Hey everyone. Bet you're not expecting one of these ever again but recently I took a read and found some interests again in my old work and remembered why I even bothered starting the story in the first place. The first chapter of this lovely story was all the way back in 6/6/2015. I pondered and finally decided to kick this story off hiatus and completely update (more like make a new chapter hopefully connecting the first) and fix any loose holes to make the story smooth.If you haven't read my profile yet, I had changed my initial interests and writing (I think) of some of my FNAF work and decided to finish up this lil' story first. I will be sure to update my other works (if anybody even wants that) during my spare time. Coming back to scrap the rust off, I proudly present to my fellow readers a new chapter.As always, any ideas/suggestions/criticism left will be highly appreciatedand taken to consideration. Thank you and I hope you had a good read.

The school bells soon rang, indicating the start of new classes.

"Already? I still have a lot to tell you," Vauban said as he got up from his seat with Frost following suit.

"You know, you're quite the cool guy. Pun totally intended," The engineering master said as Frost cracked a smile. The duo continued down the hallway, passing the multiple classrooms filled with not so familiar faces. Finally, they approached a red door at the end of the hallway with a toilet for both genders conveniently located opposite to their classroom.

"Lucky we got a good view of the stalls too," The engineer remarked as he pushed the door open and the two entered the classroom.

"Huh, looks like we're early," Frost said as after he turned and shut the door.

"So, it seems. Looks like we've got approximately a five minute window for students to get ready to get in class too," Vauban said as he looked at his make-shift "watch" poorly attached to his left arm.

"Hey, do you make everything yourself?" Frost questioned as he noticed the poorly-made watch strapped onto his arm.

"Yeah, made everything myself, ranging from this time measurement device and those handy-dandy tesla grenades I carry around. Which reminds me,"

Vauban stood up and held out a hand in front of the ice-wielding Warframe.

"Real sorry about what happened earlier, both Volt and my tesla grenades. Looks like somebody had a rather shocking experience, am I right?" Frost smiled as he shook the laughing engineer's hand.

"It's alright, no need to blow a fuse over it." He remarked. Vauban smiled as he let go of the Tenno's hand.

"No, really, your watch looks like it's gonna blow,"

Vauban looked down at his arm and noticed steam quickly erupting from his watch as the metal started to glow a red color.

"Ohmigosh! Oh Lotus! Oh for the love of everything!" The engineer immediately panicked. Pulling a very old toolbox from his backpack, he slammed the box down and pulled out a rusty wrench. Without hesitation, the engineer set to work trying to pry the ticking time-bomb off of his arm with the wrench.

"Come on! Come on! Get off!" He mumbled, hopelessly smashing and grinding the wrench against the clock.

Frost watched helplessly at his new friend in peril.

'That explosion is definitely going to set a Blast proc on him. That is not good at all. C'mon, think! I can help him! I can help him!' Frost thought as he panicked for his friend as well.

Suddenly, an idea struck him.

"Vauban! Stop damaging the watch further! Hold your arm up!"

His friend looked up, "No way! I have to get it off!"

"Trust me! Hold it up, now!"

Tossing his wrench, Vauban looked away and used his right arm to support his left arm up. His watch, stuck to his arm, had turned completely red and emitting a hot aura around it. Screws around the watch start to pop out as more steam spew out from the watch.

'Here goes!' Frost focused some of his energy onto his palms and felt them getting colder and colder. Immediately, the channeled energy shot out from his palms and crashed into the watch.

Vauban, still looking away, felt a chill slowly creeping around his left arm. Slowly, he inched his head nearer and nearer to his arm and soon his arm came into full view. There it is, his watch completely frozen with a thin sheet of frost covering the area around it.

Astonished, the engineer was left wordless as he still stuck his arm out. Legs shaking, Vauban slumped into his seat.

"Hey, it's alright now," His friend said as he came near and grabbed his left arm with his hand.

"Wow, if that thing went off, heh, must've hurt a ton," The engineer chuckled. Using some strength, Frost gripped and crushed the engineer's homemade watch and watched the crushed bits of ice fall from his arm and land on the floor.

"Don't worry about the frost, it'll go away soon." Frost said calmly as he made his way to his seat, right next to Vauban. Vauban collected his senses and started to pack his toolbox.

"I've gotta say, I like your quick thinking and wits. I definitely owe you one after this," Vauban said, head down busy collecting his tools and arranging them before shoving it into his backpack.

"No, don't mention it. I saved you and I from a nasty Blast proc,"

"Absolutely wonderful, both of you!"

The two immediately snapped their heads forward and saw Miss Grundy enter the classroom with Volt and Mesa following behind.

"Were y'all watching this the whole time?" Vauban managed to ask.

"Of course! I have to commend Frost though. Good thinking, keep it up!"

Frost smiled at his teacher, which Volt secretly frowned.

"And as for you Mr. Vauban,"

Vauban looked at her.

"You have so much to learn about technology. Yes, your keen interest and adventurous spirit to go ahead and create your own machinery is wonderful! What's even better is you did it on your own without any help and a blueprint!"

Vauban sheepishly laughed while Mesa quietly clapped both hands and smiled happily at the two. Volt quickly noticed and cleared his throat, successfully gaining everyone's attention.

"Puh-lease, Mr. Nerd-ban here has nothing at all on my intellect. I'm just lazy, is all. When I do get the materials and time, he's so gonna beg me to teach him my skills." Volt boasted and looked at Mesa, whom showed no interests.

"Oh yeah? I'll be waiting for your mighty 'creations'. But for now, I won't worry about your skills." Vauban retaliated, placing both feet on his desk and arms at the back of his head as cushion.

