War.

The world was at war.

Humanity has been split into two factions. America, Japan, Australia, and Western Europe have converged under The Confederate Treaty of Liberty Alliance, while China, Russia, and Eastern Europe have converged under the flag of Great Zogilia. With the 13th Gundam Fight ending in Japan's victory, many thought that this would be an end to conflict.

Yet this did not come to pass, as Zogilia openly declared war against the rest of the world. Neo-Zeon's remnants have linked up with Zogilia for currently unknown reasons, meaning that he Alliance is on the back foot. The White Devil and Getter Robo have long since left this world, and Mazinger Z is no longer in battle. It seems hopeless, and that only destruction would follow.

However, there is hope. Hope from this world that will join with another, with the power to change destiny.


At Lydian Private Music Academy, the now 15 year old Hibiki Tachibana was in the cafeteria staring at the television monitor. It was showing a news channel reporting on the current state of the world involving the situation with Zogilia.

Currently, Zogilia's invasion is being halted by the efforts of the Alliance and various other organizations across the globe. Their allies, the remnants of Neo-Zeon are not actively attacking, and the situation in space is currently unknown.

"Hmm..."

"Is everything okay, Hibiki?"

Hibiki turns her head from the TV and sees her best friend Miku Kohinata walking up to the table she was at.

"You've been awfully quiet." Miku noted.

"Oh. Sorry Miku, I was just focused on the news report they were showing." Hibiki looked back at the screen.

"That makes sense." She turned to the TV as well. "I still can't believe something like this is happening, even after stuff like The Axis Shock…"

"Yeah..."

"But still, with the Alliance defending us, and all those heroes out there, we should be safe." Miku pointed out. "But anyway, do you want to do something after school today, Hibiki?"

"I can't today. Tsubasa's new CD is supposed to go on sale today so I'm gonna go and get it after school ends." Hibiki said.

"Again with that, Hibiki?"

"You're the one that got me interested in them, Miku!"

"Yeah, but is there really a need to go and get physical albums in this day and age, Hibiki?" Miku asked.

"Limited edition CDs come with all kinds of bonus materials though, Miku!" Hibiki pointed out.

"Well, just don't come back too late, okay?" Miku said.

"I promise, Miku." She looked at her finished tray. "I should probably go and put this tray back."

As Hibiki was getting up to do so, she ended up coming face to face with Tsubasa Kazanari, who had been passing through the cafeteria.

"Ah...!" Hibiki looked up.

The two stared at one another for a bit. Tsubasa was silent as she looked at Hibiki.

"Umm...!" Hibiki's nervousness was clear as day.

Hibiki soon notices Tsubasa put her hand up and pointed to her own cheek. This made Hibiki look at her own and immediately realize that she had some bits of rice from her lunch stuck to her cheek.

"Oh…"

Tsubasa walked past her after pointing it out.

"...are you okay, Hibiki?" Miku asked.

"I just embarrassed myself in front of Tsubasa-san… she must think I'm a total weirdo now." Hibiki sighed.

"Well, she wouldn't be wrong." Miku teased her.

But maybe I can ask her later... about what happened two years ago. Hibiki thought. "Anyways, new CD!"

"You know school still isn't over, right?"

Hibiki sweatdropped at how she had forgotten that, considering she just finished lunch. "Oh, right…"


At Section Two's base of operations, Genjuro was talking to an Alliance leader on the screen.

"We appreciate you reaching out to us like this, Captain Kuramitsu."

"Likewise." Gengo Kuramitsu, Captain of the Alliance's Valiancer Unit said. "The higher ups were quite pleased with how quickly you accepted the invitation, with many of them sure Fudou Kazanari would have refused. Considering how spread out Section Two is, I'm surprised that we haven't officially considered it part of the Alliance yet."

"Well, my father hasn't been in charge of Section Two since the incident involving the theft of a relic and he's been content to just watch from the sidelines for now." Genjuro explained.

"I see. Well, I would've met you in-person, but we have a few things left to get in order. As such, we've sent one of our best soldiers ahead of time before us. He should be arriving soon."

