AN: Alright! The mecha-action officially begins in this chapter! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Zone of the Enders. The one who does is some guy in Japan whose name I don't even know.
Chapter 3: Training Begins
6 Days Later:
" Alright then," Crim said to Leo. "Let's get started."
The two of them were in the LEV hangar, both wearing their suits for piloting, and Crim was explaining how the first part of the training would go.
"When we both get into our orbital frames," Crim explained. "We'll first turn on the VR simulators installed in our frames program. Afterwards, we'll connect them together and then we'll have a one on one so that way I can measure up your piloting skills. I'll decide how to train you based on that."
"And if I beat you?" Leo asked.
"Even if you do," Crim answered. "I'll still find parts in your piloting skills that need work. Anymore questions?"
"Yeah, one more." Leo answered. "I don't mean to sound rude, but how does a space pirate end up as an instructor."
"Former space pirate," Crim corrected. "Now to answer that question, the reason for that was because of a few turn of events. You see, if circumstances had been a little different, I probably would still be a space pirate and you'd be receiving your training from Thunderheart instead."
"So what happened?" Leo asked.
"During the whole Antillia incident," Crim began. "While the Atlantis was departing from where it was docked, BAHRAM attacked it and the ship's captain was killed during that attack. The end result was that Elena took over as the new captain and Thunderheart ended up filling her former position as co-captain. With this having been done, the position for Instructor was empty, so the only solution was to find someone else."
"An that would be you," Leo said. "So how did you find out about it?"
"Actually, the Space Force somehow tracked me down and offered me the job," Crim answered. "Now, I had two reasons for excepting the job, one: if I didn't they probably would have arrested me for being a space pirate, two: I was practically broke as it was and I needed some money so that I could eat."
"How do space pirates go broke?" Leo asked. "Don't tell me you gambled all your money away or spent it all on alcohol or something like that."
"Of course not," Crim answered. "I don't gamble or drink since, one: I'm underage, two: I have extremely bad luck, and three: from what I've seen, it sucks to have a hangover."
"You still haven't answered why you didn't have any money at the time," Leo said.
" Well, you know the saying "Crime doesn't pay"?" Crime asked and Leo nodded. " Well, it does pay, but not very well I'm afraid. Anymore questions for me?"
"No,... well actually one more," Leo answered.
" Go ahead, ask away." Crim said.
"How come nobody told me about the what happened to the first captain and all that?" Leo asked.
"Probably because you weren't there at the time," Crim answered. "And also, from what I've heard, you were spending most of the first two weeks of your arrival by Celvice's side while she was recovering from some wound she received on Antillia."
Leo blushed after hearing that and said nothing.
"Hey, that's nothing to be ashamed of," Crim said. "I think that was a very kind thing to do. It's proof that you're really a nice kid at heart."
"Thank you," Leo said.
" It also happens to be proof that you have a thing for Celvice," Crim added with a smile. "Great job, lover boy."
"Are we going to train or not?" Leo asked Crim angrily.
" Of course," Crim answered. "Let's get to our frames then. I'm going to enjoy introducing you to Crescent."
"Crescent?" Leo asked.
"That's the name of my orbital frame," Crim answered. "You'll see why it's called that soon. Now let's get into our frames and start."
With that said, the two pilots entered their frames and activated the VR programs. Pretty soon, the two programs connected and the scene around the pilot's suddenly changed.
Later:
The simulated area turned out to be a simulation of the park area on the Antillia Colony where Leo had fought and defeated the manned orbital frame Tyrant. However, floating in its place was a red orbital frame about the same size as Jehuty.
The build of the main body was similar to that of the Neith type orbital frames, except its head was shaped more like a human's instead of triangular, and in place of the part that adorned a Neith's back, were wings similar to that of Anubis'. But the most notable thing was that the frame carried an enormous scythe in its right hand, its blade was the same length as its bearer's wingspan and it truly did resemble a crescent moon.
