February 8 2024, Operation Unmasked world (opening phase)
Iroha and Touka are walking across a busy street while wearing black leather jackets and sunglasses. Particularly Touka is dressed up as Morpheus and Iroha is dressed up as Neo from the Matrix. Their odd dress style catching the attention of the public. And while Touka doesn't care and goes on with her explanation. Iroha is clearly bothered by the attention the two are getting as she accidentally stumbles into a crowd of people crossing a walkway.
"The Gaytrix is a system Iroha. That system is our enemy. When you're inside you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert. So hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."
All the while Touka is talking Iroha is distracted looking at a beautiful young woman in a red dress and ends up checking her out.
"Are you listening Iroha? Or we're you looking at the woman in the red dress?"
"I was listen-"
"Look again."
Iroha looks again to find Kuro holding a gun to her head and pulling the trigger when the illusion completely freezes up.
"This... This isn't the Silver garden?"
"No, it's another training program designed to teach you one thing." Touka comments as she heads towards the frozen Kuro. "If you are not one of us. You are one of them."
"What are they?"
"Aliens. They invaded earth millions of years ago. And have influenced human history since we were living in caves. They are hardwired into the system. And anyone we haven't unplugged. Is potentially a Puella Magi. Inside the Gaytrix they are everyone and they are no one. We have survived by hiding from them and running from them. But they are the gatekeepers. They are guarding all the doors. They are holding all the keys. Which means that sooner or later someone is going to have to fight them."
"Someone?"
"I won't lie to you Iroha."
"Everyone who has tried to fight an agent, has died. But where they have failed. We will succeed."
"Why?"
"I've seen a Puella Magi punch thru a concrete wall. Men have emptied entire clips and packs at them and hit nothing but air. Yet their strength and their speed is based on a world that is built on rules. Because of that... They will never be as strong or as fast as you or I can be."
"What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?" Iroha claims in a very skeptical tone.
To which Touka responds with a coy smile. "No, Iroha. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready... you won't have to."
Iroha sighs and walks away from the little girl. "You know... Parodying the Matrix isn't cool anymore..." As Iroha logs out of the simulation much to Touka's annoyance.
Chapter 11: Our war, their world
The mahou driver system. Originally an attempt to replace body parts with virtual replicas composed of digital material. This digital material was meant to prevent rejection and serve as a way to rapidly standardize medical equipment. But its ability to enhance body and mind soon found a new purpose on the battlefield. It is now the year Second history 8932, The so called singularity has long become a thing of legend and myth. And a new civilization has risen from the ashes of the old.
The Overlanders. A political party that obtained control of Station square during the late 8800's. Using the resource crisis as an excuse to expand their borders they began what would be known as the Great war. Led by Colin Kintobor Sr. and the Kintobor family they invaded the anim territories in the east. Taking territory and slaughtering left and right. The combat was fierce and relentless lasting for five long years until the great Balkanization happened. Exhaustion of the war in both sides and lack of faith in the leadership caused revolts all over Mobius forcing the ISF to intervene.
Nowadays the local and IFS militaries also known as the GUN and mainlander forces live in an uneasy truce. A zero sum game conflict between two powers. To this very day. As for its leadership, the Kintobor family. It has fallen into obscurity and forgotten with the exception of one...
Spaceship Hakubi, Outer space, Sometime after escaping Gimme Shelter
We meet up with Kagemusha tuning up Gamma inside his workshop deep inside the dimensional void that is the innards of the Hakubi. Kagemusha's workshop itself is a two floor room where the masked man lives. His living quarters on the top room and his workstation on the bottom. A space with machines strewn all over and a large library of books and tools of every kind.
"Well Gamma, now that we have you on board. You need to know about evolution and about the driver systems ability to interact with the Hakubi." Said the masked revolutionary to the silent robot who merely stood there as he was being worked on.
Kagemusha summoned a screen that showed both the Hakubi and three plane mecha that combined into a giant robot. With the planes forming the arms and head and Hakubi forming the chest and legs. And data involving the Hakubi's sister ships including the Skypatrol and two others the Mikazuki and the Satoshi. And how the Skypatrol and Satoshi can transform into giant robots as well. And finally data on the Arc project.
"As you can see originally we created the Arc system as a way to surpass the power of the gods using the mahou driver system. By combining three units representing body, mind, and heart. The plan was to create a gestalt that could physically combat a god. But one of our test pilots betrayed us to the Calamity and since then all research on the Arc project was frozen."
