TheGreatElisaMousy: Hello, all~ Elisa here~ We also have a special guest. Say hello, special guest!
Stein: … What am I doing here, exactly?
TheGreatElisaMousy: Why, you're here to do the disclaimer, of course~
Stein: Why would I do that?
TheGreatElisaMousy: If you don't, I'll lock you in a Soul Wavelength-proof padded room with no dissection equipment, and possibly 'lose' the key for a while.
Stein: And I thought I was scary. Fine… TheGreatElisaMousy does not own any of the Soul Eater characters in any way, shape, or form. Now can I have my scalpel back?
TheGreatElisaMousy: Sure~ Go crazy~
Spirit Albarn, also known as Death Scythe, stood in the Death Room, waiting for Shinigami-sama to tell him why he was there. Things had been pretty peaceful lately, so Shinigami-sama hadn't really needed his weapon lately.
"Oh, Sempai. You're here, too."
Spirit froze. He'd know that voice anywhere. It belonged to the man who'd dissected him for five years, doing horrible experiments on his body. Doctor Franken Stein. "Stein," he greeted nervously, turning around. What was he so afraid of? He was a Death Scythe, for crying out loud! And Stein was just a Meister. No. That wasn't true. He wasn't just a Meister. He was, as Shinigami-sama had said in the past, the most brilliant student to ever graduate Death Weapon-Meister Academy. The man could match his soul wavelength to just about anybody, and he could attack directly with said wavelength, without the need of a weapon. He was a genius, but there was one problem. The man was absolutely insane.
Just then, the mirror in front of both men glowed, because for once, Shinigami-sama hadn't been in the Death Room when they'd arrived. He'd no doubt been on important business somewhere else in Death City.
The Grim Reaper stepped through the mirror, though stepped may not have been the best word. Shinigami-sama's cloak always managed to make him look like he was standing on a spring. "Hello, hello, nice to see you!" he greeted them in his typical carefree manner. His mood suddenly turned serious. "There's something I'd like to ask of the two of you."
"What is it, Shinigami-sama?"
"A Witch has found her way into Death City. She needs to be taken care of before she can harm the students. Normally, I might send Maka and the others, but they've taken out many other students to help them with their missions. The only students left at the Academy at the moment are fairly new, one-star Meisters and Weapons. They aren't strong enough yet to take on a Witch and survive, but we cannot afford to wait. We don't know what kind of powers this Witch has. That is why I would like to ask the two of you to take care of the problem."
"Yes, Sir," Spirit told him. He didn't like having to work with Stein, but it was true that there was no better team at the Academy than the two of them. Yes, Stein could Resonate with any weapon, but he seemed especially powerful when wielding Spirit. Besides, it wasn't a good idea to send Stein out with any other weapon, except maybe Marie, because no one else could keep his madness in check like the two of them could. Marie had a calming effect on the madness. Spirit just knew the mad scientist well enough to recognize when it was getting to be too much, and knew exactly when to pull him out of the madness that would start to engulf him. He and Stein left the Death Room to complete their task.
X
The Witch sat in a tree, bored. There was no one worth fighting in Death City, which surprised her. All the strong students were away, and it was no fun to go after easy pickings like one-star Meisters. Her mood brightened, though, when she felt a strong presence. "Who have they sent to play?" she asked herself, jumping down from the tree. Standing in front of her was a fairly tall man with grey hair and pale green eyes in a stitched-together lab coat holding a large black Scythe. "Oooh!" she said with a grin. "They sent the great Franken Stein just for little old me?" Her grin darkened, becoming more evil. "They shouldn't have."
"What are you doing here, Witch?" Stein demanded, but the strange woman didn't reply.
"Tetra, Quartum, Qetoro, Dahk!" she yelled, gathering a strange energy in her palms. It was lilac in color, but despite its pretty appearance, both Stein and Spirit knew that it could be potentially deadly. As soon as the sphere of energy was hurled their way, Stein positioned Spirit so that the spell would hit the Scythe. Being a Death Scythe, Spirit had a certain resistance to magic, being able to be used as a shield. The spell bounced off harmlessly.
"Nice try, Witch!" Spirit yelled. "But it's going to take a bit more than a few magic tricks to beat us!"
"Good!" the Witch replied. "I like a challenge!" She started gathering energy in her hands again, this time a crackling pink sphere. "Tetra, Quartum, Quetoro, Dahk!" She hurled the spell in their direction, which Stein then blocked again. The Witch, however, didn't look bothered in the slightest. She threw a myriad of multicolored energy spheres, each either blocked or dodged.
With every dodge, Stein drew closer and closer to his opponent. When he was in arm's reach, he thrust his palm out, catching her in the gut. "Soul Menace!" he yelled, channeling his Soul Wavelength down his arm and straight to his hand. The attack sent violent spasms through the Witch's body, forcing her to jump back.
"Tch! Looks like I'm going to have to retreat for now. But before I leave, here's a little parting gift! Penta, Quintum, Peqe, Wis!" She hurled a dark green wave of energy at them before disappearing. Stein brought Spirit up to block it again, but instead of being deflected, this spell absorbed into the Death Scythe.
"We have to go after her!" Spirit yelled.
His temporary partner shook his head. "She's left Death City. I can't sense her soul right now, and if she's using Soul Protect, she's not a danger to anyone at the moment, anyway." Stein stared at Spirit for a moment. "Are you alright, Sempai?" he queried. An unknown spell had just been absorbed by the man. There was no telling what it could be doing.
