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Team AERO: Chapter VIII

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  1. You wake up in your bed. The sun is trying to peak through your blinds. You look over and Regalia is sleeping peacefully.
  2.  
  3. [Wake her.]
  4. [Lay there until she wakes up.]
  5. [Go back to sleep.]
  6. *[Try and sneak out of the room.]
  7. [??]
  8.  
  9. You slowly slide out of your bed, your feet touching down silently on the floor. You stand up. Regalia's laying on the floor, but you can step between her legs. You lift your foot and move it forward. You slowly lower it onto her sleeping bag. She turns her head slightly, but she's still asleep. You lift your other foot and soon you're at the door. You open it slowly before slipping out and closing it behind you.
  10.  
  11. You exhale. You can hear your parents talking with Oliver in the living room. Crystal might be awake, but you can't be certain.
  12.  
  13. [Where to?]
  14.  
  15. You go downstairs and step into the living room.
  16.  
  17. ".. I mean, steak is good too, but only if it's not the best cut, then it should be reserved for dinner." Oliver finishes talk and turns to see you've entered.
  18.  
  19. "Oh, Aero! You're up! We asked your friend about making breakfast for you all when you got up." You mom greets you before heading to the kitchen.
  20.  
  21. "Did you sleep well?"
  22.  
  23. "Yea. It was nice to be home."
  24.  
  25. "Why did you guys come back anyways? I mean, it's not that you can't. We just assumed you would have gone back to Shade."
  26.  
  27. [Answer.]
  28. [Lie.]
  29. [Avoid answering.]
  30. [??]
  31.  
  32. "Oh. Well, after we left the weaponsmith, the siren went off. We were nearby, so we helped out. But by then it was too late and we were tired."
  33.  
  34. Your dad nods, "Good job with the Grimm."
  35.  
  36. He leaves it at that and leaves the room.
  37.  
  38. [Talk to Oliver. (What?)]
  39. [Help mom.]
  40. [Wake up the rest of your team?]
  41. [??]
  42.  
  43. "How'd you sleep?" You sit on the couch next to Oliver.
  44.  
  45. "Pretty good. This is a nice couch." He bounces a little, demonstrating how nice the couch indeed is.
  46.  
  47. "I hope my parents didn't say anything weird or anything."
  48.  
  49. He shakes his head, "Nah. They just asked how I slept what would make a good breakfast. They were only here for about thirty minutes."
  50.  
  51. He was still talking about breakfast when you got in the room.
  52.  
  53. "You talked about breakfast for that long?"
  54.  
  55. He nods, "Breakfast's important."
  56.  
  57. ["Then how come you're never at breakfast?"]
  58. ["Yea, it is."]
  59. ["Speaking of, I should help mom with it."]
  60. [??]
  61.  
  62. "Then how come you're never at breakfast?"
  63.  
  64. He tilts his head. "What do you think I do when you guys to class a half hour before it starts? It takes me like, 5 minutes to eat breakfast."
  65.  
  66. "Oh." That makes sense. You do go to class early. Nerd.
  67.  
  68. Crystal and Regalia drift into the living room.
  69.  
  70. ["Good morning!"]
  71. [Just a wave.]
  72. [Ignore them.]
  73. [Pretend you didn't see them and go into the kitchen.]
  74. [??]
  75.  
  76. "Good morning!" You wave to them as they join you on the couch.
  77.  
  78. Crystal is clearly not a morning person, as she sits in the corner and puts her arm on the armrest before leaning her face onto it.
  79.  
  80. Regalia yawns before sitting next to you and patting your head. "Morning."
  81.  
  82. "Did you guys sleep well?"
  83.  
  84. Crystal mumbles and Regalia nods, "Well enough."
  85.  
  86. Your mom pokes her head in, "Come and get it!"
  87.  
  88. She has a large spread of scrambled eggs, hash browns, and breakfast meats. You dig in with your team.
  89.  
  90. It doesn't take long before you finish off the food.
  91.  
  92. "So, Aero, what are you guys up to today?"
  93.  
  94. It's probably close to noon, and you don't have homework.
  95.  
  96. [Go somewhere you have/haven't been yesterday.]
  97. [Go back to Shade.]
  98. [??]
  99.  
  100. "We should go to the park!"
  101.  
  102. "The one a few blocks away?"
  103.  
  104. "Yea!"
  105.  
  106. "Oh, well have fun, kids. Your dad and I can clean up here."
  107.  
  108. "Thanks mom!"
  109.  
  110. You lead your team out of the house and down the block. It doesn't take long to get to the park from your house.
  111.  
