Muv Luv Alternative - A Future Changing Encounter

by ultimatemk

Shirogane Takeru goes through another loop after he can't accept the reality of losing all his squad mates and the person he loved. Everything seems normal when he first wakes up but as soon as he exits his house he sees something that has not appeared in any of his previous loops. There stands a young man with red hair and red eyes looking at the demolished TSF outside his house.

2. A New Beginning

Chapter 2 – A New Beginning
And A New Ally

October 22nd – Outside Of Shirogane's House

Unknown Red Haired Man's POV

I stared at the unknown robot wondering what it was. I had never seen anything like it before or so I thought. As I stared at it I wondered where I was. This place felt familiar but I couldn't recall why it felt so familiar. Now that I thought about it I didn't even know who I was. I continued to stare at the unknown robot before my head began to hurt slightly. I placed my right hand on my head and I heard a females voice speaking in my head.

"The Tactical Surface Fighter. F-4 Phantom. A 1st Generation TSF and the TSF that all modern TSF's descended from".

Tactical Surface Fighter? F-4 Phantom? Was that what this thing was called? I had no clue at all but it strangely enough just sounded right. I wondered who it was that was saying stuff in my head. Actually more so it was troubling since I didn't remember anything from my past.

After a while I realized that I was holding something in my hand. I raised my left arm and then noticed an expensive looking sword in my hand. I unsheathed it from its scabbard and looked at it carefully. It looked really expensive and the blade itself felt like it was created specifically for use in actual combat rather than just as something to place in your room. I sheathed it back into its scabbard and then turned to look back at the TSF. I wondered why it was so broken up and unusable again.

Suddenly I heard a footstep coming from my left. I turned my head and looked at the direction of the footstep. There in front of me was a young man with brown hair and brown eyes though his eyes seemed to heave a kind of sorrow and despair that I couldn't understand though his look was that of a person who was completely shocked. I stared at him for a while. "Who are you?".

Shirogane Takeru's POV

The red haired person seemed to be a foreigner. He didn't look at all like a Japanese person. He probably was from another country but what was he doing here? I could tell from his eyes that he was just as confused as I was but probably in a different manner. He asked me to introduce myself. It was a normal reaction since we don't know who each other are.

I waved my hand at him. "Oh I'm Shirogane Takeru. (Shirogane Takeru?) Yeah. That's me. How about you? What is your name?"

I waited for an answer from him but what I saw instead was the young man suddenly holding his head. I walked closer to him kind of worried considering the fact that he suddenly just held his head and looked like he was in pain from me asking such a simple question.

"Hey are you alright? (I….I'm fine.) You sure you don't look fine? (Yeah….It's nothing.) So what is your name? (I….I don't know. I don't remember anything about my past at all. Everything is just blank. I just remember being in front of this F-4 Phantom.) Wait if you don't remember anything at all, then how did you know it was an F-4 Phantom? (I…..I don't know. I just heard a voice in my head saying that it was one.) I see."

I placed my hand on my chin as the young man shook his head and stood up straight. I was even more curious than before as to whom this person was. He had amnesia and he was hearing a voice in his head seemingly saying things that were most likely his past knowledge in the same way that I would see flashbacks of my past loops, my past memories, during my last loop. Maybe, just maybe he could be a Casualty Conductor much like I was. That could be a possibility that I definitely couldn't cross off. For now I probably should take him with me even if it would end up messing up with what I remember from my previous loop. It would be much better to keep this person close to make sure that he doesn't mess up my memories too much.

I gave a fake smile to him. "It's not safe to stay out here in this demolished town you know. I was just about to go to a safer place before I noticed you. I think it's best for you to come with me? (Ummm….I'll take you up on that offer.) Okay well then lets go then." I began to walk in the direction of Yokohoma Base and after a while looked back to see the young boy following me.

Path To Yokohoma Base

Shirogane Takeru's POV

With the strange man following close behind me we walked through the streets of the ruins which once was the town that I had lived in when I was in my original world. Seeing all the familiar sights now in ruins made me remember all the good times in that peaceful world. A short while after we reached the hill with the cherry blossom trees which led up to Hakuryou or in this world Yokohoma Base. These cherry blossoms trees were where a plaque had been placed in dedication to Marimo-chan and the passed away members of Captain Isumi's Valkyries. I walked over to the specific cherry blossom tree which had the plaque in my previous loop and saw that it was not there. I suspected much because of the fact that none of them were dead. I kneeled down and paid respect to everyone from my previous loop that had passed away. I didn't want to have any more distractions. I'll make sure that this time no one that is important to me will ever die.

"(Hey are you alright?) ….Huh". I turned around and saw the young man with his head tilted to the side. Crap I forgot about him. I guess I was too distracted by the familiar site that I thought that it was just me just like in my previous loops. Why did something like this have to come after I got my resolve to save everyone?

