Author's Notes.
Here I am again!^_^
As I promised, from today I'll begin to publish the first story of a personal trilogy related to GATE. I must warn you that, as i said in my pervious work, that i'll not follow the anime's storyline, but the novels' one, so you could find something different in this story. By the way, this story is the sequel of "GATE - ANOTHER", the screenwright for a never realized fan movie. In oder to completely understand it you could necessitate to read the prequel, but if you're not interested then I post here below a brief summary.
I hope you'll enjoy it!
See you soon!^_^
PROLOGUE
397 Days after the "Ginza Incident"
S.I.S.M.I.'s Headquarters
Rome
The black car crossed the entrance respectfully saluted by the guards, halting in front of the main entrance, where the High Chief of the Italian secret service, Colonel Valenti, was waiting for it.
The driver came down for first, opening the back door to the Prime Minister Rigamonti and to the General Pedersoli.
«Welcome, sirs.» saluted Valenti. «We were waiting for you.»
«Is everything ready?» asked Rigamonti
«We're ready to start at your command, sir.»
«Very well. Let's go then.»
«Yes sir. Follow me.»
Following Valenti inside the building, Rigamonti and Pedersoli took an elevator at the other side of the main hall, that after having put the proper secret code begun to descend till the fourth underground level, conducting the three men directly inside the special operations' main room.
The main screen on the wall was shoving a satellite image of the Middle East; Perdersoli and Rigamonti looked it.
«Are you sure that no one will find out what we're planning for?» asked the General
«We've already decrypted the US's surveillance system, and Russia's and China's too. They'll never be able to understand who's responsible for all this.»
«Very well. And what about our special force?»
«They've left our primary base in Nasiriya one hour ago. If they maintain this speed, they'll reach the designated target in five minutes.»
Rigamonti took a cigar and lighted it, spreading a little cloud of smoke all around the room.
«Cut them down.»
At that point, Colonel Valenti turned toward his men.
«Let's begin with Operation Troy.»
«Operation Troy started!» replied an operator.
The entire staff begun to work, and in a blink of an eye the United States, but also China, Russia and many other nations found themselves deprived of the control over their own satellites, which were completely deactivated provoking a global alarm.
«Global surveillance system deactivated, sir. We're in complete control over the designated area.»
«Very well» said the Prime Minister. «And now, let's divert their attention. Give the order.»
«Yes sir!»
One minute later, car bombs exploded in front of many American embassies in all the Middle East, adding even more tension and fear in the minds of all the most powerful men of the world. They thought that the reason for the sudden deactivation of their surveillance systems was in those bombs, but the truth was completely different.
«The United States have declared a Defcon-3 Level!» said a second operator
«They ate the bait» said Pedersoli
«Bravo-1 is two minutes far from the designated target.»
The image on the main screen changed, showing a satellite recording of a big military camp in the middle of the Iraqi desert.
«And this should be the reason for all our problems in the Middle East?» said a sarcastic Rigamonti
«The base has been taken by the rebel forces four months ago. Since then, the Iraqi Army and the United States have tried to retake it on many occasions, but all of their attempts failed.» the General replied. «It's probably the most impregnable enemy stronghold in all that area.»
«The perfect guinea pig for us.» malignantly said the Prime Minister
«Bravo-1 is ready, sir! They simply await for the order.»
Rigamonti extinguished the cigar by smashing it under the shoe, and then he lifted up his eyes.
«Let's rewrite history, folks.»
«Bravo-1, commence the attack!» ordered a third operator.
One moment later, the rebel forces which were occupying the base saw an Italian C-130 fly over them and drop a couple of strange, metallic and very big cylinders that, equipped with a parachute, descended upon earth landing in vertical position about one hundred meters out from the base's perimeter.
Some of the rebels cautiously approached, trying to understand the exact nature of those strange containers, when suddenly both of them opened like shells, revealing two terrifying creatures inside of them. They were humans, probably, but their bodies were completely covered in metal armors, provided with some voluminous helmets that, in addition to covering their faces, gave them a very menacing appearance.
The two "creatures" remained still for some seconds, looked at in astonishment by all the rebels, then, slowly, they began to walk toward the base.
«Fire!» ordered the rebels' commander, whose men immediately obeyed.
The enemies received an unthinkable amount of bullets, falling to the ground apparently dead without trying to answer to the fire.
At that point, a couple of rebels advanced toward them in order to confirm their eventual death. However, when they were almost at their feet, the two "things" suddenly rose up without a single wound, opening fire with their automatic rifles and killing both of the enemies before they could even understand what was happening. Then, after having got up, they resumed their advance, shooting without hesitation and killing every enemy so unfortunate to find himself in their firing range.
The rebels tried to defend themselves, but since that moment not a single bullet proved be able to reach those two things, since all their shots were incredibly stopped by some sort of shining barrier that appeared like magic in front of them.
«What the hell are those… beasts?» cried one of the rebels before being torn apart by a hail of bullets.
Thanks to a camera settled on their helmets, the entire battle was being transmitted on live stream directly on the SISMI's main screen, arousing a mix of fear and wonder in the heart of all the spectators.
«Magnificent.» the Prime Minister whispered.
The two soldiers were about to reach the base's entrance, when a couple of T-62 medium tanks appeared from behind a building. Both of tanks stopped in front of the intruders and opened fire, but despite being able to force them to a rest their bullets were stopped once again by their shining shield.
«Achilles to base.» said one of them to the radio. «The enemy is using heavy weapons. We request the authorization for the use of first class equipment.»
Perdersoli and Rigamonti looked each other, then Rigamonti lighted up a second cigar.
«Base to Achille, permission granted» said the General.
Then, both the armored soldiers threw down their automatic rifles, and put a hand behind their back they took a couple of long wooden staffs, provided with a shining jewel at one end surrounded by a metal crescent.
The tanks fired again, and one more time the shield repelled their shells, then the two soldiers aimed their staffs against them; the jewels began to shine, then suddenly a giant, overwhelming ray of light appeared from nowhere, destroying earth at its passage and sweeping away both the armored vehicles, which exploded together with the entire base, leaving behind only dust and destruction.
In the main room, the entire staff observed the scene in astonishment, some of them even trembling in fear.
But Rigamonti was not frightened. He was happy.
«Enemy target destroyed» said a wordless operator. «No sign of enemy activity.»
«Begin the operations for the safe return of Achilles and Aeneas.» ordered Pedersoli
«From today, the history of this country will change forever.»