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Hokuto, Ginga and I are currently in a playground watching planes carrying buildings to rebuilt the destroyed area... Sometimes the technological state of this world puzzles me. Not that I am very technological savvy in my previous life because of my up bringing... In my previous life that is.
“Seriously not only you are our new neighbour, you also are also a transfer student in our class! What’s with you?” To be fair the timing is rather suspicious but judging by his confused look he also have no idea what is happening. It’s almost like fate.
“What do you mean by that? What’s with you then?” Hokuto shot back as they scrutinised each other ah elementary school banter how witty... Further boosted by the fact we are in a playground. But yesterday was really a crazy day for us.
“I wonder how we got into that place yesterday...” we paused as we realised we all spoke out loud. Huh we are strangely in sync... It’s been like this since yesterday...
“So what are you guys going to do?” Hokuto asked
“About?” Ginga... You're a bit slow.
“Hoshimi Amusement Park.” Hokuto replied looking and sounding a bit impatient...
“Well... I am curious about the entrance to that place again.” The secret elevator was really interesting after all.
“Eh don’t tell me you two are going back there?”
“Why aren’t you curious Ginga?”
“Well yeah of course I have been thinking about it all this time! But going back there cost 1200 yen for us elementary student!” That’s not too... Okay maybe that's a lot for a elementary kid.
Hokuto just shrugged before pulling out a card. “I can lend it to you.” I can’t help but burst into laughter as Ginga glared at him. Hokuto the su-
“Its fine, You kids don’t need to worry about that.” A man called out... Wait wasn’t he the guy at the stadium yesterday? “Izumo Ginga-kun, Kusanagi Hokuto-kun, Haruki Tenma-kun. I'm here to pick you up.” He said while doing a mock salute. Huh... He is still wearing the purple tux he wore yesterday. But first thing first.
“Who are you?” I subtly moved so that I was in front of Hokuto and Ginga, while I doubt he is a pervert or someone intending to hurt us one can never be too careful. “I am Susumu Kirakuni, I am with the police.” He showed us his badge and ID and I made sure it was legitimate. “Come on I'll give you guys a ride home, I need to speak with your parents as well.” Huh another coincidence my mom is off work today... Though why do I have a bad feeling about this.
We got onto his car and he drove towards the direction of our house. “Is this about yesterday?” He saw us going into the Gear Fighters and yet there were no news about us that would mean whatever organisation he is from know about the robot and for some reason decided not to disclose that information.
“Yes something along the lines but it would better if we talk later... Actually I would like to ask... how did you get the white robot.” While he asked casually I can see his eyes narrowing from the mirror... It’s best to act dumb I guess. “I... don’t actually know... Gaia called out to me and gave me instructions to call him with the white device.” Oh yeah I left that device in Gaia I wonder if it’s still there.
“Its name is Gaia?”
“Yeah Gear Fighter Gaia.” The man hummed in acknowledgement before focusing on driving.
Is there listening devices on this vehicle... I think there might be a camera to- “Tenma-kun are you alright?” Hokuto whispered to me. Huh... I must have looked tense dammit they will suspect something and Hokuto, I am pretty sure they can hear you thou- actually that might be a good thing.
“Just a bit worried, I mean he could be a pervert or a kidnapper with a convincing ID and badge.” I whispered back with the same volume as Hokuto. Hokuto looked horrified and from the corner of my eyes our “pervert/kidnapper” twitched in annoyance. I suppress the urge to smirk while maintaining a concerned face.
“Do you think so?” Ah now Ginga is whispering to me, he looked horrified as well... Kinda feel bad for scaring them now but hey if it makes them more cautious about going into strangers' car I will count that as a win.
“Don’t you think it’s weird for a police to wear a purple Tux and not drive a police car-“ “I assure you that I am not a pervert or a kidnapper I am really with the police.” He was gritting he teeth as he spat this out. Wow we really tick him off huh.
“That’s what a pervert or kidnapper would say!” Ginga exclaimed and even Hokuto looked worried now.
