Hello, readers! WaterDragonMaverick here to welcome you to the next chapter of "Sideline: Another Story" and the end of the first round of the Vytal Festival Tournament. With two battles dealt with for my Original Characters in Fragment Hunter, the only team remaining to fight in the tournament is Team SAFR. In this chapter, we'll see if they can take on their opponents or not. So, get ready for a battle of strength, skill, and strategy.
Are You Ready!?
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As the day went on, the members of Fragment Hunter enjoyed their time between matches and waited for when Team SAFR had to head off to Amity Colosseum for their battle. As they did, Sunset was walking around on her own while her pet gecko was on her head. Snacking on some taiyaki that Azalea suggested she try, the flame-haired girl soon saw somebody that she recognized at one of the booths. Seeing a raccoon tail and hair that was colored similarly to it, Sunset approached the Faunus and silently asked Phoenix to use his tongue to get their attention. When it happened, the Raccoon Faunus freaked out a little at the sudden feeling and turned to see Sunset Blaze. "Oh, hello there," Smoke said as he calmed down.
"Hey, Smoke. How's everything going," Sunset asked as she looked at the disguised phantom thief. "Catch any good fights earlier?"
"Oh yeah, Azalea's battle was just amazing and she makes that new outfit look good," Smoke Shadow said. "Too bad she's already taken if that passionate display after her victory wasn't obvious. I wonder if she's willing to see other people as well? I could show her a good time."
"Oh, was our kiss not something you enjoyed," Sunset remarked with a smirk on her face.
"Depends," Smoke said as he leaned closer to Sunset. "Did you like it?" As Smoke asked this, Sunset stood her ground with her smirk staying on her face as her cheeks started to turn pink. As Smoke inched closer, Phoenix jumped onto the Raccoon Faunus' face to get him to back off. "AAAAHH! That thing's scaring the crap out of me," Smoke told Sunset as the gecko climbed up her leg and onto her shoulder.
"Oh, Phoenix just seems to be protecting me," Sunset remarked. "But I should still get ready for my match."
"Well, I hope that you win," Smoke told her. "I'll be cheering for you, Spitfire," he said as he passed by her and kissed her on the cheek as he left.
Blushing at how Smoke kept flirting with her, Sunset shook her head to focus. "Calm down, Sunset," she said to herself. "He's a thief who probably does this with every girl he's interested in. He just said he'd want to be with Azalea. I wouldn't be surprised if he did it to rich girls and other women who are involved with his heists." As she tried to reason with herself and get focused for Team SAFR's match, she saw a flower on the ground and realized that Smoke must have placed it in her hair like back at the Beacon Dance. "Guess I can't help but fall for him a little," she said as she picked up the rose. "It's not love, though. More like infatuation at the moment."
"What about infatuation," asked Aurora Celeste as she and Nocturne approached Sunset.
"Nothing," Sunset quickly answered and burned the flower in her hands with her jacket. After she did, she stuffed her face with the last of her taiyaki and looked back at her teachers. After swallowing her snack, she spoke to the Celeste Sisters again. "So, the tournament's going well," Sunset commented.
"Indeed, it is," Aurora agreed. "Reminds me of when Team NOCT first attended it. We were able to advance all the way to the finals thanks to Noir's leadership, Orchid's speed and sharpshooting, my talents with my Semblance and swordplay, and Terracotta's strength."
"And eventually, Terra managed to win it for you guys," Sunset remarked as she remembered the opening ceremony.
"That's correct," Nocturne stated. "However, my sister would have been the one in the finals if she hadn't gotten sick the night before. Apparently, she ate too much cake back then."
"I didn't eat too much," Aurora argued with her sister. "I got food poisoning. There's a big difference."
"It doesn't sound like much of a difference, my elder sister," Nocturne retorted. "In fact, because I had to keep an eye on you, we couldn't watch Terracotta ascertain victory for Beacon Academy in person."