POV: Jehuty's Cockpit:
"So that's Crescent," Leo said and then he heard Crim's voice on the intercom.
"Nice looking frame you've got there, kid." Crim commented. "So this is the famous Jehuty that I've heard so much about. Now let's see if it's anywhere near as good as the stories say it is. Here I come!"
Leo looked through the canopy glass of the cockpit and saw Crescent dash forward toward him. Its scythe raised to strike.
Normal POV:
Jehuty dodged the incoming blow, and then counterattacked with its dash blade, which Crescent parried with its scythe. Sparks flew as the two blades met and then the two frames suddenly dashed back away from each other.
They hung in place for a few minutes, as if they were staring at each other, and then they both dashed toward each other. Both of their blade weapons poised and ready to strike a blow. And so began a battle of intense hand to hand combat in the air.
POV: Jehuty's Cockpit:
"Well, I admit that you at least have some idea of what you're doing," Crim commented over the intercom. "Which is proof enough that you're not a complete amateur."
"Well, unlike you, I had motivations for becoming an orbital frame pilot." Leo answered. "So don't expect me to lose so easily."
"That's where you're wrong," Crim said. "I too had motivations for becoming an orbital frame pilot and it wasn't so I could become a space pirate. Though I believe that your motivations and mine are completely different, I can understand how a strong motivation can make you yourself strong."
"And what was your motivation?" Leo asked.
"I'll tell you later," Crim answered. "Let's cut the talking and continue with the training.
Normal POV:
For the next fifteen minutes, the two frames continued to spar, each one apparently holding out against the other. Jehuty did most of the attacking while Crescent between defending and dodging and occasionally firing shots from its laser cannon, that was attached to its left arm, which Jehuty easily dodged. On the outside it seemed as if the frames' pilots were equal in skill, but on the inside of the cockpit, it was a different story.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
"Damn it!" Leo swore as he saw the dash blade, once gain, strike nothing but air. "Another miss! How the hell can Crim make his frame go so fast? Even Viola wasn't this quick. ADA, can you find any weakness in the way he's piloting the Crescent?"
The orbital frame's AI was silent for a moment before she answered.
"I am unable to locate any weakness in Instructor Graves' movements," she answered. "But apparently, as long as you keep attacking, he can only dodge and defend and the few counterattacks that he can perform lack sufficient accuracy."
"But if I keep going like this, I'll end up wearing myself out and then Crim will probably beat me easily," Leo said. "Maybe, he'll make a mistake and then I can beat him."
"That may work," ADA answered. "However, the chances of that happening now are at 0.0899% at best. I would highly suggest a change in tactics which, if executed properly, would increase chances for victory by 10.459%."
"Well, it's better than nothing," Leo said. "Alright, I think I have an idea now. I hope this works."
POV: Crescent's CP:
"Attack, attack, attack," Crim commented regarding Leo's attack pattern. "Is this all that you can do? I don't see how this kid could possibly have beaten Viola."
Crim paused to make Crescent dodge a sudden barrage of lasers shot by Jehuty's phalanx sub weapon.
(This is just ridiculous,) Crim thought. (Time to quit playing.)
Normal POV:
With a sudden burst of new speed, Crescent sped up behind Jehuty and executed a double slash attack using its scythe. But instead of exploding, Jehuty just flickered and remained in place as if nothing had happened.
POV: Crescent's CP:
"A decoy!" Crim shouted in surprise as he realized his mistake. He looked on the monitor and saw that he was too late.
Normal POV:
Jehuty successfully performed a burst slash on Crescent's unprotected back. Which sent it crashing into the ground below.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
"It actually worked," Leo said to himself then he spoke to ADA. "Hey ADA, can you confirm whether or not the Crescent was defeated?"
"I am checking now," ADA answered. There were a few minutes of silence before she spoke again. "I am unable to detect the enemy frame, which means that..."
