DISCLAIMER:I do not own FoZ or C&C red alert 3,all belonged to their respective owners except for some additional characters I added in this story which is my work.
The title is suited to this chapter,just read to know because there will be a reunion.
Chapter 7:Familiar Faces And Stuffs
(Tristain Academy Of Magic,Louise Room)
"I can't believe it. Count Mott is a traitor,a palatial messenger to be account."Louise said after learning the truth. It was all happens yesterday evening after the count confess everything in front of them. After everything happens in the count's manor the only news they heard about the count today that he was been arrested by the royal authority.
"And I suspect that he is not only the snake in the to catch them early and put them into the cage before they bit this country at the back."Saito commented.
"By the way you need to sign this."Saito said as he hand out a document paper to Louise.
"What is this?"Louise confusingly asks him about the papers.
"It's a contract for the ownership of miss Siesta,if you signed it she will be your personal servant and she will serves under you."Saito informed him about the contract. Louise then narrowed his eyes to her familiar.
"And what is your intention about this?"Louise sneerly asked.
"What?Do you think that I have an interest in her?That tanned skin germanian could not seduce me so why I affected myself into miss Siesta?And most of all she is serving under you not me."Saito replied her.
"Owwkayyy,I guess...Youre right."Louise said being convinced by Saito,she then signed the contract. Once she signs it Saito grabs it and place another paper to her desk.
"And what is this one?"Louise asks in skeptic tone as another paper Saito placed at her desk.
"And this,is up to you whether you sign it or not. This is an ownership document of all of count Mott's properties and assets. If you signed it,all of his wealth will be on your possesion."Saito said to her about it.
"WHAAAAAT!"Louise yells in shock after she heard about it.
"H-how d-did you get this!"Louise stuttered on this.
"Oh thats what I got after the dealing with that count in exchange that I won't report him to the crown."Saito said to her.
"So thats the business your talking about with him?But still he gets arrested by the authorities."Louise said.
"Of course I won't let that wild boar lurking around somewhere else."Saito nonchalantly said to Louise.
"YOU ARE THE ONE WHO REPORT HIM TO THE AUTHORITIES?!"Louise gasp in surprise on what he said.
"Yeah?What about it?"Saito asks.
"But you have a deal with him and you break it,that's dishonorable."Louise said to her.
"And what?Let him free?That's will be a foolish thing you'll ever do if you let that traitor running around and do worst thing on this nation your surely regret."Saito said back to her.
"W-well you have a point,but still dealing with someone and you will break it in the end is a pointless act."Louise retorted back.
"Pointless but I have a prize for it."Saito replied referring to the papers.
"Y-yeah...I-if I sign this then..."Louise lost on her words as she began to think all the wealth she can obtain.
"Your choice master,sign it or not."Saito said to her. Without hesitation she signed up the papers. Saito then pick the papers and said.
"Congratulations,everything the former count owns is yours."Saito said and take his leave but halted when Louise calls him.
"Hey where are you going?"Louise calls him. Saito turns around and spokes.
"To the headmaster,I will pass this documents to him and he will sends it to the palace for the approval."Saito informs him.
"Okay but you better be get back here as soon as possible. We need to talk for the preparations of the upcoming familiar competition event that will be held tommorow and also her highness princess Henrietta will going to visit here as guess of honor for the event...I don't want to disappoint her in the upcoming event."Louise informs him about the upcoming event in there academy and the arrival of a royalty.
"I know it master,no worries I already prepared for it...Hmmm base on the way you say looks like you are close to her"Saito replied and assures her.
"Yes,because she was my childhood friend. When I was young I was assigned to be her playmate at the palace,so we became bestfriends because of that."Louise said softly to him remembering those childhood days.
"And,what did you said that you already prepared for this?Did you already have something to pull off in the event?Hey tell me what is it."Louise asks him eagerly.
"You will know it at the competition,so sit tight and relax."Saito said to Louise and then he proceeds outside and makes his way to the headmaster's office.
(On The Road To Tristain Magic Academy)
A royal carriage escorted by two aides riding in their own horses currently trudging it's way to the magic academy. Inside the royal carriage are four personnels,her highness princess Henrietta De Tristain with her chief bodyguard Agnes De Milan and her familiar Alena Zarić alongside them is cardinal Mazarin who is also the guess of honor on the upcoming event in the academy.
"Zarić,thank for your time to escort me there.I hope that I did not bother your schedule."Henrietta expresses her thanks to Zarić.
"You don't need to thank me your highness. I'm just doing my duty as your familiar,thats all."Zarić replied to her.
"Especially,theirs something there at the academy that piqued my interest."Zarić added.
"What is it Zarić?"Henrietta asks.
"Miss Valliere's human familiar."Zarić answered.
"Hmmm to be shock that there's another one that can summon a human as a familiar is a once in a lifetime happening."Cardinal Mazarin commented.
"It's also surprise me at the first place when I heard it and the rumors circulating around about that familiar at the academy including the latest news about it."Agnes also commented.
"Latest news?"Henrietta said wondering.
"Oh forgive me your highness I did not informed you about it because it's just all happened yesterday evening."Agnes said as she continues.
"Yesterday there was an incident happened at the count Mott's estate and that familiar is behind it. That familiar attacks the manor and beats all the guards including the count just to retrieve a single maid that the count purchased at the academy."Agnes informs them and a surprise shocks was the response except Zarić who is now showing a serious look.
"Is that true?!That was a complete violation of our law!He dared to attack a respectable noble into it's manor. You already heard the news about it but why you didn't take any action to arrest that familiar."Mazarin blurted out to Agnes.
"Thats the usual thing to do but theres a reason why the authorities didn't arrest him."Agnes replied to him.
"And what is that reason?"Mazarin skeptically asks.
"That familiar handed out some document papers of some sorts showing some evidences that count Mott is a traitor and has a connections with reconquista rebels on Albion. I don't know how in the world that familiar knows it but I surely knows that it was not the reason why he attacks the count's mansion."Agnes stated the information.
"WHAT?!Is that true?!"Henrietta said in shock.
"Yes your highness and we already proved it through investigation."Agnes replied.
