Human Camp: General's Tent

The General was going over maps and satellite images of their area trying to find a way into Tara. They had pushed the Fairies to this one point and because of that they were able to make a stand before the fighting moved underground. 6 months ago The General started gears spinning that has forever changed the world, countries tore themselves apart alliances formed and broke, and civil wars broke out and were still going on. Such as the one in U.S., but these mattered little to the General he had gotten what he wanted and now focused his men against the fairies.

They were helpful but foolish in the long run. They wouldn't understand the need to eradicate the fairy people, but they played their part. Nothing will stop me now I will cleanse this earth of those evil creatures once and for all.

Commander Johnson walked in disrupting the Generals thoughts.

"What is it Commander?"

"General Sir, we may have found an opening to take the fort. The tanks they use for cover a few of them still have ordinance aboard and fuel, if we can blow them the explosion will detonate all the tanks supplies and give us an opening."

The General thought about this for a moment, "mhh good I like it, see that's it's done. We just received a set of mortars use them to support the demolition team."

"Yes Sir."

"It's time we take this fight to the Fairies home city," General said to himself smiling at his work.

18:42 hours remaining

Tara

"Holly we have another assault headed our way get up there now!" Trouble ordered.

"On my way Commander, how big is the force."

"Bigger than usual, so watch yourself out there this one will be tough."

Holly didn't answer there was no need to she understood, not only that but unless it was important to the battle Holly still hardly talked to anyone. Even Foaly could barely get more than two sentences out of her, Kelp wanted to send her to Heaven but she was too valuable an asset to take from the frontlines.

The mortars opened fire as soon as Holly got to her position. The Human force began their advance, split into three groups, the attacks objective was to keep the fairies away from the tanks long enough for the demolition team to set up charges on a few of the tanks. The humans advanced in a reverse V formation, instead of the middle group cutting down the center the two sides took front in a flanking maneuver that wasn't meant to overtake the enemy, not yet at least.

Holly seeing the flanking formation moved to counter the offensive splitting her men to push back those sides. This meant leaving the tanks open for the demolition team, perfect for the humans. All the fairies were unaware of this impending attack and focused on the straightforward assault. Kelp observed with Foaly in the command center.

The demolition squad made their way to the tanks with little resistance. The tanks were set in an ark with the depression close to the fort entrance, the squad made their way to every third tank or which ever had the most ordinances and set up the explosive. It took them 20 minutes before they were done and pulled out unnoticed.

Foaly didn't notice the squad but something was bothering him, "Commander, this attack is a typical human flanking maneuver but they don't seem to be trying to advance on us. Why?"

"I noticed it too; it is a little troubling Holly's forces are holding them off better than they should be."

"I don't like this Commander it smells like something bad is coming."

"Agreed," Kelp took a second to plan, "Foaly as a precautionary measure begin a preemptive evacuation, if this goes south I want to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Roger, I'm already on it."

Kelp than went to his mic, "Holly get back here."

"We've almost got them Commander I'll be there in a little."

"No Captain Short now, that's an order."

Holly didn't answer, she didn't like leaving a battle, she barely took orders anymore but she knew Kelps tone was serious so she reluctantly fell back to the command center.

"What is it Commander?"

"We are beginning a preemptive evacuation, something about the Mud Men seems fishy and I don't like it. I want you on the first shuttle back to Heaven with Foaly. You two will set up a command center in police plaza and get our last defensive position ready."

Holly hated this even more she was leaving the frontline all together just to sit and wait. She almost ran back to the fight just so she wouldn't leave but Artemis decided to flash into her head at the moment and her anger dissolved in an instant, "understood Commander."

"Sir," Foaly interrupted, "the humans are pulling back for now but I'm already reading another force getting ready to attack again."

"Understood, you two get going and see we are up and running when I get down there."

Holly and Foaly loaded their shuttle and many others and were off within the hour. Kelp prepared his escape shuttle and all the other, everything was ready. There'll be no repeat of the siege of Fowl Manor here, Kelp thought to himself. He reached the Command Center just in time, outside the battle begun again this time a frontal assault by the tanks.

"Move it men take cover by the tanks, push the Mud Men back," Kelp barked out orders all around.

This battle like all the rest was favoring the People. When all of a sudden multiple huge explosions erupted from the tank line, engulfing them in a white hot fiery death ball, the fairies behind or around them didn't have a chance. Every other tank exploding but cause a cascading effect that blew every tank in the line which blows multiple holes in the forts front doors. The explosions shock the whole fort.

"Report, what just happened?"

"Commander the tanks just blew up and tore the doors open, our front line was completely wiped out and the humans are advancing with more tanks."

"Full retreat; evacuate the fort everyone make your way to a shuttle we are moving to Heaven!" Kelp ordered to all fairies.

The humans stopped just outside the fort, knowing it could be self-destructed with them inside. The tanks rammed and blew more holes in the walls and opened fire inside the fort. Bullets and tank shells riddled the inside of the fort. Columns exploded fairy soldiers went flying death and destruction followed everywhere. Anyone not inside the hanger bay by now was riddled with holes, fatally wounded or torn to pieces by tank fire.

Shuttle after shuttle sped down to Heaven. Kelp activated the self-destruct and ran to his escape shuttle as well. The infantry men pulled back while more tanks and rocket fire launched into the fort, in doing so they destroyed the self-destruct protocol. The humans now had a path to Heaven.

12:02 hours remaining