"Yoo-hoo!" Crim's voice interrupted from the intercom. "Look behind you Leo."
Normal POV:
Jehuty turned around to reveal a damage Crescent floating behind it. The front area was covered in large dents and pieces of debris were sticking in some places, but the most visible damage was along the back, which now had a large cut running across it. But despite those damages, Crescent was far from beaten.
POV: Crescent's CP:
"Well Leo, I've got to admit that you've impressed me." Crim said to Leo over the intercom. "You may be an amateur pilot, but inventiveness, one of the marks of an outstanding pilot, can go a long way. However, inventive or not, you're still an amateur who is lacking in training. Time for me to cut loose, and show you the results of four years of experience. Brace yourself!"
Normal POV:
Quicker than the eye could follow, Crescent began its assault on Jehuty. Executing multiple slashes that relentlessly pummeled at the orbital frame. The attacks were executed at such a quick rate, that Jehuty couldn't attack, defend, or even move.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
Leo struggled frantically with the controls as Crim's attacks rocked the orbital frame, but Jehuty didn't move.
"ADA is there anyway that I can get this thing?" Leo asked frantically. "At the rate things are going-."
"I am unable to devise a way to break free Crescent's attacks," ADA answered. "There is no way that is physically possible. I am sorry."
"Relying on your frames AI in battle only buys you one-way trip to the afterlife in the long run." Crim said through the intercom. "You'd do well to remember that from now on. Game over."
There was a flash of light and then the simulation ended and Leo was back in the hangar. The words "Jehuty Destroyed" flashed on the control monitor in front of him.
Leo was crushed. (I can't believe it, I lost). He thought. (If this had been a real fight I would have died, and not only that but I was beaten so easily. Almost as I were nothing. Then does this mean that everything I did up until now was just dumb luck? I thought that the only pilot that I had to worry about was that man who piloted Anubis. But Crim and his Crescent swatted ADA and I like we were flies. If I'm so weak, then how can I save ADA, or protect Celvice. Oh yeah, that's right, I failed at that already.)
"Hey how long are you gonna sit there feeling sorry for yourself?" a voice asked him.
Leo looked up to see that the speaker was Crim, who was standing on the front of the cockpit arms folded at his chest and looking down at him.
"Leo, you have potential to be a great pilot," Crim continued. "But you need training, which is what I'm here for. To train you. Don't worry about me making you violate your wish not to kill. I'll teach you how to use attacks so that you don't kill the pilot when you fight manned frames, even though it will be more challenging to learn than if I trained you the other way. Also, when we're not training, I want to be your friend. Look, I'm not saying that you should trust me right away, but if it's all the same to you, I'd like us to be friends."
"Crim..." Leo said and then his eyes widened as he noticed something. "Crim, you're about to fall off the cockpit!"
Crim looked down to see that his shoes had indeed moved from their original position, and then looked behind him and then he gave a yell of surprise and fell back first onto the floor with a loud crash.
Leo sweat dropped and looked down at his fallen instructor.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
Crim immediately sat up with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Oh crap! That ruined a perfectly good speech!" he said and then he looked up at Leo. "Don't worry, I'm fine. Let's break for lunch and we'll resume our training afterwards."
As Leo and Crim headed towards the mess hall, Crim turned to Leo and said. "And besides , as to the fact that one of the cooks is your girlfriend, it means that you (and of course your teacher and good friend) will probably get some extra food.
Leo's face reddened.
"I told you it's not like that!" Leo said. "Celvice is not my girlfriend; the two of us are just friends."
"Sure." Crim agreed sarcastically. "And how do you explain how you suddenly get all nervous and all whenever she smiles at you."
"How do you know about that?" Leo asked. "Have you been following me around all the time, or something."
"Actually, I was just guessing," Crim answered. "But it seems as if I hit the nail right on the head. Oh and one more thing, since it probably won't be long from now, but pretty soon you'll start seeing Celvice differently than you used to."