"Yeah I'm fine. This is just a really familiar site for me. (Oh…okay.) Well lets continue on then." The young man nodded and then I turned away from him and began to walk over to the entrance of Yokohoma Base.

Unknown Red Haired Man's POV

I had followed Shirogane all the way towards a hill with cherry blossom trees. He had gone to one of them and seemed to kneel down to pay respect. I had wondered if he was okay so I asked him if he was. He replied it was so we continued on. This place seemed to be familiar to him. I wonder what his past with this place was. For now I'd better follow him. It was true that it was not a safe to stay in a ruined town. From what I heard from Shirogane there was a place that would probably be much safer so I guess it would only be natural that I followed him. I wonder though what happened to my memory. I doubt that its normal to just open your eyes to see a giant robot right in front of you and no recollection with your past.

I looked up and saw Shirogane continue up the hill. He seemed quite eager to get to wherever it was he was leading me to. It must be a very important place from his past. I sighed wishing that I knew about my past. Eventually we were at the top of the hill and after a bit more of walking we had ended up in front of a large building with a giant antenna on top of it. Why would they have a giant antenna up there.

I heard footsteps and looked in front of me to see Shirogane walking over to two guys with guns. They were probably soldiers. They seemed to be talking to Shirogane. Seeing their guns I made sure to hide my sword out of their sight to make sure they did not notice a dangerous weapon in the hands of an outsider and walked closer. I stopped walking when I could hear their conversation.

The guards noticed me but soon after turned back to Shirogane. "[Guard 1: State your ID number and assigned squad.] (Takeru: …..) [Guard 1: State your ID number and assigned squadron name, and show us a leave permit!]" The dark skinned guard suddenly pointed his gun at Shirogane. I wondered why the heck Shirogane had brought me to this place when it seemed as if outsiders were not welcome.

"[Guard 2: Don't move.] (Takeru: ….I'm not moving.)" The guard who had original been talking to Shirogane pointed his gun at him as well while the other one moved to point his gun at me. "[Guard 1: Silence! Spread your legs and put your arms behind your head. Slowly and with no sudden movements.] [Guard 2: Hurry it up!] (Takeru: Fine.) … [Guard 1: You too.]"

I sighed as I saw Shirogane follow their instructions. I secretly placed the sword on the ground so that it would lean on the back of my leg so that it would still be out of sight. I then followed their instructions and placed my hand behind my head. The dark skinned guard went over to Shirogane and looked at him. "[Guard 2: …..That's strange] [Guard 1: What is it?] [Guard 2: This looks like the right uniform but the material is different and it looks like there was never had an insignia on it.] [Guard 1: Where did you get these clothes?]"

I saw Shirogane move his head and body a bit. The dark skinned guard placed his hand on his shoulder to stop him. "[Guard 1: Don't move!] [Guard 2: Hmmm…..that physique….that posture…you're military?](Takeru: …) [Guard 1: Even if he is he is still suspicious.] [Guard 2: You two are coming with us for now.]" I saw the dark skinned guard punch Shirogane hard in the stomach but he didn't even react to that. The guard just looked at Shirogane before punching him again to no avail.

The man quickly moved back and pointed his gun back at Shirogane. "[Guard 1: Don't resist.] How was he resisting? All he did was stand there and let him punch him. I think your friend was just too weak to hurt him. [Guard 2: What did you say?!] (Takeru: Hey can you leave the talking to me please?) Fine." The guards glared at me before they turned back to Shirogane.

I watched as Shirogane turn away from me. "(Takeru: Anyways. Let me talk to Professor Kouzuki.)" The two guards moved backwards startled by the sudden calling for this Professor Kouzuki. I saw them straighten themselves out quickly.

"[Guard 1: …What?] (Takeru: Professor Kouzuki Yuuko. She should be stationed here. I….we came here to talk to her.) [Guard 2: Professor Kouzuki…?...Why?] (Takeru: We're here to talk to her about something important. Something that only she should hear. So please let me contact her already.)" The guard turned to look at each other.

"[Guard 1: … I'll go ask her about it. Your name?] (Takeru: Shirogane Takeru and XG-70.) [Guard 2: I'm certain that XG-70 is not the name of that kid.] (Takeru: Sorry but unfortunately his name must be kept a secret no matter what so he was given a codename.) [Guard 1: I see. I'll tell her then]." I saw the darker skinned guard whisper something to the other guard. After that the lighter skinned guard went over to the booth in front of the gate.

After a while he returned and looked at Shirogane. He said something to Shirogane but I did not hear what it was that he had said. Suddenly they both pointed their guns at Shirogane. Shirogane looked shocked by their actions. It was as if he didn't think that this was going to happen but unfortunately it did happen.

