"War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the Human spirit."
- Robert Fisk
(Insert Song: Norway from BF V)
2003
"My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger."
"On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are the opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. More than 35 countries are giving crucial support - from the use of naval and air bases, to help with intelligence and logistics, to the deployment of combat units. Every nation in this coalition has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in our common defense."
2021
We open to An airfield with thousands of US forces trying to get on a C-130 and one of the troops was Daniel Espinoza getting his bag ready to deploy to Iraq to keep it free from Insurgent control, some of the soldiers were praying while some were ready to fight, it was mixed opinion.
"When I was a little boy my uncle always asked me if I was ready to go to war."
They began to load into the aircraft, and as soon the door closed the C-130 took off and carried the men to its destination the land where empires fell, then faded to black.
"He told me that the good soldier kills without ever thinking of his enemy as a human being."
Then the next scene shows us a WW2 paratrooper being nervous while his other brothers are preparing to jump into France. The soldier looked nervous and was praying for a bit, then the lights turned green and he was first in line and jumped out of the plane.
"In the moment he sees him as a fellow man, he is no longer a good soldier."
"And I was a good soldier."
"God help me?"
A new scene cuts to a crashed Paramail in the ocean and it is Naomi who was sinking into the ocean, with pieces of her Paramail sinking into the ocean too. She was knocked out cold and couldn't move.
"Within each of us lie the seeds of an undefined greatness."
Another scene shows American troops in France in the year 1980s getting equipment ready and preparing for war against the Soviets. It then cuts to him holding on to his dead brother in arms while taking heavy fire.
"We are the fathers and mothers of our own future."
The next scene opens up with a young Japanese UEF overlooking her city being bombarded and shelled by Federation Troops, and all she can do is just watch with guilt and sadness.
"That future must be chosen, nurtured, guided."
The new scene shows Taiwan in ruins from a Chinese invasion with Shaanxi Y-9s flying by while paratroopers Jump out of the planes. Then it cuts to a US Marine fighting off invading Chinese troops.
"It must be driven with conviction."
Yosef was watching the Insurgent refugee camp getting burnt to the ground and when he saw the the corpses of the people he pretended to save to get into the camp he had a sad look on his face.
"Lest our lesser nature let it stay stray into shadow."
War has always thoroughly explored humanity's potential.
Finest Moments. Darkest hours.
Summits of courage. Depths of hatred.
Hope. Endurance. Atrocity. Death.
Normandy 1944
D-Day
US Army 101st Airborne
(Insert Song: Battlefield V Narvik)
Planes were flying by the dark skies dodging anti-air fire, with hundreds of thousands of American Paratroopers landing in different locations some close to enemy territory alone or together.
A young private named Anton Gonzalez was parachuting to his objective carrying his M1A1 Carbine and landed feet first and got out of his parachute where he found his NCO Sargeant Hawkins and a couple dozen of his squad mates rallying up near the village entrance. He readied his weapons and ran towards the group.
"Ralley up near the gate! Williams, Daniels plant satchel charges on the gate!" Sargent Hawkins ordered his men.
(Insert Song: Battlefield V - Glorifica)
A couple of American paratroopers named PVT Williams, and PVT Daniels began planting satchel charges on the front gate and everyone got to a safe distance and detonated the explosive blowing up the gate. German troops were alerted by the explosion and saw American troops the Paratroopers fired some of their weapons and killed a few.
"American Infantry!" Shouted one German soldier. Prompting the other Germans to fire at the American troops some took cover while some died by incoming fire. Gonzalez took cover and fired his Carbine rifle at a couple of soldiers killing them.
"Look out!" yelled a private seeing an incoming rocket heading towards them, but it just brushed them over their heads. One by one they took out more German troops while the Germans also took some of the Americans out.
Garand's pings, barrels overheating, and soldiers screaming in pain didn't bother Anton at all. All he cared about was surviving. As they headed deeper into the village he saw an AA gun near a church.
"Sargent, I spotted the AA gun! 300 meters! North of my location." Anton yelled.
"Everyone take out those gunners now!" Yelled the sergeant, making everyone run in the AA gun's direction. The German gunners heard them approaching and got off the AA and grabbed their weapons but they were soon gunned down before they could even fire a shot.
After taking out the remaining German forces, they rallied up near the church's front entrance. "Alright everyone listen up, rally up to the church!".
As soon as they got close to the church they heard something from inside. "Wait do you hear that?" One of the paratroopers asked. Then a Tiger Tank came bursting through the front entrance of the church surprising the paratroopers, the tank fired its main canon causing Anton to see white vision.
"Humanity has fought everywhere, in every condition known, using weapons we had never dreamed of."
