What Happened to the TCAA? (Closed)

[The Floor Kippers]

OOC: A Bit Of Background, The TCAA (Trans-Continental American Alliance) Is the Kipperverse Version of the USA, that Merged with South America and The Rest of North America. The rest will be explained in the RP

EDF Trap Ten Headquarters, Honolulu, Empire of Hawaii.
Colonel Anela Mahelona, an Albino Chiroptera Sapien, stood waiting in the entrance halls for the Leaders of the Assisting forces. She was dressed in the Local Military Colours of Dark Grey.
General Farnon, EDF Naval Forces Lieutenant Harry Sullivan and Navigator Commander Ian Wright Entered the Building, The Three of them Saluted and Anela saluted back.
"Anyone else Arrive yet Colonel?" Farnon asked
"No Sir" Anela replied
"Well Inform Us when someone does" Farnon said. As the Three of them Made their way to the lift that would take them up to the Hospitality suit

[New Amerik]

The Mariner's Lament was the first to arrive from outside the universe. It came up, lurching out of the water on the coastline, dragging it's bulk inwards as it's landing ramp descended. The dust of ages scattered as the wood planks meshed with steel ramps and bamboo railings, and the Amerikans made their appearance. They were here because they had agreed to be, and because they would help their allies and the EDF as surely as the latter two would help New Amerik and the SEN.

Emperor Vasquail de Sadev led the group of Amerikans, dressed in traditional uniform, his boots clicking against the ramp and then smashed lightly into the sand of the beach as he descended. He traveled light, with the Ebony Wings, but at his side the saber and EPEP pistol of his office hung lightly. His face was set in a serious position as he nodded lightly to the others.

Behind him, dressed much the same but in a lightweight fabric made out of artificial spider silk, came his wife, Tabitha. She looked considerably more at ease, walking lightly, hips adorned with two holsters that held her special twin pistols; pistols that could neatly cut through a man's adams apple while leaving not even a spatter of blood behind, more surgical tools than artifacts of destruction.

Behind her, the special team of soldiers hand-selected by the Living God and Goddess to join them on this mission. The leading two were the Battle Angyls- dressed in military armor, their senses were temporarily focused exclusively on protecting the Living God and Goddess from any threats, civilian code temporarily suppressed as long as they were wearing the armor. They were the first of the Angyls: Lilith and Eve. After them, painted all in black, one of the Leraje ALS, the heavy infantry support for the team. It trod heavily into the sand as it disembarked the ship. Trailing after, a full team of ten Infantry Legionnaires brought up the rear. Clad in black armor and wielding EPEP infantry rifles, they marched out in step, the first of the Emperor's fighting forces.

Behind them, one more person brought up the end. The other was a large dress-like poncho of red-gold metal scales, topped with a horned daemonic helm that obscured the face completely. The figure grasped an eight foot pole, topped with a five pointed metal star inset with a brass-plated skull. He was the Mouth of the Watcher....leader of the Cult of the Watcher of All. An old friend and mentor to the Emperor, he had finally come to Vasquail as a gesture to let bygones be bygones....and to assist in the defence of the group, in whatever should lie ahead.

The group made it's way up to the entrance of the building, and Vasquail knocked on the door.

[The Floor Kippers]

The Door Slid open, It was an Automatic Door after all.
Colonel Mahelona Saluted To Them.
"Welcome to Honolulu, Emperor, Empress" She said "And Welcome to the Rest of your group"

[Frenequesta]

Frenequesta Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thomas Felter Sommerwell was putting off the embassy application requests and biting the erasers off pencils, waiting for Anarchy Day [New Year's Eve in Frenequesta, where all government offices and services close] to come. It was then that the Undersecretary of Regional Affairs knocked twice on his door. "Humor me, Gurdenstein."

Gurdenstein slowly opened the door. "No joke, Tom, but it appears that Ambassador Jones has informed us that the TCAA is in a bit of trouble, and needs our help."

"What for?"

"Jones has entrusted me to keep the details secret on fear of retaliation**, but I think that as good friends to the Floor Kippers you might as well allow me permission to send a couple of envoys to the Kipperverse to deal with this. Trust me, if you succeed with this you might actually see your poll ratings shoot up. It's worth a try."

Sommerwell rolled back in his leather executive chair and sighed. "But Gurdenstein, you've given me nothing... well, just keep me on a direct line with them."

"As standard, sir. Just sign the document." and Sommerwell pulled a tape from a roll of signatures from his desk and placed it on the screen before him, the ink blots seeping into the glass and virtual reality.

