Good glory I'm late again. Sorry everyone but the workload from High school is getting to me. But enough of that. Previously on Code name FE: S.T.E.A.M. rescued Randolph but a new alien looked at his research and left. What will the team do? Let's find out!
Chapter 15: Assault on the capital
After the aliens left and the team returned to the Liberty Randolph started to explain the situation to the president.
"So you're saying the monsters were not simply after your research?" The president asked.
"No…they sought the Necronomicon itself." Randolph replied.
"What the heck's a nec.…ro….manticon?" Tom asked.
"I'll tell you when you're older." John joked.
"The book of power….it's real?" Tiger Lily asked.
"Indeed." The president replied. "And until recently, it was kept safe at Miskatonic."
"How powerful is this book supposedly?" Ike asked turning to Randolph.
"Hard to say. We've only deciphered a handful of fragments. But those fragments alone have led to innumerable discoveries."
"Discoveries"….you mean like Dark Science?" Henry asked.
"Indubitably. My research has led to countless improvements on existing technologies."
"But didn't you say the aliens weren't after the research?" Robin asked. "It would be faster for them to use it rather than finding the book and deciphering it themselves and it would give them a huge advantage if they knew more about our side's technology so why are they after the Necronomicon instead?"
"Yeah, what makes the book so special?" Lion asked.
"The knowledge it contains goes beyond mere science." The president told them. "It catalogs beings from other worlds, mystic formulae, and more."
"Then that must be how you discovered our world." Marth said.
"Correct."
"Incredible!" Scarecrow said. "So it's like a field guide to outer space?"
"In a sense." The president replied. "And if our enemy is after it...it must contain some knowledge involving their plans."
"Then we must not allow them to get their hands it." Lucina said. "We are at a large disadvantage in this war already."
"Where de book stay now?" Queequeg asked.
"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." Randolph replied.
Tom turned to him in shock.
"Huh? But isn't that—
The president turned to the helmsman.
"Set course for Washington, D.C.!"
"Aye, Aye, sir!"
"So you're keeping the Necronomicon in the White house? Clever." Tiger Lily said to the president.
"It's hidden in a secure vault. Trust me. The enemy won't find it."
"White house?" Ike asked.
"The White house is the residence and principal workplace of the president of the United states." Milton explained.
"So, in a sense it's like a castle for the president?" Marth asked.
"More or less."
"It seems wired calling what's supposed to be a castle a house." Ike said.
"In this world we have a saying: A man's home is his castle." John told him.
"We'll arrive shortly, sir." The helmsman told the president.
"We should coordinate with the units leading the counterattack." Henry suggested.
"Militia from both Maryland and Virginia have been called in." the president replied.
"Any ideas Robin?" Henry asked.
The tactician thought for a moment.
"I say we have them attack from both sides. If we come from both directions we can limit their ground." Robin said.
"Agreed. The pincer attack should distract the enemy." The president replied.
"Making our job as easy as swinging a hammer!" John grinned.
The tactical officer pointed to a monitor.
"Mr. President! Look!"
The monitor showed a big monster with four tentacles creating a screen of blue light.
"What is that?" Lucina asked.
Randolph stared at the screen.
"It's some kind of….veil of energy, drawn across the site…"
"A barrier, protecting the base they're building in Potomac River…." The tactical officer added.
"In the very heart of our capital!" The president said glaring at the monitor.
"Recon that's gonna take one big hammer." Tom said turning to John.
"The heavier the hammer, kid, the harder it falls." John grinned in response.
"Sir, it looks like there's a path through the perimeter over there!" Henry said.
"I say that's our best chance to get rid of that barrier." Robin said.
"Very well." The president said.
"Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead!"
"Sir, yes, sir!" The team said saluting. (Including Marth and the others who decided to follow along.)
"Be careful out there." Kathrine warned. "Landing could get rough."
"How bad can it be?" Tom asked.
"Dose this answer your question?" Lion asked.
After being shoot out of the Liberty all the team members landed in a bunch of trees.
"I wonder if this ever happened to Snake or Samus." Ike said sitting on a branch with a hand holding his chin while thinking of two experts of infiltration he meet in the Subspace incident.
"I am truly starting to get sick of this method of dispatching the team." Marth sighed dusting himself of.
"Well let's look on the bright side. At least it's a change from landing in any more of them damn bushes." John said before jumping off the tree he was in.
CRASH
The team looked down to see where he landed.
"Sorry, did you say something John?" Henry asked sarcastically.
"Yeah. I was talking about how sick I am of these damn bushes!" John grumbled getting out of the bush he landed in.
The others laughed.
"Wait…" Robin said standing on the branch he was on looking around.
"What is it?" Marth asked.
"Where's Lucina!?" Robin asked looking around franticly.
"I'm down here."
Robin and the rest of the team looked under the branch he was standing on.
Lucina's cape was caught in some branches leaving her dangling by it with her arms crossed and a big blush on her face.
The team snickered for a second before they broke into laughter again.
"Gods this is embarrassing." Lucina muttered.
"We'll get ya down Lucina! Just HANG on!" Tom joked.
Robin grinned before he got his Levin sword out and cut the branches letting Lucina down before the rest of them got down from the trees.
"Are you alright?" Robin asked.
"Yes. Just do me a favor. Don't let Cynthia know about this." Lucina said pulling the branch bits out of her cape.
The team got away from the group of trees and found themselves at a train station near the Generator alien.
