Arzenal, Interview Room
Angelise woke at the interview room, and hearing many people talking in outside the room, and then she trying to stand up, but her hand get handcuffed, because his handcuffs were connected to the table to prevent her from escaping. Then a US General with a "eye patch", an opaque lens behind his left eye's eyeglasses
(General Charles H. Bonesteel III)
Bonesteel III: Trying to leave? It doesn't seem that easy, madam
Angelise: How long have I been asleep? I don't remember anything but that day
Bonesteel III: You've been asleep for at least 13 hours
Angelise: What? And who are you?
Bonesteel III: My name is General Charles H. Bonesteel III, I was assigned to interview yourself
Angelise: Why?
Bonesteel: Because... there many higher-ups in the OFN forces was very... interesting to you--
Angelise: Nonsense! And where is my parents?!
Bonesteel III: They... they still alive and well. But... they're not in here...
Angelise: What?! Then where are they?!
Bonesteel III: They... have been confronted by Mr. President Kennedy
Angelise: Are they still okay, aren't they?!
Bonesteel III: Yes! They're still okay, like I said, they alive and well, but they had very far from Arzenal
Angelise: I demand to be freed!
Bonesteel III: I can't, Your Highness, Your royalty has been revoked ever since you were recognized as Norma--
Angelise: I'm not a Norma!
Bonesteel III: But the facts tell the truth!
Angelise: Release me, General! I still have my royalty!
Bonesteel III: We cannot guarantee that
Angelise: Why not?! Did you OFN intentionally kidnap me and my parents?!
Bonesteel III: Technically... yes
Angelise: What is the reason?!
Bonesteel III: Because you're already under the protection of OFN!
Angelise: What?
Bonesteel III: According to your mother, your intelligence is above average, when you learn something, you will immediately learn it. Then after you were known as Norma from childhood, your parents hid this secret for years, and the purpose of you being baptized was so you could make a connection between Misurugi and OFN get better. But it seems fate said otherwise, you were found out by your brother and it ended, in the end... yes... you ended up in this place
Hearing this, Angelise was a little confused and then asked
Angelise: They knew I was Norma from the start?
Bonesteel III: Yes, both of them are know that fact. Especially your brother, Julio too who seems to have planned this from the long time ago
Hearing this, she felt a lot of feelings, just mixed up all her emotions. But on the other hand, she doesn't believe this, and refuses to admit that she is Norma
Angelise: No! I don't want to be here! I want to come back again--!
Bonesteel III: No, you can't! Because it's free! You're Norma, you won't be welcomed back by your friends! Even your little sister!
Angelise: Stop all of this!! Let me out from here!!
Angelise struggled in the room by trying to remove the handcuffs from her arms, because of this, the two security guards came in and held back Angelise's anger, and only held her body that was resist to get out from there.
Bonesteel III: With an explanation and a bit of detail that makes sense, then you know what it's all about.
Angelise: I don't care! Bring me back! My place is not here!
Bonesteel III: I told you you can't, you're no longer welcome in Mana society
Angelise: My Light of Mana is still weak, and can't be used yet!
Bonesteel III: Oh yes? Why don't you try it? *both security guards* Sit her down
Then Angelise sat back down and then, General Bonesteel III put his handgun in front of her without a magazine
Bonesteel III: If you still have Mana power, try to lift this handgun
With pleasure, Angelise who was still angry tried it
Angelise: Light of Mana!
The first attempt was attempted but was unsuccessful, then she tried again
Angelise: Light of Mana! Come on! Light of Mana!
General Bonesteel III who was still looking at him did not give any expression
Angelise: I try again... Light of Mana--!
Suddenly, General Bonesteel III held Angelise's arm and then spoke
Bonesteel III: Never mind, this is a waste of time. You get better than that anyway
Angelise: What--?
Bonesteel III then immediately took his handgun and quickly hit Angelise's hand with it
Angelise: Ouch--! Wait... why I can't feel anything?
Then Bonesteel III slapped Angelise on the cheek, but strangely, Angelise didn't feel any pain
Angelise: What are you doing?
Bonesteel III: Slap your cheek, but do you feel any different?
Angelise: Wait...
Bonesteel III: Do you realize it?
Angelise: I can't feel... any pain...
Bonesteel III: That's because we're implanting you with a... the most advanced technology but it's in the testing phase... and it's an cybernetic system technology that's implanted all over the spinal cord of your body. And put pain inhibitors inside it and you will not have... pain... at all
But Angelise doesn't seem to believe this, she doesn't seem to be aware of what will happen for the next 13 hours when she falls asleep when she's been rescued.
Angelise: I don't believe your nonsensical statement. And I don't believe you
Bonesteel III: God damnit! You are a stubborn child, one day you will realize that your physique has completely changed and you are no longer an ordinary Norma
Angelise: That's nonsense! I'm not Norma--!
