Chapter 9: Rockwell's Secret Task Force
On their way to the New Leaf Academy, most of the students noticed Sean's appearance and they woo to see him.
"Hey look, it's Rockwell...!"
"What's wrong, mockingbird...? You felt scared." Seed mockingly teases Sean as he reacts.
"I'm not scared, red head. In fact, that these girls are crazy over me."
"To be honest, Sean is popular with the girls in this city since our first visit." Lene smiled at both. "He actually solve the puzzle regarding about the culprit behind the case of theft."
"If you excuse me... I know for sure that a lot of ladies are trying to gang up on me." Sean then flees the scene as most of the students are trying to chase him.
Seed laughs to see him getting chased and he looked at Lene in a serious expression.
"Anyway, when it comes to take over the city, we get serious. But getting chase with many women, it was the first time I've seen this."
"Uhm, you two... The Mayor of Greenhill is waiting for us." Renzo said telling them both.
At the office of the New Leaf Academy, it was revealed that Rena takes on a dual job between the mayor of Greenhill and the current Headmaster of the academy. Lene was thankful for her to aid them to battle against Adelbert and the Silverian Army.
"I'd thank you enough to let Seed and the others to assist them to battle against the Silverian Army."
"No problem... Your armies within your Kingdom are just like the fallen kingdom of Highland. Now that you and your father Lars are handling the reformed Higheast Army." Rena said and she looked at Renzo. "So what invitation you need to gave me, General Renzo."
Renzo gave her the invitation and she reads it and seeing that the Zexen Army wants to aid to her cause.
"I see... you wanted to let your armies to assist me. Anyway, I'll let your armies to assist Lene in her war battles." Rena said decided to let his army to help Lene which Renzo replies.
"Of course... I would be glad to assist this princess and her group."
"Uhm, please excuse my actions earlier. I got carried away and I mistook you as Culgan because of your military attire. I wouldn't expect a lot of Generals are wearing modern military uniforms within this time." Seed said finally apologizes to Renzo which he accepts.
"Sure, I accept your apology."
"Maybe I'll let you stay at the dorms. By the way, where's Rockwell? He hasn't showed up at the Dunan Conference in Muse. Can you please look for him?" Rena said as she recognizes Sean and Seed replies.
"We'll look for mockingbird, Lady Rena."
"Seed!" Lene reacted at his words which he whispers.
"Shhh, I'm from the different timeline and I'm represented the enemy. I spoke that because she does not know about Sean's nickname."
"..."
As they get out of the academy, both remembers that Sean does not appear at the conference due to babysitting at Asher's daughter Lisa and seeing he was connected to this city.
"So Sean did not come at the Dunan conference because of babysitting. I would expect Lady Rena knows him." Lene stated as Seed also remarks.
"Yeah... naturally... he's the one who woke me up for that conference."
"I met Sean when my father summoned him at Jenova. I would expect he was a former student here in this city." Lene said remembering the times of how he met Sean which Seed asks her.
"I want to know what mockingbird's real occupation here, Lene. If he studies at this academy? And that means he was in Lord Riou's age."
"Hmmm, the truth is... Sean studied Criminology when this academy had finally include college courses. High school students who studied and trained of blacksmithy, sculpturing, and even rune casting can be advanced to become college students if they can pass some exams. What I heard from him when he now works for himself as a private investigator, he had a top secret organization within this city."
"Crimino-what! What are you saying!? The mockingbird is..."
Sean arrives in exhaustion after hiding over his girl fans and to see them both.
"Huff huff... hey you two? Is Mayor Rena was looking for me?"
Back at the academy, Sean was summoned by Rena and became ecstatic to see him while Lene, Seed and Renzo watch him getting scolded by her.
"I can't believe you, Rockwell. You'd never showed up at the conference when the Princess of Silveria Kingdom was around, what did you do?"
