Time to move on with this chapter. In this we will see a very important mission. It will be an exciting chapter and we will see something that will possibly break some hearts. Get ready for what's to come.
Bubble Guppies Fanfic
Bubble Guppies Teen Years: The Last Bubble Guppy
Chapter 8: The Great Watchtower
The morning of a new day had come. The sun shone brightly on the ruins of the enemy base. The Resistance members were able to wake up without any problem. Their strength and spirits had been strengthened thanks to Molly's speech, where they recognized that they are the last hope of their home place. They all ate something to gain energy for the next attack. After a while, Leader Mia ordered everyone to start moving towards their next target as soon as possible. She wanted to prevent the imperial soldiers from coming back to find them. In this new journey, the Resistance decided to travel through the forests and mountains again. The road was longer than expected. Even they had to cross a river. Finally, they reached their goal. They decided to stay hidden in the trees of the mountains. It was a beautiful sight, were it not for a huge enemy base. It was a huge tower where it had a large telecommunications antenna at the top of the tower. The entire building was covered by smaller towers that were for security. And everything was walled off and full of surveillance.
"What is this place?" Molly asked curiously.
"This is "The Great Watchtower". It is the main radio station of the Cadaverini Empire. All communications and news from the Supreme Leader come from here. This building sends messages to all radios and communication devices throughout the empire. This is the most difficult building we have faced so far. It is full of guards, cameras, detectors, traps, alarms... It is an impenetrable fortress. Or at least...it seems so...Listen...in the previous mission we lost a lot of our people, so in this mission we will do something different. We will not make a direct attack because we will die easily. We'll send two squads to infiltrate the Great Watchtower. Team one will be Molly, Dylan and Ichiro. You two must infiltrate the tower as stealthily as possible. You must reach the main control room, which is located on the top floor of the tower. There they must extract the secret data that they can obtain thanks to Scarlet's card. Besides that you guys are going to play this message that we recorded last night. Bossi will receive something that he will not like. The second squad will be composed of: Avi, Miranda and Anderson. You three must infiltrate the base as well. But you guys are going to the underground floors. You will go to the deepest floor. There are the supports of the tower, as well as gas chambers and a power source. You guys will plant explosives all over that place. When Molly's squad leaves and you leave we will activate this device and not only will we have the hidden files and send the message, but we will blow one of the most important bases of the Empire into thousands of pieces, hitting Bossi where it hurts the most. This mission must be stealth. Or else we will all die... Are you ready?" Mia explained the new plan. The pink-haired girl felt a bit intimidated. Well, she knew that it would be the most difficult mission that she had faced so far. But she just lifted her head. She accepted the risk of the mission. Dylan and Ichiro walked over to her to start forming the little squad. Avi, Miranda and Anderson got together to form the next team.
"Don't worry, Molly. You will be accompanied by two experts" Dylan smirked.
"We'll be fine as long as Dylan doesn't have that overconfidence" Ichiro commented seriously.
"Oh come on, man. Give me a break" Dylan said dramatically. Ichiro just rolled his eyes.
"(Hehehe….Dylan looks so much like Deema….In looks and personality….Don't worry, friend….I'll save you and the other guppies somehow)" Molly thought.
"Great, another infiltration mission" Miranda commented, not very convinced.
"Just like old times, Mira" Anderson smirked funnily.
"I admit that even though we are experts...This mission will be the most dangerous so far. but I'm ready" Avi told them his opinion.
"Very well. The rest of us will wait for you waiting here. But I warn you something. If you don't get here before sunset, we'll have to leave without you. Imperial patrols pass here at night. So they have a time limit. Alright guys...Good luck with the mission. If we succeed...it will be a great victory...and if we don't...we will all die" Mia explained that detail. Molly worried about those details. But the other members only rose with their heads. It seems that they know perfectly well the risks.
