The Iron Symphogear

We are Taiso

It's been 7 months since I took down Blizzard and with the success of the low temperature armor add on, I proceeded with other armors since. "Whatcha workin on?" Chris asks as she's eating her breakfast. The two of us decided to go to a breakfast cafe for breakfast. Looking up from my laptop. "Oh. Just more suit Addons." Under Tachibana-san's recommendation, I've been checking into the media to check out idea. And with it I have gained many more ideas Anime, Tokusatsu, books, and other sorts of media have helped.

Chris:(wiping face with napkin) Hey, I heard you talked to Rody recently?

Taiso:(looks up) Huh? Yeah, he said we should meet up, the three of us.

Chris:(smiles) That sounds fun.

"Yeah." I respond back. A waiter comes back with our check. "Oh thank you." I say taking the check. As I go to pay a tech office across the street explodes. Chris as I look over as the office and it's staff rush to safety. The flames engulfing the office. "What happened?!" I shout as I look at the fire. During the screams of terror, I notice someone or something leave the roof of the office, unhinged when running through fire. I see the figure jump off and onto another building before falling though it. I look at where the building, only to see no one come out of the building. What the?

Guitar rift

(Taiso playing the guitar, then cuts to armor being worked on then put on)

He is a man on a mission

(Iron man flying around, lands in front of moving train.)
In armor of high tech ammunition

(shows Blizzard, Crymson Dynamo, and Controller, Iron Man rolls out of the way of an attack)
Trapped on the edge of an endless game

(flying around, and stops in front of Chris, Tsubasa, and Kanade in Symphogear's)
His teenage life will never be the same

(Shows Chris, Tsubasa, Kanade, Finé, and Taiso)
In a dangerous world he does all he can

(mech suits stomps around)
He's Iron Man~

(stands up electricity all over as he does he clenches his left hand)
Iron Man~

(Energy charges up in left hand before spinning around and firing at the screen)

Chapter 10: Echo's of a Ghost.

I sit at my computer, watching an Anime that I've been interested. Looking online the reviews for this show are good. "Sir, you haven't been working for the past 2 days." JARVIS reminds me, I perk up from my computer. "Really?" I look around to see chips, soda's, other junk food... Oh man, I've really been swept up into the Media. "JARVIS, put a reminder to go to the gym when I have time." "Yes sir." I've been trying to distract myself from thinking about that blast earlier. Finé has express that I shouldn't poke my head too much into such matters. "Alright. Time for work then." Heading over to the armor, I grab my tools from the table and I check myself on where I left off… Wait… What was I doing again?

Taiso: JARVIS? What was I doing before I started watching Anime?

"You were working on the Phonic Gain Enhancer, so that you could produce the same effects as a normal Symphogear."

Taiso:(sweatdrop) Oh… Crap… That's right.

I stare at the runes sitting upon a drive piece for a Phonic Gain manipulator. I don't know how to input the runes with the arcane runes. When Finé explained it to me, I still have trouble understanding all of what she's saying. That's gotta be saying something if a man of science can't understand ancient science. I scratch my head in confusion as to what to do next. I look at my notes, to see if there's anything I can use. Not much without direct help... "Sigh~ What now?... Best to try my chances. JARVIS, call Finé." I ask JARVIS as he pulls up Finé's phone number. "Yes sir. Calling…" JARVIS phones Finé.

Location Change: Div 2 HQ We are Ryoko

"So with these adjustments, handling Gungnir should be easier." I tell Kanade-chan, she stands up and walks over to me. I take Gungnir, and I hand it to Kanade-chan. She takes the pendant and smiles. "Thanks as always Ryoko,(looks at clock) whoa, look at the time. I suppose we need to get going to the meeting." Kanade-chan notes looking at the clock, I look up to see that it is almost time for the meeting. "Then I guess we should get going then." The two of us head off, as we walk down the hall, we meet a familiar blue haired girl. "Hey, Tsubasa-chan!" Kanade-chan exclaims as she jumps Tsubasa and hugs her.

Tsubasa:(blushing) K-Kanande! Please stop doing that! It's embarrassing.

Kanade:(chuckles) Sorry, but after our last mission I feel much better since then thanks to the improvements, Doc just made.

Ryoko:(crosses arms) But still, Kanade-chan? You need to be a little less reckless with Gungnir, it's a precious item you know.

Kanade:(looks back) Sorry, sorry Doc. Can't help but be a bit showy when we're saving people. Hmm? Whats up Kanade?

Tsubasa: I saw the news, multiple tech companies have been raided and destroyed by someone calling themselves Ghost.

Kanade: Oh right, I did hear something about that. Hey Ryoko? What's your opinion?

Ryoko:(crosses arms) Not sure, with the fall of Takumi Industries. There's been a massive tech vacuum with many companies trying to gain whatever remains of the company. I know that some of the remnants are somewhat management to scrounge themselves together, but the tech that Takumi Industries has given out are highly valuable. Though recently ever since those generals saw Iron Man managing to hold his own against you two. Their desperate to get tech like that.

Kanade:(puffs cheeks) We would have had him defeated if we had fought him longer.

Ryoko:(nods) Indeed. The Symphogear is much stronger in many ways. But the fact that they saw it, is enough to get them try and recreate it. Not to mention, even if they don't manage to make an exact copy, they still would have an effective weapon.

