Chapter 182
(Allied Outpost Royal-Delta.)
Vanzilla arrives at the allied base outside of town. All members of the loud family come out and behind them is the Rosato van and coming out are Jordan and her parents. But they also brought with them Pop-pop.
They look in awe at the large gates of the Allied outpost.
"Okay guys, this is it. Jordan and myself along with Peter Harris have been in there before when we were sky diving on one of the bombers, but we haven't toured the whole base" said Lincoln.
"So, only through myself, Lincoln and Luna, we can finally be able to check out this big base, the only thing this place doesn't have is a navy since it's far from any body of water" replied Jordan.
"But what about Lake Eddy?" asked Lana.
"That's just a ….. Umm, what do you call that big base that isn't connected to another one?" asked Luna.
"A Forward Operation Base?" replied Lincoln and Jordan.
"Yeah, that one. Sorry, I'm not much of a military kind of gal dudes" replied Luna with a slight chuckle.
"That's okay sis, you did pretty well when you led that search team for us a week ago" replied Lincoln.
Luna chuckles. "That was the protective me doing that work Linc, not the sis you know and love."
They all look to Pop-pop who whistles at the large gate. "We may not be in this base yet, but I gotta love that main gate, reminds me of an actual base from my time. Only, this one is way bigger."
"Glad you're happy Pop-pop, a veteran such as yourself deserves to come and see a place like this" said Lincoln.
"But where's Gran-gran?" asked Leni. "I thought she was coming."
"She was at first, but then Scoots challenged her to a card game and this one seemed like all bets are off kinda thing, she said she wants me to enjoy some military touring time with you guys, she'll spend some time with us next time" replied Pop-pop.
"I like the eagle design on the gate as well, it looks like a true symbol of justice" said Rick.
"That would be the symbol of the Allied forces, they have tons of tech and troops who serve the cause" replied Jordan.
Lisa is excited by this. "All the advanced and other worldly tech within! This is so exciting!"
"I also got a call that someone is in there waiting for us, he's gonna be the one to tour us around the base" replied Lincoln.
"Also, how come you're friends aren't coming along to see this?" asked Luan.
"We decided to let them come and check the place out when we think they're ready. We don't want them to come right now, too much people to keep track" said Jordan.
"Smart and responsible move, I know some of them wanted to come here right?" asked Lori.
"True, but we had to get them to understand that they can't be part of this yet. Thankfully we got them to understand and they'll be patient for their turn to check this place out, and maybe we might bring Mayor Davis along someday" replied Lincoln.
"Same goes with Sam" replied Luna.
"So, what the heck are we waiting for? Let's get into this place already" said Lynn Jr.
"Okay, okay" Lincoln, Jordan and Luna walk up to the main gate, and Luna gives it a light knock.
A Peacekeeper from the top of the wall spots them. "Hang on, we'll open the gate for ya." He then moves out of their sights and they see the main gate start to open.
Both families do see Patriot and Valkyrie flying high above in the sky. "Looks like they're both here, to see the place" said Leni.
"But when are they gonna show us their big surprise?" asked Lola.
"We need to be patient guys, they'll let us know when they're ready" replied Lucy.
Patriot and Valkyrie then come down and land onto Lincoln and Jordan's shoulder. "Glad you two could make it" said Lincoln as he scratches Patriot's neck feathers Jordan does the same to Valkyrie.
"Can someone tell me what's going on? I'm kinda in the dark here" said Pop-pop.
"That's something for next time Pop-pop, and it kinda takes place after the whole boat trip incident" replied Lincoln.
Albert does recall about that, he visited the Loud House a few days ago to check up on them. And he felt bad that his grandson suffered through it more, he was happy that Luna was there for him.
But if Patriot and Valkyrie are here, then who's watching their eggs?!
(The Loud House.)
In the watch tower of the Tree house, Walt's and Della are both sitting on top of the eagle eggs, and El Diablo is wrapping his body around them. Both birds and the snake are doing their best to keep them warm.
Then Fangs and his mate fly in and drop some extra pillows they found to help keep them warm.
(Back to the Louds and Rosato's.)
The gates were now fully open and they see Jordan's godfather Peter Harris waiting. "Hey guys, glad you all came."
