Setting: Team VRSZ Base

Behind the home of Team VRSZ, the sound of clashing metal could be heard. Remus and Zelts were battling each other. Remus charged toward Zelts to attack, but each blow from Velocitas Eradico was met the Wings of Icarus blocking each attack. After a flurry of strikes Remus stopped his assault to rethink his next approach and his opponent let out a light chuckle.

"Come on Remus. I know this is only training but you need to do better than that. Kick it up a notch," Zelts encouraged. Remus didn't say anything but took his words to heart. The intensity in his eyes changed.

Remus changed his sword stance from normal grip to reverse grip in a backhanded style and took a stance that looked like he was ready to charge again.

"Same song and dance," Zelts thought. He raised his shield, prepared for the next attack, however, what happened next was something he didn't expect.

Zelts kept his eyes on Remus, waiting for him to attack wildly like he always does, until the dry desert air forced Zelts to blink. One moment Remus was far away, the next he was right in front of Zelts swinging his sword and it clashed with his shield. The attack was not only faster but stronger, strong enough to make Zelts take a small step back to better brace himself.

Immediately after the attack, Remus moved behind him to attack his blindside again and again. Zelts could only keep up with him for so long. He was able to block some sword strikes, but as Remus pressed his onslaught, the tide of battle was leaning. Zelts was blocking less attacks as more were making contact from every direction. Making a split-second decision, he changed the Wings of Icarus from shield to wingblades and with the extra mobility and divided weight, Zelts was able to momentarily keep up with Remus' super fast strikes.

Remus ended his assault and Zelts took notice of one thing about his attack.

"That wasn't his semblance, that was his natural speed. I fought fast foes before but he's on a whole different level. Has he always been this fast? ...Is this even his top speed?"

"Remus, there's more to you than meets the eye, got any more tricks?" Zelts said, as he composed himself to take the offensive.

With a swing of his wingblades, a gust of strong, green wind was heading towards Remus. With no defense against wind, Remus' only option was to dodge by teleporting above Zelts. Not wanting to lose momentum, Zelts began to spin around, creating wind beneath him and eventually surrounding himself in a small tornado that helped him ascend into the air and meet Remus face to face.

Before the speedy swordsman could react, Zelts swung his large blades down on him which made contact with his sword and sent him crashing into the sand. Remus was laying in the sand for a few seconds before getting on his knees though he was still a little shaken from the impact. Zelts descended to the ground and watched to see if Remus was okay or if he wanted to continue their sparring match. Remus got up and had a big smile of enjoyment on his face and Zelts reciprocated the gesture.

This fight wasn't ending anytime soon.

Remus dashed toward Zelts to strike with his sword but each blow was matched with a counter from Zelts who was able to jump back to create some distance and prevent a repeat of their earlier confrontation. Before Remus could close the distance, Zelts took his wingblades and swung them a whole 360 degrees to produce a ring of wind that was spreading out throughout the area. Remus tried to move out the way, but the ring of wind was unavoidable. He was hit while he was moving and he tumbled in the sand before getting back up.

Shots were fired out of nowhere and it grabbed their attention. Looking at the direction they came from, Zelts and Remus were surprised to see Silver wielding Ceasefire and living up to its name, stopped the fighting.

"You guys are making a whole lot of noise for just a training match! I don't know what escalated this into a full blown battle, but I want in!" Silver aimed his guns at Remus and Zelts. Both of them were taken by surprise by his sudden involvement.

Looking at each other, Zelts simply shrugged at Remus and swung his sword at Silver, sending a wave of green wind his way. Silver used his semblance to jump very high into the air to avoid the wind blast and unleash rapid-fire gunshots at Zelts until he was directly above him. Zelts quickly brought his blades together and blocked every shot with his shield. Using his semblance once more, Silver increased his weight and dove down only to see the Wings of Icarus in shield form. Zelts closed his eyes and braced for impact, but felt nothing. Looking around, he didn't see Silver anywhere, only Remus who was pointing at him. Not sure what he was doing until he heard a cough close to his ear.

Zelts turned his head to his weapon and saw Silver perched on his shield. He swung his shield around to get him off, but Silver remained unfazed by this action and unmoved, most likely due to his gravity defying semblance keeping him in place.

Silver changed Ceasefire from dual guns to escrima sticks and swiftly struck Zelts on the shoulder, arms and chest in an attempt to make him drop his shield, but those blows didn't seem to be enough since Zelts was still standing and holding firm to the Wings of Icarus. Silver decided to make a tactical retreat to think of a new strategy, but that plan was cut short by the sudden appearance of Remus who attacked from behind with a kick to the arm. Silver was pushed back before he used his semblance to jump and create some more space between them, but this plan failed as Remus simply looked at Silver and used his semblance to teleport right in front of him.

