Hey guys, so it' here! The next chapter! Also, side note, while writing this I was reading my previous chapter and nearly shit myself, I thought this, and the last wasn't gonna line up correctly.
priceless22: Ehh, they could be more emotional, I'm trying to paint them in a, not robotic tone. Sure it follows perfectly, but it's not very interesting to write.
Guest 1: Again, I think it's just mostly their way dealing with combat for so long, and trust me, the Spartans are gonna earn their title when that comes around. And thank you for the kind words.
Guest 2: Nah.
"So let me get this straight, you guys are feeling off? Explain?" Jaune asked Drew with the other members of Delta being around. Preston and Layne were sitting on a bench with Dakota on his newly acquired scroll, feeling off again, he groans. Since the Eagle's Talon sudden crash landing, a full day had passed. Since then, the Spartan IIIs were getting used to the island and the planet, and they've been feeling, off.
"Yeah, Alder's trying to figure it out," Drew explained. The Spartan IIIs had their armor removed, thanks to Arcadian engineers removing and transporting an armor rack for the Spartans, allowing them to remove their armor.
Sighing, Jaune looks back at the Spartans, "Very well, keep me posted." As he finished talking, someone else comes in. Noticing the uniform he was wearing, he was someone important. "Can I help you?"
"Crown Prince Jaune Arc?" He asked.
"Yes," Jaune answered.
"His Majesty, Vladimir Arc, requests you head to the Royal Palace immediately." He says, handing him a message as well. "The letter contains information not suited for verbal communication, good day." He says with a bow and leaves him.
"So, a Crown Prince huh? You never told us that." Preston said.
"You never asked," Jaune replied. Opening, the letter, he sees a word that really didn't want to see: heritage. He instantly knew why he was being called. "God. Dammit." He said out loud.
"Anything we need to be concerned with sir?" Preston asked.
"No, this is family business. You all are dismissed." Jaune said before leaving. In the halls, he comes across Jean and Pyrrha, with plenty of fans behind them. Jean immediately catches onto that something is wrong with her twin.
"Everything alright Jaune?" She asked.
"Yeah, grandfather just called me to the palace," Jaune said, showing the letter, but not the contents.
"He called me back too. I'm worried." Jean said, starting to chew on a nail.
"I'm not so much worried but more…." He paused for a second, "upset… I wanted to deal with this after the semester ends." Jaune said, sighing in disappointment. Jean gave him a knowing look.
"You're worried she's gonna be there, aren't you?" She teased.
Jaune instantly caught the tone, "I'm counting on her being there Jean. I'm hoping that what she felt has at least has gone down, if only a little." Jaune said. Seeing Pyrrha feeling left out, he turned to her. "And how is your stay in Fury Ms. Nikos?"
"A little colder than what I'm used to," Pyrrha said, happy to distract herself from the fans behind her. Jaune noticed that she had some extras pieces of clothing on her. A thin, elbow length shirt that followed her color scheme along with matching pants that went down to her ankles. On top of all of it was her standard armor.
"Eh, you get used to it. If you really think it's cold, don't stick for the winter." Jaune said, with a light laugh, causing both Jean and Pyrrha to laugh with him.
"Grandpa is gonna want to speak with you, and grandma too," Jean said, getting serious.
" Yeah I know," Jaune said, stopping for a moment, "Where did the Messenger go, I would like him to relay a message to grandfather." Jaune asked.
"I am right here young master." Said man stated, startling everyone there.
"Well, at least you didn't go anywhere, but let's do this somewhere more private." Jaune said.
"Agreed your highness." He agreed. A few minutes later, the two entered Jaune's office.
"What message would like sent to your grandfather?" He asked, taking out a pad and pen.
"Grandfather, I politely ask that meeting in question can wait until the end of the semester, I have teaching responsibilities both here and at Beacon Academy in Vale. In three days time, I will be returning to Beacon immediately. However, do not mistake this as ignoring the topic you wish to speak me about. I had full intentions to return home after the semester has ended to discuss these albeit small, but not insignificant details then. Please respond as soon as you are able. Until then, your grandson Jaune." Jaune said, bringing in some air into his lungs.
"Is that all?" He asked, internally he knew the answer, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
"Yes. That will be all. Thank you." Jaune said, grabbing his scroll. Looking up, he sees the man leave the room, likely to relay the message.
