#blue typhoon

So uh, I got on Sakurai's wild ride this weekend and it sure has been addicting. (It's also a big reason why the Spongebob festival response over on CHZ isn't going to get in time for the end of that festival, sorry ^^'). But just earlier today I dabbled into the customization features. And I made 3 vehicles and put them as available in the machine market. Based on Cosmo, Tails, and the Blue Typhoon!

Okey.

This Raccoon needs for you to see the following images

Koopa Jay!

Repede!

Beanie!

Snoozer!

Weiss!

And Blue Typhoon!

Sorry it took a while to get this chapter out, I've been focusing on college stuff recently. But, I won't keep you waiting any longer, here's the chapter. ------------------------------------ More US warships and aircraft had arrived near the island of Guam, and they were ready to meet the new Chinese fleet in battle. Alex had the typhoon land and be prepared to take off. It would act as an emergency escape ship in the event friendly forces were overrun. All members of Heroes had been spread out over the island, ready to counter any assault, while US soldiers guarded the typhoon.

Alex, Toothdee, Jack, Skye, and JayJay were currently digging into a defensible position near the beach, ready to counter the Chinese Assault. Sandbags and concrete blocks protected the small dirt trench they were in, looking over the beach. Machine guns and other soldiers were all ready to hold the line.

“I can’t stop thinking about those poor people,” JayJay said, while she and Alex placed sandbags in a wall. “Oh the aircraft carrier, all of them just wiped out”

“I know, this is why we’re heroes, we want to protect people. But it can really break your spirit when you work so hard to protect the innocent, yet fail”

“How are we supposed to deal with it?”

The captain placed his hands on her shoulders and looked her straight in the eyes so his words would have more of an effect.

“We keep going. We can’t stop because of one loss. If we stopped every time we failed, we would get nowhere fast. You like helping the oppressed right?”

“Of course!”

“There’s always going to be more people to help. If you failed once, that doesn’t mean you’ll fail again. Keep striving forward towards your goal of helping the oppressed. And we all have each other to lean on for support”

The wolf let the words sink in. It didn't fully heal the pain, but she felt a little bit better.

“Thank you”

“Don’t mention it”

000

Sometime later all the defenses were ready, and the soldiers were in battle positions. The Chinese fleet had arrived offshore, being lead by the unknown warship.

“There they are,” Toothdee said, using binoculars to look at the fleet of enemy ships offshore. “And there’s that strange ship”

The weird lead ship did indeed look like the typhoon, except it was bigger, possessed more weapons, and as Retsuko had mentioned earlier, it was all jet black in color, while the normal typhoon was mostly light gray and blue in color.

“What’s the deal with that ship?” JayJay asked, while Alex examined the vessel, which even flew exactly like the typhoon, hovering a bit above the waterline.

“I’m willing to bet money it belongs to our dark counterparts,” Alex said, giving the binoculars to JayJay so she could look closer at the mysterious dark ship.

“Well, time to see how it fairs in battle,” Toothdee said, pointing to approaching US warships.

“You ready for this?” Alex said, to JayJay, knowing the battle was about to start.

“Yes, let’s do this!” the wolf said, fist bumping Alex.  

Cannon blasts rang out as the warships began to fire upon each other. The Black typhoon revealed its main gun and promptly fired upon a US destroyer, immediately rendering the vessel useless. The main Chinese and United States fleets then engaged in battle, while Chinese landing craft and helicopters raced towards the shoreline.

“Everyone ready! Here they come!” Jack yelled, getting in a ready position. Anti-aircraft fire destroyed some of the helicopters, but many still reached shore and began wreaking havoc. Meanwhile, the boats landed on the sandy beaches and Chinese soldiers jumped out and started their assault.

The friendly forces on the shore opened fire, downing many Chinese soldiers, but they could not take them all down, and soon the positions where Heroes and US soldiers had dug in were already being overrun.

“Watch it! Grenade!” Toothdee yelled as a metal object landed nearby.

“I’ve got your back!” Alex said picking the grenade up throwing it back towards the Chinese soldiers, where it detonated.

