Chapter 18
Year 0 Month 9 Day 3
After the destruction of the droid factories in Pare both sides return to their damaged homes.
Glynda was holding on Ozpin's head as everything seemed to calm down, but she wasn't calm. Her tears landed on his face, as she was rocking his body back and forth.
Port saw what happened, and gasped. His close friend, lying there dead on the ground. He choked back tears.
"This can't be happening" Port said. Vacuo troops arrived on the scene, but they all stopped when they saw Ozpin's body.
"Where's Oobleck?" Port asked. He rushed to where he saw Oobleck run off to, and found him, bloody and almost dead.
"We aren't losing two today." Port signaled for Vacuo medics to arrive. They did, and were able to get Oobleck to a safe place.
Port leaned on a wall, and shook his head. "This can't be happening."
Month 9 Day 4
Ozpin's body was kept safe. Glynda didn't want to leave it.
Qrow woke up in a hospital bed. Oobleck was next to him. He looked and his brother in law was in the room. Taiyang Xiao-Long stood there.
"I came as soon as I heard the news."
"It's nothing that bad." Qrow said.
"No, it is." Tai said
"What happened?" Qrow asked, afraid to hear the answer.
"Ozpin's… dead."
It hit Qrow like a truck. He slammed his fist against the wall, leaving a dent.
"I should have been there for him. Why am I so useless?" Qrow said.
"Calm down Qrow."
"Calm down! Do you realize what you said? How am I supposed to be calm when you tell me Oz is dead?"
"He'll be back."
"When? If you haven't noticed, we're in a war!"
"I have. Do you know how hard it is to send Yang and Ruby out there almost every day?"
Qrow clenched his fist. "I need a drink."
"Stop, you took a beating out there. Who did this to you?"
"Do you remember when we got attacked before all this stuff went down? Last time Vale was attacked, the white fang were led by an idealistic kid, Adam Taurus."
"But he's dead." Tai said
"I know, but Salem has a power to bring people back from the dead."
"Then that proves it."
"Proves what?"
"The Swordsmen of the Desert killed Ozpin."
Qrow felt defeated.
"Salem got them to?"
"Yeah."
"I think we both need a drink."
"Maybe. Oh, yeah, Ruby and her team are coming back today. There's going to be a two week ceasefire at Pare."
"That's all the time we got? Lot of good it will do us."
Ruby felt her master's sorrow at something but she didn't know what. When she left the room she was in, Ruby could tell something was wrong.
"What happened?"
"Headmaster Ozpin is… dead."
Karel just entered the room and stopped
Ruby couldn't believe it.
"How's this possible? No one is stronger than Ozpin." Ruby said.
Karel looked at the ground.
"No one is immortal." Karel said
Ruby turned to him.
"I know that! But no one could have done this."
Karel opened the door.
"I'm sorry Ruby. I truly am."
Karel left.
Ruby wanted to follow him, but Roni stopped her.
"Let everyone mourn in their own way." Roni said
"How come this victory feels so hollow?" Ruby asked. Roni had no response she just hugged Ruby.
Everyone was told about Ozpin's death. Bora went to Karel's side.
"Are you okay?" She asked
"I did it again." He said
"Did what?"
"I put someone on a pedestal that I knew they couldn't live up to. How could he make himself so indispensable, then go die on us like that?" Karel said "It so easy for one life to be taken, but I still thought of him as higher than death. How stupid can I be?" He said.
"Karel…"
"How could I get mad at him, then leave like I did? How come I thought of myself so high and mighty, to just walk away? What makes me so special?"
"Stop it." Bora said
"I can't. How come I'm spared, when so many others die? It's not fair. If I could, I would give my life to end all this fighting."
Bora hugged Karel.
"I don't want you to throw away your life."
Karel didn't say anything.
"Thank you." He said. "Look at me. Being selfish again."
"It's alright to feel pain. That's being human."
"But I'm supposed to not feel these things. I'm supposed to feel joy that he joined with the living force." Karel put his head on Bora's shoulder.
"How do you deal with these emotions?" Karel asked.
"You just do." Bora said
"How are you feeling?" Karel asked Bora.
"It hurts. Our men, and friends gave their lives for us. A pillar of stability is gone." Bora sighed "It hurts."
When they landed, they saw the city in pieces.
"Vale was meant to be a place of peace." Akio said
"Not even here is safe from the war." Mizuki said.
