Fera's Doggone Cadet & The Wild Busters! (Serg O'Fera X Male Reader)

by YuNarukamiStatus

[PAID STORY] A story full of action and steampunk-esque tomfoolery, as well as a budding relationship between a tough pup Serg and her "Cadet Subordinate" (with a shady past) due to unpredictable, initially unprecedented circumstances. With things becoming even more uncertain with a rescue, Wild Rangers and a traitorous Buster mentor involved! Just what could it all mean? And how w

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2: The Buster Test & The Rogue Ranger

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In a dark, wet area, Natilie found herself held up here, opening her stained eyes she tries wiping with her gloves and arms. "*blinks eyes open after a moment* H...Huh...? *starts looking around, seeing flickering lights, making out the tall, dark blue walls and a window towards the top of one side* ! W-where am I?! What kind of..?" she reacts, "You're in our designated cell, silly! This is where we keep captives and turn them into us Wild Rangers! o" Jess told her, "What the-?! But it's so gross down here! I can barely see and it smells so bad! *hears metal rattling, looks down, lifting a leg* Am I chained up too?! O o;;" she reacts some more, "Well DUH! We always make sure our trainees cant leave til they're ready to fight the good fight with us! ouo" Jess told her, "So what then? You're just gonna be here all day til you know I'm good enough?" she asked, "YEP! That's what a disciplinary division dep like me is here for! And I can do whatever I want to you to get you there...And I mean WHATEEEEVER I want too. So be on your best behavior and leave the funny business to me, k? TwT" she tells her, "(...Please...Cy-Boy...) *sees her cracking out two whips* (SAVE ME! PLEASE! I NEED YOOOU! TTOTT;;;)" Natilie pleas in her head, followed by echoes of laughter, sorrowful wails and a series of countless lashings that bounced off of the surrounding walls.

Over on our end, we walked the shores with nothing but the clothes on our backs. We pondered for a while, say 3 hours spent thinking of how we could cross the ocean to cross Isles. There were no boats in sight or anything...Expect a buoy floatie. Not just any buoy...But a Buoy Boy who was able to spot us, waving at us, openly willing to help out...Of all things = =... "Afraid Imma have ta call dibs, partner. I'll be on top of that lil thing while you use them legs o' your's to swim us to anything remotely close to looking like another Isle UmU" Fera ordered, "...*siiighs* Fine but dont expect much from me. I can try my best to hold on but I'm real badly hurt..e e;" I reply, "Not hurt enough to do all dem naughty things wit' me. Now hurry up before I find somethin' to hurt ya some more!" she urged me as the Buoy Boy drew closer. Just you wait...Once we find a repairman that's real good with metals...Guess who's callin' the shots from here on T T...Last time I checked, you aint the one with a dangerous, town-wiping weapon for an arm TuT. Within a few minutes we found ourselves traveling via a stray Buoy Boy, with me and my kicking legs acting like a sort of propeller substitute. I could go at a somewhat steady pace, but definitely aint goin' no faster than 30mph. Anyone can tell how ineffective this looked...It was so embarrasing how ashamed I felt in my lack of prowess, knowing damn well I can go 10 times faster than this with ease if I were in normal condition...At least I get a nice view of those big, puffy cheeks of her's from here, with her sitting on this Bouy's balled tip up there and Im below her and all -/-...Should I use my retractable function of my fullmetal or not...What's the worst she can do to me? We are on a small floating device after all so I doubt she has any leverage. I press the small button under my fullmetal arm's elbow, loosening it with a hushed click, then on it's own, it extends outward as I aimed upward before returning my holding hand to the animated Bouy's floatie. Even if severely damaged like this, it should extend to 18 inches, or even up to 3 feet (opposed to the usual 50 feet but the wire part is disabled). It made more creeking noises than I wanted but my swimming and sounds of the sea's waves seem to mask them just fine. I was a moment before getting a real good handful of those wonderful cheeks, then my extended arm got speared into the Bouy by a red trident, freezing everyone in surprise by the metallic TINK that rang in our ears. "...YYYEEEOOOWCH! XOX" the Bouy Boy screamed, "H-Hey what's with th- WWWOOFFFFFF! *feels the bulb tip riding and shoving into ass upon the Bouy's upward reactive jolt, then notices the thing lean and curve over, now facing frontwards as it relaxes and sighs with a relieved expression on it'face, knees dipping into the water while bent over and penetrated* O,O...*turns over, holding it's bars and rapidly gives it booted stomps* IF YA DON' SHAPE UP YA LOOSEY PIECE A' SCRAP! OVO# *sees it's eyes popping as it holds itself upright like before* That's bette- U U *gets re-entered anally like before due to gravity*...NOT LIKE THAT STRAIGHT YA METAL VARMIT! VO; *pulls self upward and off the top of it with gripped pushes of the bars below; hears me snicker to myself, gaze panning over in spite, lowers to where I am, using the planted trident for leverage and starts stomping and kicking my head around* QUIT YA MONKEYIN' AROUND AND FIND OUT WHERE THIS THING CAME FROM, YA STUPID PEASHOOTIN' CLOWN! OVO#" Fera angrily told me, "OK OK GIMME A MINUTE HERE! X X; *covers my head with an arm as she continued assaulting me, looking outwards, seeing a purple demon surfing on an octopus, with several pitchforks at the ready in his hand* Found 'im! Finally, some action. (We can use that thing to ride on. Just need to shoot this guy down) Just leave it to me, Serg. I got somethin' for him" I told her, sitting up on the floatie part of the Buoy after I pick out the pitchfork, taking aim with my working arm. I try to bring the scopes out to help me but they struggled to stick out and were just jittering in place. Damn, they're busted too. That's fine. I had more than plenty of target practice without 'em. Seeing the demon throwing a group of his pointed objects this way, I was able to launch my shots at them, correctly judgin the rounde trajectory of each bullet and everything, accurately enough to deflect and fling away all of the oversized forks with little effort. If I had my scopes I'd likely be able to skewer them into this guy but I'll take this outcome. "*sees the enemy jump in surprise and panic, throwing many more pitchforks at me along with a star-shaped object that floated next to him* Someone hasn't learned his lesson...Fine then...! -v" I said under my breath, taking aim like before, this time using 4 more sets of shots, all coming out of different holes of the arm with their own diagnal angles, further confusing everyone witnessing but me. In a blink of an eye, the incoming projectiles were flung away like before, but narrowly missing the demon this time, making him jump around and often dodge so he doesnt end up impaled, even scaring him away as he took off swimming. "*grabs the thrown star object, setting it aside* (Too bad for you...Now that I'm on my own like this...) I dont have to show mercy anymore...! OuO" I said under my breath, taking aim with my fullmetal arm, pointing at him with the finger of it with help of my working hand. Right before he could turn around to the BOOM sound he heard from behind, he quickly found himself caught in massive explosion of water that was 60ft tall from the power of my Finger Bang shot that I landed on him with frightening accuracy, making the octopus shudder at the sight. "*claps, noticing me turn this way to stare up* I'll be, Cadet. That there peashooter be packin' a mean punch, don' it? Didnt even give him a chance to fend for himself or escape wit' him life. I like yer style UwU" Fera praises, "I would say there's plenty where that came from...But I'm kinda low on ammo.. ;" I let her know, "...HUH? Why spent almost all on a petty punk like that then? I'dda save up and-!" she was trying to nag, "Relax. I just need a black market shop that sells the specific rounds I'm looking for. That find Daft's house. He did create 'em so his place should have a ton there" I also told her, "If I 'member right, all Isles should have at least one of those market areas...Alright then, Cadet. If you're so sure of yourself, then Imma let ya lead for a bit" she replies. Let's make me the full-on lead in this whole partnership. Should get me to Natie and the others faster. We ended up going on the octopus, who felt more obligated after seeing how much fire power I had and was more than compelled to takes us to the nearest Isle. We were going at least three times the speed than before (mostly due to it being scared), so reaching somewhere shouldnt take much time. Plus we were starving. Landing somewhere became that much more important...In fact, when was the last time I ate? On the ship? Even then I didnt eat much so I'm really cutting it close before I start blacking out from such a bad stomach...= =;

