5 - Part D:

It's finally the last period which is Combat Simulation and boy am I excited.

Reason why am I excited?

Because there are five wavebots standing on front of us right now.

This will be my first time riding one.

Well, last time uncle Huck taught us how to use one but at that time, I never really got a chance to actually use it let alone get inside since there was only one wavebot and my classmates sure took their time using it especially Maple who chased us around the Arena.

By the time it was my turn, the bell had rung.

Not to mention that the next day's lesson is all about how to make a useful weapon out of sticks and stones.

Just remembering that made me feel like a caveman.

So today, I'll finally get my chance.

Hopefully...

By the way, I just noticed something.

How come most of our lessons today is all about wavebots or anything related to them?

Is it because today is Mech day?

(Note: Mech day is a universal holiday which celebrates the appreciation of robotics.)

Anyway, uncle Huck who is between us and the wavebots have finished explaining what we're going to do.

I didn't listen to his explanation since it's quite obvious.

If you don't what is then let me do the honors of giving you some hints.

There are five wavebots and ten of us.

Each wavebot needs two people to operate it properly.

And all of us are amateurs except for one person.

You know who that is. (Chapter 12 part D)

Anyway, why am I playing a guessing game with myself?

It must be because I ate too much blue cherry candy.

As they say, "eating too much blue cherry candy makes you crazy."

Or maybe I'm the only one who says that since it always happens to Luna.

"Now the pairing is done..."

What pairing?

"Hurry up and get you ass in there pronto!"

Uncle Huck moves his head diagonally as he said "in there".

Everyone disperses and head towards the wavebots in pairs.

As for me, I'm standing here like an idiot while looking around to see who's my pair.

Luckily, I was able to find my pair before uncle Huck starts screaming at me military style.

He's kinda scary when he does that.

I quickly walk towards my pair which is Kana who's alone heading towards the wavebot at the right most end.

As we we're near the wavebot, Kana stops walking all of a sudden which made me also do the same.

Most probably the reason why she stop walking, it's because we're going to sort out who's going to be the pilot and who's going to be the support.

So I did the honors of asking first.

"So who's going to be the pilot?"

Kana answers me without looking at me.

"That will be you."

And executes a high jump that defies the artificial gravity towards the cockpit of the wavebot who's hatch which is made out of orange tinted glass is already opened.

Good thing she wasn't wearing a skirt but a black riding suit, otherwise I would see what's under there.

Maybe that's a bad thing.

By the way, how was she able to do that without using atomic synthesis?

She must have some powerful legs like Wren.

I synthesize a compressed air shaped like a giant bubble on my feet and it exploded which sends me flying upwards.

Pak* Woosh*

Maybe I kinda put too much air pressure since I'm approximately ten feet higher than the wavebot.

And I forgot to adjust my angle so that I would shoot right into the cockpit.

If I end up crashing to the floor, I will die.

I think...

So I quickly synthesize a pair of air boosters on the palm of my hands and push myself into the cockpit before crashing into the floor.

Woosh* Thud*

I successfully entered the cockpit, but the bad news is that I crash right into it.

That was so uncool!

Good thing the pilot seat is soft otherwise it would hurt like hell.

Wait!

Pilot's seat??

If this was the pilot seat, why do I feel like theres a hand tapping my back.

"Move."

I slowly raise my head from this soft yet squishy and warm material where my face was buried at and saw Kana's face up close.

Now that I look at her closely, she's actually cute.

She speaks to me with her usual poker face with her cheeks that are slightly red.

"Move or else I will report you to the prefects for sexual assault."

Bzzt* Bzzt*

I quickly got off Kana and went towards the pilot seat on front of her.

After that, I sincerely apologize.

"S-sorry..."

"Apology accepted."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

If she really accepted my apology, why is she holding a stun gun?

She seemed to notice me looking at her stun gun which is on her right hand.

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

"If I get embarrassed, I tend to zap the one who caused it."

As Kana said with her expressionless face.

So if I was hugging her any longer, I would get the shock treatment.

"Now, close the hatch."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

"I will but first... Could you put that thing away? It's scaring me."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

"Negative."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

"Okay..."

I hope she doesn't zap me once I turn my back on her.

I turn my back on her and sat on the pilot's seat properly.

After that, I place my two hands on top of the brain terminal while thinking "close".

The brain terminal read my mind and the hatch closes.

Zit* Click*

Now here comes the tricky part which is inserting my brainwaves.

Like I did during Madam Aura's class, I have to imagine myself as a bird descending towards a lake.

So I did that.

...

Ding* Synchronization complete*

Now that was easy!

It didn't even took ten seconds.

All of a sudden, I got really drowsy and my vision darkens.

Am I losing consciousness?

...

I woke up and notice that my vision has now change.

What I see before me is not the tinted orange glass but the exit of the Arena 2 which is far away from me.

Not only that, I suddenly became tall like a giant.

Is this growth spurt?

"Now that your consciousness has transfered, try moving the wavebot."

As I heard Kana's voice who is nowhere to be seen.

Since I don't understand what she just said, I ask her...

"What do you mean by that?"

She answers me.

"It means that you're now the wavebot."

"Me the wavebot? How's that even possible?"

"It will take a lot of time to explain so let's leave that for another time and try moving the wavebot."

Someone seems to be a little bit pushy.

"I'm not being pushy, I'm just being time wise."

Wait a minute!

Did she just read my mind?

"Your thoughts are being broadcast through the brain terminal. So be careful what you think otherwise I will zap you."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

Scary!

"I'll take that as a compliment."

Oh crap! I forgot my thoughts are being broadcast.

"Exactly. Now move."

Alright! Alright! Ms. Pushy!

"Like I said, I'm not being pushy, I'm being time wise. If you don't understand that, I might as well zap you."

Bzzzt* Bzzzt*

Fine! Fine! I'll do it! Please don't zap me!

"My patience is starting to run out."

Okay! Okay! I'll move it! I'll move it! Sheesh!

"..."

...

"..."

So... How do I move this thing?

"The same way you move your arms and legs."

The same way you move your arms and legs huh...

Even though I don't know how that works, I have a general idea on how to do it.

"Stop thinking and start moving."

R-right!

I try moving the wavebot through the method that Kana has told me.

Zit*

I slowly move the wavebots right hand towards my face.

The face would most probably be the wavebot's head...

Or not since wavebots have no head.

After that, I tried moving the fingers repeatedly.

Zizizizizizzizit*

It's... It's... It's alive!

"Now try walking."

Good job on ruining the moment.

"I'll take that as a compliment."

I didn't bother retorting to Kana's remarks because she might zap me if I did.