Thus Forward

Cold Front

Copper's POV

I really hate being woken up when I finally get to sleep. I walk to the center of the camp, glaring at Lily, and the two people she brought along. "Sorry sis," she says standing up in the snow. Followed by groaning from the two others.

"I don't want a sorry. What made you think to wake me up a 5 in the morning! Vacuo is 7 hours behind Atlas time wise! You even brought Lukas and Evan why!" I say, as I regret helping her.

Lukas and Evan stand up brushing snow off of themselves. "Sorry Copper," Lukas says, "I had that asshole in a choke hold and Lily was like- Copper teleport me back to base now!- before I could let go." Even glares, "When the fuck did you hire him again? I didn't know I would still have to deal with the Lavender siblings." Lukas holds up his fist angrily, "Hey shut it I've worked for her longer than you have!" Lily frowns, "I'm sorry."

I glare, "You are taking care of both of them." I say crossing my arms, "You're going to get information out of Lukas, since he decided to go back to his future wife, while you are also going to make Evan useful."

"Hey you told me to spy on them so I did!" Lukas says, "I'm also, pretty much fine, and unharmed, don't act like I'm useless."

I make a disgusted snort, "Don't lie to me, when I can see your memories like an open book." I walk away from the three of them, going towards Ace's tent.

Lily's POV

I shrug away Copper's cold glare before walking Lukas to his own tent. "I'm not putting you in chains; until you do something stupid." I say, "Get to work writing down notes, I want a page by the time I get back to you." Lukas rolls his eyes following my directions.

I then lead Evan to his own tent, pointing at it annoyed. "I thank you for helping me, but until Copper gets the energy to send you back you're stuck here." I say mentally growling at myself. "I don't mind." Even says, "I like your scarf by the way. It makes you look like a Halloween pumpkin."

I roll my eyes, "Purple is your color, so technically you are making fun of yourself too." Even glares at me, "Okay whatever Lily." He walks into his tent annoyed it seems. " I glare at him, "I didn't tell you what your job is though?" I say crossing my arms. Even looks back at me, "Do I really need a job or is that you trying to annoy me?" I stick out my tongue, "You're always annoyed, so it's no problem." I walk away towards my tent, before he could say anything else.

Ace's POV

I awake as I suddenly get colder, I turn around on the jail-cell like bed looking at Copper who was digging through my red fleece. "What exactly are you doing?" I ask drowsy.

She glares at my tossing the coat back, "You came here with tranquilize, as I expected. You weren't really concerned with helping me as I thought." She holds up the syringe her face looking blank. I sit up, "Actually that was a backup plan if you decided to attack me. I also took advantage of being in a hospital sorry."

Copper raises her eyebrows taking the syringe and putting it in her arm, emptying the syringe she stood there for a minute before she speaks again, "I don't like when people lie to me. I also just demonstrated how tranquilizer doesn't work on me." I felt bad for a second, "Hey I came here on my own free will." I say crossly.

"You came here to benefit yourself." She snaps, "You don't care about my troubles, so I suggest you either leave, or beg for forgiveness."

I raise my eyebrows challengingly, "Why do I have to beg? I don't remember having to do that ever before?"

"Because I can easily kill you." She rolls her eyes.

"Is that how you treat guys you like?" I mock.

Copper just walks out of the tent, as I watch her do so I rub my eyes. I need to apologize later.

Ivory's POV

After a flash of light I notice the third mistake I've made in the last day. There was way more dust laying around in the shop then I remember. "Ivory get over here." Aiden half-shouts. I walk the short distance stopping as I notice Temperence was hurt. "Explosive shells," I mutter remembering the same wounds on Copper, "The same bullets Marcus Umber used before he died. " She's tried healing herself but the alcohol and- aren't helping." Aiden continues, "Heal her please?"

I slightly grin, I wasn't good at healing people but it was Temperence, she had a habit of healing me in Beacon. I grab her wrist and partially healing the shattered shoulder. "I'm sorry-" I mutter, "But where is Lukas?" Temperence sits up, "I believe he's a traitor." she says slurs, "Not my fault this time. It's your's." I glare at Temperence, "It's not my fault!" Temperence stands up with Aiden's help, "YES IT IS!" She shouts, "IF YOU WOULD'VE LOVED HIM SOONER MAYBE HE WOULDN'T BE THIS WAY!"

I stare, not sure if I should yell or not, "My life would've been in danger if I did." I state, "Then he would've had to deal with me being dead." Temperence gives me a disgusted look, "But now he wants you dead so it's all the same isn't it? The enemy has the upper-hand" She says calming down as Aiden kisses her on the cheek. I cross my arms, "If you really believe in your brother still, you should believe he wouldn't hurt us." I walk out of the shop, hoping they would follow me.