Wolf Pack Ch. 3: Booze and Bar Fights
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Onyx walked out of his room and into the main room, he turned on the TV and switched to the news, he looked over to the dining table and saw Crimson passed out with an empty liquor bottle in front of him. "Good lord." Onyx said shaking his head as Nightshade entered the room "Yeah, found him passed out this morning, I'm surprised he slept through the two lovebirds last night." Nightshade said, gesturing toward Carmine's door. Crimson groaned as he stirred at the table and sat up "Fuck! What time is it?" Crimson asked as he rubbed the side of his head, Nightshade rubbed his shaggy black hair that was usually covered by a black beanie "It's morning, how about you chug some coffee and go run off that hangover. We'll have Carmine go with you too, so you don't get into any fights." Nightshade said as he went to pour a cup of coffee, Onyx returned his attention to the TV as a banner that read 'Breaking News!' popped up on the TV.
"We are getting reports of an apparent attack on the Schnee Gala in Atlas last night, reports are saying there was a lot of gunfire exchanged between multiple parties, authorities have recovered multiple bodies and are working on confirming their identities. One of the bodies recovered was that of infamous mercenary and hitman only known as 'Ghost', Ghost is said to have died from trauma to the temporal lobe and multiple lacerations to the abdomen." The news anchor explained as images of the attack popped up on the screen, Onyx walked over to Carmine's room and pounded on the door "Carmine! Wake up, you gotta see this!" Onyx yelled, the sound of shuffling and clattering could be heard coming from inside the room along with giggling, Carmine stumbled out the door and buckled his pants up "Where's the fire?" Carmine asked as he looked around the room, Onyx pointed at the TV "That, that right there." Onyx said as Carmine looked at the TV, Grullo walked into the room and looked at his fellow mercs who had serious looks on their faces "Man, who died?" Grullo asked sarcastically, Carmine pointed at the TV "Those people did." Carmine said as the info bar read 'Four civilians dead along with multiple armed militants.' Grullo sighed "Well shit, any chance we'll be listed as suspects?" Grullo asked but Onyx shook his head "Ironwood will vouch for us if we do but I doubt it will happen." Onyx said as he crossed his arm.
"In other news, Pyrrha Nikos of Sanctum Academy in Mistral is moving on to The Mistral Junior Fighting Festival where she…" The news anchor started to explain but Onyx shut the TV off, he rubbed his face as he thought about everything the news just said "Well, this sucks." Nightshade exclaimed as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, Carmine sat down on the couch and leaned back "There was a woman in the Schnee manner, she was a Faunus and she said that 'The Schnee sit in their ivory tower and look at the world, like it just doesn't exist to them, well that ends tonight.' so I don't even know where to begin." Carmine said as he thought about the woman in Weiss's room. Onyx pulled out a chair and sat down at the table "So you think the White Fang is behind the attack?" Onyx asked as he spun the empty vodka bottle, Nightshade stood up and scratched his chin "If it is the White Fang, it's not the one led by Sienna Khan I can tell you that right now." Nightshade said as he walked around the room.
Grullo rolled his neck as he stood up from his seat "Should we go ask them in person?" The large man asked as he cracked his knuckles, Onyx chuckled as he stood up "Let's hold off on the unnecessary violence until we have a chance to figure this out more, we'll investigate when the time comes but until then, we lay low." Onyx said as he rubbed his head. Carmine stood up and walked into the kitchen, he grabbed a mug from the cabinet and poured himself a cup of coffee, he walked back into the main room and sat back down on the couch. Crimson walked out of his room and zipped up his jacket, he sat down in a chair and slipped his boots on "Oh man, it is too bright in here." Crimson said as he tied his boots, Carmine handed him his cup of coffee "Here, you need it more than me." Carmine said as Crimson took it from the red-eyed man and tipped the mug back, chugging the coffee in a quick gulp.
"Get dressed fucknuts, we're going running." Crimson said as he set the mug down, Carmine looked at him confused "Who's we?" Carmine asked, Nightshade coughed and looked around the room "I may or may not have volunteered you." Nightshade said rubbing the back of his head, Carmine stared at him and shook his head "What is wrong with you?!" Carmine scoffed as he walked into his room to get dressed, Sapphire looked up from Carmine's pillow "What's up, hun?" Sapphire asked as she laid on Carmine's side of the bed, Carmine slid open his closet and pulled out his hoodie, he slipped his arms into the sleeves and zipped it up before he slipped his Heavy IBA on over the hoodie. Sapphire picked her bra up off the floor and put it on over her breasts, Carmine closed the door as she stood up and turned around "Clip me up?" She asked as she lifted her hair up, Carmine clasped the bra together and sealed her breasts in the cups. Sapphire picked up her panties and slipped her legs into the holes, pulling them up to her hips "Here, I'll clip you closed." Sapphire said as she clipped the sides of his IBA closed and tightened it, Carmine pulled out off his pants and slipped on a pair of KVA tactical pants, zipping up the fly and buckling his tactical belt. Sapphire grabbed his Ka-Bar from the nightstand and handed it to Carmine, he slipped the knife into the sheath on his left shoulder.
He turned around and wrapped his arms around Sapphire "Love you, sweetheart." Carmine said as he hugged his girlfriend, she wrapped her arms around his back and pushed her chest into his chest "Love you too, babe." Sapphire said as she kissed him on the lips, Carmine stood up and walked out into the main room. He walked over to the armory and opened a drawer of pistols, he grabbed a 1911 out of the drawer and cocked it before slipping into his holster, he opened a box of .45 ACP and began to load three more magazines, slipping them into the front of his IBA. Carmine grabbed a small backpack out of a cabinet and unzipped it, he pulled out an MPX and slapped a mag in it before he slipped it into the backpack, he grabbed a few extra mags and loaded them with 9 x 19mm before the placing them in the front of his IBA, below the 1911 mags. He slipped the backpack onto his back and tightened the straps before exiting the armory, he walked over to his room and grabbed his combat boots from beside his bed, Sapphire pulled a shirt on over her bra and a pulled on a pair of yoga pants before she walked out of the room and into the main room.
He slipped his boots on and zipped up the sides before sliding the pants leg over the top of the boots, he stood up and walked out of his room. Crimson stood there tapping his foot "Damn man, about time." Crimson said rolling his eyes, Carmine shook his head as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a Green Bull from the fridge, he popped the tab and chugged it. The bitter fluid rushed down his throat, the Taurine vitalized his metabolism and sped his heart rate up, he crushed the can and tossed it into the trash "Alright fuckboy! Let's go!" Carmine exclaimed as he walked up to Crimson, Crimson slapped his arm and followed him out to the street "So how far are we going?" Crimson asked as he started to jog in place, Carmine thought for a moment as he stretched "Start here, down the way and hook a left, through the market and into downtown, where the café is. That is about 6 miles, good?" Carmine asked Crimson who nodded in agreement.
Carmine and Crimson started jogging down the road, they hooked a left and broke into a sprint through the marketplace. Carmine dug into the ground and shot ahead as he weaved in and out of the crowd of people, Crimson ran and slid under two men who were carrying a large crate into a building, Crimson pushed himself off the ground quickly and leaped over a hedge, cutting in front of Carmine. "Suck it, mother fucker!" Crimson exclaimed as he sprinted down the street, Carmine shook his head as he lowered himself toward the ground to pick up speed as he caught up with Crimson. Carmine looked ahead and saw the next turn coming up, he looked over and saw an alley that split two buildings, Carmine hopped over a fence and ran into the alley where he accidentally knocked over a trash can before he shot out of the alley and hooked a right in front of Crimson.
