Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 5

Chapter 39: The Fall of Project Apollo, Part 1

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

Ginryu was facing off against General Wetzel as he was determined to keep him away from setting foot towards Kanto Village. He had a gut feeling that I would soon be taken away as he was also in a much bigger situation than he ever imagined. Even after the destruction of the Order's main headquarters here on Alecrast, the head honcho of the inner part of the Ashizoka System's branch wasn't about to fall victim just yet as he vowed to keep the mad general at bay for the time being.

"You've crossed the line by not giving me what I desire, Ginryu," said General Wetzel.

"And you've crossed the line by destroying our headquarters and caused the deaths of two hundred innocent people, including Jun Kanzaki," he said.

"They were an inconvenience and nothing more. All I truly want is to have Sam Winchester brought to me before more members of the Order and your allies end up like the two hundred that were killed in that onslaught that befell your headquarters."

"And if Sam is caught, he'll soon use the same tricks that Ippei used during his mission in New Capua on Claudius three hundred years ago. He's no stranger to training with his late mentor in which he'll put his teachings to good use."

"You have until nightfall to bring the ultimate prize or else Kanto Village will be wiped off the map, you got that? Project Apollo will commence and I will make it to where my rule matters the most and Sam Winchester will be the weapon that will suit the Executive Division for the rest of its days. We are simply making Alecrast great again and we'll do it by culling the weaklings from your pitiable herd!"

At that moment, General Wetzel and his soldiers left as Ginryu was heavily concerned about what was going on so far. He didn't want me to surrender to the Executive Division directly as he wasn't the type that could go down so easily. In a much broader sense, he also had confidence in what I could pull in the near future as he was getting fed up with General Wetzel's arrogance altogether. It had to come to an end as time was slowly running out to stop the further attempts by the Executive Division and their cronies, for it was a grim time indeed…

I was back at the castle after going back and forth to and from the room with the red rubber ball in order to check up on things that were piling up. Even though I was most likely to go towards the safe zone back at Chateau de le Mer on Essos, I wasn't done with my business here in the castle as I noticed Ginryu arriving at the gates the moment he had Jun's old hip holster in his hands. He was very concerned about the whole situation at hand as he also didn't want me to fall victim to the Executive Division and their malignant scare tactics. I never expected him to show up here, but I had to comply soon enough as the time to put a stop to General Wetzel and his cronies was wearing thin at this moment.

"We need to talk, Sam," I heard him say as I saw him walk into the castle grounds.

"It's about the Executive Division's nasty campaign against us, isn't it?" I said.

"They were the ones who started up this mess in which they destroyed our main headquarters here on Alecrast, but we have the data that can cripple the Sol Project altogether." He opens up the hip holster as he reveals the box of thumbdrives that Jun had. "These data drives that I have have the information that is needed to get into all Sol Project space stations and stop them before they cause havoc all over the entire Ashizoka System."

"We should review them up close before we go up into space half-cocked. Besides, if we're ready to stop the Executive Division, then we need to get inside of it to do it. For instance, I've grown weary of hearing of the Executive Division and how they had mercilessly killed two hundred of our comrades during the main headquarters' fall and we should also do this to cripple their efforts before it's too late."

"For starters, Sol-1 isn't like the Death Star, Sam. It may be intimidating like the Death Star, but it's smaller than it. All it has is the same fraction of the planet's core power that was once harvested during the First Galvanic Uprising, but General Wetzel wants the whole enchilada and that is you."

I followed Ginryu to my office as we went towards the projector and inserted one of the four thumbdrives into it. At that moment, we saw the blueprints clearly as we saw an inner network of where it was vulnerable to strike it at any time. For my own reasons, I wasn't about to let the Executive Division get their way so far as the time to stop them was about to get more ugly than one ever imagined. Stopping Project Apollo was considered to be a very crucial one indeed as I had to build up the courage that I had in which I had to bring myself forward to put the once needed Sol Project out of commission for good. It was my own reason to stop General Wetzel's ambitions as he had gone too far by destroying the Order's main headquarters in retaliation for our victory over him and his cronies.