Remus attacked Silver with his sword and connected with four strong slashes before Silver grabbed Remus by his shoulders and used him as a foothold to jump over him again using Gravity. Remus tried to teleport again, but Silver jumped in the direction of the sun so when attempting to look at Silver, he was temporarily blinded by the sun and shut his eyes. Silver took advantage of the situation and moved in to pounce only for a green tornado to come into view and sweep the both of them into the vortex. Silver was taken aback by Zelts' sneaky move at first, but he used his semblance to increase his center of gravity, causing him to fall straight to the ground and firmly stay there as the tornado persisted.

When the tornado ceased, Silver noticed Zelts walking towards him and they both smiled and took their battle stance. They were ready to duke it out until they both realized something and said the same thing. "Where's Remus?"

Looking up, both of them saw Remus was still airborne from the tornado. He was wielding Velocitas Eradico in its railgun form and had it aimed in their general area. He unleashed rapid-fire bolts of energy on their position and each shot had a little kickback, keeping him in the air longer. Silver dodged each shot while Zelts absorbed any that came his way with his Conversion then created a powerful golden tornado filled with electricity that swept up everyone, himself included. The thundering mass of sparkling wind dissipated after a few minutes and each fighter fell from the sky and landed in the sand. As Remus tried to stand back up, his legs gave out and he fell on his butt too tired to continue fighting. Zelts was sitting as well, feeling exhausted. Silver was standing over them with his sweat running down his face and guns pointed at them while wearing a triumphant smile.

"I wi-" Silver said until he fell over. "Aw, damn it."

Remus started laughing for no reason. "This was so much fun!" he said with joyfulness in his voice.

His laughter seemed to be contagious. Zelts began to laugh and Silver followed. After a brief moment of laughter, everyone slowly got up from their sitting positions. They helped each other walk back to the base but before they made it to the front door, Remus, Silver, and Zelts each received a solid blow to the back of their heads, knocking them out.

When Zelts gained consciousness, he took a look at his surroundings. He expected to be kidnapped but instead he found himself, Silver, and Remus sitting on the couch in their home. The other thing he noticed was Violet standing in front of them and she was fuming. The other two woke up just before he could ask her what happened. As soon as they registered their situation, Violet scolded all of them like she was their mother.

"What's wrong with you three!? I'm walking in Fortuna, minding my own business, until I see a golden tornado appear out of nowhere right where we live. I know only one person who could do that. I expected more from you!" she yelled at Zelts, who flinched from her reprimanding.

"And you!" She pointed at Silver who was surprised she singled him out too. "You said you weren't participating. You said 'Who needs to train when you got this much skill!'" Violet impersonated Silver. Her mockery of the silver-tongued gunslinger received the laughter of the other two boys sitting on the couch, but their amusement ceased when Violet glared at them with a look that screamed 'Shut up.'

"You told me this was a sparring, just training, I was alright with that. How did this escalate to an all-out battle? Did any of you see what you did? The base is almost submerged in sand! It was a pain to dig through the sand and drag your bodies at the same time. You guys should know better than this." Violet let out a sigh of exasperation.

"But of course you don't, you're boys. You're clumsy, impatient, reckless, testosterone-filled, idiotic boys-" Violet said with irritation, but when she saw Zelts and Remus with downcast looks then looked at Silver who was looking away like someone who didn't want others to know his true feelings. Looking at their faces, Violet could see they truly felt sorry for getting out of control and a small smile formed on her face.

"Yes, you boys are all those things... but you're my boys and I forgive you." Her last words were met with bewildered looks from her teammates.

"Your boys?" Silver repeated, not really liking the possessive label.

"Yes, my new pet name for you three. I just thought of it," Violet said, with teasing glee. "Anyway, when you boys are feeling better, clear out all the sand that's covering the base. Thank you." Violet walked upstairs to her room, leaving the boys baffled.

"I thought she was mad at us. What was that?" Silver asked.

"Mercy?" Zelts's only answer and no one else gave another.

They were all too tired to move from the couch yet. For a few minutes they laid there in silence.

"This was a fun day," Remus said aloud, to no one in particular. Silver and Zelts looked at him, then at each other, then resumed their original positions on the couch and responded with the same answer.

"Yeah."

Just another ordinary day for Team VRSZ.