February 20th, 2015 – 2017 Hours – Saturn City, Avalia
Great.
Just great.
Reassignment. Gotta hate it. Can't say nothin' to the superiors though, they'd tear me to pieces. I always hated big cities, and Saturn's the biggest. The smells, the crowds, the noise, the strange faces... I wouldn't even waste my time here. But reassignment is reassignment. So what if I got in a little fight? Doesn't everyone? Did the other guy get reassigned? Nooo, he was reprimanded, I was shipped out.
So that brings it back to the big city. Did I mention that I hated big cities?
Hopefully I'll be able to get in the air soon, and with the rising tensions between Gebet and Avalia I'll be volunteering for as many air patrols as I can. Anything to get away from this place.
My name's Raine, Raine McCall, call sign 'Rogue Angel'- or Rogue for short. I was born and raised in a small town that sprung up near one of Avalia's northern Air Force Bases... I guess everyone in town was somehow connected to that place. It was only natural for most of the kids in my graduating high school class two want to become part of it too. I survived training; though I was no where near the top of my class when we finished. You could say I had a little problem with authority, sometimes I still do. A couple of times I've almost been discharged, but they never actually kicked me out.
I guess this transfer is their last-ditch attempt to get me to straighten up. I doubt it'll work.
The bald, squirrel-ish secretary at the desk glanced up from his mad typing at his computer as I walked in. "Evening sir," I said, saluting slightly, unsure if I should. "Rayne McCall checking in. I was reassigned here from-"
"Yes, yes yes." The secretary said, almost talking to himself "Know who you are. Your papers? Ah yes, yes, I see." he examined the papers I'd handed him, then began muttering to himself as he rummaged in folders and loose papers scattered about. "Yes!" he exclaimed, suddenly grabbing one of the papers and holding it up for examination.
"Yes, yes, yes." he nodded, continuing to read. His eyebrows shot up, "Frenzy?" I stared cooly at him as he looked up at me. "Hmm, I don't see what they see, but- maybe." He shrugged, handing me a half sheet of paper. "Go down the hall to your right, take a left when you reach the end, go up the stairs, and the room will be on your right." He shoved a thick packet of papers into my bag, "Your room number, squadron assignment, and commanding officer are on those papers. These," he pushed a few more loose papers in to join the rest, "should have everything else you need to know."
"Uh, thanks." I looked down at the mess of papers, slightly overwhelmed. "I think."
"No problem." he smiled, "If you're ready for it, they may send you up tomorrow with your squad leader, just so he can see how you fly. Good luck and welcome to Avalia's Air Force."
"Thanks again." I said, already backing away from the desk. I really did notneed any more paperwork. As soon as I left the office I looked down at the paper in my hands.
Skipping over all the official bravado I got right to the point:
First Lieutenant Rayne McCall, formerly part of Idol Squadron- N.A.F.B. now assigned to Frenzy Squadron as Frenzy 3.
Commanding officer: First Lieutenant Paul "Nomad" Lee.
"Great…" I said.
February 21st, 2015 – 0855 Hours – Saturn City, Avalia
General Ocelot looked around his office, checking for any new paperwork that might have come in. Being the Commanding Officer of Avalia's Air Force wasn't the easiest thing in the world. You had to train your officers, supervise your soldiers, and know what you were doing. If you did something out of the situation, you and your soldiers could be in complete danger. He met with the officers and soldiers from the hangars and had scheduled a meeting a week ago for today. This was to discuss the current situation of the Air Force, and Avalia's military. He walked down the hall and towards the conference room. Ocelot sat down, glaring at the leaders of the other branches of the Avalian militiary. The clock struck 9:00 AM and the meeting had begun.
"Alright, let's call this meeting into order." Ocelot said.
"Aye, Ocelot." Everybody said in unison.
"Alright… Gebet, an ally with us, has been recently building up their military in the sector they call Elemental Plaza. This area, there have been a lot of terrifying reports of a devastating weapon being built there. That could potentially destroy Avalia and could put the lives of civilians at stake." Ocelot said.
"So what do you propose?" a Colonel asked.
