Chapter 24: Silver Linings

October 2016 CE

In Ptolemaios, Y/n receives a call from his mother Kati as he needs parental guidance regarding what is bothering him.

Kati: Y/n, lighten up a bit. I know you have his traits but you need to lighten up sometimes.

Y/n: Mom, I know. However, it still bothers me how I will save and exit the data files I have in this world.

Kati realized what he meant, she became more caring and felt apologetic.

Kati: Oh, that... I'm sorry. You still can't accept it, do you?

Y/n: Yes. If my father was here, he would just be confused about it. You saw my interactions with them and yet Su said the only way to save your progress in this digital living world to return in my real life...

Kati: Death... 

Y/n: Exactly, and also he said I cannot defy the fate of her death! Even with my plans in store for her to save her soul, I-I can't save her! I can't!

Y/n was having a mental breakdown due to the news he heard from the Overseer Su.

Kati: Y/n calm yourself!

Y/n: I can't!! *slams his table*

Y/n sulks at his table, hopeless to counter what the woman Y/n is talking about. He was on the verge of tears; he could not defy Himeko's death. It was already set in stone no matter what he thought or tried to do to her, he could not defy it.

Y/n: Mom... Please, help me... I cannot bear to lose someone who has become a mentor to me like Neil is to Setsuna.

Kati: There will be times when you must let go of something, so all you can do is protect her until your journeys end. No matter what happens, we can find a way to preserve her.

Y/n then wipes his tears remembering all the good his ancestor has done, even though it was not to his liking. Like keeping Neil's legacy alive and passing it down to Elan Ceres IV.

Y/n: *calms down* Ok, mom. I will, and also... thank you.

Kati: For what?

Y/n: You know, for being your son and part of the Celestial Being family.

Kati and Y/n smiled at each other as they touched the screen virtually caressing their faces and then his room opened as Kallen updated Y/n of their observations.

Kallen: Y/n, VD made her move in Australia.

Y/n: Ok, I'm on my way. *to Kati* I got to go now Mom. Duty calls.

Kati: Ok, son. I love you and goodbye.

Y/n ended their call with a smile on his face, caring for his parents and now his new family. Y/n entered the bridge as they reported their findings based on the Selene software patch they discovered and will start to use.

Y/n: What do you have in store for us?

Fuxi then taps on her keyboard to show the location before showing pictures and news articles as she explains the location's situation.

Fuxi: We got the location of the Wind Herrscher's Gem. It's in New Zealand near the Oceanic Branch. I just also heard that it caused a massive shutdown thanks to our warning which as we could expect from those connected and loyal to the fool...

Everyone just sighed in disappointment knowing what happened. One of the news articles headlined [Schicksal Oceanic: Breached and Threatened]. The results show technicians trying to check on servers because it was hacked and breached by them and stole info that could prove that this branch is slowly becoming political and experiments against humans.

Ryu: Coincidentally it's where Bella is, right now. I plan to have Jona dispatch in the BRAVE and rendezvous with Bella to follow the trail of where she is. Are there any complications?

Y/n: Well we can't send him yet. He still is in training to have him even with the Phenex, but he's also in the Schicksal's loose ends meaning he's a target for assassins like Rita. Have sent Eula instead, in the Astraea battlesuit, and then rendezvous with Bella for further instructions.

Sakura: What about us? Where do you want us to be sent?

Y/n: Yae twins, have yourselves go undercover at the ME Corporation building. I need to know what the old hag is planning now if she ever receives info about this.

Rin: *snorts* Yep, you're right. We were able to identify two people who will have their jobs on the first day in this company. Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't require an ID photo of themselves to apply.

Ryu: Ok, does anyone have questions about this?

All of them didn't answer as he only took this as a cue to leave and Kallen can only watch in disgust and fear of seeing her crush becoming something she despise the most, corrupted person.

Kallen: 'Otto... What have you become for going to such an idiotic goal?!'

*Season 1 final opening plays*

Flashback before VD makes her move

Meanwhile, in the Hyperion, they are being debriefed about their mission as the three girls are riding a transport ship sending them to the landing point near the objective.

Himeko: Ok, 2nd Lieutenant Kiana I have good and bad news to share while you ride towards your landing point. What do you want to hear first?

Kiana: Umm... Bad news?

Himeko: Ok, bad news first. A powerful Honkai spike was detected in New Zealand yesterday. As if it wasn't already bad enough, before the Honkai spike it just received an anonymous warning from someone belonging to Celestial Being.

