A War Coming

As Vance landed on the Flying Island that is their base, the girls came to his location.

"Master, are you okay?"

"Mr. Vance are you hurt?"

"Sir Vance is everything fine?"

"Are you injured anywhere Vance?"

"Van did you get hurt?"

"Woah woah. Calm down girls. Me getting hurt is rare on it's own. Let alone me staying hurt. So I'm fine. But we got to inform John that war is coming."

"What do you mean Vance?"

"I mean we're done with our work here, but war is coming soon."

"Then we need to quickly inform papa."

"That's what I was thinking."

Saying this, Vance and the girls headed towards the controls for the flying island. Upon reaching it, Vance began to set the island's course for the Fatewalker Kingdom. While the island made it's way towards the capital, Vance sat on the couch mumbling to himself.

"Being strong is exhausting, but being weak is horrible. There really is no choice in life but being powerful is there?"

"What Mr. Vance?"

"It's nothing Alice." He said while petting the rabbit eared woman.

(At least being powerful lets me protect them.) He thought to himself while smiling at the sight of the women around him.

Around an hour later, the base was outside of the capital. Vance told the girls to stay at the base while he went to inform John and Lucy. He went to the castle and was led by a guard to the throne room, where John and Lucy were located at that moment.

"Yo, John, Lucy. I got some information."

"Welcome Vance. What news do you have?"

"Well, get this. The Rising Dragon Kingdom was behind that little army stunt. It seems their goal was conquering your kingdom. If you requested help they'd take over through betrayal and politics. If you were weak and couldn't even request help, they would just conquer."

"The Rising Dragon Kingdom? THOSE BASTARDS!"

"Calm down husband, we need to prepare to fight."

"You're right dear. So Vance, what exactly is going on?"

"Well John, it'll be war. Real soon. If not started by you, it'll be by them. Honestly, as little as I want to be involved, technically you two are part of my family because of Hope and Jess. So I'm not gonna leave you out to dry. But I've got my own strengthening to do before the war comes. And I've got to strengthen the girls too, so they don't get caught in a tough spot without me."

"I understand Vance, and I appreciate your willingness to help us."

"Well I'm not someone who will abandon the ones close to me. But I am someone to thoroughly crush my enemies. So for now, I have some ideas on how to get stronger, and I'm not gonna wait. So I'll see you two later, but for now... I've got a war to prepare for."

Saying this, Vance turned around, and walked out of the throne room, and the castle, and began to fly towards the base to prepare.