Chapter 15

Alister is sitting up in his bed with bandages wrapped around his torso, both his arms with Cog sitting beside him. They were both reading Ninjas Of Love: Extra Love Edition, "It goes into way more detail" Alister said as he reads and turns a page with a faint blush on his face. Cog nods with a bright pink face "y-yeah", Kaze had noticed that they've have been reading this book for a few days now and curiosity has gotten the best of her. Kaze snatches the book from Alister which causes the boys to go into a panic as Kaze reads the page that they were reading. Avery watches with a smirk as she knows what the contents of the book are. Kaze's face turns a blood red as she glares at Alister and Cog "this" she grits her teeth "this is filth, FILTH" she screams out as she points at Alister and Cog "you degenerates'! Reading this smut" she said as she sat beside Alister's bed and continues reading with Alister and Cog.

Avery watches the whole scene unfold with a smirk then she looks at Alister and Cog "those who read smut together, stay together".

An hour later Alister puts a bookmark in the book then he puts the book on his lap "we'll read more tomorrow" he turns to Cog "hmm?" Cog had fallen asleep and has his head resting on Alister's shoulder. Kaze stood up then she stretches out as she yawns then she chuckled as she saw Cog, fast asleep "He's been working pretty hard over the past few weeks, fixing things, cooking and helping us defend the town. Despite how scared he gets he always steps up" Kaze said as she rubs the back of her head. Alister nods then just as he was about to say something, he felt Cog gently nuzzle his cheek and snuggle up to him which causes Alister to turn into a blushing mess "I uhhh, ummm, yeah. That's Cog. For sure" Alister looks over at Cog.

Cog had a peaceful look on his face, Cog was holding onto Alister's arm while also holding Alister's hand. Alister's panicked look turns to a kind smile as he sighs then he gently ruffles Cog's hair "he's better than he gives himself credit for". Kaze giggles which gets Alister attention "Alister has a crush" Alister he looks at Kaze then he nods "yeah, I do. But I don't want to rush things. Last thing I wanna do is make him uncomfortable" Alister yawns as he lays back and pulls a blanket over the two of them. Alister falls asleep, Alister starts dreaming more about his time in Atlas. This time it was him, Avery and TC in the cafeteria they were all chatting about the teams that they were in. "So Alister, you're the leader of. What was you're team's name?" TC asked as he took a bite out of a slice of bread. "Team ALMD, there's me, Lancaster, Myst and Dallas" Alister smiled then he ate some pasta then he looks over at his teammates.

Lancaster was dressed up like a noble. His clothes were fancy looking, his suit was a deep blue colour with a blue tie and a white button up shirt under the suit jacket with blue long pants and black leather shoes. Lancaster has a pair of glasses with a small chain that connects to the collar of his suit jacket, his hair matched the colour of his clothing with a white streak that goes across the middle of his hair. He was 6'ft in height. He has a serious look on his face as he waits for his food to be put on his plate.

Myst was standing beside Lancaster she had red thick rimmed glasses that matched her eyes that had red pupils, blonde hair that was short and curly, she was dressed in a button up woollen sweater with the sleeves that go over her hands as it was a bit too big for her, as well as a skirt that went down to her ankles. She had a very motherly look to her she was 5'4.

Then there was Dallas who was walking towards Alister, TC and Avery with a plate full of food. He stood out like a sore thumb with his black pompadour, black leather jacket which had skull on it and two baseball bats in the place of the crossbones on the back of the jacket. A few scales on his face that turn a warm looking orange as he looks at Alister with a smirk on his face. He was also wearing black leather pants and bright red sneakers and a plain red shirt. He sat down beside Alister and put his arm around Alister's shoulders. "What's up boss man?" Dallas said with a friendly smile on his face. Lancaster sat on the opposite as he sighed "please stop referring to our leader as "boss man" he has a name you know" Lancaster shot Dallas a disappointed look as he takes out a handkerchief and puts it on his lap then he begins eating.

Dallas's eye twitched as he stood up "I call Alister "boss man" out of respect, you fuckin' four eyes" Dallas said as he points at Lancaster "quit lookin' at me like that you snobby prick!". Myst walks up behind Lancaster then she pinches his ear and pulls on it then she drags him over to Dallas, she pinches Dallas's ear "that's enough you two. Behave yourselves" Dallas yelps in pain, Lancaster tries to hide his pain, but his mouth quivers a bit. Alister chuckled "it's okay Myst", Myst lets Lancaster and Dallas go. The two boys go back to their seats then they go back to eating.

