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Wake Island – DC Base
Soldier: Major Tempest, Vice Commander Adler is calling from Aidoneus Island.
Tempest: …Patch him through to the main monitor.
Soldier: Yes, sir.
Adler: You seem unable to contain the Hagane, Tempest Hawker.
Tempest: …My apologies.
Adler: Yes, well. You are to return to Aidoneus with Killer Whale 23.
Tempest: Return to headquarters…?
Tempest: I thought my orders were to remain at Wake Island, and intercept the Hagane?
Adler: No. You’ve been assigned to a new mission.
Adler: The Divine Crusaders are reorganizing to invade Europe.
Adler: I want you to take command of the operation…
Tempest: As to that, I think Lorenzo is more appropriate than me.
Adler: That man was given a different assignment.
Tempest: …The Hagane has broken through our blockade, and is advancing on Wake Island.
Tempest: Even though it’s just one ship, I can’t leave now. I must protect the base…
Adler: It’s no longer your concern. Tenzan Nakajima is taking over.
Tempest: That kid…? Apart from his skill as a pilot, I don’t think he will be able to take leadership of this base.
Adler: You will return to headquarters, as per the orders of the Commander.
Tempest: …..
Adler: Elzam and Shu Shirakawa have been given the same orders.
Tempest: (Elzam and Professor Shirakawa…)
Adler: Are we clear? Return at once. Our leader is waiting.
*Call ends*
Tempest: (I don’t understand…did my heart mislead me?)
Tempest: (Instead of trying to take the Hagane, I should have sunk it…)
Tenzan: As of today, I’m your commanding officer. You will obey my orders.
Tempest: …..
Tenzan: ! M-Ma-Major….you’re still here.
Tempest: …..
Tenzan: Shouldn’t you be going? Didn’t Commander Bian want to see you?
Tempest: You don’t have to remind me.
Tenzan: Eh, just leave it to me. I’ll get the Hagane for you.
Tempest: That’s going to be difficult for a kid who can’t tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
Tenzan: Ha, that’s coming from an old man who’s obsessed with revenge.
Tempest: …!
Tenzan: Besides, there is no difference…fantasy or reality, all that matters is whether or not you’re having fun.
Tempest: You would be wise to shut your mouth.
Tenzan: Ooh, scary. I’m so scared of the revenge-obsessed former Aggressor.
Tempest: Hmph…
Tenzan: Alright, have a nice trip…I’m going to practice against the Hagane in the combat simulator.
Hagane – Bridge
Tetsuya: Entering Micronesia…we’ll soon be passing the Tropic of Cancer.
Tetsuya: Wake Island has been used as a fortress for thousands of years, so we must focus our attention on the base located there.
Ingram: It’s been occupied by the DC, no doubt.
Tetsuya: Yes… I believe that’s where the last enemy units were deployed from.
Aya: Can we avoid going to Wake Island?
Tetsuya: I wish that we could. However…
Tetsuya: We not only have supply issues, but the Wake Island Base controls all the enemy defensive lines…
Tetsuya: If we can overtake it, we won’t have to worry about enemy forces until we reach the Marshall Islands.
Aya: But…that means we’ll have to go head-to-head with them…
Daitetsu: …At the present, the DC are deploying their forces en masse in North Africa.
Daitetsu: Therefore, we believe that their defensive forces have been weakened.
Daitetsu: This is the quickest path to get to DC headquarters on Aidoneus.
Aya: …..
Daitetsu: That’s why we must take out the enemies on Wake Island.
Daitetsu: By any means necessary…
Hagane – Briefing Room
Ingram: Wake Island Base is equipped with anti-ship cannons.
Irm: And it’s fallen under enemy command…great.
Irm: So, Major…how should we proceed?
Ingram: With their long-range defense system, the Hagane will have a difficult time getting close to the island.
Ryusei: Then, if we can destroy those cannons, the Hagane can get to the island…
Ingram: That’s it. The PTs and the fighter jets will rush Wake Island…and take out the defense matrix.
Ingram: Afterwards, the Hagane will be free to attack the base’s facilities.
Ryusei: R-Rush the island…but if we attack the base, won’t WE be the ones who get shot down!?
Ingram: The Huckebein, Wildschwein, Wildraubtier, and F-28’s are designed for high-speed performance…
Ingram: They should be able to move fast enough to avoid being targeted by their cannons.
Ryusei: Are you serious…?
Ingram: But, we still need to deal with their AMs, jet fighters, SAM and MLRS missiles.
Giado: That’s a lot…we gotta take dem all down, jah?
Ingram: That’s correct.
Giado: Den, let’s do dis right.
Ingram: We commence at 1130 hours. Everyone, to your stations.
