Tuesday, 26 June 2018
The previous day was marked by being a day more focused on art, but also ended up having a little bit of celebrations, since it was also Akko's 17th birthday, even without the presence of the mothers, it ended up having a little party there by the camp, mainly because of the food issue that was easily made using magic to make the cake, being one of the events that ended up leaving the day at the most by the camp, different from the next day where it would have again another exit plan.
The day was starting normally like any other day, with the girls waking up in the morning and going to do the morning basics, being in the case the morning necessities and also to feed themselves.
The morning was practically the same as always, going by the habit of what happened, until the arrival of the lunch hour, where all practically at the same time were being fed there and with the announcement of another activity.
" Who here wants to go out today with me? We're going to the Minotaur village, that's where most of the technology is, we're going to have a look around and maybe have some fun doing something else " Laura said.
Some of the thirteen girls, Constanze, Hellene, Marianne, Amanda, Jasminka and Rita, and the other 26 girls didn't have many hands raised either. Sarah, Elfriede, Irene, Aira, Wangari, Kimberly, Joanna and Sòla all wanted to stay.
" Is that all? " McLaren asks.
" What's so interesting about this minotaur village? " asks Chloé.
" There is where technology and magic meet, they have the most advanced technology in Arcturus " explains the Irish woman.
" Ah, then I really don't want to go, I'd rather stay here " Deppailer said shrugging.
After this conversation the girls go finishing eating, the ones that stayed in the more continued by the camp with Bernadette, Diana and Akko were invited by Chloé for a game of Broom Ball against her, since the rivalry was still standing and a lot. As for the girls who went with Laura they gathered in the camp yard, already prepared to leave.
All of the group goes flying leaving the camp, heading to the minotaur
's village, when arriving close, they land near where seemed until a building with a factory, was very different of the elves' village that had a more medieval architecture, the minotaur's village was practically some buildings with a more modern architecture.
" We've arrived, it feels like our world here " Laura said.
" How can they live so peacefully with so many differences? " Hellene asks.
" For recognising and not interfering with the difference between one people and another, here in Arcturus there is not all the imposition that has taken place in the history of the land.
And so they went walking through the small village that was much smaller than the one of the elves for having only 4 buildings around the city, one of housing, another that was the factory, one of administration and finally a building for the commerce, and in the middle of them had what seemed to be a central square.
As they walked around Constanze pointed to a poster pasted on the wall of the factory building, the girls went to read it, written "Battle of Waves today", which aroused the redhead's curiosity.
" Lassies what do you think about us participating too, let's put our team together and build a mecha together " said the Irish girl until one of the minotaurs arrives near the girls.
" You can, but there is little time to assemble this mecha, we will start later this afternoon," said the minotaur.
" How is it? " The shocked girls ask.
" We have been announcing this for a few weeks now, but the reward can be great and good, you will want to participate, we give you all the resources of the factory to produce this mecha " Said the creature while the girls all agree with their heads determined, sign the participation in the battle of Mechas, which with this is already beginning to despair among all there.
" No need to despair, setting something like this up with magic is quick " Said the older McLaren reassuringly and Constanze also sending a signal with her thumb.
After that they go inside the factory, where they sit in a table, getting some sheets of paper, from there Hellene and Marianne are thinking in a design for the huge robot, doing first the design of how it would look, on the other hand Constanze was doing the engineering design from the inside, with the cabins where the mecha will be piloted, besides the supplying chambers in how it will keep working, having as base two people that can use it, one piloting from the head and other from the chest.
Laura also helped the German girl with all the engineering planning, with the drawing of how the mechanisms will be, already the other girls are kind of looking impressed with the sketches, they are kind of thinking in a name for the mecha, besides using the sketches to say some colours to increase the visual.
" You're kind of smart for a lass who doesn't talk at all, even I'm scrambling a bit to understand the engineering of this mecha " McLaren said.
" We've already finished the external look of the mecha, we had help from the lassies here to recommend the colours, look how it looks " Hellene shows the drawings done.
" The name is going to be Gran Charion, a bit to give that homage to Chariot and also the designs have come to resemble Claiomh Solais, otherwise you guys will think of a way how this will work " Marianne said.
" I would have preferred a Gran Lauron, but the ball of the moment is going to be the Chariot, isn't it? Let's see how this thing is going to look like when we develop the engineering here " said the older McLaren who was taking those papers with the robot design.
With that they started to develop more the robot's engineering, it was even faster, since Constanze already had the robot's design in hands and was already thinking in some mechanisms that will work as an attack, besides placing the known magic tanks, and a disguise that she thought for the whole structure.
