Bubblegum Crisis:Burst Fire.

Chapter Two

5:30PM July 6th 2033AD.

Mahora academy, Northern MegaTokyo Japan

Iron Wolf flew towards the large school situated in Northen Mega-Tokyo. There was a report that there was a monster or a large boomer near the Mahora district and Stark enterprises, who was investing heavily in Mahora, sent its best person to investigate.

"Iron-Wolf to base." The suit wearer called out.

"We read you Iron Wolf." A voice replied.

"I'm over the area where these things were last spotted." The suit wearer replied. "I'm going to go take a look."

"Alright. Watch yourself out there Dustine." The voice said.

"Always do." Dustine replied and banked towards towards the school. She surged towards the target area, bobbing and weaving around a couple of high rises then landed firmly on the waypoint that she had set.

She looked around a bit then grunted when she saw them. Two large Mantis-like robots with scorpion tails marched down a street in Mahora. Students scattered as they fired lasers from the mouth and the scorpions tail. Campus security corridoned the streets off as the mechs made their way down the street.

"What the HECK?" Dustine had to ask

"Eh. This thing happens pretty regularly," one student quipped

"...and theres two of em." Dustine noted. Dustine made a mental tally of her friends and allies. Nanoha and Fate were responding to a boomer rampage in Yokahama. The Knight Sabers are fighting a boomer at the moment. So that just left her. Moments later a group of students ran up lead by what looked like a 10 year old ran towards the two robots.

"What." Dustine blinked, then he threw MAGIC LIGHTNING at the mechs. "WHAT."

The robots screeched as the lighting ran over them. The young man looked up at her. "Go. I've stunned them."

"Ok, we are talking about this later," Dustine muttered then launched up into the sky and charged at the mantis robot.

Then a girl with ANGEL WINGS swept in to support.

"What the...?"

"Setsuna Sakurazaki, Class 3-a," she introduced herself, attacking a robot with a katana. She reared back then slashed its tail laser emmiter off. Dustine fired her palm repulsors at the robots abdomen only to find the chitanous armor too thick. The robot screeched and shuddered then swung its tail at Dustine.

"Whoa!" Dustine yelped as she zipped away then gacked as turned around and swung a arm at her.

Setsuna swept around and dispatched the arm causing the robot to screech.

"Thanks for disarming that guy," Dustine quipped as they flew for a bit together.

"That was a bit corny." Setsuna sighed and flew away to deal with the other robot.

"Everyones a critic." Dustine sighed then yelped when it swiped at her with the other arm. She fired a powerful continuous repulsor beam at it and it blew the arm off.

"Yes."

The Mantis turned its head and fired a blast at her causing her to dodge. "Oh come on. I disarmed you again!"

"Nin Nin," a woman dressed as a NINJA popped in with a puff of smoke, slapped a explosive charge on it, then escaped. The explosive charge went off, causing the Mantis robot to buckle abit. "Maybe your not as funny as your boss is."

"Theres Ninja's too?" Dustine blinked.

"Kaede Nagase, also class 3-a" the boyish woman grinned while Negi, in the background, is still blasting the other robot with his electricity.

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions miss." Asuna yelled as she ran in with a very large sword, lept up then swung down cleaving a large gash in its abdomen. "There! Take your shot!"

"With pleasure." Dustine nodded then launched an anti armor missile at the improvised entrance. The missile streaked towards the gash, impacted into the robots insides then exploded. This caused the power cell and other things to cook of which then caused the robot to explode.

"Nice!" the loli vampire noted. "You're too weak though."

"EH?!" Dustine jumped. The blonded promptly nuked the next robot on her own. Dustine just floated down to the ground then blinked "Wow. I've head some things about Mahora but that topped everything."

"Ahah. Sorry." Negi Springfield rubbed the back of his head then gestured to the loli vampire. "This is Evangeline McDowell also class 3-a."

"Greetings, miss," Evangeline nodded.

"All robots are down Negi sensei." Asuna nodded.

"Good." Negi nodded then looked at the armored woman. "Are you alright miss?"

"Could someone PLEASE explain all this?"

"How about you speak with the Headmaster?" Negi offered

"Right." Dustine nodded.

With that they lead her to the headmasters building. When they got there, an old man wearing a shinto robe was standing on the front steps along with the other teachers.

