Aw man, you guys are such great reviewers. You've completely revived my inspiration, and this fic will definitely continue to go on….unless I kick the bucket or something, but that's unlikely. I'll use all the advice you guys are giving me, and I have read through my fics more then once through, but sometimes I miss little minor things. But thank you all for your great reviews! I'm only fourteen yet I'm writing like this scares me! But yet I think I found my career; making books and stories! Also, I increased the rating of the story by one because I tend to write the more mature stuff often. You know the blood stuff, but no cursing really. But enough of this rambling, time for the good part:
Chapter 2: Act of War
The night sky above watched over the calm ocean below. The stars sparkled in the dark sky, like small lanterns in a dreary room of darkness. The world stood still over this area, time never moving for a second. A lone seagull floats above the surface of the water, and like a rock in the middle of a grassy field it sits there. It gazes across the mounds of water rolling by, gently bringing it up and down on the salty sea. For miles, it was the same portrait to be painted. The calm seas were never to be interrupted on this calm night. But fate and war had a date that night, and four, blue helicopters soon appeared on the dark horizon. With small lights and the swirling of metal blades, the helicopters moved ever closer. The seagull spread its wings and took to the skies, flying away from the approaching grasp of the sound. With their vibrations rippling the water below, the helicopters skimmed the surface of the water, heading towards the island formation known as Lime Quasar.
Inside, the steady hum of the copter's engines was muffled by the metal. The vibrations were felt throughout the helicopter, gently rocking the copter's innards. There were only eight, metal seats on the helicopter for the passengers, all of which were occupied. The back four held Lime Quasar soldier, all of which were asleep. One of them snored softly with his mouth open, facing the ceiling. The other three sat with their arms crossed and heads lowered, sleeping silently. In the front four seats sat the four commanding officers. Vassili sat staring out at the endless sea, thinking to himself about the situation his country was in. Sasha was also staring out at the sea, not able to get any sleep. Resting his head on he arm was Colin, fast asleep. His hands clutched his cap and the top of his uniform was unbuttoned. Jake's headphones were on his ears, playing assorted rock music as he slept. Every now and then, Sasha and Vassili would here Jake mumble something in his sleep, sometimes even stuff about some sort of smack down soup.
Vassili got up and made his way to the pilot of the copter. Resting his hand on the sleeping copilot's seat, Vassili looked out at the sea ahead. The pilot, taking notice of Vassili, turned to look at him, then turned back to follow his course. Vassili looked hard out at the horizon, as if he were trying to find a single name in a long phone book. He sighed hard and closed his eyes. He kept his eyes closed for what seemed like an eternity, before he opened them again, and continued searching. Then, when he was looking to the left, at the corner of his right eye he saw his wish. On the horizon was a group of small silhouettes, rising from the horizon as small mountain peaks, barely noticeable in the dark sky. He smiled as the shadows grew taller and more dark islands began to appear. As the shadows became clear, the island clusters were revealed, but not in the way Vassili would have liked.
On the islands, small red and yellow dots speckled the islands to the left. Lines of light flew through the sky above the islands as they grew closer to their destination. Little outlines of small aircraft were moving about over the islands, and small warships lit up as their main guns fired. Slowly, as the group came closer, the sounds of war entered through the small crack of the aircraft. Battleship's guns roared ahead as the sounds grew ever louder. Colin was awakened by a loud burst of shells from a bombardment on one of the islands. Jake woke up, hearing the echoes of aircraft and more helicopters. The other soldiers and the copilot also woke up when the noise grew louder and louder, blocking out all other sounds. The Omega Land COs walked up behind Vassili and looked past him at the growing scene of violence known as war. The helicopter shook, taking most of the passengers off guard. It shook again, as the passengers searched for why it was shaking. Ahead, a cruiser cut through the water like a hot knife through butter. Its antiaircraft guns poised to fire at the helicopters. Flame erupted from the guns as the helicopters shook again, tracers flying past them.
"Hold on tight, sir, we're going to try and ditch this cruiser," the pilot stated as he pushed the joystick further forward. As the commanding officers sat down, the helicopter lurched forward and tilted to the right, trying to avoid the cruiser.
