Chapter 13 escape from Bruhl
Welkin and Isara got inside the Edelweiss. Jacob had gotten Martha into the tank as he got into the bat. Welkin then placed the wireless head on.
"Isara, We ready to to roll?" Welkin asked, Isara was turning on the systems inside of the tank.
"Engaging engine. The Edelweiss is ready for deployment" she said, Welkin opened up the hatch as he stood up to see his surroundings.
"Alicia and Frederick could still be out there dodging bullets, Buying time for people to evacuate. Here's the plan. We're gonna get Alicia and Frederick and get out of town" he said as he looked forward.
"All right Edelweiss, Move out!".
Isara started to drive the tank out of the barn as she headed down the road, That's when Welkin heard the sound of an engine revving up.
"Huh? What's that?" He said.
Just then, He then saw Jacob driving his bat down the road with them at full speed.
"Hope you're not leaving without me?" He said, Welkin was amazed at Jacob's creation. He didn't expect that it would work, But here he was watching it drive next to them.
"No way! We'd never leave you behind" he said. Jacob smirked in the drivers seat as he put on his wireless headphones.
"Ok, I'll go on a head of you. I have something that might be really useful", He then put some pressure on the gas as he drove off down the road. Isara was speechless.
"Wow, That vehicle is really fast" she said "I hope we can catch up to him".
"Well, You heard Jacob. He said he has something that might come in handy. I only wish I knew what it was" Welkin said.
-meanwhile at the plaza-
Alicia and Frederick as well as the few remaining town guards were trying there best to take down the Imperials. They were trying to defend the main gate so that the townspeople could all escape.
"If this gate falls, Then there will be even more casualties among the townspeople" Alicia said, Frederick was shooting his sniper rifle at the Imperial soldiers as he was able to kill 5 of them.
"Don't worry, We got this...I hope" he said as he fired another round, That's when they saw the Imperial tank drive by.
"Oh no! The tank!" Alicia said, Frederick then fired at the tank only for the sniper bullet to only put a small scratch on it.
"Dammit! No good!" He said.
"Try aiming for the ragnite radiator" Alicia said.
"The what!? What's that?".
"See those blue glowing radiators on the back of the tank? That's the main weakness to destroy one" she said. Frederick nodded as he took aim.
"Here we go!".
He then fired his sniper rifle at the radiators, The bullet hit it's mark but only did little damage to it.
"Well that didn't work" Frederick said. That's when the imperial tank aimed it's main cannon at the main gate and fired causing major damage to it.
"Oh no!" Alicia said "If this keeps up, The town is in trouble".
Frederick gritted his teeth in anger.
"Son of a bitch!" He said, The Imperial tank then fired it's main cannon again at the main gate causing even more damage to it, Alicia and Frederick were getting worried.
"No! We can't lose now!" Frederick said.
Just then, Everyone heard a roaring sound coming there way.
"What's that sound?" Alicia said, Then as soon as she said that. The bat drove from the side as it spun around in a circle.
"Ahh! W-what is that thing!?" One Imperial soldier said.
"Whatever it is, I don't wanna find out!" Another Imperial soldier said as he and the other soldiers started to run. Then the bat's hatch opened up as Jacob stood up and his Type 96 machine gun at them and fired. He killed the Imperial soldiers as he looked over at the Imperial tank.
"Oh don't worry pal, I've got something really nice for you!" He said as he went back into the bat and pulled out a AT4 Missile launcher.
"Get lost, Asswholes!".
He then fired a missile at the Imperial tank as it then exploded into a thousand pieces. Jacob smiled.
"Don't fuck with a Tesla!" He said.
Alicia blinked at what she just saw.
"How in the world did he do that? He just destroyed that Imperial tank in one shot. And what is that thing that he's in?" She said as she had so many questions on her mind right now. Frederick on the other had was smiling.
"That's my bro! Kicking ass one step at a time!" He said, The two then saw Welkin drive up as well.
"Hey guys, Sorry we're late" he said.
"Welkin! You have a tank?" Alicia and Frederick said. Welkin smiled at them "Don't worry I'll explain latter, Let's-" just then they all head a baby crying.
"Welkin, It's a boy. Martha had a boy" Isara said.
"What? She gave birth in dad's tank?".
Isara smiled "Yes, And without complications too. There both perfectly healthy" she said.
Welkin smiled as well "Good...that's fantastic! Now let's stay sharp as we head out of town" he said.
-2 hours latter-
Two hours after the first shots were fired, Bruhl was under Imperial control. Though a mere skirmish by Imperial standards, The raid of Bruhl would mark Jacob, Frederick, And Welkin's first taste of battle, And begin their rise as heroes. But this would be the rise of something much more. Thanks to Jacob's invention the bat, As well as his other weapons. He would mark a new age in history for new creations. And go on to become a living legend.
-the road-
Alicia and Welkin were standing on the hill as they looked at Bruhl from a far. Alicia tightened her fist.
"Alicia...what's wrong?" Welkin asked her.
Alicia kept staring at Bruhl.
"I thought I would be ready for this. I knew war meant this might happen. It hurts, Seeing my town overrun like this...seeing all those people killed...it's just not right. How could all of this happen? It's just not human Welkin" She said.
Welkin then placed his arm around her shoulder.
"We look at those birds and see how wild and free they are, But they all have their own territories. If anything threatens their home, They'll risk their lives to defend it. People are animals too, We do what we have to, When we have to".
He continued.
"Animals are in a constant struggle to stay alive, But I've also seen them help each other, Almost like they were cooperating in order to survive".
"Cooperating?" Alicia said.
Welkin nodded.
"That's why I'm so into studying natural science. That coexistence. I want to know how it works. If we could figure that out, Mankind could put it to use for our own survival. That's why I wanna be a teacher, So that I can pass on that knowledge to the children. I mean, Even if we can't completely eliminate war, at least we might learn to live together as one people" he said.
Alicia just looked at him "You think so?" She asked.
"I know so".
The two then looked to see Jacob, Frederick, And Isara walking over to them.
"I know it we can live together as one, It doesn't matter what you are. Not race, Not color, Not gender, None of that. I learned something when I was young, And that is there is no racial bigotry here, We're all equally worthless. That means that no matter what, We are one family, We treat each other with the same respect and love. Everyone is equal nothing more" Jacob said.
Welkin, Alicia, And Isara all looked at him.
"Never thought that you and I would be on the same page Jacob" Welkin said, Jacob smiled at him "Heh, I'm just like you Welkin. I just hope the world can see that too".
The five of them looked at the sunset.
"Yeah, I hope so too" Welkin said.