Spells and Louds
Chapter 260: Mark V on the Fortress
(Royal Fortress.)
The portal to the Great Gate there has been activated and coming out is Rita Loud, Lisa Loud and Lana Loud, oh and Lori Loud, and also with them is Albert, or what the louds call him, Pop-pop.
"Wow! Now this place is so cool!" said Lana.
Lisa straightens her glasses seeing the whole place. "I sure would wish to be informed about this earlier, I could've had time to tour this marvelous creation."
"Sorry sis, but the guys here won't let you do that. They got tons of new tech they do not want you to touch, all built and designed by FutureTech's finest nerds" replied Lori.
Rita sees some high speed aircraft all taking off from the runways. "Still, this place does remind me of the base your Pop-pop brought me on once."
Pop-pop chuckles at that. "Yeah, kinda does remind me of my good old days. Though there are only a few things that remind me of my days."
Lana then sees Tadashi. "Hey Tadashi! We're here!"
Tadashi waves at them. "Hey there grease monkey. Glad you could make it, you ready to finish the tank?"
"Heck yeah I am! Also, this place is so awesome! I can't believe Lori and the other heroes run this place!" replied Lana.
Tadashi and Lori chuckle. "Well Lana, this is all necessary" replied Lori.
"Anyways, come with me Lana" they follow Tadashi and then they see it, near one of the Allied Armor Facilities is the British Mark V Lana got from her birthday last year.
Lana touches her sides and sees some of her paint has been freshly added, including the name she has 'The Black Maiden'. "Looks like Martin painted it early. The only thing she needs is one last inspection of her engine."
"Your right on that one and he's also fueled up" they see Martin come out of the armor Facility riding on the back of a Pacifier FAV. He hops off with the box of parts. "What's say we finish this? Even though it's not Saturday, let's finish this big girl!"
"Heck yeah!" replied Lana. With her toolbox in hand and a boost from Tadashi she gets into the Mark V tank.
Pop-pop whistles at the sight of the vehicle. "I gotta admit, she sure looks like a beauty. I can't believe these kinds of tanks are still around."
"Around, but not in service. It wasn't easy convincing the British government into getting one of these big bastards of World War 1" replied Martin.
Pop-pop places his hand onto one of its cannons. "Reminds me of when my dad brought me around one of the forts he was assigned to, loved the look of those Sherman 'Easy Eights' and he let me ride em."
"True to that" Martin then heads into the tank. But he remembers something. "Oh by the way, Lincoln, Jordan, Linka, Luna and Neil are here as well, if you guys wanna see them go to the Allied Seaports. Take one of the IFV's."
They spot a fast vehicle arrive towards them. "Multi-Gunner at your service!"
"Wow! Now this sure looks new!" said Pop-pop.
Rita, Lisa and Lori also board it. "You are literally gonna like how fast this is Pop-pop."
"Then let's see!" said Pop-pop. The IFV revs it up and drives off, with Pop-pop cheering. "Now this is fast!"
Tadashi chuckles as he leans onto the side of The Black Maiden. "That is one energetic old man."
"Pop-pop is always energetic when it comes to some of his old war stories" replied Lana who uses her wrench.
"And he's led ten squads in the Vietnam War, though I defy that conflict and I have never fought in one during the Command and Conquer era. We just had the rise of the Red army and that was not pretty to recall" replied Martin. He then adds the new spark plugs.
"So, anything on our Faunus High leader of Remnant?" asked Tadashi through the tank.
"Not yet, we're still awaiting a reply" replied Martin. "But it's only a matter of time before Faunus will be walking down the streets of Royal Woods and/or Great Lake City" Martin then gets to the tanks main starter gear.
Lana finishes the finishing touches and follows Martin. "Oh yeah, I heard about those kinds of people. I for one like them."
"Well, I hope the people of Royal Woods and/or Great Lake city will appreciate them" replied Tadashi.
"Same here my friend. What about you? What's the word on San Fransokyo?" asked Martin as he wipes off some oil on the tanks wall.
"Nothing much, except that I have a hot date with Honey Lemon this Friday" replied Tadashi.