"What do you mean by that?" Leo asked as the two of them continued on toward the mess hall.
"Let's just say that she'll seem more "attractive" than before." Crim answered with a sly grin.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Leo asked as they entered the mess hall.
"That is a secret," Crim answered. "But you'll understand in time. Now, enough with the talking and on with the eating."
As it turned out, Crim was half right about the serving of the food. The part being that Leo got extra in terms of food, while Crim got regular servings. This caused Crim to glower jealously at his student until Leo admitted that he had too much food and offered some of it to Crim. Lunch went on smoothly from there.
Later:
After lunch Leo and Crim returned to the hangar as planned.
"Alright," Crim began. "I have decided that the best way to train you would be for you to master all standard orbital frames. By that, I mean frames such as Raptors, Mummyheads, Naritas, Neiths, and other types."
"Hold on a minute," Leo objected. "The only frame I ever plan to pilot is-."
"Don't be so sure," Crime interrupted. "There is always a chance that your frame may end up incapacitated which would leave you know choice but to make due with a different one. For example, if your first frame is shot down in the middle of a battle, it would be best to try and steal an enemy frame as a replacement. I'll train you to do that later on as well. Another reason is so you can learn the strengths and weaknesses of these orbital frames. So when you face them, you will be able to defeat them easier. Now let's begin."
And so began Leo's training as an orbital frame pilot.
AN: Well this took a longer time to type up than the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed the mecha-action in the story. If you didn't, then I'm sorry, this is the first time I've written a story with mecha-action in it. Anyway please review. Thank you.
Anime Quote of the Day:
"My name is.......... VASH THE STAMPEDE!!! Forgive the lack of warning, but it's time for my daily massacre! If you do not believe that I am the real thing, take a good look at me and start freaking!! Anyway, if you don't want to die, get 100 miles from this place and live happily ever after!" (Vash the Stampede to a city full of people)(Trigun)
Disclaimer: I don't own Zone of the Enders. The one who does is some guy in Japan whose name I don't even know.
Chapter 3: Training Begins
6 Days Later:
" Alright then," Crim said to Leo. "Let's get started."
The two of them were in the LEV hangar, both wearing their suits for piloting, and Crim was explaining how the first part of the training would go.
"When we both get into our orbital frames," Crim explained. "We'll first turn on the VR simulators installed in our frames program. Afterwards, we'll connect them together and then we'll have a one on one so that way I can measure up your piloting skills. I'll decide how to train you based on that."
"And if I beat you?" Leo asked.
"Even if you do," Crim answered. "I'll still find parts in your piloting skills that need work. Anymore questions?"
"Yeah, one more." Leo answered. "I don't mean to sound rude, but how does a space pirate end up as an instructor."
"Former space pirate," Crim corrected. "Now to answer that question, the reason for that was because of a few turn of events. You see, if circumstances had been a little different, I probably would still be a space pirate and you'd be receiving your training from Thunderheart instead."
"So what happened?" Leo asked.
"During the whole Antillia incident," Crim began. "While the Atlantis was departing from where it was docked, BAHRAM attacked it and the ship's captain was killed during that attack. The end result was that Elena took over as the new captain and Thunderheart ended up filling her former position as co-captain. With this having been done, the position for Instructor was empty, so the only solution was to find someone else."
"An that would be you," Leo said. "So how did you find out about it?"
"Actually, the Space Force somehow tracked me down and offered me the job," Crim answered. "Now, I had two reasons for excepting the job, one: if I didn't they probably would have arrested me for being a space pirate, two: I was practically broke as it was and I needed some money so that I could eat."
"How do space pirates go broke?" Leo asked. "Don't tell me you gambled all your money away or spent it all on alcohol or something like that."
"Of course not," Crim answered. "I don't gamble or drink since, one: I'm underage, two: I have extremely bad luck, and three: from what I've seen, it sucks to have a hangover."
