A/N: Hello everyone I am back with the next chapter of "Neon Genesis Striker Redux". This chapter will again be different from the episode.
Disclaimer: I don't own Strike Witches or Evangelion
Thanks to my beta reader Makuhari-fan01
A cool Autumn breeze swept across the city of Tokyo. It was a busy day in the neighborhood of Kabukichō as many people moved about. Among these were Hanna Marseilles and Erica Hartmann who was being dragged again her will.
"Hanna, how much longer do we have?" asked Hartmann.
"Just a little more. I need new clothes for the cool Autumn season." answered Hanna.
"Oh geez." sighed Hartmann.
"Oh come on Erica. We're off duty right now." said Hanna.
"I rather be sleeping." moaned Hartmann.
"Geez, we're from Karlsland; it's our duty to prove that we're better." said Hanna.
"You're spewing out nationalism." noted Hartmann.
"That's because I'm a Karlslander and damn proud of it." boasted Hanna.
"Minna, Rai and I aren't don't spew nationalism; even Trude's nationalism isn't that devout." stated Hartmann.
"I feel sorry for you than." said Hanna.
"Oh man." said Hartmann.
"Speaking of Minna, she's let me off my cleaning duties." noted Hanna.
"She's probably too busy with our operation." said Hartmann to herself.
Hanna and Hartmann finished with their shopping and parted ways. Hanna returned home and had dinner with Yoshika and Sakamoto. As they eat, Sakamoto spoke up.
"It seems intelligence has said a Neuroi should be arriving soon." began Sakamoto.
"How sure are we of this?" asked Hanna.
"It comes from the Allied command." answered Sakamoto.
What do we know?" asked Hanna.
"They'll be a new Neuroi attack within the week. Thus we'll be putting you girls on standby." explained Sakamoto.
"Sounds good to me." said Hanna.
"I don't mind." added Yoshika.
"Woof!" barked Kuji Kanesada.
The next day, the girls were all gathered at school for their classes. The morning had gone by normally and it seemed this would be a routine day. When lunch rolled around, the girls headed out to enjoy their lunch.
"Damn, that smells good Yoshika." stated Shirley.
"Oh it's nothing. Just a simple bento box." said Yoshika humble.
"Well it sure smells good." said Lynne.
"I want to try! I want to try!" declared Lucchini.
"Sure, here you go." replied Yoshika.
Yoshika picked up a piece of tuna with her chopsticks and was giving it to Francesca when Hanna suddenly snatched it away and ate it herself.
"Hey!" snapped Lucchini.
"Please clam down Francesca." said Maria, holding Lucchini back.
"This is good." said Hanna chewing the tuna.
"That was mine." huffed Lucchini.
"I'm glad you liked it but, that was meant for Francesca." added Yoshika.
"Eh. I'll admit you're a good cook Miyafuji. Hell, you might even be better than Rai." said Hanna, swallowing the tuna.
"Thanks." said Yoshika.
"Hanna, you'll never change." said Barkhorn.
"Oh please. Once you're a highly decorated solider of Karlsland than you can talk." replied Hartmann.
"Don't start." sighed Hartmann.
"Hanna, I have a reason why I don't fight." said Barkhorn.
"You're too afraid." said Hanna.
"That's not it!" snapped Barkhorn.
"Please stop you two." begged Hartmann.
"Then tell us why." said Hanna.
"I can't." said Barkhorn looking away.
"Well, when you finally admitted you're a coward." said Hanna.
"I'm not going to let you bait me." said Barkhorn who angrily stormed off.
"Good bye." said Hanna with sarcasm.
"Dammit Hanna." sighed Hartmann.
"What?" asked Hanna confused.
"You were a real jerk to Trude." answered Hartmann.
"Geez Erica, I don't see how you can be friends with her." said Hanna.
"You don't know Trude like I do." replied Hartmann.
Meanwhile, a routine training was about to begin. Two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter planes were ready to take off. One squadron was from the Imperial Fuso Army Air Service and other was from the Imperial Fuso Naval Air Service. Veteran witch Tomoko Anabuki was overseeing the training while watching the army and naval leaders.
"It seems that I might be promoted soon." noted Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka.