"Starting March, we believe that this said weapon will be completed. I understand that we know that it is our job to keep our citizens safe before us. We are expendable, however, civilians are not. Remember the date, March 1st, 2015." Ocelot said.
The people in the room started to write the date down on a piece of paper or in their notepads.
"So you expect over 20 million people to just abandon their homes?" a Major asked.
"Well, we are removing all the people so they don't get killed. Besides, 20 million people don't live in Saturn City alone." Ocelot wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"A huh." the major said back to him, writing the note down.
"So we expect to have all the population out of the country by March 7th and all of our military operations will be on high alert. On March 1st, I want every single civilian evacuated from Saturn City Ladies and gentlemen, will you please direct your attention to the second and third to last seats in the back, these men are our Commanding Officers of the Ground forces and Navy." Ocelot informed the people sitting around.
A round of applause followed, and then the applause briefly stopped. A short period of awkward silence followed.
Ocelot broke the silence, "A joint operation by our entire military will be launched. The Navy's Tenth Division will escort in evacuating Civilians. The Army's 17th Division will be working to escort the civilians from their homes to the Navy. The air force will be launching Boeing 747s and C-130 aircraft to evacuate the citizens too. The media will know about this shortly after this meeting."
"Sir, if I may," a Captain said.
"Go ahead." Ocelot replied.
"Where do you plan to evacuate these civilians?"
"… That's a good question," Ocelot pondered. "I would have to say either Belka, since they founded our country, but maybe one of our allies. Maybe Yuktobania would be willing to do so as well." The commanding officer replied.
"A huh…" the Captain wrote down notes.
"In the event that there is an attack, I want the 1st Air Force Division, the 17th Army platoon, and the 10th Naval Fleet to engage in combat with any enemy forces from Gebet. We have to identify that they're Gebetian forces before we can fire on them." Ocelot said with authority.
"Understood, and the 10th is a great choice. I know the commander my self, he's a fine leader, and the ships are all equipped with Avalia's latest technology. We'll hold them off in any way we can." The Navy General said.
"The 17th platoon is a well known platoon. They're one of the best units we've got. I'll notify the platoon leader immediately of this.." The Ground Forces General said.
"And the 1st Air Division has a lot of units in it, Over 130 squadrons. But I know that only 50 squadrons are fully active, most of them are retired. But they're the best of the best. And Avalia's pilots have learned well from Belka." Ocelot said.
"I also have a plan for you, Ocelot. We need to set up anti aircraft guns and Surface-to-air missiles. These weapons will help us substantially against enemy aircraft. A few of our battleships and carriers have equipped some SAMS and AA guns. We'll need them to counter the attack. I'll have them built in some places in the city." The Ground Forces General said.
"So it's settled. The Gebetians won't know what hit them. Fellow officers, I bid you farewell, and I will see you in the next meeting, which will be on March 1st. This will help inform people on what's happening. I'll see you all in nine days. Dismissed." Ocelot said.
Everybody in the room started shuffling out. Talks about the plans echoed in the room a bit. Ocelot wasn't paying attention. He had made the right decision. He picked up the phone and pressed 10 buttons.
The operator said, "This is Avalia's government number, may I ask who's speaking?"
"It's General Ocelot. Get me the President. We've got a plan that needs his approval." Ocelot said
"Understood, I will direct you there ASAP." The operator said again.
February 22nd, 2015 – Saturn City, Avalia – 1030 Hours
Paul Lee, callsign "Nomad" walked by the hangar in Saturn City Air Base, 20 miles away from the radiant city lights and exploding volume of the city. He looked around in his hangar, checking his plane out. He was issued an Indigo colored F/A-22 Raptor, a newer model that had been produced by Avalians. After all, being here for two years, you'd think that they'd give him a special model. He checked the missiles, and the guns. He polished the M61A2 Vulcan Machine gun, with 800 rounds fitted in. The newer model was made to withstand larger amounts of payload, even more missile counts.
Paul's father was one of Avalia's greatest fighter pilots. By the callsign "Indigo Heron", he was one of the greatest pilots of the Belkan Air Force. He was an outstanding pilot, and he and his squadron unfortunately got shot down in B7R, also known as "The Round Table". It was a strategic Priority Airspace in Belka. Two Ustian mercenaries shot the squadron down; their callsigns were "Pixy" and "Cipher".
