NegiSaga Episode I: Monogatari no Hajimari
Chapter II: Yokan (Premonition)
"Mou, Hakase-san! We told you that it was too much for us! What if you had been killed!" an irate Fuuka asked.
"It turned out alright didn't it?" replied Hakase, who had just taken of the visor that was hooked up to a weird chair.
"We got lucky this time" Fuuka retorted "Promise us that you will be more careful from now on, okay?" Fuuka said with concern.
Hakase walked over to a capsule like object in the middle of the room "Anyway, we collected good data, this will be beneficial to our future projects" she said while running her hand across the surface of the container.
"But still your safety is more important than collecting data, Hakase-san, I doubt we could continue this project without you" said Fumika who was to Hakase's left.
"Alright, I'll be more careful from now on" Hakase said while scratching the back of her head in embarrassment.
The other techies expressed their relief for Hakase's safe return. The door slided open to reveal a woman "Hakase-san, the captain requests your presence on the bridge"
"Please tell him that I will be there momentarily" Hakase replied. She then turned to the Narutaki twins ""Can you guys take care of the rest?"
"Don't worry Hakase-san we'll clean up your mess" Fuuka replied
"Don't we always do?" Fumika added in with a smile
Another techie walked up to Hakase and handed her a disk "This is all the data we collected from the simulation, Hakase-san." Hakase took the disk and then turned to leave "Ano..is it alright for us to keep giving the military simulation data, Hakase-san? I'm no genius, but wouldn't they want actual field test data?" the techie asked
Hakase walked up to said techie and faster than the eye could see, pulled out a syringe and injected the chemical contained within to his arm. The techie collapsed like a stack of bricks.
"Any OTHER questions?" asked Hakase in a disturbingly sweet tone.
The techies, Narutakis included, just shook their heads.
Pocketing the syringe, Hakase turned around and walked out of the lab.
"Poor guy" Fumika said "Come to think of it, I haven't seen his face around here before, is he new?"
"Yeah, he just transferred here last month, so he doesn't know about THAT incident" Fuuka replied while typing away at a console. "Get back to work Fumika, there's a lot to do."
A little while ago….
In space no one can hear you scream is what two of previously three crewmen thought as they saw their fellow crewman get sucked into the strange metallic slab they were asked to recover.
"This is Steve, I need a containment ring for this thing, moving it trough other means may prove too hazardous" crewman one said into a device in his helmet.
"Roger that Steve, container rings coming your way" responded a voice through the radio.
As he watched the object get pulled into the Kusanagi, Steve could not help but get a feeling of dread.
In a dark room...
A dark figure stood in front of screen "Takahata-dono I have retrieved the Fuuinshi as you have ordered"
The man on the screen replied "Well done, send it to these coordinates"
Numbers flashed on the screen and the figure in the room made note of them.
"Make sure that nobody will be able to trace this transmission or the Fuuinshi when it is transported, I will be there personally to retrieve the Fuuinshi when it arrives"
"Hai, I will not fail you" the dark figure said while kneeling
"Very well then" silence followed as the screen turned black.
At the bridge…
"..and that sums it all up" Hakase said after a lengthy conversation which I decided to omit.
Now Mishima Itou, captain of the Kusanagi seemed to look pleased with the results
"As expected from Mahora Industries but, Hakase-san…" he trailed off
"What's wrong Kanchou(Captain)?"a now concerned Hakase-asks
"While I don't want to rush you people, I would just like to remind you that the brass are expecting actual filed test data to determine your robot's combat capabilities,. so I suggest that in order to lessen pressure from them, you should activate Chachamaru as soon as possible" the captain explained.
"We are almost at that stage Kanchou, please tell the brass to wait a little bit longer" Hakase replied before turning to leave and go down the elevator.
"What is it with those guys from Mahora?" one of the bridge techie asked
"Probably just showing off, I mean, we've got all sorts of powerful crap coming out of the works since the Great war between magic and science, and we still need a little toy that they're making down there?" another bridge techie replied
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO WORK!" a furious Mishima shouted. He then sighed and turned to face a person on his left "Ishida what do you think about the situation? "
The man, who had long hair and glasses replied "While what the crewmember said is true, I believe that whatever edge we could possibly create over the youkai will probably bring us a step closer to ending the war"
The captain got a nostalgic expression on his face "That's correct" he said while looking through the front shield and into the vastness of space "By the way, where were you awhile ago? I needed your help with something"
Ishida pushed his glasses up his nose "Well y-you see a person fell down the stairs and I had to help them to the infirmary"
An awkward silence filled the bridge as the techies heard the very lame excuse
You think he'll believe that?...
So lame…
I never knew Ishida-san was so lame…
The captain gave Ishida a look and then said "Oh, okay then, carry on"
All of the techies sweatdropped.
It's okay?
Damn he believed him…
Our Kanchou can be so dumb sometimes..
