Sans sighed, as shook his head, before he spoke out to them.

"Okay...so...who gets to share which part of the story? Me...or you people?"

Sans got to the names of the others. The 4 males in this group are named Tatsumi, Lubbock, Bols, and Wave. The females are named Sheele, Leone, Mine, Chelsea, and Kurome, who is Akame's sister.

Najenda looks at Sans, and spoke out.

"From the way that you are speaking...it seems Union never told you about us."

Sans shook his head.

"No...they never even gave us a mission involving this group that you people are."

Najenda nodded.

"Well...Half a Year ago...we...Night Raid, which is the name of your group...had caught the attention of Union, due to the Teigu that we have, and because of this, attempted to force most of my allies into their ranking. But because we refused, they tried to take us back, even if it meant injuring us badly, or worse, threatening our loved ones. They even threatened Bols' family, who has a wife and daughter."

She said, pointing her metallic thumb at Bols, who looks away, looking very unhappy.

"Unfortunately...it is true. I was so afraid for my daughter and my wife's lives, when Union had captured them, and because of that...I was also afraid to be forever to serve them."

Bols spoke out, clearly sounding distressed at what had happen, and the way he admits that he's worried...is genuine. Sans gave Bols a look of pity, as he knows that this sort of thing...is a terrible thing to do. He may look like a very frightening guy, due to his appearance, but he is, deep inside himself, a person who cares a lot about his family, just as anyone else would care deeply about them. Najenda than continued on.

"Thankfully...we were able to save his family, and get them away from Union and into a new home, but because of the danger that Union is to us, we decide to hide on this island in hopes that they never find us. But...we did have a few close calls where some of us were nearly discovered, and we had to hide again just to make sure we were not spotted. But we are always dreading for the that Union would come and find us again. But...thankfully...they didn't. At least in this long."

Sans blinked, and was surprised that Night Raid had been an enemy for Union for more than half a year.

"Wow. That just be very stressful trying to get away."

Sans spoke out, as the blond girl, called Leone spoke out.

"It was more than that, we had to act very aware of what was around us and to watch out step, so we don't end up getting attacked by Union. But...enough of that...so...let's talk about you, cutie."

Leone said with a smirk on her face. Sans blushed, but he shook his head and sighed and began to explain everything about what had happened to him when he was at Union Academy.

Timeskip...

"And that's how it happened."

Sans said, as he finished his tail to the clearest detail he can think of. Silence...until Leone laughs.

"BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You're Serious?! You tore the whole place down by your duel with that pervert who is straight up worse than Lubbock?! That is just gold!!"

Leone shouted out, as she held her stomach, clearly seeing what Sans did as both incredible and hilarious at the same time. Clearly, those Union People got what they had deserved for so long of being corrupted jackasses who tried to act like they are heroes, when they only did jackshit and ended up being the opposite. Everyone was surprised that he did that through just a single duel alone. Though, they are also very impressed and thankful of the fact that he was able to crumble the whole place down, which had always been a thorn to the entire of Night Raid.

"Wow, dude, that was badass!"

Lubbock spoke out, as Sheele nodded.

"Indeed. It is incredible, Sans."

Chelsea than took the turn to speak out, while she is sucking on a lollipop.

"That is very cool that you had taken that place down. I don't think anyone that anyone else had the guts to do something as amazing as that."

Mine than spoke out, with a form of begrudging respect towards Sans himself.

"Okay...I'm gonna admit...I'm impressed, even if you are such a short guy."

She said, mumbling the last part out. Tataumi had a angry look on his face, as he spoke out.

"Well...at least he got what he deserved...especially after what he tried to do to Mine."

Jaune looks at Tataumi, confused, as he spoke out.

"What do you mean?"

Tataumi sighed, before he spoke.

"Mine...do you mind if I can talk about this to them, even though it's a very touchy subject?"

Mine than spoke out.

"No...I'll talk about it."

Tataumi blinked, and spoke out.

"You sure? I mean, you don't have to say and be reminded of it again."

Mine looks at Tataumi with a stem look.

