Everything Stays: In the Future

Infiltration

The manta carrying Team SPHE flies over a massive shipping yard. Numerous ships, several hundreds of crates of cargo and a massive control tower at the center. The door opens and Sterling jumps out with Phoenix joining him.

Eminence: Welcome to the jungle kids.

Sterling summons two columns of glyphs down towards the ground to which he and Phoenix use for a slow descendant downwards. Upon getting to the final glyph, Sterling flips forward and slides along the ground as Phoenix rolls forward and joins him. The two quickly take cover behind a shipping container along the permitter of the yards. Sterling draws his rapier and summons some glyphs along the ground. After a few seconds, the glyphs become invisible and he nods at Phoenix.

She nods and the two-run along where the glyphs should be and gain speed, reaching the base of a building and running up it with help from Sterling's semblance. Phoenix walks over to an airshaft and opens it and quickly slides into it with Sterling quickly following her. Inside a corporate hallway, Phoenix lowers her herself down to the airshaft, hovering just above it to not alert suspicion.

She places a beacon just outside the air vent and it scans the hallway. It beeps, signifying an all clear. Phoenix opens the vent and leaps down with Sterling joining her. As the two close the vent, a gun is cocked behind them. Sterling spins around to see a businessman with a pistol in his hand.

Gunman: You dumb kids thinking you could just sneak in here and threaten my livelihood with some stupid over the top-

Sterling ducked as Phoenix kicked her staff towards the gunman and almost hit him in the head. Sterling dashed forward and used the dust in his rapier to freeze the gunman to the wall. After a few seconds, the ice melted and the man was knocked out. Sterling covered his face with a mask and pressed a button on his shoulder pad and changed his clothing colors to gray and black. Phoenix did the same with her clothes. The two of them grab the man and stuff him inside a closet before they continue onward.

Overhead, Eminence and Hunter continue to loop around the airspace, keeping watch in the air. Hunter presses a few buttons and sighs as he leans back a little in his seat.

Hunter: This was a mistake.

Eminence: You keep saying that and it will be.

Hunter: Just keeping us honest.

Eminence: Hey, Hunter. If I wanted doom and gloom I would find the remains of Adam Taurus.

Hunter: Yes, because that's relevant all of a sudden.

Eminence: (Sighs) Hunter. They are capable. We all are. Calm down.

Hunter: Come on, Em. We're technically breaking and entering with now a battery charge.

Eminence: Is this why you didn't agree with Sterling before?

Hunter: No! Well, yes. (Eminence cocks an eyebrow; Hunter sighs) I went to juvie. I'm not going back! Especially not to an Atlesian Prison! And I'm not sure what you guys are after here but for me, I'm out! Hell, I have no idea how the blazes you three convinced me to be a pilot for this! And now-

Eminence: Hunter. We'll be fine. We can manage. We're top-ranked for a reason. Beat that Team STNE!

Eminence laughed as she slapped her knee. Hunter cocked an eyebrow at her. When Eminence looked at him, she couldn't help but laugh as well. Hunter rolled his eyes as Eminence regained some composure.

Hunter: Since when are you overtly happy?

Eminence: I...I don't know. I guess I just am sometimes. Why? You like happy me?