"Who was this traitor?" Gamma asked.
"I can't say." Kagemusha commented. "After their betrayal they were punished with execution. And their name was stricken from the records. Even now it is taboo for a Reibai citizen to speak their name."
"Don't bother investigating." Monika adds as she pops in after overhearing the conversation. "I've been Tsurugi's second in command for thousands of years now and even I don't know what happened between those two. All I know is that Tsurugi killed the traitor and got his rank as a Daikan of the Reibai armed forces for his troubles. That's also where Tsurugi got his nickname of traitor killer and tasked with killing Madoka Kaname. Because whatever he did. It was really gruesome."
Gamma looks at Kagemusha whom merely looks away stuttering. "Yes my first name is Tsurugi..." As the masked man looked to the side. "Anyways, we worked on a replacement to the Arc system called the Gattai evolution system. The mahou driver system is able to transform people into multiple forms. Such as vehicles and even combine into giant robots."
Gamma simply stares at Kagemusha seemingly incredulous at the situation.
Kagemusha continues with his explanation. "You see we are all actually data bodies. Our original flesh and blood. Or in your case metal and circuitry bodies were discarded during the singularity. A cataclysmic event at the very start of the second history. Sure we all eat, sleep, crap, and fuck. But its all part of the simulation. The Gaytrix never went offline. It just changed ownership. We are the ones in controls now. Not the incubators."
"I don't think the newbie is getting it." Monika comments as Gamma just looks at the two with silence and confusion.
Jul 1 s.h. 8932, Metal harbor
Metal harbor is a military complex in the eastern coast of Northamer. A continent in the west home of the primary human territories controlled by GUN and the IFS such as Station square, Empire city, Westopolis, Golden bay, Amethyst bay, Casino park, and Mt. Freedom where both the gray Pandora tower and GUN fortress are located. A metallic harbor in the midst of a swampy beachfront in the southernmost tip where ships, planes, mechs and tanks are stored and maintained and kept.
In the outdoor viewer stands a large group of people are watching as a new model of GUN waltzer is being introduced into the testing grounds as it begins its trial runs. The GUN Atlas a powerful and bulky gray and white Waltzer with four red eyes and antenna ears. Rounded shoulders, arms, and legs. And a cockpit in the crotch. Notable for its 20 meter tall height taller than the average 12 to 16 meter waltzer and almost at light at 20 tons with no extra equipment on it.
"So, that is GUN's newest machine?" A coyote anim wearing a navy blue acorn guard uniform with gold accents is watching as the Atlas flies across the battlefield shooting down virtual targets with it's beam rifle. Speaking with a thick and snobbish French accent. He puts down his binoculars and takes a bite of a pretzel handed to him by a female rabbit anim with visible cybernetic implants in her left arm and both legs.
Antoine D'Coolette
Royal guard
Bunnie D'Coolette Rabbot
Partly roboticized resistance member
Antoine and Bunnie's theme
Day in Paris, Rhythm Thief and the Emperors treasure
The husband and wife duo sat together as they were met by a third party. A yellow thylacine with a cyborg jaw and a fine business suit and tie who sat next to the duo from the Acorn archipelago. Although he hoped that wearing a suit would disguise his appearance. The resistance members in the crowd quickly recognized the Egg boss sitting next to them. With Bunnie reacting fiercely to the man.
"Maw! What in tarnation are you doing here?!"
Maw the Thylacine
Egg boss and scientist
Egg boss theme
Dr Robotnik's boss music, Sonic the hedgehog 2 ost
Maw's reaction was to calmly ignore Bunnie and simply state. "This is an open event. Anyone can enter after all."
"You're from the Eggman empire!" Bunnie retorted as Antoine tried to stop his wife from making a scene.
"So how is Miles doing?" Maw asks wondering about Tails.
Antoine responds with. "He's doing quite fine why do you ask?"
"I'm just curious on how my fellow from the Le's infants terrible institute is doing." Maw responds. "After all we did go to school together. Before the current king shut down the facility."
Antoine and Bunnie are silenced in disgust at Maw's casual attitude towards the Le's infants terrible institute. Considering the stories the two heard from Tails and others like him about the place. An institution designed under King Maximillian to produce gifted children for the state out of orphans and other discarded youth from the war.
