It was grim sight to see Gray and Gold Saw go enter that elevator. The elevator came online on its own even though the Kimono girl's protests that she hadn't opened it. She was supposed to open it by using her computer to hack whatever was keeping the elevator off line. They seemed so prepared, that Gray was in league on her own. Not even the Oblivion Empire was this prepared, Gray seemed prepared for any possible outcome. In addition she was a competent leader, she even was able to keep Gold Saw in line, somthing even I failed at doing.

Team Gray Star the perfect foil to Team Black Star. What I wanted to know though is why. Were they out for revenge due to my last run in with them? Or was it a mission? Were they still after Devil Girl? Or were they just trying to prove themselves as superior to us?

Only one way to find out. I tried to decide who'd be the best one to ask, there was the girl with the hoodie and the large mechanical arms, the ticked off pink-haired maid, and finally the person who saved me, the girl with an infinite amount of zippers on her kimono.

"Hey...um... Thanks for saving me," I said.
The kimono wearer was surprised and tried to pretend she hadn't heard me. She was seated in front of the elevator messing with the laptop which was connected to the elevator controls. The maid, on the other hand, was in the kitchen looking through the food, while Mech hands was outside on guard.

I pressed on, trying to seem friendly as possible even though I had just threatened them an hour ago with a sword, "You can call me Rock or Shooter if you want,"

The girl sighed and looked up from her monitor, "I'm not going to help you, you know."

"I just don't want a good deed go unaccounted for," I responded. I waited for her response but she remained quiet so I continued on, "so what's your name?"

She remained concentrated on her computer until a plate of food came up against her face.

"She won't talk," the pink-haired maid said as she handed a plate to the girl.

"Take this outside. I'll give you your plate once you come back," I would've been lying if I said that I wasn't hungry, I was actually looking forward to Butler's cooking today.

As the girl took the plate and went outside the maid got another plate from the counter and went towards me, "How about it? Want some?"

"Who gave you the right to use our-" my stomach growled, "If you don't mind."

"Betrayed by the stomach," she let out a small laugh.

"Yeah," I said joining in on the laugh.

Once we calmed down she added, "I'll have to spoon feed you so I hope you like trains."

I decided to roll with it and added in, "Aww...I was hoping for a plain."

Once we stopped giggling I got serious and had to ask her, "Why are you being so nice even though you kidnapped me?"

"Well," she began, as Mech hands and Kimono came into the mess hall, "we want to know somthing."

Odd why would they be so nice to interrogate me this way, this was taking good cop to its extremes. "I'm not going to sell my team out if that's what you're asking."

"No it's not that," Mech hands said, "We want to know why we're out here, after you guys."

"You don't know either?" I said a bit surprised.

"No not at all," Pink-hair said.

"Um... Shouldn't we introduce ourselves?" The kimono girl said in a low tone.

"Alright, but this doesn't mean we're friends," Mech hands said.

"Alright. I guess I don't need too?" I said as I tried to get comfortable despite being tied up.

Pink hair began first, "Right. I'll start off, I'm Underworld Vulcan, and I am not calling you mistress." She seemed pretty serious about the last part.

Next up was the girl who saved me, "I'm Demon User...uh...Cannon User...err... I mean...DEMON CANNON USER!"

Wow, was she really a bounty hunter? She must be an exceptionally good hunter if she was in this team. I had to wonder, did she have an alternate personality during battle?

Apparently Mech Hands noticed and explained, "She's not a hunter, she's just your stereotypical quiet computer geek, all those pockets are for cables and things."

"Well that answers that," I directed my speech to Mech Hands, "And you are?"

"I'm-"

The situation went from bad to worse when- scratch that from worse to even more worse, when a familiar ding echoed through the mess hall. The elevator doors oppened and out stepped Mii, Devil Girl, and Alice with a restrained Gray.

As the elevator door closed behind them Alice and Matagi and acted as back up as Mii spoke, "Gray Star rinde te, resistance is futile."

Underworld Vulcan cursed to herself, "Shit what do we do?"

In response Mech Hands turned around and surprised everyone, "Hello Mii."

"You?" Mii seemed incredulous, the tension seemed so thick you'd need a weapon to cut it. The situation just couldn't get worse.

Apparently the universe has a sense of humor because the moment I thought that the elevator made it's signature ding. When the doors opened inside Matagi and Gold Saw were brawling, both of their swords cast aside at the back of the elevator.

Looks like Gold Saw is getting the battle royale she wanted. May the odds every be in our favor.

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Black Rock Shooter is the property of the artist, Huke, no copyright infringement intended. I would appreciate, support, comments, and constructive criticism. See a spelling/grammar mistake don't be hesitant to mention it in a review, negative or positive. GUH HORRIBLE! I don't blame you guys if you stop reading, once chapter 16 is out feel free to skip there, it will summarize anything needed. Did I mention I HATE this chapter? By the way, the following is purely skippable just a humorous bit taken from the beginning from the first of three drafts for this chapter. It is written in Black Devil Girl's point of view:

"Matagi glared triumphantly and I tried to act as scared as possible without over doing it. She placed down her cards showing that her cards added up to twenty-one, "Gimme." I grudgingly gave her my glasses and she quickly put them on. We were playing for clothes and since the only ones I had were the ones Rock saved me on that day.

I did my best to play it up, I slammed my hands on the table and screamed out, "THIS IS BULLSHIT!"

"Don't play if ya' can't win," Matagi answered calmly.

I tried to not smile as I noticed she was getting over confident, this was my chance.
"Double or nothing," I said a bit too confidant, "you can have rest of my clothes if you win, but if I win you return it all and I get your headphones."

"Yeah when hell freezes over," she answered plainly.

"Don't play if ya can't win."

"Alright then," she said as she placed two cards in front of herself that I then swiped if from her. I had been faking losses the whole day and I knew this was the perfect time to strike, especially with a six and a four.

Matagi stayed silent and pulled another card from the pile and a smile came to her face. I knew that it didn't matter, she would've been much happier if she had gotten twenty-one. I went for a card and let the king in my sleeve slip out, falling in my hand making for a convincing draw. I put the king in my hand of cards then I put it on the table. "Twenty-one, pay up I want my ear buds back, and my boots, and my new headphones, and my-"

"Okay I get it." She said defeated.

"Well...?"

"'Well' what?"

"My clothes. You stupid?"

"Here," she threw me my boots at me and I put them on.

"Now give me your headphones."

"No!" She put her headphones onto her neck and clasped them..."

Not very obliged,
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