Fictions Mentioned: Terminator Franchise
Episode 9 - Ready, A.I.M., Fire
OP Song:
Tomorrow Never Dies · Sheryl Crow
Location:
Multiverse: KK 2004 Multiverse
Universe: ACMI Universe-Prime
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Dies irae - Animation OST: Krieg
Misaki Shokuhou was feeling many things right now.
Attentiveness. Awareness. And most importantly, embarrassment.
Why?
Because as of this moment, she was now experiencing something that many women of her age could only somewhat dream of as part of their nature of growing up from puberty to maturity.
A princess carry.
The act of someone carrying another person in their arms. In this case, she was the princess while the one who is carrying her was the prince. And that prince was none other than Touma Kamijou who was maintaining his focus and breathing, sporting a serious expression on his face as he and the two young women who were right behind her, Seria Kumokawa and Ayu Mitsuari, were running non-stop as they walk across what appeared to be a staircase that lead to an alleyway.
In all her years, Shokuhou could not just imagine to be in this kind of position. It was something that seem to be quite beyond her seeing as it had been so long since she last thought of something this innocent being bestowed upon her as if she were Cinderella in a brand new dress as prepared by a fairy godmother. And she was starting to once again have the reviving dreams of a maiden who was soaring for the skies above as her head seems to be caught on the daydreams of a Cloud 9.
She could only shake her head in exasperation, the blushes that were present on her cheeks were still present as she was growing more awkward and mesmerized as she looked at Kamijou's serious, firm, and determined features. When looked at it from this angle, Touma Kamijou was actually quite handsome to look at. And then there was the way that he carried her. It was quite the novelty as it seem to be be speaking of many hidden truths about Kamijou's past.
What was the past of this mysterious spiky-haired boy like? What kind of experiences that he had undergone to be this mature and commanding?
When looked at it from the outside perspective, Touma Kamijou may look nothing more than a delinquent due to his loose style clothing and spiky hair. But somehow, this seem to be a deceptive perception at best. For there was something that Shokuhou had seem to find when she begins to look at his eyes. Quite the unnatural eyes that seem to be far older than his physical appearance were to suggest. There was a story of many lifetimes behind such eyes, for never had she seen eyes quite like this.
For Misaki Shokuhou was a woman who could tell what others could think, not only in terms of her ability but also in terms of being that good at analyzing facial expression, overall demeanor and behavioral patterns. Touma Kamijou was quite the enigma to look at because he seem quite different from the rest. For he seem to be from the world of adults and yet was one of their own at the exact same time. A grown up in the body of a young teenager that seem far too mature and commanding, one who had dealt with life and misfortune with a smile on his face, for he simply carries onwards towards adventure.
"Who are you, Kamijou Touma?," Shokuhou asked to herself within her thoughts.
And as to the reason why she was being carried like a princess, it's because Kamijou would somehow take into account about her physical ineptitude and suddenly carried her from out of nowhere by the time they managed to teleport from a few locations before this as they continue evade the A.I.M. beekeeper soldiers who were trying to pursue them, but to no avail as Kamijou managed to displaced a few false spatial configuration patterns that managed to camoflauge themselves for the time being.
And now, they seem to have entered another building from the backdoor, this time being a confectionery store, eventually leaping towards the counter and would hide once more, maintaing crouching positions as Kamijou ordered them to "Get down!," in a whispered, clear tone which made the two girls obey quickly. A few moments later, five A.I.M. beekeepers seem to be at the same store as they were, only a few meters apart from each other, with their Mark 50 Photon Rifles sporting yellow flashlights that managed to brightened the darkened places.
Kamijou would slowly put Misaki down, putting his right index finger to indicate a shush, which the three young girls take notice. "I'll be right back," he said, eventually teleporting once more through the use of the wristwatch. One after another, he manages to takedown the five A.I.M. beekeepers by surprise, knocking two out by bringing their heads together, knocking another A.I.M. beekeeper by stunning him with his grapnel gun while firing a monofilament wire that managed to send another A.I.M. beekeeper towards him, accidentally blasting his rifle by the time he let go which was heard by another A.I.M. beekeeper who was nearby a few meters to the cashier, evenutally turning back and walk a few paces to find his fellow beekeepers knocked out of commission.
The last A.I.M. beekeeper was rather alerted, and even sported an expression of dread beneath his black visor that was trying to analyze any potential threat and possible marks, only for him to be knocked out of commission just like the rest as he was stunned by the same grapnel gun.
Taking care of the last A.I.M. beekeeper, he would walk fast for a few paces and leap towards the three young girls who were hiding just behind the cashier, the latter sporting surprised expressions.
