AN: Silent Party Finale Part 1! Go!
To be fair the Silent Party villains weren't really much. So you know what that means, right? Trolling Otomi.
Chapter 37: Silent Party
Today was a hectic day. I can compare it to a day before the big test. Everyone was getting subtly prepared. We didn't want STUDY to think we're ready for them. It's going to be a surprise for them.
"Ruiko what are you doing?" I asked my roommate,
Right now, I was simply relaxing at my dorm. I spotted Ruiko reading a manual of sorts.
"Oh just doing some reading." she replied,
Looking at the title, it was a manual for a mech?
"So is it just like our video games?" I wondered,
"A bit." she rubbed her head, "Jeez Kongou."
So the mech belonged to Kongou's family or something? It does say Kongou airlines.
"Just don't go too overboard." I chuckled,
"Where are you going?" my roommate asked,
"Taking a walk." I replied,
The moment I left the dorm, Proto was waiting for me with a grin. She was standing there with her helmet, again.
"Hey onee-sama!" she greeted me,
I raised my eyebrow. She seemed more energetic than usual.
"I have an awesome plan!" she kept the grin, "Misaka excitedly grins."
Yup, she is way more energetic than usual.
"Wanna do a Trojan Horse plan?!" she was jumping in excitement,
Trojan Horse? Like the myth? Like a fake gift to our enemies?
Wait a minute.
We don't even know the location of their hideout!
"Don't you mean a Trojan Prisoner trick?" I asked,
"Yeah, yeah that's one!" she nodded, "Misaka nods her head with enthusiasm."
I wonder how that would sound from another Sister.
Anyways, it seemed like a reasonable idea.
"Of course we won't underestimate them!" Proto kept on rambling, "I bet they checked your profile and only saw a level 1!"
I nodded at Proto's explanation.
"I checked the data you gave me and that facility we went into was supposed to be a decoy." Proto shrugged then grinned, "But! The fools never thought of entirely wiping out their data! So we're able to translate the data there! The antidote at display was a decoy too, but thanks to our too awesome to explain superior tech, we were able to get the real one!"
What?
"What's the metaphor for this?" Proto mumbled and rubbed her chin,
Trojan Horse metaphor? The story goes like this, the Greek armies left a wooden horse filled with soldiers. Then the main armies pretended to sail away and the Trojans thought they won the war. The moment they brought the wooden horse, thinking it as a battle trophy, the soldiers waited till it's nighttime. While this happened, the main Greek armies sailed back. While the Trojan celebrate their supposed victory, the soldiers opened the gate and let the main army in. The rest was obvious.
All of that just to get a woman who was cheating on her husband. Or that's how the story went right?
"We got the horse." she pointed at me, "Now we just to open the gates."
Metaphorically, the gates are STUDy's hideout location.
Proto went on to explain the actual plan. I will be bait, while Proto will trail behind me. She gave me a tracker for insurance. Anyways, we'll return to the same facility at District 17 and I will purposely get caught. Hopefully, STUDY will bring me to their hideout and I can escape! Except, I'm not going to escape. I'll sabotage their plans there or-
"We can rescue Janie!" Proto lost her train of thought,
Proto kept on thinking what I should do there.
"We get Janie, then STUDY will have Shinobu executed or they will really try to get Febrie." I commented,
"There's something we gotta do!" Proto pouted,
"Or we can just mess with them." I joked,
Proto's grin got bigger.
"That's it!" she raised her arms towards the sky, "Misaka realizes a brilliant idea as she shows off a dramatic pose!"
"We can give them that sense of paranoia!" she kept the grin, "It's like that cool line from that one movie 'I'm not the locked up in here with you, you're locked up in here with me'!"
It's a cool saying.
"So give them that false sense of security." I smiled, "More psychological attacks, I'm in."
Everyone else was preparing for tomorrow, so I got some free time.
"Let's go onee-sama!"
...
We had some serious walking.
We got to the same facility, but there was a large incident going on.
