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Post by HannahDash on Dec 15, 2023 1:21:26 GMT
Chapter 13: Unhinged
Squads of soldiers came and went from the gym. Flame remained. Whenever he wasn’t planning a future battle, he would be here.
Keeping himself in peak condition wasn’t just to be a better example to the rest of FlameForce. Flame did it more to meet his own standards. He was capable of being the best, so he needed to be the best.
It also gave him something to do when he wasn’t busy. And occasionally, like today, lifting weights served as a distraction. Not that it always worked.
What happened to Tulip? She’d lost her mind—she and Commander Pete. He said from the beginning that he didn’t like the dark leprechauns. Tulip must have been spending too much time with him. Pete did seem to be going out of his way to talk to her... That must have been it. At least the two of them fled instead of spreading their madness to more people.
Hopefully Tulip would be okay out there...
“Sir?”
Flame looked to see Commander Shadow standing there. He must have discovered something important. Something concerning, based on the look on his face.
“What happened?” Flame asked.
“We found another pigeon base... and the two commanders were there.”
“Hannah imprisoned them?”
Shadow took a step backward. “No, sir, they were walking freely.”
Flame hurled his weight down. “THEY WERE WORKING WITH HER?!”
“We believe so, yes.”
Flame was out of the room before Shadow could say another word. The two colonels waited outside.
“Sir, give this a minute. We need to make a plan to retake them.”
“WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO MAKE A PLAN! THEY ARE TRAITORS!!”
Flame started running to his mech. Silver tried to stop him, but Flame threw him aside and continued.
“Where will you go?” Violet shouted.
Flame stopped. She had a point. Nobody told him where this pigeon base was.
Flame turned and ran past the colonels into the gym. Shadow was peeking out from behind some equipment.
Flame took hold of him. “SHADOW! WHERE IS THAT BASE?!”
Violet spoke before Shadow could. “Troops, subdue the General! He’s gone insane!”
There were too many sheep here for Flame to overpower. His only choice was to leave and drag Shadow with him. He did just that, barreling through the colonels again and heading for his mech. Having to bring Shadow slowed Flame down, but not too much. Flame wouldn’t allow himself to be stopped.
Flame brought Shadow into the mech’s cockpit. “ENTER IN THE COORDINATES, AND I’LL LET YOU GO!”
Shadow, visibly shaking, did as Flame commanded. Flame released him, and Shadow took off running. Flame began his journey to the pigeon base. The journey to vengeance.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 15, 2023 1:40:51 GMT
This betrayal was not like the others. This was personal. Not that the others weren’t, but this was more. Tulip was Flame’s sister, and the person he’d cared for most in this world. She hadn’t just betrayed lemonade and FlameForce. She betrayed him, their bond.
The monotonous trek though the woods was ended with an explosion. HannahDash was here. He fired his weapons at her to no avail. She was moving around the mech too quickly, blowing up one part after another. It crumbled to the ground.
Flame wasn’t about to let that stop him. He charged at Hannah. She created an explosion to push him away, but Flame came right back. This cycle repeated. Flame pushed through the pain. He had no other choice.
Tulip and Pete came down from the trees. They both grabbed him, Tulip taking his arms and Pete taking his legs. Pigeons arrived with a length of rope, which Hannah used to tie Flame to the nearest tree.
Tulip was saying something to Flame, but he couldn’t hear her over the sound of his own voice screaming. Not that she was worth listening to anyway.
More pigeons arrived with some cloth, which was stuffed in Flame’s mouth and tied around his head. Flame chewed on it, but it wasn’t going anywhere.
“If General Flame is here, the rest of his army knows of this base,” a pigeon said. “We need to evacuate.”
Hannah nodded. “We’ll have to take Flame with us. Get another rope to tie up his legs.”
Once they had done this, they left to help with the evacuation. Except Tulip. That traitor stayed.
“Hannah never said fizzy lemonade was evil,” she said.
Flame screamed a response, but no words came through the gag. Tulip reached up and removed it so he could speak.
“YOU LIAR!!”
“What were Hannah’s exact words?” Tulip asked.
“YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID, TULIP! AND YOU TURNED TO EVIL!”
“But you don’t know what she said.”
