The two of you were hugged against the wall, crawling on the floor so as not to be seen. Debris littered the ground, and it was hard to navigate through it all. Wilbur misplaced his foot, and it slid on a sheet of metal. The screeching sound of the metal attracted the juggernaut's attention quickly. "Fuck." Wilbur said simply, he quickly got up and grabbed your wrist to get you off the ground. The juggernaut was now charging towards the two of you. Wilbur sprinted while he still had a firm grip on your wrist, so you wouldn't fall behind. Now it was time to run. The beast was relentless, and it definitely gave a chase.
That was until shots were heard. From behind? Finally, the juggernaut stopped and turned to charge towards the origin of the bullets. It was someone around your age, ginger hair put into a braid and a gas mask covering their face. You and Wilbur both stopped and watched in a mix of amazement, horridness, and confusion as this person dodged the juggernaut and used a device on their back to propel themself in the air. This went on for about 3 minutes then the person drew a blade from its sheath and with one foul swoop, the juggernaut was beheaded.
The person sheathed their blade and walked towards you and Wil. As this mysterious person approached they reached behind their head, a small click was heard, and the person caught the mask as it fell. "Who are you?" Wilbur asked. The person chuckled at the question before answering "The Embodiment of Anarchy. Or just Jade" You walked towards Jade and reached out your hand "Thank you 'Embodiment of Anarchy'." Jade chuckled as they shook your hand. Wilbur walked up behind you as he grabbed his walkie-talkie, switching it back on. "Yes, thank you. If you hadn't stepped in there's no telling what would have happened." Wilbur said smiling. You remembered what Wilbur said before the two of you tried to sneak past the juggernaut. That if we didn't die, we would meet the WEU at the front of the mall.
"Jade, do you wanna meet the rest of our group? They should be waiting at the front for us." You spoke up after a minute. Jade glanced at you and nodded before making sure their blade was secure in its sheath. And with that you, Wilbur, and Jade headed to the entrance of the mall, where Phil could be seen pacing back and forth. When he saw the three of you, he immediately ran to Wilbur and hugged him tightly. "I thought I fuckin' lost you." Phil said on the verge of tears. Not sad tears, happy. Happy that his son was safe and back with him. Techno walked up to you and said in his monotone voice "You alright kid? Those juggernauts are nasty creatures." You sort of zoned out until there was a hand on your shoulder, it was Jade. "Yea, no physical damage, thanks to Jade here." You finally answered Techno's question. Techno looked past you and looked at Jade. "Technoblade?" Jade asked as if they recognized him. "Jade, the Embodiment of Anarchy?" Techno asked in the same tone. They both smiled and shook hands "Good to see you old friend" Techno said as his and Jade's handshake ended. "Same here." Jade nodded. Everyone else was introduced to Jade and Techno offered Jade a spot in the WEU however they declined, stating that 'they don't stay in groups often, they just appear here and there when needed'. Everybody said their goodbyes to Jade as they all walked outside.
It was beginning to become sunset, so Jade hurried off to go set up a camp for the night. Phil suggested that you all wait until morning to search the gas station and head to a nearby rooftop, but MJ said they should just make a spot in the gas station and search it in the morning. Most of the group agreed with MJ, so everyone headed inside to lay down a sleeping bag. However, the WEU weren't the only ones in the gas station.