The squads decided to start down the hill and slowly and stealthily approached the towering communication fortress. Ichiro commented that they couldn't use the sewers because this fortress placed sensors in the sewers. The mission became more complicated. They decided to make a new complicated strategy. They noticed a cargo truck approaching the base. They decided to ambush that truck and executed the driver and co-driver of it. They saw that in the load there were uniforms of the imperial soldiers. Molly, Dylan, Ichiro, Avi, Miranda and Anderson decided to put on the Imperial Guards uniforms. Anderson and Miranda posed as the driver and co-driver. While Molly, Dylan, Ichiro and Avi hid in the cargo truck. They drove by truck to the fortress and the guards stopped them for a moment. They asked Anderson and Miranda for their documents. They decided to use the documents of the dead drivers. And since they were wearing helmets, they had no problem getting in. That is, for a little while they almost noticed something strange. Finally, the truck was parked in the Imperial base parking lot. All the members of the Resistance in cutlery decided to get out of the truck with their uniforms on and carrying cases.
"The old trick of wearing the enemy's clothes. I like your creativity" Dylan commented with a funny tone..
"Focus!" Ichiro scolded him.
"Very well. Dylan, Ichiro and I will go up and you will go down. Is it understood? We'll see you here as soon as possible. And please, let's be quick and stealthy" Molly reminded them of their roles.
In the first squad, they took the elevator to the top floor. The building was huge, so that "easy" trip was very long. No guard or clerk could recognize them. However, they had a little problem. The top floor was restricted access. Only certain members could enter. Luckily for them, Ichiro reminded them that they had Scarlet's card. They were able to use it to activate access to the top floor. When they arrived, there was no one in the Main Control Room. That was very strange. Although on the one hand... it was too early for V.I.P members to enter at that time. Molly and Dylan decided to start using the computers to begin extracting valuable information and preparing to air the Resistance's message. Ichiro guarded the entrance to prevent anyone from reaching that place. There was an awkward silence in that group. The pink-haired girl knew Ichiro wasn't much of a talker. So she wanted to talk to the blond boy.
"So….Dylan….right? Excuse me….Daniel and you are almost the same. I know, because of this matter of being twins... Tell me... Is there something between my sister and you?" Molly asked curiously. Dylan was silent for a moment. Luckily for her, the boy was nicer than expected. But that doesn't mean the question didn't make him a little uncomfortable.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Molly" Dylan decided to evade the topic.
"Well... before all this business of the Bossi dictatorship... I know you liked my little sister... But... I don't know if you still feel the same way about her. Also, I notice how you look at her sometimes" Molly asked him.
"Well...The truth would be stupid if I deny the truth. Honestly...I still like Mia. She is still my friend. But she doesn't think the same about me. She gave up all good feelings for this war. Despite that, I still love her. Although she doesn't love me. And well, it will sound stupid but I'll keep waiting for her. Although she doesn't want to. This war... made me value her more and brought me closer to her... Although Mia denies it hehehe" Dylan giggled a little.
"You really seem like a good boy to her... I hope Mia opens her heart to love and happiness again" Molly commented with a smile.
"Do you know, Molly? That is hard. Mia has never been the same since the death of her parents. She walked into a pit of darkness where she can't get out" The blonde guppy commented sadly.
"Mia has changed...but she is still my sister. And I know that inside her the Mia that I know is still there" Molly added.
"(sigh) I really doubt it" Dylan answered.
"There is no time for this nonsense talk...How is the data extraction going?" Ichiro interrupted the conversation.
"I'm almost done. Be patient" The blonde boy replied.
"The least we have is time. If we are not careful... they will discover us" Ichiro said bothered.
"Easy guys...We almost have what we need...Now, it's time to put this device on. Mia's message. Now...The whole Empire will hear it soon" She put the USB device into the computer and installed a voice recording so that all the radios in the empire would play the message. Before we could know what the recording was about...
"Gotcha!" Dylan managed to collect the available information. But just as they were planning to run away from him, something bad happened.
"Intruder alert! Calling all security units. Send reinforcements to the Main Control Room and to the basement immediately"
"KUSO! They discovered us!" Ichiro prepared his katana.
"We must not fight, we must flee now. We already have what we need. We will die if we fight" Molly intervened
"Do you have a better idea?" Dylan asked quickly.
