Advance Wars: Endgame
Chapter 3
By RocketDarkness
Sami glanced at her watch. 10:30 P.M. She rubbed her eyes, yawning. Getting up, she walked over to the water dispenser in the corner of her modest-sized office. She grabbed a small paper cup off of the top, and placed it underneath the dispenser. Pulling on the tab, she continued to rack her brain as the cup slowly filled up. She had looked at every single reconnaissance and spy report, and yet, still no luck. There was no logical reason as to why Blue Moon would ever dare to attack Green Earth. She let go of the tab, and lifted the small cup to her mouth, savoring the cool water running over her dry and cracked lips. She hadn't realized how long she had been here. She threw the cup at the trashcan, missing and causing it to land on the dark green carpet. Ignoring it, she went back to her desk. As she turned her back, Nell called.
"Sami? Are you still here?" Nell stuck her head through the door, peeking in and taking a quick look around the room. "Sami, it's late. You should get some sleep…"
"You're right. I still can't figure it out though. Perhaps he's simply gone mad. I wouldn't be surprised…"
"Neither would I, Sami. Neither would I."
Sami reached out and turned off the small lamp on her desk. Following Nell out the room, she closed the door and continued down the hallway of the Orange Star headquarters. "Damn…I forgot the keys to the apartment. You go ahead, Nell, I'll meet you downstairs." Without waiting for a response, she turned around and jogged lightly back to her office. She grabbed the keys off of the desk, and turned around to go back out the door. And that was when all hell broke loose.
Explosions rocked the building, causing Sami to fall down onto the ground with a loud thud. Screams were heard from far below, and the sound of bullets and glass shattering instantly shook Sami back into reality. The headquarters was being captured! She pushed herself up on her hands, and ran to one of the cabinets in her office. Pulling open the doors, she reached in and grabbed her M249. More gunfire was heard, and screams echoed down the halls. She smiled grimly. Those screams didn't belong to Orange Star soldiers.
Running down the hallway, she pushed open the door to the emergency stairwell and hit the stairs at full speed. The radio on her belt crackled with loud static. Then came Max's voice. "Sami! Sami, are you there? Come in!"
"I'm here, Max! What's the situation?"
"Blue Moon troops are everywhere! Those bastards launched a surprise attack!"
"I figured as much! How are you and Andy?"
"We're fine, for now! Troops from the nearby bases are coming as we speak!"
"Is Nell down there? I said I'd meet her, but that was before the attack!"
"Yes, she is! She ran off to sound the alarm, but I'm sure she's fine!"
"Just hold them off, you guys, I'm coming!" She was almost to the first floor. Ten stories. Nine. Eight. A whistling noise was heard. Seven. Rockets came tearing through the wall of the sixth story stairwell, causing Sami to grab onto the safety rail in reaction. The entire staircase began to shudder. The stairs from fifth and below collapsed to the ground, causing dust and rubble to go everywhere. The staircase shuddered again. Suddenly, with a sickening groan, the staircase began to detach from the wall. Hugging the handrail with both hands, she held on tightly as the staircase plummeted. Rails creaked as they were imbedded into the wall, slowing the descent to a hellishly frightening, albeit slow, descent. Concrete was ripped from the walls around her, falling down around her. Sami shook her head to dislodge some of the dust, only to have just as much fall down to replace it.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the stairwell hit the rubble with a loud thud. Sami looked around, dazed. Coughing, she made her way to the door and realized the knob had been obliterated from the falling debris, as was most of the door. She kicked it open, and looked around warily. Bullet holes lined the walls in a disgusting parody of a child trying feebly to connect the dots. Dead bodies littered the floor, both Orange Star and Blue Moon. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught movement. She quickly pulled back into the stairwell, and peeked out cautiously. She scanned the area, and found the source of the movement. An Orange Star soldier, wounded but not yet dead. She ran to his side, concerned. One of Andy's troops.
"Soldier, where are you injured?"
"Can't tell…my body is numb…" He gasped, and coughed up blood onto the floor.
"Can you tell me where Max or Andy is?"
