Raptor One – Chapter 4
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With my head still low and the awkward silence, Ammy shows a sad smile, clearly thinkin that I'm going to decline her offer of being marked, i have tought a lot about our situation and don’t mind breaking this stalemate I've made, but my inability to act fast has placed me in a dificult spot, so if I'm giving the decline vibe, let’s use to the maximum and see if i can reverse this situation.
I get up witth my head low and start walking to the roof top entrance, not saying a word until i get to the door where i stop, my back to Ammy, giving a side glance at her, dispirited form i finally open my mouth.
Silver - “What are you waiting for? You have until tomorow to prepare yourself.”
That simple statement is enough to sock Ammy back to reality as she looks at me with wide eyes.
Silver - ”Let’s go.”
Ammy - “Um!”
With a happy nod she rushes to catch her pace to mine as the situation became much more light hearted, so we go back to our class while talking to each other, clearly showing her high spirit.
As i sit back in my chair ready to ignore everything again i feel Ammy peeking at me, as i look her in the eyes, she blushes and return to talk with the girls, she’s really looking forward to it.
A very boring class later and I'm free to leave, finally, as i was walking out of the class Ammy stops me.
Ammy - “Alex, can we go back together?”
Silver - ”Da, but you know i have things to do today, this is a fight agains’t the time, you know?”
Ammy - “Susan-san still didn’t find out about your little project? How to you manage to distract her so much that she forget’s to sweep your room?”
Silver - “Simple, i just have some hidden porn with in depth analysis using medical knowledge, always get her attention, at the cost of some embarrassing pop quiz later.”
Ammy blush at my words, but shows interest at my situation as she knows I'm doing it to keep my two suitcases full of materials hidden from Susan, as i have use for those and don’t want to lose it.
As we walk our way home, we see someone unique in our way, i scowl imediately at the guy.
Silver - “Inquisitor.”
I say in a hostile tone, the Inquisitor don’t seen to mind my reaction.
Inquisitor - “Hello there Silver-kun, how is life today?”
I scowl at him and say nothing, after the incident a year ago this guy never gave me peace, always writing my life on his book.
Inquisitor - “Giving the cold sholder today i see, well, my presence displeases you that much? Anyway, some words got into my hears and I'm here to verify it, you are about to get marked right?”
Silver - “What this have to do with you?”
Our chat clearly got Ammy nervous, i don’t like to show hostility unless necessary, and this is not one of those times.
Inquisitor - “Well, boy, or should i call you guy now? Anyway, you remember a certain war maiden that you met last year? How did you call her again?”
Silver - “Hurricane Roberta.”
I say with a very perceptive frown, and Ammy face is showing disgust at remembering the memory.
Inquisitor - “Right, War maiden Roberta, Demi, clairvoyance type esper, now a tier 3 war maiden, after her encounter, and fights with you a year ago she started showing abnormalities after returning to the army, after further questioning she declared loud and clear that you are her captain, not only that but she also asked for a specific upgrade later, not only showing high compatibility with the rare type 2 war maiden implant but also stating she’d like to be in your care again.”
Ammy - “She what!? Why! Thats the same as...”
Inquisitor - “Yes, dear, it is what it says, abd biw that Silver-kun here is a adult, he is now as of today, officialy a tier 2 Captain, and the rules for war maiden captains, you are prohibited of getting marked, and the consequences are severe if you so desire to continue, welcome to the army Captain Silver, you have a week to prepare before you need to start training. See you next time.”
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With that bomb dropped, the Inquisitor just simply walks away, leaving me with my sharp teeth showing at his direction, anger and confusiom plastered on my visor as it glitch showing how perturbed i am, Ammy not doing any better, as she just got her marking session denied.
I force myself to become calm and continue my way back home with Ammy, her mood clearly worse, as the only thing she hates just became a motive to bother her, and change my life in the process.
I give Ammy a nod as i enter my house while Ammy goes to hers, Susan is on the sofa watching the news about the colony, so i just go directly to my room, i need to get the suitcases and get on my way before Susan notices me, the cases have some weight so i end making sound getting it out of their hidden spot as i knew this could happen i left the window open so i can jump off before Susan storms my room.
Susan – “Alex, what are you doing now, you bundle of mischief.”
Silver - “Just getting some itens for a emergency task mama, talk later, bye!’
Susan - “Don’t you dare jump the window! Annnd he already did, well have a talk when you get back, just wait for it.”
Just hearing her words as i flee is enought to make wonder how the talk with her later is going to be, just hope the new limbs I'll hopefully bring back will dissipate her anger, this has gone long enough, and the new situation won’t let me finish my promise if i take this lightly, she also needs to know I'm conscripted, not sure how to say this to her, for now let’s focus on the actual objective now.
Taking a transport vehicle to the military division i go to the hangar bay where I'm stoped by guards, but showing my identity and asking to call Shin, the leader of Conqueror One, they easily let me pass, this area is mostly here to keep the damaged walkers that need repairs and maintenance, independent of division, be it guard, hunter or raider division, it has some time that i came here, now I'm here again to meet my old friend Shin, as i arrive at the mobile lab, getting some maintenance done, i see Shin supervising the operation and call in out.
