Luigi and Trix: For he search of courage
It was almost night, the carrier was going to the next destination, and probably the last of Bowser offense in order to kidnap Princess Peach: Mushroom city.
After the recent events in Isle Delfino, no one could tell anything due to the loss of a teammate, but everything was quiet, no other thing that just preparing for the next mission, Luigi felt untrusty to Trix about the past mission, but he couldn't help but try to talk with him:
-Luigi: Uhm… Trix.
-Trix: Yeah?
-Luigi: Can I talk to you?
-Trix: Sure, my plane is ready, let's go.
They headed near one of the doors of the bridge:
-Trix: What do you need to talk?
-Luigi: I'm sorry for what happened for one of the pilots.
-Trix: Don't worry, nothing was your fault.
-Luigi: But, I don't have anything to trust in you.
-Trix: …? Why?
-Luigi: Because. What happen if you are shot down, too? I'll have the same fate as you?
-Trix: That is not going to happen, you can count on me.
-Luigi: But… - Luigi tried to calm down, Trix helped him putting his hand in Luigi's shoulder.
-Trix: Hey, I know what you feel, I was trained for that type of situations, even in the hardest, also, I promised to the king Sarasa and you, warriors don't have to break their promises, remember the Word that I told you "Faith, hope, love", but there is another.
-Luigi: Which?
-Trix: Perseverance, I know you will be the best man to her if you have all this in your heart.
-Luigi: I'll try to practice, thank you.
-Trix: Don't mention it, just trust.
Then the alarm sound:
-Command: All pilots, attention, we arrived to our next destination, prepare for take-off, repeat, we arrived in Mushroom city limits, prepare to take-off immediately.
-Trix: I guess is time.
-Luigi: I'll go.
-Trix: (Do I have to say that I was working as a mercenary? Probably something is changing my life meaning, but I'm not sure how).
Chapter 3: Starry night in the city
Objective: Suppress Bowser final offense line in the Mushroom city.
Be aware how are you flying since there are narrow points in the city.
It was 8:30 pm in the city, it was a beautiful sky with the stars that bright in the city, but it wasn't a war scenario:
-Captain Girafalde: This is it everyone, we'll take Bowser last offense units and wait for next instruction, we don't know what can happen.
-Trix: Sir, permission to talk?
-Captain Girafalde: Go ahead.
-Trix: Once this mission is over, I made a promise that my co-pilot and my will save king and queen Sarasa daughter, Princess Daisy.
-Captain Girafalde: What happen?
-Trix: She was frozen without a clue, we believe that whoever do that stole a power star of the castle, in order to the king Sarasa, I have to find it and give them back.
-Captain Girafalde: I know is a priority, but at this time we can't know if all of us can go to that mission.
-Trix: Sir, if we can't do anything, she will melt down when the summer arrives.
-Captain Girafalde: Sorry, at least you want to go alone, we can't do anything until command gives us an answer.
-Trix: (Then we have to go alone).
-Kordoon: Sir, enemy flankers detected, approaching vector 2-1-0.
-Captain Girafalde: Acknowledge, beginning combat.
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-Kuni: Where is APEX anyway?
-Captain Girafalde: I don't know, stay sharp until that,
-Kuni: Yeah.
Another air battle occurred, but this time they have to be carefully since they are above a city, one crash in the streets and could occur an accident:
-Kuni: If one is shot down, I don't what to say.
-Captain Girafalde: We have to drive them off.
-Kobler: There is the sea at the east, we can go there.
-Captain Girafalde: Good idea, let's go, same formation, don't fall, please.
-Kuni: Understood.
-Enemy pilot: The enemy are retreating? What strange.
-Enemy pilot 2: They aren't retreating, we have to shoot them down before more reinforcements come.
-Enemy pilot 3: You know, I heard that one of them were shot down in Isle Delfino, we should take more of them.
-Enemy pilot 2: yeah, is better than until our "comrades" appear.
-Enemy pilot 3: Let's do it then.
-Kordoon: They split up, something is weird here.
-Kobler: Maybe they want the chance to give the guard down.
-Captain Girafalde: Well, that won't happen.
-FAF ground: This Garza battalion, we are in position and being attacked by enemy fighters, requesting support immediately.
-Captain Girafalde: Understood, everyone, we'll split up too.
-Kuni: How will be?
-Captain Girafalde: Jake, support Helis and take the enemy fighters.
-Jake: Roger.
-Helis: Roger.
-Captain Girafalde: Kobler, Kordoon and me will support Garza battalion, Kuni, Trix, take the reinforcements that approach.
-Kuni: It'll be a pleasure.
-Trix: Yeah.