  112. You lead them into the grassy plot of land. There are tall trees here and there, and a small pond. The city workers who maintain this place do an excellent job to make such a thriving piece of land in the desert.
  113.  
  114. "This looks nice." Crystal says, looking around.
  115.  
  116. "Yes, this is something." Regalia nods.
  117.  
  118. "Yep!" You are starting to realize that there really isn't much to do here.
  119.  
  120. Now what?
  121.  
  122. [Head back to Shade?]
  123. [Go somewhere else?]
  124. [Just chill at the park a bit? Find a bench or something?]
  125.  
  126. "So what do you guys wanna do? I know I kinda of dragged you around yesterday."
  127.  
  128. Regalia pats your head, "You were just showing us around town. No need to apologize."
  129.  
  130. Oliver nods, "We wouldn't have known where to go anyways."
  131.  
  132. Crystal folds her arms, "It's not like we told you not to or anything."
  133.  
  134. You smile, but wait for them to figure out what they want.
  135.  
  136. "We can probably just go back." Crystal says.
  137.  
  138. "I don't really care where we go." Oliver shrugs.
  139.  
  140. "Perhaps a bit of rest back in the dorm then? We were on our feet all day, and it'll be a couple hours before we get back."
  141.  
  142. "Oh! We should get lunch on the way."
  143.  
  144. "We just ate, Oliver." Crystal rolls her eyes.
  145.  
  146. "I didn't mean right now!"
  147.  
  148. You chuckle.
  149.  
  150. ["Sounds like a plan!"]
  151. [Suggest something else?]
  152. [??]
  153.  
  154. "Sounds like a plan!"
  155.  
  156. You lead your team through the streets. It's a weekend, but most people relax on Sundays and most places are closed, so there isn't much going on. You're about half way to the transports when the Grimm alarm goes off.
  157.  
  158. "Does this usually happen so frequently?" Crystal asks above the noise.
  159.  
  160. "No!" You shout. Fuck. You're not really near any part of the wall. What should you do?
  161.  
  162. [Just get to the transports. {About 20 minutes, if you run.}]
  163. [Go to the nearest part of the wall. {5-10 minutes depending on the direction}]
  164. [??]
  165.  
  166. "Let's go!" You run towards the nearest part of wall, to your best guess anyways.
  167.  
  168. It takes a few minutes to arrive, and the sirens die down before you get there. You reach the wall, and there's a couple guards just standing around.
  169.  
  170. [Call up to them.]
  171. ["They must have handled it."]
  172. [Just go back to the transports.]
  173.  
  174. "Hey!"
  175.  
  176. They turn around and look down, "What?"
  177.  
  178. "Is everything alright?"
  179.  
  180. "Yea. Some Grimm got past the defenses near the South Gate and were smashing their heads on the wall. But some hunter showed up and took care of it."
  181.  
  182. "Alright!"
  183.  
  184. You turn to your team. Regalia and Crystal are already deep in thought.
  185.  
  186. "This can't be coincidence." Crystal murmurs.
  187.  
  188. "No, it can't." Regalia mutters.
  189.  
  190. [Thoughts?]
  191.  
  192. "You're right."
  193.  
  194. You call back up to the guard, "What kind of Grimm was it?!"
  195.  
  196. He turns back around, "Deathstalker!"
  197.  
  198. "Why would a Deathstalker being attacking with it's head?" Oliver asks.
  199.  
  200. "I don't know." Crystal says.
  201.  
  202. "In any case, we should get back to school. We can ask in Grimm studies tomorrow." Regalia says.
  203.  
  204. ["Good idea!"]
  205. ["Whatever."]
  206. [Just lead the way.]
  207. [??]
  208.  
  209. "Good idea!" You lead your team back to the main street and to the transport ships. It drops you off at the same dock in front of the school you got off at on your first day. You remember it like it was exactly six days.
  210.  
  211. You head to the dorm with your team, each of you flopping onto your beds once you get in the door.
  212.  
  213. Now what?
  214.  
  215. [Just stay here. Enjoy the AC, order some food later, whatever.]
  216. [Rec center?]
  217. [Maybe some team training?]
  218. [??]
  219.  
  220. "We should go get some training in!"
  221.  
  222. "What, like work out?" Oliver asks.
  223.  
  224. "No, silly. Work on our team work and battle dynamics and stuff!"
  225.  
  226. "Is DeFleur's class not enough for you?" Regalia teases.
  227.  
  228. "Well, yea.. But if we work outside of class we'll be even stronger!"
  229.  
  230. Crystal shrugs, "There's no flaw in that logic."
  231.  
  232. "Well, let's go then!" Oliver sits up and heads to the door.
  233.  
