Inside a clean empty lobby with 2 elevators, one open with a countdown timer above it reading "0:50".A Daisuki portal can be seen growing from an open wall.
Quickly, Katsu, Shelly, Friend, Saku, and finally Daisuki come through the hole. Daisuki looks at the elevator timer then at his squad. He signals waves for them to hurry up.
Daisuki: "With 50 seconds to spare, let's go guys. Saku what are you doin'? We can't miss that elevator!"
Saku is adjusting his hip equipment.Saku: "Hold the hell on. These Holsters are giving me a mean wedgie. I'm gonna need to wear a pair of basketball shorts underneath my pants when I wear my equipment."
With his back facing the slow closing portal, Saku hears a female yell.
Itsuka: "HOLD ON, WAIT, MINA DAISUKI!!!"
Saku turns around and he catches an Itsuka headbutt directly to his stomach and it blocks her from fully coming though. Friend barks at the person who hurt his master.
The tone woman is stuck at the midsection, only the top 4 of her abdominals and backpack made it through the portal. The other 3 turn around at Friends barks. Daisuki flinches in pain from his eye and sees Saku on the ground, holding his stomach in pain and the intruder that is stopping the hole from closing.
He looks back at the timer, "0:23". With no time to think he activates his 2nd stage and opens the portal enough for the girl to quickly hop through with a Holster and Sword set-up on both her hips.
Itsuka puts Saku's left arm around her shoulder and makes her way towards the elevator with Squad 40.
Itsuka: "Thank you Mina Daisuki! I'll help him, you head for the lift!"
Daisuki: "Who are you?! How do you know my name?!"
Itsuka:"No time! I'll explain in the elevator ride up! Please trust me!"
Saku, still recovering from his gut shot, looks up to see who is helping him. From his view he sees an angel with silver hair. He blushes at the beauty of his assistance who was also his assailant.She looks at him and her always composed expression, actually blushes back.
Itsuka: "S-Sorry 'bout the gut check. I'll let you get a free shot back later."
Saku: "N-Nah. D-Don't worry about it."
As the timer reaches 0:02, all of Squad 40 and even their uninvited guest, make it into the elevator. The doors close and the elevator shakes. "Going Up" confirms their ascent. The small screen to the right of the doors has a new timer, "3:30 Until Excursion Release"
Daisuki, looking at Itsuka, grips the hilt of his SunSword and pops off his 2nd stage, its aura is purple. Saku no longer hurting, stands next to the woman that is the same height as him and notices the new seen color aura from his mentor.
Daisuki: "Saku, get away from her. She's not supposed to be here with us. Who are you? Why did you follow us? Does Gray know that you're here? Do you only have a base-kit eye or do you have a 2nd stage eye power?"
Shelly, in front of Katsu for protection, reaches over her shoulder and grips her katana ready for anything this random person might do.
Itsuka bows with her eyes closed and when she stands back up straight, she opens them to reveal her yellow aura, 2nd stage that EyeEngages with Daisuki's.
Itsuka: "Thank you Mina Daisuki for opening your portaI so I could get through. My name is Itsuka and as you can see, I do have a 2nd stage eye. If you check my eye aura you'll know I intend no harm or to cause trouble for any of you."
Daisuki can see her yellow aura and lets go of his blade, as does Shelly. They break eye contact and go back to their base-kits.
Katsu walks up to her and holds his fist out with his watch.
Katsu: "Nice to meet you Itsuka. I'm Katsu and I might not have an Iceman eye but seeing you immediately help Saku, while also in a hurry, without a second thought, is all the proof I need to know you're an ally."
The woman gives him a smile and connects her fist with her watch to his, maybe a little too hard. Katsu winces in pain but doesn't pull back so the watches can link up their squads. Once the watches link all of Squad 40s watches start beeping. Katsu looks out of curiosity.
Shelly: "Wait now that I think about it, you have anti-Icemen weapons and a HFF watch. So you're qualifying for graduation too? Then where's your Squad?"
Itsuka holds up her watch.
10:36a.m. SW PromotedCpt.
Squad 20: 🔵🟡❌❌
Squad 40: 🔴🟣⚫⚪