The Reborn

Sharpedon P.O.V

I sneezed while stumping through the snow. Why in the name of God they had to have their base at the fudging South pole? Just why? I may be an water elementar, but I surely don’t like the snow nor the cold weather. The only person who would can enjoy this glittery white frozen stuff is Lincoln.

If he would be alive.

I still have to get used to the fact that Lincoln is dead. We may not have been the best of friends, but he was a cool guy and everybody is missing him dearly already. Despite having snow as his element, he was one of the most warm hearted persons I know. If someone was hurting or feeling at least a little down and Lincoln would notice, he would go to that person and talked them better. And he was very good at it too. That guy was a smooth talker and he showed everyone why you should not judge a person by its element or anything else.

You know, he kind of reminds me of Shadow. Both of them had that cold exterior, but once you get to know them they are really cool and kind.

I smiled sadly. Well, they are, or were, brothers after all. Or twins how they used to say. I’m really worried about Shadow and she will react about this whole moving thing and about the death of Lincoln. Because I’m 100% sure that she is in her denying stage.

Or maybe she was a little busy trying to stay alive and didn’t have the time to cry over her twiny-whiny brother.

You’re not wrong.

I sighed and kicked some snow with my foot. For now, our priorities are:

1. Settling in and trying to stop any kind of encounter with the royals from here.

God, I still can’t believe that here we have dark royals and even though I’m one of them, I don’t trust them at all.

Sounds like something Shadow would say.

And our second priority: make sure that magnet of trouble stays alive and wakes up.

When I saw her running away between the blocks back at H.I.D.E with those darks after her instead of running towards the portal, I swear on my mark that my heart almost stopped. And when they freaking caught her and disappeared with her I wanted nothing more than to flood the whole forest.

Oh yeah? What about when you literally walked through all those guards to save her? Honestly, that’s my favourite moment with you.

Holy spaghetti, then I was so satisfied when I ripped that fuckers head off. Who he think he is to drag her around like that? Women shouldn’t be hit even with a flower, so let’s not talk about dragging around by the hair. And she’s not my girlfriend.

Yet.

No. She’s not and she won’t be because she doesn’t like me and I don’t like her.

Bitch, you just played Prince charming and saved her pretty ass, you’re missing her like crazy and thinking about her almost once 3 minutes, so stop with that bullshit. And I’m you! I know what the fuck are you thinking duuh.

You’re annoying and cocky. You’re getting on my nerves.

’Cause I’m telling the truth.

No. I don’t like her. I just care about her deeply. Like I do for any other member of my team.

Deniaaaaal.

I scoffed and glared at the sky while snowflakes started to lazily fall down.

Fine. Let’s say that maybe, but only MAYBE, I like her, but it useless since she doesn’t like me don’t you think?

Why wouldn’t she? Other girls like you even though I don’t see why. I mean, you’re kind of a coward and ugly.

Thanks for boosting my confidence. And that’s the thing! She’s not like the rest of those girls! They like me because I’m the golden hybrid who makes everything right and doesn’t cross anyone, while she glared at me from the moment I took over her position. Not to mention how she saw right through my act and called me a coward and a wimp.

Yes, but she agreed to help you and only judged you by your actions. And she said that she believes in you dump fuck.

I shook my head to get rid of The snowflakes that landed in my hair and I’m suddenly regretting not taking a thicker coat with me.

She only said that because she was sorry for me and to motivate me to change, to become myself, but honestly I don’t know who I am anymore. After all this time that I spent pretending the perfect leader and all those shits, I lost the true me along the way and I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to who I was before. I don’t even remember how I was before. Probably, a bigger coward then I already am.

I don’t think she’s pitying you. She doesn’t seem like the person to help someone this much just because she feels sorry for them.

Actually, I think she is. I heard that she is the one who saved Sirius and bring him back to meet Sparky, his sister. And she risked her life to save him and bring him back alive, but she didn’t do it because she felt sorry. She did it because she has a kind heart and even though she doesn’t like to admit it, she likes helping others. She would go as far as dying to save someone. She is so brave and fearless, while I’m nothing. I can’t compare with her and I’ll never be like her. I asked her to show me how to be like her and I thought for a minute that it could actually work, but she is way above me. She is too good and I will never be as good as her, because, how you said, I’m a coward.

So you wouldn’t risk your life to save someone you care about?

