Problem with Dangerous Sand
In the private meeting office of the ship, Jaune and Hibiki have been called by Magno to show them the planet they've found.
"Huh, that planet sure has more dried up colors than sandpaper." Hibiki commented.
"That's because this planet is a giant desert with no water or even a small oasis." BC explained.
"We were thinking of sending a surfer investigation to see if it has any information we might need." Glynda added.
"Like the enemies?" Jaune wondered.
"Perhaps, we won't know unless we try." Glynda said pushing back her glasses a bit.
"I'm still worry about the others; I was thinking maybe you two should help them get ready." Magno suggested.
"And how do you want us to prepare them?" Jaune asked.
"We'll let you know once our scanners have more info of the planet's current condition. You may leave now." Magno said and the meeting is over.
Jaune and Hibiki are walking through the hallway together heading back to their rooms.
"Man, I'm feeling exhausted." Hibiki exclaimed.
"I already talked to Doctor McFile about us being tired from merging with the girl, and he said that becoming the Vandread exhaust our energy which is pretty weird to me." Jaune mentioned.
"Whatever, that just means we got to be careful not to use that form more offend, right?" Hibiki stated.
"Hey, guys!" Sun greeted walking in the opposite direction with Blake and Yang.
"Hello Sun, Blake, Yang, you guys going to the training hall?" Jaune asked.
"Not quite, these two are taking me a relaxing place they call a "jacuzzi" whenever they feel stress or to be ready for combat." Sun explained.
"We figured after helping us with so much so far throughout this trip that you guys deserve some downtime and letting all the stress melt away." Yang said.
"We already asked Ren and Duelo to come, but they said that they have their own way of relaxing, so we let them be." Blake mentioned.
"Well, I got my own relaxing method and that's sleep." Hibiki said a little tired.
"Besides, Captain Mango said she might have a mission for us later." Jaune informed.
"Then we better get you dib in the hot tub!" Yang pushed Sun forward in a hurry.
"Okay, I'll see you guys later!" Sun waved goodbye and Blake soon follows them.
"Must be nice getting the special treatment." Hibiki muttered to himself as he and Jaune walk again toward their rooms.
(Doctor Duelo and Nurse Paiway's Office)
"Sheesh, Nora, why do you always end up getting yourself hurt?" Paiway asked as she patch a bandage on Nora's bruised arm.
"I was just trying to do that upside-down mediation thing Ren was doing in the other room." Nora winced a bit.
"Nora, doing something like that take years to training your body to be stronger focusing your mind to be clear of all distractions. Some things just can't be done overnight." Ren explained.
"By the way, what is this small TV thing?" Paiway pointed at the little machine with wires on Nora.
"You never seen a pulse meter before?" Duelo asked.
"What's it to you if I haven't?" Paiway asked back.
"How exactly do you women make sure you're healthy besides what you have here?" Ren asked curious.
"Well, if we ever feel more stress and making us feel unhealth than we just have to relax in the jacuzzi." Paiway answered.
"…"
"…"
"Jacuzzi?" Ren and Duelo confused.
"Yeah, it's super relaxing though I don't really go there myself." Nora said.
(Jacuzzi)
In the Jacuzzi room, where some women go there to relax and let their body get refresh from most of the hard work they do whether in space combat or doing some other work on the Nirvana.
"Aw, space combat always damages my hair." Jura sighed relaxing.
"Don't worry, I'm here to revitalize your beauty, Jura." A woman Jacuzzi employer said while Pyoro is floating around wanting to see how women do their relaxation.
"I appreciate, I don't feel much like fighting unless my hair is set just right." Jura believed.
"Yes, it always feels good to come here every once and a while to erase the stress and rage after fighting." Cinder concurred.
"Although, I am a little worry that you two brought a man here." Cinder looked over to see Yang and Blake enjoying themselves in one of the hot tubs with Sun who is wearing a blindfold.
"What? We really wanted to show at least one of the men for being such a great help to us." Yang shrugged.
