Disclaimer: Haven't done this for a while, so here it is again:
I don't own any of the characters in this fic; they belong to their respective creators. I'm simply borrowing them for the story.
Chapter 30: Plan Execution
After having something to eat, and clearing up, Mizuki decided to see it Mutaru was home. Sonnet had mentioned that his job was only part time, so it was possible he wasn't working today.
He would probably have a better idea of what Sonnet would want anyway. She thought as she left the apartment, tying her hair back as she walked towards Ran's. Two minutes later, she was outside the apartment. She then knocked on the door, and waited. After a minute or two, the door was opened and, as Mizuki had hoped, Mutaru was home.
"Hey, Mizuki," He greeted, opening the door fully, "Something wrong?"
"Not really," She responded, entering the apartment, "But I would like your help with something."
"If I can."
Mizuki took Sonnet's note out of her skirt pocket, and handed it to Mutaru.
"What's this?" He asked, before starting to read it.
"Mizuki,
Remember our little talk about helping Guyvers 1 & 3? I realised during the night that I'll need a computer, preferably a laptop, for 'work' soon.
If you have the time today, could you try and buy one for me? I'll leave you the card to one of my accounts, so you can get any money you will need. The PIN is 4771.
Don't worry if you can't find something suitable, I'll look myself some other time if that happens.
Regards,
Sonnet Baji."
"Now, I'm not too sure here," Mizuki started after Mutaru had finished reading, "But I think, you have to fill out quite a few forms, and an invoice, when you buy a computer?"
"Yeah, you do. I remember Uncle commenting that the paperwork got on his nerves."
Mizuki looked a little concerned.
"What kind of paperwork?"
"Details of the owner, insurance, if you decide to buy any, bank account details, if you pay by instalments…"
"OK, OK. I get the picture," Mizuki stated, "I'm not going to be of any help to Sonnet then. She'll have to look for herself."
"Why won't you…?"
"Chronos is probably looking for me. If I sign a few forms, they'll know where I am. I can't risk that. I can hide in the crowds, and not be noticed because I changed my appearance slightly. So any photos they have of me will be inaccurate."
"I see what you mean. Don't worry though, she'll understand."
"Yeah, you're right. Pretty much leaves me with nothing to do all day though."
The lounge was silent for a few minutes before Mutaru said:
"There is something we can do," He said, "If you're interested?"
"That depends on what it is."
"One-on-one training session."
Mizuki smiled at the suggestion.
"Are you sure? I blew Sonnet in two earlier this morning."
"Ouch. What with?"
"A pressure cannon shot."
"Must have been pretty powerful."
"It was. Truthfully, I didn't know it was possible to generate a blast that powerful, without using the gigantic armour."
"Maybe your unit is stronger than the others?"
"Possibly. I'll ask Sonnet tonight, see what she thinks. Her unit is hardly the same as yours."
Mutaru went quiet again. After a few minutes, Mizuki asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I was just thinking about the information Sonnet gave us on Guyver units."
"What information?"
"Hold on a minute."
Mutaru went into his room, and retrieved a creased piece of paper. He then returned to the lounge, and handed it to Mizuki. Mizuki sat down on the sofa before reading the Guyver printout that Sonnet had given to him and his sister almost a week ago.
"Interesting." Mizuki commented, handing it back. Mutaru then tore up the paper and threw it into the bin by the desk, before sitting down on the chair by the balcony doors.
"Sonnet told me to dispose of that after I had read it," He explained, seeing a puzzled look on Mizuki's face, "In case Chronos got hold of it. I forgot to."
"OK. The bit about the Creators is interesting."
"The Guyver armour being something they tested on their young creation, which went out of control?"
"Yeah. I wonder how many units they left on Earth? Chronos originally thought that there were only three. But that was obviously wrong."
"Maybe there are more, somewhere," Mutaru said, "I've actually thought about that quite a bit, since I became a Guyver."
"Had any interesting thoughts?"
"A couple. One of which was: What is the Creators developed different types of units? The ones that Chronos originally found could have been one kind, and then the later ones, especially Sonnet's, could have been a more advanced type."
"It's an interesting possibility. Sonnet's armour definitely has features the others don't."
"So does yours."
"The teleportation?" Mutaru nodded, "Good point."
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Sonnet, meanwhile, had been trying to come up with another design for a zoanoid. On her desk, she had three sketches, and was working on a fourth. As the same time, she was also considering her plan.
