Sanya's Secret Friend
Sanya is a Night Witch, mostly asleep in the morning and only wakes up to eat and prepare for night patrol. But something has changed and Eila's about to inquire Sanya about it.
At the dining hall most of the Witches are gathered for dinner, Eila and Sanya are sitting next to each other (like the usual) but Eila noticed Sanya's smile. It's not like she shouldn't be smiling but it's somewhat different on her point of view.
"You seem so happy Sanya, can I ask why?"
"What made you think that Eila?" Sanya asked innocently.
"Well you're usually quiet, but lately you've been very happy and your smile just proves it, not that I'm complaining of course." Eila quickly answered.
BANG!
The door just opened violently and Mac entered growling with steam coming out of his mouth while breathing heavily.
"Finally, it's dinner time!" Mac screamed, slammed the door shut and ran to his seat in front of Sanya.
Eila looked at Mac who's been missing the whole day since he got stuck again in the Archives.
"You look terrible, no you're actually terrible." Eila smirked.
Mac raised a brow and looked at Sanya, but he too noticed her smile.
"Sanya is happy, I can tell." Mac held his chin as he stared at Sanya.
"Hey, stop looking at her like that!" Eila complained and leaned forward.
A loud scream of two people is heard from the hallway and closing in fast.
"CHAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGEEEEEE!"
"RRAAAAAWWWWWRRRRR!"
SLAM!
The poor door opened violently again revealing Lucchini riding on Dan's shoulder while waving a stick.
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Lucchini announced gaining the attention of the Witches at the dining hall.
"RAWR! That's right!" Dan followed.
After an amazing display of idiocy and silliness, the group are now back to normal with everyone being served with their food. To the side was Sanya and Eila are still whispering among them but Mac was within earshot.
"So what's making you so happy Sanya?" Eila asked again.
"Because I'm going to patrol, that's what."
"But isn't Eila excused for night patrol for reasons only Commander Minna knows?" Mac spoke.
Eila glared at him. "Hey, mind your own business." She spoke silently but sternly.
"Eila, don't be mean." Sanya scolded which made Eila lower her head in embarrassment.
Mac blinked in surprise. "Well I don't see Sanya scolding Eila, so this is an amazing development."
"Please Eila, stop being mean, your over protectiveness is getting out of hand."
"I will only if you tell me the reason you're so happy." Eila quickly raised her head and looked at the young Night Witch.
Mac smirked and noticed how Eila managed to reverse the situation. It's certainly a foolish move to blackmail Sanya over something like this.
"Well….." Sanya pondered. "It was after Mac and Dan arrived in this base." She continued.
"Go on…" Eila urged.
"I met someone during my night patrol…"
Eila and Mac held their breath when they heard the words 'met someone'.
"I was flying and he approached from behind, he flew next to me and made tight turns and circled around me."
"Wait Sanya, by he you mean a guy?" Eila nearly stuttered with words.
"A night fighter pilot is hitting on Sanya, I'm gonna ask for a night patrol and shoot the bastard down." Mac growled.
Sanya raised a brow and looked at Mac. "He's nice and friendly, you don't need to resort to such violence."
Dan was sitting to Mac's right facing Lucchini who was sitting next to him but they were playfully joking with each other much to Mac's annoyance.
"Derp." Mac muttered and elbowed Dan to his side.
"Ouch, what the heck is wrong with you?"
"I'll request Minna for a Night Patrol, prep the planes."
"Are you serious?" Dan raised a brow with a smile. "What's the reason?" he asked.
"A guy is hitting on Sanya during the night and I'm gonna find out who that wise guy is."
"Guy hitting Sanya during her night patrol; is it a night fighter pilot?"
"We'll find out later."
All is set.
After dinner, Sanya went on to the hangar to prepare for her patrol.
Mac and Dan together with Eila went to Minna's office to request for permission to accompany Sanya.
"So you're saying that a night fighter pilot is interacting with Sanya during her night patrol?" Minna inquired, her tone is serious.
"That's right Commander and I would like to accompany Sanya tonight." Eila answered, her voice was trembling.
Minna sighed. "I could understand your point Eila but you two as well?" she asked and looked at the duo.
