Y/N, Meliodas, who's spinning his sword, and Hawk make their way to the edge of the town, towards Baste Prison.

"Well, guess we should head out to Baste," Meliodas says.

"Do you plan on leaving Elizabeth behind?" Hawk asks "She hasn't come out since you carried that quack to his clinic"

"Hey, don't be stupid. She's better off staying here in town" Y/N says, hands behind her head "Besides, the Holy Knights over there at Baste are after her"

"Jeez, you are stupid," Meliodas says.

"You two call me stupid, that's twice now!" Hawk says "People who call people stupid are stupid"

"Well sorry about that, Porky" Meliodas apologised.

"That's twice you called be porky you bastard!" Hawk goes to attack Meliodas only for Y/N to grab Hawk's neck, lifting him "You're stretching my pork brains out" Meliodas and Y/N have a cheeky smile on their face.

"Sir Meliodas! Lady Y/N!" The three turn their heads to see Elizabeth running towards them, carrying a couple of things.

"What'd you run out here like that for?" Meliodas asks.

"For these" She holds Meliodas's scabbard in one hand and Y/N's coat and collar in the other "I mended your scabbard and your coat while you two were still asleep" She gives them a closed eye smile "I can't test for the quality though"

"Your such a thoughtful girl," Hawk says. Meliodas spins his sword before placing it back into its sheath. Y/N then puts on her coat, ruffling the hood and then placing back on her red collar.

"Thanks, it looks like its holding," Meliodas says. Y/N stares down at the stitched on her coat pocket, smiling.

"Looks good as new," She says.

"I'm glad. And on that note-" Elizabeth puts her fist in the air "let's get going now!" Elizabeth then walks past the three. Meliodas looks at Elizabeth with wide eyes. She stops walking and begins talking without facing them "I'm not a knight" She turns around "But I'm going to keep on fighting too, so I can keep protecting the kingdom and its people. Even if you two were to die now, that wouldn't change things at all"

"Don't go killing us off yet, okay?" Meliodas says.

"S-Sorry!" Elizabeth stutters.

"Elizabeth, how would you handle if I was the one who died"

"Well, honestly...I try to move on"

"Elizabeth, that was like night and day"

"I-I'm sorry, Hawk!"

"You can rest easy Hawk, If you end up dying, we'll make sure your meat doesn't go to waste. Isn't that right, Y/N?" Y/N licks her lips as she and Meliodas begin to walk towards Elizabeth and Hawk.

"Yup," Y/N says.

"Wait! What about what I want!?" Hawk asks.

"Let's get going," Meliodas says, as he and Y/N walks past them. Y/N places her hand back behind her head.

"Right. Let's save Sir Ban"

"Not him," Y/N says "Think her name was Sennett, wasn't it?"

"We gotta make sure we save the Doctor's daughter first," Meliodas says.

"Lady Y/N! Sir Meliodas!" Elizabeth and Hawk run to catch up to the two Sins "What about Sir Ban?"

"As soon as he finds out that we're all heading this way, I think he'll probably bust himself out"

"Oh, you think so?"

"We know so," Y/N says before a giant foot slams down in front of the group. Meliodas and Y/N instantly go into protective mode, standing in front of Elizabeth. Meliodas has his hand on his sword while Y/N readies a two dagger, that she keeps in her coat pockets, in an X form.

"Are they attacking us!?" Hawk shouts. They look up to notice the foot belonged to Diane, who's staring down at them with empty eyes.

"Diane?" Meliodas says.

"What the heck you doing way over here?" Y/N asks. Diane continues to look down at the group with empty eyes before recognizing the voice of her Captain and Lieutenant.

"What are you two doing here?" Diane asks "You two should still be in bed trying to get a little res" Diane bends down "You know you shouldn't be outdoors like this. Look at your arm Y/N, you still haven't healed"

"Forget about us for a second, are you doing okay?" Y/N asks, worry lacing her voice.

"What are you talking about?" Diane asks "I feel fine"

"After you squashed all the bugs in Dalmally, you charged full speed ahead to Baste Prison!" Hawk shouts. Diane places her hand on her chin.

