Episode 12
~ Cross Dimension ~
Thud!
Einhalt winced in pain, as she realized that she landed on the metal hull of certain unidentified place. It was when she tried to familiarize herself toward her surrounding area and noticed Vivio also landed not so far from her location. "Vivio-san, are you alright?" politely Einhalt asked her younger best friend, as she helped Vivio to stand back on her feet. "Ha, ha, ha…I think it was very embarrassing since I should already be able to control my own landing or asking Chris to do so…" Vivio replied back, as she laughed sheepishly in the same time as well. "I won't be worrying about that in so much Vivio-san…since I also fell down immodestly…" Einhalt replied back at Vivio's reply, as she blushed slightly when admitting her own rough landing.
"By the way Einhalt-san, do you know where are we at the moment?" Vivio asked, meanwhile in the same time instructed Sacred Heart (Chris) to try to figure out about their current location. "I'm not sure myself Vivio-san, however it seems that we were teleported by the mysterious light into this place…which looks like a storage area or some kind similar to that…" Einhalt replied back, as she pointed out over several hygiene, as well as medication supplies being stored neatly near four units of pink coloured Haro. Wait! Haro? This time Einhalt's eyes somehow wide open over noticing those four inactive Haro units being stored neatly near those supplies.
"Ah, so cute! Nee, Einhalt-san…no matter how many times you see Haro…they're just adorable aren't they?" Vivio cheerfully made her remark as she walked closer to the place where those four Haro units being stored neatly. "I do agree with your opinion Vivio-san, although I still believe…it would be wiser if we start to try to investigate our current location at the moment and…" Einhalt paused her reply, as her Asteion meowed several times and warned her over three individuals approaching the storage room in where she and Vivio currently located. It was when Asteion meowed one more time, as Einhalt quickly made her decision by staring at Vivio's beautiful red and green heterochromia eyes intensely.
"Ein…Einhalt-san?" Vivio asked with slightly nervous voice tone. "Vivio-san, I think we should transform and get ready…since Tio previously detecting three individuals approaching our location…in case we need to make our fast escape, Adult Mode will surely be more convenient to use…" Einhalt suggested, as Vivio's expression soon becoming much more relaxed before she gave her reply toward her best friend. "I think, that would be the wisest idea Einhalt-san…" Vivio replied back in agreement over Einhalt's suggestion, before she alongside Einhalt began their transformation sequence and activating their respective Barrier Jackets.
"Chris, onegai…Sacred Heart! Set-up!"
"Tio, please lend me your power…Asteion! Set-up!"
Both Vivio and Einhalt soon transformed themselves into their Adult Mode (referred as Transformation Mastery inherent skill for Vivio's version, and Armed Form inherent skill for Einhalt's version) in their respective Barrier Jackets while having Anti Eclipse Armaments known as CW-AEC07X Sword Breakers also being equipped on their respective left arms as well. "Einhalt-san, are you ready?" Vivio asked telepathically in order to avoid being detected by those incoming three individuals, meanwhile her best friend Einhalt Stratos only remain silent and nodded affirmatively over Vivio's question.
The automatic door that led into the storage room was opened shortly afterward, as both Vivio and Einhalt almost began their pre-emptive attack before the later halted her assault as soon as she manage to pin one of the three incoming individuals on the nearby metal hull. "Cough! Cough!" the incoming individual that being pinned down by Einhalt coughed, as soon as the younger girl with crystal mint green hair released her.
It was when Vivio opened her mouth in surprise, as she also realized the identities of those three individuals clearly. "Feldt-san! Mileina-san! Marie-san!" Vivio startled in surprise, as she shouted over the three mysterious individuals' names. Einhalt in the same time also realized that she was certainly choking Feldt Grace and pinned her on the nearby metal hull by using her elbow. It was when the young Hegemon-chan blushed in total embarrassment for her careless decision before bowing her head and apologized repeatedly.