At that time Maw was already paying attention to the Atlas and its performance. Carefully watching as it completed its test run. "So that's GUN's new Waltzer? I'm surprised that Snively decided to reveal it already."
"Snively?!" Both Antoine and Bunnie react in surprise at hearing that Snively Kintobor. One of Eggman's former business partners was involved in the construction of the project.
"Yes. According to the grapevine GUN is desperate to get the mainland off its back. So its showing off the Atlas as a power play. Even though it really is not that different GUN Belka." Maw remarks while throwing his hands in the air.
Then unexpectedly the Atlas lands and the test pilot climbs out of the cockpit to pick a fight with Maw revealing a young hot blooded man with red hair and sharp eyes. "Hey! You wanna come here and say that you furry punk!"
Maw remarks. "The Atlas has an impressive sensor suite at least." While Antoine and Bunnie are shocked at seeing the scene.
Antoine then thinks to himself. "That boy, he looks familiar."
Unbeknownst to all of them. A monster was entering their airspace at high speeds and beginning to prepare an attack. Turbine the tiger and fan themed mechanical beast that is propelling herself thru the air with such speeds that is leaving a devastating tornado of wind behind her wherever she goes. Her blinding speed preventing the local security forces from scrambling into a coherent force. As the air traffic control crew panics the people in Metal Harbor are left unaware of what is happening outside.
Back at the field the Atlas was preparing for its final test. A mock battle against its predecessor unit. A GUN Aces which was a commander custom variant of the Belka. Sharing the Atlas boxy look only more slender and small being the average 16 meters tall. Both units were being armed with dueling broadswords and shields made of a blunt blue rubbery striking material.
"So they are dueling now." Antoine remarks in his thick French accent.
"What's wrong hon?" Bunnie asked the coyote guardsman.
"That man in the Atlas looked familiar somehow." Antoine replied.
Maw commented. "I believe his name is Patrick Colasour. And he is some ace pilot on lease from Neo France."
"Why is GUN using a Frenchman as a test pilot?" Bunnie asked only to get a sign of confusion from Maw when Turbine flies over does a loop the loop above the crowd and lands in between the Atlas and Aces to the shock of everyone.
"Sacre bleu! A new weapon?!" Antoine exclaims.
"I don't think so." Maw responded as he searched his smart phone. "There was nothing on the program about a tiger robot."
Turbine crosses his arms and growls fiercely as she looks at the two mecha opposing her.
Turbine
Predatory whirlwind
Blight's theme
Awaken: JoJo's bizarre adventure Battle tendency
"Who the hell are you?" Patrick asked as he pointed his sword at Turbine who simply growled back at Patrick. The Aces get the order to attack Turbine and thus fires its chest vulcans whose bullets are simply swept away by a powerful gust of wind that transforms into a tornado that throws away the bullets and gets shot at the Aces. Buffering it badly and forcing it on its knees before scrapping it with her fists and pile drivers generating more twisters. Before going to town on Patrick and the Atlas using her twisters to shred apart the expensive prototype mech reducing it to slag but leaving the cockpit in one piece before leaving. And causing a small balding human with a labcoat and a green turtleneck sweater to come out of the bunker screaming and cursing at the robotic monster while heading to the Atlas cockpit.
Snively Kintobor
Former Egg boss and GUN researcher
Snively's theme
Boss room, Sonic Spinball
Meanwhile the stands are in a panic as people are trying to evacuate. "Now I remember!" Antoine spoke up. "It's the Immortal Colasaour!" The anim spoke up as he looked thru his binoculars. Noticing that the pilot of the Atlas, Patrick managed to survive the trashing intact much to everyone's surprise. And is trying to calm down the rampaging Snively.
Meanwhile Maw giggles in satisfaction as he ducks out of the stands. "As much as I enjoy watching that little weenie get his comeuppance. I really need to go."
"And where do you think you're going?" Bunnie asked.
"Wanted terrorist, remember?" Maw answered. "Besides I have a feeling that this is something I don't want to stick my nose into. Say bye!" The egg boss ducks into a mass of civilians disappearing into the crowd much to Bunnie's annoyance as IFS guards met the married couple to escort the two to safety.
Jul 2 s.h. 8932, Metal harbor
The next day Antoine, Bunnie, Snively and Patrick are summoned to a video conference with Commander Tower. All of them asking why the other have been summoned and complaining all the way.
