Mediziner's Notes: First chapter of the year in 2020. Somewhat filler'ish or randoms? Not sure.
This Chapter was originally uploaded: 21/1/2020 on DeviantART.
The Leader within Cover Art is drawn and commissioned by Erilmadith-Everyoung on DeviantART. You can also find Radiant Prism's full reference there, too.
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Stirring, Radiant Prism lazily woke up as she felt someone urging her to wake up. When she did come online, she looked to see who was waking her up so early in the morning, immediately seeing that it was Duke waking her. "...Nngh, it's too early." She grumbled, instinctively in her language as she slowly rolled backwards on her landing gear, moving away from the Englishmech's touch. She intended to snooze for a bit longer, however he insisted again by giving her a gentle shake telling her that they have work to do, successful in having fully woken her but at the same time had inadvertently irritated her.
"CHANGE!" Changing out of her vehicle mode, she addressed Duke, wings flared out and very clearly unhappy about waking up at a much earlier time. "Duke, why do we have to have these lessons much more earlier than before!?" Having lost her composure, she inadvertently succeeded in waking the others up upon hearing grumbles while some yelled at her to shut up. When she realised what she had done, the foreign Brave could only frown but then glared unhappily at Duke. "Fine..." Wasting no time, she turned in the direction of the lift as the others grumbled, some returning back to recharge for a few minutes longer while others simply got out of their vehicle forms. Duke followed right behind Radiant Prism silently, joining her in the lift. By the time the two of them were inside the office, Radiant Prism immediately noticed that with the blinds open, it was still a bit dark out but quickly spotted it was cloudy... 'Well, at least it still felt like it was nighttime... Somewhat...' She thought.
"Before we begin, there's something I need to tell you." Duke said, seating himself at his desk. Radiant Prism could see that he had stacks of paper, though the amount was much more than what the other Braves had used when they were teaching her. What were all the extras papers for?
"I'm listening." She replied, approaching the side of his desk. She didn't borrow any of the chairs due to the fact that no one had been assigned to patrol yet, especially when she had accidentally woke everyone up... She didn't want to add fuel to their irritation.
"As you already know, I'm the last one to give you these lessons which means you've come to the end of your lessons you've needed to learn if you're to work with us here in Japan, but that's not all I'm going to teach you. There are two things, first Deckerd and I both want you to learn how to be an efficient yet temporary Leader in case anything may happen to both Deckerd and myself." He explained, continuing. "When you gave Shadowmaru and Kagerou orders to have us freed while you distracted the spider criminal a few days ago, we both felt that in doing so- And saving Boss' life, we felt you have potential after they explained everything to us in a private conversation."
Taken completely by surprise at this sudden announcement, Radiant Prism couldn't help but hesitate at this. "You're wrong, Duke." Duke looked at her. "I only gave those two the order to have you and the others freed and nothing else. While I've become a part of the team, I have no right to lead the team because that is yours and Deckerd's responsibility even if the both of you say that I have 'potential'. Think about it, Duke... Would the others really be happy that I'd take the reigns in an instant? Considering I'm still more or less a foreign newcomer of all Braves? I doubt so... But I reckon that from what I've observed of the others, McCrane has the better potential to keep everyone in check if something happens to you and Deckerd."
"Well, yes... You're correct that McCrane does know to act as temporary leader if things came to worse, since he was Deckerd's Second-In-Command before I came to Japan with Lady..." Duke frowned, the topic making him feel a bit awkward as he was being reminded about his past actions years ago when Deckerd was out of action thanks to the Hyper Chieftains, and in some way he could see that in the German Brave despite being more of a complete opposite. "But, what if something happened to him as well, what would you do?"
"Duke, I've already told you, they won't like it if I stepped up to the task, I'll be met with incredibly heavy resistance." Radiant Prism shook her helm. "I know what must be done, but you don't know what it means to be a lone police officer- To have worked on your own. I've worked for half a year without a team of my own, and I work best independently most of the time. Of course in the case of working alongside you and the others not just because of Deckerd's orders but also Redlight's orders, if teamwork is needed I'll do so even though I'm new to teamwork as a whole. As for this..." She pointed to the crest on her helm. "This means nothing to me. While it may be seen as a symbol or rank of leadership to you and Deckerd and perhaps even to the Scotland Yard, but it's nothing to me." Radiant Prism narrowed her optics and looked away. "I've never had a team of my own, I've always been alone... Why I was given this crest is beyond me, especially when I was almost tricked into my death nonetheless."
