Operation Fracturam: Phase 2 - Mission to Excelsior

[NPC]

"Sir, we're approaching the edge of the Militarized Zone and are about to enter Excelsior" A Soldier would radio to a base back in the rebuilt Laurentia Militarized Zone HQ.

"Remember this, you're mission is to be considered one way. There is no turning back from Excelsior, I wish you best of luck." the HQ side would say.

After this, the communications radio would go silent and the Tank's antenna would retract putting it back into stealth mode. The Tank itself was a stealth tank, with light composite armour and minimal weight allowing it to travel acorss the land with great speed. At it's heart was an experimental Super Compact Nuclear Reactor. In the tank were two soldiers, and behind them were two Stealth Jeeps and a single APC carrying supplies and 10 soldiers each. The vehicles would rip across the landscape occasionally stopping to survey the area and store data for their next encrypted send back to HQ. Thier ultimate destination was to the Ruins of Utopia City, where they were to set up base in a specific destination pre-surveyed by multiple satellites.

[the General]

Not soon after the soldiers arrived, the General and Okashi would too. Unlike those who drove or walked, the General and Okashi were teleported from afar via the General's Tachyon Accelerator's Quantum Teleportation. After the General appeared he would immediately put his hands into the air signalling he was no threat, which he wasn't. He was here for the mission, and perhaps more. But until then, he kept everything safe by not reaching for any weapons or anything that might trigger the armed men here to open fire.

[Okashi]

*After being teleported to the edge of Excelsior, I stood beside tG, though not with my hands up. I was gazing towards the veil of shadow that surrounded the land of the dead, quite fascinated by the place we were being sent into. I eventually broke out of my mesmerized state and began to clap my hands excitedly.*

OHHH, YEYYY!!! I'm SOOOO excited, General-san!!!

*I even did a little jig on the spot, completely ignoring the military weapons in front of us and the men with guns. They weren't really of any concern....at least not to me.*

[NPC]

After Okashi appeared, almost all of the soldiers who weren't busy with something else or in a vehicle would immediately draw their weapons and all point them towards Okashi. The vehicles would each come to a grinding halt and all attention would turn towards Okashi, whom was not part of the mission but was here anyways.

"DROP THE CANDY AND RAISE YOU HANDS!" one of the soldiers with a commanders uniform would yell out, his gun was aimed and pointed right at Okashi's chest.

The commander would then start to slowly walk towards Okashi with his rifle raised. The other soldiers would do the same, but wouldn't speak or move, they waited for their commander to do the talking.

[the General]

"She comes in peace. Her name is Okashi and she's a Shinigami, a wielder of a spiritual weapon capable of defending against the undead here. She means no harm and was brought with me" the General would say" His hands still raised up, and would be until he was told to lower them.

"Better do as they say, you'll jeopardize things otherwise" the General would say to Okashi.

[Okashi]

*The moment the word "candy" was spoken, despite all the other words being just as loud, I spun around and gave a small squeak of fright, my hands shooting into the air, and because of my nerves, my arms turned to liquorice slightly, causing my hands to keep ascending several feet higher than my normal arms would reach.*

G-G-General-SAN!! Why are they pointing their weapons at MEE????

*I squeaked out, though definitely not in a quiet tone. I was clearly frightened and oblivious as to why I was suddenly under such scrutiny*

[NPC]

Kwandrivia was a world made up of various nations each with different technologies and magics. It was well known to each nation that each of the other nations was vastly different from one another. But one country in particular liked to educate their people, or rather give them a lack of education. Because of this lack of education, most of Laurentia's people were oblivious to the fact anything outside of their country existed. 4 of these people happened to be soldiers, and happened to be part of the unit that was tasked to escorting equipment and weapons into Excelsior.

Out of fear from both the new lands they were in and the strange people that showed up, two of the 4 lesser educated soldiers who were pointing their weapons would open fire, shooting two or 3 rounds from their rifles.

"HOLD YOUR FIRE!" the commander would scream out even though it was too late.

After this the soldiers would still aim their rifles for the two newcomers. As they stood in place their hands would be shaking from the fear of the new lands and unfamiliar things.

"We have to keep moving, if we remain still for too long, the demons will return" the Commander of the mission would say hoping to get the vehicles and equipment rolling again.

