Anyway, I'm still using a different dialogue format. Sorry about that too.
"blah" thought
- Blah speech
Now, onto the story. Remember that I don't own Advance Wars characters. I would really like to own Eagle, even with his arrogance, but we can't have everything we'd like to, can we? P
Chapter 2: Peace Treatment
The day was grey and rainy. "And now the bastard keeps quiet on his place" Eagle thinks. Not that rain was good for him either. His air units had to use more fuel but if Olaf wanted to attack with this weather, Drake could easily take care of him. Maybe even... Jess.
"Damn Red." Eagle thinks while he watches the rain through a window standing inside his office. Drake's words were ringing on his head since the day before. He was rude to her and he knew he had to thank her, but he just didn't want to. He was what he was and he couldn't get any soft because of some sub-commander who wanted to be equal to him.
He heard someone knocking at his door.
- Come in. - He says without turning his back.
- Commander Eagle? - it was a soldier.
- What is it?
- We have a call from Blue Moon, sir.
Eagle turned to face the soldier surprised.
- What did you say?
- Commander Grit, from Blue Moon army, wants to talk to you, sir.
Eagle scraches his head confused. He decides to follow the soldier to the communication room.
- Do you know what he wants?
- No, sir.
- Oh well - he sighs - Let me just hear what this new CO has to say anyway.
They walk to the communication room. Grit's face appears on a video screen. Pressing a button, Eagle begins:
- Commander Eagle here. What do you want?
- Wow, he's not into chit-chatting, eh? Howdy, son! - Grit says good natured.
- Look, I have no time for trivialities, so just get to the point. - Eagle replies annoyed.
- 'Kay, 'kay. Well, look, commander, Blue Moon army would like to set up some sort of peace agreement or something. You up to it?
- What? Peace agreement? - Eagle sounds more and more annoyed - Look, can I talk to the bearded bastard who's trying to blow up my country?
- Easy there, commander! Olaf's not here. But he agrees that we have bothered you guys enough already. Don't know what the bearded one is up to, but hey, at least your country will be left alone.
- Do you know how long he's been attacking areas near Green Earth's big cities? - Eagle demanded.
The cowboy smiled at the pilot's angry face. Shaking his head, he just said:
- Look, you were the one who wanted to get straight to the point. I know that Blue Moon is being a threat for Green Earth for a few months now, but they're now willing to stop. I'm just here to ask you if you would agree on signing some document to make it official or not. It's a yes-or-no question, son.
Eagle punched the table near him infuriated.
- STOP CALLING SON! And, yes, I do know that I wanted to get straight to the point, but that still doesn't change the fact that...
- So, I take it as a no, right?
- No! I mean, yes! I mean...
- Howdy, commander Grit! - said a new voice behind Eagle.
Eagle looked back surprised. Drake was there.
- Oh! Captain Drake! Hi, 'mate'!
- Sorry about my co-worker here. Yes, Green Earth will sign the peace treatment with Blue Moon.
- Now we're talking! So, I'm sending you guys the paper Olaf wrote here. Make any changes you feel like and send it back to me by the fax thing. See ya later, sons. - smiling Grit turned off the video phone.
Eagle looked at Drake who was calmly waiting for the document Grit was faxing them. Annoyed he asks:
- What the heck was that about?
- What?
- What do you think you're doing, Drake? Who do you...
- Nah, relax, mate. Grit's a good guy. Besides, peace is all we want around here, isn't it? - Drake smiles as always.
Eagle breathed in deeply and then let out a heavy sigh.
- Try not to disrespect me in front of foreigns COs again, will you please?
- Oh... - Only now Drake realized what he had done.
Eagle was looking deadly serious at him.
- Sorry, I...
- It's ok. - his friend let out a small smile. - Just don't do it again.
Drake sighed relieved. The document was read and signed by the two commanders and sent back to Blue Moon.
While the commanders were dealing with the peace agreement, Jess was again patrolling a strategical city in the North of Green Earth. She went there early in the morning and had no idea about the end of the hostilities between the two countries. While she was rolling to the city, she called CO Nell to talk about her decision. Nell couldn't get more happy and promised her she would talk with the Green Earth general as soon as possible. In two days she would give the tank driver an answer.
It was when she saw a few soldiers from Blue Moon comming out from a forest. They didn't seem to be attacking but she ordered right away.
- Blue Moon infantaries at the forrests! Go, recons!
The recons went to the place their commander had indicated and pointed their guns to the soldiers, four, who threw up their hands in a surrender attitude.
- What are you doing here? Answer me, Blue Moon, scum!
