The WOrld of Guns: 14th Advance

YET ANOTHER PORT ASSAULT.

DAY 25.

RANK: ADMIRAL.

FUNDS: 4,000,000

Tyler and rey woke up entangled in each other's arms with their heads pressed together. Rey's ankle length blonde hair draped across them both like a golden blanket and his arms around her back in a clearly protective manner while her arms were around his head to pull him closer. He smiled at the warm embrace and kissed her awake and she opened her pearl pink eyes with a smile.

"I love you too."

He kissed her again.

"Good morning, my love."

She shivered from the way he said it.

"will you?"

"Absolutely. And this will be the last you ever hear."

"Overdo it, please?"

"I will do everything."

She smiled happily and he lifted her into a princess cradle and carried the naked girl to their shower where he did her golden lockes for her and she smiled at the spoil.

"I missed this."

"I did too."

Her golden lockes were shining when they walked out and Selena smiled as she saw her.

"You look beautiful Rey. what's the occasion?"

Rey just smiled as Tyler took the wheel from wisp.

"Just enjoying some spoil."

The older blonde smiled warmly at that and Tyler looked out thw windshield of the crusier as rey took her spot at the gauges. The captain of the ship smiled warmly as he looked at his beautiful girlfriend.

"I love you too, Rey."

She smiled over her shoulder.

"I ove you too, Gore."

He then made the swap from love addicted teenager to war commander and looked at Selena.

"Status."

She nodded and looked at the map.

"we are less then one hour's sail from Harla. all readings green and bored."

"Alright. John, load cannons."

"All batteries loaded. Antiair defenses prepared as well."

"Good. Emma, how we looking below decks?"

"Stocked and the bulkheads are ready to be sealed in the event of a breach. and did you REALLY have to say it like that?"

"Yes. Wisp. How's the scope?"

"Clean and ready. All hands ready."

"Alright. Let's get this done. Gauld, ADVANCE."

The friends went to work with a will as a two toned alarm went up on the now visible naval base. Tyler smirked as he saw the two mile channel between the forks of land that barricaded the port.

"Brit, Paige, put a salvo in the water between the forks...there."

"Guns one and 2, FIRE!"

The thunder rang out and the 7.5 inch guns spat their explosive shots into the waves, hitting the mass of undersea landmines that further narrowed the channel from two miles to 100 yards. Tyler smiled as a chain reaction of explosions tore off in the distance from the other mines exploding. The effect similar to a Vegas water fountain shooting jets into the air.

"Now the same on the other side."

"Guns three and four FIRE!"

And another chain reaction of explosions later, Rey spotted the first ships getting into defensive positions. A pair of light frigates.

"Ships spotted! Range 2,000, elevation 3, bracketed. SINK EM!"

"Guns 1, 2 and 3, FIRE!"

Tyler smiled as he watched the two defending ships get pelted in piercing rounds and immediately start listing.

"Hard to starboard. Rotate turrets to compensate....NOW! Increase speed to 4."

"Copy all."

Tyler had the realitively nimble cruiser turn sideways with Wisp's cannoneers rotating their turrets at a similar speed in the required direction. the result making it seem as if the ship was moving, but the gns were NOT. Once in position, Tyler smiled.

"FULL stop. FIRE!"

The next salvo from the cruiser impacted the hulls of the two frigates and they split in two from the force of their explosions and sank. Tyler smiled as he took a spotting scope to aid the gunners with Rey and Selena. The port had been caught COMPLETELY by surpise by the hard attack and the radio to Tyler's left blipped as he directed Paige's turret to a clean kill at an attempting to dodge battleship.

"Cruiser in the bay, this is Allied Command. State name and callsign!"

Tyler smiled as he took the radio with the binoculars in the other.

"Name's Goreleech, and RAZGRIZ CAME TO PLAY!"

The man on the other end became VERY excited.

"YOU! Get the men moving! Razgriz came to help us out! Commander Fitz at ya service sah! We'll be with ya sharpish!"

"Ha. Have em attack from the rear, fitz, we got it on our end."

"Aye, aye! We will be on station in ten mikes!"

"We'll be here."

The radio was put up as the return fire from the enemy ships was in complete disarray from the surprise assault. Selena smiled as she guided a salvo into a frisky seeming aircraft carrier.

"You were right, Tyler. These soldier were COMPLETELY unprepared for a hard attack. MOST aren't even DRESSED!"

"In the grand scheme of the floor, Harla isn't THAT big of a deal. To be brutally honest this port is a rather small cog in their war machine. And they knew it. Which is why it was merely used as a staging ground for their forces returning from a hard fight."

Rey frowned as she helped her wn salvo score a kill.

"Yet, doesn't that seem odd to you, Gore? A BAIT PORT?"

"Oh I know for a fact it was a trap. Why do ya think the mines were pushed overboard once we came through?"

Natti and Neo were heard chuckling now.

"The splashes masked their deployment ENTIRELY. They have NO IDEA what's waiting for them."

A series of heavy explosions were heard behind them and Rey looked....only to go WHITE.

"GORE? LOOK!"

He did and blinked as he saw the massive battleship taking hits from the mines in the water. He smiled wickedly.

