Ghost Prototype IS
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Chapter 4: Don't Worry We Can Upgrade Him
Tabane had a bead of sweat roll down her face, she was extremely nervous. First of she was dealing with alien technology...or different dimension human technology and secondly one wrong move and then Ghosty will be mad at her.
Ghosty was putting a lot of trust and faith in her and she didn't want to make him upset.
She had a few jobs that Ghost allowed her to do...under his watching eyes of course. First she would make the suit portable like many IS machines, then she would had a easy auto refillable ammo that was used in the academy, add a safety fire mode and she would have to work on his thrusters to help him stay in the air longer.
There was so much classified information and technology within the suit but she never once looked into them, she kept out of them not only because of their agreement but for friendship, or at least a slowly growing one.
It was a lot harder then working on her IS machines but then again this was a completely different beast. This powered exoskeleton was different from her machines.
The suit had much more armour and protection as well as a regenerative shield system! And even if power to the suit was lost in one way or another it could still be operated like wearing a suit of armour like a knight back in the medieval era but with way more protection and let's not get started on the weapons, targeting system, the plating and fibres that made up the Prototype Suit itself.
There was just to much for her to compare to her suits, but her IS also had their advantages. While the prototype suit was stronger than her suits it also had its weaknesses just like hers held some advantages and weaknesses over Ghost's suit.
First the lack of armour made it less heavier but Ghost could move in it just fine, but her IS suits were faster and could fly and stay in the air longer than the suit she was working on.
There were some weapons made just for the IS rather than the suit who seemed to have military weapons attached and could be equipped with, for example lasers that could float side by side with the IS while she thought that the technology could possible exist in Ghost's dimension and could be added to the suit, her suits could summon them while things like the suit's minigun stayed out.
If you were to ask her about the exoskeleton she would say that even though they both had their strengths and weaknesses against one another they were pretty easily matched but the technology between the two was vast and way to different to confidently say, so maybe after a test between the Prototype Exoskeleton and a IS machine she could properly compare them.
As for now her IS and Ghost's prototype armour were for the moment tied. However she could say that for now that his suit was stronger and her suit was more faster. His suit was more advanced but hers were easily up-gradable, for example everyone was trying to make the mark 3 IS cores while she already made the mark 4 core.
Tabane shook her head from such thoughts, with this two suits side by side Tabane didn't know. They were both strong in their own way.
She had to keep her mind off such things and focus.
She had a job to do and off she went.
Ghost watched from his seat as he glanced at the clock in the room and back at her as he took a sip of coffee. He trusted her to look through the machine and he knew that she would look through the files but with her child like personality, it was hard to tell if her childish personality would say screw it and look at the files.
But he had faith.
Faith in her not to look through the classified files, so that's why he was here watching her like a hawk.
...
"How's it looking?" He asked taking another sip.
Tabane sent him a somewhat nervous look as she laughed awkwardly. "Hehehe uh you see Ghosty, this technology is different from the stuff I am used to" She admitted. "B-But don't worry, I can still work my magic and do it but it might take longer"
"...That's fine, you don't have a time limit nor do I really have anywhere to go" He responded as she continued her awkward laughter.
"That's good new...n-not the fact you got anywhere to go, I meant the time limit!" She quickly added.
"Ta-chan...are you having trouble?"
"O-Of course not!" She replied to quickly.
"...You sure?"
"Yep yep!"
"Alright then" He said leaving Tabane to work on the armour suit.
"He knows" Tabane thought to herself. "I know he knows, I bet he does! B-But does that mean he has faith in me to do it despite that? I-I better not let Go-Go down...Ah Go-Go!"
"Don't worry Go-Go, Leave it to me!" Tabane said with new found determination.
"Go-Go?" Ghost asked.
"Don't worry about that for now Ghosty" She said as she went to work.
As Tabane worked on the suit, time has passed but Tabane still had that smile on her face.
"You seem to be enjoying yourself" Ghost said as he looked at the scientist's face.
"Yep~"
"You think your technology will work with my technology?" He asked as Tabane briefly stopped working.
"...I hope so" She said. "But I say it might but if it fails don't worry, we can upgrade it, we have the technology" She said with a smile as Ghost shook his head at her playful nature and words.
