SonicANIME2010 here, bringing in another chapter to Knight of the Night Sky.. well with Sonic overworking himself, he now has to take a new training course.. It was bound to happen at some point because of the lack of discipline he has with his magic, and the training he'll get will teach him that discipline and patience. As for the next arc, I'm still in the thought process on that one, so I'm using the slice-of-life to buy me some time to think about it. I'll get something together though, so don't be worried about that. Anyways, without further ado, let's get under way.
[Non-Administrated Planet #97 "Earth"]
[Uminari City: TSAB Training Field on the Outskirts]
[BGM: "Blue Fields" Final Fantasy VIII OST]
The outskirts served as the training field for the members of the Special Mobile Force 97 because of how wide it was. The weather was cold, but lacked the usual snow that would be found in the winter, which served for a great time for training. Sonic, Nanoha, Fate, Alicia and Hayate all stood at attention as they were met by Reinforce, Signum, the technician Mary, Quint as well as her daughters.
"I hope everyone enjoyed their day off, because now we go back to work." Lindy spoke.
"Hai!" the trainees saluted in response.
"Before we start training, Mariel Atenza from Engineering has something for us, I believe?" the admiral inquired of the teen.
"Hai!" Mary confirmed with some excitement, "I completed the request I was given by Reinforce-san."
"That quickly?" Reinforce Eins asked.
"Hai!" the teen held out a small box that was about the size of a shoe box.
In a quick motion, the box was opened and out came a small girl with long silverish-blue hair and blue eyes; her outfit consisted of a white with blue trims sleeve-less vest and small skirt combo with a long white cape attached to her waste, black boots and finger-less gloves to match and her socks were very much similar to Reinforce's with one that barely went past her shin while the other, her left, went almost up to her hip and well above her knee.
"I present a new Unison Device." Mary announced.
"I'm Reinforce Zwei ~desu!" the mini-unison device bowed politely yet energetically, "Nice to meet you ~desu!"
[Opening: "Eternal Blaze" Mizuki Nana]
Sonic: Knight of the Night Sky
Chapter 25
Enter Reinforce Zwei; New Training for Sonic!
[Uminari City: TSAB Training Field on the outskirts]
[BGM: "Blue Fields" Final Fantasy VIII OST]
The fun-sized Reinforce Zwei received reactions of awe from almost all of the members there. The young trainees all agreed that she looked cute; even though Sonic was kinda shy to voice it, it was still obvious in his expression. The original Reinforce and Signum both seemed content with how their request turned out.
"Reinforce-san, why did you ask them to make another Unison Device?" Sonic asked, unable to contain his curiosity.
"It happened while you were still resting." Reinforce started.
-Flashback-
On board the Arthra, Signum and Reinforce Eins pulled Lindy aside after they left their visit with the unconscious Sonic.
"What is it that you wanted to ask?" The admiral asked.
"This request did not come lightly, and I wouldn't be asking unless I needed to." Reinforce answered, "But we'd like to request the creation of another Unison Device."
"Why?" Lindy asked, "You can already Unison with Sonic-kun and Hayate-chan."
"But not at the same time..." Reinforce noted, "Every time I Unison with Sonic, I end up being in control because he lacks the mental strength and dominance to take charge, but when I Unison with Hayate-ojou-sama, she is in control because she does have that dominance."
"And the other knights, Vita and myself, will also need the extra support in case of a pinch." Signum added.
"I think I can get the engineering department to work on something." Lindy thought out loud.
"They can use my data if they wish, that way they can make a device that will be able to Unison with Hayate-ojou sama and the other knights." Reinforce noted, "Make no mistake, I would prefer to be able to Unison with Hayate-ojou-sama more because she is the Mistress of the Tome, but with Sonic lacking the mental dominance to take charge, I'm forced to Unison with him more to try to build up the dominance and mental strength, and that will leave my Ojou-sama without a device to Unison with, and she needs that Unison because she does not have too much control over her magic."
"Neither of them do.. they both have so much power that it gets hard to control." Signum noted.
"And the purposes of the Unisons and training is to help them build as much control that they can on their own for when they Unison, they'll be able to utilize that control and your help to succeed.." Lindy concluded.
"Hai, but the main reason for the request is that Hayate-ojou-sama has a device to Unison with in the event that I am already in a Unison with Sonic." Reinforce confirmed.
"I'll see what I can do, go talk to Mary-san in the Engineering department of the ship, I'll tell her to expect you both" Lindy agreed.
"Hai!" Reinforce and Signum saluted, "Thank you very much!"
-Flashback End-
Sonic and Hayate were both surprised over the reasoning for Reinforce to request the creation of another device, but at least one of Sonic's questions were answered fully.
"So that's why when we Unison I don't have control.." Sonic thought out loud, "How do I get this "dominance" thing?"