"Very well. We'll make sure he's welcome with open arms." Genjuro promised.

"We look forward to working with you, Commander Kazanari."

"Likewise."

The comms turned off as the Section Two members discussed the Alliance member that would arrive.

"So, what do you think this Alliance member will be like?" Ryoko asked.

"We received a file ahead of time of who they're sending." Fujitaka said.

Aoi pulled it up onto the screen. "Ensign Dio Junyou Weinberg, a member of the Alliance's Valiancer Unit. He's actually younger than both Tsubasa and Kanade, at the age of 16."

"And he's already one of their best soldiers, huh? Interesting." Ryoko noted.

"He'll be arriving soon in that red machine of his; the Valiancer XV-7002 Bradyon." Aoi informed.

"Oh, I've always wanted to get a look at the Alliance's Valiancers up-close!" Ryoko grinned.

"Says here it's supposed to be a twin prototype for a new type of system alongside another Valiancer called the XV-7001 Luxon." Fujitaka read. "I'm guessing they haven't found a pilot for that one yet."

"Hearing that just makes me even more excited! I wonder what kind of pilot he'll be?" Ryoko wondered.

Kanade was leaning against the wall, listening with mild interest, but remaining silent.


The Section Two members had gone to the special hangar to meet the pilot of the Valiancer, as he had messaged them he was within a few minutes of landing. They were soon greeted with the sight of a red, white, and yellow colored mech with what resembled a shield attached to one of its arms, fly towards said hangar and land inside of it.

"Oooh! So that's the machine, huh?" Ryoko whistled.

"Huh, Tsubasa's missing out." Kanade said.

It attached itself to several of the supports, before the cockpit opened and the pilot stepped out. Seeing Genjuro, he did a salute.

"Ensign Dio, reporting." He said.

"It's nice to meet you, Ensign Dio." Genjuro greeted. "Captain Kuramitsu tells us that you're one of the Alliance's best soldiers."

"It's an honor to hear that, sir." Dio said with a small bow. "I'll be answering to you for the time being as Captain Kuramitsu and the others continue their preparations."

Ryoko walked past to look up at the machine. "So this is your Valiancer huh, Ensign Dio?"

"Yes ma'am, this is the Bradyon."

"Well, it seems like a very impressive machine."

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Man, you're pretty by the book, huh?" Kanade said, noticing how stiff Dio was acting.

"You're... Kanade Amou, aren't you?" Dio recognized.

"That's who I am, yep."

"Would it be fine if I can get an autograph of yours, later?"

"H-Huh? Excuse me?" Kanade was taken aback a bit.

"It's not for myself. My younger sister is quite the fan of Zwei Wing, and she was heartbroken to hear you were retiring." Dio explained.

"Oh. Sure, why not? Anything for a fan."

"I appreciate it." Dio said with a nod.

So he's got a little sis to protect, huh? Kanade thought. Already doing a better job than me...


A few hours had passed, with Dio getting himself accustomed to Section Two's headquarters and members when he was greeted by Tsubasa, who had just gotten off from school. She was accompanied by her agent, Ogawa.

"Tsubasa Kazanari, right?" Dio asked.

"That's me. Who are you?" Tsubasa asked.

"Ensign Dio. I'll be working with Section Two for the time being." Dio said.

"We heard of you in advance. Good to be working with you, Ensign Dio." Ogawa said.

"Ensign… I'm assuming you're a soldier from the Alliance?" Tsubasa asked.

"That's right."

"Hm."

Something seems to be eating away at her. No doubt thanks to Kanade's retirement. Dio thought, before giving a bow. "I'll be looking forward to working alongside you."

"As long as you're very capable in combat, very well."

"Understood." Dio slightly frowned. Definitely different from what Fiona has told me about her.

It was at that moment the base's alarm system started to go off.

"An alarm?!" Dio looked up.

"The Noise Alarm...!" Tsubasa realized. "Damn, of all times for my relic to undergo maintenance!"

