Saying of the chapter: Life is like Gold, it is valuable but only until it is all gone.-The Author
Hello everyone and guess what? I'm going to be freshmen! I know what you all are thinking; now we have to wait yearly for any updates!? Yes this is true that I will be freshmen but in truth this hobby of mine is significantly less important and more important than school. To explain I have to tell you that my school that I will be attending is very strict, all students must have over eighty average grades at the end of any semester and I can get a demerit for even slouching in class. Plus the fact of having homework at least three hours each night I must say I chose a good but hard school to go to and I have to focus on studies and I have to say that I will make time for chapters when I can but I need for you to wait or just go. I'm not the only writer out there and I'm pretty sure that there is more great writers out there that need your support so stay or go, or both and just wait for my call when a chapter is up.
And with that let's get this chapter started.
The Crisis Begins IV: Preparations Part 1
With Kevin, Nazz, and Rolf. After Training with Callie 5:30 P.M
"Man I hate Techlin's girlfriend." Kevin muttered as they left the small townhouse building that Callie and Tech lived in. It wasn't impressive and didn't really stand out but Callie said that Techlin was one of those people that if he got rich he'll just get an apartment instead of a big house. The stairs that led to the sidewalk had a light sheet of snow with shoe prints from those that walked on the steps and that included theirs that made for the sidewalk.
"Come on Kev, you need to stop acting like that, she is willing to take time out of her day to help you, Rolf and me improve so try to be a little more grateful." Nazz scolded the boy and he shrugged to her scolding.
"Yeah, yeah. Right now though I have a small objective to seek out, a really small objective." Rolf and Nazz knew who Kevin was talking of and they were a little curious as well.
"I get what Kevin-boy means as he who is short in height and temper sure made Rolf question why he was mad especially to his friends who did nothing to him." Rolf said.
"So let's check Eddy's favorite hang-out. We can use some hot chocolate after working all this time in the cold." Nazz said.
The two boys agreed and Kevin led way to the Ed's family restaurant, the Coffee Bar. They needed to know what was Eddy's problem as he only got made when something of his is taken, if his friends do something to him that he doesn't like or if Lee is made mad by someone else and due to the last option being dead Kevin could guess that either Ed or Double D did something to him since he was last with them if his memory served right but that was highly unlikely so he chalked it up to someone stealing from the boy.
Half way to their prime destination it was just silence and enjoying their time in the city by just simply walking. Personally to the three, the city felt safe. It was as if nothing can penetrate the walls that protected the citizens day in and day out. It was rather surprising how the origin of the wall came to be and if it wasn't up and this zombie situation never existed all but the high up government would know about it.
Nazz remembers when both Eddward and her got curious as to how the walls that surrounded L.A., Chicago, and Washington went up so quickly and how the army was able to clear the inside of the walls of any Walkers. It was a little surprising but Jon was able to provide them with information knowing that what they would learn would be harmless and won't change a thing. The short but detailed information told the two that the walls were planned by the government since the Cold War and started after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It was feared by Kennedy of enemy invasion and asked for a funding of millions of dollars for tons of steel to be transported to American to build walls that were located underground and would be raised to keep enemies from invading such areas and to have a fighting chance for the country to win America back. Once the walls were erected the military would move from the outside and do a massive sweep of the city to capture and/or eliminate any threat. This was known as the Wall Scrubber plan.
Now after the sweep the government officials assigned to the job will inform the public of the dire situation and ask for survivors to participate in helping fight the enemy such as soldier training and helping manufacture weapons. An image of both Callie and Dante crossed their minds once they found that snippet of information.
This was how the wall came to be and though it would be questionable of how this was planned and how people thought the wall come to be in their own way, it all worked out find if the happy people in the street and the smiling people in restaurants were example. All this planning took years to plan out and it only took a few months for people to adjust to their new life and start anew. The Month of Change being a prime example for people to start over and for humanity.
It was at this last thought did Nazz realize that they were at the shop and the three entered and saw a bored Ed at the counter and he gave a wave to the three and a small smile as they approach.