Trying to maintain focus and not feel too frail during the ride, an Isle finally comes into view..If only it looked familiar. I often went around with the Busters before, but some do tend to melt together in my head. "*pulls up to the piers with her* Hey, you know where this is, right? I've only been here once or twice" I ask her, "Oh this here's Isle Three, Cadet. *looks onward, seeing people flee to their homes* Hmm? What's got 'em runnin' with a tail 'tween their legs?" Fera responds. Before I could come up with an answer, I was almost immediately met with it. A bunch of goat men, most with pickaxes came storming down at us, giving us some mean looks as they approached. "*sees me lowering my arm from an aiming position* Not gone shoot these guys down?" she asked, "Dont need to. I can tell these guy's are small-time. They'd especially be a waste of ammo...So watch and learn, Fera TuT" I told her. Yes, I intendd to take 'em all one-handed. Allows me to save up on rounds. Plus it lets me get up close and personal for once -u-. "MA-A-A-A-AAH! Get 'em, boys!" one the goat-legged people shouted, "(Cmon then. See what happens..T T)" I thought, lowering my stance right before they charged at me with their pickaxes while the handful of others quickly skipped to me. Either way, I know I got this. "CONFETTI ATTACK!" I shout, popping the quicker, smaller goat people that pranced at me, stopping them in surprise before they found themselves hit multiple times in the face after a dash from me, having them squirm around in agony within the short time. I pick one of them up one-handed and ran at the wielding goat enemies who was ready to throw his weapon at me but I was able to dodge under it with a ducking motion and proceeded to slam down on him with his friend in hand repeatedly, dazzing both of them in seconds. "*sees me dodging around the pickaxes and ramming attacks, countering each with flurries of punches and throwing the opposition at one another* (Golly, look at 'im go! Boy does this Cadet of mine do wonders or what! Who taught 'im all dem fancy moves? And where he got all that strength in one arm from? o o; Or maybe it's the metal arm helpin'?)" O'Fera was thinking, staring in awe and confusion at my physical prowess despite my injuries. Clearly there was more to me than anyone expected without my arm being used as a "Peashooter". A minute of the beatdown later, after using the star-shaped object as a strapped-on backpack shield to bounce thrown pickaxes off of it whenever I spun while dodging, I found myself bowling the smaller goat people at the pickaxe holders, making them flee right afterwards. "*aims at them with my fullmetal arm, holding it up, making the finger point at them* (Alright, runts. Playtime's over. Time to finish the- ,-) *tries to fire it but it keeps clicking, lowers the arm* Hmph. Lucky bastards...You'll get off this time but better hope I dont see yall next time. 'Least I had my fun U U" I comment, "*claps, getting my attention* Bravo again, Cadet. Turns out you can handle yourself just fine without peashootin' anythin' that moves" Fera praised similar to before, "Well this PEASHOOTER is an actual arm that happens to half the strength of my metallic one. As you've seen, did plenty against a bunch of goons with it, huh?" I reply, "Ya sure did, boy. *hears my stomach growling loudly* On an empty stomach no less. Surprise you aint even weak in the knees yet" she comments, "W-well let's just say I'm good at hiding that sorta stuff. You can thank Daft for it. A-Anyways let's find a place to eat here. Pratically runnin' on fumes now...= =;;" I told her before we set out to grab a bite at somewhere hopefully closeby.

My feet became heavier by the second. Even after all that tough training in my past with the Busters..Not much could prep me enough for this much fatigue I'm feelin'..Fera couldnt help but notice me slump over more than usual and had my arm over her shoulder. Gonna need a place to rest too, even if we find somewhere to eat...Then we saw it. Almost in timely fashion, we see a bar-looking area that was seeable from a distance inside a theatre with steady business. A slight surge of energy came over me and I sprung to my feet, power-walking inside, leaving Fera a few paces behind me, even seeing my afterimages. Before I knew it, I stopped myself in front of the counter that was meters away from the ticket line, with eyes pratically beaming into the barkeep's neck, forcing him to turn.

"[Barkeeper] *puts down a set of cleaned cuts, turning to me and jumps in place* Whoa, What the-!"

"HEY I NEED A BURGER-FRIES-CAESAR-SALAD-STEAK-TURKEY-OMLETTE-BOILED-EGGS-PANCAKES AND A- ;;;"

"[Barkeeper] WhoaWhoa WHOA there, pal! We aint a full-on 'raunt around these parts! Only food we serve is pizza, burgers and hotdogs. You aint gettin' much else than that."

"FINE! Just PLEEEAAASE IM RELLY HUNGRY!"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] *slaps me into a chair* GET A HOLD O' Y'SELF CADET! Cant just go 'round belly-achin' about whacha wanna eat! *looks to the barkeeper, tossing 3 coins at him* Here. Just give us whatever that'll buy."

"[Barkeeper] Alright, 4 hotdogs and a burger comin' up."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] *sees him jot the order down and walk to the backroom before looking at me* You aint the only one that's a famished varmint. Ya lucky I stole a few extra coins somewhere else or we'd be flat broke about now. T T"

"I...Admit...Maybe I'm...Not the best...on an...empty stomach...'Specially when..I can smell food here...=q=;;"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] If ya can focus a bit, how 'bout tellin' me where ya got them fancy moves from? Them metal arm cant do all the work like that."

"That part...May take some food to properly explain..*gets kicked in the knee by her* OUCH! Fine fine! I'll try my best, ok?! *takes a deep breath* Let's see..Where to start...I guess I could tell you who Daft and them are and what they're about..Y'see, there's alot of wacky stuff goin' on everywhere, right? All it takes is some big ol' tanks with a set of eyes, a group of boxing pitbull cars, outer space alien star wrestlers, and somethin' like your dog-ship to really throw things outta whack."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Yep. That's why the Canook crew alway gotta be ready fer anythin' these days. Never know when a livin' tornado or volcano'll start attackin' you too."

"(Y-yeah living natural disasters are some of the worst...Can that big thing of her's really stop stuff like that?) R-right so...So since things like that get so bad-"

"[Barkeeper] *puts the platter of hotdogs and burger in front of us* Food's ready. Enjoy yer dogs."

"Oh Perfect! Thanks! OuO *grabs three hotdogs with one hand and jams them in my mouth while chewing* NUMBNUMBNUMBNUMB! Q "

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Hey leave some fer me, varmint! OVO *takes the last hotdog and burger, starts eating them* I tol' ya I'm pretty hungery too, boy..-V-"

"*stops, clears throat after swallowing* Err sorry about that...Me and major hunger dont mix well...Uhh now where was I? Oh yeah, The Wild Busters. That's what Daft and them're called."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] What these Busters o' yer's like? Aint really talk about any til now."

"Not that...It matters too much on who I tell about 'em. But Daft was the first one I met and spent the most time with. He trained me in overall combat, and worked with the other Wild Busters to make arms and guns that can take care of toon threats."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Must be mighty strong then. Them other ones teach you other stuff?"

"Well yeah. Even Daft said I cant rely on the arms to do everything. There's Dwayne, who's a guns and sniping expert, and Derch, who gave me 5 years worth of extreme training. 20 mile dashes, 1000 push-ups a day, lifting 3 ton weights on both arms and taking hourly beatings from his boxing background.."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] G-Golly, kid! It's a wonder yer even alive now! You sure ya still human?"

"*looks at my broken metal arm* This arm...Daft's Wild Arm...It has unique function of pushing one's body far past their limit and accelerate the growth rate. Thing is...You have to lose an arm to use it..So you can have a direct supply of stimuli and stabilizing agents so your body doesnt just give out."

"[Sergeat O'Fera] So if that thing were to come off.."

"Yep..Deader than roadkill."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] But...That other arm ya got. That dont help?"

"Not really. It's a prototype in comparison but still gets the job done. Anyways, all we need to do is find either one of them and they'll fix me up in no time. Daft should be the closest though."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Alrigh'. Imma make sure ya find 'im, Cadet. I aint ya Serg fer nuttin'. U U"

"Well SERG it'd help if you knew where he was in Isle 2. T T"

"[Barkeeper] You two's goin' to Isle 2? Afraid it aint too likely. Big ol' mermaid'll be in your way for sure."