"Hey Peter, so how's it going leading an army?" asked Jesse.
"Brings me back to my days in the Middle East, well not the bad memories, but the good ones. I love this job" said Peter.
They all look to the outpost and all of its large structures.
"This place looks bigger on the inside than on the outside" said Luan.
"Doesn't seem to look like the military base I was in during my days, everything seems to be blue and shiny. Not gonna be easy to keep up with this new stuff" said Pop-pop/
"I had a hard time at first, but then I got used to it" replied Peter.
"So, where's this guy who's supposed to be touring us?" asked Lori.
Peter then looks up. "Incoming."
They all look up and something lands right in front of them. The figure stands up and looks like a humanoid robot, but it was a suit. In red, blue and white colored patterns, the allied eagle logo on the back, a glowing light blue core in the middle and is triangular shaped, a face with one vision visor and glowing steam of light from underneath.
"Hello everyone" said the figure.
Lincoln and the others are shocked by this. "I-Iron man?!" said Lincoln.
"What? No! I'm not Stark and sure as hell I won't be" the suit powers down and slowly folds up through nanotech and into the man's jacket.
A man around his early twenties, light brown hair, no facial hair on his face, light blue suit and pants, white shirt, black shoes. "Greetings, my name is Martin McKenzie I am the head of FutureTech Industries and a leading role to the Allied Forces and former Commander of the Allied Forces, and welcome to Outpost Royal-Delta."
"Wow! That suit is awesome! It does remind me of that Marvel hero guys" said Lana.
"You mean Tony Stark Ironman? Then yes, it does. But I designed mine to be reverse engineered and far more superior to that of Stark's toys" replied Martin. "Now, follow me and we can begin the tour of this place."
"Not for me, I am headed straight for the allied airbase. I know this base inside and out, later guys" said Peter.
They all wave goodbye to Peter as he heads for the Airbase. Martin however felt unsettled by him.
Luna notices this. "Something wrong dude?"
Martin snaps out of it. "What? Oh sorry, it's just he reminds me of someone back in my world."
"So, you were sent here by Hero Linc I presume" said Lisa.
"Is that what you guys call him? We just call him Commander, or Freezer Burn, or just Lincoln" replied Martin. Now Pop-pop was even more confused, but he'll be patient and get his answers soon.
"Well, if he was here and next to our Lincoln then it would be literally confusing for all of us" replied Lori.
"I guess you can say we'll be seeing double! Get it?" said Luan.
"Classic Luan" replied Martin. "Okay, so first up is the Allied Boot camp." They spot the four structures where the troops come from to train and rest. "This is where we train and mobilize our finest infantry divisions, from the Shotgun-Riot shielded Peacekeepers, the heavy lifting Javelin Soldiers, specially trained Attack Dogs and my favorite, the heavy duty, ice-support Cryo Legionnaire!"
They spot large infantry in power suits with large Cryo cannons. "The Cryo cannon was my design and works like a charm" said Martin.
"Wow, some of this training troop stuff kinda looks familiar, though we didn't use much shotguns in my days in the army" said Pop-pop.
Luna then figured something out. "Is that how ….. My hero self got her powers?"
Martin sighs and looks to them. "You catch up fast, and yes that's how she got them. She willingly wanted to see what would happen if she got in contact with the cryo container, at first we thought she died, but thankfully she survived."
They all remained silent hearing that, Lincoln and Jordan hold Luna's hand and she holds onto theirs tightly.
The other loud sisters look to Luna and feel scared if she tries to do it.
"And onto the next location of the tour" they all follow Martin.
"This is starting to sound very unsettling" said Jesse.
"This is all starting to sound kinda morbid" said Lucy.
"Still in th dark here" replied Pop-pop.
They then make their way to a group of large garage looking buildings.
"Whoa! Is this where tanks are built?!" asked Lana.
"Not just tanks little girl, this is where the Allied Forces muster their finest tanks in the fight against evil" said Martin.
"You know, my dad once brought me to a base he was in when he was in the army. I can pop a wheelie on a tank" said Rita.
"Wait what?!" asked the others.
"How come you never told me?" asked Lynn Sr.
