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It's time for the Tag-Team Tournament at the IS Academy!
But Thomas, Elias, and Ichika find themselves stuck in the thick of things! With the entire student body trying to team up with them, the boys find a moment's rest in a magazine interview.
However, Thomas quickly finds that Phantom Task may be trying another abduction attempt...
The sounds of mobs approaching the classroom could be heard from all over the school.
It served little more than a reminder that the Tag-Team IS Tournament was recently announced.
Currently, Thomas, Ichika, and Elias were sprinting away, in desperation to find a place they could hide.
One girl who got ahead of the others tried to cut them off by jumping out in front of them in the upcoming perpendicular hallway.
However, Ichika spun around her right, Elias ran around her left, and Thomas simply slid under her. The girl was too stunned to recover, and was left behind as the mob continued their pursuit.
This all started out of the blue for the three boys.
Minutes earlier...
"Orimura, Scott, Dansforth, Shinonono!" Called Mayuzumi, "Could you do me a solid? My sister works for a publishing company, and I was wondering if she could interview you guys because you have your own Personal Units."
She pulled out a copy of the Infinite Stripes Magazine.
"This is the thing I'm talking about."
The group all looked at the magazine.
"Um," Houki broke the ice, "Does this magazine have anything to do with IS stuff?"
"Huh? None of you have done this sort of thing before?"
"Not particularly," Said Elias, "I was transferred in the heat of the moment, so there wasn't much time to promote me or my Unit."
"I...Never really got an offers." Said Thomas.
"Neither did I, now that I think about it..." Agreed Ichika.
The boys had their suspicions, but neither was willing to be the one to say a word on the subject.
"Well," Explained Mayuzumi, "Pilots with their own Personal IS Units are pretty much celebrities, since there's only so many IS Units that are able to be active. Some become idols, but most just become models."
"Is this true Houki?" Inquired Ichika.
"What makes you think I know?" Answered the girl.
Lingyin jogged in.
"Hey!" She said, "I did some modeling a while back, and I've still got pictures!"
"I'll pass," Said Ichika, "Probably just you wearing goofy clothing and making weird poses."
"Is that supposed to be an insult to Jojo?" Questioned Thomas.
"Is that what you think?!" Snarled Lingyin, "Alright then, here, lemme show you! Look at it! Look at it right now!"
Ichika looked, and retracted his statement.
"Aww!" He fawned, "You look cute in those photos!"
Lingyin chuckled in triumph.
The group then heard thunderous stomping in the halls.
They looked out...
...Only to find a massive horde of girls charging headfirst at them.
"THERE THEY ARE! GET THOSE BOYS!" They shouted lecherously.
It didn't take a genius to know that something school-wide had come up.
"Aw shit, here we go again." Groaned Thomas.
The three boys took off and ran for their lives.
The Present...
"Look on the bright side!" Said Thomas, "At least we're getting our cardio for the day!"
"You're not helping!" Ichika shouted back.
"As much as I like witty and optimistic banter," Said Elias, "I'm much more concerned about how we're going to resolve this situation!"
"Break for the dorms!" Suggested Thomas, "If we can make it back to our room, we might be able to wait out till this all blows over!"
"Let's hope Chifuyu's late for class!" Commented Ichika, "We might be stuck for a while!"
The boys were trying to lose the mob, so they could make it back to the dorms and have a better chance of hiding.
"They're closing in!" Cried Elias, "They're going to catch up!"
"They're not catching up!" Said Thomas, "We're tiring out!"
The trio was in serious trouble.
They were getting tired, and it appeared that the girls seemed undaunted by their bodily limitations. Such a sight would strike fear into the heart of any reasonable man, but the boys were too busy trying to figure out a solution to be afraid.
There was a 4-way hall fast approaching.
The boys pushed their legs beyond their limits, and and put a veritable distance between them and the girls.
At the entrance to the hallway, a fire extinguisher was mounted on the wall.
Thomas immediately knew what he was going to do.
He deployed his Revive's Left Arm and a PDW, and fired a single round into the extinguisher.
The extinguisher popped, and released mist into the air, masking the boys as the ran through.
By the time the girls had burst through, the boys were already gone.
"Where'd they go?"
"Quick! Find them!"
"I'm gonna take Tommy!"
"Orimoo's mine!"
"I want Elias! He's so dreamy!"
The girls all split up in order to find their targets.
However, the girls didn't realize the boys had ducked into a nearby bathroom.
