"Time?" Kiri said as he woke from his nap.

Artemis looked over her readout and called back, "Five minutes"

Kiri nodded his head and headed towards Podagros. Before he could mount, however, DA Haru held his arm back. The look he gave Kiri was full of confusion and worry.

"What are you planning Nii-san? Are you going to just throw your life away for some sentiment about your past? Look at what you're throwing away. A family, friends, your own personal glory. If you die here, there's a good chance you won't enter the throne."

Kiri looked at his 'younger' brother with a critical eye then smiled, "Why Haru, I didn't know you cared." Haru had to resist smashing his brother's snide face in. Was this truly his brother Kiritsugu? He remembered Kiritsugu always being so formal to everyone, especially after the battle. This one? Root, he barely took anything seriously anymore. Like he had seen the irony of life and found it amusing or something. That seemed crazy to the multi-century old Dark Apostle. The irony of life wasn't amusing to him, just morbid.

Kiri swept his brother's hand aside and climbed up Podagros. "You want to know why I do what I do? So does everyone else." He flashed a smile, "Get used to it." His reasons were his own, and it was no one else's problem. He knew the paths available to him, king or knight, ruler or vagabond. He had made his choice, and had little to no regrets about it. He maneuvered Podagros into the pod and shut the door with a button. Kiri strapped himself down on his artificial horse and said on the radio, "Ready for drop."

"Copy that." Artemis responded, "ETA One Minute." Artemis calmly watched the horizon as they approached the holy city of Jerusalem. Their target, the Holy Sepulchre. To the public, it was a place of worship. To the Churhc, however, it is an armory of some of the most powerful anti-freak weapons in the world. The stone of anointing? Ha, that stone covers some ancient weapons that predate Arturia's time. These relics left in an area of heavy worship have been absorbing residual power for centuries and even millennia for a few. Yet, of all of them, the Sword of Godfrey would be the strongest in the armory as it is displayed for the public to see and worship directly. Faith is the fuel for noble phantasms.

"ETA ten seconds." She radioed back. "Prepare for a quick drop and run."

"Ready." Kiri responded.

"Opening bay doors. Dropping in five, four, three, two, one."

Kiri felt his stomach leave him again as he fell for a few brief seconds before the pod crashed into the ground, bounced once, then skidded to a stop. "Good drop." Kiri complimented as Podagros kicked the doors open. "Keep the Hippalectryon ready for a hot grab."

"Copy that." Artemis responded. Below her, various missile sites rose from the ground and began targeting her. "Holy city my $$." She muttered as the secret fortress began activating it's defenses. The Church had no idea who they were in this world, thus, as soon as she 'bombed' them, she was labeled an enemy. "Come on," She muttered, "Try and hit me. I'm the goddess of the hunt, worship me." She glanced at a monitor and saw that she had gotten the pod to stop right outside the door of the target building. She smiled at that, mentally she added expert bomber to her list of skills. How many bombers could get a drop pod to land right next to the target? She evaded two missiles and blew up a SAM site with ease. She then sent the Hippalectryon in a tight turn losing two missiles following her and headed back to the pod for pick up. Sure enough, Kiritsugu had burst out of the Holy Sepulchre holding a package in his shield arm while his sword arm finished knocking out the last guards. He then went back into the pod and hit the button inside that sealed the doors and shot a cable attacked to a rocket into the sky. Once a certain distance was hit, the rocket shut off, and a massive balloon inflated.

Artemis steered the plane to the cable and caught it in a special groove imbedded on the Hippalectryon. The pod shot up from the ground and was quickly hauled behind the Hippalectryon. Artemis regretted ending the hunt so soon, but there was no time to indulge in her appetites. Instead, she flicked a switch that caused massive amounts of flares to fill the air behind her. She then flicked a second switch that began bringing the pod back into the plane. Once the pod was back in, the cable was detached and allowed to drop allowing the Hippalectryon to become stealth once more. By the time any fighters were dispatched to chase them, they would be long gone and lost from radar.

The whole operation had taken less than three minutes. Not quite a new record, but fairly close. Behind her, she could hear Kiri walk up to her.

"Good job kitten." Kiri said with a smile. Artemis gritted her teeth for a second, but nodded her thanks. Kiri then sat into the secondary piloting seat. "I'll take over here." Kiri said placing the compass in the cup holder beside him. Artemis shrugged, then flipped controls over to the old man.

Behind them, they heard the final member of the operation walk up behind them. "You're crazy brother if you think you've lost them."

Kiri turned his head back to smile at his brother then went back to flying. "I know." "They'll chase you with the greatest of thier forces to make a point to anyone who steals from them." "I know." Kiri said gently, "It's going perfectly."

Haru raised an eyebrow. "You want them to chase you." He stated

"Yes."

Haru sighed, "Alright Nii-san, I hope you know what you're doing."

"Always." Kiri reassured his brother. "Strap in brother, who knows how long we're in the clear."

Part two of the operation was complete, only the final phase remained.