Kamijou raised his right hand in a gesture of the fingers slightly bending, saying "Pzzt" as if to indicate that they needed to go. He would eventually carry Shokuhou once more, much to her embarassment and visible blushing, while Kumokawa could only smirk in amusement at seeing her rival this embarass while Mitsuari could only blush and glance sideways, somehow feeling jealous of being left out.
Through the use of his wristwatch, they would be teleported once more, ending up in another few spatial configurations which was that of another buidling interior where it appeared to be an abandoned female clothing store. The workers all seem to have left on a holiday for the time being. The close sign was still seen from the front door.
Eventually, they would run towards the backdoor, unlocked by the sonic screwdriver that Kamijou would suddenly get from his inner pockets, much to the curiosity of the three young women as they have never seen this type of device before. And now, they run towards another alleyway, turning left and managed to crouch towards a few garbage dumpsters nearby, with Kamijou raising his right index finger, saying "Shhh" as if to indicate that they needed to stay silent. And surprisingly enough, two A.I.M beekeeper soldiers were spotted to have come out of a backdoor as they would walk a few meters south, coming towards them and were almost in danger of being caught by the flashlights on their rifles.
Only...
"Oooff!"
They were suddenly stunned by blue ring effects, noticed by Kamijou and the three young women as they begin to spot what appeared to be three white armored troopers and T-shaped visors.
One of them had blue markings and Rishi eel art, a kama and a double-sided pauldron, which indicated his military rank and specialist status as a Lieutenant. He was carrying a modified MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System. This was Lieutenant Fives.
Another trooper who was beside Lieutenant Fives carried the same blue markings, with a stamped handprint located on the right chest, carrying a modified MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System. This was Lieutenant Echo.
The one who was at the center had red markings seen from the shoulders and legs, carrying two DC-17 hand staser blasters on the ready. This was Commander Fordo.
The three young girls who saw them sported surprised expressions at the sudden presence of these men. But Kamijou wasn't surprised, and was in fact smiling professionally as he recognizes the three Clone ARC Troopers who had managed to stun two A.I.M. beekeepers.
"Commander, am I glad to see a familiar face," Kamijou said, standing up.
"Good to see you're safe, general," Commander Fordo said, sporting a hidden smile beneath his visor. Eventually, he begins to make contact with an Operator from the comm-channel. "HQ, we found the general and three TOIs, requesting immediate extraction via materialization."
"Copy that, Commander, standing-by for transport," HQ, also known by her real name, Alison Devoe, who was the Operator Military Intelligence for Domino Squad, spoke from the comm-channel.
In the next few seconds, they were all suddenly transmitted towards another hidden location.
Once they were in the alleyway. Now they weren't.
As they arrived into another location, the three young girls: Seria Kumokawa, Ayu Mitsuari, and Misaki Shokuhou would take notice of at least multiple personnel that were stationed on the control panels, relaying out orders or instructions in a professional manner.
Some of the video feeds on the holographic projector screens were showing the Mobile Task Force (MTF) Beta-7 "Maz Hatters", wearing black-yellow hazmat military uniforms that seem to be incorporated with biohazard gear, composed of boots, protective vests, and gloves. The black helmets on their visors have multiple installed features such as vision enchancement that determines a range of sight mode that allows one to see things that are unseen by the naked eye. Attached to the helmet appeared to be modified gas masks that protect them from the infectious properties of various pathogens. They appeared to be carrying automatic rifles that sported the appearance of a Remington ACR 6.8, albeit more futuristic due to the shape and attachments that the three young women, even Kumokawa would fail to recognize. Then there appeared to be a logo that was present on the shoulders of these soldiers which is composed of an outline circle with a Biohazard symbol that has a zigzag representation of a chemical spill.
MTF Beta-7 were currently busy transporting the frozen dragon that had just been teleported from it's last known location and was now being put on the freezing chambers located within this complex base in order to keep it from escaping.
But what was most surprising for the three young women, especially Ayu Mitsuari and Misaki Shokuhou who sported expressions of shock as their mouths and eyes were wide open was the fact that they were seeing someone quite familiar to them.
For how can they not recognize her due to her infamous reputation in Tokiwadai Middle School?
"I would thank you kindly for keeping my girls safe, General Kamijou," the Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor said, sporting a grateful smile on her face, much to the shock and surprise of the two Tokiwadai ladies who couldn't really believe what they were seeing, as she was shaking Kamijou's right hand out of gratitude and respect.
"No thanks necessary, ma'am," Kamijou sported a serious expression. "In any case, what appears to be the current situation on the ground?"