"(Takeru: What the hell is this!?) [Guard 1: The professor said she didn't know anyone called Shirogane!] [Guard 2: Come with us!] (Takeru: Geh Stop it)" As the darker skinned man touched his shoulder Shirogane suddenly reacted by pushing the man down.

I blinked as I saw him knock the man over with ease. The other guard pointed his gun at the ground and fired a bullet. Shirogane froze and I simply blinked in my place. The other guard quickly got up and pointed his gun back at Shirogane.

"[Guard 1: This is your final chance. Don't move.] (Takeru: Hey I don't want to fight. Just let me talk to Yuuko-sensei already!) [Guard 2: Sensei? Stop complaining and come with us!] (Takeru: No way I'm going to where Yuuko-sensei is right now.) [Guard 2: So you don't mind being shot?]" I could see Shirogane grow tense as he clenched his fists. He then smiled.

"(Takeru: Go right ahead. I'm not afraid to be shot. In the end were all going to be killed by the BETA if we don't do something!) [Guard 1: Silence!]." I noticed the guard punch Shirogane and Shirogane moved backwards.

The other guard came walking towards me. "[Guard 2: Come with me while we deal with this punk.] ….Take this!" I quickly grabbed my sword from its position leaning behind my leg and swung the sword in its scabbard hard at the guard's face. It hit him and he fell backwards by the unexpected hit releasing his grip on his gun causing it to drop on the floor.

I turned to Shirogane. "Why don't you just take that guy out already? (Takeru: Huh?) [Guard 1: What the?!]" I saw Shirogane and the other guard turn towards me after I spoke. Both of them seemed shocked. Shirogane though quickly recovered and faced the guard in front of him and grabbed the guard's arm which was holding the trigger for the gun and then turned to the opposite direction and threw the guard over his shoulder. The guard hit the ground hard before Shirogane quickly stepped on the guards hand holding the gun causing him to release his hold on it.

Shirogane turned to me looking quite pissed. "(Takeru: Seriously! Why the hell would you go and attack the guard!) Well from the looks of it they were going to attack us so I attacked them first. (Takeru: They were just going to send us to the prison block for a while as they confirmed our identities before letting us go.) Really? (Takeru: Yes! Now were probably going to get surrounded by guards and shot.) Oh….sorry. (Takeru: Darn it! It would have gone smoothly if only…..) {What's with all the noise out here?}. I was startled by the voice and Shirogane was as well.

I turned and there standing by the gate was an older woman with violet hair and piercing violet eyes. She had her hand under chin as she looked at the both of us. "(Takeru: Yuuko-sensei!) Huh? {Yuuko: Hmmmm? Sensei? I don't remember ever having any students.}" Shirogane scratched the back of his head when he heard that.

"(Takeru: Well yeah but…) {Yuuko: By the way. Which one of you was codenamed XG-70?} I guess that would be me. {Yuuko: Hmmm. Then you are Shirogane Takeru?} (Takeru: Yeah that's me Yuuko-sensei.) {Yuuko: Tell me. Why shouldn't I call more guards here to bring you to the prison block?} Errr….Shirogane?" I turned to look at Shirogane hoping that he would say something since it was his bluff after all.

"(Takeru: Well for one thing I know all about the Alternative Plans and the XG-70 deal you have going on.) {Yuuko: ….}" She had a small frown on her face as she looked at us before she smiled and placed her hand on her head. {Yuuko: You know what. I remember you and your friend now Shirogane.} [Guard 1: Eh?!]" They looked quite surprised by her sudden revelation.

"{Yuuko: Sorry about that…..it just took me a while to remember them.}" I saw Shirogane stop stepping on the guards hand and move away. The guard stood up and shook his head. The other guard who I had hit with the scabbard of my sword stood up and placed his hand on his head. "[Guard 2: But! ….. They just!] {Yuuko: Why do you think I came here myself? Anyways. Can I take them with me?} [Guard 1: Wait a minute! They just assaulted two guards! They can't just…..] {Yuuko: What is it…..Corporal? You have something to say to me?}" The two guards took a step back and looked at each other. They then sighed.

"[Guard 1: No! Nothing at all.] {Yuuko: Well then follow me.} (Takeru: Okay.) Sure." The woman called Kouzuki Yuuko walked into the base and Shirogane followed. I took a step forward and began to follow them

Hallway Of Yokohoma Base

Unknown Red Haired Man's POV

We walked through the hallway of the base following the Professor. As we walked around I noticed that there were quite a lot of people staring at me as I passed them. I wondered what the reason for that was. Maybe it was the fact that I was holding a sword. It felt kind of weird for everyone to be staring right at me like that. Maybe it was for the best if I just ignored them.

