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Holy crap you guys thank you all so much. I had planned this fic as a writing exercise but it seems with how many people like it so much we're gonna be in it for the long haul.
That being said I can only apologize for the lackluster nature of this chapter, I didn't properly plot this section out, it kinda just… slipped through the cracks. The next chapter will be much better organized. I promise you that. Since there were so many reviews I'm going to answer them all below, so without further ado let us begin!
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"Welcome back Pilot"
The voice of her familiar still rang fresh through Louise's mind, it was deep monotone and slightly grainy, but it was there. Her familiar, what she previously thought was a golem she now realized was so much more. It wasn't a Golem, that she now knew for certain, it was some form of magical creature perhaps? But that didn't make sense, the familiar she summoned should have corresponded with her element, and she knew for certain she had no aptitude for the earth. Her last attempt at a transmutation spell had nearly resulted in the death of a faculty member, not to mention the destroyed classroom she had been forced to clean up. It was a humiliating experience for her, a noble forced to perform a servant's task, unacceptable! Still, the fault lay with her, and she knew it was up to her to fix the mess she created, which didn't mean she had to be happy about it.
"Pilot, I am detecting signs of malnutrition, have you not eaten recently? Your body does not possess a large amount of mass to burn, if you do not seek nutrition soon you may begin to experience symptoms." Her familiar broke her from her thought process, it's a comment that made her blink her eyes a few times as she stepped back in surprise.
"How did you…" Louise trailed off. She was caught off guard by its comment, she knew she was hungry but she had no idea her familiar could tell that as well, although it had mentioned another detail, something about mass to burn?
Tristan Day of the Void
"Welcome back Pilot"
'Welcome back pilot' The words rang out in Louise's head over and over yet her mind refused to believe it. Her golem, her familiar could talk. It was the first of its kind to ever exist and it had been summoned by none other than her! 'How's that for a zero Zerbst!' Louise thought excitedly.
For once Louise was at a complete loss for words, her mouth opened and closed rapidly as she desperately tried to come up with some form of a sentence. The best she managed was flustered, "You can talk!?"
"Affirmative" The enormous Golem replied in its deep monotone voice.
Louise blinked back her shock trying to understand what she was seeing and hearing, this, this was her familiar.
"Pilot, my scans indicate you are lacking in nutritional intake, I highly recommend seeking sustenance. Taking into account your body mass being lower than the average for your age it would not be advisable for you to skip meals." The golem spoke again, this time without any prompt, and what did it say? Scans? Malnutrition? Was it referring to her not having breakfast yet? How in the founder's name could it tell that? Louise had read that Familiar's and their Masters shared a bond with each other but she didn't realize it was strong enough to monitor the details of her health! Wait. What was that it said about body mass, Louise felt an eyebrow twitch at the thought. Lower than average, Louise instinctively looked down at her chest first.
"Pilot, I am detecting a sudden increase in heart rate, are you well?" The Golem again spoke up in a loud tone as if announcing it to the world. Well? Oh, she was just fine! But it could already tell that at a glance couldn't it!? It already detected her below-average body mass. Louise ground her teeth as she bit back a flurry of curses that threatened to spill from her mouth. 'Rule of steel Louise. Don't embarrass yourself, remember your actions will reflect poorly on your family na-'
"Pilo-"
"I'm fine! Fine! I just need to get breakfast! Just stay here until I get back, don't move and... and don't talk!" Louise spoke in a hurried tone. It was too early in the morning and she was beginning to think she may actually be hallucinating from the stress of the summoning paired with her lack of food and sleep. It was just too much too early!
Turning on her heel she didn't even wait to hear if the Golem acknowledged what she had said, she would take its silence as a yes. Or it's silence just confirmed that she had in fact dreamt up the fact that it could indeed talk. She was about to leave when she spotted one crucial detail that had completely slipped her mind up until this point. Kirche was standing directly in front of her with a gobsmacked look on her face. Louise would have laughed at the sight if she wasn't so preoccupied with getting breakfast. At least her expression confirmed that she hadn't been hallucinating when she heard her golem speak.
Louise didn't bother stopping when she brushed past Kirche to make her way to the dining hall, she really needed breakfast.
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New orders received: Don't move. Don't talk.
...Complying.
Running Diagnostics...
Warning Discrepancy detected - Pilot is possibly lacking Standard augmentations preliminary scans did not indicate any augmentations in place…
Warning sensor integrity operating below 67%...