I hope this works tomorrow. I don't want them to be walking into a trap.
Sonnet continued working on her designs for another couple of hours, before deciding to take a lunch break. She saved her computer work, and locked her office door as she left. On her way to the canteen, she passed several Chronos guards and a few scientists. On her arrival in the canteen, she decided that she would buy herself some water, mainly to drink, but also to avoid suspicion. If she regularly came to the canteen and never bought anything, it might get someone curious about her.
Best to avoid that. She thought, as she took a bottle of water from the canteen fridge and went to the till. I guess Mizuki isn't the only one with an analytical mind.
After paying for her drink, she went to a table near a window, like she had done every day she had come to the canteen, and sat at the table looking out of the window. About 20 minutes later, she had finished her water, and decided to return to her office. Once there, she carried on working with her designs.
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Mizuki and Mutaru had been talking about various things the Creators may have done, relating to Guyver units for most of the afternoon, which meant they hadn't tried a one-on-one duel. It was getting close to 16.30, a fact which Mutaru noticed.
"Hey, have you noticed the time?"
Mizuki then glanced at the clock near the computer.
"I hadn't, actually. I wonder if Ran will be home soon?"
"Probably, she usually finishes around this time."
Mizuki stood up, causing Mutaru to do the same.
"I'm gonna head back, anyway. I'll have to give Sonnet the bad news."
"OK. Nice talking to you Mizuki."
She smiled, "Likewise."
Mutaru then opened the door to let her out. Once in the corridor, Mizuki wondered how the day could have gone so fast.
I never noticed how much time had passed while we were talking.
She then went back to her temporary home. After she had gone inside, she sat down on the sofa, and decided to check in with her boyfriend.
[Guyver 1.]
There was a brief delay.
[Hello, Guyver 5. How are you?]
[I'm OK, thank you. I wanted to know how you all were, actually. Especially my brother.]
[We're all OK, although Tetsuro is concerned about you, as I am. We are still a little on edge, since we had to relocate. But we seem to be doing fine in the Zeus Thunderbolt base.]
[That's good. Blue is a great person, once you get to know her. I'm enjoying living here, even though it's only temporary.]
[I'm glad you're ok,] Mizuki heard a mental laugh in her head, [I don't have to worry about protecting you as much now, do I?]
[I guess not. But I still wouldn't complain if you did.]
[How's your skill with the armour doing?]
[I think I'm improving. Using the martial arts, and sports training I did a few years back probably helped.]
[Have you tried one-on-one combat?]
[Against another Guyver? Yes. I blasted Blue in half with a strong gravity ball early this morning.]
[Did she do anything like that to you?]
[She vaporised most of my right side with a mega-smasher beam just after that. But I regenerated easily enough.]
[Good. You'll have to fight Guyver 3 or myself sometime. I'm curious as to how well you can fight now, after what happened when we fought together recently.]
Mizuki subconsciously put a hand on her forehead, remembering that the Guyver unit had regenerated her entire body, after that disastrous battle with the Enzyme II's.
[By the way. Blue knows why we were attacked near Mt Narisawa that day.]
[Oh?]
[Yeah. Apparently we went too close to the security perimeter of the Production Facility/Library there.]
Guyver 1 didn't reply for a minute.
[I should have realised that. It's obvious now I think about it, based on what Guyver 3 discovered.]
[Don't blame yourself. Anyway, I've gotta go. Blue will be home soon, and I'd like to talk to her about a few things.]
[OK. Talk to you soon.]
[Bye.]
Mizuki then ended the conversation. She then noticed, to her surprise, that Sonnet was crouched in front of her, staring directly into her face.
"Interesting conversation?" Sonnet enquired, standing up.
"Yeah. I was just chatting with Sho. How long were you there?"
"About five minutes. You looked completely out of it when I came home: you didn't react to anything I did, so I presumed you were talking with someone."
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it. I need you to speak with Ran and Mutaru later though."
"Anything to do with your plan?"
Sonnet nodded.
"My plan can be carried out tomorrow afternoon, at 14.20. That's when the testing is being done."
"Right. We won't arrive at that exact time then, otherwise it might look a bit suspicious."
"Understood. You know where to find the lab?"
"No. But I can sense you through the unit, so I'll find it that way."
"Good. Are you hungry?"
"A little, why?"
"I was thinking about trying to cook again. If you don't mind supervising?"
