Progression

Freddy stormed into the Technological Development Organization Defense Team Headquarters, walking straight into the lounge where he found the other four members of his team. The bear angrily unclipped his cape, tossing it the ground as he plopped onto the couch, slouching as he folded arms.

"Dude, what is wrong with you?" A male purple bunny, Freddy's first teammate, named Bon, asked him.

"Nothing, B, just… shit…" Freddy sighed, turning away from the bunny.

"He's probably upset because he got his ass kicked." Lydia, a female lavender cat, Freddy's second teammate and team leader, chuckled.

"I didn't-!" Freddy stopped to counter, but couldn't be he knew it was true. The bear turn back over the growled angrily.

"You got your ass kicked?" Bon implored. "How?"

"I didn't get my ass kicked, it was more of a tie…" Freddy murmured.

"Defeat is nothing to be ashamed of, Freddy." Lu, a panda and Freddy's third teammate, spoke up. "Defeat comes with victories. I'm sure you know you can't win every battle, right?"

"Yeah, but I've had an awesome record! I've never lost!" Freddy exclaimed, sitting up. "This is the first time, for me! No one has ever beaten me!"

"Well, there's another saying." Lu replied, a small smile going across his face, "There's a first for everything."

Freddy scowled, resting his head on the couch pillow again, "You're not helping, Panda Boy…"

"You want something to eat, Freddy?" A male, seven foot tall, and rather overweight bear named, Yorokobi and Freddy's fourth and final teammate, asked. "Food always makes me happy.

"I'm fine, Kobi." Freddy deadpanned, "I just wanna sleep."

"Oh, then sleep." Yorokobi giggled softly, sitting down beside Freddy. "It's not the end of the world just because you lost a fight. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to get your rematch."

"If I do…" Freddy muttered, "I will make sure I beat the absolute shit out of him…"

"You do that." Bonnie grinned, taking a slice of pizza from the counter. The group fell minutely silent, taking this time to rest before they were given their next mission. This team was numbered Team 7, and was just one of the 15 teams that were under the Technological Development Organization Defense Team, also known as TDODT. Additionally, the Defense Team was just one of the many sections owned by the massive company TDO, or Technological Development Organization. TDO is the largest and most successful company in the industry for technological advancement. The Defense Team was run by Commander Robert Kindreth, a human and Lieutenant Joshua, a wolf. The premise of TDODT was to protect ChomAfton city from the citizens from threats both inside and outside the city. In a sense, the teams replace the police, while working alongside them, while simultaneously working above the law. In other words, the assassins do what they do with purpose, and they are able to do so however they wish, without repercussion. If one were targeted by TDODT, their days are numbered.

Toward the middle of the day, Team 7 was out and about. They didn't have anything specific to do at the moment, the five were simply roaming about the city. If they were lucky, perhaps they could find some individuals to shut down while they were out. The five leapt from rooftop to rooftop and building to building, jumping over alleyways and running through the streets.

"You know, as much crap that goes on around here, I'm surprised we haven't gotten another mission yet." Bon spoke up, running beside Lu and Lydia.

"Perhaps there just haven't been any missions that have been worth our capabilities." Lu said, smirking.

"That's a confident way to look at it." Chuckled Lydia, glancing in the panda's direction. As the group continued to run, suddenly, a small explosion went off behind them. The five instantly turned around, each of them looking for the cause the sound. The crowds of people and anthros began to frantically run away from the source, screams of terror ringing through the streets. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, the loud screeching of tires could be heard. Almost instantly, two cars zoomed out from the smoke.

"Kobi!" Lydia shouted the bear's name.

"Coming right up!" Yorokobi replied, jumping from the rooftop he stood on and dropped to the street, grinning largely as he punched his fists into the front of both cars, stopping both in their tracks. "Hi!" The large bear beamed the the robbers in the cars.

"Seriously? Robbing a bank? Could you get anymore cliche!?" Freddy shouted as he walked up to the cars. The robbers pulled out their weapons, aiming them at the group. Freddy and Lydia both quickly responded, jumping toward the cars as they both snatched the guns and tossed them aside.

