A/n: Last time on Dragon Ball- I mean One Bullet! (Y/n) made his return. Enjoy this chapter.

(Third Person POV):

Ash/IQ:"WHAT?!"

Everyone's mouth dropped in shock except for the more stoic operators, Doc, and Ela. (Y/n) glanced around in a slightly nervous manner. Finally, Ela walked up to (Y/n) and stuck out her hand.

Ela:"It's good to have you back, (Y/n)."

He shook her hand and nodded. Then Doc walked up and shook hands with (Y/n).

Doc:"I'm glad you finally revealed yourself."

(Y/n) nodded again. After Doc, fellow operators walked up one by one and greeted (Y/n).

Zofia:"Finally out of the helmet."

Dokkaebi:"Oh my gosh! This is so awesome like K-drama!"

Vigil:"Hmm."

Mira:"Nice to see your face finally."

Jackal:"Good to meet you."

Ying:"Sorry about the room."

Lesion:"Name's Liu. Nice to meet you."

Hibana:"Welcome (Y/n)."

Echo:"I swear I won't pulse you with my drone."

Caveira:"Soldier makes his return."

Capitao:"I'm sorry for abandoning you."

Valkyrie:"Tough or lucky man to survive all that."

Blackbeard:"Honor to meet you."

Twitch:"Emanualle."

Montagne:"Thank you for Paris."

Rook:"I'm Julien."

Smoke:"He. Greenie is actually not a rookie."

Mute:"..."

Sledge:"Pleasure mate."

Thatcher:"Princess still has nightmares."

Frost:"Tina. Thanks for helping me back then."

Buck:"Nice to meet you, again."

Finka:"Lera. Thank you for risking your life in Nevada."

Lion:"(Y/n)."

Glaz:"Comrade."

Kapkan:"Comrade."

Tachanka:"Comrade."

Fuze:"Not sorry for cluster charge, comrade."

Jager:"Thanks looking after Monika."

Blitz:"Name's Elias."

Bandit:"Sorry about your past."

Castle:"Thank you for watching Eliza."

Pulse:"Hello."

Thermite:"You won't kill me right?"

After the operators greeted (Y/n), they all went aside. However, Ash and IQ remained still. They still stared at (Y/n) in disbelief. (Y/n) started to get really nervous.

(Y/n):"Umm. I'm really-"

He was cut off when the two ladies rushed to him and embraced him.

Dokkaebi:"Aww! So cute!"

Several operators smiled at the sight. Ash and IQ let go of (Y/n). Then they slapped him across the both sides of the face. Everyone winced at the sight.

Ash:"That's for making me worry!"

IQ:"That's for making me think you're dead!"

(Y/n) looked at the two ladies sadly.

(Y/n):"I hope you can forgive me for deceiving you two."

The two women stared at (Y/n) for a second before sighing.

Ash:"Of course. Even though you did, you still looked out for me."

IQ:"I too as well. You were still there to care for me."

(Y/n) cracked a small smile and nodded. Six then stepped forward.

Six:"Now that we've got introductions out of the way. We need to discuss where Phoenix will sleep. We still have not renovated his old room after the incident."

She glared at Thermite, Ying, and Fuze. Thermite and Ying chuckled nervously, while Fuze gave an okay symbol. Ela raised her hand.

Ela:"(Y/n) can bunk with me."

Zofia:"No!"

She stormed over to her sister."

Zofia:"I will not have my sister sleep with another man that isn't her husband."

Ela got angry.

Ela:"Zofia. I'm a grown woman now. Treat me as such!"

Before they could continue bickering, Ash and IQ raised their hands.

Ash/IQ:"He can stay with me!"

They gave each other confused looks.

Ash/IQ:"What?!"

Then they glared at each other angrily. Six looked at the two ladies oddly.

Six:"Despite Ash and IQ's enthusiasm. Ela's room already has a spare bed. Phoenix shall be bunking there."

Ela:"Ha!"

Zofia:"Hmpf!"

Ash/IQ:"What?!"

All but Ela were upset. Ela walked over to (Y/n) and slung her arm around (Y/n).

Ela:"Let me show you around my room."

Ash, IQ, and Zofia were boiling red.

Zofia:'My sister still drives me mad!'

Ash:'We could have connected more with our Israeli past. This is unfair.'

IQ:'We could have talked about his new gear I made him all night long. Just the two of us.'

The two girls sighed sadly, while Zofia looked at them in confusion.

Zofia:"What are you two sad about?"

Ash/IQ:"Nothing!"

They said in unison before walking to their rooms.

(Y/n) POV:

Ela led me to her room and opened the door. Inside was quite the sight. On the walls were drawings and paintings. Several of her Grzmot mines were stuck in random places. Her guns and parts sprawled across the floor, and a her beds were all messed up. She rushed into the room and tried to straighten some things.

Ela:"Sorry. I kind of left in a hurry for the whole outbreak thing."

She apologized, and I just nodded silently. Ela stopped for a second and looked at me.

Ela:"Okay. As a roommate, we have to have communication. No silent treatment. Got it?"

I was about to nod, but stopped myself.

"Sure."

Ela smiled a bit.

Ela:"Good. Now which bed would you like?"

She gestured to two messy beds. One had various clothes and drawings on them. The other had guns and gadget parts. I shrugged.

"Any."

Ela looked slightly annoyed.

Ela:"Okay. I guess one-worded answers is a step. I'll take this one."

She pointed to the bed closest to her desk that had clothes and drawings.

"Sure."

I walked over to my bed. After setting down my little amounts of belongings, I began to help move Ela's belongings. I neatly set her parts on a table. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder.

Ela:"Hey. Where's all of your stuff?"

I pointed to my backpack. She looked at me skeptically.

Ela:"No way you only have that much."

"I never really owned many items."

She shook her head in disapproval.

Ela:"When we have free time like tomorrow. You're going shopping with me."

I looked at her confused.

"Shopping?"

She nodded her head.

Ela:"Yeah. It's when you buy stuff."

"Interesting. I've never been shopping before."

She looked at me in shock.

Ela:"I can't believe this. You've never done any civilian activities?"

I shook my head no. She looked at me sadly for a bit, but quickly changed her emotions.

Ela:"Let's not dwell in the past. We'll do new things for you."

I grew slightly nervous. New was usually not good for me. However, I knew there was no walking out of this. I removed my armor and gear before putting them away. Then I set my father's pistol on my nightstand and went to go shower. Before I entered, I knocked on the bathroom door.

Ela:"Who is it?"

She asked from behind the door.

"It's (Y/n)."

Ela:"Do you need something?"

"Just checking before I went to shower."

