Setting: VRSZ Base

Time: The Day Absinthe Took Zelts

It has been two hours since Violet read Zelts's note that he went out for a walk and she was getting concerned. She sat at the island table lost in her thoughts, not noticing the plate of food in front of her.

"Vi, Violet... VI!" Silver shouted trying to snap her out of her trance and it worked.

"Hm...uh, what? Oh, thanks Silver." Violet started to eat her food, but with less vigor than usual and he detected it.

"What's wrong with you? It usually doesn't take you this long to be crabby," Silver jested but it didn't land. Violet didn't respond to his joke as she answered his question.

"Zelts has been gone for a while, I'm worried."

"He can take care of himself. Probably took on a mission or something." Silver tried to satisfy her curiosity but it didn't work.

"If he took a mission he would've text me, he prefers to keep us informed on what he does, unlike someone I know," she said the last part teasingly. His joke from earlier didn't fall on deaf ears.

"Ha ha, cute. If you're that worried call him," Silver said grabbing his own plate.

"I did, three times, no answer."

"Now that is out of the ordinary. If you want, we can look around and ask people if they've seen him." Violet nodded and Silver got up.

"You got it boss. I'll let Remus know."

Setting: Moneta

Like all of her searches, Violet began at Moneta to speak to the man who knew everything that happens in Fortuna, Sterling Vantablack.

"Hello Miss Violet, Mister Remus, Mister Silver, come for a job?" Sterling asked as he set missions on the board using his scroll.

"Actually old man, we wanted to ask you if Zelts came by for a mission or if you heard anything about him." Silver said.

"I'm sorry to say, but he hasn't come in nor did I hear anything about him. If I do see Zelts, I'll let him know you are looking for him," Sterling said wishing them luck before they left.

"Now what?" Silver said aloud and Violet contemplated while Remus tried to think of something as well.

"All I can think of is looking around," Remus said coming up blank, but Violet felt the same.

"True, maybe we can find some clues to help us track him down," Violet suggested and her words made Silver think.

"Say that again," he asked trying to remember something.

"...Maybe we can find some clues and track him down?" She didn't know where he was going, but it looked like he had an idea.

"I totally forgot, we can track him, with the same tracking device you used on me." Silver was proud of his idea but she wasn't following.

"Except, I never put a tracer on Zelts. After that thing with Turquoise I don't really use them anymore."

"Well, I may have... borrowed them to play pranks on Zelts and Remus, know where they were going, plan stuff in advance, that kind of stuff." Violet was not amused by this use of her tracers and to lock them away. "You steal my equipment to make fun of Remus and Zelts?"

"So that means we can track Zel- You make fun of me?!" Remus shouted genuinely surprised by this.

Violet looked at her scroll and pulled up the tracer icon. She found out it was working and the tracer was on the move further into the desert. "Where are you going?" she whispered then realized they weren't going to make it to his location within the day based on where Zelts was and where they are now. "Wherever he's going, we won't make it on foot," Violet told her boys, but suddenly walked to Concordia.

Remus followed suit and so did Silver but he was confused. "Where are you going?"

"To borrow some wheels."

Setting: Concordia

In Concordia, Team VRSZ was recognized as Clair de Lune's special friends, meaning they have more leeway than ordinary citizens. They used the elevator to her office and knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"Maybe she's not in," Silver said, but that didn't stop Violet from barging into her office where they found the Lady of Fortuna, asleep at her desk on top of several documents. Seeing Clair like this instead of mischievous, hard to read, or playful really humanized her in Silver's eyes.

"Huh," was his response and it was enough to stir the young woman from her slumber. She raised her head and one of the documents sticking to her face. Even a little dazed, Clair still looked beautiful.

"Working hard or hardly working?" Violet greeted.

Clair stretched her arms and silently yawned before responding. "Hello Wallflower," she said then looked over to Remus and Silver and smiled at them. "Where's your other boy toy?" she asked with her usual playful tone and it did strike a nerve with Violet. She wasn't comfortable with her friend referring to her male friends as her property.

