Setting: Acton
Bolt arrived in the middle of the city, with no sign to of the others. He waited on a very old table, and was surprised that it hadn't broken apart as he sat on it. Bolt sighed as he waited, putting his hands in his pockets, finding something inside. Bolt pulled out his earbuds, along with his Scroll. He put his earbuds in, connecting them to his Scroll. He hummed to the song that played, noticing footsteps walking toward him. He looked over, seeing two Atlesian Knights walking up to him. Bolt didn't react as the two took a few steps away from each other, one placing a device in between them. Bolt stood up as the device on the floor displayed a hologram of a person. A person Bolt knew very well. The hologram displayed Winter Schnee, who looked very tired and angry.
"Well, this is a surprise." Bolt said sarcastically, taking out his earbuds.
"Don't. I don't have time for you to be... you." Winter groaned, causing Bolt to chuckle.
"Okay, then what the hell are you here for?" Bolt questioned seriously, crossing his arms. "You're not trying to arrest me, are you?"
"No. Not today." Winter said, standing tall, hands behind her back. "I have requested this talk for another reason: To inform you about Ironwood's plan to-"
"Why do you think I care about his plans?" Bolt said as he started to walk away and back to the table. "I have things of my own stuff to deal with, and it has nothing to do with Ironwood."
"-To tell the world about Salem." Winter finished, causing Bolt to stop.
"What?" Bolt said, turning back towards Winter. "You know? Wait! You know about her and you're letting him tell the world?!"
"Yes. If we can unite Remnant, we can beat Salem together." Winter said, confidently, shocking Bolt.
"She doesn't know...?" Bolt thought to himself, sighing and rolling his eyes. "Well, have fun."
"That's your reaction?" Winter questioned, eyebrows raising in interest. "You know how much of a threat Salem is, and your reaction is "have fun."?"
"Yeah, I don't care about what he's doing, or how he's going to defeat her. It won't matter anyways. If I don't stop the future, and get the targets off my back, everything as you know it will fall and you're efforts will be for nothing." Bolt said, pinching the bridge of his nose as he continued walking back to the table.
"What are you talking about?" Bolt stopped and turned, once again, groaning.
"Look, I have a lot of shit on my plate and if I don't fix it, the world's gonna end." Bolt said, looking at Winter straight in the eyes. "So, yeah, I don't care what you're doing to stop her. The only thing I care about, that involves Atlas, is that my friends are there, risking they're lives for an idiot who always thinks he's right and who doesn't know the full truth."
"Full truth? What do you mean? Explain." Winter demanded, intrigued at Bolt words.
"That doesn't matter." Bolt said, looking away from Winter. "What matters, is that if any of my sisters get hurt because of Ironwood's dumb decisions, I'll come for you all."
Before Winter could reply, the sound of an explosion could be heard. Bolt looked over to see a pillar of fire, large enough to tower over the walls of Acton. Bolt groaned as he face-palmed. "What is it?"
"Just my pyromaniatic leader." Bolt said, looking back to Winter. "I need to go. Remember what I said-"
Bolt cut himself off as the sound of a gunshot was heard. Winter's eyes widened as Bolt's head was cocked to the side, annoyance and anger written across his face. Bolt looked down, seeing a bullet hole in the ground. Her eyes widened as she understood what he was implying.
"It's not what it looks like." Winter said defensively, slight fear on her face. "I didn't-"
"I know." Bolt said, looking back where the bullet came from. "Someone's watching me, but I'll handle it later."
"Someone's watching you? That's-" Winter's hologram was cut off as the robotic knights fell to the ground in pieces.
Bolt sheathed his sword as he looked at the robots, sighing as he took out his Scroll. He sent a quick text to chairwoman, Iolanthe, before using his semblance to run towards the explosion.
