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Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Beyond Dreams


Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:56 am ]
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Songs to listen to while reading this:
Sugar - System of a Down
Spiders - System of a Down
Wolfpack - Sabaton

Why? Subtle things you may find...

Ch.2 Behind the Wall/New friends

Calvin slowly woke up, yawned, and stretched. He looked over to Sasami's bed, and found her still sleeping. There was an odd buzzing sound coming from her nightstand, and he went over to investigate. The source of the sound was a small, red crab, which displayed the time (6:23). Calvin examined it further, looking for the snooze button. He found a large bar on the back of the model crab, with a few japanese characters. He pressed it, and the buzzing quit. He looked over at Sasami, and decided not to wake her.
He looked back at the nightstand, and looked over some of the photo's she had displayed there. A photo of everyone at the house, a photo of Sasami, Aeka, a large man with dark purple hair, a woman with blue hair (the same shade as Sasami's), and another woman with black hair. Calvin assumed the man and the woman with blue hair was Sasami's mother and father, but didn't know who the other woman was, probably her cousin or aunt. The next photo calvin saw showed a young Sasami and Calvin, holding each other's shoulders, with Sasami giving the "V for Victory" sign. Calvin smiled, and decided to head downstairs.
"Five six nine makes the contact and lead them, U-94 scores a kill in the dark, one two four sinking four and two approaches, four oh six suffers failure on launch..." Calvin silently sang to himself as he was confronted with his first problem of the day, turning on the television. He had barely any knowledge of japanese, so he had no idea what button was power on the grey remote. Actually, grey was the ONLY color scheme of the remote, from the dark grey buttons to the light grey, almost white text. He decided it was best to just press random buttons on the television itself. On his third try he hit the power button (he hit the far right, far left, then the middle). Only this provided his second problem of the day, he couldn't watch anything. Well, that's almost true. He COULD watch something, but he had no idea what they were saying, as it was (of course) all japanese. Starting to get a little frustrated, he decided to tread on something he knew, he turned on the Xbox 360 resting below the televison.
"Might as well add my account on here." he said quietly. The familiar loading screen and tone greeted him as he sat on the couch, only to face his third problem, most of the menu was in japanese, and set up differently then his 360 at home. He stifeled a yell, and it came out as a low growl. Calvin then heard an amused chuckle at his left. He looked over and saw Washu leaning on the arm of the couch, with a smirk on her face.
"Having trouble?" she asked, still smirking.
"To put it lightly, yes, yes I am. Can you help me out here?" Calvin responded.
"Here, catch." Washu said, as she threw a small silver object in the air. Calvin caught it, and took a closer look. It appeared to be a Hershey Kiss, he unwrapped the silver foil, and frowned when he saw chocolate.
"How the hell is this supposed to help me?!?" he growled loudly.
"It contains an updated language serum, so you'll be able to speak, read, and write both Japanese and English at will, unlike my prototype serum, where you could only speak English when you were in proximity of another English speaker." she explained calmly.
"Yeah, but you put in a chocolate kiss?" he asked.
"Well, you could always take the serum in a more interesting way..." she responded, staring at syringe she pulled out of subspace, flicking the needle. Calvin's eyes went wide, and he swallowed the chocolate whole. He had a fear of needles all his life. Moments later, he felt dizzy, and his vision was cloudy. He rubbed his eyes and and looked over at Washu as his vision cleared.
"So how will I know if it worked?" Calvin inquired. Washu smiled.
"Well, I can tell you right now it did." she replied.
"How do you know?"
"You're speaking to me in Japanese. If you wait a few more moments, you'll be able to tell the difference." And sure enough, after a few more seconds, he was thinking back and forth between english and japanese.
"Thanks Washu." Calvin said in japanese.
"No problem." Washu replied in english. Calvin looked back at the television, and set to work adding his account to the 360. "Say, where's Sasami? She should be up by now." Washu asked.
"Oh, she was still sleeping, and I didn't want to bother her."
"Hm, that's not like her. Did her alarm go off?"
"Yeah, it was buzzing when I woke up, I hit the snooze button, it took me a while to find it."
"Huh, that's odd. I'm going to go check on her, if you want to come with."

A few hours later...

Washu tried in vain to wake Sasami, but she was out cold. She informed the rest of the household while she moved Sasami to her lab. Aeka, enraged, tried to attack Calvin, but was held back by Tenchi and Ryoko. She later apologized to Calvin. Washu studied Sasami's condition, and informed the group of her findings, where they congregated in the living room.
"Well, there's good and bad news. The good news is that she's perfectly healthy, she isn't physically harmed. The bad news is that conciously, she isn't there. Her memory is still intact, but there is no self concious." Washu said in a serious tone.
"Oh my lord, Washu, what happened to her?" Aeka asked, on the verge of tears.
"Well, I looked over her memories. More precisely, her last dream, and i've found something interesting." Washu answered, and brought up a viewscreen. It showed a green field, with some sunflowers. Sasami went close to one flower, as a large shadow appeared behind her. There was a blur of colors, then a grey brick wall. The recording ended there. "This intrigued me, and I investigated furthur. What I found was shocking. Apparently, whatever kidnapped her in her dream, took her to another dimension. It seems that anyone can access this dimension when they are in the latter stages of REM sleep, so for the moment, I have dubbed this new dimension the 'Dream World'. Another interesting factor i've discovered is that the older the individual is, the harder it is to enter the 'Dream World'."
"So what's the plan, Washu?" asked Tenchi.
"The plan is to send the youngest person in this room to this 'Dream World'." Washu replied, staring at Calvin.
"What, me?" Calvin asked, pointing to his chest.
"Yes, you. You are the youngest person here, so it would be easy to send you over. So, will you help us find Sasami?" Washu replied, the asked. Everyone in the room looked at Calvin. He stood there for a moment, then smiled.
"Of COURSE i'll do it! Send me out now!" Calvin yelled. Washu smiled.
"Glad to see your so enthusiastic. All right, follow me to my lab." Washu said, and headed to the broom closest door, Calvin right on her heels. The door opened to a hospital like setting, with Sasami laying in a bed, various machines monitoring her status. A few feet away was a similar bed, with similar machinery around it. Washu directed Calvin to the bed, and he laid down. She started attaching various electrodes to his forhead, followed by a metalic head band with lights placed around it.
"So how are you going to do this?" Calvin asked, as Washu went back and forth from adjusting some of the machinery to typing on her holo-top.
"Well, i'm going to send you into a lucid dream state, so you're in more control. I'll alter the area around you, so you will be in the last place Sasami dreamed about. Try to find the grey wall she saw, Calvin. That is the barrier between this dimension and the 'Dream World'." Washu explained.
"Got it, anything else?"
"I'm going to have a trace on you, so when you do cross, I can lock on to your position and send you supplies. Which reminds me." Washu pulled a small device out of her subspace storage. "This is a small radio transmitter, when I send this to you, place it in your right ear. I have it pre-set to my frequency, but if the situation calls for it, you can have other frequencies saved in the memory bank. To call me, press the small button on the side, and you'll be able to mentally select the frequency and call. You won't need to worry about a microphone, it'll be able to pick up sounds in a three meter radius. I'll be sending another one of these transmitters, for Sasami, when you do find her. I'll also be sending you your own subspace storage system, it will look like a silver ring. So, you all set Calvin?"
"Well, I'm as ready as i'll ever be."
"Good, i'll be speaking to you as soon as you cross," Washu smirked "Sweet dreams!" She typed a few keys on her holo-top, and Calvin was sent into REM sleep.
Calvin looked around, he was in the same field that he saw Sasami in on the recording. He walked around until he found the sunflowers, and kept going. After what felt like a half hour, he found a massive grey brick wall, at least thirty feet high.
"Great, how the hell am I supposed to climb this?" he said outloud. He looked to his right, then his left, and found part of the wall crumbling, some of the bricks were broken or missing. He ran over to the crumbling section, and looked up. Luckily, the damage went straight to the top. "Well, right now, this is a dream, so I can't get hurt, right? Might as well climb." And with that, Calvin started to climb. After a few minutes, he reached the top, and felt dizzy. He looked back to the field, only to find swirling colors. He looked up, on the other side of the wall, and saw a city, but what magnificince it once had was lost, as it was rather decrepit. Calvin looked down, and saw foliage. Without thinking, he jumped. He landed on his left arm hard, but the pain quickly left him. "Well, I guess I better be more careful in this dimension, otherwise I might not get back." He slowly got up, and saw a crackling ball of energy in front of him. It slowly floated to the ground, and faded. In it's place was a small metal box. Calvin bent down and picked up the box, it was relatively light. He opened it, and found the two transmitters, and the subspace storage ring. He examined the two transmitters, one had a C engraved on the side, the other had an S engraved on it. Calvin took the 'C' transmitter and placed it in his right ear. Immediately, he heard two sets of three beeps in quick succesion. He found the small button on the side an activated the transmitter. To his suprise, a green translucent image appeared over his right eye. There were four boxes in this image, one contained a live video feed, and showed Washu's face. To the right of that was a larger box, which showed his reception and the frequency he was tuned to. To the right of that was another video box, only it showed his face. Below these three boxes was a very large box, but that was currently empty.
"This is quite an interesting piece of technology you have here W..." Calvin started to say.
"Don't say my name, I have no idea if we are being monitored, so anonymity is important. For now, call me Sekishoku. What do you want me to call you?" Washu interuppted, explained, and asked. Calvin thought for a second.
"Dokuja, call me Dokuja." Calvin replied. "I don't understand why you don't want anyone to know who you are when I can see your face perfectly."
"It's only through these devices that you can see the video. Now, have you put on the subspace storage ring yet?"
"No, but i'll do that right now."
"Good. To activate it, twist the ring to the right. To close the storage, twist left."
"Got it." Calvin put the ring on, and twisted it right. A round, black hole appeared in front of him. He looked inside it, and to him, it looked like a chest, or dresser drawer. He placed the metal box, along with the other transmitter, and closed the storage.
"Now, from what i've gathered recently, this dimension should function like ours, you'll experience the same gravity, you can get hurt, you may need to eat food, and you might have to sleep, but I can guarentee it will be dreamless."
"Yeah, I figured that when I jumped off the wall and landed on my arm. So what about other equipment, like weapons, body armor, or something to make me invisible?"
"I can only send a small number of things at a time, but i'll work on it. What do you want sent first?"
"Whatever you got to make me invisible, the less i'm seen the better."
"Alright, i'll start develpment on a small camo device. After I send that, tell me what you need next. If you need to contact me for anything, my frequency is 140.85 . Good luck, Dokuja." With that, the transmission was cut. Calvin looked around, and headed for the city.

