Wild Storm
A.N. Naruto is more focused the trauma of the death of all his friends counteracted the trauma of his childhood this called him down a lot. The act of fighting a war also mad him far more serious but he kept his sense of humor as well. This chapter will be mostly about the basic capabilities of the Anzu.
Chapter 9:
Mystic Squadron
It was an early morning for Naruto as he started his first day with his new squad, having only meet one his team so far at that would be his second in command Lt JG Richardson as they discussed the squad. Walking into the squad room he looked around at all them all sitting around.
"Good morning and welcome Mystic Squad, I am Lt Naruto Uzumaki I will be you CO. So you know a little about me I am as you probably heard from rumors not a native of this reality, but it is my home now and I have friends my precious people and I will protect it. I am a veteran of a war in my home reality that wiped out most of the people there and sadly all of my friends so I know what its like to be out there to watch those you care about die. You may also have heard rumors I fly a one of a kind ship that two is true and when we go for patrol/training flight you will see my ship Anzu. Now I would like to know a little about you all."
Each gave a little about themselves they where a little weirded out out by the whole different reality thing but left it thinking it didn't change the fact that he was they CO and that he already proved himself as dependable in the last attack. (I don't feel like making all that up sorry) Just as the finished Roy walked in to the room dressed in his flight suit carrying his helmet under his arm.
"Guess you got permission then?"
"Yeah Captain thinks it wouldn't be a bad idea for me to see and feel how your Anzu is."
"OK Mystic Squad suit up and meet me in Hanger bay 4. Dismissed!"
It took 15 minutes for all to be ready as the headed down most dressed in similar flight suits only in different colors. Naruto on the other hand stood out his flight suit was gold and with black lines running down it he had a golden helmet that looked like a bird head with its beak open. The beak curved up to cover his nose and his mouth on the bottom and top curved down at the forehead just high enough to see his eye brows. Between the beak is was a visor making his flight suit double as a space suit. In front of the flight where five ships and what looks like a giant golden bird.
"OK gentlemen these are your ships, Richardson will be flying 020 and will be Mystic two, Sterling 021 Mystic three, Dixon 022 you will be four, Yuskina 023 will be five, and Jefferson will have 024 of course and will be Mystic six. I will obviously be Mystic one everyone mount up."
Walking over to the large bird walking up the wing ramp he climbed into the large golden bird as he settles in he pushes a few buttons before waving Roy over who soon joins him in the back. Roy looks out over the controls relizing why Naruto had issues when it first changed there were even more the the Valkyrie and more monitors and gauges.
"OK we taxi out two at a time Sterling and myself first, Dixon will fly out with Yuskina, and Jefferson and Richardson will bring up the rear. This you launch partner is also you wing man make sure to cover each other. "
Pulling the controls the Anzu stood up folding its wings before pushing forward the the launch pad taxing up beside him Sterling took position.
"This is Mystic One to Macross ATC ready to launch"
"Mystic three to Macross ATC ready to launch."
"Macross ATC to Mystic one and Mystic three roger proceed."
Pulling on the controls the Anzu pushed forward unlike this wing man he just needed to get out of the hanger to take flight. Soon as he was clear he spread the wings and pulls up the legs but keeping low until Sterling was off the deck. The process was repeated twice more till the whole squad was out.
"Mystic one to Mystic three for this time you have an order to follow Richardson, I have a second reason to be out here Captain want a show of a couple of the weapons. Ill join back up with you once I am off the stage."
"Roger Mystic one ."
Breaking off from the group Naruto heads back toward the rear of the STF-1 pulling back the throttle to open her up Naruto and Roy noticed the world around them stretch a little as the pushed to twice the max speed of the Valkyrie, reaching the rear in record time.
"Mystic one to control, Captain that was max base speed with out short boosters activated. I am ready to display weapons capabilities in flight and mecha mode as soon as targets are free and safe to do so."
"The targets are being released now Mystic one, show us what that pigeon can do."
Watching as the several unrepairable Valkyries are dropped out left to float in the void of space. Naruto waited looking back at Roy.
"Each attack has its own name, I think Kyubbi when he gave the power and design of the craft wanted it to be a little theatrical. First Ill display the use of feather missiles, the strength they are more effective then the missiles on the Valkyrie but can not be reloaded when I am out I am out till they regenerate which right now takes quite some time, oh there is one more cool thing about this missile according to the manual wait and see what they do."
Moving to target lock on of the destroyed Valkyries Naruto hits the button at the top of his control launching one feather shaped from just below the base of the neck. The missile curved toward the scraped ship drilling into it with out a single explosion. Roy thought it was a dud for a single moment till he noticed the ship being sucked into itself compressing it into a tiny neat ball of metal.
"The missiles don't explode they implode that saves on the mess."
"Yeah, I only have eight of them and at the moment they take 24 hours to regen so I have to make them count. Next is the basic weapon of Anzu they are called Static Shots they are this things equivalent to your rounds."
Targeting the next scrap ship he pulls the trigger at his index finger as from the apex of the wing several tiny sphere that resembled ball lightning flew from it striking the wreckage. A few moment and many shots later the target explodes.
"They luckily take very little energy that replenishes fast but still effective with even the little damage they do if you hit the right area of a enemy. Last weapons other then what you saw my talons and wings go is the Lightning Gun this is like a weaker version of the storm cannon it can take down an enemy in one to two shots."
Targeting the third target Naruto hits the trigger at where is middle finger rests as a single bolt of lightning like energy launches from the beak end of the ship. As soon as the bolt strikes the ship it tears into it causing it to explode. Roy notices as it fices on of the gauges drops just a little noting it was the first time he saw it do that. Reaching out pulling a lever the whole cockpit shifts including the controls as they change to allow more control in this mode.
"OK this is where most of the special attacks come from, it only has two basic ways of fighting first is Lightning Shot, its like Lightning Gun only it can be fired from the hands and can be fired from both hands at the same time."
Moving the arms forward and compressing the trigger at both controls at his hand he fires to shots of lightning at the fourth wreck literally over kill on it as each bolt tears through it shredding the ship quickly into millions of scrap metal.
"Unlike in flight mode, in mecha mode I can fire them in rapidly. Now the final attack the only one with out a name."
Hitting a button on each side of controls, a thud shakes the cockpit for a brief moment, Roy looking off to the sides notices the wings moving down the arm fast until the reach the hand. The mecha taking hold of the handles of each wing moves forward a little as Naruto shifts the controls back and forth making the mecha swing them in a fluid motion carving up the last target with each.
"The last weapon is to me most useful it doesn't take energy and good for close range battles. Downside the wings release an energy the helps me fly, I have back up thrusters in space but are useless in a gravity environment so I can't fly when I use the blades. So what do you think Roy?"
"Well this is a powerful weapon, but you do have weaknesses if you keep your head and focus in battle you can do so much more damage then any of the Valkyries as you have a little less weaknesses. Lets head back to your squad ill report this info to the Captain when we get back while you debrief your squad and write your report."
Nodding to him Naruto pulls the lever to revert back to flight mode and pulls the ship pulling a roll and positions himself as he flys off to where the squad is paroling.
To be Continued!