"The source of the barrier is beyond the bridge ahead of you," Kathrin said over the wireless."
"We should get moving." Henry told the team.
"Henry, look."
Henry looked ahead in the direction Tom pointed to see a Berserker searching the area.
"That's one of the monsters we fought at the university." Lucina said.
"Interesting."
"What is it professor?" Henry asked.
"When I was a young man I had a dream of abandoned Kadath, the city ancient gods once called home."
"What's that got to do with anything?" John asked.
"In that dream I encountered a race of monsters that looked almost exactly like this being. How could they have found their way from my dream world to the real one?"
Everyone stared blankly at Randolph for a minute.
"I think I got a taste for this." Randolph told them inching towards it.
"Professor what are you doing?" Marth asked nervously.
When Randolph was close enough he hid behind a box and shoot something out of his Unspeakable lure gun. A piece of meat on a bone frozen in ice.
"What the heck?" John asked.
The Berserker turned to the meat revelling a purple spot on its back.
Randolph switched to his Steam shotgun and shoot it in the weak point.
"I'm getting the hang of this!"
"Great work professor!" Henry said.
"Yeah, but where I come from that ain't what a gun is meant to do." Tom said.
"This from the kid that has a gun that punches thing." John pointed out.
Suddenly Prowlers appeared from behind the parked trains.
Marth drew his Falchion.
"Our foe is here!"
"This should do the trick!"
Suddenly five tentacles came out of Randolph's steam pack.
BZZZZZT
An energy barrier formed around the team protecting them from the Prowler's attacks.
"A barrier?" Lucina asked."
"Yes. But not strong enough to protect us for long!"
"Cover your ears guys!" Lion said getting his speaker phone.
After they did as instructed Lion let out a fierce roar that stunned the Prowlers.
"I got this!" John brought out his hammer arm ran up to the Prowlers and smashed it into the ground creating a shockwave to damage them.
"Move over!"
John moved out of Ike's way as he threw Ragnell above the aliens. He jumped up and caught the blade in mid-air.
"AETHER!"
Ike slammed it into the ground finishing the damaged Prowlers off.
"Shouldn't have been in my way."
"Great teamwork everyone!" Henry smiled.
"Now we just have to deal with the ones under the bridge ahead." Robin said.
"Let's think of a cleaver scheme for them Robin!" Scarecrow suggested.
"If anyone here can hatch a good plain it would be you two." Lion said putting a hand on each of their shoulders.
"Thanks." Robin replied.
The aliens in front of the bridge saw a mechanical penguin waddled near them. Their green eyes turned yellow as they curiously approached it.
BOOM
Upon touching a Prowler it exploded.
The now alerted alien's eyes turned red and they ran around the nearby train in the direction it came from.
BOOM BOOM BOOM
On the way they stepped in planted mines and exploded one by one eliminating a good chunk of the force.
The ones that did make it went around the train and found a piece of frozen meat surrounded by candy.
Little did they know that while they were making their way there the team was circling the other way around the train and were now right behind them.
"Now!"
As the aliens turned around they saw a golden Eagle and a bolt of lightning charge at them and exploded.
"Got them!" Henry smiled.
"Now that's strategy!" Robin said putting away his tome.
"Great plain you two!" Marth said smiling at Robin and Scarecrow.
"Thanks! It worked because of you guys!" Scarecrow smiled.
"Now let's go get that barrier!" Henry said.
With that the team moved forward.
After passing under the bridge the team found themselves surrounded by wrecked trains.
"That monster should be just past the trains." Tiger Lily said.
"We should all get moving then!" Tom said.
"My, what a serious group…"
The team looked on top of a nearby train to see the source of the voice.
A tall woman dressed in black with long hair and eye shadow and a gold rifle with a fox on the front stood on top of the train.
"Perhaps I could bring a little life to your party?"
The woman jumped down to the team.
"Who are you?" Ike asked.
"Ah, Fox, I should have known!" The president said over the wireless. "You always seem to turn up where you're needed most."
"I got wind of the attack on the capital and hurried here to evacuate the locals." The woman replied.
"The Fox? The same Fox who returned all that stolen money to those poor folks in California?" Henry asked.
"You've heard of me. How adorable! Yes, that was me, as it always will be when the poor are oppressed."
Fox loaded her Fox rifle.
"And now when humanity itself faces oppression? Well when S.T.E.A.M. calls, I answer."
"It is a pleasure Fox." Marth greeted.
Fox looked at him then Ike and then Robin and Lucina.
"Ah yes, you must be the ones from another world."
"How did you know about that?" Ike asked.
"I have my ways."
"Well we welcome all the help we can get." Robin smiled. "Did you see anything from up there? We're looking for an alien generating a barrier."
"It is just beyond those trains. However getting to it will not be easy. The large area of dirt in front of it is infested with worm like creatures. There are, also bird like aliens searching the area and I suspect there are more of them hiding."
"We'll split up to cover more ground then." Henry said.
"We should make a smaller group aim for the generator then." Robin told him.
Henry nodded.
"Alright. Marth, Ike, Lion, Scarecrow and I will go around the left of the trains. Robin, the professor, Tom, Queequeg and John will take the right. Fox, Tiger Lily and Lucina, while we distract the enemy the three of you get on top of the trains and take aim at the generator."
"Yes, sir!"
Will our friends destroy the generator? What talents dose Fox have to support the team? Why can't I just hurry up and finish fire emblem GBA? Find out all this (Probably because it's nothing like awakening!) and more next time!