"I take it your the headmaster?" Dustine asked the wisend man.

"Ho ho ho...yes I am young one." The headmaster said.

"This is Konoemon Konoe," Negi said respectfully

"We're a mage academy first and foremost but we also excel at science and technology." Konoemon noted.

"I see. Does Dr Strange know about you guys...?" Dustine asked.

"Of course! He teaches part time." Konoemon nodded.

"Oh." Dustine nodded then thought to herself. 'That figures.'

"So these weapons are magic." Dustine pointed out.

"Sort of," Negi said. "They're physically real. They just have to be brought out with a special incantation."

"Really?" Dustine nodded.

"Yep." Asuka nodded and relaxed a bit. The heavy sword disappeared with motes of light. She then nodded to the woman in the armor. "See?"

"Well that is a neat trick I guess." Dustine noted.

Moments later, command spoke back up in her headset. "McCormick, have you finished the job yet?"

"Ah yes. Monsters are down. I was assited by class 3-a." Dustine replied. "Ah you might want to call in the wrecking crew. The Mantis robots had some armor that I couldn't damage with my repulsors. So could be some hybrid materials that could dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands."

There was a pause.

"Understood. Good work. Come back home." Command replied.

"Right." Dustine nodded then turned to the headmaster. "This was interesting and all that but I've gotta get going. Oh we're sending the Wrecking Crew to take care of that robot."

"Why?" Negi asked.

"Wouldn't want that armor to fall into the wrong hands really." Dustine shrugged.

"Very well. Say hello to Mr Stark from us when you get the chance." The headmaster nodded.

"Right." Dustine nodded. She was about to take off when she remembered her repulsor blasts did nothing against the armored thorax sections. She flew over to where the remains of the robots were, searched around then found a small piece of armor dangling from the first robots frame. She grabbed it, gave it a tug then grinned when it came free. The piece of armor was small enough for her store in a panel in her left thigh. "Alright. Now I'm off."

She then trotted a few steps, ignited her palm repulsors then flew off towards the Stark Tower in Nerima. Meanwhile a young girl with pig tails and a robot girl with light green hair trotted up to the wreckage of the robots.

"Oh dear." Chachamaru sighed. "Looks like they were stopped, Satomi Hakase."

"Yes. Thankfully." Satomi Hakase said as she padded over to one of the heads. "Can you help me with its brain case. I might need to go over its AI again."

"Certainly." Chachamaru nodded then asked. "Will you claim responsibility for the attack?"

"Yeeaaaaaah. I mean I wanted these bots to be helpful." Satomi said then smiled at Chachamaru. "Just like you Chacha."

Chachamaru just blushed.

Meanwhile, Dustine flew towards the Stark Tower in Nerima, Instead of taking the fun route she went straight back home and landed in the hangar bay.

"Welcome back." Toni Ho replied.

Dustine flipped her visor up then nodded.

"Thanks. That was a bit of doing but I did have help." Dustine noted, thought for a moment then removed the armor piece from its hiding place. "Can you get this analyzed for me? My replusors couldn't penetrate this piece of armor."

"Will do." Toni nodded.

"Gonna go take a shower...and have a bit of a think." Dustine noted as she clomped over to the rack.

"No injuries?" Toni checked

"Nothing physical." Dustine sighed as she said as she looked at her palm repulsor. "However I couldn't scratch a dent in that bots armor with my repulsors. It took some help to get that tin can open...I finished if off with a micro missile. But even after that a little girl said I was too weak...and she proceeded to just take it out with a single spell."

"Well, most tech isn't resistant to magic," Toni added as she watched Dustine step out of the armor. The light purple haired woman reached out and touched her shoulder. "I'll take a look at this armor to see if there's any weaknesses."

"Thanks Toni." Dustine grinned.

"Don't mention it." Toni smiled.

"Let me know when nanoha and fate return okay." Dustine said as she trotted to the showers.

"Will do." Toni nodded and padded over to a analysis workstation. She popped a sample scanner open and put the shard into the receptacle. "Okay. Lets see what you're made of."

7:30PM Stark Tower cafe, Nerima, MegaTokyo.

"...and next thing I know this young girl wipes out the last robot like it was nothing." Dustine slashed the air with her left hand.

"Wow." Nanoha frowned.

"Where did you say that was?" Fate asked, a odd look on her face.

