Chapter 30: Dv8
(I apologize for taking this long to post updates. I just recently discovered my free time after a while. These following chapters will be the same as the ones on the show how ever in chapter 32 and 33, will be completely different. So feel free to skip. And for those who choose fully read everything. Thank you and I wish you all to enjoy and take your time reading)
After a thrilling a full day of resting and holding the tournament in place, the final moment that everyone is anticipating to witness is finally over the horizon. The final game of the Running Man Tournament awaits the players at the light of tomorrow's day.
The Running men were preparing themselves mentally and physically for their biggest moment in life.
Liu strengthen himself with his own speech while gazing over at the picture of his late, beloved sister along with Mr. Suitcase's adorable affection for his Master.
Kuga broke sweat and unleashed an avalanched of punches over at his Training dummy, clearly excited for what is to come.
Lonky prepared a speech as well, but it was rather insulting and arrogant than what Liu said to reassure himself.
"How did it feel to win?" Lonky asked the reflection of himself from the mirror while brushing his Royal Epaulet as if he had won the tournament. "You sound like you were on the edge of your seat? But I doubt it was much of a surprise to all of you. Seeing as I always had the win on the palm of my hands from the start. To my friends... I'm sorry that you all had to lose..." Lonky pleaded with a look that showed his sympathy towards his friends if he were to win. He frowned to show more of his caring for them until he smiled with a sinister grin. "Don't worry, I'm sure all of you would be working for me. Living as my squires for life!" Lonky finished his "heartfelt" speech with a loud laugh.
Meanwhile inside the Bandaged man's room, nothing could be seen but pure darkness. No light was seen illuminating the room. But, on pitch black floor, Yuu was seen executing push-ups. Sweat broke free from his skin and soaked the carpet underneath him. His count exceeded 700 and was still going for it. And the reason for his sweat to drip down from the floor was because his bandages was fully removed, only a pair of trousers could be make up for his silhouette as the darkness prevented anyone from seeing his appearance.
"Tomorrow's the final day... I need to win this tournament. Whatever it takes!" The male thought to himself as he kept his extreme exercise. "After that... The real challenge is next... Charming Gold..."
On the other hand Popo and Pala were the only contestants that did no such speech to boost their morale nor extreme training. Only rubbing the Penguin's cheeks over his self-proclaimed "Ultimate Cards" and the Impala shaking his cane like he always does.
The next was Gai's room. Completely empty and silent as the library at midnight. But, pieces of plates were shattered, desk and furnitures were tilted and pushed over, and one of the ceiling light was on the ground, completely destroyed. Only mystery shrouded the room.
And finally the cat's room. Miyo was seen speaking towards four holograms of the same logo as her belt. And from the looks of it, it seemed to be the elders of her tribe.
"Remember, Miyo" Said one of the holograms with a voice so deep and monotoned that anyone would be unsure whether they were human or machine. "You must get to Charming Gold and uncover why these people went missing. If our theory is correct, then this game is nothing but a ruse to distract all of us while he succeeds in whatever it is that he is doing. There are no rooms for mistakes so we expect big things from you, Miyo"
"Understood!" Miyo firmly replied.
"And what about your side mission?" Asked a matured female voice from on of the other holograms. "What is your latest discovery regarding the man named Yuu Yamada? Is he what we had predicted? Is he secretly working for Charming Gold?"
"I'm afraid not, Ma'am. He showed no signs in working for Charming Gold nor willingness to join that man's side." Miyo replied firmly once more without ruining her straight posture.
"I see..." Replied the woman behind the hologram.
"But it seems that Charming Gold had targeted Yuu since the beginning of the race. He revealed to me that Charming Gold wanted him to be the same member as the one that attacked us. Meaning they are working for Charming Gold himself"
"I knew it!" Shouted an angered male voice from the other holograms.
"That peacock is scheming something! What should we do about this High Monochrome?" The male voice asked their presumed leader which was the one with the deep and monotoned voice.
"... Let's leave this to Miyo's investigation for now. We have bigger things to discuss. That's all for today"
And just like that, the intercom came to it's end and the holograms dissappeared, leaving Miyo with concern on what has if to come.
After an hour of silence from their rooms, the Running Man players synchronously placed their backs on their beds and closed their eyes to sleep. Awaiting for the coming Dawn.
But something far from their knowledge was happening. A sinister plan was unavailing.
