A/N: Here's the first official chapter of Team SWAN. Its going to start back with Sora and his second heist. We won't get to Beacon Academy for a while, since I'll be focusing a bit on a few of the characters. Also, since Sora is a street rat, he'll know some people personally. Information gets around, and with Argo at his side, he knows quite a lot. Also, Sora is the kind of person that cares a lot about his friends and treasures them a lot. I don't want mean comments flying around about how he's able to get with cute girls or how he's able to do shit. he's a charming street rat, kind of like Aladdin..we'll actually he was based a bit off of Aladdin, but mostly the personality. I love how i say comment and notice that this story's review section is drier than a desert. seriously people, its not there for fun..it doesn't take long to just post something. i don't want ones that say, oh your a poop head, or this story sux..trust me, I may not be a published author, but i know how to write a story.
for now though, enjoy chapter 1 and tell me how it is. The Battle music for this piece will be The 13th Dilemma from Kingdom Hearts 2. I don't know, I was listening to it while typing this and it clicked. Later taters...
The Adventures of
Team S.W.A.N.
Chapter 1
Street Life
Sora was pissed. He still couldn't believe that rich brat practically insulted his little sister in public. He had half a mind to beat the hell out of her, but seeing as he was busy trying to track the whereabouts of the Rouge Almandine Heart. He was waiting on an overpass, directly under the road where the truck was going to pass. Argo was kneeling next to him, messing with her laptop. How she got that was beyond him, but he knew that it was strictly for business, and seeing how she called herself the Rat, she needed a way to keep in touch with her contacts. He clicked his tongue and checked his wrist watch.
"Are you sure this thing is coming by here?" he asked, making the rat faunus look at him.
"Are you doubting me?" she asked, a smirk on her face.
"Well, no..but I'm just curious. Seeing as its already four and this thing was supposed to be coming by here half an hour ago." he said.
"Well, I'm trying to redirect traffic so there's a jam. I blocked Seventh street and turned off the lights on East 23rd. I've been tracing the truck and its coming by this underpass in three minutes. You only have one shot at landing on it, after that your on your own." she said, glancing back at her computer screen.
"I'm Sora Kai, the one who broke into the Von Thanh Museum of History and Priceless Gems. I'm pretty sure I can stick this landing." he said proudly.
"Yeah, you go ahead and announce that to the world." Argo said, frowning a bit. He rolled his eyes and jumped onto the fence, crouching on it. Argo ran across the street, avoiding all the traffic that was currently driving past them. Both had their hoods up so their faces couldn't be seen. Sora put his earbud in his ear, a smile on his face.
"I see the truck. Its going under...good luck partner."
"Thanks, I'll see ya later." Sora said. He looked down, seeing the front of the delivery truck. He smiled and jumped, holding his arms out a bit to keep himself as straight as he could. He used his water semblance to cushion his fall. He landed on the truck without a sound. He smirked as he pressed himself onto the roof top.
"Alright, step one complete. Now to get this puppy to stop..hmm..perhaps I can make my way to the radiator." he muttered, inching his way across the roof top. The truck suddenly to a rough turn, making him slip. He stabbed his zip line into the roof, stopping himself from falling off. He pulled himself over the edge, in time to dodge a light post.
"Damn..these guys are crazy." he cried out. The truck flew past a red light, almost slamming into a person that was trying to cross the street. His hood flew off and he grabbed it, quickly pulling it over his head.
"I gotta put an end to this ride." he muttered, activating his Semblance. He turned into water and slid over the top of the truck and headed toward the hood. Slipping through the slit on the side, he made his way to the radiator. He absorbed all of the water he could, and focused on heating himself up. The engine started to sputter a bit and steam rose from the engine, forcing the men to stop. He quickly exited the engine housing and hid underneath the truck, returning to his normal form. The two men inside the truck popped the hood.
"What the hell happened? This thing was perfectly fine just a second ago."
"Shit happens man. We have to fix it quick, or else we'll get docked." the other said.