I just realized something.
"Proto, I thought you're gonna be in the sidelines for this one?" I asked,
"Oh that!" Proto shrugged, "I mean, you did get your friends' help and all that. But staying in that hospital or sneaking around to get info tends to get boring. I wanna get into the action!"
That's it? That's the reason?
"I mean, I haven't fought for a while." Proto whined,
She was bored. Well it could've been a worse reason.
The large incident happening was ITEM destroying the powersuits. The situation is similar to what Febrie saw. Interesting. Once the lasers stopped firing, I waited for them to leave the area.
Takitsubo glanced at my direction and frowned. She still can't sense my and Proto's AIM fields. How long was that ago? Almost a month, right?
We infiltrated the facility and purposely set off the alarms.
"Alright, it's time." Proto nodded, "I know you don't need luck, but good luck onee-sama."
Proto went off to another direction. Meanwhile I stood out in the open, waiting for one of those STUDY guys to get me. i decided to go to the same console room, like last time.
"Otomi what are you doing here?!" Shinobu's eyes widened,
"Shhh." I did the quiet gesture and winked, "Wait."
"You came back here for a reason." she wondered outloud, "There was an incident here and I volunteered, again, to check it out."
"I could say the same to you." I smiled,
Shinobu looked confused, but simply nodded. Her eyes widened again and had some sort of realization. She took out flash drive and handed it to me.
"This is the recipe for Febrie's candy." she said,
Yesterday, she saw me get the real recipe. Shinobu realized what I am doing.
"I'm afraid what you got is a decoy." a smug voice declared,
I turned around to see Aritomi looking like he won something.
I really want to punch that face.
"Just in case." he pushed his glasses up,
Oh I am so breaking those glasses.
"So Shinobu is how you knew our plans was it?" Aritomi accused,
To be fair, they had no clue who they were dealing with. I mean, if they really were part of the Dark Side, then they should've heard about me and my exploits. I'm not bragging, I'm stating obvious facts.
"Oh no you caught me." snarked Shinobu deadpannedly,
I hid my snicker.
Right behind Aritomi was Proto. She was making silly faces, while Aritomi bragged on about being brilliant and outsmarting me. I wasn't really listening to him. I was concentrating at Proto's silly gestures.
She started to moonwalk out of the doorway and back. Then she made some rude gestures from flipping Aritomi off and doing finger sit-ups with her middle fingers. She blew quiet raspberries.
Shinobu and I held our laughters inside.
Then Proto pretended to be sassy. As in she was mouthing curses and swinging her hips.
I snorted as a result.
"How dare you?" Aritomi narrowed down his eyes,
Proto copied the gesture.
"I have the real recipe here and you're mocking me?!" he snarled,
I wasn't really paying attention to him. How exactly was I mocking him? I mean, I didn't insult him or anything.
Maybe I should just do that.
"I mean you're pretty much making sea monkeys, right?" I smirked, "Better yet, this is just an adorable little summer project."
His smug face quickly turned into rage.
Proto was silently laughing and pointing at him.
He walked up to me and slapped my face.
"Wow." I pretended to be shock, "That's all?"
I mean it barely hurt. Like it didn't even stung at all. It was like a tap.
"Shinobu!" Aritomi shouted,
My friend simply raised her eyebrow.
"Inject this to your friend." he gave her a needle, "And I will give you the real recipe for Febrie's survival!"
Typical villain deal.
Proto did the throat slitting gesture and mouthed, "Obviously lying."
It's so obvious he's not going to be give his end of the bargain. He's probably going to crush his flashdrive right in front of us, to break us or something like that.
Proto mouthed out again, "Do it Shinobu. Just do it!"
She was doing some weird pose or something.
I felt the needle going into my back and my body collapsed. I can't feel anything at all. It's like some sort of paralysis.
"You talk big for a level 1." Aritomi smirked,
My eyes moved up, I see him right next to me.
