Kona: Hello everyone, this is Kona, and thank you for tuning in to another episode of Strike Wizards! Well, it seems that we're near to the end from this point and whatever happens it seems like things are going to get serious from this point on. So... Guys, ladies, you all ready to get it on?
All: Yeah.
Kona: Yoshika, you ready to get started?
Yoshika: I sure am, Kona. As long as Tony is as well.
Tony: Uh, not just yet, Yoshika. There's something I want to say real quick.
So recently, a fellow writer by the name of Blazrman got into contact with me over Steam and we quickly got acquainted with each other immediately. As of writing this, the story has just been posted up. It's called: "Witch Musume: Everyday Life with Witches". I've had a part in writing this story with him and after checking out the first chapter, I was satisfied with the outcome. Check out the story for yourself, take a look at Blazr's other stories as well, and tell him I sent you.
Also, we've got a few comments from last episode so let's give 'em a response:
War Historian: Thanks for the feedback, and the note you gave out to our guest reviewer. Honestly, I couldn't have come up with a better explanation unlike you, so... Thank you for that.
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And by the way, I didn't realize this until now, and I'm deeply sorry for that but, I found out that ALL the music links were left on private throughout this entire story. So as of now, I've set all the links to public view so that everyone can listen to the music that I had intended to have played. Anyways, I think I've spoke long enough.
Alright guys, you all ready to- What the fuck...?
(looks at Craig, with his hair now pink)
MiniLadd! What in god's name did you do to your hair, man?!
Craig: Oh! This? I said in my charity livestream that I'd dye my hair pink. I already posted a video of me doing it.
Tony: What? (quickly checks his channel to find video thumbnail, then looks back at Mini) You're fucking dead to me, Craig...
Perrine: Hey! He told you he did it for charity, so hush up and get used to it!
Tony: Perrine, doesn't it bother you a little bit that he would, because, just... just... Look...! I..! Uh...!
*sighs* You know what? Fuck it. I'll deal with that later... But first, let's recap on what happened last time...
Previously on Strike Wizards...
Minna: "So you're really gonna fly?"
Mio: "True. I've done a lot of thinking about it. I'm already 20. My powers aren't strong as they used be. It doesn't matter how hard I train. I'm a Witch and in the end we all have the same fate."
Will: "Wait a second. Minna. You never told me or the other wizards about this. What does she mean by that?"
Minna: ""When a witch reaches her 20's, her magic powers begin to weaken, eventually to the point where they disappear for good, which means that she is no longer a witch."
Yoshika: "Hey! I just don't understand. You don't act like you could be our enemy."
Mio: "What do you think you're doing, Miyafuji?!"
Yoshika: "Sakamoto!"
Kona: "Mio! Tony!"
Tony: "WAIT! MIO! DON'T DO IT!"
Mio: "DAMN YOU!"
(Neuroi fires back as she gets knocked back by the explosion of her gun)
Witches: "Major!"
Wizards: "Mio!"
Will: "Wizards! Status report! Now!"
Brian: "Mio is down! I repeat! MIO! IS! DOWN!"
Trude: "She put up her shield but she's hurt pretty badly!"
Perrine: "Major, please be okay..."
Kona: "Don't you die on me! Don't you die on me! Please, don't die!"
Kona & Yoshika: "SAKAMOTO!"
Craig: "I shouldn't have quickly broken off our relationship like that. It was a dumb ass move for me to do to someone like you."
(Tony drops down at high speed and slices Neuroi's core into two)
Trude: "We saw it happen. The wizards and, especially you did a fantastic job taking out the Neuroi."
Tony: "I'm glad to have such friends like you guys. But, I have a feeling that soon, something big is gonna go down, and it's gonna come right at our faces. Still though, we'll see it coming. And we'll be ready to take it on no matter what."
Opening Theme (Main Theme): Team Nekokan - No Sleep Until Clear!
PROLOGUE
~501st Joint Fighter Wing Base, 12:50 P.M.~
The wizards and witches return to base immediately after eliminating the Neuroi reinforcements as Kona and Yoshika continued to revive Mio as much as they can do with their healing powers. Tony and the other wizards were left to stay alert around the base, carrying their weapons around while Brian stayed with Trude as they were watching Kona and Yoshika doing what was needed to be done alongside Brock, Lynette, Craig and Perrine.
"Major! Can you hear us?! We're here! Everything's gonna be all right, major. We promise!" Perrine shouted to her. "Come on, Mio! Don't give up on us now! Guys, push harder!" Craig said to Kona and Yoshika. "Craig, we're healing her as much as we can! Hang on!" Kona responded. Yoshika started breathing heavily as she was starting to lose her energy. "Just a little longer, Yoshika. We can do it!" Kona told her. "This is draining my energy. I don't know how long I can keep this up, Kona." She responded.
Yoshika then stops as she was using up too much energy. "Huh? Ah. Yoshika!" Kona spoke. "Are you okay? I've got you." Lynette said to her as she held her by the shoulders. "No... It's all my fault." She spoke as she then continued the healing process. "Yoshika, don't beat yourself up over this. It was my fault, too. Come on. We can still save her." Kona tells her as he healed Mio. "I'm doing as much as I can, Kona." Yoshika replied. 'Sakamoto, c'mon! Please wake up! You have to... for us. Open your eyes! Please...' She said to her in her mind.
Soon, she briefly faints from using too much magic. "Yoshika!" Kona and Lynne spoke as she was caught by Brian and Trude from falling to the floor. "Let go me, right now! I'm fine!" Yoshika shouted as she quickly recovered. "Sergeant Miyafuji, calm down." Minna spoke in front all of them. "Minna!" Brian and Trude called out as she and Will stood out to them while a doctor and nurse passed by. "Sergeant Shinkawa. That should be enough to keep her well. You are allowed to cease the process." Minna informed. "What? Commander Minna...?" Kona spoke.
"You heard her, Kona. You can stop now. The doctor will take care of Mio from here." Will assured him. Kona turns to look at the doctor and bows in respect. "Please, doctor. Do all that you can to have the Major be in good conditions." He requested as the doctor simply nodded in response. The doctor and nurse immediately head into the infirmary with Mio as the others watch them from afar. "Ah! Major!" Perrine called out as the doors closed on her. Suddenly, Yoshika passes out as everyone is in shock. "No! Yoshika! Do you need a doctor? Are you okay? Can you hear me? YOSHIKA!" Lynne shouted.
"YOSHIKA!" Kona shouted. "Please! Open your eyes! Trude, let me hold her!" Kona requested to her. Trude lets go of Yoshika as Kona held her with both arms. "Yoshika, please answer me! I-!" Kona spoke to her before he started to feel like he was about to faint as well. 'Err! No! I've got to stay awake! I can't pass out now!' Kona thought as he struggled. "Kona? What's wrong?" Lynne asked. "Shinkawa? Are you feeling alright?" Trude asked as well. Soon, he fell on his back with Yoshika on top of him as he passed out as well. "KONA!" Everyone spoke.
"Oh my god! Dude! What happened to you? Speak to me!" Brock said to him as he and Craig aided him. "He must have overworked himself while healing the Major as well." Trude explained. "Brock. Bring Shinkawa and Miyafuji back to their rooms. Lynette, you and Brock will watch over them and make sure they wake up." Will ordered. "Yes, sir." Lynette responds. "I'm on it, Will." Brock responds as well. The two of them carry the two healers off as the others stayed by the infirmary. "Brian." Will spoke. "Yes, Will?" Brian asked.
"You and Trude are to meet up with Tony and the others and stay alert for whatever is to happen." Will commanded. "Understood." Brian saluted. "Yes, Commander Will. We'll meet up with them right away." Trude responds. They then run off as Will ordered Craig and Perrine: "Craig, Perrine. You two stay here." "Uh...! Yes, sir!" They respond. "*sighs* Looks like we're going to have to take desperate measures from this point on. Are we, Minna?" Will asked as he looked out the window.
"I'm afraid so, Will. We can't afford to lose another troop of ours." Minna replies. "And not only that, but, what are we going to do about that letter we received from Maloney? Do you think he's going to come after us?" Will asked. "From what's going on right now, this might be the worst time for us to receive a visit from him and the Britannian Air Force. We'll have to keep our guard up at all times." Minna stated. "You're right." He agrees. "Minna. Come on. Let's go and meet up with the others." Will said, offering a hand to her. "Very well. Let's hurry." She accepts as she takes his hand and soon head out.
Episode 9: I Want Your Trust
~Hangar, 1:00 P.M.~
Background Music: Alesso - Immortale
Tony and the others were primarily patrolling around the hangar to keep on guard in-case there was going to be any trouble coming from the outside. He, Brian, Logan and Johnny kept a close eye to their groups before they saw Will and Minna. "Hey, guys! It's Will and Minna!" Brian alerted the wizards. They run inside to salute them. "Commanders. Lieutenants Marcelle and Vetterlein, along with Officer Atkins and Kurosaki, the wizards and witches, reporting in." Brian spoke.
"Brian. Have you seen anything coming our way to the base while we were inside?" Will questioned. "No, Will. We haven't seen anything yet. But, we'll continue keeping an eye out in-case there will be." He reported. "Very well, then." Will says. "Minna. What's Mio's current conditions?" Tony asked.
"Sergeants Shinkawa and Miyafuji have been healing her nonstop after all of you came back. The doctor and nurse have took her in to the infirmary to take care of the rest. They passed out shortly after using their magic for so long and we had Brock and Lynette bring them back to their rooms. Hopefully, all of what they've done should be enough to keep Mio at bay." Minna reported. Tony sighs heavily and sulks down to the floor as he muttered: "This is all my fault."
"Tony! What are you saying to yourself?" Eila inquired as everyone else was shocked to hear what he just said. "Eila's right, Tony. Are you trying to say you're the one who caused all this?" Shirley added. "Kurosaki, we've talked this over already. Don't blame yourself over this. You didn't know that it was going to happen until it was too late. All of us didn't." Trude reasoned with him. "But if I had realized sooner, I would've taken that hit for her..." He told in response. "Tch! God, I'm such a fucking idiot! Why didn't I stop her when I had the chance?! All of this couldn't have happened if I had just-"
He ranted before he gets smacked in the face by Minna. "Stop this at once, Kurosaki! Stop putting yourself in the wrong for this! All of this wasn't because of you! All of us can make mistakes! We wouldn't have seen it coming either, so you aren't the only one who should be feeling this way." She talks sense to him. "Minna! I...!" He stuttered out. She sighs heavily and continues with:
"Tony. I need you to listen to what I have to say. We're a team. We help each other when dealing with difficult times. We care for one another when someone is in pain. We watch over each other's shoulders like we're brothers and sisters. We come together as one and make a stand for what's right. To put it all in perspective, this is an ordeal that all of us have to deal with. You don't have to isolate yourself from us about your thoughts. We'll listen to what you have to say and we'll understand the circumstances and be there when we need to pull it together."