"Why are these animals here?" Snively asked in a rude manner while pointing to Antoine and Bunnie.
To which Antoine retorts with. "While the little weenie has a point. He doesn't have to be such a racist dick about it! Then again I suppose that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree..." Antoine remarks with a smug shit eating grin.
"HOW DARE YOU COMPARE ME TO MY FATHER! MARGARINE BOY!"
"I would appreciate it if you didn't bring that up anymore you weenie!"
Patrick completely clueless of the situation between the two just asks Bunnie what the hell is happening to which the Rabbot simply states that its a very long story. The arguments continue to the point where Commander Tower just gives up and goes to another chat room where Amy and Cream are waiting to talk to someone.
"My apologies ladies. But it seems that the D'Coolette's will not be available for the time being." Commander Tower remarks trying to be civil as he holds back his shame and annoyance.
"I see." Amy remarks. "And what about this monster that attacked Metal harbor?" Then the hedgehog girl shows a picture of Turbine rampaging that was caught and put online.
"As you can see the monster destroyed our newest Waltzer prototype. Then attacked our interceptor wing when it tried to pursue it. And finally went underwater around this area. We believe its hiding in the swamps for some reason."
"Why hasn't it teleported away, or escaped somewhere else? It's clearly fast enough to do that." Amy asked
"Unknown i'm afraid. My guess is that its bait."
"Bait? For what?"
"Good question Miss Amy. Anyways we need your help to flush out this monster. Since you already have experience with similar creatures. I'll see what I can do on my end to get you backup."
And with that Amy and Cream are joined by the D'Coolette's and a platoon of soldiers and sent to investigate the nearby swamps around Metal harbor. During the trip in a hovercraft Antoine and Bunnie are given both the instructions to return to the Skypatrol and are updated with all that had happened so far on their end.
The hovercraft itself is an ungainly amphibious landing craft. A giant gray box that floats with crab legs for landing purposes. Nothing fancy or special just an advanced armored personnel carrier with a rotating turret and enough armor plating to survive a bunker buster.
"Sacre bleu! Things seem to be getting out of hand back home." Antoine remarks alongside a worried Bunnie as the briefing is beginning. The briefing covered what was known among those around already such as the attack and that Turbine has hidden itself in the depths of the swamp. With Snively providing exposition over the situation from behind the camera. As they reach the suggested location the hovercraft stops and the platoon heads out to search the area.
"So what now?" One of the IFS troops asks.
"Well the monster is supposedly under the water. So we need to lure it out somehow." Antoine remarked.
Another soldier who held a scanner and backpack mentioned. "If it is underwater we can use pulse charges to get it out." Several troopers follow with black boxy speakers which they spread along bodies of water while the backpacked soldier fiddles with the scanner. After a minute or two of tense waiting several explosion are seen in the water and a massive storm of water rises from a lake displacing all the marine life within and causing rain to fall across the swamp as Turbine reveals herself to a flurry of blaster fire, water, and wind. Leading to a chaotic brawl of five minutes in which by the end Turbine had killed most of the IFS platoon and retreated into the swampland once again.
With dead bodies all around a shocked and traumatized group of survivors composed of Amy, Cream, Antoine, Bunnie and two IFS soldiers is forced to head back to the hovercraft to regroup. Unaware that they were being watched and followed from the murky depths. Inside they try to communicate with the base but to no avail.
"What is going on?" The backpacked soldier asks as the communications array seems to be suddenly disabled.
"Should we retreat?" Antoine comments with worry in his voice.
"The driver is dead." The other surviving IFS soldier remarked. When the hovercraft started rumbling and everyone began to be shaken up.
"Now what?!" Amy screams in frustration as they find themselves under attack by Turbine as she uses her dorsal fan to create a storm that is dragging the hovercraft thru the swamp to everyone's shock.
"No way! This hovercraft weighs seven tons!" The backpacked solider comments as everyone realizes that they are being thrown asunder like a mere leaf by the powerful monster's wind attack as the hovercraft flips over and crashes overhead as it dragged along the swamp floor all the while Turbine is laughing and screaming like a maniac. Until she gets shot in the back by someone causing the blight to stop her attack as she is forced to keel over in pain.
A battle begins off screen as explosions and combat is heard. With Bunnie using the distraction to break open a way out of the hovercraft using her cyborg super strength. As everyone escapes they are shocked at the sight of Gamma fighting Turbine. Amy especially can't believe her eyes as she believed that Gamma was gone for good.
