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"Well that was different."

Blake laughed. "But fun, right? You got really into it!"

Yang blushed and rubbed the back of her neck chuckling. "You know me... I'm the party girl who loves to get down!" She stops kidding as they continue walking towards the garage. "Seriously though... Glynda and Willow? Who knew they could teach stuff like that!"

Blake frowned. "Apparently Willow knew a lot of dancing before and Proffesor Goodwitch has always been a dedicated instructor... but it's not like they wanted to learn that other stuff. We should all be grateful they and the others are teaching us."

Yang tapped her chin thinking. "That's what I thought too at first but that's definitely not the case."

Blake blinked. "What are you saying?"

Yang nodded. "Those moves... the skill... on some kevel they enjoy what they're doing. I'm not sure if they liked it before or not... but they're really into it now! I can tell after only one "session". It's obvious... and they're not the only ones."

Blake looked thoughtful too. "Now that you mention it it does seem obvious! Willow's obviously having fun... p-probably because of thinking about Walt. But Proffesor Goodwitch... wow... do you think?"

Yang nodded thinking, *She ain't the only one! You're obvious about it too!* She imagined Blake "performing" for Walt sometime... all of her own volition. She was... jealous. *But who am I jealous of? Walt... or Blake?* She shook her head trying to banish that thought. She needed to be supportive! "I dunno about Glynda... speaking of why do you keep calling her that? Beacons long gone you know? She's not really a teacher anymore."

Blake shrugged. "Force of habit? Plus I feel like it helps her... I mean she's still teaching us. She's lost so much. We have each other but she's... not alone exactly but... she's been slower in making connections with others. So Pyrrha, Penny and I have been calling her Proffesor Goodwitch. Neo doesn't but she wasn't actually a student. She just posed as one... why don't you"

Yang shrugged. "Because I'm a grown up now and we're here... it feels a bit silly to me to be calling her "Proffesor Goodwitch" all the time just because she once was." She smiled at Blake though. "But I'm not surprised her best students are still calling her that. You, Pyrrha and Penny were star pupils after all! And I hadn't thought about her feelings... maybe, I'm not as grown up as I thought. I'll think about it... come on! I want to work on Bumblebee!"

Yang grabbed her hand and they hurried to the garage.

---

"'Ere he is!"

Angus looked at Merida worriedly. She patted his neck. "Don't worry. We're nae tae git near. Juist track 'n' watch. He's a muckle yin!"

The bear was massive. Big as Mordu if not bigger! She definitely did not want to go messing with the frickin' huge beast!

The others had seen signs he'd been about and the drones had spotted him several times. Sasha had asked her and Pirotess to start looking for the bear. They wanted to track the bears but not bother them. They were also checking for signs around the various caves. Demona might be effectively immortal but wandering into a bears den while looking for rookery spots at night would give her a bad night for sure.

She marked the spot on her map for Pirotess to pick up the trail later that night and she and Angus rode away. She was still trying to get used to working her new phone thing. "Pirotess says it'll be easier tae uise wance ah git th' eyeglasses. Mair intuitive. I dinnae ken."

Angus looked back at her. "Ah lik' th' auld ways, ah suppose," Merida said then sighed. "Och! Ah sound lik' mah mither!" She shook her head and they both laughed. "Let's go!" They started galloping down the trail enjoying themselves.

---

"You're in a good mood! Do you need any help?"

Senko smiled at Kali. "Thank you, dearie, but I'm just fine!"

Kali nodded. He was a bit later than yesterday but Walt would probably be coming home soon... and everyone had agreed to her request. It was time for Senko to make her move. "I'm going to pamper him so throughly tonight!"

Everyone in the kitchen smiled and were cheering for Senko... but Haruna whispered the secret fear. "But what if he brings the new ladies home? You know he'd likely dote on... them...sorry senko..."

Senko had frozen. It was her secret fear. Walt was so unpredictable and to nice. She shook her head. "It's fine. It could happen that way. Walt's a very kind young man after all. That's one of his best qualities! If it does, I'll have my chance the next night! Or the next night... or... the one after that..."

Penny walked over and hugged her. "Walt will want to spend time with you, Senko. I know it!"

Haruna hugged her too. "I'm sorry I said anything. You've got this, Senko!"

Kali nodded and put her hand on Senko's shoulder as did Haruhime, Roberta, Sayoko and Lifts-Her-Tail.