Shirogane looked at me. "(Takeru: Something wrong?) Well. Everyone we pass seems to just stare at me for no reason at all. (Takeru: Well its obvious they would stare at you because you are a foreigner. Its not often that foreigners are seen here in Japan.) I….I see. {Yuuko: Interesting conversation you are having back there.} (Takeru: Agh, Its not that interesting Yuuko-sensei.) ...Yeah it isn't." I kept quiet as we walked there.

After a while the two of them stopped and turned to me. "(Takeru: You wouldn't mind waiting here for a bit right? I need to talk to Yuuko-sensei in private for a while.) I don't mind. {Yuuko: Hmmm. So he isn't a part of this?} (Takeru: I'll tell you about it during our talk.) {Yuuko: Very well then.}" The two of them entered the office leaving me outside of the door on my own.

I sighed and looked to see another door. I wondered what was inside there since for some strange reason I felt slightly drawn to it. I opened the door and then entered it not knowing what was inside of the room.

Kouzuki Yuuko's Office

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I entered Yuuko-sensei's office. It's been a while since I've been in here. After my knowledge of the future became useless in the last loop I didn't really come into this office much. I smiled and then sat down on one of the chairs. Yuuko-sensei walked over to her desk and turned to look at me. She had her hand under her chin the same way she did in the previous loop when we first met. "(So. What do you want?) That is simple. I just want to stop Alternative V from taking place and to save the world the BETA. (Oh? And why would you come here to do that?) Simple. Because I know that you are at a standstill for Alternative IV."

Yuuko-sensei's face showed a sign of shock for a short second before returning back to normal. I'm not surprised since no one should know that she is at a standstill otherwise people would be more in favor of Alternative V and Alternative IV would be cancelled early. "I also know the fact that you need to place fifteen billion parallel computing circuits to fit in the palm of your hand. (…..) I also know that you are planning on using it to place into the 00 unit to pilot the XG-70 Susanoo and that in the room next to us is the brain of the person you are planning to turn into the 00 unit. (Who are you really?)" I laughed. I placed my hand under chin just like she did when we first entered her office.

" I'm Shirogane Takeru. I already told you that though well I bet you probably checked on me before you came up so you probably are thinking that I'm a dead man walking. (Or someone impersonating him.)" I sighed as I saw Yuuko-sensei still did not believe me even after I said all that.

"Hey Yuuko-sensei. Do you remember your Quantum Casualty Theory? (Yes I do. Wait. You….you couldn't mean!) Yes I do mean it. I'm from the future and from another world as well. (Well then tell me. Why should I believe you? Many people know about that theory so its not a big secret.) Its up to you to see whether you believe me or not. Truthfully I don't really care if you pull out that gun in your lab coat and shoot me." Yuuko-sensei frowned at me.

She pulled out her gun and pointed it at me. "(Tell me why shouldn't I just shoot you?) Because I could help you. I have knowledge of the future which would be useful to you. I also know for a fact even that if you don't finish the 00 Unit then Alternative V will be activated on December 24. (Only two months…) Something else that not much people would know is the fact that all the eishi who were trained here and placed in your personal unit the Special Task Force A-01 are all possible candidates to be the 00 Unit because they have a better ability to grasp casualty data than others." Yuuko-sensei really let her face slip this time. I knew it would since this was something that only very few people actually knew about that.

"Yuuko-sensei. In the end our goals are still the same. Our methods are different but the end product that we want is still the same. The defeat of the BETA and the prevention of Alternative V. I've seen Alternative V happen too many times that I have lost count and I refuse to see it again. The bombing of the whole world as soon as the migrate fleet filled with only thousands of people leave for the new planet. (….I still don't trust you fully but you have given quite a lot of information that shouldn't be known by people uninvolved with the Alternative Plans and something that no one should know at all. Now about that boy codenamed XG-70.)" I smiled when I saw that she at least trusted me a bit now. Better tell her about that boy now.

"Ahhh him. Obviously I made that his codename to get your attention. (I thought that was the case.) Truthfully he is the only thing I don't remember from the previous loop. Actually I don't think I know him at all. He suddenly just appeared in front of the TSF that had crashed in the house next to me. He seems to have a bad case of amnesia. (I see so what do you want to be done then?) I want you to place us in Squad 207 as well as giving me and the red haired man clearance for this floor and the floors above." Yuuko-sensei smiled.

"(Okay then. Now bring the said red haired boy in here.) Roger that Yuuko-sensei." I opened the door and what I found in front of me was just an empty hallway and an open door leading to the brain room. I blinked and then turned to Yuuko-sensei. "He went inside of the Brain Room. (I see. Lets go get him then.)"

