Into The Badlands

First Clipper Duo Mission

-4 years later-

It's been 2 years since I've been a Clipper and honestly, I don't know how I feel about it. I mean it's an adrenaline rush when you go on missions but you're also risking your life.

Right now, I'm watching the Colts train. I kind of miss being a colt though. I didn't mind the training and kicking boy's butts.

"Skylar, you're wanted by the Baron." A Clipper said to me as I was watching the Colts train. I gave him a nod and make my way to the Baron's office. Before I head inside, a Clipper announces to the Baron that I've arrived. "Come in Skylar"

I walk into the office and see Sunny. "From now on, I want you and Sunny to start going on missions together. I feel that it's better to have my best fighters together then apart." Quickly glancing at Sunny, he looked at me and then Baron Quinn. "Yes Baron." We both reply. "Your first official mission together will be to check out where our transport van is. It should've arrived 2 hours ago but it didn't. I want you guys to check it out."

"Yes Baron." We say in unison again. Baron Quinn dismisses us and we head straight to our motorbikes. "You ready?" Sunny ask me. I nod at him and put my eye wear on.

Sunny zooms out of the walls as I do the same after him. We keep going down the road for a good 35 minutes before seeing our transport van. Sunny and I come to a stop. I get off my motorbike and taken in the scene. Sunny gets off his motorbike as well. My eyes start to water due to the sight in front of me. Children and adults, slaughtered with no mercy.

"There's still one alive." Sunny says. He lift up a chain that's open. I check the body temp of the closest victim. It was still slightly warm despite the flies. "Whoever did this couldn't have gotten far." With anger rushing through my veins, I take my telescope and look for any signs of people near by. "Got you." I say when I see smoke come from the forest. Sunny looks in the direction I was looking at with his own telescope. He smiles to me then pats my shoulder. "Good job Sky."

I return his smile and hopped on my bike. After hearing Sunny jump on his, I speed away to the direction of the smoke. 5 minutes later, we see a group of nomads. "Of course it would be nomads." I say to no one.

"Sky, you stay here. Let me handle it until you're needed." Sunny orders me. "But Sun-" I get cut off by him. "No buts Skylar. Stay put until you hear when you're needed." Sighing in defeat, I lean on my bike as Sunny took off his sword and eye wear and put it on his bike. I repeat his actions myself.

He walked about 4 feet towards the nomads.

"You lost stranger?" A man said while sitting on a trunk. What's with nomads and their trunks?! Like seriously!

"Nomads ambushed a transport a couple miles back." Sunny stops and glances around. "Killed all the cogs except one." The man looked at Sunny. "We don't deal with human cartel here. What's your interest?" The man said. "Transport belonged to my baron." Sunny replied.

The man laughed to himself. He looks up and around to the other nomads. "Check it out boys... we got a real live Clipper here." A few chuckles can be heard and I clutch onto my sword. Sunny hears my action and signals me to lay low.

"Don't you dogs usually travel in packs." My blood boiled as I clench my fist. Sunny let out a chuckle before looking back at the man. "What's in the trunk?" My eyes go to the trunk and the man taps on it a few times as if he was thinking about something. "None of your damn business" he says. It's a moment of silence but the nomad looks at one of the other guys. They shared a knowing look before the other guy stood up with his blade.

He charged at Sunny and Sunny dodged it, sliding right under the blade. They fought one on one. Every swing the man tried to get at Sunny, Sunny dodged and whenever Sunny had an open shot, he punch and hit back. The man swung his sword one more time and it got stuck in the tree next to me.

Sunny held his face then punch the man. I think I heard a few bones crack. He then grabbed the man's arm and wrapped it behind him. He walked toward the nomads while the nomads gathered their weapons. It's showtime.

"Get up!" All the men shouted at each other. Sunny snapped the guy's neck then let him fall limp on the ground. Sunny advance towards them as they surrounded him. He got into position and waited for them to attack first. Someone stepped towards him to attack but Sunny beat him to the attack. He fell down and other men charged. I cracked my neck and sprinted towards one of the guys.

I jumped and tackled the man down. He was a BIG guy too.. shit.. why did it have to be him

We landed on the floor opposite of each other and got up. He swung his fist at me but I slid under it and ended him behind him. He turned and looked at me before grabbing a near by blade. He sliced the air to intimidate me but I wasn't having it. I took out my daggers from my boots and wait for his attack. The big man charged at me but I ran up a tree and flipped off of it.

In the process of me being in the air, I cut through his neck from behind. The moment I landed on my feet, his head fell off, followed by his body.

"Sunny! Behind you!" I shout as I see a man with a spear run towards Sunny. Sunny sees and grabs the spear. He kicks the guy's baby makers which cause the guy to fall down in pain. A darker man raises his sword at Sunny but Sunny stabs through him with the spear. Another man is about to attack him from behind but I throw one of my daggers that ends up cutting the man's arm then stabbing into the ground.

I run towards the man and sock him in the face. He tries punching me back but I dodge him and step on his foot. As I bend down to grab my dagger from behind him, the man wraps his arms around my waist which resulted in me kicking my leg back to kick him in the face.

He hold his head then tries to grab my top but ends up grabbing my 'cha-cha bingos' (if you understand where this line comes from, welcome to the OMB fam😂)

I break the man's arm and stab him with other dagger I had. "Never touch a women there without consent" I gritted through my teeth. He falls to the floor nodding. I look to Sunny and see the man who called us dogs was now dead from the spit penetrating him.

Serves you right. Sunny opened the trunk and a boy popped out. My eyes landed on some gold coins. Butterflies were engraved in the coins. "Sunny!" I toss the coin to him. He examines the coin then looks at the boy. "Who are you and what does the widow want with you?" The boy didn't answer and seemed terrified when Sunny spoke. Not only that but the image in front of him. The men that captured you laying dead on the floor because a man and woman. I mean, I was too when I was in his position except it was just Sunny which made it scarier.

The boy ran but I grabbed a near by bolas and threw them in his direction, aiming at his feet. It wraps around the boy's feet as he falls with a grunt afterwards.

The impact cause the boy to pass out I guess. Low-key felt sorry for the boy. "Let's go back to the transport. At least give those cogs a burial." Sunny picks up the boy and throws him over his shoulder. He then put him on the back of his bike and speeds back to the ambushed transport. Before leaving the area, I look at the area in front of me. It made me reminisce about the time I was found and Sunny saved me.

It was the scariest and best day of my life. I mean Sunny seemed cold at first but now, I understand him. I guess that's why we're the Clipper Duo now.