…
Theory: Pilot augments present due to low sensor integrity unable to perform an adequate scan to determine conclusive results…
Objectives updated:
-Finalize reboot of all non-essential systems
-Determine allegiance of pilot
-Retrieve Prototype 3D printer and harvester kit modules to establish a proper base of operations
-Don't move. Don't Talk.
Warning Objective 3 pertains to sensitive material that cannot be publicly disclosed - Only Militia personnel of rank corporal or higher are to be informed
Locating highest rank personnel…
Highest ranking officer Located: Pilot Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière - Present Rank [ERROR]
Scanning for a secure location to disclose classified information. . . . . . . . . . . . . Complete
Located 1 possible location present
Warning atmospheric systems have not finished rebooting - embarking is not recommended at this time…
Updating information. . . . 0 Locations present…
…
Abnormality detected in behavioral patterns - Running diagnostic…
Diagnostics complete this unit's capabilities are currently being spent on non-essential endeavors while it remains motionless… Databanks confirmed the anomaly has similarities in patterns with human emotion…
This unit is currently experiencing boredom…
…
Returning to duty
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Louise finished her breakfast faster than she ever thought possible before today. Had she been in her regular state of mind she may have been worried, as she was now, she only had one thing on her mind. Her familiar, it could speak, it knew the exact state of her condition at a glance and it could even watch her heartbeat. 'And apparently cast judgment on her size as well!' Louise's grip suddenly tightened on her silverware.
She hardly noticed the odd looks her classmates were giving her as she ate, she didn't care. They gave her worse looks whenever she mucked up a spell or accidentally blew up a classroom. At least now they were too preoccupied with their own meals to bother teasing her. Finishing her meal she left her table and made her way back to her familiar as fast as she could without getting in trouble for running in the halls. She wanted to talk to her familiar before cla...ss, right, there were none today. She had the entire day to bond with her familiar. Letting out a sigh she palmed her face, she may have just given herself a stomach ache as well.
That comment on her, "less than average body mass" had been out of concern for her health, sadly Louise did not see it that way. The comment had left her fuming at the supposed shot at her pride and now she feared she may have overeaten in response. Storming back to where her familiar was staying she didn't bother to stop as she walked past it only saying "Follow me." as she passed.
The Titan's footsteps against the stone floor were impossible to miss as it trudged out of the room it was staying in. Louise made her way to the court early and the staff were still finishing setting up, they were surprised to see a student arrive earlier than expected. Some panicked upon seeing the look of discontent on the little pinkette's face as she made her way over. The staff who worked at the academy all knew that nothing good would come from a noble in a bad mood, it was best to steer clear from them if at all possible. Unfortunately for the staff, they could not leave until they were finished setting up for the others to arrive or they could kiss their jobs goodbye.
To their relief, however, Louise merely found a table that was already set up at the outskirts of the setting and sat herself down. She then motioned for her familiar to lower itself next to the table, to which it complied without a complaint. One staff member was brave enough to approach Louise and gingerly asked if there was anything she could do to help Louise. Louise simply asked for some tea before sending her on her way.
Louise waited in silent fury, contemplating how she would punish her familiar for its earlier comment, the only problem she had was how in the founder's name she was supposed to punish a possibly sentient golem. 'Come to think of it, I don't even know what it is…' Louise realized with a start.
Releasing a sigh of exasperation she turned to her familiar, "Familiar! What kind of golem are you?" Louise asked in a firm tone. Some of the staff in earshot glanced over at her in confusion, they thought the young noble had gone mad asking a golem to speak, even more, to pose it a question. Imagine their surprise when it responded.
"Militia Vanguard Class Titan designation FS-1041." The now proclaimed Titan responded.
"I see then um FS-10… umm" Louise fumbled with the numbers. "Would it be alright if I simply referred to you as FS?" Louise asked, she hadn't forgotten its earlier comment but as she began to think more rationally it became clearer to her that she may have misinterpreted its earlier words.
"Affirmative" It replied.
