Author's Note: I am not an editor or a professional writer. I will write this and edit it to the best of my ability. I also do not own Uma Musume, which is owned by Cygames. Watch the animes and read the mangas, for they are pretty good. Finally, please enjoy.
Other Groups POV
Pop Cult
The cult's leadership and elite have gathered. They all saw what just happened. They not only gained a new enemy, but they fucking won at battle and in the charts. Right now, they were absolutely pissed, each arguing with the others. A piece of their army is dead, and an elite has died.
Now their enemies are coming together. The oldest enemy of the underworld, the ones who currently call themselves the FSRL. The other is a newcomer, full of talent and might, who has taken the world by storm. They have now been humiliated in the eyes of the world. That's when a person entered the room, and upon seeing her, everyone went silent.
That's when the head of the meeting shouted," All, greet the great leader!" Everyone bowed in greeting and yelled," ALL HAIL THE GREATEST GIFT FROM THE THREE GODDESSES! ALL HAIL THE GREAT LEADER!" She was covered entirely from head to toe in cloth, yet obviously, an Uma Musume sat at the central throne in the room. She raised her hand, and soon everyone rose to attention.
She then spoke, saying," I have come up with the solution to our problem." Everyone in the room began praising her brilliance, and the head of the meeting asked," Great one, please speak to us the solution that will grant our vengeance upon those heathens." She spoke, saying," I understand we cannot attack them directly any longer, and I, who cares about every member of my church, cannot stand losing any more of my dear children." Everyone in the room began crying and praising their leader's love. She then spoke, saying," Our next move is to send those the FSRL cannot harm, because they are members of both our cult and the FSRL."
She then continued," We will also fund our allies and enhance ourselves digitally and socially. We will first fund teams that have our members amongst them in the FSRL and use the concert stage ourselves to raise Pop to an even greater height. We will also fund our musicians and composers so they can crush those heathens off our charts. Next, we will fight them digitally and use our influence to make sure their music does not spread. We will also use our agents to take out their music capabilities and members legally in obstacle races, of course."
They called her brilliant, a genius, and even created new titles to honor her. She then spoke, saying," Now go off, my children and do my bidding." They yelled," Yes, your greatness!!!" She then yelled before dismissing them," MAY OUR SOUND EMBRACE THE WORLD ETERNALLY!!" They responded," AND FOREVER MORE!!"
They all soon left as their leader dismissed them. Only the leader and her right hand were left in the room. She then got up and took off her mask, saying," Vice leader, we will soon enter the FSRL as well. Not only will I be there to destroy the Broncos, but also gut the FSRL from the inside out." The vice leader responded as they left the room," Your mother would be proud of you as her heir, madame."
Gold Family Mafia
The main members had gathered in the meeting room. There, the five members of the main family and their servants watched the news. Their enemy, who had killed many of their family members and even many former heads of the family, had just protected and saved a new team that came out of nowhere. The head of the family, Golden God, and next to her is her child, Nightmare End, or Night, for short
Cruel Break, or Break for short. Then Peerless Khan, or Khan for short, and Dark Justice, or DJ for short.
Her child, Great Wonder, or GW for short, died thanks to her sister a few months ago. She knew what the politics in this family brought; heck, she killed so many members of it to become its leader. Now their enemy in every way has shown something unexpected. They run the NRL, and since they put in the last leader of the league, a new enemy, led by Red Bloomberg, called the FSRL, rose to fight them.
They have fought directly, indirectly, and accidentally in every way. Killing each other's members and sabotaging one another. It's impossible to gamble with their games cause they're so unpredictable, from obstacle races that can change on a dime. Then, marathons that no one can figure out, the flats that are always unpredictable, are a result of their system. Now, mixed races are added to their lottery tournaments, where the races aren't announced until the tournament itself.
She hated the FSRL and their 15-man system. Like, no repeat players until all 15 have played, and you won't know who's playing until they enter, has made gambling less popular and unpredictable. Like, one win can cost the family millions, and losses are even more heartbreaking. This makes gamblers bet on regular races instead, which is good until another league breaks through your turf. They've halved North America and Europe with us so far and captured Oceania, South America, parts of Asia, and Africa.
She watched the events from yesterday and a video about the Bloody Broncos. Who now live up to their name somewhat by surviving the assault of the cult. Still, she looked for weaknesses. The Broncos were too good for the points; they might be what Red needs to crush the NRL for good, taking away their main money source. She then decided and clapped, getting everyone's attention.
She spoke, saying," Everyone, I have decided our next move. We will sponsor any team willing to kill the Broncos' momentum. We've done it to teams and stars the FSRL had before, and we can do it again. This time, we're going bigger, to the point where I want two of you to run the operation. Khan, I want you to manage it, and DJ, support your sister through this endeavor."