Duke frowned at the harsh mention of her near death, but shook his helm as he decided to leave the topic at that to address another thing. "As for the second thing on my list, Deckerd needs the both of you to learn how to trust humans again. We can't risk both of you running or flying off, especially if we need to gather info from any witnesses that may have seen something that can help with whatever cases we're dealing with. Due to your wariness towards people, you two are unfortunately unfit for normal work until you two can learn to trust again, it's best we resolve that overtime after your remaining lessons are complete."
When Radiant Prism looked away, Duke seemed to be at a loss but knew that he had to set something straight, especially considering her uneasiness for humans. "Radiant Prism, the criminals you are dealing with are humans, you know that right?"
"Just because I've had bad experiences with humans doesn't mean that I'm going to ignore what I was built for." Radiant Prism replied bluntly, wings flaring. "I don't let my wariness get in the way of keeping the peace, if I see crime happening I will not hesitate to jump into action and put a stop to them."
"You did mention that you were going to have a team of your own before." Deckerd said, having stepped into the office followed by a few others having started coming in.
Upon sight of Deckerd, Radiant Prism relaxed and calmed herself. "Yes, that's true... But not anymore."
"Radiant Prism, what if Dieter wanted to have set this all up for you where Gustav wouldn't?" He paused as she looked at him. "If you had such a close bond with him since you were first activated, he might have been trying all he could to do everything in his power as Vice-Commissioner to give you the same equality as Redlight and the others despite Gustav's decision not to otherwise. I have no doubt that he could have been trying all this time to give you a team of your own." Deckerd then smiled. "I understand you're not comfortable with this but I'm asking as a request, not as an order if you could please give these lessons a try after you've finished the last remainders of your lessons with Duke?" He thought for a moment, recalling something. "I can tell you that King was somewhat a bit like you in the past after the incident with the Chieftains and the Fahrzeurgs."
"King? I thought he'd know everything much like the first time since you came online. But... Who are the 'Chieftains' and the 'Fahrzeurgs' you mentioned?" Radiant Prism said, a bit shocked.
For a brief moment both Deckerd and Duke were puzzled by this. Duke then recalled what Radiant Prism said earlier and explained to Deckerd that she's relatively new, pointing out that she was built half a year ago from now. As for her confusion about the Chieftains and the Fahrzeurgs, they were about to explain who they are, but after realising where the Chieftains' Super A.I. originated from, especially when Kagerou's most likely listening from somewhere out of sight that they both decided that it was best they didn't talk about it, not even private communications would work. "We'll explain about the second question next time. Right now we need to first get everyone assigned to work." Deckerd pointed out, noting the rest of the team filing in.
"Give us a moment." Duke added.
With a nod, Radiant Prism moved away from their desks and relocated herself near the large window so she didn't get in anyone's way. She was quietly watching as both Deckerd and Duke were setting up everyone's work for today. Soon enough those chosen to do patrol work were already starting to file out one by one and begin work while those assigned for paperwork were just about to start, until when McCrane answered a phone call.
'Strange... I never thought I'd see anyone pause to begin work to answer a phone call...' She thought, watching as McCrane spoke with the caller, having pulled out a notepad and wrote down important things from what was being told to him until eventually hanging up after the call finished, then began to inform one of the Braves assigned to patrol the eastern part of the city to attend to a situation over there while everyone else returned to focusing on paperwork. She thought back to Deckerd's words that she most likely would've had a team of her own, if it weren't for Gustav's choices. 'A team of my own... But would I really be up to the task just because I had ordered Shadowmaru and Kagerou attend to the others...? It... Doesn't feel like a whole lot, even though my actions made them save not only them, but that young boy they cherish with all their hearts... Speaking of which...' She glanced over to where Yuuta would sit whenever he came into work with Deckerd. 'Deckerd came in a lot earlier than what he usually comes in... Perhaps it's the child's day off?'
Lowering her helm, Radiant Prism frowned. 'What would Redlight think...? I was never given orders to learn to be a leader like him and Deckerd... I'm just a lone, independent Brave...'
