So let's see what's going to happen this time, also if you see any mistakes please let me know

Anyway i hope you enjoy.

As the transport flew on to the destination, the occupants made small talk on the way, till Maple asked a question to Sininen which Frenda guessed they all were thinking.

"So how long you been married then?" Frenda heard Maple ask her brother.

"About two years now, known each other for about three years before that."

"How'd you meet?"

"I'd just moved out and joined the military and our family was "employing" her to act as a new personal servant for me, it's kind of just grew from that really."

"How'd they take it?" Beurling asked "It's not illegal but still a social taboo isn't it?"

"Your not wrong and about as well as can be expected." Sininen sighed "When they found out the two of us were dating, they gave me the choice, leave her or leave the family, I chose her."

"Why pick her over the family?" Tomoko asked confused "Don't get me wrong, it's sweet, but why would you pick her over your own family?"

"I have this rule, if anyone forces me to choose between them and someone else, I pick the other person." Sininen spoke. "Besides I don't care about race, I knew I loved her and that was that for me."

"What about you Frenda, how'd you take all this?" Tomoko asked. Frenda sighed at the question.

Before Frenda could speak her answer the pilot shouted that they were ready for landing. Once they landed the team jumped off the transport to see a semi- decrepit fort, it's walls were crumbling in places and the gates looked as if they had been blown off.

"Wow, really needs a renovation." Frenda spoke as she her hammer extended from its box form.

"Alright kids, make sure it's clear, don't want any nasty surprises." Tammy spoke as she stood the bike up on its stand "We'll stay here and wait for the Atlas forces to turn up."

Tammy whispered something to her Falcon and it took off, flying high into the sky. Maple lead her team into the once they were passed the door, she stopped them and quickly scanned round.

"Frenda, check the ground floor right." Maple ordered "Beurling, you go left, Tomoko you're with me we're going for the structures there and at the top." Maple spoke pointing to a box like structure that was jutting out the back wall with lots of windows on the front, with a set of stairs to one side. Below that structure was two sets of double doors.

Frenda rounded the corner coming to a door on her right that was in the wall, opening the door she saw a corridor, along the walls were series of straw beds, the corridor led to a set of stairs that lead up to one of the towers on the corner of the fort. Frenda walked down the corridor till she came to the stairs, as she got to them, she looked to her left, down a turn off was more straw beds, they all appeared to be in fairly good condition considering the outside of the fort.

After climbing the stairs, she walked along the top of the walls down to the back of the fort, to where the box like structure that Maple and Tomoko had headed.

When she reached the building she was confronted by a wooden door, when she opened it she saw Tomoko and Maple looking at a wooden table with a map on it with red rings drawn on it, on the back was a banner with the number ninety five on it, below the banner was a set of four beds.

"What's on the map?" Frenda asked her friends.

"Looks like an old string of forts, separating the north coast and the capital." Maple explained.

Just then Beurling came in "It's all clear." she spoke "Nothing but beds."

"Same." Frenda informed her leader.

"Ok, Tomoko go and tell the teachers the forts safe."

As Tomoko left to inform the teachers Frenda asked a question to Beurling "Any idea what the fort was for?"

"Not a clue." Beurling spoke as she took out her hip flask.

"Beurling." Maple glared at the brawler, Frenda saw Beurling look confused at the sniper "Your meant to be giving that up."

Beurling sighed "It's not alcohol anymore, it's iced tea."

Maple held her out, Beurling handed over the flask and Maple took a sniff and sip, Frenda saw Maple pull a weird face and handed the flask back "It's not very iced."

"What do you expect in Vacuo." Beurling joked taking the flask back "Hold on, how'd you know about this anyway?"

"Tomoko asked me, after she was asked by Sara." Maple answered making Beurling sigh as she pulled out a cigarette "She's just looking out for you." Maple explained.

"I know." Beurling spoke lighting the cigarette before looking out the window at Tomoko leading teachers and officers to where they were. Frenda caught a small smile appearing on her face as she watched her partner walking back from afar.

Once the teachers and officers plus two other solders entered the room, the soldiers set about putting a radio in one of the corners, Ironclad and Tammy walked up to the table before they gave out their commands after being given a brief rundown of the fort by Frenda and Beurling.

"Major, barrack down our soldiers in the wall areas and the left tower." Ironclad spoke.

"Fídi, take the kids and captain and set up in the right tower." Tammy spoke "We'll start making a plan of action."

The team and Fídi went off to the tower with Frenda's brother "So, what you thinking of mission so far?" He asked.

"Easy, though we've had that before." Frenda spoke.

"Ooh sounds like a story."

