Chapter four Staff Of Destruction Part 2
The Staff of destruction. A weapon as it name implied would bring destruction to the owners enemy and so far Fouquet was getting nothing.
"Work dammit! Why won't you work!" Fouquet snapped as she waved the staff around annoyed. The three NUMBERS were watching the scene curiously.
"Umm, should we tell her how it works." Todoriko question in a whisper.
"No way, this is humorous." Jin whispered back,
"Aren't either of you the least bit curious as to how something like THAT got here." Hana said annoyed.
"No, personally i'm more curious as to how she knew who to grab." Jin questioned eying the two curiously
"Oh she saw us transform as you were sneaking towards towards that exhibit thing, and since you were the only other dude in the group-"
"I get it." Jin said. He then thought of something that made him grin "You know i just thought of how we could turn this Staff of destruction advantage."
Hana raised a eyebrow curiously "How?" Jin just chuckled slowly as he headed towards Fouquet.
A woman was fleeing while holding her daughter little Michiru close to her. There were many similarities between the two except that the woman's hair was chin length and she had soot-black eyes. She stopped as suddenly as a large spike pit appeared in her path.
"Mommy!" little Michiru screamed.
"It'll be okay, honey," Michiru's mother told her daughter.
"Quite a chase you've given me, woman," GoatRoid said. He had horns styled after metal pipes, hooves for feet, metallic hands with three fingers each that were crackled with energy and a face that was twisted in what appeared to be a permanent angry sneer "Now, I will not ask again. Give me the girlie and you can live."
"NO! You won't have my Michiru!" Michiru's mother snarled, placing her daughter behind her as if trying to shield her away from this beast.
"Kekekeke. I was hoping you'd say that," GoatRoid smiled. He suddenly rushed forward and punched, his hand piercing right through Michiru's mother like butter. Her mother coughed blood as she collapsed.
"MOMMY!" young Michiru screamed, running to her mother but was caught by GoatRoid. "LET ME GO! LET ME GO!"
"No way, kiddie, or should I say my No. 11?" GoatRoid said happily as he picked her up and walked away, leaving Michiru's mother in a pool of her own blood.
"MOMMY!"
End dream sequence
"GAH!" Louise screamed as she woke up, horrified of the dream she had.
"What the hell was that." Louise muttered as she remember the talk Michiru had with them earlier.
(Flashback)
"Alright were in your room." Kirche said leaning on the wall. Tabitha was sitting in on a chair while Michiru and Louise was sitting in on the bed. "Now talk."
"Alright i'll tell you. But what i'm going to tell you will severely shock you." Michiru sighed. "Now as you can tell I'm not from around here."
"No." Kirche said sarcastically getting a annoyed look from Louise.
"Well truth be told i'm from a different world, or a different dimension as it were, where magic doesn't exist, or at the very least is vastly unknown in our world yet technology reigns supreme." Michiru said getting incredulous looks from Louise and Kirche (she couldn't tell with Tabitha). "And I know it's hard to believe but let me ask you this. Have any of you heard of beings with my ability until now."
"..Alright i'll accept that part for now but what about this GIN-SHOCKER. What your connection with them?"
"Gin-SHOCKER, it's an evil organization."
"Evil? isn't that stretching it abit."
"Trust me, evil fits them, the heads of the organization are full of sadist bastards who get people to work for them either finding other sadist bastards or forcing people to work for them."
"What do you mean by force." Louise said getting a sinking feeling.
"It means they kidnaps them, and do horrible things to make them work for them." Michiru said, anger in her eyes, she lifted her arm and change it to a scythe "They killed my mommy and did this to me, just so they can get a good warrior for there sick cause!"
A stun silence filled the room as Kirche ask the question "M-mother, H-how old were you when you were taken."
"I was young lets put it at that." Michiru said
"Are you still human?" Kirche said
"Kirche!" Louise said **
"What it would make abit of sense how you were able to summon her if that was the case." Kirche stated
"I'm human, remodel modified and alter to be a super-soldier, but i'm still human." Michiru said "Now are there any other questions."
There was silent for a moment before Louise asked. "You called that guy #06, and you originally told me to call you #11, does that mean there are more of you."
"Yes there are fourteen of us, though tecnically the line ends with 13 as #00 is at the first part. We were made to handle certain mission and deal with a threat that could damage GIN-SHOCKER if it ever appeared called a kamen rider, and yes to you it might seem a weird title but to GIN-SHOCKER that a scary ** thing to hear."
"Will GIN-SHOCKER attack again." A voice piped everyone turn to see Tabitha looking at Michiru curiously.