"Please..they dock my wage and I'll riot. Come on, lets do this."
With the two men distracted, Sora made his way to the back. Using his semblance, he made his way into the back. It was a bit dark, but he was able still able to see. He grabbed a few boxes and ripped them open, digging around them.
"No dice..it has to be here..this is the right truck." he muttered to himself. He grabbed a few more boxes and ripped them open..not finding anything, he decided to use his semblance to soak everything inside the truck. All of the cardboard melted, and soaked sheets of paper, packing peanuts and bubble wrap was seen all over the place. He grit his teeth.
"Its not here...its not fucking here. Its not fucking here." he shouted in anger. He was pretty sure the guys outside heard it. He turned to the doors and kicked them open, he put his mask on and jumped out, startling the two men.
"Holy shit..its that masked thief from yesterday." he said. Sora grabbed the man by his shirt and pulled him closer to his face.
"There was a package on this truck, a special gem stone. I'm pretty sure you know what it is. Tell me where it is." he said gruffly.
"I...don't know what your talking about man." the man said, clearly scared. Sora punched him across the face, and drew his gun, pointing it at his head.
"I'm pretty sure you do. Now, be a good boy and tell me where it is." he said.
"We delivered it." the other man said.
"Craig, stop talking." the first man said.
"Tell me where you delivered it." Sora said.
"The Night Club..called Junior's. We delivered it an hour ago." he said. Sora grit his teeth. He bashed his pistol onto the mans skull, letting him drop to the floor.
"Thanks for the information. Now sleep." he said, flicking a dart to his neck. The man groaned and passed out. He pulled the dart from his neck and ran off. Luckily, the truck had pulled near one of his entrances. He smirked.
"Rooks, open entrance 42." he said into his glove.
"Copy that Big Brother."
A few seconds passed by, and the manhole near him slowly started to open. He looked around and then jumped down, grabbing onto the ladder. He then closed the manhole, blocking the entrance. He grabbed onto the side of the ladder and slid down, landing on the ground with a soft thud.
"Did you get it big brother?"
Sora looked down, meeting the curious eyes of his little sister Lumina. Behind her were two other faunus girls. Twin fox faunuses with auburn hair and brown white tipped ears. They also had thick bushy tails, also tipped in white. The were both wearing torn white tee shirts, which were covered in dirt, their jeans had holes on the knees, and they weren't wearing any shoes. He frowned a bit.
"Sorry Mina..they had already delivered it." he said. She smiled brightly, locking her hands together behind her back.
"Its alright, I know you'll get it this time. How'd we do? The Twins were tracking your whereabouts like you told them." she said, glancing back at the twin girls. He smiled.
"Auburn and Autumn, good job. Here, go and buy yourselves something to eat at the plaza." he said, handing them fifty lien each. The girls smiled, tails wagging a bit.
"Thanks big brother Sora. Your the best." Auburn said. She and her sister hugged him tightly before they ran off. Sora smiled and turned around.
"Lets head to Terminus...I need to rethink this whole thing." he said, talking to his sister. She nodded and fell into pace with him.
"So, did you find that white haired bitch and give her a thrashing?" she asked.
"Sorry kiddo. I just robbed her, I can't just go back and give her a thrashing." he said. Lumina smiled and held out a blue card, which he took from her hand. His eyes widened.
"Is this her credit card?" he asked, reading the name of it. The name Angelina Von Thanh was written on the bottom.
"Yup. I was able to withdraw four thousand lien before it was canceled. I was thinking I could keep it as a memento." she said.
"No, you can't keep this. How the hell did you even get this from her?"
"A thief never reveals her secrets." she said with a wink.
"In other words, you Teleported." he said, arms crossed. She blew a raspberry at him and looked away from him. He ruffled her hair and handed her the card back.
"Its our little secret." he said with a laugh..his face became serious as he held his hand out.. "But I want a cut."
"Yeah yeah..I was planning on sharing it with you, for being an awesome big brother." she said, handing him a folded stack of bills. He took a whiff from the stack, smiling a bit.
