Finally, I finished this chapter. It took me a while to wrote this as it had some action in it.
I'm sorry if the action scene is a bit dull or confusing, it's really hard to write an action scene and I never wrote one before.
Anyway please enjoy.
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Previously on Zero No Tsukaima: Life In Tokyo
With the help of Derflinger, Saito and Louise finally came up with a plan to solve the incident. But before they could take a rest, they were brought to meet the General who had issued their capture. Now, their fate lies in the outcome of the situation.
CHAPTER 10: TROUBLE WITH THE MILITARY (LAST PART)
Upon entering, the two saw a group of men sitting firmly behind a large desk. The men consist of the top officers of the JSDF including General Matsumoto Eda who seated in the middle of the group. Their eyes were fixed on the teens who were now being escorted towards them.
"Sir, I had brought the prisoners as you requested," said the Captain that had been escorting them while giving a salute.
"Good Captain, now please help them to their seats."
Saito and Louise were brought to the 2 chairs that had been put directly in front of the officer's desk. They were then handcuffed to the chair, making any movements impossible. This just makes their worries grew higher as it was impossible to execute their plan if they can't even move their hands.
"This is them? They looked like children to me," said one of the officers.
"Two kids as a terrorist? What has this world come into?" said another officer.
"Gentlemen, silence please," said the General. "We don't want to scare our guest now, do we."
The General gazes upon the two teens in front of him who look down to the floor to avoid eye contact. The General starts to speak in a welcoming voice so the two might ease up a little.
"Now allow me to introduce myself. My name is General Matsumoto Eda, the General of the JSDF. The one next to me is Admiral Kotaro and Colonel Hayato. And the two of you were Hiraga Saito and...,"the General left his sentence in the air expecting an answer from either of the two. Louise nervously gave out a response while slightly looking towards the General.
"L-Louise, Hiraga Louise."
"Another Hiraga? I thought they were just 4 of them," said Colonel Hayato.
"Sh-She's my wife, we're just recently married," replied Saito.
"Wife? Admiral Kotaro interrupted, "According to your files you were- oh wait that was 2 years ago. Now I assumed you were... 18? Well, I guess that's legal."
"Never mind that," said the General. "Now Saito and Louise do you two know why you were brought here?"
The two shook their heads trying to play the innocent, even though they already knew the answer.
"Well, let me tell you then," said Colonel Hayato trying to explain the situation. "Around 2 weeks ago one of the military fighter planes was stolen from our air base and till today we had not been able to locate it. So about why you two were here is because we had some eyewitness that saw our Mr. Saito here, at the air base. A taxi driver also claimed that he had dropped you off there. We also had a video footage from our security camera that recorded you infiltrating the air base and entering the fighter plane."
Saito and Louise gulped after hearing the statement. The evidence against Saito are solid, there is no way they can talk their way out of this. However, Saito still holds on to his innocent act by replying with, "Err.. S-so?"
"So, Hiraga Saito and Hiraga Louise," the General said. "We would like to ask you both a few questions if you don't mind of course. And then the two of you will be free to go."
It was obviously a lie, even a five-year-old could tell that. This is an interrogation, even if Saito gave an answer or not, the prison is already waiting for him. Saito knew he had to think of a way to get the handcuff off so they could proceed with their plan. Breaking it off is impossible as it was made from solid steel and pick locking isn't one of Saito's expertise. After some thoughts, he then comes up with a sly trick.
"For a questioning isn't the handcuffs a bit too much? It felt more like an interrogation,"said Saito still playing the innocent.
The request was ridiculous and the General certainly had no reasons to comply, but it just takes him a few moments to respond.
"I guess you have a point. Captain, please remove their handcuffs."
"What? But sir, I strongly advised against that."
"Tell me, Captain, even with their handcuffs off, does these two had the slightest chance of escaping this facility?"
"N- no sir."
"Then do as I said, Captain, or do I need to stressed that again?"
"Yes sir, following your orders."
The Captain reluctantly ordered his men to remove the handcuffs from the two. Saito is glad that the trick actually works. He knew that the General would be proud enough that he would remove their handcuff. This time, his pride would come with a consequence.
Saito stood up all of a sudden which caused the Captain and his men to become alerted and raised their guns.
"Just stretching myself a little, it's okay, right?" said Saito to calm the soldiers down.
The soldiers only replied with a silent glare and return back to their previous position.
Seeing the soldiers had eased up, Saito then makes eye contact with Louise and blink his right eye as if he was trying to say something. Louise who saw this knew what Saito meant.
