Strike Witches Boy Meets Witches
Episode 8 – Protect what you treasure
Last Time on Strike Witches: Boy Meets Witches
Minna looked at Mio who looked back at her, Minna looked down and said,
"When I lost him, It was really painful. I thought that if I'd have to feel this way, the I should have never fallen in love…but…I was wrong…"
"I see."
"But, even now, I'm afraid of losing someone. So I've got to make an effort to never lose anyone." She said drawing her gun and pointing it at Mio.
"Don't even think about it Minna." Steve said as he teleported into the room a M1911 pistol pointed at her.
"Steve." Minna said surprised.
"Let her go, Clark." Shadow said she unveiled herself and pointed a M1917 revolver at Steve.
"What is this? This looks pretty dangerous."
"Promise me, that you'll never wear a striker unit again."
"Is that an order?"
"What the hell do you think Mio?" Steve stated.
"Steve, stay outta this, this is none of our business." Shadow barked
"The minuet we became a part of this team, it did!"
"Minna, think this through." Steve said
"I did, Steve, Mio won't back down."
"That maybe true, but what happens when you shoot her?"
Minna gasped, she hadn't thought about that part.
"What happens when Gertrud has to take command because you're in jail and Mio's in the hospital?"
Minna started to shake.
"I still will fly, such is my duty." Mio said as she turned to head toward the door.
"AND YOU!" Steve said suddenly knocking Mio down on her back.
Minna and Shadow were shocked Steve had moved in the blink of an eye. He had pinned Mio to the floor and was holding a knife to her throat, and from where they were it looked like his eyes were glowing red.
"How dare you act all high and mighty! Let me let you in on a little secret Mio; we are mortal. At some point, everyone in this room will die; we can hope it is because of old age. But the judging by the way you're acting it seems we all will be all attending your funeral with in the next few months! How did think Minna would feel? Eh? Actually scratch that, how do you think Yoshika would feel?"
Mio was pale in the face. She had never seen Steve like this before.
Steve got off of her so she could stand up. Mio was shaking ever so slightly.
"Think about it. Do you really want to die that badly, is your duty that much more important than your life to your team?"
"But were not a team." Shadow said.
Steve and Mio looked at her.
"We're not a team. What we are, is a Family." Shadow said.
Steve nodded.
"I would be in tears at your funeral." Minna said.
"And I can't bury another loved one." Steve said his eye no longer red, but seemed to give off a forgiving blue.
"Think it over Mio." Shadow said.
"Its time for us to call it a night, Mio go to bed." Steve commanded.
"Good night." Mio murmured. She left the room
"You too Shadow, or else you'll sleep all day." Steve said looking at her as she walked out of the room and threw up her invisibility spell and closed the door.
"Now that we are alone." Steve said turning to face a shaken Minna. He approached her. He holstered his gun and surprise Minna; he pulled her in, for a hug.
She starts to cry; Steve places his hand on her chin causing her to look up at him. He kissed her, knowing full well she had feelings for him. When he stopped he looks her in the eyes.
"It will be ok." And with that he left to go to bed.
Next day
Minna was sitting in her office. She was writing a report when there was a knock on her door.
"Come in."
Mio and Yoshika entered the room.
"Here is the documents that you requested." Mio said
Yoshika huffed as she lifted a big box full of papers on to Minna's new desk.
"Glad I got that desk replaced, that looks heavy." Minna said with a smile.
"Its nothing." Yoshika chuckled
"By the way, how did that happen, you can't say you sat on it and it broke because your not heavy and the desk is not hundreds of years old."
"Good Morning, everyone." Steve said suddenly sticking his in the door way.
"Oh…I get it know." Mio said with a slight chuckle.
"What do you mean by that…MIO!" Minna shrecked.
"Eh?" Steve and Yoshika questioned.
"Steve, you dog." Mio grinned nudging him in the arm.
"What do you mean, Mio?...eh Mio!" Steve exclaimed once it hit him.
"That is not what happened." Steve said.
"Oh ya? How else did you break Minna's desk?"
"With…my…fist?"
"Eh? What happened?"
Steve groaned and shook his right arm morphing it into his familiars arm.
"Wow, Ok I was not expecting that."
"Mio," Steve said walking right up to her face.
"You're a pervert."
"This the data I requested?" Steve asked Minna walking up to her desk.
"Yes, as you can see. Both time the Neuroi appeared they had sent out radio waves very similar to Sanya's song."
"It would appear to me, some maybe trying to communicate with us. It would not surprise me if one of the next Neuroi we encounter maybe human shaped." Steve said.
"Steve." Mio said glaring at him.
"Mio, lets not forget who you are dealing with here. You may be a girl, but that won't stop me from kissing your sorry ass." Her growled.
"We're getting off subject here." Minna said threw her hands up between the two of them.
"Where is Gertrud? She should hear this to?" Steve asked.
"She's on her way to the hospital. Her sister woke up."
"Oh, is that way she almost ran me over on my way to the hanger this morning?"
"Hai, she was so excited, she almost took off in a Striker." Yoshika grinned.
"Oh boy. I forgot about that." Steve half-lied. He knew what those two were going to find but he forgot why they were off the base to begin with.