"I-i can't believe it...A palace messenger of all?"Mazarin said can't apprehend the fact.
"Your highness we need to initiate a secret investigation within our ranks. Who knows theres still some traitors and spies lurking in our yard."Mazarin said to Henrietta about it.
"Right,I'll tell my mother about it soon."Henrietta replies on him.
(Tristain Magic Academy)
At the academy front grounds,bunch of students from different years are gathering waiting for the arrival of the royal princess. Headmaster Osmond together with the academy professors miss Chevreau and mr. Colbert are also waiting for the arrival of the important guest. Finally,their long wait is done as the royal carriage escorted with two aides riding in a horse. All of the students with Louise amongst them excitedly waiting for the carriage to open as it was now stops in front of all. Saito on the other hand was not currently in the academy as he told Louise that he has something urgent to do. The carriage door opens and the students are now gleaming in eagerness expecting to see the princess but all suddenly fades when they saw the one comes out is the cardinal. Mazarin raised his eyebrow from the disappointed looks of the students around but ignores it as he turns around and extend his hands to reach the hand of someone inside the carriage. Another person came out as she recieves the hands of the cardinal and gently came out of the carriage to students joyfulness and cheers it was none other than the princess,the person they are waiting for. Many female students adored the princess for her beauty and attractiveness that they wanted to have while male students currently falls on her innocent beauty. The next one that comes out is the princess chief bodyguard and the leader of the musketeer corps Agnes De Milan,from the students view she was an intimidated kind of person,a posture of strictness with only seriousness expression,truly a royal guard to be exact. But not all was over as the last person cames out of the carriage,a new face and an unknown person for them. Their scruitinizing eyes gazing at the woman with a mysteriousness aura surrounds her personality. She has a pleasing appearances like beautiful looks and a well endowed figure,red curly long hair with a fair skin. The male students looking at her is now drooling and melting the lovely sight they seeing especially Guiche who is now stunned red face with a heart from his eyes but his interrupted from his stupor when Montmorency elbowed him on his stomach. For the boys this is their luckiest day ever as two probably most beautiful women visit the school their in. As for the female students they view the princess a role model that they wanted to follow while at Zarić they felt jealousy at the appearances of a perfect woman on her.
"So this is the academy huh,has a bit resemblance of Hogwarts."Zarić commented her view of the school then turn her sights at the crowd of students looking at them.
"Definitely Harry Potter's classmates."Zarić mutters as she sees a bunch of students resembling a harry potter style of uniforms gathering around. Then 3 aged persons obviously teachers comes and greeted them. Zarić raised her eyebrow at one of the professors at the middle because of it's close familiarity of a Harry Potter character.
'That's Dumbledoor for you.'Zarić thought seeing an old long bearded man with a staff coming towards them accompanied by two professors.
"Your highness welcome to our academy and thank you for accepting our invitation."Osmond greeted the princess.
"It's my pleasure headmaster,it's my will to visit I wanted to see the performances of this year's familiar exhibition."Henrietta replied.
"Thank you your highness."Osmond said with a slight bow then switch his attention to the cardinal.
"Cardinal Mazarin,it's our honor that the church sends you here to watch this yearly event."Osmond said at the cardinal.
"Thank you headmaster Osmond."Mazarin after he greets the guests of honors he turns his attention to the two women accompanied the guests,but Osmond suddenly darted his eyes on one of the women with a red curly hair wearing some sort of military uniform.
"GOODNESS HEAVENS!"Osmond suddenly blurted out causing all of the people around looks at him. He snaps out and look at everyone who was now gazing at him.
"A-ahem...I-I mean I'm just remembered something."Osmond said with bit of nervous.
"Oh by the way,may I know who are this young ladies?"Osmond asks switching the topic pointing at Agnes and Alena.
"Oh I forgot to introduce them. Headmaster Osmond this is my chief bodyguard Agnes De Milan also the leader of musketeer corps."Henrietta introduce Agnes to them and Agnes steps forward and gives them a slight bow.
"And this is Alena Zarić,commander of Tristainian royal army. And she's also my...Familiar."Henrietta introduce Zarić and a collective shocks passes across everyone.
"Y-y-your familiar your highness?!"Osmond asks wanted to clarify what he heard.A murmurs of confusion from the students surrounds the area. Henrietta just sighs on it and looks at Zarić which her familiar also looks at her. Zarić after recognizing her master wants she shows her left hand to everyone showing the familiar runes on her left hand. The murmurs among the students whispering to each other becomes intensifies on the revelation. Louise amongst them shock on what she heard. Her highness also her bestfriend Henrietta summons a human as a familiar just like her.
"I can't believe it,her highness also summons a human familiar like me..."Louise murmured in shock. She also heard the whispers of the students about the princess.
"Her highness summons a human familiar just like Zero?"A student whispers to his fellow student.
"No,her highness summons a goddess. Just look at her,men she's beautiful."A fellow student replied.
"Yeah I want to know her."The first student said. Louise hears all of it. She rather annoys or pissed on it calling her a Zero or thats she famously called. But not all matters today as finally she see her close friend after a long time since their were kids.
"Oh your highness let's continue this chatting inside,the living quarters you will be stayed is already prepared for you and for the visitors your highness."Osmond said to Henrietta offering her to get inside the academy.
"Okay lead the way headmaster."Henrietta said to him. Then they made their way inside the academy.
(Somewhere In Northern Part Of Tristain)
An imperial construction yard rise at the middle of flat lands. Saito watching the construction yard rised with grin forms on his face. Scurrying on his screenpad he began the processing of the primary imperial structures starting with first available one,the giant generator. After that he began to establish some armory defenses around the area. The resources of his MCV is enough for this tasks including the new cloning tech that has a capability to give him a numerous army but still resources is needed to produce a large infantry.
"Good,good,this is good."Saito said with satisfaction in this operation.
"Whoooah partner what are this?!"Derflinger said bewildered on what his witnessing.
"This,is the new era of advancement Derf."Saito simply replied.
"Youre really something partner!I never see this kind of amazement before!I can't wait to know more about this."Derflinger said with excitement.
"You will know more everything about it partner,just wait and relax."Saito replied unto him as they both watching the rise of the technological superiority in this new world.
