Setting: Moneta

Violet continued to stare at the bounty on her scroll to figure out her next move. The bounty had a picture of crime boss Terra Cotta. The man appeared to be in his late forties, reddish-brown hair, beard, mustache, he was mean looking, and seemed like the type who won't go down without a fight. Violet was in her head trying to contemplate whether or not to actually take this mission.

"This is going to be difficult. No one has ever gone after guys with connections like him. Making a move against him is like going to war with Royal himself and your life is over. And I like my secluded life! However, that's up for debate because no knows how Royal operates. If Terra Cotta is caught, Royal might just abandon him and his operation in order to stay anonymous. Either way, it's a huge gamble... but it's a lot of money... and when it comes to making bets I am very good,"

"Still, there's... him," she looked over at Remus who's watching TV. "I don't know how skilled of a fighter he is, or if he can fight at all," Continuing to observe Remus and his child-like nature, Violet began to doubt his previous claim.

"The help would be great, but if I need to, I'll ditch him somewhere. He'snot my responsibility,"

Walking over to Remus, Violet was about to call him so they could leave, until she saw what he was watching, a news report about an attempted smuggling job at the airship docks. The crime was thwarted by two unknown heroes. What caught Violet's eye was that the job was most likely done by Terra Cotta's men because weapons were his bread and butter. The weapons being smuggled were now in police custody. Violet smiled wickedly and saw this as an opportunity.

"Hmmm... If Terra Cotta had his dogs fetch some new toys, that means his own supply is running low, and if they failed, then he won't be in the best of moods and that'll make him clumsy. Fortuna... looks like your luck's shining on me today,"

"Remus, we're going. We have a bounty to collect," Violet said with an ambitious grin on her face. The two left Moneta and were heading back to Violet's jeep. On their way back, they past a small diner and inside were Silver and Zelts, eating at a window booth while watching the same news section that Violet and Remus were previously watching.

"Thank you social media, for giving us the name of the man we need," Silver said while munching on a pancake.

"So what do we do now?" Zelts asked as he finished his glass of orange juice.

"Simple. We go to his house and have a 'polite chat.'"

"Except we don't know where he lives."

"That's easy. We just go to the area where the locals are afraid to go. People always stay away from the big bad monsters." Silver finished his food and got up to leave.

"Wait Silver," Zelts said before getting up to leave. "You know why I'm doing this, but why are you? Forgive me for saying this, but you don't look like the heroic type," Zelts said while Silver just stared at him. Silver didn't say anything for a while.

"I came to Vacuo for a fresh start. Can't have guys like Terra Cotta running around or they'll spoil my fun."

Zelts stayed in his seat as he digested Silver's response. Satisfied, he got up from his seat and open the front door to the diner.

"Good enough for me. Let's go."

Silver was pleased Zelts bought his false answer.

Setting: Outside Fortuna

Violet and Remus were driving through the desert away from the city and their bounty. As they made their way through the sandy terrain, Remus had some questions for the young girl.

"I thought you said Terra Cotta lived in Fortuna?"

"He does," Violet answered.

"Then why are we leaving Fortuna?" Remus continued.

"This job may have gotten easier, but I need preparation for a job like this and... I left my weapons at home," Violet said the last part a little embarrassed, but Remus didn't pick up on it. Violet finally made it back home. The building seemed to have two floors based on its size and the exterior seemed to be made from stone along with some metal to keep the structure stable on such a loose foundation.

"You live in the middle of the desert? I'm sure the city provides you with water, but how are you able to get any electricity?" Remus asked curiously.

"The roof of my place are made of solar panels, so I get all the energy I need. The never ending blaze of the sun and harsh environment makes life so comfortable for me."

Going through the front door, Violet retraced her steps to look for her weapons. She usually keeps good track of her things and wondered what she was doing these past few days. While she was busy doing her own thing, Remus was looking around her home. The house looked large on the outside and the same can be said about the inside. Walking through the front door and down the short hallway led to a living room with a couch for multiple people, a love seat, a table, and a large flat screen television. The room next to the living room was the kitchen with a very small table, but it looked like a larger one could fit. There appeared to be other rooms on the first floor, but Remus didn't have time to explore any further because Violet arrived. One thing Remus didn't understand was that Violet didn't carry any weapons. The only difference he took notice was Violet wearing a belt with multiple pouches and a pair of sheaths, one on each leg.

