Author's Note: Hello. This will be a first for me, and possibly for this genre. The universes of Strike Witches and Titanfall will collide here, so be prepared for some action involving the neuroi and these giant, mechanical beasts.

Further note, I don't own the Strike Witches series or Titanfall. Blah blah blah. You get the picture, right?

Without further adooooo... Let's begin!

Chapter 1: Falling in (Part 1)

"Hey Luke, keep your eyes peeled. Got it?"

Sergeant Samantha Earlmann reported to his partner through the comms on her Atlas D-5 Titan. These weaponized mechs were durable, efficient, and cheap to produce for the Militia. Her's could have been an exact Hammond Industries Model, despite the tan-green and orange militia paint job. The materials and funds to make weapons and even Titans were scarce, especially with the IMC pushing even more vigorously into the Frontier. She was lucky that her model was almost in great condition.

She viewed her partner through the Titan's monitor. Another Atlas D-5 Titan was beside her, holding its XO-16 Chaingun. The 20mm round belt was glistening in the sun. The Titan beside her gave a thumbs up.

"C'mon Luke, speak to me will ya? You gotta talk someday."

She heard a slight grunt of acknowledgement from her Titan's transmitter. She rolled her eyes. Sergeant Luke Akayami had a tendency to play his "lone wolf" role and stay silent. She knew him to be silent ever since meeting him, on and off the battlefield. He always was silent, a 'man with few words' as some of the squad had called him. Yet, he was reliable, loyal, and kind. It was her job to pry him out of his silent shell.

"Good. You made some vocal recognition." She smiled.

She continued to view the battlefield. The Militia was pushing up on this IMC base, a hopeful strike to push the IMC out of this sector of the Frontier. The smoldering guard towers were visible, along with some destroyed tanks and vehicles. No signs of IMC Titans, which worried her. There should be some around.

"Luke, got anything?" She looked to Luke's Titan. It gave a 'no' gesture.

They continued to scour the base. She could hear firefights in the distance, most likely IMC and Militia forces clashing. The sounds of gunfire echoed off. Yet, it was weirdly quiet on their side. The entered a type of hangar, only containing a weird piece of machinery, resembling a massive jet engine. This sparked the interest of the two Titan pilots.

"Are you seeing this, Luke? Why is there... well... that there? Thought slip-space drives were on ships. And, y'know, bigger."

Something was off about this machine. Samantha couldn't put her finger on what it was, but something made her feel unsure about the machine.

"Luke, continue scanning around. I'll stay here to-"

Samantha was cut off when an explosion rocketed beside her, almost hitting her Titan. Her Titan's monitor distorted for a second, then focused back. She turned the Titan around, facing a massive IMC Titan in front of her.

"Shit! Ogre! Luke, let's engage!"

The two pilots engaged the behemoth Titan in front of them, firing their massive guns. The IMC Ogre took a few rounds before sprinting towards them. The two dashed to the side, barely dodging the Ogre. It made a sizable crater where they once stood.

"Damn, it's not letting up. Luke, distract it while I take out it's arms."

Luke's Titan did a 'nod' of approval before unleashing a volley of 20mm bullets at the Ogre. The cumbersome behemoth tried to dodge, but caught in the rounds. Still, it wasn't fazed, and tried to return fire with its rocket pod. Two rockets flew at Luke, but he dodged them with ease and continued his offensive. Meanwhile, Samantha steadily aimed her 40mm Cannon at the Ogre's arms. She knew the rule about Ogres. Although they are tough and tenacious, all you need to do is destroy it's arms. The behemoth Titan cannot do anything if it doesn't have any way to fire it's weapon. It then becomes a walking, heavy casket for the poor pilot inside. It was unfortunate most pilots didn't know this rule when encountering the Ogre, wasting bullets to try to penetrate it's thick frontal armor.