(Tristain Magic Academy,Nighttime)
Saito arrives at the academy and it's already night. For the whole day Saito was busy building his entire base and he almost taking a whole day of constructing it. He was now quitely making his way to Louise room when he feels an odd feeling. Slowly approaching,he listens carefully at Louise room and he identifies that Louise is talking to someone. Taking a quite footstep he approaches at the door and notices a shadow figure inside below the door,confirming someone standing on the other side. Tightly holding Derflinger he prepares for any unwelcoming act that will occur while ready to breach the door,as he was about to do it the door suddenly slams and Saito due to his reflexes jumps back and someone burst out of the door charging towards unknown opponent rushes towards him readying it's knife to attack him. Saito quickly unsheaths Derflinger and blocks the opponents attack. Both clashes their weapons and jumps back to each other. Saito posts into a battle stance preparing for the next move of his enemy,but he was wide eye in shock as he slowly recognizes the unknown opponent and it's also shares the same surprise reaction with him. He saw it's features and identifies it was a woman,she has a red curly long hair and wears for Saito's perspective a very familiar military uniform. It was a uniform of a once army that he battled before from his world. He saw the epaulletes and military emblem of the ones arch enemy of his nation during the last recent war from his world. He saw the emblem is a red star with a hammer and sickle which clearly concludes it was the symbol of the communist nation from his world,the soviets.
"WHAT THE!"The only word Saito let out because of his shock as he knows the person in front of him.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD YOURE DOING HERE?!"Saito blurted out as he knows that person is the soviet's ace general.
"YOU?!...I see..."Zarić said as it looks like that she understands everything. Then Agnes,Henrietta and Louise went out of the room and saw what's happening.
"Alena who is that?!"Agnes asks Zarić as she joining beside her into a battle. Louise saw the enemy they battled and surprise who it was.
"SAITO!"Louise yells out on Saito.
"Louise,you know that man?"Henrietta asks.
"Yes your highness."Louise replied then turns to Zarić and Agnes.
"Please stop this he's my familiar!"Louise yells on them.
"What?!"Agnes said in surprise while Zarić looks like didn't surprise on it.
"Louise is he the familiar they're talking about?"Henrietta asks her friend.
"Ummm yes he is your highness. His name is Saito."Louise replied.
"Hey hey hey isn't it you soviet ace,how did you get here?!"Saito then rushes towards Saito.
"Saito."Louise calls him."Hey partner,would you mind telling me what's going on?"Saito asks her.
"I'll tell everything inside,let's go."Louise said to him.
Moments later Louise tells Saito said that her highness princess Henrietta just only wanted to visit her bestfriend and thats all. Saito knowing that the visitor is the princess,he bows in front of the princess and formally introduces himself.
"Sorry for the inconvenience your highness,my name is Saito Hiraga and I'm miss Louise familiar."Saito introduces himself with bowed and respect.
"How decent. So you are the famous familiar they are talking about."Henrietta said meeting the rumored familiar.
"I'm princess Henrietta De Tristain,nice to meet you mr. Saito and please call me Henrietta since your Louise familiar I can considered you a friend."Henrietta formally introduce to him and said.
"As you wish miss Henrietta."Saito politely said.
"Wha-Saito you can't do that."Louise demandingly said.
"What master?Do you want me to defy the princess order?"Saito said asking her.
"Uhhhhh...I..I mean that you can't call her like that."Louise said hesitantly.
"But you heard her orders clearly right?"Saito countered her. Henrietta chuckles on the arguing of Saito and Louise which caught the duo's attention. Then the princess spokes.
"Louise it's okay you can call me by my name,your my friend after all."Henrietta said to Louise.
"O-okay your high-I mean Henrietta."Louise said in defeat. Henrietta smiles on her and proceeds in intruducing her two companions.
"By the way this is my chief bodyguard Agnes and also the leader of musketeer corps."Henrietta said introducing her bodyguard then proceeds to another one.
"And this is my familiar Alena Zarić,she's also a commander of Tristainian royal army."Henrietta then introduces her familiar. Saito caught off guard in surprise by that.
"Nani!"Saito said in surprise. To show a proof,Zarić shows her left hand with familiar runes etch on it. Saito looks at her with seriousness. Zarić also looks back at him with amusing smile in response.
"This is surprising,I've been expecting that the rumored familiar is came from my world but still surprises me that it was you of all people,the famous imperial zero."Zarić commented.
"Me too never expect that you will gonna be dump here too."Saito sternly said back.
"Saito?You know her?"Louise asks Saito as she notices that the two knows each other,also Agnes and Henrietta notice the same.
"Yeah,were both came from the same world."Saito answered her.
"WHAAT?!"The three shouts both in the same.
"Zarić?"Henrietta looks at her familiar which she nods in response.
"So you two came there?But base on my perceptions you two definitely not came from the same place in that world."Agnes commented.
"Quite an observant aren't you?"Zarić said to her.
"Me from the land of the rising from the far east while she is from the motherland at the north."Saito informs.
"Are those place where you two came from?"Henrietta asks.
"Indeed your highness."Zarić answered. They continuing chatting to each others until Louise and Henrietta came to their privacy hearty talk of two close friends never been seen each other for a long time. After this Henrietta send a good luck to Louise and her familiar tommorow for the familiar exhibition event and said a goodbye to Louise as she was about to leave,she then went outside together with her escorts Agnes and Zarić and making their way back to there quarters. At headmaster's office Osmond is bit aware of upcoming event tommorow. The academy recieves some news about the infamous thief mage Fouquet of the crumbling dirt that she was about to steal the precious artifact that tightly secured at the academy's vault. There's a highly chance that she was going to appear at the familiars event were people and staffs are fucosing their attentions and time for the event and that's the only thing he worried about. An oppurtunity for the thief to strike while people are busy and make the important event be ruined. His not worrying about the staff being stolen but only on the event. Osmond is confident that whoever the thief was he or she has no capabilities and power to breach the academy's safe. The vault was enchanted with countless fortifying spells that needed a group of square class mages or a power of a void mage just to destroy it which the thief has none in possesion. But nevertheless it will not be hurt if he's still be well prepared for it.