The Brain Room

Unknown Red Haired Man's POV

I walked up the metallic steps that were through the door next to the room Shirogane and Professor Kouzuki were in. It felt awfully quiet in here and I felt a strange vibe coming from this room. I continued to walk up and once I reached the top I simply just blinked as I stared at the thing in front of me. Right in front of my eyes was a brain inside a cylindrical container. I blinked and then walked closer to the brain. When I was right in front of it I looked at it closely. "What is a brain doing over here?" As I stared at the brain I heard noise to the right.

I turned my head to look to the right and there stood a small girl with white hair and white eyes. She stared at me blankly. I tilted my head to the side wondering what a small girl like her was doing in a room with a brain stuck inside a cylindrical container. I walked towards her but she immediately walked away from me. I stopped moving and scratched the back of my head. "Errrr hello there. (…) Um hello? Can you understand me? (…..) Errr ni hao? (I can speak Japanese.) Oh well that's good. So what's your name? (…) You're really quiet."

The young girl nodded at me. "(…What is…..your name?) Well I don't really" I felt a sudden pain in my head and put my hand on my head.

"It's nice to meet you Nicholas Dolosera. I'm S….ro….Ta….u….nice to meet you."

"Huh!?" I looked around the room but saw that it was just me, the brain and the young girl in the room. I wonder what that was. It was that same event that just happened again. How strange and this time I think I heard my name. I wonder who that person talking was. I only got fragments of his name.

"(Are you okay?) Oh. Yeah I'm fine." Such a nice girl she is to worry about others. "(So what is your name?) My name. I think my name is Nicholas Dolosera. (…..Kasumi…..Yashiro, Kasumi.) Hmmm. That's a cute name. It's nice to meet you Kasumi." I smiled and then walked over to her and then knelt down before I raised my hand for a handshake.

She looked at me in confusion. "Hmmm? It's a handshake. (A handshake?) Yeah you place your hand on top of mine and move it up and down." The young girl placed her hand on top of mine and I moved it up and down. She then placed her hands back on her side and I stood up. "So whats this brain doing here? (….) So it's the silent treatment again. {Seems that you are having some fun.}"

I was startled by the voice behind me and I turned to see Professor Kouzuki standing there with Shirogane beside her. I scratched the back of my head. "Errr sorry. I was just curious so I entered the room. {Yuuko: I see. Well why don't you come with us back to my office for now}. Oh okay." I turned to look at Kasumi and waved my hand at her. "See ya later Kasumi. (Kasumi: See ya.)" Oh she waved back. What a strange girl.

Kouzuki Yuuko's Office

Nicholas Dolosera aka Red Haired Man's POV

I entered the office and looked around. It was really messy. I wondered what it was that they needed me over here for. "{Yuuko: Now then. What is your name?} My name. Its Nicholas Dolosera. {Yuuko: I see.} (Takeru: So you remember your name now?) Yes I do remember my name now or at least what I think my name is. I'm still not sure but that name give me a familiar ring so for now it should do…. Huh?" I turned my head to look at Professor Kouzuki. She placed her hand under her chin. It looked like she was smirking a while ago as well. I wonder what made her smirk. Maybe it was the fact that I all of a sudden just remembered my name.

"{Yuuko: So Dolosera. What was it that you were talking to Yashiro about?} Nothing really. I just went there and saw the brain. After a while I noticed Kasumi and then tried to talk to her but she kept quiet so I tried talking to her in another language and she told me she understood Japanese. After that I asked her name and she didn't reply. She then asked my name and well that's when I remembered my name. I heard a voice in my head who said the name Nicholas Dolosera and it sounded as if it was directed at me even if it was just a voice in my head. After that she asked me again and I told her and then she gave me her name. After that I just thought her how to do a handshake and you came. {Yuuko: That's all?} Yes it is." Professor Kouzuki smirked again.

"{Yuuko: I see. Well then Shirogane. I'll finish the paperwork. You explain to Dolosera here the situation.} (Takeru: Okay Yuuko-sensei. Follow me Dolosera.) Can you just call me Nicholas. It feels weird to be called Dolosera. (Takeru: Okay then Nicholas follow me.)" He then walked over to the couches in the office near the door and sat down. I followed and then sat down on the couch as well. "(Takeru: Well first of all let me tell you that this is a military facility.) I suspected that. (Takeru: Well then next. Anything you saw in this floor must be kept a secret especially the brain in the room next to this one. You also can't bring anyone without a security pass that has jurisdiction on this floor.) Okay I won't tell anyone then. (Takeru: Okay well then I guess we'll need to review the facts about this world but that can be done later. Well then you can come down here anytime you want and you can access any of the rooms on this floor.) Okay I understand."

[Moments Later]

"{Yuuko: I've finished with the paperwork. Here are your security passes and you're ID. Now then. Dolosera please come here and listen to what I am about to say.} Okay then Professor Kouzuki." I walked over to Professor Kouzuki and looked at her. "{Yuuko: Well then I'll start explaining about the details of this world. These are basic facts which you should know about so listen carefully.} Okay I'll listen carefully." I listened as Professor Kouzuki explained about the world as it was. When she was finished she let Shirogane and I leave to meet with our squad mates.