Bonesteel III: You're still hoping that you'll be brought back, but the truth is you'll only be staying here for the rest of your life!
Behind the "mirror", outside of Interview Room
A US General with Commander Jill and a few US soldiers stood there and just watched the Interview which went less than smoothly
(General Andrew Goodpaster)
Goodpaster: Commander Jill, are you sure about your prediction theory?
Jill: She was not one who was the one who would determine the fate of this world, she is the true punisher. Once she knew the truth, he would immediately destroy everything
Goodpaster: This was indeed strange, Angelise didn't show any suspicion or any sign of surprise that during these 13 hours she didn't realize that she had been implanted with the prototype cybernetic system from us
Jill: It just took her time to make her aware of that
Goodpaster: I'm not sure, but with what we're currently looking for it, looks like we've found the "right" person.
Jill: She's wearing a royal ring, that means he can access "it"
Goodpaster: Oh? Royal Ring huh? Who believed that the ring could be used to use the machine, right?
Jill: You should know, General, there are 6 more out there... whether active or not
Goodpaster: By the way, why isn't the dragon side attacking back anymore? Had Mrs. Salamandinay warned them?
Jill: I didn't know that. But one thing for sure, the dragon side had an insider who knew about all this and then ordered the entire dragon army to enter elsewhere. Maybe far from here, which is beyond the reach of our troops. Oh, yes, how were the negotiations with the Soviets?
Goodpaster: Great, they're giving all members of the OFN a license to own their latest bomb technology
Jill: What kind of bomb?
Goodpaster: N² Bombs
Jill: N² ?
Goodpaster: If "Non-nuclear"
(Note: the N² weapons is the name given to the strongest conventional weapons ever created by the Soviet Union in mid of 1950s. N² weapons are as strong as nuclear bombs, even being capable of producing electro-magnetic pulses, but they lack the radioactive fallout generated by their nuclear counterparts, allowing them to be used more readily than their predecessors. The name N², meaning 'Non-nuclear' refers to this. Created by a scientist named Dmitry Sechenov to reduce a nuclear fallout when the Soviet Forces trying to occupy a place. By this time, the Soviets had distributed N² bombs to other countries such as America, Japan, China, the United Kingdom in exile, Indonesia and Canada)
Meanwhile at White House, Washington DC, United States of America
Currently, the former Emperor Jurai and Empress Sophia were sitting opposite President Kennedy, this time they were have a conversation
Jurai: Thank you for your help, Mr. President, thanks to OFN, we escaped from there. I really regret my actions which were even found out by my son, Julio
JFK: Everyone makes mistakes, but don't get too wrapped up in guilt
Sophia: How is our daughter doing? Is she okay?
JFK: This time she was at Arsenal or Independent State of Arzenal. Now, she will be OFN's most important asset, but to keep her mentally awake, she must be treated like a human being in general
Sophia: Really... why was she made into an asset?
JFK: Look, I want you to sign this agreement... *puts paper in front of both of them* Your daughter has an Exo-suit implanted in her spine, and it applies to her entire body. So she will be the only cyber soldier who has an advantage
Jurai: You what?
Sophia: Why are you doing this?
JFK: It was for her own good, after all, she was a bit bad at defending himself, so we made her better in every area
Jurai: I'm... I was speechless... I lost words
Sophia: If it's for his good, well, never mind... we agree on that
Then Jurai and Sophia signed the agreement and President Kennedy immediately gave it to his secretary. Then, President Kennedy again turned his face back to Jurai and Sophia
JFK: Yep, I have an offer that can guarantee your life, and guarantee that Angelise's life in Arzenal is better
Since they really had no other choice to guarantee their safety, the two of them finally nodded "yes".
Jurai: All right, we've accepted the offer, so what's the offer?
JFK: Prior to that, are you two do have any history in the military?
Jurai/Sophia: Huh?
JFK: Because, we want to appoint you as Generals
Jurai: Yes... my military experience is still there, because before becoming emperor, I have served in the military and the last time I got the rank of Colonel
Sophia: I'm not much, because I was only a medic for the military with the rank of Lieutenant the last time, and even then it was a long time ago
JFK: Very well then, Mr Jurai and Mrs Sophia, I hereby declare that you are officially appointed Generals of the United States Army and will be assigned side by side. And right now, you two will be assigned at OFN Provinsional Government of Gallia, I hope you two enjoy your assignment
Then President Kennedy stood up and was followed by Jurai and Sophia
Jurai: Thank you, Mr. President
Sophia: We will not forget your good services to us and we are very indebted
JFK: Yes I know. This is all I can to repay you guys
Jurai reached out his hand along with President Kennedy and they shook hands, followed by Sophia as well
JFK: Pack up, you will soon be assigned to your first one
Jurai: Yes, Mr. President
Meanwhile at the Arzenal, British Royal Army Headquarters
Several people were in the meeting room and ready to planning something... something big. It turned out that the military higher-ups from the British Royal Army were having a meeting and planning to invade the Kingdom of Rosenblum
(Field Marshal Richard Hull)
Hull: Your Majesty, Your Highness. Men. Our attack is in three phases. Phase One: Royal Navy submarine equipped by N² missiles to destroy primary targets: Arway, Cudgarten, Granhill, Conburg Island on the Southwest, Grennois, Shanlow, Belrush, Midledare, and Northdalk in the East
Queen Elizabeth II: How long will it take?
