Gate: War Of Two Worlds

Colonel Thomas Anderson is in his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. He is leading a company size unit of airborne infantry with three AH-64 Apache as escort and two CH-47 Chinook carrying the rest of the company.

The sun has just risen allowing them to see the city that is under attack. One of the escorts saw a massive beast that is identified as a 'troll' just charge the city wall.

"Target destroyed". One of the Apache pilots said over the radio.

Colonel Anderson grabs his radio. "Alright everyone, target all contacts outside the wall. Clear the area, once complete ground land and being cleanup operations. First and second platoon land outside, third platoon retake the wall and secure the city."

Everyone acknowledges the orders and they all would begin to fly over the engagement zone.

"Alright boys, there is a bunch of them." One of the Apache pilots will say over the radio. All three will behind forming around the ground force. "Alright, light them up."

And right then, the three Apaches opens fire at the bandits down below that's outside the wall. The helicopter gunsh.i.p.s begin firing their anti-personal Hydra-70 missiles and their M230 chain guns into the enemy ground forces. The other helicopters would be providing support fire as the soldiers inside firing down on them

As the missiles hit their targets, explosions begin to appearing all over the battlefield as the attack helicopters do their strafing runs.

The Apache, the United States main attack helicopter, the king of the helicopters. It has been the workhorse and one of the most feared weapons of war. Just one of these could kill hundreds back on Earth. And today, these bandits are learning that same lesson.

Anderson task force begins raining hell down on the enemy, he looks to his left and see his Black Hawk providing support fire on the wall, protecting two of the Rangers that seem to be pinned down.

"Angel three, do you see those five bandits." Anderson says over the radio.

"Roger that, we got contacts on the wall going after that AAA battery. Take it out." One of the Apaches will say.

He will see one of the Apaches fly over to it. These bandits will be trying to load what looks like a spear into what seems to be a Ballista.

One of the Apaches flies over to it and then fires on one of its missiles at it, destroying the Ballista and all the men around it.

Colonel Anderson looks around and see the remaining ground force starting to retreat.

"Alright, begin phase two, begin clean up."

***

Everyone on the ground are looking on in pure horror. All trying to understand what these 'things' are and watching as they just slaughter the enemy. Most do not know what is happening.

Sharpe and Randy just ignore their allies air support and continue to engage the enemy that are within the walls.

"There not retreating!?" Randy shouts, confused by that sight. It seems like the men inside the city are still willing to commit to the fight.

"Dont think about it, just-" Sharpe says before being interrupted by his radio.

"Vanguard-7, this is Angel-2. We are being mop up operation. You have ten seconds to clear the courtyard." The pilot of the Apache attack helicopter will say over the radio.

He hears what they pilot says and then looks up to see the situation. The Apache flies over and then hover above him. He will see that chain gun under it getting ready to fire.

"Lets go!" He tells Randy. Both of them will rush into the enemy and f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y grab Rory and Alicia.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Alicia yells as Randy flips her over his shoulder and then begins running back to the barricade.

Rory looks confused as she gets picked up in Sharpe arms. She looks up at him, shocked that a mere mortal would rush over to 'save' her.

Once they get back to the barricade. They all stop and look over to the bandits that are in the wall. They reform their lines and being marching forward, all behind their shields.

That's when they all watch as the Apache above them open fire. In one strafing run, the chain gun will lay waste to over two hundred bandits. Their shields prove to be worthless, all being shredded into pieces by the chain gun.

As Rory lays in Sharpe arms, she watches in pure shock as the bandits just torn apart. Watching hundreds of them get slaughtered within seconds, their armor being completely useless. This is the first time she really witness the true power of these Americans.

"Courtyard clear. Being perimeter patrol." The Apache pilot says.

***

Princess Pina and her long time servant friend Hamilton are just standing there on the balcony. Since the beginning of the battle both of them have been here watching.

They will be looking at this strange flying thing just hovering there, witnessing it just killing hundreds of men in seconds.