"And I know you're gonna take her to someplace that has cute things. Am I right?" asked Martin.
"Yeah, you know how Honey Lemon is. She likes cute and adorable, like a lot" replied Tadashi.
Lana then places her tools back in the toolbox. "Okay guys, let's see if she runs!"
Martin sets up a stool for Lana to stand on. "Go ahead kid, you get the honor of turning this big girl back online."
Lana hops onto the stool and she pulls the starter pole to her, raises it up and shoves it back down with a mighty clanking sound all over the tank.
The tank starts to shake and vibrate. Then the pistons on the engine start to move up and down slowly, the spark plugs fizzle and send out a current through the engine and then they start to pick up speed and to the surprise of Lana and Martin, she works!
(Cue BattleField 1 theme song from "Through Mud and Blood.")
Lana starts to cheer, Martin is shocked and chuckles. "Hahaha! She lives! The Black Maiden lives!"
Tadashi backs up and sees some smoke from the tanks exhaust vents. "No freaking way!"
"Martin! Let's see if she drives!" said Lana.
"On it!" Martin gets onto the driver's seat. "Your call kid!"
Lana recalls what she read about what British officers say. "Full ahead driver!"
Martin pushes the levers forward and the whole tank starts to move. "Woo! This is awesome!"
Lana opens the hatch and sits on top and she can see the two treads of the tank move. "She runs! She runs well!"
Tadashi hops onto the tank. "What's say we go and show them she works?!"
"Let's do this!" yelled Lana. "Forward Driver!"
"On it like a bonnet!" replied Martin and they drive to the location of the others.
Though she moves at the close speed of a Soviet Ore Collector, it didn't matter. What mattered to Lana, is that The Mark V Black Maiden is running as she hoped it would.
(Allied Seaports)
The IFV makes it and the passengers inside get out.
"Now that's what I call a ride! Sure wish we had some of these bad boys in my days" said Pop-pop.
"Wow! That was pretty fast" said Rita.
"I've ridden one of these things, though I have ridden on faster vehicles" replied Lori.
"And the calibrations within allow it to change weapon depending on the soldier inside" replied Lisa.
"Is that so? Well I have to admit it sure is a Jack-of-All-trades" said Pop-pop. They then look to the waters and they see some large ships pass by.
"So, where are the Spellman's at anyway?" asked Pop-pop.
Then they spot Lincoln on his Vulture Bike hovering at great speed above th water, and attached to a cord and on a board behind is Jordan cheering with excitement. "This is what I call speeding it up! Woo!"
"And there they are" said Rita.
"They look like they're having fun" said Lori.
"Dang right they are" replied Neil who was next to them. They were a bit startled by his sudden appearance. "Geez and I thought Lucy was supposed to scare you guys."
Next to Neil is Absol, Lopunny and Arcanine.
"Well, we're glad we came" said Rita.
Arcanine looks at Pop-pop and licks him. "Okay, okay. You're a good girl too!"
"Looks like Linka's Pokemon likes you" said Lori.
"But where the heck is Linka?" asked Lisa.
Then an Allied combat Dolphin comes out of the water and riding its back and laughing was Linka. "Let's go Bernard! Woo!"
"What in the heck?!" said Rita.
"Oh yeah, The Allied Navy employs specially trained Dolphins for scouting and light combat, they're equipped with sonic amplifiers on their necks to increase the sonar pulse and turn it into a weapon" replied Neil. "Which means they can tear apart ships and subs."
"Wow! This I did not know about" replied Lori.
"Incredible! Dolphins for combat! This has to be straight out of the concept of the Command and Conquer World Martin and Victor are from" replied Lisa.
"I honestly have no clue what to make of this" said Pop-pop.
Then they see Luna also riding on one of the dolphins. "Dudes! This is so awesome!"
"Wow! This is amazing and also unexpected" said Lori. "Maybe I should also keep track of things around here."
Lisa was about to say something. But Rita intervenes. "Lisa, you're not getting involved in this."
