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Karel's a breakdancer. Yay. I've decided on making the first 5 chapters dedicated to the beginning of the conspiracy / summer break.

UNIVERSITY OF ETRURIA

Chapter 2: Assassins and DDR

Government Building, Ostia:

"No, Darin, please just leave me alone," Uther told him for the third time. "I'm not interested in taking down the president. You're mad Darin; you're lucky no one's turned you in yet."

"Yes, I suppose I am. It's a shame, though; I could use your abilities. Ah! Perhaps all you need is motivation," Darin said from the other end of the line.

"...What do you want?" Uther asked; he was suspicious of what Darin meant.

"Perhaps I should go talk to Hector; he seems to be the person who'd be interested in something like this."

Uther's face paled and his eyes widened. "Leave my brother out of this," Uther said angrily, worried about Hector's well being.

"Ta-Ta!"

"DARIN! DARIN! DARIN!"

Elm Street, Etruria:

"Lessee...1297 Elm street, blue and gray house with a black roof...Here we are," a long haired figure said to himself. "...Sis picked a pretty bad part of town to rent a house in..." he mused. He then continued singing to Sir Mix-a-lot's "Healthy Butt", which was the song he's listening to on his MP3. "I like big BUTTS, and I cannot lie...!"

Guy, Karla, Marisa, and Lyn all rented a house, 1297 Elm Street. It was at a convenient location; only a few blocks away from the school. However, although the houses were in good shape, the neighborhood wasn't. This street had been the battleground of many gang wars; shards of broken beer bottles and other stuff were around. Karel later found out that there was a fight there yesterday.

A big man walked up to him. "Who the hell are you? You're trespassing on our turf; get the hell out if you don't wanna die," he ordered Karel.

"Aren't everyone that lives here trespassing on your turf, then?" Karel asked him.

"...Uh...yeah...but they could kick our asses if they teamed up...but since they don't want to fight, we claim it ours! You'd best leave if you want to live."

"Sorry, but I ain't leaving."

"Too bad for you. BOYS! WE GOT A ROUGE ONE!" the big man called to his friends; 3 other men came out from a dark alley. "That's it? Where's everyone else?"

"They're at school; Erik's been beaten by Raven!" one of the newcomers told him.

"Well, whatever. It's only one guy," the first one said, and looked at Karel again.

Karel smirked. The fools didn't know what they were getting themselves into. He mastered the Sacaean martial art Capoeira a few years ago; this is the reason why he's so good at breakdancing. The 4 big men all ran up to Karel. Karel kicked one hard in the gut, jumped up into the air, and dropkicked him in the face. As he landed on his back, he recovered with a forward roll, sweep kicked another one, and did an axe kick on the one that was swept. Karel stood up to do a hard roundhouse kick on another one's face. Then he looked at the other one with a death glare, and the remaining gang member ran away in fear. "Weak," Karel said.

Karel opened the gate and walked up the steps to the door, and rang the bell. He waited for a few minutes. "It looks like they're not home yet..." he said to himself, and continued rapping.

Guy, Marisa, Karla, Lyn, Kent, Sain, and Florina were heading for the house. Kent, Sain, and Florina were visiting; they want to prepare for the party later that night. And Sain wanted to flirt with the four girls. Sain, however, received a headlock from Kent, a beating from Lyn, and giggles from Marisa and Karla after he got beat up.

"Hey, someone's at our door..." Lyn noticed and told her friends.

"It's...It's Karel! BROTHER!" Karla ran up to her older brother, who looked up from his rapping to hug his sister.

"'Bout time you got here. I need a bathroom, quick," Karel told her. Karla giggled, and unlocked the door. She then picked up Karel's bag and entered the house. Karel visits them every summer break to hang out, and to play video games with Guy. Karel is teaching the younger Sacaean Capoeira as well. Karel also goes to the U of E, majoring in music, now in his second year.

