Disclaimer: Wow, I'm actually using one of these. It's given that I don't have any ownership of Advance Wars or the characters of Final Fantasy... Duh. But the characters Glenn, Brad, Aldrea, Ashley, and Cecil, are used from "Bahamut & the Guardian Forces" by the permission of Gregory Stephen/nightdragon0. So you know, you should go read it, you would enjoy it.
-Advance Wars 2
--Project Black Portal
---Chapter 10: Antenna Assault
The black painted antenna array dominated the area that was crisscrossed by pipes. The storm clouds generated by the facility still darkened the area and the running lights along the pipes and dish revealed the most when they flashed on. From a birds eye view, it looked more like a spiral with a large dot in the middle rather than a facility. Presently, Glenn and the others stood on a cliff overlooking the area as if trying to figure out a way to go at it.
"What do you see?" Ashley asked, standing to the back of the group with an obstructed view.
"That's the problem, I don't see anything. There's no one there."
Hm... They know we're coming then. Bahamut mused. This certainly makes it harder.
Yeah, they probably began to tighten defenses when they couldn't find me. Unicorn suggested.
"They knew we'd talk to Green Earth guys about this." Aldrea added.
That statement caused Glenn to shake his head and turn away as if to clear something from his mind.
"What's wrong Glenn?" Ashley asked.
"Man, if that Eagle guy wasn't such an ass... Sonja gave us plenty of help when we went in that fortress to rescue Valefor and Cecil. I don't see why he has to be so angry."
But Sonja knew more about us. Eagle simply bumped into us, he doesn't have any idea what we're all about. Phoenix explained.
A silence had descended over all of them. A crack of lighting went on in the background and drew their attention back to the dish that stood in the distance.
"We're still going to rescue Brad and Leviathan." Glenn stated.
They all nodded and began to change into their Guardian Forces. Now Bahamut, Phoenix, Valefor, and Unicorn were in their places. Valefor gently lifted Unicorn off the ground and they began to move towards the dish. As they did, a lone soldier soon crawled out of the bushes with binoculars and kept low as he climbed to get a better view of the dish. He used his binoculars to look over the area and then ran back down the hill to come across a parked jeep. He got into the passenger side and nodded to the driver.
"It's here alright."
He motioned to the radio and picked it up.
"HQ, we have visual confirmation of enemy target."
"Copy that. Orders now, are to return to base. Vector squadron will take it from here."
With that, the jeep started up with a roar and took off in the opposite direction of the GFs.
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Bahamut arrived first and landed before the hexagonal front entrance. It looked sealed pretty tight, but it failed to discourage anyone. The others arrived soon after and Unicorn was gently set down on the ground. She soon looked over the area remembering when they had escaped the blackout of the Black Hole facility. It was a field of asphalt and then the hill they tumbled down to find that tunnel that Hawke had demolished.
Yeah, we came out this way. Aldrea explained. Except that door was wide open.
"Just give me a couple of seconds," Bahamut began. "It'll be open soon enough."
He reared his head back to launch a Mega Flare attack but soon stopped as the sound of footsteps caught their attention. All of them turned to see Flak approach them, even with the rain pounding the area around them.
"It's him!" Phoenix realized. "That guy from the train tracks."
Well if he's out here alone... Something is up. Ashley realized.
Unicorn and Valefor had already begun to look around nervously for any signs of an ambush, but there was nothing. Now Flak was only a couple feet from them and stopped. They could tell now that he had a infuriated expression and balled his fists tightly.
"Hey freaks!" He yelled out. "I've been waiting for this. Especially you, feather duster!"
"Going to ask us to surrender again?" Phoenix asked smartly.
"Naw... That's more Adder's game, and I ain't Adder! I just crush things that I don't like! And I really hate all of you!"
There was a long pause as Flak's angry expression soon turned into a broad smile, showing his teeth.
"I just wanted to see you all before I turned you into hamburger meat!"
This caused a bit of confusion among them all as they continued to look around for any would be attackers. Bahamut had lost his interest in Flak and turned back toward the door.
"Ha, I'd like to see you try." Bahamut laughed.
"Fine wit' me."