"Radiant Prism?"
'The others would believe it very strange when they learn that I'm working with another group of Braves...'
"Radiant Prism!"
"Huh? What?"
"You can come back over here now." Duke pointed out.
As she looked to see whom she could borrow from, she saw that Shadowmaru was out again, perhaps he's doing paperwork elsewhere? She wouldn't know but since his desk was empty, and he didn't seem to be present... At least from what she could see, she went over to borrow the Ninja Detective's unoccupied desk chair and rolled it over to Deckerd and Duke's desk. For her it was somewhat hard to believe that she was almost done with her work. She immediately noticed that Deckerd had chosen to remain rather than go out on patrol when he asked her if she's ready to begin.
"Er... Yes, sir."
As told before, there wasn't a whole lot left to learn. Only a couple of hours would go by and the lessons had turned out to be a whole lot shorter than the previous ones which surprised Radiant Prism, having been used to long extensive hours of lessons, but instead these ones were much more shorter. Duke gathered up the completed papers and Radiant Prism relaxed, leaning against the backrest of the chair. While she'd need to learn to trust people again as what Duke had told her, at least somewhat she could be a bit more free, and become used to working out in the field again just like back then but would need to spend a bit more time exploring the city and remember all of it's addresses so she'd know when to locate and intercept the more petty criminals. She's waited for so long to do that the most, being able to fly for longer periods of time rather than be given a time limit...
The thought of patrolling from high above was strongly tempting...
And perhaps, even do her own little hunt of trying to find where the trio were hiding...
Meanwhile Deckerd had been typing away at his desk. A few hours ago, he had been sifting through emails sent from Redlight whom has been not only providing info about the machine but also a little bit more info about the criminals they're dealing with should they turn up again. For now, because Radiant Prism had just finished finished her remaining lessons, he glanced over at the clock, knowing that there's just half an hour left until Yuuta was done with school for the day. He turned his attention to the foreign Brave, informing her that while she has to wait, she could go spend time outside until further notice. He would've said more, but the sound of the human sized door prevented him from letting a single word out as Saejima and Azuma entered.
"Deckerd, there's something we'd like for you to look into." Saejima told him, his tone serious as he briefly glanced over at the large clock. "I know it's near the time to pick up Yuuta, but I'd prefer if you and whomever you'd bring along to help you with the case."
"A case?" Repeated Deckerd bemusedly.
Moving over to Yuuta's desk, Saejima typed in a few commands onto the keyboard as the large screen descended from the ceiling. Once fully out and online, there was another set of commands until displaying a part of Nanamagari City, one area in particular appeared to be corroded which caught the attention of everyone present.
"There has been a report about a large shipment of pure Hydrogen Peroxide stolen overnight." The picture changed to a picture of one of the large cargo ships and displaying an image of barrels containing the contents. Then back to the previous pictures of the bleached-like areas. "Then this happened in two places at once in the same night." Saejima then began inputting another command, letting the pictures contained go by every five seconds. "Fortunately, this substance breaks down into hydrogen gas and water when exposed to sunlight, but you can see the damage it's caused when there is no sunlight present..."
"But Commissioner! Wouldn't our bodies also corrode when we investigate the contaminated area!?" Drill Boy exclaimed with concern. "I don't want anyone to start melting during investigation! I'm too young to be turned into a melted metal!"
"No, your bodies won't corrode and break down in an instant, but long exposure can cause damage." Saejima pointed out, Azuma stepped up to add in a bit of info. "Whoever may be behind this might know our usual patrol routes. That means both yours and the other police officers that patrol near or within this particular area."
"Even if we investigate that particular area, it may not be safe to return back to the station afterwards." McCrane spoke. "As you said, it won't harm us right away but I have no doubt that we would become a hazardous danger to you and the others."
"Which means Deckerd and whoever he chooses to bring along with him there would be walking hazards to people around them..." Power Joe frowned.
"Ehh!? Even Boss!?" Drill Boy exclaimed. "No! I'm not going to investigate, I don't want to hurt him by being exposed to that stuff!"
