Here it is, chapter 23! Hope you enjoy it!

Outside the door were led Freddy and the others (minus Flasheart), by Hotspur, Ric and thier soldiers. In front of them was a large glass box, with a metal bottom with wheels. "That's the box me and my men were kept in." Harry said in realisation with wide eyes. "Step in. The air is just like it is down there. And it translates." Hotspur explained as he stood to the right of the box, a door opening up. Freddy looked rightwards at Sara, who looked leftwards at him and shrugged. Then the soldiers placed the tips of their guns on their backs. They all looked over their shoulders at the soldiers for a few seconds, their black armour concealing their expressions. Paul and Jai then took a step forwards and stepped over to the door and went into the box, Harry, followed in afterwards, then Sara, who groaned loudly as she stepped forwards, and lastly, Freddy stepped in. Hotspur then slammed the door shut. "You guys can take off your masks." Harry spoke as he removed his mask, the others slowly and with a hint of nervousness, doing the same, Sara sniffing the air as she did. "Hmm, smells ok. Seems breathable." Sara said with a shrugged just before the soldiers marched to both sides of the box and began pushing the box forwards down the corridor, Hotspur and Ric picked up the pace and walked quickly past the soldiers to the front.

A few minutes later, they came upon a set of doors which opened sideways, revealing a large circular chamber, half of it being a large viewpoint, from which Earth could be seen. The walls of the chamber had pillars with light blue lines painted on it, majestic Weren head statues in the middle. The chamber was filled with Weren crew members (among them Captain Garth and Lieutenant Cherry), gathered around the centre in a circle. Above the viewpoint was a large screen that was mostly blank, save for a few live images of Weren officers, the captains of the other ships. They all stared and stopped any conversations as Hotspur and Ric marched in, a proud smile on Hotspur's face. The soldiers all marched in and formed a circular formation around Hotspur, Ric standing on the side amongst them as the doors closed. "My soldiers, my firm ends, my people, fellow Werens. I have retrieved the long lost Ring of the Moon!" Hotspur proclaimed, holding up his left hand, revealing on his index finger the sacred ring. The crew all gasped as they saw the ring. "I am your true Grand Growler!" Hotspur proclaimed proudly, then some of the crew bowed, the soldiers standing at attention. Ric held up his baton for a moment before he discreetly went to a nearby console, then pressed a button, which caused a small ball to float in the air, moved into an angle of the room, getting Hotspur and the majority of the room in its sight, a red light coming on.

Down below, on Earth, the live feed coming from the floating ball then appeared on every TV, every device with a screen, including on Air Force One, which was flying over the Atlantic with the US President on board, just like the broadcast earlier. "In honour of the event, and to express my gratitude, I've prepared a little parting gift for the Fangen, who are watching us right now. I give you... Project Super-Storm! The wrath of fire and pain that many legends spoke of coming down from above!" Hotspur exclaimed, turning rightwards and raised his right arm out at the screen, the rest of it turning on, showing it in the feed, showing the machines in the hanger Harry had pointed out earlier. The crew looked up and began muttering and looking at each other in confusion. On Earth, lot of confusion also reigned about what Hotspur was talking about. Suddenly the doors to the chamber opened, revealing the box with Freddy and the others in right up to the edge of the door frame, the occupants having having serious and angry looks on their faces, some having their arms folded. Hotspur let out a shocked 'huh', his eyes widening. "Having a party without us?" Paul asked, causing the others to look leftwards at him, then he trailed off a bit, looking downwards. "You weren't going to just leave this system, weren't you?" Freddy asked seriously. "Shut up, pup! I bear the Ring of the Moon! I'm Grand Growler and I order you to leave!" Hotspur snarled at Freddy, who let out a scoff. "You're a liar and a monster! You killed all those Fangens on all those other planets! You made our noble people like a, a, a, a tree, with you at the top, pups like me at the bottom, killing those who disobeyed! And not only that, you're selfish! You never told me my mother was from this planet, that I was half- Human! I found the Ring of the Moon down there for you! I did the dirty work, just like you're clones! I did what you sent me here to do, only to abandon me here to rot, just like my father!" Freddy exclaimed back at Hotspur, whose face showed panic for a moment but quickly regained his composure. "Get this abomination and his Fangen intruders out of my sight." Hotspur ordered his soldiers, but before they took a step forwards, Flasheart stepped out from the left hand side door, and stood in front of the box, letting out a ferocious growl. "You'll have to go through me!" He yelled out, holding his out at his sides, Hotspur widening his eyes and mouth at the sight of his brother, who he thought he'd never see again. The soldiers stopped in their tracks, letting out confused expressions through the helmets, actually unsure what to do, while a lot of the crew gasped at the sight of Flasheart, who they thought were dead, some telling those younger and unsure of the situation who he was, as Flasheart pushed the box into the chamber. Meanwhile, the camera was beaming all that was going on to Earth. "Now, Grand Growler, I suggest you explain, to not just us, but the whole of Earth as a matter of fact, just what you're up to here." Sara said with her arms folded. Hotspur grinned as he held out his left hand out to Ric who passed him a silver sheet, just like the one Flasheart used for his flashbacks. "I was going to, snarky one as you say." Hotspur said back as he placed it on his head.