"I'm sure. Besides...I've become more tolerant to talk about it."

Tataumi looks like he wants to protest, but he than stops.

"Okay. But let me know if you want to stop and not hear it any further, okay?"

Mine nodded, before she looks at Sans and his group, before speaking out.

"Well...back at the time when Night Raid were hiding...I had actually gotten caught by the Red Dragon Emperor...who was clearly at his lowest fucked up state. The Red Dragon Emperor was tasked to capture and send me to Union, where I would become their slaves to their academy. But...the Red Dragon Emperor...he had better ideas. He attempted to capture me...and take me to Rias, who would try reincarnate me as a Devil, and make me a part of the emperor's 'lovers.'

Sans' eyes widened, as he spoke out.

"No...tell me he didn't."

Mine smiled a grim smile, as she spoke out.

"He tried. But Tatsumi, thankfully, was able to stop him before he could bring me to Rias. And I nearly lost Pumpkin at the time to."

Sans gawked.

"Pumpkin? What?"

Mine smiled, as she revealed her gun, and needless to say...it was...wow.

Sans blinked, as he spoke out.

"Okay, for a weapon this incredible...they really need to work on the name, whoever made this."

This made Mine gain a tick mark, but she spoke out through gritted teeth.

"Well...it was not my idea to name it, okay? I just became it's new owner, that's all."

Sans raised his hands over his head, and spoke out.

"Noted."

Sans shook his head, and spoke out.

"Anyway, what does this one do?"

Mine smiled, as she spoke out.

"I never thought you'd ask. It uses spirit energy as bullets...and the power of Pumpkin reacts to the amount of anger I'm in. In other words...the more danger that I am in, the more powerful Pumpkin's firepower is."

Sans' eyes widened at what he had just heard from Mine, as he spoke out.

"Okay. I'm gonna admit. That is pretty impressive, especially for a weapon such as this."

Mine smirked with pride, as Sans has said that to her. Clearly, she likes to take pride in the power of her weapon. To her, no weapon could ever replace it, no matter what people my say about her Gun.

While they are talking, Velvet is using Anesidora to take a picture of the giant scissors beside Sheele, the gloves that Lubbock is wearing,

the gun that Mine has in her hands, and the battle axe that is on the wall of the house, and it seems to be able to split into 2 halves.

She also noticed a part of gauntlets on the table, which reminded her of Ember Celica, the weapon Yang had.

She takes a picture of them as well, before stopping and putting away her camera. Najenda, however, noticed it, and spoke out to Velvet.

"Velvet, what are you doing using the camera?"

This made everyone look her, Velvet, feeling nervous, tries to speak out.

"Well...Uh, I...umm..."

Sans than steps in.

"Oh...yeah. About that. See, Velvet uses her camera, Anesidora, to make a hardlight copy of the weapon once she takes a picture of it. This is to help Velvet with her semblance."

Najenda seems interested, as she spoke out.

"What's her Semblance?"

Sans spoke out the answer.

"It's called Photographic Memory. It allows her to mimic the moves and fighting styles of other people. So if she were to mimic the Fighting Style of Akame, and make a copy of her sword, she would be able to perfectly replicate it her fighting style without difficulty. But the problem with this, is that Velvet needs to see a person fight in order for her Semblance to work perfectly."

Everyone seemed impressed, and Najenda looks down a bit, as she puts her fingers on her chin. She than looks up with her one eye, and spoke out.

"Velvet...if what he saying is true...do you think you can see them if through a video or something?"

Velvet looks surprised at what she said, but than, spoke out.

"Umm...yes. I can. But I'd need to see it clearly."

Najenda than steps towards Velvet, and held out video of some kind.

"What is this?"

"I manage to get some clips on the of the people that we had fought in the past. You should be able to see and mimic their ability to fight. And with the weapons that you had just copied, I think it should of very great help for us. And Sans...I know I didn't ask this...but why are you here on the Island we are on?"

Sans sighed, as he spoke out.

