Chapter 11: The Greatest Bodyguard
Setting: Concordia
Three people were currently sitting in the office of Clair de Lune Vantablack. The monarch of Fortuna, Clair de Lune Vantablack herself, one of her confidants and Ghost's sister, Bianca, and the shield of the freelancers, Zelts Allister, who felt a little uncomfortable under the gaze of the two young women. He honestly thought this was a weird bunch of people to be together in one room, not that he was complaining. Clair called for a freelancer job and specifically asked for Zelts. Based on the previous times she has called for him, he was guessing that she wanted him to play knight again and protect her on her leisure stroll or actually guard her on some kind of business trip.
"I'm glad you came on such short notice Zelts. I'm surprised you have the free time to see me, with Team VRSZ's fluctuating schedule and all," Clair said with a happy look on her face. With her own busy schedule, she enjoyed anytime she could spend with the members of her favorite team of vagabonds. Zelts understood how she felt. He enjoyed her company as well, though he could do without the constant teasing she gave him about Lily and how she purposely invades his personal space as a sign of platonic affection. She did this with everyone she considered a friend, but Zelts thought it was mentally exhausting.
"Luckily, you caught me on a good day. Remus and Silver are home with nothing really planned. Just a lazy day for them," Zelts answered with an air of familiarity that Clair liked. Bianca grinned to herself when she heard Silver was being Silver, thinking about visiting him.
Setting: Team VRSZ Base
True to Zelts' word, Remus and Silver were sitting on the living room sofa doing nothing, with Silver closing his eyes and trying to levitate while Remus playing a video game on his scroll. Out of nowhere, a fly was zipping through the living room, getting closer to Remus' line of sight. It landed on his scroll and he shooed it away, only for it to fly around him again. Feeling quite annoyed at the insect's persistence, Remus forgot about his game and tried his best to get rid of it or kill it. He failed to even touch the flying annoyance which only irked him more as his swings got more aggressive, making an unlucky bystander a casualty in the battle. Remus flung his hand to far and smacked an unsuspecting Silver in the face. He grunted in pain, and without warning, attacked Remus by lunging for him till they both fell of the sofa and nearly landed near the coffee table. Remus was on the defensive when Silver tried to slug him, but the fly zipped between them and Silver could see what his friend was really trying to hit. Silver got up to try his luck at killing the thing, but the fly truly proved itself to their most elusive adversary. Taking this fly down was probably going to take Remus and Silver all day.
Setting: Clair's Office
"What about Violet? Is she having a lazy day as well?" Clair asked curiously.
"Actually, she took on a freelancer mission and she's doing it solo. Said something about treasure hunting in some ancient ruins and the client said she could keep a piece of whatever she finds once she gets back," Zelts answered.
"Treasure hunting? That sounds so adventurous and exciting! Oh, I wish I could join on her mission. Hopefully it's nothing too daring for her, though I doubt there's nothing too daring for someone like Violet," Clair said and Zelts seemed to agree, even though he hoped his friend and leader was really okay on her own.
Setting: Underground Temple
Somewhere in the vast desert of Vacuo was a stone building in the middle of nowhere and parked beside it was the Fantasia with no one inside. Deep in the structure's sub-levels, Violet was traversing through the ruins to reach her goal, but she encountered some trouble along the way; booby traps. A hallway full of poison arrows, a giant boulder rolling down to flatten her, wrong turn to a room full of flesh-eating insects, and the new one she just sprang was a pitfall trap right below her feet. As she fell through the small chasm, Violet spread her legs out to do a split so her boots could slow her descent. She placed her hands against the walls as well to help slow herself down and it worked, she finally stopped falling. The move saved her life, a few feet below her were large spikes on the ground that would've impaled her. Looking around the small pitfall trap, Violet noticed a small hole above her and guessed that it was a way out of here. Being very careful, she slowly made her way up the pit and climbed her way into the hole which turned out to be a small tunnel, one she could crawl through to who knows where.