About a half hour later...

Calvin had been walking through the city, walking the streets, allyways, and small paths. So far, he had only seen a few people, in grubby clothing, ducking away in buildings. He turned to go down another ally when he spotted two armored men, in what appeared to be gasmasks, beating a man with metal rods. The man was laying on the ground, screaming. Calvin stood there, shocked, when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and was pulled into a building. He was pushed back aways, and heard a clatter. There was man infront of him, placing tables, chairs, and other things in front of the door. He also wore grubby clothing, but had an odd, red hat with spots, almost like mushroom. He placed another chair in front of the door, and looked back at Calvin.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, standing in front of the Lunarium? Do you want to get killed or something?" He yelled at Calvin.
"What the hell are you talking about? And who are you?" Calvin yelled back.
"I'm Kombucha, but most people call me Combo. You must be from one of the islands the Lunarium didn't get to yet." he, now known as Combo, informed Calvin. "And who might you be?"
"Ca...Dokuja, now who are the Lunarium?"
"The Lunarium are part of the private army of Balthazar, that demon that's trying to take over Yume. They are brutal, and efficient." Combo flashed a pin on his sleeve, it looked like a small black spider. "But i'm part of the resistence, The Black Widows, we stick to the shadows, and take out key pieces of the Lunarium's current hold on Soad, the peninsula we are on. We have affliates on most of the islands, free and controlled, ready to strike. Did you come from Emerald Light or Lycan Mater?"
"Emerald Light and Lycan what? I'm not from there, I can tell you that."
"Then where are you from?"
"Well, it's hard to explain, but right now that doesn't matter. I'm looking for a girl."
"Heh, aren't we all?"
"No, I mean i'm looking for a girl who's been kidnapped. Her name is Sasami, she has pink colored eyes and blue hair down to the middle of her back."
"Well, I haven't seen a girl like that, but I can ask my contacts. Say, what are you packing?"
"Packing what?"
"Protection, like a socom, five-seven, USP, Colt 1911, your usual."
"Got nothing on me."
"You are one crazy bastard, strolling around here without a gun. Come on, i'll take you to Sako's, and get you a piece."
"Wait a second, how do you know you can trust me?"
"Well, you haven't tried to kill me yet, and you paused when you saw that beating. How do you know you know you can't trust me?"
"Hm, you got a point."
"Come on, lets stop wasting time and get you a firearm, can't get far here without one."
After this fast paced exchange, Calvin followed Combo through the building, down a flight of stairs, and through a series of hidden passages.

A few minutes later...

They arrived at another building, and stood in front of a door. Combo did a series of knocks on the door, most likely a code, before large, burly man opened the door. Combo walked in, but the man stopped Calvin.
"Hold on, all new arrivals must be scanned." the man said, and pulled out what Calvin could only describe as a metal stick. The man pressed a button on it, and waved it in front of Calvin, then behind him. "You're clean, go on ahead." the man said.
"What was all that for?" Calvin asked.
"They had to make sure you weren't bugged with Lunarium tech." Combo answered.
"What if I was?"
"It would have been removed, you would be questioned, and depending on the outcome, either set free, or killed."
After a bit more walking, they were in front of another door, which read 'Sako's fine armory'.
"Hey Sako, I got a guy here who needs a sidearm." Combo said as he opened the door. A small man, with numerous scars on his face, greeted them. Calvin was awestruck at the amount of weaponry that was before him, for it could (and probably was) supply for a small army. As Combo talked with Sako, Calvin looked over a section of weapons marked 'efficient, deadly, and the current fad'. Calvin had seen guns before, and had taken gun safety classes, but had never shot a firearm outside of a shooting range. He picked up one large sidearm, it was somewhat heavy, but it felt right for him.
"That's a Desert Eagle, kid. Packs one hell of a punch, and is accurate at a decent range, provided you take the time to aim." Sako said, walking next to him.
"Can I try it out?" Calvin asked.
"Sure, I got some targets at the other room." Sako replied. He directed Calvin to an opening next the large rifle section, labled 'Distance melon busters'. Calvin stood in front of a table, and there were three human shaped targets, one a few feet away, one ten feet away, and one twenty feet away (on the back wall). He looked to his left and saw Sako rummaging through a chest, and pulled out two clips. He walked up and set them on the table.
"You know how to load a gun, kid?" Sako asked. Calvin grabbed one of the clips off the table, and slid it with ease into the handle. He pulled back the slide and cocked the Desert Eagle, loading a bullet in the chamber.
"I've had some lessons." Calvin replies. "How many bullets per clip?"
"Well, you can fit ten in the ones I supply."
Calvin nodded, unlocked the safety on the sidearm, and took aim at the close target. He easily got a critical head and chest shot, and moved on to the next target. The gun had strong kickback, but it wasn't something Calvin couldn't handle. His attempt at the medium range target was decent, he got good shots on the chest, but only managed to shoot the ear off the target. At the long range target, he got some chest shots, but missed the head.
"I'll take it."

A few minutes later...

Calvin had left Sako's with Combo, one Desert Eagle, tactical vest, brown leather jacket, combat knife, four clips, and four boxes of bullets richer. He decided that it was a good idea to have a comba knife for if an attacker got too close, and the tactical vest had holsters for his gun, knife, and three clips. The brown leather jacket was neccesary, because he couldn't walk around with his weapon exposed to the public, and he found it rather comfy. As for money, Sako said it was on the house, because he was a new customer, and he walked in with Combo. Calvin took a deep breath of the city air. They were heading to a contact of Combo's, who lived on the other side of the city, for any info on Sasami. Unfortunately, none of the hidden passages were near him, so they had to traverse by allyway. They went silently, unintterupted, until they heard a scuffle. Combo took cover behind a dumpster, and motioned Calvin over. Calvin looked over the dumpster and saw two women, fighting off at least six of the Lunarium. One of them wore red and black robes, and had waist length black hair. She was swinging around what appeared to be a large, red croquet mallet. The other girl was dressed in a black leather jacket and skirt, with red highlights. She had a white and black stripped undershirt, with matching stalkings. Her hair was a light purple, shoulder length, and she had (Calvin rubbed his eyes a few times) wings, red and black bat wings to be exact, a pair on her back, and a small pair on her head. Both of them were fast, and the Lunarium soldiers dropped quickly.
"I told you we shouldn't have taken that shortcut!" the black haired girl yelled.
"I didn't know it would be crawling with these guys!" the purple haired, black winged girl yelled. As they were arguing, one of the Lunarium soldiers as rising, metal rod in hand.
"HEY, BEHIND YOU!" Calvin yelled. The black haired girl turned around, and swung the mallet at the soldier's head. A loud, sickening crunch was heard, as he crumpled to the ground. Calvin ran out from behind the dumpster, and Combo slowly followed. He could see now the black haired girl had blue markings on her face.
"Thanks for the heads up, who are you?" the black haired girl said.
"Call me Dokuja." Calvin replied.
"That name doesn't fit you, you know." the purple haired, bat winged girl said.
"I suppose it wouldn't it's a code name." Calvin answered. Combo walked up next to him.
"Hi, name's Kombucha, but you can call me Combo." he said, then looked at Calvin. "Code name? Are you going to tell us your real name?"
"Maybe, once I trust you more." Calvin remarked. He then looked back at the two women. "And what are your names?"
"I am Lilith, demon first class, limited." she, now known as Lilith, said, the small bat wings on her head flapping slowly.
"And I am Skuld, Goddess first class, limited." the black haired girl, now known as Skuld, said, twirrling the red mallet and placing it on her back.
"Oh...kay..." a confused Calvin said.
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Author's note: Wow, long chapter. Well, the players have been set, and the game is afoot. Let's see what happens in the next chapter of Beyond Dreams...

