Forewords
This prologue is just a sneak peek for what I have in store for Mission Three.
If you haven't read Mission One or Mission Two already, then I suggest you go read those two to get a good idea of the plot so far.
Remember what I said in Mission Two about Australians, Indians and Canadians? Well, those three nationalities will be appearing in Mission Three...
Enough of that, this installment will be part Spy Fiction, part Conspiracy Thriller. So let's continue the saga in...
Gensou Daisenso - Fantasy Blitzkrieg: Mission Three
Prologue
Time: 0800 Hour; 8th of December, 2125.
Location: Gensokyo De-Militarized Zone; Hikigawa, Asahi.
The Gensokyian DMZ, set up by the Asahinese government two days after the arrival of the Daughters Of Liberty from the isolated Communist country. As of now, several nations have taken part in supplying the DMZ with weapons and troops, and all matters regarding it are now under the supervision of the Humanity Military Force, or HMF for short.
However, even the most secure territories in the world has a blind spot, and it was in one such blind spot that the blaze of the Fantasy Blitzkrieg Crisis is fueled even further...
"Tag! You're it!"
Oblivious to the military hardware positioned several hundred meters outside Gensokyo, the Three Fairies of Light continued their game of Tag with a fourth individual they invited.
"No fair, Koishi!" Sulked Sunny Milk. "You can practically wipe your presence from anybody's minds!"
The literally absent-minded Satori Youkai - Koishi Komeiji just ran off to find a new place to hide. "Just try and catch me~!"
"I think I'm staying out of this unfair game..." Said Luna Child, as the moonlight fairy flies toward a thick branch, and sits on it. Pulling in the backpack she stowed on the same tree, Luna produced a hard-cover book from the backpack, and starts reading it.
Meanwhile under the trees, the remaining two Fairies Of Light have already given up in trying to catch Koishi.
"This is impossible, even I can't sense that elusive girl's presence..." Star Sapphire complained as she lied down on the dirt ground.
Koishi decided to just reveal herself like a normal human being. She is seen poking out from behind a tree. "Aw, come on~ I thought the three of you were better at this~?" The empty-minded Youkai walked closer to Sunny and Star. "But still, this is kind of a nice place to have fun. What was the name of the Outsider that told us about this place?"
Star got up from the ground. "I think it's... Something Skin, Snack?"
"It's Pliskin Snake..." Luna Child corrected. "Such a strange name for an Outsider..."
"Hey, I hate to be raising flags if there's any..." Sunny spoke her mind. "But for an Outsider that have been trapped in Gensokyo for several years already, don't you think that he probably didn't know what's happening to the Outsi..."
But before the sunlight fairy can finish her sentence, the Three Fairies Of Light and Koishi are alerted of what sounded like heavy machinery approaching their location.
"I'm sensing about a hundred people coming!" Star told the others. "Quick, we need to hide ourselves!"
The four girls regrouped. Using their respective abilities, they made themselves invisible and soundless, blending in perfectly with the lush green forest.
The source of the noise revealed themselves to be what looked like soldiers and tanks of the Outside World.
One soldier signaled the others to search the perimeters. The soldiers scrambled as they starts looking around the forest.
Even while undetectable, the Three Fairies and Koishi held their breathes, afraid of getting caught anytime soon.
"Nanika o mitsuketa!" [I've found something!] Said a soldier who scaled a tree, he held Luna's backpack in his left hand.
Luna dropped a sweat upon seeing that.
"Karera wa chikaku ni aru hitsuyō ga arimasu! Kyōkai o kakuho!" [They must be nearby! Secure the perimeter!] The commanding soldier ordered. "Nani mo ijō no tame ni megahanasenai!" [Keep an eye out for anything unusual!]
Being very careful about the situation, the Three Fairies and Koishi nodded to each other, as they slowly made their way back into Gensokyo.
"Hei! Koko de no awa wa naze aru no shinkū no randamuna kurasutādesu ka?!" [Hey! Why is there random clusters of vacuum bubbles over there?!] A soldier cried out while pointing at the direction of the four girls.
The Three Fairies and the empty-minded Youkai started sweating like waterfalls. No questioning that they have been caught...
The commanding officer, hearing that, puled out a Phase Pistol and fired at the direction of the four girls, stunning Sunny.
"Shinkū no awa o utsu!" [Shoot the vacuum bubbles!]
The girls decided that they are better off flying their way back to Gensokyo. Luna was hit by a Phase Rifle stun shot when she attempted to carry the unconscious Sunny with her.
Koishi getting grazed on the shoulders by a stray shot was enough to disorient her, causing the perception filter to dissipate. Now Star and Koishi are fully visible.
"Sorera o utsu!" [Shoot them!]
The soldiers started firing laser beams at the direction of the fleeing Gensokyians.
Star was knocked out cold when she got too close to a soldier, who whipped her with the butt of his laser rifle.
Koishi kept on flying, and was almost through the Hakurei Barrier when a stray Phase Rifle shot hits the back of her head. The empty-minded Youkai fell out from midair with a crash landing, throwing out dirt at many direction.
The soldiers went to inspect all four girls, confirming that they are unconscious.
"Sorera o korosu..." [Kill them...] The commanding soldier ordered.
The soldiers all took aim, prepared to end the lives of the four Gensokyian girls, before they were interrupted by several SUVs approaching their location from the direction of Hikigawa.
The SUVs bore the logo of Summers Technologies Industries on their license plates, doors and hood.
The doors of the SUVs opened, and out came several Turks and Agents. Their armband also has the STI logo imprinted, though these ones have a circle of text "STI Kagaku to gijutsu kaihatsu gurūpu - Summers Technologies Industries Asahinese Facility" in both Hiragana and English.
The Asahinese STI personnel showed the soldiers their badges, and the soldiers allowed them through.
"CEO wa, kono koto o kiite yorokonde sa reru..." [The CEO will be delighted to hear about this...] Said an Asahinese STI Agent. He then turns toward the other Asahinese STI personnel. "Kuraio no uttodokō poddo junbi ga dekite!" [Ready the Cryo-Stasis Pods!]
As the STI personnel gets to work, the commanding Asahinese soldier decided to speak his mind, in English. "What does Jack Summers hope to obtain from these four Gensokyians?"
"Personal business..." The Asahinese Agent answered with a smirk. "Personal business, and a way to help cleanse the world of Communist Gensokyians..."
After putting the Three Fairies and Koishi into Cryo-Stasis Pods, the STI personnel stored the Pods in the boot of the SUVs, and left the scene, leaving the Asahinese soldiers wondering what the STI wanted with those four Gensokyians...
Afterwords
And that's it for the prologue of Mission Three. Yet another adventure begins for the Daughters Of Liberty, this time involving the Three Fairies and Koishi.
But that leaves just one question: What will the STI do with their new prisoners?
Look forward to more of the third installment of the Fantasy Blitzkrieg anthology!
Shout-out index:
"...Pliskin Snake." - Not to be mistaken with Iroquois Pliskin aka Solid Snake. This guy has no bearing with the main plot... For the moment...
That is all. "Look forward to the upcoming adventures!"