"Here you go kid. Extra explosive power at your command."
The Courier handed the boy back his Uzi, plus a small barrel underneath it.
"Now a grenade launcher for this type of weapon is not usually seen or created. That'd be like turning a rocket launcher into something that shoots bullets."
She handed him a couple of the launcher rounds, to which he put it in one of his jacket pockets. Was it safe to do something like that? No, but he doesn't have anywhere else to put it.
T.C cracked her knuckles at the job well done. "Hey."
The boy gave his full attention towards the woman.
"I think I found out where Wenny is hiding. I need you to stay here until everyone else gets back."
The boy nodded.
…
He found himself with RED and Lydia, sneaking around in a bush. Waiting for a signal to move in.
In front of them was a large looking compound, but apparently that was just the face of the building. The rest of it was below ground. Tamed monsters apparently acted as guard dogs.
"Now Lydia. To get great wifeys like mine, you need to be heroic, brave, and good looking." RED spoke to the little green haired girl.
Lydia nodded clearly taking notes.
"You got to hit all the right flags. Take me for example." It would appear that some sort of corruption was going on here.
"For me all you gotta do is point out how awesome I am. 'Great job RED.' 'Excellent work RED.' You're the best of the best RED.' Woo the girl to be affectionate towards you. Make sure to keep a close eye on their personality as you got to adjust your answers to what they like."
Lydia nodded once again.
The sound of an explosion rocked the area. One side of the compound had a huge chunk of the wall missing, smoke was emanating from the blast site. Well it was time for them to go through the front door, while Nisa and T.C deal with the sides.
There was no resistance at the front as all attention was towards the side. The trio easily entered the building and surprisingly it was well lite and nice at the front desk, but no one was there.
"Nice place they got here." RED idly commented.
The sounds of fighting could be heard from the outside.
"Too bad it belongs to someone evil. She could've been a potential wifey candidate."
Lydia was shrinking back a bit, noticing the scale of the place.
"Hey, hey, hey! You got to look strong to attract the wifeys, my apprentice."
Lydia nodded, "Okay!"
The boy just hummed while listening to the conversation, but he immediately tripped over something. He landed on the ground with a loud thud, he wasn't hurt too bad, but he just had to check what he just tripped over.
A small crack in the floor by the looks of it, but it just didn't look natural.
RED was on the case as she inspected the crack, put her fingers in it, and pulled.
Turns out it was a hidden door that was leading directly underground, with a hidden staircase to boot.
"Found the secret floor! Good job, Wingman!" RED shouted.
"Good job, Wingman!" Lydia also shouted, but she added a small salute.
"Infiltration Division, GO!" RED shouted as she quickly went down the hidden set of stairs, followed by her apprentice, Lydia.
The boy gave a sigh as he followed the duo down the staircase. Wondering how the other two are doing.
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Outside T.C and Nisa just finished up a batch of monsters. Nisa did a heroic pose, while the cowgirl was reloading her revolver.
"Justice is like the wind! Quick and Swift!"
"The odds were in our favor, you were just dealt a bad hand." T.C taunted.
The duo were ready to head into the hole they created, but something landed right in front of them. Dust formed around the figure and quickly dissipated to dramatically reveal power armor holding a rather large minigun. The sounds of the gun whirring was immediately heard.
"I don't suppose we can talk about this, right?" T.C held her hands up.
To their absolute surprise the whirring stopped and lowered the minigun.
"Speak." The voice was identified as a female.
"Look. We just want to see your boss named Wenny."
"And apprehend the criminal of justice!"
The figure tilted its head or her head. "Wenny? OH! You mean the one downstairs. She's not my boss. I thought you were attacking us."
T.C had a small bead of sweat crawl down her cheek, "Oh….. uh…. Sorry for the misunderstanding? If it means anything to you I'll fix that wall for you."
"It's alright as long as you aren't attacking 'us' we're cool."
"May I interject on who this 'us' is?" Nisa interjected.
The figure shrugged her shoulders, "Nothing much, we just supply weapons and armor to The Guild. Since you're going after Wenny I'll lead ya to the elevator."
"Thank you?" T.C said still unsure about the situation at hand.
"The sooner we apprehend this criminal the safer the streets of Gamindustri will be! Lead the way!" Nisa heroically boasted.
