A Sagacious Ally: Fine (Part 1)
Deep within the storage area of S.O.N.G. HQ, Gjallarhorn lights up and becomes active once again, setting off an alarm. On the bridge, Tomosato reports the situation to Genjuro.
Tomosato: I'm getting a high energy reading from within the sacrist containment area! It’s Ghallarhorn!
Genjuro: So we’ve been connected to yet another parallel world…
Genjuro: Get the Adaptors here on the double!
Fujitaka: Understood!
Shortly thereafter, everyone gathers on the bridge.
Genjuro: Thanks for your quick response, everyone.
Tsubasa: Commander, what is this emergency about?
Genjuro: The Gjallarhorn alarm was triggered.
Shirabe: You mean, a new parallel world has opened?
Kirika: I wonder what kind of world we connected to this time?
Elfnein: We won’t really know until someone actually goes over.
Genjuro: Precisely why we need to send someone. I’ll be choosing the participants in the mission this time.
Kirika: Are you making some of us stay...?
Elfnein: Yes. We ran a check on the gears the other day and although it’s only minimal, some of them are showing signs of stress.
Elfnein: There’s not likely to be any effect on the users, but I’d like to take care of this while we have the opportunity.
Genjuro: That’s the situation. There are many unknowns on these parallel world missions, so we need to send only those who are in top form.
Tsubasa: Understood…so who is going on the mission then?
Genjuro: Right. Well, this time it will be-
The scene ends. Some time passes and we pick up in the middle of a battle between Hibiki, Tsubasa, Shirabe and a pack of regular Noise. The girls make short work of them, but they keep coming.
Hibiki: Haaaah! Whew…we just arrived here, but already have to deal with this many Noise!
Tsubasa: Hiyaaa! Yes, but this amount is manageable. Plus if Div 2 exists in this world, they should have picked up on their signal by now.
Shirabe: So all we have to do is keep fighting!
Shirabe: And eventually we’ll make contact with those on this side.
Tsubasa: That’s right. Let’s hurry and clear out the Noise that are left!
As the girls continue to fight off the Noise, a number of unmarked cars swerve to a stop nearby. A group of men in black suits leave them and begin to approach.
Tsubasa: Seems they’re here.
Suits: I take it you’re the ones who defeated the Noise in this area. Sorry, but we'll need you to quietly come along with us.
Shirabe: Quite the bossy group on this side…
Hibiki: I get the feeling we’re not exactly going to have a red carpet laid out for us…
Tsubasa: From their perspective we’re a bunch of unknowns with incredible power. They probably don’t have many options.
Suits: …..
The girls agree to go along and are taken to the familiar Div 2 headquarters under Lydian.
Hibiki: Whoa, this hallway makes me super nostalgic!
Tsubasa: Indeed, it seems Div 2 really does exist in this reality.
Shirabe: …This is a pretty unique base. I’ll have to share all the details with Kiri-chan later…
Suits: …Come this way.
Suits: …Come this way.
Tsubasa: …Hm?
Tsubasa: (They’re not taking us to the bridge…?)
Hibiki: …Tsubasa-san.
Tsubasa: Let’s see how this plays out.
Suits: …Here, go inside.
A door opens to what appears to be only an empty room. As the girls enter, the black suits pull their weapons on them.
Shirabe: Wha-!?
Tsubasa: …So this is how it is.
Suits: Don’t move. If you even so much as flinch, we’ll shoot.
Hibiki: W-What’s going on!?
Suits: If you stay quiet and listen to what we say, you’ll come to no harm. For starters, hand over those pendants of yours.
Shirabe: Why do have to give them over to you?
Suits: Those are Anti-Noise Protectors aren’t they? I don’t know when they actually succeeded to create them…but we can’t have you using their powers here.
Tsubasa: (Tsk…they want the Gears. But based on what he said, they don’t exist here yet?)
Tsubasa: …Alright, fine. But you at least owe us a proper explanation.
Suits: …I don’t think so.
Hibiki: A-Am I the only one thinking they’re gonna kill us?
Tsubasa: (…I guess they’re not open to negotiations.)
Tsubasa: …Okay, we’ll hand them over. Understand, you two?
Hibiki: Y-yeah….
Shirabe: I guess we don’t have a choice…
Suits: …A wise decision.
Tsubasa: …So this is how it is.
Suits: Don’t move. If you even so much as flinch, we’ll shoot.
Hibiki: W-What’s going on!?
Suits: If you stay quiet and listen to what we say, you’ll come to no harm. For starters, hand over those pendants of yours.
Shirabe: Why do have to give them over to you?
Suits: Those are Anti-Noise Protectors aren’t they? I don’t know when they actually succeeded to create them…but we can’t have you using their powers here.
Tsubasa: (Tsk…they want the Gears. But based on what he said, they don’t exist here yet?)
Tsubasa: …Alright, fine. But you at least owe us a proper explanation.
Suits: …I don’t think so.
Hibiki: A-Am I the only one thinking they’re gonna kill us?
Tsubasa: (…I guess they’re not open to negotiations.)
Tsubasa: …Okay, we’ll hand them over. Understand, you two?
Hibiki: Y-yeah….
