*Rewind*
*Overnight a storm swept in, and now the battlefield is in perpetual darkness, broken only by flashes of lightning. GD's second in command walks up to him holding a radio*
"Sir, we have reports that a large army is headed in our direction. Several battalions worth. I estimate that they'll be here within 5 hours"
"This is it then. Are all units in position like I asked?"
"Of course Lieutenant"
"Good. I'd like to address them before the battle begins"
"Yes sir, I'm sure they'll need something to keep their spirits up. The amplifier is on, whenever your ready sir"
*Qeue inspirational music*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L_X1srpocM"Soldiers of the alliance, today we face a great battle against an enemy the likes we have not seen before. Many will fall, but our will is absolute. We will show no fear! We will not give in! We will not falter! The entire alliance will stand or fall from what we do here today, and for that reason we MUST NOT give up! Soldiers of the alliance, do you stand with me?"
*The entire fortress is rocked by the instantaneous roar of approval. 5 hours later, Lazarus' soldiers arrive, with him in the lead in his mech. The fighting is fierce*
"I'll take care of the mech, just keep up the pressure on them!"
*GD makes a mad dash for Lazarus, dodging machine gun fire and explosions as he runs. As soon as he gets close enough he leaps into the air and grabs hold of the mech. Laz trys to shake GD off but to no avail, he's latched on tight. Laz fires his mechs jump jet, sending them into the forest far from the battle*
"Time to even the odds"
*GD shimmies around to the back of the mech and finds a panel, underneath which are a large group of important looking wires and cables. GD grabs hold of them and tears them out with brute force. At once the mech slows and stops, and then topples to the ground. Lazarus crawls out of the cockpit of the mech and raises a pistol at GD. GD swiftly kicks the firearm out of Laz's hand*
"Not so fast buddy, if we're gonna fight like this, it's gonna be a fair fight. No tricks"
*What follows is an astounding display of hand to hand combat by both GD and Lazarus, lasting for nearly an hour. Finally, Lazarus doesn't react in time and GD sends him flying over the edge of a 200 foot drop*
"Time to go back and see how the battle went"
*GD returns to find the fortress in near ruin. The battlefield is strewn with the dead and broken remains of airships and mechs. Many brave soldiers lost their lives, but in the end it was GD's army that won out*
"We did it sir,we won!"
"Indeed, but I fear the next battle will soon come. That's why i'm ordering what remains of my army to move out. We're going nomad from here"
"Yes sir, right away"