Nine Months Later
"Hamburgers or hotdogs?"
Ichika scratched his chin. "Hamburgers."
"Death by drowning or immolation?"
"That's a tough one, drowning would be more pleasant I guess. Well, as pleasant as drowning can be. I guess it would just be more... calm?" Ichika replied with a thoughtful look.
Monika shrugged. "Maybe, burning to death sounds way cooler though."
A few seconds of silence passed as Monika thought up another pointless questions.
"Football or baseball?"
"I know you like football, but baseball honestly takes more skill. Yeah, I'm gonna have to go with baseball."
"Well, you're completely wrong, but whatever," Monika retorted with a mildly offended frown.
The girl paused for a moment before her eyes shimmered with a devious gleam. "How about this one, French girls or German girls?"
Ichika saw Schaefer fidget from across the warehouse.
"Uhh..."
"Answer the damn question Ichika... or are you just a chicken?" Monika snorted, a satisfied smirk creeping onto her face.
"Well, German girls I guess. I don't want to buy into stereotypes but all those French people we tailed that one time just smoked the whole time. I'm honestly surprised their blood wasn't the color of ash. Also, I guess I like how Germans are hardworking and prioritize punctuality," Ichika relented. He noticed Schaefer giving him a discreet smile and a thumbs up.
"I guess you Japanese like that sort of diligent lifestyle. If you and Germany ever want to make another Tripartite Pact alliance, invite America this time. With us three, we could surely conquer the world!" Monika boasted, raising her fists dramatically.
"Yeah, I'll make sure to bring that up to the country I'm no longer a citizen of," Ichika deadpanned.
"Alright alright, make fun of me if you want. But... in all seriousness do you think we could do it?" Monika asked.
"What, take over the world? No way, we'd need way more than just America, Japan, and Germany," Ichika retorted, shaking his head.
"Owl's right," Schaefer said, joining the conversation. "We'd need more European nations. Remember the big war? Even with America's help, Germany wouldn't be able to fight off all the central European nations alongside Britain and France."
"Ok listen to this. The U.S would back out of NATO and launch a surprise invasion on Britain before they could mobilize while Germany marched for Paris. From there we'd link up and rough up Spain and Portugal before Eastern Europe can spin up their troops. It would be international chaos, nobody would know what was going on. We'd have most of Western Europe in the bag before we ever had to worry about a multi-front war," Monika proposed.
"And Japan?"
"Well, I guess they'd start with the Philippines and move down towards Australia. With America, we'd have Pacific dominance and could stage an invasion of China."
Ichika sighed. "You left so many logistics out of the picture. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't France be able to fight Germany to a standstill? They're not the same as they were during the Big War. Even if the Dunois Family is on the decline, they're still plenty powerful. Second generation or not, the Rafael Revive models aren't anything to scoff at."
Schaefer scoffed in offense, making Ichika chuckle. "Those rust buckets? Those things don't stand even a slight chance against superior German engineering."
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Infinite Stratos: Uncle Sam
Science FictionAs a young boy, Ichika Orimura is abducted by Phantom Task. However, before Chifuyu could arrive to save her little brother, Ichika is taken by another organization, an American organization that cares little for the rules and treaties that make war...