She took the shot, and an explosive 40mm round exploded on the right arm of the Ogre. Samantha could see sparks fly from the right arm, but no confirmed destruction. The Ogre stuttered but continued its slow barrage on the two Militia pilots. Samantha continued to fire, hitting the arm again and again. The IMC pilot realized the problem, and aimed the quad-rocket pod at Samantha. But, to the horror of the IMC pilot, he witnessed his titan's right arm severed from the explosive 40mm. The massive rocket pod plunged to the ground with a loud thud. The Ogre was defenseless, with a sparking and damaged right stump and an empty left hand at the mercy to the experienced Militia pilots. With all the courage and rage the IMC mustered, the Ogre charged at the pilots. Samantha charged at the doomed Ogre, punching the Ogre in the faceplate to defend Luke. The Ogre stuttered from the blow, but grabbed Samantha's Titan and flung her behind him. Her Titan crashed into the machine. The machine behind her titan flung sparks and whirred, but that was the least of her problems. Samantha grunted in pain as her helmet slammed into the seat behind. The Titan's monitor stuttered and distorted from the impact, before focusing on the charging Ogre in front of her. The Ogre slammed into her Titan, giving another violent shake. Samantha felt like she was hit by a train, and she heard sparks behind her. The screen distorted again, blurring. It focused once again. Samantha went wide eyed.

The Ogre was to deliver its dying, final blow. The massive, mechanical fist was raised, ready to destroy the Atlas Titan in front of it. If it was to die, it will bring someone with it. Samantha watched. It seemed that time was slowing down. There was no escape. No way to eject before the massive metal fist slammed through her titan and killed her. She was frozen in place, unable to move. Her one year career as a Militia pilot was to come to an end.

'Shit shit shit shit shit!' Samantha could only repeat the profane word in her head. It was to be the end.

But, like in slow motion, she saw a certain Atlas Titan grab the Ogre from behind. Luke's Titan surprisingly pulled away the IMC Ogre from Samantha, and proceeded to pummel it to shreds. Samantha watched Luke continuously punch the Ogre's faceplate, till it finally broke through. Luke grabbed the helpless IMC pilot and threw him at the concrete wall afar. A sickening thud was heard, with the lifeless IMC pilot crumpling to the ground. The battle was over.

"Heh... thanks Luke... I owe you big time..." Samantha, a bit shaken, thanked her partner. Luke was silent, giving no sign.

"You okay Luke?" Samantha asked her partner.

"Never do that again... I though I lost you..." An almost silent voice cracked through Samantha's transmitter.

"Sorry Luke... Sorry for worrying you like that." Samantha softly said back.

The two were a tight bond; their camaraderie was strong. They have been partners since the two enlisted into the Militia, meeting each other from their first days of basic training. They were almost inseparable, and their chemistry on the battlefield worked especially well. Samantha new that, and could know the worry she brought to Luke. She knew her death would crush the silent wolf emotionally. It would be the same way if Luke died. Samantha got her Titan up and checked the readings for damage. But her near-death experience is now in the past. Time to focus on the present.

"Anyway... my Titan has some moderate damage. Nothing too serious. Let's proceed-"

A new noise appeared to her. It wasn't of a Titan, but from the machine behind her. It gave a 'whirring' sound as sparks flew. It began to glow a faint blue hue, with the humming growing loud enough to be heard through the Titan. Samantha knew whatever that machine was doing, it was not good. Sparks violently leapt out, and Samantha knew they needed to get out.

"Luke! Get outta here!"

The machine made a bright flash, and the familiar space-slip distortion was felt between both Samantha and Luke. The couldn't react as the two vanished. The Titans and their pilots were gone, leaving only the destroyed Ogre and it's dead IMC pilot behind for the Militia soldiers to see as they entered the hangar 15 minutes later.

"Miyafuji, watch out!"

Sakamoto commanded her witches as they fought the massive Neuroi in front of them. Lasers fired from every direction, giving no opportunity for the witches to fire upon the alien menace. Yoshika propped her shield up to deflect the massive laser that hit her. It took her entire strength to keep her in place from the blast. She dropped her shield to fire a few small bursts before dodging another laser.