"Oh, don't get started on that," Aurora said as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Besides, you kept whining that you could see me battle in the finals like you wanted."
"Because you promised me," Nocturne whined like a little kid.
As the argument went on, Sunset and Phoenix laughed at how her dignified and regal-looking mentors were acting like the siblings they were. The three women snapped out of it when an announcement sounded off. "Would Team SAFR please report to the battlefield? Your match is coming up soon," Professor Port said.
"Well, I better get my stuff and meet my team," Sunset told the sisters.
"May fortune favor in this battle," Nocturne said as she waved to Sunset.
"Good luck, Sunset," Aurora voiced as Sunset headed for Amity Colosseum.
In the stands of Amity Colosseum, Fragment Hunter saw several fans of Team SAFR as a number of them had pictures of the girls that were decorated with hearts and some spectators even had their own versions of Vinyl's amethyst-colored sunglasses. As Azalea sat down next to Slate and Pinkie, she looked down at her chest to see Phoenix resting comfortably there since Sunset gave him to her while Team SAFR was fighting. Up in the commentator's booth, Port and Oobleck were busy at their jobs as they spoke to the audience. "Percival Ivory was certainly a handful for Team SLVR during their battle earlier, but Beacon's not out of the competition just yet," Port stated.
"That's correct, Peter. We're now going to watch the third and final team that makes up the group known as 'Fragment Hunter' give it their all in this match," Oobleck agreed.
"The lovely ladies of Team SAFR, led by Sunset Blaze, are sure to show what they're made of," Port told everyone as images of Team SAFR were shown on the screens. "But I don't think that they could be fully prepared for their opponents today."
"Quite right," Oobleck remarked before elaborating. "Team GLOW from Atlas is a skilled quartet that has completed their missions with record precision and skill according to General James Ironwood," he stated as images of the aforementioned team appeared on the screen for viewers at home. "These four are only in their second year, but they have accomplished many things that could easily consider them candidates for the Atlesian Military's Special Operatives unit if they chose."
"Personally, I think that these fine soldiers of battle should have the freedom to choose what to do after they graduate," Port voiced. "Helping those in need and defeating Grimm, fighting for the safety and wellbeing of their Kingdom, or even just enjoying the world as they explore what they haven't seen for themselves. That's the life of a Huntsman in my book!"
"Pretty sure that's one of the most common stories you can find in a store's bargin bin," Oobleck playfully retorted.
"Ho ho! That was a snappy comeback, Doctor," Port said with a chuckle. "Let's get ready for what fields our two teams will be facing off in," he said as everyone's attention changed to the battlefield.
Team SAFR and Team GLOW were standing in the middle of the arena as the biomes for the match were being selected. As the field was randomized, the two teams began to converse with each other. "So, should we get the obvious question out of the way," Rebecca asked as Team SAFR looked at Oren Maxwell's mechanical left arm.
"I lost it when I was younger," Maxwell bluntly stated as he held up his hand. "Train incident around Argus. Luckily for me, my parents were decorated members of the Atlas Military like Garnet's, so they were able to help me get it replaced thanks to General Ironwood."
"Neat," Vinyl remarked.
"I bet they'll enjoy watching this battle at home, then," Sunset mused.
"Same with my boyfriend back in Atlas," Raduga mentioned. "We've been together for nearly a year now."
"You know, a good idea for a present would be a pair of earrings in the same design as your emblem," Celadon voiced. "That way, he'll always have a piece of you with him." Raduga thought the idea over and nodded in agreement.
"I look forward to seeing how well all of you can face off against us," Garnet said to Team SAFR as he tried to get everyone back on topic.
After Team GLOW's biome was selected, a large field of ice rose up and the two teams commented on it. "Sweet! I've already got the advantage," exclaimed Raduga as he threw a fist into the air.
