Chapter 5: Let it go.

Written by Jlargent.

Despite my newfound schedule of school and vigilante work, I still find time to hang out with my "Acquaintances" or as I like to call them in my head "Minions". I am not under the illusion that I may see them as disposable tools, of course that would be at the beginning. I know I would see them as trusted allies or possibly friends but that's going to be in the future. Right now I am perched on a ledge overlooking the "Top of the World Jewelry Store" that according to my sources is being targeted for its uncut gems that will fetch a high price on the black market. I narrow my eyes at the sight of three masked individuals easily and deftly breaking into the store, the thought that it may be an inside job passes through my head but at the moment it doesn't matter, what matters is the fact that I need to bring them down without setting off the alarms.

Third person POV

"Okay, we have less than ten minutes before the cops drive by. Get the gems and get out." The leader of the trio said as they enter the building.

"Why couldn't we just smash the display cases and just rush it?" The second asked.

"Because, that would bring the cops to us and we'd be screwed!" The third whispered harshly "Also the boss would have our hides if we got caught, remember this is supposed to be silent and effective." he finished.

"Yeah, I heard the last person that screwed up was shot and tossed into an incinerator, and not to mention she hates it when anyone disobeys her orders." The leader spoke. They work their way to the display cases.

"Hey, you sure the alarms and cameras are off?" The third asked.

"Yeah, we made sure the security was disabled thirty minutes ago, by the time we get out of here, we'll be well out of our way out of here and no one will be the wiser." The leader commented using his glass cutter to remove the cut glass to access the jewelry.

"Uh, what's with the fog?" The second asked.

"And when did it suddenly get so cold? Isn't it supposed to be summer?" The third continued. The first's neckhair was raised in realization.

"Oh shit..." He said.

Yumi's POV

""Oh shit" indeed." I intoned making the three swerve at my voice.

"Th-the White Widow! Here?" The second minion shivered in both at the cold and in fear.

"C-come on! There's only one of her, we can take her right?" The third minion said hoping that they could rally against her.

"No, no you can't." I replied before flash freezing them making sure that they remain alive and aware. As I was leaving I notice that one of the thieves was holding something:

I gently grab the crystal and...

"My name is Yukine Chris. If you want my assistance call forth Ichival, however if you threaten the innocent then you will be reduced to ashes." A voice spoke in my mind, startled I almost drop the crystal This is definitely no ordinary crystal or gem. I should take this with me to investigate, normally I shouldn't do this but if this somehow wound up in the wrong hands it could be trouble. I thought to myself. I place the crystal in a secure location (I.e. my breasts) and turn to the still frozen trio.

"I'm sure that your boss will forgive your failure since I did interfere." I tell them before I activate the silent alarm and leaving.

Later...

I stare at the crystal in my hand wondering if I should call this Chris forth. For all intents and purposes I shouldn't, but a part of me feels that I should since Chris could be like me, and summoned to another world by Anna. Decision made I grip the crystal in my hand and focus my energy into it and an indescribable feeling wells up, like there is a song that wants to come forth.

"Killter Ichival Tron" I sang and the crystal glowed...

In another Canterlot City...

"Commander Yukine. We have a report of massive Noise activity near downtown." My technician Twilight Sparkle commented while looking at the various monitors. I internally cursed, currently I'm the only Symphogear user in this world. And since SONG is still relatively new, getting funding to find and recruit Attuned wielders is progressing slow. And all of a sudden I heard my Token activating.

"Killter Ichival Tron" The voice sang. I decided to bring my summoner to me rather than the opposite. I focused on the Token and had the summoner come to me. In a flash of light a girl my age with dark gray hair in a short bob, and...HOLY SHIT! Her breasts are huge! She's an H-Cup at least, I should be lucky mine are F-Cup. I feel sorry for her back if she has to haul those monsters around all day, I shake my head of those thoughts, she is wearing a white furisode and carrying a pair of tessen. The moment the light faded the girl blinked and suddenly went into a defensive position.

"Who are you? And where am I?" She demanded.

"My name is Yukine Chris, I'm sorry that I summoned you instead of vice versa but there's an emergency." I quickly tell her. And immediately she shifts into business mode.

"What are we dealing with?" She asks me.

"A horde of Noise are rampaging downtown and I'm short staffed in terms of firepower and manpower." I tell her "If it was any smaller I could handle it but the size of this army I need all the help I can get." I finish.

"Right, name's Yumi and I'm a shinobi." She tells me.

"What's your skill set?" I ask Yumi.

"Ice and plenty of it, I nearly brought Canterlot City into a permanent winter at one point when I got pissed." She commented. I whistle low at that feat.

"Permafrosting the Noise will help a lot. Twilight! Prepare transport!" I commanded.

"Already set up Commander. The missile will get you there in an instant." Twilight said typing away at the keyboard with lightning speed.

"Missile?" Yumi asked.

"No time to explain! Follow me!" I tell her pulling her along.