With Eddy and Edd on the Shadow Bus 6:22 P.M.
"Eddy, I just can't get over the fact that you did this." Edd said for the hundred times. Eddy was really annoyed by his smart friend.
"Double D please just shut up! It was in self-defense!" Eddy shouted and everyone, but Edd, ignored him having been used to the lieutenant's loud voice. Eddy decided to move before his headache grew more intense. He heard the apology that Double D send his way but he didn't care at the moment cause he wanted some answers from Jon.
Jon was sitting behind Cori who was the one driving at a slower pace than when they were arriving at the Lion's Legion base. Jon was sitting still as stone as if he was thinking of something. Eddy felt a little disturbed seeing him like that but he needed answers and he had them.
"Hey, Jon," He nodded in response saying he was listening. "I wanna know why you didn't use the bargaining chip, wasn't it going to help us keep out of the trouble we got in?"
"Last minute decision, it was for the best though. They would have changed their tactics completely if they found out we had information on them. But now we have the ultimate weapon against them, we can learn them from the inside out and destroy them." Jon explained.
"I see, so what is the plan?"
"Simple, gather information and build our strength. We are going to be the first of any new Faction to participate in the Games. In an act of throwing us off the Lion's Legion will start to spread the news, people will start to place bets on us as they always do in the Games to the others. They will make marks to see how far we will go and I will have one of our own, unknown to the people he is our own, to place a bet that we will win the Faction Games and this will get everyone excited and start making high bets sure of our defeat."
"This will be the chance for us to gain more than just a million credits, but also a reputation. People will know we are not ones to be trifled with. So know do you see, we simply train, use the information we have, put some people here and there, and wait. I'm sure that we will win." Jon's voice may have been unemotional but Eddy somehow felt a ping of determination in it.
"Fine, just tell me what to do." Eddy asked.
"And don't forget about us, Alpha." Cori said.
"The plan may be well thought out but I still have my doubts. I'm sure with our luck that we'll prevail with minimum scars." La followed suit with Cori.
"Eddy, why do you drag not only Ed and I, but everyone into this?" Eddward said, moving to the seat that Eddy was, though he had a small smile that Eddy returned with a large grin.
"Cause if I go, then everyone goes." The boy said as he leaned back putting his hand behind his head.
"Don't worry sir you can count on all of us." B's soldiers said and Kasumi's and Corvo's followers nodded in response as well.
"That's good this will be our primary mission for now. La, make a call back at base and schedule a clan meeting and tell the rest of the Elites that a private meeting will be held immediately after. We have preparations to make." Jon ordered and the woman nodded, grabbing her phone making the call.
"Listen closely all of you, since you already know what the meeting will entail I have a little job for you all. Recently I have noticed on my walks a few infestations not far from our base and I need you all to clean it up." Jon ordered.
"What, don't we have to prepare? Why are we stuck with cleaning up?" Eddy shouted.
"Cause they annoy me with them attacking me while I try to relax now shut up and do as you are told." Jon said and Eddy grumbly replied with an okay.
The rest of the ride was in a determined silence. They felt that they will win the incoming battles and they had every hope of making that happen.
With Kevin, Nazz and Rolf. The Coffee Bar 6:37 P.M.
"Well Eddy is an idiot." Kevin said after Ed finished telling the story. They sat on the bar stools on the counter and they saw the customers leaving for the day and for the Bar to be opened as the bouncer they hired, a really buff Latino man wearing pants and a tank top, came in saying hi to Sarah, Ed, and the rest of the kids. On the other side was the siblings known as Ed and Sarah and the curtain that covered the liquor was pulled back to reveal the large collection of alcohol. In front of Nazz, Kevin and Rolf were drinking the last mugs of hot chocolate that the restaurant had. They were half way done.
"Now we know why loud mouth Ed-boy acted so rudely to his companions." Said Rolf.
"Yeah, do you guys know where he went? It seems you guys were the last to see him." Ed asked in worry.