So it was that Uzziah Richardson and Doren Purdy were shipped into a Drobb-14 to one of the many portholes stored at the Neue Bayreuth Intergalactic and Multiversal Spaceport, en route to the Glorious and United Kingdom of the Floor Kippers.
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A fireball soon was seen shooting from the sky at Trap Ten Headquarters and for a moment security was kept on watch for what seemed like a rude invasion. Nothing new happened until the craft splashed twenty miles away in the Pacific Ocean. Purdy was first to emerge from the craft, a little dizzy from the ride. "Hey Uzzie, we're on Earth!"

"Oh joy, I've been here before."

"Not the Kipperverse Earth have you?"

"Oh fine, wise guy, you got me there," said Richardson, suddenly going from smart-alek to scared as a fleet of ships approached the Drobb-14 slowly.

**I'll probably change this once the details become more clear.

[The Floor Kippers]

The EDF Naval Force Destroyer, EDFS Harmony, Reached the Drobb-14 First. The Captain Leant over the Safety Rails with a Megaphone
"Attention, Sit Tight, We're Going To Lift You onto One of our Aircraft Carriers" He said "Then We're taking you to Honolulu"

[New Amerik]

The Door Slid open, It was an Automatic Door after all.
Colonel Mahelona Saluted To Them.
"Welcome to Honolulu, Emperor, Empress" She said "And Welcome to the Rest of your group"

The Emperor nodded, and saluted back with his saber. He responded in term, "Welcome to you too, Colonel. We've been waiting for this day to arrive, and when we received your notice....well, I set about getting here as soon as applicable."

He headed inside, and said, "Well, Jacob, it looks like we're back in business again, eh? Shame Bates couldn't be here, but, eh..." as the Mouth nodded, and spoke in a deep baritone, "Indeed, Vasquail. You have changed too, all of you...even I am far from the wise huckster I used to be when we first met."

Tabitha stayed behind as the other members filed in, and asked pointedly, "So, I read in a Kipperverse news broadcast a certain foreigner has become popular with the ladies here?" One of the Battle Angyls, meanwhile, seemed to look around for a missing person.

[The Floor Kippers]

"It Is Not My Place to Comment on the Actions of the Floor Kippers Herald" Colonel Mahelona Said as if Reciting it from memory "That Lift will Take you To the Others, They're in the Hospitality Suit, That's General Farnon, Harry Sullivan and Ian Wright" She then added "It Is Their Place to Comment on the Actions of the Floor Kippers Herald"
"Why Did I Take that Damn Poll?" She thought to herself

[Frenequesta]

The EDF Naval Force Destroyer, EDFS Harmony, Reached the Drobb-14 First. The Captain Leant over the Safety Rails with a Megaphone
"Attention, Sit Tight, We're Going To Lift You onto One of our Aircraft Carriers" He said "Then We're taking you to Honolulu"

Purdy nodded to the captain. "Thank you, sir." An EDF Carrier soon arrived with a net lifting the bottom of the craft, and despite a few pops in the landing balloons the craft was safe on the ship. Purdy and Richardson emerged from the craft and went to greet the captain on board, signaling to the Destroyer's captain that the Drobb-14 was safe, until static crackled in the tropical air.

"Purdy, Richardson! Are you safe?"

"We are fine, Secretary. We've had the good fortune of the EDF picking us up and we're off to Honolulu."

"Perfect. Keep me updated on the situation, I've got a feeling I'm going to have to send a lot more than the two of you in order for this mission to work. Sommerwell out." And the walkie-talkie was silenced and only the wind and the waves disturbed the peace. The captain turned around. "So, who happened to drop by?"

"I'm Doren Purdy and this is my partner Uzziah Richardson. We are special envoys from Frenequesta and we are aware that something is amiss with the TCAA. I'm sure we'll find out all about it when we land ashore, no?"

[The Floor Kippers]

"You'll Learn everything There" The Captain said "A Whole lot of everything"
He Then had a thought "By the way Did You Clip A large Satellite on the way down?"

[New Amerik]

The Emperor and Empress nodded, and the former said, "Very well then. I am honored to be in this nation and on this Earth, and I and my guests will now take their leave."

He motioned the others over to the lift, and they stepped closer to it, pausing only when they realized that not all of them could be moving up the lift at the same time. The solution to this was to first send up the Leraje, alone, as an introductory person. They waited for the lift to come down, all silent, and then sent up the Battle Angyls and the Mouth, and waited again to send up the Infantry Legionnaires and the two main leaders of the nation.

While waiting, Vasquail took out three thick gun-skulls. Armored dog skulls, these were floating but instead of information devices or communications arrays instead fitted with a series of three rotating EPEP barrels. The devices could be ordered to fire on a specific target, designated by the Empress, and were useful as close up support fire.

Once out, he looked upon the scene. The Leraje had it's weaponry powered down but still trained on the people in the room, off to one corner, while the Battle Angyls stood off to the other, preparing to take off their Battle Suits. The Mouth of the Watcher stood, leaning on his staff, as he watched the others enter.