"Your mother is right, this is a state of the art naval battle platform that is used for tactical purposes for earth conflicts or otherworldly transportations, next to the Aegis BattleCruiser. This is not a place for you Lisa, this is where the big kids play" said Neil.
Lisa sighs at this. "Fine."
"Sorry Lis, but things have to be what they are, and I'm also proud of what's become of Lincoln. He looks happy being a part of this whole commander role" replied Pop-pop.
"Speaking of which, Lori how is Larvesta doing in your house?" asked Neil.
"Well, earlier today I did some training with her against Lola's Smoochum and it turned into a battle that was less than exciting. But Larvesta is improving and I think she learned Amber" replied Lori.
"Good for you, it's only a matter of time before she evolves into Volcana" replied Neil.
"Pshaw, the chances of that happening will only take the understandings of new abilities, and Larvesta is not ready yet. Though I am now interested in the evolution of Lola's Smoochum" replied Lisa.
Then Victor comes down from above. "And what of the Pokemon Mollie reported?"
Lisa straightens her glasses. "I looked back at the footage and saw this strange new reptilian looking Pokemon, it seems to be the second evolution of a new species of Pokemon. The only question is what!"
"Now that part will not be easy, there's tons of new Pokemon being discovered. Such as this one" Victor shows Lisa an image of a small coal looking Pokemon that was found in a cave.
"Fascinating and where was its location and why hasn't it been caught?" asked Lisa.
A hiker found that little coal-looking guy in a cave within the forest between Royal Woods and Great Lake City. He didn't get a chance to catch it because of the Ursaring sleeping there, he was lucky he didn't run into some Abomasnow" replied Victor.
"Looks like we got some new Pokemons inbound, I know you guys can figure it out" replied Neil.
Then they see the two dolphins leap out of the water with Linka and Luna on their backs, the two of them then jump off and land onto the Seaport platform.
Neil tosses them some towels. "Nice moves there kids, I'm glad you guys are having some fun today."
"Thanks dad" replied Linka and Luna. They then look to the edge of the platform and wave to the two dolphins.
"I love this place so much!" said Linka.
Then Lincoln stops at mid speed, Jordan jumps off and lands into Lincoln's arms and they both kiss.
She then rides by his side and with great speed they amp up the Vulture towards the seaport and they hover upwards and land in front of everyone.
They all clap. Luna tosses Lincoln a towel. "Nice moves there dudes, and showing some love into it as well, smooth bro."
"Thanks sis, I guess Jordan and I got some high speed in our veins" replied Lincoln.
Jordan dries herself off. "Dang right handsome" she then kisses his cheek.
After drying off, they go over and hug Pop-pop. "It's good to see you too kids, and you as well Linka."
"Thanks, it's really nice to see you sir" said Linka. "Or I should also call you Pop-pop."
Albert chuckles. "Call me whatever you like sweetie, we're all family here."
"So, what brings you guys all the way here?" asked Victor.
"Just here to drop off Lana so she can finish her work on the tank" replied Lori.
"Oh yeah, the Mark V" said Lincoln. Then they all hear an engine sound, they all turn around and are shocked to see the Mark V coming to them.
"Oh hell yeah man!" said Neil.
"And it looks like she's done!" said Victor.
"Whoa dudes!" said Luna.
"No way!" said Lincoln and Linka.
"She did it!" said Jordan.
"Well I'll be dang!" said Albert.
"Oh my goodness!" said Rita.
"Lana did it, she actually did it" said Lori.
"Hmm, I saw this coming actually" replied Lisa.
The large World War 1 tank stops in front of them. "Ladies and Gentleman! I present to you Black Maiden!" said Lana.
Martin also comes out. "And she works like hell!"
"All fueled up and looking good" said Tadashi.
"You actually got her working again" said Jordan.
"Pretty sweet Lana" said Linka.
"Nice one luv" said Luna.
"That's my granddaughter" said Pop-pop.
"Wow! And she sounds like she's working right too" said Rita.
"So, what are you guys gonna do with her now?" asked Lori.
"Well, that's for Lana to decide. This is after all her Mark V tank" said Martin and Victor.