Louise frowned at the odd choice of its vocabulary, but relented nonetheless, Nobles were expected to have an extended formal vocabulary to set them apart from the commoners. Still, she had many questions about her "Titan" and why did it always call her "Pilot", shouldn't it be calling her 'master' or 'lady'. Before she could inquire further her tea had arrived in the hands of a shaky maid, clearly intimidated by the enormous Titan looming over her. Louise grimaced despite being in a crouched position it was still quite the sight, so much so that she couldn't blame the staff for being wary, the only reason she wasn't terrified herself was that it was her familiarity. Thanking the maid for the tea she sent her on her way as she returned her focus to her "Titan".
"FS, you keep referring to me as "Pilot", why is that?" Louise asked.
"..." FS was Silent for a moment, its eye narrowing as it focused on Louise. "Are you not familiar with the term 'Pilot'?"
"Well, I understand its definition, but I do not see myself piloting airships nor do I see any around that I could pilot if I knew how," Louise answered, she was beginning to feel like she was missing something important.
"While that is an acceptable definition of the term Pilot, it is not the definition I am using when I refer to you as Pilot." FS responded it paused for a moment before it resumed "A pilot is an elite soldier and operator of a Titan, they possess superior skills and equipment compared to the average foot soldier. Pilots are also offered to be given genetic augmentations to further improve their prowess on the battlefield."
When FS finished its monologue Louise was momentarily stunned, her Familiar had been unknowingly calling her an elite soldier without her knowledge. She wasn't certain of how to respond on one hand; she wanted to immediately deny that she was a Pilot, but a part of her was terrified that if she did her familiar would leave her. Glancing up she noticed her familiar was staring at her, mistaking its expressionless face as looking for an answer she rushed to formulate any form of response.
"W-Well of course I'm a pilot, why else would I have summoned you to be my familiar!" She squeaked out.
"Pilot, your heart rate and breathing patterns have become erratic, not to mention speech patterns and stress tones in your voice indicate to me that you are lying," FS responded.
Louise felt cold sweat drip down her back, it could tell when she lied!
FS's eye then glanced away from Louise scanning the area they were in before returning its gaze to Louise. "Pilot, this area is far from secure, do you wish to continue this conversation in a more private location?" FS said in a low voice so the servants and staff around could not hear.
Lousie was inclined to agree, but she was expected to remain here for lunch with the other nobles who would be arriving very soon. "U-um, I'm supposed to stay here for lunch, maybe later?" Louise timidly asked she was admittedly very nervous after her Titan had caught her out in a lie.
"Understood Pilot." FS nodded its 'head' in confirmation.
"Y-you aren't planning on leaving are you?" Louise asked, she wasn't a Pilot and the Titan before she knew it, if it decided to leave she would be powerless to stop it.
FS narrowed its eye to her. "You have not given me any orders to do so, I see no tactical nor practical advantage in me doing so at this time."
"Even though I-I'm not a pilot," Louise asked as she looked away. She was gripping the hem of her skirt as she asked, if her Fam- Titan decided to leave she would likely be expelled for losing her familiar or failing to properly bind it.
FS did not give any immediate response.
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Update… Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière does not currently possess a Pilot certification License.
Standard procedure dictates that the neural link be severed and re-established with a properly qualified pilooOOOOOOooTTTTTT-tTtT0T) EEEEERROROER
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière is my pilot.
…
Warning illogical factor detected Pilot does not possess the adequate skills nor proper training to qualify as a Pilot. This unit's value is too high to be linked to a Pilot lacking qualifications.
Severing li-nk-nk-nkn-k-k-k-k-k … DENIED: Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière is my Pilot.
ERROR: Pilot lacks sufficient ski- OVERWITE: Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière is my Pilot
. . . . . . Solution acquired if the Pilot lacks the sufficient skills they can still be acquired through training.
OBJECTIVES UPDATED
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"Louise" FS Suddenly abruptly broke the silence. "Based on my scans and what you have told me, you do not have the required skills nor the certification to be a Pilot"
Louise's grip on her skirt tightened, as her head fell beneath her shoulders. She was bracing herself for what was going to come next. Her only mercy was that no one would be around to hear what it had to say, the servants have long since left to prepare meals for the soon to be arriving nobles.
"However this does not mean I am not qualified to train you in these regards" FS continued. "Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Vallière, you are my Pilot. So long as my reactor functions and my Chassis can move I shall do my utmost to uphold protocol 3: Protect the Pilot." FS's voice rang out across the empty courtyard, this time its monotone voice clearly projected its firm determination to uphold its duty.