Tony was mesmerized of everything that Minna had to say to him. Everyone around him walks closer and places their hands on his arms and shoulders. He then turns around to see all of them up close to bring his spirits up. He smiles in warmth as he says: "Thanks guys. I think I really needed this talk. You guys are the best of friends I could ever have." He then looks to the witches and says: "And so are the witches." The witches were enthralled to hear him say that as they hug him in response, making him drop his gun on the ground.
They let go and he takes a breather before speaking again. "Minna. I want to thank you for all that you do to help everyone here in the base, especially me, because I see you not as my commander, but as a close friend of mine. So, again, thanks..." He says as he hugs her again in satisfaction. She was delighted to hear his response and thus returns the favor. He picks up his gun from off the ground and says: "Alright. I'll have the wizards and I keep an eye out here for any signs of trouble. The witches can head back with you if they want."
"You sure you want only the wizards to keep an eye out here without the witches?" Minna asked. "Don't worry. Will can stay out here and check on us in-case we need help." Tony said. "Will. Do you plan on staying out here?" She asks him. "Yes." He responds. "Very well. Kurosaki. The witches and I give you and the wizards our trust in guarding the base." Minna says as they salute to them. The wizards salute back as they all respond: "You can count on us." The witches soon left the hangar as the wizards soon continue to patrol outside.
~Kona and Yoshika's Room, 1:08 P.M.~
Brock and Lynette were watching over Kona and Yoshika after they overworked themselves to exhaustion while trying to heal Mio. "Hey, Lynette." Brock called to her. She turns around to hear what he has to say. "You feeling alright?" Brock asked.
She shakes her head in response. "Don't worry, Lynne. I'm sure they'll wake up soon. I hope..." Brock assures her as they looked at the two when suddenly, they saw them slowly open their eyes. "Hey! You see what I'm saying? I told you they'd wake up." He tells her. "Hey Kona. Yoshika." He calls to them as Kona got up.
"Brock. Lynette." He responds. "How are you feeling?" Lynette asked them. "Ah, fine..." Yoshika says as she got up as well. "You're both up at least. That's good." Lynne says. "Where are we?" Yoshika asks.
"I think we're back in our room." Kona answers her question before they both remember what they were doing before they passed out.
"Is she gonna be okay? Sakamoto! What happened to her? Answer me, Lynne!" Yoshika demanded a response from her as she doesn't react to it at all before Kona grabs her back.
"Yoshika, let go of her!" He says as he grapples her back onto the bed. Meanwhile in the infirmary, Minna, Craig and Perrine were still waiting nearby the infirmary to receive any information on Mio's state of health from the doctor. Suddenly, the light above the double doors dims down as the doctor opened up to give reports.
"Has there been any improvement?" She asked him. "No. But it's still too early to make predictions." He informed. Perrine then ran inside as Craig followed behind. He looks around before he sees Mio's unconscious body. 'Oh shit...' He thought to himself. He and Perrine turn to look at each other before they cuddled, turning back to look at Mio.
~7:24 P.M.~
Nearly 6 hours had past since Mio was sent into the infirmary, as dusk was approaching. Craig was sitting nearby on the lounge chair as Perrine was sitting on a stool next to Mio's bed for a long time. The two of them did nothing as they kept hearing the beeping coming from the heart rate monitor. Craig then got up from the chair and walked over to her. "Perrine." He spoke to her.
She turns around to look at him. "Yes, Craig?" She responds. "I'm going to be heading back to our room. Are you planning on staying here?" He asked. She nods in response. He soon started towards the door when suddenly, it opened as Kona, Brock, Yoshika and Lynette entered the room. "Guys?" Craig said as he saw them. Immediately, Perrine got off her stool and ran to approach the group.
The four of them stay by the door as she closed in on them. Perrine, by the looks of her face wasn't pleased with their appearance, mainly towards Kona and Yoshika. She slaps both of them on the cheeks with Yoshika standing still while Kona, otherwise, staggered back from the hit. Brock, with his instincts kicking in, grabs Perrine and restrains her from the two.
"Mini!" Brock called to him. Craig quickly comes to his aid and tries to restrain Perrine as well. "AAHH! Why did you do that?" Kona asked in pain. "All this is because of you two!" She yelled at them. "Uh-?! What?!" Kona asked, confused. "Don't act like you don't remember! Or are you and your dumb girlfriend still waking up from that damn nap?!" Perrine cursed at them.
"Perrine, that's far enough! You've been shit-talking them for far too long, and neither of us are gonna put up with this anymore!" Brock said in frustration. "They passed out from using all their powers to help Major Sakamoto..." Lynne tried to explain. "Would you guys just shut up?!" Perrine talked back. "No, we won't! You're not being fair! Kona and Yoshika were trying to help!" Lynette replied.
"And look how much good it's done!" She argued. "That's it! How's about YOU shut the fuck up for a change!?" Brock said as he pinned her down and was about to bitch slap her in retaliation. "Brock, no!" Lynette shouted as she tries to stop him. Yoshika, meanwhile, walks in front of them as she approached Mio, "Huh? Yoshika, wait!" Lynne shouted as she began to heal Mio again.
"Brock! Just get off of me!" Perrine demanded. "No way! I think it's time that you get what you deserve!" He said. Craig tries to stop him, too, as he grabs his arm to keep him from hitting Perrine. "Mini, let go!" Brock demanded. "Dude, you've completely lost your mind! You have to stop!" Craig pleaded. Kona, throughout all this, rapidly began to lose his cool before he screamed in agony and started to run away from the room.
Everyone stops what they're doing as soon as they heard him. They turn around to find that he isn't there. "Kona!?" They called out to him. He ran as far away as he could before he ended up tripping on himself, falling to the floor. Everyone in the room ran out to see what was happening. "Kona...?" Yoshika said. Kona was driven to tears as he tried to get himself up. "This isn't happening! There's no reason for me to keep going anymore! Ww-! Wh-! WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR?!" He cried out in desperation.
Outside the hangar, the wizards reacted in shock when they heard Kona's cry from afar. "Guys! Did you hear that?!" Tony inquired. "Yeah, we did! Who was that?" Tyler questioned. "Was that Kona?" Lui asked. "I think so..." He answered. "Shit, dude. That scared the crap out of me..." Tyler says. "I can only guess it's about Mio..." Brian wondered. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure that would be the case..." Will agreed as the others nod their heads in response.
From the dining room, Shirley, Eila, Francesca and Sanya had heard Kona's scream from across the hallway as well. The witches startle from his loud cry. "Did you guys hear that?" Eila asked. "Yeah. That must have been Sergeant Shinkawa. Sounds like he isn't taking it too well. What do you think is wrong with him?" Shirley said.
"Well, whatever the reason, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with "Miss Four-Eyes" setting him off." Eila said, referring to Perrine. "Have you heard anything about the Major?" Francesca asks. "Not yet. We're still waiting. But in the meantime, I brought us some food." Shirley replies as she gave out a tin of canned meat to her. "Euh... Not that again..." She muttered. "Well aren't you picky..." She comments. "Shirley, what would happen? Do you think Kona and Yoshika would be okay after disobeying orders?" Sanya asked. During this, Eila was messing around with her tarot cards, before she notices something.
"What is it?" Sanya asks her. "I'm rating Kona and Yoshika's fortune." she told her. "Yeah, what'd it say?" she asked. Eila flips the card, revealing it to everyone else. "Says death." She said in disappointment, making everyone sigh in response. Meanwhile in another room, the Karlsland trio were standing around until they heard Kona's scream as well. "What was that?" Erica inquired in reaction. "It must have been Sergeant Shinkawa... *sighs*" Trude answered. "This really is a bad time for all of us. We're dealing with unauthorized actions and violation of orders leading to a superior getting injured and the enemy slipping away. It's a serious offence." She spoke.
"So, you're saying they should get court marshaled and shot, huh?" Erica asked. "No, that's not what I'm saying!" Trude told her. "I know. If that would be the case, then I've been killed a bunch of times." She joked. "Damn it, Erica! Do you think you could take this more seriously?" Trude reprimanded before Minna butted in the conversation. "Okay, that's enough, you two. I'll handle this after Major Sakamoto wakes up." She spoke out. "Okay." Erica replies. "Don't go too easy on them." Trude said.
Later that night...
After crying himself a river out of distress, Kona sulked and made his way towards the hangar as the wizards were still on lookout patrol outside the runway. "Huh? Oh, hey guys..." Kona greeted them as he saw all of them outside. The wizards turn around to find him in a dour mood. "Kona!" They all shouted. They rushed inside to see if he was okay. "Are you alright, dude? That scream you let out earlier today had us worried like hell." Tyler asked him. "I'm okay... It's just that... I wish I'd known what to do at that moment, and Mio would've been fine... But now she's in serious pain and it's Yoshika's and my fault!" Kona shouted.
"Kona! Calm down! It's not your fault." Brian comforted him. "It was ours, too. We wouldn't have known what to do either after seeing a Neuroi like that last one." Tony said, remembering the encounter from before. "*sighs* How's Mio doing?" Will asked. "She should be getting better, but after running away from the others, I don't have a clue..." Kona said as he looked down. Just then, someone had entered the conversation away from the group. "It's seems that the gang's all here..." The wizards turn around to find that Keisuke had spoke from outside the hangar.
"Keisuke!" Tony and Will called out. "So, I'm assuming this is your team?" He asked. "Yeah. These are our other squadmates: Brian Marcelle, Tyler Colburn, Johnny Vetterlein, Lui Calibre, Logan Atkins, David Nogla and last but not least, Kona Shinkawa." Tony introduced them. "Brock Macmillen and Craig Reinhardt aren't here at the moment." He informed him. "Well then, pleasure to meet you all. I'm Keisuke Hijikata, Mio's assistant, or right-hand man, if you will." He greeted as he tipped his hat off to them. "*sighs* Anyways, I've heard of the recent attack that you were all involved in and I've also heard about what happened to Mio." He spoke with them.
