THE STRONGEST NEXULYTE

Turned out that the rider was instructor Elora.

Elora turned to stare at the shocked trio, a small frown settled on her face.

"What?" She asked while placing her helmet on the tank of her motorbike and getting off.

"Nothing, sorry; we were just surprised to see you," Glen explained while scratching his neck awkwardly.

"I thought you were on a mission?" Ivan asked from the side.

Elora moved her eyes over to him before nodding and saying that she was on a one-week leave since it was the New Year celebration in a bit.

"I was thinking I would meet you all in the tower; I didn't expect you to leave so quickly; I almost missed you guys," Miss Elora said to them.

" You…were looking for us?" Ralph asked in confusion. Why was their cold-faced instructor looking for them after they'd already graduated?

" No," Miss Elora responded with a straight face.

Ralph's face twitched while Ivan and Glen stared at her with raised eyebrows.

You just said you hoped to meet us at the tower, but you're changing your words so fast and with such a straight face; what do you really want?

"Umm, ok" Ralph added after a brief pause.

"Anyway, congratulations on passing the training. Where are you all going now?" Miss Elora inquired.

The trio exchanged glances before telling her their plans to go see someone before going to check out their villas.

"You all have personal villas in the western sector?" Elora asked, her tone showed how surprised she was.

The trio were first surprised by her reaction but quickly realized why, their surprise turned to disbelief.

Back then when James had offered them the villas, the reactions of the people present had hinted that getting a place in that sector was probably not easy; their speculations were further confirmed when Elora said that she wasn't even allowed to live there.

"Who decides this?" Ivan asked.

Elora replied and told them that it was decided by her grandfather, who was the founder of the Owen Tower, as well as the founders of the Dominion Tower, one of the five biggest Towers that was as old as the Owen Tower.

"I see," Ralph mumbled to himself.

Elora was about to say something but paused; she caught Ivan staring at her motorbike so intently that she could not help but ask him why he was staring so much.

Ivan turned to her and simply replied that he wanted one. Elora was silent for a while before telling him that he could not afford it at present, maybe after he completed a few missions.

" Okay," Ivan nodded in response while still looking at the motorbike.

" Since you all are leaving now, would you want a ride?" Elora asked. The trio turned to look at her before turning to look at her motorbike.

This thing clearly has enough space for two people at most, how was she going to carry three of them in addition to herself?

Noticing their gaze and the reason behind them, Elora calmly turned to her motorbike and pressed a button on it.

Right in front of the trio's shocked eyes, the motorbike started to expand as new components appeared from within it and moved into place while creating sounds of metals hitting each other.

The front and back tires lengthened before splitting into new pairs of tires as the body of the motorbike changed into something else entirely, it was as if an invisible force was pulling and reassembling the motorbike on the spot.

The three watched with wide eyes, the process took a minute to complete.

After a minute, what was in front of them was no longer the beautiful black motorbike that Elora arrived with.

It was now a sleek, low-slung sports car; its body was a glossy metallic black that gleamed under the sunlight, with sharp aerodynamic lines running along its length.

The outside of the car gave off a mysterious and menacing allure.

Inside the car was a blend of luxury and advanced technology, a large digital display dominated the dashboard through which every movement of the car could be controlled; the interior of the car was nothing like what the trio had seen before.

All they could tell was that it must be very expensive, no wonder Miss Elora said that Ivan would not be able to afford it yet.

The car had enough space for four people; Elora casually opened the door and entered the driver's seat before turning to look at the three young men, who still had dumbfounded looks on their faces.

"Come on in" she called out to them. The trio woke up from their dumbfounded states and quickly went over, Ralph and Ivan sat at the back; Glen had quickly entered the front seat beside Miss Elora.

With nothing else said, the car's engine roared to life before shooting forward.

...

During their ride in Elora's car, the trio could not help but stare at the sight outside through the window of the car.

It was as if it was their first time in San Pluto, the scenery was marvelous.

They soon arrived at their destination, the home of the old driver, Mr Alonso.

Getting out of the car, the four of them walked toward the house of the old driver.

Ralph knocked on the door, and a voice asking them to hold on came from inside; a while later, and sounds of quick footsteps could be heard from inside the house; with a clicking sound, the door was opened.

The one who opened the door was Mr Alonso's wife, Mrs Florence.

"Hello, how may I help you?" She asked upon seeing the four young people in front of her house, she clearly did not recognize Ivan and the others; they had changed so much within just six months.

" Hello, Auntie, it's us." Glen stepped forward and greeted cheerfully with a wide smile.

Mrs Florence stared at him with a confused look on her face, she was still unable to recognize Glen's face immediately. But when she remembered a certain youngster who had the same cheerful attitude, she began to see the resemblance between that youngster and this young man.

Looking at the others, their images in her mind began to match with their current looks; only the girl in their group remained a mystery to her.

"Glen?" Mrs Florence called out in disbelief.

"Yes, it's me," Glen responded with bright eyes.

"Then, these two are…" Mrs Florence turned to look at the white-haired young man who now looked a lot like Ivan and the one wearing glasses who resembled Ralph.

"Hello, aunty(ma'am)," Ivan and Ralph greeted in unison.

" Oh my goodness, it's really you. You have all changed, I didn't recognize you just now" Mrs Florence covered her mouth, overwhelmed by surprise.

She quickly ushered them into the house and asked them if they would like to eat anything; the rest wanted to refuse politely so as not to stress her, but Glen…Glen didn't want to skip a meal.

Mrs Florence happily prepared a quick meal for them, they chatted while they ate. She asked how their training had been and if it had been difficult for them, she acted like a considerate aunt.

After the three assured her that they didn't have a hard time, they asked how things had been with them in San Pluto.

Mrs Florence was happy to indulge them. Mr Alonso was still working, driving his taxi as usual, but was planning to stop soon because Elisa said she would give him some money to start up something.

After awakening her talent back then, Elisa had spent two months rejecting offers from various entertainment companies and had only agreed in the end because of her little brother's wish to see his sister on stage.

Still, she had only accepted to join the entertainment industry on the basis that she would perform all her shows alone and behind curtains; they could use a projector to air her person to the audience.

Elisa had made quite a sum of money since then and had been saving up to give to her father.

As for the little boy, he was still at school which left Mrs Florence to be the only one at home.

"Wow, Elisa actually agreed to join a company? I thought she hated people?" Glen said with a stuffed mouth.

Mrs Florence only laughed in response to this and said that Elisa would most likely stab him to death with her eyes if she heard what he said.

"Ah, I almost forgot. Elisa's company will be hosting a big event for the new year and Elisa will be performing. You all must come and cheer for her, though that will be after the performance" Mrs Florence informed the group.

"When is it?" Ralph asked.

Mrs Florence informed them that it was going to be held later in the evening and also told them the location, so the trio agreed to be there.

"I have a question though, when are you all planning to introduce me to this pretty lady?" Mrs Florence asked while throwing a side glance at Elora.

The body of the trio froze for a second when they heard how Mrs Florence addressed Miss Elora, Glen was just about to explain and apologize to Miss Elora when the latter spoke up.

"Hi Auntie, I'm Elora. A friend of theirs" Elora said, putting on a rare smile on her face.

Glen and Ralph's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when they heard her; even Ivan was shocked and speechless.

Since when were they friends with an instructor?

You've been acting strange since you came back, are you really our instructor?