[FLASHBACK AN HOUR AGO]
"When we are taken to meet the General, I want you to stay quiet Louise. Let me do all the talking."
"I'm okay with that, but what are you planning to do Saito?"
"Well, I will try to distract them for a while, then I will give you a signal to start the enchantment."
"What kind of signal?"
"Just wait for it, you will know it when you see it."
[END OF FLASHBACK]
Louise cautiously inserted her hand into her sleeve and pulled out the wand she had hidden while Saito rushed to her backside with a defensive stance. All eyes in the room were on them.
"Louise! Now!"
Louise stood up and pointed her wand directly towards the officers and began her enchantment.
Eu Les Hagaras, Tinha A Que,
Aras Spiritus, Esprit Res Mogul,
The soldiers were shocked and entirely confused with Louise's actions, but they knew she intended to do something that might endanger the General. They instantly raised their weapons towards Louise but were later stopped by the General himself.
"Wait! Don't fire! We need them alive, just grab them!."
The soldiers dropped their aim and rushed forward to grab the two teens.
"Well partner, it's time to be a hero again," said Derflinger.
"Even if I'm gonna die, it's best to act as a hero right?" Saito picks up the chair he had just sat on earlier and threw it to the soldiers hitting one of them. He later rushed forward armed with his fists to keep the soldiers at bay while Louise casts her spell.
One of the soldiers gave a straight jab, but Saito easily dodges it and countered with a punch toward the belly which is blocked by the soldier. Saito took a quick step back while dodging a punch from another soldier. Saito engaged in a fist fight with the two soldiers for a while, but every punch he made barely hit them. Most of the time Saito had to be on the defensive while dodging every blow. Luckily his past experience in battles had improved his reflexes or he would easily get hit.
"Partner left side!"
Hearing Derflinger warning Saito glanced to his left, but it was too late, a punch landed on his left cheek. The impact caused Saito to lose his balance before he receives another blow to his face. Saito fell off to the ground, but he quickly recovered and rose back to his feet.
"You, okay partner?"
"Yeah, I had faced worse than this, but these guys is pretty tough." Saito took a quick glance towards Louise who were still enchanting the spell."
Fragas Efter Les, Conses Gardien Lagul,
Esprit Lal Haras Memoria,
"She's already halfway, we just need a bit more time," said Derflinger.
Saito returns his attention on the soldiers, trying his best to stop them from reaching Louise. He delivered a few good punches and managed to knock one of them out, but he still has 3 more soldiers to beat.
The main door burst open, a group of soldiers later rushed inside without any warning catching Saito off guard as this was also not part of the plan.
"What the heck!? Reinforcements!?"
Saito is instantly surrounded. He tried to fight back, but the odds are greatly against him.
Entrada Esprit, Hominum Mogul
"Partner it's the last verse."
"I know!"
Being completely overwhelmed, Saito could only dodge the attacks as he is unable to deliver a blow without being attacked by another person. He eventually became exhausted and could barely dodge further attacks. He later saw an opening and quickly take it as beating even a single soldier would certainly help his situation.
Saito delivered a right hook but it is easily blocked and his right arm is grabbed. He then received a full blown punch on his belly causing him to fell to his knees while clutching his stomach. Two soldiers came from behind and pull his arms to his back while pinning him down to the floor. Saito tried to resist but it is useless. He could only watch in horror as 4 soldiers started rushing towards Louise.
"Louise!" shouted Saito helplessly as he is still being pinned on the floor.
Louise heard Saito's voice and her heart is filled with worry. All she wanted to do is rushed to his side and held him close, but she knew if she did that, the whole plan would fail. She just continued her enchantment as the soldiers were closing in.
Et Medhars, Controlla Des Haragas,
The 4 soldiers came closer and closer but, Louise didn't budge. In Saito's eyes, it felt like time had slowed down at that moment. Each step closer that the soldiers take makes his heart beat faster with anxiety. The sounds in the room can no longer be heard and the only sight Saito could see is Louise and the four soldiers ready to grab her.
Louise's eyes shot open and she yelled with all her might.
"MIND ALTERATION!"
A ball of light formed on the tip of her wand. The light starts to grow larger filling the entire room.
"What? What is this!?", the soldiers along with the officers started to panic to the sight.
"Partner! Close your eyes."
Saito shut his eyes close as the light starts to blind everyone in the room with its radiant light. Screams can be heard from the soldiers and the sound of people dropping on the floor can then be heard as the light started to fade.
P/S:The enchantment I wrote in this chapter is completely made up. I don't know what it meant or if it actually had a meaning. I just wrote it to put some action pace to the story. However, if it does have a meaning, it was purely coincidental.