They all agreed in their own way, and soon Golden God said," All right, everyone dismissed. They all left, and outside the room, Khan sent DJ to prepare. Break left, got back to work, and soon only Khan and End were left alone. End asked her sister," I watched you in there; what's wrong, sis?" Khan, with no emotion, then asked," Are you sure you killed GW?"
End then angrily replied," Of course I did; my men reported to me once the job was done." Khan then replied," Then where's her fucking body!?" End then replied," Taken cared of, baby sis, you know I do everything for your success. Now, why are you asking me these questions?" Khan then calmly told her," Because I've watched the greatest challenger to my rule of this family all her life. Then, to my surprise, I see a masked bitch with a fake ass name that's the same height and running style as my supposedly dead sister on screen I start to worry."
End then asked," Are you talking about Agent Amber on the Broncos?" Khan nodded, still glaring at End without saying anything. End then spoke saying," Do not worry, sis; she's way less athletic than our actual sister, who we know is a physical freak of nature, and did you see how slow she was going? No way that's GW, cause we know even if GW holds back, she wouldn't be that slow. Also, you're about to sabotage them, so even if you're unsure, you've just been granted permission to crush them."
Khan then nodded, saying," Yeah, you're right, sis, as long as you can provide help like usual, we're good." End then replied," That's right, guess you got to go cause I think it's about time DJ finished preparations." They then heard engines ignite, knowing it was their family's private jet starting up. Khan nodded and told her sister," You're right, sis, take care of yourself; gotta go." Khan then left, and End, with a smile, waved at her sister goodbye.
Once Khan got on the jet and they left, End herself walked somewhere else. She picked up her phone and called someone. The other side received the call, saying," Miss Nightmare End, what can we do for you?" She responded," Find me the body of GW ASAP, I don't care if it's a rotting corpse or a video of you turning her to ashes. I want the record that she's fucking dead!!"
The other side answered," Yes, Ma'am." Both hung up, not realizing it was the Author himself she had called. The author, AKA me, created a fake video of all the bodies being incinerated. Which was CGI over dummies, then closing the body bags they were in and incinerating the bags. Then, a video of ashes being thrown over a nice-looking cliff.
The Author, AKA me, sent them the video. With End and Khan believing the video they saw. Now both soon left, with End going to do her work and Khan headed to the United States. She was there to make a sponsorship donation to the best team in the FSRL currently. Khan smiled, looking at her future empire.
Team Supreme Base
The base was in chaos as the reigning league Stayer's Crown awardee, Slave Corpo, was throwing everything everywhere. She, the king of marathons, was enraged after watching the minor. The other members tried to stop her, even the coach and staff. That's when the other star of the team, the king of miles Bread Bath, arrived. She then yelled," Hey, Corps, calm yourself."
Corps then stopped and glared at Bread Bath and, as calmly as possible, said," Bread, that bitch dares to steal my crown. I built myself up for years, and she dares to steal my throne. Now with one performance, everyone online is crowning her the king, even though I've won hundreds of marathons!!" Bread, who was patiently allowing her friend to let out her frustration, spoke, saying," Then prove to them who you are once again."
Corps then asked," Huh!?" Bread then continued," Ivory is going to be at the Super Major in Buenos Aires; crush her there and prove to everyone who the hell the king of stayers really is. Now stop wrecking our shit and let's prepare." Corps smiled maniacally, laughed while nodding, and left the room. Everyone else sighed in relief and soon began cleaning up the place.
While Bread followed after Corps, making sure she didn't do anything else. Then, before she left, she looked at the coach and said," Hey, Coach, there are some rule changes for the obstacle races; you better check it out." The rest of the team reacted in surprise to the news. The coach also got up, saw the announcement, and added rules. Bread then left and chased after Corps.
Higher Skies Base
The team that saw the added rules this morning was now in their film room to see what happened. They were the kings of obstacle races. Sometimes, they are even hired by teams in secret to take out stars from other teams. Sometimes they did that just for funsies. Now they hear changes happening to their race and have to see the cause of it.
They watched the entire Wellington Minor. They saw both obstacle races, and the second one made them want to throw up in fear. They soon understood why the rules were made. What Ash did to those people was not only violent but absolutely bullshit, competitively and expensive to repair. The fact that it was the last race and a mixed race at that, and that only half the course was used, was lucky for the league and the tournament.
They wanted to be allowed to hold races after an obstacle race and took the opportunity to add player safety rules as well. The new rules were 1. The finish area in mixed races is now a buffer area, neither flat nor an obstacle. 2. One cannot hurt one's opponent or mess with them while outside the obstacle area. 3. No placing hidden traps under cages or the finish line. 4. No damaging the course during the race.
