So let's see the aftermath of this scrap also check below for character inspiration.
As ever please point out any mistakes or improvements you can see.
Anyway hope you enjoy.
Frenda woke up the next morning to a very busy fort. Some of the civilians were helping the wounded, others were walking around the fort like lost souls, Frenda guessed they were getting used to not being in cells again.
Atlas soldiers coming in and out of the store house, resting and preforming their duties. Frenda found Faye and Wynn on the top of the tower, when they saw her, they asked to see Leo.
Frenda nodded and lead the two girls down to the store house, looking among the beds trying to find Leo spotted Beurling and Tomoko tending to someone on a bed with Snow, standing to the side.
When they came to the trio, they saw Leo laying on the bed, his arm bandaged and was in a sling, his face had four deep gashes running down his face and a bandage covering his left eye and part of his ginger hair, from his uncovered eye Frenda could see he had deep green eyes.
"Leo!" Wynn gasped at the sight of her friend, Frenda thought the poor girl was about to burst into tears.
"Wynn, Faye, you two alright?" Leo groaned as he struggled to sit up, Frenda could see it was taking all his effort to move even with Beurling and Tomoko helping him.
"You look like you fought a tiger!" Faye replied, she look like she was about to cry as well.
"Thanks, i thought it was bad." Leo groaned out having finally got to a decent sitting position.
"Is it ok for these two to stay with him for a bit Beurling?" Frenda asked.
"Just don't hug him too much and if he starts getting tired let him sleep and if he starts to seem bad tell someone, other than that your fine."
As Wynn and Faye ran up and gently hugged their friend as tight as the could just as Maple turned up "Miss Moon, the colonel and our head master wish to talk to you."
Snow sighed but followed Maple out the store house. Beurling and Tomoko stood next to Frenda "I wonder why Atlas want her so much." Frenda heard Tomoko wonder aloud.
"I don't care, so long as we don't have to put up with the major after this, I'll be happy, let Atlas keep its secrets." Beurling groaned as she took a swing from her hip flask before she went to help others.
The rest of the day was spent treating the wounded, till Sininen came up to the team saying the colonel needed to see them. Frenda walked in first to see Tammy, Ironclad, Fídi and Snow all looking concerned.
"What's wrong this time?" Beurling sighed as they walked in.
"The scorpions." Fídi replied "They are coming this way looking for us."
"I would have thought that bandits would have just let this go." Frenda was confused, she thought bandits would avoid a military force such as this "Why are they coming here?"
"Because of me." Snow muttered looking down cast.
"You, why?"
"I don't know, look I don't understand any of this, but apparently I'm important, one of them said it to me one night, though didn't really explain it." Snow sighed. Frenda felt sympathy for the girl she barely looked older than they were, Frenda couldn't picture being in her position "Why would they attack a fort, how big is this tribe?"
"Three hundred, i told you they were my old unit, i meant it, its most of them." Tammy sighed.
"So why not just drive out of here or fly?" Tomoko chimed in.
"We can't, the base is still covered with the sandstorm, it won't clear till tomorrow and the scorpions will be here by then."
"And driving out?" Maple suggested.
"We don't have the fuel to reach the base from here, not with all the vehicles and if we get stuck in the desert with all those civilians and wounded, it will be a massacre."
"So, we sit here and wait then huh?" Beurling groaned at Ironclads reasoning.
"It is not a bad suggestion given the circumstances, a fortress even an old one, is still a good place to dig in." Tammy tried to reassure everyone.
"Besides the base is sending reinforcements the second the storm lifts so all we need to do is hold till then." she added
"I sense a "but" coming." Beurling muttered next to Frenda.
And true enough Ironclad added said but "But we will need to hold till they arrive and we are low on ammo, we're also down to one hundred, so they out number us three to one."
"So, what's the plan?" Frenda asked.
"The plan is first, to have my troops sharpshooters plus your own sniper wear down the bandits as they come in, the main force will wait at the gates."
"Can't you repair the gates?" Maple asked.
"No, they are to damaged, even if we could shut them, they would struggle to keep a determined mouse out, let alone a horde of bandits out." Fídi countered.
"Once they are in, we just have to hope that volley fire will break them." Ironclad continued.