Flak raised his arm and a deafening blast went off. A tank round soon slammed into Bahamut's back and sent him flying into the door of the array. The other three GFs jumped back in surprise and turned to see a Medium Tank phase into view for a couple of moments before disappearing again. A laugh came from Flak as he crossed his arms and continued to chuckle. A loud angry roar erupted Bahamut as he picked himself up off the ground and spun around towards Flak.
"How the @#$%!"
"His forces are invisible!" Unicorn realized.
"How'd you like that worm?" Flak asked. " You still kickin'? Good, cause I'm gonna pound you into dust!"
With that he turned to leave and began to stomp back the way he came. The four GFs frantically tried to decide what to do as the tension mounted.
"Everyone spread out!" Phoenix finally decided.
With that, hell had broken loose. Volleys of tank rounds began to fly across the asphalt field and slam into the area where the GFs once stood. There was an electrical sound as the tanks that opened fire would become visible and then disappear much like the first one that opened fire. Phoenix had taken to the air but quickly came under the attack of rapid firing anti-air units. The sky was quickly lit up as she dove back toward the ground to avoid the fire.
Phoenix! Stay low! Ashley cried out. They're plastering the air with bullets!
Valefor was the first to act and launched an Energy Ray attack that cut across the battlefield. Some tanks shuttered as they had been hit and bled back into view. They began to move but were soon finished off by Phoenix who launched fireballs all about the area.
"Dyga dryd!"
Valefor spun around in a short celebration but was soon hit with a missile that streaked across the sky.
Someone help! Cecil cried out.
Unicorn didn't stop running once as she tried to reach the wounded Valefor. Shells came down around her as the ground was slowly turning into craters. She soon made a beeline for Valefor who she could see squirming on the ground but soon came crashing to a stop as she went head on into something. A painful neigh escaped her as she tumbled to the ground.
"What... what did I hit?" She wondered aloud, dazed by the collision.
You have to get moving! You and Valefor are both easy targets! Aldrea urged.
As she stood back up, the object she ran into soon phased into view. A Neotank, with it's main gun pointed straight at her.
Go under!
With out a second thought she dove under the tank and crawled along the ground as it opened fire and almost hit her. Some of the other tanks had turned their fire on the Neotank that Unicorn was under and nailed it. It's armor still held and only scratches remained.
"Heal Horn!" Unicorn cried out and directed her horn upon Valefor.
Valefor was slow to get up, but eventually did and shook her head.
She says thanks. Cecil called out.
They couldn't see the tanks at the moment, but there was plenty of metallic grinding noises to suggest they had been targeted...
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Eagle stood on the runway as his green painted jets had begun to move for takeoff. There was doubt that they could even get off the ground without crashing since there was so much rain, but he ordered it anyway, they couldn't waste a second. A soldier soon approached and saluted before Eagle.
"Vector Squadron is ready to go sir! We also have two bombers ready as well!"
"Then let's get these birds off the ground!" Eagle ordered. "I want that facility grounded now! Victory and defeat depends upon it!"
The soldier nodded and took off as a transport copter approached.
"I want to see this." Eagle muttered.
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"Bahamut!" Phoenix cried out.
The dragon and the phoenix dove about the area trying to stay out of the sights of the missiles and anti-airs that kept them from escaping. The Guardian Forces attacked as fast as they could muster up the strength, but couldn't tell if they were making any ground. With their enemy phasing in and out, it was hard to tell what was destroyed and what was still moving.
"We can't keep this up! You have to rescue Leviathan so we can get the hell out of here!"
Bahamut made a quick glance toward the door which had been blown open when all of Flak's forces opened fire.
"I'll be back soon!" Bahamut yelled before turning away and flying toward the door.
You have to hurry Bahamut, these Black Hole is everywhere!
The door was large enough to let Bahamut slip inside and soon the sounds of the battle going on outside began to dull. Every hall way was lit with eerie red light and flashed as alarms were going off. The dragon had to crouch and fold his wings tightly in order to make his way through the hall which winded through the facility.
I wonder if they have any guys in here that are invisible too?
"Don't say that Glenn."
When Bahamut reached the control room, he could stand up again and stretched his wings. It was dead silent, and there wasn't as sign of Leviathan anywhere. Surprise was easily apparent, and he soon began to look around walking deeper into the room. He didn't get far when a click resonated throughout the room.
"Up here silly!" A familiar voice rang out over an intercom.
