Well seems like I'm getting these things done faster… People aren't really commenting but I don't mind. As long as I know that people are reading I'm happy… So I'm appreciate you're undying support so far guys! I'm going to make this one of my longest stories yet! And my other one will be ending soon so don't forget to keep an eye for that update! So, without further ado, Please enjoy Chapter 10!

(Back to Flippy, Beginning of the W.A.R)

"We need to get that kid to fight willingly… He's been acting a bit suspicious lately and won't even kill those prisoners we're holding out back…" General Blake stroked his chin as he talked to his Sergeant. I was hiding out of view beneath a window to the General's office... I could hear the Sergeant's footsteps as he walked towards the window… "Should we… 'Convince' him sir…?" I heard General Blake laugh and then suddenly banged his fist on his desk. "And how do you suppose we do that? That kid's as sharp as they come! He won't believe a little white lie…"

"Oh, but we won't be lying to the poor boy… You see general, one of those prisoners we have out back is one of General Tiger's messengers and he happened to relay some very interesting information… His little girlfriend's their prisoner of war after she disappeared from her hospital room 2 years ago…" The general tapped his foot impatiently and grunted. "Meaning…?" The Sergeant chuckled to himself and continued. "Meaning, that our poor boy's girl is being tortured and beaten for information… And it could be that she was kidnapped by his men all those years ago… So we now have something to make the boy fight for us willingly. And if I'm right they're holding her at their main base of operations…" Chills shot up my spine as I feared for Flaky's safety… The last time I saw her she was in a hospital bed with bandages on her arms and legs… I get the feeling that the sergeant wasn't making up the story, but how could I know for sure? What if Flaky was being held and tortured against her will…? Rage swelled in my chest as I quickly left my hiding spot and returned to the barracks.

Sneaky was sitting in front of the door with his head in his hands. He gave me a curious look, wanting to hear about the general's conversation. I clutched my fist and bit my lip as I got closer to the door. Sneaky's face was immediately filled with fear and he disappeared. I slammed open the door which made Mike jump and scream. It's been two years since they took us from home base and deployed us to the front lines… Mike had grown a curly mustache, but his physique was no different than two years ago. I hadn't changed much at all either, except for the fact my voice was lower and my hair grew to my collar. As I walked to my bed, rage and fear filled my mind and all I could think about was Flaky being held and tortured by those Tiger Army bastards…. I removed my tactical gear from my foot locker and collected whatever rations I had left.

"Monsieur Flippy? Where are you going?" Mike sat there amongst scattered bomb parts which seemed harmless on their own… He put down the device he was tinkering with and casually walked over to me. "We're… We're attacking Tiger HQ…" My gaze was steady as I stared at him with almost lifeless eyes. "What?! That's…! You're insane! It's a suicide mission!" I clutched my fist as he continued to complain and continuously stated that "we should wait until we're given orders" …

"Damnit Mike! This can't wait! Those bastards…. They… They have Flaky!" Mike looked at me in confusion for a moment, but then when he saw the determination and fear in my eyes he fell silent. "That's… That's the girl you always talk about isn't it…?" I nodded and opened the locker to get any other tactical gear that I would need. I took my bowie knife out and put it in its sheath on my leg. "I… I have to save her Mike…" Sneaky suddenly appeared and had started writing on a white board. 'But what if it's a lie and it's all just a trap to lure you out there?' … I stared at Sneaky for a few moments and tried to calm myself down… I wasn't thinking and if I just went in there guns blazing I would be killed… "… We need to come up with a plan…" Sneaky looked satisfied and nodded. Mike picked up some of the bomb parts off the floor and put them away in his giant bag. "Well we could go see someone who is on the inside… But it's gonna be risky monsieur…"

"Who…?" Mike paused and stood still for a minute… He thought over his plan again and then nodded in reassurance. "A spy on the other side… I've had contact with him for a while ever since he secretly defected to our side…." I stared at him impatiently as he continued his story until he revealed some shocking information…. "Actually… Just recently he gave me some information on your girlfriend…"

"She's not my girlfriend!" I was flustered and Mike saw that. He backed up and tried to keep me calm. "Okay okay…. Anyway, your friend is being held in their headquarters in an underground torture area… But the thing is…" He paused for a moment and looked up at me. "They've been torturing her for two years and she's completely lost her will… He says she hasn't been eating her meals recently… I think at least 2 days ago…" I was shocked by this information…. For two whole years… Flaky's been tortured everyday… I clutched my fist until I felt a warm liquid drip from my palm and fingers. "Flippy…" Mike stared at me in sympathy as he walked closer towards me. The closer he got the more anxiety I felt… I can't just sit here anymore… "I don't need your pity… Just take me to see this 'contact' of yours!" I bit my lip as I waited for him to reply. "….Alright…. But we'll have to meet him at an undisclosed location…." Sneaky and I nodded in agreement as we got ready.

