To The Earth's End

Welcome to Solias, Terra! Here’s to hoping you stay out of trouble!

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His other statement caused a puzzled look to appear on her face… The person who did this to him? Terra was rarely spooked and hardly ever admitted he was worried about gang-related fights. There was much more to this and she decided he would have to tell her, but eventually– as the boy waking up on the couch halted their discussion.

It was then Terra opened his mouth and blurted out probably the worst possible thing anyone could say during a situation like this, and Aqua decided to completely ignore his impulsive behavior and knelt down in front of the boy. For some reason, she was overwhelmingly relieved he was awake– which was odd considering she didn’t even know him.

　　　「Last time that happened,」he swallowed his mouthful. 「my brother nearly lost his head with worry, haha.」Ventus beamed in thought.

The kid was oddly chipper for someone that had just woken up in a stranger’s home, but then again he had woken up to a plate of cookies made by Aqua, and that was worth quite a bit. When the name “Ventus” reached his ears, the older male blinked for a sec, as though it had set off a spark in his mind, but to what it lit up was completely unknown to Terra at this junction. Giving the woman another look at the kid’s question, he shook his head.

“Everyone is more concerned with the name Baskerville than anything else. Really!” She hopped off from the fence and advanced on him. Though she was much shorter than him she held herself as if she were an equal. “We’re not even supposed to be here. Those guards just wanted to hang out with some friends! If anything they’re going to get in trouble for bringing me here.” Fine, if he wasn’t going to help her escape then she’d just be a further pain in the ass. What? You thought it couldn’t get worse?

“Very well.” Her hands clapped as she walked out from behind the shed and caught the eye of her lingering guards. They came to her looking worried but she brushed past them and pointed in the direction of the path she had taken earlier to get to the backyard. “Bring all of the boys here. Now.” The guards did so immediately, feeling as if they had done something terribly wrong.

The boys/men gathered all together looking curiously at her and with her hands on her hips she raised her voice enough for all of them to hear.  “Look at this backyard! I’ve never seen such an unkempt yard in my life.” A lie. “You boys call this a hideout? Honestly! We’ll be spending the rest of the day cleaning the backyard, front yard, and the house.” The voice was commanding and enthusiastic, intended to rile and motivate them. There was a collective groan for a moment but she fixed them with a piercing ruby gaze. There would be no arguments, her eyes said.

“And if the lot of you do a good job I’ll bring over a dozen of my girlfriends and we’ll have a party.” The groans turned into cheers and the boys scrambled to try and pick up the yard. Girls were coming over?! Heh, men were so simple sometimes. Speaking of….Lacie turned to look at the tall man she had talked with earlier and gave him the most devious, satisfied smile she could muster.

It was that simple when dealing with this nonsense. He didn’t want to deal with her anymore, and he knew that proceeding any further with her would only cause more trouble, more commotion, and more problems that he had no intention of dealing with. Of course, even with his adamant stance, she managed to maneuver around it...

It was terrible. She was putting on a show that seemed to physically ail him, but not nearly as much as it did to watch his friends play their parts like obedient lapdogs. There was a long list of things that Terra was not willing to put up with today, and inbetween having to take care of these idiots and having Aqua berate him for doing the former, he had long gone past that line. But most of all he was the at the very end of his mental fortitude with this woman. Time to step up.

“NO!”

The outburst was enough to silence everyone, eyes drawn to Terra in surprise and fear. Turning to face the boys who were now, paying very close attention to their senior member, he stepped forward, enraged.

“What are you doing?! She’s playing you people like toys and you guys can’t even tell?! You’re supposed to be criminals and you want to attract MORE attention?! Listening to her going on about stupid parties with girls that none of your are even old enough to be with?! Are you morons?!”

“But, she said-”

“I KNOW WHAT SHE SAID, I’M RIGHT HERE! That’s the next problem-”

He quickly returned his anger to the primary target; the woman who didn’t understand that enough was enough.

