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"This means someone is talking."
'This means someone is thinking to themselves.'
This means it's a flashback.
*This means it's a sound effect!*
{This means I'm speaking in a different language!}
Angel in a Gilded Cage
Years ago during one of her breaks from her "job", Angel had watched a football game on tv. She had never been one for sports and didn't immediately understand what the rules were, only deciding to spend the time watching out of boredom and curiosity. It did little to assuage the former, but there was something that stood out to her, the moment during the face off where the players would stand on the field in rows, looking right at each other. She wondered what it would feel like in that instant, to be staring down your opponents like you were one of many armored, testosterone filled men, body coiled and tense waiting for the whistle to blow, right before you violently crashed into them like furious mountain rams!
Now seven years later she could experience that sensation as her team stood across from Todoroki's, every member of both groups locking eyes with each other in an intense standoff.
She tried to keep a straight face, to not betray the slightest bit of weakness but she could feel her composure crack like it always did when she looked at Todoroki's face. Towards the beginning of the year when she first met him, she had been unsettled by the physical similarities the boy shared with him. But now it was a different trait that reminded her of that man.
The look in his eyes, filled with determination bordering on obsession.
This wasn't just a sports competition to him. This was life or death.
"After his challenge earlier, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he'd be after us." Tokoyami muttered from the front. "Orders, Midoriya?"
"There's just under half the time left! We need to keep running, hopefully the other teams will get in their way!" He said, pointing out the numerous pursuers behind their newest challengers. "That way!" He gestured in the opposite direction, Angel and her teammates rotating and running away as fast as they could! "Uraraka-chan! Angel-chan! Status update! Are we able to fly?!"
"Yup!" Angel nodded.
"Should be!" Uraraka gulped, sucking in her rosy cheeks in preparation for takeoff.
"Alright! Let's go!" He said and Angel felt her friend's weight disappear. She felt the warmth of her power surge up from her chest, over her shoulder and onto her back, flooding the world with light and she jumped! Her wings flapped, they ascended and not a moment too soon!
*ZZZAAAT!*
"K-KAMINARI, YOU ASS!"
From behind she heard the spastic crackling of electricity and screams of pain! Looking back she saw the area from which they just left become bathed in a circle of lightning, all four of the teams near Todoroki's crew getting stunned as their muscles locked from the volts coursing over them, their hair standing up on end! At the epicentre was Todoroki's team who with the exception of the electrocution's perpetrator Kaminari, were covered in a thick grey sheet, protecting them from the attack! A tarp made of some kind of insulation, probably created by Yaoyorozu!
In the next moment, Todoroki extended a rod made of ice to the ground from which the frigid blue crystals extended out and climbed up the legs of the other team's while they were immobilized!
"Wow! 1-A's Todoroki is up to his tricks again, freezing four opposing teams solid!" Present Mic cried!
"He used Kaminari's electricity to keep everyone in place so they would keep still. He must have noticed how easily they evaded the ice during the race earlier." Aizawa added.
"Now that's more like it buddy! More commentary like that!"
"Leave it to Todoroki to come up with such an airtight plan like that." Angel commented, watching him snatch several headbands as he passed uncontested, chasing after them.
"Hurp! Blech!" She whirled her head around to see Uraraka puff out her cheeks, trying to resist the urge to vomit! "Oooogh...I can't hold on for m-much longer! We need to land, p-please!"
"Tch! Crap! Take us down then!" Midoriya clicked his teeth and relented, getting a nod from Angel as she glided down once more, letting out a cough when their landing kicked up some dust!
She looked over her shoulder again and swallowed nervously, seeing their now lone pursuers right on their tail, Iida swiftly pulling his team ahead while the other two horses wheeled on rollerskates, likely Yaoyorozu's handiwork again. "They're still coming after us!" She yelled!
"We're gonna get cornered, ugh!" Uraraka grunted as she tried to shake off her nausea. "I don't think I can do it again for another few minutes!"
"They're getting too close! Tokoyami-kun!" Midoriya ordered!
"As you wish!" The bird headed boy replied, Dark Shadow stretching it's long limbs out to strike at their opponents!
"Yaoyorozu!" Todoroki called out, prompting her to quickly eject a large plate of metal from her arm in time to strike back against the incoming attack, repelling the silhouette!
"Dammit! Her creation quirk is too versatile!" Midoriya spat!