"Mahora Academy," Dustine noted

"Oh dear," Nanoha realized

"What?" Dustine asked

"... my Mother teaches there," Fate sighed

"WHAT." Dustine exclaimed.

"And that girl you ran into..." Fate frowned then asked her "Was her name Evangeline A.K McDowell?"

"Yes?" Dustine said. "Is there a problem?"

"I see. I'll just tell you this." Fate said seriously then grasped her hand. "She's a Monster... do NOT fight her. Ever. Understood?"

"Y-Yeah." Dustine nodded.

"Are you guys...mages too?" Dustine asked them

"GOD no. Sometimes the talent just skips over someone." Fate said

"I see." Dustine nodded.

"Wait until you meet her sister," Nanoha grinned.

"SISTER?!" Dustine exclaimed.

"Nanoha," Fate sighed, "don't just tell people that."

"Haha sorry." Nanoha rubbed the back of her neck.

"I'll introduce you, once everything settles down," Fate said. "My step Mom too."

"Lindy," Nanoha smiled, "she's a sweetheart."

"You have two moms?" Dustine blinked

"Yep." Fate nodded.

"Thats nice. I miss my mom." Dustine sighed.

"We know you do." Fate nodded putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Best keep pressing on...and looking after your sisters, right?" Nanoha smiled gently.

"Right." Dustine nodded.

"At least you don't have a clan of ninja bodyguards bugging you if your treating their daughter right," Fate teased.

Nanoha sighed, "My Mom and Dad being bad again?"

"More or less..." Fate shrugged.

"I'll have a talk with them again." Nanoha said then checked her watch then glanced at Dustine. "We should get up pretty early tomorrow since we need to be at the Daitokuji building at around 10:00AM."

"Yeah. Hmm." Dustine frowned. "I'll take a look at the map and have you guys post up on a rooftop next door."

"If we need a rooftop sniper for security, we should call in Tea." Nanoha nodded.

"Hmm. Good point." Dustine nodded.

"Do we really need it though?" Nanoha mused. "I heard Biko's bodyguard has dealt with combat boomers like they were nothing."

"I wonder if Miss Eiko is a Mutant or a Inhuman." Fate mused.

"Or alien." Nanoha mused.

"Thats neither here or there," Dustine shrugged. "I just wanna be prepared. I guess this weeks attack has left me a bit shook. Plus we can't let anything happen to 's Niece."

"Illegitimate niece." Nanoha noted.

"Again neither here or there." Dustine frowned.

"Mm." Nanoha and Fate nodded. "Lets do our best."

Moments later, Dustine's smartphone rang. Dustine took it out of her pocket, noticed Toni was calling then answered it. "Dustine. Anything on the armor."

"It's made of Vibranium and a material I don't recognize." Toni noted.

"Vibranium. That figures." Dustine rolled her eyes. "Alright. That's one part of the mystery. The question is why Vibranium?"

"If I had to make a guess someone wanted to use that armor to protect the bots insides." Toni noted.

"Mmm. Yeh that fits." Dustine nodded then had a thought. "Hey, is the Mark V ready to go."

Nanoha and Fate blinked then looked at her.

"The portable model?" Toni asked the sighed. "Yep. You expecting trouble, Dustine?"

"GENOM didn't necessarily like us buying Daidokuji out from under their noses." Dustine sighed. "...and I guess the attack on the 2nd has left me kinda spooked."

"Alright. Just don't get to crazy out there." Toni replied.

"I'll try not to." Dustine said and cut the link.

"Mark V?" Nanoha arched an eyebrow.

"Its like Tony's suitcase suit." Dustine shrugged.

"Didn't that have less armor for more portability." Nanoha asked.

"Yeah." Dustine nodded then noticed their concerned looks. "Hm. How about I get Sis to safety and let you guys get the drop on anything that attacks us."

"I think we can manage that." Nanoha and Fate smiled confidently.

9:30AM October 7th 2032AD Daitokuji-Stark Tower, Shinjuku Mega-Tokyo

Biko Daitokuji stood near a window in her penthouse as she put on one piece metal bikini over her under wear. She then slipped on a light blue blouse and a pair of pantsover her armor.

"Are you really wearing your armor under that, Biko?" A red headed woman asked.