Somewhere deep underground lies a menacing laboratory. Dr. Mala recieve an intercom with the peacock himself, Charming Gold through the large screen.
"Dr. Mala? Status report... Now" Said Charming Gold, his face hidden under the cover of Darkness with only his Velvet-Red eyes piercing the dark shroud.
"The crystals are at full Capacity and the machines are fully charged. Everything is ready for you sir. All that's left are your orders" Dr. Mala replied with a group menacing-looking people behind him, their faces hidden underneath the hood of their cloak.
"Good. It's over for those Running Men.... At last..." Charming Gold muttered before closing the intercom. His smile behind the screen became wider and was now similar to a psychopath. Then, loud laughter escaped his mouth and unleashed it inside the room he is in. Echoing through the halls as if he was inside a cave. "Let's see how tough you truly are... Yamada!!!"
Dawn has arrived and pink coloured sky brought calm daylight around Tree City. The contestant were on the edges of their seat as they cheered for their Running Man Idols. The contestant smiled and waved at the crowd, eager to find out what their final match would be.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!" Announced the robot that suddenly appeared.
"I am Bot 3-32, the announcer for the Running Man Championship!" The robot introduced itself, having a voice in between a female and male. "Please clap your hands together for the Man you have been waiting for... Charming Gold!" The robot shouted with it's hands gesturing wide apart to show its own excitement.
The formal peacock elegantly walked towards a high platform where the view of both the crowd and the contestants were at his feet. Having his signature pose and smile that rose the crowd.
"Today, we will be witnessing history being made! In our previous plans for this game, there should only be 3 players that will make it to the finals but after that insane and SPECTACULAR event yesterday, we have decided that all 8 Running Man Players will compete!"
The crowd roared in excitement once more after Charming Gold's announcement. The contestants felt the crowds anticipation for the final game and couldn't help but feel the same.
"Wow. What an audience!" Said Liu, slowly spinning as he scanned the huge wave of crowds above them.
"It looks like there's over a million of them! This makes me so excited!" Popo exclaimed through the intercom on Liu's watch before Lonky's intercom appeared as well.
"I love you all too!" Lonky shouted, showing the crowed he adored them by blowing a bunch of kisses to them.
"Over 1 million fans of this game... And no one is cheering for me..." Pala sighed through the intercom but Liu and Popo kept a smile to cheer him on.
"Your not the only one..." Yuu suddenl spoke through the intercom as well, Gaining the other's attention. They were unsure of what he meant at first until they heard some of the spectators booing at him and ripping apart a photo of Yuu.
"Well I guess this is the consequence of yelling at them back at the train terminal..." Liu responded while gazing at the booing crowd in disbelief.
"Eh, I don't care that much though. I just want to see this through"
Meanwhile, Miyo sighed with her arms crossed. Annoyed to see Lonky's boastfulness and the crowds jeering towards one her competitors. She then gazed over at Gai who seemed to be facing the other way with his head lowered compared to where the other are looking at. His behavior made Miyo curios and a bit concerned seeing that she now knows who Gai really is.
Soon a hologram of Liu appeared in everyone's intercom. Diverting Miyo's attention towards the bug.
"Hey guys, listen! I've heard that the finals are super hard, and many players have been seriously injured. So let's do our best and be careful okay?!" Shouted the energetic bug with his usually cheerful smile.
"Yeah that won't happen to me though" Popo boasted. "My magic cards will protect me from any harm and vanquish even the strongest of opponents!"
"They what?!" Lonky shouted in disagreement. "You're no great magician and your cards are nothing but a fluke! I've never seen you once use those cards in a way that can be classified as useful. Those are nothing but fakes!"
"What you said are nothing but lies!" The penguin shouted back at Lonky through the intercom. "I am a great magician! What about you then, Lonky? All you've done to us through the game is Lie to us and cheat!"
"I think..." Kuga exclaimed, closing his eyes to hide his irritation towards the loud Giraffe and annoying Penguin. "... That you two will end up embarrassing yourselves"
"They already embarrassed themselves throughout the previous games. What will happen to them now will probably be something beyond embarrassment" Yuu agreed with the tiger and caused Lonky and Popo to shout at them after feeling offended but was completely ignored when Liu spoke.
