ALL ARE SHOCKED.

CHARLA (SHOCKED): YOU DID? YOU KILLED…..

BARRY (SHOCKED): HIM?

DAN (SHOCKED): WHAT? HOW?

MORITH DOES NOT UTTER ANY WORD AND HEADS STRAIGHT TO THE REGISTRATION COUNTER.

DAN: WHAT HAPPENED?

RUBY: YEAH? WHY AIN’T HE SPEAKING?

GURREN: HE’S GOT A LOT IN HIS HEAD RIGHT NOW? THAT’S WHY HE INSISTED TO STAY THE NIGHT AT THE CITADEL INSTEAD OF WITH US.

COMMANDER: WHERE?

GURREN: WITH JEFF OF COURSE. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT.

CHARLA (SHOCKED): WHAT, WHY?

GURREN: WELL, TECHNICALLY HE IS STILL A CADET.ACTUALLY IT WAS JEFF WHO GAVE HIM THIS IDEA, TO GET HIS MIND OFF ALL THIS.

RUBY: JEFF DID? HE USUALLY ISN’T THE ONE TO CARE ABOUT HOW OTHERS FEEL.

GURREN (NERVOUS): YEAH, WELL HE DID? ENOUGH TALK ABOUT HIM (LOOKS AT PARK AND FREED) YOU GUYS READY?

PARK: YEAH

FREED: ABSOLUTELY.

GURREN: LET’S GO.

VELMON: PRELIMINARIES!HEH……IT’S NO FUN I’D RATHER GO HOM TO READ SOME MAGAZINES.

HIMAL: ALRIGHT THEN IT’S ALL OF US WITHOUT THE MASTER.

THEY HEAD TO THE REGISTRATION COUNTER.FREED AND PARK ENTER THE QUEUE

RUBY:ALL RIGHT GOOD LUCK GUYS! JUST REMEMBER, “YOU MUST GET BACK RUBY’S CAR”

CHARLA : DO YOUR BEST.

AMY(MURMURS):DO YOUR BEST FREED.

RUBY :WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

AMY(NERVOUS):NOTHING !(SMILES):DO YOUR BEST GUYS!

COMMANDER(YELLS) : IF YOU FAIL YOU WILL SEE THE WRATH OF MY MAGNIFICIENT MUSCLES!!(FLEXES HIS MUSCLES)

THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES IN THE QUEUE.

THE REGISTRAR: NAME?

FREED:FREED ,FREED WHALEN.

REGISTRAR:SYNDICATE?

FREED:10TH MA’AM

REGISTRAR: CADET?

FREED:NO MA’AM

REGISTRAR: SPECTRUM?

FREED:RED.

REGISTRAR(SHOCKED,SMILES):ALRIGHT!WE’VE GOT SOME GOOD ROOKIES HERE.HERE’S YOUR BADGE.(HANDS HIM A BADGE WITH THE NUMBER 233 WHICH HE FASTENS THE BADGE IN HIS TURN) NEXT!

PARK WALKS BEFORE THE REGISTRAR.

REGISTRAR :NAME?

PARK: PARK WHALEN.

REGISTRAR:HMM BROTHERS, GOOD! GOOD! SYNDICATE 10TH ?

PARK :YES MA’AM.

REGISTRAR :CADET?

PARK : NO.

REGISTRAR: SPECTRUM?

PARK:BLACK

REGISTRAR(SHOCKED): I AM SORRY ?

PARK :BLACK.

AS HE SAYS THIS, THE CROWD AROUND HIM STARTS TO MUMBLE AND SUDDENLY, ALL EYES ARE ON HIM.

“BLACK? WHAT AN IDIOT”

“DOES HE WANNA DIE”

“WHAT A WANNABE”

“A BLACK? SUCH UTTER DISRESPECT”

REGISTRAR:WHAT ARE YOU DOING SON?

PARK :WHAT?

REGISTRAR : WELL ,ITS NOT MY JOB BUT…. ARE YOU SURE, YOU WANNA DO THIS?