Dan was punching his palm in anticipation. "I would like to go to if you don't mind Commander; this night fighter pilot needs to learn a lesson."
Mac walked forward and leaned on Minna's table. "This is serious Commander, Dan and I should go and see this night pilot." His voice is firmly deep.
"Sanya didn't mention anything from her last report; it's not like her to miss out some details."
"That's why it's best to check this one out Commander." Dan insisted.
"You do realize that your planes are not meant for long range patrols and have limited range?"
"I got that handled Commander." Dan smirked.
They all went to the hangar and saw the planes are already set for takeoff minus the wing mounted cannons and a small fuel drum attached under the fuselage.
"Are those some kind of, drop tanks?" Minna asked while dropping sweat.
"More like a makeshift in my opinion…" Eila covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
Dan approached Martellus who was still not sure of himself how he agreed to put a small fuel drum under the planes to act as drop tanks.
"So basically how long will we be in the air?" Mac turned to Martellus.
"Approximately 5 hours, so let's say you have 4 hours of time for patrol and 1 hour to return and land."
"Great, now let's go."
Minna held her temple after seeing the planes as the group took off and started their patrol.
After thirty minutes of flight, the group are now above the clouds, it could have been faster if it was just Sanya and Eila but the planes took a long time to climb up.
"So we're here, now where's your friend Sanya?" Dan asked in a monotone.
"Maybe some description would be helpful Sanya." Eila said.
"I agree, please describe 'him'." Mac urged.
Sanya flew ahead and performed some graceful turns.
"He is kind and gentle…"
Dan and Mac's ears perked at how Sanya spoke, it was like a voice of an Angel. Eila couldn't help but be mesmerized by Sanya.
"He flies as if being guided by the wind and as if a trail of rainbow is being left at his tail….."
Mac and Dan's mind went back to reality when they heard 'as if a rainbow is being left at his tail'.
Shit, you don't mean?
No, it'll be madness!
But Sanya paused as she continued her flight and looked at the far horizon, her gaze remained for a few second and a smile slowly formed on her already angelic face, making her a divine Goddess of HNGGG.
"Sanya, what's wrong?" Eila asked in concern as she noticed her dear friend's silence.
"He's coming towards us…" Sanya spoke with a voice so gentle that Maii Kadowaki would weep when she hears it.
Dan, weapons ready…
Armed and ready…
Sanya closed her eyes and activated her Magic Antenna. Dan, Mac and Eila began to hear static sounds in their channel.
It was then that the first melody was heard, like sounds that of a music box albeit faster….but suddenly.
"Nyanyannyannyannyannyannyannyan, Nyanyannyannyannyannyannyannyan, Nyanyannyannyannyannyannyannyan."
It was a flood of 'nyan' that overwhelmed their eardrums as they stagger in their flight.
"What in the world…" Eila staggers on her flying.
"OH GOD NO!" Dan and Mac screamed in disbelief.
From the clouds below them, came out a creature of the cat kind with a square body and a rainbow trail at its tail. It flew above them and circled around them while trumpeting 'nyan' as the cat kind leaves a rainbow trail.
"You came!" Sanya called out and flew towards the cat kind with a square body.
"Sanya, get away from it!" Eila cried out but she was obviously not heard as the 'nyan' word continues to flood their channels.
A graceful aerial display between Sanya and the square bodied cat kind was seen. Eila and the Neuroi Eaters couldn't believe what they're witnessing.
The cat kind spiralled and left a spiral rainbow trail which Sanya flew in the middle; both flew upward and in a dazzling display like a courtship of birds. The cat kind stopped and flew towards Eila.
"Uwah, it's heading right at me!" Eila flew up and tried to get away but the cat kind was faster and spiralled around her with rainbow colours. It is noted that Eila seemed mesmerized by the cat kind and smiled as the colours shines around her, the Neuroi Eaters watched with awe as the cat kind continued to weave in and out of the Witches.
"Eila, I'm glad." Sanya spoke behind Eila who was still awed by the cat kind; it is noticeable that Sanya was also blushing.
"What?" Eila asked in surprise, the cat kind was circling both of them and formed a ring with both she and Sanya are in.
