Battleship Express

by ScarFox9700

Chapter 18: There's Something out There...... (Part 1)

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After the final briefings had been given, the time had come once again to move out. We all boarded the train, and with me driving once again, we all got ready to leave.

"Hey DELCI, cue the music!" Don called.

"Right Away Boss!" DELCI then put the track in.

We all worked in time to the music.

"High ho Big Boy", I muttered, before pushing the throttle forwards.

The train then began moving forwards. Our destination, Hell's Gate, was close to the northernmost border of the Caribou Empire. It was also believed to be sparsely guarded, and although we did confirm the suspicion of the train tacks concealing mines, those could be quickly taken care of. The sun was going down on the Caribou Empire, and for some areas, it would never rise again.


The next hour was incredibly tense. We all knew that we could be discovered at any time. However, we also knew that the enemy had no ideas of our whereabouts.

"For all they know, we could be anywhere, so we HAVE to use that to our advantage!" Don told us.

The plan was for us to strike Hell's Gate in the dead of night, and then take Marrow by storm. Some of us would take the city, while others would spread out through the surrounding areas, wreaking as much havoc as we could. We knew from the recon drones that all of the slaves, as well as most, if not all of the POW's, and political prisoners, had been evacuated farther inland. Why this was done remained a mystery to us, (at least at the time) as wouldn't the most logical thing to do be to keep them close at hand to PREVENT our attacking?

"Well, each to his own. Plus, it's their loss, and our gain. I have a good feeling about tonight boys. I have this strong feeling that this war, will take a whole new direction starting tonight!"

What none of us realized at the time though, was just how right Don was about this. Little did we even suspect what lay ahead for us, and how much of an impact it would have on the war as a whole.


At nearly 10pm, we reached our starting point, which was at the base of a large boulder field. We then shut off all the lights on the train, and made it as little noticeable as possible. From where we were standing, using telescopes and binoculars, we could see Hell's Gate, which was one of the Easternmost entrances to the Caribou Empire. We knew from our research that the gate itself was mounted into the high walls of the gorge that it stood at the mouth of. All around it were believed to be enemy positions.

Don then looked at the team that was to be the first wave. After much debating, Don did allow me to go along, but ONLY on the condition that I be responsible. "Don't do anything that I wouldn't do!"

He then looked at us. "Ok boys, you know your mission. Get to Hell's Gate, neutralize all enemy forces around it, WITHOUT setting off any alarms, and then open the gate for us! Your job also involves finding ALL of the mines, and any other explosive traps that the enemy has laid out for us on or near the tracks, as well as any and all enemies that are in this area. Do you think that you can handle this?"

I saluted. "We will do our best Don. You can count on us!"

Don then gave me one last look. "And Leopard?"

"Yeah?"

"Please, keep Sombra in check. I don't care how, but just do it!"

I nodded. "Yeah, I will. Thanks for the advice Don."

He nodded slowly. "Ok then, good luck boys. Just radio back when you're all done." Don then stepped back onto the train, and closed the door, and the area all around us was plunged into darkness. This would have been a problem, except that we all had almost perfect night-vision, thanks to either Human-wolf, or Human-Bat-Pony genetics.

"Ok boys, you know the drill, let's go!" I then led the way over to the edge of the boulder field.

Once we'd arrived there, we used our binoculars to check the area. From what we could tell, the gate itself almost seemed to be made up of a series of stairs, ladders, and catwalks that went from the bottom, to the top. Using our infrared scanners, we also detected a number of enemy troops present as well.

"How are we going in?" Someone signaled me.

"We go in, by first sniping all of the bad guys that we can see, and then once we're up to the gate, we climb up those ladders, and find the rest of the enemies. After they've all been neutralized, then we get onto the other side, and start clearing out the rest of the explosives that would hinder or damage our train. Do you guys have all of that?"

They all nodded. "Affirmative Sir! Just lead the way, and we'll follow you!"

"Ok then. All snipers, get your rifles, attach the silencers, then pick a target, take them out, and repeat, until we run out of targets. Are you ready?" I pulled out my own rifle, while the other 3 snipers did likewise.

"Ready Sir!"

"Ok, then, let's do this!"

We all then took aim, and fired.


From what we could tell later, all of the Caribou stationed on Hell's Gate died fairly painlessly. One minute they were standing tall, and then the next, they had a hole in somewhere vital, which ended their lives. One after another, they all began to fall down dead. Some of them even fell over the railings, and off of the gate itself! A few minutes later, it was all over.