Kiana: Wait, Celestial Being?! The one Y/n is in?! I thought he was part of us!

Himeko: Yes, exactly. Y/n has escaped from our grasp two times, we will get him and capture his whole technology this time! He managed to pack his whole tech, battlesuits, and inventions from the school to his ship.

Kiana: Damn! Here I thought he was a good guy!

Himeko: Kiana, focus! Now the good news is we managed to record enough data that could prove useful for all Valkyries in the Schicksal and St. Freya.

Kiana: Ok, how is this related to our mission?

Himeko: The battlesuit's software all of you have are prototype it could still be defective compared to his original. Also, the Hyperion is furnished with sensors capable of locating the gem.

Kiana and the girls surveyed the prototypes they were talking about. Raiden has a replica of GN-Tachi, Bronya has a replica prototype of GN Bazooka II of Seravee and Kiana has the gun shape design of GN Sword in RIfle mode, but the ammo is bullets coated in anti-Honkai coating.

Himeko: Now back to the mission briefing; the Gem of Desire went missing after the explosion, find it and bring it back.

As soon as she said the mission task, the door opened and the Valkyrie squad deployed and started scouting the area and corners of each alley. Making sure that nothing is wasted, they remain on alert in case any Honkai beasts are hiding around in the place.

They didn't notice though that a silhouette was watching them and its eyes were intently watching them. Its face was covered by her hood and her blue eyes shone behind her shadowed face as strands of purple-red hairs were standing on her.

Kiana stopped for a bit and turned at a tall building's rooftop only to see her eyes that no one was there and if there ever was, she wasn't sure whether it was an Honkai or not. But then she was called out by Mei and Bronya that they found the gem. This was heard by VD who contacted her teammates to update her current report.

VD: The Valkyries found the gem, what should we do?

Ryu: Stand by for now, keep an eye out for them and the surroundings. We may have blown the lab a bit too much but I wonder if this would get any group's attention Schicksal and us.

VD: Understood, I'll keep you posted.

She ended the call as she silently hopped on rooftops and hiding spots to watch their moves. Even if she's being noticed by Kiana's Herrscher genes, her stealth has always been exceptional, making her unnoticeable by Kiana's dark side.

Then when they found who it was, it was just a young girl bandaged up and had something on her foot, and it was the Herrscher Gem of Wind. But this causes her to be unable to walk, so she is found in a wheelchair and begins rescuing her. The squad suggested that the gem should be removed to be able for Wendy to walk again, but this was denied making them disappointed.

However though as they go to their rendezvous coordinates, VD notices her veins on her right arm glowing meaning the Honkai energy is rising somewhere.

 Kiana: Hey, Aunt Himeko, is Hyperion ready?

Himeko: Stop, calling me that! Kids these days... Stay where you are and get ready to board.

Bronya: Wendy... sorry...

Wendy: It's fine Bronya. You did nothing wrong.

Himeko: Wait, hold on. Honkai energy reactions detected.

VD: 'Wait, can it be...'

Hyperion Nav: Wait, the readings are off the charts! 1500... 2000... It keeps rising!

Himeko: Kiana... You- break- up... Coms are- *shuts out*

But soon the source was found on none other than the paralyzed girl herself.

Wendy(HoW): 2000, huh... With this power, I won't need two shots to crush Hyperion!

Mei: Ms. Wendy, what are you talking about?

But then the realm was suddenly changed as all of them were sent into the reality marble of the Herrscher inside Wendy, Herrscher of Wind.

Wendy(HoW): You hypocrites! I hate you... I hate ALL Of you! I can't wait *eyes glowed teal green* TO KILL ALL OF YOU!

The wheelchair was destroyed as her back sprouted its Wings of Winds with the Wind Currents surrounding her under her command.

Wendy(HoW): Hahahahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Himeko from the Hyperion watched as it happened before her eyes the awakening of the Herrscher.

Himeko: This Honkai energy level... Wendy, did you harness its power, or did you fall under the will of Honkai inside it!?

But suddenly their footage crashed due to a figure sonic boomed towards Wendy and kicked her far from the Valkyries' location. Theresa comes in to see what happened.

Theresa: What's going on, our systems just crashed for a second there.

Himeko: Something just kicked Wendy far from Kiana's location! They're still tracking it and it looks like they've ended up in Auckland.

Theresa: What's happening... Why are there confusing interventions all around the place?

Theresa said this because the Schicksal HQ, Cocolia's Anti-Entropy, and St. Freya have picked up multiple news outlets of Schicksal employees and Valkyries, including the Anti-Entropy personnel who worked under their own "hateful bosses" in Y/n's opinion, have criminal backgrounds.