"Well, this is perfect." Said Elias, "We're trapped in here. And since the bathrooms are technically coed, we can't do a bloody thing to keep the girls out, should one be smart or ignorant enough to barge in!"
"Chill." Whispered Ichika.
Thomas went into a stall, and stood on the toilet.
"What're you doing?!" Whispered Elias.
"Making my own exit." Said Thomas as he reached for the ceiling.
Thomas pushed into the ceiling, and began to move one of the ceiling boards, opening up a way into the ceiling of the floor.
"We can use this to move away from the mob." Said Thomas.
The other boys, with no better options, shrugged and followed Thomas's lead as they climbed into the ceiling.
They were lucky.
When Thomas put the board back in place, he heard the door to the bathroom flying open.
The boys did their best to silently crawl away to anywhere but where they currently were.
Some time later...
The boys had escaped all the way to the dorms.
They decided to go into Ichika and Thomas's room.
"Y'know," Said Thomas, "I never asked what your arrangements are like."
"Hm?" Said Elias, "I have the room to myself. It's so small though, it's only as big as my closet!"
Thomas and Ichika stared at Elias in disbelief.
"So," Pondered Elias, "What now?"
"We should call Chifuyu," Said Ichika, "It's obvious we're gonna be here a while, so we're gonna be late to class."
Ichika quickly pulled out his phone to send a message to his older sister.
"Since we have a moment to breath," Proposed Elias, "It's time we should spend trying to deduce what exactly has gotten the student body so riled up this time around."
"I bet it's the Tag-Team Tournament." Answered Thomas.
"The Tag-Team Tournament!" Exclaimed Ichika, "I totally forgot about it! I was gonna partner up with...I forgot."
"Well," Said Thomas, "This is quite the pickle, isn't it?"
"How so?" Innocently asked Elias.
"One of us is gonna be the odd man out." Explained Thomas.
"What?!" Cried the other two boys.
Ichika's phone vibrated.
"Oh, Chifuyu messaged back." He announced.
"Well, no shame in putting off this subject, let's see-"
"Get your asses to class now! Fight your way through and hit people if that's what it takes!" Read the message.
"Oh..." Mumbled Elias.
"We'll have to discuss this later, Chifuyu'll rip us a new one of we don't get there soon." Said Ichika.
Thomas remained silent, as he was currently looking out the peephole of their door.
"Guys..." He whispered, "We might have a problem with that."
Thomas looked out the door, only to find a massive mob of girls amassed directly in front of the door.
"No..." Ichika trailed off.
"That's the only way out of the room," Feared Elias, "How're we going to get out now?"
Thomas looked across the room.
"We take the balcony out!"
"ARE YOU CRAZY?! WE'LL DIE!"
"We have Personal Units, this is one of those times we need them!"
Elias and Ichika reluctantly agreed, and quickly raced from their seats to the balcony door. They'd just began to look over the edge, and quickly began to have second thoughts.
The girls must've gotten wise to the boys' plan, as they began to try and ram the door down.
Thomas pushed back against the door, to buy the other boys more time.
"Thomas!" Cried Ichika.
"Just go! I'll be right behind you-?!" Thomas was cut short as the wooden door began to make cracking sounds.
"But-!"
"GO!"
Ichika and Elias gulped, and jumped from over the balcony railing, activating their Units the moment they had enough space.
Thomas quickly began to think.
At most, he'd have only a few seconds-no more then 5-to get from the door to the balcony before the girls caught him. The moment he would break for the door, the girls would bust through.
Thomas prayed, and booked it.
The door shattered to splinters as the girls reached for him.
Thomas ran so fast, he crossed the room in 4 seconds, and jumped right over the railing without stopping or even touching the railing in one single, swift motion.
He rolled forward, and deployed his Revive to break his fall.
Ichika and Elias were hovering a few meters as they watched to see if Thomas managed to escape.
"He made it! C'mon! Let's get to class before Chifuyu starts class!"
The boys took flight for the classrooms, narrowly making it in time.
Sunday...
Thomas, Ichika, Elias, and Houki were all preparing for the interview.
"So," Asked Thomas, "What made you come?"
"Dinner Tickets for two." Answered Houki.
"I thought it'd be fun." Admitted Elias.
"Everyone else was going." Said Ichika.
"And you?" Inquired Houki.
"I've got nothing better to do right now." Answered Thomas.
A woman entered the room.
"Hi there," She introduced herself, "I'm Nagisako Mayuzumi, the assistant editor for Infinite Stripes. Thank you four for coming out here today."