Lana was thinking of what to do now that she fixed this tank. "Maybe, maybe she should stay here for a while. I know I'm not ready to drive her or send her into battle, but I wanna have her kept around and safe. When the time comes, I'm taking her with me, but in the meantime I'm just gonna come by to visit and checkup on the big girl."
Rita smiled to that idea. "Well I think that's a great idea sweetie, you're making the right choice."
"Glad you didn't wanna bring it with you home, otherwise dad would freak seeing a tank in the garage" replied Lori.
They all laughed to that one.
Albert has an idea. "Hey McKenzie, is it okay for me to go and check out some of those new planes you got. I wanna see how well they can be when they're flying and no I don't wanna fly in one. I'm already old to do that and I don't wanna break something."
Martin smiles. "Sure thing Albert, and you guys are just in time too."
"Why?" asked Rita.
Lincoln, Linka, Jordan, Luna, Neil, Victor and Tadashi knows why.
"Duck down" said Martin.
Flying right above their heads was a Harbinger Gunship, it then passes by them and lands onto the tarmac.
Rita, Lori, Albert, Lisa and Lana were shocked that just happened.
"Whoa! What the heck?!" said Lana.
"Now that was close" said Rita.
"And that's why we stopped before we went over the yellow line" said Jordan. They look down to see the yellow line which was the start limit of the runway they were on.
"We got tons of other aircraft about to take off for patrol and test flights" said Victor.
"Well then, let's go see what you guys have cooped up here!" said Albert.
"Is it wrong for me to ask if I could fly one?" asked Rita.
"As much fun as it sounds, but no Rita. These are high tech aircraft and understanding them is like going through basic training" said Victor.
"Also, you might push something wrong and end up destroying something" replied Martin.
Rita sighs. "It's okay, I understand."
The thought of Rita trying to fly in one of their planes brought back some dark memories of the Super Noobs former friend Kevin. That was a memory that burns into Lincoln's hatred, same goes for Linka, Jordan, Luna and Neil.
They make their way to the nearby airfield and they see some Vindicator Bombers and MiG fighters taking off. They also see some Twinblade Gunships and Cryocopters flying off the helicopter pads.
And right above them are two Kirov Airships, this made them remember someone
"By the way, where the heck is Boomer?" asked Neil.
"He stayed behind at Remnant with his Super Kirov Airship to help secure some of the outposts, and he's also doing some last minute patrols to see if he can track down Adam, Hazel, Mercury and Emerald" replied Martin. "Boomer will be back tonight."
"We still have more of Salem's insurgents still out there" said Lincoln.
"And it'll only be a matter of time before they show their ugly faces again" said Linka.
"But if they do, then we'll be ready for them" said Luna.
"Along with the aid of the White Fang and the Huntsmen and Huntresses" said Jordan.
"We'll bring the fight to those villains" said Neil.
"And take them down!" said Lori.
Pop-pop was impressed at this heroic confidence they have, he heard all about the heroic stuff they have done. Some good, some bad and somewhere in between. But he was proud at what they're doing, it reminded him of how much he tried to be a hero in war.
Even though some of them aren't family anymore, he was glad they could all still be together.
"And here comes one of our new aircraft!" said Martin.
"Wait what?" asked Lincoln and Linka.
"What is that?" asked Neil.
They spot the large soviet plane that has rockets to the side of its wings and seems almost similar to that of the MiG fighter. "Ladies and Gentleman, the Ilyshin Attacker!" said Victor.
The plan takes off. "That plane acts as an anti-vehicle support aircraft, armed with shatter shrapnel bombs" said Martin.
They were amazed by it. "Okay nerds, what other new tech did you guys build?" asked Neil.
Tadashi chuckles. "Let's just say they built way too many to count."
Then something came into Lincoln, Linka, Luna and Lori's thoughts. 'Tomorrow is April 1st!'
Lisa on the other hand, she knows.
To be continued …..
A/N: And this is a sort of aftermath for the last chapter of Mistral and Haven. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
And come tomorrow, is April fool's Day, so hang on tight my readers and let the pranks begin.