"Dammit! It's keeping the pressure!" Sakamoto said, dodging a laser. This was going to be a tough fight. Lynnette fired a couple rounds, but the powerful anti-tank rounds barely put a dent into the Neuroi. She dodged a laser from the Neuroi, which sliced the ground below. Trees split apart from the powerful blast, splintering everywhere with a powerful dust cloud.

"Erica, Trude, Eila, and Sanya! Strafe the target at the front to buy us some time to find the core!" Minna commanded, propping her shield to deflect another volley of lasers.

"Got it!" The four girls said.

"Miyafuji, Lynnette, Shirley, Lucchinni, and Perrine, attack from the back!"

"On it!" The others said. The witches coordinated their attacks and strafed the Neuroi, keeping it at bay. Lasers flew all over, keeping the witches on their heels. Sakamoto continuously tried to find it's core, but was met with more lasers. Minna did a quick burst from her gun to buy some time for Sakamoto, but the barrage wouldn't let up. The only progress made was from Sanya's rockets, but the damage done was soon being repaired by the massive Neuroi at a quick pace.

"If this keeps up, we'll be out of ammo before we can stop this thing!" Barkhorn said through the radio.

"Mio! You got the location of the core?" Minna said between volleys of powerful laser blasts.

"It's dead center! But the armor on this thing is too strong and its regenerating too fast!" Sakamoto once again propped her shield up to defend herself.

The witches regrouped to devise another plan of attack.

"Alright everyone! Focus on the middle! We got to do as much damage and reach that core before it reaches the town!" A chorus of agreement followed Sakamoto's order.

The witches again strafed the Neuroi, avoiding the powerful beams. The center began to weaken as chips of the Neuroi's armor flung off, with the core in sight. The Neuroi screeched and again did another volley of lasers to counterattack as it tried to repair itself. The witches all propped up their shields to defend, and the beams heavily impacted.

"Dammit! We can't get close!" Shirley said.

"This thing won't let up!" Perrine added.

"If this keeps up, we'll be out of magical energy... we'd need a miracle to pull this off..." Minna said.

As if the heavens answered her prayers, a flash of light appeared from above the battle. The witches (and neuroi, if it could do such a thing) looked in surprise as two objects fell. Sakamoto could see what appeared to be two giant humanoid figures falling down. One smashed through the Neuroi, destroying the core instantly with a display of white confetti. The other object shot past them a mere few feet as they saw it plummet to the ground below. The two objects hit the forest below with a cloud of dust.

"What was that?" Yoshika said in surprise.

"Whatever it was, it took out the Neuroi in one swoop!" Shirley added.

Sakamoto and Minna looked at each other. They both saw the humanoid outline. Whatever it was, they need to know what exactly saved them, whether it was sentient... and possibly hostile.

"Erica, Trude. See what those were. Report to us what you find. If something happens, alert us immediately." Minna ordered her fellow Karlslanders. The two nodded, and flew down to investigate. As they flew, thy could only remember what they saw fly past them.

"Did you see what flew past us, Trudy?" Erica asked.

"Yeah... It looked... humanoid."

"Do you think it is a Neuroi?"

"Dunno, but I would doubt that another Neuroi would kill its own kind, let alone save us."

"True..."

The two flew down to find out. They were in for a surprise.

Author's note: Annnnnnd... That's a wrap! First chapter complete! Hope you guys enjoyed it!

In terms for canon stuff in the Titanfall series, I made up the "D-5" version of the Atlas. While the Atlas Titan is canon for the game, there is no proof of different models. I did it as a way to show the many versions/upgrades the Atlas got up, like how tanks or airplanes have different models despite being the same plane.

For the battle that our two militia pilots took part in, it is also non-canon. I set it in a random planet with a random battle between the IMC and Militia to serve the purpose of a battle scene, without the risk of having to conflict any canon material. I can say that this battle takes place a bit after the last mission in the Titanfall campaign.

Anyways, please give me some fair reviews and tips for making this story better. I'll see you guys soon. Peace!