"The renowned inventor, Professor Asher just asked me to look after his daughter Lisa, Lady Rena. I would expect that you would be here at the Dunan Conference. Listen, I'm dealing against that old bastard who recently took over the capital of Silveria." Sean said in a serious manner.
"Looks like our leader is back on the game."
The man appears to see him and Rena and he looked at the three of them.
"Wow... Sean... so it is true then, hanging out with a beautiful princess and heiress and also includes a handsome red-headed dude. What is this?"
"It's none of my business, Damian. Lene and the red head are my companions and they're here to make alliance with the real King of Silveria which is her father Lars who was usurped by one of their family members to make a tyranny war against them. About the red head, he's from another country."
"What!" Seed reacted angrily only for Lene to grip his hand, stopping him and the man named Damian finally introduced himself.
"My name is Damian Morrison, the assistant leader of an organization within this academy and Sean is our leader. Our organization from this academy is a top secret."
"Top secret, huh?" Seed muttered when he introduces to them.
At the dorms when everyone is asleep, Seed became dismayed when Sean mentions about he's from a different country referring to him as from the person from another timeline as he thought.
I can't stand idly by and do nothing. Yeah yeah... I know I'm from a different time. As the 3rd General from the Highland Kingdom, I must act now. I need to find out about the mockingbird's top secret organization that he was working on.
He soon leave the dormitory to get inside the main building. There, he discovers Sean goes to the right side and he follows it. He noticed it was a dead end as he thought.
Damn! I missed it! But wait... when Rowd tried to followed Lord Riou's tracks and...
Seed then uncovers the mechanism by touching the statue and the secret door opens, much to his surprise. He soon pursues Sean's tracks throughout the forest. He soon hides for a moment, he discovers, a plenty of mercenaries being gathered and both Sean and Damian had a conversation regarding about the war made by Doug.
"So this man is tyrannical you say, Sean."
"Affirmative, the King's half-brother was behind the assassinations at the Silveria Kingdom and now he usurps the throne and plans to take over the entire Dunan Republic first hand." Sean said confirming about Doug's motives.
"About the red-headed dude, Sean. Where is he come from? It was already in the history books that this man along with a silver-haired dude were slain by the Dunan Leader and it's army when they occupy the Higheast Province." Damian said trying to know about Seed which Sean tells him.
"I hate to break it to you, Damian. The red head is from another time. When Professor Asher showed his invention and the Rune activates the machine. Then, he appears..." Sean explained everything as he finally asked him. "I heard that our former classmate was working with the Silverian Army, was it?"
"You mean..."
Suddenly, they dodge the two spears and the man appears in front of them who leads the Silverian Army.
"I think it's about time to disperse this organization way too soon."
"Elric!"
Seed noticed something was wrong as he continued to overhear what Elric would say to them.
"I wouldn't expect the leader of this top secret task force would be here after a long absence. I became so jealous to you when you rose upon your ranks within this academy especially this..." Elric said showing his jealousy to both Sean and Damian and he reveals his plan. "I planned to assassinate the Mayor of Greenhill who is also the headmaster of this academy. To make sure, she would use her army to deal with them both."
"You bastard, Elric!" Sean scowled angrily and Elric commands the Silverian Army towards them as well as their mercenary troop.
"You traitor, Elric...! How can you do this to us!" Damian savagely replies on Elric.
"Make sure, you kill them..." Elric soon leaves the scene. Sean wields his Tokkosho while Damian wields an dual axe and they fought off the Silverian Army.
Sean became exhausted to defeat most soldiers especially they were outnumbered by many of them until a showers of rain washes them while being glowed in a blue light.
"Hey... this rain drops and that light..."
Both then noticed it was Seed who casts his Flowing Rune using Kindness Rain after hearing about their commotion.
"Hey, mockingbird... you need a hand."
"Wha-?!" Damian was surprised about his presence and Sean became disappointed upon exposing their secret organization.
"You got me, red head. How did you know that I was there!? No one else know this is our territory where our secret meetings were gathered."
