Hi all. This is my VERY first shot at fanfiction so please go easy on me with the reviews; I'm just starting to learn. Just so I don't get sued or something, the Advance Wars games and its Characters (CO's) is the property of Nintendo. The character Codger is one of my creation. I write this story because I enjoyed the games so much that I should a least try my luck with a fanfiction based on it. The story is sort of leading to an AW3 kind of story line so the first set of chapters (I don't know how many there are going to be) are sort of going to be like a big intro. Anyway, read it and if you want, post a review and let me know what you think.
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Advance Wars: Experiments. Chapter 2: Preparations and Thinking
Ugh……how long am I going to have to work at this pace?, he though as he looked at video simulations of an "automated" ground battle.
He was in a laboratory right now, watching a pre-recorded ground battle between Md. Tanks and the new "NeoTanks" that the team he was apart of developed for the Black Hole army. Around him, much activity was going on. Some of the scientists were going over notes on the "automated" unit effectiveness, others were doing checkup's on the indestructible material that was going to be used for a pipeline in the "Wars World" campaign, and there were a lot of others that were doing stuff he couldn't keep track of. There was just so much going on that it was hard to concentrate on taking notes on the recorded battle simulations.
The room he was in was square shaped and pretty much surrounded by computers of different types on the walls and on tables. In the center of the room was also a computer but it looked more like your average round table except it produced 3D like images into the air for easier viewing, whether it was a 3D model of a particular unit type or just simple data and notes that you need to see. Right now, he could see a couple of scientists there viewing some sort of data he couldn't view too well from his position.
But from where he could see, he fully well recognized one of them as the head of this team. The man he saw looked liked he was around 5'11" or close to six feet tall. He couldn't tell with his lab coat on but from what he saw before, he looks a little muscular despite his age. His combination gray and black hair was his most recognizable feature among the scientists but the creepiest feature he had was his cold black eyes. When you look at him in the eyes, it was a little creepy.
Actually, he looked normal compared to him and some of the others around here. Because of the atmosphere of this continent, he was confined to a weird looking suit that protected his body from just about any harmful environments but it looked a little weird. Actually, a lot of the Black Hole Infantry he'd seen wore these suits. It wasn't uncomfortable really, and he could always take it off once he got back to his apartment since it had an environmental control system.
He stopped himself from thinking such things when he saw the gray haired man leave the computer in the center of the room and started coming toward his side of the room. He immediately started running the recorded simulation again and even though he had already taken good notes on it, he tried to look busy.
"So Uzi, have you found any sort of flaws with the Neotanks that I need to know about?", he said.
"None so far Codger" he replied. "From what I've seen, the Neotanks can overpower Md. Tanks easily. And even if the Md. Tanks somehow do get the surprise on the Neotanks with an attack, the remaining Neotanks can still do considerable damage to the Md. Tank units with a counter attack. But those simulations only focus on the fact that they are at normal strength. You also have to take into account of the CO's commanding the units and their CO powers too. With those factors, the results can be a little different."
"But still, the Neotanks are stronger than the Md. Tanks generally right?"
"Yes sir. They are" he replied.
"Good." Codger said with a smile. "And how goes the 'automated' unit tests?"
"Well so far, no problems have been reported. The CO that commands them with the special transceiver, modified to look like a wristwatch, can give basic or advanced battle commands to the automated units. From what was reported, the automated units follow instructions to the letter. And as you requested, they also modified the automated units to return to the general area where their CO was last sending messages should either the transceiver be damaged or jammed. They'll return to their proper locations first if they are low on fuel then continue with their "search" for their CO should that situation arise. Of course, the CO can modify this command if he or she wishes."
"Excellent."
Uzi was about to check more battle simulations again when he noticed Codger rubbing his eyes………..
"Uh ……… are you ok sir?"
Codger looked back at him with an annoyed looked on his face. "Yes. Yes. I'm fine."