Tsubasa: Do they only think of ways to kill their enemies?

Ryoko: War is a sad business. Filled with monsters who wish to make a profit off of the sweat, blood, tears, and corpses of people.(phone rings) Hmm? Oh hold on. Someone is calling me.(answers phone) Hello?

Taiso: Hey Finé.

Ryoko:(face brightens) Oh, honey? Why are you calling me? I told you I was going to be working today?

Taiso: H-Honey? Why are- A-Anyways, yeah sorry. But I was having trouble with the Phonic Gain manipulator, and I can't seem to understand how the Runes work. The notes you gave me… Well I still can't seem to understand them. So, can I get some help?

Ryoko:(smiles) Oh, alright. How far are you in your project?

Taiso: Well, I got the base manipulator frame into the armor, I also put the mechanical functions of the manipulator in. But I don't know how to input the runes so the Coating Field can be produced across the suit, that and the sealing runes.

Ryoko: Then think of the frame as a picture puzzle. Insert the pieces, the chips are like Kanji, you have to mix the lettering together to get the function to work. Put the base chip in.

Taiso: Okay… Then do this… Right. I've slotted it into the manipulators head.

Ryoko: Honey, you need to put the base in for each. You just coated the head. Not the entire body.

Taiso: Is that it? Ohh~ I'm beginning to get it. Like Da Vinci's pictures of the human body. Each part makes up the hole. I add the runes for the hands legs and body. Ah! The whole suit is gaining the coating! Now just repeat the process just with the Sealing Runes and… Done! I got it! Ah, thanks Finé.

Ryoko:(giggles) I'm happy to hear that honey.

"Again with the honey stuff? Whatever, okay, I'm hanging up." Taiso says. "Hold on." I tell Taiso over the phone, I hear a slight urk from him. "Wh-What is it?" He asks. "Don't you have something to tell me?" I gleefully ask, there's a slight pause, before I can hear the embarrassed shock of Taiso scrambling about. "I-I am not saying that! It's way to embarrassing!" He exclaims, oh it's so cute when he's embarrassed like that. "Please~?" I ask, I hear Taiso pondering his choice. With a defeated grunt he says though the phone. "I love you… Mom." Kyaaa~! So cute! I can't help but giggle happly. "Argh! Whatever! I'm hanging up!" Taiso exclaims as he ends the call. I can't help but feel so incredibly guiddy. "I didn't know you had a kid Ryoko." Kanade says in slight surprise.

Ryoko:(hands against cheeks and turning side to side) Oh no. I don't have a husband. I just adopted a kid is all. He's working on a very special project, and I'm so proud of his progress!

Tsubasa:(hands against chest) Sounds like you're a wonderful mother to him.

Kanade:(smiles) Then you'd better do your best for him right?

Ryoko:(nods) Yes, so let us not make them wait any longer. Let's go.

I walk past the two, and we head towards the meeting room… I think back to the conversation... What was I doing just now? Why did I feel so happy around those two? When Taiso comes to me for help… When Chris tries her best to impress me. Why is it everytime that happens, I revert back to my fake persona of Ryoko? Is this… A parents love?... No. No just echos of Ryoko still lingering on me. She did enjoy things like that… Right?

We are Taiso

I close the phonic gaim manipulator, I still have blood flowing to my cheeks with embarrassment over what I said to Finé. Curse that woman for making me say such a thing. "Sir with the manipulator complete, what we require now is an test subject to test." JARVIS reminds me, I take a seat. Whats the time… 3:53 PM… Chris should be back from her shopping trip.

We are Observer

Within a closed off meeting area, Akira steps into the room. Behind him are a few guards and a car pull up. "Where is this guy?" One of the guards asks, with the gun ready in his hands. "He'll be here. Soon." Suddenly, a thud is heard as two bodies fall to the ground. Their bodys are contoured, across their throats are clean and precise cuts. "It's almost scary how precise you're cuts are… Ghost." Akira notes looking up to a ghastly figure above. Dropping down from above, Ghost stands up hunched a bit over. He's a tall and thin body structure is covered with a white and gray suit. The face is hidden behind a gas mask that hides the eyes. A metal HUD piece covering those eyes. Small grey shoulder pads break up the whiteness of the suit. With one having small military knife on it. His hands are covered by a claw gloves going across his entire arms, with a black and white between the elbow and shoulder. Across the chest is a chest buckle with it connecting to a device strapped upon the chest. Below on the waist is a belt with a machete connected to it's sheath in the back. A torn and ripped coat and drape His legs are mostly blank white, his boots are metal with claws upon them. Around his left leg are a series of small throw knives around his upper thigh.

Ghost: Let's get down to business. I've brought the tech.

Akira:(stepping forwards) Wonderful. Bring the container.

The guards bring in a containment tube. Ghost walks over revealing a piece of advance tech. "Ah, the experimental energy shield." Ghost incerts the tech into the container. The guards close it up and take it back to the truck. "Right, as promised. We have what your "Mistress" has asked us to acquire. Note that we are always available." Akira tells Ghost as he hands a data pad. "On this is this time's pick up location to the items for the special project she has." Ghost takes the data and checks it. "Mistress will be pleased. Till we meet again." Ghost bows as he fades away. "Christ. That guy gives me the creeps." One of the guards notes beginning to get in the truck.

Akira:(turns) That's the point.

End of Chapter 10