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:12 am ]
Post subject: 

Ch. 3 A cruise in style

"Listen, right now, we need to get off the streets. A lunarium soldier could show up at any moment." Combo informed the group. "I suggest we head to that allyway, we have a small safehouse set up there." Combo pointed to a small ally on the other side of the street. The group quickly headed, but before they entered the safehouse, Calvin heard two sets of three consecutive beeps, then another two sets.
"Hold on one second." Calvin said. He crouched and activated the transmitter. "Any new information?"
"No, but I am interested in the three people that you have with you." Washu said on the other end.
"How do you know there's anyone near me?"
"I have a radar device that show's your location, and the location of any other individuals nearby. I am currently trying to minimize it, so you'll be able use it."
"Great, how's the development on the camo?"
"About twenty-five to thirty percent complete."
"Hm. Think you could send out a few more transmitters?"
"I'm assuming they are for your new allies..."
"Yeah, it would be good idea to stay in contact with them if we get seperated."
"Very well, I'm sending three more to you."
"All right, i'll contact you if I need anymore help." With that, Calvin ended the transmission and stood up. Combo stared at him like he was crazy, Lilith in mild suprise, and Skuld with an amused smirk.
"I'm guessing that was your outside help, right?" Skuld asked.
"Yeah, she'll be sending some transmitters for all of you." Calvin replied.
"You are just getting more and more mysterious." Combo said quietly. Lilith chuckled, then smiled.
"I thought I recognized your aura. You're from Earth, aren't you?" she asked Calvin.
"Yeah, but how do you know about Earth?" Calvin inquired.
"Lilith and I both have homes on Earth." Skuld answered.
"Then, why are you here?" Calvin asked.
"We used to come here all the time, it's pretty easy for us. Though it was never like this, it used to be peaceful." Lilith answered. "We tried to leave, but the exit has been blocked. I'm suprised you were able to get in."
"Hmm, it might have something to do with Sasami..." Calvin said quietly. "That reminds me, why are you two friends? Wouldn't a Goddess and a Demon try to kill each other?" Skuld smirked at this, and Lilith started to chuckle again.
"Well, Goddess Demon relations have changed since the middle ages, Dokuja. I believe it's around that time that Lucifer gave up trying to conquer Heaven, stepped down as ruler, and left his sister in control." Skuld answered.
"Rumor has it he's living like a mortal, raising a family somewhere on Earth." Lilith added.
"Anyway, to get to your question, we've known each other for a few years, my older sisters are friends with her older sister." Skuld continued. Calvin stood there silently for a moment, before Skuld spoke again. "You know, your taking this information on Goddesses and Demons rather well. That's not normal for a mortal."
"Let's just say I have some unordinary friends." Calvin replied. At that moment, a small ball of energy formed, and floated to the ground. It disapeared, and in it's place was another small box. "Ah, the transmitters are here." Calvin picked the box up, opened it, and distributed the transmitters. "You place it in your right ear, and activate it by pressing a small button on the side. You'll be able to call someone using mental commands." Calvin got another call on his transmitter, and answered it.
"Did you explain how to use the transmitters?" Washu asked.
"Yeah, they have them in right now." Calvin answered.
"All right, i'll open this line up for them." Calvin looked over at the others, Skuld was the first to answer her's, followed by Lilith, and lastly Combo (he was having some trouble with it).
"Whoa, this is amazing!" Combo yelled out. His face replaced Washu's on Calvin's display.
"Yes, this is a pretty interesting piece of technology." Skuld added. Just like before, her face replaced Combo's.
"Think you could make something like this?" Lilith asked Skuld. Again, her face replaced Skuld's.
"Probably, but it would take me a while to replicate it." Skuld answered. Washu's image appeared, and she started laughing.
"A Goddess and a Succubus? My my, Dokuja, you have gotten yourself some interesting allies." Washu said, grinning.
"Succubus?" Calvin asked, and looked over at Lilith.
"I'll explain later. The more important question is, how does she who we are?" Lilith said, then inquired.
"I know many things, child, and if you or your Goddess friend meets me face to face, i'll explain. But for now, we must focus on the matter at hand. I'm sure Dokuja has told you about the missing girl." Washu answered. The Goddess and the Demon shook their heads, but Combo nodded. "Well, Dokuja here is trying to rescue a girl, by the name of Sasami. She was kidnapped recently, and we tracked her captor entering this dimension. By the way, what do the natives call this place?"
"Yume, our world is called Yume." Combo answered. Washu smirked.
"I have a friend by that name. It oddly fits your world." she responded. "Back to the situation at hand, you'll need to know your frequency. Also, come up with a name to call yourself by, I don't know if this line can be monitored, so it's best to not to use our real names." Washu paused, and started typing. "Goddess, your frequency is 141.12 . What are you going to call yourself?"
"I'll be going as Fremtid." Skuld answered, her code name spoken with an odd accent.
"Alright. Demon, your frequency is 141.52 . What will you be?" Washu said, then asked.
"Anam will be my name." Lilith said, with another odd accent on the name.
"Ok. Mushroom head, your frequency is 141.80 . Name?" Washu asked. Combo frowned slightly.
"Shiitake." he simply responded. Washu snickered.
"Okay then. If you didn't know yet, Dokuja, your frequency is 141.41 . Now, get going." Washu said. The transmission ended, and Calvin looked over at Lilith.
"Now what did she mean by succubus?" he asked. Lilith smirked.
"Well, that's what kind of demon I am." she responded frankly. Calvin's right eyebrow rose. "Succubae and Incubae are basically told to do what they feel like. We do not need to report to Nidheg, Hell's computer, so we do not get markings. Your average demon would have red slash marks on their face."
"Wait, Hell has a computer system?" Calvin asked, suprised.
"Of course Hell has a computer system. So does Heaven." Lilith answered.
"But we call it Yggdrasil, and as far as I know, all Gods and Goddesses require markings for it." Skuld added.
"Right, but we are getting off topic. A large number of Succubae and Incubae, myself and my sister included, consider ourselves vigilantees. We try to take out the truly evil people in the world, namely serial killers, rapists, etc. Though a lot of demons say we are 'going soft' for helping mortals." Lilith continued.
"They're just pissed cause they aren't being commended on both sides for their work." Skuld added. Lilith grinned at this.
"Yeah, there has been a rift between the new thinking demons and the old." Lilith inquired.
"Listen, we can chat all we want, but we need to get moving, as far as I know, the Lunarium could have taken out my contact already." Combo intterupted. They headed out, and fortunately, the contact was alive. He did point out that a strange hostage was taken to Emerald Light, and he gave them his yacht, to head out...

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:02 pm ]
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Go rent Die Hard, it's a good movie.
Also, just so you know, Calvin's going to be swearing. A lot. From here on out. So, if you object to things like the F-bomb, don't read.
Ch.4 Naratoma

