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mrsarcherofinfamy · 1 year ago

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Summary: Losing a bet against Austin and Grayson and having to be their assistant/valet for a month. Turns into feelings for both of them.

•Austin Theory x Grayson Waller x Reader•

I walk into catering before Smackdown Live goes on the air. Adam Pearce is at a table talking with Austin Theory and Grayson Waller along with Damage CTRL. I look over at them and Adam is waving for me to come over to him. I walk over and put my hands on the table leaning in-between Austin and Adam.

"What's up Adam? Whatcha need me for?"

He looks at me smiling.

"Well Y/N, I had an idea earlier today and I was talking it over with Damage CTRL, Austin and Grayson. We were thinking you and them would be sitting at this table and be playing Truth or Dare with each other for a backstage promo."

I look at him with a curious look on my face. I fold my arms looking down at him.

"I like it but what's the catch?"

He laughs and shakes his head.

"You know me to well. The catch is that someone is gonna dare you to arm wrestle Bayley. And when you lose, you have to be Austin and Grayson's assistant/manager for a month. Means you gotta do as they ask and accompany them to the ring during their matches."

I start laughing really hard looking down at the floor.

"You have got to be kidding Adam?"

He looks at me with a serious face. I stop laughing and look at him.

"I'm very serious Y/N. We all think you would look really good as their manager."

I look over at Grayson and Austin staring at me.

"Is that true boys?"

"Yes ma'am"

They both say it at the same time and I crack a slight smile. I look over at Bayley than back at Adam. Adam looks like he is begging me to do it. I roll my eyes and huff.

"Fine. I'll do it. But there has to be a few dares and truths before we do that dare."

"Sounds good to me! It is official."

Adam stands up, shakes my hand and everyone else's at the table than exits out of catering. I sit down next to Bayley and look over at her putting my hands on the table.

"I know I'm new here, but why did you pick me?"

She puts a hand ontop of my hand and grabs it slightly.

"Because you are new here. Because you haven't been able to make a name for yourself yet. I think this might be your breakout moment. Like Maxine."

Ever since I got called up during the WWE draft, they haven't really used me on Smackdown. I look at her really thinking about what she is saying. I shake my head agreeing with what she is saying.

"Ya know. You're right. I could learn a thing or two from you if I really just stop and think about things."

She smiles really big and lets go of my hand pointing over at Austin and Grayson. I look over at them and their eyes are basically glued onto me. I look at them with a confused look.

"Do I have something on my face?"

They don't say anything and just keep staring.

"BOYS!"

I snap my fingers in their faces and they shake their heads looking away from me.

I shake my head cracking a smile. I look over at Bayley.

"I have an idea. I need a glass bottle."

She looks at me and points to the glass bottles of water in catering. I get up, grab one than dump it out in the sink. I come back to the table and Bayley is giving me a confused look. I set the bottle on its side and spin it.

"We could spin the bottle and whoever it lands on is the one who gets asked Truth or Dare."

"That is a smart idea!"

Grayson shouts from across the table at me.

"Thanks G. Anyways, how many truths and dares should we do?"

"I think one dare than two truths than your dare."

I look over at Bayley and shake my head yes. Grayson and Austin agree along with Iyo and Dakota. I stand up and push in my chair.

"I am going to go change into my gear. I will be back in a little bit."

"Bye Y/N!"

They all say at the same time. I wave goodbye and walk to my dressing room to change into my gear. I put on my black and blue shorts (kinda look like Theorys) and my black and blue bralette to match. I put on my cropped cut up (kinda like Rhea's) blue Macho Man shirt. I put my black knee high boots on and look in the mirror fixing my hair.

"Yup. This is good."

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*almost time to do the promo*

I sit down at the table after grabbing a quick bite to eat. Grayson sits on my left side and Dakota sits on my right. We get prepare to do the promo. Bayley comes running into catering.

"Sorry I'm late! I was on the phone!"

She sits down next to Dakota and gets herself prepared. I feel a hand slowly slide onto my leg and grab my thigh. I look over at Grayson who has a small smirk on his face. I grab his hand and throw it off of me shaking my head. The camera man comes over looking at all of us.

"Are you all ready?"

"Yes!"

Bayley grabs the bottle and spins it. It lands on Grayson and Bayley smiles looking at him.

"Alright Grayson, Truth or Dare?"

"Hmmmm dare!"

"Oooooo alright. I dare you to..... give Y/N the sloppiest kiss on the cheek! If you chicken out, you have to drink some hot sauce!"

My eyes go wide looking at Bayley. She starts laughing at me. Grayson grabs my chin pulling me closer to him and smashes his lips into my cheek. I can feel the drool on my cheek. I make a disgust face as he lets go of my face smiling at the drool he left. I grab a napkin wiping my face while everyone else is laughing about it. The game continues on for a little while.

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Austin spins the bottle and it lands on me.

"Ooooo Y/N. Truth or Dare?"

"Let's go with a dare!"

Austin smirks and looks at me.

"Oh I have a good one for you."

"Let's hear it than Theory."

"I dare you to arm wrestle Bayley. If you win, you are off the hook."

"But if I lose?"

"Oh but if you lose, you have to be Grayson and my assistant/manager for a month."

"Oh you are so on Theory."

Me and Bayley get into position to arm wrestle. We grab each other hand and look at each other.

"Y/N are you ready?"

"Yes girl. Let's do this."

Me and Bayley start pushing against each other with everything we have. I start slowly pushing her hand down a little but she pushes it right back up. I can start to feel my arm slightly giving up but I fight through it. Bayley can tell my arm is starting to hurt and starts pushing harder. My arm gives and she slams my hand into the table. Everyone around me gasps and starts cheering for Bayley winning. I put my hand on my face shaking my head embarrassed at what just happened.

"Well Y/N, guess you are now Theory and Waller's personal assistant for a month! Good luck!"

Bayley and the rest of Damage CTRL laugh walking out of catering. The cameras cut off ending our game. I stand up and take a deep breath. Grayson stands up next to me and puts an arm around my shoulders.

"Hey Y/N. It will be okay. I promise."

I look at him with a disgust face and take his arm off my shoulders.

"Maybe for you, it might be."

I walk out of catering to my dressing room.

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*2 weeks later on Smackdown Live*

Sitting in my locker room cutting up a light blue Grayson Waller effect shirt, I turn on the TV to watch the beginning of Smackdown. Austin and Grayson have a match against The Brawling Brutes.

"Great."

I roll my eyes and put on the shirt making sure it fits how I like it. I hear a knock on my door and get up. I walk over, open the door and it's Adam.

"You are on in 15 mins Y/N. Go find the boys please."

"Oh okayyyy."

I roll my eyes. Adam looks down at my shirt.

"Nice shirt by the way."

He laughs and walks off. I huff, walk down to the boys dressing room and knock on the door.

"Who is it?!"

"It's Y/N!"

The door opens a little bit. I push it open and lean against the door frame.

"We are on in 15. Are you boys ready?"

Grayson looks up at me while trying to fix his boots and his jaw drops almost to the floor. He starts smacking Austin's arm who is trying to fix his shorts. Austin turns around and rolls his eyes.

"Y/N you are wearing the wrong shirt. You have to be wearing Austin Theory."

Austin laughs and I roll my eyes.

"No no no! She is definitely wearing the right shirt."

Grayson smirks and winks at me. I roll my eyes again.

"Are you guys ready or not?"

"Yes ma'am!"

They both come running over to me and we all go walking to gorilla.

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Grayson makes his entrance first. Austin puts his hand on my shoulder and I look up at him.

"I want you to come out with me and stand in the spotlight like the queen that you are."

My jaw drops and I freeze just staring at him. I never really heard him say anything like that before and didnt really have a clue that is how he felt. His music hits and it snaps me back to reality. We walk out together and get ready for the spotlight to come on. I am standing on his right side kinda leaning on him looking up at him and Grayson is over his left shoulder. The spotlight turns on, the camera comes around us and Austin puts his hands up to do his entrance. I look at the camera and smirk while Grayson says some stuff to Austin. Austin finishes his entrance, we all turn towards the ring and walk down. Austin proceeds to put an arm around my neck and pull me closer to him. I take his arm off and climb into the ring. We all walk over to the corner and pose for the camera. I do the A town down with my fingers while sticking my tongue out.

"Yes Y/N! That is perfect!"

Austin pats my shoulder than climbs down off the ropes. I climb down onto the floor. The bell rings and the match begins.

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*nearing the end of the match*

Ridge Holland has Austin tied up in the ropes and is going to do the 10 beats to the chest. I climb up next to Austin and try flirting with Ridge. I lick my lips than bite my bottom lip.

"Hey big boy."

Ridge lets go of Austin and walks over towards me. I put my hand on his face while Austin crawls into the ring. Austin quickly rolls him up for the winning pinfall.

"Here are your winners! Grayson Waller and Austin Theory!"

I jump down helping Grayson off the floor and walking over to Austin who rolled out of the ring. Austin also slings his arm around my neck. I try holding them both up walking up the ramp to the top. We stop, turn around and I hold up both of their arms in victory. We make our way to the back to their locker room.

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Sitting on the couch in the boys locker room playing on my phone, I hear the shower turn off. Grayson went to get us some food for the rest of the show.

