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Infinite Stratos – Prologue – Part 2
A New Mechanical World
Unknown Phantom Task Hideout, 2098
Akira Shibuya had just gone through the most agonizing 5 hours of her life as the young Allan Stark's operation of creating his "magnetic heart" were finished.
"So, Doc, is it all finished?" Squall answered with a care in the world.
Akira looked at the women incredulously as if she had just gone through a normal day, despite the fact she had to cut open a man's chest.
"He's stable, I made a temporary magnetic core that should keep away the debris from his heart, but its only effective so long as he doesn't sustain damage in that area, he'll live." Akira answered the terrorist leader.
"Good, you two, take them to their new home and tell me when Mr. Stark wakes up I want to greet him personally." Squall ordered two guards as they lifted the boy onto a stretcher and led the doctor a large confined room.
Security cameras covered almost every corner of the room and an armed guard always monitored the room.
"Welcome to your new home" One of the guards answered the two in Russian.
The young man and woman both were left, and Shibuya immediately sat down to look at the boy before her. Despite all that happened to him he still looked innocent with this slick black hair and slightly toned body.
She stroked the boy's head as he laid there asleep his chest rising and falling softly, meaning he was finally asleep, but she knew that as soon as he woke up he would be in for the shock of his life.
5 hours later
Allan woke violently in his sleep and when he awoke he knew off the bat that he was not in a good place. He felt around his body in a panic and when he came to where his heart was… or should be.
When he got up, he felt around his 'heart' and saw that a small glowing orb was sitting where it should be. He started to reach for it out of panic, but a voice stopped him.
"Stop, don't do that!" A female voice replied as Allan saw a rather slim, but beautiful young woman step from somewhere I the room and raced to him.
Panicking Allan falls back from his seat and falls onto his back, clenching his back he gets back up and the girl helps him up.
The two see how close the two are and they back up from each other both flushed, but each for different reasons.
"Who are you?" Allan came to himself and asked the woman her name.
"My name is Akira Shibuya, I was robotics professor at MIT, I was to an event with the IS creator Tabane Shinonono when these lovely hosts decided to crash the party. They were after Tabane, they got second best." Akira explained her situation to the tycoon heir.
"So, then Mr. Stark want to explain what you remember?" She questioned him.
"How do… Never mind, the only things I remember are hearing volleys of gunfire and an explosion and then I lose it all after that, I guess the experience left me with short-term memory loss." Allan explained his situation.
Looking back to his chest and looking at the orb, he put two and two together and figured out his savior.
"Well I guess who I can thank for giving me a second chance at life, without you I'd be a shish-kabob right now. So, you know the name of our grand host?" Allan asked the professor.
"Phantom Task and their illustrious leader, Squall Meausel, she runs the whole operation from any number of hideouts. Their main objective I couldn't tell you." Akira responded to Allan's question.
"Well since your up we may be getting visitors soon, so just do what I do, and you'll get out fine." Akira said as they heard many footsteps coming to their door. Akira put her hands in the air and motioned for him to do so and he did.
The door started to unlock and then a squad of soldiers aimed their weapons at the pair of prisoners. As the men stopped, Allan and Akira could hear two sets of light steps and could deduce one was Squall.
Making her appearance Squall was in a loose-fitting gown with a white undershirt, however if one could pay attention under her waistband was a .357 Chippa Rhino snub revolver.
'My my, Mr. Stark its good to finally meet you in person, I only wished it could have been in better conditions than these." Squall said in the voice of an actress all the while clapping slowly.
Behind her was a girl of a light complexion with black hair with light red eyes with a dead expression on her face, visible on her hip was an H&K UMP. Knowing these guys were serious both Allan and Akira didn't move a muscle.
"So, let's get to business shall we, I have a deal for you Mr. Stark and its one I think you most likely wish to agree too." Squall began to negotiate with the young prodigy as she orders her men to stand down.
"That being?" Allan inquired with a serious look on his face. "No need for the face, we can all be friends here, besides as you'll find out I can be very generous with my deals." Squall responded as she sauntered over to Allan in a sultry yet seductive manner.
Walking behind the young man and grabbing her shoulders, Allan could only tense in both minor excitement and fear as he felt the woman both touch his cheek with one hand and feel the barrel of a gun on his back.
"I want you two to build an IS, more modern and powerful than current 3rd generation models, make me a successful template and I shall grant you both your freedom. Oh, and you must also make me a sufficient core as well." Squall offered her deal to the Stark heir.
"What are you insane do you know…" Allan started to walk after her when all the soldiers and Madoka aimed their weapons at him and Akira began to panic slightly. Allan calmed down and backed away. However, the soldiers were much slower in putting them down this time.
"I know that its impossible, but don't worry we have the necessary parts and you have a nice set of hands to assist you, I'm sure you already met the good Doctor?" Squall answered the boy's obvious question.
"Yes, well... if you say so, then I'll do it. On only one condition." Allan began to make his own offer.
"Oh, and just what is that, do you really have any power in this deal right now?" Squall; inquired the boy, quite taken with his bravery despite the situation.
"You seem to be the type that knows killing two birds with one stone is a most effective philosophy, so I simply had one that's of benefit to us both." Allan offered the leader.
