[DarkJak2050]

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Spoiler for Flashback:

“ALEX!”

Sideswipe bellowed at the moment the IS ripped Alex’s body into two.

The IS tossed the 2 half pieces of Alex’s body aside, with a very annoyed look on her face.

“Sheesh, she couldn’t even handle a small group of kids…”

“?”

A sharp ‘claw’ appeared behind the IS, giving that full appearance of your typical IS. Only this time it has spider ‘arms’, comprising the same ominous matching colors of yellow and black, each having a blade like tip.

“Damn it! Ratchet, help Hawkeye out. Scourge, get Sideswipe to safety and then cover him, Ratchet and Hawkeye. Hot Shot, we’ll buy them some time.”

Shockwave pulled out his Rocket Launcher. While my brothers and I are doing as we’re told.

“You must be foolish to think you can take on an IS. Especially like that.”

“We’ll see about that. And don’t people here in Japan introduce themselves upon first meeting?”

“Might as well. The name’s Ayako. Ayako Makigami, but you can call me ‘Autumn’.”

I primed my Saber and aimed it at Autumn.

“What is it that you’re after?”

“That is none of your concern. Now… take this!”

The 8 arms deployed the tips, revealing cannons and began to aim straight at me.

“Oh, shit!”

I made a sudden dodge to avoid the energy blast from the cannons, but not without sliding on the floor.

“Not bad…”

I got myself up, as I aimed my Saber at her.

“Why you…”

I fired my Saber at her, and she began to charge at me.

Dadadadadadadadadadadada…

As I’m firing my Saber at her, she got closer and closer while deflecting each shot with her 8 arms.

“Pathetic…”

*Dadadadada—kic kic kic…*

Shit…

By the time I was about to reload, she was ready to thrust one of her arms.

*Phshew* *Klang*

I deployed both of my forearm mounted combat blades and deflect Autumn’s arm away. Upon noticing this, she made a slight grin on her face.

“Oh, my… This is going to be fun…”

She then began to swing and thrust all 8 of her blade tipped arms at me.

“Tch…”

I tried to back away from her to gain some distance, but she just kept on closing in.

*Shew* *Kling* *Klang*

Jumping, dodging, diving, cart wheeling; all I can do at this point is just stay on defense and avoid and deflect her arms away.

This’ll turn to shit if this keeps up…

“Heh…”

She swung one of her arms low and sideways.

“Ugh!...”

I was swept off balanced and fell on the ground. I struggled to get back up but Autumn was already poised to strike her arms down as I tried to regain my balance.

“Time to finish it! Hya-a-a-a-ahh!”

“Hot Shot!”

*BOOM!*

*Shephew*

“Ga-agh!”

I felt pain from the area of my left eye, blood coming out. I felt how extent of the wound was; it was from the top of my left eye brow, cutting downwards across my left eye, ending right next to my nose.

I tried to cover the wound, but blood kept on flowing out, obscuring my vision. As I tried to regain my bearings, I spotted Shockwave, Rocket Launcher in hand with smoke coming out of the barrel.

Realizing where that attack came from, Autumn then turned towards Shockwave, deployed her arm tips on to cannons and aimed it at him.

But before the two engaged into combat, a sudden flash of light was emitted from Shockwave…