Rita chuckles. "There's a lot of other stuff you don't know about me dear." This made Lynn Sr a bit woozy.
"She's right, Rita here was quite the driver when I brought her to see where I was based at and she loved to fly and drive tanks. I almost got a heart attack when she almost crashed" said Pop-pop.
At this point Lynn Sr felt like fainting, while the rest of the family remained silent.
"As much fun as it would be to see that, I'm afraid I cannot let you commandeer any of our allied machinery. Their technology is far advanced and chances you might either wreck it or blow something up" replied Martin. "And you can't fly any of our planes, too expensive and costly for lives."
Rita sighs, but she smiles. "I understand."
Lisa straightens her glasses. "Can you please explain to us about these so called Allied vehicles?"
Lisa then notices the uneasy and stern look Martin is giving her. "What? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, no. It's just that I don't like you, I barely like the other you in my world" replied Martin,
"Sorry about Lisa, she can be a bit curious. Please continue good sir" said Leni.
"Alright then, first we got the Multi-Gunner IFV. You may have seen this vehicle driving around town during patrols. High-Speed, Low-Drag is what they stand for. Piloted by fine outback driving Australians with the can-do spirit, this one man passenger vehicle can change its top-mounted weapon depending on the soldier manning the guns" said Martin.
"So, it has a different gun on top?" asked Rick.
"Yes, it can have a shotgun, sonic amplifiers, double stock rocket launchers, sniper rifle, flak guns, cryo beam, tesla coil, plasma cutter. So pretty much any kind of gun" said Martin.
"Wow, now that's what I call Jack-of-all-trades" said Jordan.
"Retro fitting a different weapon to adapt to the change in the battlefield, now that is impressive" said Pop-pop.
"Next we have the Guardian tank, a powerful mainline battle tank that can switch from the main gun to a targeting laser to assist in tracking the enemy vehicle weak spot."
"The Athena Cannon is a powerful artillery platform that can laser-mark the target to call down a proton laser that is coming from an Athena Orbital from space, it can also deploy an Aegis shield to defend allies within."
"Wait a minute! It calls a laser from space?!" asked Lynn Jr.
"Yes, yes it does" replied Martin. "Next we have the Mirage Tank, but I know you've seen those guys."
"We have, sometimes their following us when we're going around town" replied Lincoln.
"Good, now the Mirage Tank can be able to disguise itself as any inanimate object should they stay still, they can fire deadly beams through their spectrum cannons and activate a GAP field to keep friendlies well hidden" replied Martin.
"Like when they attacked that stinker rich dorks mansion" said Lola.
"And then we have the two experimental vehicles I designed for emergency purposes. First we have the Pacifier FAV" said Martin.
Lily giggles at the name. "No Lily, it's not an actual Pacifier. Now this vehicle can hover over land and water and uses rapid fire gattling guns, it can deploy itself anywhere on land to setup artillery mode and fire with its proton collider guns."
"For some gun with a funny name, that name doesn't sound so funny anymore" said Luan.
"Not all weapons can have serious and cool names, they can be odd when it comes to titles, like the Sherman Crocodile Tank" said Pop-pop.
"There a tank that's a crocodile?!" said Lana.
"No Lana, it shoots fire. But I have no clue why it's even called Crocodile" said Lincoln. He looks to Pop-pop.
"Sorry kiddo, I don't have the answers either. Maybe some history leaning later could help" replied Pop-pop.
"Then there's the one vehicle that I am truly proud of, the Future Tank X-1. Armed with Neutron cannons that can destroy groups of enemies, and a powerful Riot beam to dispatch enemies in groups, it is the only vehicle manned by A.I."
"Fascinating, does it follow orders and keep track of its systems?" asked Lisa.
"Yes, and no it won't turn into a renegade robot like from Terminator, that stuff is barely real" replied Martin.
"Dudes, this vehicle stuff is so much. I don't even know how we're gonna keep track of this stuff, or even command any of them" said Luna.
"Then maybe you should be glad British forces pilot Guardian Tanks" said Martin.
Luna is stunned by what he said. "What?"
Then the Armor facility opens and a Guardian Tank comes out and speaks in a British voice. "Guardian Tank good to go!" it then drives off.
