Author note: Ok this is my first Fanfic ever so I'm going to ask you to review and be brutal but helpful currently I'm having trouble writing for Grit more than anyone, any advice is appreciated I honestly hope someone enjoys reading this and will point out anything from typos to poor descriptions please work with me here.
Prologue
Who would have guessed?
Commander Nell the Orange Star military supreme commander was sitting in her office on the 12th floor of Orange star HQ. The office back window was solid glass which gave a wonderful view during the afternoon. The mountains snowcapped tops were always a sight to behold when the suns glare made them appear red and purple with hints of yellow. However today was different the sounds of war echoed all from all angles, sounds you don't wish to hear when your at your own HQ. Artillery shells could be seen coming down from the mountain hitting about 500 yards shot of the building she knew all to well that the troops would beg her to evacuate quite soon. Scrapes of metal, tank barrels, and countless other former weapons of war, and small piles of bodies could be seen shattered and half buried in the all the way up the mountain battlefield. Nell was not commanding today like she had for the past 14 without sleep, today she only listened to different radio frequencies to learn what was going on for some strange reason she found radio chatter rather relaxing. Quite suddenly the door was kicked open and there stop a giant of a man with a slight head wound, Max along with 8 of his finest soldiers stood in the door way ready to escort Nell safely as the noise of tanks loomed ever louder.
"Was that really necessary?" Nell asked calm as ever
"You need to leave NOW I'm not sure how much longer we can them back"
Sami marched in with a wounded Andy.
"Take the kid with you he's been banged up good Intel says our northern bases are almost untouched so please Nell get going"
Nell looked strangely at Sami, had she been crying? Nell took a few moments to wonder her shirt was torn dozens of small cuts on her arms mixed with dirt and blood, her helmet had several dents in it. All signs of the battlefield except her face. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were bloodshot, she had seen combat many times before this wasn't anything new. However her thoughts were interrupted.
"Nell come on now we have to go"
Max then instructed to his 8 soldiers to gently guide the half-aware Nell to the heli-pad quickly. Nell pushed them away and walked quickly towards the stairs where Sami carrying Andy followed. The rotors of the T-copter were becoming continually louder just as the sounds of shells and bullets hitting nearby. The soldiers helped Andy climb into the T-copter and more or less forced Nell in.
"Sami get going I can handle this till you guys are clear"
Semi's response was very unlike her, it was hateful and direct
"As if I could just leave we will FIGHT and FIGHT and FIGHT till we kill everyone of them that's all there is to it"
Max understood her anger and felt it himself Andy was the only one unaffected.
Semi's personally trained commandos walked over the remaining 5 of them anyway
"get the hell outa here we got this. RIGHT BOYS!?"
The entire base responded with nothing short of a massive roar from fewer than 60 men.
"HELL YEAH"
"You heard them now get going"
Max and the remaining soldiers ran off towards the front lines in the remaining light tanks and recon. Sami jumped onto the T-copter as it took off high into the sky she easily spotted Max near the front in his tank firing randomly simply trying to buy time for there escape.
Sami sat next to Andy who had been shot 4 times in the arm 2 of which were still bleeding 2 soldiers were bandaging him up. She turned and looked out the side it was hard to believe the sight. It was raining shells all around the HQ as jeeps rammed the gates down and infantry stormed the building. The tank shots from a distance were still clear as the overcast sky gave them a bright flash with each shot followed by a thick silver smoke. They were destroying the factories and razing the almost 200 year old Orange Star HQ. As she sat in the copter headed straight north she had only 1 thought an all consuming rage that would set her path for years to come.
"I'll kill you…. I'll kill you Eagle if it's the last thing I ever do."
Far away from the war Olaf sat down in his Mountain top base watching crystal flakes of frozen water dangle to the ground. He had heard about the war between Orange Star and Green Earth several months ago shortly after it had begun. Nell had requested assistance from his forces. He had to decline this did not involve Blue Moon and he wanted to keep it that way. However much like Yellow Comet he did want to know why Green Earth started this war they had all left Omega land on good terms.
