A/N: Heavily inspired by Gate and memes, I bring to you, America invades Halkeginia! Do note that I will be lengthily replying to reviews in later chapter so the word count is likely to be inflated. However, I reply to reviews after I hit my word goal of around three thousand five hundred, so no worries about me using it to make up for lack of content. Now, since this is different from what I usually write, I will need to add one more paragraph below this for a change.
Disclaimer: The events, characters and entities depicted in this piece of writing are fictional. Any resemblance or similarity to any actual events, entities or persons, whether living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
As the President of the United States of America sat in his spinning leather chair in front of a mountain of paperwork he sighed. There were many new policies he had to introduce and deny from people wanting to improve the economy of his nation. His fellow Americans all tried to help but few ideas were plausible. He sat now at his desk looking through a plan sent by a certain cabinet member who suggested invading another nation for resources.
'Idiot, starting a war for resources on Earth is crazy, we would be the centre of attention.'
Looking through the plan again just to be sure, he then stroked his chin.
'Of course, if it was another world then it would be a whole nother situation…'
Just as the thought was sent to the back of his mind to be archived for it impracticality, a portal suddenly opened up above the crest in the oval office. In panic, the President pushed the panic button below his desk and immediately, twenty Men in Black operatives with black outfits complete with sunglasses sprang forward and secured the perimeter. A weapon rack unfolded from the wall behind the President, he took a twelve gauge shotgun from it and pumped the weapon.
The agents surrounding the portal and no one moved for a few moments. After deadly silence for a few moments, the portal closed and the President ordered his emergency science team to the scene. A group of white lab coated people rushed into the office and began scanning the area for residual energy. After some investigation, the leader of the team reported to the President their findings.
"Mr President sir, we have detected a strange energy signature where the portal opened."
"Any chance of this being an attempt to attack American soil without anyone noticing?"
"Unlikely, when interviewing one of your agents, he said he saw civilians on the other side and what looked to be a stone wall with grassy ground."
"Any chance this is a portal from another planet?"
"It is possible, we never know what is out there but if they truly have developed a working portal system then they are surely extremely advanced."
"Doctor Zelinsky, I want you and your people to work on a way to maintain the portal, it might open up again."
"Yes sir!"
Just as affirmation was given, the green oval once again appeared and the scientists worked hard and deployed a strange metallic hexagonal frame around the portal. Tapping into the white house's special power supply and generators. they activated the device and the portal now expanded to fit the hexagonal frame. The frame was about as tall as an average door and so reached about two meters.
"It is done, the portal had been stabilized, however, I cannot guarantee it will last forever.."
"Amazing work Professor!"
The President then turned to the twenty Men in Black operatives.
"Men, this is a great danger and possibly an even greater opportunity for our nation. Take heed, for your return may not be guaranteed. I will not force it upon you, but I ask, who wishes to cross it?"
Two operatives stepped forward.
"Excellent, I trust you will not disappoint me Agent Smith and Agent Johnson. Your orders are to secure the area on the other side of the portal, there are hostiles on the other side. Neutralize the threat without lethal force, do not kill unless you yourselves are in danger. Any enemy neutralized is to be held at the portal location or a nearby safehouse for processing. You are free to take anything you need for the mission from this room, you have two minutes before the mission begins, move out!"
The two agents saluted with pride and went to their fellow operatives to secure weapons, ammo and gear. The President activated a switch below his desk and multiple weapon racks unfolded from the walls.
"That rack there is all tranquilizer weapons, take it all, we have close to zero intel on the enemy force's strength and I don't need you to waste your lives just because you run out of ammo."
The two agents saluted and headed towards the rack.
"Thank you Mr President!"
They were quite surprised at the amount of research put into tranquilizer weapons but supposed it made sense since you would likely want to keep whoever attacked the President alive for questioning. They checked their loadouts one last time before stepping into the portal for their mission.
