Colonel Conti slipped into the tent as he recognized the familiar officer from the Normandy campaign. "Major Blackmore, what a pleasant surprise to see you here." He began. "How was the operation?"
The British officer smiled as he tapped his friend on the arm. "Captain Edwards was lucky enough to get them out immediately before the Soviets arrived on the castle. I would see they had great luck in getting out since the German soldiers defected to us. Say, do you know what is going on with them?"
"Not my place to say." Answered Colonel Conti. "Whatever the OSS does, they do it for a reason and I don't want to be in their way."
"Its the end of the war and the Germans are being surrounded in Berlin." Stated Blackmore. "I'm sure they could give us an explanation about the matter."
The colonel pulled out a cigar before using his lighter to ignite the opposite end as he placed the cigar between his lips. After he closed off his lighter, he looked up at the British officer. "Don't press your luck, there are some matters that are left alone."877Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc49cgCYUJM
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The officer's quarters was considered a heaven compared to what the Ardennes offered. No snow, no artillery, no German Army to worry about. They almost forgot to mention it was a hotel so they had luxury at the expense of their own money. It wasn't bad for the manager at all when all these American and British officers were paying for the drinks, rooms, and the messes.
Captain Durante stepped into the bar to see the familiar officer he worked alongside during the Ardennes Offensive. They considered themselves lucky thanks to what they were able to do against the Oberkommando. The first person who turned to see him was the newly promoted captain who took the place of the previous officer, one could say his mentor. "Vastano." The commanding officer of Able Company turned around with the correct rank to command a paratrooper company. Durante smiled at his friend. "How's the rank?" He asked.
The young man scratched behind his head as he felt awkward in replying. "I don't know. The pay is good, I get my own place to stay in, and I get to stick around with you, Edwards, and Derby."
"Good to know." Durante commented.
The words of an old wise man spoke behind him. "So how are you boys handling things?"
Surprised, Durante turned around to see the old man who was still able to fight in the recent battles against the German Army. Even with his age, his traditional ways were still welcomed as he stepped in on the three's conversation. "Derby, what brings you here?" He asked.
"I was going to get myself some bourbon." Captain Derby answered. "I doubt they might have it, but it never hurts to ask." Then he turned his attention to the captain of Able Company. "Colonel Conti wants a talk with you in his office ASAP."
Vastano nodded and left the bar immediately.
The old man chuckled. "I remember when he was a lieutenant under Jackson's command. It's weird to see him take his place now."
Durante smiled as they both saw him walk out the door. "Likewise, I remember when Jackson went missing, he didn't know how to use a typewriting."
"Now that's embarrassing." Captain Derby and the captain of Fox Company laughed when the former Lieutenant Vastano was given a position he didn't know how to work. "Now I got some news which all four of us should be here to listen to."
"What kind of news?" He asked.
"The Third Reich had just surrendered to the Soviet Union."877Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hmzKs0Mkk
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Dr. Sauer sat inside of his tent as he was met with the officer from the Office of Strategic Services took a seat across from him.
He was fairly in his late-thirties as his hair was hidden away by his soft cap. "Dr. Sauer, I have read plenty of documents about you." He began. "And you have certainly grabbed my attention." The doctor looked up from the ground to confront the man. "From my previous missions, most of the German scientific community refers you as the 'Dust Man.' Is it related to your work?"
This had piqued his interest. Did someone actually care about learning about technology which could be useful? "Yes." Sauer answered. "Indeed it is related to my work. I was trying to convince my fellow scientists about this new substance called dust, but it was dismissed as a wild man's claim. Are you interested?"
The officer was indifferent about the matter. "As a matter of fact, it was the reason for the OSS to come and find you before the Soviets captured you or you chose a pill." Then Sauer laughed at him. "Doctor, what do you find about me to be funny?"
"If you actually believe I would swallow that pill, you are clearly mistaken." Dr. Sauer answered him. "I never really cared about the Third Reich, their ideals already disgusted me when I was thrown into this world." His expression changed when his fate fell white and he closed his mouth as if he spoke the words God didn't want him to speak.
Curiosity entered the officer's mind as he leaned forward to stare at the older man who sat in his presence. "Dr. Sauer, you mentioned you were from another world. Could you elaborate on this matter?" He asked.