"OOOOH PERFECT! That's the Leviathian. Indominus' sister ship. ALL HANDS MOVE TO close combat antiship cripplers. Full ahead and ang on tight it's about to get VERY bumpy."

He took the wheel as the turrets turned and the first 48 shell salvo from the powerful dreadnought was fired. Tyler smiled as the ship hit the mass of mines they'd left in the water in their wake with hull breaching results. Her bow dipped hard in the water from the way they'd impacted her keel. The shells missed his smaller and realitively more nimble crusier by a longshot and the soldier smiled as his guns were in line for a boardside pelting.

"FIRE!"

Levathian towered over the smaller cruiser by more then 40 feet and so the shells slammed directly into her hull below the main deck and Tyler smiled as the signiture redline of Leviathan had a mass of gaping holes blown it.

"Fire at will!"

Leviathan fired again but due to the closeness of the cruiser and the size of the bizmarck style battleship, missed entirely. Tyler smiled as a set of sliding panels along her deck opened up for smaller 6 inch guns to be aimed at the lower angle.

"TAKE THE GUNS OUT! ONE salvo and we die."

The thunder roared as the behemoths of the sea were locked in a spiral with their cannons roaring. Tyler smirked as he saw a line of the powerful guns get taken out by his crew's accurate shooting as Commander Fitz was heard.

"Air support on station. Ready for tasking."

He took the radio.

"Get some bombs in the bridge on that ship, commander. We're pirating her!"

"Classic Razgriz. UNDERSTOOD!"

A set of bristol biplanes dove down from the sky and dropped their payloads on the heavily armored and defended bridge of the battleship and a few were shot down during the dive with a few more slamming headlong into the bridge itself from their pilots getting shot dead. But they accomplished their mission as the bridge took numerous direct hits before a single large scale explosion made the collassal vessel shiver. Tyler smiled widely as he saw that.

"One of her engines just blew! Alright she's dead in the water! Prepare to board!"

Two more salvos were put into the ship's deck and the grapples were thrown before the skilled players boarded the powerful warship guns blazing. Tyler had his Browning Automatic Rifle bellowing at the masses of crewmen while Rey worked her Lewis beside him. Both wearing smiles of joy and warmth on their faces. Selena, Natti, Emma, and John were guarding the ropes to Gauld with their larger machineguns while Wisp and her girls were dashing around like manic chickens with their heads chopped off firing sub machineguns and pistols. Paige, Avi, and Taylor were using bolt action rifles to drop any idiot that looked like they were giving orders from the cover of a lifeboat and Taylor was smiling at the pile of bodies leading inside the battered bridge.

"I love my job."

Tyler and Rey had swapped to shotguns for the race to the bridge. Tyler using his model 1887 and Rey her 1889 trenchgun. The taller soldier smiling as the bellows cleared several men at a time and they made swift progress up the tower.

"I love you Rey. And my GOD did I miss fighting with you beside me."

She smiled warmly as a man with a bayonet rifle was dropped.

"I missed it too, Gore. I love you too. Let's make up for lost time!"

They reached the door to the bridge and Tyler slapped a sticky dynamite brick to the thing and Rey shot it as he got clear. Then they both tossed in heavy frags before charging into the torn up bridge. They found the captain dying from numerous shrapnel wounds and Tyler didn't hesitate to pop him in the face with his shotgun. Then he took the narrow brimmed black cowboy hat from the corpse and swapped out the older one he'd had and Rey whistled as he set it.

"Damn dude. Alright. I love you too."

She tipped her own white brimmed hat to him before he found the pamphlet for the Leviathian in the captain's quarters.

"She's ours everyone."

Selena came up with a smile to the bridge.

"Fire control is operable and the cannons are loaded. Your orders?"

"Aim them for the shore and we'll finish this. This ship is now known as Heartbreak 1."

Rey laughed at that and he noted something in the fist of the captain and smiled.

"Hey Rey."

"Sup?"

He tossed her a Model 27 revolver with pearl pink furniture that matched her eyes to perfection.

"I love you."

She was all smiles at her latest revolver and hugged him hard.

"Don't forget me again. Please?"

He held her so tightly she was afraid he might crack something by accident.

"I have NEVER forgotten you, Rey. I swear to you, I haven't. I'm sorry I made you feel like that. And I will be better. I love you."

She smiled and rested her head on his chest and felt his shaking.

"OKay. I love you too, Tyler. I did it too. WE will be better."

Selena smiled as she watched the tender moment before it passed and Tyler looked out the broken window as the massive 24 inch cannons were aimed.

"All batteries....FIRE!"

The thunder was immense and the result devestating. The 24 inch shells slammed into the still active warships and the surrender came nearly IMMEDIATELY AFTER with Harla port getting handed over to the Allies. Tyler smiled as they got a whopping 150,000,000 for the capture since the merchant vessels in the bay were found to be transporting Nazerikian gold bullions. Heartbreak 1 was to be towed to Hungri port for her refit and resupply as it was the only port large enough to handle her while Tyler and the friends regrouped aboard Gauld. They gathered in the cruiser's smaller war room and he contacted Tao. Who appeared nearly instantly.

"Tyler-Sama."

"Good news. The Leviathian is ours, Tao."

She smiled.

"A glorious victory for your name, Tai-cho!"

"And the port is ours."

"MOST impressive. Are you unharmed?"

