Bubblegum Crisis: Burstfire.
written by Darkranger12
with shanejayell
Chapter one
10:00AM July 2nd 2033AD
Mega-Tokyo Spaceport. Mega-Tokyo Japan
A 40 year old red head exited the terminal with two bodyguards and walked towards a small convoy of SUVS. She glanced at two women who were standing in front the center SUV which had the Stark Enterprises Security Logo on its side panel. One had long brown hair and the other had short dark hair that fell past her shoulders.
"Welcome back Director McCormick." Both bowed to her.
"Thank you Ms. Suzushiro and Ms Kuga." Helena McCormick nodded and handed her travel bag to one of them to be stored on the vehicle. "Lets get back to the tower in Nerima. I'm sure my sisters are worried about me."
"Yes ma'am. Right away ma'am." Natsuki Kuga nodded and they got into the armored ground vehicle.
Haruka Suzushiro watched them step in to the vehicle and spoke onto her headset. "Director McCormick has been loaded in. Grey 1! Grey 2! Grey 3!Lets get a move on."
"Roger!" The drivers replied back and Haruka climbed in before they drove off. She belted in and nodded to her driver. "We're all in."
"Right." The driver nodded.
The convoy pulled away from the curb and left the the spaceport. As soon as it got onto bayshore highway Haruka dialed a number. She waited for it to pick up then spoke seriously into her phone. "Dustine its me. We've left the spaceport and will be heading to the Coastal highway soon."
Within the Stark Enterprises Tower in Nerima Erica's youngest sister, Dustine, clenched her jaw. She was sitting at a terminal located in a medium sized room filled with equipment and personnel. She was monitoring the convoy's progress on the terminal's main screen. "Roger. Got you. ETA?"
"20 minutes." Haruka noted.
Dustine glanced over at an advanced exo-suit held on a rack. It mostly red with silver down its chest and some accenting its arms and legs. A lavender haired woman wearing a lab coat was inspecting the unit. "Roger. Keep your eyes peeled."
"Understood. Haruka out." Haruka replied.
Dustine sighed.
The lavender haired woman wearing the lab coat walked over.
"The mark IV is ready to go boss." The woman spoke as she laid a hand on her shoulders.
Dustine looked up, grinned slightly then nodded. "Good work Toni."
Toni Ho noticed the worry and determination in her eyes. She looked at the screen, saw the convoy's position on the screen sighed then tugged a chair over. She then placed a hand on Dustine's shoulder. "She'll be fine, Dusty. The HIME are with her and you have the Mark IV at your disposal."
"Yeh." Dustine grinned a bit more then turned to watch the progress.
Meanwhile, the convoy merged into the traffic on the Coastal highway on exit 20f. They travelled a good clip, moving in and out of traffic nearly in sync down the elevated road way. As they passed exit 18f, a pair of grey utility vans merged into traffic. The driver of the lead vehicle was wearing grey overalls, a cap, shades and a headseat in his ear. The driver grinned as they followed the convoy from behind.
"Ma'am we have the target in sight." The driver noted.
"Take out the support and deal with Mrs McCormick." A woman replied.
"Yes ma'am. Commencing attack now. Second van attack from the side." The driver nodded and increased his speed with the second van shifting to the left lane. Meanwhile the driver of the Stark Convoy noticed this movement. She was young and it was her second year on the job. "G-Grey 3 to Grey 2 and 1. We have incoming vehicles. L-looks like utility vans."
"How many?" The lead driver asked.
"Two! first vehicle is behind us while the other is on our left side." The young driver reported.
Haruka, listening to the chatter, barked an order.
"All vehicles prepare to evade!" Haruka bellowed.
The first vehicle surged forward and bumped against the young drivers vehicle. She squeaked and overcorrected swerving into the next lane and crashing against a family sedan. The van's door side door slid open and two men in jumpsuits opened fire on the vehicle. Bullets impacted against the vehicles bullet proof windows, doors and side panels, they however hit the rear tire which deflated instantly. The second year driver eeped again as she lost control and spun out.