They each had two fully automated tranquilizer rifles with five backup clips of thirty rounds. Slung over their backs were heavy weapons. Smith had a tranquilizer sniper rifle with three backup clips of five shots and Johnson had a rocket launcher with six tranquilizer gas rockets. The two agents both carried a handgun with two backup clips of twelve for if the situation required real firepower.
As an added safety measure, they brought along two flash bangs each. A breaching charge was held by Smith if there was a tough door that needed to be taken down and Johnson brought along an extremely long coil of rope to tie up captives. With a final nod, they stepped through the portal into the unknown. Once they crossed, the readings of the portal immediately went dead and the science team tried to hold on to what data they could and stored it away.
"So, any chance of replicating the portal?"
"Maybe, we have managed to trace and record the original energy signature. The portal seemed to have been maintained by some energy source on the other side and once they stepped through, it was cut off. Assuming we had access to inordinate amounts of power, it is possible to replicate the signal and reopen the portal through this frame."
"Excellent, this is the perfect use for Area 52!"
"You mean you are giving us access to that amazing facility!?"
"Yes, gather your team and prepare to move out, I'll tell the maintenance crew to boot up her generators and prepare for your arrival."
"What will be the first order of business after we manage to reopen the portal and stabilize it?"
"I would like to expand it, I expect for it to be big enough to fit a tank."
"Of course Mr President, I shall see that it is done."
The lead scientist led his team out and hauled the metal frame with them. Some Men in Black were sent to guard the Professors while some stayed behind in case the portal opened again and the President was moved to a secure location. While he was escorted, thoughts danced in his head about the possibilities if a new world was truly on the other side of the portal and he smiled.
'Maybe those ideas aren't so impractical after all…'
What met the two agents on the other side was a loud explosion as they stepped through. They were largely unscathed but knew that they weren't dealing with peaceful people. Smith activated his comm.
"Looks like they aren't friendlies."
"Then let's fill them with lead, or in this case, tranquilizer rounds!"
"Lock and load!"
The operatives donned their infrared goggles and made out the hostiles. Smith, the apparently mutually agreed leader, saw their targets and formulated a plan.
"There's a bunch of short ones and a tall one, I'll take him out and you sweep the shorties.
"Sounds like a plan!"
On the count of three, Smith and Johnson opened fire on the enemy forces using the smoke from the explosion as cover. He saw them run when a bunch of their allies went down. Making sure not to leave any witnesses, they gunned down any who tried to escape the onslaught of tranquilizer darts. When the smoke finally cleared, they managed to get a good look at who they fought and were rather surprised to find out they had attacked what seemed to be civilians.
"So, Smith, what do we do now?"
"Just tie 'em up, I'll make sure no one sees us and gets away."
So Johnson set to work on tying up the knocked out and Smith secured the perimeter. He noted they were in some medieval castle with a circular wall surrounding it. After proper inspection, Johnson noticed they all had some kind of magical foci and were dressed in uniform except for the adult who was dressed in blue attire.
"Hey Smith, check this out, they all got wands and shit, think we found Hogwarts?"
"Hardly, though magic isn't out of the question, this could be another world after all."
"So how are we breathing then?"
"Idiot, it probably has a similar atmosphere to Earth."
"Right."
A few moments later, Smith came and dumped a maid's body into the pile.
"Ya know Smith, I appreciate you watching my back and all but could you not add to my workload?"
"Can't be helped, how's the tying going?"
"Going good, only got a couple left plus the one you just added."
"They have rather peculiar hair though."
"Huh? Yeah, it's like a rainbow ain't it? We got red, blue, green, yellow, grey, black brown and even pink!"
"It doesn't look dyed either so unless we're in some gene splicing lab, we're definitely not on Earth anymore, though that would explain the strange animals like that flying eye and giant lizard. Speaking of which, tie those up as well, the guys back home will want to analyze them."
"Damnit, now how am I supposed to get my daily cheeseburger? There probably aren't any chili fries either!"