"And you want to know if she's alright?" Kona asked as Keisuke turned to him. "Yes. Anything about her current conditions." He requested. "Well, I'm not sure what to say..." Kona said as he looked down on the ground. "Is something wrong, Sergeant Shinkawa?" Keisuke asked. "It's nothing, really..." He averted. "Please, tell me. Is she alright?" Keisuke asked again. "I-I don't know what to tell you, Hijikata... Yoshika and I were trying to heal as much as we could, but we haven't gotten anything yet... *sighs* I'm sorry to inconvenience you." Kona said, apologizing.
Meanwhile, Yoshika was hard at work, trying to bring Mio back to life, when suddenly the heart rate monitor started beeping loudly. "Yoshika, look! I think we've got a pulse!" Lynette informed. "Sakamoto!" Yoshika shouted, looking at her. "Major! Please hang in there!" Perrine pleaded. "Can you hear us?" Yoshika asked. "Be right back. I'm gonna go get the doctor!" Lynne said as she ran out the room. "Brock, go find Kona! He needs to get here quick!" Craig demanded. "I'm on it!" He replies as he heads out as well.
"I see... Shinkawa. No, Kona, I should say. Don't give up on her. There may be still time to save her. Where's Sergeant Miyafuji?" He asked him. "Sh-She's with Sergeants Bishop and Brock Macmillen, and Officers Clostermann and Craig Reinhardt in Mio's hospital bed." Kona told him. Suddenly, Brock had arrived to the hangar to bring urgent news to Kona. "Kona! Kona! *panting* Come back to the room! I think Yoshika's got a pulse on Mio!" He informed. "She does?!" Kona asks as Brock nods in confirmation.
Kona turns to Keisuke as he tells him: "Go to her, Kona. You and Miyafuji can still save her in time. Your friends and I have faith in you." The wizards nod to him in agreement. Kona then nods back, taking his words by heart and soon runs off with Brock back to the others. Keisuke then turns to the others, saying: "So what happened before... You know what happened to Mio?"
"Well, we're not really sure what happened today. But, we'll try and explain as much as we can from last night until now." Will said. "Alright then. So what happened after I left?" He asked. "So, when I was on my way back from that performance Will and I gave to you and Minna, Mio came around and I showed her some of my magic. Then Minna came around and had her at gunpoint, I got in the way and she told me that when a witch reaches 20, her powers start to go away." Tony explained. "Really? What were the others doing over time?" He asked.
"Tyler and I went with Capt. Barkhorn and Lt. Hartmann to see her younger sister, Chris." Brian said.
"David and I were just sleeping in our room with Eila and Sanya." Logan said.
"Johnny and I were hanging out, not doing much." Lui said.
"I was with Minna in her office, without any knowledge of the events that happened the night before, but still remembering the performance for Minna and you." Will said.
"Mio and I were in Kona and Yoshika's room, talking to them before we saw Officer Clostermann, Sergeant Bishop, Craig and Brock right outside the hallway." Tony said.
"I see... Can you explain to me of anything that happened between Officer Clostermann and Reinhardt?" Keisuke asked. "Why? Is there something you want to know?" Tony asked. "Well, yes. I wanted to know why they, along with Shinkawa and Miyafuji, took off without Mio or Commander Minna looking out for them." He requested. "Well, from what I remembered, he and I were in the bathhouse with Kona and Lui, he and Perrine were splashing in the water, then they got out, and eventually so did Kona and Yoshika. And then, the last thing I heard from then was Perrine and Craig yelling at each other again, but I couldn't make out what they were saying." Tony explained.
"I see..." Keisuke understood. "Well, that should be enough for me to know what's going on. It's a pleasure to meet you Strike Wizards. Good luck, and tell officers Reinhardt and Macmillen I said hello." He said as he was about to leave. "Keisuke, wait. Why don't you stay here with us? We could always use a helping hand." Will offered. "Well... I'm off-duty for tonight, so I don't see why not." He replies.
Back at Mio's hospital bed, Yoshika continued to heal her as Perrine and Craig could only watch. "C'mon, I don't get it. I'm giving all I've got!" Yoshika said to herself as she was using her magic. "Oh please! Where's Brock with Shinkawa already?!" Perrine inquired in worry. Then, Kona immediately returned to Mio's hospital bed with Brock to find Yoshika in the middle of healing her again. "Yoshika! Perrine! Craig!" He called out to them. "Kona! Please, help me!" She requested.
"Ah! Right! I'm on it!" He replies as he runs to the other side of the bed and starts using his Medigun powers. "I'm so scared. I need more help. I wish mom and gramma were here..." Yoshika muttered in tears. "Well, they're not! So you're just gonna have to keep trying!" Perrine yelled to her. "Oh my god... SHUT UP!" Kona shouted at her in anger, making her jolt back in fear. "I'm sorry! It's just, you're the only ones who can help. Please don't give up, guys." Perrine responded. "Are you two listening to me?" She asked.
Yoshika stops and looks up to her and Craig while Kona kept his eyes on what he needs to do. "We're the only ones?" Yoshika asks as Perrine nodded in response. "Kona, listen to me, dude." Craig says to him as he kept working. "What you're fighting for isn't just about protecting everyone, it's about saving them as well. Don't you see? Mio is counting on you guys to do something and all you're gonna do is just leave her for dead?" He tells him. Kona widens his eyes and looks at Mio as he realizes what he was fighting for.
"She's counting on us... We're the only ones that can help... I see now... This is what I'm fighting for. Yoshika! Don't you see? We're the only healers of this team and only us have the magic powers to save Mio. That's what we're fighting for! We can't let her go!" Kona spoke. "That's what we're fighting for?" Yoshika asked, with Kona nodding in agreement. "You're right. We're the only ones who can help her now. We're not giving up." Yoshika said. "Thank you. And Kona..." Perrine spoke as Kona turned his head around when she referred to him by his first name.
"I'm sorry for what I did to you... I didn't know that you were going to breakdown like that..." She apologized. "I understand. Things were getting hard for you like the rest of us. Don't worry, you're not the only one." Kona told her. "Thank you." She replied. "And I'm sorry, too, Perrine." Brock said to her. "What?" She asked as she looked at him. "I'm sorry for trying to get back by hitting you in your face. I just couldn't take it anymore after you went so far as to hit Kona and Yoshika in the face." He told her.
"I understand... That was unprofessional of me to do so..." She responds. "Yoshika, let's keep going." Kona spoke. "Ah... Right." She responds. "I can do this... Just concentrate..." Yoshika said to herself. She began healing Mio again along with Kona as he gets his charge ready. "I'm fully charged. Setting to 'Quick-Fix' mode, and Poppin' the Über... Now!" Kona spoke as he Übercharges on Mio as the room blinds in brightness from the magic.
Later on, Lynette returns with Minna and the doctor as Yoshika and Perrine were sleeping by Mio's side while Kona and Craig sat by the lounge chair, keeping an eye on them. "She's gonna be all right. That's an amazing magical touch they got there." The doctor said, complimenting the two. "Uh...! Thank you, doctor." Kona says to him as he left the room. "Mio..." Minna spoke as she approached her. Mio then wakes up to find Minna right by her, now without her magic eye. "Are you still gonna fly?" She asks her, as she doesn't give a response.
~7:07 A.M.~
The next morning, Kona and Yoshika wake up to find Mio already up in her bed. "Ah...! Mio!" Kona spoke to her before she shushed both of them. They turn around to find Brock and Lynette along with Craig and Perrine cuddling each other as they were still sleeping. "Oh... My bad." Kona apologized. "You both look pale. You should try to get some rest yourself." Mio said to them in a quiet tone. "Right..." Kona whispered. "Thanks again..." She said to them as they both nodded their heads. They all look out the window as the sun rises.
"Why didn't either of you shoot?" Mio asked them. "Excuse us, Mio?" Kona questioned in confusion. "You know what I'm talking about, you two. Why didn't you shoot the Neuroi?" She asked again. "It's really hard to explain... Trust me." Kona spoke to her. "We just couldn't. We just don't know." Yoshika said before Mio grabbed both of their arms and pulled them close to her. "Because it was shaped like a human? That was just a trap to lure you in." She told them. "You sure? 'cause at the time it seemed like... like it really wanted to be our friend..." Yoshika asked her.
"It's the enemy. Not your friend." She stated. Mio then lets go of them and they stand up from the bed. "Now then. I suggest that you two get some rest. I'm sure it was a long day for you both while I was out." She said to them. "Right... We'll be on our way now. Glad to see that you'll be alright, Mio." Kona said as he then hugged her in comfort as if she was his mother. Mio was surprised at first but quickly warmed up to it and returned the favor. Kona and Yoshika then walked out of the room and closed the door behind them, waking up the others.
"*yawns* Huh? Ah! Guys, Mio is up!" Craig spoke as he and the others woke up. "Major Sakamoto! You're okay..." Perrine said. Kona and Yoshika were about to head back to their room before Tony arrives to talk with them. "Kona. Yoshika." He called out as he approached them. "Tony." They greeted him. "What is it?" Yoshika asked. "Commanders Minna and Will wants to see you two as soon as possible. Whenever you're ready, head down to their office immediately." Tony informed. "Alright. We'll head there soon." Kona nodded as he left.
"Come on, Yoshika. Let's go and rest for a little bit. Then we'll report to Commander Minna and Will." Kona says to her as she nods in response. They both head back to their room, get into bed, snuggle onto each other for comfort and soon they fell asleep.
~Will and Minna's Office, 12:00 P.M~
Kona and Yoshika were later with Minna, Trude and Erica, along with Will, Brian and Tyler, whom were off-duty from guarding the base from outside forces at the moment as the sergeants were being reprimanded for disobeying orders. "Sergeant Yoshika Miyafuji. Sergeant Kona Shinkawa. In addition to performing unauthorized actions, you have both ignored your superior officers. These are serious offences." Minna said to them. "Yes ma'am..." They both respond. "As you know, Will and I are the only judicial officers in this squadron, We'll give you the option. So do you wish for a court-martial to be convened?" She offered.
Kona and Yoshika stay silent in fear of being discharged. "All right. From your lack of response, We'll conclude that you both do not wish for a court-martial." She says to them as they sigh in relief. "However, due to violations of orders from a superior with the exceptions of your duties on base, daily meals and medical needs, we're sentencing you to ten days of confinement." She stated. "Ten... days...?" Kona asked slowly. "Do you object?" Minna asked. "No... but, that humanoid Neuroi-" Kona pleaded. "I'll ask you again. Objections?" She asked in a more serious tone.