"This is for Kosako!" Aritomi gleefully shouted,
Then he started kicking my body. The kicks might hurt, if I can actually feel anything! That paralysis effect was so strong, I can't even feel my body! I looked bored as he kicked me.
No seriously, I don't feel a thing.
Proto looked bored and yawned at the supposed cruelty.
Then again, I was going to feel the bruises after the effects wore off. Plus it didn't help I was still recovering.
After a couple more pathetic kicks, Aritomi sneered at me.
"Anything else to say?" he smirked,
I tried to move my mouth, but even I can't move that. No seriously, I can't.
He picked me up roughly and his eyes widened. At the corner of my eyes, I realized my wig fell.
That's not good.
"You're not the Railgun." he narrowed down his eyes, "We've seen you and her together plenty of times. A sister? Railgun's data file didn't show a sister."
He was analyzing me. He's got that intense looks within his eyes, like he's looking through me. Aritomi stared at me like an experiment ready to be formed.
"Who are you really?" his anger was replaced by fascination,
I would retort back, but the effects of the paralysis were really strong. Or was it affect? Effect. Affect. These two words are bit too similar, people can confuse them. I mean I got injected by a drug, so it's affecting me. Then again the drug has a strong effect on me too.
While I contemplate on the difficulty of such words, Aritomi handed me to Shinobu.
"You two know each other and you're going to tell me what is your relation with this Railgun lookalike!" he glared at Shinobu,
Shinobu put me on her back and frowned.
Proto was making stabbing and shooting gestures at Aritomi.
"It seems the drug's effect is too effective." Aritomi pointed out, "She can't even speak."
Ah, so he finally noticed.
He waited for an answer, but Shinobu kept on looking at Proto for some help.
"Go on." mouthed Proto,
I wanted to yawn, but my mouth couldn't move. Yet for some reason I was falling asleep. Was I really that tired? Perhaps it's the paralysis's side effect. Anyways, my eyes closed.
Yes my eyes closed.
...
I woke up in an unknown room. Shinobu looked saddened by my condition, while Proto gave out a reassuring smile.
"What did this plan accomplish?" Shinobu asked us,
"Well," grinned Proto and took out a phone, "While you guys were conversing, I was able to record all of it!"
She didn't tell me that part of the plan! She showed of the part where Aritomi bragged about his plans towards us, like the stereotypical villain he was. Oh that was when Proto started to moonwalk.
He, funny.
"Onee-sama would've tried harder to be more subtle." she looked at me sheepishly, "Besides, I used your phone to call your friends."
What?
"Sorry, Onee-sama." she kept the grin, "Forgive this little sister for wanting you to depend on your friends."
I can't get mad over that. Proto meant well. Shinobu looked guilty this time.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know the drug would paralyze your mouth." she frowned, "Looks like your body is easily susceptible to drugs and can affect it more than usual."
She brought me up, and I noticed the wig.
"Here." she showed the wig,
"Let me help." Proto offered,
She generated some static and rubbed her hands all over my hair. Then Shinobu placed the wig back on my head.
I wanted to say thanks, but I can't.
Proto's eyes shone for a second.
"I get an idea!" she declared, "Misaka declares with mischievous eyes!"
She placed her finger at the tip of my back Then electricity started to pour into my back. She let go and I noticed a blue line at her finger.
My arms moved up!
"I am the puppet master! Misaka declared her metaphorical and literal role!" Proto declared again,
Then my body sat up from the bed. My head turned around and I felt a crack.
"So you're sending electrical signals to her nerves." Shinobu analyzed Proto's tactic, "You can manually control her, like a puppet."
"Yup with this!" Proto showed off the blue line, "This is the signal source which lets me move my beloved onee-sama!"
I looked at Proto, hoping she won't do anything funny.
"Otomi is hoping you won't do anything funny." Shinobu chuckled,
Proto looked confused.
"Eyes are the windows to the emotions." explained Shinobu,
"Oh yeah that." nodded the girl, "I mean, it's cool you can read onee-sama like that."