"I was hoping for something more exciting." Lydia sighed, shaking her head. "I suppose this will have to do for now. The four men yelped, climbing out of the cars in attempt to escape. Bon chuckled and shot four plasma shots right in front of each of them, then walked around to them, aiming his plasma shooters at their heads.

"Come ooon, guys." The purple bunny, "You gonna do something like that and try and run away from it? That's not cool." The four robbers stood back to back, surrounded by the five assassins.

"Y-y-you're gonna kill us f-for robbing a bank!?" One of the robbers shouted in fear.

"Well, I suppose it's just your unlucky day that it happened to be us you all ran into." Lu replied, shifting his weight to his left hip and resting his hand there.

"Yeah," Lydia added with a sigh, "You'll be learning your lesson once, and for all."

"Let's not end their lives too quickly." Freddy suggested, cracking his knuckles, "Let's make it nice… and slow."

"Now now, Freddy. You should never play with your food." Lydia purred, a wicked grin going across her face as she slowly dragged a claw around one of the robber's cheeks. "We'll make it quick, we don't have all day. But it will be painful~."

"Fine." Freddy scoffed, "Bon, do the honors and start us off."

"With pleasure." Bon replied, firing one of his plasma guns into one of the robber's eyes. The shot individual screamed in agony, the plasma quickly melting away at the skin, muscle, nerves, and bone. The man flailed, clawing at his face in desperation for the pain to cease. Freddy chuckled and stomped his foot on the man's chest, placing more pressure using his heel. The man continued to scream, tightly gripping onto Freddy's boot. The screaming finally ceased as the plasma dissipated, melting through the robber's skull entirely.

"That's one." Lu said softly, looking to the remaining three robbers, who were quaking in fear where they stood.

"P-please! S-spare us!" One of the men begged, dropping to his knees, "W-we understand what we did was wrong! Please, d-don't kill-" The robber was cut off from Freddy kicking him backwards, pushing him onto his back as he stepped on his forehead.

"You should have thought about that before you robbed that bank." Freddy whispered, his tone was deadly and deep. The bear pulled a kunai from his waist pouch, swiftly throwing it into the man's chest. The robber groaned, grabbing the hilt in attempt to pull the knife out. Freddy scoffed and stepped on the hilt, keeping the kunai still. The man whimpered, looking Freddy right in his eyes. The bear's bright blue eyes filled with sadistic, merciless, pleasure.

"Let me hear you scream." The bear hummed, applying pressure to the knife, pushing deeper into the man's chest. With every centimeter that the blade moved, the man screamed louder and louder, tears flooding from his eyes.

"I'm so sick of you fools believing you can do what you want without any repercussions." Freddy snarled, stomping his foot downward and pushing the blade completely through. "Every action has a consequence." Two robbers remained, both standing back to back in utter terror.

"Would you like to, Lu?" Lydia asked the panda. Lu frowned minutely, shrugging his shoulders as he took a few steps forward. The panda gripped one of the robber's throat, who gagged at his grip. Lu furrowed his brow, letting out a quick sigh before quickly tightening his grip, completely ripping the man's esophagus from under his skin. Bonnie looked away for a moment, covering his mouth.

"Okay… th-that was a bit much, Lu…" The bunny groaned, gagging softly, trying not to throw up.

Lu chuckled lightly, "I apologize. I wanted it over quickly." Lydia looked toward the last robber then back to Yorokobi.

"Would you?" The feline asked.

Yorokobi shook his head, "N-no, thank you, ma'am. A-all yours." Lydia looked back to the robber, purring lightly as her claws slowly rose from her fingers. The man shook fearfully, sweating as the feline grew closer. Lydia held the man's face, gently tapping his temples with her claws. The feline grinned largely as she pressed into the man's skin with her claws, gliding down his face. The man screamed, attempting to push the feline away. Gradually, his strength failed as Lydia dug her claws deeper into his skin. The screams gradually ceased, the feline taking a step back as the body lifelessly fell to the ground.

"Easy~." She hummed, flicking the blood from her fingers.

"Well… that was fun." Bon beamed, his large ears bouncing lightly as he nodded his head.