"This very ring is proof of our bond and nothing in this world will be able to separate us." Sanya's voice was gentle and her eyes are almost teary with happiness.
"I-I don't understand Sanya." Eila was dumbstruck at what Sanya is saying, but she was blushing intensely like it was some sort of engagement for the two of them.
"I'm glad it was you Eila." Sanya flew closer to Eila as the rainbow ring grew bigger and envelops the two.
The Neuroi Eaters we're at disbelief, of all the cat kind that has been seen and created in their world. They didn't expect to see unbelievably and possibly the greatest among the cat kind. They are circling at a coloured ring which the Witches are within.
What are we supposed to do now Mac?
Nyan Cat couldn't be so bold to take our Witches, but what is that meme cat doing here?
Nyan Cat flew away and the rainbow ring slowly disappears. The rainbow ring disappears and the Neuroi Eaters saw Sanya and Eila holding each other's hands, both blushing and smiling. Whatever happened inside the rainbow ring, some believed Sanya hugged Eila with such passion, others say that they kissed, others thinks both. None could really tell exactly, only Nyan Cat knows.
Eila and Sanya flew towards the Neuroi Eaters who remained silent as they observed the two Witches. The 'nyan' sounds disappeared and Nyan Cat went hiding into the clouds again. Perhaps Nyan Cat only wanted to see Sanya, only Nyan Cat knows.
"So what's with that flying cat anyway?" Eila asked again, but she was blushing and couldn't take her eyes off of Sanya.
"It's Nyan Cat." Dan said.
"Say what?" Eila and Sanya asked in unison and looked at Dan's who flew to their right.
"His name is Nyan Cat. Nyan Cat is a divine being of the cat kind in our world, he has flown the skies and perhaps the galaxy even beyond the solar system, but he remains within the range of telescopes from observatories for them to continue tracking him." Dan explained.
"It seems Nyan Cat could also travel through other dimensions as well, or perhaps that's a different Nyan kind?" He added. Oddly enough, Mac didn't say anything about this phenomenon. He thinks of it as a stupid encounter of sort. Sanya and Eila looked at the clouds once again and smiled before looking at each other.
They returned to base, the Neuroi Eaters went straight to Minna's office to report.
"So what happened, anything unusual?" Minna asked sternly, hoping to receive some serious report.
"Oh it's probably just a misunderstanding." Dan stated.
"What was that?" Minna raised a brow. "I thought you said Sanya was meeting with a night fighter pilot?"
"It IS just a misunderstanding Commander, nothing to worry about." Mac made an excuse while dropping a sweat.
A knock was heard.
"Come in." Minna spoke and Lynne entered her office, she was carrying today's news paper. Minna received the news paper and placed it on her table. But the duo noticed the written words at the front page.
Unknown flying creature that leaves a rainbow trail! Is it a Neuroi?
Disturbing transmissions of 'nyan' received by communication towers, secret code messages?
Night Fighters landed with rainbow coloured fuselage!
"Well that includes our report!" Mac spoke immediately and salutes.
"Permission to be dismissed." Dan asked and saluted.
Minna sighed in defeat. "Granted, you are dismissed." The duo left her office in a hurry. Minna grabbed the news paper and raised a brow when she saw what's written in the front page.
The duo walked the hallways with agitated looks.
Shit Dan, I thought it was just us who saw Nyan Cat!
Damn straight, I'm not night patrolling anymore!
At Eila's room. Sanya and Eila are lying next to each other, both blushing and smiling.
"So Nyan Cat was his name then." Sanya spoke as she hugged Eila's waist.
"I guess I'll have to thank him next time." Eila said while caressing Sanya's hair.
"Do you think Dan and Mac will talk about this to anybody?" Sanya raised a concern.
"They wouldn't and I doubt they would say something about it. After all, a flying cat with a square body that leaves a rainbow trail at its tail is unconvincing don't you think?" Eila smiled confidently.
Little the two Night Witches know that Mac and Dan are already having thought for something more.
So who's next then, Longcat?
No, possibly Tacgnol!
But there can only be one!
First the Neuroi Exterminatus and now Catnarok?
But old meme is old!
Memes have no expiration date!
The duo stopped for the time and went to sleep, because one doesn't simply see any of the Nyan kind.