5. During Obstacle Relays, baton receivers must now stand within gates, and the giver must press the button to pass the baton and open the gates. This will completely remove batons from relays. Other teams cannot touch another team's baton or button. These rules changed everything and made everyone curse Ash. Then their team captain, the reigning king of Obstacle Races, Red Melmo, stood up.
She then told her team," Okay, let's come up with some new plans. Coach, can you come up with some strategies with Cookie Blue, and the rest of us will train with the assistant coaches?" Their coach nodded and replied," You got it, Red, now can I ask you something?" Red said," Shoot." Coach nodded, asking," How do you feel about all this happening?"
Red turned to look at her team behind her to see a maniacal smile. She then responded," Like there's a threat to my fucking throne. Like, I can't decide if I want to crush Ash to a million pieces or just break her in humiliating fashion in front of everyone." She smiled in rage, making everyone either flinch in fear or laugh in joy. They really were the craziest team in the sport.
Blank Craft Base:
The members of Blank Craft had just watched the news and soon watched the Wellington Minor. Many of them had feelings about it, but they are one of the best teams in the league and are a very mature team. They are also one of the closest teams in the league. Razor Cutter, or Razor for short, is the league-crowned king of Sprinters who now went outside and saw two of her teammates sitting on the balcony drinking tea to calm down. She knew both were having deep, complicated feelings at the moment after what they saw.
Wall White, or Walls for short, is known as the king of slow marathons. She is a patient player who created her own unique style; she waits until all players are tired before she does her chase at full speed. Now Walls saw what could only be called a master class of running in her race by Agent Ivory. It made her running style look foolish in comparison, but that's not what got to her. It was something else that eluded Razor Cutter.
Then there's the crowned king of the relay second leg, Fast Baller, or Ball for short, who had a look of dread on her face. Razor couldn't blame Ball; watching the world record be broken at Ball's position, as well as the relay world record being broken, was amazing. Razor brought in a teapot with more tea with her. When she came in, she spoke, saying," More tea, you two." Both sighed and answered yes or sure.
Razor then asked, after pouring them some tea," You two, let's talk, I understand somewhat of how you're feeling, but not the full picture. Can you tell me what's up?" Razor pointed at Walls, saying," You go first, I know you ain't pissed at the race you love being advanced and growing in fan interest, so what's wrong, Walls?" She sighed and finally spoke, saying," Guess it's healthy to share my feelings on the matter, you see, I love the fact that people are more interested in marathons, and it's been made more advanced heck I already asked the coach to help me improve on it. My problem is Ivory herself."
She chugged down her cup of tea and continued," In my day, before you could claim you're the best and the king of something, you had to earn it and prove it. I hate the fact that little shit can talk all that, and I hate the fact everyone else is agreeing online. I earned the respect of others through the years and won many awards, and some rude brat thinks she can call herself the king of marathons. She can have it when she earns it, so at Buenos Aires, please tell our coach I'm going to see if she's worthy of being king." She drank another cup of tea and sighed as Razor turned to Ball.
Razor asked Ball," Okay, now you, Ball, what's got you so down? Cause I know what you saw, so tell me what's inside." She then hesitantly said," I...I don't think we can win a single relay this year." That made both Razor and Walls's eyes go wide as they both looked at her. They knew it was bad; they didn't know it was this bad.
Ball was an expert in sports science, analysis, and especially relays. Ball saying this made everything come to reality. Ball continued," I looked at the data, and I can't figure out a combination of any of us winning a relay against the Broncos outside of cheating. I can figure out the other teams, but a straight-up relay we are screwed. The only way is if they bleed their own ranks dry, and that only works if the other teams come at them with everything in each race."
She then began crying, saying," Razor, you and the others have to win singles cause we're so screwed in relays." Razor sat down on the balcony as she and Walls just realized how difficult things have gotten. They both put their hands on their heads, knowing this is not good in any capacity. Razor decided she needed to talk to the coach and the captain about this. Cause they needed to find a solution ASAP.
Golden Horseshoe Base
Two years ago, their team was formed by a rich businessman looking for success in the racing scene. That man soon learned gathering the best stars he could buy was not going to work. Now, after last season of making it to the premier after many readjustments, he blew up the team, kept the young talents, and added more promising young talent. Now they have a team that he bought that was the most talented team of young stars, to the point that they are now being called the kings of mixed racing. Now, though they might not be so confident, why, you ask?