“SHE SAID SOME PEOPLE INCORRECTLY BELIEVE NON-FIZZY TO BE THE EVIL ONE!”
“She never said fizzy is evil, only that non-fizzy isn’t. She was trying to tell us all along that lemonade doesn’t matter.”
“THEN WHY DID SHE TRAP ME IN A PEN WITH FIZZY LEMONADE IN THE GRASS?!”
Hannah jumped down from the base. “I didn’t understand how much the matter of lemonade meant to you, since it never mattered very much to me. I thought for sure you would just give in and eat it. I messed up. I’m sorry I put you through that.”
Flame said nothing. What Tulip said made sense. Now that he was thinking more clearly, Flame remembered. Hannah indeed never said fizzy was evil. Which would mean she was never evil. But something inside Flame wouldn’t let him accept that. Hannah needed to be destroyed.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 15, 2023 1:43:24 GMT
“What are you thinking? Do you get it now?” Tulip asked.
“HannahDash must be destroyed...”
“Ah, it’s the influence of the dark leprechauns on your mind. Did you notice how the Dark Leprechaun-in-Chief said that the dark leprechauns would rule? Not us, them. You’re just their puppet. They’ve poisoned your mind. Do you see?”
Again, that made sense. That voice in Flame’s head was not his own, and it was not welcome!
“NOBODY GETS TO CONTROL GENERAL FLAME!!”
Tulip smiled. “There he is.”
Flame had led his army to do terrible things. But the dark leprechauns pulled the strings, messing with his mind. They were to blame for this mess.
Not the whole mess, though. Flame had led his army against HannahDash for no good reason, based on something she never said. If it weren’t for that, the dark leprechauns would not have had the opportunity to get to him. Flame had nobody to blame for that but himself...
Tulip untied the rope from Flame’s legs, then the one holding him to the tree. Flame set foot on the ground.
Tulip wrapped her arms around his. “It’s gonna be okay. We will fight back against the dark leprechauns for what they’ve done.”
Flame said nothing.
“I love you, Flame.”
“Love you too.”
Flame wasn’t sure how long they stood there. It gave Flame time to calm down. Now he realized just how much his body hurt after all that exertion.
“Wow, I didn’t think the General capable of crying,” a voice said.
Crying?! Flame separated from Tulip and wiped an arm across his face. “You saw nothing!!”
Hannah laughed. The pigeon who now stood atop her shoulder must have been the one who made that statement.
Hannah gestured to the pigeon. “General Flame, meet General Rockdove. He hates your guts, but you’ll have to work together now.”
“After all he did, why should I now work alongside him?” Rockdove asked.
“We have to forgive and offer second chances because nobody’s perfect. Flame is sorry for what he did, now he will help us in our fight against the dark leprechauns. And perhaps he can talk to the rest of his army and restore HannahForce.”
“That’s the least I can do,” Flame said.
“How about you go back and talk to them while the rest of us evacuate this base?”
“Since they will be coming here anyway, it would be better if I stayed here to wait for them. Returning to base would take too long.”
“True. I’ll stick around—hidden, of course—to greet them once you’ve talked to them.”
“Pete and I will do the same,” Tulip said.
As the evacuation progressed, Flame returned to the wreckage of his mech and waited there. Confrontation with his army would come soon.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 16, 2023 3:04:29 GMT
Chapter 14: Striking Back
Flame wasn’t sure how long he’d been waiting. He alternated between impatient pacing and getting the rest his sore body needed. He was doing the former when FlameForce arrived.
The army stopped when they saw him. After some hesitation, the mechs of Violet and Silver approached alone. Violet lowered her mech’s hand for Flame to step on, then lifted him to their level.
“I see you got into a fight,” Violet said. “How did you avoid being captured?”
“I listened.”
“To what?”
“I listened to reason. Hannah never said that fizzy lemonade is evil.”
“You listened to HannahDash’s lies! Has she twisted your mind?”
“Think about it! You were there! All she said is that non-fizzy isn’t evil.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Fizzy lemonade is what we’ve fought against all along.”
“And we were wrong! Just stop and think about it; that’s what I finally did!”
The colonels did as he suggested, saying nothing for a few seconds.
“Flame’s right,” Silver said.