Chapter 11: Elemental Lord
Wake Island
Daitetsu: All hands, keep the ship at this position. Launch all PTs and fighter jets!
Tetsuya: Roger! All units, go!
*Prep screen, Units deploy*
Garnet: Wow…! They have a lot of cannons, huh?
Giado: Of course. How else would dey defend themselves?
Garnet: There’re so many cannons, I…CANNON’T believe it!
Giado: That’s just bad!
Ryusei: Hey, can we really destroy all of them?
Giado: Quit your whining, mon. It’s no harder than shooting down a MAPW, just a different setup.
Ingram: All units. Destroy the cannons surrounding the base.
Aya: Yes, Major.
Soldier: The Hagane has launched its PTS!
Tenzan: Good…lure all PTs to this base. Ship 21, stay where you are.
Soldier: What!? We’re not intercepting with AMs sir?
Tenzan: That’s right. I want more fun, more excitement!
Soldier: B-But…
Tenzan: Just do as you’re commanded.
Soldier: Y-Yes, sir.
*Conditions shown, Battle starts*
*Turn 2 Player Phase*
Aya: Rai, does something seem off? They’ve got more firepower than we do, but they’re moving too slow.
Rai: I agree. If they intercept us over the ocean, they can minimize damage to their base…
Rai: Something’s wrong…it’s possible they’re planning an ambush.
Aya: Perhaps…
Ryusei: Either way, we gotta destroy those cannons. Let’s charge ahead!
*Battle resumes*
*Unit moves past the perimeter turrets*
Tenzan: Heh heh, here they come. Let’s start the show.
Tenzan: Tell Killer Whale 21 that their turn has arrived!
Soldier: Roger that! Killer Whale 21, surface!
*Killer Whale appears*
Eita: 12 o’clock, range 3! DC submarine sighted!
Tetsuya: Ugh…! This is an ambush!
Tenzan: Ship 21, prepare to launch missiles. And be sure to avoid hitting their bow.
Tenzan: I don’t want to be blown away with them.
DC Capt.: Roger! Hands, aim for the Hagane’s aft! Missile, fire!
*Missile appears*
Eita: A missile has been launched from the DC sub!
Tetsuya: They’re targeting us…!
Tenzan: Alright, Hagane…what will you do?
Tenzan: Stay and become missile fodder, or run away and abandon your PTs…
Daitetsu: PT units, destroy the cannons! The Hagane will take care of the missile!
Tetsuya: Roger! Prepare AM missiles!
Tenzan: Wow! So they chose to take out the missile. Now that’s the spirit.
*Battle resumes*
*Turn 3 Player Phase*
Eita: Captain! Unknown contact coming in fast at 9 o’clock!!
Daitetsu: …!
Eita: Searching data archives…there’s a match! I-It’s…!
*Cybuster appears*
Masaki: There you are! I was looking all over for you!
Tetsuya: A-A robot!?
Ryusei: Coo…
Garnet: Coo? Coo-coo-ka-choo?
Ryusei: C-Cool…!
Rai: Only you would focus on that first. It’s the robot from Antarctica.
Ryusei: Oh, yeah…!
*Cybuster zooms over to Wake Island*
Ryusei: Th-That speed! He’s faster than a jet!
Soldier: A-An unidentified mech broke through our defensive line!
Tenzan: H-Hey…wh-what the heck!?
Tenzan: It’s not a PT or an AM! Is it one of Bian’s new mechs!?
Tetsuya: Attention unknown mech! Identify yourself at once! If you refuse you will be considered an ally to the DC!
Masaki: Don’t jump to conclusions. I just wanted to help!
Tetsuya: Help!?
Shiro: Uh, Masaki? Shouldn’t you explain to them about us…?
Masaki: No time for that. We gotta take out those cannons all at once!
Kuro: All at once…y-you’re not going to use that are you!?
Shiro: Don’t go crazy, Masaki! If you use that here…
Masaki: I said we don’t have time! Let’s do it!!
Kuro: O-OK, meow!
Masaki: Here it goes!! CYFLAAAAAAASH!!
*Cybuster wrecks all enemy cannons*
Soldier: A-All our cannons have been wiped out!!
Tenzan: Wha-What!? That’s some trick he’s got there!!
Ryusei: Amazing! He destroyed them all by himself…!
Masaki: Well, my job is done. See ya around!
Ryusei: H-Hey! Where are you going!?
Masaki: I gotta check out the inside. Take care of the rest of them.
*Cybuster leaves the map*
Giado: What the!?
Ingram: All units, now is our chance to take out the base!
Daitetsu: Since the cannons are gone, this ship can approach. Disable the sub before they start shooting at us again!