Karel rushed into the house to look for the bathroom. This is the second house the Sacaeans and Marisa rented, so he didn't know where the bathroom is. 'Crapcrapcrap.'

"Um...Brother? The bathroom is down the hall to your right."

"THANKS!" Karel yelled back, and went inside and slammed the door. Flushing could be heard a few seconds later, and he went out feeling relaxed and relieved. "Ahhhh..."

"Karel! Check out the new stuff we got!" Guy invited the long-haired Sacaean over to the living room. "Behold...Dance Dance Revolution!"

"...Hallelujah..." Karel said breathlessly. "It's...beautiful...What say we go for a round?"

"Bring it!"

A few seconds later, loud music can be heard downstairs as Guy and Karel danced to an eastern song. Sain and Kent were playing Guy's PS2, and the girls were upstairs gossiping and choosing clothes to wear for the party that night.

"Man...I can't believe our luck! We're all going to the same university next year!" Lyn said joyfully. "Oh, I'm sorry Florina, but good luck on getting there, all right?"

"He he..." the orchid haired girl laughed nervously. "I...I'm gonna miss you guys...It's going to be lonely since all my friends are older..."

"Don't worry, you still have your sister Farina, right?"

"Yeah, I guess...but she's in a gang, and you know I don't like getting involved with gangs..."

"Oh...right."

The girls then changed their clothes for the party. Lyn wore a green t-shirt with a small green short-sleeved jacket and jeans. Florina wore the same thing, but she chose a blue shirt and a lavender jacket that isn't short-sleeved. Karla decided to go out in black clothing that night; she wore a black tank top and short skirt, as well as black stockings. Marisa decided to wear something foreign; she recently bought this silk purple eastern dress that had slits on its side to show the side of the wearer's thighs.

"Absolutely stunning, ladies," Sain praised them as they came down the stairs. "Well then, shall we get going?" Sain offered his elbow for one of the girls to grab, but he got beat up again by Lyn. "I am so underappreciated..." he complained to Kent once they were on the road in Guy's sports car. The girls were going in Lyn's SUV.

Hector's...mansion:

"We here, fellas," Eliwood said, stopping his car just in front of the gate. Hector walked out of the car and pressed the bell and another button.

"Oswin, it's me. Open the gate," Hector called through the comlink.

"Of course, young master," the bodyguard replied and opened the front gates of the mansion. Eliwood drove up to the front door after passing through the large garden of Hector's estate. "Hello again, Masters Eliwood, Innes, and Ephraim," the big tan haired man greeted them. "Something is going to happen, I presume, with all of you coming over?"

"Oh, that's right, Oswin. I'm having a party and a sleepover tonight; tell Matthew to get the place prepared and to buy some food and drinks. Usual procedures with the alcohol; hide it from the religious girls," Hector instructed.

Oswin stifled a laugh. "Of course, young master," Oswin responded, and went inside to give Matthew his orders.

An hour later, they could be found playing Halo on Hector's giant plasma screen TV. "Ahh...this it the life..." Ephraim commented as he assassinated Hector from behind with an energy blade. Then he cursed when Innes got him by a headshot. And Innes cursed when Eliwood assassinated him. Eliwood won...again for the 3rd game in a row.

"Who's yo' daddy? That's right, who's yo' daddy? WHO'S YO'...ARGH!" Eliwood yelped as he was tackled by a pissed off Innes.

"DOGPILE!" Hector yelled. Innes and Eliwood looked up in horror as the big boy landed on top of both of them. "Oh yeah, that was fun."

"Shut up, Hector. You're not the one being crushed under a 300 pound weight," Eliwood complained, futilely trying to push both Innes and Hector off while Ephraim is laughing his butt off at the redhead's misfortune. As soon as Innes got off of him, Eliwood started sucking in air like he never breathed before. "Ahh...bastards."

"We should get ready soon; my sister and her friends are coming here first," Ephraim told the group.

