Fight for the future
Chapter 18: The wars end
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own the well-known characters?
'' Thoughts.
Authors note: This is the last chapter of the actual story before I go onto the side story.
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
You know his mother never understand him
Went to his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record
Didn't want him to hear that communist lecture
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
You know his mother tried to take him to war
Sammy now the war is over now we're at the wars end
Little Sammy was a punk rocker
Now it's time for you to leave home
Rancid: Wars end.
Adam stands in front of the people who had joined up with Adam and the others he had been fighting with.
"This is it you guy's, if you want to run I don't blame you… but me and my people will stay and fight." He said before turning round and slinging his rifle over his shoulder and walking towards the battlefield with his squad.
"I guess we fight?" one of the people says to the person standing next to him before she follows Adam and the others before long everyone gets into position, Adam looks around him and finds the others in position with two small field guns on each side of the four ranks.
"Thank you." Was all Adam could say before he grabbed his rifle, as does everyone else as they wait for Serenity's forces to arrive, once they've arrived they form ranks as it starts to rain.
In Serenity's half of the battlefield she watches as the ranks form into two long ranks.
"Is that all they've got? Just one hundred people." She asked.
"It looks like it mother." Rini replied.
"Is he with them?" Serenity asked.
"Front row centre." Rini replied before she leaves.
"Well you make the first move Adam."
In Adam's half of the battlefield they stand waiting before the small field guns fire a round each before reloading and firing again before the first rank raise their rifles to their shoulder.
"FIRST RANK, FIRE!" Adam shouts, once they've fired they kneel down.
"SECOND RANK, FIRE! Adam shouts and the second rank does the same.
"THIRD RANK, FIRE!" They fire before kneeling down on the ground.
"FOURTH RANK, FIRE!" They fire on command and stand up before reloading, Adam watches as most of the first four ranks fall.
"FOURTH RANK, FIRE!" They fire and stay standing up as the third rank stands up.
"THIRD RANK, FIRE!" They fire and stay standing up as the second rank stand up.
"SECOND RANK, FIRE!" They fire and stay standing up as the first rank stand up.
"FIRST RANK, FIRE!" Adam shouts as they fire, Adam drops his rifle and pulls out his sword; he looks at his friends before he runs, soon everyone runs towards the centre of the battlefield fighting hand to hand, Adam blocks a rifle being used as a club the flat part of his sword before pushing the rifle away before cutting him in half before moving onto the next person.
An hour later
Serenity's forces are being pushed back, when one of them runs up to Serenity.
"There's too many of them, we must retreat." The person said.
"Send my daughter and her troops in." Serenity replied.
I'm afraid she's dead, she insisted on being on the front line if the field guns didn't get her then the volley's did." The person replied.
"We will not retreat." Serenity replied. "Form ranks here."
The person runs off and tells what's left of Serenity's forces that haven't died or surrendered, they fall back and form ranks where Serenity is.
"WE'VE WON!" Reiko shouted.
"Not yet, we haven't." Adam replied as they watch them form ranks.
"What are they up to?" Reiko asks.
"I don't know." Adam replied "but it doesn't look too good."
Once they've stopped Adam and the others stand scattered on the battlefield.
"FORM RANKS!" Adam shouts.
They form ranks behind Adam, as he looks at them "YOU WILL ALL REMEMBER THIS BATTLE, YOU WILL TELL IT TO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN… THAT IS FOR TOMORROW, FOR TODAY IS THE DAY… WE END THIS WAR!" He shouts as they all cheer.
"He gives a good speech doesn't he?" Hotaru said to Amelia standing next to her.
"Uh huh." Amelia replied, as Adam turns round.
"CHARGE!" Adam shouts as he runs towards the enemy ranks, the enemy ranks open fire only to hit an invisible wall, Adam turns round and sees Hotaru in her senshi form.
"Can't have you dying now can we?" Hotaru says.
"Let's end this war." Adam replied before they charge at the ranks and break through them, most of the enemy rank had scattered or surrendered as Adam walked up to Serenity.
"The wars over, you've lost your daughter and the battle." Adam says.
"I'll never give up." Serenity said.
"You either give up or die." Adam replied.
"I say we kill them." One of the freedom fighter said.
"No, we'd be like them if we did." Adam said as he walks back with Serenity who had decided to surrender.
"The war is officially over!" Reiko shouts and receives a massive cheer.
"What are we going to do with her?" Hotaru asks.
"Place her under armed guards until she dies." Adam replied.
Later
Everyone except the prisoners are celebrating the end of the war Adam stands up and starts to walk away.
"Adam, where are you going?" Hotaru asks.
"Somewhere I haven't been to in a long time." Adam replied as he walks away and gets in a jeep and drives off, four hours later he stops outside a crumbling fort and walks in.
'I'm home.' He thinks to himself as he walks around inside and stops at a specific grave before falling to his knees.
"I did it Ricky, Yuki… the wars over." He said before pulling out a bottle of tequila and digs a small hole deep enough for the bottle to fit in before burying it.
"Thank you Adam."
Adam turns round and sees the ghosts of Ricky, Yuki and everyone he fought beside and his mom.
"I did it you guys." He said.
"I know son." Mina replied.
"Lets all hear it for the wars end!" Ricky shouted and they all cheer.
"Well I should be going I'll make sure future generations won't forget this place and what happened." Adam said as he leaves and gets back into the jeep and goes back to the party.
"Hey, we should have a party." Ricky said.
"We're ghosts remember?" Mina said.
"That's never stopped us before." He replied.
"True." Mina said.
Four hours later Adam returns to the party and finds it over, people drunk sleeping where they fell.
"Where have you been?" Trista asked.
"Somewhere I haven't been in a long time." Adam replied.
Authors note: That's the main part of the story over; next it'll be the side story it'll start with the memory from 18 and life. R&R