"Through training.. and also use of Unison in the training." Reinforce answered, "But we won't be getting to that part any time soon, not until you're recovered and when you get adjusted to the new training."
"Yeah, about that" Hayate noted, "When are you going to start it?"
"Unless the Admiral has anything else to add, I don't see why we can't start it now" Reinforce looked towards Lindy.
"I got nothing else" the greenish-blue haired woman shrugged, "Go right ahead."
"Don't forget, Nanoha." Subaru reminded, "We have our spar soon"
"I didn't forget" Nanoha countered, "I was about to say the same to you"
"Oh you two.." Quint giggled in amusement.
"Okay, everyone is dismissed!" Lindy announced, "Begin your training!"
"Hai!" all the trainees gathered dismissed themselves to start training.
Nanoha met with Subaru, Ginga and Quint to prepare for her spar with her cyborg rival. Fate and Alicia went to do their own training together. Sonic and Hayate went over to Signum and Reinforce Eins and the newly created Reinforce Zwei for their own training, Reinforce wanted to be around when her mistress tried the Unison with the new device, and at the same time also supervise Sonic in his training with the help of Signum.
Hayate waited to see what her hedgehog's new training would be before she started her own training to practice Unison with the Zwei device.
"Sonic" Reinforce Eins started, "As already discussed earlier, today starts a new training regiment for you. This will help you be able to use your spells without damage to your body."
"How are we going to do that?" Sonic asked.
"Patience and concentration." Eins replied, "The purpose of this training is to teach you to be patient."
"We're also going to train you to utilize your Linker Core, which was enhanced when you received your device that contained all the spells within the Tome." Signum added, "So for that, we'll first train you to access your Linker Core and draw out the raw power it has."
"Okay" Sonic said, "So what do I do?"
"Stand up straight and close your eyes." Reinforce calmly spoke, "activate your magic."
"Hai!" Sonic closed his eyes and focused, a light-blue Belkan triangle appeared at his feet as he slowly started to harness his magic.
"Good" Eins advised, "Now don't do anything, just let your magic flow through you with your Linker Core. Allow your Linker Core to provide the mana. Don't try to force it."
Sonic did as he was told and calmly tried to focus, his linker core supplied the mana and his magic flowed through him in a faint aura.
"Now stop." Signum ordered.
Sonic did just that, "Now what?"
"Now we'll work on physical conditioning." the swords-woman announced, "We'll take it easy today with a jog around the area, follow me. If it hurts, let me know and we'll stop.
"Right!" Sonic started to jog with his instructor, leaving Reinforce Eins with Hayate and Reinforce Zwei.
"Now it's your turn." Eins announced.
"Right!" Hayate said, "So what should I do?"
"I'll Unison with you first to remind you of the feeling." Reinforce answered, "Zwei? Watch how I do this."
"Hai ~desu!" Rein Zwei answered and started to watch.
In a matter of seconds, Eins and Hayate unisoned, the overall result left Hayate unchanged aside from the platinum-blonde hair that took the place of her original brown. Hayate herself did not feel any discomfort from the Unison, it felt complete natural to her. With the feeling secured, Eins exited from the Unison with her mistress.
Reinforce Eins sighed, "It's been too long since I could Unison with you, Ojou-sama.."
"I'm sorry Eins-san.. I should have asked you if you wanted to instead of doing things on my own." Hayate apologized.
"No, it's okay" Eins dismissed the apology, "I know how much you care for Sonic, and I care for your happiness.. I know that if something were to happen to Sonic that hurt him, you would be unhappy. So I'm not afraid to Unison with him if it's to protect him"
"I understand.." Hayate sighed, "So what should I do?"
"I want you to remember the feeling you had when we Unisoned and use it when you and Zwei Unison." Reinforce Eins advised, "Zwei? Proceed with the Unison when you're ready."
"Hai ~desu!" Zwei agreed, "Unison in!" she became a silverish orb and went into Hayate for the Unison.
After another flash of light, Hayate again only had the change of her hair, her Unison forms were the same no matter which Reinforce Unisoned with her, and the girl felt no different in either unison.
"This is the same feeling I have when I Unison with you Eins-san" Hayate observed as the Unison was canceled.
"That's good" Eins noted, "That will help you get used to it"
Just then, Sonic and Signum returned from their jog, the blue hedgehog looked a bit winded but otherwise fine.
"Welcome back you two." Eins welcomed the duo back.
"Thank you." Signum spoke, "We've finished his training for today, how's yours?"
"Also done" Reinforce Eins answered, "Now we can watch the spar, they should be ready."
"Hai!" Hayate agreed, "This will be exciting!"
Fate and Alicia met up with the group of trainees and they all went to the main area where Nanoha just finished her preparations for her spar against Subaru.
"Nanoha!" The cyborg-mage heard the voices of her friends called her name.
Needless to say, when she turned around, she greeted them with a smile, "Everyone!"