"I easily jog my memory. When Lord Riou and his group poses as students at my time. They already know about the secret door when you touched the statue." Seed arrogantly smirks to see them both as the Silverian Army were cornering them. "Save the chit chat for later, Sean. I'm going to give my all to put them down."
The trio then fought off the Silverian Army as Seed casts his Fire Rune using Explosion to incinerate the soldiers to death and one last soldier was left standing. Damian casts Water Rune on Sean. But instead it makes a combination attack with Seed who raises his sword in flash of blue light as he slams his sword into the ground to freeze the soldier into ice and decapitates it with his sword that forms into a crystalized sword-like blades, killing it. Both were surprised to see him doing it.
"No kidding... the red headed guy can even do this kind of a move..." Damian surprised to see Seed's attack which Sean shrugs.
"It was just like in Sindar Ruins when he slashes the monster with a lightning strike if anyone casts elemental runes at him."
"So this is combination number two if anyone casts Water Rune on me." Seed looked at the blade of his sword and realizing about Asher's words regarding about the Rune Combination skill he had bestowed. "Now I need five of them to acquire."
"Thanks for the rescue, Seed." Sean said finally calling his real name which he does the same.
"It's okay, Sean..."
"Now that you've seen my secret territory. This place where every member of this top secret organization takes their field exams to defeat monsters in the forest and students here who joined us to be given a combat training." Sean said telling him.
"So you trained to become a rabble mercenary like you. That's good... But you know, you could take them to the Higheast Palace to be trained in military combat like Lene does." Seed replies in arrogance.
"Sean, you think we can trust this guy?" Damian asked which Sean confirms.
"Don't worry, Damian... red head is not going to bite us like a rabid dog. He's the one who restore our energy back by washing us with heavy downpours."
"You may say this is your territory, mockingbird." Seed said as he pointed out the house nearby. "Didn't you know that's the house nearby is where the real Mayor of Greenhill was hiding. Come to think of it, that place also serves as an escape route."
"We didn't know that..." Damian said as both saw the wooden house nearby.
The next morning, Seed abruptly wakes up by the knock of the door while he was still asleep. When he angrily opens the door, it was Lene who is waiting for him.
"Morning, Seed... you look like you have a lack of sleep."
"Uhhh!" Seed's face became bright red and noticing that it was Lene who knocked the door and he turned around. "Excuse my behavior, Lene... I got plenty of things that I've done last night. Now I know why Sean is secretly keeps it to the Mayor of Greenhill who is also the headmaster of this academy. He's just like one of the two rabbles who's in fact leaders of their own mercenary troop."
"Let's eat some breakfast, Seed. You must be hungry after all this..." Lene smiled to see him making his cheeks even rosier.
"Uhm, Lene... would you mind not to look at me like that. I'd never smile to others whenever I'm focused on my military duties."
As they get down the stairs and they get their breakfast, Lene was surprised to see him eating so fast, knowingly he was hungry.
"Man! That fight last night takes me all day long."
As the two had breakfast, most of the students are getting out of the dormitory to check outside. After breakfast, they saw Sean and his mercenary group from the top secret task force at Greenhill and Rena meets up with Tougou and alongside is her bodyguard Norris.
"So you were sent by the real King of Silveria, I'm impressed and he appears like a real chief strategist to me."
"Apparently, I came to inform you regarding about the spy who remains to stay in this city. He works for the Silverian Army." Tougou said informing him.
"A spy but who?"
By the time they talk about the spy who happens to be Elric which Lene wants to know about it.
"Who's the spy they were talking about?"
"To tell you the truth, Lene. A guy named Elric, perhaps..." Seed said revealing who the spy is.
"..."
"He's the man who send his Silverian Army to dismantled the organization that the mockingbird was working on. I'd like to kick that Elric's sorry ass..." Seed said in a serious tone.
Both then continue to watch as Sean wanted to battle Elric due to his true motives of assassinating Rena.