"Targets neutralized Sir! Shall we proceed?"

I nodded. "Stick to the shadows, as they are our friends. Stay out of sight, and after we get to the gates, we figure out what to do next."

They all nodded, and we pressed forwards. We were about 50 yards away from the gate, sneaking along the shadows close to the railroad tracks. Luckily for us, the moon was hidden behind clouds that night, thus masking us from our enemies even more. All of us were dressed in either black, or extremely dark blue, but still, whatever other protection from the light was most welcomed!

We crossed those 50 yards with extreme caution, watching for any signs of enemy activity. There didn't seem to be any, and we continued to press on. Once we reached the base of the gates themselves, we made an interesting discovery. The gates worked like two gigantic doors, and would have to be opened by two massive generators that operated both doors. Leaving the generators alone for the time being, we all climbed up the gates using the ladders, stairs, and catwalk platforms, and after reaching the tops, we walked along the catwalks up there, (which were a good 200 feet or so off of the ground!) and made our way over to the tops of the gorge on either side.

After clearing all of these to the ends of the gorge, we all took a moment to admire the view. Off in the distance to our left, we all could see city lights.

"Hey, is that Marrow?" Someone asked.

I nodded. "I think so. It's the closest city to Hell's Gate, so most likely it is."

It was also then that we noticed that the enemy had two garrisons built into the sides of the gorge's rock walls. After sighing, we went inside to clean house. 30 minutes, and 167 fresh kills later, we were all ready for the final task, getting rid of the explosives that we knew existed along the railroad tracks. This was also the most dangerous job, as we knew that most likely, not all of the explosives were going to be visible. After climbing down, we reached the interior of the gorge on the other side of Hell's Gate.

"Ok boys, now this is where things will get a little bit tricky. I need the explosives experts to step forwards, and begin to do their work. The rest of us will protect you, and help you with whatever you need."

The explosives team leader nodded. "Ok, well then, let's get to work!"

The work was long, and tedious. Every now and again, their instruments would get a hit, and we all would stop and see what their instruments picked up. Most of the time it was a mine laid out underneath the train tracks, but other times though, it was what appeared to be an anti-personnel mine.

"Gosh, these are a lot of explosives. The Caribou REALLY must have been expecting trouble!"

I nodded. "And so they should be! They were the ones who invaded Equestria first, and participated in holding the hostages. They are now going to reap what they've sown." We continued to seek out any explosives, and safely disarm, and remove them.

Eventually, by close to Midnight, we were all done. All that was left now was to open the gates, and let the Battleship Express pass through. We quickly made our way back to the bases of the gates, and after splitting into two groups, each group took one of the 2 gatehouses.

"Wow", I mused as I studied the gate's controls, "Who would have ever guessed that the Caribou could have harnessed hydraulic power from a nearby water source, and used it to open and close these gates? This is incredible!"

"Um, yeah, but how do we open them?"

I kept looking. Finally, I found a set of control valves located at the back of the gatehouse. One valve was blue, and the other was black. In between the two valve wheels were a series of pipes and gauges. I checked with the guys in the other gatehouse, and they confirmed that these features were the same there as well.

"Yeah, but which valve does what? Neither of them are labelled!"

"I'm not sure, however, there are only 2 valves, so that limits our choices." I then began to check the gauges to see if any of them could give a possible indicator as to which valve did what. "Hmm, 'Outflow Pressure'. We already know that the gates open outwards, so maybe it's the blue valve." I then grabbed the wheel with both hands, and began to try and move it, however, I could barely get it to budge. "Damn, must take multiple guys, which would make sense. Help me with this guys!"

The others complied, and with their help (it took 4 of us to move the valve wheel), we turned the wheel. Then, with a hiss of pressure, as well as what sounded like water flowing, The right gate of the tall gates began to open!

I then grabbed my radio. "Guys, it's the blue valve! It'll take at least 4 of you to move it, but open the blue valve!"

"Copy that!" The group in the other gatehouse did likewise, and sure enough, the gate on their side began to open as well. Eventually, both of the gates were wide open, clearing a path for our trip into the Caribou Empire.

"Don, Don! Do you read me?"

"Yeah, I read you loud and clear Leopard, what's going on?"