Later on at Ptolemaios 2 Custom's briefing room…
"In other words…mysterious pillar of light suddenly appeared beneath you two and without even realizing…the two of you already here…being teleported by the said mysterious pillar of light…" Ptolemy's captain Sumeragi Lee Noriega asked, while she somehow still found both Vivio and Einhalt's story/ explanation somehow unbelievable. "Yes, it is basically like that Sumeragi-san…" Vivio answered back at Sumeragi's question, while nodded affirmatively as well.
"I personally try to find any energy signature recording from Tio, however nothing seems being detected prior the sudden appearance of the said mysterious pillar of light…I'm sorry Sumeragi Lee Noriega-san…since our arrival already and might also causing more complicated troubles in the future…" Einhalt added her personal thought about this matter meanwhile in the same time apologized as well. Asteion in the meantime meowed as it cutely cuddled on the top of Einhalt's lap, trying to do the best it could to cheer its master up, even though only a little. "Ah, don't worry about it Vivio and Einhalt, I just asking this kind of question since I need to find out about what is actually going on…on the other hand, there won't be any problem at all for you two to stay until the next day when Time-Space Administration Bureau's Special Duty Section 6 arrive…" Sumeragi quickly replying back and smiled at both Vivio and Einhalt, reassuring those two that they won't be causing any problem at all.
"Thank you very much Sumeragi-san!" Vivio quickly thanked the captain of Ptolemaios 2 Custom, as Einhalt on the other hand also bowed her head slightly to express her gratitude, before turned her head at Feldt Grace who was standing not far from Sumeragi. "Feldt Grace-san…I apologize once again for my hasty judgment that almost causing any harm over you…I'm sorry…" Einhalt once again apologized, as the older pink haired girl (young woman) only smiled back at Einhalt before replying back.
"Please don't worry about that Einhalt, since given by the situation…you were just doing it in order to protect Vivio and yourself…although, maybe in the future you might want to investigate even further first before making your move?" Feldt replied back, as she smiled gently at Einhalt who just blushed slightly and once bowed her head before apologizing. "Feldt-san…I think we should just overlooks this incident desu! Since both Vivio-san and Einhalt-san already apologizing…or perhaps we should just ask them to help us preparing late dinner…how is it desu?" Mileina suggested, as Feldt was just remain silent for a while before telling Mileina that she didn't even have any intention to pick on Einhalt.
"Hmmm, that might be a good idea…what do you think about Mileina's suggestion Marie?" Sumeragi was just grinned as she seems totally agree with Mileina's suggestion. It was when the Ptolemy's captain asked HRL's former super soldier Marie Parfacy as well for her own personal thought regarding to this matter. "Eh?" Marie startled in surprise as Sumeragi asked her, before she gulped and stared at both Vivio and Einhalt in the same time. It was when Marie's beautiful amber eyes met with Vivio's deep crystal red and green heterochromia eyes, as well as Einhalt's deep crystal purple and blue heterochromia eyes as well. After took a deep breath to calm herself down, Marie decided to voice her own opinion.
"I will find Vivio and Einhalt's help very helpful…since it will be quite difficult for me and Feldt alone to prepare late dinner for everyone here…although I didn't by any mean complaining…" Marie replied back, as she smiled at Sumeragi, Feldt and Mileina before returning her gaze over Vivio and Einhalt. "Marie-san! Let us help you! At least we can do something to make up our careless actions before as well as for expressing our thanks for letting us to stay here until Nanoha-mama and others arrive!" Vivio was the first one that agreed with the idea while telling the silver haired older young woman in front of her about her eagerness to help. "Thank you very much Vivio, it's really very kind of you…how about you Einhalt?" Marie thanked Vivio before asked Einhalt's honest answer over Mileina's proposal.