"Possible but i doubt they will try to get me so soon if they really know about this world."
"What do you mean?" Louise said
"Well imagine if you were a conqueror of sorts and saw a land with enough resources that would make you want it badly, what would you do."
"I would try to take it." Louise said grimly.
"Exactly and the worst part is they would try to use the people as cannon fodder or templates for something just as bad, hell they might capture nobles to get magic working for them."
"Nothing more dangerous than something that can use your own people as spare parts for there work." Tabitha said calmly.
"Exactly," said Michiru. "And we Cyborg Soldiers are considered their elite."
"Elite?" Louise repeated.
"Elite,' confirmed Michiru, "The lowest ranked are the troopers, and then above them are the Cyborg Mutants. Above Cyborg Mutants are us, the Cyborg Soldiers. Finally, they have the executive members who are leaders of the organization."
"Interesting Hierarchy. But whose the boss."
Louise and Tabitha gave her a curious look "What, the way she describe it sounds as if there one above all of them and i'm curious as to who that is."
"Great leader." they turn there eyes as Michiru face harden.
"Beg pardon?"
"The Leader of GIN-SHOCKER is called Great Leader. And i don't know much about him except he is extremely, powerful, and the executives are terrified to even think of ** him off. There even some talk he actually some kind of evil deity but i'm not sure that's true or not." Michiru checked the clock and said "Well time for bed."
"What, but we still have questions." Kirche said annoyed
"And you will get them tomorrow night, right now i rather get some sleep especially since Osmond called a meeting that required us, and i'm pretty sure that includes the students."
"... Very well, come on Tabitha." The blue haired girl nodded as she and Kirche left the room.
(End Flasback.)
"Was that dream because of what Michiru said about her abduction. But it was so realistic," Louise said to herself. she turn her head to see Michiru sleepiing face mere centimetre from her. 'GHK!' Louise thought shock as she saw Michiru limbs entangle on her. If someone were to walk in right now it would look like a passionate embraced.
'Lousy stupid position.' Louise thought, she was about to wake Michiru up and told her to get off. but oddly decided not to. 'She's... oddly cute when she sleeping.' Louise decided as she tried to went back to sleep.
It was morning and someone was screaming in disgust.
"What the hell is this **! this food is bland, completely and utterly bland." #03 said disgusted.
"Umm... #13 did you make this?" #08 questioned
"Yes, however even i am abit... disappointed in the lack of flavor." #13 muttered.
"You know what, since it our job to study this culture, why don't we head to town and steal some grub." #08 said
'Fine by me."
"Yes i agree with course of action." #13 said as he placed the foods in container before heading out on there mech-horses.
"I bet even #11, wherever she is, is getting better food than that." #03 muttered.
"I can't believe were not getting breakfast first." Michiru said annoyed as Louise hushed her
It was the day after when Louise, Kirche, Tabitha and Michiru had their headmaster's office where Headmaster Osmond, Prof. Colbert, Ms. Longueville ( Osmond green-hair secretary, Who arrived abit late), and some of the other teachers decided to question them about our involvement with the Fouquet/ Jewel mage (Jin) incident.
"We grown too lax." Osmond sighed, "We thought with how many mages are here, you have to be crazy to attack. But it was that complacency that allowed that mysterious mage to attack as Fouquet steals the Staff of Destruction."
"Well that not a artifact that sounds like it could spread joy." Michiru muttered to herself.
"Sir, don't be too hard on yourself. Because the reason I was late was cause I was questioning several witnesses around town, we have gained credible information on the whereabouts of a suspicious shadow seen entering and leaving a deserted shack deep in the woods this morning" said Ms. Longueville.
"Very speedy work Ms. Longueville, you ought to be commended..." said Mr. Osmond who try to throw a grope but only yowled in pain as as she grabbed his hand in vice-like grip.
"And, combine with these testimonies I attempted to sketch out a picture of the one who made the golem and the earth mage that attack the exhibit." She use her free hand to pulled out a scroll of paper she handed it to Osmond (After letting go of his hand.)
Taking the sketch, Osmond began to examine the image. After a moment, he turned it to use, "Is this the one you saw yesterday?"
Louise recognized the drawing of the female perfectly "This is Fouquet! I have no doubt about it!" with Tabitha nodding next to her. Michiru had to hold her tongue but she must admit that was a good artist rendition of Jin painted next to Fouquet.
"If it is Fouquet, we should report this to the palace," suggested Prof. Colbert. "They will be able to dispatch the knights straight away."
Osmond shook his head "Even if we gave it to the queen herself, the lower nobles would call it a waste of taxpayer money to catch one thief, and not taking it seriously which will allow Fouquet and her allies time to escape!"