Meanwhile, Hakase was walking down the many corridors that filled up the ship. She entered one of the rooms and found herself in a room which had semi-vertical beds with what looked like people in them. A person in a lab coat seemed to notice her presence "Oh, if it isn't Hakase-san!" he shouted happily
"Akagi-san! How have you been" Hakase said
"I'm having a bit of a problem with one of the shikigami, he doesn't seem receiving the new combat spells and attack patterns I'm trying to input to him"
Hakase walked up to the console near the bed and started typing something. The shikigami on the bed started to spasm then it stood up and started speaking.
"Chi" it said
"Chi?" Hakase said, confusion on her face
"Chi?" all the other people in the room said
The shikigami, which had a blank look on its' face started speaking again "You Uncute tomby!" it shouted
Many of the people in the room sweatdropped at that. The shikigami spasmed again and then said "Must not run away, Must not run away…" he continued chanting. Hakase decided that enough was enough and whapped the shikigami upside its head.
The shikigami fell on the ground and after a few moments stood up again "Huh? What was I doing just now?" he asked in a daze
"It was nothing" Hakase replied "Just a slight malfunction in your combat programs, but I fixed it for you"
The shikigami bowed and expressed his thanks "Then I will be returning to my duties"
Hakase approached Akagi "Well that was weird" Hakase said
"I'll say" Akagi replied
"Do you have anything else that I need to do?" Hakase asked
"No, that's all for now, thanks, Hakase-san"Akagi replied
Hakase turned to leave the room. The door slid open to reveal a blonde person "I see that all the tools are in working order" he said with a sneer. Hakase only continued walking towards the exit.
When she reached her room, the computer on her desk started to beep "Incoming message"
"Receive" Hakase said
"Yo! Hakase, how have you been" a cheerful voice said
"Chao! It's been a while" Hakase responded after turning to look at who the caller was.
"Mou, you never call, it gets lonely here without you" Chao said with a pout
"I've been very busy lately, we needed to run more tests so that we can activate Chachamaru sooner" Hakase replied before giggling "I get all excited when I think about her up and running"
"That's nice Hakase, but remember that your health comes first, I heard from Fuuka and Fumika-chan that you almost got killed today" Chao replied, concern in her voice "No one else will be able to work on Chachamaru besides you! Got that?"
"Hai, I will be more careful from now on" Hakase nonchalantly replied
"sigh What am I going to do with you?" Chao said "You have your card with you right?"
"Card? You mean this" Hakase said while pilling out said object from one of her many lab coat pockets. It looks like a small, thin, rectangular, grey piece of metal.
"Yes, that there should be a number on the back, could you read it for me?" Chao replied while moving some stuff in the background
"09490098" Hakase said, after which a bright flash occurred and when it subsided, a picture could be seen on the card's surface. (A/N: The picture is that of Hakase's pactio card)
"What's this" Hakase inquired
"The card you were holding was a portable container developed here by the people from R and D it can store a limited number of physical objects, also, if one knows the code number of a person's card he/she can send objects to said card. It will keep on receiving objects until it is full or if you set it not to receive and store anything" Chao explained
"Hoooo, pretty convenient" an awed Hakase said
"Well I need to get back to work, Ja ne Hakase!" the screen went black with a blip, signaling the disconnection.
So tired Hakase thought I think I'll take a little nap and then after taking off her glasses and setting them on a table she lay on her bed and drifted off into sleep.
At the bridge…
Johnny was awakened from his sleep by a beeping that came from his console, quickly shrugging away the sleepiness, he decided to investigate what had disturbed his sleep. Upon observing the screen, he went into a state of panic "Kanchou we've got hostiles coming in fast!"
Mishima was quick in responding "Scramble the KAMI, all hands prepare for level 1 combat status! Get me Ishida!"
"He is on his way here sir" responded a random techie. An alarm began to sound and warning hologram screens started appearing everywhere.
The bridge flew into activity "Kanchou, energy detected, it is heading straight in our direction"
"Hard at port! Evade!" In the vastness of space, one could see a red beam of energy headed for the Kusanagi. The crew could feel the rumble as the ship maneuvered to evade the beam. Seeing that they would not be hit, the bridge crew breathed out a sigh of relief. But to their horror, the beam split broke apart into many small beams
"Raise shields!" Mishima ordered
The ship was rocked as multiple beams of hot mana struck its shield. "Kancou, shields are down 85 percent!" reported Johnny
"Contact Lieutenant Cruz! Tell him to launch the KAMI to intercept the attack and destroy any Kouryuus that intend to board us!"
"Roger" and the techie spoke into the com device.
Captain Mishima Itou looked at the incoming force and almost shivered in fear.
Tsuzuku
Sorry if there wasn't much action here but it will pick up in the next chapter and please Read and Review! Also, please point out any mistakes I may make.