"You still haven't answered why you didn't have any money at the time," Leo said.
" Well, you know the saying "Crime doesn't pay"?" Crime asked and Leo nodded. " Well, it does pay, but not very well I'm afraid. Anymore questions for me?"
"No,... well actually one more," Leo answered.
" Go ahead, ask away." Crim said.
"How come nobody told me about the what happened to the first captain and all that?" Leo asked.
"Probably because you weren't there at the time," Crim answered. "And also, from what I've heard, you were spending most of the first two weeks of your arrival by Celvice's side while she was recovering from some wound she received on Antillia."
Leo blushed after hearing that and said nothing.
"Hey, that's nothing to be ashamed of," Crim said. "I think that was a very kind thing to do. It's proof that you're really a nice kid at heart."
"Thank you," Leo said.
" It also happens to be proof that you have a thing for Celvice," Crim added with a smile. "Great job, lover boy."
"Are we going to train or not?" Leo asked Crim angrily.
" Of course," Crim answered. "Let's get to our frames then. I'm going to enjoy introducing you to Crescent."
"Crescent?" Leo asked.
"That's the name of my orbital frame," Crim answered. "You'll see why it's called that soon. Now let's get into our frames and start."
With that said, the two pilots entered their frames and activated the VR programs. Pretty soon, the two programs connected and the scene around the pilot's suddenly changed.
Later:
The simulated area turned out to be a simulation of the park area on the Antillia Colony where Leo had fought and defeated the manned orbital frame Tyrant. However, floating in its place was a red orbital frame about the same size as Jehuty.
The build of the main body was similar to that of the Neith type orbital frames, except its head was shaped more like a human's instead of triangular, and in place of the part that adorned a Neith's back, were wings similar to that of Anubis'. But the most notable thing was that the frame carried an enormous scythe in its right hand, its blade was the same length as its bearer's wingspan and it truly did resemble a crescent moon.
POV: Jehuty's Cockpit:
"So that's Crescent," Leo said and then he heard Crim's voice on the intercom.
"Nice looking frame you've got there, kid." Crim commented. "So this is the famous Jehuty that I've heard so much about. Now let's see if it's anywhere near as good as the stories say it is. Here I come!"
Leo looked through the canopy glass of the cockpit and saw Crescent dash forward toward him. Its scythe raised to strike.
Normal POV:
Jehuty dodged the incoming blow, and then counterattacked with its dash blade, which Crescent parried with its scythe. Sparks flew as the two blades met and then the two frames suddenly dashed back away from each other.
They hung in place for a few minutes, as if they were staring at each other, and then they both dashed toward each other. Both of their blade weapons poised and ready to strike a blow. And so began a battle of intense hand to hand combat in the air.
POV: Jehuty's Cockpit:
"Well, I admit that you at least have some idea of what you're doing," Crim commented over the intercom. "Which is proof enough that you're not a complete amateur."
"Well, unlike you, I had motivations for becoming an orbital frame pilot." Leo answered. "So don't expect me to lose so easily."
"That's where you're wrong," Crim said. "I too had motivations for becoming an orbital frame pilot and it wasn't so I could become a space pirate. Though I believe that your motivations and mine are completely different, I can understand how a strong motivation can make you yourself strong."
"And what was your motivation?" Leo asked.
"I'll tell you later," Crim answered. "Let's cut the talking and continue with the training.
Normal POV:
For the next fifteen minutes, the two frames continued to spar, each one apparently holding out against the other. Jehuty did most of the attacking while Crescent between defending and dodging and occasionally firing shots from its laser cannon, that was attached to its left arm, which Jehuty easily dodged. On the outside it seemed as if the frames' pilots were equal in skill, but on the inside of the cockpit, it was a different story.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
"Damn it!" Leo swore as he saw the dash blade, once gain, strike nothing but air. "Another miss! How the hell can Crim make his frame go so fast? Even Viola wasn't this quick. ADA, can you find any weakness in the way he's piloting the Crescent?"
