I'm not dead! Sorry it's taken so long to upload anything, it's been a busy couple of months for me, what with Christmas, not being able to reach my laptop for a while, having a ton of games to play through and general laziness stopping me from writing. Since it's been so long, I thought what better way to start the new year off than with that sequel to Battle Against Fate which I've promised you? Well, here it is!

This is the second part of my Kampfer trilogy, and completely departs from the main storyline of the anime. What can you expect? Well, some new characters, for a start- including a brand new Kampfer! One thing I will point out- the main theme of this story is relationships, and will put a lot of focus on Tara's relationships with the people around her. Because of this, there won't be a huge amount of action here. However, I'm planning some pretty big and elaborate set pieces, so when the action finally does come, it'll be worth it. I hope anyway- I've thought up some good stuff, but whether or not I can put them into words remains to be seen. I'll certainly try my best in any case. There will also be some major surprises in store as well. Yup, this should hopefully be a worthy sequel, so please look forward to what's coming!

Before these notes take up half a page, I'll just say that I'm starting the story with this prologue. which gives a very brief taster of what to expect later on, along with a brief recap of the events of Battle Against Fate. I nonetheless recommend reading that story before starting here, so you have a better idea of what's going on. (The fact that I'm terrible at recaps probably doesn't help, mind…)

So, with that, please enjoy this exciting sequel! And, of course, please review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kampfer.

Prologue- Premonition

I had that dream again. That same dream I've been having ever since last week. Is that the sixth time I've had it now? Or the seventh? I can't even remember anymore…

It always begins the same. A place filled with darkness, obscuring everything except one person. A girl, kneeling down, as if she's bowing down to someone. That girl, Kaede Sakura… She begins to speak, and her words are perfectly clear to me…

"I apologise for my failure to bring the red and blue Kampfers under control." She says. "It seems they are much stronger than any of us had anticipated. Even I was unable to beat them…"

Another voice rings out from the darkness. It is greatly distorted, leaving me unable to figure out who it is. I wonder if this voice belongs to one of the Moderators.

"Just consider yourself lucky you and your white Kampfers didn't disappear after you were defeated." It says. "That one who defeated you by herself came very close to killing you, as well. The fact you are even standing here right now is because she was too weak to finish you off. This is perhaps the only weakness they have- a refusal to kill. That's why I am giving you one last chance. Because you may be able to find a way to exploit that weakness. You must bring them back under control, and if you can't, you must eliminate them. They are supposed to be fighting each other. We cannot afford for them to do as they please. They have to fight, no matter what. You may leave. Just do not fail me again, otherwise, it will be your last!"

"I understand. I think I know of a way we can defeat them…" says Sakura, standing back up. As everything whites out, I hear her mutter one last thing to herself.

"Natsuru… I'll do whatever it takes to make you mine…"

I now find myself in an ancient looking city. There is a fierce battle going on between a group of Kampfers, one so intense I can barely see what's going on. What I can make out is that red and blue Kampfers are fighting alongside each other. Whoever it is, I know for certain it isn't us. I keep thinking that this may be a battle fought a long time ago. Their opponents are not white Kampfers, however. Their bracelets are a similar colour to the usual red and blue ones, but they are a much darker colour. Their abilities are much more powerful than the average Kampfer, and it seems they are capable of using more than one type of power. I've never seen anything like it before. I can't see much, but I can tell their power is terrifying. Before I know it, the Kampfers with the light coloured bracelets are wiped out, unable to withstand the relentless onslaught from their opponents. It is then when the dark Kampfers notice me, and begin to move in my direction. Great, now they're after me… Scared, I fall flat on my ass and hold my own bracelet in front of me, concentrating like hell. No matter how hard I try though, I cannot transform. Becoming more and more afraid, I keep trying to transform, but it is ultimately futile.

"Come on! Come on! Change already!" I shout out, but my bracelet still doesn't respond. Not that transforming would do me any good anyway. These guys took down a whole army of standard Kampfers, so how the hell can I handle them on my own? The next thing I know, the dark Kampfers have surrounded me. One of them lifts her bracelet in my direction, and a glow emits from it, followed by a searing pain…

…...

As ever, it was at that point when I woke up, screaming. I was shaking like crazy, and in a cold sweat. Shit, why do I keep having this dream? Is this supposed to be some kind of warning, like my Kampfer sense is tingling or something? I just wish it would go away… As I sat down on my bed, I looked over at my alarm clock. It read 3:01. I also saw Pierced Sea Turtle lying fast asleep next to it. Wonder if she's dreaming? Do stuffed animals even dream? As I was contemplating this, I heard my door open. It made me jump, but I was relived to see it was just Dad.

"Are you okay, Tara?" He said. "Your screaming woke us both up."

"I'm fine, really." I replied. "Just had a bad dream, is all. I'm not hurt or anything…"

"That's a relief." said Dad. "Just try not to be too loud if you have any more nightmares, okay? I know you go back to school tomorrow, but don't forget that Mom has to go to work as well. We don't want either of you to be too tired now, do we?"

"I know. Don't worry, I'll try to be more quiet in future." I smiled, giving Dad a big hug. As he went back to his own bedroom, I lied back down in my bed and tried to go back to sleep, although I couldn't help thinking back to that dream. I've had it so many times, I'm amazed it still frightens me. Just what does it mean?

All this started back when I moved from my old home in New York, to Japan, when Mom got a promotion in her job. A few weeks after I settled in to my new life here, I found a creepy plushie that was part of the inexplicably popular Entrails Animals series. It belonged to Kaede Sakura, one of the most popular girls at my school. When I woke up the following day, I found a mysterious red bracelet around my wrist. The plushie came to life, and told me I had become a Kampfer- an elite warrior. I was supposed to fight others like myself- those wearing blue bracelets. It was pretty much the ultimate battle of Red Vs. Blue. At first, I was terrified of the prospect of fighting- a notion not helped by my first few battles. However, I soon received help from another red Kampfer named Megumi. Thanks to her, I was able to overcome my fears and become a better fighter. Eventually, I fell in love with her, although I was desperate to convince myself that I wasn't at first. But I accepted my feelings for her eventually, and we've been a item ever since. But one thing was bugging me- why do we Kampfers fight? It was a question that was plaguing another red Kampfer named Shizuku. She lost a dear friend to these battles, and she'd been trying to find out the truth ever since. In the meantime, I discovered that my best friend Akane was also a Kampfer, and we encountered another two, as well- Mikoto, a hyperactive young girl who spent most of her time out of the country due to her parents being archaeologists, and Natsuru, a boy who's Kampfer power turns him into a girl when it is activated. That's the other weird thing about being a Kampfer- they have to be female. Also, Shizuku, Akane and Mikoto were all in love with Natsuru, constantly fighting each other over him. Eventually, we all agreed to a truce, but in doing so, a new band of Kampfers- the white Kampfers- were created to try and eliminate us. We eventually learned that we were fighting a Proxy War being fought in another galaxy, though that only led us to more questions. We also learned that Sakura was involved in the war, selecting people to become Kampfers by giving them Entrails Animals… Shortly afterwards, she tried to finish us off by herself, however, I was able to defeat her. Since then, we haven't heard anything from her, nor had we had any more battles. That was just a few short weeks ago, and I had a feeling that even though things had been pretty quiet over those last few weeks, things would get more serious soon- and it would go far beyond anything that we could have ever anticipated. And I had a feeling my dream may have something to do with it.

My name is Tara Goodman, and my story is only just beginning…