Hidden inside an abandoned building, team RILEY camped out inside. Each of them taking watch every three hours. Today for them was a bit grueling and tedious. Most of the time, they were simply killing monsters. Scarlett always told them that being a Hunter isn't easy; in fact, sometimes a Hunter may be gone for weeks without finding out their objective.
"Ivy, it's your time to watch," York's deep, hushed voice quickly woke Ivy up. Seeing that Ivy was awake, York gave her a nod before climbing into his sleeping bag.
Rubbing away the crust stuff in her eyes, Ivy got out of her bag and walked over to the watching post where Scarlett was asleep, leaning against a broken pillar.
'Just three hours of sleep, eh? Not much for me, but it does work, surprisingly,' Ivy talked to herself. She pulled out Oathkeeper and had it change into its gun form.
Ivy silently watched as she held Oathkeeper in her hand. She noticed there was a pack of Beowolves. Ivy didn't think of anything suspicious when they walked away, but she instead followed them.
Ivy was always a far distance from the pack. She didn't think that anything would happen, but she wanted to make sure the group doesn't suddenly attack them.
Everything seemed to be going fine, but that all changed when Ivy misplaced her steps and slipped onto the pavement. Alerting the pack of Beowolves, the Alpha immediately jumped into the air and slammed its paw down onto the street. However, instead of a small dent on the road, the whole street collapsed on itself. Ivy dropped Oathkeeper at the sudden shake of the street. The two of them were falling, down, down, down, into a dark, dark place.
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Rosalina woke up from a bad dream, she noticed that Lilith was awake instead of sleeping.
"Hey, Lilith," Rosalina whispered.
Lilith looked up and saw Rosalina sitting up straight. She waved back before staring into the ambers of the fire.
Rosalina got out of her sleeping bag and sat down next to Lilith. "What's keeping you up?"
"Just a nightmare," Lilith replied softly. "You should go to sleep, I'll take watch after Ivy's done."
Rosalina patted Lilith's back. She could tell that the girl had feelings for Ivy, maybe something more. Then it hit her.
"Where is Ivy? It should have been more than three hours, right?" Rosalina realized that Ivy wasn't here.
Lilith's eyes widen at Rosalina's sudden question. She immediately got up and went over to the post where Ivy should have been, but there was nothing except for Scarlett sleeping.
"York! Eden! Wake up!" Lilith heard Rosalina waking up her brothers.
At the sudden commotion and movement, Scarlett jolted awake to see Lilith's worried expression. Scarlett took a deep breath before getting up.
Scarlett walked past Lilith and entered the sleeping area. "Team, gather your things. I think your front liner is in trouble."
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"Wakie wakie kitty," a seductive voice echoed into Ivy's ears.
Opening her eyes, Ivy was presented by a young woman. Her body definitely out of puberty. She had bright, long, orange hair, with long bangs covering her right eye. The woman was wearing a red-lined white suit with long black pants and black shoes. Her accessories included a small gray scarf, black gloves with buckled sleeves, and a black bowler hat with a small feather tucked into its red band. She held herself with a gray cane, white at the top and red at the bottom. Her eyes filled with emerald color that it seemed as if they were Emerald.
"Well then, I thought I was expecting Remant wolves, but instead I got a cute, adorable and--"
Ivy immediately tried to attack the woman but was quickly held back by two muscular men. They both wore long gray pants, a gray hoodie over themselves, and a white button-down monk robe.
"Ai, let me finish at least before you attack me cutie," the woman taunted. "My name is Roman. I'm quite notorious, you know, give me at least a little bit of respect before dropping down here. Still, with such a cutie, I think you may have already shot my right eye out for how adorable you are."
Ivy looked around to see a whole operation of men and women all wearing the same clothing with masks on. There was a massive train being operated, people ordering and placing objects inside the train.
"Has curiosity finally gotten you?" Roman smirked, seeing that she made Ivy irritated. "Well, I may as well tell you. That train will be driven all the way to the palace of Lumina. The Crimson's wonderful home."
Shocked as she was, Ivy kept her face neutral. She started to hiss at Roman like a cat.
"Ai, that won't work, but I know something else that will," Roman smirked before leaning in and kissing Ivy.
Tasting the kitty's lips, Roman was filled with ecstatic. Although she wasn't bisexual, seeing Ivy's lips just filled her with an unknown pleasure.
Ivy completely froze up at the sudden kiss. She didn't expect that a complete stranger, let alone a criminal to kiss her.
Roman moved away from Ivy's lips before walking away without a word.
CRAKKKK!
"MOVE MOVE, MOVE!"
"I don't want to know what's there!"
"What the hell?!" Roman shrieked. Grunting in annoyance, she ordered everyone to start the train.
"But ma'am! We gah--" one soldier tried to invalidate but was pulled close to Roman's green eyes.
"Defy me, and I'll run you over with this damn train!" Roman threatened. Seeing that Roman wasn't joking, the soldier nodded before being dropped.
"ALL A FUCKING BOARD!" Roman shouted.
Ivy's guards dropped her as they ran towards the starting train. Ivy rubbed her wrists before getting off the ground and towards the commotion caused by her team.
It didn't take long for the Ivy and her team to run into each other.
"Ivy!" Lilith exclaimed as she saw her kitty.
"No time, we have to stop that train right now!" Ivy's voice was deep, and her face was dead serious.
Scarlett noticed the train, she immediately told the team to climb aboard before it takes off.
Lilith gave Ivy a quick hug before handing off Oathkeeper to her. Ivy smiled before running towards the train, which has started a few meters.
Ivy and her team were swift and caught up and on to the train. Ivy finally realized that she was underground, and an underground tunnel that leads all the way to Lumina. 'I need a talk with Ruby.'
"Everyone, we need to--"
"All those who are aboard the Roman's train. Please note that people have yet to get their tickets. Kill them," Roman's voice deepens at the last two words.
Soon, soldiers started to climb on top of the train and opened fire on the group. Even two silver mechs were deployed to deal with them.
"They really don't like us," York said. He started to move up and crossed to the next cart.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Ivy traced the beeping sound before finding a latch with a ticking time bomb. She stepped back and signaled everyone to move. Ivy dropped down where the two carts interlocked and was about to slice it off, but it had already done.
Beep Beep Beep.
BOOM!!
The cart just exploded, creating a massive hole in the street and alerting the nearby monsters to join in the fun.
"They littered the train with bombs!" Scarlett shouted. She felt a bullet whizz by as she turned around and started to open fire.
"Ivy, York, Eden, get down and stop the train inside," Rosalina commanded as she pulled out her scythe and started to open fire as well.
Hearing their orders, the trio immediately entered the cart they were standing and headed forward.
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"Ma'am, our senors have detected that three kids have just infiltrated the twenty-eight cargo. Should we blow it up?" a female soldier asked.
"No, send two mechs to slow them down and if they don't slow them down enough, send Perrington and Delta," Roman ordered. She couldn't get Ivy out of her head, and she was starting to lust for her. 'How can a simple Neko be so god damn attractive?!'
"Ma'am, the Neko seems to be able to detect our senors, should we send an EMP blast?" the same female soldier asked again.
"An EMP blast?! Do you know how dumb you are?!" Roman's response was harsh. "Jeez, if I see that kitty, I'll shot her eye out."
She was so irritated yet so...happy. Never in a million lifetimes would she find someone who was able to swoon her heart so quickly. Roman needed to fix this problem and fast.