Hello everybody and Welcome back to GATE: Thus XCOM fought there! Now I've been meaning to get this done for a while now but the end bit of this chapter kinda had me stumped for a minute before making my decision. That and ARK pretty much took up my time so there's that too.

Now I've been getting messages from you guys about the story going along with the cannon, and I understand completely, I was just a little worried of changing it up but I now know that I need to mix things up a bit. The end of the chapter will give you an indication on where the story will go next. IT may take some time to get me back on track but hey I'll manage to get there.

So enough outta me and I hope you enjoy!


Aftermath of Italica

As we approached Italica's for the second time we walked past the guards which composed of XCOM troopers armed with Teir-2 weapons and people of Italica's militia…or, what's left of it. We all walked through the streets and saw that more XCOM personnel were checking some supply crates, possibly building materials to begin for reconstruction of the city. We had gotten glances of the people who helped defend Italica, more of the worried kind. "Remember we came here to see Princess Pina and sort this mess out. Guns down people". I stated to them and Demon had stowed his sniper and the JSDF slung their guns on their backs. We walked up and made our way towards the household where we assumed Itami was…I mean he was taken by Princess Pina's Order of the Rose so it would be fair assumption that he'd be there and brought before her if medieval ways were like the way I thought they'd be.

We had gotten to the main doors and I then turned towards the group. "We ask for Itami, go in and I'll sort this out with the Princess. Got it?" I asked them and they all nodded in return. I then knocked several times on the door before it opened was the head mistress of the household, Kaine I think her name was. "Sorry to disturb you at a night like this, but we have reason to believe that-," "You must be Itami's people yes?" She said cutting me off and I nodded.

"He is being treated and given the best services. I can take you to him if you'd like". She said.

"That would be great, however I'd like to talk with Princess Pina if that's possible. Just so we can sort this whole mess out, last thing we need is any more misunderstanding than there already is". I stated and she nodded as she opened the door wider letting us all in. we then followed her down the halls for a minute or so since this place is huge before stopping at one of the doors. Kaine then opened the doors to reveal Itami bandaged up and being fed by…maids?

'When Kaine said the best services were given she wasn't kidding'. I thought to myself.

"Oh hey guys". He said to us as if it were nothing.

"The fuck?" Demon asked aloud.

"Just, just don't question it at this point in time mate. You'll lose ya sanity". I sighed. "Take the time to rest people, we've earned it". I stated aloud as I walked over to Itami while the rest were taking their gear off. "LT, for making a really stupid move I want to wack you over the head for but…," I dragged on.

"But". He said with a brow raised with uncertainty.

"I'll let this one slide". I finished making him exhale. "However". I said looking at him as I put my weapons and helmet down. "Pull that shit again and bust you up myself. And I can get away with it, clear?" I smirked which made him sweat bullets.

"C-clear". He stuttered.

"Good then" I smiled brightly patting him on the shoulder which made him wince in pain. "Oh take a teaspoon full of concrete and you'll be fine" I waved off as I sat on the side of the bed and looked among the group as they chatted amongst each other and the Maids. Kurata was making an ass of himself in front of the rest of the team but the Cat girl Maid Persia who I learned from Kaine as she guided us here, just laughed out loud at his antics.

The Bunny Maid Mamina was admiring Kuribayashi at how she managed to fight off all the bandits like she did when the morning came today. Hell she was even admiring Demon for being able to take out enemies from very far away with his Laser Sniper, from the looks of it they weren't used to this kind of attention and were a little embarrassed by it.

Leilei was in a conversation with the Medusa maid Aurea, from what I heard the young mage was curios on how the snakes she has as hair shed their skin. Which made me curios as well, and Medusa apparently don't turn people to stone when they are looked at in the eyes like the Greek Goddess Medusa…huh, what do ya know?

I then looked over to see the Human maid Mohmu chatting with Tuka about her current clothing, saying that it was very comfortable, I then looked around and saw Kaine admiring Rory of her holiness due to the Apostle simply being here, and I think Rory has heard this all before and was all too familiar, which made me chuckled a little to myself. I then looked around the entire room and saw everyone was happy, it's times like these that you have to make sure they last as long as you can make it and are quite rare to see in war time.

"I think we won't be need to be going anywhere any time soon huh Itami?" I said as I looked at him.