Luckily for him we reached Hokuto's house which was the meeting place I suppose and we alighted from the car... A little bit too fast in alighting the car.
“Kusanagi-san, konichiwa.” Ginga and I greeted Hokuto’s mother before moving to sit with Hokuto on one of the boxes. Huh looks like they haven’t finish moving.
Ginga's mother arrived with Ginga's sister while my mother arrived as well. Susumu-san introduced himself.
“T-the Police!?” Ginga's mom exclaimed in disbelieve while my mother just looked at me confused.
“That’s what he said but...”
“He doesn’t look like one right?” Ahaha maybe I made them a little too suspicious.
I smiled at my mom to tell her that it was alright and she smiled back as well before looking back at Susumu-san stuttering horribly... Looks like they didn’t establish a good enough cover story... How competent are they again?
Well anything he wanted to say was cut of as Ginga's mom turned towards Ginga and glared at him clenching her fist. “Kora! GIN! Now you've done it! You finally did something so big the police had to intervene!?” Ginga was extremely terrified and looked ready to bolt while Hokuto was taken aback and was also slightly terrified... Not that I blame him Ginga's mom is extremely terrifying. I sighed at this semi-regular occurance
She stomped forward and grabbed Ginga by his collar and even slightly lifted him up... See terrifying. “Who did you beat up this time? I already told you not to use the Shorynken for fighting!
“But I didn’t do anything!” Ginga denied the accusation... Like he always did before so of course his mother didn’t believe him. “Midori calm down. I doubt Ginga-kun will take it that far. The police must have come for some other reason.” My mother tried to defused the situation.
“But Suzuki! You never know with this kid! Remember all those times he come back hurt?! Why couldn't Gin be more like your Tenma-kun!” Ginga’s mom complained while Ginga glared at me from his position... Oi oi don’t drag me into this.
“Ten-chan is with him so I doubt he will let Ginga go that far.” “Haruki-san is right Izumo-san it’s not because of that that is police is her ne?” Hokuto's mom referred to Susumu-san
Susumu-san finally seem to snap out of his daze and a diffused the situation. “Y-yeah that’s right it’s actually the opposite.” Ginga's mom turned to him confused “the opposite?”
“In actually the police are here to talk about yesterday, our boys saved a little girl from yesterday’s attack.” Hokuto's mom explained. My mom nodded in understanding while Ginga’s mom started at Ginga in disbelief. “A little girl? Really?” Ginga pulled away and adjust his collar with a huff... While I stared at Hokuto's mom... How did she know about that? The so called “police” don’t even have a perfected cover story!
I tried to push this thoughts away as we followed Susumu-san back to his car again. Huh he managed to somehow bullshit his way through.
“Ginnn! Ten-nii! Have a safe trip! Remember to bring back souvenirs!” I waved back at Otome, Ginga's cute little sister, as I tried not to worry about what going to come.
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I honestly wonder why do people like secret elevators that much... To be fair it’s is efficient but still isn’t that a better place to hide a secret base rather than underneath a public area? Apparently the elevator we took was for exits only and there was another elevator in one of those decorative pipes in Hoshimi Amusement Park. As the elevator went down it revealed a hanger with the mechs being serviced upon.
“Its Dendoh/Gaia” we said it in unison again... I am suspecting a conspiracy but anyways... As the other stare at Dendoh in awe I took the time to observe Gaia...
Gaia... Now being in front of it... It’s easier separate myself from it. I shivered slightly as I recall to the time I first pilot it. It was terrifying the amount of... Anger and hatred Gaia had towards the invaders. It felt like I was slowly being overwritten... Almost as if Gaia was piloting me.