"Bradyon is equipped to combat the Noise. I'll go on ahead first." Dio said.

"Alright. I'll join you as soon as possible if I'm able to." Tsubasa said.

"Understood!"


Meanwhile at the location where the Noise had appeared, Hibiki was currently running away from them while carrying a lost little girl with her. She'd have said it would've been lucky that she was out trying to get the CD, but getting caught in a Noise attack is much more of a curse.

She kept on running with the girl, before climbing up to a building's rooftop with said girl as they appeared to have finally escaped from the Noise. Laying down on the roof, the two caught their breath.

"Are we... going to die...?" The little girl asked.

Hibiki sat up, giving the girl a reassuring smile, before widening her eyes to see that several Noise were atop the building.

Upon seeing them, the little girl ran over to Hibiki and latched onto her in fear as the Noise started to close in on the two.

What can I do? Hibiki wondered. There must be something I can do!

As she thought this, she remembered what had happened that day at the Zwei Wing concert and how Kanade rescued her. The words that she had said to her...

"Don't give up on life!"

Hibiki's heart began to beat rapidly, as she felt an odd power start surging within her. Her heart began to glow.


Dio was en-route to where the Noise were most active, having cut down a few strays on the way.

The war with Zogilia is already bad enough, and these monsters are just making things worse!

As she shot down a few more, he noticed a blip appear on his monitor.

"This is Ensign Dio to base; I've detected some sort of energy source Southwest of my position."

"We've detected it as well and it appears to be an Aufwachen Waveform." Aoi said.

"Aufwachen Waveform? What's that?" Dio asked.

"A unique wave pattern emitted by relics or relic fragments, activated by songs." Ryoko explained. "It seems like some relic is being activated there."

"I'll head over then to observe the situation." Dio said, as the communications ended.


Back at Section Two headquarters, they were trying to compare the Aufwachen Waveform signal and see if it matches anything in their records. To their shock, only one match came up on the holographic screen:

GUNGNIR

"Gungnir datto?!" Genjuro shouted.

Tsubasa and Kanade both widened their eyes. Kanade almost tried grabbing her own pendant, before remembering that she had Ryoko store it away while she attempted to repair it.

"How...?" Kanade muttered.


Back with Hibiki, she had been screaming in pain due to sudden chunks of machinery ripping out of her back before then returning back in, creating a cloud of smoke around her. When the smoke cleared, Hibiki was now decked out in black and yellow armor with an orange bodysuit.

"Huh?! Whoa, what is this?!" Hibiki shouted, looking at herself.

"You look so cool!" The little girl said in amazement.

Hibiki stares back at the girl, before she remembered the current situation that they were in. She held out her hand for the girl to grab before lifting her up in a protective hug.

I don't quite understand but I have to protect this girl no matter what, right? Hibiki thought to herself.

She quickly jumped off of the building, trying to get a safe distance away. But to her surprise, she jumped several dozen feet higher than what she expected.

"W-What?!"

Having jumped a bit too high, she soon started falling down to the ground. Thankfully, she managed to position herself to land on her feet, landing safely with a small thud. Looking back, she notices that the Noise from the rooftop had also leapt off and were falling down towards them. She was about to try leaping away again but they were soon taken out by a hail of bullets.

"Where did that-?"

Bradyon soon flew in, keeping its gun ready.

"This is Ensign Dio of the Confederate Treaty of Liberty Alliance! Identify yourself!"

"Ahh! Well umm...My name is Hibiki Tachibana, age 15!" Hibiki called. "My birthday is September 13th, and my blood type-"

"Not what I meant when I said "identify yourself"." Dio said with a small sigh.

"S-Sorry!" Hibiki apologized.

"Regardless, since you're fighting against the Noise, I'll lend you my assistance." Dio said. "Keep that civilian safe!"

"O-Okay!"

With that, the Bradyon pulls out a sword from its shield as Dio started slashing a group of Noise that was nearby. Hibiki kept on dodging the Noise, while kicking away the few that got too close.