"No, but I think he was heading in the direction of the Badlands." Nazz said.
"Oh, well if he went there then he should be fine, Eddy said that the Badlands was like a second home to him." Ed told the three and they had to agree, the Badlands and Eddy were like a perfectly fitting glove on a hand.
"Now that the pipsqueak is out of the way, when is this bar going to officially open?" Kevin, just like Eddy, came here frequently, though not as much as the short lieutenant, when he wanted to hang with Eddy or if he was thirsty.
"In about twenty minutes." Sarah said after checking the clock on the wall to see 8:43 P.M. Kevin smiled at the answer. But the smile disappeared and everyone was alerted when the door was kicked open the door making the repaired glass shatter to the ground. The alert ended once they saw who was at the door, a very mad Marie who stomped up to Ed and grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt.
"Where is he?" She said in a cold whisper.
"Wh-wh-wh-who?" Ed stuttered out in fear.
"Don't play games with me Ed, where the hell is my Double D?" Marie asked once gain in an ice cold whisper.
"Marie calm down!" Sarah was on a receiving end of a death glare from said girl and that quickly shut her up. Marie returned her glare back to Ed with the sweat coming down heavier.
"I-I-I-I don't kn-kn-kn-know where h-h-h-he is I s-s-s-swear." Ed said and Marie kept her stare on him for a little longer before she closed her eyes and sighed shoving the boy back, Ed was able to catch himself before he hit the glasses bottles of drinks.
"Okay do you any of you know where Double D is?" They all shook their heads and Marie was about to leave to go on her search through the city only for all their phones to simultaneously ring and they all checked to see that it was from Base. The content of the message was that a meeting was schedule and for everyone to attend if they could.
"Guess we'll see Double D at the meeting." Kevin said and Marie grunted in response.
"Let Sarah and me get our gear." Ed said as the two ran back calling out to their mom that they needed to go somewhere and will be back soon.
"Where are you going?" The mom shouted back.
"We have a meeting." The two said together.
"Okay hurry back and stay safe."
"Okay!" Now they were geared up. Sarah was dressed differently than her brother as she was smaller than him. She had a bullet proof vest and bullet proof armor that covered her legs and left arm. On her side in a holster was her short mace made of steel and painted silver at the mace's crown and top. The mace chain was black and the butt of the mace was a spiked ball. Under her armor was a black t-shirt with a silver star in the center. Her pants were dark purple with a silver streak on the sides and her boots were a light silver color. She lived up to her name as the Silver Banshee.
"I'll stay behind since this has nothing to do with me." Nazz said as she went to the back to go help out Mrs. Lane
"Alright see ya babe, let's go." Kevin said as all five of them left the Coffee Bar. Kevin was gone with a short kiss before he went as Nazz and the Lane siblings mom waved bye.
With Eddy, Edd and the Shadows. 6:50 P.M.
The group was now at the base with Cori now parking the armored school bus in the garage with Tony making sure he didn't crash it in the process. While he did that, Jon stood outside with Eddward and Eddy and the rest of the Shadows that came. La left as soon as they parked to let everyone out.
"Now I want you all to go to this designated area and take care of the infestations I told you about. You should be able to know which ones I'm talking about. Double D and Eddy will lead this mission. Good luck and make sure to clean up every last one of them." With that Jon left to go to the meeting. The rest of the Shadows started to gather or some went into the nearby homes to listen to the radio on their personal frequency if they were too lazy to get up and go to the Lunchroom.
"Alright let's hea-"Double D was cut off by a certain voice.
"Double D." A sickly sweet familiar voice said and the said boy turned around very slowly to make sure that his ears were playing tricks on him but Eddy's snickering gave it away. He was met with a very angry Marie face just inches away from him.
"So tell me why did I wake up next to no one in our bedroom?" She asked in the same disturbing tone.
"Well I was called for a mission and-ouch." Double D was cut off by Marie punching his arm and giving him a hug saying she forgives him. She then walked away very happily.