"I still wonder how someone like you managed to join the Men in Black... "
"I don't know either, guess I was too charming for the commander to deny me."
"Ugh, whatever, stash the bodies in that shed like building and destroy their foci, can't risk them escaping if they really do have magic."
"Roger that."
Smith and Johnson then hid in the shadows to discuss further actions.
"So what now, I doubt that was the entire population of this building."
"Maybe it was, it might have been a cult."
"Unlikely Johnny, there is a limit to optimism before it's just plain disbelief. I doubt they would build a castle to just to house about thirty people."
"Alright, then I propose we take them all down!"
"You sure we got enough ammo for that? I've used up about ten rounds earlier, I bet you spent the entire clip you trigger happy bastard."
"Whoops."
"Hmm, judging by its size, there should be around two hundred people here at most, assuming each one of these kids get private rooms and stuff like that."
"So we took down about forty just now, means there's about a hundred sixty left right?"
"I suppose, it seems doable and I don't think bunkering down is much of an option."
"Then let's do it! Command can deal with the ones we took down earlier themselves, for now let's have fun and secure the whole place!"
"Alright then, what do you suppose we take down first?"
"Let's secure that place first, looks like a kitchen, might have some food!"
"Of course, but I guess it's as good a place as any."
The two moved out and headed to the kitchen. There, a quick peek revealed a bustling environment of cooks and maids rushing to complete the feast they were preparing.
"Looks like it's gonna be lunch time soon!"
"Looks too packed to rush in and expect to come out unharmed, a flashbang should help."
Just as he was about to prime the blinding explosive, he heard Johnson and turned to see the man at the doorway with the rocket launcher over his shoulder.
"Fire in the hole!"
"You idiot!"
The rocket propelled tranquilizer gas bomb flew into the kitchen and exploded into a pink cloud, putting all inside to sleep while Smith and Johnson waited for it to disperse before entering. They went in quietly and made sure that all hostiles were knocked out. Johnson headed to the main table and picked up a loaf of bread. He was about to bite into it when Smith appeared behind him and bonked him on the head.
"Ow, what was that for?"
"Shut up and tie them up, dump them in the pantry once you're done."
"Whatever you say boss."
"I'll keep watch and think about our next attack location."
So the routine repeated itself and Smith once again was on guard as Johnson was stuck on bounding duty. Once he was done, he met up with Smith while chewing what sounded like an apple.
"So where to now?"
"We are going after the dining hall, they seemed to be quite rushed in their preparation, meaning that the meal time is close. If my guess is right, then what's left of the people will be there and we're gonna head there ahead of time to get into position."
"So we going in from the front or the back?"
"The back, there's the door not too far from the kitchen that leads into the castle, we'll move towards the hall through there and, based on what medieval castles were like, snipe them from the upper balconies."
"Right, lead the way then!"
The agents headed in and tried to navigate to the main eating area. The halls were surprisingly empty as it seemed most of the residents went to the hall ahead of time. This was proven true as the duo reached the large double door and opened it slightly to see the hall filled with people.
"Damn, guess navigating our way within the hall itself is no longer an option, we're going to need to head to the balconies directly, you go left and I'll head right, we should be able to find our way there without too much hassle from here."
The pair split up and went their separate ways, luckily meeting on opposite balconies overlooking the dining hall. Smith then activated his comm.
"Good, you made it."
"Yea, so what's the plan?"
"I'll open up with a sniper shot at the adults and continue to take down as many as possible, you use your rockets and take down as many as possible. There only seems to be two ways in and out of here, out the front door and where we were earlier."
"Sweet, gonna be a pain to tie 'em up after though."
"Don't worry, I'll actually help you this time."
"Cool, now let's get to work!"