Roni went to where Ozpin's body was being held. All the staff from Beacon met there.
No one spoke until Glynda started.
"We have a problem on our hands. Ozpin left no one in his place."
"No one expected this." Port said
"I know that. I don't need to be reminded." Glynda snapped.
"We need to decide who will become the new headmaster. Then the council will decide who will take his place." Roni said
"You know who I support on that issue. It's my belief that Glynda should inherit his position" Professor Peach said.
"It will be accepted easier than anyone else." Roni added.
"I never thought this would happen. I don't have any plans yet." Glynda said
"We just need to make a choice soon. The council won't give us much time." Roni said
"If there are no arguments, then we shall notify the public that Glynda Goodwitch will take the place of Ozpin." Port said. No one said anything.
Glynda sighed.
"Then it's decided. I'll become the headmaster."
"And we will organize Ozpin's funeral." Port announced.
Month 9 Day 18
Even though the truce ended, both sides were hesitant to use to fight. Neither side had figured out how to stop an attack like this again.
But in Vale that didn't matter. It was Ozpin's funeral. The scars on his body were covered, and he was buried in his favorite clothes. The casket was laid in a tomb before the funeral. Glynda laid a single rose in the tomb before it was sealed.
At beacon, everyone wore black. A picture of Ozpin was placed in the gardens, with a hedge stone. They feared that Salem would try to steal his body. It started to rain.
Glynda started.
"We come here today to honor the life and memory of Headmaster Ozpin, and all others defending the city of Vale from our enemy." Glynda started.
Ruby thought to herself "Why did this have to happen? Why did somebody so good have to die?"
Glynda continued.
"But he would tell us to be brave. He would have liked to remind us all that we are not alone. He often told me about the power of life, and how strong our will could be. He told us to let our will burn like a fire. This will is what gives us our strength to defend what is most precious to us. It's an unbreakable bond that connects us together. He would ask us if we have this will in ourselves. I hope that answer is yes."
Glynda put her hand on the hedge stone and looked at the picture.
"His last words were to me. A tear, Glynda? Don't cry." The image of Ozpin whipping away her tears was a vivid as it was two days ago. "Don't cry. When there's life, there's hope"
Ruby was standing next to her father.
"Dad, why do they do it? Why do people risk their lives for others?"
"When people die, their dreams die, and all ties except one are separated. That last tie is people like you or me. All the people who were important to him are still with him. We share our memories of him with each and every one who met him. It grows larger and stronger as time passes. We stay in this circle no matter what."
"I get it. But still, I feel sad he's gone."
"Think how sad it would be if he died for nothing." Qrow said. Ruby looked back at her uncle.
"But he left us something special. Don't worry. You'll get it someday."
Ruby smiled. "Give me some credit. I get that much."
Everyone went to the ground and put white flowers one by one on the grounds. Many stopped to say a last goodbye. Karel stopped.
"I'm sorry. I wish I got to say that when you were alive. Goodbye." Karel placed his flower down. Bora came up after him. Karel didn't hear what she said. He didn't need to. He watched as everyone else went by. After everyone placed their flowers, and said their goodbyes. Glynda started again.
"Ozpin never liked that we were at war. He always hated war. He told me that after the war ended, he would step down, but now, that was taken from him. I can't lie to you. This enemy is not the same that we have been fighting. Many of you fought people who you thought to be dead. That is the power of our enemy, to raise the dead and use them like a puppet. The council doesn't want me saying this, but we have a new enemy, much like the Grimm."
People looked at each other. She continued.
"Ozpin has left us, but that doesn't mean his sacrifice was pointless. We thank him for his sacrifice. I thank him."
The Funeral ended shortly after.
And so did the rain.
Qrow went to a bar. Tai was with him.
"Thanks for earlier." Tai said to Qrow.
"I was helping my niece." Qrow said. There was still some tension between the two of them.
"I never thought you would take me up on my offer. I though you quit drinking."
"I did." Tai drank a shot.
Qrow looked at Tai
"How long has it been since we did this?" Qrow asked.
Tai didn't have an answer. "Too long"
Qrow and Tai got shots and left the bar. They poured out the drinks.
Later in the day Meg went to the Holo of the names of everyone killed that day. Name after name scrolled by, crushing Meg's soul. Guilt raised in her chest.
"I should have stayed with him. I shouldn't have gone back to the temple." Meg said
"Do you regret it?" Meg didn't know who was talking. She turned around and saw a Faunus girl. She held up a picture.