Duke frowned. "Hydrogen Peroxide is useful in many ways. While dangerous in it's purest form, depending on what it's going to be made for, it can be for some things such as sterilization, or even when humans wash their clothes to name a few. The mechanics use it to sterilize my interior as to prevent catching whatever previous patients I bring to the hospital after I've returned from escorting sick or injured people to the hospital and without the sterilization formula, I would be too unsanitary to assist people in need, and would catch some sort of other sickness a previous patient had, or worse- An infection."
Saejima nodded in agreement, then turned to Deckerd. "Investigate the area with someone as soon as you can, there should be some clues or hints that the culprits left behind."
"Understood." Deckerd acknowledged as the two Commissioners took their leave. He stood up from his desk and was just about to request Drill Boy if he could pick up Yuuta, but Gunmax interrupted him before he could even let a single word out.
"I'll go and pick up the kid from school, I need some fresh air anyways, patrol car." He announced.
"What about your paperwork?" Deckerd asked. "You haven't done much-"
"Eh, I can finish it when I get back." Replied the Motorcycle Detective with a slight smirk, shrugging. "It's not going to kill me if I take a bit of time out to pick him up for you." He was just about to leave, but he managed to hear Duke telling Radiant Prism that they just need to wait for Kagerou to join them for these side lessons, which gave him quite an idea as he shook his helm.
"Oi oi, I don't think the rookie's gonna learn how to trust humans from a distance, Knight. Rookie, come with me. If you're going to learn how to trust humans again it's better if you come with me to the kid's school." When Radiant Prism made an uncomfortable expression, Gunmax couldn't help but snort. "You're making a look as if you think a kid's gonna kill you with one touch." He then made his way out of the office, telling her not to fall behind.
"Gunmax..." Deckerd frowned. He couldn't decide if his teammate really intended to help, but since this was Gunmax that was offering to help out he wouldn't be surprised if the foreign Brave simply fled back to the station or somewhere up in the skies... "Radiant Prism, go with Gunmax. I think this should be important for you to know where Yuuta's school is in case you might have to go pick him up."
There was a bit of hesitation on the German Brave's part, but hesitantly acknowledged.
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"Yuuta, when do you think you'll ever have time to hang out with us?" Frowned Masaki grumpily as the four were walking out of the school. "You never make time for us anymore."
"Sorry, Masaki..." Yuuta frowned. "Being a police officer is really hard work, and since I'm getting a little older, I'm probably going to someday be put into learning what it really means to be a police officer.
"In other words, you'll be preparing to enter the police academy someday when you're old enough." Kikumaro added.
"Yeah... Something like that." Yuuta smiled a little sadly. "But I think the others might make an exception to learn a little early to become a real police officer."
"Real police officer... Like carrying around a real gun and gear you always see them wearing?" Masaki asked, a little surprised. "That sounds so cool!"
"Yuuta, what about becoming an archeologist?" Emily asked. "Didn't you want to become one like your parents?"
Before Yuuta could give his answer, they could overhear a group of boys nearby gathering around someone showing off something. Masaki immediately knew who it was and crossed his arms. "That's the new guy I told you guys about earlier, he's the one that makes a whole bunch of models and can't even decide what he likes out of the ones he puts together."
"Looks like he's into police cars this time." Kikumaro replied, noting the model that the new student was showing the others. "First time I saw him he was into cars that can drive on dirt, then he got tired of them the following day and showed off some construction vehicles and likewise after."
"Hmm... I think I saw him go on about sports motorcycles before, but then he talked about how lame they were afterwards." Emily replied. "It's a bit sad though that he might also dislike construction vehicles too, he's missing out on how amasing Power Joe and the rest of the Build Team are."
"Tch! Don't say that! There's nothing can be more awesome and cool than Power Joe!" Masaki exclaimed.
Yuuta was stunned. "Eh!? Why would he keep changing his favourite vehicles so much!? I wasn't like that when I'd first gotten my RC plane..."
"Oh, speaking of planes, do you still have it?" Masaki asked.
"Yup! While I don't have a lot of time like back then, I still sometimes take it out for a little flight when I spend time with Deckerd or whenever I sometimes feel like just going somewhere by myself and fly it around." Yuuta smiled. "It's quite relaxing to watch it fly. Besides, it's very special to me, too."
"I remember, you told us that thanks to it that you met Deckerd!" Emily pointed out as Yuuta nodded.
