Chapter 22
The portal itself is roughly 5 meters wide, so we take our positions, all 3 groups at the ready and Karl gives the Jeep a longing look. "Thinking of the Toyota Blitzkrieg tactic aren’t you" I ask.
"Yeah. I really shouldn’t have blown that thing up, that was so much fun."
"Ma Deuce is under the rear seat of the Jeep. Any of you feel up to trying to steady it from a moving Jeep?" Every eye in our group lights up at this suggestion and the two special forces types with the werewolves start running back for the Jeep.
"We’ll bring it here" They shout and the Jeep fires to life, attracting everyone’s attention at the almost flying vehicle racing towards the lines.
"Forgot something already guys?" Someone shouts, inciting a wave of laughter.
"Change of plans" Karl shouts back "Centre group will be leading with an artillery barrage" a look of horror passes over the assembled mages, but a look of intrigue settles into the other supernatural and non magical human forces.
A second grenade launcher is dug from my bags, Lala must have packed me a spare, she’s considerate like that. Mary now appropriately armed, Jake and Jurgen, our two werewolves rig up lanyards to hold the tripod to the roll bar and Alpha Petros takes his position as gunner. Karl straps Mary in half hanging out of the passenger side and I take the off hand position on the drivers side. This is going to be so much fun.
"Wait, wait, wait! We almost forgot the most important part of this entire operation and jinxed it all" Karl shouts, pulling his phone from his pocket and messing with an app. Seconds later, Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries begins playing at an ear shattering volume an our two humans hop on the rear bumper, signaling they’re ready to go. I can already hear the mixed laughter and groans of the east and west wing forces.
Spitting gravel, the Jeep hurtles towards the portal, everyone doing their best to compensate for the sudden jostling. One Kilometer to the Orc’s North forces, Petros starts to light up their lines with the machine gun.
"Moon Goddess, this thing is ridiculous. Why didn’t we plan to do this from the start?" He yells at Karl.
"Because it pisses off the rest of the mages" Me, Karl and Mary shout back in unison, laughing.