p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Annnnnnnnnnnnd!" Galdo screamed as he ran at high speed towards his group's target; a deserted factory. It looked to have been abandoned for many years; broken windows, cracks and large holes in the walls. Anyone sane would not try to stay there./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Yahooooooooooooooo!" He screamed as he broke through the damaged wooden door, shattering it to pieces as he posed for his grand entrance. "Alright, I haven't felt this good in a while!" He shouted./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"The force of his charge was so great a large amount of dust circled around the area. Coughing from ten different shadowy figures could be heard from it. Most were less than stellar about getting covered in dust from one of their old friends who were also late to their meeting./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Argh!" The first to voice their displeased emotion was a young man with spiky brown hair and dark clothing. Even though he was on the second floor of the factory, using the large hole in the ceiling that went from on side of the wall to the other, to dangle his legs, the cloud the younger man brought forth was still strong enough to get him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""G-Galdo?" A petite girl called out as the dust settled. "Just what the hell did you do that for?!" She frantically dusted off her red and pink dress./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Heh heh," A woman with brown hair tied into a long pony-tail laughed. "Ah, it's great to see you haven't lost that sparky attitude of yours!" She grinned as she placed a hand on her hip. "How've you've been, Galdo?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"The youngest male's eyes sparkled as he looked around the area. It was a dream come true for him. All of his friends together again looking as good as ever. "Awesome! So the gang's really back together now, eh?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Not exactly yet, my boy." Voiced the cat humanoid creature. Truth to be told, not even his friends know what he is. He looks like a walking lime green cat with a blue afro. If that wasn't strange enough he also had a broadsword stabbed into his head… that never seems to bother him. According to him though when he was younger he had many more swords stabbed into him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Oh you mean those guys, don't cha, eh?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Yep yep yep!" He voiced loudly. "The great Pippin must evaluate just much stronger you've all have gotten from our last meetup."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You certainly have managed to become more annoying…" The white-haired girl crossed her legs as she turned towards the man with spiky brown hair who was sitting next to her. "You have to control him." She said to him with haft lid eyes./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"He gave her the same look back. "And what the hell do you expect me to do about it? I'm not his freaking babysitter."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Galdy-kins?!" Marissa wailed as she all but jumped through the door, eager to see how her little Galdo was fairing./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""She is," The brown haired man pointed to her./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Shut up, Fang."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You shut up, you god for nothing witch."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Mmmmmm… yes~." She bit her lower lip to hold back her pleased moan./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"The pink-haired girl sighed. "Still a disappointment, Tiara…"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Are the rest of them not with you, Galdo?" A tall, muscular balled man asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Oh right, right." The blonde laughed. "They should be 'ere soon. Ran so fast I must've left 'em behind, eh?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Yes, you did." Apollonius nodded as he entered. "And it looks like you made this place more of a mess than it already was." He was quickly followed in by Sherman who looked around to see his old comrades who had all gathered around. Apparently, they were the last ones to arrive after all./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Well, finally!" Fang shot up. "Just what the hell took you guys so long?!" He directed a glare at Sherman who returned a peaceful smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Ah, lord Sherman," Tiara smiled at the man. "It is great to see you again."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You as well Tiara," He nodded. "Though you need not refer to me as 'lord' while we are here. While I am with you all I have no need for my title."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"The pink-haired girl's eyes sparkled. "As handsome and modest as always." She praised much for Fang's annoyance, who was already thinking of insults to send both their ways./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Oh please," He resisted the urge to roll his eyes but couldn't resist balling up his fist. "Just what is it with you and this jerk? You seriously need a reality check, Eryn."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You're the only jerk here, Fang." She replied to him with a bored look./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""It's great to see you again, Fang." Sherman smiled at him only earning a glare from his friend./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Yeah yeah yeah, shove it…"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Ah…" Sherman laughed lightly. "No 'hello' back?" He was given a back turn as a response which in turn made him say, "Maybe I should cash in on that loan you owe me-" The words barely left his mouth before Fang jumped from the second floor right in front of him and grabbed his hands./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Buddy! Pal! Best friend! How are you doing?!" Fang cried./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Great great, and you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Master Pippin," The butler called to his master. "Now that everyone is here, shall I start making the tea?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""By all mean, Soji." Pippin nodded in approval./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Hey, Bahus," Harley called to the muscular man. "Why don't you give him a hand? You can make dinner to."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"He nodded. "Sure, why not? I'm betting everyone's getting pretty hungry anyway." He walked to Soji to start preparing dinner./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Dinner from, Bahus?!" Fang cheered./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Sounds like a dream come true, eh?!" Galdo cheered with Fang./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"At this moment a figure that was also on the second floor sleeping behind Tiara looked down on everyone from her spot. "Kill… kill, kill, kill." She muttered drowsily./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"After she was done she jumped down and was followed by another girl with long flowing white hair and fox ears. "'Ugh, seriously?! Can you assholes stop yelling for five goddamn seconds?!'