"I wish to help…although I will be very honest to you that I'm inexperienced in this matter…so I'm unsure if my participation would be proven any help at all…however, if Marie-san and everyone else don't mind with me being inexperienced…I will gladly be any help at anytime…" Einhalt politely replied back, as she blushed slightly, meanwhile Vivio only laughed at her older best friend and told her on the way she spoke somehow way too formal for casual conversation. It was when Einhalt blushed even deeper after hearing Vivio's comment, she glanced at Marie's amber eyes as she saw the older young woman in front of her only smiled gently at her and nodded in welcoming approval over Einhalt's assistance as well.
"Alright then! Let's get us ready to prepare late dinner since the others must be already waiting for it!" Mileina quickly made her cheerful and high-spirited proclamation, as she headed to the kitchen area followed by Feldt and Marie. "Please take care…and also, Vivio and Einhalt…please make yourself home here…and don't worry about various things until Special Duty Section 6 arrive tomorrow okay…" Sumeragi only smiled gently at both Vivio and Einhalt as she gave her advice at the two of them. "We will Sumeragi-san! Thank you for letting us stay as well!" Vivio cheerfully replying back for Einhalt's behalf as well, meanwhile her Hybrid-Intelligent Device Sacred Heart (Chris) was only fidgeting around while floating nearby her left shoulder.
As both Vivio and Einhalt left the briefing room to kitchen quarter, Ptolemy's captain Sumeragi Lee Noriega was in her own deep thought as she took a deep breath, sighed and made personal remark inside her heart.
"Now, I need to find a good explanation when captain Nanoha Takamachi of Special Duty Section 6 as well as the others arrive…I believe things will just be alright and hopefully there won't be any misunderstanding between us, Celestial Being and Time-Space Administration Bureau's Special Duty Section 6…"
Meanwhile, at Time-Space Administration Bureau's Ground Force Operational Base at The World of Orience, to be exact inside one of the new cadet dormitory room…
"Finally, we would be able to return to Mid tomorrow…although afterwards follow up investigation will be conducted…" Thoma stretched his arms as he made his remark; meanwhile both Lily and Isis nodded in agreement as well before the former decided to comment over Thoma's remark. "According to Ginga-san…we will be scheduled to rendezvous with Special Duty Section 6 and Celestial Being's Ptolemaios Team at dimensional nexus point 182-770-242 the day after tomorrow…although only Subaru-san will be joining us this time…" Lily finished her own comment, as Thoma quickly threw his weary body on his bed before replying back at Lily's comment. "The others really busy with many other things…such Nove as well as the rest of N2R members…Su-chan on the other hand is part of Special Duty Section 6…so she will be with us in this mission…moreover there are some speculations about the incident that happened here in Orience somehow related to the one being investigated over there by Tea and the rest of Special Duty Section 6…" Thoma finished his reply as he stared at both Lily and Isis before for some reason apologizing.
"I'm sorry to get you two involved even deeper into this endless spiralling incidents…" the young "Black Knight" apologized, meanwhile both Lily-Strosek and Isis Egret only sighed and smiled back at their good friend, as this time Isis was the one that replying back over Thoma's apologize. "Don't sweat it Thoma! Since, I already told you that I will be here to protect you and Lily…as well as if the three of us work together, we will get this so called spiralling incidents solved and wrapped quickly! So, please don't say that you get us involved into this…since I love to get involved!" Isis replied back, as she grinned in enthusiasm like she usually did. It was when Thoma nodded in understanding, as he once again thanked both Isis and Lily for their help until now.
"Thoma, sorry to interrupt for all the sudden…the Silver Cross receiving incoming transmission…" Lily informed Thoma, as soon afterwards the Bible of Silver Cross also informing both Lily and Thoma over the incoming transmission it received. "Receiving incoming transmission from Curren Hűckebein…" Bible of Silver Cross informed, as Thoma, Lily and Isis' expression somehow becoming serious as soon as the name Hűckebein being mentioned. "Lily, please tell Silver Cross to put her through…" Thoma instructed. "Uhm, alright Thoma…Silver Cross could you please put us through with Curren Hűckebein?" Lily replied back and nodded in understanding over Thoma's instruction before asked/ instructed Bible of Silver Cross to accept the incoming call/ transmission from Curren Hűckebein.