"Oh, right, and I need to pick up Ninian. And Nils," Eliwood quickly added. "Well, I'll be back soon. See ya," Eliwood ran towards the front door to find Matthew waiting for him outside with his car ready. "Wow, Matthew, thanks! How do you always know when I'm going to leave?"

"Intuition, Eliwood, intuition," Matt replied, smiling.

"Thanks, Matt," Eliwood thanked the butler, took his keys from the butler's hands, and drove out of the mansion's yard to pick up Ninian and Nils. 'He seems to be okay now...' Eliwood thought. 'But he's always so optimistic; he's probably still hurting inside from Leila's death...'

Soon, Eirika, Tana, and their group of friends arrived at Hector's house. Hector, Ephraim, and Erk went downstairs to the hidden booze chamber. Soon a loud explosion can be heard in the backyard, and Hector yelled, "DO THAT AGAIN AND IMMA SHOVING THE NEXT MOLOTOV COCKTAIL UP YOUR ASS!"

Meanwhile, Eliwood finally reached Ninian's house. It was cold outside, so he put his blue hoodie on. He went up to the door to knock, but Ninian opened it as soon as he reached the doorstep. She looked at him, embarrassed. Ninian was wearing a large light blue sweater with a teal t-shirt underneath, and she was also wearing tattered jeans. She fashioned her long light greenish blue hair differently; she had 2 golden rings wrap some of her bangs.

Ninian's house:

"...Were you waiting?" Eliwood asked her. Ninian blushed and was about to say something, but Nils interrupted her.

"Oooohhh yeah, she's been waiting all right. Since we got home, all she did was sit by the windowsill looking outside, waiting for your car. It was creepy, you know?" Nils told the redhead. Ninian's blush became even redder, but she recovered by smacking Nils on the back of his head. "OW! It's the truth!"

"Um...really?"

"Apparently," Nils answered for Ninian again. "Well, Eliwood, can we go somewhere before we go to Hector's? I want to pick up Myrrh."

"Who's Myrrh?" Eliwood asked the siblings.

"She's my girlfriend. She lives pretty close to Hector's house, but it's still not in walking distance of her house," Nils told him.

"No problem. Well, shall we?" Eliwood offered his elbow to Ninian. The girl blushed, and took it. The three then walked towards Eliwood's car.

Hector's house:

"I...Will...WIN!" Guy said, and looked intently at the screen of Hector's DDR machine while dancing madly to the beat, not missing a step. Apparently after arriving, he and Karel went straight to it after hearing from the host that he had one. This is their twentieth round; and the other nineteen rounds ended up with a tie of both players getting Perfect 300's.

"Bring...it..." Karel panted. Both he and Guy were very tired after 19 straight games of pure mad dancing on the expert level. Everyone else at the party was looking at them; Joshua was placing bets on who would win. And he was raking in the money since it kept on ending in a tie. People were going to quit, but with his mad persuasion skillz, they kept on betting. Yes, even L'Arachel bet some on Karel. She later claimed that it was because he looked more experienced in dancing. Of course, this is just a claim.

"Hmm...This is going nowhere," Marisa commented. "Hmmm...We should do something to quicken this..." she whispered to Tana, grinning evilly.

"Oh yes, I think you're right," Tana returned her friend's evil grin with a much more evil one. "Say, I got an idea. Why don't we..." Tana whispered something into Marisa's ear, and Marisa grinned.

"KARLA'S TAKING HER TOP OFF!" Marisa and Tana yelled.

"WHAT?" That was Karla. In disbelief and shock.

"WHAT?" That was Karel. In disbelief and shock and rage.

"WHAT?" That was Guy. In disbelief and shock and pure horniness.

That did the trick. Guy tripped and his face smashed into the screen of the DDR machine, knocking him out. "Ohho, Karel wins," Joshua said happily. He made a huge profit today; most of the money was won from the ties, however. Still, 3000 gold is still 3000 gold.

