At hearing Churchill's and Wong's declarations, Agrippa turned to look at their guest. They will need all the help they can get after all.
Shameless Self-promotion ho!An East Asian teenager wearing a blue gakuran uniform
stumbled on a small courtyard.
"What the hell is this?" He saw the arrows pointed out to him, making the teenager shrug his shoulders and follow it.
Churchill saw the teenager arrive, making him raise his eyebrow.
"Not the visitor I expected, but he could do."
"Can he even fight?" Gi-Soo asked Churchill when the teenager raised his fists.
"That accent..." The teenager said before he raised his fists. "You a North Korean?!"
Havoc turned round, saw the kid and raised his eyebrow. Havoc pointed at the kid and said to Churchill:
"Is this your idea of cannon fodder?"
The kid then raised his fists at churchill in an almost aggressive manner.
Havoc rubbed his forehead, shrugged and walked off to his quarters.
"How bout we teach him how to use a gun after we've had some rest".
In a reality far far away'
Redmond Boyle strode into the control room, surprising both Battle commander Karrde and General Jack Granger, he smiled at their surprise because it gave the news he carried a bit more......epicness.
I am after all their superior
"Sir".
General Granger spoke, his voice clear and to the point.
"We were not aware of your decision to come here today, I do suggest that an appointment be made next time".
Boyle looked down at the stout general, hoping that he looked slightly menacing with his hieght.
"General, this is WAR, emergencies like the one we face now cannot be obstructed by meager things like appointments".
The general backed down, it was futile to argue with this man.
Now Commader Karrde spoke:
"well sir, we are in the final stages for the battle of Temple Prime; any news or directions from you would be much welcomed".
Boyle smiled and bowed in mock modesty, he could see that the man was tired; strain showed in what was once a confident voice. Well, it wasn't too much of a surprise as this was going to be THE last major battle and the commander had done well; defeating a horde of the most elite Nod Armies, Black hand were there in huge numbers, living up to being the personal guard of Kane; and yet this GDI commander had stemmed the black tide and even now the screens which made the walls of the command center beeped, blinked and flashed with GDI advancements.
My news should ease this man's troubles greatly.
Boyle smiled, calmed himself and:
"Commander, the ASAT defence along with the Ion control network are online are they not?".
"Yes sir", replied the commander.
Granger suddenly cut in.
"Boyle, we have reports that Nod have WMD's of a Tiberium nature stocked in that temple; if we strike with the Ion cannon theres..."
Boyle silenced him with the raising of the hand.
"Commader, I have given you access to the GDI Ion cannon Alpha 2 which is in orbit over Sarajevo".
He paused to let the news sink in.
"Kane has had his share of history, I want you to end this Once and for ALL".
edited 20th Feb '12 7:00:38 PM by biomechtraveler
Agrippa looked at the teenager with some surprise, He seemed old enough to sign up to be a legionnaire but that was not the issue. Now Churchill is letting untrained civilians fight? The situation has gotten desperate it seems.
And at the teen's display of aggression to Gi-Soo, The Centurion quickly told him to calm down lest there be trouble.
"Easy, We are all allies here."
Shameless Self-promotion ho!"As the others have said." Churchill told the teenager. "Gi-Soo here is an ally, not an enemy."
"All right then." The teenager sighed before he said his name. "Name's Riki Samejima, one of the toughest guys in my school and a yankee."
"Seems like we got ourselves a juvenile delinquent." Gi-Soo told the others.
Churchill nodded. "For now, I suggest that all of you follow Mr. Havoc's suggestion and get some rest."
Gi-Soo bowed before Churchill and eyed Riki carefully.
"You heard the man?"
"Right, right." Riki sighed. "Been tired from my last fight anyway."
Big Boss's eyebrow's creased. Teenagers? They were going to send teenagers into a warzone? People had died! This was no place for children.
"This is unacceptable." Big Boss said, his statement directed at Churchill. "Mason was a soldier. He knew the risks. But a schoolyard brawler does not a warrior make. You cannot send an untrained boy into the fold."
I won't look at another traumatised child's eyes, after they are blooded on the battlefield.
The old mercenary began stripping down to his BDU, removing his burnt overcoat and melted boots, before going over to his locker. He grabbed his first aid kit, and took out a tube of burn ointment. After rubbing the burns on his arms and legs, Big Boss held up the stuff.
"Does anyone else need this?" he asked.
"Indeed." Gi-Soo told Wong. "It seems that he fights against others of the same age at the streets."
"Hey." Riki got Gi-Soo's attention. "What about him?" He pointed to the stretcher where the unconscious Deuce was.
"We'll take care of him." Churchill assured the young yankee. "I'll get someone to help with his stretcher in a few minutes."
A chain-mailed hand reached out and grabbed the tube Big Boss was holding, trembling slightly as if it were using the last of its ailing reserves of strength.
Face stony, Turin clutched the ointment to his chest - then he seemed to stiffen up, and slowly walked away in utter silence, barring any sign of weakness from his body with a supreme effort of will, even as the blood ran down from his arm and dripped, dripped, dripped on the floor.
He was headed towards his quarters. He did not acknowledge the child.
edited 21st Feb '12 3:19:13 AM by troydenite
Havoc stood in his quaters checking himself for injuries.
Cracked...no, broken ribs...badly twisted ankle....burns on neck and forehead..
Of course this wasn't such a bad state, he'd known worse but the severd arm was going to cause problems....
In a reality far far away
Commander Karrde looked with surprise at Redmond boyle,
"The Ion Cannon? sir, are we going to risk that type of firepower on a target that may contain Tiberium based WM Ds?"