"I'm Ichika Orimura."
"Thomas Scott."
"Good day, ma'am. I'm Elias Dansforth."
"Houki Shinonono."
Nagisako pulled out a recorder.
"Alright then," She said, "Let's get the interview underway. Let's address the elephant in the room first. Scott, Orimura, Dansforth, how do each of you feel about attending an all-girls school?"
"Well..." Said Elias, "It's quite a lovely change of pace from the school I attended prior."
"Interesting. Orimura?"
"I have trouble finding a bathroom I can use."
Nagisako did her best to not begin laughing.
"And Scott?"
"It's an experience, definitely." Said Scott, "It's more of an in-the-middle for me, But I'm leaning towards a good time."
"Wonderful to hear."
"Now, Shinonono, Scott, rumor has it that your Units were given to you by Shinonono's older sister, Dr. Tabane Shinonono."
Houki opened her mouth to protest, but quickly held her tongue.
"So, how do you feel about that rumor? Is this a plot to make you a Representative Candidate?" Nagisako asked.
"It's true, we both got our Units from Dr. Shinonono." Confessed Houki, "I'm grateful she gave me the Akatsubaki...But I'm not very interested in pursing the title of Representative Candidate at the moment."
"Okay then." Nagisako moved one, "Now, out of the four of you, which one do you believe is the strongest?"
Ichika, Houki, and Elias all pointed to Thomas.
"It's him." They all deadpanned.
Thomas realized what they were trying to say.
"Hang on!" He protested, "What're you looking at me for?"
"Don't be modest~!" Pressed Nagisako, "Might I ask why him?"
"He's incredible!" Praised Elias, "When I started in the IS Academy, he gave me a two-week impromptu training regimen, which managed to help me win my first real match at the Academy."
"That's because you never threw a punch in your life!" Poked Thomas with a smile.
"Oh? Give me the juicy details~!" Encouraged Nagisako, "Tell me you three, what's it like in the life of three boys in a society of girls?"
"Never a dull moment." Said Ichika, "For a long time, it was just me and Thomas, so it was really nice when Elias came on board."
Although there were many things the boys wanted to talk about, they didn't go too far into detail. If there were more males in the world who could pilot an IS, they wanted to encourage them to join the academy, not scare them away.
"I wouldn't go that far though," Said Thomas, "I mean, an IS is essentially a Iron Man-sized Gundam, and I'm just a kid from a middle-class family and the suburbs, nothing too special."
"How bold!"
"I'm just a guy who was in the wrong place at the right time." Admitted Ichika.
"How modest!"
"And me? I was just curious and touched a Unit, and my parents were watching." Said Elias.
"My my...Those're nice lines, albeit a bit cliche." Commented Nagisako.
She quickly picked up the recorder and held it closer to the boys.
"If you three were Commanders, what're your mottoes on the battlefield?"
"To protect my comrades." Said Ichika.
"The center of a storm is always still," Answered Elias, "It's best to find your way from there."
"The best defense is the best offense," Concluded Thomas, "As long as it's done with style."
"Alright!" Nagisako put down the recorder and clapped her hands, "Let's move onto the photoshoot!"
The students were quickly ushered into dressing rooms.
Minutes Later...
Houki breathed as she tried to calm her nerves.
She'd never forget what Ichika said his motto was.
"To...Protect Houki!" Ichika said, his charm shining brighter than the sun.
"YES!" She cheered, smashing his fist against a locker, "YES, YES, YES, YES!"
The locker creaked open, unable to remain closed after Houki drove her fist right through the door.
Houki giggled jovially as she pulled out the dress designated for her to wear...
...Only to find it was a bit too much for her tastes.
"This is what I have to wear?!" She exclaimed to herself.
The dress was bareback, which made Houki uncomfortable.
"This does present me an opportunity though..." Considered Houki.
The girl could only wonder what the boys were up to.
In the boys' changing room...
"MOTHERFUCKER! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Shouted Thomas.
Thomas was painfully failing at putting on the clothes that were left for him.
"It's not that hard!" Said Elias, "I've done it myself plenty of times!"
"Easy for you to say!"
"Do you want help or not? Stop struggling dammit!"
"Just...Go on ahead, I'll catch up!"
"Suit yourself, pun intended!" Joked Ichika.
The two boys left the room, and waited for Houki and Thomas.
Thomas had manged to get his pants on correctly, a great improvement to his first attempt.
His first attempt involved him putting his pants on backwards.