"No." Tokoyami quietly interjected. "The bigger problem is Kaminari-kun back there. Yaoyorozu's countering ability is one thing, but it's way worse thanks to his lightning radiance."
"He's right." Angel agreed, thinking back to the conversation they had before the battle's start.
"Hmmm... that's an interesting strategy Midoriya. I haven't told anyone but Koda at USJ, but the way my quirk works depends on how dark it is. The blacker it is, the stronger Dark Shadow becomes, but they also become more unruly and difficult to control. On the other hand, they behave more when it is brighter, but becomes smaller and loses much of their strength."
"As long as Kaminari is there, Dark Shadow is not going to be strong enough to punch through their defences." Angel said, garnering an impressed look from the front horse.
"But on the other hand… they don't know that. If Koda is the only one you've told, we can keep them away." Midoriya muttered. "In that case, all we need to do is keep our distance and stall for time!"
'Easier said than done…' Angel thought grimly as their competitors charged!
"DIEEE!" Katsuki snarled as he swiped at the Blonde Bastard, a burst of ignited nitroglycerin bursting from his palm, only for his target to send a blast right back, just like the last few times!
"Hah! I have to say, playing with explosions IS pretty fun! I think I'm starting to see it's appeal Baha-san." The boy snorted smugly.
"Asshole..!" Katsuki growled as he swiped away the smoke in his face.
"What the heck?! Does he have a quirk like yours man?!" Kirishima asked, protected from the blast with his hardening.
Katsuki's thoughts exactly. What the hell was going on?! This snarky prick couldn't have a quirk exactly like his, could he?! The odds of that were astronomical, let alone the chance that he'd be here in the festival!
'Something's up!' He grit his teeth as he tried to take another swing, although as angry as he was, he did not miss how Blonde Bastard brushed against some of Kirishima's hair with his fingers.
"SHUT UP!" He willed his nitroglycerin sweat to ignite, only for his palm to slap against something solid like stone!
'This feels just like-'
"Then again…" The smoke cleared, revealing the other blonde blocking his attack with his forearm, his skin now hardened and unscratched! "...this one isn't so bad either."
In that moment, Katsuki put two and two together as the other team retreated, their leader's skin returning to normal.
"Seriously?! Another guy with a quirk like mine?!" Kirishima gasped in shock!
"Don't you get it you idiot?! He's got a copy ability!" Katsuki answered.
"That's right!" Psycho Bitch affirmed, glaring daggers at her smug classmate. "Monomoron can copy quirks from people he touches for about five minutes, the phony! I'm gonna break my foot off in your a-HEADS UP!" She yelped, alerting the team just in time to jump back as a torrent of sludge shot between them and their opponents! From the side, another team of class B students stood alongside their allies.
"Right on time Bondo-san! Let's get going, with this many points we'll take the top four easily!" The blonde thanked the seven foot tall, bucket headed boy as they all turned to leave.
"SHIT! This stuff hardened super fast! I'm stuck!" Kirishima struggled to pull his leg free of the now solidified goo!
"Don't worry boo, your girl Tina's got this!" Their crazy teammate said, giving the entrapping shell a slap. It glowed pink, then it's smooth surface let off a series of fiery pops like it was a cherry bomb until it finally shattered to pieces!
"Woah! Did you just make that stuff explode?!" Kirishima gasped, wiggling his freed limb.
Katsuki barely had time to process this tidbit when he heard the blonde mocking him again. "It's been fun class A, but now we're off to dominate the finals." The boy waved as he grew further away, his smirk stretched across his face. "When you're watching us from the bleachers, please give my thanks to that cute, yet naïve girl for riling you braggarts up with all that talk of being number one!"
Katsuki watched as he rode away, further and further with his points and with it, his ticket into the finals, his chance to show Deku, his class, the world that he would be the next champion! The next number one hero! His lifelong ambition! He watched it on that smug bastard's neck, leaving him for a cowardly cheapskate who mocked him for daring to be the best!
That was the last straw.
"I'm going to be number one! By crushing anyone who gets in my way! AFTER THEM!" He ground out as they chased after them, so immersed in his rage that he didn't even wonder how Kirishima got himself free!
"HOLD ON YOU FUCKING SHITHEEL!" He roared and launched himself after them, much to his team's consternation!
