Openings song: The walking dead of Dropkick Murphy's
I got a new chapter two months after I began this. It's my best until now and I try to do monthly updates. I hope I can get one for October, but I can't promise anything.
From November, I will normally have one chapter done per month.
I've written some ideas, but because school is going to start, I don't think that I got a lot done. We'll see. Got an extra week. Oh, thanks for the support and the reviews I got last summer. I can't believe that I got so much feedback on my fourth story.
I'm really happy I got so much views. Thanks guys.
For the coming months, I'll try to update my stories, but because I'm going on with a higher school, I don't know if I get enough time. I also have a note that my inspiration has run dry. I got ideas, I don't know how to put them on paper.
The opening I made is something that I got when I was trying to fall asleep. The way Kerlongsj acts around Ichika like an older brother, well, I began to find it necessary that Ichika has someone like that.
Oh, this will be my last update for unkown time, because school has begun. In November, I got a free week of school, so I'll try to update, but no promises.
Something else I noticed. When I write in my book, it's a lot better then straight on computer. I'm going to focus a bit more on the relationship between Kerlongsj and Chifuyu.
Suggestions or idea are always welcome.
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" was the first thing in the morning and everyone heard it. It was very clear Ichika got himself in a mess. The hackers could even hear it, even when their dorms houses were at least 1 km away from the rooms. Those who were already awake, were now fully awake and those who were sleeping, were rudely awaken.
Anaton was sitting on the breakfast table as the first one. He spit out his water he got in his mouth and he had to cough several time. Erzof was cooking some eggs which were almost ruined. "What the fuck? Is it really necessary that he has to be killed every morning?" Erzof asked annoyed at his young leader. The guys looked at each other.
"Good question." Anaton responded with a grin. "Let's check it out." Erzof nodded, both he and the young kid were off. They left a note that said. "Chasing the scream. Take our school attire. We'll see you there." Thazalof walked in naked from his shower, reading it. Tizof still had sleep in his eyes when he saw the letter. The rest all experienced it in their own way. Izolf came down as well, but Raton fell out of his bed and Kashal hit his head.
In the meantime at the dorm rooms of the pilots.
The two landed and got in. Thanks the connection Ichika has with Anaton, they could pinpoint him and they got in through the windows. When they got in, they saw Ichika in his pyjama chased by his complete harem. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Anaton counted while they all chased him.
He looked to Erzof with a disbelieved look in his eyes. The giant just laughed awkwardly. The two sighed when they saw the girls. "Better call Kerlongsj. What do you think, kid?"
"Yeah." Anaton nodded and made a call. Which wasn't necessary, because Chifuyu already called him when she woke up and she was together with Kerlongsj following the girls. Normally, she wouldn't react and found it amusing when her little brother had problems with the girls, but she saved Ichika once from Laura. Now she thought that it was good she protected him.
As soon he saw the guys, he waved at them and they ran to him. "Where did they go?" He asked, painting. "That way." They pointed the direction the seven pilots chased the poor guy. They found Ichika soon with his back against the wall. "Now, girls. Calm down." He felt something landing at him. Rin threw her spear at him. "Shut up." Ichika trembled when the thing landed next to him.
"Do you understand what you have done?" Houki asked.
"Ichika no ecchi." Charlotte silently fumed.
"You can't do that, my wife." Laura shouted.
"Ichika-san, that's dirty." Cecilia said with a blush.
"I can't believe it." Kanzashi said.
"How could you, Ichika?" Tatenashi asked. Ichika waved with his arms up and down. "I really don't get why you're so mad at me."
That wasn't the smartest remark, because they looked at him as a bunch of psychotic killers.
"DIE" they shouted. Charlotte and Cecilia fired at the same time. Laura had him trapped with the AIC, Rin, Houki and Tatenashi attacked him with their weapons. Kanzashi launched all her rockets. Ichika shielded himself and closed his eyes.
He would have died for real if a stronger shield wasn't formed. A shield made by someone, a bit stronger and a few years older.
They looked up and saw Kerlongsj standing in front of him. "Morning, Ichika." He said. The tone was friendly, but Kerlongsj was definitely pissed, Ichika could tell that from his eyes. "Well, girls. I hope you have a good explanation for this, because thanks to you, the WHOLE academy got a wake up call. Did you forget we had a festival yesterday? Well, it's not my problem." He pointed at Chifuyu who held a book in her hands. Both Erzof and Anaton laid down on the ground, completely exhausted. They saw the aura rising and were glad they weren't at the receiving end of Chifuyu's scolding and beating.
The girls laughed awkwardly before they all got a massive hit on their heads and for a change, they were buried in the ground. Kerlongsj turned to Ichika who satl on the floor. Kerlongsj only raised an eyebrow, because Ichika covered his head. "Ichika. Tell me what happened. Did you say something stupid?"
"No." Kerlongsj was surprised Ichika responded so soft. It was like he was ashamed.
"Did something stupid."
"No."
"Well, these girls didn't want to kill without a good reason." Kerlongsj kneeled to the boy and removed his hands.
He looked down to Ichika and he raised his eyebrows for a second time. "I don't know. I woke up after I pissed my bed. They asked me what I dreamt off. I said that Chifuyu-nee appeared in it and after that they chased me." Kerlongsj looked back from the boy to his pants. He face palmed himself afterwards.
"Ichika. Did you remember anything else from this dream?" Kerlongsj was genuinely worried about the kid. Chifuyu walked to him. "Now, Orimura, what happened?" This time she was mad at him.
