Strike Witches
The Winged Chronicles
Betrayal
After the indecent with Griffins incarceration the girls hesitantly welcomed Griffin back into the group, in the beginning they were just happy to see him but after the first few days questions began swarming. Griffin's disappearance was still not answered and no one could get a straight answer from him. After a week many of the girls thought he just took off and went on vacation or something like it, others believed that he went back home to give secret military information to his home land. No one knew, during most meals like when Griffin first came he enters a room and everyone starts to speak a little more quiet than their normal conversational voice. Griffin like in those times sits down at the usual table next to the window and eats alone.
Two weeks after Griffin gets back the girls again slowly start to forgive him and start to forget what transpired what happened a few weeks prior. The alarm sounds an instant after Sanya hands in her plate and they all rush out towards the hangar. All the girls get ready and Griffin heads towards his workstation and grabs his weapon, Mina yells "Head Out" as Mina storms out of the hangar with the rest of the girls frantic trying to catch up. Griffin with a smile runs out and with a clink and a clank and a voosh Griffin flies out and catches up with them without any effort.
The battle raged on for more than a hour, when the group finally defeated the Neuroi everyone was exhausted and in a much slow pace head back to the base, Licchini drops herself on Shirley's back with a big "omph" and Shirley yells "Hey, i'm not your couch" Lucchini says with a exhausted voice "awe come on i'm tired" as Shirley turns to her side and Lucchini drops into the ocean, the rest of the girls laugh as Lucchini flies out completely soaked and not saying anything. Shirley with a smirk says "still tired?" Lucchini turns her head "humph". Griffin smirks and thinks "things back to normal, i'm glad." During the groups slow flight back to the hangar Lynette says "I see the base" and everyone with a big smile on their faces head straight for it. Griffin looking at the base see's a military truck and officers car at the side of the hangar. Griffin studying the area feels that something is wrong and he stops and hovers in the air, Lynette noticing this flies beside him and asks "something wrong" Griffin slightly tilting his head and staring at the hangar is about to speak when the rest of the girls surround him and Mina says "whats wrong" Griffin facing the hangar studies it and in the centre of the room of black he see's two flashes. Griffin hears a cracking and Griffin yells "RUN!" as Griffin throws his arms at his side and uses all his shields to push the girls away from him instantly all the girls hear a smash and the sound of something metallic being destroyed. As the girls regain their stability, all wonder what just happened as they hear Lynette yell "Griffin!" as they see a figure falling with metal all around him. Lynette and Yoshika charge after him and inches before he hits the water they with all their might hold him up and slowly heads towards the hangar. The rest of the girls confused and angry that one of their comrades were attacked charge into the hangar looking for revenge.
Mina and Barkhorn are the first to enter and with their guns at the ready see the figures that attacked Griffin, they start to charge and instantly when the figures come out of the shadows Mina and Barkhorn stop. The rest of the girls enter with Griffin, Lynette and Yoshika following in the back. Mina yells "whats the meaning of this!" The figure steps forward and takes off his hat, the figure face emerges and the man is Maloney. (*note* if anyone doesn't remember, Maloney was the guy who was in charge of the Warlock project in the last few episodes of season one)
When Yoshika and Lynette land Griffin tries to transform his legs back to feet but, it seems the holes in his ankles are far to damaged and only the right foot could change back and revert to its original form the left foot with a wining clicking sound does nothing. Griffin hobbles with the two's help to see the face of his attacker. Mina again yells "what is the meaning of this, attacking one of my men" Maloney with a large grin says "Commander, by my records and with seeing it with my own eyes, would you care to explain to me in detail what the Military's procedure for deserters?" All the girls start to look at each other wondering what's happening, Mina feeling backed into the corner with a beaten look in her faces stares down Maloney and replies "he served his time" Maloney with an arrogant voice says "oh, did you now, tell me, when did your personal actions take over Military standards?" Mina flinches from knowing she's been beaten says "what about the Sergeant Miyafuji?" Maloney replies "what about her?" Mina hoping for a break in his defences "she also deserted and she was welcomed back." Maloney with an irritated look says "she only got away with it because the incident with the Warlock and you never pushed the situation" Yoshika suddenly shocked and realizing the bullet she dodged had an new admiration for Mina turns to Griffin who is now standing on his own on one leg. Mina yelling "that makes no difference, I punished her to military code" "well today you don't get that luxury" as Maloney raises his hand and twelve guards surround Griffin as Yoshika and Lynette stand by his side not moving. Griffin with a look of disgust puts one hand each on their shoulders and says "its ok, I accept this, I knew what the cost is for returning" Yoshika with a tear in her eye says "whats that" as Maloney walks beside Mina and says "the punishment for deserting the military is punishable by Death"