"Heh, something never change, even in parallel worlds." Michiru muttered to herself at hearing about Osmond red tape
"Now, we're going to organize a search team to find Fouquet, Those willing to join, please raise your wands." Osmond stated
There was an uneasy silence as the nobles looked at each other waiting for someone to make a move.
"No one? How odd," Osmond commented after a moment, giving his staff a annoyed look. "No one wants to be known as the hero who caught the jewel mage, Fouquet the Crumbling Dirt and there two lackeys?"
'Heh, Hana-chan would be kinda ** to be call just a lackey, especially since it implied she working under #06,' Michiru thought when she noticed one noble put her wand in the air. "Louise?"
"Miss Valliere!" exclaimed one of the teacher. "You mustn't do this, your magic is-"
"Works fine." Michiru stated, putting one hand on Louise's shoulder for support. "Or have you all forgotten, it was Louise attack that ultimately destroyed Fouquet golem."
Kirche was the next to raise her wand. "I'm joining as well. I Can't let the Zero and her family take all the glory," Kirche said. Louise look ready to punch Kirche when a staff rose to the air. This stun Michiru, Kirche and Louise. Kirche was able to voice "T-tabitha."
It was indeed the bluenette who had raised her staff up to show her own intent to volunteer for the mission. "Tabitha you really don't-"
"I'm worried," Tabitha said quietly, cutting off further objections from the fiery Germainian. Michiru was able to see Louise giving a brief nod of gratitude to Tabitha.
There was a laugh from Osmond. "Well then, we shall place our faith in the three of you then."
"Sir!" a female teacher protested. "This is too risky! It would-"
Her excuse was cut off as Osmond gave her a stern look as he stated "I have old age which would make me more of a hindrance, what your excuse for not going?" and left the woman stammering about still paying money for her house.
"As that familiar has pointed out, they have faced Fouquet before which should give them a advantage, and It should be noted that these three are not ordinary students. Why you might not tell with Miss Tabitha age, but she has already received the title of chevalier."
"Wha- a KNIGHT!" Louise said shock as Kirche gave Tabitha a surprise look, Obviously not knowing that about the girl. Michiru gave Tabitha a slightly impress look, she may not understand the full gist of a chevalier but she understand it was a very important role if Tabitha was knighted to gain that title.
"And Miss Zerbst come from a proud militia family in Germania and is quite good when it comes to flame magic." Kirche smirked at the praise,
Louise propped her shoulder up, getting ready to get some praise herself. "And Miss Valliere err..." Osmond was having trouble trying to think of something but quickly added "Not only is she the daughter of Karin of the Heavy wind, she also has summon a peculiar familiar and already took down that golem."
Michiru spoke up, "Um...Headmaster Sir, there's something you need to know about her allies."
"Ah, yes. She had three accomplices with her. You seem to know them well," said Osmond.
"That is because we belong to the same group," said Michiru. "The one I fought is named Petrifier who has the power to conjure crystals to use as weapons. The other...is my friend. My best friend."
"And the third?" questioned Osmond.
"He goes by Scanner and he has the power to absorb power and energy from anyone," said Michiru.
"Hmm, good, but i must ask, and why are you telling me this, especially if the annoy look miss Valliere. Miss Zerbst and possibly tabitha is giving you that she was trying to avoid connecting you to it to avoid a nasty assumption from us as it were."
"I want to ask for clemency for one."
"Your best friend." Osmond question getting a nod "Hmm, but why do you ask for only one."
"The other two would just leave immediately to cause more mischief, it be better if they were stuck in one place. However i firmly believe that my friend would gladly do the right thing if given the chance and would live peacefully causing no more trouble."
"Hmm... Well I suppose I must ask the queen, but it could be doable, everyone deserves a chance at peace." Osmond said sharing a look with Mister Colbert who gave a slight nod. "However, you must tell either the queen or at least the princess what you know about those three and how they got those abilities."
"That sounds like agreeable terms." Michiru said with a nod.
"Excuse me Mr. Osmond, I would like offer my service to the group, please let me join as their guide." Asked Ms. Longueville.
"That's a good idea Ms. Longeuville, you shall accompany them."
"I already planned everything out!" she beamed.
"You know what I don't understand." Michiru muttered, she and the other girls were sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
"What?" Louise asked
"Fouquet is a mage right?" Michiru questioned getting nods in return "Then shouldn't that make her a noble? Why would a noble resort to petty crime like theft?" Michiru asked
Ms. Longueville kept her eyes on the road before saying "Some nobles end up losing their titles for various reasons. Many end up pursuing careers as criminals or mercenaries, whether to sell there skills to the highest bidders or just commit crime for there ownn purposes."