"I am NOT taking my top off!" Karla said angrily to the two girls who stood beside her. Then she realized what they were doing; they wanted to end the dancing competition. She blushed in embarrassment.

Guy got up, then put his hand on his face. 'Dammit, I'm bleeding...' he thought. "What did I miss?" he asked non-chalantly.

"...Nothing really, except for the fact that your face is really bloody. And so is the DDR machine," Karel told him.

"Oh my God, Guy, I'm so sorry..." Karla walked around the mass of people to the bleeding green-haired boy. "Um...And no, you didn't miss anything since I didn't take my top off. But, seriously, are you okay?"

"...My face is bleeding."

"...Stupid question, yeah. Hector, where's the first aid kit?" Karla asked the big blue-haired host.

"Go to the washroom; it's in the light blue cupboard!" Hector yelled from the other side of the room. "Damn...Matthew! Can you clean this up?"

"Of course, young master," Matthew appeared the big youth from out of nowhere with a wet cloth.

"How'd you do that?" Hector asked the butler after he jumped in surprise.

"I'm very sneaky, sir. Very very sneaky."

Myrrh's place:

"Myrrh! It's me, Nils!" Nils called from the front door of the girl's house. Nils was all ready to go, and waited impatiently. The boy wore his trademark white headband today, as well as a black leather jacket, a white t-shirt, and navy blue sweatpants. Myrrh opened the door. Myrrh has indigo hair; she tied it to two pigtails on the sides of her head. She wore a red long-sleeved shirt and pink skirt with crimson knee-high socks, and Adidas runners. She immediately jumped on Nils, and they started making out in the front yard.

"...I'm jealous of him..." Eliwood commented in the car. Ninian blushed. "I haven't done that in 4 years since that break up with Fiora..."

"...I'm sorry to hear that," Ninian said sympathetically.

"Yo! Sorry if we kept you waiting, Eli," Nils said as he and Myrrh went inside the car.

"No, no, not at all."

"Hey, I have an idea! Why don't we go in a double date?" Myrrh, who is usually quiet, suggested out of nowhere. Eliwood braked the car in surprise, making everybody lurch forward. "Or...not..."

"I'm sorry, just surprised," Eliwood apologized.

"Um...it's a good idea, if you want to, that is," Ninian said, looking at the redheaded driver, who is now blushing madly. "Eliwood?"

"Sure, why not?"

Eliwood is pleased. Very pleased. 'Score!' he mentally cheered. 'This wasn't your doing, but, at least, you're one step closer to your goal! I owe Myrrh and Nils for this, big time.'

Hector's house:

Lyon, Joshua, Ross, and Franz were playing with the block tower thing. The rule of the game is simple. Take out the block with the same number as the one you rolled on a die, and place it on top. Each floor of the block tower is made up of 3 long rectangular wooden boxes. The loser is the one that makes the tower crash. Joshua, of course, had made this into a round of gambling, as well.

Ross easily lost the first round; his big hands weren't suitable for this. Then, Joshua was out; he claimed he lost his luck. Now, the only ones left were Lyon and Franz. They squinted at each other as the tower was being reset, like cowboys would when they were having duels. (Cue western duel music here) "1...2...3...Begin, Lyon!" Joshua started the game.

Each turn, the tower became weaker, and weaker. The watchers looked at the two players with maddening anticipation and silence. Sweat ran down Lyon's and Franz's faces; they were nervous; the tower was about to fall. It was Franz's turn. He rolled a 1. The only '1' block that was accessible, and not at the top, was in a difficult position. This and another block right beside it were the only blocks holding up the top half of the tower. Luckily, it's still possible to get; it wasn't the block in the middle. So he tried to get it. Very slowly. However, he was too slow, because as soon as he took it out, the tower crumbled. He sighed, and shook hands with Lyon.