"Hmmmmm…..Actually...I think I came up with a great idea.." Molly gave them a confident smile. Evidently the older sister had something in mind.
A few minutes before the alarm went off, we looked at the second squad. Where Avi, Miranda and Anderson were in the huge basement of the telecom tower. They were a huge place full of bridges and roads. They managed to find their targets and began to place the explosives in a discreet and hidden way. When they were going to place the last of the explosives, the alarm began to sound.
"Intruder alert! Calling all security units. Send reinforcements to the Main Control Room and to the basement immediately"
"Oh sh*t! They found us and they found them!" Anderson said, bothered.
"Very well. Let's plant the last explosive and get out of here. Our mission is crucial" Miranda commented while she was placing the last bomb while Avi and Anderson started to fight agains the Imperial troops. For a reason there were few soldiers. So they could beat them.
"Nah, piece of cake" Anderson showed off.
"Oh no! NO NO NO NO!" Avi said scaredly.
"What's up, kiddo?" Anderson asked confusedly.
"Look!" Avi pointed to someone who was arriving. In front of them someone appeared flying. It was Cyborg Deema and the other members of the fearsome "Elite" also appeared next to her.
"Oh…curses" Anderson said shocked. .
"What are they doing here?!" Avi was very scared.
"Threats detected. Resistance members Avi, Miranda and Anderson. Mission: Eliminate Them" Cyborg Deema prepared her missiles. She fired them.
"Look out!" Anderson, Avi and Miranda covered themselves to save themselves for the explosions.
"We will not be able to with them" Avi admitted. At that moment, Miranda slowly got up and walked towards the cyborgs.
"Avi...Anderson...You guys get out of here and activate the device...I'm going to stop them...I'll keep them busy" Miranda prepared her assault rifle.
"But Miranda….you…." Anderson was worried.
"Now go!" Miranda decided to open fire towards the cyborgs. Even though the bullets didn't do any damage, the power of the blasts was enough to knock them back a bit. Avi and Anderson took another route to escape. They didn't want to leave her alone, but she forced them to go without her.
"Individuals Avi and Anderson are escaping. Elite Unit 4, exterminate them!" Cyborg Nonny ordered seriously.
"GRRROOOAAAA" Cyborg Zooli decided to run towards the two rebel soldiers like a beast. But Miranda managed to knock her down with a grenade, causing the cyborg beast to fall off the bridge a few feet high. Making her only have to face four cyborgs alone.
"Hmpt….Bring it on!" Miranda said seriously preparing her rifle to confront the Elite.
Meanwhile, at the top of the tower, heavily armed Imperial soldiers arrived at the Main Control Room. They couldn't find anyone. It's like no one was in that place. They searched the entire room until something unexpected happened. Some smoke bombs appeared and caused all the soldiers in the room to go blind. When that happened, three mysterious figures wearing masks began to execute the soldiers stealthily and brutally. They were Molly, Dylan and Ichiro. The Asian boy killed them with his katana. Dylan used a military knife and Molly two daggers. They managed to assassinate the soldiers very successfully.
"Not bad, Molly. But it won't be long for more to come" Ichiro answered.
"I know, that's just the beginning. Now, we'll activate this and use the parachutes" Molly answered. They were able to take parachute backpacks that were in that room in case of emergencies. Molly threw a belt full of grenades towards the elevator. She decided to pull the gun from her to set off the explosives. Before that, Ichiro and Dylan took cover from the oncoming explosion. The guppy leader fired her weapon and quickly took cover before the grenades detonated.
BOOM!
The explosion managed to cause the elevator to be destroyed and fall several meters. Forcing soldiers to use the stairs. And it was many floors for them to arrive on time. The explosion managed to destroy the last stairs. Exactly as Molly planned. She took the parachute and the other two boys followed her example.
"And now?" Ichiro asked.
"Jump!" Molly threw herself into the hole the bomb caused and began to fall several feet from the tower. It was a high place so it was very dangerous. Molly activated the parachute and they saw something curious. It wasn't a parachute, it was a glider. Thus, the brunette began to fly a little through the air, heading towards the outskirts of the imperial base.