The remaining helicopters followed the first ones lead, one splitting off to act as a decoy. The cruiser sped towards the main group of helicopter, while at the same time engaging the lone copter. The starboard aircraft guns aimed towards the lone copter. The helicopter made difficult maneuvers, shaking off the ant air guns which were trying to aim directly at the aircraft. Not able to get a lead on the aircraft, the cruiser aimed its surface to air missile launcher at the helicopter. A top flap opened and the missile ripped out of the battery. Tearing through the cool night sky, the missile flew towards the helicopter, adjusting its flight so it would smash into the main compartment. The helicopter desperately tried to lose the lock of the SAM missile, but to no avail. The lone helicopter didn't stand a chance against the missile, and it was incinerated in a large ball of fire. With the lone copter destroyed, the cruiser continued to chase down the remaining helicopters. But by the time the cruiser got back on course, the other transport copters were far out of range.
"Brave souls, they won't be forgotten. I'll try and get us to that island, sir! Just hope some of your troops arrive to lend us a hand." The pilot yelled over nearby explosions. The helicopters sped towards the closest island, dodging anti aircraft fire along the way. More cruisers spotted the aircraft and made a jump to try and catch them. The group of four cruisers on the right was joined by a squadron of aircraft on the left. Both groups were planning to hit the copters in a pincer move. The helicopters edged forward, desperate to try and make it through the closing gap ahead of them. All seemed lost as the cruisers pointed their anti aircraft weaponry at the copters, and the fighters began their decent. An explosion destroyed one of the cruisers, splitting it in half. The two halves began to sink as crew jumped from the burning wreckage. Another cruiser erupted in flame and was hit with more shells. The fighters descending upon the helicopters soon found themselves the targets as lime aircraft streaked through the sky, smoke trails and missiles ahead of them. The missiles slammed into some of the violet aircraft, and the remaining jets broke off from their attack run.
"Well I'll be, and I thought things like this only happen in the movies," Jake stated as he watched the lime aircraft skim through the sky, chasing off the violet aircraft. The cruisers were soon retreating as well, and lime warships soon appeared from behind the sinking cruisers. The lime destroyers moved through the waters, but soon, the copters found they still weren't out of trouble yet. Now I was the lime destroyers aiming their own antiaircraft arsenal at the copters. Soon static came through the radio, and the copilot tried to find a better frequency. The message got clearer and the voice was understandable as a clear voice came over the radio.
"This is the Lime Quasar Island Guard to unidentified blue aircraft, identify yourselves or you will be shot down."
Getting up from his seat, Vassili jumped for the radio and snagged the com link from the side. He placed the ear piece to his ear and said, "This is Major General Vassili to Lime Quasar Island Guard, do not shoot, we are allied aircraft."
"Commander Vassili! It's good to know you're back, sir. We'll escort you back to the main land, sir," The voice over the radio declared.
The lime destroyers pointed their guns away from the copters and sped towards them to provide escort. The destroyers steamed towards the copters as the copters grew closer. Before the destroyers could reach the copters, a rattling explosion shook the first copter violently. The other three were going down from hits to their sides, and an enemy cruiser to the left was the reason why. The alarm on the copter went off, blotting out softer noises. The red light from the alarm tinted the helicopter's contents with a bit of red. Flame spit through the small cracks in the back of the helicopter and the helicopter started its decent. The four COs were tossed backwards, hitting the cold metal floor. As the helicopter shook, the COs slowly got up and cautiously got back into their seats. Colin gripped the arms of his chair and nailed his eyes shut. He grit his teeth, and then bit his lower lip as he suppressed screaming in pure terror. Jake held on to his chair and watched as the pilot tried to direct them onto a nearby island. The island grew ever closer, but so did the surface of the dark water, which licked its greedy lips. The helicopter continued on its spiraling path, edging onward in an attempt to reach the shores of the island. The island grew ever closer, and the helicopter started to shake even more violently then before. The COs closed their eyes as the helicopter came feet from the water's surface and the beach.