"Ichika, you didn't wet yourself. You just had a wet dream." Kerlongsj responded at a calm tone. "What's in your pants isn't pee, but something else. It sticks, right. But it is a normal thing that happens to every teenager boy. Didn't you remember your dream expect for Chifuyu?" Kerlongsj asked with at a worried tone. Ichika shook his head. "She only passed in a flash. What is this, really?"
Kerlongsj just shrugged when he got up. "Don't worry. There is nothing wrong. I'll take you to your room and explain. Is that okay, Chifuyu?"
Chifuyu sighed. Maybe, Kerlongsj was better suited for this. Ichika would feel more at ease with him than a girl. Ichika and he passed her after a nod. They looked to the girls. Kerlongsj sighed.
"I would understand it if you said, did or thought something stupid. But they're really insane after you just had your first wet dream." Erzof and Anaton crawled on the floor, they could get up, but now they were dying of laughing.
They weren't laughing, because of Ichika thought he wet his pants. They found his naivety laughable, but they laughed more about the fact the girls would kill him because of that fact.
When they were ready, they walked to the classroom. Chifuyu sighed, looked at the girls and left them. She walked to her homeroom, because she had classes. The hackers followed her, because their first period was with her. They saw their friends. They were so friendly to carry the bags of Anaton and Erzof like the note said.
After asking explanation, the guys died of laughing too. Okay, they grew up in a men organisation, so these sort of things were kind of normal. Even Anaton was older on that subject. Four girls walked in with serious brain damage. The guys almost died of laughing again, but Chifuyu wanted her lesson to start. So, the guys became red of holding their laughs in and the girls had problem following the lesson.
In the meantime at Ichika's room.
Kerlongsj took Ichika to his room. Not much to his surprise, he saw the door, destroyed. He sighed and let the boy in. "You take a shower, I'll take your clothes and you dress yourself up. 'Kay?"
Ichika nodded and went in the shower. Kerlongsj searched for his uniform and let in on his bed. After that, he saw Tatenashi passing. She was in a foul mood, but as long Kerlongsj sat at the door of the bathroom, she couldn't do much.
Kerlongsj looked to her when she changed. She was embarrassed, but Kerlongsj wasn't really affected. He could understand Houki, Rin, Cecilia, Charlotte, Laura and even Kanzashi why they reacted like that, but that she got along was too much for him. He actually hoped she would stand up for him.
"You know, if you dislike the ideas that he would get wet dreams, I can get him to our dorm houses." Kerlongsj said. "Like he is safe there." Tatenashi responded with a snort.
"Well, I think Anaton wouldn't kill him when he had a wet dream." She stopped at the door. Kerlongsj looked pissed off and he got on his legs. He looked down on her and her look didn't frightened him. "Get to your classroom. I'll take him with him. I told Chifuyu he would get the first hour off." He responded.
Tatenashi couldn't deny him. With greeted teeth, she left the room. Ichika came out. "Was that Tatenashi?" He asked.
"Yeah, don't worry. She is off." Kerlongsj responded. Ichika got to his clothes. "Why were they so mad?" Kerlongsj shrugged. "Don't ask me. I can tell you what happened to you."
Ichika looked up to the young man. "You had a wet dream. It's a normal thing for teenage boy. Look, I understand you feel weird, but you did nothing wrong. That you didn't remember your dream is for the best. It happens to any teenager boy of your age."
Ichika sighed. It wasn't wrong, it's only weird." How could he survive this day?
"Stick to Chifuyu and ask her to command the girls to leave her alone. Or I do it." Kerlongsj said like he could read his thoughts. "They don't have the right to mess you up." Ichika nodded. "Let's get to the class." Kerlongsj said. "I'm too late for Chifuyu's class." He realised it just now. "She's going to do."
"Nothing. I said to her, you had my permission to get the first hour off. It's better that you understand what happened than you get your first hour." Ichika was relieved. "I'll drop you off. Second period is with the youngsters." Ichika nodded.
When the two were walking, Kerlongsj wondered how much of Ichika really was still pure.
"Is there any way that I don't get those wet dreams?" Now, the older guy thought that he was talking to a twelve year old.
"There are a few, but Chifuyu would kill me if I told you. Next time, just clean yourself up. Okay? And if you want to talk about it, see me or Chifuyu." Ichika nodded.
At the classroom.
Ichika looked to Kerlongsj. The young man nodded and knocked at the door. "Well, you're just in time for the second period, Orimura." Chifuyu said at her normal, strict tone. "I'm sorry, Chifuyu-nee." Which earned him a hit of her book. He robbed his head when he listened to her. "Get to your seat and I don't want to hear you for the rest of the week. Understood."
"Hai, Orimura-sensei." He said and nodded to Kerlongsj. "Orlejov." Kerlongsj learned to act professional when he had classes. "You and your gang have classes now. Come with me." Not that he really did all the time. At the classroom, he was still casual. The hackers learned not to question that.
They packed in and left after giving Chifuyu a nod. "Yamada-sensei. Could you begin the lessons?" Chifuyu asked. "No problem." She got as energetic answer from the green haired teach.
She walked outside and stopped Kerlongsj. He looked to his friends and told them to move on. "Something up, Orimura-sensei?" He asked. "Except Ichika who's growing up, no, not really. What have you told him?" She didn't know if it was better that Kerlongsj told him, but she trusted the boy.
"Only that it was something normal and that he didn't do anything wrong. Which he didn't. Right?" Chifuyu nodded. "Be nice to him. I don't know these girls as long as you do, but they're going to go after him." Chifuyu nodded. "Oh and go talking to Tatenashi. She would get after him as soon he enters his room. To me, she won't listen."