The two unslung their heavy weaponry and took aim. The opening shot rang true and the dart hit one of the teachers square on. Smith had targeted the oldest looking one first, an old man with white hair with a perverted grin on his face. After he fell, chaos ensued as the tranquilizer rockets flew and impacted all over, releasing gas all over the area. A group of guards also rushed in to try to fight off the supposedly invisible enemies.
The two donned their gas masks as the gas got too concentrated and continued their assault. Johnson loaded up his final rocket and Smith fired off his fifth shot before reloading his sniper, chambering the new round into his weapon. It was then that a ball of fire hurtling towards them caught his attention.
"Get down!"
They both laid flat as the ball of fire barely passed above Johnson and a stray flame landed on Smith's hand, singeing it slightly.
"Dammit, they really do have magic, fire your last rocket and get down there, I'll cover you!"
"Got it!"
Now with a raised threat, Johnson fired off his final rocket at a group of adults, presuming them to be more powerful, and grabbed his rifle before heading down to the entrance where he split up with Smith. The agent who stayed behind shot down the few that actually tried to escape and tossed down one of his flashbangs to ensure safe entry for his partner.
"Get back, flashing them!"
After the explosive went off, Johnson kicked open the large door and fired off his weapon at the enemy, neutralizing as many as he could with each magazine. He had taken two of Smith's spare mags earlier and was happily firing away at the mages, aiming his weapon at those most hostile first. They barely stood a chance in their blinded and disoriented state. After an intense fight, the fighting finally died down and Smith headed down to meet up with Johnson.
"You look like shit."
"Hey, it's not my fault, them mages kept hurling fireballs at me and some even sent some weird wind blades my way!"
"Well at least we got them, this should be the last batch of people here but I'll check one round about the place and come back, start tying them up first."
"Hey cool, this old guy has a bunch of important looking papers!"
"Leave them there, command will probably take possession of it once they set up a processing facility."
Smith left after seeing Johnson show a thumbs up to acknowledge his order and went to look for survivors. He searched for a few hours and was nearing the last location he needed to search, a cupboard hidden in a corner of the dining hall. He opened it up to reveal a quivering with fear maid that turned away upon discovery.
"Hey Johnny!"
The agent stood up from his tying job.
"What?"
"We missed one!"
"Then deal with it quickly then come help me, my back's starting to hurt!"
Smith looked back to the girl and aimed his rifle at her. She used her hands to shield herself and spoke in a foreign language. It was then that Smith recognized it, she was speaking an olden form of French, he only knew because he was forced to sit through a lesson once. He hadn't noticed before as most of what the others said was muffled by the sound of gunfire but now that it was quiet he was able to make out the language.
"Thanks."
Then he shot her. She fell into his arms as her consciousness faded and he brought her to the pile where he and his partner tied her and the rest of the hostiles up. It took them the better part of the day and it was now late in the evening but all the targets were captured and secured. Now Johnson and Smith sat across each other at a kitchen table as they ate some of the food left there and discussed their next course of action.
"So what now, we wait for evac?"
"Yeah I guess, though now that I think about it, the portal is closed isn't it?"
"Oh no…"
"Ah I'm sure the good old US of A will figure it out and get the portal running again, worst come worst, we'll use these people as hostages for a huge ransom and live a life of serenity in the countryside."
"Ew, they better get that portal fixed fast or I'm gonna go mad."
"Relax, think of this as a vacation or something."
"Good idea, I'll take you up on that."
"Yup, I'm gonna kick back as wel-"
"Oh no you don't you better start work on your report. The Pres is gonna want a thorough report of our time and activities here, best get started."
"Crap…"
"Good luck with that Smithy!"
"Ugh, I hate doing reports…"
A/N: Wow haven't written a three thousand plus word chapter in ages, though it didn't take as long as I thought it would, guess it must have been real fun to write. As some may know, it is examination period right now, literally I am writing this on exam days, and so I decided to write something fun to relieve stress. I have not stopped working on my other stories but this is surprisingly interesting when I read it through and so I decided to post it.
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