A few days passed after the battle and encirclement of planetune
The casualties were's pretty low for planeptune during that battle and quite heavy for the ASIC
But for the ASIC its not a real problem, they have huge reserve of manpower
And now continue the siege of planeptune…
PLANEPTUNE
UNDERGROUND WORKSHOP
23 APRIL
10H00
Bethesda went to see the advancement of the VTOL that its currently built in a hidden workshop underground
He knew that the city would be damaged and so an exposed workshop would have been hit
Even tough it reduce the speed of production, an underground workshop is nearly completely safe form bombardments and also safe to hide other things
Bethesda exit form the elevator and get welcomed by the responsible of the production
"Hello, sir." He says
"Hello, you know why I am here." Bethesda says
The responsible nods and show the progress to Bethesda
The prototype of the machine is still under construction, but progress have been made: the main fuselage is nearly completed by around 80% and the engines are finished so its a good thing, but its still not fast enough so Bethesda decide to help to build the VTOL, even if its hard with his burned arm
It takes more 9H (not counting the 12H-13H lunch break) of working to make it progress but now the machine is components are completed, just have to assemble it
Bethesda look at the time and realize he made extra hours, so he get back to Compa apartment and he better speed up before the curfew
He walk in the streets of Planeptune, a lot of buildings are still damaged, yet some guys started to repairs them
People are looking at him and sometimes...
"Hey sir! You look like Bethesda!" A kid say
"Yeah we tell me that often." He responds in a bored tone
Its always like that but it don't go any further, at least for the moment and he wonder if it will not be better to put back the helmet on him
MEANWHILE
PLANEPTUNE
COMPA APARTMENT
20H30
At that moment, Compa and IF are watching the TV, like a lot of people trying to forget for a few moment the ongoing siege, even if nearly all of the channels are talking about it
"you look stressed." Compa says to IF
"No! I am just a bit worried." IF responds
"About what?" Compa says
"About the safety of neptune and nepgear."
"We will rescue nep-nep and ge-ge after that!" Compa says
"No its more complicated than that, we need to wait a long moment before we manage to get a sharecite, and you shouldn't go with me, it will be surely very dangerous." IF explains
BEEP BEEP
"I am going to check who this is." Compa says
She get up of the couch and head toward the front door, she look at the intercom and see Bethesda, so she open the building door trough the intercom button
After a few minutes
DING DONG
Compa opens the door and she see Bethesda
"Good evening!" Compa says to him
"Good evening." Bethesda responds while he remove his lab coat
"You got back a way later today!" Compa says
"Oh I had to help finishing the machine." Bethesda responds
"And you finished it?" Compa asks
"No but its close enough, maybe tomorrow it will be finished." Bethesda responds
"Okay, I left food for you. Me and iffy already eaten since we didn't knew when you will come back." Compa says
"Thanks." Bethesda responds
Bethesda goes to the kitchen while Compa go back to the living room with IF
The Compa cooking as usual… taste very good
After eating, he join up the girls
"So what you all did today?" ask Bethesda
"I still had to take care of some wounded soldiers during the battle, nothing unsual." Compa says
"We had a meeting with the rest of the division." IF says
"What was the subject of the meeting?" Bethesda ask
"I can't tell to neither of you two." IF says
"Its that important?" Compa says
"Obviously." IF responds
They get interrupted by a news channel
"Recent reports says, that there is the start of an insurrection at the Lowee. We don't know the leader of this insurrection but form what we know its caused by an armed force called the "Modification Offensive of Defection" started hostilities with the Lowee army, defecting form them." The presenter says
"You heard that?" Bethesda says
"Yeah, the name of their group make literally no sense!" Compa says
"Oh no, actually it make a bit of sense if you only take the initials."IF says
Compa thinks about it
"No I don't see what's it mean." Compa says still not understanding
"Its because the author decided to make it look like MOD." IF explains
"Oh."