"An oversized mermaid? Hmm...Might not be able to handle that, especially with a busted Buster Arm..- -;;;"

"[Barkeeper] That name though...Derch, right? Word on the street says he went into hidin' a bit ago. Last seen up north in the hills. Probably why them goats have been takin' over down here. I'd be careful. Who knows what he's all about now."

"Wait so...Derch is here?...In this Isle? Hmm...Sounds fishy. Fishy enough to check out. Cmon Serg. We got a place to get to."

"[Sergeant O' Fera] *sees me take the food with me trying to finish* Wait now! That pal o' yers sound like he'll bust ya up like everyone else! What's the plan if-?"

"Dont worry, he knows me. It'll be fine. Not like we got much choice at the moment. -o-"

"[Sergeant O' Fera] (Grrrrr...! This Cadet boy's gonna be the death o' me at this rate -V-)" she thought for a moment prior to following me outside. We finished our food on the way up north, seeing the large mermaid's gaze sticking out of the waters along with her snake-lace hairs on her head. I let out a sigh, knowing there's no way we were going to take on something that large, even with this shield I picked up earlier.

We proceed up the heights of the deeply inclining hills, forcing us to walk to the other paths if the slopes were too steep to use. It all built aniticipation...What's Derch's angle? Why would he be in this Isle? Could've been sure he was in Isle 1, where he could live easier. Not sure why he'd choose to live like this but time to find out...I say that but I have a feeling on how this'll play out and it might not be pretty. All it takes is one real bad day for him after all...We get close to the top and already we heard a few gunshots, making us drop quickly to assure we've avoided stray bullets, which I only saw one bounce off the ground. Not a good start...As I figured, any possible toon threat is cleared here...Fera knew to keep silent so we kept sneakin' closer without a word..Before long, we saw him. That long cape, rugged hat and bulky muscles above those cargo pants are unmistakeable...He was just sitting there on his rock with a red rifle in hand too. Makes me kinaa blank ouot when this close to him..

"...Derch. I need your help...Arms got busted up so I was hoping you could.."

"[Derch] Months...It has been months you have been gone..."

"M-maybe but look. I've found a place to call home and just recently it got taken away...On top of this..issue..."

"[Derch] *looks back, seeing the tattered arm* ...Of all things...Weren't you known as The Walking Devestator? The fact you ran into this to stop your streak.."

"...I quit that life long ago..Now I want to do right for others..For people like Natie. She got kidnapped and I gotta save her. So I gotta sa-"

"[Derch] What did I say about asking for a Buster's help?"

"! I know but.."

"[Sergeant O' Fera] (My my. These two sure gotta history to 'em. Makin' me all worried here, Cadet...-v-;;)"

"[Derch] You should remember...*points rifle at me, with several different barrels extending out of it* The Wild Arms Test. Prove you still got what it takes to use Daft's Arms."

"! You..! You made your own Wild Arm recently? I'd...Figure you wouldnt be interested in.."

"[Derch] Things change, Junior...Now that we have traitor on the loose..It's made us distant from each other..More than usual anyway..The toon threats keep comin', we gotta make sure we're prepared. Same goes for you. Now show us we didnt train you for nothin'."

"*sees him stand up, with a stray shot brushing past my face and a firework popping in the distance behind me* (! A...F-Firecracker shot..? W-what kinda Wild Arms did Derch make for himself? O o;;) A-alright Derch...I'll try my best...Only you promise to fix my Arms if I can last a minute! =v=;;"

"[Derch] ...That can be arranged. *looks to O'Fera* And who might this girl be?"

"O-oh umm...This is a Serg of mine. It's...A bit complicated but basically I'm helping her so she can help me."

"[Derch] ...Then protect her from me."

"! Wait what?! o o;"

"[Derch] You still got a good set of legs. Use 'em."

"[Sergeant O' Fera] Ya oversized oaf! Where're yer manners in treatin' ladies right?! This between you and him, aint it?! ovo;"

"[Derch] If he's to bring anyone along..That person needs to keep up with him. Simple enough?"

"[Sergeant O' Fera] (Doooohh! Just wait til I get my Canook back! Imma use ya like a chew toy once I do! ovo;;)" she reacts to herself, feeling more of the pressure with me as she becomes involved as well. Using the same shell as before, he blasts a firecracker shot at my feet, throttling and flinging me backwards to my surprise. "CADET! *sees me flying off the edge of the hill but was caught by a set of floating platforms that started appearing* Huh? How'd those get there? o O" Fera reacts, "In case I met Junior here again..I made a specialized Wild Arms weapon by myself. So too many factors dont shorten this Test of his" Derch explains, charging a shot afterwards within a seperate barrel, "(I see...! So those barrels do different things. But this one...I know it'll be something big!) *jumps from platform to platform as quick as I could as he follows me with the scope* (Figures. He's always been faster than me so aiming for me is-) *notices him setting his sights on her* (! SERG NO!)" I react in my head. As fast as I could, I dashed to her side as I saw Derch release the trigger and once he did, everything in Fera's direction was wiped out completely by a massive beam that dwarfed Derch in terms of size. He coldly looked to the other side of him, hearing heavy breathing and metal pieces falling to the ground. "Hmph. Looks like all that speed training paid. *sees through the wavering sand debris, watching me heaving in front of Fera as my fullmetal arm started crumbling and the other arm dripped with blood* If you were to keep up that training however, maybe you would've dodged my Burst Barrel without a scratch. Fortunate for you...I only had one of those..*loads bullets of different colors into the rifle* Though I cant say the same for the other ones..!" Derch mentions, "*tries to catch my breath* (Great...Doing a top speed sprint took alot out of me and he still has more up his sleeve..)" I thought to myself, not looking forward to his other types of bullets. He steadies his aim at me like before, shooting a far faster shot in my gut, then two more at my shoulders. "*starts falling over* (What...was..? I couldnt even..see them.. V=;) *sees the translucent shots return to the barrel it came from as it stared back for second, making out that it was bird-shaped* (A-a bald eagle...He has bullets like that? vO;;)" I react before catching my footing at the last moment and rose my head, seeing him prepare another set of shells. Without hesitation, I dashed in and heard him firing, almost upon instinct. "I see. Not too bad. *sees the vortex of flames swirling into the sky before looking down, seeing my shoulder lifting under the rifle* If I were slightly faster on the draw, that would've hit for sure...Now let's see you handle this..!" Derch said before tossing the gun for a split-second, but within that very short time, he does a spinning manuver, grabbing me and Fera at the same time and throwing us away from each other on opposite ends of the hill. The instant the weapon landed in his hands, he shoots it at Fera in a low sniper's position. "*lands on my back on the platform then hears gunshot* FERA NO! *hears an offbeat jingle ringing in my ear upon the shot making contact* Huh...? *looks over at her, seeing her dancing, shaking her hips and swinging her arms in place* What did you just hit her with...A dance bullet? o O" I react, "*looks at the rifle closer* Seems so. Lucky for you too that I only had been using this Wild Arms for a few days and it isnt as effective as Daft's, but good nonetheless. *re-aims the scopes on her* But now she might as well be a sitting duck.." he then says, "Right left, right left~ xwx *dodges around the shot bullets* Right left, right left~ x3x" Fera said absent mindedly, "...Or not...(The basic shots aren't landing now...No issue. Maybe some eagle bullets will do)" he then thought to himself, "*sees him switching bullets* (I rather not see what else he has this time, but guess what Derch...!) *unstraps the star object on my back* (You aren't the only one with a projectile or two!)" I thought to myself, throwing the thing at his legs as it dashes and spins along the ground. "*aims carefully at her* (Right..about...) *jumps up, seeing the star zip below* Nice try, kid. Too low, too late. *shoots the eagle bullets at her but sees the thrown star curve upward, reflect the shots this way and taking the hat clean off* What in the-!?" he reacts in surprise, "(Nice! As I thought! He thought it'd be too easy to dodge so he underestimated it after he was sure that's all it did! Little did he know that it's incredibly sturdy, let alone that I curved it upwards so it could possibly bounce off his bullets!)" I thought and self-gratified. He lands and turns to me. Knowing he was outplayed for once and saw how well I did til now, he gave a small smirk, which I returned with my own. Coming off of her daze, and falling over, Fera holds her head after raising back up. "What dun...*refocuses eye sight, seeing me and Derch talking* Is...Is it over...What got into me...= =" she lowly said, "Ya up yet? You fell for the effects of his dancee bullet, which apparently he has alot of. But we did it...We last a minute against Derch's Test. Now where were we...*turns to him* Since I passed...Will you fix up my Buster Arm?" I then asked him, "I can...But know it wont come cheap...Follow me. There's this hideout I've been building" he tells us, having us tail him. Me and Fera shared a sigh, overcame with relief by the success we narrowly achieved. Despite my legs feeling like jello after it all and needing Fera's shoulder again, we were too glad to let these struggles deter us from our destination..From finally getting my Arms back...!

