[ CHAPTER EIGHT ] : Joining Forces

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Wednesday, 2:45 A.M.

You and Radiant_Day arrived to the scene as fast as you two could. Great_Day was outside, accompanied by Scary_Day and Emotionless_Day. He looked exhausted and was breathing heavily.

"Did you guys find anything?!" Radiant_Day shouted as he skidded to a stop in front of his colleagues. Scary_Day was quick to snap, "does it look like we found anything?! Use your brain for once in your li—" Great_Day silenced the Governor's Guard with a simple yet stone-cold glare.

Great_Day turned to your direction, "I [UNDERSTAND] that you have yet to [COMPLETE] your [TRAINING] as an [OPERATIVE], however, we need all the [HELP] we can get." Your heart rate picked up when the leader offered you a trusting smile, "I am asking you now; how would you like to [HELP] our [UNION]?"

You nearly bursted with happiness, this was your chance to shine! "Y-y-y-yes!" You cried out, joy overflowing through your body.

Great_Day nodded, "very well. I need you to go with [OPERATIVE] Emotionless_Day to [FETCH] our [ALLY]. He should be near the [OUTSKIRTS] of the [CITY]. Now [GO], there is no [TIME] to waste."

With that being said, you and your assigned partner raced off into the direction Great_Day pointed to. You ran so fast that your feet hurt from pounding down on the rough, uneven concrete, but you didn't care! This was a big moment!

Emotionless_Day handed you a bright orange gun, a flair gun, "use it if you run into trouble, it will be quicker if we split up."

Despite your intense dread, you agreed anyway. You searched the outskirts all by yourself, and you couldn't shake the feeling of something watching you.

The bushes right behind you rustled frantically, and you tripped backwards when you turned around a little too fast. Something black emerged from the foliage, and you raised an eyebrow when you saw a tiny little person about the size of your ankle face plant in front of you.

You thought it looked kind of adorable, being such a small size. You smiled, "hello, who are..." you trailed off, watching in horror as the once miniature creature began to grow. It kept growing until its head slammed into a tree branch, snapping it instantly.

You scrambled back fearfully, "WHAT THE FUCK?!" You hysterically searched for the flair gun, only to hear a deep male voice from behind the strange creature.

"WHY YOU RUN AWAY?! CAN'T SEE YOU!" The jumbled grammar of the new figure was almost impossible not to laugh at, but now was not the time.

The new person appeared beside the larger one, and it began to shrink into a less intimidating height. What really unnerved you was the large eye on his stomach, blinking at you occasionally.

He grinned, showing off rows of bloody and sharp teeth, "you Operative in training? I can see uniform. What want?"

You coughed, trying to cover up your amused smile, "W-well... I was sent by my boss to find the ally of the Days Union... you don't happen to know where they are, do you?"

Suddenly, he perked up, "ALLY? ME ALLY! LET GO! QUICKLY!" His rough hand grabbed your arm and dragged you back into the city. His hands were so strong, it was almost like they were made of... rocks...

The creature from before followed closely behind, in the streetlights, you could see white speckles all over its pitch black body. As the strange, loud man noticed Great_Day in the yonder, you let out a loud gasp. "I LEFT EMOTIONLESS BACK THERE!"

You pulled your brand new walkie-talkie out of the pouch on your belt—almost dropping it in the process—and pressed the green button, "Emotionless! I apparently found the ally, so you can come back!"

The silence on the other end made you panic, until it beeped, "copy that. I am returning."

You turned to face the Supreme Leader, "so... what happened when we were gone?"

"The [THREAT] had disappeared," he sighed, "the Governor's Guard was in [PURSUIT] of them and they [ESCAPED] past the [WALLS]."

You groaned, all that work for nothing. You stepped aside to have a breather while Great_Day spoke business with the ally. In the distance, you could see a certain green Operative making his way back to the group, joining the leader in his conversation.

The ally and his... friend(?) passed by you with a weird smile, "am AloneTraveler. This Selozar. He bad, do many war crimes. See around!" The duo left, Selozar offering you a quick nod as he followed AloneTraveler past you.

Great_Day nearly scared the soul out of you when you turned around and saw him standing right there. He gave you a proud grin, "I must say, I had no [FAITH] in you whatsoever when I [FIRST] heard of [YOU]."

You mentally rolled your eyes, but stayed quiet. "I am [CERTAIN] you will be a [GREAT] asset to the [TEAM]."

You cocked your head, "hey, but what about the resumes I had to collect? What happened to that?"

You looked over at the two Operatives behind the leader, Scary_Day and Emotionless_Day. The two of them stared at you longingly, and you realized why.

"No way..." you shakily breathed out, "b-but that was way too easy!" You didn't even do anything super important! Why did they vouch for you over this little mission?

You smiled, tearing up slightly, "thank you... thank you! I-I'll do my very best!"

Suddenly, the back of your neck had a pinching sensation and your balance was off. You fell onto your knees, holding your head in agony, "what the hell... what the fuck is... happening...?"

Great_Day only hummed casually, "hmm, strange. You should've been [KNOCKED] out by now."

As you fell sideways, succumbing to the darkness of unconsciousness, you heard his rumbling voice one more time.

"Ah, there it is."

Then, everything was silent.

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