"Shots fired! Shots fired from the first utility van!" Haruka barked then grunted as the second van opened fire on them and the first vehicle. "We're taking fire too!"
Haruka grabbed Erika and made her duck as high powered rounds caused damage to the glass, shattering it here and there.
Dustine scowled, tore off her headset and dialed a number quickly as she strode over to the suit. Toni trotted after her as she waited for the phone to pick up. "Janice. It's Dusty. Erika's in trouble. I'm moving out."
A brief moment then Janice replied. "Make sure she comes back home alive."
"Yes sis." Dustine nodded, tossed the phone to Toni and slipped into the legs of the Mark IV. Dustine glanced at Toni as she leaned into its back-plate. "Open the hangar door! I'm taking off."
"You heard her!" Toni turned around as Dustine slipped into the suits arms then pulled the chest piece to her. "Open the hangar!"
She smiled when she heard the clack of her suit coming together, the arc reactor powering it up then looked up as the hangar door cycled open. She grabbed the iron man like helmet, put it over her head then smiled as the HUD came online.
"Good morning boss." A womans voice intoned.
"Morning. No time to chit chat." Dustine nodded then walked briskly towards the landing pad. When she was in the center she bent her knees then lept up as her back, boot and repulsors ignited and she shot right out of the hangar. She streaked upwards then banked to the right towards her destination.
Meanwhile on the highway, a fire fight raged between the attackers and the security forces. The attackers jumpsuits were torn, the bullets tearing into them exposing flesh and metal.
"These things are boomers!" One trooper shouted as they fought.
"Could be cyborgs!'
Moments later one of the jumpsuited figure opened his mouth and a high powered energy beam spat from a emitter from within.
"Nope definitely a boomer." The first trooper noted.
"Focus!" Natsuki fired at the boomer.
Dustine banked around a skyscraper that in the red and silver Exo-suit. Its boot and palm repulsors thrumming as she flew through tokyo as as panicked calls came over her helmet headset. Natsuki's voice was harsh yet crisp as she blurted. "May day may day! This is Silver 2 to all units. We're pinned down by a boomer here. All units converge on our position."
"Iron Wolf on the way." Dustine replied and sped up. She boobed and weaved around a few more buildings, banked to the right on that had a Roxxon advert on its roof and headed straight for an elevated highway where a firefight was between some Stark enterprises Security, and a pair of BU-55C Boomers. On the other side, several women using HIME elements were fighting against three salary man boomers and two 33-C boomers. The security were heavily armed with high powered rifles and wearing armor similiar to SHIELDS. However, even they were having a tough time of putting at least one down. Beam fire and high caliber bullets were traded as units converged on the scene while Dustine raced towards it.
As the battle raged on, Midori, Haruka Suzushiro and Mikoto Minai fought against the other boomers. A BU-33C charged at Haruka with her razor claws but Haruka blocked the attack with the chain attacked to a large ball and chain mace. They struggled abit before Haruka kicking the boomer away. She then whirled around and launched the mace at the boomer smashing it into a nearby concrete barrier. She yanked it back ten hit the boomer again flattening it. Midori clashed with another 33C while Mikoto slashed and parried against the arm blades belonging to two Salary man boomers. The boomers seemed tp be too much for her but she whirled around and cut the salary man boomers in two leavng leaving an oily mess.
"Ew." Mikoto noted.
"Focus." Midori yelped then eeped when the 33-C disarmed her.
"Midori!" Haruka yelled and threw the rocket propelled mace at the 33C. It knocked her away but also caused her to tumble off the elevated highway.
"Whoops." Haruka sighed. Moments later there was the sound of a screech and then a sickening thud. Haruka and Midori made a face, walked over, peeked down the gurked when she saw a AD POLICE APC below them. In front of it was the mangled corpse of the 33-C that was knocked off of the elevated street. "Ew."
"You said it." Midori sighed as they retreated.
Meanwhile, the security team were able to put one BU 55C down, leaving one remaining. The boomer growled, targeted a supported SUV's rear and fired a beam into it. Natsuki grunted then yelped. "Everyone move!"