“The dark leprechauns were the ones twisting our minds!” Flame added. “They convinced us to do what we all know is wrong. It ends today.”
“Do you want to tell this army that they need to change their loyalties?” Violet asked.
“Someone has to!”
Violet brought Flame to her mech’s cockpit and opened it for him to enter. Flame set the comm to speak to the whole army.
“LISTEN UP, SOLDIERS! When I came here alone, I learned the truth. We were mistaken about who the enemy is. Lemonade never mattered. HannahDash is not our enemy. Our enemies are the dark leprechauns, who led us down this path! WE WILL FIGHT BACK AGAINST THEIR EVILS!!”
Flame stopped to see how the soldiers took it. Though he couldn’t hear them, he saw that they weren’t leaving or attacking him.
“Since we’re already prepared for battle, let’s take it to our true enemies!”
Hannah emerged from the trees and landed on the shoulder of the mech. “Are we good now?”
Violet nodded, but didn’t look too sure about the idea of working with HannahDash again.
“Tulip and Pete are here somewhere too,” Hannah said.
Violet looked at Silver. “Retrieve the commanders, then we’ll move out.”
Violet took her mech’s controls and led the charge toward the nearest dark leprechaun base.
“I can pilot this better than you,” Flame said.
“You got your mech destroyed for a third time! I’m not about to let you pilot mine.”
Fighting her over it wouldn’t end well, so Flame had no choice but to sit back and watch her inferior skills. Not that Violet was bad at piloting, just... average.
After a journey much too long, the base of the dark leprechauns came into view.
“Would you like to introduce us?” Violet asked.
Flame stepped forward. “WE SEE THROUGH YOUR LIES, DARK LEPRECHAUNS! FEEL THE MIGHT OF HANNAHFORCE!!”
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 16, 2023 3:06:44 GMT
HannahForce began the charge without another word. Dark leprechauns emerged to defend. HannahDash leaped from the mech and sent explosions into the dark leprechaun ranks.
Since he wasn’t piloting, Flame was able to focus more on the strategy. Despite the sudden and unplanned nature of this battle, it was going quite well. The leprechauns seemed to have been caught off-guard by the attack. Having HannahDash on their side made it easier, and was perhaps motivating the troops as well.
Or maybe their improved morale came from the change in sides. In the few months spent allied with the dark leprechauns, the army’s motivation had lessened. They must have been disturbed by the violence their leaders encouraged. As they should have been.
HannahForce continued to push forward, damaging the base’s walls. Since HannahSmash wasn’t here, the dark leprechauns didn’t stand a chance. The dark leprechauns didn’t even receive any reinforcements. As HannahForce destroyed more of the base, they took as many prisoners as they could carry. It was only a matter of time before the base fell.
“The first of many defeats they will face!” Flame declared.
Hannah returned to the mech’s shoulder, and the army began heading to their nearest base.
The journey stayed in silence until a voice came through the comm. “Colonel Violet! Do you copy?”
“Yes, who is this?”
“This is—was Base #4.”
“What happened?”
“It was the dark leprechauns. They’ve destroyed the place, from the inside out!”
“We have destroyed one of their bases as well. We will make sure they—”
A new voice joined in. “Colonel Violet! This is Base #10! We’re under attack!”
“Is it the dark leprechauns?”
“Yes! They just showed up out of nowhere!”
Similar messages came in quick succession. The dark leprechauns had prepared for this, had used their time inside the FlameForce bases to set up a massive attack, and no one had a clue.
Base #7 was the last one standing, but they too sent a message. “We’ve been attacked by HannahSmash and the dark leprechauns!”
Violet had no words left. At this point, Flame had none, either.
“They’re in the room, they’re in the room!!”
A familiar voice took the place of the sheep’s. “When General Flame is betrayed, he throws a tantrum. When we are betrayed, we ensure the betrayer suffers.”
“HANNAHSMASH!!”
“Aww, Flame, how does it feel? You were so excited about your little victory, weren’t you? You brought this on yourself, traitor.”
“YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS!!”
“You can’t make me, General.”
“I WON’T STOP TRYING!!”
HannahSmash gave no reply.
Violet pushed Flame back. “I’ll tell the army myself. It’d be better for them to hear the news from a calm voice.”
