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A/N: I've done a fanfic of the Infinite Stratos before, but feel like I can do better with my OC, and after finishing up the fic I did for Girls Und Panzer I think I have enough confidence to do my OC right, and I want to approve upon the last fic I did with this. I hope you enjoy, leave your thoughts, any criticism would be helpful, and feel free to share.

P.S: I don't own Infinite Stratos.


Running through the halls Ichika was falling late to class once again, the clacking of his shoes echoing across the halls of the school til he came sliding to a stop in front of his class room. But when the door slid open waiting on the other side were the disappointing face of his sister, Chifuyu,

"You're late... again," she said sternly.

"I know, I'm sorry," Ichika apologized as he finds his seat among the girls.

"Attention everyone, I have an announcement to make," Chifuyu spoke out for all to hear and everyone listened in carefully, "Today we'll be having a new student join us from the States," she told causing everyone to murmur.

"Ms. Orimura, what's her name?" one student asked with her hand raised.

"Oh, you'll find out real quick, but there's one minor catch," Chifuyu brought up, and the next moment the students heard multiple footsteps outside in the halls, they halted the second the noise made it to the door, and then finally sliding open. From the door a young man being accompanied by two older men who seemed to just rudely shoved him through to the sights of the whole class, "He's a boy."

The girls were completely caught off guard as the thought of another male I.S pilot was the last thing on their minds, the boy was tall (a head taller than Ichika) and broad at the shoulders, the color of his hair was plain black that shined like it was made of charcoal, kept short with the sides shaved to keep it out of his dark blue eyes. The uniform he was given is that of the academy, but the collar was white with black trims and accents, and the entirety of the uniform was the perfect shade of rose red.

The two men who escorted him wore grey uniforms looking to be security with small hats of the same color, and wearing sunglasses that covered much of their heads, and the boy did not looked very pleased as the two security guards seemed to push him around.

"Dick," Anthony called the two men so out of spite the first one punched him in the back of the head.

"Hey!" Chifuyu shouted at the two, "I'll handle him, you just get out," she demanded.

"Fine, just sign here," the second said holding up a clip board for Chifuyu to sign, "He's your problem now."

The two men didn't say much else as they just turned to the door and left the class in an awkward position until Chifuyu broke the silence.

"So young man, do you mind telling everyone your name," she asked of him.

"... My name's, Anthony Bennett, I was originally from Arizona, but I moved to Alaska with my dad, and I'm seven-teen," Anthony introduced, but he didn't seemed too happy when he said it, but then Laura rose her hand, her arm just shooting up in a flash.

"How do we know he's really a boy," Laura questioned.

"What?" Chifuyu and Anthony spoke dumbfounded.

"How do we know this is just another girl in disguise like, Charlotte," she pressed on not believing the person in front to be who he really is.

"Laura, Anthony is not a girl in disguise," Chifuyu reassured, but Laura still doupted that he was a boy, "Just take your seat Mr. Bennett."

Without a word Anthony walked between the rows as the girls stared at him in anticipation wondering what he would do next, if anything at all, as the girls looked in curiosity or suspicion, Ichika however was eager to speak with him, to know the only other male pilot in the world. He walked over to the only open seat way in the back of the class where he sat behind his desk in silence.

"Alright if we can return to your assignment," Chifuyu brought the attention of the students back to the board before handing it back to Maya.

Even though the girls went back to their usual class work Ichika was to excited to pay attention as he quickly caught a glance of the new guy who was just leaning in his arm looking disinterested to his new surroundings.

\Later/

When enough time had passed the girls were mingling around the room gossiping to one another about the day, but with Ichika and his friends they stood by looking to Anthony as he leaned back in his seat with a thin light book masking his face while he napped.

"So what do you think of the new guy!" Ichika asked.

"I don't know, this seems out of the blue," Houki gave her thoughts.

"He's done nothing much since he got," Charlotte stated.

"Well I'm gonna to say hello," Cecilia said stepping forth towards the sleeping boy.

