Opening Song: The Game - Really Ft. Soulja Boy, 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, T.I.

Time: 7:50PM

Squall tightened the grip on Tatenashi as it slowly crushed her waist like a junkyard claw. Taking glee of killing her slowly was her pleasure to see Tatenashi on the edge of the roof.

"I won't let you do that satisfies your lust," said Tatenashi, trying to break free of Golden Dawn's claw. "Phantom Task will fall in shambles."

Squall said, "By the way, your classmates are on lockdown thanks to my troops that have kept this place safe."

"What?!"

"Do you think you can stop that as well, Student Council President?"

"Definitely," said Tatenashi. "I can pull that off no problem, and those troops of yours will run away like schoolgirls when they see the power of Representative IS pilots."

Squall giggled as the claw of Golden Dawn dug its way through her skin, threatening to puncture it. Tatenashi could barely stand up against the constriction while the troops prepare to execute her firing squad style.

"Goodbye, sweetheart. Dispose her."

Troops burst fired their Vz.82 Skorpion machine pistols, but she dispersed in a shower of spectacles, and water surrounded Squall and her troops. Dumbstruck, they tried to figure out what happened when suddenly…

Boom!

Explosion covered the three, knocking them off balance only to see Tatenashi in Mysterious Lady. The troops quickly got back to open fire, but she used her AIC to dispel the bullets.

"Oh my, Miss. Phantom Task, those troops aren't mere street thugs. Give them a call if they want training from me~I'll be taking my leave then, see you later!"

Squall's troops were mocked by her sarcasm, and attempted to shoot her, but Squall patted their shoulders gently. She knows how to control her soldiers efficiently.

"Easy there, no need to blow your fumes. Get down there to assist your fellow units."

The troops bowed to their master before they skydived off the roof, deploying their parachutes, and gracefully descended towards the battlefield to backup their soldiers. Squall deployed Golden Dawn, a red and gold color IS that has sharp sleek armor with a giant tail claw sticking out of her back. She gave chase to Tatenashi, firing golden energy bullets.

Laura and Charlotte fight against a squadron of Phantom Task troops that appear in seconds every time they were taken out. They were easy to be knocked out, but what they make up of strength are numbers and persistence.

Laura fired Purizushi that blew away most of her targets, but those troops were coming in fast in different directions. By the time they figured out Laura's fighting style, they went guerrilla style to confuse Laura and Charlotte. The troops didn't give up that easily from the heavy caliber railgun.

"We're getting nowhere!" Charlotte shouted, fighting the female troop that tried to kill them earlier.

They were getting pushed back from anti IS heavy gunfire that sapped their energy shields slowly. Charlotte slice and dice through the troops as they use their ballistic shields to deflect it. Even with their superior IS strength; they were not able to deal against the swarm that won't stop multiplying.

"Those were highly trained killers. It seems they're thorough that gathered enough Intel to kill us."

The female troop found herself outmatched against Charlotte, but that didn't stop her from fighting back with her German P99 that chipped Charlotte's armor bit by bit. Charlotte couldn't break through the troop's ballistic shield, blocking every attack Charlotte dished out. She struck direct hits on her target, sending her flying backwards onto the ground. Before Charlotte could check on her target, she slowly got back up, reloaded a 14 round clip, and fired 4 times.

"How can she survive that blow?" Charlotte questioned the female troop that showed resistance.

She revealed a modified Kevlar bulletproof vest that can withstand against IS armament, but it can only take 3 to 4 hits before it wears out. The troop turned her gun sideways, dumping more rounds while holding a ballistic shield with her left hand. Because the shield limits her field of view, tilting the gun makes the sights more visible under these circumstances. She walked while shooting to get a close up kill shot, but Charlotte found an opening, and shot her in the side, where her vest does not protect her. She fell down to the ground bleeding, trying to shoot Charlotte before she succumbed to her wounds, emptying her gun in the process.

More troops showed up in SWAT formation to whisk away the dead troop. It went from bad to worse because they didn't use their CZ 75. They burst fire their Galil ACE 52 assault rifles to reduce recoil, and effectively hit their targets without wasting too much bullets. Thanks to the cartridges modified to combat against IS, the 7.62x51mm NATO dealt more damage. They were efficient to destroy their targets.

Charlotte and Laura return fire, wiping out the troops that were all over them. Why would anyone be bold enough to go against an IS user? The troops weren't afraid to attack, regardless of IS pilots or not.

