Hassha, Phoenix Dragon Warrior! Protect the dreams of the young maidens!

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Look, up in the sky!

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

It's... wait, it is a plane. A sleek fighter jet, in red with gold trim, skimming the treetops at the gardens. Those of you with astral or magical sight can see a thin silver cord unspooling from the back, connecting back to Creche Alpha.

On the nose of the thing, is what appears to be a small camera on a turret. It swivels towards one of the roses and -

The plane morphs, into a chicken-legged form, hovering above one of the vampire roses, trying to melt it with the backwash of it's engines. When that doesn't work, she draws what appeared to be an underslung cannon but is, in fact, a katana with an elaborate manji hiltguard, and slashes it in half.

Then the lens on the 'camera' glows, and the wounded, screeching monster catches on fire.

Comments

um... however anchors communicate with pilots:

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

You should let me pilot next time...

A headset. Made with strands of Vine, here, I think.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

It's possible. If you're serious about that, I want to train you first, and Anchor you the first times out.

Everything seems to be checking out fine - keep an eye on the damage readouts, though. And if I'm a crab at you, well, you'll know the reason why and I apologize in advance.

[Vine headset thingie]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

W-well, I've always wanted to pilot a giant robot before.

Anyway, um... damage readouts seem fine. Using a giant robot against man-sized plants is kind of an unfair advantage, so uh... you'll only take damage if you charge too recklessly.

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Of course it's an unfair advantage. Why do you think I'm using it? Last thing you want in combat is a fair fight - or, well, cheating in the enemy's favor.

This is much different than the anime, but if you think you can handle it, the only way to disabuse you of that notion is to let you try.

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I didn't say you shouldn't use it. I'm fine with burning badguy plant thingies like this.

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Sorry. Old lesson I needed to drill into some Pilot's heads. Talked about how we were overkilling and, well. Best kind of kill.

[Vine headset thingie]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

With giant explosions and stuff?

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Of blood and gore. Our enemies were monsters that could take on tanks.

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Ew...

... well, at least those aren't around here, right?

Re: [Vine headset thingie]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Knock on wood. Okay, we have more to do - I'm listening in on the vine, seeing if there are more bandits or if I need to do any rescues.

[Vine headset thingie]

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Alright. Let's roast some more flowers!

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

[...woah]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

[The robot unfolds fully into humanioid form, standing over the creature. What was it's nose is now it's... no, it slid back into the belly, so that helps. Still, what is clearly a laser is now burning the thing to ashes.

And Anna's voice says through the helmet:] And stay dead.

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

An actual giant robot.

I never thought I would ever see one.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

"That's being a bit generous. This thing isn't literally a robot, not really," Anna says, and the helmet echoes. "Check out where it stands between dream and reality if you don't believe me. But it hits like one," she says.

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't deny it's not entirely "real".

But it's certainly more than an inanimate replica.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

"It's my trust in Kazumi, my mentorship of Sara back home, and... how I treated my old Anchor, at the moment," Anna says. "And it is powerful, yes."

"If you can point me towards more enemies, please do."

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha. Amazaing.

I think there are some over there. [She points]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Kazumi, scan.

[A second later, the eyes on the helm flare, then subside]

So there are. I detect three Gold Pattern bandits, probably our mandrakes. Thanks for the assist, madam - but I've got plants to burn.

(And she's liek zoom, jumping up and folding into the jet before screaming off in the direction you indicated.)

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

[The only way Yukari could respond to her leaving is by raising her hand to her head in a parody of a salute]

Take off, Miss Lin. For great justice.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that unique blessing.

[Said with irony instead of sarcasm.]

[sistagonist.livejournal.com]

> Well that's new...

[Souji heads over to investigate the strange...robot, unaware that any such thing existed here. Her own sword and magic are ready to finish off that flower monster if the heat ray hadn't.]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Everything is screaming at you that this thing is - well, if it's not a Persona, then it's at least made with the same magics and to the same purpose.

The thing circles around and morphs into a more humanoid form, the laser turret rolling up to the belly. It holds up the katana in a defensive stance.

"This place is not safe for unempowered civilians," Anna's voice says, booming from a speaker in the helm.

[sistagonist.livejournal.com]

[Rather than responding verbally, Souji simply focuses with a very serious expression, and an androgynous figure backed with a wheel and wreathed in flames (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080812145610/megamitensei/images/thumb/e/e2/ThroneDS.jpg/385px-ThroneDS.jpg) appears and sets the plant corpse on fire some more.]

[She also gestures with her own katana, not that that seemed to be quite as effective.]

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

"...Impressive," Anna says. "Didn't know you had it in you. Discuss it after we deal with the Mandrake Rebellion?"

[sistagonist.livejournal.com]

Souji nods, salutes with her sword (incorrectly, but she's serious about it), and dashes off to possibly a different thread.

[mnementomori]

[she's climbed a tree to scout for more flowers, and spots the plane overhead. She tenses, thinking it's another enemy--then watches in fascination as it takes out the plant.]

[she scrambles down, running over to stand and stare up at it.]

That was amazing!

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

"Not particularly," Anna's voice says from a speaker. "It's another enemy, and that's all. Have you seen any other monsters?"

[mnementomori]

[that voice--]

...Anna!?

This is your weapon? It's...big.

[then she remembers the question.]

I...I fought one. I think its gone for good, but I'm not sure. One of my friends got attacked...

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it? Scale takes some getting used to.

Did you use fire or chemicals to destroy it?

[mnementomori]

Fire. I've fought...plant-monsters before, and that's what worked the best.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Good. Then it's dead. That's two of them confirmed as killed.

[mnementomori]

Do you know how many are left?

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

More than a dozen, less than twenty, I think.

[mnementomori]

...okay. We can handle them.