"Well...I'm...looking for something...important. I can't tell you what it is...but I can say that...it is something that is very powerful for me to get."

Najenda nodded, as she spoke out.

"Understandable, and also...if what you are saying about Union being crippled, and not permanently down...would you mind if I can have some of your members be trained to fight against them?"

Sans' eyes widened, as Jaune spoke out.

"Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah! Hold up!! Are you serious? But we've just met! Are you actually serious about having to train us further?"

Najenda nodded.

"From what I have heard, you and these 3 have been with Sans and did not betray him. So I feel I should get some of your to sharpen your skills. Jaune, you go with Akame and Kurome. Velvet, you are to be with Sheele, and Coco, you go with Mine. Atla and Fohl, you go with Leone. And besides...I feel like I owe you for taking down Union for all of us, even if you did only cripple them."

Everyone looked at each other, uneasy, until Sans used his telepathy on his group and spoke out.

'Well...I think it is best we do it, in case we ever have to run in with people such as Rias and her peerage. I would prefer we get ready to combat against her and her peerage when the need arises. So, let's train with them, okay?'

The group looked down...more notable, Velvet, Coco, Jaune, and Cinder. Sure, they are powerful, but Yuto once defeated Jaune in combat with his speed, and Jaune was not able to keep up. Velvet and Coco treated to defeat Koneko, but they were defeated by her. So...they feel like they need to get to train more harder than ever if they are ever going to stand a chance against Rias' peerage, whom they had to fight against and lost. After a bit of thinking, they looked up.

"Okay...we'll do it. I just hope we don't regret it."

Najenda smiled, as she spoke out.

"You won't regret it, Jaune. In fact...it's a gift, to have someone that will help you against what remains of Union's corruption."

Jaune sighed, as he spoke out, while he nodded his head.

"Okay."

Najenda smiled, as she spoke out.

"Than it's finally settled."

Later...

And so...some of the members of Night Raid began to help train the ones that are suitable for combat. Though they are skilled, they are not fully at the level of Night Raid's skill set. And because of this, Jaune, Velvet, and Coco are placed with members that are extremely capable of fighting in a very ruthless way. And they are going to need this sort of ruthlessness if they are going to stand their ground against the ones that are from Union, especially Rias and her friends, than they are going to need to find a way to stand their ground against them. So...the next day, they began to spar with their partners at being better fighters. And the first one to start...is Jaune Arc.

With Jaune...

"Woah!!"

Jaune shouted out, as he dodged a swing from Akame, with Kurome about to charge at him next.

Apparently, Najenda was not joking when she said that Akame and Kurome were incredible masters of using swords. They are so incredibly quick and strong that it is becoming a doozy for Jaune, as he is barely able to keep up with them. Thankfully, they are using wooden swords, but Jaune has to not use his Semblance in the training, as this will help his natural strength instead of his strength when it is powered up. He was able to block  and dodge out if the way, but ultimately, he was knocked back by a swing from Akame, sending him flying back without any warning. Jaune Arc than began to stand up, as he than spoke out to the 2 sisters.

"Man, Najenda wasn't over exaggerating when she said you both are the toughest swords-woman in the group. Now I can see the reason why I am being trained by you both."

Akame looks down, and spoke out.

"Well, I need to admit that, even though you are not at mine and Kurome's level,you have been able to contain with the both of us well enough. I applaud you for that."

Kurome than takes the turn to speak out.

"Which is why we are going to continue after you recover."

But Jaune shook his head, as he spoke out.

"No, no. Let's keep on going now. I can still keep it up."

Kurome was surprised, but spoke out.

"Well, okay. But this time, you are going it face Akame, one on one."

Kurome than puts the wooden sword away, and walks out of the open grass area, as Jaune began to stand back up, gripping the widen long sword rightly

Akame, sensing that there is no arguments in his voice, readies her wooden sword, as Jaune gets up, and runs up to her

Jaune was now attacking a bit more skilled then before, while still not using his semblance, Aura Amp, and Akame seems to realize that he is improving a little bit, although it is only a slight improvement.

"Very good. Keep it up."