*Battle resumes*
*Defeat all enemies, Guarlion Custom, Lions, and Cybuster appear*
Masaki: Hold it!
Tenzan: Rrr! If you hadn’t shown up, I’d have sunk the Hagane!
Tenzan: You just messed up my game plan!
Masaki: To blazes with your game! Where is that monster Shu!? Answer me!!
Tenzan: I told you! He’s not here!
Masaki: Then tell me where he is!
Tenzan: I dunno. Maybe he’s on Aidoneus Island?
Masaki: Aidoneus Island…!?
Tenzan: Things aren’t going well. Ah, the heck with it…
Tenzan: This base isn’t worth my life…I’m calling it a day.
Soldier: W-Wait! What should we do, sir!?
Tenzan: Pray for better luck. Or should I say, pray that this isn’t game over for you?
*Teznan and Lion units retreat*
Rio: Wake Island Base is ours. The remaining DC forces are retreating from this sector.
Tetsuya: And the unknown?
Rio: He’s not acting in a hostile manner…
Masaki: Blast…Shu’s not here either…
Shiro: Well, at least we found a clue, meow.
Ingram: …Who are you?
Masaki: I’m Masaki. Masaki Andoh.
Ingram: What is that mech you’re piloting? It doesn’t look like a Personal Trooper…
Masaki: That’s because it isn’t.
Masaki: This is a Masoukishin, the Elemental Lord of the Wind…the Cybuster.
Ingram: Masoukishin…? Never heard of it.
Masaki: Well, now…you…have…
Shiro: Masaki, what’s wrong!?
Masaki: Wh-What…? I’m…losing…
Kuro: Did you use too much prana for the Cyflash…?
Masaki: Nuts…at this level…I can’t…
Hagane – Bridge
Eita: …The unknown mech “Cybuster” has been loaded.
Tetsuya: Hey…that’s the AGX-05…
Eita: 05…the same one our recon unit came in contact with…?
Tetsuya: Yes. But it doesn’t appear to be an Aerogater…
Daitetsu: …How’s the base?
Eita: The remaining troops are sending out a distress signal.
Daitetsu: Tell them to disarm. Otherwise we’ll come in by force.
Eita: Yes sir. I’ll send the message now.
Daitetsu: Vice-Captain, prepare to bring in the supplies.
Tetsuya: Right. But…it’s odd. They didn’t fight until the very end.
Eita: Their commander fled quickly, too.
Daitetsu: …We’ve seen that Bian Zoldark’s Divine Crusaders aren’t invincible.
Daitetsu: And because of that, we might just win this war…
Hagane – Medical Room
Kusuha: There, you’re all bandaged up, Aya.
Aya: Thank you, Kusuha.
Kusuha: You’re next, Ryusei.
Ryusei: I’m not wounded. It’s just a scratch.
Kusuha: Oh, just let me take care of it.
Aya: By the way…that pilot Masaki, did he have a couple of pet cats?
Kusuha: Yes…they’re over there taking a nap.
Ryusei: Piloting a robot with cats…that’s kinda weird.
Aya: Is he from Earth?
Ryusei: I think so? Masaki Andoh sounds like a Japanese name…
Ryusei: And his Cybuster doesn’t seem to be an Aerogater mech.
Rio: Hey, Kusuha. Is Masaki up yet?
Kusuha: No…he’s still asleep.
Rio: Oh…
Kuro: Shiro! C’mon Shiro!
Shiro: What, meow…? I’m too full…
Aya: Rio, did…did you say something?
Rio: No…?
Kuro: Snap out of it, Shiro. Wake up.
Shiro: Meow…where…?
Aya: I hear voices…
Ryusei: S-So do I. Is it a ghost…?
Rio: I’ll take a look.
Rio: Hey, anyone there!?
Shiro: Meow!
Kuro: S-Stop shouting!
Rio: …Th-The cats are talking…!
Aya: Sh-She’s right…!
Ryusei: A-Are they robot cats!?
Shiro: Do we look like robots…?
Ryusei: I-It spoke…! You sure you aren’t robots!?
Kusuha: …B-But…you’re speaking English…
Shiro: Oh, right. I forgot cats here can’t talk. Meow.
Kuro: Well, too late now.
Rio: Wh-What…? What do you mean…!?
Masaki: U-Ugh…
Kuro: Masaki, you’re awake!?
Masaki: …..
Masaki: …Where am I?
Aya: You’re aboard an EFA battleship…the Hagane’s sickbay.
Masaki: An EFA Battleship!? I gotta go!
Shiro: Masaki!
Rio: Wait! Where are you going!?
Hagane – Captain’s Room
Tetsuya: Captain, we’ve finished restocking the extra parts.