(Next Day)
Saito just finishes his incredible performance skills in bartending,giving awed and amaze expressions to the audiences. Joggling and catching bottles in the air is not quite amusing to see but it will be different if using elbows and head to catch and balance the bottles and use some tricks like joggling a glass contained water in the air without spilling it,also throw a spit water in the air and catch swiping it using a glass. Those tricks causing loud cheers and claps from the viewers amaze by the performance he put and all the one who did it is a commoner familiar. As he leaves the stage he notices that Louise is not around until he heard a disturbing explosion not far from his position. He quickly takes run at the location of the sound and when he reaches it,he was surprise by a sight of a giant golem smashing one of the buildings of the academy. He also saw Louise in that area pointing her wand at the golem,muttering some enchantment and release an explosion against the golem. Her explosion misses it's target instead blows a large chunk of the building.
"Nice try,another damage cause."Saito said mockingly,Louise then turns to see Saito. "Wha-Saito?!"Louise surprise at his sudden appear. Then suddenly a human figure hidden behind the robes jumps came from the shoulder of the golem to the ruined part of the floor building and retrieve something inside it. The mysterious man jumps out of the building and lands at the golem's shoulder and now carrying a large case in it's possesion.
"You think you will get out here with the thing you stole."Saito said and looks at his master.
"Partner,assist me with your explosions."Saito barks out which Louise nods,unsheating Derflinger out and made a rush to the golem with his runes glowing. The golem throw a punch to him and he jumps on it lands at his hand starting to make a run up through it's arms. The golem tries to smash him with it's another arm as Louise pointed an explosion and shattering it to pieces. Saito proceeds to engage the thief but he was halted in his tracks when he heard Louise screaming,looking down he saw human size golems rise from pounded debris of the giant golem sorrounded his master. The thief saw this opportunity with it's pursuer shifted it's attention and made an escape through jumping up at the top of the school wall. Saito looks back at the thief was now making an escape then looks back again at Louise,immediately decided to rescue Louise but as he was about to go down a gunshot occurs hitting some mini golems makes them flinches with addition of fireballs and ice spikes hits small golem pinning them down. Saito looks at the location of the shooter and see Zarić pointing her revolver together with Kirche and Tabitha pointing their wands at the band of small golems. He quickly looks back at the thief and realizes that it's already gone,now the problem left is the giant golem who was now started to attack again. He jumps out in the air as the golem tried to smash it's hands on him,while at the mid air Saito tightens his grip to Derflinger and said to him.
"Derf get ready!"Saito said to his sentient sword with his familiar runes glows brighter.
"On it partner!"Derflinger replies. Saito held Derflinger up with his two hands ready to slice the golem to half,then a powerful slice accompanied with a strong force lands on the golem with a swipe in a span of seconds. And the next thing happens is now the golem sliced into two and it's parts begins to crumbling down on the ground,Saito then lands on the ground safely. At Louise she was terrified as the human size golems sorrounded her and ready to attack her. As the golems launches their attack a loud consecutive gunshot fire rangs out and hits some of the golems and a fireball spell with ice spikes raining down at the golems making them to be pinned saw the sources of those attacks and it was Kirche and Tabitha pointed their wands and Zarić who is now starting to engage the golems holsting back her revolver she just fired and unsheated her dual titanium long combat knives. She rushes and attacks the golem that was now turns attention on her. Compared to a giant golem these small golems tends to move faster but Zarić has no problem on it as she easily evades and parry the attacks of those golems and manage to land a damage with some firing assist on Kirche and Tabitha also engaging the golems using their magic ability easily shredding the golems off due to their compositions is only made out of soil not hard rocks. Then they eliminates the last golem and now they walking towards Louise which has a dumbfounded reaction on Zarić.
"Lady Louise,you alright?"Zarić asks her noticing it's reaction. Louise comes back from herself and replies a nod to Zarić. Louise seeing her highness human familiar showing some similar feats and skills just like her familiar is quite unbelievable but remembering what she learns yesterday that two both came from the same world makes her understands it a bit. Then they heard a crumbling sound and saw the large chunks of dirt debris of a once giant golem now falling apart and they saw Saito lands on the ground safely.
"Partner,you alright?"Saito asks Louise while walking towards them.
"A-a-aaah yes,I'm okay."Louise answers him,Saito then looks at Zarić,Kirche and Tabitha.
"Thanks for the help guys."Saito said.
"Oh it's nothing,I will do anything just for you darling."Kirche teasingly said as she continues.
"Youre really not stopping to impress me darling,you manage to took down that giant golem without breaking a sweat."Kirche teasingly added trying to get close and wrap Saito's arm but she notices an intimidating glare from Louise.
"Zeerbst..."Louise said in a growling voice with a scowling face looking at Kirche's very soul,but Kirche countered her with a smirked looks while Tabitha is only quite looking at them.
"Hmm it's not quite usual that you are thanking me."Zarić said. Suddenly the school guards with Agnes and the two royal guards with school staffs arrives at the scene.
"Tch just like in the movies,always late in action."Saito mutters.
(Village Of Caldwen,Albion)
Stanford watching the preparations for the upcoming operations to siege the garrison base at Eidenburgh,everything went well and the only thing left is deployment of troops. The siege must commence as soon as possible before reconquista could muster it's forces and send another troops to investigate their missing forces that has been sent here. Using one of allies top secret protocols surveillance sweep,Stanford observe the enemy movements at the garrison base. Theres no such movements has been detected so far,looks like they're still on standby and could not send another regiment to the villages making it a good oppurtunity to strike them while they are still confuse about their missing troops. Stanford also observes the layout of each structures inside the base and the location of important buildings that needed to be neutralize such as barracks and armory. Then laid out a perfect plan for the attack. As Stanford mesmirising his plans,village elder John comes up to him.
"Mr. Stanford,youre seriously ready to assault the garrison base eh?Once you do it theres no backing down now."John said to him.
"Of course old man John. Once we land a hammer straight on them,they will not know what hits them."Stanford replies.
