Fly me up on a silver wing, past the black where the sirens sing.

SCW had managed to leave Fort Prodigium without any problems and ventured around the city alone in search of OTs-14 and AA-12 while her thoughts remained with Makarov. She was worried about her friend and for this she was hurrying to reach the last known position of the two girls and when she reached the place she was shocked to see that immense crater full of rubble.
SCW descended to the center and there she saw, under the steel planks, the badly injured and partly burned body of AA-12 holding the head of OTs-14 in her arms, like a mother trying to protect her son. She took a look around her, the body of OTs-14 was not there, so she proceeded to call the headquarters of Griffin & Kryuger.

" This is SCW, I've a distress call. OTs-14 and AA-12 are severely damaged. I belong to the Team EXPIATIO and I need immediate help. Send us a helicopter from your nearest base. "

Within fifteen minutes the heavy noise of the propellers was heard and a Griffin & Kryuger helicopter appeared in which there were T-Dolls and also mechanics who put both OTs-14 and AA-12 and even SCW on board.
The helicopter landed at a military base in the mountains, the two girls were sent to a repair center while SCW was sent to an empty office where Berezovich Kryuger's hologram appeared.

" We havent heard from Fort Prodigium for more than two hours. What happened? "

" Alchemist attacked the fort using underground passages and now our forces are trying to resist but it's not easy: the electric current has been cut and many commanders have been killed. " SCW explained.

" So we lost ... " Kryuger said, discouraged.

" No not yet. Makarov… believes there's still a way to win and get back Fort Prodigium but we need OTs-14 and AA-12. "

" It will not be easy to repair them, it will take at least three hours and I doubt that the fort will be able to hold up that long. If the situation is so serious there's no way to triumph. "

" What we need is to stop Sangvis Ferri from continuing to attack the fort from the outside in this way we can fight Alchemist and Dreamer who are inside. Plus you don't have any unused OTs-14 models? Use a body and mount it to her head to speed up the repair, right? In addition, with reinforcements we can hold back the assault forces that are outside the fort. "

" Mmh ... you're not completely wrong but I need a commander ready to go. But ... " Kryuger thought about it. " Now that I think about it there's someone who could help us recover some time, my only hope is that he hasn't returned from his last mission. "

" Who's he? " SCW asked curiously.

" Captain Garibaldi. Luciano Garibaldi was awarded the silver cross, has completed several operations in Italy, France, Germany and Sweden, many call him the Knight of Europe, and is in command of Team TRPL-V. He carried out his last mission in Piacenza and I only hope that he hasn't returned to Rome, you wait here. Now I contact him. "

" I have to go help Makarov, I can't leave her alone against Alchemist. " SCW protested.

" Sorry, you will be leaving with OTs-14 and AA-12. "

" But I ... "

" I will not put you in danger, SCW. "

" But Makarov needs me! "

" This an order, SCW! "

She couldn't rebel against an order from Kryuger.

" Yes sir, I'll stay here. " SCW said in a resigned voice.

Kryuger's hologram disappeared and SCW left the office, overwhelmed by that order she didn't know what to do, she was afraid that Makarov would die if she didn't intervene but she couldn't rebel at the orders of her commander.
Everyone in the base was doing something: there were those who inspected the weapons, those who took care of repairing the T-Dolls and those who gave the orders. Everyone did their part and SCW felt useless. She looked at that celestial horizon under which a terrible war was taking place. It's incredible and at the same time disturbing to think that under such a peaceful and beautiful sky there can be the flame of war.
SCW turned and saw men on their knees in front of a wall, muttering things. She had seen some humans do this before. In moments of uncertainty and fear, humans get down on their knees and pray; it's something abnormal, completely irrational, faith doesn't give certainty and yet it grants that minimum of security necessary to proceed towards a dark path.
SCW knelt.

" Don't die, Little Rov, hold on a little longer ... I'll save you. I promise. I'll save you. "