"Down…down this hallway, I believe." He coughed again, and Sami got up to leave. But she couldn't. Crouching back down, she held the dying man's hand until he finally coughed one last time. Touching his forehead, she closed his eyes with her hands gently. She slowly rose to her feet, and ran down the dark hallway. Almost there. The sound of tank fire came from outside, and what sounded like transport choppers could also be heard.
Sami rounded the corner, and was relieved to see Max and Andy safe behind some overturned file cabinets and tables. Dust covered them, but they paid it no heed. Along with them, there were Orange Star troops periodically firing over the barricade at the enemy troops.
"You guys holding out?" She shouted over the noise.
"Thank god you're all right, Sami!" Andy shouted. He pushed his dusty hair back from over his eyes.
"I think the majority of the enemy troops are gone! We're gonna try and push them out of the building in one big push!" Max shouted to both Sami and his soldiers.
"Should I call my troops?" Sami said, finally next to Max and Andy.
"No, there's not enough time! Let's go!" Max signaled to Andy, Sami and his troops, and then jumped over the barricade. Opening fire, the Orange Star platoon quickly eliminated the majority of the Blue Moon troops, sending them scattering like scared mice. Blue Moon troops, dead and dying, were ignored as they charged around the corner. There, the entryway was littered with broken glass from the shattered glass doors, and spotlights were shining in from outside. Sami gasped, seeing Blue Moon transport choppers deploying their next wave of troops. The familiar sound of rockets being launched was heard, and the battalion quickly ran back into the hallway, moments before the rockets blasted a large hole in the entrance, causing parts of the doorways to crumble and fall.
"I'm calling for backup!" Sami shouted. "My transport choppers are the best chance we have to get them here quickly!"
"No!" Max yelled back, twisting his eyebrows into a furrow. "Don't!"
"Why not?!" Sami shouted back.
"They still won't make it in time, Sami!" Andy said. "Besides, it's too late!"
However, their pleas were in vain. She was already on the radio. "Troops! Move out, and get to the airports! Transport choppers will be waiting for you! C'mon, double time!"
A/N: Like it? Hate it? Let me know, email me at rocketdarkness@yahoo.com, AIM me at rocketdarkness, or talk to me on the AWN message boards! Thanks for taking your time to read this!
Chapter 3
By RocketDarkness
Sami glanced at her watch. 10:30 P.M. She rubbed her eyes, yawning. Getting up, she walked over to the water dispenser in the corner of her modest-sized office. She grabbed a small paper cup off of the top, and placed it underneath the dispenser. Pulling on the tab, she continued to rack her brain as the cup slowly filled up. She had looked at every single reconnaissance and spy report, and yet, still no luck. There was no logical reason as to why Blue Moon would ever dare to attack Green Earth. She let go of the tab, and lifted the small cup to her mouth, savoring the cool water running over her dry and cracked lips. She hadn't realized how long she had been here. She threw the cup at the trashcan, missing and causing it to land on the dark green carpet. Ignoring it, she went back to her desk. As she turned her back, Nell called.
"Sami? Are you still here?" Nell stuck her head through the door, peeking in and taking a quick look around the room. "Sami, it's late. You should get some sleep…"
"You're right. I still can't figure it out though. Perhaps he's simply gone mad. I wouldn't be surprised…"
"Neither would I, Sami. Neither would I."
Sami reached out and turned off the small lamp on her desk. Following Nell out the room, she closed the door and continued down the hallway of the Orange Star headquarters. "Damn…I forgot the keys to the apartment. You go ahead, Nell, I'll meet you downstairs." Without waiting for a response, she turned around and jogged lightly back to her office. She grabbed the keys off of the desk, and turned around to go back out the door. And that was when all hell broke loose.
Explosions rocked the building, causing Sami to fall down onto the ground with a loud thud. Screams were heard from far below, and the sound of bullets and glass shattering instantly shook Sami back into reality. The headquarters was being captured! She pushed herself up on her hands, and ran to one of the cabinets in her office. Pulling open the doors, she reached in and grabbed her M249. More gunfire was heard, and screams echoed down the halls. She smiled grimly. Those screams didn't belong to Orange Star soldiers.
Running down the hallway, she pushed open the door to the emergency stairwell and hit the stairs at full speed. The radio on her belt crackled with loud static. Then came Max's voice. "Sami! Sami, are you there? Come in!"