"Commander Minna! Please! You have to hear what we need you to know!" Kona begged before she slams her hands down on the desk in frustration. "SHIT!" Kona quipped as he backed away in fear. "DO YOU OBJECT!?" She asked, now agitated. "*sighs* No, ma'am..." Kona responds in defeat. "Then you're both dismissed." Minna said, now calmed down. Kona looks over to Will as he only says: "Sorry, Kona. This is for your's and Yoshika's own good." "(deep breath) I understand." Kona replies.
As soon as the door closed, everything was quiet before Tony had entered the office. "Will, Brian, Tyler. Ladies." He greeted all of them. "Tony." They greeted him back. "So, both of you had talked with Kona and Yoshika already?" He asked. "Yeah. Of course, we had to punish them for disobeying orders." Will said. "I see. Was there anything else that you were talking about with them?" He questions them. "No. Not at all." Minna said. Tony then had the suspicion that she disregarded the information about the humanoid Neuroi that he and the wizards know about.
"Are you sure, Minna?" Tony asked. "I'm sure of it." She responds. "Minna..." Will called to her, knowing that lying isn't going to cut it. "What is it, Will?" Minna asked. "You know for sure that's not all that we were talking about." Will hinted. "Minna, what does he mean by that?" Tony asked. "It's nothing, really." She says. "Minna." He called her out. "*sighs* Alright. I wouldn't listen to them." She confessed. "What? You didn't listen to what they had to tell you about that Neuroi?" Tony interrogates her, now in shock. "It's the same enemy types we've known before, right? So what reason was there for me to listen?" Minna said.
"Minna, you don't understand. That Neuroi was completely different from the ones we've taken out before." Tony told her. "How different do you think that last Neuroi was? Many of the types we've fought before varied in size." She said. "Oh, it might be that way for you, but this one was unlike the rest we've come across so far. This Neuroi the wizards and I know of was shaped in the form of a human being." He tells her. "What? A Neuroi formed into a human? That's... impossible! You can't expect me to believe that! Do you, Kurosaki?" Minna said, finding it hard to believe.
"I know it's hard to understand. But this is crucial information I'm telling you. Brian and Tyler over here along with Johnny and Logan saw it as well while we were chasing it. Right, guys?" Tony said as he turned to them. "Yeah. We saw it, too, commander." Tyler tries to tell her. "Yeah, we were there to witness it." Brian tried to as well. "No... This can't be real. I can't confirm this information unless I see this human-form Neuroi for myself!" Minna told them all. "Damn it, Minna! You just can't take our word for it, can you?" Tony said, frustrated.
"*sighs* Just please keep that in mind, alright? I'm gonna be at the bathhouse to clear my mind out for a bit. Brian, Tyler. Why don't you guys come with me?" Tony says to them. "Actually, Tony. We were about to head there ourselves in a little bit." Erica told him. "Oh, really? Well, okay then. I guess I'll see you guys there." Tony said as he then left the room.
Brock and Lynette stood outside the office waiting for Kona and Yoshika to come out, when soon enough, they did as they closed the door behind them. "Huh? Yoshika! Kona! Hi!" Lynette greeted them. "Hey guys." Kona replied. "The Major's doing better. Isn't that great news?" She asked them as they only gave a nod back. "Aren't you guys happy?" She asked, noticing their dour mood. "Yeah..." Kona says to her in a quiet tone. "You alright, dude? You don't sound like you are." Brock asked in concern.
"It's nothing, really. We both just got reprimanded by Commander Minna for not following orders. That's all." Kona said. "Hmm... I know! Let's all take a bath together! You guys are probably drained. This will help!" Lynette suggested as she took both of their hands and dragged them along to the bathhouse as Brock followed behind.
~Bathhouse, 12:10 P.M~
When they all arrive to the changing room, Kona and Brock were already done undressing themselves as the girls were about to finish up. "C'mon! Hurry it up!" Lynne said to Yoshika. "'kay! Just a minute!" She replies as she finishes taking off her clothes.
The four of them head inside the bathhouse as they see the other wizards and witches relaxing there as well. "Here we are!" Lynne spoke out to everyone else. "Hey guys." Tony greeted them. "Guys, over here." Lui said to them, giving them a spot with him, Francesca, Johnny and Shirley. They all lower themselves into the water and rest by the wall. "Hey guys. What's up?" Johnny greeted them. "Eh, not much." Brock replies. "I think I remember seeing you and Kona touching breasts in here yesterday." Lui said. "You what?" Kona asked in confusion.
"Oh, don't act like you don't know, Kona. All four of us saw you and Brock touching Yoshika and Lynne." Francesca tells them. "You guys were watching us?" Brock asked, blushing. "We overheard the conversation you guys had." Lui said. "Really? Tch, you guys are such pervs." Brock called them out. "Hey, don't call us out! You guys were the ones touchin' them tits!" Lui fought back. "And that's very offensive. I don't like being called that. Besides, Shirley lets me touch her titties and she doesn't have a problem with it, do you Shirley?" Johnny said as he started groping them.
"Oh, Johnny. Stop it, you naughty boy!" Shirley says as she takes his hands off her and turns her head to kiss him. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry, Shirley." Johnny apologized to her. "Anyways, Yoshika. I heard that you got confined to your room. You're lucky. That could actually be fun." Shirley says to her as she brings her close to her and holds her around her arm. "Yeah. She's been a lot worse. Shirley got the imprisonment penalty 5 times." Francesca says. "5 times?" The boys repeat in question. "Ooh, Shirley. I didn't know you're that kind of girl." Johnny said.
"Hey, what the hell! It was 4 times. Learn how to count!" Shirley called her out. "I win. 6 times." Erica chimed in as she laughed, along with the others, including Tyler. "Ha ha! You guys lose, bitches!" He cussed. "What the hell are you guys talking about?" Brian asked, joining in the conversation. "Erica is the better bad girl than all of your girls!" Tyler bragged. "Oh, you wanna go, Wildcat?! You want to try and tell that to us?" Johnny called out, now riled up.
"Oh if you wanna go, I'll go alright!" Tyler said. "Then come here, you son of a bitch!" Johnny shouted as he and Tyler started to wrestle each other in the water. "Hey, will you guys cut that out!" Kona shouts at them, with him and Yoshika standing up as they both freeze in motion. "*sighs* Listen, everyone. There's some things that Yoshika and I wanna bring up to all of you. It's about the Neuroi we saw yesterday. I'm pretty sure we all know that the one we saw that day was anything but usual compared to the others we've seen." Kona spoke.
"Yoshika and I came across it first before either of you guys could, so you guys would understand, but you ladies won't believe us at first when we tell you about what we saw." He said, referring to the wizards, then the witches. "When we saw that humanoid Neuroi, we just couldn't shoot it, you know. It just flew around with us, like it was our friend. Reason why was that it made us think that possibly not all of them could be hostile. And with Neurois like these, you wouldn't have to hurt at all..." Kona explained. "What the hell are you talking about, Shinkawa?!" Trude inquired, in shock.
"No, no, no, no, no, Trude, hold it! Don't jump to any conclusions, please! You gotta believe us. I was just saying that Yoshika and I felt like, we understood it back there..." Kona tries to explain to her. "Trude, he's telling the truth. Tony, Tyler, Johnny, Logan and I were trying to chase after it to see what was up with it and why it wasn't attacking them in the first place. We wanted to know what would happen if we'd let it know that we wouldn't shoot it as well." Brian further explained. "Really? Do you guys realize what they've done to us all these years?" Trude inquired.
"They've done nothing but terrorize people. Are you all trying to say that you're on their side now?" She questioned. The boys react in outrage as they reply:
Brian: "What?!"
Logan: "You're kidding me!"
Johnny: "Whoa! No, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
Tyler: "What?! Are you fuckin' serious?!"
Tony: "What in the fuck?!"
"No! It's about the last one we've fought! This one we saw was nothing like the rest we have fought against until now!" Kona argued. "Kona, do you really think you fought enough of them to make that distinction?" Trude spoke back. "Grrr! GOOD GOD!" Kona hollered, startling everyone but Trude. "*sighs* Fine... Ladies, just take it with a grain of salt or whatever, cause that's all I got to tell you." He said, sulking back down in his seat. "Kona..." Tony spoke in concern. "Holy shit, dude..." Tyler said quietly.
Erica then started laughing, which made everyone turn to look at her. "What the?! Erica, what's so funny?" Tyler asked in confusion. "I think remember catching it in my sight yesterday when we were chasing after it but I couldn't really tell if it was shaped like a human." She told them. "Well, wasn't that some helpful information there! Fucking hell, dude..." Tyler cussed. "Sorry to inconvenience you, Tyler." She apologized as she put arms around his. "Nah, it's alright. I know you were only trying to lighten the mood." He says to her.
Eila then joins in the conversation, saying: "Did it appear at the Kauhava base? Cause that's just a rumor." "But wasn't the singing Neuroi human shaped?" Sanya asked. Nogla then speaks up with: "Now that you mention it, I don't think it was..." "Who cares? The whole thing was just a trap!" Eila says. "How can you easily tell if it was a trap or not? Can your magic see in the future and find out what would happen if they flew around with it for any longer?" Tyler called out. "Shut up, Tyler." She shouted. "You shut up, you cocktease!" Tyler shouted back.
"Hey, don't call my girlfriend a cocktease, Tyler!" Logan called out. "GUYS, ENOUGH!" Tony shouted at everyone as they all turn to him, alarmed of his sudden mood swing. "Look at all of us. We're all just arguing about ONE Neuroi this whole time, all of you are bitching whether or not to think that some of them are thinking of harming us or not and none of us can agree on that front! Look, I know it's hard for most of us to believe that it wouldn't actually hurt us. And even if you still won't believe what Kona told you guys, you still have to understand and take his word for it." He said to them all.
Everyone stayed quiet after hearing Tony call them all out for arguing at each other. "Tony... You're right. I'm sorry for getting all of us worked up for no reason. That was uncalled for. Still, is it really a good idea to question our motives about dealing with the Neuroi and the possibility that some of them wouldn't put us in harm's way?" Trude said. "I'm not sure, Trude. But, we'll just have to keep it in mind for the time being." Tony responded. Everyone nods at his response and settles down for a bit, before Francesca starts playing with Yoshika's body.
