The U.S.A Team

The opening ceremony became the talk of the town. 

No—the talk of the entire world. 

In the span of a few days, there were some breakthrough athletes that became trendy because of the Global Games. Some of them gave a room tour of the hotel, some dancing to popular sped-up songs in their uniforms, while some raved about the banana muffins that the Elite Five loved but always missed. This was how they all gained recognition. 

In the middle of that, there was the the torch-lighting ceremony. Of course, it was bound to be talked about. It gained organic fame because of the complexity of it all. 

The morning after the ceremony, Kai woke up to a buzzing phone. Max's voice carried from the other bed. "Dude, check your phone. You're famous."

Kai blinked blearily at the screen and squinted. He had dozens of notifications. Messages poured in from Lina and his friends back home, and one name kept coming up: 'velocity edit.;