Arknights: Starsfall I

Chapter 29

The clouds turned to smoke, as the Steel end of a Kentucky Musket blew through, a bullet flying through the smoke and hitting a British officer in the chest. Ch'en and many others were caught off guard, Exusiai silently smirked watching. The screen panned out as the officer fell off his horse; the soldiers scattering in panic with the Americans shooting from the woods.

"These are trailblazers..."

A wagon train was seen heading over the golden prairies. Some operators confined to the cities or just longing for beautiful nature looked on in beautiful. To them, it was so clean, so pure.

Untouched by the Catastrophes of Terra.

"Pioneers..."

An axe comes swinging down at the trunk of a tree. Lappland likes how they are swinging it, Blaze wondering Why an axe? The man, huffed before swinging again. Letting out a roar as he cuts the tree down.

"Fighters..."

The backs of 5 American GIs showed up on screen, holding M1 Garands and Thompsons as they ran across a beach head. Bullets impacting and massive explosions all around them. Exusiai and some others cheering them on.

"They fight for Freedom..."

The Statue of Liberty was unveiled, the people cheering as her torch was lit. To some, it was a beautiful sight. Anybody who is starting to see similarities to Columbia grumbling, probably thinking it's another hypocritical state that is using Liberty and Freedom as a front.

"They stand against Tyranny..."

2 Americans faced off against a German and Imperial soldier, both having an Mp40 and Arisaka and Bayonet at the end respectively. They all let out war before opening fire on each other. Ch'en raised her eyebrow, Those 2 looked similar to Kazdel and Higashi culturally...

"They turn their dreams..."

The 3d projector showed the plane of the Wright brothers fall off a cliff, causing many of the operators to gasp and look away. Mostima was about to sigh and pray for the fallen. Lappland about to make a morbid joke, turning to Texas ready to tell it.

Suddenly, something came back up violently, the Wright plane, now an F22 Raptor, its bottom compartment opened and sent missiles at an enemy plane, reducing it to a fireball and into shrapnel. Skyfire held her mouth, muttering, "They even fight in the skies..." The concept was incredible to them as the fighter swerved into a tan sky.

"Into reality."

The scene quickly cut to an oil Derrick erupting in a massive explosion, workers crying out and cheering as oil covered them and the surrounding area. Swire was interested in what the resource was and why they were so happy to see it. "Black gold..." Ramirez silently muttered, she heard him say it, but didn't know what it truly meant to Earthlings at the time.

The scene quickly changed to an American Sherman facing off a German Tiger II. Now even Exusiai was shocked, seeing that even the Earthling Armored vehicles can face off and fight each other. Mudrock held her little pet and rubbed it, slightly molding it into a little Sherman.

"They will rally for democracy..."

A hilltop with Union Soldiers were screaming in cheer, as a confederate Flag fell and burned. Most of the operators were curious as to why they expressed such happiness at the burning flag.

However some didn't have to wonder long, a Union soldier happily screaming, "Down with the traitors, Up with the Stars!" "Ah..." came a collective realization.

"They will rally for all basic liberties"

American protestors fighting for Women's Suffrage and for the Civil Rights movement was shown. As well as the riots and supporters who screamed to the sky, demanding to let their voices be heard. Lappland and Mudrock, and anybody else majorly infected, even Blaze, began to think and wonder on something.