'Make sense.' Michiru thought, Magic may mark one as a noble but it was still a title that could be strip through one action which might lead one to crime, plus in terms of mercenaries, one couldn't do much better than one who could use magic to bury/burn/drown/ or choke via lack of air.
"But that doesn't mean all of them suffer such a fate. For example I once had noble status but it was stripped away..."
"Really? But aren't you Osmond's secretary?" asked Louise
"Mr. Osmond isn't exactly picky about whether he hires peasants or nobles" Longueville stated
'Plus it help your a beautiful woman and he abit lecherous.' Most of them thought but kept it to themselves.
"Ehh who caress if Fouquet was a noble or not, Louise familiar can just use her mist attack to Fouquet golem." Kirche said
"Wouldn't work." Tabitha stated.
"Huh what are you talking about, it work on Guiche and his golem." Louise said
"No she right it wouldn't work." Michiru said "Fouquet may very well hide in a location and give her golem order so it wouldn't be blind, plus there no telling what tech Jin might have given her to even the advantage." Michiru said "And worse still, they might decide to join in and aid in the attack."
"I see."
"There's also a chance that we might run into more than just them," added Michiru, referring to 07, 06 and 01. "The others might be with them."
"Hmm... so either way we be walking in a dangerous trap." Louise muttered.
"Yeah, that the danger of going into the unknown, too many variables." Michiru said to the sighed.
There was silence for a moment before Tabitha broke "Doesn't matter." Everyone turn to Tabitha again. "We knew the mission carried risk when we took it. There no point whining about it now."
"Heh, guess you're right." Michiru chuckled, but still there was some worry in her mind, if Hana, Jin and Todoriko were here, then who else was here.
"Ohh this is so much better than that crap we ate earlier." #03 said
"Yeah, and you were able to get these #13?" #08 said
"Yes, I used my power to freeze time to sneak into that bakery and steal some food." #13 said as he cleaned the room.
"You can freeze time?" #08 said, he knew #13 has time power but he had no idea he could do that.
"Well i slowed time enough so that it seem like it was time-stop but it was them moving really slow."
"Yeesh, glad you're on our side." #08 said, they were eating outside near a forest when they notice what seem like a small caravan being attack by bandits
"Holy ** a bandit attack!" #08 said shock.
"I can see that." #03 said
"Shouldn't we do something?"
"Why? we do much worse."
"I know but just cause do those jobs in GIN-SHOCKER doesn't mean we should just let it slide when other people do it."
"Actually i think that exactly what it means, right #13." #03 turn to talk to #13 was gone, "What the... where he go."
"AH!" #08 said, his eye in shock, #03 turned around and was shock at the site of #13 grabbing a Bandit and punching him.
"WHAT THE-" #03 said shock, and even though they couldn't see it, even #13 was surprised at what he did and looked at his arms as if they suddenly turn to swedish-speaking snakes.
"Bastard how dare you attack one of our own." the bandits shouted as they gather.
"** we better help." #08 said pulling his cricket fork.
"What why should-"
"Cause if by even the smallest chance #13 get kill, I will tell that psychotic bastard Gebok you did nothing,"
"**," #03 muttered, not wanting gebok angry at him (Since gebok a sadist.) summon his tick-dagger before reluctantly helping with it.
Ms. Lougueville stopped the wagon. "Alright, this is it," she said. "She's hiding out here." Glancing over the side of the wagon we were all riding in,
"That's her log Cabin." Kirche looking at the single room log cabin that obviously seen better days. "It looked like it been abandon for weeks, hell even months.
"Appearances can be deceiving." Michiru stated.
Michiru, Louise, Kirche and Tabitha walked towards the cabin. Ms. Longueville brought up the rear, having gone to hide the wagon just in case.
"Okay Louise you stay outside just in case someone come heres. Tabitha, Kirche with me." Michiru said. Louise would normally object about this, but since Michiru was a soldier she just kept her mouth shut and nodded.
Together the three all looked around the house, with Michiru noise twisting
"Ah-AH-CHOOO!" Michiru sneezed, startling Kirche.
"Damn don't do that."
"Sorry, it just so much dust here." Michiru grunted, getting proper look in the room, Which had a thick layer of dust to it. "Either Longueville got her info wrong or Fouquet SERIOUSLY needs a maid."
"This is obviously a dead end." Kirche stated as she and Michiru headed to the exit me, then Tabitha said in her usual, emotionless tone.
