Envy

08

*Cypress's POV*

We were all in the training room trying to lay low like Vander said. Vi was training, and trying to beat my score on the boxing machine. "Remind me why we bother with this dump?" Milo said with a questioning tone in his voice. 

"Vander said to lay low.  Enforcers never come down here so, this is as good a place as any." Vi responded. "What's the matter Milo? Worried Powder's gonna beat you again?" Clogger asked teasing him.

"Hey! If she didn't keep fixing these things, I wouldn't keep missin'." Milo yelled trying to defend himself before Powder popped up in front of him, and plugged in the target practice machine.

 "You all know I wouldn't take you on a job you couldn't handle right?" Vi asked with weariness. I could tell that this was really getting to her. "Are you kidding?" Milo asked rhetorically. "This was the best job we've ever done!" He said with excitement.

"Maybe just don't take Powder next time.." He remarked with a smirk. I've had it up to here with his snarky little remarks. He's so full of himself it makes me sick. I love Milo, but he needs to learn when to shut up before someone gets hurt. 

That remark was enough to anger Powder. She's the best gunman I've seen for someone so small. She hit all the targets making Milo's jaw drop to the floor. We all knew he'd been shown up, but he still needs a firm talking to.

I walked over to him getting up in his face, and grabbing a handful of his shirt.

"Milo.. this is the last time I'm telling you to drop it. Quit beating a dead horse before it's you we leave here while we're out on jobs got it?!" I yelled through gritted teeth. He nodded silently before I dropped his shirt making him fall onto the ground. 

"Hey guys you should see thi-" Powder started before someone was flung through our window making glass go everywhere.

We all looked to see around 5 or 6 enforcers standing by the now very broken window. "Search them." One of them said as they began to advance towards us.  "Go ahead idiots. Got nothin'" Milo said with a proud grin on his face. 

My mind immediately drifted to the rocks that Powder took. I looked over at her, she was clearly nervous. I wish I was closer to her so I could help her at least hide the rocks. I looked at Vi to see that she had the same worried look on her face as I did. 

My heart began to race as an Enforcer stepped in front of Powder. I exchanged a glance with Vi before looking at Clogger. He shut off the lights, and I began fighting the Enforcers trying to by the others some time. 

One of them grabbed Powders braid before I could get to him. She hit the rusty metal on the target practice game making a target clamp down on his hand giving Vi time to reach her, and get her to the others by the door. Once everyone was fairly out of harms way we made a break for it hoping to be faster than them. 

As soon as we make it out the door we start running down the alleyway only to be greeted with more enforcers on the other side. There was no where we could go, but I knew better than to panic, so I began looking for a place to hide. 

All of a sudden Echo catches my attention and lets down a metal ladder that goes to the roof of Benzo's shop. I climbed up first, Milo followed me, Clogger followed him, Vi followed him, and Powder followed her. 

An enforcer grabbed Powder as she was climbing up the ladder. Vi pulled powder onto the roof before kicking the bolts on the ladder and making him fall back to where the other enforcers were on the ground. "You need to hide those crystals." Vi said as we began walking away. "Yeah, no shit." Powder responded.