“HOW CAN YOU BE CALM?!”
“I’m not calm. I just know how to seem it.” Violet switched the comm to speak with the army. “Halt! I have received word that the dark leprechauns retaliated, attacking from within every one of our bases. We have nowhere to return to.”
Flame couldn’t say nothing. “WE’LL GET THEM BACK FOR THIS! WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING, WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER!!”
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 1:52:32 GMT
Chapter 15: A Desperate Coalition
Violet switched off the comm. “Okay, that’s great, but if we never stop fighting, how will this end in anything but our demise?”
“If that is inevitable, so be it! We can’t stand by while the dark leprechauns ruin this world!” Flame replied.
“You’re not wrong. But convincing the troops is another matter. I see a few leaving their vehicles already.”
“At least I can spend my last days in a mech of my own!”
Violet did not reply to him, instead opening the cockpit so she could speak to HannahDash. “Did you hear what happened?”
“I heard Flame. Sounds like the dark leprechauns launched an attack of their own.”
“They destroyed every base. This is all we have left. And Flame, of course, wants to just run in and attack.”
“We have no better options!” Flame said.
“We’re not alone in this world,” Hannah said.
“There’s us and the pigeons; everyone else is an enemy!”
“Not when you put it in the perspective of the dark leprechauns. They’re enemies of us all. I’m going to write a letter to send to our lesser enemies. And if they agree to fight the dark leprechauns alongside us, you will work with them whether you want to or not. Find somewhere for the army to lay low, and I’ll send a pigeon to lead you to a meeting place to strategize.”
Hannah left without another word, using explosions to launch herself into the sky.
Flame stepped forward to speak in the comm. “We have a plan, soldiers! There’s still hope! We will seek help in our fight against the dark leprechauns’ evils...”
***
Our battles didn’t start out serious. We were fighting over lemonade, over... whatever reason the C.H.D. has for wanting me captured. The dark leprechauns changed everything. I know you’ve faced them before. They are ruthless. This is war.
They have already assimilated the orange leprechauns. When FlameForce saw their evils and turned, they were crushed. The rest of us are next. Only by putting aside our differences for a time can we bring an end to their evil.
If you accept my temporary alliance, the pigeon who brought you this note will lead you to a meeting place where we can plan a united attack against the dark leprechauns. Come alone, please. I will be accompanied only by my two generals. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 1:54:05 GMT
A clearing in the woods was the place chosen for the meeting. It had to have been at least an hour already. For such an eventful day, so much of it had been spent doing nothing.
“What if they don’t come?” Flame asked.
“Then the messenger pigeons will inform us that the invitations were rejected, and we’ll go from there,” Rockdove said. “Why do you ask? Surely your strategic self has already come up with a plan?”
“Of course I did! I just don’t like standing here doing nothing.”
“Patience is a valuable skill for a general. One which you’re sorely lacking.”
“I’ve been patient all day!”
“Patience is not merely the act of waiting. It’s a state of mind.”
“After all I’ve been through today, do you expect me to have a good state of mind?!”
Rockdove tilted his head. “Considering your typical state of mind and poor temper, no.”
“IF YOU WEREN’T UP IN THAT TREE, YOU’D BE ONE LESS THING BOTHERING ME!”
“Boys, boys!” Hannah emerged into the clearing with an armful of sticks. “What’s the matter now?”
“Rockdove just started insulting me!” Flame said.
“Give him a break, Rockdove. He’s had a rough day.”
“I’ve had a rough few months because of him!” Rockdove replied.
Hannah dropped the sticks on the ground. “We’ve all had a rough past few months. Today, we’re gathered for an alliance. Now isn’t the time for useless arguments.”
“What are those sticks for?” Flame asked.
“I dunno. I figure maybe having objects will help you strategize or something.” Hannah opened her hands to set some pebbles in a pile next to the sticks.
“Not much.”
Hannah shrugged and leaned on a tree. Flame and Rockdove stared at each other, but said nothing while the woman with the sword stood between them.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 1:58:12 GMT
The sound of a plane’s engine drew near and could be heard landing. Someone came! A pigeon entered the clearing followed by two figures: the C.H.D. General and a young boy.
“Who’s that?” Hannah asked.