Chifuyu crossed her arms. "She has to. You're a teacher for cry sake."
"Yeah, like that really matters to her."
He left with his hands in his pockets. Chifuyu smiled. Maybe he was something Ichika could use. She raised him as her own child, but he lacked a father. She gave him a strong, Spartan upbringing, but Kerlongsj was nicer to him at moments. Maybe he could be a father figure to Ichika. She casted the thoughts out her head, because it would lead her to think that she was a mother for Anaton.
When she got in the classroom, Ichika buried himself in his desk. The shield he set up was cracking by the combined attacks. Laura energy shut it down, allowing Houki to get close to him. Meanwhile, Charlotte and Cecilia were firing at him again. They really wanting to kill him.
Now, Chifuyu was really pissed. "I'm getting enough of this." She got at the four at incredible speed. Kerlongsj could hear the shouts. Strangely enough, it lacked a male voice.
He got in the classroom. "Okay, you had your fun. Time to learn." He said at a casual tone to the youngsters. When he turned to the youngsters, they were still laughing about Ichika. He walked to his desk, uploaded the lessons and began to chat. The guys enjoyed his lessons. They were unorthodox, but they paid off. They discussed tactics, got a few nice details and thought about questions and discussed him with their teacher.
They enjoyed Kerlongsj more as a teacher, thanks to his experience. He practically no idea how he should teach like a normal teacher. So he took what he learned from Azalof's teaching and brought that up to Anaton. Now, he did the same thing with a group.
Not that Kerlongsj couldn't teach classes. He has more knowledge about anything considering hacker tech, Infinite Stratos, fighting and surviving. He just lacked the professionalism Chifuyu has for her class. So he took what he knew and began to teach like he was taught. Okay, it sounds weird, but Kerlongsj didn't have a normal upbringing. He had an abnormal, but it paid off. Otherwise, he wouldn't be here.
After the second period, the guys decided to move back to Chifuyu's class. Kerlongsj would take to class 2-2 for Cirluk's pack for next hour. Meanwhile, Anaton's gang would be transferred to Chifuyu. They walked separately what was a good thing. Despite their concert was a huge success, a lot of girls, especially the seniors and second years found it unspeakable what happened. Not that the guys really cared. They did what hackers do best. Piss off Infinite Stratos pilots and women in general.
When they walked in the classroom, Chifuyu was out and Ichika laid on the floor. The hackers passed them, except for Anaton who went to heal the guy. "Been a rough hour, I suppose" He said when he helped Ichika in his chair and began to heal them. "Well, they didn't kill you, but they were close. Almost all the nanites that were active are gone." Ichika enjoyed being healed by the kid.
"Why are they so mad at you?" He sighed. "Good question and you only had." Ichika shut his mouth. "Dude, they're going to kill me if you say it out loud." Anaton nodded. "I take you're spending lunch at our table." Ichika looked from the girls to the hackers who were completely focussed on their computers and back to Anaton. With an angry look when he passed the girls, he nodded. "Maybe the best."
They turned around and saw the girls glaring at the two. "You know, I feel highly intimidated." Anaton said casually when he looked at the four. "Do you get used to it?" He asked in a deadpanned tone. Ichika nodded. Before the lessons could go on, they saw a giant orange coloured robot crashing in the room. It looked like an IS, but it was bigger and less refined. The hackers could get out in time. Ichika had a weird look in his eyes. "Do you think it came in peace?" When it deployed two giant arms flashing to a few girls and lifted them up, Anaton went to stand next to him. "Stupid question in this life. Fight first, ask questions later.
The arms were cut off by Tizof. He looked to Houki who partially deployed Akatsubaki. She carried two swords just like him.
She jumped behind the boy and took down the other ones. "You really weren't paying attention?" She asked with pride in her tone. "No, I just let you act so you won't be down." Cecilia looked outside and saw a few more coming. She deployed Blue Tears and with her rifle, she got a hit. Two exploded. "Wait, I shot one, so." She looked next to her and saw Thazalof with his long bow.
"What, angry?" He asked. Laura got her giant energy claw and jumped at the core. "I got you." She said. Before she could go on, she looked and saw how the robot looked back to her. It really didn't affect the robot. A hook with a chain got around her waist and pulled her off. "Do you never a plan B?" Izolf asked when he caught her in his arms. She went from red to pissed.
Ichika looked to Anaton. Both nodded when the same idea formed in the heads. "Listen everyone." Ichika shouted when he stood at the desk. "We need two persons to get the teachers." Not that everyone noticed. Ichika looked confused. He was unsure what to do now. Anaton sighed. He looked to Erzof. He whistled to the boy and with a few hand sings he gave his order. "Going to fetch teach. Hold it out. Protect pilots."
Normally, you would see it as a cowardly act, but Erzof understood they just used their heads. They couldn't win the fight without a teach. Thanks to the chaos caused by everyone, minus the hackers and the pilots with personal units, they couldn't get the words over to the rest. Erzof nodded when the two left. He deployed a canon and shot a few rounds. Kashal ran under his cover to cut off a second pair of arms aimed at the girls. "Shit. This isn't easy." He said. Luckily for him, a giant bullet cut off the arms. "Lucky he has a brother." Raton shouted with a shotgun on his arm.
"Thanks, brother."
Ichika and Anaton ran through the hall way at extreme speed. Ichika blinked twice as he saw two robots appearing at the end. They were a lot smaller than the robot in the classroom, but a lot more modified. They didn't notice the guys, but that wouldn't take too long. Ichika looked to Anaton who quickly understood what to do.