"The good old smell of Von Thanh money." he said, shoving it in his pocket.
After a few minutes, they reached their little village. Underneath Vale, the sewer system was completely accessible, though it was a bit hard to access it. In the center of the city, there was a worker rest station that had been used when they were building the sewer system. It was huge, and every sewer pipe was connected to it. It was here that he lived with the other Faunus and homeless people in the city. He was almost like their leader, but he hated being the leader of anything, so he let the oldest person there take over. His name was Wilson, he was the oldest, at 59. He had white hair, and a short mattered beard. He was wearing a tan leather jacket, with a white shirt underneath it. He also wore matching tan pants and boots. The man smiled as he entered the area.
"Welcome back Sora. How was everything topside?" he asked. Sora smirked, showing the man the Golden Beryl.
"Everything went according to the plan. However, the Rouge Almandine Heart slipped away from me. It was delivered an hour earlier. So now I have to go to Juniors." he said, taking a seat at a worn out couch.
"Juniors? Isn't that place very secure?" the old man asked. Sora chuckled, taking a sip from a soda Lumina handed him.
"No..all of the guys in there are thugs..I can take care of them easy. Its the Malachite Twins that pose the biggest threat. I haven't seen them in a year, but I'm pretty sure their still easy to deal with." He said.
"I don't know about that." a new voice said. Sora looked up, seeing a new arrival to Terminus. It was a man, a year older than him, with long silver hair. He was wearing a black leather jacket, with a black under shirt underneath it. He wore black pants and combat boots. On his hands, he had armored gloves on his hands, though the gloves had three thin slits between the knuckles. He smirked.
"Sup Logan, haven't seen you in a while." Sora said, giving the man a handshake.
"Same here. I heard rumors that a young man dressed in a blue coat, wearing a White Fang mask broke into a museum. Mind explaining?" he asked. Sora opened his vembrace and took out the Golden Beryl, tossing it to the teen. He caught it swiftly, holding it to the light. He gave a low whistle, impressed with the gem.
"Goddamn...you have some balls." he said, tossing the gem back.
"Don't I? I already made a plan to take out the Fang, I just need the nine other gems. Sadly, one of them is at Beacon Academy at the moment." he said.
"How the hell are you going to take that one?" Wilson asked. The young man smirked, holding a manila envelope in his hands.
"I applied to become a Huntsman. These are my transcript that are going to be sent out tomorrow morning. Argo knows a guy." he said, proud that his friend was able to get him the right paperwork. Logan shook his head, leaning against one of the metal doors.
"Sometimes I wonder how it is that you come up with these crazy ideas..hell it ain't my call. I just came here to deliver some information on a possible Gem location." he said, tossing him a scroll. Sora caught it, pulling the device open. His eyes widened when he saw the Gem that was displayed on screen. It was a bright green gem stone, cut in the shape of a diamond, though it clearly wasn't a diamond. It was glittering a bit from the light being shined on it, and it had a bit of an ethereal glow to it.
"The Verdant Peridot, said to supply the user with an endless wind. It also has the ability to heal a persons aura, should they be at dangerous levels..though with the main man being an Elemental, I doubt you'd need it." Logan said with a smile. Sora looked away from the screen, glancing at the silver haired teen.
"Where did you see this?" he asked.
"Mistral. It was on display in the Royal Palace, it seems like they made it their precious crown jewel. Security is extremely tight. There is no possible way in or out, and trust me, I mapped the area." he said.
"Shit. Breaking into the museum was a test of my skills, doing this..fuck I might as well put on a sandwich board and announce it to the Royal Guard." he said, handing the teen the scroll back.
"Now now, don't get your panties in a bunch. After all, I am a deal searcher. Since you're going to Beacon, I can pretend to be one of the royal family's advisers and ask them to take some first years to Mistral for a field trip. Meeting the Mistralian Royal Family is key, especially if you'll be a Huntsman in training." he said.