Setting: Clair's Office
"So, you want to hire me as your bodyguard again? I'll be happy to help you-"
"No, you're only half right," Clair said, interrupting Zelts before he could continue, "I am hiring you as a bodyguard, but not for me. Bianca, be a sweetheart and bring in my…client please," she said with a slightly awkward look and Bianca had the same expression before returning to her usual professional look.
"Of course, Lady Clair," Bianca said before leaving her office with Clair resting her head on her arm.
"I really wish she'd call me Clair and drop the formalities. That girl is too job-focused, but I love her all the same," Clair said to Zelts who smiled at her for talking about her friends so casually. Just as she said that, Clair walked in with a discontented look on her face and behind her was someone else. Before Zelts could turn around to get a look at his client, the person spoke and he knew who it was.
"Moonlight! How you doing cuz?"
Clair forced herself to smile when she saw her cousin, Copper Periwinkle Vantablack enter her office and she wasn't the only one who disliked him. Everyone else in the room didn't enjoy his company. The young man was a known flirt who burnt through money the minute he has it in his hands and was unaware that his personality rubbed people off the wrong way. Even Zelts found him to be rather annoying, especially his constant need to talk about how he could have any girl he wants thanks to his so-called charm. Despite their first encounter, Zelts was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but that changed when he asked about Team CLSH and if any of them were legal.
"I'm…fine Copper," Clair finally responded. On closer inspection of his persons, she noticed that he had a red mark on his right check, a red hand-shaped mark that she could only assume meant he tried to hit on Bianca for the hundredth time and failed like always. He was family and she genuinely loved him, but thought he needed to mature and grow as a person. Something the other members of the Vantablack family thought he would do by spending time in Fortuna, but nothing's changed.
"I told you to call me C.P. instead. Makes it easier for you, Moonlight."
"I will, if you stop calling me Moonlight."
"It's my nickname for you. Don't like it?" C.P. smirked and Clair shook her head.
"We're digressing. C.P, I'm sure you're well acquainted with Zelts Allister," Clair addressed C.P. to the freelancer sitting beside him. C.P. looked at Zelts with a blank expression for a while.
"I don't remember. Have we met?" Zelts arched his eyebrow at his statement.
"You've met several times," Clair said, but C.P. was still not convinced.
"He a freelancer, a member of Team VRSZ." C.P. was still drawing a blank and Clair sighed because she knew how to get remind him.
"He's Violet surrogate brother." Hearing her name sparked C.P.'s interests and he immediately knew who she was talking about.
"Oh yeah, I remember that girl! Great legs, greater ass! She's your friend right?" His comment upset Bianca and Clair while angering Zelts, who was second guessing whether to take this mission.
"…I'd…prefer if you used her name and not her physical assets. Anyway, for whatever reason, you are planning to go to Fortuna's prison. I don't really care about your preferences or activities, but I do fear for your well-being. That's why I'm hiring Zelts to keep you safe. Despite our improvements to the town-city, the prison hasn't been improved and security has been rather low due to short staff. And, you can't fight, at all."
"I don't need protection, I'm just visiting the local bad girls of Fortuna. If things go well, maybe they'll need protection once we start-"
"Alright! Stop! Don't say anymore! I honestly doubt you'll meet someone there, but Zelts will be there to prevent any dangers from befalling you. A lot of dangerous people are in that prison and they don't think too kindly about the Vantablack family. Zelts, keep him safe, if not for him, then for me."
Clair was actually looking at Zelts with a pleading expression, hoping he would accept. Of course, he would accept, but he could understand her concern. C.P. was rather unpleasant and the other members of his team really didn't like him. It was always a guarantee that Violet would punch or kick him because of his pick-up lines and comments. Even if he didn't say anything, Violet would still hit him because she knew when he was thinking of something that would make her attack. Silver hated him because of his constant need to hit on Bianca. If Clair called Silver in to do this mission, Zelts could see him getting up and leaving the minute she mentioned C.P.'s name. Even Remus didn't like C.P., which surprised Zelts because Remus liked everyone, but the great difference in their personalities was definitely the contributing factor.