"They're screams always make it more fun." Lydia agreed. Yorokobi was silent. Unlike the other four, he didn't exactly find enjoyment in killing. He would usually immobilize enemies for his team, allowing them to carry out the deadly deeds.

"Feeling alright, Kobi?" Bon asked him.

Yorokobi smiled minutely, "Yeah. A little queasy, but I'm okay." Freddy looked back toward the bank, finding a massive hole in the building.

"At least we don't have to worry about expenses." The bear mused aloud.

"I'm almost certain that if we were getting paid for this, we would have to." Lu added. The crowds of people gradually began to return, grouping around the assassin team.

"Hey! People!" Bon spoke up, turning toward the crowd, "If you can't handle gore, please don't come any closer! We don't need blood and vomit." Freddy chuckled softly, his eyes scanning through the crowds. He narrowed his eyes, noticing something familiar. The bear sprinted toward the crowd, slipping by his team.

"Freddy!? What are you doing!?" Lydia shouted. Freddy growled, pushing through the crowd as suddenly jumped back, suspending another bear in the air.

"You!" Freddy yelled, "You're that thief from last night!"

"H-hey! Put me down!" Harley exclaimed, lightly kicking his feet as he searched for solid ground.

"You got lucky last night, you bastard. I'm not about to let that happen again!" Freddy growled, tightening his grip on the bear's purple hoodie.

"Let go of me! I don't know you well enough for you to be touching on me like that!" Harley shouted, kneeling Freddy in the stomach. Freddy staggered backwards, dropping Harley in the process. The lighter brown bear grinned, shaking his head as he shook his hair back into place.

"That's much better." Harley beamed, his sharp teeth gleaming.

"This is the guy you lost to?" Bon asked, grabbing his plasma shooters.

"Yeah, but stay out of it. All of you." Freddy said, "I want to tear this guy apart on my own."

"Tear me apart!? Haha!" Harley laughed turning around and slapping his butt, "You can try! But you won't get far! Hahaha!" Freddy growled, clenching his fists.

"He seems cocky." Lydia said softly.

"And I'm gonna fix that." Freddy snarled, assuming his fighting stance. Harley chuckled softly, his green eye and blue eye staring straight into Freddy's blue ones. The taller bear pulled his mask over his mouth, a light purple, sharp toothed grin printed on the mask, similar to his normal grin, replacing his mouth. The crowd of people behind Harley began to scatter again, quickly moving away from the area. Freddy growled as he sprinted toward Harley, throwing a punch at the taller bear. Harley dodged the attack, maintaining his toothy grin. Freddy stopped instantly, pulling his elbow back and nailing the bear in his cheek.

"Aahh!" Harley uttered, "I forgot you were fast enough to do that!"

"Don't underestimate me!" Freddy yelled, throwing another punch. Harley sidestepped the punch, throwing one of his own. Freddy ducked under the taller's fist, grabbing his arm. Freddy then threw Harley over his shoulder. Harley laughed as he straightened his arm out, following the flip as he kicked Freddy in the chin. Freddy groaned, stepping back as he let go of Harley. The taller bear continued to laugh, punching Freddy in the gut, then kicking him across the face. Freddy's head followed the force, blood spurting from the bear's mouth.

"Hahahaha!" Harley laughed boisterously, pulling away from the shorter bear. "Some assassin you are!" Freddy was silent, letting out a sigh as he stood back up to his full height.

"I said…" Freddy murmured.

"Huh? What are you saying?" Harley asked, lowering his head to stare Freddy in the eye. A loud metal slashing sounded, earning Harley's attention.

Freddy ejected his arm blades as he lifted his head, "Don't! Underestimate me!" The shorter bear swung his fist toward Harley, who quickly ducked under the blades. The sharp weapons narrowly sliced hair from Harley's head before he jumped back in surprise.

"That almost took my head off!" He shouted. Freddy growled and ran toward Harley, who carefully watched his movement as he attempted every swing Freddy made. The bear seemed to attack recklessly, blindly in fact. Throwing punch after punch and kick after kick, but he was relentless, seemingly as if he would never tire. Harley began to slow down, groaning as he attempted to block the attacks instead of completely dodging them.

