Notes: Cail's team are sick of her and her boyfriend hugging all the spot light. It's time for them to take action. Also I have an important announcement, I have started up a account if you feel like giving me your support here is the URL Sillva?ty=h. I wish to continue to pump out as much quality content as I can and you donations will help to achieve that but. Remember my content is open for everyone so there will be no donations required.
Call in the Chorus
The mid day sun hung high over the campus Beacon Academy, fighting to shine through the dark clouds that now threatened to choke out its light. Vaguely aware of the coming tempest the students rushed back and forth between the different buildings that littered the campus grounds. Since there were only classes for first year students on this day many of the older students were ether making their way back to their dorms to relax or heading out to one of the many training grounds the campus had to offer. Two such students is the self proclaimed rebel Robin Rangers and her teammate Ursula Andress. The two of them had just returned to their dorm after catching breakfast in the cafeteria and have begun to indulge themselves with their own personal leisure's. Robin has plugged her scroll into a set of speakers rested upon her nightstand and has sat herself down on her bed with a black and green guitar in hand. As the music begins to play she quickly starts to play along. Meanwhile Ursula has set out a collection of swords and violet colored spears across her bed and is painstakingly began to polish each one to perfection. Stopping to shake her head at her teammates so called musically expression and scarf down one of the muffins she had taken with her from the cafeteria.
A few more minutes pass without incident but then the tempo of the music intensifies as a guitar solo begins. This causes Robin to jump up on her bed strumming her guitar vigorously and shout to the top of her lungs. "Hell ya, I love this part!"
Ursula shakes her head again and calls out to her teammate. "Must you do that every single time Robin!? Tell me, how I'm supposed to relax with you always making such a racket!?"
Robin stops playing and glances down at her teammate before chuckling to herself. "Gees miss grumpy pants, it never seems to bother Cail and you know how she can be. And besides I never complain when you blast that boring old crap you call music."
"Pardon, did you say boring old crap!? Clearly you have no ear for music if you think to even compare such master pieces with your unstructured noise. Also Cail can hardly even dress herself properly I very much doubt she is the best example of how one should behave. And for goodness sake that girl is supposed to be our leader but she didn't even bother to show her face all morning!" Ursula ranted.
"Whatever Ursula you just don't get us! Cail's not so bad when you get to know her!" Robin argued.
"Is that right? Well I guess I wouldn't understand then would I. Cail can never be bothered to talk about herself after all. So tell me how we are supposed to get to know her!?" Ursula retorted.
"I umm…" While Robin was trying to come up with a response her music suddenly cut off and her scroll began to ring catching her off guard. "Now who could that be?" She asked before setting her guitar aside and hopping down from her bed to answer it. "Hello Robin speaking! Oh it's you Sophia! Where am I? I am in the dorm room. What, yes Ursula is here with me. Why what's up? Umm, alright fine I will see you soon." Call seemed to end there as Robin closed the scroll and set it back on the nightstand.
"What was all that about? Was that Sophia just now?" Ursula inquired.
Robin shrugged her shoulders. "Yes it was, I don't really know what's going on with her but she sounded panicked. She said see was on her way here and that we should stay put until she arrives."
Ursula lets out a sigh before speaking. "Oh boy I bet you anything that this has something to do with Cail again. I mean all that girl does is cause trouble."
Hearing Ursula's remark put an annoyed expression on Robin's face and she looks as if she is about to say something when the door to their dorm room swings open and their blond mechanist of a teammate Sophia Sparks rushed into the room. She quickly turned to glance back out the door into the hallway to see if there was anyone around. Seeing nothing she shuts the door tight. Noticing Sophia's odd behavior Ursula and Robin share a glance before Robin decides to address her panicked teammate directly. "Sophia what the heck is going on?!"
Hearing her teammates voice Sophia broke away from the door and rushed over to her side and grasped her by the shoulders. "Robin I just seen Cail in the hallway! She was fighting with some transfer students from Haven!"
"See I told you!" Ursula stated earning herself a glare from Robin.
"Do you know what they were fighting about?" Robin inquired.
Sophia shook her head. "I have no idea but it sounded like they were serious! They were ganging up on her and they weapons and I think one of them was even using fire magic!"
Robin responded by grabbing onto her teammate and shaking her. "What, where is she now!? Is Cail alright!? Sophia, answer me!" Robin shouted with a mix of concern and anger clear in her voice.
Sophia shook Robin off so she could get some breathing room. "Yes she is fine, or at least she was the last time I seen her but…"
"But what Sophia?!" Robin inquired.
"Cail was acting really strange, well more strange the usual. It seemed like she knew them some how. And she kept taunting them. Also the way Cail was fighting, I never seen her fight like that before. She was moving so fast, it was like she was another person!"
