I'm no trooper

Chapter 41: The Storm

F/N's perspective

The bar was tense for a solid minute as no one moved. Wave stood there frozen, suddenly at gun or blade point of over two dozen civilians. Esdeath stared at me with a mixture of shock and confusion. I, however, just rubbed my face and looked at the bar-tender shouldering his rifle.

F/N: "At ease Cledus, we need him."

Cledus: "Fine, weapons down people, we'll need the ammo for tomorrow."

Esdeath: "Tomorrow? F/N, what the hell is going on here?"

She said as I got up to my feet, the general following right behind. Shrugging, I walked past Wave, patting his shoulder."

F/N: "The battle to end all battles Esdeath, and as for this. Meet the revolutionary twenty-third infiltration unit."

Wave: "W-wait, I..., the fuck is going on?"

F/N: "A lot, which is why I'm taking you to Najenda, now come along."

I said before walking out with the two Jeager members following, both acting a little more paranoid as we moved through the streets. Eyes followed the three of us wherever we walked, Esdeath pulling my jacket closer around herself as we entered an old-looking shop. Once inside and after I locked the door, she gingerly grabbed my shoulder.

Esdeath: "F/N, are all of those people revolutionaries?"

Najenda: "That they would be."

The leader of Night Raid stated as she walked out from a back room, the woman taking a drag from her cigar before blowing out the smoke. Wave moved between her and Esdeath, hand drifting down to his belt, fingers brushing the hilt of the black short sword. However, he stopped when the shrill of wire tightening forced his chin up to avoid cutting himself.

Lubbock: "Careful now, don't want to jump the gun here."

The assassin said as he stepped out from the same place Najenda did. Though, he did retract the wire after I gave a wave of my hand.

F/N: "We can't go scaring them off now, not after all I went through."

Lubbock: "Yeah, whatever."

He said with a shrug before disappearing back into the back room. Esdeath, after taking in a deep breath, moved in front of Najenda. Wave tensing up a bit, watching his leader move around to face her old ally.

Esdeath: "You look worse for wear."

Najenda: "So do you in that jacket."

Esdeath rolled her eyes and glanced back at Wave and me before looking back at Najenda.

Esdeath: "Well, that would be my fault, so was this your plan?"

Najenda: "No, all our little friends here. He does have a way with words."

Esdeath: "Yes, and also a knack for getting way over his head."

She said before chuckling to herself, Najenda joining her as I just stood there with an unamused look on my face. Though smacked Wave upside the head with my stub as he was chuckling softly, getting a small ow from the boy as the two leaders calmed down.

F/N: "Are we done laughing at the cripple now?"

Najenda: "From one to another, yes."

She said, holding up her robotic arm; I just rolled my eyes and followed the two into the back, Wave on my heels.

Wave: "So, is anyone going to tell me what's going on?"

Najenda: "Yes, now then, the plan is simple, but has a lot of moving parts, so beginning tomorrow we...