These two men changed the fate of the Belkan War. This war happened when the nation of Belka took over lands of Ustio and Osea. They had Ustio down to their last base over in Valais Air Base. Bombers rushed to destroy the final base, but the Ustian mercenaries destroyed the formation of bombers and killed the escort planes. Luckily, my father and everybody managed to be OK. At the time, I was 3 when they got shot down. Then on June 6th, 1995, seven nuclear explosions occurred on Belkan soil. They were our own, and a lot of people had died then. On June 20th, 1995, a secret battle happened, the battle of Anfang occurred, a battle with Belkan remnants fought against Ustian forces. This was the final part to the Belkan War, as there was a peace signing in Lumen.
On Christmas Day, 1995, the group "A World With No Boundaries" launched an attack on Valais Air Base, with the experimental aircraft XB-0, which was hijacked by this group. They nearly destroyed Valais Air Base, but the Galm Team fought and destroyed the experimental aircraft as well as Espada Squadron. The Ustians and the Allied Forces also attacked Avalon Dam in their mission; the Avalon Dam is what our country was named after, and Ustians attacked the Dam. "Pixy" joined the AWWNB and he shot down Crow 1, also known as PJ, who is still alive today with his wife. "Pixy" launched the V2 and stated that they would reset the countdown to zero, and that the twisted game needed to be reset. Cipher managed to shoot down his old buddy, and the V2 exploded.
He looked back towards the F-22's wing and saw his insignia. He was part of the 1st Air Division, the 117th Tactical Fighter Squadron, known as Frenzy Squadron.
"Hey Nomad, this is Jack, I just got word from Ocelot." His radio squawked.
"Yeah? Go ahead, shoot." Paul replied.
"In the event of an attack on Saturn City, we're the air division going to counter attack. Ocelot just told me that." Jack said.
"Really? Cool. Hey, your plane in need of a checkup? I'm in the hangar; I can go check your plane for you." Paul asked
"Nah, it is fine. I'll check the plane tomorrow. See you in Frenzy's quarters." Jack said.
"Roger, Nomad out." Paul replied, turning off the radio.
It looked like the plane was in great shape. He moved towards the four-story building with their quarters and their cafeteria in it. In Frenzy's quarters, there were four beds, two bunk beds and two other regular sized beds. Only Paul and Jack were in the squadron, but more people would fill up the squad. Jack "Longbow" William was Paul's wingman. Usually they would refer to themselves by their callsigns, in battle. But when they weren't in battle, they would refer to themselves by first name. (They will be referred their callsigns from now on.) Nomad walked into the Headquarters walked up the stairs. He took a right in the hallway and moved all the way to the end of the hall, and took the last door on the right. It was Frenzy's quarters. He took the second bed and just lay there. He looked straight up at the sky, watching the moon reflect off the glass.
Northwestern border of Avalia – February 25th, 2015 – 0100 Hours
James "Guardian" Chan started to walk by his guard post by the borderline between Avalia and Gebet. There were twenty-five soldiers stationed at the guard post. James was a lieutenant in the Army, part of the Ground Forces. (If you see him later, I'll refer to him by James.) He was part of the 1st Division in the army, 17th Platoon, Squad Delta. Their squad was known for their stealth operations, as they were one of the only squads to get assigned stealth missions. They were assigned of guarding the Western border of Avalia because they had received word of people getting into the country and trying to spy. So each person had to go through a legitimate checkpoint, for weapons and identification to pass through. If they had weapons, they'd be detained and the weapons would be taken away from them and given to Avalian forces.
James looked around, carrying his M4A1 with a strap, a holographic sight and a silencer. He had a desert camouflage on, and he walked towards the checkpoint. This was the only checkpoint in the borderline, because the other area was covered with barbed wire and electric fences. There was an area to look over the immigrants. Not many people were passing by, especially during this time, because most of the country was on alert of an attack on Avalia. He looked around at the checkpoint and saw a few immigrants. He watched as the soldiers scanned the people for weapons, and saw nothing. They transferred them to a place where they'd have to fill out a form and where they could get into the country. He smiled a bit, and then he continued his route, turning around and walking.