They approached an intersection that only had two stop signs across from each other, Carmine sprinted into traffic and narrowly missed being hit by a van as he cut through the median and skated across the other lane to the sidewalk. He turned around to see where Crimson was but as he turned around, Crimson sprinted past him and kept running down the road, Carmine rolled his eyes as he continued to chase him down. Crimson hooked a corner and ran down a brick road with Carmine hot on his trail, Crimson dug into the ground and sprinted as fast as he could but lost his footing, he tumbled to the ground and slid to a stop in front of a woman's feet, Carmine slowed down to a walk as he walked up to Crimson who was pushing himself up off the ground. He looked up at the woman who had black hair and green eyes, she had red eyeshadow and her eyelashes accented, she held a coffee cup in one hand and her scroll in the other "Oh, I'm so sorry, I just couldn't help but fall for you." Crimson said flirtatiously, the woman giggled at his lame pickup line.
"I'm Crimson. Crimson Nerissimo." Crimson said as he leaned against the railing, she leaned against the rail next to him "I'm Miltia. Miltia Malachite." Miltia said as she sipped her coffee, Carmine walked down the road "I'll let you two get to know each other." Carmine said as he walked down the street, he looked over his shoulder and saw them laughing as they talked 'Get her, tiger.' Carmine thought to himself as he kept walking, Carmine dug into his pocket and pulled out a pair of wireless headphones, plugging the adapter into his scroll before placing the earbuds into his ears. Carmine nodded his head as he listened to the music that came out of the headphones, he started to run down the road again but hooked a left down an alley that led to a dead end but he used a dumpster to jump up and grab the ledge of the building, he pulled himself up and looked around the area.
Carmine took a couple steps back and sprinted toward the edge before leaping across the valley that was the alleyway, he landed on the other roof and kept running from rooftop to rooftop, jumping over air conditioners and sliding under ventilation ducts. Carmine ran until he ran out of roof and came to a stop at the edge of a building, he knelt down and surveyed the area but his survey was interrupted by the sound of a woman begging "Please. Please, just take my purse and leave me be." The unknown woman begged but an unknown man chuckled "Oh no honey, I want what's between your legs." The man said with a maniacal laugh, Carmine gritted his teeth and looked down to see a woman cornered in an alley, a man gripped a knife in his hand as he crept closer to the woman who was on the ground weeping. Carmine sighed and pulled out his pistol, he pulled back the slide and chambered a round into the barrel, Carmine hopped down and landed on top of a dumpster, denting the lid.
The man turned around only to stare down the barrel of a 1911, Carmine leaned over and looked at the woman "You run along now, I'd invest in some form of weapon, I suggest a P226 or PPK." Carmine said as the woman stood up and ran past him but stopped at the entrance of the alley "Thank you so much, who are you?" The woman asked, Carmine turned his attention toward her "I'm just your friendly, neighborhood mercenary." Carmine said playfully, the man used Carmine's distraction to try and stab him but Carmine cocked the hammer back, making the man stop in his tracks. The woman bowed in gratitude before taking off down the road, Carmine returned his attention to the man at the end of his barrel "Now, what to do with you?" Carmine asked as he took the knife from the man and stabbed it into the brick wall, the tip fractured and the blade bent in half as he dropped it into a trashcan. Carmine grabbed his arm and jerked him forward as he holstered his pistol, he forced the man's arm behind his back.
"Now to make sure you don't try any quick shit, bite down on this." Carmine said as he pulled off the man's beanie and shoved it into the man's mouth, the man started to panic but it was muffled. Carmine grabbed his right arm and jerked it downward, popping his arm out of the socket, the man howled in pain but it was inaudible cause of the gag in his mouth. Carmine pushed the man down the street as he led him toward the police station, Police Officers stared at him as he led the man up the street toward the station. As they walked up the stairs, an officer opened the door for him and Carmine pushed the man inside the building and onto the floor. The officer that sat at the front desk stared in disbelief at what she was seeing.
"Uhh, can I help you, sir?" The female officer asked, Carmine pointed at the man on the floor "Yeah, I caught this man trying to rape a young woman in the alley up the road, he put up a fight so I dislocated his shoulder." Carmine said he adjusted his IBA, the woman stood up and placed her hand on her sidearm "Sir, I need you to put your hands where I can see them." The female officer said, her voice shaking. "Wait, this is the bad guy, not me! I'm just a mercenary, here look at my dogtags." Carmine said as he reached for his chest, the woman withdrew her pistol and pointed it at Carmine "Sir, put your hands in the air!" The officer ordered, a few more officers ran into the room with their weapons drawn at Carmine, Carmine shook his head as he got down on his knees and placed his hands behind his head, an officer ran over to him and handcuffed his hands behind his back. The officer pulled the pistol from his holster and unzipped his backpack, withdrawing the MPX from the bag and placing both weapons on the desk.
The officer forced Carmine to his feet and guided him to a holding cell, he took the cuffs off and pushed the rifleman into the cell along with five other men who looked very sketchy, the officer shut the cell door and walked toward the man on the ground, he picked the man up and pulled the gag from his mouth "Are you ok, Officer Pine?" The other officer asked, Pine nodded as the officer relocated his arm back into his shoulder. Carmine stared in disbelief at what he was seeing, the man to his left tapped him on the arm "Yeah, this place is really corrupt." The tall man said as he slid over so Carmine could sit down, the man patted Carmine on the back as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his scroll, he scrolled through his contacts and pressed call on the name 'Onyx'.
The line rang a couple times before a male voice answered "What's up, little bro?" Onyx asked happily, Carmine sighed "Vale Police got me in lockup, I busted a man who was trying to rape a woman and apparently that man is an officer." Carmine explained, Onyx sighed "Damn it, alright sit tight and don't bust yourself out. We'll come and force their hand." Onyx said as the call ended, Carmine sat back against the iron bars and sighed, the man next to him chuckled "Friends in high places?" He asked, Carmine chuckled lightly "We're mercenaries and we have protected this city more than any of these cops have." Carmine explained, he looked over and extended his hand "Carmine Sable." Carmine said introducing himself, the man shook his hand "Qrow Branwen." Qrow said shaking his hand.
For over an hour Carmine and Qrow swapped stories and jokes with each other, laughing while the officers told them to be quiet "Ahh bite me." Qrow said flicking them off, an officer stood up and pulled out his baton "I wouldn't do that if I were you!" A voice yelled out with bass that shook the room, Carmine looked over his shoulder and saw Onyx standing in the entrance with his AK-74 in his hand along with Grullo and Nightshade who also had their weapons, Nightshade with his shotgun and Grullo with his LMG. The female officer at the desk stood up and drew her weapon "Hands! Let me see your hands!" She demanded, Onyx stared her down and walked forward slowly "How will your C.O. take it when he finds out that you drew your weapon on the Wolf Pack, hmm?" Onyx asked, the woman cocked the hammer on her pistol but the Sergeant ran over and forced her pistol down.
