Two New Vandreads Emerge of Gold-Red and Silver!

"Damn it, why can't we go out there? It's just one enemy." Hibiki complained as he sits in the Wrench Central with Jaune next to his left and Gascogne on his right.

"Because we need to see how strong this one enemy is, the bad machines we fought so far were pretty tough even though we can take them, there are still things we don't know about them and sending one means it must be dangerous." Jaune pointed out.

"Got to say, you certainly are more of the brain than a brawn." Gascogne commented that made Jaune blush a little.

"Well, someone got to make sure Hibiki doesn't do anything stupid and get himself killed." Jaune shrugged.

"Hey!" Hibiki snapped.

"Though I'm a little confused of why its not doing anything." Hibiki said watching the live feed of showing the enemy outside.

"It's probably waiting." Jaune theorized, but the question is: what's it waiting for?

(With Dread Squad)

"(I hope we can handle this enemy because I'm getting the feeling it won't be easy to take it down.)" Pyrrha thought as she and the squad are approaching the enemy.

Meanwhile the enemy is zooming its screen visually on the ship that has yet to be named and seeing the dreads coming out it scans all the ships until it found the six ships of Ruby, Dita, Pyrrha, Meia, Jura, and Cinder as the program in its system says they are the main targets.

"Dread team formation is setup and ready to go." Meia informed.

The ball-shaped enemy started to move toward the Dread team while popping out some weird metal tentacles and they sharpen into spikes covering all its sides.

"A… sea urchin? Hey, are we seriously going to fight that thing?" Jura grossed out.

"Forget about the appearance, it's getting ready to attack." Cinder glared.

"Cinder's right, we can't lose focus. Team leaders, check and confirm your formations. All teams attack now!" Meia commanded as everyone charge at the sea urchin-machine.

Some have fired their missiles to blew it up, but the spikes that are spinning around forward like a rolling ball taking the hit instead and they don't appear to be damage.

"The needles block out shots, what now?" Jura asked.

"We have to find a way to get past those needles or destroy them though the second option will be harder to do." Pyrrha stated while Meia try to think of a plan.

(The Bridge)

"These guys are bad aliens?!" Dita panicked.

"And this one is worse than the ones before!" Ruby freaked out.

"They've been obverting and analyzing our actions, perhaps now that they have their data, they have no more uses for us." BC feared.

"Bart, hard left!" Glynda ordered.

"Got it!" Bart responded as he moves the ship to the left, the sea urchin-machine flew nearly past them and attack the outer right part of the ship. This also caused Bart's right arm to get scratches that hurt really badly.

"Southern arm has been damage." Ezra reported worry.

"Reinforce the shields." BC commanded.

"It would seem Bart can take damage like he was the ship itself." Glynda noticed.

"We'll figure out that after we survive this battle." Mango grunted.

"It's coming back!" Amarone informed.

"Dread Force is down to 85%." BC added.

(Meia's Team against the Enemy)

Things are not looking so well for the female Dread pilots as they keep firing their missiles at the spiked-round enemy, it keeps blocking them with its twisted needles and dodging them too in great speed that it's hard to keep up.

"That thing is too fast!" Barnette pointed out.

"Meia, let's get the alien duos out here, they can help us." Ruby suggested.

"Yeah, I'm sure we can beat that thing with them." Dita agreed.

"No, they're one of our enemies, a man. Don't forget that." Meia refused to allow help from any enemies, especially the men.

"Damn it, Meia!" Pyrrha bumped her ship against Meia.

"Pyrrha, what the hell are you doing?" Meia asked.

"I'm sorry, Meia, but this the time you have to swallow that stupid pride of yours because this isn't Mejere! We're pirates, that means it doesn't matter if we're male or female for that matter, we have the freedom to do whatever we want, and those men became part of our crew the moment they boarded the ship." Pyrrha lectured as she fires two missiles at the enemy that blocked by the needles again.

"Why are you willing to trust those men, this is our battle and we'll on our own!" Meia argued and firing her missiles as well.

"Because those men have proven themselves to be trustworthy, even Cinder is starting to trust them and she's a hard woman to earn her respect and trust most of the time." Pyrrha answered.

"Whoa! Cinder, is that true?" Jura asked. Cinder didn't respond and look away with a pouty face hiding a little blush.

"(Even Cinder? Is everyone willing to accept this change of our lives because of those men?)" Meia thought asked herself.

(With Jaune and Hibiki)

"Damn it, what are those girls doing? That thing is clobbering them out there!" Hibiki angered at how the battle is going.

"Those girls are in serious trouble, looks like we're going have to get out there soon." Jaune worried.