Shinobu gave out a proud smile and ruffled Proto's hair. The girl whined and my hand moved to grab Proto's arm. Proto moved her arms a lot.
"Hehe." she snickered,
I wanted to glare so bad right now, but I was clinging to my little sister. This looked embarrassing.
"Anyways, I'll send you the vid to your phone and you can present it to your friends as evidence!" Proto declared, "Say it's like a camera feeding you got or something like that."
Wasn't that the next course of action?
"Good idea." Shinobu spoke for me,
There was a comfortable silence between the three of us. It felt right. Though I can imagine it like Proto trying to tell us a story. Shinobu would either be studious while I would be at the computer looking up random stuff. That sounded like a nice and small family just hanging out.
"Anyways, you girls have to leave." frowned Shinobu,
Proto suddenly froze. Because she was controlling me, I stood up and froze as well. Her expression suddenly became sincere and she hugged Shinobu. All in the while, I was hugging Shinobu too.
"The Sisters want to say thank you." Proto smiled, "Especially for giving them milk tea."
Shinobu returned the hug with a smile.
"We'll get you out." Proto told her,
My head was nodding.
I saw Proto putting back her helmet.
"Shall we, onee-sama?" Proto asked me,
What did she mean?
"There's some security bots behind the door." Shinobu explained, "Those things are nothing to you girls."
Proto and I nodded together and opened the doors.
The first thing we noticed were the scattered security robots wondering around the place.
"Well since I'm usually connected to the network, this should be nothing." Proto muttered, "I think."
What was she talking about?
Then Proto and I split up! My body ran! I'm not supposed to be running!
"Oh crap, that's not what I meant!" gasped Proto,
I halted in front of a bot. It was charging right at me!
"Like this?" wondered Proto,
My body twirled around the bot and my arm cast was trying to move.
"Wrong arm!" I heard her voice,
Then my right arm quickly shocked the robot up front.
I did not have that much electrical output.
"It's like you have the bracelet!" Proto shouted in total glee,
I miss that.
Anyways, after a bit more of getting used to being like a puppet, we finally defeated the small group of security bots.
It was a mess. Everything smelled like smoke and fire around us. Proto and I electrocuted all of the bots and they were burning. Luckily the building wasn't on fire or anything like that.
After that short encounter, we met up with Mikoto.
"There you are!" she ran up to us, "You girls alright?"
Let's see, I can't walk or talk. Plus, I'm gonna feel my stomach once I get my senses back.
"Otomi talk to me!" Mikoto said worriedly,
"She can't exactly talk." Proto grinned sheepishly,
Quickly she explained what we did. Mikoto really wanted to reprimand me, but her anger was directed towards Proto.
"I can't believe you got Otomi to do that!" she sternly yelled at Proto,
Proto sighed and bowed her head down in shame. I mean, I accepted the plan and all. However Proto was the one with that particular idea.
"With her condition, she shouldn't be doing this!" pointed Mikoto towards my direction, "She's almost fully recovered!"
Either way, we're both to blame.
"Next time don't just tell Otomi, alright?" Mikoto finished her lecture, "Get me or one of the Sisters to get me, ok?"
"Understood onee-sama." Proto nodded, "Misaka nods affirming the lesson into heart."
Wow, Proto took Mikoto's words very seriously.
Hey why doesn't she do that with me?!
"Anyways, why were you guys doing of all of this?" Mikoto raised her eyebrow,
I looked at Proto with a blank expression. If I can make a face, then it's the face of resignation. I can't do much with this stupid drug still in effect.
"Just getting some video evidence to get STUDY in trouble." Proto replied casually like it was the obvious thing,
Well, the original plan was to get captured and hopefully get sent to their base of operations. Instead STUDY was smart enough to bring us in the middle of somewhere.
"Though, with their plan, they're gonna get arrested anyways." grinned Proto,
Mikoto simply sighed and grabbed me. Her arms were around me. Proto was checking my wig and contacts if any of them were out of place. She gave Mikoto a thumbs up.