"Isn't that?" The other surviving soldier asked.
"Mr. Robot!" Amy spoke out with joy. "He looks a bit different. But it's definitely him! We have to help him!"
Gamma and Turbine continued fighting as each traded blows with each other. Gamma the sniper went for precise kill shots with his shoulder mounted cannons and arm mounted guns. While Turbine simply tried to smash his opponent apart with brute force and tornadoes.
"Are you crazy mon ami? We should be escaping!" Antoine remarks.
"I can't believe you Antoine! I mean I know you're a chicken but still!" Amy angrily retorts.
"That's enough you two!" Bunnie interjects while Cream and Cheese worry about the health of the IFS soldiers in the background and is checking if they are wounded.
"Actually I think you should stick around." A voice in the foliage replied. "I think King Nigel and Commander Tower are gonna want to know about this anyways.
"Who is this fuel? And how do you know about his majesty?!" Antoine replies.
"Oh just your friendly neighborhood terrorist! Gamma!" Suddenly Gamma begins to glow and becomes stronger and faster. With Turbine becoming unable to keep up. Even though Turbine herself was already quick as lightning herself. Gamma dodges all of Turbine's attacks and manages to tactically shoot at the enemy's limbs crippling it and leaving it unable to move. In a last ditch effort to defend herself Turbine powers on her fan and tries to cause a giant storm but the technique is swiftly countered.
"Let me show you how a mahou driver fights." Kagemusha reveals himself throwing a metal pin into the fan which lodges itself in Turbines circuitry causing her fan to stop moving and her torso to overheat and explode. And after revealing that he too had a driver bracelet says. "Gamma, final move!" Which causes his green bracelet to glow alongside Gamma who leaps upwards. Points his shoulder cannons at Turbine and fires twin massive beams that demolish the entire area causing him to get sent into the distance where she explodes.
Monika then shows up next to the Resistance apologizing for basically having stolen all the good parts.
"Well never mind that. Is it over at least?" Antoine muttered. When a second explosion caused Turbine to grow giant.
"You and your big mouth Ant." Bunnie remarks as Turbine begins to make a beeline for Metal harbor. "Crap..."
Kagemusha merely gestures for the Resistance to stand back and speaks. "Pay attention. This is going to be important going forward. Especially for Madoka." A comment that made Amy and Cream pay attention.
Ost: Origami Kourin, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
"Tsurugi Kagemusha! Evolution!" Evolution! Karasu Machine! Dai Kourin!
Kagemusha transforms into a black crow themed plane with a booster motor on its back and a long bladed tail.
"Monika Tama! Evolution!" Evolution! Momonga Machine! Dai Kourin!
Monika becomes a green flying squirrel fighter themed jet.
E-102 Gamma. Evolution." Evolution! Uma Machine! Dai Kourin!
Gamma transforms into a gray horse themed VTOL craft with a scope in its top and a cannon tail. Since Gamma has been repainted gray.
As the three members of the Hakubi crew fly off in hot pursuit of Turbine with said ship following them. The resistance and IFS had mixed reactions to the whole scenario.
"Say Miss Amy what do you think that man meant by that being important going forward?" Cream wondered.
"Who cares about that?!" Antoine replied. "They turned into fucking planes! How does that work?! Did we stumble into the set of a movie or something?!"
The base itself was already on high alert with Snively having taken the opportunity to order a wide scale bombing of the swamp. Essentially claiming that everyone is dead so that the remaining GUN Hazred's which are the ranged variants of the GUN Belka and Aces are ready for an attack. Set up in their flight mode with bombing backpacks. Which is basically the robot having its arms extended and it's legs swept back not unlike a simplified version of the Jehuty from Zone of the enders. In fact the transformation and the Belka line in general was inspired from Orbital frames. And the bombing backpack which is a simple container with enough room for 200 missiles and a gravity unit to assist in balancing issues.
"Are you sure that everyone is dead sir?" Patrick asked Snively one more time. Not completely buying the shady as hell scientist but forced to follow orders nonetheless.
"Don't you dare question my orders Lieutenant! You're just bait that Commander Tower brought in because of your immortality! Now do your job Patrick!" Snively barked out before cutting off communications.
"What an asshole!" Patrick complained as he finished the pre-flight systems check of his machine. "Okay Patrick Colasaour taking off!"
