AN: Hello readers, how are you all this afternoon? Well I am very good. I FINALLY finished chapter nine and it's all rainbows and lollipops now. Anyway enough about me, it's time for The Gateway
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Sincerely, Strikefence
Chapter 9: Game Plan
White House Secret Meeting Room, Washington DC, United States Of America, Planet Earth, June 27th 2013
Days Creator Missing: 339
Solaris watched through a wall mounted camera unto a small rectangular room where six national leaders sat around a black rectangular table. President Barack Obama of the USA was the first to speak up at this meeting.
"Welcome gentlemen," he looked over to Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia, "and lady. I'm very glad you could all join me today, despite all of the issues occurring within each of your home nations."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada rose an eyebrow at the greeting and spoke, "Well as far as I know these "issues" are the reason we're here today, or did you invite us all here for coffee and tea?"
"Speaking of tea, would you happen to have any?" David Cameron, the PM of the United Kingdom inquired.
Obama mentally sighed, "Tea and coffee will be arriving shortly, but now onto more pressing matters." the president pulled out a small remote from under the table and pressed the centre button causing several monitors mounted on the wall to his left to light up, presenting the leaders with a large map of the world with North America at the centre. He pressed another button and the screens zoomed in on the Pacific Ocean and its bordering countries.
Obama continued his speech, "As I'm sure you all know the CCA has struck at several large cities and military outposts in the past month, namely Hawaii where over one hundred thousand civilians were killed in the initial strike."
Solaris opened her data files to the CCA. Standing for Central Communist Alliance, it was a military alliance between several countries who's primary goal seemed to be controlling several of the world's more "outspoken" nations. The Alliance's primary members consisted of The People's Republic Of China, Russia, Burma, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Palestine, and the Sudan. Solaris gave herself a moment to process these countries. Several were large military countries and a few even had access to nuclear weapons or technology.
Solaris tuned back into the conversation where Prime Minister Gillard was speaking. "Although I understand your personal concern for attacks on you own nation's soil, you have to remember that other nations have been affected as well. Look at Darwin!" she pointed at the digital map in the general direction of Australia's north coast. "That city was ravaged not two weeks ago with the death count still rising as more and more bodies are found."
Obama raised his hands in a gesture of peace, "I'm sorry if I came across as trying to place my nation's damages as more important but I was just beginning to discuss the locations that have suffered under an attack."
For the first time in the meeting Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, spoke up. "I'm sorry to interrupt you Mister Obama but I have to say, we all know the locations of where the CCA has attacked. In fact part of the reason we're each here is because our respective has been attacked by the CCA. So instead of telling us information he already know, why don't we get to discussing what our next move will be to repel these bastards who love to kill innocent people."
Finally the sixth member of the meeting, Yoshihiko Noda, the Prime Minister of Japan gave his first comment. "Not only repel but fight back. The CCA is not the type to back down after being stopped at one attack. The only way to stop this conflict is to take it to their soil."
Canada's PM looked nodded his head in agreement, "I agree but, how are we to reach their soil with their defences the way they are. They even have the North Pole under watch for Christ's sake."
Upon hearing Harper's complaints the spying AI had an idea. Searching through her schematics database she searched for something Ferris had designed but never had the space to build. Once she found her target file she saved the schematics to her primary data and exited the database.
With her already open link into the White House she took hold of the map screen. Suddenly, to the leaders surprise, the image of a blond woman's face replaced the map beside them.
"What the fu.." was muttered by more than one of the leaders.
Solaris watched their reactions with great amusement as she greeted them. "Greetings humans, take me to your leaders."
Unfortunately the humour was lost on the leaders who were currently more interested with why there was a huge face on their monitor.
Prime Minister Noda was the first to reply with the basic question on everyone's minds, "Who are you and how did you gain access to this network?"
Solaris' image rolled it's eyes, "Let's not worry about the how for now but instead let's speak on the why?"
Obama raised an eyebrow at this, "Okay then, why did you gain access to the world's most secure network."
To anybody the AI's huge grin would have lead them to believe her intentions were not very serious. "Because I see you have a problem that I believe I can help you with."
"Oh really? And what problem could that possibly be?"
"The CCA."
"And how could you help us with this?"
Solaris' image was replaced with the schematics of an over-complicated jetplane, but her cheery voice remained. "With this."
The six leaders looked over the image carefully obviously trying to discover what could be so special about it.
Netanyahu, being the first to finish his examination, asked, "So how is a jetplane going to help us break through their defences?"
Solaris was getting seriously bored of the stupid questions being asked of her, but nevertheless still answered. "This is not a jetplane, but a fully functional hoverplane equipped with high powered offensive missiles and a hull that can withstand the stresses of a dozen Ferris bombs."