"And if they don't?" Beurling asked the feared question.
"Then it's hand to hand and hope rescue comes, now the civilians will be shut in the store house for the fight, you too miss Moon."
"I can fight."
"I'm sure you can, however if we fail to stop them or some sneak past us, they will need a guard, I'm sure you don't want to leave them defenceless and I can't spare anyone else, besides you are still the main reason we are here."
"Fine, I'll do it, but I don't like this at all." Snow grumbled.
"None of us do, ok that's all, let's start getting ready."
"When do they arrive?" Tomoko asked.
"In the morning." Ironclad replied.
"Girls, I wish to talk to you all in our room." Tammy spoke up, leading them back to said room.
Once inside the headmaster began to speak "Look, in the bandits group there are four people who we need to be careful of, all four have aura and three a semblance, first two is a pair of twins, Jack and Jac Black, they were quite the fighters in their day, Jack he is able to jump incredible distances, Jac is more curious hers makes shadow copies of herself when I last knew her she could make five copies."
Frenda was unnerved by the way Tammy was fidgeting when she was talking about them, she didn't know about hem but Frenda could tell these four were seriously tough. Tammy sighed before she carried on "The third is their leader, Roșu Wallachia, you saw her that day in the village, the one with black armour, she thankfully doesn't have a semblance."
"What about the fourth?" Tomoko asked.
"Sky, Sky Cloud." Frenda noticed Tammy looked almost depressed at the mention of this person's name "She is my concern alone, she's the girl you saw run up the fort, her semblance is personal gravity manipulation, I'm telling you this because even though I don't want to do it, against them those soldiers have no chance, you four do, so try not to get engaged until you see them, don't worry they will easy to spot, now off you go."
"Do the Atlas forces know not to fight these guys?"
"Yes, I told Ironclad to avoid them at all costs."
"I'm surprised your concerned." Tammy added "I though you didn't like Atlas."
"I don't, but also don't like the idea of those soldiers' kids growing up without a family member." Beurling growled "Even if i do despise what they help support."
"I assure you Beurling, Ironclad and I have taken every percussion possible to avoid that."
"What happened to them, why are they like this?" Tomoko asked.
"Vacuo didn't have the resources to help all the unemployed soldiers after the war, i tried to helped them, but i failed, they blame me for what happened, that is all for now you best go help make the fort ready."
When Frenda left she stretched her arms over her head "Well that was gloomy."
"Anyone else feel she was holding out on us?" Beurling looked back at the closed door with crossed arms.
"She told us what she needed to tell us, she didn't have to warn us, but she did, she doesn't have to tell us everything Beurling."
"Beurling." Tomoko put a hand on her partners shoulder "Maples right, Tammy's been up front with us so far, I think we can trust her."
"It's not that I don't trust her, I'm worried she's too involved with this and might get in over her head."
"She was fighting before you were in nappies, I think she knows what's she's doing." Frenda smiled at her friend.
"Even the best of us slip up." Beurling muttered as she walked off, followed by Tomoko.
"You ok?" Maple asked.
"Never better, I want a rematch with that blighter." Frenda smiled.
"Just don't get in over your head, I'd like to not have to drag you out of trouble again."
"Roger that that mum."
"Frenda." Maple sighed.
(Tammy POV)
Once the students were gone, Tammy sat on her bed, face in her hands.
"Hey talk to me, you seemed really upset when you mentioned this Sky girl, what's she to you?"
"Sky joined up a year too young to fight legally in the war, I found out and should have revealed it, but I didn't, I took her under my wing, she was like a little sister to me, I guess she was as I was older, when I was leading those kids again, it was like back in the old days, me her and the others."
"I saw her at the fort, last night." Tammy continued.
"What happen she escape?"
"I let her go."
"Why in hell did you do that?"
"Because I… let her down, looking at her, she was such a hollow shell of who she was, I want to save her, she's still there I know it…"
Fídi sighed "Trying to rescue a stray again?"
"She does remind me of you a bit when I first saw you."
"Is that why you tried to help me?"
"No…it…your pulling my chain again, aren't you?"
"Sorry, couldn't help it, guess you never change."
"Yeah I guess so." Tammy said as she thought back on to the first time, she met Fídi.