…
At the end of a long flight of stairs they found a single door. Small bits of light was penetrating through the cracks. Instead of slowly opening it like a sensible person RED decided to kick the door open.
Now one would expect to see a lot of guards aiming their weapons at door. Maybe add a few high tech computers here and there and be led to the boss directly before they gave a monologue.
This was clearly not one of those moments. No. Before the trio lied a torn apart room, scorch marks here and there, computers smashed in, tables were flipped, and some kind of dust was still bellowing about. The sound of someone breathing heavily made itself known.
The trio entered the destroyed room and found the person they were looking for. Her checkered coat was covered in scorch marks and blood was flowing out of an open wound.
"Oh. It's you." She said as the trio approached her.
"What happened here?" RED spoke for everyone there.
"Shit happened that's what. They came in here wrecked the place and scampered off thinking I was dead. Showed those idiots. Shows that you can't trust a robot to finish the job." Wenny held a hand towards her stomach.
"Robots?" The boy crouched near her.
Wenny smirked, giving a small chuckle. "Damn right! Came in and destroyed this place. I even recognized the brand, Av-"
Wenny stopped talking as she noticed Lydia or rather what she was doing. A glow surrounded the checkered suited woman and a she felt a warm feeling. She stopped clutching her stomach as the wound was gone.
"Thanks Kid. It won't do much, but it helps. Almost makes me regret trying to kidnap you." She gave a small chuckle once again, "What was I doing again?"
"Ummmm…. Robots and something about a brand." RED reminded the woman.
"Damn, Avenir."
"Avenir?" The boy questioned.
"Some company that uses robots instead of people for the majority of their workforce. They're based in Lastation."
The ding of an elevator was heard as all of them looked towards the direction.
"Evildoers beware as I-" Nisa entered the room and simply stopped, noticing the destruction. "I see there is no need for my help." Somehow she was a bit disappointed.
T.C stepped in, "Geez. Did you blow your whole load? Didn't have to use all your shots." She was looking towards the boy.
RED was the one to inform the duo of their current situation.
"I have to say. I'm a bit disappointed we didn't get a proper duel with you. I wanted to see what you had in store."
Wenny smirked at this, "Trust me it wasn't a lot."
The boy now chose the perfect time to ask, "Hold it." He raised a hand, feeling a bit giddy saying the words, but now's not the time to be giddy. The time is for questions. "So…. what's so special about this book? You know, besides the fact that it writes itself." He pulled the small book out of his pocket.
Wenny raised a brow, "You don't know what you hold in your hand? It's a grimoire something that a lot of people like me would want. Listen kid you chose the wrong time to get your mitts on that book. There's a hidden war going on and I don't think your little guild can do anything to affect it."
"You didn't answer my question."
"Yeah, yeah. You just complete it and apparently you get a free wish, absolutely nothing can oppose it."
'She said that so nonchalantly, but holy shit!' The boy flipped through a couple of pages through the book.
"You said a 'hidden war.' Care to elaborate on that?" Nisa asked the checkered woman.
"I don't even know myself, I'm just another pawn in this war. If you could only follow my advice it's this, 'Do not get involved.' I don't think your little crew can handle something like this."
Nisa would not have any of that, "If there is something amiss we can not just ignore it! Evildoers shall not be allowed to hide in the shadows! If we don't try to stop it, no one else will!"
Everyone in the room stared at Nisa. The checkered suited woman just chuckled. "Your funeral." She began to stand up and raised her hands above her head. "I'll go without a fight. Do with me as you will. Be it killing me or something else.
…..
Main Mission 6: …
Kill Wenny or Keep her alive.
…..
Everyone looked towards the Courier, it was basically her hunt. She had to decide what to do with the woman.
"You're coming with us." Was all she had to say.
…..
Main Mission 6: Complete.
…..
Well this took an interesting turn. I found out the true use of this book. From what Wenny told me it can be used to grant a single unparalleled wish. So basically if I complete it I can wish for anything I want… now that I think about it, I really don't want anything other than to get home. So I'll just wish for that.
Wenny did mention something akin to an 'hidden war.' I can only imagine what that means. What, like, a war on power? Information? A literal invisible war? There's only so much that I can think of. Well Nisa certainly seemed excited wanting to stop this 'war' and all. I'm certainly interested too. I just hope I don't get killed.