Yes, I would. But she would risk her life to save even a stranger because she’s that great. Of course I would risk my life to protect someone I care about! Life would be sad and boring if you wouldn’t have someone to share with it. Without those friends that you consider your second family, without those friends that you talk once in a while but every time you do you laugh like there’s no tomorrow, without your family that cares about you and you can always go back home and they will always greet with open arms, and last but not least that one person, your significant other who can make your day 10 times more better with only their smile. Life wouldn’t be worth living without those people.

*whistle* That was some deep shit.

I chuckled. I blame it on the weather, but I’m serious. My life would be pretty plain and depressing without the guys.

Or without a certain sarcastic and feisty little someone.

The corners of my lips turned upwards involuntary. Or without that someone. I must confess that I miss her. Even though we’re busy with this whole moving and settling in, it’s still boring without hearing a sarcastic comeback directed at some people stupidity. Not even Hazel and Leaf can lift the spirits up. Both of them are moping around because “their sexy and smart homie is taking her beauty sleep a little too serious”. Leaf even stopped bugging Python and that IS something.

"Sharpedon, I want you to come back to my office. We have to talk some things with director Midnight. I’ll send someone else to do your patrolling shift.”

I groaned and pressed the button to open the mic. “I’ll be there in 10.”

Midnight is the director of H.I.D.E from the South pole and he is a dark and a big pain in my and Blast’s ass. I think he has some kind of OCD that makes him be so set on following every single and insignificant rule. If he is annoying in general, now that we are working on new building since the number of people here almost tripled, he is a very fucking big pain in the ass. He needs a report at the end of each day to see the progress and if the progress is not for his liking, he personally goes to see what’s going on. Flame almost left a roof to fall on him when Midnight told him that one wall looked scrappy and made him to build it again from 0. And not to mention the fact that he doesn’t wants us to keep our position as number 1 team and emergency team spot since “he didn’t see us in action”.

Screw you, bitch. My team is the best and if we could, we would mop the floors with your teams.

I shivered as I was hit with a wave of warm as I stepped inside the building.

I hate this building and everything about this place.

Okay, maybe not everything, but I hate the building. Comparing it to our old base, which is all dirt and stones since we blow it up after we saved Shadow, this place is simply plain and boring with absolutely no personality or cosy feeling. The exterior is made of some kind of crystal that reflects the sunlight and the snow, which is a good camouflage but it’s almost blinding me. The interior is almost opposite with black marble floors with royal blue walls, which appear to be the 2 representative colours of this base, and little silver details here and there. Everything looks just so cold and I don’t know, emotionless. Going from walls full of colourful drawing and paintings to a simply coloured walls with some specks of silver it’s really shitty. And the whole castle design isn’t helping either. The only good thing is that they have modern technology and it’s more developed then the ones we had back home. My new mic for example. It looks like a small button and all I have to do is place it on my neck, on the right of my voice cords, and it will stick there and become invisible. In order to speak a o have to do is to keep my finger pressed on it. It’s way more easier then hiding our mics in our sleeves.

I stopped in front of the director and sighed. “Here goes nothing.” I mumbled and went in. The office has now the size of 2 rooms since they took down a wall so Blast could share the director office with Midnight. Across the front door there are now 2 separate black desks both cluttered with folders and files. Behind them the whole wall is made of glass while the rest 3 walls are now light blue and I have absolutely no idea how Blast convinced Midnight to change the painting from gray to light blue.

“Come on, Sharpedon. Sit down and let’s see what Mr. Midnight has to tell us.” Blast said as he pointed at one of the black leather chairs in front of the desks. He looks so tired and I feel bad for him. I wouldn’t be able to put up with Midnight’s bullshit like he does.

I sighed and slumped down. “I’m all ears.”

Midnight cleared his throat. “People are asking how we will manage all the teams and how we will rank them.”

“Okay.” I nodded my head and waited for him to continue.

“I think that the best way to see the ranking is to take both my teams and yours and make them compete against each other and the winner takes the first spot. Of course, we won’t let a team with low ranking battle one with high ranking. I’m thinking about taking teams with same ranking and let them battle and who wins, has the ranking. For example we take both my rank 3 team and your rank 3 team and who wins takes the rank 3 while the other one goes on rank 3 but as the back up team.”

“Back up team? And what the fuck is a back up team?” I asked ignoring the glared Blast gave me.

Midnight straightened his black tie before he spoke. “A back up team does exactly what the name says. When the principal team needs help or is busy with a more important mission, the back up team takes over.”