"Well Sir, I can happily say, mission accomplished! We've neutralized the enemy, disabled any and all explosives, and we've opened Hell's Gate as well. We're now returning to the train, so that the next phase of our plan can begin."

Don was quiet for a few moments. "Um, wow. I was not actually expecting you guys to have gotten the job done so quickly. Good job. Now the REAL fun can begin! Just hurry on back, and get aboard; we still have an empire to ruin!"

I smirked. "Sir, yes Sir!"


We planned to cause a lot of destruction, however, what we didn't know was that somebody was already about to get the ball rolling for us. In the town of Marrow itself lived a Caribou captain named Gregor. Gregor was very dissatisfied with Danin's rule, but yet, it was for his own selfish reasons. He wanted to rule too, and was willing to do anything to make that happen. Over time, he had begun to gather some followers. Slowly but surely, they had managed to take over strategic points of the town. Now, he and his forces picked this night to strike, little knowing just how well they were about to mask our presence in the Caribou Empire.

"Ok everyone, this is it! From this night onward, NOBODY will EVER rule over us again! With me as your new king, we WILL reign supreme over the Caribou Empire!" His followers began to cheer for their new king, and then they all split up to cause mayhem, so that Marrow would be overrun.

To their credit, from what later records indicated, they actually did a lot of the work for us. They started fires, smashed stuff up, and began to kill Caribous not loyal to them. Unfortunately however, their plan for Danin's downfall did not have us butting in on the action.

We arrived outside of Marrow, and began to prepare for attack. The plan was for Jim to use the train to blast Marrow, while Don led in soldiers to take it over. Meanwhile, Shining and I, as well as a few other officers, would fan out into the surrounding area, being free to cause whatever mischief, chaos, and destruction that we could.

"Ok Boys, are you ready for this?"

"HELL YEAH!!!" We all screamed back.

Don nodded. "Excellent. Now then, as each of you know, you've all been given tracking devices, so that we can find you again in case you run into any trouble. Also, please at least TRY to watch your surroundings, as we don't want anyone wandering too far from the designated area. Other than that, get out there, have fun, try not to die, don't kill females, slaves, POW's or even political prisoners. Now let's do this!"

We all screamed like Banshees, and then we poured out of our train, formed into our units, and began to fan out in all directions.


Meanwhile, a number of miles away, General Rodin began to hear extremely disturbing reports.

"He and his forces are attacking Marrow Sir! They need reinforcements now!"

"Is.......is it Captain Gregor again?"

"Yes Sir."

Rodin put a hand over his face. "Out of all the days that he could have picked, he just HAD to perform his little coup while the enemy could be RIGHT AT OUR DOORSTEP!" He then turned to his staff. "I need reinforcements sent to Marrow right now! We MUST stop Gregor dead in his tracks right now! If he gets any farther inland, it could just open the gates for the enemy!"

"Sir, yes Sir!"

However, just as more troops were about to be sent out, more reports began to come in. "SIR, THE SITUATION IS GETTING BEYOND OUT OF CONTROL!!!! MARROW IS BURNING TO THE GROUND, AND GREGOR'S FORCES ARE SPREADING OUT!!!!!"

"HIS FORCES ARE EVERYWHERE!!!! WE'RE LOSING THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE EMPIRE!!!!"

Now Rodin was in a state of panic. He knew that if word of what was happening reached Danin's ears, then it would mean death for everyone involved, both attacking, and defending. "We HAVE to get more troops out there! Get in touch with our naval base at Dock Town. Tell them we need more troops and supplies shipped to the battlefield, NOW!!!!"

"Including ammunition Sir?"

"YES!!!" Rodin yelled, "And get me General Stuggs!!!"

"Yes Sir!" They patched him through.

"Stuggs, Stuggs?! Do you read me?!"

"Yeah, I'm here Rodin, what's going on?! Are we being attacked by the Black Leviathan?!"

"Attacked yes, but by the Black Leviathan, no. It's Gregor and his forces again! They've torched Marrow, and seem to be heading Westward! You HAVE to box them in on your end NOW!!!! I'm sending in more troops to block them from the East, but you HAVE to box them in from the West!!! I've already sent word to our naval base in Dock Town, and they're shipping us more supplies right now!"

Stuggs was stunned. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever suspect that Gregor would finally snap like this. "Roger that Rodin! I'm getting my troops into position right now! We WILL stop this before word gets to King Danin!"