Involving cruel experimentations and illegal dealing and trades of possession of weapons of possible mass destruction with confidential details such as the victims of Otto's experimentation and their history.

This of course caused a massive protest on the main Schicksal HQ because everything connects to the Headmaster and everyone began to be skeptical about St Freya, which Y/n had to for the world to see how Theresa's grandfather has become a mad man. 

Theresa hasn't spoken to the masses about it including the St. Freya. But back to Kiana's squad as they contacted Hyperion of what happened.

Kiana: Wendy's gone... Someone just kicked her face and they went far away...

Himeko: Report this to HQ. Dispatch S-rank Valkyries to capture her.

Bronya: The Bronya does not think Wendy will hurt anyone.

Himeko: We can't afford the risks. She has Herrscher powers, her mind and ego might've been corrupted by the Honkai.

Kiana: I trust Wendy, too. Back in Nagazora, Mei was also controlled by the Honkai, but she managed to resist it!

Mei: Kiana's right. We can restore Wendy if we help her.

HoW gets up in anger at her abrupt awakening after someone kicked her face. This someone was below her who looking at her with no words but only a cold and emotionless presence.

HoW: Who are you?!

VD didn't said anything as she unsheathed her sword which it was a black sword with green blade releasing a familiar aura and power. HoW was surprised by the sword's power as she gripped her hands hard as the wind currents grew stronger from her emotion.

HoW: How?! How do you wield such a disgusting weapon that has my POWER INTO IT?!

HoW didn't hesitate as she started to attack her which like wind, VD dodged them and each of their winds they wield and command clashed each other as Wendy cannot make swords like it and VD cannot wield it properly like its previous owner but she can back it up with her agility.

VD launches it's flying swords at the herrscher as she throws rocks at the flying swords to intercept it. After that, they return once more to clashing each other's wind blades.

Flashback end

Present

The Valkyries are plowing their way through the honkai Beasts as they reach where they were told that a massive wind was found in Auckland where Wendy and VD is. But Himeko returned to tell bad news.

Himeko: Bad news girls, HQ just tagged Wendy as the 4th Herrscher and the other is Durandal is on its way towards Wendy to capture her and if possible capture her enemy for processing.

Kiana: S-rank Valkyrie? Hah. I would have loved to spar with them in school, but this is definitely not the time to meet them!

Himeko: S-rank Valkyrie Durandal. She's clad in black armor and wields a massive lance. Word is that she's the most powerful S-rank Valkyrie we have. Probably powerful than Y/n. Another bad news. Schicksal satellites picked up 5 aerial battleships flying across the Pacific. Exact location unknown.

Mei: Another battleships? Could that be Anti Entropy or Celestial Being?!

Himeko: Who else?! Alright girls, give up your search if you run into Anti- Entropy. I'm not losing any of you on this senseless chase.

But unknown their coms were being listened by Celestial Being whom Eula just silently thought to herself.

Eula: 'Theresa, you really didn't know who runs those platoon of Anti-Entropy, aren't you?!'

Eula in her Astraea form, she boosts herself further as she's heading towards where VD is now.

VD continues to attack HoW and manages to get the upper hand as she uses her own finisher. She let the sword's blade shatter as each shatter has formed into multiple blades as she sprouted her dragon wings powered by the sword.

She flies incredibly fast as each sword shards are hitting HoW multiple times as the Valkyries arrived and saw the fight as VD reveals herself to Wendy who was shocked of who it is, it was Bella who's ready to kick her back down to the ground.

Bella: SEIYA!!!!!

Wendy: GAAAAAGH!!!

Bella kicked back to the ground destroying the reality marble. The Valkyries and Hyperion watched in awe of the fight's climax. The shards then returned to the sword as the Sword revealed it's name when Bella thought about it.

Bella: 'So this is the surface of the Mist Sentinel's power, one of the Edicit Edge lineup...'

Wendy then gets up as she was tired and have bruises all over her face and she looks in anger as she sees Kiana and the rest.

Wendy: You girls don't know when to give up, do you?! And you, how dare you humiliate me with that pathetic power!

Wnedy's power suddenly sky rocketed as Bella only covers her face as she sees Wendy and her body is not even fazed by it.

Kiana: Hey, that's my line!

Mei: Wendy please trust us. You're not yourself. Honkai is misleading you!

Bronya: Wait, Subject Kiana. Bronya wants to talk to subject Wendy.

