Chapter 11: War plans

Back at the Gary base in one of the first buildings constructed for the Project G.A.R.Y. BASE, a collection of Garys, were sitting around the wooden table built by Gerald. It was better than his previous works, but it was evident that he still had a long way to go in his mastery.

“ Okay, the first meeting of the Council of Gary commences!” (OG)

“ Council of the.. w-what now?” (Gary 7, disciple and head fire mage )

“ Shush little apprentice, War is coming my friends, no it is already here and we are unprepared!” (OG)

The room's attention was focused on the Leader, Original Gary. Everyone heard the monstrous roars that afternoon and were worried for their own safety, it didn't help that they saw Gary 5 and his scouts come back on stretches. Amongst the mele combatants Gary 5 was a powerhouse in the Gary clan , although he might be weaker compared to Gorden who was in the dungeon fequently grinding goblins. But his experience in the forest was acknowledged, mass anxiety grew from seeing their top fighters injured.

“Gorden, please report on today's scuffle.” (OG)

Gordon cleared his throat and looked around, everyone's gaze shifted to Gordon waiting for his report.

“ That beast's power is not on the level of some common goblin, nor even a goblin boss. It’s got a tough body, fast movement and even quicker reflexes. The biggest problem is that it is a wild beast, it can go anywhere and attack at any time. Compared to this new beast, The goblin boss is merely a dog on a chain. We are still very weak in this world.” (Gorden)

“ We did do sufficient damage, when myself and the mages attacked it , but that was dependent on the opportunistic luring tactic which is not easy to do a second time.” (Gary 7 , head fire mage)

“ Yes, we can deal decent damage when we have the chance. However we are defenseless towards its attack, specifically that strange magic attack. Currently Gary 5 and his boys are in the Makeshift hospital, we haven't had the time for a Doctor Gary yet so please excuse Gunter for his absence as he had to fill that role.” (Gorden)

Everyone's shoulders slumped hearing that the MAD SCIENTIST was in charge of another person's care.

“As you can now understand the dangers at hand, the beast will come back and we will have to fight. So in my opinion our best option is to launch an attack on it first, and seize the advantage of a surprise attack! (OG)”

Everyone gasped and looked at the leader with surprise and doubt.

“ Shouldn't we bolster our defenses here? We would have the advantage of home terrain?” asked a Gary.

“Maybe we should just escape?” said another Gary.

Original put out his hand to indicate that everyone should shut up.

“ That would be the safer approach, however let me ask you this…..Who are we?” (OG)

A young looking Gary scoffed and replied “ We are Gary, I am Gary we all are.”

Original Gary raised an eyebrow, “ And what are we here to do?”

The young Gary knitted his brows and replied “ Conquer the world?”

“ Exactly, we are here to conquer the world! We are not cowards who stay at home and shoo away our problems nor are we rats who run away. We are Gary! We take our destiny into our own hands and mold it to our own desire. If we hide away from the first battle that’s arrived into our land, then how about the next? Or the one after that?” (OG)

Everyone was silent and did not reply.

“ We are the invaders of this world, we will always be on the sharp end of the stick. Now is the time we established the trend of conquest, today it’s the bird beast, tomorrow it’s the world!” (Original Gary)

Every gary clapped, some cheered and there were even tears being shed.

“Now listen up! Here’s the plan.” (Original Gary)

***

-Makeshift hospital-

“ How is he Gunter?!! Is he going to live?!”

A distraught young man was creating a small pond of tears in front of Doctor Gunter (temporary position). His whole body was shaking as he was in shock after hearing about the news that transpired that day. The battle his lover, Gary 5, had fought bravely in.

“ He suffers from excessive exhaustion, some scratches and bruising here or there but that's from his night activity. His battle injuries are mainly okay; he only has a large swelling on his back from taking a rough tumble. His stats are high and he should recover in less than a week.” (Gunter)

“ Thank Gunter” Gary 4 calmed down and sighed with relief.

“ However reports stated he was attacked with a magic spell, affecting his memory. Research in the area is limited so I can’t give you any answers on that. It could be recovered naturally or it could never ever, I’ll leave him to you and I’ll be checking on the other subjects- I mean patients.” (Gunter)

Gary 4 sat on the crude chair next to the bed that Gerald built and looked at the peacefully sleeping Gary 5.

“ I always told you to stop playing soldier and just help me on the farm. Sigh… I knew something like this would happen one day….dummy I hope you learn from this and listen to me more.”

But Gary 4 knew that the man he loved wouldn't do such a thing, and that was one of the reasons he loved him. His courage to protect his family, his duty towards his job, and the responsibility he took on. All these strengths and flaws were the man that made Gary 5 who he was, and Gary 4 could only hope that they still remained with his memory lost.”

***

The camp was abuzz with activity, however it was different from before the attack. The air in the camp was different from the carefree attitude before. The atmosphere had changed, every Gary was now motivated by a newfound purpose, preparation for war.

The buildings planned to be built were put on hold and resources were pulled towards erecting the perimeter wall, Construction Gary was a bit unhappy to be working overtime. But Orders from above had wanted to get it done by that night. It was decided that even if the Garys were going to launch an attack, protection for the base was still important. The Garys that were going to be left behind were not the strongest and they would find it easier to defend behind walls.

Because of this the working crew was only a third compared to that morning, the fire mages and the others were busy training their battle skills. The fire mages were working on their fireball skills to reach a higher attack output.

The brick workers and lumberers were being taught shield tactics, the plan for them is to corner off the bird's escape route and control the flow of the battle. Only the Gary elites would be the ones dealing the real damage.

Gordon had only made two clones of himself with his limited mana and trained with them, devising their own strategies and counter measures.

Gerald had his own production team mass producing wooden shields and claw spears.

“ They won’t last more than one fight but that’s all it needs to be used for”. Gerald had a few clones under him a while ago to help with the influx of jobs, Gerald was a pioneer and had an advantage over the younger garys. However they learnt from Geralds past and picked better classes for their jobs. Resulting in overtaking their master.

Emo Gary was doing his part by providing the large amount of cannon fodder for the upcoming expedition.

“ This is pointless , we’re all going to die. I can only hope there’s not another reincarnation this time.”

Gunter the mad scientist/doctor was thinking of a cruel plan involving the many unused fire staffs and the blokes who had gotten the [Fire resistant] skills “He He He , I’m sure they’ll be fine”.

The Original Gary was in his room managing the logistics, transportation, enough food, blueprints for the base and organizing the overall plan of attack. He was also creating a new clone everytime his mana was full. He might not have a class , but could still produce Garys with 6 free attributes. Combined with his skills that could be inherited, he was creating a unique team of his own.

A knock on the door was heard and after OG replied back with “come in” scout 3 walked in hurriedly. In the battle all of the scouts were hit with the Magic wave done by the beast but having specialized in agility and escaped in time they were far enough away that they weren’t really affected, they lost some memories from Gary’s original world but nothing important, just the memories of his childhood friend.

“...” (Scout 3)

“ Yes?” (Original Gary)

“I found the beast's den.” (Scout 3)