Sound asleep, Anthony, was having a pleasant moment in bliss until he was brought out from the sound of knocking on his table, stirring away Anthony pulls the book off his face where he saw the smug look of the British representative.

"Greetings, I am, Ceilia Alcott, British pilot," she introduced herself proudly, but Anthony wasn't in the mood as Cecilia drones on, and Anthony just slips back to sleep.

"It looks like Cecilia put him to sleep," Charlotte jokenly said.

"Well maybe we'll do better at P.E," Ichika suggested.

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Ichika was let out first as he help guide the new pilot to the changing room before the girls show up to use it next.

"We didn't get to meet, I'm Ichika," Ichika introduced himself.

"... Hey..." Anthony slowly responded as he stared down to the ground.

"To tell you the truth, I'm really glad that there's another guy here in this school," Ichika spoke his thoughts out, "Sure, being the only guy in an all girls school might be a dream come true, but actually-."

"It's a fucking nightmare," Anthony finished.

"Well kinda, but the girls here are very nice trust me," Ichika agreed to some extent, but seems to notice the new boy's silence, "You seem very quiet."

"Hmm..." was the only response that Ichika got from him as they walked the rest of the way to the locker room.

\Arena/

Standing out in the open the girls were lined out all in their skin-tight training suits, the girls in their one pieces and Ichika in his two piece suit, but sticking out from the rest, Anthony's suit covered him from his toes all the way to where his neck meets his head. Leaving his hands and head exposed, mostly grey with darker accents across the shoulders and along his legs.

"That's raises curiosity," Cecilia spoke raised brow.

"What tricks do you think he's got under his sleeves?" Charlotte brought up.

"Or she," Laura suggested still not convinced that Anthony's a boy with the rest just shaking their heads as the other girls seemed to just swarm around Anthony lifting his arms up to inspect every inch of the suit leaving the boy very annoyed.

"ATTENTION!" shouted out Chifuyu and everyone sealed their lips and lined up side-by-side, "Alright everyone time we practice on our swordsmanship, and the academy just acquired a new training equipment to help us practice."

With a press of a remote the ground opened up to raise a group of robotic androids in IS suits, leaving the girls in awe.

"These drones will be our new sparing partners," Chifuyu explained, "Go as hard as wish, don't worry if you break them, they can easily be repaired."

The drones came to life spreading out to wait their human partners, the IS was that of all the girls', training IS, the machines that controlled it had female forms like teenagers, but the heads had no faces, no eyes, ears, nose, or a mouth. The girls then activated theirs stepping into the square space, they drew their swords and the drones did the same, they took their stance and started practice. The blades swung and clashed against one another, the drones were set on a low difficulty of one for most of the girls, but for Houki it was set much higher difficulty of 3.

On that setting Houki can tell that the drone was reacting much faster and unpredictable, more human-like, she jumped back while blocking an attack, the drone was pressing down hard on her, making Houki dance backwards as she avoided the drone's attacks. Til finally Houki parry one swung making the weight of the drone to fall to one side giving Houki the opening she needs, the drone stumbles forward as it lost its balance, and Houki sliced its head off. The head rolled off the ground as the body falls limp onto the ground dropping its sword, Houki pants as the duel she had with the drone was draining wiping the sweat off her brow.

"How was it, Houki?" Ichika asked seeing her tired expression.

"These drones... *pant*... are relentless," she commented, "What about the new guy?"

"He's over there," Charlotte pointed to a secluded spot in the arena where Anthony stood with two other drones.

"Two at once?" Houki gasps.

"Quite daring," Cecilia noted.

"But what's his IS like?" Ichika asked.

"I think we're about to find out," Laura said watching carefully.

Anthony sat with his legs crossed, taking a deep breath into his lungs through his nose, then exhaling though his mouth his warm breath heating up his throat as it exited from between his teeth. Drones did not wait, the two drew out their swords and approached the the young man while his back was turned.

"They're gonna hack him to pieces," Ichika cried out as the drones leaps onto him.

The moment the drones launched themselves forward, the group thought it was the end of the second male pilot only to see the blades hit the ground.