"This man was my dad. He's on here." She said
"I'm sorry."
"My dad told me to run. I don't regret it. I would have died if I didn't run. Then he would have died for nothing." She said
"That's very mature of you" Meg said
"I know." She looked at Meg's lightsaber.
"Are you a Jedi?"
"Yes." Meg said smiling.
"Cool. Do you know this man." She held up a second picture. It was blurry, but she recognized it as Adam.
"Is he related to you?"
"No"
Meg felt major relief.
"What's your name?"
"Rouge." She smiled. Meg felt something about her.
She pulled out a card.
"Hey, Rouge, can you tell me what this card says?"
"Ace of spades." Meg turned it over to reveal she was right. She put it away and held out a ball.
Rouge used the force to take it from her hand.
"Hey, rouge, would you like to meet some other Jedi?"
Month 10 Day 13
Roman sat in his cell, writing on the cell wall marking the day. He got a ball and tossed it at the wall.
A guard came in and gave Roman his meal.
"Here you go."
"Finally, what is it today? Moldy oatmeal? Poisoned fish?" He asked mockingly.
"It's something special." The guard said. Roman looked at him, and recognized him. Today was the last day he was going to be stuck in this place.
"Send Cinder my regards Mercury." Roman said
"You can tell her yourself." Mercury said as her left.
Cinder sat in the director's chair. The director wouldn't be needing it any longer.
She looked at Ulric and smiled. She pressed the button to unlock all the doors.
"Oops, look like I just freed all the prisoners." She said.
"I'm just glad the guards are droids."
"Your no fun."
"You know I don't like killing."
"I know."
Roman opened the door, and put on his hat. His present was his cigar. He walked out of the cell, and walked towards the armory. A droids fell from above him as many of the inmates started to escape. He picked up the gun from the droids, and as one ran into the room, he fired at it. It fell to the ground. He started humming a song, as Neo jumped down, handing him his cane.
"Why thank you." He said. He went to the armory and looked for two very important weapons. He opened boxes, finding all sorts of contraband, slipping some in his jacket. The one next to it was full of money.
"Who knew Christmas came early?" Roman said to Neo. She smiled, and started taking the money. He opened the last box and found what he was looking for.
"And here it is." He pulled out the two inquisitor's weapons. "I think Salem will find these incredibly interesting."
Emerald entered the room, and helped herself to some of the cash. "Found what you were looking for?"
"I did." He tossed one lightsaber to her. "Remember these?"
"From the inquisitors two years ago."
"And she's got it right on the money." Roman brought down the rest of that box. "We also got a bunch of those guns right here." He showed her the blasters.
"I guess you aren't completely useless." Emerald said.
"Watch it." He said.
"Who's breaking who out of prison?"
"To all who want to leave this place, our ship has arrived." Cinder announced.
Roman rounded up a group of criminals and got them to bring everything from the armory to the Ship. Cinder looked at them.
"Are they needed?" She asked Roman. He thought for a moment.
"No" They started to fly away, but Cinder didn't close the door. She force pushed all but one out of the ship. The last was holding onto the door.
"Boss! Please, I was always loyal!"
"You know what, you were. Come on up." Roman pointed the end of his cane in his face. The criminal grabbed on the cane, then the sight came up.
"But I never liked you."
Month 10 Day 14
The news of the jailbreak spread fast. It was a great embarrassment to Atlus.
"The Empire didn't break him out, but we aren't going to announce that." Ironwood looked at Glynda.
"I did what I though should happen." Glynda responded.
"But the only one to get out was Roman. All other prisoners were killed." Roni said "So what did he steal?"
"Money, drugs, and weapons. Two in particular." Ironwood said
"And those two are?"
"The inquisitor's lightsabers."
"Why would Salem want them?" Glynda asked.
"Do you know where their bodies are?" Qrow asked.
Silence.
"I wasn't here for the inquisitor attack. I don't know how strong they are." Roni said
"They were tough. Not as tough as the Emperor, but still tough. Enough that a jedi would have to be present to beat them." Qrow said
"I see. So if she has their lightsabers, and we don't know where her body is, then we have to assume she has them too." Roni said. She sunk in her chair.
"Then Master Roni here can get us a Jedi." One of the chairmen said.
She really didn't like them.
"That's not how it works. I just can't send them wherever I want."
"But we'll need them to fight this new threat."
