Chapter 44: The Invasion

The next day, Ricky's group and the shinigamis finally arrived at Guam. They set up a camp at the beach where everyone get ready and prepare themselves for their upcoming battle.

Meanwhile, Saber, Allen, Lenalee, Ben, Will, Toph, Ichigo, Rukia and Wall-E are sitting together at the shore. Ricky walks up to them, smiling.

"Ricky! You look like you slept well." Toph smiled.

"Slept like a baby." Ricky chuckled.

Allen is looking up at the sky with his binoculars while Lenalee looks worried. The sky is currently foggy and the fog looks thick too.

"Oh no. Allen, you think this fog will delay the invasion?" Lenalee asked in worry.

"No." Allen smiled as he lowers his binoculars. "That is the invasion."

Ricky and his group look up and smile as they see five Royal British Army frigates appearing out of the fog and flying over to their location. The frigates then land near the shore and Roy Mustang, along with two other soldiers named Jean Kazuhiza and Nukid, walk over to Ricky and his group.

"You made it, Colonel." Allen said as he and Lenalee salute.

"No problem. Good job finally locating where the Faction's main base is." Roy nods his head. "And it's a good thing you're alright, Lenalee." He then turns to Ricky. "And good to see you again, Ricky. I notice you have grown stronger."

"Yeah I guess so." Ricky said as he also noticed that he now has muscles from all the fighting he has been through.

Roy then gestures everyone to Jean and Nukid. "Oh and guys, they are Lieutenant Jean Kazuhiza and Chief Nukid. They will be aiding us in battle."

"And you told us that you have a battle plan, right Warrant Officer Lenalee?" Jean said.

"Yes, I do. And I guarantee it will work." Lenalee said.

"We hope so. Long have I awaited a battle with the Faction." Nukid smiled.

"By the way, Ricky, we have something for you." Roy said to Ricky.

"Really?" Ricky widens his eyes. Jean then took out a long rectangular crate and hands it to Ricky. Ricky opens the crate and sees that inside the crate are a sleeveless dark blue suit, dark blue pants, black gloves and black boots.

"We think that you need to wear something more combative when you fight against the Faction later on. So we designed a combat suit made especially for you." Jean said.

"Oh my." Ricky looks up at Roy, Jean and Nukid. "Thanks."

"Now then, I'm off to make negotiations with the Shinigami leader." Roy said as he tightens his collar.

"I'll lead you to him." Ichigo said.

Later, the Biritsh soldiers and the Shinigamis gathered together and stand in front of a platform to listen to Lenalee's battle plan. Ricky and his group are standing behind a tree while Lenalee looks nervous.

"Don't worry, you'll do fine." Roy pats Lenalee's shoulder.

"Go get their attention, lenalee!" Will smiled as she gives her a thumbs-up.

Lenalee takes a deep breath and walks to the platform. "Good morning, everyone!" She said to the soldiers and Shinigamis but she accidentally trips and starts to pick up her fallen scrolls hurriedly.

She gulped nervously and continued, "Uhm… So, as you know today we're invading the Faction. I mean I know you know that." She laughs nervously. "Because otherwise why else would you be here?‌ Anyway…" She clumsily drops more scrolls. She quickly picks them up and places it on a board.

"I don't think she's going to do fine." Toph said.

"Don't worry I'm sure she will." Ben said to Toph.

Lenalee then points on the map. "Our Shinigami scouts have located where Oswald's fortress is, which right here. Uh no." She realizes that she puts up the wrong map, so she quickly took it down and took out another map. But it was also the wrong one. "Uh wait." She took out another map and places it on the board. This time, it's the right one and she points it on the map. "It's here"

"Okay fine, I take back what I said." Ben shook his head.

"So anyways guys, we um…Ricky's going to fight against the high commander and help us win the battle and…Oh, that was this time when he, Allen and Will captured Falcone and save London. Oh what about the time when we help escort this girl to the bridge? It's a real good story and it all started…" Lenalee stops talking when she felt Roy placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Lenalee, I think that's enough. You can go now." Roy said. Lenalee groans in defeat and walks down from the platform. Roy then turns to the soldiers and Shinigamis and look determined.

"Let me just clarify a few points for everyone. Today is the day we infiltrate the enemy's fortress and I want to thank you all for your self-sacrifice and your courage. This is our plan. All of us will board the frigates and the frigates will land us near the fortress. But the fortress is guarded by strong thick shields that prevent enemies from entering the territory. So, the Templar and his group will be dropped at the control tower where the shields are being controlled. They will take out the control tower and deactivate the shields. After that, we'll enter the fortress where we will take it down with full force. And while we are fighting, the Templar will make his way to Oswald's room, take him out and we would have control of Guamand this war will be over!"

The soldiers and the Shinigamis then pump their fists into the air and cheered.

After the speech, everybody got ready. Ichigo and Rukia polish their swords, lokm at each other and nod their heads. Ben and Toph put on their wrist guards. Ricky put on his new clothing. He's now dressed in a sleeveless dark blue suit, black belt with a silver buckle, black gloves, dark blue pants, black boots and a band around his right upper arm.

Meanwhile, Lenalee was sitting on a cliff, lowering her head in sadness. Allen walks up to her and sits next to her. "Lenalee, what's wrong? The battle is about to start." He asked.

"I messed up, Allen." Lenalee said sadly.

"What?"
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"The invasion plan was my moment of truth. And I completely flopped it. I just fell apart."

"That speech wasn't your moment of truth." Allen places his hand on Lenalee's shoulder. "That was just public speaking and nobody's really good at that."

"But Roy is. He explained the plan perfectly and inspired everyone. Like a real leader should."

"Look, your moment of truth isn't going to be in front of some map. It's going to be out there." Allen points to the vast ocean in front of them. "On the battlefield."

Lenalee then smiled and nods her head. "You're right. And we'll show the Faction what we're made of."

Meanwhile, the soldiers and the Shinigamis ready their weapons while Ricky stood in front of them with his Carsomyr sword in one of his hand. He nods sternly at them and yelled, "Men, the time has come…TO FREE OURSELVES!"

The soldiers and the Shinigamis cheered and pump their fists into the air. The final battle is about to begin…

END OF CHAPTER

DW64: Alright, guys. This is it. In the next chapter, the final battle begins! Since the battle is going to be epic, it might take a while for me to get the next chapter up. So thanks for your patience! Stay tune for the final battle and read and review!