Training Field

Shirogane Takeru's POV

After leaving Yuuko-sensei's office I had led Nicholas all the way to the training field so that he could meet up with our squadmates. If it was just me here I would have waited till tomorrow but since he is here I thought it was best if he met his squadmates as soon as possible and got along with them as soon as possible.

Yuuko-sensei had forced Nicholas to leave his sword in her office where she would have a guard take it to his room later on. I believed that was the smartest choice to do for that matter. As we walked through the training fields I heard a familiar voice. A very familiar voice indeed. "[Voice: Excuse me…are you two…]".

I turned around and saw a girl with blue hair and blue eyes. It was Meiya, Mitsurugi Meiya. I could feel tears forming in my eyes. I couldn't forget those last words that Meiya had given to me in my last loop. It was something that I would never forget.

"[Meiya: …..is something the matter?] No it's nothing at all. (Nicholas: What are you talking about? There are tears in your eyes.) Geh! Shut up!" I guess its harder than I thought to hide my emotions like this. Hopefully this doesn't cause a misunderstanding.

Meiya simply just frowned. "[Meiya: I must ask you to not go any further. It could be dangerous for outsiders.] Well…. [Voice: Mitsurugi it's all right.]." I blinked as I heard the next voice. No not now of all times. I have to make sure that I don't cry like when I saw her in my last loop in that branch of my original world. I can't cause any misunderstandings.

I turned around and saw an older woman with brown hair and brown eyes. This person was Marimo-chan. I could feel myself wanting to just cry especially from what had happened to her in my last loop. It would cause a misunderstanding if I ended up crying all of a sudden. "[Meiya: Instructor?] [Marimo: Are you Shirogane Takeru and Dolosera Nicholas?] Yes. (Nicholas: Yes that is my name.) [Meiya: Then these two are.] [Marimo: Assemble the squad!] [Meiya: Roger.]" I saw Meiya go off and bring the rest of Squad 207 to where Marimo-chan was.

Once everyone was here well everyone but Mikoto that is. Sakaki Chizuru or as I like to call her Class rep, a girl with brown hair and olive eyes, would be the first to speak when everyone assembled. "[Chizuru: Squad 207 assembled.] [Marimo: Good…..then I'll introduce them. These are Cadets Shirogane Takeru and Dolosera Nicholas, newly assigned to squad 207.] The pleasure is mine. (Nicholas: …It's a pleasure to be able to train with you.) [Marimo: As you can see they are both men. You're all probably really surprised to see a male recruit nowadays, but until recently, were exempt from drafts.] It's complicated. (Nicholas: ….very complicated.) [Marimo: The two of them will be training with us starting tomorrow. Understand?] [Everyone: Ma'am!] [Marimo: For now eat with them and learn to get along. Afterward, Sakaki, you will escort them to the barracks and give them anything they need.] [Chizuru: Ma'am!] [Marimo: We'll continue training for the remaining ten minutes. Shirogane. Dolosera, stay there and watch.]" Marimo-chan would point over to the side.

"Understood. (Nicholas: Affirmative.)" The two of us would walk over to the side and watch. I wonder how fit Nicholas was. He doesn't seem to be like me when I first came to this world. Really who is Nicholas Dolosera. Is he from this world or from another world like me. If it's the latter then he would be a casualty conductor most likely. Now all I need to do is further develop things at a quicker rate. Maybe I'll have Yuuko-sensei make the XM3 a bit earlier this time. That way more data for it can be collected and it will become a much better OS than in my previous loop. Yeah that's definitely what I'm going to do. I sighed and then watched as my squad mates finished their training.

PX (Post Exchange aka The Cafeteria)

Nicholas Dolosera POV

We had just returned from being given a tour around the barracks. Strangely enough Shirogane already knew his way around and he seemed to be the one who led us around rather than Sakaki. He's definitely been here before but no one around the base seemed to recognize him. It was a very strange thing indeed. As we entered the PX I looked around and noticed that some of the soldiers around were still staring at me just like this morning.

I sighed. "[Shirogane-san, Sakaki-san, Dolosera-san, over here!] Huh?" I turned my head to look at the left and saw a small pink haired girl with green eyes. It was Tamase Miki one of the cadets in squad 207. I waved at her and walked over to where she was. I saw the rest of Squad 207 there as well. The three of us sat down. Shirogane, Ayamine and I were sitting on one side while Sakaki, Mitsurugi and Tamase were sitting on the other.