"I am so sorry, Onyx. She's new and still getting used to this, what can I do for you?" Sergeant Naranja asked, Onyx stared the man down and gritted his teeth "Why is Carmine Sable locked up? He's a member of the Wolf Pack, so help me I will take this to the top brass and I'll see that you all are stripped of your badges." Onyx threatened the man who was visibly shaken, Naranja gulped and looked at a nearby officer "Well, what are you waiting for? Release him and give him back his stuff." Naranja ordered, the officer shot up and fumbled with the keys to unlock the cell as he walked over to it, he put the keys in the door and unlocked it. He slid the door open and let Carmine go, Carmine walked out slowly but stopped at the door.
"He's coming with me." Carmine said pointing at Qrow, the officer shook his head "Yeah, that's not happening." The officer said with a chuckle, Carmine looked at Onyx who looked at Naranja "Grullo?" Onyx asked "Got it." Grullo said as he pulled out his scroll and started to dial a number, Naranja started to shake as Onyx stared at him "Officer, let Qrow go too." Naranja ordered, the officer looked at Qrow and motioned for him to go, Qrow stood up and followed Carmine out of the cell.
Carmine walked over to the front desk and stared at Naranja "I believe I had a pistol and a submachine gun." Carmine said furiously, Naranja backed up slowly but bumped into a desk "Y-Yes sir." Naranja said as he scurried to the door marked 'Evidence' and brought back a bin that held his weapons, he took his pistol out and checked the mag before putting it in his holster along with his MPX back into his backpack. Naranja gave Qrow back his sword and his flask, Carmine gritted his teeth "Now, where is Officer Pine?" Carmine asked angrily, Naranja looked confused "What do you want with Pine?" Naranja asked, Carmine walked forward and looked at the woman "He tried to rape a woman and I stopped him, dislocated his shoulder and brought him in, that is when I was arrested and Pine was let go by that man." Carmine said, pointing at the man who still held a baton in his hand.
Naranja looked at the man "Sunny, where is Pine?" Naranja asked, Sunny stammered for a moment "Are you gonna believe these guns for hire?" Sunny asked, Naranja sighed "Sunny. Where. Is. Pine?" Naranja demanded, Sunny sighed "Locker room." Sunny said defeated, Naranja walked through a set of doors and emerged shortly after pulling a man in a grey jacket out "Ouch! My arm!" Pine exclaimed in pain, Naranja threw Pine onto the floor in front of Carmine. Pine looked up and was struck with fear "Sir, he attacked me. I was minding my own business and…" Pine started to explain but Carmine cut him off "Pine, cut the bullshit and admit that you tried to rape that woman!" Carmine demanded, Naranja grabbed Pine by the shirt and stared him in the eyes "I always suspected you of being the Vale Violator and this confirms my suspicion. Officer Pine, you are under arrest for the crimes committed against the women of Vale. Sunny, I want your badge and your gun on my desk, now." Naranja said as he escorted Pine to the holding cell.
Pine stumbled in and looked back as the cell door closed, he looked to his left as the four large men stared him down "So, you preyed on innocent women?" One man asked as he cracked his knuckles. Naranja walked back over to the Wolf Pack "Again, I am so sorry this happened." Naranja said apologizing for the officer's incompetence, Carmine patted him on the shoulder "I shake the tree a bit more to see if any more rotten apples fall out." Carmine said as he walked out of the building, the sun shown bright outside as they entered the streets that were filled with people now. Qrow stood next to Carmine and looked out at the crowd of people "Thanks again, Sable. I'll catch you around." Qrow said shaking Carmine's hand before he disappeared into the crowd of people, Carmine looked down toward the coffee shop and saw Crimson still talking to that girl at a table.
"I'll catch you guys back at the HQ." Carmine said as he started to leave but Onyx stopped him "Stay safe, little bro." Onyx said as they got into the Humvee and took off down the road, Carmine walked down the road toward the coffee shop where Crimson was still talking to Miltia "So I grabbed this guy by his harness and toss him over the bar into the liquor wall." Crimson said, Miltia laughed at his story as Carmine walked up, Crimson looked up and nodded "Hey man, where you been?" Crimson asked with a smile on his face, Carmine chuckled "Oh you know me, doing Parkour and getting arrested, Onyx had to put the fear of the gods into them." Carmine said, causing Crimson to go pale but Carmine held his hand up "It's all good, you enjoy yourself." Carmine said as walked into the coffee shop and sat down on one of the sofas, there was a woman with black hair and greens eyes sitting across from him reading a book, she had green eyeshadow on and a pair of heels on "So, whatcha reading?" Carmine asked the woman who looked up from her book and looked at the mercenary "It's called the Man with Two Souls. It's about a man who has two souls living inside of him and they're both fighting for control." The woman explained, Carmine nodded "Oh so the guy has a Split Personality and will switch from fine to crazy." Carmine said, the woman giggled "I guess if you want to look at it like that." the woman said with a smile, Carmine sat up and cleared his throat "So is that your sister outside?" Carmine asked, the woman closed the book and looked at Carmine with a serious expression "Who are you?" The woman asked as she held the book in her hand "I'm Carmine and the guy talking to your sister is Crimson, I got the feeling she was your sister since you are dressed the same except for a few key differences, you have green eyeshadow while she has red. I gather that you two are twins?" Carmine asked, the woman sat back and chuckled "Man, you are good. I'm Melanie Malachite, that's my twin sister, Miltia." Melanie explained.
Melanie clicked on her scroll and checked the time "Well, it's been fun but we gotta get going to get ready for work, you should come see us at Junior's Club in Downtown Vale." Melanie said with a wink as she stood up, Carmine stood up "I got a girlfriend already but I'll bring my brothers." Carmine said, Melanie smiled as she walked out of the coffee shop and gathered Miltia, Miltia wrote down something on a piece of paper and gave it to Crimson who tucked it into his pocket. Carmine stood up and adjusted his IBA before he exited the shop, he walked out into the cool summer air, Crimson waved bye as Melanie and Miltia walked away; Miltia turned around and blew him a kiss. Crimson rubbed his head lightly "We have got to go to that club tonight." Crimson said as he grabbed Carmine by the shoulders, Carmine chuckled as he took Crimson's hands off his shoulders. "Don't worry Crimson, we'll go." Carmine said as he adjusted his hoodie, Crimson pulled out his scroll and the piece of paper, copying the number into his scroll before putting it back into his pocket. Carmine adjusted the straps of his backpack and rolled his shoulders "So, wanna race back to the HQ?" Carmine asked as he started to stretch again, Crimson chuckled "I thought you'd never ask." Crimson said as he fixed his jacket and loosened himself up.
Carmine and Crimson jogged down the road, they took a right down an alley and broke into a sprint down the narrow passage, Carmine and Crimson struggled to pass each other but Crimson lowered himself toward the ground and passed Carmine before taking a right out of the alley. Carmine ran out and leaped over a fence to cut through a plot of grass, blades of grass were crushed as the man ran through the small field. As Crimson rounded the corner, Carmine jumped over the fence and got in front of him, Carmine sprinted up the paved road as they neared the marketplace. Crimson dug into his core and pushed ahead "I don't think so mother fucker!" Crimson exclaimed as he passed Carmine and turned the corner to run down the home stretch. Carmine turned the corner behind Crimson, he weaved in and out of the crowd of people as he trailed behind Crimson, Crimson hooked a right and sprinted toward the HQ before slowing down to a jog as he approached the door. Carmine turned the corner and used Crimson's relaxation to his advantage, Carmine dug down and sprinted toward the HQ door, he ran past Crimson but wasn't able to slow down in time, Carmine dug his heels into the ground as he tried to slow down but failed to stop and slammed into the wall before collapsing to the ground.
