Louise was laying on her bed in her room in academy after she came back from her base. She was tired, and she still remember sound of the "Gauss" guns. Just thinking about them, bring back the piercing sound which almost make her go deaf. She still remember the trembling feeling of her heart with every shot.

Louise sighed deeply for tiredness. She was feeling tired and she didn't have energy to do anything. She just felt… overwhelmed to say at least. What she summoned was power which could destroy balance between kingdoms. Scrap that, this could be beginning of the revolution and creating her own kingdom.

"But I would not do this, I'm loyal mage of Tristian Kingdom and loyal to Princess. I would not even think about rebellion!" Louise said to herself eagerly. But she quickly slumped down soon after, burring her face in pillow.

"Even if I say this to myself… How Am I suppose to explain this to Princess? I can't just like walk to her and say 'Hey I just summon humans with more power that all mages, even elves perhaps. But don't worry I control them and they won't attack you.' Like hell this would work!" Louise shouted and groaned.

'I wonder how Princess is doing?' Louise thought, but her thought were cut short when suddenly her door burst open with loud BANG. Louie jerked surprised at what happen. But her face quickly turned to scowl when she saw Kirche with Tabitha. Kirche with big smile entered Louise room without care and shouted happily.

"Louise how are you doing?!" When she asked, Louise responded with her spell. Kirche was send flying out of the room and she hit the wall. Louise brow was twitching in annoyance. Tabitha was just standing and looking at this without care. Or maybe some thought were moving through her head but she didn't bother speak.

Kirche entered the room now angry with her teeth bare.

"For what was that, Zero!?"

"Shut up! Who normally enter someone room like you did?!" Louise shouted back.

"I'm just worried about you!?" Kirche shout back.

"Well, thanks but no thanks! I don't need concern from some Germanian barbarian like you!" Lousie said back.

"You damn midget! I'm trying to be nice here!"

"I don't need your nice attitude, Zerbst! Go back to your boyfriends you have so much!" Louise shouted. Kirche and Louise were shouting at each other for another good 10 minutes, while Tabitha was reading book, while she surrounded herself with quite spell.

After that Kirche and Louise finally calmed down, enough for Tabitha could stop using spell. Kirche and Louise were huffing from exhaustion, still looking at themselves with angry expression. It was miracle that they didn't start punching each others and pulling each others hair. Tabitha closed her book and asked.

"Louise, exhibition, ready?" Louise blinked at Tabitha before she release piercing shriek. The whole Academy probably heard her. Zerbst became deaf for a moment, Tabitha as well, because she didn't manage to bring up silence spell. Louise was in panic.

"I totally forgot about exhibition! I got so much work with my familiar I totally forgot! What a disaster! What can I do!? What SHOULD I do?!" Louise speak to herself thinking of a way to prevent a disaster.

"Wait, you're not prepared? What was you doing this whole time?" Zerbst asked, still hearing ringing noise in her head.

"I was doi… Wait, why are you even concerned about my performance?! More over, you should be happy that I will become laugh stock of the Academy!" Louise shouted at Zerbst. Tabitha said.

"Princess is coming at exhibition." That was final nail to the coffin for Louise. She literally turn white, with eyes wide open as well mouth. The only life signal she was giving was that it could be heard "Ehhh" sound coming from her mouth, which was quite quiet. Zerbst sighed and smack Louise in back of her head. She turned to her angrily and shouted.

"What's your problem!?"

"You're awake, good. Now, exhibition is tomorrow, so you better prepare something." Zerbst said and left with small smirk. Tabitha soon left as well, leaving confused Louise alone in her room. Soon a pad gave a sound. Louise walked to her wardrobe where she left small pad to be in contact with a base. She pick it up and opened it, revealing Adjutant.

"Commander, the mineral field is depleted. You have now 2050 minerals, plus unknown number of minerals from supply depot not connected to base." Adjutant reported. Louise nodded and asked.

"Did you scan for other minerals around?"

"Yes, I picked some mineral field further to West and also Vespene Gas as well. Should we move our base to this location?" Adjutant asked. Louise thought a little before shocked her head.

"For now don't. I will need to first check this place, to see if there is someone over there. We need to stay low for now." Louise said.

"Acknowledge Commander. Also Commander it's recommended to train more marines to protect the base." Adjutant said.

"Then train 5 more. We need to safe our resources until we have much stable economic. For now that's all." Adjutant hang out and Louise sighed. Now to think about it, she could send those five she had to that location to check it, and the newest five would protect the base. She called Adjutant.