"Where'd he go!?" Charlotte gasps in shock.

"Up there," Laura pointed to the sky.

High above everyone spotted a shape in the sky and recognized it to be Anthony, they saw him spin around in the air almost losing sight of him in the sun, until he came back down landing perfectly on his feet and, there everyone saw his IS for the first time. Covered head to toe Anthony's IS was like a Knight's suit of armor, his chested bulked up, the boots mimicked that of bare feet, toes gripping the ground for traction, and the helmet very smooth and round with two narrow slits that glowed blue. The limbs weren't as extended at all like other IS staying the same size as before he activated his IS, and the skin tight suit he wore was no longer visible from all the parts of the armor that covered it.

"That's his IS?" Ichika spoke out in surprise.

"It's quite small," Houki commented.

Nothing was in the young man's hand, his back still turned to the drones, the two machines towered over him with their swords swung down on him, but Anthony catches the first drone and kicks the second drone away. He then grabs the hand of the first drone twisting its wrist making it spin its back to him, at that moment the second drone pulls out a pistol.

"Wait that's cheating!" Houki shouted.

"Looks fair to me," Laura expressed otherwise.

The second drone lined up its shot, but before it could pull the trigger Anthony pulls the first drone in placing it between him and the gun, the drone fires, and the shot collided with first drone's shield as it projected out to block the shots. The drone that was used as a shield manages to twist itself back then swung its fist at Anthony, but the boy grabs the fist, and headbutts the drone making stagger back. But as the drone falls back the second drone leaps over the first one diving down with the sword over its head, Anthony steps out of the way as the tip of the blade sinks into the dirt.

Anthony then kicks the drone away, its sword still sticking up from the ground, as the second drone staggered back the first drone ran up and tried to wrap its arm around him, but Anthony manages to catch the drone's arms. He grabbed hold of the back of the drone's neck, then swung it down towards blade in the ground, and the drone's neck connect to the blade, but only did half the job so Anthony slammed his foot making the drone go all the way severing the head clean off.

"That's one," Ichika noted in excitement, but then the last drone pulls the pistol back out.

Anthony yanks the blade out of the dirt and the moment the drone fired, Anthony deflected the shot, a spark went off the moment the round bounced off the blade and noticeable ping was heard. Fired off more at Anthony, but the young man effortlessly deflected all shots until the drone finally ran out of rounds leaving nothing, but the clicking sound of the empty magazine.

"I guess it's over for the drone," Charlotte guessed.

But then for no reason, Anthony, tosses the sword back to the drone, right into its hands.

"Well he's an idiot," Houki concluded remarking how dumb a decision that was..

The drone charged at Anthony rising its blade to strike him down only to be slapped to the side away from him by a swipe of his hand, the drone swung the blade again, but the young man was too quick as he moved out of the way. He grabs hold of the drone's hand that held the sword and slams the pommel into its face making it stagger back and Anthony ripped the sword from its hand, he then spun around with a gust of wind blowing through before Anthony kicks the drone. When he did the drone was sent flying, but the head fell right off its shoulders as the body slammed down on the ground while the head rolled around on the dirt and Anthony chucks the sword to the limp body of the drone.

Ichika and the girls all stood in amazement at the display of skill the new pilot showed.

"That was amazing," Ichika complimented.

"It was almost unreal," Ceilia noted.

As the young man stepped away his helmet receded back exposing his head to the cool air that breezed through him, before he can go Houki approached him.

"That was amazing what you did just now," she complimented, "I want to see how good you can get, wanna dual with me?" she then offered.

Anthony just stared at her studying her determine expression etched onto her face.

"No thank you," Anthony decline walking away from Houki leaving her behind with her friends joining her in confusion.

"What was that?" Ichika questioned.

"He turned down a dual," Cecilia noted the obvious.

"How cowardice," Laura commented in disappointment watching Anthony leave the field.

He didn't look back he didn't take a glance at anyone or anything else that was happening around the arena, he seemed completely unenthusiastic about the whole thing.