Evolution from the ashes of extinction

Friendships Forged

It was the weekend where everyone was just relaxing and enjoying each other company. Pure and Alisha were playing games while Carolina was doing her usual checkup in hell. Horatio was with Lucinda helping with the supply delivery and materials. Sandra was with Jack to help dig some trenches near volcanoes so that the lava would be directed away from cities. Randal and Arachnid were still working out who was bad and were still enjoying each other's company. Marshal and Artemis were just enjoying a glide around the fort. Xiao was talking to Rick about a few things about their lives.

Xiao: So you and Marshal had pretty much the same military training.

Rick: Yeah, but I was more of a stealth operator while Marshal can handle crowd control, or pest control in his case.

Xiao: He really does know how to let it loose.

Rick: He had a couple of anger management issues but he worked through them.

Xiao: Hmm, interesting. So where are you taking me?

Rick: Since you said we should get to know each other more. Some of the team set up a group date for us.

Xiao: With who?

Rick: Vincent, Jade, Zhēnbǎo, Trinity, Seth and Mima.

Xiao: You know we are not on the dating status until I turn 18 right?

Rick: I know, but I thought that we should get to know each other more first before we jump into that.

Xiao: Fair enough.

Rick and Xiao headed to the same section of the fort where the other section of the team had their date and found the rest of the team sitting down and enjoying themselves.

Trinity: Hey you two, come to enjoy the moment same as us?

Xiao: Heh, might as well.

There was a spot where Xiao and Rick could sit down and talk. There were some fruits and drinks there.

Rick: Hey guys, want to see some tricks.

Xiao: What are you up to?

Rick: You'll see.

Rick pulled out a set of knives and cleans them for use. Then he takes a pineapple, strawberries and a coconut and lines them up. He throws the pineapple and the strawberries up in the air, grabbed two knives and waited until they started to fall, once they did he chopped them up so fast not even the AIs could hardly keep up. He then pulled a metal cup out, caught the juice, poured some ice in, covered it, shook it up, set it aside with the cover off, threw the coconut up in the air, let it fall, cut it straight down the middle, let the coconut water fall in the cup, grabbed the two halves of the coconut with them turned up like a cup, closed back the metal cup, shook it, poured out the concoction in the two coconut halves, placed an umbrella in each one with a straw and gave them to the twins.

Seth: Ok, how did you do that?

Rick: When you have been around knives and stealth missions like I have you get some serious skills.

Mima: Were you a bartender?

Rick: A little, just the basic stuff before I joined the army and things hit the fan those years ago.

Xiao: Mmm... Delicious.

Vincent: Think you can make some for us?

Rick: That was the non-alcoholic stuff, but I don't know if you guys can take organic fruit.

Mima: Then how about flavored oil?

Rick: What's that?

Mima: You make your cocktails and then we can mix it with oil for us to enjoy.