"What do you think I'm doing to do, Death Star this planet?" Hotspur asked before he chuckled. "No, destroying a planet is not that easy. Besides, I want survivors to feel the pain I'm inflicting." Hotspur added as the screen then changed to show his memories (this time in colour), showing him sitting down on the sofa watching weather events, like Hurricane Ivan, watching the devastation, watching a clip about a tornado, watching on TV the movie "The Day after Tomorrow", and images of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq."I was here when the World Trade Centre was destroyed. I watched what followed. I learned of your history of fighting each other, expanding with any empathy for nature, for those you whose land you stole from. I realised how insatiable the proud mankind was. And I was here when, 24 years ago, Hurricane struck. I watched the power of nature, and I learned a thing or two." Hotspur spoke before the screen with the flashbacks faded to black, staring at the group, who stared at him in silence. "The weather, the one thing mankind has no control over." Jai spoke slowly, as Hotspur then grinned. "Yes. These machines, which I am about to launch out, will create massive, continent sized storms, snow, hurricanes faster than any other, lighting or tornado over large areas, cause rivers to flood, and a few other things. The death toll will be catastrophic, not to mention the economic cost. Oh, and for fun, all satellites and long range communications systems, will be disabled, no more internet, bad communication." Hotspur grinned with a chuckle as he turned rightwards towards the control panel. "What is the purpose of this,... brother?" Flasheart asked, causing Hotspur to stop in his tracks, looking back at him. "Brother? You dare call me brother!? No, my beloved brother died the day he put that Fangen female above the duties to his own race,  his own flesh and blood! Then, you dared call that... disgrace of a life form your son. I vowed that one day, I would inflict on them the pain I felt. Any now, that day has come and... revenge will be mine!" Hotspur roared as he walked closer to Flasheart as he spoke his outburst, before with his left hand punched Flasheart in the face. As Flasheart held his face in pain, Hotspur looked over his left shoulder. "Ric, launch the machines!" Hotspur ordered, Ric nodding before he pressed a few buttons on the panel, the screen changing back to how the hanger, with the first row of the machines firming an engine in the centre, launching forwards and then up just as they left the hanger, followed by the others and quickly moved out all over the world and assumed a specified position. 

"So that's your game, huh? Control the weather to what, kill some people?" Harry asked. "Are you insane!? What do you hope to achieve with this, besides your stupid ego-driven revenge?!" Paul asked loudly/angrily. "I'll also expose your species weaknesses. You'll bicker with each other about what to do, who to save, who to help, how to rebuild, everything. Your species will remain in their individual places, always have, always will." Hotspur spoke as Ric held out his right hand, a small circular grey box with a red circle lunar button on the top, which Hotspur took in his left hand. "All I have to do, is press this button, and the machines will activate. Oh, and for fun, it will also, through complex sciences, dissolve all hydrocarbons in the ground. Say goodbye to your fossil fuels." Hotspur spoke, looking into the live feed directly as he spoke that last bit, before he moved his right index towards the button. "WAIT!" Freddy yelled out, making everyone look at him, Hotspur's finger just inches from pressing the button. "I would like to speak to the world leaders, to the people of Earth." Freddy spoke boldly.

And that's chapter 23 done! Hope you enjoyed it! Please leave a vote! 

Btw, "Revenge will be mine", that's from the start!

Now we know what Hotspurs plan is! I thought above whether or not to include what Freddy has to say, but I decided to do that for the next chapter. See you then!