"Staff of destruction."
"Eh?-!" Kirche gaped as they saw Tabitha holding same case Fouquet was holding last night. "Tabitha where did you get that?"
"Chest." The girl said pointing to a open chest as the corner of the room.
"Well... that was easy." Kirche said as Michiru narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah... too easy. Why leave it in a place someone could find it, without a padlock." Michiru questioned.
"Maybe she got cocky."
"Normally i might think that too since I don't know much about Fouquet, but she allied herself with #06, and that bastard would rather cut his own leg off than lose any treasure that comes his way." Michiru said analyzing it carefully, Longueville gave the info where Fouquet might be, that they find the artifact too easily without any traps. Michiru then remember that both Longueville and Fouquet had green hair. "Oh crud."
"What?" Kirche ased
"We just walked into a very elaborate trap." Michiru just as they heard a scream follow by a explosion outside. "LOUISE!" They ran outside and saw Fouquet Golem and notice that unlike the first one had Crystal like armor covering it chest knee's and lower fore-arms.
"You like?" They look down to see Petrifier, Fouquet, Scanner and Arachnea (With Arachnea holding her nails close to Louise neck.) "I figure since you destroyed Fouquet first golem, i should make some modification."
"Let her go, she had nothing to do with it." Michiru said
"That not what I heard, familiar." Petrifier stated. Getting shock looks from the other three wondering how he know Michiru was Louise familiar.
"But even if she didn't had a hand you must be put down."
"WHAT!" Arachnea stated, obviously not hearing that part of the plan.
"Oh sorry should have mention that. But you do realize that #11 is infected with the crazy, and since she obviously die before coming back, I say we should take care of her now instead of later."
"I agree with #06 assumption." Scanner said. Michiru noticed Louise wand on the ground.
"I did not agree to that!" Arachnea said annoyed.
"OH come now, I may not be part of your group but even i know you must cut off a poison finger to save a hand," Fouquet stated.
"You stay out of this!" Arachnea snapped.
Tabitha was the the one who took advantage of the arguing. She quickly created a whirlwind that was sent towards the the three that knocked the four of them (With Arachnea letting go of Louise.)
"Shit!" Petrifier snapped as he quickly scrambled upward and saw Louise heading back to Michiru and co. "Oh no you don't!" Petrifier snapped as he raise his hand to fire crystal shard but dodge to the right instead to avoid a fireball.
"Don't forget she the only mage here idiot!" Kirche said as Louise made it to them.
"Your wand mam." Michiru said handing Louise her wand.
"Thanks, btw I know he use to be your ally, but that Petrifier guy is a **." Louise said.
"Don't worry i fully agree with you." Michiru said her eyes widen as she saw the golem pulled it's arm back to bunch them "Oh shit... SCATTER!" Everyone backwards (With Michiru holding Louise) dodge the attack.
"Alright, you guys wanna play? Lets play! HENSHIN!" Michiru quickly henshin to her Kamen Rider Carmen Persona as she stated "Lets see how you handle when you don't know who to hit." And to Louise, Kirche and Tabitha shock she quickly created hunded's of Louise Tabitha, Kirche and herself
'This must be her illusion ability.'
"Alright everyone, SCATTER!" Carmen shouted. Realizing what she was doing, the realones, along with there illusion scatter in different location.
"No!" Petrifier snapped as he quickly created a crystal sword before charging forward, only getting false illusions. and by thenn most of them enter the woods "DAMNIT! Quickly, enter the woods and split up! we can't let them escape!"
"And what about the staff, you said she might know." Fouquet said annoyed.
"Trust me, she be able to show you how to do it, NOW ENTER THE WOODS!" Petrifier snapped. everyone nodded as they each enter the wood separately.
Arachnea was walking through the woods carefully.
"Hello, Hana-chan." Arachnea whirled around to see Carmen and Louise looking at her.
"Michiru. Look I honestly didn't know what #06 was planning to do that, you gotta believe me." Arachnea said
"I know Hana-chan, your reaction proves that, however we didn't appear to you about, i still want to hear your answer." Carmen said
"About?"
"About you leaving GIN-SHOCKER?" Carmen said, Arachnea was silent. "Trust me we have a chance for a fresh start, a second chance."
"But GIN-SHOCKER knows about this world, they won't give up."
"If that the case fight back, they already taken so much from you guys, force you to do horrible things. Shouldn't you fight back if you have even the slightest chance to live your live your life peacefully." Louise snap
Arachnea blinked surprise abit. before chuckling "For a kidnapper your oddly concern."