"But death is death no matter where you are, and suffering is the same in every language"
(Insert Song: Battlefield V Legacy theme)
Iraq 2021
Kurdistan
US Army 75th Ranger Regiment
An M1A2 Abrams tank fired its main canon at a building that was housing a bunch of Iraqi insurgents in deep Kurdistan. Humvees and Bradleys were rolling through the city, and Daniel was riding in the Humvee controlling the 50-cal machine gun.
The radio clicked in and the Bradley driver announced. "We spotted enemy infantry in the open, north of us!" Daniel then readied his 50-cal to prepare for battle to see where they were at.
"I see them." Daniel responded. He then bullets started flying in and Daniel started shooting at opened targets. He killed a few that were trying to shoot the Humvee but was able to take them out with one head being ripped off.
"Contact down!" Daniel shouted. He then turned the turret to his left and saw Iraqi insurgents firing PKMS at their troops. He aimed at them, and took out some that were about to shoot an RPG preventing any trouble.
"Nice shooting Danny, keep it up." Captain Davis said over the radio.
"Hunter 2-1 this is Golith 1 we need you to scout ahead on the left turn of the street." Said the Bradley radiomen.
"Roger that." Responded Captain Davis
However, as soon as they turned to the next corner road, there were 12 Dozen Iraqi insurgents Daniel didn't have time to pick a target, so he started shooting who was close but then saw multiple RPG Rockets flying towards the Humvee causing the vehicle to flip over and knocking out Daniel
Technology is moving faster than you could think how to use it
Yours, theirs - it didn't matter.
Japan 2199
Tokyo
Unified Economic Federation
Many wars across time and space prove that from ocean beds to mountain tops, The greatest killing machine is humans.
(Insert Song: Battlefield V - Sandstone)
The UEF began to prepare for an ambush in the middle of Tokyo. On top of one of the destroyed buildings was a sniper and her scout. They set up portable walls to provide them with cover from machine gun fire.
"Mikasa I got your back, make sure you provide support to our comrades, and do me a favor don't miss." Eren said while holding his binoculars to his face.
"You know I never miss." Mikasa said while setting up her bipod. Then they saw a bunch of rockets fired at the Pan-Continental Alliance, which caused the enemy infantry to take cover from The UEF soldiers that were across from them.
"I spotted an enemy Captain, take the shot." Said Eren.
"I see him." She said then took a deep breath and fired her shot getting a headshot kill. She then set her sights on another target and killed another soldier.
"Nice shooting!" Eren said in excitement seeing dead PCA troops dying brought happiness to him.
After a couple of minutes of sniping the enemy was killed, and the UEF ambushers moved towards the destroyed convoy. "I see our troops moving towards the objective, cover them." Eren said while pointing at his comrades.
Then they heard a Fighter jet coming in dropping bombs randomly around the area. "Damn, it looks like they called in some fast air before they died." Mikasa said out of annoyance. Then another fighter jet bombed another building close to their objective.
Mikasa didn't care she kept an eye on her comrades as they entered the building. "They entered the building." Mikasa told Eren.
"Oh my god fast air spotted us get out now!" Eren said while looking up and Mikasa looked up and saw the Fighter plane aiming at them. It was too late as soon as she got up it fired a missile at the building killing both of them in the process.
Total wars brought death to home.
It wasn't just about the soldiers on the front.
Arzenal 2738
50 miles from the base
Norma.
This time the crosshairs found the innocents that were thrown into the fire.
They force others to do their dirty work
and make children fight wars.
(Insert Song: BF V Pride and Honour)
2nd squadron of Arzenal was in the air with their paramail's, flying to where the singular was about to open. "All 2nd squad, prepare for combat were pulling up to the singular opening." Their captain announced over comms.
"Yes Ma'am" They shouted over the radio.
"You ready Hannah?" asked one of the paramail riders.
"I'm as ready as I can." Said the 12-year-old girl named Hannah. As soon as she said that the singular opened and it was a category 3 with a swarm of Schonners and multiple brig classes showing up from the portal.
"Get ready to fight ladies, here they come!" The captain shouted and they began to get out of flight mode and began fighting the DRAGON'S. They left the formation and scattered away from each other to gain more ground.
"Remember don't let them get too close to you or get surrounded or else you'll get killed!"
Hannah fresh from training began killing Schonners left and right. whenever one would get close she would dodge the attack. "Heh just like the simulations" She said but didn't know that her comms were still active.
"You doing good kid, don't get cocky, and turn off your radio it's been on for too long." Her Captain ordered her subordinate.
"Oh yes, ma'am." While switching to flight mode, then a big orb flew past her and hit a couple of her comrades, it was a Brig class that killed her friends she knew during her classes.
"All riders, focus your attack on the big one!" Their Captain ordered.