[the General]

As the rounds were fired at Okashi, the General would use his RHS to call forth two layers of kevlar material lined with hardened steel between the bullets and Okashi. the General knew the soldiers weren't hostile and woere just scared when his HUD began picking up elevated heartbeats the shaking.

"You have nothing to fear except what lies at the end of our journey" the General would say to the soldiers with a stern and cold face.

After this he took a step in the direction the mission was headed in to help get the mission back up and running.

"I understand that you want everything to be exciting Okashi, but, were in the land of the undead, and at any moment a ghost or demon or something worse could strike. We have to keep quiet, help protect the military equipment and keep moving. If something attacks up, then you can feed them all the sugar they deserve." the General would ad.

[Okashi]

*Once the danger had passed and tG began talking to me, I listened, and surprisingly made no noise, maybe realizing the gravity of the situation....maybe. I just nodded as a response, keeping my hands at my sides and keeping in step with tG, wanting to stay close to him in case the other crazy humans got any ideas that I was a threat again. I looked around as I had before, except quieter for now, wondering when we were going to get going and enter the big bad ghosty-ghoul land. However, I didn't overstep my bounds, and kept in toe with tG, not wanting to go skipping off by myself and get shot by one of these naive humans.*

[NPC]

2 Hours or so would pass while the vehicles and group travelled through the landscape. After a few hours the convoy would come to a slow stop.

"ALRIGHT UNIT!, it's time for a break!" the commander would say loudly, but not too loud.

After he spoke, he would walk towards the APC that was in the middle of the Tank and Jeeps. The APC would open and 4 soldiers would walk out with a bunch of supplies. Here they would begin setting up a small camp, witha popup table, some ammo boxes for chairs and basic rations for food.

"Feel free to help yourself to some rations" the Commander would say to Okashi and tG.

A few soldiers would remain on one of the Jeeps, and one in the Tank's porthole to keep an eye on the surroundings.

Who knew what might show up in the misty hilly landscape they were in.

[Okashi]

*As we made our way across the wastelands of Excelsior, I followed tG closely, whistling loudly, which was only broken by the explosive popping noises of my highly elastic bubble gum....which no one ever saw me put in. I seemed to be in quiet a good mood by the time we stopped, despite the mess that had occurred earlier. Once the man in change spoke out about our resting period, I turned towards tG, a burning question in my head.*

General-san....what are r-ra-rations?

*I asked curiously, attempting to sound out the strange new word that had been spoken before. I was wondering if they were some sort of strange new food, possibly candy, that was native to this land...one I hadn't heard of, of course. I waited eagerly for tG's reply, ignoring all else.*

[the General]

"Rations are a military food source, they usually consist of potatoes, meat and some sort of vegetable with a small dessert added to the side. Maybe a drink, but usually water. At least the ones where I was from before the RHS was made" the General would say as he pasivly scanned and analyzed what exactly the rations offered." the General would respond to Okashi.

He himself wouldn't take any rations. While he was able to eat food, he chose not to most of the time. The RHS provided his body with the nutrients and vitamins needed to sustain itself. As he answered Okashi, he would pay no mind to the military vehicles or personnel, his mind was focused on getting this unit, Okashi and himself to their destination safely, and from there, things could proceed as planned.

[NPC]

There wasn't much activity or movement from the soldiers beyond what they had already done. Some had been observing the landscape, some had gotten a bit too relaxed and others helped themselves to some of the rations. The Commander himself was sitting on the end of the tank, with a cup of jet black espresso in his hands. The soldiers were getting a bit more relaxed in their new environment, it felt a lot different from what they were told. Most came expecting to be constantly fighting, others thought they might die, but right now, things were peaceful.

[Okashi]

Dessert!? DESSERT??!?!? WHAT KIND OF DESSERT?!?!?!?!!?

*I cried out, my voice amplifying as I spoke, clearly excited over the prospect of sweets and completely ignoring everything else that was said. There seemed to be hope for these people, since they had dessert on their menu. However, I now had to judge if it was worthy to be called "Dessert", for not just anything could be.*

[the General]

the General was far too deep in his thoughts to hear Okashi at the moment. As he stood where he was, he overlooked the landscape and simply stared into the sky. His thoughts were of what he should do once his destination was reached. He had a few ideas, but he didn't exactly know which to go through with until he got to the destination. There were just too many variables. For now, he'd wait until time passed and the unit began moving again.