"Not at all. But I wouldn't really call it 'supervising'. More like advising."
"Down to individual opinion, I suppose."
Sonnet turned towards the kitchen.
"Do you have any requests?" She asked her guest.
"Not really. Just don't try to make anything complicated."
Sonnet thought for a minute, about what she could make that wouldn't be complicated, and considered what she had to cook with. She could only come up with one thing; based on the few things she had seen Ran cooking.
"What about Tori no kara-age?"
"Sure. Thanks."
Both women then went into the kitchen. Sonnet started to get the ingredients needed for the dish, and Mizuki got a pan for the oil, a small ovenproof dish, and a separate dish to mix the flour and cornflower out of the cupboards.
"How do you know how to make Tori no kara-age?" She asked Sonnet.
"I memorised a few cookery books a couple of years back, after I left Taron. I thought I could learn. But I never seemed to need to, or have the time to, so I just forgot about it."
She then glanced around the kitchen.
"What?" Mizuki asked her.
"I don't think I have any garlic."
"Want me to go for some?"
"No. I might be able to get some from Ran. I'll be back in a few minutes."
Sonnet left her apartment and went to Ran's. She gave Ran the details about the testing that she had given Mizuki, and then asked if she could borrow some garlic. Ran was curious as to why, but agreed; on the condition that Sonnet made the dish for her sometime. She then returned to her apartment. When she entered the kitchen, she saw Mizuki reading through her journal. When she noticed Sonnet was in the room, she quickly tried to hide what she was doing.
"I don't mind you reading that, Mizuki," She said, her eyes flashing for a split second, "But ask next time."
"OK. Sorry."
For the next 40 minutes or so, Sonnet worked on cooking the Tori no kara-age, with Mizuki adding the occasional suggestion or comment. Once it was done, Mizuki put it onto a plate, and slowly ate Sonnet's cooking. Sonnet watched her like a hawk the whole time, not even blinking.
"What do you think?" She asked, after Mizuki had finished.
"Very good. You sure you've never made this before?"
Sonnet looked relieved.
"Thank you, and yes."
Mizuki spent the next few minutes washing the things Sonnet had used while cooking, while Sonnet dried them.
They then went back into the lounge. As she sat down, Mizuki remembered Sonnet's request. She took Sonnet's account card out of the pocket of her skirt, and waited for Sonnet to look at her. Once she did, Mizuki tossed the card at her. Sonnet easily caught it.
"I wasn't able to go looking for a laptop for you. Sorry."
"It's no big deal. Mind if I ask why though?"
"I was being paranoid. Mutaru told me that some paperwork is involved with buying a computer, and I didn't really think I could fill that in. Because I wouldn't be surprised if Chronos could, somehow, find that information. They would then know I'm living nearby, and that could put you, Ran and Mutaru in danger."
"That is somewhat paranoid, but I agree with your reasoning. No problem though. I'll go looking during one of my lunch breaks."
"How good are you with computers?"
"Not bad, I know the basics with office packages, CAD packages, and a little about encryption/decryption."
"Good thing. I was thinking that the data in the Production Facility computers would probably be encrypted."
"How good are you with computers?" Sonnet fired the question back.
"Not very. I've never needed to use them, so I didn't bother learning how."
"I think, tomorrow, I'm going to buy a book or something," Mizuki said, "There isn't much to do here, when I'm not training. That's why I was reading your journal. You managed to write a lot in the space of one night, didn't you?"
"It took less then three hours." Sonnet stated.
"Can you write very quickly as well?"
"Yes."
Mizuki went into the kitchen to retrieve Sonnet's journal. She quickly flipped through all of the written entries before closing the book, and offering it to Sonnet.
"Could you put it back in place please?"
"Sure, no problem."
Mizuki checked that the curtains in the lounge were closed before moving to the centre, activating her unit, and replacing the journal in its hiding place. As she disengaged her unit, she asked:
"What time is it?"
Sonnet glanced at her watch.
"18:45, why do you ask?"
"I was wondering how much time I have to kill."
"Doing what?"
"Anything. Like I said: it's a little boring here when I'm not training."
"Since you didn't want to risk exposure by looking for a laptop for me, I assume you must have done something else to occupy the time today?"
"Yeah. I had a discussion with Mutaru about the Creators and the Guyver Units, among other things, that took up most of the afternoon."
"Really? Did either of you have any interesting thoughts about them?"