"Hey Y/N? Did G come back yet?"

"No yet. Why?"

I hear the bathroom door open and I look up to see Austin in just a towel wrapped around his waist. I gulp at the sight infront of me. He walks over and grabs my hand making me stand up infront of him. I take a deep breath looking at him.

"Soooo you have been my manager for about 2 weeks now....."

He stops talking when Grayson walks in hands full of plates of food.

"Ummmm what is going on here?"

"Austin was talking about me being his manager for 2 weeks now."

"His manager?"

"I meant both of our manager G."

"Anyways Austin. What were you gonna say to me?"

I look at him straight in his eyes. He grabs my hand again and smiles.

"I was just wondering if you would be my manager..... forever?"

"Are you trying to ask me to be your girlfriend?"

"That's what I was gonna ask her!"

I look over at Grayson and he looks upset. I look back over at Austin.

"Well..... it is a yes to you Austin."

I grab his face and kiss him hard. He grabs my face and kisses back hard as well. Grayson gasps behind us. I pull back and look over at Grayson who is upset.

"Well.... it's also a yes for you Grayson."

I walk over, grab his face and kiss him hard. Grayson grabs my waist pulling me closer kissing me hard as well. I pull back and look at Austin than back at Grayson.

"As long as you two are okay with sharing me."

They both come over and kiss my cheeks at the same time. I giggle and push them back.

"I will take that as a yes!"

We all sit down on the couch and watch the rest of Smackdown while eating the food on the coffee table infront of us......

#wwe #wwe fanfiction #wwe imagine #imagines #writing #austin theory imagine #austin theory #grayson waller #austin theory x reader #grayson waller x reader #grayson waller imagine #charley's fics

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intermittent-showers · 4 months ago

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I just saw that vampire lestat doppelganger tiktok girl say that when Buck talks about why he's attracted to Tommy in season 7, it's all about his mostly masculine traditional features...

Uhm... no?

She even goes on to say that it's the reason Eddie has the mustache?? Because Tommy is "big and strong and macho," and so Eddie HAS to be tired of hearing that, and he's now ready to "compete" for Buck?? Like a fucking bro-off??

Ma'am.

The only feature that Buck mentions is Tommy's cleft. Buck likes Tommy because he's "cool" and "confident" and "interesting."

I'm willing to bet the man is a damn fine kisser, too, seeing as Buck couldn't even form sentences after their first kiss.

I'm sorry but I think it's rather disgusting and dare I say, biphobic, to assume a bisexual man is only attracted to another man because he LOOKS LIKE A MAN?!

My brain and my soul hurts by these constant hidden agendas just to get Buddie. Stop covering up your ignorance of queer people and relationships with stereotypical takes.

#911 fandom #bucktommy #evan buckley #tommy kinard #911 fandom discourse #eddie diaz #911 abc #intermittent thoughts

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evilhagspage · 1 year ago

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setting: Supernatural, after the events of season 1×16. i didn't put a whole lot of exposition in there so just know sammy baby got hurt :*(

pairing: sam winchester x reader. use of y/n and she/her pronouns. written in first person.

warnings: cleaning each other's wounds cuz i'm a WHORE. swearing. absolutely sickening disgusting fluff. mutual pining but they don't know it's mutual yet.

legitimately one single person liked my post where i asked if y'all wanted to see it so enjoy!

It seems like we drove all night before Dean decided it was safe enough to stop. After everything with Meg and her shadow demons, and John, we were all pretty spooked. We finally pulled into a motel in the middle of nowhere. I was just grateful to have a second of rest.

We got in and settled, and Dean decided to take the first shower, neglecting any help cleaning his wounds. Sam sat down on our shared bed, a habit we created in our childhoods. We always reasoned it away, it was cheaper to get one room, I hate cots, both the boys are way too tall to fit on a couch, etc. In reality....well, who's to say. I can't speak for Sam's feelings.

As he sat down to take off his boots, he winces in pain. I stop rooting through my bag to look over at him. "Do you need some help?" I ask, trying to remain nonchalant.

"No, I can manage...ach!" the end of his sentence punctuated with another hiss in pain as he goes to reach for his boot again. I drop my things and immediately reach over to help him.

"Here, here, let me," I reply softly, dropping down on my knees in front of him to take his boots the rest of the way off. I keep my eyes on my task, mostly to mask the effect that being on my knees in from of Sam has on me.

"Y-you really don't have to," he tells me, and he sounds...almost...breathless? It must be from the pain, I reason.

"I know," I say, daring to look up at him. Our eyes lock and I can feel heat flushing to my cheeks. Why does he have to be so handsome all the time? Having finished the task at hand, I quickly stand up and place his boots by the door of the motel room. I stop at Dean's duffel bag that he discarded by the door and shuffle through it to find the first aid kit. I make my way back over to the bed, and sit down next to Sam to rustle through the box. "So, are you gonna let me help you clean up? Or is that gonna hurt your macho ego?" I tease, trying to cut the tension in the air.

He chuckles, before sighing, "Do I really have a choice?"

"Nope!" I shoot over my shoulder as I leave to fill a cup with warm water. I take my place back on the bed, dipping a washrag into the water, and turn to Sam. "Hold this, please," I ask while handing him the cup. "Yes, ma'am," he teases. I slowly cup his chin as I start to gently wipe the deep claw marks on his cheek. He hisses through his teeth when I press too hard, his hand shooting out to grab my knee for support. I quickly pull my hand away and murmur a 'sorry', too preoccupied with the warmth of his hand on my leg. "It's okay," he whispers back.

"I'm gonna keep going, okay?" He nods in consent, and I continue to clean the dried blood and dirt from his gorgeous, defined face. 'focus, please' I silently plead to myself. "So, uh, listen. I'm really sorry about John...er your dad," I tell him. I've known the Winchesters for what feels like forever...John became like a second father to me.

"It's okay, I guess. I mean, I don't think we should have let him go," he admits.

"Yeah, I mean y'all spent so much time looking for him. And to finally feel some peace about the whole college situation...sorry, I'm sure that's not helpful to think about," my brows pulled in the middle as I silently chastised myself.

"No, no it's okay. It honestly helps to talk about it." He turns his face towards me as I set the rag down and reach for some sort of healing salve. My cheeks once again flush with heat under his gaze.

"I'm glad, Sam." I summon the courage to meet his eyes, and rest my hand atop his, still on my knee. Totally platonic, right? I turn back, having found some petroleum jelly packets. I move his face back to look foward gently, then begin smoothing it over his scratches. Thankfully, they don't look *as* bad with all of the excess blood gone. I notice that Sam's hand is now absent mindedly stroking half circles on my knee. It takes everything in me not to shiver. I clear my throat before asking, "Did you need to talk about anything else?"

"Well, I wanted to thank you." I quirk a brow up with faux scepticism. He chuckles atthis, watching me in his peripheral vision. "Seriously. I mean, you've always been there for me...and Dean. You were my first friend that wasn't Dean. You're just so selfless. It seems like no matter what, you're willing to drop everything and help us."

My heart warms at his words. "You're welcome, Sammy. I care about you--and your brother. It's never really even a question...I want to be here for y'all," I reply honestly.

Sam's face suddenly sombers in thought as I set the emptied packets with the rag, taking his hand in both of mine. I look up at him inquisitively.

"Y/n, I also wanted to apologize. It wasn't just my family I shut out when I was at Stanford. I know I hurt you." I let out a big sigh as he says this, because he's not wrong. It did hurt when he suddenly iced me out. Stopped returning my calls, our emails. Before then, I had never gone more than a week without hearing from at least one of the Winchester boys. I begin to shake my head and forgive him, but he interrupts me by saying, "I'm serious. It was shitty, and you didn't deserve it. You always supported me, always encouraged me to follow my dreams. I'm really, really sorry."

My brows pull up in the middle at his sincerity. "Oh, Sam. I forgive you. I forgave you the moment I saw you again. It's really hard for me to stay mad at you," I reply honestly. "Dean on the other hand...I can hold a grudge on him forever." I finish with a chuckle at my own joke, also to expell some of the nervous energy I've been harboring since being so close to Sam...so intimate.

A cry from the bathroom interrupts us, Dean clearly having heard me after being done with his shower. "Hey!" he yells, whipping the door open, expelling all of the steam into the common room. "I am a perfect angel, thank you," he scolds me with pretend anger.

"Please," Sam teases back. I turn back to grab an extra petroleum jelly packet and toss it as Dean. "Here," I say as he catches it smoothly. "It should help the scratches on your face." He looks it over before shrugging and squeezing some onto his finger. I look down at Sam, asking, "I'm gonna take a shower, if you don't mind having the last one?"

"Oh, not at all, go ahead," he replies.

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When I finish my shower, Dean is already snoring under the covers, and Sam is watching some old reruns on TV. Looks like, yup, Jeopardy. God, he's so cute. I place my dirty clothes in the designated laundry bag, missing Sam's eyes on me and my "skimpy" pj's (one of dean's old shirts and shorts). I get comfortable under the covers...next to Sam. He looks down at me as I snuggle into the blanket and hum contentedly. As I gaze up at him a sudden wave of affection hits me. "Hey," I whisper, "I wanted to thank you for what you said earlier. It...means a lot to hear how y'all think of me. I know I seem like this self-assured-patented-confident girl, but, it never hurts to hear you friends say they love you."