Now he just needed to get everything else on.
Thomas groaned.
"Having trouble with the outfit we picked for you?" Said a woman, who walked into Thomas's vision.
The woman was American, in her early 20's. She had red eyes, with a mole under left. She was well-endowed at the chest. Her right arm was seemingly more limp than her left. She had a very calm and mature aura about her.
Thomas didn't really think much of it at the time.
"Yeah...Wait. Why're you watching me?"
"Everyone else is waiting for you, and I really don't get off to little boys, if that's what you're thinking."
Thomas sighed in relief.
"Here," She said, "Let me help you."
The woman quickly began to assist and further took control of Thomas's dress-up.
"Hold still." She said as Thomas spread out his arms.
The woman had completed the task in less than a minute after, with seemingly no mistakes or slips.
"You look dashing~!" She cooed.
"Thanks...I usually don't play dress-up, so this is a bit tough."
"It's fine, you look great in it. Looks like I made the right choices after all~!"
"You picked this out?"
"Yes I did."
"Well, thanks." Said Thomas.
"Think nothing of it. I enjoy moments like these...Being able to finally meet you."
"Oh...Good to know." Thomas said hesitantly.
The woman giggled.
"Don't be sad," She finished, "Next time, we can really open up to each other..."
Thomas flinched.
"...See you later, Little Tommy~!"
It was then that Thomas realized...
...He was in serious danger.
Or so he thought.
The woman dropped a smoke pellet, and quickly vanished.
Thomas steadied his breathing as he looked around to make sure the woman left.
He left the dressing room, praying that was the end of it.
Ichika, Elias, and Houki were all waiting for him.
"About time!" Said Ichika.
"He took longer than me..." Giggled Houki.
"I'm more concerned that he actually put everything on correctly." Joked Elias.
"It...Took a while, but yeah, I did." Said Thomas with a groan, quickly masking his shock from before.
Ichika and Houki were hesitantly complimenting each other as Houki failed miserably in trying to completely woo Ichika with her womanly charm.
"Okay then!" Nagisako announced as she clapped her hands, "Let's get the photoshoot underway!"
The students did all sorts of photos.
The boys did one together.
Ichika and Thomas did one back-to-back.
Elias did a few solos, and one with Ichika and Thomas.
Ichika and Houki did very mature photos, which left them both uncomfortable, but Houki was secretly jumping for joy inside. Although there were a few photos actually involving Houki, Nagisako focused much more attention on the boys.
To the students, it felt that Nagisako was ogling at the boys, trying to flesh them out the most since they were essentially the 0.1% of the IS Community.
It'd make sense for anyone to be absolutely shot through the heart.
"Perfect boys!" Said Nagisako, "Absolutely perfect! You three are like natural models! If the IS thing doesn't work out, you could have a wonderful career in fashion!"
After Nagisako took several more pictures of the boys, the shoot concluded.
"Thanks for your time!" She said graciously, "You can keep the outfits!"
The woman left to have the photos processed and ready for upcoming release.
"Well," Said Ichika, "Let's go! We can grab our clothes and just walk home, it's not far."
"Yeah," Said Thomas uncomfortably, "Let's just get rolling."
Thomas's voice sounded as though he'd say more, but strangely held his tongue.
The others didn't think anything of it.
And for some sick, twisted reason...
...Thomas felt it was better that way.
Elsewhere...
"Mama!" Cheered Kana, running over to Squall and giving her a bear hug.
"Ugh." Groaned Madoka, "What're you? A 5-year old? Get grip already!"
"You're just jealous~!" Teased Kana.
"I...I am not!" Madoka spat back, her face turning a little red.
Without warning, Kana let go of Squall and turned her urge to hug upon Madoka.
"What the fuck?!" Madoka shouted as she struggled in Kana's iron grip.
"It's okay M~!" Cooed Kana, "I'll give you a big huggy-wuggy and make all your anger go away~!"
"Get off me!" Threatened Madoka, "I'll kill you!"
Madoka struggled further, squirming as much as possible in the hopes of escaping Kana's hug. She twisted, pushed, even tried kicking in her desperate attempts to save herself from being humiliated.
However, her efforts were all for naught.
"Damn you..." Madoka growled as she submitted.
Kana made a delighted squeal, and further tightened her hug.
Madoka refused to look out of shame.
Squall giggled as the girls interacted.
She walked back to her room, deep in thought.
"Squall, honey?" Said Autumn, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know..." Admitted Squall, "I suppose I'm just stuck on how we're going to abduct Thomas."