Because now they are watching the video of the Wellington Minor. They thought they were the most talented group of rookies and newbies, but watching the Bloody Broncos made them doubt. Ruby made them doubt their agility and escape ability. Cobalt made them awe at her speed, and Amber was like a machine they couldn't match. Next was Crimson, who was absolutely flawless; it scared them completely.
Next was Ivory, who finally cleared the strategic fog around the marathon race. It made every Stayer on the team want to take her on. Then Viridian came, and she was stunning, making an obstacle race into a performance of flexibility and genius. She stunned many of the team and made them look up to her. Finally, the last race, the one they looked forward to the mixed race.
They are all currently the best mixed racing team in the world, and they needed to know how good the Broncos were. First was Ebony, and she was decent but bad at obstacles, but she made the dirt racers sweat a bit. They thought they had nothing to worry about until Captain Primrose began to run. She was the most adaptive and instinctive racer they had ever seen. She was also cool and amazingly strong; the way she did a double finishing kick for each of her legs was revolutionary.
Still, it was so insane the coaches immediately tried to stop players from trying it without preparation and permission. They looked up to the captain of the Bloody Broncos now, and utterly respected her. Next came the scariest player they've ever seen, Agent Ash. She was so brutal and so good at obstacle races they weren't surprised that the league changed the rules of obstacle races after. Still, even with her weakness at flat races, they still don't want to face her.
Finally, the last one was Azure, and she was like a Swiss Army knife of skills, able to observe what was needed, and with preparation, she was deadly. She can tactically adapt and think of multiple options, as well as change styles if needed. She was the perfect mixed runner and is perfectly capable of more things. The boss saw this and was interested in that team. Still knowing they also had a big organization behind the Bloody Broncos that refused to sell was a good sign they could all keep their jobs.
They needed to get ready as the Super Major was coming. They knew a new threat had arrived. Soon, though, their music performance happened, and the news of the league protecting them happened. Their song was also off the charts, proving the Broncos might be at a more incredible level than they thought. Cause they know they're not protected by the league like that.
The fact that their organization would fight for them in such conditions is also a sign of a difference in organizations. Theirs didn't have the balls to do that for them. Plus they've only seen 2/3rds of the Bloody Broncos team with some performing at ease. There were still some unknown factors to their team, and they still don't know everything the Broncos' players can do. They had to practice cause they're not the top kids in the block anymore.
Valued Gods Base
The team is now training as they knew not only if the Super Major was coming, but saw the rise of a monster in their own backyard. They are the kings of Oceania and Australia, the Valued Gods. The marathon runners are now building themselves to match the new meta Ivory had created. The sprinters, foreseeing Cobalt coming, began to increase their result speed. The relay team even bought the new machines the league would use for the races from now on. They wanted every advantage they could get, cause they knew if they didn't, they wouldn't win.
The obstacle team is even being taught free running and combat skills as the coaches are discussing hiding objects in the race. The flat teams on miles and mediums were training as well to improve, whether it was on turf or dirt. The Broncos might as well have stolen their fans and run rampant on their turf. Now they're being questioned if they were even at the same level. They hated it, especially the marathon runners and other stayers.
They are the league's kings of relays, as their teamwork and relay preparation are second to no one. Little Tea Cup, or Little T for short, and the reigning league anchor of the year, was watching her team work hard. Right now she was working with her best friend Lore Platinum, or LorP for short. LorP is the reigning league king of leg 3. Together they are the best relay finishing team in the world.
They're now learning to use the new gate system, with them doing what they can to click the button faster and practicing their gate escape skills. Another area two psychopaths named Hyper Sugar, or Hype for short, and Sky Buster, or Buster for short, were training in marathon racing. Both were screaming profanities and curses at Ivory's name. They didn't have a problem with Ivory; they just thought in their crazy minds that it would be fun.
They are both marathon sprinters, with Hype being unpredictable and insane, as you cannot predict her thoughts. Then there's Buster, who can run long distances, sprinting especially marathons. Her speed and stamina are both insane, and now she's trying to figure out how to crack the new meta and add it to her arsenal. The four soon gathered during break time as all are good friends. Little T was the least confident and spoke the softest, but LorP spoke the loudest as the friendliest.
Hype was saying crazy things that meant absolutely nothing, and Buster was focused on eating while not caring much. Buster then suddenly stopped and asked," Hey LorP, how do you guys think you'll do at the relay after seeing the Broncos perform?" LorP then stopped smiling, saying," I can honestly say if we plan this out correctly we can beat them once this year, cause I know any strategy against them will only work once." They all went silent, knowing that's from the most positive person on the team. That's when Buster scoffed and said," Pathetic I would have at least tested the waters first."
