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Part 2: Day Two in Eon SpringsEon Springs, yet another piece of the Orange Star and Blue Moon border. But this time, it is not there to keep both countries apart. Since word of the Pointing River attack spread through both nations, they have formed a temporary alliance, and strengthened their borders. If Purple Nebula wanted a fight, they would have a fight.
Eon Springs would be hard to strike, despite what James thought, for two reasons. First, Eon Springs, though mostly flatlands and roads, provides a natural defense with its forests and the massive lake in the middle, where both Orange Star and Blue Moon HQs are safely placed. Bases are spread all over, ensuring no area stays undefended.
Second, two powerful commanders were on the field. One is Max, a powerful attacker with his tanks; the other is Grit, the long-range expert. Both of them are tough contenders and former rivals, now a deadly force to be reckoned with.
But every force has a weakness, and even this fortified land was no exception. The fatal mistake of the two commanders is that they had no idea what that weakness is, blinded by the numbers they have all around.
Their only fear was that the enemy might know what it is.
Day 2, 7:00 AM
Location: City of Jenar, Southern Area of Eon Springs
By the time Medium Tank Division 476 entered the city, the people have already evacuated. Intel showed that Purple Nebula forces were heading towards Jenar. Apparently they are the first unlucky ones to see action.
The engineers had set up sandbags and land mines, just enough for the enemy to slow down so the Medium Tanks can fire. Mechanics made final adjustments to the tank cannons. Snipers occupied buildings and trained their scopes to the wilderness.
At the same time, Martin, a fresh recruit, had been checking too the wilderness for any signs of the enemy. What he saw instead was an Orange recon jeep, heading towards the city.
Day 2, 7:10 AM
Location: City of Jenar, Southern Area of Eon Springs
James, now in Jenar, had found out that Orange Star already knew of what was happening, briefed on the current situation, and now he was transferred to Medium Tank Division 476, the commander saying that they needed all the help they can get.
James positioned himself behind a sandbag wall, besides Martin. There was time for small talk, but it wasn't long before enemy troops were spotted and both had to take defensive positions.
The battle began quickly. The first attack on the city was a commando brigade. The snipers took out most of them before they reached the city, those who evaded the snipers fell at the mercy at the infantry behind sandbags. The next attack was several tanks. Some Medium Tanks were damaged, but otherwise survived and destroyed the attackers.
The next attack came from several rocket launchers. From those launchers, which look like ones from Orange Star, came deadly projectiles. There was nothing the Medium Tanks can do but dodge, and failed. Two tanks were blown into uselessness, while the rest suffered massive damage.
Day 2, 9:00 AM
Location: City of Jenar, Southern Area of Eon Springs
Two hours have passed, and the city somehow held on. By that time, an APC had reached the city, following an order to evacuate the military. It was just in time, since the commandos and mechanized soldiers were slowly but surely overwhelming the area.
James and Martin quickly made a break for the APC. As they ran, several men were shot, and another Medium tank blew up. By the time they reached the APC, the entire Medium Tank division was wiped out. They boarded the APC, and as soon the vehicle left, an artillery shell landed where it used to be.
Day 2, 1:00 PM
Location: Kepar Airport, West of Orange Star HQ
After few hours of driving, the APC finally reached the air base near Kepar two military bases. The survivors of Jenar disembarked from the APC, nearing destruction. As Martin looked back, he saw their pursuers in the horizon. Those who were in the base has set up a mediocre defense consisting of bazooka soldiers in the front line and mortar troopers lobbing shells from behind.
Some mortar shells did do damage to the rank and file, but still the enemy kept marching on, and no matter how many bazooka rockets were fired, there seemed to be no end to their numbers. There was no escape, save a wooden bridge in the north that was close to falling apart.
But then a giant explosion rocked the Purple army, wiping out nearly everything in its blast radius. The remaining troops, surprised and shocked, threw their weapons and ran.
"Where the heck did that come from?" James muttered to himself, but a soldier, as if he heard him, said "Good ol' Grit."
Day 2, 1:30 PM
Location: Just outside the Blue Moon HQ
"Direct hit, sir!"
"Yee-haw! That ought to shake e'm up!"
It appears that Grit saved those soldiers all the way from his HQ with his massive long-range machine that was called the Grand Cannon (which Grit nicknamed 'Big Possum'). The soldiers there also cheered, believing they had a chance in winning this day.
Grit then walked up to his receiver and contacted Max.
"Big Possum's done its job, now it's yer turn!"
"Roger, we'll take them down before they regroup!"
Day 2, 1:35 PM
Location: Just outside the Orange Star HQ
Max, with a band behind him, stood on top of a hill. As the band played an ever-familiar tune, Max screamed with all his might:
"MAAXXX FOORRRCCCCEEEEE!!!!"
Day 2, 1:00 PM
Location: Kepar Airport, West of Orange Star HQ
Martin couldn't believe what he just saw. From the two bases, poured out from the garages machines he had never seen before. The machine was a combination of a huge medium tank with a massive machine gun resembling an anti-air gun. But that's not the only thing that caught his eye. Surrounding those machines were an aura of flashing light.
He also found that aura in the every soldier in the air base, including him.
"What the heck…"
"You must be new." James said. "Our commander Max used his powers and powered up his direct combat machines. Of course it never affects us."
"Then why do we glow?"
"Who knows? What we know of this world of ours is still very little." Jack then looked out in the distance "But I always feel that those historians and scientists are holding back on us, things we aren't meant to know for some reason. But I don't think we should talk about that now. We have to evacuate to Blue Moon territory."
Day 2, 3:00 PM
Location: Plains south of Kepar Airport
The machines, otherwise known as Heavy Tanks, were doing a fine job. Wave after wave of enemy attackers were blasted and gunned down. Even the once feared commandos didn't stand a chance against the superior targeting and weapons systems of the Heavy Tanks.
After 20th wave was destroyed, the Heavy Tank returned back to their base with nary a scratch. The day was won at last. The soldiers who were in the field threw a party celebrating their first victory.
Day 2, 10:00 PM
Location: Unidentified Location
But while the two armies celebrated, a man stood behind the darkness, smiling. He would let his own men be sacrificed, just to give the enemy a false sense of security. The battle was far over.
He walked all the way to a dark chamber, which contained a soldier tied in a chair, battered and bruised. He was striped of most of his uniform, the only thing left was his pants.
The man spoke in a deep voice. "Hello… Jack. How's your… sleep?"
Jack coughed loudly, and saw nothing from the man than a dark silhouette in front of a bright light. The only thing coming from is a hoarse voice.
"Who… who the hell are you?"
"Hahaha." the man said. "You can call me Steve, and until you tell me the access codes to the Orange Star mainframe, every second of this night will be torture."
Jack grinned. "You'd get nothing from me. I'm just a mere grunt, serving my country."
"So you say." Steve then closed the door of the chamber. "But my very trusted sources say you are a spy of Black Hole, I'm sure you know something that I want to know."
Jack flinched.
"Look, we can take this in two ways." Steve continued. "You can work for us, and give me the access codes."
"And if I refuse?" Steve asked.
"Well, that's up to Bruno here." Then a shadow appeared behind Steve. A shadow of something extremely large.
Jack thought deeply into this. Would he give up his mission? Would be betray his own country, including his family and friends, simply to work for a foreign power who would most likely kill him in the end?
Steve became impatient. "The clock is ticking…"
Finally, he made his choice.