Calvin sat on the deck of the yacht, twirling his combat knife between his fingers. Combo was nearby, piloting, or driving (Calvin wasn't sure what the right term was), the boat. Lilith was on the rear part of the yacht.
"One...two...three...SOUL FIST!" Lilith yelled, thrusting her right hand out. A bright orb left her hand, but dissapated shortly after. "DAMN IT!" Lilith screamed. Skuld laughed softly.
"Keep trying." Skuld said.
"I know I can do it, i've done the easier 'Soul Flash' before." Lilith said.
"Just because you can perform something smaller and similar doesn't mean you can perform the spell. I can use electricity, but that I cannot summon lightning yet. It all takes practice."
"Says the girl who would rather use machines than magic."
"I rely on both, thank you. I modified Banpei to use simple spells."
"Please tell me it was someting to mess with Urd."
"You know it. Simple fluid alteration spell. All of her potions are now just water."
"Hey you two, if you're interested at all, we're here." Combo said. Calvin looked ahead of the yacht. He could see multiple docks, and a large skyline. "Welcome to Emerald Light, one of the few remaining free islands. This is the port city of Kyuujitsu. We should find Sasami here." Combo added.
"So where are we going?" Skuld asked.
"The Naratoma building. Whoever has Sasami has something to do with that building." Combo answered. He docked the yacht, and after a half hour of walking, the group ended up in front of the Naratoma building.
"So what's the plan?" Lilith asked.
"I'm going in by myself to look for Sasami." Calvin answered.
"What, you don't want our help now?" Skuld asked sarcastically.
"No, it would be less suspiscious if one person goes to ask about her, instead of four." Calvin responded.
"He does have a point. Skuld, Combo, and I are strange looking." Lilith added.
"Just how am I strange looking?" Combo asked.
"The mushroom hat has nothing to do with it." Skuld answered, smirking.
"It was a gift from my father, we grew mushrooms for a living." Combo answered, scowling.
"None of that matters right now, I'm going in and..." Calvin said, then paused. He was looking at Lilith. "Um... quick question here, where are your wings?"
"I have the power to hide them. We attract enough attention without them out." Lilith answered.
"Uh, ok then. Anyway, i'm heading in, by myself, to find out the situation. If I find anything, i'll either head out, or contact you by the transmitter." Calvin said. He then headed inside. The inside was furnished with marble and gold, obviously this building was of some importance.
"Can I help you?" the receptionist asked.
"Uh, yeah. I'm looking for a person, and I heard they might be here." Calvin answered.
"The only people left on this building are on the 30th floor, there is an office party going on. You'll probably find them there."
"Thanks." Calvin found the elevator and headed up to the 30th floor. When the doors opened, he was greeted with garbled conversations and music. Calvin wormed his way through the crowd, looking for the recognizable head of blue hair. But Sasami was nowhere to be found. Calvin was able to leave the group of people and found some rooms, all empty. He headed in the last room, and sat down in an overstuffed couch. He turned his transmitter and contacted the rest of the group.
"Well, I don't know what your contact was talking about, but she's not here." Calvin said.
"No worries, I have another contact here, i'll talk to him and see if he has any info on her." Combo responded.
"Sounds good enough..." Calvin started to say, then paused. He though he heard something. He heard it again. Gunshots. Many gunshots in rapid succession. Someone out there had a machine gun. "Maybe your contact betrayed us, I just heard gunfire. I'm going to try and get out of here, now." Calvin shut off his transmitter and pulled out his desert eagle. He leaned next to the door, opened it a crack, and looked out. He saw about seven men, six with submachine guns, and a tall man in a black trenchcoat. He started to speak.
"Glad that I got your attention. Now, loyal employees of Naratoma shipping, we are part of the Lunarium. I am Francois, and this is a takeover. We have informed your government that if they do not relenquish power to the Lunarium in twenty-four hours, you're all dead." the man, known as Francois, said with a french accent. "Polo! Put the girl with the other hostages!" One of the six men walked out of Calvins view, and came back with the hostage. She was tied up, gagged, blindfolded, and had blue hair.
"Sasami..." Calvin said quietly. He moved away from the door. "f!@#!" he yelled, and punched the wall. He then looked back out. The Lunarium were busy rounding up the hostages. Across the hall was the stairwell.
Calvin snuck across and entered. He ran up to the next floor, and peeked in. He saw another Lunarium wandering about. He ran up another floor, and looked in. No Lunarium were up here, so he entered. There was construction tools all around, and flood lights. calvin ran up to one of the windows and looked out. He couldn't see anyone in front of the building. He turned his transmitter and called the group.
"What the hell happened in there?" Skuld asked.
"Lunarium take over. They're trying to get control of Emerald Light. They took everyone hostage." Calvin answered.
"Shit, ok, we'll try and contact the authorities." Combo answered.
"Also..." Calvin said, and paused for a second. "...They got Sasami with them. I'm going to stay in here and try and get her out. Maybe I can take out the Lunarium while i'm at it." Calvin shut off his transmitter before anyone could protest. He looked around to find anything that could get emergency vehicles over, and found a fire alarm. Calvin smirked and pulled it. Ten seconds after it went off it stopped. Calvin reset and pulled the alarm a few more times, until he heard the elevator door open. 'Gotta hide.' he thought, as he looked around. He dove behind a pile of rebar.
"The alarm has been turned off, my friend. No one is coming to help you. Why don't you come with me and join the rest of your coworkers. I promise not to hurt you." a man said with a french accent.
'Fat chance.' Calvin thought. He heard the man come closer, and snuck around to the the right of the rebar pile, and into another room. He heard a small burst of machine gun fire, followed by an angry yell. Calvin looked around and found a table saw, and turned it on. He then hid in the shadows nearby. The man walked into the room, and over to the table saw. He shut it off, and Calvin ran out, putting him in a head lock. The man struggled, and both of them moved about. Eventually, the fight ended up in the stairwell. The man kept struggling, and they both fell down one flight of stairs. Calvin heard a loud crack. He let go and turned the man over. His eyes were moving around, wide, but that was it. Eventually, they stopped moving, and glazed over.
"Guess I broke his neck." Calvin said outload. He paused, and thought about the situation. 'I just took a life. I do fell a little bad about it, but not that much. I guess there is something to video games destroying your remorse. But i'll think about it later.' Calvin searched the man's backpack, and found some ammo for the machine gun, along with some C4 explosive, blast caps, a walkie talkie, and a lighter. He took the submachine gun, flicked open the subspace storage ring, and put the ammo, along with the C4 and blastcaps, inside, and closed the storage. He pocketed the lighter, and clipped the walkie-talkie to his belt. He then dragged the man back upstairs, to the elevator. He found a red permanent marker, and wrote a message on the man's grey sweatshirt. He found a folding chair, and sat the man down on it in the elevator. After grabbing a flat head screwdriver and a long crowbar, Calvin set the elevator to go to the 30th floor. He stopped it a few seconds later, pryed the elevator door open, opened the external door, and held it open with the screwdriver. He crawled out, and with the crowbar, started the elevator again. As it descended, he jumped on top of the elevator and rode down. A few seconds later, it stopped and opened. A few more seconds passed, until there was a scream from one of the hostages. Calvin watched through the grating as Francois and another Lunarium entered the elevator, and looked at their dead comrade.
"I've got a machine-gun now. Ha-ha-ha." Fracois read the message outloud. He scowled.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:02 pm ]
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Ch. 5 Frustration

The elevator doors closed, and the elevator itself started moving fast upwards. Calvin chanced a look up and saw a concrete beam coming dangerously close. He pressed flat on the elevator, and a few seconds later it stopped. Hr slowly looked up and saw the beam a foot above him. He cautiously got up and looked around. The room he was in appeared to be a maintanence area. He climbed out of the shaft, and headed to the nearest door when he stopped. He heard a wet plop sound, and looked back. He was tracking some kind of liquid, it appeared to be a type of oil. He frowned and removed his shoes.
"Can't be making too much sound if I want to get the drop on these guys." Calvin said quietly. He threw the shoes of into a corner, and headed through the door, then a small flight of stairs, which took him to the roof. No one was around, and the area around the building was bare, still no police. Calvin frowned and turned on his transmitter, and tried to call Combo. It beeped a few times, then displayed 'NO RESPONSE'. Calvin then tried to contact Skuld.
"Any problems, Dokuja?" she asked.
"Yeah, where are the cops?" Calvin shot back.
"Shiitake is currently at the district headquarters, but he hasn't convinced them yet." Skuld answered.
"Damn, I don't like this one bit." Calvin said, frowning.
"What's happened so far?" Lilith asked.
"Well, I tried activating the fire alarm, but all that did was get some guy after me." Calvin answered.
"You got away from him?" Skuld asked.
"Kinda, I, uh, broke his neck." Calvin contiued.
"Jeez, was that necessary?" Skuld asked.
"Well, he did shoot at me. It was all in self defense." Calvin answered.
"Well, what happened after that?" Lilith asked.
"I searched him, took his gun, some C4 he had with him, and a few other things. I then sent him down the elevator to the Lunarium with a message I wrote on him." Calvin continued.
"That's a little cold, Dokuja." Skuld said.
"Yeah, I like it!" Lilith said, chuckling slightly.
"You would, wouldn't you? Regardless, Dokuja, what do you plan on doing next?" Skuld said.
"I really don't know, I want to try to take out each of the Lunarium quickly, and get all of the hostages out of here, especially Sasami." Calvin said, then paused, and looked at the walkie-talkie he clipped to his belt. "Do you think it's possible to contact the police from here?"
"If you had a CB radio, maybe." Lilith answered.
"I have a walkie-talkie, would that work?" Calvin asked.
"It could, some emergency frequencies are on the higer bands, but I don't know about this place. I'd try every band." Skuld answered.
"Ok, I'll contact you again to update the situation, or ask for help." calvin said, and turned the transmitter off. He unclipped the walkie-talkie and turned on to the highest frequency. "Mayday, mayday, S.O.S., the Naratoma building has been taken over by the Lunarium, I repeat, the Naratoma building has been taken over by the Lunarium!" Calvin waited a few seconds, and recieved a response.
"Sir, this is an emergency frequency. I must ask that you switch frequencies. If you have an emergency, please use a telephone." the voice on the other end said, in a slightly annoyed tone.
"I can't use a phone! I'm not near one! Just get the authorites down here now." Calvin said firmly.
"Sir, I'll say this again, this is an emergency frequency..." the voice started to say.
"I KNOW THAT! WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING, ORDERING A FUCKING PIZZA? GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE NOW! THEY'VE TAKEN HOSTAGES, AND MIGHT KILL THEM!" Calvin yelled into the radio. He suddenly heard footsteps, and two armed Lunarium came up the stairs. Without thinking, Calvin dove off the side of the platform, on to a smaller platform on the side, just as the Lunarium started shooting. He quickley clipped the walkie-talkie to his belt, and gripped the submachine gun. He held it up over the edge, and blindly fired three bursts. He quickly looked around, and saw a large vent cover. He kicked it open, and crouched inside. There was a large fan spinning slowly. Calvin moved quickly, and jammed the fan with the submachine gun. He crawled through to the other side, just as the luinarium entered. He unjammed the fan, and ran to the nearest opening, a small maintence shaft. He crawled through to the end, and found himself near the elevators again. He crawled out of the shaft, and ran to the door opposite of the one he took earlier. It led to a small room, with an opening to a large vertical air shaft, that dropped all the way to the bottom. Calvin removed part of the strap to the submachine gun, and jammed the gun into the opening. He crawled through, and used the strap to lower himself, looking for an open vent. He could feel one with his toes, just below him, when he felt a small jerk. He looked up and saw the gun starting to slip.
"Oh shit." Calvin said. The gun came loose, and he started to fall. He quickly put his hands on the wall infront of him, and managed to catch onto the open vent, and pulled himself in. He laid there in the vent, breathing heavily, his heart pounding. "Note to self, never do something like that again." The vent was dark, and he fumbled around, until he found the lighter in his pocket. He pulled it out, and clicked the flame on. Now with a light source, Calvin slowly crawled through the small, cramped vent. "Now I know what fast food feels like." he said quietly.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:38 pm ]
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Ch. 6 Backup