"Those men and women are crazy," Laura growled, generating beam sabers onto her hands. "We'll give them what they want. War!"

Laura dashed at lightning speeds, slicing the hostiles while Charlotte cover fire. Those that got struck slowly recovered while the others died instantly from the powerful IS weaponry. They relocate to catch a breath, but everywhere they go, troops awaited. Laura and Charlotte flew up high only to be met by troops firing their suppressed Mk.14 EBR marksman fire with ridiculous range capacity.

"Sacre bleu!" Charlotte said in disbelief at their conventional firearms.

Even though Laura and Charlotte wiped out many troops, they were losing against the overwhelming number. They were halfway there destroying Laura and Charlotte's energy shields.

"Let's head to the monorail station, mon ami," said Charlotte.

Laura and Charlotte knew they couldn't win, so they retreat.

"Cecilia, we're under attack by Phantom Task," Laura said via telecom. "Where are you?"

Laura unfortunately, didn't realize Cecilia was also tied up with the troops that drove them out.

"I'm afraid I can't reach you in time, Phantom Task are all over me with Autumn on the line."

Cecilia hoped her friends would understand the ongoing situation.

Autumn deployed a railgun on her right hand, blasting pink lasers at Cecilia and Joel. Her troops followed what Autumn did, and fired without hesitation. Cecilia covered herself in bright light to activate Blue Tears, and in seconds, she was in the blue, black and light gray exoskeleton, firing her Blue Pierce laser rifle. Joel took cover, firing his revolver at the troops as they got shot down, but not knocked out. His small stature enabled him to evade gunfire, though not all of them as few bullets scrapped his clothing.

Streams of blue and pink lasers streaked at Cecilia and Autumn that were in a heated firefight, flying in many directions.

"Take that!" Autumn yelled repeatedly more insane from the last encounter at IS Academy.

"Oh great, now a flying spider?" Joel groaned, whipping out his Chasseur pistol, and fired volleys of high caliber rounds at his hostiles. Autumn attempted to go after Joel, but Cecilia let loose of 4 optical drones to keep her at bay. She noticed Joel's slightly tattered shirt worried he won't pull through.

"Are you all right down there?"

Joel grinned, hitting his targets. "I'm doing just fine, those troops won't go down immediately from one shot. You got to hit them at least three times."

As he gave Cecilia a tip, the troops that were caught from the radius of the explosion got back up, returning fire. The unfortunate ones that got shot directly from the Chasseur didn't make it. Their QCW-05 Chinese bullpup submachine gun kept Joel from going head on as the 5.7x21mm cartridge whispered from the suppressor. 50 armor-piercing rounds were enough to keep the troops from reloading constantly.

If they set their sights on Cecilia, it would have turned the tables around. Luckily, they didn't interfere Autumn's battle against Cecilia, or they would have been killed. They know her long enough she doesn't take kind for assistance.

Cecilia's shots were a direct hit as Autumn increased her distance to fire back. Seeing the 8 legged freak falling back made Cecilia wore a smug smile.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to call your units to help you?" Cecilia taunted while firing her Blue Pierce.

"Shut up!" Autumn yelled.

Joel smirked that he witnessed Cecilia provoked the insane agent while playing a game of chicken. In his eyes, she wasn't that bad for a Brit. While Autumn chased Cecilia to no end, Joel ran to find cover, firing backwards. Few collapsed to the ground while reinforcements arrived just in time. The young Irish punk dumped more rounds at his pursuers.

Autumn released her abdomen, firing a high caliber railgun at Cecilia. She narrowly avoided the shot as Joel aimed his sights, and shot Autumn in the back.

"YOU BRAT!" Autumn shouted as she went after Joel, but he was just a decoy, and Cecilia shot her in the chest. With her out of the way, Cecilia fired her missile pods at the troops, decimating them one by one. Few survived the onslaught, but she didn't give them the chance to recover, and shot them dead.

Joel sighed at the dead bodies, then at Cecilia.

"Look what we have here," said Joel, twirling his Chasseur pistol like a gunslinger cowboy. "These guys and gals are formidable, but not enough to beat us."

