Everyone sat up in the car. It was a big black SUV. Root went ahead to sit next to the driver. The first good things he has done for the day, if by chance he had himself back, he might have other two people jostling for the space. I,Flora and Damien sat in the middle row, with Flora in the middle and Damien to her left. While other 3 Leo, Mallory and Claudia sat in the back seat. Claudia had already put up her red beats headphone on her ears ,maybe to avoid any conversation.

For the first 10 minutes of journey it was complete silence only audible thing was Claudia' humming of her song, which I couldn't identify.

Suddenly I heard a snort voice. I turned around and noticed it came from Leo's direction, he was already asleep and was snorting out loudly like an animal. I and Flora exchanged smiles. Her smile was so attractive. Clear white teeth in her pink soft lips accompanied with her green beautiful eyes and the green cascade of her hairs.

I wasn't that good at conversation skill, but I tried erupting a conversation between all of us.

"Does anyone know who won today's Mesem fighters vs country electrabuzz baseball match?"

Everyone started at me. Flora raised her eyebrow as if asking 'We got the a bad news and you are more cared about the baseball match.'

Not a good question.

Root answered. "Electrabuzz won by an innings. I could bet that Electrabuzz is going to win this league."

Everyone gazed turned on Root, more surprised. He looked at everyone through the rear view mirror.

"What can't a man watch a match? Even when the team I support plays." He asked.

"Hmph...Weird isn't it." He continued. "We were so scared about this game, we forgot everything about our life. I too was so scared I didn't do anything rather than crying and cursing my fate and I could bet this is what everyone else did. This is what I did. But now I got a feeling that having a bunch of cool guys here, we can help each other and we all can survive." His speech motivated everyone. I could see tears forming in Flora's eyes. I should be in his place. I've got the power of leadership from my dad. I could never use that power properly because I am never good at speaking skills.

Damien raised his palm ahead of him and started speaking in the British accent like a lord in the court in a humorous way . "Now here we take swear on the name of great lords of Mesem, we all will survive and help each other."

Flora placed her palm over Damien's arm holding it it tight.

I felt a bit uneasy on that. I place my palm over Flora's palm all the uneasiness was washed away in a second.

Leo placed his palm next.
"Weren't you asleep?" Damien asked.

"I was but your speech opened my eyes." Leo replied with a playful wink at Damien. Many giggles surrounded the car.

Slowly everyone placed their palm one over the another." Go, go" everyone joined in their voices. I felt a bit ego hurt as he had already kinda announced his as the leader but I had that power I should have been in his place.

"Go, go, team Leooooo." Leo shouted. Silence. Claudia gave him a playful push.

"Team electrabuzz maybe." Root said playfully. No one agreed though.

"I've got a name." Damien said waving his hand." Team olympus."

"What a cool name. I liked it." Flora said. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Team leo was much better." Leo said with big grin.

"Please get down of the car." Said the driver. I had in bony hands on the steering. I didn't notice that he was one of the skeleton man again.

Everyone got down. In the front there was a huge approximately 21 floored builidings. Many colours lit up the building

"Wooah." Leo gasped, his neck till his sight reached the top floor.

"This is your hotel, your luggage will be there in your rooms. Once you win them."

"Win our rooms." Mallory said in a low voice.

"You have got to play a game for that" the skeleton man said with a huge evil grin.
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