"It's a monster...!" Hamilton will say in a scared to death at what she just saw.

Pina, unable to find any words to express what she is seeing. As it beings flying away, she watches as the other of these flying beasts. But this one is different. She can see people inside them, either coming out of them once the landed or sliding down on ropes.

Just past the wall, she sees these massive explosives happening in the distance, slaughtering the retreating bandits. The Empire has artillery that fires pots that expose into a fire. But these explosions are ten, no hundred times bigger than anything she has seen.

This is the 'American' military she heard of; this is who we attacked on the other side of the Gate. This is who killed hundreds of thousands of our soldiers at Alnus Hill. In only a matter of minutes the bandit force was wiped out by just a couple of these 'Americans'. This is who we went to war with. That soldier from the tavern was completely right.

She can feel her bones shaking, unable to process what she is seeing. "We are undone."

***

As American troops start to off load from their helicopters and begin to secure the area. Rory will be impressed on what just happen. She has yet to see them in a fight in a large scale.

She watched as all those bandits just died from the rain of bullets. Their armor was completely useless, like they were just n.a.k.e.d.

She looks back up at Sharpe as he looks around, making sure his people are ok. She smiles at him, enjoying that he ran into danger to get her out of the line of fire. Not many would do that, especially for a apostle.

Rory wouldn't have died from their attack and she knows he knows that. But that is when she realizes that even though he knew she couldn't die form such a attack, he still wanted to protect her from unnecessary harm. First man to ever do that in a very long time.

That is when she feels his hand in an interesting position. She will look down and realize his hand is on her b.r.e.a.s.ts. She can see it is not intentional, just the position she is in when he came to 'save' her from the battle.

She will giggle and look up at him. That is when he looks down and smiles. "You ok?"

She will smile at him and then give him one hard smack on the head.

***

35 minutes later

Sharpe is outside the wall with his team. The airborne soldiers are policing the bodies for any intelligence and gathering any prisoners or wounded.

There are a lot of dead bodies, just littered everywhere. He wonders if this was anything like back in the old days of Earth, bodies just laying everywhere after a battle.

Some soldiers will bring over some prisoners and set them down. Some will be women, other men, mostly all Human but there is this one interesting looking creature.

This one female will look like a hybrid of a female Human with bird legs and feathers. He begins to wonder how many different kind of hybrids there are in this world are. It is interesting how many different hybrid species there are.

That is when Alicia will walk up to him. "Dose your face still hurt?" She asks, chuckling. She won't be alone, two other of his Rangers will be with her, checking out the prisoners.

"...yes..." Sharpe says, slowly.

"Why did she hit you?" Alicia asks, enjoying the subject.

"...I have no idea. But who knew a 75 pound girl can hit so hard." Sharpe says.

"That is what happens when you mess with a demi-goddess boss." Steele replies.

"Indeed." Sharpe responds. He will then looks over to the prisoners. Colonel Anderson asked him to find prisoners to bring back to base.

"Hey, soldier." Sharpe yells. One of the Airborne soldiers will rush up to him.

"I want those four there. Those three there and those two I guess." Sharpe says.

"Sir." The soldier acknowledges the order and then he would gather a few more to take the prisoners he picked to the Chinook helicopter.

He then hears Alicia talking again, with an interesting tone.

"Hmm... Boss, why are they mostly women? Got some evening plans?" Alicia says, implying something more, but also in a joking tone. Still, kind wired hearing her imply that.

"Excuse me Sergeant?" Sharpe responds in his regiment tone.

"Oh nothing." Alicia will say, walking away chuckling. "I know why, just fun."

Randy walks with four other soldiers. "Major, the Colonel wants you at the palace. Meeting with the Princess."

"Roger. Everyone, continue cleaning up operations. Gather supplies to, we are pretty low." And with that, Sharpe walking away and back into Italica, being escorted by three airborne soldiers.