Chronicles of the Empire 2: Operation Final War (R)

[ViceEmpress]

i will save you Empress!!!

and i will bring KIP!

 

[amelia_tomashi]

For when I am freed, I will need waffles!

Empress,

 

[ViceEmpress]

yes of course!

you read my mind!!!


does he make chocolate chip waffles?

 

[amelia_tomashi]

yes of course!

you read my mind!!!


does he make chocolate chip waffles?

Of course! The "god of waffles" makes all sorts! He's the Willy Wanka of breakfast foods!

So where do you think I am? How'd they GET me with Phil, Yakasha, and yourself *as well as my guards* around me?! On top of that...I'm not exactly "defenseless" you know!
Also, why the hell does the General have so many loyal followers...I'm tellin' ya, I'm thinkin' I might just order the execution of the Angels...(mostly to piss him off...hehe)

Empress,

 

[ViceEmpress]

do It!

Please Do It Empress!

 

[amelia_tomashi]

*Ponders*
He seems rather fond of those...things. WHICH I HAVE YET TO MEET BY THE WAY! *pout* They don't even know who the hell is running the empire they fight so vehemently for. lmao. I guess thats good though, if they actually met me...they'd probably resign or something. lmao.
Ah well, the General is doing well with the story, so, whatever. (giggles).
I just can't wait for the next chapter!

Empress,

 

[ViceEmpress]

i know what you mean.


i am tappin my foot right now....


entry 3 chop chop

 

[amelia_tomashi]

He's around here somewhere...I'm on meebo my fellow ESUNians!

Empress,

 

[amelia_tomashi]

P.S.
WERE NOT PLOTTING THE DOWNFALL OF YOUR DAMNED ANGELS!

Empress,

 

[Atoragon]

Jesus Christ, ladies... I leave you two only for only a day, and the post count has doubled. This could barely be considered on topic... but if it will keep you two from causing this thread to b locked, I'll post chpt 3 now...

Chapter 3


“DNA analysis is in… You will definitely want to take a look at this…” Gry took the readout from Forte and quickly scanned it over.

“It’s her… yet it’s also not… How in hell is it her, yet also made of synthetic material?”

“We don’t know… but the analyst did mention something about how the structure of the molecules within this is similar to that of prosthetic skin…”

“Prosthetic skin… Hmm… Now I’m sure that isn’t the real Empress, but its not like we can just walk in there and point it out…”

“I think I’ve got an idea…” Ranpha mused. “Does anybody know how well this fake Empress knows Phil?”

- - - - -

“Hello, and I’m Ranpha Franboise, sitting in for Miki Saegusa who has unfortunately been overcome with a bad case of food poisoning. With me here is the new leaders of the Universal Sphere Unified Nations, Amelia of Earth and “X” and Jowgen of the Xiliens. Welcome.” The three nodded.

“So, tell me again, Amelia.,” Ranpha continued. “Why this sudden change of style? Any other day, you would’ve had the Xiliens blown off the face of the planet.”

“As true as that may be, I feel I’ve seen the light. I wish to start a new era, where we shall live in peace, not in constant turmoil and war.”

“Really? Well, there is someone who would like to see you.” Ranpha gestured to Milfie, who was off stage at the time. Milfie led black dog onto the stage. It was a mutt, part black Labrador retriever and part German sheppard. The dog sniffed Ranpha happily and wagged its tail, but when its eyes fell upon the Empress, it slunk back and a slight growl could be heard.

“Wha-What is that?”

“Oh, you don’t recognize him?”

“Oh! Oh, sorry Phil!” The Empress reached out and scratched the dog’s ear. “I’ve been so busy with my work lately that I didn’t recognize you right away!”

“You’re not really the Empress, are you?” Ranpha smirked.

“What are you talking about?”

“You see, this isn’t Phil. This is the General’s dog.” Ranpha gestured for Milfie to lead the dog away. “Oh, and that is Phil.” Ranpha jabbed a thumb over her shoulder at the majestic white dragon that dwelled in the shadows. It was clear he knew who she really was and he bared his teeth.

“I knew that stupid dog was good for something…” someone chuckled in the back of the room. The “Empress” stood bolt upright.

“You!” she seethed. “You’re supposed to be in shackles!”

“Oh, really?” Gryphus laughed. Smirks played across the faces of the present Angels. “What would be my charge? Doing my job? I think not. But you, on the other hand, are a different story.”

“Guards, get in here and arrest him!” There was no response. Gryphus chuckled.

“As I was saying, you would be charged with impersonating an Imperial Hierarch, plotting to overthrow the ESUN, and failure to tell our dragon and my stupid dog apart.” Gry pulled his 9mm and aimed it at the Empress’s head.