“This is my ballboy. He’s here to take notes,” the General replied.
The ballboy said nothing, pulling out a notebook and staring at it.
“Anyway, I’m glad you’re here, General,” Hannah said.
“Of course! We can’t capture you if you aren’t alive! I just can’t believe General Flame showed up.”
“I said he was—” Hannah paused. “Right, I didn’t mention that he was one of my two generals that I was referring to. We settled the whole lemonade mess this morning.”
The General raised an eyebrow. “That’s too bad. It was easier just fighting pigeons.”
After this they were left to wait more. Now it was even worse, since the General was also here. Most of them stood silently, while the ballboy discovered the pile of sticks and began building something from them.
The silence was broken by the sound of a helicopter. It landed close enough to be seen, then a leprechaun and green sheep stepped out.
Hannah nodded in greeting. “Leprechaun-in-Chief, Field Marshall. Good to see you here.”
“Evil, evil, evil are the dark leprechauns!” the green sheep sang.
Hannah clapped her hands once. “Alright, this is everybody! I’ll just stand over there while y’all do your thing.” She stepped back.
“What is our thing?” the Leprechaun-in-Chief asked.
“We’re supposed to make a strategy using those sticks and rocks,” Flame said.
The C.H.D. General pointed at the ballboy’s stick structure. “So, there’s the dark leprechauns’ main base!” He looked at Flame. “Hopefully after allying with them, you know where it is.”
“Their main base is a concealed bunker in the swamp.”
“Ballboy! This model is wrong!” The General kicked the structure to make it collapse. “Build a bunker!”
After staring for a second, the ballboy arranged the sticks into a flat pile on the ground.
“Good enough. Let’s get started.”
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 22:31:28 GMT
Chapter 16: The Final Battle
The Leprechaun-in-Chief stared over his spectacles. “I never thought making a strategy with you would be harder than making one to counter yours.”
“It wouldn’t be hard if you’d stop insisting on your dumb plan!”
“You’re not the only good strategist here, General.”
“Our discussion has only proved the opposite!”
Hannah stepped between them. “Stop it, Flame. This is getting nowhere. We’ve already come up with a compromise plan, haven’t we? Let’s just go with that.”
The factions separated, each returning to their own vehicles. Hannah followed Flame to his new mech. It was just a normal mech, taken from a deserter. While not as exciting as his previous mechs, this would suffice.
Hannah rode on the mech’s shoulder as Flame returned to where HannahForce was hiding. The march to the dark leprechauns’ base would soon begin.
Flame spoke to his army. “We have a plan, troops! We will crush the dark leprechauns once and for all, with the green leprechauns and C.H.D. at our side! We attack at dawn!”
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 22:35:15 GMT
***
The army awoke while it was still dark. The mobilization occurred quickly, as most of the soldiers were sleeping in their vehicles. The march began.
The dark leprechauns had never told Flame about their main base. That itself should have been a clue that they were bad allies. The only reason Flame knew was because Commander Pete had been there. FlameForce had sent a spy to learn more about the base, but it wasn’t long before the spy was noticed by the leprechauns. They were able to learn the base’s precise location, but little else.
As they entered the swamp, the first hints of sunrise appeared. They were close. The C.H.D. and green leprechauns would be approaching from different directions at the same time, surrounding the dark leprechauns. Once HannahForce came even closer, they could see the other armies on the horizon. The base, however, was still nowhere to be seen.
“This is the place, isn’t it?” Flame asked.
“Looks right,” Pete said. “I didn’t see the bunker until I was right next to it.”
“If it’s not there, the C.H.D. assured me they will start attacking us instead.”
Dark leprechauns emerged from the site of the bunker—and from all around! The invading armies were the surrounded ones. So much for the plan. This was chaos.
Paint, lemonade, and lasers filled the air. HannahSmash entered the fray and began destroying vehicles with her oversized weapon.
“HannahSmash’s eyes look like yours did,” Tulip said.
“How so?” Flame asked.
“Your eyes looked... hazy, when you were under the dark leprechauns’ influence. HannahSmash always looked like that, but I never noticed since I hadn’t recently seen HannahDash to compare.”
“Seems that happens to anyone who spends too much time with the dark leprechauns.”
