After Samuel and his entourage disappeared from the hall, the chief turned to the Sergeant. "We need to prepare as best as we can. I'll contact the superintendent to have as many officers as possible added to our roster. We need to do a check of all our equipment and upgrade any out-of-date ones. Also, gather all the higher ranked officers in the bull pen, we need to brief them all. Note that this is classified", the chief warned.
"Yes sir, it will be done!" the sergeant answered before leaving his side to go fulfil the chief's orders.
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In the middle of a vast dessert, a secure military base was located. Standing in wait in an open courtyard was Colonel Thomas Yankey with several of his officers. They stood at attention, gazing intently at the strange portal that had opened up before them.
Three figures emerged out of it and the portal closed behind them. Colonel Yankey stepped forward and met them. "I am Colonel Thomas Yankey of the United States Army. I'm in charge of this secret military research base. I've already received orders from the president to fulfil any request of yours. I'm honored to assist you today", he said as he shook hands with Emmanuel.
"Thank you, Colonel. We'll be in your care", Emmanuel said in reply as he, Samuel and Silendiana followed the Colonel into the base. They took an elevator down and the Colonel led the trio to a balcony overlooking a large open indoor plaza occupied by multiple, different types of military vehicles. There were tanks, trucks with turrets mounted on them, and other transport vehicles as far as the eye could see.
"Everything you requested is ready for transport…whenever you are ready", the Colonel informed them. "Thank you for your efficiency, Colonel. We can move out as soon as the warp gate is ready. Please get your men ready to move at a moment's notice", Emmanuel requested as they descended the staircase towards the vehicles loaded with various kinds of weapons, materials and equipment parts.
"Right away!" the Colonel said as he turned and approached his men. A few seconds later, they dispersed towards all the vehicles, the assigned drivers taking their places behind the wheels.
The trio walked to the front of all the vehicles and set up a temporary easy-to-assemble warp gate variant. The gate opened wide covering a span of fifteen meters wide. The soldiers in the vehicles couldn't help but marvel at the sight.
"We're all set Colonel. Please give the order!" Emmanuel shouted to the colonel. "Acknowledged! Alright boys…let's move out!!" the colonel shouted from the back of his armored truck. "Sir Yes Sir!!" the soldiers shouted as all engines started and roared loudly. Then, with the colonel in the lead, they followed the trio through the giant warp gate.
The reemerged in a large underground plaza with multiple open slots capable of containing each type of vehicle present. The tanks had their assigned spots, whiles the turret and grenade launcher-mounted trucks also had their assigned spots. The trucks with all the weapons, materials and equipment parts were led to a loading bay where several dozen large metallic droids where present to move them into a different room for sorting and categorisation.
The soldiers were shown to their in-house barracks and simulated training rooms while the colonel and his higher ranked subordinates were escorted to join with the rest of the leaders of the Guardians. With their battle experience, their suggestions could be very valuable to the group.
With the inclusion of the military, the fighting force of the Guardians was enhanced greatly. All the weapons and vehicles brought in by the military were dismantled, rebuilt and replicated by Lisia including alien technology to enhance their attack and destructive power.
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On Craseptica, the planet currently hosting the marooned Mammon and his armada, work on the battle ships was more than halfway done. Their reserve forces and ships had arrived with supplies and the restoration speed had tripled. Their current number had been doubled, almost reaching their initial number.
Mamon sat on a stone throne before his generals, including those who had just arrived with the reserve forces. He had spent the past hour raging to his generals, letting his suffocating aura loose in the room, making his generals extremely uncomfortable.
After a few more minutes, he started to calm down and they actually started discussing their plans for their second attack. As he listened to the suggestions of his generals, a sudden tremor shook the entire palace. "Damn it! How is she here?!" Mamon swore as the large gates of the throne room were kicked in forcibly; sent hurtling towards him.
The generals and the prince dove out of the way as the door closed in on the emperor. Without blinking twice, the door was just six feet before his face. In an astonishing show of speed and might, Mamon lifted his hand and caught the ten-ton door, sinking his fingers into the stone.
With the force of the throw nullified by his brute strength, he casually tossed the door to his side, cracking the marble floor. A shadow emerged from the doorway revealing a very beautiful and pale looking woman in combat gear with a double-edged sword sheathed near her waist.
"The hell has gotten into you, father…what were you thinking, breaking intergalactic law and launching attacks on innocent and unsuspecting planets? Our empire is supposed to be a bastion of peace and prosperity within the intergalactic federation…how could you betray the trust of countless innocent souls and trample them beneath your feet?" Judicara Xravion, the first princess of the Seena empire, shouted as she appeared inside the throne room, her face flushed red with unbridled rage towards her father.
"Watch your mouth sister…who do you think you are speaking to?!" her brother, Arsenaim, shouted trying to suppress his sister. "Be silent little brother, I have no time for you", Judicara rebuked focusing her gaze solely on her father; an action that caught her brother's ire.
"I've spent years travelling from galaxy to galaxy, hunting down criminals in accordance with the task you assigned me. Image my surprise when I returned to see our forces currently on a campaign with no clear established enemies. Without even trying, I found out that you had personally led a universe wide campaign for domination. What at all possessed you to think up such a dastardly plan?" she asked as she walked to the center of the room.
"I do not owe you any explanation daughter. You have no right to question me so. I order you to return to the empire and keep to the duties assigned you. You have no place in this war. Begone!!" Mamon commanded, his voice reverberating throughout the entire throne room.
"I refuse. What you are doing is wrong and I'm opposed to it. The repercussions of what you are doing will be disastrous for the empire one day, after all, sooner or later the pendulum swings. I will not have a part of it", she said as she reached into the collar of her suit and pulled out what appeared to be a medallion. It bore the seal of the royal family of the Great Seena Empire, identifying her as one of such great people.
She ripped the cord and tossed the medallion to her father's feet. "As of this moment, I renounce my title as the first princess of the Seena empire and denounce you all as my people. We are enemies from now till the end of time and I'll not stop until everyone of you is put down", she declared loudly in the throne room.
"If that's the case…you are a traitor to the empire. There is no need for me to hold back any more", her brother declared before raising his hand, and after mumbling a few words, fired a ball of highly condensed electrical energy towards his sister.
Seeing his attack, Judicara quickly drew her sword, and after imbuing it with her mana, swung at the ball of energy using the flat side of her sword. The ball was struck back at twice the speed, striking her brother and blasting him through the thick walls of the throne room.
"I told you to stay out of this. You were and will never be my equal", she mocked him as she turned to face the scowling face of her estranged father.