"Dude, if you pull that off, then I'll consider you a god." Lumina said, tossing him a soda. Logan looked at her curiously.
"Where the hell did you come from?" he asked.
"My degenerate fathers ballsack." she said. Sora slapped the back of her head, making her look at him angrily.
"Lumina, how many times have a I told you not to steal things with your semblance?" he asked.
"But I didn't big brother. I stole it from the vending machine using that trick you showed me." she said. His lip quivered a bit and he hugged her tightly.
"I'm so proud of you kiddo. Sorry for hitting you." he said. Lumina's tail twitched a bit, and she struggled to get away from his grasp.
"What the hell are you doing here? Did you get it?"
Sora let go of Lumina, locking eyes with Argo, who took her hood down as she walked into the living area. She was holding a picnic basket in her hands, with a white cloth over it.
"Where did you get that basket?" he asked.
"A sappy couple in the park started making out and I was able to swipe it. They hadn't even set up yet, and it has a nice quilt." she replied, pulling out the black and white checkered quilt from inside.
"Argo, that's fucked up. What if that was their first date you just ruined?" Logan asked. Her reply was a quilt to the face.
"Like a give a shit. Free food is free food. Dig in, I already handed the fruits to the rest of the kids. Now, show me the Heart." she said, looking at Sora. He smiled sheepishly and rubbed his neck.
"Well, I didn't get it. It was delivered early." he said. Argo's eye twitched.
"Damn. I was sure I blocked all possible routes to Juniors before shutting down the street lights." she said.
"That was you?" Logan asked, tossing the quilt aside.
"Yes it was, problem?"
"I almost hamboned a fucking old lady on my way here. Motorcyles aren't cheep you know." he said.
"If you steal it, they are. Besides, you got a new paint job and new plates so it doesn't matter." she replied.
"Yes it does."
"Free is free. Now eat your sandwich and shut up." Argo said, tossing him a sandwich, which he almost dropped. Sora smiled, being with his family always cheered him up a bit.
"So, when are you doing this thing?" Wilson asked, gratefully accepting his sandwich.
"Soon. I'm waiting for the place to be filled with people. Its better if we do this with a full house. If I know Junior, he's going to be keeping that thing on display. Its a bad idea to just waltz in there, and knowing the twins, they'll see me a mile away. Logan, I need you to work your magic and lead them away from the Heart, if their near it. Keep Junior distracted enough for me to sneak to it. I'll need around five minutes to fully secure it. My Semblance can only keep me invisible for Five minutes at a time before my body turns back to its normal form. We should be able to get in and get out without incident." he said.
"And what do we do on the off chance that we do get caught?" he asked, brow raised.
"We'll have Lumina posted outside to teleport us out of there. There's a manhole near the club, but if we duck into it, they'll come after us. And I'm not sacrificing Terminus's location for the sake of my personal gain." he said.
"You mean our right? This is all because of the White Fang." Argo said.
"I'm telling you guys, don't get involved. If a person is going to fall, its going to be me. There's no way in hell you guys are getting found out and caught." he said firmly.
"We're a family son. If you fall, we fall." Wilson said, clapping his shoulder. He sighed.
"Old man, I don't like it..but I guess I'll have to accept it." he said firmly. He checked his watch, seeing that it was slightly past eight. He finished his sandwich and stood up.
"Alright, it'll take us around fifteen minutes to make it to manhole 76. Lumina, I want you and Argo near it, if you see us running out, we'll be heading in the direction of manhole 79, I want you to pick us up at that corner and teleport us here. Do you understand that?" he asked. Lumina nodded, giving him a salute.
"And what happens if shit gets to hairy and we can't even get out?" Logan said.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Ever the pessimist Logan. Ever hear of Flash Bangs?" he asked.
"Like you can get your hand on any of those." He said. As if on cue, a black cylindrical object hit him on the side of the head. He groaned a bit and caught it before it hit the ground.
"Ever hear of stealing? Its a perfect way to get items that you need. Especially in the black market." Argo said, a smile on her face.