As they neared the exit of the school's campus, they heard a loud noise. The engine clearly sounding a bit too big for any standard car as they watch Gunmax pull up near them. "Hey kiddo, Deckerd sent me to come pick you up."
"Where's Deckerd?"
"The Commissioners sent him to investigate some big case too harmful for people to go to. You included." He replied as Radiant Prism flew overhead.
"Eh!? Radiant Prism's here too!?" Yuuta looked up at the skies, his three friends following suit as they laid eyes on the jet high up in the skies. Gunmax on the other hand frowned, taking out his badge and communicating with the foreign Brave, telling her to come down from up there otherwise she wasn't going to make any progress. Yuuta, hearing this snapped full attention to him. "Gunmax! Radiant Prism is still scared of people! Don't force her to do this..." He looked behind him as there were groups of other kids approaching with murmurs that a different Brave came to see Yuuta instead of Deckerd being the usual Brave picking him up.
Upon seeing Radiant Prism slowly descend into the campus, Yuuta became more irritated. "Gunmax!"
"Hey kid, if she's going to learn to trust people, she should interact with the others more closely than sit behind a desk and answering questions on some pieces of paper." Replied Gunmax.
"But...!" Irritated about this, Yuuta frowned as he watched Masaki went over to Radiant Prism as the others gathered, curiously staring at her. Some commented on what kind of jet she was as they've never seen anything like what they've seen in the skies or in pictures.
"Gunmax, she really shouldn't be here..." Yuuta frowned, clearly unhappy by this. "I don't see why you had to bring Radiant Prism from her lessons to come all the way here..."
"The rookie's already finished her lessons." Replied Gunmax. "And Knight's little paper lessons weren't going to do the trick. If you ask me, if she's going to get over her fear of humans, she'd need a more hands-on experience by being near humans. The same could be said for Shadowmaru's Brother."
"That reminds me, weren't you going to introduce us to Radiant Prism?" Kikumaro asked Yuuta. "We've been curious about her for quite some time, and she doesn't seem to be too intimidated by people from what you last told us."
"Please introduce her to us!" Emily chimed in.
"I... Don't think she's ready yet, but we can try..." Yuuta hesitantly agreed reluctantly, Gunmax watched as the young boy lead his two other friends over to Radiant Prism, feeling a bit proud with himself. He had no doubt that the others, Deckerd included would chew him out for this but he had no regrets. If Radiant Prism was going to learn how to get used to humans, she'd need to spend plenty of time around them more. Shortly afterwards, he overheard someone talking nearby, leaning in just a bit to peer on the inner wall of the school's campus, catching a glimpse of a small group of boys talking about how the jet that everyone was gathering around was cool. However what he also caught was one kid in particular talking about how uncool he was compared to said jet, pointing out about that people could easily fall out of the bike where as with cars one wouldn't have to worry about that. Something in Gunmax just snapped as he made sure the Gun Bike was properly parked and got out, and took a few steps close to the wall where they were from the outside, leaning in with a slight devious yet clearly angry smirk, his orange coloured optics shone through the visor.
"Motorcycles are uncool you say...?" His sudden voice was enough to startle the others as they immediately looked up at him. "They can easily slip inbetween the lanes when they're chasing after criminals where as your regular four wheeled car can't."
"C-Crap, he heard us! Run away!" Gunmax watched them flee. This of course was left unnoticed by both Yuuta, and essentially Radiant Prism whom happened to be facing in the direction of the incident. Still fuming, Gunmax then contacted Yuuta, suggesting that he hitch a ride on Radiant Prism instead then casually left, needing time to himself.
Among the curious kids, Yuuta was struggling to keep the others back so they weren't so close, having noticed some were starting to gather a bit too close.
"You guys are getting too close, my friends need a lot of space..." He told them, all while wondering to himself about what was Gunmax thinking saying that he was going to hitch a ride in Radiant Prism's cockpit when she very much didn't trust people yet... This was already too much, but he'd know that he'd have to tell Deckerd about this whole thing. "Radiant Prism, once the others give you space, get out of your vehicle form."
"...Sir."