  234. Your team makes it's way to the training fields behind the school.
  235.  
  236. "So, what should we do?" Regalia asks.
  237.  
  238. [Well??]
  239.  
  240. "How about we do some sparring? Crystal versus Oliver and Regalia vs me?"
  241.  
  242. "Weapons or unarmed?" Oliver asks.
  243.  
  244. "Unarmed. Let's just take it easy for today."
  245.  
  246. You split off from the other two.
  247.  
  248. Regalia stands opposite you in a loose stance.
  249.  
  250. You..
  251.  
  252. [Take your stance.]
  253. [Try to copy hers.]
  254. [Put your arms out?]
  255. [???]
  256.  
  257. You take your stance.
  258.  
  259. Regalia tilts her head a moment. "Looks like you've been taught well."
  260.  
  261. Her foot comes sweeping in, and you easily hop over it. You go at each other. Regalia's reach is great, and she blocks almost everything you can throw at her. But her height is as much of a hindrance as a boon, as it keeps her from being able to properly attack you.
  262.  
  263. You fight until sweat starts to drip off your face. Neither of you has really gotten anything that can give you an edge.
  264.  
  265. [Take a break.]
  266. [Keep going.]
  267. [??]
  268.  
  269. You keep going, launching a fresh attack while Regalia is trying to catch her breath. She's starting to get tired, and it's showing. You're slipping attacks by her, but she's able to tank them with her aura. She finally grabs your arm and goes to throw you, but your small body allows you to hook onto her arm with your legs and free yourself before landing on your hands and kicking her stomach.
  270.  
  271. She skids back and coughs. "Okay, okay. You win."
  272.  
  273. You wipe the sweat off your forehead, feeling your Endurance getting better.
  274.  
  275. [Gloat.]
  276. [GG]
  277. [??]
  278.  
  279. "Good job... A-and here I t-thought you wouldn't be able t-to keep your hands off me."
  280.  
  281. She coughs before patting your head, "Nice try. Shall we watch the other fight?"
  282.  
  283. You nod your red face as she leads you over to Oliver and Crystal. They're still fighting, though it's obvious Oliver is winning.
  284.  
  285. Crystal finally goes down and rolls to her back, panting.
  286.  
  287. "Good match." Oliver says before offering his hand.
  288.  
  289. He pulls her up before look at you and Regalia.
  290.  
  291. "How'd it go?"
  292.  
  293. "I won!" You cheer for yourself.
  294.  
  295. "Nice!" Olive gives you a thumbs up.
  296.  
  297. Regalia stretches, "I think we should do this more often."
  298.  
  299. Oliver nods, "Though for now, I'd rather eat."
  300.  
  301. "Me too!" You add.
  302.  
  303. [Go back and order food.]
  304. [Cafeteria?]
  305. [Back to town?]
  306.  
  307. "Let's just go to the cafeteria tonight." Gotta save up for those weapon upgrades and all.
  308.  
  309. You lead your team into the school, checking your scroll on the way.
  310.  
  311. [AURA LEVELS: 83%]
  312.  
  313. You didn't take nearly as many hits as Regalia though, due to her inability to fight to your height. You wonder a bit about how the rest of your team's doing.
  314.  
  315. You get your food and sit down with the team.
  316.  
  317. [Words?]
  318. [Eats.]
  319.  
  320. You play around with your scroll.
  321.  
  322. [TEAM INTERFACE ACCESSED]
  323.  
  324. [C.E. - 62%]
  325. [R.A. - 74%]
  326. [O.G. - 91%]
  327.  
  328. Oh. Neat.
  329.  
  330. "So, I was thinking. Obviously the thing with the Grimm has to be some kind of infection, or someone trying to manipulate them and things going wrong, right?"
  331.  
  332. Crystal swallows her food, "Those are possibilities."
  333.  
  334. Regalia nods, "We can't know anything for certain at this point."
  335.  
  336. Oliver shrugs, "All I know is that it's probably not normal."
  337.  
  338. You go back to eating, not sure exactly what to do with the information, or lack of, for now.
  339.  
  340. Once you're done, you head back to your dorm. You check your scroll quick.
  341.  
  342. [8:10]
  343.  
  344. Oliver'll be going to bed soon. What about you?
  345.  
  346. [Stay up with Regalia and Crystal.]
  347. [Go to bed when he does and get up and train with him.]
  348. [??]
  349.  
  350. You decide to go to bed at the same time as Oliver.
  351.  
  352. You stay up with your team for the next forty five minutes before getting ready for bed and setting your alarm. You rest your head on your pillow and close your eyes.
  353.  
  354. [Chapter VIII: End]
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