Before we knew, after Derch either scared off or swiftly dealt with any toon threats in his way, we were there: Inside Derch's Arms Base. An assortment of special metals ans alloys were strung up on the walls along with his guns and attachments to them. A work bench and a pod could be seen in the distance as well. "This here's the hideout eh? Real nifty lookin', that's fer sure. *looks at the pod* He's gonna be in there, right? So you can build his Arms back up?" Fera asked, "Yes..We'll have to. His damages are too severe to work on by hand. At least, by my hands..So he'll have to step inside...And hope for the best..." he says, "Hope for the best? Whacha mean?" she asked, "I am nowhere skilled an engineer as Daft...So you may find the process more discomforting than expected. Let machine inside do it's work, but most importantly...Stay. Very. Absolutely. Still" he warns me, "*trades a stare with Fera* ...Fine..I can do that. Dont worry about me, Serg. I'll come out of this alive. I have to...(For you...And Natie..)" I assured her, "...Hmph. *straightens back and salutes* Then march on in, Cadet -V-" Sergeant O'Fera told me, solemnly watching me walk into the pod afer I nod to her. Opening the thing up, I see a dozen sqirming wires and cables inside, with a sliding roller at the back of the chamber. A deep breath escapes from my mouth, and I step inside without a second thought. The moment I did, the loose wires and cables swirled in my face, as if having a mind of their own, but lowered to do their job a moment later. It's as he said...Long as I hold still..Nothing to worry about. And so, I sat there. Stood in place...Ignoring the crawls under my skin. Even the loose bug or two didnt phase me, espcially when the machine swiftly crushed it after detection...Makes me wish it had a self-cleaning function...This got gross now = =;;;...Anyways...Afer a dozen minutes of stiffness and a series of clicks... "*looks at the pod, leaening against the wall, kicking around a rock* (Cmon Cadet..I know you got this. Imma need ya...Not just for getting my Canook back but then there's...) *sees the pod opening, alot of steam and fumes poofing out* ! Cadet..? *sees me coming out of it with both of my Arms fully repaired; hops in place* Cadet! Ya made it out after all! *sees three barrels sticking out of different sides of the fullmetal arm and one on the metallic arm* With some new parts to boot! *looks over to Derch who looked elsewhere* Dont tell me..You shouldnt have" Fera reacts, "What can I say...That was the first time he passed my Test without using his Arms. Be a shame if I didnt give 'im some kinda parting gift" Derch says, "(Hmm. Yknow what, Derch. You're alright UwU) Good! The world should be our oyster now! Let's up and at 'em, Cadet! We gots a girl and a Canook and crew that'll need a good ol' savin'!" Fera declares with clear enthusiasm, "*slams my fists together* Damn straight! No time to waste! The help's much appreciated, Derch. We'll take it from here. Later big man" I farewelled with Fera, running off with her, "*nods and watches us* Good luck, you two. Good luck...*looks away, closing eyes* (...Especially after placing that tracking device I planted...For me and Daft to use...Sorry kid..But I got a deal to uphold with him...But letting you go like this is the least I can do..-v-)" Derch then thinks to himself, building an air of ominousness that was unknown to us. Whatever misfortune this may bring is not important. At least now, we can take on the world and make our way to Daft...!

Quickly I find myself carrying Fera on my back for a minute straight, running full speed to get to the other side of the Isle. The shores were within view but we were stopped by a line of big lion heads made of stone, with the same goat enemies as before behind them, readying their pickaxes to throw at us. One of them whistles and few dragons can be seen flying to our location. "They just dont learn, do they? *casts out both of my metal arms* Well I Especially got bad news for them...When I wipe this whole area...! ouo" I said with excitement behind my voice. Only for a moment I could hear their hearts beating before the dragons began to swoop in, a ball of fire raising in their throats, only to be cut short by a blinding array of my bullets that I let out relentlessly. The stone heads wake up to my barrage, trying to stop it with their blown out tornados but was snuffed out by my artilery, chipped down to rubble by my left arm and blown away by my right one in seconds as the bullets from before bounced off of them and up to the dragons to their surprise. Despite their wings behind pierced and gaining bullet wounds in no time, they were still able to fly low for at least a moment before deciding to charge at me on foot with their heads down in the line of fire. "( must think I'm no good up close..-u-)" I thought to myself, closing my firing holes in my arms, taking a blocking stance. At the same time, they bash into my guard, pushing me back with the biggeset head bash they could give me, activing the spring recoil in my palm, bouncing me off of them as they fall on their backs, barely catching themselves. Within a split-second though they shot a united stream of flames from their mouths, which seemingly engulfed me but my Finger Bang bullet was powerful enough to not only blow through their fires away, but also knocked their upper bodies deep in the sands of the shore, flung a dozen goat men away that were a meter away from the impact, and made the waters behind them rise and divide with a 30ft or so tall splash that rung in everyone's ears. "RETREAT RETREAT! TTOTT" the goat people cried out, scurrying away from where ever they came after seeing such power put on full display. And that was one of the easier things for me to do, mind you U U. "WHO DARES TO WAKE ME FROM MY BEAUTY SLEEP?! *raises and walks forward* And one of you tried to poke my eye out from up here Vo" a very tall mermaid-looking women complained to us, "*Gasp* Careful, Cadet! That there's Cala Maria. She rules this part of the sea n'-" O'Fera was trying to warn me, "Eh I got her. Had worse toon threats than this. I can just tell U U" I reply, "EXCUSE ME!? You think you're all tha-! *sees me land on right shoulder* What the-! o O" she reacts, "Let's make this easy. You let us off and I dont have to blast your face off. Sound like a deal? *gets wrapped up her large eels, starting to spark* ...So much for that..T T" I said, disappointed at my attempt at diaplomacy. This is why I dont even try anymore. And folks wonder why I shoot to kill. Only thing that seems to work these days. I smash my palms together, ignoring the restraints and giving everything in a 18 meter radius but was large enough to knock down Cala Maria. I then went as fast as possible to run on the water back to land, but turning back, I see a dozen large eels coming for me and Fera. "*reaches undeerwater, readying and cocking a huge fish as a group of big dolphins come out of it's mouth* Not bad for a land-lover, but I wouldnt push your luck with me. Who knows how shocked and Petrified you'll become when you do!" the giant sea woman warns me, "I should say the same to you, but I already gave you your chance so I be spared. *aims at her with fullmetal arm* Now I'm afraid I'll have to make sushi outta you" I told her back, "*sees me pointing this way with 4 fingers* What's a few fingers gonna do to- U U *hears a massive BANG sound come from me, instinctively puts hands up to catch the shot in time but arms flail apart upon impact with the first few bullets* AAAGGGGHHH-! XOX" she screamed from taking on the incredible force of the shot and quickly found herself turned to stone, looking quite petrified and helpless as her eels suffered the same fate, sinking to the bottom of the sea due to this. "*blows the smoke out of my fingertips* Yep. All in a day's work for- UuU *sees her get blown apart by a set of large nails extending through her, crumbling her this way* ! Huh?! Who could've done that?!" I react, "HELLOOOO! *gets our attention from afar, making us stare to the left* Hey I remember you! You must be Natie's boyfriend, right? o" she greets, suspending herself over the water with a few extremely long nails from her other hand and her legs spread apart, "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CALL HER THAT! You're telling me what yall did with her and where she is N O W! OVO" I loudly demanded, "And where's my dern Canook?! oVo" O'Fera also shouts, "Wha now? Oh the ship thingie? Beats me girlfriend. And that girl of your's sitting nice and sound with us, Big Shot. She's gonna be a REAL good Wild Ranger in no time with our care! ouo" she tells me, "*aims my fully metal arm* I know she never asked to be a part of your damn freaks' group! Once I take you down, you're telling me EVERYTHING I need to know!" I roared at her, "Hmmmmmm I dunno about that~. *sends a current of electricity throw nails through the water* Well gotta go! I'll have lots of fun with you two later if I'm not on patrol duty. Byebye~! u" she farewells, making a quaking rumble happen below her, making a 30ft tall ship raise while covered in sparks as she starts zipping away, leaving lightning streaks. "No you dont! oVo" I shout, shooting my Finger Bang at her, "Hmm? *looks back then is spun around by the shot as the bullet flies past locks of hair; looks back at me, a string of blood falling down on side of face* Hey nice shootin', Tex! You're real persistent eh? Manny said to make sure I come back sooooo stay down, k? o3o" Jess told us before flicking out her pinky, extending it in a flash, "*sees it coming this way* (What the hell?! It's so damn fast! Almost too fas- O O;)" I mentally react before the attack makes an impact between us, blowing us away from each other in a blinding, sandy explosion. We were on our bellies in no time, getting pelted by a rain of sand that continued for a moment, and when I rose my head at the seas, the ship she rode was already gone.. "Dammit! We gotta get a move on to the next Isles, Fera!...Fera? *looks over to her, seeing her unconscious with a bleeding head* OH NO, SERG! You ok?! *runs around the shore's crater to her, ripping her shirt open, putting my ear to her chest*...It's faint, but she's still breathing...Damn...We need to get you one of those Wild Arms. Daft should have one at his Base. *looks around, seeing heads of the dragons laid out with Xs on their eyes* ...You'll really need 'em...These crazy Rangers mean serious business.." I said under my breath before carrying her over my shoulder and trying my best to race over to Isle 2 with my speed keeping us above the deep seas.