Shin - “Hey there, Alex, good to see you well, hows life here in 22 alpha?”
Silver - “Da, good to see you alive too Shin, life been good, just going to get more frenetic after a week, anyway, I'm here to ask if i could use your advanced syntesizer?”
Shin - “Sure, just hope you at least got your license, don’t want to cover something that can be avoided.”
Silver - “Da, no worries, I'm a verified tier 4 engineer, so it’s okay, I'm going to get the cases ready, the new limbs I've got in mind will please your curiosity, want the blueprint later?”
Shin - “Sure, always good to have new technology when needed, now go do you job little fella, I'll open the entrance for you.”
With that done i get into the mobile lab, it looks the same as when i was rescued two years ago, i go directly to the syntesizer place the cases on top of it, plug the connection cable on my neck port and get the machine working on the new prosthetic limbs and a secure case for placong it, consuming all the materials and the cases in the process I'm finally done, took too much time, but the results are as i wanted, now i have a real looking left leg that looks identical to Susan’s leg, fur color and all, the right arm too, looking like a carbon copy of Susan arm, now just need to bring it home and plug it in.
With my job done i place the limbs in the newly printed suitcase, remove the cable from my neck and go out of the lab, give Shin a good bye and go on my way back home again, it takes some time and a lot of looks as i get home, but i manage to get right before sleeping time, right at the end of the 18 hour mark of the 24 hour, Susan is sitting in the Kitchen directly looking at me where the door should be, clearly not happy at my last stunt, and i still need to have a talk to her, so i place the suitcase in the table and sit right beside her, and get my upper ear pinched!
Silver - “Ow ow ow, Mama, stop! Let's talk this out! No violence!”
Susan - ”You midget, you dare run froom your mother just because of a task! You better have a good explanation or I'll pinch harder you mischievous fluffer!”
Silver - “OW OW, you’re already doing it! Stop! I consede, just open the case and you know what i was doing!”
Susan finally releases my sensitive ear and open the case, her angry face flips upside down in sock as she sees a carbon coby of her missing limbs she lost two years ago.
Susan - “Why did you do this, I'm well aware this cost a fortune in materials to order. That's why i didn’t want you running tasks left and right.”
Silver - “A promise is a promise, i don’t break one unless it’s unarcheavable, and the promise to get you new limbs was not one of those, go on, plug it in, i know you still feel phanton pain because of the missing limbs, the smell of pain medicine can’t be fully washed out of you this will help, the same as your old limbs, will even feel like it, minus the flesh pain.”
Susan looks me in the eyes, her expresion melowed out, and with a thank you she plug in the right arm, going in seanlessly and even looking like she never lost it, moving her new arm imediately like it never was lost shocks her as all prosthetics needs a retraining time, not this one, she calms down and remove her peg leg and plugs in the new one, now she looks intact, and that brongs a smile to me, as i see her walk as if nothing bad happened to her in the first place.
Susan - “Thank you Ales, dear, i never tought I'd be rid of this untill my death.”
She says, tearing up.
Silver - “Da, but i have bad news too, please sit.”
Susan places her old peg leg in the case and closes it before siting down and looking seriously at me.
Susan - “What happened?”
Silver - “Today was planned to become marked, but that inquisitor happeared, and forcefully conscripted me to the army as a tier 2 captain, and that’s a summary.”
Susan - “Wait, seriously? A Tier 2 captain? That one they call War maidens lover?”
Susan says massaging her temples, giving her new hands a good first use, yeah, I'd react the same after the fiasco that was last year.
Susan - “How much do you have untill you get called in?”
Silver - “A week, but i was not specified the division, so I'll try to get in the Walker division, but before that I'll need to get my dislike to human blood cured.”
Susan - “You are a really good medic, so i was asking myself what was keeping you of getting you all the way to tier 4 medic licence, so you have problem with red blood, why is that?”
Can’t say it’s becaause of past life, so let’s use some memories I've got here.
Silver - “Remember the time we got ambushed by the Bulldozer cockroach? To save you i needed to slice at you and the blood splash on the vat did not help me, after that i just plain out avoided conflict all togheter so i won’t get my hands bloodied again.”
Susan - “What you did was a needed action to save a life, don’t let it keep your talent grounded in the dirt, remember the emotion when you saved me, use it to counteract your worries as you use it to save more lifes, so what do you say?”
Silver - “Da, I'll do the medic examination tomorrow.”
A way to make this spilling blood in my hands stop flowing? Sure, I'm in, unless it’s a killing order that is.
Susan - “That’s my lil fluffer! Now go rest, you need the energy for tomorrow.”
I nod as i leave the kitchen directly to my room, things are going to get hectic fast, so i need to make do with the last time of peace i have, with that i lay on my bed and go to sleep...