///(I'm not that good at writing oneshots, so pls bear with me ;-; the first two paragraphs or so have a bit of exposition I'm too lazy to put somewhere else owo also, since The End happened, in this AU, Tord manages to not get half of his body burnt off via robo-explosion, so yeah- Hang on, cause this is LONG!)///
It had been years since The End took place, and Tord had finally taken over most of the world. He has recruited Tom, who was severely brainwashed and modified into being almost indestructible. Tord has also bought NIKS and NICK from a black market, where they worked as some of the best assassins in the world. NICK was good at luring his victims, getting them close to him and killing them at close range, and NIKS was ever only brought in to a dangerous "mission" for a quick killing. She also disposes of the bodies the only way she knows how; by eating them.
NICK was on a mission of his own, so NIKS was left in the Red Army base with Tord, Tom, and the other soldiers. NIKS and NICK aren't really related, they just pretend to be, so everyone thinks they're twins. They often get confused for the other, which is a bit troublesome. The only one who doesn't mix up those two is Tord. It was probably because he knows the difference, or cares enough to not mistake one for the other. Either way, NIKS appreciated it. In fact, she had to admit that she had fallen for the Norwegian. She had known about Red Leader and was a fan of his work, and NIKS just freaked out when she and NICK were going to be part of the Red Army. Once she got to know him (even if it was a little bit), she just couldn't help but blush whenever he talks to her.
NIKS peeked from a corner at Tom, who was standing guard at Tord's office door. He had been appointed as Tord's second bodyguard, Paul being the first. Tom had turned his back for a moment, allowing NIKS to sliently go behind him. Tom turned back around, NIKS following, then being startled a bit as she jumped and yelled "rrraAAGH!" Tom jumped and dropped his gun, causing NIKS to laugh in an uproar.
"Could you stop? You're being a bit childish."
"Come on. There's nothing to do here, and I'm bored!"
Tom adjusted his visor as he turned to look at NIKS, his digital eyes helping him form an annoyed expression. "Well, go find something to do. You do this every time you don't have a mission, which is almost every day! I'm getting tired of this."
NIKS whined, "Aww... Come on, Tommy!"
"ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵃˡˡ ᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ⁻"
"Your reactions are the best! And if I were to find something to do, I'd probably get in trouble for it."
Tom sighed. "Fine, but please don't bother me anymore. I don't want Red Leader to scold me again. The first time he did, he broke my arm." Tom said, rasing his left arm and shaking it a bit.
"He did? Oh, he's just so great..." NIKS sighed, causing Tom to chuckle.
"You're really some type of sadist, aren't you?"
"A little. S'the reason why I love him so much. I look up to Red. He's so ruthless and cold. I love it."
"You're crazy."
"I know."
Red Leader's door opened all of a sudden, and Tord stepped out, Tom saluting to him and NIKS following, unsure of what to do. Tord then looked at NIKS. "I need to speak to you in my office, now." Tord turned back and went inside as Tom winked at NIKS. She punched his shoulder and he laughed, both thinking the same thing.
The inside of Red's office was extravagant. There were medals hanging all over the walls, along with several pictures, portraits, paintings and news articles about Red Leader and his accomplishments. There was even a few pictures of Tord before he became Red Leader, living a mostly normal life. NIKS also spotted a picture of Tord and his parents.