"Calm down," Lucy Diamond told her teammate. "We still need to remain focused on the battle. They'll probably have an area they can work with as well," she reminded as Team SAFR's side of the arena revealed itself. Rising behind them, a ruined urban environment similar to destroyed settlements such as Mountain Glenn emerged and the girls nodded in agreement over the battlefield. "See what I mean," Lucy said.
"However, we can still use it to our advantage as well," Garnet stated to his team. "When the match begins, we'll go with Attack Pattern Delta-12."
"Roger," Maxwell, Lucy, and Raduga all replied.
Team SAFR all had slightly worried looks on their faces as they remembered that their opponents were essentially a military unit with more field experience than they had. However, they were still confident enough that they could face off against them as Oobleck counted down. "3, 2, 1, start," the green-haired teacher exclaimed and the fight began.
Immediately, Raduga headed for the Ice Biome and activated the skates of his boots, which allowed him to maneuver on the frozen terrain with greater ease. At the same time, Lucy held up her hand to show that she wore some sort of contraption on her wrists. Grabbing onto Garnet, she fired a cable toward the closest building of the Urban Biome and the two were pulled to the rooftop. As Team SAFR saw the team separating themselves, Oren Maxwell charged forward and transformed his arm into its hammer mode. Swinging the weaponized robotic limb, Maxwell dealt powerful strikes to the girls and separated them from each other. Retreating to avoid getting hit by the hammer, Team SAFR split up and entered the two sides of the battlefield. Garnet watched from the rooftop as Lucy used her cables to reach a different building and began to follow Celadon. "Excellent work, team," Garnet said to himself as he transformed his gun into its sniper rifle mode and began to wait.
In the Ice Biome, Vinyl managed to balance herself and searched for Raduga White as she began skating. As she looked around, she heard the sound of skates against ice and turned to see Raduga heading right for her with a grin on his face. Speeding toward Vinyl, Raduga landed a punch against Vinyl's cheek before he turned around and began to kick her several times. Knocking Vinyl away, Raduga laughed as he started to continue his assault. Striking at her with his bladed feet, Vinyl had to use her hard light disks as shields to defend herself as the attacks kept pushing her along the ice. Thinking of an idea, Vinyl used her Semblance to blast Raduga as he came in for another attack and directly hit his chest. Getting knocked away, Raduga smirked as he started to skate around as Vinyl stood on one of her disks and started to shoot at him. As he dodged the energy projectiles, his movements just got faster and faster until he created images of himself that started to skate behind him. Vinyl lifted her sunglasses to check if she was seeing things before Port and Oobleck spoke. "And Raduga White has started to use his own Semblance to counter Miss Aurum's," Port stated.
"Mister White can increase his speed and even produce tangible afterimages that can act on their own so long as they keep moving in some way," Oobleck explained. "With this, he can keep attacking opponents or distract them long enough to figure out a new strategy."
"A Semblance with an appropriate name as well," Port added. "This is Raduga White's Speed Rush!"
Seeing the two clones skate around her, Vinyl attempted to make sure Raduga or his clones couldn't touch her as she used her platform as a hoverboard. Moving the disk toward the center of the arena, Vinyl looked back to see that the lead Raduga White used the Ice Dust in his skates to create a layer of ice on the battlefield so that his mobility wasn't hindered one bit. Surprised at the skill he had with Ice Dust, Vinyl watched as icicles began to form around Raduga and fire at her. Summoning a second disk, Vinyl blocked the attack before she heard a gun fire and nail her in the foot. As she got shot, the disk she was riding on faded and she fell to the ground. Rolling onto her back, Vinyl recovered and did a handspring that got her back onto her feet. Thankfully, her Aura protected her foot from getting injured, so she was able to keep fighting as one of Raduga's clones grabbed him and they began to spin around like a pair of figure skaters. The Raduga copies began to strike at Vinyl and she soon had to counter by dropping to the ground and kick at the one that held up the second. As soon as she did, the copy disappeared and the one being held had to retract his skates to land properly. As he did, the second clone rushed Vinyl to only be shot by Sunset. "Got your back, Vinyl," Sunset told her teammate telepathically as she looked at the two from a rooftop she was on.