"Did I say 'I love you?' I-I don't remember saying that..." his face splits into a shit-eating grin as he laughs at his own joke.

"Shut up," I giggle and push his shoulder.

"I do, by the way," he admits after a comfortable silence.

"Hm?" I ask, looking up at him with a furrowed brow.

"I do love you, Y/n," he replies nonchalantly.

"I love you too, Sammy," I give him a brief smile before turning my attention back to the TV, hoping to hide the melancholy I feel. I have no doubt that he loves me...it's just not the way I wish he did.

He rolls over and out of the bed, rounding to my side to rifle through his bag. "I'm gonna hop in the shower, 'kay?"

"Okay! Can't promise I'll be awake when you get back," I reply shooting him a smirk. He smiles back at me, toiletries in hand as he enters the bathroom. A few moments later, I hear the shower turn on and let it lull me into sleep, dreaming of soft mornings waking up in Sam's arms.

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Sam exits the bathroom to find Y/n asleep, totally sprawled out on the bed. He chuckles to himself, thinking 'she's so cute...relax Sam. You gotta relax if you're gonna share a bed with her.' After he sets down his things, he slides into bed, trying not to disturb her. She rustles in her sleep, absentmindedly wrapping her arms around his waist and holding him tight, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. As if it doesn't have Sam's heart beating out of his chest. He tentatively wraps his own arm around her shoulder, lightly stroking down her arm. She nuzzles her face onto his chest, and he lets himself enjoy it. Savor it. The repetitive motion of his hand on her arm and the weight of her head on his chest have him falling asleep in record time.

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The next morning, Dean wakes up first to Sam and Y/n still entangled. This time, Y/n's leg is hitched up around Sam's hips, her hand resting on his chest and her mouth open, drooling all over his shirt. Sam, on the other hand, has both of his arms wrapped around her, his head thrust back and snoring, loudly. 'It's a miracle she can sleep through that,' Dean thinks as he pulls out his phone to snap a picture. He giggles to himself, reviewing the photo. He is totally gonna use this for black mail. Or at their wedding. One of the two.

#supernatural fanfiction #supernatural #sam winchester x reader #sam winchester

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enigmatist17 · 8 months ago

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Part 1 - AU where Angel comes to help Spike after he escapes from the Initiative

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Buffy and Riley didn't notice as Cordelia slowly closed her phone and stood, one hand nervously swiping some imaginary strands of hair from her eyes.

"Cordelia? Is something the matter?" Wesley asks, currently bouncing back and forth between research texts with Giles.

"Um...Riley, is it?" Buffy and Riley look up from their conversation, the soldier a bit confused by the woman he'd only met a few days ago looking at him with concern? Disgust?

"Yes ma'am, how can I help?"

"You uh, wow you're really just like cardboard." Cordelia shook her head, and pressed on before he could express his offense. "So fun fact, Angel's coming, and you need to stick close to Buffy because he's totally going to rip your throat out if you piss him off." She finished with a grin, the room going silent as everyone stared at Cordelia and Riley.

"On a level of general irritation to dealing with Wolfram, how angry are we talking?" Wesley asked suspiciously as Giles headed for his defense stores.

"Like Doyle... like Doyle angry." Cordelia gripped her phone for a moment as her voice trembled before shaking her head. "Says he wants to talk, but you know how temperamental he can be."

"You're being nicer than usual."

"You got here fast." Wesley swallows thickly, the sight of Angel practically materializing in Giles' kitchen making the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. "Is Sp-"

"Yes." The answer is more a growl than an actual response, and his eyes scan the room before fixating on Riley.

"We are talking, right?" Buffy had moved between the two men, and for a moment the two lock eyes before Angel shrugs, crossing his arms.

"You know Hos- the guy who escaped?" Riley bit his tongue, watching eyes colder than anything he'd ever experienced in training lock onto him.

"What did you do to him."

"Me? Nothing." Riley winced as he stumbled over his words, extremely uncomfortable that the vampire could probably hear the beating of his heart increasing as those eyes just stared.

"You should tell him." Buffy's voice is light, but both men are well aware that she's stamping down as much of her frustration as possible, so Angel slowly uncrosses his arms.

"Buffy I can't just tell one of them-"

"What can't you tell little old me?" Angel's lip twitched in a barely repressed snarl, and before Riley could move for the pistol strapped to his thigh, someone loudly cleared their throat.

"As much as I am loving this whole macho manly man dick measuring contest, we need to play nice now." Cordelia gives her brightest smile as all eyes shoot to her, and Angel to everyone's chagrin looks embarrassed, stuffing his hands in his pockets as Giles barely hides his chuckle with a forced cough.

"Man, I need some popcorn." All eyes turn toward the now open door as Xander walks in, freezing in place with Willow curiously peeking from behind his shoulder.

"Hey guys, welcome to the shit show." The two finished entering Giles' home as Riley sits back down with Buffy, constantly looking toward the far corner of the room, where Angel had joined Wesley to quietly murmur about something.

"Nice to see Deadboy hasn't really changed." Xander, helpful as ever quipped, earning an annoyed look from the vampire in question. "But Cordy, you look..."

"Amazing? I know." The brunette smiled, and despite their rocky departure, it's not long before she draws him to the couch to catch him up on everything she's done in L.A.

"H-Hi Angel, hi Wesley." Turning to his left, Angel is surprised to see Willow standing near his side, trying to look at the book they were rifling through.

"Hello Willow." The aspiring witch gave a smile, and her hands fiddle with a small pouch.

"Pleasure to see you again." The former Watcher gave a small bow and looked at what was in her hands. "May we help you with something?"

"I uh, I can help you." Willow held out the pouch, and Angel carefully accepted it with a raised eyebrow. "I um, I read up about vampires who get hurt, o-or starved, because that's what Spike is like right now? So, I found these different herbs and stuff, a-and if you mix it in the blood you give him, it should help accelerate his healing."

"You did this for him?" Angel is surprised as he opens it, seeing varying bags filled with dried powders labeled for a feeding schedule.

"I may not like him, n-not that it's like a bad thing, but no one deserves to be starved, you know?"

"...thank you, this is very sweet of you." Angel's praise was soft, making Willow blush a little bit, and he gently reached out to squeeze her shoulder.

"L-Let me know if you need anything else, okay?"

"Will do." He nodded, and Willow wandered off to join Xander on the couch.

"She's still such a lovely girl." Wesley hummed, glancing down at his books.

"That she is." Angel shook the bag before closing it back up, stowing it in his breast pocket for later. "Was Cordy really worried that I was going to hurt the kid?"

"Well, yes?" Wesley coughed, avoiding his gaze. "Angel, may I ask you something?"

"Go ahead." Angel leaned against the closest wall with his arms crossed.

"You hate Spike, don't you?" Wesley began cautiously, heart thudding in his chest as he kept his gaze away. "You're quite upset with his state however, helping him despite the fact he nearly tried to kill you, so I must ask...why?"

"Hate is not the word I'd use." Angel sighed, closing his eyes briefly as Wesley watched without a word. "As much as he's done a lot to cause pain and irritation, Spike is family, the blood we share supersedes everything. I can't explain it in ways you'd understand, but he's a childe of mine, and I just...have to help."

"I'd say I understand, but for the most part I don't." The former Watcher winced as he scrambled for the right words. "You know I follow where you lead."

"I know, and I really can't thank you both for leaving everything to come with." Angel gave him a small smile, missing the look of surprise from Buffy across the room.

"Speaking of Mr. Hair dye, what are we going to do with him?" Cordelia asked, the conversation with Xander and Willow having trailed off as both men looked over. "I mean, I don't think we can exactly leave him here, not with the government doing all their...wait, what are you doing anyways?" Cordelia looked behind her, Riley once again squirming in discomfort.

"We -" He glanced over at Buffy, who just squeezed his hand. "I can't disclose government information to civilians."

"We don't need a whole dossier." Angel crossed his arms, his words twinged with a growl that had everyone sitting up a but straighter. "What. Do. You. People. Do."

"Learn about the enemy." Riley's response is terse, and he's trained his gaze on the floor.

The silence could cut through steel.

"By any means necessary, right?" Willow crossed her arms as Giles did the same. "That's horrible."

"I just help keep the peace."

"By hunting down demons for capture." Angel filled in the blanks, rather unimpressed.

"...that's the crux of it."

The silence dominates once more.

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The sounds of the shower alert Angel Spike is once again awake when he returns shortly before dawn, the older drawing curtains closed to make sure the main area was kept from the sun. His jacket is slung over the back of the couch, the torn duster carefully spread over the coffee table and cleaned at the least, judging by some blood-soaked gauze tossed to the side. Angel scoops up the trash and tosses it before going to the half-emptied duffle from earlier, pulling out the several types of sewing kits and varying thread he'd scooped up earlier to place them beside the familiar jacket.

"Reckon I can fix it."

"Most likely." There's a small grunt of acknowledgment as Spike retreats back into the bedroom, Angel moving to get himself a mug and Spike two of blood. The powder Willow had given him mixed in with ease, and by the time Spike returned with clothes that shouldn't have been loose, Angel is offering his mug.