Wendy: No!I don't want to talk with you, Bronya!

Bronya: Bronya remembered a younger sister named Seele back in the orphanage. Subject Wendy reminds me of her. Seele was strong and kind, like subject Wendy. Seele was corrupted by Honkai, but she fought hard and got herself back. Bronya endured a lot of pain during the modifications, and still suffers to this day... But there is hope. Bronya understands subject Wendy's pain. Bronya knows subject Wendy can overcome this pain. Do not give up, Bronya believes in you.

Bella: You're still you, Wendy! That thing lingering in your head doesn't get to decide what you would your life be! It's you! So come on, fight it!!

Wendy's mood went down as she looked at Bronya who seemed to be a different person instead as it was a man who was crying longing for his daughter to be reunited with his hands seeking out to her. Wendy then started to calm down as she talks to Bronya and Bella.

Wendy: I... I trust you, too, Bronya, Swordswoman... I wanted to see someone else too. I have hopes that I can reunite with my father. Alright! I'll give myself another chance!

Wendy's form began to fade as she returns to what she was originally as she lay to the ground with Bronya catching her.

Mei: Great! Wendy came back to us.

Kiana: Pfew. That was really close. Alright, back to the Hyperion. We're all kick-ass Valkyries. If you get controlled by Honkai again, I'll defeat you in no time.

Bronya: Don't worry, subject Wendy. Bronya will take you home.

Wendy: Bronya, can I sit on your robot again? Can I?

Bronya: No problem. Project Bunny: activate!

Bronya helps Wendy sit on the robot but then Bronya's movement was stopped and Bella noticed this and Bella's quantum brainwaves acted up as she hears a voice in Bornya's head.

Cocolia: Bronya, your Matushka commands you to recover the 4th Herrscher. The 4th Herrscher is an important test subject. We can't let Schicksal get hold of her. We must destroy her if we can't get her back.

Bronya: No... No!!!

Kiana: Bronya, what wrong?!

Bronya: Please, Kiana... take Wendy!!

Wendy: Eh?!

Bornya: You need to run while I can still hold it back-!

Cocolia: You rebellious little brat.

No matter. You can't fight it. By the highest level of authority: Delay the 4th Herrscher if you can't defeat it. Our main forces will be here shortly.

Kiana and everyone else saw Bronya throwed Wendy at Mei as Bornya was starting to scream in pain and clutching her head and body as her blood curdling screams was heard loudly in the coms. Himeko and Theresa saw this in shock as Eula only arrives when she backed away from an AE mech.

Eula: What's happening?

Bella: Things just gone bad. Real bad.

Bronya's body began to tear itself apart as it spawns another mech limbs from her body adn her voice was changed.

Bronya: By the highest level of authority: Project Bunny, switch to attack mode. Target: 4th Herrscher.

Bronya started to attack Kiana but it was blocked by Eula's sword which she was still in Astraea form as Wendy was in shock.

Wendy: Bronya...? Why did you attack us? Everything you told me was a lie was it?

Eula: For the love of- Wendy, you get out of here!

Wendy: You attacked your own friends...

Wendy's power was suddenly awakened as her face was turned into a rage as she only bellowed these words.

Wendy: I won't ever forgive you... for attacking your own friends!!!!

Wendy begun attacking Bronya as she gave relentless attacks as the Gundam Meisters are busy attacking AE mechs. As Kiana and Mei tried to calm her down and try to reason with it but they are all fall deaf on Wendy's ears. But then it suddenly changed as Cocolia intervened.

Cocolia: What a pity, I've got no more time for you all! All tactical mechs, invisible mode off! Target the 4th Herrscher!

The mechs suddenly fired their weapons in one shot and all over her body as she was knocked out immediately.

Mei: No way! One hit and the Herrscher went down!

Cocolia: These new powers on the tactical emchas are something else! Well I have to thank you for wearing her down first. Oh, I almost forgot- there's another Herrscher right here. Bronya, capture the 3rd Herrscher for me.

Bronya?: Yes, Matushka.

Mei: Huh?

Kiana: Mei! Bornya!

Mei was knocked out also as Bornya aimed the barrel at Kiana.

Bronya: Raiden Me has been apprehended. One target remains.

Kiana: W-Why?

But then she heard explosions and two red glows as Belll and Eula entered their battlesuit's Trans-Am mode as they tear through the mechs.

Bronya: Schiksal troops detected, approaching high velocity.

Cocolia: Hmph! You got lucky this time! All units, retreat!

As Eula and Bella tries to reach to Bronya they were all teleported as Eula can only scream in rage and failure.