"My point exactly", Granger cut in; this wasn't going the way he wanted, this man was going to have them unleash their most powerful weapon on what may well be a Tiberium mine. Tiberium when ionised often turns highly explosive.....
And this fool would use the Ion Cannon on...what may be another world altering missile..
"Boyle, I would like to hear the opinion of others before we launch such ....drastic attack against Kane".
Granger turned round and clipped at the EVA.
"Get me online with Dr Girod, he should be able to put us in our positions".
The Eva AI on the computer screen buzzed and went silent as it waited for connection. After a moment its mechanical voice answered:
"Connection lost, cannot connect with Girod research facility"
"Bring up the sentry scan of the facility". snapped Granger, things were not turning out well.
The Sky sentry scan produced the worst news anyone could wish for: Red dots covred the screen, each red dot signified one Nod battilion and there were hundreds, the yellow dots slowly disappeared as the GDI guards were slowly but surely overwhelmed by the sheer number of Nod units.
Field reports show that the force attacking are the Black hand of Kane, it seems that Dr Girod has been captured by Nod".
Silence filled the room, even the other people working there, engineers, technicians, other battle commanders there cast worried glances at the general direction of that EVA screen.
...
"Well that can't be helped". Redmaond Boyle said with a defeated shrug, "Since no one has seconded my opinion I lay the charge on You, Mr Karrde to obliterate Kane from history; show the world that GDI is INVINCIBLE, show the world that however many times Kane comes back we'll kill him, show the world that those who live by Tie berium, Die by Tiberium".
His speech deliverd, Boyle gave the most reassuring smile he could conjure and patted the commander on the back.
Karrde sighed, reached and brought his microphone closer to him.
"This is Commander Karrde to all units, do I have confirmation that the Ion disruptors of Temple Prime have been taken down?".
"Yes sir". came the static reply.
"All right guys, thats a good job done, fall back to main base and watch the fireworks, we're bringing in the Ion cannon".
Slowly, surely the yellow dots on the Commanders personal EVA screen began a steady retreat.
A thousand miles up in the dark heavens, the deadly piece of technology known as the Ion Cannon locked into position, calculations were made and thrusters began to ignite as the target came into range.
edited 21st Feb '12 9:14:18 PM by biomechtraveler
A few minutes later, a being made of metal
and another being made up of wood
came to the courtyard and carried Deuce's stretcher back towards his room.
Churchill then spoke to Green Arrow. "By the way, I need to talk to you when I can. I think someone is here to see you."
He then told Riki to wait as he needed to talk to him.
"I'll be off for a little while." Gi-Soo told Churchill before he went to the training area to see the Merchant and ask if he can help in refilling his ammo, which he accepted.
All of a sudden, an accordion-carrying, Hawaiian-shirt-wearing man appeared in the courtyard and started talking to... thin air really, least that's what it'd look like to anyone else there.
"Hey kids, and welcome to another episode of the Weird Al Show! Oh boy, this one's gonna be great, today we've got..." he began enthusiastically, before slowly stopping and taking his time to look around and let the new surroundings sink in.
"Wow, see you've, erm, really done my cave up nicely here. Great job guys! No seriously, very detailed, gotta love the lamppost. In fact, it's almost as if it isn't my cave at all, but come on, what are the chances of that?!" he said, his smile still beaming but the nervous look on his eyes saying otherwise.
"...Guys?".
Untainted Wings, Unstable World: Select your Spiriter..."Of course." Churchill told the Chinese man. "Your individual room is found after you make the first turn to your right. Just be careful that you don't walk into the wrong room."
He then spotted another person arrive from the portal courtyard to the main one.
"And who might you be, sir?"
The unconscious Deuce had been placed on a bed in his own room, complete with medical equipment placed to check his pulse. So far, it was quite weak.
edited 26th Feb '12 12:42:33 AM by Ominae
"Oh seriously guys, it's me. Y'know, Weird Al, the guy you gave an entire TV show too. Ah, not that I'm ungrateful or anything..." he backed up. "Kinda like to know what you did with all my stuff here though".
Untainted Wings, Unstable World: Select your Spiriter..."So you've dragged me right out of my cave, away from my show, away from my TV, away from Harvey, all to be part of some great big punch-up against an Anthropomorphic Personification of a U2 song?" Al responded.
"Sure, fine, not like I had anything better to do Saturday night, and on the plus side, no more 'think for yourself' or 'use your imagination' being screamed into my face every other second!" he brightened up.
"Hey who's up for some polka music?" he then said as he raised his accordion.
edited 26th Feb '12 1:17:47 PM by IchiharaItsuko
Untainted Wings, Unstable World: Select your Spiriter..."...I guess not" Al said as he lowered his accordion "Sheesh, tough crowd".
"Though hey, 'useless'? Come on, you'd honestly call the guy who fixed a TV using only a spatula while cooking an omelette in the other hand to the tune of the Spanish national anthem 'useless'?" he reacted.
"Okay, I kinda, sorta, made that whole thing up, but the point still stands!" he shot back with, though you'd have to wonder if even he knew what he was on about anymore.
Untainted Wings, Unstable World: Select your Spiriter...

After a few moments of silence, Churchill faced the party with a serious tone.
"I thank you all for securing the lance. That way, The One won't be able to use it to enhance his power to conquer the multiverse. But there are two things I wish to address."
When he finished clearing his throat, he said. "One. I was very concerned about the manner of your teamwork, which I find to be very distressing for the past few missions. And second, I have a visitor who Green Arrow wishes to see."
"Visitor?" Gi-Soo asked.
Churchill nodded before he turned to his back. "You can come out now."