There was a loud murmur on how Radiant Prism was addressing Yuuta as 'sir' rather than 'Boss' as the others backed up, watching as she shouted a strange word in another language as she changed out of her vehicle mode, now seeing what the new Brave looked like. Someone pointed out that she had a crest like Deckerd, drawing everyone's attention. After that, someone else proceeded to bombard Yuuta about if she's going to replace Deckerd to which the young boy was stunned at this, looking up at the foreign Brave then back at the crowd after taking sight of the crest, saying no and explained that she was visiting from another country, not wanting the others getting any other ideas. "Hey Yuuta, does she speak English like the Scotland Yard?"
"No, she came from Germany. Germany speaks German." He corrected, though knowing that if they stayed longer, he'd risk himself getting in trouble. "Radiant Prism, we should head back to the station, we might have some really really important work to do."
"When did we-"
"hurry up already! Deckerd's waiting for us!" Yuuta pressed further.
"Y-Yes sir..." She then recalled how Deckerd picked up Yuuta as she hesitantly mimicked the action. Standing back up once the young boy settled in her servo, she began to slowly ascend once the others backed away enough for her to do that. There was some hesitation at first, but then she began to change form, carefully placing Yuuta expertly in the pilot's seat mid-way of her changing and flew back in the direction of the station.
...Somehow the way she did that felt... Nice, if not having suddenly missed doing this with her special friend.
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Back at the station, the others updated Yuuta on what they have thus far. They made sure to let him know beforehand that Deckerd was currently out investigating the site with Power Joe helping him with the case which made Yuuta frown that he wasn't involved, but on explanation of what the hydrogen peroxide did, it was enough to make him stop. "While it's already dissolved by the sunlight, I don't recommend coming to the case whenever the criminal strikes again at night." Duke pointed out. "Hydrogen Peroxide is prone to doing damage to the human skin in it's pure form without the correct mixtures to turn it into disinfectant or anything else it's going to be used for, but it won't effect us immediately... The last thing I need- No, everyone needs is seeing you injured, and Deckerd upset."
Shadowmaru then put his paws on the edge of the loft, now in front of the small boy. "I wouldn't want to see the horrified expressions your sisters make if they see injuries from you from being caused by it." He then lifted his head upwards, then moved away as Kagerou seemingly 'materialised' into view onto Duke and Deckerd's joined desks, causing both Yuuta and Duke to jump at the sudden presence of the blue ninja appearing.
"What have you found, Kagerou?" Shadowmaru asked casually.
"There's another shipment of Hydrogen Peroxide coming in tonight." Replied Kagerou. "The ship carrying goods should be arriving at around roughly midnight- Clearly late due to bad storms they encountered on their journey. I suspected that's when those thieves will most likely show up and attempt another heist at getting their hands on stealing the pure Hydro-"
"Kagerou! Get down! You're getting your dirty feet all over Deckerd's desk!" Yuuta exclaimed. "Deckerd's not going to be very happy coming back to a very dirty desk... Please get down." His words made Kagerou stare at him, but Shadowmaru told him to get off, reminding him that he shouldn't do that on anyone else's desks either. With a slight flex of his wings, Kagerou did as told, shifting off the desk and apologising politely to Yuuta. After doing so, he then pulled out something from his small storage compartment. "I also brought something I've found while investigating into the matter." He then provided a small CD and inserted it into the slot, displaying the beginning of what appeared to be a recording. When played, it seemed to be displaying the previously targeted ship that had been robbed of the hydrogen peroxide, but nothing seemed to have happened.
"Eh? Where's the evidence?" Drill Boy asked, tilting his helm slightly. "I didn't see anything out of this recording."
"Hmmmm... Maybe we should try slowing it down might show us what we're looking for in it." Yuuta then typed a few commands into his desk keyboard, replaying the footage but slowing it down greatly. He repeated one more time but replayed it even slower than the last one. Right away, he noticed something as he rewinded the footage and stopped where they could see that there were relatively small figures. Shadowmaru moved over to his desk, changed form and proceeded to type in a few commands to improve the image. Everybody was alarmed at what they were now seeing.
"Bio-machines." McCrane frowned. "However these are relatively smaller, about a couple of centimeters taller than the average adult male humans."
"Eh!? But McCrane, how are we going to catch something that small!?" Drill Boy looked at his teammates. "If they're that small, that means they're faster than the bio-machines we've dealt in the past! Trying to grab them might be like trying to grab water- Easily slipping through our digits!"