They turned to face the FK people.

[The Floor Kippers]

General Farnon, Harry and Ian All Saluted.
"So Nice to Finally Meet you, Emperor, Empress," General Farnon said "And You Too Lilith, Ian Has Enthused to me about you. Sir Nigel Apollogises that He Couldn't make it at this time, He had a Wedding to go to"

[Frenequesta]

"You'll Learn everything There" The Captain said "A Whole lot of everything"
He Then had a thought "By the way Did You Clip A large Satellite on the way down?"

"No sir, our light deflection systems would have noticed," said Purdy, and his eyes perked, curious about the significance.

[The Floor Kippers]

"You'll Learn everything There" The Captain said "A Whole lot of everything"
He Then had a thought "By the way Did You Clip A large Satellite on the way down?"

"No sir, our light deflection systems would have noticed," said Purdy, curious about the significance.

"Okay, Just the Space Defense Station Has Just lost a few Communications Satellites and we though you could Have Clipped it in Passing"

[New Amerik]

General Farnon, Harry and Ian All Saluted.
"So Nice to Finally Meet you, Emperor, Empress," General Farnon said "And You Too Lilith, Ian Has Enthused to me about you. Sir Nigel Apollogises that He Couldn't make it at this time, He had a Wedding to go to"

Vasquail tipped his hat. "And it is good to see you. We are here now, and ready to be informed. What has happened? Can you tell us about anything yet, or are there still others that must get here first?" Tabitha merely asked, "Your Floor Kippers Herald seemed to have an interesting piece on unusual attraction the other day, and a familiar name seemed to pop up to me. Care to explain?"

The Mouth, meanwhile, walked over to the others. "Hello, Floor...Kippers?" he asked, "I am the Mouth of the Watcher, leader of the Cult of the Watcher of All, He who Watches and Judges Us. I have often been told about things beyond our universe, but never have I visited any besides our very own. The Cult is busy with the Hive forces, damn them to burn eternally under His gaze, but I can nonetheless bring up forces beyond that of the physical world....and it is interesting to run again with my former student. He and Tabitha have been...busy, together, I see."

His gaze dropped to Tabitha's stomach, and he remarked, "Are you sure you are up for it, Miss Agn-de Sadev? They will come soon."

At that, Lilith finally took her Battle Suit off, and stood normally. Her first act was to rush over to Ian, and strong-arm him into an embrace. "Much has changed since we last met, Ian. Much." Eve watched them without comment, but focused on yet taking her Suit off as well. The Leraje driver asked, "Oy? Can somvun let me out ov zis zing? Iv ve are not vighting now, I vould like to get out."

[The Floor Kippers]

"It Was probably A Slow News Day, Besides, Plus can You really blame them, A Strong Minded Leader of a Thrilling Country who isn't afraid to speak his mind, that's Bound to attract the Ladies" General Farnon said Not warming to the Subject "There are a few others Coming here So we can't discuss anything yet"

"Your Beautiful Appearance Hasn't changed" Ian said

Harry Moved over to the Leraje "Anything I can Do to help?"

[Frenequesta]

"Okay, Just the Space Defense Station Has Just lost a few Communications Satellites and we though you could Have Clipped it in Passing"

"Phew." sighed Purdy, and the captain went to address another signal from beyond...

"Hey Doren, why don't you let me do the talking for once?" asked Richardson in a snide groan.

Purdy became irked and made a strong defiant grimace against Richardson, as if he were to accept a boxing match. But looking around at the navy around him Purdy regained his composure. "Fine, Uzzie, I'll let you greet the Colonel and all the other Floorese there. Is that fair?"

"Yes, just don't ever call me 'Uzzie' again."

And so the carrier floated for a half-hour on the sea until it docked in Honolulu. The ramp was laid out and Purdy and Richardson were about to exit from the ramp, before Purdy addressed the captain once again: "So I assume we still need clearance for entrance? We do have our passports..."

[The Floor Kippers]

"Just Show them to me and Make your way to The HQ" The Captain said

[Frenequesta]

"Just Show them to me and Make your way to The HQ" The Captain said

And the two immediately took the books out of the pockets and the captain stamped them and gestured them off the boat.

A quick taxi ride brought them to Trap Ten and Purdy and Richardson walked their way to the front entrance. Purdy was about to knock until his partner stopped him.

"Allow me."

"Whoa, this wasn't part of the deal!"

"It is now." Purdy rolled his eyes, wondering how Richardson even kept his job as diplomat. The door slid open and a figure approached them.

[New Amerik]

Tabitha shook her head, now slightly smirking. "Well, I suppose you have to let the yellow journalists have their hands at an article ever so often, huh? Besides, looks like a tradition, if it's ninety five years running. Anyways, don't worry Jacob, I'll be alright. Three children won't slow me down, never did for my sisters or my mother."