"Okay, okay just don't go too crazy"
"I won't~"
More time passed as Tabane worked on the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL suit as Ghost left and reentered the room like a...ghost and came back in with food for Tabane who was shocked as she never noticed him leave or return.
"Ah~ I'm done" She said eating the food before looking a little sad. "But I didn't get it all done in one day"
Ghost just reached over and patted her head. "Don't be sad, I'm quite impressed that you did what you could with two completely different technologies in a single day or half day" He said. "Anyone else who have years trying to do it"
This brightened up the genius' mood.
"I'll finish it!" She said. "I'm slowly getting the hang of the technology and I should be able to get it done tonight" She said before she was picked up by Ghost.
"Hey Ghosty, what are you doing?"
"You are pretty tired and worked a lot today" He said as she tried to deny it, but failed when she yawned. "Besides you have all day tomorrow and the days after that to get this done, you can even take a year break if you want and it will still be there"
"...I know" She said as Ghost carried her out of the room bridal style and Tabane just seemed to notice this. Not letting the opportunity leave her she decided to wiggle towards him while in his arms.
"Thank you Ghosty" Tabane said with a yawn. It was nice to have someone here, it was pretty lonely for her and she was glad Ghost didn't care about who she was or her IS technology.
Ghost came to her room and placed her down on her bed and he was starting to leave. "Hey Ghosty about that sleepover"
"Do you want to have one now?" He asked as she nodded. "But you seem pretty tired"
Ghost then walked to the door. "When you are finished we will have one okay?"
"Okay!" She replied happily before he closed the door with the flick of the lights.
The next day as Ghost woke up and headed towards the kitchen he saw a light coming from the direction of the lab. Instead of going to check it out he decided to make a detour to Tabane's room and saw that she wasn't there.
He walked to the lab and saw that Tabane has yet to touch the prototype and was getting her tools prepared. He had placed his faith in her and it seems it was the right decision.
"Morning" He said as Tabane smiled over in his direction.
"Morning Ghosty!"
"I see you haven't touched it yet"
"Nope, wanting for you!"
"...I trust you Tabane and with my trust I will leave you to it"
"R-Really?"
"Yes really, you have done so much for me already, I trust you"
"G-G-Ghostyyyyyaaaaahh!" Tabane cried as she tackled him.
"Hey, you can stop hugging me now...ow it's too tight" Ghost said as he decided after a while to hug her back in hope it make her stop hugging me...it didn't.
"Ta-chan, you can't let go now or you'll make 'Ghosty' a real ghost" Ghost said as Tabane let him go.
"I don't want to see Ghosty become a ghost again" Tabane said. "I don't want Ghosty the Ghost to turn into a Ghost"
And the comedic tears kept coming with round two of the hugging.
After sometime and breakfast and of course a change of clothes, Ghost watched as Tabane got to work on the machine. He didn't really have anything to do here besides read, do exercises or do things with Tabane as most activities here were usually with her.
Thinking about her, Tabane seemed to have extra motivation. Probably when she was told that if she finished they'll have a sleepover in the same room.
His room was bland and spartan at the moment and probably will stay that way while her room is full of life and colourful. Chances were it was going to be done in her room.
Wonder how her best friend and his female counterpart will react to the sleepover, Tabane would say that she'll overthink on it and think of something else and chances are that was a dirty thought.
Why would two grown adults sleep in the same room when they weren't married or dating.
It wouldn't surprise him if that was her first thought but then again it was Ta-chan...
"Hey Ghosty, if your bored then there is a computer you can use" Tabane said. "It's over in the lounge rooms"
Ghost got up and said his thanks as he walked out of the room as he found the computer she was talking about but he had a feeling there were plenty of others in the same building.
"Hmm" Ghost wondered. "I suppose I should look up information about this world and IS while I wait"
Ghost read up on the differences between his dimension and this one. He also read up on the IS and watched some of the battles that were posted online.
"Hmm I wonder if this Chi-chan is also on here" Ghost said as he started typing and thanks to reading those newspapers found battles of Chifuyu Orimura, his female counterpart in Tabane's words.
Ghost had to admit Ta-chan was right, they were quite similar. Could she be this dimension's version of him? Or was he being around Ta-chan to much and thinking to hard?
