Hey all you Infinite Stratos fans, Nogami and Photon back here to bring you the Episode 2 of our story! But before we start we'd like to thank everyone who read our 1st chapter, so far we've had a great positive reception to out story. We'll keep doing our best to bring you more exciting episodes, so keep supporting us. Now then here's our next chapter, please enjoy!
Ep.2 -Showcase-
(Scene opens up late evening just as the sun is about to set. Two Helicopters are seen approaching the academy. One is about to land and the other is staying in pace in the air at 300 ft, down below at a training field to greet the helicopter are Chifuyu and Ms. Yamada)
(The first helicopter lands, the door opens, and the engine begins to slow down to a stop. Out steps Doctor Victor and is immediately greeted by Chifuyu and Ms. Yamada)
Ms. Yamada: (bows her head) Doctor Victor I presume?
Doctor Victor: Yes I am, I presume you are the head officials are here to greet us?
Ms. Yamada: (raises her head) Yes we are. I am Ms. Maya Yamada and this here is Ms. Orimura Chifuyu.
Doctor Victor: It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Doctor Victor and it is a pleasure to be at the wonderful IS academy.
Ms. Yamada: Thank you for your kind words.
(Chifuyu and Ms. Yamada start looking around)
Chifuyu: Excuse me Doctor.
Doctor Victor: Yes?
Chifuyu: I was expecting your pilots to be here today, so where are they?
Doctor Victor: Well you see they are…
(The three look up when they hear the sound of doors opening and see 4 mysterious shadowy figures jump out of the helicopter and freefall towards the ground. The 4 figures land on the ground and are revealed once the do a pose. Well 3 out of the 4 of them do a pose the 4th just stands there)
(The 1st person is a dark skinned girl with long black hair, yellow eyes, and in great shape and is wearing a black robe.)
(The 3rd person looks exactly the same as the 1st person but male.)
(The 2nd person is another dark skinned girl with short blonde hair, green eyes, and wearing modernized american clothes)
(The 4th person not in the pose is a dark skinned male with long black with orange highlights on the tips of his hair, brown eyes, and is wearing blue fitted jeans, sneakers, and a black hoodie)
(3 out of 4 are in a pose while the others are just staring at them in silence)
Everyone:...
Person 4: … Why are you guys posing?
Person 2: We're trying to give off a good first impression.
Persons 1 and 3: (speaking together) Why are you not posing?
Person 4: …...Because it's stupid. Why would I do something like that?
Person 2: But everyone at the school is looking!
Chifuyu: Who are you talking about?
(The people in the pose start looking around)
Person 2: … Ummm… Where is everyone?
Ms. Yamada: Ummm… Well you see everyone already went home for the day.
(The people in the pose all face vault)
Chifuyu: (sighs) ugghhh…
Doctor Victor: (in his mind) Imbeciles
Person 4: You're all idiots you know that?
Person 2: Well none of us knew no one would be here in the first place!
Person 4: Actually I already knew that to begin with.
Person 1,2,3: (yells at the same time) WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THAT IN THE 1ST PLACE BEFORE WE JUMPED OUT OF THE HELICOPTER!
Person 4: Well if I told you we wouldn't have jumped out of the helicopter.
( Person 1, 2, and 3 all face vault. While the others sweat drop, and Person 4 smiles)
Chifuyu: (in her mind): …...Are these people really pilots?
(watches them run around the training grounds)
(Opening credits)
(Before school starts in the classroom halls. Ichika, Houki, and Cecilia are walking to class together. But they see Tatenshi walking with someone they've never seen before in the school. Surprised, they notice he's an american looking girl walking with her as they pass them up to go to class.)
Cecilia: H-H-Hold on who is that walking with Tatenshi. That girl walking right next to her.
Houki: He might be one of those AGS pilots we've heard about, so don't worry about him.
Ichika: Oh wow … I have to meet him.
Houki: Not now, we're going to be late to class again. You will have another chance to meet him. Come on now.
Ichika: Alright let's head on to class. Houki's right we don't want to be late.
(As they head off to class, Ichika bumps into "person 4" around the corner walking to Lin's classroom 1-2.)
Ichika: (falls down on his butt) Ow … That Hurt
Person 4: (tick mark on head)(says calmly) Hey watch where you're going. You see that sign up there. (points to sign) It says no running.
Ichika: (Gets up from the floor) Sorry about that.( As he looks up he sees person 4 in a custom IS academy uniform he had never seen before. Behind him he sees persons 1,2 and 3.)