“…And what do you mean, before you ‘something’?! You’ll probably just break your arm again, doing whatever ‘something’ is.” Aqua hissed, before shifting the boy to one side so she can open the door to her house– she wasn’t about to let Terra even do that at this point, less out of concern and more out of frustration.

Worries and anger temporarily forgotten as she gingerly let go of the boy so that he fell onto the couch with a minimal thud. Aqua knelt down and slipped a pillow under his head. He looks so peaceful, but also vaguely familiar– and it irked her that she couldn’t place where she had seen his face before. Maybe if she could recall where she had seen him, she could contact one of his family members to come get him.

“Well, hopefully he will wake up soon.” She said tersely, and walked over to the kitchen to grab a plate of cookies that she had left to cool before Terra had called her. Despite the fact she was more than a little mad at him, she offered one to him anyway. “Here.” She paused for a moment before setting it down, wondering if she should ask him more about his arm before deciding not to and sitting down in a chair instead.

　　　When he next woke up, he woke up to an unfamiliar ceiling. Ventus squinted his blue eyes, tilting his head at all angles he could to get a good look of his surroundings. 「Huh… how did I end up here?」Ventus asked himself, sitting up. Turning his head again, he was met face to face with two strangers who he could almost feel the tense vibe coming off of them.

The worry was clear on his face, along with a touch of fear that came with the knowledge that, at any time, he could face something well beyond his ability to fight. That man in the mask terrified the hell out of him, because he knew his face, knew whom he hanged around, and could potentially hunt down those closest to him, Aqua being at the very top of the list.

He sighed at her anger with him, knowing that anything he said would only further dig his own grave. Following in after her, he found himself slumping against the wall, thinking to avoid testing her hospitality for the moment. He watched her movements, observing the kid with a focused gaze. Something about him seemed to click in his heart, but nothing else seemed to make sense. The nostalgia was so strong, and yet there was not a single shred of memory to go with it. Her statement only brought further worry to his face.

“I didn’t really think about it. I was worried about something. Or really someone. The person who did this to me.”

However, his mind was snapped away from the task at hand as the kid finally awoke, causing Terra to pull away from the wall in surprise. He was taking everything surprisingly well, despite the fact that he had appeared in a stranger’s apartment. Only one thing came to Terra’s mind, and he had already spoken before he could think about it.

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She picked up and before she could even berate him for his carelessness, Terra launched into a story about some kid passed out at the park. It was always one thing or another, wasn’t it? Aqua sighed and glanced at the clock. “I’ll be there in about fifteen minutes. Don’t you dare think for a second that this excuses you from anything, Terra.” 

Never one to be late, Aqua arrived at the park precisely when she said she would be, and blue eyes narrowed at the sight of Terra, her gaze lingering on his cast– so that’s why you’ve been gone, she thought bitterly, and held back any choice words she had for him because the unconscious boy at their feet posed more of a problem.

Aqua knelt down and checked his pulse with two fingers, just to make sure he wasn’t in shock. The kid was… actually sleeping, although a gentle shove did nothing to wake him up. “Yeah. You’re right. Who knows how long he’s been out for? He’ll get cold staying here like this.” That’d definitely put him into shock, especially at night when the wind would get bad around this part of the island. “We should probably take him back– I’ll do it.” In one fluid motion Aqua had picked up the boy piggy-back style, and she was hit with a strange sense of overwhelming deja vu that she couldn’t quite shake off.

Oh man, she was pissed. Anger on her wasn’t quite as apparent as it was on him, but when she was mad, it was very evident to him that she was, namely thanks to the fact that they had been in that scenario more time than he really cared to mention. It wasn’t fun for him to be on her bad side, but unfortunately, that came with the territory of being the wannabe hero.

When she arrived, he could see the distress in her gaze. It made him sick to his stomach with guilt, but it wasn’t her place to stop him, though there were plenty of times in which he wished he could listen to her. Keeping his gaze low and focused on the boy, he nodded to her. He was out like a light, and nothing he could do would wake him up.