Before Cecilia could respond, Autumn charged towards them, screaming incomprehensibly. They ducked, emptying a full clip at Autumn, and she crashed on the stairways. They approached the badly damaged Arachne out of energy shields and weapons power. Autumn tried to stab Joel, but he kicked the knife out of her hand, and pistol-whipped her with a deafening crack. Her face went pale at the Irish punk who grinned in return.

"Don't you move, Autumn," Cecilia said with a leisurely smile on her face that promised pain by any resistance. "You're coming with us."

"Better show some respect for the lady, or I'll crack your taco." Joel replied, holding his Chasseur one handed at her forehead. He would have squeezed the trigger just fine is Autumn protested.

No other choice, Autumn deactivated Arachne, a signal of surrendering. Cecilia deactivated Blue Tears to let her IS self repair as the threat was over. With a smile, Cecilia turned to Joel, holding her left hand up high. The young punk understood the message, and gave her a high five for a job well done. Despite their nationality differences and hostile greeting, the Irish engineer and British pilot combined together to exterminate the once insane agent into a softy.

Joel looked zip tied Autumn's hands, and strapped a parachute on her back. Another military transport helicopter arrived as the parachute deployed up high, and took her in. The intended package was to drop off at the IS Academy for interrogation. While they walked down the path, Joel checked his Chasseur pistol.

"Mind if I ask, what type of gun are you using?" Cecilia wondered.

"This here is Chasseur, a pistol that is capable as the rifle. It doesn't have the range capacity, but the output is the same."

Joel explained the details of his signature pistol, and the sidearm intrigued Cecilia. They get to know each other slowly while they decide what to do next. Cecilia opened her private link to inform Laura and Charlotte.

"We're clear, how about you guys?"

Laura and Charlotte managed to elude their pursuers, huffing out of breath.

"Same here. We're 700 meters away from you."

"On the way. Joel, you'll get to meet my friends soon."

Joel nodded as they search Laura and Charlotte. Suddenly, a Range Rover blocked their path with 3 troops firing out their windows. Cecilia and Joel ducked from the gunfire as 1 heavily armored IS pilot leaped out, wielding a giant battle-axe with dual blades on each side. Just as they thought the coast was clear, it was not over yet.

Fearing for their life, Laura and Charlotte charged at the hostile IS pilot, and knocked her over.

"Charlotte!" Cecilia exclaimed as Joel fired back at the troops. "Good timing you showed up."

Laura stared at Joel with curiosity before engaging the IS pilot.

"Who's that?"

Joel reloaded his Chasseur. "I'm Joel Pearce, but this isn't the right time for show and tell because shit's about to explode!"

Troops cut them off as the axe wielding IS pilot unleashed a fury of slashes, releasing saber beams. The swings were very strong that sliced the ground in half. Charlotte and Laura cover fire as Joel fired at the troops. The IS pilot somehow managed to hold them off only with her giant axe. Her thick armor protected against the combined firepower, barely breaking a sweat. Not wanting to be in the same situation again, Laura used her AIC to stop the projectiles, and Charlotte destroyed the Range Rover. The SUV catapulted and exploded into a fireball, sending the troops running to find cover.

"How long is it going to take Blue Tears to be ready?" Joel said. "I'm running out of ideas and ammunition."

Laura flushed out the oncoming troops while Charlotte fired at the IS pilot that deflected all her projectiles. The battle has turned the favors for Phantom Task once again as reinforcements arrived. The IS pilot swung her axe continuously, nearly hitting Charlotte.

Joel looked left and right at the troops that got them cornered. He groaned at their persistence that won't give up at all.

"Goddamn it, there's too many!" Laura complained when she saw a convoy of cars closing in soon. "We're almost out of weapons too."

Joel clenched his teeth that the fight was getting nowhere to victory. But with the girls in danger, a tactical retreat was the only option left to save their butts. Cecilia activated Blue Tears, only to find herself nearly out of weapons power. They flew up high to elude the troops, again. By the time the IS pilot and her troops came out of hiding, they were long gone, and secured the area.

Maya and Kanzashi were stuck holding their front line. Maya took sniping position as Kanzashi assist her with heavy gunfire. The troops fired relentlessly to break the impeccable defense. A private link opened for Kanzashi.

"Kanzashi!" said Tatenashi, fighting Squall.

"Yeah, big sis?"

"Phantom Task troops have secured half of the area. They'll kill anyone without hesitation. Please make sure Chifuyu and the classmates are in one piece."