Back with the fight with Saturn, Aaron was having a one-on-one fight with Saturn. Rae crawled towards Mystic, clutching her side a she did so. Saturn went on a rampage, sending the three across the area. Saturn's rampage caused Aaron to be enraged, which erupted a tower of fire. Saturn seemed to be unfazed by the fire as he charged and slammed Aaron into a wall, putting him through it. Saturn proceed to move on to the girls, rushing towards them. Rae and Mystic were defenseless against Saturn's speed. He knocked the two around, not letting up, before Aaron recovered enough to step in.
Aaron ran at Saturn, who grabbed him by the throat. Aaron raised his hand at Saturn's face, blasting fire in his face. Saturn let Aaron go, with Aaron kicking him back. Aaron charged at Saturn, hands cloaked in fire. Saturn maniacally laughed, grabbing onto his sword. Aaron threw fire balls at Saturn, who dodged them easily. Saturn jumped at Aaron, slamming his sword down. Aaron dodged the attack, causing the ground to break up at Saturn's attack. Aaron looked over, seeing his sword laying on the floor. Aaron jumped back, dodging another swipe of Saturn's sword, giving him the chance to grab his. Aaron ran towards his sword, using his semblance to boost himself to get there faster.
Before Aaron could reach his sword, he was met with an arm to the face, betting close-lined by the faunus. Aaron tumbled into the wall, looking up to see Saturn laughing at him.
"Oh? Looking for your weapon I see. Foolish mistake." Saturn laughed maniacally, walking towards Aaron.
Saturn raised his sword, ready to slam it down on Aaron. Aaron looked past Saturn, seeing his sword disappear as dust kicked up. "Now die!"
Saturn swung his sword down, only to have it be blocked by two swords. Saturn looked in confusion and anger, while Aaron looked in annoyance. In between Aaron and Saturn was Bolt, who held both his sword and Aaron's and used them to hold Saturn back.
"What did I miss?" Bolt asked, kicking Saturn back.
"Bout time you joined us." Aaron said, standing up as Bolt turned to him. "Where the hell were you?"
"I was at the center, waiting for you guys. Guess you had other plans." Bolt responded, throwing Aaron his sword. "Now, what are we dealing with?"
Bolt's eyes widened as he turned back, staring at Saturn. Saturn's face changed from psychotic to anger as he laid eyes on Bolt. "Saturn?!"
"Wait. You know this guy?" Aaron questioned, confused at how Bolt knew him.
"Yeah. That's the guy I killed in Mistral." Bolt said in confusion, causing Aaron's eyebrows to raise.
"That doesn't make sense. How is he alive then?" Aaron asked, earning a face palm from Bolt.
"I don't know, dumbass. Just help the girls. I'll keep him busy until Iolanthe comes with backup." Bolt said, walking up to Saturn as Aaron ran over to Rae and Mystic.
"Bolt Rai!" Saturn yelled as Bolt walked up. "So you finally show yourself!"
"How the hell are you back? I stabbed you with your own sword." Bolt asked, head tilting in confusion.
"I'm a survivor! You can't kill an elite. But, that doesn't matter! I'm back, and you're dead!" Saturn yelled, running at Bolt, sword in hand.
Bolt moved out of the way, causing Saturn to create a small crater in the ground. Bolt ran in, slashing at Saturn's body. Saturn's armor and aura protected him from most of the attack, but it still pissed him off. Saturn swung at Bolt, launching a slash of fire at him. Bolt dodged the attack, jumping over the sword and kicking Saturn in the face. Saturn retaliated by slamming his sword on the ground, causing it to break up with cracks of lava seeping out. The ground exploded, the force launching Bolt back.
Bolt recovered, only to dodge another attack from Saturn. Saturn swung his sword as it was full of wind Dust, sending a gust of wind at Bolt. Bolt put his arms up in defense, standing his ground against the gust of wind. As the gust faded, Bolt was punched by Saturn, sending him back into the wall. Bolt stood back up, seeing Saturn running towards him with his sword aimed for his head. Before Bolt could react, Saturn was sent over Bolt and the wall. Bolt looked at the cause, seeing Mystic with her bow in hand.
Bolt ran towards the others. "Everyone okay?"