We had to wait until after hours for our chance to sneak out of the base. Mike led the way as he looked out for anyone who could raise the alarms…. "Quickly this way monsieur!" He whispered for us to move to the next position as we avoided the other soldiers who were on night patrol. We quietly passed by each of the guards with ease until we were in the forest running towards a feint orange light. I heard singing that grew louder as we walked closer to the small orange light. As we got closer I could see the familiar shape of a large man holding a bowie knife in his hand as he sat by the fire. " Heh, Long time no see lad." The man had a sincere smile on his face as he stood up and stuck his knife into the ground. He walked closer into the light to reveal his blue and orange hair. "I… didn't think you'd bring the man himself Mike…"

"I had to Lion… This is his friend we're talking about."

"That girl's his friend? I guess that would explain why they kidnapped her and tortured her for information…" He pulled a rumpled photo out of his pocket and handed it to Mike. He looked at me and hesitantly handed me he photo. The photo was of Flaky being bound by her arms and legs with several whip marks on her naked body. "T-This is…. How… How dare they…." Everyone immediately backed up when they felt the killing intent coming from me. Lion walked over to me and put he hand on my shoulder. "Look son, I know how you feel… but you can't just go in there without a plan… Luckily I have one for you…" I looked at him and tried to calm down… but he was making it impossible to stay calm. 'You god damn bastard! Let me out! Let me the fuck out!' His screams clawed at my brain as he tried to force his way out. I pinched myself to try and stay in control, but I was struggling… "…What's… your plan….?' Everyone could see that I was struggling but they didn't want to say anything and spark an argument. "Glad to see you're on board…" Lion smirked and pulled his bowie knife out of the ground. Then he handed it to me without hesitation and turned around. "When we get to the checkpoint you're going to portray me as a hostage so you can get through the gate…. We'll trick the guards and take them out when they're not expecting it." I hesitantly took the knife and held the knife against Lion's neck. "Make sure you don't look like you're hesitating or else this plan won't work…" We nodded and slowly started walking to the checkpoint at the end of the forest path. Only three guards stood at the front, there were two more in a tower but they seemed to be asleep.

"Freeze! Who's there?!"

"If you don't want your captain dead, you'll put your weapons down and open the damn gate!" I barked orders to the guards the Lion slowly nodded his men, urging them to do it. "I said do it now!" Both men flinched and quickly did as they were told. One of them looked back occasionally and immediately continued to open the gate when he met my eyes. "I hope this works monsieur…" Mike stayed behind us with a bomb ready in one of his hands. "Don't worry… it will" Lion stayed calm and stood completely still…. "You'll never get away with this you bastards!" He started to put on a show to make his men less suspicious… "Shut up!" I held the knife closer to his neck and he flinched which made me hesitate. "… Be careful." Lion stood completely still, and he limited his movements as if he were really in trouble.

"Alright the gate is open… Now let the general go!" I paused for a moment and then immediately let the general go… but Lion had other things in mind for them. "Now, all men are to lay down their weapons and to surrender to the apposing army immediately! This checkpoint will not survive, men… and most likely neither will we if we keep fighting like this! You all have families back home! Do you really want to lose them!?" The men contemplated for a moment, some were stubborn and refused to surrender while others willingly laid down their arms and surrendered peacefully. Those that refused ran off, and were probably going to report to their other superior officers…

"Lion… What about those that ran? Are you going to let them report this?"

"Don't worry… I've been working for this army for years and I know that all superior officers won't listen to what their subordinates say… The men with powerful positions don't trust their underlings." Was the Tiger Army really that stuck up? Do they really not value their own soldier's lives? Sneaky appeared out of no where with a frown on his face. "Sneaky what's wrong?" He pointed towards some bushes, and there are faint lights in the distance.

"Shit! It's a trap! Arm yourselves men!" All the soldiers quickly ran to grab their weapons but it was too late. "Shit! Retreat! Everyone back to base now!" Lion barked orders at the soldiers as their comrades were being shot down. "Mike now!" Mike set off the C4 we had secretly placed during our raid. We blew the outer checkpoint walls and some of the trees, but the attack was relentless. "What do we do now, monsieur?" I stared at him and the number of soldiers heading towards us. "For now all we can do is run… That's all we can do…" Mike and I quickly ran back from cover to cover while Sneaky used his invisible suit to sneak by the gun fire.

