Chapter 20: The Resistance

Moreover, in full insurrection, the inhabitants were massacred while those who were capture have been locked up in camps. Skyhawk had destroyed all the animated characters. Elmore have become deserted. Not one living being is seen anywhere.

The Skyhawk army are patrolling the abandoned streets. Dead bodies were seen. The army would have to pick up the dead bodies to prevent wild dogs and insect from eating their remains.

In an armored car, a superior officer supervises the accomplishment of their attacks. "What a fantastic demonstration of the power of Skyhawk, Helga will be delighted," The officer smiled.

"Yes indeed, but I prefer to return as soon as possible," Said another officer.

"Are you afraid of any resistance, Captain Harry?" The officer asks.

Harry replied "Yes, silence don't tell me anything worth it, Major Varrick."

Major Varrick burst out laughing "Ha, ha, ha, ha, come on, my friend," He put his hand on Harry's shoulder. "You're not going to tell me though. These cartoon people are scary."

He turned to him anxiously "Sir, I already had to do a death silence several times. Imagine the worst."

"I understand, Harry. I understand," Varrick speaks to the driver. "We go back to the base, we're done."

"Yes sir."

Captain Harry sighs with relief, thinking that they will return from their visits, or so he thinks.

On the way back, the convoy returns quietly. However, the news about the fluvial convoy of the Atlantic Ocean come announced, the two officers talk about it.

Harry spoke "Major, did you hear about the cargo attacks on the Atlantic Ocean?"

"I know. Commander Gali just perished. The Skyhawk President is not happy with this news. Gali was only to destroy the cargo ships, but she failed."

"How could she fail?"

Varrick explain to ease the other commander's temper "It's certainly this so-called chosen one, the one Haruhi told us about. But if this is true, then it might be a huge problem than Gali's death."

"A young boy?" Harry is surprised. "How dull. I thought the army was going to face a strong and muscular man."

Varrick replied "Indeed."

"Do you think we meet him?" Harry asks mockingly.

Varrick answer "In time. First, I have my desire to destroy Elmore."

Harry said "The Commander operates from his super-leviathan, well armed than Gali's leviathan."

Suddenly, Varrick's phone rings. The Major picks up and hear Helga's strident voice.

"Major Varrick!"

"Commander Helga."

"Major Varrick, I just learned that Gali is dead!"

"We know. Me and Commander Harry are discussing it. All be the work of The Chosen One."

"Exactly, if he ever dares to come here, destroy him as well as his squadron! I want you and Commander Harry to put an end to it!"

Varrick responds "Yes Commander." He shows no fear of his superior officer. Harry was leaning it to hear her on the phone. "Anything else?"

"Have you search any survivors?"

"Not one living being is dead or alive."

"Continue searching the area. I don't want any survivors left unharm."

Harry grab Varrick's phone. "Commander Helga?"

"What is it?" Helga's voice turn venomous.

"Although the city is in ruins, I think there may be others around the area hiding. There could be a resistance," Harry answer.

"Have your men check it out. If there is a resistance, do whatever it means necessary," Harry thanked her and the phone line is cut off.

After the call, an armored car stops. The officers wonders why. They got their answer; a wounded soldier stumbled out and fall flat on the ground. The wounded man was brought in by a few, and Varrick and Harry came in just as the information came. It would seem Harry's concern of a resistance was right by two names that hated both Harry and Varrick.

"These two," said Varrick, touching the bridge of his nose. "Are starting to taunt me."

Harry answered "They are rather elusive. They come several times to win and flee."

"They are tough, these fellows. I have an idea those two will regret having faced the violent force of Skyhawk," A evil grin appear.

Harry asked "Are we sending the dark troopers?"

"Better. We're going to send in the zombies. Used on people's bodies and we have our remote-controlled zombie army. They will not have to approach, if they don't want to be zombified."

Harry added "I would prefer my dark troopers."

