Fort Triggering
--An Advance Wars Fan Fiction by StarFoxRocks--
Chapter III: A Mission Assigned
Morning seemed to strike in no time at all for Jack. Maybe because he went to bed after midnight, or maybe it was because he couldn't sleep very well.
The morning bell tolled, waking all of the soldiers. Commanding Officer Sami stolled through the Infantry halls.
"Wake up, soldiers! Up and at 'em!" she shouted.
Jack rubbed his eyes.
"Damn it," he muttered.
Getting on his undershirt and Orange Star Infantry Uniform, he stumbled out into the hallway, still partly blinded by sleep.
As they lined up outside, Nell, Max, and Andy were waiting. As Sergeant Bowser took roll, Sami stood by the door. She turned her head a few minutes later to see General Ghramn walk out the door.
"Sami," he said, making way past her. "Sergeant Bowser! Please excuse this interuption, but may I have all the COs come with me? Theres something they need to see."
---
"Attacking?"
Nell didn't believe her ears.
"Yes, ma'am. Two cities, Wekkert and Bosbley. Only four remain, Gilbert, Hein, Fermanta, and Orange Star City.
"Blue Moon are taking us by surprise," Max muttered.
"We need to stop them!" Andy shouted.
"Much obliged, Andy," Ghramn said. "But we haven't prepared all of our Tanks, yet. We're working on them today, they should be ready by mid-evening."
"Thats not close enough..." Sami said.
"We'll have to send in the Infantry and Mechs," Nell slowly muttered.
"What?!" Sami said. "Thats a suicide mission, and you know it!"
"We don't have any other way! We lose one more city, and we're in for some trouble!"
"Just... what kind?" Andy asked.
"Supplies," Nell said. "We're eventually going to run low on Supplies, which we get from these cities. We must stop their attack today with our Infantry, then at night we'll dispatch our tanks and artillery. It may be suicidal, but if they survive, they'll be able to pull them back with the tanks."
General Ghramn nodded. "It'll be worth the effort."
Sami nodded. "Fine."
---
"The battle for Fermanta is at hand. We must protect our Suppliers! In this rate, Nell is dispatching soldiers, with the duties of either Infantry, or Mech. The following Soldiers are to report to the briefing room and wait...
...Private James Rocco!"
An Infantry nodded and stepped through the door into the Military Headquarters.
"Private Tommy Crane!"
Another Infantry left.
"Corporal Crystian Evans!"
"Well, I'm screwed," Crystian said to Jack, who he was standing next to. Bidding him goodbye, he also then stepped inside.
"Private Seth James!"
"Corporal Ryan Everest!"
"Private Samuel Brady!"
"Private Henry Truman!"
"Corporal Paul Thompson!"
The names went on and on. Then, finally-
"Jack Brady!"
Jack stepped into the lounge, then went through the door to the main hall. It was a rather large room, with a staircase at the right going up to the second floor, and one pair of double-doors to the left. Jack went through those doors, then he found himself in the Briefing room.
"Yo! Jack! Over here!"
Crystian saw him and yelled at him. There was an empty seat by him. He was indicating for Jack to sit by him.
Jack made way through the Orange Star Soldiers not yet sitting down, and sat down.
"Whats all this about, anyway?" Jack shouted over the noise.
"I don't know!" Crystian responded. "But if it cancels Training, its gotta be bad."
Nell walked up to the front of the room. "Silence, please!" she shouted.
The troops fell silent and found themselves seats.
"The town we are to defend is Fermanta," she explained. "Blue Moon forces are making their way in a half hour. We are to prepare in that time. We'll dispatch to the south of the town, and Blue Moon North. We then fight them off for the rest of the day, and by nightfall, hopefully, we'll have support from tanks and artillery. I know it sounds like a suicide mission, but if you do this, it means you truely are in pact with Orange Star. Get to the weapons shop upstairs, soldiers."
---
The weapons shop was the only place upstairs that anyone below the ranking of Sergeant could access. Hachi was in control of it when he wasn't in his other shop, BattleMaps. It had what the sign says: Weapons.
"Okay, so you're going for Infantry? Yes, I thought so. Hey, sport, you Infantry or Mech?"
"I thought we were assigned either Mech or Infantry," Crystian muttered.
"They must have let us off easy at the extent to a suicide mission," Jack said.
"Okay, true," Crystian said.
"Next!" Hachi called out. "What do you want?"
"Uh, Infantry," Crystian said. As he was handed a pack full of Infantry equipment, he walked off.
"You goin' Infantry too?" Hachi asked Jack.
"Why not?" Jack said.
"Thats my boy," Hachi said, handing him an Infantry pack of his own. "Next!"
---
As the soldiers waited outside, they took out their machine guns and loaded them.
"Hey," said Crystian. "We have rifles in here!"
"I guess we can't all go Machine Gun, huh?" Sam said, observing his.
"I suppose not," Jack muttered.
Sergeant Ryan Bowser walked outside.
"Troops! Line up!"
The troops formed into a single line.
"Alright, listen up," Bowser said, wearing an Orange Star Helmet over his curly brown hair. His blue eyes stared into all of them. "We're dispatching now, so each of you get into an APC. Five men each! Some of them don't have drivers. I hope at least one of you know how to drive!"
Jack and Crystian looked at each other.
---
As the APCs raced down the road, Jack took position as the APC Gunner. Sticking his head out from the hole to give him view, he called down the hole, "Crystian! Holding up in there!"
Crystian gave him a thumbs up. "Yeah! No problemo!"
"Didn't think so," Jack returned to face the direction they were heading.
The APCs slowly made way for Fermanta, meanwhile the Blue Moon forces were doing the same.
