Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen – One Shot
"Please. Please open up. Open God damn it!"
The shouts of frustration were loud and did nothing to help the pilot. Tokimune was utterly trapped. The Argevollen had shut down before he had even recovered from the violent blast from the enemy gun. This situation was unpredicted, could have even been avoided had the other units shot their flares. But it happened, and Tokimune was trapped in the prototype. He finally gave up, tossing the useless switchblade to the floor in frustration.
"Damn it."
After a second, Tokimune pulled his legs up to his chest and hid his face in his knees. He felt helpless. Soon, silence took over the small space as the inexperienced pilot tried to calm the growing feelings of dread that rose in his chest. He pushed his head closer and his arms tighter. He tried to stop the tremors that slowly began to take over. Tried to stop the wet tears from falling from his eyes. But it was no use. The long minutes of isolation in that small compartment had finally become too much.
"Sis. What do I do?"
It was barely a whisper among Tokimune's shuttering breath as he quietly cried. Cried for his sister, for the war, for being trapped, for experiencing far too much than a young person should. A whisper was all he could manage.
"Please someone … I … I'm …"
The word didn't come out nor did Tokimune even want it to. If it did then he wouldn't be able to calm down, and that would become a problem. He didn't want to be found like this. That is, if he was found.
"No … I don't want to – … I don't want to die in here. Sis … help."
The isolated cockpit felt more empty and his sister was no were in sight, long gone as is with death. It was bad enough having their parents die, leaving him in his older sister's care. Tokimune often was left alone much of the day as his sister worked to make a living for the both of them. At first it was hard, not having many friends and those only ones he saw at school. It became easier as he grew more social, but his top was always his sister. Then she had gone and joined the army. It was good pay and a noble thing to do. Tokimune then had to grow ever more independent, if only to not worry his sister. At the time, isolation was fine with him, it was peaceful and he didn't care much about other people. He only needed his sister. As long as she was happy, he could be happy. Then, that fateful mission happened and she was gone forever. It took away so much from him, leaving only questions without any hint of answers. What happened? What was the mission? What went wrong? Why did his beloved sister have to die? Why did she leave him all alone in the world? These questions led him to join the army, to become a pilot just like her. Tokimune had formed his plan. Become a soldier, rank up quickly, and gain access to that classified information. He had a plan, with a will to follow through with it. Yet, here he was. Condemned to die in the shutdown prototype.
"I … I'm scared."
[Author's Note]
That scene in episode six just made me think of this. I felt really bad for Tokimune and really wanted to give him a hug, but alas, the fourth wall blocked me from him. If you want me to continue this or make it longer, just comment. Please tell me what needs improvement and what's good, and suggestions are always welcome.