Chapter 35: The Downfall Of Delfino
Music Halo 2 Anniversary: Unyielding Soul
Blaze's perspective
No sooner had we moved into position, the battle began. Missiles were fired from both sides. Many missed, but a few hit their targets, and we lost several Warthog jeeps and they lost a lot of grunts. I charged at the army invading from the bridge, supported by a platoon of soldiers. As I ran towards the Entrenin Army, shots flew past me from behind me, intentionally missing me and striking multiple grunts, disabling a number of them. A tank flew overhead, and I knew that Accelerator was just getting warmed up.
I reached the army and began slicing my way through any grunt that stood in my way. As each one fell, more seemed to replace them, but I didn't care. I drew a second energy sword and began slicing faster with each arm, cutting down hordes of grunts. I leapt forward and landed on the hatch door of one of their tanks. I stabbed through the hatch and lifted the lid off, before throwing a grenade inside and leaping off. Before any of the grunts could react, the tank exploded from the inside, taking out a large portion of the ones standing near it. I quickly sliced through the ones standing in between me and another tank, and quickly got a grenade inside of that one as well. It exploded, taking part of the bridge with it. The edges of the bridge were much weaker, it seemed. I kept that in mind as I made my way to the next tank. I was facing a lot less resistance than anticipated, but I saw hordes of grunts being gunned down by the UNSC troops supporting me. As I climbed onto the third tank, another flew overhead, smashing down near me, clipping the tank and taking it with it. I had to jump off quickly, and both tanks crashed along the bridge, falling into the ocean. I looked back at the island to see that one of the hills was in complete chaos. Tanks, jeeps, etc. were all flying through the air. I knew that Accelerator had taken that area himself, because if anybody else was fighting alongside him, odds are they would be injured or even possibly killed by his rampage.
I turned my attention back to my area, and did a very quick count of the remaining Entrenin Army members. Most of the grunts were on the ground, with either bullet wounds or long cuts through them. All bar one of the tanks were destroyed or in the ocean, and all of the jeeps had been taken out in the explosions from the tanks. All that remained were twelve grunts and a lone tank. I put my hand up behind me, signaling the UNSC troops to stop fighting and move forward. I stared at the grunts, watching as they shivered. The one at the front looked at his comrades, and put down his gun. The others followed his lead, and within half a minute, all of them were unarmed. The two grunts operating the tank climbed out and stood next to their comrades. They all seemed young, between their late teens and their early twenties. I walked up the one who had put down his weapon first. I looked him up and down, taking in every aspect of him. He was easily the youngest out of the assembled group, being around seventeen. There was a nasty scar down his right cheek, and there was a slightly untamed look in his eyes.
"Why did you join the Entrenin Army?" I asked, studying him. "You all seem to have a lot of potential..."
"You don't sign up for the Entrenin Army." He explained, eyeing me warily. "You are taken in the middle of the night. They go around the poorest cities in the multiverse at night, and grab you while the city is asleep. I never knew what the city I was in was called, so I can't go back there."
"Is it the same for all of you?" I asked. All of them nodded. I thought for a minute.
"We could take you in until we can find where you all came from, but that could take a long, long time, and there would be obvious distrust of you from those sharing the area..." I said.
The one who had talked before (I had mentally appointed him as leader now) thought for a few minutes, before turning to his comrades and discussing it with them. While they talked, I turned around and looked back at the battlefield. From what I could see, we were being pushed back. The area that our forces covered was smaller than what it had been when the battle started, and it was shrinking all the time. In the space of a few seconds, I saw two tanks get blown up, taking out several UNSC troops along with them. I shook my head and turned back to find out the answer from the group.
"We'll take your offer." The leader said. "...But how are you going to get us there?"
"I'll handle that." I said. I withdrew my phone from my pocket and called Darien. "I assume you heard all of that?" I asked.
"What reason would you have for saying that?" He asked. "The teleporter is open, send them through a quickly as possible. We are losing ground, and we need you to help fight back."