Jaune nodded rapidly, as he trained hard with Akame, in order to improve his Swordsmanship. If there is one thing that he had learned from Sans, it is that he is too stubborn to take a break and stop with training. He is going to continue with his sword training, no matter how tough it is.

With Velvet...

Velvet stands in front of Sheele, who has Extase tightly gripped on her hands.

"U-Umm, Alright...what...what are we training for, anyway?"

Sheele looks at Velvet with a smile on her face.

"Well...since your power is based on mimicking the fighting style of someone you have seen, I figure it is best to show you mine, since it is obvious that you have yet to see what I am capable of with my Teigu, Extase, right?"

Velvet, in all of honesty, had not seen Sheele fight in any of the videos.

"Well...only brief glimpses of you in the videos, but that's just about it, Sheele. I never got your fighting style completely. It did get the other's way of fighting, at least. So that is stored inside of my mind."

Sheele nodded, as she spoke out.

"That's fine. Besides...I never really taught someone to fight myself. So perhaps this is the first time that I am doing this, Velvet."

Sheele looks at one of the trees, and decides to give Velvet a brief clear glimpse of what she can do, at just a fraction. Velvet watches, as Sheele spoke out.

"A little demonstration."

Sheele spoke out calmly, before getting in front of one of the trees, before she used Extase at a breakneck speed.

Velvet barely jumped up from her feet when Sheele strike at the tree with Extase in such a fast pace. Velvet is shocked she can wield a large weapon.

Sheele looks at Velvet, and spoke out.

"Your turn. Try to mimic my fighting style."

Velvet nodded, before using Anesidora to make a hardlight copy of Extase, and than used to to slide down the tree in the exact same grace and movement that Sheele had done. Not to mention the angle that she had done it. Looks like Velvet was not lying when she said that she can mimic the fighting style of others that she can see physically. Sheele smiled, as she spoke out.

"Very good. Now let's continue this, and also...please show me of the fighting skilled therapy thou had copied from what Najenda had shown to you."

Velvet nodded, as she and Sheele got to work in helping Velvet with her Photographic Memory, in order to make her far more of a dangerous fighter than she already is right now.

With Coco...

Coco is now at a special type of targeting practice with Mine, who has Pumpkin in her hands, with Coco Adel having Gianduja in her hands, now in its Gatling Gun form.

"So...how is this gonna work out for me, anyway?"

Coco spoke out, confused with what she is seeing right in front of her eyes.

"It is to help you with your accuracy. Sure, your weapon is powerful, but just because it is, doesn't mean that it is going to save you by mowing down at the enemies that you are facing off against. Sometimes, you need to get a clear shot in order to truly win against an opponent."

Coco spoke out.

"But that is only with stuff such as snipers. I'm using a weapon that is in the function of a Gatling Gun, remember?"

Mine spoke out.

"I didn't forget, nor did I say that I don't remember. Besides...we have a special way of training with a stuff such as this. And also..."

He holds up Punpkin, with the barrel looking a little bit more different now.

"I have attached a machine gun barrel onto Pumpkin. So it'll be of perfect demonstration on how you can be able to do this, fashioner. Just...follow my lead and instructions, so you know how to aim perfectly while you are using a machine gun."

Coco's eyebrow twisted from what she had been called, as she spoke out to Mine in a very irritated voice.

"I may be a person of Fashion, but I cannot make clothing that is of fashion myself, Mine."

Mine smiled, seemingly had gotten her, before she spoke out.

"Ehh, doesn't matter. And also...we shouldn't waste anymore time. Come on. Let's get this training up and running now. Shall we?"

Coco Adel nodded, as she than spoke out.

"Okay. And hopefully I can try my best in this."

Mine spoke out.

"Well, whatever. Let's get to it, shall we?"

Coco nodded, and both her and Mine start up the practice.

Coco and Mine began to shoot at the targets that are far away, with the hopes that Coco can improve her accuracy. Coco was not able to get a perfect shot just as Mine did, but she surprisingly got a bunch of perfect ones. Maybe there is hope for her after all. She might be able to pull it off, which would impress Mine a little bit.

