Last time on Code name FE: In the presidents absence Henry took command of S.T.E.A.M. and brought the team safely out of the Boiler Room. After finding out that Lady Liberty and A.B.E. are not prepared for the South Pole a mysterious girl named Dorothy appeared and requested the team went with her to Oz. What will happen to them? Let's find out.
Chapter 22: Emerald Storm
"Oz?" Henry asked in surprise. "It really exists?"
"Yes." Dorothy said. "But the aliens have found it!"
"Surprised?" John asked. "You've already got a living scarecrow and a talking Lion on your ship. They had to come from somewhere!"
"What is Oz?" Ike asked Randolph.
"A far away world that only exists in stories. At least until S.T.E.A.M. discovered it."
"Like our world." Marth said.
"Correct."
"What is this world like?" Lucina asked.
"I have no idea. I've never visited Oz before. Having never been invited…"
"But I promised queen Ozma!" Dorothy told him. "It's against the rules to take outsiders to her land."
"Only to keep wickedness out!" Lion added.
"Little good it dose, if the aliens found their way in!" Califia scoffed.
"How did the aliens find out about Oz?" Tiger Lily asked.
"They took the Whitehouse, remember?" Randolph replied. "Our secrets are theirs now."
Robin's eyes widened in panic. "Wait...doesn't that mean they...!?"
"There is no need to worry." Milton told him. "All our research and reports regarding your world are onboard the Liberty. They still don't know about it."
Robin sighed in relief.
"Back on the original topic." John said. "How are we s'posed to get to Oz anyway?"
"We'll use the door!" Tin man said pointing to a monitor.
The team looked to see a giant twister.
"Apparently a "Door" means something else in this world too." Robin said sarcastically.
"Someone tell me we ain't goin' in that!" Tom begged.
"Her silver slippers could take Dorothy by herself…" Lion said.
"But I can't save Oz alone!" Dorothy said. "You can't let that wonderful land be destroyed!"
"And don't forget, we have brilliant engineers in Oz. People who could complete the drill, with your help." Scarecrow added. "Why, they might even be able to heal—
"Listing up, folks!" Henry said. "This ride's about to get bumpy, so hold on!
"Thank you, Henry!" Dorothy smiled. "I knew I could count on you!"
"We'd never let a friend in need down." John said. "Ain't that right, Henry?"
"Absolutely, John." The captain said.
"What do we need to do?" Tiger Lily asked him.
"Just buckle up and hang on tight! Next stop: Oz!"
"I don't like where this is going…" Lucina said.
"Well, now I'm a bit glad Chrom isn't here." Robin told her.
"Why?"
"He felt uneasy the first time he was on a boat. Imagine how he would fare in a flying ship charging into a hurricane." He joked.
The team laughed.
"Okay…here wo go." The Helmsman said as the ship carefully approached.
As soon as the Liberty entered the twister alarms blared and the ship stared to shake violently. The team members that didn't find something to hang on to fell over.
"Whooooaaaa!" John yelled falling over.
"Oh, my tummy…" Tom groaned. "This is worse'n runnin' rapids!"
"Sea storms are nothing to…sky storms…" Queequeg grunted.
"I don't know how much more of this I can take…" Lucina groaned.
"Don't worry, I've got you!" Robin said holding her with one arm and grabbing a pipe with the other to support them.
"Let the winds guide the ship!" Dorothy said.
"You heard her, helmsman!" Henry added.
"Aye, sir!"
Soon the ship meet a bright light.
Suddenly the sky was clear and a giant city with green lights everywhere could be seen blow them.
"Oz!" Lion, Scarecrow and Tim man cheered looking out the window.
"We made it, you can let go of him now." Tiger Lily joked.
The team looked to Lucina who was holding on to Robin like her life depended on it.
"Now I bet you're really glad Chrom isn't here huh?" Ike asked.
"And you think he didn't handle ship rides well." The helmsmen joked.
The couple quickly backed away and turned around with their faces scarlet red as everyone else laughed.
"Er…So what know?" Robin asked desperately trying to change the subject.
"Take us in closer." Dorothy said looking at the monitor.
"There it is…" Henry said. "The Emerald city!"
"Incredible." Marth said looking at the monitor.
"It seems that the enemy has taken control of its defensive systems." Kathrine said.
"This won't be easy." Tom said.
"I'll help!" Dorothy said readying the Toto blaster.
"So you're an agent too?" Lucina asked.
"Indeed." Milton smiled. "In fact with Dorothy aboard we have all of S.T.E.A.M.'s agents together."
"Glad to hear it." Ike said. "We're going to need all the help we can get."
"So where do we start?" Fox asked.
"We need to get to the city's main security system." Scarecrow said. "If we can take it back then securing the city will be a snap."
"We should hurry." Henry said. "Let's move out!"
"Yes, sir!"
The team landed in a bush the middle of the city.
"Really? Even in Oz we can't avoid these damn bushes?" John grumbled.
"Well, at least nobody got their cape stuck in a tree right?" Tiger Lily joked looking at Lucina.
"This discussion is over." Lucina muttered with her face red.
"This is Henry. We landed."
"How does it look?" Kathrine asked.
"The city is in ruins but no sign of the aliens anywhere."
Suddenly a shard of ice flew at Marth out of nowhere.
"Look out!"
Ike blocked it with his sword.
"Where did that come from!?" John asked.
"Look over there!" Lion said pointing at two red lights that looked like eyes.
Looking carefully they saw the image of a Prowler.
"Looks like we've got a new one…" Kathrine said. "Those Prowlers can distort light, making them almost invisible."
"Get it quick!" Queequeg said.