"Commander."

"Adjutant, I changed my mind. When Marines training will end, send five marines to place where you found resources. The newest five will protect the base meanwhile." Louise ordered.

"Acknowledge, Commander." And Louise hang out. She sighed and looked outside. She saw how other students were training with their familiars for tomorrow exhibition.

"Damn, I still need to think of exhibition and what to show on it. Or maybe don't show at all. I could lie that my familiar is ill. Wait, people think he is Golem, so that won't do. What to do?" Louise panicked slightly. She need to think about any idea she could present on exhibition

Hours later, evening

Louise was laying on her bed resting. She didn't think of any way to escape from exhibition. Or any other way to appear on exhibition. This would bring dishonor on her and her family name. And worst think is that princess will be on exhibition as well, which only hurt Louise even more.

Suddenly knocking to the door was heard. Louise slightly rose her head to look at door but didn't rose. Louise thought it was Zerbst probably knocking. She wanted peace to try think of a way to deal with exhibition. Soon knocking could be heard again. Groaning Louise stand up and walked to door opening them.

"I swear Zerbst, what do you-!" Louise thoughts were interrupted when a person jumped on her and hug her. Louise was surprised that she didn't understand what was happening. She was confused and didn't know what to do. The door closed itself slowly.

"Ehhh...Ano..." Louise manage to say. The person let Louise go and pull down hood. When Louise saw the face, being shocked was understandable. Before her was Princess of Tristain, Princess Henrietta. Her long time friend and now Princess.

"Princess!" Louise exclaimed. She quickly kneeled and bowed.

"It's honor you visit me, your Highness! I'm not worthy to be visited by you." Louise quickly said with voice full of respect. Princess sigh with small smile.

"Stand up Louise. I'm not here as a Princess but as Henrietta, your friend." Henrietta said with calm voice. Louise looked at Henrietta and said.

"I can't! You're a Princess and I'm but a lowly servant of you." Louise said. Henrietta dropped slightly her shoulders, knowing this would happen.

"Louise, for you to talk to me without honorific, you need to be ordered? This would be quite rude you know" Henrietta said now with slightly disappointed voice, crossed arms and closed one eye. Louise quickly responded in slightly panicked voice.

"I didn't planned to be rude, your Highness! But it would be not on place to speak casually to you." Louise tried to apologize. Henrietta said.

"Louise, I give you my permission to speak freely when we are alone. So stand up and let's talk, ok?" Henrietta smiled. Louise nodded, still unsure if she should speak freely. After this Henrietta and Louise speak about what was happening in their daily life. They laugh, they gossip, they talk, they smile. Without care about world outside or their social status.

"I'm glad you manage to summon familiar Louise, I'm happy for you." Henrietta said with smile and clapped her hands. Louise sheepishly scratch her head.

"You're too kind. I'm still try to understand it." Louise said. More like try to understood familiar she try to understand whole concept about her summon force which could conquest whole Halkeginia with easy if she got enough numbers of troops.

"I know you will understand each other very soon." Henrietta said before her face turned into serious expression. Louise was concern now.

"Henrietta..." Henrietta rose and said.

"Louise… I'm here not only because of exhibition, but also because of different matter." Henrietta said seriously. Louise was confused. Why would princess would come here if not for exhibition.

"Yesterday I got a report about strange, metal structure in the forest near Academy. Scouts didn't recognize them, they could be elf for we know. I'm here to investigate and see if they are danger to Kingdom." Henrietta said seriously with her eyes full of determination.

Louise on the other hand was sweating buckets. Someone found her base and report this to Throne, more specific to Henrietta herself. Louise felt she will faint any second now, but tried to stay calm.

"I can't tell details, but I'm planning to go there after exhibition. I'm sorry I can't tell you more." Henrietta apologize. Louise quickly said, waving her hands.

"No, no, no! You shouldn't apologize! This must be some secret mission, so you are just careful." Louise said. Henrietta smiled.

"Thank you Louise for your understanding. You're really a good friend." Henrietta smiled gently. Louise felt her heart was clenched by unseen force, making her almost cry. She is lying to her friend, to her PRINCESS for Birmir sake. Louise wish she could die right here, right now. Henrietta pull up her hood and said.

"I must go, the guards are probably worried that I disappear. I will see you on exhibition, Louise. Good luck tomorrow." Henrietta said and left, leaving Louise alone. After few minutes Louise give desperate cry.

