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[b][u]Thaum: Bugtanical Gardens (Group A)[/b][/u]

Trixie's enthusiasm proved to be contagious. "Ready when you are." Xan replied as she raised her net skyward. The girl pointed it towards the red zone then gave her companions a smile. This would definitely be an interesting competition. 

[b]“Tap out! Tap out! Lil’ Bro! Sis!Tap me ouuuuuuuut~!”[/b]

Xan laughed a little. Seeing the confident and heroic Don this way was a little funny. She gave him a tap on the shoulder. "Don't worry about it, like Dylan said we'll do fine. You guys defeated a demon, right?" Lucien had been more than happy to tell her about the adventures he had gone on. It had also been an opportunity for her friend to show off. "This will a piece of cake for you guys," she paused to shrug. "Who knows, we might stand a chance at winning."

Before she could finish giving him a pep talk the ground rumbled and a giant worm thing appeared.

They were supposed to capture that thing? How was that a bug? They had children in this competition...what on earth? Maybe that was why the zones were kept far apart? Xan gaped at the giant insect. Maybe it'd be best if they spent the rest of their afternoon in another zone?

"Are we supposed to catch that thing?" Xan stared at the tiny net in her hands then at her friends.

Don quickly made his escape and ran even deeper into the red zone. It hadn't been announced but the darker the color of the zone, the larger and weirder the insects and wildlife. If Don were to proceed even farther he would eventually reach the black zone.

"Don, wait--" before Xan could call out, he was gone. 

[b]“Bring it on!!”[/b]

The girl looked at the enthusiastic Estelle. She wasn't sure this was a good idea, but it was just a worm thing...so what could possibly go wrong. Dylan offered to draw a net for them and Xan nodded. "That's a good idea." It was much better than using their tiny nets. Dylan drew up a net and Xan grabbed the other side. 

The giant bug, enraged by Estelle's net twirling opened up its mouth and spat at them. A slimy liquid flew towards the pride before the worm launched itself at them. It wasn't very fast but it had a lot of creepy legs and it didn't seem happy at all.

Deeper inside the red zone something was observing Don. He was making a lot of noise and it wasn't happy, from one of the trees a giant spider decided to fall.

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[b][u]Thaum: Colosseum (Group B)[/b][/u]

No magic. He was screwed.

Lucien shared a look of horror with Syed before turning to look at the equipment. He had no training with weapons at all. Well, he could always wave around a sword. Besides, it was for sport so no one was going to die, right? 

At that moment a bleeding man on stretcher was rushed out of the Colosseum.

Lucien paled at the sight. The man's wounds looked fascinating, but the thought of being turned into a bloody pulp frightened the summoner. He swapped out his robe for the padded armor. The helmet smelled a little funny but he'd live. He walked up towards the weapon rack and picked up the lightest looking sword. It was heavier than it looked, much heavier than his deck of cards. He swung it around a little before a dopey grin lit up his face. THIS, this was so cool!

He noticed that most of the men and women competing were athletic looking. It made sense seeing warriors since magic was not a part of the competition. The Blobfish Avengers were ushered into their cage and a flamboyant looking man appeared on the screen.

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen to the annual monster fighting competition. Last year we had solo fights but this time the competitors will be fighting in teams!" The crowd erupted into cheers. "This year we will be having the Blood Wolves! The Dark Dragons! The Berserk Bears and the Blobfish Avengers!" The first three groups were supported with cheers but when the last group was shown on screen most of the crowd went silent. They were an odd bunch and a few of them looked as if they had no weapon experience whatsoever. "Let us begin round one!" The screen revealed the arena and suddenly wolves sprang into each gave.

[b]"Come on then, if you think you're hard enough!"[/b]

Well, Moira was certainly excited and Aria didn't look fazed either. "Y-Yeah, thanks." He gave Aria a thumbs up before turning to look at Syed with a nervous grin. "Let's show them what the Blobfish Avengers can do--" the wolves didn't wait for him to finish talking and one pounced at Moira. Lucien let out a little yell before he hopped back and held out the sword. "Um, bad dog!" The wolf began pacing around him and he found himself right beside Syed. "This was probably a bad idea, yeah?"