"We ready to go?" Yami asks
"Go? You guys just got here" Cipher shakes his head
"I think we can afford to stay a little while" Lite smiles
"I get everyone wants a break, but if we aren't quick, Troy's gonna die, then who's gonna beat Ultimas?" Yami asks
"Yami, you know that humans have to rest, right?" Metal asks
"As soon as everyone gets some shut-eye, then we can go" Kyron adds
"He's-fine, I've got my own chores to do, while you rest, I'm gonna prepare more for the operation ahead, make sure you get some good rest in, 7-no, rest the whole f#cking day" Yami storms off
"What the hell is her problem?" Lite asks
"Don't worry about her, let's just get some rest, we've earned it" Jason reassures
Flake watches Yami leave
Fifteen debates sleeping or following her
"I'm gonna sleep on the couch" Metal goes inside their...bungaloo? Maybe apartment
"So, what chores do you have?"
"F#ck off" Yami continues stomping off
"You can tell me, we're tight, compadres, amigos, good old buddy-" Cipher starts
Yami ignores him, walking through a portal
"Welp, I tried" Cipher sighs
"Gotta be careful" Yami looks around, back on Earth
"YAMI, WHY THE F#CK ARE YOU HERE?" Alayna asks
"It's night, I gotta get something" Yami cautiously sneaks behind rubble
Robots patrol the roads
Yami stops, staring at the robots
"You don't need to be doing this alone, Yami" Alayna warns
Yami runs behind one robot, managing to hack it and cause it to friendly-fire
The robot creates a fantastic distraction
Yami sneaks off, getting to the old village
What she sees is hostages on their knees before the robots
"Yami" Alayna turns her head
Yami squints
A hostage notices her, and quickly turns away, clearing his throat
The hostages stare at him
"And you really won't let me leave to take a bathroom break?" The same hostage looks up at a robot
"Processing...pee yourself, you will stay tied until master says otherwise" The robot answers
"...I need to blow off some f#cking steam" Yami gets up, her claws gushing out
The robots turn to her, guns cocked and aimed
"YAMI, WHY?" Alayna shouts
Yami rushes to a robot, slashing through it
She uses its body to block the other shots coming at her
Yami jumps out of the cover, her arm guards turning into an arrow, piercing through another robot's eye
Yami slides under it, springing up and stabbing the last robot
"Alright, c'mon, c'mon" Yami rushes to the hostages, cutting through the ropes
"Thank you, thank you so much" The hostage from before rubs his wrists
"No problem" When Yami finishes, she power-walks to the old base
"Yami, that was amazing, but stupid, why the hell would you do that? Especially without help" Alayna puts her hands on her hips
Yami holds the slayer's helmet, reminiscing on old times
She opens the door back up, casting a portal for the hostages to go through
Yami grabs the rest of the armor and throws it through the portal
After the hostages go through it, she stops, then closes it
"What else do you need?" Alayna asks
Yami runs back in the house, peering through a window
"Please stop being so cryptic" Alayna sighs
"Just wait..." Yami stares
Troy crashes through a close building
"HYAH" Ultimas barely touches the ground, nearly driving his knife through Troy
Troy parries it away with his scythe, trying to swipe Ultimas' arm off
Alayna and Yami watch the fight closely
"Was this another chore?" Alayna murmurs
"Yeah, didn't think I'd do it" Yami whispers
"YOU WON'T WIN, YOU'RE STARTING TO GET TIRED, ARE YOU NOT?" Ultimas shouts
"Dumba$$, I don't get a good night's sleep anyway, I don't need rest" Troy answers
Ultimas and Troy continue to clash it out
"Wait, who the f#ck?" Yami stares at Skull and Cross standing behind him
"You ever just get the feeling you're being watched?" Cross asks
"Nope" Skull chuckles
Troy throws his scythe in the air, dealing out a Spartan kick, knocking Ultimas kilometers away
He speeds after Ultimas, grabbing his scythe and leading up for a blow he knows will get dodged
"I can't watch this anymore" Yami rests her head on a table
"We should go back to the village, talk about what's going on with you" Alayna sighs
"Yeah, you're probably right...just one question, I wanna ask you, you're the only one I CAN ask, seeing what you saw and all" Yami rolls her thumbs
"What is it?" Alayna asks
"...Do you really think Troy can last however much time we need?" Yami asks
"I want him to, we need him to...but..." Alayna bites her lip
"You don't think so either" Yami shakes her head
"No, I....I don't think he can" Alayna somberly states
Yami sits there, silent
"It's dangerous being here, we've gotta go" Alayna slowly gets up
"Let's go, then" Yami opens a portal under her chair
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Chaos In a Nutshell: Fresh-ish Start
FanfictionWe've got new people, new crap, new everything, almost everything. If you're new to this series, this is a good book to start on...even if it is 100 chapters long. Still, Yami comes back on a main search and rescue of her friend, Troy. Flake and her...