Meanwhile, in another room, the Spartans armor and armor rack was in an unused room. Also in there was a holo-table that was taken off the Eagle's Talon. Jaune had told the engineers that the holo-table, while not necessary, was useful in fine tuning the systems armor racks, making it easier to put on and take off the Mjolnir armor. However, it served a second purpose; a place for Alder to remain and go over any all information that he got from the Eagle's Talon. While reviewing the sensor scans that the Eagle's Talon took while forcefully landing. While going through, he noticed something.
"Hmm, that's not good." Alder 'said'. What he was looking at was an unusual energy coming from the middle of Sanus, the continent with both Vale and Vacuo. There were many things this energy could be, but for now, it was an anomaly. "Commander Arc must be notified." He 'said' before disappearing.
Meanwhile, Jaune had gone up to see Sages after the messenger left to talk to her about events on the mainland. That was until his scroll went off. Looking down, he sees Alder's avatar. "Excuse me for a moment ma'am," Jaune said, before answering.
"Go ahead Alder." Jaune said.
"Sir, there was an strange energy signature n the center of Sanus. I suggest we investigate as soon as we arrive at Vale." Alder said.
"What kind of energy?" Jaune asked.
"Unknown sir. The only thing I have is a very short snapshot of it, and even then it's sketchy. The mountains blocked most of the energy but the source was large enough to be picked up by the Eagle's Talon. I suggest sending Team Delta to investigate immediately upon our return to Vale. Giving their experience in diving behind lines to gather intel." Alder said, laying down what he knew about the anomaly.
"Understood, update Drew and have him brief me if something comes up," Jaune said before hanging up. Turning back to Sages, she looks at him puzzled.
"What was that about?" She asked.
"Alder found something deep in Sanus. We'll figure out what to do with it later." Jaune said, putting it aside. However, they were interrupted by the man that Jaune had sent a message through earlier.
"Sir, you grandfather says this cannot wait. You must return immediately." He says. Jaune simply sighs.
"I figured as much. I assume Jean will be going with us?" Jaune asked.
"Yes, young master. Please pack immediately." The messenger says before leaving.
"You want me to tell Stummer that you're leaving?" Sages asked.
"Yes, please. I should be back either today or tomorrow." Jaune said, walking out of the office. Outside the office, Jaune sees Jean along with the rest of her team.
"So, what are we doing Jaune?" Jean asked apprehensively.
"We're leaving for the palace. Be ready to be gone for a day." Jaune said, before looking for Delta. After finding them in another room, he speaks up. "Drew. I'm leaving for the palace. Keep me informed on dealings here." He said before leaving them.
Several hours of packing later, Jaune arrived at the landing pads. On his back was his DMR with a holstering strap with his magnum on his side. He also had a suitcase full of clothes and accessories including ammo. Next to him, Jean was looking apprehensive for the trip.
"Are you two ready?" The pilot says.
"Yeah, we're ready. Let's go home." Jaune says as the three of them, him, Jean, and the messenger enters the back.
"Settle in, it's gonna be a two-hour flight." The pilot says as the airship takes off. The airship itself looks like flying wing design similar to a longsword fighter with the back end of something similar to a bullhead.
Two hours later, the airship arrived at Arcadia. The city itself is similar in shape to Istanbul, where it's covered on three sides by water with heavy defenses on the land side. The peninsula goes out to sea about 50 or so miles and only being about a mile at its widest. On an outcropping of the main island, the Arcadian Palace shows itself. The palace itself reminds Jaune of the Buckingham Palace in London but with a more French design rather than Norman (A/N Someone correct me if that's wrong). On the west side of the palace was the landing pads for airships while on the east was the royal gardens. Looking out to the sea, Jaune could see several surface ships patrolling the waters, not that they're needed though, the water is too shallow for aquatic grimm but deep enough for light traffic.
Several minutes later, Jaune feels the airship set down. Jean was the first to get out, Jaune had brought more things than her, plus he didn't want to be the first out.
"I don't care, Jean, I'm going in there to see him!" Someone yelled outside. He instantly recognized who it was.
"Better not keep them waiting." Jaune thought out loud. Getting out of the airship, he was greeted by several royal guards, his mother, and grandmother. Stepping out, he hears his grandmother visibly gasp and several of the guardsmen drop their jaws in shock.