Meiya looked at us with a sign of disbelief on her face. "[Meiya: You got here faster than I expected.] [Chizuru: That's because Shirogane did not need my help at all. That's why.] [Meiya: Hmm?]" I noticed that Meiya seemed quite confused about this.

"[Chizuru: He knew this place like the back of his hand….he clearly just wanted to end the tour as fast as possible.] ….. (Takeru: Isn't that a good thing Class Rep? It just shows that I've been preparing.) [Kei: …..Class Rep?] Well, Shirogane's been calling Sakaki that since the beginning of the tour. Whenever Sakaki would try and slow him down he'd just say 'It's fine Class Rep. We don't need to spend time having a long explanation of the place. A simple description is fine.' [Chizuru: Yeah and…I'm already sick of being called that.] (Takeru: Well you do look a lot like my class representative from high school.)"

Sakaki glared at Shirogane. "[Chizuru: I've had just about enough of that excuse.] (Takeru: Sorry about that. It really just feels right to call you that rather than squad leader.) Well I guess a class representative and a squad leader do have similar roles plus saying class rep is shorter than saying Squad Leader all the time. [Chizuru: Don't encourage him Dolosera.] Please just call me Nicholas. I'm a foreigner so it sounds weird for me when people call me by my surname. [Meiya: Very well then Nicholas. By the way the instructor asked me to give these to the both of you.]" Misturugi then handed the both of us a piece of paper.

I looked at the paper confused. "Huh? What are these. [Chizuru: Ah. Thank you. Shirogane, Nicholas, have that memorized by tomorrow. You have to recite the oath in order to enlist.] An enlistment oath? [Takeru: Oooh this thing.] [Kei: Oh? …..you know it?] (Takeru: Ah well I heard it from a friend of mine who wanted to join the UN army.) Really? Lucky you then. [Miki: I see…. Well, good luck tomorrow.] Thanks Tamase. (Takeru: Yeah…..) [Chizuru: By the way. There is something I want to ask the both of you.]"

I tilted my head to the side curiously. "(Takeru: What is it?) Errr…..I'll answer the question to the best of my abilities. [Chizuru: I'll be blunt. Can we… expect much out of you two?] (Takeru: …..) Errr. [Chizuru: Instructor Jinguuji told us the both of you were 'special people'. Is that 'special' compared to us? No out of everyone in the country? The planet?] (Takeru: That is a very good question Class Rep. I'd say that is a correct statement.) Erm I guess. I'm not sure after all I may think that I am special compared to all of you when in reality I am not. It all comes down to a persons perspective. [Meiya: Hmm? I see. Well that is still good to hear.] [Miki: Lets train hard together, Shirogane-san, Nicholas-san] (Takeru: Yeah let's.) ….Yeah. [Meiya: We do not wish to know what 'special' actually means. But it does make us hopeful.] [Miki: Well Professor Kouzuki and Instructor Jinguuji both have faith in them! I'm sure they'll be fine.] [Kei: ….I hope so.] Yeah me too. [Chizuru: What was the Nicholas? I did not hear it.] Oh errr it was nothing. Nothing at all. [Chizuru: I see. Anyways a month from now, there'll be a Comprehensive Skill Evaluation. We have to win this time.] "

I looked at them confused by what that was but rather than asking I just kept quiet. "(Takeru: Absolutely It's meant to be the sum of the first half of training so they won't forgive any mistakes.) Huh? [Chizuru: You know about it?] (Takeru: I've heard about it a lot.) Errr….. [Meiya: We have over a week so Yoroi should return in time to join us. We need Squad 207 to be as strong as possible when the time comes.]"

There were more people in this squad? "Yoroi? [Miki: Yoroi-san had to be hospitalized after the last training exercise.] I see. [Chizuru: Yoroi's skills, especially in survival, are second to none.] That's cool. I can't wait to meet her. (Takeru: Yeah. Same here.) [Chizuru: Anyways we are expecting a lot out of the both of you.] …." That's a lot of pressure to place on your new squad mates on day 1 Sakaki.

I sighed and spoke so that only I could hear what I said. "That's is a lot of pressure to put on a newbie Sakaki." [Chizuru: So Dolosera there is something that I'm really curious about you.] …. [Chizuru: I'll be blunt. Why did you come to Japan?] W-why you say?" Crap she just had to ask me that question. I have no clue myself what I'm doing here but I can't tell them that. I turned to Shirogane as he shook his head.

"(Takeru: Shouldn't it be obvious why he came to Japan?) Y-Yeah. [Chizuru: Oh and why do you say that Shirogane?] (Takeru: Its simple Class Rep. He came here because Yuuko-sensei requested for him to come here.) Yeah that's correct. [Chizuru: Shirogane stop calling me that already! Geez. He must be really 'special' if Professor Kouzuki personally asked for him to come all the way over here from wherever it was he came from. Mind telling us why you're so 'special'?] I'd much rather not. [Chizuru: It's fine. If you don't want to say it you don't have to. Each and every one of us has a past that we would much rather not talk about so if you don't want to say it we won't force it out of you.] I see." I sighed in relief when I heard what she said.