The orbital frame's AI was silent for a moment before she answered.
"I am unable to locate any weakness in Instructor Graves' movements," she answered. "But apparently, as long as you keep attacking, he can only dodge and defend and the few counterattacks that he can perform lack sufficient accuracy."
"But if I keep going like this, I'll end up wearing myself out and then Crim will probably beat me easily," Leo said. "Maybe, he'll make a mistake and then I can beat him."
"That may work," ADA answered. "However, the chances of that happening now are at 0.0899% at best. I would highly suggest a change in tactics which, if executed properly, would increase chances for victory by 10.459%."
"Well, it's better than nothing," Leo said. "Alright, I think I have an idea now. I hope this works."
POV: Crescent's CP:
"Attack, attack, attack," Crim commented regarding Leo's attack pattern. "Is this all that you can do? I don't see how this kid could possibly have beaten Viola."
Crim paused to make Crescent dodge a sudden barrage of lasers shot by Jehuty's phalanx sub weapon.
(This is just ridiculous,) Crim thought. (Time to quit playing.)
Normal POV:
With a sudden burst of new speed, Crescent sped up behind Jehuty and executed a double slash attack using its scythe. But instead of exploding, Jehuty just flickered and remained in place as if nothing had happened.
POV: Crescent's CP:
"A decoy!" Crim shouted in surprise as he realized his mistake. He looked on the monitor and saw that he was too late.
Normal POV:
Jehuty successfully performed a burst slash on Crescent's unprotected back. Which sent it crashing into the ground below.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
"It actually worked," Leo said to himself then he spoke to ADA. "Hey ADA, can you confirm whether or not the Crescent was defeated?"
"I am checking now," ADA answered. There were a few minutes of silence before she spoke again. "I am unable to detect the enemy frame, which means that..."
"Yoo-hoo!" Crim's voice interrupted from the intercom. "Look behind you Leo."
Normal POV:
Jehuty turned around to reveal a damage Crescent floating behind it. The front area was covered in large dents and pieces of debris were sticking in some places, but the most visible damage was along the back, which now had a large cut running across it. But despite those damages, Crescent was far from beaten.
POV: Crescent's CP:
"Well Leo, I've got to admit that you've impressed me." Crim said to Leo over the intercom. "You may be an amateur pilot, but inventiveness, one of the marks of an outstanding pilot, can go a long way. However, inventive or not, you're still an amateur who is lacking in training. Time for me to cut loose, and show you the results of four years of experience. Brace yourself!"
Normal POV:
Quicker than the eye could follow, Crescent began its assault on Jehuty. Executing multiple slashes that relentlessly pummeled at the orbital frame. The attacks were executed at such a quick rate, that Jehuty couldn't attack, defend, or even move.
POV: Jehuty's CP:
Leo struggled frantically with the controls as Crim's attacks rocked the orbital frame, but Jehuty didn't move.
"ADA is there anyway that I can get this thing?" Leo asked frantically. "At the rate things are going-."
"I am unable to devise a way to break free Crescent's attacks," ADA answered. "There is no way that is physically possible. I am sorry."
"Relying on your frames AI in battle only buys you one-way trip to the afterlife in the long run." Crim said through the intercom. "You'd do well to remember that from now on. Game over."
There was a flash of light and then the simulation ended and Leo was back in the hangar. The words "Jehuty Destroyed" flashed on the control monitor in front of him.
Leo was crushed. (I can't believe it, I lost). He thought. (If this had been a real fight I would have died, and not only that but I was beaten so easily. Almost as I were nothing. Then does this mean that everything I did up until now was just dumb luck? I thought that the only pilot that I had to worry about was that man who piloted Anubis. But Crim and his Crescent swatted ADA and I like we were flies. If I'm so weak, then how can I save ADA, or protect Celvice. Oh yeah, that's right, I failed at that already.)
