Well… never taught I'd make a second chapter… hope you enjoy it.
Radji – there are a lot of things I missed like the Vietnam war and the Korean war aftermath but as I said I'm still a rookie. I'll just revised it when I have the time.
This is an paragon USSR, paragon communism so places like north Korea are better now. Except China for obvious reasons.
May 11, 1990 – Ginza, Japan
It was a few days ago when the Victory Day parade was interrupted by an unknown force attacking right in the middle of the parade, a stupid move for the unknown force since they were easily slaughtered by the parading soldiers. But still hundreds of civilians were killed and the people want retribution.
I managed to rally the civilians who where on the other side of the battle to safety through the Imperial Palace and was awarded the medal For Valor and the Order of the Red Star for my actions and was recognized as a hero.
From the information gathered from the enemy officers, they are soldiers of a nation simply known as the Empire on the continent of Falmart and they reside from the other side of the gate. Their culture is similar to the Roman empire and their language is also similar to Latin but more refined.
Now here I am in front of the Gate along with the invasion force to secure the other side of the Gate.
It was an impressive sight. 4 T-80Us to spearhead the advance, supported by 6 T-72Bs and 8 BMP-2s loaded with Infantry, 6 2S1 "Gvozdika" to provide mobile artillery support, 8 ZSU-23-4 "Shilka",to provide anti-air support, seeing that the dragons were cold blooded, heat seeking missiles were ineffective in locking on its targets in the initial attack on Ginza, and dozens of BTR-80s, Ural 4320 trucks, and UAZ-469 utility vehicles with mounted PKMs, All loaded with infantry as a second wave to secure the area around the gate and to establish a forward command center.
I was broken out of my thought when I saw an officer, a KGB officer at that, approach me and I saluted.
"Greetings, I am Major Valeriy Lebedjev. Are you First Lieutenant Yusuke Itami? Pardon if I miss pronounce your name." He says, reaching out his hand.
"Yes comrade Major! First Lieutenant Itami of the Japanese People's First Army Division, Second Platoon." I say as I shake his hand.
The Major nods his head as open the dossier he had with him.
"First Lieutenant Yusuke Itami, Enlisted at the age of 18, Finishes training camp as top of your group, Enrolls in the Officers Candidate School and graduated top of your class with full honors, is assigned to the Spetsnaz forces in Alfa Squad, went on dozens of missions and then ask to be transferred to the JPA to look over your son after your wife died of child birth. You have my condolences"
"Thank you sir." I said. As it was the only thing I could say seeing as the KGB and GRU have eyes and ears everywhere.
The Major was about to say something else when the Commander of the Invasion force walked to us.
"Valeriy you snake how have you been old friend." He says with a laugh.
"I have been well, Comrade Colonel Vladimir Orlovsky." The Major says with a smile.
"No need for formalities my friend." Colonel Orlovsky then turns to me.
"Lieutenant Itami are our forces ready?" He asks
"Yes Comrade Colonel, Captain Malashenko's tanks and Lieutenant Romanov's troops are ready." I say as I saluted him.
"Good, we will commence the attack in a few minutes, after Premier Gorbachev's speech, our advance Spetsnaz team have reported that the enemy have set up camp near the Gate, they have neutralized the officers and have set up explosives and to send the enemy forces in disarray." The Colonel reported.
"Well I should go now. I good luck old friend, till we meet again. To you as well Lieutenant Itami. The Major says as he turns around and starts to walk away.
"Yes, till we meet again comrade." Colonel Orlovsky says as I saluted.
"I must return to my squad Comrade Colonel, by your leave." He nods.
I saluted and turns to go to the BMP carrying my squad.
I see my squad mates standing outside the BMP.
Sergeant Major Yuri "Grandpops" Kamarov, Age 50, my second in command, he used to be in the Red army but fell in love with a woman here in Japan and asked to be transferred to the JPA after finding out she was pregnant with his child.
Sergeant First Class Hilda "Eagle Eye" Furukawa, Age 24, our resident sniper she is half-Japanese half-German, she has a rather thin yet agile figure with her black with blond highlight hair. she ranked top of her class in marksmanship and was given the Marksman Badge.