Shirabe: I guess we don’t have a choice…
Suits: …A wise decision.
The scene ends. Some time later we find the girls locked in the empty room without access to their gears and unable to call for any help.
Hibiki: Um, hello? Can you hear me? Uh, may we please talk this out? We’re not your enemies!
Hibiki: We’re all people here, brothers and sisters! So let’s help each other out!
Tsubasa: It’s pointless, Tachibana.
Hibiki: But…
Shirabe: This is the first time we've had this kind of problem on one of our parallel world missions.
Tsubasa: Indeed…
Hibiki: They all had pretty scary looks on their faces…I guess this is more than just them having a bad day…
Shirabe: We need to figure a way out of here and get our gears back…
Tsubasa: Of course, but there’s nothing we can do now except wait. But it seems those men in black suits weren’t members of Div 2…
Hibiki: Eh? What do you mean?
Tsubasa: They carried themselves differently than those who trained at Div 2…
Tsubasa: I suppose that could just be because this is a parallel world, so it’s hard to say anything definitively but…
Tsubasa: On our way here I noticed from the way they walked that it didn’t seem like they were used to this base’s layout.
Tsubasa: Considering everything we've seen so far, I think the possibility of them being members of Div 2 is incredibly low.
Hibiki: Wow, you’re amazing Tsubasa-san!
Shirabe: …I thought so too. The guns they had are the same type that were used by F.I.S.
Tsubasa: Heh, you’ve got sharp eyes.
Hibiki: Huh? So I’m the only one who didn’t catch on to anything…?
Shirabe: But even if we’ve narrowed down their identity, it doesn’t change the fact that we can’t get out of here…
Tsubasa: …You’re right. We need to figure a way out of this on our own. In this parallel world we can’t expect any support or backup coming from HQ.
Hibiki: If I had Gungnir, busting down a door or wall like these would be a piece of cake using only my fist…
Shirabe: Same for me if I had Shul Shagana…
Tsubasa: We're all in the same boat, but we can’t beg for what we don’t have.
???: That’s not entirely true.
Hibiki: We’re all people here, brothers and sisters! So let’s help each other out!
Tsubasa: It’s pointless, Tachibana.
Hibiki: But…
Shirabe: This is the first time we've had this kind of problem on one of our parallel world missions.
Tsubasa: Indeed…
Hibiki: They all had pretty scary looks on their faces…I guess this is more than just them having a bad day…
Shirabe: We need to figure a way out of here and get our gears back…
Tsubasa: Of course, but there’s nothing we can do now except wait. But it seems those men in black suits weren’t members of Div 2…
Hibiki: Eh? What do you mean?
Tsubasa: They carried themselves differently than those who trained at Div 2…
Tsubasa: I suppose that could just be because this is a parallel world, so it’s hard to say anything definitively but…
Tsubasa: On our way here I noticed from the way they walked that it didn’t seem like they were used to this base’s layout.
Tsubasa: Considering everything we've seen so far, I think the possibility of them being members of Div 2 is incredibly low.
Hibiki: Wow, you’re amazing Tsubasa-san!
Shirabe: …I thought so too. The guns they had are the same type that were used by F.I.S.
Tsubasa: Heh, you’ve got sharp eyes.
Hibiki: Huh? So I’m the only one who didn’t catch on to anything…?
Shirabe: But even if we’ve narrowed down their identity, it doesn’t change the fact that we can’t get out of here…
Tsubasa: …You’re right. We need to figure a way out of this on our own. In this parallel world we can’t expect any support or backup coming from HQ.
Hibiki: If I had Gungnir, busting down a door or wall like these would be a piece of cake using only my fist…
Shirabe: Same for me if I had Shul Shagana…
Tsubasa: We're all in the same boat, but we can’t beg for what we don’t have.
???: That’s not entirely true.
Suddenly a mysterious voice intervenes in their conversation. The guards outside of the door react.
Suits: What the-!? Where the hell did you come from!
Suits: Gahh!
Suits: Gahh!
The men collapse and the door opens. Fine appears, clad in her black outfit.
Fine: It must be you girls then. The ones who these Symphogears belong to.
Tsubasa: What….!
Hibiki: Ehhh!?
Shirabe: It couldn’t be…this person…she’s Fine.
Fine: …?!
Fine: (How do they know my name…? Figuring that out will have to wait.)
Tsubasa: W-What exactly does this mean?
Fine: …Take these.
Hibiki: T-This is my Gungnir!
Tsubasa: You’re returning our gears…why?
Fine: Now then, it’s time to run. If you’ve got questions I’ll gladly answer them after we’ve gotten away. Of course, I have a few of my own to ask all of you.
Tsubasa: What….!
Hibiki: Ehhh!?
Shirabe: It couldn’t be…this person…she’s Fine.
Fine: …?!
Fine: (How do they know my name…? Figuring that out will have to wait.)
Tsubasa: W-What exactly does this mean?
Fine: …Take these.
Hibiki: T-This is my Gungnir!
Tsubasa: You’re returning our gears…why?
Fine: Now then, it’s time to run. If you’ve got questions I’ll gladly answer them after we’ve gotten away. Of course, I have a few of my own to ask all of you.
TO BE CONTINUED
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