"Colin my boy where are you?"
Colin stood at attention and saluted quickly.
"Here Sir"
"Why did Green Earth attack Orange star?"
"I'm sorry sir we are unable to contact Eagle for several months, the small force we sent to gather info haven't reported in for two weeks we assume they are KIA"
"Useless gravel, you mean we STILL don't know"
"I'm sorry Sir"
Olaf was in a tight spot one he had never been in before. Before the black hole Invasions he would have gladly attacked Orange star but when Blue Moon really needed them Orange star, Green earth, and Yellow Comet had all helped and sent whatever they could at a moments notice. To help one in this case meant to hurt the other and thinking was never Olaf's strong point so a solution was not coming anytime soon from him.
He got up and left the room leaving Colin standing at attention.
"O'mighty bearded one we are in quite the situation arnt we"
"Grit contact Green Earth I want answers NOW"
And with that phrase a burst of bitter frost shot out in all directions it wasn't like his blizzard it was… colder it was as if the room and become a new polar icecap.
"Brrrrr……… wow HAY FORSTY why don't ya try toning it down for the rest of us we can't contact them they refuse all communications and you just froze the antenna. O and Colin you can go now"
"YES SIR"
"Grit increase the production of anti-air weapons"
"What's that boss you usin that space waster on your shoulders for once? Well I already did it so no worries"
"You impudent little…your going to be court marshaled for that! This is NOT THE TIME FOR JOKES!"
The frost returned once more, much worse this time it shattered the glass on every floor of the building the temperature dropped to -40 in an instant.
Grit having realized Olaf was actually upset for once decided to leave him alone he and Colin headed for Blue Moon HQ to prepare for war with Green Earth.
"Commander Grit"
"Wheres the Crisis Colin relax a bit"
"Yes sir"
"now what seems to be the problem"
"Are we really going to war with Green Earth?"
"hmm…. Quite the tough question I guess we'll find out now wont we"
This response worried Colin, normally Grit was indirect but still had a good idea of what they would do next this time only uncertainty was certain.
In the northlands of Yellow Comet Sonja was very busy analyzing the data from the war and was just as eager to know why Eagle and Green Earth who had never once had a conflict before the first invasion would launch an all out assault. Something didn't add up
Eagle was never the most reasonable one but; Drake was the portly sailor was all was reasoning between Jess and Eagle, also the lack of motivation to attack there seemed to be no reason at all. Shortly after the war began Nell had called and asked for assistance apparently it wasn't going well for Orange Star. Kanbei quickly agreed to help but then Sonja reminded him that Green Earth had also been there for us they were both our allies. 1 week later he with a sad composer said he would keep Yellow comet out of the conflict.
Sonja was in the Yellow Comet capital city her father owned a very large home here and Sonja liked to spent time here when not studying or analyzing tactics. It was quite here it was always quite because the house was 60 feet back from the road taking up huge amounts of space that could have been used much more intricately to make something of greater use such as a hospital or school.
Today was a day off for Sonja she had plan to relax all this week no planning no strategizing no real thinking for just 1 week and the first 2 days were going quite well, until she heard about the Orange Star HQ.
She sat in an upper story drenched in natural light, reading the report from a Yellow Comet spy Fighter and stared at the few photographs with a dim expression. She had understood the war was not going well for them a massive aerial first strike assured that much but Orange Star HQ gone. The report stated that all but CO max was accounted for and for a strange moment she felt relived, and began thinking to herself.
"Why, why do I feel relief at that sentence? All but CO Max has been accounted for that's terrible Max could be dead or captured and yet I feel relief."
On an island far to the north Hawke stood in the middle of his fortress in a well lit office and a small heater in the corner, the smell of coffee lightly scented the air, studying contently at the wars progression with the same expression he always had emotionless. He then pushed an intercom button.
"Lash I need to speak with you"
This was followed by loud footsteps
"whatcha need Hawke?"
"Is he dead?"
"Te he you asked me to let him live so I did, kinda…"
"He better be that's all"