Chapter 7: The General and Griffin
6 months later after Locust war
Prison camp
A several hundred people clumped together in ranks standing in front of cattle boxes with guards watching. Four Towers staffed with snipers or MG gunners and electrical fences surrounded the prisoners. Prisoners of war of Stranded, civilians and gear soldiers without their armor only their clothes on their backs stand in ranks.
Prisoners on the other side of the camp were boarding on the trains, trucks were dropping off new prisoners. Guards in riot body armor marching around perimeter however other guards armed in riot shields and batons even keeping a enforcing presence around the prisoners . A pair of trains waiting on the railway for departure.
Waffen SS snipers carefully monitor the crowd, a panzerhund (tank dog) patrolling around the fence looking for anyone who dare to flee and officers stood vigilant as they stared at the prisoners. Two flame throwers stood next to the prison officer along with several guard robots behind the trains
Anya glanced nervously at her surroundings and at the guards, she and other Gears captured by the Nazis before dump them here to god know what inevitable fate awaits them. Sam was next to her. She was a Gear officer and now a prisoner of war, they all be fighting against these Nazis not capture like this.
A man in dark blue military trench coat with a wide scar right near his mouth made his entrance.
"{Commandant Metz.}" Stated a guard saluting in attention.
Metz returned the salute with annoyance. "{Sperate the prisoners, I am looking for jews.}"
"Whats going on?" asked Sam nervously next to Anya "What are they doing?"
"Lose the tags." Responded Anya without thinking while she quickly ripped off the dog tags off her neck "They are looking for people to kill. Just do it." The gears behind her and next to her did the same. Tags dropped on the dirt ground and covered with their boots.
This man was dead serious about looking for people.
Commandant Metz glance walking up and down beside the line of prisoners studying them. Metz drew out a handgun with a step back and aim at a prisoner. Guard robots deploy their laser cannons as the crowd cried in shock.
"{ Show who are the jews? }" demanded Metz pointing the gun at a civilian as others watched. "{ The Jew} ".
"Wait!" blurted out Anya stepping forward getting all the attention even Metz had the chance to open fire. Sam's eye widen with shock while Anya risking her life for the others."
A guard aim the weapon at Anya standing with defiance. " You can ask me you son of a bitch."
An eyebrow raised "Do you speak German? Too late to ask now. Who are the jews? " snapped Metz in English as he approach her with his hands behind his back.
"Go to hell." Splatted Anya without looking at the Commandant glancing angrily and hard.
" The Jews! Show me-" repeated Metz drawing the gun again.
"We are gears not Jews! Period." shouted Anya turning to face him "Second, We are human beings!"
The guards and Metz were unfazed by her raised voice. Enraged Metz butted her in the face with his gun knocking her to the ground. He kicked her in the stomach infront of the prisoners with the rest of the guards aimed their weapons at them preventing them to interval.
"Put them into the trains!" shouted Metz "Now!"
Guards shouted orders as people were force to board into the cattle boxes, POWs crawling their way up into the freight boxes and guards attack others that didn't comply . Anya and Sam were dragged by soldiers and threw them into the train cattle.
"Where are you taking us?" shouted Anya.
"A place where you gears will work." Snapped the Nazis turning his back as he receive a call on his headphone. He said something to the radio and share a glance with Anya.
He turned around and point a finger to Anya. "You will have to come with us. Schutzstaffel wants questions with you lieutenant Anya Stroud. Take her away!" The guards grab Anya and dragged her towards awaiting truck.
Present Day
Ephyra City
German fortress
Obercommando Headquarters
"Coalition technology is impressive." Said an older scientist in a lab coat and an armband on his selves to General Deathshead. "It is beyond our technological advances."
"And?" asked General Deathshead annoyed as they enter into another chamber filled with scientists, assistants , researchers and technicians working on their work
"It is a good idea to leave spoils of war behind, not to mention your troop capture a large amount of their leftover munitions and artillery." Said the scientist. "Our technological advances are barely a match to their superiority."