The captain stopped using his rifle to fire at enemies on the beach and switched to his sword so he could cut down Chinese soldiers nearby.

“There’s just too many of them” Skye yelled as she reloaded while taking a quick glance at the sea battle “and our ships aren’t doing too well”

US ships were falling quickly, being pounded by the dark typhoon and the rest of the enemy fleet. In fact, one warship had already been destroyed and was crashing against the beach, actually taking out a few of the Chinese landing craft.

Despite how quickly the beach had been overrun, Alex and his team felt pretty good, they were taking down many Chinese soldiers and it looked like they might hold the trenches. Then suddenly Alex felt someone hit him in the back and kick him to the ground. Turning around, Alex saw his dark counterpart standing there, ready to do battle.

“That's for stabbing me in Chima,” Dark Alex said. “Time to see how skilled you really are”

2 more dark figures appeared, the dark versions of Kion and Jasiri, both dressed in armor that seemed to be heavily battle damaged from previous fights, but still extremely strong.

“Break their lines, and deal with any of his friends,” the Dark character said to his subordinates while gesturing to Alex.

“With pleasure,” The dark version of Jasiri said while taking out her sword. Her weapon was 2 thin blades extending from either end of the handle, with a metal ring also going around the handle, giving the whole weapon the appearance of a long thin line with a metal ring in the center. The hyena pressed a button on the handle and the 2 blades started spinning around the ring, acting as a giant deadly saw that Dark Jasiri promptly used to cut down hostile soldiers.

Dark Kion also preceded to take on US soldiers, but his weapon didn’t look too different from the normal Kion's weapon, apart from being darker and with more battle scars.

“Come on” Dark Alex taunted, taking out his weapon, which was a Chima style sword with a chi energy chainsaw embedded in the hilt, any part of the sword that would be a normal blade was now also a cutting saw.

While standing back up, Alex noticed that his enemy’s sword lacked the chi blaster component of his own, but the energy of the chainsaw and the center of the blade was bright red. The captain knew this meant that his counterpart was using the chi for evil, which should go without saying.

Drawing his own sharpened blade, Alex charged at his enemy, who dodged the strike and attempted a strike of his own but was deflected. The pair’s blades collided together, sending sparks flying. As they fought, Alex realized that it was hard for him to keep up with his counterpart’s attacks, even though he was a master swordsman! Whenever Alex managed to get a chi blaster shot off, the blast would just be deflected by his enemy’s blade.

Dark Alex used a nearby concrete block to leap into the air and perform a powerful downwards strike on his foe, knocking Alex off balance. The evil swordsman then performed another heavy attack, followed up by a kick that pushed Alex to the ground once again. But before Dark Alex could finish off his opponent, a voice sounded out.

“Hey!”

The swordsman turned to his right see JayJay aiming her machine pistol at him. Dark Alex quickly crossed his arms over his chest, and when he did, a beam of energy projected from his gauntlets, forming into a shield around the area in front of his chest

JayJay opened fire, but her bullets hit the energy shield and bounced off, not breaking the barrier.

Alex jumped up off the ground and moved away from his counterpart, who was still standing strong, unfazed by the hail of bullets. Eventually, JayJay ran out of ammo and had to reload, and when she did Dark Alex was able to deactivate his shield.

“Move!” Alex said, taking the wolf by the arm and pulling her away from the crumbling US defense line. The pair linked up with Toothdee, Jack, and Skye, and began retreating back to the Typhoon as artillery bombardments rained down, making the earth shake. Toothdee used her radio to tell everyone to head back to the typhoon, and she was quickly answered by other teammates, who were speaking in tones of disbelief.

Alex spotted a Jeep nearby, having been driven half off the road. Military vehicles didn’t require keys, and the group quickly got inside, with Alex driving. But soon after the Jeep started moving, a Chinese attack helicopter spotted the vehicle and engaged it. Alex swerved to avoid the bullets that struck the road, kicking up small bits of asphalt. Toothdee rooted around in the Jeep and found a small single barrel grenade launcher. But luckily Alex managed to get the Jeep into a nearby tunnel, and the helicopter stopped its chase.

