Love & War 6: Replicants

Chapter 37: Calm Before the Storm

Homefront Warriors HQ

Melody was making preparation for Uganda. She has on her new HW bodysuit. Her hair in a bun. Her right shoulder was still hurting but she has to fight the pain. She then steps into the podium and makes her announcement.

"My fellow Homefront Warriors, I know most of the soldiers are dead by my clone's hand. And I've been accused of it. But Samus cleared my name. Listen, my mother, Jade, has been abducted in my home country of Uganda as well as my siblings and their friends. My father, Chris Jones, is on his way now to confront Kano. I secretly gave him a voice emitter so he can give me a go ahead to commence the attack. I fear however, that Uganda will not be same again when it's over. I was born there, and i escaped from there. I never thought I'd be going back home to rescue the children. So I want all of you to be at your very best. There will be blood, that's for sure, and lots of it. I received a report that the Mishima Zaibatsu, Talon, Shadaloo and Ultratech will commence their attacks as well, presumably against us. The time to attack will begin as soon as my father makes the call, but beware, Gargos has arrived with the Replicants. Be on your guard, attack accordingly, and pray we make it out alive. Raiden has brought his allies to us to help. So now, i say this: Show me a battlefield, and I'll show you victory!"

Melody received a loud round of applause.

'Melody." It was Chris. "Time to show me what you can do. I'm in Uganda now. I'll keep you posted on my progress..."

Uganda

"...when I give the signal, the skirmish will begin."

"Copy that, dad. We'll be there. ETA 2 hours."

Chris landed his chopper. As he got out, he found a facility now run by Talon. Kano comes out with Replicant Chris.

"You come alone, mate."

"We meet again, Chris," said his clone.

"See this?"

Kano showed Chris a sight of Jade hanging by the chain hundreds of feet above Lake Edward.

"What have you done to here?"

"She is unable to use her Edenain power thanks to a serum," Kano explained.

"I have to say, such a nice piece of ass," said his clone. "Maybe after we kill you, perhaps we can have our fun with her as well."

Chris' rage was at a boiling point.

"Let's cut you down to size."

Kano slashes his knife at Chris, but Chris dodged it just in time. The fight began. Chris knew from Melody's experience that his clone, along with Jade's and Tatyana's, was equally skilled. His clone power punched him down.

"Seriously? I've been replicated with this fool?"

"This fool's about to smack you down!"

They fight. Kano joined in. Chris knew he's in a terrible disadvantage with these two and knowing that Jade is hanging above the lake, he had to make do with the situation. Kano wildly tried to slash Chris, but his lack of discipline ended up slicing Chris' clone instead. Chris used this opportunity.

"Dude, don't do it. Damn you, Kano!"

"Chris is mine and mine alone." Kano betrayed the clone and ripped out his heart. The clone dispapeared.

"Guess it's a fair fight then," said Chris.

"I don't do fair."

"Yea, that much is obvious. Yet I wonder why you come after me after all these years."

"Simple, really. You always were the good guy."

"What's your point?"

"Your former buddy Ben Ferris never told you, did he?"

"Told me what?"

"That I killed your commander. Since you became the commander, I used a role of an Australian officer to get close to you. It's no secret your former wife was a whore, never giving you any. That she comes home with a different guy almost every night. She was a fine piece of us, just like your precious Melody."

"In other words, you molested a child that was already molested long ago, right here."

"While you were in Cuba."

"I learned from my mistakes."

"You might think so. And Jade? I wonder what she sees in you."

"My god-given restraint in killing people. It's true I had blood on my hands for a long time, but I think your blood will suffice. I would let you live so you can rot in prison for your crimes over the years, but not even the Elder Gods themselves can rehabilitate you."

"And you think your family will be safe?"

"Not only that, but I'd be doing Earthrealm, Outworld, and Edenia a favor as I did years ago. You destroyed my family long ago, and I won't let that happen again!"

Chris and Kano battle. Kano keeps trying to slice Chris, but even though his cryostasis weakened him years ago, it did not hamper his fighting prowess, as Kano had hoped. Inside, Sombra was witnessing the fight.

"He's come for his family. Soon Melody will be here as well. Moira, begin the countdown, ETA 3 hours. This entire country will be destroyed, we'll be rid of Gargos and Replicants, as well as Mishima Zaibatsu, Shadaloo and Ultratech."

"You're going to nuke the place?" asked Moira.

"A harbinger of things to come," said Reaper. "Come, Doomfist is waiting for us." The Talon terrorists disappeared. back to the fight, Chris landed a falling roundhouse with a sweep, knocking Kano down. As he recovered, he tried to stab Chris, but Chris stopped the attack and used the knife to penetrate Kano's throat."

"Your evil ends here. Melody?"

"ETA 15 minutes."

"Commence the attack on your cue. Kano is done."

Melody breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you for avenging me, dad."

"Don't thank me just yet. Once the attack starts, the others will come running in. Now to get Jade. Focus on the children."

"Copy that. Alright, guys, this is it. Welcome to Uganda, my former home and soon to be a barren wasteland."