"Ok, and we'll be in touch throughout the night. May the gods favor us over Gregor!"

Stuggs agreed to this, and then they both hung up to prepare their forces.


Meanwhile, in the midst of all of this chaos, we were all trying to figure out what the heck was going on.

"What's going on Don?! Why the heck are the Caribou torching one of their own towns?! Especially when they don't even know that we're here?!"

Don was equally shocked, but the answer soon came to him. "Oh BOY HOWDY is God smiling on us right now! Don't you guys see what this is? IT'S A COUP!!!! Now we can wreak havoc all we want, and the enemy STILL won't even know that we're here! IT'S ABSOLUTELY F@#KING BRILLIANT!!!!!"

We were also equally glad about some Caribou idiot who was doing our job for us, and making things easier. We knew that there always was the threat of enemy reinforcements, but they could be dealt with, either by us, or those who were performing the coup.

On Don's end of things, Marrow never even knew what hit it. Thanks to Gregor's forces, the city's walls were already compromised, and most of the city had already fallen.

"Now we just put the final nail in this city's coffin Jim! We just have to target what remains!"

Jim thought about that. "Here's a thought Don. From what it appears, I think that we just level this city with artillery, and then move on. It's already almost completely destroyed thanks to this coup."

Don nodded. "Sure, that will mean more ground forces to deploy elsewhere. Go for it."

"Yes Sir!" Jim then gave the orders to fire, and in only a few quick volleys, the city fell down flat.

From where he was, Gregor was shocked. "Holy gods!!! This coup is going much better than I previously imagined! Now Marrow has fallen!"

"What do we do now Sir?"

Gregor smirked. "We fan out! Let's just hope that soon, we can link up with Thomas and his forces at Dock Town. Once that naval base has fallen into our hands, then we have half of the ENTIRE Caribou navy in our hands, PLUS whatever other military supplies are there!"

The soldier nodded. "But then again, there are also possible reinforcements to deal with as well. Danin's not going to just sit idly by while we take over his empire. Most likely Rodin's getting together reinforcements in this area as we speak."

"Yes, so that is why we HAVE to be vigilant! They could be on top of us at any time, and we HAVE to be ready for them when they do!"

The soldier nodded, and then he gave the orders for more troops to fan out.


On the end for our troops who were fanning out, we were also having a heyday. We set fire to settlements, killed all Caribou forces that we could find, and kept moving all over the place. Unfortunately though, we did run into enemy reinforcements.

"All available groups in this area, mayday, mayday!!! We've run into heavy reinforcements! We need backup! Does anyone copy?!"

"Roger that Leopard, we read you loud and clear. What's your current position, over?"

"Well, Shining, we're currently located maybe 4 miles south by southwest of Marrow. We're up against forces under General Rodin, can you help us?"

"Roger that! We're on our way, ETA 10 minutes!"

"OK, we'll hold them here!"

And hold them we did. The entire area was heavily wooded, and we could hide almost anywhere. We could also see in almost total darkness, either with our own eyes, our night vision goggles, or thermal scanners. Rodin's troops thought that we were Gregor's forces. They also had no idea that Gregor's forces were indeed present, and were whittling down their numbers as well.

I was having so much fun with my sniper rifle. First one head shot, and than another. "Man, I sure wish Aurora was here, she would have so much fun! But, since this is our first campaign, and we didn't really know what we were up against, she stayed with the train."

The "Battle in the Woods", raged for nearly 15 minutes. The Caribou put up a fight, but we, and the Insurgents (Gregor's forces), were too strong for them.

"Fall back, fall back!" Rodin yelled, "We have to get to a better defensible position!" They began to retreat.

I quickly grabbed my radio. "Shining, do you read me?"

"Yeah, I'm here Leopard, what is it?"

"General Rodin's forges are retreating! Unfortunately though, they're retreating to a more heavily defended position! We have a chance to knock Rodin out of the war here!"

"And how do we do that?"

I smirked. "We box them in! We'll drive them towards you, and you take them out as they come!"

Now Shining was smirking. "Heh, I like the way that you think Leopard! We'll get them! I can see your positions from here, as well as General Rodin's but where are the troops from the coup? Any ideas?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. They're around here somewhere, and we've killed some of them, but they keep moving around so much. They're here, and they're going to die, but we need them to be useful for a while longer."

