Two weeks with no updates. Sorry guys, I'm getting lazy. I should probably start writing little author thingies at the end of my chapters like everyone else too. Oh well, anyway... chapter 9.
Advanced Wars: Chaotic Ultimatum
Chapter 9: Mountain Mayhem 2: A Winged Miracle
Dawn. As the sun slowly rose over the horizon, a small band of Black Hole troops could be seen hiking along the rough terrain of the mountains, grumbling as they went.
"Remind me why we're doing this."
"Because, Commander Hawke will have us killed on the grounds of treason if we don't do what he says, and he says scout out the wreckages we made yesterday."
"Yeah, but we saw them crash yesterday! No-one could have survived crashes like those!"
"That isn't completely true. Sure the old man would have died in the impact, but we didn't actually see Eagle's jet hit. We just blew him out of the sky, packed up, and left."
"So? At that speed, crashing into a mountain or diving into the ground would mean death for anyone!"
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Anyway, we're almost there. I can already see the valley where the copter landed, so the jet must be nearby." The troops continued walking until they reached the valley, where they saw to their surprise... nothing. No wreckage. No twisted, charred metal. Not even a nut could be found, and that was literal, because the troops searched.
"What the hell could have happened to them!"
"The only cover in this valley is a few bushes and that patch of woods over there. Maybe the wreckages landed in the trees?"
"Right. C'mon men, lets search those woods. I don't want a branch left unchecked!" The troops made their way into the woods, completely unaware of the presence watching them.
"Heh heh, you ready old man?"
"Is a jet fast? Come on boy, you know the answer. Let's do this and get back to our teams."
"Right." Black Hole was completely unprepared for a surprise attack. Before they knew it, 3 guys were unconscious on the ground, and as the rest turned around to fight, they were picked off too. A flurry of rocks showered down from the trees, knocking out the ones without helmets, and denting the helmets of the others.
"They're alive! Attack! Shoot them!" That was the last think the man said before his helmet was knocked off and he got a rock squarely in the forehead, turning out the lights. It was over quickly. Sensei and Eagle climbed down from the trees, grinning.
"Good thing you saw them coming, eh Eagle?"
"Yeah, but the rocks were your idea."
"Come on, we'd better take away their radio equipment. When they wake up they'll tell the rest of that Black Hole scum that we're alive. We don't want that to happen."
"Got it. I'll collect the gear. You start up our new creation. We never did test it did we?"
"Nope. About time to. What better way to test than to evade enemy fire right?" As Eagle went around relieving the unconscious soldiers of radios, an engine was revving up in the thicket a few feet away.
"We ready?"
"Yes! Climb in Eagle, it's time for the test drive!" Eagle got into the contraption, and in seconds it was shooting into the sky.
"Well, it's definitely speedy enough! I think we've got things under... LOOK OUT!" They were about to hit a rock face. Sensei spun a crank installed in the dashboard, and the engines suddenly revolved to the left, causing the airborne wonder to shoot clear of the mountains easily. "Whoa! That was close... even closer considering the amount of things that could have gone wrong."
"Huh? I thought it went pretty well."
"Yeah, but if the revolving engines hadn't worked, we could have been mountain pancakes. AND, even though they did work, if the specialized shock resistors hadn't worked, at that speed changing direction that fast...
"Yeah?"
"Try to imaging your brain being torn out of your skull at the speed of sound."
"Well then, it's a good thing it worked then." They both laughed, until Eagle fell silent.
"Hey... look over there." A smile was spreading across his face. One of Eagle's daring smiles. "Black Hole anti-airs... I think we owe them a little payback, don't you?"
"Prepare to fire Eagle!" Once again Black Hole was caught off-guard.
"You know, I really don't see the point in staying out here. Those two COs are dead as doornails."
"Stop complaining, it's a cushy job. All we have to do is sit here, and there's absolutely no chance we'll come under fire."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." ...How ironic.
"Direct hit Sensei!"