"Not a scratch. Leviathan was renamed Heartbreak 1. And needs extensive repairs as he were kinda rough on her. She'll be unavailable for the next few days and we'll attack the blockade in the mean time."

"Yes sir. all preperations are completed. And we were able to level the aircraft carriers to 5. Capacity was upgraded to 75 planes however. Less then we anticipated."

Tyler frowned.

"That makes sense. An extra 10 active launchers an d 5 reserve. That is very fair. Alright. We'll return to Hungri, pick up Elizabeth and head to the assault. It's a six day sail for us. So during this time we'll sink lesser merchant vessels and the like. YOU keep practicing."

"Understood Tai-cho. A question."

"Go on."

"What will be Heartbreak 1's fate if I may?"

"for the time being, sidelined until the results of the battle with the blockade. If we succeed in piercing their block and linking up we'll replace one of the battleships in our fleet with her. If NOT, we'll keep her as a surprise reserve."

"We will not fail, Tai-cho. On my honor as an officer."

"we will see. Anything of note to report on the floor?"

She produced a notebook.

"A few issues have arisen you might wish to consider, Tyler-Sama. The most worrying is the formation of differing factions within the Allied Players. As you are aware, my own faction is called the Rising Sun due to our homeland. There are factions for America, Russia, China, Germany, North Korea, South Korea, even a few middle eastern countries and terrorist organizations. This one floor is developing into a battlefield version of earth as we speak."

TYler frowned.

"THAT took longer then I thought. Alright. I'll make a few phone calls and get the men in the Alliance to cooperate with us."

Tao nodded.

"I have news on that matter, Tai-cho."

"Go on."

"Sir. The forces under the banners of Russia, China, Germany, and South Korea have all pledged support to our faction of the Rising Sun and are seperate divisions in our force. As it stands, the South Korean forces are assisting our Japanese fleets with pilots and gunners while Germany and Russia build their tank fleets. China is doing a bit of both at the moment."

"Numbers?"

"The entire faction is holding at 550,000, Tyler-Sama. ALL trained soldiers from the differing countries with more on the way or in training."

"Are they included in this linkup, Tao?"

"No. Not this intial linkup, Tai-cho. They request the chance to discuss another operation similar to this once the channels are secure. Germany and Russia are focusing on tanks and areial warfare with China split between land and sea and Japan and South Korea focusing entirely on the sea."

"Hmm. That's NOT a bad way to go. We'll talk further linkups once the blockade battle is concluded. one way or another."

"Hye. The next matter is the growing hostilities between the different factions outside of our own. It seems there is a great deal of finger pointing and bad blood between the American and North Korean forces while numerous terrorist groups are active in trying to make ur war that much harder."

"MAkes sense. HAve they turned to you yet?"

"They have. And are interferring with our training, grinding, and have encumbered our attempts to throw off counterassaults repeatedly."

"Try NOT to start that war, TAo. If possible."

"Understood. Let them bicker among themselves while we progress the game?"

"In not as many words. If we linkup successfully, you'll be brought to the second floor. And nearly halfway to the third. FAR out of reach of THOSE pigheaded idiots. Alright. We're setting sail for Hungri. You keep it up."

"will do, Tyler-Sama."

The screen died and Tyler nodded as he brought up Bridget.

"I heard. And they were called."

The leaders of the RAzgriz Republic countries appeared and Tyler sighed.

"we have a problem on floor one."

Balaykia nodded as she lit a cigar.

"The factions and their posturing. I have heard the rumblings from my men on the inside."

Helgia, the prime minister for Germany sighed.

"As have I. In there they CAN get as violent as they wish. And have no rules of engagement to follow."

Tyler nodded with a sigh and a headache.

"Look. I have enough to worry about with the NPC soldiers trying to kill us in here, not even I can fight a war on two fronts like this and win."

Heito nodded gravely.

"What do you need?"

"Someone to get a muzzle on those barking dogs. depending on the battle with the blockade, it wouldn't be a problem since we're far out of reach for them. But until the outcome is made clear? It's just an unneeded strain on the Alliance's forces on the floor."

Balaykia smirked.

"YOU sound more like one of US now then a mere 15 year old teenager. And you are completely correct. We need to bring those idiots to heel and let the ones actually working to get OUT of the game breathe. And I apologize for my men's inability to aid int eh sea battle."

Tyler chuckled as Helgia was about to say the same.

"They're preparing for the future land battles, Balaykia. Which is NOT A BAD IDEA. One divison works on the frontline ADVANCING said frontline, one divison works to reinforce it's strength and cover weaknesses until they reach the frontline, while the reserves practice and get even better. It's a rather efficent revolving door."

Hing of China chuckled.

"It is indeed. And those in the machine never overexert either. Which has crippled more campigns then you know."

TYler nodded as they let the port in Gauld.

"So what do we do about those idiots in here? I have my hands full with the current mission and to be honest I am NOT their damn babysitter."

Queen Elizabeth chuckled with a knowing light in her eyes as she looked at him.

"I think we veterans of the game can do something to aid you, Tyler. After all, the Four Golden Rules state NEVER START SOMETHING YOU ARE UNPREPARED TO FINISH. England's SaS forces were busy practicing with long forgotten kit and tactics, but will be diving to join Tao's Rising Sun faction."