Unfortunately, the aircraft returned again when the Jeep left the tunnel and fired missiles at the vehicle. The Jeep shook and the driver’s side door opened causing Alex to be thrown partly out of the vehicle, his left hand gripping the steering wheel keeping him from falling to the road below. Noting that Alex had a better shot than anyone else, Toothdee handed him the grenade launcher, which Alex grabbed in his one hand that wasn’t on the steering wheel, before aiming at the helicopter and firing. The grenade hit the cockpit and the aircraft went spinning before crashing into a building. The captain quickly pulled himself into the car and regained control of the vehicle, and the team soon arrived at the typhoon.

000

US soldiers and the other members of Heroes all boarded the typhoon, while Alex was on the bridge getting ready to take off.

“Everyone’s on board, sir!” The voice of a soldier said via the radio.

“Affirmative” Boehm responded, getting ready to pull the typhoon up off the ground. However once the ship lifted above the local buildings, Alex saw the mysterious black vessel, the Black typhoon, hovering right in front of them, with its massive main cannon ready to fire.

“Alex watch out!” Toothdee yelled, attempting to fire at the vessel with weapons systems.

Thinking quick, Alex gunned the ship’s engines and turned slightly so they wouldn’t hit the enemy vessel. This caused the blast from the black typhoon’s main gun to miss the ship and instead obliterate a building on the ground below. However as the typhoon fled at full speed, it scraped against its dark counterpart, causing damage to both ships.

“They’re turning around!” Toothdee said, noticing the black typhoon preparing another shot. Alex guided the ship into a cloud bank, and moved erratically once inside, trying to avoid being hit. Toothdee activated the ship’s radar jammer and the ship’s cloaking system. An image of the sky around the ship was projected all over the ships retroreflective panels, rendering it invisible. The typhoon fled at full speed, quickly leaving the combat zone and the threat of destruction by the Black typhoon.

Alex sighed and rubbed his head “let’s get to the nearest military base. We can drop off the soldiers and refuel and rearm”

The flight back to the typhoon was uneventful and normal, with just some chatter between the team to break the silence. However, Alex did wonder what the meterex commander had been talking about. The commander said he had been in contact with someone, maybe that’s what the big satellite dish was for. As they neared the ship Alex looked over the typhoon. It really was a marvel of engineering, equipped with the latest technology and possessing the ability to fly, despite its massive weight. The vessel carried a skeleton crew and was capable of being operated by one person if necessary. When the crew, usually Alex and Toothdee, we’re away on missions, the typhoon’s automated systems kept it locked down and secure. The ship’s structure consisted of a long engine like shaped main section, with smaller sections built off it. These smaller sections were mostly wings or areas that added more rooms to the ship’s inside. A large conning tower with the bridge extended upward near the rear of the ship, and near the bow was a landing strip and hanger, with the strip being lined with palm trees to add a bit of nature.

Situated inside the typhoon’s hanger and vehicle bays were cars, tanks, speedorz, watercraft, planes, and helicopters. Everything the ship's occupants needed to achieve their objectives. The armory was fully stocked with all sorts of weapons, from swords to even a few prototype railguns, alongside workbenches in case someone felt like creating their own weapons. The typhoon itself was equipped with heavy cannons, machine guns, missile launchers, and everything a normal warship might possess. The interior was also very developed, and modifications had been made to ensure the occupants were comfortable. The whole ship could also be crewed by one person if the situation demanded it.

All these qualities made the ship the perfect headquarters for Heroes, and it would help them to make sure world threats did not go unnoticed and unchecked. Alex was the group’s leader, having the rank of captain, despite being rather young. Toothdee was second in command, with both of them acting as the organization’s highest authority, though usually, Toothdee was subordinate to Alex.