I was ready to put my plan into action until I saw myself beginning to disappear for no reason. Ginryu noticed it so readily as he had a feeling that someone was meddling in the defense of General Wetzel himself. By the time Castiel arrived out of nowhere, he sensed that something was wrong as my abduction was tantamount to forced cooperation to our enemies. My abduction became the last straw as the time to act had to be done quickly before it was too late.

"An ally of General Wetzel has done this," he said.

"No one else would pull Sam from us other than what we found," said Ginryu as he found a hex bag near my desk. "Someone put it there, but whoever did this is foolish enough to send Sam over to the Executive Division without his own consent."

Castiel noticed a familiar Shinigami thread sticking out of the hex bag as he saw it to be from a familiar ally that was trusted by all of us. When he left my office, he was searching for the only Shinigami that knew about the hex bag as he spotted Yashamaru standing near the stream. He knew the price of betrayal very well as he did the same in the Elder Days on two occasions: once by helping Crowley and again under Naomi's ruthless concern about the Word of God tablets. He couldn't go through that again as he was most likely to be facing off against Yashamaru for causing this calamity upon me to be a pawn for the Executive Division.

"You should be helping Ginryu with the relief effort for the surviving members of the Order, Castiel," he said as he turned around. "The Executive Division has made its move to destroy the main headquarters here, but they're not heavily broken yet."

"I'm not here for the relief effort," he said as he showed Yashamaru the hex bag in his hand. "I know that you've set Sam up to be abducted by General Wetzel, didn't you?"

"My motives aren't your concern right now, Castiel."

"And what about Sam's life?! He's poised to cement his status as a greater god than my Father, only to be betrayed by the one whom he trusted the most!"

"This motive is for the greater good in this war, so I suggest that you step down before I cut you down..."

Without further hesitation, Castiel ran forward as he punched Yashamaru in the jaw. He was not too happy with the Shinigami for causing my capture as he went at him with his fists. It wasn't long until Yashamaru punched him in the gut as he fell backwards onto the ground. Both angel and Shinigami were duking it out as they weren't too happy with one another, for my abduction was the ultimate blow to what we had into beating the Executive Division at their own game.

"How could you do this to Sam?!" yelled Castiel as he unsheathed his sword. "How could you possibly put a hex bag in his office and send him off towards his captors?!"

"I did it because it was necessary!" yelled Yashamaru as he wiped the blood from his mouth.

"You don't know the true consequences of betrayal, do you?! You don't know the repercussions that it brings like I have in which my decisions still haunt me for the rest of my days! I have even shattered the wall in Sam's past self in which that consequence ended up causing a breakdown in his own mind, for I transferred all of that unto me for both penance and redemption!"

"And what about the usual saying, 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?' Sam's life has a reason to be a pawn to stop General Wetzel from destroying Alecrast even further. It is the will of-"

At that moment, Castiel struck Yashamaru again as his punch hit him in the gut the moment he fell into the stream. They were fighting it out as they were even drawing out their standard weapons that they had. With Castiel holding his sword while Yashamaru got out his vajra, they were ready to duke it out even further as the anger from both was reaching the boiling point. Even though Yashamaru was trying to hold it together under the pressure, he was ready to attack as he noticed Castiel cutting the silver wires from his vajra that he opened up. Even though the angel himself had the upper hand, he wasn't about to let the treacherous Shinigami walk away unscathed as he was ready to put a new one in him until he was stopped by Miriam who appeared out of nowhere.

"That's enough, Castiel!" she yelled as she pointed her sniper rifle at him.

"Get out of my way, Miriam!" he yelled as he wasn't about to let up yet.

"Yashamaru acted out of orders to bring Sam towards Sol-1 in which it will give us all an edge to overthrow General Wetzel and the rest of the Executive Division."