First the Noise, then I transform, and now I'm helped out by a big mech? This is one crazy day!

One of the Noise tried leaping at her, but she backhanded it and took it out, while the Bradyon used its gun again on another set of Noise that were trying to approach Hibiki.

"Just keep holding on! Reinforcements should arrive soon!" Dio said.

"Reinforcements?"

It was at that moment that Hibiki heard the engine of a motorcycle as one revved onto the scene. She saw it plow through the Noise, before the driver leapt off as the bike slammed into a giant one and exploded. Said driver lands in front of Hibiki and she sees that it's Tsubasa.

"Tsubasa-san?" Hibiki said.

"I'll handle the rest from here, Ensign Dio. Protect the civilians." Tsubasa said, ignoring Hibiki.

"Understood."

"Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri tron~"

Tsubasa started singing and charged straight at the Noise as she transformed into her armor. She then brought out a katana that increased in size and swung it, unleashing an energy wave from it that tore through waves of the Noise.

"So that's the power of a Symphogear…" Dio said to himself.

"Just like two years ago…" Hibiki thought.

A large green Noise was looming towards the two as Dio was about to attack it with Bradyon's sword, but a huge sword drops down from the sky and impales said Noise, killing it and turning it back to carbon as Tsubasa stood on top of said sword.

"I see why you took on the rest yourself, now." Dio observed.

"So cool…" Hibiki got out.


With the Noise defeated, Section Two and the cleanup crew started to handle things. The girl Hibiki had been protecting had safely returned to her mother, who was speaking with one of the Section Two agents. Hibiki meanwhile was just standing aimlessly, still in her armor.

"Here."

Hibiki looked up and saw Aoi standing in front of her holding a drink in her hands.

"Have something warm."

"Oh, thank you." Hibiki said, taking the drink.

Hibiki drank it, before feeling her armor start to weaken. With a yelp, it shattered as she was back in her normal outfit. Before she could hit the ground, Tsubasa caught her, making sure she was staying on her feet.

"Ahh. Thank you-" "Thank you so much! This is actually the second time you've saved me!"

"That so?" Tsubasa said, though her tone was slightly harsh.

Dio walked up to the two, seeing Hibiki was back to normal. "You okay there?"

"Huh? Who are-" Hibiki then recognized the voice. "Dio?"

"Ensign Dio but yes, that's who I am." Dio nodded.

"Oh um, thank you for helping me!" Hibiki bowed her head.

"You did much more than I did, protecting that civilian." Dio praised. "You did quite well for what I can assume is your first time experiencing live combat."

"Only because you were the one taking care of most of the Noise along with Tsubasa." Hibiki said.

She reminds me quite a bit of Fiona. Dio noted. "Anyways, if you could come with us, Hibiki, we would appreciate it."

Several men in suits appeared behind Tsubasa.

"...eh?"

"You will accompany us to the second branch of the Disaster Relief Squad." Tsubasa stated.

CLICK

Hibiki looked at her hands and saw that there were heavy-duty handcuffs on her wrists. She then noticed that there was a brown-haired man standing next to her.

"We're really sorry but we're taking you into custody." Ogawa apologized.

"EH?!"

"This is the protocol they follow. Sorry about this." Dio apologized.

"WHY?!"

Hibiki yelled this at the top of her lungs as they put her in the back of a car and drove off.


The drive back lasted for a good while or so, but they were soon approaching their destination. Hibiki looked outside and noticed where they were was very familiar.

"Wait, why are we at the school?"

"So you're a student here? I guess it's only logical that you're unaware." Dio theorized.

"Huh?"

Hibiki was led into the school and into the elevator.

"I recommend holding onto something." Dio said, grabbing one of the railings.

"He's quite right. It'd be dangerous if you don't hold on tight." Ogawa advised Hibiki.

"Dangerous?" Hibiki asked as she grabbed the railing.

Hibiki found out what they meant as the elevator started to go down at an absurd speed. She let out a scream because of said speed being so sudden. Thankfully, the elevator began to slow down, as Hibiki looked out the glass walls to see intricate designs under a huge hollowed out cavern.