As the time passed, it seems that the Fire flower squadron took the advantage of destroying the enemies without kill them, Trix and Kuni were good defeating the reinforcements, the captain, Kobler and Kordoon supporting the ground forces, and Jake and Helis defeating fighters, everything was going well:
-FAF ground: Take this dumb!
The ground forces were defeating Bowser ground forces, trying to capture city center:
-Kordoon: Hey Kobler, don't you think there's something weird about this?
-Kobler: About what?
-Kordoon: Think about it, Where is Ice flower? They didn't appear since the attack in Bowser fleet, also, that submarine in Isle Delfino, it wasn't of Bowser.
-Kobler: Now that you're saying this, you're right.
-Kordoon: Do you believe in APEX?
-Kobler: I think, Do you think they are involved in what happened to Princess Daisy?
-Kordoon: Probably, but what about Bowser?
-Kobler: Maybe he is a suspicious too, but no one is sure about that.
-Trix: You're making a good deduction.
-Kordoon: Thanks, I don't know if that can be a deduction, or something in the imagination.
-Captain Girafalde: Stay Focus! We have some ground units left.
Meanwhile with Helis and Jake:
-Jake: This Fire flower 8, 7 and I are heavily engaged with enemy fighters.
-Helis: I'll try to help with the ground support.
-Jake: Helis, don't go.
-Helis: I have to try my best, only if you can help me.
-Jake: Ok, ladies first.
Both could deal with the rest of the enemy ground units:
-FAF ground: Thanks for the support, we'll take point here.
-Kobler: Huh? Wait a minute, something is scrambling the signals, it still more ground units.
-Kordoon: Take them down.
-Jake: Helis, they'll deal with the ground units, we have to stay focus with the rest and help Kuni and Trix.
But Helis wasn't responding:
-Jake: Helis, do you read me?
-Helis: I'm having some troubles here, my controls are stuck.
-Jake: Helis, get out of there, they have a lock-on on you.
-Helis: I can hold it, I can.
-Jake: Enemy missile!
-Helis: What? My controls…. AAAHHHH!... –signal cut off-
The wreckage of the plane fell in the water.
-Kordoon: No! Command, this is Fire flower 5, Fire flower 7 is down, repeat, 7 is down.
-Kuni: No, Helis too?
-Kobler: What in the world?
-Captain Girafalde: No more enemies detected, what's going on?
-Jake: She took the same fate as Douglas, it's like someone is trying to take us down.
-Kordoon: Wait, I don't have a communication with command.
-Captain Girafalde: Command, this is Fire flower 1, do you copy, over?
….
-Captain Girafalde: Command, respond!
…
-Captain Girafalde: I think we are alone.
-Bowser: I don't think so.
-Kuni: Huh? It's…
-Trix: Bowser!
-Bowser: It seems that you did well in stopping my plans, but you forgot something.
-Kuni: Hey, get off the frequency.
-Luigi: What do you want Bowser?
-Bowser: Ahh... Looks like the coward brother is here, how are you feeling?
-Trix: He is with us, what do you want?
-Bowser: That doesn't matter for you, since I could reveal some type of unknown technology, proved by an alliance that I made before, it could be the best moment of history: Kidnap the Princess and stop Mario once and for all.
-Luigi: We have you trapped, surrender now and stop this.
-Bowser: Oh I see, for what reason you joined this pathetic imitation of valiants? It is for Daisy, isn't it?
-Luigi: Wha…?
-Trix: So… it was it, YOU FROZE HER?!
-Bowser: No, I didn't have any intentions to do something with her, I only focused in Peach, now that you felt in my trap, you'll be destroyed, just like your carrier.
-Kuni: …
-Kordoon: You…
-Kobler:!
-Captain Girafalde: Is him the guy you want it, Trix?
-Trix: I thought so.
-High energy readings detected, WARNING: Enemy squadron approaching your position-
-Bowser: It appears that they make it in time, have fun with them.
-Captain Girafalde: With who you old crazy?
-Bowser: With APEX.
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A squadron of 4 black fighters appeared:
-Kuni: So they are?
-Captain Girafalde: We can take them.
-FAF ground: This is Garza battalion, we made through the city center, we're evacuating the civilians to avoid casualties.
-Captain Girafalde: Good, thanks, we'll deal with this guys.
-Bowser: Looks like this will be the good bye.
-Luigi: Don't sing victory yet, Mario will stop you once more.
-Bowser: Well, we'll see then … -Signal off-
-Kuni: Bowser, you maniac!
-Captain Girafalde: He's gone, arguing won't make the situation better, let's deal with the squadron.
-Kuni: Understood.
-Jake: These fighters aren't common, it seems more advanced that we faced.
-Captain Girafalde: Watch out, you have one of your tail.