"It'll be kinda cool rolling out in a Churchill with proper brits."

They chuckled at that one and Heito nodded.

"WE will handle those idiots on floor one. YOU focus on what's ahead of you."

"Gotchya. All I needed."

The screens vanished and Tyler smiled as they headed out to sea.

"Alright. Next bit."

He retook Gauld's wheel and the cruiser left the port of Harla on it's way back to Lisana. Selena passed hm a cigeratte while Rey kept watch on the horizon.

"So we're retrieving Elizabeth and setting sail for the blockade."

"That's the plan. Be honest I WANT it to succeed. If it doesn't we'll never get passed floor 5. No matter NOW good we are."

The soldier blonde nodded as she looked towards the still visible shore for her watch.

"Heartbreak 1 was a lucky find, Tyler. What'll we do with her?"

"For the time being shelf her. Elizabeth is the higher level ship and the one we understand best. If the linkup is successful, I'll give her to Tao as her flagship."

"rewarding your direct subordinate with a prized warship for her efforts in battle. NOW you're a world leader."

"Good. Rey?"

"All clear. A pod of whales, but nothing special."

"We'll most likely get the update once we return to port. Selena?"

"Clear. A few towns and villages though. They worth anything?"

"Target practice and that's all. If this was still a videogame we could explore them and see what kinda sidequests they had."

Tyler looked ahead as John's voice came over the radio.

"Ammo and food were topped off before we left port, Tyler. And fuel as well."

"Good. No hits taken?"

"None. which is rather amazing."

"Heartbreak 1 got hit hard by those mines. and since it's so BIG, it couldn't really touch us because of it either."

The lone ship sailed at a steady pace of 20 knots and Tyler smiled as he and Rey headed to their room and he kissed her.

"I love youj Rey."

She smiled as they laid in bed together.

"I love you too, Tyler."

He smiled and kissed her deply before they settled down for the night

AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE

DAY 26

RANK: ADMIRAL

FUNDS: 25,000,000

Tyler woke to the sight of Rey asleep beside him in the bed and his arm around her waist and the pair curled in on each other. The soldier smiled as he hugged her and leaned in her ear.

"I love you, Rey."

She woke with a shiver and smiled at her boyfriend.

"I love you too, Tyler."

He stroked her long golden hair lovingly and kissed her tenderly before they showered together where he did her hair for her again. Rey smirked as she looked down at her other patch of fur.

"I need to shave. I guess hair grows in here."

"It does actually. AND you still grow as out there."

"THAT is a VERY cool trick."

"VERY. Perhaps Selena can help?"

She smiled.

"I'll ask her after."

"Hey. I'll give you a backrub later."

She looked at him with a lifted eyebrow and he chuckled.

"Love you too, Rey."

The pink eyed blonde sighed with a fond smile.

"Idiot. I'd love one."

He kissed her again and they got dressed before walking to the bridge where the busty blonde girlfriend leaned in Selena's ear. Tyler smiled as Selena nodded with her own smile.

"I'd be happy to, Rey. Tyler?"

"I know. Nothing."

"GOOD."

He chuckled as he looked to his right out a window...

"What the?"

And blinked at the sight of a floating ship nearby. Selena came over with a pair of binoculars explaining.

"We spotted her about two hours ago actually. She's an aircraft carrier and from the look of her is abandoned. That deck is pretty battered and from the look of her hull hit a reef."

Tyler took the binoculars to scout the massive bulk before he blinked again.

"What the? That ship's covered in blood. All hands to the bridge. I think we found another one."

GAuld was at anchor beside the nearly 900 foot long ship and Wisp frowned as she used a higher powered telescope to scout the exposed railings and walkways. The flight deck itself was unable to be seen due to the height of the overall vessel compared to Gauld. Tyler frowned hard as he saw the open bulkhead doors and bloodstained walkways.

"Nazi Zombies on an aircraft carrier everyone?"

Rey looked at him in half shock, half excitement.

"That it so AWESOME and terrifying I don't even know where to start."

Selena did not take her eyes off the onimous vessel as she spoke.

"What do we do?"

Tyler frowned.

"I want to board her. If we clear this challenge, we get another aircraft carrier next to free. Mere bullrts cost next to nothing. Plus let's not forget. the LAST TIME we cleared a zombie challange we got a WW2 tank...no freakin way."

His eyes flashed now with idea and he looked to the bow of the immense vessel before a long, slow smile appeared on his face.

"LAdy Enterprise herself."

Rey, Wisp and Selena gasped at the legendary name and John looked at the new determination on Tyler's face.

"You will take that risk?"

"Absolutely. The Big E. That ship is a LEGEND, John. She is the SINGLE SHIP that was indespensible to the United States in the war of the Pacific. Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Midway, EVERY MAJOR SEA BATTLE DURING THAT WAR, SHE WAS THERE. We NEED that ship. I WANT that ship. I am TAKING IT. Rey."

"Always. we are NOT leaving without her."

Wisp loaded her shotgun and Selena smiled as she loaded her own dual 1887 shotguns.

"NO we are NOT."

"What they said. We'll do this alone if we have to."

Tyler smiled as he pumped his trenchgun.

"We four will take her. Britbitch, take over."

"Gotchya."