"And just think. You would have stood no chance if my copter wasn't part of this thing. Your jet can't fire on the ground."
"Well you're copter can't sneak up as fast as... why are we arguing?"
"Heh, because the race isn't over. We have to make it out of here. Are you ready? There are sure to be more of them."
"Speak of the devil." Sure enough, more anti-airs could be seen as they flew. These ones had been warned though.
"Open fire! They won't fly out alive!" Anti-air missiles were spiraling from all over the mountain peaks at this single air unit. Fancy handwork on Sensei's part far surpassed them all though. It dodged, ducked, rolled, and parried, avoiding a hit from a single missile.
"Take this!" Eagle was showing some skill of his own, as he showered missiles and gunfire upon the assaulting Black Hole units.
"Eagle, we're almost out. See if you can contact Sonja." Eagle was on the radio at once.
"Sonja! Sonja can you hear me?" Sure enough, in a few seconds, Sonja's voice was coming through loud and clear.
"Hello? Eagle? Are you there?"
"Yes Sonja, it's me!"
"Where are you guys? We've reached the other side of the mountains, and there's no sign of either of you!"
"Yeah, well we ran into some... obstacles. Anyway, we're coming and we'll be back with you guys soon!"
"Oh, alright. But hurry! We can't wait around!"
"Will do! Eagle out!" Eagle put down he receiver, and looked up to see the biggest challenge yet. They had reached the outskirts of the mountains; only a few more peaks to go. However, there waiting for them, lined up all across the rocks, were an entire squadron of anti-airs. Eagle noticed something else too. They had flown into a circle of mountains, and there were now anti-airs behind them too. They were surrounded.
"I know things already look bad, so I suppose this is a bad time to tell you this, but look." Sensei pointed at the fuel gauge. It was almost empty.
"Wow... completely surrounded... low supply of fuel... and it also looks like we're running out of ammo... nice odds! Now let's get back to our friends!" Sensei nodded, and jerked the unit to the side as a missile narrowly missed them.
"Hold on Eagle! I think I know a way to beat these guys! We have a low supply of ammo... so let's use THEIR ammo against them!" Eagle understood and strapped in. Sensei slowly descended until they were level with the anti-airs.
"Those fools! They're only making it easier! Fire at will and destroy them once and for all!" A torrent of missiles flew straight at Eagle and Sensei. Just before impact, Sensei flicked a switch, causing them to shoot straight up. A few of the missiles collided, causing them to explode, but this wasn't the plan. What happened next was. While a few may have blown up, the rest continued flying, hitting the anti-airs opposite them, and taking out most of the opposition. With only a few left, victory came easily.
"Heh..." Eagle smirked. "...take this amateurs!" Emptying out the remaining missiles, Eagle destroyed the remaining Black Hole anti-airs. "Got them! We did it old man! We won!"
"Calm down Eagle! Heh heh, you're right though, we DID win. Well, now that that's done with, we should get back to the others and refuel our... our..."
"What? What's wrong?" Sensei looked deep in thought.
"We never came up with a name for this thing, did we?" Eagle shook his head. Sensei shrugged and began flight toward the dots that he could see to be Sonja and the others. Suddenly, Eagle snapped his fingers.
"I've got it. Everything we just accomplished... well by a normal person's standards, it would be impossible."
"So? What's your point?" Eagle smiled.
"Doing the impossible... let's call it Miracle Wings." Sensei thought for a few seconds.
"Miracle Wings... the combined works of Green Earth and Yellow Comet... I like it!"
"Miracle Wings it is then." The two laughed, as they made their approach toward the rest of their soldiers.
Well, like I said, I should probably start writing these little follow-up things everyone else writes. I'm not a conformist by nature, but I do love reviews, so I'll make an exception. Please review! I'm basically going day by day here, and I'd love some input on what you guys want for the future in this story. I know what I want later, but I need something to fill the gap during the journeys of BM, GE, and YC on their way to OS.