One fighter was behind Jake, he was trying to evade but the fighter got him:
-Jake: I'm hit, I'm hit! …
Jake plane was destroyed:
-Trix: Kuni, they are heading to you.
-Kuni: Heavens? Do you think you can use your special missiles?
-Trix: I'll try.
Trix used the missiles, it seems it have effect, but not too much.
-Trix: It worked a little!
-Captain Girafalde: Let's do it.
These fighters were the most advanced for now, but with minutes, and minutes, one of them were destroyed:
-Kuni: At least a little.
-Kordoon: We'll take the rest, just try to stop more invasion.
-Trix: Be careful.
Kobler and Kordoon flew away to stop the remaining fighters, while the captain, Kuni and Trix were in position:
-Kuni: Do you think it was all?
-WARNING, MASSIVE HOSTILE DETECTED… WARNING, MASSIVE HOSTILE DETECTED-
-Kuni: Why I talked?
-Trix: Something is falling, look out!
It was a giant spider mech armed with various cannons and a big one in the nose.
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-Captain Girafalde: Careful, probably Bowser sent it to keep us busy.
-Kuni: Do you think?
-Trix: Let's find out.
-Kuni: Woah! It seems more advanced, that shots isn't something of this generation!
-Captain Girafalde: Don't shout too much, find a weak spot.
-Kuni: Got it.
Avoiding the barrage, Luigi could found something:
-Luigi: Trix, do you think that is a weak spot?
Trix saw a chimney in the mech back:
-Trix: Good observation Luigi.
-Kuni: Don't go through yet, it have a shield, but the legs seems for open fire.
-Trix: Let's try then.
They shot the legs, resulting the mech fall and the shield as disabled.
-Kuni: Trix, NOW!
Trix launched the missiles, a direct hit, but it wasn't enough to destroy the mech:
-Trix: What?
-Kuni: It didn't work?
-Trix: Look out, is… disarming itself?
-Kuni: Oh I see, it's a multipurpose mech, it can arm and disarm to have multiple hard points, I saw one of these before.
-Trix: The upper one is the core, shoot it.
-Kuni: Use more missiles Trix.
-Trix: They are reloading.
-Kuni: More fire, do a barrel roll
-Trix: This isn't Star Fox, you know? Is the Mario universe.
-Kuni: How should I know? This is Nintendo, right?
-Captain Girafalde: Enough yelling you two!
-Trix: Sorry.
The mech fired irradiation beams to the captain:
-Trix: Captain, are you ok?
-Captain Girafalde: Yeah, no damage.
-Trix: Look out, missile –It hit the captain plane-
-Captain Girafalde: Umph!
-Kuni: You ok?
-Trix: Captain, break through vector 050, we'll cover you for escort.
-Captain Girafalde: Just this is not my day.
-Trix: Captain, do you hear me?
-Captain Girafalde: Just do the job, I lost all my throttles… prepare for the next mission.
An irradiation beam hit the captain wing:
Captain Girafalde: Yaaaaahhhhh!
He went straight to the mech, crashing in it, making the result of the destruction of the mech and all the parts, along with the captain:
-Trix: Ugh!
-Kuni: No!
All were in flames for the mech, Kobler and Kordoon regrouped:
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-Kobler: Hey, what happened?
-Kordoon: Where is the captain?
-Kuni: He…
-Kordoon: Don't tell me!
-Trix: He gave his life to save us, he destroyed the mech.
-Kuni: What a hero.
-Kordoon: But, we lost too many, we lost 3 more pilots and the carrier.
-Trix: I… don't think if this is a victory.
-Kuni: So, what are gonna do now?
-Erich: Trix, Kuni, do you read me?
-Trix: Huh? Erich?
-Kuni: Hey, what's wrong?
-Erich: I heard everything about APEX, we found a base near the maple tree way.
-Kuni: Then, what's the mission?
-Trix: We'll attack them.
-Erich: Muda and Easton bases are scrambling fighters and bombers equipped with shell missiles, we'll straight them before the sun comes up.
-Trix: Sounds good. Thanks.
-Kuni: Who'll be leading us now?
-Kobler: …
-Luigi: Trix, you can?
-Trix: Huh? Why me? I'm just Fire flower 3, Kuni is 2.
-Kuni: I'm probably not the best type of leader that anyone want, it's ok if you are the leader of the rest of the Fire flower.
-Kordoon: I accept that.
-Kobler: Me too.
-Trix: But why me?
-Kuni: Because if it wasn't for Luigi and you, all would be destroyed, what do you think?
-Trix: …. Ok, I'll do.
-Kobler: So what's the plan?
-Trix: The same as Erich told, we are going back to Easton base and then go to Maple tree way.
Luigi point of view:
"There's only 5 of us now, what can happen next? Daisy…"
TO BE CONTINUED-