Hull: On Prince Philip's order, 15 minutes from launch.
Gibbs: Of course this is available after all of the Norma in all of these area had been rescued with their loyal relatives or friends
Prince Philip: And why not Londinium, Field Marshal?
Auchinleck: If we kill their King, it could prolong the conflict.
Prince Philip: So we spare him and his rest of his family? After what they did to the Normas?
Carver: Not all the Rosemblums are bad, one of them, Misty Rosenblum is only one of the Rosenblum Royal Family had no hostility towards the Norma.
Auchinleck: The Rosemblums must see their "deity" surrender, and acknowledge the superiority of our Empire's might.
Prince Philip: They will accept that reality without him. *to Hull* Bomb Londinium in phase two.
Hull: Yes, Your Highness
Prince Philip: Continue.
Hull: Phase Two: Our long-range N² bombers destroy secondary targets, including: Dorward, Dunbay, Yogport in the west, Dornding, Castlehan, Kinmeath, Edenlip, and so on, in the east. Time to completion, six hours from launch. Phase Three: Ground and marine invasion to secure and occupy. We expect total capitulation within two weeks.
Prince Philip: What kind of attack can we expect?
Hull: The strongest resistance will be in their people and local polices.
Queen Elizabeth II: Particularly the regular militias, where we expect the Rosenblums to mount significant defense and counter attacks.
Hull: We anticipate Rosenblum's bombers to launch an all out assault. We should expect major attacks on our fleet, our bomber and fighter squadrons
Prince Philip: Projected enemy casualties?
Hull: The N² bombs attack will result in 15 to 16 million dead. Ground invasion will add another 2 to 3 million.
Prince Philip: And on our side?
Hull: The Rosenblums only have conventional weapons. Casualties will be in the hundreds of thousands.
Carver: And mostly their own people. So, acceptable losses
Queen Elizabeth II: But... I had made a plan. Why we taking Misty Rosenblum as "hostage"?
Those who heard it were quite surprised
Auchinleck: Why do you speak like that, Your Majesty?
Queen Elizabeth II: She's just a kid who isn't have no malice to the Normas, she just line of Norma-supporter in the shadows of herself. She is fit to be the leader of the Rosenblum nation we will control, it may sound like a puppet state, but I believe she will be a good queen. When she become our "hostage", we will kept her until the war in her homeland is over
Prince Philip: Okay, I understand. *to Hull* When can you have be ready to launch?
Hull: By 0100 tomorrow morning, Your Highness
(Admiral of the Fleet Philip Vian)
Vian: Our Navy fleet is getting ready to leave early tomorrow morning, they are currently 6 kilometers from here.
Prince Philip: Good, and now this is our time to show the strength of the British Empire, we show them how to deal with us.
Gibbs: Yes, but how do we make Misty Rosenblum our "hostage."
Queen Elizabeth II: It's easy, not difficult, really
Carver: How?
(Field Marshal Gerald Templer)
Templer: Easy, let's wait for Festa Day to come
Carver: Festa day?
Templer: Once a year, the "humans" give the Norma a day off at Arzenal. They were exempt from all practice until tomorrow came. For the Normas this is their one day festival, they also believed that day was a day of hope for them in a time of endless gloom. Held every mid-March annually
Montgomery: What does this have to do with it?
Templer: And usually, on that day, was the day that Misty Rosenblum would come here. This is a golden opportunity to make her our "hostage". Then tell his father to tell that his beloved daughter is in our hands
Gibbs: That's a great idea, I really like it. O agree with your own ideas
Carver: With this, we can make them surrender quickly
Then they all stood up and Queen Elizabeth II spoke
Queen Elizabeth II: We already know the true colors of those Mana people, their actions are intolerable, it's time for us to act, we show our power that we can help the Normas to their freedom, no matter what, no matter what it cost. Hail Britannia!
All people: Hail Britannia!
And this is where Rosenblum will become an insecure area again and will now be devastated because it was crushed by an attack from the British which will be assisted by OFN.
To Be Continued.