"Cheers." Spike raised in before his face changed with a slight wince, looking down at the blood in hesitation before bringing the cup to his lips and taking a large sip. Whatever reservations there could have faded when Spike chugs, reaching for the second mug before he has enough time to set down the first.

"Ease up, I'm not cleaning up vomit." Angel rolls his eyes when the other gives a grumpy growl, but slows down as his grandsire scoops up the empty mug and takes it to the sink.

"Dunno what's in this, tastes bloody amazin'." The smaller man hums, one hand snatching Angel's jacket and draping it over himself like a blanket.

"Healing powder, though I don't think it tastes like anything." Spike grumbles something he can't quite hear, but a quick peek shows that the other keeps drinking. "Do you need more?"

"No, likely going to be sick if I do." Spike is lying, he could drink for days, but his stomach decides it doesn't want to listen as it roils at the first decent meal in ages. "Bloody soldiers."

"I met one, dating Buffy of all people." Angel tries to not sound irritated, but Spike giggles. "He hasn't said much. Yet."

"You'll make him sing, peaches." Spike sets the mostly drained cup on the coffee table before tucking his legs underneath the coat.

He's so bloody tired.

"I know I will." Angel isn't much warmer than he is, Spike's mind supplies, but it feels like the arm that magically appears around his shoulder is as warm as the sun. "You need to rest."

"Can't, not for long." Spike mumbles, rubbing his cheek against Angel's shirt unconsciously. "They'll find me..."

"No, they won't." The pompous voice is so soft, so gentle, and Spike wonders what he's done to deserve it. "You can rest, I'll be on the lookout."

"You can't lookout for shit." Spike tries to keep his eyes open, but the task is herculean.

"I'll get by." There is the soft voice again, and now a hand is running through his curly hair. "Sleep."

For once, Spike listens.

#buffy the vampire slayer #angel the series #spike #spike btvs #angel #angel btvs #cordelia chase #wesley wyndam pryce #xander harris #willow rosenberg #rupert giles #riley finn #spangle #angel x spike #season 4

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shinayashipper · 11 months ago

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I'm remembering meeting fellow ygo fan irl and when I said my fave character is Yugi they go "Who would even Like Yugi, he's not cool at all and always cries!! You must Only like the DSOD one because he's finally Macho now" and I just... ma'am... I-I Love All Yugis... there is Me... the one who like him... bro 😭😭

#things that made me Mad #at least in online spaces I can curate and block people heh #welp i never like the local ygo community here anyway #why do ppl always assume I Would like yami more like 😭

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creepy-friday · 2 years ago

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Aaah!! Just saw your newest update ><

Now that you mentioned dynamics, it really got me thinking:

Masky is most likely to want a girlfriend that sort of balances him out in the sense that even if she isn't as Outspoken or fiery, she does stand her ground, like those couples where one is really angry and the other is often stoic and calm enough to ease the other down and deal with their behavior. That way when she does snap at him he's like: 👁👄👁 ok yes ma'am.

Toby wants a girlboss smh, like a girl that is willing to make the first moves and be direct about what she wants. He's the type of guy that doesn't understand a word you're saying but can admire your voice. So he most likely would feel drawn to a girl who is willing to take the lead and not judge him or infantilize him, but actually let him speak his mind while also not being pressured to be a "Macho Man" because she loves him as is.

Hoodie just wants to be loved fr, he pretends that he's some sort of cold-hearted player that plays with people's hearts but give him a chaste kiss on the cheek and man's is on his knees. He wants someone who is sweet but resilient, Basically someone who is genuine and won't backstab him. Their like a sweet cinnamon roll x quiet stoic threatening duo.

Sorry for the rant but it just gets my brain going like aaaah 💖💖💖

I'm so glad you enjoyed them! :3 :3 💕💞

Tbh as much as his corruption kink goes,Masky really needs someone who can also put his annoying ass in his place,I might write more mansion headcanons and expand on his sorry relationships with the other women residents<3

#i love this #mans a tough shell but he's hot #creepypasta x reader

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pinkestpurple · 5 days ago

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What a man what a man what a mighty good man

I'm already into season 3 so this is my season 2 reaction, at somepoint i stop reacting bc i started doing bracelets while i watch the show, so, yeah, enjoy what i have

1x02

The soundtrack is so good, if Ryan Murphy knows what to do is musicalize a tv show

Okay but if was necessary to introduce Eddie with Whatta man? (Mateo of the future: yes it was)

Jsjsjsj you are kidding, Buck see it as competition?? You are the other father of his child

Hen leaving aside her indignation about the calendar to bother Buck, i love her

What you mean Buck realize he is bi in season 8, if this is how Buck see it now that he "hates" him i can't imagine how bad is going to get

Buck don't fuck your sister, Deancoded even with that /j

If my sister doesn't talk to me for 3 years i asumme she is dead, how you didn't look for her??

No Athena twitting a tv show, this is about me??

Eddie faces when Buck is doing his macho thing 😂😂

Eddie tells Bucks he is good handling pressure and Buck is like "what??me?? 🥺👉🏻👈🏻" at least pretend you aren't into him

Mr. April!! Hen is such a good friend, i want at least two episodes about her, please

2x02

Christopher! The cutes kid alive! I think dogs know that we are diferent species, they are very intelligent

If Buck hasn't a firefighter he could be a monsterhunter, we already discussed this, Buck is Dean Winchester

Second episode and Buck and Eddie are already join into the hip?? Okay

All cops are bastards and this counts for Athena

Maddie doing her job as she cries, relatable

2x03

Buck taking Eddie to look for Chris?? Why is Buck there? Are they already dating?

The two earthquakes episodes are so good!! I love them

Hen is my favorite character of the show,is she considering leaving?? A quitting the job arc?? (Future me: i though this bc of how she was watching the bold kid family but no it was a will we get a second kid arc)

2x04

I get his last name is Diaz, has the episode need to start with a bolero? Jsjsjsj

Girls trying to flirt with Buck and Eddie? understandable, but no one flirting with Hen?? Unacceptable, she is the hottest one

Buck asking Eddie why doesn't date is Buck trying to flirt with him i can't read this any other way

Eddie taking Buck to a family emergency?? Insane, so you are boyfriends now

Gringos know that una tia latina can have another name than Pepa??

"Your ex gringa" jsjsjsjs muy de tia, but ma'am your nephew is the everyday american man poster what are you saying

I love Chris is the cutest kid ever and the show knows it

No, why they meet like two months ago (idk this show timeline) and they are already marry??

I understand why buddie shippers are insane, episode four since we meet eddie and this two are like this

(Sorry for the shitty screenshots, Disney is a bitch)

BOYCRUSH

"She got her life change and all i got is the trauma" jsjsjsjs Chimney you are so funny this season

After i though what a funny episode a guy dies bc a escalator got him, what a nice show

Carla!! I hope a black person got into the writers room bc i swear to good

2x05

It makes all the sense of the world that Danny and Athena kids are friends

Okay the racist guy, how this is executed idk if theres a black writer on the team, feels too on the nose

I really like this episode, especially the Hen B plot, love her, love her struggles.

2x06

And we are back to shipping, Buck assuming Maddie talks about Eddie?? What you want from me show

2x07

I thought Chris mom was dead..... okay, SORRY

"I needed someone to had my back" How this is not a direct parallel to 2x01 when Buck and Eddie say this to each other C'MON

2x08

They putting down a horse is so sad, i think i will have my period soon bc everything on this show makes me cry, the whole thing with Maddie too

I love how the show handles themes and parallels, the whole haunted thing, as a halloween episode but also as the living gosths we have of our pass, love that.

Also love the parallel of Abby leaving the house not knowing who she is and Buck doing the same!

Someone do an exorcism to that house.

2x08

The episode just started and i am crying i love Buck

Maddie and Chim being good at karaoke is just a detail that does nothing, but is so fucking cool!! Of course they are good at being together

"To restrained" and the most obvious scene is next

Jsjsjs i think she is using Buck

The old couple story??

WHAT YOU MEAN BUCK REALIZE HE IS BI IN SEASON 8 and not at the end of this season that it could make so much sense???

Bc what was the old men story for if not to set up Buck with a man??

2x09

A Hen episode!?? Yes PLEASE

The fact the finding herself and what she wants to do is also tie to Hen stop trying to be so femmem, yes girl, burn that wig

Tommy!? Bucks Tommy? Well now i undestand some comments about him

So funny that they are using Twilight so you know what year is it

Chimney always trying to help Hen!!

I love that the message is you can't do this alone, you need people than helps but also that understands

Yes, fuck that captain, some people can learn, and will, the people who doesn't, fuck them

Love Hen, i undestand her so much better, know i need to know who her and her wife meet

2x10

Buck with a little girl!! He is such a father (pls someone get him pregnant)

Chim really trying not to fuck it up with Maddie is precious

I got to the elf girl thinking Buck and Eddie are the fathers of Chris, give me an explanation to put that scene in there if is not gay!

But seriously, eddie back with his wife but not really sure what to do with her, buck in this discovering himself arc, the whole old men couple, c'mon c'mon, how, how, how is not gay, and why are this two not cannon??