"I'm thankful to see you finally showed them you're still alive, at least, in person." His mother said.
"I can tell," Jaune said before his grandmother grabs him by the face.
"When Jean told us that you were alive, no one believed her." His grandmother said, staring him the eyes. Jaune was a solid 6'5'' while his grandmother was 5'5'', he had to bend his knees to be eye level with her.
"I figured that by now," Jaune said before she hugged him.
"Welcome home." She said before they went inside. Inside, several of the staff dropped their things in shock at seeing him alive.
"Jesus, is Jean telling everyone that I'm alive such a surprise?" Jaune asked.
"Jean and your younger siblings always told us they saw you, especially after you disappeared. Everyone simply thought it was a case of the boy who cried wolf." His mother explained. "Do you know just how much your kidnapping hurt us?"
"I didn't have time to sit down and think about it. Most of my time was training." Jaune said.
"To be a Spartan?" His mother asked.
"To be a Spartan." He confirmed. After walking some more, they stopped at a place he instantly recognized, his bedroom. Reaching for the doorknob, he stopped, remembering the many things he did and learned in this room, all of the old memories. Opening it, he sees it's exactly like he left it, though with clean sheets with the Arc family in the middle. Setting his suitcase down on the bed, he looks over on the desk he had. On it was a picture of him and all his siblings. Behind them were his parents and grandparents, back when his parents were still active hunters, assuming that their still active. Holding the picture caused a whole lot of pain to come back to him.
"You alright?" His mother asked from behind him. She could see him holding the picture.
"Yeah, just a whole lot of pain just came back," Jaune said, setting the picture in place.
"Your grandfather's wants to see you, now." She said. A maid comes with a suit in tow. "I'm sure he doesn't want to see in, that." His mother says, indicating to his body suit.
"What's wrong with it?" Jaune asked jokingly while the maid set the suit down on the bed. After giving Jaune a disappointing look, both she and the maid left the room.
Outside the room, Marietta was waiting for Jaune to be finished when an old face showed. "Mason! How are you?" She asked.
"Very well Marietta. But I need to ask you something, is it true he's alive?" Mason asked. Mason was Arc family friend and now guardsman.
"Yes, he's inside his room changing right now." She confirmed pointing at the closed door.
"Oh boy, Isabel's gonna have a field day with this," Mason said, feeling sorry for the young prince, causing his mother to laugh. A few moments later, Jaune walks out with his suit, messing with the tie.
"I now remember why I hate suits," Jaune said offhandedly. He stops when his mother fixes the tie.
"You forgot how to fix your own tie?" She asked.
"Yeah," Jaune said simply, he then noticed Mason. "Umm, I forgot your name."
"Mason Blackmare." Mason said, causing Jaune to go a little pale.
"Shit." Jaune said simply, completely ignoring his mother's scolding for cursing. Mason was now laughing at Jaune for the dread he was likely feeling.
"Come now, your grandfather's waiting." His mother said.
Before Jaune left, he turned to Mason, "Please tell me she's not here." He pleaded.
"She is." Mason said, barely containing his laughter.
"Fuuuuuuck." Jaune said, not caring about his mother being right next to him. Several minutes of walking later, they arrived a common room. In the room was Bianca, his father, and grandparents.
"And then he returns!" Bianca says, causing everyone to look at him.
"Thanks for making me the center of attention Bee," Jaune says.
"I thought you would've liked that though." She teased with a grin. Jaune noticed she had changed into a white, long-sleeved shirt with a red tie and white pants. He sees his grandfather's suit hasn't changed in the slightest (A/N: I imagined Arcann's uniform from SWTOR. I would describe it, but I'm shit and I can't). His father had a black overcoat over the suit with a yellow tie and white undershirt and pants.
"No, I really don't actually," Jaune said back.
"Well, you should get used to it." His father said.
"Probably." Jaune shrugged.
"Sorry we had to pull you away from your duties, but this couldn't wait." Bianca said.
"Oh really? Even though I was gonna come here to deal with this at the end of the semester." Jaune said, crossing his arms.
"But I'm being insistent." His grandfather says.
Jaune simply breathes out of his nose, "Right, let's get this done, I don't like the idea of discussing this." Jaune said.
"But it's necessary." His father says.
"Necessary my ass," Jaune says quietly but loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Enough Jaune, this is something that needs to be addressed, if at some point." Vladimir says.