" A ship? That's too cool, so does that mean that this mecha will start out as a floating ship and become something cool? " asks the impressed Hellene, while the German answers by writing on a sheet of paper.
"This will do because we can use it out there as well, I'm already getting the idea for the future when we went to attack the cultists, we set up several of these mech ships as a way to intimidate them until we show our faces with the mechs."
The minutes were going by and the engineering was being detailed for each part, finalized after a while, what served to start the whole assembly, Laura and the girls were walking by the factory holding one of the sheets and from there McLaren was asking the less experienced girls to produce the metal using magic, what was a good success and a way for them to be useful. They were
taking resource by resource assembling from scratch with what they had with the materials that the Irish woman asked to be made in the desired format, which were left in a huge courtyard for the construction, and from there Constanze together with Hellene and Marianne were assembling with the pieces that appeared, having copies of the first papers to have an idea where it fit, they kind of started the assembly by the ship format.
" What a complex thing, this is worse than a lego, I don't know how my mother or Cons understand these things " said the younger McLaren assembling the mecha.
" Look I just know these parts are heavy, I wonder who is going to take a risk flying these things " said Leclerc being finger pointed by the German? Just like her girlfriend.
A considerable time later...
The assembly was ready after many comings and goings of Laura and the other witches that were making the objects, while Constanze, Hellene and Marianne assembled the mecha pieces, arriving to the expected final result, although a little silver, but it was only a matter of time until the colours were added with magic, just as a plug was placed to refill the whole machine with magic.
Which was soon working just fine, with no leaks at all, all of which sort of rose to the top of the ship, where the German girl pressed the button to activate it, causing the ship to start floating through the air.
" It's working! " They all said in celebration.
" We made it thanks to the teamwork of all of you, now let's go kick some ass," Laura said.
" And who will pilot " Amanda asked, until Constanze pointed to Hellene and Marianne.
" I don't know why we? " Said the younger McLaren.
" I don't know why they do either " O'Neill said, until Constanze showed a sign.
"They are the most weaboo among all of us, they are addicted to anime, they talk about these things all the time, so I made the mechanism as close to a mecha as they can understand, since they have that experience watching I think we have a better chance of winning"
" It makes sense now, but you better win this battle hein " Said the American.
With that they were all leaving the factory, heading to where the Mecha battle was happening and there were four others there, all of them that were practically robotic minotaurs, with a little more than 30 meters high, which was also the size of Gran Charion when he was in mecha form, and with that they were already arriving with the ship near everyone who were laughing.
" What is it? A warship? We asked for a mecha " said one of the minotaurs.
" That's where you're wrong, now it's your turn to shine girls " Laura said with her arms crossed, while the two of them stood in positions.
The girls all jump out of the mecha, Hellene and Marianne are taken to the cockpit of the mecha, Leclerc is in the head, McLaren in the chest and the ship starts to transform, revealing the mecha form in front of all the mechas, and even makes a movement where she raises her arm with her finger pointing to the sky.
" By the witches of Luna Nova, by the power of magic, we are the Magic Suit Gran Charion! " Hellene and Marianne say together that they even use magic by getting red glasses on their faces inside the booths.
" Woah! Not bad that the humans did that " Said the impressed minotaurs who even clapped their hands.
" Eai love, ready to break the face of some robots? " Hellene asks with triangular glasses that even passed her face.
" Our magic is the magic that will pierce the skies " replied Marianne with star"shaped glasses.
" Well done! Now that the last mech has arrived, I announce here that the mech battle of Arcturus begins " said one of the minotaurs into the microphone.
The girlfriends start the attack going up the first minotaur mecha with a thrust using thrusters on the back of the gran Charion, which starts by hitting a hook right on the first mecha, which also retaliates with a punch on the robot, only that it has not finished the attacks since the bovine machine tries to hit a horn, but ends up being held by Charion's hands.
" Hold on tight love, we can't afford to lose " Marianne said.
" I'm trying, but this thing is strong " Hellene said.
" I already know " said Leclerc.
On the spot the head of the Gran Charion is uncoupled and with that a drill comes out from the bottom where it drills through the head of that minotaur robot that takes a few steps back, being the gap where the girls mecha needed, taking again the head fitting again in the body the two turn a hand me drill.
" Giga Drill Breaker! " Said the two going through the first mecha with the drill that eventually had both pilots ejected.
" We did it! " They both said in celebration.
