Shattering Humanity-Chapter 103: "Say Hello To The Bad Guy!"

{From outside a door labeled "Armory".}

Aiden, Sol, Taylor, Dom, and Char are standing around. Dom and Char each have snipers with suppressor attachments on their barrels and they are checking the scopes. Neither have a SunSword. Both Aiden and Sol have a single SunSword strapped to their hip.

Taylor has no SunSword on his hips and is eating from a bag of potatoes. Not chips, just raw red potatoes.

Sol: "What are you doin’ Big Guy!?!?"

She goes to take the bag but Taylor pulls the bag away from her.

Taylor: "Mama!! Noooo!"

Sol gets upset and waves her finger at the giant dope.

Sol: "Don’t you tell me ’no’, Mister."

Taylor starts sobbing but Aiden steps in to defend him.

Aiden: "Hey, I wouldn’t worry about what he eats, Sol. I’m sure you’re already aware of this, but Taylor is literally built different. I’ve seen him eat everything from uncooked meat to raw vegetables covered in dirt. Nothing has slowed this ’Beast’ of a man down. Right, Tay?"

He gives Taylor a friendly soft slap on the back and TayTay smiles.

TayTay: "Aideenieee!"

With the sack of potatoes in one arm, he returns the friendly slap on the back, but it comically knocks Aiden to the floor, his SunSword *CLANGS* off the tile.

Aiden: "AHH!"

Taylor feels guilty and grabs Aiden by the back of his "Aiden 32" sweatshirt and picks him up. Some potatoes fall out of the bag.

Taylor: "Sorry, Aideenie..."

Aideenie: "It’s no problem big fellah."

Sol is looking at the "toaster-like" SunSword strapped to her left hip. She unsheathes it with her tattooed right hand and the sun colored blade that matches her eye color, shines.

Sol: "Woahhh, so these are the swords I heard about in the mansion I stayed in with that ’Sister’. A couple of the other wives had gone to the Academy for a while but they weren’t cut out for it. So instead, they took a cushy job as a concubine. I wasn’t given the choice, I was just doing as I was told. Just like I am now."Aiden looks at the worried young woman, then gives her a smile and puts a hand on her shoulder.

Aiden: "Don’t worry, I’m not really that familiar with that Saku guy either, but I did have a couple of Academic classes with Itsuka. At first she looks like a hardcore chick that would rip your head-off, but from the look in her human eye, you can tell she’s a nice person."

Unknowingly to him, the rest of Takamagahara is standing behind Aiden, listening to him talk.

Aiden: "But like I said I don’t know much about that hard ass, Saku, except he was known as the ’Beast with a Beast’ at the Academy. Nobody knew why, we just assumed his left eye meant he had a ’Beast’ inside of him."

Saku, stays silent and looks at Daisuki for confirmation. The ex-Academy mentor gives him a playful wink and shrugs as Aiden continues.

Aiden: "So if he turns out being an unreliable Division Leader in teaching you, I’m sure Itsuka will give you the basics on using a SunSword. I would show you but-"

Saku’s head appears over the genius’ shoulder.

Saku: "But you’re just a nerd that probably hasn’t even unsheathed his sword once."

Saku’s interruption scares Aiden and he comedically jumps back behind Sol.

Aiden: "S-s- Saku!"

Shelly and Itsuka look at and admire Sol in her A.I.G. Itsuka runs her hand up Sol’s still bandaged leg, all the way up the tip of the sword’s handle.

Itsuka: "Look at youuu, Ms. Badass with a SunSword! Now I won’t be protecting the boys all by myself! Don’t worry, like Aiden said, I’ll show you the ropes and together, we’ll be a ’Bad Bitch Duo’."

Shelly: "Once you get comfortable enough, we should totally spar, Sol! Since you can’t feel pain, it would be an understatement to call your unique ability, a ’disability’."

Sol’s dark complexion turns flush and her sun-like eyes begin to tear up. Water, human tears, so close to the sun.

Sol: "Thank you. I love you girls so much."

The three girls all hug it out. Saku walks up to Dom and looks at his Gunner.

Saku: "Okay! I didn’t know ’Gunner’ actually means you’d be strapped up!"

He looks at Char.

Saku: "We got anymore?"

Char chuckles and points towards the "Armory" door.

Char: "For rifles, we only have two functional Tikka CTR’s, and a broken Ruger. But there are plenty of pistols but don’t you use two-"

Saku runs into the gun room first before Char can finish. Itsuka and Shelly follow Daisuki, Scylia, Saku, and Katsu walk into the "Armory" to get ready.

Instead of SunSwords, Dom and Char have military grade utility belts, glocks in their holsters and small backpacks. Char, with his rifle in a 2 point sling, with the straps on the "butt" of the sniper rifle and underneath the scope. He is giving the new "Gunner" a quick run down of how to traverse with the long rifle. The barrel of the gun is pointed to the floor and strapped around his left shoulder.