"Bakugo! Don't fly off the handle like that!" He heard Kirishima yell, but he didn't care! He reached out for the bands as Monomoron (it was a clever nickname, he'd give the freaky girl that) turned around!
"Tsuburaba! Shield!" He ordered, prompting his front horse to breath out a transparent substance which quickly formed into a circular barrier in midair!
"GUH!" Katsuki grunted as he slammed against the surface! But that didn't stop him!
"NO YOU FUCKING DON'T!" He roared and clenched his fist, smashing through the pane as it was only as strong as a thin sheet of glass and yanking two bands off the boy's neck while his back was turned!
"It looks like Bakugo isn't letting Team Monoma off that easy! With those two bands he is now all the way back up to third place!" He heard his loudass English teacher declare as he felt himself get reeled back to his team.
"We told you to stop doing that!" Tape(Elbows sounded too stupid) protested.
"But good job there man!" Kirishima grinned. "We're back in the runnings! Now we just need to hold on for another minute or so and-!"
"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" Katsuki cut him off!
"Huh?!"
"WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THOSE ASSHOLES PAY FOR SCREWING WITH ME!" He ranted, knocking his fist off Kirishima's hardened head again while he tied his new bands around his neck! "WE'RE GOING TO GET ALL OF OUR POINTS BACK AND COME OUT ON TOP, BUT I CAN'T GET THOSE BASTARDS ON MY OWN! SO LISTEN UP DUMBASSES!"
He then told them his plan, his teammate's faces becoming eager and determined as he explained.
"After that, we need to get away and go after Deku!" He finished, turning to look at the odd person out. "I saw what you did earlier Psycho Bitch, so you better cover our asses, got that?!"
She grinned maniacally, her eyes glittering with excitement! "I'll do ya one better babe! If you can get our points back, I'll leave none of them standing! That's a Baha-promise!"
"Good enough! Now let's go!" He yelled, too angry to care about her calling him "babe" as they charged after their quarry! "Tape! Now!"
"The name's Sero!" The brunette said as he shot a long line of tape past their target, sticking to the ground ahead of them!
"Seriously? You just don't know when to give up and you missed!" Monomoron called back, but Katsuki and company were already on the next step of their plan!
"Psycho Bitch, on three!" He ordered, reeling back his arms on either side, palms facing back.
She nodded enthusiastically. "One-SCREW IT, THREEEEE!" She screamed, the ground underneath them and her bare feet flashing pink and promptly exploding, sending them rocketing forward, their trajectory guided by two helpful explosions from Katsuki's hands who was ready for her thankfully!
He reached out with his hand, smashing through the pitiful air barrier one of their opponents erected with ease and snatching all of their headbands off their leader's neck as they shot past!
"EAT IT!" He howled triumphantly as Tape reeled them in, guiding them back down to the ground, skidding off the concrete until they finally returned to a sprint!
"Just like that, Team Bakugo steals back their spoils and the second place spot!" Mic crowed as the crowd went wild!
"Tch!" Monoma clicked his tongue angrily, his composure crumbling at the sudden reversal of events! "Quick! After them! We can still get those points back!" He ordered his team and his allies! "We're not going to let those class A troglodytes make fools out of-!" He trailed off as a long trail of pink appeared on the ground on their attacker's flight path!
The ground flashed!
*BRAKABOOM!* A cascade of rosé explosions enveloped the arena behind Katsuki and his team as their pursuers were tossed in the air!
"AHAHAHAHAH! MAKE IT RAAAAAAAIN!" Tina laughed!
"CURSE YOU BAHA YOU TRAITOR!" Monoma cried as he tumbled back to Earth, lightly singed and covered in soot!
"Teams Monoma, Uroko and Kodai are now disqualified!" Midnight declared with a snap of her fan!
Katsuki cracked his signature bloodthirsty smile. "Now let's get that ten million!"
Angel's lungs burned as she panted, her breath coming out in small clouds of mist thanks to the ring of ice surrounding her team. Across from them were their only opposition, Todoroki's team, who were blocking their only path out of the circle of crystals. They had been chasing them for the last four minutes around the stadium, Todoroki only just trapping Angel's team in his makeshift enclosure. The only reason they were still there was that Uraraka was completely nauseated, only barely keeping herself from throwing up. Now, their back was against the wall, making them cornered like animals, Dark Shadow's arms spread out in front of them protectively!