"Aww…I wanted a show." Kevin said with Ed, Sarah, and Rolf behind him and then they noticed Eddy.
"Hey dork heard you got kick out of the bar." A death glare greeted the biker but he shrugged it off.
"Yeah, whatever. Just wait Shovel chin you'll see me back there soon enough." Eddy said confidently already knowing how to get the money to pay off his debt. Kevin scoffed at his words and walked pass the boy,Rolf followed shortly after saying hi to Double D and Eddy.
"Hey where are you guys going?" Ed asked.
"On a mission, but you need to go to the meeting so wait up for us when we get back alright?" Eddy asked/ordered.
Ed nodded and made his way to the Lunchroom.
"Now let's go." Double D said before something else happened. They all nodded and they head to their destination. Eddy was still snickering close behind the now frowning boy who could only give guesses why his life was so weird.
Site of Infestations. Team 1. Eddy. 7:13 P.M.
"Alright guys you ready?" Eddy asked as they hid in an abandon building. He had both of Brunzo's trainees with him, plus one of Kasumi's trainee. Double D had the rest and was looking for a perch for him to snipe on. Eddy glanced out the barely boarded window and the dusty, dirty broken glass to look to the highest point in the neighborhood that was infested with the dead. The place they were in was one of the dozens of three story apartment buildings. This one was in between two buildings the only thing separating them was narrow alley ways and broken, bloody wooden fences.
Eddy remember this place on his visit, it was a nice neighborhood. Now? It had dozens of dead walking around its streets, inside the deserted, destroyed homes of families, small businesses and more homes. All of it a skeleton. The dead groaned starving for their next meal but still had enough energy to chase you a hundred miles without getting tired. Eddy could even see a few special zombies, three Chargers, a pack of Hunters, in the distance he could hear the sound of a Tank.
Finally it was the last group that worried Eddy the most. The Necromorphs. He heard that Peach Creek wasn't the only place that had those things but all over some were even found in L.A. stronghold. It was a scary few weeks but they were to clear them up. They have been popping up everywhere and everyone knew the threat that they possessed. Some even were scared shitless hearing of a zombie that couldn't die with a bullet to the head. But everyone adjusted; Bounty Hunters and mission doings beefed up their weapons and armor just to be on the safe side just in case they encounter these creatures.
Luckily there was only four but who knows, Eddy got all that info from the horde in front of him there could be some at the back, down the street, in the abandoned buildings, who knows how many there truly is outside of the building that they were hiding in.
"Damn it, why are we waiting so long lieutenant? Night is almost here and if we don't hurry they could become even more deadly than they are now." Eddy didn't know why but everyone that joined under Brunzo seemed the most eager to always fight. Eddy turned to the older but less powerful Shadow her eyes holding her excitement and fear mixed into her brown eyes. Her partner was not behind her in that fact, his trigger finger twitching every few seconds.
"Double D needs to find a perch to set up. Once he does you two need to set up those light machine guns on the window and lay down heavy fire on those fuckers while we charge in there. That is the plan and it's that simple. We wait on his first shot, once that sound goes off we start. Since you two obviously need something to keep you occupied just make sure those traps work cause we know that they'll come for you and you need those or you'll die." Eddy whispered the orders to them and they nodded as they went to check them. Kasumi's two trainees sat silently during the exchange waiting patiently like they were trained to do.
The silence surrounded them for good ten-minutes the groaning from the dead becoming feral growls. It was then that a shot was fired and rang throughout the near silent night. Screams of the dead followed. The glass on the windows they were peeking through was broken as light machine guns were set up with bipods. Eddy and the two trainees shot up and jumped out through a third window just as the machine guns started to fire fill the air with the sound of battle, like the fastest drummer in the world was pounding his drum signally the start of battle.
The dead was caught by complete surprise of the light machine guns, many of them plus half the Hunters were mowed down before they could react. The Chargers used their meaty rock-like arms to shield themselves. The Necromorphs only screeched very loudly and started to charge at the gun fire. Eddy was able to easily deal with the first two that tried to climb the buildings, having ran past him and the other two as they hid while the zombies charged. Their arms were the first to go, then their heads'. The two Recon specialists dealt with the others though with a bit more trouble as they hacked and slash at them.
