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Luna's mission is simple. Find out who the intelligent Dr. Taiju is. Which will definitely not be eas–

"Hey, Taiju"

"Right here!"

. . .

EHHHHHHHHH!?

Not who Luna expected, but whatever. If it was anyone else they would have surely missed it! But this was no sweat for the smoothest operator on earth. Now comes the hard part. Being a scientist he will certainly be locked inside his underground laboratory most of the time working with science and what-not.

Getting him onto the deck without attracting attention or suspicion will not be easy at all.

"Yeah! I'm back on the deck guys!"

. . .

EHHHHHHHHHHHH!?

U-Uh. . .well. . .uhhhh, now all Luna has to do is walk over and point her finger at him to warn Stanley. . .and then the mission will be completed. Right?

Approaching the dark-haired boy with a trembling step the pibk haired girl was about to raise her finger when someone suddenly cut her off. "Hello, again. Luna, was it? My name is Senku and this is lieutenant ____" the red-eyed scientist appeared before her face with you at his side. His eyes were shining, showing off all his charisma and charm while on your face was an awkward smile, not pleased with being roped into one of Senku's shenanigans.

You expect this interrogation to be a long one. The young scientist will ask her for every possible information about Xeno in some roundabout ways so that she doesn't get scared and end up closing herself i–

"I need info on Xeno, tell me everything you know. Now. Quickly. Lieutenant will translate everything, don't worry"

. . .goddammit Senku–!

Luna was confused, flabbergasted, taken aback, mind blown. What the hell had happened in the span of ten minutes!? Her eyes couldn't help but snap between you and the red-eyed scientist. And in return you couldn't help but feel yourself becoming uncomfortable under her strong stare. And now what did this kid wanted? Why was she looking at you with such big, baffled, eyes?

Luna just couldn't figure out why the other capable spy was here and going along with whatever this kid wanted. . .unless. . .

Of course! You are probably here to update yourself on the details of the mission! After all, you are not aware of the change of plan and are probably confused by her sudden presence! Of course, of course. And of course, to avoid arousing suspicion, you used the excuse of knowing English, and acting as a translator, to approach her. Exceptional to say the least!

Luna aspires to become a smooth operator, a capable spy, just like you one day. You are. . .totally her ideal role model! And of course you'll ask some really specific questions about Xeno so you can get the next mission details without arousing suspicion!

"•Hey kid, is Xeno still hitting the villain pose when he sit down?•"

. . .uh. . .weird way. . .to ask for details. . .

Before any of you could keep asking questions, Ryu suddenly called out, waving his hand in the sky "Senku!" The red-eyed teen frowned, turning off the charm immediately "What? The interrogation was going well"

“Francois should be the one to make our guest feel welcome!” Ryu exclaimed, turning his head toward his butler with a smirk. “As we need the young lady to open her heart to us, please make use of bar Francois” the blonde french hummed, placing their hand on the chest. “The trick to winning someone over is fulfilling their desires!” concluded the captain, snapping his finger. Francois hummed, thinking over the order given to them “I do not know what master Luna desires. But we can venture a guess”

Finding something that everyone loves should not be difficult, with food you can certainly go no wrong “Hmp, how about the last thing that anyone would say they hate. . .” the blonde captain tilted his hat with a smirk “Ice cream!” he proudly shouted, placing his hands on his hips. “You got data to backup?” Senku challenged him only to get in response a bold laugh “Sure, my research as a desires specialist!”

You let out a sigh as you crossed your arms “No one has eaten an ice cream in probably forever, I’m sure everyone will be delighted” as Yo nodded his head, streams of saliva dripped down his chin at the thought of the sweet treat. Ignoring the weird look, that oddly enough Luna kept sending your way, you lifted an eyebrow in confusion “But how exactly do you plan on making it?”

“The ingredients are exceedingly simple. Milk. Sugar. And in place of gelatin we will use kudzu powder to achieve that smooth, velvety texture”

Without much more discussion everyone got to work, searching for all the ingredients necessary while Senku was busy. . .taking out wires and metal? Uh? What is he doing now? How can those things help with the ice-cream making? You were about to follow him when something suddenly grabbed the corner of your uniform shirt, almost making you stumble. Confusion was clear in your eyes as you turned around to understand who was the kid trying to get your attention.

