This chapter is heavily inspired by Objective:EMIYA. As a result, one may see obvious similarities between this particular chapter and that one. After this chapter, however, I'll try my best to ensure that the chapter's remain unique (Mostly because Houki's already a combination of Rin and Saber, while all the others aren't really very similar except Charlotte and Sakura).
Anyway, I'll have probably 4 "main" chapters and then 1 "omake" chapter. I'm choosing to limit it to these 5 to ensure this doesn't last too long. The list is as follows.
Dossier 1: Houki Shinonono
Dossier 2: Cecilia Alcott
Dossier 3: Lingyin "Rin" Huang
Dossier 4: Charlotte Dunoa
Dossier 5: Tatenashi Sarashiki (Lol)
Chifuyu is excluded since Laura believes she can never catch up to her:P
Just reminding everyone that detail will be more sparse for this story compared to others. This really isn't meant to be taken seriously.
Laura looked down at the holo-screen, both eyes narrowing as she focused on every slight detail. Her black and red eyepatch, usually perched atop her left eye, was weirdly missing.
"File indicates an excess amount of obsession with Kendo and physical activities," Laura's golden eye left eye glinted ominously as she spoke, "Seems to have a complex in regards to being associated with her sister, but is not above asking her for help if it suits her."
She was currently in the 'Love room", as Clarissa deemed to call it (War room just sounded bleak and depressing). Well, actually it was just her and Charlotte's room with a locked door. She'd tried to build a war room before in one of the more abandoned hallways, but Instructor Orimura had put a stop to the plan claiming it was a danger to the student.
As if. How could a wall mounted few turrets, an energy powered flak gun, some security camera's, and a tear gas dispenser be dangerous to anyone? It was practically bare bones compared to what she was used to.
Charlotte was out right now. She'd told Laura early in the morning that she would be studying on the cooking club room for new recipes all day and classes were suspended due to some media fiasco about a student using an Uchigane unit for vigilante work. She didn't really like to think about the implications of that on the treaty or whether it was just another one of the stupid author's crazy idea's.
"Physically fit for her age and with no distinct mannerisms apart from certain quirks," She took a second to write down 'blush then look to the left after yelling' on her note pad, "Seems to have a complex on her chest size, according to this security camera footage of the shower rooms." She felt a slight twinge of jealousy as she saw Houki grab her breasts and frown. If she didn't want them, then Laura certainly did.
Could she perhaps ask them from her? She wrote the thought down just in case.
"Though calm at most times, she exhibits slight homicidal anger when my wife (Ichika) shows attraction or even slight attention to another female except her," She leaned back onto her chair and nodded, "A very reasonable course of action, if I do say so myself. A wife should be faithful to their spouse no matter the circumstances. That's why he should be loyal to me."
Laura had an odd habit of talking out loud rather than thinking things. She was used to incapacitating anyone who eavesdropped or wasn't supposed to hear of her plans and she still hadn't gotten used to the fact that she wasn't allowed to do that anymore.
"Well, I think I have enough data on how to imitate her now," She really needed to learn to stop acting like she was making a speech every time she said something, "The VT system should allow me to copy most of her well known traits and make use of them to benefit myself should I forget."
She'd never really told it to anyone, but the VT system was still inside her. They probably thought it was gone when Ichika defeated her, but it was still there. Like a tumor, it was biding its time and staying inside her till it was able to spread. She never really worried about it, to be completely honest. It was benign at the moment, and it never really manifested outside at all anymore ever since the whole 'attack everyone using the instructor's combat abilities' incident. If it came out again, she would deal with it.
More importantly, it still allowed her to do something major: The replicating ability, the same ability she used to copy the instructor's combat abilities. With the VT system being benign at the moment, she really couldn't use it for much of anything. On the other hand, it did give her control and allow her to replicate people, given that she had enough information and will to do it. While she couldn't do any more IS combat with it, it was perfect for the job she had a right now. It was perfect for her current plan.
Laura placed the eyepatch back onto her head and did one final check, "Specially ordered Kendo sticks?" She looked to the side of the chair and picked up the heavy black box, "Check. Specially designed kendo uniform?" She looked back at the bed and saw the carefully folded black and blue outfit, "Check. Lastly, specially ordered items in case he turns out to have a liking for pain?" She felt her cheeks heat slightly as she gripped the leather handle of the whip, "Check."
Right, everything was here. Now all she had to do was get to it.
"Time for the plan to commence!"
