Infinite Stratos Plot Bunnies Collection Ch 7
Chapter 6: Gundam Build Fighters: Infinite Stratos Challenge
AN: A Gundam Build Fighters x Infinite Stratos challenge. I proposed and discusses this crossover idea with Grey vs Ale a while back. Now I share this idea for any fanfiction author who would write and Infinite Stratos fanfiction to try out since there isn't a lot of Gundam x Infinite Stratos stories out there. Feel free to use this story outline and modify and expand beyond it into a full fledged story. I hope this story idea among with my many other IS fanfic challenges would be taken up upon by authors on FFN to turn them in actual fanfiction stories.
Story Summary Outline
Core 000 (aka ALICE) escapes containment from Tabane's lab and by fate ends up in the possession of Ichika, an enthusiastic aspiring Gunpla hobbyist, builder, and fighter. Yes ALICE is based on the ALICE System from Gundam Sentinel. ALICE takes on the closed form of her IS self in the form of Ichika's GP Base Device. As a result when she transform into IS form she takes on the form and power of the any Gunpla that has been used and installed in Ichika's GB Base. Her combat data would developed in ways different from regular IS Cores since her combat data is developed based on Ichika's GP Base and his experience and skills in Gunpla battes. ALICE and Ichika form a contract together, in exchange for hiding her existence she would help him fight his battles and win. Along the way Ichika would meet Kanzashi early on and introduce her to the world of Gunpla battling, which she quickly gets absorbed into and excited about since it was a chance for her to get out of Tatenashi's shadow and be acknowledge as her own person.
ALICE develops a fascination and interest to the history of Gundam metaseries due to the fact that she is normally surrounded by Gundam related merchandise and objects nearly all the time. She is mostly interested in UC, CE, and AD history and it is through learning about these 3 core universes that she supposingly discovered her purpose in life. To grow and foster the development of "Newtypes" to guide, rule, and coordinate humanity's future, which in her mind can only be done in an environment of constant warfare and the achievement of human space colonization. She is determined to make that dream a reality, but doesn't know how to achieve it. Along the way of Gunpla battles and regional tournaments, ALICE develops extraordinary power that was born from her constant exposure to Plavsky Particles. As long as she is bonded to Ichika, she can take a GP Base and convert it into either a True IS Core or a IS Tau Core (GN Tau Drive reference). Both Core types allow a Gunpla to be transformed into a fully fledge conscious IS Gunpla Musume; the difference being that the Tau Cores are subservient to ALICE, whereas the True Cores are modeled exactly after the IS Cores made by Tabane, with their own self-conscious sentience and whom might not willingly follow ALICE. This plot device was inspired by the fanfic "IS The Silent Rabbit". With this, she has Ichika obtain more GP Bases to convert into Tau Cores. Ichika is able to obtain the extra GP Bases due to the fact that he is the majority stock and shareholder of PPSE, which allows him some special privileges and exclusive access to things that most other Gunpla battlers could ever dream of. It is because of Ichika that PPSE CEO Mashita to maintain his position so long he didn't hindered access to PPSE's development facilities and access to exclusive content and merchandise. ALICE also finds a way to create the Ultracompact Plavsky Fusion Reactors and incorporate them into the Tau Cores to supply the IS Gunpla Musume with near-unlimited power. With the numerous GP Bases she had secretly converted to Tau Cores, ALICE planned on building an army of Gunpla-theme IS Musumes to serve her will and help her carry out her purpose and dream of making Newtype supremacy a reality.
