Days Of Ruin16…Never Ending
I do not own Advance Wars or any of the series…if I did…I would add space units.
"Hey Tabitha! We'll reach the capital in a few hours. You got enough sleep?" Zene called up to Tabitha.
"Yeah! This breeze is great! Keep going at this speed!" Tabitha yelled back.
The two had rested for a while several hours after leaving the Lazurian camp. They were now on their last leg of their journey to the small capital. Zene looked back at the map to follow the directions. There was a note next to the point the Tank was approaching. Tasha ha d written the note. 'You'll have a great view of the city when you reach here! On the back is what the capital looks like.'
Zene eased down the speed of the Tank, they were approaching the point. He stopped the Tank; he still had his eyes glued to the map. He turned the map around to take a look at what the capital would look like, the picture was taken before the meteors fell, the cities stood proudly, trees were seen in the distance and the skies were clear and blue. He stopped and looks up into the upper turret when Tabitha said something.
"Damn…" Zene wondered what could've made her say that, he lowered his map and begins to get up before he stops and stares at the displays.
"Damn…" He repeated Tabitha's word when he saw the same exact photo of the capital. It wasn't said in awe or happiness…it was said with anger. There were ruins where the once-proud buildings towered, the trees were burnt and lifeless, the skies were filling with the smoke coming from the ruins.
They both saw the scene in front of them. The capital they had hoped to be their home lay in ruins. There were various raiders fighting amongst the capital streets. Explosions rang out, cannons boomed, guns shot, and raiders were shouting, some in anger and some in pain.
Tabitha called down to Zene. "You think her men are still-"
"No." Zene cut her off. He was shown the blue smoking hulls of what used to be Tanks.
"I was about to settle down with you! And then all this happened!"
"…Zene…What do we do now?" Tabitha asked sadly.
"I don't see the point in heading there now…huh? Hey Tabitha! Look closely at what's coming!"
"O-Ok!" She was shocked at the abruptness.
Zene squinted to get a better look at the approaching object and Tabitha leaned forward to look at the approaching thing. It was black and streamlined, metal shielded the treads and there was a round turret attached to the front half of the vehicle. Zene didn't know how to turn the turrets, so he couldn't fire, Tabitha, on the other hand, aimed the gun at the potential threat, waiting for the first move. The two were shocked to hear a robotic voice come from the object.
-Do you wish to fight? – The object stayed in place, waiting for a response. The two in the tank were expecting a fight and they didn't expect this. Zene asked Tabitha how to speak to the object, she just told him to grab the radio and turn the dial until you hear a click. He did what she said and held the radio to his mouth.
"No." The speakers of the War Tank spoke with the voice of Zene.
-Processing- … -Complete- … -Please follow this tank-
'It was a tank?' The two thought in unison.
The Tank turned its back to the two and waited for the War Tank to follow. Zene shifted the massive tank and began to follow the smaller, streamlined tank. As they followed the black tank the two noticed many of the tanks hiding in the forest.
'So that was in store for us if we said 'Yes' …' the two thought again. Many tanks from the forest were now escorting them. They saw the shape of a black metal building surrounded by, what seems to be, artillery vehicles. The small tank in front of them stopped.
-Approach the Megatank-
The two saw the massive tank in front of them; it had a main turret with three barrels, two side turrets, and two people sleeping on top of the main turret. Both Tabitha and Zene stared at the nearly-level Megatank, it rivaled the War Tank in size and they guessed that its firepower was at least equal to, if not better than, their War Tank.
"I guess we go talk to them?" Zene suggested to Tabitha. They had parked their War Tank right beside the glossy-black tank.
-Beginning awakening- the robotic voice rang out from the black tank. It started up its engines and moved forward and backward slightly, waking up the two people on top of the tank. Zene and Tabitha were on top of their own tank when they saw the scene in front of them; they began laughing at the sight of the man rolling across the turret.
"Urgh…ok ok! Jugger! I'm awake! Stop moving!" The man yelled at the tank while trying to hold the girl next to him. Jugger, the Megatank, complied and stopped. The girl next to the man woke up and stretched.
"So why did you lead us here?" Zene said to the man, he gripped Tabitha's hand. The man looked at the pair, they were close, he could tell since they were holding hands.
"Hmm…a biological clone…not like the energy clones of Black Hole…" The man saw the confused face of Zene and the shocked face of Tabitha.
"How did you…?" She said in shock.
"I'm over a century old, and if you count my years in deep sleep then I would be over many millennia old. Please, I was voicing my thoughts, do not fret over my comment." He helped the small girl next to him up.
"I am Von Bolt, call me Bolt. This girl, uh, is my creation." He struggled a bit with the girl. 'Technically, I did gather the energy used to make her.' He continued, tapping his boot on the metal turret. "This Megatank is Jugger." The hatch cover swiveled and turned to the two, the yellow visor showed the reflections of Zene and Tabitha.
-Nice to meet you-
Zene smiled and gave their end of the greeting. "I'm Zenith, call me Zene. And this is Tabitha."
"Nice to meet you two, care to explain where am I?" Bolt asked.
"You aren't from here?"
"No, I came from a planet a few lightyears away."
"Why did you come here?" Zene would've normally been really shocked, but most of his nerves were shot by the apocalypse and his promise not to let things take him by surprise.
"I was given a choice to have a second chance at life. When I saw this planet it was beautiful and peaceful."
"I see, you came at a bad time. The world was struck by meteors and plunged into an apocalypse. There are a few organized military forces, but the majority of the forces are the bandit clans of this world. We are in an area being disputed by two small raider clans. They have destroyed the nearby capital and are battling on the plains nearby." Zene explained to Bolt.