Ela:"Oh. You can come in."

She told me, but I heard the water running.

"You seem to be showering."

Ela:"Yeah. So?"

I grew slightly confused.

"Won't you threaten to cut my eyes out?"

Ela:"Why would I do that?"

She asked me in a surprised tone.

"The princess I rescued, she threatened to cut my eyes out because I almost entered the bathroom while she was showering."

Ela:"Why was she showering?"

"She was bathed in her kidnappers blood."

Ela went silent for a bit.

Ela:"Seems reasonable, but I don't care."

"I'll just wait."

I walked back and sat on my bed. After a few minutes, Ela came out of the bathroom with only a towel. I turned away.

Ela:"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Ela:"Oh. Is it because I'm wearing only a towel? I said I won't cut out your eyes."

"Your sister might."

Ela:"That is true. Keep looking away."

I did as she told. After a minute, Ela spoke again.

Ela:"Okay, I'm done."

I stood up and walked over to the bathroom.

Ela:"I've got to get some things from the armory. I'll be right back."

"Okay."

She left the room, and I went to shower.

(IQ POV):

I sat inside my room while tweaking my Spectre. (Y/n)'s dog tags dangled on my neck besides my own. Then I let out a frustrated groan.

'Man. I was really hoping to hang out with (Y/n).'

Then I got an idea and checked the time. It wasn't too late, so I can still spend time with (Y/n) before curfew. I quickly exited my room and walked over to Ela and (Y/n)'s room. When I arrived, I knocked on the door. However, there seemed to be no response. I was about to knock again, but the door opened.

"Hey Ela, I was wondering if-"

Standing before me was (Y/n). He looked like he just got out of the shower. The water glistened on his defined and toned body. Plus only a towel covered his lower body. I nearly fainted and blushed heavily at the sight. Then (Y/n) waved his hand in front of my face.

(Y/n):"Monika?"

I snapped out of my thoughts and tried to focus on his face.

"Umm. Sorry. Y-You were saying?"

(Y/n):"Ela is not here right now? Would you like to come in and wait for her?"

"S-Sure."

I managed to squeak out a response.

'Why am I acting like this?'

(Y/n) opened the door wider, and I entered the room. I looked around and it wasn't, messy? The place was neatly reorganized. The weapon and gadget parts were neat set on a separate table. Clothes have been folded and set in drawers and closets. Drawings and paints were hanging on the walls in neat, yet mesmerizing pattern. Even Ela's bed had been made.

"Whoa. What happened here?"

(Y/n) closed the door behind me.

(Y/n):"I cleaned."

He walked past me, and I covered my mouth in shock. There were so many scars from stab wounds, bullet wounds, and slashes. (Y/n) glanced back before entering the bathroom. He soon came back out fully dressed.

(Y/n):"You're one of the few people who've seen those."

"Really?"

He nodded silently. Then he gestured to his bed.

(Y/n):"You can sit there if you want. Would you like anything?"

I shook my head no as I sat down.

"No thank you."

We stared at each other awkwardly for a bit. Then I broke the silence.

"So. How do you like your new armor?"

(Y/n):"I like it. Thank you for rebuilding it."

"No problem."

I picked up his helmet and gazed into the visor.

"When I was working on this, your computer had files and recordings of everything you've done."

He remained silent.

"I know I can't take away the memories of the horrible things you've went through, but..."

I stood up and walked over.

"If you're willing to. I can help heal some of those wounds."

I placed my hand over his heart.

"Not the physical ones, but the ones on the inside here."

I gently tapped his heart and looked up at him.

(Y/n):"So you've seen what I've done on my first mission?"

I nodded. No one should never be put in that position. To reunite a family through death.

(Y/n):"I-I still get nightmares of that room."

I knew he was telling the truth. His helmet had data recorded on his insomnia. I tilted his chin down to look at me.

"If you ever need someone there, I'm always available."

He nodded.

(Y/n):"Thank you, Monika."

I smiled gently.

"It's the least I could do."

He shook his head.

(Y/n):"You don't owe me anything. I protect those whom I care for."

I was surprised by his response.

"You care for me?"

(Y/n):"More than myself."

My heart began to beat faster. I gazed into his eyes and saw complete sincerity. He meant every word. I began to lean closer. My face slowly neared his own. We were so close that I felt his light breath on my face. My pulse was going crazy. I narrowed my eyes and began to connect our lips. Suddenly, the door opened.

Ela:"I'm back from the arm- OH! Am I interrupting something?"

I immediately backed away and blushed red.

"N-Nothing!"

Ela smiled widely and raised an eyebrow.

Ela:"Are you sure~?"

She asked with a mocking tone. I looked away embarrassed.

"Yes, I'm sure. (Y/n) and I were just talking. Right (Y/n)?"

I turned to (Y/n), hoping that he would cover for me. He scratched the back of his head.

(Y/n):"Sure. You wanted to whisper something in my mouth, right?"

He answered with a confused tone. Ela shook her head sadly, while I stared at him dumbfounded. Did he not know what kisses are?

Ela:"'Whisper something in my mouth.' That's an original one."

I snapped out of my confused trance.

"Yeah. Just whispering..."

I stated sadly. Then I looked back at (Y/n). He was looking at me slightly worried.

(Y/n):"Did I do something wrong?"

I shook my head no. I knew I shouldn't have rushed things. (Y/n) barely would know what normal emotions were.

"No, (Y/n). It's nothing. Trust me."

He nodded. I then walked to the door, and waved goodbye to (Y/n).

"Goodnight."

(Y/n):"Night."

Before I left, I turned to Ela. She gave me a sympathetic look.

Ela:"I'll walk with you."

She and I exited the room. We walked towards my room, and Ela began to speak.

Ela:"I'm sorry, Monika."

"What do you mean?"

Ela:"I know what happened."

She replied sternly. I let out a depressed sigh.

"It saddens me that he doesn't recognize emotions like happiness, care, and love..."

Ela looked at me sadly.

Ela:"You like him don't you?"

I blushed slightly.

"N-No."

She looked at me skeptically.

"I don't know."

Ela:"How do you feel around him?"

I thought about it for a minute.

"I feel warm. Not like the temperature warm, but a comforting feeling. It's like (Y/n)'s a kind guardian angel watching over me. Even though he doesn't show it, I know he deeply cares for everyone."

Ela smiled and lightly chuckled.

"Why are you laughing?"

Ela:"Nothing. Just keep at it, Monika."

I looked at her confused.

"Keep at what?"

Ela:"It will take someone smart, caring, and driven like you to crack (Y/n)'s shell."

