Freeman's Odyssey
Chapter: 92
Attack City 88:Part.1
White Forest Base: Location Unknown
"Is there something I should know," said Gordon "Oh hello Alyx, Kliner and Magnusson and a Flash I don't recognize."
"I call myself White Flash now," said Wally as he takes off his hood "Wally West former Kid Flash,"
"Seems you survived after all," said Gordon "Your team members spoke highly of you and have erected a statue of you in holographic form. As far as I do recall it has been a year since you died from the Reach Incursion,"
"I was found in Ravenholm," said Wally "By a crazy guy name Grigori,"
"So that son-of-a-bitch is still alive," chuckled Gordon "I am not surprised and you can call me Gordon,"
"Yeah a lot of people have mentioned you," said Wally "So I take it you been to my dimension,"
"Yes I have and it's a long story," said Gordon "I will tell you it later, but would you like to go back to your home dimension,"
"Can it wait until later," said Alyx "We need his help and yours to attack City 88,"
"So why is it called City 88," asked Wally
"It was originally called Vatican City," Kliner "Until the Combine invaded and killed all the Priests, cardinals and the pope himself. The city itself is now a military base for Combine forces that remain in this dimension."
"Intelligence reports state that," said Magnusson "A combine advisor who runs the place and is the same one who killed your father Alyx,"
"About damn time that rat came out of hiding," growled Alyx
"D0g smash evil worm creature," said D0g
"I'm in," said Gordon
"So am I," said Wally
"Barney went off to take a look at City 88," said Kliner "He is also assembled a large force to attack the city soon, in fact very soon."
"Ah, I get it," said Gordon "While a large force attacks the outside, a small team will go into to attack the inside,"
"That's the plan," said Magnusson "And we can use the technology we got off the Borellis, Adrian and his men will join you as well, including D0g."
"The Vortigaunts will be helping as well," said Alxy
"Then let's go," said Gordon "I do recall that the old sewer systems run under City 88, we can use them to get inside the base,"
"Agreed let's go," said
Wastelands of Rome
Rome, Italy is considered a wasteland now as the Combine found the city to be unworthy and had bombarded the city for many days after the 7th hour war, according to the survivors who made it out alive a decade ago. Rebellion forces are slowly making its way in all directions to City 88 formally known as Vatican City. It won't be long before the Combine forces detect the enemy troops coming to this place and they have no means to escape this dimension, or summon reinforcements.
The Sewers of Rome
Everyone knows the sewers of Rome are heavily fortified despite its age and with the former city of Rome nothing, but a wasteland the sewers are a different matter. No life is here except for an occasional ant-lion, and other small creatures. It is smelly and rather foul as Gordon, White Flash Wally West and the others of the strike team trek carefully as Gordon has a holographic display of the sewer line that leads directly under City 88.
"Gordon come in," said a voice over the communications line
"Go ahead Barney," said Gordon
"We'll be attacking in Five," said Barney "It seems the Combine spotted us and are lunching gun ships to intercept us,"
"Just do you best," said Gordon
"Will do and I still owe you a beer," said Barney
"Cool, guy," said Wally
"He's a survivor like us," said Gordon "We will be there soon."
The others of the strike team nodded as they followed Gordon through the sewers.
The Perimeter of City 88
Barney's strike forces took up positions around the perimeter of City 88 as it is a massive area in which the Combine put much technology into it to rebuild the city in their own image. Combine gun ships had flown from out of the city and dropped numerous of ground forces consisting of Hunters, Overwatch Elite, and vehicles as well. Then the attack had begun and the strike forces have their own surprises in order
Two World War two planes fly out of the sky and fire their energy based rounds at the Combine air vehicles as the air vehicles drop out of the sky. A hunter shoots down one of the WW2 plane as the other dropped it's payload upon unsuspecting Combine troops. Then three Combine Striders joined in on the fight and fired at enemy forces as a small squad was vaporized on the spot.
The members of the strike force threw explosive charges known as Magnusson Devices at the Combine Striders as the objects have worked and the Striders fall to the ground as the strike forces are gaining ground and so are the Combine forces as well. In which gunfire is exchanged, bombs are dropped and the horrors of war echoed in the background of the wastelands with no end in sight.
A crash of thunder is heard all around the battlefield and it started to rain as the water poured down upon the wastelands of this battlefield, both opposing sides ignored the sensation and kept right on attacking as it is a back and forth battle. While either side does have surprises of its own, but no force is truly gaining ground as it is an inch by inch battle.
Under City 88
Gordon Freeman found the way up from under City 88 by the sewer line in which there is an old vault used by the Vatican, but abandoned after the Combine swept through Vatican City, according to the plans there is a secret passage that leads to the courtyard of the old city. Now the strike team climbs up, they can hear the horrors of war in the background and ignored the sensation until finally reaching where they need to be.
Gordon took a peek from the manhole and discovered it is guarded; he used his ninja skills to the test and took out the two Combine Over watch guards without any trouble. He signaled all clear to the others as they got out of the stinky sewer and all of them noticed a lot of technology around including equipment of the Combine like weapons of some sort.
"Is it time to strike," asked Wally
Yes it is," said Gordon "Let's do it and remember A combine Advisor and an Overseer have telekinetic abilities, that can kill a person or rip every bone out of their body. So don't do anything stupid Wally,"
"Understood," nodded Wally
So they begin their strike into the city itself.
Chapter: 93
Attack City 88:Part.2