"I will keep C.P. safe during his visit. I promise," Zelts said to reassure Clair, who was now his new client. She couldn't be happier that he accepted that the covenant was forged, but she forgot one thing, the pay. Given that it was an easy mission, it shouldn't be expensive, then again, it was her cousin.
"How does 3,500 Lien sound to you? I could go higher if you want."
"That's fine, but you don't have to pay. This a friend helping a friend," Zelts said with a smile that made Clair smile as well.
"That's very generous of you, but trust me, even if nothing happens, I want to pay you for accepting to be around my cousin," she leered at C.P., who was playing with his scroll during this whole conversation. The fact that he just took a selfie proved he wasn't paying them any attention. With that, Zelts got up to leave, not before grabbing C.P. by the arm to dragged him out of the office.
Stepping out of Concordia, Zelts stopped dragging his charge so they could walk to the prison together. C.P. believed he was in charge of Zelts, so he told him not to manhandle him and ruin his clothes again, but Zelts ignored him. He knew his real boss was his employer, Clair, but he let C.P. talk just to humor him. Despite taking the mission for a friend, he still didn't like the idea of being with C.P. and watching him try to hit on prisoners. With each step, Zelts grew more dismayed about how boring his day was going to be.
"I wonder how everyone else's day is going? Hope it's better than mine,"
Setting: Team VRSZ Base
After an hour of battle, Remus and Silver were still trying to destroy the insect that has plagued their day. Tension grew as the bug dodged every hand and every swat thrown at it. It eventually escalated to the point where Remus actually grabbed Romulus from his room and tried using his twin swords to kill it, but once again, he couldn't land a single blow, just getting extremely close to its air space before it flies away. Even Silver grabbed his Fenrir and used the escrima sticks to smash the bug, but to no avail. Finally fed up with the thing, Silver shifted Fenrir to dual handguns and was ready to let loose, forgetting all about one of Violet's house rules; never use weapons indoors.
Setting: Underground Temple
Violet travelled deeper and deeper into the dungeon in hopes of locating the treasure. If she learned anything from playing video games with Remus, it's that treasure is hidden in the deepest part of the temple. After an hour of traversing through the large structure, the silence and solitude was really getting to her. Even though she had the best track record on completing solo missions, with only two failures out of thirteen, she preferred the company of her boys much more. Jumping down stone rocks, Violet finally made it to the bottom floor of the temple. It was spacious with stone columns supporting the floor above and in the center of the room was a treasure chest covered in gold and decorated with rare jewels. Even with her prize in sight, Violet knew it was never that easy. Another thing she learned from watching Remus play video games, it's that there's always a monster or something defending the treasure. Just as she thought of it, next appeared were two Grimm approach her. One of them was a King Taijitu and the other was a Geist that flew toward a collection of stones and rose as a stone giant. Violet looked at the two Grimm before her and smiled with a mixture of confidence and wickedness that hid her tactical mind as it came up with several strategies to defeat the obstacles in her way. She pulled out three Enigmas in her left hand and drew one of her daggers in the other, prepared to fight her to get to her prize.
"Finally, some real action," she said ready to battle.
Setting: Prison
The two men walked to one of the corners of Fortuna with the prison in sight. The building was a four-story building with barricades and fences designed to keep prisoners in and to keep any possible aggressors out. With the prison gates in sight, Zelts couldn't be happier. He had to suffer C.P.'s non-stop talking about himself, mostly about the things he's done since being in Fortuna, how great he is, and how he categorizes every girl in the area. It helped that he was the most patient member of Team VRSZ, but that didn't mean he could listen forever. He gave C.P. short, one-worded answers whenever he tried to start a conversation and he made sure to never bring up Lily in any way because he knew that if C.P. said something vulgar about Lily, he'd beat him down on the spot. They finally made it to the prison and the guards let them inside, showing that they were either aware of C.P.'s Vantablack status or he has come here numerous times and they understood the routine. C.P. stopped Zelts when they were in the mess hall to speak to him.