"Does that mean you figured out a way to beat that thing?" Gascogne asked.

"Maybe, but it's a bit risky." Jaune said.

"Come on, Jaune, let's get out there already!" Hibiki begged.

"Alright, think you can give us a ride there, Miss Gascogne." Jaune asked.

"Sure, you're about to see how we stagehand work action up close." Gascogne smirked.

Jaune and Hibiki follow Gascogne to the Wrench Central ship and fly close to the battlefield where some ships flew under and dock to get the repairs and equipment they asked for.

"Alright, let's get this done. 50 second tops, transfer." Gascogne said and the ship started making the repair on the Dreads and giving them some firearms too.

"15% to go." Gascogne said.

"Look out!" Jaune and Hibiki shouted seeing the enemy coming at them.

The Wrench Central ship withstood the attack because of the hard shell on the top, the spiked enemy came at them again and the turtle shell-like ship took the hit without a scratch.

"Okay, now I'm more impress." Jaune admitted.

"So, this is what stagehands can do?" Hibiki shocked.

"Yep, the pilots aren't the only ones fighting out there on their own." Gascogne smirked and the screen shows her that the transfers are complete.

"Deliver complete. Give them hell now, girls." Gascogne smiled.

"I feel so full." Dita said.

"Let's kick this bad alien away for now!" Ruby excited as the others launch from the shell ship ready to fight the enemy again.

Jaune hopes the girls will be okay even with the repairs and a little more firearm added, this enemy is still going to be trouble for them. He then notices on the screen blinking of one cargo that hasn't been use yet.

"Hey, it says you still have one shipment left." Jaune pointed at the screen.

"Oh, is that so? Well, we brought them out here, so might as well use them." Gascogne said confusing the boys.

The Wrench Central ship opens the last shipment revealing to be Jaune and Hibiki's Vanguard coming out and entering the space battlefield much to some of the girls' shock and Meia hated that they have to show up because Gascogne trust them too.

The sea urchin-machine scanner picked up the boys' Vanguard and fire its needles at them.

"Whoa! It can fire those things too?!" Hibiki gasped.

"Get behind me!" Jaune got in front of Hibiki and putting up his shield to block them, but the needles manage to pierce though about an inch to Jaune's mech face.

"Those needles are sharper than they look." Jaune noted.

"Mister Alien, let's combined our fighter." Dita suggested.

"Yeah, it's time we show this bad alien what we're made of!" Ruby said.

"They're right, Hibiki, we have to form the Vandread." Jaune pointed out that they need to combine in order to take the enemy down.

"Damn it, I don't like it but fine." Hibiki groaned.

Just as Dita and Ruby are flying toward the boys for the mech-merging, the enemy come up to them from behind.

"Dita, look out!" Meia warned.

"Ruby, get out of there!" Pyrrha alerted.

Both Ruby and Dita got hit by one needle missile each knocking them away and the enemy itself ram on Meia and Pyrrha knocking their ships spinning out of control.

"Pyrrha, no!" Jaune shouted before flying toward Pyrrha to help her.

"Jaune, wait!" Hibiki followed his blonde friend.

As the two Vanguard approach the two Dreads of Meia and Pyrrha, the green light appears engulfing the four exactly like how it happens for the boys doing the merging with Dita and Ruby. Once the light vanish, came in the form of two new Vandreads: Jaune and Pyrrha's Vandread is a giant humanoid figure like with Rose Reaper (the Vandread merged with Ruby as she decided to call it that) with bronze-gold armor, green eyes, red flowing mane on the head, a sword in one hand and a shield with lion face in the other almost like a giant gladiator. Meia and Hibiki's Vandread is different than Blue Thunder (Dita named that one of her and Hibiki combine) as it looks a little more like a flying creature with wings and legs with silver and green color.

Everyone became shock that Jaune and Hibiki has merged with other Dreads than Ruby and Dita as they're also jealous that they didn't get to merge with the boys today though Ruby is more excited seeing two new mechs appearing before her eyes.

Jaune and Pyrrha woke finding themselves next to each other and their arms around each other with four hands on each control pad, they look at each other finding their face are very close and quickly separate their face.

"Oh god, I'm so sorry! I didn't even know this would happen!" Jaune apologized.

"No, no, it's my fault for getting hit like that, but… it actually feels nice being this close to you." Pyrrha said with a small smile and Jaune blushing a bit.

"Huh, what are you doing?" Hibiki asked while shock that he merges with Meia of all people.

"What do you think you're doing in here? I never ask for you help, so get the heck off me!" Meia demanded as she tries to push Hibiki away.