Another screen revealed hostiles appeared fully armed to kill. Maya and Kanzashi worked twice as hard to exterminate the pesky troops that won't yield.

"I'll hold them off, get your classmates and Chifuyu out of here!" Maya commanded.

Kanzashi flew away to search for the classmates and Chifuyu while Maya deal with the battalion. With her precised aim, Maya's shots found its mark without missing a beat. The troops advanced forward as she flew up high, firing more rounds. Despite the huge amount of troops, Maya kept her cool to prevent them from passing through.

Tatenashi and Squall fought against each other. They were evenly matched, blocking every move with perfect offense and defense. However, Squall got the drop on Tatenashi, and shot her down to the lake.

"You're so naïve," Squall taunted. "It was fun playing games with you, but I got better things to do. See you later, toots."

Squall's troops cornered the lake where Tatenashi fell. Guns were drawn in all directions to prevent Tatenashi from escaping. Firing underwater would be useless because supersonic bullets disintegrate in less than 3 feet of water.

On the raging battlefield, Rin and Liu were in the frying pan with Kaori as the fuel of fire. Liu fired his 590A1 to distract Kaori, but that only made her increase the will to kill them. Since Nightmare is still undergoing self-repair, he was stuck to his shotgun while Kaori used her wings and Vortex to spray streams of fire. Liu nearly got torched in the process, but he can't let Rin down.

"Don't burn yourself, Liu!" Rin yelled, firing her Ryuhou. "Please don't disappoint me whatever you got in your sleeves."

Liu fired 12 gauge buckshot shells that barely put a dent on Kaori. She threw ball of flames at Liu as he weaved in and out of the scorching projectiles. He did his best to keep Rin on her target, but with him playing bait, he's in a bigger risk of getting killed.

Rin exchanged blows with the Phantom Task agent and seemed overwhelmed by the Japanese's sheer force and muscle at first, but began to make a comeback using her more diverse techniques and great speed.

"You're mine!"

Rin shouted, swinging her Souten Gagetsu viciously at Kaori. Her Vortex chattered metal against metal, emitting sparks and fire. She fired Ryuhou as Kaori threw her Vortex like a boomerang. Rin deflected the humongous flaming blades, and launched a few strikes on her. With Kaori's back exposed, Liu got in close, and fired his remaining shells. Out of ammo, Kaori took the chance to aim her Vortex at Liu.

"Too slow!" Kaori said with a childish smile. "Do me a favor, and die right now."

Kaori spun her Vortex as stream of fire set Liu ablaze instantly. Rin screamed furiously firing Ryuhou to no end.

"MOTHERFUCKER!"

Kaori grinned at Rin losing her temper, blocking her attacks easily without breaking a sweat. She was about to turn Rin into a roast duck, but didn't pay attention to "Liu" that was burned alive. Liu dodged so fast he left a doppelganger, leaving Kaori completely wide open. Liu in Nightmare got behind Kaori with a determined look on his face.

"Yeah, for you that is!"

Liu drew Heavenly Emperor as he chopped off her wings, and flopped to the ground. A few seconds of silence, Kaori's mouth dropped before she dropped the bomb.

"My wings! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! MY WINGS!" Kaori shouted in pain and anger. Once she had full of pride was replaced into being panicked.

"Do you have any idea who you're dealing with? I'm Kaori Saito, you chinks!"

Liu frowned at the raging agent. "That's why I chopped them off, dumbfuck."

Kaori reverted her arrogant smile, trying to maintain her cool persona. "Sike! Phoenix can regenerate! And every time I grow stronger! The fire I have becomes a part of me!"

Kaori gloated on her special ability as she waited for her wings to come back as proof. Liu stabbed the wings like shish kebabs, which greatly shocked Kaori. To add further insult, Rin recorded the whole thing for a memorable trip not to forget.

"AAAAHHHH!" Kaori screamed that her wings didn't come back.

"Whoops, whoops again." Liu said in his sarcastic tone.

"WWWAAAHHH!"

Rin couldn't stop smiling at Kaori loosing her marbles like a child throwing a tantrum. Even though Liu was a jerk for leaving Rin behind, nothing beats to witness an agent revealing her true colors.

"Hahaha! Now we're talking," Rin complimented at his profound attitude, and imitated Ludacris's voice from a particular lyric. "Kaori, your new name is fire cuz we stomped you out!"