I lightly smiled from Ela's statement. Then I asked her something that has been bothering me.

"Wait. What about you?"

Ela:"What about me?"

"Do you like, (Y/n)?"

Ela raised and eyebrow. Suddenly, she burst into laughter, but restrained it to a giggle. I looked at her in slight annoyance.

"Why are you laughing?"

She giggled and waved her hand.

Ela:"Goodnight, Monika."

She walked back to her room and left me to my thoughts. I shook my head tiredly and entered my room to sleep.

(Y/n) POV:

'Hmm. It must be that Monika wanted to whisper me something. That's why she was upset.'

I was interrupted from my thoughts when the door opened. Ela entered the room and looked at me.

Ela:"Smooth, (Y/n)."

I gave her a confused look.

"It must have been the whispering part, right? She wanted to tell me something, but could not."

Ela looked at me with a shocked and disappointed look. Then she walked to her bed and muttered some things.

Ela:"I feel bad for Eliza and Monika..."

I was tired, so I dismissed the thought and went to my bed. Then Ela shouted.

Ela:"Hey! Who did all of this?!"

I looked at her, and she was pointing at my reorganization.

"I helped clean up. Sorry."

Ela:"Sorry? No, I really appreciate it."

I nodded and lied down and went to sleep, but Ela spoke again.

Ela:"Do you know what love is, (Y/n)?"

I blinked in thought.

"Why do you ask?"

Ela:"Just curious."

"It's when you care deeply for someone. To a level where you value their life more than your own. To make sure they're happy. Is that what you wanted to know?"

Ela:"Yeah. You can sleep now."

I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

(Ela POV):

I watched (Y/n) go to sleep before lying down myself.

'Maybe Eliza and Monika have a chance after all.'

They will just need to help (Y/n) realize what his feelings mean. However, can they do that without ripping each other's throats out.

Timeskip brought to you by chibi (Y/n) being denser than the Earth's crust...

(Y/n) POV:

'9997. 9998. 9999. 10K.'

I dropped down from the chin-up bar and stretched my arms. Then I walked over to my belongings. I grabbed a towel and wiped my face. It felt strange to be around others without any sort of cover for my face. Then I heard the clink of weights being set on the stand.

Blackbeard:"Heh. 200lbs!"

He announced. Then he turned to Valkyrie beside him. She set down her weights and sat up.

Valkyrie:"250. You now owe me $50!"

Blackbeard grumbled and gave Valkyrie her money. Then the two looked over to me.

Blackbeard:"Hey, Phoenix. Can I call you (Y/n)?"

I nodded. He waved me over.

Blackbeard:"It says you can bench 300. Is that true?"

I didn't respond and walked over. I added 50lbs to each side of Blackbeard's weights. He moved behind the weights to spot me. I then lifted the bar and began to bench. Blackbeard dropped his cigar, and Valkyrie stared at me in awe.

Valkyrie:"Damn."

After benching 50 times, I set the bar down and sat up. The two still stared at me in shock. I stood up, slung my towel over my shoulder, and walked out of the training room. I walked past Echo and Twitch. They looked surprised to see me without a mask.

Echo:"Whoa! You look like freaking Goku! What's your secret?!"

Twitch:"You've been watching too much anime."

Echo:"Hey! It's not my fault that (Y/n) looks like he got out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!"

Twitch shook her head and dragged Echo away.

Twitch:"Come on, we have to go and work on our drones. Mine still needs to somehow jump."

Echo:"What's wrong with mine?"

Twitch:"Someone has to keep an eye on you from concussing people."

He chuckled nervously, and the two left. I continued to my room and rounded the corner. Someone bumped into me and spilled their drink onto me. I looked to see Ash.

Ash:"Oh! I'm so sorry- (Y/n)?"

She stared at me.

"Hi."

She snapped out of her trance and began to wipe my body.

Ash:"Let me clean that for you."

Ash's face blushed red, as her hands rubbed my chest and abdomen. I then gently grabbed her hands.

"It's fine. I was about to shower anyways."

She nodded and looked down. Her face turned even more red, and I looked down as well. Our hands were conjoined. I quickly let go, and Ash turned red.

"See you later."

Ash:"Y-Yeah."

I walked past her to my room.

(Ash POV):

I stared at my hand, while my cheeks tinted pink. Then I slowly strolled to my room in thought. When I entered my room, my computer began to beep. I looked to see I was receiving an incoming FaceTime call. I sat down and answered it. A image of my parents popped up.

"Hi Mom. Hi Dad."

Dad:"Hello Eliza."

Mom:"Are you okay dear?!"

I slightly jumped back from my mother's outburst.

"Yes mother. I'm okay just like every time I tell you."

Mom:"You weren't the last two calls!"

"It was just bruising on my leg."

Mom:"What about the last one? You were sadder than the time I made you dress up for our pilgrimage to Jerusalem."

I let out a sigh.

"I'm better now. I swear."

Dad:"Thank God. Your mother would not stop worrying about you worrying. What did you worry about anyways?"

"Well. I thought someone had passed away."

Mom/Dad:"Who?"

"His name is (Y/n)."

Mom:"Is this the man who saved my baby from that time you hurt your leg?"

"Yes. He's the one that saved 'your baby' from that time."

I sarcastically answered.

Dad:"Is he dead?"

I shook my head.

"No. I thought he was when he saved my life again from sniper shots."

My mother gasped.

Mom:"Is he okay?"

I nodded.

"Yeah. He actually came back in secret and rescued my butt again."

My parents looked at each other.

Dad:"I approve."

"Huh?"

Mom:"This man is the perfect. How is he outside of work? Is he good looking?"

I blushed a little.

"Uh. He's...nice."

Mom:"Marry that man! You're 30 now! Why don't you have a husband?"

I flushed in embarrassment.

"32 mother. I'm not in a position to get a husband."

Mom:"That's worse! You should be-"

Dad:"What your mother is trying to say is that find someone that makes you happy soon. Or it might be too late."

"Thanks Dad."

He nodded.

Dad:"Well. I'll leave you to work. Call you again next week?"

"Yeah. Bye."

Dad:"Bye."

Mom:"Marry that man!"

The call ended, and I shook my head. My mother was always trying to find the perfect man for me. However, I always didn't like any of them. This made me remember one of the candidates and my face scrunched up.

'Ugh. Tom was the worst.'

Then I thought about (Y/n). He wasn't so bad. He was on the stoic and emotionless side, but I knew he cares for everyone a lot. Maybe to a fault. I sighed sadly.

'What am I going to do with you (Y/n)?'

Suddenly, Six's voice rang on the speakers.

