Web War
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See also: Web World Wars (episode)
- "This is it Phong, prepare for war." -Bob
The Web War was a large conflict between the Web and Mainframe. A lone Web Creature had been found in Mainframe and the Guardian Council voted to destroy the system to keep the Creature from spreading to the rest of the Net.
With the intervention of Bob, their plan failed. The explosion did create a massive tear over the city, which attracted the Web Creature. It flew straight toward the tear and stablized it into a portal to the Web.
Whenever the Web has been opened to a system on the Net, the Creatures on the other side will automatically attack it, and try to destroy it. Bob told Phong to prepare for war.
The conflict was extremely violent and destructive, especially concidering how short the actual battle was.
The cities inhabitants were sheltered at the Principal Office and some underground shelters. Enzo and AndrAIa were stationed at the Principal Office just below the Sub-Sphere as gunners. At the Silicon Tor, Megabyte prepared an energy gun device on the top of a modified ABC.
Inside the Principal Office, Phong prepareed the War Room for the coming battle. The CPU defense force was on high alert. They were ordered not to fire on any web probes that came through the portal. They were simply information gathering scouts. Eventually attack drones would come and they would have plenty to shot at.
There plan is that Megabyte is building the Hardware required to close the Web Portal, Phong is downloading the software to run it, and Hexadecimal is going to power the device. Mouse voluntered her talents to hack into the Web and erase Mainframe's location.
As the Hardware finished being built, Hexadecimal arrived at the Tor and discussed a secret plan between the two viruses.
Before the battle started, Bob went to see Enzo. He asked why Enzo wasn't in uniform. Enzo was puzzled, but Bob explained that due to the current crisis he was giving him a field commision to Guardian cadet. He downloaded Guardian protocols into Enzo's icon. Bob told Enzo that he'ld serve as back-up if anything happens to the older Guardian.
The modified ABC moved to the middle of the city and prepared to close the portal. While Hexadecimal charged the massive cannon, Mouse hacked into the Web. Herr Doktor opperated the mechanical side of the cannon, while Dot used a large gun to watch for incoming Attack Drones.
When a nervous binome destroyed a Web Spore the battle began. Web spores started attacking CPUs causing them sever damage. The battle does not go well. Several CPU cruisers are destroyed while they attempted to shot down the Attack drones. The Web Creatures identified the Hardware as a target and began attacking it, and the CPU forces were overhelmed and unable to defend the device.
Bob asked what Megabyte is waiting for. The virus said he thought the cities forces were coping admriably but called on Lieutenant Chauncy and tells him to launch every ABC supporting the CPUs. Chauncy was shoked but orders the entire ABC attack fleet into the air. They mostly hovered over Ghetty Prime, defending the Silicon Tor and Megabyte's territory, but the combined efforts of the two fleets managed kept the Web Creatures at bay for a short time.
Much of Mainframe was damaged. Their two fleets and Anti-Aircraft Guns were insufficient to hold back the Web.
Once the Hardware is fully charged and Mouse's hacking job complete, Bob joined the others at the floating platform. He told everyone to be ready, that they are ready to close the portal to the Web.
Before this could happen Bob was double-crossed by Megabyte. The virus snatched Glitch from Bob's arm and crushed it, then tossed Bob into a pod that appeared from below the platform. Megabyte ordered the pod launched but Mouse stepped in and stopped Herr Doktor from pressing the button. She threatened Megabyte with her sword, but Hexadecimal appeared behind her and threw Mouse aside. Megabyte stepped to the control panel and grinned evily at Bob as he pressed the launch button. Bob screamed 'No!' as the pod shot skyward threw the portal.
Megabyte then pressed the activation sequence and the Hardware raised it's canon to the sky and fired a massive energy burst at the portal. The portal gave off a flash of light, and then vanished, and Bob was gone.
Dot saddly pickedup the damaged Glitch, not noticing Hexadecimal moving to attack her. Mouse stepped in and disabled the virus with her ring, and the two sprites escape the platform in Ship. Megabyte contacted Lieutenant Chauncy and tells him to destroy the remaining Web Spores, then to blow the CPUs out of the sky. Once the last spores were destroyed the ABCs turned on the CPUs, causing their exhausted fleet even more damage.
Hexadecimal begins to recharge the Hardware and decides to turn it around and point it at the Principal Office, so as to bring down the buildings shields.
Dot and Mouse made it back to the the Principal Office and informed Phong, AndrAIa, and Enzo of what has happened to Bob. Dot gives Glitch to Enzo, as he realizes his friend is gone. Megabyte and Hexadecimal contact the War Room and order the cities leaders to surrender, telling them that the CPU's are almost defeated. Phong swears that Mainframe will fight the viruses to the very last, and Enzo vows to protect Mainframe as Bob did, taking Glitch as his own Key Tool.
With the end of the Web War the Viral Wars begin.
