Chapter 7 - Diplomacy
In a small base outside London....
"Sir, the portal just...opened!"
"Inform Major Sharpe in the United States. If that's who I think it is, it's someone who just
received clearance."
Three figures exited the portal, and the soldiers there just stared at two of them.
"Johnson, is that...? And, is he...?"
Anthony looked at the two awestruck soldiers and smiled as he managed to pick up their thoughts
as they stared at his two companions. He could swear he picked up the words "autograph book"
in one of their thoughts.
"Gentlemen," Anthony said, hoping to get their attention, "I'm assuming this is one of Sharpe's
outposts. If so, can you get in touch with him and tell him I have guests?"
"Will do, Mr. Bault," one of the lieutenants said. "Your clearance is in and we're already
getting Major Sharpe on the horn." He then turned towards Mario and Link. "Gentleman, if you
would accompany this private here," he said, pointing to a private, "he will take you somewhere
where you can relax for a little bit. Also...if you don't mind, I was wondering if you could
sign some autographs for some of our gaming fans here."
Link and Mario looked at Anthony and Mario said, "You weren't kidding!"
"You thought I lied about you guys having fans here?" stated Anthony. "I'll catch up with you
guys in a bit after I speak with the Major."
Anthony headed to the communications room, where a private handed him a telephone.
"Major! I bring news from Arcadia, including some information you may need."
"Excellent work, Mr. Bault. Got some information on this end too. My men who guarded your
home's portal had the unique experience to meet with Princesses Toadstool and Zelda. They wish
to arrange a meeting with our president to discuss a union between our worlds. Looks like
we're on the verge of history here!"
"Wait a minute...I thought you wanted to keep this quiet. What gives?"
"Because of the fact that this is the first real 'first contact' situation we've had, it would
be foolish not to pass up on this. Besides that, who knows what type of benefits will come
from an exchange of knowledge, not only for us but for Gardenia and Hylas as well!"
"That's AWESOME! How did the president respond to that request?"
"He was more than ecstatic! In fact, he asked the United Nations to convene in a special
session to greet the two princesses. Many of the representatives asked if they could bring
their autograph books!"
"That's nothing! I've got Mario and Link over here in, what looks like your London facilities
if that picture of Big Ben I'm seeing is any indication. Several of the officers are freaking
out, and I think we may need to order an evac if Mario's ego inflates any more."
Sharpe laughed. "Just tell him about Pokémon and he'll be fine! Not bad work, Mr. Bault. I'm
almost sorry you weren't working for me when we first found these portals. Did you make any
headway in your investigations?"
"Yes. We are definitely going to need to open all the portals to find these 'Descendancy
Powers' that I found out about, though I'm not exactly sure what they are yet or why the
portals have to be open. Also, I think I found out why the Mobius portal was crystallizing
everything that goes through it twice. Turns out if a portal is opened with anything other
than strong magic or psionics, it adversely effects people and objects that try to pass through
them or go near them. Since you opened the portal with technology, well you saw the results."
"Amazing...I'll tell that to our people in A51 and have them await you. I assume you are
planning on coming here next?"
"Not yet. I want to check out that portal you have in Tokyo. If Mobius is still fighting
Robotnik, I want to see if I can get the other worlds to join in and help. You might want to
talk to the princesses about that as well. Also, I want you check out something for me."
"What's that?"
"Find out if the Mobius portal was opened anywhere else on Earth and check out the area it was
opened at. I want to see if someone is in that area."
"Someone from Mobius, here on Earth? Who do you think is here?"
"Just check out the fanfic on that site I showed you called 'Blood and Metal'. It'll tell
who's there and why I think he's there."
"Will do. What should we do if we find this person?"
"Bring him to Area 51. Make sure you mention Mobius, Freedom Fighters, Sonic, or anything else
related to the games, comic, or cartoon. Your best bet would be to mention the name Sally."
"Got it. Put the private back on line so I can arrange your transport."
Anthony handed the phone to the private and went to join Mario and Link. He then laughed when
he saw what was transpiring.
He saw Mario and Link, huddled in front of two N64 systems, playing the very games they star
in. Mario was having no problem, but Link seemed to be still trying to grasp what a "video
game" was. Anthony was wishing he had a camera...