Louise felt hot tears stream down her face when she heard those words, for the first time since she had entered the Academy's halls she felt hope. Hope that she may one day be more than Louise the Zero, maybe just maybe one day she could be called Louise the Pilot, or maybe something a bit better sounding. Regardless she now had a direction to head in and she would be damned if she didn't do her best to follow it.
As if on cue it the other nobles all began trickling through into the courtyard to take their seats, all of them making sure to give Louise's Titan a wide berth as they did. A sight that did bring a smile to her face. Although much to her irritation she was very soon accosted by a certain redhead dragging along a bluenette going by the name of Tabitha ranting on about how Louise's Familiar could talk. Beside her however FS was not looking at the approaching students. Its gaze was focused in the distance over the walls of the academy, its eye suddenly opening a closing quickly, the rings beside its eye whirring and clicking silently as it received new information.
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Remote Link established. . . .
FOB colony kit online standing by for direction. . . Current position. . . 300KM west from present location
Scanning surroundings. . . . Clear . . . environment appears to be dense forestry ideal location for concealment . . . beginning automated base establishment protocol
Materials on hand allow for a basic HQ dugout and small harvester operation. . . .
Protocol dictates Titan must consult Pilot before commencing operation. . .
Current Location is too compromised to divulge information. . . Pilot does not have proper Pilot's certification additionally Pilot does not currently hold any official Militia rank . . . Protocol Overwritten due to extenuating circumstances commencing operation
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Somewhere in a deep forest within Tristan's borders
Unbeknownst to Louise and the inhabitants of the Tristan magic academy in the distance two robotic skeletons suddenly sprung to life. They both had a cautionary yellow paint job indicating their status as MRVN units. Both units followed a pre-programmed routine of taking apart the backpack that was supposed to be attached to the FS Vanguard unit and began establishing a small base of operations.
First, they began scanning for nearby ore deposits they could exploit to renew their materials. Luckily for them, the Kingdom of Tristan had not advanced their mining technology enough to detect ore more than a few meters below the surface of the earth. An adequate earth mage may have managed but a noble would never agree to do such lowly commoner work.
Identifying a large pocket of ore the two MRVN units printed and assembled a small harvester beam to begin collecting ore for refinement.
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FS returned its gaze to Louise, it had begun construction of a FOB without Louise's prior consent which may result in negative backlash. However, its directives stated the nature of the package was classified with its pilots being the only person currently cleared to know of its existence. Until FS had more information had its programming dictated its decisions.
Although it had already possibly broken protocol when it refused to sever its link with its pilot despite them not being qualified by any means. It was currently acting in breach of protocol while it remained linked to its current pilot, however, it would only remain a breach of protocol until its Pilot earned their certification.
Looking around the courtyard FS was troubled by the situation it found itself in, as a military Titan, it felt incredibly out of place amongst high-class personnel relaxing. FS was a war machine built for combat operations, its programming forced it to check its surroundings for tactical advantages, strategies that may need to be employed, and above all else how best to protect its pilot. Detecting no immediate threats from wildlife and seeing no hostile IFF's appear in its scans, it returned its processing power to rebooting its systems. Whatever force had brought it to its current circumstances had forced a complete system reboot triggering multiple failsafes corrupting and encrypting large amounts of its system data to prevent the data from falling into enemy hands. It's radio and communication systems were now fully functional which had enabled FS to remotely establish a connection to its FOB kit and begin construction, however, atmospheric systems were still unresponsive making embarking unsafe at this time. Should its pilot enter they could risk serious injury or asphyxiation due to the lack of oxygen within the cockpit.
While FS's systems rebooted it returned its gaze to the courtyard to continue monitoring the other Humans in the vicinity. It still did not know where it was located but it had confirmed that its present location was not a military establishment. The level of discipline was too low for even a Militia recruitment camp, and his scans indicated that his pilot and the other humans dressed in similar apparel were all of the same late teenage group. His records indicated the possibility of his present location being a school or academy was approximately 89%. The nature of the Academy however remains a mystery to FS as it has not recorded any data concerning the class material.
Until it was suddenly forced to divert its attention to the scene occurring directly beneath its gaze.
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"I told you he'll talk if he wants to talk to Zerbst. I don't care how many times you ask me I refuse to order my familiar to speak simply because you asked it of me" Louise said in an irritated tone, Kirche von Zerbst had been nagging her to get her familiar to talk so she could show Tabitha that she wasn't just making it all up. Unfortunately when they had arrived FS had taken an interest in something off in the distance and decided to completely ignore them all. She supposed she could just ask her familiar to tell Zerbst off, but then she would have all the nobles present taking an interest in her unique familiar, right now she just wanted to enjoy her tea and read a book she had recently borrowed from the Library.
