The Scorpion Stings



The Scorpion Stings is a chapter in When the Cold Breeze Blows Away. In this chapter, the Rah-Rah-Robot must lead all the Grand Alliance and Coalition of the Red Star mechas and aircraft in providing support for 120 anti-ballistic missile crew members and 60 Gundams from the Japan Self-Defense Forces stationed in Kyushu to save Hiroshima and Nagasaki from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-launched North Korean Hwasong-15 ICBM missiles during Operation Scorpion and the Last Day.

The chapter takes place at the same time of a previous chapter, "War Never Changes." Arnold Perlstein asks what would happen next now that the world is destroyed by nuclear weapons, and Ralphie Tennelli responds they should just end the charade. Dorothy Ann Rourke objects and goes on to say there will never be anymore nuclear attacks over Hiroshima and Nagasaki like in August 15. However, Ralphie counters by informing them that António Guterres told them to do whatever they want, assuming that he doesn't want to take a term of his own anymore. Carlos then states that nobody can replace him, and that the Secreary-General is the Secreary-General.

Wanda then states that Guterres was only confused, but he'll recover. Ralphie asks what would happen after that. After a brief silence, Arnold continues to build on D.A.'s point that Hiroshima and Nagasaki never intended to be destroyed again by nuclear weapons, and Keesha Franklin tells that they owe it to Emperor Naruhito and his royal family, the government of Japan, the Supreme Commander of South Japan Luna Loud, the municipal governments of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the prefectural governments of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Prefectures and the entire United Nations, including Ms. Frizzle. Completely angered, Ralphie agrees that what they are saying are what he knows, but slams his fist on his palm while telling them they have to do something, or it would be too late. Arnold angrily states that he's only looking out for himself if they failed to protect the two cities, and Ralphie, angered, tells him to mind his words before they could ride on the Rah-Rah-Robot once more..

Transcript
"Oh what now?" said Arnold. "Well, the time has come, so we should have to finish the spectacle real soon," Ralphie responded. Dorothy Ann, Ralphie's sworn archnemesis, got mad about what Ralphie was saying, so she said, "What's that supposed to mean? Do you want us to give up? Do you want to see Hiroshima and Nagasaki get blown up again as modern cities? Do you want to destroy hope for peace? Then this is unthinkable!"

D.A. got mad, and soon she shouted at him, "Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Secretary-General António Guterres of the United Nations have always made clear, we will not give up. We will not let the peace-loving cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki be destroyed again. We will not let the Genbaku Dome be destroyed completely into nothingness but only an empty plot. We won't get a chance to abolish all the remaining nuclear weapons after we all did so in this war. If you do so, peace is only yesterday's news... forever. We only have 15 minutes till everybody in there are toast. August 1945 will never repeat itself! Never!"

"But you've heard it yourself, the Secretary-General of the United Nations does not want to lead it anymore," Ralphie said. "Do what you want, those were exactly his words. The organization just failed to keep the peace for Earth from World War III, but it'll try again after this."

"No one in the organization can replace him until all of the crises have been resolved peacefully, no one yet," Carlos angrily said. "The Secretary-General is the Secretary-General! The United Nations may have all but dissolved, but the UN Enclave must do its best to end this horrific nightmare that we're about to face."

"The Führer has lost his composure. He will get it back again," said Wanda. "Oh, goody. when that has happened, what would happen afterwards?" Ralphie wondered. "Certainly, we must not give up. We must save Hiroshima and Nagasaki from an impending doom they've been waiting for. We can't let history repeat itself. That would never be in the sense of the Emperor and his royal family, the national government of South Japan, the respective municipal and prefectural governments and the UN, even Supreme Commander Luna Loud herself!" Arnold angrily said. "Yes, and we are committed to Commander Frizzle's will too!" Wanda agreed.

Ralphie announced, "Well, these are all good idea phrases! On the contrary, we must do something now!" He continued with a soft-spoken voice, "Otherwise we have missed every chance."

"Well then, if you fail saving Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and even seeing the nuclear warheads explode over these two cities, then you only want to save yourself!" Arnold yelled angrily.

"Don't talk to me like that!" Ralphie spoke quietly. The crew are ready to save the two cities... just one last time.