"Oh for the love of- IT WAS BY ACCIDENT!" Louise snapped angrily.
Suddenly they could hear loud noises not too far off.
"Damn, they must have found one of the others." Carmen muttered, she was about to leave when Arachnea stated "Wait, before you go there something you should know about that staff of destruction, It not what you think it is."
"Huh, what do you mean?" Carmen questioned, Arachnea took a few steps towards them, Louise tense expecting a attack, but instead she got near to carmen helmet and whispered something.
"WHAT! ARE YOU SERIOUS!" Carmen shouted shock.
"As a heart-attack, it was how #06 tricked Fouquet about you maybe being able to do it." Arachnea stated.
"Holyshit." Carmen muttered, (With Louise wondered what the hell they were talking about) "Well thanks for the advice Hana, but we better go and help the others... Unless of course you decided to join us in stopping #06 and the other two?"
Arachnea confessed, "To be honest, those two always rubbed me the wrong way."
"Heh, In that case, lets go!" Carmen said grabbing both Louise and Arachnea waist before charging forward.
Kirche shot fireballs at Scanners who dodged and weaved the attack. Scanner then pulled out a collapsible tomahawk before throwing it.
Tabitha was the first to arrive to help. She use her magic to create a wall of air to block the tomahawk before muttering a spell that sent a shot of hail at Scanner.
"Owowowow!" Scanner stated as the hail hit his body 'Stupid magic hail' Scanner thought angrily. Tabitha assault was interrupted as several crystal shard nearly hit her but Kirche grabbed her and push Tabitha and herself to the ground.
"Hello ladies." Petrifier said as he walked into view. "I always hear diamonds are girls best friend. But i always thought crystal to be BETTER!". He formed two crystal swords before charging forward.
Suddenly, a scythe attached to a length of chain shot out across Petrifier's feet, the blade sticking to the ground as the length of chain turned taut. Unable to stop himself in time, Petrifer tripped on the chain line and tumbled to the floor. Meanwhile, Scanner got a faceful of webbing before sparks flew as several scythe blades hit him in the chest, sending him flying.
"WHAT!?" Petrifier exclaimed and then he saw Arachnea armed with her twin spider-kama. She wielded two handles, each with four shafts that ended with curved scythe blades.
"I think this should even the odds," said Carmen as she retracted her chain.
"What the, #07, what the hell are you doing!" Petrifier snapped
"What i should have done a long time ago." Arachnea said.
"I see, you and the mantis bitch have made a BIG mistake!" Petrifier snapped as he created his claw gauntlets before charging towards Arachnea, she puts Spider karma back before jumping to avoid the claw swipe. As she landed, Arachnea grabbed Petrifier by the waist and flipped him over her head, smashing Petrifier into the the ground.
Scanner quickly ripped the webbing off his face to Carmen looking at him. "Come on Scanner, try to hit me if you can!"
"Why you!" Scanner snapped as he pulled out another collapsible tomahawk before charging with Carmen doing the same with her scythes and getting in a brawl where they dodge and weave the other attack. However Scanner was able to gained the upper hand and struck Carmen several times several times with his blade
"HAH!" Scanner laughed as he saw Carmen fell backward but gasped shock as she suddenly disappeared. "WHAT!" He suddenly screamed in pain as someone hit him in the head hard enough to knock him out.
"Illusions, you gotta love it." Carmen smirked.
Arachnea pulled out her Spider karma as she as she swung her weapon at Petrifier who did a backflip to avid her attack as he fired crystal shards at her making Arachnea move backwards to avoid the attack.
"Give up, you may be quick but you can't defeat me alone!" Petrifier snapped
"Maybe, but I ain't fighting alone."
"Oh please, I can handle both you and #11."
"I wasn't talking about Michiru." Arachnea said in a smug tone.
"What?" Petrifier asked confused but screamed as he was caught in a powerful explosion. When the smoke clear, his suit was slightly smoking with some cracks on his armor.
"Ow..." Petrifier stated as he fell backwards.
"Good work mam." Carmen said as Louise walked out of her hiding place.
Petrifier try to get up but Tabitha and Kirche pointed there staff/wand at him.
"Looks like your caught." Carmen stated, but Petrifier laugh "okay why are you laughing."
"Cause just like how I forgot pinkie over there," (Louise bristled abit) "your forgetting, about the crystal armor dirt giant." As if to prove a point the forest rumble abit, signaling the golem was coming.
"Oh crud," Louise muttered as the golem breach through the trees. "Should i use my magic?"
"No, that thing too heavily armor." Arachnea muttered. Carmen frown as well but suddenly something clicked in her head as she realize what she could do.