Everyone was rooting for her. Senko smiled. "Thank you, everyone! You're all such sweet youngsters! Alright!" She slapped her checks and nodded determined. "Back to work!"

---

"Alright! That's enough for today. Finish what you're doing and let's pack it in!"

Everyone nodded and started finishing up the work they were doing grinning. They knew Sasha... they definitely weren't going to be late for dinner time!

Well... most fòlks were grinning Sasha said as she went down to the last group and told them the same thing.

"Okay!" Ilulu said tossing a tree like it was a toothpick laughing happily.

"Right," Raven said using her telekinesis to catch it and stack it with some others a little less exuberantly.

Sasha blinked. "Where's Tsu?"

Ilulu pointed downriver and waved shouting, "Tsu! We're packing it in!"

Tsuyu looked back up river and waved. "She seems to have something on her mind," Raven said shrugging.

Sasha nodded. "Ok. Thanks ladies. I'll go check on her." She zipped off, swinging using her gear to land closer to Tsuyu waving. "Hey Tsu! We're calling it quits for the day. How's everything?"

Tsu hopped over to join Sasha. "Not bad. Ilulu and Raven can safely move a lot of the fallen trees out of the water easily and they work we together. Ribbit."

Sasha nodded. "Great. That's so much easier then using horses and equipment to skid the logs. Honestly it's probably safer too! No worries about getting stuck in the mud and having any accidents that way." She looked at Tsuyu. "So you've been scouting ahead by yourself?"

Tsuyu nodded. "I... got some stuff to think about. It won't affect the job, I promise. I know what I'm doing. Aquatic search and rescue as well as cleanup are kind of my specialties. Ribbit."

Sasha smiled and sat. "I know and that's why we all agreed to follow your lead on this part. I just want to make sure you're ok. If you need anything I'm here for you, Tsu!"

Tsuyu smiled. "Thanks, Sasha. You're a good friend." She joined her and sat too. "I'm just... questioning myself. I always prided myself on doing the "right" thing. Even when I disagreed with Walt he said I wasn't wrong... and valued that opinion and started to see his way of thinking a vit since coming here. But I did something "wrong" recently... I guess, I'm wondering if I can trust my own judgment anymore or if my thinking has become flawed somehow."

Sasha nodded. "Moral conflicting stuff, huh? Yeah... believe it or not I get that. As a soldier we had bunches of that kind of stuff. Some of it was... really bad. But through most of it I, and many of my comrades, remained strong... and then things changed. The war changed. We started to take the fight to the "enemy" instead of just fighting to "survive". I watched as it changed a lot of the people around me drastically. I had managed to stay pretty true to myself but even I had started to change." She smiled sadly. "And then I died."

Tsuyu swallowed. "Sasha... you don't have to ribbit about it if you don't-"

"It's fine," Sasha saud smiling. "I'm actually sort of glad. It happened before it could tear me apart... and then I was here. And Walt and this place have been good to me. I guess I got the opposite thing to what you've got going on. I'm refinding myself here. Healing. Being happy and reconnecting to what brings me joy! But those changes inside? They still happened. But I get to choose how I want to change. I have friends who support me through that and those changes. I guess what I am trying to say is that's life. We change and grow... but we can also change back if we want to."

She patted Tsuyu's hand. "If you didn't hurt anyone I wouldn't be to hard on yourself, Tsu... and if you're worried about it that means you care. That makes you a good person. Caring. That's what made you and Walt friends despite differences right? Because you both care. About others and each other. That's why you're friends and what makes you "good people" in my opinion."

Tsuyu smiled. "Thank you, Sasha. I think that's what makes you pretty special too... you're surprisingly wise. Ribbit."

Sasha laughed at Tsuyu's usual friendly bluntness and nodded. "Well I'm not exactly the smartest so I gotta make up the difference somewhere!" She laughed some more heartily. She was a blunt person too.

Tsuyu did too. "Thanks for ribbiting with me."

"It was my pleasure, Tsu!" She stood up. "Let's finish up for the day. Dinner will be soon!"

-Trash World-

"Thanks for the help, Ice Queen."

Weiss shrugged at the Mahoro Andou. "It wasn't a big deal. You guy's needed all the help you could get moving that thing... and it got out of the toxic waste they had me stationed at, Robo Maid."

