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I hate sitting here like a waiting duck; it was only Tabby and me while everyone else went to search for more flags. Tabby was staring out at the ocean, watching the waves jolting the canoes we needed to take to get off this island. There were three in total for our team, just enough to get back to base.
We’ve been sitting here for a few hours; the sun beaming down on us, making our jobs incredibly hot and difficult. I felt the sun burning into my flesh and I knew I’d have sunburn by the time I left this place. I hated having such fair skin.
Sighing, I lay back on the sand, staring up at the blue skies; there were some clouds in the sky, but not enough to provide us with some shade.
“When do you think we’ll get to go back?” Tabby asks, pulling her attention from the ocean to look at me.
I opened my mouth to answer, but the ruffling on a bush turned my attention to the wooded area. I quickly sat up; my eyes narrowed as I stared off into the forest. Tabby was also standing at attention, her eyes narrowed, and her breathing halted to almost nothing
There was somebody here and they didn’t smell like a teammate.
Neither of us spoke, we stared and listened for any signs of movement. And then it happened again; this time, I was on my feet. My heartbeat was rapid with both worry and excitement. Perhaps this wasn’t a boring job after all; maybe Sherry was right, and the other teams would try to get our flags.
Soon, multiple different competitors were emerging from the forest, their eyes narrowed and determination crossing their faces as they stared at us. One of them, the largest one, looked around for a moment, and then a smirk spread across his lips when he spotted us.
“They left two of the smallest girls on their team to watch over their flags?” He laughed, making the other’s chuckle as well. One of the guys who I had fought with before had gone completely pale at the sight of me and I provided him with a “not so innocent” smirk
He opened his mouth to say something to the others, but then he clamped his lips shut. He ended up disappearing without any of his teammates noticing. He was smart to leave because he knew exactly what I was capable of.
The others though, not so much.
They had only seen me passing; too consumed with their own fights to notice me. I never got the chance to combat with them. Which was fine because they were about to learn today.
“It’ll be easy to get their flags, just like it was easy to get the other team’s flags,” he laughed, making the others chuckle darkly as they started to close in around us,
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were they thinking? At least the other team had a fait chance. They had a couple of really strong waters and some more keeping a further watch. I don’t see anyone else from their team for miles,” another said, shaking his head with a laugh.
“Surrender now, give us your flags. Neither of you have to get hurt,” A woman said, folding her arms across her chest. She was tall and slender, but she had muscles. Her hair was styled short, and she had warrior markings on her face, making her look almost exotic, I hadn’t encountered her yet, but I could tell she was probably a capable fighter.
I only stared at her, silently daring her to come at me. I folded my arms across my chest, raising my brows. I looked at Tabby who was equally amused, but trying hard to show it on her face.
“Or we’ll be forced to take it by force,” she added calmly, glancing between the two of us, noticing that neither of us was moving.
“If they want a fight, we can give them a fight,” the first guy said with a smirk, preparing his stance. “It won’t take long to take them down and then we get their flags and get off this island.”
“As soon as the rest of our team returns with our flags we can leave,” the girl said, rolling her eyes. “Which they should, soon enough.”
The rest nodded in agreement.
“Hey, where’d Marco go?” One of the guys asked with a frown, noticing the guy who recognized me had left.
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They looked around, equally perplexed, but not enough to go look for him. He left his teammates to suffer; though we worked in teams, we were also covering our own asses, so I really couldn’t blame him.
“Maybe he went to search the perimeter,” the girl said, shrugging. “We don’t need him for this anyways, so it’s fine.”
They all chuckled.
“Yeah, this will be quick,” the first guy said, stepping towards me, his eyes flashing dangerously as he glared at me. “Should have surrendered when you had the chance.”
The others only watched as he lunged at me, attempting to grab me, but I was way faster and before he could reach me, I was already behind him. He frowned, not even seeing me move. When he whipped around to look at me, it was too late, I had him on the ground in only a second. It was easier because he wasn’t expecting it, so it wasn’t much of a fight. But once he got his head out of his ass and realized that I was actually fighting him and had the upper hand, his mind went into survival mode, and he immediately started to fight back.