"Ichika. You got right, I got left."
"Yeah. Byakushiki." He made a light spear and before the robot could react, it was inside his head. Meanwhile Anaton got Hell's fist active. He punched the robot in the head that ended up against the wall.
"Teamwork." He gave Ichika a fist bump. They saw a silver haired girl walking up the stairs. She was shorter and carried a stick. "Laura?" Ichika asked. Only when she stood up, it was clear she wasn't the German soldier. "Wait, you're Chloe Chronicle" Ichika responded when he recognised the girl. "You know her, Ichika?" Anaton asked.
Ichika still had Byakushiki active as he walked to the girl. "She appeared on the attack. You know, the World Purge." anaton raised an eyebrow. "You mean that attack in which the girls all had fantasies of you. I heard of it." Anaton went to stand next to him. "Kerlongsj told me you wanted to free Kurazakura." Anaton said while he cracked his knuckles. "Lemme me guess. Tabane is responsible for this shit."
Just after the words left his mouth, Chloe took Anaton down with her stick. She punched him in his stomach. "Anaton." Ichika shouted and he looked back. He attacked Chloe. She opened her eyes and stopped Ichika movement. "I can't move." He said. "Tabane-sama needs you." She said before she knocked out Ichika.
His head went black after the hit.
When Chifuyu walked in the class, she was quite shocked and then pissed. "Could you explain what happened" She asked? Half of the room was destroyed and there were several wounded. Tizof was busy wrapping bandages around Houki's arm. Cecilia had to grit her teeth when Thazalof took her arm. It was twisted and it really hurt. Thazalof sighed and pulled it back. She almost teared when she felt it, but she gritted her teeth. "Sorry, Miss, but it's the only way. You'll feel nothing of it after it."
"Pathetic" Laura said. She looked to the British noble with a look of strength. "We'll see how tough you'll talk." Izolf said. Before she could prepare or react, she felt how he pulled out the scrap of metal landed in her leg. She started to scream like she was killed. Thazalof and Cecilia both grinned at it.
Chifuyu was pissed that she was ignored. "Okay, I'm going to ask again. What happened here?"
Erzof walked to her. "What? You didn't get the message?" He looked confused and worried. "What do you mean?" When she looked around, it became very clear that two people were missing. Ichika and Anaton. "We were under attack. Complete chaos." Raton responded. "Anaton gave me a sign he and Ichika would come to get you. Nobody else could get you. Smart kid." Erzof ended it. He had a huge wound on his left arm. Luckily, only flesh was hit.
Chifuyu sighed. "I haven't seen one of the two. I also didn't notice anything. So that means?" Her eyes went open as the possibility she feared most was very real. "They're taken away." Erzof said. "Sensei. Do I have permission to get Kerlongsj?"
Chifuyu's look was ice cold, but the boy didn't mind. He knew that her anger wasn't meant for him "Go and get him." He nodded and left.
It didn't take a full minute for Kerlongsj to get back. Chifuyu looked to him. Kerlongsj passed her a look and looked to the classroom. "Nice party, lads." He said at a calm tone. It was bit weird to see him like that. He was calm and didn't show any emotion unlike Chifuyu who normally was coolness herself. She was on the verge on a breakdown. He walked to the robot and passed a look to Kashal. Kerlongsj looked around and saw among his hackers, that the four girls with personal units were also wounded.
"Did you really destroy the whole thing?" He asked at a calm tone at the guy. It was like he was on an investigation in which he was finding the answers.
"It attacked us first, what else would you have me do?" Kerlongsj looked to the thing. "Relax. We left the core intact. Guess you want to figure out what attacked us in the first place. But besides the core, the thing is fucked. Excuse me for my language." He said to Chifuyu.
Kerlongsj looked to the thing, sighed and went to hack the thing. "Well, I don't know what sent it, but…" He turned it in a scream before he was thrown out by an electric shock that covered his whole body. "Kerlongsj." "Captain" Chifuyu and Kashal got at him. "What happened?"
"I can't tell. Get out the way." He pushed the two out the way before he threw up. "What the fuck?" He said. They looked to the device and it turned to change and they heard a happy, energetic voice, not caring about the fact what just happened. "That didn't work, Kerl-kun."
Chifuyu looked to Houki who had an annoyed look in her eyes. Three other girls recognised the voice. The pilots looked to the older hacker who got up and moved his arms and shoulders up and down. He was also among the persons who recognised the voice. "Is that the person who I think she is?" He asked when he looked to Houki. The kendo champion nodded. Tizof went to stand next to her.
The voice got a form. It appeared in a purple haired woman. The guys judged she was around Chifuyu's age. She wore a maid dress and had metallic rabbit ears on her head. The guys weren't sure how to act.
"Hi Chi-chan? How you have been?" Kerlongsj grinned. It was good for Tabane she wasn't present at the time. Chifuyu would have killed her or at least maimed her. "Tabane." She sighed annoyed. "Where are Ichika and Anaton?" She asked at a cold tone. Kerlongsj gulped, despite it wasn't meant for him. He knew that Chifuyu was the best to handle Tabane. Without her, the world was already destroyed.
"Well, I got Ikkun, but Ku-chan brought back another boy. He was cute and short, but with a foul mouth." Kerlongsj shrugged as Chifuyu looked at him. Anaton was normally polite or at least friendly towards pilots, but would act like a rough guy when he was frightened. Normal behaviour for a twelve year old who was afraid.
