As the sounds of bullets and screams filled the air In the background, the only thing they could hear was Subaru hoarse and painful breathing. He started to blink and open his eyes, still half inside the burning car. One of his mates rushed to him and started to grab his arms.
"I got you! I got you 3-1!"
"He's alive! He's alive…." Said Emilia as she breathed in and out.
"My god…" Wilhelm gripped the handles of his seats at the scenery before him.
"What the hell happened!?" Roared Garfiel.
He then pulled him out of the car and dragged him away, as Subaru was grunting in pain at the sight of his driver, who was dead, his head smashed against the steering wheel.
"Dear dragon…" Otto had to restrain himself from puking.
"H-how did he survived that?!" Said Ricardo in surprise and shock, earning a few glare towards him for such a comment, especially from Julius and Anastasia who were at the edge of their seats, sweating and fearing for the boy.
Turning his head, Subaru saw more of his squad-mates in front of him offering a cover fire to him, getting shot multiple times and fall down in front of him, along with the one that was dragging him.
His mate started to breath heavily as he painfully raised his head towards Subaru, looking at him in disbelief.
"Who the fuck is thi-"
And got silenced as a bullet got right through his head.
"No!" Screamed Emilia with tears in her eyes.
"Subaru…!" Crusch tightened her grip on the boy as her heart beat faster and faster.
"Subaru-kun…" Rem could only cry in pain and fear at the sight of an injured Subaru seeing a killer approach him.
"Let him! Let him be!" Said Beatrice as she didn't let go of the boy's arm.
The shooter then approached the body, as Subaru was grunting in pain, trying to reach the gun in his holster with his bloody arm.
The shooter appeared to be a man with light clothes, also wearing a mask on his head, as he rolled the body over to see the symbol on his uniform.
He started speaking in another language.
"A language…Again…?" Stuttered Felt with droplets of tears in her eyes, fearing for Subaru.
Sadly, no one had the heart to notice her or the new language presented to them.
"Lieutenant, we have a problem…"
Another man approached, seeing the body.
"Not Russian…"
"They…They thought they were Russian's?! The same ones Subaru killed?" Exclaimed Anastasia.
"Wait…That…That means…!" Stuttered Emilia.
"They attacked the wrong people." Growled Priscilla in fury.
He turned his eyes towards Subaru, still grunting and looking at him with angered eyes as he tried to stand.
"Americans…Marines…" he said with a worried voice.
Upon seeing Subaru was trying to stand, he tapped his friend's shoulder and rushed towards the truck.
"We need to get out of here, now!"
"They're running now?!" Screamed Felt.
"Damned BASTARDS!" Shouted Gafiel.
"Fucking cowards." Spat Ricardo.
They then rushed to take a place on the truck and go, the lieutenant glancing at Subaru one last time as he was painfully getting on his feet.
The scene slowly changed to show Subaru standing on his knee with blood all over, on his arm and head, in the middle of the bodies of his squad mates and burned up vehicles.
Frederica held a hand on her mouth as Petra hugged her tight, not liking the sight at all.
"Subaru…" Cried the little maid.
"He really is always surviving isn't he…" Said Felix in a low voice, seeing all the dead bodies around him.
Crusch herself turned to her servant with a wrathful glare as she didn't like this comment at all, making the catboy wince and hang his head low as leaned down in his seat.
He pulled his mask up his head and coughed as he turned on his radio.
"Echo 3-1 to watcher…" He said painfully.
"Subaru, what happened?!" Inquired the voice in a worried tone.
Subaru angrily took his mask and threw it away as he put a knee down, unable to stand just yet. He grunted in pain as he reached his radio.
"Terrorist attack, multiple Marines KIA, gas stolen, we need evac now…" He said between heavy breathings.
"Subaru…!" Reinhard hung his head low, frustrated that he couldn't do anything to help him.
"God…damn it…" Said Otto between his panting.
"Big bro…" Winced Felt seeing the poor state in which he was left.
Emilia simply cried as she hold onto him tighter, closing her eyes and hearing his heart. At least…At least he was alive.
He was injured…But he was alive.
He slowly started to stand up, his legs still in pain as he looked around him to see if any of his comrades had survived.
"It's like him and death always been together." Snorted Roswaal.
"All right, what the fuck is wrong with you?!" Growled Al.
"Aldebaran." Priscilla sternly voiced loud as her knight stood up from his chair.
"But Princess-"
"Sit down." She cut him, still with her cold voice.
Al sighed in defeat as he sat down in his chair under the eyes of the entire theatre room looking at them.
"My, my! Aren't you getting too much sentimental now?" Said Roswaal with a smile.
"Roswaal Sama…" Ram tried to stop him.
"Is it because you share the same origins?!" Slyly said the clown.
"You should shut your damned mouth you fucking clown!" Screamed a little blond from below.
"Or what?" Replied Roswaal.
"Or I'll make sure you'll never speak again!" She growled back.
Reinhard did nothing but stand beside his mistress, glaring at the clown with stern and cold eyes as he was ready to fight him per the orders of his mistress…Actually, the whole room was ready to do so.