Liu grinned at Rin roasted Kaori, but Kaori was not amused at all. Her eyes glowed golden in demented fury as sparks of fire slowly ignited, threatening to grow more.

"This isn't happening, not to me! Now you got me mad, SUPER MAD! I hate you…I hate you…! I HATE YOU! RRRAAAHHH!"

Kaori screeched like a banshee as she burst into flames all over her body. New pair of wings sprouted on her back with fire, savagely attacking Rin and Liu. Her rage intensified the flames as it grew dangerously, burning the ground in the process. She disregarded defense as Kaori delivered all out offense, but her attacks were too easy to block. Anger clouded her judgment and senses that reduced her fighting capabilities.

All she was doing was throwing basic strikes. Rin and Liu landed successful blows at Kaori, enraging her even more. As they were about to finish her off, Shen reappeared to scoop her away. The ungrateful Kaori didn't give thanks to the agent that saved her life, and shoved her away.

"Let me out of here! What's your problem, Shen? I didn't ask for your help, I haven't been beaten yet, you gook!"

Shen kept her cool to let Three Dragons explain the situation on her private link.

"Kaori, cool off. It was your fault that you disobeyed orders from Squall. She stated clearly you were not to engage in combat. What would you have accomplished in that state of condition? I hope you have a good explanation to Squall for your insubordination."

Kaori blew more flames inches away from burning Shen until she quickly calmed down.

"A good explanation to Squall…? Very well then, but you try to save me again, Shen, I'll turn you into ashes, you hear me?!"

Shen shook her head at the impulsive agent as they retreat. Rin and Liu dispersed the dying flames.

"It's not over yet," said Rin. "Let's find the others before those troops get them."

Down to Houki, Ichika, and Mattheus against Madoka and her fleet of troops, they were struggling to dodge heavy gunfire from the machine guns. Their aims were nearly precise that allowed Madoka to strike direct hits every time. Mattheus and Houki fired at the ground troops, but the majority avoided the onslaught. With the increasing number of troops, they decided not to waste their energy on Madoka's pawns.

"Madoka, military reinforcements are sent in by Chifuyu."

She didn't seem to mind as she calmly called her troops. She knew they wouldn't dare to defy her orders at all.

"Butcher Two, what's the status?"

"I have Zulu 3-6 standing by. Battle Hawk's ready to go, Madoka."

"Copy that. Zulu 3-6, we're coming in hot, shoot down the choppers."

"Yes, Madoka – opening the doors – deploying heavy machine guns and commando IS pilots. Watch the crossfire."

6 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion arrived with the ramp detached as military IS units came down to kill Madoka. Zulu 3-6, known as the S-70 Battle Hawk swooped in with the cabin doors open. 3 heavily armed IS pilots jumped out to pursue the military units. The pilots didn't see it coming, and the door gunners fired a Browning M2 machine gun attached with a HAMR scope. The huge .50 BMG skewered the pilots into Swiss cheese, and injured a few IS pilots before they got the chance to jump out. She drew her energy sword, and sliced the IS pilot into pieces. Madoka decimated the military IS units with ease with her Star Breaker.

Houki, Ichika, and Mattheus were speechless at Madoka's raw strength and her troops that were just as vicious as her. The military IS pilots were no match against Madoka and her units as the transport helicopters went up in smoke and fire, spinning an uncontrollable 360 degrees before it violently crashed. They were going against a highly skilled IS pilot with no qualms of killing anyone. Zulu 3-6 shoot Houki and Ichika as they evaded the heavy projectiles. She tried to slice the chopper down into sizes, but the hostile IS pilots defended the helicopter.

"Don't bother to fight Houki and Ichika," Madoka ordered. "They're much more skilled than you. Find Chifuyu, she must not leave this facility. I want her alive, not dead."

Zulu 3-6 flew away to let her and the troops resume the battle without further interruptions. The hostile IS pilots withdrew from battle to let Madoka and her ground troops finish it off.

"Madoka!" Ichika shouted at her evil twin sister. "This ends here now!"

"Hmph, I like to see you try."

They traded blow after blow, flying in different directions to score a hit. Mattheus assisted Ichika to get the drop on Madoka. Alas, Suddenly, Madoka stopped attacking with a devious smile on her face.

"Sayanora."

Madoka charged BT energy at Ichika, but at the last second, she diverted her target on Houki, and burst stream of energy shot her rib cage. Loss of words, Ichika and Mattheus stared in horror at Houki coughing blood, and fell dangerously down to the forest.