Steve wondered off and just lazed about. He got pulled by Lynne to help referee a match; Shirley-Francesca vs. Yoshika-Perrine. To spice it up Steve got two BAR's filled with red paint and said he would a Neuroi to prove a little bit more intense action for the girls. Shortly after Yoshika pulled off Mio's special move, Steve managed to hit Perrine in the left striker and almost in line for a perfect shot at Yoshika when she suddenly pulled off one of his moves. She slowed down and suddenly shot straight up stopped causing him to fly right underneath her. Before he could react, Yoshika had splattered his back and strikers with orange paint.
Lynne blew her whistle signaling the match was over and Steve cried 'Yeowch!'
"I could have swore I was on her tail." Fransica said.
"Same here, but Yoshika, that was a hell off a job on the maneuver there… Let me guess, you learned by observing, hm?" Steve groaned rubbing his back.
"Hai, I surprised even myself."
"Good for you. DAMN IT! I knew should have worn a shirt, but someone wanted to see me shirtless." He said looking at Shirley, who blushed.
"Good match! Looks like Yoshika is the ultimate winner as she didn't get hit once."
"Steve!" Perrine said sternly
"What?"
POW! Steve's mouth exploded as a paint ball flew into it.
"What the F*ck was that for? (Spit)"
"Hmgh!" Perrine stormed off.
"(spit)(bleah!) What the hell is her problem?(spit)"
Later in the Bath
Steve had a towel rapped around his waist. While most of the girls seemed to have lost their modesty around him he decided he was not going to give them a "free show" as it is they already saw him naked. Anyway, he was brushing his teeth like mad, he still had the horrid taste of paint in his mouth and his teeth were slightly orange. He overhead Lynne and Yoshika taking about the match today and Yoshika had a lot to be proud of and how Lynne was still behind. He decided to have a little fun beings how they were all friends.
"Hey Wynne."
"Ya, Steve." Lynne said turning to her left to face him.
"hung ong un sexont.(Spit) You do have something to be proud of."
"What's that Steve?"
"We'll your good at sniping." Francesca said joining the conversation.
"Not what I was gonna say."
"What then?"
"Your breasts." Steve said with a surprisingly straight face.
Lynne blushed redder than a tomato.
"Seriously, you could be a very successful model. Personally I'm more of an eyes man myself, but you are flat out gorgeous. Though Shirley is probably the largest in the wing, yours are the second largest. As Stephanie, I can't even compare."
Steve's body glowed white for a minuet and there before the four witches' was Stephanie, still with short hair, but surprisingly hardly noticeable scars.
"I think I'm about the same size as Eila." She said cupping her small breasts.
"Lets find out, shall we?" Francesca said looking like she was ready to grope her newest victim. Just as she jumped toward her, Stephanie preformed a kick very similar to Inner Moka's (From Rosario Vampire) sending the boob-groping witch into the pool.
"Later perhaps. But for now." Stephanie walked up to Lynne swaying her hips.
She looked Lynne in the eyes and whispered in her ear.
"I know you have crush on me, cutie." She giggled as she kissed her on the lips.
If Lynne was not blushing before, she most certainly was now. Yoshika was red in the face. Stephanie walked up to Shirley whose mouth had near fallen to the floor. She walked right up to her, closed her lips with one of her hands and kiss her. Yoshika fell to the floor blood shooting from her noise.
"I know you do too, hunny-bunny."
Stephanie giggled as she walked away, a bright light was seen briefly as She morphed back into Steve.
"Three down, one to go. Oh Gertrud, where are you?"
In Minna's office
Gertrud sneezed.
Steve walked out of the bathroom to see Perrine staring him right in the face.
"Have you seen that Raccoon Dog Miyafuji anywhere?
"RACCOON DOG?!" Steve Shouted.
"What did I ever do to you."
"How did you learn Major Sakamotos maneuver?"
"By observing." Steve said.
"YOU STAY OUT THIS BRUTE!" Perrine shouted at him.
"FINE THEN F*CK YOU, BITCH!" Steve shouted back.
Steve stormed but he over heard Perrine challenging Yoshika to a duel. Steve stormed off. He walked into the control room. He saw Mio and Minna talking about a letter Minna had received. The tow girls turned to face Steve. The could see the angry black aura he was giving off.
"What did Perrine do know?"
"How did you know?" Steve grumbled.
"You and her have been at each other throats pretty much since you've arrived." Mio said.
"You'll find out any minuet now."
As if on cue the radar pinged signaling an enemy Neuroi.
"I'm going to help."
"Mio stop!" Steve said holding her back.
"Are you sure you want to go?"
"Steve if I'm going to die let go out with a bang!" Mio growled.
Steve shrugged at let her go.
"You may not like what you find. Just far warning."
"Hmph! We'll see." Mio said as the elevator door closed.
"Will she be all right?" Minna asked
"Its not her I'm worried about." Steve sighed looking at the radar.
After a few tense moments a transmission was heard.
"There two of them one of them has shot the major." A garbled transmission said.
"Say again!" Steve commanded.
"The major was shot…by a Neuroi."
Minna broke down and stated to cry.
"Gertrud, pursue and destroy that goddamned Neuroi." Steve grunted through his teeth.
"The one that shot her is feeling west the one that didn't is feeling east. Mio is in critical condition."
Steve felt something in him snap.
Stricken - Disturbed
"Gertrud pursue the one that's heading west, I'll take care of the one heading east.
Steve ran down to the hanger and torn off. He left a trail of flames behind him as he took to the skies and shortly after wards he broke the sound barrier. An orange wave shot through the air as he pursued his target.
Next time Steve's going to get violent.