The team scattered as the gas tank cooked off and exploded in a bright fireball. The explosion wounded several security officers causing Natsuki and Erika to wince in pain.
"Damn it." Natsuki growled and fired her heavy pistol at the boomer. Two hit him in the temple while the other ruined his eye. The boomer snarled, grabbed a nearby ruined racing bike and threw it at Natsuki. Dustine raced in and caught the bike and threw it the other way. The boomer growled and fired off its mouth cannon, causing her to dodge out of the way at the last moment. The beam sliced by inches away from her taking out a lamp post.
"Knock it off." Dustine growled wheeled around then fired a pair of repulsor blasts at the boomer. The boomer snarled when the blasts tore off its armor then fired off another beam with its mouth cannon. Dustine flew up then fired off a anti armor mini missile at its chest which impacted into it. There was a pause then it exploded into a bright fireball. Dustine sighed then flew over to the ground vehicles, she trotted over and asked "Is everyone all right."
"We're fine...'Iron Wolf,'" Erica replied. "But you are a sight for sore eyes."
"Yeah." Dustine nodded
"Team Alpha treat your wounded." Natsuki barked then pointed to the burning SUV. "Iron Wolf put this fire out."
Both sprang to action with Team alpha bandaged and staunching the bleeding while Iron Wolf extinguished the fire with her sonic blaster. The fire was quickly extinguished and Dustine clomped back to Natsuki and Erica.
Dustine glanced at them. "Do you need an extraction?"
"Yes please." Natsuki nodded. "Send a medivac copter too."
"Right. I'll call a vtol in." Dustine nodded. "Thursday...contact the tower. We need an evacuation of the executive team and also a medivac for the the wounded."
"Right away ma'am." Her AI replied as the HIME girls comprised of Shizuru, Haruka, Midori, and Mikoto Minagi trotted up.
"Are you guys okay." Dustine
"Yeah but one 33c got away." Midori sighed.
"I see." Dustine nodded then sighed. "What do we do with these wrecks."
"We'll have one of our security teams salvage them," Erica nodded then sighed as she heard the approaching sirens. "AD POLICE is on its way now."
"Yeah." Dustine sighed then noticed that several squads were approaching through the traffic. She then looked at the oncoming and leaving traffic then sighed. "This whole place is gonna be mess for hours."
"This stuff happens." Haruka shrugged.
"Yeh." Natsuki sighed then spotted two vtols approach. "Our rides are here is here!"
It descended to the ground quickly and several ramps opened for them to climb aboard. Medics, meanwhile, quickly exited the Medivac VTOL with stretchers in hand. They moved the wounded troops to the stretchers and loaded them into the Medivac VTOL.
"I'll escort you back," Dustine noted.
"Right." Natsuki and Erica nodded.
Dustine glanced over at the remaining SUV's then points finger to Haruka. "Take those and get out of here once when you've talked to the Police. We'll have the Wrecking crew clean up the rest."
"Ok! I'll take the rest back in the personel transport," Haruka nodded as the remaining security officers remained on point.
"Stay safe." Dustine called out as the VTOL took flight. Dustine followed their lead while Haruka and the others left the scene of the ambush.
"Of course, leave US dealing with the cops," Natsuki sighed
"All part of the job," Haruka shrugged
Dustine flew along side the executive vtol, keeping an eye out for problems. She hummed to herself then called up her AI. "Thursday?"
"Yes boss?" Thursday answered.
"Contact Happy for me."
"Right away Boss." Thursday said.
There was a pause then a deep voice came through her speakers. "Happy Hogan here. Whatcha got McCormick."
"There was another assassination attempt on Erica's life, chief." Dustine replied.
There was a pause.
"Shit. Is she okay?" Happy asked.
"Yeah, just pissed off," Dustine noted.
"Don't blame her..." Happy sighed. "She returning on ground or in the air."
"Air. I'm escorting her and a medivac vtol now." Dustine noted. "Haruka's team will be talking to the cops before they return to base."
"...and Erica later I assume." Happy mused.
"Or our PR person." Dustine noted.
"Or both." Happy sighed.