"Sure thing." I said, and ended the call. I looked at the group. "You are going to be teleported to our psuedo-base, and I'd like to ask you to behave your selfs while there."
"We will." The leader said. Just before they teleported away, he gave me a salute, and the others followed his lead. Once they had teleported away, I shook my head.
"Why the salutes…?" I muttered. I turned around and ran back to the battlefield at full speed, and as soon as I reached it, the real battle began.
No sooner had I arrived, I had multiple grunts swarming me. Now that I knew that the truth about them, I couldn't just kill them. I jumped and used FLUDD to hover over them, landing in a clear spot. I quickly looked around for figures that appeared to be commanding the Entrenin Army, since they would most likely have joined of their own accord, and would be worth focusing on. Before I could spot one, a tank flew straight at me, and I had to jump backwards quickly, the tank narrowly missing me. It flew forward for a few seconds, banging across the ground multiple times until it exploded, taking out several UNSC troops as well as several Entrenin grunts. A quick look at where it would have flown from revealed that it was one of ours, which didn't bode well. I quickly turned and ran in that direction, dodging around shots and attacks, before making it to a higher up point, where I was able to look out over the battlefield. All around, I saw death and destruction. Our forces were being taken out bit by bit, and many had made the wise decision to pull back, and were preparing to teleport out. I looked around at the battlefield and knew that I had to find a way to push them back, otherwise we had lost a strategic stronghold.
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Music Scribblenauts: Medievil 1
Drago's perspective
"You." I said.
"Yes, it's me." The newcomer said, smirking.
"I'm confused." Mizu said.
"Looks like an Entrenin Army grunt. You have 3 seconds to explain yourself before I tear your head from your body." Diablo warned, drawing his knife.
"Jeez man, did you not tell them about me?" The newcomer said. I thought for a few seconds.
"Oooh, it's double agent guy!" I said, snapping my fingers on my right hand.
"Explain." Mizu said.
"I spared a grunt during the attack on Delfino Plaza, and I met him again when the Dalek was awoken. He's turned against the Entrenin Army, but as a double agent on our side." I explained. Diablo lowered his weapon, and looked them up and down.
"Drago...did you never notice...that 'he' is a girl?" He asked. I stared blankly at him, then looked at the double agent.
"...I need glasses..." I muttered, while Mizu was laughing so hard that she nearly fell over. I received a slap from the double agent.
"And my name is Trixella!" She said, pulling her hand back.
"Owowow, okay, okay, I know now..." I said, rubbing my cheek. "Can...can we get back to the topic at hand?"
"Yes. The 'artifact' is locating inside Corona Mountain." Said. "The only way in is through Delfino Plaza. Remember the grating behind the shine tower?"
"The shine tower..." I muttered. "Oh, that!"
"I thought that it lead to a theme park." Mizu said.
"No, that's the cannon near the port." I explained.
"So it's 4 of us against an entire army." Diablo said. "Tne odds don't seem fair on that side, although I do get to kill more, so I'm 50/50.
"We need to get back to Sirena Beach and find Blaze and Accelerator. With them alongside us, we have a much better chance of getting this done." I said.
"So you're saying that we need to return to Sirena Beach?" Trixella asked.
"They're in Sirena beach?" I asked.
"From what I know, the Entrenin Army are still attacking the area. I've heard radio chatter saying that entire platoons are being wiped out by a lone figure." Trixella said, looking nervous.
"...We need to move. Now. The Entrenin Army will know where it is, and will move to acquire it as soon as possible." I said.
"That's nice and all," Diablo said, sarcasm leaking out. "But the fastest route is through the mountains. And unfortunately, my motorbike got trashed while taking down those helicopters." I quickly pulled out my phone and called Darien.
"Drago! You're still alive!" He said, sounding relieved.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"I'd sent reinforcements to Sirena Beach to assist in defending against the assault. I just got half of them back, and they said that they were the last." Darien explained.