"Oh mr. John I need you to watch over the preparations of our troops. I have some important things to do."Stanford said which John nods and the commander walks away. While trudging his way to his location,someone suddenly bumps to him making him to stop in his tracks. Stanford notices the person now laying on the ground with some flowers scattered around who bumps him in and he figured out it was a little girl,a somewhat familiar little girl. He saw the features of the young kid that she looks like 10 to12 years of age,wearing a typical long blouse commoner clothing,she has an mocha colored hair extends to her shoulders with almond color eyes.
"You alright kid?"Stanford said as he lift up the kid to it's feet. The young girl saw in surprise the man that she was bumped in,her saviour. The people around looks at them and everything went silent,they thinking of what the commander will do to the kid that tackles him. Stanford sees the blue flowers scattered on the ground,he then picks up all of it and handed it out to the kid.
"Here."Stanford said lending out the flowers. The little girl shyly takes the flowers with clearly red blushing face.
"U-umm h-here mister."The little girl gaves back the flowers.
"For me?"Stanford confusingly questioned which the girl nods.
"Y-yes I w-was intend to give this to you. I-It's my gratitude of thanks for...Saving me before."The young girl shyly said to him.
'Saving her before?...Wait,she looks familiar to me..'Stanford thought then finally remembers the kid.
"Ah I see,your the kid that I saved before together with your mother running at the outskirts of the village."Stanford said finally remembers it and smiley accept the flowers,the girl nods happily on it. The people around was smiling at it,the commander having a good interaction with the little girl also helping her to stand up and picks up the flowers she drops. He is very different from any commander that they know,he was generous,kind,helpful person and very close to the common folk. Seeing nothing to worry they returned to their respective daily tasks.
"Thanks for the flowers little girl."Stanford said gladly accepted the flowers.
"So how's your mother,is she's fine?"Stanford then asks her.
"Yes,she also wants to thank you for saving us but she is too busy right now at the house so she has no time to personally thank you."The young girl said.
"Hmmm I see. Well send my greetings to her okay."Stanford smiley said.
"Yes I will."The little girl happily said then she turns her gaze at the handgun holsted at the waist side of Stanford.
"Y-you know mister that musket is very familiar to me. My father also has one of that before and he's also has longer ones with it."The girl said which caught the attention of Stanford.
"What?"Stanford suprisingly said and continues.
"Wait..You said that your father has some weapons like this in his possesion?May I know where is he and this weapons you said?"Stanford asks the girl in curiosity.
"M-my father is dead because of his sickness and about those weapons,he locked it in a metal case and buried it at our backyard."Little girl answered.
"Oh,sorry for your lost.."Stanford sadly said for her.
"By the way may I see this metal case you said that he buried?"Stanford then asks.
"Ummm...I don't know,we can't manage to open it before so..."The young girl said but Stanford replies on her.
"It's okay,just I want to see this metal case contained weapons your talking about."Stanford replies.
"O-okay."The girl nods and she accompany the commander lead to their house.
"Hey may I know your name little girl?"Stanford asks her name while they're walking.
"Minnie...m-my name is Minnie."The little girl now named Minnie answered with a bit of shy to tell her name.
"Well it's nice to meet you Minnie."Stanford said with a good smile to her makes the young girl blush which the commander raise his brows to it.
(At The Forest Area Somewhere In Tristain)
"So this Fouquet according to the intel is hiding in a small shanty house inside this forest huh."Saito said while on board in the carriage together with Louise,Kirche and Tabitha and miss Loungville the headmaster's secretary who holding the reigns of the horse trudging it's way inside the forest area.
"Yes,that's what the information tells."Loungville replies on him. After the stealing incident that happens at the academy. The people who encounters the thief all assembled at the headmaster's office with teachers of the school to take action of this fiasco. Then Loungville arrives bringing the information about the thief,they discovered that was the infamous thief Fouquet of the crumbling dirt and was reportedly sighted at the forested area not far from the academy. Headmaster Osmond said that they need to regain the school's reputation by retrieving back the powerful artifact called the staff of destruction that the thief stole. No one from the teachers and school staffs dared to raise their hands knowing the fact that they gonna face a triangle class mage in this participation for this retrieval operation until Louise proudly raise her wand indicating that she wants to take the task which Saito sighs and also raise his hand not letting Louise to do it alone. Then suddenly Kirche together with Tabitha also raise their wands wanting to participate also but professor Colbert objects it raising his staff wanted to do the task alone. Osmond ease him and made an eye contact on him narrowing his eyes referring to Saito saying that there's nothing need to worry. Loungville voluntarily accompanied them as she's the only one who got the information about the location of the thief. Zarić on the other hand did not want to participate as she needs to accompany her highness together with Agnes back to the capitol and most of all she has many things needed to do,also confidently that Saito could manage to finish the job easily.
The carriage stops at distance from the suspected hideout of the thief. All of them disembarks the carriage and Saito signals them to wait here as he needs to clear the area searching for any traps that the thief could placed. He carefully approaches at the house while inspecting the area of any possible traps that might be planted around. After ensuring the area is being cleared by any ambushing traps,he peeks at the window of the wooden old house to see if theres someone inside. Seeing that theres nobody here he signals the group to come close. As the group assembles he then said to everyone.
"Alright,everyone listen. I'll be going to breach inside the house first to encounter whatever surprises us there and I need someone to assist me there."Saito stated and look at Tabitha.
"Tabitha you go with me."Saito said.
"What?!Why Tabitha?If their's someone who will assist you there ,it must be me."Louise protested.
"No partner,if youre the one who will assist me there,you gonna blow us up here of whatever trap we encounters there. Kirche also is not an option because she might be burn anything inside there so Tabitha is the best choice for this. Miss Loungville will going to guard the area. You two wait here and don't low your guard down. Prepare for the unexpected."Saito said to them setting up the whole plan. Louise leaves no choice but to comply,others nods in approval. Saito at the front door makes himself ready to unsheath Derflinger with his other hand holding the doorknob while Tabitha prepares to follow him. Slowly opens the door and carefully walks inside as Tabitha follows him suit. They saw the entire area was old and dim,looks like theirs no one lives here,it was abandoned. Saito gestures Tabitha to look at the right side while him at the left side. Scurrying at the area,Saito found nothing. When he assures that the item they looking is not there he stands and turns around to check on Tabitha's searching only to see her that she is now holding the case they looking for.
