Heroes of Silvatica City

Caoimhe pulled back a tiny bit to look in Will’s eyes. “Alright. I agree, I do... You know you’re not actin’ like yourself right? And it’s because the others became a part of ya? So the other one, the bad one... That side of ya could come out if ya get angry.”

“I understand,” Squishy said. It didn’t empathise because it hadn’t been through the same experience, but it knew why she might feel this way. “So you need to get better and take your power back.” Honey looked over to Tenpo. The woman with pink hair seemed to be more determined now and was appearing to wear a man’s jacket. Honey went over and it was indeed Zeke’s, she’d grabbed it for convenience and because she needed his presence with her right now. They took the jacket over to Huey.

It didn’t sound like Huxley at all, more like Milo again. And it would have sounded like a threat if Will didn’t mention optimism afterwards. “Well, we’ll try not to,” Caoimhe mumbled. This new will wasn’t one she was familiar with, but if his difficult other selves weren’t going to come out then she could definitely get used to it. Caoimhe looked at the time and realised it was getting late. “Let’s go to bed,” She murmured.

Squishy kept rubbing the back of her head. “What troubles you, love?” Honey nodded and clicked her fingers at a nearby soldier. She felt rude for doing it immediately afterwards and apologised to him. “Sorry, Terry. Uh... C-can we get a squad together and head to where Huey tells us? I’ll tell the Director. Tenpo will be coming with us... Uh, you. With you. And you’re staying here,” she added to Huey. The safety of the kids was paramount.

Caoimhe shook her head. “Nah. If we go they’ll... Um, you’ll get in trouble.” It was pretty clear these wounds had come from being punched, and they would immediately (and correctly) assume that he had inflicted them. She had been wanting to keep them as punishment for herself, but they were clearly hurting will more so she would heal them overnight.

“Sleep, then. You’re safe here. I’ll protect you properly this time, I promise,” Squishy said. Honey looked troubled, what would Ire do. “One moment then,” she said, gesturing for the soldiers to get together as she called Ire on the phone.

Caoimhe’s eyes welled up with tears. She took what will said to mean two things. Either he hadn’t forgiven her and didn’t feel comfortable sharing a bed yet. Or he was being kind, so kind, like he’d always been, even before this change. It was probably the latter. “Will,” she mumbled, holding her arms out to him. “Stay with me, will. Forever. Please?”

Honey didn’t want to step on Ire’s toes and overstep her rank, but this demanded quick thinking. She left Ire a message explaining the situation and then head out.

”I love you,” Caoimhe kept whispering. She really had the urge to... But with her face looking like this that wouldn’t be great. She concentrated hard and will could feel warmth over his shoulder. Caoimhe’s head was alright with green fire. After a minute she pulled back and her face was free of wounds. She looked tired but when she kissed will, he could tell she didn’t want to sleep...

Honey was nearly hit by a flying projectile but Aaliyah quickly pulled her under cover. “You two stay here”, she said to both honey and Huey. “We gotta sort this out.” She was pregnant but Daniel was no where to be seen, and they needed to get this one over with before they could find Zeke. Aaliyah got out a short metal rod that expanded into her long, strong bow staff, which she used to knock someone nearby out. Tenpo was also in combat mode, as she changed the settings on her collar and began shooting small sonic attacks on the powered ones.

Caoimhe and will didn’t stop until the sun was coming up. It had always been good with will, Caoimhe was more freaky than either of them had realised she’d be so she always enjoyed sex with will. But this time he just seemed... Well, more passionate. He ‘enjoyed’ himself a lot more than usual, but probably because they forgot to use protection for the first time since their wedding night. Caoimhe was also completely naked, whereas usually she’d like to cover herself partially with a kimono. For Caoimhe, it was the best night since their first, if not better. It felt like all the woes in the world had been thrown from her shoulders, and she was utterly content as she lay naked and glorious beside her husband that morning.

Honey flinched away as a price of concrete hit the wall beside them. “I’m just a secretary!” She told Huey. She had no firearm and wasn’t trained to use them anyway, except the big ol’ rifles they’d used on her grandfather’s ranch. “W-which way do we have to go?” She hoped it wasn’t near that huge explosion.

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So he was just a 13 year old but then he led her anyway? Yeah honey couldn’t deal with kids at all. She let him lead but occasionally put herself between him and the danger. Only because it was the right thing to do.

”We will not be going in,” Honey said firmly, planting a hand on Huey’s shoulder. “But I will be. Go back to the others and bring Tenpo, or anyone else. Quick!” She got out her phone and activated a ping, which connected to the shade servers and told them, and Ire specifically, where she was. Then she went inside, unarmed and unprepared.

Honey knew that she shouldn’t be in here, but needs must! If Ire wanted to fire her for self-endangerment after this then at least Honey would have helped save someone in the process. Man, she loved this job! Her heart was pounding as she crept towards the sounds of struggles. As she did, she thought loud and clear, “Ezekiel?!” Hopefully he could hear her.

”Hello?” Honey whispered in her head. She didn’t want to step out and reveal her presence. “Ezekiel? I’m here unarmed and alone but help is coming. Are you injured?” She wasn’t about to step out and create another casualty. Tenpo went where Huey showed her immediately while Aaliyah stayed behind, tending to a wounded soldier.

Honey winced and hid herself a bit more. “Help is coming,” she told Zeke. Where were they?!

Honey did as instructed as she went to untie Zeke. She was freakishly good with knots... Meanwhile Tenpo could hear that someone else had gotten there first and charged ahead anyway. She was now in a state of panic and didn’t care about collateral, all she wanted was Zeke. She went in and found the thicc secretary untying Zeke and went to help her.