"Take care of her." Proto smiled,
Proto went ahead of us. Mikoto simply looked at me with a neutral expression.
"What did you get yourself into this time?" she shook her head,
I am fully blaming this situation right on Proto. I'm aware I could have said no to her, but Proto was insistent. Then again, the plan was a failure. STUDY did not bring us to their main hideout or base.
"Oh right, can't answer." Mikoto sighed,
Not my fault, the drug's effects were stronger against me.
Wow, don't I sound like an entitled brat. Putting the blame on everyone else, what's wrong with me?
Nothing!
"Let's get you back." said Mikoto,
We were already outside the building and Proto was nowhere to be found. Looks like she left in a hurry. Then again, she kinda ran ahead while we took our time. The area was clear and a worried Kuroko approached us.
"Onee-sama, is Otomi alright?" the teleporter asked my sister,
Mikoto sighed again and looked on with a serious face.
"They kidnapped her Kuroko." she explained,
What?
Mikoto was lying? Lying for me?
I felt something. It's like an influx of emotions passing through me. I felt acceptance and sadness. Was this coming from my sister? Was this what she was feeling right now?Sadness and acceptance, what did it mean? She's accepting who I am, but the sadness must be about who I am as well.
She knew I never want others to get involved, but at this moment she thought I didn't want her help.
I wanted to change, for the better. I'm not going to do a full turn, but I'm taking small steps.
"What?!" an outraged Kuroko gasped, "How dare they do that to our friend!"
"Yeah, Saten got worried." frowned Mikoto, "She's the last person who saw her."
Oh right, Ruiko. She was reading that manual when I left.
Kuroko's eyes shimmered and it looked like she was absolutely pissed.
"T-Those heathens! Those savages! Monkeys! Unrefined people!" she shouted,
Was it me or was her hair flaring up? Like her twintails had a mind of their own.
"How dare they!"
I never saw Kuroko this angry.
"The drug will wear off in time." Mikoto tried to calm the girl down, "Let's go to your office."
...
Right now, I was lying on the couch. The Judgement office was crowded and filled with noise. Everyone was talking about something, but I was not interested at what they are saying.
"Terrorist attack?" gasped Kuroko,
Mikoto frowned and nodded towards the girls.
On the way to the office, Proto texted Mikoto on what to tell her friends. I didn't get a good view on the text, but I had a general idea. She told and confirmed the plan to everyone. She told everyone what kind of arsenal and number of powersuits the opposition will have.
"We got anything to counter that?" Mikoto asked the girls,
The discussion went on, but I was bored out of my mind.
Then the most unexpected thing happened. It did not came out of nowhere, but it was some I didn't see coming.
Mikoto was on top of me, literally. As in, I'm lying down on the couch, while Mikoto was hovering above me. It's like two lovers on the-
I should stop that train of thought.
"O-O-Onee-s-s-sama!"
Kuroko's reaction told me her brain was breaking down.
"Misaka!" gasped Ruiko,
"O-Oh m-my."
Uiharu's schoolgirl dreams became a reality.
Mikoto stared into my eyes intently.
How did I trigger the older sister event?
Damn you visual novel guilty pleasures.
I saw Mikoto's arm caressing my face, then the hand went behind my head. Her face got closer, and if I have my sense, I would've felt her breath.
Uhhh, I don't know how to react to this.
"Calm down." Mikoto's eyes had a reassuring look,
"Nee-san has you." she smiled,
Alright, what choice did I pick to get the older sister route?!
Then again, there's the little sister rou-
Oh my gosh, never mind!
Naughty thoughts begone!
Mikoto was fumbling at the back of my head. Then I felt a spark.
I felt a spark.
I felt a spark!
I got my senses back.
I blinked.
"Got it!" Mikoto cheered,
Everything hit me at once. I felt the kicks at my stomach. I felt my headache. I felt Mikoto's breath on me.
Chocolate mint.
"Mikoto." I whispered my raspy voice, "Space."
