Sekhmet: So… Yeah. We did something a bit different this week. Also, BONUS CHAPTERRRR!
Susano-o: Sort of from request sort of because this season seemed a little short so it felt like a good treat for you folks.
Sekhmet: Sort of because we like Quentin Tarantino movies and sort of because a different point of view seemed nice and refreshing, even if for a single chapter.
Susano-o: Hey Hugo, we saw your comment.
Sekhmet: Yes, we'll do the thing because you asked us nicely. And because you're our favorite regular.
Susano-o: So yeah this is a side story about other people in both the Black Knights and Society of Light.
Sekhmet: Basically, if you ever wondered what's in the minds of all the extras and randos who have no personal investment in this war, this is the chapter for you. Also, there's a poll up on our profile where the fans get to decide a major plot point of the third season. It's ben a major point of contention between us, and since we can't agree on it, you guys get your say in the matter.
Susano-o: Heyo! Hope you enjoy it.
Duel 42: The Extra Eight
"Alright listen up!" Tania yelled to the group in front of her. "There's a cargo shipment of fresh food coming in today, and unless you want to keep eating spam till the next shipment arrives you'll get it before the Society does!"
Bill, a well built brown haired kid who was the leader of his scouting group, tossed a metal Yoyo in his hands confidently. He used that thing more than his cards, as evidenced by the red paint that had mostly chipped off over the years. "You got it boss. We're the fastest group on this side of the island. They won't get anything from us."
Beatrix, an owlish black haired girl with glasses thicker than winter ice bounced up and down excitedly. "Yeah Miss Tania! We've stolen boxes from right under their noses before. We'll be ok!"
Django, a pale, almost sickly kid with wild red hair, simply nodded. He was a kid of few words, but he didn't need them when his cards spoke for him.
"Good!" Tania yelled with a smile. "Get to it you three!"
"Yes Ma'am!" Two of the three said, and they started off to take their positions.
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"Hey guys? Do you ever wonder why we're doing this?" Beatrix asked. The group was trudging down a path to the docks.
"We're doing this so we don't starve to death this month." Bill said, doing a small trick with his Yoyo.
"No, I mean why we're here, in the middle of a war." Beatrix clarified. "I mean, shit's gone sideways ever since the White Dorm got here, and we could have left at any time. Why don't we?"
"Well they're the bad guys right? Yuko said that they were a cult, and cultists are bad people." Bill said.
"Isn't all religion a cult? It's a group of organized people that all believe in something. Hell, are WE in a cult?" Beatrix wondered.
"Don't be ridiculous Beatrix. We don't believe in anything stupid like the White Dorm does." Bill said, transitioning into another trick.
"We believe that Rose and her inner circle can beat the Society. That's something, right?" Beatrix asked.
"Yeah, but that's not like, a religion or anything." Bill said.
"But what about the church that got put up?" Beatrix asked.
"That's just a meeting hall." Bill said.
"But-"
"Beatrix." Bill interrupted, snapping his Yoyo back to his hand. "We are not a cult. We are a band of warriors who are fighting tyranny. There is no secret cult, no meaning to any of the religious iconography. We're on the right side." He said firmly.
"But what about the Dark Priestess?" Beatrix grumbled. Bill didn't acknowledge her. Django sighed. He was getting tired of having these arguments with his friends.
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The group popped up around the corner from the docks. Bill took out a small set of binoculars and surveyed the area.
"Looks like we're right on time. The terrain hasn't changed, and I can see the boat in the distance. Looks like everything's gonna be- what the?!" Bill said, and looked more intensely. Three White students had entered his field of vision. One was a short haired blonde girl with a claw mark scar down the left side of her face, the second a black haired boy, and the third was a brown haired boy with a scruffy beard. "Bastards just wandered in. We gotta go." Bill said, and ran around the corner.
"Bill!" Beatrix chastised, and ran after him. Django followed them.
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(30 Minutes ago)
"Ugh, are we there yet?" Elle, the short haired blonde whined. The three students had been sent out to capture the latest shipment.