Kerlongsj walked to the hologram, despite he got an electric shock on him that would kill most people. "I have to take you got Anaton in that case."
Tabane only laughed at a loud tone "Is that his name? That's a cute one." Kerlongsj looked to Chifuyu who sighed. Tabane was never serious. "Okay, it might be cute. What do you intend to do with him?" Kerlongsj tone was now worried about the kid.
"Well, it's been a while since you and I met. Since Chi-chan met you, I hoped you would never see her again, but it didn't turn out that way. When you kissed her at the city, a few months ago." It caused the girls to raise an eyebrow, but they didn't make a ruckus. If they didn't knew Kerlongsj, they would have fainted. "I decided to step in to protect Chi-chan." Kerlongsj sighed.
"Tabane, that Chifuyu showed an interest and affection in me is on my account. If you want to live that out, do it on me. Not on that kid. He has nothing to do with it." Kerlongsj crossed his arms and his look was worried. Chifuyu was concerned about Kerlongsj. What would have happened to him when he was thrown out?
"No, because if I do that, Chi-chan would be mad at me. And you would be too strong. I looked you and Chi-chan up. Even I can't tell who would win the fight, but I know that I could harm you with that kid" Tabane pouted childish.
"Oh, and if you consider the fact that I would get mad, if you hurt that kid? Anaton went through a lot. I'm responsible for him." He asked her. "Well, that doesn't matter. I knew that Kerl-kun would look in the machine, so I cause a black out. Without that, you can't find that little boy, right?" She ended with a slight giggle.
Kerlongsj sighed. "So you gave me a black out? Nice to know. I want that kid back. I'm getting pissed." Kerlongsj was now really angry as he cracked his fists. "No, I won't give the kid back. I only stop if Chi-chan decides to become mine and that you leave Japan and never come back." Tabane stated the fact like a childish desire.
"Eh, you do realise that Ichika got a part of Anaton's power. If anything goes wrong with Ichika, me or Anaton are most likely the only ones who could save his life. If not only his, thousands others." It was silent for a second.
"Don't care. Too many humans. The world is boring, it's not even worth my time." Kerlongsj gritted his teeth. "Might be the case that the world is boring for you. But I've seen enough of the world that I like it quiet. It's the place we're living in. You turned the world upside down. By inventing the Infinite Stratos. Do you not realise what you have done?"
Tabane snorted. "So what do you mean?"
"For a genius like you, this world is boring now. For me, a young hacker leader, it isn't. But I understand why you find it boring. You haven't lost your parents, saw friends die in front of you to give you a chance. You never saw what your Infinite Stratos have done. They've done so much wrong. You don't want to know what I've done to women who thought that I would listen to them. I have seen blood, I lost people. Which I cared about. More than I want. Enough for the rest of my life. For dozens of lives." He took a breath and looked for his words. It was a weird thing to see.
The inventor of the world greatest weapons wasn't concerned about the world and a terrorist and a human standing up to the present society was concerned. It was more weird for Houki and especially Chifuyu. Kerlongsj lost as much as she did, but even after that, he was still concerned about lives and the world. Not like her, she cared for her students, but most of all, she cared for Ichika.
"I want that kid back." Tabane crossed her arms. "Why do the two of you care so much about them?" Kerlongsj looked to Chifuyu who joined him. In his eyes, she could read the word "Seriously?"
"That's because, Tabane, Ichika is the only family Chifuyu has." When he pointed her out with his thumb. "And Anaton is my adopted son. So I want him back."
"Well, he's your adopted son. So just find another." That really triggered an effect on Kerlongsj. "And Chi-chan, well, she had Mado." The words didn't left it, because Chifuyu kicked the robot out the window. It crashed down and it exploded. "Holy crap." Kerlongsj said.
The hackers were obviously shocked. They didn't know how strong she really was. It took the six of them and four pilots to shut down the robot. She kicked it out without an Infinite Stratos. Chifuyu had a stone cold glare so no one dared to ask more info.
Kerlongsj was the first one to speak. "Okay, that settles one thing."
Tizof walked to him. "Was that Tabane Shinonono? Houki's older sister, inventor of the IS?" Kerlongsj nodded. "As wacky as fuck right?" He grinned when he saw the guys nodding. Erzof even tapped his head several times.
"Wait, Orlejov-sensei?" Houki looked to him. "You met her before?" Kerlongsj nodded. "Look, me and Chifuyu, we have a history. Long tale, good for another day. I met your sister the first time I met Chifuyu. We broke out in a prison. Well, me and Chifuyu did the most work. I have met your sister once after that. But she is responsible for almost every incident. The White Knight, the Silver Gospel, the Golems, Ichika piloting an IS. You think that we did that?"
Houki shook her head. "Kerlongsj?" Chifuyu said as he fell down. He couldn't stand on his legs anymore. "Sorry, black out more heavy than I thought. Jack busy working on it." He breathed heavily. The bird was almost always on his shoulder, but now he was visible. He lighted up.
"Sorry, she really took me out. Right now, no hacker tech. Give me a minute or ten." He closed his eyes and fell in a sort of standby mode.
"It's the first time I saw Kerlongsj like that." Kashal said. "Do we need to take him to the infirmary?" He asked Chifuyu. "Yeah and go get there yourself. You need to be treated. I don't think we get lessons after all." Erzof got up. Despite the giant had a wound on his right arm, he took the man up with his left and walked away.