But he could tell that he was fatigued. "Uh, why don't you take a break sir. I'll keep an eye on things for you until you get back."
Codger took a deep breath. Then said, "Fine. But I want you to page me back here if something needs my attention ASAP."
"Yes sir."
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Codger walked down the hallway. All around him, he could see doors lined up on the hallway. In each of them, there was some sort of lab room with a group of scientists doing something specific. But generally, they were all doing the same thing: preparing the Black Hole Army and Sturm for the second evasion of Wars World.
He finally found the elevator and decided to go to the roof to do some thinking.
When he got there, he decided to look around. Heh………nothing but technology as far as the eye can see, he thought.
From tall futuristic apartment buildings to different types of factories, there was much about this continent that makes you think the word "technology". From the automobiles that run on chargeable batteries to even the tube elevator he just used to get to the roof, technology was everywhere…………… well mostly.
Here on Black Hole's world, Mekandos World, there is one big, circular continent in the middle surrounded by smaller continents and islands. The Black Hole Army controls the central continent but the others are somewhat under Black Hole control. On those other continents, people live out normal lives there away from Black Hole activity. From what he read from the reports from those locations, the atmosphere there wasn't the same as it was here for some reason. That meant probably no one wore a protective suit because of that. And if he also read the reports about the Wars World environments properly, people who lived on those other continents were no different from the people who lived in Wars World. He often wondered why Sturm didn't just invade those other continents. Then he had found out that they were paying "funds" to assist Black Hole's research and experiments. As long as they bring in the funds, they stay out of Black Hole activities, he thought.
He used to find it weird that he was only one of few who didn't need to wear one of those spacesuits. I guess his body was able to adjust itself for this environment, probably because he was in great shape despite being close to 50 years old and all. Even though there was research done on the atmosphere here, it was guessed that all the factories had something to do with it, even though they didn't give out any sort of exhaust. I suppose even technology has its price sometimes.
And there, when he looked toward the center of the city, is the Black Hole citadel. Basically, it was a big rectangular building with a bunch of minicannons surrounding it with a lot of windows. In that very building, he thought he and his team would be executed for the failed clone project those last couple of months ago.
Now that he stopped to think about it, out of all the CO's to clone in the Orange Star Army, why did Sturm pick Andy? He'd never actually been to Wars World, but from what he heard from some Black Hole Infantry, Andy was quite the impulsive type of person. He guessed that Sturm just liked his "Repair" CO powers and the fact that he commands a well-rounded army. He could understand why he didn't pick Sami or Max because of their weaknesses but why not the head CO Nell? From the stories he heard from the first campaign on Wars World, Nell was the type that had a strong sense of justice and of what's right and wrong, that and the fact that she uses her "luck" CO powers to let her troops do more damage than usual some of the time but it was the fact that Nell had that sense of justice that would make the other CO's think that something wasn't right. Sturm probably thought that Andy's impulsiveness would lead the other CO's of Green Earth and Yellow Comet to believe that Andy would attack other countries. But apparently, it didn't work.
Well, he didn't like the fact that Sturm terminated the clone project but he couldn't complain about the new weapons he and his team had developed. Though he did improve on the clone project in a different way, he felt he should just follow orders since trying the "other" project would probably displease lord Sturm.
Actually, things had been rough for him since those past couple of months………
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Actually, there was suppose to be more of this chapter but I felt that it was getting too big so I though I divide it up into two chapters. Like I said before, if there was something in my story that was used in someone else's, I apologize and let me know in the review. Just want to say thanks again to RocketDarkness for helping me with the first chapter; Dr. Bross for helping me with ideas for this chapter, and Kronik-Spoon for that useful review on the first chapter. Hopefully I improved from the first chapter with this one but let me know with a review. And thanks to anyone else that took the time to at least read my very first fanfiction and to everyone else who wrote stories for AW, you have inspired me. Well, when I get the chance, I'll get started with Chapter 3 but until then, Late.