CHAPTER 5: The Great Enemy Zone Zero!

After such news and after everyone was surprised, old Freddy looks at Rubencho and says to him:

-He was the president of the AFTC (the Thabor City Soccer Association). He and other members created this organization with the purpose of guiding soccer on the right path so that it would not succumb to the darkness, one of its members named Zed and I were his right hand... at the beginning everything was going well but there came a time when Zed started to behave in a strange way, he started to hate your grandfather to the point where he became so distant that he separated himself from the association and as a response to the hatred he had for your grandfather he created Zone Zero, a soccer organization that separates the strong from the weak, your grandfather wanted to end this organization but as time went by Zed's organization became bigger and bigger to the point that almost all the teams were under his dominion and he inflicted pain to the other players with his rough style of football. your grandfather didn't give up he kept looking for a way to break this organization until one day he went to meet with Zed I don't know what he would tell him but your grandfather started to get sick since then and before he died he told me that he had the solution to end Zone Zero: a new elite of 11 players capable of ending it, and that the person who was going to make it all possible was you, Rubencho.

The young man was shocked to hear his name, Diego hesitantly asked him:

-And... what about the old man's dream," Bruce looks at him and says:

-He was dreaming things all the time... he even mentioned it sometimes when he was my trainer.

-What!" they all said surprised.

- I am from another country... I came to this country with the dream of becoming stronger by joining a team sponsored by your grandfather, he was very noble teaching me many things, when he stopped training me I decided to return to my country and before that he mentioned to me that after some time he would need me again... some time later I received a letter, it was time to return and when I arrived here I heard the news that he had died-....

- after your grandfather died I became the president of the AFTC... I contacted Bruce and told him to look for you when you were ready to form the team," said Freddy interrupting Bruce.

Everyone was very surprised but Rubencho stood up and said: "If my grandfather believed in me, he believed in me:

- If my grandfather believed in me, I won't let him down, together we will defeat Zone Zero!

- Before I go I have to tell you something else... you have already entered the City Cup, the Cup that decides the champion of the city having great influence over it, there are 16 teams with you, this is a great event but 10 of the 16 teams are controlled by Zone Zero, among those twelve will be the main team of Zone Zero, Darking Zero... they must win the cup to be able to defeat Zone Zero they must go to the qualifying ceremony that will be tonight all the coaches of the teams will go with two players plus I have been confirmed that Zed will be there... I must go, Rubencho I believe in you, I know that we are going to make it.

After old Freddy left, Bruce said to everyone: "We have to choose two people to go with me, who wants to go? everyone agreed that Diego and Rubencho should be the ones to go to the ceremony. Arrived the night, Bruce with both young men arrive to the draw of the City Cup, they took a seat and listened to what the presenter was saying:

- Good evening... welcome to the draw of the City Cup which will be covered in the following way: there are 4 blocks A, B, C, D, each one will be chosen at random... but before, our president Zed Cobus will tell us a few words- at that moment an older person comes out, with a red tuxedo saying:

-Welcome, as you know in the City Cup only the strongest will enter, we don't accept the weakest, only the strongest will survive... Zone Zero welcomes you to the City Cup.

Hearing this Rubencho got upset saying Zed's name with anger, after this the big screen showed the groups, Thunder World was in block A, Bruce was surprised to see that they were with one of the two strongest teams that has the Zero Zone Zero, the Zero Head. The next day Bruce was at the AFTC and told Freddy about the draw and was surprised when he answered: -I don't know what the Zero Zone is up to, but you know they must stop it... the weirdest thing about all this, why did they put them with one of the two strongest teams they have? Bruce answers, "I don't know what to think... but the Zero Zone has us in their sights, we will have to wait