"Yes, and yes," Mizuki sat down in one of the chairs, and waited for Sonnet to do the same, "For example, Mutaru believes that the Creators may have made different types of units."
For the next two and a half hours, Mizuki recounted the discussion she had had with Mutaru about the Guyver. Sonnet also added a few ideas of her own. After the two women had finished their discussion, Mizuki realised that she was feeling tired, and went into the bathroom to get herself ready for bed. After she had finished brushing her teeth, and had washed her face, she noticed that the remains of the red pyjamas from the morning duel were still on the floor. Realising that she had forgotten to dispose of them, she picked them up, and took them to the bin that Sonnet had placed in the kitchen, before going to her bedroom. On the way back, she saw Sonnet leaning on the balcony. Sonnet had changed out of her work suit, and was wearing her jeans and t-shirt training clothes. Mizuki opened the door, and walked out to stand next to her.
"Don't you own anything else?" She jokingly asked Sonnet, referring to her clothes.
"Sure," came the reply, "But I have several pairs of blue jeans, and several white t-shirts like this, so you'll see me wearing these a lot."
"Oh, OK. Sorry."
Sonnet turned around, and leaned her back against the balcony railing.
"No big deal. Oh, I should tell you that I will be hunting again tonight."
"Again?" Mizuki enquired, "Do you enjoy it?"
"After a fashion. But it's a good way for me to test my cyborg capabilities, speed, strength, and the like."
"Test?" Mizuki echoed, "Are you improving those capabilities somehow?"
"Not really, I can't upgrade them by myself, I would have to find someone who knows a lot about cyborgs to be able to improve my capabilities. And since I killed Dr Melicus, that reduces the number of people who can perform any upgrades."
"Do you have to refer to improvements as 'upgrades'? It makes you sound like a machine."
Sonnet's head snapped round to face Mizuki, and her eyes glowed bright blue.
"I AM a machine," she said, angrily, "My body is less than 40% organic remember. I am at least 60% machine, I have mechanical limbs, and a sophisticated computer implanted in my brain. Not to mention that I have binocular eyes."
Mizuki had moved away at the anger in Sonnet's voice.
What got into her? She wondered.
Sonnet's eyes suddenly lost their glow, and faded back to their normal colour. Sonnet quickly turned around, away from Mizuki, and dropped to her knees on the balcony. She then lowered her head so, from where Mizuki was standing, she appeared to be staring at her knees. Cautiously, Mizuki approached Sonnet again.
"Sonnet?" She said, crouching down next to her, "Are you OK?"
Mizuki looked into her friends' face, only to see that her eyes were out of focus. She waved her hand in front of Sonnet's eyes, trying to get a reaction from her. Nothing happened, Sonnet simply continued staring at her knees. Mizuki started to feel a bit worried, and quickly left the balcony. She ran into her room, grabbed her door key, and headed for the lounge.
I need to speak with Ran, Mutaru or Kyriu, she thought, They've known Sonnet longer than I have, they might know what's wrong with her.
As she entered the lounge, however, she saw the front door was blocked.
"Mizuki, wait." Sonnet said.
Mizuki slowed down, coming to a stop in front of Sonnet.
"Take a seat, and I'll try to explain what just happened."
Mizuki moved back into the lounge, and sat down on the sofa. Sonnet stayed standing, and started talking.
"I'm sorry if I scared you back there. That isn't the first time I've done that."
It isn't? Mizuki thought, as Sonnet began pacing up and down the lounge, her long hair flowed out behind her when she turned and started walking in the opposite direction.
"It happens to me from time-to-time. The first time it happened was when I was explaining to Ran the abilities that my cyborg components 'provide'. I started thinking about how useful they could be, but at the same time, I was thinking about how they made me different, less human and I started to get angry about it. All of a sudden, I snapped, and hit the nearest thing to me, which happened to be one of the bars on Ran's balcony. I think Ran jumped back in shock, and I slid to the floor, like I did out there a few minutes ago. The next thing I remember after that, which must have been a few minutes later, is realising I was alone out on that balcony, Ran had retreated inside the apartment."
Mizuki opened her mouth to speak, but Sonnet carried on talking.
"Not that I blamed her really. Seeing a friend of yours suddenly snap like that. I don't want to consider what could have happened if I had hit Ran, and not the balcony railing."
"So what you're saying," Mizuki spoke up, "Is that you get depressed and angry sometimes, because you think the cyborg components in your body make you less human?"
Sonnet stopped pacing.
