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Infinite Stratos – Chapter 2 – A New World
A New Mechanical World
Stark Penthouse – Malibu, California
It had been a few days since Allan's press conference and like many before just Tony's it was said that Stark International was going to 'go belly up and nothing could save it now.'
To Allan is was more complaining about something their not getting. It didn't matter to him; he chose to stop production and he was going to stick to it.
Akira was with Allan as he was in his workshop who was now in the process of finding was to upgrade both of their suits, as she called to him, she went down to see him engrossed in his work.
Tapping his shoulder, he turned around to see his girlfriend with two cups of coffee in her hands giving him one, "Thanks." Allan said.
"Are you alright, you've been down here almost all day?" Akira asked her boyfriend. "Well getting ready what else?" Allan answered plainly.
"Ready for what? Squall, Phantom Task? Allan you don't have to fear her anymore she's not coming for you anytime soon." Akira answered her boyfriend's concern.
"Well you never know." Allan answered as the two finished their coffee, JARVIS come on the line. "Mr. Stark, an Agent Coulson is on the line for you? He's insisting."
Not expecting any visitors, Allan only had on his black compression shirt, where the blue light of his core shone brightly, and black pants and Akira was in a button-up white blouse with a pair of jean shorts.
"I wasn't expecting company, were you?" Allan inquires Akira as she looks away bashfully as Allan quickly finds out why he had said company coming.
"You called him?" Allan answered. "I had to, I told him you'd have an appointment set up and Allan, I think you may want to hear what he has to say."
Allan was a little miffed but sucked it up and headed upstairs to meet this 'Agent Coulson"
Making it to the main room, the elevator door opened as the same man from the press conference came waking through with files in hand this time unlike the other.
"Mr. Stark, Ms. Shibuya. Once again, I'm Agent Coulson of…" Coulson tried to introduce himself, but Allan interrupted him…
"S.H.I.E.L.D, Agent Coulson if you forget it was my great-grandfather that lead the agency through its hardest times, the agency is not lost to me, after everything you did to him I'm inclined to ignore you and any offer you may have." Allan answered harshly, remembering the history his great-grandfather had with the agency.
Coulson expecting something like this replied, "Those are the old days, this is a new era with new threats and new crazies that want to take over the world. Case in mind – Phantom Task, you've met their leader?"
"Yes, lovely woman, name of Squall if I remember, I burn that one of I were you." Allan answered a tinge of anger and sarcasm present in his response.
"Fitting, I'll add that to the after-report. We've got most of the testimony about your suit from the JSDF and after investigating the immediate area that Ms. Shibuya gave us, unfortunately it would seem our friends wish stay like Phantoms, as we found only a few bodies of some grunts and charred remains of their security which I assume was done in by you two." Coulson summarized their investigation into the matter.
Allan let off with a puff of air and replied, "Yes, that sounds about right." Coulson continued, "That's why we want you to do something for us, Mr. Stark."
"That being?" Allan inquired as Akira looked on. "We want you to be enrolled in the IS Academy in Japan. We believe that Phantom Task is planning possible attack or sabotage of the academy in short span of time, of which we can only estimate could be a few months to a year at most." Coulson gave his proposition and info.
"Wait, let me get this straight, you want me to go to an institution that ONLY accepts females with you know machines that only respond to women? Yeah, great plan there geniuses." Allan answered stupefied by the proposal.
"It won't be just you Mr. Stark, Ms. Shibuya will be accompanying you as well, we also know about your friend, a Miss Jasmine Rhodes, if I'm correct? Besides, you two won't be a… normal students in the sense."
"Well, what sense do you mean Agent Coulson?" Akira asked the SHIELD agent.
"You both will enter the Academy under the guise of a transfer student, that's you Mr. Stark; and Ms. Shibuya, you will be entering as a new IS engineering teacher for the Academy. Since neither of you have an IS, you'll use your new suits as your means of self-defense considering your experience against Phantom Task."
Allan and Akira looked at each other, as Allan then asked Coulson, "Can you give us a minute?" Allan motioned for Akira to follow him to a nearby terminal where he began looking into the IS Academy's personnel files.
"Are you sure about this Allan, if they're going to attack the Academy and you're there she'll come for you." Akira warned her boyfriend as she hugged him. "I know and its why we have to go." Allan said as he returned the embrace.
"Ha… Alright I'll do it, also what are you looking up?" Akira asked him. "Oh, this is the IS Academy's personnel files all students and teachers are int his database, they should really look into upgrading their server security."
Looking at the files two of them stood out, first of then was a woman wearing a black suit sand tie as she wore a straight face in her hologram, "Chifuyu Orimura, head IS instructor and Homeroom teacher for Class 1-A, and…" As Chifuyu's hologram left another entered this time a young man with the same hair color though much younger, "This is her little brother, Ichika Orimura, the first ever male to pilot an IS machine successfully, quite an enigma this one."
Allan continued to stare at Ichika's form as Akira noticed this and poked Allan asking him, "Why are you looking at him so intensely?" Allan brought himself out of his stupor and replied, "Oh, nothing at all."
Allan knew exactly what he was thinking, "She gave up the Mondo Grosso to rescue her brother from a kidnapping attempt, although the perpetrators were never caught or identified. With all this secrecy, could it have been PT or a third party?"
Allan thought to himself as Agent Coulson spoke up, "Well; Mr. Stark, Ms. Shibuya, do you two agree?"
The couple look at each other for a moment and nod until turning back to the Agent and with a simple handshake reply to him, "Count us in, Agent."
Coulson left with a slightly smile on his face as he exited the building. With that in mind the two now started packing for the long trip and in the meantime, the two share some more quality time until it was time to go…
A New Adventure awaits our heroes at the IS Academy, will there journey bring nothing but good memories or will the past catch up quicker than it seems…?
AN#1 – I AM SO SORRY for this long delay but here the official chapter 2 to my Infinite Stratos story, so I hope you guys can forgive me and enjoy!
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