Near Isle 2, a small group of Wild Rangers could be seen floating over the landmass on a clown head shaped aircraft with large propellers rapidly spinning below for their altitude. There were 4 of them in total, including Natilie, now forced to wield a retractle practice baton and heavy gloves for it's main function. Her spirit filled with dread, she knew of the consequences if she resisted, so Natilie had to listen to the briefing.

"[Jessica] OKAY TEAM! First mission time~! oO Manny put me in charge of this ragtag group we got, so no slouching! Or else! OuO *sees Natilie look very down* Oh shape up, Natie. I know we gave you all that harsh training at our camp site, but with a group like this, it should feel like a small-time work to noobies like you. UuU"

"[Natilie] (That was no a camp...That was...just a space...with walls..)"

"[Jessica] Time for your First Mission~! Dont mess it up. Or Else! ouo We got a bit of a Rogue Ranger on our hands. He's on the other side of this Isle. Luckilyyy~ YOU got two other Wild Rangers with you to make this smooth sailing from here! u"

"[?] Natilie, right? Name's Carlos. I'm Manny's best man, but if you ask me, I'm overkill tagging along you guys like this. You two'll just slow me down. UuU"

"[Natilie] (Way to be so rude off the bat...I dunno about him...) *looks at his giant scythe that held bullet chambers at the bottem of it, painted red with flame decals* (Then again...it's best i keep quiet..I cant hope to take him on..At least not now..)"

"[?] Dont mind him. He's just got a bit of a big head is all.. *extends hand to her* Anyway call me Hanna. I've been with these guys for a week now, so I'm kinda new with you too. ;"

"[Natilie] *shakes her hand* N-nice to meet you.. (Well...At least there's someone I can at least sorta trust here..)"

"[Jessica] The person you're looking for is a guy named Drake. He's pretty strong too so you all may have to beat 'im down. He may or may not've taken more than one DMW so he'll be extra dangerous. Now move out and dont die on the way there~! ou~~*"

"[Carlos] Say no more, Jess. Lemme bring these ladies down. Let's have a party or two when we land UuU" he says with a hint of an omninous undertone, descending with two of his female teams after snagging them by their waists with ease due to their slender frames with an arm and descending after a leap while spinning his large scythe wiith one hand, only using the metallic pad on the palm that magnetized to the stem of his weapon. Once on the ground, the gingerbread locals immediately ran upon seeing Carlos' expansive scythe. "Hey look, they know who's the boss already. TuT *hears firing from behind, spins scythe in the blast's direction, deflecting the dozens of bullets* Whoa now. You almost had me for a sec u" Carlos said, "*falls over before seeing box-shaped machines hopping forward with shotguns in hand* S-shotguns already?! This Isle's has some force behind it off the bat! O O; *sees floating old men on carpets circling closeby, coming this way* Magicians too?! ;" Natilie reacts, holding her baton close, "Cmon Natilie! Carlos will have his hands full more in no time long as we're known as threats here. We have to swing these guys away, o-ok?" Hanna tries to encourage and reason, getting in front of Natilie, deflecting the incoming shapes with bursts of wind from her baton. Seeing how dangerous things are quickly getting, Natilie grips her weapon tightly. "*rolls into the group, forcing them to jump out of the way with a strung trail of toy ducklings behind but gets hit in the head by Natilie's leaping baton strike from above* SQUACKKK! Xo;;;" Natilie apologized profusely, "Nah nah, dont be, Natie babe. Their fault for not fleein' sooner" Carlos told her before hacking away at the shooting machines and getting attention from the magicians. One of the floating enemies took a swipe of some cloth, making many animated rockets with eyes on them appear in front of him, sending them at the group. "Heh! Look at this! Talking about pulling all the stops. Time for some fire power of my own! OuO" Carlos said with apparent excitement, aiming with the other end of his scythe, opening the bottom of it, poking out the hidden rifle inside and shooting many bullets from it that blew up the rockets while forcing the magicians to teleport around, but most weren't too lucky and ended up getting gunned down. "*sees the bullets coming this way as Carlos spun his weapon around, jumps to Natilie* Get down, Natilie! o; *tackles her down with arms out, making her go down on her stomach too* F-forgive Carlos sometimes..He can be real reckless when he lets loose ;;;" Hanna tells her partner, "I-I see...well at least I know you have my..*looks up, seeing a few color cars falling from above this way in a panic* WAIT HUH?! WHERE'D THESE COME FROM?! OoO;;; *covers head with both hands but sees the cars get pushed back by a booming force as someone stands in front after someone gets in the way* H-huh? Who could've- *looks through the smoke, seeing me standing in the way with a hand out* It's..! CY-SHOT IT'S YOU! TTUTT" Natilie called out and happily reacts, "That's right, Natie. Just like last time, right? *shoots the rest of the shotgun-wielding machines with rubber bullets from my left arm after turning to them; hears clapping afterwards, looking to Carlos* This is..A bit too similar a situation now..T T" I comment, "Bravo bravo there, my guy. You must be the dude Manny mentioned. Told me how you'll be the biggest pain in our side among everything else in the Isle. Whether I take you on or not, I suggest you get outta here before I call up boss man himself UuU. You were supposed be here for the afterparty. He's gonna be pissed" Carlos warns, "*trades a look with Natilie then looks back at him, taking a shooter's pose on one knee, aiming with the fullmetal hand* Then no sudden movements. Unless you want a hole right between the eyes V=" I warn him back, "...Hmph. Guess he really wasnt kiddin' about you. Really will take on anything.. *presses a button on a lower spot of the scythe, making another one pop out of it* Then I guess now it's a real party! u " Carlos shouts, looking forward to the battle. This guy...Almost as crazy as Manny. A fanboy of his or somethin'? Anyway, I'm not looking exactly looking forward to this..Not only cuz he's the only one besides me to not get scratch on him after getting assaulted by locals, but I'm still a bit winded from that cross-country sprint of mine. I gotta do this...For Natie...I'm Not Losing Her Again...!