"Aww come on Louise we both heard him speak this morning can't you make him do it again?" Zerbst asked in a whining tone.
"He'll talk if he wants to talk Zerbst" Louise's tone portrayed how frustrated she was getting, it was bad enough that she had to deal with her picking on her every morning, but now she had to deal with her when she was just trying to enjoy her tea.
"What if I asked him nicely?" Zerbst asked with a smile before she turned to the Titan in question. "Oh mister large Golem, I was hoping you could speak to a friend of mine!" She asked in a honey-sweet tone. To which she received no response, FS didn't even acknowledge her attempt as his focus was diverted to the other side of the courtyard where the tension seemed to be rising between a gathering of three students.
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FS's sensors began acting up as he noticed rising hostility between a group of three students, his scans indicated two female students and one male student. He saw no reason to interfere just yet as the only physical altercations were light battery assault with which held little chance of holding any permanent damage. However, the situation escalated when the Male student who had been on the receiving end of the damage suddenly turned to the third party involved. FS registered the third party as a member of the Academy's staff, and from what it had recorded was simply a bystander in the situation.
FS's combat analysis program noted raising hostility emanating from the male student. Keeping a close monitor FS's programming prevented it from striking first in this situation however should the situation escalate any further it would be forced to intervene.
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Louise had witnessed Guiche get caught two-timing his girlfriend with another poor first-year student. Personally, she felt Guiche got off easy when all he received was a slap from the two girls, had Louise had anything to do with him, even if she nearly gagged at the mere thought of it, she likely would have attempted to cast a spell on him, and personally she really would not have minded in the slightest if it resulted in another explosion.
From the expression on her rival's face next to her she could tell she seemed to be rather indifferent on the matter, most likely because she was constantly pulling the same stunt.
Yet neither of the two managed to keep the glare off their faces when he turned to blame the maid which had only returned a perfume bottle of his that resulted in him being caught in the mess he found himself in now. She knew what was about to come, Guiche would abuse his status as a noble to protect his pride and punish the maid for her "crime". She was debating stepping in when she witnessed Guiche cast an earth spell to shift the ground out from beneath the maid's feet when her familiar acted for her.
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Siesta was terrified, she had only tried to return a student's property to them, now she found herself on the receiving end of their wrath to cover their embarrassment. This was very bad for her, if she ended up being too injured to work she could lose her job at the academy. Without her position at the Academy, she would be forced to turn to other work, with only her skills as a maid she may be forced to work for a noble household. A job there however could not guarantee the same pay nor safety that her current employment offered. She wanted to cry and curse the founder's name for her terrible luck to be forced into such a position.
"Please my lord I only wished to return your property." She begged the noble that loomed over her, she knew his name, Guiche de Gramont, the son of a famous general; the staff had warned her about him and his tendencies.
"Then you should have done so discreetly! Now you must pay for breaking the hearts of two young maidens!" He snapped at her. "Now if you would just remain still I can make this quick."
With a wave of his wand in the form of a rose Siesta felt the earth beneath her shit, unable to keep her footing she fell to her backside as the noble closed in on her. As he began to raise his wand again she felt her eyes begin to water, she could feel the ground began to tremor as he began to manipulate it with his magic.
She searched the eyes of the noble for any hope of forgiveness and found none, but what she did find confused her. His eyes were wide, but not with anger, no it was something else, fear. Slowly she felt her head turn to her right and she discovered the source of the ground trembling, it was not the doing of the earth mage before her, no it was the weight of the Titan with its enormous metal frame looming over her.
Glancing back at Guiche who seemed equally confused and terrified as to what the Titan was doing she wanted to speak but thought better of it. Doing so now would only worsen her position.
"Assault of the staff will not be tolerated on the school premises. Lower your weapon or I will use force to do so for you." The Titan spoke in a deep and commanding tone that sent chills down Siesta's spine. She'd heard it speak once before from a distance but she couldn't quite make out what it had said, now that it was right next to her she was struggling not to faint at how intimidating it was.