"Yea, I think we're pretty comfortable as it is". He replied.

"The Captain's right, we won't be needing a Dust of anytime soon". He added.

"Let's call tonight a cultural interchange". Itami stated and we all agreed on that. Besides the worst is yet to come or already has come and we need to take the time to enjoy ourselves a little more.

"Hey Captain!" I heard Kurata call me. "I was going to take a picture of everyone here if that's ok with you". He said.

"Eh what the hell. Snap away Corporal and be sure to get my good side alright?" I chuckled and his response was a wide smile.

"Yes Sir!" He replied happily. While setting up his camera everyone got close together and got ready for the photo he was going to take. The maids and the countess were confused as to what's going on, but the Corporal explained that he'll show them once he takes the photo. As we all got together Kurata took a few steps back to get us all in the shot, then a few seconds later we all smiled and a small flash went off letting us know that he was finished. He then showed his camera to Leilei and Persia who were very fascinated by the little device.

Shino was showing her phone to Rory was just as fascinated as Leilei and Persia were. I even saw the Countess being showed Demon's Archangel Armour and how it worked, with the ability to take flight really wanted her to know more about it. I then saw our visitor at the doors and who I saw made me go wide eyed and caught everyone's attention. "Oh good, lord…" I began but Itami spoke up.

"Out of all the people they let you in here? That's kinda hilarious".

"Itami I will punch you in the dick if you don't stop running your mouth". I warned making him shut up instantly I then turned towards the girl who I recognised as one of Princess Pina's Rose Knights. "What's the meaning of this?" I asked her.

"I am the second daughter of the house of Palestea! Do-do you have any idea what I went through and how I had to lower myself like this?!" She shot back leaving me more confused.

"Wait…what? What's going on?" I asked.

However the only thing that she did in response was a hard and heavy smack on the side of my face.


A few moments later everyone had gathered in the presence of a very angry Princess Pina, and it was all directed straight at the blonde girl who gave me a slap in the face. But that was nothing compared to everything I had gone through years ago.

"Alright, what's wrong with his face?" Pina asked clearly in a pissed mood.

"That was my doing your majesty". The blonde woman who I learned her name was Bozes from Pina when we arrived here. And from the look on the Princesses face she was in complete disarray and panic at the same time.

"Dear god how do I explain this!?" She said to herself.

"Ma'am I hate to be a bother but, can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on? Because some of us are kinda confused at the whole situation" I asked her.

"I…I wanted….I wanted this incident to lead to another battle between the two sides". She confessed. There was a rough 5 second silence before I was merely chuckling and shacking my head at this which caught her attention.

"That's it? Heh, well that's…well, the people back home probably wouldn't like that". I stated. "Oh and don't worry about the slap your friend gave me, I've been shot, stabbed, beaten, burned, poisoned, smashed through a wall…" I trailed on before getting back on track. "Well if I kept going we'd be here all day but the point is I've had a lot worse injuries than this". I said motioning towards the mark on my face. "Besides I feel like we overstayed our welcome in Italica anyway, we need to report back to the Council back home and give our report to them". I stated which made Pina even more concerned and fearful once I said that.

"Wait!"

This made us recoil back a little at her outburst, she then stood up and walked up to us.

"I…I would…" She began trying to form the words. Allow me to accompany you to Alnus Hill". She said making us go wide eyed. "I would like to I wish to apologise to your superiors directly for violating the treaty". Ok then that was completely unexpected. "Is that possible Sir Miles?" She asked me.

"Well, I think it can be arranged. Plus it's a step in the right direction". I replied. "I'll see what we can arrange for you and we'll make sure that this whole misunderstanding is over us by the time we get back". I stated.

"What would be expected of me to?" She asked.

A few moments later we had gathered outside the manor and I had called the convoy to roll up in front of the house and were ready to pick us up. I was sitting in the back with Leilei, Rory and Tuka on the opposite side of them and let Princess Pina and Bozes sit next to me, I had left my helmet off just so I could be a little less intimidating.

"So I guess the Princess is really coming with us isn't she?" Itami sighed.

"Sir? A message from Colonel Hulk, he said we can bring them in and treat them with all due courtesy". Tomita stated.

