I woke up about an hour before dawn to quickly get ready as I checked on the machine I'd set up a few days ago.
Despite the Fallout universe not really having anything that could compare to the Viltrumite combat uniform, they still had decent fabrics that I could use to make a new costume. It had taken a bit of setting up, but it was worth it since it hopefully would ignite during flight.
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (Captain_Annoying)
I'd also gotten another one of these as I finished getting ready, and I spun the gacha as I rose into the air.
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Adept Ninjutsu]
|Elite Skill|
You are a real ninja, not just a footman, but a fully fledged Ninja. You can skillfully handle thrown weapons, bladed weapons, and engage in hand-to-hand combat. You are also a skilled acrobat and can mask your sounds and presence fairly effectively. You have great proficiency in using tools in the midst of combat. Although not a match against another Adept in any one of those fields, your skills make you a formidable Ninja.
Oh dang, this was useful! I didn't have to worry about being spotted as much when doing stealth things; added with the Stealth Suit, I'd be pretty hard to find if I wanted to disappear.
I closed the gacha as I sped through the air. Since I was putting this new costume to the test, I didn't hold back and really pushed my speed as I rocketed towards Nabu Island. The fabric held up really well, actually. I don't know if I'd be able to add any armor plating to it, but my own skin was more than enough.
As I touched down at the lighthouse, I found Nine, Slice, and Chimera already waiting for me. Slotting in Gaster Blaster, I made a larger-than-normal blaster and waited for them to get settled on it as I casually loosened a few restraint levels to spy on Sasha and the others.
Almost at the same time, two loud booms echoed across the island as I perked up; they sounded like lightning. "Lighting? With no clouds?" I heard Nine murmur as I rose into the air until my senses reached the other side of the island.
'Titans?! How the hell did they get here? IS THAT THE BEAST TITAN?!'
Without hesitation, I contacted Nezu.
"What's the matter, Micah?"
"We got a problem here at Nabu; contact the HPSC and the Prime Minister. Eren and his friends were followed from Germany. I'm going to deal with them; Nine and his buddies will help out to earn their keep."
As soon as I disconnected, I dropped back down to them. "Change of plans, we got several actual terrorists trying to get to my classmates, so we're going to deal with that." They looked confused for a second, but the blaster beneath began moving anyway as I took off.
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On the other side of Nabu Island, Class 1-A did their best to stay calm as Eren battled another titan, their massive forms shaking the ground as massive boulders slammed against the ice walls Shoto had set up.
"We should be out there kicking ass!" Bakugo snarled for the third time as a withering glare from Alarielle made him back down. "I've already told you, help will arrive soon. Unless you think you can survive all of that?" She pointed at the massive tears along Eren's body, and the gaping holes Shoto was actively patching.
Bakugo growled but didn't say another word as the other tried to keep their panic under control.
During the day before, after dealing with Nine's initial attack, they'd done nothing but plan and scheme how to get out of this, only for two massive titans to throw it all down the drain before they could do anything.
Several flinched as another round of boulders slammed into the ice wall, and Momo and Armin came up with a plan.
"Mikasa should be more than enough to keep Eren safe; what we need to focus on is the Beast Titan. Can you make certain things if I give you the blueprints?" Armin asked Momo, and she nodded as he pulled out his phone and began showing her blueprints for a set of equipment.
As they started making that, Alarielle began organizing the others as the tendrils of vine she'd had buried under the earth finally reached the Beast Titan in the distance. Once she'd laid out her plan and everyone got into position behind the wall, she triggered the trap.
Almost two miles away, Zeke lifted another boulder that Pieck had brought him and crushed it into smaller chunks. "How strange, it seems they're going to rush out from behind the ice." He mused as Pieck rolled another boulder over.
"Maybe they're going to surrender?" Pieck rasped, but Zeke shook his head. "No. If there is one thing these students have, it's a will to fight on. Tomura was very vocal about that." Since they were going to rush from behind their wall, Zeke crushed the boulder in his hands even more.
As the ice wall fell, Zeke pulled back his arm to hurl the hundreds of rock shards, but before he could follow through with the swing, the ground beneath him erupted as massive vines wrapped around him.
'A trap? It seems I underestimated the children.' He thought unbothered as he used his free hand to pry the vines off. Pieck also moved to help him until something caught her eye. "Warchief! They have ODM gear!" She snarled as Zeke looked up to see several figures moving to help Eren.