"I'm done! I'm done for! I lied to princess! I lied to my dear friend! She will also find about my base and will probably call me traitor! I will die! I want to die!" Louise shouted in desperation. She was in tough spot right now. If princess will find out that she is leader of them Princess will for sure, in best imprison her or worse will kill her.

"I thought we were friend Louise! How could you?!" A voice of Henrietta shouted in Louise head with displeased expression. Louise felt how her world was crumbling, shattering under this. A ring of her Pad brought her back to reality. She quickly opened it and Adjutant reported.

"Commander, because you didn't picked report earlier I report situation now." Adjutant said. That's right. Because of exhibition Louise completely ignored call from base.

"At 1202 Our scouts reached place where minerals and vespene gas are. There is small settlement not too far from resources, but they are separated by mountain which is connected only by in cave tunnel. The settlement is aware of minerals but they are too scary of local animals which decided to live in there. My scans didn't picked up any Zerg bio signature.

At 1456 We were found by unknown party, probably local army. Our units didn't do anything to rise more alarm and ignored scout. At 1643, we picked up large signatures which surround our base. It's appear they are order to wait and created circle about 200 hundred meters radius from base. Your marines are ready to engage the enemy at your order." Adjutant reported.

Louise felt sick. She fall on her knees don't know what to do. She can't just order to kill them, this could be disaster. She would be marked as traitor and sentence do death. Maybe she could talk this out. But it was risky, too risky. Tomorrow Henrietta will be there to talk to who ever lead them. And if she find out SHE is person who order them she for sure would be devastated that her friend is traitor.

"Commander we picked up signatures which are closing to our base. I picked up 3 signatures. It appears they are talking. Transmitting now: "I'm Agnes, a Captain of Musketeers! You're on territory of Tristain Kingdom! You're surrounded! IF you want to live, surrender now! Other wise we will be forced to kill you!" That's all Commander. It's appear the enemy is ordered to standby but it's recommended to rise high alert in base." Adjutant said.

Louise was shocked and couldn't understand why this happen. Screw exhibition, this was more serious matter. She need to get to the base and try to do something. But should she really go there. Be expose and be marked as traitor or should she stay here and ignore this whole thing. But people would ask question where is her familiar.

"What to do…? I don't know what to do… Should I go there or not..." Louise was confused and didn't know what to do. Should she stay here and forget about her familiar and all complicate things connected to him or should she go and do something about this mess.

"AHHHHH! What a Pain!" Louise shouted and grabbing her pad left Academy. She looked if there was no one near and opened her pad.

"Adjutant, can you shown me where there is the least of them around our base? I will need to sneak in." Louise said and run to barn. She quickly settled horse and ride forward her base.

"Positive. Uploading tactical data." Adjutant said and map showed, marked with '!', which some where moving and some don't.

"Interjection marks are location of enemy troops. It's recommended to avoid them." Adjutant said. Louise snorted and said.

"No joke. Ok let's see, on the west side it's quite few of them, if I can bypass them it's would be fantastic. Derf, I might need your help if things get dizzy." Louise said.

"No problem, but you know, you're not very skilled with weapon do you?" Derf asked. Louise said.

"Shut up! I'm mage after all! It's inappropriate for noble to use sword instead of wand." Louise defend herself. After some times Louise reached the place. Two guards were talking about something and two were patrolling the area. Louise watched carefully their route before she run to nearest bush and hid. She waited for good moment and hid behind the tree.

"My heart is racing! I hope I won't get caught..." Louise thought and looked around. When area was clear she run when…

*snap*

She stomped on branch which was laying on the ground. The guard lift torch and shouted.

"Who is there!?" Louise cursed and run to her base. The noises attracted the rest of the guards.

"Someone is here!"

"Get that person!"

"You won't get away!"

Louise ran as fast as she could.

"Well, it could have been better..." Derf said. Louise groaned and shouted.

"You don't helping you piece of old metal!" Louise ducked behind fallen tree and looked behind herself. The guards were closing in, she need to run.

"Ahhhhh! I should just forget about this base and all related to it…!" Louise complained in her mind. She start running again, now don't bothering looking behind herself. She was starting seeing lights in front of her. It was her base. She felt slightly relieved but she continue to run, she keep hearing guards behind her.

After emerging from the tree line she fall on the ground, breathing heavily. She looked in front of her and saw her marines running to her.

"Commander!" One shout.

"Secure the area!" Other shout. Other three marines moved forward and looked at forest for any enemies. Louise manage to calm down slightly and stood up.

