The Twin Travelers

When Yoimiya came back from her training with Raiden, she and the others were called by Amber for an announcement. "Alright everyone, I have some good news and bad news, bad news is the Dendros won't be able to help us with our jobs since they're busy preparing something, so that means that we have twice as much work as usual" "Come on Amber, that's not much of a problem, we Pyros know how to handle hard work" Xiangling gaily said. "I see she hasn't changed since I was gone, that's our Xiangling" Yoimiya whispered to Hu Tao. "No she has, but it's a long story, I'll tell you later" stated Hu Tao. "Need I mention that we're still trying to fix the shed after the storm, this economy's in a bad state already, we're barely staying above the poverty line, anyways your normal jobs will now be doubled now" continued Amber. "But what about the vegetables and crops, what can I do instead" asked Klee. "Simple, you will help me make renovations, Hu Tao and Xiangling will go to the market to get the groceries" "Amber, I hate going to the market, something always happens when I go there" Xiangling said. Hu Tao became slightly irritated. "What are you on about, back in Vietnam-" "That wasteland of a country!" "Wasteland, you say, let me tell you!" snapped Hu Tao. "Silence!, listen good news is I've gotten someone who will help with the work, they flew from the States, so they might have some industrial knowledge" finished Amber. The others promise to make this newcomer feel welcome when they arrived. Next morning, Amber was drawing a layout of what the future shed would look like when Yoimiya came in. "Uh Amber, did you say we have one or two newcomers?" she asked. "I said one, why is that? Amber said. "Well these two look alike, and we don't know which one you wanted" Yoimiya said. "Well they flew here, didn't they, ask them for their passports" "See, about that, they say they don't have them" Amber then got up to see for herself. "It's always something" she mumbled under her breath. When Amber saw the twins, she was confused. "So, Yoimiya tells me that you two lost your passports, how did that happen?" "They must've accidentally slipped out of our back pockets" the twins said. "I know, accidentally on purpose!" said Amber in a annoyed tone. The twins acted like they were offended. "Now Ms. Amber, you wouldn't think that we would do that on purpose, would you?" "Whatever, it's fine, anyways what are your names?" asked Amber. "Aether and Lumine, ma'am, we'd be glad to help you out on whatever you need!" they said proudly. "We'll see about that" said Amber before leaving. Lumine tied her hair into a ponytail to make her even more indistinguishable from Aether. Hu Tao was the first to meet them, she was still upset at what Xiangling said to her earlier. "Hello twins, nice to meet you, can you help me with a little prank of mine? asked the Pyro. "Sure, we love pulling pranks, so what do we do?" they asked. Then Hu Tao whispered the plan to them, and off the twins went. Lumine had to collect some wood since the temperature was getting colder again, she was showing off her sword to Bennett. "You know, my sword's one of a kind, it's American for a start, no disrespect by the way, and it even acts as a boomerang, look at this" she said. Unfortunately, Lumine damaged the shed even further. "Oh my, Amber isn't going to like this" said Bennett. He was right, because when Amber found out what happened, she was furious. "What were you thinking, uh Lumine, toying off instead of doing your work and breaking things, if this behavior continues, I might send you back and keep Aether here" she said. "No Amber, I'll promise I'll behave better" Lumine said. Amber just walked away furiously. Meanwhile, Aether was trying to swap jobs with Yoimiya. "Listen, Aether, we're all each assigned specific jobs, and we can't swap because it'll make everything confusing, so no" said Yoimiya. "You're a big bully!" said Aether. "I'm just following the rules, kid, that's all" added Yoimiya. Aether had plans on his own, he swapped jobs with Hu Tao, confusing Xiangling. "You're not supposed to be here, where's Hu Tao?" she asked impatiently. "She couldn't come today, so I'm filling in for her" Aether said. "That's against the protocol, but whatever, just follow me" said Xiangling. When the two returned, Amber kept getting more and more furious. "First, Lumine breaks the shed, now you swapped jobs with someone else, I don't know who'll I send back, I just don't know, I really don't" Amber walked away, now leaving the twins in a spot of worry. When they returned to their tents, Lumine took her hair down, Klee was listening to their conversation. "Listen Aether, you need to stop doing stupid stuff, alright, she'll send you back home to our old location" she warned him. "But Lumine, I can't go back there, those Hydros will kill me if I do!" added Aether. "That's why I brought you here, to keep you safe, because well, you're my younger brother, and I care about you more than anything in my own life, so please try to behave better, it's ok if I get sent away, as long as you're still alive, that's all that matters" she said solemnly before heading to sleep. Next morning, Klee told Bennett about what the twins said last night. "What you need is a deputation, that way Amber will maybe decide to keep them both" he said. "Alright, thanks Bennett!" "Any time, little Pyro" Klee told the others about the deputation. "What's a depo-station?" asked Xiangling. "I think you mean desperation" added Hu Tao. "What are we desperate about? asked Yoimiya. "Hell, we're desperate about someone's life on the line, that's what!" "Anyways, I think Klee would be the one to tell Amber about this, she came up with the idea after all" she continued. "Fine" she said while being a little nervous. When Klee saw Amber later, she was quite nervous. "What do you need, Klee?" Klee couldn't contain it anymore. "Listen, Amber, Aether and Lumine don't deserve to get sent back because if they do, they'll get killed by those Hydros back in the States, so if you would, please let them stay!" Klee bursted out. "I see, I'll come by later today, go on and do your job, Klee" Amber said. Klee just shook her head and went off. Later, everyone was gathered around for the deputation, Amber came soon after. "It has come to my attention that you all like Aether and Lumine, and that they have nowhere else to go, so all I have to say is, Aether and Lumine, do you like playing with fire?" The twins were confused, but once Amber pulled out the branding irons, they smiled from ear to ear. "Does that mean that?!" "It means that-" But she didn't need to finish, everyone cheered and hollered, they knew what she meant, that Aether and Lumine were here to stay.