"Gear soldiers are known to be warmongers for generations. They would be a challenge for the master race." Said the general grimly. "Gears are a threat to our soldiers they must be dealt with swiftly."
"We also found a functioning robotic asset they left behind. Intelligence was analyzing the data but it will take time. In the meantime, there are new weapon prototypes resembling Coalition firepower." Stated the scientist. "But we will need time to produce results."
"Well then I expect results in three days."
"But heer general there is more." Protest the scientist "This way general."
The German general placed around the chambers listening to scientists chatting and recording notes in their experiments. Tables filled with various COG equipment, a few JACK robots to body armor plus helmets even weapons from both COG plus Locust type being analyzed and dismantled by curious German Engineers and technicians.
A trio of scientists gather around a crystallized cocoon while they are taking notes and one of them cut a sample of a crystal with a laser cutter. A pair of soldiers standing guard to each work station.
A pair of Super Soldiers stood guard at another chambers , the Super soldier opened the door leading in the general and the scientist right in.
In the rounded chambers was a dented and half burned satellite with solar panels barely intact and damaged. A small team of SS scientists working at a small workspace with a computer plugged into what is left of the satellite
"A patrol found the crash site 12 hours ago. Reports confirm it came from the orbit" Reported the scientist. "Some kind of Satellite weapon beyond our military capabilities. Intelligence is combing through COG records for the schemes for this kind of weapon."
"The COG call it the hammer of dawn. "Stated another scientist. "But we need time to pull the data."
"Good, we must bring this weapon back to Berlin immediately but I would like to learn more about the Hammer of Dawn."
"Excuse Heer General. We have guests." Said a soldier.
Deathshead said nothing and mouth at the scientist he will be back. Now he had to deal with guests from the outside world that the Nazis all despicable the most the standard.
He personally admit that working alongside the standard was against the Third Reich ideology but General Esdeath insist that the standard had reliable information about the COG inorder to know their enemy more but she was caution about working with them after what happen.
During their first arrival to Sera, the Nazis encounter the standard as they set up a forward operational base near ruins of Jacinto city. Taking pity on them after learning what the COG had done to them, an agreement was set up between several standard clans and a portion of land was given to them as a sign of good will by the Reich. It did not last that long when the clans broke their pact after they wipe out an entire platoon stationed at an observer outpost. The Nazis quickly deploy the Third Army to the Embry Province. It didn't take that long for the Nazis war machine to destroy the rebelling standard.
Survivors were rounded up along with the rest of the standard communities were neither send to concentration camps, feed to the Panzerhunds or used as human experiments.
The Nazis aren't going to make that same mistake again.
A group of standard clan leaders along with a pack of guards stood at the entrance of the House of Sovereignty. Their de facto representative Aaron Griffin. He and other clan leaders over Sera gather to discuss terms with the Nazis invaders under the offer from General Esdeath herself
Griffin in his unusual clothing and crane. He glanced at the flags draped with crimson red over the former COG parliament along with a 50 feet swastika and the soldiers in full battle gear heavy or light armed with assault rifles or SMG kept their distance while monitoring the standard. Griffin arrogantly admit their uniforms and weapons are like a joke but the only thing that scares him were their robots not to mention their mechanized tank dog and that salute to a fifty foot swastika was creepy. They weren't like the COG but they are from other part of Sera unknown.
Griffin gave a sneer. "Where the man in charge?"
"He is coming sir." Signed the soldier "He will be there."
"As you were." Announced the man in general outfit with hands behind his back. "Welcome to the fatherland gentlemen." Deathshead gently said hiding his hatred in his tone. "Come inside."
The group enter the building to find themselves inside the German base of operations only to be greet with the cold shoulder.
"I admit you did a great job with the place." Said Griffin removing his sunglasses as he glance around the inside only to be filled with military personal men and women dress in white, black and olive green. Soldiers in full battle gear and rifles stood guard against the wall. They were lead into another chamber. The standard had to admit who ever these Germans are pack serious firepower.
"You are all here before you will witness the new dawn of the Fatherland." Said General Deathshead.