"YES, Eiko. Safety first." Biko nodded. "Boomers attacked Erika's convoy while enroute to the tower in Nerima. Tony will be visiting Tokyo on the 11th for the debut of our new M line robot. So we're tightening up security."

Eiko thinks for a moment then nods. "Yeh. I could see why GENOM would attack then."

"Bastards." Biko frowned.

"I know." Eiko patted her shoulder.

Moments later a woman with glasses peeked in. "Miss Biko, Miss Eiko. Mrs McCormick's group is on her way to the tower from Nerima. They'll be arriving in ground vehicles."

"Thanks." Biko nodded. "Have the girls monitor their arrival and when they leave."

"Yes ma'am." The secretary nodded.

"Any security issues?" Biko checked

"No alerts, no unusual Boomer activity," the woman smiled

"Lets hope it stays that way." Biko said seriously.

"Mhm." Eiko nodded, checked her watch. "Want me to get the others?"

"Yeh. Just in case." Biko nodded.

"Alright." Eiko nodded and padded out of her office, down a short hallway then reached a door. She ran a key card through a reader and smiled when the door clacked open. The meeting room was on the same level, where there were monitors showing the region as well as other security systems. A blonde haired woman turned towards Eiko as she sat at the monitors.

A bearded man wearing a red and black armored suit waved to her as he sat at small conference table. A taller musclur man whose skin was made of steel leaned against the wall and a man with silver hair opposite of the bearded man. A woman with long black hair sat perpendicular to the booth of them. All three were playing cards.

"Morning." Eiko nodded.

"Morning. Looks like its about to get busy." Yelena Belova noted.

"You don't know half of it Yelena." Eiko sighed as he walked in.

The bearded man strode over and hugged her. "Comrade Megami! It is good to see you again."

"Let me down Red Guardian." Eiko squirmed.

"Oh ho ho ho." Red Guardian chuckled.

"C'mon!" Eiko frowned.

"Do what she says Alexi," Piotr Rasputin and Laura Kinny rolled their eyes.

"Very well comrade," Alexi nodded and put Eiko down.

"Thanks." Eiko nodded.

"They're coming." Yelena announced as she watched the vehicles drive down the highway on the monitors. She then noticed a vtol fly over to a building across from the Daitokuji building. It lowered a bit and two figures rappled down to the ground. Meanwhile on another monitor, two armored figures flew over to a nearby rooftop ad landed on it.

"Looks like the McCormick's are serious about this." Yelena noted.

"As they should be." Eiko nodded then glanced at the team. "Right then. Biko wants us down on the ground to deal with any surprise boomer attacks. Sorry to say but its escort duty for now. Yelena can you monitor the situation for now. Let us know what the McCormick Team is doing."

"Gotcha." Yelena nodded.

"But there are no boomers yet?"Alexi noted.

"Might be hiding in vans on the way here." Yelena noted.

"Yeh. That is one of their tactics. Damn them." Alexi frowned.

"I can catch hiding boomers by scent too," Laura noted. "Need to be close though."

"Good plan." Eiko said as she grabbed a very odd looking war hammer. "Gear up and lets go. We need to meet them in the foyer in 20."

They grabbed their gear while Yelena had another tech take over for her. "We're ready ma'am."

"Right lets go." Eiko nodded, exited the meeting room with her staff and boarded two elevators. They rode two elevator cars down to the ground floor then exited into a medium sized lobby where Biko and her secretary was waiting for the arriving guests.

"You make a good honor guard," Biko teased

"We're more than that ma'am." Laura smirked.

"I know." Biko nodded.

"They're at the final stretch they should be pulling up at any minute." Yelena noted.

"Roger." Eiko replied. She looked around and saw the usual building staff milling about, waiting for their guests to arrive. There were two custodians who were unfamiliar to her. Minutes later, three SUV's pullled up to the curb. "They're here."

"Right." Biko nodded. Moments later, the doors of the middle SUV swung open and their passengers exited the armored vehicles. Natsuki, Haruka and Midori exitted the vehicle first. Then Dustine stepped out in a pants suit and sunglasses. In her hand was a red briefcase. Erica followed her out and Dustine gestured to the the front doors. Natsuki lead the team in, with Midori holding the door open for Erika and Dustine.

"Erika! Good to see you," Biko smiled warmly.

Dustine frowned "What am I, chopped liver?"

"Yes?" Eiko teased.