"He threw Sam to the wolves and you defend him for it?!"

"You should at least hear us out first, Brother," said Matthias as he appeared out of nowhere with his own sword pointed at Castiel. "Yashamaru had direct orders from Sam himself in which it worked out in our favor. Be thankful that we have an edge or else this would end up in vain."

"He's right, Castiel," he said as he was up on his feet. "Sam gave us me the order to place the hex bag in his office in which he wanted to go and stop General Wetzel on the inside." He fishes out a tablet as he shows an image of the Sol-1 up close with part of its infrastructure being disabled. "It's working, but if his plan goes sideways, then we're done for."

"Instead of kicking his ass, you should be thanking him for acting out the plan that rivals that of the late Ippei Mitani. He punched in the code that was picked up in which a code virus has been activated in our favor. As for what the Executive Division is doing next, it won't be good. This crucial time to stop them from tearing Alecrast apart is nigh and we can't afford to lose this battle right now." Matthias stares briefly at Castiel as he stood still. "Well, brother, are you in or are you willing to dash all our hopes up?"

At that moment, Castiel put away his sword as he now had a renewed sense of hope that I would succeed into stopping Project Apollo from the inside. Sooner or later, the turning of tables would soon be met as the time to destroy Sol-1 was already put into fruition, for this was an opportunity that wasn't about to fail anytime soon…

I found myself in the lower levels of Sol-1 as I saw only space from a window with Alecrast below it. With the plan to shut down the space station put into motion, I fished out a small piece of paper as I went towards a small computer terminal. At that moment, I turned it on as I saw an image of a sun on screen. I was no stranger to knowing about computers as I typed the same code that Jun gave her dying breath to bring forward. By the time I was finished, I saw the computer screen flash until it began to show a red one with a stop sign that had the words, "Virus detected," in bold white letters. I was successful as I was ready to get back home until I heard footsteps approaching. In a split second, I saw a vent as I crawled into it in which I hid in there to see two enemy soldiers in the same gold armor worn by Darbus' leftovers.

I had to make a hasty exit quickly as I also had to report to Ginryu directly. I couldn't allow General Wetzel and his cronies to destroy Alecrast as my plan to stop Project Apollo was a wake up call to arms in this dark hour. By the time I saw the soldiers leaving, I was ready to leave until I noticed Soulless Sam standing in front of the vent I was in. He was ready to strike as I wasn't about to let him dampen my plans for shutting down Project Apollo, for it was crucial for those who were pining for a golden age on the horizon.

"So, you decided to cave into General Wetzel's demands after all, didn't you, Sam?" he said to me as he smiled with an evil smirk. "Unfortunately, there's no backing out on joining the Executive Division in which there's no chance in getting away from it, now can you?"

"I didn't come here to join the Executive Division, for I've come here to destroy their plans into causing havoc on Alecrast below," I said as I didn't move from the vent.

"You may try as you must, but you're still the same broken, bitter man that was crafted the way that the Executive Division literally wanted you to be."

"I'm a lot much more than that because I'm not going to be the same scared individual that will be docile to your whim."

"Or perhaps I'll literally make you docile enough to listen to the one who yearns for your raw power to use at his disposal!"

At that moment, I saw Soulless Sam draw out his gun as he was about to shoot. Just as he was about to do so, I used my raw power to disintegrate the gun in his hand in which I got out of the vent and punched him in the face. I couldn't let him get to me as I saw him disappear for the time being, but I heard scrambling footsteps coming my way. By the time I sprinted towards another hiding place, I found another vent as I went inside of it in which I saw the inside of the computer network. It was a vast area as I noticed the inner workings that kept this space station afloat since the end of the First Galvanic Uprising. With several cameras working in this area, I went towards the surveillance screens as I saw them showing nothing but static in which my plan was working, but I had a gut feeling that I would end up getting caught without warning. All I did was wait as I couldn't get caught at this crucial moment right now. I had to show a lot more courage than I could muster as I couldn't let everyone down at this crucial time, for I had to prove my worth that I could do this without any difficulty whatsoever.