… is what Ethel just said." The fox girl said shyly as she scratched her chin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Seriously?" Fang sighed. "Ethel… why are you back to saying 'kill' again?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Kill, kill, kill… kill…" Ethel looked at the ground as she said the last bit mostly to herself./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""'Well, I'm a little too excited to see everyone together again… I really enjoy when we can all hang out, you know?'… Is what Ethel said. Isn't she sweet?" The fox girl said with a smile./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Kill! Kill!" Ethel's cheeks turned scarlet./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""'Damn it, you idiot! You weren't supposed to say that part!'… Is what Ethel said… to me… oops." She sweatdropped./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Heh heh," Fang laughed. "Man it's always something to see you and Karin together." He smirked at the growing nervousness of the sixteen-year-old girl./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""So… Fang," Eryn called. "Why don't we explain why we've been called here?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Oh right, right," He laughed as he scratched his head. "C'mon, let's head to the table. Eat 'n talk people! Chop chop!" He beckoned everyone to follow him as he lead them to the hideout's kitchen./p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""We're stealing… ARCUS units?" Apollonius voiced out./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"The whole team besides Fang, Tiara, Eryn, Karin and Ethel couldn't help but show how surprised the news hit them when their leader explained to them just what their next mission was going to be./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"Sherman was the fastest to regain his composure. "Is there a specific reason we are going after them?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""And just how did you manage to get your hands on such juicy info and where we can get an easy to reach load?" Harley could barely hold her excitement./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You're drooling, Harley." Bahus pointed out as he began wiping her chin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Well, I got the info from Lola after a… sizable donation." He cringed as he thought back to his empty wallet. "These won't be completed versions however, these are prototypes."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""And why would we get prototype versions?" Pippin scratched his chin./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Because we have, Harley." He smiled. "I have complete faith that Harley can bring out their full potential."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Hehe," Said girl blushed at the praise. "Oh, do go on~."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Hoho~!" Pippin cheered. "Is there a special reason to go after something like those?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""It's only a matter of time before a war breaks out." Fang sighed. "When that happens, I wanna know that we're as strong as we can get."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""And what else?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""I'm… not exactly sure of yet myself. I just know that eventually, both sides may start trying collect jeager guilds like us for support."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""And I'd imagine none of us would want to join any sides," Sherman said./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"Fang nodded. "And a war between the two factions might get so big we could get dragged into it. Plus… I think we'd all agree that it'd be fun as hell to just go wild before anything happens."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Master Fang," Soji called. "May I ask what our next move is?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""We're going to be splitting up." Fang cleared his throat. "Alright, first team; Harley, Bahus, Pippin, Soji, Galdo, and Marissa, you four are heading to Roer to steal the ARCUS units. I'll give you the rest of the info later."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""You got it, boss." Harley nodded along with Galdo./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""The rest of us will are heading to Bareahard." The remaining group members blinked slightly taken back./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Wait…" Tiara started./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Why Bareahard…?" Eryn finished./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""We're breaking into the Albarea mansion." He grinned at everyone's shock expressions./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""We're attacking the nobles?" Sherman tilted his head./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""And not just any nobles." Apollonius could resist his smile. "One of the four great houses… one of the faces of the noble alliance."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""If word gets out that the 'Fang gang' attacked such a big group of the noble alliance…" Tiara started./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Cui, cui…" The small creature said in her lap./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Then we'll become enemies of the noble alliance." Sherman finished./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Now hang on there a second there, Fang!" Galdo waved his hand. "You sure we can trust Sherman on this? I mean, he is a noble himself."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"Sherman chuckled. "No need for concern. I cast away my loyalty to my title already. I am a 'Fang gang' member through and through."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""The noble Alliance has some of the strongest of Erobonia on their side…" Apollonius said as he stared at his clenched fist./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Are you scared?" Fang asked./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Scared?" He looked back towards him with a smile. "No…" A dark aura started resonating through his body. "Right now my blood is boiling simply from imagining the warriors I'll get to face."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Heh," Galdo smiled and crossed his arms behind his head. "Eh, what was I worried about anyway? We got the monster trio on our side!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""We'll infiltrate the Albarea's in order to gather intel on the noble alliance," Fang explained. "After that… then it'll be Ethel's time to shine."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"Said girl tilted her head in confusion./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;""Until then… let's relax." He raised his fist into the air and was soon followed by his teammates./p