Nother update, well that's just the result of the football game being on and me being too stubborn to go to bed while the rest of my family is still up.
Koakov decided it was time for his debut to the mews, he needed a hands on experience of what they were up against, he would bring two others who hadn't seen the mews in action yet, Recruse, Hibiki, and Alpha were the only ones who had seen them, Saeka wasn't a fighter, so bringing her wasn't an option, he could chose between Kota, Ithaca, Coventry, and he really had issues with Ithaca, so he was going to exclude the smoker, and take the other two who hadn't yet seen any combat.
"Kota, Cove, can you two come here?" he asked, and Ithaca went outside to smoke a cigarette.
"What is it, Koakov?" Kota asked bluntly, he followed Sergeant's order to treat him like an equal a little too well for the older aliens liking.
"You two are coming with me for the attack at noon," he said, seeing their expectant looks added, "that's all."
"Thank you for this opportunity," Coventry said and bit his tongue to avoid saying "sir".
"Don't thank me, you two and Ithaca are the only ones yet to see combat, and I want two men for back up," Koakov explained, not saying why he wasn't bringing Ithaca, who was an amazing fighter. The two just nodded and then set off to make plans for the attack later.
Saeka came up with a laundry basket at her hip, "Are you sure that's the best move?"
"What do you mean, Sae-chan?"
"It's not my place to say," Saeka said with a blush, "but Ithaca is our best fighter, and I know you dislike him, but if we're trying to win then taking him and Coventry would probably be the best move."
"Why Coventry over Kota?" he asked.
"It's stupid, I shouldn't have said anything," she murmured.
"Saeka, spit it out, if it makes you feel better that's an order," he said trying to conceal a smile.
"Kota's too smart for his own good as a soldier, when given an order he thinks before acting, that's not what a soldier is supposed to be trained to do. Soldier's are trained to just act, and when given an order act without so much as hesitating for a half-second. Coventry wouldn't hesitate for a millisecond if you gave him an order, he's a perfect soldier," she told him, and then muttered, "it was dumb, I'm sorry I said anything.
"No, you make a good point, and I should've thought of that," he smiled at her, "you're a great tactician," he told her.
"I don't know about that," she said, "well, I do have laundry to fold, so I'll leave you to think about the upcoming battle at noon, sir," she said and left the room, leaving the Sergeant gaping, he just couldn't figure this girl out. She was a shy quite serving girl one minute, and then she was a brilliant soldier the next.
"Confused?" Recruse asked sensing it in the feel of the room.
"Completely," he admitted, he knew he couldn't hide his feelings for Saeka from Recruse, not that he cared, but he knew it embarrassed the younger alien and embarrassing her wouldn't win him any brownie points.
Recruse let out a tinkling little laugh that seemed vaguely out of character, "She's a little minx, our Saeka, now isn't she?"
"Re-Ru," he said warningly, he didn't like it when people made fun of his little girl.
"Whoa, from royal blue to purple, some serious anger, calm down, I'm just teasing," she said actually backing up from the Sergeant.
"How does purple represent anger?" he changed the subject, his confusion changing from Saeka's personality to Recruse's strange color-hearing.
"Blue and red make purple," she explained, as if it was so simple it was unbelievable he didn't know.
"What base color is Saeka?" he asked her with a curious expression on his face as he changed the subject yet again.
"A turquoise sort of color, now maybe you should listen to the girl and contemplate the upcoming battle," Recruse said letting out another tinkling little laugh that eerily seemed to linger even after she left the room.
The day seemed to drag on forever for the three aliens that were going to battle, and the other five could feel the anxiety in the air. They had beaten the mews each time, but so far it had seemed too easy, like the mews were just waiting for something to unleash their full potential. When the clock struck noon Koakov gathered Kota and Coventry, earning a head shake from Saeka but they set out ready for a fight.
"What's first, Sergeant?" Coventry asked, standing up straight and looking alert.