"They should be fine, their auras took most of the damage. They just some bruises, should be healed up after a night of rest." Aaron responded as he and Rae helped Mystic lean against the wall for support. "What're we gonna do?"
"We're gonna wait for Iolanthe to come. She can take Saturn to Atlas. They can keep him imprisoned." Bolt said, turning back to face Saturn. "Can you guys fight?"
"Yes." Rae said with determination, grabbing a hold of her weapons. "Yes. I can."
"Me too." Mystic said with a nod, setting an arrow on her bow. "Let's take him down."
"Hell yeah!" Aaron agreed excitedly. "I wanna settle the score!"
The four looked to the sound of an explosion, seeing Saturn burst through the wall. Saturn roared as he seemed to get taller and larger. Saturn ran at them, but none of them hesitated. "Alright. Bolt and Rae. Leapfrog! Go!"
Bolt and Rae nodded to each other, running at Saturn head on. Aaron looked to Mystic, a fire ball in his hands. "When they're done, we use Tri Attack on Saturn."
"Right." Mystic replied, loading up lightning and ice Dust arrows on her bow string.
Bolt and Rae charged Saturn, with Bolt in front. Bolt unsheathed his sword as Rae shifted her weapons into sticks. Saturn swung his sword wildly, not caring for strategy. Bolt skidded to a stop, bending down. Saturn was confused by this action, but took it as a sign of surrender. Before Saturn had a chance to do anything, Rae jumped off of Bolt's back and kicked Saturn in the face. Saturn tumbled backward as Rae landed on the ground, rolling into a standing position. Rae used her sticks to beat down on Saturn, using the taser to shock Saturn as well. Saturn was beat backward, causing him to stumble back towards the wall. Rae swung her sticks one last time, slamming them against Saturn's head.
Rae skidded to a stop, similar to Bolt. Rae bent down, allowing Bolt to jump over her while slashing Saturn across the chest. Bolt rolled on the ground, kicking Saturn as he flipped up onto his feet. Like Rae, Bolt repeatedly slashed at Saturn with his sword, the latter's aura flickering as the former attacked. Bolt finished his attacks with a kick to the chest, sending Saturn into the wall, ending Leapfrog.
"Guys, move!" Aaron yelled. Bolt and Rae turned to Aaron, seeing the large fire ball in his hands.
"What the hell are you gonna do?" Rae asked, not liking Aaron's idea.
"Just move." Aaron shooed them to the side. They could see in his face that he really wanted to do whatever he wanted to do. Bolt and Rae quickly moved, giving Aaron a large smile. "Alright, Mystic! Tri Attack go!"
Aaron threw his fire ball as Mystic fired her arrows. The three attacks hit Saturn dead on, earning a cheer from Aaron. The ice encased Saturn's left side in ice while the lightning and fire exploded as they made contact on Saturn's body. The four waited as the dust cleared, hoping that Saturn was down. Bolt walked toward the wall, sword in hand, checking to see if the fight was over. Bolt sighed as he got close enough, seeing that Saturn was laid out on the ground, unconscious and body back to normal.
Bolt stepped away from Saturn, turning back to the others. "It's over. He's down."
"Just in time, too." Mystic said, pointing towards the sky.
The others looked up to see three Bullheads flying towards the city, slowly landing outside of the Acton's man-made walls. They began their walk out of the city, taking Bolt's path back to the entrance. The others saw all the unconscious bandits laid out on the floor, all shocked at the amount that filled the pathway. After getting past the sea of unconscious bandits, they walked out of the city, seeing a large group of Agradian soldiers gearing up outside of two of the Bullheads. Near one of the Bullheads, the soldiers were talking to a tall woman, who had purple hair and a dark purple trench coat. She also wore a gray uniform underneath the coat, that looked similar to an Atlas uniform, and black boots. The group of soldiers ran past AMBR, weapons in hand.
"Ah, Team AMBR." The woman said as she walked up to the four. "Thank you for clearing the city out. This will help expand Agradia's territory for the better."
"No problem, Iolanthe." Bolt said, hands finding his pockets. "Aureolin's going to love having a city to herself."