“General, I am ordering to put your sidearm down. What you are doing now is treason against the Empire!”

“Only if you were the real Empress. Why don’t you show us your real face, *****?” Gryphus fired. The bullet passed straight through her skull. The lifeless corpse fell back, crashing into the chairs the Xiliens and she had been sitting in. The press screamed in terror and began to flee. Meanwhile, X chuckled to himself.

The “skin” on the Empress’s head began to peel away. Beneath it was a humanoid alien with crimson and gray skin. This was the true look of the Xiliens. This one had been wearing a synthetic skin that looked exactly like the Empress.

“So it seems you’ve uncovered our real plan…” X mused. “But you’re already too late. With your Armed Forces disbanded, you don’t stand a chance. Plus, all of your precious superweapons have been turned to the dark side, you could say, and now serve us.”

“You sonuva *****!” Gry aimed his firearm at the Xiliens, but X and Jowgen teleported away before he could shoot. Gryphus now seethed in anger. How could he let himself be tricked? How could he let someone replace the Empress? Something had to be done, but there was nothing they could do at the time.

“At least we uncovered the truth,” Milfeulle comforted.

“It doesn’t matter… there’s nothing we can do… we have no arm-“

“I’d hate to interrupt,” Forte said. “But that’s not entirely true. We still have the Gotengo, Loréné and Essex docked in an emergency station not far from here.”

“Yeah… but what do 3 battlecruisers have against pretty much the entire Xilien race?”

“Snap out of it! This isn’t the General we know! The one I know would be on his way to them now, trying to figure out how many of those alien bastards he can kill in his first shot! Plus, we have an Empress to save!”

[FONT=&quot]“Damn straight! Have all available personnel report to the emergency dock in one hour. I think it’s payback time.”[/FONT]

 

[amelia_tomashi]

Hells to the yeah! THATS what I'm talkin' bout!

Oh, and we were completely on subject Mr. Smartypants! No need to get your knickers in a bunch whenever theres a discussion...

I LOVE YOUR STORY! *hug*

P.S. The line about the dragon and the dog was my favorite...hehe

Empress,

 

[ViceEmpress]

dude let me pilot the ESSEX....i wasnt in on some violence....


where am i btw?


oh and i posted a new entry on my story

 

[Inu Yakasha]

yeah and i want out of where ever i am too!

 

[Inu Yakasha]

I am so bored....


General this story is awsome!

I love it *claps hands together*

 

[Atoragon]

It's good to see that people love this. Hope you all still will.

Chapter 4


The far side of the Moon…

Gryphus, Vice and Yakasha stood around of the command desk onboard the Gotengo.

“If no body minds, I’ll take tactical command of this operation,” the General announced. “Our first priority should be rescuing the Empress, then driving the Xiliens out, but either way, either they’re all goin’ to die or we’re all goin’ to die fighting, I’ll make sure of it personally.”

“Okay… then what’s the plan?”

“Simple, really. The Empress is being held in the Hresvelgr. Vice, you’re in command of the Essex, and Yakasha, the Loréné. You two are going to launch a spearhead assault on the Hresvelgr and get the Empress out. Then fall back to this position. I’m going here.” I’m going here.” Gry pointed at the map. “Rome.”

“What the hell is in Rome?”

“The thing that is going to save our ass. Now move out.”

- - - - -

The Essex and Loréné held in tight formation as they slowly approached the Hresvelgr. The Gotengo followed just behind, prepared to set forth on its separate mission when it was time.

“To all personnel,” Gryphus announced on the fleet-wide comm. system. “This war… has already been lost. The Xiliens have overrun our homeland and captured our Empress. Our chance of survival is scarce at best, but this battle is a matter of pride. Pride in our grand empire. It is our duty… no, our honor, to rescue the Empress and liberate our homeland! Do not count days! Do not count miles! Only count the number of Xiliens you have killed! … Initiate Operation Final War.”

“Oorah!” chimed in the bridge crew. The ships pushed to full speed and the Gotengo banked off, heading for Rome. One of the communications officers, their ship unknown, had the anthem on the ESUN broadcast to everyone.

Vice smirked as she hummed along with the slow beginning if the anthem. The only thought running through her mind was revenge. In fact, it was the only though running through all the soldiers’ minds. The hangars on the Essex and Loréné were filled to the brink with soldiers loading onto dropships, but surprisingly, there was no resistance from the Xiliens on the Hresvelgr.

The Essex and Loréné pulled up along side, using the docking rings. Battalions of troops gathered in the docking area of the Hresvelgr. It was quiet, almost too quiet. Vice ordered all compartments be searched. She didn’t want to take the chance of an ambush. While the teams fanned out, she and Yakasha made their way to the throne room.

