Chapter 9

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by Seasonns

by Seasonns

Tiger:

A loud bang wakes me. While I've been asleep, the sky has gone from whitish-blue to a red-orange, going on black. I see a speck way out in the distance. As I watch, more and more specks appear. They become larger and larger until the turn into smudges. Then they emerge out of the fog: Steve, with a whole army behind him.

"What....."

Riding his horse, he clops over to me. "So, how do you like Melon City's branch of UNDERWORLD?"

Of all the things I could say, one comes to mind first. "Branch?"

"Oh, yeah! Let me call in the others."

He says, "Underworld."

We wait for a few minutes. Then a few more. And even more.

I look up at him. "I don't think they're comi-"

WOOSH!

A wave of wind ripples across the ground, leaves and loose dirt scattering. Then I look up from the ground and see the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life.

UNDERWORLD's army, a huge legion of people in a crowd of armor and weapons, stretching as far as I can see. One of the commanders walks up to Steve and I, and humbly states, "Commander Scaggs, at your service.", He bows and continues, "As soon as you called us, we mobilized for war. This is a perfect time to attack. Their OVERWORLD television channel is destroyed, so the soldiers won't be assembled and geared for battle."

Steve replies, "Thanks, Scaggs. You're right.", He pulls out the bullhorn he stole from the TV tower and shouts into it. "AAAAAAAAAAAATEEEEEEEEEEENSHUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!"

A wave of sound cascades over us. "SIR, YES SIR!"

Steve takes a deep breath, and begins. "HERE'S THE PLAN: WE DESTROY HQ. AFTER THAT IS FINISHED, WE MOVE ON TO THE BARRACKS. WE BOMB THAT, TOO. THERE ARE NO OVERWORLD SURVIVORS! WE BOMB THE WHOLE CITY. UNDERSTOOD?"

"YES, SIR!"

The army gathers around the city walls, ready for my command. We wait for the dinner bell. It finally comes, and we take cover, ready for the explosion that will end thousands of lives. We wait, and wait, and wait. And then it finally comes.

TSSSSSSSSssssss..... BOOOOOM!