_______3-4 years later_______

As I laid in the thick underbrush I put my hand on my helmet and activated its zooming features.

"Targets thirty kilometers due east and twenty kilometers due north,Reaper reinforcements to the east, At least 20 Titans and counting." "Acknowledged pilot"

Well this is gonna be fun. Haven't had to fight Titans in a while. "Good synched combat practice Pilot" Not arguing there.

I walked stealthily to the area I was designated, and took aim.

Simultaneously 3 suppressed shots were shot and the 3 guards in front of me were shot and I dropped into a prone position as 3 people ran into the enemy building using jump jets. These were the bounties I was waiting for, I took a job under this platoon under the guise of helping them but these three pilots that were on this side of the battle were the ones I was after. I sprung up and chased after them data knife in hand.

I silently ran across the forest, I don't have any jump jets or fancy stuff like that but it's never stopped me before. What I lack in mobility jumpsuits I make up for in speed and agility. I weaved my way through the underbrush, jumping over logs and the such, as I made it to the base the targets were talking inside, quietly of course but my helmet is more advanced than theirs due to my Titan making it but the Titan has an insufficient amount of knowledge to make me jump jets.

"This will be easy, just like killing that pilot on Edon, the look on his family's face was worth it, as we shot him his wife and daughter both crying out and sobbing, hahahahaha!" The one with cloaking abilities said.

"Yeah it wasn't a stretch to say that was the best time in my career as a freelance pilot." The woman with a Pulse blade explained.

"Wouldn't doubt it that they would hire some poor sucker to take us out, ha! Nah, they don't have the money!" The grappler man said.

Well funny story, I personally knew those people so, yeah I'm doing this for free asshats. I snuck up behind the pulse blade who was looking through one of the containers I shoved her in and immediately stabbed her with my data knife. She cried out and the other guys were startled and turned to be back to back.

"So you enjoy picking on the defenseless huh?" I said circling around them.

"Pussy! Come out here!" The cloaked guy said, he had used it by now and I could only see him slightly but I still saw him.

"Ok!" I said jumping down at them stabbing the guy who tried to shoot his grapple in me, then spin kicking the now uncloaked guy as I simultaneously fire my pistol at his head when he is still flying through the air.

"Shoulda stayed cloaked man" I said laughing. I looted their bodies then I left. Not my problem what happens in this war now that I've gotten my targets. I know I'm pretty arrogant but last time I stayed and helped it was the wrong side, many innocents lost their lives and I was devastated, took Mila forever to pull me from my depression.

As I went to leave I heard screams from further in. God damnit. I ran back inside and ran into a little girl maybe 4-5 years of age and a rifleman about to shoot her I took off my helmet and threw it at him causing him to lose balance and shoot somewhere else just as he readjusted I was there with a pistol to his head.

"Shouldn't prey on little girls man, it's kinda creepy" I shot him making sure the girl couldn't see, then quickly put my helmet back on.

"T-Thank you!" The girl said brushing her purple dress off and smiling at me.

I nodded and went to walk away but she tugged my rifleman clothes and pointed at the other rifleman.

"Arnt you on his side?" She asked perplexed. I answered in a gruff voice.

"Not anymore little lass" I started walking towards her and asked.

"Don't you have parents to go to?"she looked down.

"Not anymore...." she looked up sadly and my heart stopped. Mila I'm going to take this civi into our custody until the next city. "Acknowledged Pilot" I smiled remembering I am a pilot not a rifleman I trained in a simulation Mila made and now I'm 100% Pilot material.

"Alright Purple I'll take you to the nearest city and protect you for the first few days but that's it, I ain't no Dad and I don't plan on being one for awhile." She sighed happily.

"Thank you mister uh.." she paused.

"Reznov" I smiled though she couldn't see it of course.

"Thank you mister Rez!" I face palmed, oh well it is an uncommon name in this area. "Pilot I am inbound due west, there are several enemy Titans heading your way." Aftermath of the battle? "Affirmative" alright get your ass over here so we can kick some ass! I smiled happily, fighting in a Titan was something I hadn't done much of lately and I was happy to be back in Mila. "Sir yes Sir!" I knew it was just the usual messing around tone too, the cheeky machine heheh.

"We've got company!" I picked up the little girl as she squeaked from the sudden contact. I carried her princess style and started running towards my Titan. "Veer left Pilot and continue a serpentine maneuver for 30 meters then turn right and jump into my cockpit" I did as told and dodged some Tone shells that imbedded into the ground where I used to be. As I did the serpentine maneuver the little girl covered her eyes and I covered her ears with my hand that was on her head. My Titan jumped through a tree to my left and used a Vortex shield to grab all the bullets and missiles as I jumped into the cockpit and placed the little Purple behind me and assumed control of the Titan.

"Payload limit reached release advised" alright, I released the Shield and the bullets flew towards a 2 tones destroying them as I dodged and weaved between trees the Monarch Titan fired off its machine gun destroying each tree the little girl was shaking.

"Calm down Purple trust me this is an easy set up" I reassured her as I jumped from one tree to the other then back and forth for a bit then jumped down at the Monarch with the Vortex shield open then fired all the bullets back at it as a Scorch shot a thermite at me I ducked and picked up the XO16 rifle the monarch packs and fired at the Scorch's vital points effectively destroying it.

"Told ya, easy" I said as I inspected the new trophy I got from this battle. A voice came over the speakers.

"Pilot this gun is good I can modify it to have a bayonet and have an extended magazine though we need the parts" "Money ain't a problem Mi, the problem is they saw me with her and they probably broadcasted it to the entire IMC fleet" "I fail to see that as a problem" "I promised her I'd protect her" "Acknowledged sir" "good" I leaned back and the little girl gingerly went sit next to me and I pulled her close.

"It'll be alright I'll protect you little Purple you'll be ok" she started crying out all the stress of today the poor girl. I hope she can get better.