"Alright, we flash bang the place. How the hell are we supposed to get out? These things are loud, and they'll blind us."
"Just book for the door the second you throw it. They'll be busy figuring out if its a frag or not. Its not hard Logan, I mean, wasn't it you who taught me and Argo how to do this kind of crap?" he asked.
"Back when I wasn't a Junior Detective. Its hard trying to cover your shit up, especially if you keep this crap constant." he said.
"Just trust me will you. Come Tuesday, I'll be out of here and at Beacon. Then from there, I'll be able to snag the Azure Morganite and the Verdant Peridot." he said with a smile.
"Whoa, you found it?" Argo asked.
"Logan did, its in Mistral's Royal Palace." he said. Argo shook her head.
"You got your work cut out for you. That's for damn sure." she replied. He slipped a few extra Flash bangs onto his belt, as well as extra ammunition for Mysterious Abyss, his dual pistols.
"Alright, lets head out. Catch ya later old man." he said, bidding his farewell to Wilson. All four teens headed out of the main room, heading down the eastern pipe toward manhole 76. It was quiet for a bit, other than a few of the kids who were on watch running back to Terminus. They each greet Sora, giving him a hug or a high five as they passed. Some even shared their winnings for the day, or the wallets they were able to swipe. Sure, it hurt him a lot inside, that he had to witness all these homeless children having to steal to eat, but since half of them were Faunus, it was the way they had to survive. At least Terminus was big enough for all of them to stay in.
"So, how are we doing this?" Logan asked, loading his Dust Revolver with ammunition. As they reached their exit point, Sora stopped, looking at his three companions.
"Alright, here's how it will go. Logan, I need you to try and distract the twins..they haven't seen you in a while, and with your long hair, you'll be able to blend in better. They also don't know you're a junior detective, so you got that going for you. While you distract them, I'll head toward the Heart. Junior is a prideful mother fucker, so he's gonna have it on display. I'm willing to bet he's throwing a hype party because of it, and if thats true, that means there will be others there willing to steal it. If all else fails, then I'll just fire into the rafters and scare the crowd, in the confusion, I'll steal the heart."
"What if the twins see you trying to steal it?" Argo asked. He smirked.
"I'll handle them. Just keep Junior distracted, even better, shoot him with this..its an instant knock out." he said, handing Logan a blow dart gun and a black dart. He looked it over curiously.
"What's in it?" he asked.
"I highly concentrated poison that will knock he person out instantly. They'll be out for at least an hour." he said.
"Okay. The plan is set. We'll wait for you by 79." Lumina said, teleporing herself and Argo out of the tunnels. Sora climbed up the ladder, and once he reached the iron cover, he pushed it up and to the side. Luckily, no cars were driving by when he did. Once out, he turned around and helped Logan out of the manhole before closing it. They looked around, seeing that they were alone. Half a block away was he night club. The music could be heard from where they were standing.
"You were right about the party. This place's music isn't that loud unless something big is going on." Logan said, heading toward it.
"Listen, if anything goes wrong and we can't escape. I want you to fake arrest me. That way we'll be able to get the gem and make them think I was caught." he said.
"I'm not putting my ass on the line for that. I can get in trouble." he said.
"Fine, I guess I'm doing this the old fashioned way..its more fun that way anyway." he said, putting on an eye mask. They approached the doors, and gave each other a nod before walking inside.
Junior's club was filled with people and faunus alike, all looking to have a good time. The lights were flashing brightly and the music was pumping loudly. The party was in full swing, and several people were on the dance floor, holding drinks and fooling around, generally having a good time. Sora glanced around, seeing several thugs dressed in black suits, with orange sunglasses and matching orange ties. They also had black hats on. A few of them had axes, others had short swords. From what he could tell, all of them were armed. Logan headed off to the bar, already spotting the twins. Sora on the other hand headed toward the booth in the back, where he got a good view of the entire night club.
"Alright, everything is going smoothly. The twins have yet to notice me, and that's a good thing." he thought to himself.
