(Part 5)

"HAHA!! AHAHA!!" barged in an unappealing laughter. The helicopter hovering over the base's headquarters landed before the balcony on which Seles stood. Stepping down the rope, Nidou glanced at the two familiar figures, "Haha… if it isn't you two!"

The helicopter once again flying away Nidou traced the middleschoolers and highschoolers below. "What is it you rascals? Are you too scared now when you are at the peak of taking your revenge? Or are you not men!!" he growled at the middleschoolers. 

His voice loud and clear the middle schoolers scoffed. "And there he is…" Feng pointed sickened.

Ryan grinned, "Who the hell said we are scared?"

"Scared are those…" Helios pointed his bat at the highschoolers, "Those who are about to get beaten up!"

"An official Cricket match is the absolute answer. Who the hell is giving up on that?" Gabriel declared war.

Alan smiled, his vision collecting back he exclaimed, "Don't worry old man. We're ready. Bring it on!"

Ebraham, Aryan and Damian nodded.

Nidou standing straight glanced at Rauf and back at Alan. "Then what the hell are you all wasting time for?! Gather up at the 4th stadium in half an hour. We shall conduct a shuffle match to determine this year's Sindh Cricket base's PSL representatives!!" he exclaimed. 

"Hell yeah!!" Azazel jumped as Seraph nodded at Cassiel. Kenzo looking at Xavier and Helios smirked.

"Well, best of luck all of you." Seles encouraged beaming.

"Good luck, all of you!" Christopher encouraged as Damian patted Kenzo's shoulder. "Let's head over to the stadium then, shall we?" Poseidon inquired as the rest agreed following behind.

"By the way, what the hell happened to you all?" Aryan looked at the thirteen of them speechless.

"Right… you are all bloody, disheveled, dirty and emitting Tarzan's features right now!" Mikael remarked appalled.

"Don't guess, Brother Mikael. We went to a whole different thrill ride in a whole different world." Feng rolled his eyes tired.

"No wonder you don't look like as if you all just came from home." Damian realized. "

Home?" Seraph uttered sarcastically, "Yeah, home sweet home."

"Was it that bad, brother?" Ines inquired, observing the vexed and exasperated expressions Gabriel and the rests held on their faces.

"For the love of us… please don't ask." Xavier sulked.

"Yeah, we'll tell you when we are free." Adam agreed.

"Right now, we have to beat the crap out them." Helios referred to the highschoolers. Damian tracing their confidence smiled relieved. The other middleschoolers nodding at each other made way towards the fourth stadium. 

Alan turning around smiled at the highschoolers.

"Distant all of a sudden hun?" Orion mumbled as Haruf waved his hand.

"It's not his fault. He is binded to take those sides." Elias apprehended waving back.

Kazuna staring at Alan wondered, "Alan…" "Augh~ he told me to get ready before leaving but I feel pissed now." Senri moaned miserable. his a smile a daring one. "They are back to stir trouble again." Ren sighed.

Alan followed the middle schoolers.

"Where's Alan?" Ezekiel looked around.

"Who knows, he must've sided with those highschoolers now." Gabriel assumed rolling his eyes.

"But won't it feel weird if we were to take someone else's side instead of our friends just like Alan is doing right now? Adam wondered. "It's indeed really hard." Poseidon agreed, "But despite that he is still doing it." 

"He is really strong… both physically and mentally. To tell you the truth. This is the first time I saw someone so young like him." Heber praised.

"You aren't wrong." Seraph endorsed. Kenzo walked ahead silent. "Who knows what he's been though." Cassiel pondered.

Damian and Mikael looked at each other surprised. "Are you really taking his side?" Ebraham questioned confused.

"Who knows? Maybe our minds have lost their tracks after being with him for long in that hellhole." Feng scratched his hairs.

"With him…?" Aryan repeated clueless.

Ryan turning around traced Alan approaching, "Ah,  speak of the devil." The middle schoolers stopping glanced.

Alan tracing at the gardens on the sides walked silently. His hands shoved into his pockets his hairs fluttered. Glancing at the middle schoolers. He waved.  "Hey Alan! We are here!" Adam waved back.