Person 4: Don't do it again. ( As he walks away to his class.)
Ichika: Hey! Are you guys the new AGS pilots the world news have been talking about?
Person 4: (As he and the group continue to walk away to their class.) Yes. Yes we are.
Ichika : Nice to meet you! I'm Orimura Ichika and you are?
Person 4: (He gets to the classroom and before he enters the door, he turns his head slightly.) It's None of your Goddamn Concern.(The rest of the group goes to their classroom in 1-4.)
(The others just stand there as a gust of wind blows through the halls)
Everyone: …...
Ichika: …...A-a-already…...he doesn't like me …. (sobbing anime tears)
Cecilia: (huffs and crosses her arms)How rude of that guy! He bumps into you and doesn't say excuse me! He has no manners whatsoever! (smiles and puts her hand on Ichika's shoulder) But don't worry Ichika-san you have me!
Houki: (calmly walks up and removes Cecilia's hand from Ichika's shoulder) Cecilia's right. You don't have to worry about them because you have US! Plus if they cause any trouble we can take them.
(Cecilia puffs her cheeks and huffs when Houki removes her hand from Ichika)
(Ichika, Cecilia, and Houki make their way to their classroom as well as the new students. Lin overhearing the conversation between Ichika and Person 4 leaves her with a salty impression of the new guy. As the school starts. Classrooms 1-2 and 1-4 introduce their new students.)
(In Classroom 1-4)
IS Instructor 1: We have 3 new transfer students in class today! Why don't you introduce yourselfs.
Person 1: My name is Nadia
Person 3: My name is Aidan
Nadia & Aidan : (states blandly) We're Twins. AGS Unit Pilots and we are the representatives of egypt.
(The classroom goes wild)
IS Student 1-4: OMG they're twins!
IS Student 2-4: That's so cool!
IS Student 3-4: Aidan looks so cute!
IS Student 4-4: Nadia is so pretty! I love her skin tone!
IS Student 5-4: They're the luckiest siblings ever! A brother and sister duo! That's pretty awesome!
(While everyone is cheering and admiring the twins, Kanzashi looks at them with a critical eye)
IS Instructor 1: Please calm down class we still have one more student to be introduced. Go ahead.
Person 2: (pumps her arm in the air) Hi! class my name is Madelyn Atkinson. It's nice to meet you all! I'm an AGS Unit Pilot as well and the TOP representative of Brazil!
(The classroom goes wild again)
IS Student 6-4: OMG she's also dark skin as well! She's so beautiful!
IS Student 7-4: She must be strong to be a representative of Africa! That's a really big country!
(As the girls continue to go wild over their new students. Kanzashi looks again with a critical eye)
Kanzashi: (Thinks to herself)... Something doesn't seem right with these new students. According to the news, they're supposed to be veteran pilots trained to man those new so called AGS units. Yet… they give off the impression like they've never done this before. .
(In Classroom 2-2)
IS Instructor 2: Good Morning Class we have a new transfer student today! Why don't you introduce yourself to the whole class!.
Person 4: (calmly)Hello… My name is Zeno King I'm an AGS Unit Pilot. But I'm not a representative to any country in any way shape or form. My reason… because they're all too weak to fight at my level. I only fight for myself and no one else. That is all…..
(In the classroom 2-2 all the girls look at him in silence just stunned at what he said)
Lin:(Angrily In her Mind) That stuck up bastard! Who does he think he is! Dissing everyone especially Ichika. (Inside her head, grabs her head in a self projection) AAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW He makes me so mad! (With a angry look on her face towards him.)
IS Instrutor 2: Since you have a big day today Zeno you need to leave an hour early to get ready for the showcase.
Zeno: …... Alright.
IS Instrutor 2: I wish you good luck
Zeno: …...I don't need luck I'm skilled enough to fight by myself.
IS Instrutor 2: (weirdly looks at him)…. Um …. Ok by the way class because of the showcase today, after lunch report to arena 1 to view the showcase with Zeno and his fellow transfer students in action.
(After classes and before the showcase Ichika and the Gang meet up outside the arena so they can all sit together in the arena stands.)
(Scene change to all 6 girls waiting outside the arena for Ichika)
Houki: (taps her foot impatiently) Where the hell is Ichika?! The showcase is about to start!
Charles: It's not right for a gentleman to keep a lady waiting!