She finally realized, our compromising position. She jumped off me! No seriously, she's off me just like that.
"S-Sorry!" she blushed,
My face heated up as well. I pointed at my throat.
"Here." Konori had a cup of water ready,
Drinking it, my throat felt absolutely refreshed.
"Thanks." I said,
Ah, my voice was finally clear.
Everyone started to swarm around me. I could hear their concerns and questions, but they were asking it at the same time.
"Everyone quiet!" Febrie's voice surpassed everyone's somehow,
"Febrie." I said the girl's name,
Febrie simply beamed up and hugged me. She looked at me with expecting eyes.
"We're gonna be heroes and save Shinobu and Janie, right mommy?" she asked excitedly,
I felt a smile forming and patted her head.
"Yeah we are." I replied,
"Otomi, you mentioned to me Febrie can detect Janie." Mikoto suddenly said,
What?
When did I say that?
Unless, Proto told Mikoto to tell me this.
"Yes." I nodded, "Only when Janie starts using her ability."
The girls around me took the information in very thoroughly.
"I gave the girls the required info, you told me to tell them." Mikoto told me,
How does it feel to lie to your friends Mikoto? I say this in a curious tone and not an antagonistic tone. I know you hate involving friends into dangerous situations just like me, but you insist to them it's nothing. Meanwhile I lie to them.
We're not so different. We are sisters.
Still, I guessed Proto told Mikoto to do specific instructions.
"Around 20000 powersuits." Ruiko told me,
"They've been delivered during the blackouts." Kuroko added,
"And they're all in Academic Assembly venues." Uiharu finished,
That sums them up.
"You're calling in favors again are you Otomi?" Mikoto asked me,
Favors?
"Just like during the Poltergeist incident?" she reminded me,
Ah, I should ask them.
...
Everyone decided to get an early sleep tonight. It's like a big battle for everyone and they're all getting ready in their own way.
I was back at the dorm with Ruiko and Febrie. The two of them were already asleep. I couldn't help but smile at the adorable sight.
Nodding to myself, I went to the bathroom. I turned on the vents, so I won't be heard.
I called a certain Hardlight.
"Otomi what's up!" Maya greeted me cheerily,
"Hey." I greeted back,
Here goes nothing.
"I got a favor." I began,
"It's pretty serious if you're calling my personal number." she chuckled, "You know I'll do any favor for you."
Here we go.
"Wanna get a refund with compensation?" I asked her, "It's from a certain STUDY group that's been a hassle to my friends."
"Ah." she grinned,
I could tell she's grinned.
"With pleasure, I'll join you." Maya responded, "I'll bring my girls as well, Kayo and Mio!"
I only heard their names a few times. Still I never saw them yet. I wonder what they look like? Did she tell me their abilities? I really can't recall.
The memory was a blank.
"Alright, just follow me." I said, "Tomorrow morning."
"Understood." Maya replied, "See you tomorrow."
Then the call ended.
...
It was early morning and the sun was still rising. I was on a rooftop and my body was feeling even better than before. I feel like I can go back to my usual routine, soon.
The city looked beautiful. To think, there's a bunch of spoiled people who only saw the rotten side of the side. They haven't seen this side of the city, the kind and caring side. If only there was someone who complimented STUDY.
Did I feel bad for them? Not one bit.
Looking behind me, I saw Mikoto and Febrie.
Febrie was wearing her new dress. I think it looks lovely on her.
"It's time." Mikoto told us,
"That way!" Janie pointed at a direction, "My sister is that way!"
Mikoto and I smiled at her excitement. Mikoto took out a lollipop and gave it to Febrie, who accepted it without question.
"Ready sis?" I asked with a smirked,
"Ready." she nodded back,
Let's get this party started.
This Silent Part is going to get a lot louder than before.
END AN: Finale part 1. Complete!
Gonna have the Finale Part 2 up soon too, when I mean soon like a week! Don't worry guys, this is almost done!
Enjoy your day!