I also had to watch out for possible trouble as I watched from the sidelines in which there could be danger lurking without warning. The tension became high as I had to watch my back the moment I kept out of sight for a brief while. I was hiding in the shadows until I heard something coming up the vent to where I was. By the time I noticed who was coming, I spotted Lorelei here as she was most likely to be wanting a piece of the action like all of us, for she had a much bigger stake in this battle in front of us.

"This mainframe has its perks, but you should be careful here, Sam," I heard her say.

"I just activated the code virus that can cripple this space station," I said.

"Just because you activated something that can cripple this space station, doesn't mean that you're safe from deeper waters. All I know is that I don't wanna go jobless if General Wetzel decides to destroy Alecrast with this floating bath toy."

"You do more than just live here on this planet, don't you?"

"And what about you in particular? You had the gall to pull the hex bag trick just to get up here, didn't you?"

"I have a family to protect…, that's all that I can show for right now..."

And so, I continued to wait it out with Lorelei in tow as we were trapped inside of the space station's mainframe for the time being. Still, we had a job to do in which it needed to be done as we couldn't let the Executive Division get their way in this fight. Just as we assumed that the coast was clear, we saw a group of soldiers coming into our hiding place as they pointed their guns at us. We were screwed as we saw them firing at us until Lorelei used her telekinesis to lift them up towards a fan until they were diced to pieces. It wasn't long until Lorelei herself got out a plastic cup as she collected the blood that was dripping from the fan. With enough blood, she was able to call from who was really behind this ongoing war as she wasn't too happy with what was out there at this time. She was aware that one of the two prizefighters in the upcoming battle from within was pulling the strings as she bore a grudge against him for causing this calamity in a nutshell.

"I know that it was you who planned the damn thing, didn't you, Ailnoth?" she said as she was staring at the cup of blood as it vibrated in her hands. "You listen here, you son-of-a-bitch! You enticed General Wetzel to kill one of his daughters just to get more power, but if you ever get into the promised fight with Cain, I hope that he mops the floor with you!"

"You know that I'll win this battle and this war, Lorelei," I heard Ailnoth say as his voice from the cup shook me to the core. "Alecrast has been doomed from the start and I'll be the one who will finish what Menelaus Marquand started by bringing Tobias Wetzel into fruition as my puppet."

"You're like a megalomaniac from a comic book! You're always trying to either subjugate everyone to bow down just to kiss your ass or destroy the world if it doesn't work your way."

"This is just the beginning of hope's end, for all of Hell will destroy this galaxy from its very foundations that it began with..."

At that moment, Lorelei poured out the blood in the cup as she was concerned for my safety to the extreme. She couldn't allow me to fall victim to the worst scheme ever cooked up as she bore a grudge against Ailnoth and what he stood for. Just as we were about to make our move, we heard the alarm go off as I decided to hide Lorelei away from what was coming. By the time I saw two more soldiers coming, they were ready to shoot as they were itching to fire at any form of command whatsoever.

"You are an enemy of General Wetzel," they said in unison. "You will die for interfering with his plans to cripple Alecrast."

"Stop! Do not shoot him!" said General Wetzel over the intercom. "If you kill him, then I'll throw you out of the airlock!"

Without further hesitation, I put my hands up as I followed the two soldiers who were escorting me out of the mainframe. With Lorelei hiding in the shadows, she was fearing the worst as both time and hope were running out to the extreme…

"He did what?!"

