Sorry for my bad English.
Robot Factory
Ryan with his brother Howard was standing in front of a thick lead door. Normally Ryan would knock the door down with his fists, but Howard wanted him to save his strength for the upcoming battle.
Catching a dust of fire, he made the fire run through his arm like runes. Finding their palms at the gate, the runes raced through the leaded door until they reached the folds and exploded, bringing the gate below.
-Piece of cake. –Stated Howard.
-Uhh, Howard… -Ryan nervously said while pointing ahead.
In front of the pair of brothers was a group of battle-made robots, armed with both guns and melee weapons.
One of them swung a flail and fired at Ryan who kicked back hitting a robot on the side. Howard pulled the Shooting Star and with bullets of fire, blew another one carrying some beside.
As they prepared the mingun and opened fire, Ryan panicked at the lead gate and used it to block the shots. Howard, who was behind Ryan, caught a flail that flew out of his blast, covered it with fire and threw it to the side. Being able to control the flail, he made the spiked iron ball fly towards the robots, throwing it from one laod to the other, breaking several of the enemy robots.
Some decided to get the fight closer and approached. With only a few firearm robots left, the brothers were able to fight closely and dodge projectiles from afar. Ryan cut several with his tomahawks while Howard showed his martial prowess by destroying the machines with his own hands.
With a single robot left, Howard covered it with dust of fire and threw it against the second lead gate, exploding it.
-Couldn't you do what you did just now? -Asked Ryan.
-It could, but it wouldn't be so funny. -Howard stated. As Ryan grunted, Howard heard robotic footsteps ahead, as the smoke cleared, a bald man with robotic legs and a huge prosthesis on his arm appeared.-Vortex. –Howard called.
Vortex lifted his prosthesis and aimed at Ryan. What came next was a rocket fist heading toward the younger gunslinger. Ryan saw the fist coming in and dodges just in time.
-The problem with rocket fists is that ... -Ryan couldn't finish his sentence when suddenly his fist came back, punching him right in the left cheek hard enough to make him spin about three times and fall flat on his face.
-That comes back. -Howard said before moving forward as he watched the rocket fist snap back into Vortex's arm.
Prepared for what was to come, Howard lunged at the scientist who launched his rocket fist once more. Howad ducked just as the flying fist was millimeters away from his face and continued his advance.
What he didn't expect was that in the vortex arm lock he would hide guns. Howard's eyes widened before he started zigzagging toward the doctor. The older gunslinger was once again taken aback when the mad doctor shot a laser from his shoulder, forcing Howard to slip his knees to deflect, but was caught by the rocket fist from above, hitting him in the face and burying him in the ground of metal.
Vortex irritated by Ryan's interference, aimed his fist at his younger brother, only to receive three rounds of fire bullets in the chest, shoulder and face. Howard got up quickly and kicked the mad scientist straight in the face. The kick made Vortex nearly lose his balance until Ryan arrived and gave him a sweeping kick.
Before he hit the ground, Howard stepped forward and knee him in the face, sending him flying away. The brothers went after him and were surprised to see something in the next room that looked like a reactor.
-Enough! -Vortex roared. -I don't care about taking these wretched lands anymore. I'll take you two to hell with me! Knowing that you will be dead will be enough for me!
After the statement he aimed his fist at the panel and fired. The panel exploded and a computerized voice spoke.
-Self-destruct sequence, activated.
-This place will explode. -Ryan said. -Why am I still surprised?
-It's just a guarantee. -Vortex stated. -Even if I don't kill you, the blast goes!
Vortex advanced on the brothers, wanting to finish them. Ryan and Howard ...
Infirmary
-Sorry to interrupt, -Yukino spoke getting Sally from Ryan's story. –but the visiting hours are over.
-What?! –Sally cried. –Can I stay just a little longer? Ryan just got in the best part!
It makes a couple of weeks since Howard went back to Vacuo with his team so Sally was there to report to him how his little brother was going during his recover, and make sure he did not put himself in some hijinks. Besides, was her duty as his team leader to see how he was going.
-Sally, they need to rest. –Yukino said making Sally whine.
-I tell you the rest late, I promise. –Ryan said trying to calm his leader.
-Okay, see you guys later.
-Bye. –Ryan said while Koro groaned from his bed.
He still did not take lightly the fact he lost a fight to his partner.
Sally went to the infirmary to look how Ryan and Koro were going after their fight in Forever Fall. While there, she once remembers Ryan saying that he once accompanied his brother during some missions, so she asked for him to tell her how was. It was not the first time she heard some of his stories, and she enjoyed every word spoke about his previous adventures before Beacon. Unicorn went to the infirmary with her but after an hour she went to the workshop to work in only gods know.