2x12

I love to learn more about Chimney

How the flashback just bleends with reality is such a cool thing to do, i love this episode

Also i love how in all of the beginnings theres someone how extent their hands and helps the new one, because they will never be where they are if wasn't the a kind person willing to help

2x15

I didn't like this episode to mimicky for my taste, but i understand, at the beginning i thought this kind of reminds me of my favorite tv show Los sinuladores, and if i had the opportunity to make an 911 episode could be 100% trying to squeeze an simuladores reference there

..........

Well this are my reactions after this i start doing other stuff an also working, i have a job, shocking.

My final thoughts are, i like the Bobby Beginnings episode, but i don't think i learn something new about him.

Carla still bothers me, she still doesn't have a life outside of the white chracters like they could have show her family in the eddie party.

Hen, Maddie and Buck are my favorite characters you know is going to be a an amazing episode when they focus to one of those three.

Also i didn't love Bucks romantic think this season, bc it didn't go anywhere, he had 2 kind of girlfriends that i didn't bother to learn their names and thats it. He should date men, right now. But whatever, i hope he gets a life outside of being a firefighter, that boy needs to get a little healthier.

#911 #911 abc #911 season 2 #911 show #911 reaction #live mateo reaction #911 reacción

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satans-left-asscheeky · 2 years ago

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Fallout 4 companions reactions to Sole leveling up to the point they don't even need a weapon or armor anymore since they can just kill any enemy with one punch and can't take damage from their attacks (Like Saitama)

Maccready

"Yeah, yeah, nice one boss, but can you do a 360 no scope?"

I mean, sure, it's impressive and all, but Mac's never really cared about melee or unarmed. Because it's not his element, he's not able to fully appreciate how awesome it actually is. With that being said, he'd be extra careful not to piss them off because just one punch and he's done for.

Hancock

"Just when I think I've seen it all...."

He was half expecting them to tell him they were joking about the whole fists of steel thing... I mean, stranger things have happened, but this is pretty high on his list of weird shit. He'd offer them some buffout, mostly because he wanted to see how much chaos they could cause without even touching a gun

Cait

"Where the hell did ya learn that!?"

She's extremely jealous of sole. She'd spent her whole life learning to fight, and she couldn't even do that, but the prewar vaultie stumbled out into the world and somehow had magic fists? Just her luck.

Danse

"Outstanding hit soldier. Put you in a suit of power armor, and you'd be damn near invincible"

At first, he assumed it was a one-time thing, but once he realized they could consistently do that, things changed a bit. With their consent, he'd bring them to Cade to see if medically there was any explanation for their inhuman strength. Moreover, he'd end up really admiring them and their abilities, though he did find it annoying how they refused to wear armor.

Curie

"You must be very strong to be able to do that!"

She'd ask a million questions about Sole's strength. It definitely intrigued her how they were even able to get so strong in the first place. Did everyone have the ability to get this strong? Was sole the outlier? It was just so fascinating!

Deacon

"Did someone order a knuckle sandwich? No, but seriously, not even a helmet? You do know snipers are still a thing, right?"

I mean, yeah, the super fist thing is impressive and all, but surely they're not actually invincible... but then again, that's probably just the good old paranoia talking again... probably

Piper

"Jesus Blue, remind me not to piss you off"

She'd kinda be a bit freaked out. I mean, she'd heard of a chems that could increase strength, but this goes beyond buffout... This newfound strength has her wondering, where was this macho vaultie when she ran into trouble getting intel?

Nick

"Hey, I'm all for the good cop, bad cop dichotomy, but be sure to only cut lose on the bad guys, okay?"

Well, color him impressed. He's seen a lot in his artificially long life, but this took the cake. If used right, this gift of theirs could really help keep people safe.... but if used wrong... Nick was cautiously optimistic, noting sole had never done anything to make him doubt them before so why should he start now?

Preston

"Woah... Glad you're on our side general. I'm not sure what we'd do if you weren't......."

Hes willing to bet they didn't even need that power armor and mini gun the day they met... They easily are the strongest minuteman in all of history, guess he made the right call making them general.

X6-88

"Well done, Sir/Ma'am. Though I'd suggest you make sure not to let the power go to your head and at least wear some armor"

He doesn't care how strong they are. A stray bullet can still prove fatal, and it was just foolish to think you were above wounds because of your strength

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kachikirby · 11 months ago

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GranEssex Chronicles: Chapter 6 - Chain of Command

It was around evening on the GranEssex. Most of the personnel were getting ready to turn in for the night. That was until Kurabe called an emergency meeting. After everyone gathered in the meeting room, the warrior cleared her throat and spoke.

"It's getting late, so I'll try to make this quick. Tomorrow I'm leaving for a meeting with General Z and the others. The meeting will most likely take the whole day, meaning I won't be here until tomorrow morning at the latest. Mercury, you will be in charge. Meta, in the unlikely event something happens to her, you'll be in command of the ship."

There was some instance of murmuring, specifically from the other students that lived on GranEssex. While Meta couldn't make out all of them, he could tell it was mostly made up of people questioning why someone so young would be in charge. Unsurprisingly, this was quickly starting to get on Kurabe's nerves.

"That's enough all of you. In case you didn't hear me, I said in the unlikely event something happens to Mercury. Also, what would it matter if Meta was put in charge? He's young and inexperienced, yes, but we've all been young and inexperienced at some point in our lives."

"Uhhh... it matters because he's a child?" said one of her other students.

"Really? If I remember correctly that child defeated, you during training. Twenty times."

"H-he caught me off guard, ma'am!"

"He caught you off guard twenty times? You know, I don't remember training any of you on how to make excuses."

"It was only ten times! The other ten I just didn't feel well!"

Kurabe sighed in disappointment. "I thought I thought I taught each of you to respect one another. Not only are you disrespecting Meta, but you're also disrespecting Mercury by believing something will happen to cause him to take over. And by lying to my face, you're disrespecting your teacher as well."

He lowered his head in shame. "S-sorry, ma'am."

"Besides, I thought by now you would understand that one's age is irrelevant. What matters is their skill. I remember you all taking on impossible odds when you were young, Meta is no different. And don't even think I'm giving him special treatment. I've had each of you take command of the ship at one point training. Now it's his turn, given something happens to Mercury."

"Yeah, and that like never happens, so we're good, right?" Another student said.

"You would be good even if something did happen to me." Mercury said with slight irritation. "Quit with the macho act, everyone. We're all a part of the same crew, so act like it."

Meta only stayed silent. He was honestly too used to most of the students saying he was given special treatment due to being practically adopted by his mentor. While it wasn't all of them who were like that, there was still a notable amount and a minority that was extremely vocal about it.

Kurabe cleared her throat. "Now, in other news, we have reports of Space Pirates near these parts. If they attack, I trust you all can handle it."

"Of course, sensei!" The response was unanimous from her students.

"Good, you're all dismissed."

Giving a salute, everyone left. In the commotion nobody heard a certain silver captain let out a small sneeze.

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As Meta walked to his room, he was encountered by another student who was about ten years his senior. This was Tam, a fox woman from a different galaxy. She was one of the students that Meta actually liked being around, although she would be graduating and leaving the ship in a few months.

"Hello, Meta." She said in a playfully kind voice.

"Greetings, Tam." He responded with a smile.

The fox smiled back. "I would say don't pay attention to those jerks from earlier, but I don't think you need me to say that. So instead, I'll just let you know that I'll have you're back. That is if you want me to have it."

Meta laughed.

"Thank you, Tam, but I doubt that'll be necessary. Mercury's too tough to let something happen to her." He said with a light blush on his face.

"Oh, but what if something does happen to her where she can't command the ship?" She then asked.

"Then I'll gladly accept the help. I'll probably need it." Meta sighed at that thought. "I understand sensei's logic. It would be a good opportunity for me to learn and apply leadership skills. I just don't know if I can handle that yet..."

"Oh, we've all had that feeling before. You know what our mentor always says, the best teacher is first-hand experience."

That helped to reassure him. "Thank you, Tam. I should probably get some sleep. If I do end up becoming a temporary captain, I'll need all the energy I can get."

"I understand. Good night, Meta~." She said in her usual playful voice before leaving.

Meta was thankful he had a least a few fellow students that had his back. Tam was simply the most open about it. Now, it was time to go to sleep. Hopefully, he wouldn't have to take command of the battleship.

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The next morning, the entire crew of the ship came to see Kurabe off as she left to go to her meeting. However, there was something most unusual about it: the fact that Mercury was not there.

"That's odd, she's always punctual." Meta thought to himself as he looked at the line of crew members.

Not only that, but the woman would've normally been one of the first people to arrive at the meeting. Having a bad feeling, Meta ran to Mercury's room. Upon reaching her room, he hesitated for a moment before opening the door. Then, he shook his head and opened the door before entering. The inside of the room was dark except for the light in the hallway.

"Mercury? Are you here?" He asked.

No response.

Just as he began to look around the room, he noticed that there seemed to be a lump in Mercury's bed. Slowly, Meta walked towards it.

"I'm really sorry about this." He uttered while raising the covers.

What he saw was honestly the last thing he was expecting. It was a shuddering, deeply flushed, and sickly-looking silver blob.

"Mercury? What's wrong!?"

