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Threadmarks: Chapter 39: Operations, Deceptions, and Maneuvers
...better not mess this up!” Hawkeye remarked. “Let’s get moving people!” He called and motioned for the orderlies to take Delilah into surgery.
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Even as Delilah and Yanagida were being taken into surgery and as security teams continued to search for the assassin in their midst...
Good to see Hamilton on the ball there. As for Pina? Good read of the situation on her part. She seems to also realize that the Allies engineering prowess is such that any attempt to use 'Scorched Earth" tactics would only be self-damaging here. To borrow an example from the Civil War: During...
Threadmarks: Chapter 38: The World Turned Upside Down
...She had her instructions. Today she prepared to die. Today she prepared to kill.
And after today, the world would never be the same...
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Gibraltar
At the same start of this same day, First Lieutenant Yanagida greeted the day with worry and anxiety. He also was beginning to notice...
...the boar wasn't ruined by the earth shakes."
As those gathered began to feast, Stroudley idling thought about his first days in this new world...
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It had been a few weeks since what had become known as the Battle of Italica had occurred, and for once, the 407th was having a...
...NOT LOOK at her until you lead her out of Hades, I'm good with it." ...A little later. "Damn... I hoped he'd make it."
9% God/Goddess NOT Zeus: "Who the F***! Does this mortal think they are!"
90%: Zeus: "That looks yummy! I'm so gonna do that!"
Other Gods: "No! Don...! Sh!t! Too Late!"
Between the Changelings and the 'Inferni' in my fic, this really proves that some gods in Falmart are jerks... Like Hardy... and some are real bastards!
And now a little side piece for amusement and diabetes
A Great Man, A Hero, And the Legend of Papa Bear
The City of Italica, Three months after the Earthquake:
It had taken entirely too long to get here, the large man thought as the Mercedes followed the leading Hummvee of his escort...
Update
Chapter 36: Demonstrations
Situation Room, White House, Washington DC
“You can well understand our people’s need for action against these… thugs.” The face of Prime Minister Shinzo Motoi was becoming increasingly worn with lines of worry. A compromise candidate after the fall...
...and gave her a small smile. It was a frightening new world but Tyuule would not be afraid of tomorrow for her Flower would be there to guide her.
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Imperial Palace, Sadera
Emperor Molt sat deep in thought. Zorzal’s surviving henchmen had helped him from the throne room. Next to...
Whatever you decide, I'm certain it will be interesting when it comes.
As for Prince Heinrich, I did not know he had a godson who was a failed chicken farmer.
...more in the thriving business climate.
Yes, a vacation would be nice.
He was still drinking when the warning sirens began to scream...
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It was impressive how fast Panache could don her armor, a detached portion of Taylor’s mind thought as Chief Richardson and one of Panache’s...
Chapter 33: A Breeze and then Maelstrom
Fort Defiance, Alnus Hill
The continuing growth and expansion in Alnus Town were accompanied by the recruitment of locals of many races into the units serving in the Janus Theater. Additionally, others were hired as ‘contractors’. Orcs were now...
...their makeshift bomb a powerful toss, igniting the truck. With the way blocked by fire, the trio waited as around them, the world went insane.
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"We waited on that bridge for three hours before relief came," Tsujimoto recalled.
"In the meantime, we lost scores of officers and...
Especially were it the National Guard. Of course, local authorities can have other means to apply pressure to get what they want: "Hmmm... I wonder how many safety code violations we'll find if we send inspectors..."
And even under eminent domain, some owners may disagree at what constitutes...
...times, how do we know St. George didn't REALLY kill a bloody dragon?"
SAS Commander: "Then we're following in a fine British tradition!"
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All In The Planning
Itami: "Taylor! It's ALL your fault!"
Taylor: "WHAT is my fault, Itami?"
Itami: "Ever since Aurelia described your house...
Chapter 31: Cocktail Warfare
Camp Augustus
After nearly causing the respected Legate to have a heart attack, Ruth sat back down next to Octavia, the two women quite satisfied with their mischief. Germanicus, ruefully laughing at how the pair had caught him so completely unprepared. He could only...
Yes but I was thinking the exact piece I was thinking of (Where Superman impersonates Batman while helping Robin find Bruce Wayne) I forgot whether this had been done on BTAS or STAS
As for Galen, I think that would be quite appropriate.
A vague rememberance of Babylon 5. Galen was a Techno-Mage. One of a group of beings that used advanced technology to simulate magic He found his supposed wise peers fools for closing themselves and their minds to a coming threat whereas the fools unsophisticated in the ways of the technomages...
"A Quest and a Question! Tis all the same! Well then, to find an answer we'll play the game! A crisis! Makes wise men fools And fools be wise! Seek the answers but know the right questions.The art is in solving thy riddle without being riddled!" Paraphrased from The Mage Galen