Carmine shook his head as he sat up while he was on the ground, Crimson walked up and looked at the man on the ground as he shook his head "Man, that narcissism is gonna get you killed one of these days." Crimson said as he helped the man up off of the ground. Carmine twisted the knob and opened the door to the HQ, Onyx and Nightshade sat at the table playing cards while Grullo wrapped black tape around a pair of drum sticks, Crimson and Carmine walked inside the building panting. Carmine collapsed to the ground as he tried to breathe, Crimson sat down on the floor against the wall "You guys okay?" Nightshade asked as he shuffled his cards, Carmine rolled over and pushed himself off of the floor "Yeah, we're fine." Carmine said as he grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and unscrewed the cap before he chugged the contents of the bottle.
He threw the bottle into the recycling bin before he made his way to his room where Sapphire laid in bed, he unfastened the sides of his IBA and pulled it from his body. The heavy vest clattered to the floor with a thud as he unzipped his hoodie and ripped it off, he let out a sigh of relief as the cold air hit his overheated body. "Hey there, sexy." Sapphire said seductively, Carmine turned around and saw his girlfriend staring at him, he put his hands behind his head and interlocked his fingers "You like what you see?" Carmine asked as he flexed his biceps and deltoids, Sapphire licked her lips as she took in the sight "I do but you need to take a shower." Sapphire said as she pointed toward the open shower door, Carmine shook his head as he took a pair of gym shorts, boxers, and a t-shirt from his dresser before he went into the bathroom to shower. He turned the shower on and let the water heat up, as the water warmed up, he thought to himself 'I guess I should practice singing while I shower.' Carmine thought to himself as he tapped the music player on his scroll, he selected a song before he stepped into the hot water. A dark acoustic guitar started to play softly before picking up louder.
Dogs of War – Blues Saraceno
Carmine hummed the melody of the song as he felt the hot water run down his back and over his chest.
Hear the devil callin, hear the devil callin
When I hear the devil callin' God will pay him for what he's do
I can't stop the Dogs of War, I can't stop the Dogs of War.
Carmine hummed the melody of the song again as he started to wash his shaggy hair.
See the fields burnin, see the fields burnin'
When I see the feels burnin cause hell is coming through
I can't stop the Dogs of War, I can't stop the dogs of war.
Carmine hummed the melody of the song once again as he rinsed the shampoo from his hair.
Feel the river risin', feel the river risin'
When I feel the river risin devil coming up from you
I can't stop the Dogs of war, I can't stop the Dogs of war.
I can't stop the Dogs of war, I can't stop the Dogs of war.
As the song ended, a heavy beat came through the speaker that was accompanied with a guitar riff, Carmine nodded his head as he got into the groove of the beat.
Soldier – Neffex
Yeah
I spit raps like a heart attack, fast fatal hard impact
Past painful scars in fact, I blast tasteful bars in packs
I back up my actions, fact, don't ask, grab reactions, jacked
Attack with every word then act with class, as they hear me snap
I got nothing to lose, 'cause I fought and felt the bruise
Now I'm not the one confused, call the shots and they produce
I ain't lost I'm finally loose, pick a noose over excuse
I need the views to boost me to a new abuse of being used.
Everybody wants a piece now, y'all can rest in peace now
Your dead to me so peace out, remember your discrete doubt
Get ready for defeat now, I'm gon' make you bleed out
Listen on repeat now and weed out all the weak now
Get up and make a change, don't remember yesterday
If you got something to say, speak your mind before your grave
'cause your life is yours to save, ain't nobody gonna change
Everybody stays the same, so be different, make a name, huh?
And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward
Always getting closer, I march until it's over.
And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward
Always getting closer, I march until it's over.
The beat picked back up as Carmine stopped singing to catch his breath, he applied body wash to a rag and scrubbed his body.
"It's ridiculous, I'm spitting this meticulous and limitless
While others out there spitting shit, got hits up on the charts that sit
I see why other artists quit: 'cause people don't reward good shit
They love to hate but hate to live, society you swing and miss
And honestly, I get it, promise me you won't regret it
Wasting energy, forget it, don't look back, go on get it
Bite the bullet just a bit, bite your tongue and don't say shit
Make your actions hard to miss, be a legend not a myth
It's obnoxious that I'm conscious, rapping honest
As promised, try to harness, as an artist
Stay modest, it's a long quest, I will not quit
'til ten thousand people going off when I drop this
I gotta make it now, swear to god I'm breaking out
Swear to god I'll take a bow, center stage with a crowd
'cause I got it figured out, I'm just honest and I'm loud
Staying modest but I'm proud, no, I never had doubt, yea"
"And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward
Always getting closer, I march until it's over.
And just like a soldier, I keep on moving forward
Always getting closer, I march until it's over."
Carmine turned the water off as the song ended and stepped out of the shower, he grabbed a towel and started to dry himself off, afterward he got dressed before he left the bathroom and walked into his bedroom, Sapphire was in bed on her scroll when Carmine crawled into bed with her and snuggled up under her arm. She couldn't help but giggle at his antics as he drapped his arm across her stomach "You like to sing, don't you?" Sapphire asked as she closed her scroll, Carmine chuckled lightly "Yeah, I used to sing at open mic nights before I joined the Wolf Pack so seeing as how I'm gonna be doing performances at clubs or stuff, I might as well prep my vocal chords." Carmine explained as he played with her hair, he looked up into her deep blue eyes and she looked into his Crimson red eyes "So, you wanna go out tonight?" He asked her as he held her in his arms.
"Yeah, I'd love to but I have to go back to my house to pick up some clothes." She said as she started to rub his back, she felt the scars on his back and traced the tattoo on his upper back, Carmine cleared his throat as he sat up next to Sapphire "Alright, I'll drive you home." Carmine said as he got out of bed to get dressed, he picked up a pair of black jeans off the floor and slipped his legs into the pants legs, buttoning and pulling up the zipper. Carmine pulled a t-shirt from the dresser and pulled it on over his torso, he grabbed his scroll, wallet, and keys from the top of the dresser, slipping them into his pockets as he slipped his shoes on. Sapphire got out of bed and pulled on a pair of sweat pants along with a pink hoodie, she turned around and looked at her boyfriend "I'm ready when you are, babe." Sapphire said in her usual bubbly manner as she wrapped her arms around Carmine's torso.
He rubbed her head and ruffled her hair, she looked up at him and puffed her cheeks out in anger "Stop it, you meanie." Sapphire said as she playfully slapped his hands away from her, Carmine chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her waist "You're so adorable sometimes." Carmine said as he let her go and grabbed his Five Seven from the top of the dresser, he tucked the pistol into his waistband. Carmine walked out of his bedroom with Sapphire behind him "Hey guys, I'm gonna run her by her house so she can pick up some clothes." Carmine said as he walked over to a set of keys that hung on the wall, Nightshade folded his hand and stood up "I'll go with you, better to have two guns than only one." Nightshade said as he withdrew his Glock 35 and checked the mag, Onyx slid him two extra mags across the table, Nightshade grabbed them and slid the mags into his pocket before he followed Carmine and Sapphire out the back door. Carmine beeped the coupe muscle car unlocked and got into the driver seat of the car, Nightshade opened the passenger door and into the backseat while Sapphire got into the front seat.