The team fired at the alien but lost sight of it.
"Where did it go!?" Califia asked.
"I've got an idea! Everybody get down!" Dorothy said.
The team did as she told.
Dorothy's Toto blaster shoot multiple green shoots while she spun around until she heard a screech.
"I found it!"
Lion used his weapon to launch himself at the alien and crushed it.
"Great work!" Henry smiled.
"What's next?" Tom asked.
"The bulk of the invasion force is in the next area." Kathrine explained. "But you'll need to fight your way through."
"Let's move!" Ike said.
The team moved deeper into the city and until they heard a noise above them.
"Heads up!" Henry yelled.
The team narrowly avoided a large chunk of ice from crashing down on them.
"What was that!?" Tin man asked.
"Their artillery." Lion said.
"I don't see one of those Gunners anywhere." John said.
"That can only mean one thing…" Henry said.
"There it is!" Marth said pointing at an Eyestalker.
"Kill it!" Lion said.
The team shoot at the monster which kept teleporting away until Dorothy hit it.
"I did it!"
"Not bad kid." John said.
"We should find the Gunner." Henry said.
"I think you mean Gunners." Scarecrow said looking around the corner.
The team saw a two gunners in front of a gate with two commanders and a group of red eyes that they assumed were Stealth Prowlers.
"Great. They just happen to be right in our way too." Ike said.
"If we distract them though a small group can get through." Scarecrow told him.
"Alright. I'll take Robin, Lucina Tom, Fox and Dorothy and head for the city's defences. The rest of you cover us."
"Alright. Be careful." Tiger Lily warned.
Califia shoot one of the Gunners in its purple back instantly killing the monster.
The team charged at the aliens while Henry and his group sneaked around the block and went to the gate.
"I hope they'll be alright." Dorothy said.
"I'm sure they'll be fine." Tom told her.
"Right. Meanwhile we need to take control of the defences so we can take the rest of these monsters down." Henry said.
The team nodded and then they headed past the gate.
On the other side the team saw a wall with defensive turrets behind two Queens and multiple Prowlers.
"They sure have the red carpet rolled out for us." Henry said.
"But if we get rid of the aliens here then we will secure the city." Lucina told him.
"Looks like they took the cannons." Dorothy said.
"I've got an idea." Robin said.
"Aren't you afraid that you might run out of those one day?" Henry smirked.
"Not really." Robin smiled. "I'm always three steps ahead."
The Queens spawned more Slashers and Crashers while Prowlers and Stealth Prowlers watched the area.
Suddenly an arrow hit a crack in the first Queen's shell making it turn into a block of ice and shattering it.
The aliens looked around but the attacker was nowhere to be seen.
Boom
A Stealth Prowler was hit in the head.
The Prowlers in the cannons noticed something move and started shooting at the boxes.
"They found us!" Lucina said.
Henry, Robin, Fox and Lucina ran to something else to hide behind as the aliens nearby charged at them.
Robin's Levin sword dropped lightning bolts on their attackers. Lucina shot arrows at them and Henry and Fox fired their guns but there were too many of them.
Not only did the remaining Queen keep spawning Crashers but the Cannons kept destroying any cover the team could find.
"We won't last much longer!" Fox said.
"Just hold out a bit longer!" Henry said.
Suddenly the cannons stopped.
"Is it them?" Lucina asked.
A cannon fired at the second Queen and the other shot at a Prowler.
"They did it!" Henry said.
"Woo-hoo!" Tom cheered as he fired another cannon shot at the Crashers.
"Take that!" Dorothy said shooting at the Prowlers again.
"Looks like they managed to sneak to the cannons while we distracted the aliens like you said. Good plain Robin." Henry smiled patting the tacticians shoulder.
"Oh. Looks like you didn't need us after all."
The team turned around to see John with the others behind him.
"Tom and Dorothy are finishing the last of them now." Henry said.
Soon the all the aliens were destroyed.
"That's all of them!" Dorothy cheered.
"Liberty, this is Henry. We destroyed the aliens in the city."
"Good work team. We're on our way." Katharine responded.
Later on the Liberty….
After the Liberty picked up the team it went to the palace and landed nearby.
"So the enemy is still holding the palace?" Henry asked.
"Affirmative." Kathrine told him.
"It is however the last of the aliens in Oz." Randolph said. "Thanks to the security being back under control, the soiders of Oz managed to repel all the invaders in the city."
"Queen Ozma must be trapped inside!" Dorothy said.
"We've got to help her!" Scarecrow added.
"Well, let's get in there and stop 'em!" Lion yelled.
"Yes, the four of us can go right now!" Tin man said as he went towards the door.
"Hold on, Tin man." John told him.
"Isn't this task too dangerous for four people alone?" Milton asked.
"Rushing recklessly in there and getting killed won't help anyone." Ike said.
"He's right." Tiger Lily said. "You can't rush in with no plan."
"But, Tiger Lily—
"You mustn't let your heart rule your head, Dorothy." Fox said placing a hand on the girls head.
"Good point." Tin man said. "My heart's boiling over a bit, actually."
Tom ran up to him.
"Oooh! Can I see?"
"Well fortunately we have your knowledge of the palace that we can use to our advantage." Robin said turning to Dorothy.
"Right. We'll need details of the palace if we're going to save her majesty." Henry added.
"I'll tell you two what I know, Henry, Robin…." The girl replied.
What awaits in the palace? Will our heroes save queen Ozma in time? Who hates Stealth Prowlers as much as I do? Find out all this (It's a rhetorical question. NOBODY HATES STEALTH PROWLERS LIKE I DO!) and more next time!