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RandomGuest: That wouldn't work, for our two current protags atleast. Union is considered a 'player' and the guards are naturally hostile to them. Celeste and the other Remnant dwellers are considered unknown. Since the huntsmen attacked, they know that the unknowns are hostile and they'll respond in kind. But a disguise can still work for Union's NPCs, as their tags are the same as the guards. So the latter will be confused.

But they will grow hostile the time they realize the NPCs are not what they seem.

Guest 10-25-19: Nope. It's another OC, named Celeste. She was the huntress back at part 1.

Thel310: Union will get a combine-esque flamethrower later on, MG42? Well, I planned a scene where Union will use the emplacement gun.

But I'll include the German weapons after Union restores his powers.

This chapter's mostly about the first day of the two protag's journey.

Anyhows, here it is.

Union raised an eyebrow, following the huntress. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"

"Give me a break, I'm not the best in directions." The woman responded, continuing to walk forward.

He gave a quick look around, so far it was just trees, foliage, an occasional bird, and more trees.

"How about we climb up the trees?" He suggested.

The huntress stopped, he followed suit. She looked at the trees around them, before turning her head towards him. "The branches don't look like they can support our weight."

"Then let's find one that can." He persisted.

She sighed. "Alright."

They began to walk around, surveying the tree branches to find one that they can sit on. After a few minutes, they found a rather tall tree with thick enough branches. The woman stopped and motioned to Union to give her a boost, he did. She popped out of the tree tops, she looked for the large imposing tower she can use for directions.

It wasn't very hard to find, she started to calculate where they were supposed to be. She heard a large number of leaves rustling, her huntress instincts screamed at her to find the source. She turned quickly to her left, a large rock was coming towards her swiftly. She tried to dodge it, but the rock collided her before she could've evaded it.

Union heard his companion hit a tree a few feet away. He ran up to her, only to roll out of a beringel's smash. The grimm roared at him before throwing a punch. Union sidestepped the attack, bringing out his Spas-12. He gave the grimm a double-barreled shot to the face, its bony mask stopping the majority of the damage. It swiped its arm on its opponent, it missed again.

Setting the fire-mode to semi-auto, Union strafed backwards whilst shooting at his opponent. He rolled to the side to dodge a fist coming down at him, the fist suddenly swiped towards him. Union felt his back break, applying some stimulants from his Medkit on himself. He gritted his teeth as he dodged another swipe from the grimm. He switched to his USP match instead of reloading, firing on the beast.

The grimm was annoyed by the small bites of the pistol, roaring at the user. Union jumped on the beringel's arm after a failed slam attack, he pulled out his crowbar. The beringel roared as the hook of the crowbar lodged itself on his left eye, it grabbed the disoriented Union. The grimm slammed him to the ground, before preparing a smash with its arms.

Union pulled the pin of his grenade and rolled out of the way of the smash, the grenade was left to explode as the attack made contact with it. The beringel pulled back quickly, growling at its opponent. Union brought out his AR2, preparing to give the beringel a taste of Combine Technology. It charged at him, that proved to be a fatal mistake as it was charging headfirst into a Dark Energy orb

As the beringel's body dissolved, the crowbar lodged in its left eye fell to the ground.

'Fucking tanks, should've had a Molotov...' He sighs, '...oh well, it's dead now. I'll have to preserve the ammo.'

The crowbar was picked up shortly after, its user running towards his companion. She was alive, thanks to her aura, but she was still knocked out. He looked up, noticing how the clouds were dark and grey, he sighed. Wishing he had the powers to change the weather, he snuck an arm under his guide's back, doing the same on the crook of her legs. He stood up, the huntress in a bridal carry.

'I hope she doesn't wake up to this. It'll be bad for her back, that was a nasty collision.' He winces at his own back, the stimulants' effects wearing off.

Union started jogging on a direction he felt was good, it wasn't. He picked another direction, he found a small cave. He stepped into the cave, looking around. It started raining hard when he was finished looking around, he sighed. He laid down the huntress on the flattest surface he could find, before sitting himself down on the second most flattest surface.

He looked over to his companion lying down a few feet away from him, 'I never actually asked for her name...'

'I never actually ask for a person's name, I just find out by being around long enough.' He paused. 'Maybe she'll be the first?'

He blushed. 'I-I mean, it's just a name for Pete's sake! Why do I overthink so much!?' He exhaled, putting a hand to his temple.

'My sister always said to get a girlfriend. Actually, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that has zero experience on this sort of thing. All the people I met back home had some sort of love experience. Heck, my sister was crushed on by someone, and she knew.'

He looked out the entrance of the cave, the rain was pouring fast.

'No...I'm stupid. She can't be my first attempt at love, mainly because of the situation. She doesn't like me, she tolerates me. I mean, I probably unintentionally killed her friends, that's probably why she attacked me...or tried to kill me. That and we'll be parting ways as soon as she does her part.

Union sighed, looking at the darkly clouded sky with a scowl. 'Enough, love is complicated and I shouldn't dwell on it.'

Soon, the rain stopped after a good few hours and the night sky was revealed. Union heard a pained groan, going over to the huntress.

"My back." She whined, trying to sit up.

Union supported her. "Must've hurt a lot."

She took notice of his presence. "How long was I out?"

"A few hours."

She groaned again. "That's a few hours wasted, should've seen that rock coming."

"What's done is done. Also, I don't think we can travel with a back like that. We'll have to wait for it to heal."

She nodded. "You can put me down, I think I'll get back to sleep."

"Okay, I'll keep watch." He set her down slowly.

Union stood up from his position, bringing out his USP match and crowbar.

"Hey."

He turned his head slightly towards the source.

"Thanks for the help."

He nodded.

Union waited until he heard soft snoring, then he let out a small chuckle.

"I think this world is trying to get me a girlfriend. Maybe the gods have noticed I was too alone, so they decided to throw me into a world where I'm sure to get a girlfriend. If so, that's a weird match-making tactic." He said to himself.

He shook his head at the hilarity of the situation. "This is so fucking stupid, but I love it."

Union peeked out of the cave entrance to look out to the Citadel, it seemed to blend in with the night sky seamlessly. A few shapes flew in and out of the Citadel, some had spotlights attached to them. He continued to look out to the the scenery, captivated by how peaceful it looked. Well, sort of peaceful.

'Man, when is she going to be the one taking watch? Maybe I should injure myself...'

EHEH, what.

Yep, Union's a bit sour on the love side, but he doesn't mind. If you take away him basically stirring Remnant to hell, he's a nice guy.

Again, still skeptical about Celeste's inclusion...

Anyways, that's the chapter! I'll see you next!