"Oi oi, how many times have we dealt with bio-machines, Drill Boy?" Gunmax spoke with a bit of sass in his tone. "If they're that small, then we don't need our stronger forms."
"Maybe not, but something that small is not to be underestimated." Radiant Prism frowned. "You guys may have more experience than I do, but I've dealt with criminals piloting robots or suits that small before, the less armour they have... The damage we have to minimise so we don't injure them. Additionally, we should all inform both Deckerd and Power Joe about this."
"I've just already done that." Duke said. "They're both on their way back, so they should be here shortly."
With a nod, Radiant Prism made her way towards the exit, Dumpson asking her where she was going as she replied saying she's going to be in the rooftop as she needed time to herself, telling everyone she was a bit exhausted then left the office room. She waited for the lift to arrive, and when it did, she saw Deckerd and Power Joe, greeting them both with a salute.
"Radiant Prism? Is everything alright?" Deckerd asked as both men stepped out.
"Yes, I'm just a bit exhausted... Just going to go to the rooftop." Replied the German Brave wearily.
Deckerd crew concerned, frowning. "Did Gunmax push you too far?"
Hesitating, she then shook her helm. "No, he just decided that I pick up Yuuta when we arrived. Don't worry, I'll be fine... I just really only want some space." She stepped into the lift without hesitation.
Somehow Deckerd felt unsure as the glum expression the German Brave told him otherwise, but let it be with a reluctant nod. Power Joe wanted to say that it was going to rain, but Deckerd told him not to as the two made their way to the office as the doors to the lift were closing.
Shortly afterwards when the doors to the lift opened, Radiant Prism right away registered that it was starting to rain, but regardless still went outside. 'It must have only started raining just now...' She thought, looking up at the cloudy skies after moving off to the side. The rain somewhat gave her bad memories, it made her remember when she had to escape... When she had to avoid death. What started as mild raindrops soon became pouring rain, idly staring ahead.
Shortly afterwards, she began making a sprint then leapt into the skies as she changed form, gunning her thrusters and ascended into the skies.
"Radiant Prism! I heard what happened."
"Redlight! How did you know what happened...?"
"Gustav informed Surge, Blazer, and I about what happened but we refused to believe what nonsense spouted out of his foul mouth. Truthfully I've- No, we feared the worst of what he's wanted to do all this time, but he informed us that he's going to be searching for you. We were against helping him, knowing full well of what he intended to do. Radiant Prism, I know fully well that he's on the hunt for you. You can't stay in Germany because as long as you're within our country, he'll find you no matter where you hide. You'll need to leave the country for your safety. The reason is that as long as you're in another country, he won't be able to do anything without angering whatever country you're in. I truely wish I could help, but I can't... There's nothing I can do, not this time..."
"But Redlight, where will I go? There's no other place for me to go but here... Where our home is."
"Many kilometers east of Germany is a country known as Japan, go there. When you arrive in the country, find the city known as 'Nanamagari', it's the city that houses the first Brave Police team, lead by Deckerd, the first Brave in the history of all Brave Police. He can help and protect you from Gustav. Here, I've brought you some canisters for the trip, it should be enough for you to get all the way there. Now go, you must leave before Gustav knows you're here."
"But, Redlight-"
"You need to leave, I've just received reports from my team that he's nearing Berlin. Go to Japan, find Deckerd and his team! I'm so sorry that I can't help you this time... This isn't an easy choice for me to make either... But as the first Brave of Germany, I don't want any fellow Braves to perish as long as I live. Now, go! Hurry!"
It still haunted her, even though she had fared well with Deckerd and his team, she couldn't help but feel lonely. Perhaps maybe because she had been used to Redlight's guidance and encouragement to keep going no matter what, and the fact that Dieter's presence also kept her spirits up. But neither were present. She was by herself... And working alongside the others whom are still in a way complete strangers to her... She had no complaints with the team, they were nice and they didn't turn her away, even fortunately giving her a second chance.
'As long as I have the criminals to deal with here and the situation back home, I will never truly feel free...' She thought to herself, tucking her wings close to her frame as she picked up speed. 'If I'm to break free of these chains that keep me down, I'll have to work hard alongside Deckerd and his friends, they could even possibly be the key to helping me along the way. I still have so many unanswered questions, but I'll have to try my best.'