To Calvin, it felt like hours crawling through that narrow vent. He was almost caught when some of the lunarium were randomly clearing rooms, and the vent groaned under his weight. Thankfully, they were called off to a more important matter. Apparently, a member of the police force had stopped out front of the building. As soon as Calvin heard this, he picked up the pace (while remaining as quiet as possible), looking for an exit. Sweat poured down his forehead, getting into his eyes.
"I gotta remember to get something to soak that up." Calvin said quietly. He eventually found an exit, and found himself in a luxuriously furnished room, most likely for high class banquets or meetings. He ran up to a window and looked outside, and saw a small cruiser sitting outside. "That's it? That's nothing!" he said loudly. He quickly activated his transmitter and contacted Lilith.
"Any problems, Dokuja?" Lilith asked.
"Yeah, what's the deal with the ONE FUCKING CRUISER!?!" Calvin yelled.
"Jeez, don't blow out my eardrum. It's all Shiitake could get out here, hopefully we'll get more." Lilith answered.
"How are you holding up?" Skuld asked.
"Well, getting shot at, almost falling to my death, and crawling through a tiny vent isn't the best way to pass the time." Calvin answered sarcastically.
"Welcome to the Black Widows, Dokuja." Kombo said, entering the conversation.
"What, you guys do this kind of crap all the time?" Calvin asked.
"Well, maybe not as much as you've experienced in the last two hours, but we do our fair share of danger work." Kombo answered.
"As far as i'm concerned, it all feels too cliche, like it's from some action movie." Calvin said, then paused. "Come to think of it, this situation has been giving me this weird sense of deja vu."
"Yeah, i've been getting the same feeling." Lilith said, and Skuld nodded in agreement. "
"I better continue, i'll call back to update my situation." Calvin said, and turned off the transmitter. He looked back down, and saw the police cruiser was still parked. Calvin grimaced. "Better get his attention, we need all the help we can get." he said outloud. He turned around, grabbed a chair, and started smashing it against the window, which slowly started to fracture. After about ten hits, he heard yelling behind him and running footsteps. He dropped the chair, crouched on one knee, and pulled out the desert eagle. Two lunarium soldiers appeared in the doorway, and hesitated slighty. Calvin saw his chance and plugged one lunarium in the shoulder and gut, and the other twice in the chest. They both dropped, as a third, the one named Polo, appeared behind them. He quickly fired off a few bursts from his submachine gun, as Calvin dove behind some of the other chairs. Polo ran and jumped ontop of one end of the table, prompting Calvin to scramble underneath, on the other end. Polo started shooting at the table, about a foot away, slowly getting closer to Calvin.
"If you're going to shoot someone, make sure you kill them!" Polo yelled. With Polo only a few feet away, Calvin angled the desert eagle in the general direction of Polo and emptied the clip. He heard a slump, and saw blood ooze around the sides of the table.
"Thanks for the advice." he said. He crawled out from under the table, and grabbed Polo's submachine gun, and a backpack he had on him. Calvin looked inside and found some detonaters, most likely for the C4. Suddenly, Calvin's transmitter beeped.
"Dokuja, that cop is leaving! Do something!" Skuld yelled. Calvin smirked.
"One step ahead of you." he said.

On the ground...

Skuld sat in the nearby bushes with Lilith and Kombo, watching the cop walk back. She called Calvin on the transmitter.
"Dokuja, that cop is leaving! Do something!" she yelled. She saw Calvin smirk on the display.
"One step ahead of you." he said. Skuld looked over at the cop, who was fumbling his keys in the ignition, when she heard a crash above her. She looked up and saw a limp body falling from a broken window...
...And right onto the police cruiser's hood. The cruiser started suddenly, as gunfire peppered the area around it, and reversed quickly, into a nearby trench. Skuld heard the cop screaming into his radio for backup, and sighed.
"Well, that's one way to get their attention." she said.

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Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:52 am ]
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Ch. 9 Distant Early Warning

Calvin rubbed the spot on his arm where he got the shot, it still stung sharply. He had his head down on the small table below deck, trying to take his mind off the pain. Sasami sat across from him.
"You know, you sometimes drive me crazy." Calvin said. Sasami chuckled. "I'm still worried about you, though. I mean, we don't know what's going to happen when we get there. Plus this world is weighing down on me, and what am I to do? I'm just one guy."
"I know it makes no difference on what your going through right now, but you got to keep fighting. I'm worried about you too, I don't want to see you get hurt." Sasami replied. Calvin remembered the kiss she gave him back at Naratoma.
"By the way..." Calvin started to say, when he was interuppted.
"Hey, we're there, you can see the icebergs around the base." Lilith said, walking down the small stairway. Calvin sighed.
"I'm not going to like this, am I?" he asked. Lilith smirked.
"Nope." She replied, and tossed something at him. It landed in front of his face on the table, and picked it up. There was a small cylindrical object with a mouth piece, and a scuba mask.
"I have to swim there, in this cold water? Just great." Calvin groaned. He picked up the cylinder with the mouth piece. "What's this thing?"
"Skuld made it, she called it an Oxidizer. Apparently it takes the oxygen out of the water." Lilith answered. Calvin put the mask on and walked upwards to the deck, followed by Sasami and Lilith. They were pretty close to the island, but the only visible entrance was a heavily guarded dock.
"So how am I supposed to get in?" Calvin asked.
"Well, there is a hidden entrance on the left side, used by submarines." Combo said, at the yacht controls. Skuld stood next to him. Calvin placed the Oxidizer in his mouth, and sat on the side of the yacht.
"We'll support you the transmitter, as usual." Skuld said. Calvin nodded, and fell off the side of the boat.

30 minutes later...

Calvin was suprised that the suit kept him comfterbly warm in the freezing water. He could see what looked like a metal structure ahead of him, and swam twoards it. He popped his head above the water, and saw the structure was a set of metal stairs. He grabbed the side and pulled himself up out of the water. He took the Oxidizer out of his mouth, reached for his transmitter, and contacted the rest of the group.
"I've infiltrated the base." Calvin said.
"Good, we have Sekishoku on the line, she has an update for you." Skuld said. Washu's face appeared, and below it was a black bar slowly.
"I'm uploading an update to your transmitter, when it's done, exit this visual to see it." she said. The black bar turned green, and Calvin turned off the visual. In the upper right corner of his vision, he saw a small green box with a map of the surrounding area, and a white dot in the middle. He also saw a red dot with a blue cone moving away from the white dot. "That white dot is you, Dokuja. The red dot is the enemy, and the blue cone is their field of vision."
"Pretty nifty, Sekishoku." Calvin said.
"Yes, but it jams easily. If you are in an area with strong harmonic resonance, or the enemy is using a signal scrambler, you won't be able to use it. It also will jam from high adrenaline levels, usually if you have been spotted." Washu said.
"Is it fixable?" Calvin asked.
"Not at the moment, but i'm working on it." Washu answered.
"Got it, i'll contact back if I have any questions." Calvin said, and turned off the transmitter. He slowly moved up the stairs, and hid behind a large crate. He saw one enemy moving away from him on the radar, and another moving twoards him. Calvin reached for his Desert Eagle, only to find nothing. Calvin patted the holster a few times, and cursed silently. "Damn, I must have left it on the boat." he said. He watched as the red dot moved closer, and tensed. A guard in a white uniform passed him, stopped a few feet away, and yawned. Calvin quickly moved behind him and put him in a headlock. The guard struggled, and Calvin squeezed tighter. The guard soon lost conciousness and slumped. Calvin dragged him to a dark corner, and crept to the other side of the room. The other guard he saw on his radar earlier was still moving away from him. Calvin found a set of lockers and an elevator. He opened the locker, and luckily found a pistol. He checked it out, and looked at the ammo. Instead of bullets, they were small darts with three z's painted on the side. "Must be a tranquilizer gun." Calvin said, and headed for the elevator. It was empty, and pressed the button to go up. As he waited, he took off the scuba mask and adjusted the suit. When the doors finally opened, Calvin found himself outside, at a heliport...

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:22 pm ]
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Ch. 10 Inconvienient Discoveries

Calvin crouched and moved as fast as he could through the heliport. The tranquilizer gun he found was proving to be a big help, one round into the neck or chest would knock a man out in three seconds. There was only one problem, if Calvin was discovered, the gun wouldn't be much help. He needed an actual firearm, so Calvin started to search. He ran and stopped behind a large crate, and checked his radar. Nearby was a stationary guard, dozing. Calvin quietly stepped out from the crate, and walked past the snoozing guard. To his right was a cargo truck, which was somewhat full. Calvin climbed up into the truck bed and looked around. Tucked behind a large wooden crate was a small box labled SOCOM. Calvin opened it up and found a decent sized pistol, but unlike the tranquilizer gun, it was missing the suppressor. Calvin holstered the socom pistol, and took the few clips of ammo it had. He then climbed out of the truck, and went up nearby set of stairs. Calvin used the tranq gun to silence a distracted guard, and then searched him. The guard had two flash-bang grenades, and a small circle shaped package labled RATION. Calvin took both, then looked around again. The only opening into the base was a large door, but the controls to open it were no where near. Calvin took a few more steps, looked down, and to his luck, found an open vent. Calvin sighed and crawled into the vent. After a few minutes of calling, Calvin's transmitter beeped. He answered it and was greeted by Combo.
"Dokuja, your in luck, I managed to contact one of our field experts." Combo said. His image was then replaced by a blonde man wearing sunglasses.
"Hello Dokuja, I was the instructor for most of the forces in the Black Widows, you can call me Major." the man said.
"Right. So what information can you provide for me?" Calvin asked.
"Tactics, and how to deal with the weather, I myself live on a nearby island with a similar climate." Major said.
"Well, if I have any questions, i'll contact you." Calvin said. He then continued to crawl through the vent.
"So, did you hear about the two intruders?" Calvin heard a voice say. He stopped moving, and slowly looked down. He could see through a metal grating two guards.
"No, what about?" the second guard asked.
"Well, one of them was a woman, one of the perimeter guards found her trying to break open a locked door. From what i've heard she's a pretty good fighter, and built too." the first guard said.
"What about the second one?" the second guard asked.
"Well, that one we got to watch out for. Apparently he's already killed three of our guys." the first guard said.
"What!" the second guard gasped. He started to aim his rifle around wildly.
"Calm down, the kills were on the other side of the base." the first guard said. A loud tone came through the radios of both guards. "Come on, lets get to the mess hall before the good food is taken by those lunarium guys."
"Yeah, what's there deal? They're always quiet." the second gurad said as the two walked off. Calvin raised an eyebrow, then continued to crawl through the vent. He found an opening, and dropped down ont a catwalk. He crouched and contacted Combo through the transmitter.
"I just heard two guards talking. Apparently i'm not the only intruder here. Also, I don't think all the guards here are lunarium." Calvin said.
"Hmm. Well, I can give you an explanation for the guards. As for the intruders, I got nothing. The base you are at was actually a military complex for Emerald Light, but it was recently taken over by Balthazar. The guards you saw were probably brainwashed. Also, keep an eye out for two men by the name of Anders and Booker." Combo said.
"What's special about them?" Calvin asked.
"They both know details about the weapon being developed, and they might help you out." Combo said. Calvin shut off the transmitter, and continued on. He walked down a flight of stairs and found himself on the main floor of the building he was in. It was a large room, and it held two tanks, but only one was assembled. Calvin quietly walked through to the other side of the room, to an elevator. He entered it and went down one level. When the doors opened, Calvin found himself in a small prison area. Unfortunately, the only two doors he saw were locked. Calvin walked down the hall, and saw a ladder leading to an open vent. Seeing no other choice, he climbed and entered the vent. After crawling through for a few minutes, Calvin heard movement below him. He looked down through the grating and saw a woman he recognized doing sit-ups.
"Sasami?!?" Calvin exclaimed.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:21 am ]
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Ch. 11 Don't Think, Shoot!