"Yes. Yes, she will. Hopefully, Queen Autumn, Platinum, and I can keep her in line." Iolanthe agreed, with a chuckle. "Now, I will get the city cleared out. You guys rest up, and thank you once again."
Iolanthe walked past AMBR, and into the city, with a few guards to her side. Bolt sighed as stretched, looking towards the third Bullhead, already knowing that it was their ride home. He was already tired from today's events, and the girls needed to get some rest. Aaron followed soon after, yawning as he slowly got tired. Rae looked towards Mystic, who was swaying side-to-side while holding her head. She knew that Mystic was more injured then she was, having saw her aura deplete as Saturn went after them.
"We should get home." Rae suggested, knowing everyone would agree.
"Yeah, Iolanthe should be able to handle Saturn. I'll tell her to take him to Atlas later." Bolt said, agreeing with Rae. "That third Bullhead should be our ride home."
"Yes! I need some sleep." Aaron agreed as Mystic silently agreed.
"Alright, let's go." Rae said, leading the way to their Bullhead.
Setting: Team AMBR's Bullhead
It had been at least an hour since Team AMBR got on their Bullhead ride home. Bolt was sitting down, looking out the window with his earbuds in. Aaron was on the other side of him, laid out on the seats, fast asleep. Bolt watched the sights change from a sand to water. Bolt was surprised that they were already so close to home. Bolt decided to check on the girls, standing up as he put his earbuds away. He looked over, seeing Aaron still sprawled out on the chairs. Bolt rolled his eyes as he walked out, opening the door to a hallway. Bolt walked through the hall, opening another door.
Bolt walked through the door and into the cargo bay. Bolt saw Rae, her hand on Mystic's cheek, feeding her aura into her. "Is she okay?"
"Yeah. She should be once we get back." Rae answered as she finished, laying Mystic down softly. "She tried protecting me while Saturn went on a rampage."
"Sorry I didn't get there sooner. I was dealing with a lot." Bolt leaned against the doorway, hands in his pockets.
"I saw." Rae said as she sat down on a cargo box. "How did you deal with all that? There were hundreds."
"Wasn't hard surprisingly. It was just like training with Aaron, just with multiple, dumb, and weak Aarons." Bolt chuckled, soon creating a comfortable silence.
"How long do we have until we're home?" Rae asked, filling the silence as she stood up from Mystic side.
"Couple minutes maybe." Bolt answered, quickly holding onto the door frame as the Bullhead shook. "Or now."
Aaron bursted into the room, grumpiness and anger written all over his face. "The hell is happening? I'm trying to sleep!"
"We're docking, dumbass." Bolt responded, turning towards him as the Bullhead slowly stopped shaking. "Let's go. Today needs to end."
Bolt walked over and pressed a button, opening the cargo bay door. He then went to pick Mystic up, holding her bridal style. He walked out of the cargo bay, with Aaron and Rae following right behind them. They walked through the halls, making their way towards their rooms.
"Blue Jay!" The group stopped and turned, seeing Autumn walking up to them. "Congratulations on capturing Acton."
"Thanks, sis."
"We're gonna go ahead." Aaron yawned, Bolt handing Mystic over to him as they went.
"So, I may have a small favor to ask." Autumn said, a lovable smile on her face.
"Sure, whatever you need sis." Bolt chuckled, too tired to argue.
"Alright." Autumn smiled as she walked away. "Meet me outside the gates in the morning~"
"Yeah, okay. Better not be shopping." Bolt continued his walk towards his room, yawning as he thought about sleeping in his bed.
The chairmen and women of Agradia are the people who lead Agradian spies in the other kingdoms for Agradia and Autumn.
Iolanthe Pierce leads the secret base located somewhere close to Atlas, and it's called Aeon. Platinum Fasc leads the secret base located near Mistral city, and it's called Thorn. Aureolin Spark leads the secret base near the Kingdom of Vacuo, and it's called Solar, which will be located in Acton.
Coming up: Sibling Fun