I have to add something else on my ‘What I hate list’.

I don’t totally agree with his idea, but it has its good parts. I think it has. Holy drops, I don’t even know what to think about it. How much I wish Shadow to be here. What would she do in my place?

Curse him and call him a fucker?

Besides that.

Glare at him and tell him to fuck off. This and also that each team should have the same importance and each team should be given a fair amount number of missions.

Yeah, but already having a back up team ready to go when things go bad is also good.

And then an idea popped up in my head.

“I don’t agree with that. I think it’s a good, but also a bad idea since a team will be left without any mission and to pretty much wasted their time and power.” I said and crossed my arms while both directors watched me with interest.

“And what do you suggest Mr Lifeless?” he asked and copied my action.

“Well, we can take teams with the same rank like you said, but instead of letting them battle like a whole team against team, we should let each person from each team fight fight the other and the best come to the first time and the rest in the second. And the second team will keep training with the first team and they will take turns for mission. Once team 1 and the next time team 2. In my opinion this way is more fair for both teams.” I smirked when both of them stared at him with wide eyes, but I also felt kind of offended. Yes bitches, I can be smart too.

Sometimes. Rarely. When you try really hard. But you can be.

Please go away and fuck yourself.

Midnight slowly nodded his head. “Hmm. Not a bad idea at all. We will do it like you said and we will start tomorrow.”

It was my turn to stare at him with wide eyes. “But my team can’t compete yet. One of our members is in a coma!”

“We will start with the lower ranks and if your member doesn’t wake up until we reach the top ranks, we will go on with him or her.”

I glared at him and clenched my fists. “And what he or she will do if they can’t compete, if I may ask? They won’t have a team or what?”

“Yes.” I was about to jump on my feet to protest when he raised a hand and continued “Or he or she can compete after for whatever spot they had before or for what spot they want. Who isn’t able to compete?” I kept glaring at him while he directed his last question at Blast.

He throw a file at Midnight. “Shadow Thunder of Moonlight, the co-leader and one of our top fighters and strategists, also she was the leader before Sharpedon.”

By the way his eyes flashed, I think he heard of Shadow, like everyone else had. “Very well. If she doesn’t wake up, she can compete later on for what spot she wants, but after she wakes up I gave her 1 week to prepare.”

I jumped on my feet tired of his bullshit. “Are you motherfucking kidding me?? She is in a fucking coma! She needs more than 1 week to get ready!”

“Sharpedon sit down.” Blast told me, but I ignored him.

“Since she has such a great file with so many extraordinary missions, I think 1 week is just enough. And a true fighter should be always ready to fight even if they barely woke up from a coma.”

“NO. NO THEY DON’T.” I yelled and the humidity in the room grown.

Blast got up from his desk. “Sharpedon, you need to calm down.”

“NO. I WON’T CALM DOWN. This is bullshit and you know it Blast! Nobody, and when I say nobody I mean absolutely fucking nobody can get back in shape in only 1 week after being in a fucking coma! Especially in her case since because of those fucking darks, she got almost half of her brain fried! So no, she can’t prepare in only 1 week and both of you fucking know it!” I said and pointed at the 2 of them. I was so angry that my nostrils were flaring and the tips of my fingers were already covered in ice.

“I will talk with director Midnight about this. We are done talking with you, Sharpedon, you are free to go back in your room.” Blast said calmly and I wanted nothing more than to strangle Midnight who only raised his eyebrows at me.

“No. I won’t go until we talk this shit out because this is a stupid fucking shit and also the worst fucking-”

“SHARPEDON I SAID OUT.” Blast yelled and I was having a difficult time to breathe. He was using his element on me.

“N-”

“NOW.” He cut me off and he also cut the oxygen from my lungs.

Without other choice I stormed out of the room, making sure that I fucking slammed the other after me. I hope the door broke from the impact.

Next time I’m going to let Flame to just threw a fucking roof at him. Or a whole building for all I care and he will after I’ll tell them about his brilliant idea.

I shoved my hands in my pockets as I walked through the basement door. Well, it’s not really the basement. Not like someone who doesn’t live here would think. Since everything is covered in snow and the temperatures are too low for certain types of elementars, there are underground tunnels to help you reach your destination: the main building, dorms or training room.

It really sucks that we can’t run through the forest anymore. And that we can’t play dodge.

We can play dodge. We have a separate gym only for it. It’s right behind the training room and it’s also 3 times bigger than it.