Luna met your gaze with an unnervingly determined one in turn before she released your uniform and cupping her mouth with her hands and mouthing “I know what you are” with her lips, making you tilt your head in pure confusion “. . .Eh?” However, instead of answering you, the young gal nodded her head with a determined smile, making the zip-shut motion with her finger. Like she was promising to hold a secret of yours.

The problem was that you had no fucking clue what she was referring at. “. . .Eh?” doesn’t she know that the two of you are literally the only one who speak english? Why can’t she ask you what the heck she wants?

You lifted an eyebrow, perplexed, before making your way toward Senku while trying to ignore the pink teenager following behind you like a lost puppy. She was about to sneak to where Taiju was stirring the ice-cream in the ice, when Nikki came out of nowhere, cutting off her way abruptly. "Not so fast. Since you are hurt you'd better get some rest"

"•T-Thank you, I'm fine•"

Before you knew it, a cold dessert served on a cone was in your hands. You couldn't help but notice the name 'Senku' engraved on the wafer next to 'ice-cream'. An amused chuckle escaped your lips "This kid . . ." while in the background all the teenagers were punching each other just for the chance to get a taste of the beloved dessert. You were a little worried about how it would taste (since from what Gen had told you, Senku wasn't the best when it came to food) but surprisingly the ice cream actually tasted like vanilla.

And apparently you weren't the only one who appreciated the work that had gone into making the sweet treat. Luna, always by your side for some odd reason, was enjoying the ice cream with great delight. It brought a smile to your lips. You were grateful that the young pink-haired girl seemed to be settling in well.

Science was really amazing. . .you'd almost be tempted to define it with a nostalgic phrase you were used to hearing.

"To borrow Xeno's favorite word. . .it's really elegant"

How strange to hear his words coming from someone else's lips. And it was even stranger how Senku's eyes widened at the fateful word. His brain processed the information, putting together puzzle pieces that weirdly fit together perfectly. "Luna, is Dr. Xeno. . .a former NASA scientist?"

THAT made YOU raise an eyebrow while Luna visibly panicked by your side "How the hell do you know that, kid?" the red eyed scientist gave you a single look, lowering his head to the ground. The information that Senku might know Xeno didn't surprise you at all. The older scientist was quite famous around the world, you had seen some scientific magazines mentioning him and he had won Nobel prizes more than once.

Senku, being the science fanatic he is, probably saw some interviews online and became passionate about his work, nothing particularly surpris–

"When I started making rockets, Dr. Xeno was. . .my science mentor"

THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY!

"YOU JOKING RIGHT!?" Luna let out a gasp as you grabbed the collar of Senku's jacket and started pushing him back and forth, your baffled expression in strong contrast with his unbothered one "I mean, you're telling me that all this time, somehow, I never escaped him?! I knew you reminded me too much of someone!" You groaned, dramatically falling to your knees, the ice-cream long and sadly forgot on the deck floor.

"You're being too dramatic, lieutenant. You make it sound like I've been exchanging letters with the enemy faction without your knowledge." He placed his pinky inside his ear, ignoring everyone else baffled expressions. "Plus I'm not the only one who knows Xeno, right? You seem very close to him too." He accused you.

"You and Xeno were mentee and mentor!?" all the kids gasped with wide as tennis balls eyes.

With a disconsolate face you rose to your feet, rubbing the side of your face like a kicked puppy. "I guess I have some things to reveal to you too." You took a deep breath before pointing your thumb towards your chest. "I was in the U.S. army six years before the petrification . . .and Stanley Snyder was the lieutenant who led my team."

". . .YOU AND STANLEY WERE MENTEE AND MENTOR!?" all the kids freaked out with wide as tennis balls eyes.

"Ya"

And while you and the scientist next to you were dropping bomb after bomb, Ryu snapped his fingers with a smirk. "So you two. . .are kind of our version of Dr. Xeno and Stanley Snyder. Now that's exciting. I desire a movie with that plot now!" It earned a hearty laugh from your throat and a short chuckle from Senku "We are them, but better!"