T.C was the one to decide Wenny's fate. She chose to bring her to the basilicom as she does have a bounty, unfortunately there's no reward… well a substantial award. She's not even known as a dangerous criminal, just a gambler that's all.
RED is training Lydia from what I could tell. Lydia has been calling me Wingman on some occasions. RED's also been telling me to pick up the slack and get more wifeys for her. Meh… guess I'll play along. Anything I learned from my siblings is to just play along for a bit to avoid arguments. Granted it's not ideal. You have to still learn how to just say, no.
…..
The boy found himself and Lydia sitting in Medea's room. Lydia was happily playing with her mother. The boy opted to sit back and think about the past few days. Suffice to say they were really freaking exhausting. Who knew that having a situation like this can be really exhausting. He let out a sigh as he pinched in between his eyes.
He glanced towards the side to see a certain rainbow colored Dogoo plushie. It was sitting on the desk next to the bed. He didn't even realize he was staring at it for so long. "Lydia is fond of you, you know?"
"Is that so?" He idly answered.
"Yes. She won't stop mentioning how nice you are to her."
"I'm pretty sure everyone's nice to her."
"I know, just wanted to make conversation." Medea giggled, keeping her daughter in a tight grip.
"Once again I have to thank you and your friends for taking care of my daughter."
The boy nodded.
Only the sound of Lydia playing with Medea was heard throughout the room.
"You're the older sibling aren't you?" She suddenly asked.
He raised a brow at the question.
"I can tell by your posture. I had a friend that was the eldest of her siblings. I guess you can say I can tell who has siblings and who doesn't."
"That…. Doesn't make any sense." He deadpanned.
"It does to me."
They both gave a slight chuckle.
"So how many do you have?"
"Five." Was all he gave.
"Must be a pretty loud house."
"You don't know the half of it."
The boy gave a sigh as he decided to stand up. Lydia seemed to get the message as she gave a final hug towards her mother and hopped off the bed. Medea motioned towards the boy to close in.
"You and your friends should visit more often. It gets kind of lonely in this here hospital." Medea whispered in his ear.
"I'll be sure to keep note of that." He replied.
…
The boy felt a tug on his sleeve. Lydia was pointing at a woman in a maid outfit.
"Wifey material." She simply said.
The boy raised his shoulders and held out his hands. It was similar to saying 'What?'
The duo was approached by the woman, "Hello Mister." The maid made a bowing motion. She was a bit on the busty side as well.
"I am looking for a job to work as a personal maid. Not the perverted kind mind you, but just a regular maid. Would you be so kind as to accept me?"
One look at Lydia and she was nodding her head.
Well it wouldn't hurt to have one. So why not? Well not for him, but Lydia and by extension RED would allow it. With a bit of hesitation he nodded.
The maid jumped in joy, making something obviously jiggle. "Thank you masters. I will be sure to serve you well. Please take care of me." She did have a sudden realization at that moment too. "Oops! I'm sorry! I forgot to introduce myself. I am Ance Xila Scott. Pleased to make your acquaintance masters…..?"
"Tyler Jordan."
"I'm Lydia."
"Master Jordan and Master Lydia. I am pleased to make your acquaintance"
"We kind of aren't going to be the last people you call that." Tyler spoke.
"Huh?"
…..
"Welp at least you are wifey material!" RED exclaimed after hearing the small story from Ance.
"A maid, huh? I guess I could use some extra hands for my revolvers."
"Justice must always have a tidy place to rest. I welcome you nonetheless, Ance."
"Thank you for having me masters." Ance bowed.
"See what happens when you get off your lazy bum, Wingman? You should really be helping me find some more wifeys."
On second thought maybe her was a bad idea. Too late to change it now.
"Would anyone like some tea?" Ance raised the question.
On another thought maybe this was a good idea.
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Member Found:
(NEW) Ance Xila Scott: The Maid of THOG (The Heroes Of Gamindustri) non-combatant.
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Don't have much to say for this chapter. Though I have a distinct feeling I may be taking things too fast, that's just me though.
For some reason I just found the idea of Wenny being defeated already so intriguing. I guess to me it shows that they aren't the only ones working out there.
…
Next Main Mission: Leanbox, HO!
"Wait, why are there no defenses for sea monsters on this boat?"
"The sea is relatively safe!"
"Pirates off the port bow! No wait! Ninja Pirates off the port bow! Wait! Monster Ninja Pirates off the port bow!"