He looked around, trying to see where exactly the gem was going to be displayed. He could be wrong on that entirely, Junior verywell could have decided not to display it. But he knew for a fact that it was here. One thing that was good about all of the gems was that they gave off a subtle glow when they were near each other, that's how he knew it was here. Luckily, since the Golden Beryl was in his vembrace, no one managed to see the glow.
"Alright Junior, where the hell are you doing to display it at?" he thought, looking around. He finally caught sight of a red curtain, hanging from the mezzanine, where the DJ was currently making his music. It was a red felt curtain too, real fancy. He smirked inwardly.
"Man, this is nearly too easy. Poor security, only two good guards and a club filled with people. Junior you are about to learn a lesson in thievery."
He glanced at the bar, where Logan was enjoying a drink. Miltia Malachite was next to him. She was a girl of eighteen, wearing a bright red dress, with news print on it. She had long black hair that reached down to her mid back. She was wearing furry scarf around her neck. She wore knee high red laced heels. She had on matching red gloves, as well as her weapons, a pair of red and black claws, attached to her wrists. Logan gave him a subtle look, and he replied with a nod.
"Okay, Twin number one is near the bar, where the hell is Melanie?"
He looked around for the other twin, who he hadn't seen yet. A worrying thought considering she was the most dangerous of the two. If he didn't locate her, this operation could fail.
"Hey there."
"Tits."
As he looked up from the floor, he saw a pair of light blue bladed heels. He looked up, seeing the familiar light blue dress with news print on it, along with the feathery scarf and piercing green eyes that could only belong to Melanie Malachite. She held to glasses in her hand, each having an umbrella in them.
"Uh..hello." he said awkwardly. She took a seat across from him, placing the drink before him.
"I saw you over here all alone and thought you'd like a drink." she said, taking a sip of her own.
"I'm sorry..I don't...I'm underaged."
"So am I." she replied. He sighed and took a sip from it.
"Strawberry Sunrise, no ice..and with an umbrella...she knows me too damn well."
"I was expecting a lot of people at this party.. but not a street rat. I love how you try to blend in, but the white cloak gives you away. Come on Sora." she said, making him sigh.
"Melanie, can you please just leave me alone. I didn't come here for trouble."
"No..you came here for the Heart." she said, making him go wide eyed. She took a gulp from her drink before setting it down on the table. She leaned back, placing her feet on the table top. The blades on her heels glittered in the lights.
"Uh.."
"I'm not stupid. Miltia may believe the crap you spew, but I don't. I saw it on the news, a young man with a White Fang mask, breaking into a museum to steal a rare gem stone. Its hard to believe for anyone who doesn't know the Criminal Underground. It just so happens that a certain boy I know who has shut down several White Fang facilities by posing as a faunus, has the necessary information for such a break in." She said.
"If you have the dirt on me, then why don't you turn me in? You'll never get proof that I did it. Because I didn't." he said. She giggled, taking a sip of her drink.
"Oh Sora..where's the fun in that? After all, I'm still looking for a rematch for that ass kicking you gave me last Halloween." she said.
"Pfft, you were looking for it. I just wanted some free candy for the kids I have to take care of, and here you are giving me shit for being out of costume."
"So you had to fight me and my sister?" she asked firmly, almost spilling her drink.
"I did. But the difference this time is that I'm getting what I came here to get, and not even you are stopping me Melanie." he said, standing up. She stood up as well, shaking the pins and needles from her legs.
"I'd like to see you try." she said. He smirked and dropped a black canister on the floor, which she didn't even notice. He tossed her the ring and flipped out of the way. She looked at the ring wide eyed, but had no chance to escape the blast. Everyone started to scream, seeing the smoke coming from one of the booths. Everyone started running for the door.
"Goddamn it." Logan muttered to himself, setting his drink down. He was about to run for it when Miltia rose her clawed hand, a smile on her face.
"Thought I'd ignore you Logan?" she asked. He smirked.
