Chapter 6: Final Battle in the Desert: Homecoming

March 10th, 2017 a.t.b

Damn, it has been that long since I feel good sense coming back to me. Thank God for warm showers.

With the battles we have won and plan coming into motion, it will all be over here. Boxing the enemy focus in by three sides was working and pushed them in a dead zone to finish it. Using WWII's military plans work out better than I hope. I have called my plan the Three Lines for report. It has been a mouth since the battle started and now it was coming to an end at least. The final battle will take place soon and it will all be over in one strike, ending the Middle Eastern Federation and their rebellion for good.

The Three Lines was to have three of the focus attacking the enemy on three sides and box them for the dead zone. I had it split like this, Cornelia had the main and was 70%, Darlton 20%, and finally my team; the Paladins and I are the remaining. It was the risk at its highest with a few lost, but my plan had worked as we have push are enemy into the dead zone and close on ending this.

Normally, it was told that battling the Middle Eastern Federation would take a whole year or two but thanks to my team, myself and the Three Lines battle plan, it took only one month. The battle was turning over to our favor as it was ending in our victory soon enough.

I smiled as I can't wait to leave here and see Euphemia again, knowing she miss her older sister and I very much. It drives her crazy not spending time with us and got some teasing after finding out that Cornelia and were together. We were taking things slow due to be in a war and promise each other to spend more time together in order to get to know each other much better once it's done. So, there's that and moving on.

I had sent messages to Euphemia and her other sister that I was told about, Marrybell mel Britannia. I never meet her yes but was told about her and how close she is to her cheerfully half-sister. So, I thought on why not and send a letter to them once a week or two to tell how things are. It never hurts and could be interesting.

Oh, I almost forget, I should explain more about my team, our name, and members are before anything else. My bad and here we are;

I have named my team the Paladins after Charlemagne and his 12th Paladins. We are not just knights that protect a ruler. No, we protect everyone, no matter who they are, being either noble or poor. It doesn't matter as we protect anyone and serve Princess Cornelia only.

The Paladins is me; the leader and the rest are;

Artoria: She comes from a noble family like her cousin Nero and joined the army. We had a hard start due to me with a strange origin, but we move pass that and become great friends. I made her as my second command if I'm called in or way on their mission and was very grateful for that.

Gilgamesh (Gil): She is half Britannia which made her an outcast in her own family, but she rose up and became heiress of her noble. She climbed the ranks and shows pride in her skills, having herself stand tall than others and calls those underneath her wild dogs, dogs that should be put down by her. We made a good friendship and I trust her to take command over any units with us to get them in line.

Nero: She is a side member of the noble clan that dead out and joined with her cousin Artoria in the main family. She joined the army little after her cousin did and became the same rank within a few months. She may be cheerful but make no mistake she is someone that will crush anyone that stands in her and her pilot skills matches, not passing, Artoria and Gil.

Selvaria Bles: She is one of the new members to join the team and is great member of team as well a great friend to everyone and I. She is from the noble family and joined the army to break her family's cowardly moves which she did and broke the whole family that was reshaped into the House of Valkyrie. She is the third command of the Paladins and would take full command if any happens to Artoria, Gil or me.

Astolfo: She is our newest youngest member that joined two weeks ago and happens to be friends with everyone.

Zach was made a member of the team as our technician and happens to be upgrading his ideas to have the Knightmare Frames take a big jump to an idea we have in mind that my Knightmare was inspired from. It will take a while, and it would be best to have our idea start back home where more and better toys can be use. He can be such a fan boy when it comes to building new toys these days but then again, he who he is, and I'm cool with that.

Now how about we get to where I'm at this moment.

Hanger Bay 2

Fight Till I Fall by Digital Summer

My team and I were in the hanger bay, getting us ready for launch and closing the box to finish the MEF once and for all. The final battle was here and set in motion.

"All Paladins' Knightmares are ready to go, Lieutenant Colonel," Zach informed as he clears out and allow us, the Paladins to climb into our Knightmares.

"Well done, Zach. Did you made sure to get Kimaris equipped with lance, sword & shield, rifle, and side arms for the battle?" I asked, making sure, but I do trust Zach to be on top of things.

"Yes sir, the Kimaris is equipped and the mace was transported to Lieutenant Gilgamesh's Graze as you requested," Zach replied.

"Good, very good," I said before going to my Knightmare and had the others to do the same.

The time has come.

Third POV

Alex got inside of the cockpit of his Kimaris, turning his radio on and spoke, "Is everyone ready?"

"Umu! I'm ready," Nero said with an excited voice.

"I'm ready Lieutenant Colonel. So, let's GO!" Astolfo said in a more cheerful voice as she pumped her right fist in the air inside of her cockpit.

"I'm ready Alex," Artoria said.

"So am I. Let's crush these mongrels," Gil said.

"Let's finish this battle once and for all," Selvaria said.