Bahamut looked up to see a security camera that was currently concentrated on him. He snorted and moved to get a better look.
"Tee hee hee! I'm on top of the dish! Along with Mr. Flippers! Can you come up to play?"
"Damn that girl and her laugh!" Bahamut growled. "This is the last time I'm going to hear her voice. I'll make sure of it!"
Easy! You have to take this slow... There's no telling what kind of trap she has in store for us up there.
"Take the stairs!" Lash called out enthusiastically. "You might have to change back to Glenn for a couple of flights... or two. Tee hee hee! We'll be waiting!"
A second click made it known that Lash was done talking and Bahamut looked over toward a light that had switched on. His form soon changed back to Glenn's, and his human partner soon began to move toward the steps.
"Man, I wish there was another way up there." Glenn mumbled.
Quit talking! And go!
Glenn took a deep breath and began to climb the stairs.
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Glenn soon found himself climbing up a ladder in the dead center of the dish. It was pointed straight up into the air and now looked like an oversized bowl from the inside. Bahamut wasted no time reassuming control and changed back.
Hey! Wait till I get out of the hole, you could have gotten stuck!
"Save your complains for later!"
He looked all around and was unable to see Lash or Leviathan. Gradually he looked upward, until he could see Leviathan dangling from the point at the top of the dish. There was plenty of chains and pulleys that kept him from worming his way out of the restrains and his tail swung in the wind.
"Leviathan!" Bahamut called out. "Leviathan! Are you alright?"
There was no response. Only the roaring of the storm that had begun to seemingly concentrate around them.
Look, just get him down before Lash...
"Tee hee hee!"
Bahamut whipped his head around to look in the direction of the laughing. It came from behind one of the arms that held up the point above them. There was a clacking sound, like roller blades, from another direction and he quickly turned that way as well.
"How do you like your friend? You see, my machine has sucked all the magic we'll ever need to run this dish! So he's expendable now!" Lash called out over the storm.
"Where the hell is she..."
Finally, they could spot a figure dart out from behind one of the arms. It was Lash, and she was currently blazing along with roller blades on her feet and a familiar weapon in her hand. She did a couple of tricks and spins before finally screeching to a stop, sending sparks flying about her feet. Her laugh echoed about the area as she raised her weapon and smiled.
"Hey there Mr. Dragon! Remember my Nutcracker? I've brought it out of the closet so we can play one last time! You see, this is it! Sturm told me that you can't be here anymore, and as much as I would like to ignore him. He's the boss, so too bad!"
"Like I care!" Bahamut hissed. "You've done nothing but turn our lives up side down! We don't even belong in this world!"
Lash began to roll back and forth in one place.
"What are you trying to say? You didn't have fun visiting our world?"
"Fun? You call this fun? You twisted little twerp! I'm going to..."
Bahamut was soon cut off as Lash raised one of her hands and began to move it like a mouth.
"Yak, yak, yak, yak, yak, yak! That's all I hear coming out of your mouth! That's the problem with this world! They don't know how to have fun! They're just a bunch of party poopers! Even now, they're sending air planes to ruin all my playtime!"
What? Wait a minute, is she talking about?
"Eagle? Dammit! That @#$%!" Bahamut realized.
A wide smile spread over Lash's face.
"What? You mean you didn't know? Eagle followed you! He knows exactly where this base is! In a couple of moments, it'll be gone! Just like you! Tee hee hee! How typical! You're just as stupid as the reports said you were!"
"Shut the @#$% up! You don't seem to be all to concerned you're standing in the same place as we are! Not to mention your forces out front!"
"Tsk tsk. You don't know anything do you? That's soooo sad!"
A helicopter roared by and held it's position over the dish for a couple of seconds before disappearing off somewhere. It came back again and circled the dish slowly. Lash pointed upwards and then cocked her gun.
"All our forces are machines! With the exception of our troops of course. They're like toys! And my transportation is right up there! I'm just here to play one last time with my pets before you disappear forever!"
Alright, I don't feel sorry for her anymore. Glenn said suddenly.
"Why would you feel sorry?" Bahamut asked surprised.
Because she's so young. But now I see she's just crazy!
"What was your first clue?" His dragon partner mumbled sarcastically.
Lash fired a round upwards to reassume Bahamut's attention.