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Luna was taken aback more times than she wanted to admit. She was confused. Confused about the mission she was supposed to be doing, confused about the science kingdom, confused about the very different science of these kids, confused about these strange feelings she had around Senku, and extremely confused about you. Weren’t you supposed to be a capable spy?

Why . . .were you acting so friendly with the enemy? Why did you ruffle these guys' hair with a smile? Why did you reveal all this information about Stan and Xeno to them? Why didn't it seem like a farce? Luna was extremely confused . . .by your behavior but if there was one thing she understood it was–

You, Stanley and Xeno. . .definitely have an history more complex than simply colleagues!

Yea, yea, if it wasn't for her sharp intuition no one would have been able to find out, because she is Luna, the smoothest operator! And now she wants to know everything about you guys!

"You are telling me the pro who helped us make rockets is the boss of these bad guys!? And that lieutenant's old boss is his lackey!?" Oh Taiju. . .you definitely need to learn how to lower your voice because one of these days you will attract unnecessary attention. . .

. . .wait–Taiju!?

This is Luna's chance! He is on the deck and now all she needs to do is point to her right side then Stanley will shoot this guy and victory will be theirs! She is Luna, the capable gal! She will be able to pull this off!

"Lieutenant please give Luna our thanks later, for this killer bit of info. Cuz if Doc Xeno is our enemy. . ." Senku smirked taking out a weirdly shaped thing, that didn't seem to have a start nor a end "Then Medusa could be our ace in the hole" the boys had explained to you a little about what this jellyfish was and how it was apparently its fault that all of humanity had been petrified.

"C-C-Can we use it again!?" Ginro asked, eyeing the source of all his nightmares "Nha, battery's dead. As you all know" Senku waved him off, earning a confused look from Taiju "Then how's it gonna help?" You thought about it for a second before letting out a sigh, understanding the mental process and where the red-eyed teen wanted to go.

"Right, a brilliant and curious mind like Xeno won't be able to ignore an object of super science like Medusa. Since he's fixated on conquering the world through weapons of mass destruction... Medusa will keep him busy for a while" at your words Senku smirked, making finger guns in your direction "Perceptive as usual, Lieutenant."

"Ha ha! So it doesn't matter that we can't use it ourselves" Ryu snapped his fingers "Because this enemy.is a talented science-user, we can make out the Medusa to be some ultimate, invincible weapon!"

While the boys were busy formulating their offensive plan, out of the corner of your eye you ended up noticing the absence of a certain pink-haired girl. Confused by her absence you turned your head around, trying to locate where she might have ended up. It didn't take long for your eyes to land on the red and white striped dress. The girl was leaning on the ledge of the ship, her back to you and she seemed busy looking out.

You weren't the only one who noticed the girl's strange behavior. Ryu was watching her as well, his eyes moving to meet yours, as if to confirm Luna's suspicious behavior. You nudged your head, and feeling a bit of pity and concern for the girl who kept following you like a lost puppy, you decided to approach her. She did kinda grow on you.

"•Hey bubblegum, how come you are all alone?•" you rested your arms on the ship's railing, beside her. A nonchalant expression painted your face, hoping that using her native language would ease her. Yet your sudden presence seemed to agitate her even more. She let out a gasp, straightening her back and turning toward you with wide eyes. "•L-Lieutenant ____! What are you d-doing here?•"

"•Just came to check on you. Is everything ok?•"

Luna wanted to say that, no... nothing was okay. She couldn't somehow complete this mission, even though she was the smoothest operator on earth. And she couldn't find it in her heart to kill any enemy kid. . .she wanted to ask you how were you or Stanley were even able to hold a rifle so nonchalantly.

Or why she kept hearing Stanley and Xeno saying your name with so much warm while you uttered theirs with such coldness. The reality was that you never were a spy of Xeno, right? You were with these kids from the start. . .so why don't you use the same cold tone with Luna, when you know that she is also the enemy?

"•I–•"

"A sniper! We've got a sniper!"