The dark leprechauns would have been overpowered, but more kept coming. It was a very close battle, but that wouldn’t last. The longer this went on, the more of an advantage the dark leprechauns would be able to gain.
HannahDash went to HannahSmash to keep her occupied. As before, HannahSmash wasn’t very affected by the explosions. It was enough to be an annoyance. HannahDash dodged the swinging mattock again and again.
There was no reason for her to do this alone. Flame pushed through dark leprechauns, moving closer to HannahSmash. He made it close enough to attack, but not soon enough. HannahSmash had HannahDash in her hand! Flame fired lemonade into HannahSmash’s eyes. She ducked and ran to him, sending her mattock straight into the heart of his mech. Flame’s controls became unresponsive.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 17, 2023 22:37:35 GMT
Flame looked into her eyes. They were indeed hazy, looking almost dead. Flame knew from experience the state of mind the dark leprechauns somehow brought on, and knew of its deception.
HannahSmash smiled. “Ah, General. See how your leader is at my mercy. Why would you choose this weakling over me?”
“Because I still believe in doing what’s right! Surely you once did too!”
“And look where it got you. You will face defeat, while we triumph.”
“What will you do when they turn on your own world? It won’t be spared! And in that moment, when it’s too late to stop your world from falling, you will realize that you were merely their tool, you were never in control!”
HannahSmash said nothing, hesitant.
“You’re no different than me and the Orange Chief!” Flame gestured to the battlefield. “We all were led to believe that this is okay! Deep down, you know it’s not!”
HannahSmash stared for a second. Then her eyes cleared. She set HannahDash on the mech’s shoulder before turning and swinging her weapon at the dark leprechauns below.
“I’m impressed,” HannahDash said.
“I was her once.” Flame grabbed a paintball gun. “Let’s get back to it!”
Hannah jumped down and sent explosions into the dark leprechaun ranks. Flame stood atop the mech and fired on the dark leprechauns from above.
HannahSmash’s turning changed the tide of the battle. The dark leprechauns began to dwindle. Soldiers broke through and entered the bunker. Though Flame couldn’t see it from up here, he knew they were destroying the place.
Once the dark leprechauns realized the battle was lost, they began to flee. Some escaped, while others were captured. Eventually they were gone, and the three victorious armies surrounded HannahSmash. Flame climbed down from his mech to get closer.
HannahSmash said, “I’ve seen too much... I’ve done too much. I just want to go home.”
“Where’s that?” HannahDash asked.
“We’ve never ventured out into these lands, afraid of the armies that roam. If I tell you, I put us at risk.”
“The dark leprechauns are the only army that’s much of a risk, and we will continue to fight against the remnants.”
“You have a point. My home is far to the north. It would be too far to walk.”
A circling C.H.D. plane descended and landed beside them. The door opened, showing both the C.H.D. General and Green Leprechaun-in-Chief to be inside.
“You won’t find a plane faster than ours!” the General said. “Come in!”
HannahSmash returned to normal size to do so, and HannahDash followed. Flame pushed through the various soldiers that stood between so he could join her.
“Flame, you can stay here,” HannahDash said.
“I’m not about to let you enter an enemy plane alone!”
“We’re not enemies today. But, if you insist.”
“I do insist!”
Once Flame entered the plane, it took off, and the journey began.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 19, 2023 0:19:13 GMT
Chapter 17: Going Home
“Are we there yet?” Flame asked.
HannahSmash looked out the window. “Looks like we’re maybe... three-fourths of the way there.”
“You brought this on yourself,” HannahDash said. “You didn’t have to come with.”
“The alternative was leaving you alone with these people!” Flame replied.
After this, the journey returned to silence. They all had been mostly silent for the rest of the trip, and the Leprechaun-in-Chief hadn’t spoken a single word.
“I’m detecting someone on the ground!” the pilot said.
“Is this the first time?” the General asked.
“Yes, and there hasn’t been any civilization for two hours.”
“Let’s investigate.”
The passengers strapped in as the plane began its descent.
“This is a waste of time! We can’t just stop for every random person we come across!” Flame said.
“It makes our boring trip more interesting, doesn’t it?” the General asked.
Flame said nothing. He had a point.
Once the plane landed, HannahDash was the first to the door. She pressed the button to open the door and see who stood outside.