"James, we just got word from Command. We're to assist in evacuating citizens from Saturn City. March 1st is when we have to arrive." A soldier said on the radio.
"Roger that, make sure the rest of the squad knows. James out."
He carried the M4A1 back to his quarters and got ready to move out.
Elemental Plaza, Gebet – February 28th, 2015 - 0130 Hours
The moonlight radiantly glowed over Elemental Plaza, one of Gebet's military bases. Here, a weapon was being built. An enormous cannon was being built up from the ground, and this cannon could launch blasts of gas. This gas was known as Cynocrine, a gas that could kill a lot of citizens in just a town. In the area, there were Anti Aircraft guns, Surface to Air Missiles (SAMS), and bunkers and MG nests. The area could be defended at will, and even the soldiers stationed and ordered to build would have to defend it.
The cannon was codenamed the Shotgun, because it looked like it was a shotgun. The Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the building watched as the building progressed. It still had a lot of work to be done, there weren't any armor panels, not even light armor. The cannon was weak from where it was mounted, where a few missiles could easy take down the cannon. The LTC had a few people work where it mounted, trying to get the cannon's armor stronger. The Cynocrine, if fired into the air could kill a pilot in his/her canopy in 2-3 minutes, if it leaked into it. Apparently there was an agent that could neutralize the Cynocrine, as was heard from Gebet's command.
The LTC looked at the schematics for the cannon and looked at the cannon. He could see that it was being built according to plan. He watched as more materials were coming in, and more people were being put to work on the cannon. More people were building up the defenses, for protecting the weapon against Avalia, which they planned to wage war in 30 hours from now. Knowing that Avalia's pilots were highly trained, many of them were from Belka, and those pilots were recognized as the best in the world.
As the sun started to rise, the LTC started to walk with his escorts to his house. Nobody except for the people chosen knew about this project. Not even the civilians knew about it. They hoped Avalia would succumb to the might of their military power.
Saturn City Airport – March 1st, 2015 – 0130 Hours
The sky was abuzz with traffic from planes; smoke and dust from the planes jet wash which all had filled the air over Saturn City Airport. It was 1:30 in the morning, but today was the day the military had stated they were launching the operation to evacuate citizens. They requested the skies be clear before 7:00 AM, or 0700. This made sure that the Gebetians didn't kill people on board the planes.
"This is Air Ixiom flight 735 to Saturn City Traffic controller, requesting permission to land." The pilot asked via radio.
"This is Saturn City Airport to Air Ixiom flight 735; you are cleared for landing, but be advised, you must leave in one hour. Avalia's military has called for the skies to be clear, we have received reports of an attack on Avalia. If you must, redirect your flight to Dinsmark, Belka. Saturn City Airport, out." The traffic controller replied.
"Understood, we're a few miles away. Thanks for the heads up. Air Ixiom flight 735, out." The pilot said.
"Attention all incoming and outgoing flights, this is Saturn City Airport, we have received a transmission telling us that the skies need to be clear before 7:00 AM. Repeat, the skies need to be clear before 7:00 AM. You must leave here in about an hour. Attention Civilians, you must either evacuate the city by air or sea, via the airport or the harbor, 30 miles south of here. You MUST evacuate the area. This is not a drill; Avalia's military has ordered an evacuation of all civilians due to reports of an attack on Saturn City. Please leave the city immediately. Thank you." The air traffic controller reported.
Air raid sirens had begun blasting out wails, waking up people to prepare for the worst. About 10 minutes later, 747 civilian jets started to takeoff from the airport, probably all filled with civilians getting on board. They didn't need to get a ticket since it was an evacuation, but entire flights were crowded since they needed to get out of Saturn City. 20 more minutes later, the skies were clear. Nobody was monitoring the air traffic inbound, all the flights had been redirected to Dinsmark, Belka's capital. Two F-22 planes roared from the sky, checking over the area. The F-22s dipped their wings, made a 180 degree turn, and moved in the direction of Saturn City Air Base, continuing their patrol.