"Let's go get our girl, Rey."

The four raiders went to the deck with grapples and Tyler smiled wiely with excitement as they climbed the ropes to the battered flight deck of the iconic carrier. Once aboard the friends were faced by a massive horde of shambling zombied crew. Tyler smiled as he dropped an ammo box behidn him.

"we got a helluva mess to clean ladies. LIGHT EM UP!"

And with a mass of bellows the war to reclaim Enterprise form the dead began. Tyler smiling widely as the hordes of undead monsters charged with laughter and glowing eyes while his shotgun accounted for several a time. Then he slammed four shells at a time to reload the thing while Wisp swapped to the beefy MG18 light machinegun varient and opened up with a 200 round belt. Selen had traded her 1887s for a lewis gun and slammed a 97 round drum on the thing and was aiding in the mower. Rey was smiling widely as she had her own customized Lewis up.

"I'll take Illustrious Tyler!"

"I love you too, Rey. We'll find em!"

"Ya fuckin right we will! I want Unicorn!"

"I'll take Prince of WAles, Belfast, and Hornet."

"We'll share Javelin and Laffey."

He smiled.

"And trade Aynamni."

They kissed as their guns kept firing and the flight deck horde were wiped out. Once the deck was silent the friends reloaded and tyler looked at the blood encrusted tower of the ship.

"We'll head for the tower. Challange must be to reach the tower and claim the pamphlet from the boss. Let's move Azur Lane."

They chuckled and moved towards the unmistakable tower stepping around the piles of bodies and half eaten corpses of defenders. Tyler looked at them curiously.

"Ya know something? It'd be pretty freakin cool if these challanges had some kinda mystery to them. Like say we had to clear them and travel from floor to floor to unravel the reason the zombies were created, HOW THEY WERE CREATED, why and how they overran their placements and the like. Be kinda cool."

Rey chuckled.

"That WOULD be sick, Tyler. Oh! Oh you want be AWESOME?"

"Enterprise herself was a ingame NPC for her ship?"

"ABSOLUTELY. I mean COME ON! Their SHIPS are HERE."

Tyler chuckled.

"I DON'T THINK they are since we HAVE Queen Elizabeth, Rey."

"OOOH DAMMIT! That'd been EPIC! And a serious way to collab."

TYler chuckled at that one as Wisp smirked.

"You SURE she's not able to be activated?"

Elizabeth's pamphlet was taken out at that and Tyler went to the search icon and typed in Azur Lane. A result appeared and he smiled.

"Rey, I fucking love you. Wisp? Eh. You're a dirty knock off."

"OOOOH you SMUG fuck! that was a GOOD one and what'd ya find?"

He smiled as he looked at the empty cube slot in the pamphlet.

"We'd have to find a memory cube to activate her human form."

They looked at him and Rey smiled.

"So we have a quest to undertake. Good."

"Enterprise first."

"OOoooF COURSE. I can't WAIT to get TANKED with BELFAST!"

"I wanna go partyin with Hornet, Yorktown and Enterprise."

"I want a hug from Unicorn."

"I want to sleep with Illustrious."

"WE will do that TOGETHER."

"We'll do lots a things together, Rey. I love you, and wherever you go, whatever it is you'll do, I will be RIGHT THERE beside you."

She smiled with sparkling pink eyes as Wisp and Selena whistled as Tyler took his dear girlfriend in his arms with a frightening intensity.

"I love you, Rey."

"I love you too, TYler. BEST. ONE. YET!"

"I've been saving that one for the best time."

She chuckled and they refocused on the hunt at hand. Tyler looked at the planes on the deck and smiled.

"Looks like they're all monowings from the first world war mixed with bristols and a few bigger planes. I can see us having to pay to upgrade the planes to the current era."

Selena nodded as she looked at the iconic tower.

"And the electronics too. I can tell already these are all in era equipment. But hey, Enterprise is a GREAT carrier."

"Bitch please. she is STILL a viable ship TODAY. Why do ya think they built her TWICE?"

They chuckled at that one as they approached the bulkhead door leading inton the tower....only to find it blocked by piles of wreckage from an upper floor explosion. Tyler looked at the hole and smirked as he saw no way to cheat.

"That'd be too easy. Come on. And good LUCK sleeping tonight ladies."

They chuckled at that and went to the second door that WASN'T blocked. Tyler had his trenchgun up as they entered the creaking ship and he smirked as he saw how dark it was.

"TAcs on."

Their flashlights were turned on and the lights illuminated a horrific mess. The walls were crusted with dried blood and viscera while the floor was covered in spent shell casings and bodies of both zombie and crew. Tyler chuckled as he pulled a colt and shot a zombie in the head....and set off a rushing wave of undead flesh addicts coming from the hallway.

"Drop em."

The powerful shotguns opened up and the new horde were put down by the powerful buckshot artists. Tyler smiling as they moved through the mess inside with extreme caution.

"This game is going to be a NIGHTMARE in October. And I CANNOT be more excited."

They girls smirked at that as a child's giggle was heard from a sealed room beside them and Tyler looked at it.

"Take the dare ladies?"

Rey smirked as he produced an antitank bundle.

"Let's."

Wisp cracked the door open to reveal a small girl sitting in the room looking at the door with tears on her face and blood on her naked body.

