Chapter 26

Built into the cellular matrix of David's mutants was the ability to ready for battle in a second. Their uniforms appeared on their bodies at the click of a finger, so there was no need for rushing around panicking. They were prepared. David moved from the central console to a holographic screen that had appeared beneath his office. This control could be activated by touch screen technology. Pulling screens to view, including a radar scan of a 150 yard circumference around the base. From the scan, it appeared they were surrounded. Althea was on their North-West front. David had pulled up the emergency battle plan he had devised.

"First things first," he said, "Fi, Jess i want you to be the areial troops. Bomb the living daylights out of them!"

"Yes Sir!"
"Yes Sir!"

The two of them flew off into the high noon sky, through the opening in the roof, which closed up as they exited

"Right, Samson, Pete, Shiv, M i want you to go round, secure all the doors and access points, i don't want them, getting in!"

"Sir Yes Sir" they saluted before hurrying off.

"O, Ella, Will, Sof; you will be the first line of defence, secure the reception, that's the main entrance, and where Althea will send her elite. Everyone else will stand their ground in the hall. And can someone sort out this flood?" he demanded.

"I'm here!" Siobhan called, running back. The water instantly hovered into the air, before condensing into a large ball of liquid, and hurtling towards her, and absorbing into her chest.

"Thank you!" he sighed, as Olva, and the other chauffeurs ran off, and Siobhan returned to her duty.

On the top of a nearby hill, Althea set foot on the earth for the first time in years. Her gas domina vanished, Her royal blue robes blew behind her, as her troops stood on the land below. The city of London behind the base would fall this night also, this was just an added bonus. Morgomir walked up to her side.

"What shall i do with the rest of the troops mistress?" he hissed

"Take them to the Central Plaza. Have them ransack the city till uncomprehenable surrender is accepted!"

"Can't i stay and kill the opposition?" Morgomir glared towards the base, his eyes filled with desire.

"I need a commander to lead the troops to battle, Morgomir; I'm sure I can hold the line from here!"

She turned to her soldiers, baying for the blood of Mutants, awaiting their Mistress' command.

"What are we waiting for?" she snarled,

"ATTACK!!"

The soldiers drew their swords. Their armour was a dark blue as a symbol of to whom their allegiances lay. Ready for the attack, they charged towards the building. The noise was deafening, and the sound of footsteps shook the nearby hills.
However, on reaching the great oak doorway, three explosions ran through the front line. Fi soared down, firing icy bombs from her wings, devastating the waves of attackers. Jess swooped from the other end of the line. Green orbs, similar to the electrical ones David so often used, were clenched in her fists. As she neared the front line, releasing the bombs shattered the skin of the minions. Throwing more from her palms, she climbed into the air, readying for the next assault. As she did so, vines coated in thorns and brambles grew to cover the doorway. Bred to fight, not to think, the soldiers charged the door, with devastating results. Torn flesh scattered the battlefield, and great gashes and gorges spewed blood. Many of the soldiers collapsed in the agony, the wails could be heard for miles, as the girls flew past each other, dropping yet more bombs. However, after, around the 4th time of flying in, Fi swivelled in the air, and fired a shot towards Althea, just whistling past her left shoulder. Fi did not swoop back down to attack the foot-soldiers, she just hovered, and stared at Althea, almost as if to challenge her to attack. Althea responded, firing a retaliation shot at her, its turquoise colour a flash to her eye. But it wasn't aimed at Fi, nor Jess, but as it hurtled into the door, the vines wilted and died. Falling to the floor, all limp, they no longer posed a threat, and had broken free of Jess' command. More worrying, however, as the soldiers resumed to charge the gate, the hinges started to buckle, and bend.

"They're getting in!" Cried Fi, swooping once more to bomb the soldiers with Jess

Inside the building, the other side of the door , Samson and David were desperately trying to barricade the entrance. Olva, Sofamke, Ella and Will were readying their laser-pistols. The desk and 3 pieces of large furniture was all the cover they had.

"Samson, go to the west door, see how Shiv' and Pete are holding up!" David ordered.

"Yes sir!" Samson obeyed, before vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Are you almost ready?" he called to the defenders.

"Nearly, just give us two seconds," Ella called back.

"That should give you about 5 minutes," David said, stepping back from the barricade. "Something tells me M and Jason will need something like this at the back door; I'll be back in two minutes!" He said, hurrying off.

A large bash was heard every ten or so seconds, above the battle cries of the opposing enemy. The great door creaked, being rebuffed by the barricade David and Samson had constructed. Aiming for the doorway, the 4 gunmen could only wait for their moment to fight. Nothing could prepare them any more, and they even jolted when the door started to splinter. It seemed the whole building was shaking. Their eyes were watering, Olva and Will were sweating out half their own body mass with tension. Sofamke, however, seemed to be taking it in her stride, taking time to flick her hair out of her eyes.

"How come you're so calm?" Will cried.

"When you see an entire city demolished, along with almost everything you love and cherish, things like this are a piece of cake when it comes to nerves!" she explained, although her voice was starting to shake, indicating to the others, that she was still scared, if only not as much.

But then their moment came. The door shattered as if it was made of glass. Splinters rained down on the reception as the minions of Althea bulldozed through the barricade as if it was made of paper! The time for talking had ceased, with just enough time for Will to cry;

"They're in!"