"Alright commander, you and your team are clear to launch," Zach said over the radio.

"Understood Zach. This is Lieutenant Colonel Solberg. Kimaris launching!" He shouted as Kimaris was launch out from the hanger.

The others soon followed as well now Gil, Artoria and Nero have the Graze as their machines but for Astolfo and Selvaria were different.

Astolfo was piloting a machine call the Grimgerde, being in her pink color scheme with a white cape on her back and her lance as one of her weapons.

Selvaria machine was different as it was calling the Helmwige Reincaras. It was heavily armored, but it still has its mobility as she has her lance and a shield, meaning she likes to get up in close and cause a lot damage to the enemy

Other Knightmares followed as well as they begin their assault for the last remaining forces as they started their plan to use the same tactic but one of the Sutherlands exploded.

"What the hell?" One pilot yelled.

Alex looked out in the distance before zooming in and saw some Panzer-Wespe that were drugged in the rocky areas. It looks like the MEF changed their tactics from tank ants to wasp. He soon saw more shots being fired from them.

"SCHATTER!" Alex shouted, having himself and the others did.

"Commence zigzag maneuvers so they can't get a lock on you," He ordered.

"Yes Sir!" the voices of the pilots said.

"This is Lieutenant Colonel Solberg, the MEF have the Panzer-Wespe in the rocky areas," The white-haired man informed.

"This is Princess Cornelia; I've been getting the same reports as well." Cornelia said over the radio.

"Then expect some heavy resistance and suicide attacks as they will be fighting to the death." Alex stated, because it was true in his world as well.

Guess no world is perfect.

"Understood Alex," Cornelia said.

"Alright everyone advance on the enemy formation but watch out for suicide attacks." Alex ordered, getting a yes sir over his radio.

They zigzag their way towards their enemy. Alex jumped and thrusted his lance and stabbed the Panzer-Wespe right at the cockpit. He had used his shield for protection before putting it away for now and use his rifle and lancer.

Gil jumped up and slammed her mace down on a Knightmare, caving the cockpit in. She lifted it up and put it on her mech shoulder.

Both Artoria and Nero were slashing their way through the enemies with their swords.

Astolfo was stabbing Knightmares with her lance.

Selvaria, well it was a massacre as she went on a bloody rampage.

The other Britannia Knightmares soon join in the battle as they begun to finish off the MEF remaining Knightmares. Alex notice one flaw in the Empire's army and that is they rely on the Knightmares too much. But in America the military use combines arms where the infantry, mechanize, air force and sometimes the Navy work together when fight this type of enemy. Maybe he'll talk to Cornelia about this down the road. However, his train of thoughts were broken when he notices something in the corner of his eyes and saw a MEF Knightmare holding something that looks like a rocket launcher, but when he zoomed in and his eyes widen as he recognizes it as a Strum Faust.

"STRUM FAUST!" Alex shouted over the radio.

The other pilots were confused at this but it was too late as the Knightmare fired its rocket and hit a Sutherland as it explode destroying the mech and killing the pilot. Soon more appeared and started to fire more Strum Faust and casualties started to mount up as 10 Knightmares were destroyed or damaged.

"Get in close and try to dodge them," Alex ordered, getting a yes sir over his radio.

Alex knows the Strum Faust or Panzerfaust in his world that Nazi Germany used in WW 2 and it was very dangerous weapon to all Tanks in that war. Even the Panzerschreck was even more dangerous and that's how the Soviet Union made the RPG that is still in used. The fight was getting bloody, but he saw a Sutherland Knightmare getting ridden by green bullets that melted through the Sakuradite armor like a hot knife through butter.

Alex looked at the MEF Knightmare and saw it holding a machine gun but more precise a Beam Machine Gun that is shape like a StG 44.

'Oh, you got to be fucking kidding me. Is this Gundam Unicorn or something.' Alex thought, knowing the weapon all to well.

The Britannia troops were losing morale as some wanted to retreat but Alex and his Paladins kept pushing forward. Yes, they took some damage, but Alex Kimaris lost its left arm thanks to a Strum Faust, getting a hit caused the shrapnel to enter his left arm. It didn't affect him as he fired his sub machine gun at the Knightmare that shot at him.

The battle raged on for another 30 minutes until it was all over and the rest MEF soldiers surrender. Alex was taken in a medical tent to be treated for his arm. The other members of his team were outside of the tent and waited for their leader to heal up. They noticed Princess Cornelia marching toward the tent with both Darlton and Gilbert flanking her.

"Is he alright?" Cornelia asked.

"He is fine my Princess. The medics says it's only miner," Selvaria replied.

Cornelia sighed in relief and saw Alex's Knightmare being taken back to the hanger for repairs. She then heads inside the tent and saw the young man getting bandage up by the Medics.

"Lady Cornelia!" the medic said.

"At ease men," She said before looking at her boyfriend.

"Are you okay Lieutenant Colonel Solberg?"

