//------------------------------// // Chapter 9: Soviet Project: EXT // Story: World War FIM: The Summer of Dejection // by IronCaptain19 //------------------------------// June 6th, 2017 Nicaragua It was dark and quiet, a once big town became a ghost town. Stomping was heard in the distance as if a bunch of boots was marching about. "Thump thump thump..." was the noise the ground made. "Hahahahaha" A laugh was heard through the trees. "On to phase 2...Let's begin." June 7th, 2017 Edinburgh Airport Sam walked outside the airport towards the car rental area. "Hi welcome to Hertz! How can I help you?" The car rental employee asked Sam. "Yeah I need a big SUV." Sam answered. "Ok sir, do you have a group or a family?" "No, no I don't." Sam replied. "Are you sure you need a big SUV all by yourself? It's cheaper to buy a normal sized car." "Nope, no I'm sure I want the SUV." Sam said anxiously. "Okay, Sir right this way." The worker then showed him to the car and gave him the keys. It was a black Chevrolet Suburban. "Have a good day!" "You too!" Sam said as he pulled away. Sam looked around multiple times. "Ok the coast is clear, you can come out now." Sam said. Twilight and the others then appeared in the backseat. "Phew! That is one tough spell to keep going for a while." Twilight said out of breath. "Well, we're here! Ugh got to get used to driving on the left side." Sam said as he turned. "Alright now time to find Starlight. Where is she?" Twilight asked. "Last time I heard, they were downtown." Sam said as he drove along Glasgow Road. "Well let's keep looking." Sam said as he drove along. Washington, DC, United States The President sat at his desk thinking about how to combat Spiror. "Mr. President! We have an urgent update! We believe Swedish forces are moving into Norway." The Cheif of Staff said running into the Oval Office. "What? Why?! How??" Sweden has a weaker military than Norway!" The President said as he stood up. "We believe Germany is helping them." The Cheif of staff said. "This can't be happening, not right now. Why would Germany even help the Swedish?" The President said in wonder. "Does the public know?" The President asked. "No not yet Sir but they will find out soon." "Dammit!" He yelled as he banged his hands on the desk. "Is everything alright Mr. President?" The advisor asked worriedly. "Just...It's just that, I don't know what to do. I only assumed the presidency 5 months ago, half the country hates me, and I'm the one who has to handle aliens, diplomatic tensions, and I'm sick of this shit!" The President yelled. "Sir, I'm sure it will be alright, you just need to keep it together." The Chief of Staff said comforting him. The President then took a deep breath placing his hands on his face out of frustration. "Ok, I'm the President of the United States, I'm responsible for this and complaining about it won't help, so why is Germany helping Sweden?" The President said calmly. "We don't know Sir, the German President and Chancellor won't answer any of our calls." "Alright, then we start from the ground up, does Sweden and Germany have a good relationship?" 1987 Mogilev, Belarus, Soviet Union "Welcome Men, I bring you here today to show you my newest experiment that I have been working on." A man said. "Dr. Boris, why does your experiment interest us?" A Soviet officer asked. "On order of Moscow, I made a new machine that can possibly harness energy more powerful than gamma waves so we could develop a bomb that would completely destroy the United States and the Allies in Europe. After the Chernobyl accident last year they requested I find a safer power source. But don't worry, the viewing room has been fitted with thick lead so you'll be safe." Dr. Boris explained. "If this were to work, are you sure it would not cause long-lasting effects for the world?" The officer asked. "If we use it properly there should be no problem." Dr. Boris said. "Ok Doctor, show us how it works." The officer said as he and others sat down. Doctor Boris walked into the room and shut the door. "Okay be ready because this is about to get bright." Dr. Boris said through a microphone. He turned a nob and typed code on a computer. "And...commence." He said as he pushed a lever forward. The machine began to glow as Dr. Boris pushed the lever forward. "Power level at 60%" Dr. Boris read on the instruments. The Soviet officers in the viewing room leaned in for a closer look as they began to show worry. "Almost done..." Dr. Boris was interrupted as the lights began flashing. One of the