(Soon after that, Ichika is seen running up to them)
Ichika: (stops in front of them and pants) S-s-orry I'm late (huff) I lost track of time!
Laura: (huffs) It's still inexcusable that you're late.
Ichika: (claps his hands together) Again sorry about that. Well since we're here, let's head in and get some seats!
(As Ichika is about to head in, he's suddenly grabbed by the sleeve from Kanzashi
Kanzashi: W-wait Ichika, before we head in there's s-something I need to t-tell you.
Ichika: Oh ok. What's up Kanzashi?
Kanzashi: It's about those new transfer students, the AGS Pilots.
Ichika: What about them?
Kanzashi: W-well when some of them were introducing themselves, something felt odd to me.
Ichika: Odd how?
Kanzashi: W-well like they were hiding something about themselves that they don't want anyone else to know about.
Ichika: Really?
Kanzashi: (nods her head) Yes!
Lin: (scoffs) Yeah they're hiding something all right! They're hiding the fact they're REAL JERKS! (clenches her fist while a fire appears behind her)
(everyone besides Ichika sweat drops)
Ichika: Huh? Did something happen in your class with one of the new students, Lin?
Lin: (clenches her fist even harder thinking about what happened) (materializes her IS arm and punches a hole through a wall) HMPH! (walks inside the stadium)
Ichika: (Is scared a little bit after what Lin did) (thinks to himself) W-why did she do that?
Ichika: (Hears an announcement about the showcase about to start) W-w-well looks like the showcase about to start. We better hurry up and head in.
(The group goes inside the arena and Ichika happens to see Tateishi already sitting down.)
Tateishi: (Notices the group, more specifically on Ichika) Ichika! Over here!
(As the the rest of the group shows up behind Ichika.)
Ichika: Hey Tateishi it seems you reserved seats for all of us! Thanks (As he takes a seat at the edge near the stairs right next to Tateishi. The rest of the girls sit to the other side and are very very jealous of Tateishi.)
Houki, Lin, Charlotte,Cecilia, Laura: Why does she get to sit next to Ichika?
Kanzashi: W-why does Onee-chan get to sit next to Ichika?
(The Six girls are not the only ones jealous of the fact that Ichika is sitting next to Tateishi. Someone in the distance is watching the both of them as well as wanting to take Ichika's head off. Giving off a dark aura present that Ichika senses.)
Ichika: (Gets a chill down his spine) What was that feeling?
Tateishi: (notices Ichika shaking) What's wrong Ichika?
Ichika: (turns to Tateishi, while shaking a little) N-nothing I just blanked out for a minute, that's all.
Tateishi: Oh, ok. (Looks back to the stadium) Hey look the Showcase is about to start!
(Making his way to the middle of the arena in a helicopter is Doctor Victor starting to make his announcement to the world. World Spectators, the school students, and staff and the whole world is watching Doctor Vicor unveil his AGS units.)
Doctor Victor: (puts on an earpiece) Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! Boy and girls! Everyone from around the world! I have gathered you all here today to witness history and superiority in the making. I have been talking about the invention that started around the same exact time of the creation of Infinite Stratos. Because of a horrible incident, the Ascension Genetic Stratos Unit never was able to be massed produced making it a failed project. There are only 35 AGS units ever made in existence. Not anyone can control these Units, you have to be genetically enhanced and coded to use the AGS Units. Today I have 4 students all able to use my AGS units. My pilots have 2 to 7 years of experience and ready to show their skills to the world. Now it's time! Without further ado let's start the show.
(The 4 AGS pilots make their way out of the IS unit hangers talking amongst themselves in their customized battle suits.)
Nadia & Aidan: (At the same time) Ready to show the world what AGS Units can do!
Madelyn: I've been ready for this day. We finally get to be seen around the world.
Nadia:(With a monotone voice) This is going to be exciting wouldn't you agree Aidan?
Aidan:(With a monotone voice) I agree Nadia let's show the world what we can do and how powerful we are.
Madelyn: (looks over at Zeno)Hey Zeno why have you not said a word yet? What's up with you?
Zeno: Today we get to show this half ass school what a true pilot is. There is only one person in this school that can keep up with our units. Too bad she isn't a pilot anymore. So let's overtake this school by storm. Understood?!
Madelyn, Nadia & Aidan: RIGHT!