"Alright, accepting transmission from Curren Hűckebein…"
As soon as Lily-Strosek opened Bible of Silver Cross right in the middle pages, a small hologram screen being projected from it and soon displayed the picture of Esquad Hűckebein's lounge with Curren Hűckebein currently relaxing on her favourite sofa while holding another copy of Bible of Silver Cross herself. "Hi, Thoma-boy, Lily-chan and Isis-chan! How are you three? I hope I'm not disturbing you while you're doing something there privately…" Curren greeted as she teased Thoma, Lily and Isis with sexual innuendo that left the three of them speechless and blushed in embarrassment.
"Well, I'm just joking of course since I won't be making this kind of secret call if not something very important and urgent came up…" Curren quickly changed her explanation, as she closed her platinum white coloured cover of her Bible of Silver Cross before smiled at Thoma, Lily and Isis. It was when Lily decided to brave herself and asked the infamous leader of Hűckebein family about the real reason for her call, considering her transmission might be detected by TSAB that would pinpoint her whereabouts.
"Something bad happened Curren-san?" Lily politely asked, although her eyes still somehow showing a bit of hostility toward the leader of Hűckebein family. "Hmmm, you're really sharp young Reactor…I really have certain information I want you three to pass on the young lady commander of yours…" Curren replied back, as she grinned mischievously. "What kind of information?" this time Thoma decided to ask. "What kind of information eh? Hmmm, I find it quite surprising to see the three of you participate in this mission without having a single clue about what are you guys actually fighting against with…so, this time let Curren-oneechan fill you with additional information that you three and the rest of your public servant friends definitely find useful…" Curren once again replied back at Thoma's question with her usual playful tone.
"Argh! C'mon just spill it out!" this time Isis; which so far decided to remain silent couldn't wait patiently anymore, as she got irritated by Curren's teasing. It was when she shouted and glared at the leader of Hűckebein in the same time. "Ah, mou! You really don't know how to hold your temper right little girl? No wonder Arnage keep on referring you as temperamental washboard chest girl…" this time Curren pouted at Isis, while in the same time teasing her. Isis on the other hand quickly found herself fumed in anger as her face became red when she heard Curren's teasing.
"I'm just joking to lessen the tension little girl…alright then, back to the main topic…I personally not sure on how much information the three of you as well as your young lady commander already obtained over the incident happened here in Orience as well as on Far The End's Earth and Mars…however, after you have a look over the data I transfer to you…the three of you will definitely thanked me for contacting you at the moment…" Curren replied back; as she began to transfer certain data file from her own Bible of Silver Cross to Thoma and Lily's own Bible of Silver Cross. "I hope it doesn't contain any virus at all…" Isis made a sarcastic remark, as both Thoma and Lily only sweated and laughed sheepishly at the very awkward moment they are currently experiencing.
It was when the entire file had been completely transferred over Lily's Bible of Silver Cross; the fourth Strosek EC Reactor began to open the said data in front of her. "Did you find something interesting Lily?" Thoma asked, as Lily shook her head gently before smiling back at her Driver "The Black Knight". "Please give me a bit more time Thoma, I'm still trying to relocating several data into their own subcategories…however, it won't be too long I believe until I find something useful…" Lily-Strosek replied back, as she still smiling gently at Thoma, meanwhile the young boy that happens to be her love-interest as well only nodded in understanding while smiling back at Lily. As Thoma decided to remain silent and observing Lily's work, Isis decided to ask the leader of Hűckebein certain unexpected question.
