[THE FIRST BATTLE OF ITALICA]
[South gate]
Pacifier FAVS launched their payloads over the walls of Italica, a series of large orange fireballs sailing through the air, before smashing into the bandit army.
Spectrum towers unleashed their own payload, into the form of extremely powerful laser beams, whittling away at their numbers.
Itami and his team (save Kelvin) fired at the incoming marauders, riddling them with bullets, but they continues to rush the gate. Several of Italica's archers fired down upon them, only for a burst of wind to knock away.
"They have a mage!"
Meanwhile, Rory was feeling quite aroused from the number of souls passing through her body, all of which were on their way to Emroy's domain.
Then, the Mirage Tanks uncloaked, firing their own lasers. Unlike the Spectrum Tower's laser, these lasers "ricochet" off of targets, striking other targets in a short area. Those who weren't immediately incinerated were set on fire, burning alive as they ran around helplessly.
At this point, the same was pretty much happening at the other gates, and Rory was about to lose it.
"This is the Eastern gate, we need backup, they have big freaking orcs over here!"
"Roger. Kelvin, Rory, Lelei, go give our guys over at the east gate a hand." Itami said, as he looked over, whilst still firing into the groups of bandits.
Rory grinned, picking up her halberd before jumping off the wall, onto the roof of a nearby building, as did Kelvin with his jump-jets. Despite his bulky armor, he was surprisingly agile, be able to follow close behind the loli reaper. Lelei, using her staff in the way a witch flies on a broomstick, flew alongside them.
[PARATROOP REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE IN 5:00]
[North Gate]
"They're getting bit close for comfort!"
"Cryoblast incoming."
A massive beam of liquid nitrogen shot down from the sky, freezing a large number of bandits, making them easy pickings, since all it took was a single bullet to shatter them.
The Princess of the Empire could only watch from the balcony as volleys of fireballs flew over the walls, as ice spells...no, the ice cold breath of the gods above rain down upon the attackers.
What the hell did the Empire get themselves into?!
Just then, Dr. Zelinsky walked over.
"Has anyone seen Myuu?"
At this point, after withessing the "divine intervention" of the North Gate, the bandits had decided to retreat...
...before joining those at the western gate.
"Gah! There's too many of them!" A Peacekeeper yelled, shooting a marauder whom tried to scale the wall, with his Spas-12, before raising his riot shield to block a stray arrow.
An armored orc was about to smash an Imperial Warrior before a blast of ice and cold air struck it, freezing it. Kelvin jumped into the air, stomping the beast and shattering it like a bullet through glass.
Lelei flew alongside him, her hand already glowing with the presence of another ice spell.
Rory was having a field day, and the fact that what she was doing was justified, made it even more satisfying.
Just then, they all heard the familiar sound of planes in the air.
Looking up, they could all see the telltale signs; the lights flying through the sky.
"We're on our way, boys! Just give us a target!" A somewhat Texan accented voice spoke through the radios. A blue flare flew out, illuminating the bandit army.
"Starting bomb run."
The bandits looked up at the strange lights, as they heard something that would haunt those that survived what happened next.
A series of whistling sounds, followed by a series of explosions.
They weren't fighting just any enemy...
They were fighting those favored by the gods above!
...Eh, doesn't matter, pillaging and plundering matters more.
Allied Commando Tanya was feeling rather impatient, as she inspected her dual pistols for probably the hundredth time.
A Yuriko Omega clone stood...err, floated nearby, arms crossed.
Sitting in a nearby seat, sat a man named Sensou Kuraima. Despite his Japanese heritage, he is an American at heart (as well as a strange lack of typical facial features usually found on the former), and one of the lucky few selected for the Commando Program. He had passed with flying colors, with a seemingly inhuman agility and stealth, a knack for parkour that earned him the nickname 'Climber' , and all of this plus retractable glove blades (claws?) and spiked climbing boots, he was the last person you'd want to fight in an dark alley, let alone city streets. Despite being from a middle-class family, his family had jobs that paid well, which allowed him to take care of the 40+ stray cats currently roaming his backyard.