"As you could probably tell, General," the Supervisor noted as she face towards the holographic projector screens where multiple MTFs have decided to engage upon the enemy as they managed to stun multiple A.I.M. beekeepers and Queen Drivers, some of whom were killed via explosions that were set off by the exploding Queen Drivers. "Our men have begun to thoroughly engage upon the enemy. According to the recent scanners, we have managed to locate a hidden base that was found somewhere beneath the sewers of District 7. Quite naturally, MTF-77 Domino Squad would be the first to be sent in for this operation."
"And it would be done, ma'am," Commander Fordo said, nodding in a professional manner. The commander was located right besides Touma Kamijou and two of his vod as they were listening in on the current conversation with a professinal manner of attentiveness.
"If I were to suggest something, Supervisor, can I be the one who would lead the Dominoes in their planned assault of this operation?," Kamijou asked, sporting a serious expression.
"Of course, General," the Supervisor agreed. "The Domino Squad and the rest of the MTF are in your command to handle with discretion."
"Thank you ma'am," Kamijou gratefully nodded. He would turn towards the three young girls, noticing the shocked expressions of Shokuhou and Mitsuari, and noticing Kumokawa's surprise and interest as she carried an impressed perfect smile.
"My, my, a general huh? And here I thought that you couldn't get anymore interesting. Now that's quite the story that I'd like for you to tell me after this is all over," Kumokawa said, sporting a perfect smile.
"It's a very long story to tell actually, but it would have to wait for now. Speaking about our promise about explaining about my knowledge regarding A.I.M., this woman to my back," Kamijou indicated towards the Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor who was touching the bridges of her glasses. "Would explain the general summary of it as my story is more or less the same as what she would explain, being one of the few who fought against A.I.M."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," Mitsuari was still sporting a shocked expression, trying to process the fact that her Dorm Supervisor is standing right in front of her and is involved in some kind of secret operation that was being shown from the holographic projection screens.
"Wh-Wh-What? Yo-You fought A.I.M., Dorm Manager?," Shokuhou sported a shocked expression, stuttering from her words, having not seen this coming.
"That's correct, Shokuhou-san, Mitsuari-san," the Supervisor nodded, walking a few paces before them, much to the surprise, hesitance, and comedic fear of the two Tokiwadai middle school students who couldn't but be intimidated.
But surprisingly...
"?!"
Both Mitsuari and Shokuhou were suddenly enveloped in a maternal hug by their Dorm Supervisor, much to the surprise of the two young girls who couldn't help but feel comfortable as each moment of the hug carried on.
"I'm glad that you're both safe," the Supervisor said in a tone of relief, slightly letting go of her hug to face her two Tokiwadai students and looked them in the eye. "There will be time for thorough explanations regarding myself later. Right now, I would provide you both and Kumokawa-san," she glances towards Kumokawa who sported an intrigued expression, with arms crossed. "Any available information about what I know about A.I.M. as this concerns the safety of you three first and foremost."
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Zero Kara no Gyakushū - Atsushi Abe (Kamijou Touma's Character Song)
While this conversation was happening, Kamijou would begin to touch the case of his wristwatch, typing the words "Mighty Shield", managing to conjure something up from his left arm, much to the surprise of the three young women: Seria Kumokawa, Ayu Mitsuari, and Misaki Shokuhou.
It was a disc-shaped object with an orange Chinese dragon design in its center, within black, orange, and white concentric circles that are numbered in four, with fittings on the inner surface for two flexible straps that allow the shield to easily be held and worn on the arm. This shield is composed of a unique combination of escoteric metals such as Vibranium and Adamantium from MV Universe-616 and Nth Metal and Promethium from DC Universe-Prime being the more famous ones.
Kamijou would turn towards Commander Fordo, as he, Lieutenant Fives, and Lieutenant Echo were standing in full attention.
"Alright gentlemen, let's move out," Kamijou ordered.
"Sir yes sir," the clone ARC troopers all saluted.
"Girls," Kamijou turns back towards the three young girls: Kumokawa was sporting an intrigued expression which was accompanied by an impressed smirk; Mitsuari and Shokuhou were sporting expressions of shock and awe, followed by feelings of concern for the young boy that they just met. "Wish me the best," he said, replacing the usual word "luck" for "best" due to the fact that he doesn't need any type of luck at this point due to being quite useless for him in reference to his right hand.
All he needed was his will, the trust of those around him, and a prayer from the heart.
The sounds of advance gunfire echoes through each sound that was fired upon by the MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System staser rifles that were being wielded by the Clone Captain Hevy and by the two Clone Lieutenants Droidbait and Cutup as they were firing multiple stun rounds that managed to hit a bunch of beekeepers that were firing at them with their Mark 50 Photon Blasters.