"No there one thing, Tabitha could you give me the staff of destruction."
Tabitha looked at her curiously but nodded. she gave her the brief case. Carmen open the case to pull out the strangest staff, the three mages ever seen.
"Alright i hope this works." Carmen muttered. as the golem move forward as she walked towards it. The golem raised it fist before swing down, Carmen jumped up to avoid the attack as she got on it's arm before activating her superspeed to move fastly up its arm. when it reached its shoulder she jumped upwards pointing it at the top of the golem (The least protected part of the golem body.).
"TAKE THIS!" Carmen thought as she pulled the trigger.
fire shot out of one end as a strange object (To the mages) shot out towards the golem and hit it with a sizable explosion. The golem couldn't handle the blast as the dirt fell down as the earth tremble as the crystal armor hit the ground.
Carmen landed on the ground.
"HAH! take that you stupid construct made of dirt!" Carmen said as she dropped the staff of destruction to the ground.
"Good work." Arachnea said, ignoring the girls shock look. Carmen noted that Petrifier was gone yet the unconcious Scanner was on the ground. 'So Jin ran and left a team-mates behind, classic #06.' Carmen thought with disdain.
Louise shock turn to anger as she saw a figure running toward them "Michiru!"
"Huh," she turn to see Fouquet grabbing the staff from the ground and jumping back before Carmen could grab her.
"Well, that's a job well done kids. And I should thank you, you showed me how to use this... and it took down my golem quick enough hmmm?" she said
"So you finally appear after both your familiar and your allies defected or were defeated Fouquet, or should i call you Miss Longueville"
"Heh, she use one hand to remove the hood revealing her real face. "So you finally figure it out, i thought my hint at being a fallen noble would have flew over your head."
"It did at first but when I realize the state of the cabin and you having knowledge of it right after the day of the theft, and to be fair, you both having green hair and the same gender, it just clicked." Carmen shrugged
"Hmm very true, btw i must thank Petrifier, i didn't wanted to use the Gandalfr at first since it carry a huge risk of backfiring if she use the weapon on me instead of the golem-"
"Gandalfr." Carmen muttered.
"-But when he told me that it came from the same place you where your from and use to have a similar weapon, i figure the risk were worth it," Longueville said.
"Wow, so that a villain monologue, kinda boring." Kirche said.
"Yeah, but you must admit it also double as an effective accidental confession." Carmen said "Anywho since you have the staff, why don't you try using it on me, unless your scared."
"Heh, your either got on your high horse defeating my golem, or just went nuts, either way i'll honor your wish." Longueville smirked as she took aim before pulled the trigger but only got a clicking sound.
"WHAT!" Longueville shouted, as she try to click the weapon rapidly only to get the same result.
"Yeah, I guess #06 left out the fact that in our world the bazooka, that what the staff really is btw,is actually more related to the cannon. which mean it worthless without any ammo." Carmen said.
"Uhh,,," Longueville said looking shock but quickly dropped the weapon to try and run away but webbing (Arachnea) and ice (Tabitha) that stuck Longueville in place.
"And that take care of that." Carmen said as she and Arachnea reverted to normal "Btw thank you Hana-chan so much for doing the right thing."
"Your welcome," Hana said with a smile, for some reason, Louise felt annoyed at the look the two shared.
"Well shouldn't we better return the staff of destruction."
"She's right, however we need to take one more thing..." Hana said
"THANK YOU SO MUCH!" The caravan leader said happily shaking #13 hand.
"Uh... no problem." #13 said not use to gratitude, there were some down bandits on the ground, obviously slain, the remaining onee flee at the scene.
"Yeah real fun." #03 muttered, annoyed he wasted his time fighting bandits of all thing. "Well we better be on our way."
"Wait," The caravan leader said "Were making a delivery to our Lord Wales who currently visiting the country, we could use the body guard to help protect the cargo."
"That sound's like an excellent idea." #08 said, quickly realizing this could be a excellent way of learning more about this world.
"Agreed, we will take the job." #13 nodded
"Excellent, you won't regret it!" The man said as he rush to tell the others. #03 growled annoyed as he realize he was going to have to babysit for awhile quickly activated his nanoticks he implanted in the surviving bandits, and smirked as the sound of faint booms.
"Despite Petrifier escape, we have locked up Fouquet and scanner are in the palace prison, and the Staff of Destruction is once again safely secured in the vault, tonight's banquet will all be held in your honor." Osmond told the group as they returned back to the acadamy. "Btw The palace thinks very highly of your conduct, and I'm certain a reward from them will be headed to the three of you shortly..."