"Would you quit whining? It's less than a mile to the docks." John, the black haired boy snipped.
"Yeah, you're such a baby Elle." Budd, the boy with the patchy beard teased.
"Shut up! I don't even know why we're doing this." Elle said.
"We're doing this to feed the society, duh." John said.
"I meant why we're part of this stupid war anyway. Those Black Knights are mere insects, and it's not like they have the power that we do. Why are they so hard to kill, and more importantly, why haven't we left yet?" Elle asked.
"We have a duty as members of the Society to serve Master as best we can. Besides, if we don't do as we're told, he's gonna do something to us." Budd said. "You don't wanna end up like O Ren, do you?" He shivered at the memory of what happened to her.
"What a creepy thing to say." John said. "Besides, it's not like we have teleportation like that demon nun, or hell even Brandon."
"Look I would leave if I could. We all would. But if the Black Knights don't get us, Master will." Budd said.
"So our only option is to wait out this stupid war and hope we don't get killed or mutilated further?" Elle asked, tracing the scar on her face.
"Pretty much. But as long as we fight for Master, we'll win. The society will prevail." Budd said.
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(Present time)
"Hey! What are you scoundrels doing here?!" Bill asked.
"What does it look like you losers? We're claiming the shipment in the name of the Society of Light." Budd said.
"You can't have that shipment, it's ours!" Beatrix said.
"I don't see your name on it, Bitchtrix." Elle taunted. Beatrix glared at her former friend as if she was trying to burn a hole through her head.
"In any case, we got here first, it's ours. Back off." John said.
"No. We need this more than you." Bill said.
"You wanna bet?" Budd snarked, walking over to Django, poking his chest menacingly, "Quiet boy over here seems to say otherwise." He laughed. Django made a face and pushed him away. "Oh so you think you're a tough guy huh?" Budd grabbed his collar and yanked him up to his eye level, to which Django didn't react. "News flash buddy, you ain't shit."
The clunk of metal on bone rang through the air as Bill slammed his Yoyo into Budd's skull. He let go of Django and tackled Bill, and the two fought. Taking the cue, Django held up his duel disk to John, in a wordless challenge.
"Really now? Well alright. You better be prepared to lose, though." John sneered, and the two started to duel. This left Beatrix and Elle to confront each other.
"Elle, I know I can't save you, so I have to ask you something." Beatrix said.
"Don't try to convert me, Bitchtrix. I'm devoted to master." Elle growled.
"No, it's not that. I just wanna know what you did to Yuko to make her try to claw your eye out." Beatrix said.
Painful memories resurfaced of dull nails raking down the side of her face, Yuko's murderous grimace permanently burned into her retinas. Despite this, she scoffed. "I just got in the way." She sneered.
"Right." Beatrix said unenthusiastically, and the two squared off to fight.
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"Where are they? Bill's scouting party should be back by now." Tania muttered, tapping her foot.
"I'm sure it's nothing. If anything, this should be a good sign." Yuko said, sipping from a water bottle full of "Kool Aid". "They might be slower coming back because of a heavy load."
"Maybe. I hope that's what's happening." Tania said. She looked out through a pair of binoculars, and was both amazed and relieved at what she saw. Slowly rolling into camp with the biggest haul of food yet was Bill, Beatrix and Django, the first two beaten to bloody pulps and barely conscious, the third helping them stand.
"Open the gates! Let them in!" Tania commanded. The gates were opened, and the three stumbled in. "What happened out there?"
"...There was fighting. We won." Django simply said. Upon the supplies rolling in, some Black Knights started processing the load.
"Yuko, please help Bill And Beatrix to the infirmary." Tania said. Yuko nodded and helped the two to the room. Tania helped unpack the load, snatching a carton of Red Apple cigarettes from a student who thought he was being sneaky.
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Beatrix was the first to wake up, Django waiting by her bedside. "Did we win?" She asked, coughing. Django nodded. "Awesome." She said, and fell back asleep.