Six:"Operators: Buck, Frost, Glaz, Sledge, Mute, Blitz, and Phoenix report to the briefing room."

My body perked up in curiosity.

'I wonder what's happening.'

I stood up and exited my room. Then I walked to the briefing room to see what's going on.

(Y/n POV):

I sat in the briefing room with all of the operators that were called in. Six then entered the room. She gave us a grave look.

Six:"Take a look at this."

She turned the screen in front of us. The news started to play. It showed a boat stuck in the ice. A news lady was currently talking anout the situation.

Anchor:"Here are Baffin Bay, the recent terrorist group called, White Masks, have taken hostage of this cruise ship."

I saw the Canadian operators get upset.

Anchor:"Over 100 confirmed deaths and the numbers are expected to rise by the hour. There are currently 300-400 more hostages on the ship. Authorities wish to respond, but the terrorist organization have the place on lockdown. Many officers have been killed or injured."

Six then shut off the screen and looked at this.

Six:"The Canadian government specifically requested for us to deal with this. Will you accept?"

Buck:"Gladly."

Frost:"Definitely."

The rest of us nodded. Six handed us a file.

Six:"Suit up. Jet leaves in 5 minutes."

I exited the room to come face to face with Ash.

Ash:"Be safe, okay?"

I nodded and went to get ready. Along the way, I crossed paths with IQ.

IQ:"Don't die again."

"I won't."

IQ:"Promise?"

I looked down on her neck. My dog tags dangled besides hers.

"I'll always come back."

I began walked away, but felt IQ embrace me. Then she let go and looked at me with worry.

IQ:"I'll hold you to that promise."

Timeskip brought to you by chibi Kapkan slipping on Ash's spilled drink and hoping no one saw it...

Operation: Sunny Co.

-Sponsored vacation for employees and customers of Sunny Co.
-White Mask infiltration of ship
-Over 300 hostages
-Majority of hostages are children
-Over 100 confirmed hostage and law enforcement deaths
-personally requested by Canadian government

Objective: Extract all hostages and terminate all White Masks

Secondary Objective: Capture White Mask terrorist for interrogation

Team Leader: Sledge

Operators: Buck, Frost, Mute, Glaz, Blitz, Phoenix

Mission status: active

Operator: Phoenix

New file update.

Name: (Y/n)

Load-out:

Primary:
-M4 Carbine
-Cheytac M200 Intervention

Secondary:
-Dual-Double Barrel 1911 Pistols
-Sawed-Off Double Barrel shotgun
(Can fire incendiary shells)

Gadget: Heaven's Cloak
-An advanced mechanical armor designed by Monika Weiss
-Protects against suffocation, hypothermia, concussion blasts, flash-bangs, infection, is flame retardant, waterproof, and can withstand bladed weapons and .45 bullets.
-Enhances strength, infrared vision, night vision, lights, target indicator, but weighs 150lbs.

Gadget: Reaper's Breath of Death
-A smoke grenade that produces a special black smoke.
-The smoke counters against any thermal scope, blocks 94% of all vision, and is highly volatile.
-Ideal for clearing multiple hostiles, however is very dangerous to both allies and enemies.

(I do not own any of these images.)

(Y/n) POV:

My teammates and I were on our way to the ship via airport. The ride in the trucks was mostly silent. Glaz was drawing on a notepad. Blitz was having a small talk with Sledge. Mute and I remained silent. However, Buck and Frost were especially not in a great mood. Patriotism must be running through their veins. Suddenly, Buck slammed his fist on the truck's wall.

Buck:"What's taking so long?!"

Sledge:"Calm down, mate. Getting angry won't get us there quicker."

Frost:"But our slow speeds will cause more executions."

Glaz:"Do not worry. Phoenix and I will neutralize the enemy before anyone else can get hurt."

Buck:"I certainly hope so."

The truck pulled up to the cruise ship. It towered above the seemingly endless ice. Several police cars and swat trucks surrounded the ship. Ours came to a stop and the double doors opened. We all piled out. I was the last to step out and immediately was hit with the cold air.

Helmet:"Heating up armor."

My helmet announced into my ear. My armor heated up, and the cold air ceased to exist. A police officer jogged over to us.

Officer:"Boy am I glad you all are here. I'm Captain Boliel."

Buck:"How long until the next execution."

The officer looked at us grimly.

Boliel:"10 minutes."

Buck:"Damn. We're going to have to go in."

Sledge:"They'll be expecting us."

Frost pumped her shotgun.

Frost:"Then they better be fucking ready. Clear your men, captain."

The captain nodded and waved to his men.

Boliel:"You heard the lady! Move the fuck out!"

The authorities backed away. Sledge looked at all of us.

Sledge:"Alright. Buck and Blitz will breach from the north side. I'll hit from the eastern hull with Frost and Mute. Glaz and (Y/n) will provide sniper cover from the outside. The hostages should be in the bridge and presidential suite. Got it?"

Everyone:"Copy."

Sledge:"Alright, move out!"

Everyone went to their positions. Before I went to my sniper spot, Sledge stopped me.

Sledge:"If things start to go downhill, you'll move in."

I nodded. He gave me a thumbs up before joining Frost and Mute. I jogged over to my sniper position. My hand placed my M4 Carbine, while I deployed my M200 bipod. I peered into the scope. The thermal scanner activated. I could see the heat signatures of the people through the window. However, it was unclear to who were the terrorists. At least until whoever starts shooting. Sledge's voice rang on the comms.

Sledge:"Keep it silent until we get closer to the hostages."

I moved my sniper over to where Buck and Blitz were. They quietly tore down the barricades and entered the ship. Suddenly, White Mask terrorists appeared from the second floor. They began heading towards my teammates. I pressed the comm.

"Buck. Blitz. Hostiles headed your way. They knew."

I only received static. I tried Sledge, Mute, and Frost, but received a similar result. Then I called Glaz.

"Glaz. I've lost contact with the team."

Glaz:"Same here. What do we do?"

I glanced at my assault rifle.

"Keep watch on any flanking terrorists. I'm going in."

Glaz:"Got it."

I set down my sniper rifle, grabbed my M4, and booked it to the cruise ship. My boots crunched on the snow, as I neared the ship. I tore down a barricade and entered the ship. It was empty to the sight, but I knew these terrorists were awaiting to ambush. I silently advanced towards the engine room. Most of the terrorists would be focused on holding down the hostages, and have weak defenses elsewhere. I stepped down the stairs and into the engine room. The engines were humming loudly. Power was still being supplied throughout the ships.

'Not for long.'

I shot the engines several times. They shut down immediately. Then the entire ship went dark. My helmet activated its night-vision. I silently went upstairs. Faint panicked voices could be heard several yards away. I approached the source and aimed my weapon. The voices started to get louder.

