Code name FE
Chapter 24
Yeah, sorry I'm late again folks. Still trying to get back into the schedule. Last time on Code name FE: Marth's team successfully defused the Bombugs however the mission ended with Lucina getting injured. Meanwhile Henry's team is still searching for the queen. What will happen next? Let's find out.
Chapter 24: As allies and as friends
In the back of the palace a woman with blond hair and a green dress ran across the back room. Laud footsteps could be heard behind her.
"To think they've come so far…."
The woman reached the throne in back of the room and turned around.
A giant hulking alien with two bat wing shaped gales on its arms and large horns slowly approached her.
Before it could reach the woman multiple green screen like squares appeared forming a barrier blocking its way.
"It's heartbreaking…All we can do is run and hide within our own city…"
The alien prepared to attack until it heard Dorothy's voice.
"There's the queen! But it looks like she's in trouble!"
The alien turned around to see Henry and his team run up to it.
The queen looked past the alien.
"Reinforcements?! Could it be that Dorothy…?"
"Whoa! He's a big one!" Scarecrow said looking at the beast.
"Look at it! It is hideous!" Tin man yelled.
"Lemme at em!" Lion growled.
The Dreadnought speeded its arms and let out a roar as a purple shock wave appeared beneath it.
Suddenly more aliens rose from the ground. Six Prowlers and two Scourges.
"Our priority is saving the queen!" Henry said. "Take down all of the aliens in the area so we can secure this room!"
"Sounds good." Ike said.
Henry tried to shot at the Dreadnought but it shielded its body with its large shield like arms.
"This thing is tough. Let's go after the smaller ones first!"
Ike brought out Ragnell and charged at the Scourges. He blew both of them away with one swing.
Scarecrow used a pumpkin stunner and stunned the Prowlers but the Dreadnought was unaffected.
"Whoa. He really is tough."
Henry and Dorothy shot at two Prowlers.
Lion pounced on one of them.
Tin Man refiled everyone's steam tanks.
The last Prowler charged at Dorothy
The girl taped her heals.
"Coming at ya!"
Suddenly she dashed forward at an intense speed and charged right into the alien.
"Look what I did!" She said looking back at the team.
"Dorothy!" Lion, Scarecrow and Tin man nervously yelled pointing ahead of her.
Dorothy looked in front of her.
"Whoaaaaaaa!"
She flew right off the platform they were on and fell down the short distance to the floor face first.
Ike ran to the edge of the platform.
"You alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. That wasn't the first time." Dorothy said shaking her head as she sat up.
"Well aside from that landing good work Dorothy!" Henry called. "Now for the big one!"
Henry threw his eagle grenade at the Dreadnought but even that didn't scratch the monster.
Ike jumped at it and brought down Ragnell on it but it didn't work.
The Dreadnought extended one of its arms and shot purple spheres out if its hand hitting Ike in the chest and knocking him over.
"D-damn it!" Ike growled.
"Nothing is working!" Tin man said.
Dorothy climbed back up the platform and ran up to Ike helping him up.
"What do we do now?" She asked him.
Ike was silent for a moment.
"I didn't want to use this but…." Ike mumbled looking down at Ragnell.
"Use what?"
As the Dreadnought prepared to attack again Ike grabbed Dorothy and jumped out of the way.
"Henry, new plain!"
"What is it?"
The Dreadnought slowly approached them while Ike explained his plain.
"Do you think this "Technique" of yours will work?" Lion asked.
"It might. But it will take a while to gather the energy. I'll need you to keep that monster busy."
"Leave it to us!" Henry told him.
Ike brought Ragnell in front of him and closed his eyes taking a deep breath.
"Concentrate."
Blue flames appeared on the blade.
Henry and the others charged at the alien as it sot more spheres at them.
The team dodged the shots and Henry shot it in it's now exposed chest.
The creature stumbled back in pain.
"It's chest is the weak point! Time your attacks!"
The Dreadnought swung its arms wildly at them.
Dorothy rolled out of the way but Henry, Lion, Scarecrow and Tin man were knocked across the room.
Dorothy shot her Toto Blaster in its chest.
The Dreadnought cried out in pain and fell on one knee.
"End of the road pal!"
"Dorothy get back!" Tin man yelled getting up.
The monster grabbed Dorothy in its hands pinning her arms to her sides.
"Ah! Hey! Let me go!" Dorothy yelled trying to pull away.
"Dorothy!" queen Ozma yelled from the other side of her barrier.
Henry got up and pointed his weapon at the monster.
The Dreadnought lifted the girl off of her feet and held her in between it and Henry.
"Whoa! What are you doing!?" Dorothy panicked.
"That's low you coward!" Lion yelled.
Dorothy tried struggling and kicking wildly trying to get free but only made the alien tighten its grip on her.
"Ow! Put me down!" Dorothy grunted in pain while trying to squirm out of its hold on her.
"Damn!" Henry growled.
"We need to do something!" Scarecrow panicked.
"Just a bit longer…" Ike mumbled.
Suddenly a small green dot of light appeared on the Dreadnoughts hand.
