me, im still here

3rd person pov

two days later,  everyone stood next to each other in front of their sensais and watched 

" the sekai taikai is coming, its up to us to pick our six most badass fighters" johnny spoke and then daniel walked by 

"and there are no easy decisions, we know you all wanna go to barcelona" he told them and they started to train. 

"some of you think youre shoo-ins, that youre the top of your game, that nothing or no one can stop you" johnny stated 

"some of you think youre the underdogs and you don't know if you have what it takes and that you feel left out and left behind" 

"but its a level playing field, anything can happen" 

"each and every one of you has a shot. so we make our evalutions do your best" daniel spoke as selene trained against tory and watched their girlfriend as closely as possible 

" now is not the time to puss out" 

"even though we're competing against each other, we are still one dojo and its time to bring out the best in all of us" daniel spoke 

"so which one of you has what it takes to be in our top six?" they spoke and then they finished the training for the night. selene went home and fell asleep so that they could go to school the next day ready and energized. selene met up with robby, tory, miguel and sam the next morning as they all walked into school together. 

"so y'all think theres any chance that we dont make it in the top six?" miguel asked them 

"maybe when hell freezes over" tory spoke 

"and my dad comes home" selene said and robby wrapped his arm around their shoulder comforting them 

"lets hope theres not a tournament category for humility" sam stated and then robby spoke up again 

"oh, come on. we got two all valley cha,ps and two runner ups plus selene, who ive seen kick more asses that anyone to be honest" robby said and selene bowed their head in appreciation. 

at the end of the day, they all stood back in the dojo together as a man stood in front of them and selene made eye contact with tory and the others before turning back to them. 

"please welcome our guest for the weekend, sensei barnes" daniel spoke and he started to talk to them 

"during my years as the tournament terror, all i wanted was to be in the sekai taikai but i blew my chance. i am to ensure that you maximize yours. everyone i know who has participated in this has horror stories. this thing is intense, unpredictable, people have died, whos ready for that? i will do to you what the sekai taikai will do, i will surprise you with events. i will push you to your limits and if any of you delicate flowers feel like going to sensais and crying, don't. ive been given full authority for these eliminations" he told them and selene looked at the others 

"get on the sparring deck, now. to survive the first round, you will need to show me excellence and speed. strength, endurance, and teamwork" he told them and they all started to train together. selene worked together with sam and tory as they fought the others and at the end they all stood in rows yet again 

"congratulations, you didn't die. still half of you wouldnt last one match at the sekai taikai. to the 12 who might, join me up here when i call your name. hawk, robby, miguel, sam, tory, selene , kenny, nate, chris, demetri, devon and anthony" he said and selene looked at the others, before they walked up and looked at the others 

"congratulations top 12, meet me back here tomorrow for round two. the rest of you, youre out. better luck next time" he told them and they all separated and went home until the next day when selene walked in with the group and they walked over to miguel and hawk when they were talking about colleges. 

"hey, if you need me, im still here" selene told hawk who smiled and nodded as they walked off and onto the sparring deck where the others stood 

"top twelve get ready, todays challenge is a battle royale, the rules are simple, protect your flags, steal the others, lose your flags and youre out. the ones with the most flags at the end go to barcelona, the rest of you will be judged on performance. ready, and fight" he said and they all started to go at it with each other. selene got about two to three flags and they all stood next to each other in a line 

"et me see those flags, come on. all right , we clearly got our top four, tory, robby, sam and miguel, your four are going to barcelona, you bottom five are tied. ill go back tonight and review my notes, retally the scores, all announces the final two in the morning" he told them and they all walked off from each other and went home. 

the next day, they were in the woods near coyote creek, they all brought their bags and walked out as he stood on the table and looked at the group of them 

"morning, at least for now, gather 'round. is everybody here? good. last night, i reviewed my notes. made sure the remaining five got a fair shake. ive decided its too close to call so youre all gonna get another opportunity to prove yourselves. two flags wait deep in the forest, whoever brings them back wins" he told them all 

"wait thats it?" hawk asked 

"whyd you have to question it?" selene asked with a groan and a shake of their head 

"what if two of us find a flag at the same time?" demetri asked 

"you fight for it, youre on your own. winning is everything, plan and simple. take ten minutes, stretch, use the restroom, call your mothers, when you get back, its go time" he told them and they all walked off. selene stood on their own as they watched hawk and demetri fight and they groaned 

"im guessing he told him" selene said to miguel and then the five of them lined up and looked at each other, then it was off and they all ran as quickly as they could seperating soon off. selene went a different way then the others as they were the one in the lead, they didn't know that hawk and demetri would follow them. 

devon came back with the first flag, selene got to the flag first and grabbed it but was stopped by hawk and then demetri. selene looked at the two of them as they looked at them too. 

"dont get me involved in your stupid fucking lovers quarrel" they told them as they held the flag and stared the two of them down as they started to back away and hawk turned to demetri to distract him because even though he wanted to win, selene deserved it more than either of them. however they stood and watched them fight and ran off as fast as they could staying out of it. getting back to the front where the others were, they held the flag up and tory ran towards them as they hugged them and selene smiled. 

" i give you miyagi dos team sekai takai, miguel, sam, robby, tory, devon, and selene" he called and they all stod in front of the others as he walked off and everyone dispersed. 

"guys, wheres kenny" selene asked and he walked out of the porta potty with his sweatshirt around his waist and selene sighed before devon walked over to him and selene knew about the laxatives that devon did. 

"kenny, i have pants for you" selene told him and he sighed as he walked over and they handed him spare pants as he walked back into the porta potty to change and selene turned to devon 

"laxatives, really? thats a low blow even for you, i know you wanted to win but thats not how you do it devon. thats called cheating and honestly you don't deserve to be going if thats the way you chose to win" selene told the girl who stared at her and then looked at the ground as she walked and away from selene. then selene walked over to hawk and grabbed his shoulder 

"ill bring you home, i have to bring kenny home too. listen, demetri is gonna get over it, its college and yes there was a plan but did he ever ask you or did he just assume that it was what you wanted? either way, dont stress it too much" they said and grabbed his shoulder to pull him up as kenny walked out of the porta potty and the trio of them walked to the car. they got in and selene drove them home in silence, once they were both home, they drove them and laid on their bed. 

something was falling apart but they didn't know what. 

-ABBYS NOTES-

kenny becoming all of my ocs children this season is my favorite thing to write as of right now.