"HOUKIIIII!" Ichika screamed, diving down to catch Houki as they crash-landed on the ground. Luckily, the soft dirt absorbed the hard-hitting impact.

Madoka smirked at her twin brother as she fired BT energy at Mattheus. Full of righteous anger, Mattheus fired his Chasseur as the two were in a heated firefight. This was enough for Mattheus to kill Madoka.

"You twisted fuck!" Mattheus shouted.

Ichika sobbed at the fallen Houki. He couldn't believe his childhood friend would have to be in this situation. She was more than just a Kendo champion; Houki was her crush that desired to be with him. Tears dripped onto her stomach as Ichika's mind went into overload.

"Come on, Houki, you can't do this to me," Ichika cried, grabbing her shoulders. "Houki…Houki…please wake up…Houki!"

Ichika cried nonstop when Houki wouldn't respond to his pleads. What it all seems hope was perished, golden aura glowed between them. Mattheus fired volleys of Chasseur as Madoka countered them with her shield bit that moved by itself. He tried his best to break her defense, but her skills were top pared, and Madoka sighed.

"I'm through playing this boring game, my troops can take care of you guys easily."

As Madoka flew away, Mattheus tried to chase after her, only to be met by a barrage of machine gun fire, forcing him to fall back. A single troop readied her Carl Gustaf M3 84mm recoilless rifle and fired. Traveling at lightning speed, the anti-armor artillery shell headed straight towards Mattheus. He dodged the projectile as it exploded onto a mountain with huge cloud of smoke. If it struck an IS user, its energy shield would have been cut in half or even more. Madoka's troops hid in many places, taking their aim at the trio should they dare to attack.

"Ichika!" Mattheus shouted, finding his longtime friend. "We can't stick around too long."

Ichika and Houki appeared, glowing just like the sun. "You're right, Phantom Task troops are not what we're suppose to focus on. Right now, Madoka is on the loose. Let's catch her."

The trio chase after Madoka, and troops responded with many gunfire.

Kanzashi arrived just in time to kill a second wave of troops that tried to kill her classmates and Chifuyu. Just as they were about to assess the damage, Zulu 3-6 appeared, firing too close at the classmates by an inch. While Kiyoka tend Chifuyu's injuries, a stray bullet from the chopper shot Kiyoka in the right leg. Now it's double the trouble with two people in great danger.

"AAAGGGHHH!" Kiyoka screamed in pain, clutching the bullet wound as blood oozed.

Kanzashi fiercely released multi lock-on missiles at the chopper. In response, Zulu 3-6 fired 70mm rockets, exploding the opposing projectiles. The charcoal gray helicopter loomed over at the frightened classmates and Chifuyu couldn't do a thing, but growl. She fired a barrage of missiles at Zulu 3-6 as it returned fire before weaving in and out to get a better angle at Kanzashi. It fired heavy gunfire again, but Kanzashi has a surprise on her sleeves.

"Fire!"

Kanzashi let out a war cry to buzz off the helicopter. Before Zulu 3-6 could use its remaining hardpoint, she successfully shot down the rotor as the utility helicopter spun out of control, and crashed onto the monorail, exploding into pieces.

"Kiyoka is down!" Chifuyu yelled, clutching her injuries. "Get the paramedics right now!"

She and her classmates frantically treat Kiyoka's bullet wound, using all the knowledge to save a life. The process was messy and unforgiving with blood all over their hands because Kiyoka cried in pain, trying to withstand the pain. Even though they had medical equipment, it didn't guarantee full protection against bullets. Kanzashi quickly applied medicines and bandages, trying her best to quell Kiyoka's crying. In less than 2 minutes, paramedics arrived to take Kiyoka to a nearby hospital.

A disoriented pilot crawled away from the destroyed Battle Hawk, and eventually bleeds to death. The second pilot was found on a railroad as he pulled out his CZ 75, and tried to shoot at the classmates, but he ran out of bullets, and died. The door gunners were killed instantly when the Battle Hawk crashed. Maya took care of the troops as she flew to the monorail station. Kanzashi smiled that the homeroom assistant teacher made it in one piece, but they can't celebrate yet. Laura, Charlotte, Joel and Cecilia arrived a few seconds later, followed by Rin and Liu. Last but not least, Houki, Ichika, and Mattheus touchdown.