The US President could tell whoever this was they were offering a piece of technology that could prove vital in breaking the CCA defences, but he felt that something about this was too good.
"What would you be asking for in return for this craft?"
Solaris' grinning face filled the screen once again as she stated her price, "All I want is the parts to build it."
Mystic Ruins, Planet Mobius, October 2nd 2012
As Robotnik began to fly over the Mystic Ruins he looked down upon the jungle that took up most of it.
"Disgusting." he muttered to himself quietly. Robotnik had never been fond of nature, in fact he loathed the very existence of it. Unfortunately though, forests and jungles, where he normally built his bases, were the easiest places to hide if you're trying not to be found.
Looking forward now, the scientist could just barely make out the outline of the huge tower structure he had once owned within this jungle. It had been one of his few well built bases and was in his opinion one of his favourites. It was quite unfortunate however that after a failed attempt to use a flying battle-cruiser to take over the world, GUN had located it's point of launch and sent forces to clear it out. The only reason the tower was still standing was because environmentalists had argued with GUN that blowing a tower all to hell within such a fragile ecosystem would cause irreparable damage. Robotnik loved the irony that the people who he wished to enslave had preserved what could very well lead to their enslavement.
As the eagle shaped Egg Eagle containing Robotnik got closer, said scientist was able to get a better look at the red and grey tower he had once called home. The tower was almost how he had left it, at least on the outside, with the main body of the tower being covered in huge dark-grey metal panels with a painted red outline on each. The only noticeable change he could see was a section of the upper tower wall was blown out, the section that had once beared his logo, a red picture of his face. Robotnik grinned to himself, now he had yet another reason to destroy GUN.
Robotnik angled his craft down towards the bottom of the tower. This wasn't the usual landing bay he preferred to use but it was the entrance closest to the ruins his tower was built upon.
It took him very little time to reach the docking bay and just a little more time than that to extract himself from the Egg Eagle. Now inside of the bay, Robotnik was finally able to see exactly what GUN had done. The building itself seemed unharmed and as far as he could see, no metal panelled wall even had a scratch, but there was one thing that made him somewhat disappointed. Everything was gone. From the scrap machine parts he had stored in the corner to the auto repair bot he had always used when he was too lazy to fix things himself.
"Damn." he muttered under his breath.
He had been expecting as such but seeing instead of suspecting made him really comprehend how empty having nothing made him feel.
A small grin crossed the man's expression, this was all going to change.
Using a small control tablet he had found within the Hawk, Robotnik accessed the tower's main power system and activated the dim red backup lights in the hallways. Using this glow he began to make his way through the plain metal hallways of the tower. Soon his path lead him to a large, circular elevator where at the centre sat a single orange Egg Pawn. This robot, of Robtnik's invention, was a slightly humanoid robot which had a round elliptical body, two thin grey metal arms, two legs of similar design, and a hemisphere shaped head which bore a pointed nose and two lights as eyes. It's hands and feet were somewhat big in comparison to the legs and arms but seemed to suit the shape and size of the body.
As Robotnik looked down at the bot he noted that it was in a sitting position of the floor and that its eyes weren't lit. this lead him to the extremely obvious conclusion that it was either dead or deactivated.
The scientist stepped inside the elevator and pressed a button on his tablet. The elevator immediately began to lower itself and it's occupants onto the lower floor. As he stepped out he gave the pawn a quick glance then turned his head back towards the next plain metal hallway and went on his way.
Most of the ruins had been destroyed when he built the tower but there had been a small section, a room, that had intrigued him. The section contained a small story that spoke about the origins of Angel Island and a god that caused the island to float.
Robotnik pressed yet another button on his tablet, opening the door. Through the open door stepped the fat man and he took a good look at the stone walls within. The walls to the left and right were covered pictures of several generations of Echidna rulers and on the far wall from the door was the story of Angel Island, complete with pictures and words.
Calling upon his rough memory of the Echidna language Robotnik began to reread.
Despite the will of fate we have survived our inevitable demise just to face another. The human's god of information has blessed us and prevented the Nocturnus from gaining possession of the Great Gem, brining it to rest within the clouds along with the rest of our tribe. After the gem's ascension the humans journeyed with us to battle the Nocturnus and to our surprise we found that they were gone. The once powerful tribe is now but a large crater in the ground.
Discovering this caused us to rejoice., the long battle is over although the reason is yet unexplained.
There was more to the story but Robotnik wasn't particularly interested. What he was interested in however was the god. A god who could cause an entire island to float in the sky would be a powerful ally or better yet a slave.
A evil grin covered the scientist's face, "I think it's time to pay Angel Island a visit."