Chifuyu sighed and quickly went to a professional mode. That caused the hackers to have even more respect for her, considering where she went through. "Okay, listen everyone. Those who are wounded. Get to the infirmary. Those who aren't, clean the mess up. I want the hacker gangs of the second year and the pilots with personal units at my desk in 30 minutes." She said in a strict tone.
After that, they decided to move on. Chifuyu walked in the infirmary as the first one. She saw how Erzof got scolded by a nurse. Not that the guy really bothered, he even enjoyed it. She walked to Kerlongsj. To her surprise, she saw Jozalof healing him.
"What are you doing here?" She asked at a cold tone. "Healing him up." He answered at a calm tone. "Anaton isn't here and he can't heal himself." He responded. "I'm the only one who is skilled enough to heal the guy. I'm ranked third on the youngsters and tenth on the world rank. I can deal with it." Chifuyu couldn't deny him. If he was ranked third on the youngsters, he would be good enough.
"What can you do for him?"
"I stopped the electronics he got from the shock to move on and order his nanites to restart, but I can't get his full power back. He'll regenerate himself. It just needs time. I only can get ten percent of his original power back."
Chifuyu went to sit at the other side and squeezed in Kerlongsj's hand. "How much can you really get back?" She asked with a cold voice and her eyes were glaring. He sighed. "Thirty percent. But I'll kill myself with that. Kerlongsj won't forgive you. Ten percent is enough for him."
She ignored his reaction. "How long will it take if you give him ten percent back?"
"You need to see the bigger picture, miss Orimura. I calculated what would happen when I give him 10 percent back from the original 1000 percent. After, I guess a few hours, he'll get 50 percent back of his whole power, so take about 500, 525 percent will be back then. He's completely the old one in a week. But that's only when he stays in bed. And I don't know him, but if my kid was abducted, I would go after him."
Chifuyu sighed. Jozalof spoke the truth. "When will he wake up?" She asked. Kerlongsj said he would be awake in ten minutes. "Look, that's another story. Right now, it's like restarting a huge computer. Take it the size of half the world." He sighed. What he was going to tell, wasn't easy. "He is normally back in four hours. And I would wait, until then."
Chifuyu looked up to him. "What do you mean?"
"I get what you want to do." He said and to her surprise, he spoke in a no nonsense tone. " What you want us to do. You want that my gang, Cirluk's pack, Anaton's gang and the" He counted on his fingers, "fifteen pilots with personal units go save your brother and a side note, Anaton." He shook his head. "Don't think even think about it."
She got up and walked to him. When she wanted to slap him, he evaded her attack with more flexibility and power, she would suspect from the hacker. Jozalof was two years older than the most hackers, he was nineteen. He was also as tall as Kerlongsj.
"Cirluk's pack is a raider group. Meant for quick hits, not for infiltration. My gang is a fighter gang. We're meant to fight as soldiers. Anaton's gang is the only gang in the top ten of the youngsters that excels on all grounds, but without him, they're useless for infiltration." Chifuyu gritted her teeth. "You're a part of his crew." She said a cold tone.
"Like that will do a thing." He said with an angry voice. "The only ones who can save Ichika, well, one's a top pilot who is respected,
"Shut up. Before I." Chifuyu said at a cold tone which normally would silence any one, but not him. Once again, those guys amazed her.
"No, I'm going to shut up. Despite she isn't a pilot anymore, because she doesn't have the gut to pilot an IS. The other one is out of commission and is a top hacker." Jozalof went on with the healing. Chifuyu was amazed someone talked to her in that way. Before she was going to punish him, his tone was softer
"You and Kengi are the only ones who can do this. Not us. Tabane is hidden from the world. Even we can't find her. Kerlongsj has enough energy to find them in the evening. You'll need someone to stay here. Kerlongsj told me about Phantom Task and other threats." Chifuyu's eyes went open. Jozalof was only calm. "You want to ask why. I'm the leader of the third best gang in the world. Not abnormal I think. Of course, besides me, Cirluk and Anton don't know of other threats."
Chifuyu sighed. "May I ask something else, Jozalof?" This time, he was surprised at the calm, almost warm tone. "What do you want to know?"
"How did you end up in the hackers? And how did you end up as leader of the third hacker gang?" He smiled. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, from all the hackers I met, you're the only one who remind me of the younger Kerlongsj." He smiled and went on with the bandaging of the hacker leader. When he turned them around, he began to speak again. "Well, for me that's a compliment, but what do you mean with it?"
"The Kerlongsj I met almost eight years ago was cautious, thinking about tactics and relying on his own power. Not on his nanites. The hackers I met now, well, you and Anaton are the only ones with the same power he had then." She looked away and she smiled. "And that kid."
"You don't have to tell me." Jozalof responded when he was healing Kerlongsj's arm. "Orimura-sensei. Kerlongsj hasn't changed that much. He only considers more that he can fight as good as you. And relying on his own strength, believe me, he does that. He would get after them, even when he couldn't make a weapon. You and he are in the same category in that subject. But eh? Shouldn't you go to your bureau?" He asked at grinning tone.
"What do you mean?" She realised that she asked everyone to come to her place. "Right, you'll stay here and heal him along. I'll get the rest." Chifuyu stood up and left the young hacker. Kerlongsj woke up soon after she left. "You gave her quite the scolding?" He said in a calm tone. Jozalof didn't fear it. He heard the underlining humour in it. He grinned in the same way. After a sigh, Kerlongsj went to a serious mode.
"So, what have you done?" Jozalof scratched himself behind his ears. "Right, You got quite a shock. To make sure that you won't be able to use your hacking powers, Tabane installed electronics. That fucked your system up and in addition your strength. Your strength is back, but your powers." Jozalof stopped and crossed his arms. "A week. At least." Kerlongsj got himself out the bed and tied his shoes.
