# Ch.52: 4X
After making a few sandwiches and some more time-wasting events,
it was already evening. F3 and F5 were playing ping-pong,
and the rest were reading books or something
when the twins kicked down their door.
E16: Hey guys. Free licenses.
E15: Take them while they're still hot!
F2: Awww! I was getting to the good part!
F6: What for?
J: We have to go get the Bradley for the FINAL STAGE.
*Symphony No.5, Movement I starts playing*
Z: ...
F4: That's kinda distracting.
Z: Could you stop it?
J: Alright, alright.
G: If we go out now, we should get to the coast before bedtime.
F5: Well, at least it's better than sitting in here all day.
F3: What is the plan anyways?
J: Well, since we already got the last emperor,
you should use the car to camp near the huge
fuckoff tower while we nuke them or something.
F4: W-wait, wouldn't that kill us?
Z: Uh, within a safe viewing distance.
F4: Ahhh...
After some more travel, the unidentified fugitives got to the shoreline.
There were tanks, battleships, and planes flying around,
plus another gigantic wall just in case.
A soldier approached them.
F6: How didn't we see this the first time?
G: Eh, they must have been hiding somewhere.
Either that or they're are at war with the shoreline.
100: Hey, what are you doing here?
F1: We are exiting this continent. Here is our universal license.
Issued by The Twins. *shows licence*
100: Uh... well it seems legit, so I can't argue with that.
F2: Oh, and we may bring back a tank tomorrow. Is that fine?
100: But why would you-?
F3: Excuse me sir, but do you have a questioning licence?
100: Alright, alright! Let me call the commander so he lets you through.
They swam towards the battleship and arrived just in time for bed.
The next day, after having breakfast and going to the spa,
they brought the tank back, then set up camp.
F2: Aren't we a bit far still?
Z: The area within a radius of nine-hundred sixty-five point
six kilometres of the the tower is off-limits for non-emperors,
so we will have to stay behind empire borders.
F4: Well, at least the huge wall will catch the blast.
F5: But we won't see!
F1: Well, a large portion of the tower is visible, just not the base.
J: We will blast the entire tower, so don't be distressed.
G: For now, we need you to set up a tent around the Bradley.
That way we can get an outpost going in this place.
In a case of extreme irresponsibility,
the fuchse complied, got out, and set a tent over the non-Fuchs car.
It immediately started burying tentacles into the ground.
F6: What are you doing exactly?
J: We are making more slime so we can build things quicker.
F2: Wait, you can reproduce?
Z: Not really. There is a hard limit to how much slime we can control,
so we are losing mass on the island to balance it out.
G: We are a huge lake, so it shouldn't be a problem anyways.
F4: Wouldn't anyone notice?
J: That's why we asked you to cover the Bradley.
It shouldn't be a problem if we tunnel carefully.
Now shut up before anyone listens.
After a few hours, they had already built a
sizeable facility with baths and everything.
The iconoclasts called them to perform some activities.
F3: What is that thing exactly?
J: It is a centrifuge! Get in.
F1: There are only two seats.
Z: We have two other centrifuges to the sides.
They got in.
F5: Why do you want to spin us up exactly?
G: You will have to do some high-G maneuvers,
so it's better if you are prepared.
F6: What's G?
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Z: Acceleration.
F4: I think that Filbert mentioned that-
The centrifuge spun them like your average news story.
But that was a good thing.
F5: Oof, that's something.
Z: So, you will want to tense your legs and abdomen to
prevent the blood pressure from dropping on your head.
F2: Uh, Is that bad?
Z: Yes. You would fall unconscious.
J: You aren't fainting yet, so I will add more Gs to your Gs.
F4: Uhh...
Z: Fortunately, adrenaline helps to maintain blood pressure,
so try being scared.
F4: Thanks!?
Z: But not too much. It really depends on your physiology.
Even though their height suggested cardiac insufficiency, they did fine.
F6: That was a bit dizzying.