Bella: Command, we lost Wendy, Bronya got controlled and was locked out. Cocolia pulled the string and kidnapped Mei also.

A loud thud was heard and it was Y/n who punched metal wall near him which made his knuckle bleed a bit.

Y/n: Damn it! Return to Ptolemy, Schicksal are coming and make sure say to Kiana she must return to Hyperion if she want to rescue her friends fast!

Bella: Roger. *stares at Bella* Kiana Kaslana, you may know me but let me reassure you, I'm only here for Wendy's safety and return to her parents. We have the same goal. Now return to Hyperion and patch up. We're going to save her and bring your friends back.

Bella and Eula have launched out leaving Kiana immediately as they will go to where Y/n knew they taken them, ME Corp. Himeko was already late by the time she arrived.

Kiana was the only one she managed to rescue, while both Mei and Wendy were taken by AE Cocolia's troops Kiana has no choice but to return to St. Freya and devise a plan to rescue Mei with the help of the two teachers.


Meanwhile, at ME Corp, Yae Twins are now assigned on guard duty as they saw the two Herrschers brought into their respective lab. Their IDs are made by the guards themselves as their faces are covered by sunglasses, making them unknown to everyone what they truly look like.

Flashback

Guard 1: Say, bet 100 grand if madam boss isn't here

Guard 2: I bet 50k if she's arriving late.

But suddenly they heard a loud clattering in the toilet room.

Guard 2: Who's that?

Guard 1: I don't know but I'm gonna check it out.

The guard just went in as he looked with his flashlight on, but then he saw two fiery clothing waving in the room, as he went to check he only saw his inevitable as a giant flaming blue cat pounced on him. His screams aren't heard because his mouth is covered by Matatabi and Gyuki strangling him until he's incapacitated.

The tailed beasts then pulled him as a pink glow suddenly shined and this didn't go unnoticed by the other guard as he yelled out.

Guard 2: Hey man. Are you okay there?

The guard's curiosity just ate him and decided to check it out but upon entering the toilet room, he was immediately horsekicked by Kokuo and started to suffocate on the sand made by Shukaku. After that he was knocked out and another flash of pink appeared as the two-tailed beasts were sucked back into the light disappearing.

As the twins came out of the toilet, with new clothes on and sunglasses wearing on their eyesight, the guards from before were tied up in the bathroom with nothing but shirts and underwear.

Flashback end

The former guards were in a room where their skins were thinned, their eyes shrank like they'd seen the horror of someone's pain and agony, and their mouths were open with their saliva drooling out from their mouths.

As the guards and scientists are bringing each in the two see Cocolia looking at them, observing and reading their thoughts.

Cocolia: I've never seen you two before in this place. Who are you?

The disguised twins didn't say anything as they were only steadfast and only saluted Cocolia making her look confused but what she could see from their eyes behind the goggles were just emotionless people who begged for justice on Schicksal.

Cocolia: *smirks* I see you want revenge against the Schicksal, then you've found the right place. Welcome aboard, rookies.

Cocolia just passed by them as the lab doors were now about to shut when a notification popped up on their contact lens. This means the second phase of Protocol: Everbreath can now begin.

At the Hyperion squad, the rescue team is ready for their mission. Theresa leads the team from the Hyperion ship while Himeko and Kiana are on the ground to make her plan happen and be successful.

Theresa: Kiana, ME corp is up ahead. Ready to break in?

Kiana: Of course. *realizes* Eh? Why is Theresa leading this operation? Where's Aunt Himeko?

Himeko: I heard that, young lady! I won't let you off that easily if I hear that again! ME Corp is a very dangerous place so I'm coming in with you on the other side of the building. If you went in all by yourself, you'd be dead already as you take one step inside.

Kiana: Thank heavens, Himeko! Wait no, I can't thank you enough.

Himeko: Just keep smiling. Alright, wipe that disgusting grin off your face. I'll settle for a thank you. Gosh!

Theresa: Alright, enough chit-chat for now. Here's the mission briefing. Our intel department confirmed Mei, Bronya, and Wendy captured by Anti-Entropy are now being imprisoned in the ME Corp HQ building.

Theresa gears up her weapon Oath Judah in case something goes wrong as she continues explaining.

Theresa: Unfortunately, Schicksal is not prepared to declare war on Anti-Entropy yet. We shouldn't be put up with this crap anyway! Our primary goal is to infiltrate the building, rescue our Valkyries, and do pissing stuff towards them along the way.

Kiana: Understood!