Suddenly, a bullet flew nearby Sunset's head and grazed her hair. Looking at the direction it came from, Sunset realized it was Garnet Pepper and the two had to reposition themselves as so they wouldn't get spotted by each other. Switching his weapon's current form from Sniper Rifle to Machine Gun, Garnet Pepper entered one of the buildings just as he dodged throwing stars and gemstones to see Maxwell and Lucy waiting for him. Using hand signals, he directed his team to go with another plan of attack. Understanding the new tactics, the two nodded as they separated to handle Team SAFR. "Come get some, SAFR," Maxwell shouted as he threw his left arm forward and the fist flew toward Vinyl as she dodged one of Raduga's kicks.
"Ow! The back of my head," Vinyl exclaimed as she was hit by the metal hand. Maxwell ran toward Vinyl and caught his fist while it was still in the air so that he could reattach it to his arm. As he did, it changed into its hammer form and he swung the weapon into Vinyl's back to send her flying. As Vinyl grunted from the impact, a cloud of smoke formed in front of her and caught the girl. Looking down, Vinyl smiled as Rebecca used her Semblance to manipulate the smoke she created and made it solid. Just as Rebecca and Vinyl headed off for another part of the Urban Biome, Lucy Diamond pulled out a pair of knives and attached them to her cables. Launching the knives toward the two girls, Lucy managed to essentially slingshot herself at them. Just as Vinyl and Rebecca dodged, Lucy began to kick at them and try to slash at the two with her knives as she held them in her hands. Blocking her blades with their own, Rebecca and Vinyl managed to get Lucy's guard open and hit her with their Semblances. Pushing her back, they gave each other a thumbs up before they went to regroup with Celadon and Sunset. Just as they started to move, a wall of ice began to form in front of them as Garnet fired at them using Dust from the Ice Biome in his weapon.
Using her Semblance, Rebecca created a smokescreen that obscured the vision of Garnet so that she and Vinyl could escape. However, Garnet used his hearing to compensate for the lack of vision and heard their footsteps to his right. Firing in that direction, more ice formed and nearly froze the girls solid as they quickly dodged. "Time for something new," Rebecca said to herself as she used her Semblance once more. Directing her smoke toward Garnet, Rebecca manipulated it so that it transformed from a gas to a liquid and ink splattered all over Garnet's face. As the Dog Faunus spit ink out of his mouth, Rebecca and Vinyl managed to reunite with their teammates. "These guys are trouble," Rebecca told the others.
"You're telling me. Lucy's abilities are quite remarkable with how she maneuvers through the battlefield and has been fighting me," Celadon stated.
"This team is a trained military unit with all kinds of strategies. How are we going to deal with them," Rebecca asked.
Thinking it over and realizing what Rebecca said, Sunset came up with an idea. "Strategy, huh? They're not the only ones who can come up with battle plans," Sunset remarked. "This whole thing can be like a video game. One side has more experience and training, but we still beat them if we think creatively. And while they need to use code phrases and hand signals, they don't have our psychic link." Hearing what Sunset was stated, Team SAFR's hopes grew as they prepared to fight back.
In the stands, the rest of Fragment Hunter was talking about the match. "That Raduga's pretty skilled with his feet. He reminds me of a mix between that Mercury guy and Weiss with how he moves," Vixen said.
"And Maxwell's robot arm is a very powerful weapon with how he's able to deal with the girls," Layla stated.
Terracotta spoke up about how he thought about Team GLOW. "Those kids from Atlas definitely have battlefield training thanks to being second-year students, but that's not going to help them out entirely."
"You're right, Terracotta. No plan survives first contact with the enemy," Aurora said as she looked at where Team SAFR was planning their next move. "Let's hope that Sunset and the others can handle themselves."
"Sunset's smart, strong, and skilled," Azalea stated as she watched the battle with Phoenix in her jacket. "She can think of something because she literally has all of us on her side."
