Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Real Heroes ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3.

It was now or never. If she didn't take the shot, Cobra would drag her and her friends to some godforsaken laboratory in the middle of nowhere. So with her wand aimed at one of the Cobra soldiers, Usagi did the only thing she could. She shouted her attack, and let the energy beam hit the twin on the right.

"Tomax!" screamed the twin on the left. The distraction was enough time to give Usagi, Ami, and Minako made a run for it. Quickly going into an alleyway, they were quickly pursued by a squad of Cobra Vipers.

Ami looked at the force. Judging by the size, it was only a 1/4th of the force that had initially encountered them. Backed into a corner, the soldiers had absolutely no idea what was about to happen to them.

"You ready Venus?"

"Anytime, Sailor Moon. What about you, Mercury?"

"Well, I suppose if we don't have a choice."

The Vipers raised their weapons to fire when the three senshi began to move preparing their attacks. Before they knew what hit them, the vipers were blasted back in a sea of water and heart shaped chains. Taking advantage of the situation, the senshi quickly ducked into an alley, and headed for the rooftop where they left Jupiter.

"You think Makoto is alright, Usagi?" asked a worried Ami.

"I don't know. I hope so."

Victory was within Cobra Commanders grasp. Zartan had dropped off the schoolgirl in the green skirt in the brig of his carrier. His forces had finished setting up a perimeter. In fact, he was ready to pop open the champagne bottle and toast his crew.

"Gentlemen," began the Commander, "congratulations on a superbly won victory. Now let us…"

Cobra Commander was quickly interrupted by a panicked solider on the radar before he could even pour the first glass. "We have incoming missiles! There's no time for the radar jamming to be used!"

"What?!" To his side, Destro and the rest of the crew watched as a barrage of missiles hit the carrier next to him, destroying it completely. They watched as a combination of Japanese F-16's and Sky Strikers. But only one armed force in the world used Sky Strikers.

"Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no!" The Commander began banging on a console, sobbing. "Why is that every time I have victory in my hands, they come and steal it?"

It was painfully obvious to Destro that Cobra Commander was incapacitated for the time being. That meant one thing. He was in charge.

"Tell all forces to hold their ground!"

"But sir," responded one of the men on radar, "The enemy is a joint operations force. The Japanese self-defense force is working in tandem with GI Joe!"

Makoto was gone. And in her place were a bunch of small Cobra aircraft that wasted no time in taking potshots at the three senshi. The roof was virtually empty, leaving them wide open to attack. The Bubbles closed in to fire, but before they could, they were shot down.

"What was that?" asked Ami.

Looking on the ground, the three girls found their answer. Tanks and artillery were rolling in, shooting it out with the Cobra forces. The battle cry of the forces could be heard from the roof.

"YO JOE!"

"Who are they?" asked a confused Usagi. The Bubbles didn't even care about the senshi anymore; they were too busy fighting groups of this new forces aircraft, with the majority of them being rapidly shot down. From their vantage point, the battle had completely shrugged them to the side as insignificant pests.

Usagi was simply speechless, standing still as the others girls went off to look for Rei and Makoto. "I, I had no idea."

"Tomax!" screamed Xamot. The twins were supposed to set up a perimeter in the Shinjuku shopping district after the senshi eluded them. But they had just unloaded their artillery as a combination of Japanese troops and Joe land forces rolled in, forcing the Vipers into a standoff. The majority of their artillery was destroyed in the initial assault.

"What is it, Xamot?"

"We cannot hold off the enemy here!" Aloud, the panicked Xamot screamed "fall back!" to his forces, which were forced to retreat by Tokyo Tower, where the carriers were stationed.

"Tomax…"

"And Xamot calling Cobra Commander! Requesting reinforcements!"

The voice on the other end of the comlink was Destro. "I'm afraid that the situation is far worse than we feared."

"Destro? Where's the commander?"

"Preoccupied, I'm afraid."

"What are your orders?"

"Gather all forces by Tokyo Tower. We will stage our counterattack there!"

The trooper squads had left. And Rei was more than a little suspicious about that. Peeking outside, she saw a group of soldiers standing guard over a pile of captured Cobra soldiers and destroyed androids. But her appearance didn't go unnoticed by a man with an open cut blue shirt, hat, and gun.

"Who the heck is that?"

One of the Japanese soldiers found out what the man was talking about, looking directly at Mars. "She's a criminal, Mr.…"

"Gung Ho. Bet she's with Cobra. Get her!"

Rei attempted to run, but was surrounded by a group of Japanese soldiers and their rifles pointed right at her. With no choice in the matter, she gave herself up.

Meanwhile a convoy of Joe Havoc tanks and JSDF (Japanese Self-Defense Force) Main battle tanks were rolling towards Tokyo Tower, where the majority of the Cobra forces were emplaced. Of peculiar interest were forces around the corners of the tower. The Joe sergeant known as Duke saw this, and was seriously worried.

"Quick Kick!" he screamed to the gunner in the back. "What is Cobra doing?"

"It's pretty far," responded an Asian man with a bandanna on his head, "but it looks like their setting explosives!"

"Typical Cobra strategy," responded Duke. "If you can't take the city, destroy something symbolic about it." Reaching for the radio on the tank, Duke began to address the convoy. "Cobra forces are attempting to blow up Tokyo Tower. We need to stop them now! YO JOE!"

The response from the rest of the tanks, even the Japanese ones, was unanimous. "YO JOE!"

And the tanks raced off towards the tower, preparing themselves for the turning point in the battle.