Sergeant First Class Souta "Doc" Kurugi, Age 22, our medic, he was rather short and had jet black hair, he comes from a family of doctors and decided to join the army to be a combat medic.
Sergeant Boris "Papa Bear" Drugov, Age 26, our heavy weapons expert, he had a large build with a bald head, his family immigrated here from Siberia. Although he looks intimidating, he's just a big huggable bear.
Corporal Miguel "Wire" Alonzo, Age 20, our Engineer and demolition expert, has brown skin, black air, and has a goatee and wears glasses. His family came to Japan from the Philippines just after Marcos declared martial law.
Private First Class Seiichi "Sugar Rush" Tamaki, Age 19, had Black hair, standard built, he is the squads close quarter expert, he and his twin brother Seitaro joined the JPA together, he was always energetic and had a goofball personality. His training buddies decided to pay him back for all the pranks he pulled and force fed him a jar of sugar, it took a dozen MPs, regulars, and recruits to pin him down, after he knocked out half of the MPs on the base unarmed, he would later be rewarded the CQB medal.
Private First Class Seitaro "Leech" Tamaki, Age 19, he is the teams jack of all trade, he has no specific role in the group because no one in the group knows what he can do because he is lazy, he had the same face as Seiichi, had a laidback personality. He got the nickname during training camp where they were in a river and he decided to get lazy and sat near the river with his feet in the water. Let's say this was the first time his group saw him run and scream at the top of his lungs.
"Comrade Lieutenant, are we gonna start the invasion or what? I'm getting impatient." Seiichi says as he spots me.
"Don't be to rash Corporal, that could get you killed." Yuri says to Seiichi as he and the others salute me.
"Oh come on Grandpops! Don't you want to live your glory days" Seiichi says to the Aging Sergeant Major.
"Yuri is right Seiichi, you shouldn't be so inpatient. I'm not in a mood to write a letter that begins with 'I regret to inform you', is that understood?" I scolded the hound Private.
He looked down crested, I put a hand on his shoulder.
"Use that energy to protect the innocent and to protect you comrades, Seiichi and should you fall in combat, I – We will be proud of you." I say to cheer him up. Which worked.
"When is the operation going to commence anyway Comrade Lieutenant?" Hilda says.
"It will start after Premier Gorbachev finishes his speech, which will be starting… Now."
We all turn to the Japanese senate building.
We saw Premier Mikhail Gorbachev with Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu at the balcony of the Japanese senate building and we all salute him as the Premier begins his speech.
"Comrades, today you go through that Gate to bring those who took the lives of our mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, friends and families, and bring them to justice! Let us bring with us the spirit of Lenin and spread the ideals of Communism to this new land so the common people there may prosper and never need to fear this evil, corrupted Empire ever again! Let us liberate their slaves and make them taste the glorious gift of freedom! Let us once again pave way to the future of peace and prosperity by uniting this lands so they may follow us to the bright future ahead! Let today be marked as a beginning of a new age, an age for unity and equality for all! URA!
URA! URA! URA! URA!
The voices of the people could be heard everywhere. It was deafening. Then the radio came to life.
"This is Colonel Orlovsky callsign Sokol-1, Red Dawn, I repeat, Red Dawn. All units move though the Gate."
We all entered the BMP as the invasion force moves forward.
As we entered the gate we saw though the window nothing but a black void. It was uneasy to cope with the idea of basically going through an empty void but our worries was quelled when Seiichi started talking.
"I wonder what's on the other side. I hope I see some elves! Or fairies! OR UNICORNS!" He yells like an energetic child going to a candy store.
"I wouldn't mind seeing a unicorn. It'll give me an idea where their magic comes from" Doc says, then Seiichi turns to him
"How are you going to to that?" he says as he tilts his head.
"Why through dissection of course." Doc says with a straight face but we knew he was only joking.
"Noooo!" Maybe except Seiichi.
He starts to hit Doc and dock tries to block. We just laugh at this sight.
My thoughts drift to my son as I take out a photo of him and his son together on his son's sixth birthday.
'I'll see you soon… Youji.'
So what do you guys think?
Oh and since I don't have a PC I'm actually writing this on my phone. In never knew there was a Microsoft Word app until recently.