--An Advance Wars Fan Fiction by StarFoxRocks--
Chapter III: A Mission Assigned
Morning seemed to strike in no time at all for Jack. Maybe because he went to bed after midnight, or maybe it was because he couldn't sleep very well.
The morning bell tolled, waking all of the soldiers. Commanding Officer Sami stolled through the Infantry halls.
"Wake up, soldiers! Up and at 'em!" she shouted.
Jack rubbed his eyes.
"Damn it," he muttered.
Getting on his undershirt and Orange Star Infantry Uniform, he stumbled out into the hallway, still partly blinded by sleep.
As they lined up outside, Nell, Max, and Andy were waiting. As Sergeant Bowser took roll, Sami stood by the door. She turned her head a few minutes later to see General Ghramn walk out the door.
"Sami," he said, making way past her. "Sergeant Bowser! Please excuse this interuption, but may I have all the COs come with me? Theres something they need to see."
---
"Attacking?"
Nell didn't believe her ears.
"Yes, ma'am. Two cities, Wekkert and Bosbley. Only four remain, Gilbert, Hein, Fermanta, and Orange Star City.
"Blue Moon are taking us by surprise," Max muttered.
"We need to stop them!" Andy shouted.
"Much obliged, Andy," Ghramn said. "But we haven't prepared all of our Tanks, yet. We're working on them today, they should be ready by mid-evening."
"Thats not close enough..." Sami said.
"We'll have to send in the Infantry and Mechs," Nell slowly muttered.
"What?!" Sami said. "Thats a suicide mission, and you know it!"
"We don't have any other way! We lose one more city, and we're in for some trouble!"
"Just... what kind?" Andy asked.
"Supplies," Nell said. "We're eventually going to run low on Supplies, which we get from these cities. We must stop their attack today with our Infantry, then at night we'll dispatch our tanks and artillery. It may be suicidal, but if they survive, they'll be able to pull them back with the tanks."
General Ghramn nodded. "It'll be worth the effort."
Sami nodded. "Fine."
---
"The battle for Fermanta is at hand. We must protect our Suppliers! In this rate, Nell is dispatching soldiers, with the duties of either Infantry, or Mech. The following Soldiers are to report to the briefing room and wait...
...Private James Rocco!"
An Infantry nodded and stepped through the door into the Military Headquarters.
"Private Tommy Crane!"
Another Infantry left.
"Corporal Crystian Evans!"
"Well, I'm screwed," Crystian said to Jack, who he was standing next to. Bidding him goodbye, he also then stepped inside.
"Private Seth James!"
"Corporal Ryan Everest!"
"Private Samuel Brady!"
"Private Henry Truman!"
"Corporal Paul Thompson!"
The names went on and on. Then, finally-
"Jack Brady!"
Jack stepped into the lounge, then went through the door to the main hall. It was a rather large room, with a staircase at the right going up to the second floor, and one pair of double-doors to the left. Jack went through those doors, then he found himself in the Briefing room.
"Yo! Jack! Over here!"
Crystian saw him and yelled at him. There was an empty seat by him. He was indicating for Jack to sit by him.
Jack made way through the Orange Star Soldiers not yet sitting down, and sat down.
"Whats all this about, anyway?" Jack shouted over the noise.
"I don't know!" Crystian responded. "But if it cancels Training, its gotta be bad."
Nell walked up to the front of the room. "Silence, please!" she shouted.
The troops fell silent and found themselves seats.
"The town we are to defend is Fermanta," she explained. "Blue Moon forces are making their way in a half hour. We are to prepare in that time. We'll dispatch to the south of the town, and Blue Moon North. We then fight them off for the rest of the day, and by nightfall, hopefully, we'll have support from tanks and artillery. I know it sounds like a suicide mission, but if you do this, it means you truely are in pact with Orange Star. Get to the weapons shop upstairs, soldiers."
---
The weapons shop was the only place upstairs that anyone below the ranking of Sergeant could access. Hachi was in control of it when he wasn't in his other shop, BattleMaps. It had what the sign says: Weapons.
"Okay, so you're going for Infantry? Yes, I thought so. Hey, sport, you Infantry or Mech?"
"I thought we were assigned either Mech or Infantry," Crystian muttered.
"They must have let us off easy at the extent to a suicide mission," Jack said.
"Okay, true," Crystian said.
"Next!" Hachi called out. "What do you want?"
"Uh, Infantry," Crystian said. As he was handed a pack full of Infantry equipment, he walked off.
"You goin' Infantry too?" Hachi asked Jack.
"Why not?" Jack said.
"Thats my boy," Hachi said, handing him an Infantry pack of his own. "Next!"
---
As the soldiers waited outside, they took out their machine guns and loaded them.
"Hey," said Crystian. "We have rifles in here!"
"I guess we can't all go Machine Gun, huh?" Sam said, observing his.
"I suppose not," Jack muttered.
Sergeant Ryan Bowser walked outside.
"Troops! Line up!"
The troops formed into a single line.
"Alright, listen up," Bowser said, wearing an Orange Star Helmet over his curly brown hair. His blue eyes stared into all of them. "We're dispatching now, so each of you get into an APC. Five men each! Some of them don't have drivers. I hope at least one of you know how to drive!"
Jack and Crystian looked at each other.
---
As the APCs raced down the road, Jack took position as the APC Gunner. Sticking his head out from the hole to give him view, he called down the hole, "Crystian! Holding up in there!"
Crystian gave him a thumbs up. "Yeah! No problemo!"
"Didn't think so," Jack returned to face the direction they were heading.
The APCs slowly made way for Fermanta, meanwhile the Blue Moon forces were doing the same.