???:"Where are the Rainbow operators?!"

???:"I don't know. Our guys lost connection after the power went out."

???:"Who turned off the power?"

???:"Not our guys. We're either trailing the operators, awaiting to ambush, or here."

???:"Shit. There's someone unaccounted for. Go look for them."

I stepped to the wall. My thermal vision picked up the hostages and about a dozen hostiles. I glanced around to see about another dozen waiting for my teammates to approach. I snuck over to the terrorists waiting to ambush. Then I stabbed my knife into a terrorist's throat. He gurgled on his blood before falling limp. I set down the body and approached the other terrorists. One by one, I stabbed them or slashed their throats. They all died silently. Now it was the presidential suite left. I picked up three heat signatures approaching the room. I quietly waited for them to approach. Then a familiar voice whispered out.

Frost:"We lost connection to everyone."

Sledge:"Don't worry, Phoenix is on his w-"

I flashed my flashlight six times in rapid succession. This was our signal to each other. I counted six seconds then I repeated the process. However, the last flash I kept on. Then my teammates rounded the corner.

Sledge:"Phoenix, is that you?"

"Yeah."

He and Frost sighed in relief. Mute rounded the corner silently. Then they looked at me.

Sledge:"The comms were jammed."

"Yeah. I tried to tell you all that there were terrorists flanking to your position."

Frost:"We already took care of them. I know when I'm being followed."

I nodded.

"There were also many waiting to ambush you all. I already eliminated them."

Frost:"So what now?"

Sledge:"Phoenix, you, Mute, and Frost will handle the presidential suite. I'll head over to Buck and Blitz to back them up."

Frost:"Got it."

I nodded. Sledge then made his way to the bridge. Frost motioned me over to the wall of the presidential suite.

Frost:"You and Mute provide the distraction. We'll hot breach."

"The hostages are in the far left corner. I'll enter from the top, and you get the hostages out."

Frost:"Alright. Let's show these bastards their way to hell."

She growled and walked over to her position. Mute and I walked upstairs and placed a breaching charge above the suite.

'3. 2. 1. Let's rock.'

I blew the breaching charge. Mute and I dropped down into the room. Time slowed for me, and I took aim. My finger pulled the trigger 6 times. As the bullets flew straight through the terrorists heads, I rolled on the ground. While I rolled, I fired at the hostiles feet. Several dropped to the ground screaming, but their voices cut off when I fed more bullets into them. I finally stood up, and found myself facing one last terrorist. However, he held a gun to a hostage's head. The hostage was a little boy. His eyes filled with fear, while the terrorist stared at me with hatred.

Terrorist:"Drop your weapon or this kid gets it!"

"No."

The terrorist looked at me in shock, as with the rest of the hostages. Mute glanced over to me.

Terrorist:"You're going to just let him die?!"

I remained silent.

Terrorist:"Fine then! Remember when he dies, his blood will be-"

The terrorist was cut off with Frost smashing the butt of her shotgun into his pressure point. The terrorist dropped to the ground paralyzed.

Frost:"Don't fuck with Canada, bitch."

She slammed her shotgun into the terrorist's face. Destroying the white mask and effectively knocking him out. I raised an eyebrow at her ferocity, but quickly tended to the hostages.

"Everyone alright?"

They nodded in fear. I motioned for me to follow.

"Come with me. I'll get you all to safety."

I repeated this in French as well. Frost looked at me surprised, and I picked up the limp terrorist. We led the hostages out of the cruise ship. When we exited, the authorities were ready to help the victims. Glaz spoke on the comm.

Glaz:"Sledge and the others got out with the ship's crew. No casualties beside the obvious."

I knew he was referring to the terrorists. Several SWAT units jogged over to me. I threw the limp terrorist onto the ground.

Frost:"Cuff him. Make sure it's uncomfortable."

SWAT:"Definitely."

They took the terrorist away. However, the terrorist woke up and began laughing.

Terrorist:"You think you've won? White Masks are just getting started."

Buck, Blitz, and Sledge jogged over to us.

Buck:"What the fuck are you talking about?!"

The terrorist just cackled. I stared back at the cruise ship. Worry began to set in.

"Area scan."

Helmet:"Scanning..."

I waited for a few seconds.

Helmet:"White Mask C-class bombs detected."

It was the same ones used in the university attack. However, there were no hostages to kill. Unless...

'They're going to poison the entire water life and supply.'

I turn to my teammates.

"Get everyone out, now."

Sledge:"What's going on?"

"White Masks C-class bombs. They're hitting the entire water supply."

Everyone's eyes widened, while the terrorist smirked.

Terrorist:"It's too late! There's no way for you to refuse or get the bomb out in time!"

I thought for a solution.

"I have a solution."

Everyone:"What?"

I unhooked my special smoke grenade.

"Kill it with fire."

I began running back towards the ship. Sledge's voice rang on my comm.

Sledge:"You don't have nearly enough to destroy the entire ship!"

"Unless I created a chain explosion."

Sledge:"You're blowing up the fuel tank?! You'll never make it out alive!"

"I can certainly try. Glaz."

Glaz:"Yes?"

"When I signal to shoot. You take it. Under no circumstances are you to hold off."

Glaz:"Copy."

I shut off my comms and entered the ship. I ran to the location of the fuel tank. Then I unpinned my smoke grenade on tossed it. It spewed out black smoke. After that, I sprinted to first bomb.

Helmet:"1 minute left until detonation."

I threw a smoke there and proceeded.

Helmet:"40 seconds left."

I repeated the same process for the rest of the bombs. That is until I reached the last one. I went to grab another smoke grenade, but ran out.

'Shit.'

The last bomb had C4 strapped to it. My hands lifted up my incendiary grenades. I had to perform a manual detonation.

Helmet:"10 seconds left."

I unpinned the grenades and threw them at the bomb. Then I sprinted for the window as fast as I could. I pressed my finger against my comm.

"Glaz. Take the shot!"

Several shots rang out and immediately, multiple explosions went off. The entire ship rocked violently. The bomb exploded behind me. I jumped out of the window, but the inferno caught up. The flames engulfed my body, but my suit would protect me. I jumped out of the window, and the shockwave finally sent me flying. I crashed into the snow. Then sounds of loud cracking filled the air. The ice was cracking from the explosions. Another explosion went off, but it was bigger this time. It completely destroyed the ship, and forced it to sink. I quickly got up and began running. Everyone had started to clear away, but that left me stranded with the quickly splitting ice sheet.

