Authorities and Assignments
A/N: Okey Doke, this is my first fanfic EVER, so, rest-assured, it will be quite bad (to say the least), but for those of you that ignored me and read anyways, just remember, you were warned. All reviews will be greatly appreciated. Well, enjoy ... I mean, enjoy the suffering.
Chapter One – Two Schools of thought
Tuatha de Danaan – ####
"Urzu-2, Urzu-6, Urzu-7, are you in position?"
"Affirmative, in position and awaiting your signal, captain" Kurz and Mao respond.
"Um, not to disobey your orders ma'am, but how is playing this Dance Dance Revolution style game using our AS's going to contribute to our training?" Sousuke questioned tentatively.
"Hehe, well, I saw it on some anime...Evanbelion? Eganvelion? Something like that. Anyways, they fight with giant robots too, and they trained like this, and it seemed to work for them."
"Captain, I fail to see the need for such an exercise."
"C'mon Sousuke, lighten up will ya?" Kurz decided to interject over the AS intercom system. Mao followed suit.
"Yeah, it's not every day we get to use these multi-billion dollar Arm Slaves to dance."
"I dunno..." Sousuke mumbled. Tessa was beginning to get upset.
"Are you disobeying my DIRECT order?" She pouted over the com-system.
"NO, nono, no ma'am. Dancing it is."
"YAY, okay. On my go. 3....2....1....GO!"
And they were off. The same music that was played in the episode of Evangelion that Tessa saw was being played. They were doing extremely well, even Sousuke, who actually began to do the worm, even though it was their first try. Tessa stood up and began waving her arms like a conductor, her eyes closed, absorbed in the moment. She continued like this for a while before something interrupted her. A noise, gradually increasing in volume...a buzzing noise.
"Hmm, what is that...? It sounds almost like a...like a..."
Tuatha de Danaan - 0600
Suddenly her eyes open. She was no longer in the command room watching AS's dance, she was in her living quarters (aka her bedroom).
"...alarm clock..." she said disappointedly. "That's the third weird dream I've had this week. On Tuesday, I dreamt Commander Mardukas could click his fingers and make fires and bossed around a short Sousuke who kept yelling at everyone like a spaz who called him short. Yesterday, I dreamt Kaname and I were superheros. Kaname could make her hair grow two times faster than normal people, and I could put my entire fist in my mouth while singing the alphabet. NOW, today, I dream about dancing AS's....I really need a break..."
Kaname's Apartment – 0700
"WAA, it's Morning...WAA, get up Kaname, if you don't you'll be late...WAA"
Her penguin/chicken/duck alarm clock never failed to drag her out of even the deepest of slumbers. A groan could be heard from the blue haired Whispered as she rolled onto her stomach and in one smooth (but surprisingly ungraceful) motion, hit the penguin square on its Mohawk, which was also the Snooze button. She spent the next few minutes thinking to herself.
"This past year has been pretty chaotic. Sousuke arrived at our class about a year ago and it all went downhill from there. First the plane hijacking thing, then the all out battle with that Gauron dude, then the whole situation with Amalgam. Not to mention Sousuke blowing up the school a gazillion times and getting himself into trouble in the most civilised situations. I mean, how many times do I have to drill into his head that guns, grenades and bombs are NOT the solution to everything, and NOT everyone around him is trying to assassinate or kidnap me. I mean, c'mon, even the most crazed, brainwashed military soldier could live relatively normally as a civilian. God, it just infuriates me so much sometimes how he just can't get a grip on normal life. IT PISSES ME OFF! ... and yet, I find myself, over the past year, becoming closer to him. He started off as some military nut to a military nut who protected and saved me and my whole class, then an acquaintance, a friend, a best friend, and now, I could safely call him my closest friend. And yet, over the past few weeks, it seems that isn't enough. When I see him, in class, on the street, in his home, I no longer feel content...satisfied. No. I want more..."
Deciding to break her silence for the past few minutes, she whispers to herself.
"Sousuke..."
And with that, she pulled herself out of bed and into the shower, marking the start of her daily morning routine.
Tuatha de Danaan – 0700
Tessa trudged her way to her command station on the Tuatha de Danaan. Slowly and lazily, almost sloth like, she hauled herself into her Captain's chair. Looking at the giant computer screen in front of her, she scanned for any new developments or threats. As she did, her vision began to blur, ever so slowly, before she fall into a nice micro-sleep, before awakening suddenly to continue her scan of the screen. This occurred for the fourth time before Commander Mardukas decided to very purposely clear his throat. Tessa awoke with a fright.
"I'M UP. RUSSIA IS POSING NO THREAT AT THE CURRENT TIME. SECTOR 13-B OF THE SHIP IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. ALL Rk-92 SAVAGES ARE IN WORKING ORDER."
"Ma'am, although it is good to know that Russia is posing no threat at this time, it was quite unnecessary to announce that Sector 13-B of the ship, the first floor bathroom, is running smoothly. And, also, just so you know ma'am, Mithril has never carried the Rk-92 Savage model AS."
"Oh, right....ehehe, sorry..."
"Ma'am, I think you should take a break."
"Commander, don't be ridiculous. I'm needed at the ship. We have work to do."
"With all due respect Ma'am, we have no threats to monitor at the moment, and we haven't had one since we eliminated Gauron and Amalgam months ago. To be brutally honest, there is actually no work to do at all, except carry out routine checks and maintenance on the ship and monitor our satellite feeds for any possible threats. Neither task actually require you to supervise. You should take a break, you deserve it ma'am. You can go away for as long as you like until we require you back."
"Well....if you put it that way...I'LL DO IT. I can stay with Sergeant Sagara again!!!"
"Er, ma'am, I don't know if-"
"I'll go pack right away!"
And with that, she skipped off, humming a happy tune, a giant grin on her face. She was already excited, being able to stay with Sousuke, and go to school, talk to people her own age about things other than terrorist threats and military business. She could act like a civilian.
"I can finally let loose and act my age. Plus, I get to stay with Sousuke. He's probably my best and only real friend I have. All the people in the command centre are old and are only concerned with work. Kurz and Mao seem more like work colleagues that real friends. Sousuke's always been the only one I could talk with, indentify with. I guess Kaname's my friend too, but I hardly ever see her, and when I have, she's usually my assignment, the person I have to protect, not my friend. I've known Sousuke for ages, and although he's not all that normal for a boy his age, it's not his fault. He was born and raised to be a soldier, and nothing else. Sometimes I think about it, and I feel sorry for him. He's always been there for me, even made me look good as Captain with his immeasurable skill on the field. I treasure my friendship with him, and I always will, but I can't do anything for him. Sometimes, the thought crosses my mind, that he was born not a child, but an adult..."
This thought saddened her, but the thought of going on holiday, staying with her best and closest friend, gave her the motivation to move faster.
Sousuke's Apartment – 0730
Sousuke was just leaving his apartment for school. Kaname was waiting outside his door, as she did every morning ever since all the madness ended a few months ago.
"C'mon Sousuke, we're going to be late."
"Just let me lock the..." A chill ran down his back.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"I don't know. I just got this feeling something bad is going to happen..."