"Excuse me Mr. Dragon!" She then re-aimed her gun at him. "I wanna play!!!!"
-End Chapter
--Next Chapter: Going, Going, Gone...
-Advance Wars 2
--Project Black Portal
---Chapter 10: Antenna Assault
The black painted antenna array dominated the area that was crisscrossed by pipes. The storm clouds generated by the facility still darkened the area and the running lights along the pipes and dish revealed the most when they flashed on. From a birds eye view, it looked more like a spiral with a large dot in the middle rather than a facility. Presently, Glenn and the others stood on a cliff overlooking the area as if trying to figure out a way to go at it.
"What do you see?" Ashley asked, standing to the back of the group with an obstructed view.
"That's the problem, I don't see anything. There's no one there."
Hm... They know we're coming then. Bahamut mused. This certainly makes it harder.
Yeah, they probably began to tighten defenses when they couldn't find me. Unicorn suggested.
"They knew we'd talk to Green Earth guys about this." Aldrea added.
That statement caused Glenn to shake his head and turn away as if to clear something from his mind.
"What's wrong Glenn?" Ashley asked.
"Man, if that Eagle guy wasn't such an ass... Sonja gave us plenty of help when we went in that fortress to rescue Valefor and Cecil. I don't see why he has to be so angry."
But Sonja knew more about us. Eagle simply bumped into us, he doesn't have any idea what we're all about. Phoenix explained.
A silence had descended over all of them. A crack of lighting went on in the background and drew their attention back to the dish that stood in the distance.
"We're still going to rescue Brad and Leviathan." Glenn stated.
They all nodded and began to change into their Guardian Forces. Now Bahamut, Phoenix, Valefor, and Unicorn were in their places. Valefor gently lifted Unicorn off the ground and they began to move towards the dish. As they did, a lone soldier soon crawled out of the bushes with binoculars and kept low as he climbed to get a better view of the dish. He used his binoculars to look over the area and then ran back down the hill to come across a parked jeep. He got into the passenger side and nodded to the driver.
"It's here alright."
He motioned to the radio and picked it up.
"HQ, we have visual confirmation of enemy target."
"Copy that. Orders now, are to return to base. Vector squadron will take it from here."
With that, the jeep started up with a roar and took off in the opposite direction of the GFs.
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Bahamut arrived first and landed before the hexagonal front entrance. It looked sealed pretty tight, but it failed to discourage anyone. The others arrived soon after and Unicorn was gently set down on the ground. She soon looked over the area remembering when they had escaped the blackout of the Black Hole facility. It was a field of asphalt and then the hill they tumbled down to find that tunnel that Hawke had demolished.
Yeah, we came out this way. Aldrea explained. Except that door was wide open.
"Just give me a couple of seconds," Bahamut began. "It'll be open soon enough."
He reared his head back to launch a Mega Flare attack but soon stopped as the sound of footsteps caught their attention. All of them turned to see Flak approach them, even with the rain pounding the area around them.
"It's him!" Phoenix realized. "That guy from the train tracks."
Well if he's out here alone... Something is up. Ashley realized.
Unicorn and Valefor had already begun to look around nervously for any signs of an ambush, but there was nothing. Now Flak was only a couple feet from them and stopped. They could tell now that he had a infuriated expression and balled his fists tightly.
"Hey freaks!" He yelled out. "I've been waiting for this. Especially you, feather duster!"
"Going to ask us to surrender again?" Phoenix asked smartly.
"Naw... That's more Adder's game, and I ain't Adder! I just crush things that I don't like! And I really hate all of you!"
There was a long pause as Flak's angry expression soon turned into a broad smile, showing his teeth.
"I just wanted to see you all before I turned you into hamburger meat!"
This caused a bit of confusion among them all as they continued to look around for any would be attackers. Bahamut had lost his interest in Flak and turned back toward the door.
"Ha, I'd like to see you try." Bahamut laughed.
"Fine wit' me."
Flak raised his arm and a deafening blast went off. A tank round soon slammed into Bahamut's back and sent him flying into the door of the array. The other three GFs jumped back in surprise and turned to see a Medium Tank phase into view for a couple of moments before disappearing again. A laugh came from Flak as he crossed his arms and continued to chuckle. A loud angry roar erupted Bahamut as he picked himself up off the ground and spun around towards Flak.
