The following months were some of the best things that had ever happened to Ezra. With the help of his girlfriends, he was finally able to enjoy life inside the Apex Games, and out of it, when they wanted to. Needless to say, Ezra was very impressed with their performance in… extracurriculars. He always found himself surprised at how well they adapted to his kinks and desires. He also adapted to them as well. However, there is one thing he won't do, but that's for them to know.
Eliza, seemingly satisfied with her work, decided to leave and head back to the Core Planets, but not before Ezra pulled some strings. He may or may not have coerced her into coming into an Apex Game just for fun. He purposefully put her on a squad with Bloth and Lifeline, just two of the more reliable Legends. He also may have set up Caustic to take a bullet, with love, from Eliza.
Even so, she did get a pretty cool code name from this. Damascus. Which she then promptly ruined by making a pun. At least she had the foresight to wear shades to hide who she was. However, with the Steele siblings in the same game, well, they casually fought it out in the middle of a firefight. It was a good test to see who was better. Much to their disappointment, they tied by stabbing each other in the heart. If they were twins, it would have been creepy, but they both jokingly cursed each other out, "You bitch/bastard," as they died.
When they woke up, they were grinning and joking around.
One other thing that most everyone noticed was Ezra without his mask. Outside the arena, he wouldn't wear them, but inside the arena, he was always wearing them.
Now, onto the relationship. The three of them share a bed, alternating who is in the middle. However, they scrapped that idea decided whoever gets their first is in the middle. When Ezra gets into the middle, he gets woken up in the best ways, and sometimes, he's able to return the favor. Sure things were somewhat awkward at first, but as they progressed they figured out each other's boundaries, and how they could not breach them. Everything was smoother sailing, even as the action started to pick up again.
Season 7 was beginning soon, and after the newest Legends joined, Rampart and Horizon, they were going to Olympus. Definitely a unique place, but the Legends were up for it.
At the current moment, Ezra was working out, again. He was running around the track, thinking about how much his life has turned around in the past seven months. Got over a relationship, healed/battling his demons, landed two girlfriends, and even started a restaurant.
That's right, Ezra owns a restaurant.
Well, it's more of an old-fashioned diner, and like his grandfather's place, it was modeled after it. Even in the Syndicate-controlled planets, he was able to open one up on Solace, making it the only one of its kind. The even better part of it was, no one knew Ezra was Leadflare. He would close on the days of the Apex Games. Most assumed that it was because Ezra was a fan of the Games. If only they knew the truth.
As for his sister, he keeps in close contact and she pesters him wondering when the wedding will be. Ezra assures his sister that he's not thinking that far ahead. Even so, his restaurant got super popular because the Legends frequent it when they return to Solace. Some noticed he was close to two Legends, ironically that was Mirage and Bangalore, so he was safe. Ezra hired a staff who was surprisingly reliable. Not to mention that Ezra had Park completely model the security, so if anyone stole, they would be killed without mercy.
If it sounds like Ezra left the Games, they would be incorrect. He did not, but he managed to work out a deal with the Syndicate, much to everyone's surprise. Only two people knew the truth: the Steele Siblings. He was to be left alone when they left for Talos or Olympus. However, if Ezra had a wild hair up his ass to participate, he would notify the advisors and they would 'pencil' him in, even in the middle of the game. The only caveat was, he was on his own squad. Fine by him, but he always checked to see who was still alive and he would purposefully make his way to Wattson or Wraith, pending if they were alive. A couple times, he snuck up on Wattson, but he has yet to get the drop on Wraith.
Even better, they don't get notified that he's arriving either, so it takes a lot of their willpower to not hug him, or kiss him, or bring him into a room not covered by the cameras and ravage him. They'd have to be quick, lest someone figures it out. So they make sure to bring a grenade and fake injuries. No one can see their shields or their gauge, so it had to look believable.
As for when Ezra is not at his restaurant, thanks to Elliott, he has a clone of himself that takes the orders and makes everything. Sometimes, he uses it to help him with the lunch rush. Each and every time, the Legends are fascinated with how he does it so effortlessly. Even still, there was more to Ezra's story.
"I cannot believe you are doing this!" one voice shouted.
"I told you it was going to happen, eventually," a second voice said, this one deeper than the first.
"You didn't tell me that you proposed! I would have had a plan!" the first voice said.
"Trust me, Eliza, your plan would have been far too elaborate and I wanted it to be simple," Ezra's voice said as he appeared from behind the curtain, wearing an impressive suit, but this suit wasn't a normal suit. It had weapons and other high-tech gadgets in it.
Eliza was in an equally high tech dress, as it draped down to the floor. As for their current location, well, they were on Solace, so there's that. After Ezra had proposed, they decided to play a game. Apparently, he now had to find his finacées.
They couldn't force Renee into a dress, so she's in a suit, but it looks like a skirt and suit hybrid. Natalie was all for wearing a dress, wishing Ezra luck.
"Well, do you know what's going to happen?" Eliza asked, twisting a ring on her finger. She found someone else, who has been confirmed to be trans, from a man to a woman. Ezra was proud of his sister, and his sister-in-law. Apparently, this person was someone who Eliza frequented when she and her late wife wanted a threesome. A detail that Ezra didn't need to know, but it was out there now.
"I don't know, but Anita was the one who approached me," Ezra said. "She had something regarding both of my fiancées."
Speaking of Anita, she entered the room, "You clean up nice, shooter. You ready?" Much to the relief of Ezra, the Legends, sans Revenant and Caustic, were supportive in their relationship and their marriage.
"Sure, as soon as you tell me what's going on."
Well, that potential explanation was no longer needed as the wall collapsed, revealing a familiar battleground. Anita laughed, "You ready for one more round, Leadflare?" she asked as he was tossed a Volt and a Mastiff.
Eliza received the same weapons, and a glint in her eye, "Aw fuck yeah!"
Ezra laughed as he primed both weapons, the suit having morphed into a battle suit, "Yeah, whose idea was this?"
"Your future wives!" Anita said as she leaped off the side of a cliff, activating her jumpkit.
"Eliza, remind me to punish them later."
"Kinky."
"God fucking damn it, Eliza. The one time I need you to be serious," Ezra yelled as Eliza followed after Anita. Ezra sighed to himself, "Eh, what's one more?" He then followed after them, with a smile plastered on his face.
The PA system went off, probably due to Crypto, "Congratulations, Leadflare!"
Ezra smiled wider, no longer am I the newly recruited. I am a fucking Legend. Now, time for me to go get my future wives.
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I hope you enjoyed this story, and I appreciate all the views, follows, favorites, and reviews. I should also take this time to plug my RWBY story, GRNT Team: From Then to Now, as that is my current project with my two friends.
No teaser, just check it out under my profile, you'll see it.
Seriously, thank you all.
-Soul of Horus.