"I know, but we will have the opportunity to test them," said Varrick, "But for now, we'll have to wait for the right moment. We need to strengthen our troops. These giant robots are capable to annihilate in a very short time. "

Harry answered "Yes sir."

Varrick added "But we need a monitor. We can comply with the law in Elmore. This giant robot will be our devastator. Has my airship ranthu is at the airfield?"

"Yes, Major."

"Let's head back to base."

Hours earlier, in a place that is the den of the survivors, a large number of refugees try not to think about what has just happened. Thanks to the heroic actions of Jawen and Hugo, they were able to gather a lot of people. The abyss Huge welcomed all the inhabitants. He assemble as a warrior to liberate against the invaders.

"Now we can attack the advance command post and make our first step towards freedom," Jawen is filled with confidence that this city will be release.

"You could have told me we were going to eat very late," Hugo complain, a yawn is let out.

"Sorry Hugo, but you know very well that food can be scarce. We have to look for provisions inside the enemy's base," Jawen explained with a smile.

"You make me laugh all the time for that," Hugo answers with mockery, "But seriously, are you sure you can liberate more like that? You're not afraid to get killed or kill the rest."

"They will die as free men."

"Yeah, it's true."

"And the Watterson family?" Hugo's question lead his friend to frown. "I don't want to have them with us these assholes," He was wondering if they family should died since he wanted them part of the massacre.

Jawen shook his head. "No, my answer stay the same," Hugo growl, wanting to at least punch one member of that awful family. "Calm down, Hugo. They will live and suffer for their sins, but Kitala la Volva told me that only one person will survive in this family,"

"Who?" Hugo is confused.

"For now you'll learn."

They join the small barracks which serves as training for the troops, but Jawen asks Hugo to go to join the resistance soldiers. But first, he must see the Watterson. When they rescue them, the family are told to set up camp near the rubble. They must not talk to anyone in the resistance. That shouldn't be a problem because the whole town hates them.

Nicole remains angry at Jawen. He doesn't want to say where Gumball is. While the family want to know, they were occupying themselves to ease their worries. Richard watched quietly on television. Anais hold Daisy the Donkey. Darwin is still skeptical toward the two young boys that saved them.

Richard saw how Nicole is and spoke "Nicole, give it a rest."

"He knows where Gumball is," Nicole answer back. Her arms cross in focus.

Anais rose up "If he really is lying, we can trap him. But seeing how he fought against soldiers , it's going to be hard. Rather, it's going to be tough to trust us. I suggest we listen to his word for now."

Nicole scoffed "Not me. He's going to tell us one way or another!"

Darwin added "Mom, I'm dying to know where he is, but he did saved our lives!"

"I'm not going to reward him. I don't care if he save us!" The rest of the family all shook their heads. Nicole was too stubborn to reason with. From across where they are, Jawen was eyeing them, even it became intense to see him glaring at Nicole. Jawen does know where he's at, but he prefer not to say anything. He doesn't care if their hopes will be shatter.

Jawen thought "I'm going to have to talk with Arnold and Lothar. I wonder whether or not Gumball will receive the powers as promised. Moreover, why this family always thinks they'll see him again," He walk to the Watterson's campsite. All eyes were at him. Instead of their eyes spelling anger and disgust, they were desperate. Nicole was the only person to remain her opinions against him.

Jawen clear his throat and spoke without emotions "I came to tell you that we're going to look for some food. I'm asking people to help us. Despite our differences, you four could use our help."

Nicole then got into his face "Well, don't!" She snarled. "We can get our own food!" She didn't saw the family reacting to her objection.

Anais asked to stop her mother's fighting the young man "Is that all."

"We're also going to attack an advanced Skyhawk station. We can destabilize their sensitive points. Hugo point out there's still survivors hiding, but that station is the only thing that blocks us. What do you all say?"

Nicole answer, poking his chest with her index finger "We're not going with on a stupid scout missions. Where is my son?" Jawen frown, and turn his back. "Hey!" She grab his arm. "Don't walk away from me!"