Mercury struggled to look at him with a slight cough.

"I'm really sorry, Meta. I came down with a bit of a flu. Before you ask how a flu is doing this to me, Limet bodies react far more violently to the flu than most other species. As a tradeoff, we rarely get sick from anything else, but when it happens. Well, you can see for yourself..." She explained, though it sounded like it took a lot of effort to say all of that.

Meta stared for a moment in stunned silence before speaking again. "...I thought Limets couldn't get sick."

"All living things do and anyone says otherwise, they're a liar!" The blob cut herself off with another series of coughs.

Meta closed his eyes, only to open them with a look of determination.

"I don't know if I can handle it, Mercury, but I'll try my best as acting captain. Please get some rest."

While the blob didn't have a mouth, he could tell that she was making a weak attempt at smiling.

"Thank you so much, Meta..."

Giving her a nod, Meta put the covers back over her. He then went to the closet and pulled out a warm blanket, laying it around her to keep her from shivering. Now with that taken care of, he had to let everyone know what's happening. Honestly, he wasn't excited for the response his fellow students would give. He knew Tam and a few others would gladly help him. It was the ones that occasionally harassed him that he was worried about.

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Thanks to the help of the Bukisets, Meta was able to call all of the crew members, including the students, to the meeting room.

"Hey, kid, why'd you call this meeting? And where's Mercury at?" asked one of the ruder students.

He simply ignored them and continued. "Mercury caught the flu and needs to rest. Because of that, I'll be your captain for now."

The blunt statement caught everyone off guard. Except for one.

"Aye, aye, captain~" Tam said, happily doing a little salute.

A few other students nodded in affirmation, however a few others, as expected, had some questions.

"What do you mean she's sick? Limet's can't get sick you idiot!"

This was Merrick, a student who was easily the most arrogant person on the ship.

Meta just stared at him blankly. "Mercury said it herself, all living things get sick and if anyone says otherwise, they are a liar."

"Oh yeah? How 'bout we go see if you're right!"

Both Merrick and Sheba, another arrogant student, stomped out of the room quickly... only for them to be almost immediately thrown back in by the Bukisets.

"I figured someone would try to disturb her, so I asked them to stand guard." Meta explained, glaring at the two idiots. "Mercury needs her rest, so unless you are one of the Bukisets, all of you are forbidden from entering her room, kapish?"

All of them nodded, except for the two stooges.

"How do we know you didn't poison her or something, huh?" Merrick yelled.

"Yeah, maybe you killed her so you could take over!" Sheba said, only for Meta to kick him in the stomach.

"First of all, how dare you even suggest something like that! Secondly, say I did. Why would I do any of that?"

"Why else? Ya were so desperate to become captain and take command of the ship!"

Meta just gave him a look that said, "are you stupid?" before he turned and addressed everyone in the room. "Everyone, did I act desperate yesterday like they said I did?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"In fact, you even looked nervous about it." Tam said, giving a quick wink that only Meta caught.

The other students then talked among themselves, saying things like "Yeah, he didn't look excited at all." "Everyone knows how much he respects Mercury; he would never do something like that. "I may not like the kid that much, but he isn't a bad guy."

The youth heard all of this and smiled. "Now that we've taken care of that. I have a few more things to go over. For starters, Tam, I would like you to be my second in command. That is if you'll accept the position."

"I'd be so glad to!"

Meta nodded. "Next, I would like at least five of you be on lookout. If you see any sign of space pirates, alert us immediately. I'll leave the decision of who will be lookout up to all of you."

The rest of the students nodded in understanding.

"Hold on, we haven't acknowledged you as our leader yet!" The two stooges yelled.

Meta was getting tired of this. Normally, he would just ignore them but as a leader he needed everyone to be on the same page and these two simply did not want to be cooperative at all.

"Alright then. What should I do to make you cooperate?"

"Give us control!"

The youth simply glared at them. "Out of the question. Sensei put me in charge and her orders are absolute."

They were silent for a moment.

"Yeah, but you're still a momma's boy!"

"You two are terrible at insults."

This one statement for some reason shocked the two to their core.

"If you two won't cooperate I'll have you two locked away in your rooms."

The two looked shocked but tried to put on a brave façade.

"How about this, if you can beat the two of us with just your fists, then we'll do what you say."

Meta stared coldly at them. "...very well."

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Everyone gathered in the training room to see the fight, though almost everyone already knew how it would end.

"Ready? Begin!" Tam said, acting as a referee.

Meta wasted no time and punched both of them in the stomach, knocking them out cold.

"Huh, one second. That's a new record, Meta." The fox said in a blunt fashion.

"Someone take them to their rooms. Once they wake up, put them on janitorial duty. The Bukisets could use the assistance."

Two students nodded and carried the fallen fools out. "Now with that settled... those of you who want to be on recon, good luck. Tam come with me, please."

"Alrighty then!" She replied with a cheerful voice.

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Shortly after, the two reached the command room. Meta sat down on the captain's chair and to be honest, it felt strange. It was always either Kurabe or Mercury who sat in this chair. Did he really deserve to have the same position as them even if it was temporary? No, it wouldn't be any good to worry about it. All he had to do was make sure that everything was under control. Not only that, but the meeting shouldn't last that long anyway, right? He just had to hang in here until his mentor returned. Thankfully, everyone on board, for the most part, could be trusted to behave themselves.

"Tam, you've been the temporary captain before, correct? Do you have any advice? I'll gladly take even a small amount of instruction."

"Why yes, I have been the temporary captain once or twice. As for advice, the best thing you can do is to stay calm. If you don't do that, you're more likely to make terrible decisions."

That at least made sense to Meta. Staying calm was definitely a lesson Kurabe liked to teach.

"Anything else, Tam?"

"Don't be afraid to ask for advice. That's generally why we always have two people on the bridge. In the case of Kurabe and Mercury, the other picks up slack where the other is lacking."

That also made sense.

"Thank you, Tam. I just hope those space pirates don't show up."

This surprised the fox. "Really? You're always excited for a battle though."

He shifted anxiously in the chair. "Yeah, but it's different this time. I guess I'm worried that someone will get killed and it'll be my fault, you know? Like I have a lot more things to worry about."

Which was true. Meta preferred fighting on his own. Not that he didn't trust the others, he just an easier time looking out for himself instead of a large group. Combining that with the idea of failing Mercury and his mentor, it made him completely nervous. Speaking of Mercury, she was completely defenseless as she was now. Meta could not afford any reckless actions. Honestly, that just made him even more nervous.

Tam gave him a reassuring smile. "You'll be fine, Meta. The Lady of Shadows Corps is the best faction in the organization for a reason. Just focus on giving out orders and trust in your crew's abilities."

The youth let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "Thank you again, Tam. Now then, we should come up with a strategy in case an-"

Meta was cut off by one of the students who was on lookout barging in. "Emergency, acting captain! We caught sight of a space pirate ship coming towards us! It'll be here in under thirty minutes!"

"I should have expected this..." He gave a slight sigh.

"What will you have us do acting captain?"

"Hmm..." The youth took a moment to think. "See if we can open a communication line and negotiate with them. I highly doubt it'll work, but it doesn't hurt to try. However, I'd like everyone to prepare for combat."

"Yes, sir!" The messenger left to do as instructed.

After a few minutes passed, the communication device in the command room turned on, the space pirate's leader on the screen.

"I am Zeo, leader of my crew the Zebesian pirates. Who am I speaking to?"

Meta put on the most confident face he could. "I am Meta, apprentice of Kurabe the Unkillable and acting captain of the GranEssex."

The captain of the pirates had an unreadable expression, though the youth was more than sure that he was being heavily analyzed.

"I take it that your normal leader is away from the moment, Mr. Meta?" The captain asked.

To Meta's surprise, there wasn't a hint of sarcasm or animosity in his tone. Maybe there was a chance that things could be handled peacefully. But how should he respond? There's a high chance that they'll take advantage of the fact that Kurabe isn't here and attack. Smart space pirates tended to fear her due to how strong she was, so by attacking the ship while she's gone, they'd have a better advantage in their eyes.

"What would sensei do in this situation?" He thought to himself.

It didn't take long to think of an answer.

"That's correct. Both she and her second in command are out at the moment. I was left in charge."

Kurabe was a proud woman, never shying away from danger and always being honest, Meta just hoped he could emulate her bravery for as long as necessary.

The captain seemed to already be impressed by his courage. "I see. Since you're honest with me, I'll be honest with you. We originally planned on attacking you, but now I'm not too sure. I can tell just by looking at your eyes that you are not to be underestimated. Mr. Meta, I have a proposal for you."

The youth lowered his eyes in suspicion. "What kind of proposal?"

"A battle. Two on two, you and one of your crewmates versus me and one of mine. Winner decides the losers fate."

As much as this sounded interesting to Meta, a fragment of him wanted to reject it. "And if I refuse?"

"We invade." He replied bluntly.

"So, a fight is inevitable no matter what." He thought to himself.

"Let's say for a minute that I agree. Where will this battle take place?"

"There's a moon nearby. We can fight without worries on it."

Meta closed his eyes in deep thought. It seemed like a fight was unavoidable no matter what. Though something felt off to him. Why would the pirate captain even bother with a fair fight? This definitely felt like a trap, but he couldn't afford to deal with a full-on battle. Not with Mercury being left defenseless. He then opened his eyes.