"We understand you have lost everything but it is not too late. You choose-" said Esdeath but her sentence was cut off.
"Shut up bitch." Snapped Griffin out loud. "Bitch you don't know shit." Esdeath's eyes flared with rage and disgust.
"I didn't come here to hear some business shit with these bitches and pussies from the 'fucking fatherland' oh I get the fuckmany."Griffin mocked and his associates laughed out loud.
The entire room became silent all of a sudden. Soldiers and personal staff stop what they are doing turned turn to glaze at Griffin with the urge to put a bullet on him for that great insult. General Deathshead's simile turned to a sharp scowl.
"Watch your tone or I will watch it for you Mr. Griffin." Mocked the general. "I recommend you apologize to General Esdeath now."
The former CEO glared at Deathshead. "What fuck did you say?" Without warning , Griffin grabbed the General's throat as the rest of the Germans cut off guard as the Standard draw guns.
Pinning the General against the pillar. "Did you fucking say watch my tone." Snarled Griffin ignoring that an enraged Engel pointing her golden handgun behind his head with the rest of the German army aiming at his group and him with loaded guns. Waffen SS Commandos and elites raised their rifles.
"Let him go you basterd." Demanded Engel.
Guard robots emerge from the shadows with laser cannons glowing red. Several hounds bark variously. A panzerhund appeared at the other corner hammer it's hounds ready for a bite growling mechanically. Super soldiers raised their MG 60s with barrels glowing hot.
The standard group's faces dropped and all their hatred and arrogance disappeared as they were about to face the entire wrath of the Nazis Army 100 %.
"You are angry Griffin. Very angery" Said the General ignoring the grip on his neck glazing daggers at Griffin with a raised clenched fist. A grin formed on the general's lips. "I like that."
"Don't you say that shit old man." Shouted Griffin.
"DON'T threaten me, or have your forgot." Retorted Deathshead with his lips turning into a scowl angrily before pointing a finger behind them. Griffin turned to see a big Sleeker size robot with a big red eye with a flamethrower on the other arm and a rocket launcher on another arm standing next to the doors. It aim it's flamethrower at him and the rest of the horror struck Standard while the Super soldiers and the panzerhund growled more aggressively.
"I will have your people burn to the bone before you open that mouth despite your sad life." Warned General Deathshead said. Griffin frowned all of a sudden.
"Perhaps we all emotional today. Perhaps you let me go quietly I suggest and you try to be 10 percent less brooding."
"Get the fuck away from me." Hissed Griffin letting go the general. "I am done with this old man."
"Out of the way bitches." Growled Griffin at a bloodthirsty Engel and Esdeath who aimed their handguns.
"Have you forgot my concern that the Reich is here to conquer this world. Never forget that." Reminded Esdeath. "I hate it when you call me a bitch. Call me a bitch again and this pact is over in a swift end". Only for Griffin to pause in his tracks as Griffin turn around and looked at the General who brush his uniform and the chick in black uniform
" Maybe you can consider that we all share common cause. The Destruction of the COG. I will arrange the plan of attack and your people will be part of it. Are you with us?"
Griffin gave a sneer "Yeah, with all you punkass jackboots like to telling us what to do . Okay but one condition Fenix is mine. Me and him got unfinished business to settle."
Griffin pointed a finger at Deathshead "You got a good point, we all get our chances with the COG."
Watching the other faction left. Engal turned to Deathshead and rumbling his thoart. "They are too dangerous than I expected." Said Engel.
"I know." Said Esdeath crossing her arms as a frown form on her face. " They had their part to play and then we elimate them from the picture."
"I apologize for my approach and we need them for information about the COG and the Reich will know how to defeat the Coalition of Ordered Governments which we had never heard." Said General Esdeath.
"Perhaps I overlook but your choice is on you Esdeath." Scoffed Deathshead. "But after this make sure Griffin stays dead. Failure to do so will have consequences."
The Nazis and the Standard had made an uneasy Alliance to destroy what is good and left of humanity across Sera. The new war was only the beginning.