"You should be fine," Asuncion said as she placed her medical equipment inside her bag.
Storm 01 looked at her in silence, unable to find the correct words to use to speak to her. She raised her eyes to meet his. "I'll be in the other room if you need anything," she added before walking out of the bedroom.
Agent Klay who had been standing behind Asuncion as she was checking on Storm 01 sat on the chair the blue agent was sitting on, her eyes fixed on the dark-haired man on the bed.
Storm 01 turned to her. "How long will I be in here for?" He probed.
Emerald tucked her hair back. "Well, as long as the agency says. If you are deemed harmless to the people of Winter Weir, then I'm sure it'll be ASAP."
Storm 01 groaned. "Is something up with the two of you?" Emerald questioned. "I meant the nurse that just walked out. Are you two…?"
"No," he shook his head. "It's nothing like that."
"No? The way you two act, when you are around each other sure does make it like that. You haven't said a word to her," Emerald pointed out.
"That's because I don't know what to say."
The ARCHER agent raised her brows. "Why?"
Storm 01 inhaled and exhaled deeply before speaking. "Before we left for Moonfour, she came to me and begged me to save her fiance who was part of the captive on Moonfour."
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"Hi," Asuncion greeted as Storm 01 approached her.
"Did Ishary send you here?" Storm 01 questioned, placing his palm to unlock the door to his pad.
"Actually, no," she replied before walking in after him. Storm 01 looked at her tag, her codename was Blue 19.
"My real name's Asuncion Betta. And I need to talk to you."
"If it wasn't Ishary that sent you here, then what's the matter?" He asked.
Asuncion bites her lower lips as she unconsciously used her thumbnail to peel off the flesh at the depth of her nails.
"It's... When I was little, my parents rarely let me out of the house, with the belief that people outside the house are terrible people," she started. "Sometime later, my father got me engaged to the son of an Underground businessman to get his business running in the Undergound. At first, I disregarded the engagement, but as I got along with him, I realized he was a really good and fun person to be around. And I love him."
Storm 01 stared at her with his brows up in his hairline as she spoke, entirely confused as to why she was telling him. "Okay? What should I do with this information?" He queried.
Asuncion grimaced as her nails got covered with blood. "During the last expedition, Ramsey was part of the team sent to Moonfour." She stopped for a moment before speaking again. "And his name was among those reported as captives held on Clave-Ar. You were made the captain of the Storm troopers for the expedition..." Asuncion went down to her knees and held his feet. "Please bring my fiance back. I'll find a way to repay you."
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"Oh my god," Emerald exclaimed.
Storm 01 nodded. "Yes. Instead of bringing her fiance back home, I..."
"...Blew him up," she completed.
Emerald leaned back on her chair while drawing a long breath. "I'm sure she'll forgive you. She looks like a lovely lady, one with a big heart."
Storm 01 turned to the agent with a glimpse of sadness in his eyes. "Would you forgive me if it were you?"
"I'll carry the hatred to my grave if I can't kill you," Agent Klay pointed.
Storm 01 pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned loudly. "All this is killing me."
Emerald narrowed her eyes at Storm 01. "Were you really the one that caused the explosion?"
"Yes. But I didn't know it was going to happen. Miss Havishma did mention that the Z-syrup will give me different powers. On Moonfour, I was enraged that I led everyone to their death and then it happened…" His sentence trailed off and his eyes widened as he recalled something. He sat up on his bed and turned to Emerald. "Rory? Where's Rory? Is she okay?"
"I'm guessing Rory is one of your comrades."
"Yeah, is she alive?"
"I'm not sure, so I can't say," Emerald uttered.
The dark-haired boy dug his hands into his hair. Emerald noticed his uneasiness and started talking to get his mind away from the thoughts. "You seemed a bit confused when I told you I'm an agent of ARCHER earlier," she spoke.
"That's because the only thing I know is Department H," he answered. "Does the ARCHER also have their base in a spaceship?"
"Unfortunately, no. We operate solely on Winter Weir with the duty to make sure no agency causes damage to the people of Winter Weir."
"And the Cycle organization?"
"I'll just start from the beginning," Agent Klay sighed. "After the galactic war, after Department H was made official by Prex Medivion, he formed another agency that'll keep an eye on the D.H. for peaceful hearing; ARCHER. Sometime later, more agencies were created for specific reasons so the Prime at that time formed the Cycle organization to keep all agencies under his feet," she explained.
"Wow. Then why haven't I ever heard of any other agencies apart from the D.H.?"
"It's all Miss Havishma. She poured her heart and soul into making D.H. the best."
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Chief walked down the spaceship with his entourage; Rain 01, Jesselyn, and two other agents of the Rain squad. He fixed his suit and turned to Miss Havishma's spaceship as it landed on the ground. It was Friday, the day for the hearing of the bill that was passed against Department H.
Miss Havishma exits the spaceship with Ace McClain and Joe Anthem following behind her.
Rowan Schlavigan who was watching as the spaceships landed immediately walked up to Miss Havishma. "Did something happen?" Miss Havishma queried.
"I tried to get the other members of the People to side with us but the majority insist on hearing what Agent Gurley has to say before making their decision.
Miss Havishma's face remained stoic as she nods and continued forward. As Chief and Miss Havishma made their way to the limousine that was parked for them, a large truck burst its way into the airport. The driver turned the truck around, the back of the truck now facing the D.H. personnel.
"What the hell?" Chief said out loud.
Rain 01 and Jesselyn both gripped the gun attached to their belt. The door slides up to reveal a masked man in a tracksuit holding an RPG on his shoulder.
"Everybody get back!" Electro 28 yelled. He grabbed Miss Havishma and pulled her with him.
The masked assailant launched the RPG at them. The car exploded with a roar, killing the driver in it and the wave sent the eight of them flying back.
The masked assailant dropped the RPG and jumped out of the truck with three other assailants. They all take out a rifle from the truck before striding up to the burning vehicle. "Let's make this quick," a husky voice from the van said out loud.
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