"Plus, he offered himself to wear the blindfold, so he doesn't see us naked and make it feel awkward for us as well." Blake added.
"I guess I can let that slide, just make sure you don't cause any trouble or else." Cinder warned.
"Don't worry, I know when there's a time and place to cross the line and this isn't one of them." Sun proclaimed.
"I also like hearing Blake's purring, it's kinda cute." Sun complimented making Blake gasps while blushing.
"Y-You can hear my purr, but I was being quiet!" Blake embarrassed of whenever others hears her purring.
"Sorry, Blake, but whether is relaxing in the hot tub or someone petting your ears, the purring is never quiet." Yang chuckled. Blake sink the bottom half of her head into the warm water.
"Leave Blake alone, she can't help it if she's part cat." Meia pointed out, relaxing in the other hot tub next to them.
"Hey Meia, are you trying to loss weight again?" Jura asked, getting her Commander here.
"Excess body fat gets in the way of combat." Meia said.
"But you won't have any breasts left." Jura stated.
"Huh, don't worry about me. I can take care of myself." Meia smiled a little.
"Women's chest gets smaller the more fat you lose?" Sun confused.
"It's best to not think about it too much, your body works differently than women." Blake said.
"Just relax and let the hot water melt your worries away." Yang sighed relaxing.
"Sometimes, humans don't make any sense." Pyro confused.
(Nirvana Dining Hall)
"Now, let see here." Ruby looked at the food with Dita trying to see what to get for Jaune and Hibiki.
"Having a hard choice for lunch?" Barnette asked walking up to them.
"Oh, we're actually going to make some for Mister Alien and Jaune." Dita explained.
"Really, I didn't think men would like any food we have from the ones they would eat back on their planet." Barnette surprised.
"The food the men eat are like pills and they taste awful!" Ruby informed.
"I see." Barnette looked at the food on the conveyor belt and spotted two plates of food. Picking them up.
"Here, these are loaded with calories, so I think the men wouldn't mind a little more fat in their weight." Barnette handed the food to the young pilots.
"Wow, thanks Barnette!" Dita thanked.
"Yeah, thanks!" Ruby thanked too and the two best friends walk away.
"I hope Hibiki will like the effort they're doing. Wait, why am I suddenly thinking about that young man right now?" Barnette asked herself, feeling strange of just thinking about Hibiki.
(Nirvana Bridge)
"Heat signature has been confirmed." Belvedere reported as the scanner is done checking the desert planet.
"There's a sandstorm in the way, so I can't be absolutely sure, but I see something that appears to be an artificial structure." Ezra informed.
"We should investigate." BC suggested.
"I second that, our supplies in the kitchen is almost running low." Glynda agreed.
"Very well, time to do this the old-fashioned pirate way." Mango declared and they nod.
(Vanguard Hanger)
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Jaune and Hibiki gasped.
All the Vanguard that are still normal have been colored differently with bright colors pink, hue blue, and green.
"Huh, why exactly did you color the Vanguards?" Jaune asked.
"Well, they wanted to make them look more pretty and I admit that I too wanted to decorate them." Pyrrha confessed.
"So, you girls looking forward into learning how to drive a Vanguard?" Sun asked exciting.
"No doubt it'll be different than driving our dreads, but I think this will be a good new experience." Blake said.
"Yeah, just wait until I show you my mad piloting skills!" Yang smirked.
Jaune and Hibiki saw Dita and Ruby standing in front of their Vanguard, a little worry as those girls are about to paint them as well. Hibiki quickly went to stop Dita and got himself painted pink which she finds that cute, Hibiki couldn't tell whether to be angry at her or envy her always positive attitude.
"Okay, we should get going to the Vanguard training simulation to started." Jaune said.
"Prepare to be amazes of my elegances!" Jura bragged.
(Vanguard Simulation Training Room)
"Damn it, why can't this thing move more elegancy like me?" Jura complained as she and some of the other women are having a hard time piloting a Vanguard.