Luna smiles. "Okay, okay. I guess I can work with those guys, plus it has the name Guardian on it."
Luan chuckles from that. "So true and also kinda funny."
"What about those other vehicles, are their other countries controlling them?" asked Jesse.
"The Athena Cannons are piloted by women who sound like someone from a call agency and the Mirage tanks are driven by tough and rugged outdoor French troops/Peacekeepers" said Martin.
"Ooooh, they sound kinda nice" said Leni.
"Easy there people, half these men are older than any of you" said Martin. "And now to the Airbase."
"That's music to my ears, good old American flight" said Pop-pop.
Hearing that made Rita excited. "And again, you cannot pilot them. But I think Lincoln and Jordan know what these aircraft are."
They arrive to the airbase and they see lots of aircraft taking off and landing, some of them are inside hangars awaiting deployment.
"So, can the two leading kids tell us what each aircraft are?" asked Martin.
Lincoln and Jordan look at each one. "Let's see if we can figure them out, we've been here before and we seem to know how each one works" said Lincoln.
"We have the Apollo fighters that only shoot air targets and are now dubbed the fastest plane in the skies" said Jordan.
"Vindicator's are light precision bombers that lay siege to any enemies on the ground, their limit are three bombs" said Lincoln.
"Century bombers are heavy bombers and infantry transports" said Jordan.
"The Night Hawk is a transport and support helicopter" said Lincoln.
"I think that's all we know" said Jordan.
Pop-pop chuckles. "That's my grandson and his girlfriend."
Martin chuckles. "Then let me finish the rest. We have the Cryocopter, it provides support by freezing ground targets and for extra support they are armed with the SHRINK beam, which will decrease the size of enemy vehicles and vessels."
Lisa's jaw drops. "You built a shrinking machine?!"
"You mean those things that'll make people small?" asked Lucy.
"Like Ant-Man from that movie?" asked Lola.
"Yes, yes and yes. I did build a shrink beam and it works like a charm" said Martin.
"And finally the one aircraft that must only be used for emergencies only and like the Future Tank, I am dang proud of it!" Martin then opens the main hangar and they see the large aircraft.
"Whoa!" they all say in awe.
"The Harbinger Gunship. Armed with dual anti-surface machine guns and two Onboard Collider cannons, this bad boy of the skies can lay waste to anything on the ground and is next to nothing hard to shoot down" replied Martin.
"That has got to be the biggest plane I have ever seen!" said Lincoln.
"Way bigger than the Century Bomber and the C-17 we used to fly back home" said Jordan.
Both kids and the others were still in awe by this large combat-support plane.
Pop-pop wipes away a lone tear. "You okay pop-pop? You seem emotionally happy" said Lucy.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It looks nice to see good old airplanes get bigger and bigger, even though I can't really understand how these new one work. It still looks nice" replied Pop-pop.
Peter Harris then shows up. "This plane has a large crew, from manning the machine guns, Collider cannons, checking on communications, maintaining the four engines and the two men piloting this beast. I have never seen these planes take off from the airbase, but they are emergencies only."
"Cool, would love to see it too" said Lincoln.
"Okay, so before we go and have some lunch, we have one last thing left to show you" said Martin. They all follow him and spot the large building with a crane on top and a large main door.
"Next we have the MCV" they all look to the large building.
"Umm, you mean the building?" asked Leni.
"And what is this MCV?" asked Jesse.
"MCV stands for Mobile Construction Vehicle" replied Peter.
"But I don't see a Vehicle" said Lana.
"The MCV can be able to convert itself into the Construction yard, which is the main HQ of this base, and provides all communication relays and structure blueprints. It is the HQ" said Martin.
They look back to the large building. "So, this is the vehicle?" asked Luna.
"Yup, when this thing reverts into the MCV it is huge!" replied Peter.
"That has got to be the biggest thing I could see, can we see it now?" asked Lisa.
"No" replied Martin. "And now we're eating lunch, follow me to the food court."
"This place has a food court?" said Leni.
"Let's hope the food is good" said Lynn Sr.
They all enter the large food court and see some soldiers also eating and some of them watching a game while eating, a football game. Which Lynn Jr joins in with them.