LorP and Buster then began to glare angrily at each other, but then Little T spoke gently, saying," That's enough, both of you; we're friends here." They both did so and hmph away from each other. Then Hype spoke something coherent for the first time," I wanna see if they have someone like me in their mix; that would be a joyous occasion." He then went back to his cackling and madness. Leaving everyone stumped on what to think.
That's when they just decided to laugh at it, thinking it was just another one of Hype's random crazy rants. Now kept eating as they chatted about things that got their interest. Especially the latest music craze. Until it was time to go back to training. They got up and soon got back to work.
Healing Break Base
In a certain sports base in China, Faded God, the former captain of the top team in the world, sat in absolute contempt. She led High Stars from a small, unknown team in the States with her best friend Van Gophe, and did the dirty work while Van shined. She did everything for that team, but once she asked for a raise, the next thing she knew she was traded for a trio of decent players she'd never heard of. She helped every member of her team become great, and what did she get, she got thrown into a team of nobodies. She was pissed, but she wanted to win by succeeding.
After getting mad and calming down, she started to train and see what she was working with. She found garbage she had to turn from coal to diamond. She made the coaches train them harder and properly. Soon they grew and started dominating Asia, winning Opens and winning points at London, Delhi, Seoul, and Dhaka. Still, they missed Wellington cause of intense scheduling and needing rest.
She and everybody on the team and staff were glad they did, cause the events and violence after were crazy. Still, it was entertaining to watch on TV as the Bloody Broncos were an entertaining team to watch. Still, to go against that's a different story. The first race was the best relay she'd ever seen, and Crimson reminded her of Van Gophe's whiny ass. Then the marathon that happened changed how she saw that race, and her expectations for the Stayers on her team.
Next, the Obstacle race that was practically art and made Viridian on her radar as dangerous. Then the mixed relay happened. The lead-off was only half interesting, but soon Primrose caught her attention. She saw something she'd never seen before and the coolest performance she'd ever seen performed. Faded God, or Fade for short, wanted to face the captain of the Bloody Broncos.
Her team also watched the races, and all of her team felt the same. Still, three stood out as now training harder. First was Rocket Fire, or Rocki for short she usually only liked listening to music and running, but now, after a call from her family, she was somehow acting differently. She had activated in the best way possible, and the fact she's resourceful as well, to the point she found a keytar from somewhere and used it as a weight to train her upper body, was just good. The fact she can play it too was entertaining as well.
Next was Devil Cruel, who was learning tricks and wanted to learn Fade's of running touched Fade's heart deeply. Now she knows the dirty plays, the psychological manipulation, and the counter strategies and tactics. Fade taught her to be cunning, strategic, and creative. Fade was proud of what she became, as she even learned her debuff skills as an add-on. Fade even started calling her Devi in a friendly way.
Finally was Dragon Snow, or Drago for short. She got a mask after watching the Broncos and soon made another persona of herself. She was usually gentle and shy, but after she got the persona, she became stronger, rougher, and enhanced her repertoire of martial arts. She was an average player blooming to become a monster her old self never could have imagined. Fade was so proud of her and all of his team.
Still, the news of the rule changes and shooting made our boss so nervous he thought of skipping the Buenos Aires Super Major had to happen. The boss wanted their relay team and obstacle racers to have more training. Fade was now here, pissed, but soon Draco came to her and sat beside her. Draco spoke, saying," Fade, we'll get our chance; it will just have to be in Helsinki." Fade then asked her," Is that the only reason you came here to bother me?"
Draco saw Fade's dark aura and rage emanating off of her, and flinched. Draco's old personality came back and stuttered," N...no of c..course not, yo..you have a g..guest f..for you." Fade then calmed down and told Draco," Persona on, please." Draco suddenly transformed into her confident self, and soon Fade continued saying," Now continue what you were saying." Draco continued saying," Yes, Ma'am, it seems we have a guest for you saying he wants to do business with you."
Fade nodded, understanding, and got up, going to the guest meeting room in the base. Draco also left, going somewhere else. Fade was on her way past Rocki, making a phone call, and Devi talking to the coaches about strategies. She soon passed her other team members working out and finally got to the office. There, a certain mysterious gentleman awaited.
High Stars Base
In the High Stars base, the Head Coach Thomas Brande and his team watched the events in Wellington. At first they didn't care about what happened there. Soon enough, breaking news fell one after the other. First, the socially distant league protecting a new team that came out of Wellington. Then the rule changes thanks to that event and the online talk happening thanks to that event.
They knew something big had happened. Thomas gathered the entire team, calling them into an emergency meeting, even the injured players. Those who couldn't come were now part of the meeting using Zoom. The coach explained to them what happened, and soon everyone needed to watch what happened in Wellington. The screen turned on, and soon everyone saw what happened.