"Who says this war isn't a good thing." replied General Seishirō Itagaki.
"Those old warmongers, they way they act you'd think this was a soccer game." said Tomoko to herself.
"Ma'am, we're ready to begin." reported a solider.
"Thanks." said Tomoko.
The planes took off and began their mock battle. Everything was going fine until a large red beam suddenly destroyed a large number of planes.
"Neuroi!" exclaimed General Itagaki.
"Prepare a Striker. I'm going up." said Tomoko.
"With all due respect, your magic is much weaker now than the Fuso Sea Incident. I believe this is bad idea." said Rear Admiral Tanaka.
Tomoko ran off a nearby hanger and grabbed a nearby Type 99 rifle from the armory, then jumped into a Striker and took off. She was soon battling the Neuroi but, quickly found herself being overpowered. Seeing this, the base commander decided the 501st Joint Fighter Wing need to be called in.
At their base, the 501st had been training all day. The girls were exhausted and resting while Sakamoto stood nearby.
"I'll let you girls rest for now. But, then we're right back to work." said Sakamoto.
"Oh." moaned Shirley.
"Hey, where's Erica?" asked Yoshika, noticing the blonde was not present.
"She said something about an important meeting." answered Hanna.
"That's weird." Shirley was saying when suddenly the alarm went off.
"Neuroi!" exclaimed the girls.
Meanwhile, Hartmann was sitting under a tree with a cigarette in her mouth. She had her her eyes closed and was enjoying her the peaceful environment. She took took a drag of her cigarette when someone walked up to her.
"Hello Erica." said Elma Leivonen.
"Hey. How was it?" asked Erica.
"Good. It should be done within the month." answered Elma.
"That's perfect!" declared Hartmann,.
"Let's just hope Air Marshal Maloney doesn't find out." said Elma, when the alarm went off.
"I've got to go." said Erica finishing her cigarette.
"I'll talk to Minna." stated Elma.
The witches raced off and met up in the hanger. They grabbed their weapons, hopped into their Striker units and took off into the sky. As they approached, Hanna headed over to Hartmann.
"Hey Erica, where the heck were you?" asked Hanna.
"I had a meeting." answered Hartmann.
"That coward Barkhorn." scoffed Hanna.
"Actually no." replied Hartmann.
"A secret lover maybe." proposed Hanna.
"That's enough!" ordered Sakamoto.
The witches continued flying until they found their foe. The Neuroi had a large black bomber shape. They saw the destroyed ruins of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter planes on the ground, and could see a lone witch fighting the Neuroi by herself.
"It can't be." said Hattori amazed.
"Who's that?" asked Shirley.
"Tomoko Anabuki. The heroine from the Fuso Sea Incident." answered Sakamoto.
"Glad to see the cavalry." said Tomoko as she blinked and stared, "Mio...Mio Sakamoto."
"Great to see you again ma'am." said Sakamoto, moving her eye patch.
"I'd heard you'd turn into a fine witch and it seems that is the case." replied Tomoko.
"The core is dead center." stated Sakamoto.
"You'll in command Major." said Tomoko.
"How are you doing?" asked Sakamoto.
"Honestly, I'm weak." answered Tomoko.
"With all due respect, I think you should fall back." replied Sakamoto.
"It's up to you." said Tomoko, flying away.
"Listen up. We're using the 'V' formation. Miyafuji and myself, Lynnette and Perrine, Hattori and Eila, Hanna and Hartmann, Shirley and Lucchini." explained Sakamoto.
"Yes ma'am!" called the girls.
"That raccoon dog is paired with the Major yet again." said Perrine to herself.
"Let's go!" cried Sakamoto.
The witches scrambled into action and began battling the Neuroi. Their foe proved very difficult and was clearly harder to fight than the earlier ones.
The Neuroi seemed to quickly learn their patterns and counter their plans. The witches found themselves in a fierce dogfight with their foe.
"Damn, this bastard is tough." said Hanna.
"Keep fighting Hanna!" ordered Sakamoto.
"I'm trying ma'am." said Hanna.
"Don't try, do it!" cried Sakamoto.
The witches continued their assault on the Neuroi with little luck. As they battled their alien enemy, Perrine could not help but peer over at Yoshika.