Carmine started the car and revved the engine as Sapphire fastened her seatbelt, Carmine shifted the car into first gear and pulled out from behind the Wolf Pack HQ, he turned the wheel to the right and sped down the road, as they neared a bend in the road, Carmine pulled the emergency break which caused the car to drift around the corner before it steadied out. Nightshade frequently looked out the back window as they drove down the road "How we looking, Nightshade?" Carmine asked as he shifted gears, Nightshade pulled back the slid of his pistol and held it in his lap "We're good." Nightshade said as he turned back around, Carmine slapped the shifter into neutral and pressed the brake as they turned right down a brick road. Carmine shifted the transmission into second and pressed the accelerator lightly as they neared a row of buildings that looked similar but had different number of windows in each, Carmine cut the engine off and let it roll to a stop outside the apartment buildings. Carmine and Nightshade got out of the car first with their pistols drawn, Sapphire got out of the passenger side of the car and made her way to the door to her apartment.
Carmine followed her into the building while Nightshade stood by the door outside with his pistol down to his side, Sapphire walked to a door at the end of the hall and inserted a key into the deadbolt lock, she twisted it to the left and pushed the door open to her apartment. Carmine followed her inside and shut the door behind them, Carmine sat down on a couch that was against the wall while Sapphire walked into her room "I'll be ready in about thirty minutes." Sapphire said from inside her bedroom.
Carmine rested his head against the wall behind him as he waited for her but he stood up "Hey, I'm gonna go wait outside." Carmine shouted before he exited her apartment and descended the stairs before walking outside where he stood next to Nightshade "She's grabbing a shower and will be out in a little bit." Carmine said as he leaned against the wall, Nightshade scanned the surrounding area as they waited for Sapphire. Nightshade looked to their right down the road and saw someone tuck back behind a wall "Contact, 3 o'clock." Nightshade said while looking forward, Carmine looked to his right out of the corner of his eye and he saw someone peeking out from behind the corner of a building, Carmine quickly turned his head to the right and saw someone move back behind the corner. "Wanna investigate?" Carmine asked as he returned his attention straight ahead.
Nightshade shook his head "Nah, I got her details: She looked to be about 18, 4'10, brown and pink hair." Nightshade said as he recounted her physical details, Carmine nodded as he checked the magazine in his pistol before he slapped it back into the receiver and tucked it into his waistband. "You ready for tonight?" Nightshade asked as he looked around the area, Carmine nodded his head "Hell yeah, we're in dire need of some relaxation." Carmine said as he leaned against the wall of the building, Nightshade nudged Carmine "Hey, pop the trunk real quick." Nightshade said as he walked toward the rear of the car, Carmine pulled out the key and pressed a blue button that caused the trunk to open up. Nightshade reached into the trunk and pulled out a Remington 870 shotgun, he started loading 12 gauge buckshots into the underside of the shotgun before he cocked the slide.
"There's a shotgun in there?" Carmine asked as he walked over to the back of the car where there was a small, mobile armory in the trunk. Nightshade unclipped the lid to a box on the left, he pulled out a set of black brass knuckles that had studs on the knuckles and handed them to Carmine "Keep these on you tonight." Nightshade said as Carmine put them into his pocket and closed the trunk afterward. As they turned around to face the door, Sapphire stepped out onto the brick road and presented herself to Carmine "Well… What do you think?" Sapphire asked as she held her purse in front of her, she wore a short black leather skirt along with a black and red corset and a pair of Six inch platform boot heels with black leggings. The black of her outfit was accented by her pale white skin, Carmine couldn't help but stare at her in amazement "You look beautiful, stunning, and gorgeous. I have no other words that describe how beautiful you look." Carmine said as she walked over to him and kissed him on the lips. He stepped back and opened the car door for her to get in, she got into the passenger seat and set her purse on the dash. Carmine and Nightshade walked around to the other side of the muscle car, Nightshade climbed into the back seat before Carmine got into the driver's seat.
He started the car up and shifted it into gear before tearing down the road, the muscle car quickly picked up speed as it neared 50 mph but he pulled the emergency brake as they neared a turn, the car drifted around the corner before straightening up as it tore down the street. Carmine down shifted as he pulled onto the road that led to the HQ, he lightly pressed the pedal as they drove down the street and pulled up out in front of the building.
Carmine opened the front door and entered the HQ where everyone was standing, putting their finishing touches onto their outfits "Hey guys! You ready?!" Carmine asked excitedly as he rounded the corner, Crimson walked over to the table and picked up a set of keys, he tossed them to Carmine who caught them with one hand "You and Sapphire take my bike while we take the Zorvette." Crimson said as he pulled on his white high tops and cleaned some dirt off of them. Carmine nodded and made his way to his room where he grabbed his jewelry from on top of the dresser and attached them to his body, two rings to his right hand, two silver necklaces around his neck and a silver watch to his left wrist. He walked out of his room and followed Onyx out of the HQ where everyone was standing, Carmine walked over to the side of the building and started up Crimson's bike; the engine roared to life and idled in place like an angry Ursa. He poked his head around the corner and looked at Sapphire "Hey, We're taking the bike." Carmine said, Sapphire hurried over to him and grabbed a helmet that Carmine was holding for her. Carmine got onto the bike and kicked up the kickstand, Sapphire got onto the bike behind him as he popped it into gear and slowly pulled out.
The other four followed behind them as they drove down the road, Carmine twisted the throttle and opened up the engine as he sped down the road with the others close behind them, in a matter of minutes they pulled up out front of a club with two guards out front. Carmine cut the engine off and deployed the kickstand before getting off the bike, Sapphire pulled her helmet off and shook her hair loose as a breeze blew across the area and caught her hair. Onyx, Crimson, Grullo, and Nightshade got out of the Zorvette and walked over to Carmine and Sapphire "Ready?" Onyx asked the couple, both of them nodded their head as they followed Onyx into the club, dance music could be heard playing loudly as the doors opened up and the six walked through the doorway into the club.
Crimson walked over to the bar and found Miltia standing next to her sister, Melanie. Onyx, Carmine, and the others followed suit as they made their way over to the bar and ordered multiple drinks as they watched Crimson chat with Miltia. "What do you think his odds are?" Carmine asked as he leaned against the bar as the bartender placed down a double whiskey on the rocks "I'd say about 3:1 in his favor." Onyx said as he held his bottle of beer half an inch from his lips before he took a drink from it. Nightshade walked over to Carmine and sat his Tequila on the bar "Hey Carmine, Onyx, check this out. I recorded this while we were in Atlas, I think it is something that the military is building." Nightshade said as he pulled his scroll out and played a video for the Sable brothers, on the screen was a large ship slowly moving in the harbor as it backed into a docking bay, four trucks with very large pipes on the back drove on the dock into the building where the ship was docking. Three Chinooks carried large cannons as they flew toward the harbor, a Blackhawk rose up from out of nowhere and the man in the side seat shouted "Hey kid! Stop! Give me that scroll!" The man yelled as the video got shakey before it cut out.
Onyx looked over at Carmine who just scratched his head "What you thinking?" Onyx asked as Carmine took a sip from his whiskey "I'm trying to think of what they could be building, it wouldn't be a destroyer, they have plenty. Do you think they were building a battleship?" Carmine asked as he looked up at his brother who shook his head "Whatever it is, it's big and they probably want to keep it a secret." Onyx said as his chugged the rest of his beer.