Eddy was right about their weapon being hidden; he could see the Tantos that the two wielded. They handled them with grace and speed as they dodged the attacks and skillfully sliced off the arms, head, and legs. The Blaze also noticed how the two fought, one of them fought with more strength and the other was faster but less powerful. It was pretty cool in the young boys eyes so, being the Eddy they all knew and hated/love, he switched from his submachine gun to his yo-yos. Just as Eddy finished his thoughts the light machine guns stopped followed by the two saying reloading.
"All you two lets charge!" Eddy said gaining the attention of the dead that survived and the more that started to come. "I knew there was more."
It was then that a shot was fired and, just as multiple heads lined up for a split second, five fell down dead. This was greeted by surprise stares by everyone, plus Corvo's and the third Kasumi member, who just arrived were stunned by the sight, they were covered in blood saying they fought their way to them.
"Nice shot Double D." Eddy said in the microphone in his ear by clicking on it.
"T-Thanks." Stuttered Double D surprised himself by his feat. This was enough to attract the sound of even more zombies as they too were stunned by this. Soon the shock wore off and the zombies attacked first.
"Shit! Okay everyone let's kill these fuckers." Brunzo's male student called out from the window he and his partner having reloaded and continued there mowing of the dead grass. Eddy and the others watched, waiting for them to finish. This was their current strategy, have those two will mow down a large portion and they and Double D will come and finish up any left and repeat the process. Eddy could still see more and more coming from nearly everywhere even the back. They started to fight back.
Eddy used his yo-yos easily slicing body parts and heads with the range he had. Kasumi's unit of three ran to the backyard to keep them away leaving Eddy and Corvo's man to guard the yard.
"Hey buddy, I know you guys have a silent oath while on the job and everything but can you please tell me your name?" Eddy asked the man as he waited for them to charge his three foot length katana ready to kill and already stained with blood. Now that Eddy thought about it, he didn't notice the shabbard on the man's back. It was weird; he could've sworn he didn't have it on before they went. "Maybe he picked it up from where he lives?" Eddy thought.
The man turned his head to his superior to the question he just asked. Instead of talking he turned around and makes lightning fast strikes to the wall and when he was done and turn around he saw that it was Calvin.
"Nice to meet you Calive, I'm Eddy." Eddy greeted and the man nodded already back in his stance. It was at this moment that the machine guns stopped and a grin formed on Eddy as the two charged. Double D immediately shot his sniper rounds that planted into four of the dead brains and taking out more of the special infected. Calvin easily sliced and dice his way through three zombies, but was stopped as another Slicer came and started to put a challenge.
Eddy on the other hand was living up to his nickname. Eddy rolled his yo-yos playfully as he waited for the dozen or so zombies to close in on him a small smile on his face that grew a little more as they came closer and closer. Soon they were more than a few feet away and his smile was almost feral-like. It was then that he stopped playing with his "toys" and swung his right arm in a wide arc, his metal strings glinted in the moonlight and a spray of red stained the ground as they sliced through the heads and bodies of multiple zombies at once. They fell down dead either their head being split open or their rotten brains to show or their entrails messing the ground up. Edd wasn't done as he swung his left arm in an upward wide arc that went over the zombies that were already dead and impaled two zombies before being jerked back to Eddy's hand slicing more zombies heads along the way. In a few short second over fifteen zombies died and the yo-yos came back to Eddy's hand, the blades retracting at the last second.
"Too easy." Eddy had to admit that dead were way easier than living as they don't move so much for him to aim his shots. "Are you done with your group yet Calvin?"
Eddy was greeted with said man slicing a zombie straight down the middle and the halves fell to the side. That was his twelfth kill. The two killings saw that there were no more zombies in sight, the street and sidewalk was now only covered by zombies and their guts. It was nasty as they stepped on the bodies, the squelching and crunching noise disturbing the hell out of Eddy.