Timothy was not too happy with what I pulled as he saw the hex bag on Ginryu's desk while in his temporary office. Still, my departure towards the Sol-1 was most likely to be a grim one as the soldier from the Alecrian Army was determined to get me back, regardless of the matter at hand. He couldn't bear to see me suffer from the torture of General Wetzel as he was getting fed up with the latter altogether, for this was the final straw that broke the camel's back. When Dean arrived, he was both concerned and optimistic as he had faith in what I did, for it would never falter, no matter what was thrown at me.

"He was given specific orders not to do it, but he did it anyway!" yelled Timothy.

"It was his choice to make, Timothy," said Ginryu.

"Do you think that General Wetzel can let him get away that easily?! He'll use him as his primal weapon for Project Apollo, which was supposed to be avoided!"

"It's not what you think," said Dean defensively. "Sam wanted to do this 'cause it's the only way to shut down the Sol-1 on the inside and it seems to work." He fishes out a tablet as he shows Timothy and Ginryu the results of my handiwork on screen. "The code virus that was put into Sol-1's main computer interface is starting to eat at the defenses in which we'll get an edge to mop the floor with General Wets-His-Pants. Sooner or later, that deranged son-of-a-bitch will get it coming when he gets a kick in the nuts."

"And what will happen when his plans to cripple Project Apollo go sideways, Dean?" said Timothy sternly. "Will Sam survive the onslaught of General Wetzel's torment before someone rescues him from his clutches?"

"Well, I'm no knight in shining armor, but I'm an awesome brother when it comes to looking after Sam. As for General Wets-His-Pants, he's about to have everyone rain on his parade in which he's about to sing soprano when I get done with his ass. The Second Galvanic Uprising has gone too far and there's no way in hell that-"

Without warning, Ginryu and Timothy noticed Dean vanishing without a trace as the tablet in his hands fell onto the carpeted floor. There was a divine form of intervention afoot as my older brother was nowhere to be found without informing anyone, for this was a wake up call to action, no matter what has occurred...

I was in a dining area of the Sol-1 as I was at the mercy of General Wetzel, who was sitting at a table with a plate of fancy food and a glass of wine. Even though I had my hands shackled, I stood firm as I was at the end of the table facing off against the man who started the Second Galvanic Uprising in the first place. The mad general was exuberant into seeing me in front of him as he raised his glass to celebrate the victory that he sought for such a long time now.

"At last, I have conquered everything just to claim the ultimate prize," he said as he sipped his wine with glee. "I had a feeling that you would come to me willingly, for the Executive Division is happy to have you at our side."

"I didn't come here to join your petty group, General," I said in defiance. "All I came for is to shut you down before more innocent people suffer."

"You don't get the picture, do you, Sam? All I ache for is to bring the blast from the heavens onto Alecrast and you will help me into destroying it in the name of the Executive Division."

"You're not the real mastermind behind this war, for the real puppet wrangler is the one who Cain bears a grudge for."

"Are you talking about Ailnoth?" I nodded in defiance. "Well, he is a very busy man in which he'll be sitting on the sidelines just to see Alecrast drown in the same black ooze that nearly claimed it in the First Galvanic Uprising. Therefore, was it you who literally ended it when you came out of your mother's womb all those years ago?"

"I saw the images in the Universal Library on Essos in which you were the one who was hell-bent on drowning Alecrast in the same black ooze that sprung from the core power that you fought over. And for what you've done, two hundred innocent people were killed when you brought that Howitzer tank towards the Order's main headquarters on Alecrast and destroyed it with no mercy on your mind."

"Ginryu had it coming in which he refused to give you up when all of us in this merry group beckoned you to join us."

"Say what you want, but no matter how many times you beckon me in my time of dying, you won't get me in your little country club. In the end of this battle in front of me,I will lay my life on the line for my friends and family, but won't spend the rest of my days becoming the Executive Division's bitch."