"Roger that, now let's finish what we've started!"


All while Rodin's forces continued to fall back, they tried to figure out just what the hell had just happened.

"Those seemed WAY too powerful to just have been Insurgents; who were they?!"

Rodin sighed. "I DON'T KNOW!!!! But what I do know is that the Black Leviathan is still in the Zebra Empire, so it's most likely not them!"

They then fell back to a spot maybe 20 miles outside of Marrow. They thought that they were safe, until they got ambushed by Shining's forces!

"GAAAHHHH!!!! THEY'RE BACK!!!!"

"KEEP SHOOTING AT THEM!!!!" Rodin yelled. "There's better lighting here, and fewer places to hide!"

They kept firing back, and although reinforcements did arrive to help them, my forces and I also arrived to help Shining, as did a few other nearby units.

What followed this battle is now regarded to be one of the strangest incidents of the entire war. It was a back and forth battle that literally stretched for dozens of miles in all directions. We were shooting at the Caribou, the Caribou were shooting at us, and then Gregor's forces got in on the act, and we all shot at them. The battle raged over farmland, through city streets, over hills and valleys, and in so many places that we completely lost our bearings. The moon did occasionally peek out from the clouds to provide light, as did the fires that were caused as a result of the battle, but what we didn't realize was that we had completely lost our bearings.


"Stuggs, Stuggs, can you hear me?!"

"What is it Rodin?"

"WHERE ARE THOSE REINFORCEMENTS THAT I NEED?!?!?! WE'RE LOSING THIS BATTLE!!!!"

"That's the problem General, where are you?! My forces cannot find you!!!"

Rodin looked all around. Due to the intensity of the battle, he was unable to find his bearings.

"I.....don't know Stuggs! This battle's covered so much ground, that I honestly have no idea where we are!!!"

"Well, shoot up a flare, or something! I'll see if we can see it!"

"RIGHT!!!!" Rodin then grabbed a flare gun from one of his soldiers, and after pointing it up into the sky, he fired it.

"Whoa! That was close! Rodin, you're almost back to my western region! How did you get that far off course?!"

"I.....don't know! Just get over here and help us! Wait, we're almost to YOU?!?!?! WHERE ARE WE?!?!?!?!"

"You're close to Rendale!"

"RENDALE?!?!?! That's nearly 250 miles away from where we're supposed to be!!!" Rodin then saw that the time was almost 3:30am. In a span on only about 4 hours, his entire force had moved almost 250 miles, all while conducting a full-scale battle!

Eventually, the two forces found each other, (after maybe travelling for another 10 miles) and began to turn the tide of the battle.


"Oh crap, Don, DON!!!! ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!"

"Yeah, I'm here Leopard, but what's going on?"

"Lots of really big minor battles, that's what! But we need help! The enemy is all around us!!!"

"Well, where are you?!?! You've missed the check-in time!"

I began to look around. Unfortunately though, I couldn't tell. "Um, Don, please do not freak out, but I honestly have no idea where we are right now. All I know is that we're in the middle of a boulder field outside of a town that ISN'T Marrow, surrounded by the enemy, AND WE NEED HELP RIGHT NOW!!!!"

Don was really taken aback. If we knew that we were lost, then that was a serious problem. Luckily for them though, they had a solution. "Jim, get the radar online now! They're in trouble, and they're lost, but they do have their tracking devices! FIND THEM, NOW!!!!"

"SIR, YES SIR!!!" Jim then flipped on the scopes in the PCC, and began to quickly search for us. Finally, he found them. "I found them Don, but something's wrong! They're WAY further away than they should be!"

"WHAT!?!?!" Don then looked at the scopes. To his shock, surprise, and horror, we were nearly 250 miles away from Marrow, and less than 10 miles away from Dock Town!

"Leopard, are you still there?!"

"Yeah, but where are you guys?! We need help!"

"Leopard, do you have ANY ideas on where you are right now?"

"Um, no. That's why we need help!!!"

"Leopard, between you, Shining, and your forces, you have managed to move 250 miles away from where you should be!!! YOU'RE 250 MILES DEEP INTO ENEMY TERRITORY!!!!!"