Now that was a problem. "How did they get ODM gear? They were supposed to leave it behind according to High Command!" He grumbled as the vines suddenly snaked up his arms and constricted tightly.
He grunted as he began to force them off, only for the sounds of explosions to reach his ears as Bakugo closed the distance rather quickly. "Keep them busy, Pieck." He rumbled as the Cart Titan moved to block Class 1-A.
As her massive form lunged, her jaws reached towards Bakugo; he suddenly moved sideways with a timed explosion before shooting past her. 'Oh, seems he's figured out how to avoid us already. How interesting.'
Zeke made no moves to stop Bakugo as more students joined the fight, wisely keeping their distance as Armin directed them. Bakugo didn't listen much as he focused on delivering enormous explosions on and around Zeke's nape, only for it to do nothing.
"Crap, he's using his hardening!" Armin fretted as Alarielle got ready to jump in when Zeke suddenly tore free from the vines with a roar. As his arm moved to hurl the rocks at the class point blank, Shoto and Alarielle were about to make another massive wall before a beam of energy severed Zeke's arm at the elbow.
His roar of pain and outrage was ignored as a massive bolt of lightning slammed into his nape, and the Beast Titan fell to the ground convulsing as several massive skulls appeared around the Cart Titan.
"I'd suggest surrendering while you have the chance, Cart Titan." A voice said from above as Micah descended with Nine and his companions next to him on another skull. Seeing the looks Izuku and Bakugo shot Nine, he clarified.
"Oh, don't worry about them! I struck a deal, and they're good guys now!" He offered no other explanation as he kept his eyes on the Cart Titan. "What'll it be, Cart? Surrender, or capture? I may not be as scary as Levi, but I can come up with something to get you to break."
The Cart Titan glared at him and the skulls hovering around it as a set of roars caught everyone's attention, looking over to see Eren had ripped off the Jaw Titan's arms and was currently slamming him into the ground as Hulk did to Loki.
Finally, a burst of steam spat out of the Cart's nape as Pieck emerged. "A girl?! Why are all terrorists so pretty!" Kaminari complained as Micah moved towards the prone Beast Titan.
"What about you, Beast Titan? You gonna play nice, or am I going to rip you out of your titan myself?" Getting no answer seemed to annoy Micah as he lowered the skull holding Nine and the others, as it floated back up and blasted Zeke's hardened nape.
There was a loud boom, but other than singeing his fur, the blast did nothing to Zeke. As he reared his fist back to finish the job himself, a sonic boom suddenly sounded as a massive spike of what looked like bone suddenly slammed into and pierced Micah's torso.
"MICAH!" Momo shrieked as she rushed towards him as he staggered in the air. Pieck took her chance to return to her titan's nape as she leaped towards Zeke, tearing him free and running as another titan appeared from the forest.
"The Warhammer Titan too?! What's it doing here?" Armin yelled as Alarielle threw a barrier of light in front of her and Shoto as another pair of spikes raced towards them. They impacted the barrier, cracking but not breaking it, as another spike blew past them and severed Eren's arms.
He roared in fury as Porco kicked off of him using his still intact legs as he got away. Mikasa didn't bother chasing him as she took cover behind Eren, a good idea as more bolts took both his legs and pinned his torso to the ground.
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'That hurts like hell!' I grit my teeth as I returned to the ground. Momo and Sasha were instantly next to me as they fretted; I blocked them out for a moment as I released several Restraint Levels and grabbed the spike with both hands.
"RAH!" I couldn't help but shout as I removed the thing and broke it over my knee, before injecting a Stimpack and using Regeneration, expending a decent slice of energy to close the gaping hole in my torso.
"W-wha- how are you?" Momo stammered as she watched the gaping wound knit itself shut. I stayed silent as I made sure no one else was hurt. "You alright?" I finally turned to Sasha as she patted the now vomiting Momo's back.
"I'm alright, tiger; go deal with them." She gave me a dazzling smile, and I nodded, taking to the air and zeroing in on the fleeing Cart Titan as I smacked another bolt away. I would not be getting speared by another one of those things.
'How on earth is the Warhammer Titan here?! I've heard nothing from Eren and the others; even Levi didn't give us any warnings that the FREAKING MARLIAN'S ELDIAN WARRIOR UNIT WOULD BE HERE!!'
It's fine, I'll deal with it.
I shot towards the fleeing Cart and retreating Warhammer as I briefly wondered if Nine and his companions would be ok; should be fine?