The soldiers looked at each other in confusion.
- Green Earth Commander, ma'am! We are surrending. Our country no longer wishs to attack yours, ma'am!
- Who are you trying to fool here? Soldiers, take them to the base! - She ordered again.
- Yes, ma'am.
The Green Earth soldiers took the prisioners to the base while Jess was following them. Before going she said to the remaining troops:
- Do not leave this place. And if any Blue Moon soldier appears, make them surrender. If any of them react, shoot them.
- Yes, sub-commander Jess!
She left the troops and went to the interrogatory room in Green Earth bases.
- Wait here. I'll be right back. - she said to the soldier who was with her.
Smiling confident to herself, she thought "Hopefully, my last good deed to Green Earth as a sub-commander! Now, I'm sure even Eagle will have to gave in and compliement me!"
She went to the communications room and turned on the video phone.
- Sub-Commander Jess from Green Earh. I'm talking from Northen Leaf. Do you copy?
- Sub-commander! - a soldier answered in the main HQ communication room - Yes, this is Green Earth HQ.
- I have captured four Blue Moon soldiers and I'm about to interrogate them. What are CO Eagle or CO Drake's orders?
Confused, the soldier scrached his head. Eagle, who was still in the room appeared on the screen looking incredible angry at Jess.
- What the hell did you just say? - he demmanded.
Jess was taken by surprise seeing Eagle looking angry at her.
- That I have captured...
- What kind of idiot are you, Red? - he cut her off brusquely - Didn't you get the freaking memo we sent to you half an hour ago?
With her mouth open in surprise, she looked for it in the fax machine. There it was. A memo saying that Blue Moon and Green Earth had ceased all of hostilities and that she should get back to the capital. As a post note, she read: 'Do not capture any Blue Moon soldier if they surrender'. Blinking a few times she looked at the screen again.
- I... I wans't here... I...
- Damn it, Jess! How stupid are you? Release them! Now! And pray for Blue Moon not to take this as Green Earth revange act and start to attack us again! God, I can't believe it!
- I... I appologize, commander, I... - She said trying her best not to sob.
- Just be quiet already and do as I said. Then come back. - Eagle said in annoyance and turned off the video phone.
Once his face had disapeared from the screen and the room went dark she just closed her eyes and let two tears come out. Wiping them away, she got out of the room, acting recomposed and ordered her soldiers:
- Release the men. And tell the others that we are retreating to the capital. The war is over.
- By Neptune, Eagle! What the heck is wrong with you! - Drake asked him shocked.
- Oh, come on now, Drake! You're gonna tell me that I was wrong? I?
- Jesus! I can't believe you, man! I really can't! How could she possible know that the war was over if she was not at the office?
- And why, if I may ask, wasn't she at the office? She was the commander! She didn't have to be on the field! Am I the only one who actually know what a commander is supposed to do around here?
- Oh, so she is a commander now? - Drake asked him sarcasticly.
Eagle looked at him puzzled without answering.
- I thought she was only a sub-commander. And if I'm not mistaken, you even called her soldier yesterday! - Drake continued.
- Knock this off now. I know that she's nothing but a sub-commander and that this is probably the highest position she will ever reach, but when there's no CO arround it is her duty to act like the commander in chief. - Eagle replied, a hint of arrogance in his voice.
- You... you... you're hopeless, Eagle! - Drake said shaking his head sadly - I can't believe you still think like this after all this time.
Eagle put one hand in his waist looking questiongly at Drake.
- Why do you always have to act so protective with her?
Drake looked at him confused:
- What? What is that supposed to mean?
Mockingly Eagle just replied:
- Well, if I didn't know any better I would say that...
They were interrupted by a knock at the door. It was a soldier:
- Commander Eagle, Commander Drake, sirs. Sub-commander Jess is outside waiting to talk to you.
- We'll be there in a minut. - Drake answered and turning to Eagle - I want to finish this first. You were saying?
- It can wait. Now, I feel the need to unleash all my anger at someone who actually deserves it. - Eagle said walking towards the hall where Jess was waiting standing up. When Eagle arrived with his angry look, she just gave him the same gaze. Without telling a word, but with a firm resolution made, she had decided to let him start and throw all he had to say in one blow, so she would be able to finally take that load of her chest. No matter what, it would be the last fight between them.
Second chapter. Hopefully the errors are less worse. With any luck, just as bad as the previous ones. Anyway, feedback is appreciated. Oh, and don't get me wrong. Although Eagle is acting kinda like some sort of vilain, I like him. A lot.
That said, see you next time.