Grullo hammered back two shots of absinthe before he took a shot of 151 proof rum that was on fire "Holy shit, Grullo!" Onyx, Carmine, and Nightshade exclaimed at the same time as they watched the tank of a man continue to drink shot after shot. Carmine held up three fingers and signaled to the bartender, the bartender nodded and poured three shots of whiskey in front of Carmine who hammered them back one after another. Carmine stumbled a bit as he drank the third one and slammed the shot glass back down onto the table "Alright Grullo, you're on!" Carmine said as the bartender poured more shots, Grullo moved over next to Carmine and hammered back two more shots.
Nightshade tapped Carmine on the shoulder "Tag me in." Nightshade said as Carmine high fived him and traded places with him, Nightshade hammered back the shots that were on the bar top as Grullo hammered back his shots. Sapphire rubbed Carmine's back as he rested his head on the countertop "Why is everyone so eager to out drink Grullo?" Sapphire asked, Carmine lifted his head and looked at Sapphire "He has managed to out drink all of us so we have made it a point to out drink him just once." Carmine said as he shook his head and looked at the table "We're all going to die." Carmine said as he placed his head on the table. "Funny thing is, I'm not even buzzed." Grullo said in his deep voice as he took another shot and placed it on the bar, Sapphire giggled as she sipped her Aurora Borealis, the cocktail swelled from a light blue to a hazy purple and had light up ice cubes inside it that changed colors sending shades of reds, blues, and greens shining through the haze of the liquor.
Onyx leaned against the bar and picked up another beer as the bartender took his empty bottle, the bass from the music caused the room to shake as it played loudly, the bodies of the people blended together as the music continued to play. As the song ended, the bass hit hard as the next song kicked on and sent a loud boom throughout the club, the sound of distorted electric guitar blared through the speakers as the 808s hit along with other distorted and electronic sounds that sent chills down Carmine's spine "OPEN UP THE GATES, WELCOME TO MAYHEM!" The bass dropped and shook the room, the contents of Sapphire's drink vibrated everytime the bass hit "GATES!" Carmine looked up at the dance floor and saw Crimson headbanging by the Subwoofer wall, Carmine looked back over at the bar and saw Nightshade bent over on the bar while Grullo held his hands up in triumph "Haha, I'm 4-0 now!" Grullo said with a mixture of confidence and arrogance "WELCOME TO MAYHEM! MAYHEM! MAYHEM! MAYHEM! MAYHEM!" The vocals continued as the song built up again, Carmine nodded his head along with the song as it played through the giant speakers "WELCOME TO!" The vocals cut out as the bass dropped and shook the room as everyone seemed to get caught in the hard hitting sound of the metalstep that the DJ with a large bear mask on, the eyes seemed to pulsate with red lights. "GATE!" Sapphire finished her drink and grabbed Carmine by the hand, she pulled him into the pit and moved toward the stage while she kept her back toward the subwall.
"GATE!" Carmine felt the bass hit even harder now that he was closer to the source of the sound "WELCOME TO MAYHEM!" The bass hit one more time before it transformed into an entirely new song as the sound of a piano replaced the heavyness of 808s from the last song, an electric guitar cut in as Carmine and Sapphire vibed along with the dubstep that played from the speakers, the beat tempo grew faster as it built up to the crescendo of the song. "IT'S A FUCKING RATTLESNAKE!" The bass dropped and shook the crowd again, the pit turned into a flurry of hair and bodies as everyone vibed to the intense dubstep, some headbanged while others would grind on their partners; Carmine and Sapphire were the former as they headbanged together and tried their best not to hit each other. The bass kicked heavily as the synths and the filthy bass ripped through the crowd as they were rocked by the wubs and dubs. The music cut low as it approached its rebuild phase, the distorted sound of vocals echoed through the speakers before being over taken by an electric guitar as the kicks grew more rapid as the bass dropped and shook the floor, the barrage of dubstep washed over the crowd like a tsunami as it ravaged the soul of its listeners "IT'S A FUCKING RATTLESNAKE!" The distorted vocals played one last time before they cut out and the area went dark.
A small light flickered on stage as the static from the subs groaned through the crowd, the sound of tapping on a xylophone echoed from the speakers before they were accompanied by a high pitch chiming "LET THE BASS CANNON KICK IT! LET THE BASS CANNON KICK IT! LET THE BASS CANNON KICK IT! LET THE BASS CANNON KICK IT!" The deep vocals sung out before a loud electric sound blasted from the speakers with a 'NYEEEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW' (Bass cannon, bass cannon, bass cannon, bass cannon, bass cannon, bass cannon.) Carmine stood up to catch his breath and looked around the room, he looked to his left and saw Crimson and Miltia up against a wall making out with each other, Miltia ran her fingers through his hair as they went at it.
Carmine chuckled before he turned around and looked to his right, he peered through the crowd of people and saw Onyx sitting on a sofa with Melanie on his lap with one his arms wrapped around her waist and the other gripped the neck of a bottle of Hpnotiq that he sipped from occasionally. A man clad in an upscale casual look and black sunglasses walked over to Onyx and tapped him on the shoulder "Hands off the girls!" The man said as he grabbed Melanie by the wrist and pulled her away from Onyx, she yelped in pain as her heels clicked against the marble floor. Onyx tipped the bottle up and drank the liquor before he stood up, he sat the bottle down on a glass table "I'm pretty sure she's her own person there, bro." Onyx said as he wiped a drop a liquor from his lip that trailed down his chin a bit, two other men clad in black suits and red sunglasses walked up "Want us to take care of him, boss?" One of the goons asked the stocky man as he gripped Melanie's arm, he nodded before he dragged Melanie back toward the bar.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Grullo said as he cracked his knuckles and rolled his neck, cracking the vertebrae. The stocky man stopped in his tracks and looked up at the tank of a man, he gulped in fear as he let go of Melanie's wrist, she backed away as Grullo walked toward the tall man and lifted him off the ground by the collar of his shirt "Now, why would you do that to a sweet girl like her?" Grullo asked as he pulled the tall man close to his face, the stocky man fumbled with his words as he tried to form an excuse as beads of sweat formed on his face "She needs to be serving the more VIP guests." The man said as he gulped audibly, Grullo let go of him but shoved him back toward Onyx "Here, you deal with him." Grullo said as he scratched the side of his head, Carmine shook his head before he grabbed Sapphire by the hand and pulled her close to him "Hey babe, I got to go help them out. I'll be back in a couple of minutes." Carmine said before he kissed her on the lips and exited the crowd.
Carmine jogged up a few stairs and stood next to Onyx "Hey, what did I miss?" Carmine asked as he looked at the tall man who backed up a few steps "Well, I was just sitting back with her on my lap and he came over to me and started raising hell that I shouldn't touch her like she's his property or some shit." Onyx said as he picked his liquor bottle back up and tipped it up in the air, the liquor rushed down his throat as he drank from the bottle. Nightshade sat at a high table and poured out some green plant chunks into an empty cigarillo, he licked the edge of tobacco wrapper before rolling it up tight and placing it between his lips. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a lighter, he flicked the iron roller and sparked a flame which he used to light the end of his blunt, the spliff burned at the end as it glowed orange and smoked as Nightshade took a deep drag from the blunt as he walked over to the group of people "Alright ladies, let's break it up." Nightshade said as he exhaled a cloud of smoke into the air, Carmine inhaled the smoke and thought for a moment "Blue dream?" He asked curiously, Nightshade nodded as he passed the blunt to Carmine who looked at the smoking blunt but shook his head as he gave it to Onyx who took it and gave it a heavy drag, the fire at the end crept slowly as it ate away at the blunt.