"We unleash a Chimera, level two I think," Kota said, he was sort of slouching, with a bored look on his face, Koakov saw Saeka's point immediately.
"That's my call, not yours Kota; this is a situation where you're to treat me like a commanding officer, not your friend or roommate or whatever you think of me as," Koakov warned them, well more Kota than Coventry.
"All right, what's your call then, sir?" Kota asked, knowing better than to mess with the Sergeant.
"Chimera, level 1," he said, then nodded at Coventry, who wasn't exceedingly powerful but he could manage a level 1. Coventry immediately produced a fusion parasite, and then fused it with a nearby bird.
As the impulsive alien did this his teammate asked the sergeant, "Is that wise, the mews did defeat a level one last time?"
"Makoto, remember your place," the elder alien warned, Kota was beginning to set the man's teeth on edge. The bird began its attack of the city, circling and dive-bombing buildings, cars, and people. The mews arrived in a matter of minutes, causing a curse from the Sergeant.
"Damn, it's like they knew we were coming!" he said as Coventry looked alert, waiting for an order, and Kota tried to look attentive, but just couldn't get that scornful look out of his eyes.
"Sir, awaiting an order, sir," Coventry asked with a salute.
"Let's introduce ourselves to the mews," he said and the three teleported down, as the air started to ripple in front of them Aya snarled his black and white tail swishing angrily.
"We have company," he grumbled pulling out his scythe.
"Just what we need, more complications," Jamie said firing an attack at the bird, barely hitting its wing, but still causing a wail of agony from the creature.
"Guys, keep it together, all they'll do is try to distract us, we have to beat this thing, even it means breaking the last of our bones, we can't let them win," Noah said, his tail wagging inspiringly showing he was still happy even though they were in a tight spot, but his ears twitched nervously, letting them know it really was severe.
"So, the little puppy is the leader," Koakov teased with a smirk.
"It would seem so, Sergeant," Coventry responded.
"Damn it, how many of you bastards are here? We haven't had a repeat offender yet!" Jamie exclaimed angrily.
"Language, Mew Jamie," Noah warned her, knowing it bothered Ana and Kokoro.
"Who put you in charge, anyway, Mew Clay?" Aya snapped.
"Mew Aya, Mew Clay isn't the enemy," Mew Pineapple said, her tail swinging behind her as she jumped out of the way of the birds dive-bomb.
"So, I think some introductions are in order," Mew Kokoro said with a polite looking smile on his face.
"Allow me," Koakov said with a flourishing bow, "I am Sergeant Koakov, and these cadets are Kota and Coventry," he said gesturing to each of the aliens as he said their name.
"So, we already know you five, should we cut the crap and get to the fighting?" Kota said bored.
"Do we have to do this today?" Mew Clay asked and fired an attack hitting the bird dead on and the Chimera disappeared.
"Hmm, you have gotten better. Ah well, no matter, we'll still destroy you," Koakov said summoning two short blades, Kota looked at him critically but Coventry summoned his staff without a second of thought. He glared at Kota who then reluctantly called forth his bow and a few arrows, stringing the bow, ready to fire, both of them just waiting for the order.
"That's not your job and you know it," Ryou said, coming out from behind a tree.
"You," Koakov hissed at the old man.
"Koakov, my, my, you've grown since I last saw you," he said and the Sergeant's lip pulled back in a snarl.
"You don't know me," he growled.
"Ah, but I do, tsk tsk, your father would be so disappointed in you," he said to the Sergeant critically.
"You don't know what my father would be proud of," Sergeant Koakov turned his head ashamed, but still challenging him.
"If anything I think it's the other way around, why Koakov? You ought to fight for his values, not fight against everything he ever loved," Ryou pleaded, trying to end the war before it started.
"No, hell no, this is what he would've wanted," Koakov snarled, and then turned to the two confused aliens, "we're at full liberty to kill all five of them now, unleash a level five."
Yay for cliff-hangers, who is Koakov's father? Will the injured mews be able to handle a level five? Find out next chapter!