Ryu's words made you freeze in place, your heart clearly skipped a beat and before you knew it you had grabbed Luna by the shoulders, covering her body with yours and pushing her down onto the floor of the ship "Take cover!" you ordered, as you held yourself down your hands immediately flew to your rifle. All around you was a mass of confusion, with kids running left and right in pure panic that made you tch in annoyance.

Just as you were about to stand up and trying to survey any possible hiding spot for your sniper, Luna grabbed your arm, dragging you down "•What the hell Luna–•" "•Taiju!•" she cut you off, her face ridden with guilt "•Stanley was tasked with killing Taiju! I'm sorry!•" she confessed, looking down in shame. She didn't even know why she confessed the plan to you but deep down she felt she didn't want to see any of these kids die...not in such a terrible way.

She was ready to get yelled at, shamed for her actions. . .surely you were giving her a nastly glare now. However she didn't expect to feel a hand over her soft pink hair patting her head. In confusion she lifted her head toward you and almost gaped at your ca, yet grateful, expression "•Thank you, Luna•" and having said that you were up on your feet and run away, leaving the young kid still down in taking cover.

. . .you were so different from Stanley. . .

Thanks to the valuable information Luna offered, you immediately ran to find Taiju. You were quite confident that Stanley would not try to head-shoot you if Xeno himself had not ordered him to. He would never dare waste a bullet if it was not intended for its target. All you had to do then was stick close to Taiju and protect him all the way down to the cargo hold where he would be completely safe.

You wouldn't let anyone hurt him!

*BANG!*

. . .

. . .Eh?

Was that... a gunshot...?

But how is that possible. . .? Stanley never makes a mistake. . .he never wastes bullets in the air. . .he would never even dare to think of making an error. Yet there is no doubt, what you heard was undoubtedly a gunshot! But then... why is Taiju before your eyes unharmed? 

. . .could be that–

Your boots slightly shifted before you broke out into a sprint, rushing past the confused and afraid teenagers. Behind you Taijg's gasp reached barely your ears and so his horrified screams "Sen–Senku!" Your legs carried you to the bow of the ship where you glimpsed Francois' blond hair who was kneeling in front of something. Blood was already staining their clothes and soaking the wooden planks.

Your eyes soon fell on the owner of the blood and the air was immediately knocked out of your lungs. Your eyes were wide and teeth clenched as you stumbled down his side, your hands grasping his already cold cheeks "Kiddo! Kiddo! God–Fuck–Senku! Can you hear me!?" You cursed and cursed, feeling panic overwhelmed you together with a raw sense of anger. A quick flash in your eyes swapped Senku's body with that of your sister and your grip on his cheeks tightened in anger.

"Calm down. . .you idiot. . .you will end up squeezing out all the blood from my body. . ." you heard his gasps as he tried to speak, without waisting time you took off tou jacket, and wrapped it around him "Don't speak you idiot! The other will be here soon! I won't let you die, damnit" your actions however we're stopped by his trembling hand, weakling grasping your wrist "Avenge. . .me. . ."

You had to blink in confusion, not understanding what the fuck he was blabbering about. It's probably due to blood loss that lead to him talking nonsense "The heck are you talking about Senku? Haven't I told you to shut the fuck up? I'm not gonna leave you alone until you are fine and nothing will change my mi–"

"That's. . .the problem" he cut you off "Stanley knows you . . .better than I do, so I'm ten billion percent sure that if he doesn't see you. . . rushing to the spot where he shot from. . .seeking revenge he will start asking. . .himself a few questions about my health. You are not one to feel sorry for. . . yourself and he knows it" Your eyes widened at his words, the gears in your head turning around at the sound of his reasoning.

What he was basically telling you was to create a diversion so as to distract the enemy if he was still around and give the kids a chance to save Senku.

Without hesitation you grabber your rifle and s hoodie to hide your features. You could hear several footsteps all around you as everyone was busy crying over Senku's critical state was you rushed on the deck before jumping down from the ship and on the land.

"Avange me"

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Extra:

MC: *going on their day*

Luna: *slightly behind MC while copying everything they are doing* they are such a smooth spy!

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