"Mike! Hand me 2 of your grenades!" He hesitantly hands them to me and keeps his head down. I pull both of the pins on the grenades and throw them behind me. "Fire in the hole!" After the explosion I looked over the cover to find out I took out most of the platoons and now the only thing that stood in our path was a tank. "Shit… how the hell do we get rid of that?!" I looked over at Lion to see he had a loaded bazooka ready. "We're gonna have to blow it up!" He threw the bazooka at me and motioned for me to fire it at the tank. "FIRE!" I pulled the trigger and the rocket shot from the bazooka's barrel and destroyed the tank with a large explosion. Metal shrapnel scattered across the field and then I heard a sound that sent chills up my spine. I looked behind me to see that a large piece of shrapnel was sticking out of Lion's arm. "Are you okay!?" I rushed to his side and prepared to give first aid and Lion chuckled to himself. "This old fool has gone and got himself hurt again… How careless of me…"

"Don't worry I'll fix you up… This is going to hurt…" I gave Lion a few sticks to bite on to relieve some of the pain. I grabbed the projectile and started to pull it out. Immediately his face was filled with pain as he struggled not to scream. I wanted to get this over with as soon as possible. "Oh god… I can't watch…" Mike turned away covering his mouth. Sneaky stood there with nothing but a blank face as he watched the projectile come out of Lion's arm. "…." You could hear him groan a little bit at the sight. I looked out of the corner of my eye and stared at him… "Sneaky I need you to keep an eye out for any of those Tiger goons." He flinched and immediately nodded and disappeared from our sight.

"Damn it, how long is this gonna take kid?" Tiger was pale as a ghost and being in the middle of a battle field with enemies still nearby didn't make it any better. "Just a little longer! And…. Got it!" I pulled the projectile out of his arm and oddly enough, it resembled a blade. "Okay let me bandage this wound and we'll head off." I took some cloth in my bag and started wrapping it around his wound. Lion had his eye on the projectile and seemed to be in deep thought. "That piece of metal… doesn't look like it came from the tank…" Once I finished he got up and picked up the object. "It honestly looks like the blade of a sword… if we can find its hilt then maybe we can put it back together and use it." I nodded and looked around for a hilt. "Hey… What's that up there on that branch?"Mike pointed out a strange rectangular object with thread hanging out of the end of it. It's the hilt of the sword… and it looked brand new and familiar… I reached up to grab it and it simply fell out.

"Oh? Is that it? Bring it over here boy. I know a thing or two about putting swords together." I took the hilt to Lion and he immediately started putting it together. "It looks like the blade itself is pretty old, but the hilt is brand new… but they fit together perfectly so I guess it works. The blade's pretty sturdy which is really rare… I think you better hold onto it." He handed me the finished blade and it felt natural. I stabbed the sword into the ground and helped Lion up. He seemed weak from loosing so much blood, he even struggled to stand still. Mike helped Lion walk as we headed inside the checkpoint infirmary. Mike and I gently set Lion down on the bed and immediately called one of the medics. "We're going to have to leave you here for this one. We can't afford you to die here." He stared at us and nodded as the medic tended to his arm. Just as Mike and I were leaving the room Lion stopped me. "Son, go get your girl back." He smiled and I nodded in response.

I opened the metal door and I was blinded by sunlight as I was leaving the building. In the middle of the small courtyard Sneaky and Mike were standing there waiting for me. Sneaky walked up with an unsettling look as he pointed towards the gates of the checkpoint. Outside the gates stood two hundred enemy soldiers guarding a prison vehicle. The men stepped aside and saluted as a woman with blue and white hair proceeded towards the gate.

"Who's the one in charge of this pig stein?!" She put her hand on her hip and impatiently stood there. "I am." I walked forward and confronted the woman. It was…Petunia?! What was she doing here…? As I walked towards her, a sinister grin appeared on her face and her crazed red eyes seemed to stare into my soul… "I see… So you must be Flippy eh?" She got up closer and put one of her hands on my face as she used the other one to brush my hair. I felt disturbed but never the less I kept my guard up. "Just what do you want with me…?" I slapped her hand out of my face and all she did was chuckle and backed away calmly. "Oh~ Feisty… I want to make a trade…" She waved her hand for her men to back the prison vehicle behind her and ordered two of her men to open the door. In the back of the vehicle sat a dark figure with wild, red hair down its face. The figure looked up with sorrowful, lifeless red eyes and then immediately dropped its head.