Himeko: "Pissing stuff towards them along the way"... Sister Theresa, you sound as if-

Theresa: I know I have to use a harsher and harder word for that. Anyway, Major Himeko and I will be joining in this mission. But the HQ building is heavily guarded. Scout the perimeters and find a way in.

Himeko just shrugged and Kiana just snorted from this. The two now move forward as they will get their friend back and retrieve the lonely child who was involved for such cruel purpose of one fool.


But as they're about to scout the tunnel that was sealed by a blast door, it exploded making the girls yelped in surprise and aimed their weapons at it. But only to see the guard badly beaten bruised and bloody as it only utters its last word before being considered out of commission.

Guard 4: Who... are those girls... How are they this strong with such... power...

The guard was now dropped to the ground as the girls looked behind him to see exploded fires and guards met the same fate as the former. They were shocked at this and didn't expect it to happen the same to them.

Himeko: What the heck am I looking at...?

Theresa: This kind of destruction... but beating the guards and not killing them immediately... No doubt, it's Celestial Being. They're here to take Mei and Wendy, you need to move fast!

Kiana: Already on it!

Kiana and Himeko immediately sprinted through and entered the opened fire exit door.


In the containment facility where Wendy is held, the guards have now extracted the gem from her as she is panting from the pain.

Scientist: Madam Cocolia, we have the gem safe in our hands.

Cocolia: Good, bring it to me with great care.

Scientist 2: What about the girl?

Cocolia: She's no use to us. Kindly dispatch her, please.

Scientist: *grins* As you wish.

The scientists immediately aimed their guns at the weakened child as she just panting in pain and could not speak. But from her eyes,, a tear was formed and the tear dropped to the floor and made a small sound of drop.

The scientist heard a powerful sound and right behind them were the Yae twins they held each other's hand out and formed a small powerful purple orb the guards had nothing to say but only gasp as their pain was ended quickly and swiftly.

This made the girl see them a bit, due to her eyes being blurry and watery.

Rin: Shh... Don't move and keep it quiet. We're bolting you out of there.

She can see how Rin deactivates the exterior shielding from her cuffs as Sakura uses the twin GN battle blades to cut them all off.

Wendy: Who... are you?

Sakura: You could say that we're once Herrschers too.

This made Wendy gasped a bit but flinched from the pain and they saw her foot slowly healing due to their power reacting and affecting her. They can see the scars all over her body now being healed as it only left a small mark.

Wendy: What happened? I feel so much better now.

Rin: Long story, bestie.

Wendy: Bestie?

Sakura: Ah, don't mind her word for now. We need you to do something for us. Of course, this is for your safety and your newfound friends. Okay?

Wendy: O-Okay.


As the girls continued to run through the endless slaughter.

Kiana: I can't believe Celestial Being would cause this much...! Is this Y/n's true nature?!

Himeko: We can't be sure for certain... Celestial Being is under him meaning he has control of it.

Bronya: He doesn't, Major Himeko.

Then they aimed their weapons towards her as Kiana just calmed down but Himeko didn't as it remained pointed to Bronya's emotionless eyes.

Bronya: Clam down, subject Kiana, Major Himeko. ME corps is heavily guarded but Bornya can help you find Mei and if possible, Wendy too.

Kiana: Awesome! We've been trying to do that for ages!

Himeko: Wait! We can't trust her! Mei was captured because Anti-Entropy controlled her. Isn't it rather suspicious that she came looking for us now?

Bronya: Trust Bronya, Major Himeko. Bronya wants Mei and Wendy rescued.

Kiana: Himeko, I don't think Bronya is being controlled right now. I bet Bronya wants to rescue Mei as well.

Theresa observed and performed a thorough scan on her and found no trace.

Therese: Alright, since you girls are so adamant about this... Screw it. Count me in as well.

Bronya: She's in C7 of the building. Follow Bronya.

They then followed Bronya's lead and found where Mei was being held as they entered, Bronya continued to guide them.

Bronya: Bronya is sending you the building prints. Mei is held in the labs on Floor 3. Bronya will be there to open the lab doors. Hurry. The researchers are preparing to surgically remove the Herrscher core from Mei.

As they ran through and entered, they saw the captive Mei unconscious and clamped by restraints floating her.

Kiana: Mei-senpai.

Himeko: Looks like she's here.

But suddenly the lab doors closed behind them and Kiana just realized.

Kiana: Wait! The gate behind us just closed! This IS a trap, after all! There's no turning back!

Cocolia: I keep hearing "Kiana the idiot", but it seems you're pretty vigilant at times.