"Wow, can you guys believe that all of us made it to the very end? Time sure flies... Doesn't it Gai?" The bug asked Gai while gazing at the crowd but no response was heard. Liu quickly turned his attention to Gai's intercom but only saw the view of his back, his face completely turned towards the other way. "Hey Gai! Can you hear me?"
Liu asked but Charming Gold's announcement removed his attention from Gai.
"Are all of you sad that the tournament will be over soon?" Charming Gold asked the crowd and a few percentage of them replied with a "Yes". "I can't hear you?" Charming Gold asked and this time, all of the crowd the word "Yes". Their voice were so loud and synchronized that it felt like it could pierce through the sky. "Don't worry! That is why I have prepared a special event that will make this match 100 TIMES more exciting!"
Charming Gold's sudden announcement placed the running Man players in both Curiousness and Confusion.
"I'm happy to add the most INCREDIBLE group to make this event more exciting! They are...." The peacock paused in suspense and placed the crowd in growing anticipation. Suddenly, 8 different sized hold appeared on the ground and arise from it were 8 different figures. Once they landed on the ground, everyone could see 8 hooded people, all of different size and shape, standing in front of the Running Man Players from a distant. "Dv8!"
Each of the mysterious figure's eyes stared individual at the Running Man players, their red pupil brought intimidation towards Lonky and Popo but that Intimidation rose to fear when all of them realized that one of the Dv8 member was the one who kidnapped and attacked them, The one they called, Red-Eyed beast.
"Kuphaman!" Pala shouted in fright as Miyo and Kuga smeared a look of anger towards the large bodied figure.
But only one of them showed a different reaction. Yuu. His reaction was nothing close to Intimidation, anger, nor fear. In simple terms, he was shocked to see Hanabi ad one of the opposing team member. Her usual split-colored, spiral eyes of Green and Purple became pure crimson-red and was placed heavily towards him with a fierce look.
"Hanabi...?" He silently muttered but despite how quiet it was, Miyo still heard a faint voice from him and noticed his shocked look.
Soon a large, black portal appeared at the center of the platform and a huge, intimidating Robot was revealed. The Running Man team took a step back due to the robot's intimidating size but the opposing team showed no such response other than eternal silence underneath their cloak. Then, with one snap of Charming Gold's fingers the large bodied robot began to show a hostile intent. Using it's long, curved arm, the robot attempted to attack the Dv8 but all of them jumped to evade in perfect unison except for one. Another female member who's appearance was still hidden. She evaded the attack by simply lowering her body to the ground, and with a huge opening, she began to charge towards the robot. Despite her small in size compared to the bulky machine, she still sent the robot flying far back with just a flick of her hand.
Another member of the Dv8 appeared at the Robot's trajectory and with one kick, the robot was flying once more, away from the second member's location, as if it's size and weight were nothing but a plastic toy. The Dv8 surrounded the robot and together, they passed the huge machine towards each other one by one as if they were simply passing a ball. It was clear that all of their strength was the same as Kuga's, or possibly even more than his.
Once the robot was passed towards the Red-eyed Beast. The helpless machine was sent several feet upwards after he executed a powerful uppercut. And lastly, to top it all up. Hanabi appeared above the robot in just a blink of an eye, as through she teleported, and pushed the robot downwards with a powerful kick that destroyed the robot's chest area.
The floor cracked and the machine was destroyed. The Dv8 team were seen standing on top of the robot which was now a pile of scrap metal.
The crowd then cheered even more whilst the Running Man team was silent with a look of disbelief embedded on their faces.
"Well what do you all think? Do the Dv8 have what it takes to face our Running Men?" Charming Gold asked the crowd with an obvious gesture.
"W-wait! You expect us to fight these monsters?!" Lonky gawked.
"This isn't fair! They're much stronger than us!" Shouted Liu but Charming Gold and the crowd payed no attention to a word they said.
"What is this?!" Miyo asked herself with an irritated look before noticing Yuu clench his hands into a fist. Showing a tight grip with his eyes exposing his anger. "Yuu?"
Charming Gold, despite being far away from the Running Men, caught the face Yuu was making and couldn't help but smiled sinisterly towards him for a moment before facing the crowed.
"This is the 100th Running Man Championship's special event. The clash between Running Man players and Dv8, begins now!"
"Charming Gold.... What did you do to Hanabi...?!" Yuu said in his thoughts. His eyes planted at no one but the peacock, his hands trembled due to how much force he was applying in his balled hands. The bandaged man was clearly..... enraged.
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