"You are a little to smart for your own good Miltia." he said, flicking his hands downward. A pair of clawed quatars dropped from inside his sleeves. The red clad Malachite smiled, getting into her own stance.
"Its been a while since we've fought. This little thing was done by Sora no?"
"Perhaps."
Miltia took the first swing, only to be parried by Logan's own claw. The two locked into combat, trying to avoid the patrons that were still running.
"What the hell is going on here?" Junior shouted, seeing all of the commotion. He stepped out for one minute, and it became pure chaos.
Sora shot his hook at the mezzanine's rail, and shot toward it, avoiding some of the people that were still running. He dropped down, rolling behind the curtain. He stood up, a smile on his face. There, behind some thin glass, was the Rouge Almandine Heart. He gave the case a Lightning infused punch, shattering the glass. He grabbed the heart from inside and opened his right vembrace, slipping it into the heart shaped slot. He felt heat from the stone making contact the special alloy in his vembrace.
"Step one, complete." he muttered to himself. He came out from behind the carpet, only to get kicked in the face. He was sent flying back into the wall, a bit stunned. He felt his face, feeling a small cut on his cheek that was starting to heal from his aura. He smirked and stood up, cracking his neck.
"Damn Melanie. Your kicks are a helluva lot better now. But I heard rumors about your skinny butt being handed to you by a busty blonde. Lets see if its true shall we?" he said, getting into a fighting stance. His left hand was glowing a bit yellow while his right was glowing red. The ice themed Malachite twin ran at him, aiming a kick to his ribs, only for it to pass through his body. He roundhouse kicked her in the chest and ran forward, throwing lightning infused punch at her side, which she was able to dodge. She threw a side kick at him and he blocked it, causing sparks to fall over the dance floor.
"Sora, you got a gunner." Logan shouted, pointing at the mezzanine. He dodged another swipe from Miltia, using a table for cover. Sora pushed Melanie away and back flipped off the dance floor, avoiding all of the bullets he could. A hit from that could render him unable to fight. He drew Mysterious from his holster and pulled the slide back before shooting the zip line up to the mezzanine. He flipped over the turn table and kicked the bear suit wearing thug into the wall. He shot him a few times, using the Lightning bullets he had re purposed from the museum heist to stun him. With single punch, the man was out cold. He looked back over to the dance floor, seeing several thugs heading toward Logan.
"Logan, bogeys on your six." he shouted, taking a shot at a few of them. Some fell to the ground convulsing a bit, while others were able to dodge the bullets. Melanie came up behind him, throwing a kick to his side, but he sensed her enough to dodge the hit. Her heel got lodged into the turn table, making the music stop fully. He grabbed a firm hold of her leg and punched it as hard as he could, eliciting a cry of pain from the girl.
"Asshole. Why don't you fight like a man." she shouted, somehow kicking his hand with her other leg. He cried in pain as the heel slit his wrist. Luckily it wasn't his gun hand, and he quickly holstered it after that attack.
"I am fighting like a man. I'm not aiming at your face right?" he asked. She pulled her leg free, and stood with a bit of a limp, but her aura was quickly fixing that.
"I got you right here. There's no little sister to save you this time." she said, dashing toward him. He quickly stepped back, trying to predict where she would kick. She faked him out at first, starting with her left and then kicking him with her right. He was able to block it with his vembrace, but that just gave her another opening. He grit his teeth, knowing in a small area like that, she'd have the upper hand. He quickly flipped over the rail, landing on the bar below him. She followed him down, landing with a loud clack, her heels dug into the polished wooden surface.
"Man, Junior should have gone with granite for this bar." Sora said with a smirk. Melanie dashed toward him, throwing horizontal kick at him, he smirked and caught her leg. She quickly flipped around, using her right leg to slash him in the face, right across the eye. He cried in pain, thinking he was blinded. He gripped his eye, feeling the blood oozing down it. She smirked.