In a small base outside London....
"Sir, the portal just...opened!"
"Inform Major Sharpe in the United States. If that's who I think it is, it's someone who just
received clearance."
Three figures exited the portal, and the soldiers there just stared at two of them.
"Johnson, is that...? And, is he...?"
Anthony looked at the two awestruck soldiers and smiled as he managed to pick up their thoughts
as they stared at his two companions. He could swear he picked up the words "autograph book"
in one of their thoughts.
"Gentlemen," Anthony said, hoping to get their attention, "I'm assuming this is one of Sharpe's
outposts. If so, can you get in touch with him and tell him I have guests?"
"Will do, Mr. Bault," one of the lieutenants said. "Your clearance is in and we're already
getting Major Sharpe on the horn." He then turned towards Mario and Link. "Gentleman, if you
would accompany this private here," he said, pointing to a private, "he will take you somewhere
where you can relax for a little bit. Also...if you don't mind, I was wondering if you could
sign some autographs for some of our gaming fans here."
Link and Mario looked at Anthony and Mario said, "You weren't kidding!"
"You thought I lied about you guys having fans here?" stated Anthony. "I'll catch up with you
guys in a bit after I speak with the Major."
Anthony headed to the communications room, where a private handed him a telephone.
"Major! I bring news from Arcadia, including some information you may need."
"Excellent work, Mr. Bault. Got some information on this end too. My men who guarded your
home's portal had the unique experience to meet with Princesses Toadstool and Zelda. They wish
to arrange a meeting with our president to discuss a union between our worlds. Looks like
we're on the verge of history here!"
"Wait a minute...I thought you wanted to keep this quiet. What gives?"
"Because of the fact that this is the first real 'first contact' situation we've had, it would
be foolish not to pass up on this. Besides that, who knows what type of benefits will come
from an exchange of knowledge, not only for us but for Gardenia and Hylas as well!"
"That's AWESOME! How did the president respond to that request?"
"He was more than ecstatic! In fact, he asked the United Nations to convene in a special
session to greet the two princesses. Many of the representatives asked if they could bring
their autograph books!"
"That's nothing! I've got Mario and Link over here in, what looks like your London facilities
if that picture of Big Ben I'm seeing is any indication. Several of the officers are freaking
out, and I think we may need to order an evac if Mario's ego inflates any more."
Sharpe laughed. "Just tell him about Pokémon and he'll be fine! Not bad work, Mr. Bault. I'm
almost sorry you weren't working for me when we first found these portals. Did you make any
headway in your investigations?"
"Yes. We are definitely going to need to open all the portals to find these 'Descendancy
Powers' that I found out about, though I'm not exactly sure what they are yet or why the
portals have to be open. Also, I think I found out why the Mobius portal was crystallizing
everything that goes through it twice. Turns out if a portal is opened with anything other
than strong magic or psionics, it adversely effects people and objects that try to pass through
them or go near them. Since you opened the portal with technology, well you saw the results."
"Amazing...I'll tell that to our people in A51 and have them await you. I assume you are
planning on coming here next?"
"Not yet. I want to check out that portal you have in Tokyo. If Mobius is still fighting
Robotnik, I want to see if I can get the other worlds to join in and help. You might want to
talk to the princesses about that as well. Also, I want you check out something for me."
"What's that?"
"Find out if the Mobius portal was opened anywhere else on Earth and check out the area it was
opened at. I want to see if someone is in that area."
"Someone from Mobius, here on Earth? Who do you think is here?"
"Just check out the fanfic on that site I showed you called 'Blood and Metal'. It'll tell
who's there and why I think he's there."
"Will do. What should we do if we find this person?"
"Bring him to Area 51. Make sure you mention Mobius, Freedom Fighters, Sonic, or anything else
related to the games, comic, or cartoon. Your best bet would be to mention the name Sally."
"Got it. Put the private back on line so I can arrange your transport."
Anthony handed the phone to the private and went to join Mario and Link. He then laughed when
he saw what was transpiring.
He saw Mario and Link, huddled in front of two N64 systems, playing the very games they star
in. Mario was having no problem, but Link seemed to be still trying to grasp what a "video
game" was. Anthony was wishing he had a camera...