A new world record to begin, a master class came next, followed by an artistic performance after. Then a game-changing race to end things. Next came the concert and the battle after, and finally the news and changes the next day. Thomas looked at his team that was here, and knew Cruel Mind, or CM for short, Super Crash, or Crash for short, and Van Gophe, or Van, were injured at the moment. CM was even on the Zoom call with Crash as they were healing up in Hawaii at the moment, not scheduled to come back until the end of March at minimum.
Van also isn't coming back until early May. Injuries are a bitch, and they are his best players as well. Still, his team is full of killers, so at least he had that. He missed Fade, but thanks to their boss trading Fade for players he cut already, they are screwed. Their boss had gotten egotistical after winning the championship, thinking no one could challenge them even with them trading Fade. Now new challengers have risen, but their boss is still too prideful and egotistical to do anything about thinking the league was only dealing with enemies using the Broncos as bait.
Thomas knew his boss would rather die than admit his team is no longer the best. The reality check is coming, and Thomas will take every advantage when it does; now he just needed to do his job. Thomas asked his team," So any comments on what you all think?" Surprisingly, Crash spoke first, saying," When I get back, I call dibs on Agent Ash on the obstacle race- her best race against everything I got, am I clear on that?" Everyone was silent at first before laughing out loud, with everyone saying she got it or that's my girl.
Crash was truly loved in this team. Soon everyone got their groove back. Then CM commented," Then I'll get whoever cause as long as they're strong, I'm going to enjoy tearing them down. How about you captain who do you want?" Everyone looked at Van, who is now the team's captain chosen after Fade left. Thomas knew Van took her job seriously; even when injured, he helped the team outside her physical rehabilitation.
She was writing in a notebook and said the names she was writing down," Viridian, Crimson, and Captain Primrose." She said them calmly, but soon everyone got the message: she wanted to face them. Van then spoke, saying," Viridian's work is beautiful, Captain Primrose is so cool, and Crimson is so relatable to me. I don't care if they've lost before I get back or not, but when I do, can I face each of them?" Everyone paused and then agreed; even Thomas nodded to that.
Thomas then said," Okay, but the Super Major is coming, so I'm going to get each of your opinions on possible races cause they haven't announced them yet. First relay, ReRu, what do you think?" Red Ruler, or ReRu for short, is the league's reigning Relay Lead of the Year, so her opinion is vital for Thomas's plans. She then honestly told Thomas," Boss, I can be the best lead, but everyone after me will probably lose to them." Everyone started booing and heckling her, but soon were silenced by Thomas's glare.
He then said," Understood, now for the single-person races. First sprint races, KiLa, what do you think?" King Lancealot, or KiLa for short, is the league reigning King of Sprints, and she told him," There were a lot of fast people, but no sprint races, so still unsure about the situation; maybe Cobalt is a threat." Thomas nodded and moved on," Now for the miles, Melon, how do you feel?" Parrot Melon, or Melon for short, is the recognized Best at Pace Chaser and the team's main mile runner, replied," Viridian is interesting, and there were many fast people." He then nodded and moved on, saying," Okay mediums, what do you think, GooN?"
Good Neighbor, or GooN for short, is the league's recognized Best at Late Surger replied," All of them are good, and could pose a threat." Thomas nodded and then moved on," Now Long and Marathons, Terra, Drake, do you two have any suggestions?" TerraFied, or Terra for short, the recognized king of escape-style running, and Alexandrake, or Drake for short, the recognized king of chasers, looked at each other and then together replied," Ivory." Everyone burst out laughing at that, but soon everyone was interrupted by the Zoom call buffering. They then saw that it was CM who did it on purpose and said," I see all I heard were the names of my next targets, Cobalt and Ivory, Coach Thomas, I'll come up with something if they haven't lost their masks by then.
Thomas nodded in agreement and replied," Good, that will be all, everyone dismissed. Also remember training restarts tomorrow." All of them replied," Yes Sir!!!" Everyone soon left as Van was pushed out in a wheelchair by Drake, and the Zoom call turned off. Once everyone left, Thomas got the staff to clean up before going to a coaches meeting.
He hated the situation right now; his players are hurt thanks to NRL-paid mercenaries that the league only recently looked into. Some of the players he had left are only great thanks to Fade, who their owner stupidly traded. The rest are just fodder with no talent, and his assistant coaches are also just that, untalented dumbasses he couldn't rely on. Still, he stayed calm and reminisced about the past. His days before going to the pro leagues, guiding talented college students in the best school with his best protege by his side.