Shocked most of the girls just stand there with a look of surprise as Griffin pushes the girls aside and ten of the twelve soldiers make a circle around Griffin. Barkhorn yells "you can't do this" as she takes a step forward as Maloney turns to her with a big smile "oh, but i can, this is a little payback for what you did to me before" Barkhorn bites down and grits her teeth in anger with a look of hatred. Maloney now turns and faces Griffin and says "now, where were we, yes, any last words?" as Maloney rises his hand and throws it down telling the soldiers to fire, not letting Griffin say a word. The noise of the gun's echoed throughout the hangar, the continuous fire caused a large amount of smoke to surround the soldiers and Griffin. All the girls cringe and expect the worst, when the smoke started to clear the entire hangar was silent, not a word was spoken, Maloney starting to laugh "good, lets get moving" as Maloney started to walk out of the hangar when a large "Snap" echoed throughout the entire hangar. Maloney turned to hear more snaps and metal twisting and molding together with mild screeching sound. When the smoke lifted the girls saw Griffin standing there with his arms out staring Maloney down with eyes of disgust but, when they got a better look they noticed that there were drops of blood on the ground behind Griffin and there were two greyish spikes coming from his back. The girls wondering what just happened start to walk towards Griffin as Griffin yells "stay back, he's not finished yet" as Griffin starts to walk towards Maloney. As Griffin walks past the girls they can perfectly see what's on Griffins back and where the blood came from. The Shirley stares and thinks "what are those, they cant be what I think they are" the girls get a good look at the metallic covered spikes moving and flowing with Griffin's body movements, "there made out of bone but there all metallic" thought Lynette. Yoshika falls to her knee's and says "those are his wings" as the girls turn to Yoshika and back towards Griffin and being horrified in what their seeing. Maloney shocked yells "fire, kill him" as soldiers start to fire at him, Griffin without a single emotion raises his hand every time a soldier starts to fire at him and he puts up a multishield and doesn't stop. Fearing his life Maloney upholsters his pistol and points it at Mina yelling "stop or I'll shoot her", shocked Mina starts to defend herself as Maloney yells "and aggression against a superior officer is punishable by death" as Mina takes a step back and stares at Maloney with a "i'll get you for this" look. Maloney yells "now turn around and get to the ocean front of the hangar, a watery grave should suit you" Griffin with a face of disgust turn and slowly hobbles towards the opening.
When Griffin reaches the opening Maloney yells "again, any last words" Griffin with a smirk turns to the girls who are huddled into the corner by the soldiers and smiles and nods his head at a slant and turns his back. Maloney yells "execute him" as the soldiers get into position, Griffin waves with his front turned towards the ocean and leans towards the ocean. Confused, everyone watches him wondering what he is doing, Griffin's wings start to shake and make a louder screeching noise as Maloney yells "Kill him now!, he can't fly away" as the soldiers get into position. Griffin's wings ark to each of his sides and start to light up, the screeching sound starts to come from the rectangular vents spread out through them. Shirley thinking to herself "i knew it, he has magic fuelled jet's integrated into those wing things of his"and with a blast of a cannon going off Griffin raced across the ocean and all they could see was the impact and the waves in the ocean telling them what direction he headed. Maloney, furious walks right for Mina grabbing her shirt and says "where did he go?" Mina with a emotionless response "i don't know, you just tried to kill him", Maloney walks away and yells "were heading back."
*WN * ( Hey its me, sorry for all ways being late on my stories, i have been busy with getting stuff ready for collage and now that i'm in it might be even longer for chapters, but u never know ;) i do know the 2nd season is out for a while now and any of you are wondering if it will effect my story, it won't I have all of this seasons chapters written down in notes in my book and i will not be planning on changing it to fit the new season. But there is sum stuff that are pretty close. Again i hope you guys are enjoying the story and people are reading it, feel free to ask questions and hope to see you again soon)
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