"Tomita give em our ETA, we'll be there soon. Let's get this moving Kurata". I said aloud as we then began to move out. As we drove off on our way to Fort Alnus the ride was kinda quiet and Pina and Bozes were a little nervous about this whole thing. I will admit it was awkward and all but Bozes had broken the silence.

"Princess! I can see it!"

"You mean we're already there? That was fast". She replied.

"Yea these are a lot faster than a horse, and save a whole bunch of time when traveling". I commented. I then looked at the training areas that were a little further away from the main base and saw several JSDF troops training with the issued Type-64 Rifles, and I think Pina spotted them as well.

"What are those strange staffs? Is everyone in this army a wizard?" She asked.

"No ma'am". I shook my head.

"They're not using any magic, those are weapons called rifles". Leilei said taking over for me.

"Those are weapons?" She asked shock.

"This is how they work, they have a specialist who showed us how they work. I'm sure he'll be able to answer any questions you may have, I've even written notes on them as well". Leilei stated.

"Yea, the three of them were just as curious as you two are, I think being shown how they work is a lot easier than explaining it. And before you ask yes each JSDF soldier uses these weapons quite well. It's the reason why each attack on our base was unsuccessful by Saderan army because they didn't understand it and took it for granted" I stated.

I then heard a rumbling outside and saw that several tanks were out in the fields.

"Those are called tanks, built for frontline warfare, and are able to take a tone of damage but there are one depending on the type, have different roles. These ones are made for purely attacking the enemy head on or striking them from far away". I explained to them. "The flying things you saw earlier are called helicopters, like the tanks can fit many different roles. Assault, transporting troops or a mix of both. It's the main force of our air superiority".

"But why would you need this power for your army to attack us?" The Princess asked me.

"The thing is that back home, if you attack one of us, you attack us all. One of our nations was attacked by your people and my unit and the country stepped in to help". I stated being dead serious.

"The force that went through the GATE was merely reconnaissance-," "Did reconnaissance involve killing innocent people for no reason?" I cut her off, she didn't speak another word after I said that. And by the look on her face she was completely unaware of the empire doing such a thing. We had reached the entrance of the base and were granted permission to enter. We drove past the same areas we went to before when we had brought eh refugees in earlier. Such as the MEC bay, XCOM barracks and others.

"Why are there so many flags?" Bozes asked.

"Each flag represents a country who is part of the council. The Black and Blue one? That's my unit". I stated which made the two Imperials sweat bullets. "However most countries are stronger that others, but after a certain event they all banded together and offered humanitarian aid to those who has suffered. It made us stronger than ever". After we had reached our destination Pina had grabbed my arm and got my attention.

"Captain Miles can I have a moment to speak with you?" She asked me.

"If this is about the other afternoon, don't worry about it. I have some briefings that Itami and I need to attend to, however Chilong will be able to see to everything you may need". I said walking off as Itami ran like the wind, clearly not wanting to get involved. "Fucking idiot". I muttered to myself walking in his direction.


After a small while, Pina and Bozes were guided towards the leaders of Itami and Miles both wore a uniform which showed they both held power in their own right. However the thing that they both caught was that the leader in the grey clothing had hands made of metal, but they couldn't be distracted now, Leilei was there to translate between the two factions so communication was easier.

"This is General Hazama of the Self Defence Force, and Colonel Felix Ruiz of the XCOM project". Leilei introduced the two leaders to them.

"Please have a seat". Hazama offered them as the four of them sat down. "I must say having you here is a bit unusual, so there must be something you want to discuss with us". He stated.

"Regarding the treaty, I'm afraid things have gotten off to a rough start". Pina replied. "I would like to apologise for that". Leilei had translated what she had said to the both of them before Felix spoke up.

"From what I gather from Itami and Alcatraz's reports you had failed to communicate with your subordinates at the time this treat was forged". The MEC trooper stated making Pina tense up.

"It's true, we've taken care of that". She responded.

"We're currently using you as an intermediary between our Council and your Empire. If this is causing you problems we're more than happy to reconsider the terms of the treaty". Hazama said.

"The treaty is fine as it is! I don't think changes are necessary". Pina replied a little too quickly.