"Let's fall back to Command Center." Marine said. He helped Louise to walk while others, secure them. Louise was walking with Marines beside her and her in the middle. They keep their gun pointed at forest, ready to fire. After Louise was safe in Command Center, Marines stayed outside and patrol the area.

Louise went into Operation room. IT was empty of course, except for Adjutant.

"Adjutant, show me our situation." Louise ordered.

"Confirm, uploading tactical data." Adjutant said. After a few second a digital map was showed. Louise was surprised, but decided that this was not a time for being shocked.

"After your successful breaching to base, the enemy forced tided the ring around our base and reduced it side for 200 meters radius to 150 meters. The enemy still didn't engaged any of our units or attacked our buildings. The SCV is safetly in Command Center. There is also small uproar in eastern side of the ring, but because of lack on ComSat Station we can't verify what they are talking about." Adjutant reported.

Louise nodded and said.

"Inform marines to stay near base and patrol it as always and don't provoke them. If everything will go as planned this whole thing will pass without bloodshed." Louise thought. Or rather hoped. She don't want to kill people of the same country she is serving. She really hopes that tomorrow meeting with Henrietta will go without problems.

Meanwhile, Agnes camp

Agnes was mad about what she just heard. Someone just manage to slip between her units and reach the enemy. She didn't know who that person was or what was it intention but this wasn't good. That's why she ordered to tight the ring more and reduce it's size.

Agnes believe this will be easy job, but she was worried about these metal golems which are patrolling the building and area near them. Someone who could create such golems must be really powerful, after all most of the golems are slow or have stiff movement. And use low quality materials. After all golems could be replaced and mass created. So creators didn't payed much attention to quality, rather quantity. Only few decided to use high-class materials and Agnes could count them on one hand.

She would ordered to attack and capture who ever was there, but Princess said otherwise and want to talk. She didn't liked this in one bit, this could be a trap. But she didn't have much to say, orders are orders.

Agnes sighed and tried to occupied her mind from this topic for now, just to calm down and clear her mind.

Louise Command Center next day

Louise didn't have good sleep. This whole situation was in her mind so strong that she was waking every hour, because of nightmares with Princess in main role. Louise felt like she would need something to wake her up, maybe coffee. She wonder if here is coffee. Suddenly Adjutant appeared.

"Good morning Commander. At 0634 I picked a small movement near our base. Some enemy units came really close to our base, but didn't engaged any of our unit. It's appear they were scouts to find anything about your strength. Also in main camp enemies in small uproar. I could only pick some small part information, but it's appear that enemy is only more confused about your forces." Adjutant reported. Louise nodded still sleepy.

"I need some coffee, is there any here?" Louise asked not really carrying if Adjutant will answer her or not.

"Unfortunately we don't posses this at the time." Adjutant said. Louise waved her off expecting this answer. Louise dressed up, and get ready still feeling sleepy. She grabbed Derf and walked to Operation Room.

Louise decided she will need to stay in Command Center until time to talk will come. She just hope this will go smoothly.

Some times later

Louise was looking at map which was showing guards around her base, which were now moving more vigorously. Adjutant said.

"Commander, my scans pick up enemy reinforcement coming from the north of the ring." Adjutant reported. Louise knew this was from Academy.

"So finally Princess is coming, it's little earlier that I expected, but maybe something happen..." Louise wonder.

"I guess she maybe want to deal with this faster, so she won't waste much time." Derf said. Louise looked at him with small scowl, but didn't said anything. Soon all enemies start moving to her base.

"Alert, enemies are heading to our base." Adjutant said. Louise gulped and said to Adjutant.

"Adjutant, inform marines to gather in front of entrance to Command Center. I want..." Louise was now wondering, go outside or invite her inside. If she could invite her inside the conversation could be more open and maybe she could explain things much easier. But if the Princess won't accept she could go outside.

"I want to messenger to be invited inside the Command Center and bring who ever this person is to me. If she want she can take two guards with her." Louise said finally. Adjutant said.

"Order received. Informing troops." Adjutant then send orders to marines, which they start to gather in front of Command Center. Louise now needed only to wait.

Meanwhile Outside

Agnes was watching how Princess was walking out of chariot with two guards escorting her. To tell the truth, Agnes was surprised to see her Majesty so early. She suppose to come here after exhibition, so this is slightly troubling.

Princess walked to Agnes who kneeled and said.

"Your Highness, why are you so early, shouldn't you come later, after exhibition?" Agnes asked, looking at Princess. Princess smiled slightly and said.