"Yoshika, this is supposed to be relaxing. Cheer up!" She says as she grabs her rear end, then starts groping her breasts. "Gotcha!" She snipped. "What the?!" Kona spurts in surprise. "Wait... Ah, for crying out loud. Francesca, is now really the best time to do that?" He says to her. "Didn't I say you guys should be relaxing instead of worrying? Here, catch!" She responds as she throws Yoshika over to him. Kona sloppily reacts as he wasn't ready to catch her so quickly, resulting in him catching her with his hands on her breasts.
"Oh god! Yoshika, please forgive me!" Kona said in embarrassment. "Well, Kona. How do they feel?" Francesca asks him. "Err... Well, they're still small..." Kona replied, trying to hide his blushing face. Then she starts to direct her eyes over to Lynne, who starts to get embarrassed from being looked at. "Francesca, why are you looking at me like that?" She asked. Francesca's eyes dilate as she finds herself a new target. Brock notices and immediately takes into action by grabbing Lynette's breasts from behind.
"Aaah! Who's- Wha-? Brock, why are you-?" She stutters as she gets pulled back from Lucchini. "If someone gonna be touching the breasts of the girl I love, that someone is going to be me. And just to keep her safe from you." Brock says as he laughs at her. Lucchini puffs in annoyance before she turns back to Shirley and Johnny. She was about to go for her, when suddenly, Johnny beats her to it by getting in front of Shirley and laying his head on her breasts. "God damn it, Johnny! No wonder why your friends call you "Delirious"!" Lucchini said.
"What the fuck am I looking right now? We've went from talking about this one Neuroi that to us was shaped in the form of a human, I'm pretty sure it was... Y-you know what I mean, guys, to playing with tits. I don't even know what to say about this." Brian said, facepalming along with Trude. "I don't know. I wonder if that's any fun." Erica spoke. "No, it's stupid." Trude said. Immediately, Erica starts grabbing her breasts. "Gaagh! What do you think you're doing!?" She said. "Hey, yours are really big and soft, Trudy." Erica says as she was groping them.
"These things are completely useless in combat!" She blurted. "What? These things?" Shirley questions, as she lifts up her breasts in referral, making all the witches laugh in good fun.
"Raargh! Stop that! Only I can have the cookies! Put those cookies down! NOW!" Brian shouted in his Schwarzenegger impression, referring to Trude's breasts. "Make me, you 'Terroriser'." Erica said, calling him by his nickname. "Oh I will... Tyler, now!" Brian said. "Wha-?" Erica said, confused. Suddenly, Tyler bursts out of the water and hugs Erica by the waist, causing her to let go of Trude. "What the... Tyler?!" Erica spoke. "Erica, you don't know how long I've been wanting to do this." He says to her.
He fondles her small breasts as Erica tries to push him away. "Tyler, stop it! It tickles!" She says to him. "*sighs* Thanks, Brian." She says to him. "No problem... Trude..." He slowly says as he starts to lose control of his mind when he catches a glimpse of Trude's breasts. "Brian?" She spoke to him. 'Don't give in to the boobies, Brian! Even though you already got laid with Trude, this is not a good time!' His self-conscious told him. But unsurprisingly, he gives in and thus, he grabs Trude by the waist as she says:
"Brian, what are you doing?!" He forces her to sit down with him as he hugs his body to her back. He then puts one arm around her belly and uses his other hand feel her breasts down. "Wha-?! Brian, stop that! I-! Uh-! *moans*" Trude spoke as she was feeling aroused from Brian groping her breast. 'Well, good going there, you fucking idiot. Now she's turned on and you have no idea what the hell to do next.' He spoke to himself in his thought. Yoshika only stared at what was going around her while Kona kept his head down.
"K-Kona?" She called to him as she noticed his appearance. "This is a waste of my time." He muttered. "What did you say?" Yoshika asked. "(growls) Screw this! I'm outta here..." He shouted, alarming everyone in the bathhouse. He got up from his spot, grabbed his towel and headed into the changing room. "No... Kona." Tony spoke in quiet. "Boys, on your feet. Now. I think it's about time for us to get back on duty." He ordered the wizards as they listened and nod in response. They give their girlfriends a goodbye kiss for now and quickly head into the changing room.
After the boys dress back up in their usual get-ups, Tony orders them to head back to the hangar. "Alright guys. Head to the hangar and stay on the lookout for any outside forces. I'll meet up with you guys later." He said. "Wait, where are you going?" Brock asked. "I got to find Kona. Who knows where he's went off to at this point. Yoshika, as far as I know, was escorted back to her room by Trude, so I don't think we'll have to worry about her when she's in there." Tony responds. "Okay, we'll meet up with you and Will later then." Brock says.
"Then it's all set. Now get going!" Tony commanded. "Right!" The wizards replied. They run off to make their way for the hangar as Tony watches them from afar. "Okay then... Now where could he have run off to by now? He wouldn't have went back to his room like he was supposed to. He wouldn't go and check on Mio, since she's already healed. So that could only mean..." Tony spoke to himself, before he figures out where Kona was heading to. "Will and Minna's office! Oh god, if he starts yelling, he's gonna get in some serious trouble if I don't get there in time!" Tony said as he starts mad dashing for Will and Minna's office.
INTERMISSION
Tony: Oh god. What am I gonna do? I've already introduced all the wizards in the previous chapters. Who am I gonna feature in the break now? Come on, Tony, think. (thinks) I got it!
Okay my fellow readers, I've already featured in the previous episodes the following wizards: Moo Snuckel, The Terroriser, MiniLadd, H2O Delirious, Lui Calibre, I AM WILDCAT and Daithi De Nogla. And I've decided that I would feature the front man of this entire, squad, if you wanna call it that. Today, I'm breaking away from the standard protocol and introducing or reminding you of Evan Fong, or as he's better known as: VanossGaming! So this video I'll present to you is kind of related to this story because, well it has to do with wizardry and all that, and... Tch, you know what? Just search the keyword and you'll know what I mean. [Keyword: Gmod Hide and Seek - Harry Potter Edition]
~Will and Minna's Office, 12:24 P.M.~
Will and Minna were looking over all the intel they've gained about the Neuroi until now, before Minna began to talk. "I just don't believe it." She spoke. "What don't you believe?" Will asked. "A human-shaped Neuroi? That couldn't possibly be true." Minna explained. "Well, they are an alien race, so that might be the reason why there always different types of them." He suggested. "I know what you mean, Will. The Neuroi can take on many different forms. But... This one is just unheard of to me..." Minna said.
Just then, the door bursts open as Kona stood in front of the doorway. "Commander Minna! Will!" He called out. "Sergeant Shinkawa? What is the meaning of this? I thought I told you that you and Miyafuji are to stay confined to your room." Minna said to him. "I've had enough of keeping my mouth shut from you!" Kona shouted. "What are you talking about? If it's about that human-Neuroi you mentioned, I'm still not convinced." Minna told him. "That's what I needed you to know about! There was more to what happened that day!" Kona said.
"Well then, what happened during that encounter that day?" She asked. "Alright. When Yoshika and I engaged the Neuroi, it was small when we first saw it, but as soon as we looked away from it and gazed back, right then and there, it was now in the shape of a human, or a witch to be specific." Kona explained. "As we stared at it, it just stared right back at us." He continued. "What did it do?" Minna asked. "It really didn't do all that much, to be honest. All it did was just play around and flew by our side." Kona responded.
"When Yoshika started playing along with it, I had this weird feeling in me, that something about that didn't feel right. I was thinking that: 'Why has it not attacked us yet? Does it have emotions like we do?' And... that's all I can give you really." Kona finished. "Neuroi, having human emotions? If that's what you had to tell me all this time, then why didn't either you or Miyafuji shoot it immediately?" She inquired. "Because of it's new form-" Kona tries to answer. "No, I know that already. Tell me the truth about why you didn't shoot it." She inquires again.
"I... can't tell you. You'll never believe me..." Kona said, quietly. "Answer your commanding officer, Shinkawa! Why didn't you shoot that Neuroi?!" She asked in urgency. "BECAUSE I FELT GUILTY!" Kona loudly answered. "Guilty of what?" Minna asks. "Of trying to put down what I thought was something that didn't want to fight." Kona said as he hung his head down, hiding his face. "So, because you thought that this Neuroi had human emotions like us, you couldn't bring yourself to attack it, just like the rest?" Minna questioned.
"I'm sorry, Commander Minna. It's just... if wasn't going to attack us, then we shouldn't take the advantage of attacking back." Kona mumbled, trying to confess. "I'm thinking now that there's something about the Neuroi that we don't know about. And now that I've told as much as I could about our encounter, I'm going to have to find the truth if it means doing it alone!" Kona said in determination.
"Kona, I'm sorry, I should've listened to you earlier. I'll take the information you gave me into consideration, but I can't allow you to go back into flying so soon. You and Miyafuji are still under confinement and if you go so far as to escape from the base from us, I'll have no choice but to detain you both from this operation." Minna warned. "What? Minna, are you out of your mind? You can't do that! Think about it, if either of you guys get hurt during an assault and Yoshika and I aren't there to help, who's gonna be there to save your asses in time?" Kona argued.
"Why do you expect us to fail so easily? We've trained for months now and you're thinking that we can't beat them now?" Minna argued back. "We have our shortcomings. Sooner later, one of you guys will slip up and who knows how long you'll last before you end up dead." Kona said to her. Suddenly, the doors were kicked open as Tony arrives in panic. "Kona, there you are!" He said, panting. "Tony, what are you doing here?" Kona asked. "I knew you'd be on your way here from the bathhouse, considering how you were feeling in there." He replies.
"Anyways, I wanted to make sure you weren't getting yourself into any trouble. Was he, Minna?" Tony asks. "No, he wasn't, Tony. We were just talking about his encounter yesterday with the human-form Neuroi that I'm still finding it hard to believe, but taking it into consideration." She tells him. "Minna, please take me and Yoshika out of confinement. I want to find out what the Neuroi's hiding from us!" Kona soon demanded. "I can't do that, Kona. If I do that, then I'll have to take punishment for your careless actions." She said.
"Come on! You know you need us!" Kona begged. "Minna. I hate to side with Kona, but just let him out already." Tony said. "I've told him already, I can't do that." Minna re-instated. "Urrgh, Will, can't you do anything about this?" Tony asked him. "I wish I could, but I can't, knowing that if I were to let him out of confinement, I'd have to take punishment as well." Will said. "I've think we've had enough talk for now. Tony, would you be as kind to watch over Kona for the day and if he's all set, escort him back to his room?" Minna requested.