But they were not so safe since another mech with horns came towards the duo that manages to dodge with an impulse to jump from the situation and with that they take advantage of the gap to hit another giga drill in the mech that went straight, giving a beautiful damage defeating the second machine, leaving only two that were fighting among themselves, but end up stopping when they are communicated that the human robot was too strong.
" They will join together to defeat us " said Hellene snapping her hands together.
" So let's show them what we're all about... " Said the two until the two mechas end up sort of coming together.
All that was left was a single lock of bull, which was also taking parts of the remains and by means of some magic it was all coming together into a huge 50 metre lock with a bull's head, with huge horns, as well as a powerful body, leaving both girls stunned.
" Can we defeat this thing? " asks a shocked Leclerc.
" Believe in yourself that we will make it, we just have to believe! " said a confident Hellene with a smile on her face.
They went up with a giga dril attack, but ended up crashing into the horns that had spinning drills too, raising sparks everywhere as the two hit each other.
Only they didn't give up, they kept going with their attacks, this time forcing the drill more, even using a bit of magic, until they stopped each other from forcing it into the other's side.
" I didn't expect that," said Laura.
" They really think of everything, until this idea of mechas coming together might be good with us " Amanda said as Constanze grunted.
" I wonder if we can make it. They are much bigger " Said the worried older McLaren and the German just kept grunting.
Hellene decided to use her fists to see if she could cause some damage, but the blows were no use, they even ended up being counter attacked by the machine that was able to hit even harder, consequently it even knocked them to the ground what the robot minotaur propelled itself in the sky beginning to fly to hit with the horn that was beginning to focus on the two.
" Holy shit we're going to die " said the frightened Frenchwoman only for Hellene confidently pressed the button to release her head.
The dark haired one gets the message as she goes in a different route with the drill in her head that ends up hitting the back of the mecha that misses the horn, besides the hands of the gran charion manage to grab the two horns of the creature that throws an impulse with everything but even so Hellene keeps on holding, until the head comes back and with that the magic comes back with more strength.
Like an angry bull the mecha minotaur was trying to get loose from the hands holding the horns, but for nothing the younger McLaren let go, looking only at a charging bar in front of her, which was coming up to full.
" Now! " Said the redhead let go of the horns and with that gave a push with her feet, where the two hands come together in a bigger drill.
" Double Giga Drill Breaker! " They both said while the double drill broke the horns that they were trying to defend after going through the head ejecting the minotaur that was piloting and thus determining the victory of the two girls.
They kept walking forward as if they had not won, until they opened their eyes and noticed that they were still intact inside the cabin of the Gran Charion, relieved to have a victory.
" And the winner was the Magic Suit Gran Charion of the human witches, an excellent teamwork I would say " Said one of the minotaurs commenting on the battle as the mecha returned to ship form.
The girls go flying there with their brooms, standing in the prow of the ship to hug and celebrate with the two girls who have managed to bring victory to the two, who were then pointing to the skies with their index fingers upwards.
" I said that our magic of believing in ourselves goes beyond any barrier," Laura said.
" Now everything is clearer," they both said, panting a little.
" Well let's get the reward and get back to camp it was too much fun today " Said the Irish girl.
The girls then went to get the reward that also included getting the mecha for them that they were taking to the camp, without needing to fly with the broom, it was simply floating towards the huge house in the tree, where all of them were amazed with that huge thing coming closer and closer, when they arrived they leaned on some branches that ended up giving a kind of modification to be able to allow the mecha to stay, then they went to the main hall.
" What ship is this? And how did you do that? " Diana asks, impressed.
" Magic and teamwork " McLaren mother replies.
" This ship can transform into a mecha too, we won it in a battle of mechas, thanks to all of them we built it and can even fly it," said the younger sister in amazement.
" Mechas... Love! Mechs! We could have used mechas in 99, they would have saved so many lives, have you ever stopped to think that we could build some to have an extra defence? " said Bernadette.
" Yes, Constanze had this idea, I have the blueprints, we can build more of these and it could be as good as having trained witches on our side " Her wife said.
From there they discussed this plan so that it could be something to be used in the future. The other girls went to take a look at the Gran Charion, still in ship shape, some of them even went walking on the deck, just to see how it was up close, curious to know where it came from.
A mecha battle that served to test the witches' ability to assemble things, pulling at the limits of magic, may also have been the moment where an idea regarding the future of magic came, which may end up being the girls' salvation with the use of intelligence and technology in conjunction with magic so they can put an end to the cultists.
See you, mecha witches...