"Mommy?"

Tyler pulled the pin and tossed the grenade into the room before they pinned the door shut as the now inhumanly screaming creature was blown to high hell by the power grenade.

"Limpet?"

"No. it LIVES yes."

The door was opened and they found a pile of loot sitting on the singed floor and Tyler smirked as he saw a long rifle sitting on the floor.

"Kar98K. MINE. ALL mine."

The girls chuckled at that as the stuff was taken and they kept mvign through the tight corridors and raised doorways of the aircraft carrier. Tyler smiled as he took point and they came to a set of stairs. One flight leading upward into the tower, the other leading into the bowels of the ship.

"We'll go up."

Rey smirked.

"Since we ARE doing this for the loot AND the experience,"

"And since we ARE oversupplied for such a heavy fight, we can afford the risk. Sides. There'll be some SERIOUS loot for this shit."

and so they went up. Every landing was decorated in hellish scenery with bullet ridden zombie corpses far outnumbering the corpses of the n\crew and defenders. Tyler shook his head as he saw the number of men that had died in corners.

"Rule number one of any zombies mode, WATCH THE CORNERS."

Rey smirked as she looked at him.

"What was YOUR most common fuckup, Gore?"

"Me? Oddly enough it was getting lost."

".....of course it was."

"And WHY is HE on POINT then?"

"Wisp, at this point? Just go with it. Seriously. My time with Tyler has taught me anything? DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. Or he WILL drive you insane."

Rey sighed at Selena's VERY good point as they came to the top of their current flight of stairs to be faced with a long hallway that seemed to lead towards the bridge door.

"I love him too. Does that make an idiot? Or just low standards?"

Tyler kissed her without missing a beat.

"It makes you even MORE."

She smiled as Selena sighed.

"Okay. I did NOT miss the lovey dovey CRINGE. GET a room you two."

"we will."

"Later."

Wisp sighed in exasperation.

"Shameless IDIOTS."

TYler chuckled as he kissed Rey again and she smiled at the affection before they headed down the one way hallway with the soldier in the lead. They passed a few more empty rooms before they found an auxillary meeting room where a tape recorder sat beside a man in a white uniform in a captain's hat surrounded by piles of undead and crew corpses. Tyler noted the man held a gun in his mangled hand and he took it.

"Huh. a colt navy revolver."

Rey smiled sweetly and he passed it to her without looking at her.

"Thank you!"

"Love you too. I spoil you, ya know that?"

"Yup! Teehee!"

He patted her with a helpless smile as Selena and Wisp laughed at the scene. Then Tyler hit play on the recorder.

"What the hell are these things?! GREG NO! This is captain Anderson of USS Enterprise to any listening to this recording. HELL HAS COME FOR US! we will do what we can but we'll be overrun any minute now! We raided an outpost in the Nazerick supplyline and found an old bunker completely encrusted in blood and bulletholes. We went inside. And found hell itself. The coordinates are 0.2.13.455. It only took ONE of those things to overrun our ship. When it kills, they join. PLease. DESTROY THE BUNKER!"

The recording shattered and Tyler smiled as it was added to his duffelbag as intel.

"Okay. THAT is kinda cool. And I know that grid."

Selena nodded.

"It's that island we stationed at after assaulting the merchant convoy. We'll check it out?"

"Absolutely. This one'll be a multifloor quest with a massive payout in the end. Alright, let's get this done."

THe friends nodded and fought their way back down the cramped hallway to the stairs and went down this time. Rey smiled as she looked around the enclosed spaces and saw the size of the hallways.

"What'll we do with Enterprise, Tyler?"

"We'll keep her for OUR fleet, Rey. Same with Elizabeth."

"You take Enterprise?"

"we'll fight that war later."

"GOOD. I want her."

He kissed her deeply and she smiled on reflex before they found themselves in the bowels of the ship on a far side of the packed solid with zombies mess hall. TYler sighed as he pulled his Lewis.

"Drop em ladies."

THe ladies smirked at the way he said that and the fireworks began with the horde of undead getting hammered hard. TYler smiled as the last of gthe horde fell.

"These are kinda fun."

Wisp chuckled as she reloaded her shotgun.

"They are. And it's kinda cool cleaning out an aircraft carrier floor by floor of zombies."

"It'll be even MORE epic with Second World War kit. I for one wanna bulldoze a zombie horde with a tiger."

They chuckled at that one as tey moved through the mess hall and up another flight of stairs near the reat. Selena smiled as she looked at a compartment number.

"we're approaching the bridge, Tyler."

"Switch to heavy assault and antitank. Odds are there's something big in the main room."

THe girls swapped to machineguns with large belts and slotted antitank grenades and charges in easy reach before Tyler went to the last door at the top of the stairs and kicked it open. They were faced by a pair of 10 foot tall creatures made entirely of human body parts with ne being clearly male from the human arm it had for a penis and the other female from it's mouth slit and bloated breasts. Tyler smirked as he saw the hulking things.

"Kill em both and Enterprise is ours again."