"Zelts is out of the city and we don't know why. We have his location, but not the means to get there, so-"

"You wish to ask me for a vehicle. That was your plan?"

"Actually, the plan was to ask you for a vehicle while Remus gave you his puppy dog eyes, a sure thing," Silver chimed in and Remus smiled at the use of his name.

"Hehehe, there's no need, if you like, I could loan you one of the vehicles used by my task force. I want it back in one piece okay?"

Violet was grateful. "Thank you so much Clair."

"Follow me," Clair said as she walked with them to Concordia's garage.

"You're taking us because you want to avoid work." Violet stated understanding her friend's game and Clair smiled.

"You got me."

"Uh... Clair," Silver said as they were in the elevator.

"Yes?" Silver scratched the back of his head.

"Um... how's Bianca doing?" he asked and she giggled.

"Bianca's doing very well. She's undergoing training to become a member of my task force, so you probably won't hear from her for a while or Ghost for that matter, I personally made sure he remain home till he felt better."

"Oh, that's good to know." Silver was a little sad that he won't be able to see her.

"Don't worry, we keep in touch and talk so there's nothing to fret about, Silvester," she said teasingly and he sighed in relief.

"Thanks Cla- what did you call me?" Silver said and she giggled.

"Oh nothing Silvester, nothing." Violet made sure to remember that name.

Reaching the garage, they found only one vehicle available, a police truck used for transporting criminals, meaning there was little room in the front which was just a large seat that could barely fit three people.

"Beggars can't be choosers, thanks Clair," Silver said.

"Good luck on your rescue mission VRSZ."

Team VRSZ crammed themselves into the truck with Remus in the middle, Silver on the right, and Violet taking the driver's seat.

"Déjà Vu," Silver said trying to get what little elbow room he can. Violet drove out of the garage with Clair waving them goodbye.

Setting: Desert

VRSZ drove through the desert in the uncomfortable truck while following the tracer on Zelts's person. While Violet focused on driving, Silver was still trying to get comfortable to no avail and it seemed like he was the only one who cared. Violet was driving and Remus was staring out into the vast desert with fascination, like something unexpected was going to pop out and due to circumstances, his happiness pissed off Silver.

"Remus, buddy, do me a favor?" he asked kindly and Remus looked his way. "Sit in the back," Silver said and it broke Violet's concentration.

"What are you doing? We can't have him sit in the back," she said defended her gullible friend.

"Why not, everyone would have more room, more importantly me."

"Except Remus would be in a hot box in the back. He'll be cooked alive back there," she retorted. Remus was innocently looking back and forth between the two as they argued.

"Besides, I need him up front for his semblance. What if something happens and we need to make a quick exit? He's fast enough to respond and he can't use it a room with no windows." Violet said and it shut Silver up.

He grunted and slumped in his seat. "Fine," he grumbled with a sour face that didn't go unnoticed.

"You can sit in the back if you want," Violet suggested and Silver remained quiet.

"I'm confused, am I sitting in the back or not?" Remus asked.

"No one is Remus, just keep an eye out for me." Violet changed from fierce to kind when she spoke to Remus.

"He really is an airhead," Silver thought before staring out into the desert.

Three hours past and the situation hasn't changed, except Silver was asleep on Remus's shoulder who didn't seem to mind. Violet looked at her scroll till she stopped the car.

"What's wrong?" Remus asked.

"The signal for the tracer disappeared," Violet said while checking to make sure it wasn't technical difficulties on her scroll.

"Does that mean Zelts is in trouble?"

"No, even if he were dead the tracer wouldn't stop giving a signal," she said more to herself. She looked at Remus who looked sad at the thought of Zelts dead. Violet had to rectify her mistake of speaking so bluntly. "B-but this doesn't mean he's dead. No, no, no, no, no! It could mean something is blocking the signal, so all we have to do is go to where the signal was last detected." It did make him feel better. Silver was still asleep drooling a little on Remus's shoulder.