Yeah, yeah, but it’s not the same thing. We are elementars and we need to be close to the nature which means green and brown and warm colours! And here anywhere you look you see fucking white! It’s horrible!

I know Crescent. I know and I completely agree with you.

The tunnels are looking like halls with normal black flooring and green walls. They are also bigger then born tunnels. Or at least I think saw. I’ve never been through a tunnel before. This is a first, but they are big enough for 7 persons to walk side by side and I’m thankful for it since I can’t bump into another students/ patients/fighters or whatever else they can be. Normally, I’m not that anti-people, that’s Python and Shadow’s job, but I’m really pissed off and I want nothing more to just go to bed and sleep my problems and worries off. It’s not the best solution for my problems, but it will do for now.

I finally entered the dorms area. We are temporary staying in Block E, but after the try outs we will be moving in a Block closer to the main building. Only if we’ll win the first spot, but I think we will. All of us will. I don’t think their number 1 team is that good, honestly, but I can have an unpleasant surprise so I’ll keep an eye on them and my ears open in case I hear something about them.

That’s another weird thing here. Nobody is talking about anybody. I mean, come on, we’re in the 21st century. Everybody gossips about anything that can be gossiped about, so hearing absolutely nothing about their best team makes me really suspicious.

“URGENT MEETING IN THE CONF-I MEAN IN THE LIVING ROOM.” I yelled as soon as I entered the dorm and took a seat.

To go from a full house with gym and a conference room to a normal dorm....

Please shut up. I’m begging up.

After all of them were down and spread all over the room I clapped my hands to get their attention. “I just had a meeting with Midnight and Blast.”

“Great.” “Fabulous.” “Fun-fucking-tastic.” answers like this ones were heard from all of them.

I sighed. “That’s exactly what I said. Anyway, back to business, he wants to resolve the teams ranking problem as soon as possible. And by as soon as possible I mean tomorrow-wait I’m not done. Let me finish.” I said when Aiden and River wanted to protest. “Tomorrow their starting with the low ranks. It’s basically a battle between their top with our top. 4 with 4, 8 with 8, 1 with 1 and so on. The bad thing is that we will fight separately, not as a team. Each one of us has to fight for a spot in the main team since there will be a back up them and let’s be honest, nobody wants to be part of it, so let’s give our best and make the first team only ours.”

“But what about Shadow? She can’t compete. What’s going to happen with her? Don’t tell me they’re going to leave her without a team.” Aiden said with his arms crossed, clearly not thrilled by the news.

I rubbed my face. “That would be better. If she doesn’t wake up before we have to fight against them, she has one week to prepare before she competes for whatever position she wants.” and just like this all of them jumped on their feet and started to cuss and shout about “how it’s not fair” and “how I’ll peel that motherfucker exactly how I peel a potato, with a knife”.

“HEY! SHOUT UP.” I yelled and all of them stopped talking and looked at me. They looked like a cartoons characters with red faces and I’m waiting to see the steam coming out from their ears or noses.

“I never agreed with it and Blast said he will talk with that moron, but I don’t know how much can he do about it, but we can do something about it.” I smirked and crossed my arms.

“And what the fuck can we do besides beating the shit out of that asshole?” Flame asked glaring at me.

I shrugged. “Not much. All we can do is sabotage the competition as much as possible. Or until she wakes up because if she wakes up during the rankings, she won’t have only a week left. So we should steal the plans from Midnight and change them a little bit. It’s not the best, nor the safest plan, but I can’t think of something else. Aiden and Sparky, I’ll need your help to plan what should we change in order to not look that their were change.”

Aiden hummed. “You mean to make them look like minor errors?”

“That’s exactly what I was trying to say. Now, Sky and Sirius, I need you to hack in his computer so we can steal the papers and if it doesn’t work, the Earthquake agents come in plan.” I said and the 2 idiots cheered.

“Finally some action! I was getting bored in here and I really want to snoop around his things. I’m wondering where he hides his porno mags.” Hazel said and Leaf nodded his head.

“I bet 5 bucks that they are under the carpet, right under his chair.” Leaf said challenging his brother.

“I bet on the last drawer from his desk. The one with the key.”

“Deal.”

I rolled my eyes. “Now that we have something like a plan we can go and rest. Tomorrow, I want the rest of you to continue your usual routine, but keep an eye on Midnight. Learn his schedule so we can know when he’s not in his office.”

All of them nodded and their heads and went back in their rooms.

God, I really hope that this plan will work.