"Curren, why are you helping us? You should know better that we Special Duty Section 6 will definitely crossing path with you and when that happens…we will fight against each other…so, I believe there is no merit on doing this…I wonder?" Isis asked, as she stared at Curren Hűckebein with serious expression on her face. It was when Curren took a deep breath before smiled mischievously at the younger girl and gave her reply. "You're still too young in order to be able to understand on how this entire thing works young lady…well, after gaining more experience and grow up, you will be able to understand over what driving us to help you guys from the shadow…" Curren gave her reply, as Isis was only remain silent, trying to digest and understand the meaning of Curren's answer over her question.
"Isis, let us put aside our differences at the moment…I might not be able to understand Curren-san as well as others within Hűckebein and their intention for helping us, however I do understand that many things already changed ever since Break The World happened…and at the moment I believe what Curren-san done would be the wisest thing in order to face the always changing worlds in front of them, as well as in front of us…" Thoma gave his own personal insight over the entire situation, as Isis only nodded in agreement over Thoma's comment. "Ara, this young boy surely smarter and wiser compare to you young lady…you should try to learn more from him…" Curren suddenly teased. "I will and I don't need you to tell me…" Isis replied back, as she frowned over Curren's teasing.
"Thoma, Isis-san…I successfully reallocate all the data and find three interesting files containing reports and photographs over things happened here at Orience as well as Ave-san's Earth and Mars…" Lily suddenly informed both Thoma and Isis over her founding, as her two best friends quickly divert their attention from Curren Hűckebein to those files displayed from Lily-Strosek's Bible of Silver Cross. "Ara, it seems she finally found those files…I think this would be time for me to go…see ya later boy and girls! Until next time!" Curren playfully bid her farewell, as her transmission that being received by Bible of Silver Cross was cut off in instant. In the meantime both Thoma and Isis could only took a deep breath and sighed over witnessing Curren's easygoing and slightly childish behaviour before once again focusing their attention over those reports found by Lily.
It was when Thoma, Lily and Isis finally found many facts previously kept hidden away from them. As the three of them decided to forward those files and data privately to commander Hayate Yagami of Special Duty Section 6, Thoma, Lily and Isis finally realizing over the fact that everything was just a single tip of iceberg as more complicated and sinister plot would awaits them.
In the same time, at acting commander Ginga Nakajima's personal quarter…
"Once again thank you very much for your assistance out there major Elzam von Branstein…since because your help, we could save the entire students from Class Zero as well as fought back against our enemies…" Ginga thanked the older young man in front of her that happens to be no other than major Elzam von Branstein, captain of Divine Crusaders' famous Last Battalion regiment. "You're just being modest master sergeant Ginga Nakajima, since my Kurogane was just happens to be there…if you insist however, you should thanked my subordinates first lieutenant Yuuki Jaggar and private first class Ricarla Borgnine…since everything was because of their effort…" Elzam replied back, as he respectfully declined the entire credits given to him by Ginga.
"I only did what must be done." Yuuki who was standing behind Elzam voiced his thought; meanwhile his companion Carla quickly teased him. "However Yuuki is the one that convince Elzam-san to approve the entire operation…well, you just need to accept the credit for your effort Yuu, and don't be to adamant about many things…" Carla remarked, as she slightly teased her love interest. In the meantime Yuuki somehow wasn't flinched at all over Carla's teasing and left his companion pouted alone in disappointment.
"First lieutenant Yuuki Jaggar and private first class Ricarla Borgnine…thank you very much for your assistance back then…" Ginga thanked both Yuuki and Carla, as Yuuki only nodded back meanwhile Carla grinned sheepishly. "I only did anything that should be done master sergeant…" Yuuki modestly replied back, as he definitely still the very same Yuuki Jaggar that Ginga Nakajima knew a year ago, a silent and cool type. "Ginga-san! I also just did anything that should be done…tee hee…just kidding, I'm glad that we make it on time to help our old friends and comrades! Although I still find quite disturbing to see Gundam Epyon among those enemies…" Carla finished her reply, as her expression somehow became a bit more serious as she mentioned Gundam Epyon.
It was when Ginga took a deep breath and sighed, before she replied at Elzam, Yuuki and Carla.