Suddenly, I heard the roar of a snowmobile. My eyes looked to the left to see Mute driving towards me. I ran in the direction to intercept him. He stuck out his hand for me to grab. I jumped, as the ice sheet cracked beneath my feet. I grabbed onto Mute's hand and hopped onto the snowmobile. I patted his shoulder in thanks, and he nodded. We drove towards the safe zone. Our team was there waiting for us. Mute stopped the snowmobile in front of everyone, and we hopped off.

Sledge:"Defying death seems to be a big factor for you, mate."

I nodded. Then Mute walked over. I nodded in thanks, and he returned the gesture. The rest of the team walked over.

Buck:"The terrorist is currently being shipped to a blacklist location for interrogation. All in all, mission accomplished."

Sledge:"Alright lady and gents., let's head home."

We all gathered our gear and entered our transport truck to head home.

Timeskip brought to you by chibi (Y/n) bro-fisting Mute...silently...

(Ash POV):

After the mission success at Canada, (Y/n) actually came back in one piece. There had been some 'friendly' gambling among the operators to see how badly injured (Y/n) would end up. I got really upset when Thermite actually participated, while IQ nearly beat up Bandit. Now I was walking to the cafeteria. The JTF2 operators decided to hold a small celebration for the mission success. The team that went were already invited, but everyone was welcome. I entered the cafeteria to see people drinking, talking, and eating. A small simple party. Then I saw IQ walk up to me.

IQ:"Hey Eliza."

"Hey Monika. What a party huh?"

She glanced back at the party. Most of the operators were getting drunk. Mainly the Russians. Everyone seemed to be having a good time, but Zofia walked up to us slightly concerned.

Zofia:"Hello, have you two seen my sister?"

IQ and I looked at each other. We had no clue.

"Sorry no."

IQ:"I haven't seen her."

Zofia clicked her tongue.

Zofia:"Tch. She better not be giving her body to some vile man here."

She ran off looking for her sister. I looked back at IQ.

IQ:"Dang. Ela has it rough."

"Yeah."

I looked around for (Y/n), but couldn't find him either.

"Where's (Y/n)?"

IQ:"I don't know. He should be here, since he was invited."

She and I went to look for (Y/n). We first asked Twitch, Echo, and Jager who were talking about upgrading their drones. Then Doc, Pulse, Castle, and Sledge who were just sitting around. After that, Mute, but he didn't say anything. Then the other ladies, but they replied they haven't seen (Y/n). We tried everyone else, but they were all drinking and could not think straight. Luckily, Finka really holds her alcohol well.

Finka:"I believe (Y/n) is still in his room."

IQ:"Okay, thank you."

Finka:"Not a problem. Now Jordan, ten more shots since you lost the bet."

Thermite:"This is worse than nuking Nevada."

I shook my head and left the cafeteria with IQ. We walked to (Y/n) and Ela's room. Ela seemed to be saying something.

Ela:"Come on (Y/n). Let's go!"

She went silent for a bit. Suddenly, Ela yelled aloud.

Ela:"If you don't come with me right now, I'll detonate my Grzmot mines! All of them!"

IQ and I shared a nervous look. Then IQ knocked on the door. After a few seconds, it opened to reveal an angry Ela.

Ela:"What- Oh, hey ladies."

"Is (Y/n) there?"

She looked back slightly upset.

Ela:"Yeah. He still is. Why don't we convince him to come to the party?"

IQ:"Sure."

Ela opened the door, and we entered her room. I didn't see (Y/n).

"Where's (Y/n)?"

Ela:"In the bathroom. I've only convinced him to change so far."

Then I heard the bathroom door unlock. Stepping out was (Y/n) in a tight, buttoned-up shirt and black pants. It really exemplified his well built body. I felt my cheeks heat up, but I kept staring at his body. That is until he began to speak.

(Y/n):"There. I've changed. Now can I stay in my room?"

He crossed his arms and looked away.

Ela:"Nuh uh, mister. You're going to the party that was meant for you."

(Y/n):"I don't do parties."

Ela:"Give me one good reason why."

(Y/n):"I watched a government official's head get cleanly shot off by a .50 cal sniper at a party."

An awkward silence ensued. Then IQ broke the silence.

IQ:"Please (Y/n)."

He still didn't let up and kept his arms crossed.

IQ:"Do it for me? I worked hard to set this up. Plus I don't have anyone to talk to that's sober."

This gained a reaction from (Y/n).

Ela:"I'll need someone to keep away the testosterone high recruits."

He was so close to breaking. I took the opportunity.

"You also owe me for nearly dying again in Nevada."

(Y/n) let out a sigh of defeat. He finally stood up straight and nodded yes. A smile formed on my lips. Ela clapped her hands together.

Ela:"Alright. Let's head to the party."

She opened the door, and we all left the room. The four of us walked together to the cafeteria. When we arrived, everyone turned to look at us.

Dokkaebi:"Finally! I thought (Y/n) here was a hermit crab like Chul!"

Vigil looked like he wanted to strangle Dokkaebi, but his cool attitude didn't allow him to. Then Buck and Frost walked over to (Y/n). The two Canadian operators stuck out their hands.

Buck:"Thank you for saving those children."

Frost:"Also we would like to thank you for potentially saving our home country."

(Y/n) shook hands with both of them.

(Y/n):"Just doing my job."

There he goes being modest and selfless again. After they finished, Buck turned to the crowd.

Buck:"To Team Rainbow!"

Everyone:"Team Rainbow!"

Everyone then went back to their conversations or drinking. Suddenly, Zofia pushed through everyone. She stormed up to Ela.

Zofia:"Where have you been?!"

Ela:"Relax. I've been getting dressed with (Y/n)."

'That sounded wrong.'

Zofia fumed with anger.

Zofia:"What?!"

She drew her knife and went to attack (Y/n). However, he quickly countered, but Zofia countered the counter. They traded blocks, jabs, and elbows. None ever hit each other, until (Y/n) caught the bladed edge with his hand. Zofia struggled to move it, but (Y/n) held still. Ela then grabbed her sister and shoved her off.

Ela:"What the heck, Zofia?!"

Zofia:"Were you sleeping with that man?!"

We all blushed at her claim.

Ela:"No! What I mean was that he helped me choose an outfit, and I forced him to change for this party."

Zofia:"So no intercourse between you two?"

Ela:"I said no damn it!"

Zofia looked at her sister and at (Y/n). Finally, she let out a sigh and looked at (Y/n).

Zofia:"I'll believe you this time, but if you make one wrong move on my little sister. You're dead."

(Y/n) nodded silently. He handed her back the knife, and Zofia took it back. That was when I noticed the steel blade was blood red. I looked at (Y/n)'s hands, and they was bleeding.