"Nice job guys with those LMGs, it looks like we cleared this entire neighborhood!" Eddy said happily. The two on the second floor on the apartment building had to admit, there had to be over sixty zombies now dead on the ground, Hunters, Necropmorphs, Chargers who tried to hold on but failed horribly in the end, and regulars all littered the ground that Calvin and Eddy stood.
"Thanks, boss." The two said as they checked their ammo supply and saw that they were low and had to refill back at base.
"What a mess!" Eddward said as he approached the two, careful to not step on the dead. He grimaced from time to time as he stepped in some, but continued onward anyway till he met up with the other two. Kasumi's group came from the back entrance they were covered in blood just like Corvo was. The only ones clean were Edd, Eddy, and Brunzo's two followers.
"Nice five headshot oneshot Double D!" Eddy called out. Double D blushed at the compliment, but it went back down.
"I was surprised by myself as well. So are yo-" He was interrupted by a loud roar and very familiar roar. They looked and saw it Tanks but there was just more than one, there was about ten of them. It was at this that they all stared slacked jawed at the amount running towards them. Eddy was the first to start backing up, sweat running down him like a river just like everyone else.
"Um…I suggest that everyone…RUN!" Double D shouted as he hightailed it with Eddy taking the lead. The Shadows followed soon after the two Brunzo team jumped out of the windows and followed behind them all as they ran like hell.
"Fuck,fuck,fuck,fuck,fuck,fuck…" Was the mantra followed by Eddy, Kasumi's trainees, and Brunzo trainees. Corvo was silent by oath and Edd didn't want to curse. The Tanks was hot on them and gaining there roaring and stomping was also attracting more far off hordes that quickly ran behind them or ahead. Double D looked over his shoulder and saw runners.
"Eddy now would be a good time for your quick getaway plans!" Double D said over the noise.
"Thinking of one!" Eddy said as they continued to run through the streets. Abondon Cars were scattered everywhere and they had to get pass them. This only made it worse as the zombie horde just trampled over the vehicles like they were nothing.
"Shit, come on Eddy, think, think!" Eddy thought as he scanned the passing buildings, streets, roads covered with left over cars, sewer holes. "Sewer holes! That's it!
"Alright everyone follow me!" Eddy shouted as he gain speed and did a hard turn and everyone followed but just as the last of the Kasumi's unit came she fell down with a scream.
"Miya!" The other two called out as they ran back towards her and knelt by her.
"My ankle sprang! Dammit it hurts!" The girl said, sounding around Eddy and the other Cul-da-Sac kids age.
"Shit we have to go now!" Eddy called out.
"But she can't run!" One of the alright ones said.
"Then let me carry her!" Brunzo male trainee said but stopped by his partner saying that he was already carrying too much weight.
"No, let me!" Eddy said knowing they were pressed on time. He rushed and put the girl around his shoulders before going and opening the sewer pot hole.
"A sewer!?" They all shouted wondering why this was their getaway.
"Do you want to live, jump in!" Eddy shouted no time for arguing on their side.
They all reluctantly jumped in the smelly place and Eddy followed after Edd, the sewer was lighted by the moonlight and once Edd touched the ground he held his hands out for the girl and Eddy dropped her down there into Double D's waiting arms. He followed and closed the sewer entrance leaving them in darkness.
While in the dark they waited with sweat going down their head. They breathed short, shallow breaths, to catch their breath. It was then that they sharply sucked it in as the horde passed over them. The ground rumbling like thunder right at their ears. It seemed like forever before the sound ended as the entire horde passed over them. They breathed.
"Damn, that was unexpected." Eddy said.
"Really?" Miya said sarcastically. No one could see so Eddy decided to take out his phone and go to the flashlight app and it shinned brightly in the dark sewer. Surprisingly the sewers were clear of water just had a bad smell.
Eddy flashed his light to everyone to see that they were sweaty, tired, but safe. The Kasumi girls were supporting their member up on her feet.