Jaune simply sighs, again. "Well I'm here, so let's get this over with." He says.
"This your who your spouse is going to be Jaune. Have you even thought about it?" His mother asked.
"Honest answer, no. I haven't given to the subject period. Too many other things to distract myself with." Jaune said.
"Yet you knew this was something that was gonna need to be brought up?" His grandmother asked.
"Before the semester kicked into high gear, I knew this was a thing I would have to deal with," Jaune said.
"But surely you must an eye for someone." His mother asked.
Jaune shook his head, "No. I don't have an eye for anyone right now. Maybe when things calm down perhaps." Jaune said. However, a very energetic person joined in.
"JAUNE!" She yelled out. Everyone around Jaune grinned while he tensed up, eyes widened and went pale.
"Fuck." he whimpered out before being slammed by the person in question. To everyone's surprise, however, he doesn't move an inch, Though, he might have leaned forward a little bit.
"Ow, you're like a brick wall Jaune." She whined.
"Hello to you too Isabel." Jaune half forced out, feeling her get off of him.
"How is your stay Isabel?" Vladimir asked.
"It's gotten so much better!" She yelled out, causing everyone, par Jaune, to laugh. She then turned to Jaune, or at least his backside. "We need to catch up Jaune." She said happily.
"I have things to do after this." Jaune said before mouthing to his family, 'kill me', causing them to laugh at his displeasure.
"Aww, perhaps later." She said sadly.
"What do you have to do Jaune?" Vladimir asked, more for Isabel than him.
"Well, in three days I will be returning to Beacon with my students to finish the semester," Jaune said.
"And when you will come back?" Marietta asked.
"At the end of the semester, I left a mess behind," Jaune said.
"At least you're taking responsibility for all this Jaune." Minerva, his grandmother said.
"The key phrase you're missing; is trying to." Jaune corrected.
"What all do you have to do today?" Bianca asked.
"Double check the teaching schedule for when I get back to Beacon, maybe call Ozpin or Glynda, whoever picks up." Jaune said.
"Well, maybe when you're done, we can catch up." Isabel said in a hopeful tone. Turning and facing her for the first time, he looks down at her. He notices she has a dress similar to Weiss', but rather than white, it's a dark blue with red stockings.
"Maybe, depends on how long the meeting takes." Jaune said, turning to his family.
"Just don't take too long." She said, before leaving. Once she's out of sight, Jaune breathes a sigh of relief.
"I think it's safe to say, the feeling never left." He said causing everyone else to laugh at his misfortune.
"I actually think you disappearing only strengthened it." His father said.
"Yeah." Jaune said, then realized something, "Umm, I just remembered something about the augments I received; the augments causes a severe reduction in my sex drive." He said. Everyone had to stop and think for a moment.
"And you just now tell us about this?" His mother scolded. Jaune's response is to scratch the back of his head nervously.
"Yeah, should've said that sooner," Jaune said nervously.
"Yes, you should've." Vladimir said before sighing, "Not a disastrous side effect, drugs should be able to fix that." Jaune didn't want to bring up the fact that he also has a much higher metabolism and resistance for most drugs that normal people, even people with auras. Meaning, those drugs wouldn't have much effect on him, in theory. His augments may have been changed due to this difference from normal humans, even if Halsey or anyone else found this.
Several hours later, Jaune was back in his room, calling Ozpin. After answering, Jaune was the first to speak. "Ozpin, there's more Spartans now. The Eagle's Talon has landed, no, more like crashed."
Ozpin sat there for a few moments. "I see. Is there anything you can tell me about them?"
"Aside for, they're Spartan IIIs, not II like me, not much. The Eagle's Talon has been handed over to Arcadian officials and will remain there until otherwise stated. They also brought an AI who has found, an anomaly." Jaune said.
This seemed to get Ozpin curious, "What kind of anomaly?" He asked.
"Not much. He said it was energy in nature and somewhere deeper in Sanus." Jaune explained.
"I see. What would you recommend?" Ozpin asked.
"The Spartan III team could be sent to investigate the source to gather more information, I would suggest, only then, should we act on it," Jaune said. Ozpin seemed to agree with him.
"Very well. I trust your judgment on this, but should we get James and Glynda involved?" Ozpin asked.
"Yes to both. James can get us transport if things go belly up and Glynda will very likely to be upset with us if we keep her out of the loop." Jaune said.