BANG
A bullet hit it right in the hand causing it to drop Dorothy.
"You should know how to properly treat a woman!"
The team turned to see Fox with her powered up laser guided rifle.
"Dorothy, run!" Fox yelled.
As Dorothy tried to quickly get away the Dreadnought reached to grab her again.
Suddenly a mechanical fist flew into its face knocking it a few feet back.
"If that's how ya like to play I can be dirty to!" Tom said from behind the pillar he was hiding behind with his punch gun.
"Thanks a heap!" Dorothy said as Tom helped her up.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" John said as he and the others walked in to the room.
"The bombers?" Henry asked.
"Dey all been destroyed!" Queequeg said.
"Now we just deal with him." Califia grinned.
"Just keep it busy!" Lion said.
"Busy? What for?" Randolph.
The Dreadnaught turned to see Ike who had blue flames spinning around him.
"Uh-oh! Looks like it caught on!" Scarecrow said.
The monster slowly marched toward Ike.
"Almost there…"
The team fired at the Dreadnaught but it used its arms to shield itself again causing the attacks to merely slow it down.
"Ike, run!" John yelled.
Soon it was right in front of him. It raised its arm and thrusted it's sharp claws at him.
Ike's eyes snapped open.
"Now!"
He swung his burning Ragnell upward into the monster knocking it high into the air.
"Everyone, get away!"
Ike jumped after the Dreadnaught.
"GREAT…."
Ike slashed at the monster repeatedly and occasionally kicked at it. Each hit releasing a shockwave of blue flame. Then he raised Ragnell over his head.
"AETHER!"
Ike swung it downward bringing the alien crashing to the ground in an explosion of blue flame.
The team stared in awe with their mouths gaped open as the smoke cleared. Ike got up and was standing in a crater with blue embers and there were no remains of the Dreadnought.
"Holy flamin' heckfire that was amazing!" Tom yelled.
The team ran up to him.
"I guess that's how you got the title "Radiant Hero" huh Ike?" Henry asked.
Ike fell to his knees.
"Ike! Are you okay?" Lion asked.
"Yeah…that just….took a lot out of me…." Ike painted.
"Well you did it!" John said as he and Lion each grabbed an arm and brought him up.
"Let's check up on the queen!" Henry said.
The queen dispelled her barrier as Dorothy and her friends ran up to her.
"You're here…."
"You're majesty! Are you alright!?" Henry asked.
"Thank you. President Lincoln continues to recruit, I see…."
"Sorry about the….damages." Ike said breathing heavily.
"Do not worry. It is nothing that our men cannot fix. And it's a small price to pay for our palace." The queen told him.
"I should be sorry." Dorothy said. "I know I promised that I wouldn't tell anyone about Oz…"
"It's alright Dorothy." Queen Ozma smiled." That is not nearly as important as the safety of this land and its people. We would be lost without you're otherworldly friends."
"Speaking of otherworldly friends." Henry said turning to John. "Where are Marth, Robin and Lucina? I don't see Tiger Lily around either."
"One of those monsters tried to ambush Marth." Califia said. "Lucina protected him but was left injured."
"Will she be okay?" Tin Man asked.
"Tiger Lily said she should be fine but she lost a lot of blood." Tom said. "She, Robin and Marth went to take her back to the ship."
"Your friend was injured?" Ozma asked. "Please bring her here! Our medics can heal her!"
"Can you help the president to?" Henry asked.
"President Lincoln!? What happened!?"
The team was gathered around the bed the president was resting in.
The president soon opened his eyes.
"Mr. President!" Henry smiled.
"Thank goodness." Tiger Lily said. "We were worried…sir."
"He's received the finest care." queen Ozma said. "There's no more need for worry."
The president sat up. "Your…Majesty?"
"Dorothy! You Promised!" The president said turning his attention to the girl that cowered behind Lion.
"Please, do not scold her, Abe." Ozma said. "She made the right choice to help us all."
"But I can't…"
"Oz has been in isolation for too long. I wanted to protect my people from your wars…But now, war has found us. And it's clear that we can only win…together. Oz will stand with America to save both of our worlds. As allies…And as friends."
"You have my thanks." The president said.
"The Liberty's rarin' to go!" John smiled. "Ozma's boys got that drill workin'.
"They even set us up fer ammo and vittles!" Tom added.
"And I can place you near your destination." Ozma said.
"We are truly grateful for your aid." The president said before turning to his team. "My friends…the final battle awaits."
"Sir, yer, Sir!"
The president smiled along with his team as they saluted. Then he noticed something.
"Wait…Where are Marth and the others?"
"In the other room, sir. During our mission to take back the palace Lucina got injured and Ike tired himself out. Marth and Robin are with them." Henry said.
"Will they be alright?"
"They will." Ozma told him. "Lucina was given medical attention. I offered to do the same for Ike but he insisted that he just needed some rest."
"We should go check on them." The president said as he got out of bed.
Will Ike and Lucina recover? Will S.T.E.A.M. find the alien base? When will I finally upload the rest of this? Find out all this (The end is in sight folks!) and more next time!