Shirogane Takeru's Room {Evening}

Shirogane Takeru's POV

This room really brings me back. It was the room where I had stayed in every single one of the loops that I had been through. To me this place felt a lot like home. It felt real good to be back here. If I remember correctly the room where Sumika was staying at after Yuuko-sensei had made her a member of the Special Task Force was now where Nicholas was staying. Maybe I should check up on him and explain a few things like what the Comprehensive Skills Evaluation really is. I stood up and then exited my room. I walked a few steps before I knocked on the door of the room next to me.

Nicholas Dolosera's Room

Nicholas Dolosera's POV

So this is what the military is like. It doesn't seem too strict. I guess that's a good thing. I wonder who Shirogane is. I mean he seems to have quite a lot of knowledge already. He already knows about the base even though he seemed like a stranger to the guards outside the front gate. Well lets read this oath then. I read the paper Sakaki gave me. Well its not too hard to remember I guess. I just hope that I don't lose all my memories when I end up waking up tomorrow morning. Lets see so it seems there is an extra member of the squad. I can't wait to meet her. She sounds like a nice person. Actually they all seem like nice people though Sakaki seems to be extremely strict having high expectations of Shirogane and I on day 1. I wonder what I will be doing tomorrow.

I lied down on my bed and looked up. I was about to just close my eyes and try to go to bed when I heard a knock on the door. I sat up and then unlocked the door and then opened it. There I saw Shirogane in front of it. I let him in and sat down on my bed. He sat down on the chair in the room.

"So Shirogane. What is it that you are doing here? (Oh I just came here to check up on you.) I see. You sure that is all? (Nope not in the slightest. So would you like me to explain anything to you?) Obviously I do. For one thing how did you know about the base's insides even though the guards seemed to not know you? (Lets just say that this isn't my first time here.) Well it doesn't seem like you'll answer me so on to the next question. What is the Comprehensive Skills Evaluation? (Basically it's a trip to an island. The island has a large forest in the center of it. We'll have to use our skills as a soldier to get through to the evacuation point before a set time limit while completing our objectives.) I see. Next is what is with that brain in the room and that strange little girl? (Oh you mean Kasumi? Basically they are an important part of a project that Yuuko-sensei is doing. The project is a secret that only she and I may know so I can't tell you anything about it.) I see. Well then that is all of my questions then. (Well let me ask you a question then.) A question?" I tilted my head to the side curiously though I had a basic idea on what he was going to ask.

"(When did you remember your name?)" Yup I was correct. He was going to ask when I remembered my name or what I thought my name was. "Like I said in Professor Kouzuki's office. I remembered it while I was talking to Kasumi. She asked for my name and then suddenly my head hurt and I heard a voice in my head and well he said that name so I thought it was mine. (I see. Well good night Nicholas.) Good night." Shirogane then left the room. I wondered what was going to happen now. I sighed and then lied down when suddenly I heard another knock on the door.

I opened the door and saw a familiar person. "Oh hello there Professor Kouzuki. What is this visit for?" {Oh no reason. Just thought that I should return your sword.} Oh I forgot about that thing. {Oh really? I thought this would have been important to you?} Of course it is. It's the only link I have to my memories. Its just that there were so many things happening today that well….I forgot about it. {I see. Well here is your sword}" She handed me the sword and I took it and placed it under the table in the room. "{Well I'll see you next time Dolosera.} Yeah….." Professor Kouzuki would then leave the room. I closed the door and sighed. I lied down and this time I really did end up going to sleep.

Shirogane Takeru's Room

Shirogane Takeru's POV

I reentered my room. I checked my duffel bag and saw that everything was still there. I sighed and then placed my duffel bag under the bed. I didn't want anyone to find anything that shouldn't be here especially my Game Guy and those comics. My first time arriving in this world I remember when one of the girls in my squad found it and I had to make a really stupid lie in order to make sure they didn't court martial me. I smiled. Those were such great times. I'd better go to bed. It would be best if I was not going to doze off during class or I may end up missing to see the skills of Nicholas. Hopefully he wouldn't be a burden like I was in my very first loop. I lied down on the bed and then closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Author's Notes:Welp here was Chapter 2. Hope you enjoyed it. Please provide feedback and I will make sure to take it to heart when I make the next chapter. I don't think I did this one so well XP oh well. Please give me feedback that I may use to make a better Chapter 3. Also thanks to those who corrected me on the loops and branches thing. That is one thing that really confused me.

Nearing semester exams which is why I posted so late. Hopefully I can post Chapter 3 in less than a week.