Disclaimer: I do not own both of the series and also the game because I only take the theme and ideas from it. The To Aru Series is belonging to JC Media and ASCII Media Works and EndWar with World in Conflict is belonging to Tom Clancy and Ubisoft respectively.
Authors Note: I wanna say thanks for those who added my stories to their favorite lists, I am really appreciate it. So this is my next chapter, enjoy.
Chapter 21: The Aftermath
Academy City 20th District (ACDF HQ)
Academy City, Japan.
8th January 2022 (0600 Hours)
It was a day after Kenji's last stand and the destruction of the Hikoboshi II Satellite Control Center on the 23rd District that caused the fighting to be halted for one day to assess the losses on both sides. Major Kamijou Touma is now with General Sakizawa, discussing the future of the battered 3rd Defense Force who's now technically under Touma's command.
"First of all Lieutenant-Colonel, I'm sorry for the loss of Colonel Kenji and the men who perished with him yesterday, he was a good commander and-" Before he can continue, Touma suddenly grabbed his collar, prompting Sakizawa's guard to approach the two but Sakizawa told them to stay in their place and let him handle this himself.
"SORRY! AFTER ALL THESE TIME ME AND KENJI HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH AND YOU SAID YOU'RE SORRY!" Touma shouts at the General, and looks very very angry.
Misaka, who's going back to her quarters after visiting Kuroko and Saten while talking about what's happened suddenly hears Touma's scream from the General's command tent immediately rushed in just in time to see Touma is grabbing the General by the collar.
"Touma! What are you doing!" Misaka said to Touma.
Ignoring her words, Touma continued to scold the General, "IF YOU HAD BRING REINFORCEMENTS EARLIER…NONE OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN!"
The General surprisingly calm even when he is scolded by Touma, he then said, "I know what you're feel, I want the reinforcement to get to you as soon as possible but the Russians are smart enough to know that the reinforcements are coming in and they set the trap perfectly against us. I'm sorry Kamijou Touma, I have did the best I could." He said with a calm tone.
Touma finally cooled down and release his grip off the General and he finally able to say, "I'm sorry, Sir."
Sakizawa fixed his collar and said to him, "Don't worry Kamijou Touma, why don't you take some rest, I will order you and the rest of the 3rd Defense Force will be given a 3 days recuperation and your tasks will be temporarily handled by Colonel Toshiro's 1st Defense Foce." He ordered Touma.
Touma saluted and signaled Misaka to follow him. But before he leaves, The General said one last thing to him, "Oh and you're now promoted to a Full Colonel, Kamijou Touma." And the two head outside.
And then, an officer came in with a document saying, "Sir, we got some valuable information from the prisoners that the late Colonel brought from the 23rd District. Here it is." He said while handing the document to Sakizawa.
Sakizawa read it and then said to himself, "So the rumor about 'Project 823' is true huh, have this information been sent to the Special Forces Detachment?" He asks the officer.
"Yes sir, so far we have a Special Operations Team in Russia inserted with the help of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and also are coordinating with US Special Forces unit that have infiltrated into Russia before the Invasion." The officer said.
"Good, tell them our new objective is that 'Project 823' must be sabotaged." Sakizawa said to the officer.
The officer saluted and immediately went out.
Meanwhile,
Touma and Misaka are on their way to their quarters and halfway, Misaka try to talk to him.
"Touma, are you okay?" Misaka asks Touma whose now have calmed down.
"I-I'm fine, Misaka." Touma said to her.
"Are you still mad at what happened to Kenji?" Misaka asks again about Kenji.
"I believe I am. I can't believe that he's….gone." He said with a sad tone in his voice. Never in his life (since he lost his memories) have a friend died on his watch, he always there, helping them even if it's costs his life.
Misaka can detect the overwhelming pain in Touma's heart. Misaka once felt that pain during the [Experiment] but this guy, an idiot has given her a hope together with her Sisters to live in peace by risking his life to stop the [Experiment]. She wants to help him to get through his own pain after seeing him suffered as she did.
