48Hello everyone, Asher here again. Just killing time with someone's request for this.
I'm not familiar with Infinite Stratos, so most will be original content.
As usual, I do now own anything except for OC, the story idea & plot belongs to 1v2. I'm just helping to put it into words.
Enjoy.
Edit: Hi all, this is a rewrite version for chapter 1 after my soulmate (just kidding) kinda found out about me writing fiction and agreed to help out but the rewrite is not entirely rewrite just some correction here and there that we can find.
Chapter 1: A normal life
"Why did I even bother coming this early?"
Standing in the middle of the bustling street of Tokyo, a boy with dark blue hair, wearing a sleeveless blue denim River Island hoodie jacket. The jacket unbuttoned revealing a white short-sleeves shirt underneath. He wore a black fingerless glove, with a stylized sun engraved on the upper left of the glove and on the right, an engraving of an eye with the Yin Yang symbol in the iris. His outfit is completed with black jean, and the Nike 2016 limited edition Air Jordan 1 OG 'BRED'.
"That idiot called me early in the morning asking for help on some stuff when I finally have some time to watch my old favorite anime. This is better worth it". He was tapping his right foot impatiently, with a look of annoyance plastered on his face. He had waited for 30 minutes at the meeting point.
"Hey! Over here!"
The voice caught his attention, and he frowned at the approaching figure that's running towards him. It was a bespectacled boy, taller than he is, with a shoulder-length dirty blond hair. He was wearing a long-sleeves shirt, and slacks that match his hair color.
"Sorry, I'd missed my bus just now. Did you wait long?". Winded for his earlier ran, he was wheezing in between words.
"Of course! I've waited for you for 30 minutes. You're lucky I'm not a girl, or you'll be sorry", he said with a sigh, letting out a bit of his frustration. Kawasaki Itsuki was his childhood friend. Itsuki was practically an Otaku, but he's a genius on tech stuff than I'm willing to admit. He could be a Scientist, head of the Intelligence Agency, hell he could even be a super spy.
"Well, I'm glad you're not a girl, even though you look like on-ACK!", Asher had Itsuki in a headlock before he could finish his sentence, suffocating him.
"What did you say?", Asher smiled at the look of Itsuki's pained expression. One of the things he dislikes was being called a girl.
"N-nothing! Give, man! Give!", Itsuki tapped on Asher's grip of hell. He reluctantly let go of Itsuki. "Damn, are you into wrestling nowadays? That hurt a lot.", Itsuki asked while rubbing on his sore neck.
"Not really, but I did watch some wrestling. Glad, I'd found a dummy to test it on", Asher replied nonchalantly.
Itsuki sighed, "Whatever. Let's go. It's been a while since we last hung out anyway due to the midterm exams. Wanna grab some ramen?". Itsuki decided to ignore the situation earlier as he'd gotten used to Asher's antic.
"Sure, it's going to be your treat for being late. I'd skipped breakfast because of you." Asher said
"Yeah-yeah, let's go, my princess", Itsuki said as he quickly ran to the ramen shop. Escaping from Asher's wrath.
"Hey Asher, wanna go to the arcade? It's been a while since we last played Gunpla Battle Simulation together", Itsuki said after slurping his noodles.
"I didn't bring my gunpla along, though I did bring my GP base", Asher answered.
"No worries, there's a new machine that consists of digital gunpla, it just needs your GP base with the saved gunpla information inside. It's mostly for those non-builders to play", Itsuki said.
"Oh, is it?". Asher gulped down the ramen and placed the bowl on the table, "Alright, let's check it out. It sounds interesting, anyway".
"Of course, since I'm gonna pay anyway," Itsuki said as he pays for the ramen.
"I was gonna pay the arcade myself, but since you're offered yourself as a gentleman, I'll be happy to accept your offer", Asher smirk at Itsuki.
"I hate you," Itsuki said as he pinches his the bridge of his nose while shaking his head in disbelieve.
"I know you meant love~!" Asher teased him. Itsuki wondered how he befriended this...he couldn't find a word to describe Asher.
Upon reaching the arcade, both of the awed in amusement at the new arcade machine. According to the attendant, the machine creates a digital construct of the physical gunpla, or from the information available in the GP base. It seems there are a few stage modes in that new machine, and the Assemble Systems is actually for customizing Gunpla parts digitally collected from stages.
"This is awesome! I can't wait to get my hand on new parts and assemble my gunpla!", Asher glee happily.
"Oh, it seems like there's a crossover event for the capsule machine, let's check it out. Wait what? Infinite Stratos collaboration? How is that even possible?" Itsuki shook in disbelieved.
"What's the matter?" Asher asked
"Nah, just some weird collaboration. Infinite Stratos is kinda like a mecha girl. Well, long story short and for your easier understanding, it's a girl wearing a powered suit, but fought like a Gundam", Itsuki told him.
"Huh, well since it's collaboration. Maybe there's new parts or something?" Asher said
"Maybe, but I just don't get it how those IS units be any good for MS. Well, anime mecha size-wise logic. But hell, since when anime has logic anyway." Itsuki said
"Meh, just get over it. We're here to have fun, not to be a critic." Asher said
"Alright, give me a minute. I'm gonna head to counter and get us registered. Find some spot for us." Itsuki said
"Sure." Asher complied.
A little while later, both of them got into the capsule machine. Itsuki was screaming in delight as the interior of the capsules looks just like the Mobiles Suit cockpit in the anime that wished he could bring it home. Asher sweatdropped as a response to his friend's reaction and chuckle at his friend's love for mecha series. But Itsuki happiness turns sour when the screen shows an error, and screamed bloody hell at the malfunction.
"Hey, I'll go first. I'll wait for you inside!" Asher called out to his friend.
"Alright, man they need to maintain these things properly." Itsuki got out of the capsule and was heading towards the counter when a bright flash of light brimmed behind him. Itsuki turned around and saw smoke was coming out from Asher's capsule.
"Asher!" Itsuki quickly ran towards the capsule, aggressively pressing the button to open the capsule lid. When the lid was opened, thick smoke began escaping out from the capsule. Itsuki brushed away the smoke coming to his face. As the smoke began to dissipate, his face shook in horror as his friend is no longer inside the capsule.
"What the hell? Where's Asher?!"
And...cut!
Yeah, I'm using OC based on my Gundam Seed: Omni as requested in a different setting.
I posted 2 chapters since I have some time, so here we go again~~