It was the semifinal match of the regional Gunpla Battle Championship to decide who would advance to the finals and from there onwards to the World Championship. In one of those matches was Ichika - going under the disguise and alias as a girl named Alice Marigold (AN: Look her up on Google) - with his ALICE Nu Gundam Heavy Weapons System Type VS Kanzashi's Overlord Gundam. The reason for Ichika cross-dressing is to hide his true identity from the world. As much as he loves Gunpla battling, he also values his privacy and wants to avoid the limelight if possible. Plus the fact that he was once kidnapped will be a big influencing factor tilting Ichika in favor of using a persona and alias in place of his real identity. The second factor being that it isn't against the rules to use a different name; if it were the case then Tatsuya Yuki wouldn't be able to participate in the World Tournament as the mysterious Meijin Kawaguchi. Watching the match was Houki, who had finally been able to visit Ichika after their long separation; BTW she is aware of Ichika's disguise. Before the match, Ichika had given her GP Base and a Gunpla of GN-0000GNHW/7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G Inspection. The match was intensive and a crowd-roaring thriller. ALICE is of course happy because regardless of the outcome, she and her Tau Core sisters have had ample time to develop and mature through Gunpla battles. Ichika wins his match against Kanzashi, but his victory as interrupted by PT who crashed the tournament to kidnap Kanzashi and Houki. However the JSDF and ISA had surrounded the PPSE arena and blocked off their escape; PT retaliates by taking everyone inside the place hostage. Ichika manifests his RX-0A ALICE Unicorn Gundam Gunpla into an IS and engages PT and manages kill off half of their grunt forces. However the tide turns against him as he fights both Squall, Autumn, and Madoka. Having no options left and fearful for Ichika's life, ALICE used the Plavsky Particle generators of the arena to awake her Tau Core servants to assist her in defeating PT's IS. Among the Gunpla-theme IS Musumes awaken that day were the Star Build Strike, Build Gundam Mk-II, Gundam X Maoh, Qubeley Papillon, Wing Gundam Fenice, Sengoku Astray Gundam, Ral's HD Gouf Custom. Houki bonds with the Gunpla that Ichika gave her and transformed into an IS Gunpla Musume. Together, ALICE and her IS Gundpla Musume servants pushed back PT out of the building and trapped them in a pincer with the JSDF/ISA forces outside and the Gunpla-turned IS Musumes from inside the arena building. Squall attempts to escape with Kanzashi in toil, but ALICE was able to remotely activate Kanzashi's GP Base and encase her in an IS made from her own Gunpla - RX-105N Xi Gundam Nishiki - basically the RX-105 Xi Gundam with added weapons based on those of her Uchigane Nishiki IS. PT retreats, however Ichika and Madoka discover each other's presence in the last minutes of the fight as Ichika shot off her Silent Zephyrs mask and Madoka heard the Unicorn Gundam uttered out a shocked and surprised "Chi-Chifuyu-nee?" Madoka was able to get a surprise hit in, breaking the Unicorn Gundam mask, and pin him to the floor. She sees through Ichika's feminine disguise and removes his blond wig, blue colored contact lens, and voice modifier and confirms Alice Marigold to be Ichika. She stares at him in a trance and leans her face in as if to kiss him, but was forced away by Houki firing her 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G Inspection's GN Sword II Blaster.
With "Alice Marigold" exposed to the world due to having been summon ALICE and her IS Gunpla Musume servants, Ichika is forced to withdraw from the regional tournament as now both the Japanese gov't and military are after him due to Mashita, the manchild CEO of PPSE, who cracked under pressure had ratted him out. His life forever changed and never to return to normal status quo again. The gov't seizes control of PPSE Corporation and many of the Gunpla models that were transformed that day were confiscated along with GP Bases from the tournament participants and watching Gunpla battlers. Kanzashi in particular had all her Gunplas confiscate in the gov't investigation into the "Alice Incident". Meijin Kawaguchi overhears in a conversation between Mashita and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs agents where all the confiscated Gunpla models and GP Bases were to be transported to and kept for storage. He contacts "Alice" and informs her where all the confiscated Gunpla models and GP Bases were to be taken to and urges her to do something about it. Ichika as Alice assures Meijin that she would save their Gunplas and tells him to tell the other Gunpla fighters to not give up hope. Still maintaining his Alice disguise, Ichika ambushes the military convoy carrying the confiscated Gunplas and GP Bases with ALICE taking on the form of MSA-0011(Ext) Ex-S Gundam. The JSDF springs their trap with military grade IS units who were lying in wait for Ichika to show up. However ALICE was able to awaken most of the Gunplas into IS Musume forms to fight their way out of the trap. Alice returns all the confiscated Gunplas and GP Bases to their respective owners at PPSE battle arena. But they were quickly discovered since Kanzashi was tailed by Tatenashi, who arrives with a group of personal users, experienced 3rd Year ISA students, and some of IS combat instructors to take Ichika in.