"Agreed on both counts, I will inform them both myself. I ask you inform everyone upon your return." Ozpin said.
"Understood Ozpin," Jaune said. However, his thoughts were interrupted when someone knocked on his door. "It's open." He said. A maid peeks her head inside.
"Dinner will in the main hall in an hour your majesty." She said shyly.
"Thank you. I will be there." Jaune said. Looking back at Ozpin, he sees a raised eyebrow. "Oh yes, I forgot to tell you, I'm back home at the Arcadian Palace, my grandfather wished to speak with me."
Ozpin then understands. "And when will you return to your students?" He asked.
"Tomorrow most likely. I'll see you soon." Jaune said as he ended the call. Getting up, he jumps in the shower.
About an hour later. Jaune arrives at the main hall to eat. In the room was his entire family and the Blackmares.
"Ah, I'm glad you could join us Jaune!" His father calls out, causing all talking to stop and everyone to look at him, making him feel uncomfortable.
"Thanks for making me the center again," Jaune said in response. Everyone had some form of suit on while Jaune had a simple pair of jeans and blue, long sleeved shirt.
"You should've dressed better." His mother scolded.
"Well, most of my clothes are a bit too small for me now," Jaune said, causing some of the people there to laugh quietly. Before sitting down, Jaune sees the only available seat was next to Isabel. 'Damn you!' He thinks to himself before sitting down.
The dinner is going well, for the most part with most of the focus is on Jade and how she got accepted to the Ryloth Lower Combat Academy, then someone brings him up.
"So, Jaune, what have you been doing?" Mason asked.
"I'm teaching hand to hand combat at Beacon Academy in Vale," Jaune answered, surprising several of the people there.
"Hand to hand combat? And who has taught you?" Olivia asked.
"UNSC Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez." Jaune answered.
"This UNSC, just how powerful are they?" Vladimir asked. Jaune looked down thought.
"From what I understand, it's gone down hill very far. Our fortress world Reach was overrun. I don't have many details about its fall." Jaune said.
"You seem upset by this, why?" Mason asked.
"Reach was my home for the last ten years. It is where we Spartans were trained, and many probably fell defending it." Jaune said, remembering Jorge's tags that Drew gave him. "I know one did."
"I'm sorry to hear that. What can you tell us about the other Spartans or even the program?" His mother asked.
"There's not a whole lot I can tell you about the program, it's still covered in black ink for the most part," Jaune said, hoping to change the subject, thankful Jade happened.
"What's the story for those scars Jaune?" Jade asked, answering his prayer.
"A covenant elite managed to remove and slap me with my own helmet, that and an energy sword to the face," Jaune answered.
"Energy sword?" Vladimir asked.
"It's a covenant weapon that forms a blade made out of plasma, very deadly," Jaune answered.
"Wow, and you did this all with aura?" Karen, his third oldest sister asked, jotting down notes for future research. Jaune simply shook his head.
"No, I didn't have an aura, none of us did. All of my training was done without aura." Jaune said, surprising everyone.
"Did anyone in the UNSC have an aura?" His grandmother asked.
"Minerva, I think I they didn't have any." His grandfather said.
"He's right. No one did. Part of the problem we had fighting the covenant was their energy shields on both their ground forces and their starships." Jaune said.
"Energy shields?" Karen asked.
"Yes Karen, energy shields. We were outnumbered and outgunned with the technological inferiority. Simply put, we were getting our asses kicked thoroughly. Our only advantage was they didn't know the location of our worlds." Jaune said.
"And what of the Spartans?" A woman asked.
"Well, miss..." Jaune said, but drew blanks.
"Anya Blackmare." She answered for him.
"Miss Blackmare, we Spartans were specialized units trained for special missions, search and destroy, high-level assassination, asset retrieval or destruction and so forth. Though we were also sent to reinforce front lines that were at risk." Jaune answered.
"Were you in teams?" Jade asked.
"Yes. I was assigned to Blue team. It was myself, John-117, Jorge-052, and Kelly-087." Jaune answered.
"You were all given numbers?" Violet asked.
"Yeah, we were all given new names? They weren't exactly new names, but simply new designations. Mine was Arc-034." Jaune said.
"Arc? Why not Jaune?" Minerva asked.