The creatures roared at them in a mass of screaming human voices and the girls threw a set of sticky dynamite charges at their feet while emptying their machineguns into them as Tyler pulled the switch and hit the lever. The blasts tore holes in the floor and ceiling while also knocking the legs of the male out. REy appeared with a limpet charge and slammed it onto the thing's head before jumping clear before a round from Selena's rifle set the thing off. A twenty foot hole was blown in the floor of the bridge with a larger hole in the windows around the blast. The male creature exploded into a pile of loot while Tyler gunned the female creature down with Wisp tossing grenades. The things died and Tyler smiled as he found the pamphlet for the ship laying neatly on an untouched console....far to the right of the action. Rey smiled as she finished loading the weapons and loot in her bag.

"Set! And we got a few goodies this time around, Tyler."

"Alright. I got the pamphlet. Enterprise is mine. We'll return to port and pick up Elizabeth."

They left the ship through the now magically able to be traversed tower through formerly blocked areas to return to Gauld. John looked at the smiling raiders as they returned to the bridge.

"A success?"

"Utter and complete with a mass of loot and weapons. Enterprise is ours now. We'll leave her as a retrieval team will collect her."

The heads nodded and Emma looked at him curiously.

"what kinda weapons did we get this time, Tyler?"

"Well. Another set of in era rifles, a Kar98K I claimed, A Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle, a voucher for a free upgrade, a mass of ammo and about 50,000,000 for the challange."

"Wow."

"Yeah. And we also got a lead on another challange like that so after the blockade we'll hit it. Since these are good experience farms and aim training."

Neo smirked as they got moving.

"The thread leads?"

"Pretty much. These are a multifloor quest that, once we complete it, will yield IMMENSE rewards. So long as the reward is not another dildo bat."

Rey and the other gamers snorted at that justified worry with a smirk as the squad returned to Lisana Port. There they docked the cruiser and Tyler smiled as he saw Elizabeth sitting at anchor with her new tower that added some needed elegance to her frame.

"Load in and let's get this moving. It's a six day sail to the blockade."

The friends boarded their battleship and Tyler smiled as he took the now ebony wooden wheel of his ship.

"MUCH better."

Selena smiled from her spot at the navigation table.

"All the maps got updated and the electronics as well. Rey?"

"All the gauges are green and holding."

A telegraph machine beside Selena started printing out a message and once it stopped the blonde brough it over.

"The patchnotes for the first update."

Tyler and Rey nodded and he set the thing on a table.

"Let's see the damage. Fixed numerous bugs with Artificial Intelligence Aiming and thinking, updated the anticheat and did a fresh scan for cheaters, added more random events to the pool and weather generator, upated the taste simulater to more realistic traits, added more weapons and vehicles to the loot pool. Nothing too crazy."

Rey looked at the bottom.

"There's a bunch of buffs and nerfs too."

He looked.

"Looks like the ammo box got a nerf. It's got a limit of 50 reloads before it shatters. And a time limit of 5 minutes before the same. Whichever happens first. Makes sense. Hm? Wow. Looks like the MG18 took a hit. Firerate dropped from 2,400 rounds a minute to 2,000. I guess that's okay. They also buffed the damage on the P08, colt 45, and a few other small caliber handguns. Updated the weather system and fixed a bug that prevented them from spawning in. explains why we've seen nothing but sunny skies and the like."

Wisp's voice came over the radio then.

"Anything significant, Tyler?"

"Not really, Wisp. The MG18 is the only thing that really effected us. That and the weather effects. But those are more cool then a worry. The ammo box thing we all knew was coming. Medical Box was left alone."

Selena smiled.

"That makes sense. Since the game IS killing people. They say when the next update is?"

"Nope."

He then pulled Bridget up and she had her own copy.

"So far we have nothing substantial in the notes besides the weapon adjustments, Tyler."

"And those are pretty standard for their types. Most of the MGs took a hit to fire rate, which makes sense since I THOUGHT they were firing a little fast. What's the latest from the trello board?"

She looked.

"It looks like the invisible NPC glitch is a lot rarer then we thought. But a patch IS coming. An invincibility exploit was found by a player and is being worked on, plus the usual lag."

"Anything interesting?"

"A ticket was made for a buff to the renault. Seems someone thinks it's a little TOO underpowered since it's supposed to be a lot faster."

"Anything about nerfs?"

"A call for the Gotha bomber to be nerfed has been making the rounds. Since it seems it can drop close to thirty bombs in a single pass."

TYler smirked.

"The Gotha is a rather decent plane. But. Is ALSO extremely easy to shoot down due to fact it's a lumbering bus n the sky. If it's seeming to be overpowered, it means the idiots they're bombing are too stupid to hit their target."

"That was the devs response. Right now the current meta for weapons is rather diverse. And the same is for vehicles."

"Any progress?"

She sighed.

"The Allied Players retook Tragonia after a hard campaign, but are struggling to get further then that. The buf to the Artificial Intelligence aiming and thinking is proving to be quite potent."

TYler smirked.

"All it did was CORRECT their aim, Bridget. Their thinking is just a buff to their reaction time. I'll try em out and see what the hell they did."

"Good. Tao's forces are stable and were reinforced by the Queen's SaS troops. The numbers are holding at 600,000."

"Good. It's a six day sail to the blockade fleet and in that time we'll be doing a dash."

"Understood. And know the deal to keep the feed on during heavy battles was broken since America is kinda at war with itself for the moment."

"Civil War?"

"NOT YET. But it's coming. HAra defected to Japan."