"How the @#$%!"
"His forces are invisible!" Unicorn realized.
"How'd you like that worm?" Flak asked. " You still kickin'? Good, cause I'm gonna pound you into dust!"
With that he turned to leave and began to stomp back the way he came. The four GFs frantically tried to decide what to do as the tension mounted.
"Everyone spread out!" Phoenix finally decided.
With that, hell had broken loose. Volleys of tank rounds began to fly across the asphalt field and slam into the area where the GFs once stood. There was an electrical sound as the tanks that opened fire would become visible and then disappear much like the first one that opened fire. Phoenix had taken to the air but quickly came under the attack of rapid firing anti-air units. The sky was quickly lit up as she dove back toward the ground to avoid the fire.
Phoenix! Stay low! Ashley cried out. They're plastering the air with bullets!
Valefor was the first to act and launched an Energy Ray attack that cut across the battlefield. Some tanks shuttered as they had been hit and bled back into view. They began to move but were soon finished off by Phoenix who launched fireballs all about the area.
"Dyga dryd!"
Valefor spun around in a short celebration but was soon hit with a missile that streaked across the sky.
Someone help! Cecil cried out.
Unicorn didn't stop running once as she tried to reach the wounded Valefor. Shells came down around her as the ground was slowly turning into craters. She soon made a beeline for Valefor who she could see squirming on the ground but soon came crashing to a stop as she went head on into something. A painful neigh escaped her as she tumbled to the ground.
"What... what did I hit?" She wondered aloud, dazed by the collision.
You have to get moving! You and Valefor are both easy targets! Aldrea urged.
As she stood back up, the object she ran into soon phased into view. A Neotank, with it's main gun pointed straight at her.
Go under!
With out a second thought she dove under the tank and crawled along the ground as it opened fire and almost hit her. Some of the other tanks had turned their fire on the Neotank that Unicorn was under and nailed it. It's armor still held and only scratches remained.
"Heal Horn!" Unicorn cried out and directed her horn upon Valefor.
Valefor was slow to get up, but eventually did and shook her head.
She says thanks. Cecil called out.
They couldn't see the tanks at the moment, but there was plenty of metallic grinding noises to suggest they had been targeted...
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Eagle stood on the runway as his green painted jets had begun to move for takeoff. There was doubt that they could even get off the ground without crashing since there was so much rain, but he ordered it anyway, they couldn't waste a second. A soldier soon approached and saluted before Eagle.
"Vector Squadron is ready to go sir! We also have two bombers ready as well!"
"Then let's get these birds off the ground!" Eagle ordered. "I want that facility grounded now! Victory and defeat depends upon it!"
The soldier nodded and took off as a transport copter approached.
"I want to see this." Eagle muttered.
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"Bahamut!" Phoenix cried out.
The dragon and the phoenix dove about the area trying to stay out of the sights of the missiles and anti-airs that kept them from escaping. The Guardian Forces attacked as fast as they could muster up the strength, but couldn't tell if they were making any ground. With their enemy phasing in and out, it was hard to tell what was destroyed and what was still moving.
"We can't keep this up! You have to rescue Leviathan so we can get the hell out of here!"
Bahamut made a quick glance toward the door which had been blown open when all of Flak's forces opened fire.
"I'll be back soon!" Bahamut yelled before turning away and flying toward the door.
You have to hurry Bahamut, these Black Hole is everywhere!
The door was large enough to let Bahamut slip inside and soon the sounds of the battle going on outside began to dull. Every hall way was lit with eerie red light and flashed as alarms were going off. The dragon had to crouch and fold his wings tightly in order to make his way through the hall which winded through the facility.
I wonder if they have any guys in here that are invisible too?
"Don't say that Glenn."
When Bahamut reached the control room, he could stand up again and stretched his wings. It was dead silent, and there wasn't as sign of Leviathan anywhere. Surprise was easily apparent, and he soon began to look around walking deeper into the room. He didn't get far when a click resonated throughout the room.
"Up here silly!" A familiar voice rang out over an intercom.
Bahamut looked up to see a security camera that was currently concentrated on him. He snorted and moved to get a better look.
"Tee hee hee! I'm on top of the dish! Along with Mr. Flippers! Can you come up to play?"