"Wait, I did?"

"What's wrong, Lady Diane?" Elizabeth asks. Meliodas places his hand on his chin.

"Can't put my finger on it, but something's not adding up" He says "You sure your alright Diane?"

"Uh, yeah. My head's just a little fuzzy" Diane begins playing with her hair before the sound of a bell is heard. Diane's eyes become clouded again and she looks at Meliodas and Y/N only to see a man in knight armour.

"I am the Holy Knight Ruin," He says, staring up at Diane "Member of the Weird Fangs and destroyer of the Eight Deadly Sins"

"There's a Holy Knight here!" Diane warns, standing up straight and lifting her fists "Captain! Lieutenant! You two take care of the princess!" Diane then looks around, noticing that its only her and the holy knight "Captain? Lieutenant? Wait! Where did everybody go?!" Ruin chuckles.

"They are all at my mercy"

"Give the Captain and Lieutenant back now," Diane says, lifting her foot before slamming it down onto Ruin, only for him to jump out of the way. She then punches Ruin, not knowing that it's Meliodas. Meliodas crashes to the ground. Y/N then jumps into the air only to be punched by Diane.

"Sir Meliodas! Lady Y/N!" Elizabeth shouts as she and Hawk run over to the two. Meliodas's feet stick out from the ground, while Y/N is still standing "You two aren't hurt are you?!" Meliodas gets out of the ground, dusting himself off. Diane slowly makes her way over to them.

"What the heck made you go berserk out of the blue like that?" Meliodas asks. Diane doesn't answer.

"You okay, Diane?" Y/N asks.

"Lady Diane, Sir Meliodas and Lady Y/N are right in front of you," Elizabeth says.

"What are you spacing out for, Mountain Women" Hawk shouts. Diane gets into a fighting position.

"I'm gonna tell you right here and now, I'm not losing to some Holy Knight!" Y/N then notices Diane's clouded eyes.

"Those eyes," She says "She can't see us at all, even if she wanted to"

"What are we supposed to do now?" Hawk asks. Meliodas then grabs Elizabeth, placing her over his shoulder while Y/N grabs Hawk, placing him under her arm. The four begin running away from Diane, who's running after them.

"We run for starters," Meliodas says.

"I had a feeling you were gonna say that!" Diane throws a punch, making them fly into the air. They then begin to constantly dodge Diane's attacks all through the field and forest.

"Piggy chop, piggy chop, piggy chop!" Hawk repeats.

"You aren't even the one doing the running" Y/N shouts, looking down at Hawk. Two people then cross in front of the two, a man and a younger boy.

"Crap! There are people around!" Hawk shouts.

"Hey!" Meliodas shouts, gaining their attention "You don't wanna die you better start running!" The two bystanders look to see them running from a giant. Diane then attacks again only for them to have jumped out the way.

"You can't hide forever Holy Knight," Diane says, looking around "When I find you, I'm gonna twist, tear open and then pulverize that armour along with you!" Down below Diane, the group are backed against the wall. Y/N have an arm wrapped around the child, who had his head on his shoulder. The other shepherd cowers beside Elizabeth, holding his stick close.

"Help us, please!" The elder shepherd pleads.

"What's going on here?" Elizabeth asks, looking to the two Sins "Did something happen to Lady Diane when she went to Baste Prison?"

"Well~ Whatever it was, it's made her nuts," Meliodas says. Y/N passes the boy to Elizabeth.

"Look after this kid for a second" Y/N says as she and Meliodas take off running from the group.

"What were the two of you doing out here?" Elizabeth asks the boy, placing her hand on his cheek as tears threaten to fall down his face.

"We both work as a shepherds in the area, and we were on the way home from the pasture" The boy explains, his voice cracking "Please, I don't want anything bad to happen"

"Now don't worry, it's gonna be alright," Elizabeth says, smiling as she looks over at Meliodas and Y/N who jumps up the hill "They can fix this"

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03/05/2020

Last Edited:29/09/2023