~~~By Mosgem~~~

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NOTE: Laura Brand would like to say that she did not, in any way, tamper with this note, certainly not to erase the part about her getting the tapes. Because that would just be embarrassing.

Wing Fanchu would like to say that although Shelby has not, indeed seen him naked, there has not yet been a moment when Otto has been out of the dorm long enough for anything to occur. He did suggest (with a completely straight face, of course,) that perhaps Otto and Shelby could swap dorms for a night. He also mentioned something about protection for Otto. (He would also like to point out how half the Henchman stream turned and ran like rabbits once he decapitated two of their numbers with his axe.

Shelby Trinity would like to point out that even if you do get the video, she will get the real thing, plus something… more. So, really, you're losing out because you'll just be reminding yourself of what you don't have. And, she managed to convince (see: threaten) Otto Malpense into hacking into the deep-storage nine bunker, and she's coming for you in an invincible robot of death.

Otto Malpense says that they got the wrong video of him. Taylor Swift wasn't the best song. If they got him singing the Beatles, he feels his score would be at least an 8.6

He would also like to say that after a lot of prying, snooping and eavesdropping, he is more than slightly confused (and two parts frightened) as to why the red-haired weapons instructor (whom, he would obnoxiously point out, is Irish, not Scottish) has a crush on him. He would like to tell her that while it's nothing personal, she's a bit too old for him, although red is his favourite colour for hair.

Laura Brand is currently hitting her head against the wall.

"You know what? I'm not even going to ask."

Nero slumped in his desk, staring at the stark-white sheet of paper with a mixture of horror, disbelief and admiration. Raven was too busy holding the doors against a mix of complaining PolFi students and frightened Henchmen.

The clash of weapons from outside was almost unbearable. Currently, there were two teacher fatalities, six injuries, twelve reported AWOLS and HIVEmind himself had hijacked a shroud and fled the island, though not before stating he was on the Alpha's side in this argument.

"Probably best not to," Raven grunted, dispatching of the last student and cleaning her blades. "Although one of the students did mention something about assembling a decomposed dinosaur in ten minutes, so frankly I'm not that surprised."

"I guess not," Nero said, deflating even more. "Sometimes I think we teach them a bit too well." Raven was about to answer, when there was a resounding boom from outside. The ceiling of HIVE shattered, and a black blur streaked inside and slammed into the bazooka-turned-nuclear weapon.

"TAKE THAT, YOU GOOD-FOR-NOTHING ROTTEN BOYFRIED-STEALING STALKING DAUGHTER OF A NO GOOD SON OF A RAPIST WHO WAS BORN TO A FAMILY OF DOGS RAISED BY RATS ON CRACK!"

"Is that…."

"Cypher's robot," Raven nodded, and Nero shrunk back even more. Another inch, and he would fall straight through the chair and out the back, Raven thought.

"We're getting out of here," Nero said, and Raven rolled her eyes at her lover—employer!

"You want to make your way through that?" she asked, pointing out the door to the battlefield. Nero thought for a second, then hung his head.

"I guess we'll wait here," he admitted, and Raven nodded, swinging the door shut to protect against students/flying axes alike.

The sound of the battle stopped.

Raven frowned, looking at Nero to make sure she wasn't going insane. He looked just as puzzled as she did, and she swung the door back open, half expecting the noise to continue. It was dead silent, however.

Dead silent, that is, except for an insistent thud….thud….thud.

"What's that?" Raven frowned, trying to focus on the noise. It seemed t be coming from outside the room, near the Alpha block.

"I believe that would be…" Nero consulted the latest note by the Alpha's. "Miss Brand slamming her head against the wall repeatedly."

"Miss Brand?" Raven frowned, trying to remember the name. It seemed familiar, but she couldn't be sure.

"Mrs. Malpense," Nero explained, and realization dawned on her pale face.

"Oh. Well, I better go and find out what is causing the lack of noise is," she said, swinging open the door and stepping outside. Almost immediately, a white-and-black streak dropped form the ceiling, landing silently beside her. Nero opened his mouth to call a warning, but before he could the figure— whom he could now identify as Otto Malpense— moved. One hand came out and snaked around Natalya's shoulders, tapping her on the right shoulder. She turned in that direction, and Malpense (who was on the left), darted forwards, grabbed her Katana's straight out of her hands and ran for his life, performing a victorious heel click as he did.

And promptly fell on his face.

Scrambling to his feet, he took off again, and Raven followed him, leaping through the scattered bodies and dropped weapons, around a corner…

And froze.

For there, on HIVE's massive screen, was a video of Wing Fanchu showering, completely naked. Raven was stunned for a minute, before turning around and blushing deeply. The part of her that was still functioning was wondering why the male PolFi/SciTech/Henchmen weren't fighting.

She took another step into the room and got her answer.

On the other screen, in the same shower that Wing had been in, Franz Argentblum was showering joyously, humming to himself as he did so. Raven quickly turned away, although she could swear her vision went foggy for a second. On the floor near the video, students were crawling around, clawing at their eyes.

Well, she had to hand it to Malpense, he had found out how to weaponize the videos. That was turning the tables if she had ever seen it before.

Still, this gave her a chance to end the battle right here and now—

The screens turned off.

Raven was running before she could even realize what had happened, sprinting back to the room and picking up a discarded sword. Behind her, she could hear the wailing of deprived girls and (girly) screaming of blind boys as they recovered from the videos. Raven bent down to scoop up a fallen sword, but something caught her eye instead.

Twenty-three second later, she had the fully-sized panzer tank up and running. She turned on the treads, revved the engine and jumped into battle.

Nero, upon seeing the maniacal grin on her face, dove back into his office with a loud scream.