"It's just a scratch but no big deal Princess Cornelia." Alex said with a shrug as the bandages were wrapped on his arm and was told that it will take a few days to heal up. Just a scratch and was fine, but he had something to share from what happen in the battle.

"But I need to speak with you three alone."

Knowing how important, Cornelia nodded her head and looked at the medic which they left the tent. Now they were alone.

"So, what is it that you want to talk about?" Cornelia asked.

"Those weapons that the MEF used, I know them." Alex replied, recalling the weapons that was used against his unit, team, and himself.

"You do?" The three said in unionism.

"The rocket was a Strum Faust aka a Panzerfaust and the other was a Beam Machine Gun that look like a StG 44," Alex answered.

"Wait did you just say Beam Machine Gun?" Darlton questioned as they are still in the experimental stage for that and the Lancelot was the one to use them.

Alex nodded his head in answered.

"So, that means that the EU were the first to make beam weapons before us? That's no good." Gilbert said, knowing this could be a problem later.

"But how do you know them?" Cornelia questioned, wondering how but Alex gave her the look and answer her own questioned, "Oh right from another world."

"And the Beam Machine Gun is a fictional weapon from the Gundam Series that the Japanese made that is popular for over 40 years in my world." Alex answer as he was in deep thought and spoke, "Cornelia, I would like for some people to look for some underground bases."

"Why?" Cornelia asked, wondering what her boyfriend has in mind.

"Because it's something I want theorize, that is all," Alex answered, getting up and put his military coat on.

Cornelia nodded her head at this and said, "Very well, I'll have some of our troops to start looking for any underground bases, but the good side is that we're heading back to the homeland. Emperor Charles wanted us back as he heard of our victory over the MEF."

"Well that's good. When do we leave?" Alex questioned.

"In four days," She answered.

The group of four left the tent but Alex was tackled to the ground by both Nero and Astolfo making both Darlton and Gilbert laugh at this. Artoria and Gil grabbed the two off their leader, having the two apologies to him but he was okay with it. He told them that they were heading home making them happy at the news.

Four days past, Alex, Cornelia and the others were on the plane heading back to the homeland as they rested. They finally made it back and the plane landed, and Princess Cornelia ride was there. They went back home to settle down as they earn it.

End of Third POV

For settling down, I had asked Cornelia if we could enjoy sometime together and my offer was a walk in the gardens. She agreed and now here we are.

"It's good to be home," I commented as I am enjoying the palace and its garden view, walking with my princess by my side.

Cornelia giggled a little and said, "I never thought you will say that this is your home."

"Well, it has as I did come here when I first arrived, and it was thanks to that as this has become my home. A home that I shall protect and you as well, Cornelia," I said with a smile on my face.

"I thought I told you to not worry about my safety," Cornelia said with a smirk as we walk to a bench and took a seat still holing each other's hands.

"You did, but I can't help it and you can't either," I said with my smirk not leaving my face.

"Agree, Alex. Agree," Cornelia said before putting her head on my shoulder which I put my head on top her head, getting us to smile at this warm and relax we are doing.

"Alex, big sister!" A familiar teen girl voice called, getting our attention.

We looked and saw Euphemia, but she wasn't alone as another girl was with her. She was a young girl, being at the same age as Euphie with Spanish pink hair that is in a ponytail and has violet eyes. She wore a red royal dress like the pink-haired princess wears but different as it has white wings on back of her dress.

"Euphemia," Cornelia greeted as her sister hugged her which she hugged back.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, before looking at our guest and looks like someone she knows.

"Well Marrybell came over to visit." Euphemia replied.

'So that's Marrybell, huh,' I thought, remembering that I wrote to the leader of the Glinda Knights during my time in the Middle East.

Marrybell bowed slightly to me and spoke, "Hello, I'm Marrybell mel Britannia. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"The honor is mine princess," I greeted with a small bow and kind smile on my face.

"So, you're here to join us for dinner?" Cornelia asked.

"I happen to be in area and Euphemia invited me over Cornelia. So, yes, I'll be joining for dinner," Marrybell answered.

"Then let us head in." Cornelia said, having all of us following her back into the palace for dinner.

We head inside but I have a feeling that my life will change again. I don't how or what yet, but just have that feeling that's all and will worry about it later as I'm having dinner.

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The Paladins Members (So far);

Alex (Desert Fox)

Artoria (Lion Queen)

Gilgamesh (Golden Ruler)

Nero (Empress of Roses)

Selvaria Bles (Silver Valkyrie)

Astolfo (Rider)

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Alex's Harem: Cornelia, Milly, Villetta, C.C., Kallen, Nero, Artoria (Lancer look), female Gilgamesh, Euphemia, Emma Sheen, Marida Cruz, Rakshata, Nonette, Monica, Dorothea, Leila, Anna, Ayano, Anya, Selvaria Bles and female Astolfo. Three more that will be shown in the next chapter.