PARK(ASSERTIVE): YES!

REGISTRAR: ALRIGHT THEN(HANDS HIM THE BADGE NUMBERED 234)NEXT!

PARK AND FREED MEET UP AND GO TO THE WAITING ROOM.

PARK : I DON’T KNOW WHY PEOPLE DO THIS WHEN THEY HEAR BLACK SPECTRUM.

FREED: DON’T WORRY BROTHER THEY WONT DO IT AFTER YOU KICK THEIR ASS.

THEY SIT BY ON A BENCH NEAR THE WAITING ROOM,HOWEVER, EVERYONE WHO PASSES BY LOOKS AT PARK WITH EYES OF HUMILIATION AND DISGUST.FINALLY A GIRL WITH BROWN HAIR WEARING A BLACK JACKET COMES TO THEM.

THE GIRL: MIND IF I SIT?

FREED: NO, NO ABSOLUTELY NOT.

PARK: BUT WHY DO YOU WANT TO SIT HERE? EVERYONE AROUND SEEMS TO HATE ME.

THE GIRL: WHAT? WHY?

PARK:DIDN’T YOU HEAR I AM THE GUY WITH THE BLACK SERENEAN SPECTRUM OR WHATEVER.

GIRL: YOU HAVE BLACK SPECTRUM AND ARE STILL TAKING PART ?

PARK : IF YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD GO HOME THEN,PLEASE, ITS NOT HAPPENEING!

GIRL :WHY WOULD I TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? YOU SEEM TO BE OLD ENOUGH. IT’S JUST THAT I DIDN’T FIND ANY OTHER ROOKIE AROUND AND I SAW YOU TWO ALONE SO I CAME HERE RIGHT AWAY, ARE YOU GUYS ROOKIES?

FREED:I WOULDN’T CALL MYSELF A ROOKIE BUT YEAH!

GIRL: WELL I HAVENT INTRODUCED MYSELF. I AM EMMA,EMMA WHALEN!(EXTENDS HER ARMS TO SHAKE THEIR HANDS)

PARK: WHALEN!

FREED: WE ARE WHALEN TOO!

EMMA : WHAT, REALLY?

PARK: SO EMMA, YOU WANT TO BE A CADET TOO ?

EMMA :WELL NO,I AM IN IT FOR THE MONEY,PLEASE DON’T JUDGE. SEE MY PARENTS RUN A ‘FOR RENT’ BULDOZER.BUT RECENTLY IT’S BEEN DAMAGED AND WE HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO EARN ENOUGH.SO I WANT THE PRIZE MONEY TO HELP THEM.

JUST THEN THE ANNOUNCER COMES TO THE STAGE

ANNOUNCER:ALL THE PARTICIPANTS,THE PRELIMINARY ROUND FOR THE GRAND IRIS TOURNAMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ,THE RULES ARE…..

1.THE PREMINARY ROUND IS AN OPEN ROUND.THERE IS ONE GATE TO ENTER INTO THIS MASSIVE FOREST AND 16 GATES TO EXIT.

2. ONCE A PERSON EXITS THE JUNGLE THROUGH A DOOR, THE EXIT WILL CLOSE.

3.TO EXIT YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 CHEST BADGE,WHICH IS TO BE TAKEN FROM THE OTHER CONTESTENTS.

4. KILLING AND CARRYING LETHAL WEPAONS ARE PROHIBITED.

PARK: SO WE CAN’T WORK TOGETHER, SMART.

EMMA: WELL THEN I GUESS WE MUST SPLIT UP.

ANNOUNCER :NOW THAT WE KNOW THE RULES, THE DOOR WILL OPEN IN 10………9………8………..7……..6……..5…….4…….3……2….1…

A GIANT GATE OPENS AND EVERY ONE RUSHES THROUGH.

PARK: ALRIGHT GUYS LETS ALL GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.

EMMA AND FREED:YEAH!

THE THREE HEAD THEIR SEPRATE WAYS.