"*sighs* Yes, ma'am." Tony replied, saluting her. "Minna." Will called to her. "Yes, Will?" She responds. "I'm going to come along with them. Besides, I'll need to head into guard duty soon over at the hangar." He tells her. "Very well, then." She replies. Then she pulls him close with her hand and gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Keep an eye on the witches and wizards for me today. Okay, Will?" She asks him. "Anything for you, Minna." He replies. "Thank you." She says as they hug each other.
Thus, the three of them head out of the office door and close it as Minna gets back to looking over all the intel, while thinking about what Kona had told her. "BECAUSE I FELT GUILTY!" "Of trying to put down what I thought was something that didn't want to fight." "If either of you guys get hurt during an assault and Yoshika and I aren't there to help, who's gonna be there to save your asses in time?" "We have our shortcomings. Sooner later, one of you guys will slip up and who knows how long you'll last before you end up dead."
Minna closes her eyes, then turns in her chair to look outside, bringing in her thoughts in wonderment.
~Dining Patio, 1:17 P.M.~
The witches were outside, having lunch while the wizards were out over at the runway on guard duty. "Man. It feels so empty without the guys over here." Erica said. "Yeah. Lunch without them is just disappointing, to be honest." Eila added. "Well, they're only trying to protect us from Maloney and his supporters from the Royal Air Force, if they ever plan on showing up, so we should be thankful that they're looking after us in such a desperate time." Trude explained.
"(nods head) You're right, Trude. They're just watching out for us and in the meantime, we'll be feeling safe because of them." Eila agreed with her. Then at a short notice. They all heard a voice. "Ladies." They looked up to find Tony, Will and Kona. "Tony, Will, Kona, hey! What's shakin'?" Shirley greeted them. "Not much. We're just taking Kona around the base and talking with each other and all." He says. The witches look at Kona as he is looking down on the ground, feeling depressed. "What's wrong, Kona?" Sanya asked him.
"Don't worry about me, Sanya. It's nothing." Kona replied. "Are you sure? I mean it's not like we didn't see you being angry and all back in the bathhouse." Francesca chimed in. "Uh-! Well... I'm still feeling irked about the whole situation with the humanoid Neuroi, if that's what you guys wanted to know." Kona immediately answered. "That's still bothering you?" Eila asked. "Yeah..." He replied as he scratched his head and sighed. "Look, I know you guys didn't believe me the first time I told you, but it's true.
That Neuroi didn't attack us because it was developing emotions like us. It was trying to understand who we are as humans." Kona said. "Kona, how can you be so sure of that?" Trude asked him. "Because Yoshika and I were the only ones who noticed it doing that." Kona replies. "Well, if you two are the only ones then how do you expect us to take your word so easily without any visual proof for us to see?" She argued. "Come on! If Tony, Will and the other guys can understand what I'm talking about and you guys can't, then how?" He asked.
"Simple. There isn't." Trude answered. Kona sighs in frustration and puts his head down. "Listen, Kona. You and the guys have only been here for like a few months now, fighting the Neuroi with us, and you honestly think that you know everything about them?" She pointed out to him. Kona gasps in shock as he brought his head up. "Us witches have been combating them ever since the Striker Unit was built by Sergeant Miyafuji's father back in 1935, and 9 years later we're still fighting them, preventing them from destroying the human race as we know it." She told him.
"Do you think that with just that one time you and Miyafuji encountered that human-like Neuroi that day, that it was any different from the rest of the Neuroi we fought?" She questioned. "You guys just don't get it, do you?" Kona questions back. "What?" "Huh?" The witches say in confusion. "The Neuroi is hiding something that neither of us know about. And if you guys aren't gonna listen to me, then I'm just gonna have to do this by myself." Kona said. Suddenly, just before he was about to run off, Trude gets off her seat and she and Will grabs his arms from reaching the doors.
"Hey, what the-?! Let go of me!" Kona said, struggling to escape. "Where do you think you're going, Kona?" Trude interrogates him. "To the hangar. Where else?" Kona answered. "I don't think so. Don't forget that you're still under confinement here in the base by Commander Minna, so you aren't allowed to fly for the next 10 days." She told him. "F-f-fuck that confinement rule! I'm going to find out the Neuroi's intentions and you guys aren't going to stop me!" Kona shouted, swearing for the first time.
Trude and Will continued to struggle with him before she said: "Will, let go! I'll take care of this!" "What are you planning on doing with him?" He asked. "Just let go! I know what I'm doing!" She quickly said. He lets go of Kona as he says: "Okay. But be careful with him." "Trude, what are you-?!" Kona spoke before she locked him in a chokehold. Kona tries to break free by pulling her arm away from his neck, but she refuses to let go and soon enough, he runs out of breath and loses vision.
Trude releases him as he stares back one last time at the others before he falls down and passes out. "You knocked him out?" Tony asked her. "I had to put him down somehow." She answered. She carries him up and puts him over her shoulder as she sends over a transmission to Brian. "Brian, this is Trude." She calls to him. "Trude. What is it?" He asked. "I need you to come and see me in Kona and Yoshika's room, immediately." She told him. "Got it. I'll be there soon." He responds. "Thanks, Brian. See you there." She says to him.
She takes Kona off her shoulder and holds him with both of her arms again. She then headed for the door as Tony and Will went with her. "Are you guys coming along?" She asked. "No. We got to get to the hangar for guard duty." Will told her. "Oh, okay then. I'll see you guys later." Trude said. "Alright, witches. Until then, we'll be at the hangar if you guys need us." Tony said to them. They nod in response, and thus the three of them head out to their destinations.
~Kona and Yoshika's Room, 1:26 P.M.~
Trude enters the room and places the unconscious Kona into bed. She sighs as she says to him: "I'm sorry, Kona. I had no choice. This is for your's and Miyafuji's safety." Soon, Brian entered and greets her with a hug. "Trude." "Brian." She greets back with a kiss. "What is it that you wanted me here for?" He asked. "Look." She told him. He stares over her to her direction as he finds Kona in bed. "Kona? What happened to him, Trude?" Brian asked. "I... had to knock him out." She regretfully told him.
"What? Why? Is he still pissed off with that thing with the human-Neuroi that he's been talking about?" He questions her as she nods in response. "He's been trying to push his theory about his encounter all day. He's been trying to prove to us about how the Neuroi could develop human emotions like us. I can understand how you guys can take his word for it. But for us witches, considering the fact that we've been fighting the Neuroi for 9 years now, we just couldn't believe him." Trude said.
"I, can see why... The guys and I have only been here for a few months now, and even with the info that us guys know as of now, that's nothing compared to how much you and the witches know about the Neuroi from us." Brian said. "Yeah, I hear you." Trude added. "Still, with whatever he told you guys, it's still a possibility." He tells her. "It is... But we're really inclined to believe that it isn't." She replied. "Well, it's probably for the best, if you guys don't agree, it's fine with us. But with Kona, I'm not so sure, though..." Brian said as they both looked at him.
"If he and Yoshika gets up and reaches for their Striker unit, you and the others have to stop them from flying away, got it?" Trude ordered. "We'll try our hardest." Brian assured.
The next early morning...
~5:49 A.M.~
The early sky was covered in dark clouds as a rainstorm brewed over the base of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing. The wizards, whom were still on guard duty along with Keisuke Hijikata by their side, were keeping watch from inside the hangar, now that it was raining outside the runway.
Meanwhile, Trude returns with Yoshika to lock her inside her's and Kona's room for the night. "All right, Miyafuji. This is it. You and Shinkawa may only leave your room when absolutely necessary." She tells her, leaving the door behind with a padlock on it. "Why won't anyone believe us? It's not fair. Maybe we were wrong." Yoshika said to herself as she sat on the bed, but disagreed afterwards. Then at a moment's notice, Kona wakes up to find Yoshika sitting by the edge. "Yoshika..." He called to her as he got up.
Yoshika turns around to find Kona awoken from his slumber. "Ah, Kona!" She replies to his call as she throws herself onto him, hugging him. Kona blushes in reaction, but hugs her back in relief to see her again. He kisses her in the forehead and asks: "Yoshika. How long was I out and what time is it now?" "It's 5:50 in the morning right now. Everyone's been telling me that Capt. Barkhorn knocked you out when you kept trying to tell them what we saw that day, and I got worried. But I'm glad to know that you're okay now." She tells him. "Thanks, Yoshika." He replied as she nods back.
"*sighs* So what are we gonna do now, Yoshika? We're locked in our room, and there seems to be no way out for us..." Kona said. "I wonder. Should we try again?" Yoshika asked. They both remember their encounter one last time before they make an ultimatum.
"Yes. Definitely. It seems to be the only way for us." He answered as they both got out of bed. "Yeah... we have to. We have to find out for ourselves." She agreed with him. She stares out the window as Kona asks: "Any ideas?" "Yeah, I got an idea..." She responds.
Music: Example - Close Enemies
Meanwhile, Craig and Perrine were still by Mio's side in her hospital bed as they were having a talk with her. "May I start up by saying that you're always too nice to them. I mean, all you did was take them in and let them be a part of saving the world. And what did they do, they turn around and get you injured." Perrine said to her.
There's light at the end of the tunnel
"Would you please stop with dragging their asses down for their mistakes, Perrine?" Craig asked in frustration. "I'm sorry, Craig. It's just that... I thought we'd lose her.
There's fight at the heart of a struggle
I mean I know that everything is okay now and you survived and I know... I know it's mostly because of their magic but... just because I don't have powers like them... doesn't mean that their..." Perrine rambled until Mio stops her from talking.
Your smile should've told me you're trouble
"Sorry..." She apologizes, kneeling down to her as Mio pets her head. "People told me. I know that you and Craig never left my side the entire time. It means a lot. I'm very grateful." Mio told them. Perrine blushes and say to her: "Oh, thank you." "No. Both of you. Perrine. Craig. Thank you." She responded as Craig nods to her.
No more, no more, no more
~Hangar, 6:00 A.M.~
Kona and Yoshika peek inside from outside the runway to find that the wizards and Keisuke have left the hangar. Making the coast clear for them to takeoff without any trouble. "Good. They're gone. Come on." Kona notions her as they head inside.
You owned me when I told you I love you
They make it to their Striker Units, and as they were gearing up, Kona finds something lying on the ground. "What the? Is that-?" He mumbles as he crouches down to pick it up. "What is it, Kona?" Yoshika asks. He stands back up, carrying a Browning M1919 machine gun in his hands.