"...Are Blaze and Accelerator with you?" I asked, but I knew the answer already.
"...No." Darien said. He sighed. "I can't contact them, either."
"Can you teleport us to Sirena Beach?" I asked.
"Yes." He answered. "...Why is there a member of the Entrenin Army with you?" I quickly ran through the story again.
"...And so here we are." I finished.
"Okay." Darien said. "Was the part about brushing your teeth this morning absolutely necessary?"
"...Oops, went overboard again." I said. There was a mass sighing around me.
"Teleporting in 3, 2, 1...now." He said, and with that, we teleported away from Noki Bay, and to Sirena Beach.
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Back at the mansion...
Darien was pacing back and forth in front of his computer system, thinking.
"I expected the Dragoniv Army, and yet...It's the Entrenin Army..." He said, with a worried expression on his face.
There was an alarm sound, and Darien immediately turned his attention to the map of Isle Delfino. There was a large red 'X' over Pinna Park. Almost immediately afterwords, another large red 'X' appeared over Ricco Harbour.
"No..." He muttered, sinking into his seat. "It's actually them now. And I don't know if there is a way to save the island..."
Music Sonic Adventure 2 Battle: Event - Sonic VS Shadow
We arrived in Sirena Beach. To say we were taken aback is an understatement. The hotel was in pieces, the beach had large holes in it, with sand pouring into them, and the actual land section was obliterated, with trees uprooted, craters in the cliff-faces, and the smell of explosives coming from all around us.
"...We were too late..." I muttered.
"No!" Mizu said, pointing to the beach. "There's Blaze!"
Blaze was tearing through the Entrenin Army, more viciously than I had ever seen him before. There wasn't a moment of hesitation as he moved from group to group striking down everyone in his path. The Entrenin Army was scared, and were trying to withdraw. Blaze was having none of it, and chased after each individual member, massacring them.
"...Something's not right." Diablo said. "Even I'm not that violent."
"Mizu, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" I asked.
"Yes." Mizu answered, trying not to look at me.
"What's going on?" Trixella asked.
"Blaze had anger problems when he was younger." I began. "The slightest nudge would set him off. It was so bad that he was isolated more often than not. It's thanks to Mizu and I that he isn't as bad anymore, but if we weren't there to restrain him..."
"Well played, young one." Came a voice. We all instinctively turned around and prepared to fight. I saw who it was, and faltered.
"Brogimor..." I muttered.
Brogimor was slowly floating down thanks to a jet pack. He had an evil grin on his face.
"I forgot that you escaped, we were so busy with the sandbird that you were able to make your getaway once we saved it." I growled.
"Now now, no need to get angry, all I've done is released his true potential." Brogimor said, the smile widening. We all faltered.
"What. Did. You. Do?" I asked, anger coursing through me.
"Oh nothing much. All I did was release his anger." He said, before bursting into laughter.
"Oh no..." Mizu groaned. "That means..."
"That he's lost all morals and sense." I finished. "He's going to target us, and he won't remember who we are."
"Oh look, he's almost finished with the grunts. I nice warm up, don't you think?" Brogimor asked.
"You sacrificed your own troops to give him a warm up?" Diablo asked, looking disgusted. And when Diablo looked disgusted at violence, that said something.
"They are replaceable." He said. "And there he is, finished. Nice knowing you." He said, and shot up into the sky, the jet pack leaving a smoke trail behind him.
We turned around to see that Blaze had noticed us. I saw that there was anger in his eyes. Untameable. Destructive. And he had set his sights on us. He ran straight for us, wielding both of his energy swords.
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Next time…
Blaze's anger has been released, and he has his sights set on our heroes. The destruction of Isle Delfino is imminent, as the long-feared assault of the Dragoniv Army has begun. When the Entrenin Army runs in fear, their path to destruction of the island is absolute. And the race for the artifact takes place between Drago and Brogimor, but an unexpected face returns, determined for revenge.