(Two years after the great war)
Tammy pulled up to the cave, she saw Sam land on a rock in front of her.
"Ok buddy, stay here, it's a little too dangerous for you, plus you can't fly in a cave." Tammy ordered as she took off her holster.
Sam rustled his feathers.
"I'll be fine, trust me."
Sam made a displeased cry.
"Oi, cheeky."
As Tammy walked into the cave, a chill came over her, it was so cold in the cave that Tammy could see her breath.
"Only a fool would wander into a cave like this with no weapon and alone." Came an equally cold voice to match the temperature.
"Good thing I'm not a fool then."
"I must say your amusing at least, if mad, what is your name intruder, I like to remember the people I beat."
"Captain Tammy Eda Laurent."
The voice started to laugh "Never had to fight a hero before, oh well up have chosen your path, now reap the consequences." The voice shouted.
Tammy turned to see a shadow flying at her, Tammy threw a load of sand at the shadow with semblance, Tammy then made the sand wrap around the shadows hands and feet pinning her down.
"Urgh, should have known you would have a plan." The voice spat "Well go on then, finish me off!"
"I'm not here to fight you."
"Oh, what are you here for?" the voice growled "To the see the poor girl who was chased out of her tribe and called a monster by those she loved because of something she can't control, I'm not a freak show!"
"No, you're a person." Tammy replied calmly "What is your real name?"
"What's it to you?"
"I can't put cave monster on the teacher's assistant form, can I?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Have you heard of the new huntress academy, Shade?"
"No, I haven't."
"It's to train a new bunch of warriors to fight the Grimm."
"And you've been chosen to teach them, what do I have to do with it?"
"I want you as my assistant, I know you have no reason to trust me, but I want to help you."
"Why would you help me, you don't even know me?"
"I'd like to, plus I always had a weak point for an outcast."
"No one will want me around the minute they see me."
"You don't know till you try."
"I tried, they cast me out, i'm a lost cause."
"You're not." Tammy sighed as she released the persons hands and feet "Look I know you will cause a stir, but they won't refuse me and I want you as my assistant, look if you don't like it then I'll drop it and I'll help you find something else but trust me when I say I'm just here to help."
"Why would you help a stranger?"
"In the war, I had to help people I barely knew, plus I've seen so much hurt in the world and helped make it, I want to try and fix that, starting with you, so if you want this chance tell me your name." Tammy offered her hand.
"Fídi Petros." Replied the voice taking Tammy's hand "If you betray me though, I'll kill you got it?"
Tammy giggled "Got it, now come on let's get you out of here."
As the pair exited the cave Sam cried out making Fídi jump.
"Sam, that's not nice to do to our new friend."
"You have a bird as your friend." Fídi asked facing at the bird who was perched on a rock outside her cave.
"Yeah I do."
"God's help me, the stories of you being mad are true."
"Only on good day."
(Present time)
"Hey you ok?" Fídi asked.
"Yeah sorry just remembering when we first met."
"Come on, the girls will be wondering what we are doing."
Once they left the room. They saw the soldiers moving their trucks into a semi-circle in front of the entrance so as to give themselves cover and make it harder to get past.
"About Sky, I'll do what I can to help you, captain."
"Thank you Fídi, you really are a good friend."
"Only on good day." The two shared a giggle before heading off to help with the defences.
So now you have a bit on Fídi and how she met Tammy. Seems Tammy has a bit of a older sister complex to me.
Now for the character inspirations this time its the four we were just introduced to:
Jack and Jac Black: Jack and Jac (Jacqueline) are both based on Spring Heeled Jack and Jack the Ripper respectively, both of who are both famous in the UK from Victorian London Jack the Ripper needs no introduction and Spring Heeled Jack is a bit weird i recommend you look him up as going in depth about him is going to be way to long for here as the stories about him conflict a fair bit, but he's still a interesting person to look into all the same.
Roșu Wallachia: She is based of Vlad the Impaler, her first name means red in Romanian and her second name Wallachia the kingdom Vlad was ruler.
Sky Cloud: Her and her semblance is based off Ange from the Anime Princess Principle, now anymore will be spoilers so you'll just have to wait.