Char: "Alright, so, since we both got CTR’s this will be easy. These snipers usually don’t use this type of sling modification and over time, if you think you wanna try a 3 point sling for more stability you can. Since your Division will have more of an attacking force, you probably won’t be moving around a lot. I usually know the best routes, climbing areas, and building tops so I tend to move around a lot and this set up is kinda the best for that, in my opinion. Plus..."

He quickly pulls out his side pistol, spins it around his finger, turns and points it at the wall.

Char: "...It gives you more freedom to reach for your ’9’, in case anyone wants to try runnin’ up on you. I usually have Big Sis to watch my back, while I ADS, but I’m sure Saku will have your ass covered."

He twirls it and then puts it back in the holster.

Dom pulls out his side firearm, tries to spin it on his finger but it falls in front of Char. The seasoned Gunner chuckles and picks it up. He notices the safety of the gun is off.

Char: "Bro! You gotta make sure you put the fu-.You could’ve just killed someone!"

He puts the safety on and hands it back to the newbie.

Sol watches with a dumbfounded expression.

Sol: "Really? You’re just gonna give it back? Are you sure he’s responsible enough for those?"

Dom gives her a mean eye and confidently takes the gun back from Char. With the gun now on safety, he tries again, successfully. The new "sheriff in town" puts the deadly weapon back in his holster with a chuckle.

Dom: "My bad, Bro, but I’m pretty sure you handed it to me like that. I hadn’t even touched it before then."

Char gets a shocked look.

Char: "Oh. I did? Shit, my bad then."

They both laugh it off and Sol looks at Taylor who finishes the last of his potatoes. He then starts eating the paper bag. Sol looks at Aiden and he shakes his head with a smile.

Daisuki and Scylia exit the gun room first, both with double SunSwords. He grabs her right hand, with her new diamond ring on the appropriate appendage, next to the broken heart tattoo on her middle finger. He kisses it, making Char cringe.Daisuki looks at Aiden.

Daisuki: "You made sure the Princess made it back safely?"

Aiden(nods): "Yep, and her furry knight is with her."

The young man gets a sad look and ponders something.

Aiden: "Big Bro, sir, I may be in the wrong for asking this but, is there something wrong with Princess Kawaii’s father? I don’t mean to be nosey, but he was asleep when we picked her up this morning and he was still asleep when we dropped her back off and his pillow is obviously blood stained."

Daisuki gets a sad look and slowly nods his head.

Daisuki: "He has cancer. He’s been fighting it for the past 3 years without treatment. It’s a miracle he’s even alive. I’m almost positive it’s because he wants to make sure his little girl is safe. From the story that he told me, Kawaii’s mother died giving birth to her, and he has been raising her on his own for her whole life. When she was 3, this apocalypse happened, all while he was in the hospital getting told the results. Luckily, the hospital was one of the better places to be when all this started and they survived for the time before I found them, 6 months ago."

Aiden clenches his fists and fights back tears.

Aiden: "Before this apocalypse. Cancer."

Next, Itsuka and Shelly exit the armory with Anti-Iceman Gear on both hips. Shelly has a holstered 6 shot revolver, strapped to the front of her left side. Easily accessible, not covered by the metal SunSword holster.

Itsuka looks at her with a puzzled look.

Itsuka: "Why that one in particular? There were so many cooler looking guns."

Shelly pulls out the shiny silver weapon and pops open the chamber revealing the large chamber inserts for the large caliber rounds.

Shelly: "Big Bro Char may have said there were no more rifles, but this ’.500 Magnum Cutie’ can hold just as much damage, and with the proper aim..."

She quickly clicks the empty chamber back in place and aims it at Char.

Shelly: "...at an equal distance. Pew. Pew."

Char chuckles at the Innocence and firearm knowledge of the young blonde.

Char: "I mean, everything up to the last part was true. With my scope I can hit something from over 600 yards away with ease. But, there have been legendary sharpshooters who have attempted to hit crazy targets at incredibly insane distances and ended up getting a direct bullseye."

Shelly: "In the end, the most important thing is taking the shot, right?"

Char nods and holds out his fist, the two bump fists with a smile.

Shelly thinks to herself, remembering one of Katsu’s old shows.

Shelly: *Legendary Sharpshooters. Like a Sniper King?*

She smiles to herself before the "Armory" door opens once more. The two leaders come out both with their leader sweatshirts, black sweatpants, black high top sneakers and one SunSword strapped to their left hips. Katsu has nothing else and walks to join with Shelly.

Saku however, walks out with a Glock in his deep sweatpants pocket and the broken Ruger strapped to his back. Daisuki puts his head in his hand and shakes his head as Saku talks with an old school mobster accent and a smirk.

Saku: "Say hello to the ’Bad Guy’!"