- - - - -

Gryphus stepped off of the Pelican dropship in the middle of the Vatican. The streets were barren and in ruin. It looked like the city had been deserted decades ago, but that was not why he was here. On the northern end of the square where they had landed was the church, and below that was his objective.

The team moved through the front doors of the ancient building. The great stained glass windows that lined the main room were cracked and broken. Dust was caked on thick on the benches. When the ESUN had invaded Italy, this building had been ransacked completely, but it looked untouched since then. Gryphus walked past where the altar had once been and came to a small door at the back of the stage.

He twisted the rusted handle and passed into the smaller room beyond. It appeared to be a small waiting room for the priest in between church services. The dust was even thicker in here, causing many soldiers of the small team to cough spontaneously. The General kneeled down on the floor, sliding his hand along the wooden floor. A few of the soldiers looked on pecularly, but then the General found the small ring in the floor. He grabbed it, and pulled up the trap door it was connected to, before jumping down into the darkness below.

Gry landed on the dirt floor 7 feet below. A few soldiers landed right behind him and turned on their flashlights. There it was. Focused in the beams of light, a few feet away, was a stone tablet, sitting on a stone pillar. On the tablet, a passage surrounded by gemstones, along with a depiction of a snake with wings could be seen.

Ut septem sanctus gems convenio hic vadum ultimate gemma senior orior oriri ortus quondam iterum. sapphire , amethyst , topaz , emerald , lacrima Heliandum , ruby quod cobalt vadum addo Pluvia Extraho.

Gryphus read the passage several times.

“Gallardo, what does it say?” the General asked one of his soldiers. Gallardo stepped forward and read the tablet. He was of Italian descent and was trained to read Latin at a young age by a priest, so this would be quite easy for him.

“When the seven sacred gems come together here shall the Ultimate Gem Lord rise once again. The sapphire, the amethyst, the topaz, the emerald, the amber, the ruby and the cobalt shall bring the Rainbow Dragon,” the Italian translated. Gryphus tapped in chin in thought as he surveyed the tablet. It mentioned 7 different gems, but only 6 were present. The seventh slot was empty. He looked at the stones, trying to figure out which was missing.

“Dammit, where in hell are we going to get a topa-” Gryphus paused. He reached down into his shirt and pulled out the small necklace that hung around his neck. It was given to him by his mother way back when he was a young boy. It was a gemstone that represented the month he was born. The gemstone: a yellow topaz.

“Thanks, ma,” he very quietly whispered. He gently placed the stone into the slot. All at once, the room began to shake. Brilliant beams of light shot out from the gemstones on the tablets. Each beam was the color of the stone it emanated from. The roof above them peeled away, allowing the beams to pierce the clouds in the sky above.

The entire sky glowed as bright as the sun. The clouds opened, and out descended a serpentine dragon. It was as white as snow, and the seven gems lined its sides. It spread its great, angel-like wings and roared into the sky. The light began to fade and Rainbow Dragon hovered above remains of the church. He looked down and noticed Gryphus standing in front of his tablet.

‘I much appreciate you for releasing me from my prison,’ Rainbow Dragon telecommunicated. ‘Let me return the favor.’

“Please, Rainbow Dragon,” Gry spoke up to the great being. “A race of aliens has invaded and destroyed our homeland. They have captured our leader.”

‘And you have not done the same thing to the other nations of this planet, how?’

“We defeated the others honorably on the field of battle, but these Xiliens that invaded us used an impostor of our Empress to greatly weaken our empire from the inside out, a most dishonorable way to fight.”

‘Of all human characteristics, I hold nothing higher than honor. If what you say is true, then I shall aid you in your fight. Lead me to these “Xiliens” so that I may do battle with these dishonorable fiends.’

- - - - -

“All units, report. We’ve found the Empress,” Vice spoke into her radio as she leaned over the hierarch.

“C Wing, clear.”

“D Wing, clear.”

“E Wing, we have something here. We are unsure what it is, but it is emitting Inaqueda radiation and there are some symbols that are changing are on a regular interval.”

“What the? Jesus Christ, the reason no Xiliens were here was because it was a bomb! All units, back to the vessels immediately! Yakasha, grab the Empress!” Vice and Yakasha clamored to their feet, helping along the still partially sedated Empress.

The soldiers made it back to the Essex and Loréné at a break neck pace and in a surprisingly ordered manor. The ships disconnected and banked hard away. It was then the device detonated. The Hresvelgr became enveloped in a flash of light and a massive shock wave was released, slamming into the vessels, causing utter chaos within.

