MOMENTS AFTER THE EVENT OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER


PLANEPTUNE

BASILICOM

17H04


"So they managed to somehow build 4 more Vertidragons and 5 if we include the prototype used for the demonstration." Relic says

"Yes and I think it will be very helpful for the siege." Histoire says

"But, how exactly he managed to build some much in so much little time?" Relic asks

"Uh, I can't talk about it." Histoire says

"Well at least that's save us this the air force is starting to lack of munitions. I am going to use them to set an airlift to transport munitions and fuel, and also try to transport troops closer to the city." Relic explains his plan

"Okay, good luck."

"Goodbye, lady Histoire."

"Goodbye, Marshal Relic"

Relic leaves the Basilicom and returns to the military base

When he returns he look at the plan he made at the start of the siege:

The jets are gonna cover the passages of the Vertidragons, allowing them to avoid getting damaged or at the worst case getting shot down by the tanks and R-4's

After that the VTOL's are going to reach to allied line and land and get the supplies then return to the city

Simple and effective

Relic get his phone and contact the general of the army that's are charged to bringing reinforcement and break the siege of Planeptune

"Yes?" The general says

"You know about the plan I talked the other day?

"About the airlift?"

"Yeah, so apparently they managed to get the Vertidragons sooner that I expected. The plan is gonna start tomorrow."

"Yes Marshal." The general says

Relic ends the call

And go to prepare the airlift


PLANEPTUNE

COMPA APPARTMENT

18H30


Compa finished her shift at the hospital and returned to her home, quite a usual day for her

And as usual she is cooking for her and her two friends

BEEP BEEP

The intercom rings so Compa go to look at who this is

She see's IF and Bethesda, so she open the door

After a few moments IF and Bethesda use the doorbell

DING DONG

Compa opens the door

"Hello, again!" Compa says

"Hi." Both Bethesda and IF replies as they enters in

"You two came to the good moment, food is ready!" Compa says as she head to the kitchen

The two follows her

They all sit down and start eating Compa cooking

IF stops eating her food

"What's wrong Iffy? You are not longer hungry?" Compa asks to IF

"Yeah." IF responds while she leave the room

"Beth, you know what's wrong with Iffy?" Compa asks to Bethesda

"I am sorry but I can't tell you about it." Bethesda responds

"Tell me, I won't tell anyone." Compa says with a smile

"I really can't say it." Bethesda insist

"Aww."

Bethesda finish his food

"I am going to talk to her." Bethesda says while leaving

Bethesda knows that its his fault if she in that state

He find her on the balcony, looking at the city

IF is lost in her thoughts about Bethesda

She wonders how a nice man like him can just straight up do what he did and without any seconds thought on these prisoners, she did something similar before but what Bethesda did is a whole other level: there is a huge difference between killing a random prisoner and slaving a lot of them

"Are you okay?" Bethesda asks

"Yeah." IF responds

"I know you are still quite shocked of what I did, I should have told you sooner that I won't show any mercy to the syndicalists." Bethesda says

"By the way, I was also wondering, how you managed to do that?" IF asks

"I convinced guards and bribed some of them, and then I got the prisoners to the workshop and I told to them "IF YOU STOP WORKING YOU GET SHOT!" and they started to work to death." Bethesda explains

"Honestly, if I knew that it would have bad repercussion, I wouldn't have done it, I hope you don't hate me for that." Bethesda says

"No, no I already told you I forgive you sooner, after all you did that for us and without bad intention… at least for Planeptune. But don't do that again." IF says

"I wonder why the whole world bother themselves with morals even in rude times like this" Bethesda says

"Ugh, well you know its not me who decide of that, neither you or quite anyone actually." IF replies

"Well I believe its more a shitty macguffin, but well there is very, very old expression saying "vae victis" Bethesda says

"What do that mean?" IF asks

"Woe to the vanquished" Bethesda explains

An awkward silence ensues

"So what you two were talking about?" Compa says intruding in

"Nothing." Both IF and Bethesda responds

They get back inside

Compa get suspicious of what her two friends are hiding form her, but she also thinks that its maybe not really her business


PLANEPTUNE

COMPA APARTEMENT

03H00

3 MAY


IF wakes up in middle of the night

She's next to compa who she is still sleeping, She then head to the living room and write something on a paper

She then leave it on a table and leave the apartment

She heads to the Basilicom

And she enters in and see her guild mates form the intelligence division and Histoire

After a few moments Histoire speaks up

"Well, look like everyone is here." Histoire says

Everyone turn towards her

"So, about a few days ago I said that there is going to be an airlift in about a few weeks, and I also told to prepare yourselves for an operation that will take place shortly before." Histoire says

Everyone nods

"Well, due to changes in plans, we have to start it sooner and by that I mean this night." Histore announce

"So you must all know that the army need a few things" Histoire says

"They need to know in first place the weakest spot in enemy defense, so the Vertidragons can go trough without being shot down." Histoire says

"Since we also know that they changed commanders, we also need to know who is the new one and we need to know what his new plan is, and if possible assassinate the new commander." Histoire continues