"We're already pushed to the edge with how few of us there are."
No one liked how vocal the councilmen have gotten since Ozpin died. No one knew how much he kept hold of them till now.
"I'll try to get a Jedi, but we can't tell where they'll appear. They aren't the empire."
"Speaking of the Empire, how is Pare going?"
"Like Pare always goes. Slow."
Roni wished she wasn't here.
Lady Vox went over for the past forty days to find anything about the Maidens. She found one thing so far about it. Professor Lionheart's journal. He wrote all about the maidens, and about the new enemy.
"She's been in my dreams. I can't stand it. She wants to know where the spring Maiden is. She haunts me every night."
"I know the Spring Maiden is in Mistral, but we don't know where she is or who."
Vox wanted to find more about Maidens, and find out their powers, but she knew she had time. Salem would show up in five years. She would train up her forces for the fight, or could she.
"You're thinking too much about this. We don't have the info we need yet." Sym said.
"We don't know how strong this enemy is. We have to be ready." Vox said
"And we will be, but ripping every book apart until you find what you want won't help us.
"I know. I'm just worried about Cedric. She could have killed him."
"He'll grow stronger. Don't you worry."
Month 10 Day 20
Ruby and Yang went back to Patch to surprise their dad. They got his favorite dessert, a root beer float. They opened the door, and saw Tai watching a video of Summer.
He turned and saw his daughters. He paused the video.
"Hey you two. Come on, don't leave the door open."
They closed the door and put everything down.
"Why are you watching a video of Mom?" Yang asked.
"I wanted to revisit some old stuff. Come on, this part she talks to you two. Don't worry, I never watched it before." He patted the couch.
Yang and Ruby sat down, and Tai pressed play.
"Yang, I know you're not my biological daughter, but you are my daughter. Watching you grow up has been amazing. I'm so glad you treasure Ruby. I was worried. But I know, that was a little dumb." Summer put her hand to the back of her head and smiled.
"Mom…" Yang said
"Remember to take care of your dad. He'll need your help. He can be a bit scatterbrained at times." Yang chuckled. "But that's one reason I love him." She smiled.
"Make sure your uncle doesn't do anything stupid. He's going to need help too. Also, Don't let any man boss you around! That's not you! And if you find a special someone, hold them close in your heart. What else?" Summer's eyes widened
"Look at me, nagging you. I'm sorry that you have to take on yourself so much responsibility. It's because I was too weak to stop it. I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about at this point. Here are few things, don't drink like Qrow. Never give up on your friends, keep Ruby safe, watch over your dad and the most important thing, know that I love you."
Yang shook her head with tears in her eyes.
"Ruby, it's your turn. You probably have a lot of questions, but something tells me you know a lot. So I'll tell you about those silver eyes of yours. They give you a power to destroy the grimm. It is the desire to preserve life which fuels the light inside you. Your light comes from The God of light. The names of these Gods are Ashla and Bogan. Light and dark. To activate the silver eyes, a rush of emotion must come, and Grimm must be around. Your eyes are strong enough to destroy them. Yours may be stronger than mine. I bet they are." Summer said smiling. Then she looked like she made a mistake.
"Look at me, not telling you the important stuff. Let me fix that. I love you just as much as your sister. I mean I did carry you for nine months." Summer smiled. "I heard one day in my head that My name is Ruby. I will be a girl. I then saw a vision of you when you were older. Surrounded by friends. It calmed my heart."
"That seems… Weird?" Ruby said
"She told me about it and I said the same thing." Tai said
"Hey It's not weird, I think it's beautiful." Yang said
Summer was laughing.
"I imagine you are talking about what I just said. Well Ruby, it's true. I think you're going to become a huntress just like your dad and I. Yang too probably. Here's some advice, don't get scared to fight an enemy larger than you. It takes brains and brawns to beat your enemies. No one will be able to beat my smart and strong girls. Ozpin will help you if you need it, and your dad. Qrow may take you under his wing."
Summer stopped and shook her head.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to make that joke."
Tai chuckled.
"What is it?"
"I'll tell you later." Tai said
"So Ruby remember you always have people around you who will help you. Never forget that. I'll save you the nagging I gave Yang, but the same applies to you. I'll have to head off to my mission soon, but there is something I want you to have. It's a memento of me. I'll be taking my Master's lightsaber with me, and I'll be leaving my two with Tai. One for you, and one for Yang. I know you've probably already started to learn about the force, and I wish I was there, but I want you to have something to remember me by. I love you Ruby."