"Okay, this is where we part ways. No offense, but I don't need a wingman to woo women. But if you want, you can stay on the sidelines and take notes. I'm sure it will be enlightening." The confidence in his tone really perplexed Zelts.
"C.P., you keep talking about how you can hook up with any girl you want."
"Yeah, what's your point?"
"During all the times I've seen you, you've never had a girl at your side. Not even once and you keep saying you know how to pick up girls. Have you ever picked up a girl, for real?" Zelts asked waiting for an answer.
"…Yeah, of course I have. Several times. At least a dozen girls in Fortuna want to be with me."
"Name one," Zelts asked and C.P. was rather silent.
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"…I'll…wait for you in the hallway," Zelts said to break the incredibly awkward silence before leaving the mess. Right after he left, guards escorted a large group of women dressed in prison uniforms into the area where they formed groups and talked amongst themselves. C.P. strutted to one girl and tried to smooth talk her, but like always, he failed to get their attention. He even got slugged by a few before guards came in to take them away, though he always got up unharmed and ready to go for round two. Zelts stood in the hallway for about an hour and a half before he started to nod of from his leaning on the wall position. After striking out with almost every female inmate, C.P. was almost ready to head home, but he saw someone that really caught his eye. Sitting all by herself at a table was a woman with long black hair and beautiful flawless skin, but one feature that stood out was the black visor over her eyes that obscured her vision or prevented others from seeing her eyes. Either way, she stood above all the other women in the room and C.P. walked up to her with his usual composure.
"Hey babe," he said with bravado. His words seemed to surprise the unsuspecting lady as she turned to him and smiled, showing she had fangs. This woman was a faunus, but that didn't stop C.P. from hitting on her. "Of all the beautiful women here, you stand at the top of the food chain. And if you're on the menu, then I'd like to take a bite." This caused the girl to giggle. C.P. was actually flabbergasted that she actually laughed at his comment instead of hitting him like everyone else. This was the first time he ever made it past this point in a conversation, so he was in unknown territory. It was made easier when the lady took a more assertive role by placing her hand on his arm before sliding it up to his shoulder. She cupped his face and brought it close to hers, feeling the warmth of each other's breath until she pulled away to tease him. It took him less than a minute to be putty in her hands and he was ready to do anything she wanted if it led to something more, but all she did was express sorrow.
"W-what's wrong?" he asked with great concern. He reached up to place his hands on hers. The guards saw this, but they didn't see the harm, though they kept an eye on one their most dangerous prisoners.
"It's just that…you seem like a very lovely man, but this thing," she placed her hands on the visor, "doesn't give me a good look at you. I just wish I could see the face that accompanies such an attractive soul."
Without warning or hesitation, C.P. brought his hands to her visor and pulled them off, something all that caused all the guards to swarm over as fast as they could, but it was too late. He already got the contraption off her face and she opened her eyes. They were a bright green and dazzling until they instantly changed to dark blue as she looked into C.P.'s eyes. His eyes changed to the same dark blue and as she turned to face all the guards that tried to subdue her, causing the same thing to happen to them. With all the guards under her spell, she ordered them to escort her out of the prison. This plan would've been a success, if not for the personal bodyguard slumped on the wall as he fell asleep on the job. When she opened the door, the sudden sound woke Zelts up as he looked to see if it was his charge, but saw a very familiar face look at him with shock. Before she could change her eyes from green to blue, Zelts took his Heart of Gold, split it into wingblades, and hurled a gust of wind at her, knocking her back into the mess hall. She quickly got up and hypnotized several inmates that wanted nothing to do with her escape.
Zelts burst through the door with his wingblades in hand. He looked around to see almost everyone was being contolled and he didn't like these odds.
"It's been a long-time love," the woman said with an alluring tone, "I never expected to see you again."