Ichika tries to keep to his "Alice Marigold" persona but Tatenashi tells him it was useless to keep up a façade since they already know who he is already despite his cross-dressing disguise. Ichika summons the Sol Brave Squadron - consisting of Gunpla models GNX-903 Brave Standard and Commander Test Types, Zeta Plus variants, Murasames, and ReZEL variants - to cover the escape of the GBF characters and buy them some time to avoid capture and arrest. Ichika personally battles Tatenashi with the IS Gunpla MSA-0011[Ext] Ex-S Gundam. Kanzashi is conflicted, not knowing who side she should take; her sister's or Ichika's. A huge battle takes place in the city with Tatenashi's group proves themselves formidable opponents to not be trifled with, many IS Gunpla musumes already defeated despite their superior stats and power over the ISA group. In desperation, Ichika attempted to awaken the size 1/1 RX-78-2 Gundam statute to buy him some time, but with so little Plavsky Particles to begin with the transformed statue was only functional for less than a minute. Ichika tries to ditch Tatenashi, but she proves persistent in her chase. The Mysterious Lady inflicts serious damage on the Ex-S Gundam and would have defeated Ichika there had Kanzashi not intervened and confronted her sister with her Gunpla - the ZGMF-X56S/θ Destiny Impulse Gundam. Tatenashi is unable to pursue after Ichika as she now has to contend with Kanzashi and her Destiny Impulse Gundam in IS Gunpla form. Unfortunately Ichika didn't get every far as he was confronted by Chifuyu - in either the White Knight or Byakushiki, with her face covered by a mask - who tells Ichika to turn himself in. Gathering his courage and will from ALICE, Ichika resolves to fight for his freedom and to protect ALICE. Ichika switches out the Ex-S Gundam for the IS Gunpla form of GN-001/hs-A01D Gundam Avalanche Dash. Despite his valiant efforts and determination to win, he ultimately loses to Chifuyu. With this any chance of a normal life is over for him; like or not, he would have to attend ISA. He would attend ISA around the same time as Laura transfers in.
Additional Notes about IS x GBF crossover story plot – Not listed on any particular order
Ichika would be friends with most of the GBF characters cast: Tetsuya/Meijin, Sei and his momRinko Iori, Reji, China Kousaka, Mao Yasaka, Mr. Ral, and later Ricardo Fellini during his time in the regional tournament. They still remain friends even after Ichika has been outed of his Alice disguise by Tatenashi. Despite Ichika's general inexperience with IS, his power with ALICE tips things on even ground for him since he can just simply swamp to another Gunpla IS &/or summon more Gunpla musumes more suitable to deal with an enemy IS. Plus there's no way ALICE would let Laura (in her eyes a lowly enhanced human) getting away with insulting Ichika whom she sees as a Newtype. Imagine ALICE formally taking over Ichika piloting GNT-0000/FS 00 Qan[T] Full Saber ALICE Custom against Laura's Schwarzer Regen. Then the NZ-666 Kshatriya ALICE Colors against Cecilia's Blue Tears. And finally Ichika using either Sazabi, Nightingale, or Sinanju Stein/Sinanju against Charlotte's Raphael-Revive Custom II.