"Whoa…" Hibiki smiled in awe before looking at Tsubasa.

"Spare me the smile."

"Huh?"

"Smiles have no place where we're going."


The group was soon greeted with the sound of party poppers going off, as they saw that the room they had entered was decorated with a bunch of party decorations as the Section Two agents were all clapping. To top it off, Genjuro was standing in front, wearing a top hat on his head.

"Welcome to the fortress of the guardians of mankind, The second branch of the Disaster Relief Squad!" Genjuro greeted Hibiki.

Hibiki had wide eyes in confusion, while Tsubasa sighed in irritation.

"Huh... just as cheery as Valiancer Unit." Dio noted.

Ryoko walked over with her phone, putting an arm around Hibiki. "Come on, put on a smile! Let's take a photo to commemorate the first day of our friendship!"

Hibiki pushed away from her. "I really don't think me being in handcuffs will make for a cheerful memory in the photo album!"

"In hindsight, I don't believe the handcuffs were necessary. It seems she would've cooperated regardless." Dio said to Ogawa.

"Probably, but it was still protocol." Ogawa said.

"And I'd assume you knew her name and information since she's a student here?" Dio asked.

"Considering Section Two's nature as a secret service of wartime, looking into her past was easy as pie." Genjuro said.

Ryoko held up a familiar bag to emphasize it.

"Hey! My bag!" Hibiki exclaimed. "And what do you mean, looking into my past?! You just went through my bag!"

Tsubasa sighed. "Ogawa, if you would."

"Right away."

Ogawa then went over to Hibiki and took off the cuffs, freeing her wrists. Hibiki stretched them with how sore they felt.

"Thank you." Hibiki thanked him.

"No, we should be apologizing to you for this treatment." Ogawa said.

"Well then, allow us to introduce ourselves. I'm Genjuro Kazanari, the guy in charge of this place." Genjuro said.

"And I'm Sakurai Ryoko, the brains of this operation. Nice to meet you." Ryoko introduced herself.

"You've already met Tsubasa." Genjuro went on. "Ogawa is her personal assistant. And these two here are the head of support; Tomosato Aoi and Fujitaka Sakuya. And the blonde young man that helped you is Dio Junyou Weinberg, Ensign of the Alliance's Valiancer Unit. And lastly…"

"Hold on... aren't you...?" Kanade recognized the girl.

"Oh, Kanade-san!" Hibiki said, bowing her head. "I-It's very nice to meet you!"

"You're that girl from…"

"Yes, you saved me two years ago. I've always wanted to ask you about it." Hibiki said.

"Well, I'm glad to see that you're okay after that day." Kanade said with a small smile. "But… I really don't like to think back on that day…"

"But I have to know-"

"She said she doesn't want to talk about it. Do not push any further." Tsubasa said, narrowing her eyes.

"Ohh…" Hibiki looked a bit downtrodden, but didn't push further.

"...Hey, would you like it if I gave you an autograph later, kid?" Kanade asked, trying to cheer up the girl.

Hibiki's face lit up again. "I would love that!"

Kanade smiled as well. "There we go, there's that smile." Never thought I would see her again like this. Now I'm wondering how those other two girls are these days…

"With that out of the way, I need you to do two things for me." Ryoko said. "First, don't tell anyone about what happened today."

"Okay, I can do that." Hibiki said.

"And secondly... could you please take off your clothes?"

"...eh?"


Pre-Battle Quotes vs Noise

Dio: So these are the monsters plaguing Japan. This is my first time fighting them, so I'd better keep wary!

Hibiki: I don't know what's going on, but I won't give up on life! I gotta make it back home to Miku!

Tsubasa: Gungnir… but that should be impossible… Just what's going on…?


Unit Acquisition

SG-r03' Gungnir (Hibiki Tachibana)

Bradyon (Dio Junyou Weinberg)

SGr-01 Ame no Habakiri (Tsubasa Kazanari)