"Grraghh! Haagghh! Yaagghh! Haaggh!" Freddy exclaimed with every attack, the blades on his arms growing closer and closer to Harley's body. Harley shouted angrily as he grabbed Freddy's arms. Both bears developed the same tactical idea, and simultaneously slammed their foreheads together. Blood began to trickle down from their heads, both bears glaring each other other, locking each other's arms in others stood watch, some of them in awe. The two bear growled, neither of them moving an inch. Suddenly, the both of them jumped backwards, lunging toward each other once more. The both of them mashed their fists together on their first attack, throwing a punch with their free arm and punching each other in the face simultaneously. The two bears lurched backwards, groaning. Freddy yelled as he tackled Harley to the ground, punching him across the face repeatedly. Harley cried out angrily as he lifted his knees, launching Freddy backwards. The taller pinned Freddy against the wall, punching him in his stomach thrice before punching him across the face. With a painful groan, Freddy backflipped onto the wall, knocking Harley back as he kneed him in the chest. The two bears continued to fight relentlessly, exchanging blow after blow. As they fought, the sound of sirens could gradually be heard growing closer and closer. At that moment, Freddy and Harley stood a few feet away from each other, glaring at one another and panting heavily, bruised and bloodied. Freddy's team glanced behind them to see police cars closing in.

"This should be fun." Lydia sighed, resting her hands on her hips. The police cars surrounded the area the the fighters stood on, Freddy and Harley in the middle. The officers exited their cars and pulled out their weapons, aiming it at the six individuals. Then, a black wolf climbed out of the nearest police cruiser, a stern expression on her face.

"About time you made enough commotion that the entire city could hear you." The wolf officer said. Freddy attempted to catch his breath, standing up to his full height as he held his arm.

"Who the hell are you?" The bear snarled.

"Hmph." The officer uttered in response, "Some mouth you got." Freddy grimaced minutely, maintaining eye contact with the wolf. The officer looked to the left of Freddy, noticing Harley. Her eyes widened upon seeing him, a grin coming to her face.

"It's you!" She shouted, pointing at the bear. Harley chuckled softly, obscuring the pain he felt at the moment.

"Hey, Officer Hilary! Long time no see!" The purple hooded bear greeted the officer.

"Finally! You are all mine! You aren't going anywhere this time!" The wolf growled loudly, clenching her fists.

"What's going on here…?" Bon muttered in confusion.

"You two… know each other…?" Freddy asked Harley.

"Oh yeah, Hilary and I…. go waaaay back." Harley answered, still panting lightly.

"And you're on your way back to prison!" Hilary exclaimed.

"Aww, trust me, I'd love to, Hilary. But I have other plans already set up!" Harley replied, grinning as he rubbed the back of his head, "If I could take a raincheck, that'd be great!"

"Don't play games with me, you freak!" Hilary retorted as she began to run toward Harley. Suddenly, two kunai knives stuck the wolf's jacket to the front of one of the police cruisers. Hilary stared at the knives in shock, looking toward Freddy to find him standing with his hand out, having been the one to throw the weapons.

"This guy is no longer your worry, wolf girl." The bear said, standing proudly, "He won't be going to prison because he will never make it there. He is now my enemy, and my target to kill."

"Who the hell do you think you are!?" Hilary shouted, attempting to free herself.

"I'm an assassin. I work with the law and above it." Freddy replied forcefully, walking back toward his team. "Get out of here, Harley. But remember this: you will die by my hand."

Harley chuckled and shook his head, "Heavy threats, Fazbear. Let's see you carry them out."

A/N: Aaaaand the story continues! We needed things to start getting underway a little quickly here, Grumpy and I have plenty of ideas we wanna get to! Haha! These two teams are on complete opposites of the spectrum. In this corner, we have the assassin team of TDODT, Team 7! Aaaand, in the other corner, we have Harley and his Thief Group! This is going to be one interesting fight, so I advise that you all stick around! Things are gonna get bloody! Hahahaha! Enjoy! Leave a review and tell us what you think! It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Until next time, live life like an Xplosion! JFlare and Grumpy, out! :DD