Jawen turn his head to comment without any discretion in his tone "I told you so many times. God, are you deaf or something?"

Darwin spoke with a mild anger "Jack, you may have saved us, but this doesn't excuse our rights to ask where Gumball is."

"Is your family this annoying? I'm out of here," Jawen walk away. Nicole then shouted something that interest him.

"Jack, I offer you a bet!"

Jawen turn his back again, looking at the woman.

Nicole answer "I want to fight you. If you lose, you tell us where Gumball is."

Jawen didn't take the time answer with a sly grin "Ok. But if I win, I'll put you in a cell. Naked."

Nicole sighed, surpassing a blush "Fine."

They shake hands. Jawen resume walking away while laughing at how easy it'll be to win against the bitch who driven Gumball away. Nicole was confident in her mind. She'll handle that bastard and her family will learned where Gumball is.

The family wasn't feeling the same as her. Anais cationed "Mom, I don't know about this."

"Trust in your mom, honey."

Later in the mid-evening, Jawen, Hugo and Mae all arrive in front of the advanced command post.

Jawen go over the plan to the two, "We separate. Hugo, you take the mortar. Hit it a lot of times; it'll cause damage. Mae, you're coming with me."

Jawen and Mae enter a crumbling store. From the roof, two guard were seen at their distance. They took down one at a time. Jawen move past the sentinel before destabilize it with a rewire tool. Both of them descended from the roof to go to the other building that is guarded by a new sentry unit, automated Sentry Tower drone. It motions the surroundings with its detector. Jawen froze and hide behind a nearby trash can.

Jawen curse "Oh shit!"

Mae added "Always so difficult."

"If we throw a grenade at its weak point, it'll response to our dictation."

"And I thought it was going to be easy."

"With an army such as Skyhawk is never easy," Jawen and Mae carefully follow. The drone leaves their viewpoint. They have to move quick before it reacts to their motion. Mae whispered "Back at camp, I heard you're going to face that bitch."

Jawen kept his face and mind focus on the mission "That shouldn't be much of a problem to me."

They both stopped at the sentry tower. Mae thought this was a bigger problem they can handle, but Jawen have a smirk in his face. He propose an idea. Jawen sneak around the tower, avoiding the blue laser from the tip of it. He moves around till he was at another garbage can. But at a warning, the blue light shine where he was at!

Jawen froze. Did he made too much nose?

His prayers were answered as the light move away. Mae sighed with relief. Taking his head out of his hide place, Jawen saw an opening. His body turn around and slide into it. Jawen break open a panel to see wires connecting to a flashing red dot. He understands that it's the monster's weak point.

Jawen took out his bowie knife and cut all the wires. The tower let out a low humming sound that made it powerless.

Jawen give his partner a thumbs up. Mae waste no time to ran at him. She chuckle "You have the art of a ninja," Other resistants shows up behind her.

"Now we'll wait for Hugo to launch his rocket missile mortar. Then he'll deal with the computers that control the sentry tower. Once it shut down, we take all the food and free the prisoners."

After beings is assured that no sentry tower is deployed, the resistance can finally attack and oppose Skyhawk. On the roof, Jawen tents the reports which enables a resistance to attack anything his troops can stand.

"Jack?" He didn't see Mae was there.

"Yes?" Jawen didn't take his eyes off from his binoculars.

"About Gumball, do you know him?"

"Yeah, but I don't know where he is after I infiltrate the house. We ate, talked, played and had a good laugh."

Mae sit next to the edge with a smile "You must have had a lot of fun, don't you?"

"You seem to know him as well, right?"

"We met in Yuki's dojo. Me and the rest know what's going on with the little guy. Really sad, we got close to him. We were starting to become very good friends, but we could have been a perfect couple, even our age differences."

Jawen lower his device and raise an eyebrow "I shouldn't be saying this, but are you interested of being his girlfriend or friends with benefits?"