"What are you talking about?" He laughed at the matter again. "I'm just joking with you. Besides I wouldn't take their pill even if they put a gun to my head."
Then the officer leaned back on his chair and crossed his arms. "Sauer, will you please cut this out?" He demanded. "I'm in no mood to be held back by your terrible subversive manners."
Then the old man sighed in defeat. "Okay you caught me red-handed. I'm someone from another world who was found in the community of the Third Reich's scientific community." He answered. "I should have prepared myself to make mistakes." Dr. Sauer pulled out a picture from his white lab coat as he smiled at it. "May I have the honor of knowing my interrogator?"
"Of course. We're both men of honor." Answered the captain working for the OSS. "We both have our respective fields, it would be terrible for both of us not to properly know one another. I am Captain Argall and that is all you will get out of me as of right now."
"Mr. Argall, do you know what it is like to be ripped away from your home just because of a terrible experiment?" Doctor Sauer asked the British officer. "Do you?"
"No." Captain Argall stated. "I'm sorry to hear that from you."
"It had been nine years." He stated. "Nine years since I was ripped from my home. I wonder how everyone is doing after such a disaster of an experiment."
"Well sir, I'm here to ask you this. Do you think your work is worthless?"
"To the Third Reich yes, they believe it is all worthless. For me, I think this world could find this technology to be some worth and a way to go home. With that girl, there is another reason for me not to stop working." He stated.
"The girl you brought with you?" Argall asked.
A small smile fell on his face before it disappeared. "She's from Mistral. I recognize that dry smell anywhere. As for how she got here, it was a result of my experiment?" He continued. "It looked like someone had wounded her and attempted to kill her at her weakest. She should consider herself lucky that you and friend broke into the room."
The captain gestured his head towards Doctor Sauer's picture. "May I see it?"
"Of course, of course, I'll let you take a look." Then he handed the picture to the officer in charge.
Captain Argall turned the picture around to see Doctor Sauer standing alongside a man dressed in a white business suit whose hair was grayed out as his mustache was comparable to that of Joseph Stalin. "Does your world have their version of Stalin?"
Sauer laughed. "Oh, we would've been wiped out a long time ago if he did that. The damned creatures of Grimm would have came to him like a lighthouse."
His eyebrows rose. "Creatures of Grimm?"
"Unlike this world, my world has these soulless creatures called Grimm. These creatures target humanity and the faunus just because we exist and will destroy us by any means necessary." Then he chuckled about the matter. "They are attracted to fear and negative feelings."
Then the captain handed the picture handed it back to the doctor. "Bloody hell, this will probably make one hell of a report."
"You interested in more information?"
Argall checked his watch. "I got a week before I have to send a report to my superiors." He answered. "Let's get down to it."877Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju126Y6BBN
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She woke up from her sleep as she found herself in a bed underneath a tent. Raising her head from the pillow she looked around to see men who were kept back with wounds.
Then a man walked up to her bed as he carried a clipboard with him as his gaze looking down on her. "Excuse me miss, but I haven't been able to know your name." The man explained to her. "Could you please tell me who you are?" He asked respectively. "It's to keep track of our patients who go through here."
"O-okay." She began.
"What's your name?"
"Pyrrha Nikos, my name is Pyrrha Nikos." The Mistral girl answered him.
The man uniformed in green had begun to write down her name. "How is it spelled?"
"P-y-r-r-h-a for Pyrrha." He displayed a thumbs up to her. "N-i-k-o-s for Nikos." She continued.
"You have a very unique name." He commented. "Well Miss Nikos, you were out for awhile and you should be lucky that Captain Durante and Captain Argall were able to get you out with Doctor Sauer from that castle."
"Where am I?" Pyrrha asked him.
The stranger didn't look up from his clipboard. "You're in the town of Lorch. We're not far from the Soviets-scratch that we're practically neighbors at this point." He answered. Then he left Pyrrha to herself as she began to think about her last moments.
She remembered being on top of Beacon fighting her foe where Headmaster Ozpin's office once was before its destruction by the creatures of Grimm. Her last moment with the nervous boy whose company she enjoyed as he was the only one to recognize her as friend than the Mistral Champion. Now that she found herself in this new land the first thought which entered her mind was... I'm not on Remnant am I?877Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWhhkq6NVu
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