June, 30th 2006
U.S Space Navy launch pad Alpha Washington
Area 49, Wyoming Untied States of America
The sight of a Space Shuttle astounded me. I've seen an American Space Shuttle launch before but this one wasn't alone, there were well over 30 all getting ready to launch.
In the sky was a blue barrier hiding this rocket site from the world, currently thousands of personnel were racing to get everything in check. For the past six months it was one of training, and preparation.
The U.S military would be doing their most ambitious operation yet, nicknamed operation Falling Sky. I didn't know much of the details outside of my part. I will be launched from space in a Mech to air assault the Wakandans, after a bombardment from space. Other than that I didn't know much.
"Man the Americans sure work fast, it took us 3 entire years just to build a space installation this large 30 thousand years ago, but you guys did this in 6 months!" I heard a familiar voice say.
"Well America is different from the rest of the world and as the only Superpower left in this world they have a lot of burden being the world's police, and upholding the peace in this world." I said, turning around and meeting the short 3000 year old girl, although another person was behind her.
The girl in question had red hair, and was on the curvy side unlike Gura who was flat, although going off of the fact that Gura was a shark I assumed it's to be hydrodynamic.
"If it isn't my greatest Samurai Youji!" The red head enthusiastically said, putting me in a tight hug, I quickly tore her away, followed by Gura also tearing her away.
"You realize he doesn't remember you Kiara!" Gura chastised the red haired now known as Kiara.
"I know, but I was so happy to see my most greatest samurai, the one who helped defeat the Mongol invasion of Japan back in 1281!" She happily said.
"Yes, but he's been reincarnated like what 30 times already so he doesn't remember anything about you at all Kiara!" Gura rebuked, I decided I let the two continue to argue so I attempted to leave the area for the hangars but the red-haired girl noticed my attempt to escape attempt and grabbed me by the collar.
"You're going nowhere you Samurai!" She said pulling me back to where I was.
The argument between the two ended after my escape attempt. This time Gura introduced me to the red head.
"Kiara meet Takanashi Kiara, a Phoenix. Kiara meet Major Takanashi Youji, a member of the JGSDF." Gura introduced us to each other.
Kiara then ran towards me at speed I couldn't see and put me in another tight hug "I knew my greatest Samurai would do everything to serve the people of his country!" She enthusiastically said, this time her hug was even tighter than the last. I thought my bones would break from the sheer pressure her arms were hugging me.
But luckily before anything could happen Gura pulled Kiara off of me, "Can you give a father some space? The man has to already deal with children and not be able to be there for them. What would his wife think if she saw you hugging her husband." Gura said.
"Wait, the Samurai is married?!" She said, surprised at the situation.
"You didn't know one of your subordinates got married? Did you even read the file I gave you right?" Gura said.
"Ye-yeah." She said, shakily.
"Liar." Was Gura's response.
"I'm sorry!" Kiara cried.
After the fiasco of the immortal Phoenix known as Kiara was finished crying, we were then taken to the debriefing room.
Amongst the people in the room was American General Jackson commander of the 15th African Expedition Division, Japanese General Takazuchi commander of the secret 9th division. American Colonel James, Japanese Colonel Shiro. There was American Major Barrios and there was me, Major Takanashi of the JGSDF. Along with some generals from Atlantis.
The meeting quickly began as everybody sat down. Kiara and Gura weren't present since this was a meeting only of high ranking and allowed military personnel could attend the meeting.
"The current plan for the invasion of Wakanda is to start off with an orbital bombardment that will last 45 minutes in total, after that an orbital invasion will begin. Armored Infantry will be dropped in pods from space and enter the atmosphere, at the same time a land assault will begin and start taking the surrounding areas. When the Armoured Infantry land. It will hopefully shock the surviving troops and hopefully deplete the enemy morale even further." The American General said the Atlantean Generals were clearly impressed by their facial expression.
"Any questions?" The American General asked, everybody shook their heads saying no.