"What the…?!" Ichiro was surprised by the escape.
"It seems fun! Step aside, Ichiro! Geronimo!" Dylan decided to follow Molly´s example. The blond fell several meters into the air. He activated the glider and began to fly. He started showing off in the air doing tricks while gliding. Ichiro gave a light chuckle.
"Hehe….Smug! Wait for me!" Ichiro decided to follow them. The Asian boy activated the glider in the air and followed Dylan and Molly. That is, not before leaving some gifts to the imperial soldiers ... that's right ... a package of active explosives. The explosion was unavoidable. In this way, Molly's squad made it to dry land, far from the enemy base.
"That was the craziest escape of my life" Dylan said with a big smile.
"Hehehe. We haven't finished our mission yet. It's time to give them the message" Molly decided to activate a device. That device allowed the radio station's main computer to be activated remotely, and the message began to be played by all the devices in the Empire.
In fact, while that was happening, we could see various places in the Empire. One of them was the Concentration Camp, where Gregory was still working on the sixth member of The Elite.
"Director Gregory…..There is a message that is being transmitted by all the devices of the Empire" A scientific crab advised him.
"Put it on screen" Gregory ordered. At that moment, the screen recording appeared. They recognized the person who was in said video "Oh no….."
On another military base
"Can not be!" Robynn was shocked to see her in the screen.
"Oh sh*t" Harris added worriedly.
In the Palace of Bossi
"Supreme Leader, there is something you must see. You will not like it" James said, showing his boss his electronic device. Bossi looked at the screen and a familiar face appeared on the screen. Bossi clenched his fists to see her.
"Greetings to all the inhabitants of BubbleTucky and Big BubbleCity. This is Mia Gentilella, the leader of the Resistance. If you are seeing this message it is because our time has come. The Resistance is preparing for something big. This message goes out to all the good people at BubbleTucky and Big BubbleCity. We want to invite the entire population to rebel against this tyrannical government. Bossi and his men have taken away our people's freedom. They have enslaved them and killed our families, friends and loved ones. We will not tolerate any more injustice. The hour of Resistance has come. Stand up and fight with all your might. I know you are afraid and that is what Bossi wants. If you fear the Empire, he will continue to rule. Stand up and fight oppression. I know, many will die...and maybe I will die in the fight. But without sacrifice there is no victory. Let's fight for our future! Let's not allow our children to be born serving a tyrant and wonder: Why did our parents do nothing? Have no fear, the Resistance will back your forces. And this message goes to Bossi, the Sinister Guppies and to all the heads of the empire...The party is over. You have already abused power for many years. We will go for you. You are going to suffer for your crimes. We're going to hunt them non-stop...The Bossi Cadaverini Era has come to an end...And it's time for BubbleTucky and Big BubbleCity and all the other towns to regain their former glory. That is the way of the Resistance!"
As the message begins to be recorded, we can see an intense fight. Miranda was fighting with all her might against the members of the powerful Elite. She used her pistols, rifle, and sword in order to stand up to the Cyborg Guppies. She managed to destroy several of Nonny's drones. With her rifle she forced Cyborg Goby back and with her sword she managed to stop Cyborg Oona's advance. Miranda managed to hold off the cyborgs' attacks until Cyborg Deema grabbed her and lifted her up into the air.
"Not this time, Deema" Miranda pulled out a taser and stuck it right into Cyborg Deema's neck.
"AAAAAGGGGGGHHHH ERROR ERROR….ACCIDENTAL LANDING IMMINENT" Cyborg Deema said. She began to fly uncontrollably and fell to the ground. Her fall hurt the blonde, but she managed to get up.
"Who's next?" Miranda said seriously. However, she was already exhausted. She knew it was a losing battle. At that moment, she received a punch from Cyborg Goby's robotic arm. That blow marked her face and made her nose bleed. And in fact, she couldn't react because Cyborg Oona made a dangerous cut on her chest with her katana. As if that wasn't too much pain, Cyborg Zooli returned to the battle by climbing the walls and managed to injure Miranda with her slayer claws. And finally, Cyborg Nonny attacked her with drones aiming at her as if they were bullets from her. Miranda was on the ground wounded, bleeding, exhausted and without strength.