For ALICE's character and persona, I pretty much based her on Ribbons Almark since I wanted her to be more than just helps Ichika pilots the IS and become stronger. I didn't just want her to play a passive role like Setsura or the White Knight in the IS anime. I want her to be a unique and complex character in of herself with her own desires and dreams, this case making Newtypes a reality in GBF/IS crossover world, and to play a large active role in the story. For the Tau Cores it won't be just limited to males because her plan to grow and develop all potential and prospective Newtypes, and Newtypes aren't limited by gender or sex characteristics. And someone like Aila Jyrkiäinen is definitely someone ALICE would show interest in and want using a Gunpla IS since she is GBF's resident Cyber-Newtype. An IS Gunpla version of her Qubeley Papillon is gonna make a lot of female IS pilots VERY DEATHLY NERVOUS AND SCARED! Especially Cecilia because we all know just how much of a terrible pilot she is. In any other Gundam universe even if Cecilia was given a powerful MS, she would be the first one to die. In the crossover, Aila's Qubeley Papillon in IS form would literally be unbeatable. If it nearly unbeatable in Gunpla Battle, then there's no way it cannot win in an IS fight. I would love to see the Silver Gospel charge the Qubeley Papillon only to explode to bits; unfortunate for Natasha as she die a painful death. But by oh well...what's a Gundam series really without some deaths here and there.
Kanzashi's Gunpla collection would consist of the Wing Gundam MSVs (because of her hero complex), Shin's Gundams, and her custom Xi Gundam which is somewhat identical to her IS with the Funnel Missiles. Because of her inferiority complex, Gunplas serve as a comforting retreat that reassures her of her worthiness. Ichika would use many various different Gundams, although the S Gundam and Ex-S Gundam serve as somewhat semi-signature Gunplas for him (look up their profile specs on Gundam Wikia and see why it is so with Ichika and ALICE).
There will also be conflict between canon themes of IS and GBF. After the Alice Incident, the Japanese gov't and ISA seizes control of PPSE which makes the reactions and emotions of Gundam fans (mostly male) explosive, ranging from scared, nervous, angry, upset, to outraged. For some of these males, Gunpla Building and Fighting was their only in escape and measure of self-worth in a female-dominated society brought on by the IS. Now it's like "fema nazis " - as disgruntled males called them - were being obnoxious jerks in trying to take away the only thing in the world that means so much to them and brought meaning to their lives. They were afraid that they won't be able to collect and build Gunplas and fight with them. When news spread that the Japanese gov't and ISA forcefully took over PPSE, they - Gundam fans and Gunpla hobbyists - would gather to protest and depending on how bad things can get, it could explode into a nationwide, perhaps even worldwide rioting. Ramba Rai would be on the warpath spouting catchphrase after phrase. It could be worldwide rioting, since the sport is that popular for men and women alike. I haven't put much thought into it, but I'm sure ALICE could somehow take advantage of this to further her plan to create real world Newtypes. Knowing how devious Alice is she would use propaganda and other news sources and sites under the Newtype restoration plan. That plan would incite the Gundam fanatics looking for as much information as possible, and one of those sites would have a link to many Gundam models in the form of IS. With the idea of Gundams as IS many fans donate copious amounts of money to the site even the rich. This all being key to phase one of Alice's plan for not only her scheme, but to get the heat off of her partner Ichika. While she does have her own ulterior motives she understands how important her partner is to her, and needs him for what is to come. ALICE will managed to 'fake' pilot and guide men into IS Gundam models, which not only puts pressure on the female IS pilots. It worries many of them who honestly enjoy their newfound status.
ALICE would actually keep the secrets of transforming Gunpla models into IS to herself with as much intensity as Tabane not giving away the blueprints and knowledge to build the IS Core. She doesn't want any other nation or faction to be able to assemble an army of Gunpla IS to oppose her when she's trying to implement her Newtype Plan. She knows that Ichika might be targeted if he knows too much and decided that some things are best unsaid and unknown until a critical time later if she feels it is necessary. Though Tabane would have already figured out the process by then, which renders telling Ichika the transformation secret a moot point.
