[Location: RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom]
[Date: January 1st, 2020, 22:13]
"So, what do you think is going on in the States?" MagicalGeek asked, sitting next to his unofficial partner with a cup of coffee.
"Not sure, whatever it is, things are going around that it's something PHANTOM, not terror or nuclear." Ghrathryn replied back.
"So why are we on standby?" MagicalGeek asked as he took a sip out of his cup of coffee. "I've talked to Kelly in Canada, the 2CBG are also on Stand by."
"2CBG is probably because it's their bailiwick, being on US soil and them being mostly Canadian, us… just how many of our units are Special Forces of one kind or another and which unit is considered the 'roaming' one?" Ghrathryn shrugged in reply.
"You and I obviously…" MagicalGeek paused just as he raised his cup, "Ok I think most of us are Special Forces of some kind."
"Yup," Ghrathryn nodded. "Your group are Paratroopers, mine are RAF Commandos and PHANTOMs, plus we've got SAS, SBS, other various Commandos, Rangers, Zulus, Sikhs, wolf riders of various types, dragon units, the 82nd are also PHANTOMs, what with the valkyries, angels and other things in their group…" Ghrathryn said as he waved a hand idly. "That's just getting started on it. Of course that's ignoring how often 1CBG seems to get the 'interesting' things happen."
"Don't remind us, we got our Special Forces Qualification Badges on our first outing in Hereford of all places." MagicalGeek grimaced.
"Well it is SAS central, and not that far from home, and the amount of uglies I've dug out of various parts of Brum, Warwick and Hereford is stupid. Hell, there was a colony of something in the canals up by the Sea Life Centre, I'm still not sure why that lot of whatever the hell they were was there." Ghrathryn replied back.
"Then there was the incident with the flying monkeys out of the Wizard of Oz… at least those are robotic monkeys." MagicalGeek said with a twitching eyebrow.
"Yeah, went down damned easy once we caught that, not that they were handling other effects that well, but clankers tend not to enjoy a little thunderbolt mayhem." Ghrathryn chuckles as he remembers the incident.
"Yeah at least it wasn't the Waffen SS that time travelled in an attempt to prevent Germany from losing again." MagicalGeek chuckles too.
"That makes how many times now?" Ghrathryn asked as he shook his head in bemusement. "You'd think, especially given at least some were publicised, that they'd have figured out it doesn't work."
"I think they don't care until their Glorious Reich has won the war." MagicalGeek shook his head.
"At which point no doubt they'll figure out the Reich was a bunch of stupid that would screw itself sooner or later anyway, probably through Hitler's genetics wanking." Ghrathryn mentioned idly.
"They don't know the meaning of genetic damage as many pointed out." MagicalGeek said as he takes a sip "Hey look, there goes the Canadians." He added as he gestured to the TV.
"Well, that's likely because they've been suffering it for at least a few centuries," Ghrathryn snags his cup and sips his drink, turning to look at the TV. "Looks like mostly PHANTOMs there, don't often see them using marked vehicles with everything so they're probably making a point to the newbies."
"I can see Coil Guns and those experimental lasers in their ranks." MagicalGeek added by pointing out the obvious sci-fi-ish weapons. "Looks like they're breaking out the big guns too." Just as the TV shows APCs with obviously sci-fi-ish weapons systems on top.
Ghrathryn nods, frowning slightly. "I think those are rainbows or xasers… or they're trying to get more powerful vehicle mounted ones. Fairly sure the tank at the back is mounting some sort of high energy weapon, though I'm not sure which." As he gestures at the tank just rumbling into view of the cameras.
"I think that's the experimental X-Ray Laser, designed to kill Superman because someone figured out how to create a Kryptonite setting." MagicalGeek replied as he sipped his mug.
"Really?" Ghrathryn deadpanned. "I mean I know our luck, but just… why that particular setting of the lot that could come up?"
"I think the reason they called it the Kryptonite setting is because the Devil they tested on died instantly." MagicalGeek chuckle as he refill his mug.
"Devil? The last one of those I know we had was the one that V'ren, Raph, Rymmi, Eolieg and I rescued the Kittens from." Ghrathryn arches an eyebrow.
"Oh no, this one is a stray they caught trying to set up in Africa." MagicalGeek chuckles. "Apparently he didn't get the memo and chased a target into Cape Town."
"Well, can't say he didn't deserve it just in general." Ghrathryn idly replied.
"They found a literal mountain of bodies in the cave he was using as a base." MagicalGeek deadpanned.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish then." Ghrathryn replied with a nod.
"They were cooking him for days with that laser, if I remember correctly, took him a day to heal before they cooked him again." Just as MagicalGeek raises an eyebrow at the TV. "Well will ya look at that, looks like someone brought out the siege guns." MagicalGeek said just as he gestures to the TV which is now showing what look like giant Howitzers from WWI but modernized being towed by Canadian Army Trucks.
"Well, karma is a known bitch, one that's usually got an ingrown claw," Ghrathryn takes a sip of his drink. "Huh… wonder how much they're planning on demolishing if they're bringing those out."
"I think CNN said something about a city out of the anomaly, I think this is more of a precaution and a highly visible warning." MagicalGeek shrugged.
"Let's see if the residents are actually smart enough to heed the warning this time, I remember one or two incidents where they weren't." Ghrathryn replied back.
"I hope so, for some reason I have a feeling that we'll need to clean up the mess though." MagicalGeek rolled his eyes.
"Of course we will, though hopefully it'll be a bit more concentrated than 'the city' this time…." Ghrathryn added.
"Here's to that." MagicalGeek said as he raised his mug in salute.
"Agreed. Wonder if the newsies are allowed to give a view of the city, might be interesting to see if we can tell the likely occupant type, presuming it's a type of alternate Earth involved." Ghrathryn nods, taking a sip from his drink after raising his own mug.
"If we get that data not from the news? Means we're going in." MagicalGeek shrugged.
"Usually does, usually means the occupants were idiots as well." Ghrathryn added.
"Well, I hope the show of force would be enough." MagicalGeek replied sipping his mug.
"We can hope, probably ought to make sure everything's in place though, you know the saying." Ghrathryn nodded in agreement.
"Knowing our luck… OH FOR FUCK SAKES!" MagicalGeek shouted just as the TV was now showing a full on warzone at one of the checkpoints of the Military Cordon. "I guess we all know what will happen." MagicalGeek deadpanned.
Ghrathryn gave the TV a disgusted look as the group of idiots, whoever they are, tried to attack a military checkpoint, most of them getting shredded by MG fire. "Guess we'd better start packing, no way that's going to be taken sitting down, and our guys aren't even there yet to add to the slaughter." Ghrathryn commented.
"I know, and for the looks of the massive Nazi Flag? We're going to have fun." MagicalGeek said, sighing just as the base Alarm for Mobilization sounded out. "Here comes the music, you know the dance."
"Yup, time to kill a bunch of Nazi arseholes, that's always good stress relief." Ghrathryn said just as he slugged back what's left of his drink before hurrying to his plane.