Meanwhile back at the ambush site, several AD POLICE cruisers and two APCs rolled up to the the scene. As the troopers hopped out of the vehicles Haruka ordered the security team to stand down.
Leon McNichol and Daley Wong lead the troopers through the wreckage. Nene Romanova tailed behind them looking a bit surprised. Leon frowned. "Man what a mess."
"Looks like quite there was quite fight." Daley observed then pointed to the Stark Security detail and the Hime group. "Looks like a few survivors though.
"Right. Have a look around I'll talk to the girls." Leon nodded and walked up to Natsuki's team. "Afternoon ladies. What the hell happened here."
"Our team got jumped. Again." Haruka snorted.
"How many attacked." Leon asked.
"Two 55C's, two Salary Man boomers and two 33-Cs." Natsuki noted. Nene took that down in her notepad.
"And you fought them off?" Daley sounded impressed.
"Well, Iron Wolf helped," Haruka added
"That suit again." Leon hummed, frowning a bit.
"That suit and its pilot is under our employ." Natsuki noted. "Specifically Wolfs job is to protect the Region president."
"At least she helped keep the boomer from causing more trouble." Daley noted.
"Hm. True." Leon nodded.
"Oi. Leon!" A trooper called out near the broken barrier. "Come and take a look at this!"
"Right, hold your water," Leon called back. "Thank you, we'll get your statements before you go."
"Riiiiiight." Haruka and Natsuki nodded.
"Are you guys alright?" Nene Romanova asked.
"We're fine we're fine." Midori waved it off.
"...and did you handle these things along with Iron Wolf." Nene asked.
"More or less." Haruka shrugged.
"Now what's the problem. Leon walked over then peered over the side to see a couple of troopers milling about a wrecked 33C on the street below. It looked like it was hit by an APC. "Ugh what a way to go."
"Are WE ever going to get STARK weapons, sir?" The cop asked.
"Ha. I doubt that." Leon snorted.
"Leon! Come and take a look at this one!" Daley flagged him over.
"Right. Coming coming." Leon sighed then walked over. He then winced as he noticed that the other 33C was basically pummeled by some very large object repeatedly. "Wow."
"Looks like its Mrs Suzushiro's work again." Daley noted.
"Yeah." Leon nodded. "...and I assume the other boomers were dispatched by the rest of the group."
"One salary man got cut in two with a large weapon here." Daley pointed to the one dispatched by Midori then towards the large sweeping slash in the pavement before cutting the other Salary Men boomers in two. "The other two was probably cut in two by miss Mikoto."
"Not bad." Leon nodded then joked. "Maybe we should hire some for AD POLICE."
"I don't think the brass would go for that." Daley sighed. "Cmon lets get statements from the girls.'
"Right." Leon nodded and walked towards the Stark SUVs.
Meanwhile at Nermia Tower..
Dustine sighed as she landed in the hangar on the 50th floor of the Stark Tower in Nerima. She clomped through the hangar, nodding and waving to the techs who were giving her some applause then she was greeted by Thursday's hologram.
"Miss Erica is now in the building and going straight to her office. Everything is secure." Thursday reported.
"Good." Dustine nodded.
"Oh. We have incoming." Thrusday reported.
"Boomers?" Dustine asked.
"Thankfully not." Thursday replied.
Moments later, two heavily armed exo-suits descended into the hangar as well. One was lWhite and had blue accents while the other was black and gold accents.
"Nanoha! Fate!" Dustine grinned and tugged off her helmet.
"Welcome back Raising Heart and Bardiche." Thrusday said.
"Thank you." Nanoha smiled as they walked over to Dustine.
"How was the mission at Madripoor?" Dustine asked.
"It was a hell hole, as usual," Fate shook her head.
"As always," Dustine agreed
"Looks like you were in a fight." Nanoha noted.
"Yeh." Dustine shrugged then walked with Nanoha and Fate to a loading rack. "GENOM made another attempt on Big sis today."
"Is everyone all right?" Nanoha asked, concerned
"Just the usual bumps and scrapes, the HIME helped out too." Dustine explained as she took the helmet off.