Sasami looked up from the bed, and a look of suprise, followed by a smile, crossed her face. Calvin tried to open the grating in the vent, but it wouldn't budge. He looked back down at Sasami, and she motioned to the wall next to her. Calvin raised an eyebrow, and Sasami mouthed the words 'Next Cell'. Calvin nodded and crawled forward. He soon came upon another cell, and looked through the grating. A older, tired looking man paced back and forth in the cell. Calvin checked the grating, it was loose, and he easily popped it open. He dropped down, and startled the man.
"Who...who are you?" the man asked.
"Just some guy sent it to take out a weapon." Calvin answered.
"What! You must be talking about Steel Cog. I was wondering when Emerald Light would send someone in. My name is Anders, Ronald Anders, by the way." the man, now known as Anders, said.
"Just call me Dokuja. Do you have any information on Steel Cog?" Calvin answered and asked.
"You mean you don't know anything about it yet? Figures Emerald Light would send you in uninformed. Well, to start, Steel Cog is a revolutionary weapon, a bipedal tank, equiped with a vast array of weapons." Anders answered.
"Hm, sounds familiar for some reason. It doesn't sound that bad, though." Calvin said.
"Oh, this thing gets worse. It is capable of firing nuclear weapons." Anders continued. Calvins eyes widened. "We decided to build it to take down Balthazar once and for all, but, he caught wind of it, and sent his Lunarium forces here."
"What about the nukes, shouldn't they have some code to keep it from firing?" Calvin asked.
"Oh, you mean a PAL. Yes, there's a PAL, I have one, and Booker, our weapons supplier, has the other. But..." Anders said, then stopped.
"But what?" Calvin asked.
"I...I gave them my code! I couldn't help it! It was Insane Insect, he has psychic powers, you can't resist!" Anders said with a cry.
"Who is Insane Insect?" Calvin asked.
"One of the members of the Lunarium Special forces, they were sent here to command the group. He was the one who brainwashed all of the normal guards." Anders answered.
"Right. Well, we need to get you out of here." Calvin said. Anders dug around in his pocket, and pulled out a small blue card with the number one on it.
"Here, this is a SAN card, it'll help you open the doors around here." Anders said.
"SAN?" Calvin said, perplexed.
"It stands for Secure Area Network. The card will only work if you have it on your person. It works by creating an electrical field with the salts in your body, and opens the doors automatically." Anders explained.
"Hm, pretty nifty. Any idea where I might find Booker?" Calvin asked.
"The last I heard, he was moved to a room on the floor below us, but they just walled off most of the entrances. However, they didn't have time to paint them." Anders answered.
"Got it, let's go." Calvin said. He turned and started to head for the door, when Anders grabbed his arm.
"Wait! Have you been informed if there is any other way to stop the nukes?" Anders asked. Calvin shook his head. "What about the lunarium, have they taken over any more islands?"
"Why do you care?" Calvin asked. Anders started to say something, but stopped, groaned, and grabbed his chest. He fell to the floor, groaning loudly. "What the hell!" Calvin yelled. He heard the door to Sasami's cell bang loudly. Anders spasmed on the floor, then went still. Calvin pressed a finger to his neck. Calvin frowned. "He's dead." Calvin then heard a scuffle in Sasami's cell, and a male groan. A few moments later, the door to the cell Calvin was in opened, and Calvin cautiously stepped out, only to be greeted by an unconcious guard in his boxer shorts. Calvin spun around and saw Sasami in the guard's uniform, pulling on the balaclava (kind of like a ski mask). She looked into the cell that contained Ander's corpse, and gasped.
"What happened!" She yelled.
"I don't know, I think he had a heart attack." Calvin said. Suddenly, an alarm went off, and the sound of running footsteps came down the corridor. Calvin quickly pulled out the SOCOM, and looked over at Sasami. She was holding the guard's FAMAS automatic rifle. "Can you shoot that?" he asked.
"I've never shot a real gun before." Sasami said quietly.
"Just aim and pull the trigger, we don't have much time!" Calvin yelled. The door to the room opened, and three guards ran in. Calvin quickly plugged each guard in the chest. He looked over at Sasami, who was starting to shake. "Don't think about it, just try to not get hurt!" he yelled. Three more guards ran in, and Sasami closed her eyes and yelled. She shot the FAMAS at full auto in their general direction, and managed to kill all three. More guards poured in, and Calvin expertly took them out, as Sasami fired random bursts, taking out a few. After what seemed like hours, the guards stopped coming. The floor was covered in blood, and Sasami was shaking severly.
"I...I can't be in here!" she yelled, and ran out. Calvin ran after her, and saw her enter the elevator. Suddenly, a man in a gas mask and a trench coat appeared, floating over the elevator as the doors closed.
"Good girl..." he said, and floated up, phasing through the ceiling. Calvin stared, and rubbed his eyes.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:29 am ]
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Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:50 am ]
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Ch. 13 Big man, little Tank

Calvin carefully moved Booker to a nearby wall. With a heavy sigh, Booker leaned back on the wall, and sat quietly for a few moments.
"Thanks for trying to help me, kid, but it's too late for me." Booker said.
"What do you mean? You look okay." Calvin said.
"Heh, if I only was. That bastard Jaguar injected me with a poison. That contraption he set up was just to watch me die." Booker continued.
"Damn! First Anders, and now you!" Calvin said, and punched a spot on the wall.
"What happend to Ronald?" Booker asked.
"He suddenly died in front of me, like he had a heart attack." Calvin replied.
"Did he say anything about his PAL?" Booker asked.
"Yeah...they Lunarium got the code." Calvin answered. Booker slumped.
"Then it's all over, Yume is in the hands of Balthazar now." Booker said grimly.
"Why do you say that?" Calvin asked.
"I...I told them my PAL." Booker replied. Calvin groaned and hit his head on the wall.
"Insane Insect got it from you too?" Calvin asked.
"No, he failed, thanks to my mental shielding." Booker said, and started to cough.
"What? But Insect got the PAL from Anders, how did they get it from you?" Calvin asked.
"Jaguar. He tortured it out of me. I swear he isn't human, the bastard enjoyed every minute of it. Electrical shocks and burns, he even broke my arm." Booker replied.
"Looks like your even now, his got sliced off." Calvin said, making a chopping motion with his right hand over his left wrist.
"Heh, you're a funny guy. But did you say Insect got Ander's PAL?" Booker asked.
"Yeah, he told me before he died." Calvin said.
"That can't be right, Ander's had mental shielding as well. Are you sure you heard him right?" Booker asked.
"Yeah. Is there anyway to stop Steel Cog from being activated?" Calvin asked.
"There is one way. There is a card, it contains the PAL codes. It will deactivate Steel Cog if they input the PAL codes, it's a back-up in a sense." Booker explained.
"So it just revereses the PAL? Where is this card?" Calvin asked. Booker coughed.
"Yes, it revereses the PAL only if it has been entered. As for where it is, I gave it to a girl I was imprisoned with shortly. She was an odd looking one, blue hair and pink eyes." Booker said.
"Heh, then I should be able to find it. I know her." Calvin said. "I can try and take you to basement floor one, we may be able to find an antidote for you."
"No, I won't make it." Booker said. He reached into his coat and pulled out a disc and a card. "Please take this. It's a copy of all of Steel Cog's data, and a level two SAN card. I hid it from the guards. Try to get this back to Emerald Light, we can still use it to stop Steel Cog." Calvin grabbed the disc and the card and looked at it, as Booker started to cough loudly. There was a final raspy cough, and Booker slumped forward, dead. Calvin frowned, and left the room. As the door behind him closed, he immediately tried to contact Sasami with the transmiiter. After a few beeps, she responded.
"Calvin! Are you okay?" Sasami asked.
"Yeah, but I should be asking you that question." Calvin answered.
"Oh, yeah. Well, i'm in an enemy uniform, so I shouldn't be noticed. I'm sorry for running off like that. I'm slightly phobic of blood." Sasami said.
"Where are you now?" Calvin asked.
"I'm in the tank room, trying to act as inconspicous as possible." Sasami answered.
"There was an old man by the name of Booker, I talked with him a few minutes earlier, and he said he gave you a card." Calvin said.
"You met that guy? It was strange, I was put in the cell with him, and he handed me the card when the guards weren't looking. He was taken away shortly." Sasami said.
"Well, that card is our only hope in stopping Steel Cog. I'm heading your way now." Calvin said.