Mae chuckle nervously "We're nowhere near the line in kissing, but it feels like he's my soulmate. I should be with him, but he has a girlfriend. I can respect that he doesn't want our new relationship to be the end with him and Penny."

A static call is heard from Jawen's walkie talkie. He took it out and held it "Yeah bro?"

"We're ready. Did you and Mae fucked or done fucking?"

He gave a deadpanned laugh "Shut up. I'll send the signal," Jawen pulls out a pistol and fire in the air.

At a different location, Hugo heard the sound. He was lifting the rocket launcher in his left shoulders.

Skyhawk soldiers stopped at the sound of the gun going off. They thought it was one of them shooting at a cat. They resume scouting, but they heard a different sound other than a bullet. At the skies was a small red fire ball. As it came down, it's size grew more and more until the rocket landed at one of the points the Skyhawk soldiers were at. An explosion went off. The rest of the soldiers rush at the scene. A giant crater is seen where the soldiers were once at.

"That's the signal!" Jawen shouted.

The soldiers were still wondering of the destruction. Jawen was the first to rush in and scream as he took down five men with his rifle. The soldiers failed to response as the resistance came out in different location and strike them down.

Several of them were on the ground for protection. They even use their comrades dead bodies as shield. The rest were running away while some stayed behind to attack them. The soldiers weren't unfortunate. Bullets fly through their knees and fell down in agony.

Mae shouted "Look, we got them running! They're heading to the communication hub!"

"Everyone, charge!" Jawen shouted. The rest of the resistance run to their direction. The remaining soldiers came back to the station. They didn't foresaw the resistance following on their trail.

Hugo stopped and summon his secondary weapon mg42. Multiple bullets hit at each target. The soldiers shouted to hit them back, but meet their doom. The resistance came in and punch and kick and bite and tear and beaten them to death.

At top of the station, the soldiers couldn't get their weapons out as they shot to death. The leader in charge of the hub try running away. He is grab by Mae, who have a smirk on her face. Not hearing his desperate pleas, Mae slam him at the wall till his face was open wide. The resistance have found the prisoners and free them. Food and medical supplies were also discover by Hugo; he request several of his men to take it. By the time they left, the station was already filled with dead bodies, empty prisoners, and no supplies.

Their final moment of their victory was to set fire by spilling oil drums that were used on tanks and armored vehicles. The scream of victory were heard. But the war was far from over. They have the rest of Skyhawk to deal with it.

In the abyss of refugees, during the time where Hugo and Jawen left, Nicole was already training. It was a simple routine that she knows by memory. Nicole's mind wasn't right because she still believe she can take him out like Jawen was a thug. The scouts will be back by now. The Watterson family are rather worried about what could happen if Nicole gets beaten by Jawen.

Nicole's attire consist of a sport's top that stop on top of her belly. A sport pants that stopped at her thigh.

While Nicole was getting ready for Jawen's return, Richard step in to try to stop his wife from embarrassing herself more. "Nicole, it's not too late to back out," He said with worry.

"Richard, I'm not backing out like a wimp because some jerk is treating us like we're criminals," Nicole said, she was too in deep of seeing her own reflection.

Darwin asked "What about the time he beat you up?"

"That was just luck! That fool won't know the real me!"

Anais growl under her breath "There's just no point when dealing with you. You just ignore whatever wisdom we throw at you like a tumbleweed."

"Anais, can you at least support me on this instead of talking to yourself?"

"That's my point."

Suddenly, Officer Hopps appear. Like everyone, she heard what Nicole offered Jawen in finding Gumball. Like the rest of the family, she doubt that Nicole can beat him up.

"Jack is back. He brought other refugees back with food and medical supplies," She announced.

Nicole smirk "It show time," Judy then stop her with a glare. "What is it?"

"If you believe that jack knows where Gumball is, don't count on it."

"Don't mess with me, Hopps. This is between me and him."

"Nicole, I'm warning you. You're forgetting that I'm still an officer. Don't fight or I'll put you in a cell."