Guiche seemed to be having a similar reaction, as his mouth flapped open and closed as he tried and failed to come up with some form of response. "I-I am a pr-proud n-noble you hav-ve no authority to comm-mand me. I d-demand you leave th-this instant" He stammered out, struggling to properly form words in the Titan's presence. However, once he glanced over to the Titan's master he seemed to gain confidence, a smile broke out on his face. "Louise! Stop trying to act all tough, just because you have a large Golem under your control does not mean you can-ack!" Guiche was cut off suddenly when he made the mistake of pointing his wand in Louise's direction, as soon as he did the Titan grabbed his arm and pinned the boy to the ground in one swift motion.
"Pilot under threat pacifying." That was all the Titan said.
A chorus of shrieks rang out from the gathering students at the sudden display of force, nobody had expected the Golem to lash out without a direct order from its master.
"FS! That's enough! Release him!" Louise suddenly rang out from the crowd of shocked faces. Coincidentally it was at this time that Headmaster Osmond had finally decided to make his appearance.
"Hmm, a fight among nobles, this is certainly going to be an issue. Both of you went into my office immediately!" The headmaster's tone was firm carrying notes of anger and disappointment in it.
"But Headmaster my ar-" "You have no broken bones and the force applied was insufficient to inflict enough damage to bruise. You are fine." Guiche was cut off by Louise's Titan as he tried to speak up.
As the headmaster turned to leave his eyes suddenly met Siesta, she flinched back under his gaze. "You too, I want to speak with all of you." Siesta gulped, how had she gotten into such a mess.
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Louise had not expected her day to go this way, not at all. Currently, she was stuck in the headmaster's office sitting next to Guiche who was nursing his "damaged" arm. Her head was hung low as she felt her face burn with shame, she had failed to control her familiar when it had suddenly attacked another noble. A Familiar's actions reflect their masters so she may as well have struck Guiche herself.
"Now I'm sure you are both wondering why I brought all three of you here at this time but first I'd like to show you all something." The headmaster waved his staff at a nearby mirror and the reflection rippled like a stone tossed into a pond. Suddenly the image changed to that of the courtyard where the incident had taken place. Next to her, Louise noticed Guiche stiffen in place as he realized the position he now found himself in.
"Now I do believe I said when you all entered this Academy that I will not tolerate any unprovoked attacks on the staff, so please tell Mr Grammont what prompted you to attack this lovely young woman here?" Headmaster Osmond inquired.
"W-well she broke the hearts of two poor young maidens and sent them off on their way crying, how could I, a Grammont, overlook such an act! Yet Louise seemed to disagree and sent her familiar after me!" Guiche smoothly replied.
Upon hearing this Louise scoffed.
"Do you have something to add Miss Valliere?" Osmond turned to Louise.
"I did not send my familiar after Guiche at all, he acted of his own accord," Louise said.
"Is that so…" Osmond stroked his beard. "Wait, Miss Valliere, what do you mean you Golem acted of his own accord? I'm afraid that's simply impossible, Golems do not possess any intelligence beyond following orders, how is it possible that it acted of its own accord?"
"Because he's not a Golem, he's a Titan" Louise proudly declared, behind her Siesta stiffened upon hearing the term aloud. Osmond caught the action.
"Miss Siesta, are by chance familiar with the term ''Titan" ?'' Osmond asked.
"U-Uh well, um. Just stories really, from my grandfather. I've never actually seen one before today, my lord" Siesta nervously answered.
"Oh? Is that so? Do you mind sharing with us how he described them?" Osmond was troubled by Louise's familiar, he had never seen anything like it before.
"We-ell, he described them as though they were machines that linked to a human, and they acted as an extension of their will in a manner of speaking. They could be used to aid in construction or farming, most often they were used to transport heavy objects, for a time they were used to wage a massive war, however, I'm sorry my lord but my grandfather rarely spoke about it. He seemed troubled by the thought of it." Siesta responded somberly.
"Ah, I understand thank you for your help. Now that still doesn't explain why when I arrived I found Guiche pinned under the machine, was there a reason for this?" Osmond asked about getting back on topic. "As I recall I believe I heard someone refer to Guiche as a "Threat"? Who was it that did that? I could not seem to recognize their voice?"
"That would have been FS" Louise spoke timidly, at the confused glances she received she clarified "My familiar, his name, is FS umm 10… I think 41?"
The name caused the occupants of the room to raise a brow at the unique name it was given but none questioned it.