"I'm glad it turned out well," Fate said. "Do we know why?"
"It was probably the partnership deal with Tianhe international." Dustine noted.
"So, it was another warning shot at Erika and ultimately Tony as well." Nanoha frowned.
"Yeah." Dustine sighed.
"At least you all came out in one piece." Toni Ho piped up.
"That we did." Nanoha nodded and smiled "Lets get out of these suits and shower."
"Oh I could use one of those." Fate sighed.
"..and how." Dustine nodded.
1:00PM Stark Tower, Nerima, MegaTokyo
After taking a quick shower and a few calls, Dustine ate with her team mates in the cafeteria. She was then paged to meet with her sister at the top of the hour. She did as her sister asked and went to her office which had a partial view of Nerima. Erika was gazing out at the skyline when there was a knock on the door.
"Enter." Erika nodded.
The door swung open and Dustine strode in with Natsuki and Haruka in tow.
"Welcome back and a job well done." Erika grinned as she approached.
"Oh sister," Dustine hugged her sister briefly then pulled away from her. She then smiled at Erika. "I'm glad you're all right."
"So am I." Erika nodded then sighed. "Nice work out there."
"Thanks." Dustine nodded then frowned. "Damned boomers."
"Some of them are troublesome yes." Erika nodded then looked curious. "Did you brief Pepper on what happened."
"Yes and I re confirmed some things with Happy." Dustine nodded.
"Mmm. Good." Erika nodded then sighed.
"Remember that we're going to visit the Stark-Daitokuji Building on the seventh in Shinjuku. Additionally Tony will be visiting on the 10th. He won't say why...other than he has a proposition for you."
"Alright. When will he be there our time?" Dustine asked.
"Eight Thirty." Erika noted.
"That early?!" Dustine exclaimed.
"Yep. Don't stay up too the previous day, alright." Erika winked.
"Riiiight." Dustine nodded.
7:00PM That same day.
Lady's 633. Tinsel City, Mega Tokyo
Nene and Linna sat on the couch watching the news after the weekly saber meeting. Priss was thumbing through a magazine while Sylia was sipping tea.
"In other news there was another boomer incident on the coastal highway." The announcer said on the screen as aerial images of wrecked SUVs appeared on the screen. Linna gasped a bit while Nene frowned. "The victims were members of the Stark Security team and the executive committee they were protecting. However, due to their valiant efforts and the appearance Iron Wolf, the crew and the executive were mostly unharmed."
"I'm surprised the news media aired this," Linna noted.
"You thought Stark Industries security unit would cover it up?" Priss asked.
"Honestly, yes." Linna sighed.
""I was there earlier today." Nene noted then sighed. "It was quite a mess."
"Was this Ironman cosplayer around too." Priss snorted.
"No they left with the executive VTOLs. Or at least thats what Leon said." Nene noted.
"Hey now...the original Iron Wolf saved a lot of people in 2027 during the Ultron incident." Linna noted. "Why are you so snippy about them."
"Dunno." Priss shrugged.
"You just want her tech," Nene teased
"Oh shut up."Priss snorted.
"Sylia what do you think of this?" Nene asked.
"Whomever Iron Wolf is...they're sticking very close to Mrs McCormick." Sylia noted then mused. "They've also stopped a boomer rampage from occurring time to time."
"So she could be an ally?" Linna asked.
"Possibly." Sylia nodded.
"Why haven't we crossed paths with them though." Priss asked then frowned. "In fact why didn't they help us with you know who."
"Its possible they've been tapped for Avenger duty." Sylia shrugged. "...and guarding Mrs McCormick. At any rate we'll watch them for now."
"Fiiiiiiiiiiiine." Priss sighed.
"Someones jealous." Nene teased.
"I'm not jealous little miss cyberpunk!" Priss tossed a pillow at her.
"Awk." Nene yelped.
To be continued?
Bubblegum Crisis is copyrighted to Artmic. Iron man and the Avengers is copyrighted to Marvel Studios. Mai Hime is copyrighted to Sunrise.
