The Chaste.

Terra woke up in the morning. To see her armor still beside her. Stick was walking past everyone's beds to make sure they were awake.

Stick: Where'd that armor come from kid?

Terra: Late night adventure. I was allowed! Ask Sae. Don't worry. It's too help your cause.

Stick: Our cause. Put it on.

Stick kept walking. He dragged the unfortunate still sleeping students out of bed.

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Stick: We'll be running our first mission today. This is the first mission for most of you.

This was indeed Terra's first mission. She was more skilled than most people there. More because it had been five years up and coming.

Stick: Terra, Fenix and Mina. You're all ready for your first mission. And Sae. You're coming too. We're going to New York. Everyone else. You will all stay here. I have another master who will show as soon as I leave.

Mina: New York? That's a long way!

Stick: Any problems?

Mina: No. Not at all!

Stick: Sae. You're driving.

Sae: Master Stick. A moment of your time please?

Stick: What is it?

Sae: Terra. She plans to leave one day. To attack the MFI on her own terms. I must ask, shall we help her?

Stick: What was that?

Sae: The Chaste could be the only ones left in the White Mountains. We could own it.

Stick: No. The MFI is none of our business. Unless you made it your business. I can smell the blood off of you. The soldiers had knives, and their gear...It was MFI. Don't fuck with them. If you do again. You know what happens. And Terra will show me where her loyalty lies today.

Sae: Yes master.

Fenix came over to Terra.

Fenix: First mission. You worried?

Terra: Kind of. I'm not even worried about who we'll fight. I'm worried about Stick's expectations.

Fenix: Aren't we all? Don't worry. You'll do good. Plus, that armor looks good on you.

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Hours of driving later.

Sae stopped in an alley and got out. Along with everyone. Someone else was watching everyone move in from the rooftops. Stick stopped and looked back.

Sae: What is it?

Stick: Nothing important.

Sae: Take the vent?

Stick: Don't get ahead of yourself.

Stick and everyone else jumped into an air vent on the side of the building. It was a large building. Stick, with his superior hearing, led everyone right above a group of people.

Stick: Remember the plan. Lure him in.

Stick grabbed the vent under him and fell into the main area and cut off a hand soldiers head.

Stick: Aim for the head! They'll come back if you don't!

Fenix hit a ninja on a neck pressure point which killed him. Sae took on about three ninjas at the same time and traded some blows. She cut one of their heads off then was kicked away by one of them. The two that were left went to stab her right through the heart. Sae threw a bunch of Kunai into their necks.

Terra: Alright. We got this.

One ninja came up behind Terra and slashed at the back of her neck. Terra swung around and stabbed forward with her spear. Making some space between them. Terra threw a flurry of strikes at the ninja. He started to walk around her in a circle. He took out some ninja stars and threw them all at Terra. She sidestepped this and went in for a risky stab. The ninja pushed her spear out of the way and went in for a slash. Terra brought up her wrist. And blocked it. She kicked him in the face. Knocking him out. Stick came from behind and stabbed the ninja through the heart.

Mina: What about the head thing?

Stick: This blade is the muramasa blade. Made specially for killing immortal shitheads like the hand's ninjas.

Mina: So you were just showing off?

Stick: Come on. The person we're dealing with is one of the hand's fingers. Mina and Fenix. Jump back in the vents and be lookout for us.

Fenix: Understood.

Sae and Terra followed Stick closely. Sae turned around and slashed a ninja up the chest and then slit his throat.

Stick: they will never stop coming.

Terra: y-

Stick put his finger over Terra's mouth. He could hear someone in the room. Alone. A sword was swung right at Stick from behind him. Stick ducked it and sprawled to the ground and hit the person with two kicks.

Stick: There you are.

???: Stick.

Terra: Why didn't we hear any signal from Fenix and Mina?

Sae: He's too quiet.

Stick: Tabashi. That's you under that scarf. I left you presents.

Tabashi: I don't need to hear this from you of all people. You are going to be sorry you came here.

Stick: I've heard this before.

Tabashi: Do you really want to challenge me old man?

Stick: You say that like it's a threat.

Tabashi took out two short-swords. He jumped towards Stick. Who blocked and threw him off course. Tabashi swung wildly at Stick. Who sidestepped his assault. He slashed him on his torso and punched him on the side of the face. Tabashi stumbled. Stick kicked him in the back of the legs and made him fall to his knees. Stick grabbed him and pulled his face up. Leaving his neck exposed.

Stick: Terra. Kill him.

Terra: Kill him? Wouldn't you uh...want to interrogate him?