"Staff of destruction."Tabitha simply said with her emotionless expression.
"Good work Tabitha,now let's go outside. Miss Loungville will definitely do something dodgy there."Saito said with a bit of some hint makes Tabitha to raise her eyebrows. Then all of a sudden the ground trembles and the next thing happens is Louise screaming.
"Speaking of it."Saito mutters as they both rush outside the house seeing a three storey tall golem appears out of nowhere. Louise was terrified on the giant golem stands before her,but maintain herself as she attempts to chant a spell only seeing it's too late as the giant arm of the golem now going to smash her directly. Louise closes her eyes waiting for her impending end when suddenly Saito catching pushes her,wrapping her tightly with his arms and rolled over on the ground.
"S-Sa-Saito?!"Louise stammered as she was now in Saito's arms.
"Are you okay?"Saito asks.
"Y-yes."Louise respond.
"Okay,you gotta be out of here right now,I'm going to deal with that giant."Saito said to her as they both standing up.
"What?!No!I will not leave you here. I'm going to fight,it's dishonorable for a noble to back down from the face of the enemy."Louise retorted.
"Enough of that honor nonsense Louise,youre going to get killed if you dared to fight that thing. Your skills still not enough to hold out in a situation like this."Saito explains her possible predicament.
"No!I will NOT. If i'm going to that it will bring a shame to me as noble!"Louise shouts back. As they arguing the golem is now going towards them and gaining an attack to them.
"Tch,that honor of yours will get you killed one day."Saito said readying himself at the incoming giant.A fireball then flies above them hit the golem squarely and Kirche approaches towards them.
"You two alright?"Kirche asks approaching them.
"Miss Kirche get Louise out of here."Saito barks out at Kirche and she nods,then the golem recovers back from the attack and a barrage of ice spikes hits the golem maintaining it to still pinned down.
"Tabitha!Call out your dragon and get Kirche and Louise into safety together with the item we retrieve!"Saito shouts at Tabitha still holding the long case as she nods and whistles.A blue dragon then appears out from the sky and lands at Tabitha. She rides at her dragon then fly towards them.
"Let's go."Tabitha said to Kirche and Louise riding in her familiar blue dragon.
"Alright Louise let's go,we've already done what we have to do here."Kirche said to Louise.
"I SAID NO!"Louise shouts still holding her words.
"LOUISE!"Saito seething angrily said with a mad look sent chills to Louise and silence her,leaving her no choice but to comply. When they get aboard,the dragon then fly up to the air getting them from safety distance and at the same time gives some assist to Saito. Saito sighs in relief as theres nothing to be worried now and his attention will focus on the golem.
"Now it's just you and me."Saito said unsheathing Derflinger. The golem first launch an attack landing it's fist which Saito quickly dodges it and swipe cutting the golem's hands using Derflinger and sprinted towards the golem's feet,slicing it makes the giant golem loss it's balance. The golem tries to smash him with it's remaining hand but Saito sees it and jumps back a few feet from the golem. Saito then twitched his eyebrows as he saw the golem slowly regenerating it's loss parts.
"This is getting annoying."Saito said seeing the golem completely recovered. Louise watching the intense battle below while riding on the blue dragon named Sylphid now worried for Saito as the golem began to regain it's damage parts.
"Saito is in trouble,he needs help!"Louise said with worries and desire to help her familiar. She switch her attention at the case Tabitha's holding containing the artifact called the staff of destruction then looks back at the battle. She's now locks a decision in her mind.
"Tabitha let's go down a bit,we need to assist him down there."Kirche spokes up. Tabitha nods and order Sylphid to decrease it's altitude to make a good range distance for a magic to attack. As they slowly going down a bit,Louise did something surprisingly.
"Give me that!"Louise said as she snatch the long case from Tabitha and jumps down from the dragon.
"Hey wait!Louise!"Kirche shouts trying to stop but too late to also saw her jumps out from Sylphid.
That IDIOT."Saito mutters while bit mad at the sudden action of his master. Louise lands on the ground holding the case and shouts at the golem.
"HEY I'M HERE!"Louise yells at the golem wanted to catch it's attention.
"What the hell is she doing?!"Saito blurted out. Louise opens the case and saw the precious artifact inside it. It is a big tube like metal object perfectly carve with some blue marks on it of weird designs.
'Is this the staff of destruction?'Louise confusingly thought as she grab the thing and face the golem which is now walking towards her. She waves it like a wand but nothing happened.
"Augh!How can this thing works!"Louise said madly as she doesn't know how the staff of destruction works. Saito saw her waving the object in the air widening his eyes in surprise at the thing Louise holds. If his eyes doesn't fooled him he knows what it is. The golem now came close to Louise and Saito quickly makes his run to her sheating Derflinger back.
"Louise!Let me use it!"Saito said as he grabs the object from Louise.
"Louise move back a distance away from me,QUICK!"Saito said to her which she immediately nods and moves away from him.
"This is how this thing works!"He said as he aims the tubelike object at the golem,his familiar runes glows as he squeezes the trigger down below. The staff let out a burst of fire as a rocket went out of it leaving a trail of smoke behind heading towards the golem in an unseeable speed. The rocket hits the golem dead center shredding it to pieces and the mound of dirt of a once golem crumbles down. Saito held down the staff of destruction that surprisingly turns out to be a rocket launcher.
"This issurprising,never thought the staff of destruction is none other than a rocket launcher."Saito commented looking at the launcher he held.
"But how in the world this thing gets here?"He added wondering about it. Saito then turns around and saw Louise in a surprised looks. He throws away the launcher and walks towards her.
"Hey partner,you okay?"Saito asks and Louise snaps out.
"H-huh?Y-y-yes..."Louise stammered unable to catch up the happening. Sylphid lands in front of them,Tabitha then disembarks while Kirche suddenly darts out to Saito hugging him.
"Oh darling your really amazing!You know how to use the staff of destruction well!"Kirche said gripping Saito into her hug tightly with her big breast pressing hard unto him.