The bombing squadron takes off from the base and Turbine quickly intercepts the Hazred's and merely plows thru them with Patrick being the only one who manages to dodge with the latter even lampshading the situation to boot.
"Did you really think I was going to get blown up every time?" With Patrick transforming his Hazred into robot mode and firing off its missiles and bombs at Turbine. It didn't do much. But it bought enough time for the Evolution machines to fire at Turbine and do actual damage while swarming Turbine with their superior speed and agility.
"Retreat!" Monika states to Patrick which the latter promptly takes to heart. Disengaging from combat over the protests of a very angry Snively whom Patrick promptly cuts off.
Back to the battle the three planes begin to fly in parallel formation as Kagemusha declares an attack. "Okay! Hidden cloud formation!" Karasu machine begins to cover the three planes with smoke essentially making a giant cloud around that surrounds the battlefield. When Turbine uses its wind to dispel it. She ends up revealing an array of flying mines that explode all around her causing damage.
Momonga machine then charged forward and generated twin paper origami cranes that flew besides her. "Origami option A!" These cranes fired wild random patterns of beams at Turbine that were nigh impossible to dodge straight out of a shmup game.
While Uma machine readied its scope and cannon tail and fired several shots at Turbine. And then. "Lock on! Fire!" Launched twelve comet like beams of energy at Turbine's weak points damaging her greatly. Enraged Turbine used her full power to cause a massive storm so powerful that it grounded the evolution machines and caused massive damage to Metal harbor and the surrounding area. This time Turbine truly was furious to the point that she was overheating and suffering from self injuries and internal damage to her systems in her attempt to kill her pursuers.
"Looks like she's pissed." Kagemusha remarked as the planes are unable to move due to the strong winds. Turbine uses the opportunity to move in for the kill. Sharpening her claws and rotating her arm screws at high speeds. When Turbine gets attacked by the hovercraft now righted and once again ready for combat. Being piloted by Bunnie and Antoine serving as the gunner. With the duo aiming and hitting the space between the rotary fan in the chest which is now a much bigger target now that Turbine is a giant. And once again damaging her internal components causing her to overload and explode.
"Die scum!" Antoine remarks as the storm dies down and the duo retreats with the rest of the resistance and surviving GUN soldiers in tow. As the giant whale space ship Hakubi provides covering fire while the evolution machines take to the sky once more and meet with the Hakubi.
"All right! It's time!" Kagemusha yells to which Monika flies ahead and states.
"Okay everyone! Momonga, Karasu, Uma, Hakubi, Gattai evolution!"
"Gattai Evolution! Dai Ronin! Dai Shouri!" (massive explosion)
Ost: Dyna march: SSSS Dynazenon
The three evolution machines dash forward with the Momonga machine transforming into Dai Ronin's head and chest revealing a samurai's kabuto and folding its wings upwards. With Karasu and Uma becoming the right and left arms respectively with the heads becoming shoulders and hands coming out of the tail thrusters and the tails turning into an arm mounted sword and cannon respectively. And Hakubi shrinking in size from 40 meters long to 18 meters long and transforming into the chest and legs of the mech. With the head of the ship splitting into the legs and the thrusters opening up and becoming a compartment for the planes to land in as they combine with a thunderous snap and become the arms, chest, and head of the robot. Then the robot lands on the metallic ground of Metal harbor and activates its visor glowing green as it pulses green glowing energy all around its body. And screams in a voice made of a gestalt of its three components Kagemusha, Monika, and Gamma.
"Dai Ronin is here!"
Dai Ronin
Heavenly king of rebellion
Dai Ronin's theme
Samurai gattai! Shinken-Oh!, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
The fight begins with the wounded Turbine firing up smaller cyclones from her arm screws which are dodged by Dai Ronin jumping over them and Turbine and slashing the tiger monster then shooting it with its cannon arm. Turbine once more tries to launch a cyclone and then escape by flying away. But Dai Ronin dodges again and gives chase as the battle takes to the skies. With both sides exchanging fire as they speed across the skies dodging other fliers and craft.
Eventually the dogfight would end with both parties shooting each other down and landing in another city. Where they would switch to close combat as Dai Ronin would strike with its sword which would be countered by Turbine and her blasts of wind. Eventually it would lead to a blade lock where they would land in a stalemate. Which would be broken when Dai Ronin puts out another smoke screen that covers the battlefield. Followed by shots from various angles. Unlike before Turbine couldn't blow away the smoke and was forced to run. Where she was ambushed and attacked by Dai Ronin and pinned to the ground.