"Physical attacks don't work on your Water body. They just pass through you as if you were made of paper..aura attacks on the other hand are much different, they leave an effect behind..their our soul personified and that's the only way I can beat you." she said. He chuckled, looking at her, his face covered in blood, though the cut would heel, he knew it was too deep for it to be fully heeled. His eye sight was at least still good.
"Very good, this is what I love about you Mel, you're not afraid to get dirty. You're assertive, unlike your more quiet twin." he said, he turned around, jumping off the bar and onto the floor, she followed suit.
"You know you can't beat the two of us. That's why you brought Logan with you, because he'd be able to distract her." she said.
"Eh, more or less..what happened to you Melanie..you used to be one of us..then you got this job and just..disappeared." he said sadly.
"You know why I left..because I wanted a better life for my sister, I was sick of living like a bum, so I saw a golden opportunity and I took it. And I'm not going to back down from it." she said, running at him again. She started faking him out again, making him start to predict her movements. She threw another side kick, which he was able to block. He caught her arm and spun her around, driving his knee into her sternum. She coughed loudly, losing the air in her lungs. He swept her off her feet, slamming her to the ground, he held his zip hook at her throat, a frown on his face.
"If living the life of a body guard in a night club is what you want...then I can't stop you from being who you are. There are more honest jobs you could be working, not this. All that glitters isn't gold." he said firmly. He looked up, seeing Logan pin Miltia to the wall, most likely telling her the same thing.
"Fuck you. All you do is steal shit for a living..at least I'm making real honest money."
"From a criminal. I don't want you to die dammit. Your my friend...and friends are invaluable to me. I don't give a fuck what you are or who you become in life, once you become my friend, you'll be my friend until the day I die. Think about it Melanie..don't stay here knowing one day you could die." he said. He stepped away from her, allowing her to sit up.
"I don't care what you say. I am not going back there...to those abandoned train yards, huddling next to embers for warmth at night." she said.
"Sora bro, the cops are coming, we gotta skedaddle." Logan said, kneeling before him. He sighed and nodded, drawing a black dart from his pocket.
"What are you gonna do? Knock me out?" she asked. He smirked, and cupped her cheek.
"Maybe I can't convince you, but I can at least leave you with a parting gift." he said, slamming his lips onto her own. Her eyes widened from the shock, as she wasn't expecting the kiss at all. She suddenly became drowsy, as she didn't feel him prick her neck with the dart. Sora pulled away from the kiss, gently laying her on the floor. He looked up at Logan, who was a bit shit faced.
"Lets get out of here." he said standing up.
"Right. Come on."
The duo ran out of the club, heading toward Lumina and Argo who were ushering them to hurry. As soon as they made it, Lumina teleported them out, just in time for the cops to arrive. They all appeared back at Terminus, with Sora and Logan laughing.
"Man, what a rush. It was great doing something like that again, thats for sure." Logan said.
"Best of all, I got the Heart." he said, opening his vembrace. The Gem stone was glowing a vibrant red color, illuminating the entire room. All of them oooed at the sight.
"Its beautiful." Lumina said.
"Sure is kiddo. Logan, you did remember to knock Miltia and Junior out with that dart right? It has a special drug in it, which will make it so they don't remember anything about what just happened." he said.
"Yeah, I knocked them out with it. Junior surprised my ass, but I was able to jab him when Miltia was standing up. Hope I didn't kick her too hard." he said, rubbing his neck.
"Same here, Melanie got me good." he said. Taking off his torn mask. He felt the new gash that was over his eye. Argo and Lumina gasped.
"She did that to you?" She asked.
"She got better. Hopefully she won't be mad about that kiss." he said, blushing a bit.
"You kissed her? What the hell dude?" Argo cried loudly.
"Oh, is someone jealous?" Logan asked.
"Shut up asshole. Don't make me hit you." she cried.
"She won't remember it, but I'm sure she'll remember that kiss." he said with a smile. He looked at the Rouge Heart, a smile on his face. It was gonna be a great year, and now that he was going to Beacon, it made his plans all the better.