"I never thought I'd see you again Malinda, especially not after Violet punched your fang out your mouth." Her eye twitched in irritation, but it was a fleeting moment as she regained her composure. She flipped her hair like it deflected his words back at him.
"Fortunately for me I grew another one and thanks to this moron, I have a chance to get out of here and get even with your bitch of a leader."
"That idiot," Zelts thought as he looked over at a brainwashed C.P. before saying, "Unfortunately for you, Violet's not in Fortuna, so your plans are dashed. Not like you were going to past me."
"I've had you in the grip of my semblance before. What makes you think I can't do it again?"
"Because I learn from my mistakes. As long as I don't look you in the eyes, I won't be affected, plus you're not a fighter. Your subjects fall, you fall. Plain and simple."
"Then let's see how you fair against all this. Eliminate him now!" the viper faunus commanded and all the guards ran toward Zelts. He knew they were only innocent people who got caught up in a dangerous situation, but in order to help them, he had to knock them out. He put his weapon back into shield form and was ready to protect himself against the metal batons they held. Zelts kept his guard up by blocking the blunt blows with his shield while the rest of the mindless horde circled around to attack from his flank. He turned his head to the other group of guards and used his free arm to defend himself. With his superior strength, Zelts was able to use his arm to block attacks and knock away some of the guards, but because he was only using one arm, he wasn't able to block them all, so he was struck several times by the batons. Finally fed up with playing it safe, he put his other hand onto his shield and spun around to knock back everyone near him, giving him time to split his shield once more and spin a second time, surrounding himself with a small tornado that expanded and acted as a barrier that pushed everyone away, giving Zelts space to think about his next move. He remembered what Violet told him about snapping people out of Malinda's Trance; hit them hard enough to knock them out of it or render Malinda unconscious.
The wind dispersed and Zelts quickly moved toward Malinda to end this quickly, but his path was cut short by the hypnotized prisoners that stood in his way. They weren't armed with weapons, but that didn't stop them from trying to overpower him with sheer numbers by dogpiling him, but with his shield, he charged toward them like a battering ram. They were bystanders under Malinda's Trance, but they were also prisoners, so Zelts didn't feel as bad as he did for the guards. After charging through several of them, Zelts split his shield into wingblades again and blasted small bursts of wind to push them all aside, making his way to Malinda as her horde were following behind him. There was only one more prisoner in front of her, so Zelts motioned his arms for another attack, but he stopped when he got a good look at the person. He wasn't a prisoner or a guard, he was C.P., the person he was charged with keeping safe. He halted his attack and was tackled over by the guards and prisoners.
Malinda laughed at the freelancer's hesitation and began to leave the facility with C.P. in tow as insurance. Not giving up, Zelts activated Conversion and absorbed the dust woven into his shirt. He didn't fully charge it, but he absorbed enough to give his body the boost it needed for him to get back on his feet, even with more than two dozen people on his back, and with a flex of his arms, he pushed them all back, knocking them all to the ground. He rushed over to Malinda, who ordered C.P. to be her shield and go attack Zelts. The brainwashed Vantablack moved in to attack the freelancer, but the fact that C.P. wasn't a fighter made it easy for Zelts, but embarrassing for C.P., who throws some pathetically weak punches that didn't do anything to his bodyguard. Zelts didn't even see the need to protect himself as each punch did nothing as C.P. released a barrage of blows. Seeing this as a way to get him out of the fight, Zelts grabbed his arm, twisted it around his back, and kicked him into an empty cell that was a few feet away. He locked it so C.P. wouldn't come out and make this worse, but doing this gave Malinda the time she needed to make it out of the prison.