Soviet Officers stood up in concern. "SHUT IT DOWN NOW!" The officer yelled as the machine got brighter. Dr. Boris quickly hit the emergency stop button before a big flash caused them to be knocked over. Sounds of shattered glass were heard as they stood back up. "What happened?" The Soviet officer asked worriedly. Dr. Boris stood up slowly from the ground. As he placed his hand on the desk to help him up as the Soviet officer ran into the room. "What was that?! How did you create that much energy?" He asked. Dr. Boris looked at the computer screen. "I didn't." Dr. Boris replied. "Then where did all that energy come from?!" The officer asked as Dr. Boris sat there shocked. "It's, energy from another dimension....I created a wormhole of some kind." Dr. Boris said. "Why do you think that?" "My computer can't calculate the power, it bent space-time." "Okay, shut this experiment down, we need to get rid of this machine. It isn't safe here." The Soviet officer demanded. "Where would we put it?" We can't let anyone touch it." Dr. Boris asked. "We'll put in our base in Korea." Stuttgart, West Germany "Sir, the Soviets may have tested a bomb." "Why do you think so?" "We detected a very brief burst of radiation in Mogilev, Belarus." "Nonsense, they wouldn't test a bomb right on a populated city. What kind of radiation was it?" "We don't know, it's so far on the electromagnetic spectrum that we can't tell what it is." "Oh no, they trying that experiment." "What experiment?" "I'm calling my friend in Jerusalem, he knows this kind of stuff." He then picked up his phone a phone and dialed a number. "Hello?" "Omar, the Soviets have done Experiment EXT. I need you to keep a lookout for any Extraterrestrial life." "Oh no, I'll get my best observers on it. If they find any, they'll contact me, should I let you know?" "No, the Soviets will somehow trace it back to us, if you find any I need you to contact SETI." "But SETI only began operations 2 years ago, no one will take them seriously." "I'm pretty sure by the time life does emerge, people will believe it." "Ok, got it." Omar said as the phone hung up. Present Day Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Sam drove along the streets of Edinburgh searching for Trixie and Starlight. "Guys keep an eye out but try not to be seen." Sam said as he turned left on a street. As he drove along a commotion was heard in the area. "What are they so worked up about?" Sam said confused as he drove towards the sound. Sam turned on a street and saw the commotion was coming from a crowd of people. "Guys stay in here and below the windows, I'm gonna check out what this is. Maybe it has to do with Starlight." Sam said as he stopped the car and opened the door. He walked over to the crowd of people as they seemed worried. "Hey, what's happening?" Sam asked a lady in the crowd. "This gentleman just came from Norway, he says there is an attack!" The lady said. "I'm sorry....what?" Sam asked confused. "He believes the Swedish invaded." "What? How? Sweden has a tiny military." Sam said confused. "It's true! He fled from Fredrikstad to here! His family in Tromsø called him and said that they saw Swedish soldiers along with others around that area too!" "How has this not been caught by the media? Are you sure he's not making this up? Sam asked. "He isn't, he fled here on his personal plane after he noticed them coming in, they didn't fire any weapons yet, he believes they're planning a surprise attack." Sam walked away from the lady in disbelief as he walked back to the SUV. "Unbelievable," Sam said as he shut the door. "What happened?" Twilight asked concerned. "This one dude thinks the Swedish invaded Norway, that's laughably stupid." Sam said as he drove off. June 9th, 2017 Salisbury, Maryland, United States "Why did you ask me to meet you at a Starbucks of all places?" "Don't look at me, face forward, we're just two strangers having a friendly chat." "So what happened?" "Sweden has a plan annex Norway and I know why." "Sweden....what?" "Keep quiet, I need you to review this and take it to the President." The man said as he passed the other man a file. "Ok, I got this." "Now go, I'll stay here until you're gone." Washington, DC, United States "The Vice President is here to see you." An advisor said on the phone. "Send him in." The President said. The door then creaked as it opened to the Oval Office. "You wanted to see me?" The Vice President asked. "Mike, I got some news to tell you." The President said as he put down a piece of paper. "What is it?" The