"STOP IT YOU COW!YOUR SUFFOCATING HER WITH YOUR OVERSIZED BREAST!"Louise suddenly blurted out yelling steaming in anger at Kirche's seducing action to her familiar. But Kirche looks back at her in teasing manner as she only tightens her grip. Saito then release himself from Kirche.
"Will you stop this already?No matter how many times you seduce me it will not work."Saito said to Kirche plainspokenly. Kirche just sigh on it and remembers something.
"Hey wait a minute,where's miss Loungville?"Kirche asks looking around. Saito grins as he barks out.
"Come out now,your playtime is over."Saito said loudly made the three girls confuse on him. Suddenly a clap was heard as they all turns around and saw miss Loungville shows up after all the incident.
"Miss Loungville thank goodness your alright."Louise said sigh in relief.
"Miss Loungville where did you go?"Kirche asks on her.
"Well done,as expected for Gandalfr."Loungville said as she picks up the launcher.
"Gandalfr?Are you referring to me?"Saito confusingly asks when Loungville called him that.
"Foolish boy doesn't know who he is. Well it doesn't matter,by the way thank you for your demonstration of how to use this."Loungville said tapping the launcher in her possesion.
"Hmm,is that so?"Saito said smirking.
"Miss Loungville w-what are you talking about?We need to bring the staff back to the academy."Louise confusingly said by the sudden change of miss Loungville's tone.
"That will not happen partner,a thief will never take back what she stole."Saito said not looking at her while gazing at Loungville.
"What do you mean?"Louise asks. Loungville let out a villainious laugh as she wears out her eyeglasses.
"He's right miss Valliere,I'll never give back what I stole."Loungville said with a smirk form on her face.
"Miss Loungville?What are you talking about?"Kirche asks her.
"It's obvious that she's none other than Fouquet."Saito flatly stated giving a complete shocks to them.
"EHHHHHHHH!"Both Kirche and Louise reacts on it.
"M-miss Loungville,y-your Fouquet!"Louise stutters can't believe on what she just discovers.
"Alright miss Loungville hand over tha-"Kirche demandingly said as she was about to point her wand but Loungville quickly aims the launcher towards them.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"Loungville yells as she aims the launcher to them.
"One wrong move and you all dead."Loungville stated to them. Saito then let out an evil laugh which makes confuse them all especially Loungville.
"Then do it."Saito simply said let out a gasp of surprise to the girls.
"Saito your STUPID!"Louise yells on him. Loungville raise an eyebrow then smirk.
"Really?Then as you wish."Loungville said and now the Kirche and Louise are panicking while Tabitha and her familiar dragon Sylphid prepares for incoming presses the trigger and nothing happened. Loungville smirk face turns to confusion as she continously presses the trigger but still nothing happens.
"What the...What's wrong with this thing!"Loungville pissingly said as the launcher never function.
"Your wasting your time Fouquet,I've already fired it's last round on your golem before."Saito nonchalantly said to her.
"What?!"Loungville surprisingly said.
"So youre Fouquet,glad to meet you."A random female voice speaks out behind Loungville. As Lougville is about to turn around,a hand chop behind her neck connects and she falls to the ground losing conciousness.
"What's make you so late."Saito simply asks at the person suddenly appears from the three girls surprise at the familiar person suddenly came out of nowhere.
"M-m-miss Zarić?!"Louise blurted out surprise.
"I-isn't she her highness familiar?!"Kirche surprise pointing at Zarić.
"Sorry for not joining the scene,I'm just finding a good chance to intervene."Zarić said crossing her arms.
"Miss Zarić why are you here?"Louise asks Zarić while all of them approaching to her.
"Just here to capture Fouquet."Zarić said looking at unconcious Loungville. She then picks up the launcher.
"This is unbelievable,never expected the staff of destruction turns out to be one of the allies infantry weapon arsenal."Zarić stated while looking at the weapon now on her hands.
"Yeah,but it's well suited into it's famously named in this world."Saito said referring to it's known name in this world.
"But what makes me wonder that how in the world this thing end up here."Zarić said.
"Hey Saito,what are you two talking about?"Louise asks intervenes on their discussion.
"Oh master,were just talking about this weapon came from our world."Saito said to her.
"WHAT?!What do you mean came from your world?"Louise asks in surprise also Kirche and Tabitha surprises to hear that.
"We all tell you everything from way back but first we need to settle up all of this."Zarić stated to them.
(Village Of Caldwen,Albion)
Stanford accompanied by a young girl named Minnie arrives at the certain house where this girl lives. He wanted to confirm the kid's statement about the firearms that has feats similar to his army's weapon arsenals which is in posession of this young kids father. When they reach the house they both went at the backyard where the girl's mother currently hanging some clothes to dry.
"Mama!"Minnie shouts rushing towards her mother which turns around and see her.
"Minnie!"The mother said as she embrace her daughter's hug. After hugging back her daughter,she saw Stanford standing in front crossing it's arms with a smile.
"S-sir Stanford!"The mother exclaimed in surprise as she saw the commander and stands up.
"I-i-it's very surprising that you borrowed your time for just visiting us here...I-is there anything we can do for you sir?"She said as she politely bowed her head in front of the allied commander.
"No need for doing that ma'am,just mr. Stanford is fine.I'm just here to confirm something."Stanford casually said.
"Confirm something si-I mean mr. Stanford?"The mother confusingly asked.
"Your daughter told me that your late husband has some nasty weapons in his possesion. So if it doesn't a bother to you,may I see those things ma'am?"Stanford asks generously on her.
"Those things..."She muttered then she spokes.
"O-of course mr. Stanford,but I don't know if you could open the metal case contained those mr. Stanford."She said.
"No problem,just I wanted to see it now."Stanford assures her.
"O-okay mr. Stanford,I'll lead you where is it buried."She said and leads the way. Stanford follows them and they ends up under a big tree.
"It's over here mr. Stanford,this is where my husband buried it."Minnie's mother said pointing under the tree. Stanford approaches it and kneels down touching the ground with his hand.
"So there it is.."Stanford said and turns around the mother.
"Do you have a shovel ma'am?"Stanford asks.
"Yes,I'll pick it up for you."The mother she was about to go she was stop by Stanford.