"Damn that girl and her laugh!" Bahamut growled. "This is the last time I'm going to hear her voice. I'll make sure of it!"
Easy! You have to take this slow... There's no telling what kind of trap she has in store for us up there.
"Take the stairs!" Lash called out enthusiastically. "You might have to change back to Glenn for a couple of flights... or two. Tee hee hee! We'll be waiting!"
A second click made it known that Lash was done talking and Bahamut looked over toward a light that had switched on. His form soon changed back to Glenn's, and his human partner soon began to move toward the steps.
"Man, I wish there was another way up there." Glenn mumbled.
Quit talking! And go!
Glenn took a deep breath and began to climb the stairs.
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Glenn soon found himself climbing up a ladder in the dead center of the dish. It was pointed straight up into the air and now looked like an oversized bowl from the inside. Bahamut wasted no time reassuming control and changed back.
Hey! Wait till I get out of the hole, you could have gotten stuck!
"Save your complains for later!"
He looked all around and was unable to see Lash or Leviathan. Gradually he looked upward, until he could see Leviathan dangling from the point at the top of the dish. There was plenty of chains and pulleys that kept him from worming his way out of the restrains and his tail swung in the wind.
"Leviathan!" Bahamut called out. "Leviathan! Are you alright?"
There was no response. Only the roaring of the storm that had begun to seemingly concentrate around them.
Look, just get him down before Lash...
"Tee hee hee!"
Bahamut whipped his head around to look in the direction of the laughing. It came from behind one of the arms that held up the point above them. There was a clacking sound, like roller blades, from another direction and he quickly turned that way as well.
"How do you like your friend? You see, my machine has sucked all the magic we'll ever need to run this dish! So he's expendable now!" Lash called out over the storm.
"Where the hell is she..."
Finally, they could spot a figure dart out from behind one of the arms. It was Lash, and she was currently blazing along with roller blades on her feet and a familiar weapon in her hand. She did a couple of tricks and spins before finally screeching to a stop, sending sparks flying about her feet. Her laugh echoed about the area as she raised her weapon and smiled.
"Hey there Mr. Dragon! Remember my Nutcracker? I've brought it out of the closet so we can play one last time! You see, this is it! Sturm told me that you can't be here anymore, and as much as I would like to ignore him. He's the boss, so too bad!"
"Like I care!" Bahamut hissed. "You've done nothing but turn our lives up side down! We don't even belong in this world!"
Lash began to roll back and forth in one place.
"What are you trying to say? You didn't have fun visiting our world?"
"Fun? You call this fun? You twisted little twerp! I'm going to..."
Bahamut was soon cut off as Lash raised one of her hands and began to move it like a mouth.
"Yak, yak, yak, yak, yak, yak! That's all I hear coming out of your mouth! That's the problem with this world! They don't know how to have fun! They're just a bunch of party poopers! Even now, they're sending air planes to ruin all my playtime!"
What? Wait a minute, is she talking about?
"Eagle? Dammit! That @#$%!" Bahamut realized.
A wide smile spread over Lash's face.
"What? You mean you didn't know? Eagle followed you! He knows exactly where this base is! In a couple of moments, it'll be gone! Just like you! Tee hee hee! How typical! You're just as stupid as the reports said you were!"
"Shut the @#$% up! You don't seem to be all to concerned you're standing in the same place as we are! Not to mention your forces out front!"
"Tsk tsk. You don't know anything do you? That's soooo sad!"
A helicopter roared by and held it's position over the dish for a couple of seconds before disappearing off somewhere. It came back again and circled the dish slowly. Lash pointed upwards and then cocked her gun.
"All our forces are machines! With the exception of our troops of course. They're like toys! And my transportation is right up there! I'm just here to play one last time with my pets before you disappear forever!"
Alright, I don't feel sorry for her anymore. Glenn said suddenly.
"Why would you feel sorry?" Bahamut asked surprised.
Because she's so young. But now I see she's just crazy!
"What was your first clue?" His dragon partner mumbled sarcastically.
Lash fired a round upwards to reassume Bahamut's attention.
"Excuse me Mr. Dragon!" She then re-aimed her gun at him. "I wanna play!!!!"
-End Chapter
--Next Chapter: Going, Going, Gone...