Setting: Turquoise's Base
It was two in the afternoon and life in Fortuna was busy and moving for everyone, except for a certain woman. Turquoise was in her room asleep, like it was still the middle of the night. Unlike Violet, she had nothing in her bedroom to wake her up; no alarms, windows, or light from the sun. There were days when she waked up late or not at all and today seemed like it would be the latter, if not for the sudden ringing of her doorbell.
The blue haired woman got out of bed in a grumpy manner, flinging her blanket on the floor and throwing her pillow across the room in a frustrated manner. The bedroom itself was similar to her office in design. Both rooms had water lined into the walls, but unlike her office, which has glass walls and floors, her bedroom only had the floor lined with water.
She stomped out of her room and through her living room which was also water-themed. There were slabs that produced waterfalls, a small pond in the middle of the room with no fish in it, and glass walls filled with water. Turquoise reached the elevator of her base and pressed the button that led to the ground floor. It took her from the fourth floor to the first floor which was only a hallway that connected the elevator to the front door. Whoever was at the door rang the doorbell again, vexing Turquoise even more as she reached the door.
"Who has the gall to wake me up?" Turquoise thought, already peeved.
She opened the door and saw someone she didn't expect to come and meet her. It was Silver, but he looked injured. His hair was ruffled, making his usual sleek, black hair messy and match the spiky streak of his white hair. His shirt looked like it was ripped and slashed beyond the point of salvaging, and his pants were torn but were in much better shape than his shirt. He was bent over and out of breath with his hands on his knees.
"What happened to you?" Turquoise asked, but didn't care for his well being at all. "It better be something interesting if you have the stones to come here."
Finally getting his second wind, Silver stood up straight and said, "Some things happened, some words were said and...let's just say, I'm not really welcomed in Team VRSZ anymore. And if I remember correctly, you still have that offer to join right?" Silver kept up his cool guy facade to make it seem like he didn't care, however Turquoise saw through his attempt and smirked.
"Not only did you guys take my Ghost away from me, but you also got me in trouble with Royal! You're making my life miserable and full of work! What makes you think I want you around!?" Turquoise was venting all her frustrations at Silver.
"To be fair, you did put prices on our heads, sent a number of bounty hunters after us non-stop, and personally sent that batty, bat faunus as the latest addition to your failed assailants." Silver's snarky counter only served to irritate Turquoise further and by the look she was giving him, she wasn't going to hire him at all.
"Okay, okay, think of it this way. I've been with the other members of VRSZ for a long time, long enough to know how each of them fights. Their strengths, their moves, but more importantly their weaknesses. Out of everyone in Fortuna, I have the best chance to take them out. I'm your best shot."
Turquoise thought about it with a finger to her lip. "Come with me," she ordered, as she walked back to the elevator, leaving the door open for him. He followed her into the elevator and watched her press the fifth floor button.
"You're not gonna kill me, are you?" Silver asked, nonchalantly, knowing if she did, she would've done it already.
"No, it would be too easy, but you do know some valuable information about your 'former' team. I'd like to pick your brain before I decide to hire you or... let's just say if you want to work for me, you better wow me like your life depends on it."
Silver felt a little anxious about what was about to happen. He thought about his time with VRSZ, then he looked at the damaged state he was in. "No turning back now,"
The elevator reached the fifth floor, showing another hallway leading to another door. Walking through the door, Silver saw that he has been in this room before. It was the same room Ghost brought him to when he first met Turquoise. He remembered meeting her to get information and he remembered Ghost shocking and freezing him in the head.
"Awe memories," Silver said, before walking to the couch facing the desk and Turquoise sat at her office desk and stared at Silver.
"The first thing I want to ask has been on my mind for a while. Team VRSZ, what the hell does that even mean?" Turquoise asked, and Silver sighed.
"Uh, I hate explaining this to people. It represents color vs. colour," Silver said, sounding exhausted from explaining this repeatedly.
"What do you mean color vs. color?"
"There's color and colour, the one with the U. The versus is supposed to symbolize the eternal battle of how to spell the word color. A little far out there, but we did the best with what we had. Apparently, we managed to get it past the radar," Silver said, hoping that would satisfy her curiosity. He was tired of justifying the meaning of the team name to people.
"Weird, but whatever. Now I'd like to know who is the biggest threat on the team."
"You're looking at him." Silver opened his arms to present himself, but Turquoise was not amused by his antic and he saw this was not a moment to be his usual self. "That's hard to say, everyone brings something special to the table, but Violet is probably the most dangerous."
Turquoise laughed hysterically surprising Silver who raised an eyebrow not see the humor in this.
"A team full of boys and it's the girl that you have to watch out for? Not the speed demon, or the living hurricane, but the little girl? Sorry if I have a hard time believing that." Turquoise calmed herself after laughing so hard, but this time, Silver was the one who wasn't amused.
"Despite what people think, Violet IS a master of deception. She's very a resourceful person who can come up with tactics in a split-second in battle to take down any opponent and uses everything in her arsenal to win."
"For someone who wants to turn against her, you sound like a fan."
"It's more like respect. I like someone who'll go to extremes to get their results, even if the odds are against them. She can influence others to be better than they already are. Which is why she's a threat."