"Time is running down folks! With only about a minute left on the clock, the biggest confrontation of the cavalry battle feels like it's going to erupt any second!" She perked up at Present Mic's announcement!
They just needed to hold on to their points for one more minute!
"Hold fast!" Midoriya shouted as Todoroki and company tried to close the distance only for Angel, Uraraka and Tokoyami to back up and keep to the right as the verdet instructed! Apparently he had figured out that Todoroki could only use his ice from his right arm, meaning he couldn't use it without fear of catching Iida in the crossfire as long as they maneuvered like so!
As long as they kept them at bay, they would win!
'But on the other hand, I wouldn't put it past them to have a backup plan.' Angel thought as sweat ran down her face under the intensity.
But then she noticed something. Iida was whispering something under his breath. Following his lips, she read;
'Hold... tight. Get ready…take it!'
"Midoriya-kun, they're up to some-!" She tried to warn her leader, but it was too late.
*DRRRR! VROOOM!* The next thing she knew, she could hear Iida's leg engines roaring, then in a flash of movement and wave of wind, Todoroki's team was gone!
"What the heck?!" Uraraka yelped!
Angel's head whirled around, trying to comprehend what had just happened! She looked up at Midoriya who was going through the same motions and gasped!
"Midoriya! The headband!" She said, making him break out of his trance and reach up to his head where the band was.
It was gone!
'Then that means-!' Angel whipped her head back to see Todoroki and his team behind him, the coveted headband in his grasp and torrents of black smoke billowing out of Iida's legs!
"Iida, what the heck was that?" She could just barely hear Todoroki ask over the rumbling from Iida's engines, tying the ten million points around his neck.
"I can kick my engines into overdrive, allowing short, yet extreme bursts of speed. I'll suffer from engine stalling for a while, but that was a risk I was willing to take. It's a secret move that I never told anyone." He explained before turning back towards Midoriya. "I told you Midoriya-kun…" He smiled earnestly. "...I'm going to be a true rival!"
"Midoriya-kun, we have less than a minute left! What do we do?!" Angel pleaded!
"Dark Shadow can't get close with Kaminari there, we should try getting points from the other teams!" Tokoyami suggested.
"No! We don't know how the points are split by now and we don't have time!" Midoriya shot back, desperation all over his face as Angel could see him desperately try to come up with a plan!
Angel's mind raced! What should they do?! They couldn't let it end like this right?! Losing her spot in the finals so close to the end?!
"Forward!" Uraraka suddenly barked, pushing the surprised team after their opponents! "We have no other option! We're going to get our points back!"
Her words gave Angel pause before she gave her friend a nod. She was right! They had no plan, no ideas! But they weren't going to win just by standing around! In the end, they just needed to try!
Uraraka's small speech seemed to also resonate with Tokoyami and Midoriya, both their faces becoming determined as they faced forward to their goal, Team Todoroki who turned to face them!
"Thirty seconds!" Mic yelled!
Angel didn't really know what they were doing at this point! The closest semblance to a plan they had was to rush them medieval jousting style! It didn't make much sense, but she was going to put her all into it, pushing her body as hard as she could!
Midoriya reared his arm back as they approached, Todoroki, seemingly startled by their audacious approach, brandishing his left arm in front of him! The next instant, Midoriya swiped the offending limb out of the way, throwing the other team off balance in a sudden burst of force and wind!
'Midoriya's super strength!' Angel noted!
With Todoroki's guard broken, Angel watched as her friend reached for the bands around his neck and yank one off as they ran past!
"YES!" She couldn't help but cheer as they came to a stop, also taking note of the state of Midoriya's arms.
'His arms didn't break! He's getting better!'
"I got it!" Midoriya laughed. "I got it! I-!" He opened his hand and they all looked at the number in his hand.
Seventy! They got the wrong band!
"DAMN IT!" Angel actually cursed! "They switched them on us! We need to go again, come on!" She urged them, turning them around to make another attempt!
"Time's almost up! Everybody join me! Ten! Nine!"
'We have no time! Come on!'
They ran as fast as they could back towards their target!
*BOOM!* Out of the corner of her eye, Angel spotted Bakugo and his team smash through the ice wall, the former flying towards Todoroki, same as them!
"Seven! Six!"
Todoroki covered his side facing Bakugo with the insulation tarp as Kaminari lit up!
"Five! Four! Three! Two! One!"