"Yay! Lyon! Nice game!" Eirika hugged the skinny purple haired boy happily.

"Eirika...bones...fragile...snap crackle pop..." Lyon gasped in the hug. Eirika let go and smiled at him. "Thank you," he panted as he gasped for air.

Soon, Matthew and the cooks finished cooking the food and set it out on the large table in the kitchen. "The food is ready, young master," Matthew told Hector as he appeared suddenly beside the big boy.

"GAH! ...Oh, it's you...Um, great then! FOOD'S READY!" Hector yelled, and thanked the butler. Then he went into the kitchen and started gobbling food.

Meanwhile, Eliwood, Ninian, Nils, and Myrrh just arrived, and had just entered, when Eliwood heard Ephraim yell, "DOGPILE!" Soon, Eliwood was under a large mass of people that included Innes, Ephraim, Joshua, Erk, Raven, Lucius, Wil, and Sain. "What's up, Eli?"

"...(gasps for air)...Why did you do that?" Eliwood asked the green haired youth while gasping for breath.

"Just in case," Ephraim said, smiling as the dogpile cleared.

"All right, now that everyone's here, I just wanna make tell you the ground rules. ONE! No burning anything. That means you, Erk and Ewan. TWO! No making things explode, also goes to Erk and Ewan. THREE! The make out rooms will the various closets around the house; feel free to use whichever ones you please, that's why they're there," Hector said, getting a few laughs from everyone. "If you're gonna have sex, I ain't supplying the condoms. However, do NOT, I repeat, do NOT, go in my bedroom, unless I've invited you, ladies," he said, winking at Florina, who hid behind Lyn in her fear of men.

"Nice job, Hector, you just worsened Florina's phobia of men," Lyn patted his back.

"Damn, I was hoping for a different result," the boy sighed.

Innes and Ephraim are now on the DDR machine, and are proving themselves to be dancers that are almost, if not just as good as, Karel and Guy. Of course, the competitiveness of the two played a large factor in that.

"Marisa...You thinking what I'm thinking?" Eirika whispered to the purple haired girl. "I think Karla would want to do this, but I don't think she has enough guts; so let's do this for her."

"Mm. You're right...on 3...1...2...3...TANA'S TAKING HER TOP OFF!"

"WHAT?" That was Ephraim, who turned at the direction of the sound, and tripped over his own feet, smashing his back on the hand rest behind him. His reasons for doing so were the same as Guy's when Tana and Marisa yelled Karla was taking her top off.

"WHAT?" That was Innes, who did the same thing as Ephraim. His reasons, however, were the same as Karel's.

"WHAT?" That was Tana, whose reason for turning around was the same as Karla's. She saw her friends giggling, and frowned. "...I'm gonna get you...just you wait..." she threatened the two.

Karla was in the washroom applying bandages to Guy's face. It was almost done; however, the right half of his face looks like a mummy's. Luckily, the bleeding had stopped. Karla smiled maliciously when she heard Marisa and Eirika outside. Then she turned back to the task at hand. "You sure are klutzy...Remember that time you tripped on something and fell down the stairs?"

"...I went back up to check what it was. Pink frilled Hello Kitty panties," Guy replied; he was sitting on the toilet seat of the main washroom. "Someone apparently doesn't clean up after herself..."

"Oh...heh heh...Um...That's mine..." Karla blushed in embarrassment.

"And you're calling ME klutzy? Even after you've seen me dance?"

"Heh heh...Sorry, but I get that messiness thing from Karel..."

"...I see...Thanks Karla, I'm good now."

"You're sure?" Karla leaned towards him to feel Guy's head.

"I'm sure," Guy said. Karla then stood up relieved.

"I sure hope so...I'm gonna need to wash my hands...Where's the goddamn lavender scented soap?" Karla cursed, then she leaned forward to open the cupboard behind Guy to look for it; she was sure she saw it there when she was looking for the bandages. She opened it, but the door hit the back of Guy's head. Guy's face fell forward into Karla's rather large cleavage. "GUY YOU PERV!"