"We'll spoil the boy rotten giving him this much attention~!" Said Autumn.
"It's beginning to seem like he'll come to us willingly," Observed Squall, "Perhaps we should be more gentle with him. He seems like he's about to snap under all that stress in the IS Academy."
"There's plenty of time for bringing Thomas where he belongs. For now..."
Squall pushed Autumn onto the bed, and quickly got on top of her.
"...I feel we both have some tension to relax."
"We'll work on our little scheme tomorrow then." Autumn giggled.
The couple closed their door, so Kana and Madoka wouldn't outright see them doing bedroom activities.
Much Later...
"Just saying though," Said Thomas, "We should get some new Pilot Uniforms. It's gonna get chilly soon, and the ones we have now are honestly a little exposing."
The boys had managed to finally return to the Academy, and quickly changed back into much more comfortable clothing. Elias chewed them out for leaving their formal wear in a heap on the floor in their dorm, and stormed out back to his own dorm.
"Never knew you had a sense of shame." Joked Ichika.
The tension was thick between the boys. They'd both been put through serious situations, and both of them had emerged from those encounters with many questions, little answers, and great suspicions.
However, neither of them were ready to talk about that sort of thing.
"I'm thinking intelligently." Retorted Thomas, "You, my friend, are the densest object in the universe. Seriously, a black hole would collapse under your mass."
"Is that a challenge?"
The two boys laughed as they began to wrestle. They soon abandoned their little quarrel.
"You're right." Agreed Ichika, "What're you thinking? Tron suits?"
"That...Would be cool, not gonna lie." Said Thomas.
"We should get Elias in on this, make it a guy thing."
"We can do that tomorrow-?!" Thomas quickly stopped talking, as he deployed his Revive's Left Arm.
The boys heard a thump.
"Ow!"
"What's going on?!" Said Ichika, deploying the Byakushki's Right Arm.
"Who's there?!"
"In here..." The voice called from the shower room.
The boys gathered by the shower room door, throwing it open as they pointed their arms, ready to deploy weaponry.
Their eavesdropper was none other than...
...Tatenashi?!
"Hey guys..." She groaned.
Tatenashi had been using the boys' shower, and tripped when she was trying to get out.
The only thing keeping her entire body from being exposed was a towel.
"Why're you in our shower room?!" Cried Ichika.
"My roommate was using the shower room in my dorm," Explained Tatenashi, "And I really wanted to talk to Ichika when you guys got back, so I decided why not use yours? I gotta say though, you guys need some more girly products if this is going to work out!"
Both Ichika and Tatenashi could tell that because Thomas had a very unamused look on his face and his Revive's fist visibly clenched. He was most certainly going to lay the smack at any moment.
Tatenashi for one wanted to pit herself against him.
Ichika didn't want to have to clean up the room if Thomas destroyed it.
"Anyway boys," Said Tatenashi, "I really do have to talk with Ichika about a very important matter..."
"So long as you don't start fucking like jackrabbits, talk all you like." Muttered Thomas, as he recalled the arm and left for the door.
"Where're you off to?!" Ichika said, nervous at the thought of Thomas leaving him alone with Tatenashi.
"I...Need to clear my head."
Thomas quickly left the dorm without another word.
The very next day...
"Elias!" Called Cecelia.
"Yes, lady Cecelia?" Said Elias.
"Would you accompany me to lunch?"
"Oh! It'd be my honor, lady Cecelia!"
The pair quickly left for the cafeteria.
"Ichika!" Said Charlotte, pulling out a very large Bento Box, "I made too much for lunch, here, have some!"
"Oh, thanks Charl!" Said Ichika.
The pair went up to the rooftop to eat lunch.
Lingyin and Houki quickly began to follow Charlotte and Ichika.
Nana burst into Class 1.
"Thomas!" She commanded, "We're teaming up for the tournament!"
"Yes!" He agreed, "We are!"
The couple could hear the groans of discouragement and disappointment.
It was in that instance in time that Elias and Thomas had both selected their partners for the Tag-Team Tournament.
Ichika, on the other hand, had not done the same yet.
During Training...
"Honestly dude!" Said Thomas, evading another swing from Ichika, "You really suck!"
"I'll make you eat those words in a minute!" Ichika shouted.
Thomas deployed his left Barrier Shield, and brushed away a downward slash from Ichika.
"Damn!" Snapped Ichika.
Ichika raised his sword, trying to take Thomas with a blunt strike using the Yukihira Nagata.