We reached a room... A command room from the looks of it. Operators everywhere a meeting table that looks like a screen... Though what is that huge bronze thing with a circular head? If I didn’t know better I would have that it was a peni-
“Director as requested I brought Kusanagi Hokuto-kun, Izumo Ginga-kun and Haruki Tenma-kun.” Susumu-san saluted to a older looking man in a white military uniform... Huh... Military directors here are old huh not like back then at-
“Good work!” he saluted back before turning to us giving us a friendly smile. “Well, it is glad to see you kids.”... they are definitely asking us to pilot the robot again... If not to experiment us... shit here probably be a esc- “I’m general director Shibuya, These two are our operator...” A old man in a lab coat and a young lady wearing a blue jacket and dress walked towards us. “...Asano-kun, and Dr Inoue.” Asano-san waved at us while Dr Inoue nodded at us prompting us to nod back... In unison again... I swear ther-
“Welcome to the command center of the Secret Organizations Gear.” “Eh?...EHH?” Another secret organisation??? What even is my life! Let me guess it’s another organization that protects humanity?! “Gear is a defence organization formed specifically to fight against the Gulfer.” Eh close enough.
“Gulfer?” Ginga asked.
“Its the guys that attacked us yesterday.” Susumu-san explained.
“Ai-chan!” he called out to Asano-san and she replied with an okay before tapping on her keyboard.
The screen flashed and showed yesterday's robot firing at the military jets. “You kids wouldn’t have known, but the invasion of the earth by the Gulfer mechanical empire was already foretold to us. The robot you two piloted yesterday, Dendoh, is our secret weapon for this war...”
Hokuto seemed to think that they were accusing them of something and immediately move to defend themselves. “ But we didn’t board it because we wanted to!” “That’s right! That robot suddenly grabbed us...” Ginga also moved to supporting Hokuto. The director tried to calm them down.
“We know it’s okay. Kirakuni! The Gear Commander please.” Susumu-san move to collect this “Gear Commander from his inner jack pocket. Huh... It’s like that white device just only blue and gold.
“Vega-kun also, you are already here, right.” The director called out. Suddenly a blonde woman jumped out of no where. “Hai!” she is wearing a cape and a mask that covers her upper face... She... Looks familiar. She took out and Black red Gear commander and walked toward Susumu-san and they connected both Gear Commander. They started glowing... This light... It’s mana?
“This time I want you guys to do it.”
“Hold it like the same way we did” Vega-san instructed. The light glowed brighter, almost blindingly bright. Ginga dropped his blue commander almost immediately and Susumu-san in his effort to save it hit his head against the table prompting Asano-san go giggle.
“What does this mean?” Hokuto asked... Mana is pouring out of there like crazy... And Hokuto and Ginga both don’t have Magical circuits there is no reason for it to glow brighter than them. “Dendoh can only be piloted by those that can make the Gear Commander glow... The strongest the light they emit the more power it will possess.” Vega-san explained. “From what I have seen the lower right now was at maximum!” Dr Inoue interjected.
“So what we are trying to say is that Dendoh has chosen you as it’s true pilots.” So Ginga and Hokuto are the chosen ones... Just like that? No other requirements?
“Why us?”
“We don’t know... The only one that can answer that question is Dendoh itself... I assume Gaia uses the same method?” Vega turned to me and all eyes are on me. Huh I knew it they had listening devices on the car or else they wouldn’t know Gaia's name.
“Yeah... The device looked identical to this... I left it in the cockpit I think.”
“There’s another problem Gaia's cockpit cannot be opened. So we couldn’t actually see the device... the design of Gaia is very different from Dendoh even if they run on the same power system.” Dr Inoue interjected. Huh... I closed my eyes as I concentrated... There is a link I think... I tugged at the link and suddenly a weight fell onto my hand. I opened my eyes to see Gaia's Gear Commander glowing brightly on my hands.
“What/EHH/H-how did you?” I scratched my head. “It felt like there was a string ties to it? So I just pulled... It helps since I am closer to it.” Dr Inoue looked like he wanted to ask more before the director interrupted. “In any case the only thing that we know is that for Earth... No, for the entire universe, the strength of the three of you is absolutely essential.”