"It was originally, but as myself and John started becoming closer comrades, I asked Chief Mendez to have my designation to be changed to Arc-034 to prevent even the smallest amount of confusion," Jaune said.
"Between you and John?"Jade asked.
"Correct." Jaune answered.
"Well, what weapon did you use?" Aqua asked, also having a notepad.
"I used an M392 Designated Marksman Rifle with an M6D Magnum sidearm along with a five-inch long knife." Jaune answered.
"I thought you would've specialized in hand to hand combat?" Mason asked.
"Technically I do, I'm top of the entire class, but I'm a designated marksman as well. I don't like the extreme bulkiness of the SRS99C Sniper Rifle, so I use the DMR." Jaune said.
"Do you still have one?" Bianca asked.
"I brought them with me, yes." Jaune said.
"Can we see them?" She asked.
"I didn't think firearms were allowed at the dinner table." Jaune joked, causing everyone a laugh.
"I wish to see them as well, even though you are right," Vladimir said.
Several minutes later, Jaune returned with his weapons of choice. The first thing the veteran warriors there saw was the size of the weapons, they were very large.
"Woah, can they change forms?" Jade asked.
"Nope, they stay like this." Jaune said, sitting back down. Jaune takes out the magazines of both weapons. "The DMR fires a 7.62x51mm NATO round at speed of 2,600 ft/s" Jaune said, showing the round in question. He allowed everyone to pass it around. "The Magnum sidearm fires a larger 12.7mm round, yes I know it's strange," Jaune said, also passing the bullet around.
"So, why a larger round for the Magnum?" Mason asked.
"I honestly don't know, it's no sniper rifle if that's what you're asking," Jaune said.
"That is strange." Vladimir agreed.
"So why don't you use mech shift weapons Jaune?" Isabel asked.
"Mecha shift weapons are nice, but due to their nature, they are less powerful than the equivalent weapons, at least firearms wise," Jaune explained.
"Are there other reasons?" She asked.
"Yes, the UNSC doesn't really have mecha shift technology to that level, maybe they could compact them to a smaller form, but not change weapon type entirely," Jaune answered.
"Ok, tell us about the Eagle's Talon." Vladimir said, changing to topic.
"The UNSC Eagle's Talon is a Paris Class Heavy Frigate with a length of 535 meters, a width of 199 meters, and a height of 112.3 meters. It's armed with one MK. II MAC Cannon, 80 Archer Missile Pods with pod have 30 missiles each, and 36 50mm M910 Point Defense Guns." Jaune said everyone was clearly shocked by the large amount of weapon systems it carries.
"Is that standard?" His father asked.
"No, standard Paris Class' have one MAC cannon, 40 Archer Missile Pods, and 12 Point Defense Guns. From what I understand, this ship was designed to go behind enemy lines and cause havoc, rather than the traditional role of fleet escort." Jaune explained.
"I see, so a fleet escort? What ships do they escort if your frigates are so large?" Karen asked.
"UNSC Cruisers are generally around 1 kilometer in length with carriers being twice that," Jaune said.
"Wow, what sized ships were you fighting then?" Mason said.
"Covenant CAS Class Assault Carriers are over 5 kilometers in length with most ships being 1 kilometer long," Jaune explained. Everyone simply stopped for a moment.
"Something that large, how do you fight that?" Minerva asked.
"You fight it on your terms, not theirs. Ambushes and traps work great." Jaune said, by this point, dessert had been served. Jaune and just about everyone else had a nice cheesecake, however, the previous conversation was still going through their heads, and it scared them. Jaune had gone into hell and faced its fire, and it wasn't enough. But now only one thought was going through their heads: 'Does the Covenant know where they are?'
In a few moments of silence Jaune had, he feels his tac-pad ring, bringing it up, he sees a simple; 'team is on the move'. Jaune now understood that Adler had perceived the signal as a high level threat and that he would miss some of the action. Looking out the window he sees the Pelican speeding towards the coordinates of the signal.
His family, however, didn't miss this, "Jaune? What's wrong?" Jade asks innocently.
"Nothing, I'm just gonna have a sleepless night tonight." Jaune cryptically answered.
I was gonna make an omake, started making it, but then got rid of it, I didn't really like it very much. Anyways, I think this was a very much needed character building chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. Also, to the impatient guest, patience my young padawan.
Also R.I.P. Chester Bennenington. - Drew