"You know how unbecoming those words are for us and Subaru himself. You're doing this on purpose to provoke us." Sternly added Julius.
"And if you keep on going, you'll have exactly what you asked for." Growled Crusch with a threatening tone who made the most hardened in the room feel shivers down their spine.
"My, my…How tense this room has become." He smiled to himself, under the worried eyes of a pink haired Oni.
"Roger. Tracking multiples Russian forces heading your way, sit tight. We're pushing to you for fast exfil, Watcher out…" She sternly replied.
And the screen went black.
Next scene showed a helicopter landing on the base, showing Laswell walking towards it in haste as the door opened up, showing a wounded Subaru going out with his rifle on his back.
Subaru sighed as he met Laswell's gaze, coming right on him.
"Seriously, who is that woman, I suppose?" Said Beatrice as she didn't like the sight of someone she didn't know interacting with Subaru.
Few ladies in the room wondered that too, for the same reasons of the spirit and probably something else as they all watched the woman approach with a glare.
"Subaru…" She worriedly said.
Crusch, Emilia and Rem flinched upon hearing her speak his name.
"They're soooo jelly" Whispered Ricardo to his mistress, only to see her having the same glare towards the woman on the screen.
"Damn it he caught her too?!" He muttered in surprise to Julius, who looked at him in suspicion.
Garifel and Otto just looked at each other with a worried expression.
"He's scary…"
"He's awesome…"
"It's all right, I'm not dead yet." He answered tiredly.
"Why would he say that…" Whispered Otto.
"Come on now bro…" Sighed Al.
"He was always like that…" Winced Julius.
"You stupid dunderhead…" Whispered Emilia with a pout.
"I know. But unfortunately, you're not done." She sternly said.
Subaru raised an eyebrow with a bewildered face as he turned around to see the pilot of the helicopter talking with another officer. He then grimaced a bit to Laswell.
"Lady, I just got back from a shithole!" He said, nearly outraged.
Few people snorted and laughed to the sudden change of tone voice from the boy, along with a slightly better mood installing itself inside the theatre.
"I know! But this isn't my call, Command needs you on this one…AQ might be on the move." She added, with a worried gaze.
Subaru quickly let go of his attitude upon hearing this name, as he frowned deeply to Laswell.
"Where?" He coldly added, rather quickly.
"He seems hella serious now…" commented Anastasia as Subaru's eyes seemed to focus instantly.
"Yeah, somethin' just got triggered." Said Garfiel, his voice filled with curiosity.
"Source are hinting an attack at London, but nothing is sure. Though the MI6 is in code red, confirming a threat." She explained, expecting something.
Subaru sighed as he raised his head with continuous nods, looking around him as the sun was setting.
"Who bets he's going again?" Cheerfully said Felt with a tired voice.
Everyone raised their hands. Even Priscilla.
"Right, let's go then." He answered, making a sign to the pilot who nodded his head.
Laswell looked at him going back in the helicopter and closing the door.
"He really never gets any rest…" Said Otto as he shook his head.
"That's just how amazin' Captain is! They need him because of that!" Exclaimed Garfiel in pride.
Emilia sighed tiredly as she turned her face to Subaru. She started to poke his cheek a bit with a fond smile as she knew exactly how these words were true. Yet the feeling of him facing things like what she saw just now again was enough to put a weight on her heart.
She slowly met the eyes of Rem who had the same look in her eyes than her, then looked up to see Crusch looking at her with an understanding expression as they all harbored the same feelings right now.
"He's truly reliable…." Crusch was the first to comment.
"He's a hero after all. How could he get rest since everyone would need him?" Replied Rem.
"That's true…That's just how Subaru is."
"Would you mind stop touching my contractor with your hands, in fact?!" Screamed a little loli.
Subaru sat down, putting his rifle in his lap as he checked it quickly before raising his head to the front.
"How much time until we reach the Brits?" He said as he stretched his arms.
"We're going to meet new people again? Maybe a new language too?" Said Felt curiously.
Reinhard found himself excited to see more of Subaru's world upon hearing the words of his mistress.
"Regarding current speed, might be 6 to 7 hours." Answered the pilot as he turned switches on.
"Regarding the speed of the engine…This place should really be far…." Said Anastasia in awe and frustration to not have something like this.
"An amazing world it is." Said Ricardo.
"Right…I'll take a nap then, if you don't mind." Snorted Subaru.
"Be my guest."
Subaru placed his weapon on his side before leaning in is chair and closing his eyes.
Hey everyone.
I hope you liked that fiction written for fun about the cast reacting to our warfare. If you liked it, I'll probably do other missions of the game as I found them to be a really good reference for this kind of things.
Some purists out of you might have noticed it isn't how the mission truly went. I took the liberty to add some scenes for the sake of the show.
Do not hesitate to leave a review about it and tell me your thoughts about it.
(Ps: Please avoid the "Reinhard could beat this or that" in the comment section. We know how strong Reinhard is, we know how OP he is, but we know how a fantasy world wouldn't hold against armies like the ones we have in our world. Magic isn't the special ingredient to stop all the bullshit we created just for the sake of destruction, anyone who believes this truly don't know anything about warfare.)
I'll see you next chapter!