The last few seconds seemed like hours as the helicopter barely missed the water, and came slamming into the beach. The windows in the helicopter shattered and the glass came flying everywhere. The helicopters blades dug into the sand like eager moles, and the front of the copter forced itself a foot under. The passengers were thrown about like rag dolls as the helicopter came to rest on top of the soft sand. Smoke began to fill the copter as the small fires in the back began to spread. The Lime Quasar soldiers lay dead in the back of the helicopter, killed by the force of the blast. Vassili was lying face down on the floor, blood trickling from a large cut on his upper arm. His eyes slowly opened and he groaned as he got a look at his surroundings. The alarm had been smashed, cutting off the sound and light. Vassili groaned in pain as he got up on his injured arm and looked about the helicopter. Near him, Sasha and Colin lay on the ground, unhurt. Jake had a small cut on his leg from some glass that scraped him, but remained unhurt from the fall to the floor. The pilot and copilot were dead, they had smashed through the front of the helicopter, and their bodies lay in front of the helicopter, surrounded by glass and other debris.
Jake slowly stirred and got up slowly. Coughing from the smoke, he looked around and saw Vassili checking around the copter. He then looked at Sasha and Colin on the ground near him. Sasha groaned as she slowly got up, recovering from the fall. She looked over to her side and gasped as she saw her little brother lying there. She quickly picked him up, and turned him over. She then started to shake him gently in her arms, as his eyes slowly opened. He slowly got up and rubbed his head, groaning in pain and agony. He looked around and reached for his cap which lay nearby. He picked it up and placed it firmly on his head.
"Thanks, sis," Colin said gratefully, smiling at his sister.
"Your welcome, Colin," Sasha replied then looked at Jake. Jake slowly got up and coughed again from the smoke. Placing his hand over his mouth, Jake motioned for them to follow him. Vassili had pried the door open with a loud scraping noise, but soon jumped out of the copter. Flames started to surround the entrance as the three COs jumped out of the copter. They looked ahead to see Vassili on the sand in front of them. Vassili looked back and motioned for them to get over to him. When they arrived, they ducked and the copter detonated behind them. The COs covered their heads as debris flew overhead, missing their heads my millimeters. The flames from the copter burst into the sky, a plume of smoke following close behind. Vassili slowly got up with sand sticking to his clothing. He quickly brushed it off and got a good look at the surroundings.
Tropical trees rose from the sand, gently blowing in the wind. The skies lit up in patches of explosions, light streaking across the sky following aircraft. The sounds of guns firing and explosions echoed in the distance. Off shore, the destroyers were being engaged by the enemy cruiser, accompanied by a battleship. The waves smashed into the beach, and a storm off shore threatened the battle. Lightning erupted from the sky on the horizon, lighting up the distance. More lightning streaked the sky as the storm began to build up in strength relatively fast. Nearby islands exploded with action as flames jet upwards from explosions. Tracers filled the skies and the yells of men nearby was heard over the rumbling of war. Vassili realized the voices were starting to grow closer, and it seemed as though they might be captured soon. Vassili pulled out a pistol and slipped a fresh magazine into it. Pulling the slide back and releasing, he motioned for the others to stay low.
Running across the beach, Vassili hid behind a rock. The rough surface rubbed against his uniform, damaging some of the threading. A palm tree above cast a shadow upon him, concealing him in the darkness. He cursed under his breath as he realized his lime cap was illuminated by the moon's light. He looked back and cursed more when he realized the light of the helicopter's fire was lighting the beach, revealing the three COs on the beach. Lightning flashed briefly, and Vassili saw figures roaming the side of the beach. Pointing his pistol towards the shadows to his left, Vassili fought to keep his rising heartbeat down. The adrenaline slowly built up in him, making his extended arm shake, throwing off the pistol's aim. Steps in the sand grew ever closer to him, and he breathed in sharply. A foot came down on his right, and a figure soon appeared in the darkness. Vassili slowly pointed the pistol towards the person, trying not to make any noise to alert him. His hand shook from fear, and time slowed down. His vision became a little blurry as he tried to keep the pistol pointed straight. A bolt of lightning erupted from the sky, and a roar of thunder soon followed after. The light flashed the figure's image for a split second, showing off a Lime Quasar uniform. Vassili exhaled with relief, dropping his arm and pistol to his side. The soldier heard this and pointed his gun at Vassili. Lightning flashed again, and another clap of thunder sounded after. The lightning lit up Vassili's face, and the soldier realized who it was and lowered his weapon.