Malinda was out of the building, running desperately to freedom, but a sudden gust of wind blasted her behind her back and knocked her down. She got up and turned around to see the freelancer approach from the distance, but as he got closer, she noticed that something was different about him, and when Zelts made toward her, she realized he blindfolded himself. Zelts used his scarf to act as a blindfold by wrapping it around his head, partly obscuring his vision, but giving him enough view to see Malinda while not being affected by Trance. Thinking he really couldn't see her, Malinda bolted for the gates, but Zelts swung his wingblades to release another large wind blast that knocked her over again. He couldn't see her all that well, but he could make out her figure through the fabric and just attacked indiscriminately in her general area. He continued doing this, sending wave after wave of gust at her which tossed and turned her around like a rag doll. She was helpless and at his mercy. He created a small tornado and launched it at her, surrounding and trapping her in the swirling vortex as it moved closer to him. The tornado dispersed when it was a few feet away from Zelts and Malinda fell to the ground. She was beaten, but Zelts grabbed her by the arm to get her back on her feet and said, "You're going back to prison and you're going to set everyone free. Is that understood?"
"…Fine, no need to twist my arm. I'll do it," Malinda said reluctantly. Zelts escorted her back into the building she just escaped from and true to her word, Malinda deactivated Trance with a thought, releasing her hold on everyone, lest she receive a further lashing from the freelancer. Zelts explained everything that happened to the guards and they took Malinda back to her cell as he left to check on the person he was charged with keeping safe. When he opened the cell door, he saw that C.P. was sleeping on the bed like nothing happened, making Zelts feel happy that he was alright, but also a little irked that the one who caused all this mayhem was sleeping like a baby. He walked over and nudged C.P. awake.
"Copper, wake up. It's time to go."
C.P. woke up and looked at Zelts before saying, "Already, what happened to that nice lady?" Zelts explained how Malinda used him to escape and everything that transpired. C.P. sat there for a while to process what he was told. Zelts thought he was showing signs of maturity by reflecting on his actions so he wouldn't do something like this again, but what C.P. said next dashed those thoughts. "You think she'll go out with me if I promised to wait for her? I'll definitely visit her again if she wants."
All Zelts could do was put his hand on his head like he was suffering from a headache. Zelts never thought he would hit someone for being so thickheaded, but right now, he was mulling it over. After an internal debate, Zelts decided against striking C.P. and guided him back to Clair to end this infuriating mission. This was an irritating day for him and he hoped his friends were doing better.
Setting: Underground Temple
The King Taijitu's dead body was slowly disintegrating and the stone vessel used by the Geist was hunched over with cracks, ice, and scorch marks all over it. The Grimm itself was just impaled in the mask by an Enigma and it vanished in a cloud of black smoke. Violet was breathing heavily as she sat down to recover a little after a long-fought battle. The area was littered with Enigmas and the ground had several large cracks, showing that this was an intense battle. In Violet's hand was one of her daggers, but it was broken. The blade was broken off and she scuffed at her misfortune, but the thought of well-earned treasure helped her get over it. She approached the chest, unlocked it by using her knife like a key, and opened it to view it's contents.
Setting: Clair's Office
Zelts returned C.P. to Concordia where they parted ways, though C.P. only took a few steps before he saw a beautiful woman cross his path and he decided to follow her. Zelts ignored this and went to Clair's office, where he informed her of the events that took place when they were in prison. She was actually astonished to hear about the ordeal Copper has put Zelts through and said, "Oh my, I am so sorry Zelts. I know he's an idiot, but his actions have never caused such harm. To you, the guards, even the prisoners who were used by Malinda. I can't express how terrible I feel about all this. Tell me, is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"
"There's no need for that Clair. Like I said, there's no debt among friends," Zelts said, but Clair shook her head defiantly.
"No, a member of my family made things worse for you and I need to repay you with more than just what you were promised as a reward. Is there something you want? A favor you'd like from me to do for you?" At first, Zelts thought this was all unnecessary, but he did think of one thing he wanted. Something only Clair could do for him and this was a good time to ask for it.
"There is one thing, but you might find it foolish," he said, but she insisted that he continue and he did, "You know about Lily and how she is currently living somewhere in Vale. I haven't been able to see her since I've returned, but we keep in touch and-" Clair giggled a little before trying to suppress it.