"Alright, I agree to this but on one condition."

"Oh? What condition?"

"We'll land our ships far away from each other. That way if either of us tried to sabotage the other-"

"It would be more difficult to do so. That sounds fair enough."

Internally, Meta sighed in relief at hearing that.

"We'll meet in thirty minutes. Don't be late."

The call ended after that.

The youth then quickly looked at Tam with focused and sharp eyes. "Tam, you excel at illusions and explosions, correct?"

The fox looked confused for a split second before giving a sly smile. "That's a pretty devious plan you have Meta. I love it."

It was true, Tam specialized in trickery, espionage, and demolition.

"I figured since we're dealing with pirates, we might as well be underhanded ourselves. While I prefer fighting honorably, I doubt we'll have that luxury."

Suddenly, Meta's eyes softened a little. "Tam, do you think I made the right decision? This might limit casualties on our side, but what if I mess up?"

"I think you need to have more faith in yourself."

"You're right and I know you're right." Meta sighed heavily. "Are you fine with being my partner for this two on two? I can ask someone else if you'd rather focus on sabotage."

Tam replied with a giggle. "Do you really doubt my ability to multitask?"

"Not at all." He replied with a slight smirk.

"Then I think that settles it."

The youth closed his eyes again and his mind flashed towards Kurabe and Mercury. With a renewed determination, he was ready to protect everything.

"Attention all crew! Prepare to land! Our destination is that moon north of us!"

"Aye, aye, captain~!"

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Soon the GranEssex landed, and Meta and Tam were ready to get started.

"Before we leave, I want six of you stationed here at the front, six at back, and three on each side of the ship. If you see any space pirate, come close, show no mercy. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, sir!" The crew members responded with a salute.

Meta nodded and looked at Tam. "Are you ready?"

"Yup! Ready when you are!" She said and then created a clone of herself.

"Now remember, Meta, my clones disappear at even the slightest touch so be careful with it." She told him.

"Understood. Please be quick, Tam, and good luck."

Tam simply replied with a peace sign and disappeared from sight. This was Tam's favorite technique to use, invisibility. Without wasting time Meta started walking, with the clone right behind him. To pass the time, the youth decided to recount everything he knew about space pirates, especially Zebesians. According to this knowledge, Zebesians are inhabitants of a planet located in another galaxy. They are usually tall creatures with hands resembling claws. They are also capable of shooting beams of energy from said claws. Possibly by reciting all of this information to himself, he could find an easy way to defeat them. Or at least, he can find a way to stay calm. He came to one conclusion at least: Zebesians had no apparent weaknesses. Nothing he could use to gain an easy victory. He would just have to try and overpower them or at least wait for the real Tam to return.

"It may be best to think of this as an endurance test..." He thought.

Especially considering the captain was a Silver Zebesian, which have the hardest armor of all Zebesians. No, he could handle it. He just had to survive until Tam returned. Not only is the entire crew relying on him for this, but his mentor and Mercury.

"Mercury..."

He remembered her blob form in that bed. She looked so genuinely sick, and it hurt him to see her like that. As much as that blob form of hers was cute... no, no, he shouldn't think about that! If he couldn't say it to Mercury, he shouldn't think about it! Focus on the ship! The ship and its crew! He gave a deep exhale. Then he saw in the distance the Zebesian captain and one his subordinates. They looked almost identical, the main difference being that the captain was silver, and the subordinate was red. If he remembered correctly, red Zebesians were mostly used as common foot soldiers.

"You better hurry up, Tam." Meta whispered to himself; his thoughts now focused only on the upcoming fight.

He stepped forward, preparing himself for battle. He and the captain stared at each other, sizing each other up.

"I've never fought a Star Warrior before. I wonder if you'll live up to the rumors I've heard about your kind."

If it was his mentor, most definitely, but Meta honestly thought that he wouldn't be able to live up to it himself. Besides, he was just buying himself time for Tam to return.

"And your partner is a fox woman, huh? Haven't fought any of them in a long time. This will be interesting." The captain said, looking at Tam's clone.

The youth unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the captain to gain his attention. "Before we begin, there's something I'd like to ask. Why the two on two?"

He had a bad feeling about the answer.

The captain smirked. "That's simple really. The easiest way to destroy a ship is to destroy the captain. I kill you and the GranEssex is mine."

He should've expected something like that. As much as he wanted to say something like "You'd then have to fight my mentor for it.", he knew that it would just be brushed off.

"That makes sense, but why exactly two on two? Why not just fight me one on one? If you wanted to take over the ship so badly, wouldn't that be much easier?"

The captain laughed. "It makes things more interesting wouldn't you say?"

"I mean, it does."

But he also felt there was something suspicious about this.

"Enough of the jabbering already, I'm getting bored here."

Meta was surprised by the source of the voice. It was Tam's clone, which should have been impossible since it couldn't talk before. All it took was one quick wink from the "clone" for him to realize the real Tam was back. He gave a slight smile before turning to the pirates.

"We've been doing nothing but talking the past couple of minutes and I'm sure you are getting bored of it as well. So how about we start?"

The captain only continued to smirk.

"In a hurry to die, are you? Krasp, show no mercy." He said to his subordinate.

"Unfortunately for you, I don't plan on dying today." The youth thought as he readied his stance.

The fight began with Tam dashing at Krasp.

"Don't underestimate me, amateur!" He yelled in annoyance and shot a laser blast at her.

It connected but instead of Tam falling down or flinching as expected, she exploded into a cloud of smoke. The smoke obstructed Krasp's vision, causing him to look around frantically. Then he was grabbed from behind by a familiar figure.

"Don't YOU underestimate me, amateur~!" She said, following up with a suplex.

Tam then started to walk away when Krasp stood up.

"Where do you think you're going!? Our fight has only begun!"

The fox girl only tilted her head.

"Really? I was pretty sure it just finished." She said while pointing down at something.

Krasp's eyes followed her finger to see a grenade lying at his feet. As soon as he tried to run away, the grenade went off. The explosion wasn't enough to kill him, but it was enough to knock him out.

"Score one for us~!" Tam exclaimed before turning her attention towards Meta's fight. She had already decided to let him try to win on his own, but the moment it looked he was going to lose, she would step in.

The youth was, to be blunt, struggling with this opponent. Zeo's body was incredibly durable as none of his sword strikes could hurt him. He didn't even have a single scratch! On the flipside however, he was far faster than Zeo expected. A few of his claw swipes came close to hitting Meta, but none quite hit their mark.

"You're not too bad, Meta, but play time is over."

Zeo pointed both of his claws at the youth and opened them up.

"Zebesian beam!" He yelled, firing a gigantic laser beam at him.

There was no way he could dodge this! At least not with his feet. He focused most of his mana into his eyes and locked onto Zeo's location. Meta teleported behind Zeo in an instant and pointed his sword at the captain's back. Lightning began to cover the blade then suddenly the lightning burst forward towards the defenseless Zebesian. Zeo quickly turned around and blocked the lightning with his claw.

"Nice trick."

The captain extended his claw forward and grabbed Meta's sword, snapping it in half. He then smacked the youth with the back end of his claw, knocking him onto the ground.

"Game over, kid."

Zeo aimed his open claw at Meta, only for him to disappear again. Instead of teleporting behind Zeo like before, he was now above him. He then landed on his head and placed his hands on the sides of Zeo's face, shocking him with more electricity. This time, the captain screamed in pain and tried to rip the youth off his head, only for him to quickly jump off. After that, Meta quickly understood that Zeo's head was his weak spot and focused the rest of his mana into his fist, creating a small tornado around it. Meta lunged forward and delivered a devastating uppercut to Zeo's face, knocking him out momentarily. However, he still kept his guard up in case he would be attacked suddenly.

"Is he going to get up? Are his subordinates going to attack? Just wait and see..." He thought to himself, eyes still sharp and completely focused.

Zeo slowly stood back up, glaring at Meta while doing so.

"The fight is over Zeo. As per the rules of our fight, you must now do what I say."

Zeo just laughed bitterly while struggling to hold up a communication device.

"Deal's off, kid! Alright, boys, take flight and attack that ship!" He yelled.

"I'm confused. Wouldn't it be hard to attack with a ship that doesn't exist?" Tam playfully asked while pressing a button.

Soon there was a large explosion in the distance. It was obvious to everyone there that it was the pirate's spaceship.

"What the hell?! How did you-!?"

"Did you really think we wouldn't see something like this coming?" Meta asked.

Whether the pirates were dumbfounded at that statement or still over their ship being destroyed, he couldn't tell, but it was a pleasant feeling to know that he outsmarted a group as ferocious as this. He then felt Tam touch his shoulder.

"Here, captain, it's a stub grenade. Throw it and let's get out of here!" She spoke cheerfully. He nodded before giving it a hard toss. The grenade exploded, taking the shape of a large "V for Victory!" shape.

"Tam, do you customize all of your bombs like that?"

"Yup! Aren't they cute?"

"In a strange way, yes. Never mind that, come on let's hurry back to the ship."

"Roger that, captain!" She said as they sprinted back to the ship before the flash could run out.