In the past the team had done jobs for the government, usually doing something like taking out an illegal organization. But they had also gotten themselves into a fair share of situations that they had to fight their way out of by themselves. After the Battle of Zootopia, where the city was freed from meterex occupation, the government had decided to give the team an official name and symbol, more monetary funding, and almost unlimited independence. To Alex and Toothdee the situation had seemed almost to good to be true, but they were glad the team’s combat prowess had lead to this. Heroes was a faction that was capable of defeating any threat, and achieving any objective.

The symbol of this strong organization consisted of a yellow curved ribbon, with the word “Heroes” on it I’m black ink. Above that was a white fist, symbolizing strength. The typhoon was covered in this logo, along with the team’s weapons, gear, and vehicles, and to many, it was a symbol of hope.

Being so lost in thought, Alex almost didn’t notice that the helicopter had landed inside the typhoon. Toothdee went up to the bridge, while the other 3 mammals headed to the armory to get rid of their gear.

“You two did good,” Alex said to Kion and Jasiri, unloading his rifle and placing the unused ammo in a case.

“Thank you” Kion replied, with Jasiri adding that it meant a lot to them.

“Don’t mention it” Alex said, putting away his sword. “I knew you two would do great”

The trio finished putting away their weapons and gear before Toothdee called them to the bridge via the intercom.

“Alex, Kion, Jasiri, please report to the bridge”

Upon arrival at the bridge, the trio saw Toothdee looking at a computer and sighing.

“You alright?” Alex asked before Toothdee stood up and turned to the group.

“The Chinese fired at a US warship passing through territory they claim is theirs, but it’s really international waters. They killed most of the crew and completely destroyed the ship. Congress has voted to declare war in response to further Chinese aggression. As of this moment, the United States of America is at war with the People’s Republic of China”

There was heavy silence in the room as everyone thought about what this meant. The worlds 2 most powerful militaries were going up against each other. Alex hoped that this conflict did not permanently scar the world in unrepairable ways.

“Damn,” Kion said, while Jasiri shook her head.

“I’ve been told that Heroes has been given full operational authority to act as it pleases, as long as we’re fighting the Chinese” Toothdee said, before sighing.

“Well, there’s no use being down about the outbreak of war,” Alex said “what happened, happened, and it’s our job to deal with the fallout. I’ll go tell our analysts to get to work on a preliminary report that could give us an edge early on in this war”

“Tell them they’re going to be having their work cut out for them,” Toothdee said.

“Will do!”

Alex walked through the hallways of the typhoon, till he came to a room that said “Analysis and Logistics” on the door outside.

Entering the room Alex was greeted by rows of desks with computers, alongside large servers, and stacks upon stacks of paper strewn about the room. A small coffee maker sat on one of the desks and the air was filled with the hum of computers.

“Haida! Retsuko!” Alex said, not sure if the two were in the room or not.

“Coming! Coming!” A female voice said from behind one of the servers nearby.

A female red panda and a male hyena, both hailing from the city of Tokyo Japan came into view and walked up to Alex to speak with him. These 2 managed all of Heroes data and logistics. While the job might not be action-packed, it was no doubt necessary.

“Have you heard the news?” Alex said, quickly getting to the point.  

“That we’re at war?” The hyena, Haida said. “Unfortunately, yes”

“anyways, I need you to create a preliminary report, updating us on everything we need to know to get an edge on the Chinese in the early stages of this war”

“Already done!” Haida said, retrieving a packet of papers from a nearby printer, before grabbing a stapler.

“Make sure it’s stapled at a 45-degree angle!” Retsuko, the red panda said.

“Yeah, I got it”

The hyena stapled the papers together, before handing the packet to Alex.

“Thank you, you two work quick”

“Well, that’s why we’re here,” Retsuko said “And believe me, this job is a lot better than our last one”

“Don’t even get me started” Haida said.

“You should have seen our boss’s face when we gave him our resignation letters!”

“Ha, well as you were,” Alex said, leaving the room, and subsequently hearing the pair inside start flirting from the outside.

Alex looked through the packet, it mentioned known Chinese base locations, a few bits about Chinese troop movements, and detailed info about many other topics relating to the Chinese military. This was certainly going to be one hell of a war, and Heroes was about to be very busy.

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