The Gauntlet - Babowa Cheonsa

Ch. 7 - Mirror Eval. Results

Once again, thank you all for reading, everybody. This fic is actually part of a bigger universe I made with my twin brother.

It's our pastime, and it continues to evolve until now. For me, it's a way to retain my sanity.

I never thought of sharing it ever, but I thought maybe I can share at least one version in the eyes of two characters.

I dunno how you find LD and Angel so far, but I hope you find them a lovable odd couple.

Anyway, back to the story proper.

CHAPTER 7 - FALLOUT OF THE MIRROR EVALUATION

Angel

Saturday morning.... We all waited anxiously for the results. It's senior Lee handing out our grades, and we're just waiting for him.

Angel

We spent the rest of the day yesterday pampering ourselves for a good job. It might be too early to celebrate....

Angel

But we just wanted to calm ourselves. What felt like hours was just minutes, and then....

Sanghyuk

Shin, Hyun-ae.

Angel

That....

Angel

This is it... my new grade.

Sanghyuk

Do not show it to anyone.

Angel

... *flap*

CLASS B

Angel

(Oh, thank God....)

Angel

I retained my rank...! I kept it to myself so it wouldn't be obvious, and after we all got our report cards....

Sanghyuk

Those who have been demoted to class F... stand up and leave the room immediately.

Angel

(Ronnie stands up) !!!

Ronnie

Sorry, guys....

Michelle

Sh*t....

Aika

.....

Sanghyuk

Those who are placed in Class D... stand up.

Angel

A lot of us also stood up. I haven't known their names but it halved our numbers.

Sanghyuk

Those who have been moved to Class C... you know what to do.

Angel

Miraculously, nobody stood up.

Sanghyuk

And finally... those who moved up to class A... go up now.

Angel

Rat-Rat, Nikita and Michelle stood up.

Angel

(Congratulations.)

Michelle

(Don't worry.)

Sanghyuk

Anytime now, a member from each class will come in and take the demoted trainees' place.

Angel

Someone with a green shirt suddenly entered the room.

Angel

It's Elli!

Elli

Hi~.

Jordan

Damn, girl! Jumped from D to B?!

Elli

Yeah....

Angel

What's wrong?

Elli

Nothing, just... couldn't believe it.

Aika

Who else is coming?

Angel

Another green shirt arrived. It's Sora from class D!

Sora

Hey. I, uhh... ranked up.

Angel

We're glad you did it.

Angel

Before we could wrap our heads around Elli and Sora's promotions, a sea of orange shirts suddenly came past the door!

Elina

Oh, thank God, we're here...

Ivy

Oh yeah!

Brianna

Yaaay, we're here!

Angel

That girl is Brianna. She's also from class F, but she wasn't around when Oppa and Kang had that hallway brawl.

Gabriel

Yeah... it feels so surreal.

Valerie

I have a feeling this is just the start....

Elina

Valerie's right. This is just the first task. Who knows what we'll have to do next?

HOLD THE DOOR, HOLD THE DOOR!

Randy

No~.

*Bam!*

LD

You jackass.

(everyone laughs)

Angel

Oh my God, it's oppa!!! He ranked up!!!

Angel

Oops~!!!!

Angel

I ran up to him and gave him a big hug! I'm so happy he's here!

LD

Oof! Ange, hi--

*chu, chu, chu, chu...!*

Jordan

Yahahaha...!

Gabriel

WOW.

LD

*mega blush*

Angel

Ohh... sorry, I got carried away....

LD

(kiss marks all over his face) We're fine.

Randy

Still not dating?

LD

Shut up.

Angel

....

Elli

Where's Clarens?

LD

I dunno. I think he stayed in class F, especially after he faceplanted on a slip.

Randy

...You like Clarens, don't you, Elli?

Elli

Ehhh! He's so cute!

LD

Fascinating.

Elina

But it's great we ranked up. We can finally get rid of these orange prison shirts.

Ivy

Finally, something light and freeing.

Elina

Yeah, you'd rather go naked at times, twin sister.

Ivy

Shut up, Elina.

Aika

Class F is... interesting.

Jordan

Hell yeah!

Angel

The last surprise was Tyler, who was previously from class A. I guess he missed something to go down from A to B.

Tyler

Hey, guys. I messed up, but guess what?

Angel

What?

Tyler

Kang and Bruce got sent to F!!!

YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Sanghyuk

As expected. Those two had no work ethic.

Elina

How did they crash, sweetie?

Tyler

Kang did a stripper routine and went like some sort of Big Dick Johnson, while Bruce went off-cam to read the lyrics. Really satisfying.

Valerie

I wanna watch it!

Sora

Hey, if anyone's gonna watch it first, give LD the privilege to do so. Those two made him miserable.

LD

Karma's a bitch.

Angel

Amen, oppa.

Angel

I retained my rank, and what's better is that Oppa's now with me in Class B! I'm so happy...!

Angel

I went back to our room as he and the others got changed to the pink shirts. I was all smiles and I freshened up, and then....

You f*cking monkey!

*CRASH!*

Are you fucking kidding me?! This is my show!

Angel

Oppa?

Angel

I looked outside the hallway, and I found oppa sprawled on the floor with our snacks spilled all over. His new shirt got torn up...

...and Kang was stomping on his head....