"The armed force is made form a community of changers who mutiny form the Lowee army and one of their objective is to force Lowee government to abolish their policy of oppression toward the changers. They waited for the perfect occasion to rise up and since the CPU of Lowee vanished and leaving the emergency council and the twins candidates having to deal with them. One thing is sure is that the situation of Lowee is degrading like Planeptune and about it-" The TV get turned off
"So, that's mean Lowee is having a civil war." Bethesda says
"Look like this is the case." IF responds
"But what the thing with the changers?" Compa asks
"I don't know a lot but nations have a very different view of them, where we at Planeptune we are close to them and even collaborate with them sometimes, at Lowee its the opposite." IF explains
"And about view Leanbox and Lastation?" Compa asks
"Leanbox is quite neutral with them most of time. I don't know for Lastation tough." Bethesda says
After that they go to do their things and go to sleep
Compa and IF sleeps in the same bed which make Bethesda wonder if they are not… yeah no probably just very good friends, they are childhood friends after all even if there is still some doubts
Bethesda for himself sleep on the couch in the living room and shortly after starting to get asleep, as usual he hears Compa snoring form there but he's starting to get used to it
PLANEPTUNE
STREETS
24 APRIL
7H55
Bethesda goes for the workshop once again, he want that the machine prototype assembling ends today
on walking he encounter a familiar face
"Hello there" The taller man says
"Mojang." Bethesda responds
Yep Mojang is taller than Bethesda 1M87 vs 1M78 even if its quite a useless information
"Where are you going? The basilicom is at the opposite direction." Mojang asks
"I am going to check and finish the prototype of the machine I talked about." Bethesda explains
"You still haven't finished it?" Mojang says
"Yeah, its VTOL not a small gun." Bethesda says
"Oh, okay." Mojang says
"And you?" Bethesda says
"I am going to help rebuilding the city, since I am stuck here." Mojang explains
"Everyone is stuck here anyway, no one is getting out before the ASIC get pushed back." Bethesda comments
"Oh, you should know I don't have particular anger toward the ASIC." Mojang says
"What are you meaning by that?" Bethesda calmly says while putting his hand inside his coat reaching his revolver and getting ready to draw it
"I mean that if people are not fortunate enough to buy things, than its okay for them to get it in another way if they don't have choice, but tough the man who decide of selling the thing must decide of his policy, piracy is not something totally evil." Mojang explains
"You are not wrong but its something really dangerous on the long term." Bethesda says
"I mean that there is faulty people in both size, when these conflict happens is rarely fully due to one side." Mojang says
"That's right, but I am not changing my mind about them." Bethesda says
"What they did to you exactly?" Mojang asks
"You should have knew that they tried to kill me, so I am not showing any kind of mercy toward them." Bethesda responds
"You must really hate them don't you?" Mojang says and Bethesda simply nods
"Well, good luck on repairing the city." Bethesda says
"Thanks, and you too on your work." Mojang says
They both go to their own work place
PLANEPTUNE
UNDERGROUND WORKSHOP
8H30
Bethesda comes inside the workshop, he can come when he want since he is not really an employee
After a few hours and with the help of the inventor, the flying machine is finally completed
"How you are gonna name it?" someone says to Bethesda
"i am gonna name it "Vertidragon" (the name got altered for obvious reasons)
"Well let's do a quick testing." Bethesda says
The test begins
The tilting front wings: check
The engines: check
The landing gears: check
The back wings ailerons: check
"All systems are working!" one of the workers says
"I am going tell the marshal that the prototype is ready to fly." Bethesda says
PLANEPTUNE
AIRFIELD
26 APRIL
After the prototype got finished a few day ao, the Vertidragon got sent to the airfield where Bethesda is going to present it to officials
Bethesda is in the hangar he quickly look outside and see a lot of people so not only officials after all
"What's wrong?" one of the technician ask him
"I wonder if they are going to try to leak it or if there is spies." Bethesda responds
"You shouldn't get worried about that, we at Planeptune got the most advanced security! And also the machine is ready." The technician says
"Okay I will get outside, get it out when I say the name of the aircraft."
Bethesda walks outside and see the crowds
The people start to cheers as they recognize him
Bethesda is a bit confused but he realize that public probably realized by seeing him that's he the only one and the unique and not a some kind of random doppelganger
He also notice that some people are quite confused and other quite angry but most of them are quite a happy
He see in public important people like the Marshal who he should ask the name tough, there is also Histoire, and some other important people form the army and basilicom but there also IF and Compa
Its the best moment to confirm to Planeptune he is alive, so he strike is iconic pose
he simply give a thumbs up while winking and put a hand on his hip but this enough to make the public cheers even louder
Compa didn't lie when she said he got fans at Planetune
"Hello Planeptune! Looks like you totally know who I am so introduction is not required!" Bethesda says
"So you are all aware that the siege is going and the ASIC are trying to force us to surrender by making us starve, but don't worry everyone I the great inventor that I am have come back form the dead to help your city!"
"Introducing my newest creation. The Vertidragon!"
The hangar doors opens, the Vertidragon roll outside and everyone see the imposing flying machine
"This VTOL standing for Vertical Take-off and landing, can transport very heavy materials and food and is very very resistant to gun fire and not only!"