She really needs to ask her partner what she is working so hard.
The night was calm and silent, something that was rare in a place like Beacon. Even being a combat school she was surprise that explosions happen more often than fights. Now alone she decides to go to Vale to some particular late night activities before went back to her dorm.
Vale
Luxurious Boat
Every guest in the party was an influential business man or woman, someone from the politic and people who just have a lot of money and those were Foxy's targets.
Once they notice their belongings were gone, she revealed herself for them and as usual, blew a goodbye kiss to her victims and their bodyguards before disappear in the window. The bodyguards and the officers around give a chase but lost the girl.
With a smile in her brown lips, she watched from afar the passengers on the boat went in panic, knowing it was too late to try get her.
Atlas
High class residential area
A city councilwoman was dining on the porch of her ten-meter-high mansion.
Finishing the appetizer, she snaps her fingers signaling the butler to bring the main course.
The butler slowly pushes a dinner cart to his mistress, when a gunshot startled him.
-Madam! Gun fire! We need to come in! -He warns his employer desperately, and that is when he realized it was too late.
The councilwoman sat leaning back with a hole in her chest.
Vale
Third Bank Founded
The night guard was patrolling around the bank for any suspicious activity, and he just found in a form of a girl's posterior clad in leather. He took a moment to look and appreciate how tight the leather was around her posterior, until he notices that he was looking inside the bank's vault which was open, and the girl was lock-picking one of the lockers.
Foxy succeed in the lock-picking and pulled what was inside, a sickle sword with a black blade and gold handle.
-Bingo. –She said and turned around and come face to face with the night guard.
-Excuse me. –He began. –You don't have permission to be here.
-F-fine, I surrender. –She said fearfully as she handed the sword for the night guard. –J-just don't call the police, please.
-Huh? Well, it was easier than I thought. –He said as reached the sword.
Foxy then threw the blade to above, making the night guard looks above to try get the sword before it fell down, leaving his neck exposed for Foxy apply a karate chop and knocking him down, earning from him only a grunt of response as the thief grabbed the sickle sword.
-Yes, easier than I thought. –She said while spinning the sword and leaving the bank.
Atlas
Streets
A retired huntsman walked inside his limousine after attending a charity event.
-Home. -He orders the driver.
The ride was calm until the sound of something hitting metal scares the driver. Leaving it behind, he keeps driving to where he was ordered. Arriving at his destination, he gets out of the driver's seat and walks to the passenger door, opening for his boss to get out. He waited, waited and waited but the retired hunter did not move. Looking into the passenger seat, he first notices a hole in the window on the other side, and then panics noticing the hole in the huntsman's chest.
Vale
Art Museum
The caged angel, a statue of an angel inside a cage, small but very valuable was protected not only by a bullet proof glass but also was surrounded by a laser safety system.
Foxy watched the laser moving around and scoffed.
Once she memorized the patern of the lasers, she turned around, raised her arms and jump with her back facing the lasers. She landed in her arms surrounded by the security system, jumping again until her boots touches the floor and she slowly move her body to pass through the lasers around until she was in front of the glass box.
She touched her forehead with two fingers and then, the screws inside the box start to unscrew. With that done she focused her power to lift the glass above the box, took the statue and put it back the glass and the screws as well.
With the statue in her hands, she made the exactly same acrobatic moves around the laser system, and left the museum.
Atlas
Airport
Bullhead
The rural business tycoon relaxed in his comfortable first-class seat after the aircraft took off. Now that he was finally out of danger, he took the glass of champagne offered to him by the flight attendant, beginning his relaxing trip to Vale, until one of the windows was simply blown out of thin air, causing everyone in the first class to panic with the aircraft losing its balance and swaying.
-Please remain calm while the pilot initiates an emergency landing! -The stewardess said.
A scream caught her attention and saw that the tycoon dropped the glass, and that he had a hole in the middle of his forehead leaking blood.
Somewhere in Atlas
With another job done, the woman sit in a chair in front of a computer as she hear the information of her next job.
The room did not have any window to let some light in. The only light was on the middle of the room, shining above a table where one person sat. It was a woman, with no expression in her face, looking more blank than a robot. She had short dark blue hair hiding her body with a black overcoat. In front of her was an old small television, showing the silhouette of a man reading a document.
-Your resume impressed me, Ms. Black. -Spoke the man. -I think you are more than capable of performing the job. -The woman said nothing, just watched as the image of Foxy appeared in the screen besides the silhouette.
End of the chapter.
Here comes a new challenger. Something I want to do is make a rival for each members of team STRK, and while I already have some ideas in mind, I'm still thinking if this will fit in this story.
That's all folks. See you next time.