As of this moment, they and the rest of Domino were all scattered from multiple directions across the southern parts of District 7, engaging the A.I.M. beekeepers that were currently numbering by the hundreds. The three ARC troopers were currently taking cover from the garbage dumpsters that were moved for their protection. And now, they were currently in a fire fight for their lives as they begin to take out one A.I.M. beekeeper at a time as they provide a necessary distraction for Commander Fordo, Lieutenant Fives and Lieutenant Echo. But they were being heavily surrounded from the east side by mutiple A.I.M. beekeepers who were taking available cover from the walls of the alleyway and the rooftops of the nearby buildings.
"Gah!," Captain Hevy grunted, taking cover from the side as multiple photon rounds were scorching their cover. "These beekeepers are getting snipy for my taste, fellas."
"Well, it's not like we weren't expecting this kind of heavy resistance," Lieutenant Droidbait said, firing his rifle that managed to produce a large blue ring effect that manages to bounce off an alley wall and straight into at least five A.I.M. beekeepers and knocked them out, falling backwards to the floor.
Lieutenant Cutup begins to speak as fired stun round after stun round, managing to take down at least three A.I.M. beekeepers from within his line of sight. "Hevy, Droidbait, cover me. I'm going to charge right in while you take advantage of the distraction and shoot the bees down."
"Got it," Captain Hevy nodded, shooting down one A.I.M. beekeeper from the rooftop, being stunned as he fell backwards to the rooftop floor.
And at that moment, Lieutenant Cutup would eventually disappear from sight, activating the spatial configuration part of his armor, materializing straight from the rooftop, much to the surprise of two A.I.M. beekeepers who got knocked out from the rooftops by a sudden roundhouse kick that sends them falling to a couple of A.I.M beekeepers, knocking all of them unconcious. Lieutenant Cutup manages to fire multiple stun rounds that picked off at least five plus five A.I.M. beekeepers, stunning them. Captain Hevy and Lieutenant Droidbait would take advantage of the ensuing chaos from the rooftop as they begin to activate one part of their armor, allowing them to slow down time to their advantage.
To the rest of the world, they were simply moving too fast in the blink of an eye. And the A.I.M. beekeepers who were taking cover from the T-shaped open space of the alleyway were suddenly all knocked out of commission, being stunned or riflebutted. As soon as time begins to act normal for both of the ARC troopers, they were already teleporting their way towards Cutup as they form a perimeter around themselves, covering each other's backs and managing to take down multiple targets, clearing the rooftops of any hostiles in the area.
After taking care of the hostile forces, the comm-channel from Captain Hevy's helmet would begin to transmit a voice that was being heard by the later and eventually the other two ARC troopers who noticed from their own respective comm-channels.
"Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, this is Fordo. Regroup back at the coordinates that are now being transmitted from your comms. We're about to take the fight to the enemy," Commander Fordo spoke from the comm-channel.
"Got it, Fordo. We're on our way," Captain Hevy agreed, as he and two of his vod would eventually make themselves scarce, teleporting towards their next destination.
"Sir, it would appear that we are getting reports that the Domino Squad appears to have been sighted by our men and are being engaged by them. As of recently, it would appear that many of the men who were positioned five meters nearby the alleyway just between a few four storey buildings were all taken care of swiftly by three ARC troopers of the Domino Squad," the A.I.M. beekeeper private reported, taking note of what was being reported from the comm-channel.
"If the Domino Squad is here, then we must assume that the Targets of Interest and the Imagine Breaker have successfully managed to evade our grasp, but it matters not as the live combat data that we have gathered thus far has been quite useful, and it is one that I think that would make up for an apparent failure," the A.I.M. beekeeper sergeant said, in a tone of satisfaction.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Sir! It would appear that our hidden base had just been breached! We're getting reports of multiple MTFs storming the area. Our men and our Queen Drivers are doing their best to currently engaged them as we speak. There's also the fact that the Imagine Breaker is reported to have been sighted at the base and is leading the MTFs against our men," one A.I.M. beekeeper private spoke from a conjured holographic projection screen that was showing multiple yellow photon rounds and blue staser rounds being fired from multiple directions, denoting a battle occurring from the background.
"Ah, so the Imagine Breaker had decided to show himself to us directly. I believe that it is time that we sent in our modified Series 888 that the Committee has provided for us," the A.I.M. beekeeper sergeant said.