"No she's not." Biko chided her then gave Dustine a brief hug too. She then noticed the case in her hand. Biko sighed. "Expecting trouble too, eh?"

"Can't be to careful nowadays." Dustine nodded. As they did the SUVs pulled away from the curb and drove off to the underground parking garage.

"She insisted." Erika shrugged then turned to Biko. "Well, what's first? I'm sure you have a little itinerary for this visit?"

"I do. First lets head over to the robotics and electronics factory." Biko nodded then smiled. "Then we can discuss Mr Starks visit on the 12th. We're going to introduce the new M line androids to the world."

"Sounds good to me." Erika nodded and gestured to the hallways. "Shall we go to the factory first, then?"

"Yes." Biko nodded and turned to go. Two businesswomen walked down the hallway with their respective guards in tow. As they did one of the custodians took note and stealthily spoke into their headset.

"Erica and Biko are starting the tour, tony,' The custodian noted.
"Aye," she murmured

Up ahead Dustine quietly noted, "Is that BLACK WIDOW posing as a staffer?"

"Yes. Just pretend you don't notice."

"Roger." Dustine whispered back.

"So this is the first of three security check points..." Biko noted as they walked up to the checkpoint. She flashed the security people her ID and they were waved in.

"Isn't that a bit excessive?" Dustine asked.

"When your dealing with corporate espionage and the fact that were working on GENOMs home turf." Biko smiled sardonically as they walked down the hall to the second checkpoint. "You can't be too careful."

"We've had four infiltration attemps this month," Eiko noted.

"GENOM's probably testing your defenses." Dustine surmised.

"Yours too." Eiko nodded.

"Yeah."

"They're reeling from the attack definitely." Biko noted, then frowned "But they're not down for the count. In fact they may be a wounded animal."

"...and wounded animals are very dangerous when cornered." Erica nodded.

"Plus, the government is rushing in to help..." Biko sighed

"SERIOUSLY?" Dustine and Eiko blinked.

"Genom IS a huge employer." Biko shrugged.

"Ugh." Dustine frowned.

"Indeed." Biko nodded as they walked into the factory. Within the factory was an assembly line for android robots. Particularly the M line android series.
Dustine blinked when she noticed that the androids chassis was based on the Iron Legion drones used by the Avengers.

"Wow." Dustine hummed

"This is the main assembly area for the M-line robots," Biko gestured where waldos and humans were putting them together.

"Why human workers?" Dustine asked.

"Quality control." Erica and Biko replied.

"Ah." Dustine nodded.

"Plus there's the risk of a AI taking over and using us to assemble it's next superweapon," Eiko added

"It ONLY happened once!" Biko pointed out.

"Ultron?" Dustine guessed.

"Yup." Eiko said then nodded. "Thankfully the bastards gone."

"Hopefully. Its hard to erradicate an A.I." Dustine nodded then watched the workers assemble the robots for a bit. Natsuki and the others looked at her.

"That sounds ominous." Natsuki frowned.

"If your worried about our line theres a lot of safeguards now to keep him and other rogue AI's out." Biko noted.

"Good." Dustine nodded. She frowned when she noticed something. "Are all of the robots powered by arc reactors."

"Yep. Low powered ones though. They have palm repulsors and jet boots for limited flight to help with construction and or helping with rescue operations."

"Should be helpful." Dustine nodded.

"Yep." Erika nodded then looked at Biko. "Whats next?"

"Joking. Medical applications..." Biko smiled and pushed out of the android assembly line and into the main corridor to take them to the medical applications. Eiko showed off their latest lines of cybernetic prosthetics which were now in production. Like the M line androids, cybernetic arm, leg and even feet prosthetics were being put together by waldoes and humans.

"You could nearly build a whole person in here," Dustine noted.

"Almost." Biko nodded then pointed out "However, we're fully aware of the effects of cybernetic prosthetics can have on ones psyche. So we rarely make full body prosthetic models."

"Mm. Understandable." Dustine nodded

"Looks like your in full operation." Erica observed.

"Yeah. Tony should be pleased." Biko nodded.

"Indeed." Erica nodded then checked. "...and the smart wear line is being produced in a plant in Osaka, right?"

"Yep." Biko nodded.

"Okay." Erica nodded.

"So then...this is the end of the tour." Biko nodded then said. "Let's return to the tower so we can discuss Tony's visit."

