Chapter 23: Return to Ticonderoga

As Alexander Done Enough with RimWorld... After Recuperating from a Medpod

and a portal took him, But not without Placing the Entire Planet Tangerine into his Inventory, Before he left the Void...

(A/n: Alexander has Some Big Pockets, Trazyn would really want that...)

He is Accompanied with an Urn bearing the Name "Jake", the his last Colonist

and he placed it in his Office on a shelf Right next to the Family Picture of His Family...

As He contemplate the Things he had Done... He would Better Meet Rico and see if the Mobile Infantry is Alright.... While looking at the Urn for the last time...

Meanwhile...

Two of Rico friends Ace and Dizzy watched the Casualties Rate at the Federation Board placed on the ship... And they saw that Rico was K.I.A, they printed the Image, and Went to the Hospital Room where Rico Is Recuperating...

*Door Open*

(Ace): Wakey wakey Sleeping beauty, We Got News for you...

(Rico): What is it Ace? Dizzy?

(Dizzy): You are KIA Rico...

(Rico): That is the Funniest thing I have seen, I better Inform My Parents, I wonder if they Freakout? Whoo I am Back From the Dead...

(Dizzy): You Better not try that... But don't give your Mother a Heart attack... Just take it slow and steady...

(Rico): I will Dizzy...

(Ace): Come On Dizzy, I heard there's a bar In this Ship, What Will You Be having Rico?

(Rico): Just a Beer...

(Ace): Okay, One Beer for Our V.I.P Champ that saved our Sorry Asses.

*Door Close*

*Door Opened*

(Rico): You Guys are Back so soon? Is that Bar real...

As Rico he turned from his Bed and notice the Red Haired Man He knew...

(???): Well it isn't the Local Champ how you are doing there?

(Rico): Well Sir..

(???): If you Called me Sir, I Will call You Sonny, How the Leg?

(Rico): Doing Fine I guess... Alex

(Alexander): I seen Your Performance on the Field, and I have quite to say, a Stellar Performance...

(Rico): I screwed it up...

(Alexander): Rico, *Sigh* When in Doubt you can be Haunted by the Failures, What if I could save that single person or Shall I achieve my objectives at the Expense of my morality, these thoughts can Eat you Alive, When you Say "you Screwed up", What about the soldiers that are alive, Your Two Friends that just Went out of the Room? Are they your Screw up? You Survived and What matters is that you learn from your Mistakes and Learn to Lead Properly... and Get Ready Rico, and The Operation was a Failure, But you already know how the Arachnids think... Will you Wail and Blame yourself as see your Friends die? or will you get to be the Hero you Wanted to be? I Heard that Razcack Roughneck lost their their Lieutenant, are you willing to take that position? We need men like you in the Federation...

(Rico): You drive a Hard Bargain, Fine I am in...

(Alexander): Best, Be prepared Rico... the War is Starting, and Caution will be needed, For even we, don't know how The Bugs Managed to React So Damm Quickly... I take my leave now...

As Alexander Left Rico For him to Self-Reflect...

Ace and Dizzy came in with Bottles of Beer

(Ace): Woah Rico, you know some Big shots, Just Saw the Leader of M.A.Rs is went out of the room...

(Dizzy): Duh Ace, he also went next door to Check the Patients, He really wasn't like the Rumors that surrounds him...

(Rico): What Rumors?

As Rico Is Curious what is surrounding his Mystery Friend

(Dizzy): Well Some Rumors like, Keeping Skulls in his Office, Or Having a Unhealthy obsession with Object with the Color Gold, Creating Things out of thin air, Carrying objects that make him a Hercules, Making Machines come to Life, Reviving the dead, Or Making Elves....

(Ace): Elves? in this ship?

(Dizzy): Some Mobile Infantry Managed to Get a Glimpse of Elves in the ship Corridors, but they were Not Mentally Sound at that time... So that last part I don't know if it's true.... The Guy and this Ship is full of Mysteries

(Rico): Wow that is such weird rumors...

(Ace): But he is A Nice Guy at least... While you Were Knocked out Rico, During the times When You Volunteer as the Rearguard, You Were Treated in his Base and His Fleet stayed While the Fleets Guys Ran off... That much I can trust the Guy...

(Dizzy): Yeah Ace, Do you Remembered that we were Fighting for lives, while Rico Was treated...

(Ace): We Were in a Bunker and you Know it and With Plentiful Ammunition and We each got a Lot of Bugs Kill Count... Better get the Beer, I Heard from the Bartender, it is out of this world... And Cheers Rico For being the Living KIA Among us...

While Rico and His Friends Celebrated in the Hospital Room, Carmen did Had not a Good time... As She Piloted the John A. Warden To Fleet Station Ticonderoga, And Watched as she Saw other Corvettes transport Ships trying to land, not even A Single Ship is Undamaged, Saved for her Ship... As Some was Either Damaged Beyond repair that needed to be scuttled and others need to Repair in Drydock For Months...

As she Head to the Nearest Federation Casualties Centers, She Saw Fleet and Mobile Infantry alike, Scattered across the Floor, as they were severely injured, Limbs Missing, Metal Shards impaled the Abdomen, and Not enough Medics was to Attend them...

As She Input Rico Service No.

[Service Num.0589: John D. Rico KIA ]

(Carmen): No....

As Xander Tries to Comfort her...

(Carmen): No Xander... I wish to be left Alone...

Seeing that Carmen Wouldn't Want it, he just made some space...

