One who returned to Kamogawa

[no_wan_no_life]

[Sunny Kamogawa, a place where tourism is blooming even during these hard times. Someone approaches Madoka's uncle's cafe. Someone really familiar.]

Wan.

[Locked to Madoka obviously]

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[kamogawa_maru]

Lan? LAN!

[And Madoka just runs at full speed to tackle Lan into a hug.]

Welcome home.

[no_wan_no_life]

Madoka.

[And, that hug is met with a feeling of awkwardness - but not the unpleasant kind.]

I'm back.

[kamogawa_maru]

You're really back. I can't believe it.

[The hug grows tighter before she starts leading Lan by the hand.]

Come on, Uncle Hiroshi will want to see you also.

[no_wan_no_life]

It has been so long.

Yes, let's go!

[kamogawa_maru]

[Lots of dragging later]

What do you want? Have you been eating well? What's it like living like a princess again? Did you miss Kamogawa?

[no_wan_no_life]

Umm.
A Hiroshi burger please, yes, it felt just as usual, of course I did.

[kamogawa_maru]

Eheh I'm glad you're doing alright.

[She ducks into the kitchen for a moment and returns with a burger.]

Oh yeah!

[Hey look, Madoka pulled out the present you AND MUGINAMI got for her.]

Thanks for remembering my birthday.

[no_wan_no_life]

Of, of course! How could I forget?

[Not thinking about the apple traitor for now. Lan bites into the burger.]

... Sniff.

[And it seems she starts to tear up!]

[kamogawa_maru]

Ah what's wrong, is it spicy? Did Uncle put wasabi in it? I told him that you can't handle spicy food.

[no_wan_no_life]

No, it's nothing like that!

It's just that...
It feels like I am home.

[kamogawa_maru]

We just need Muginami to come back also and things will be the way they were before.

[no_wan_no_life]

Madoka.
[Suddenly, all serious mode.]

Can I see Midori?

[kamogawa_maru]

Uh sure. You have some really good timing though Lan, Pharos just came back today.

[no_wan_no_life]

I know. This is why I'm here.

Madoka, I need you to get Midori to move again.

[kamogawa_maru]

Oh...well we've been trying but Midori hasn't moved since that last fight.

[no_wan_no_life]

Midori is yours and yours alone, Madoka. If you really want to pilot her again, she will hear you and awaken. I'm sure of it.

Please, try it one more time.

[kamogawa_maru]

Well, if it's for you Lan I'll do it!

[And off to Pharos they go.]

[no_wan_no_life]

[Indeed, off they go! And Lan looks rather serious all the way, like something is bothering her.]

Madoka, I...

[kamogawa_maru]

What's wrong? Don't tell me you got a stomach ache.

[no_wan_no_life]

No, it's not that.

[Suddenly, alarm! A hostile unit is approaching Pharos quickly.

It's Vox Ignis.]

!
Muginami, so you came?!

... I'm going!

[kamogawa_maru]

Hey look it's Muginam- wait where are you going Lan?

[Confused Maru is confused.]

[no_wan_no_life]

Madoka.

Muginami is here to kill you.

[kamogawa_maru]

[Madoka just freezes, that statement did not make any sense.]

[no_wan_no_life]

De Metrio can't let La Garite get its hands on Vox Aura. Muginami is here to ensure that. Even if it means... even if it means!

I won't let her!

[And, Lan runs away to board her own Vox - and fight!]

[kamogawa_maru]

[After that whole exchange Madoka boards Midori in a panic. Flipping every control and pulling every lever in order to get the Vox moving again. ]

Muginami...Lan.

Midori, haven't we rested enough...it's time to get up.

[She takes in a deep breath.]

OUR VACATION IS OVER, SO GET UP YOU SLEEPYHEAD!

[And she slams her fist down as hard as she possibly can on the controls.]

Oooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[That seems to have done the trick and the Vox lights up, launching out of Pharos by bursting through the nearest wall.]

Midori!