"From what I gathered from Alcatraz your knight here gave him quite the slap in the face". Felix smiled making the two of them more nervous be the second. "But I'm inclined to believe him and he's not one for making a lie, so it's alright to not mention it in detail. Just a mere misunderstanding". Which made Pina and Bozes exhaled in relief.

"If I may ask Colonel". Pina asked. "What is XCOM? I thought that, Alcatraz as you called him was part of the JSDF".

"Ma'am, XCOM is a combat unit that works directly with the Council of nations back on our side of the GATE, and work outside the normal chain of command from any other military in any nation. And I could see the both of you looking at my hands". He said as if it were nothing with that smile of his, he pulled his left sleeve back and shocked the two of them to see that his entire arm was made of metal. "XCOM gives its soldiers the best equipment and training to surpass above else. Before you ask, I chose to have this done to me to fight an even bigger threat". He explained as he fixed his sleeve back up.


Date: August 9th 2025

CPT-Alan 'Alcatraz' Miles.

Location: Fort Alnus.

I was in my room after the debriefing that Itami and I gave to Hazama and Hulk, I was currently thinking of a decision I never thought I'd do again.

Going AWOL.

No this isn't the first time I've done this, I did this 2 years after the war with the Aliens. It's something I don't regret but I guess I had made a few bad calls that day, I ended up killing those who deserved for what they did and I stand by my judgement and morals. I had gotten word of it before we left Italica.

(Italica, 15 minutes before departure)

I was getting myself prepped for our leave when I was approached by the Bunny maid Mamina and told me that someone was looking for me. I asked her who it was but she told me the stranger was that of her species, a Warrior Bunny. I then let lead me to this stranger who was on one of the balconies and under a hooded cloak I was introduced to a grey haired Bunny girl who then looked at me.

"I was hoping for one of the men in green, but finding one of their knights is better than I thought". She said aloud.

"Who are you?" I asked her.

"I am a messenger of Queen Tyuule, of the Warrior Bunny tribe. And I am asking for your help". She answered. "My tribe has been attacked by the Empire and is at war. We've managed to hold them back, however they will return and we won't be able to defeat them and I fear the results will be horrible. As a messenger I have come to Italica as fast as I could to hopefully ask for the aid of the men in green, word has it that you defeated a Flame Dragon!"

"I'd like to point out that we drove it off, not kill it. I'm not sure we can help you". I said with a solemn expression.

"Pleas you must understand! The army is led by Prince Zorzal of the Empire! If he were to defeat us he would have our people as slaves for his disgusting pleasure". She stated.

Now that got my attention.

"You mean…Sex slaves?" I asked to be sure I was hearing her right. And she nodded, just hearing about this made me clench my fists in anger. I know what it's like to have dealt with people like that. "How long until they reach your tribe?" I asked her.

"5 days. That's how long it will take to return". She answered.

"If the army can't help you then I'll do it myself". I stated which made her look at me in shock. "Trust me this isn't the first time I've dealt with this kind of slavery".

"You mean…you will help us?" She asked being hopeful. I nodded in response.

"However I need to get resupplied before I can help. From my time here in your world I can reach your tribe within four days. Which will give us time to prepare for the Empire. Rest assured. You got your help". I answered.

(Present)

I know I'm going to get in a lot of shit for this…again. But fuck it, I've done it before and I'll do it again. I stood up and walked out of the room and went to get ready for what possibly seemed like a 1 against 100 fight but if there's one thing that XCOM is known for…it's that we don't go down without a fight.


Well there we have it and next time, we're heading to the Warrior Bunny Tribe! Now I found it kinda sick that a prince would do that to an entire village of innocent people but I need to remember that those were the times of Medieval and it seemed like a common thing back then so don't remind me. So just a quick question.

Who wants to see Zorzal get his ass kicked? Anyone?

Also I'm thinking of making another GATE Story but changing the location from Japan...to Australia...yea say it's unoriginal but I feel that when I look over to the list of stories I see several other countries replace Japan but I wanted to add Australia to the mix, do my Aussie Brothers and Sisters agree with me?

Now I apologise if this was short since I'm kinda of in a spot of writer's block and it's pissing me off, so expect me to be slower than usual...yea. Anyway I ope you guys enjoyed the chapter and be sure to leave me you're thoughts on the story as a whole. A bit of feedback can go a long way.

So until then, I'll see ya Next time!

Cronus Prime Out!