"Your back in class?" I asked Natalie, it's been awhile since I spoke to her. I know it was stupid of me not to call her after she left.
"Yeah, I'm back to doing the same old thing. Sorry I couldn't stay and tough it out with you guys, I'm just not with all the crazy shit."
"It's understandable. Sorry I brought you in this in the first place. Only reason he paid you to come was that he knew you wouldn't let me go alone."
"Well then it was smart of him to pay me, because I sure in the hell wasn't going to let you go by yourself with Jaylie and him."
"Jordan and Pisa are here."
"Oh they have perfect attitudes for NTAU too?"
I slightly laughed. "Yeah, I guess so."
"I don't trust this, it's all just too damn weird to me. Stay safe for me girl, I can't have shit bad happening to you."
"I will Natalie, I love you sis."
"Love you too Rose."
The phone call disconnected. I was seating alone in the bleachers. People were still here, but I just chose to sit away from them. All my friends weren't here anymore, they picked their groups and went up to other training rooms. Only people who weren't picked remained here, not that many people.
Darion's four best leaders were here as well. Jordan was somewhere talking to his twin, Morgan. Ethan, Felix, and Tampa were doing whatever they always do. The cameras from the other training rooms were on the big screen. All four rooms that were being used, on the board separated by squares.
Ethan, Felix, and Tampa were already apart of NTAU before it became this. Jaylie said she knew Darion for awhile. Maybe she was apart of it too, I just don't know. I don't know what to think.
Darion is basically building an army, no literally building an army. Because he's upset with how the President mistreats him. The President doesn't listen to shit Darion says, because he's an asshole. Darion's an asshole too, two assholes not going to work shit out together.
Our Vice President even argued with the President over things. That just means the current man in charge of our country is a fuck, who doesn't liked to be ordered. He thinks he can run everything himself, but yet Darion's the one who's made his couple years in office astonishing.
"Hey Rosey." Jordan called my name.
"Yes Jordiee?" I answered.
"Come on, you look lonely as fuck sitting by yourself."
I smiled. "I have myself to entertain."
"Then let me entertain you for the time being."
"Okay."
I came down and walked with him. It was ten minutes until noon. Everyone was getting ready for it to begin. The groups were preparing their paint guns. Their all on the opposite side of the room from their enemy. Training Room 5 is the one with tropical trees and monkeys. That's my favorite training room. That's where Jamila and Pisa were facing each other. Whoever was manning the cameras from the control room zoomed the camera into Pisa's face when she saw the jungle. She looked disgusted as hell.
It's hard to get captured there, inside that jungle it's easier to hide. But knowing Pisa, she isn't hiding from shit. Jamila might consider finding a good spot to stay at so she doesn't get found, that would be smart. What I would do is climb on a tree and shoot anyone I see, a higher view is certain victory to me.
"You wanna make bets?" Jordan asked.
"On who?"
"All of them."
"No, I have no idea what's going to happen."
"Well neither do I."
"I was told to bet only if I'm sure to win."
"I'll bet Draper beats Alandis ass." I was absolutely hundred percent sure that was Darion's voice before I even turned around, I turned to him and smiled. "I almost picked him to be top four, he's pretty good."
"So Alandis isn't good?" I asked.
"She's good, Draper is just one of the best i have."
"That's why he was insulted that he wasn't top four." Jordan added. "Instead you chose me."
"Exactly, but we'll see who top four really is soon. I'm sure he'll win, then he'll face you." Darion replied. "Good luck, I picked you a for a reason."
Jordan nodded and thanked Darion. Darion nodded back and walked over to Ethan, Felix, and Tampa. After a conversation Tampa walked off, soon her voice was on the intercom.
"First off, good luck everyone. Do your best and don't get blown out." Tampa started. "Secondly, I want to announce the next round setup. The winners of this round will move on. The winner from the first names pulled will face Jordan next. The winner of the second names pulled will face Ethan. The winner of the third names pulled will face Felix. The winner of the last names pulled with face me, Tampa."
"The bitch just had to see me." I said rolling my eyes.
Jordan didn't have a smile on his face anymore. He's had that smile since he called me when I sat on the bleachers, now it vanished. Maybe I shouldn't ask him what's wrong.
"Good luck, first leader to be captured loses. Or the first team to eliminate the entire opponents team win. You may begin." Tampa finished.