"Well, I was kinda expecting something like this to happen." Jaune said, sweatdrop seeing most of the girls not doing so well.
"I don't see what's the point of doing this. Women can't ever drive a Vanguard." Hibiki pointed out, watching Ruby and Dita floating around like idiots.
"It's because the desert planet we're going to investigate has a strong sandstorm that will be too much for their Dreads to handle." Jaune explained.
"Besides, not all of them are bad. Pyrrha and Cinder seems to be getting the hang of it, and it looks like Ruby just got the basic movements right." Sun said, he also finds Yang's training funny as well and Jura exiting the simulation.
Duelo notices Meia's condition as she failed one simulation round and she's panting like she's running out of breath, Hibiki notice this too.
"Hey Meia, you're not looking so hot in there." Hibiki said.
"Shut up, I don't need your concern." Meia panted.
"On Taraak, doctors are given the authority to ground the pilots when they're in situations similar to yours, do you want that?" Duelo asked.
"Of course not, I'm fine." Meia protested.
"In that case, I would suggest switching to your vid monitor to all directions, I believe that should help lessens the stress to your body." Duelo advised.
"Keep your advice to yourself, I'll be fine on my own. Thank you very much." Meia said before cutting off the communication.
"By the way, Sun, what is Bart doing?" Jaune asked turning around to see Bart reading a book.
"Bart is reading a manual on how to pilot a Vanguard." Sun answered.
"Why would need that since he can already pilot the Nirvana?" Jaune confused.
"He just wants to show off that he a pilot who can fly anything. I swear, it's like he doesn't know the sizes of his ego." Sun shrugged.
"Whatever, I'm out of here." Hibiki walked away, feeling bored of watching the women training then he suddenly found his face between Jura's large breasts.
"Hello there, the next time we go out there you'll combined with my Dread. I hope you'll keep that in mind." Jura smirked before walking away as Hibiki's face is free from the cleavage.
"What the heck was that about?" Hibiki confused.
"It's because her Dread is one of the six that was transformed during the explosion the ships merged into the Nirvana." Cinder answered walking up to them.
"I see, Jura want to experience the combined power forming a Vandread." Jaune figured out.
"Yep, and to be quite honest I also wanted to a Vandread with you, if that's okay." Cinder said.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt to try, after this mission, of course." Jaune wondered what combining with Cinder will be like.
"Got it, I'll be seeing Gascogne for a bit." Cinder said before walking away.
"Oh yeah, I volunteered to go with you guys, so I hope we can together." Sun informed.
"Sure, hopefully the mission doesn't get too dangerous." Jaune preyed.
(Later)
"Alright, braces yourself girls, we're going in hot!" Sun warned.
The investigation team has been dispatched the moment BC and Glynda got word about the planet being safe for a moment to go in, they got down on the desert planet safely though Hibiki did crash a little as well as Yang. Each female is piloting their own colored Vanguard and seem to be doing a little better than in the training simulation.
"Nothing out here but broken-down buildings and sand everywhere." Blake pointed out.
"Yeah, it's all deserted." Jura deadpanned.
"There wasn't any need for Meia to come down here." Barnette said.
"But knowing her, she'll be down with us at minute. Let just start investigating, report of anything you may find." Cinder ordered.
"Hey Hibiki, see if you can get a better view from above." Jaune suggested.
Hibiki activate the jet-boosters of his Vanguard and flew up, but suddenly red lines appear above them like a giant net and Hibiki got shock when he touched them.
"Whoa!" Jaune shocked.
"What the heck was that?" Sun asked.
"Is this some kind of security system?" Cinder wondered then the sandstorm starts blowing on the team.
(Nirvana Bridge)
"Their pulses are raising; something must be happening to them." Duelo said worry.
"It appears a defense system has been activated." Amarone reported.
"Everyone, do you copy? What's going on down there?" BC asked.
"I don't know what's going on, it's so weird!" Jura freaked out.
"The sand is attacking us!" Ruby panicked.
"Wait, the sand is what?" Glynda shocked and confused.