Vice President asked concerned. The President took a deep breather before revealing the news. "I'm canceling the plans for both the wall and immigration reform." The President broke the news. "What?" "Yeah..." "Are you kidding me, why?!" The Vice President asked. "We have bigger problems here, much bigger problems." "What bigger problems? You have been wanting to do this since you announced your candidacy for 2016! What could possibly be more important than your campaign promise, you'll let all your supporters down!" The Vice President said angrily. "Aliens Mike, we have aliens on our planet, we thought we were alone but we're not...I don't think holding up a petty campaign promise is more important than keeping my people safe." The President responded in a serious tone as he stood up. "Jesus, this can't be happening." "It's the right thing to do Mike and if you won't follow you can walk out of the White House right now." The President said sternly. The Vice President then began to pace around the Oval Office while placing his hands over his face. "Okay....I'm in. But don't be surprised if you can't win 2020." The Vice President said. "If we do nothing, there won't be a United States in 2020." The President said as he sat down. Maitland, Florida, United States "How many times did you have to review that Agent Wells?" "I'm sorry I haven't found any new hits yet on who that guy was." Agent Wells said. "Ok, I need you to keep looking." Her Boss said. "I've used facial recognition software trying to find a match but I just don't know where to start looking." Agent Wells explained. "Alright, do you have any leads at all?" "This one guy in the Orange County Jail claims that he saw the guy who helped the aliens. The guards can't get him to shut up about it." "Go question him, I'll contact the Orange County Jail to let them know you're on your way." FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States "Sir, we have a lead on the Norway issue." Agent Douglas told the Director. "Ok what is it?" The Director asked. "Alright one sec, Jørn!" Agent Douglas called out as a man walked into the Directors office. Agent Douglas slowly closed the door behind him. "Who's this?" The Director asked. "It's a Norwegian Translator. He's going to help us with the issue." "Ok, what is the lead?" The Director said at his desk with the American flag behind him. "An anonymous tip gave us this file here." Agent Douglas showed the Director the file title. The file read "Prosjektet EXT". "Pretty Simple title, it means Project EXT." Agent Douglas said as he opened the file. "Jørn what does this say?" Douglas asked the Translator. The first page said "Program for utenlandske anerkjennelse, og forskning på jorden." "That says "Program for Alien life form detection and research on Earth." The Translator said. "It's location is Ølkensted a town created to house the Scientists working on Project EXT on the Island of Stjernøya, 98 Miles Northeast of Tromsø. "But why was it created?" The Director asked. "Jørn, what does this say?" Douglas showed the Translator a page. "Do you want me to tell him for you?" Jørn asked. "Yes, tell him." "The Soviets tested a device the Americans believed to be a bomb, but an American base in the Western part of a divided Germany knew the real reason. The Norwegian government which was neutral during the Cold War also figured out what happened. They discovered it was not a bomb because it was tested in a city. "What does this have to do with the Swedish planned invasion?" The Director asked. "I'll get to that part, the Soviets believed Anti-Matter to be way too expensive to build a bomb out of so they searched for other sources. This information was obtained by a Norwegian spy in Moscow while this was being discussed. The Prime Minister believed that the Soviets wouldn't look at Norway to blame for an infiltration so they sent a spy anyway. That's all the page says." Jørn explained. "Ok, Douglas I need you to find out more info on this situation before the public finds out about this." The Director said as there was a knock at the door. The Director quickly put the file away in his filing cabinet. "Come in!" He shouted. "You need to see this." An Agent said as they walked away. The Director stood up from his desk and walked to what most of the workers were looking at. "What is it?" The Director asked confused. "Sweden invaded Norway." The Worker said as she pointed towards the TV playing the news with the caption "NORWAY UNDER ATTACK". "Had to Jinx it..." The Director said.