16 Chapter 16 - The United Great Powers!

Day 6 AFP

[Video Message from Mash Royce:

Tamer Mash: I am sending out a live broadcast to all the Tamers and AppUsers belonging to the US, Russia, China, India, and the EUF Admiral Arthur Radford, Commander of the U.S Pacific Fleet, is the gentleman standing next to me. He has an important announcement and wishes to use my Monster App to communicate it to everyone listening to this video.

Admiral Arthur Radford: As you all know by now, communications through mediums or channels other than the monster app have been disabled by the one known as The Majestic Pink Fluffals the Third.

We suspect the Pink Pillars of Light at the major cities in the US, Russia, China, India, and the EUF are the interference's root cause.

Over the last few days, the surviving military leaders of the five great powers have been using the Monster App to share intelligence discovered on the battlefield and report the losses we each suffered.

But first, we had to come clean between ourselves about the absence of the elected governments who usually make these decisions and policies. Unfortunately, none of them survived the Day-One A.F.P, as far as we know. Thus, the surviving military leadership is now the only representative body of the governments we once served.

We threw everything at our disposal except Tamers at the monsters for four days, and the results were disastrous. Roughly fifty percent of our respective defense forces gave their lives to evacuate the citizens and attempt to reclaim the cities where the Pink Pillars now defile.

We have lost our families, homes, and nations without achieving significant victories. As a result, we retreated into our respective bunkers to regroup and rethink how we do battle. Our best war game strategists have concluded that the only path to salvation is to increase the combat prowess of Tamers and lead them to reclaim our future.

This cannot be done by the Tamers and defense forces of one great power alone. Therefore, all five nations are ready to create the first Multi-National Tamer Battalion that can be transported to points of interest in our homelands. They will work with the local forces to regain lost territory, capture monsters to research weaknesses, gather essential military assets, or save citizens stuck behind enemy lines.

On behalf of the surviving military powers of the Five Great Nations, I wish to announce that we are officially creating a united military force to execute this initiative.

Henceforth, it will be known as the United Great Powers, or UGP, whose purpose is to create a disciplined army of combat-ready Tamers from our great nations.

Race, Religion, Language, and political ideologies will be set aside until our countries are free from those who dropped those pillars on our great cities.

The headquarters and training base for the multi-national Tamer Battalion will be in Seward, Alaska. Even though a few of our soldiers are volunteering to become Tamers and transfer over to help train and lead them into battle. We cannot allow many of our regular forces to abandon their posts to become Tamers.

To solve this manpower shortage, the UGP requests civilian Tamers of any background to volunteer.

I know that many now envision themselves as supernatural warriors who will use their newfound powers to save humanity on their own, just like in the superhero stories from Marvel and DC.

The reality is that no matter how much power you gain through the Monster App, you will not be able to help humanity reclaim our lost territories by operating alone in the little patch of land you call home right now.

I have the reports in my hand of over several dozen dead Tamers from across the five great powers who thought they were invincible and ended up becoming monster food because they fought alone.

This tragic loss of life and war asset potential could have been avoided if they had not acted alone and sought help from others. But unfortunately, there may be countless other tragic deaths that have never been reported during the past five days.

Since currencies have no value anymore, we cannot compensate for your service other than offering three meals a day, secure shelter, access to clean water, and official ranks in the armed forces.

Please reply to this video message with your location and Monster skill details if you find this acceptable. We will also allow you to bring non-tamer family, friends, and even pets if they are with you.

Our communication specialists will arrange transportation to pick you up and bring you to Seward once we complete training up a few Tamer squads to provide protection for your extraction.

Listen carefully if you think that frontline combat is the fate of all the Tamers joining the UGP. We have a Scientific Research Wing, Logistics Wing, Transportation Wing, Communications Wing, Food Production Wing, Engineering Wing, Medical Wing, Field Fortification Construction Wing, Intelligence Gathering Wing, and Administration Wing.

If you do not wish to serve as a combatant but still want to contribute to the war effort, you will be placed into one of them.

Even the Tamer Council has agreed to join the UGP. They have been assigned posts in the Tamer Battalion wings suited to their profession or monster skills.

Zao Han Fan, the grandson of the Leader of China, dubbed the Knight of Bees by Tamers worldwide, has been assigned to a squad of Tamers specialized in Aerial Cavalry.

Sergei Krasnatov, the son of the Leader of Russia, has been assigned to a squad of Tamers specialized in Heavy Infantry.