"Oh, you won't resist the temptation of it all, for it will grip you by the throat. Have you seen the third film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, you know, the crappy ones with the boy who sounds like he's been reading cue cards instead of putting more passion into his part? In the third film, think of Anakin Skywalker who grew up from the same crappy little bastard that read cue cards into the man who is about to become the next Sith Lord. He kept up to his mentor's advice to focus on the light, but the thrill of temptation took him over in which he embraced the Dark Side all because he had a vision of his wife and unborn litter in danger. It's the same with you, Sam. You can't resist the temptation all because you'll become swayed by our words about what happens to Reiko and those brats in your care. You should also focus about the safety of your brother and the rest of your family and friends because the Executive Division will kill them all… in Kanto Village, that is..."

"You leave them out of this!" Anger flooded within me as I was ready to punch General hard in the face. "If you think that you can use my family and friends as pawns, then you'll get another thing coming! First and foremost, I didn't come here to be in your group, for I will be the one who will end your ambition to use me as your weapon! I also know about how you sacrificed one of your daughters just to obtain more power in order to end the First Galvanic Uprising all those years ago. In the end, your contract with a Knight of Hell has made you lust more than just power, for it is destruction of the entire Ashizoka System."

"HERESY!"

General Wetzel got up from his seat at the end of the table as he drew out his gun and was ready to point it at me. Anger flooded into him as he was ready to shoot me at any time. He saw such defiance within me as I saw him shoot a bullet into my right arm. Blood seeped through my kimono sleeve as I got the bullet out and cover the wound before I had a chance to bleed out. I stared at General Wetzel as he was ready to put another bullet into me until I saw his aiming hand beginning to bulge and inflate the moment he shot at the two guards that escorted me into this hall. Something was wrong as I saw him kill the two guards as the fell to the floor in which he dropped the gun afterwards. What was happening to him, I wonder? Was his arm bulging out a side effect of what he made a deal with? The meltdown that he was having was my escape in which I had a lockpick to unshackle the cuffs on my wrists.

I sprinted away from the dining hall as I noticed several of the same soldiers in gold armor dead on the floor. I had a gut feeling that someone other than me or Lorelei was there as I was running for my life, but not without having difficulty. It wasn't long until I heard footsteps approaching as I turned around and saw General Wetzel coming after me with his arm slowly bulging from his tunic sleeve. It was like a horror-themed video game as I found his appearance to be revolting after what I saw. It wasn't long until I hid into one of the vents as I saw the mad general skulking around while looking for me, for his anger and lust for using me as Project Apollo's weapon has gotten out of control.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are, Sam!" I heard him yell in a guttural tone. "You know that you can't just hide away from me in this crucial time to make the Ashizoka System great again!"

I was scared out of my mind as I felt my heart pounding harshly beneath my ribcage. I never expected General Wetzel to mutate as I sensed that his deal with Ailnoth had gone sideways like the plans I had. It was a failure for me as I had a gut feeling that I would let everyone down in this crucial time of need. Just as I was about to lose all hope, I saw a familiar face appearing in front of me as he was not about to let General Wetzel get away with what he pulled. It was Dean as he was here in Sol-1 of all places, for it was an awkward situation indeed.

"You've come a long way, haven't you, bitch?" he said to me.

"I never expected to see you here, but your timing is bad, jerk," I said.

"Earlier, I had to deal with Timothy bitching at me, but after that, I ended up here in this junk heap floating above the planet."

"You know that this place isn't safe for the both of us, Dean. It's hard enough that I have to do this alone, but having you tagging along is a risk that I can't afford to bear right now."

"Let me remind you that you can't do this alone." I see my brother dig into his hip holster as he got out a first aid kit. "You sure got nicked there, Sam. It's high time that you have that wound patched up before you end up bleeding to death."

At that moment, I saw Dean tear off the kimono sleeve of my right arm as he dug out some moist alcohol towelettes in which he tore them open and cleaned the bullet wound that I had. The sting of the alcohol made me wince in pain as I noticed some bandaging put over the wound I received from General Wetzel's gun. I was happy that Dean was there as I didn't want him to leave my side in this crucial time to stop Project Apollo from going into fruition. It was also a time to protect our families in this time of need as we had to stop the Executive Division from doing this once and for all.