Thomas dropped to his knees as he charged Ichika, sliding between his legs.
Ichika realized too late what Thomas was about to do.
Thomas spread his arms and tripped Ichika face-down on the ground. Thomas grabbed Ichika by the wings, lifting him up as he spun him round. With a mighty slam, Thomas brought Ichika down upon his knee, grabbing him again and throwing him away.
Ichika rolled onto one knee, quickly recovering.
Ichika went on the attack, closing the distance between the with the Ignition Boost.
He brought in a gut punch. Thomas quickly countered by attacking with his own fist. Their fists connected, negating their attacks.
The boys then began to furiously trade attack rushes as they matched each other blow for blow.
Thomas grinned.
His Revive's arms were much sleeker than the Byakushki's.
Ichika caught Thomas's punch, only to have Thomas flick his wrist and slip around the Byakushki's hand!
Ichika brought his arm to block...
...Only to have Thomas smash his face with a Hook from his other hand.
Ichika began to fall back, but Thomas quickly snatched him by the wrist.
He chuckled.
"3 minutes," He said, "New record."
He then pummeled Ichika with overwhelmingly rapid strikes with both of his Shield Pierces.
In the pit...
"Well," Consoled Thomas, "At least you didn't run out of power this time."
"Shut up!" Growled Ichika.
"By the way," Said Thomas, "Isn't it kinda weird how you lose power so fast?"
"Well, the Byakushki's supposedly more offence-oriented..."
"You mean you can't shift power?" Inquire Thomas.
"Can you?"
"Been doing it for a while now..."
"What?!"
"How's that so weird? Can't anyone organize the power usage in an IS Unit?"
"Never heard of anyone doing it before..."
"I feel like I should take another look at my Revive..."
"Oh, by the way," Said Ichika, "Do you know anything about a Kanzashi Sarashki?"
"The kid from Class 3? Tatenashi's sister? Not personally, no. What about her?"
"Tatenashi wanted me to team up with her."
Thomas stopped and turned to look at Ichika.
"Tatenashi put you up to it?"
"More like actually begged me to do it."
Thomas paused.
"Something definitely up. She wouldn't be so pleading under normal circumstances."
"Well...It's sort of my responsibility anyway."
"How so?"
"Turns out she was a Rep for Japan...But the company developing her Unit put the project on ice to make the Byakushki."
"That bites."
"It's my fault anyway, so I should do what I can..."
"It's not really your fault..." Said Thomas, "I mean, it wasn't your intention to put the thing on the back-burner You shouldn't try to shoulder responsibility that isn't yours, it'll seriously tie you down. It'd be much more responsible of Tatenashi to team up with with her sister instead of getting you to do it."
"Never thought you'd say that."
"Huh?"
"Well," Said Ichika, "It doesn't seem like you ever think or say anything that way. You were always the type who'd stick it out, I've never once heard of you preaching to cut losses."
Thomas paused, processing the information.
"Weird." He muttered, turning back to what he was doing. He continued to change his clothes as though the previous moment had never even happened. Ichika turned back to his own clothing, very offset by Thomas's sudden disregard for accountability and consequences.
Little by little, he was beginning to see more of that nightmare in the actual boy's behavior.
Would things turn out like that nightmare?
It began to seem that way.
A/N: Hello everyone! It took so long for me to get around to finishing this chapter since I was editing and correcting errors in previous chapters, so be on the lookout for any changes made!
I want quickly do weekly updates this month, so I will be able to complete a Halloween Special Chapter and release it on time. I'll do my best to quickly pass through the Tag-Team Tournament Arc to make that happen!
I've been mapping out the future story arcs in American Idiot, so I'll confirm one or two things about upcoming chapters.
Thomas won't find the truth for a long time. A new male pilot will be introduced in a few more chapters. And, I'll reveal more about the Data-Duplication ability from Thomas's Revive. Round 2 of Thomas vs Laura will be happening soon as well.
So, I'll tell some of the confirmed partners for the Tag-Team Tournament.
Thomas and Nana, Elias and Cecelia, Ichika and Kanzashi.
Don't worry, I'll write up OCs to serve as the partners of the other Representative Candidates.
I hope you're enjoying reading this story as I am writing it!
Next time: Chaotic Fallout.
The boys have made their choices for partners in the Tag-Team Tournament, but in doing so, they made many jealous enemies! Can the boys manage to survive the fallout of their decisions?
Or will the student body prove too overwhelming for our boys?
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