A few minutes later...

Calvin watched the elevator doors open. He carefully looked out, and hid behind a crate in a dark corner. His transmitter beeped, and he answered it.
"I can't meet up with you in the tank room, I was almost discovered." Sasami said.
"Where are you now?" Calvin asked.
"There is a second building nearby. I jammed the door so you can get to it. Careful though, I over heard the guards here, and they activated a security sytem until the door is fixed. There are trip lasers lining the halls, and they'll set off nerve gas." Sasami said.
"Right. I'll head to building two as soon as possible." Calvin said. He looked around the tank room and saw the jammed door as well as a level two door. Calvin carefully moved over past the jammed door and into the level two door. Inside was some sort of supply storage. Looking around quickly, Calvin found a suppressor for his SOCOM, a mine detector, and a pair of thermal goggles. He exited and headed to the jammed door. Calvin put on the goggles, and saw thin red lines moving up and down along the wide hall. He slowly moved under each laser, and made it the door at the end. It opened, and Calvin was outside in a field. The door closed behind him, and his transmitter started to beep again.
"Dokuja, be careful! There are are Claymore mines out there! Use a mine detector!" he heard a garbled, raspy voice say.
"Who is this!?!" Calvin asked harshly.
"Let's just say, i'm on of your...fans. Also, there is a tank waiting ahead to ambush you." the voice said, before cutting off. Calvin tried contacting the strange person again, but got no response. Shrugging, he pulled out the mine detecotr and turned it on. Within a few minutes he found and deatctivated five land mines. The detectir stopped beeping, and Calvin put it in the subspace storage ring. Moving slowly ahead, Calvin saw the tank. Standing up through the hatch was a large, native american looking man, with tattoos all over his body. He laughed loudly, and pointed at Calvin.
"I've been waiting for you, intruder. You're the one who has interested the boss, but you won't live to see him!" the man said. and lowered into the tank. Calvin dove behind a large rocky section as a tank round decimated the spot he was standing in earlier. Calvin sat and waited, and the tank moved closer. He heard the hatch open and looked over the rock. He saw a Lunarium soldier climb partway out and man the turret on top of the tank. Calvin pulled out a grenade, pulled the pin, and tossed it into the air. It landed by the turret and rolled through the hatch into the tank. He waited until he heard the explosion, ran up to the main gun on the tank, and threw a grenade down it. A few seconds later there was another explosion, and a lunarium guard was launched out, on fire, and landed in the snow in front of Calvin. He scrambled up and tried to beat the flames away. Calvin punched the lunarium guard in the face, and knocked him out. The guard fell back onto the snow, and the flames were put out. Calvin searched the guard and found a level three SAN card. He then headed to the door at the other end of the field, and entered the second building.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:08 am ]
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I Can't Remember Anything
Can't Tell If this Is True or Dream
Deep down Inside I Feel to Scream
this Terrible Silence Stops Me
Now That the War Is Through with Me
I'm Waking up I Can Not See
That There's Not Much Left of Me
Nothing Is Real but Pain Now

Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death
Oh Please God,wake Me

Back in the Womb its Much Too Real
in Pumps Life That I must Feel
but Can't Look Forward to Reveal
Look to the Time When I'll Live
Fed Through the Tube That Sticks in Me
Just like a Wartime Novelty
Tied to Machines That Make Me Be
Cut this Life off from Me

Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death
Oh Please God,wake Me

Now the World Is Gone I'm Just One
Oh God,help Me Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death
Oh Please God Help Me

Darkness

Imprisoning Me
All That I See
Absolute Horror
I Cannot Live
I Cannot Die
Trapped in Myself
Body My Holding Cell

Landmine

Has Taken My Sight
Taken My Speech
Taken My Hearing
Taken My Arms
Taken My Legs
Taken My Soul
Left Me with Life in Hell

One - Metallica

Ch. 14 Fistfight Insanity

Inside, Calvin looked at his surroundings. It looked like a type of loading dock, with a small area to control the doors. At the other end of the room, a large door was rasied slightly, with barely enough room to crawl under. Calvin approached the door and started to move under it when his transmitter beeped.
"Dokuja, whatever you do, do NOT fire any weapon in the room you're entering. There are diffused nuclear warheads in there, they won't explode, but will leak plutonium if broken." Lilith said.
"Don't worry, I altered his brain patterns, he'll be unable to reach for any weapon." Washu responded.
"WHAT! What will I do if I'm spotted?" Calvin asked.
"Hide, that's the best you can do." Washu said. Calvin grumbled, turned off the transmitter, and crawled to the other side. It was sparsely guarded, but Calvin kept sharp. He crouched, and moved over to a nearby stairway. There was a guard a few feet away, looking the other direction. Calvin slowly moved up the stairs, trying to avoid making any noise. After what felt like an eternity, Calvin made it to the top, and slowly headed over to an elevator. He turned on the transmitter and tried to contact Sasami. He recieved no response. Sighing, Calvin pressed the B1 button, and descended to the Basement.
When the elevator doors opened, he found himself in an ornate hallway, with a dark marble floor, and highly decorative wood walls. Calvin walked around, and found a pair of bathrooms, and a large office room. He went inside the office room, which had only one guard (who was sleeping). Calvin quietly moved around, and found a box labled NIKITA. Inside he found a large, strange missile launcher, with a view screen. He put it in his subspace storage, and headed back to the elevator. He pressed the B2 button, and headed down to the next level.
The elevator doors opened, and Calvin found himself in a bland, steel room, with bare pipes lining the walls. A single door lied ahead. Calvin walked towoards the door when his transmitter beeped.
"Be careful Dokuja, that room is filled with poison gas! Also, the floor is electrified, use a remote controlled missile to destroy the power source." he heard the garbled, raspy voice say.
"You again! Now who are you? Give me a name." Calvin said.
"I guess you could call me Ippan-Oni." the voice said, then cut off. Calvin growled. He opened his subspace ring and took out the NIKITA missile launcher.
"I guess this thing must be what he was talking about." Calvin said. He took a deep breath, and stepped through the door. On the other side, the hall was filled with a yellowish haze, and he could see the metal floor sparking. Coming out of the floor by the wall on the right was a cable, and it ran up and to the other side. Calvin aimed the NIKITA straight ahead and fired. The view screen came to life, and showed what the missile "saw" through a camera. Calvin quickly learned the controls, and carefully moved the missile down the hall. He came to a fork, and moved the missile right. Calvin's lungs felt like they were going to burst, but he kept his breath held, and eventually the missile found it's target. There was an explosion, and the floors stopped sparking. Calvin immediately left for the elevator. After a few deep breaths, he ran back in. It was a large cubicle style office complex. Most of the rooms wouldn't open, but he found one that did. Inside, he was lucky enough to find a gas mask. He ran back out to the elevator, took a few more fresh breaths, then donned the mask. He entered the gas filled hall again, able to search better. He didn't find much, a bit more ammo, and another flash-bang. Moving along, Calvin found a door marked at level four, but the reader was broken, as if smashed open. The door opened freely, and Calvin entered. The air was clean, and Calvin took off the mask. It was eerily quiet, and Calvin moved cautiously ahead. He approached another door, when a guard was suddenly thrown up against it from the other side. Calvin jumped back, and watched through the small window as the guard slid down, leaving a trail of blood that obstructed the view. He heard the faint sound of gunshots and screams. After a few moments they ended, and Calvin moved through the door. On the other side, Calvin turned pale at the sight that lied before him. Dead guards littered the floor, cut into pieces. Blood pooled on the floor, and dripped from the walls. Suddenly, there was a loud crunch. Calvin was startled and looked down the hall, just in time to see a guard fall off the wall onto the ground. There was a loud electrical crack, then silence. Calvin moved ahead, and found another level four door with a broken reader.
Calvin entered, and found himself in a large room filled with cubicle walls and super computers. He then heard an electronic sounding chuckle.
"I'm suprised a goddess is on this base. Tell me, do you know where my friend is?" he heard the voice say. Calvin looked to his left, the source of the voice, and saw the strange figure in the full metal suit, facing the opposite direction. In front of the figure was (suprisingly) Skuld, on the floor, her back to a couple of lockers, holding her ankle.
"What friend? How did you know I'm goddess?" Skuld said. Calvin quickly pulled out his SOCOM and fired at the figure. In the blink of an eye, the figure twisted around, katana drawn, and cut the bullet in half. One half lodged into the floor, the other into the wall. Skuld took this opportunity to open one of the lockers and hide inside. The figure looked back at the lockers.
"You go ahead and watch from your box seat." The figure said. "Dokuja, we finally have a formal meeting. How I have waited for this moment."
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Calvin asked.
"Just a passing warrior, trying to clear my mind. All I ask from you, is a fight to the death." the figure answered.
"What for, revenge?" Calvin inquired.
"It's nothing so trivial as revenge. Merely, a way to find my path in life, with my fractured soul." the figure explained, then ran towoards Calvin. Calvin jumped back, and fired at the figure. Each shot was blocked by the katana. Calvin ducked as the figure sliced the katana above his head. Thinking quickly, Calvin threw a punch to the figure's exposed gut. Making contact, the figure stopped, and jumped back.
"Good, now we can fight as warriors." the figure said, and twirlled the sword around until it disappeared. "Hand to hand, it is the basis of all combat, only a fool trusts his life to a weapon." The figure said, getting into a fighting stance. Calvin quickly called Washu on his transmitter.
"Sekishoku, I need to learn unarmed fighting, quick!" Calvin yelled.
"How do you expect me to help you with that?" Washu said.
"Just pump the info into my head, now!" Calvin said. There was a moment of stillness, then Calvin his muscles spasm, and he fell to his knees, eyes clenched shut. He slowly got up, and opened his eyes. "I know karate." he said quietly. The figure ran at Calvin, and jumped. Calvin dodged left, as the figure kicked where Calvin stood earlier. Calvin moved around, and landed a few hits to the figure's side. The figure spun around, and caught Calvin in the chest. Calvin retaliated by kicking the figure's shin, which dropped him to one knee. He then hit the back of his neck, and the figure fell to the ground. Calvin stepped back, and waited for movement. The figure slowly got up, and looked over at Calvin. He suddenly disappeared.
"See if you can find me..." the figure said. Calvin looked around, and saw a strange shimmering light near one of the super computers. Calvin ran towoards it, and threw a punch. He made contact, and the figure shimmered back into view, slightly stunned. Calvin used this to his advantage, and managed to throw the figure into another supercomputer. The figure hit, and fell to the ground again.
"Thank you, it is clear now, my path." the figure said, getting on it's feet. "Until we meet again." The figure was then enveloped in fire, and disappeared. Calvin panted, and walked over to the lockers. He opened the one Skuld hid in, and she limped out, with a serious expression on her face.
"You have no idea how lucky you are." she said.
"What do you mean?" Calvin asked.
"I recognized that suit's technology, the style of katana he used, even the stance he took when fighting. That wasn't a mortal. That was a demon." Skuld answered.