"...Klutz...senses...are...tingling..." Karel said suddenly. "Something tells me I'm gonna have to drive Guy to the hospital tonight...but I think I'm being paranoid."

"URGH!" Karla came out of the washroom, fuming mad, right after the toilet flushed.

"What happened, sis?" Karel asked her. Karla just looked at him with a face filled with pure rage. Karel stepped back in utmost fear; he hardly ever saw his sister this angry. He was worried about his student, so he went to the washroom to check up on Guy. Apparently, Guy's hair was being flushed down the toilet. "...You're one smooth operator..." Karel said to Guy as the younger Sacaean finally fixed his hair.

"...Does toilet water mix with gel?" Guy asked Karel.

"Naw. I tried it."

The party went on normally after that. People were chatting and gossiping inside the house and outside, near the pool, and the cooks were busy cooking up food for the hungry teenagers. Time sure flies by when you're having fun, because soon, the people that can't stay over had to go home. "All right, thanks for coming! See ya guys!" Hector said goodbye to the last guest. Now, the people that are sleeping over are: Eliwood, Ninian, Nils, Myrrh, Lyn, Florina, Farina, Fiora, Kent, Sain (whom the girls were avoiding), Wil, Raymond, Rebecca, Priscilla, Lucius, Ewan, Erk, Heath, Ross, Amelia, Franz, Lute, Nino, Lyon, Ephraim, Eirika, Innes, Tana, Joshua, L'Arachel, Guy, Marisa, Karel, and Karla (still angry at Guy). "Well, that was fun. MATTHEW!"

"Yes, young master?" Matthew popped up behind Hector.

"GAH! ...Oh...Can you PLEASE, for the love of Elimine, not do THAT?" Hector asked him, turned around, to find that Matthew wasn't there anymore.

"Do what? This?" Matthew asked cheerily from Hector's left.

"GAH! Exactly that!"

"Heheh...You're no fun, young master."

"Anyways, we need this...mess...cleaned up. Get the men ready, will ya? Thanks."

"Of course, young master."

The teens went to the guest rooms to get a good few hours of sleep; it was 2 AM in the morning.

Outside, Oswin held his hand in his pocket, nervously waiting. He didn't know what he was waiting for, but he had a feeling that it needed shooting. Lots of shooting. His feelings were usually right, too; they got him out of many a pinch when he was in the Secret Service of Ostia. He quit being a spy to become a bodyguard, a job he found to suit himself better. He twitched when he heard movement behind him. He took out his gun quickly and aimed behind him, and yelled, "FREEZE!"

"Oswin! Chill out, all right? It's me," Serra said.

Oswin sighed. "What is it now, Miss Serra? If you need help, you go to Matt, not me..."

"I'm just getting some fresh air, sheesh."

"All right then. Be on your way."

Oswin should have felt relaxed now; the 'threat' was just Serra. However, he still didn't feel right. It's like someone was watching him...and aiming a rifle at him. Oswin turned around to see a flash of light coming from the roof of the mansion. He rolled to his side to avoid a sniper's shot. "DAMN!" he yelled, and started firing at the spot where the light came from. He hit his mark; someone rolled down and fell from the roof.

"Oswin, what's going on?" Serra asked him, walking towards the bodyguard after hearing the gunshots. "Who's shooting?"

"...Serra, get back inside. Warn the others, we're under attack," Oswin muttered. Serra nodded, she knew from Oswin's tone that the bodyguard was serious. "Damn it..." Oswin cursed, and pulled out his walkie talkie. "Matthew!"

"I know. I heard the gunshots while I was cleaning up the living room. I think they're above the roof; I'll get my guns," Matthew replied. "Over and out." Matthew ran into his room and opened a secret stash of firearms under his bed. He took out his favorite twin handguns, and put them in his pocket. Before becoming a butler, he was also secret service, just like Oswin and Leila. "What's up now..."