The smaller flat screen televisions turned on from around the room. I took Jordan's hand and walked to the table that was showing Pisa and Jamila in the jungle on the television. The audio was on, but you could barely hear.
"I bet Pisa." Jordan said. "She's not going to lose her first match."
"That means she'll face Ethan later tonight." I said.
"She'll beat him too."
He was confident in Pisa, they grew up together. He knows what she's capable of as a leader. She hates losing, but sometimes you could help but take the loss.
"I want this entire tropical shithole searched." Pisa ordered to her group. "I don't know who you are and I truly don't care, but I know you have the same intentions as me. That's to win. I don't give a fuck who you come across, shoot them. If you see a monkey, shoot him in his monkey ass!"
I laughed. "Pisa's crazy."
Jamila's group was already searching for Pisa. They were split in two groups of five. They were all alert and kept their guns aimed. Birds were chirping, monkeys were climbing trees, the footsteps in the grass were loud as well. There was no way to hide your presence there, everything seemed overly loud.
"This one may take the longest." I said softly.
"It's like their in a maze, it's difficult to find someone in there." A man sitting at a nearby table said.
"Yeah, but that Pisa chick ain't shit to play with. As soon as she spot they ass, it's over." The man's friend said.
"Jamila's not going down without a fight." Jordan said softly.
Other people reacted to another match from across the room. I turned to see if I could catch what they were reacting to. Draper won, I heard a man talk about how his trap worked on catching Alandis.
"He used a trap to catch her." I said softly.
"I'll do whatever I can to handle it." Jordan replied. "He's good though Rose."
"Your better than him. Your the best here."
"Thanks."
Pisa's group separated into several different groups. Some were just in two, some were in three, but Pisa went alone. Probably a huge mistake, but she works best alone anyway. Some people of Pisa's group were obviously nervous, every little noise attracted their attention. Jamila spotted a group of two from Pisa's group and ordered her people to halt.
"I think me going to is risky, if they shoot me we lose." Jamila said, she was smart for playing safe. "Three of you go out for them, stay quiet."
Jamila's three did exactly as ordered and shot their paintball guns at the enemy. The two men that were shot dropped their guns after catching the bullets, then suddenly fell to sleep.
"What the fuck?" The man said from the nearby table. "What the hell does Darion have in those bullets?"
They called Jamila to see the bodies, she laughed as she approached them. Her laugh was loud, loud enough for the nearby group of Pisa to hear. Jamila didn't care though, she even spoke loudly.
"These fucking paintballs ain't no damn joke." She said out loud.
"Hell nah, they knock yo ass out shitless." A bearded man in her group replied.
"Let's go." Jamila ordered. "Eight more to find."
It wasn't long before the men who heard her laugh found her. The three men recognized Jamila and hid behind trees as they approached. Jamila was confident, so confident she became stupid.
"What's your name?" She asked the bearded guy.
"Josh, but people call me by my last name Parker." He answered. He was pale skinned, but his face was dirty. He looked like he was straight outta the marines. He was buff as hell, lumberjack material indubitably.
"Well, I'm Jamila."
"Yeah, we all know that."
"Glad to know I'm famous."
That's when Jamila spotted movement behind a tree. She ordered Parker to take the shot when he was ready and for everyone else to follow up. Right now, they were the only ones that knew that those paintballs quickly laid you to sleep.
"You sure you don't wanna get no action in?" A girl asked, her skin was dark. Her hair was in a short cut. She was tall and lanky as well.
"I'm sure I don't want to lose."
"If your as good as Darion thinks you are, you won't lose." The girl replied.
"What's your name?"
"Zamera."
"Well Zamera, your with us. The rest of you stay put and back us up if necessary."
Jamila fell for what Zamera said, she let her words get into her head. Now she had something to prove, that she was as good as Darion thinks.
Jamila gave the a hand gesture to hold as she approached the tree that she was sure an enemy was hiding behind. Suddenly, the enemy turned from his cover and pulled the trigger as Jamila attempted to smack his arm away.
Jamila wasn't down, instead his bullets missed her then he was hit by a shot from Zamera. He dropped to the ground, asleep.
"Check the other trees, now!" Jamila commanded.
Parker and Zamera did exactly as told. Jamila turned to the next tree, spotting nobody. They moved. Zamera and Parker spotted no one either.
"Clear." Parker called out.
"That's what you thought bitch." Pisa said as they came from their bushes of cover, four of them. All guns were aimed at Jamila. "Looks like I win."