The food was different assorted dishes, Hot dogs, burgers, pizza, coffee, milk, chicken, beef, pork ribs, barbeque and pretty much a lot of food.
"This is like a big buffet zone, without the main kitchen to see" said Lynn Sr.
"The steak here tastes amazing" said Pop-pop.
"I'm more interested in the fried chicken they have here" said Rick.
"And they actually have fish and chips here and Shepherd's pie!" said Luna.
Lincoln chuckles at his sister's happiness and eats his pizza.
Patriot and Valkyrie enjoy the salmon their eating and the trout and the tuna and sardines. That is a lot of fish!
They then see Martin, going through some files on his tablet. The things he's going through are in hologram form they seemed like DNA codes.
"Might I ask what you are researching and why are you eating food normal people would eat? You are a man of science, so why not eat something that provide nutrients such as what I packed with me" said Lisa.
Martin looks to the green slimy food she is eating, the other louds didn't like to see it.
"Okay first, I may be smart but hell no. I am not eating that disgusting slime ball, I have my own tastes and standards. Which is why in my world I shut down all of those dumb science facilities my Lisa knows, all of them are shut down and replaced with FutureTech outposts and all of the scientists there don't eat that slop or use injected nutrients, that's just wrong" said Martin.
Lisa stops eating and is shocked to hear what he just said.
"And secondly, this research is none of your business, it's mine and mine alone" replied Martin. "The one thing that barely changes in every dimension that has louds is always you Lisa, and I defy that notion and theory. Make me wanna execute project silent collider" said Martin.
They all remain silent, Lincoln and Jordan look to Martin in suspicion. "You said what now?"
Martin just looks to them, then back to his research. "You heard nothing and it remains under the verdict and secrecy of myself and the other Royal Defenders. You two may be in command of this base with Peter Shar- I mean Harris! But I am the one who provides the tech, supplies and troops of this forward operation base, and Freezer Burn along with his twin sister are the leading commanders of the whole Allied operations and the Terran Dominion armada, so this is still under their watch. You kids are just the Vanguards."
Lincoln and Jordan know they don't fully run this base, but when he said Terran Dominion it brought up some video game red flags into Lincoln's thoughts.
Peter was confused. "Were you about to say Peter Sharp?"
Martin remains silent, but Luna almost chokes. "What?!"
Martin remains silent and goes back to his research. Luna, Lincoln and Luna recall seeing the hero version of Sam, a ghost Rockstar woman and this guy with a fiery skull and cowboy attire. They then look to Peter Harris and his cowboy attire.
"Hang on a minute, so that guy we saw in the fight at the park two months ago. Was he …. Peter Harris, but as a Sharp?" asked Jordan.
Martin sighs. "Yes, yes he was." Peter faints on his barbeque chili. "And he's down for the count."
"So, that guy was Sam's dad?" asked Lincoln.
"Yes" replied Martin.
"And that ghost Rockstar girl?" asked Luna.
"Peter Sharp's girlfriend Ember McLain" replied Martin.
They were all shocked and confused. "Now that is literally mind blowing" said Lori.
"There are some things you guys aren't supposed to know and that is all you need to know, everything else can be discussed by the Co-Commander Freezer Burn" Martin then checks his watch. "Well, I should get going now, I got some game time with some friends in RTS."
He then gets up and looks to them. "I hope I don't have to come back here and see you all again" he looks to Lisa. "Seeing one Lisa is enough, the boy version is a little evil demon and I do not want to look at another Lisa Loud again!" He activates his tech suit and takes off from the opened ceiling and into a portal.
They all were confused and shocked by this, Lisa felt as if she was denied by science. "He hates me?"
Lincoln sighs. "I don't know why, but it's his personal business. Also, maybe we overstayed our welcome, we should get going now."
They all agree and head out of the food court, though they had to drag Lynn Jr out with them.
They decide to head back home. Lincoln and Jordan have some questions to ask Hero Linc, but that'll be for next time, soon.
Lisa has some theories as to why this McKenzie person would hate her, and they haven't even toured the science-tech building of the base.
A/N: I thought it was about time they knew the base they have command of, but it wouldn't be complete without my OC who is responsible for this bases existence, Martin McKenzie, straight from Spells and Louds. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 3/24/20.