*Klaxon Siren*

As the Two Noticed it, And Head to the Nearest Porthole and Watched as the M.A.Rs Fleet Warped into the Vicinity of the Ticonderoga

With Most of the Fleet is Lightly Damaged and Still Combat Effective... Shocking the Two as how did such a Fleet is still Operational despite under heavy Fire From the Bug Batteries... while theirs is now Maimed to near non-Capacity to Answer The Federation planets that need SOS... Carmen Eyes looked Hopeful if Rico was there... But in Truth, She was Scared...To know the unknown...

[Federation Theme Song]

Casualties are rising as the dead is among them 156780 Troopers Are Killed and 75 Thousand are Missing

In this Disastrous Campaign, Sky Marshal Dienes Has Resign from his post and Tehat Meru took his Place as Sky Marshal

"To fight the bug, we must understand the bug. We can ill-afford another Klendathu."

—Sky Marshal Tehat Meru,

Scientist and Scholars are Debating that there is a Caste of Bugs as their Formation is too Disciplined...

Would you like to know More?

Days after Alex returned To Mars from Space Station Ticonderoga

Commander Alexander Has Introduced a Breaking Inventions that will turn the tide, The MedPods, this machine will be the presentation and Speech this afternoon...

Reporter Jeremy?

Yes, this is Jeremy Sanchez, Now live from Mars now Watching here as Commander Alexander Installed a MedPods, a design that he created himself, and We are Now Witnessing the Effects

As a Limbless Mobile Infantry and a Late stage Cancer patient was Escorted via Wheelchair to the Medpods and was Placed there... His Limbs Slowly Grew Back by the Radiating Blue Glow, Making the Audience awed in Sight.... and the Cancer Patient slowly opened her eyes as tears dripped... Slowing wailing as her Doctors immediately checked on her vitals

(M.I Soldier): My hands, My Legs.... They are back...

(Alexander): No Trooper will Go limbless under my watch, And May you Live a Second Life...

(M.I Troopers): Thank You, thank you so much....

(Cancer Patient): Thank you Sir, My pain... it's gone...

(Alexander): You are a brave Lass that survive this long... I should salute to your Bravery...

Now We are heading to the Speech Venue...

"This Groundbreaking Invention I have created is to the Response of Klendathu, that I made for the Troopers that lost their limbs, No Longer will A man Raise His children with Procstestic Arms, No Longer Will you Walk on the Beach with your lovers on wooden Sticks, without Feeling the Sand the same as them...and This will cure all the illnesses and Injuries that took your People lives away, This will reduce the Cost of Procstestic maintenance and Cancer therapy that accumulated to families that are unable to buy, No longer will the Veterans feel that they are tossed away when their limbs are severed...No longer Will you weep for your love ones as you give the Green light to End your family constantly suffering, I give them a choice, if they want the treatment or wish to Remain in Procstestic is their choice, this treatment is Cheap and can be found in the Mars Resort Station and In the Fringes of Federation space"

(Reporter): You Say only the Mar Resort Station and the Fringe Space why is that?

(Alexander): Because of Red Tapes and I am Aware that there are some Company that is Blocking my Petitions to benefit The Federation as a whole, Especially on Earth, and draining valuable Funds from the people that need to save their families, and they will do Everything to kill me... and the Fringe Worlds are Glad to have someone in the Federation That Cares...

And if I Die of a Bullet Behind my back instead of a Bug Bite instead of the front? You will know who...

As Ambiguous as Commander Alexander Solair stated,

Polls about Alexander Solair popularity is Skyrocketing

as there was a Poll, If Alexander becomes Sky Marshall after Sky Marshall Tehat Meru, If he decides runs for office, would you Vote for him?

Core worlds:

87% says Yes

13% Says No

and the Middle and Fringe worlds are overwhelming 100%

(A/n: How I Love Democracy - Palpatine)

As we Interviewed some of the people that done the Poll in Various Worlds and stations

(Civilian 1): Look, That guy managed to Help My planet From Being Raided by the Bugs, and his men that station here Rescued my Family despite them being in danger, and his Speech shows that he cares for us and no Company will dare take the Man that is supporting us Fringe worlds, if it's somebody else, would they heard our pleas? And this invention would save Lives than Waiting for people to die....

(Civilian 2): Hey I know that guy, He was in My pub in my station, Buying drinks for everyone, Joking with all of us, aside he Saved my Family Liquor Business from collapsing and every now and then he send men to Buy drink in bulks and Managed to save my life better...

(Child): Thank you Mister Alex for Saving my Mom from The Bugs

(Veteran): The Moment I Entered Service and I lost my Arms during the last war, I thought my Life is Over, I couldn't Touch My Wife with my Procstestic limbs the way I used to... But now... Sir... thanks you For bringing a second chance in life... I am Able to Hold my Wife in my arms Once again.. and Caress her Face with the limbs I once lost, Making up the lost time I Spent together... Thank you...

(Teenager): Thanks Mr Alex now my Family can Treat my Sister Heart Condition, and Thanks for Treating my Dad limbs, he never felt so happy holding my sister from his real arms

(Zealot Fanatic): He is the Chosen One by God, He brings Salvation to all of Us, His deeds have brought us Gifts that we mortals couldn't comprehend , He is the Bringer of Salvation, The Prophet of The Golden Light

There is Much Positiveness From the Federation Citizens, that Alexander stated that he will only run for office, if situation was truly Dire...

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