"*dashes up to him with a burst of speed, kicking up a ton of dust* CONFETTI ATTACK!" I shout, "*gets vision blocked by my metallic hand*(Confetti? I asked for a party sure, but I didnt mean litera-) *gets blasted back by alot of smoke* HUH?! ,o" Carlos reacts, surprising him, causing him to stagger back and cough in the big plume of smoke, "(A smoke bomb? When'd he get that? Must a new addition to his Arms. Well it's a good fake-out for an opening!)" Natilie thought, "*dashes out of the smoke, sliding backwards on my fullmetal arm while aiming with the left one* (Just a bit of a better angle aaaand...!) *fires an enclosing array of rubber bullets at his vincinity, along with a few Eagle Shots after quickly standing with the right Arm but I see te smoke get cut up in many pieces in split second, along with the bullets* (WHAT?!)" I react in disbelief, "Nice try, pal...! \u /" he told me from behind, striking a big reaping swing down at me, feeling an instance of sparks flying behind me, barely dodging and rolling away from it, suffering only a deep 5 inch cut into it, right on the back of my forearm after I took a really quick look. "Cy-Shot, be real careful against him! (I dont know how he'll win against a guy with this much skill and speed but he has to pull through)" Natilie then thought, anticipation swelling in her. "How about THIS! *shoots out a surrounding stream of rubber bullets from my left arm and encloses five fingers together with the other* (This might be able to get rid of him...I've yet to see punks like him handle this well...!) DESPERADO BULLET!" I shout, "! (Hmm? What's he gonna u-) *slices up the rubber bullets like before then sees a big, dark red bullet beam this way as a red aura shines from it* (What is that?! Ovo) *slashes at it with scythe, but notices it curve along the edge of the weapon, forming many sparks before getting eye shot into by it, spinning head and body around from it's amazing force* GAAAAAAAAGHHHH! (You...BASTARD! VX;;;)" Carlos shouts, "*drops to a knee, catching my breath as the fullmetal armor's bolts spin and steam up, holding it as it goes limp* (Bull's Eye! ue;;; Used to use that alot in my Devastor days...But it's been so long since I've used it, I aint used to it now..It does take a ton of stimulants to use after all..The kick to it is unreal too..v=;;) *sees Carlos flinging is scythe this way upon going down* (Damn you're stubborn!)" I react to myself, throwing the strung star object at his weapon. Not having enough reaction time, Carlos looks back up, only for the throw oject to be lodged in his chest and lately catching it over his shoulder before kneeling, drips of blood fall to the ground. "Carlos! Are you ok?! o o;;" asked Hanna, "Dont worry about me! Just go ahead and get to the destination with our new recruit!" he told her, "New recruit...Is that what you plan to do with Natie?!" I shout, "Look here...You better have a good idea of finishing me..Cuz once I call up Manny or Jess decides to check in on us...You're finished...! u=;;;" Carlos mentions to me, "('I want you to take off running with it..As far as you can to practice and til you're good with it, just meet me near the outskirts.') No...You listen here...I have someone way ahead of ya...Natie stays here...And that partner of her's...*falls over, heavily breathes* (D-Dammit! I'm much less used to that shot than I thought!) *vision blurs and body becomes numb* (I'm even losing vision...This is bad...Please Natie...Stay..where I can see you...)" I then thought to myself. Natilie and her partner were very hesitant on what to do, feeling the pressure of things in a seemingly lose-lose situation. "...Natilie. *gets her attention then whispers* they...They need rest...And we dont have time..Jess will show up soon, I know it...So...Let's find this person that he's talking about before we continue with the mission. *sees her look down* Listen please..The Wild Rangers are good guys. They just want things to be alot less crazy with the rise in toon attacks. Sure they can be forceful...But I promise. It'll all work out in the end, ok? ." Hanna tells her, "*looks over to me, seeing the blankess in my eyes while exhausted* (...I'm...I'm sorry, Cy-Shot..I'll be back! I promise!) Let's just..make it quick, Hanna.." Natilie lowly said, with a heavy heart that her partner surely felt, both wanting to come back to their respective beloveds before they had enough in them to tear each other apart. With a plan solidified in their minds, the two girls rode on Hanna's storm baton, with bursts of gusts sending them off great speeds.

Minutes later, they come to a towering cliff, with an shipwreck of an aircraft only familiar to Natilie. With her urging her partner, the two shot themselves upwards, checking it out. The thing was split into three major parts. Most of the body being on the cliff, and the head being near the waters below, much of it still needing to be fixed and stitched together somehow. Not long into their detoured search, they hear a loud click in the depths of the bigger piece of the body, making their hands instinctively fly up.

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Alright ladies. Turn around nice and slow-like.."

"[Hanna] A-Alright..Just dont...*turns around, seeing her aiming with a golden shotgun, flaming streaks painted on it, closed by a big set of sharp teeth* O O! DONT SHOOT! I GIVE I GIVE! O;"

"[Natilie] W-where'd you get that thing? It looks really...Authentic?"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] If yall must know..I paid ol' Daft's place a visit. He wasnt home but I stole this bad boy. NOW WHICH O' YOU'S NATILIE! VO"

"[Natilie] T-that's me! And...We sorta met...Literally yesterday..3;;"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Oh...Gusss we did huh...*re-aims the weapon* Then Imma need that other girly there to run off and pretend this didnt happen while you come with me! VO"

"[Hanna] L-Let me explain! Please! ;;"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] ...You got 30 seconds, girly. Aint got all day. =v="

"[Hanna] R-Right! Uh...Cy-Arms and a partner of mine are heavily wounded right now...*hears her cocking the gun* O O! H-Hold on! W-we- We came this way to find you! (I gotta think...What can best save me here...) B-because we have a bigger threat on our hands! The group me and Natilie are with..The Wild Rangers! Uh uh.."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] 10. T T"

"[Hanna] I WANNA PARTNER WITH YOU TWO TO TAKE HIM DOWN! O;; *notices her eyes widen, loosening up on the trigger* (This is the best I have, so..) Trust me...He's bad news...He's further up ahead and went rogue on us...(Sorry Diesel..) If...If we can capture him.."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Say no more. I get the picture. U U"

"[Hanna] ! Y-you do?"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] What's this group of yer's tryin' ta do?"

"[Hanna] J-just trying to bring peace by taking out Toon Threats, miss! ;"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] ...*puts the shotgun over shoulder* What's his name?"

"[Hanna] Rick...Rick Diesel.."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Diesel eh.. *turns around* Alright, let's go. We're findin' him and take up his bounty."

"[Natilie] B-bounty? He's really Wanted around here? o o"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] If ya walk around a bit, you'll see a few posters. Dead or Alive for 80 Coins...And I know just the guy who'll speed up the process. Now hurry, ya varmints! Before Cy-Boy becomes roadkill somewhere! OVO"

"[Hanna & Natilie] YES MA'AM! M;" the two resoundingly comply, simultaneously saluting upon instinct. Fera took a glance at her precious Canook in tatters, with none of her shipmates in sight. She tried her best to prevent her heart from swelling up and sinking, praying the absolute worse hasnt happened, but she knew what took top priority. To find Him and make sure Natie's "Cy-Boy" is safe. Thusly this starts a new alliance of femme fatales (Well really one of them is..), who were dedicated to their close friends old and new, to resolve this very pressing matter, running around the Isle at full speed.