"Of all the dick moves that you pulled, this one literally takes the cake," said Dean.

"I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't weak," I said.

"Take it easy, Sam; you need to be careful with that arm or else you'll end up suffering from much worse, you got that?"

"General Wetzel's power is slipping in which what he done to obtain what he had is slowly driving him insane. We better wrap this up fast before we're spotted by the mad general or else it'll be too late to save Alecrast from possible destruction."

Without warning, we spotted a group of soldiers shooting at the vent as we got out of there to escape from the sporadic gunfire. At that moment, I saw Dean standing firm as he raised his right hand forward in which the imprint of raw power that was glowing on his chest caused him to be encased in a diamond-hard form that covered his entire body. He was aiming at the soldiers in front of him as he leaped forward and punched one of them so hard in the head that our enemy fell to the ground while bleeding out. I never saw Dean fight in such a hard form before as the imprint of raw power gave him a lot more than just an extra boost to attack. It made his body become encased in a diamond substance as it protected him from projectiles or melee attacks, for he was a force in his own right to be reckoned with.

"Well, Sammy, what do you think of me now?" he asked as he grinned with glee.

"You look more like a Power Ranger," I said.

"Hey, I'm more like the Guyver than one of those pansies in spandex and plastic helmets, but I sure know how to kick some ass here."

"General Wetzel is near..." I heard a familiar loud scream as I sensed the latter coming closer. "We better hurry before-"

Just as I was about to say more, I felt something knock me out as Dean spotted General Wetzel standing from behind. It wasn't long until he was also knocked out as the diamond-hard encasing was shed from his body. It was over for us as the mad general had triumphed, but for how long…?

I woke up as I found myself being clamped to a machine in which I saw my surroundings to be a weapon room. When I heard the doors opening, I saw General Wetzel coming towards me as his arm returned to normal. He was exuberant in securing me for his weapon as he was walking towards a control panel in which he opened up the window view where space stood firm. He was ready to bring chaos onto Alecrast as he was ready to bring his victory and rub it into the noses of our allies. After all that trouble, he was ready to bring me towards submission as he was ready to activate Project Apollo against my wishes.

"You made me cross, Sam," he said as he pressed a red button. "You see? Your body is completely shackled in which a needle is inserted in the back of your neck so you can behave yourself while I rein in the chaos."

"You have no idea what you're doing, do you, General?" I said as I was struggling to get free.

"Oh, I have every single right to do this because of the fact that I have gotten fed up with the higher-ups in the Order keeping you for themselves all the live long and your exile on Gehenna made you just the way you truly are."

"You had a hand into causing my misery, didn't you?! Did you conspire with Sawney Masbath just to blackmail Sylvanus in order to inflict the cruelty towards me?!

"I planned this the whole time, but I didn't do it alone. You see, John Winchester thought that he could keep the one with raw power away from my grasp, but someone had to teach him a lesson."

"What did you do to him?"

"I was the one who unleashed the Oxalan to attack the group that your father led in his tenure in the Hunter Corps. I also planned the ultimate form of tragedy in which I had a hand into doing away with your father all because he refused to give you up to me and the rest of the Executive Division. He was doing his best to make me look bad in which his ongoing answer was none other than no all the time. In the end, I decided to orchestrate his death when the charging Oxalan impaled him while saving Sylvanus from certain death. It was a win-win situation for me, but the best part was that he was there to steal you away from the protective grasp of your stepmother, who was carrying the baby of John's brood at the time. By the time you and Dean were transported to Gehenna, Sawney Masbath made his move into blackmailing the once proud member of the Thrippe Family and we all know how he turned out when he got with his own sister. It's a sad fact, but you had to deal with it whether you liked it or not."