New thread cause the other one is long already

[mugi_strong]

[Meanwhile, Vox Ignis is descending rapidly through the atmosphere! Muginami isn't going to hide or anything though, because there's no time for that. So, Pharos is probably not the only one that's detected her approach either.]

So you're here after all, Lan...

[Her grip on the controls tighten as the clouds give way and Kamogawa comes into view.]

Do you really want Madoka to pilot Midori that badly?

...If that's the case, I'll put an end to it right here!

[no_wan_no_life]

You show your true colors, Muginami?

[Vox Lympha ascends from Pharos to meet its sister unit in a deadly battle.]

I will not let you do anything to Madoka!

[mugi_strong]

What about you?!

[Vox Ignis continues its descent straight towards Lympha...with the intention of smashing into it!]

Using her like that is no better!

[no_wan_no_life]

Using her?!

[Lan jukes to the side - she tries to evade Mugi and get on her tail!]

You want to KILL her!

[mugi_strong]

That's supposed to be the last resort...!

[Clearly, there's no negotiating here though. So Muginami suddenly has her machine pull up whilst still moving...]

Fine! Since you intend to have her use the Vox again no matter what...I'll destroy you first!

[And the orange Vox transforms and takes aim at its opponent (albeit while upside down). It opens fire with a small burst of orange beams from its rifles!]

[no_wan_no_life]

[Orca enters Warrior mode. It raises its energy shield to block the rifle shots!]

You are free to try.

[Now, Lan returns fire back!]

[mugi_strong]

I will...! Then Madoka won't have to...!

[Ignis/Hupo advances with speed befitting a Vox, even in its Warrior mode! That energy cape is raised again as it does so - taking several hits in the process - while its two rifles are combined into a double bladed beam sword.]

Take this!

[The combined weapon is swung in Lympha's direction, leaving trails of orange energy in the air!]

[no_wan_no_life]

I will never lose to the likes of you, Muginami!

[So fast! But Lympha is fast too - Lan tries to increase distance between them and break the melee engagement, her own weapon creating a beam blade of its own as she parries with it.]

Khh...!

[mugi_strong]

[And that's where Muginami sees an opening!]

I can't afford to fail here, either!

[Vox Ignis suddenly divides its blades - holding one against Lympha's, while the other attempts to cut into the other Vox's torso!]

[no_wan_no_life]

No!

[Lan quickly erects her shield - but she is pushed back by the attack, and knocked off-balance.]

[kamogawa_maru]

[There's a very fast green blur approaching the two Voxes now.]

Don't you dare start a fight without me!

[The last Vox is now closing in on the battle. Midori charges straight between the two.]

You two need to stop that right-

[Annnndddd flies right past them.]

[mugi_strong]

[Takes a moment to register what just happened there...]

...Madoka?

[But hey Lan, she's distracted now!]

[no_wan_no_life]

Madoka?!

[But shocked as she may be, Lan won't let this opportunity go to waste - she's taking beam rifle potshots at Mugi.]

[mugi_strong]

-Aaaghh!!

[Right, battle. Some of those pot shots are direct hits, until that beam cape gets deployed again.]

Why you...!

[Unfortunately, she's been pushed back quite a bit, so she tries to close the distance again for another blade strike...]

[kamogawa_maru]

Didn't you hear me!

[Now she's swinging around.]

I SAID

[Aura changes into Warrior Mode and clotheslines both of it's sister units.]

STOP FIGHTING!

[no_wan_no_life]

Aa... aah!

[Lan did not see it coming, Orca is tumbling out of control.]

Madoka awakened Vox Aura fully?!

[mugi_strong]

!!

[And just when she was counterattacking too...!]

Madoka...I...

[Well, this just got from bad to worse.]

[srwuga_mods]

Pew pew pew! Just as Madoka tries to split the fighting two, more reinforcements are incoming. La Garite Ovids are attacking Muginami - what do?

[mugi_strong]

[That's one too many Ovids for her to manage...and given that she's gone off on her own this time, she can't count on her own reinforcements.]

...

[Reluctantly, Muginami turns her Vox away and transforms it into Piercer Mode, before zooming off into the distance!]