(The 4 pilots step out of the hanger and jump off the platform towards the arena ground. Once they land on the ground they make their way towards the middle of the arena in there own custom battle wear. Everyone keeps their eyes on them)
Doctor Victor: Alright now! For my first demonstration. I will need Madelyn.
Madelyn: Moving (Walks forward and grabs the ring around her neck) Come forward Lunatic Seth! (As the ring on her neck glows, it starts the process of developing the AGS unit on her body.)(The process finishes and everyone is awed by the sight of her AGS unit)
Doctor Victor: (As Madelyn is flying around the arena) As you can see there are a few differences from the IS Unit to AGS Unit. Starting with the size of the unit, as you can see it's a lot smaller compared to the IS unit and more fitted to the pilot. Making it lighter for the user, faster for travel, and more evasive to attacks. (pulls up a screen out of nowhere with his hand) For demonstration purposes only, Madelyn will travel up to the german satellite and back down to this arena in under 15 minutes. (the crowd starts talking about how impossible that is since the IS units can't even do that) (a screen appears for everyone to see with a timer on it counting down from 10) Ready… (Timer hits 0) Go!
Madelyn: Roger Doc! (With incredible speed she takes off into orbit getting to the satellite in under 8 min.)
(Everyone is awestruck by what just happened and the speed of the AGS unit)
Doctor Victor: (laughing) I told you space travel is nothing to these AGS Units.( Madelyn appears on a screen at the satellite smiling and waving hi to everyone. Back down on earth, people in the arena are watching the event on a digital screen as the broadcast comes from the German satellite itself.)
Charlotte : (amazed) Amazing! No IS is ready for space travel yet! (She can still see most of her body) How is she able to breath in space?
Ichika : There's no way that's possible!
Laura : But it is possible now, since that's a live feed from our satellite!
(Everyone sees on the screen that Madelyn is making her way back into orbit)
Doctor Victor: (begins to speak and catches everyone's attention) Now I bet you're wondering how all this is possible, yes? Well it's simple, the AGS unit is able to keep its user at normal perfect temperature in any place whether it's space, under water, or in a field of molten lava.(Switch to Madelyn's channel of comms) Alright come back down before time's up. You have least 5 minutes to get down to the arena!
Madelyn: On my way back down. (As she makes her way back down to orbit, she is set on fire.)
Doctor Victor : As you can see on the screen as she enters the orbit she is set on fire, due to entering the earth's atmosphere. Normally this would kill a normal person, but the AGS is quick to respond about the temperature change, thus protecting the pilot, before she burns up in the atmosphere. As you look closely you can see that she's just fine.
(Madelyn hits the ocean and emerges from the ocean, cooling herself off before making her way to the school completing her challenge with only 2 min left to spare.)
Doctor Victor: Moving on to the proficiency of the AGS Units and the pilots we have a target test setup and then all four pilots are going to be fighting the instructors of the school next match.
(Scene change to Zeno in the middle of the arena)
Doctor Victor: Now I want to introduce you all to Zeno, he's only been within the group for 2 years now. But he's the best pilot we have out of our small group of 4. Now if you .will turn your attention to Zeno, he will demonstrate for us his AGS abilities
Zeno:(Zeno moves forward) I'm ready.
(everyone starts whispering and gives him a questioning look)
Doctor Victor: Ready? How are you ready? You have yet to bring out your AGS.
Zeno: Don't worry I'll be fine. Just start the event.
Doctor Victor: (looks at Zeno suspiciously) …...Very Well then. (screen pops up with a countdown, while Zeno gets in a boxing stance ready to take down the targets)
Doctor Victor: Ready… (timer hits zero) BEGIN!
(Targets began to pop up all around him. With quick reactions time he starts to take down the targets as soon as they pop up. Time on hitting the targets are showing 1.7 seconds. So before they appear Zeno is able to see them as they are about to get hit. Increasing his reaction body time to hit the targets the seconds drop from being 1.7 seconds to 0.8 seconds a target. Now holographic IS pilot targets start to appear and attack Zeno while moving around the arena. Having no hesitation to the new targets, he strikes them down with his wind attacks as well as dodging their he jumps up into the air and flips his body upside down and proceeds to onslaught with his wind abilities, taking the targets now even better than before, almost predicting where they would be. As he lands on the ground, the event ends and the crowd is stunned into silence)
(Ichika and his group are stunned with wide eyes at the display they just witnessed)
Kanzashi: (stuttering with her hands on her mouth) N-N-No W-way, T-that i-isn't possible.