He took his sweater. "You did well, soldier. Thanks." Jozalof closed his eyes when he shrugged. "No problem. May I ask ya a question, captain?"
"What?" Kerlongsj didn't knew the youngster. He focussed on Cirluk. Because Jozalof's gang didn't cause any trouble, he left them alone. Course, he was their homeroom teacher, but normally, he didn't bother the guys.
"Why did ya fall in love with a pilot? And not any pilot, but the first Brunhilde?" Kerlongsj smirked. The boy had a good question. Many of his friends asked him that, but he couldn't give a proper answer. "Can't tell it myself. Cause she is similar, cause she's good, she's skilled. Maybe because of that."
Jozalof grinned. "You also met Tabane? How's she?" Kerlongsj grinned when he walked out. "As wacky as fuck. A genius, no doubt, but a kid. A selfish, annoying brat." Jozalof walked along. "Like Anaton?" He asked with a grin, but stopped when he saw the older guy turning to him.
Kerlongsj took a breath. "With the fucking difference that Anaton isn't? How would you say it?" He clicked his fingers.
"Arrogant?" Jozalof proposed. "That's a way." They stopped at the room "It's crowded in there. Prepare yourself."
Jozalof took a breath and saw the different persons assembled. Tatenashi was busy arguing with Chifuyu while the two groups. Hackers on the right, about 15 pilots on the left were looking awkwardly at each other. Kerlongsj was the first one to act. "Okay. Silence." He said clapping his hands gaining the attention from everyone. He looked to the hackers who were first years. "I want all the first years out. Pilots or hacker. Get out. The rest stays here."
Ran was disbelieved. She finally thought it was a chance of gaining the attention of Ichika. Now, she wasn't allowed to act. She left for better reasons.
Kerlongsj sighed and walked to Chifuyu. "Back on your feet?" She asked with a slight touch of humour.
"I'm not that weak." Kerlongsj answered with a grin. He looked to Tatenashi and he buried his hands in his pocket. "You're in the way, girl." Tatenashi looked back to Chifuyu who signed her to move on.
With a look that would freeze most men, she went to stand next to the pilots. Kerlongsj walked to her desk. "You have an idea?" She asked. Kerlongsj nodded. "Yeah, but not going to be easy. When Tabane fucked me up, I could trace her. Jozalof was so smart to let some electronics in me and I could trace Rabbit Ear."
Tizof smirked as Houki looked away. "But it's dangerous. So propose not to use students for it." It caused a complete ruckus at the pilots.
"You can't be serious." Charlotte said.
"I need to protect my wife." Laura was shocked.
"You'll need us. You can't survive without me." Cecilia joined in."
"Ichika is important for us." Houki shouted.
"I'll show off." Rin said.
"ENOUGH!" Kerlongsj shouted. "May all be true, but you don't know what you're up against. Also for you, guys. It's easy. Getting in there is not a problem. Getting out there is also no problem. Getting Ichika and Anaton out there is easy. The trick is to stay alive between all these matters. And that's not easy." The hackers were shocked just like the pilots and it was silent. Cirluk was the first one to speak.
"You and Orimura-sensei going to save them." Kerlongsj nodded. "Yeah, but the thing is that I need support from here. The reason I let you stay here is because my and Chifuyu are gone for quite a while. What would happen when we aren't here?"
Tizof walked to him. "I get it. In case of an attack, we can hold our grounds." The boy stood in front of him and crossed his arms. The pilots fell down on the ground, which caused the guys to smirk and Kerlongsj to nod. "Indeed. If anything happens, you guys can protect this. But we need to pinpoint her first. Before that, Chifuyu" Kerlongsj turned to her. "Can you call Tabane? I have another idea. If that doesn't work, we're going to get them."
Chifuyu sighed. She hated the idea as much Kerlongsj does, but it's the only way. She called Tabane again. "Hi Chi-chan. So is that filthy hacker already gone?" She looked to Kerlongsj who gave her the order to talk on. He removed his sweater from his right arm and the pilots raised an eyebrow when the hacker made a connection with the phone.
He took a line of energy with his fingers and connected that with Chifuyu's phone. Then he looked back to his arm. "Tabane. You can't be serious of Kerlongsj. Did you consider what would paper work that would cause."
"But Chi-chan. If you stay longer with that boy, he might take you away from me. Just like Ikkun. But your brother already got so many girls." It caused all the girls to blush and the hackers fell on the floor dying of laughing. They had to hold it in, but looked to Chifuyu. Kerlongsj had a surprised look when it was clear that Chifuyu also blushed.
"My brother is too stupid or too dense to notice." Chifuyu replied. Kerlongsj shrugged, agreeing with it. The hackers were now smiling towards the girls, because they knew why Ichika acted like that. The pilots were dumbfounded about that.
Kerlongsj still gave Chifuyu the order to talk along. From his arm, a small computer appeared. He started to swipe with it and after a few minutes, he made a large vertical swipe down.
"Chi-chan. The lights went down. Including my generator. Everything is dark. I can't boost it up again." Kerlongsj looked to Chifuyu. With his right arm, he signalled her to give him the phone. "Tabane." He said at a low tone, causing everyone, except Chifuyu to be frightened.
They never saw Kerlongsj like that. Course he was mad now and then, but most of the time, he shrugged it off or talked it out. He wouldn't yell or use physical force like Chifuyu. Most of all, he wasn't severe at all. That's why it freaked out everyone.