"She's right about that," Slate agreed as he looked Azalea in the eye. The two smiled at each other while Pinkie tried to reach over and gently pet Phoenix as the gecko made noises from Azalea's outfit. "I know Sunset will be able to do something about Team GLOW."
On the other side of the stands, Smoke Shadow and his allies were keeping an eye on both teams. "Come on, Blaze. I know that you're tougher than this," Smoke whispered to himself.
After getting a plan together, Team SAFR separated and headed off to different areas of the Urban Biome. Team GLOW saw this and decided to change their tactics once again when Garnet gave new instructions. "Pursuit Plan Gold-4," the Dog Faunus ordered his team and they nodded in agreement. Maxwell struck the nearest structure to break off a piece of the building and Lucy caught it in her hands before passing it to Raduga. Speeding after the closest member of Team SAFR, Raduga threw the piece of concrete toward Celadon. Dodging it, Celadon was surprised to see the object levitating in the air before it came back toward her. Nailing her in the stomach, the concrete pulled her back to Maxwell and Lucy as it returned to the building it was broken off from.
"Just what was that," Celadon questioned as she picked herself off the ground and fixed her hair.
"Well, it looks as though Lucy Dimond has used her Semblance to great effect," Oobleck explained. "She has the ability to restore objects to their previous form. This allows her to put broken environments back together and if she stops it halfway through, she can create makeshift walls out of destroyed items."
"That power is just crazy, Miss Diamond," Port voiced in excitement over seeing the Semblance in action.
"This is one reason why we're so skilled in our missions," Lucy stated to Celadon. "I can help repair broken homes for people after Grimm attacks and bandit raids. Plus, it has combat capabilities as well."
"A lovely power that's fitting for a girl such as yourself," Celadon remarked as she held out her spear. "Allow me to showcase my own!" Spinning her weapon around, Celadon created numerous gemstones and lined them up like billiards before thrusting her spear forward and launching one more gem into the group. As soon as the spear and gems came into contact with each other, the projectiles shot around the area and struck at the two members of Team GLOW. Taking a barrage of hits from different angles, Lucy was soon pushed back and had to use her Semblance to create a wall to defend herself. Maxwell, on the other hand, pushed through the damage and went to go attack Celadon with his fists. She countered by focusing her Semblance onto her own hand and punched at Maxwell's fist as he swung it. The impact created a shockwave that pushed both fighters back and Celadon retreated to the Ice Biome after.
As Celadon moved, Sunset used her Semblance to search for Garnet. "Okay, then. I've been using this power a lot during training, so let's see how it works in an actual battle," Sunset thought to herself as she closed her eyes and concentrated on Garnet. When she opened them, they became a garnet red color instead of their usual teal and she could see what Garnet saw. As she saw herself in the sights of a scope, Sunset pointed her hand forward and launched a fireball at Garnet. Getting hit by the flames, Garnet had to retreat and was soon caught by Rebecca's Semblance. Using the smoke to grab onto him, Rebecca sent the cloud flying at shot Garnet out of the battlefield. "Yes," Sunset exclaimed as Team SAFR managed to get the advantage.
"Outstanding! Just like that, Team SAFR has taken Garnet Pepper out of the fight by ring-out," Port announced.
"This battle has been one of strategy so far, but now it seems that Team GLOW has lost their leader and a number of their plans," Oobleck added. "Let's see what happens next."
The audience was amazed at Team SAFR's moves through their battle and how they took out Garnet. "Haha! That's it! Way to go," Silver exclaimed as he cheered on his friends.
"Keep it up," Bianca called out to Team SAFR.
"Go girls, go," shouted Azalea as she pumped a fist into the air.
Aurora, Nocturne, and Terracotta all looked at each other with smiles on their faces as Sunset was able to coordinate her team to defeat one of Team GLOW's members. "Nice one, Sunset," Aurora remarked as she turned back to watch the battlefield.