"45, really." Whatever.
He inspected his suppressed M93R machine-pistol, decorated with a shiny golden paint-job.
He looked up as the large cargo door opened up.
"Thank ya'll for flying on Century Airways!"
They got the green light, as Tanya recklessly bailed out, followed by Yuriko and Climber.
Even as they were free-falling, they shot (in Climber and Tanya's cases) at the bandits below, wiping them out by the dozen.
[Reinforcements have arrived.]
A large blue sphere appeared as a group of Crusader Tanks were chrono'd in, forming a blockade meant kept those who entered the gate from making they way into the city's streets and alleyways.
They fired their cannons, whaling away at the army, which was considerably and visibly smaller in size, as hundred thousands had shrunk to just a few thousands.
Italtica's future was looking bright.
Until a few minutes later, a series of earth-shaking thumps were audible.
Turning their spotlights upward, they saw a MASSIVE orc, whose head was high enough to peer over the wall. It was still quite a distance away, but they didn't want it to get close enough to do anything.
"WARLORD!" A civilian yelled, panicking.
The Crusaders aimed at the Orc Warlord, and fired. The shells flew through the air, but failed to hit the target, as it just so happened(?) to raise a massive shield, made out of steel, which was enchanted by several mages.
"Dear god, it's like an Iron Curtain!"
A sudden group of angry Orcs ran past it, forcing the Crusaders to line up outside the gate, taking priority in the orcs than the bandits, some of whom got crushed by tank treads.
Nobody noticed the Sunburst Drone flying towards it.
ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.
MIND SYNC COMPLETE.
[HARBINGERS ARRIVE IN 1:00]
"Come on! Put more effort into, sparkles-pants!"
"Enchant that brute's shield, you piece of shit!"
A group of particularly ruthless marauders held spears to the backs of several mages, some of which were human, some of which weren't, all of which had been kidnapped and taken hostage, forced to use their magic to power up the already nigh-unstoppable Orc Warlord.
The said mages suddenly stopped when they bumped into a pink hexagon-patterned barrier. Angry, the bandits attempted to "motivate" them, only to realize that the barrier was surrounding the mages, as their spears were stuck, wedged and immobile.
CALCULATING...
TRAJECTORY AND COURSE OF ACTION CONFIRMED.
HYPER-VELOCITY LOW FRAGMENTATION SHELLS LOADED.
FIRING CANNONS.
CANNONS 1-4 FIRED.
A whistling sound flew through the air, moments before explosive rounds impacted the ground, blowing up the bandits.
However, when noticing that the mages weren't casting the "BIG STRONG SHINIES", and promptly threw a temper tantrum.
"RAAAAAAAARGH!" It turned around, and stomped on them.
...or it would've, had its foot not been stopped by another pink barrier, one that had red swirling within.
Now the Warlord was REALLY pissed, throwing another childish tantrum, even as Crusader Tank shells left crater-like wounds on its thick skin.
"WRAAAAAGH! NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR!"
"We've just continued to anger it more and more.."
"Wonder what it got angry about a moment ago."
[REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED.]
[Current music: Red Alert 3 - 01: Soviet March]
A loud droning roar was heard, as everyone, including the Warlord, looked up towards the source of the noise.
There, in the sky, in front of rising sun, flew a pair of majestic yet frighteningly large metal constructs, accompanied by a pair of Cryocopters, playing the aforementioned Soviet March on a pair of loudspeakers, as the gate was filled with the sounds of cheering, as many of the soldiers
"HELL YEAH!"
"MARCH 'EM TO HELL!"
"GRIND 'EM UP!"
"Damn, those Ruskies make good music!"
Piña just so happened to look up as well. Her face paled.
The Empire picked a fight with the wrong enemy, as they were able to tame not one, but two dragons that rivaled the size of the infamous Flame Dragon.