Pisa heard Jamila's laugh awhile back. She circled back and gathered others from her group to tell them where Jamila was. She sent people back to shoot down the others Jamila left behind for backup.
Jamila looked back, three other were behind her. Pisa's entire group had her surrounded, she lost. Jamila threw her gun to the ground and raised her hands.
"Don't look back for your backup, they're done already." Pisa said with a smile.
"Alright, don't shoot us. I don't want to be knocked out like those dummies. Just turn as in and you won." Jamila said.
"Lower your guns." Pisa ordered to Parker and Zamera.
"Fuck you." Parker replied.
"Stupid ass." Pisa rolled her eyes and shot him five times.
Zamera pulled the trigger to her gun and shot back, Jamila ran off full speed. Zamera shot two of Pisa's men before she was put down, now Jamila was alone on search for the last five members of her group. Pisa's team trailed her, shooting at her as they ran.
After the shooting stopped, she climbed a tree hoping nobody saw her. They didn't, because soon they were under her searching. She sighed in relief as she watched them walk by.
The man at the table next to me spoke again. "My question is, why the hell didn't anyone shoot her before she ran?"
I laughed and replied. "Because she's fast as hell."
Jamila climbed down the tree slowly after she was sure they continued on. Now, she was rushing to catch up with them. Her eyes were on the guy in the back of the pack. She knew there were only five of them left, along with five remaining in her group not even including herself. But she didn't want to wait until they met up, she wanted to finish this now.
There was more reactions and cheers from a different section of the room. That meant another match was finished, I looked up at the big board. Kristian's picture was next to Felix. Kristian beat Jamile. Now, I was happy as hell. Jaylie and May were still going at it I suppose.
I heard a loud grunt from the television and turned my attention back to it. Jaylie grabbed the man in the back of the group as she plotted. She held him by his neck and shot two others with his gun. That left Pisa with one other person, still in the open.
Pisa shot at Jamila, despite the fact she held that man as a human shield. A few bullets hit the man, then Jamila pushed him at Pisa. Pisa dodged the body, letting him drop to the ground after shooting him. She was cold hearted.
"Where did she go?" Pisa asked the last member of her team that was with her.
"I don't fucking know!" He replied in frustration, he was petrified. Jamila scared him and Pisa could tell.
"I was the one who had a body thrown at me, not you! You should had watched her!"
"Well I watched the body instead!"
"Why, he's on our damn team? Our objective is Jamila!"
Jamila was slowly approaching them as they argued. Both Pisa and Jamila are so talented, yet so arrogant. Both Pisa and the other guys defenses were down, but Jamila had no weapon to shoot them. When she threw the man's body, she threw his gun as well. I wonder how long these people stay asleep.
I heard more cheers from the last section, meaning Jamila and Pisa was the last match left. That was predictable, they had the hardest place. That jungle is no joke. I crossed my fingers and looked up at the board. Jaylie won. She was going against Tampa next. The thought alone made me smile.
"He was on our damn team, but you still fucking shot him!" The man said to Pisa.
She grunted and raised her gun at him. He attempted to raise his, but was shot in the face. Jordan laughed after seeing Pisa shoot him three times in his face. Pisa is a lunatic.
Jamila saw it as well, she was shocked. You could tell she was by how her mouth was open, her jaw dropped when she saw it. Pisa was dirty, she did anything to win.
Jamila ran out from hiding to attack Pisa. Pisa turned with her gun raised, but it was smacked from her hands. Then Jamila rammed her into a tree. Pisa yelled as her back pounded against the tree. Now, they had to fight in hand to hand combat. This had everyone's attention. It was even on the big screen, with audio. Nothing ever had audio on the big screen.
Pisa grabbed Jamila by the face and pushed her away. Jamila yelled as she fell back. Pisa punched Jamila in the face, dropped her to the ground. But Jamila swiftly hopped back on her feet and retaliated with a few punches of her own. Pisa weaved one punch, took another to the eye, and blocked the last with her right forearm. She cursed loudly as her vision in the right eye blurred, Jamila's punch affected her greatly. But it just pissed her off to the core.
Pisa caught Jamila's next punched and yanked her close. Then used her left hand to grip Jamila's throat. She threw her into the tree by her throat and held her there. I feel like she's trying to murder Jamila. The camera zoomed out the fight, showing the five members of Jamila's team surround them. Pisa let go of Jamila's necked and turned to them.
"Shoot, now!" Jamila ordered through coughs.