"You're nothing more than a deranged megalomaniac who cares for nothing but illusions of grandeur that coarse within your own ego! Do you feel any shame for your actions after what you've done?! You caused the assault on Lillium back on Essos, you set your cronies on me just to harrass me, and you destroy the Order's main headquarters here on Alecrast! Do you also know how many allies in our arsenal would want your head? Plenty! We also know that the current Medic General of the Medical Corps is wanting vengeance for your arrogance after hearing of the death of Jun Kanzaki, who was his sister!"

"Kazuo Mitani is a worm just like his superior, Ginryu! Sooner or later, he'll die like the rest of those people there on Alecrast. It happened before in the First Galvanic Uprising and it will happen again, for I will be the future ruler that will be more glorious than those miserable Chieftains! I will have balance in this galaxy and no one will stop me!"

"You're not leading this galaxy into a just future… You're leading all of us into a dictatorship of your own ego!"

"No, there will be no Destiny of Worlds because it will all come to an end, I promise you!"

At that moment, I felt a jolt of energy coarsing all over me as if I was trapped in a bug zapper. When I spotted General Wetzel turning on the other switches, he activated the targeting system as he was viewing Alecrast on a map. He was ready to strike at any time as he finally activated Project Apollo for his own desires.

"You see, Sam? I will always win over everyone in this galaxy!" I heard him say. "You feel the sun's rays flowing into you yet? Well, you will because your raw power is an all-out conduit that will be glorious for the Executive Division!"

"You've gone insane!" I yelled as I was struggling to get free. "You're about to kill a lot more innocent people than what you've done in the First Galvanic Uprising!"

"No, Sam, you would prove yourself worthy in which you will serve us without any form of difficulty! Sooner or later, you will be relieved of your burden because your wife and those brats won't be around anymore. After that, you'll be with Julilla and your children with her will be the greatest of all in the galaxy!"

"I will never get with Julillla because someone else will kill her first!"

"Your resistance of temptation will come to an end, for I will use Project Apollo to destroy Alecrast one way or the other!"

It wasn't long until General Wetzel used the controls from the panel as he targeted an area that was familiar to the coastal areas that were close to the dirt roads. By the time he pressed the blue button, a powerful blast shot from below as it made an impact on its target. With an evil smile on his face, General Wetzel was enjoying his exuberance so gratefully as he was hell-bent on putting Alecrast towards more ruin than normal.

"You see that, Sam? There goes Sgriccia!" he yelled. "It was a hub for having the bullet trains to come and go in that underwater tunnel and back, but it had to go!"

"No…," I said as I felt a tear roll down my cheek.

"You see? I succeeded where Azazel had failed with your past self in the Elder Days! I succeeded where the Apocalypse ended! And furthermore, I succeeded where the Darkness played nice and saved the Earth's sun from dying out! This is Alecrast's divine judgment and it will suffer in the black ooze that came from its core!"

"Oh, dear God, have mercy on my soul..."

"Sgriccia is wiped from the map, but there are others that will suffer in this planet's wake!"

It wasn't long until I saw General Wetzel punch the blue button on another target as it hit towards the town of New Hanover in which it was also wiped off the map. I couldn't take the destruction that was happening in front of me as I wanted it to all stop at once. I couldn't take the misery that had me on edge as I saw General Wetzel target another familiar place that I knew all too well, for it was the place where I lived.

"Take a good look, Sam!" he yelled. "I've targeted your home and it will be obliterated and in the end, Kanto Village will be no more!"

Those words that General Wetzel spoke shook me to the core as I felt scared to death for the safety for everyone who lived there. I was also worried for the remaining members of the Order who fled the main headquarters' destruction as I wanted all of this to end here and now, for it has gone too far…

"No…," I pleaded as General Wetzel was about to press the infamous blue button to fire. "You can't do this… I beg you..." I was about to let it all out as I couldn't take any more anguish in this ongoing nightmare above this space station. "STOP!"

To be continued...