Advance Wars:
The War Continues
12/15/02
ME: This chapter will introduce my first original character in the story, the Advisor! Also, the Prologue was changed a little. The biggest change being that the attack will start later than before. Finally, this chapter starts the day after the events of the Prologue.
Enjoy!!!
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Chapter I
18 yr. old Andy hummed quietly to the music playing on the radio in his jeep. He was riding back to the base after another day at school. He was taking his senior year at the local high school. He had to take his senior year over again as a result of the war affecting his studies. Leave it to Nell to be strict about the academic status of the COs of Orange Star.
20 min. later, Andy had arrived at the base. Since the war, things have been pretty quiet around there. He spent his time either doing work for school or working in the garage either helping build of repair units. He parked his jeep and walked towards the apartment-like complex where officers have a choice to stay. He then walked towards his room, # 117. Upon entering, he saw nobody. But as he walked into the next room, a dart flew by his head, missing him by inches. Andy gave a yelp and fell backwards in shock.
"Whoa, sorry about that Andy." Andy turned to see his roommate Kevin, standing a couple of feet from him, holding several darts in his left hand. Kevin, being 15 yrs. old, was the youngest advisor for Orange Star. He, Andy, and Sami were inseparable. He had short light-brown hair and green eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. "I didn't hear you come in."
"That's ok," replied Andy, noticing the dartboard on the nearby wall. "Anything new happing?"
"Not that I know of," he replied. "Remember, I go to high school too."
"At least you get to leave your school early," mumbled Andy. Kevin went to a different school than Andy. His school is more advanced, and has a different time schedule, but Kevin doesn't seem to be affected in the least. He's among the top of his class. Andy isn't so lucky in his school. He's averaging B's and C's. Sami and Max try to help him out, and sometimes they succeed, but it still isn't enough. Andy knows he just needs some motivation.
He just doesn't know what.
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"No!"
"But Sonja…"
"No father, I won't do it!" she barked back.
Sonja and Kanbei were in one heck of a fight. Earlier, Kanbei tried to get Sonja to join him, Olaf, and Sturm (thanks Elvenking for correcting my name mistake). Apparently, Sturm was quite interested in here abilities with Fog of War. Sonja, of course, objected.
"Sonja, listen to me…"
"NO!!! You joining that… that 'creep' is bad enough, but don't try convincing me to make that decision to!"
"Now listen, here young la…!"
"No, I won't!"
:SLAP:
Sonja fell to the ground in pain. She held her sore cheek and looked up at her father, whose hand was still outreached from slapping her. She immediately froze when she looked into his eyes. The glare he was giving her was cold, almost demon-like.
"Never use that tone of voice with me, missy!" he yelled at her. Sonja was speechless. She did the only thing she could think of. She got up and ran out of the room. She turned down the hall and continued running, tears threatening to spill.
'Why is he acting like this? He never yelled at me like that, nor did he ever hit me. At least, not since mom…'
Sonja tried to push the painful memories aside, but failed. She began to slow down, and then stopped. She then leaned back against a wall and began to cry. Her tears fell in large numbers. She then slouched down until she was sitting on the ground, and put her head in her hands as she began to cry harder.
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"What is this?" Grit asked. From the beginning he didn't trust Sturm, and suspected him of plotting something. But now he's figured out what's really going on.
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What did Grit find? Does it have anything to do with Kanbei's weird behavior? Find out in Chapter II!!! (Roman Numerals are fun. ^^;;)
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Hope you guys liked this chapter. Sorry it was so short. I was planning on making it a lot longer, but I hit writers block. Don't worry, I'll try to write longer chapters in the future.
Character Bios
Name: Kevin Williams
Age: 15
Occupation: Orange Star Advisor
Bio: Kevin is a kid who, thanks to the Great War, has seen more than many people 3x his age. The reason he was allowed to be in the war in the first place will be explained later. His best friends are Andy and Sami. Kind and mature, he is sometimes the only voice of reason in their trio.
CO Powers: None
Quote(s): "You want a fight? Then you've got a fight!" –to enemy CO
"Guys, we should be destroying the enemy, not each other." –to Andy and Sami
Additional Notes: Kevin is based off of me, and shares the same roles to me as Charlie Brown and Snoopy did to Charles Schulz. He is both who I am, and who I want to be. ^_^; Also, like I said earlier, the reason he went to war at such a young age will be answered later in the story.
Note to Commanding Officer Mel: Yes, I know the bio is in a similar style as you make yours, but it works. If you have any problems with me borrowing it, let me know, and I'll change it.