F2: It was kinda fun.
J: Well, I still have one emperor left, so bye-bye. *leaves*
F1: Is there anything else?
G: No, I don't think so. We spun you enough for today.
F3: On another theme, what else is inside this facility?
Z: Mostly nuclear missiles. We also have a space shuttle.
F2: Oh! Can I see?
Z: Sure.
The shuttle was essentially a copy-paste of the Discovery,
but with an open-cycle, nuclear gas-core engine,
because dumping radioactive gas into the atmosphere was not their problem.
The Starfoxes 64 were currently inside the crew module.
F5: This looks wicked.
F6: It doesn't look that bad.
F5: I mean, it's a mighty good ship.
G: So, we will use this shuttle to get you into
the tower as fast as possible after we bomb it.
F3: Why should we hurry?
G: Well, I don't expect them to die without a fight,
so you should check in as soon as possible before they recover.
F2: And why is this shuttle thingy standing up?
Z: It launches better that way.
And getting it out of the silo would be too difficult otherwise.
G: Oh, the shuttle also makes a lot of radioactive gas,
so keep your helmets on once it's on.
F4: Uh-huh.
The next day, they would perform the final step of their plan.
So let's just skip the fluff and get to it.
Jack called them to the armoury two hours after lunch.
J: Alright kits, this is it.
F1: What?
J: Didn't they tell you?
F1: Uh, tell us what?
G: Oh, I forgot about that part.
Z: The emperors are currently entering the
tower for a meeting with the deceivers.
I also forgot to tell you.
J: Just turn the goddamn screen on. And put on your drysuits!
The screen displayed some people approaching the tower.
E28: Sup losers.
E22: Hey sexy...~
E1: Do not be disrespectful like that.
E28: Oh, shut up. Your land is so ridiculously
uptight there is nothing to do there! This gal on the other hand...
E11: Hey, hey, calm down everyone. We just come for business.
E4: You know,
it is some big coincidence that we all decided to have a meeting today.
E8: Well, it was bound to eventually happen by chance, amirite?
F15: Hahaha!
F16: Sure thing. Suure thing.
After some more time, the tods and fyxan were inside the orbiter.
F6: That was somewhat dramatic.
F5: Hey! Don't leave me hanging! I want to know what happens!
I went for a cup of tea, so he was left hanging.
G: No problem. I'll set you up with the emperors, plus a view of the tower.
F2: It's kinda weird to look at it when seated like this.
Z: We did not have the time to make adjustable seats,
so you will have to stay parallel to to the ground.
F4: What are we waiting for anyways?
G: We are waiting for some skinny guy and some menace of a dame.
Oh wait, there she is!
There being a featureless white void. At least she had a black silhouette.
D6: Oh, hello! What do you have to tell me this time?
E1: There have been some events that I-
D6: Wait, what did you bring on that box?
E1: ...It's a surprise for later.
D6: Wow, after all this time did you decide to not be such a boring person.
I'm impressed!
F6: Now, I won't spoil my own surprise, so tell me,
what kind of events have occurred?
E1: Well, for starters, that nuisance of a cat decided to visit me...
J: What is taking the other motherfucker so long!?
Z: Well, he seems to have a record of arriving late to meetings.
Didn't you know that already?
J: That was rhetorical!
Anyways, I'm pretty sure we could drag this on for hours if we wanted to.
F2: Can I go to the bathroom then?
G: Sure, but please hurry.
Fortunately, they had placed a bathroom next to the shuttle just in case.
After waiting five more minutes or so, the last omnipotent came.
D7: Sorry for taking a while, but I had to finish a few things...
And you know how it goes.
E11: Well, things like that happen sometimes. But I have something to show you.
D7: Oh, what is it?
E11: Come closer, there's no point in seeing it from afar.
D7: You mean the thing in the suitcase? Well, what could it-
It was a fifteen kilotonne atomic bomb. Ouch!
But D6 got fifteen megatonnes. Very ouch!