"Are you alright?" Eddy asked worriedly.
"Fine, just need to keep off of it anyway." Miya said as her friends helped her.
"Hey what are your names anyway?" Eddy asked out of the blue.
"Why are you interested?" They all asked, but Calvin.
"Can a lieutenant ask for his comrades names, geez!" Eddy through his hand up in the air.
"No, it's just unlike you is all. You only seem to care about your training ever since Lee died." Edd said and saw Eddy cringe.
"I know but come on. I can't ask for their names at least. Time to move on, Double D." Eddy said turning towards Edd and gave him a look that Eddward understood all too well.
"Did you really…" Double D couldn't help the words come out of his mouth.
"Yeah." Eddy had to admit, it was strange. For some weird reason he just stopped caring for Lee's death. Well he couldn't like to himself but he was actually over Lee dieing.
"What the hell is wrong with me, Lee is the only one for me! I won't give up on her but why do I feel that I already did!?" Eddy didn't know why but the words he just said sounded like something he would never say. It was then that Eddy simple looked away and leaned against the wall, the others listening only mildly interested.
"The hell is going on? No one should just do a one-eighty in just a few minutes what the hell!" Eddy said as he tried to get a hold of himself. It was then that he chalked it up to nerves, just nerves from being so close to death and escaping it. Yeah, nerves, right?
"Eddy?" He jumped at Edd's voice.
"Oh, uh names, right?" Eddy said with less curiosity than before. He decided think about it later, but he was sure that it was just nerves and being so close to death. He was sure.
"Well I'm Miya Kaka as you already know." Miya said as she sat between her sisters, her right leg up to her chest with her sprang ankle leg out.
"I'm Shell Kaka." The oldest looking and sounding one said.
"Chi Kaka." She sounded younger than Shell but older than Miya.
"Sister?" Double D asked.
"Yeah, orphans. Parents died when the virus hit the suburbs of Chicago. I'm twenty, Chi is sixteen, and Miya is fifteen." Shell gave their ages. They took of their hoods to show their white skin, green eyes, and matching blonde hair, Shell was longer and reaching her neck, Chi was trimmed, and Miya reached her shoulder blades. Though Shell did have older features, and Chi and Miya still looked young and almost like twins.
"Why did all three of you join, I suspect that Shell would join so that she can support you two?" This question came from Eddy.
"I was. I wanted to join so I could get some training so that I could do those missions to get money. It was surprising, I met Alpha right away. He seems cold and harsh, but yet he sounded like he cared for me like a family member. He gave me crazy questions and did some sort of ritual of somesort. He went into detail about what Sun Shadows were all about and all their traditions. To think that this was not just a Faction, but an actual clan. I was shocked. Then he accepted me. I learned about all the rankings and said for me to choose who to train under, I chose Kasumi cause she seemed cool. But for some reason, I felt welcomed, everyone helps out around the Base and don't discourage you. Its amazing. These two brats snuck in one day and Jon spotted them."
" He was scary!" The two said interrupting their elder sister.
"Jon is like that, popping up out of nowhere." Edd said having nearly gotten used to them, but was still surprised by his sudden appearances.
"Like I was saying, he spotted them and saw they had a Spark of the Shadow, whatever that means. So after explaining he asked if they wanted to join and they said yes. So here we are." She finished with a slight smile. No regrets laced in her voice.
"Nice story." Eddy said as they continued to sit. It took a few more minutes before they all caught their breath and started to walk through the sewer system following Eddy who still had his flashlight on. Shell and Chi were supporting their sister as they trek through the waterless but smelly sewer.
"What about you two back there?" Eddy asked Brunzo's trainees. "I started this might as well finish it?"
"Us? Well we've been partners since child hood. I'm Cell and this is Maka." The male, now known as cell. Eddy finally took notice of their features now that their welder's masks weren't covering their faces and was on their side. His skin was a brown, eyes a strange eerie yellow for an African-American. His hair was black and shaved head. He looked around mid to late twenties. The woman, Maka, next to him had light skin and orange colored eyes, again a strange eye color, and her red hair was done in a small ponytail. She looked pretty and cute. She looked like she was in her mid to late twenties as well but younger than the Cell.