"Anything I should know?" She asks me.

"Yeah, do not under any circumstances let the Noise touch your flesh. Otherwise, it will carbonize you and if I can't remove your carbonated limb in time it will spread to your entire body and kills you." I inform her. She nods her head in confirmation.

Moments later...

The population was screaming in terror as the Noise make their way through the streets ignoring anything in their way, an elderly man screams as one Noise grabs his waist, the carbonization spreads quickly and he became a statue of carbon for a near instant before shattering, the Noise responsible also carbonizing before it too crumbles into ashes. The police escorts the injured and elderly away while other officers fire their guns at the Noise to no effect as their bullets pass through them as if they do not exist. All of a sudden the roar of a missile roars, everyone looks up to see a large missile heading to the Noise:

All of a sudden a song resounds in the air coming from the missile, the missile suddenly pops open revealing that it was hollow and instead carrying two people.

"Killter Ichival Tron." and a flash of light envelops the two before landing onto the ground, the light faded revealing two girls, one wearing a white furisode, wild black hair and a mask covering the lower half of her face, the other was wearing crimson armor and was smiling viciously at the Noise.

"Let's dance!" I shouted before I started to sing.

I summon my handguns and proceeded to fire in the heads (Wait, does Noise actually have heads if they don't look human?) effectively destroying them, I put them away in favor for my gatling guns in for my Billion Maiden attack, I take note on my singing since I can't really bring out my bigger attacks like my "Mega Death Quartet" I would like to avoid any collateral damage thank you very much. I don't have Fairy Tail's budget for that. I turn my head slightly to watch Yumi effectively freeze the Noise and shatter them which is a surprise. But I'm not going to complain.

I shift my gatling guns into hand crossbows and start firing multiple energy arrows at the Noise, I frown as the horde is seemingly endless.

"Yumi! There has to be a Noise mass producing these cannon fodder. I'll keep them busy, see if you can find the source!" I commanded.

"Consider it done!" she rushes off and I shift my focus on the Noise in front of me. I leap into the air and shift back into Billion Maiden to mow them down.

"Chris! I found a massive Noise that's spawning them not far from here." Yumi's voice spoke through the communicator that I handed her earlier. I nodded Okay, now I need to make some room for this. I thought, before picking up the pitch allowing me to create two large missiles "Mega Death Fuga" I launch one into the air and ride it, a few seconds later I direct the missile and launch the other one at the massive Noise damaging it. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to kill it.

"Any ideas on how to take it down?" Yumi asks me.

"Yeah, I got a stronger version of my Mega Death Fuga but I need time to bring it out." I tell her.

"How long do you need?" She asks me.

"At least thirty seconds." I reply.

"Consider it bought." Yumi tells me before energy was gathering in her tessen "Shinobi Art: Ice Pillar Fan!" She declares before spinning around and freezing the Noise in her wake. I focus on the music and gradually build up the tone and pitch to its peak and I produce four large missiles "Mega Death Quartet" I carefully aim all four missiles at the massive noise and launch them. The sound of an explosion rocks the area as they hit home effectively destroying the Noise. And the shockwave also wipes out all the remaining Noise, I smile at the explosion ends the invasion.

"Is that it?" Yumi walks up to me.

"All that's left is for the cleanup crew to get all the ashes and get a find out the number of deaths from this attack. I suppose we should head back to base, I should explain my backstory since I did kidnap and forced you to fight alongside me." I tell her.

"Can we also get something to eat? Using all those Shinobi Arts burns a lot of calories." She tells me, I laugh at that comment.

Later...

"Ugh, that was tiring." Yumi said reclining in the couch.

"Agreed, it never gets easier. And I've been fighting the Noise for the past few months, you're the first person that tried to summon me when I sent my Token out there." I comment "Again, I would like to apologize for the abrupt summoning." I finish "So allow me to properly introduce myself, I am Yukine Chris. Commander of Squad Nexus of Guardians or S.O.N.G. for short. And displaced Symphogear wielder."

"Displaced?" She asked me.

"Let me ask you this: Did you buy an item from someone dressed as the Merchant from Resident Evil 4?" I ask her.

"No, it was Anna from Fire Emblem Awakening, she did mention that she was a Merchant though." She replied.

"Anna? Huh, that's a new one. And I take it that when you bought something you wound up in Canterlot City?" I questioned.

"Yes, but I was stabbed by a mugger before she showed up and offered me these tessen before I died."

"Is there anything else?" I ask her.

"Well...promise not to laugh okay." She tells me.

"I've seen all sorts of weird things since I came here, I don't think there's anything that can surprise me at this point." I reply.

"I...used to be a guy." My eyebrows shot up at that confession.

"...Definitely new but not really surprising for some reason." I responded.

"But the upside is that I have a healthy heart. So there is a silver lining to all this." She commented.