"And finally, we need to deposit false intelligence, if they know about the plan about the airlift, a big part of the Jets are going to be busy to escort the Vertidragons to where the reinforcements are. That's why we must make sure they don't know anything and making them think we are doing another thing or they will focus on defending the point and also maybe deploy artillery again and fire on the city, causing even worse damages to it." Histoire finish the explanations of the objectives

Everyone nods

"Here how its gonna be organized, there is going to be 3 groups who is going to do a task assigned to it." Histoire says

She turn on a big screen, showing the city of planeptune in middle and around the ASIC positions, expect the sea tough of course

"You can see the enemy positions on this screen, we are only focusing on the western part since its where the vertidragons are gonna join the other army for the airlift." Histoire explains

"You are all gonna be equipped with ASIC uniform to obviously, avoid being detected. We are also going to give you false papers." Histoire continues

"After that, you are going to be deployed behind the enemy lines by parachuting with the use of transport planes. And you are going to infiltrate the enemy and each group will split up and do their tasks. Any questions?" Histoire says

"Um, nothing to do with our operation but, why using vertidragons to make the airlift if we have transport planes?" An agent ask

"The first airfield is a way too far form the reinforcement positions and since they are constantly moving toward us, they can't allow themselves to stop at an airfield and wait, the vertidragons can land quite anywhere." Histoire explains

"So other questions, and related to the operation preferably?" Histoire says

A few moment of silence speak for itself

"Well, go to the airfield they are waiting. If needed you can still contact me. Good luck everyone." Histoire says

"Also be cautious, a few days ago we sent a team of spies and we never heard of them again" Histoire finishes

IF with her guild mates Change themselves, then head to the airfield


PLANEPTUNE

AIRFIELD

04H00


The members of the intelligence division form the guild get to the airfield

A transport plane is on the runway getting ready to take off

IF with her guild mates get their parachutes and hop inside the plane

The plane close the doors and shortly after, it start to speed up and take off

IF get her stuff ready, its not the first time she does these kind of operation so she is not very stressed, its not comparable to being in the front lines

"Approaching target: 20Km Estimated time: 4 Minute." The pilot says

"You know why spies got sent in the enemy lines?" one of the guild member says

"I don't know, I am not supposed to know before they got back." IF responds

The rest of the flight is quite silent

"We reached the target, get ready to jump!" The pilot says

The Plane door open

Everyone stand up and head to the door

Everyone jump

IF jumps in last

The night allowed to aircraft to approach the enemy lines without getting spotted

But the problem is to see where they are gonna land since how dark this is

IF deploy her parachute after seconds of free fall

Now she just waits that she lands, so she whistle a bit

After a few moments she lands

She looks around, trying to locate herself

She is next a rocky hill

IF get her phone and try to contact the rest of guild members

"I landed near a rocky hill, where do we met?" IF text to her group

"Let's regroup on your position." Someone text her back

She waits for them to show up, She talks to Histoire with her phone to know what to do next


MINUTES LATER

They are all regrouped they are 4 at total

"So what's next?" One of them asks

"We stay as a big group until we get inside their camps, after that we start to split up and do our objectives, if we encounter an ASIC patrol we say to them that we are also a patrol and we finished, so we are heading back to the base." IF explains the plan


OPERATION DRM


IF and the rest of the Guild mates go to the east, where the ASIC encampment is located, they were deployed effectively behind the enemy lines at the west of planeptune


MOMENTS OF WALING LATER

"HEY!" A ASIC trooper says

He is accompanied with a few other soldiers

"What are you doing?!"She continues

"We're finishing our patrol near the rocky hill" IF says

"That's strange, since we also got sent there!" The trooper says

"Its probably an error due to the recent change of leaders." IF says

"Okay, then. Let's get back on the patrol." The trooper says with her squad leaving away

IF and her group continue their way to the base


ANOTHER MOMENT OF WALING LATER

They approach the base and head toward the main entrance, there is a few guards

"Papers please." One of the guard says

The guild members show their papers

The guard check them, he see no anomalies

"Circulate." The guard says

IF and her group get inside and start to split up

IF don't know tough who she have to give the false documents

The false documents are about an attack plan that's going to take place afternoon by the planeptune army at the east

She knows that It will be enough but the question is who to give it?

She looks trough the camp trying to find a commander or something like that for a dozen of minutes

IF thinks that she should just asks to one of the soldiers

She see a few soldiers in some area so she go see them

The soldiers seem to cook something

"Hey, what you guys are doing?" IF asks

"Well since we are quite starting to starve due to Planeptune air force bombing our supplies lines and there is a lot of people. I'm making Planeptune food!" One of the soldiers exclaims

"Planeptune food?" IF questions

"Yeah! We found Planeptune spies a few days ago!" He says

IF give a confused face

"We're cooking them!" He continues

"Oh, very, very good, delicious! Save me the head!" IF says trying to pretend this is totally normal

"And by the way, i got important documents for the leadership, where I can give them?" IF asks

"You can give them to the captain. He is over there" The soldier says as he point the direction of a tent