"I shut down your base." He said at the same cold, low voice. "You have now two options. Give us Ichika and Anaton back or I swear that I'll destroy everything you built. Every Infinite Stratos you made, every core you built. Every Infinite Stratos in the world has roots leading back to you. If you don't want your invention to be destroyed beyond repair, you give us those kids back."
"You can't do that. That would kill you now. You don't have enough power to do that." Tabane answered.
Kerlongsj just shrugged, agreeing with her. "Well. That's true. It would kill me. But I have to think who's death matters less. I'm just a hacker leader. Ichika is the first male pilot. He's more important. And you think I can't do that. I can shut down Eurasia, 50% of Africa and North America. So shutting all Infinite Stratos down is easy shite. I'm not going to be diplomatic. You destroy that route as soon you touch Anaton. I want him back. Deliver them somewhere or I destroy your base. You have five minutes"
He passed the phone back to Chifuyu looked back from her phone to the man. She knew Tabane was outrageous, but what Kerlongsj said, could shake the whole world. "You heard the man. And considering what I've seen he has done, I won't think he's bluffing." Everyone had the same look in her eyes and the same thoughts in their heads. What in the world is he?
Tabane then talked on. "Okay, you guys win this time. I'll let Ikkun and that boy dropped at the front door of the ISA. You'll find them there. Can you give me my toys back?" She yelled in the phone.
"Answer her, I'll do it as soon we find the boys." Kerlongsj said with a grin. "I have my answer." Chifuyu said. She passed it to Tabane who gave them the locations. Kerlongsj ordered the students to get to the coordinates. They did and found Anaton and Ichika both asleep. Ichika got a rough awaking, Anaton a soft.
By hacker standards.
They made a call to Kerlongsj who stayed behind at Chifuyu. They got the boys, so he activated the secret base and Tabane gave Chifuyu the ok. Chifuyu gave her the warning NEVER to do something like that again.
Kerlongsj grinned as the group celebrated it. Anaton laughed at Ichika's reaction when he told what Kerlongsj had done and what he would do. The group went out and Chifuyu smiled from her bureau. Kerlongsj stood next to her.
"Something on your mind?" He asked, back in his casual, cool behaviour.
"Yeah, were you serious?" She asked at a strict tone that normally was only found at her class.
"You mean the shutdown? That I would shut down every Infinite Stratos in the world if she didn't gave the boy back? That I would die. Yeah, or course, I was." Chifuyu's mouth fell open at his answer. Not that she doubted his skill, but his tone changed again. He was again serious and harsh.
"I can't believe that." She said crossing her arms. Kerlongsj turned to her with a smile. "Chifuyu, we all have priorities. The thing is how we protect them and what we think is necessary to make sure we do the right thing. I mean you gave a tournament bound to win to protect your brother. I would turn the world upside down to protect mine."
Kerlongsj noticed she came closer. He smiled. "Hey, I haven't done it. But I hope she takes this serious. Next time I do it." Chifuyu flashed him a smile. "Kerlongsj, what are you?"
"To you?" He asked in a joking tone. "I mean. In whole. You threatened Tabane to shut down the world's most complex machine. I can't believe it."
Kerlongsj grinned. "Well, listen. My nanites are jam packed in my body and that of Jack. If I allowed him to release them all, I'm worse than a nuke. Not that I'm going to do that. I'm the result of experimenting, testing and all that nice stuff. I'm not the final product, but I'm the best until now."
Chifuyu pulled him in a hug and a kiss. "Chifuyu?" He asked. "You're a complete threat to pilots and a complete dangerous fighter and the world's worst hacker, but" After a next kiss, "you're mine."
Kerlongsj nodded. "And you're the best pilot and a teacher from hell, but you're mine." Kerlongsj and Chifuyu both had to laugh at that remark. She laughed silently and he grinned. She went on for a kiss and locked the door before moving on.
I'm done. This was my longest chapter, but it doens't feel like that.
Not so much action, but I don't get action in my head and I don't wanna write about it. Now, I really don't have inspiration. I hope that school and a normal life will help me with that. I've written this on my final day of my extended holiday. I think I'll give you guys a new chapter in the coming months. Need to think.
My high school life is over. Funny how much FanFiction changed my life in a few months. I hope you liked the opening. It would be realistic when Ichika would have his first wet dream, except he would be killed. Not going this to Mature. As long I don't give adult themes, I'm fine.
For you guys, it seems unrealistic that Kerlongsj could do that, but the thing is that Chifuyu could kick down an Infinite Stratos with a few katana. Kerlongsj isn't psychically strong as her, but his strength flourish in another way.
I wanted to give another way, but I decided to stick with that.
Oh, yeah, I've written this before, but my late update is because I've written enough in the summer and I want to polish this a bit. It's a bridge for you guys between my summer holiday and my free week in November where I could make a new chapter. I hope you guys don't blame me for it.
One last thing, the reason why I make the relation between Tatenashi and Kerlongsj a bit rough is because she is my least favourite haremette.
Okay, Cecilia and Rin have problems, more than the rest, but Tatenashi is annoying. I mean come on. I really don't like her. She's suggestive, gets embarrassed and beats Ichika, messes with him. Not cool.
That she messes with the girls, okay, but with Ichika, it's not funny to watch. And if I read a few fanfics, I'm not the only one. So I put her in a position she has to listen to Kerlongsj and cannot cross the hackers.
Greetings from Flanders. Thanks for the support I got in the summer.
Kerlongsj Evert Orlejov.
Next chapter in first days of November. Normally.