Rescue

"See, she ain't hungry. Now can I grab my food?"

Kingkaid scratched the back of his silver hair in frustration, "that's not the point, she just asked us for help."

Rodrick slammed both of his palms on top of the table,"Why should we help a random stranger that we just met."

Rider rose from his seat, leaning closer to his master. "You had your fun boy now let me have mine." As each of them stared back, the tension grew tight.

Rider turned away and asked the girl with a happy grin on his face, Revealing a perfect set of pearly whites teeth, "What help do you need?"

"Don't ignore me."Protested Rodrick. Having enough of his master's chatty mouth, he tossed him outside of the room and locked the door.

"Now," he bumped both of his fists together, "Tell me what to do." 

Yumi looked at the door worriedly, seeing at how the Servant could just casually tossed his Master away. But then she turned back. She had more pressing matters at hand.

The girl stood and bowed deeply. "My Servant is currently fighting another unknown Servant that has successfully ambushed us, please help him," she said, still not lifting her head. 

She didn't want Lancer to die. His opponent wasn't probably something he could handle with only one hand, she wasn't even sure if he could with two hands either. Had she had more mana, had her body not this frail, she would have summoned her shikigami the second she went out. 

"Please," she whispered, her voice shaking. 

Without giving a second thought, Rider raised both his hands and began to chant.

"My tempest, my precious mounts."

The ground rumbled, glasses and bowls trembled under the vibration.

"Aid me with your speed. Howl with strength."

A blue flash of lightning pierced the roof and revealed two majestic silver wolves overlooking them from above.

Rider smirked and punched a hole at the door from the left. He grabbed his master and the girl too. 

He leaped off and Rodrick yelped in shock,"Let go off me."

"Is your servant near?" 

"Yes," the girl said, still trembling.

"Good, Master use your magic map now."

"Okay okay, jeez." Rodrick said as he struggled to get on top of one of the wolves.

Once he was done, he focused on his mana on one hand, creating a well visualized map in the air.

He looked at the girl and asked her "Point to where you think he is."

"Here."

"And off we go."

The two wolves ran fast like bullets and managed to reach their destination in time. Rider snatched lancer in a blink of an eye and all of them disappeared before the assassin's eyes. 

"Lancer!" Yumi shouted as she carefully steady the male, letting him lean to her shoulder. The lump had stopped bleeding from the healing rune he had casted on himself and had slowly started to regenerate. 

"You didn't have to fetch me, Master." He gritted his teeth. 

"Don't be reckless, you will die if Rider-san didn't help us!" The girl exclaimed as she turned to the said man, bowing her head. 

"Thank you, I appreciate it," she said, "I'll definitely return the favor to you." 

***

"..." 

He stood tall as he saw two silver wolves treading the clouds with his prey in one of them. Even with that distance and speed, he has confidence to not lose out with the newcomer and even able to land a strike on his neck. 

"...." 

But something had made him feel reluctant to do so. The very eyes of that spearman gave to him is one of unyielding will, and he always liked that kind of gaze as far he lived. 

He turned his body and started move at breakneck speed. His momentum unshakable and his pace steady, treading in the path of shadows. After a few minutes, he stumbled upon his master, which leaned her body in an alleyway while a few thugs lying down around her, unconscious. 

*Tap*

Let out a small noise to announce his presence, he stood tall amidst the bodies as he looked towards them in a tilted head and glowing eyes. 

"They did not die, just fainted." 

Moving his eyes towards his master, he said, "They hath escapeth." 

Frowning in displeasure, the woman asked, "what happened?" 

"Rider." 

Eyes widened In surprise, the woman's eyes filled with seriousness as she said, "Did they join hands?" 

Shaking his head, he let go of his materialized body and changed to spiritual one, "Their escapeth wast in naught for no one escapeth death." 

"So it seems." Nodded, the woman said, "Let's recuperate for now, we always have more chances tomorrow."

****

"Rider stop, I'm gonna get sick." Rodrick shouted as he grasped his stomach. 

Rider ignored him and instead commanded his wolves to go faster. 

They leaped over rooftops and moving cars. They might be big, but because of their blinding speed, they left no damage on whatever they stepped on.

The girl and his servant held on tight to the wolf's fur.

"I need to get home."  She shouted loud and clear behind riders' backs.

"Tell that to the boy over there." 

Both the girl and lancer looked at the strange boy who looked half-dead and green with concern. 

"How can his own servant treat him like this." she murmured to herself.

The girl tapped the rider's shoulder, "I think we should stop." 

Far from where the battle occurred Rider commanded his wolves to stop. 

"Return as my strength, return as my shield." Both of his companions vanished into thin air and transformed as his gauntlets.

"You there tough guy. How was the battle? I wasn't able to do much because of him." he points to his master from behind, who was lying face flat onto the grass, groaning in pain.

"I had fun though but my body aches for that thrill." 

He raised his palm next to his ear, "I want to hear the roaring voices from the arena once more." 

Lancer smirked. "It was worthwhile, I haven't felt my blood pumping for a long time." 

Yumi scoffed. "At the cost of your arm." 

"Hey, we got ambushed, I wasn't the one asking for the fight." 

The girl smacked his other shoulder and bowed once more to the pair. 

"Thank you so much, Rider-san," she said, "you see me walking around aimlessly, a stranger and other Master yet you still wanted to help me."

She turned to the boy and smiled. "And thank you to you too."