Ichika wiped the sweat off of his forehead. "Whew, looks like we made it from those troops."

"That was a little bit too close," said Laura sheepishly. "There's still one rotten apple left."

Everyone turned their attention at Madoka looming over the monorail station. She fired BT energy at Chifuyu, and Laura negated with her AIC. Even though their weapons powers were nearly out of juice, they charged forward with their melee weapons. Squall appeared from behind, covering her and Madoka in a giant ball of golden wave. In a flash, Squall released all the energy, pushing everyone back to the ground. When the smoke clears, everyone was now badly damaged, unable to operate except for Ichika.

Somehow, Ichika evaded the giant wave as he furiously attacked Madoka with all of his strength. At first, the Byakushiki and Black Knight seem equally matched, but Madoka soon found herself unable to penetrate Ichika's impeccable defense and became overwhelmed by his relentless and direct blows. Squall fired golden energy balls at Ichika as he fired his particle cannon back.

Just as Squall was about to stab Ichika with her giant claw, a giant blue projectile struck her face. Who would shoot the leader that far away?

"Sorry, Squall," said Tatenashi, revealing a giant railgun as her triumph weapon. "You're shit out of luck. Go, Ichika!"

She fired multiple rounds at Squall to keep her busy as Ichika pulled back his left fist and punched her chest, sending Madoka hurling down. The final blow destroyed Black Knight down to its knees as her locket flew out of her hands.

Madoka caught it with her right hand, and Squall scooped her up just in time. They were damaged from the intense firefight, and lost Autumn. It was a small price to pay for instigating a full-scale war. Their units were itching to kill Ichika and his friends until Squall halted them because most of them were killed in action.

Squall can't afford to lose another set.

"Withdraw immediately, we've collected enough combat data. Can't go on further in this condition."

"Understood, Squall," said Madoka, out of power to fight.

Madoka heard a small wailing of sirens a few miles down as she turned her attention at her surviving troops. "The police are on our tail, put as much dirt between you and the cops. And don't contact us until you're absolutely sure you're clear. Now disperse!"

Madoka and Squall retreat while the troops scattered like roaches to get away from law enforcement. Everyone deactivated their IS units to catch a breath while Maya and the students clapped. Chifuyu had bandages wrapped around her upper body.

"What happened to Phantom Task?" Houki questioned.

Ichika got back on his feet to brush off dirt. "I think they're gone, for now."

Liu walked towards Chifuyu to explain the situation until a man and woman dressed as government officials cut him off.

"Liu King-Sang, we would like to have a few words with you," said the woman. "Bring Rin along as well."

Rin and Liu were dumbstruck at the strangers.

"Come again?" Rin questioned.

The man whispered in her ear. "We know you took care of Liu when he didn't show up. How is he doing as of now?"

Rin realized the man and woman were Righteousness Union associates, and they're here to check up on Liu. Chifuyu took notice of the strangers as she stopped them.

"Those are my students, you can't take them away without my permission."

"Don't worry, Miss. Orimura, it won't take too long, trust me. If I were you, rest up until you can walk."

Chifuyu tried to stop them, but her injuries were still not fully healed, forcing her to rest. The woman assured Chifuyu they'll return Rin and Liu shortly. Maya sent the students and Chifuyu back to the hotel. Ichika and the gang were dead tired from the war as they went to their respective bathhouses. The Righteousness Union members took Rin and Liu away to an undisclosed location. The good news was Kiyoka recovered from the gunshot wound. She checked out of the hospital right after Phantom Task retreat.

On top of Kinkaku-ji, Tabane and Chloe Chronicle watched the events unfolded.

"Well, now we know Chi-chan received my gift, but will she ever enjoyed it like I did?"

"Most certainly, a lot more than the unmanned unit." Chloe said in a calm tone.

Tabane laughed. "Oh yeah! This is just the appetizer, the entree is where the fun part has yet to come."

Ichika, Mattheus, and Joel relaxed in the bathhouse as steam arose from the hot water. If they had the strength to talk, they would recap the battle. But the battle was proven very tiring, they just want to sit back and let the water do the rest. This was the break they need from the fight against Phantom Task, especially the new enemies they faced. The troops were like driver ants, yet some don't have IS units to defend themselves. Only a few handful had the access to use them. The girls didn't have the energy to play around as hot water soothed their bodies.