Well at the very least, Aqua’s mind was focused on the job, and she handled it quite well. While his arm was messed up, that did not mean he couldn’t have carried the kid with the remaining one, but he was certain Aqua would have actually hit him for that, and she did have a mean punch. Walking beside her, he kept up the pace, keeping his gaze forward when she finally gave the awaited comment concerning his current state.

“I still got my left arm. That’s more than enough. Besides, this arm isn’t...entirely broken. I just need to let it mend for a little while before I...something.”

[text] Are you lost?

[text] NO! That was a typo

[text] Did you buy it?

[text] I think I’m a mermaid

[text] I know it’s 3am, but come over and cook for me. 

[text] Too lazy to booty call, so have this text instead

[text] Need to bury a body, it’s urgent.

[text] Are you sure there’s no monsters?

[text] It was an accident.

[text] lol fuk da police

[text] send me a picture and i’ll be home quicker ;)

[text] DO NOT READ THE LAST MESSAGE IT WASN’T MEANT FOR YOU

[text] Well maybe I broke my tongue!

[text] Please tell me you’re free today! I’ve got some big news today.

[text] Got a spare ticket, do you want to come?

[text] Do you have a spare mankini I can borrow?

[text] Is fancy dress allowed at the wedding?

[text] I was using my old baby blanket as a makeshift skirt because no pants

[text] We were banging then all I remember is coming down hard and smashing my top teeth off his forehead… I just rolled off and tapped out. 

[text] Like alphabetically, I’d say a t?

[text] I’m sorry if throwing up in the back of your dad’s car ruined our friendship :(

[text] there is absolutely nothing wrong with two grown men staying up all night singing karaoke and drink out of juice cartons. don’t judge me.

[text] I found a door knob in my purse this morning, I hope whoever it belonged to doesn’t need it today.

[text] Do you know where I am?

[text] My wedding is in 5 hours and I have no idea where I am. Help!

[text] We played Rock Paper Scissors to see who would get a piggy back ride home. I’ve never been so broken.

[text] Is “head down ass up” an appropriate way to say good morning?

[text] That is definitely not healthy, in fact I’m not sure it’s legal to send that sort of picture?

[text] There isn’t enough cookie dough ice cream at home, so I’ll be heartbroken tomorrow instead.

[text] Not sure if I took a nap or went to another dimension

[text] ABORT MISSION! ABORT MISSION! HE IS A TRIPLET, WE DONT NEED TO FIGHT OVER HIM WE CAN HAVE AN ORGY INSTEAD

[text] No no don’t leave me, who’s going to walk me home

[text] She wheeled me home in a trolley and sad she loved me, I think I win.

[text] My dick just got serenaded.

[text] I ate the whole wheel of cheese. Help.

[text] I’ve been hiding under the bed for the past 20 minutes, and now they’re getting into it and it’s a little too late for me to jump out and surprise them. So expect a live sex updates

[text] The fridge is fully stocked. I’m either hallucinating or this is a miracle

[text] I need you to help me clean the house because I have visitors in less than an hour???

[text] Your brother is at the front door- WHAT DO I SAY?!

[text] It’s all fun and games till someone says you’re so pretty they could punch you and they, you know, punch you

[text] I’m in A&E but I don’t really know why

[text] Went to bed with a 10, just about woke up with a 2 and a half

[text] I think I’m officially a homewrecker because his wife just walked in screaming and he said it’s not what it looks like. I mean what else could it look like? I wasn’t trimming his hairs with my mouth?!

[text] My night ended with me crying in a gutter, I hate you.

[text] He’s decorated the toilet with his urine. I never want to see him ever again, tell him he has 2 minutes to get out of our house.

[text] Don’t talk to me! You tried to trade me for a glass of wine and a cigarette!

[text] I promise I’ll get everyone to jelly wrestle with us xox

[text] I am armed with a crown, a sash and a bouquet of flowers. Don’t test me.