Charlotte: T-That like nothing I've ever seen before
Laura: …
Ichika: W-w-wow
Houki: Yeah W-wow is right. His attacks were all accurate and precise with none wasted what-so-ever.
Lin: W-what t-the H-hell are we up against?!
Tatenshi:... (in her mind) Interesting…
(As Zeno leaves the stage, the other 3 pilots go next, but none come close to his score, as the event goes on the next event is the fight against the instructors. A quick montage happens with all 4 pilots fighting their instructors and win against all of them with all the instructors taken down easily. Also Zeno doesn't use his AGS again to fight his instructor.)
Doctor Victor: Well that concludes our special AGS event today. I hope all of you have
seen the potential that my AGS units possess. As you exit the stadium, have a nice day.
(Students, Staff, and Spectators start to leave arena 1. Students and Staff start to talk about what happened as they leave the arena. As Ichika and the girls talk amongst each other as they come out of the arena. They discuss about the showcase and the new AGS unit pilots.)
Tatenshi: So what do you think about the new pilots?
Cecilia: They're a force to be wreckin with in my personal opinion.
Laura: No way anyone of us can keep up with one of those units! It's impossible!
Charlotte: What's even more insane about this is that the named Zeno King.
Kanzashi: (nods her head) It was like he chose not to activate his AGS unit but at the same time he was able to access all his attacks. It was really hard analyzing his AGS unit unlike the other three. It was like he tried to hide the secrets of his unit from the world.
Tatenshi: So you noticed it too, little sister!
Charlotte:He might be one opponent to watch out for.
Ichika: Well I guess these guys are really strong.
Houki: (In her Mind) It's going to get harder to get closer to Ichika if I don't train harder to fight these pilots. I just have to beat one of them and hope I don't get paired up with that guy.
Tatenshi: Well that being said,I hope you guys practice up for the upcoming matches. You guys have seen for yourself what these AGS pilots can do and it seems they're not pushovers. I hope you girls train hard and are prepared for what comes next.(As she walk off on a separate path from the group.)
(As the other girls start leaving to do their thing, it ends up being just Ichika and Houki walking together at this point)
Houki: (suddenly remembers something) I-I-I Got to go too! I just remembered I need to pick up something from my kendo class.
Ichika: Oh ok. If that's the case I'll come with you.
Houki: (blushes) W-w-wait, W-w-what?! What are you talking about! I-I-I don't need your help, I can do it by m-myself!
Ichika: (smiles) Don't worry about it! The kendo dojo is pretty close by and I don't want you to be alone at this hour.
Houki: (looks at Ichika, then turns her head down): W-w-well o-o-k, If you insist.
Ichika: (grabs Houki's hand) Great! Let's Go! (drags her towards the dojo)
Houki: (stares at their hands together and stares up at Ichika)
(Scene change to the dojo with Ichika waiting outside the dojo for Houki)
(Soon Houki walks out with her Katana in her hands)
Houki: S-sorry I took so long
Ichika: (smiles) Don't worry about it! Ready to go?
Houki: Y-yeah. Let's go.
(As they walk down the pathway to the school dorms, they suddenly see Zeno in the middle of the pathway in his IS uniform with a giant spider confronting them)
Ichika: W-what the!
Houki: (stares intensely at Zeno) You're!
Zeno: As you see before you two there is a tarantula, (the tarantula is eating an insect) eating a lesser being that he caught because the other one decided to let down his guard for one moment. So what would happen now if the hunter became the hunted.
(Suddenly something begins to move in his uniform, and then from the left sleeve of his uniform a centipede begins to slither his way out and viciously attacks the tarantula, while Zeno smiles at the display)
(Ichika and Houki are watching the display in shock and horror)
Ichika: (In his head) N-No W-Way!
Houki: (In her head) I-Is he referring the tarantula or us?!
Ichika: (In his head) W-w-hat is going on here?!
(The centipede finishes devouring the tarantula and Zeno catches Ichika's and Houki's attention)
Zeno: Now then, from what you've just seen, who do you think represents who in this situation? Hmph, I'm coming for you 2 next (points at Houki) Shinonono Houki, (points at Ichika) Orimura Ichika.
(As Zeno walks away, Ichika and Houki are stunned in horror and silence at what they just saw and heard from Zeno)
(As he walks away the frame freezes and leaves a picture moment)
(end credits with Closing theme)
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End of Episode 2