The next day:
Hendrix, Chase, Alex, and Taro had gotten back from their mission the night before.
Doctor Nagi had patched up the group's injuries with ease, none serious enough to warrant any prolonged stay in the Doctor's office.
The Tokyo sun rose over the horizon. Jason watched it alone, sitting in the empty cafeteria as he caught the whiff of the kitchen's breakfast preparations.
He held his coffee mug in one hand, sipping from it while he changed the channel on the radio sitting on the table with the other hand.
"This stupid piece of junk." Jason muttered, speeding from frequency to frequency as the device rumbled with static.
"...Today on 'guess that animal'… 93.2 with the greatest hits of this great nation… The boy dissenters like to call the Steel Reaper is a no good anarchist…" Jason paused, taking his hand off the dial to listen as the voice on the radio continued.
"Him and his accomplices have no greater goal than to plant the seeds of chaos throughout the world, plunging this great nation into mayhem so that they can take control of your weakened minds," The voice said.
"Pfft, like they'd believe that." Jason whispered under his breath.
The red-head didn't recognize the voice. He was expecting to hear Officer Nine, or maybe one of his Officers, but this voice was a stern female presence, something Jason was taken aback by.
"Could this be… Asia's Advisor…?" Jason thought before leaning into the radio's speaker as another voice began to talk.
"Ma'am, as the Advisor for the state of Asia, what do you and your battalion of Officers and Deputies plan to do about this threat?" A voice asked, seemingly a reporter.
"That was obviously planned." Jason dragged his hand down his face. "People can't be this stupid."
"Well," Asia's Advisor began. "We will hunt them down before they have the ability to harm our citizens, which they are likely to do."
"Hurt civilians?!" Jason thought, bewildered.
"Just look at the terrorists in the State of Australia that call themselves The Covenant Of The Third Day." Asia's Advisor said. "We've already connected them to the murder of an innocent young man, it's only a matter of time before this so-called 'Steel Reaper' goes down the same route."
"Third Day… That's the group Charlotte was talking about." Jason muttered, his mind flashing back to their conversation over the radio.
"That's all for today. Thank you." Asia's Advisor said as a crowd began to roar through Jason's speakers, prompting him to shut it off.
Jason looked out the window, staring into the sunrise as he put a hand on top of his short red hair.
"Maybe, one day, you guys'll help us with the problem down here. Those Third Day idiots are really making a mess." Charlotte's words rushed back to Jason as his thoughts raced around his head.
An idea popped into Jason's head as he stared into that yellow sky.
"Wait…" He muttered to himself.
The red-head turned back around, grabbing his clipboard off of the table.
"Are they… Ready for something like that?" Jason thought.
He looked over the notes he had gathered after Alex briefed him on the mission's events:
Rebel Diagnostics
Name: Chase
Personality: Brash, confident, and comedic in all the ways that bring out the best and worst of his teammates.
Usual Attire: Dyed blue hair, one of his multiple hoodies with a vintage movie poster on it, loosely fitted blue jeans, and basketball sneakers.
Mode: Guns
Abilities: Can manifest firearms in parts, now able to assemble said weapons in seconds. Beginning to understand the inner workings of his weapons, showing promise in his attempts at creating his own firearms. Now has excellent marksmanship with remarkable aim.
Name: Taro
Personality: Quick to anger, but attempts to be calculating during heated moments.
Usual Attire: Black t-shirt and black jeans with black boots. Likes to keep it plain.
Mode: Strength
Abilities: On top of enhanced striking, he can now jump at enhanced heights. Has improved drastically in hand-to-hand combat.
Name: Hendrix
Personality: Caring and quiet, but unpredictable with the right trigger.
Usual Attire: Multiple facial piercings, one of his many band tees, his patched pants, and black boots.
Mode: Guitar
Abilities: Can manifest six steel guitar strings that move on his command. Strings are sometimes able to pierce, but more capable in binding-style combat. Also carries a guitar with the ability to project masses of Spirit in the form of soundwaves. These masses can pierce and strike with blunt force, any direct hit obstructing the target's Spirit system in an unknown way.
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Jason looked over the clipboard, rubbing his head while he read over every word twice, making sure to absorb every factor into the equation.
"We can't just let them ruin what we've got going, and Charlotte doesn't have anywhere near enough manpower to take them on by herself." Jason thought.