As Hannah stepped out, she echoed the question in Flame’s mind. “Sham? What are you doing out here?”
“You’re asking me? You’ve gone so far as to interact with the beings from beyond!”
Hannah said nothing, confused.
HannahSmash stepped out. “Dash, that’s not Shamrock. This is my friend Shamlock.”
Shamlock’s face grew pale. “There’s two of you?!”
“There’s probably two of all of us. Now I know what’s out there, and I’m ready to go home.” HannahSmash held out her weapon, offering it to Shamlock. “This will help protect us if the armies ever find us.”
“Why are you giving it to me?”
“I found the worst army the world had to offer. And they corrupted me, so I joined them in their terrible acts. I’m better now, but... someone else should wield the Growthium Mattock.”
“You should have just stayed.”
“I had to know. I had to know if the rumors of what lies beyond were true. And now I can confirm to everyone that they are.”
“Let’s go.”
As they left, HannahDash returned to the plane. They took off and headed the opposite direction, returning to their own land.
The way back was as uneventful as the way there. Flame kept checking out the window, looking for familiar landscapes. Eventually, he recognized the land. From there, he studied their trajectory to get a mental image of where they were.
They weren’t headed for the swamp.
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Post by HannahDash on Dec 19, 2023 0:21:55 GMT
“You idiot! The swamp’s to the west!” Flame shouted to the pilot.
The pilot ignored him, and a big smile appeared on the General’s face.
“What’s so funny?” Flame asked.
The General looked at Hannah. “We caught you, HannahDash!!”
The Leprechaun-in-Chief put his hands to his face and removed a mask. It was the ballboy!
“YOU HAVEN’T CAUGHT US YET!” Flame yelled.
Flame pounced on the General. The General retreated into the cockpit, but the ballboy wasn’t so fast. Flame tackled him to the ground.
The General reappeared with a laser gun. “Get your hands off my ballboy!”
He fired at Flame. Flame jumped back to avoid the shots.
The General grabbed the ballboy and dragged him into the cockpit. “Ballboy! You couldn’t even fend off one sheep!”
“Sorry.”
Flame ran to the cockpit, but before he could enter, a door came down to seal it off. Flame felt the plane’s trajectory changing: freefall.
“We have to get out of here!” Hannah said.
She used her sword to blow a hole in the side of the plane, then grabbed Flame and jumped out. They could see a smaller C.H.D. plane escaping in the distance, while what they jumped out of was now incomplete. Splitting into a smaller plane was an ability all C.H.D. planes had, and it now granted them escape.
Hannah created explosions to propel them in the direction of the swamp.
“See, I knew going alone would be a bad idea! You never would have known they were going the wrong way!” Flame said.
“Thank you. I didn’t foresee that.”
“That’s why I’m the general.” Flame paused. “A general with a shell of an army...”
“That’s alright. You don’t have to be my army.”
“Of course we do! That’s the whole reason you let us out of that pen!”
“That wasn’t why I let you out of the pen. I was already going to let you out before Tulip suggested that.”
“Why?”
“Because Steve and Alex left you in there to be eaten by wolves. Even if they didn’t mean to. I don’t really a need an army—though I don’t mind having one. The MBs are my home, and now that the dark leprechauns aren’t a threat I’ll go back there for a while.”
“We just reunited with you! You’re going to leave us already?”
“This world isn’t my home, Flame. But I’ll say a proper goodbye this time. And I’ll come by and visit you sometime.”
They entered the swamp, and Hannah located the HannahForce remnant and landed there. The mechs of the colonels approached.
“So, what now?” Violet asked.
“Hannah’s leaving us again!” Flame said.
“This time, at least, I’m telling you,” Hannah said. “I’ll come back to visit. Until then, goodbye.” Hannah placed an arm around Flame.
Flame stepped away. “No! Don’t touch me!”
Hannah laughed. She gave a salute before she turned and walked away.
Violet offered her mech’s hand and lifted Flame to her level. “I repeat my question. Now what?”
“Hannah told me that we don’t have to be her army. But why would we want to do that? It’s too boring to stand around munching grass all day! We will rebuild HannahForce better than ever!”
And that concludes the tale of HannahForce. Thanks for reading!
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