The Undying Ace (Ace Combat Pilot x Infinite Stratos)

Episode 40: The Ace Drive [Finale 3/6]

With the arrival of the most hated rival of Y/N, Crimson 1. The battle has gotten that much harder for him, now having to deal with an upgraded Star and a powerful Crimson 1...

[just incase anyone is confused on the sudden name change. Star is Crimson 3, i just got tired of adding that three every time]

October 17

5:24 PM

I.S. Academy Airspace

3rd POV

Not many people find themselves despising their rivals, many times. Rivalries are often rather friendly, to push yourself past your limits and become stronger. But what happens when both of them hate each other's guts. Well it's not as uncommon as you might think. For example...

Crimson 1: <<<Number Nine. I'm here to settle the score...>>>

Y/N: <<<I had a feeling you'd come here. Butterfly...>>>

While Y/N is distracted with Crimson 1. Star taking the chance to go into after burner, getting out of the range of Y/N's guns, the man clicking his tongue over losing the kill. Star immediately forms up with Crimson 1, making the situation much harder for Y/N

Y/N: <<<So what, wanna finish the job? You failed way too many times to make it look cool>>> It seems that his cockiness returned as he insults the angry Crimson 1, of course. Serving to anger him more

Crimson 1: <<<Don't tell me about failing, you've done the exact same thing>>>

<<<You failed to save that pilot>>>

That serves to enrage Y/N as he scowls in his cockpit, looking at the pilots that are nearing his position, no one says anything as the three pilots look at each other. But on the ground it's just as chaotic, Crimson 1 having destroyed facilities that housed the I.S., it seems like no one was killed but many, many were injured

Ichika: "HOUKI! LAU! RIN!!" He runs and hugs them all as they make it out of some smoke from the explosions, Ichika is cut up too, but he didn't care. He only cared about the wellbeing of the three girls in front of him. That is until he realizes something else, Houki pointing it out

Houki: "Where are the others? Wait. Where is Y/N?" They all look to the sky, hearing the sounds of jets flying overhead, that's of course not good news, but they can't worry about Y/N for now. Right now, they all need to find the rest. They have to be okay..

Cecilia: "Come on, on three.. One.. two.. three!!" The women barge through a wall with Alexandria and Chifuyu in hand, the building being on fire, they were on the highest floor with everyone else having left. They hover down to the floor and fall on their knees. Panting from the stress and heat from the fire

Chifuyu: "What the hell is going on!" She yells out as she gets up, immediately taking in her surroundings and understanding what the fuck happened. She takes control of the situation, helping people and giving others orders to get them to safety

Alexandria: "This is chaos..." She looks around the place, crying and screaming echoing throughout the sky, a Symphony of Despair, filling the once calm and happy sky. The fire and smoke tainting the air. The sky becoming a gloomy and dreary canvas of sadness

Charlotte: "Alex. We cannot stop here. We have to help as much as we can. Most likely...."

Cecilia: "Yes... Y/N is up there, fighting them" She says as the thought of him not coming back starts to cloud her mind, but she shakes it off, thinking about helping as much as she can first. Y/N can take care of himself, he's got to be okay