"I am disgusted by the wars on my planet and with the wars here. I once strived for immortality in order to outlive war, but my plans were stopped. My…friends gave me an alternate option, to live peacefully on another planet devoid of war. I was saddened at the knowledge that war even exists on other planets. But I see some hope with the raider clans and this world."
Zene and Tabitha were perplexed at his last words. Tabitha answered for Zene. "Raiders?"
"Yes Tabitha. I see an entirely plausible option. I believe if we could get all the raider groups to assemble under a leader, then we could conquer and restore the world." Bolt revealed his plan. Both Tabitha and Zene were shocked at how daring his plan was. The girl by his side looked innocently at the two, wondering why they were like that, she tugged the suit of Bolt.
"Hey Bolt? Why are miss Tabitha and sir Zene so shocked?"
"Well, I told them of my plan for a warless world." He answered kindly, ruffling her hair. She smiled up at Bolt, who blushed slightly.
"Erm…Continuing what I had been saying before…I have seen too much war…But I wish for you two to carry out my plan in my stead." His words shocked the two again. Zene tried to make a point.
"B-B-but you just met us! And how would we do all of that!" He was still shocked.
"You answered correctly when my tank met you, and you answered correctly even though you knew you could destroy it. You didn't use force when an option of peace was offered. I also never said about not helping you. I just don't want to be the one to lead the forces. I'll help you with the plan, give you tips, and aid you when you have some trouble." Tabitha was the next one to speak, in an attempt to avoid another war that might kill Zene.
"I-I-If you aren't a good soldier then you won't be capable of protecting your COs!" Bolt chuckled at the clone's words.
"Very well!" He jumped down from the Megatank and began walking to the forest. His boot hit a slightly heavier-than-usual rock.
'A meteorite?' He had a small idea; he exerted some energy into the meteor fragment and saw a blue spark. 'Plasma? It seems as I have found the perfect ammunition.' He waved his hand to the two on the other tank.
"I want you to follow me! You don't need the tank just follow me!"
Zene climbed down and waited for Tabitha to come down, he went back to help her down since her wound was still healing. The two followed right behind Bolt. They headed back into the forest. The oozium girl happily trailed behind the three, her mind on the 'food' everywhere. The three people and oozium girl walked for a few minutes, Zene and Tabitha were wondering where they were going.
"So where are we heading to?" Zene asked.
"You'll see-there they are!" The group reached the end of the forest. In front of the group was a large plain with the ruined capital off to the side. In the middle of the plains was a skirmish between raider clans. There were tanks pitted against tanks, infantry units versus infantry units, and recons trying to outflank each other. There were plenty of scorch marks where units once used to be. The sounds of battle reached the ears of the group.
"Tabitha…I'll show you the power of experience. Look!" He pulled out the meteorite that he had picked up a few minutes ago and meditated for a few seconds. After he meditated, his eyes snapped open and he yelled.
"EX MACHINA!"
Bolt's meteorite was crushed and the particles were blown into the sky. The clouds above the skirmish darkened, thunder cracked, blue bolts of electricity arced across the clouds and the clouds flashed several times. A massive sonicboom echoed throughout the land and a massive column of plasma thundered down onto the plains. The plasma pillar fades away shortly after making landfall, the plains were now blackened, small arcs of electricity covered the ground and flames erupted from any nearby units. There were no raiders left where the plasma struck, the only survivors were those that weren't inside the plasma's range.
Bolt heard the gasps of Tabitha and Zene. Bolt himself was also surprised by the damage done.
"I had expected survivors, but it seems like my power was enhanced by the plasma. I also think that the people and weapons on this planet aren't as tough as the armies of Wars World." Zene was the first to recover from the shock of devastation.
"Can you teach me how to do that?" Bolt eyed him with a little irritation.
"So you can kill people as I did moments ago?"
"No! I want to have my own ability so that I can protect…Tabitha…" Zene's words made Tabitha blush and Bolt smiled at how noble his thoughts were.
"In time I will teach you, I don't know if Tabitha can learn any CO abilities…" He glanced back at Tabitha but was a little confused at her grin.
"For your information, I DO have a CO power, it just isn't based off of pure energy but pure science!" She said proudly.
"Really now? Most clones in my world disintegrate after using their powers too much. I suppose you are any different?"
"Yes! I give a massive boost to any nearby vehicles' attack and defense, and when I need to, I can call down an orbital strike!"
"So from what I gather you only have a strong base ability and your only energy based power is to send a command. Fair enough, you people of this world have different abilities than my people." Tabitha's anger changed to that of confusion.
"How so?" Bolt thought a moment before finding the reason.
"People on our world have minor base abilities but powerful energy based miracles, or powers. People are born with the ability to channel internal energy and make it take form, either to destroy, like my power, or heal and repair units, or even a combination of sorts. It all depends on the person's age, battle experience, and personal history. The powers grow over time and as you can see, my power is due to my age and experience." Zene took in Bolt's explanation.
"So if I train hard enough, I'll be able to use abilities?" Zene questioned
"Possibly. From what my experience tells me, the people of my planet, Wars World, can control internal energy. From what I gather, the people here of your planet, control external energy. It seems like the opposite of the COs of our planet, but with minor shifts." Bolt looked at the oozium girl wobbling drowsily next to him.
"It seems that I have proven myself useful as a soldier. Let us return, I think this girl needs some sleep." Bolt lifted the girl onto his shoulders and she slept on his head.
The group headed back to the black block, leaving behind the destruction left behind by Von Bolt.
A/N there you go! They now have a goal to strive toward, and not some small goal, global domination! (Evil laugh*(then again it could sound evil...but it could also be a happy laugh...depends on your point of view.)) There are limitations and i won't be making Bolt rain plasmatic hell on the populous. . Need a name for the girl since she'll keep a temporary one until ch19/20