Chapter 1

'Wait, what does that mean,' Seiza asked as Hoshi started to run. She gripped her bag tightly to her and her lungs burned as she pushed past people. There were shouts of disgruntled people but she didn't care who was in her way. She repeated, 'Hoshi, what does that mean?'

'Shut it, Seiza, you're in my head right? LOOK FOR IT YOURSELF.'

Seiza went quiet as she came to a stop in Tomorrowland. Her lungs were burning and here heart raced as she looked around for the men. She saw Yuli waiting in line with Ryo and Kento and she ran for them without thinking where the others had went.

Kento saw her running, "hey, Shi-chan, didn't want to be left out?"

She shook her head as she tried to catch her breath. Ryo noticed the panic in her eyes, "Hoshi, what's wrong?"

Yuli turned to her, and saw sparkle of light from the roof and then noticed a red haired woman running at her. He took a step forward to put himself between him and her, but there was a loud bang and he felt his abdomen on fire as the red head knocked him and Hoshi down behind an elaborate sign for the ride. He heard screaming and saw people scattering around them as Kento and Ryo slid over next to him. The yelling seemed so fire away, but the pain in his side was searing up to his face. He managed to look down and saw red spreading across his shirt as Hoshi laid him flat on the ground.

Hoshi grabbed her purse as Ryo asked as the sounds of bullets hitting the surrounding area echoed through the alleyway, "who the heck is shooting at us?"

The red head darted away quickly as she had shown up and Hoshi cursed, "hell, if I know. Wolf, get back here!"

"You know her," Kento said as he took off his sweater and pressed it to Yuli's side. He was bleeding an awful lot, and the sweater seemed to be soaked quick.

Ryo saw Yuli's eyes start closing, he grabbed him by the head, "don't you fall asleep. We need Sage."

Hoshi heard bullets hitting in another area, "I think he's pinned down, Ryo."

Ryo glarred at her, "do you have something to do with this?"

"I don't know," she answered, she hated his accusatory tone with her. She grabbed her back and pulled out what looked like a dress fixing kit. "He's gonna bleed out if I don't open him and stop it."

Kento looked at her horrified, "you mean do surgery on him? Is that what that's for?"

"And hems," she replied dryly as she dug in her purse again to pull out a small little container that looked like a pencil case of metal. She popped it open to reveal a scalpel and a tiny bottle of vodka.

"Is this why your purse is so heavy," he asked as he watched her dig for another item. Ryo was lightly tapping Yuli's cheek as she pulled out a rubber block.

"Yes," she answered with a shrug as she gave Yuli the block to bite on. She looked to Kento, "I need you both hold him tight. Ryo, you hold his feet."

"We could just go get Sage," he suggested.

"We don't have time, that sniper has us sitting here like doves on a fence, we would waste our lives," she hissed.

"Our armors..."

Hoshi interrupted, "do you really want a community of notorious assassins and thugs to see your mighty weapon?"

He shook his slowly as he grabbed the young man's feet. Hoshi opened the bottle of vodka and poured a little over her hands as she motioned for Kento to remove the jacket who then quickly held his arms down. She doused his stomach making him grunt loudly, and then doused her scalpel. Hoshi carefully turned her scalpel over to see the depth of the wound, and scrunched her nose. The bleeding looked like it was slowing but she gently pressed the blade down on the skin, and an enormous amount of blood oozed out. Ryo looked away as she pressed the knife deeper, he couldn't watch the girl cut his friend up but he held him tight even though Yuli grunted in pain.

Hoshi bit her lip as she cut deep into her former student's skin. She felt Seiza being present with her, but she was quiet. She understood the concentration she need to have to save him as she opened up his side. She saw the bullet and popped it out easily and saw the artery it had pierced. She grabbed a needle she had threaded earlier and stitched it up quickly then finished with his skin. It was easily fixable, but she caught Yuli's eyes and could see how afraid he was. She looked to Kento as she washed off her hands and bullets whizzed over their heads.

Ryo glarred, "you didn't answer my question, who was that?"

"Wolf," she replied as she looked the big plastic sign. She saw Sage and Rowen down an alley nearby and saw Cye behind a table that he turned side ways. There were some other people stuck behind some other objects but she was looking for the sniper. She saw a glimmer of silver again, and she ducked as a bullet passed where her head had been. She rummaged through her purse again and found her small hand gun and placed bullets in it.

Ryo rolled his eyes, "that's why her purse is so heavy, Kento."

"Do you always have a gun," he asked with concern. If she had, she definitely wasn't telling him she was. He was concerned with the small secrets she kept, but\ this was unnerving. He would talk to her about it later on when they weren't risking their heads.

"Yes," she replied quickly as she searched the sky line. She saw another shine and she ducked again, "and Wolf was my partner when I was working for the CIA. She has my back. Always has."

"Then who is shooting at us," Ryo asked again now that Yuli was staying awake.

"I don't know, honestly. No one should know I'm here. I've been redacted," she replied as she saw Wolf nearby in the alley way with Sage and Rowen. She saw a bullet bounce off the table where Cye was and heard him yelp. Wolf made some hand signs to her and she nodded, "I'm going after Cye."

"Don't," Kento said grabbing her bloodied hand.

She pulled him into a kiss but broke it almost as instantly as she darted from behind the sign. Kento saw bullets bite the pavement behind her. She slid into where Cye was and saw his arm bleeding as bullets ricocheted off the table. She looked at his arm, "it just grazed you."

"Bullets smart," he replied to he as she haerd another one hit nearby.

Hoshi nodded, "that they do."

She fiddled with her gun and he said, "that's why your purse so heavy."

"Is that what boys talk about when I'm not around," she asked and he nodded.

"One of the many mysteries," he smiled and she frowned.

She knelt down on one knee and started to inch forward but a bullet ricocheted off the table near her and she ducked back. "Okay, their playing fucking games," she grumbled as she saw Wolf dash to where she was. The woman slid in close to them, squishing Cye between them. She was tall and lean with eyes as green fresh spring grass. She wore fatigues but even though it was hot, she wore a long scarf around her neck. She motioned to Hoshi with quick hand signs and she motioned back. He glanced between them as they exchanged silent conversation, but Hoshi seemed to be angry with her motions.

He interrupted, "Hoshi, who is shooting at us?"

He saw the red haired woman hold up her index fingers on either side of her head and Hoshi frowned, "Wyrm."

She nodded with a single nod and cye had a feeling she couldn't talk at all. He didn't ask about as she motioned towards the roof. Seiza finally interrupted, 'you're not going to do something crazy, are you?'

'Most likely.'

'Die Hard crazy?'

'Is there any other kind in an action movie,' Hoshi replied to her question and grumbled as she saw Wolf motion to Cye. "Cye this is Wolf, Wolf this is Cye."

She held out a hand to the man who shook it lightly and asked, "Wolf?"

Hoshi nodded, "long story. Ready, Wolf, let's go take care of this."

The woman nodded and Hoshi knelt behind the red head and they bolted from behind the table to the interior of the building behind them. Cye held his arm tightly as he heard sirens coming.

So back to the real world for a little bit.