A/N: Sorry it took so long, lots of working (at a job) and school and family drama and just... *growns*

I'm planning on making a few chapters after initiation is complete about the backstories of each OC.

Anyway... Let the story... COMMENCE!


++ Yllaster ++

"If that punk..." Eden grumbles, then mumbles something inaudible.

I look down at Nin, her face was white, but her bleeding had finally stopped. That dust stopped the bleeding. but it did not heal the scratches.

We heard a loud, deep growl in the distance.

"Damn. That sounded BIG." Eden exclaimed, tightening his grip on his umbrella.

"Let's get ready to kill it." I was about to reach for Ӕther when I remembered poor Nin was unconscious in my arms.

"Those scars will be a total bitch." I thought aloud.

"Yah, but she could always say it was like an Ursa or a Beowolf."

"And we could go along with it, blur boy is the only other person that has seen them, but he doesn't know what happened."

"True. Let's make a pact." He said, extending a hand.

"It was a Grimm." I said while shaking his hand, holding Nin between my arm and my chest, like a baby.

The growl was closer, but we had not moved more than 3 feet.

Eden took Nin out of my arms, went to the nearest tree and jumped all the way to the top of the tree like it was no big deal.

The growl's source sounded like it was right on top of us. It was a giant Draco Grimm. As we pulled out our weapons, we saw the purple blur appear before the Draco. With a sigh, I ran towards the Grimm.

I swung Ӕther with as much force as I could muster. I took a step back and proudly looked up at the Draco to see that it was acting like it was before. Looking back down at the place of contact to see that Ӕther had not even scratched the Draco's thick armor.

The Draco looked down at me and swung its large, clawed paw at me, sending me flying across the field.


++ Eden ++

I pressed a button atop Copiae. The staff had shrunk down and folded up into the length of the axe-blades. The blades then folded up into four bayoneted pistols. Fusing them into two two-barreled pistols, I ran towards the beast, firing dust shota at its legs and face.

One of the shots landed in one of the Grimm's red eyes, blinding it on one side.

The Draco howled in pain and help a paw over it.

The Draco lowered its paw and began to run towards me.


++ Vixel ++

I slowed down time close to the point of freezing and walked up to the armored boy. I activated my aura and touched the boy on the shoulder. He began to run forward, like he was doing before.

He froze, taking in his surroundings. He saw me, my hand still extended from when I touched him, then looked at the Draco.

"Time's slowed down," I said, he was taken aback by how slowly I was speaking, "it's my semblance."

"Ok." He was frozen, delved deep into his thoughts.


++ Yllaster ++

My mind was trying to comprehend what was happening. The spaz was standing before me, he was walking, talking and moving like that of a normal person. Everything but him and I were frozen as if caught in a massive flash-freeze.

"Anyone in there?" He said, knocking on my helmet.

I could feel my brain shake and held my helmet in my hands.

No one will ever understand how much that FUCKING HURTS!

I look up at the boy, anger in my eyes. "You have no idea how much that hurts."

"Sorry, I didn't know. Anyway, I have a really cool plan; when I resume time, you will see me up in the air. I want you to throw your sword at me."

I looked at him blankly for a moment then a weak smile and a half-smirk appeared on my face.

"I can do that."


(A/N: So... Yah. That's as far as I wrote, so the rest is mostly improv. Sorry if it sucks.)

++ Vixel ++

I grabbed Duo Violete and smashed the two SMGs together, converting it into jetpack mode. Two black straps appeared, and I put my arms through them.

As soon as I was several yards before the Draco, I looked back at the boy and whistled.

He nodded, grabbed his blade, and held it over his shoulder.

I whistled again, and as I did so, time for Yllaster returned to normal, but I kept time slow for me.

It took a little while, but the blade was finally within arms' length.

I took one SMG and attached it to the end of the blade. I put it's firing button on lock mode and swung the blade at the Grimm.

I sped up time slightly so that I did not waste any bullets.

The weight of the blade added with the force from one Violete was enough to crush the Draco's armor over his face and penetrate it's skull.


++ Eden ++

Suddenly, the blur boy is hovering before the Draco. I stop and look up to see that in that split second, Yllaster's blade was in the beast's skull.

I look over at him to see that he is still dozens of yards away from it.

How did? Who did? What did? ...What?!

I lower Copiae, aiming her at the floor as my mind tries to comprehend what just happened.

"It'salongstory." Blur boy was suddenly next to me, speaking in his spastic tongue only a numbered few could decipher.

~~ Later ~~

We finally arrived at what Yllaster thought to be the temple. We walk up to the black and gold chess pieces.

"So we just take one of these? Are these the artifacts?" I ask Yllaster.

"I'd assume so."

At that moment I realized something, something horrible.

"Wait," I said to Yllaster, "If you and Nin saw each other first, that means my partner is-"

"Blur boy. I know. I'm so sorry."

Yllaster walked over and picked up a chess piece.

"Which piece did you get?"

"The Black King."

"Ha. Fitting." I said with a smirk.

Since Blur boy was nowhere in sight, I grabbed another Black King piece for the two of us.

I looked around the small temple.

"We're the first ones here!" I exclaimed.

Yllaster stopped and looked around the temple.

"So we are. Come on. Let's not waste any more time."

And so the three of us headed back towards the cliff, Blur boy nowhere in sight.


A/N: Gahhh. Finally published that. It's been sitting on my desk giving me dirty looks every time I pass it or grab something else off my desk.

*sigh* Oh well, hope you liked.

Have a good one!