NECRO-Driver Dawn EP 7: Matters of Trust

(Meanwhile back in Norahs, Shenrei and Graves have finally returned and begin to gather information)

Shirinan Soldier: Lady Shirina, Commander Shenrei and Graves have returned.

Lady Shirina: *Sitting on her throne with her legs crossed while drinking from a glass* Excellent, send them in immediately.

Graves: To think that this little brat could have given us so much trouble.

Lalah: Captain, what are we going to do to him and the machine?

Shenrei: We're going to gather all the information we can about how this machine functions. If we can figure out how it works, then we can figure out a way to stop it. The boy himself here is nothing more than a bargaining tool for us to use. *His watch beeps letting him know that Lady Shirina is waiting to see him and Graves.*

Graves: Welp, time to go see the lady in waiting.

Shenrei: *Facepalms from the cringe* Please never say that again. Lalah, can you take over for me?

Lalah: Yes captain.

*Shenrei and Graves leave and go to a giant hangar outside where Jin's mech is being tested out by some of the soldiers.* (Play Xehanort - Birth by Sleep- Extended on loop)

Shenrei: Lady Shirina.

Lady Shirina: Ahh Commander Shenrei and Graves. You two are just in time to watch us begin our test.

Graves: Test? What kind of test?

Shirinan Soldier: From the information we've gathered, it seems as if this machine is designed to control the pilot's emotions.

Shenrei: Control their emotions? How so?

Shirinan Soldier: The machine uses some sort of component called the NECRO driver. It seems that this system allows the pilot of the machine to be able to limit mistakes that would otherwise have been caused by a person's emotions.

Shenrei: Like turning them into the perfect soldier…

Shirinan Soldier: Yes, but we aren't entirely sure if this is how it works. This is only conjecture from the bits and pieces we have for now.

Graves: So why is the test subject wearing cables?

Shirinan Soldier: We wanted to be able to read how the subject responded to the machine. This allows us to monitor body functions such as heart rate and other things.

Lady Shirina: Now that we've explained everything, let's begin the test. Commander, will you do the honors?

Shenrei: Hmph *He signals to start the test*

(The test subject begins to pilot Jin's mech. He tries the basics of moving around the arms and legs, and then prepares to fly around with it. But before he can even get off the ground, everyone is alarmed by screams of pain and terror. The test subject begins acting out of control, and begins to start aiming at everyone with the mech gun.)

Lady Shirina: Get him out of that machine now!

*Shenrei jumps one the mech and rips off the head of the mech. The mech powers down and they pull the test subject out of the cockpit.* (Yes I am VERY AWARE of the events of episode five, and I'm aware this may seem confusing and counter intuitive. But I ask that you give the story time to explain everything.)

Lady Shirina: What happened just now?!

Shirinan Soldier: His brain waves were completely erratic and his heart rate spiked. His neural system is in complete shambles right now, probably caused by his temporary insanity.

Graves: Sooo in other words he got fried to a crisp?

Shenrei: *Has an internal crisis deciding on if he even wants to react to Graves, so he just stands there casually observing the area.*

Shirinan Soldier: The machine applies a tremendous amount of strain on the mind and body. I don't think it's physically possible for anyone to be able to withstand that much pressure for long, if at all.

Shenrei: *Rather annoyed* But I saw that brat use this machine for quite a while, even after having sustained major injuries. I want to know the secrets of how this thing functions!

Shirinan Soldier: Yes sir, right away sir. *The soldiers continue working on the mech to figure out how it works. Some of them take the soldier to the medical room to be treated with emergency care.* (Stop playing the song)

Lady Shirina: Commander, you mentioned something about the one who piloted this machine. Where is he now?

Shenrei: He's being held in one of our special facilities. I have Lalah watching over him as we speak.

Graves: *Trying to mock Shenrei* I don't know why you bother keeping that girl around. She doesn't even look that useful.

Shenrei: *Clearly annoyed* Neither do you Graves, but Lady Shirina still finds a use for you.

Graves: *Annoyed and angry* Why you!

Lady Shirina: *Laughs* HAHAHAHA! You two are adorable! Why don't we go pay a visit to this person that's been causing you two problems?

Shenrei: If you insist.

*The three of them walk to the place where they are holding Jin. Meanwhile back on the Blitzwing, Khan and Sonjo have just finished explaining the plan to everyone… Or at least the ones that attended anyway.*

Khan: Alright, does everyone get what the plan is and what they are supposed to do?

*They all nod their hands signaling yes* (Play Sword Art Online Ending 1 Yume Sekai- Tomatsu Haruka all the way through)

Khan: Good, then let's get things underway. We've all failed ourselves and Jin by allowing it to even get to this point. Jin helped us secure our first victories, and he was there for us when we needed him. Now it's time to do the same for him. Now then, let's go!

(And thus concludes episode 7. The rest of the episode is just the song and credits playing. While these are playing, you can see everyone on the Blitzwing doing something. C and Ja'Skaar are doing their own things, and everyone else is preparing for their mission to rescue Jin. Meanwhile in Norahs, Lalah is looking over Jin. Shenrei, Graves, and Lady Shirina are making their way to where he is being held. Thanks for reading, the story will only get better from here.)

(Created By Malcolm Holmes)