"Goodbye, Ichika-san." Shizune gave the male pilot a smile and a wave as she went down the hallway, a gesture which Ichika returned, "Please make sure that you wake up early tomorrow to hand in the permission slip for both you and Kanzashi-san."
"Of course," Ichika nodded gratefully at the reminder, "And thanks again for helping me out earlier. You really saved my butt back there!"
Shizune gave a small giggle and waved off the compliment, "It's alright, really. It's my job as the vice-representative of the class to help out the leader. Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow, alright?" Ichika gave her a thumbs up sign and a small grin, "Just make sure you don't forget the permission slip tomorrow, okay? It was really troublesome to get that extra copy."
"Alright, alright..." Ichika was grateful for the extra permission slip, make no mistake, but he didn't like being constantly reminded every half hour to sign up all the forms. Him losing the first slip was just a onetime thing, "I'll see you later, Shizune-san!"
As he waved goodbye to her, Ichika suddenly felt a sense of dread as he entered his room. It wasn't the usual danger sense that he got when he was about to get attacked. If he had to describe it, he had to say that it was like the old line 'There was a disturbance in the force' that little green guy once said (He couldn't remember, it was a really old movie). Shaking off the weird feeling, he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.
He instantly regretted it.
The first indication something was wrong was the lock to his automatic door suddenly clicking shut. The second thing he noticed was that his room was a mess: His bed's were unmade, the study table flipped over, and even the windows were broken. At the floor, he saw his extra uniforms and casual clothes strewn haphazardly, as if a tornado had passed through his classmate.
That wasn't the worst part, however. Oh no, it was the fact that Laura was sitting at the center of the room, acting like the wooden seat she was on was a throne room. She sat there, ignoring the 'carnage' of the room around her.
"L-Laura...?" He found it extremely difficult to talk, "What happened to the room...and what the heck are you wearing?" He did his best to keep his voice level, but his voice came out in small startled yells.
Laura was wearing...well, what the heck was it? The cloth's color was dark blue, with attached pieces of jet black metal at specific parts of the attire. The upper part reminded him of a kendo uniform, with loose long sleeves and a body armor like piece of metal covering the chest and back. Average and completely normal, right? That was where the normalcy ended. The lower parts of the attire, instead of being a mixture of hakama pants and fighting sandals, were instead replaced with a skirt that reached up to her knees and a pair of thigh high boots. The pieces of dark metal were attached to the skirt's sides and parts of the dark blue boots, reminiscent of straps.
All in all, it looked weird and confusing.
"Oh, you noticed?" She gestured to the clothes as if it was nothing unique, "I simply thought that I should dress properly for our training session. After all, one can't be too early in regards to Kendo training!" Her voice didn't sound like it's usual cold self. Instead, she sounded like a mix of dignified and angry, "I will warn you now that you should be prepared to get hurt, and that I will not baby you no matter how injured you get."
"Kendo? What the heck are you- Nevermind!" Ichika took deep breaths and tried to calm himself, "What the heck did you do to my room!? My bed is a mess, my clothes are all over the floor, and the desk is flipped over! What could you possibly have been doing to my room that needed you to do this!?"
"It's normal for me to do something like this. As your childhood friend (and your spouse), it is my duty to ensure that you do not get too close other girls." She informed him 'helpfully'.
"Childhood friend!?" Ichika nearly choked at the uncomfortable lump that formed at his throat, "What are you talking about? We just met each other a few months ago!" Laura gave him an odd look, as if he was the one spouting gibberish, "And what do you mean see if I've been close to any other girls? How does that equal to smashing up my room?"
" I was simply looking through your desk for any love letters and exchanged letters, your clothes to see if you have any scent or perfume from close contact with other girls, and under your bed to see if you have any lingerie or any other pieces of clothing from the other girls," Laura smiled as she finished, "I'm glad to say that I found no sign of any of these things in my observation's. Congratulations, you passed!"
"Oh, I'm really glad that I pass- as if!" He kicked the wall in frustration, "Quit acting like it's okay for you to do these kinds of things! Now, help me clean this up and-"
Instinct suddenly kicked in. Practicing Kendo with Houki and being taught IS combat ever since he entered the academy, he had grown accustomed to trusting his gut and making on the fly decisions when it came to certain things. And so, when he felt his gut tighten and his mind tell him to step back, he complied.
It seems he made the right decision. From where he was just standing, a black wooden sword was currently stabbed into the floor. With extreme discomfort, he noted that the metallic floor was sporting numerous cracks and breaks.