Smoke Shadow and his gang all clapped as they watched Team SAFR fight on. "Let's see what else you girls can do," Smoke said as the thieves watched the battle.
At the Ice Biome, Celadon reached the frozen battlefield and started to use her spear's whip form in order to move around the area as Vinyl continued to fight against Raduga. While Vinyl was able to use her hard light weapons to great effect in defending herself, Raduga was in his element as he sped across the ice and used his Semblance to create more clones. Seeing a chance to do something, Celadon used her Semblance to break off a large chunk of ice that was above the two fighters. When the gemstone projectiles hit the ice, it fell in front of Raduga and tripped him up. Sliding across the ice on his side, Vinyl and Celadon teamed up to use their Semblances for their 'Fantasia' combo attack. The explosion from the gems and energy blasts sent Raduga flying back into the center of the arena and he was barely still in the fight. "Oh, man," Raduga said as he saw his Aura was only a few points away from being low enough and getting eliminated. "I could use some help here, guys," he called out to Lucy and Maxwell.
"We're coming, buddy," Maxwell said as he and Lucy made their way over to their teammate. As the three members of Team GLOW got together, they saw Celadon and Vinyl making their way over to them while Sunset and Rebecca casually strolled into view. "I got to hand it to you, SAFR. You're all good," Maxwell told the girls.
"Thank you," Celadon replied. "We're like a handful of gems. Beautiful, strong, and durable. You won't take us down easily."
"We can still try," Raduga exclaimed as he sped past Celadon and Vinyl. Using his Ice Dust and Semblance, Raduga created several clones that joined with him to create a storm of blades that was sent flying at Team SAFR. Just as several of the frozen blades hit the girls, Sunset used the Fire Dust in her jacket and melted the rest of the ice that flew at them in one swift motion. After she did, she teleported behind Maxwell using her Semblance to use Rua's and started to punch him with burning fists. Raduga and Lucy tried to stop Sunset from hurting their teammate as he was getting close to being eliminated. As they did, Rebecca threw her shuriken at them and Lucy had to use her cables to defend herself. However, Rebecca's shuriken were loaded with Ice Dust and the cables Lucy used were beginning to freeze over.
Knocking Maxwell into Lucy and Raduga, the three members of Team GLOW were almost defeated as their Aura levels were barely above the elimination mark. "Let's end this," Sunset called out as she held out her hands and the floor underneath Team GLOW began to light up. At the same time, Vinyl and Celadon aimed their respective Semblances at the students from Atlas while Rebecca's solidified smokescreen grabbed them to keep them still. The Atlesian Huntsmen-in-training all looked at the situation they were in with wide eyes before they braced for the blast with dignity. With a snap of Sunset's fingers and Vinyl blasting Celadon's gems, a massive explosion enveloped the center of the battlefield and covered the area in smoke. When the air cleared, Team GLOW was completely defeated as their Aura levels were all at 0% and they groaned on the floor. Seeing that they won without any of them being eliminated themselves like the last few battles, Sunset laughed in sheer joy and jumped in the air! "WE DID IT, GIRLS!"
Team SAFR celebrated their victory as Vinyl and Sunset started to dance for the crowd. Celadon and Rebecca smiled and watched as they helped Garnet get his teammates up onto their feet. "An outstanding victory with an explosive finish for Team SAFR," Professor Port exclaimed. "They managed to defeat Team GLOW and advance to the next round."
"And the crowd is loving the outcome of that nail-biting battle," Oobleck commented as the cameras focused on the audience, showing Fragment Hunter cheering loudly and several fans that were wearing purple sunglasses. As Vinyl and Sunset danced, Smoke Shadow watched and smiled to himself before he left the stands.
After the battle ended, Fragment Hunter went back to Beacon Academy where Aurora and Ivy were making a large meal to celebrate the battles the teenagers fought in. Alongside them, Team GLOW and Team PRDT joined as every single one of the teenagers spoke about the fights. "That move where you shot your Semblance like you were playing pool wasn't something I was expecting," Lucy said to Celadon. "Where did you come up with that?"