Turbine would struggle. Striking with her tail at Dai Ronin's face successfully striking it. And going on all four to claw out her opponent. After gaining some distance she prepared for a final pounce by charging her arm screws. In response Dai Ronin took up a striking stance.
"I see..." Dai Ronin muttered. "Final move! Dai Ronin Dai giri!" And with that the arm blade powered up and began to glow green as tiger and ronin stared each other down for one final duel. As the sun begins to sets and a fountain erupting as both combatants go at each other striking each other with one blow. As the dust settles and Turbine lands she is bisected in half and as her top half falls off to the ground and explodes.
"Dai Ronin! Dai Shouri!" Dai Ronin then claps its hands and does a kabuki pose before splitting into its component mecha and flying off into the distance. With the whole scene being caught by both the IFS and the Calamitous ones.
Touka's lab, The depths of uncharted space...
Kuro and Touka were watching the whole fight and at the point where Turbine exploded Touka turned off the screen and began stomping the floor and throwing a temper tantrum.
"Not fair! Not fair! Not fair! Not fair! Not fair! That makes three blights defeated!"
While Touka storms off Kuro simply smiles and thinks. "Well at least Turbine served her purpose. Now the mainland will have to directly interfere with Mobius affairs. And our friend will be able to enter GUN fortress."
Metal harbor, again
"They also turn into fucking robots?!" Antoine retorted as the resistance looked at the fight in the hovercraft and Turbine exploded.
As the resistance continued to drive to safety they are watched by Snively who is upset at the whole situation working on the wrecked Atlas, remembering his bitter past and lost power under Eggman, and generally fuming and bitter about life in general.
"Accursed animals! Accursed Ivo! Accursed aliens! Why must they always stand in the way of my glory?" Snively rants as he punches commands on a console.
"Snively!" Commander Tower's voice rang thru the comms much to the short humans further annoyance. "I'm afraid I have some bad news. It seems that we will be having a visitor from the mainland soon."
"Is that so, Abraham? Honestly i'm not surprised. So you expect me to handle with our little guest?"
After a moment of silence which in Snively's eyes was a sign of confirmation. A crooked smile forms in the little weenie lips. "Very well... Nothing like a little inter service rivalry to make things exciting."
Meanwhile in space a young woman with long ash blonde hair and green eyes in a silver and white dress is being transported in a diplomatic vessel. Seated in first class the girl is reading a book titled Crime and Punishment with the book seemingly being old and well read.
A steward offers the girl something to drink which she takes. Noticing the old book he says. "That's a rather old book miss."
"Indeed. It was a gift from my father. Who is long gone from this world."
"My condolences Ma'am." The steward politely bows in an apologetic fashion.
"It's fine. I'm sure my father is looking down from heaven and smiling at this world." The girl muses with a sorrowful grin. "Yes, after all this peace must be kept at all costs. That is the duty of the Mikuni family."
Oriko Mikuni
Senator for the IFS
Oriko's theme
OO GodMachine, Re:Creators
"Isn't that right Kiriha?" Oriko murmurs as she holds on to her left shoulder where her Puella register is implanted. A device used to prevent magical girls from turning into witches and a storage for their soul gems. It is also seen as a symbol of discrimination. As Puella magi must wear the register in the name of public safety and for identification purposes.
To be continued...
And that's the end of Chapter 11! I can't believe I lasted this long considering i've been trying to get this project of the ground since the premiere of Madoka the rebellion story in one way or another. That makes it what? Almost ten years now since this started as a magical girl story only to become this? Also fun fact, this is the last of the repurposed plots from the original script that I deleted. From now on the upcoming stories are all new.
Also coming up with Antoine and Bunnie's theme song was hard since i'm not a fan of country music or anything like that. Yet I felt that something from the Rustbelt or something Cajun would be most appropriate for the duo. But I really don't know any music like that. Until eventually settling on music from the game Rhythm thief because its setting was in Paris. While the music of those related to Eggman came easy. Just basically repurposed old Robotnik songs from the Genesis games.
Also since this chapter is very much an homage to Gundam 00. There's a cameo from Patrick Colasaour since I needed a pilot for the Atlas.