"Alright, we have orders from the President to have this operation ready by the beginning of September." The General said.
The meeting soon ended, and I found myself standing in front of a large robot or mech in the hangar, "What's this?" I asked myself.
"That is the Armoured Personnel Unit Mark I, APU MK I for short. Also known as Big Boy." An engineer said, coming up from behind.
"Where do you work?" I asked him.
"Boston Dynamics." Was his response.
"Boston Dynamics? So you guys built this?" I asked.
"Well partially, we were given a bunch of broken large robots that were more advanced than anything we've seen from the military and were asked to study it and recreate it, this is what we got." The engineer said.
"That's what you're going to use when you drop from space." Said someone behind me, I turned around and saw General Jackson.
I saluted his presence, "At ease soldier." The General ordered, I did as he ordered and dropped my salute. The engineer already left for the two of us to talk in private.
"So what am I looking at exactly?" I asked.
"You're looking at the newest generation of soldiers. This here is the future for 21st century warfare, and you're going to be one of the first to operate these things." The General said.
I just looked at him in amazement, one would expect the one to operate the newest weapon technology would be from the country that created the tech in the first place.
"Your current orders are to begin learning how to operate the Exosuit. After all, you have until September to train with them. You are dismissed." The General said.
"Yes sir."
September 1st, 2006
300 Kilometers above the Earth surface
Alpha Station
"This Alpha Station, beginning operation falling sky, starting orbital bombardment. Over." Reported by a station member, he quickly moved through the Zero-G environment by pushing off of walls.
He arrived at a terminal, and pressed multiple buttons, a few seconds passed when a robotic voice spoke "Target locked, proceeding with firing procedure." Said the voice, then the sound of electricity crackling was heard. Followed by extreme heat but it didn't melt anything since the barrel was made out of tritanium containing the heat.
Exactly ten seconds later the station artillery barrel fired a tungsten projectile that is 500 pounds and was fired at Mach 3. At the same time other stations began firing their guns with the exact same capabilities.
When the projectiles began getting closer to the surface of the earth, it began to heat up causing a fireball to surround it from air friction. To the people of Wakanda it looked like a meteor shower but they knew exactly what it was.
"Enemy attack! All forces take cover!" Ordered by a Wakandan commander, the tungsten ammunition hit the Wakanda shield barrier, forming a small mushroom cloud shaking the entire city, but the barrier held.
The surrounding areas that weren't protected by the barrier were destroyed. To the Wakandans dismay another barrage occurred from space, this would continue until the barrier broke but even then the space bombardment didn't cease for another five minutes.
When the bombardment ended the American and Japanese forces began to march into Wakandan territory, the remaining Wakandan forces that didn't surrender quickly regrouped.
"Wakanda forever!" Yelled a Wakandan General and led the counter attack. Then multiple American M1 Abrams Main Battle tanks, supported by infantry appeared from the surrounding jungles, then multiple fireballs formed in the atmosphere.
Minutes earlier Major Takanashi Youji and his battalion were getting ready for an orbital drop.
When I got into the APU and activated it, it began to close around me starting with my arms and then it finally closed on me. Concealing me in a metal box. In it there were two handles for moving the arms, on the handles were buttons and joysticks to move the legs and shoot.
"This is Alpha 01 ready to begin orbital entry." I reported over the radio, seconds later all the men in my battalion began to confirm they were ready.
Then over the radio came the report we were being dropped in less than 30 seconds.
"I would like to say before we get thrown into the meat grinder again I want to say, not all of us will come back from this battle like last time in Takami Lake. Some of you this will be your first time fighting and as such if you follow my orders and stick with free veterans you will survive trust me. For Humanity!" I yelled.
Present day
"At the time I didn't know why I yelled out humanity, a race that slaughters each other for mere bits of land and resources or because someone has a differing ideology or religious view.
But today we really need nationalism today to help fight the menace that's the force that's invading our homeland in the year of 2016." I told the blonde haired girl in front of me.