IF is even more motivated to not get captured now

She heads to the tent

"Captain? I got important document for you." IF says while saluting

"Okay give me them, I will give them to the new commander." The captain says

"Excuse me, but by the way, who is the new commander?" IF asks

"He's called Kim Megaup, but he is no there yet." The captain responds

IF leaves "Well objective 3 complete and technically 1 since they are probably going to send troops at the east, the objective 2 is partially resolved" IF thinks while going to a hidden area

"Lady Histoire? I gave the false intelligence to their captain who will give it to their commander, but he's no here yet so impossible to know his plan" IF tell to Histoire

"Okay, do you know his name?" Histoire aks

"His name is Kim Megaup." IF responds

"Very good, wait for the other to finish then go to the shore with the rest of your group, a ship will get you back to Planeptune." Histoire says

She use her phone to check the status of the other's

"I finished my part, what's yours status?" IF text

"I also finished mine." One of them replies

"Me too." Another one replies

"Okay, so let's met back, near of the entrance." IF text

IF goes at the entrance and waits for her 3 other guild mates


MOMENTS OF WAITING LATER

Her guild mates shows up

They start exiting form the base

"We are going back on patrol." IF says to the guards who just nods

IF with her guild mates head to the shore

"Lady Histoire, we finished the mission, we lost nobody. We are heading to the shore." IF says to histoire

"Good, the ship is waiting for your group." Histoire responds


AND AGAIN, A MOMENT OF WALKING

IF and her group reach the shore

IF see's the boat

"Here is it. Come on let's go!" IF says will starting to run toward the boat, followed by her guild mates


PLANEPTUNE

BASILICOM

6H50


"So, what is it?" Histoire asks

"Well, we learned a few things." IF says

"First, like a told you earlier, Kim Megaup, the new commander is not there yet, So we couldn't know what he's planing. But I still managed to deposit the false information."

"Also, one of the member of my team told me that the south-west is the weakest defended point." IF says

"And there is two last thing I discovered, when I searched where I could deposit the false intelligence, I asked to some guys cooking a thing. They said that they started to starve due to supplies line getting bombed."

"Well that's a good new, I suppose since It will make them weaker and maybe at some point force the ASIC to draw back without having us to make them push back." Histoire says

"Its not only that, you remember about the team of spies you sent, and they never came back or gave any news since days?"

"Yes, of course." Histoire says

"Well, the were getting cooked for the ASIC army." IF explains

"...Oh." Histoire responds

"That's everything I had to say, Lady Histoir-" IF says

IF yawns

"Sorry." IF excuse herself

"That's okay, you can go get some rest." Histoire says

And another mission done with success for IF, but she's very tired now


PLANEPTUNE
COMPA APARTMENT

7H20


"HEY EVERYBODY, DID THE NEWS GET AROUND A GUY NAMED BUTCHER PET-"

Bethesda wake's up and turn off his alarm on his phone

"You should turn the volume of your alarm down, its not good for your earring." a feminine voice says

Bethesda looks around to see compa sitting to a chair next to the couch

"Good morning, Beth." Compa says

"Morning." Bethesda responds

"Wait, why you're watching me while I sleep?" Bethesda asks

"You did that before, so I thought you see no problem if we do that on you." Compa explains

"Not wrong." Bethesda responds

"Oh and Iffy left a letter." Compa says while handing a paper to Bethesda

Bethesda read the paper

"I am going on a mission, I am not sure when I am coming back, don't worry about me. -IF"

"Well, she went on a mission and?" Bethesda says

"I just wanted to inform you of that." Compa says

BEEP BEEP

Compa go for the entrance while Bethesda goes make breakfast for himself

After a few moments he hears the door open so he go join compa at the entrance

Bethesda notice IF next to Compa

"Wow, you look very tired." Bethesda says noticing IF state

"Ye-yeah its because I a-" IF fall on the ground but Compa catch her moment before hitting the ground

"Jeez, she will need a lot of rest!" Compa says

"Poor girl." Bethesda comments

Compa and Bethesda carry IF on the bed in Compa room

"She just very exhausted, but she will be fine. I will watch over her, you can go Beth." Compa says

"Okay then, take good care of her." Bethesda says while leaving

Yep, another successful mission for IF


WELL HERE THIS CHAPTER DONE HOPE YOU ALSO ENJOYED THIS ONE

SO ABOUT "KIM MEGAUP" HE'S AN OC BASED ON A FAMOUS SITE THAT WAS USED FOR CRACKING GAMES AND DOWNLOADING THEM ON THINGS LIKE R4'S AND NOT ONLY BUT IT GOT CLOSED BY THE FBI IN 2012 FOR OF COURSE PIRACY. I WILL LET Y'ALL GUESS THE SITE NAME

I AM ALSO THINKING ABOUT MERGING SOME EARLY CHAPTERS TOGHETER BUT I AM NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS

AT THE MOMENT I AM FINISHING THIS CHAPTER THIS IS THE 23 DECEMBER SO I AM GONNA TAKE A BREAK AND RESTART WRITING THE 26

I ALSO WISH GOOD HOLIDAYS FOR… FOR THE GUYS WHO HAVE THE CHANCE OF HAVING HOLIDAYS AND SEE YA LATER!