"First thing…Time-Space Administration Bureau usually never interfere with political situation and problem in non-administered world…except special case applied such as Ave-san's homeworld Earth…however, what happened here in Orience already becoming our problem ever since Dukedom of Vermillion Bird as well as its Peristerium School already signing special cooperation agreement with us…in reality, the situation will always never be that easy and the fact that our enemies here even have access to MS technology…" Ginga paused her explanation as she handed a small written report at Elzam before she continued her sentence.
"We suspect there were involvement from third parties over the incident happened here in Orience as well as in Mars to cover their true intention…like how several other incidents happened in the past…" Ginga finished her obscure explanation, as this time Elzam decided to voice his personal thought over Ginga's explanation while Yuuki and Carla on the other hand decided to remain silent, as both of them also knew quite well over those incidents happened back after Break The World and even got themselves involved in some of them as well.
"I understand everything from your personal point of view master sergeant Nakajima, although I still believe…to be able to control large scale movement almost simultaneously as well as causing several incidents happened in several places altogether as well seems a bit too simple for just a single third party controlling other factions to do so…" Elzam paused his sentence as he stared at Ginga Nakajima with serious stare from his eyes. "What do you mean by that major Elzam?" Ginga asked back. "Have you ever thought about theories if several worlds were be able to made contacts one to another even before Break The World occurred? Have such theory crossed within your mind before master sergeant? As well as a theory over how this plan were meticulously crafted and act as a time-bomb to bring down the entire foundation of these new worlds formed after Break The World?" Elzam finished his explanation with another question; as for a time being he left Ginga, Yuuki and Carla remain speechless over such theories presented in front of them.
"Major, if I may…I personally doubt over what happened at the moment is as complicated as your theory, although however if we don't solve this case as quickly as possible…it might be turning into something more complicated or even worse than your theory…" Yuuki made his remark as he stared at Elzam, meanwhile Carla quickly asked her boyfriend about what did he mean by his statement just before. "Yuu…what do you mean by that?" she asked. "Even though these incidents happened in Orience, the former author's Earth and Mars somehow gave us insight of how they're linked one to another…I personally doubt in reality these three incidents somehow linked one to another…" Yuu quickly answered Carla's question as short and efficient as ever, leaving his girlfriend only nodded in awe.
"Hmmm…this kind of insight is new for me…I wonder if you could explain it a bit further first lieutenant?" Ginga politely asked.
"I personally believe, the formation of this new world after Break The World happened surely altered many other things, including histories existed within our own respective worlds as well as many other possible worlds out there…herein those three conflicts essentially only one conflicts that however due originated from many different worlds that shouldn't be connected by any mean together…" Yuuki answered Ginga's question, as this time his theory somehow interested Elzam as well. "Oh, I should have been thought about such possibilities from the very beginning…and then what are you trying to say is, these three worlds Orience, Far The End's Earth and Mars should have their own histories that led into these conflicts…one mirroring each others…" Elzam made his remark, as he also asked his lieutenant another question in the same time. Yuuki only nodded as he acknowledged Elzam's theory and question in the same time.
After Ginga, Elzam, Yuuki and Carla took their time to discuss the pressing matter in front of them carefully, Elzam gave the eldest Nakajima sister an offer for assistance not only to assist Subaru to reach Ptolemaios 2 and Special Duty Section 6 as fast as possible by boarding Kurogane, but also investigating into this mystery even deeper on Time-Space Administration Bureau's behalf. In the end, as Ginga decided to accept the offer, she realized the fact that every single problem presented in front of her might not be connected after all as they were just mirroring each others due to the anomaly caused by Break The World.
It was when Ginga decided to withhold this information alone, until at least she knew for certain about which theories proven to be the correct one over this incident. Here deep down inside her heart, she realized that her choice to accept Elzam and the rest of Kurogane's crews assistance might became one among many other beacon of light that shine over the truth behind these incidents.
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To Be Continued…