Bullets and tank shells flew everywhere, none of which could land a scratch on the handsome face of the Stalin train as it sped through Transylvania, demolishing anything in its path, heading towards the castle, where the Gate was located.
"One minute until we enter the Gate! Uncouple the last railcar!"
"Train up ahead!"
Sure enough, a large train with a massive drill attached to the engine was fast approaching them.
"Giselle!"
"Got it!" Taking flight, the apostle dug her scythe into the opposing engine's body, before running the length of the train, splitting it in half, allowing Apocolyptia to pull the whistle cord, activating the Iron Curtain.
-CRAAAAAASH-
With it's invincibility, it bulldozes through, finally passing through the manmade Gate.
The uncoupled car, running out of momentum, finally comes to a stop just outside the portal. Instinctively, Yuri's forces continue to shoot at it, until the cargo container collapses, revealing a 50-Megaton TNT bomb duct-taped to a bundle of black-colored missiles. A timer is counting down from 0:03.
First, the bundle of missiles go off, creating a massive void rift that starts to pull in the entire base. The nearby Super Dominator's supports begin to fail, as Yuri's supply of Falmarite is also pulled in.
Then, the megaton bomb goes off with a massive blast, vaporizing the base. The inclusion of Falmarite further fuels the explosion, creating a rainbow shockwave that encompasses the surrounding area.
"Reports of incoming Russian transmissions..."
"Russia freed from mind control, they say"
"The USSR is back, comrades!"
The faux-Gate, its foundations ruined, collapses under the weight of the vintage Transylvanian castle, serving the connection, only seconds after Stalin's Fury has crossed the border between Earth and Falmar.
Libra, with tranquil fury inside, snapped her fingers, as an alarm blared, signaling the launch of the large missile behind her. Shortly after, a large black reptilian creature lands behind her.
She gives only one command.
"Kill them all."
[Time until impact: 1:00]
With the civilians finally out of the way, they could freely us released barrage after barrage of missiles and rockets, which would be enough to make Robotech proud.
Massive explosions rocked its hull as fuel lines combusted, splitting the aerial fortress into three chunks that crashed to the ground below.
With another cheer from the onlookers, the Great Executioner moved forwards, backed by Wave Force Artillery and Crusader Tanks.
It was then when Itami realized something.
"Where's Myuu?"
Everyone gave each other a standard "Oh shit!" glance.
Myuu was living the dream.
She sat atop one of the Shogun's heads, dangling her feet without a care in the world as it rampaged across the scattering Epsilon units.
-GROAAAAAAWR!-
"Oh shit!" turned into "OH SHIT NO" when they saw a familiar red dragon approaching.
Before they could fire, something unexpected happened.
"Oh my god, there's another one!"
Theeeeen they discovered something even more concerning.
"Onwards to victory, my dragon comrade!"
"Did I just watch a Soviet Conscript and a bear ride in on the Flame Dragon?"
"Oh my god I think it's drunk."
"Haha wow!"
Opening her eyes, Myuu saw a massive black dragon flying down towards her, only for it to be rammed by the one and only, the Flame Dragon.
"Myuu?!"
The two dragons fought overhead, unaware of the disaster awaiting them.
Sensing an unknown projectile, the Shogun back to pull back, allowing the Epsilon units to regroup. Confused, the Japanese and Allies pulled back as well.
Myuu looked over to see a something she found familiar. Using her barrier manipulation powers, she glided over to greet her guardian angel.
"Contact, Two o' clock…are those…Apocalypse Tanks?! They look different…!"
In the nearby forest, a mechanical defender approaches its destination.
Following it are four blue-colored Apocalypse Tanks accompanied by the four Super Tanks.
Giving orders, it walked out into the open, revealing the Bulwark in it's true glory.
A large but short, rectangular torso, covered in two rows of cannons, a pair of long arms equipped with humanoid hands.
It's head was a single arrowhead-shaped eye, with a glowing deep blue triangular iris, which twisted and turned, as if it were a bird observing its surroundings, allowing the hundreds of AI running its systems to get a good glimpse at the world around them.
Looking down, it sees Myuu, with a huge grin on her face, holding her arms up the same way a small child does when they want someone to pick them up.
Lowering one of its hands, she jumped onto the palm and sat down on it, before being lifted back up into the air. Using its other hand, it lightly patted her head, eliciting a cat-like purr from the young girl.
"GREETINGS, YOUNG ONE."
"Myyyuurrr~"
Together, these surprise reinforcements were able to flank Yuri's army, tearing through them with ease.
Above, the two dragons are in a dogfight, circling around each other before diving in to attempt and bite into the other. The Void Dragon manages to pin down the slightly smaller Flame Dragon, as it prepares to finish it off with a stream of blue fire.
Far above in the atmosphere, a red missile is arcing downwards, rapidly approaching its target.
[Time until impact: 0:05]
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"WHAT THE FU-"
-BOOM-
Everyone is blinded as a nuclear missile hits the dragons, creating a massive mushroom cloud.
The shockwave knocks down Italica's defenders, as the Shogun barely manages to stay upright. This is followed by a wave of heat as they suffer light burns.
The Bulwark is forced to temporarily disable its eye, as it uses its hands to protect Myuu from the heat.
Libra knelt down, slamming her fist into the ground repeatedly as her tears flowed freely in a mix of anger and despair.
Upon realizing that instead of bombing Italica by focusing on the Executioner, she ruined her chances of winning, as the nuke had impaled the Void Dragon's head before detonating.
"Whhhhy...WHHHY!" She curled up into a fetal position, sobbing profusely, even as a red Soviet train pulled up behind her.
The dust settles, as an eerie green glow covers a large amount of the area around a massive crater in the ground.
Italica remains intact, sans the South Wall and several windows, as well as being lightly scorched.
There is nothing but utter silence, save for the sound of the Soviets clearing up the remnants of Yuri's invading army.
Rory shuddered. 'Humanity is willing enough to do that...?!'
Itami and his squadmates stood there, unable to say or do anything other than having gotten back up.
The Bulwark and the Horseman Four Apocalypse Tanks assist the Soviets, whom are also stunned by the nuclear explosion but still fighting nonetheless.
Nothing remains of the two dragons, other than Conscript and Moody Bear, whom fell off before the nuke hit.
"You've failed me, Libra, you pathetic imbecile! You're just as useless as your little clones!"
Libra just cried as a sense of abandonment overtook her, even as she felt somebody cradling her.
It was all quiet on the Southern Front.
Author's notes
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Well then.
That escalated...quickly.