"Commander Vassili! You're back!" the soldier stated in shock and relief. The soldier exhaled, and then held his hand out to help the commander up.
Taking the soldiers hand, Vassili pulled himself up and brushed the sand off his pants, saying, "I've returned alright, and I've brought some commanding officers from other countries to aid us." Motioning towards the center of the beach near the helicopter, the soldier looked over and saw a few heads above the sand.
"The situation in our land is getting desperate, sir. We still have a foot hold on this island but the enemy is slowly gaining ground. My men and I will escort you back to the underground docks and get you over to the mainland, sir," The soldier said, then waved towards the other side of the beach. In an instant, more Lime Quasar men, the figures Vassili saw before, came running up to them in numbers. There was at least a whole platoon of men now where they were. The Omega Land COs had also come over, seeing it was safe by the number of Lime Quasar troops.
"Is the enemy nearby?" Jake asked curiously after hearing a short burst of machine gun fire behind them.
"The enemy is very close to our position, lad. Its best we head for the underground docks immediately," the soldier stated, and then motioned for his platoon to start moving. "Keep up with us; we wouldn't you to fall into enemy hands now."
The group started into a run, following the soldier into the dense tropical forest. Running past trees and ducking under low hanging branches, gunshots and yelling started to get louder. As the group began to move faster and faster, it got hard for the tired and hurt COs to keep up. Large trees soon appeared as they reached the middle of the forest. Vines hugged to the trees like a mother to its baby, and rose up the trees as skyscrapers. Not paying attention, Colin tripped on one of the small roots sticking out of the ground. Quickly getting back up, he picked up his hat and kept running. Sasha slowed down to make sure her brother caught up, then continued running alongside him. A few Lime Quasar soldiers also slowed down to accompany the two COs and to watch the rear for enemies. Passing the center of the forest, they headed into the last part of the woods, whish led to the island's only mountain. This large mountain was clearly seen through the openings in the canopy of tree branches. Its dark figure rose from the island, casting its dark shadow across the already black landscape.
As the group continued towards the mountain, the sounds of battle grew ever louder. As they neared the mountain, parachutes and packs were found littering the forest canopy. Jake continued running, and watching all around him. That's when his eyes caught a dead violet soldier, still attached to his parachute. He was strung up ten feet from the ground, his head down and his eyes open. Jake looked away from the devil and back towards the path. The path opened up to a large dirt opening. Lime Quasar soldiers stood at the opening, shooting at violet soldiers to the left. To their right, the forest opened up to the sea. A massive sea battle was going on towards the other islands, with battleships and aircraft roaring into battle. The lime soldiers in the entrance fought to protect the entrance from the ever growing number of enemy soldiers on the forest covered ridge to the left. Flame erupting from the barrels of the groups' guns, the soldiers took off into battle to help their comrades defend the entrance. Ducking behind a small, nearby crag, the COs waited with the group's leader. The leader was peering out, watching his troops assault the enemy. Frag grenades exploded in the area, and bayonets and guns clashed in the all out brawl.
"Alright, the enemy seems distracted. It's a reckless move, but while we have them preoccupied, you lads should head over to the entrance. Stay in cover though, wouldn't want those violet vandals to get you," The sergeant stated as he fired a few rounds into a nearby violet soldier. "Move through the trees to the right until you reach the cliff, then make a long dash for the entrance, sir. Good Luck."
The group got up and followed Vassili into the edge of the forest. Crouching down, they followed Vassili through thick bushes near the trees. They crouched lower when bullets flew overhead, hitting the trees nearby. The move through the cover seemed like an eternity, but they reached a bunch of small rocks at the edge. Vassili looked around the rocks cautiously. Seeing the Lime Quasar troops still protecting the entrance, Vassili looked back as the group. The smell of gunpowder filled the air, along with a dark smoke. The smoke was hardly noticeable through the darkness, until flashes of lightning lit them brightly. The wind had started to pick up, and drops of water began to fall. Looking up for a moment, Vassili looked back at the entrance, then towards the others.
"Okay guys, this is it. We make a long, fast dash for the entrance," Vassili explained clearly. "Ready?"