Midoriya screamed in anguish as he reached out as far as he could!
"TIMES UP!" They all froze in place as the buzzer rang, Bakugo falling unceremoniously on his face!
Angel's blood ran cold as she and the other's lowered Midoriya to his feet, whose spirit looked absolutely crushed, his head lowered as he clenched his fist.
"And the results are in! First place with ten million seven hundred and eighty, Team Todoroki! Second place, Team Bakugo! In third place, wait what?! Team Shinso?! Where the heck did you come from?!"
Angel looked up to see Shinso across the field, looking satisfied with himself while the rest of his team looked around completely puzzled, as if they didn't understand what had happened, probably a result of Shinso's brainwashing quirk.
Angel's hands shook as she looked at the ground, desperately trying not to cry.
Shinso got in the finals and she didn't. She failed.
But then-!
"Angel-chan! Deku-kun!" Uraraka called out, making her look up to see her friend excitedly point towards Tokoyami.
"Midoriya-san, in the final confrontation, I noticed Todoroki was acting a bit off balance and saw an opportunity. I couldn't get the ten million, but I hope this is satisfactory." He announced as Dark Shadow reared its head up.
Angel gasped!
Hanging in the silhouette's beak was a headband with the number six hundred and fifteen on it!
"The band where his guard was weakest, the one on his head! Thanks for getting me the opening I needed Midoriya-san!" The bird boy smiled as Dark Shadow gave them a thumbs up!
"And finally, in fourth place, Team Midoriya!" Mic cheered, his declaration making Midoriya throw his head back and send geysers of tears sprinkling down on them!
"The top four teams will be going on to the final event!" The crowd went crazy, their cries of amazement and adoration falling upon the jubilant teens below them!
Angel's legs fell out from under her, landing on her behind and laughed at the sheer insanity of it all.
She made it! She was going to the finals!
"Now it's time for lunch then the half time show! The action will start back up in an hour, so help yourself to our various vendors peddling their delicious wares!" Present Mic said while the majority of the bleachers cleared out and the players got together to lament their losses and congratulate the winners.
"Iida-kun! Hiding that speed boost is so sneaky, so unlike you!" Uraraka pouted angrily to her taller friend.
"It's not against the rules to keep your cards close to the chest! I'm sure you have some secret technique you're saving for the finals." He waved her off while Angel snorted.
"Oh, so that's how we're playing huh?" She elbowed him playfully in the side, making him wince with a smile. "Well I don't know about you guys, but after all that, I could really go for a sandwich right now!"
"Yeah, let's get going! I wanna get some of those stall treats before the event starts!" Uraraka licked her lips while looking around. "Hey, anyone see Deku-kun?" She asked, getting a series of head shakes in response.
"I'm sure he's already getting his food. Let's go." Angel shrugged as they joined the line of students heading towards the hall leading to where the complimentary luncheon was.
While they kept walking, Angel's mind began to wander, reflecting on the close shave that was the cavalry battle. She could scarcely believe that they had barely managed to get the win right at the end, right after losing their points with a minute left! All this excitement had to be bad for her heart!
However, thinking back on the final moments of the battle, there was something that was bugging her. Something that stuck out to her when Todoroki and Midoriya "clashed", something that she spotted dancing along the former's left arm.
The faint flicker of flames.
Had she imagined that? Wasn't his quirk only ice?
'No wait, it was ice from his right, heat from his left wasn't it? Or wait, was it-'
"ACK!" She sputtered, screwing her eyes shut as a sudden flash of light flooded her retinas, making her shield her face with her hand! Blinking away the spots, she looked around for the source, turning her head towards one of the other hallways out of the arena.
There, peeking around the corner was Moxxi, reflecting light off her compact's mirror! Seeing that she had gotten Angel's attention, she put a finger to her lips and beckoned for her to come over!
"You okay Angel-chan?" Uraraka asked.
"Huh? Oh, uh, yeah, I'm fine! I just remembered I needed to check something, I'll meet you guys later." Angel stuttered, breaking away from the pack and making her way over.
She rounded the corner and immediately got pulled into a tight hug!
"OOMPH!" Moxxi's large bosom squeezed against her face!
"Oh Angel, that was incredible! I'm so proud of you!" The older woman gushed, giving her a kiss on the cheek before letting her go.