"At the cost of having breasts so large they have their own gravitational pull?" I snarked, she frowns at the comment "Sorry about that, I was always insecure about my figure before I got here, and to see someone that has larger assets than I do is making me relive those insecurities." I finish.

"As long as you don't mean it, then it's fine. I wish I could swap breasts with you though." She said.

"No thank you, I'd rather not have back pains." I said.

"So...Displaced?" She asks me.

"Right, it's short for "Dimensionally Misplaced" a collective term for those that become fictional characters. From what I know from another Displaced we're sent here to change things in the world we're in. For example, someone could buy Zoro's Swords and they would have all his powers and abilities and sent to a world similar to One Piece. Or to another world entirely where his skills would be needed." I explained.

"The fact that I died before coming here didn't factor into that?" She asks me.

"Not necessarily since you dying before coming here is a bit of a rarity." I reply "So, what's your backstory? Aside from a weak heart." I ask her.

"Well, my grandfather passed away a few months ago and the waiting list for a new heart was extensively long. I was hoping to become a cop back home actually." She replies.

"At least you had a happy family..." I scowled.

"Um, Chris?" She asks, snapping me out of my memories.

I sigh "Sorry, I'm going through counseling and therapy for my issues." I tell her.

"I'm sorry." She apologizes.

"No, don't be. I was being a bitch." I responded.

"If you're okay, do you want to talk about it?" She asks me.

"Yeah, the only one that knows is my therapist. I didn't really have the greatest life growing up, I was for lack of a better term abused by my family. Every chance they would get I would get punched or slapped for the littlest of reasons, they treated me like a slave and they constantly threatened to kill me if I told anyone. It was through sheer luck that I managed to scrape up enough money to attend my first convention without them knowing, it was obvious I was dressed as Yukine Chris even though I was lacking certain "Assets". She was everything that I wanted to be, strong, confident, someone that had physical and emotional abuse thrown at her and she came out of it stronger for it. And that's when I met him." I finished.

"The Merchant?" She asked me.

"Yeah, getting sent here was probably the best thing that happened to me. If I had stayed back home any longer I'd be dead before I reached twenty-five." I smiled at the memory of realizing that I was free of my abusive home, I literally cried all through that night happy that I no longer had to suffer.

"Did they..." She hesitantly asked.

"Thankfully no, I think either my parents knew better or they actually had standards. I don't know which is more disturbing to be honest." I commented scowling.

"Well, look at it this way. Since you never came back, the police would be investigating your disappearance. So it's a matter of time before they discover the abuse and arrest them for your death." She points out. I smile at the idea of my parents protesting as they're being forced into the back of a squad car.

"Yumi, you have just made my day." I tell her.

"So, how did I get here in the first place?" She questioned.

"Ah, in addition to the OP Powers that comes standard of a Displaced, we can also create a "Token" in my case it's the Relic for Ichival. Usually a Displaced can create a Token from the item he/she bought from the Merchant, you then create a message and send the copy through the Void and from there another Displaced can find it and summon you or you can summon them. Are there any other questions?" I explained.

"Yeah, how can I return home?" She asks me.

"I assume "Home" is your version of Canterlot City? Well all you have to do is state that our contract is complete and the Token will do the rest." I finished.

"Okay, so I should make a Token first...I suppose one of my tessen would work." She comments holding the fan out and she focuses on it before making her message:

"I am Yumi, the Ice Queen of Canterlot City, if you stand for justice and what is right, call my name. Know this, if you strive for injustice and what is wrong then your soul shall freeze in eternal slumber." A copy of her Tessen appears and vanishes.

"Nice creed. Hey, before you leave how about some food? I did promise you that. Would Okonomiyaki do?" I ask her.

"Sure, never had it before, so I'm willing to try it." She tells me.

"Sweet, I know this Okonomiyaki place that handmakes it." I responded.

Three hours later...

"Ah, that was so good." Yumi sighs as she finishes her third Okonomiyaki.

"I admit when I first stumbled here I was hesitant about the food, but I realize that my folks had no say as to what I ate and how much I could do so. I ate five Okonomiyaki's in one sitting, my stomach was full and I had no regrets." I chuckled at the memory.

"I should head home, I have school soon and I need to sleep." She commented.

"Being an government official in charge of fighting the Noise automatically granted me emancipation apparently." I tell her "And from what you tell me you're technically a government official in a sense." I point out.

"More along the lines of Black Ops actually. But I can see where you're coming from." She agreed "Our contract is complete." She spoke a glowing portal opens "May your enemies sleep in frozen slumber." She tells me.

"And may your enemies receive a missile up their ass." I laughed. Yumi smiled before stepping through the portal.

Author's Note

So another chapter out of the way, surprising enough I managed to knock this out in one sitting. Admittedly this was tricky to write since not many people are aware of Symphogear. Chris is actually my favorite character in the series since she had overcame a lot of hardship throughout the anime and character growth. Anyway, that's enough rambling.

As always Hoody Hoo!