"I don't THINK they make me less human. I KNOW they make me less human."
"Have you ever spoken to Ran about this?"
"No. I didn't want to trouble her with my problems."
"Then you're a fool."
Sonnet then spun to face Mizuki.
"What?"
"Sonnet, part of having friends is trusting them with any problems you have. A true friend won't ignore you, or shove you to the sidelines. They will help you. And, as your friend, I want to give you some advice."
"Which is?"
"If you want to talk to me, about anything, don't be afraid to. I promise you I'll listen, and help in any way that I can. I suspect Ran, Mutaru and Kyriu would tell you the same thing."
Sonnet stood facing Mizuki for a minute or two, before collapsing into the chair behind her. Mizuki than continued:
"Also, I don't agree with you thinking that you are less human because of your implants. Yes, you are different, but you have feelings, thoughts, concerns and, above all, courage. Those things help to make you human. And, like I said, your friends wouldn't think any differently of you if you were not a cyborg. They would treat you the same way they do now."
The room was quiet for a few minutes, before Sonnet said:
"You're right. I have been a fool, for the past three years, regarding this. Thank you, Mizuki."
"You're welcome."
Sonnet smiled, slightly.
"I'm happy that you said that, and I know you mean it. If I still had my original eyes, I would probably be crying now."
Mizuki smiled back. Then she said:
"Well, I don't know about you. But I'm tired, so I'm gonna go to bed. Could you make sure I'm up before you leave for work?"
"Of course."
"Thank you. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Mizuki got up and went into her room. She pulled out another pair of pyjamas, blue this time, and changed into them. She folded up her other clothes, and placed them on top of the chest of drawers, next to her bed. She then climbed into bed. Within a few minutes, she was asleep.
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Sonnet got up out of her chair as Mizuki left the room. Telekinetically, she opened the cover for the hiding place of her journal, and retrieved it. She then spent some time writing some more entries in it. Just after midnight, she put the book away and went into her bedroom to change into her Taron combat outfit. Once she had done that, she teleported herself to the roof of the Chronos Building. Acting quickly, she jumped off, and landed on the roof of another building nearby. She then started scanning for zoanoids.
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A few hours later, Blue Sonnet materialised back in her apartment. She moved to her bedroom, and changed her clothes back into her jeans and t-shirt combination. After that, she laid down on her bed. She didn't try to sleep, because she knew that she couldn't. To anyone who looked at her, Sonnet appeared to be simply staring at the ceiling, with her hands behind her head.
By this time tomorrow, she thought, Chronos will probably have a different view of me.
She then stayed like that, for most of the night. At around 07.00, she got up from her bed, and went into the bathroom; she then undressed and climbed into the shower. After showering for about 15 minutes, got out and dried herself, then she returned to her room, and dressed for work. Before she left, however, she did as Mizuki had requested of her the night before. She walked into her room and gently shook her awake, before leaving the apartment and heading for the Chronos Building. Upon her arrival, she signed in as usual and went to her office, planning to carry on with some more designs. She had a new email message from Dr Balcus, informing her to be present at the testing in the afternoon, which she read and deleted before retrieving her design sketches and starting to refine them.
Several hours later, she left her office to get herself a bottle of water, although this time she didn't sit in the canteen for an hour, she just bought her water and returned to her office, drinking it on the way.
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After Sonnet had woken her up, and left the apartment, Mizuki got up and had a shower, got herself dressed, and then went to make herself some breakfast. After she had eaten, she remembered Sonnet's notice about the testing, and carrying out her plan.
I need to get some more clothes that can be used for training. She thought, since my last ones were vaporised. I'll call into town and see what I can buy.
She grabbed the remaining money that Sonnet had given her, as well as her apartment key, and went round to Ran's. Mizuki forgot that Ran would be working, until she knocked on the door.
Damn, that was stupid. She thought, I should have remembered that Ran wouldn't be home. I guess it'll just be Mutaru and me in the attack.
Mizuki got a surprise, however, when Ran opened the door, and invited her in.
"You look surprised." Ran commented.
"I am," Mizuki replied, "I thought you'd be working today."
"Nope. Very rarely work on Wednesday's. There is only one class, and the local schoolteacher teaches that. I'm only called in if extra classes are booked."
"Oh good. I can still do what I had planned."
"Which is?"
"I was going to go into town and buy some clothes that can be used for training fights, as well as this afternoon. Feel like coming?"