"Hey, you can't do that in here!" The tall man said but Onyx just exhaled the smoke into his face "And you shouldn't manhandle the ladies." Onyx said as he passed the joint back to Nightshade, Carmine stepped between the stocky man and Onyx "Look, let's just cool it before this goes too far, alright? We'll chill here and won't cause you any trouble and you let the ladies make their own decisions like the adults they are." Carmine said as he tried to prevent a fight from breaking out, the man nodded and extended his hand "Deal, the name is Junior Xiong by the way." Junior said as Carmine shook his hand, Junior turned around and walked away with his henchmen following behind him.
Carmine let out a sigh of relief as the heavy dubstep died down and the sound of chatter filled the room, one of Junior's henchmen walked up to the mic and cleared his throat "At this time, we would like to open the stage to the room for open mic night, anyone interested?" The man asked as he looked around the room but no one budged until Sapphire raised her hand "Yeah, I'll do it." She said with enthusiasm as she moved through the crowd to the stage, she ran up the stairs and slid across the stage, bumping into the man holding the microphone "I want to dedicate this song to my amazing boyfriend, Carmine. I love you more each day." Sapphire said as the house band members took their place at their instruments.
A soft piano began to play as the a kickdrum followed it up along with a snare
Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden (Cascada Cover)
I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy, I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, Be everything that you need I'll love you more with every breath Truly, madly, deeply do. I will be strong I will be faithful 'Cause I'm counting on A new beginning A reason for living A deeper meaning, yeah. I wanna stand with you on a mountain, I wanna bathe with you in the sea, I wanna lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky, I'll make a wish, send it to heaven then make you want to cry, the tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of the highest powers
In lonely hours the tears devour you
I wanna stand with you on a mountain, I wanna bathe with you in the sea, I wanna lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me Oh, can you see it, baby? You don't have to close your eyes 'cause it's standing right before you all that you need will surely come. I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy, I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, Be everything that you need I'll love you more with every breath I wanna stand with you on a mountain, I wanna bathe with you in the sea, I wanna lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me
Truly, madly, deeply do
I wanna stand with you on a mountain, I wanna bathe with you in the sea, I wanna lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me
Sapphire closed her eyes as she finished singing the last note and was shaken back to reality when the crowd erupted into cheers and applause, Sapphire bowed nervously before she skipped off stage and over to where Carmine was sitting "So, what did you think?" She asked giddily with her arms behind her back as she twisted in place, waiting for his response. Carmine shook his head "I… I don't know what to say, that was just amazing and beautiful." Carmine said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, he got close to her ear and whispered into it "And do I got a surprise for you." Carmine said as he gestured to Onyx and Nightshade as they sat on the sofa, Onyx nodded back as Nightshade signaled to Grullo and Crimson. The four mercenaries made their way onto the stage as Carmine let go of Sapphire, he made his way to the stairs and jogged up them to the stage.
Carmine looked around the stage and saw everyone was already in place: Grullo on the drumset, Nightshade slid his fingers up the neck of an electric guitar, Onyx adjusted the frets of his electric guitar next to nightshade, and Crimson tuned his six string bass guitar. Carmine stood in front of the mic stand and looked over the sea of people who gazed back with anticipation, Carmine cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone "Alright ladies and gentlemen, we're not gonna do a song." Carmine said which caused the crowd to mutter amongst themselves until Carmine spoke again "No, we're gonna do about three or four songs." Carmine announced, the crowd cheered as he backed away from the mic stand.
[CA= Carmine, O= Onyx, N= Nightshade, CR= Crimson]
Resonance – NateWantsToBattle (Soul Eater English Cover)
Nightshade ran his fingers up the neck of the guitar, pressing down the chords as he ripped out the intro riff.
CA: Two become one our soul's have been connected, a bond that's stronger than words and now in sync we scream our fates will come together and it will not go unheard.
Onyx stepped forward a few steps as he shredded out a mini solo CA: Locking eyes becoming intertwined CA, CR: When the sun has set, we'll battle through nightmares CA: Two become one our soul's have been connected CA: I-I-I could care less where it is you came from CA: I knew from the first time that we became connected
You'll be sharing your fate with mine
Side by side we'll battle through the night
And soon enough we'll find our way
We won't give up
I will stay by your side as we slip into madness
A bond that's stronger than words
And now in sync we scream our fates will come together
And it will not go unheard
beause we see what's waiting ahead
I'll be with you till the end.
The crowd began to cheer but Carmine held his hand up "But wait, there's more." Carmine said as Crimson and Onyx readied their finger placements.
Every Time We Touch – Jonathan Young (Originally by Cascada)
CA: I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me I still feel your touch in my dreams, Forgive me my weakness but I don't know why without you it's hard to survive.
CA, O: 'Cause every time we touch I get this feeling Every time we kiss, I swear I can fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast I want this to last I need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch I feel the static, Every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat slow I can't let you go I want you in my life.
Onyx and Nightshade walked to the front of the stage as they played the solo riff, Grullo hit the double kick drum as Nightshade and Onyx ripped into a duo solo, playing in tandem with each other.
CA: You arms are my castle, your heart is my sky They wipe all the tears that I cry. The good and the bad times We've been through it all You make me rise when I fall.
CA, O: 'Cause every time we touch I get this feeling Every time we kiss, I swear I can fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast I want this to last I need you by my side 'Cause every time we touch I feel the static, Every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat slow I can't let you go I want you in my life.
CR: 'Cause every time we touch I get this feeling Every time we kiss, I swear I can fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast I want this to last I need you by my side
CA, O: 'Cause every time we touch I feel the static, Every time we kiss I reach for the sky Can't you hear my heart beat slow I can't let you go I want you in my life.
CA: 'Cause every time we touch I get this feeling Every time we kiss, I swear I can fly Can't you feel my heart beat fast I want this to last I need you by my side.
The crowd erupted into a mass of screams and cheers as they finished playing, Nightshade shook his hand as he stopped playing. Carmine looked over the cheering mass and spoke into the mic again "Alright, last song but this one won't be about love." Carmine said as Grullo started to play along with Crimson who kept a steady rhythm.
7734 – Sabaton (Do Glatem Live is Evil Metal God backwards)
CA: The dawn of time breaks See the sun rise to the sky The wheel of time begins to turn But then we heard it A divine voice out of nowhere Spoke to our hearts and showed the way
CA: Almighty lord we have come to your hall Do glatem live, creator of all Open your heart and you will find a way Paradise calling and enter you may
O, N: Falling down
CA: Now your soul returns to paradise
O, N: Falling down
CA: Double seven thirty-four
CA: The wheel kept turning, ages came Time passed us by, we lived in perfect harmony. But then it happened our ranks decreased rapidly, but now it's time for our return
CA, CR: Once we were numerous But that's long ago we are no more Double seven three four, last 2 united and 2 became 1 one hundred eleven, they perished in flames
O, N: Falling down
CA: Now your soul returns to paradise
O, N: Falling down
CA: Double seven thirty-four
Onyx bobbed his head as he shredded out a solo, his fingers turned into a blur on the neck of the guitar. He walked to the edge of the stage as he ripped through the solo.
CA, CR: Almighty lord we have come to your hall Do glatem live, creator of all Open your heart and you will find a way Paradise calling and enter you may.