"I just play pool at times," Celadon stated as she fixed her hair. "It's a fun game that requires precision and focus."
"My dad actually loves billiards himself," Slate said. "No matter where we moved, he'd want to bring the pool table he got when I was 6 with us. I loved playing games with him and I ended up getting good at trick shots."
"So, basically like you already do," Rua remarked and Slate shrugged in response.
As Pinkie was her regular energetic self and started asking the two teams of transfer students about all sorts of things, everyone saw Terracotta bring out giant pots of curry and rice. As the teenagers started to enjoy their meal, their conversations changed to all sorts of things while the adults brought out more food. "When we reached our destination, we had to deal with a group of Manticores that would have attacked a nearby train," Garnet told everyone as he recounted one of Team GLOW's missions. "Luckily Maxwell's strength and Raduga's speed make quick work of them while Lucy and I provided support."
The entire meal went by quickly as Team PRDT shared stories of their own about missions and battles. Soon, everyone headed off to their dorms for the night and only a few members of Fragment Hunter and their friends were walking around. Azalea and Sunset were walking alongside Bianca as the girls talked about a few things that happened earlier. "After that battle, I'm going to partner up with Vinyl when we go into the doubles round," Sunset said as Phoenix crawled onto her shoulder.
"The two of you are going to be hard to beat," Bianca remarked before she turned to Azalea. "So, you've been acting a little different around Slate since your win, Lea. You thinking of something," the Dove Faunus asked with a playful smirk on her face. Azalea blushed in response and squirmed a little as she looked away. "Oh my god, you are!"
"Please don't talk about it," Azalea asked. "It's already awkward for me."
Sunset placed her hand on Azalea's shoulder and looked the girl in the eye. "Azalea, listen. You know what you're capable of. You've changed a lot from when I first met you. This sort of thing shouldn't be as hard as battling Team JADE. If you want to do what you want, do it," Sunset said.
Azalea nodded and pulled out her Scroll send a message while Bianca pulled out something. "Here," Bianca said as she gave Azalea tube of lipstick. Opening it, Azalea saw they shimmering golden color and looked back at Bianca. "In case you want to give him a gold experience," she stated with a wink and a quick kiss on Azalea's cheek. As Azalea stammered in response to the innuendo, Bianca walked off to find Silver.
"Well... at least she's trying to help," Sunset remarked with uncertainty. "Just do what you feel like," she told Azalea before she noticed a familiar tail pass by. "I'll see you in the morning after you wake up from your overnight coma," Sunset joked as she mentioned Azalea's sleeping habits. Heading to where she saw what she did, Sunset followed the tail until she met up with Smoke Shadow in front of a dorm that was empty since the third-year team occupying it was on an away mission. "What's up, Ringtail," Sunset asked as she looked at the Raccoon Faunus.
"I just wanted to personally congratulate you on that victory of yours earlier," Smoke replied. "I hope you don't mind."
Sunset only smirked in response. "You know what would happen if you were exposed by me right now? I'm sure my friends would love to take you to prison after everything you've been doing," she told Smoke.
"Yes, but that's just them. What about you," Smoke stated as he slinked over to Sunset and put his arm around her waist. "What do you want to do with me?" Sunset and Smoke slyly smiled at each other before Sunset grabbed Smoke's face and kissed him. As they enjoyed their passionate kiss, Smoke used his Semblance to bring the two into the dorm room for some privacy. "I think that answers my question," Smoke remarked.
"That was just because you always do it to me," Sunset told him as she removed her jacket. "I figured it was time for a little payback," she said as she pushed Smoke against a wall and kept kissing him. As she did, Smoke pulled Sunset closer to him and move his hands across her back. As soon as they separated for some air, Sunset looked at Smoke's hands to see he was holding something she recognized. "Why am I not surprised that you would be able to take my bra off without me noticing," Sunset asked the thief.