"Let's go Remus," Violet told Remus looking confident about the bounty.

"You know where to find him?" Remus asked slightly surprised.

"Of course. Everyone who lives here knows which places to avoid," she answered in a pleased matter-of-fact tone. Violet wouldn't admit it, but she kind of liked having someone around to show off her skills in information and so on.

Setting: Fortuna

Back in the car, Violet quickly drove to the location of her target. Half an hour later, Violet and Remus were crouched down near Terra Cotta's home which was a large building crawling with guards. Already knowing that going through the front door wasn't an option, Violet turned to Remus and spoke to him quietly.

"I'm going to do some recon. Stay here and out of sight." Violet was about to begin until she remembered to tell Remus something else, "Oh, one more thing. Don't freak out over what's about to happen. Okay?" Remus looked confused at that last statement, but the reason became clear. Violet began to fade away from his vision in a flurry of tulip petals and Remus held a surprised look on his face.

"Don't worry, I'm still here." Violet's voice came from the same spot she was in before she vanished. "This is only my semblance. I'll have a look around, find a shortcut to the target, and come back for you. Be ready Remus, soon it'll be time to show me your worth," The invisible girl said before leaving.

Remus could only nod at finally having the opportunity to fight. Ten minutes passed since Violet left and Remus was still focused on waiting. Then, Violet reappeared right in front of him. He was about to yelp in surprise until Violet covered his mouth with her hand.

"There's a back way into the manor where there are very few guards. We can sneak past them easily. Next is the hallway that leads to where Terra Cotta is. There are a number of guards there, but we can take them out before anyone else catches wind. That's all I could get to without anyone noticing. After that is the final boss. I don't know how that'll go, but I think we can take him," Violet said with a reassuring smile and Remus copied her expression.

Behind Terra Cotta's manor were three guards barely doing their job and an open window on the second floor that the both of them can go through. Violet went first by using her semblance to stay out of sight. While invisible, Violet slowly and carefully tiptoed past each guard with relative ease.

"I can see why you all are in the back. You're all useless," Violet thought as she passed all the guards. Climbing a nearby tree and jumping off a branch, Violet reached her first objective with zero difficulty. She deactivated Invisibility then signaled Remus that it was his turn and jumped down into the room the window accessed.

"...Maybe I should help him. He might not able to do what I just did," Violet thought, more worried about being caught than Remus' well-being. Turning around to check on him, Remus was standing right in front of Violet. He was inches from her face. She almost freaked out, but Remus covered her mouth like she did to him earlier.

"How did he do that!? I only looked away for three seconds! That's too fast even for me... for anyone," Violet thought to herself, unable to comprehend how Remus did that.

"Ready for the next objective," Remus said to Violet, breaking her out of her bewilderment.

"R- Right, come on."

As the two of them quietly moved down the hall until they encountered another group of people guarding a door. This bunch of goons was much larger than the group outside. They also were wielding assault rifles equipped with bayonets.

"Terra Cotta should be somewhere beyond this point. Now Remus, it's here where you show me what you can do. Go take them out," Violet ordered.

"If I do well, you'll let me stay with you for a while longer, right?" Remus asked. Violet still had low expectations of Remus, so she indulged him in his little wager confident that she'll win. She didn't want to be discovered quickly so she planned to assist him the moment he appeared before the bodyguards.

"Right. Prove to me you don't need a babysitter and I'll- huh?" Violet turned to face Remus, but he wasn't there anymore. Trying to figure out where he went, Violet heard one of the guards grunt in pain. Turning around, she saw Remus attack a guard with a palm strike to the face then followed up with another as a solid uppercut to the jaw, knocking the man out. This was all done too fast for anyone else to react. The other guards were about to strike back with their assault rifles, but Violet intercepted with her own attack. She put both her hands into the pouches in her belt and pulled out two throwing knives with yellow dust within the grip. Violet threw them at two guards who were about to shoot Remus until the knives made contact. They were electrocuted and knocked out once the knives made physical contact. Violet joined in the skirmish and threw six knives at three other guards, this time the dust inside the grip of these knives were white. Each guard was hit by two knives and were then encased in ice, unable to move.

There was only one left and he was charging for Remus in order to stab him. Remus saw this coming and stopped the man in his track by holding the blade between his palms before it could stab him, however, the guard pulled the trigger on the gun and fired on Remus. Violet witnessed this and saw the bullets rip through the robes Remus was wearing.

"REMUS!"