Tai paused the video and went to his room. He knew where he placed them. He got out the two lightsabers, and handed them handed them to Yang and Ruby.
"These were your mother's lightsabers. She wanted you to have them when you were older."
Yang and Ruby turned on the blades. They were Green and Blue.
"Your mother used the three lightsabers together all the time. She was unpredictable."
"This is great." Yang said. She put the green blade next to her old master's lightsaber. Ruby put the blue one on her waist.
"So what were you girls here for?"
"We thought we would surprise you. Why don't we have a root beer float now?" Ruby said
"Sounds good."
Month 11 Day 18
The council had made a decision about the droids. Thanks to the bug that Karel found, and brought back, digital replicas of the droids were made and tested with the bug hundreds of times. Each time the same thing came back, that the bug infected the entire production.
The decision was to make the code of the droids unique to each legion. So if this happened again, only one legion, and not an entire factory would have to be destroyed.
"Well, it's our compromise." Roni said
"I doubt they would take your plan. It would have been too expensive to make the code unique to individual squads." Ironwood said.
"I don't like how the empire copied our idea so quickly." Glynda said.
"We can't start accusing everyone in our discussions of treason." One of the councilmen said
"I know, but that means we have to be more careful from now on." Roni said.
"We understand. The announcement will be made tomorrow to all Legion heads. Then the public." Another councilman said
"Agreed." Glynda said
The call ended. Ironwood looked at Roni and Glynda.
"Do they seem to be trying to grab power from us?" He asked in a whispered tone.
"Let's discuss that over some drinks." Roni said. She looked around at all the people working. One of them had to be the mole.
Later that night the three met at Roni's home. She got drinks from them and started.
"How much power did Ozpin really hold over the council?" She asked
"More than we realized." Ironwood said. He finished his first glass.
"They don't seem to like us at all." Glynda said
"Well, I have three seats now, and both of you have one. But we're still not the majority. Not even with Qrow and Jacques. If they want, they can force us to do what they want." Ironwood said.
"How did Ozpin keep them in line?"
"Mistral at first, then it was respect or fear of him." Roni finished, and poured Ironwood and herself another drink.
"We need more allies in the council if we want to be safe." Glynda said
"You can't just place new council members on. None of us can. We're not Ozpin." Ironwood said
"Even after his death his shadow still hangs over us." Glynda said
They didn't say anything and drank.
Karel was in his training room. He wanted to become at hand to hand combat. So he asked Bora to help him. For the past month they were training. She gave him many sore spots.
They wore light clothing. Karel wore black pants and a white undershirt, which had some blood on it. Bora wore something similar, with bandages covering her feet and fists.
He was getting much better, and now, was going hit for hit with Bora. Karel threw a punch, but Bora dropped the ground on one leg. She kicked up at Karel's face, but he caught her foot.
She jumped using the force of her other foot to send another kick his way. He let go of her foot and jumped back.
"Doesn't that hurt?" Karel asked.
"Not really." Bora said, moving the hair out of her face. She started running towards Karel, when the doorbell rang. She stopped an inch in front of Karel's face.
"Who's that?" Bora asked.
Karel turned his head and saw her fist.
"Really?" He asked. She flicked him.
"Hey!" He said. He threw his Jedi hood, and went to the door.
Yang was standing there.
"Come on in." He said
Bora went to the living room and saw Yang.
"Hey" She said.
"Hey. I'm glad I was able to find this place." She said "So are we going to train?"
"Yeah. Bora and I were just finishing up our sparring match."
"Who won?" Yang asked as they went to the training room. Karel grabbed a cold water bottle before answering.
"Undetermined."
"I got the last hit in." Bora said
"A flick doesn't count." Karel shot back. Bora didn't say anything, but she did have a smile on her face.
Karel pulled out his purple lightsaber and turned it on. Yang pulled out Summer's.
"Did you make a lightsaber?"
"No, this was my mom's."
"I see."
Karel started on the defensive to see how Yang had changed.
She had gotten much better. They continued their practice with Bora watching.
Roman got his newest mission from Salem. He was going to be her spy in Mistral from now on. One piece of information that they learned was that Vox had made arrangements with the largest crime families in Mistral. That was his way in.
He got a meeting with the three family heads.
Donnner Rosso was one who brought him to the meeting.
"This was you favor, we're even now."