"What? Gunshots?" Hector asked Serra.

"Really! Oswin said we're under attack," the pink-haired girl replied.

"...Dammit! Erk, Priscilla, Heath, and Lute are still upstairs playing games! We have to warn them!" Hector started to run up the stairs, but then the security system of the house started to activate.

"LEVEL 10 RED ALERT, SECURITY SYSTEM ONLINE!" the computer said. "COMMENCING ROOM LOCKDOWN."

"Dammit!...I hope you 4 will be all right..." Hector muttered under his breath.

Meanwhile, in the living room, 4 armed figures jumped in through the windows. Their faces were covered in masks. They had their weapons up; they saw from outside that there were 2 boys and 2 girls in the room. They were puzzled; no one was inside. Then the room lockdown started; the windows and the living room were barred now.

"Levitate!" Erk and Lute yelled from behind a couch, and sent the couch flying at the four assailants using their magic power. One jumped over the attack; however, the other 3 were crushed under the piece of furniture, and trapped there. The one that was left released a hailstorm of bullets out of his Uzi, but the kids dodged them by hiding behind other furniture. He stopped when he ran out of bullets. Then he heard whimpering to his left. He saw movement and a lock of red hair. He walked towards it, and pulled Priscilla out. He then pulled out a dagger and held it at the girl's neck.

"ALL OF YOU, COME OUT NOW, OR SHE DIES!" the assassin yelled.

"...Heath, I want you to..." Erk whispered to Heath. The green and white haired youth nodded, and snuck around. Erk and Lute then stood up. "Here we are. Let her go."

"...Where's the other one?" the assassin asked him.

"What other one?"

"Don't lie to me, boy, or she's gone."

"Well, if you'd like to know, he's behind you."

"You think that trick will work on me?"

"Well, yes, since you just fell for it."

The assassin looked puzzled, and turned around, to see a staff coming down at him. The assassin was then knocked out. Heath gave Erk a thumbs up sign and said, "Peace."

"Thank you, Heath," Priscilla thanked the wild haired youth.

"Don't mention it."

"...Your shoulder! It's bleeding!"

"Oh? Huh, I guess it is. A bullet grazed my shoulder, I guess."

"We need to get out of here..." Lute said, worried. "I'm worried about the others..."

"Guys, just in case we don't make it out alive...I want to do something," Erk said. "Heath, you know what I'm talking about, so do it now."

"I was hoping this could wait...but, since our lives are on the line now, I guess...There's no better time. Priscilla, will you go with me to the prom?" Heath asked the redhead, who is now in shock. Silence filled the room.

Lute slapped Erk, breaking the silence. "WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY ASSASSINS, AND ALL YOU CAN THINK OF IS THE PROM!" she yelled angrily at him.

"I love you too," Erk said sarcastically.

"Really?"

"...Wanna find out?"

"...Seeing that Sain-like look in your eyes, I think I'll pass..."

"...I think we should tie up our attackers, just in case...Entangle!" Erk chanted, and ropes appeared out of nowhere, tying up the 4 assassins.

Matthew walked on top of the roof slowly, hiding in the shadows, and readied his twin pistols. 15 men, heavily armed, were setting up a bomb to blow the roof down. Matthew smirked, and started shooting the men with deadly aim. Soon, all 15 of them were dead. "Hmm...Hey, isn't that..." Matthew mused as he walked over to one of the fallen bodies. His suspicions were confirmed; they were assassins. Black Fang assassins, the finest in the whole world. "Who would want to attack us?...Hmm...Well," Matthew sighed, and called Oswin with his walkie talkie. "Oswin? All clear, over and out."

"Security system Armads, access password, Naglfar. Turn off security lockdown," Oswin said, after pressing a button to activate the voice control of the security system.

After that, everyone slept soundly...at least for that night.

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