Kiana: That voice... You're the one controlling Bronya?!

Theresa: Cocolia, you hag! Where are you?!

Cocolia: Didn't expect Schicksal to send the big shots here. Your reputation as a great Valkyrie precedes you, but I didn't expect you to walk into this obvious trap.

Theresa: Tsk. People say you're a sly fox. And you ARE! The bait was too good for us to pass up on.

Himeko: Though walking into a trap isn't exactly ideal, it HAS made things simpler. We'll just barge our way into the labs, rescue Mei, and tear down ME Corp on our way out.

Cocolia: Hmph. You sure know how to blow your horn, girl.

Himeko: Then you'll find that blow of this "girl" is going through your cleavage and your bloody heart soon!

Cocolia: Oh really? Can you say the same to Bornya?!

But suddenly the controlled Bronya arrived. The controlled Bornya summoned the Gundam imitation types. They managed to dodge them and destroy the power core and remote control chips. The weapon from Bronya suddenly fired at Himeko and Theresa, knocking them back pretty far despite blocking the attack, leaving Kiana standing against her.

Kiana: Give me back Mei, you hag!

Cocolia is using Bronya's body as a puppet to mimic her movements from her little hideout.

Cocolia: Humph, you people have no idea what the TRUE value of a Herrscher is! Once we figure out how Herrschers control natural forces, human technology will advance by leaps and bounds! Now, Bronya, do you Matushka a favor... KILL THEM!

Kiana: Bronya, don't listen to her! Wake up!

Bronya's rifle is charged up and ready to be fired as she aims it right at Kiana. But suddenly her right eye glitched and suddenly glowed gold with white streaks and a cross-hair appeared on her pupil as her right hand moved on its own and gripped her left arm.

Bronya: The Bronya lost her parents at a very young age. For the Bronya Ms. Cocolia is her Matushka. Or at least it was. But Bronya met Mei and she has always treated Bronya kindly like Bronya's parents. Bronya remembers her parents before Ms. Cocolia. The father is a master marksman and the other is a gentle but tough mother.

Bronya's left arm suddenly moved and both of her arms are now moving on her personal decision. As she gritted her teeth in resistance to Cocolia's control of her.

Bronya: The Bronya remembers one of their words to me. Bronya's way of life... doesn't get to be decided by others and use me. So that's why, I've had enough of this, Cocolia!

Cocolia and Kiana's eyes widened as they saw Bronya's fingers dug deep into her head Bronya's eyes glaring, gritting her teeth, and screamed in pain as the adrenaline kicked in and removed a biocontrol chip.

Cocolia: Are you kidding me?! That chip was implanted in your brain! Are you trying to kill yourself?!

Bronya: I value Mei's life more than myself! You don't control me! I'M THE ONE!

The robots and every Gundam imitation are destroyed. Bronya's eyes now glow green but the white streaks and the crosshair are still in her pupils.

Bronya: My name is Bronya R. Dylandy. The daughter of the greatest marksman and the silver wolf of the greatest mother. I. AM. A GUNDAM MEISTER!!!!

Bronya's robot changed into what it looked like, a complete model and functioning half-body design of Gundam Cherudim. She fires its GN Sniper Rifle in Assault mode and pistols with her hands and the robot wielding the rifle. She blasts everything making everyone duck down as she screams her anguish and despise at Cocolia, destroying the lab and destroying the restraints.

After the massacre, the girls saw the destruction and they saw Bornya cradling Mei in her arms as she looked at the girls of the Hyperion team.

Bronya: Go... Take Mei and get out of here... I've removed and crushed the bio chip... Cocolia, one last words to you...! Somebody is now going for your head...!

Bronya was now unconsious as they saw her head bleeding badly as Mei saw this and was horrified along with Kiana and the others.

Kiana: Bronya!!!

Cocolia didn't get what she meant but soon found out when she saw the roof busted open and something heavy landed making the whole building shake. When Cocolia uncovered her face she saw what, or who was standing before her.

Eula: I've been waiting for a long time...witch. WHERE ARE YOU?!

As this is happening, Mei is finally waking up as she sees Bronya with her head bleeding on the ground and Himeko cradling her in her arms.

Kiana: Mei, wake up! Wake up, please!

Mei: Where... Where am I? *sees Kiana's face clearing up* Kiana...

Kiana: Thank goodness, you're finally awake!

Mei: What happened? Why is Bronya's head bleeding?!

Kiana: Bronya... She took the risk of injuring herself fatally to get you back... but at the cost of her being in a coma.