"Another time bro, I'm tired and want to find a bed."

When then got to the tower they saw a set of eight beds, two on each wall "Alright take a bed." Fídi spoke as she took a bed nearest the door. Frenda took one on the side next to Maple with her brother taking one opposite her own. Beurling and Tomoko took the two beds that hugged the front wall.

Tomoko moved her bed closer to Beurling's, Frenda shook her head at the action. After a few minutes Tammy walked in and took the bed on the same wall that Fídi took.

"Ok, so we have a small nomad tribe that is a few miles between us and the target location, we are going there tomorrow, with a small force to make sure they are ok and clear them from the area so they aren't caught up." Tammy spoke as she briefed the kids on their mission for tomorrow.

"How'd we know of the tribe then?" Frenda asked.

"Sam." Tammy spoke "He found them when I sent him off to scout the surrounding area."

"How come we've not seen him before?" Maple asked.

"I like to keep him out the public eye, helps me keep an eye the students from afar." Tammy spoke with a smile that Frenda thought was a bit sinister.

"So, who's got first watch?" Frenda asked.

"The colonel said the military will do it, so you don't have to worry." Tammy spoke.

"So, when's dinner then?" Frenda asked, feeling a little hungry.

"After you checked your weapon first." Maple spoke.

After a few hours of cleaning and making ready for the next day the group went down to where the soldiers had made some food for everyone. Thankfully thought Frenda none of the group had made a comment about Tomoko and Maple at least not in front of the group.

Once back at their beds the dug into the food thought Frenda wasn't all that impressed with it, the food in Vacuo could be hard to eat at times with all the sand that got in it but this was rather terrible.

"Urgh." Frenda spoke after an especially bad bit of food "How do you eat this?" she asked her brother.

"You get used to it." He spoke with a smile "And this helps to, though don't say anything it's not technically allowed." He added as he held out a small bottle.

Frenda's eyes widened "Is that soy source?" she asked.

"Yep."

"Can I please have some?" Frenda pleaded "You know how much I like it."

Her bother smiled before walking over and handing it over. The rest of the group looked at Frenda like she was a little kid give sweets.

"Guess we found her weakness." Beurling joked.

"Oi, there is nothing wrong with soy source!" Frenda shouted as she poured the source into the packet of food "Besides I know your two's weaknesses, which is each other, so it's only fair." Frenda joked at Tomoko and Beurling getting the reaction she thought, which was the pair blushing.

"No, just the amount your having." Maple sighed, ignoring the second half of Frenda's comment.

After a few hours Frenda was up on the top of the tower staring at the night sky thinking about nothing. Frenda then felt a presence come sit next to her, turning she saw her leader sitting next to her.

"It's a pretty sky at night isn't it?" Maple asked.

"Yeah, it is, always get me how a land so hostile can have such a lovely sky."

"Maybe the hostile land is to protect the precious sky."

Frenda giggled at her leaders' comment "You've been reading Tomoko's book's, haven't you?"

"Maybe one or two." Maple admitted with a smile.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Just what was your answer to the question Tomoko asked you?"

"Does it really matter; me and my family have no contact enough said." Frenda replied defensively, more then she wanted to as she caught the hurt look her leader gave "Sorry, I didn't mean to be snappy."

"It's ok, it's just that and your reaction to Beurling's past was unusual for you, I couldn't help but wonder if there wasn't anything to that." Maple spoke remembering the moment in question.

One year ago

Maple stood stock still taking in Beurling's life story, she was unsure what to do, or how cruel of a person her birth mother could have been.

Maple was broken out of her trance by Frenda walking up to Beurling and hugging her from behind silently. Beurling put a hand on one of Frenda's hands as her silent tears fell.

"What a horrid, cow!" Frenda spoke, Maple and Beurling guessed it was about Beurling's mother. Maple looked a little confused at her partner, Maple got the impression there was something she was missing about her partner.

Present day

"Why bring this up now?" Frenda asked.

"It's just the last time with Beurling and how she was acting, i saw something that might be an issue i tried to get through to her and well we all know how that turned out, that was a failure of mine and i don't want that again."

"Thanks mom, but I'm good, this issue is long since sorted and i have no regrets."

Maple smiled a little "I told you not to call me that, it makes me feel old."

"Well, you are the most mature of the four of us."

Maple sighed "Don't remind me, honestly when I have kids, I hope they aren't as much as a handful as you and Beurling are."

"Oi, we're not that bad, plus we have our good points and when you do have kids, I want to meet them."

"Only if you'll let me meet yours."

"Deal." Frenda spoke looking at the sky "Speaking of Beurling, are her and Tomoko asleep?"