The Vertidragon turn its front wings to make the propeller face the sky, the propeller start turning
WHOP WHOP WHOP
The sound get quickly heard, the Blades turn at full speed
The vehicle start to lift it self in the air
"So as you can see, the Vertidragon like I said can take off vertically but also hover..." Bethesda says
The VTOL up in around 20 meter form the ground, starts to tilt his front wings, facing the propeller in the front of the vehicle
"...But can also fly like a plane!" Bethesda says
It goes forward faster and faster, reaching a quite fast flying speed, Bethesda made it so it can go at 565 Kilometers per hour
The aircraft start to make stunts, the pilot is a professional so no need to worry
"And like a plane it can do these maneuver even with the heavy weight of the armor and cargo, DO A BARREL ROLL!" Bethesda says
It does barrel rolls, loops, spins, immelmann, the machine can do a lot of aerial maneuvers for minutes
The crowd applaud
"And now look at it landing like a plane!"
The Vertidragon deploy its landing gears and head to landing strip and do an impressive landing
"See? Its just works!"
The crowd applaud again
"This vehicle is gonna be built one per week if there is no problems!"
A few days later
PLANEPTUNE
BASILICOM
28 APRIL
"They started a strike?!" Bethesda says in a mix of confusion and anger
"Unfortunately, yes, the people don't like the current situation, the curfew and rationing is not something really pleasant to them." Histoire explains
"Goddess fucking dammit, do they even know we risk of losing if they don't stop?" Bethesda says
"Well we don't have choice but to endure it, if we force them to get back to work, shares are gonna fall even further down." Histoire says
"We can try to encourage them to make them work by making propaganda heroes out of people who continue to work." The marshal says
"It can work but its gonna get time." Histoire responds
Bethesda thinks about it, but he quickly found a solution
"I found it!" Bethesda says
"What is it?" Histoire says
"Oh, no need to question it!" Bethesda says while leaving the room
"Well, whatever he do I hope he doesn't do a huge mistake." Histoire says
"We can trust him." The marshal says
"So, by the way what's the current progression of the reinforcement?" Histoire ask
"They are having problem with ASIC partisans, we can't use railways and other infrastructure due of them getting sabotaged by them, so they are going to arrive in around one week instead. How long we can hold?" The marshal says
"Wait didn't you say a few days before they come before? The city have prepared 35 days of food and water, and now there around 25 days left." Histoire replies
"I did, but they are getting slowed down so the it change."
"Okay, thanks anyway, Marshal" Histoire says
"Call me Relic" he says
RELIC
MARSHAL OF THE PLANEPTUNE ARMY
A FEW DAYS LATER
PLANEPTUNE
BASILICOM
2 MAY
13H00
Histoire, as usual do paper work, the bacilicom even if it got damaged during the battle, the tall tower is still standing and is one of the first building that got repaired
Someone knocks on the door of the room
"Yes?" She says
A guild woman enters in
"Lady Histoire, its for the recent report of production" the guild woman says as she give the paper to Histoire
She can't belive it, the production of tools, weapons and vertidragons significatly increased
the vertidragon production went to 1 per week before the strike and now it goes to 1 per days!
But there is a problem
"How is that possible? The strike is still ongoing!?" Thinks Histoire
She calls IF
A FEW MOMENTS LATER
Histore waits for IF to comes, she hears knocking
"Greetings." Histoire welcomes IF
"So, why you called me?" IF says
"Yes, you know that there is strikes outside?" Histoire says
"Of course." IF says
"Well, the problem is that there someone that somehow managed to boost the production but it can maybe cause a bigger problem." Histoire explains
"And you know who it might be causing that?" IF asks
"A few days ago, we were having a meeting with Bethesda and the Marshal relic, about the strike, during it, Bethesda suddenly stood up and left while saying he had an idea, but he refused to tell more about it." Histoire explains
"Oh, hang on I know where he might be." IF realize something
"You know?" Histoire asks
"Yeah, he told me a bout an underground workshop one time, I am going to look about it." IF explains
"Okay, good luck." Histoire says
IF exit the basilicom and wonders
"What the hell he is doing?" IF thinks as she heads toward the underground workshop
PLANEPTUNE
UNDERGROUND WORKSHOP
14H02
Someone enter in a room
"Mister Bethesda? Someone want to see you." the guy say
Bethesda get out of room while wondering who that can be
He goes to the entrance and see IF
"What are you doing here?" Bethesda ask to IF
"Histoire told me that you and the workshop got a very high production rate beside the fact that there is a strike, so she sent me there."
"But why exactly? N-no need to worry about it!" Bethesda says in a slightly shaky voice
"Are you sure about that?" IF says while she rise an eyebrow
"Yeah of course! Everything is going well!" Bethesda says while smilling
IF wonder what he's trying to hide form her but suddenly...
BANG
A gunshot get heard, coming form the room behind Bethesda
...
There is sweat drops starting to appear on Bethesda face, while he continue to smile
"Fuck they had to do it now?!" Bethesda thinks
...
