The Darling, who controlled the Franxx

Can Klaxosaurs Dance?

Quote of the chapter :

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"To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead."

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Third Person POV :

Tafu and Ichi stood along the outer rails connected to the plantation. Both of them held their luggage. Two plantation workers accompanied them on their way out.

"What do you think we are going to be reassigned to?" Tafu swayed back and forth, trying to keep herself occupied.

"Well, I for one believe they will send myself to either growing food or training to clean the Garden."

"Wow, quick to the point. Do you think we will be able to ride to the Gardens in style?"

Tafu slumped back against the railing, holding her hand out like she were holding a glass, shown to her years prior from reading about something called "limousines" in a book. It even had a picture of a person in these long 'limousines'.

"In silence and good behavior? yes." Ichi said, shutting down her fantasy. The two sit in silence for a while.

"Why do you have to shut down every conversation with you? Doesn't it get boring?" Tafu kept lookout for any signs of the pod that was to come to pick the both of them up.

"I don't enjoy talking."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Positive"

"I think you just want to watch the drama and not be apart of it."

"There's our pod." Ichi stated with a straight face. Indeed there was a spherical shaped ball coming to get the both of them. It stopped and opened its hatch on the top.

"Ichi please promise me this..."

"Promise you what? We are going to the same place?"

"Ichi, please give the others my gifts to them for me."

"Why are you saying that? We will both be unable to see them again."

"I had a dream, the dream was you finding your true partner today. Anyways bye!" Tafu threw her bag at Ichi before grabbing onto the door with an iron grip.

"Tafu! What are you doing!" Ichi held the suitcases and watched as Tafu pulled down, closing the door. "TAFU!"

Tafu waved from the inside of the pod. 'Go on without me.' She signed over to Ichi. If not for the group learning the old gestures of sign language, Ichi would not have understood it.

"I can not leave you Tafu! I'm not like that!"

'Back up now!' Tafu's words confused Ichi as he stepped backwards a few steps.

Out of nowhere, A big blue monster hit its back against the pod, knocking it backwards.

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First Person POV -
Ichi's POV :

Was that a Klaxosaur! Wait, I need to check on Tafu first!

I bolted to the direction of where Tafu landed, discarding our bags by the wall of the plantation near our departure area. I do not think that it would be able to send us off now with it being destroyed. The klaxosaur took out the area I was just standing in before I was told to back up.

I scratch my knees on the ground as my quick U turn on the stairs causes my legs to momentarily collapse. I manage to make it to the pod within record time. My completely out of breath self was trying to pull open the door to the pod through the strength between my coughing.

"Tafu!"

The door finally opens. I look inside the pod to find her holding on the inside of the pod.

"Tafu! Let me help you to a worker so we can be protected!"

"Ichi, don't worry about me."

"Well I can not do that seeing as you are my?friend!"

"How many klaxosaurs and Franxxs are out there?"

"We need to focus on you."

"Ichi! Tell me now! My injuries can wait!"

Tafu refused to budge, her stubbornness for getting this answer seemed to be the only thing on her mind. I stepped out of the pod to detect everything she wished to know about.

"There is one class three, possibly class four klaxosaur and one Franxx. It seems weird though, It seems to be looking similar to an animal on all four legs."

I do not like the fact that the Franxx robot thing was getting bigger. The klaxosaur managed to get a gut wrenching hit on the Franxx, sending it hurling to the area just five meters away from the pod. Scary.

"Ichi, go help that franxx pair!" Tafu had appeared beside me in the pod entrance.

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine! I'm going to head to a worker. You need to go help them!"

My body acted on its own, running to the robot's opened hatch. Out flew a body. A body! Who died! My mind ran through so many unnecessary scenarios from the body still bleeding out.

"Don't worry bout them. They're just unconscious." How did these words relax me? I must be going crazy. Yes that is it! Crazy me.

"You are the person I met from the bench!"

"Yep. Nows not the time to catch up though."

"Take me with you! You need a partner right?"

"I can control the Franxx just fine by myself."

"Then take me as extra cargo!"

"What?! Are you this willing to possibly die?!"

"If I can not pilot then there is no reason for me to live."

"Fine, hop in emotional baggage."

The person licked me as I hopped in. That is so disgusting! Almost like what Suimin would randomly do.

"You taste sweet, not my darling, but you will do."

"Where do I go... sir?"

"Call me Zero Four. And that is where you go, Code 017."

"Ichi, it's quicker to say."

"Well Ichi, prepared to be my Darling?"

"I believe so? I have never piloted a Franxx from the center controls."

"Well if it works then you better get used to it, cause you're my only other bet right now for a parasite partner."

I climbed into the weird female parasite seat in the front of the Franxx. It felt so uncomfortable. How did Tafu and Suimin manage to stay still in this?

"Are you ready, Darling?"

"Close enough?"

"That's the spirit!"

I felt the jolt of energy as the Franxx started up. My body became light for a second before I felt nothing. I could see nothing. Am I now blind?? I still have to make sure Tafu's makes it out of this alive- THERE IS LIGHT!

"This feels very different." I move around as the robot for a bit until the voice in my head speaks up.

"Alright, now since we are connected, we need to fight that klaxosaur. In other words GO!!"

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A/N
I am so sorry I didn't get to it but I wanted to write the fight scene this chapter! I had to include the iconic meeting the other pilot scene, and my word count was so high already before I could even get through the entire scene. Anyways remember to feel free to speak your mind about your comments, questions, and concerns and vote if you liked the chapter. Farewell and expect my attempt at my first fight scene next chapter. Bye-