"I will never understand flesh life forms. Despite being physically devastated, they manage to draw strength from where they don't have. That doesn't fit the logic" Cyborg Nonny commented.
"That...is what makes us human...Having the willpower to do the right thing even if we don't have the physical strength" Miranda said weakly.
"The willpower of flesh beings is admirable...But pathetic at the same time...Elite Unit 3...Do it" Cyborg Nonny ordered seriously.
"わかります" Cyborg Oona took out her katana and did something horrible. She pierced Miranda in her abdomen with her sword. Miranda screamed in pain and spat up blood.
"Beings of flesh are beings that are not logical. Why did you fight a battle you knew you weren't going to win?" Cyborg Nonny asked without showing emotion.
"Hehehe….Do you think I wanted to win this fight? I think you guys are not very smart...I just wanted to...cough cough...buy time for Avi and Anderson to get out of here...and I did...Although you guys don't understand...I have fulfilled my mission...cough cough...I will die...but cough cough...I will die for a just cause...And by the way ...You guys will probably go with me!" She showed something impressive. She had the detonator for the explosives the whole time. And with the last of her strength...she pressed the button "Sorry, Mia….This time…This time I will not return"
Finally, Molly's squad managed to meet up with Anderson and Avi outside of the Great Watchtower. But something was wrong.
"We fulfilled our part of the mission. Now it's your turn" Ichiro said.
"Wait….where is Miranda?" Molly asked worriedly. Avi and Anderson didn´t want to answer.
"She…will come soon. She had problems but she's going to get out of there" Anderson smiled nervously.
"Let's activate the detonator now. There is no time..." Avi started to look for the detonator in his clothes... but something was not right. "Huh?! I don't have it?!"
"WHAT?! Maybe I have it" Anderson said, checking himself "Oh no! Me neither!"
"Wait... who had the detona…." Molly was about to ask until.
BOOM! BOOM!
The bombs began to explode in front of them. The Great Watchtower was beginning to fall. The bombs managed to destroy the entire support of the communications building. The explosions began to destroy everything. Soldiers and workers died as the destruction progressed. The rebels could see how the Great Watchtower of the Empire of Cadaverini fell before their eyes. While the rebels were celebrating… Mia's squads were stunned. Anderson found out that Miranda had the detonator the whole time. He found out that she never gave them to him because she knew they didn't have the willpower to detonate the building with her inside of it. Molly understood Anderson's body language and realized her... It was Miranda who activated the bombs...with him inside her. The others began to understand what had happened.
"I….I….I….I´ll call Mia and the others….." Dylan was shocked.
"No….No…NO! MIRANDAAAAAA!" Molly screamed loudly.
Then, several meters away from them...In the rubble of the tower...A metallic arm came out from the mountain of rubble. First out was Cyborg Goby. And little by little….All the members of the Elite came out without a scratch. They all decided to meet.
"The individual named Miranda has expired. Her elimination has been confirmed" Cyborg Goby reported.
"Damage Scan: It seems that all of us only have superficial damage. But Elite Member 1 has considerable damage to her neck. Her chip has been damaged. We must return to base to repair our damage and correct your anomaly, Elite 1" Cyborg Nonny explained. The member who was slightly more damaged was Cyborg Deema. All of them said nothing more and went directly to the Concentration Camp to start immediate repairs. However, that electric shock Miranda gave Cyborg Deema was more significant than they expected. Something was starting to change in the blonde's technological system.
"Brain Chip Damage in Elite Unit 1. Human Nervous System Activated. Human brain activity starting"
It's been a very intense chapter, huh? It seems we have had a tragic loss. But there is a slim hope at the end. Before I finish, I want to thank JayBird06 for the inspiration of this chapter and the next one to come. Leave your reviews to see your opinions. See you in the next episode.