With the Fayon Siblings...

Alta and Fohl are now both with Leone, who used her Teigu, Lionel, to make herself stronger, while also giving her the animalistic of features of a lion, namely, the tail and ears, as well as the fangs.

"So...Sans said that you had been practicing with people who are skilled in fighting, which included Velvet, thanks to her power. But you have not fought against someone such as me. So, take note that I will be way more tougher than I look."

Fohl, acting like his usual arrogant self, speaks out.

"Come on, than. I can take it. I'm strong enough to take you one!"

Leone smiled.

"We'll see about that, kid."

Fohl, acting on impulse, immediately began to run towards Leone, as he believes he can be a match for her. But ohhhh...Fohl was sooooooo wrong.

And true to Leone's words, she is a lot more tougher than her appearance let's on, especially to the Fayon siblings, or...more specifically, Fohl. Fohl did a little well to fight back, but even she was no match for Leone's strength, which overpowered Fohl. Fohl tries to fight back, but he only succeeded in blocking and defending, while getting pushed back by Leone's atrength, before he finally was defeated by her.

"Ghhhh...Damn it."

Fohl spoke out, as Atla stepped toward, her own tail and ears twitching in anticpation of wanting to fight off against Leone.

"My turn."

Atla spoke out, as he ran forward and attacked. Surprisingly, Atla is now holding her ground far more better than Fohl did, that it is making even Leone stumble back. She unleashed a powerful kick, which made Leone skid back a bit, before she tries to unleash a powerful uppercut, although Leone was able to avoid that.

"Wow! You are actually a lot more tougher than your big brother, aren't you, Atla?"

Atla nodded.

"Of course I am, Leone."

She than jumped over Leone, and was actually able to hit her on the back, making her move forward. She than ran up towards Leone and tried to attack her. But Leone dodged it. But the fact that she's able to push Leone...it is a pretty cool thing to do. Leone looks at Atla, and smiled a little bit with a. Form of respect now being created inside of her eyes.

"I oughta admit to ya, Atla. You are actually able to keep up and get ahead of me slightly. It's incredible. But...you and Fohl lack finesse in your fighting styles, which is why I'm gonna be helping you with that."

With Sans...

Sans is sitting next to a pond, as he stares down at the reflection of the water that is running down the stream. He began to reflect on what had just happened at happened to him now. He had met people that are also standing against Union, and now, they are helping with training his friends so that they can be far more better fighters than ever before.

'My world is turning more and more upside down by the very seconds.'

As Sans thought about this, he hears a voice calling out to him.

"Sans..."

Sans turned around, and saw Asia coming from behind, with Cinder accompanying her.

"Oh, hey you 2."

Asia and Cinder than sat at opposite ends of where Sans is at, as they looked at him, than they looked down at the water stream. Sans remained silent, as Cinder than spoke out.

"Well...we certainly had an interesting couple of days to begin with."

Sans than spoke out.

"I would prefer, bizarre, because I was not ready for this."

Asia than looks down at what they had to witness from yesterday, as she than spoke out.

"I still can't believe that...there are others that are just like us, going against Union. How come we have never heard of this until now?"

Sans shrugged, as he spoke out.

"Who knows. Maybe Union wanted to keep this as a very personal matter to them and them only. Or maybe they sent some of the most smartest students out to try and find them. Who knows. It could be any reason."

Cinder than spoke out.

"Well...regardless of the reason...I think we finally made some more actual friends. One that we can all depend on."

Sans spoke out.

"You really sure about that, Cinder?"

Cinder nodded and smiled.

"Of course I am sure, Sans. I have faith that we did make some new friends here."

Sans looked down, and smiled. Perhaps...his life took a greater and much more kinder turn that he had hoped. Of course...he knows that it will not last forever...but he will make sure to see the good side of everything that he's in. And hopefully...he'll be lucky to find the Elemental Orb before he runs into people in Union...especially with the ones that had killed the Pet Owl that he had.