Nicole laugh rudely at her threat "The only person who deserve to be in jail is the person who knows where my baby boy is," She shove the bunny with her shoulder and went to find Jawen.

The rest of survivors were alarmed with good grace as the scout team reveal what they have. While they were setting up to prepare food and aide, Nicole cut through the line and slam her fist against the table.

Jawen whistle at what she's wearing "Hello, beautiful."

Nicole answer "Jack. You and me. Outside."

Hugo glared "Can't this wait some other time? We just got back on a mission and restrictive that can everyone! Stop thinking only for yourself!" This misunderstanding got the crowd to boo at Nicole. The Watterson family were outside of the crowd's eye glance.

Jawen shook her head and shrug his shoulders "Fine! Let's head out!"

The two fighters are outside of the campsite. Everyone came out to see the man that saved them against the hateful mother. Nicole was feeling lucky. Jawen wasn't cheering or booing at her. His mind thought this fight will last less than one minute.

He stood there with his arms cross "It's not too late to back out!" He repeated the words her family and Hopps told Nicole.

Nicole snarled "Not until you tell us where's Gumball!"

Jawen sighed, and shouted "Fine! Have it your way!"

Jawen throws himself first before Nicole dodges and gives a blow to Jawen. Jawen back away as Nicole succeeds in kicking his face.

Nicole laugh bitterly "This will be over in no time,"

Jawen tries to hit Nicole whatever he can. Nicole move in with a sweep on the legs. Jawen jump and nearly broke her legs Nicole jab him across the stomach. Nicole is surely to win.

However, the fight gets really serious. Jawen begins to feel that his chance to give in the force, breathing in one last time. Jawen throws himself at Nicole again. He waits for her attack. Jawen managed to make to perform a spin kick at her left arm. Nicole gasp, feeling it dislocated. Nicole did a spin kick; Jawen grab her left foot at the nick of time and slam her entire body on the ground.

Nicole scream "Why you!"

Getting up, Nicole doesn't succeed to touch him again. Jawen backflips and slam both feet at her back. Nicole grab his feet. Jawen bend his body backwards as Nicole was lifted up again and her stomach connects to one feet at a time like he was doing high jump. Jawen deliver a final blow as one kick land below her chin.

Nicole went down again, only this time Hugo call off the match. The crowd cheered at Jawen, including those that were in the scout team. The Watterson family tent to Nicole; Richard was helping her up. The female blue cat was in a loss for words. She have lost again.

Jawen walk to Nicole and laugh "A deal's a deal. Men, escort this woman to her cell!" Two guards came behind him and took Nicole away from Richard's hands. They rush in the crowd as they taunted and laugh at her failure. Anais scream, trying to reach her mother. More guards came to prevent the family from doing harm.

Outside from the crowd, Judy is satisfied despite this goes against protocol as officers. The crowd disperse and went back to their campsites.

Mae said, shaking Jawen's hand "Congratulations."

Judy added to her praise "Normally, I would punish you for assault, but seeing as this city is left without rules, I'll let you off with a warning. Plus that woman deserve it."

Both Jawen and Hugo then went to a different location of the camp. Both process to speak with Lothar through telepathy.

"And that's the whole story," Jawn finished the story.

Lothar laughs into his brother's mind. "I knew you would succeed! That bitch will be the shame of everyone and the family! I see that you have lead the destiny well. You and Hugo and Judy and Mae."

"We make a good team. But it won't with the rest of the family keep harassing us again," Hugo added.

"You'll be happy to know that Gumball had his first victory. Gali is dead. Skyhawk has been trying to destroy our cargo ships, but thanks to Gumball, they are saved. Gumball is now a hero at this moment."

"Impressive. Lothar, I would like to ask you if we can talk to him about us and our origins?" Jawen asked.

"No, I've looked at the runes. She said it's me who will show her the inner pagan world."

Both of them were intrigued. "Really?"

"Yes. Once he had destroyed Skyhawk."