Chapter 1: A stranger.
2nd division was first on the scene. Or so they thought. "What the hell happened?" Sakura asked out loud. Surveying the scene, Shindo discovered three of the box pieces, but no evidence of any main bodies. "Ok, now I'm seriously curious. What happened here? Think Chiefy had something to do with it?" The lieutenant asked. "No, he couldn't have. He's not a symbiant, and he doesn't have any under his command." Sakura replied.
Unbeknownst to them I was a quarter mile away atop the roof of a motel, watching everything through a long range rifle scope attached to a Winchester hunting rifle, that a very close friend had left me. Suddenly a main body appeared behind them. I chambered and fired a single round. The main body dropped and the 2nd division spun around to find the box piece materializing on the grass. "There!" Shindo yelled as he pointed straight at me. I calmly slung the rifle over my shoulder and handed for the roof access door.
Fifteen floors later I arrived in the lobby to find the 2nd division waiting for me. "Ah, Tokko, I presume?" I asked. "How'd you know?" The lieutenant asked. "He told me." I pointed to the box piece set into the wooden stock of my rifle. "What… are you talking about?" Ranmaru asked me. "I'll explain at SMIF." I said. "Just let me grab my bike." They all nodded in agreement. I walked around back and grabbed my blue Suzuki motorcycle.
Three hours later the 2nd division was still trying to understand what I was telling them. "So, let me get this straight." Shindo said. "You're a symbiant, but you're not a symbiant?" He asked. "Correct." I replied. "Explain." He said sternly. "I can't explain. I can only tell you what happened." I said. "Ok, then do that." The lieutenant said. "Alright, well, five years ago I was in Machida, visiting an old hunting buddy of mine, we had a long weekend of scouting a doe in a field three miles just outside of the city. The next morning I went for a morning jog like I did everyday in the corp." Shindo cut me off. "The Corp?" I sighed. "The Corp. As I'm sure you can tell, I'm not exactly from here." I said letting some of my Tennessee accent seep into my voice. "You're an American." Shindo said. "Yes, now as I was saying. I went for a jog. When I returned I found what you call a main body phantom in the living room, ripping him to shreds. So I grabbed this hunting rifle and shot the bastard. I put twenty rounds into him, and he kept charging, then he knocked me over the balcony and into the crater. That's when I heard the voice say, 'You're different. But you're an outsider. Your destiny is a special one Mitch. I can't reside in your being since you're an outsider, but I want to help you fulfill your destiny.' All I could reply was, 'if it get's me out of this damned hole.' Next thing I knew I was laying on the ground next the crater. And I've been killing phantoms ever since." I finished.
"So you're telling us, that a friendly phantom is residing in your rifle." The 2nd division supervisor, Ibuki, asked. "Correct, Ma'am." I replied. "How'd you feel about joining Tokko?" She asked. "Well it sure would be nice to have this gun be a legal open carry firearm." I said. "Done and done." She said.
A tremor shook the building. "Well, guess that's my first official op with you guys." I said as I stood, slinging my rifle over my shoulder.