Back at where me and Carlos were, we found ourselves overran by waves more hopping, shotgun-totting box-shaped machines and threating walking hotdog foes that sprayed their boiling hot mustard at us. Taking our self-defense and Carlos' weapon as clear signs of terrorization, it forced the two of us to fight them back, in hopes of stopping their assault. "*rolls out of the way of several shotguns firing at me, firing back at them with my strong rubber bullets, bouncing them away and into nearby waters at times* Pick up the pace too, Carlos. I am NOT doing all this for you. -V=;" I told him, "Well I'd be done with 'em all by now if I weren't minus an eye. Thanks for that..Ve" Carlos replied in a petty, sarcastic manner, "Cry about it later, Cyclos. Just push it as much as you can. *notices a few tower poles dropping from the sky with animated cannons in them, aiming at us with loaded cannonballs in them* Great. Just what needed. More enemy types...= =; *sees a large tower drop from above with many guns attached to it crush the poles with cannonballs in them, blowing me away from the force of the landing* (Where'd the hell did this-? Vo) *sees someone zipping pass, making my head turn to him as my perception slows down for a moment before he speeds pass me with a sudden burst of speed, leaving a trail of yellow light from his visor and blue streak* (Wait...Was that...? O,O)" I react, "*sees the metallic enemies blow up from many hard punches, almost all at the same time* (This speed and power...! But from who?)" Carlos reacts, "There. It is done...! *dashes in front of the damaged enemies with a slide, lettig white cape flow from the momentum* A serving from none other than your hero...Burgundy Blue, Daft!" Daft proudly announces, pointing his iron fist skyward as his enemies explode from the damage he inflicted. "(DAFT?! Here?...ALREADY?! O O;;;)" I react, taking in his splendor as he heroically stood there with brimming pride, and a guy in his armpit, who looked pretty beaten up...By him maybe? I got quite a bit of questions for him now. It's been a while since I've last seen, and he seems to've changed so much..I gotta know what he's been up to now.

"[Daft] *looks and turns to me* Ah, pupil! It's you again! How's my favorite little lapdog been all this time? v"

"[Carlos] Pfffft lap-what now? u"

"D-Daft! Dont call me that in front of everyone! oVo"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Well someone's gotta keep you in line. Might wanna live with that one, kid. T,T"

"I didnt ask for yer dern opinion, Fe- Wait, when'd you get there?"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Big Blue zipped us here in a flash. Got a fancy tool or two that gives him superspeed."

"Heh, and here I thought I thought I was one of the fastest around."

"[Daft] *pats my back* Oh but you are, my boy! *shows off flashing wristband, racing with electrons* This Flux Accelerator along with my Nimble Soles for the best feats! Get it? Feat, feet, because...*sees us stare blankly* ...A-anyways that's how I was able to achieve such speeds.. ;"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Well where was our big strong hero the whole? Coulda used your help when these two knuckleheads were going at it."

"[Carlos] Could've saved my eye too."

"Weren't you supposed to still be fighting me? - -;"

"[Daft] Uhhh...Y'see...When using some these things in tandum like this, users can easily be at energy deficits and face bodily damages. *looks at pot belly sticking out of blue shirt, exposing some gray hairs* If only some could help with..Other issues.."

"[Sergeant O'Fera ]So Daft, hold it. Does Wild Rangers ring any bells? These guys say they're tryin' to help with Toon Threats."

"[Hanna] Mmhmmm. We're doing all we can to make sure they dont get out of hand."

"[Daft] While toon attacks have seen an increase in occurance, Wild Rangers...They're not at all affiliated with us. I've no idea where this all came from."

"[Hanna] O O...We...So we aren't partnered with the Wild Busters..?"

"[Daft] I'd keep my distance from them, little girl. They seem like trouble to me. *throws Rick on the ground, who was dazed and in metal restraints* Especially with guys like him among their ranks."

"[Rick] I'll..take you...all..on..= -"

"[Hanna] A-amazing. You took him down in no time for us. The Wild Busters really are incredible fighters. /u\"

"[Daft] To protect these lands, we have to, little girl. If this man weren't so busy laying many different traps and sniping, he could've lasted more than a minute against me."

"[Hanna] (H-he had alot of traps? G-good thing he took care of him for us then..)"

"[Daft] Now you lot run along to my base and rest up. I have a bounty to turn in."

"Umm, I got this Carlos guy that's trying to kill me. Not sure if you noticed. ;"

"[Carlos] Hello."

"(Do you even care at this point?! OVo;;)"

"[Daft] He seems domesticated so far. If he tries anything, keep him at bay for a bit. I'll only be away for a minute."

"(Everyone's acting so casually with him...- -)"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] I gotcha, Big Blue. Imma lead 'em to your place, ya hear?"

"[Daft] Sounds like a plan. I promise to not keep you kids waiting!"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] *sees him speed off, leaving trails of large kicked up dirt* Ok ya varmints, his place is this way."

"[Natilie] *follows her* (This is...all happening so fast..Am I really safe knowing we have a few Wild Rangers with us? Then there's Jess..Wont she be attacking at any moment once she checks on us..?)"

"Better not get any funny ideas on the way there, Cyclos. I got a few more Desperado shots like that one. -,-"

"[Carlos] Come back to me when I'm in the mood, Cy-Kid. It might've been really fast but I aint afraid to go up against that move again. V"

"Alright then. Your funeral. U U"

"[Natilie] (...Something tells me I may not need to worry much.. ;)"

"What happened there, Natie? What were their plans while kidnapping you?"

"[Natilie] It...Sounded like they had bigger plans for me once I have enough training..That guy being turned in sounded pretty dangerous too.."

"[Hanna] L-Look Natilie is..Just too nice for all this. I was in her shoes once. Taken away from family...Forced to do alot of things I'm not proud of..But I'd never go around picking fights, and I dont want her to go down the same path. So I'll help you guys out."

"Look at that, Natie. You made a friend off the bat. We need more help like her these days. UuU"

"[Carlos] Well count me out. I dunno about you guys, but I want some actual fun e e. The moment Jess shows up, I'm blowing this joint."

"Good luck. We got your number next time. You'll need a nuke to stand a chance against us."

"[Carlos] ...Noted. \u/"

"[Sergeant O'Fera] *reaches the large wooden home in the forest* Here we go. This is where I got that Wild Arm from."

"[Daft] Allow me."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] *sees the door being pulled opened* Thank you...Wait, back already?!"

"[Daft] Did you forget? I have a set of Wild Arms equipped to make me very fast and strong. More than usual anyway."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] Right...I got a favor or two for ya, Big Blue. Mind goin' out and fixin' up the Canook for me? It's at this one cliff area. Try to find my crew too.."

"[Daft] Ah that big shipwreck over there? Oh boy, that'll take me all night to get that up and runnin'. Lucky you this isnt my first time puttin' together somethin' big as that. I've dabbled in ship technology in the past UuU. But this is the biggest I've dealt with...So tell you what, all you kids stay here for the day. If anything comes up, you know where I'll be."

"[Sergeant O'Fera] You got it, Buster sir. We'll hold the fort from here."

"[Daft] Excellent! *gives her the big bag of coins* Dont lose that bounty money. You dont see amounts like this everyday. Keep it tucked away somewhere til I'm back."

"I'll help keep track of it, Daft. *looks over to Carlos' staring at it* Especially against greed bastards like someone among us. T T"

"[Daft] *nods* Good! Until morning, folks! *salutes and speeds off*"

"That big guy I tell ya. Always quick to run off like that. *enters the Base* Now let's make ourselves at home. *stops and pushes Carlos out* Except you. Stay out here and think about what you did. T T"

"[Carlos] I'm not 10 anymore so dont treat me like one. - -"