Daitetsu: Have we acquired the enemy AM yet?
Rob: We have the data on it, but not the mech itself…
Rob: But, that’s enough for us to fit AM weaponry on our PTs.
Daitetsu: Good, very good.
Tetsuya: Captain…there’s something I’m worried about.
Daitetsu: What’s that?
Tetsuya: I checked their transmission records and found…what appears to be a communication with the Far East Brigade.
Daitetsu: With the Far East…? When was it sent?
Tetsuya: Unfortunately the cache was cleared recently, but it must have happened in the past few days.
Daitetsu: What grade was it?
Tetsuya: Grade AAA…and it was only transmitted once. So I was unable to trace its destination.
Ingram: AAA codes can only be used by high-ranking officers. Therefore…
Tetsuya: Commander Laker Randolph, Chief of Staff Sakae Takanaka…or Lt. Colonel Hans Weber…
Daitetsu: …..
Irm: …I don’t know it this is related, but I’ve been bothered by some things.
Ingram: What things?
Irm: When my transport was attacked by DC pilots…they seemed to know that the cargo was the Wildraubtier.
Irm: And according to Ryusei, the person leading the attack was named Tenzan…apparently he’s a famous Burning PT player.
Ingram: (Tenzan Nakajima…he was one of the marked ones.)
Tetsuya: Burning PT…?
Ingram: It’s a kind of simulator, one we created to indentify qualified civilians.
Ingram: That’s how Master Sergeant Ryusei was recruited to the SRX Team.
Daitetsu: Are you saying that the DC used that game to find pilots too?
Ingram: It’s possible. However, there are only a limited number of people who know of Burning PT’s true purpose.
Tetsuya: Maybe…someone leaked the player information to the EOTI?
Ingram: That may be the case.
Tetsuya: So, we have a DC spy in the Far East Brigade…
Daitetsu: …..
Rio: I told you, you can’t go in there!
Masaki: Shut up! I need to talk to them!
Tetsuya: What’s this? We’re in a meeting!
Daitetsu: …Who are you?
Masaki: Are you the captain of this ship?
Daitetsu: That I am.
Masaki: Then, do you know where I can find a guy named Bian?
Daitetsu: Why do you ask?
Masaki: Because I’ll find Shu where Bian is. I chased him all the way to Earth.
Daitetsu: Shu…? You mean the test pilot of the Granzon…Shu Shirakawa?
Masaki: ! You know him!?
Tetsuya: Of course…the Shirogane, our original ship, was destroyed by Shu and the Granzon.
Masaki: Then, you were…in Antarctica…
Tetsuya: How do you know Shu Shirakawa?
Tetsuya: Who are you anyway?
Masaki: …..
Ingram: Masaki Andoh…correct? Would you like to help us?
Masaki: Help…?
Tetsuya: Major Ingram…!
Ingram: This ship is headed for Aidoneus Island…the headquarters of the DC forces.
Masaki: Aidoneus Island…! DC…headquarters?
Ingram: Yes. Our mission is to defeat Bian Zoldark…
Ingram: And any of his supporters, which includes Shu Shirakawa.
Masaki: (…Defeat Bian and Shu…?)
Ingram: What about you, Captain? For the moment, I believe we share a common goal.
Daitetsu: …..
Ingram: And, we need all the firepower we can get.
Ingram: If we have the Cybuster on our side, it would certainly help the Hagane…
Daitetsu: …Very well. Major, do as you wish.
Tetsuya: Are you sure, Captain?
Daitetsu: We must defeat the DC at all costs.
Masaki: …..
Kuro: …Masaki, it’s impossible to defeat the DC all by ourselves…
Shiro: That’s right, meow. And you don’t have any sense of direction, so it’ll take forever to find Shu otherwise.
Tetsuya: Th-Tho-Those cats! Are they talking!?
Rio: …Yeah…I can’t believe it either… They must be a special breed.
Tetsuya: (S-Special breed…what kind of breed!?)
Kuro: Masaki, I think you should help them.
Masaki: Hmm, well…
Masaki: It looks like I might be out of my league here.
Masaki: I know well enough that I can’t defeat the DC alone…
Masaki: I guess I have no choice, so count me in.
Ingram: Welcome to the team. Rio…please show him around the ship.
Rio: Yes, sir…let’s go, Masaki. You too Kuro, Shiro.
Kuro: OK, meow!
Ingram: …..
Irm: Are you sure about this, Major? I mean, we don’t know anything about him.
Ingram: …..
Ingram: Well, we could use the Cybuster’s firepower…
Ingram: (And, I can collect a lot of data from it… For the future.)
Elemental Lord End
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