1.46: Red and White Band

*Meanwhile, Outside Red Star High/Anti-Ronin hideout*

***

All the captains except for Tedashii arrived at the scene. The Soldiers surrounded the school while the captains gathered by the front door.

"So, do we just wait outside?" Skylark asked.

"Well, Mr Lennox told us to stay put since they wanted this to be the first job for their new rookie," Haruro answered.

"This is a total pile of sh*t! So, you're telling me I had to come here, with the likes of you guys, to catch ONE GUY! But wait, it even gets better: WE DON'T EVEN DO ANYTHING!!" Uraka exclaimed. 

They all looked at him as he blew a fuse onto one of the soldiers. "YOU are the reason I'm bored off my mind! I should pound your face while I'm at it!"

Eon held onto his shoulder. "Hey, would you do something as simple as keeping your composure? Are you a leader or some brat?" He said.

"Get your hand off me, ice cube BOY!"

Uraka tried to slice Eon's arm off, but he subbed it for an ice dummy. 

"You have the nerve to touch me, fire stand?"

"YOU touched ME first! And I hate-"

BOOOOOMMM!!!

The front door was busted open. Kim Tam was found on the floor with stab marks at his vital points. All the captains just stared as the Rebirth guild members walked out. Sanji was the last to come out with his new Immortal Armament: Gael. Lennox gave him the sword, granting him the ability to fuse it with his prowess of free will.

Azahii walked towards Uraka and Eon. He saw the frozen arm on the ground, slowly melting from the shoulder socket.

"I hope you guys didn't cause any trouble for each other." He asked, while building up spiritas. 

They both just split off different ways and laid down the heat. Kim Tam managed to get the energy to get up.

"T…That… THAT'S SCORIA!" He yelled at Sanji.

"What else does it look like?" Azahii responded as he was reaching out to his pocket for another smoke. But as he held it, Kim Tam shot a lightning strike that disintegrated the packet. 

"HA...HOW DOES IT FEEL NOW, YOU BASTARD!! Wha-"

Kim Tam felt nothing but a tranquilizer in his stomach. Azahii moved at what he saw to be a fraction of his speed. He twisted his fist to leave Kim Tam unconscious. 

"Time to sleep for the road trip," Azahii said. 

Sanji stood beside him to catch Kim Tam, then laid him on the ground. Azahii looked at what he had in his hand. "That sword…?"

Sanji held it up. "Yeah, it was a gift from my father before he passed away. His name was-"

"Tenorio Misaki. One of the 17 silent strikers." Yamato interrupted.

"What are the odds? The son has taken the place of the father. You know, he was one of us. The great Tenorio, it's a shame he had to fight in the 12th battle for Legon City." Lennox said.

Sanji looked at them. "Wait, you guys know what happened. They told my family that he got executed."

"Oh…well uhhh…forget I said that." Lennox said with a smile on his face. 

But before he could turn around to the vehicle, Sanji held his coat.

"Please, this is important to me…"

The soldiers returned to report that Kim Tam was the only anti-Ronin there; luckily, he got detained. They all called the mission a success and into the vans.

"Hop in if you want to hear what I say."

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*Central District; near Legon City hospital*

***

All the members of the Elite Force were back to complete soundness. They all got dressed and walked up to the exit.

"Man~ those beds are like sleeping on rocks." Yuro scuffled while the nurses were giving him dirty looks.

"They weren't all that bad, at least for one night," Ado said.

"Regardless, a good night's sleep is a good night's sleep. I'll take that over anything." Rin said.

Leah and Adrian were still getting their things ready.

"Hey, could you pass me my bracelet?" She asked.

Adrian took it but then noticed something. It had the initials KF on it.

"Leah, what does KF mean?" he asked.

"I don't know myself. Our mom is so clingy to it that I must always wear it."

Knock, Knock!

"Oh, we are almost done!" 

"It's me, Genti."

He entered to ask if they saw Franco anywhere.

"Franco? Not at all this morning." Leah said.

"He's usually around with Makoto most of the time. Check the rooftops."

So Genti made his way to the rooftops.

***

Meanwhile, Tedashii and Franco were talking, with Makoto on his side.

"Hey Tedashii. Franco just had something to say."

He hit Franco on the shoulder so he could look forward. "Hey, Spike…I mean Tedashii. I… I'm…"

He didn't know what to say; he bowed to his knees and his face to the ground. "THANK YOU!"

Tedashii jumped back when he saw this. "W…why are you thanking me?"

"I know we started on the wrong path and never got to understand each other. Yet you still let me join your team…But why? All I've been was harsh from day one. Why do you show me pity like this?"

Tedashii stopped smiling. "It's pretty simple. You said the answer yourself."

"Huh?"

"We didn't get to know each other and got off from the wrong start. But I accepted you mainly because of what you did."

Tedashii took his shirt off and pointed at the patched scar on his chest.

"You see. I don't know when this thing is going to heal; Neither do I know how. But one thing is for sure… YOU'RE REALLY STRONG, FRANCO!!"

He jumped up, and his eyes began to glimmer.

"Back at home, all I could do was spare with my knockoff dad, who never went serious with me. But you went to the point of death; THAT'S BALLISTIC!! I want you to be the Vice Captain of the team!"

Franco and Makoto were still.

"WHAAATT!!?!??"

"WAIT YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO THINK THIS THROUGH!" Makoto said.

"Y…Yeah! Vice-Captain should be given to the person you trust the most." Franco added.

"I know," He responded. "That's the main reason I want you to be the Vice. Uncle Gaiyato told me everything about my condition. We are both Calamities, but only you can control yours. If there is ever a time I lose it, I want you to be the one to stop me."

Franco just shook his head. "Not going to lie. It will take a lot of time to understand you. But if you say so, I'll gladly take you down when that happens!"

They both shook hands.

"I'm looking forward to teaming up with you, Franco!"

"Don't get your hopes up. I'm trouble, Spike!"

("I feel like I'm witnessing a husband-and-wife moment.") Makoto said to himself.

Then they noticed Genti holding to the door very aggressively. 

"Uhm, Genti. Is everything alright?" Tedashii asked.

"WHAAAATTT!!?!?? You made HIM VICE CAPTAIN!!?!??"

***

The four guys made it to the exit, meeting with the others.

"Hey, there they are-" Adrian said.

"Wait, look at Franco's guild cloak… it's different?" Rin asked.

"The captain gets a red-white band on his right arm. The Vice has a white-red band. If Franco is wearing the white-red band, then…" Ado thought.

"Yup, I made him our Vice Captain."

"WHAAAAAATTT!!!!?!????"

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