Now that she had a chance to breathe, Angel took in Moxxi's appearance. She was wearing a light blue sundress with a matching wide brimmed hat, the light fabric doing nothing to conceal her curves. Angel almost did a double take when she noticed that her guardian had forgone her usual heavy layers of makeup, wearing a comparatively simpler look along with a different pair of sunglasses.
"Moxxi! What're you doing here and... why are you dressed like that?!" Angel asked incredulously!
"What do you think Sugar? I got a backstage pass from Nezu so I could watch you from back here! As for the whole disguise thing, I didn't want to get recognized. This is your day, I'm not stealing your spotlight." She smiled.
"Really?"
"Yeah, that and Nemmy-chan still hasn't gotten over me stealing the title of "X-rated hero" from her."
Angel blinked. "Nemmy-chan?"
"Midnight. It's a big sore spot for her, so don't bring me up, ever! Trust me, it won't end well!" Moxxi chuckled. "But enough about me, how're you doing after the cavalry battle?! That climax was SO stressful!"
"Oh man! It was crazy! Are all sports this intense?!"
"Most sports don't have quirks allowed. Oh! Right! Before I forget…" Moxxi reached into her purse and pulled out a small device, a SAT phone Angel noted. She pressed a few buttons then held it out. "Here, it's for you."
Confused and a little trepidatious, Angel took the phone and put it to her ear.
"H-Hello?" She asked gingerly.
"{HEY ANGEL!}" She jerked her head away from the sudden deafening(and familiar?) voice emanating from the speaker!
"{Jeeze Brick, take it down! Any louder and she won't need the phone to hear ya!}" Another, raspier voice said, making Angel's eyes widen as she put the phone back to her head!
"{Guys?! Brick?! Mordy?! Is that you?!}" She asked incredulously, not believing what she was hearing as she switched to English!
"{Hey, what're Roland and I? Chopped liver?}" She heard Lilith interject accompanied with the sound of their fourth member chuckling in the back.
"{Are you guys okay?! I was so worried when you showed up on the news last week!}"
"{Don't worry about us! One of Moxxi's exes is helping us stay on the move.}" Lilith assured her. "{He also hooked us up with a tv with pay per view, stiffing us for almost a thousand dollars the miser! But damn, it was worth every penny seeing you get into the finals!}"
"{You guys were watching me?!}" She asked, astonished.
"{Hell yeah we were! The way you used those robots to fly over that wreckage was awesome!}" Mordecai answered.
"{And the way she was fighting those guys on the minefield?! That was so badass, now I want to do it!}" Brick added.
"{Yeah, great job Angel, you made us all proud over here. You keep fighting and win, alright?}" Roland urged her.
Angel's cheeks hurt from how hard she was smiling, tears falling from her eyes as she choked.
"{I-I'll do my best!}" She sniffled, overwhelmed with joy hearing her friend's were safe and supporting her.
"{Wow Roland, great job! You made her cry!}" Lilith chided him.
"{Oh! I, um, didn't, uh, sorry!}" Angel heard him sputter.
"{I'm kidding dude, chill out!}" Lilith playfully laughed. "{By the way, I see that you finally got your wings figured out. How does it feel?}"
"{Wow, where do I even begin?!}" Angel breathed out. "{The first time… it was like I was lighter than air! I felt like I could do anything! It... was the first time that I wasn't afraid of myself, I was, well, free, just like you said!}"
"{Yep, sounds about right." Lilith said mirthfully before her tone became quieter and more serious. "{While we're on it, Moxxi told us about that whole thing with the villains. You're feeling better now, right}?"
Angel shifted, feeling uncomfortable about that particular topic. "{It was pretty rough. It made me confront some things that I'd rather forget. But I got some help. I've got Moxxi here and I've made some friends who look out for me." She said, the thought of her friends and Moxxi chasing away any negative feelings making her feel warm inside. "{For the first time in a long while… I'm happy.}"
"{And we're glad to hear that. We're proud of you squirt, keep up the good work and don't worry about us. You just focus on following your dreams okay?}"
She hummed in affirmation, giving a nod.
"{Great. Now we've got to get going. We need to dispose of this phone so neither of our ends get traced. Remember that we're cheering you on and win this thing!}"
"{I will, I promise! Bye guys!}"
"{Adiós!}"
"{Show them who's boss!}"
"{Good luck Soldier.}"
"{Kick some ass!}" They all bid farewell, followed by a beep.