"Right." Erica nodded and they followed her out of the factory.

10:30AM Daidokuji tower.

Biko and Erica stepped out of the elevator with Eiko, Dustine, Haruka and Natsuki in tow. Eiko's team exitted the car next to them with full gear at the ready.

"I'm glad we could agree to these arrangements." Erica nodded then sighed. "Security will be a bit tight those days so keep your eyes peeled ladies."

"Agreed." Dustine and Eiko nodded as they walked to the front entrance. Erica and Biko exitted the building and stood under the facade which had four thick
pillars holding it up.

"Shouldn't the convoy be here by now?" Erica asked.

Dustine frowned and then spoke up. "Convoy B. Whats your ETA."

"Ten minutes ma'am. Sorry. There was a detour sign right in front of garage exit." Convoy B's driver reported.

"Get here as fast as you can. Cut corners if you have to." Dustine grunted then frowned. "Biko get back inside."

"What? Why?" Biko asked.

Moments later, three vans belonging to the "Clean as New' cleaning service pulled up to the curb. Dustine frowned as Eiko clenched the hilt of her hammer. "Biko did
we ask for a cleaning service?"

"No. Wh..." Biko said then frowned as several men exitted the vehicles. They were at least all six feet with a few of them being a bit stocky. In their arms were cleaning equipment cases. Two of the vans then left while the last one remained at the curb.

Laura Kinney's nostrils flared up a bit as she sniffed the air. "Boomers."

"No kiddin." Dustine frowned.

"Boss we spot suspicious activity at the main entrance." Teana noted.

"Prepare to engage when I say mark. Also we have friendlies in the area." Dustine replied. Moments later, the workers shed their skin to reveal that they were armored salarymen boomers.

"Boomers!" Dustine yelled and grabbed Erica as their cases fell open to reveal heavy weaponry. Midori did the same with Biko as passers by screamed, panicked and ran away.

"Everyone spread out, engage the boomers and watch your backs!" Dustine continued to bellow as she tugged her sister behind the third right concrete pillar. She glanced at Erica. "Stay down."

"Right." Erica nodded and knelt down.

Dustine glanced around the corner and watched her team as they sprang into action and charged at the boomers as they aimed their heavy rifles at them. She tugged off her sports jacket to reveal an armored under suit. She tabbed a button with her boots and the suitcase popped open, she leaned down, put her hands into two gauntlets and brought the fairing onto her chest. She held out her arms and the armor slipped into place over her legs, arms, her torso and finally her head. Dustine flexed her fingers then discovered that there were retractable claws set into them.

Dustine glanced back at the battle then looked up and spotted her sniper and her armored friends. "Teana give cover fire! Bardiche! Raising Heart! Go!"

"Right!" Nanoha and Fate nodded, took off from their perch and headed towards the battle. As they did, Red Guardian threw his red and white shield at a stockier one which knocked the weapon out of his hand. The boomer raged and charged at him as his shield came back to him only to be intercepted by Colossus. Colossus reared back and punched the boomer in his stomach. The boomer grunted, staggered back then got its face punched in by Colossus. The boomer flew three feet into his allies, knocking two more down. Meanwhile Quicksilver and X-23 worked in tandem as they ran through the small crowd of boomers knocking them down and doing damage to their limbs.

Eiko roared as she charged at a boomer, deftly dodged right when he tried to bury a bayonet into her then reared back and knocked its head off with her war-hammer. She whirled around and swung at another boomers belly, causing a huge dent in the armor and caused it to vomit up a little oily brown icor.

"Bitch!" The boomer growled, was ready to attack but heard the whine of jet thrusters. He blinked when one stopped then grunted when Fate's sword bissected him.

"Thanks." Eiko nodded to Fate.

"Welcome. Keep fighting." Fate replied then blasted one boomer in the gut.

"Right!" Eiko nodded and attacked another boomer. Nanoha landed in the middle of three boomers then started to blast them with her beam machine guns. As Nanoha dealt with the trio Laura Kinney somersaulted over a boomer then stabbed the boomer in the back with her left claws. She raked it all the way up, exposing its skin and muscles. The boomer howled, threw a punch at her then screeched as Yelena shoved a high powered stun baton into its flesh. It trembled then slumped to the ground smoking.

"A bit gruesome." Laura noted.