Rebecca Lawman, the niece of the US President, has been assigned to a team of Tamers specialized in Field Fortification.

Soma Nathan, the Indian prime minister's relative, has been assigned to the Intelligence Gathering Wing.

The EUF chancellor's relative, Markus Leiner, a Doctor by profession, has been assigned to the Medical Wing.

Finally! Mash Royce, the first Tamer to hatch his egg, will be serving as the UGP's spokesperson in all our video messages.

Even the Tamers who had come to Seward to join them have followed their example.

I hope this message will inspire you to make the necessary sacrifice to join the UGP]

The Admiral took a towel from his uniform's pocket and wiped away the sweat forming over his forehead when the broadcast ended. Then, mash hands him a bottle of Miracle Tonic water to drink from.

Admiral. "I know this isn't what you were expecting when your friends rescued my fleet, but your ragtag group of civilian Tamers would not have been able to do much with the limited resources."

Mash. "It was a shock when we first heard your proposal, but in the end, the council was created to help Tamers resist the apocalypse. If serving the UGP fulfills that objective, we should not complain."

Admiral. "This is the main reason I appointed you as our spokesperson. You have a good head on you, and people can sense your heart in your words. So, in the coming days, your face and voice will represent the UGP."

Mash. "I hope so, but do you think Tamers will volunteer for enlistment? They might have families to protect or people who depend on them for protection wherever they are."

Admiral. "We will know in a few minutes. If a few hundred join up, that is a good sign that the message worked. By the way, where is your friend Dale?"

Mash. "He went out to practice flying maneuvers. He wants to try out different combinations of his skills before being called into action again. Do you need him for something?"

Admiral. "I plan on sending him on a Bombing run ahead of the transport drones when they get sent out to pick up the recruits. Dale's massive Fire Barrage was a sight to behold in the battle of Resurrection bay. It also was a major factor that turned the tide of battle to our side. But this time, I want someone to record him doing it with their phones."

Mash. "Record? For research or-"

Admiral. "Recruiting soldiers is easier when a war hero is on display for all to see. Right now, our country needs a Captain America, and Dale fits the profile."

Mash. "What about Zao? He is already a celebrity among Tamers."

Admiral. "My Chinese counterpart has clearly that Zao belongs to the CCP Army and cannot be used for American Tamer Recruitment."

Mash. "I thought you said the Great Powers have set aside those things for unity."

Admiral. "No one can truly let go of their tribal instincts. Even the other nations use your council buddies for their recruitment videos."

Mash. "What about Rebecca?"

Admiral. "Oh, she will be by Dale's side, at least in the recruitment ads I have planned. It will be tough for young men to resist the temptation to join if they have a chance to meet her."

Mash. "Is she just eye candy for the ads?"

Admiral. "She was the talk of Washington in all the events where the President brought her to attend. I am surprised none of you tried to ask her out being stuck in the base with her for several days."

Mash. "Oh, so that's why she carries around a Tranquilizer Dart gun."

Admiral. "She still uses that thing? I thought the President scolded her for shooting a Prince of Kuwait who invited her to ride his Ferarri."

Mash. "Please don't say that he wasn't talking about his car."

Admiral. "Let's say that the Dart hit a spot that no man wants to be shot at with a needle."

Mash. "I just received a video message from Derek... it looks like over a dozen Tamers have agreed to join up alone in the last few minutes."

Admiral. "It will be a while before we have a full battalion. I plan to send squads on missions until one of them evolves into its third form. I want to know what kind of power is still waiting to be unlocked."

Mash. "That would require a lot of missions and monsters to defeat. Fortunately, Dale and Zao have cleared the Beginner levels of their skills and reached Expert in the recent battle. So the ones to reach the third form will be either one of them pretty soon."

Admiral. "That is good to know... when you contact Dale. I want him to be the first to evolve so there will be plenty of missions coming his way...or better yet, get him to reach Master Level. We cannot be sure if the CCP will not do the same. I have read the reports that a Tamer will be able to manipulate his monster's evolution by that method."

As the Admiral exited the conference room of his Flagship, Mash walked over to the window and looked outside. He could see Dale using his Jet propulsion in the distance while creating fireballs and firing at the balloon targets set up for him.

Mash. "Captain America, huh?"

Mash smiled for his friend, who had been struggling to do something worthy of praise for a long time.

Mash. "I wonder if Zao is facing the same kind of pressure."