You buried all my worth with a shovel
"I found this lying around here. I think I'm gonna have to take this with me." Kona tells her. "(nods) Good idea." She replies as he puts the carrying strap over his shoulder, holstering the weapon behind his back. "Alright. You ready?" Kona asks as he puts on his headset.
Your smile should've told me you're trouble
Yoshika nods in response when suddenly, they heard Lynette and Brock calling to them. "Yoshika!" "Kona, stop!" "Lynne." "Brock? Lynne? What are you guys doing here?" Yoshika and Kona respond.
No more, no more, no more
Lynette and Brock, with his sniper cannon in hand, approaches them to try and stop them from taking off. "Please don't do this, guys. If they find out you left you'll get much worse than confinement." She begged them. "Lynne, Brock. We have to. It's the only way..." Kona tells her.
No more goodbyes,
(So so long,
So so long,
So so long,
Now)
"Look. I don't know anything about the Neuroi but I know you two. You're people who don't give up. On anything or anyone you really care about. That's why... that's why we're coming with you!" Lynette tells them.
No more white lies
"Huh?" Kona and Yoshika spoke. "Stay here. I'll come back and get ready." She says as begins to run and get her weapon. "Brock, Lynette, wait! You can't come with us!" Kona stopped her as he shouted.
You used to be the one true thing in my world
"Why not? 'cause we're not good enough?" Lynette asks in sadness. "No, it's not that. It's just that we really think we need to do this alone. Please..." Yoshika tells her as she turns around. "We're really sorry, guys. It's the only choice we have to make." Kona apologizes.
You told me that you love me
You're in love with yourself
"Kona, Yoshika, don't do this. We can't lose you now. Not after what happened yesterday." Brock pleaded. "Brock, I'm sorry. But, it's the only way..." Kona told him. Brock looks down in sadness but looks back up to him as they hug them both, with Lynne saying to them: "Please promise us you'll come back soon."
Shoulda listen to my mother
"We will. We promise." Kona answered her as they let go of each other. "We'll be waiting here for you." Lynne says to them. "Okay... We better get going now." Kona tells them. "Kona, if the other guys come in here, don't be surprised when I have to point my gun at you." Brock warns him as he nods in response.
You messed around the others
Now you're dead to me
During this, Tony and the others were about to head back to rest for a bit, but soon had the suspicion that something was off. "Guys. Hold up for a second." He told the wizards as they all stop walking.
I've been sleeping with the enemy
"What's wrong, Tony?" Nogla asked. "Something doesn't feel right. Kona was knocked out earlier today, but he could've woke up at some point." Tony said.
Should keep your best friends close by
"And?" Nogla questioned. "He was still determined to know more about the Neuroi and all." Tony continued. "So what you're trying to tell us is that...?" Lui asked.
Should keep your best friends close by
"He and Yoshika could have..." He paused before he realized what they've done.
You should keep your best friends close by
"Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit, man. Oh FUCK!" Tony continuously swore as he started running back to the hangar. "Guys, we have to hurry! They could be taking off at any second!" He ordered as the others hurried along.
But keep your enemies closer
But keep your enemies closer
Kona and Yoshika started up their Striker Units and were about to take off before they heard someone shout to them. "KONA! YOSHIKA, STOP!" Tony yelled at them, making them turn to look at them. "Tony?!" They spoke.
So many evil talents you juggled
"Don't you dare and try flying away from here! Or else, the guys and I will have no choice but to shoot at you both." He threatened as they all aimed at them.
It's fair to say you didn't act subtle
"Tony, we're sorry. But, we have to do this! This is our only option now!" Kona yelled back.
Your smile should've told me you're trouble
"Then you guys leave me no choice. Wizards! OPEN FIRE! OPEN FIRE!" He demanded as the wizards was about to pull the triggers.
No more, no more, no more
"Holy shit! Yoshika, it's time to go!" Kona shouted. "Okay! Here we go!" Yoshika says as they began to head outside. The wizards immediately started getting on their Striker Units as they were moving far away from them. They were both soon in the air as they tried to flee the base.
Came crashing down I'm staring at rubble
The wizards began to open fire on them without any hesitation as they try and dodge the attacks. Kona then activates his shield and unholsters his M1919 machine gun.
They need to send you into space in a shuttle
He deactivates the shield and yells to his friends: "I'm sorry, guys! IT'S THE ONLY WAY!" He fires directly at them as they react in shock and halt their flight, pulling up their shields to block the bullets from coming at them. Kona then puts away his weapon as he and Yoshika fly off into the distance.
Your smile should've told me you're trouble
No more, no more, no more
The witches were currently in the meeting room as they were discussing the current situation. "Sergeant Miyafuji and Shinkawa have escaped!" Minna shouted as she slammed her hands down on the podium.
No more goodbyes,
(So so long,
So so long,
So so long,
Now)
"What?!" "But how?!" Shirley and the witches spoke. "Impressive..." Erica quipped. "Those idiots..." Trude muttered.
No more white lies
"What's wrong with them? I hope headquarters doesn't find out about this. We need to bring them back immediately." Minna ordered before the phone started to ring. She picks it up, speaking with whoever was on the line.
You used to be the one true thing in my world
"Hello, this is the 501st... Yes... But... Your Excellency, they're... No, I understand completely." She spoke as she hung up.
You told me that you loved me
You're in love with yourself
"Listen up. Headquarters has commanded us to shoot down Miyafuji and Shinkawa." Minna reported. "Huh?!" Lynne reacted in shock.
Shoulda listen to my mother
Kona and Yoshika, meanwhile, flew upwards through the clouds and found themselves in the open sky as the sun was shining up ahead.
You messed around the others
Now you're dead to me
"I think that's everything. Perrine, Craig, I need you both to take care of the major while we're out there." Minna ordered. "Right." "On it." Perrine and Craig respond, leaving afterwards.
I've been sleeping with the enemy
Lynette started to head out with the others before Minna stops her. "Hold on a minute, Lynne." "Yes?" She responds.
Should keep your best friends close by
"I'm gonna need you to stay here. It's just for today. But I'm gonna need you to stay behind in confinement in Yoshika and Kona's place." She ordered.
Should keep your best friends close by
"Right." Lynne replies. Minna takes a deep breath and mentally spoke: 'What is it with these magicians from Fuso...'
You should keep your best friends close by
The wizards continued to try and chase after the two before they receive a transmission from Minna.
But keep your enemies closer
"Wizards, listen to me. This is an order from headquarters. If you do find Sergeants Miyafuji and Shinkawa anywhere, shoot them down at all costs." She commanded as the wizards gasp in shock.
But keep your enemies closer
During all of this, Craig and Perrine were back with Mio as she soon sneezed. "Major, are you okay? Do you need a doctor?" She asked her.
Strange and deranged
Seek fame was the name of the game
Defeat rivals Abel and Kane
Get trophies they'll look great in a frame
"No, I'm okay. So this is all because of them?" Mio asks. "Yea. It's because of Yoshika and Kona that everyone is losing their shit." Craig said.
What would you have done, take all the blame?
With your hands held firm over naked flames
Being grilled now you're shaking again
Faking the pain, dark visions of Satan
"I know. Perrine, Craig, I have a favor to ask of you. And you're the only ones who can help me with this." Mio says to them. "Oh, right." "Yes, ma'am." Perrine and Craig respond.
Contemplating, talking man to man
She was a girl on film Duran Duran
She called me her ape man orang-utan
Me Tarzan, she Jane
Hours pass as Yoshika and Kona finally arrive to the area where they encountered the Neuroi witch.
"So this is has to be the place where we saw it, right?" Kona said to Yoshika. "I think we were around here, somewhere." Yoshika responded.
Take all the blame I'm the bloke in the chorus
We were sweet once everybody saw us
I ain't flawless still unsure
I loved us but I loved me more
Suddenly, the Neuroi witch hastily approaches them as they react in surprise. They take a good look at it, as it almost resembled Yoshika's physique.
You used to be the one true thing in my world
Kona and Yoshika stood by from where they were as they and Neuroi stare at each other for quite a while. Soon, the Neuroi started taking off as they both accelerated to catch up with it.
You told me that you loved me
You're in love with yourself
They flew ahead to the dark cloud where the Neuroi was leading them into, while during this, the witches and wizards were hot on their tail and stop as they see what's going on.
Shoulda listen to my mother
"They're over there. I can see them now together." Erica reported. "Neuroi! That's the bastard that shot the Major." Trude said as they along with the wizards aimed their weapons at them.
You messed around the others
Now you're dead to me
"Ladies, gentlemen, hold up!" Will ordered. "What for?" Trude inquired. "Look! What is that?" Shirley notions to the dark cloud ahead as everyone stared in bewilderment. "The Neuroi hive..." Minna told them.
I've been sleeping with the enemy
"Holy shit... Just look at that, guys!" Lui said. "I've never seen that before. So that's where they come from?" Erica asks. "It has to be. I mean where the fuck else would they be hiding at?" Tyler spoke.
Should keep your best friends close by
"Many of our allies have attacked in order to try and destroy it. But damn it! No one's ever been able to get close enough." Trude told them. "Until now. Yoshika and Kona's going inside." Francesca said. "What?!" Trude asked in shock. "Oh shit, that can't be good." Brian spoke.
Should keep your best friends close by
Kona fly up into the Neuroi hive as their in wonderment as to where they've been hiding in all this time. 'Great... Back in the clouds again...' Kona thought to himself.
The wizards and witches watch from afar as they get enveloped inside the hive. "They just went in." Shirley reported. "What the hell is gonna happen to them?" Johnny asked.
You should keep your best friends close by
"I don't think anyone's ever done that before." Erica commented. "It's all part of their trap!" Trude said.
But keep your enemies closer
"That's it! Come on, guys! We have to get in there, now!" Lui shouted as he was about to go in there himself.
But keep your enemies closer
Minna stops him before he could take off. "Get back over here. I think we should wait a while." Minna told them. "*sighs* I hope they'll be alright in there." Tony said in concern. "They will, Tony. They've encounter it first, so the Neuroi won't do them any harm." Minna assures them as all they could do was watch and hope for the best for Kona and Yoshika.
Background Music: Steve Angello - Tiger
Kona and Yoshika, meanwhile, dive deep inside the heart of the Neuroi hive when suddenly a light flashes and they're left confused of what's about to happen. "What in the hell?" "What is this?" Kona and Yoshika question before they're shown a map of the European coast. They look around before they find the Neuroi witch with a core beside it.
