The next day was more or less the Same as the one before except as I sat In the cramped backseat of cates 911 I had more of a sense of confidence that was absent from my headspace yesterday. yet during this moment of personal jubilance cate mentioned that there was a spot open in the international mobile fighter championship and was wondering If I'd want to join " i thought the championship Was only for n,m,f,a members" I said septikil of her "you do have a mobile fighter so you can join the regional Tournament,I'll pick you up after school and try And figure it out" She said as we pulled up to my School and I climbed out of the cramped backseat. Upon entering the school I took note that the halls were Surprisingly empty. That was until I checked my watch and Saw that I was 4 minutes late, now in a state of panic I rushed as fast as I could to my class, the toast for breakfast still in my hand.
Once I arrived at class I once again found the bean bag from yesterday and fell into its comfortable embrace while also finishing my toast "Alright clas please get your textbooks out And turn to page 40 were still going over the cold War" announced the teacher from behind her large desk,lucklay the shelf for the textbooks was next to my beanbag so I didn't have to sacrifice my comfort, taking one out I immediately noticed it's weight as my leg became noticeably stressed as I propped it up between my two legs so my hands can still be free, turning to the required page I saw that we would be having to take notes on text from the book That would most likely be used in an article but luckily I had already done a ton of research into world history back in California so I just closed my textbook and placed notepaper on it and wrote down what I knew on the subject along with some backup info from the textbook. Once done I saw that I was the first one to finish as I Got up and turned in my paper " did you write all this" the teacher said surprised at my immense knowledge " indeed and I guess we're going to write a paper on this" I said "yes we are I'm impressed by your willingness to learn" she said pointing me to the computer lab " you can start on your paper now the password is on the monitor" She continued as headed to the large computer lab situated next to out class.
Upon Entering I was blasted with cold air from the AC that set the feel for the room
Once I found a free computer I set my stuff down and took in the apparent emptiness of the room with the exception of three other students each huddled around a small computer at the far end of the room,intensely absorbed in whatever it was they were doing,
"I'll go and talk to them after I'm done" I thought to myself as I started on my paper.
Firstly I sorted out all of my notes into a notes system which was then printed into the fax Machine so that I could have a smaller notes paper of which I taped to my monitor before getting to work. while I was typing the three students across from me got considerably louder allowing me to eavesdrop on there conversation "hey if your going to make a super robot at least make it ridiculously powerful or else I'm not piloting with you" one of them yelled "casey super robots like this one aren't within n,a,f,c regulations so if we do make it were going to be edging on something out of bounds" "yea but-but if aliens do exist then the only thing that could beat them is a super robot, I've read sokaogon I should know," the three of them laughed at this in unison before getting up to head out. While they were doing this I caught a glimpse of the third member, a beautiful japanese girl with black hair dressed in an oversized hoodie, it wouldn't be a stretch to say she was the most stunning girl I've seen. But I realized this was distracting me as I finished up my Paper and headed back to class after printing it out. Once I arrived I noticed that I had spent a majority of the school day writing as most students were either already out the door, or getting ready to leave. As I turned my paper in I pulled my bag over my shoulder and headed home. along The way I spotted the three kids from earlier grouped around a bench outside
While on my way out one of them noticed my pin and approached me "Hey that pin official or are you just some poser infringing on n,a,f,c property" She commanded, causing me to stop I'm my tracks, "my cousin gave it to me I don't know if it's real though" "What's Her name do you know" "cate" I slammed "Oh
Cate gave it to you, then you're good,thought you were a poser for a second" She said, seeming relieved before returning to her friends. Now with my prevailing sense of embarrassment gone I fast walked to cates waiting 911 and stuffed myself in the cramped backseat as cate shut the door and pulled out of the parking lot " something happen at school" she said,her voice slightly muffled from the loud engine, "someone called out my pin and thought it was fake" as I said this cates face Went bright red " who told you that"
"Some girl named casey,she had a pretty big friend group," cates blush turned into slightv I said hi and give her this" she said handing me a small folder with the words "n,m,f,a top secret" in the center typed in bright bold letters "if you read it I'll kill you" cate said as I slipped it in bag "if she Askes you were you got it say that cate sends her regards from Lexington" she continued as we pulled up to the n,a,f,c.
North Amrican fighter club
3:22 pm
The door opened with a chime as we entered the bar, the sound of jazz filling the airwaves, it was a vibe I've never felt before, one of seriousness, the kind that let you know the place you currently reside is one of importance " cate your late agen, and who is this" Lexington said from behind the bar " I had business to attend to" cate shrugged slumping on a couch " I came to sign my cousin here to the international mobile fighter championship so if you would be so kind as to hand me the Sign sheet" She continued with a yawn as Lexington handed Her a clipboard that, under closer inspection, had multiple other names on it as cate wrote my name under the regional section And handed it back to Lexington "Ah catherine Mary whether what a nice name, I'll relay This to the national mobile fighter association and get back To you in a few days" she said. With this I sat on one of the seats and relaxed after a long day, while I was doing this I noticed that the bar was relatively empty except for Cate and Lexington, but this was proved wrong as a short brown haired girl emerged from the depths of the bar washing a shot Glass and emitting a aura of mystery before noticing me "Oh do you need something" She whispered
But I just shook my head "oh cates here that's good" She continued "Oh Harper Glad to see you" said cate from across the room as Harper waved her hand and placed the in a small case along with a few others "are you also part of the nafc" I asked her intrigued " no I actually live here on the top floor but occanaly come down to wash dishes and talk to the staff" while we were talking I noticed she had a battlestation sunrise shirt, a show I very much liked back in California when it would air every week on toonami, "I see your into the bsj universe" I noted as Harper reacted surprised "Oh yes I am very much a fan of battlestation specifically Sunrise sence it's more action centric and delves into Greg's character along with the fall of the space pirates" she said as I noticed cate getting ready to leave " Hey next time I come we'll talk more I said getting up from my chair and heading out with cate.
Moon base
4:22 earth time
Gayla Rozario looked out the large window at the blue marble called Earth with Serious intent, this was the first time they would be sending a mobile fighter to Earth in 40 years and the entire Team was considerably stressed out.this wasn't a normal launch, it was one meant for destruction. For it was only now as its transport pod shoot towards earth that she finally understood the sin she had committed
For after this the earth would be forever changed.