"Yeah, fast asleep."

"They cuddled up again?"

"Yeah they are, I wish Beurling would see someone about those dreams." Maple moaned "I know it's a psychological issue, but still there must be something that can be done."

"You know what she's like, stubborn as a mule, besides, she's scared she'd be forced to leave the school and that would be letting Charlotte down."

"Yeah, I just wish we could do something to." Maple sighed "I'm just glad she lets Tomoko do what she does and it works."

"Well, it does give her an excuse to snuggle up to her so I doubt she minds to much." Frenda joked.

"Oh shush." Maple shock her head but a smile.

Maple sighed "Anyway, I'm going to turn in, good night Frenda."

"Good night Maple, sleep safely." smiled Frenda.

As Maple was heading down to the beds Frenda heard her talking with someone, then she heard steps coming up the stairs, Frenda turned to see her brother come and sit next to her.

"Your team seems nice, Beurling's a bit hostile, but that's ok."

"It's nothing personal, she's got good reasons, when she gets to know you, she'll be fine with you."

"That's good to hear, by the way are her and her partner…you know."

Frenda giggled "No, not yet, its infuriating at times."

"Have you told them about…"

"No."

"Why?"

"It doesn't matter, I've made my choice, I'm happy where I am, that's all that matters, it's not something that effects me as big as people think it should."

"Wow, that brings me back, right to where you told mum and dad you were leaving the house."

"Yeah, well they always did have ideas that didn't agree with mine." Frenda sighed "Come on we need to some sleep got a long day tomorrow."

As Frenda came down to the beds she looked around the room, Maple was laying with her back to Frenda, Tomoko and Beurling was cuddled up together, Tomoko was resting into the Beurling's side.

The two didn't have the blanket over the two of them fully, so Frenda could see that Tomoko had her tail resting on Beurling's hand that was at her lower back, while her other hand rested on gunners arm, Frenda smiled as she went and brought the blanket up over them, as she made to move away Beurling made a whimper sound and started to wriggle, till Tomoko pulled Beurling in more and Beurling started to settle down, resting her face so she was face to face with Tomoko.

Frenda shook her head with a smile on her face "God's help me, if they don't end up together, I'll kill them." Frenda thought jokingly.

The next day, the team and small band of soldiers were making ready to set out and warn the tribe. Frenda and Maple sat on one side with her brother next to her, Tomoko and Beurling sat across from them with Fídi next to them.

The next person to enter was Ironclad, which caught the team by surprise.

"You coming with us colonel?" Frenda heard her brother ask.

"Yes, I am, the head master and I thought it would be a good idea if I came along to show how serious this situation can be, we are not sure how cooperative this tribe will be." Ironclad spoke.

As the group set off, Frenda saw Tammy on her motorbike whisper to Sam the falcon, before he took to the sky and Tammy set off leading the way to the tribe.

The trip to the tribe was a rather boring and dull trip for Frenda, looking over at the soldiers they were chatting away, one or two wondering why Fídi was wearing the clock and blindfold. Fídi for her part seemed to just ignore them.

Tomoko was reading one of her books again, if Frenda remembered it was about a small band of hero's holding out against a horde of Grimm to protect a village and the hero's and villagers ended up making a stand in an old fort.

"I really hope that's not foreshadowing." Frenda thought to herself. She didn't remember the ending of the book, though she had a feeling it didn't end happily ever after.

Just as the truck was coming to a dune it stopped suddenly, Frenda looked outside and saw that Tammy had stopped and had Sam on her handle bars, the bird moved its head down twice and then raise one foot and open and closed it twice, Tammy then shouted to the truck "Everyone out, we got an issue!" she shouted before riding up the dune.

As Frenda got out the smell of smoke hit her nostrils, running up the dune with her team and Fídi to meet Tammy at the top she saw the tribes burned and destroyed tents. A few Grimm were walking around the remains.

"What the hell happened here?" Tomoko asked.

"It's the scorpions." Fídi answered.

"Are they all dead?" Ironclad asked, after having just run up the dune and surveyed the scene.

"No." everyone turned to Maple who was looking in the distance "I can see two people moving down at the far end." Maple pointed out.

Frenda looked but couldn't see them, not till the Grimm roared and made the two small figures split up running.

"Colonel, bring the truck!" Tammy shouted before riding off into the village towards one of the figures.

"Come on, let's go." Fídi started going after the other figure, Frenda was right behind her thinking on the way "I'm going to kill those scorpions!"

Oh boy someones made a mess.

Also Beurling Tomoko you pair of useless teenagers, this is why Frenda teases you two.

Anyway i hope you enjoyed, hopefully see you next time.