Kang

YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?!?!?! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!!!

Angel

OPPA~!!!

Angel

I ran to oppa to protect him, and Kang got in a few more kicks to his head before I got to him! Oh no, oppa...!

Angel

O-Oppa!! Mr. Kang, leave him alone!

Kang

THIS IS MY F*CKING SHOW!!! ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?! YOU UPSTAGE ME LIKE THAT?!

Angel

You wouldn't be sent to class F if you just practiced! Why are you blaming oppa for your failure?!

Kang

BUT THIS IS MY F*CKING SHOW!!

Angel

You're... really hopeless. You're a disgrace to Korea....

Kang

F*CK YOU!!!

Angel

(Kang left) ...Oppa...?

LD

.....

Angel

A...Are you okay? (Lawrens just looks at her) ...I'm so sorry you had to go through that...!

Angel

I couldn't hold it in anymore.... I cried in front of him....

LD

...Don't... be sad....

Angel

....

LD

I've... been a loser all my life. This is no different... but this time... I have you, Angel.

LD

You make the pain go all away.... At least... let me take your pain, too....

Angel

Oppa...!

LD

Besides... pain's an old friend to me. I can let him tear me apart... but if you get hurt... I'll let him feel our pain.

Angel

Oppa... you're so kind to me....

LD

You helped me, so... I'm grateful. Thank you, Ange.

*an*

Angel

....

Angel

Despite his lips being stained with blood... he gave me a kiss on the forehead. I got so emotional that I hugged him in return....

LD

...He kicks like a girl.

Angel

Oh, oppaaaaa~!

Angel

I treated oppa's booboos because he got cut on his scalp from Kang's stomps. Kang also stomped on his ankle so I had to help him walk.

Angel

We were the first to get to the auditorium, and we sat together. The reformed class F then arrived. Wow, none of the OG class F remained.

Angel

There's Ronnie, Kang, Bruce, Mimi, Rex, Miggy, Aurora, Harry, Ashton, Ralph, Kurt, and Kenneth. Wow. Ronnie's the only kind person there.

Tyler

Heeeey! You're here early!

Brianna

Of course, they're a couple!

Angel

Well....

Elina

What happened to Lawrens?

LD

I slipped and fell.

Ivy

On what? Barbed wire? You don't get your shirt torn like that if you just slipped!

Aika

(They all look at Kang, who is topless and not wearing the Class F shirt) ...Kang.

Ivy

That slimy bastard.

Angel

Class A then arrived... and wow, Paulie, Maki, Sali, Hannah and Clarens were there with Michelle, Nikita and Rat-Rat!

Paulie

Yo. Nice to see you in pink shirts!

Ivy

Are my nipples more obvious now?

Elina

IVY~.

Sali

Wow, of all the questions you could ask, it had to be about nipples.

Randy

Me likey.

Sali

Randy, behave.

Randy

Yes, ma'am.

Tyler

Andres de Me?

Randy

F*ck you, Ty.

LD

Class A, huh...?

CD

The hell happened to you?

LD

Tell you later.

Angel

Yeah... oppa will tell you later.

CD

You're becoming whiter, Angel. Are you okay?

Angel

Yeah. Must be the papaya I've been eating along with that green papaya soap I'm using. And that Belo thingy, nice stuff.

LD

.....

Jennifer

Is that...?

Angel

Classes C and D arrive just as boss Eddie's team went in. Kai was in class C with Jake and Ronaldo, and they immediately went off on Kang.

Kai

YEAHHHH!!! YOU DONE F*CKED UP, HUH?!?!?! YOU DONE F*CKED UP NOW, BIYATCH!!! YA DONE F*CKED UP BIG TIME!!!

Kang

S-Shut up....

Jake

It's our "privilege" to make fun of ya! Ya fokkin stupid-lookin', steroid-lovin' tosser!

Bruce

We didn't have enough time to practice.

Paulie

Bullshit, all you did was, "hey baby, wanna look at my Gundam?" "You come with me, I'll show you my 'lightsaber'." "Who's your daddeh?"

Randy

Hey, Bruce. You're supposed to perform Beacon of Light like how the mentors did it. We heard you thought it was a karaoke booth.

Tyler

Don't deny it, man. I was there, I saw you both crashing and burning like hell.

Kang

Whatever.

Boss Eddie

Settle down. I'd like to commend you all for the evaluation. Class B, C, D, good job. Class F... YOU WERE GREAT! Not one of you remained!

Randy

Yeh!

Boss Eddie

Now, for our next task--

Mike

Pops.

Angel

Mike pointed to oppa.

Eddie

...Lawrens, holmes. Stand up.

LD

.....

Trainees

*gasp*

Kang

.....

Bruce

Nice one, Kang.

Eddie

...KANG DONG GI. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

Kang

He upstaged me!

Mike

That doesn't give you the right to assault another person. We're now watching your every move, Kang. Watch out.

Sanghyuk

Another assault means you're out of here automatically. Got it?

Kang

Yeah, whatever.

Boss Eddie

...Anyway, congratulations to everyone who ranked up. Those who went down, keep your chins up. Don't be like Kang and Bruce.

Boss Eddie

Now, if you thought the Mirror Evaluation was tough... THINK AGAIN.

LD

But sh*t….

Angel

Oh Lord....

TO BE CONTINUED....