"(Y/n)!"

I tore off a sleeve of my jacket and wrapped it around his hands. Zofia looked at (Y/n) guiltily, while Ela and I glared at her.

Ela:"Look at what you did!"

Zofia:"I-I'm sorry. I just-"

Ela:"Please just go enjoy the party and not cause more trouble."

Zofia:"Fine then."

Luckily, she agreed and left. I walked over to (Y/n) to see if he was okay. Doc was wrapping up his hands with some medical tape.

Doc:"It wasn't bad. (Y/n) here, caught the knife at the correct spots."

Thermite:"Then how come-"

Ela:"My sister carries a considerable amount of strength."

We all nodded. (Y/n) looked at me with a bloodied sleeve in his hands.

(Y/n):"Sorry for ruining your jacket."

"It's fine. I have plenty."

I stated, while rubbing my cold bare arm. Suddenly, (Y/n) removed his jacket and draped it around me. I began to blush.

"Y-You didn't have to do that."

(Y/n):"You looked cold."

I smiled at his gesture, and we walked over to a table to have some dinner. Ela, IQ, and I sat across from (Y/n). We ate, talked, and really had a great time. Although (Y/n) didn't speak much. It was a major victory to get him to an actual social interaction. Eventaully, IQ had to use the bathroom, and Ela decided to accompany her. This allowed me some alone time with (Y/n).

"How does it feel to potentially save an entire country?"

(Y/n) shrugged. Our small talk was going nowhere. I thought of an idea.

"Would you like to trade some mission stories?"

(Y/n):"Sure."

I thought of my old missions and smiled.

"I used to know a man by the name of Tom. He was the worst."

(Y/n) raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"It was a raid on some pedophile with child pornography in Nebraska. The mission was supposed to be simple, but they never end up that way."

(Y/n):"So what happened?"

"So my normal team consisted of Jordan, Jack, and Miles. However, command for some reason wanted Tom on this mission. He had been flirting with me the entire time I've transferred over to the FBI SWAT unit. We performed our normal breach. When I entered, the pedophile was butt-naked. Luckily, I looked away before any scarring images could fill my head."

Thermite:"They fucking filled mine!"

I laughed a little and continued.

"The pig tried to make a run for it. Tom trying to impress me, attempted to arrest the man by himself."

(Y/n):"Really?"

I nodded.

"Tom ended up with 352 pounds of naked flab on his face."

Some of the nearby operators laughed, but some gained disgusted faces. (Y/n) began to smile.

"After Jordan and Miles pulled off the pedophile, Tom still insisted on arresting the man. Something about saving his dignity. Jordan and Miles let the target go, and the pedophile ran out of the house. Tom had to chase the naked target through the neighborhood. Suddenly, the pedophile tripped, but Tom couldn't stop. He tripped himself and fell face first into the butt crack of the pedophile. Tom was never the same after that."

I then noticed everyone had gathered around. Several operators were laughing, most the drunk ones vomited.

Pulse:"I still remember what Tom was like after that. He couldn't speak in straight sentences for several days."

I giggled and looked back at (Y/n). He was smiling at me. This brought a smile to my face, and my face began flushing red.

(Y/n):"Good story."

"Thanks. How about you?"

He scratched his chin for a bit. Then he started to speak.

(Y/n) POV):

Flashback...

Price:"It's like slicing watermelons."

Roach:"It is nowhere like slicing watermelons."

Soap:"Alright everyone, line up!"

I lined up with the rest of my squad. Ghost, Roach, and I stood next to each other. Soap and Price stood in front of us. Every one of these men towered over me, since I was considerably younger.

Soap:"Today, we'll be running a training simulation."

Ghost:"Does it involve watermelons?"

Price:"It does actually."

Roach groaned in annoyance.

Soap:"Your objective is to extract a high value target."

Roach:"Sounds easy enough."

Price:"Your high value target will be me."

Everyone went silent, while Soap smirked.

Soap:"And I'll be the enemy. Don't worry, you'll have unlimited re-spawns."

Roach:"What's the catch?"

Soap handed a vest to Roach. It had wires and suction cups.

Soap:"Put this on."

Roach strapped on the vest and put on the suction cups with wires running to them.

Roach:"Okay..."

Soap pulled out a training pistol and shot Roach. Nothing came out, but Roach started to spasm uncontrollably. He fell to the ground moaning in pain.

Soap:"You three will be wearing this. 60V of electricity."

Roach:"Fuuuccckk..."

Soap:"Get up. The simulation will start in five minutes."

Ghost and I helped Roach get up. Soap and Price went to their respective positions. We all put on our training vests and grabbed our training pistols. Suddenly, a loud buzzer went off, and the three of us rushed into the training building. Ghost decided to head off on his own, while I went with Roach. Ghost decided that it was better for two rookies to go together.

Roach:"Hey. I'll try from the top. You hit from the bottom."

I tried to warn him no, but Roach climbed up the stairs. A few seconds passed, I heard a grunt of pain, and a body tumbling down a flight of stairs. I quickly avoided the area because Soap was around. I proceeded the long way around to Price's location. When I neared the location, I silently peered around the corner. Price was sitting on a bench smoking a cigar. I scanned the area and saw Ghost across the room. He motioned for me to proceed to the target, while he scouted the area. I nodded and headed for Price. I snuck up to Price and tapped his shoulder.

Price:"Didn't think it would be you Roach to- Oh. It's you."

I motioned for him to follow. He blew out a puff of smoke and stood up. Price was carrying a giant bag of watermelons.

Price:"This is to make your job tougher if you decided to use me as a meat shield."

I nodded, and we began to sneak to the exit. Along the way, Roach showed up.

Roach:"Nice. Now we can- Aggggggghh!!!"

He began spasming and fell to the ground.

Roach:"That was my crotch!"

He screamed out in a higher pitch. I glanced to see Soap approaching me. I shoved Price into cover.

'Where the hell is Ghost?'

Soap:"If you're wondering. Ghost is currently out for 20 seconds. Enough for me to finish you off."

I knew there was no way I could out run him. My mind was racing through possible solutions. Price was casually smoking his cigar.

Price:"So what are you going to do, Reaper?"

I looked at him. Then my eyes trailed to the watermelons. An idea popped into my head. I pulled out my knife and cut the bag of melons. They all dropped to the ground. I grabbed a melon and began to cut, while Price looked at me skeptically.

Price:"Now's not the time to eat fruit."