"Hey if it gives us an opening." Yelena shrugged.

"Mmm." Laura nodded and they ran off to attack different targets. As they did, Haruka tossed her mace at a boomer and knocked it into its comrades knocking it down. Natsuki fired blasts of ice at another boomer behind cover. The boomer winced then fired his heavy assault rifle at her. She ducked behind the pillar as the boomer fired at her only to get his head blown off by a high penetration round.

"That's one down." Teana noted and moved onto another target.

"Convoy B. ETA!" Dustine demanded.

"Three minutes!" Convoy B reported. "We're almost there!"

"Right. Just three more minutes." Dustine noted then looked at Erica. "They're close. Stay hidden."

Erica nodded. Eiko, meanwhile, knocked one towards the pillars. The boomer staggered to his feet and and aimed a wrist cannon at the pillar Dustine was hiding behind.

and was about to go after him when another boomer grabbed her from behind in a bear hug. "Hey!"

"Yer not going anywhere!" The boomer growled. Eiko growled as she stuggled then roared as she broke his grip, nearly tearing the boomers arms apart, whirled around then knocked his head clean off. The boomer flopped to the ground with a thud spilling brown life fluid.

Eiko made a face then noticed Dustine was fighting with the boomer whom she nailed earlier. Dustine ducked a punch, blocked another then threw a jab at his face. The The boomer's head snapped back then he glared at her and opened his mouth cannon. Instinctively Dustine thrust her palm blaster in his mouth and fired a continous beam into it's mouth, burning through the beam cannon and out the back of his head. Dustine lept back as the boomer slumped to the ground.

'Wow.' Eiko blinked.

The remaining boomers sensing they were about to be defeated ran back into the remaining clean as new van and the van drove off.

"Is that the last of em?" Dustine asked.

"Looks like it." Nanoha said as she shot a boomer in the back to make sure it was dead.

"Boss I got the liscense plates on the Clean as Neu van." Teana said.

"Good." Dustine nodded and sighed when she heard the warbling sounds of approaching sirens. "Welp time to answer more questions."

"We've got at least a whole unit enroute. "Teana reported.

"Probably Leon's, Daleys or Chono's." Nanoha noted as she walked up. "Nice moves by the way."

"Thanks." Dustine grinned.

Moments later, the SUV's came barrelling down the street and screeched to a halt near the curb. Dustine sighed and noted wryly. "Glad that your hear convoy B. Send the boys out and form a perimeter."

"Yes ma'am." Convoy B's team leader replied and several troops exitted their vehicles.

Biko, Erica and Shiori walked up to Dustine.

"Well done." Erica nodded then sighed as the sirens came closer. "I'll help make a statement about what happened here."

"So will I." Biko nodded.

"At least no one got hurt." Dustne noted.

"Indeed." Biko nodded.

"You good." Eiko said as she walked up, wiping sme boomer icor off her warhammer.

"I'm fine." Biko smiled.

"Great." Eiko nodded as they gave each other a side hug.

"Do we have to tell Ciiko your cuddling." Erica grinned.

"She must be having a fit wondering if we're okay." Eiko sighed.

"Yeah." Biko nodded.

Later in the evening...

"How'd the meeting go?" Mai Tokiha asked them as they relaxed after the battle. Nanoha, Fate and Haruka and Natsuki were sitting with them at the table.

"It was alright. I was tense the whole time, though." Dustine admitted then frowned. "We did get jumped though the boomers were dealt with."

"Yeah I heard the battle was intense..." Mai Tokiha sweat-dropped.

"Mm. It was." Nanoha nodded. She then remembered something then asked. "Oh Haruka told me that Eiko's team was full of metahumans too."

"Yeh. They are." Dustine nodded.

"Why can't they rely on ARMOR." Fate asked.

"I know tony wanted a suit of armor around the world...but after the ultron incident he kinda changed his mind." Dustine noted then sighed. "Plus I think
Captain Rogers nudged him in that direction too."

"Armors expensive too." Haruka said as she sat next to them. "Recruiting super-humans is cheaper. Plus, they're expendable."

"H...Haruka." Dustine frowned.

"What. Its kinda the truth." Haruka shrugged.

"We're going gto have to team up with those guys too," Fate sighed

"I could get them in shape!" Nanoha smiled

"Poor them..." Fate sighed.

To be continued

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