"That being…?" Squall wondered in honest curiosity. "I need a muse to model my designs after and it would seem your bodyguard is the most effective for that and if you want me to make an IS and a core I need an extra set of hands." Allan began to make his offer.
"Hmm, a good set of logic lessens your waste and gets it done faster. I like men who think ahead, it's a shame you don't join us. This world doesn't deserve someone like you to lead it." Squall answered.
Allan could only listen in astonishment at the woman's comments, but in the deep recesses of his mind was happy she fell for such a little ploy, but he couldn't bank on another like that. Besides Madoka was only the first part of his plan.
"Well then you should rest up, you'll need all your strength to do your precious work, goodnight!" Squall said as she and her men left the room, locking it back. After they left both the prisoners breath a massive sigh of relief.
Akira on the other hand had a few choice words to say, "What are you suicidal what did go and say that for?!"
"I had to say something, besides believe me the moment she started talking, I was already thinking." Allan responded to the angry intellectual.
"About what how to die?!" Akira responded in anger.
"Think woman, I need her for the design yes, but if she's following her side-by-side what do you think she has?" Allan began to question the professor.
"I don't know enlighten me." Akira responded with a rather angry tone.
"If she's that close to Squall she'll be carrying things about this place I'll need, which are probably on her person. I don't like it but getting her close is the only way for this plan to work." Allan answered.
"Huh, whatever you got planned it better be good." Akira responded. Allan then began to walk over to the work bench behind her and Akira once again questioned…
"What are you looking for?" She asked. "Parchment paper I'll show you my plan, so you can know what I'm really doing." Allan answered just as easily.
Akira walked overt to a drawer on the far side of the desk and found both parchment and pen's giving them to Allan he began work on the sketches of his 'plan' to escape.
"So how long will this take?" Akira once again asked.
"It'll take a while, but I can tell you it involves the second core we'll be making." Allan answered as he began to sketch the designs. "Just give me some time?"
A few hours later…
Allan had been at making sketches forever 3 hours and finally after 40 tries he was finally finished with them.
"Eureka!" Allan screamed in joy as Akira ran over to the desk and looked over his shoulder at the two sketches in front of them.
One was of a red and gold power suit with a sleek-appearance (1) with what appeared to be a core powering the whole thing and with set of what appeared be… "Repulsors?" Akira questioned.
"Look at the other one as well." Allan answered. Akira saw the second choice and saw a black and silver suit of the same variety with a slimmer appearance of a female (2) with all the same features but this one included a chain gun mounted on the shoulder of the suit for extra firepower.
"These are our tickets home. The core you made for me should be sufficient, but yours is another story, that's why we need to make the second core as quickly as possible and then finishing the suits will be the easy part." Allan finished explaining his idea to the robotics expert.
"Are you sure about this?" Akira faltered as she doubted all of this. Allan with a classic Stark smile simply replied…
"Akira, I can assure you it doesn't seem like Squall knows anything about us Starks. We've always been told either Door #1: Do what your told or die. Door #2: Die a slow death from the elements. People always think there's two choices in life. But for us Starks, we make our own choices, Door #3: We fight for our freedom and learn to make our enemies fear us." Allen stated with a look of determination on his brow.
Akira couldn't help but stare at the young man before her, she thought he was just some young child prodigy, but she was wrong this is a young man whose been brought up with the experiences of his ancestor Tony Stark, seems the name is more than just that.
As Allan turned to look at Akira he finally got a good look at the young woman in front of him, she looked young but obviously more mature than him, so he guessed early to mid-twenties at most. With dark chestnut hair and green eyes with a slightly tanned complexion he was stunned by her beauty.
Akira on the other hand was doing the same, the young man before her with his slick black hair and blue eyes (3), she knew he was only still in his teen years, but she couldn't get over the fact that for his age was quite handsome for it.
With the same level of embarrassment both turned away and acknowledged the plan they had for now.
"But we should also come up with an IS design so if they ever start snooping there's nothing to find." Akira suggested. "Yeah, if they find this we might s well say our prayers." Allan agreed.
"But for now, I think they'll let you off the hook for now, so let's get some sleep." Akira once again suggested.
Akira and Allan came to the realization that the room only had one bed and that they would be forced to share; however, that was the least of their problems and put it behind them. Both went under the covers and drifted of to sleep knowing there one step closer to their freedom.
AN#1 – Welcome to my second part of my Infinite Stratos prologue, I hope you guys enjoy! :)
AN#2 – Remember to Follow, Favorite and Review. I wouldn't be here without you guys!
AN#3 – We have some references in here and if anyone can tell me the Door #3 reference comes from than I'll give you a shout out in my next chapter!
(1)– Iron Man Model - Prime (Model 51)
(2)– War Machine Armor MK IV
(3)– Tony Stark's Appearance in Marvel's Civil War II (Younger)
AN#4 - I have come to the decision I will be doing this story in two parts one based off the ANIME and one of my own idea.
I will also be splitting both Ichika and Allan's love interests in this story evenly between the main cast of girls and in the second story I'll be introducing a new cast of characters so stay tuned.
I will have a poll of my profile of which 4 girls you can choose for Allan the other four will go to Ichika.