Strike Witches Boy Meets Witches

Episode 10 – I am Trying to Help Here!

Last time on Strike Witches

Yoshika snuck out to go see the friendly Neuroi as she claimed it was. Steve was waiting for her.

As she pulled out she saw Steve waiting for her.

"Are you sure about this, your in enough trouble as it is?"

"I have to find out for my self."

"You can go your own way, Yoshika. Just beware, your treading hostile waters."

"Thank you."

"Don't make me regret this." He growled.

He watched her fly off into the night.

"I hope she finds out the truth before he returns."

Steve returned to his room, soon he was asleep.

The next morning he got word from Lynn Minna wanted to see him. So he made his way to her office. He entered to find Minna waiting for him.

"When need to talk."

"Why?"

Gertrud closed the door locking him in.

"Good enough reason." Steve sweat dropped as he walked toward her desk.

"Whats up?"

"Why should we believe Yoshika?"

"What if I told you, A more powerful enemy is coming and the Neuroi are trying to warn us?"

"Why would they do that?" Minna questioned

"I don't fucking know, Minna. Why don't you ask them yourself next time you see one? Look, I'm trying to help here!"

"…"

"Or who knows maybe Yoshika will comeback before it happens."

"WHAT!?" Minna said shocked

"Yoshika has disobeyed orders and gone of to the enemy?" Gertrud question

"Yes Gertrud, Yoshika has defected to the Neuroi." He responded sarcastically

Gertrud hadn't caught the sarcasm.

"OF COURSE SHE HASN'T DEFECTED YOU DULT! What hells the matter with you?"

"Gertrud, find Sherliy, were going after her."

"Yes Ma'am!"

"And your coming with us."

"I should stay here."

"Trust me Minna it is for the better if I stay here."

"YOUR COMEING WITH ME AND THAT'S FINAL!" She shouted at him.

Steve sighed. He quickly thought of a way to be able to return to base before the girls did to find Trevor Maloney waiting for them.

Soon after they arrived at the hive location. Soon after they saw Miyafugi go in Steve saw the Warlock zooming toward the hive. Steve flew off back to the base. He quickly hid his striker in thick part of trees, he returned to his room and locked the door to "Stephanie's" Room, he returned to his room and lied down and about ten minuets later a heavy knock was heard on his door.

He sluggishly got up and opened the door to see two British soldiers pointing guns at him. They grabbed him and lead him out to the runway.

"What is the meaning of this Maloney?" Minna demanded

"This is an official transfer based on orders, Commander Minna."

"As of now, this base is taken over by the 1st Special Assault Team A.K.A. Warlock."

The rest of the 501st was being gathered to the center on a ring of solider.

"Are you Sargent Miyafuji?"

"Yes." Yoshika answered weakly.

"You disobeyed military regulations and deserted."

Yoshika just stayed silent until she noticed the warlock behind Trevor.

"Eh, what's that?"

"Oh, you mean the warlock."

"I saw that! In the same room as the Neuroi, in a sort of laboratory."

"Eh, what are you talking about?" Trevor reposed with a very hostile manor.

"Why don't you just tell them the truth about your project there Trevy, OW!" Steve responded as a solider hit him in the head with the butt of a riffle.

"But I saw it!"

"Answer my question." Trevor responded

"You deserted right?" He asked again

"Yes sir, but-"

"Commander, I thought I ordered you to shoot down the deserter."

"You did sir, but-"

"A squadron member plots to desert…In order to follow her, a superior officer ignores orders from headquarters." Trevor said walking away so he was facing the Warlock.

"How very unfortunate. Commander Minna, and the rest of the witches…"

He turned to face the witches.

"As of this very moment, the 501st Joint Fighter wing, Strike Witches, is disbanded."

"All members are to return to their home country unit's immediately! That is all. Understood Commander Minna?"

"Understood." Minna responded as if the words were venom.

"Your unauthorized actions were the cause, Sargent Miyafuji!

"What?" She responded and seemed to be a completely shocked.

"Don't worry. The Warlock will annihilate the Neuroi."

"IT WILL ANNILATE US ALL, YOU FUCK HEAD!" Steve shouted. Once again a solider hit him in the face with a rifle, this time making his nose bleed.

"Britannia doesn't need your protection anymore."

Yoshika nearly fainted after hearing that.

"But more importantly, where is Lt. Stephanie Clark?"

"She out on patrol!" Minna responded.

"LIES!" Trevor shouted.

"Pardon?" Minna questioned.

"You have been harboring a wizard. And its this guy right here." The two soldiers holding Steve brought him forward. They threw him to the ground in front of Trevor.

"I'm not a wizard, I'm a night pilot!" Steve replied blood still dripping from his nose.

"Why is your hair long?"

"Long over, due for a hair cut!"

"Hmph! You and your sister look very much alike."

"Ya, we're called Identical Twins for a reason."

"Lies, if that were the case why weren't you there at Erica's Ceremony?"

"I WAS ASLEEP. I AM A NIGHT TIME PILOT!" Steve shouted

"LIER!" Trevor responded just as loud.

"YOU ARE A WIZARD AND I WILL PORVE IT!" He continued drawing his gun.

Steve paled.

"Wh…wha what are you doing?" he stutered

Trevor placed the gun to Steve's head.

"I'm going to shoot you. And your going to pull some magic trick and disappear or heal." He grinned

"Butbutbut…"

"Good bye, Steve!" Trevor said pulling the trigger.

Steve felt the bullet go through his head and saw a white light and knew no more.

All the 501st screamed. Steve's head exploded as Trevor seeming to have lost his mind or some how knew the truth about Steve, shot him through the head. Steve's lifeless body fell to the ground.

"What the hell is wrong with you Maloney?" Mio Shouted

"Any second now he will heal and fine."

After fiver very painful minuets had passed by, noting had happened to his body, just more blood poured outta the bullet hole in his head head. A very tense soldier approached the corpse and took a look, then a pulse. He looked over to the Air Chief Marshal, he face full of panic.

"He's dead sir, There's no pulse!"

"A shame. Ah well, we will say he died in the line of action."

He turned to return to the base.

"But, What about his sister?" the same soldier asked

"Are thick headed? There is no sister. Otherwise I would have met her."

"What do we do with the body?"

"Through it into the sea. He was a sailor after all."

The soldier called a buddy over and the picked up the body and swung it into the sea.

They stopped and saluted after making sure Trevor was not watching. Minna walked over feeling her heart break again.

"I'm so sorry ma'm." the one who check his pulse said.

"God speed."

The soldiers turned on their heels and walked back toward the base. The rest of the Strike Witches, with their sprits broken, their hearts shattered had a moment of silence and quiet a few tears, and then they started to their separate ways. Minna walked over to where the blood was on the ground and picked up something, his grandfathers blood-soaked dog tags. She held them close to her chest and started to cry. It was only now she realized how much she actual cared about him.

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