Cocolia: Damn it! You were my daughter! How could you-

Eula: She was never yours to begin with, you Russian witch!

They can hear the commotion from Cocolia's side. But they are surprised to hear Eula's voice despite her voice alteration module on her Gundam Astray distorting it.

Mei: That voice... It's Eula. What is she doing here?

Himeko: Heh, even the most powerful people in this place couldn't enslave our minds. We should get out of here, Eula is settling her score with her. It might be the reason why she joined Y/n's faction.

Cocolia: None of you are leaving this place, alive!!!

But suddenly, the floor erupted as the building exploded, and everyone was frightened. The police started calling all units to secure the perimeter, raid the building, and investigate. The girls all coughed up from the smoke and saw Astray Eula jumping back after a sound of metal clashing in the smoke.

Kiana: Eula-senpai, what is going on?!

But then they saw the smoke in front of them vanishing too and saw the red glowing mech that Cocolia was piloting. A giant 20 ft. Anti-Entropy Cocolia mech staring at the girls with its claws spinning.

Cocolia: You ungrateful brats! You should be thanking me that I'm solving this world's problems!

Eula: By using your daughters as your lab rats and slaves for your cause of "saving the world?" I don't think so. No more, the gentle girl Eula Lawrence you know is gone. My name is only IceAge, and nothing else! TRANS-AM FROST!

Eula's suit suddenly glows white-blue as the wind inside starts to suck around her and the temperature is drastically dropping. Her Gundam's eyes are glowing blue and crackling out with energy, her trans-am color begins to resonate with her body's color.

Himeko: We have to get out of here! She's finishing this with a massive blow!

Himeko and the other girls started to rush out of the complex as they watched Eula bombard Cocolia's mech with Ice-fused attacks from her swords and fists. She slid down from another big swing from Cocolia's mech and underneath it. She sliced it off and fired her Buster Sword in Rifle Form, damaging the connectors and power core, making spark multiple times and immobile. Cocolia is infuriated and humiliated by her previous adoption, but she never understood why she became like this because of her blinded goal.

Cocolia: I was supposed to be the successor of what the great Welt Joyce wouldn't achieve in his group! I REFUSE TO BE DEFEATED BY SOME MONGREL COPIES LIKE YOU!!!

Eula: Your heart grew cold, just like I did. But I have friends now that melt it, I only hope yours can be melted too one day.

Cocolia: RAAAAAAGH!!!!

The climactic fight ended in a flash with just one swing of her Buster Sword. The swing sliced the machine and the building in half, exposing the floor she's on and she vanishes from the smoke and the news outlet's view.

After a vengeful battle with a former family, the monstrous machine whom she bragged and named, Wotan is destroyed by Eula's cold-hearted combat. The girls of Schicksal finally got out safely of the building. The news outlets have reported the situation, revealing incriminating evidence of Cocolia's illegal activities behind Anti-Entropy's backs, and thus her contract with the organization was terminated.

But this victory costs greatly for Schicksal, Bronya has fallen into a comatose after removing her chip from her brain and also not being able to save Wendy in time. Even the medical experts in St. Freya couldn't do anything for the fatal damage Bronya had dealt.

The only thing that could cure Bronya's comatose would be St. Freya's central church which holds archives involving bio-tech Schicksal made is kept beneath it suitable for Broonya but she couldn't access it. And the other ones who know is Celestial Being, they're doing well despite the collateral damage they made in infrastructures. They are currently busy treating Wendy with the most advanced ELS-cellular regeneration treatment on her body.

Kallen: What now?

Y/n: She'll be ready as soon as we find out about Otto's move. Otto has gone quiet after that ruckus, I don't like it. Jona, you will infiltrate St. Freya and investigate the archives beneath Central Church. As we speak, I would guess this would attract the attention of Schicksal.

Kallen: And that's where I come in the Hyperion. But please Y/n, let me be the one to face off his elites. Knowing him he won't hesitate to take hostages and imprison all those girls after having enough knowledge to try and "resurrect" me.

Y/n: *sigh* I can't stop you at this point due to my preparations of 00 and Exia in the cargo. Okay, but please promise me, come back safe and alive. We don't want to see that perv's influence on you, okay?

Kallen: Hey, who do you think I am? I'm marked by the ELS, and you which means we're both bonded, physically and mentally.

Y/n: ...

Kallen notices this and starts blushing madly leaving him, in utter confusion because he already thought that he had somebody and was thinking of what's been happening to all the girls he's interacting with.

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