As time passed, Violet and Remus became very aware of the Grimm roaming the desert and their numbers only increased the further they drove. They were all on guard except for Silver who was still asleep. Because Violet didn't know about the alternative route Absinthe used, she drove into a hornet's nest of Grimm. There were too many to avoid even if she bobbed and weaved around them, she crashed the truck into a large Deathstalker that looked very angry. The Grimm was about to pierce the truck, but Remus teleported both his teammates and himself out of the vehicle. The vehicle was ripped apart by the Grimm and they were behind it. Using the transport as a scapegoat, they left unnoticed.

"Clair is not going to be happy about that," Violet said not liking how to tell her friend about her truck.

Remus was carrying Silver on his back until the young man woke up like nothing happened. "H-huh? Why are holding me? ...And why are we out the car with Grimm around? This a dream?" Silver asked groggy.

From a bird's eye view, the sea of sand was covered by an ocean of black as VRSZ was surrounded by Grimm, weapons armed and backs against one another. "We can't win this," Silver remarked and Violet knew he was right.

"We don't need to win, we just need to get over there." Violet pointed at Never-End Rock.

Multiple Beowolves lunged at them, but they had their weapons drawn. Violet used her daggers to stab and rip them apart, Silver pummeled them with Ceasefire in twin staff then shot them dead in pistol mode and Remus mowing down anything that wasn't his ally. Violet wanted to preserve her arsenal so she stuck with her daggers instead of her throwing knives, Remus stayed vigilant and killed any Grimm that attacked the others from behind. Silver used Gravity to leap high above to shoot them, but was nearly knocked out of the sky by Nevermores and was forced to stay on the ground.

This was going nowhere as there were too many Grimm and they had to stick together with their backs against another. Seeing her moment, Violet ordered Remus to use his semblance to get them over to the rock. He placed a hand on both his teammates and left the area in a puff of blue smoke. With the top of the large rock in site, he was able to get them directly on top of it. The boys used this time to rest for a quick moment while Violet walked over to the ledge to survey the area. She saw that they were right on top of where the signal ended, but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. The rocky barrier kept most of the Grimm at bay, but nothing that would jam her signal, at least nothing she could see from above.

Remus teleported them back on the ground to survey the area but still found nothing. Under the harsh rays of the sun, they were getting tired really fast so they regroup to see what they came up with but all their efforts were fruitless. Violet was even beginning to doubt herself as she checked her scroll to double check if this was the location, but that went away when she heard the roar of an engine. Everyone looked and saw a black car driving through the sand, heading straight toward them to run them over. They quickly moved out of the way as the vehicle drove past them then stopped a few feet away.

Stepping out of the car was Absinthe with a stern look on his face.

"Impressive."

Additional Information

Silver has a habit of drooling in his sleep. When he was first introduced he was drooling on Zelts' shoulder.

Clair has spoken with Bianca multiple times and considers her a friend instead of an employee, just like Ghost and Blood. Their on good enough terms for Bianca to reveal Silver's true name and now Violet knows it. Clair is very flirtatious with those she considers close to her, man or woman. This behavior includes physical contact, pet names, coddling, and her friends feeling embarrassed. Her favorite victim is Violet, her best friend.

In physical appearance Clair de Lune is more curvaceous than Violet who has a more lean physical build, but both girls are attractive. According to Clair, Violet is a wild beauty, a fierce, powerful person that's alluring, but seems unreachable by normal standards and Violet doesn't know how pretty she is or denies it. Even Clair admits she finds Violet attractive, in fact, Violet attracts both males and females much to her confusion.

Remus considers the members of team VRSZ to be his closest friends and holds them all in high regard, but holds Violet a little higher. Silver and Zelts recognized this when the boy sides with her on nearly every vote and he usually goes to her for questions about things he doesn't know and more. One day, Silver called him out on this and asked why. Remus worded this wrong and said it was because Violet was 'his first.' This misunderstanding left Silver and Zelts shocked and Violet frantically trying to defend herself until Remus explained he meant she was his first friend ever. Since her relationship with VRSZ started with him, the feeling was mutual.