Alan catching up asked, "So are you all ready?"

"More than ever." Xavier replied.

Alan smiled, "Best of luck then." "Make sure to give it your all. No hesitancy, no fear, no doubt and no restrain. Just beat them all up!" he advised standing beside Kenzo who glanced at him serious. A wild smirk appearing on his face he uttered, "Of course. There no need to remind us."

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Rauf grabbing his gear bag headed down. "Leaving Captain?" Isa inquired. Rauf glancing at them from the corner of his eye walked ahead.

Zachariah followed. Evan looking at the highschoolers who sat lazy and uninterested growled, "Do you think we are all playing here?!" His voice harsh and loud, they filched sitting straight.

"But, it would be boring like the last time. I won't enjoy it one bit." Aigou pouted remembering the time he faced Damian and the rest.

"And what makes you think that?" Kazuna asked. "Didn't you just saw them stopping Rauf's Eternal Chaos in just one try? Do you think their challenge is a joke?" he added heading down.

"This isn't like the last time. It's entirely different." Aaron amused followed Kazuna. 

"After all…" Isa stood up dusting his clothes, "Monsters are back. Aren't they, Coach Nidou?"

Nidou looking at them from above snickered, "Right, they are monsters raised up by me. Go face them. And tell me afterwards, your experience."

"Over confident as usual aren't you?" Noah stood up beside Ren.

"Come on, all of you. I am getting excited just by thinking." Haruf patted Orion's head who scoffed.

Evan nodding at Drake and Kortes pulled his gear bag up. The highschoolers one by one headed towards the 4th stadium. Kortes and Drake seeing the highschoolers leave, looked at each other and the then the shattered glass on the ground speechless.

Nidou taking a deep sigh turned around, "So you're back?" he headed inside the room.

Mir sitting on the couch replied, "Of course. Can't you see?"

"Haha! As hot headed as always. Want some?" Nidou offered showing him his sports drink. 

"No thank you. Instead of that, what are you trying to do, Nidou? PSL registrations are about to commence after 3 days and here you haven't even selected the candidates. Moreover, urging them to fight against each other? It doesn't even make any sense." Mir stated baffled.

Nidou settling on the couch guzzled his sports drink. Turning the pages of his file, he moaned comfortably. Mir incredulous, grabbed his nose bridge. "Instead of worrying about me. What about the Asia cup." Nidou changed the topic.

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"So, how was your experience leading the team to the Asia cup again, Instructor Yusuf?" Seles asked supporting his back on the balcony rail.

Yusuf staring ahead grim with arms crossed responded, "A troublesome, infuriating and an unpleasant experience. Truth to be told it was annoying and tiresome!"

Seles blinking at his abrupt and vexed response chuckled, "Pft! Haha!" "Is that so? Haha… but try not to say that with a straight face. I can't help but laugh." he added grabbing his stomach.

"It was irritating to the point that I even beat two or three amongst them." Yusuf added.

"Who?" Seles inquired curious.

"Daniel, Israfil and Maaz." he uttered with a straight face. 

"Maaz? But he is a really good boy." Seles debated.

"Good boy?" Yusuf twitched his brow, "He is the king of all troubles!"

Seles continued to chuckle.

"But no matter what happened. They all worked hard. Very hard to tell you the truth. They got really badly injured and heartbroken as well however their aim was crystal clear. To raise their country's flag and win the Asian cup which they in the end proudly did so." Yusuf ended. His lips curved into a light proud beam.

"Congratulations…" Seles toasted delighted.

"However, there's something important I need your help with Seles. As the Mental health instructor of the players, can you help me?" Yusuf appealed seriously. His expression troubled.

Seles wondering nodded, "It would be my pleasure."

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Mir kept the certificate covered in a gold frame on the table before Nidou. 'To the champions of the Asian cup' was embroidered over it in gold. 'Congratulations.' 

"We beat India, England, and West Indies. Bangladesh and even Sri Lanka the top countries in cricket ranking just to take this trophy in our hands for our country Nidou. Taking the responsibility of world cup in your hands… are you sure you can do it? And by using the this method?" Mir questioned grave.