"That dirty raccoon dog is too close to the Major." snarled Perrine.
"Um Perrine, can you help?" asked Lynne.
"I'm coming." answered Perrine.
Perrine rushed over and used her Tonnerre to damage the Neuroi. They two witches continued fighting but, Perrine was still focusing on Yoshika.
"Lynne, you've gotten friendly with the Miyafuji." said Perrine.
"Yes. Yoshika is really nice." said Lynne.
"Then tell me why she's so close to the Major." requested Perrine.
"I don't know." replied Lynne.
Just after Lynne's reply, a Neuroi beam came right at the girls. The two scrambled and avoided the attack.
"I think we should finish this later." said Lynne.
"Yes." agreed Perrine.
The battle with the Neuroi continued. About fifteen minutes into the battle, a shot from Shirley exposed the core. However, a Neuroi beam caused the busty redhead and Lucchini to fall back.
"We can't get to core!" called Shirley.
"Hartmann and Marseilles are the closest to the core! Take it out!" ordered Sakamoto.
"Yes ma'am!" called the two Karlsland witches.
"We're on it!" declared Hanna, chasing after the Neuroi.
"Hold on!" cried Hartmann following suit.
The two Karlsland witches went off and began attacking the Neuroi. The Neuroi attacked but, they managed to dodge them. Finding an opening Hanna took aim just as the Neuroi fired, causing her to fumble and dropped her gun. Yoshika flew in and managed to block the next Neuroi beam, and Hartmann too the opportunity to fire and destroy the Neuroi.
"You're lucky I let you take that shot." scoffed Hanna.
"Are you okay?" asked Yoshika.
"I'm fine." answered Hanna.
"Okay." said Yoshika with a smile.
The witches returned to the nearby field following the battle. The sight of destroyed planes and wounded men could not be avoided. Once they landed, they found Tomoki waiting for them.
"You ladies did an amazing job. You should be proud." said Tomoki.
"We were just doing our job." replied Sakamoto.
"Mio, you've grown a lot since since the Fuso Sea Incident." said Tomoki.
"Thank you ma'am." said Sakamoto.
"Um ma'am, I want to help healing the wounded." offered Yoshika.
"That is great but, our medics have the situation under wraps. Besides, you did enough battling the Neuroi." replied Tomoki.
"Not to mention protecting Hanna." added Hartmann.
"That was luck." huffed Hanna.
"There's a onsen nearby. You girls should stop by." said Tomoki.
"That sounds great. Thanks." said Sakamoto.
At the 501st Joint Fighter Wing Base, Anna Ferrara was walking down the hallways toward the office of Wing Commander Minna. She arrived just as Elma Leivonen leaving.
"What was that about?" asked Anna.
"It seems we'll be able to pickup "it" up within the month." answered Minna, "Elma already told Erica."
"That's good to hear. As long as Malony doesn't find out we'll be fine." replied Ferrara.
"He can't know." said Minna.
"Should we tell Major Sakamoto?" asked Ferrara.
"No." answered Minna.
At the nearby onsen, the witches were finally able to relax. The sunset had turned the sky orange and the witches were all enjoying the warm water.
"This so nice. I just wish Sanya could be here." said Eila.
"Behold the body of a Karlslander." proclaimed Hanna proudly.
"Geez." said Hartmann, doing a doggy paddle.
"You might be nice but, nothing will beat me." replied Shirley, grabbing her breasts.
"Shirley." Lucchini sighed in awe, embracing Shirley's breasts.
"That giant jiggly-jugs aren't that great." huffed Hanna jealous.
"Hey Hanna, don't you think you should thanks Yoshika?" asked Hartmann.
"I don't see why." answered Hanna.
"She protected you from the Neuroi." noted Lynne.
"Come on Hanna." said Hartmann.
"Fine. Thanks Yoshika for helping me." said Hanna.
"It's okay." said Yoshika, despite the other girls questionable sincerity.
"Miyafuji, I want to say you did a great job today." said Sakamoto.
"Thanks ma'am." said Yoshika with a smile.
A/N: There goes chapter ten. This was different than the episode and I am sorry for mentioning the volcano than removing it. Next time, Tokyo losses power when a Neuroi attacks. Please review.