IF quickly dash and dodge Bethesda without he have time to reacts and go inside the room
...
She see the workshop and she drop her mouth, shocked of what she see, its people getting worked to death!
"So it was that?" IF thinks
"YOU LITERALLY MADE AN FUCKING SLAVE CAMP?!" IF yells at Bethesda
"Not exactly." Bethesda replies at IF while staying calm
"And how you call that?!" IF exclaims
"Its a forced labor camp for war prisoners. Not the same thing." Bethesda explains
"It doesn't make it better you know!" IF says
"But why? They are enemies who want to destroy Gamindustri. They chosen their side so they pay it." Bethesda explains
"I didn't expect that form you." IF says
"I am sorry that shock you but we gotta make these kind of thing." Bethesda says, staying pragmatic
"NO! This is not the way we are going to beat them! If a spy or someone leaks image of that, its going to make our shares go negative due to offensive the Lowee conventions." IF explains
"I didn't realize that. I expected no one cared about the Lowee suggestions. I only wanted to help!" Bethesda says realizing the danger of what he made
"Okay, I get it that you want to help us, but this is to much!" IF says
"Well, I am sorry. I didn't know the consequences of that could go at that level." Bethesda says
Bethesda orders to stop the work and he's with IF go outside
"I wouldn't did it if the citizens didn't went on a strike. At least we got enough Vertidragons to start the airlift now." Bethesda says
"Thanks IF, for making me realize what I did." Bethesda follows up
"Its okay I forgive you, but next time say your ideas instead of applying it behind everyone." IF says
IF take her phone and call someone
"Lady Histoire? I found out what Bethesda was doing.
"He forced war prisoners to work to death."
"Yeah."
IF ends the call
"Histoire wants to see us." IF says
They both head to the Basilicom, where Histoire waits for them, the trip is dead silent
PLANEPTUNE
BASILICOM
14H44
"Well, that was sure an excessive solution you got here." Histoire says
"I stopped it because IF told me that it was dangerous of doing that, If there was no consequence I would have continued." Bethesda says
"You should have been aware that those kinds of things can have severe consequences, good thing nobody found out about it." Histoire explains
"But why actually?" Bethesda says confused
"Actually, outside of being restricted by the Lowee convention, things that look like slavery is really, really hated, especially at Planeptune. What do you think we would look like to the others that the land of progress is also land of slavery?" Histoire explains
"Okay I get it, I won't to these kind of thing again, at least not without asking." Bethesda says
"Don't do it at all okay?" IF reacts
"Yeah." Bethesda says
"This thing better stay between us. No one have to know about that." Histoire says
And soon after they all return to do their own things and they try to forget about what happened But will it really stay secret?
GAMINDUSTRI GRAVEYARD
15H00
Uran is heading in the corridor of the ASIC headquarters and knocks on a door
"Enter." A feminine voice says
He goes inside the room and see Magic
"Take a seat."
Uran sit down
"You know why I called you right?"
"No."
"Its about the revolt at Lowee, are you aware of it?"
"Yes of course, it concern my community."
"Well, we are going to support them and try to install a puppet government."
"And what we are going to do?" Uran asks
"We are sending them advisers and weapons and etc. You are going to advise the MOD. Don't worry about the war with Planeptune we got someone else to replace you." Magic says
"Thanks, magic, I wanted to help my people since long ago." Uran says thankful to magic
"We are also sending someone to help you, Trick come here!" Magic says, calling someone
A strange armored monster thing with a lizard head and horns and a very long tongue and a reptilian tail
"Ah, finally! I will have the occasion to show my love to these young maidens!" The monster says in a joyful way
"What do you mean by that?" Uran asks
"You will see there!" Trick says as he laugh
AND DONE ONE CHAPTER EVEN LONGER THAT THE PREVIOUS ONE, MAYBE THE ENXT ONE IS GONNA BE OVER 4000 WORDS!
SO IF THERE IS PEOPLE THAT DONT KNOW EVEN TOUGH ITS VERY OBVIOUS, MY MAKERS OC OCCUPATIONS ARE BASED ON THE GAMES THAT THE DEVELOPERS STUDIOS MAKE OF COURSE (MOJANG IS AN ARCHITECT BECAUSE MINECRAFT IS MAINLY A BUILDING GAME AND RELIC IS A MARSHAL BECAUSE THE ACTUAL STUDIO MAKE STRATEGY GAMES)
AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY THAT URAN IS FORM: THE CHANGERS, IS OF COURSE AN REPRESENTATION OF MODDERS
WELL ITS EVERYTHING A HAD TO SAY, SO THANKS FOR READING THIS CHAPTER AND SEE YA LATER!