"A reward from the palace!? Really?" asked Kirche.
"Wait you said three of us... does that mean Michiru won't be getting a reward?" Louise asked with concern
"Well tecnically her friend," Colbert nodded to Michiru "Was clemency so... she technically got her reward." Mister Colbert stated
"Fair Enough, besides, i got a bonus prize as it were." Michiru said chuckling they gather Hana, petrifier and Scanner mech-horse. Michiru chuckled when she heard what it could do. "However i do have some questions."
"Oh, what about?" Osmond asked curiously.
"Well the staff of destruction is where i'm from."
"Really?" Osmond said surprise
"Well... i'm curious Where did you find such a weapon?"
Osmond sighed. "Well... It happen thirty years ago when I got that staff and met the mysterious man. I was simply walking in the forest, minding my own business, when I was attacked by a two-headed dragon. For a mage alone, that is almost certain death, but at the last moment a man I had never met used a similar staff to slay the beast before collapsing from his own wounds."
"I see... did the man..."
He sighed mournfully. "I brought the poor fellow here, to the Academy, but there was nothing we could do for him. I buried the one he used to save me along with his body in the coffin, the second one I kept in a case in a vault, I never use it for fear of accidentally killing yet not wanting it to fall in the wrong hands" explained Osmond.
"I see..." Michiru muttered, it answer some thing but it raises more question but there was a far more important question.
"Is that it, or..."
"Fouquet called me Gandalfr, what does that mean?" Michiru questioned, Both Osmond and Colbert stiffen slightly at that.
"I'm afraid i can't answer that, not yet." Osmond said.
Michiru eyed the old man and the teacher, but neither flinched at her gaze. "Very well, but i would like a answer to that someday."
"Very well." Osmond nodded.
"You know it's weird." Hana muttered. "The school uniform is relatively modern, and the general level of technology is almost medieval, yet the formal garb for the nobles look as if it came from the eighteenth century," Hana said as she eye the men wearing knee breeches while the ladies wore ball gowns.
"Different world, different rules. Besides I'm not complaining, i feel absolutely fancy in this." Michiru grinned as she ate her food. Both were sitting at there table. "So no go on communicator."
"Nope, I think #06 smashed them when i wasn't looking, I think he did it so GIN-SHOCKER wouldn't get ** that if our mission fail whoever stop it won' be able to track the other three man squad."
"So there are other members of our team here," Michiru questioned.
"Yes, but there there only three others like i mention..."
"Why did you pause."
"Cause I don't know how to tell you who that person leading the squad is."
"whose is it..." Michiru said with a sinking feeling in her stomach.
"#13." Hana said
"Uggh." Michiru said, she had no ill will for #13, but out of all them, he was the juggernaut. "Well i can tell them there a research party but i can't tell them what they look like, cause facing #13 head on will not end well at all."
"Yeah..." She noticed another girl walking towards them. "Hey someone comings towards us."
"Hmm," Michiru looked towards where Hana was pointing. "Hey, i know you. Monmon right?"
"My name is Montmorency Margarita la Fère de Montmorency," The girl stated annoyed but sighed as she said "But yes, my nickname is Monmon."
"Yeah hi, listen sorry if i kinda embarrass your boyfriend in that one-sided smackdown i did with his familiar."
"Okay A) he deserve that for lying and b, the steel Valkyrie isn't his familiar."
"It isn't?" Michiru said confused.
"No, his familiar is a mole."
Michiru thought about this for a moment "Oh yeah... that giant thing Guiche was posing with his golem's. I just thought it was mocking him."
"Anyway..." Montmorency said, ignoring the unintentional jab. What is with your Master, She's seem... different."
"Huh," Hana said confused as she looked at Louise who decline a boy asking her to dance "I know her for a little time, but she seems the same, maybe it cause she's in a gown."
"No that not it." Montmorency said
"You want to know what i think." Michiru said, getting Montmorency attention "I think, for the first time, you and maybe some of the other people at this school are looking at her the person, instead of judging her by her reputation." As part of being a illusionist, Michiru was quicker to understand that people try to hide under facades. And for all her bravado and acting tough, Louise was actually a lonely girl who wanted positive attention instead of the negative one that been thrust on her.
Montmorency didn't say anything as she walked away. Hana eye Michiru curiously "What?"
"That was... oddly deep of you, it actually quite shocking."
"Thank you... wait. Are you implying i can't be philosophical?" Michiru questioned.
"Well... you do have your #09 moments."
"WHAT!" Michiru said as they argued abit as the festivities continued. but even with there arguing they were just glad to be reunited again.
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