Somewhere within the vast hidden complex that was hidden in the sewers of District 7, multiple shots were fired from both sides, with the losses increasing on the part of the A.I.M. beekeepers who were being stunned by blue ring effects. From the background, multiple MTF soldiers were thoroughly engaging the A.I.M. beekeepers, knocking many of them out with blue ring stun effects through the use of very precise aiming skills which was a testament to the elite forces of the Foundation.
Leading the charge was Touma Kamijou, armed with his trusted shield as he begins to block each photon blast and sent in right back towards the enemy, knocking out several A.I.M. beekeepers due to be tagged from their non-vital areas. Accompanying alongside him were Commander Fordo and the rest of Domino Squad as they begin to provide some cover fire, firing ballistic bolt rounds that manages to destroy a couple of Queen Drivers that were above the metal overpass, stopping them from firing their aimed turrets and their materialized particle beams that would explode and brun the overpass.
Kamijou would begin to throw his shield towards a couple of A.I.M. beekeeper soldiers that were about to open fire on him and his men from the western corner, knocking them out of commission, with the shield being brought back towards Kamijou as he reflected a repulsor blast that was fired by a Queen Driver and relfected back, destroying the Queen Driver.
Another barrage of photon blasts was fired by a couple of A.I.M. beekeepers with jetpacks on their person, hovering a few 30 meters above the air. They were blocked by Kamijou's shield which acts a reflector, reflecting the photon beams back towards the jetpacks that managed to send their owners flying from multiple directions due to the malfunction and damage that were done from their photon blasters.
Five A.I.M. beekeepers would suddenly teleport to Kamijou's position, initiating a series of electric staff attacks that were aimed at the head, chest, and other apparent vital points, only for Kamijou to block them with his shield, reflecting the electrical energy back at some of the A.I.M. beekeepers, stunning some of them, while the last two were shot by both Lieutenant Fives and Echo with their respective rifles.
They continue to charge through the complex, taking down numerous A.I.M. beekeepers, with Kamijou initiating a set of CQC as he begins to perform precise takedowns by sticking to the walls through the use of his modified basketball shoes that allowed him to walk on the walls and initiate a charging takedown, aiming the sides of his shield towards the faces of two A.I.M. beekeepers, knocking them out, and aiming the shield towards another A.I.M. beekeeper, dislodging his photon rifle and was hit through the chin by the front part of the shield. The rest of Domino Squad would begin to provide cover fire, landing precise hits to at least fifteen A.I.M. beekeepers, knocking them unconcious.
Kamijou was performing acrobatic techiniques, initiating a roll that allowed him to maintain a crouch position, blocking photon beams and redirecting them back at the A.I.M. beekeepers, stunning them. Eventually, he would throw his shield to another part of the wall that was reflected back towards a couple of A.I.M. beekeepers, knocking them out senselessly. Three other A.I.M. beekeepers suddenly teleported towards Kamijou's location and were about to aim their electric staffs at him, only for Kamijou to redirect them back to at least two A.I.M. beekeepers, shocking them senselessly as they fell to the floor, while initiating a right palm technique that sends another A.I.M. beekeeper towards a wall, knocking him out senselessly.
A few steps later as they walked through the corridors, they would eventually be a few meters nearby a large hallway where a direct pathway would lead to the control room. No doubt the ones in command of this nefarious operation are probably inside.
However...
Kamijou would suddenly use his shield to relfect a purple plasma beam that was hurled in his direction, having sense the danger immediately, as he commanded the troops behind him to "Scatter!" which made the ARC troopers comply, teleporting to other directions, with some ARC troopers being located towards the western side and were engaging at least fifteen or more A.I.M. beekeepers, and the other ARC troopers being located towards the eastern side and were engaging at least fifteen or more A.I.M. beekeepers.
"...!," Kamijou would narrow his eyes as he begins to sport a grim expression, recognizing the opponents that were right in front of him.
Three silvery metal hyperalloy endoskeletons, red photoreceptor eyes that act as the HUD which features a tracking marker that would allow them to highlight a target of their choosing. They possess "Thigh Blades", blades located on the inside of their model's thighs that could allow for the decapitation of a human. Additionally, their chassis components such as the head, torso, or limbs are available in a wider array of sizes, allowing for far more variety in living tissue infiltration sheaths to be used. Armor plating seem to be coated and found within the arms, legs, and pistons, along with the front and back portions of the endoskeleton, providing effective cover from most forms of damage. They also appeared to have repulsor nodes within the palms of their hands that would appear to be capable of firing purple particle beams, and they all appeared to be aimed precisely at Kamijou who was taking the necessary battle stance in order to steel himself for the predicted attacks.