Author:  Mr Death Reincarnated [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:59 am ]
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Ch. 15 Info and masks

"A demon? What would a demon want with me?" Calvin asked.
"No idea, but I would try to avoid another meeting." Skuld answered.
"Right..." Calvin said, then paused. "Wait a second, what are you doing here anyway? Weren't you supposed to be on the boat?"
"I followed after Sasami. She left a note, saying she didn't want to sit around in case you got into trouble." Skuld said. She then grimaced slightly, and limped to a nearby chair.
"How did you injure your leg?" Calvin asked.
"It's my ankle, I sprained it when I slipped on some ice outside." Skuld answered.
"I'm suprised you haven't healed yourself yet." Calvin said. Skuld frowned slightly.
"That's the problem. I came here so I wouldn't be noticed by the guards when I performed the spell. Thing is, I didn't expect a demon to pop up after sensing me." Skuld answered.
"So what are you going to do?" Calvin asked.
"Well, I can't use magic, that's for sure. I'll just have to wait for it to heal naturally. I just hope no guards come in here, I'm a sitting target." Skuld said. At that moment, Calvin's transmitter started to beep.
"Dokuja, the stealth camo is complete, I'm sending it your way now." Washu said. The air crackled in front of Calvin, as a box formed in a mist of sparks, and descended onto the floor.
"What if I said you could move around without being spotted?" Calvin said, picking up the box. He handed it to Skuld. She opened the box, and pulled out a small silver disc with a pin fastener.
"Is this what I think it is?" Skuld asked.
"Yep, one stealth camo. You need it more than I do." Calvin answered. She put it on, and pressed the small button on the front. She faded away from Calvin's sight.
"Wow, this is pretty impressive, on par with a lot of my more complicated works." Skuld said.
"So what will you do now?" Calvin asked. He heard Skuld shuffle to one of the (undamaged) computers, followed by the keyboard clacking.
"Well, I guess this room is where they have all the data for Steel Cog and the rest of the base, so I'll stay here and gather info. If you need any supplies, go ahead and call, I'll try and find a location to hide it in for you." Skuld said. At that moment, Calvin's transmitter started beeping. He answered it, and heard strange music in the background.
"Calvin, it's Sasami. I'm in building two, but I can't find a good place to meet at." Calvin heard her say.
"Where in building two are you at?" Calvin asked.
"Well, it's a small office room, at...damn!" Sasami said. Calvin heard a yell in the background.
"What? What's Wrong?!" Calvin said urgently.
"They spotted me! Talk later, bye." Sasami said quickly, then the transmitter cut off.
"Damn it!" Calvin yelled, and slammed his fist on a nearby desk.
"Is Sasami okay?" he heard Skuld ask.
"I don't know, she said she was in some office in this building. She didn't say much else, but I heard strange music in the background." Calvin said.
"I remember hearing some odd music at B one, you should look there first." Skuld said. Calvin nodded, and ran off.

A few minutes later...

Calvin walked out of the elevator onto basement floor one, and sure enough, heard the strange music. It had a mysterious, mystical sound to it, almost hypnotic. Calvin slowly walked forward twoard the office door. It slid open, and Calvin saw two guards patrolling. H then noticed that one of the guards was acting slightly nervous. He slowly pulled out the M9 tranquilizer, and shot a round at the other guard. The guard slumped, and the nervous one looked over quickly. THe guard then walked briskly twoard the door Calvin was by. Calvin ran and stood behind a nearby pillar, and watched the guard come out, look around, and walk into a bathroom...the women's bathroom. Calvin smirked and followed. When he entered, the guard removed the balaclava, freeing the long blue hair underneath.
"Are you ok, Sasami?" Calvin asked. Sasami looked over at Calvin and smirked.
"A little shaken up, but i'm fine." she said. She took off the guard jacket, revealing a black tank-top underneath. "Turns out the guard thought I was dozing off of all things. Still scared me, though."
"Well, it's good to see you're ok. Do you have the PAL card?" Sasami smirked, and reached into the tank-top, and pulled out a yellow card.
"It's great having more hiding spots than men." Sasami said. Calvin made a slight cough, and grabbed the card. "I heard one of the guards mention that Steel Cog was in a building north of here, and that there is a passage in a back room."
"Well, lets head out." Calvin said. They exited the bathroom, and followed a long hallway. Sasami suddenly stopped.
"Do you hear that?" Sasami asked. Calvin stopped, and listened.
"The music stopped playing." Calvin answered. With the music no longer playing, the floor had an unnerving silence to it. Sasami took a few steps forward, and suddenly grunted in pain. Grabbing the sides of her head, she fell onto her knees. "Sasami, what's wrong!" Calvin yelled. After a few seconds, she slowly took her hands off the side, and shakily stood up.
"I'm...fine..." she said in an odd calm. She stumbled forward, nearing the door, and stopped again. "The commander is waiting to see you..." she said, once again in the odd calm. Calvin raised an eyebrow and followed her into the room. It was a highly decorated and ornate office, with expensive looking furniture and decorations scattered around. Sasami took a few more steps forward, and stopped. "Calvin...do you...like me?" she said.
"What?" Calvin said, perplexed.
"Do you...like me?" she said again. She turned around, quickly moved forward and hugged Calvin. "Hold me, Calvin!" she said. Calvin stood there, confused. She suddenly took a quick step back, pulled out the Desert Eagle, and aimed it at Calvin. Her eyes were empty looking. A shadowy figure floated behind her, moving his hands like a puppeteer. "What, you don't like girls?" she said, but her voice was overlapped with a male's. She started to fire at Calvin, missing, but getting closer with every shot. Calvin pulled out the M9 and quickly shot a tranq dart into her neck. She dropped, and the shadowy figure clarified. It was a figure in dark clothing, with a gas mask on. He cackled loudly, and crossed his arms.
"You have quick reflexs, but those will not help you here. I am Insane Insect, the most powerful practitioner of Psychokinetics in all of Yume!" the figure, now known as Insect, said, and disappeared. "I can read your every thought, there is no way you can defeat me!" Calvin's transmitter started to beep, and it answered automatically.
"Dokuja, listen very carefully, you'll need to rely on instinct. Don't think out your actions, or he will avoid your attack." Washu said, before the transmitter cut off. Calvin holstered the M9 and pulled out his SOCOM, and stood still, feeling for any changes in his surroundings. He immediately moved and aimed at the south west corner of the room and fired three shots. Insect appeared and was hit in the arm and leg. He growled angrily, moved his arms upward, and disappeared. Multiple random objects in the room rose, and flew at Calvin. Calvin dropped to the floor, and rolled over to the desk. He got on his knees, and fired at the east side of the room. Again, he hit Insect, once in the other leg, and once in the chest. He coughed, and started to laugh.
"It seems i've underestimated you, but I know your weak-point." Insect said, and then pointed at Sasami. "SASAMI! Stand right where Dokuja can see you, and blow your brains out!" Sasami slowly raised the Desert Eagle to her tempal, but started to shake, as if she was resisting. Calvin pulled out the M9 with his left hand, fired a tranq round into her right arm, and emptied the SOCOM clip into Insect's chest. He fell to the ground with a sickening thud. Calvin ran over to Sasami, and pulled out the dart. She was groggy, and Calvin tapped her cheek multiple times. She groaned, and opened her eyes. Looking up at Calvin, she smiled.
"Thank you." she said quietly.

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