"Touma, don't worry, I'm here with you." Misaka said while hugging him to give him a comfort.
Touma look at her and said, "Thank you Misaka. From now on, I'll protect you with everything I can." Touma said in a weak smile.
"Just call me Mikoto, idiot." Misaka smiles at him back.
"Okay, Mikoto." He said as he kisses her cheek that made her blush and the two then walk back to their barracks.
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The Kremlin, Moscow,
Russian Federation.
8th January 2022 (0600 Hours Local Russian Time).
President Viktor Kapalkin is having his usual black coffee and some bread in his office for breakfast while managing a country was tough, he also must hear an up to date report about his army's progress around the world.
A representative from the GRU, a Colonel rank came into his office to give him the latest report directly.
"Sir a few reports of our progress from all front." He said while holding the report file.
The President then let him to read the report, "Very well, proceed." He said while drinking his coffee.
The Colonel then read the first report, "First report from the American Front, our forces is currently held most of the northern territory and pushing back the American's hard."
"Very good, else?" Viktor said to him.
The Colonel read more, "Our joint forces with the Roman Catholic Church have successfully occupied the British Isle but the Royal Family including the Queen have managed to escape and reportedly heading to America with the rest of their remaining forces."
Viktor frowned hearing the information but he shrugged and continues to ask an important question, "What's happening in Academy City?"
The Colonel gulped after hearing his President ask about the situation in Academy City.
Viktor sense that he's hiding something and said, "Is this one of the information that the GRU will not be given to me Colonel?"
Knowing that, the Colonel then gave up and handed him the files and Viktor immediately opens and read the contents.
After reading all the contents, he put the file on his table and orders the Colonel, "Leave my office now."
The Colonel immediately went out of his room and closes the door.
Just as the door closed, Viktor then throw his cup of coffee to the wall and shouts in anger. After his anger subsided, he called in her secretary from his phone, "Secretary, get me the Foreign Minister immediately!"
A minute later,
Andrei Shevchenko came to his office after being called to meet him immediately; He saw a black stain on the wall next to the door and also a shattered cup when he entered and look at his old friend whose look angry at himself.
"Is there a problem old friend?" Andrei asks him.
Viktor look at him with a sad face and said, "A big problem Andrei Shevchenko, a really big problem."
Andrei took a seat and then asks him again, "Serious one Viktor?" He knows that when Viktor is acting like this, he could tell a very serious problem his old friend has to face.
Viktor took the document and give it to Andrei while said, "Look at Academy City situational report."
Andrei took the files and read the content, halfway reading, he also shocked at the news and looks at Viktor again while saying, "So, is this really serious Viktor?"
"You think that one Academy City Defense Force Commander sacrificed himself and took the half of the Invasion Force together with him is this serious? INDEED! IT IS VERY SERIOUS!" He said while hitting his own desk in anger.
"So what is this mean?" he asks again in a calm tone.
"This means that we are going to lose the war Chyort!" Viktor exclaimed with more rage that even matches Ivan the Terrible.
"This is very serious indeed, with half of the forces gone, the invasion forces in Academy City will be having a struggle for their lives." Andrei said to him.
Viktor then sat down and hold his head and said, "What should I say at their parents who's their son, father or husbands who died but leave nothing, not even their bodies?"
Andrei stood up and went to Viktor to comfort him by patting his back and said, "I'm sorry Viktor."
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Academy City 23rd District (Hikoboshi II Satellite Command Center [Now a Ground Zero])
Academy City, Japan.
8th January 2022 (1220 Hours)
On the Ground Zero of the laser strike, a large group of soldiers wearing an anti-radiation suit inspect the area to find any remnants of their comrades but so far, they can only find charred bodies not too far from the epicenter of the place where the laser has strike. There are also several burned tanks which inside them contains several charred remains of the tank crew. It was a gruesome scene for those who were there.
"Tovarishch General, no survivors so far." A man in his anti-radiation suit confronts General Pavel who's overseeing the operation to search for any survivors.