"S-Sasha, I-I'm s-s-scared," Colin said hugging her sister, small tears forming in his eyes.
"Don't worry Colin, we'll make it through and we'll be safe. Don't cry now, it's alright," Sasha said while cradling him to try and calm him down.
"Yeah Colin, we'll be alright, we've been through a lot worse," Jake stated trying to raise his spirits.
"Well t-the other t-t-times, w-we weren't b-being s-shot at," Colin said still a little shaken up.
"Don't worry Colin, nothing will happen to you, I assure you," Vassili said to him, nodding his head.
"A-alright, let's go," Colin said calming down, then letting go of his sister and preparing to run.
"We all ready?" Vassili asked, getting all nods in agreement. "Okay, one, two, three, and, GO!"
The group took off, running towards the entrance as fast as their feet could carry them. Some bullets flew by them, missing them by inches. The group ran fast towards the entrance, Jake running the fastest and reaching the entrance before the others. Sasha soon followed dafter Jake, ducking into the entrance. Behind them, Vassili and Colin were running through the kicked up dirt, as bullets hit the ground around them. Colin coughed from the dirt being pushed into the air, and then fell over again as he lost his footing. Sasha looked out in horror as her brother fell down. Jake looked on as well and was just about to run out and get him. But Sasha grabbed his arm and shook her head, saying clearly yet silently don't for his own safety. Vassili, however, saw Colin fall half way to the entrance, and quickly turned back and ran for him. Ducking down and picking up Colin with his arms, Vassili barely missed a bullet as he clambered back up. Running for the entrance again, Colin in arms, Vassili made his fastest run to the cave. As bullets kicked up around him, he made it into the save entrance, unscathed along with a relieved Colin.
"Thank you so much, Vassili!" Sasha thanked as he put Colin down on his feet.
Brushing off the dirt on his uniform, Vassili grinned and nodded to her. He felt a tug on his sleeve and looked over at a happy Colin who said enthusiastically, "You saved my life! Thank you!"
"No problem Colin," Vassili said grinning at him. "I'd do anything to help my new friends."
"Good to see you made it," Another soldier said coming up to them. He adjusted the rifle sling which held his rifle to his back and looked back at them. "We'd better get underground before we lose the docks, hurry now."
The wind began to blow fiercely as lightning and thunder raged in the cloudy skies above. The rain poured down with the intensity of the sun, and the wind howled its evil cry as it swept through the islands. The unexpected storm encircled the island cluster, causing damage to almost everything in it. But surprisingly, the skies over Violet Sun were crystal clear. The smog and smoke from the factories had disappeared, but the waters around still remained dark and polluted. The large, urban island lay quiet, with not a sound anywhere. The troops were all resting and the factories had closed for the night. Transports were returning to pick up more troops, who awaited their arrival at the docks. In the darkened city, lay a large spire, reaching high into the sky. At the top, a large disc was speared by the large spine. The lights from the windows were colored an unusual dark blue, and illuminated eerily into the night. Inside, it was revealed to be the command center for all activity in the island. Violet soldiers ran back and forth between monitors, gathering data and entering info into the logs. In the shadows, a dark figure sat in his tall chair.
A tall woman stood next to her with hair of fire. Her skin was a pale white, and she stood tall in her dark black uniform. She licked her red lips with her tongue as she watched the island cluster get consumed by the storm. Crossing her arms, Kindle continued to watch in delight. A smaller man, also pale white, stood with fiery red hair wrapped into a standing ponytail. His eyes were hidden by other red marking on his pale face, and he grinned with satisfaction. Koal had his arms at his side, hidden inside the long sleeves of his black uniform. A large spherical robot stood next to the small man. Its one eye slot fit a camera which it used to see. It had arms and legs like a human, attached from points on the metal body. Jugger scanned the battlefield, eagerly watching what would happen next. They were known in Wars World, as the Bolt Guard, and made infamous from their plan to suck Omega Land dry for their own needs.
"Oh darling, you really know to make your plan work, don't you?" Kindle asked, winking at the dark figure.
"Indeed I do, and I'm certainly glad the Bolt Guard could join me in my war against these infidels," the dark figure said, grinning.