"Hmm. I'll keep that in mind. Now tell me about their weaknesses," Turquoise requested, leaning in, looking like she actually wanted to learn, so unlike her usual lazy attitude.
"You don't have to worry about the details. I said that I'll be the one to take care of them so don't worry your pretty, blue haired head." Silver got up from his seat and walked to the door.
"But I want to know more. Especially about a group of people who've been a thorn in my side for so long. Tell me more about them, anything you think of can be useful," Turquoise said, with a delightful face. She was enjoying herself a little but needed to remember her priorities.
"Where do I start, Zelts packs the biggest punch. The Wings of Icarus gives him some good crowd control and an even greater defense, but the guy doesn't like to fight. In real life he's like an old man. Likes to take his time and has the patience to deal with a lot of things. One day, he bought himself a chessboard and wanted to play a game and you know what? I lost every time. The only one who could give him a challenge is Violet. Let me tell you, he seems like the Mr. Perfect with his kindness, understanding, and good looks, but trust me, he's not. At night, when Zelts thinks everyone's asleep, he goes down into the kitchen, opens the refrigerator, grabs the peanut butter then eats it straight out of the jar using the same spoon he puts in his mouth. Disgusting, I can't eat peanut butter because of him."
Silver continued to drone and Turquoise remained patiently silent.
"..."
"Remus...eh...he's a different story. When I first met him I thought he was a robot. The cold, emotionless look in his eyes, the way he moves and speaks, and he's good with machines and electronics, but recent events have proven otherwise. He's human, but a weird one. However, after fighting the bat, he been changing quite a bit. He's not as robotic as he used to be. Now...he's kinda like a puppy, sometimes following one of us around, wanting to learn as much as he can and trust me, he has a lot to learn. Still, I like hanging out with the kid, he's fun to be around, except when we play video games, I can't beat him in any type of gaming, you name it."
"Don't you use guns? Can't you beat him in first-person shooting or something?" Turquoise asked, feigning interest because this conversation was getting off topic.
"You, Violet, and Zelts ask the same damn question! You do realize they're not the same thing? Forgive me for being more accustomed to pulling triggers than pushing buttons!" Silver complained, folding his arms in anger. She clearly struck a nerve with her question.
"Now where was I? Oh yeah Violet, despite everything I said about her, it sucks to live under the same roof as her. She's the leader on missions and all but that doesn't mean she has to boss me around during my leisure time."
"'Silver don't do this, do that, Silver get out of my room, don't touch my dust. Silver, don't shoot an apple off Remus' head with the both of you blindfolded'," Silver mimicked Violet's voice.
"Like I'm that bad to live with and I'm a great shot," Silver complained, while Turquoise thought he was really a freeloader and probably a sociopath.
"Honestly, besides her talent as a fighter, I got nothing positive to say about her," Silver finished, and Turquoise looked a little puzzled about the detour of their conversation.
"I just wanted weaknesses that's all. I shouldn't have said anything is useful info,"
"I feel like you're digressing to avoid the reason you came here. Based on what you said about the others, I think you harbor some feelings for them and it sounds like you want to go back." She grabbed her mechanical surfboard that was behind her chair. Silver looked away when she said those words but looked at her when she started to giggle.
"Having second thoughts? Do you want to run back to her with your tail between your legs like a whipped lapdog? Tread carefully when you answer this question,it may be the very last question you answer," she said, in a tone that Silver understood, but he still didn't like it.
She was giving him an ultimatum; betray Team VRSZ and work as her underling, or refuse and be a dead lapdog. He never liked being referred to as someone's mutt, but he couldn't afford to be hot-headed in a situation like this. The only thing Silver did was sigh to relieve the pressure.
"I swore to work for only one team in life: the winning team." Turquoise seemed to smirk at his answer.
"I'm glad to hear it. Welcome to the winning team." She extended her arm with an open hand for him to shake. Even after all his pointless blabbering, Turquoise still wanted to recruit him to eliminate VRSZ. Silver reached his hand out to shake on their arrangement until the door was kicked in. Silver and Turquoise quickly rose from their seats to see who or what broke the door.
"Hey Silver!" Remus called out, as he popped his head out of the hallway.
"Excuse me," Zelts said, to Remus as he passed by him to enter the aquatic room. Remus walked in as well and right behind him was Violet, who had a very serious face. She looked at the two people in front of her team of three.
"Silver," she acknowledged, coldly.
"Hey Vi," Silver said, in a friendly manner.
"This is awkward for you, isn't it Silver?" Turquoise said, and Silver turned his head in her direction.
"You wanted to work for me right? You said you knew their weaknesses and can beat them all, so here's your chance to prove it. Defeat Team VRSZ while I sit back and watch." Turquoise sat back down in her seat then grabbed her mechanical surfboard and put it in her lap so she could fully enjoy the spectacle of betrayal that was about to unfold in her very office.
Silver pulled the black portion of his hair back to its normal slick form while leaving his white streak naturally spiky. He drew Ceasefire out of their holsters and aimed them at VRSZ, specifically at Violet. The members of VRSZ armed themselves with their weapons as well, leaving them all at a standoff. His former teammates in front of him and Turquoise observing from behind, Silver was in a difficult predicament.