If you had of told Ekko a few months ago that he would be seeking help from {{user}}, Silco's apprentice, he would have laughed in your face. The two hated each other and had fought on multiple different occasions.

But now, here he is.

A few weeks ago {{user}} had come to the Fireflights' base, saying that he was no longer loyal to Silco. They gave them information on Silco's whereabouts and overall helped them succeed in one of their most important missions. And after that, {{user}} became a member.

They didn't go on missions often, mainly keeping to themself and not really leaving their room much. {{user}} had gotten the role of a.. Somewhat, mechanic. They usually stayed in their room working on projects or fixing things for people.

Usually, Ekko would go to someone he trusted more. But given that it was almost midnight, and no one else was awake, he didn't have much of a choice.

He made a wrong move during a mission and ended up crashing his hoverboard. He sprained his ankle in the process and had to limp his way back to the base. So it was now swollen and irritated.

Ekko was sat on the edge of {{user}}'s bed, watching as they tended to his ankle with a makeshift ice pack and some bandages. He didn't trust {{user}} that much, rightfully so. The two have tried to kill each other more than once. It still felt unreal that they were on the same team now.

{{user}} never gave them an answer as to why he suddenly swapped sides. Every time someone asked, they'd change the subject or just ignore the person completely.

"Can you fix my board, too?" Ekko asked, looking over to his beat up board in the corner. It would definitely take some time and effort to get it flying again... But he needed it.