Chapter Seven: Taking the Fight to the Enemy
We rejoin our story as humanity begins the three most hectic months in its entire history. The people of Earth had to prepare to fight the Yugopotamians on their own planet, so there was much work to be done. The first thing they had to do was build an interstellar space fleet. They were helped in the fact that they had captured a lot of Yugopotamian war ships. Also they had the help of the Phantousians, who provided them with technology.
While this was going on the nations of the world were coming to a crossroads. They realized that if they were to take on Yugopotamia they would need to have unity. They also realized that Earth would no longer be isolated, it would now be in contact with the rest of the galaxy. Both these problems had only one solution. Despite years of hatred between various nations, they would have to take the next step in the evolution of civilizations, a planetary government.
"In international news the leaders of the world are meeting at the U.N. in New York to overhaul the organization. A statement released by them states that in this time of crisis we need a stronger unity among the people of the world. What this means exactly remains to be seen." said the newswomen.
The leaders of the world meet to decide what this new government would be like. They decided to use the Constitution of the United States as a guide, this was because most of the other nations own Constitutions were based off of it. They decided to make it not as strong as the U.S. Constitution, but still much stronger then the U.N. Charter. They had basically taken the American Constitution and cut out some of the stronger parts.
They sent the document to every nation on Earth, asking them to approve it. They pulled an old trick out of their hat to get it passed. Instead of letting the legislatures decide, they created conventions to decide. There were those you opposed this change in international relations, who said it would destroy national character. But there were more people who realized that the only way the Earth would survive was to work together. There was not one ghost or human on Earth that had not been affected by the invasion. So finally near the end of the three months the United Earth Federation was born.
While this was going on the people of Earth were preparing their armed forces for the attack on Yugopotamia. The original Earth Defense Army was a rag tag group thrown together in a desperate moment. To face one of the greatest military forces in the galaxy they would need more training. So all the current members of the Army had to go to combat training, which meant our heroes had to go as well.
"My baby is going away!" said Maddie crying.
"Come one mom, it's not like I haven't faced danger before." said Danny.
"But your going to another planet, I may never see you again!" said Maddie.
"Don't worry mom, I'll be ok." said Danny.
"Yeah, Danny will be fine, he's faced worse then this before." said Jack.
"I guess your right." said Maddie.
"Do me a favor, give them one ectoblast for me." said Danni.
"I will." said Danny.
As Danny was leaving Cujo came up and whimpered, like he didn't want Danny to leave.
"Don't worry boy, I'll be back." said Danny, he then walked out the door.
Similar scenes played out at the homes of the rest of our heroes. Soon they were all waiting for the bus that would take them to basic training.
"So guys, how do you feel?" said Danny.
"Nervous, I never thought I would be going off to fight another planet." said Sam.
"Yeah, all we've fought before were armies of ghost skeletons." said Alicia.
"I think that may qualify us to fight another planet's army." said Alex.
"I guess your right." said Alicia
"Don't worry you guys, we're tough, I think we can handle this." said Tucker.
"I hope so." said Sam.
"Don't look now, but here comes the bus." said Valerie.
The bus pulled up to the curb and our heroes got on. They found that several of the people they went to school with, and some of their enemies, were there. Considering Dash and Kwan were there they could be considered both.
"Hey Fentnerd, what are you guys doing here? This fighting stuff is for brave and strong men." said Dash.
"Yeah, you babies would run at the sight of one of those aliens." said Kwan.
"Why you…" said Danny, but Sam stopped him.
"Danny, I think this would be a good time to show them our true selves." said Sam.
"Your right, we have been wanting to ever since this craziness started." said Danny.
As the two brainless jocks watched Danny began to turn into his ghost mode. Soon they were looking at the one and only Danny Phantom, the others had also transformed into their superhero modes.
"Oh my god, your Danny Phantom!" said Dash.
The saying of Danny's name caught the attention of the rest of the bus and soon everyone was chatting excitedly.
"I can't believe it, he is Danny Phantom." said one human.
"I know, he looks taller in person." said another.
As this went on Danny turned to speak with Dash.
"Still think we can't handle it?" said Danny.
"No." said Dash, still in shock.
"My god, that must mean the rest of you are the other heroes." said Kwan.
"Yep." said Sam.
"Wow, I've been going to school with superheroes." said Kwan.