“Our strength?” Ginga questioned “What can the three of us do?” Hokuto asked “Keep fighting against the Gulfer, together with Dendoh and Gaia.”
It took them a second before they exclaimed in shock. “EHHH?” This organisation... They are seriously going to allow kids to pilot Robots in a war?
“You must be joking!!” Hokuto immediately placed the Gear commander on the table as if it was on fire. “That’s impossible! I don’t believe it!” “Fight them? Does that mean we will be attacked again?” Ginga questioned. “There is no doubt about that.” Asano-san said before turning to her keyboard inputting some commands
“As you can see, the Gulfer have set up a base one the moon surface.” A video feed of the moon appeared with a... Castle that looks like a spiral? That’s the enemy base?
“So this Gulfer... What are they? And what are their objectives.” I asked. My first instinct was to list them as the same as Types. But they clearly do not have that much power...
“They are mechanical life-forms.” Dr Inoue answered.
“Their ultimate purpose is to eliminate the human race from the universe. They have already destroyed innumerable planets...” Vega continued... Multiple planets have already been fallen to them... The elimination of humans? There were humans on other planets?
There were so many questions on how they obtain this information as I am sure this age have yet to reach other planets...
“And we have to fight them?” Ginga questioned.
“No that’s absolutely impossible! We would never be able to do that! We are simply common elementary school students! How can you claim that we have the skills to go up against a mechanical empire.” Hokuto... It’s no longer about skills nor experience... It’s about potential... The world does not care for those that tries... They can about those that can... It’s an unfair place that will layer those that are not ready with unspeakable burden...
“Well yesterday we did defeat them.” Ginga... You are taking this a bit too lightly.
“Yes, that may be true, but I don’t think I will be able to do it again!”
“Really I think I can! I don’t know how, I don’t know why but we have been chosen right? Doesn’t that mean we are capable to do so?” Ginga you are really viewing too simplistically... Yet you aren’t wrong.
“But this is... What makes you think that we will be able to do it?!” Hokuto glared at him
“How would you know until we try it? You are all talk and no guts, you chicken!” Ginga glared right back.
“What? Why can’t you use your brain a little more? Talking like you don’t know how dangerous it is?”
“ I know! But we-“
“Enough!” Arguing like this is no going to help anyways. Both of them looked startled before staring at me...
“Ginga. Hokuto is right. It is dangerous and on the battlefield anything could happen, you shouldn’t decide for him or pressure him into doing it.” I admonished Ginga. While he has his heart in the right place he really should respect other people's choices.
“Hokuto, Ginga is also right. Dendoh must have chose you two out of everyone for a reason. You both must have a potential. So take your time and choose.” Hokuto also needs a bit more confidence in himself.
I turned towards the Director. “Director. If I agree to pilot the Gaia and work with you then for the time being there is no need for Dendoh to launch?”
“A-ah that's-“
“Wait a minute! Tenma since it’s so dangerous we need to back you up! I not letting you fight alone!” I know bu- Invaders!
“Tenma/Tenma-kun!” ah... I must have stumbled.
“Something is coming... Gaia is mad.”
Dr Inoue looked about to enquire more when suddenly the alarms rang.
“Moon: Detected Mechanical Beasts leaving the Rasenjo. They are about to enter the earth’s atmosphere. Calculated point of impact: urban area of Hoshimi district.” The screen shows the are of Hoshimi district.
“Dad!” Hokuto called out as he saw a reporter in a yellow shirt. Huh. So that’s his father.
“Director, the defence army requested the Dendoh to be deployed!”
“I’ll go!” I stated.
“I’m going too!”
“Ginga!”
“There’s no way I'm letting you go alone! I want to fight!” But... I stared at Hokuto... He seems to be in deep thoughts.
“I’ll go first see you guys later!” I moved to follow one of the soldiers and got into the hanger.
I walked up to Gaia... It’s calling me again. The cockpit opened and a line dropped down towards me. I grabbed it and it pulled me to it’s cockpit.