Hearing the information, he knew that he lost half and also some of his best troops in this very place by a certain ACDF Colonel who's sacrifice his life just to wipe out half of his forces.
"I see, tell the rest to pick up the dead bodies we could find and leave this place." He ordered the man and the man immediately saluted and heads out after receiving his orders.
He then heads out from his makeshift tent and look at the barren ground that once stood a Satellite Command Center that has been reduced to nothing and then he said to himself, "What a waste."
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Somewhere in Siberia, Unspecified Location,
Russian Federation.
8th January 2022 (1000 Hours Local Russian Time)
A group of 50 men wearing a winter camouflaged uniforms are waiting at an open area after they received a report that they have to rendezvous with a team from Academy City. Those men are actually part of the American JSF Special Forces unit that have infiltrated Russia to run a raid and sabotaging mission together with the Russian anti-government movement. With them also another person but it's actually a 16 year old girl, wearing some sort of military goggles and heavily equipped.
"So, who is this reinforcement coming from Captain?" a man named Sgt. Phil Marcus asks his Captain.
"Command said that it's coming from Academy City." His captain, a Negro name Captain Horace Jacobson said to Phil.
The others are now setting up a perimeter defense around the rendezvous point in case the Russians has been tipped off but so far, nothing serious occurred.
One of the men looks at the girl who's standing behind their Captain then talked to his friend next to him, "I heard that Academy City has mass produced a military-class clone of a certain Level 5. Do you think that girl is one of the clones?"
"Maybe, hell I even heard the rumors that our military top brass funded the project." His friend answered.
And the two kept staring at the girl and then concentrate back on protecting their flanks.
"Hey Captain, I heard that Ivan's are struggling at Academy City after a laser strike wiped out half of their forces and they did it with a Colonel stayed behind and distract them so that the rest of his units retreat, is that true Sir?" Phil asks his Captain again.
The Captain looks at him with a confused look, "Where the hell did you heard that from?"
Phil scratch his head and said, "Well, I heard from a supposed transmission by that girl." He said as he pointed at the girl behind them.
The Captain then sighed and answered, "Yup, it's true, some of the high command dubbed it as the 'Academy City's Cascade Falls'."
Cascade Falls he referred to is one of the famous battles of the Cold War where an American tank company led Captain Mark Bannon of the famed U.S. Army 5th Battalion sacrificed himself to stop the Soviet forces from taking Fort Teller at a place called Cascade Falls on the Cascade Range by calling a tactical nuclear strike at his position.
"No shit Captain." Phil surprised to hear it.
Then the group heard a helicopter arriving near the area and for their relief, it's a Japanese version of the U.S Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and several person, actually 10 person wearing similar winter clothes coming out from the helicopter. After everyone got out form the helicopter, one of them nodded the pilot and the pilot knew that it's his signal to go.
"Alright, good luck out there." The pilot said and the helicopter took off immediately.
Captain Horace then approach the group to greet them but suddenly, he astonished to see the same girl that is with them, several of his men also stunned and shocked to see 10 similar looking girl.
Horace smiles and said to them, "So, the rumors are true huh? Anyway, the name is Captain Horace Jacobson, JSF 15th Special Operations Battalion." He said as he wants to shake his hands with her.
The girl answered, "Misaka 10032, Academy City Special Operations Division as Misaka 10032 shook your hands"
After they shook hands, the other girl with the same who have been with Horace and his men comes to Misaka 10032.
"You've finally come 10032, Misaka 10777 greet her with a relief"
"Thank you 10777, Misaka 10032 said happily to see you"
"Alright, we better move out to our camp before any Russians find us here." Horace said to the girls.
Misaka 10032 nodded and look at the other girls and they too seems to understand what she meant and everyone immediately moves out, leaving the rendezvous point before someone detected their presence.
Okay, I don't really know if the Misaka clones speak like that but I have done my best, anyway as usual, R&R okay and thanks again to all who's read this weird story of mine.