The Stakes

As the party continued its mingling, Pattie stopped in to check in on the fuss. She wasn't a fan of all these social events. Every gaze was felt in reminiscent to a bacterial spray, drenching her from head to toe. If she had to pick, Pattie would rather sit home and scroll through Instagram or go to the gym.

Just when Pattie adjusted her thin breastplate, a young girl came up to her, "Wow. You are bad ass in person".

"Excuse me?" asked Pattie.

The little tan skinned Filipina held out her hand, "I'm Nami. I saw you on TV and thought you were amazing. There were a few girls that I saw that I thought were amazing. But from our stadium, like, you are the best".

Pattie could get over this little girl who sported tight shorts that exposed her bottom cheeks and a thin top that made her breast look overly mature. It appeared that Nami was more interested in her looks than actually fighting. A disgusting feat in Pattie's book. Nami even wore a cosmetic lens that made her eyes appear to be a greenish hazel color.

Nami twirled her hair while flashing her boots, "So like, how do you become so great. Like, I'm real interested in this game and read up a little and I really want to play. But I want to be a leader like you".

Pattie's nose flared up with disgust, "No. How about you get serious before you even walk into this stadium. This is no place for miss thang to walk in and brag about how great she is".

Despite being put off by the nasty remarks, Nami kept her composure, "Okay. Sorry to bother you. Just know that i'm not great... I'm fantastic".

That had to be the dumbest thing Pattie could hear come out of somebody's mouth. Especially in a game about killing people and monsters.

For Nami, it was okay. Though she loved Pattie for being such a strong headed woman and a great leader, that attitude was not it. Besides, nowhere in Nami's dictionary had the word "dependant".

Shortly after her confrontation with Nami, Pattie stumbled across Logan who was still training Katy on a small platform by himself. It disgusted her that he even existed, much less train a girl.

"Good luck learning anything from the boy who still wears Batman undies!" shouted Pattie.

As Logan's finger went up, Katy's cheeks reddened to know such intimate information about him.

"Listen guy," said Logan, "The entire stadium knows you can't teach nor step up to the plate for a real fight".

A crowd drew in, watching the two for a fight. Nami was instantly hoping Pattie would beat the crap out of him. Andres was clarifying among the boys that Logan could in fact beat Pattie and simply wasn't in the Spring Event due to being too young. Most found that hard to believe given how much thicker and more aggressive Pattie was in comparison.

"Listen dweeb!" shouted Pattie, "You're not even good anymore. Your team sucks and you have almost no real solo accomplishments in the past year. Your show is up. You're not going to the pro leagues".

The crowd oohed in on her remarks. New players like Nami felt as though Pattie was wasting her time on such a dweeb who apparently wears undies. However, those who knew Logan recognized the overly confident smirk on his face.

"Well let's see Pattie, You have yet to actually teach anybody. All of your accomplishments is due to having a suited team, each of which obtain their gifts without your help. Even so, you couldn't compete in the Spring Event without temporarily recruiting two girls that i've trained because your team's power level was too low. So how successful of a leader are you"?

Pattie shook her head calmly, "You're not even worth my time".

"I love how your voice was a little high pitch there. Are you turning back into a little girl? If I really wasn't worth your time, you wouldn't have came and bother me, now would you"?

Pattie shook her fingers into a fist, "I'm gonna beat your ass before I head off to the pro leagues".

A burst of laughter shot from Logan, "My guy, you are not going to the pro leagues. But let's make this fight a little interesting. Name your stake"

"... You will always wear a dress or a skirt when playing in the stadium".

Logan over dramatically laughed with a hand on his chest, "And you... will grow your hair back out for a whole year".

It was the biggest smile anybody had ever seen on Pattie's face, "Done".

"Would you like to run over for the current low-magic theme? God forbid we actually go downstairs like the old days".

"Next month will be a gladiator theme. And i'm dying for a video where I finally gut you down," she smirked.

With a laughable cheeky smile, Logan accepted, "And it will be in a ring in front of everyone so that I can humiliate you. Just like the old days".

Multiple vessels shot across the sky, gaining everyone's attention.Logan shouted that the race will soon commence, allowing each of the Spring Event Players to bring one non event player with them.

He directed everyone to head over to a platform in the distance where Dani stood wearing tight jeans and a bustier to kick off the race. The vessels lined up on their own, ready for their respective players to hop in.

Logan placed a hand on Katy's shoulder before addressing Pattie, "Would you like to start your chain of defeats in this race"?

Pattie smirked away, "I'll see you next month Logan".

Without care, Logan guided Katy through the crowd. Everyone was excited to see this race. The vessels appeared to be from some steam punk era and were surely in the air. Clouds and rings formed a track in midair. They all questioned wether they would be ballsy enough to really go through with such a race themselves.

Upon the crowd reaching near, the vessels each laid out a set of wings added to the majestic feel. Each one was uniquely designed to their intended player. The paint job was retro, but still gave a fashionable sense to their riders.

Vanessa entered her vessel with Mina as Jaivva did with Leira and Andres with Alicia. Before the race actually started, Vanessa noticed that for some reason Mike took Katy despite her last being with Logan mere minutes ago. Each of the Paragon Sisters with the exception of Pattie were also in on the race.

Nami watched, feeling the energy coming from everyone. The smiles on their faces were enlightening. This moment felt like a calling. Seeing that little redhead in her cute outfit start the race.

Watching the little airship shoot out into the air, but remaining low enough for everybody to see. Giant screens were formed in the mountains and the clouds to give everybody a close up of the action.

Without a doubt, Nami could only envision herself in the midst of the thrill with the entire world watching her ass take a flawless win. This magical place, was going to be her new home.