"Sure. I should probably do that myself. You saw what happened to the others."
Mizuki frowned.
"No, I caused what happened to the others."
"A technicality. I think my brother is OK for his training clothes. Just let me get some money."
Ran went into her bedroom, put her shoes on and retrieved her purse from her bedside cabinet. While she was there, Mizuki took a look at the balcony, and noticed the bar that Sonnet had mentioned. More accurately, she noticed a hole in the bars.
Guess that was Sonnet's first depression.
Mizuki turned back to the lounge when she saw Ran's reflection appear in the glass.
"You do that as well?" Ran asked.
"What?"
"Look for people's reflections when you're staring out of a window."
"Yeah, it's a discreet way to observe people. Who else does it?"
"Sonnet. Almost every time she visits, she stares out of that window, and always turns around as I enter the room. After about five visits, I realised she must have noticed my reflection each time."
"I don't know when I started doing that, to be honest," Mizuki said, "Ready?"
Ran gestured to the door, and the two women left the apartment. In the lift going down, Mizuki asked:"
"Where's Mutaru? I didn't see him in the apartment."
"I think he's out shopping. He was talking yesterday about buying a computer game, so he's probably in town somewhere."
"We might see him then."
"Possible. He knows he has to be at the apartment for 14.00."
"What, you told him to meet us there then?"
"Sure, the only way we can operate this afternoon is by using your unique ability."
"It's hardly unique. Blue also has that ability."
"Yeah, but she isn't available, is she?"
"Fair point."
The lift then arrived at the ground floor. The two friends got off, and left the building, heading for the town centre. The walk there was quiet. When they arrived, they both went into a few clothes shops and, after about an hour and a half, bought some clothes they could use for training and duelling. As they walked back to the apartment block, Mizuki commented:
"Is it me, or did you just pick tennis clothes?"
Ran smirked.
"No," She replied, "You're quite right. I know it's not very original, but they are cheap, and easy-to-find."
Mizuki quickly said:
"I wasn't thinking that. Actually, I think that's quite clever. And it saves money."
"Thanks."
The two of them then arrived back at the apartment. Ran unlocked the door and entered, followed by Mizuki. Mutaru was in the lounge, waiting for them.
"Hello ladies," He greeted them, as they entered, "I take it we'll be going soon?"
Ran looked at the clock on the computer screen, it read 14:15.
"Yeah, I think we can do this in about ten minutes. It'll give Mizuki and me time to get changed."
The three went to the other half of the apartment. Ran and Mutaru went to their bedrooms, and Mizuki to a bathroom. Approximately seven minutes later, they met up in the lounge area. Mutaru was wearing the tank top, jeans and trainers from their training in the Amazon. Mizuki was wearing a baggy green tank top, a pair of black shorts, and a pair of black slip-on pumps. Ran, as Mizuki observed earlier, was wearing clothes she could have used to play tennis in: a white t-shirt, white miniskirt and white pumps.
"Planning on playing tennis later, sis?" Mutaru asked, smirking.
Ran frowned at him, before smiling at Mizuki.
"Guess you were right with the tennis comment."
She then turned to her brother.
"Not quite, Mutaru. I bought a few of these t-shirts and skirts. They are cheap and easy-to-find and replace. Mizuki had the smart idea of buying some training clothes, which is where we've been most of the morning."
"OK. I'm ready when you two are."
Mizuki thought for a minute, before saying:
"There's will be a little complication with this. For safety reasons, I'm going to teleport us to Relics Point first, so we can bio-boost. Then I'll teleport us to the lab."
"You can locate it?" Mutaru asked.
"Not directly, but I can sense Sonnet through the armour, and she informed me she'd be in the lab by now."
"So we can teleport in that way. OK, makes sense."
Mizuki held out her hands, Ran and Mutaru each grabbed one, and Mizuki then teleported them to a store room in the remains of the Relics Point Base. Within 30 seconds, Mizuki had become Guyver 5, and Ran and Mutaru had become Guyvers Red and Psychic. Guyver 5 then placed her hands on their shoulders, teleporting them to the roof of the Chronos Building, and then to the Development Lab.
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Sonnet had entered the lab at exactly 14:20. She had moved near to the glass tubes in the lab, where two Chronos troopers, and a scientist, were waiting for the experiment to begin. Once she arrived, the two troopers each entered a tube, which were sealed, and filled with the liquid that would grant them their transformation ability. The troops had been in the tubes for about four or five minutes when there was a flash of silver light, and three Guyvers appeared in the lab.
