One year, two months later…
Doctor Saotome pushed past a group of engineers crowded around a half-built Getter eye, carrying a briefcase. Surrounding him were dozens of engineers and scientists, and Getter parts still being assembled. Saotome reached a sealed door, and pressed his hand against a security scanner. The door chimed and the door opened. Saotome quickly stepped in and pressed forward, the door closing behind him three seconds later.
The next room was a hangar, containing six completed Getter jets. Two red, two yellow, one white, and one blue. The Getter mark 1 was lined up on the right side of the hangar, awaiting launch. On the opposite side, the new Getter Robo, Getter Robo G, awaited pilots to be assigned. Five technicians stood around the Getter G, with a female scientist talking with them.
Saotome looked around the anger, and spotted Hayato, a tall slender emo boy of six feet in height and a narrow face, talking with Musashi, a 5'11 fat boy with a round face and large cheeks. Musashi wore a green school cap, basketball shorts, and a tank top. Hayato on the other hand wore his Getter uniform, dark blue with a yellow stripe down the middle. Hayato appeared to be looking at something while talking, and Saotome followed the boy's gaze.
Ryoma stood with his right arm pressed against the wall above Michiru's shoulder, and his left on his hip. Saotome growled and quickly walked over towards the boy and his daughter. As Hayato saw Saotome approach, he quickly turned his gaze down to Musashi. Musashi on the other hand, did the opposite. He proceeded to stare on at the event unfolding.
"Hello, Ryoma." Saotome purred.
Ryoma jumped with a jolt of adrenaline and turned around to face Saotome. "Why hello good doctor, lovely weather we're having. Have I told you that," Ryoma tried to distract but was cut off by Saotome.
"Save it kid, I've got to talk to my daughter." He said.
"Yeah, yeah. I was getting ready to go anyway." Ryoma said, slinking away, as Hayato and Musashi laughed.
"Jeez dad, you don't have to be so prude. We were just talking! He's just a friend!" Michiru exclaimed.
"Sure, you were, but Ryoma isn't the kind of guy who would never settle for talking or just being friends." Saotome said.
"Dad! He's not like that!" Michiru cried.
"I just want to watch out for you…" Saotome quietly said.
Michiru looked up into her father's soft brown eyes and said, "Oh dad, it's okay…what did you want to talk about?"
Saotome recomposed himself and said, "I have the paperwork for you to sign on to be a pilot."
Michiru's eyes lit up and she squealed "Oh dad, thank you so much!" and embraced Saotome in a hug.
Saotome placed is free hand on her back and said "Once you sign, you will have to go through a lot of training to safely pilot it…and we still need a full team for you. I've been looking at a potential candidate, his name is Benkei."
"This is the best day ever, thank you so much!" Michiru said.
Hayato looked down at Musashi and said "Well, it looks like your being replaced."
"What!? What gives you that idea!?" Musashi cried.
"They're bringing in a new Getter pilot. You should probably go pack your bags now." Hayato replied, having eavesdropped on the conversation.
Musashi was distraught for several seconds before remembering the second set of jets. Musashi turned to Hayato and growled out "Why you little shit," and kicked Hayato in the shin.
The sound of a bubble popping times a thousand sounded through the hanger, as a group of militaristic soldiers appeared. There were five of them, each carrying a futuristic rifle. They were all six feet tall exactly, wore neo-medieval armor with horns coming out of their crusader helmets, and had yellow glowing eyes from under their visors, facing the Getter G.
In the few seconds of reaction they had, Saotome pushed Michiru to the floor and shielded her body with his. Musashi ran back towards a rack of tools, intent on using a hammer to fend off the attackers. Hayato crouched down behind a computer monitor and pulled a combat knife from his right boot, staring at the soldiers for a proper opening.
The lead soldier grabbed the female scientist and said "The Getter core. Where is it?" his voice that of a demon.
"I don't have it, it's," she was cut off by the soldier shooting her in the chest, lasers ripping through her body with no resistance and landing on the side of the yellow plane.
The soldier looked at the engineers and said "Where. Is the core?"
One of the engineers cried out "We're just engineers, we don't," and the other four soldiers opened fire on the men.
The soldiers turned, and saw Saotome shielding Michiru while whispering reassurances. The soldiers marched forward, ready to continue questioning. As they past Hayato, he stood up and threw the combat knife into the back of one of the soldiers far from him. The soldier went down immediately, firing his gun into the ground.
The other soldiers turned, and Hayato took this moment to grab the head of the closest soldier and snapped his neck. As the other soldiers turned to face the attacker, Hayato pulled up the soldier's gun and opened fire on his comrades. Hayato killed two before the gun was shot from his hand, splitting in half and falling to the ground.
The final soldier stepped forward and said "You. your different. Where is the Getter core?"
Before Hayato could answer, a large wrench hit the soldier in the head, causing him to recoil in pain. Musashi then jumped onto the soldier's back and held onto his neck, refusing to let go. Hayato quickly picked the wrench back up, and hit the soldier in the head as hard as he could. After a loud "CLANG", the soldier fell limp to the ground.
Musashi climbed off the unconscious soldier and Hayato reassured the doctor the threat was dealt with, adding "We even have a prisoner now."
Once Saotome was sure it was safe, he pulled Michiru to her feet and examined the corpses and unconscious body. "Get Ryoma, and Shikishima. And some rope."