"It's almost like its alive!" Yang said struggling.
(Desert Planet)
"Damn, what the fuck is this?" Hibiki tried to get the sand off, but it keeps spreading and hardening on his Vanguard.
"Jaune, what do we do?" Pyrrha asked worry.
"I don't know, but if we don't think of something fast, we'll end up being buried here alive." Jaune struggled to get this sand off.
"Damn it, we'll be nothing more than sand-witches." Yang punned.
"Is this REALLY the best time for your stupid puns?" Blake asked angry.
Meanwhile, Meia has just landed on the desert still panting from her exhausting condition and look around to see if she can find the others, but suddenly the sand formed into the shape of her mecha and pinning her down on the sand.
"What… what should I do, I'm scared." Meia frightened.
Jaune, Hibiki, and the others are now surrounded by the sand mecah-shape monsters attacking them. The pilots try their best to fight them off, but the sand monsters are being very difficult become they can't be hurt at all and strangely draining the energy from the Vanguards as well.
"Damn it, Barnette, have you found Meia?" Cinder asked.
"I have, but the sand is getting control of her." Barnette alerted.
The sand monster controlling Meia jumped at the security lights and caused the alarm sound to go off.
"What now?" Barnette asked worry.
"Pilots! The self-destruction sequence has been activated, you only got 300 seconds to get off that planet!" Glynda warned.
"Ah man, this isn't good." Sun grunted as he tries kicking a sand monster away, but it didn't work.
Then they spotted Meia helplessly force walking by the living sand.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing napping in there, hurry up and get that stuff off!" Hibiki tackled Meia and try removing the sand only to fail.
"Just stop, forget about me and leave with the others." Meia said as her body is getting weaker.
"Don't he so damn selfish, your reason of living may piss me off sometimes, but I feel crappy if I let you die in front of my eyes! Don't think this is all about you!" Hibiki scolded.
"(There's got to be a way to get out of here fast.)" Jaune thought looking around and see a building that he thinks it might help.
"Sun, destroy that container!" Jaune ordered.
Sun quickly threw the spear at the container, making cracks and it burst opening letting out the misty air around them which turns out to be cold air freezing the sand.
"Got thinking, Jaune." Cinder complimented on the blonde boy's quick thinking.
"Wow, you're so smart, Jaune!" Ruby cheered.
"Thank me after we get out of here!" Jaune reminded them.
"To think I owe a man my life…" Meia groaned.
"How dumb are you? Male or female, it doesn't matter right now, if you don't want to die then take my hand!" Hibiki yelled.
Meia starts to remember what Pyrrha told her about gender doesn't matter in a pirate crew, she took Hibiki's hand they made their escape off the planet barely getting away from the explosion.
(Nirvana Bridge)
"All Vanguards are safe and accounted for." Ezra sighed in relief.
"We were able to receive some data from the planet." Belvedere reported.
"Read it." BC ordered, though Belvedere hesitated at first, she read it out loud.
"Attention: the corps this season are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets limb, etc. All blood components are in good condition." Belvedere finished as those in the bridge are shock.
"It appears what the enemy wanted was to harvest us for own purposes, it's safe to assume from this information that they think of us nothing more than vegetables." Magno angered.
"My word…" Glynda scared a bit.
"If this incident has taught us one valuable lesson, it's that we're facing truly formidable opponents." Magno said.
(Vanguard Hanger)
"Man, that was exhausting." Hibiki panted exiting his partner. He saw Meia walking up to him.
"What do you want?" Hibiki asked.
"…Thank you, for saving me." Meia said softly and walk away.
Hibiki was surprised that Meia thanked him, and to his surprise to actually find that cute.
KO a new chapter and hope you all enjoy it!
The women had their first ride on the Vanguards and the experience nearly killed them, literally when the sand started coming to life by a certain machine and try taking them out, but thank goodness for Jaune giving them the cold shoulder and Meia is starting to warm up a little to the men, mostly to Hibiki.
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