“After the Launch Gaia will go through the Catapult tube and after a short length underwater it will be airborne over the sea.”
“Gaia will then fly over there I suppose. Have the map system and operational systems connected with the command centre?” I remember how horrendous when bad connections with the command hub occur.
“Yup all systems green. You're good to go!” Well then it’s time to-
“Oi Tenma! We are going with you after all!” Ginga's face suddenly took over the right communication screen. Huh his in the cockpit already.
“Tenma-kun! Thank you for volunteering to protect me... But I've decided that I will fight... To protect this place!” Hokuto face appeared in the left communication screen. Huh he made up his mind quick... There was a reason why Dendoh chose him after.
I smiled.
“Well then let’s do our best!”
“We have equipped both Dendoh and Gaia with hyper battery so don’t need to worry about it running out.” Dr Inoue said.
We all recoiled in shock... Batteries?
“Eeeh? Dendoh runs on batteries” Hokuto exclaimed.
“Lame! In this day and age shouldn’t it be solar powered?”
“But then we couldn’t use it on rainy days...” Asano-san cut in “and night as well!”
“But couldn’t it be both?” I suggested.
“We were unable to equip it with both as we were not able to develop and larger scale solar grid. It would have reduced power capacity in Dendoh, Gaia as well.”
Gaia have reached the launching bad resistance shield have been equipped. Slightly bigger than expected as it is clearly meant for Dendoh.
I smirked.
“Gaia Launching!”
Ah the dreams of kids everywhere saying those lines is truly a dream come true.
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Dendoh and Gaia reached and there... Was two mechs a weird spike looking ones and a huge one
“It’s huge! Bigger than the ones yesterday.” We can see that Hokuto.
It started firing lasers, Dendoh started moving and swerving using his wheels on his legs. I took to the air with my rockets on the legs and arms... Huh we are fundamentally different I suppose.
Dendoh jumped and did a spinning kick kicking it down the weird spike looking ones shot wires at a building nearby.
“Dad!” seriously? Hokuto's dad is standing right under the building with falling debris. Does he have zero self preservation?
I tackled the spike Gulfer away from the building before repeatedly punching it.
“Ahh!” Shit Ginga and Hokuto were attacked when they were distracted. Dendoh then started to move slowly.
“What are you doing, Hokuto your movements are stiff!”
“I saw some people behind us behind the other mechanical beast!” Shit they need to have a sense of priorities!
“Focus on the front I'm dealing with the other!” I further prove my point my punching it harder. It suddenly spazed and launch wires out randomly. I dodged it and a stray wire knocking a building down.
Suddenly I felt a huge burst of mana... it’s... Coming from a mechanical unicorn???
“Ginga-kun! Tenma-kun! Hokuto...-kun” Vega called out as the spike beast grabbed the unicorn with its wires. What?
“Is that a Gulfer too? This time a horse?” Hokuto asked.
“No it’s not. That is a data weapon! It’s a Divine Electronic Beast, and it can be a weapon for Dendoh too.”
“EEEH?” Huh we were in unison aga- no but what?? And it holds divinity as well???
“That horse can be a weapon? Uaahh!” Shit they were attacked when they are distracted again! They need to stop doing ahhhh!
Fuck that stupid spire thing shot another wire at me! Should have taken my own goddam advice.
“The Gulfer cannot sieze it! You have to capture at any cause. It'll be disastrous if the enemy took it.”
If that’s the case I need to destroy the spire fast. I rocket towards and spire thing and boosted my leg rockets to the limit. Gaia spun around a few times before Cleaving through the mech destroying it. I grabbed the wire held onto the unicorn.
Behind me Ginga and Hokuto destroyed the other mech by what do you know cleaving through it as well.
They came over to help me. Suddenly the unicorn stopped resisting and shit its charging at me. I tried to dodge but he knocked me to another building before turning into a bright blue light and disappeared... Shit what the hell happened.
From the corner of my eyes my Gear commander was glowing...
I widened my eyes.
The gear commander was showing a Lancer Monument.