"Maybe it was another person. I mean Cail is not the most sociable person but she's not the type to go around picking fights in the middle of school." Ursula interjected.
"What now you're on Cail's side Ursy? A few minutes ago you bet me that she was behind this!" Robin huffed.
"Hey I'm just saying that this doesn't sound like Cail at all. She is a lazy pervert and a sad excuse for a leader but. She always seemed to go out of her way to avoid fighting. Have you ever noticed that she attends almost every combat class but always seems to become M.I.A the moment sparing comes up?"
"Now that you mention it…" Robin says while rubbing her chin in thought.
"But I am sure of it. I would know that shabby appearance and scratchy voice of hers anywhere!" Sophia cuts in.
"Alright let's say it was Cail. You still haven't answered my question where is she now?" Robin asks again.
"She left with them. I don't know where they went but, they did say something about meeting up with some one. Ah crap what was the name! I think it started with an A."
"Oh it starts with A huh? Well that really narrows it down! If you we're watching this why didn't you help her out!?" Robin shouted.
"Look I didn't have any of my weapons on me alright! And you know full well what happened the last time I tried to call Sheila in at school!? I thought about getting one of the teachers to do something but we all know that Glynda is waiting for a reason to get her kicked out of here. So I figured her partner might have some idea what's going on!" Sophia roared.
Robin took a step and put her hands out in front of her to ether protect herself or to indicate Sophia needed to calm down. "Alright, alright I get it! But I have no idea what this could be about, have you tried contacting Cardin?"
"I did text him on the way here but so far I haven't heard back from him." Sophia responded.
"Well that brings us no closer to an answer! Cail could be in real danger, if we don't figure this out soon it might be too late!" Robin complained.
Then Ursula shifted as she moved away from her bed and pushed past her teammates towards Cail's side of the room. "Alright in that case why don't we just find out what she's been up to lately shall we?" She inquires.
"Wait what are you talking about?" Robin asks before realizing where Ursula was aiming for. A moment later and Ursula was right in front of the door leading to Cail's closet. When she extended her hand towards the handle she felt her arm being pulled away. When she glanced over to see the cause Robin was grasping her arm tightly. "What do you think your doing?!" Robin said in a serious tone.
Ursula swung her arm to release herself from Robin's grip before shooting her a glare. "What does it look like I'm doing?"
"It looks like your about to snoop through Cail's stuff! That's an invasion of her privacy. Besides you know how she gets when you invade her space! You remember how messy things got when you got cot digging through her bag for one of your missing candy bars don't you?" Robin reasoned with her.
Ursula rolled her eyes. "That's all the more reason why we need to check this out. Don't you guys find it a bit odd that somebody like Cail who doesn't seem to care about anything, gets so upset when some one looks through her belongings? We have been her teammates for nearly two years now and she still hasn't told us her last name or even shared what her semblance is. Cail is hiding something from us and it's about time we find out what that is!" She ranted before leaning over to stare Robin down. "Now if you really want to help Cail you will step aside."
"Whatever, fine! Go ahead and snoop but let it be noted I do this under protest!" Robin responded.
"Good, now then Cail lets see what's behind door number one." Ursula said as she reach over and pulled open the closet door. "Hmm." Ursula mumbled as she glanced inside the closet at the assortment of junk inside.
Sophia glanced over Ursula shoulder to get a better look. "What is it, do you see anything?" She asked as she took in the contents. There were some cloths shoved in the corner and she couldn't tell if they were clean or not. There was also a stack of books that Cail would normally pull from during down time or during one of her many hospital visits. The only other things that seemed note worth was a large duffle bag sitting in the far back of the closet along with a strangely shaped object rapped in cloth sitting on the over head rack. "I have never see Cail use that duffle bag before. What's in side of it?"
"I don't know but why not fide out?" Ursula responded before reaching in and pulling the bag out. "Its heavy, what could be in hear?"
"This is stupid its probably just some dirty cloths or something guys!" Robin huffed. Ursula seemed to ignore Robin's remark as she opened the bag and reached inside to pull out a small crimson colored armored chest plating. "See it's just Cail's combat gear, are we done now!?"
"Hush you!" Ursula hissed while she closely inspected the plate armor in her hands. After a moment of silence she turned towards her teammates to address them. "This isn't Cail's plate armor."
Sophia and Robin shared a confused look before Robin spoke up. "Huh, what are you talking about Ursy? You mean that armor? The armor that was in Cail's bag that was in her closet and was even in her favorite color. You're telling me that it's not her armor? How would you even know something like that?"
"No, you're misunderstanding me. I am not saying it doesn't belong to Cail but, just look at it! Cail's never bothers to maintain her armor, so her normal set is covered in dents and scratches but. Just look at this armor." She says while holding it out for them to inspect. It was clear that the armor was in almost perfect condition, with no signs of wear and tear that armor naturally gets in combat."