Which ended because the school board panicked thanks to baseless rumors about his assistant. His team either transferred or graduated, and he soon joined the High Stars. Still, he could remember the good old days when he didn't have to rely only on himself and a few good players in a biased league. He then spoke, saying," Oh Tsukasa, I hope you're doing well for yourself and have bounced back to better opportunities." He soon stopped reminiscing and went back to work managing the best team in the league.
Noble Racing League Main Base
In Paris, France, the president of the NRL was watching as the FSRL was building their Premier tournament outside the window of their own base. It pissed him off in every way. He had watched since he began a nothing league rise in every territory they had and basically taken over most of them. They had completely lost continents of territory to the FSRL, and they still dared to go for more. He had done everything to protect his league since he had been chosen to inherit the league.
He took no risks; he looked to the past to fight, and he had created stars and everything more that has made them the top league in the world. Still, nothing was working, not even working with the criminal underworld, politicians, or religious groups. They all just ended up bought out, in fear for their lives, or dead. He tried to keep the league as it is and keep it on top, but nothing was working. That's right, he's a non-innovative dumbass.
Now the meeting of the league's top families and financiers is starting. Everyone has arrived, and once everyone sat down, the meeting began. First, the earnings and league events and happenings went first. Once everyone saw the scandals, losses, and cancellations, the outrage began. The representative of Europe then spoke, saying," Those FSRL bastards have gotten cocky holding their premier tournament here in Paris near our fucking base."
The North American representative then spoke, saying," Our financial losses aren't increasing even with smear campaigns, and the sabotage we have done to them isn't working." That's when the family heads spoke, saying," Yes, but we're still dead even in talent and fandom, especially after we took out three top stars last year thanks to our sabotage." Everyone accepted that, but then a financier replied," Still, the Mama family gambling scandal is doing a number on our sponsors. The fact your supporters killed Mama Dark's daughter, Mama Blues cause she wouldn't let herself lose a race on purpose is atrocious. Which also, by the way, led to her retirement and hatred by fans, and for what, a parlay?"
He then continued, saying," This mess is a bad look to the sponsors and is causing them to pull out. We need to make sure the gambling side doesn't make contact with the players at all." Everyone agreed with what he said, then a head responded," Yes, that will be dealt with as soon as we can, but at least our controlled countries are staying loyal, and we can still use them to grow our reach outwards." Then a financier scoffed and replied," That's what you think, have you all seen the news today with what happened at Wellington?" Everyone was confused, obviously not paying attention to the recent news; that's why the financier broadcast the news on their big screen on the wall.
They then watched the FSRL send their forces to destroy the Cult members, fighting an unknown team called the Bloody Broncos after they released non-pop music that broke through the music charts. All of them were stunned; they've never seen their enemy this overprotective of a team. Someone asked why they would protect this random team. Someone then played the races, and everyone was speechless. This team was not only good, but they were already this scary at the beginning.
They even called this the preview, so they haven't seen anything yet. The Financier then paused the video, saying," The fact that they're from Japan and are from our loyal territories shows that we might be losing Japan." Everyone was silent, especially the representatives of Asia and Oceania. That's when the phone rang, and seeing it was the leader of the Gold Family Mafia calling, they turned off the broadcast and answered on speaker. The boss then spoke, saying," Ma'am, good morning how are you doing today?"
Then Golden God answered," Cut the crap, Tommy, I've been watching the meeting so far. I'm caught up with everything, and I'm calling to send a message. Don't worry about the Bloody Broncos; I already sent Khan and DJ to personally deal with their sabotage. Also, it seems the Cult is sending their own people. We have this end; now focus on your side, and I want you all to create stars that can match the Broncos."
Golden God then finished his orders by saying," That's all for now, anyone have any more complaints?" All of them were silent in complete fear. Golden God then said," Good, we have an understanding. I will be leaving now." She soon hung up, and everyone could breathe again. Thomas Crownly was happy as his friends were helping him again. Now he would pay them back by creating stars that they needed.
FSRL Meeting Spot
Arthur has been called into a meeting as his allies, staff, benefactors, and supporters have seen what happened in Wellington. Those who truly knew him called a meeting, and now they're in Sydney in a hotel meeting room where they agreed to meet. He arrived in the room and saw the only people in the world who truly knew who he was. First the supervisor of the Americas, Halo, and the supervisor of Asia, Australia, and Oceania, Sister Mill. Then there's the Supervisor of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA, Cocotte, also known as the Queen of Ireland.
Then there's the Head of Daily and Combat Operations as well as his wife, Duplicit. Next, the head of his spy network and his best friend, Shigeyuki Nishiyama. After the head of security and his main assistant, Yuna Takegawa. All seven people in that room, including Arthur, are the main group that controls the FSRL. The six around him are also the only people who know Red Bloomberg is Arthur Crownly.