"If I could get off, don't you think I would have?" Hibiki asked sarcastically, and they got hit the enemy's needle missiles.

"Hibiki, Meia, I know this sudden for us, but we got to take that thing down." Jaune stated as he and Pyrrha pilot their combined mech after the enemy.

"He's right, we don't have time to argue." Hibiki said as they pilot their combined mech after the enemy and appear to be flying faster than Jaune and Pyrrha's.

"That acceleration is incredible!" Barnette surprised.

"Meia is so lucky." Jura said.

"(I wonder, since our Dreads were changed when the ship merged with the old male ship and the boys' Vanguard too. That must mean they can combined with others like right now, including.)" Cinder thought realized.

"Oh man, this is really draining me." Hibiki groaned.

"Just hang on a little longer, Hibiki." Jaune said, feeling exhausted too.

"You sure complain a lot, don't you?" Meia mocked.

"Shut up, this is proof that me and Jaune are alive." Hibiki stated.

"Then I guess we'll have to see how long that remains true." Meia said as she punches the gas making the mech go full speed.

As Hibiki and Miea charge at the enemy, it fires all of its needle missiles at them to pierce through the mech and their fleshly weak bodies though Pyrrha and Jaune quickly saw that coming.

"Jaune, let's throw the shield!" Pyrrha suggested.

"Got it!" Jaune nodded.

Jaune and Pyrrha's mech throw the lion shield with all their might as the shield itself glows of a golden aura flying right ahead of Hibiki and Meia's mech blocking most of the needle missiles and it return to them. Four more were left which the speedy mech easily dodges them and flew right behind the sea urchin-machine in a blink of an eye.

"This is exactly" Hibiki smirked.

"What I waited for!" Meia finished the sentence.

They charge at the now defenseless as the front horn or tusk glow green aura becoming like a sharp lance and ram right through the enemy causing it to explode, ending the battle once and for all.

"Well those boys certainly are full of surprises." Gascogne smiled.

"I'm certainly glad that's over with." Mango sighed in relief.

"Hey, I see the battle is already over." Sun walked in the Bridge with Parfet.

"Don't just leave the spears there, I think they might be useful." Parfet considered.

"Wow, we did it." Jaune panted as Pyrrha is feeling exhausted too.

"It was tough, but I hope this shows Meia that we all must work together in order to survive." Pyrrha said.

"Man, it's a pretty big mess out there." Hibiki pointed out while panting.

"I never thought we agree on anything." Meia panted as well.

"Do you understand now? You can't win every battle with your Vanguard only out there." Meia scolded.

"Ha, same goes for you and your Dread, don't you think?" Hibiki asked.

Meia didn't answer as she look away, thinking about everything that happened to her and the crew ever since that explosion and wonder if this change is really good for everyone, maybe she'll consider accepting it too and hopefully Hibiki will mature more though maybe that's unlikely.

"Ah man, Mister Alien is supposed to merge with me." Dita complained feeling jealous.

"That was coolest thing I've ever seen, now we just need to come up with names for those two." Ruby said as she's already thinking of a dozen names or more for the two new Vandread.

"I wonder if combining my Dread will make it more elegant." Jura thought out loud.

"A power that neither side had before until now, the combined strength of male and female… I wonder if this is related to the stories you used to tell me, mother." Cinder talked to herself, thinking about her mother.

(Later)

"The ship's name?" Mango asked as she's talking to Parfet through Pyoro.

"The entire crew have contribute the all the names and we want you to chose one for them." Parfet explained as she shows the list of names.

"Hmm, the Nirvana. Not a bad suggestion, who's idea was it?" Mango asked.

"It was the Commander's suggested." Pyoro answered.

"Very well, from now on this ship is called the Nirvana!" Mango declared and Parfet sighs of defeat.

(With Jaune and Hibiki)

"You girls made this for us?" Jaune asked as he and Hibiki are staring down the food Ruby and Dita prepared for them.

"Consider this an award for saving us again." Ruby giggled.

"Whoa, it tastes even better than those food pills!" Hibiki started eating and Jaune enjoys it too.

"I hope the pods they're about to send to our home planets will make it there safely, but I'm more worried about the leaders actually listening to them." Jaune worried.

"Don't worry, I'm sure everything will work out okay!" Ruby assured with a thumb up.

"I hope you're right, Ruby." Jaune said.


KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

The battle against this new enemy was tough, but our heroes managed to defeat by Jaune and Hibiki merging with Pyrrha and Meia to form two new Vandreads and the ship has been officially named the Nirvana! Meia may start to see the men as allies though not entirely trust them yet, but she'll get around and maybe start to like having them around.

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