When the light faded, the Hresvelgr was no more. Fragments of the station swirled in space where the epitome of the ESUN’s power once was. The Essex and Loréné floated dead in space…

A/N: The Empress and I have decided that The Liberation of Gracemeria will be the the anthem of the ESUN. Also, I will see what I can do about getting some pictures of Rainbow Dragon, the Xiliens and the Xilien Mothership. I should have them added later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[amelia_tomashi]

HAHA!
I will have vengeance!
Lovely work General. I enjoyed how Vice was hummin' along; very Vice-like...I heart that song.

I request an Empire AMV be made...this request is for all members of the Empire...All i ask is that our beautiful anthem is used. Don't care what else ya do.

Empress,

 

[Atoragon]

This, I can aid in. Shouldn't be too much of a problem.

And now, I bring presents. I have pictures to help ya'll visualize what things look like.

Xiliens (True Form)
Xilien Mothership
Rainbow Dragon

 

[KPTitan]

Oooooooo....I like the pics ALOT. I wonder what General Gry is gonna do, since he seems so PO'd in the story at the moment.

P.S. Empress, could you PM me your Yahoo thingy? I forgot it...again...damn! Hmm....I could possibly do the Windows Movie Maker part of the AMV, it depends on my many situations of whatever.

 

[Atoragon]

Chapter 5


Vice’s vision was cloudy as she slowly regained consciousness. The lights flickered on and off. Consoles around her sparked wildly. A large gash on her forehead dyed her hair a deep red with blood.

The vice empress slowly rose to her feet. The bridge crew was in pretty bad shape, but still conscious. A few worked to repair the systems while the rest cleaned up the carnage. Vice fell back into the captain’s chair, the strain of standing overcoming her.

“All crew… damage report…” she coughed through ragged breaths.

“Damage to the superstructure is minimal, ma’am, but there are reports of many injuries.”

“What’s war without injuries and death?” she chuckled. “Anything from Yakasha?”

“They seem to be in a bit better shape, ma’am, but are still in a similar condition to us.”

“Alright. And Gryphus?”

“Logs show that he left a message while we were searching the Hresvelgr. He says he has made contact with his objective and to meet him at Rally Point Bravo after we have completed our objective.”

“Then that’s your orders. All ahead full. Set course for Rally Point Bravo.”

- - - - -

“ETA Rally Point Bravo, a.k.a. Sydney, Australia, 2 minutes,” announced the navigation officer aboard the Loréné. The Empress nodded in silent approval. The once bustling metropolis of Sydney appeared on the horizon. Like Rome, much of the citizens had fled in the wake of the wars with the ESUN and then the Xiliens.

The Gotengo sat on the plains north of the city. Rainbow Dragon flew in a lazy circle above. The Empress smiled at this new weapon of the destruction that the general had dug up. When he said in his report that this was one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy, he wasn’t kidding. The mere size of Rainbow Dragon could strike fear in the Devil himself, as he was, by far, larger than the Gotengo-class battlecruisers that he accompanied.

The Gotengo lifted easily off of the ground and fell into formation with the other two remaining vessels. The ancient dragon followed as the group began to move north.

“It’s nice to see the real you,” Gryphus chuckled as his face appeared on the view screen of the Loréné.

“As it is nice to be back, general. Vice has already filled me in on most of what’s going on.”

“Then you’re not questioning on where we’re going?”

“Exactly. We’re going to New Kyoto, I already know. That’s where that little punk “X” is. I want to wipe that smug little smirk right off along with the rest of his face.”

“And I don’t think anybody is going to want to stand in your way, even me.”

“Good. But Vice told me that X had turned our super weapons to the “dark side”. Do you know what he means?”

“I’m not exactly sure, but I do know he has control of them. The part that is most puzzling is the “dark side” part itself.”

“I kn-.” A hysterical cackling cut off the Empress. The screen switched from Gryphus over to "X", standing in the bowels of Xilien Mothership.

“Oh, look,” he chuckled. “It looks like you been rescued and are going to try to defeat me with your little toys.”

“Listen here, prick. There are two things you don’t know about Earth. One, is me when I’m angry, and the other is Rainbow Dragon, so you better wipe that smirk off your face before it’s blasted off.”

“Oh, so feisty. For someone who’s going to die, you do have quite an attitude.”

“Touché.”

“Likewise. Now, if you really must know what I meant by “the dark side”, I’ll tell you. The energy harnessed in darkness is greater than any other form of energy in existence, even a matter/anti-matter explosion. Your super weapons have been infused with this dark energy, and renamed to fit the suit. Their strength has be increased ten fold. If you thought they were powerful when you had control of them, you have seen nothing yet. You’re precious “Rainbow Dragon” won’t stand a chance.”

 

[KPTitan]

I'm starting to dislike this X-person....EVIL!!! Kick his ***! I would bring Willy into this, but I'm starting to think he might not stand a chance against X...