This is my first fanfiction I wrote, so please leave constructive criticism.
Chapter I
It has been 4 months since the end of the Lighthouse war and Trigger and his friends are living at the base of the Lighthouse. The Refugee camp has changed a lot as well. The man-made island has expanded to accommodate more people and a combined naval and air force base, with an Osean Carrier, the OFS Vincent Harling stationed. Osea and Erusea have also formed an alliance to maintain peace in Usea. The Erusean UAV Program is now severely restricted to just small scale operations, with the only drones in operation being MQ-9 Reapers, and manually controlled MQ-99s.
Ginza District, April 5th, 2020, 1057
IUN-PKF Second Lieutenant Itami Youji is at the Ginza District in Selatapura wanting to buy some Doujinshi. "YES, THE CONVENTION IS FINALLY OPEN!" he screamed in excitement. "Catalogue ready, money ready, LET'S BUY SOME DOUJINSHI!"
Itami proceeds to run at full speed towards the convention entrance.
Suddenly Itami hears a commotion and screaming. He decides to check it out. What he sees next shocks him.
Lighthouse, Gunther Bay, 1057
"Alright everyone calm down, the mess hall will open again in five minutes," Avril said.
"Still helping these refugees huh?" Trigger said.
"Yeah, it's sort of a side thing that I do apart from being the airbase mechanic."
"Honestly, you should take a break Av," Trigger replied. "All this work is gonna stress and tire you out."
"Hah, this kind of work was nothing compared to when we were in that penal base remember?"
"Oh yeah, all those times we got tossed in solitary because I kept breaking my plane."
"Yeah, that seriously pissed me the hell off. You better be glad I gave that plane special service."
"Hah, yeah those were some memories. Though McKinsey was a straight up ass even when he announced that we were pardoned."
Suddenly, in the middle of their conversation, an alarm can be heard followed by a voice over the intercom. "Civil Defense Alert. This is not a drill. Repeat. Civil Defense Alert. All units report to your stations."
"Shit," Trigger said. "What is it now? Radicals attacking? Go and get the refugees inside somewhere safe"
Ginza
As the Imperial General rides on his horse through The Gate that the mages have successfully opened, he is ready to conquer the lands beyond. "This should be easy." he thought. "None have been able to resist the might of the Imperial Army, with the Wyvern Corps"
As he steps out, he thinks "Wow look at this city. What architecture." "GO GO GO MEN" he shouts. "Slaughter everyone you see and take some as slaves."
The General and his army proceed to kill inhabitants and kidnap some as slaves for the Empire. "All is going well in this conquest." he thought. "Soon we will be ruling nations from other worlds. We are truly the greatest."
Suddenly an Imperial Soldier calls out to him. "General look over there!" What the General saw was the tallest tower he has ever seen. "Surely it reached out to the Gods."
"Everyone, we shall march to that tower and raise our flag there. Wyvern Corps, fly ahead to that tower and kill whoever lives there." He watches as hundreds of dragons fly towards the tallest tower the Saderan Empire has ever seen.
Lighthouse Air and Naval Base, 1112
"Shit get those fighters off the runway now-." " -We got multiple unidentified flying objects on radar heading for the Lighthouse."
"Radar contact unavailable to those-" "-What the hell are those things"
"Strider Squadron, Cyclops Squadron, scramble asap."
"The ODF and Erusean National Guard have been notified of the attack."
"Cyclops squadron has taken off successfully. Strider 1 you are cleared for takeoff"
"Alright, Strider Squadron let's form up with Cyclops Squadron." Trigger ordered to the squadron.
"Roger," said Count.
"Understood," said Jaeger.
"Wilco," said Huxian.
"This is AWACS Long Caster. We got multiple unknowns on our radar, it looks like they don't have an IFF System. The new satellite datalink shows that these flying objects do not bear an insignia of a known nation nor an IFF."
"Strider Squadron, Cyclops Squadron, you are cleared to engage," Long Caster informed them.
Meanwhile…
"Wyvern Corps kill those people trying to defend that structure that shall be ours." said the Wyvern Leader.
That was the last thing he said as multiple exploding arrows killed the wyverns and metal dragons appeared out of nowhere.
"What speed," The General exclaimed. The metal dragons were so fast and coordinated it left the Imperial Army and Wyvern Corp confused and were unable to catch up. Only for one metal dragon that had three lines on it to stick out among the rest.
Selatapura Stadium
"Everyone, head for the stadium!" shouted Itami.
Two men wearing ancient medieval armor and carrying swords ran towards Itami, attempting to get past him and to kill the Eruseans insides. However, Itami pulls out his concealed carry pistol and shoots one dead and snaps the other's neck in close combat. However, Itami saw two purple dragons flying towards him. He proceeded to take cover for the flames to come out, but instead, he saw an F-15C Eagle shoot down the dragons. "Trigger," Itami thought. He ran and barricaded himself with other Eruseans and police in the stadium as more medieval soldiers began to charge towards them.