"Bring her out." One of the solders grabbed the figure by its arm and threw it out of the vehicle onto the ground. It was a petit girl who looked malnourished and she wore a ragged dress. She looked up from the ground with her lifeless eyes and I couldn't believe who I was seeing. "F-Flaky….?" The girl looked up in response but was then forced to stand up by one of the soldiers. "What the hell did you do to her?!" I clenched my teeth together as I waited for an answer. She let out a sinister laugh as she gave a crazed expression. "Oh we had… a little fun with the girl… Isn't that right boys?! Now about our little trade… For the girl…We want… You." She pointed at me with a deranged look as she waited for my answer. "Not a chance in hell…." I stared her down and she laughed even more. "Well… That's too bad… I wanted the girl to live a little longer." The soldier threw Flaky to the ground with little resistance and Petunia pointed a gun to her head. "STOP!" Petunia's grin widened as she got ready to pull the trigger…. "Surrender and I won't do it…." I paused as I thought of the consequences. If I refused again she would shoot Flaky, and if I surrendered everything I've done would be for nothing. At that moment I heard a tiny voice coming from their direction pleading for help. "F-Flippy… H-help…m-me…." Flaky looked up at me with pleading eyes as she reached one of her hands for me. "Flippy catch!" Mike threw my sword to me and I immediately got ready for action. Petunia stared for a moment and then laughed at me. "You're bringing a knife to a gun fight!? Do you really want to die that badly?! FINE! I'll grant that wish for you!" She pointed her gun in my direction and ordered her soldiers to stay back. "Finish of the girl! He's MINE!"

Two of her soldiers dragged Flaky on the ground and readied their weapons on her head. I readied the sword and lunged forward as Petunia started shooting at me. I deflected each bullet with my blade and easily passed her and cut down the two soldiers standing over Flaky. Blood dripped down from the blade as I glared back at Petunia, and she only laughed. I took the moment to check on Flaky and I noticed she wasn't breathing. I froze on the spot and rage began to build up inside me. "You… Bitch…" Petunia only laughed and pointed her gun at me. "Guess I didn't have to do anything! Nature did if for me! NOW DIE!" Suddenly I snapped and everything went black…

-Flaky's P.O.V-

I had been unconscious after I was thrown on the ground… I didn't care if they killed me… All of this is just a bad dream anyway… I'll wake up sooner or later… When I woke up I saw the ground soaked in blood and a blade covered in blood shimmered in the relentless sunlight. I heard men scream for their lives only to be cut off by a choking sound. All I heard after that was a heavy panting and a sinister laugh. I used what little strength I had to look up and see Flippy pointing a blade covered in blood at Petunia. She was laughing like a maniac as she pointed her gun at Flippy. I slowly crawled towards Flippy but as soon as he heard the sound me dragging on the ground he immediately glared at me with bright yellow eyes. Blood covered his face and he was expressionless, which sent chills up my spine. He turned away and readied his weapon and deflected all of Petunia's bullets. He took the opportunity to rush at her while she was reloading her weapon. She dodged all of his attacks and he eventually knocked her to the ground and stepped on her throat. "As expected from a demon-….!" She died laughing as Flippy stabbed her in the chest. As she died, each time she laughed she coughed up blood and eventually died. He kicked her body to the side and stared back at me with those cold, emotionless eyes. He walked towards me, grabbed my hair to lift me off the ground and pointed his blade at my throat.

"F-Flippy…!" He brought the blade closer to my throat as a menacing grin grew on his face. He started laughing and his eyes grew wild with a thirst for blood. I struggled to put my hand on his face and rubbed off some of the blood on his cheek. "It's… over now… y-you… have to stop…p-please…" He paused for a moment as his face lit up in recognition and he immediately dropped his blade. Tears fell down his face as he gently set me on the ground and put his hand over mine. His eyes turned from that cold neon yellow back to his soft emerald eyes. "F-Flaky…" His tears fell onto my face as he put his forehead on mine and started caressing my head. "Oh god…Flaky… I'm so sorry… I… I didn't mean to…" I shook my head and started crying myself… "It's okay…. It's… It's okay…" He held me close and moved my bangs out of my face. We both sat there crying as his fellow soldiers came running to our aid.

"I missed you… I've missed you so much…."

Well I'm sorry that this one is severely overdue… I've been busy with summer school and I was out of town with no internet. So I couldn't update and I'm extremely sorry for that! But Flaky and Flippy are finally reunited! It makes me happy that I finally got to reunite them! ; w; I'm actually super happy but I hope that you guys will review!

Flippy: I'm glad you're safe…

Flaky: … -stare-

Flippy: ….?

Me: Oh… Um… she's still… traumatized by recent events… She'll be this way for a little bit…

Flippy: Oh….

Flaky: -hides behind Minori- ….

Me: -pats Flaky's head- There there… it's okay.

Flippy: …. Please… Review… TT -TT