After cutting a size-able hole, I snuck off. I climbed onto a beam of the building and hung in the air. I watched Soap round the corner and found Price alone. He looked around for me, but I wasn't there. I let go of the beam and dropped. My hands shoved the melon onto his head. His voice muffled within the fruit, as he tried to grab me. Suddenly, Soap tripped on a rolling watermelon, and we fell to the ground. I still held the melon over his head, until Roach helped restrain Soap.

Roach:"Go! I'll hold him off!"

I nodded. Roach held the melon on Soap's head. I scrambled towards Price. He had a shocked look on his face. Price tried to comment something, but I dragged him along. We sprinted out of the training building and into the safe zone. The buzzer went off, signaling the end of the simulation. A minute passed, then Roach and Ghost walked out of the building rubbing their shocked bodies. Soap came out last still covered in watermelon.

Soap:"I can't believe this."

Price:"Beaten by a fruit. That's a first."

It went silent. Then everyone started to laugh. Ghost and I remained silent, but I knew we cracked a small smile under our masks.

Flashback end...

All of the operators laughed from my story, especially Ash. She started from a small giggle and erupted to an uncontrollable laughter. This brought a smile to my face to see her happy. Finally, she brought it down to a giggle. Then Ash looked at me.

Ash:"Yes?"

I looked away in embarrassment.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to stare."

Ash:"N-No. It's okay."

I looked back and smiled. She returned the gesture. Her cheeks began to tint red. Then my face began to heat up, and my heart was beating irregularly fast. I started to get very confused.

'What is this feeling?'

Whatever it was, it felt comforting. Something I haven't felt in a long time.

(IQ POV):

I finally laughed at (Y/n)'s story. Then I noticed that he and Ash were staring at each other. (Y/n) apologized, but Ash said it was okay. Suddenly, I saw his face tint slightly pink. Fear began to set into me.

'Does (Y/n) have feelings for Eliza?'

The two continued to smile at each other happily. I recognized that look. I then turned and began to walk away. After a leaving the cafeteria, I heard footsteps approaching me.

Ela:"Hey!"

Ela jogged up next to me.

Ela:"Where are you going?"

"Heading to my room."

Ela:"Why?"

I looked away sadly.

"Nothing. Just felt like being alone right now."

Ela bit her lip in thought.

Ela:"Is it because of (Y/n)?"

My eyes slightly widened.

"Yeah..."

Ela:"He was finally interacting with everyone."

"I know, and I'm happy for him, but..."

Ela:"It was the way he was looking at Eliza, right?"

I nodded solemnly.

Ela:"I'm sure (Y/n) likes you too."

"What do you mean? He and Ash are more alike. They're both excellent soldiers. They both have Israeli background. They also have bonded more with each other. Look at me. I doubt he'd like someone old as me, and he probably thinks I'm helpless or too smart for him."

Ela stared at me silently.

"Tell me I'm incorrect."

Ela:"You are wrong."

I looked at her surprised.

"I don't get it."

Ela:"You don't see it, but that armor you made for him is very valuable to him."

I waited for her to continue.

Ela:"He treats it with so much care and great value, just like his parent's pistol."

My eyes widened at the news.

Ela:"Do you still have his dog tags?"

I pulled it out from under my hoodie.

"I alway keep it on me."

Ela:"Do you ever wonder why (Y/n) never asked for it back?"

"The thought has crossed my mind."

Ela:"I asked him about it, but he wanted you to keep it."

My mouth dropped in shock.

"Really? Why?"

Ela:"He trusts that every time he comes back from a mission, you'll be there with a part of him. As corny as it sounds, when you're with him, (Y/n) thinks you complete him."

'He feels that way about me?'

Ela:"I mean, you were the first to really ever go out of the way and try to interact with him. Even throwing away your position and almost dying as well. (Y/n) won't say it, but I know that your gesture really impacted him. Showed him that you cared for him."

I blushed a little and felt hope resurge throughout me.

"Thank you."

Ela smiled at me.

Ela:"It's no problem."

"But there's a problem. Eliza really does connect more with (Y/n). What can I do?"

Ela tapped her chin in thought. Then she snapped her fingers.

Ela:"Follow me."

She ran in the direction of my room. Ela gestured me to open the door. When I did, she rushed inside.

"Hey. What's your plan?"

She dug through my drawers of clothes. I walked over, curious to what she was doing. Suddenly, Ela pulled out a long forgotten outfit.

"W-What are you going to do with that?"

Ela turned towards me, and a devious smirk was plastered across her face.

Ela:"You have a trump card."

"I-I do?"

Ela nodded.

Ela:"Do you know what you are that Eliza isn't?"

I shook my head no. Ela leaned closely into my ear and whispered.

Ela:"Thicc~..."

My eyes widened.

Timeskip brought to you by chibi (Y/n) hammering nails in front of chibi Sledge...

(Third Person POV):

It was the next morning. Blackbeard was currently trying beat (Y/n)'s bench record at Team Rainbow. Valkyrie was motivating him. Tachanka was deadlifting, while Finka and Mira looked impressed. Jager and Thermite were arm-wrestling. Lesion and Hibana were sparring. Everyone else was doing their respective workouts. (Y/n) was doing his usual obscene amount of pull-ups, while Ash was doing push-ups. Fianlly, Ash stopped and looked at (Y/n).

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She popped her lollipop and spoke.

Ash:"How many more are you going to do?"

(Y/n) let go of one hand and gestured three fingers while continuing to work out. Suddenly,  Ela entered the training room.

Ela:"Hey everybody!"

Everyone turned their heads to look at Ela. She had tight yoga pants, and a tank top. Many of the male operators began to stare.

Ela:"Listen up. Six has ordered for today to be an actual training day. She already chose someone to lead us."

Bandit:"Who?"

Ela stepped aside and gestured behind her. Steeping through the doorway was IQ. Everyone's mouth dropped at the sight. IQ smirked.

IQ:"Alright everyone. We're going to do a full body workout today. No muscles spared. Let's get physical!"

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Many of the male operators began to get a nosebleed or drool. Ash's lollipop fell out of her mouth. (Y/n) started to turn red and looked away. Everyone began to workout with IQ leading the entire group.

Timeskip brought to you by chibi (Y/n) doing pushups with chibi Ash and IQ sitting on his back...

(Y/n) POV:

We had just finished IQ's training day. The operators were all sore and exhausted. I was currently resting when IQ sat beside me.

IQ:"You okay?"

I nodded.

IQ:"Okay. I was just worried if I might have overworked you."

I smiled.

"Thanks, but you don't have to worry about me."

She wiped her face and looked at me.

IQ:"I don't, but I will. Because I care."

We stared into each other's eyes. The same feeling I had before came back. Warmth.

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