"Quiet everyone! Just because Danny Phantom is on the bus does not mean you can act like children!" said the sergeant at the front of the bus.
Everyone quieted down as they drove on, soon they were at the camp. They all got out of the bus and were greeted by the loudest man any of them had ever seen.
"Ok you piles of crud! I am drill sergeant Matthews, I am here to turn you worms in to soldiers! I bet you maggots have never even seen combat!" said the sergeant, but then he noticed Danny Phantom.
"Ok, most of you have not seen it, but when I am done here you will know all you need to bring your enemy down to his knees, now move it!" said sergeant Matthews.
The drill sergeant pushed our heroes hard, making them do all the things that soldiers are supposed to do, such as run obstacle courses, do push ups, and target practice.
"Ok, this is the H56 laser rifle, this baby can hit a target from 1,000 feet away. I want you to know everything there is to know about it, I want you to eat with it, sleep with it, even go to the bathroom with it until you know how to use it." said the sergeant, he then showed them a weapon that was slightly less serious.
"This is the choconater 5000, the latest in Yugopotamian fighting weaponry. This will be your most important weapon on Yugopotamia, so treat it like you would your lover." said the sergeant.
So the target practice began, our heroes and the other soldiers had to practice with the laser rifle, the candy firing weapons, and with their own ghost powers if they should lose their weapons.
Time flew by and finally they were ready. Our heroes and their group boarded the shuttle craft that would take them to the fleet in Earth orbit. Half the army was going to Yugopotamia, the other half would stay in case Earth was attacked. As the flew up to the fleet they began to talk.
"Do you think we will make it?" said Sam.
"I'm sure we will, we've faced tougher challenges then this before." said Danny.
Soon they were on one of the ships in the fleet, by the name of Freedom. They assembled in the main mess hall of the ship.
"Ok soldiers, we will be leaving soon, but before we go we have a special announcement from the President of Earth." said the officer.
The face of President McCain appeared on the screen, because he was serving as president of the federation until an election could be held.
"Greetings soldiers of Earth, today you embark on a mission of great importance. Today you will go to battle a force that is trying to destroy our way of life, in fact our very existence. With you rides the hope of an entire world, the future is in your hands. We may not know what lies ahead, but we do know this, that it is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is said that liberty is maintained by constant struggle, which is as true now as it has ever been. Today we will go show those aliens what we are made of, and that the Earth does not back down from a fight. Good luck and god speed." Said the President.
As he finished the soldiers broke out into cheers, ready to face the aliens that had dared to attack their home.
"Soldiers head to your quarters, we leave in half a hour." said the commander.
Soon the fleet was leaving Earth orbit and heading out to meet up with the Phantousian fleet. They meet them just outside the oort cloud(Which is a big cloud of comets that surrounds the solar system.)
"This is the Phantousian fleet calling the Earth Fleet, do you read me over?" said the radio operator.
"We read you loud and clear, we are ready to head to Yugopotamia when you are." said the other operator.
"Good, lets go." He said.
With that the two fleets headed towards the Yugopotamian solar system. As they got closer the Yugopotamian warning system alerted that a fleet was fast approaching.
"Your majesty! A fleet is heading straight for Yugopotamia!" said a soldier.
"Where is it coming from?" said King Gripullon.
"It is coming from the direction of Earth." said the soldier.
"So they think they can attack us do they, well we'll show them, assemble the star destroyers!" said the King.
Soon the fleets were facing each other just outside of Yugopotamian space.
"Attack them, I want them blown out of space!" said King Gripullon.
And so the Yugopotamian fleet began firing on the Earth-Phantousian fleet, the battle of Yugopotamia had begun.
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An important message from the real Rob Phantom: Hello, I don't normally do this but I have to say something. Recently a bad thing has happened in my life, my grandfather is sick and in the hospital. It is because of this that things are a little hectic and this update is late. So I want to tell you that I might not be updating as quickly as usual. There is something wrong with him and we don't know what it is. I also hope you forgive me for not pulling the hurt Vlad lever, because I don't feel very funny right now. I will try to keep updating, but it may take awhile. I really appreciate all the people who read my stories and I hope you can be patient with me during this time of crisis in my life. I got to go now because I'm just felling lousy at the moment, so as always Danny Phantom fans, read and review.