O, N: Falling down
CA: Now your soul returns to paradise
O, N: Falling down
CA: Double seven thirty-four
O, N: Falling down
CA: Now your soul returns to paradise
O, N: Falling down
CA: Double seven thirty-four
As they finished, the lights cut out as the crowd went ballistic and cheered wildly as they exited the stage and made their way to the bar where Sapphire was standing "That was so cool guys!" Sapphire said excitedly as the guys leaned against the bar "Man, the crowd loved us!" Onyx said as he grabbed his bottle of Hpnotiq for the glass table and turned the bottle upward, the blue liquor rushed down his throat as he drank from the bottle. Crimson cleared his throat "You guys want to see my semblance?" He asked as he sipped from bottle of water, everyone looked at him confused but Onyx was the first to speak up "Sure, let's see it." Onyx said as he placed the bottle onto the counter, Crimson stepped away from the counter "We should go outside for this one." Crimson said as he made his way toward the door, Onyx shrugged before following him along with the others behind him.
They walked out into the cool night air as the sound of cars on the highway off in the distance filled the air, Crimson walked into the middle of the street and pulled his shirt off, tossing it to the side. Miltia and Melanie joined the members of Wolf Pack on the sidewalk as they watched Crimson stand in the middle of the street "What is he doing?" Miltia asked curiously but the others just shrugged. "I want one of you to punch me in the gut as hard as you can." Crimson said as he held his arms out to his side, the guys looked at each other before Grullo stepped forward and walked toward Crimson "Oh this should be great!" Carmine said as he got his scroll out, he turned the camera on and started recording the two men in the street, Grullo drew his fist back and brought up into Crimson's gut but he didn't flinch. Crimson grinned as he moved to his right so that the road was behind Grullo "Alright Grullo, hang on." Crimson said as he drew his fist back and punched Grullo straight in the gut, the punch sent Grullo flying down the street and into a parked SUV which molded around the tank of a man. Everyone stared in disbelief at what they just saw "And that is my semblance, Kinetic Damper." Crimson said as he picked his shirt up off the ground and pulled it on over his body, the sound of metal bending echoed through the street as Grullo pulled himself out of the now totaled SUV.
Grullo shook his head as he walked away from the destroyed vehicle, he rotated his arm as he popped his shoulder back into its socket as he walked down the street toward the group "Haha, that's good Crimson but, it's my turn now." Grullo said as he cracked his knuckles, Carmine looked at Crimson "Run bitch, run!" Carmine yelled as Crimson took off running down the road, Grullo went from a brisk walk to a dead sprint down the street as he chased after Crimson. As they watched Grullo chase Crimson, time seemed to slow as Grullo caught up with Crimson in a matter of seconds and wrapped his arms around his waist before he slammed him into the brick road, the impact left Crimson in a small crater in the road. "Man, fuck your semblance!" Crimson said as he cradled his gut in pain, Sapphire looked confused "Wait, how did he catch him so fast?" She asked as the others watched the two, Carmine looked over at her "Grullo's semblance is Time Dilation, he insists on calling it Time's Up." Carmine said as he shuddered at the bad pun, Grullo picked Crimson up and carried him back to the group "Alright, you guys want to call it a night?" He asked as he carried a now unconscious Crimson, everyone nodded in agreement. Onyx pulled out 2,000 lien and walked inside to pay the bar tab, as he made his way to the bar he noticed a man in a bowler hat talking to Junior in the back.
Onyx placed down the lien and paid the entire group's tab "Keep the change." Onyx said as he made his way to the exit and stepped back out into the night, Miltia kissed Crimson on the forehead as Grullo held him over his shoulder. Onyx looked over at Melanie who was staring at him "Will I see you again?" She asked nervously, Onyx smirked as he looked into her green eyes "You can see me whenever you want to." Onyx said as he took her scroll and typed his number into it, he handed back to her before he rejoined his group and they made their way back to their vehicles. Carmine got onto the bike and kick started the motorcycle, Sapphire got onto bike with Carmine and pulled on a helmet before he pulled out of the alley. Onyx, Grullo, Nightshade, and an unconscious Crimson followed in the Zorvette as they drove back to the HQ, the bike leaned down toward the ground as it took a corner with ease. Carmine twisted the throttle and opened the engine up, the pistons rose and collapsed as the dust crystals exploded inside the engine, he watched as the speedometer crept closer to 100mph as they sped down the street.
Carmine cut the engine off and let the bike coast down the street as it near the dead end of the street, Carmine turned the handlebar to the left and pulled behind the Wolf Pack HQ where he parked it beside a large armored truck and a Humvee with a mounted HMG, he kicked the kickstand out and leaned the bike to the left. The Zorvette pulled in behind him and parked beside the Humvee on the other side, Sapphire pulled her helmet off and shook her hair loose, combing a few strands from her face as she held the helmet in her hand. "So, do you have your own vehicle or no?" Sapphire asked Carmine as he pulled his helmet off and sat it on the dust tank "Oh, I have my own vehicle, this is it." Carmine said as he slammed his fist on the side of the large armored truck, the truck was a Terradyne Gurkha MPV Armored Truck that had a M2 Browning mounted on the roof. "Yeah, he insisted on getting this and not a normal truck, cause fuck blending in." Onyx said as he walked around the trucks and toward the couple, Grullo followed behind him with Crimson over his shoulder and Nightshade behind him. Carmine unlocked and opened the backdoor, ushering Sapphire, Grullo, and Nightshade inside; Onyx was about to walk in when his scroll started ringing.
Carmine and Onyx both looked at the scroll confused as the screen displayed Ironwood's name "Why is he calling at this time of night?" Carmine asked confused, Onyx shrugged as he answered the call "Wolf Pack, Onyx speaking." Onyx said as he put it the call on through the speaker "This is General Ironwood, uhh… Something has come up and we need your help, Wolf Pack. The White Fang, along with another unknown group, have captured one of Atlas's bases in the western side of Sanus." Ironwood said, which caused the Sable brothers to freeze in their place "Atlas made a deal with Vacuo, that in exchange for access to resources that Atlas has, they let us put a couple military bases in that part of Sanus, we made the same deals with Vale and Mistral. It seems that Forward Operating Base Triton was taken over, it is crucial that we get it back." Ironwood explained, Onyx cut in "Why can't you have your military do it?" He asked confused, Ironwood sighed "We're not allowed to have Atlas military personal act on foreign soil unless during a time of war or the council has requested it, we're doing this under the radar so this won't make the news, we will only have military personal who have already been authorized to act in Sanus." Ironwood explained, Carmine sighed and banged his head on the door "Fine, but we're being paid big this time." Carmine said as he shook his head in disbelief, there was a pause for a moment before Ironwood responded "Great, I'll have a VTOL pick your team up in the morning and take you to a rally point where you will meet up with the 184th Mistral Militia and their Panzer Divisions, Atlas will provide the Wolf Pack with vehicles and Munitions." Ironwood said as he ended the call, Carmine and Onyx looked at each other "I'll call Keppel." Onyx said as he opened the contact list on his scroll, Carmine walked inside and got everyone's attention "Guess what everybody, we're going to war!" Carmine said sarcastically.
(A/N: This chapter took a long while to write, but it is finally done. It took a lot out of me but I feel that Wolf Pack will be a good prequel to Titan Rising, hopefully Chapter 4 won't take as long as this one did, stay tuned for more and remember to Favorite, Follow, and Review and as always, this is Nightmare 6-4, signing off.)