"Oh anything for you darling," Kindle replied laughing. "I have a feeling you're not going to be like Sturm or Von Bolt. You seem a lot more able, a lot more powerful."
"Sensor readings indicate that he is the master. He is the one," Jugger said in his usual, robotic voice.
"Jugger, since when did you watch the Matrix?" Koal asked curiously.
"No answer necessary, initiating lie mode," Jugger said simply.
"Sir, we have captured the Lime Quasar Ballistic Missile Base you wanted," A Violet Sun soldier stated, bowing to the dark figure. "What would you like us to do now, sir?"
"Good. Now I want you to launch all the missiles from the base, at Macro Land. Hit all the major cities with at least one ballistic missile. I think I need some allies," The dark figure laughed evilly.
"Oh darling, that's so evil, and so ingenious," Kindle remarked also laughing.
The winds blew everywhere as the seas raged in anger. The wind howled viciously, blowing trees violently in their wrath. Lightning erupted from the sky, striking the water with sheer ferocity. The Thunder roared above, adding to the loud noises of war. In the underground docks, water smashed into the inside, sending the awaiting transports rocking back and forth in their ports. The COs waited inside the first transport, waiting for the captain to get the ship started. The ship was having engine problems, and having large waves slam into the ship wasn't helping the crew members trying to repair it. The water raced across the surface of the ship, worrying the crew and COs inside the bridge that the ship might take on water and sink before they could get out.
"Do you have it fixed yet?" The captain yelled into the microphone to the lower decks.
"Almost got it, sir!" a voice came up in reply. As a wave smashed into the ship, it toppled the captain onto his back. Getting up, the captain heard, "Alright sir, we've got her running!"
"Then what are you waiting for, let's get out of here!" The captain yelled. The ship started up with a rumbling, then into a soft roar. Thunder and lightning clapped outside as the ship made its way, very slowly into the ocean. Large waves soon surrounded the ship, playing with it as if it were a toy boat. The ship rocked back and forth violently, almost tipping the ship completely over and capsizing. Everyone hung on for dear life as the ship rocked back and forth more violently then before. Ten suddenly, as soon as the storm appeared, it calmed down instantly. The clouds immediately began to open up, giving way to the night sky above. The rain washed off from the windows as everyone watched in awe at everything becoming so calm. The fury of the sea stopped instantly, and the lightning and thunder vanished with the storm. Looking around, the battle still raged on, but in a calm night sky, instead of a raging nightmare of a storm.
"Wow, it's a miracle," The captain exclaimed with relief.
"But this makes no sense!" Vassili stated clearly, getting everyone's attention.
"What do you mean, sir?" asked one of the crew members. "Aren't you glad the storm's over?"
"I'm glad it's over, yes," Vassili replied to the soldier, "but don't you all find it strange how that storm suddenly appeared, then as quickly as it appeared, stopped like that?"
"Yeah, that is strange," Jake agreed. "I don't think any CO Power I know could do something like that, nor if any normal storm could do it."
"But if the storm is commanded by will, why did it stop now?" Colin wondered out loud.
"I think that's our answer," The captain stated pointing out at an island.
From the island, smoke trails soon rose above an island. The smoke trials followed closely behind their large, ballistic missiles, which flew upwards. Cutting into the night sky, the rockets flew upwards, then ever gently turned to the west, disappearing in the horizon. More missiles soon took off, flying towards the same direction ass the other missiles. The sound of their engines burning was muffled by the sounds of guns firing on the sea. The missiles continued to flood out of the island, until they stopped. The smoke trails expanded slowly, and then dispersed after the missiles had long gone. Watching the missiles fly far away, everyone stood in silence at what they just witnessed. No one could say anything as the transport moved through the water, towards the main island. Breaking the silence, Vassili exhaled sharply with his mouth open and eyes wide.
"Why would they fire those missiles?" Jake wondered after seeing them launch.
"And where are they heading to?" Sasha added to Jake's thought.
"I think I know where they're heading, but I hope I'm wrong," Vassili said, eyes still wide. He closed his mouth and looked back at the main island.
Above the ship, a few seagulls flew above. The battle still raged on around them, but the transporter was still a safe distance from the battle. The seagulls continued to follow the transport, and the devil still had his evil hand directing the course of the war.
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