Alister looks at TC and Avery "they're a lively bunch but we'll get along. I'm a bit nervous about being a leader though". TC nods "I'm a bit nervous myself, I'm the leader of team TEAL" TC looks at Dallas "a chameleon faunas? Being able to blend in would be pretty useful". Dallas looks at TC "I don't do the whole "blending in" thing. I prefer to stand out from the crowd" He points to his pompadour "how else would anyone see this if I was blended in?" Dallas said as he has a proud smile on his face.

Avery sighs "I was hoping to be leader, but I got confidence that TC will be an awesome leader for our team" she shows TC her trademark bright smile as she gives TC a thumbs up.

Later on that day Team ALMD were in their room, they were sitting on chairs while in a circle "Well" Alister looks around at his team "since this is our first day as an actual team, why don't we get to know each other a little better?" Alister looks at Lancaster "why not tell us more about yourself?". Lancaster adjusts his glasses as he stands up "I was born into a rich family our family history is full of powerful and brave huntsmen and huntresses" he stares at his team with eyes full of conviction. "My mother and father were both slayers of evil and I have taken it upon myself to continue my family legacy to slay Grimm as well as any other evil that stands in front of us" Lancaster sits back down on his chair.

Alister nods and smiles then he looks at Dallas "What about you?" Alister asked. Dallas stood up then he puts his hands in his pockets "when I was a kid. I got lost in the streets of Mistral, I was out shopping with my old lady. I was cryin' and blubberin' like a baby and I was gettin' picked on by a group of human kids. They were throwing rocks at me and other shit. It was somethin' I was used to. But then this huntsman with a pompadour told them shitty kids off. He too was a human, but he turned to me and asked if I was okay while he patched me up. I'm sure it was just another day in the office for him, but just that lil bit of kindness that he showed me and my old lady when he brought me too her. It meant the world to me, he's the reason why I wanna help out kids and make other people feel at ease" Dallas said then he sat down. Lancaster folds his arms and he had a small smile on his face.

Myst stood up then she looks down "I want to become a huntress so that I can support my sisters and gets them away from my family" she clenches his fists "home isn't a safe place for them as our father is very abusive. He is a drunkard and he hit, them and he used to hit me. He blames us for mother leaving us, mother couldn't handle the abuse and she…snapped. She's currently in a home, far away from home. I send her letters to let her know how I'm doing. I don't have any grand ambitions I just want to save my sisters and take them somewhere where they can smile. Before I left I was the one who raised my sisters and they're at my grandparent's home now and they're safe but I want to take them far from here" Myst sat down then Dallas stands up again "a guy that hits his own lady and his daughters isn't a man, besides savin' ya family is important. Never say it isn't a grand ambition when it is. Besides, you got us now" Dallas said as he points to both Alister and Lancaster "We'll help ya save your sisters, right?".

Alister nods "of course" he smiles. Lancaster nods "I agree with Dallas, any man who hurts their family is the worst kind of evil. I will assist you in anyway that I can. I'll stake my own pride on it".

Myst was taken back by their kind words as tears fill her eyes while she smiles "thank you, for that. Now what about you Alister? Why don't you tell us about yourself?" Myst wipes her tears away as she sniffles a bit.

Alister stands up then he tells them about what happened to him in the dust mines, which leaves Myst, Lancaster and Dallas in shock. He tells them about how Pa and Wrench raised him and how much they meant to him and how he wants to make them proud by becoming a huntsman, Alister sat back down on his chair.

"Damn, boss man" Dallas was stunned, Myst was silent then she got up and hugs Alister tightly then she strokes his head. Lancaster had an angry look on his face "that is sickening". Alister smiles as he nods "it was hard but I'm here and I'm alright. That's what matters to me, sometimes it hurts but I gotta smile. Because if I don't then who will?" Alister said as he leant into Myst's hug. Lancaster's angry look softened into a smile "I see, then you'll be a great leader". Dallas nods "I agree with four eyes" Myst glares at Dallas "I-I mean Lancaster. Smilin' even after all that means you're one tough bastard. I respect ya even more" Dallas said as he grins.

Myst let Alister go then she looks at everyone "We'll make a great team, I can tell".