As much as she is invested in Gunpla IS and locating prospective Newtypes, ALICE will also be heavily invested in finding ways to speed up the time and development for human space colonization. Her reasons are strong backed and supported by Gundam lore and history. After all, space colonies and colonists are an essential core lure of the Gundam metaseries. Every Gundam timeline has had massive battles and other events that take place in space. And according to UC lore, Newtypes came to being as a result of people living in space for an extended length of time and biologically needed a way to communicate with each other somehow in the dark empty vastness that is space. For ALICE it is essential that human space colonization happens soon if she wants to see a huge increase in the number of Newtypes who will guide and lead humanity, so she'll start looking for specific corporations, foundations, and organizations that has vested interest in serious space development; not just in theory but in a practical sense and means too. Kanzashi would prove her usefulness and importance here since the Sarashiki clan being an influencal family it is expected that they have some deep pockets to fund such an endeavor. ALICE might be able to use PT to an extent since they also see a benefit in getting a head start in space colonization above the world gov'ts they are constantly fighting with for IS supremacy. Getting her feet into space first would also mean ALICE would be able to build secret R&D labs and mass production facilities and other bases to store and house her custom Gunpla-based IS units and certain ships that appear in Gundam lore. This would prove more advantageous than Earth-based mass-production facilities and secret bases because this way even if Tabane did manage to locate all them all and have the world's militaries capture or destroy them, at least the space bases and production facilities would be too far out of reach for anyone to do anything about them. Though it probably won't stop Tabane from trying nevertheless; she'd probably built her own spaceship and it would be easier than building an IS unit or IS Core. Also ALICE can have the GBF cast test-pilot and operate their Gunpla IS in real and actual space; it would be a great opportunity and dream-come-true for any Gundam enthusiast to enjoy to full wonder and experience of piloting the closest thing to an MS in space and reenact certain space battles for fun.
The poor GBF cast would be caught in the ugly power struggles of the IS and that would be something ALICE can manipulate to her advantage. She knows that the current world order would not accept the coming of male IS pilots, let alone Newtypes. Using Gundam lore as a basis for things to come, she would perpetual the eternal Earth/Space conflict to further increase the number of Newtypes. For some obsessed diehard Gundam fans, they would be more than eager to enact the heartfelt wars and battles in the Gundam universe, only this time for real which makes things more bloody when women who enjoy the power they have are now trying to restrict their freedom and access to Gunpla IS. I'm pretty sure there would also be a lot of discrimination and persecution of Newtypes (bothmale and female) and Gundam fans enough for them to flock into space, into the waiting arms of ALICE as she gleefully hands out Gunpla IS models and weapons like free candy on Halloween as she encourages them to fight on the side of the poor pity "Space faction" against the evil oppressive fascist "Earth faction" (a reference to Earth Federation VS Zeon/Neo-Zeon, Space Colonies VS United Earth Sphere Alliance/Romefeller Foundation, and EA VS ZAFT). Like you said, ALICE would be able to convince many Gunpla Builders/Fighters and Gundam fans to go to war on the guise of reenacting the conflicts in Gundam alone.
ALICE would have a plan in mind to keep Ichika on her side when he starts to question and doubt everything in his depression. She arranges to the downfall of PT by leaking info on their bases and locations and personal name out to the world. This allows the world's militaries to organize and effective hunt and end the PT threat. This is a somewhat of a spin from Gundam 00 when Ribbons leaks the location GN Tau Drives to the power bloc factions which allowed them to push back and defeat Celestial Being for a while. ALICE yeah she would definitely be his guiding light out of his depression even if it is her fault. Not entirely of course she wasn't the one who oppressed males and pushed them into a corner. She merely gave them the tools for her benefit to see her Otaku dream come true. With ALICE systematically letting out that information of PT, I still don't see her as the villain not at all. Probably because I see all these changes in my head she grows through over the course of the story. Plus ALICE would have some positive things to say to Ichika when he is depressed. Like all the good that the fateful meeting did for him and how much it really changed each other's lives. Ichika introducing ALICE to the world of Gundam, which in turn makes her into a Gundam otaku and finds her purpose in life to make Newtypes a reality. Ichika having improved his Gunpla Fighting skills with ALICE's help and guidance. And because ALICE came into his life, she essentially gives him power where he once had none to protect those whom he loves and cares for, the power to react to events and affect them rather than being just a bystander powerless to change his fate. Not to mention ALICE is going to make the dreams of countless Gundam fans turn into reality with the existence of Gunpla IS and later other stuff from the Gundam Universe like tech, space colonies, and ships