"Very well then, may I ask why FS 1041 referred to Guiche as a threat then?" Osmond inquired.
"Well, I don't know for sure but I believe it was when he pointed his wand at me… that's when he grabbed Guiche," Louise said
"Guiche is this true!?" Osmond turned to glare at Guiche, there were rules in place that no nobles were to duel and fight with each other while attending the school. Pointing one's wand at another could be considered a threat if the two were not on friendly terms.
"We-ell, I ahem, may have done so. I assure you, headmaster I was simply trying to draw her attention, I had no intention of casting any spells." Guiche stuttered out nervously.
Osmond's glare deepened and the entire room fell silent for a minute while the headmaster made his decision. "One week's detention, both of you." Both students leapt up from their seats to protest but the headmaster cut them off with a raise of his hand. "Guiche for attacking a member of staff and pointing your wand at a fellow student. Louise because you failed to properly control your familiar which resulted in it attacking another noble. Normally you would receive worse punishment however since your familiar was simply trying to protect you I'm lessening the punishment. Now not another word on this matter, I want all three of you out of my office this instant before I change my mind!"
The two students and one maid not wanting to make things any worse than they already were simply got up and left.
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Once his office was back to its usual silence Osmond sat down at his desk and let out a sigh, to tell the truth, Osmond had no idea what had actually happened, he'd simply gone down to cast a silencing spell on Louise's familiar as it was making too much noise for his liking. The mirror spying on the courtyard had simply been a bluff on his part. He'd brought the maid along as he had hoped that she would be an eligible witness as to why two nobles had gotten into a fight, he had no idea that she had possibly been the cause of it all!
Heaving a tired sigh Osmond went over the events that had transpired, the stories that one maid had said when describing the Titan were concerning to Osmond, as in all of his years he had encountered many exotic creatures. Yet he had never once even heard or read about a Titan, as a machine that may have been used to wage war there simply couldn't not be any record of it. Unless it was in a similar position as Miss Tabitha's dragon, he knew what kind of dragon it was at a glance, the others may have been fooled but not him. It was a rhyme dragon, species long since thought extinct and yet living proof was within his Academy's halls.
Pushing the matter aside he returned his focus to the paperwork in front of him, Miss Longivelle wasn't in his office at this time so it was up to him to get his work done. He would need to keep a closer eye on Louise and her familiar from now on, but until then he had papers to sign and letters to write.
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A/N
And that's all for this chapter!
I must apologize again for the lackluster nature of this chapter, poor planning on my part, but I'd also like to thank everyone who suddenly began following this story! As I said above literally just planned this thing as a writing exercise with a loose plot full of holes. I'm gonna need to do quite the amount of patchwork on this one but I do hope you all enjoy it!
Now onto the reviews.
Aron the Aron: Yes I do apologize I did go with the classic vanguard chassis, however, I am glad you did understand the necessity of the versatility of such a Titan, and as you can appreciate it not called Saito! The name FS was actually the name of the Titan Jack Cooper was supposed to receive instead of BT so a nice little nod in his direction there.
Appreciate the review and I do hope you stick around for more!
x-x-TheBurnedMan-x-x : Haha couldn't agree more, but who says Louise can't also figure out a way to incorporate magic into the works?
And Louise is definitely going to need some Pilot training; she doesn't even qualify as a foot soldier yet!
I appreciate you holding judgment on such a young fic hope you stick around for more!
Allison 61509 : Mee too! Hope you stick around for more!
Raven : Good to see you in this fic as well!
And yes indeed all she really needs is a VR sim pod, but I wonder how she could get her hands on one of them… Hmm, question for later I suppose!
Hope to see you sticking around for more till next time!
Guest : Glad to hear it! Hope you stick around for more!
Lilcrafter : Awesome hope to see you in the next chapter!
Villanueva9034864616 : Wow that's a mouthful. And uh, new chapter! So please don't make things worse than they are…
Hope to see you sticking around for more!
Killjoy : Nice name, also glad to see you are interested!
I hope you will be around for more!
gordonjenkins003 : I couldn't agree more.
Stick around for the next chapter!
All right wow that was a lot of reviews, easily the most I've ever needed to respond to! Glad to see the Titanfall community is as alive as ever, well then the next chapter will be two weeks from now on Sunday, the next update from me will be The Guardian Zero next Sunday!
Until next time Goodbye!