Oh my goodness, how long have I kept you guys waiting? Sorry for the haitus; I've been super busy and uncreative lately it isn't even funny. Anyway, this is a shorter chapter, and I just wanna say to you guys who've been waiting, thanks for reading, hope you guys enjoy, and I'll catch you all later!
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"BABE, WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO!?"
"Easy, Yang, easy."
"Yeah, easy for you to say! Where are you!?"
Hotel sighed then began pleading his case as Delta held a cup of water to his mouth, taking a sip as Sierra said, "she seems to be in a good mood."
"No kidding," Delta replied, the fire they were sitting at flickering ever so slightly. Lima scooted closer to Delta, snuggling with him due to her very canine nature as Delta began petting her hair, simply listening to Hotel trying to fight a losing battle to Yang. A smile graced his face before Sierra stated, "I see you're still as attached to home as ever, eh?"
Delta took a glance at the silverette, who then said, "This little town is barely a day away from Vale."
"Oh, right," Delta replied, "Yeah, I suppose."
"Speaking of which," Sierra continued, eyeing Delta's sword curiously. Delta blinked, then turned his head to look at his sword handle, then back at Sierra as he asked, "…want to see it?"
"Please," Sierra replied, causing Delta to pat Lima's head, waking her up from her little nap as he stood up. Stepping to the other side of the fire, Delta closed his eyes, concentrating his aura on his sword, which in turn, the sound of latches breaking apart filled the air as the sword itself broke off into four different blades, each in its own unique pair, alongside with the katana blade still attached to Delta's back. Sierra purred with interest as Delta opened his eyes, using his aura to wave his swords around his body, then back into one sword on his back as he turned back to Sierra and asked, "satisfied?"
"It's interesting, that's for sure," she replied, "I'm gonna guess that's that one vendor's design?"
"In a sense, yeah," Delta said, scratching the back of his head as he continued, "though the katana is my own twist."
"Oh? How so?"
"Well…."
Delta reached back, grabbing the sword handle, then heard a latch undo itself as he pulled the katana-bladed sword out from the other swords encasing it. Sierra, Lima, and Hotel, who had just gotten off the phone, all stared on in awe as Delta stated, "Each sword can be pulled out individually. All of them have their own unique roles. Quite useful when I'm stuck in a situation where I need either a specific technique, or have to experiment my way out of situations."
"So it's essentially a swiss army knife," Hotel inquired, putting his finger under his chin. Delta snorted a laugh, then sheathed the katana into its literal sword sheath and replied, "In a sense, yeah."
Two of the swords broke off the sheath, the two being smaller, double-edged swords with no proper handles. Delta waved them around, then watched them float over his shoulder. The other three stared on in curiosity as Delta stated, "These two are the ones that I use for support, for parrying, stabbing, all that good stuff."
Delta then reached back and grabbed two larger blades that made up the double edges of the sheath, pulling them off the katana.
"These two are the wedge busters," he continued, "Mostly cutting through all the hard stuff. Which Hotel was in the front row seat to see."
Hotel nodded, remembering the sight of Delta cutting through the Beringal's arm.
"And finally…"
Delta then stuck the two larger, single-edged swords into the ground and synced with the katana, pulling it off his back and waving it around before he finally floated it in front of himself. Grabbing onto the handle, he swung it twice in the air, then smiled to himself. Sierra observed the sword, noticing a slight, blue tint to it as Delta stated, "this one…is my favorite."
"And why's that," Sierra asked, touching her chin out of curiosity. Delta smiled, putting the blade on his shoulder as he replied, "Simply put, it does what both the other two sets do. All in one."
"Well, go figure," Sierra sighed, poking her forehead from the obvious answer. Delta chuckled, then waved all the swords back, the two larger swords encasing the katana, followed by the two smaller swords attaching to the sides of the now double-edged sword. Slashing the air twice, Delta slipped the weapon onto his back again, the other three somewhat amazed.
Delta then let out a sigh, walking over to a nearby stump and sitting down. Lima, taking notice of his sudden drop in mood, immediately walked over and sat down next to him, nuzzling into him. Sierra then approached, followed by Hotel, the former sitting on Delta's other side, and the latter sitting on the ground in front of him. Sensing the amazingly droopy mood, Sierra scoffed as she leaned onto him and asked, "What's on your mind?"
There was a moment of silence. Delta hesitated to tell his former teammates about what was on his mind, the three immediately sensing his hesitation. After a solid half-hour of silence, Delta finally sighed and said, "…Did you guys…fight a strange trio?"
Immediately, the girls took notice. Hotel raised an eyebrow, somewhat thrown for a loop. Lima's ears perked up aggressively as she remembered the woman who almost shot her ears off. Sierra grit her teeth, getting off of Delta as she clenched her fists. Delta, immediately knowing the answer, stood up and helped Hotel to his feet as Sierra said, "You weren't there for it, Hotel, but there were three guys who attacked us when I went on that supervisor job."
"No kidding," Hotel whistled as Delta clenched his fists. Lima, sensing his distress, immediately hopped off the stump and approached him again, her ears lowering as she touched his arm. Glancing at her, Delta sighed and pat her head, saying, "I'm fine."
"Are you now?"
Turning to Sierra, Delta blinked as the silverette stated, "Those three gave us a run for our money. How do you know about them, anyway?"
Delta again blinked, then sighed and said, "…Because they threatened Ruby, that's how I know them."