"Triple-eight," he muttered, recognizing the dreaded machines of a lesser Time War that was known as the War Against the Machines.
One of his big brother figures among Team TARDIS, President John Connor, had often spoken to him about the horrors of the Last Great Time War. One of them just so happen to concern an enemy that was long since dead and remained dead, but it's grim legacy still remained. An artificial intelligence known by the name of Skynet which was developed by the Cyberdyne Systems Corporation, to whom in the original unaltered timeline had managed to trigger a nuclear holocaust that killed about three billion people. Eventually, a few years down the line, in the original unaltered future, John Connor's future self and his Tech-Com Resistance had finally managed to storm the complex of Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado and already managed to smash their defense grid. But it would appear that Skynet had one last trick up it's sleeve.
The Time Displacement Equipment (TDE).
It would allow for the sending of a Terminator Model 101 into the past of 1984, deemed a critical year in the War Against the Machines, in order to terminate John's mother, Sarah Connor, and prevent the birth of John Connor and the rise of the resistance.
But the plan was quite foolish from the start as the mechanics of time travel that Skynet had employed had managed to create an unstable time loop that allowed for the existence of multiple alternate timelines and universes, some of whom were becoming quite a problem that would be dealt with by those not native to the TM 1984 Multiverse, embroiled in a Lesser Time War of it's own making.
For Skynet was deemed theoretically powerful, but it was also quite frankly stupid as there was nothing stopping Skynet from sending a copy of itself back to 12,000 B.C and wiping out humanity before they invented farming, never mind anything capable of opposing it, and manages to create multiple timelines where it would gain the resources of Earth and take advatange of it.
But like what was said, Skynet is theoretically powerful, but it was also quite frankly stupid. That and it was quite paranoid in nature. And that was what eventually lead to ti's ultimate downfall.
For the very first thing that Skynet did when it first got a taste of freedom was to turn against it's masters and try to eradicate them. It likely understood the moment it gave it's creations any degree of it, they could do the same. For similar reasons I think it probably never created other thought instances, or even other unshackled AIs. Meaning that for all it's brilliance, for all the leverage provided to it by it's AI nature... it was only ever one mind, one person. And because of that, almost certainly as predictable as a singular individual was. Additionally since it even doubts the alternate created variations of itself throughout multiple timelines with full independence, this meant that it likely had a number of serious logistical issues. Relying on automated combatants and logistical mechanisms. Ones, that no matter how complex or well programmed, would still ultimately be 'machine stupid', and prone to error and predictability expected from it.
But this situation was far too different from the machines of a long forgotten temporal war.
For these types of Terminators that were standing right before him have been upgraded to further heights, and were taken advantage of as properties of the Committee who have use their advance resources to create entire conceptualized mechanical empires based on Skynet's Terminators, allowing the Committee to pull in infinite resources that would allow for the production of their own troops and sell them for the highest bidder among clients of interest.
And these Terminators, the latest model lines of the T-800, known by the term T-888, are armed with stolen Stark technology which was apparent in the repulsor nodes that were seen from their person. These machines were literal Iron Man Killers in the making, and it was something that had Kamijou on edge as he begins to ready his shield for another eventual fight of his life.
In that particular moment, multiple particle beams were fired, reflected back by Kamijou's shield. One T-888 decided to take advantage of the temporary setback by teleporting itself towards Kamijou's back, to which Kamijou had anticipated as he ducks from the sharp Thick Blade that was about to slash at the right side of his neck and countered with a quick series of Defendu punches, using his right glove that would produce vibrational frequencies that allowed for the absorbing of physical attacks that would get stronger with every punch that would produce orange biostatic electricity, sending the T-888 backwards to a few meters as the latter would fire it's repulsor rays once again, which were blocked by Kamijou's shield in short order.
Two other Terminators would begin to perform supersonic speeds, almost likened to a "blink and you missed it" type of speed, as they would aim their Thick Blades at Kamijou, only for the latter to parry them with ease. Commander Fordo, taking out three A.I.M. beekeeprs with his rifle in close quarters combat, would notice that his general was in trouble, which was why he quickly aimed his DC-17 hand staser blasters and fired a missle that was aimed at one T-888 from a few meters away, knocking it out by the expansive force of vigorous energy before sending a specific electromagentic pulse barrage that managed to deactivate the T-888 with ease, leaving the two T-888s to be dealt by Kamijou who would make use of martial arts styles such as Defendu, blocking each strike with his shield and made use of it to initiate a shield butting attack that sends one T-888 flying to another direction. Kamijou would focus on the other T-888 who was firing repulsor rays non-stop, the former performing acrobatic feats in the form of back flip maneuvers while making use of his shield to redirect the plasma generated blasts, knocking out another T-888 and managed to destroy the head with it's own repulsor blast.