"We're here to watch you spar." Hayate smiled back, "Good luck!"
"Thank you!" Nanoha shifted to her Barrier Jacket and activated her Combat Cyborg mode, turning her eyes amber; she turned her attention back to her cyborg rival, "Okay, Subaru-chan, you ready?"
Subaru in turn readied her own Combat Cyborg mode for her spar, "Ready!"
"Ready.." Quint stood in the middle. "GO!"
[BGM: "Normal Battle" Final Fantasy X OST]
The two rushed in and immediately exchanged blows, Nanoha's Inherent Mode staff device matched Subaru's fists evenly as they clashed several times in close combat.
Both combatants were solid in their form and their strengths matched one another as neither girl could seize an advantage for the bulk of a few minutes. That changed, however, when Subaru made a mistake.
The young Subaru had a small opening in her clash and Nanoha made her pay for it with a powerful uppercut swipe with her device. The blow staggered Subaru enough for Nanoha to hit her with a barrage of the Axel Shooter and finish her combo with another uppercut swipe that sent Subaru to the ground.
"Ow." Subaru groaned, "You're not bad."
"You made a mistake there, Subaru-chan" Nanoha noted, "You can't leave yourself a hanging open spot like that, otherwise you'll be hurt because I'm not going to let those mistakes pass up."
"I'm not giving up that easily!" Subaru rushed in for another round of melee combat.
The spar was exciting to see from the view of the others watching. The results of Subaru's recent charge, despite her effort, still were the same; she still held a weak point that Nanoha capitalized on and took the upper hand.
After ten minutes of the spar, Nanoha emerged victorious, though she looked winded from her efforts as Subaru made her work to earn that victory.
"Looks like I win, Subaru-chan" Nanoha smiled as she dismissed her cyborg mode.
"Good fight, Nanoha-chan" Subaru got back up and turned off her cyborg mode, "Can't wait until we can do it again."
"Me too" her rival said back.
The trainees all dismissed themselves and headed for home after the spar and their work was finished.
[Yagami Residence]
For the Yagami household, the rest of their day was spent at home writing reports and reflecting on the training covered. Sonic and Hayate went over the lessons they learned from Reinforce in regards to Sonic's mana focus and Hayate's Unison with Zwei.
"So, what do you think about Rein Zwei?" Sonic asked.
"Our Unison worked out well." Hayate answered, "I felt comfortable and I think I can work with her should you have to keep Unisoning with Eins-san"
"Sorry if I'm troubling you and her.." Sonic sighed.
Hayate gently patted her hedgehog on the shoulder, "It's fine, you're not troubling her or me"
"I'm not?" the hedgehog asked as he lightly blushed from the contact.
The kind-hearted brunette giggled, "No... I care for you, and so does Eins-san. She unisons with you to protect you from harm."
"Um.. Hayate?" Sonic asked.
"Yes?" the brunette answered.
"Do you think we might be able to do that Unison thing with each other?" the hedgehog sounded very curious, "I mean both of us can Unison with Eins-san.. maybe we could try with each other some time?"
"That's a good question.." Hayate answered, "We can talk to Eins-san about it tomorrow."
"Okay!" Sonic agreed.
"Let's go to bed first though" Hayate wheeled herself away to let Sonic push her, "You need your rest."
"Right!" the hedgehog agreed and wheeled the mistress of the tome to their shared bed.
The other trainees spent the rest of their day in peace as well. A good night sleep was what they all took in preparation for tomorrow's training.
[End of Main Chapter]
[Omake: Hayate's all out cosplay (part 1)]
Sure enough, Sonic and Hayate met for a cosplay session. Their feelings couldn't get any more opposite of one another. Hayate was excited to see how her "model" would look in the outfit she had set up for today, as well as a few "extras" she added. Sonic was nervous, he wasn't sure what Hayate had in mind.
"Eh heh heh.. get ready Sonic-kun" Hayate giggled, "Your cosplay conversion begins today!"
"My what?"the hedgehog asked, very nervous.
Hayate pulled out a Sailor Fuku and quickly forced it on Sonic, this one was not much different from others she's used.
Sonic blushed quite a bit from the outfit, he felt something odd against his chest for some reason, "What the?" and sure enough there were small, but noticeable bumps from the outfit.
"Heh heh.." Hayate giggled, "You like? False breasts.. they make the outfit look cuter!"
The hedgehog blushed more as he couldn't deny that the outfit did look kinda cute.
"Admit it!" Hayate taunted, "You're liking this!"
"W-well..." Sonic stuttered.
To be continued!
[Ending: "Spiritual Garden" Tamura Yukari]
[End of Chapter 25]
Author's Notes: Mwahahahah! I'm evil! Hayate's pulling extra stops to make the conversion and her cosplay claws sink! What else does she have in store? Stay tuned!