"We've lived in Washington D.C. since birth but moved to Chicago on a business opportunity. We have a knack for causing trouble but we sure do know how to beat up some morons or idiots for a fee." Maka stated strongly. Cell chuckled.
"Hired muscle?" Edd, being a close friend of Eddy, was told of how some guys would be hired to beat the crap out of somebody and "teach them a lesson they'll never forget" as he stated in his own words.
"Yeah we ran a good business. The reason why we came to Chicago was to protect a client who was being stalked by someone. It was at this time that the End began, client died, and we just ran and ran. It was then that the walls came up and we were safe. For the next two years it was pretty good, we were still hired muscle and we did our job as anything we could come by, either it be bodyguards, hired muscle, bounces, anything as long as we fought!" Cell said excitedly and Maka agreed soon after with a small cheer as to not make too much noise.
"What about joining this clan?" Miya asked curious of how they became Shadows when they seem like they can handle themselves.
"Well, it's a little humiliating." Cell said looking down and knowing that if his skin was lighter that he would be blushing.
"He got his ass handled by Lieutenant Ed." Maka said. This got some confusion from Eddy and Edd, but it cleared once they knew what they meant.
"Oh so you're the "hired bastard" that Ed told Double D and me about." Eddy said revealing their closeness to Ed.
"I agree with Eddy, Ed said that he got in a fight with a person a few months back. Said that someone was coming for him, but I thought he was making it up." Double D chimed in.
"Oh, yeah we were hired to beat up Ed because he stopped a business opportunity from happening in between criminals and yes we worked for criminals." Maka explained.
"Yeah, we found him and I fought him. Knowing with him being a teen that I'll just have to hit a few time just to scare him away from doing stuff like that. But Ed, he didn't even let me touch as he tossed me around and punched me like I was nothing. He walked away and that was it. Maka was going to join in the fight but instead let Ed go, not worth it since he took me out easily. Then we didn't get paid and we were looking for some more jobs. After a few more jobs we have another one with Ed as our target. We accepted it but it played out differently…" Cell trailed off.
"When they met up again Cell begged for training under him so that he could become stronger like a little wuss. Ed said okay and took us to the base and to Brunzo. A few things later and we joined." Maka finished the tale and everyone couldn't help but laugh at an older man asking Ed for help. The man was now bowing his head in shame as they walked.
It was then that nearly an hour had passed before Eddy said for them to stop under a sewer hole. He asked for a boost and was able to reach the lid and lift it up enough for him to peak. By some strange luck they ended up in the street right in front of the Base.
"Uhh…we reached the base." Eddy said down to them.
"Really?" They all asked.
"Yeah, I think God is smiling down on us today guys." Eddy said opening the lid all the way. They handed him Miya first and he laid her down on the ground next to him. Next came Shell and Chi, Edd, Maka and Cell, and finally Calvin. Eddy closed the lid after the assassin.
"Okay everyone me and Eddy will go make a report to Eddy. You all go on home. Have a good night and stay safe." Double D said and the Shadows had to admit that they were tired. So they followed behind them as Eddy yelled at the gate keep to open and he or she complied as the entrance opened and they all walked in. They all separted to their rooms across the Base. The three sisters going down the street ahead, Cell and Maka making a right and Calvin started to scale the nearest building.
"Weird." Was the only two's response to the man's actions.
"Come on lets go see Jon." Eddy said and Double D nodded. They continued on to Jon's office.
That is it for now. Wow this took a long time to write didn't it.
Again sorry for these long ass updates but life gets in a way, especially when your nieces and nephews end up breaking the charger to your laptop and you need to borrow one from my sister every few days. Well nothing much to say but the next chapter.
Betrayal Arc: Preparations for Live-or-Die Battle Begins.
REVIEW AND REVIEW PLEASE!