"Oh, good dodge!" Laura smiled as she picked the sword up again, "This sword is made of an especially lightweight and durable wood. I heard once that it can cause fractures with even the slightest contact," Ichika gulped nervously as he saw a giant hole form from where the sword was just stabbed, "It should prove as both an enjoyable and learning experience for the two of us... not that I care if you learn anything from this or anything," She said in her 'Tsundere' voice.
"Laura...waving around a sword like that when you're not properly trained is extremely dangerous! I think you should put it down and-"
"And then I can pull out the whips!" Ichika's face drained at the mention of the heard whips, "I've got a lot of variations! There's leather, metal, rope, and some even come with some optional spikes! ...You know, if you're into that kind of stuff," She reverted back to her 'Tsundere' tone.
"Laura, I think you've finally- Uwah!" Ichika yelled and leaped back, barely dodging Laura's extremely hard strike to his kneecaps. While Laura wasn't trained in Kendo or Japanese martial arts, the fact that she was an experienced and trained soldier well versed in CQC helped mitigate that little tidbit. Despite her short height and petite stature, she was well known to others as a very advanced and genetically enhanced Super Soldier. This combined with an instant-kill sword left Ichika a very worried a very worried boy indeed.
"Your dodging has gotten better! I'll add a second sword then!" Laura smiled lightly and picked up a second bokken, this time in a silver color, "This one is known to cause memory loss and concussions if used improperly. It's a good thing we've been doing Kendo since the two of us were children," Her face relaxed as she 'remembered' all the says they spent together.
"Laura, you need to stop this! We're not childhood friends, we didn't spar when we were younger, and I don't enjoy being given internal injuries! Now put those swords down or-"
*Click*
He stopped talking and looked down at his right foot. Under his school shoe, he saw a flashing piece of circular metal with a red light blinking eerily at the center. When he tried to remove his foot, he felt metallic claws snake around his leg and the metallic disk attach to his shoe.
"Laura...what is this thing?" To his credit, he managed to keep his voice level. This completely masked the fact that he was completely and utterly crying for his older sister inside his head.
"Oh, I see you've found my landmine!" Laura gasped and pointed excitedly at the device around his right foot, "I placed them all over the room while the two of us were sparring. You were so distracted by dodging that you didn't notice."
True to her word, he found the floor of his room practically covered with the circular weapons. How he missed her laying those out while he was in the middle of fighting for his life, he didn't know. Either way, he had better things to worry about.
"Laura...why is this thing clamped around my leg?" He asked her with an eerily calm voice.
"Oh, that's because it detonates either when the recipient moves too much or after 60 seconds of it sensing no movement whatsoever. It was made that way to ensure that no one could escape in case they get any idea's of trying to escape the blast."
"Uh-huh," Ichika nodded numbly, "So, how long till this thing detonates and how big will the blast radius will be? And does one mine's explosion trigger another?"
"Well...it was never really tested how long till the blast happens when the target moves," A hint of a blush spread across her cheeks, "And the blast shouldn't be too strong. Well, at least it didn't really give me more than a few 2nd degree burns when I got hit once."
He waited for her to answer his last question, but she looked away and refused to look him in the eye.
"Laura...does the blast cause a chain reaction or not?"
"Erm, well...I suppose it does" Laura smiled forcefully, "Maybe I should have thought this through a bit more...it seemed like a good idea at the time...I swear!"
"Laura?"
"Yes, my wife?"
"In a few seconds, the terror is going to reach my brain and I'm going to run away screaming like a little girl," The eerie calmness in his voice frightened even Laura, "I am going to jump from the window behind me, activate my IS, and pray to whatever God is out there that I won't die horribly and the shield will protect me."
"Ichika?" Laura looked uncomfortable for some reason.
"What is it?"
"You have around 10 seconds before that thing detonates...9, 8-"
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" The sounds of smashing glass echoed all over the room, along with Laura barely seeing Ichika's retreating figure as he activated Byaku-shiki's wings. She didn't have to wait long before the sound of a large explosion rocked throughout the campus.
Throughout all this, Laura only had one thing on her mind.
"...Does this mean our sparring is over? ...I was going to take out the whips next!"
Dossier 1: Failed.
Dossier 1 finished. Next Dossier is either Rin or Cecilia, your choice
The girl Ichika was talking to is named "Takatsuki Shizune", Houki's roommate and a side character in the IS novel and anime. She's described as being "the most helpful person in class 1-1", along with little no sign of attraction to our oblivious hero. If you need more info, check the IS wiki.
Til next time!