"Oh you're right. You should be perfectly fine out here then. u" I told him before slamming and locking the door on him, hearing an audible pout aftrwards. Serves him right too. Giving us all that trouble like this. He even made me use my strongest attack I'm far from used to using. My Arm is still shaking a bit from just one of those. Had to've been an hour since then..Anyways, I like it here. A more regular looking Base gives it a low profile. No Cyclos, really big cozy space with timber all over, and probably the best part...All the Wild Arms to choose from ~u~. Thing is...They all're just big ol' slapped-together guns and other weapons that shoot non-bullet ammo like plasma beams. I guees he's only recently been developing equipment for fighting instead of ranged weaponry. With what he displayed, he might as well keep this up. Anyway, I'll need his know-how to put these Arms on me, so Imma have to wait til tomorrow for all that good stuff. I would look at all thees sweet town wipers and see which is best for me...But I'm pretty spent from a crazy day like this...Let's just relax here for once = =. "Done daydreamin' over there, Cadet? Let's find ourselves a room in here and recoup" Sergeant O'Fera told me, "Aye aye, Serg. It's been a long while since Daft let me stay here, but I know a goood room or two. The girls should no time finding one for themselves too" I reply, leading her upstairs. I led her down halls, showing her to a bedroom with drawers, a bed and a fridge. "*opens the fridge for her, tossing a soda can to her and grabbing bananas for us* Dafft likes keeping his fridges loaded, so we'll be sitting real easy in a place like this" I said, "*cracks it open* Good to hear, Cadet. This'll be a decent enough quarter to plan our next move and that looks to be takin' out these Ranger folk" Fera replies, "Search And Destroy eh...*takes a sip of my own soda* That can be arranged. Cant trust any of 'em now after the crap they put us through" I said back, "They're the enemy, Cadet. We aint showin' any of 'em mercy. Once this Buster friend of yer's is finished helpin' us, we can focus on the task at hand" she tells us, "Yep. Sooner they're outta the picture the better. *sits on the bed, eating the banana* But we can relax now. You can stop playing Serg for the day" I told her, kicking up my feet on the bed, "...I guess. I just miss my lil crew yknow. Orderin' folks and keepin' things in line...I may be a natural at it, but doin' this also keeps me grounded. So I dont end up falling short and disappoinin'..Especially to myself.." she tells me, "Oh Fera..You were a major help earlier. I likely wouldnt be here without your assistance. And try not to worry about your crewmates. We'll find 'em...We'll search a bit more on this Isle and go to Isle 1 if we have to. But for now, let's settle down in here. We deserve it.." I tell her, seeing her expression soften, "...Alright, Cadet. Ya got a point..Aint no need to be stressin' when ya cant do nothin' for a bit..We'll see 'bout how tomorrow's lookin' for us" she complies, holding her arms for a moment and looking away before taking her side of the bed to lay on. She loosened her top and closed her eyes, calming more and more by the second.

Soon, a few hours pass, the horizon brims with a bright sunset, I happened to check on Fera with an eye opened for a moment, noticing her still looking awake, staring at the ceiling, strain and a certain amount of sinking in her eyes... "(Fera..She's having a hard time..Should I say something or..) *sees her shift around to her stomach* ..h-hey Fera..you ok over there?" I lowly ask, "I'm...I'll be fine...Call me Saluki if ya want.." she replies, "(Hmph. Someone's really letting up...) You look really stressed...Last time..You helped me with that..so here...Lemme return the favor.." I told her, "*turns to me* H-hmm, what do you-? *feels yellow pants being slid off, past below wide hips* C-cadet? *feels my hands grabbing and squeezing at both asscheeks slowly* ghhmn..mmmm...this is.." she lowly says, with her voice dropping, a moan stuck in the back of her throat. Moments of this rear-centric massage pass, and her tail slowly wagged, signs of her arousal building began to show, from her raising her heat, audible heartbeats, and slightly sways in her hips...It all made me want to keep going. "...m...mmm...good..work on...*feels my face burying between asscheeks, given some initial licks and kisses on the hole* H-HAAAGHHHH..! /" she moans out, a reaction that took me aback for a moment but gave me a growing hard-on, wanting to...Hear more of it..I spread her cheeks. Seeing more of that big, lovely pink ring of a hole, diving back in. circling my tongue on every inch of it as she quivered and winched, noticing it retract a bit..Especially when I put my lips on it, making out with the area as if it were a mouth, with audible smackings and all. "Aaahh...Aaaghhh~...This is...So amazing, Cadet...Keep..going and..I'll- *feels my hips and pelvis land on big ass from above* Mmph! What's the big idea, y-ya Peashooter? /" she then reacts, "Well Saluki..Depending on how good you make this..I might start Peashooting in no time..eue...(Was that even half decent? Oh well. I can easily make up for that..)" I reply, relaxing her more than expected by fitting my cock low and pressed between her asscheeks, ejaculating like this with audible slaps against her lower area with some humping. She holds herself up in pleasure, letting out more moans, moments before my lips met her's in surprise, jolting her eyes open for moment only to close her gaze, enjoying every bit of this moment..Our breathing slowed down but was clear that there was plenty of pleasure woven in each exhale, ready to explode into something more. I felt it...We both wanted it..And so, Fera found herself laying flatly on the bed while I was inched into her expansed, pillowy rear, and was inside even deeper upon very bounce onto her as the bed shook and tried it's best to keep up with us. The springs of the mattress really start to sound like they're giving by the time loud, fleshy pounding of the anal sex variety came into play, so much that I could've swore everyone in the building could hear us. Even so..This feels too good for me to care. I was more than willing to finish...I wanted her all to myself at this moment...! ~/~; "Ooooooh! MMMM! Haaaa-AAAGHH! D-DONT..! STOP, DAMMIT! SOOO..! MMMMMM..! *feels ass jiggling and quacking under me, tail wagging wildly, gripping the sheets tightly and feels some initial shots from behind* ! (Already? /';;) *arcs lower back upwards, pushing me upright with it* J-just a bit more...You're real close, aintcha Cade- *gets thrusted into some more for a moment before splashes of cum erupt out of asscheeks, getting all over wet pussy and inner thighs* OOOOOOOOH~~! /Q/;" she loudly moans out, sharing an orgasm with me as she lets my hips drop into her backside, our lower region pressing back down on the bed. We were short of breath, in disbelief of how much pleasure we could extract from this experience, especially her when she sees how my tongue was all the way out, looking down at the glazed, creamy mess we made. She could tell, more than ever, that there was something about her rear that drove me nuts, despite the...Very apparent species difference..She wanted something special from me too. Not just the length in my groin area, but something else...The answer eludes her before we shared yet another kiss. Whether it leaned on genuine love or pleasure, oe even born from both, the answer for that felt closer than most things. All that mattered was the moment..

Night fell and Carlos could be found, sitting on his back against the door he was prevented from entering insidee of. Things were fine, until he heard footsteps passing by him. It took a moment but it did make him open his eyes to hearing it. "*opens eyes* (who was...) *sees an extended out in front of face* ! Hmm? *looks up, seeing Jess' smiling face* Oh Jess. It's just you...Dont worry, I'll be on the way back" Carlos told her, "*giggles* Awww look at you. Tuckered out from being out doing the First Mission with the new girl? u" she asked, "The girls're safe here. In the Isle Buster's care even. Same guy saved me and the guy I was fightin'. We ended up fending for ourselves against the locals and a it of toon threats, til the Buster came by. *points to missing eye* That guy got me good though, but I'm alright. I'll know know what to do next time U,X" he explained, "Oooo that's quite the shiner! My poor poor boy~. u *giggles, noticing his slight blush* Well, Manny wouldnt want to hear you laze around. Lemme help you up" she tells him, "*grabs her hand* Sure, thanks Je-" he was about to say before quickly being lifted one-handedly, 5ft off the ground right before she extends three of her nails into his gut, spewing blood on the roof of the Base, throttling him dozens of feet into the air like this. "*sees him limply hanging up there, now 175ft away in the air* Is he dead yet?...Just to make sure~. *turns around, slamming him into the air while still impaled by the nail, extending it even further, til a big powerful splash erupts when the bottom is reached* Hmm, now how to report this~? Let's saaaay he was killed by Wild Buster and his Cy-Arms partner. Leading to the new recruit and her partner fleeing from the scene? *shrugs, retracting nails nonchalantly* Sounds good enough. Only thing I really know is that Rick got his bounty collected, so I can always lead with that and Manny'll believe the rest. Up to him to bust him out though U U (If this Buster happens to put it all together..No more mr. nice guy...Instead of Rangers...It'll be time to become The Wild Punks! u )" Jess plots to herself before hopping on her bladed, aerial clown craft, flying away from her dastardly scene. There were bubbles that came up the moment she flew away but it was quickly replaced by blood that spread to the surface, only to be swept away by light waves of the ocean seconds later.