"You can stand up Agnes. And to answer your question that I fell that dealing with this now, will be better. I can't really explain, just gut feeling, you can say." Henrietta smiled. Agnes nodded, still slightly surprised but soon ordered people to gather and prepared to move. After short wile, most of the troops gather, few still on sides of enemy base, just to attack from side and behind if things get complicated.

While they were walking carefully through woods, Henrietta asked.

"Was there any problem so far, any casualties?" Princess was concerned. Agnes shocked her head with small smile.

"Fortunately, there are no casualties so far. I only get report someone bypass my guards, yesterday night. We can't tell who this person was, it was too dark to see that person face." Agnes said, with slightly anger in voice. Henrietta nodded. They reached the base and tell the truth Henrietta was shocked at what she saw.

A Massive, metal building was standing, near another one, slightly small. They were metal, with some part in dark purple and emblem, which resemble hand which is holding whip. Agnes heard about building from reports, but seeing this was much more shocking that what she heard.

Both Henrietta and Agnes were looking at sigh when they spot golems, which were purple in color as well. Agnes got her hand on sword and gun in case. They were standing motionless when two of them walked to them. Agnes and most of the troops near Henrietta moved in front of her to protect her. When they were closing, the guards tense visibly. Henrietta as well clenched her hand more on her wand. When golems stopped one of them said.

"Commander want that messenger to be escorted to her." One said. This shocked guards, Agnes and Henrietta. A golem who spoke, this was unheard of. After standing indly few second golem said again.

"Commander what messenger to be escorted to her, so hurry up." It was clearly that golem was annoyed. Agnes said angrily.

"And why your 'Commander' won't come down here? Is her afraid or what?" Agnes said pointing now her gun at golem. And now everyone got their guns pointed and everyone. The rest of golems moved closer with their metal boxes pointed at them. Agnes clenched her teeth. Henrietta was looking surprised and slightly scared now.

Guards draws their weapons, golems were pointing at them with their boxes and everyone was tensed. Henrietta them shouted with authority.

"Everyone Calm Down, NOW!" Henrietta looked around. Everyone was looking at her surprised and shocked. Agnes said.

"But Princess!" She wanted to protest but Henrietta stopped her with her hand.

"Don't say anything. This situation is already dangerous. And I don't came here to fight but to talk. So everyone lower your weapons!" Henrietta ordered. The guards were unsure but they slowly hid their weapons. The golems also lowered theirs.

"I will go, take me to your 'Commander'" Henrietta said. Agnes protested.

"You can't go alone! Princess, take guards with you!" Agnes shouted, but Henrietta shacked her head.

"There is no need, even if this was a trap I would be more useful alive than dead. So don't worry about my life and wait here." Henrietta said with serious voice at the end. Agnes flinched and accepted her order with displeasure.

Golems escorted Henrietta to Command Center. Henrietta was shocked how this building was built with nothing but metal. When she was inside she was slightly blinded by light. After a second her eyes adapted to light and was shocked that source of light was not candle but something else, she couldn't tell what.

She was also surprised how noisy it was inside, she heard like some machinery working, but couldn't tell from where. The Golems were leading her through corridors, which were sometimes giving sound of hissing, which once startled Henrietta slightly. Then they entered some kind of metal box. After a second it start moving upward, which surprised Henrietta.

"How is this moving? It's powered up by magic?" Henrietta wondered. Soon dors opened revealing short corridor, which on the end were doors. Henrietta wondered how they open when the doors opened by themselves, which startled her. What she saw burned in her memories.

The large room filled with desk which were blinking with different kind of light, mirrors which were showing numbers, words and pictures which Henrietta didn't understand. On the end were large windows, which where showing surrounding area on the in front. In the middle was large table which somehow was showing red dots around the building and blue as well.

But what surprised her the most was person standing with her back to her. But she could recognize the person hair and body. The person said and turned to her.

"Hello Henrietta. I have been waiting for you." Louise said.

"Louise..." Henrietta muttered confused and shocked. Louise only smiled sadly.

Ok, here is chapter folks.

I swear I gonna chop myself for such delay. I thought I will have MASSIVE motivation to write, but it was exactly opposite. I couldn't force myself to write. I wanted to write, but when I start I couldn't write anything good or felt too force.

Anyway here is chapter, so don't be angry ok? I will try to continue to write but I swear my motivation on the start hit deep Zero.

Anyway I hope you will like this chapter, so see you guys in my other stories.

PS: About Re:Arachne. I think I will change universe. On the start I thought it will good to write in Re:Monster, but then Overlord came and I think there will be better. So I will rewrite that story, giving it new character and plot. Sorry about this.