"Is that the... core?" Yoshika asks. "It is. But, it's bigger than it normally is." Kona said, noticing it's unusual size. They fly over to it where soon, visions start to appear around them when during this, they are shown a flashback as to when the First Neuroi War had began. They see a Neuroi enemy type that was almost shaped like a heavy fighter plane. Then they were shown an earlier point to where they saw Mio there on an assault. They see the Neuroi destroyed as Mio breaks away from it and soon she was attacked, but had her shield and deflected the lasers.
"Sakamoto, no!" Yoshika cried out. "Hey, wait a second, what's that?" Kona spoke as the next event they saw was the remains of a Neuroi being discovered by scientists. "A Neuroi fragment?" Yoshika questions. "I didn't think a Neuroi's remains would still be around even after they're destroyed." Kona said. They then see the core being used in some kind of research facility. "What the? What are they using it for?" "Where is that?" They asked further. Then the visions got to the point where Kona and Yoshika first encountered the Neuroi witch.
"Wha-! Yoshika! That's us!" Kona exclaimed. "It is!" Yoshika agreed. They both turn to look at the Neuroi beside them. Yoshika extends her arm out to the Neuroi as it does the same. It notions Kona to do it as well, and with no other choice to make, he also extends his arm to it.
From the outside of the hive, the witches and wizards were still waiting for Kona and Yoshika to come out of there okay. "They still haven't come out yet." Erica said. "Ah christ, dude. What the hell is that Neuroi doing in there to them? It's been like 10 minutes so far." Tyler inquired. "Patience, Colburn. I'm sure they'll be out of there soon." Minna calmly said. Just before Kona and Yoshika could make hand-to-hand contact with the Neuroi, it instantly teleports away from them. "Hey, where did you-?!" "Wait, come back!" Kona and Yoshika shout.
The Neuroi witch teleports outside of the hive, revealing itself to the witches and wizards. "Holy shit! Guys, there it is!" Tyler warned everyone. "But where's Kona and Yoshika?" Francesca questioned. "They're not here. It was a diversion!" Tony said. "Witches! Wizards! Scram!" Will ordered. "Yes, sir!" They all respond as they broke away from the Neuroi's position. As they were flying out of reach from it, something else was flying in their positions. "What in the hell is that over there?" Brian questioned.
"Look!" Trude alerted everyone. They stare from afar to find an unknown aircraft flying around. "Hey! Where did you go?!" Yoshika tried calling for the Neuroi, but to no avail. "It must be outside! Damn, what the hell is going on out there? I hope the others are okay!" Kona said.
Back outside the hive, the mysterious flying craft attacks the Neuroi witch directly as it fires its artillery in it's direction. The smoke clears as it reveals that it left no effect on the Neuroi. The Neuroi witch then lets loose as it fires it's miasma lasers at the witches and wizards. They quickly pull up their shields, blocking the surprise attack. "Wwaah! HOLY SHIT, BRO! This fucking Neuroi's not showing any mercy!" Lui shouted as he and Francesca were dodging the lasers sporadically. "I know! This is insane as all hell!" Johnny replied as he and Shirley were doing the same.
"What do we do? We've never seen beams like this before." Francesca inquired. "I don't know. This is bad. Just keep moving!" Shirley told them. "Where's the other one? Just what is that thing?" Erica questioned in urgency. Minna and the others look to what's far ahead as the unidentified aircraft transforms into some kind of mecha unit. "Is that a..." Minna spoke before the unit started charging a beam. It fires away as the others stare in shock. "Oh shit, that's a huge ass beam!" Nogla shouted. "Is that thing a Neuroi, too?" Shirley inquired.
The beam passes through the Neuroi, potentially destroying it as it crosses with the Neuroi hive as Kona and Yoshika were caught in the sudden attack. They scream in terror and lose control as the core was shot in front of them. Johnny, Lui, Shirley, Francesca and the others wizards approached the rest of them as they try and figure out what's going on. "It took out the Neuroi in one hand." Shirley reported. "Yeah. There's no way it could've survived that. *sighs* Just, what the hell is going on here?" Logan asked in demand.
"I don't know." Trude said. "That beam. I don't think we've ever seen power like that." Shirley said. During this, Lui and Francesca soon notice that Kona and Yoshika were plummeting towards the sea below them. "Oh fuck! KONA!" "YOSHIKA!" Lui and Francesca shout as they quickly head down to save them. "Hang on, guys! WE'RE COMING!" Johnny shouted as he and Shirley followed behind them. Will and Minna see the mecha unit transform back into its aircraft form as it takes off into the distance, away from them. Just then, Brian, Logan and Tony reports to them with:
"Commander Minna! Will!" They turn to look at them to hear what they have to tell them. "Report in, wizards." Minna says to them. "Kona and Yoshika is headed down to the ocean but Lui, Francesca, Johnny and Shirley has got them covered." Logan reported. Will and Minna look at each other and then nods to the three. "Good. Hope they'll be alright. But for now, it looks like the Neuroi is destroyed by whatever the hell that flying unit was... Let's just hurry and return to base." Will commanded. "Right." The boys respond.
"Guys, grab Kona and Yoshika, let's haul ass and get the hell out of here." Logan called out to Lui, Johnny, Shirley and Francesca. "Got it!" They all respond over the transmission. The wizards make their way back to the base as Will and Minna stay behind, waiting to meet up with Kona and Yoshika.
~501st Joint Fighter Wing Base, Hangar, 9:08 A.M.~
Meanwhile, at the base, Craig and Perrine were with Mio inside the hangar as they were trying to help her out with something. "Um, do you think it'll fit?" Perrine asks her. "Yeah. Just a little bit further... Right there. You got it." Mio tells them. Suddenly, a light shined on them, as they freeze in fear. "Oh fuck. We've been spotted!" Craig muttered, worried. "Look's like it started..." Mio spoke.
Back at the area of where the Neuroi hive previously stood, Kona and Yoshika approach Commander Minna and Will with Johnny, Shirley, Lui and Francesca by their side. "Kona, Yoshika. You guys okay?" Francesca asked them. "Yeah... We're fine. Will, Commander Minna. What happened to the Neuroi?" Kona asked them. Minna doesn't answer his question but instead tells them: "Sergeant Miyafuji, Shinkawa. You are both detained for a crime of absence without leave." Kona and Yoshika gasp in guilt for what they've gotten themselves into. "Return to base!" Minna ordered.
At the base, Tony and Logan return early to find that Maloney and his men had already arrived. "Oh fuck! Logan, look!" Tony tells him. "What is it?" Logan asks as he looked ahead. "Maloney. He's here!" He confirmed. "Shit, I'll get Will and the others on the line." Logan said.
As they were heading back. Will and Minna receive the transmission that Logan sent. "This is Commanders Will and Minna. What is it?" Will responded. "Will, Minna. You and the others got to get back here now! We've got company, and you're not gonna be happy to see who's there!" Logan warned them. "What? Will, who could he mean by that?" Minna asked him as Will closed his eyes in frustration. "Maloney..." He responds. "No way..." She said. "Let's hurry anyways. Come on!" He ordered everyone as they accelerated behind him.
When they make it back, they find Maloney standing by the runway with his men in formation, waiting for them to land. Will and Minna approach Maloney as they come to a halt in their flight. "So, we meet again, Air Marshal Trevor Maloney..." Will greeted him politely, with anger clearly shown in his face. "Welcome back, commanders. Very good work." He commended them as the others landed. Suddenly, the unknown mecha unit they saw earlier returns and lands behind Maloney. "Oh shit, it's that thing again." Tyler said. Also, the soldiers surrounding them, immediately aims their weapons to the witches and wizards, causing the wizards to retaliate by pulling their firearms out as well. "YOU ALL STAY BACK, YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!" "BACK UP! BACK UP! BACK UP!" "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" "FREEZE, YOU BASTARDS!" "FUCK OFF, YOU CANDYASSES!" The wizards shout loudly, nearly ready to fire on them as they all put their shields up in front of them to protect themselves and the witches. "Maloney, what in god's name is going on here?!" Tony and Will angrily question him as he only smugs at them. Kona and Yoshika freeze in motion as they're left afraid of what is about to happen to all of them.
To Be Continued...
Ending Theme: Nicky Romero ft. Krewella - Legacy (Save My Life)
Tony: And with that. That concludes the first of the last three episodes of Strike Wizards. Oh boy, was this a long time coming, but thank god it's done. Now I've only got two more to go.
Kona: Wow, that was pretty intense. Do you think so, Yoshika?
Yoshika: Yeah, it got real serious real quick.
Mio: That determination of yours though, Shinkawa. Never have I seen someone with that kind of amount before.
Kona: Was that supposed to be some kind of compliment? (nods her head) Oh. Thanks, I guess.
Tony: Alright I think it's about time we call it here. So, please, Kona, Yoshika, Mio. Close out the show for us.
Kona: On it.
Mio: As you wish, Tony.
Yoshika: We got it.
Kona: So that does it for this episode of Strike Wizards. As always, be sure to follow/favorite the story to be alerted when the next episode/chapter comes up. Let us know what you think about this episode down in the comments/review box below, and constructive criticism is always welcome.
Yoshika: Shout out goes to "VanossGaming" as our featured YouTuber for this episode, and to our fellow writer, Dilnos521, for following the story. Please do us a favor and check out his "Strike Heroes" series as its one of the inspirations for this story.
Mio: And last but not least, all of the social media links including the music featured in this story will be in the profile page.
Tony: With all that said and done. Thanks for reading everyone. Just one more thing before we take our leave, and I'm guessing this will be a regular occurrence, but I apologize for missing out, so happy birthday to you, Johnny, Logan and Lynette on the 2nd and 17th of May and the 11th of June, respectively.
Johnny: Thanks, bro! I appreciate it.
Logan: Yeah, thanks man, and don't worry about being late, I already re-tweeted you.
Lynette: Thanks, Tony. It means a lot.
Tony: Alright, that does it for this episode. Until next time, I'm the Rocket Gamer,
Yoshika: My name is Yoshika Miyafuji,
Mio: I'm Mio Sakamoto,
Wizards: We're the Strike Wizards,
Witches: We're the Strike Witches,
Kona: This has been Kona, and with that, thank you very much for reading, and have a nice day/night.
Tony: Now then, back to what's been pissing the shit out of me before the show started. (turns to MiniLadd)
Craig: Dude, there's nothing I can do to change it. You're just gonna have to deal with it for as long as I keep this on my head.
Tony: But still, it's so annoying for me to look at!
(both walk out along with Perrine following behind)