The group blinked and Rey smiled.

"I get to keep my mom. Yay kinda!"

Tyler put a call into Heito and the Emperor appeared with a chuckle.

"So ya heard?"

"JUST did. Hara?"

"She defected when Congress tried to have you and rey labeled as terrorists and Enemies of thr State. She told them flat out if they did so, she would leave the country. They told her that just because you kids are inside a killer videogame does NOT mean the world stops moving forward. And it does not mean proper procedure is thrown out the window. So the ruling came down and Hara was on a plane with the Nuclear Football that day."

Tyler smirked.

"The football?"

"Is now being held as ransom. If those idiots in that fancy building want it back, IN ONE PIECE, they better be ready to agree to a few things. if not, well, I'm sure we'll figure something out."

Rey smiled.

"Where's Mom now, Heito?"

"She's actually getting to know my eldest daughter right now. And yes they are in a bedroom. Seems Haro likes blondes."

The pair chuckled at that one before Tyler retook the wheel.

"Alright, all I needed Heito."

"Er, one moment, Tyler."

"The feeds?"

"If only to show the people what you do for a living. At major battles that is."

"Sure. I'll hold the killswitch."

"Absolutely."

The feed died and Bridget chuckled.

"The Vice President was sworn in as the new president and the riots are underway. Hara's defection has kinda sparked something. She is a VERY well loved leader and it's almost like Kenndy defected because of politics against his will."

"Wow. Alright, we'll get back to it, Bridget."

She smiled and the feed died and the group got back to work. Rey smiling as she got a kiss from her boyfriend.

"I guess we get to keep that blonde MILF fantasy alive."

He chuckled at her sexiness and held her tightly.

"I love you too, Rey."

She smiled and they split to handle their tasks. Taylor came in now with a paper.

"we're fully stocked on ammo and food. Same with fuel. Her range was tripled from the upgrades and so was her ammo capacity."

"Thanks Taylor. We'll be sailing into the Lion's Den again so be ready."

The blue eyed singer smiled.

"Always. And this is fun."

"Ha."

She left and the ship left port. He smiled as he pulled Tao up.

"Tyler-Sama."

"we're setting sail for the blockade, Tao. 6 days on way."

"Hy! we will be ready!"

"And on a better note? We picked up Enterprise. THAT Enterprise."

She blinked. Then smiled.

"A most wonderful ship, Tai-cho! I have heard legends of Enterprise for years! I request to see her with my own eyes!"

"She needs to be cleaned up and repaired first. She was a nazi zombie challenge."

"Oh my."

"Yeeeeah it's hardcore. And we'll see how the linkup goes. it goes well, we'll divvy up the surviving fleet and remaining ships."

"Hy. We will be waiting."

"We'll reconvene morning of day 6 for go over and final ideas."

"Understood, Tyler-Sama. We are ready."

He nodded and the feed ended. Selena smiled as she kept watch on her sector.

"This is going to be a pivotal moment for the game, Tyler. If we WIN we get half a million soldiers to back us up, if it fails, we're on our own."

Rey nodded.

"We'll need to bring our A game to get this done."

TYler smiled as he looked ahead out the windshield of his immense battleship.

"This is going to be a deciding battle for the floor too. Since NAzerick commited so many resources to blockading the fleet, a total slaughter would deal severe damage to their war machine on the floor. And that was BEFORE the damage we've been doing to their supplylines."

Selena looked at an updated map and smirked at the sheer number of blue to red.

"Most of the coastline is under Allied control, Tyler. with only the islands, Harlia, and two other ports besides on the mainland. I'd say they're getting kinda desperate."

"Most likely are, Selena. Which is why we're going back DOWN the line to keep them from mounting a lasting counteroffensive against us. If WE get bogged down, we'll start to lose the progress we'd made on the floor. That said. I AM fully expecting one or more of the ports to be retaken by the enemy. If they ARE we use them as target practice as it'll be a hellish ordeal for the Nazericks."

She nodded and Rey smiled.

"Yes we'll pay later, Rey."

She beamed happily and Selena smiled.

"I haven't forgotten Rey. Let's see to it now."

"Kay!"

Tyler kissed her as she left and the soldier was left alone at the bridge as his girlfriend had her fur trimmed with the help of Selena.

"I love her. So FREAKIN much."

The blondes returned with wet hair from their shower and Rey smiled happily as she licked her lips at her lover.

"MUCH better!"

"Sexy."

Selena chuckled as she lit a cigeratte.

"Damned kids."

The sun went down on them and the pair went to their room where Rey was pinned to the bed by her adoring boyfriend for a few hours until they dropped and she smiled at him as they cuddled.

"I love you, Tyler."

He kissed her lovingly.

"I love you too, Rey. And best sex yet."

She giggled and snuggled against him and he saw her unadorned hand and threaded his hand in hers with a smile.

"And I have an idea."

She blinked and he squeezed her hand in a telling manner. Her heartrate exploded and she smiled at him as they snuggled.

"Don't tell me anything."

"Yes Rey."

She shivered at the way he said it.

"And....higher."

"Absolutely. I love you."

"I love you too. And forgiven."

He held her tightly.

"I'll make sure you never doubt it again."

"GOOD. You're mine."

"YOU are MINE."