Stick: Good. Remembering the plan. Let's bring him back.

Stick kneed him in the face, knocking him out.

Stick: Tie him up. And watch him like a hawk. Hand soldiers are slippery.

They hoisted Tabashi into the car and Sae got back in the driver's seat.

Stick: Since I've been interrogated by the hand once or twice I know their methods, even worse ones.

Terra: What kinds of methods?

Stick: You'll see.

Terra looked out the window. Through all the chaos she just noticed that she was seeing some of the real world. The world where all those people lived. And she was just a few miles away from them. She was amazed by the big buildings and lights all around her. Terra tried to keep her amazement quiet. She was surprised that everyone wasn't taking time to enjoy the scenery. With the sun just coming up and the sky a faint color of orange. She'd have to keep her feelings about the world suppressed for so long. Her family would be happy for her.

Stick: Terra! Out of la la land! We're here.

Terra: O-oh yeah.

Terra helped Sae hoist Tabashi out of the car. Stick brought everyone inside of the Chaste's headquarters. Leaving Terra and Sae left.

Sae: Stay focused ginger.

Terra: Yeah.

Terra and Sae brought Tabashi into the dojo. And tied him up to a chair.

Terra: I don't know how you do it. Being locked up in this place for 5 years, unable to go outside and find out if any of my family and friends are still out there. Don't you think Stick just wants us to be slaves of his army?

Sae: He's trying to help us! He's trying to save the world from the Hand.

Terra: But do you think he cares how many people die at his expense?

Sae: I don't wanna talk about this. Let's take care of Tabashi.

Terra: The way you killed those soldiers yesterday. It was out of hate. You killed those hand soldiers today because you had to. Did Beck do anything to you?

Sae: He killed my parents. Along with the doctors at the mental hospital I lived in. Because they thought there was something special about me. They called me a mutant.

Terra: I'm sorry. Those wounds are still open. Right?

Sae: The Chaste is my family now.

Terra: I don't have a real family anymore. I'm going to avenge my family.

Sae: I heard you yesterday. Talking to whatever was in that cave.

Stick walked in,

Stick: Up! Let's take care of Tabashi. Terra. You can eat with the rest of the class.

Terra: Got it.

Terra left the room. She ate her rations for the day. Sae and Stick eventually came out of the room with Tabashi in it. Stick heard something. He looked out the window. To see a combination of hand soldiers and Beck's soldiers coming up at them.

Stick: Everyone! Weapons! We've been found!

Everyone scrambled. Terra came over to Fenix.

Fenix: Looks like we've been found by the hand.

Terra: Oh shit...This is my fault!

Fenix: Uh...I doubt this is your fault. We all went on that mission.

Terra: No! It's not that.

Everyone in the Chaste came out of the dojo. And clashed with the combination of soldiers. Many of the lesser members of the groups dying. Terra came through and spun herself off her spear. And knocked out three soldiers. Sae killed a bunch of them. But she got overwhelmed by ten hand soldiers. They knocked her out and dragged her away. Terra jumped at them. But got kicked back by a bunch of soldiers. She landed next to Stick.

Stick: Ending this here.

The soldiers pulled Sae down the hill. Stick took out a switch of some sort. He pushed down on the button. And an explosion was heard. Along with screaming from a bunch of soldiers.

Fenix: What was that?!

Stick: Sae.

Terra: What do you mean?

Stick: I put a bomb in her. Which I wouldn't have had to explode if it wasn't for you.

Terra: A bomb?! You put a bomb in her!? You don't care about a single one of us!

Stick: We kill our opponents. Not out of hate. But so things like this don't happen.

Terra: Don't blame this all on me!

Stick: You didn't kill a single person when you were with Sae yesterday. She did all the killing. And she agreed to leave yours.

Terra stood up and looked Stick in his cold, dead eyes.

Terra: You were her family!

Stick: Yeah? It looks like I failed as a master.

Stick grabbed a hand soldier. And gave Terra a knife. He held him to Terra.

Stick: Prove you are still part of the Chaste. End this sorry motherfuckers suffering.

Terra: ...No.

Stick: Ungrateful bastard.

Terra felt a numb feeling in her stomach. She then felt blood spilling out of herself.

Stick: You are better off dead. You'll survive, or you'll die. 50/50. Your training is over. The Chaste is doomed.

Terra fell right to the ground and looked up at Stick. Stick walked back into the Chaste headquarters. Ready to scram with his remaining students. Terra looked down at herself. She felt paralyzed all over and she lost consciousness.