"Hey how long are you gonna sit there feeling sorry for yourself?" a voice asked him.
Leo looked up to see that the speaker was Crim, who was standing on the front of the cockpit arms folded at his chest and looking down at him.
"Leo, you have potential to be a great pilot," Crim continued. "But you need training, which is what I'm here for. To train you. Don't worry about me making you violate your wish not to kill. I'll teach you how to use attacks so that you don't kill the pilot when you fight manned frames, even though it will be more challenging to learn than if I trained you the other way. Also, when we're not training, I want to be your friend. Look, I'm not saying that you should trust me right away, but if it's all the same to you, I'd like us to be friends."
"Crim..." Leo said and then his eyes widened as he noticed something. "Crim, you're about to fall off the cockpit!"
Crim looked down to see that his shoes had indeed moved from their original position, and then looked behind him and then he gave a yell of surprise and fell back first onto the floor with a loud crash.
Leo sweat dropped and looked down at his fallen instructor.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
Crim immediately sat up with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Oh crap! That ruined a perfectly good speech!" he said and then he looked up at Leo. "Don't worry, I'm fine. Let's break for lunch and we'll resume our training afterwards."
As Leo and Crim headed towards the mess hall, Crim turned to Leo and said. "And besides , as to the fact that one of the cooks is your girlfriend, it means that you (and of course your teacher and good friend) will probably get some extra food.
Leo's face reddened.
"I told you it's not like that!" Leo said. "Celvice is not my girlfriend; the two of us are just friends."
"Sure." Crim agreed sarcastically. "And how do you explain how you suddenly get all nervous and all whenever she smiles at you."
"How do you know about that?" Leo asked. "Have you been following me around all the time, or something."
"Actually, I was just guessing," Crim answered. "But it seems as if I hit the nail right on the head. Oh and one more thing, since it probably won't be long from now, but pretty soon you'll start seeing Celvice differently than you used to."
"What do you mean by that?" Leo asked as the two of them continued on toward the mess hall.
"Let's just say that she'll seem more "attractive" than before." Crim answered with a sly grin.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Leo asked as they entered the mess hall.
"That is a secret," Crim answered. "But you'll understand in time. Now, enough with the talking and on with the eating."
As it turned out, Crim was half right about the serving of the food. The part being that Leo got extra in terms of food, while Crim got regular servings. This caused Crim to glower jealously at his student until Leo admitted that he had too much food and offered some of it to Crim. Lunch went on smoothly from there.
Later:
After lunch Leo and Crim returned to the hangar as planned.
"Alright," Crim began. "I have decided that the best way to train you would be for you to master all standard orbital frames. By that, I mean frames such as Raptors, Mummyheads, Naritas, Neiths, and other types."
"Hold on a minute," Leo objected. "The only frame I ever plan to pilot is-."
"Don't be so sure," Crime interrupted. "There is always a chance that your frame may end up incapacitated which would leave you know choice but to make due with a different one. For example, if your first frame is shot down in the middle of a battle, it would be best to try and steal an enemy frame as a replacement. I'll train you to do that later on as well. Another reason is so you can learn the strengths and weaknesses of these orbital frames. So when you face them, you will be able to defeat them easier. Now let's begin."
And so began Leo's training as an orbital frame pilot.
AN: Well this took a longer time to type up than the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed the mecha-action in the story. If you didn't, then I'm sorry, this is the first time I've written a story with mecha-action in it. Anyway please review. Thank you.
Anime Quote of the Day:
"My name is.......... VASH THE STAMPEDE!!! Forgive the lack of warning, but it's time for my daily massacre! If you do not believe that I am the real thing, take a good look at me and start freaking!! Anyway, if you don't want to die, get 100 miles from this place and live happily ever after!" (Vash the Stampede to a city full of people)(Trigun)