"Thank you so much." Roman said
Rosso, Lumi, and Brand gathered to see Roman's offer.
"I thank you all again. Here's a present for you all, vintage wine, from about two hundred years ago."
"You can't flatter us with wine."
"Fine, so you know the Alliance wants my head. If they catch me, I'm dead, so I decided to set up shop here. But to do that, I have to go through you guys, since you have a monopoly on crime. So I got a few things that your boss would like. It's gotten out that your boss is looking for any information on the Maidens, and whoops."
Roman placed a book on the table.
"Did I just drop my book, stolen from the Jedi temple when it was abandoned, which tells all about the Maidens?" Roman said
"Where did you get this?"
"I have my own contacts. They wanted me to sell this, but I killed them, and took this instead because I have something called vision."
"Our boss will quite enjoy this. We'll remember to thank you when we give it to her." Lumi said
"Now, what about you three, well, I've recently found my old stash, and I got a little sample of it here for you."
Roman took out a poison dust crystal.
This is a new kind of dust, that a certain dust company doesn't want to be found. It's poison dust. And the best part, it's incredibly potent, being able to kill a human with only a shard."
"Impressive. But how much do you have?"
"Ten crates worth" Neo brought out a crate.
"Plus I have all the other kinds of Dust as well, quite a lot of it. Just think of how many weapons you can make, but if you don't accept, it will just go to waste." Roman acted like he was devastated.
"We get it Roman. Do you have anything else?" Brand asked
"Why yes, here you go." Roman pulled out spice. The three looked at each other.
"Do you know how much this costs now a days? And I have a lot more where this came from."
"I think this is enough to wave the regular process. Which city are you going to start up in? You have access to all except Mistral."
"Argus. With the Port closed, people must be feeling down." Roman said with a smile.
"Agreed."
Month 11 Day 29
Weiss and Karel were getting ready to travel back to Atlus to be with Weiss' family for the first year anniversary of Whitley's death. Weiss needed to be there for her family. Karel was going to be there for Weiss.
Bora asked if she was needed but Karel said no.
"This is personal. I'm sorry, but you didn't know Whitley. They're going to want people who were close to him. I'll see you when we get back."
"Just don't do anything dangerous."
"Look who you're talking too."
"That's why I said that. Where ever you go, trouble seems to follow." Bora said
"Love you too." Karel said. Before he left he kissed Bora. She waved him off.
Weiss and Karel got on his ship.
"Last time we went to Atlus, I almost died." Weiss said
"That was a one off time." Karel said as his ship start to fly.
"By the way, Mom has a new guard from the Grey Jedi. She's been talking about him."
"What's his name?"
"Blair Cielo"
"I've never heard of them. Of course, why would I have? I'm no grey Jedi." Karel said, not feeling easy about it.
Jet went to meeting spot.
"You're late." Jet said to Echo
"What can I say, it's hard to get away from our target."
"Lazy excuse." Jet got out a file for Echo. It had that his target was expecting guests soon.
"You do wonders. I'm glad I made you my apprentice."
"About that, when will I meet the other members?"
"Soon enough. If we kill this next target, you'll meet with the others." Echo pulled out a wad of cash.
"Does this cover that information?"
"You don't have to pay me." Jet said as she counted the money.
"It's a good way to make sure you try hard. Anyway, buy yourself something nice. Just a few more days before this mission is over."
"Fine. Let's just finish this soon." Jet said
"Of course." Echo left. He went back to the estate of his target. He snuck back in the bathroom, then flushed the toilet and washed his hands. He left the bathroom and saw Klein Sieben walking down the hallway.
"Hello Klein. How's it going?"
"Fine master Jedi."
Echo walked with Klein "I heard some rumors that there are going to be a few guests coming to tomorrow."
"Miss Weiss and her good friend Karel."
Echo swore in his head. That was going to complicate things.
"I haven't seen either of them yet."
"They'll be here tomorrow."
Echo knew he had to put up his best deception tomorrow, or things were going to fall apart. It was a good thing Echo's mask was a different one, maybe they wouldn't recognize him. Tomorrow was going to be a the most important day for his mission.
Author's Notes: This one didn't take so long.
There was a scene from an Anime that helped create part of this chapter.
The next chapter will be the end of the first year of the War.
Thanks to everyone who reads this story. You are the reason I write. I just want you to know how much you matter to me. Thanks again.
May the Force be With You
-DragonZlayerx12