"Yes Ma'am!" They responded and began shooting the big DRAGON down. However, Schonner was flying undetected and snuck up to Hannah's paramail, she heard scratches and beeping indications her Paramail was telling her that a DRAGON is attacking her.
"I have one behind me! I Need help!" Hannah yelled on the radio.
"Hannah! you have a DRAGON latched onto you, evasive maneuvers immediately!" Said her CO on the radio but it was too late Hannah saw the DRAGON and the DRAGON ripped the cover of the paramail and killed Hannah in the blink of an eye.
Airmen, Infantry, Volunteers, Conscripts, them or us.
West Germany 1986
Berlin
US Army 1st Infantry Division
"It didn't matter where the danger came from, the threat of death unifies everyone.
Victory meant staying alive.
(Insert Song: Battlefield V - Rotterdam of Ruins)
M1 Abrams and Humvees began rolling in with infantry following behind and they saw many rocket barrages approaching them. The troops began to up their positions with one corporal named Jimmy Fritz holding his M16A1 in fear. He then noticed Soviet troops advancing and taking more positions.
The young corporal got out of his fears and ran towards the sandbags while avoiding rocket attacks fired by the Russians and an exploding M1 Abrams by his side. He fired a couple of shots at the invading Russians with his M16.
He was next to an M60E3 Gunner who was firing away his MG, Jimmy kept shooting left and right they just kept coming towards their position. After a couple of minutes, he reloaded his M16 for the third time but when he pushed the bolt forward, he heard the machine gunner die. Without hesitation, Jimmy put his gun to the side, grabbed the Machine Gun, and started firing.
He would do a 7 to 9-round burst making sure the weapon wouldn't jam, and made sure to do quick reloads, each time he was out of ammo. It had been 3 minutes and the line was almost faltering.
"Incoming!" yelled one of the soldiers Jimmy looked up and saw a garage of artillery coming in one of them landed near him making A big explosion go off at least 25 feet in front of Jimmy knocking him back.
(Insert Song: Battlefield V - Devastation)
A couple of seconds later he opened his to see cobra helicopters firing missiles and machine guns. One of them got hit and was spinning out of control.
"Man, unworthiest creation."
"What led it back to us?"
He then brought his head up to see his fellow troops walking in pain and injured, but they were gunned down by incoming Soviet troops who were advancing, and NATO tanks being blown up.
"Does a hidden hand guide it?
Birthing us in violence and blood."
Jimmy turned to his left to see an M1911A1, he grabbed it and made sure it was loaded and he started firing at incoming Soviet troops that got any closer to him, making sure every shot counted.
"Ending us in fear, alone."
Until You've pulled the trigger on an enemy, you're not ready for war."
As soon as Jimmy ran out of ammo in 1911 and began to reload his pistol to keep on fighting but the soviet soldiers saw him doing this action, they fired their AK-74s and killed him ending the corporal's life.
"You're only ready to die"
(Insert I vow to thee my country, Battlefield V Version)
Beginnings...
Endings...
In between one and the other...
Between first, and last...
Always searching...
Sometimes finding...
Brothers..
Sisters...
Sons and daughters...
Mothers and fathers...
We have no world without them.
And there is no other world.
Multiple perspectives of war across time and space.
WW2: Alonso Garcia
War on Terror: Daniel Espinoza
Alternate 1986 WW3: Pedro Espinoza
Alternate 2022 WW4: Danni Parker
2199 WW7 Ragnorok War: Fuka Yuhara
First Libertus: Eric Schults
Norma-DRAGON War: Naomi
Konni-NMB war on Insurgents: Yosef
Different wars, and different periods but they have one thing in common... Death.
Cross Ange: War Stories
Authors Note
Hey guys how's it going I know it has been quite a minute and I haven't forgotten I've been very busy with IRL stuff so don't worry I haven't forgotten about writing for soldiers from another world just been busy like I said.
This has been in my head for quite a while, ever since I was in Basic training I've thought about doing multiple spinoffs for my Fanfic and this is one of them, in this story is where we see multiple stories of war across time and space almost like how in Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V the campaigns revolved around different parts of the wars they fought respectively in those games.
If you think about it some of the stories that will happen in this Fanfic would be prequels for certain characters (Like Naomi, Daniel, and Yosef) before the main story or what the Wars were like in the DRAGON world before and during the Ragnarok War.
Also, I know technically we don't know when WW3 and WW4 happened but I want to ballpark that WW3 happened in 1986 during the height of the Cold War and WW4 Happened in 2022 with the Russian invasion of Ukraine a success making other countries follow suit (Like China invading Tawain, Hamas and Iran invading Israel, and so forth)
Please let me know what you think of this first prologue chapter of my new story, leave a comment, and I'll see you in the next one peace.