"That what they all say. If you didn't know who 'they' are, they're mostly cowards, like you."

"Volt, stop it!" Mesa said but to no avail.

"Hah! Who are you to judge?"

"Me and my skills!"

"If I were you, I won't worry about that. It takes 'skills' to be as bad as you."

"Why you little-!" Volt's entire chassis immediately enveloped in a bright purple flash as surges of electric cracked dangerously around his torso.

Vauban was unfazed at Volt's display, still relaxing at his seat, spun a tesla grenade neatly on a finger.

"Alright you two, that's enough bickering! To your seats, at once! Don't make me give you two the honors of being one of the first students to serve detention!" Miss Grundy warned.

Volt unwillingly absorbed the excess electricity as he slowly made his way back to his seat, his glare never left Vauban's helmet as he kept spinning the grenade. Not making eye contact, Vauban stopped spinning the grenade and snatched it before storing it away neatly. After Mesa took her seat, which is located right between Volt and Vauban, Miss Grundy began her class.

"Alright class, after that 'eventful' incident. I've decided," Miss Grundy turned her back and faced the normal blackboard.

"Whenever any of you have any unfinished businesses to deal with, which I hopefully don't want to see happening ever again," She turned around again and eyed both Vauban and Volt.

"You may initiate a mock battleground of the Grinner, Corpus, Infested or the regular tile set," Placing her hand at the middle of the blackboard activated the battleground as the blackboard immediately split into half and retracted to both left and right, revealing a vast area of randomly placed obstacle.

"Woah!" Volt immediately stood up from his seat.

"Now,"

Miss Grundy turned around again, facing the four students.

"Do remember, this school does teach and refine each student's combat skills, either ranged or close combat."

"Vauban."

Vauban picked his head up.

"Volt."

Volt started doing rapid push-ups and running on spot quickly and often glanced over to Mesa to impress her.

"Both of you, will you please step away from your seats and engage in friendly combat? Just a one-on-one match, no weapons allowed, only Warframe abilities."

As Miss Grundy finished talking, Volt immediately sped and appeared right beside her with a few pieces of paper scattered around the classroom. Vauban casually stood up and walked up to Miss Grundy.

"Come on, Slowly McSlowerson! Let's settle this," Volt said dangerously as he immediately cracked his knuckles and got into a battle stance as Vauban casually stood there.

"Now do remember, if your Health goes all the way down to zero, regardless of how much Shield you have left, you will be downed immediately and in need of revival from a fellow Tenno."

By now, Volt had gotten restless as he continued to glare daggers into the very casual and bored engineer.

"Also do remember, all weapons must be left inside the battleground and all Warframe abilities will be rendered to almost useless outside the battlegr-"

"Yeah, yeah, Miss Grundy, we get it! Now let's get the show on the road!" Volt cut the teacher off, still reckless and often glanced over to Mesa, whom had gotten tired of his glances every now and then.

"This one is for you, darling," Volt said before blowing a kiss to Mesa.

Mesa immediately looked away while Frost watched in absolute awe, curious to see his friend's true prowess and Volt's deserved beating.

"Now, begin!" Miss Grundy announced.

"You are so going down!" Volt yelled as electric sparks surged around his entire body and immediately shot out quickly towards Vauban. The electric charges charged aimlessly and recklessly towards the target, some crashed head on with the scattered obstacles which destroyed them and caused a dark smoke to arise. With his view obscured, Volt decided to go for close combat and slowly engaged the rising smoke.

With electric surging throughout his body again, his body and helmet glowed a purple color. Volt suddenly moved at high speeds and dash right into the thick smoke. With a roundhouse kick, Volt immediately swept the smoke away, revealing no target!

Volt immediately put his guard up. Hopping around on spot, he looked around, trying his hardest to spot Vauban to strike him down.

"Have you tried looking up before?"

Volt immediately snapped his head upwards and saw Vauban conveniently resting on the top of a pillar.

Volt growled and shot both arms out and sent dozens of thunderbolts flying straight at the engineer. But before the malicious purple rays of death could touch and fry the engineer to bits, the thunderstorm immediately vanished in thin air.

Volt, taken aback by this, immediately shot a few more thunderbolts at Vauban. Vauban immediately stood up and hopped over to another pillar as the bolts crashed into the pillar and collapsed it.

'Impressive height.' Frost watched with full intent as Vauban finally touched the ground when the two pillars finally collapsed.

"Now stay still!" Volt whipped around, extending an arm, and shot a thunderbolt at the still Vauban. Instead of a dangerous ray of lightning, nothing came out. Vauban crossed his arms and smiled at Volt.

"Every considered your energy pool?"

Volt immediately noticed his energy pool. He had completely used it all up.

"Whatever! Come fight me, you coward!" Volt yelled as he pulled both fists up to his face in a fighting stance.

"I would," Vauban immediately mimicked Volt's ridiculous fighting stance.

"But this fight is over."

Immediately, a field of tesla grenades appeared right where Volt is standing. Rays of deadly lasers shot out and all directions.

"Gah! No!"

Time seemed to stand still, as Volt shielded his face with both arms. Slowly waiting for the lasers to fry and cut through his chassis.

But it never happened.

Slowly, Volt lowered his arm. His view became clear now, rays of deadly lasers displayed right in front of him. Putting both arms down, he looked around and noticed Vauban had built a very compact trap.

Sensing no way to escape, Volt glared at the smiling engineer before confirming his surrender.

"It is certain, then. Vauban has won!" Miss Grundy announced.

This chapter is done for now! If you had made it all the way down here, thank you so very much for giving my story a read. Writing this chapter was an absolute joy for me. Do expect a chapter following soon, I'm back.