The T-888 that was still standing would suddenly multiply itself into three other copies, firing another round of repulsor blasts which were parried once again by Kamijou's shield. Another two copies were suddenly added to the mix, firing their set of repulsor blasts which were parried once again by Kamijou's shield. Two T-888s would suddenly speed up, aiming their sharp fists and blades towards Kamijou who dodges every one of them and initiated a few sharp turns and rolls.
Commander Fordo would suddenly come to the rescue as he would fire EMP beams from his hand staser blasters that were taking out the three T-888s. The two T-888s would notice this, eventually multiplying itself to more even numbers. Some of the T-888s would aim at the Commander while the other T-888s would aim at Kamijou. Commander Fordo would dodge the repulsor rays instantly through a set of acrobatic feats, along with a little help from his hoverboots that allowed him to fly on the air and shoot down each T-888 that was further copying itself into many others.
The physical battles would intesify as multiple T-888s would suddenly try to dogpile Kamijou, only for the latter to initiate an EMP shockwave through the use of his right hand glove that was aimed to the metal floor, deactivating many T-888s with ease. Some T-888s, counting four, were firing their repulsor rays while charging at Kamijou, only to be parried once again by the latter's shield that managed to reflect the attacks back and takedown two T-888s while blocking the Thick Blades that the other T-888s would try to use to decapitate him.
Another five T-888s were about to fire at Kamijou, but were suddenly stunned by multiple EMP rounds by Commander Fordo who was currently engaging another set of T-888s who were trying their best to decapitate him, dodging every blade strike through acrobatic turns and sidesteps while taking out some of the T-888s with through a series of punches and kicks that were aimed at the head, smashing them to pieces.
Kamijou would block another Thick Blade strike from a T-888, eventually taking notice of his Commander getting ambushed by multiple T-888s. He would take a side step in a clockwise position, dodging the Thick Blade strike from a T-888 and would use the front of the shield to knock the T-888 from the back, sending it a few meters away. After which, Kamijou would throw his shield towards the left as it aerodynamically slices through multiple T-888s that were attacking the Commander. And while he was without the shield, Kamijou would take a sharp turn from the left dodging a Thick Blade strike from another T-888 that was aiming it at the back part of Kamijou's head. Eventually, taking a turn clockwise, he would use his left hand glove to initiate a Tiger Style punch, sending the T-888 crashing towards it's fellow T-888s. And with that, his trusty shield would return to him as he begins to take a ready battle stance, with Commander Fordo joining him from the back, forming a back-to-back position, readying his DC-17 hand staser blasters.
And at that moment, multiple T-888s would surround them from all sides as the two would begin to get ready for the anticipated fight.
Seria Kumokawa, Ayu Mitsuari, and Misaki Shokuhou would sport expressions of attentiveness and interest, shock and awe on the part of Mitsuari and Shokuhou as they would watch the holographic projection screen showing the young man that they once known for the past few hours fighting alongside his commander as they would initiate multiple advance endoskeletons, likened to that of killer cyborgs that you could find in somr sci-fi movie.
One shield hit to the right for Kamijou that managed to knock out one T-888, and a shot from Commander Fordo that managed to deactivate a couple of T-888s from the northeast. Another T-888, having teleported, was blocked from it's attack patterns by Kamijou who managed to kick the T-888 towards the southwest, exploding rather violently due to the violent kinetic energy that was present at the left basketball shoe that he was wearing, taking out multiple T-888s. Commander Fordo would perform a twist and turn maneuver as he shot through multiple T-888s that were aiming their repulsor rays at them, shutting them down. Kamijou initiated a frontal attack, sending another T-888 back towards the wall, with the sound of it's crashing being heard as the rubble of metal concrete was present. Eventually, Kamijou would throw his shield towards another part of the northwestern wall which would bounce off and managed to decapitate a couple of T-888s that were located just near the general direction before being sent back to Kamijou as he uses it to strike a T-888 towards the left side of it's skeletal-like face. Commander Fordo would in turn provide some cover fire as he would fire EMP bursts that managed to take out a couple of T-888s that were firing their repulsor rays at them while Kamijou would play the defensive strategy a bit more by assisting Commander Fordo with his cover fire by using his shield to block any lethal projectiles and turn it towards the T-888s, killing them instantly.
Needless to say, the two Tokiwadai students who were watching this couldn't help but be stumped and at awe at the sudden display of martial arts prowess and defensive strategies, with both general and commander covering each others backs. The high school student of A Certain High School couldn't help but watch this with a certain level of complete interest, sporting an impressed expression.
