(Outdated) The King of Elements

The Girl With the Glowing Eyes

"Whoa..." the team said as they descended over the large, bowl-shaped stadium. There were large flocks of people slowly being let in at the four sides of the stadium. The group had landed softly on the concrete path behind the Amians. Hovering over the entrance was a sign that read, "Welcome to the Sylvia Arena," in both English and French.

"This is Sylvia, a city heavily influenced by the French culture back on Earth," Tiffany said.

"Reiax Academy also has a very strong rivalry with their school, Nightingale Academy, so I'd be cautious about mentioning where you go to school," Abigail added in as she pulled out her ticket. "Everyone's got a ticket, right?"

Both Megumi and Kim displayed theirs, except Dre, who was frantically digging into his pockets. "Uh... I think I might have left mine at home."

Abigail handed her ticket to him. "The bathroom floor isn't a good place to put this, son."

The ladies laughed as he plucked the ticket from his mom's hand. "This is no way to treat the King," he said under his breath. "Wait, you need one too, right?"

"Wrong. Me and Tiffany are both in it. We're just making sure that you all safely get in."

"Speaking of, this line is moving too slow!" Megumi groaned.

Tiffany patted her daughter on the shoulder. "Relax, Gumi. The good matches won't happen until the end, anyway. That's when our match begins." She looked over her shoulder to Abigail, who gave a determined grin.

"What kind of match will you have?" Kim asked.

"We don't know yet," Abigail began. "Before each match, the rules, competitors, and the number of competitors gets chosen by random. It could be a one-on-one fight, or it could be a team battle. We won't really know until it's their time to fight."

The group finally reached the doorway, where the roaring crowd could be heard even from outside of the arena. Dre was caught by surprise when Megumi didn't try to demand the line to let her in. Instead she seemed a bit distant.

"Hey, mom. Doesn't that ticket keeper person look familiar?" she finally asked Tiffany, pointing at the entrance.

They looked towards where she was pointing. "She looks kind of like Amy," Tiffany said.

"Amy?" Dre asked, puzzled.

"She's my big sister. See the woman with the blonde ponytail?" Megumi questioned.

Dre scanned the area, but there were too many people there to single out anyone. Surprisingly, seeing anyone with a blonde ponytail was pretty difficult. "Ye-yeah... no."

"Keep looking. Amy!" She called out. Multiple people in the crowd simultaneously turned around but there was only one woman, Dre noticed, that had a blonde ponytail.

That couldn't be her sister. She didn't look anything like anyone from the family. She looked about the same height as Dre, maybe a little taller. Her blonde hair was tied up in a short ponytail that draped over the curve of her head. Her emerald-green eyes scanned the crowd for a few more seconds before she returned to her job.

"I think I saw her," he said as the line inched up closer.

"My God, I haven't seen her in years," Megumi said, beaming. "I wonder if she'll be able to recognize me. Did I have red hair the last time she saw me?" she asked Tiffany.

"Mmm... I don't think so," Tiffany pondered.

"You mean you aren't a natural redhead?" Kim asked.