The Warlord immediately forgot about the pesky "insects" (all of whom already escaped), shaking his club menacingly at the "dragons" flying overhead.
In response, they fired.
The 120mm Collider rounds struck the orc's skin, exploding and releasing their load of Anti-Protons, bending reality explosively, warping its flesh.
Roaring in defiance, the orc tried to chase it, only to realize that that its legs had been blown off.
They fired again, and this time, the Warlord is decapitated as the anti-protons do their job.
The marauders watched in fear, as the pair of "dragons" circled overhead, as a loud message came over the speaks of the second Cryocopter;
"This is the Allies and the Empire of the Rising Sun! Lay down your weapons and surrender!"
The bandits were immediately in a state of chaos, some either chose to surrender, others ran.
Those who surrenders were the smarter ones, as the pair of gunships withdrew their Collider Cannons and deployed their nose-mounted 25mm minigun, and rained down hot lead with pinpoint accuracy, thanks to their computer-assisted aim system, only targeting those whom attempted to flee.
Soon enough, all the survivors were rounded up, and now it was time for Itami's...eer, EVERYONE'S least favorite part.
You know it.
Politics.
And thus, Italica was safe.
...Right?
[Database]
Cryoblast- Level two Allied Support Power. Sends an orbital cryogenic beam down from the heavens, freezing enemies. Can freeze small buildings.
Tanya- Allied Commando. Amphibious. Uses a pair of pistols as her weapons, as well as C4 charges for armored vehicles. Wears a time-belt, which, when activated, sends her back in time a few seconds, healing any wounds. That is, if too much time hasn't already passed.
*Sensou Kuraima- Allied Commando. Despises water for some odd reason, making him not amphibious. Uses bladed gloves and a suppressed M93R pistol. Has stealth abilities, but can be easily detected by War Bears, Attack Dogs (He hates those too.), and Sunburst Drones. Instead of C4, he can "clear out" a building of its personnel, rendering it open for the taking by either side.
Crusader Tanks- A new yet somewhat oddly familiar appearance on the battlefield. While the Guardian Tank was the standard British-made Allied tank, the discovery of composites and reactive armors didn't bode well with the aforementioned Guardian Tank's more rounded structure, thus the more box-like Crusader Tank was born, courtesy of America. As of recent years, it has become a symbol of America's Military force, as something about it just screams "Freedom!"
Cryocopter- Allied support helicopter, is armed with a cryo-beam, capable of freezing things on the surface. Defenseless against air, and lacks any true weapons to inflict direct damage with. Also has a shrink-ray, which temporarily shrinks an enemy vehicle, making them faster and nimbler, but also makes them more vulnerable, and easily crushed. Fortunately, the effect won't revert itself if there's not enough room for it to do so.
Author's notes
Trivia:
-Despite the fact that the game lists the Harbinger's 25mm's are chainguns, I believe this is incorrect. Contrary to popular belief (but it DOES sound cooler), chainguns have a single barrel, while, obviously, miniguns do not. And from what the official concept art has shown me, they're multibarreled, thus making it a minigun.
-Oh, and i'm pretty sure the "pinpoint bullet accuracy" was probably canon.
-Yes, Myuu does have weird powers.
-The only reason I added the Warlord Orc in was so that the gunships would have something worthy enough to be shot by them.
-Originally, before I brought the Allies in, the Gunships would've been replaced by a division of Skywings. However, the Soviet March part still made it in.
-I also considered superweapons, but then we wouldn't have massive gunships.
-For those of you who may have read one of my other fanfics, Lands of Illusion and Creation, yes, Sensou Kuraima is somewhat related to a certain cat-hating cyborg. Except he's the total opposite, as he clearly adores cats. Yep, clearly an AU-character.
-As for Sensou Kuraima's design, just imagine the BF3 US Support kit playermodel but with a crap-load of blue instead of khaki. And an oversized scarf.
Out of all the chapters, this one may not have been as good as I wanted it to be, but bluh, whatever.