"Probably because you'd think I've had moments like this with other girls. And you would be right," Smoke replied as he held Sunset's red bra in his hands. "Good color and size, by the way."
"I might not be as big as Azalea or Yang, but I'm still a larger size than Blake and I like it," Sunset told Smoke as she removed her boots, belt, and leggings.
"I'm liking it myself, too," Smoke agreed as he tossed the article of clothing away and the two began to kiss more, eventually falling onto the closest bed as they were in each other's embrace.
In Team FCSA's dorm room, Layla and Cereza got a message from Azalea and looked over to Slate. Smiling to themselves, they approached Pinkie and spoke to her. "Pinkie, let's go to the library," Layla cheerfully said. "We could play some games, make a fort out of books, or even watch videos."
"What do you say, little one," Cereza asked.
Immediately, Pinkie rushed to the door and was waiting for the girls. "Let's go! I wanna see who can make the biggest book fort," the girl exclaimed.
Slate silently smiled at the antics of his sister and watched the three girls leave before Azalea entered the room. "Hey, Azalea. How's everything going," Slate greeted as the Cow Faunus walked over to him.
"Slate... There's something I want to say to you," Azalea said as she removed her armor and placed it aside. Taking a deep breath, Azalea tried to calm herself down so that she could talk. "I think that we should... do more," she told the boy as she took off her boots and jacket.
Slate scratched his head as he thought about what Azalea meant. "I'm not sure if I'm following," he remarked as Azalea approached him. He could see how much she was blushing and the look on her face was one of embarrassment until she worked up the nerve to kiss him deeply. After separating, Slate realized what she meant. "Oh... OOOOHH... I j-just thought y-y-you... Are you even ready for something like this?"
Azalea nodded and removed her fuchsia tank top to reveal her pink bra underneath. "I am," she nervously replied with a blush that matched the color of her undergarment. Slate's face soon matched his girlfriend's before he shook his head and stood in front of her. Placing a hand on her shoulder and giving her a kiss on the forehead, Slate's comforting touch calmed Azalea down and they smiled at each other. Embracing each other, the two fighters passed through the night in each other's arms.
And done! I bet that none of you were expecting that ending for a while. But I thought that after what happened after the win against Team JADE and the fact that the characters know how Azalea's parents are, things were bound to get... intimate at some point for Azalea and Slate. Plus, Sunset and Smoke have pretty much been flirting with each other since the misunderstanding had been cleared up. So along with Bianca and Silver... *insert appropriate soundtrack for the night* HAHAHAHA! XD
Back to the other things, we now have all three visiting teams and all of Fragment Hunter's fights dealt with! We also have the characters that will go onto the next round; Sunset and Vinyl, Ebony and Percival, Azalea and Layla. Percival and the girls are in for some tougher battles when they get there.
Speaking of battles, for the first part of Team SAFR vs Team GLOW, listen to the Boss Battle Music from "Steven Universe: Save The Light" while Team SAFR's comeback has "Giant Step" from Kamen Rider Fourze playing.
I'm sure that with this chapter, you'll want to know the common idea I gave Team GLOW. When I was coming up with them, I chose to go with music by "The Beatles" for their characters. Garnet Pepper's uniform and name is from "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Lucy Diamond's name comes from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" if it wasn't obvious (but her Semblance is a reference to the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure power "Crazy Diamond"), Oren Maxwell's arm is a reference to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", and Raduga White is from "White Album" (which was more subtle as his outfit and use of Ice Dust was inspired by another Jojo's Bizarre Adventure ability of the same name).
I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter and had a nice time between chapters. On November 12th, the legendary Stan Lee of Marvel Comics passed away at 95 years old. He was such an icon and he shall be missed like Monty Oum. Let's honor the both of them by creating heroes and stories that we can be proud of. Until next time, WaterDragonMaverick signing out.