"WAIT, WHAT?!?!?!?" I then looked at a map. After seeing how close we were to Dock Town, I knew what we had to do. "Don, this is going to sound insane, but move Heaven and Earth to get to Dock Town! We'll meet you there! We have a REAL chance to destroy a MAJOR enemy naval force, as well as one of 2 naval bases in the Caribou Empire! This could CRIPPLE THEM!!!!!! Just get here...... *sudden sounds of shooting* LEOPARD OUT!!!!"

When Don heard what I had just proposed, he literally had to sit down to keep from passing out. Even Jim, who had also heard the entire conversation, knew that even if they ran the train full-speed, it could take them 3+ hours to reach us, as they were maybe 10 miles away from Marrow, and 240 miles away from us, with another 10 miles to Dock Town. But, Don was a man of action, and he was NOT about to lose some of his best soldiers.

He then immediately grabbed his radio. "JOE!!! Joe, do you read me!!?!?!"

"I'm here Major Don! What is it?"

Don then explained the entire situation to him. "WE HAVE TO GO NOW!!!! THEY NEED OUR HELP, and Captain Leopard is right! An attack on one of their most important military assets could CRIPPLE THEM!!!!"

"RIGHT AWAY SIR!!!!"

Don then felt the train lurch beneath him as it began to move forwards, and pick up speed rapidly.

"WE'RE ON OUR WAY SIR!!!! TELL CAPTAIN LEOPARD THAT OUR ETA IS ABOUT 3 hours!!!!!"

"RIGHT!!!!"

"But they may not HAVE 3 hours Don! They need our help NOW!!!!"

"Yes, but we CANNOT risk letting the enemy know that we're here!" Don then flipped frequencies. "All available units not already helping Captain Leopard, please report in!"

5 units answered. "We're here Major Don, what is it?"

"We have a little bit of a situation....." Don then explained the who ordeal. "And that's where we currently stand! We're still nearly 3 hours away from them, and they need help NOW!!!! How fast can you guys get to them?!"

The Pegasai, as well as Humans with Pegasus wings answered first. "We can be there in less than 5 minutes Sir!"

"And we Unicorns can make it in maybe 3, give or take a few teleports!" Both groups also agreed to help those who couldn't fly, or use magic. All of them were coming to the rescue.

"Excellent, but please hurry! They CANNOT hold out on their own! They need your help!"

"Right! We're on our way Sir!" They all then began their trips to our location, using the coordinates provided to them by Don.

Don then looked out of one of the window of the PCC as the train kept moving.

"God help them if we can't get to them in time", He muttered. "For all of his flaws, Captain Leopard definitely has the heart of a warrior. Please God, keep them safe until we reach them!"


"What did the Major say?"

"He said that he was sending us reinforcements, and that they would be here in about 5 minutes or less!"

"But who is he sending?"

I looked at Shining. "All Pegasai are flying, all Unicorns are using Magic, and they're transporting those who can do neither. Their ETA is maybe 5 minutes."

Shining nodded. "Ok then, so let's make this count! I say that we split up, and try and draw them into different directions, with the final target being Dock Town. If we can draw them there, then MAYBE we can detonate that entire facility! Remember, our research indicates that it's nothing more than a massive tinderbox! ALL of their ship ammunition, as well as spare parts, and other vital naval supplies are stored there, and at their other facility, in Lake Town. Up to half of their entire navy!"

"Which is why this HAS to work! As much as I hate splitting up now, I see that we have to lure them in different directions. I'll lead half, you lead the other. When the reinforcements arrive, we get to Dock Town, and cause as much trouble as we can! For all we know at this point, we could have lost the element of surprise, and they know that we're here! We have to move!"

Shining agreed, and then we all began to get the REAL battle started.


Author's Note

Whoa, so now we've attacked the Caribou, only to stumble right into the middle of a coup! Now with Captain Gregor and his forces rising up against Danin, as well as Lt. Thomas in Dock town, this battle could really come to an explosive head. Thomas seems to think that he has the power of God, and so do Rodin and Stuggs! They STILL have yet to realize just how much trouble that they're really in! We're in this fight to the finish line, and believe me, when it's all over.......this will have been the last real "shoot em up" battle for a while. Why? Well, let's just say that Mother Nature stops being our friend.....

BUT ANYWAY, Stay tuned for Part 2! It will be out tonight, or early tomorrow morning, as will Chapter 18.5, which will be another "EXPLICIT!!!" Chapter. How is this possible, since Dash is still captured? Well, stay tuned, and you'll find out!

ScarFox out for now!

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