Either way he saw her skill with the IS and without the IS. He might have a battle with her one day but he knew that Tabane would pit them together to see what will be stronger, the IS or the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL.
Ghost continued to watch the skilled IS user defeat opponent after opponent. She was good, there was no denying that. However when he watched other IS users he couldn't help back thing about the UNSC and the Covenant.
The IS could've and would've saved lives and helped against the Covenant for the UNSC.
Some of the fighters he compared to that of the alien forces of the Covenant and the ranks of the UNSC. He would have to say that an Elite would be tougher than a few of the fighters here. Mainly because the Elites took out many humans lives by themselves and they weren't taking the Brutes or the Hunters into the mix either.
Ghost glanced up at the clock before typing up the Covenant and he couldn't find any recordings of the aliens he fought on Algolis.
"I guess it's time to check up on Tabane" He said as he left and saw Tabane smiling with a victorious smile.
"I did it Ghosty!" She said happily as he walked over.
"I guess you did" He replied.
"I gave you the refillable ammo and safety mode, I added extra thrusters for you to use and boosted them to help you fly and stay in the air but we need to test it and finally I made it portable!" She said as the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Prototype Armour transformed into bracelet. "Here you go try it on~"
"Thank you Ta-chan, this means a lot"
"Aw, don't worry Ghosty" She said. "But about that sleepover..." Ah there it was.
"Sure we can have one"
"Yay!"
"What's that one?" Ghost asked pointing at the device.
"Oh that? That's the 4th Generation IS I'm working on" She said. "Everyone is still stuck on the 3rd Generation and 3.5" She said. "It's for my sister Houki, it's going to be a surprise for sure"
"I guess it is" He replied.
"Hey, do you have any siblings?" She asked as he responded with the shake of his head.
"Nope, an only child sadly"
"Oh...well uh..."
"Don't worry" He said to the IS Core Engineer.
"Hey you can meet my sister when I'm done with this but...I feel tired"
"Of course you do" He said.
Ghost put on the bracelet around his right wrist as Tabane instructed him on how to activate it and instantaneously he was in the prototype suit. He then checked all the upgrades Tabane had given him. He noticed that he could fly much better now as well.
Ghost closed the suit as it turned back into a bracelet around his wrist, it wasn't as bulky as he thought it could be. "You see Ghosty, I chose that for you but you can change the closed form later if you want"
"No, it's fine" He replied. "But what is that?" He asked looking at the spacesuit machine.
"Oh that is the real First Infinite Stratos Prototype" She said. "It was originally meant for space but then well this happened I guess"
"Yeah I guess so" He responded.
"Are you going to go fly around some more Ghosty?" She asked as shrugged. "Don't know, what about you?"
"Well I am going to work on Houki's gift" She said. "Oh and here" She handed him a laptop.
"For your room so you don't have to leave late at night"
"Uh thanks?" He said.
"See you tonight Ghosty~"
"...Bye" He replied. "But please don't say it like that" He thought to himself before retreating to his room and setting up the laptop.
He hands moved as he come across the White Knight incident, thousands of missiles hacked and aimed at Japan when an IS piloted by a woman stopped them all.
Ghost's eyes narrowed, something didn't seem right.
But he couldn't put his finger on it yet or jump to conclusions straight away.
He decided to waste some time on the computer as the sleepover would probably tire him out than any other activity.
He just hoped he spared her from her childish energy, but he was curious to meet his counterpart and with the way Tabane seemed to be going she would probably drag them into a room together.
She'll probably drag her sister into it too...and anyone else in arms reach as well.
Ghost stopped what he was doing as it would almost be time for him to go to her...'sleepover'...he sighed as he went to get changed as sooner or later Tabane will burst down the door and drag him there.
"Ghosty~ Come on!" He could hear her through the door and she was practically bouncing with excitement or child like glee.
"Coming, coming" He called out as soon as he opened the door he saw Tabane not dressed in her white bunny onesie but a bunny onesie that matched her hair colour, purple pink.
He was still in the same clothes he wore last night, long and black.
he was a simply man when it came to clothes.
"We're late, we're late for a very important date~" Tabane sang as she dragged or actually pulled Ghost towards her room for the sleepover.
Maybe it won't be so bad but probably will tire him out.
It was time for the sleepover.