"No ma'am,I'll be the one who will pick it,just lead me there."Stanford stated and she just nods in reply. After a moment they've returned with Stanford carrying a shovel. He starts digging the area where the metal case was buried,at the middle of his digging he hit something hard under,let out his shovel and continue digging using his hands until he found a long metal case he's looking for.
"Finally.."Stanford mutters as the metal case contained rumored firearms is now on his hands. Stanford saw it was a long blue heavy steel case but what Stanford saw on it's features makes his eyes widen in surprise.
"I-impossible.."Stanford mutters as he saw the symbol of the metal case. It was a very familiar emblem of an eagle spreading it's wings in front,their's no doubt about it,it's the symbol of his army faction,the allied forces. Stanford then regain from his surprise checks the case,he found out the lock of the case requires a number combination,5 digits to be exact. He tries to unlock it and thinks carefully of the possible combination. He then remembers something about the secret numbers they usually use in the military and apply it to the case.A clink sound was heard and the case is open.
"You opened it!"Minnie exclaims when Stanford manage to open the case,her mother also surprise by it. Stanford then opens the case and surprise by what he see.A couple of advanced M4A1s and machine pistols including some ammunitions of two firearms. Stanford takes a hold of one of the assault rifles and scruitinize it.
'This is one of the main weapons the allies uses during the old days of war.'Stanford thought about the weapons. He puts back the weapon and stands up turning around and said to Minnie's mother.
"Thank you for informing me about this. It will be a big help for the revolutionary effort if you let us inspect this firearms your husband keep for long time."Stanford said to her.
"Yes of course mr. Stanford!My husband surely would be happy if you use it for your cause."The mother replied.
"Thank you very much. I'll call some of my men here to deliver this weapons to our base."Stanford said makes a slight bow.
"By the way is there any other things that your husband left?"Stanford asked.
"Yes,he has some weird uniform clothing he wears and some things the first time he arrives at our village."She informs.
'I see,now that's makes my suspicion to be concluded.'Stanford thought confirming about his suspicion.
"May I see it ma'am?"Stanford asked her and she nods.
"Thank you...By the way I didn't ask your name ma'am,may I know your name?"Stanford then asks her name.
"Martha..My name is Martha mr. Stanford."The mother named Martha answered him.
"Well pleasure to meet you mrs. Martha."Stanford greeted her. They then proceeds inside the house to personally see the properties Martha's late husband left.
(Tristain Magic Academy,Tristain)
After capturing Fouquet and manage to retrieve the artifact,the group returned to the academy and told the headmaster and everyone about the happening. They reveal that Loungville is Fouquet which a shock surprise was the response came from everyone at the academy,they also surprise to see Zarić was amongst the group that was ordered to retrieve the staff. Headmaster Osmond told them that the crown rewards them a title of chevalier for their succesful mission except for Tabitha because she already has it although for Saito and Zarić the fact that their origins is still unknown for them so they did not attain it,eventhough Zarić has a position in the military but still she is not a noble,still they will surely declines it if they offers it to them. Now,Saito is currently talking with headmaster Osmond at the office alone.
"Is their something you need from me young one?"Osmond asks.
"Yes,It's about the staff. May I know where did you get it?"Saito asks him about the staff.
"Why you asking me about it?"Osmond asks him back.
"That thing you guys famously called the staff of destruction is a weapon called rocket launcher,and it's came from my world. So I want to know why the academy had it."Saito completely said the reason of his asking about the staff that turns out to be a weapon that held from his world.
"I see..."Osmond said closes his eyes then opens and starts to tell Saito about it.
"40 year's ago when I encountered a large two headed dragon inside the forest,I fought the beast with all magic I have eventhough I have no chance of winning. When the moment the dragon breathe it's fire to claim my life their was something very powerful magic hits the dragon and explodes into contact. The dragon fell dead and I locate the source of the attack,there I saw the man in a very strange but messy outfit holding the staff and I notice that he is somewhat badly injured. I take him to the academy and tried our best to heal him but it was too late. The damage he take was too much and because of it he died. I give the man a proper burial for saving my life and I stored the staff at the academy's vault."Osmond narrates what happened and the origin of the staff.
"I see."Saito softly said then he sighs.
"Thanks for telling me about this headmaster."Saito said.
"Your welcome,oh before you leave,do you want to attend the party that will be held tonight?"Osmond asked.
"I think I'll pass it,theres so many things I need to do. My schedule will be full on this coming days."Saito replied.
"Well alright then if that's what you want."Osmond nods and Saito said his leave.
(On The Road To Tristania,Capitol Of Tristain)
A carriage carrying a prisoner named Loungville also known as the famous thief Fouquet currently trudging it's way back to the capitol. At the driver's seat,Zarić was sitting beside the driver holding the reigns of the horse. Suddenly Zarić an earpiece communicator attached to her ear blared into life indicates someone tries to communicate on her. She activate her comms and speaks.
"Did you found out something?"Zarić asked through her comms.
"Yes,but nothing in particular."Saito replies on the other side of the comms.
"I see...Anything interesting?"Zarić asks.
"The one who owns the launcher is already died and he also came from our world 40 years ago,he also dumps here in the same fashion like us."Saito informs her about it.
"Thats all the information."Saito lastly added.
"Thanks for the info."Zarić said and ended the conversation deactivating the comms.
"Ma'am,who are you talking there?"The driver of the carriage asked. Zarić looks at him and answers.
"Nothing,I communicate to someone through magic thats all."Zarić replied.
"Y-you can use magic ma'am!I thought your a commoner like us."The driver surprisingly said to hear it.
"I use some magical device to communicate with someone,so if you excuse try to focus on your driving. I don't want to have an accident if we have a high value prisoner aboard there."Zarić said gesturing at their back where Fouquet was prisoned inside the carriage. The driver nods in understanding as he resumes to focus on driving the prison carriage back to the capital.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Seventh chapter done,what do you think about the additional discovery of the allied arsenals(old one Red Alert 2 GI weapon). I really don't know about the exact weapon it use but all I remember is what I see on the icon,I last played it when I was nine. I came up with that idea to improve the commoner's rebellion in the near stay tuned in this story!PLEASE R&R!
Next chapter:Chapter 8:Against The Same Foes