"I'm here, Max! What's the situation?"
"Blue Moon troops are everywhere! Those bastards launched a surprise attack!"
"I figured as much! How are you and Andy?"
"We're fine, for now! Troops from the nearby bases are coming as we speak!"
"Is Nell down there? I said I'd meet her, but that was before the attack!"
"Yes, she is! She ran off to sound the alarm, but I'm sure she's fine!"
"Just hold them off, you guys, I'm coming!" She was almost to the first floor. Ten stories. Nine. Eight. A whistling noise was heard. Seven. Rockets came tearing through the wall of the sixth story stairwell, causing Sami to grab onto the safety rail in reaction. The entire staircase began to shudder. The stairs from fifth and below collapsed to the ground, causing dust and rubble to go everywhere. The staircase shuddered again. Suddenly, with a sickening groan, the staircase began to detach from the wall. Hugging the handrail with both hands, she held on tightly as the staircase plummeted. Rails creaked as they were imbedded into the wall, slowing the descent to a hellishly frightening, albeit slow, descent. Concrete was ripped from the walls around her, falling down around her. Sami shook her head to dislodge some of the dust, only to have just as much fall down to replace it.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the stairwell hit the rubble with a loud thud. Sami looked around, dazed. Coughing, she made her way to the door and realized the knob had been obliterated from the falling debris, as was most of the door. She kicked it open, and looked around warily. Bullet holes lined the walls in a disgusting parody of a child trying feebly to connect the dots. Dead bodies littered the floor, both Orange Star and Blue Moon. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught movement. She quickly pulled back into the stairwell, and peeked out cautiously. She scanned the area, and found the source of the movement. An Orange Star soldier, wounded but not yet dead. She ran to his side, concerned. One of Andy's troops.
"Soldier, where are you injured?"
"Can't tell…my body is numb…" He gasped, and coughed up blood onto the floor.
"Can you tell me where Max or Andy is?"
"Down…down this hallway, I believe." He coughed again, and Sami got up to leave. But she couldn't. Crouching back down, she held the dying man's hand until he finally coughed one last time. Touching his forehead, she closed his eyes with her hands gently. She slowly rose to her feet, and ran down the dark hallway. Almost there. The sound of tank fire came from outside, and what sounded like transport choppers could also be heard.
Sami rounded the corner, and was relieved to see Max and Andy safe behind some overturned file cabinets and tables. Dust covered them, but they paid it no heed. Along with them, there were Orange Star troops periodically firing over the barricade at the enemy troops.
"You guys holding out?" She shouted over the noise.
"Thank god you're all right, Sami!" Andy shouted. He pushed his dusty hair back from over his eyes.
"I think the majority of the enemy troops are gone! We're gonna try and push them out of the building in one big push!" Max shouted to both Sami and his soldiers.
"Should I call my troops?" Sami said, finally next to Max and Andy.
"No, there's not enough time! Let's go!" Max signaled to Andy, Sami and his troops, and then jumped over the barricade. Opening fire, the Orange Star platoon quickly eliminated the majority of the Blue Moon troops, sending them scattering like scared mice. Blue Moon troops, dead and dying, were ignored as they charged around the corner. There, the entryway was littered with broken glass from the shattered glass doors, and spotlights were shining in from outside. Sami gasped, seeing Blue Moon transport choppers deploying their next wave of troops. The familiar sound of rockets being launched was heard, and the battalion quickly ran back into the hallway, moments before the rockets blasted a large hole in the entrance, causing parts of the doorways to crumble and fall.
"I'm calling for backup!" Sami shouted. "My transport choppers are the best chance we have to get them here quickly!"
"No!" Max yelled back, twisting his eyebrows into a furrow. "Don't!"
"Why not?!" Sami shouted back.
"They still won't make it in time, Sami!" Andy said. "Besides, it's too late!"
However, their pleas were in vain. She was already on the radio. "Troops! Move out, and get to the airports! Transport choppers will be waiting for you! C'mon, double time!"
A/N: Like it? Hate it? Let me know, email me at rocketdarkness@yahoo.com, AIM me at rocketdarkness, or talk to me on the AWN message boards! Thanks for taking your time to read this!