The Mouth nodded, and turned to back to the congregation. "Right then. So we shall wait. Is there anything else of trivial importance to talk about in the meanwhile?"

Lilith, meanwhile, nodded. "No, my mental state has, however. Now, I am no longer duty-bound to serve my Living God in matters of military affairs while in my default form. My Battle Suit, instead, hosts my backup personality skilled in affairs of war...and all that I may better express my attraction for you."

Katrina said simply, "Ah, no zanks little guy. I can get out, juzt asking ze Living God iv I can." Vasquail merely nodded, and a hatch of the top of the Leraje opened up. Katrina shimmied out of it, muscles rippling in a bodysuit, and then leapt down, clapping Harry on the back as she landed, then rose to her full 6'4" height. "But zanks vor the ovver."

[The Floor Kippers]

"Well There is the Destruction of the Circus Known as "The Greatest Show in the Multiverse". Who knew It was all a front?" Farnon said "I certainly didn't"

Ian Held Lilith Closer "Aw, You Know how to say and do the sweetest things"

Harry picked up his Hat and Placed it back on His head
"Think Nothing of It" he said

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Colonel Mahelona Saluted "Welcome To EDF Honolulu HQ, I'm Colonel Mahelona"

[New Amerik]

The Mouth looked at him with curiosity. "Oh, dear, Count Otto Black again? We had our own circus once, the Greatest Show Off Earth....indeed, the man ran that as well, straight into the ground."

He sighed, and said, "The War goes on. New Amerik itself has moved to reinforce the edge of the Cult territories, and the most heavy fighting is now ensign up in the Pacific and Indian oceans now that the landing party is attempting to strike from the water. Our horrors and their terrors are duking it out in equal strides."

Lilith nodded. "Indeed, Ian. All for you." She stiffly held him to her as well, metal flashing cold against the artificial skin of the FK robot.

Katrina nodded, and cracked her head. She then looked around, shrugged as if she didn't think it would matter, amd then got onto the floor. A strong woman by nature, she found the best way to keep things buys was to work out when not in need. For now, she set upon doing sets of one-handed pushups, doing ten with one hand before switching to ten of the other, and back again.

[The Floor Kippers]

General Farnon Pulled out a Newspaper, It was The Floor Kippers Herald, The Headline was "The Circus Leaves Town" and the Image below it was A Familiar Figure.
"Whenever there's trouble, He seems to be Somewhere at the center" Farnon said "As to the War The Sea Devils are Wondering about sending their army to the Ocean Battles"

"Things Have changed with me" Ian Said, He Lifted up his Gun Arm "Just Lasers, No Explosives and Tranquilisers"

Harry Meanwhile contented himself with Tuning a Television

[New Amerik]

The Mouth shrugged, and looked at Vasquail, conversing privately with his wife in a corner. "Some people just have something in them that makes them always be in the middle of things. This man may very well be one of them."

He looked up at the mention of the Sea Devils, "That may be very helpful, yes. Even with the help of the Great Lord of the Abyss, the African Aircraft Carriers and the Australian Submariner's Core, the oceans are a dangerous place."

Lilith nodded, "Indeed, while I am more than capable of defense in this state, my preparation to at all times wage a full and just Crusade upon Luddites is stored away in my Battle Suit." She looked over to the suit in question, and motioned Eve over. Eve, still nervous outside of her armor of holiness, came over. "Ian, my fellow Angyl, Eve."

[The Floor Kippers]

"I'll Dash off a Telegram to them that Their Help would be extremely Appreciated" Farnon said "I Guess you Know about the Sea Devils, Seeing as you didn't react to me saying they're sending their Armies to the Oceans"

"Delighted to Meet you Eve" Ian said Saluting to the Angyl

[New Amerik]

"I'll Dash of a Telegram to them that Their Help would be extremely Appreciated" Farnon said "I Guess you Know about the Sea Devils, Seeing as you didn't react to me saying they're sending their Armies to the Oceans"

"Delighted to Meet you Eve" Ian said Saluting to the Angyl

The Mouth shook his helm. "I do not. However, from the name, I was able to surmise that they were a sea-based group, and so felt no need to ask for elaboration on the subject."

He turned. It was all new to him, and as he stood there he felt....well, actually rather pleased. Vasquail had done well for himself, to have been the first to make contact out-of-universe. His student now had things to teach him. Now, if they could only reconcile that...one event.

He sighed. "I do hope our mutual friend has it within himself to eventually forgive me for the actions I took. Even if he recognizes their importance, he's never forgiven me for 2024."

Eve nodded, shyly, and said, "Morning, Ian," as she returned the salute.