Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Fractured State. 1100-word chapter. I don't own RvB, Rooster Teeth does.

(Bjorndal Cryogenic Research Facility, 2 hours before The Twins)

William 'Will' Carson, wasn't a man who liked to deal with idiots. He was a mercenary, just another hired gun, one who worked for a group who was called… Space Pirates.

Both the group of mercenaries he worked for and the group of soldiers he was visiting while the Pelican landed on the landing pad.

He stepped down the ramp, a shotgun and a pair of Charon 44 Sidearm SMGs strapped to his armor while his enforcer helmeted head with a frost visor swept the platform. He also had ricochet forearm armor, ODST leg armor, and a stalker torso armor… As the Charon employees called it.

"Ah, that shipment is finally here." Will heard from the commander of the security soldiers at the station as the man with a shotgun walked over, Will turned to look at him and crossed his arms.

"We agreed on payment before I give it to you… Control isn't paying me by the hour." Will muttered, he had a good inch or so of height over the soldier.

2 Security soldiers lifted their DMRs at Will who glared at the commander through his visor.

The soldiers looked hesitantly at their commander, as silly as the 'Space Pirates' were called, they knew Charon hired them for good reason. They were good mercs, good muscle, and if Will wanted them dead, he could and would kill them all.

"I'll wire it to you… After you get the cargo stashed away." The commander said, Will loomed over the soldier by a good inch or so.

He growled and turned back to the Pelican.

"Your unloading it then… I don't fight for your boss and my commander is going to kill me if I'm not back on time." Will stated, the Commander sighed and turned to a group of Security soldiers.

"Unload it and take it down… You better make sure nothing happens to it or you're not getting your bonus." The commander ordered, William walked while the other soldiers unloaded the weapons and food from the pelican.

He turned to look at a neighboring tower while the other soldiers marched ahead of him before he turned back and followed the 6 soldiers.

(500 feet away)

Tex looked through her camo as the mercenary turned back to lead the group of soldiers down the ramp.

How the hell did he see her, she knew the mercenaries Charon hired were elite, they were well trained. They were as good as the Freelancers.

"Agent Texas, have you planted the device yet?" She heard through her suit radio; she watched the Mercenary descend the ramp.

"Not yet, director. We have a Charon Mercenary onsite, elite one." Tex stated before she flipped to a lower platform and slowly snuck down, the bomb within her armor.

"One of the 'Space Pirates?' Try and subdue him, Charon mercenaries are a step above the insurrection troops… Plant that bomb and make sure it's primed to go off when we evac the other team." The Director ordered, Texas sighed and activated her camo before she was behind one of the 6 soldiers.

She wrapped her hands around his neck and squeezed.

(With Will)

Will waited for the soldiers to unload the cargo, he had operations Charon needed him for. He and his group might have been on Charon's payroll and part of Charon's private army…. That didn't mean either group got along well.

That was when saw a faint outline of light before one of the soldiers with him died to a knife to the chest.

He activated the thermal vison on his helmet while 2 glowing red lights on his visor lit up.

It exposed a soldier who also had a bomb on her back. He grabbed his shotgun on his back and cocked it before pointing it at the flash of light.

"Looks like we got ourselves an intruder." Will said before the flash of light turned to him, he fired and while the soldier managed to dodge it, was forced to reveal herself.

The rest of the group snapped to attention at this point while the female soldier cursed and flipped herself up.

She drew her magnum and shot a soldier with an assault rifle who fell backwards, a hole in his helmet. Will rolled for cover as another soldier attempted to shoot her with her DMR only for the enemy soldier to shoot her 3 times in the chest.

The enemy soldier vanished into the shadows.

"Flank her, cut her off!" Yelled another soldier with a magnum before he was seized by the back and thrown over the edge of the platform.

2 soldiers left besides him; he activated his thermal vison again before another soldier with a Battle Rifle was cut down with a burst of fire from the enemy soldier's own Battle Rifle.

The other soldier went to fire and nearly grazed the soldier with his magnum before he took a burst of gunfire to the head.

He collapsed into the ocean while the other soldier deactivated her active camo.

Will cracked his neck and readied his shotgun at the same time the other soldier brought up her rifle.

Will fired and the soldier flipped under the bullets before firing at Will. He moved to the side and fired, knocking the battle rifle from her hand and over the edge.

"DAMN IT!" The soldier cursed while Will rested his weapon on his shoulder.

"Agent Texas, what is your status?" Will heard and chuckled.

"A Freelancer… I was wondering when you'd all show up…" Will said, Tex reached for her magnum and Will simply readied his shotgun.

"Let's see if your worth what the Chairmen is paying to kill you… And trust me…" Will said before he rested his shotgun in his hands.

"I'm not like those soldiers you just killed." Will said before Tex fired at Will.

He activated his shield and Tex watched in shock as the bullets disintegrated against a solid shield of light.

Will charged forward while he fired at her, rolled out of the way and swung a roundhouse kick at the mercenary.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! I will introduce the Blood Gulch crew soon. I do want to point out this Tex is different then the show one and the Space Pirates work for Charon during the same time the Insurrectionists do. Next chapter will show the rest of the fight between Will and Tex and will be in 2 weeks or so. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!