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While walking back, Meta felt exhausted. While he only got hit once, he was pretty sure that single hit crushed a bit of his insides. It was only thanks to his pain tolerance training and adrenaline that he was able to keep moving and fighting. He would really need to thank Kurabe when she got back. I'm order to get his mind off his exhaustion, he decided to ask Tam a few questions as she used some of her magecraft to quickly heal his injuries.

"Tam, what made you pursue the path of illusions and explosions? Did you have a particular reason for it, or did they just come to you naturally like with my skills with the sword and lighting?"

"Illusions, I had a natural talent for already. The explosives are a different story."

This caught Meta's attention immediately. "Please, continue."

The fox gave an amused hum upon hearing that.

"Well, it started when I first began training with sensei. You see, back then I wasn't good at fighting up close and I especially wasn't good with weapons. Swords, axes, lances, it didn't matter. I was horrible with using all of them. So, sensei made it her duty to help think of a way to help me fight that wasn't just relying on illusions." Tam paused to make sure Meta was still listening.

He nodded, as if asking for her to continue.

"Then one day we were on a mission, I forgot what it was, but that's not the important part. During the mission, we were in a town that was having some type of festival. We didn't stay long but we were there long enough to see the fireworks, and I was completely enamored by them! Sensei noticed that I was, too, which gave her an idea. She said "Tam, how do you feel about explosions?" ..."

"And that's how you decided to master explosives?" Meta finished.

"Essentially. After that day we experimented with all sorts of explosions. Regular grenades, ice grenades, stun grenades, smoke bombs, landmines you name it! Not only were they fun to use and packed a punch, but they also worked well with my illusions. It was like a match made in heaven~!"

"Yeah, they work amazingly well together! I wonder if my sword skills will get that good when I use magic?"

"Of course, they will! But here's one piece of advice, Meta. Don't rely solely on the skills you're good that, because one day, you'll fight an opponent that will counter you perfectly. That's why I still insisted on learning CQC, even if I'm not as skilled at is as others. Learn to branch out is basically what I'm saying."

He nodded in understanding. "Yeah, I'll see if I can ask sensei to help me with that."

"Y'know Meta, you're quite skilled in the air." She then added.

"The air... I know sensei told me about some kind of flight ability we can get through copying."

"Oh, I believe I heard about that as well. The Wing Copy Ability, I think it's called. Well, if you master that, it'd be a first, since not even she's mastered it!"

Admittedly, the youth was a bit shocked to hear that.

"Something not even sensei has mastered? I see, then I definitely have to try and master it now!" Meta said, allowing his excitement to take over.

Tam only giggled at this.

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After thirty minutes of walking, they finally returned to the GranEssex, where a majority of the students were waiting for them.

"Acting captain and vice captain, I trust everything went well?" One of them asked.

"Yes, they shouldn't be bothering us for a while." Meta replied.

This comment caused a couple of the students that were initially against him to talk amongst themselves.

"I can't believe he actually did it." "Maybe we were wrong about him?" "His strength is definitely genuine."

Meta tried to hide is smile at this. Though, of course, there were two people with different opinions.

"Please! I bet he just made Tam do all the work!" Merrick said while sneering.

The youth slightly glared at him. "Oh, I'm sorry, would you like me to defeat you in a duel once more?"

That shot him down immediately.

"For the record, Meta defeated the captain all by himself." Tam said in an unusually serious tone which caught everyone off guard. It was a tone of voice she only used when she told the truth, putting an end to all further debate about the subject.

"But if you still have your doubts and wish to fight me, be my guest. Otherwise, let's get ready for takeoff." Meta said.

Immediately, the students noticed there was something different about him. His words alone were enough to boost their morale and they wanted to follow him. In contrast, the youth himself seemed to be completely oblivious to this. As they all headed back inside, the youth was stopped by a Bukiset.

"Excuse me, Meta, but Vice Captain Mercury has requested your presence."

"M-Mercury has-!?" He uttered, slightly surprised. Then he nodded. "Ok, take me to her."

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Upon reaching the inside of Mercury's room, Meta noticed that she seemed to be feeling better than she did this morning, as she was able to transform back into her human form. Well... mostly, as she was only able to form the head and nothing else.

"Hello, Meta, I think I'm starting to get ahead of this illness." She said with a weak chuckle.

The youth himself gave a slight laugh. "I'm glad to hear that, Mercury. So, what do you want to talk about?"

"We were attacked by the space pirates, weren't we?" She asked cutting to the chase with a concerned look.

"Yes, we were. However, Tam and I already defeated them." He replied honestly.

"I figured, otherwise we wouldn't be talking right now. I'm sorry that you had to deal with so much on your first day as a captain, Meta. I should've been there to help you."

"I-it's alright, Mercury. Tam was very helpful, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." He quickly replied.

"That much is true and I'm proud of what you did. I just wish I was able to see it for myself." She said with a smile.

Instantly, Meta felt his face become hot.

"Well... if you like, I can ask if I could take command another time..." He uttered, rubbing the back of his head.

Mercury laughed at that. "I don't have an issue with that. Good luck getting Kurabe to agree with that, though. You know how she makes sure to give everyone an equal opportunity for this job."

"Even if I mention that you'd like to see it?"

The woman-blob just smiled. "That has a twenty percent chance of working, Meta. The fact is we'll just have to wait for the next time you become a captain."

"Very well. Hopefully it won't be too soon, though." He replied with a slightly exhausted sigh.

"Now get going, captain. Don't want you getting sick too."

The youth nodded in reply.

"Alright. Get well soon, Mercury." He said before making his way to leave her room.

"One more thing, Meta." She said, immediately stopping him in his tracks. "You did good today."

Somehow his face became even hotter than before.

"Thank you, Mercury..." he then quickly exited the room without another word.

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After leaving the room, he quickly shut the door.

"So, how's your girlfriend?" A familiar voice asked.

"She's doing fine." Meta answered without registering what he was actually asked. His face then turned a dark crimson. "Tam!"

The fox girl gave a slight giggle. "Awww... how sweet of you to worry about her like that! Just be sure to not tell sensei about it!"

Meta just shot her a glare, though he quickly regained his composure. "Speaking of sensei, I hope we hear from her soon."

"We probably will soon. She said that she'll be back tomorrow morning at the latest."

He sighed at that. For the time being, it seemed like everything was still in his care. "Hopefully we don't run into more pirates. I doubt the strategy we used would work more than once."

"Yep, but we can handle it, right?"

"Of course. Assuming there's even an it to handle."

Tam gave a smile. "That's right! I'm sure all the space pirates are too terrified of the apprentice of Kurabe the Unkillable to attack right now!"

Meta smiled. "You're probably right. Come on, we should probably get back to the command room."

"Aye, aye, captain!" She chirped as she followed him.

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The next day, Meta received a call from Kurabe, detailing how her meeting went and that'd she be returning in an hour. That hour had already passed, and he was eagerly awaiting her return within the main command room.

"Should it take this long for her to get back...?" He mumbled under his breath.

"Normally it doesn't, but I ran into an asteroid belt. There was so many of them if felt like they were multiplying." A voice said from behind him.

He turned around to, of course, see that it was Kurabe.

"Sensei, you're finally back!"

His mentor smiled in response. "I assume there was no other problems while I was gone?"

"Outside of the pirate attacks, everything has gone smoothly."

"So, no issues with the other students?"

"Other than Merrick and Sheba, no."

"Figures." She sighed. "Those two will never graduate at this rate."

The youth then gave her a quizzical look. "Sensei, why don't you just kick them off the ship? They both do more harm than good and aren't really that helpful."

"That's simple, Meta. It's my principle to never turn away or give up on a student. So those two will continue being my students until they graduate or they themselves choose to leave."

The youth gave a slight pout. While he wanted to oppose it, he did know that it was his mentor's own decision and that was final. Besides, it would likely also be met with a phrase along the lines of "you'll understand it when you're older".

His mentor then exhaled deeply.

"Well, anyway, now that I'm back, I'll be taking command back. How about you go get some rest, Meta? You don't look like you slept well." She said, concern apparent in her voice.

Admittedly, the youth had been tired and achy since last night, but he thought that was merely because of the fight with the space pirates.

"I do? Because I feel f-fin-fine-AH-CHOO!"

With a doubtful look on her face, Kurabe put a hand on his forehead.

"Meta, please get some rest. You have a fever."

Meta just looked dumbfounded as he stared at his mentor. He didn't even spend that much time with Mercury! Regardless of how it happened Meta couldn't disagree with the fact that he's probably sick.

"Tell you what, Meta. If you want, I can make you some tea and soup. That should help you feel better." She then said.

"If you don't mind. I'll be heading to my room then." Meta said with a cough.

"Of course." His mentor gave a smile before patting his head. "Get well soon, my little knight."

"I wouldn't get so close to me right now if I were you, sensei. But thank you." He said with a weak smile before quietly returning to his room.

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Omake (Bonus)

Mercury: "Hello Meta, how are you feeling?"

Meta: "Much better. Where's sensei?"

Mercury: "Yeah... about that."

(GranEssex Captain's Cabin)

Kurabe: "ACHOO! Damn my rotten luck..."

Tam's Page on Toyhouse

Merrick and Sheba

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