The four filed out of the store, the bell on the door ringing innocently. There was an arc of people standing outside, each wearing some sort of suit and red sunglasses despite the darkened streets. A man in the center stuck out though, he had bright orangish red hair, wore a white coat, and the bowler hat Kelly had mentioned earlier. The man tipped his hat and sighed, looking over at Ruby, "Hello again little red, I see you have some new friends, I hope you are not counting on only numbers to carry you home safely."
Ruby's face darkened, "Torchwick," she pointed at him, "Hat Man. Will you ever learn?" Blake looked over at the younger girl, "You know this guy?"
Ruby loaded a magazine into her sniper rifle, "yeah, he made a grudge after I stopped one of his robberies, well kind of, but he keeps trying to capture me, but I've got away so far." Kelly had already loaded her rifle and was now rapidly slamming shells into her new spear, "Let's hope that streak continues but, is he a criminal or something?"
The man spread his arms wide and spoke up, "A criminal, I am just someone with his own agenda that some people, mainly the police, little red and the rest of the huntsman and huntresses seem to not agree with. Alright boys, blow them away so we can get this over with." The cronies leveled their weapons just as the four in front of the store leaped into action. Ruby was the first to attack, activating her semblance and flying into combat. Unfolding Crescent Rose she slashed at one of the men, sending him flying, then backhanded another straight back at Blake, who took advantage of the momentum and weakened aura by holding her sword out in front of her as the man impaled himself straight through the chest. Kelly threw a mag loaded previously with the homemade rounds to Fred who slammed it into his new rifle, and quickly unloaded six bursts into three targets, dropping the first two completely but the third being quick enough to duck behind cover after the first three bullets slammed into him. Kelly ran behind the cover and smashed the butt end of her spear into the side of his face, the normally non-lethal dull end becoming a bone-shattering weapon of destruction in her augmented hands. She turned around and discharged the shotgun directly into the chest of another man who had tried to sneak up on her before stabbing him through the neck as he fell forward. She then ran over to help Fred and the others. Fred was facing down two at a time while Ruby and Blake were attacking Torchwick and the final cronies. Fred slashed the first man twice across the neck, before grabbing him and using the body as a shield to block the incoming fire from his friend. The man spasmed and died just as Kelly tackled the other man and snapped his neck with a well-placed jab. Fred stood up, "Thanks Kelly, we should regroup with the others." Kelly nodded in acknowledgment. The Spartan pair ran over to Ruby and Blake who had finished the cronies and were now facing Torchwick, who had run over to the opposite side of the street. Torchwick scowled, then sighed, "at least I can do this part of what I wanted." He pulled out a detonator. Fred's eyes widened as he glanced to each side of the street, where wires ran into the sewers. Linda's rifle cracked from on top of a roof from down the block, but it was too late, and a fireball engulfed the front of the weapons shop, tossing the Spartans, Ruby, and Blake across the street like toys before knocking them all out cold.
Kelly woke up in a dark room. Once her eyes adjusted, (which was very quickly) she saw that all four of their group were tied to chairs, gagged, and handcuffed. She elbowed Blake who was sitting next to her. Blake's eyes shot open, "Mphh!' She yelled, the terror in her eyes apparent before settling into a calm when she took in her surroundings. Kelly then Proceeded to wake Ruby, and Blake taking the hint, awoke Fred as well. Kelly felt a buzz in her back pocket and tried to get Blake's attention. Kelly then started pointing at the glowing scroll in her back pocket. Blake looked taken aback and confused, furrowing her brow. Kelly sighed, then carefully imitated holding a phone to her ear before once again pointing at her back pocket. Blake's eyes lit up with understanding, and she started to reach towards Kelly's pocket. Once she got the scroll Blake held it out for Kelly to see, it was from John.
We're going to get you out of there. Have Blake hold her hands as far out in front of her as possible then when her cuffs get shot off activate her semblance then work on freeing everyone else, I'll be taking care of the guards.
Blake looked nervous, but Kelly typed into the scroll
trust us
Suddenly a guard walked into the room, he closed the door behind him. A whistle made all four prisoners look up and the guard fell to the floor as blood splattered the wall, at almost the exact same time Blake's cuffs fell off and a shadow of her remained in the chair as she slipped out and started to free the others quietly.
The four quietly slipped out of the room, and Ruby whispered, "We need to stop by the armory to find Crescent Rose and all our other weapons, but mostly just Crescent Rose."
Kelly nodded and ran across the back of the darkened warehouse at an inhuman speed and tackled a henchman who had spotted them and tried to report. Kelly snapped his neck and dragged the body behind a box. Ruby's eyes widened and she said, "Wuw, that was cold, was it really necessary?"
Kelly looked up innocently after disposing of the body and taking the weapon, "They're the enemy, and they attacked and captured us, I think this is justified." Ruby just turned away and moved into the hallway with Fred and Blake.
Once they met up, John had taken out some guards for them and ushered them up to a balcony once the four exited the hallway into another warehouse. They quietly looked down at a scene unfolding in a corner. Roman stood around above a pile of green metal pieces that Kelly recognized with a hint of surprise as Mjolnir armor pieces. Roman was saying to a group of henchmen, "I want all these organized into full sets by the time I get back, or I put you on care duty of our new guest. And you don't want that, do you? Either way, I'm off and will be back tomorrow, I want those armor prices settled and all the weapons organized" He walked out the door with a short woman and what Kelly thought was a parasol.
The three members of Blue team in the warehouse stood behind crates as the four henchmen tried desperately to organize the unfamiliar armor pieces. Each Spartan shot out from behind cover and grabbed a target. The final man was shocked as he was abruptly all alone. He was about to scream for help when he was stopped by a bullet entering the back of his skull and blowing straight out of the front of his face. John said that he would take care of the armor pieces. Kelly quickly agreed and took Blake and Ruby toward the other weapons on the other side of the room. Once all the equipment was collected the Spartans grabbed as much ammo and weapons as they could carry. Blake looked at the three Spartans questioningly, as they were each carrying at least three extra rifles and a bunch more ammunition, and asked, "Is this really necessary?"
Fred grabbed one last rifle and started to walk out before saying, "Yep, asset denial and it benefits us." Ruby shrugged and grabbed a pair of pistols and followed the Spartans, mumbling to crescent rose about how it was still her favorite.
Back at the dorm room, the Spartans quickly fit together the Mjolnir pieces, and they stepped back disappointed. Linda's suit was the only completed armor, with John's almost done and the others with only a few pieces. After seeing what they had, the Spartans pushed all of the armor into their closet. Each Spartan settled into their bunk but before anyone fell asleep, Linda told the others, "While you were passed out after shopping John and I ran some tests and discovered that the gravity here on Remnant is about .75 g. This explains how everyone seems weaker and how acrobatics are so easy and over the top, while also letting the hunters and huntresses use recoil as propulsion, but we'll worry more about that in the morning." Blue team then joined the rest of the city in sleep.
AN: I am sorry for the long update time, but I have gone back and edited the whole thing, and ch 9 is coming soon. Please feel free to leave a review.