Aura and the force

Aura and the force ch: 18

A/n *plays intro

TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CITY OF VALE, THIRD PERSON'S POV

It was a quiet day in the city of Vale, and in the city a little shop called From Dust Till Dawn was having it's re-opening, the old man that ran most of the businesses in Vale was on a ladder hanging up the sign for the re-opening, after hanging the sign he started to climb down the ladder but was knocked to the ground by someone bumping into him.

He looked up to see a dark skinned girl with mind green hair and red eyes looking down at him, she was wearing a unusual white top with a cropped olive colored undershirt, she also wore a pair of white pants that were covered by brown chaps that reached her calves and a pair of heeled boots.

"Excuse me! Sorry!" Emerald said as the old man smiled back up at her.

"I'm not really from around here" she said as she offered him her hand, which he accepted and she managed to quickly pull him back up onto his feet.

"Um, would you mind pointing me in the direction of this shop?" Emerald asked as she showed the old man the address of a shop, the old man nodded his head and pointed down the street.

"Thank you!" the girl said as she waved good bye to the old man, she walked away down the street past an alley way where her partner in crime was impatiently waiting for her.

"I knew you were lost" said a boy with grey hair as the girl walked past, he was wearing a grey and black jacket with armor covering his arms and black pants.

"Mercury! I will seriously pay you to shut up" Emerald said to Mercury while waving a wallet in his face.

"That's not your money" Mercury said as he shook his head at the girl.

"But it could be yours for five minutes of silence" the girl said as she moved the wallet closer to the grey haired boy.

"Mmm... No deal" Mercury said as he shook his head again, making the mint haired girl annoyed.

"Hmph. Fine" she said as she took the money and threw the now empty wallet to the ground, then she walked away from the boy quickly.

"Whatever, you want me" Mercury said with a chuckle as he pushed himself off of the wall to follow after the girl, as they walked people around them were enjoying their day as usual.

"So how much farther?" Mercury asked impatiently.

"A few blocks" Emerald replied as they kept on walking.

"Uhh, this place is so dull" Mercury complained in a bored voice.

"I kinda like it, tall buildings, diverse culture" Emerald said as she and Mercury walked side by side down the street.

"And nice dopey people who are very easy to pickpocket" Mercury said.

"That's every city" Emerald said as she stopped walking and stood still with her hands on her hips.

"Oh Emerald! Master Thief! Please don't take my money! I barely have enough to get by!" Mercury said in a mocking voice, Emerald narrowed her eyes at the grey haired boy as she growled in annoyance before walking away.

"You're no fun today" Mercury said as he followed after her, they reached the shop they were looking for, a book shop called Tuckson's Book Trade, Mercury stopped to look at the books while Emerald went to the desk and rang the bell to get the shop owner's attention.

"Be right there" the store owner called out from the back of the store, a few seconds later a man walked out of the store room holding two large stacks of books in his arms.

"Welcome to Tuckson's Book Trade! Home to every book under the sun" Tuckson said as he set down the two large stacks of books.

"How may- uh..." his cheerful greeting was cut short when he got a good look at who it was that had walked into his shop, Emerald let a cheerful smile come to her face at the look on his face.

"How may I help you?" Tuckson asked, trying to stay calm.

"Just browsing'" Mercury said as he slammed a book shut.

"Actually, I was wondering, do you have any copies of The Thief and the Butcher?" Emerald asked as she leaned her arms on the counter between herself and Tuckson.

"Yes we do" Tuckson said.

"That's great" Emerald said.

"Would you like a copy?" Tuckson asked.

"No. Just wondering" Emerald said, as she said this Mercury loudly closed a book he was holding.

"Oh! Oh! What about Violet's Garden, in paperback?" Emerald asked.

"He's got it. hardback too" Mercury said as he picked up a copy of the book.

"Ooh, options are nice" Emerald said as she touched her chin with her finger.

"Ehh, no pictures" Mercury complained before slamming the book shut and dropping it.

"Hey, do you have any comics?" the teenager asked.

"Near the front" Tuckson said, he was starting to get annoyed with the two kids in his store, he wanted to deal with them and have the leave as quick as possible.

"Oh! No wait. What about Third Crusade?" Emerald asked, her voice suddenly turning very serious, making the store owner get nervous.

"Umm... I... don't believe we carry that one" Tuckson said, Mercury slammed another book closed loudly, the sound echoing in the quiet room.

"What was this place called again?" Emerald asked.

"Tuckson's Book Trade" Tuckson said in a tense voice.

"And... you're Tuckson?" Emerald asked.

"That's right" Tuckson replied.

"So then I take it that you're the one who came up with the catchphrase?" Emerald asked.

"Yes" Tuckson said.

"And what was it again?" Mercury asked, Tuckson sighed trying to calm himself down.

"Tuckson's Book Trade, home to every book under the sun" Tuckson said.

"Except the Third Crusade" Mercury said in a pointed way.

"It's just a catchphrase" Tuckson said.

"It's false advertising" Mercury snapped at the store owner.

"You shouldn't make a promise you can't keep, Tuckson" Emerald said in a serious voice.

"I hear you're planning on leaving" Emerald said, as Mercury tinted the windows to the store until they were fully darkened, not letting anyone see inside.

"Moving all the way to Vacuo, your brothers in the White Fang wouldn't be happy to hear that, and neither are we" Emerald said as Mercury finished tinting all the windows in the store.

"You know who we are don't you?" Emerald asked, as a cruel smirk came to her lips.

"Yes" Tuckson said, at this point he knew he was in trouble.

"And you know why we're here?" Emerald asked, the smirk not leaving her face.

"Yes" Tuckson replied, at this point Mercury walked towards the desk and stopped close to Emerald.

"So. Are you going to fight back?" she asked once again, it was silent for a few seconds as they waited for Tuckson's answer.

"Yes!" Tuckson said before he unsheathed his claws and jumped onto the counter, he then jumped at Emerald and slashed at her with his claws, but she suddenly vanished! Tuckson'e eyes widened in surprise before Mercury raised his left leg and shot him in the head with his shotgun that was hidden within his pant leg.

After they had killed Tuckson, Emerald and Mercury exited the book store, Emerald stretched her arms out above her head as she walked out, while Mercury was looking at a comic he had picked up while in the store.