Thoughts: Kiss or Kill
For those new to this story: this is AU and ShizNat. I'll try my best to keep everyone in character.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the weapons except for the really fancy ones. Mai-HiME is not mine, but I'll wish for it to be on my next b-day.
Try listening to the Mai-HiME soundtracks while listening to this. I'll make suggestions for a couple chapters. For this one try Natsuki Sennyuu.
"Duran. Duran, do you copy?"
In the frigid night, a lone wolf lay in prone position on fairly elevated grounds. Equipped with a Kevlar helmet and vest, her M67 frag grenade and flashbang hanged loosely on her belt. Concealed inside her left shoe was a hunting knife and a silenced SIG SG-550 assault rifle was strapped behind her back.
The sniper shifted a bit on her belly, her night vision goggles clattering on her neck. Releasing her clutch on her M24 rifle, she tapped on her ear piece.
"Yes, roger that. I am engaging enemy targets in Alpha-1 in T-300 seconds." The agent waited for a reply, while pressing the ear piece closer to her ear.
"Good to know. Duran, intelligence reports an underground tunnel one mile within your vicinity. Once all enemy targets in Alpha-1 are disengaged, clear out the tunnel. You have permission to detonate and call for backup." A low and gruff, almost computerized voice, informed her.
"Understood." That was the simple reply from Kuga Natsuki.
The soldier released her finger on the ear piece and reclaimed her grip on her weapon. She leaned forward into the scope of the M24 sniper rifle, her left eye searching the area below her like a wolf prowling upon its inevitable prey.
The sharpshooter waited patiently as the inner clock ticked within her.
Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Beep.
Her mental alarm sounded. Raising her level of awareness, the wolf spotted five targets coming out of a building. They were the only ones left. She zoomed in and studied the nature of their faces. Though it was dark, she concluded all of them were the same: trash.
Carefully taking aim, the soldier knew it was a win-or-lose battle. Either she'll hit all her targets without missing, or she'll miss one. With even a second of carelessness, her targets could be freed from their shock and run away, thus making the job ten folds harder. Of course, Kuga Natsuki has never missed in her life.
Zip. Zip. Zip…Zip. Zip.
Five targets down. She tore her eye from the scope and scoffed. One of the targets regained his bearings faster than she had thought. Not letting it get to her, she tapped on her ear piece once again.
"Duran reporting. All targets in Alpha-1 are down. I repeat, all targets in Alpha-1 are down."
There was a short pause. Then, static could be heard as a reply came through.
"Good job. We just received intel on enemy cargo inside that tunnel. Your orders have changed. Go inside, clear out the targets, and then destroy all the cargo. Once done, exit the area and signal the flare. Our Stealth Copter will pick you up. Do you copy?"
"Roger. Over and out." Again it was a simple reply, but nonetheless one that promised to fulfill her objective.
Taking her hand from the ear piece once again, she straightened to a crouch and began storing away her M24. The sniper, now an infantryman, reached for the SIG SG-550 assault rifle on her back but then stopped short. Instead her hand almost instinctively went to her hip, pulling out a newly designed AG-110 Red Sparkler from its holster, made in Switzerland, under the observation of Searrs Laboratories.
Natsuki grinned. Yes, with short distance combat a pistol was better. She glanced at the Red Sparkler in her right hand. Fresh out of the labs, it was a weapon of destruction and beauty. Laced with streaks of blue on the sides, the sleek, silver .50 caliber handgun could easily take down bears. Though larger than the standard issues, it was made of new alloys to ensure its light weight, and her current model was also equipped with laser-guided sights. Natsuki had to agree it was pretty cool piece of metal to have in her hand.
The lone wolf took the night vision goggles that were on her neck and pulled them over her head, adjusting the mini dials to the colors of the night. Then, she waited. After a few seconds, a digital map appeared on the goggles with a red X showing where the tunnel entrance was. Carefully, she made her trek down the rocky steps to the location.
x – x – x – x
Agent Duran had to be careful; she was alone. Even though no one guarded the entrance, she could feel danger crawling up her spine, sending chills to the tips of her fingers. Natsuki would've requested backup, but she wasn't known as the Lone Wolf for nothing.
Our assassin looked to tunnel entrance before stealing a glance at the moon. She closed her eyes absorbing some of the light from the waning rock. She did this almost ceremoniously now. Most of her missions were at night. Looking up to the moon before commencing one-on-many battle became a good luck charm for her.
Okay, it's now or never.
Gripping onto her pistol a bit tighter, she sneaked into the tunnel entrance and climbed down the metal ladders into unknown depths.
A/N: I probably threw a lot of terms out there that maybe some people weren't familiar with. Hopefully, it wasn't too confusing.
Until next time!