[text] I think I got married last night?

[text] I think I got married on impulse last night… and after looking a second time, I don’t think i’ve made any mistakes.

[text] My mouth tastes like poor choices

[text] I didn’t let go of the mechanical bull, but they had to pull me off because… it was rough just the way I like it and I think that showed?

[text] If I say it was accidental you’ll just say I’m lying

[text] There is an alarming amount of glitter in my… everywhere

[text] You’re my hero

[text] You’re the worst thing to ever happen to me, thank you

[text] Have you ever had a good idea in your life?

[text] Are we going to end up in the hospital again?

[text] It’s not a good night if I don’t end up crying into your mother’s lap.

[text] Mark my words, your dad will be my sugar daddy, he’ll marry me and you’ll have to call me momma bear and I will interrupt your sex life with condoms and condiments.

[text] I’m may be allergic to nuts, but not his.

[text] She high fived me out of pity

[text] You walked in wearing nothing but a beekeeper mask

[text] You just walked in, rated their performance, dragged in three other people to clap for them, then walked back out.

[text] You kept calling me baby Jesus and trying to see what wise men had to say about my hair…

[text] I am a responsible adult. I tied up my hair before I puked

[text] I am a responsible adult, I brought home a lost kitten and let it shit in your room

[text] I accidentally talked myself into a threesome, when did I become so smooth?

[text] It may or may not have been your sister…

[text] It may or may not have been your brother…

[text] If you’re not coming over with food, don’t come over at all

[text] Call me and get me out of this conversation NOW. My co-worker is talking to me about her birds having sex again…

[text] IM NOT TALKING TO YOU UNTIL YOU MAKE A PROCLAMATION YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN TACOS

[text] Buy me a helicopter, I will give you the last slice of pizza. pls. this is important. okay maybe the crust?

[text] Let’s never forget the time I met you while you were running down the street naked and in handcuffs.

[text] I tried to put lipstick on my eyeballs, help.

[text] I told her my cum counts as protein shake and she sent a text to my gran saying I ate her cat.

[text] If you don’t fuck me hard, rough, and senseless the minute we’re alone in your room, I’m returning you to the boyfriend store

[text] I accidentally sexted your mum, I’m sorry xox

[text] There can only be one screw up per family and I was here first. Get your shit together bro

[text] I feel like you’re pretending I didn’t bail you out of jail last night for trying to staple a cushion to the top of their car so you had a “comfy place to sit”

[text] You climbed the fence and then started crying because you were scared of hamsters, I really don’t know what you took, but you need a babysitter.

The docks were the only place cargo like weapons came in. Being on an island, there were plenty of docks and places to keep one’s ship, but it wasn’t hard to find such large and important shipments. Waiting in the darkness, he would pick off guards one by one. Without giving any of the guards any time to react, he would be left with a small group guarding a single freight. 

His movements were quick and unrelenting. The retractable blades on his hands made for easily incapacitating enemies if it came down to it. But men like this who lack experience? Broken bones sent better messages than scars. Before long, everyone laid at his feet either moaning in agony or knocked out cold. Except one.

Of course, even with his anger as fierce as it was, he would not stop protecting his friends to the best of his abilities, but even that would not help from what came next. Slowly, Terra began to notice the silence around them, the Mafia designated guards suddenly going quiet. It was a disturbing unease that he felt, as though something very wrong was about to happen. That’s when he attacked, the man in the mask. 

“What...?!”

Before he could even acknowledge what had happened, his friends were laid flat on the ground, beaten and broken on the ground like they were nothing but toddlers. Terra could only look on the scene, stunned and amazed. There was so much skill, so much refined ability behind the brief conflict. Any person with half a brain would have given up then and there, but looking upon the prone forms of the people he had promised to protect, Terra only felt rage.

“They’re kids, you lunatic! You could have killed them! You want my cooperation?! Then we’ll do it your way!”