The Scythe in question returned to human form. "Yeah. Other than a little woozy, I feel fine."
"Come back with me," Stein ordered. "I'd like to run a few… tests. Just to make sure."
"N-No, I'm good!" Spirit insisted. Anything but that. "You don't have to. Bye!" he yelled, running off, leaving a chuckling Stein in the middle of the street.
X
The next few days passed uneventfully. It appeared that the spell hadn't affected Spirit at all, much to Stein's disappointment. He'd wanted an excuse to open his old test subject back up again.
"Are you sure that you're alright, Sempai?" Stein asked as he passed Spirit in the hall. "It was a direct hit."
"I told you, Stein, I'm fine. So you don't need to go poking through my insides!"
The younger man chuckled, backing off. "Alright, fine." He started to walk away, but he stopped suddenly. "Oh, Shinigami-sama wants to see us later."
"Alright, thanks," the red-haired Death Scythe replied. He just hoped it wasn't about that fight with the Witch. They'd let her escape, and Shinigami-sama couldn't be too happy about that…
X
"Are you alright, Death Scythe?" Shinigami-sama asked, for once skipping all greetings.
"Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't I be?"
Shinigami-sama looked him up and down. "Stein told me about what happened with the Witch's spell." Spirit whirled around to glare at the other man, only to find him looking away and whistling innocently. "Anyway, since you seem to be doing well, I want you to go look for her tonight. We don't want to have another Medusa incident."
"Yes, Sir!" both men replied.
X
"I can't believe you told him about what happened!" Spirit grumbled, annoyed. The two were patrolling the streets, with the older man in his Weapon form.
"I was worried about you," Stein said with a shrug. Spirit didn't believe him. Stein wasn't the kind of person that worried about other people. He was a very self-centered, sadistic person. If anything, he would have been happy if something serious had happened to Spirit. He'd have found it a chance to run new tests. After all, it had been years since he'd left the scientist, who knows what new kinds of experiments the younger man had been waiting to try? "Anyway, I'm not sensing the Witch, but there are a few Kishin Eggs around here."
"Are there any students nearby?" Spirit asked. If there were, that meant that the Kishin Eggs were taken as a mission, and it wouldn't be right for the two of them to butt in and kill the Kishin Eggs for them. Then the students wouldn't learn anything. But if there weren't any students after them, than it was their duty as Meister and Weapon to get rid of any and all Kishin Eggs they came across.
"No," Stein answered, already running in the direction that Spirit assumed was where the Kishin Eggs were.
When they arrived, there were five of them terrorizing innocent bystanders. "Soul Menace!" Stein yelled, getting the jump on one of them and pressing him palm into its back, letting his Soul Wavelength loose. The Kishin Egg was forced to drop the human it had been about to eat. It, along with the other four, turned to face Stein.
One of them charged him, but Stein held Spirit up to block the strike, twisting the Scythe and cleanly lopping its head off. That one was too easy. The other four were more on guard though, and the one that had been hit with Soul Menace was getting up. The two men were surrounded on all sides, but it didn't matter. It wasn't like they had any plans to escape, anyway. Stein spun Spirit a few times to show the Kishin Eggs that they were serious, and all four of them charged at the same time. Stein waited until they were as close as possible before jumping into the air, partially powered by a downward strike of his Soul Wavelength and swung Spirit downward upon his descent, eliminating yet another Kishin Egg. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. Looking down, he discovered a blade piercing right through his right side, just above his lung. He took a risk in kicking it backward, hissing in pain as the blade twisted in his wound. He pulled it out and flung it aside. He hadn't noticed that they were armed. These were definitely different than usual Kishin Eggs. Most had weapons on parts of their bodies. These ones were actually armed. In some ways, it made it easier, because he could disarm them, but in others, it was harder, because he couldn't tell if they were concealing anything or not.
He jumped out of the way of a swipe at his abdomen, slicing at the Kishin Eggs with Spirit. The wound in his shoulder was really starting to hurt, but Stein ignored the pain for as long as he could. Just because he was a strong Meister didn't mean that he could let his guard down. He had to remain vigilant at all times in a battle, or the enemy could get the upper hand, and he'd be done for. He was getting annoyed at how long this was taking, though. He wanted to go home so that he could continue working on one of his new pet projects. "Ready, Sempai?" Stein asked, already matching his Soul Wavelength exactly to Spirit's.
"Right!"
"Soul Resonance!" they both yelled, and Spirit's blade grew much larger, beginning to glow.
"Witch Hunter!" Stein yelled, swinging his partner one final time. Grooves were made in the ground as the fatal attack hurtled toward the Kishin Eggs and destroyed them. Spirit returned to human form.
Stein bit his lip at the sudden pain in his head. It wasn't a normal pain like a headache, or even like someone had hit him over the head. No, this felt like someone had ripped out his screw, dipped it in acid, and shoved it back in without bothering to turn it. He staggered a bit, trying to overcome the pain and regain his balance.
"Pretty good work, wouldn't you say, Stein?" Spirit asked. He received no response. "Stein?" He turned as he heard a dull thud.
The scientist was laying on the ground, unconscious, and breathing shallowly.
TheGreatElisaMousy: What did you all think~?
Stein: Why did you make me pass out? Wasn't Sempai the one that got hit with the magic?
TheGreatElisaMousy: That doesn't mean that he's the one it affected.
Stein: You're not going to tell me what's wrong with me, are you?
TheGreatElisaMousy: You'll just have to wait, like everyone else. Anyway, that's it for now. Until next time~