"Can anyone hear me? We need help asap." Itami called out on the radio.
"This is Strider 1 of the Osean Air Defense Force. What is your affiliation?"
"This is Second Lieutenant Youji Itami of the IUN-PKF. We got some Eruseans barricading themselves in a stadium and we are surrounded by hostile."
"Copy that. But I need a marker so I know where to provide support. Don't you have a laser designator?"
"Well police don't have those, but..."
Trigger noticed rising smoke "Long Caster, flares calling for support have been marked. Requesting permission to engage."
"Granted."
"Alright, Strider Squadron, shoot down all bogies."
In the chaos, the Imperial General noticed a metal dragon approaching his men.
"KILL THAT DRAGON. IT'S COMING FOR THE RED SMOKE."
Soon after the large metal dragon dropped exploding arrows before the Imperial soldiers could shoot their bows at it, killing most of them.
"Hostiles have been eliminated," Trigger informed to Long Caster.
"Copy that, the ODF and Erusean National Guard have arrived just about now."
"Alright men, you know what to do. Clear the streets, evacuate all civilians, and neutralize any hostile entities," an ODF commander said
"Roger that."
The ODF and ENG proceed to storm the occupied streets and fire at the Imperial Soldiers.
"RETREAT," the Imperial General shouted. "By the Gods what realm have we come across."
Just then a grenade lands next to him, killing the General.
"Commander, there are non-combatants in the stadium," a ENG soldier reported.
"Copy that, evacuate them immediately."
"This is AWACS Long Caster, all hostiles are eliminated. Return to base."
"What kind of army is this anyway?" an irritated Count asked.
OFS Vincent Harling, Lighthouse, April 6th 2020, 1246
An award ceremony and press conference is currently taking place at the Osean Carrier.
"Second Lieutenant Youji Itami, as a result of your bravery in saving civilian lives, you are being promoted to First Lieutenant."
"Thank you sir," said now First Lieutenant Itami, giving the IUN General a salute.
The Princess of Erusea then gave her speech.
"At noon yesterday, April 5th, 2020, a large stone building appeared in the Ginza District of Selatapura, and thousands of medieval soldiers and presumably dragons emerged from the building. We can confirm that no known nation was involved with the attack and that this is an unknown force from a different dimension. As a result a coalition of ten thousand troops between the Kingdom of Erusea, the Osean Federation, and several other Usean nations will be entering the Gate. We wish good luck for survival to those men entering."
Lighthouse Air and Naval Base, 1327
"Hey Avril, nice to see you again," Trigger said.
"Nice to see you too Dumbass," she replied.
"Ahh that's getting very old. Anyway, do you have the planes ready?"
"Yeah about that, since we can't really land a plane on the other side since there's probably no real runway, the LRSSG is going to use F-35B jets for its VTOL capabilities. Right now Lockheed Martin is shipping them through."
"What about you?" Trigger asked
"I'm going to come along with the ODF as a ground troop to fight any adversaries at the other side and then once a base is setup, I'll be in charge of assembling the aircraft and also aircraft servicing."
"Alright well, good luck Av," Trigger said.
Ginza, April 7th, 2020, 0826
First Lieutenant Itami is standing in line about to enter a Humvee bound for entering the Gate. Cossette makes one last speech. "To those of you who are entering the Gate, the Kingdom of Erusea owes you a great debt."
The large steel doors of the large dome surrounding the Gate opened and troops started marching in. Humvees began driving through. Tanks began rolling through. Planes and helicopters are being towed in.
In one of the Humvees, Itami and some friends were talking about their upcoming adventure
"What do you think is over there?" Itami asked.
"Who knows, oh-oh-oh maybe girls with cat ears," Takeo Kuruta replied excitedly.
"Shut up," Shino Kuribayashi said.
"Why so serious Kuribayashi?" asked Sōichirō Kuwahara.
Meanwhile in another Humvee…
The Humvee full of LRSSG members were talking when Long Caster began a briefing.
"Alright everyone, listen up. We are currently driving through the Gate to the lands beyond. After scouting operations carried out by RQ-4 Global Hawks, we have determined that the other side is relatively clear, however large battalions have been spotted, so combat will be inevitable. Also, take note that since there are no satellites on the other side, our IFFs and GPS will be rendered useless, until a Datalink can be established. I wish all of you good luck."
Location Unknown (Satellite Connection Error)
Itami's Humvee is the first to come out of the other side, followed by tanks, and Trigger's Humvee. More tanks and rocket trucks appear, also towed AA guns and SAM launchers.
"Commander," an Osean Soldier called out. "We got unknown forces over on the other side of the hill!"
"Shit, all units prepare for combat!" the Erusean Commander ordered.
Soon after ODF and Erusean soldiers got into position. Tanks form a barrier and Rocket units create a firing line as combat with the new adversaries is about to begin.
The Erusean-Empire War has just begun