"Alright fine, Cail got herself a new set of armor." Robin said dismissively.
Ursula shook her head in response. "It's not just that, look closer. It's trimmed with gold leaf and infused with dust. Whoever forged this armor had to have been a master craftsmen. And this wouldn't be something you could just buy off of a store shelf."
Sophia began biting on her thumb. A bad habit of hers when she is deep in thought. "So what you're saying is this armor isn't something that a normal person would have? So that ether means Cail comes from some serious money or she's involved with some shady people right?"
"Ya that's what I was thinking but, it could be both. I mean look at this emblem on the back." Ursula say before turning the armor over to reveal a detailed crest etched into the metal. It appeared to depict a large claymore sword pinning a dragon to the ground while the dragon raps itself around the blade. "I don't know where I seen this emblem before but it looks so familiar."
"Ya I kind of get that feeling too…" Robin says before turning to see Sophia now reaching into the closet to retrieve something. "Hey now what are you digging into?!"
Sophia pulled down the unknown object rapped in cloth and nearly fell over when she felt the weight of it. "*HUFF* This thing also seems to be quite heavy, now lets see what this thing is." She then pulls the cloth away to reveal a similar crafted sword to the armor they found moments ago. "Huh, is this a sword? Cail uses a whip right? Why does she have a weapon like this? Is it decretive maybe?"
"Let me see it." Ursula asked causing Sophia to hand her the blade for her inspection. She then quickly drew the sword from its scabbed and swung it back and forth a few times before returning it to its sheath. "It may look fancy but it's a good sword, not something you would just hang over your mantle. It does appear to be an old blade though. It has to at least be a few hundred years old based on its design but. It's still razor sharp which suggest recent use. With that said I have never seen Cail use a sword before ether."
"I have seen Cail train with swords before." Robin cuts in gaining her teammates attention. "Only two or three times but I have seen it. A few times late at night I would find her in one of the unpopular training grounds swinging a sword around. I never really thought much about it before but she did always seem to wear a serious expression when she trained with a sword. It was almost like she was in a fight with herself or something. I thought about asking her a few times but, I felt like she would open up on her own some day."
"Alright it's clear that Cail isn't what she seems but, what does this all mean?! We still don't know where Cail could be!" Sophia shouts while running her hands through her hair. She then glances over to the bag on the floor filled with crimson armor and spots a white bit poking out. "Hey was there anything else in that bag?" She asked while she made her wave over to the bag. She then knelt down to pull the objected out and froze. "No way this couldn't be…"
"What is it? Robin inquired while leaning in to get a closer look while Ursula did the same. "Wait that isn't what I think it is right! There is no way it could be."
"Then what else could it be Robin!? I know she's your partner but you can't live in denial!" Sophia snapped at her.
"Wait hold on Sophia, I can't believe I am saying this but I agree with Robin here. We can't jump to conclusions like this. We don't know why she has this thing. For all we know it could just be a prop or something!" Ursula argued.
"It looks fairly bloody real to me! And if it were a prop why would she keep it hidden like this?! Cail is a…" Sophia was interrupted when the door to the dorm room was swung open and their source of all their arguing and worry Cail the Snail came strolling in along with her boy toy Cardin Winchester at her side.
Cardin gave them an awkward wave while Cail gave them a large cheeky smile. Cail's team then noticed that she was holding her hands behind her back. She quickly revealed them to be holding a large brown paper bag. "Hey guys! I know you where worried about me today! I'm really sorry about that, you see I was out on a date with Cardin and we went to the movies so I had to turn my scroll off you see. And I kind of forgot to turn my scroll back on, silly me right? Anyway I got some Dusters Doughnuts for you guys to apologize! I know these are you're favorites right Ursy!? So what have you guys been… up… to…" Cail seemed to trail off as she finally began to take in the room around her. First she noticed her closet had been opened causing her smile to smile fade. Then she glanced down at the open bag at her teammate's feet and then her eyes seemed to glaze over as they made contacted with a white and red objected in her teammate's hands. The brown paper bag Cail was holding dropped to the floor as her arms dropped to her side completely limp.
"Hey Cail what's wrong? Hello, are you there?" Cardin asked as he waved his hand in front of her face with out gaining any response he glanced over at her team and noticed they also looked like deer in the headlights. He then followed Cail's eyes to the white and red dragon like mask in Sophia's hands and realization hit him. "Oh, crap."
Notes: So what did you think? How do you think Cail will get herself out of this one? And did you enjoy seeing more Chorus? If so let me know, I was think about putting out an origin chapter soon but. I am still undecided on when.