Mahoro was about to say something else but the PA system at the main base camp anounced, "SCRAPPER 112 TO THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE. FOREMAN'S OFFICE, SCRAPPER 112."

Weiss sighed. Mahoro said, "You better not keep them waiting."

Weiss nodded. "I'll see you later, Robo Maid." She started trudging her way across the temporary base camp. She stepped out of the way of some dwarves carying some left behind equipment from a Megasword- or was it Zord? Whatever it was didn't matter much as it got loaded into a freighter with a Hiss tank, a giant sphinx statue head, a boat load of Gabby Gabby voice boxes and, oddly enough, a perfectly good Walking Eye.

She approached the main building and made her way to the foreman's office only pausing to kick a goblin for trying to peak up her skirt and stop at the front desk. "Hello, Ratty!"

Rizzo the Rat poped up from behind the desk. "Hey Ice Queenie! How are ya?"

Weiss smiled rolling her eyes. "Couldn't be better," she said sarcasticly but with a smile. "After all-"

"We love working for Pheonix Salvage Incorporated," They said in unison sarcastically. The walls were plastered PSI "motivational" posters and reminders. Things like "Remember PSI Love You!", "PSI Need You To Do Your Best Everyday!" And "PSI Want You To Remember We Own You And You'll Be Here Forever So Make It A Good Day".

Rizzo winked at her. "PSI need you to work this weekend... and all of them for the rest of your life infact."

Weiss snorted. "PSI need you to remember your not a person to us. That's why we chip you to prevent you all from using your names. You'll work better as a number."

Rizzo nodded. "PSI hate it here."

Weiss also nodded. "PSI know... you're supposed to! Grouchy wanted to see me?"

Rizzo sighed. "Yeah... he's happy. Ya done good, Queenie and brought in some good stuff... he wanted to pass out extra meal vouchers... but the usual jerk from corporate's in there. Watch what you say in there "Scrapper 112"."

Weiss sighed. "Again? Mr Binks is the worst! Thanks for the heads-up..." She knocked and entered Grouchies office. "You wanted to see me, Foreman?"

"Yeah," said the Oscar the Grouch in his trashcan. The can wasn't behind his desk though as usual it was beside it next to a swivel chair and their boss, Mr Binks sat in it. "I did. Good work there Scrapper 112. Ya done good with helping out on the Watchtower salvage, I guess. You also did okay with finding that half of the Sword of Power in all that radioactive chicken waste."

Weiss tried not to smile. That meant he was really happy. Partly that's just how Oscar was... and partly it was because their corporate overlord was here.

"Did she?" Mr Binks (never call him Jar Jar!) said staring at them both. "Mesa not so suwe about that!" Mr Binks frowned and drummed his fingers on the desk. "Mesa think Scwappa 112, only findid de half of da Swowd of Powah. Den she did leave her coowdinate "to help" only so she could get outta da shit. Shoulda stay in da shit until da job was done? Maybe Scwappa 112 think only about what's de bestest for hew nose and not PSI, hmmmm?"

"Excuse me... "Sir"," Oscar said, "but I think-"

“Ex-squeeze me, but when mesa want yousa opinion, mesa give it to you, Foweman 13," Mr Binks informed Oscar with a glare.

"Jerk," Weiss muttered.

“How wuude!” Mr Binks said but he smiled evily. "10 demewits for Scwappa 112."

Weiss was pissed. That was like losing a bunch of ration vouchers. She'd be on half rations for a while. But she shut her mouth and grit her teeth.

"I think we're done here," Oscar said yelling. "Go on and get outta here and think about doing better, Scrapper 112!"

Weiss nodded. "Yes, Foreman. I'm sorry. Goodday, Sir."

Weiss left and shut the door, "Fu-"

"Psst," Rizzo said and when Weiss looked over he slid her 10 vouchers. "From Grouchy," he whispered.

Weiss smiled. They'd already figured it'd go like that. "Thanks... and tell Grouchy, thanks for me?" She whispered.

"You got it," Ratty said. He watched her leave to go trade in her vouchers. No one could figure out why some folks were on corporates shit list... but Queenie was definitely one of them. But they all hated PSI and that bonded them together.

---

Mr Binks boarded his shuttlecraft and put on his black robe. He engaged the comunications. "Mesa, weady to wepowt, mesa Mastew. Da Schnee giwl suffewing continues..."

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