They had been around since the beginning of the league and have fought the Underworld with him. There used to be more people around him. They're not with them anymore. Now he sat down, and soon the meeting started. Halo began speaking," Let's not dance around their situation any longer, what the hell happened in Wellington?"
Arthur smiled, and it caught everyone's interest," Did everyone watch the tournament in Wellington before coming here?" Everyone nodded and agreed, knowing an event this big needed some study, so they watched it and were very impressed. Arthur then spoke again, saying," Halo, I finally found them." Halo looked around, and Arthur's wife said," Honey, we're confused; you found who?" Arthur replied," The ones we've spent decades looking for, the ones so unique they cannot be replicated by our enemies, it's them."
Everyone went absolutely silent as Arthur's best friend asked," Nah... you sure bro?" Arthur nodded in absolute happiness; he was almost tearing up. Halo finally said it out loud," The finishers, the ones that will finally finish off this war between leagues. The death knell for the NRL is coming." Cocotte then asked," How confident are you they are truly the ones?" His assistant answered for him," We have kick-started the preparations; at the end of this season the NRL will fall."
Everyone was excited as finally the end of the war was approaching. Arthur then told them," Do you want to know the best part?" Sister Mill asked," What is it?" Arthur answered," They're from Japan." Everyone soon laughed; the death of the NRL came out of their own territory.
Halo asked what deal Arthur made with the Bloody Broncos, and Arthur told them all the details, and they accepted the details told to them. Everyone understood, and soon they understood the full situation. Then his own wife asked," Hey, why are you so certain that we can achieve destroying the NRL by the end of the season?" Arthur then smiled, saying," Honey, I can always count on you to ask the questions I was waiting for. You see, after the battle, I had reports of a sniper I never sent, both destroying the stereo of the enemy and killing their elite Uma Musume."
Arthur soon took out pictures from his briefcase. He then threw them on the table and said," We all know by the laws of the 3 goddesses Uma Musume are blessed by them to be protected from most misfortune and harm unless it's against another Uma Musume. With our own Uma Musume there, it was pointless to have a sniper there. That's why I tried to find out where it came from, but to my surprise all cameras and drones in the area were hacked. That's when I realized they couldn't hack our satellites, and during operations we always have one watching the whole area from above."
Everyone soon looked at the pictures, and they saw them; it was the members of the Bloody Broncos on top of a roof or waiting in a van near their escape. Everyone was speechless before laughing out loud. They all now knew these girls were very capable of living up to the expectations and surpassing them. They were winning this, and they knew it, cause whatever the NRL or underworld sent, they could deal with it. Now the meeting about the Broncos ended, and soon they began talking casually as friends.
Halo asked how Arthur's daughter was, and Arthur told him that his and Shigeyuki's daughters went to Trecen Academy. Halo and Cocotte were surprised that Arthur's daughter was already in Tresen at such a young age. Also thy were shocked because Cocotte's daughter and Halo's Grandkids are also in Tresen. In this world, Uma Musume who reach a certain level can share memories of their horse half and remember their past lives. Halo remembers her past life and considers her past life's kids and descendants as her own.
She was happy for each of them and even met and helped many of them out in the past. How strong is Halo she once charged into a building protected by Elite Uma Musume, owned by one of the former leaders of the Gold Family Mafia at their peak, and by herself killed everyone there, including the boss. She did that all by herself and knocked down that building in the process. Everyone here is deadly in their own way, with Arthur being the Batman of the group, and Shigeyuki being the bald guy from the Hitman games. Arthur knew his brother surrounded himself with spineless yes men; he surrounded himself with capable allies.
That's why they made it this far and lasted this long. Everyone is useful in their own way from top to bottom. Still, Arthur isn't god; none of them are that's why he allowed his enemies to infiltrate and sabotage his league. He could always control the damage and deal with the problems at some point. Plus, thanks to his distance from players, it made his enemies think he could replace anyone at any time, making them cautious about who to pay to sabotage.
He also ran his own enforcement and marketing group to deal with saboteurs and smear the NRL back. When they tried something, he always made sure they never got out safe and healthy. Bonus to being distant from the teams: one, it made them independent and not complain as much. Also, it made the players stronger, coaches smarter, and organizations wiser. The FSRL is the most advanced in training, medicine, and strategy in the world.
The fact that one team can dismantle teams that are formed by gathering the best in their regions and sometimes the world is why the Broncos caught his interest. Their dominance, their intelligence, and their ruthlessness made him know they are a great investment. Now, after catching up and doing work, they all began to leave. All knew this was an amazing day. When everyone left in their separate ways, Arthur didn't know that his allies contacted their families and messaged them to watch over the princess of the FSRL.