Sonnet quickly ran and took cover behind a workstation as the Guyvers opened fire with a variety of weapons, including pressure cannons and sonic disruptors, destroying the growth tubes, computers and injuring the lab personnel.
Nice strategy, she thought, but you might want to spread out a little. Once the guards arrive, you'll be easy targets.
A few seconds later, the doors opened, and four troopers entered the lab. Two had already partially transformed into their zoanoid forms, while the other two were still human. The guards consisted of an Enzyme II, two Ramotith, and a Vamore. Guyver 5 was the first to react to the new arrivals, and charged at the Vamore, extending her sonic swords. As she approached, she suddenly stopped, did a flip to her right side, changing her position. As she landed, she fired a couple of beams from the head laser, which hit the Vamore in the legs. She then ran up to the side of the creature and buried a sonic sword in its side, causing it to howl in pain. Finally, she looked up to its head, and fired her sonic disruptor until it shattered into a bloody mess. The remains fell onto the floor, and began to dissolve, leaving Guyver 5 free to target another zoanoid.
At the same time, Guyvers Red and Psychic both faced the Enzyme II, realising that neither of them could destroy it alone. The two of them moved apart, attempting to attack it from different angles. Red fired the sonic disruptor, while Psychic used the pressure cannon. The weapons damaged the zoanoid, but only for a few seconds. The Enzyme II then made use of the claw tendrils on its back, and swiped at the two Guyvers. The first few attempts missed them, but the creature managed to impale Psychic Guyver as he landed from jumping over a previous swipe. Red, now annoyed because her brother was hurt, fired the head laser and burned the tendrils from the creatures back. Psychic then fell to the floor, holding his stomach. Red then realised that she could be in trouble, when a powerful pressure cannon blast hit the Enzyme II from behind, causing its stomach to explode. Guyver 5 then opened up her chest plates, and began charging her mega-smasher. She opened fire as soon as the weapon was charged, and vaporised the zoanoid, along with a good chunk of the lab.
Red used the opportunity to target the remaining Ramotith. She ran at it, activating her sonic swords when she was a few feet away, before slicing at its stomach. Surprisingly, the zoanoid was unable to avoid the attack, and fell in two pieces to the floor. Guyver 5 and Guyver Red then went to the injured Psychic Guyver. Red pulled the tendril from his stomach, causing him to scream for a few seconds, before Guyver 5 teleported them back to Relics Point.
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Sonnet came out from behind the workstation she had hidden behind, to see the bulk of the lab in ruins. She ran out into the corridor and picked up the nearest phone. She contacted Security, who informed her that a clean-up crew was on the way, and that she should report to Dr Balcus. Sonnet then hung-up the phone, and went to Dr Balcus office. Once she was inside, Balcus spent over half an hour asking her questions about what she saw during the attack. Sonnet kept her answers as vague as she could.
After the debriefing, Sonnet was instructed to take the rest of the day of, so that the Chronos personnel could begin repairing/rebuilding the lab. The young woman left the office, and headed for the entrance to the building.
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Once Sonnet had left his office, Balcus contacted Imakarum Mirabilis on the Ark. Within a few minutes, the second-in-command of Chronos had responded and a two-way video call began.
"Lord Balcus, you wanted to speak with me?"
"Yes, my lord. A few things have happened recently, and I think you should be aware of them, and my suspicions about these events."
Balcus spent some time explaining recent events to Imakarum.
"So," Mirabilis said, "You think that Sonnet Baji has some connection to these problems?"
"Yes, my lord," Balcus said, "We know from our spies in Taron, that a woman called Sonnet Baji, with a very similar appearance, used to be a soldier for them, trained heavily in various martial arts. We also know that she turned rogue about two and a half years ago. Which is around the same time the Sonnet Baji stationed here began working for Chronos."
"If it is the same Sonnet Baji," Imakarum asked, "What do you believe she is doing working for Chronos?"
"Based on what I've told you, I think she is a spy for Zeus Thunderbolt. She is feeding information to Agito Makishima and his little army."
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AN: Tori no kara-age is deep-fried chicken nuggets. I decided that ramen (the only Japanese food I know) was being used a little too often, so I looked on the Internet for something that sounded easy to make. Tori no kara-age sounded easy to make, and also looked tasty to eat, so I used that instead of ramen.