"I understand. You'd like to see her again. Luckily for you, I am willing to fulfill that wish." Her words made Zelts look at her with surprise as she continued, "My pilot will fly you to your friend with my airship, but I can only permit this once. It's my only airship darling."
"R-really? I can see Lily?" he asked it wasn't real or Clair was playing some prank on him.
"Of course, sweetheart. My ship is ready whenever you are. Go see your special friend and make some memories," Clair said as she grinned at the change in expression. From confusion to happy, Zelts' bad day changed to a great one. The woman, his friend, was giving him a real chance to see Lily in person and he couldn't hide the fact that he was beyond happy. In fact, Zelts was so overwhelmed with emotion that he lost all sense of formality and did something unexpected. He rose from his seat, walked over to Clair, and hugged her, lifting her from her seat at the mercy of his strength, though she didn't seem to mind because she was smiling as well.
"Ahahaha!"
"Thank you, Clair. Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me. I-I don't know when I'll make this trip, but it will happen. I'll find a way to repay you. I promise," Zelts said while still holding the woman in his arms.
"You spent a day with Copper. That's payment enough." Zelts put her down as she continued, "Just tell me when you'd like to depart and I'll make the arrangements. Now go enjoy the rest of your day darling." With that, Zelts left Clair's office with a spring in his step.
Setting: Team VRSZ Base
Zelts was walking down the sidewalk back to his home. He stopped when he finally made it to the front gate, but his gleeful moment was halted by the sudden appearance of his leader, Violet, who he wasn't expecting to be back in at least two more days. She looked at him with an arched eyebrow and said, "Zelts, are you feeling alright?"
"Y-Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because on my way here I saw you pretty much dance your way on the other end of the sidewalk."
"Oh that…uh…I had a good day. I'll tell you about it later. Actually, how was the mission? Did you find any treasure?" Violet's face seemed to changed when he asked his question. She seemed rather upset and annoyed.
"Worst mission ever. The client said I could have a portion of the treasure as payment, I went through traps, secret doors, almost eaten, battled Grimm, and broke one of my daggers. All for this." Violet pulled out a small piece of paper and showed it to Zelts. He looked at it and the written message on it that said;
"Adventure and friendship are the greatest treasure of all!"
"What kind of bullshit is that!? That place was full of traps and Grimm! What kind of psychoi does that to people!?"she shouted.
Zelts was trying his best to hold back his laughter, but he couldn't as he laughed while hunched over. He knew this is never the kind of thing she enjoyed. If it's not money or jewels, then she had no use for it. Violet squinted her eyes because he was laughing at her misfortune. She did a job basically for free and lost one of her daggers in the process, but the she thought about how her day was over and how she can unwind in the peace of her own home. The duo walked to the front door together and he was about to open it when he heard gunfire coming from inside. Immediately, Violet kicked the door open and rolled into the base with throwing knives in her hands while Zelts had his wingblades out, but the sight they saw was something they weren't prepared for.
They both saw Remus and Silver with their weapons out, attacking nothing but air while knocking down furniture and shooting holes in the walls. Violet's day was already bad and their buffoonery only made it worse. Silver had his guns out as he tried to shoot the fly, but for some reason, he couldn't hit his mark. Even Remus' was fast strikes were missing the fly and it bothered both of them to no end. Silver was just about to combine his guns to transform Fenrir into sniper form, but Violet ran over to him and slugged the side of his head, knocking him down. The action surprised Remus, who received the same treatment two seconds after Silver. While she knocked some sense into her boneheaded teammates, the world's most elusive fly buzzed out the base by going through the front door she and Zelts left open. Silver was extremely upset that it ended like this, but he wasn't going to question Violet unless he wanted to get punched again. Remus didn't show it, but he was dismayed as well due to the fly being able to get around his attacks and live to tell the tale. It truly wasn't a good day for any of them, except for Zelts, who had a pretty alright day if you asked him.