And we are back and this time were are swinging in with Frenda this time.
As Frenda swung her hammer at the Jackalop that was charging at her, the hit made the Grimm fly into a pile of rocks to her side.
"How many?" came Beurling's voice, as the Grimm turned to dust ending their clearance mission.
"Twelve." Frenda answered thumping her chest. "How about you?"
"Thirteen." Beurling spoke taking out a cigarette.
"Oh, come on, how come I never beat you?"
"Now, now, it's just a game." came their leader Maples voice, with Tomoko next to her. "Besides it's our last mission before we finish this year."
"Yay, finally I can relax." Frenda spoke.
Maple shook her head before deciding it was time to leave. As the team walked back with Frenda just behind Maple, Beurling and Tomoko to the back.
"So, what you doing while we're off?" Frenda asked.
"Likely head home for a short bit, I've missed my tribe and want to see them, then come back." Maple spoke before asking "What about you?"
"Likely stay here, there's not much at home for me to do." Frenda answered with her hands behind her neck.
"Don't you want to see your family?" Maple asked.
"Me and my family is complicated." Frenda asked "It's best we keep our distance."
"How so?" Maple asked.
"Let's just say me and my brother disagree with the rest of our family and leave it at that." Frenda spoke with a smile remembering the last time she saw her mum and dad.
"What about those two, know what they are doing?" Frenda asked nodding her head back.
"Beurling's staying with Sara and Alia, Tomoko said she would do the same as me go home then come back."
Just before Frenda could respond a shriek filled the air. Looking back behind them they could see a Nevermore diving at them. Frenda and Maple split up hiding behind some rock, while Tomoko was dragged by Beurling behind a dune landing on top of her as the Nevermore fired it's arrow like feathers at the pair.
"Frenda, aim for the head!" Maple shouted out.
Frenda opened up the hammer and fired at the Grimm, Maple also opened fire, the pair trying to get the Grimm to either miss or call off its attack on their friends.
Just before the feathers went for the dune Tomoko and Beurling were hiding behind Frenda heard a shot and saw a round impact the Grimm's beak causing it jump upwards in the sky and the rest of the feathers missed Tomoko and Beurling and the Grimm fly off.
Frenda was happy till she noticed that the feathers were heading for her and Maple making her dive behind the rocks and awaited the impact.
After the feathers crashed around her and one went through the rocks covering her in rubble and debris.
Getting up and dusting herself off she saw Beurling get off Tomoko who she'd be shielding, smiling a little at the scene, till she noticed Maple hadn't stood up the other two noticed as well and they all ran to their leader's location just as she was getting up.
"Are you ok?" Frenda asked once she had reached her.
Maple dusted herself off saying "Yeah, I'm good."
"Your rifle isn't." came Beurling's voice.
Turning Frenda could see that the stock was broken off only held on to the rifle by the rifles sling, the axe head was also bent sideways.
"How'd that happen?" Frenda asked.
"I felt it fly out my hands, must have been hit but something." Maple explained.
"It's a good thing this is out last mission." Beurling spoke handing Maple the remains of the rifle.
"Yeah, any chance Sara and Alia can fix it?"
Beurling put on a small smile "Yeah, Alia can fix it easy."
"Good I was meaning to get some changes to it anyway." Maple spoke. Frenda got a hint that there was sadness in Maples voice.
On the way back in the transport Beurling and Tomoko we're by themselves resting, Frenda sat next to Maple "Hey, something wrong?" Frenda asked.
"No, it's just I've had this thing a long time it's sad to see it broken like this." Maple replied.
"Sentimental about it." Frenda stated.
"Yeah, I guess I am a bit." Maple admitted "It's a part of me, it's like Beurling's badge it's a link to her past, my rifle is the same."
"Anyway, weren't you about to say something before we got jumped." Maple spoke.
Frenda paused for a second remembering what she was about to say, catching a glance at the other two asleep in their seats slumped next to each other before she remembered "Oh right, I was just going to say I'm surprised Tomoko isn't going to introduce Beurling to her family." Frenda spoke with a smile "Hey mum this is Beurling, my partner and girlfriend." Frenda spoke in a bad impersonation of Tomoko.
"Frenda leave them alone."
"Hey, I only said it once."
"Which is quite enough." Maple spoke. "Not that I can't see what you mean at times." Maple admitted.
Frenda smiled as she sat down "I might joke about it, but I do think they would be nice together, for real that is." Frenda spoke as she closed her eyes.
"I know, but just let them go at their own pace if they do ok?" Maple spoke.
"Doesn't mean I won't make the joke, every now and then though."
Maple sighed "Just don't overdo it." Frenda acknowledged her leader by putting up a thumbs up to acknowledge her leader.
So chapter one of Volume Two should be up in two weeks so look forward to that and i'll see you then.