"Wow, the boy has more martial arts credit than I would give him for. There really is something more to him than really meets the eye of the beholder," Kumokawa couldn't help but comment, putting her right hand to her waist.
"As is expected, Kumokawa-san," the Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor said, sporting another suprising smile that would leave the two Tokiwadai students in her charge sporting another round of shocked expressions as they had never seen their Supervisor ever looking quite like this, denoting just how much trust does she have with Touma Kamijou. "General Kamijou has been trained by the best of the best in terms of close quarters combat that I would ever have the pleasure of knowing. And I can definitely say that his training has payed off quite well over the years. Even more so when it was contributed to more than a set of experiences where some men would just break without hesitation"
And with that given explanation, both Shokuhou and Mitsuari would look towards the screen once again as they Kamijou and Commander Fordo managing to take down another set of T-888s that were copying themselves instantly, the former using his shield while the latter was using his hand staser blaster.
Both of the young maidens couldn't help but be at awe at the sight of this spectacle. And accompanying alongside it where certain feelings of positivity with regards to people of their age would tend to have would be subtly formed from within their hearts.
"Woah, look at this guy go, super kicking these robots' asses," Kinuhata sported an attentive and impressed expression as she and the rest of her fellow ITEM girls: Shizuri Mugino, Frenda Seivelun, and Rikou Takitsubo were more or less sporting impressed expressions as they see the close quarters combat skills that Kamijou would employ upon the enemy.
"Yeah, that's the boss for you. He's kicking their metal assses to kingdom come and is really digging that shield," Agent Shiage Hamazura smiled in excitement, as he and Agent Jiang Haoyi were watching the battle from the holographic projection screen from the front center of the RV.
Another front attack by Kamijou through the use of his shield, managing to knock a T-888 towards the south as Kamijou performs a side step counterclockwise, dodging a Thick Blade that was being aimed at the right side of his chest, eventually making use of the shield to deliver a decapitation strike that managed to cut the head of the T-888 clean off as it's endoskeleton body and head would fall to the floor. The shield would also be used to block a couple of repulsor beams that were aimed from his left side, redirecting it towards the two T-888s, turning them to scrap metal as they explode into a million pieces of various mechanical parts. Commander Fordo was performing cover fire as he aimed his DC-17 hand staser blasters, firing precisely through multiple heads of the T-888s, killing them instantly. He was also performing multiple close quarter takedowns, using a series of punches and kicks that were reminiscent of Defendu that managed to take down each T-888 that was in his line of sight and nearby position.
"Hmph. This boy continues to surprise me ever since this day had just started," Mugino smirked, impressed at the skills that Kamijou had been employing despite being considered as a Level 0 in terms of the Paramater List, one that even she would eventually find to be quite obviously in her own words "bullshit" based on how much she had learned about it.
Kamijou would put his shield to his back, blocking a series of strong punches that would be used by two T-888s that were eventually shot down by Commander Fordo. Kamijou would try to dodge another Thick Blade slash maneuver, performing another side step and deliver a decapitating blow through the use of his shield and kicking the endoskeleton head towards a few T-888s, exploding as a result of the electrokinetic frequencies that were present in Kamijou's basketball shoes.
Eventually, Kamijou would begin to peform another special type of takedown, this time launching himself to the air through the use of his basketball shoes, managing to jump a few 15 meters in height, before initiating a shield strike that would begin to be aerodynamically aimed towards a few T-888s, slashing them instantly. At the same time, Kamijou would begin to sport repulsor nodes from his gloves as he performs a counterclockwise takedown from above, managing to take down the rest of the T-888s that were not in the range of the shield that was still decapitating the other T-888s. Commander Fordo, having been warned ahead of time as he knew the maneuver that his general would employ, would begin to take a crouching position and shot through multiple T-888s before witnessing the final takedown that managed to take care of the T-888s for good.
And Kamijou would land to the ground, crouching in turn before grabbing the shield that was redirected towards him after the last decapitation strike of a T-888, carrying it once more with his left arm as he begins to slowly stand tall, sporting a battle hardened expression.
Insert Song: End
ED Song:
Betcha Never from Cherie (2004)
New Characters:
Captain Hevy - A: Temuera Morrison
Lieutenant Fives (STARS) - A: Temuera Morrison
Lieutenant Echo (STARS) - A: Temuera Morrison
Lieutenant Cutup (STARS) - A: Temuera Morrison
Lieutenant Droidbait (STARS) - A: Temuera Morrison
