Chapter 2

Captain Yushimi was looking at pictures, which were on his desk which depicted the remains of the financial district in Ne Tokyo. There were bits of twisted metal and concrete and flesh and bones scattered all over the place.

"Captain", said one of the privates standing out side his door.

"Yes?" asked Captain Yushimi asked. "The General wants you", the private answered. "Ok". Captain Yushimi got out of his chair and walked over to the door. As he left his room he wondered why the General would want him.

"Captain Yushimi reporting for duty, sir", he said as he walked into the general's room.

"At ease solider", General Gekoshi said. "What did you call me in for?" Yushimi asked the general. "I sent for you because I need you to do a mission for me", Gekoshi replied. "You will go on a recon mission with my son to the Red Flag HQ where you will infiltrate their base to see what they are doing".

"Do you even know the effects of the explosion? The yen is now useless, the markets all over the world have crashed, and the prime minister is dead!"

"Why them sir?" The captain asked. "Because we have heard rumours that they were behind the nuclear explosion in Ne Tokyo yesterday", the general replied. "You have three hours to get ready now go". Yushimi left the room.

He didn't know the general's son. He knew that if something went wrong he would die. He knew that he only had three hours until he had to go. He had to get ready. As he went to his room to contemplate he heard shouts come from the room just across the corridor. He went to have a look.

As he walked towards the room he heard a gun shoot. He heard the sound of blood being splattered across the wall. He ran. Once he got to the door he put his hand on the handle and turned it slowly.

"What the hell are you doing you guys!" Yushimi shouted. You scared the shit out of me!"

"Sorry Tehkatu, we were just having some fun", one of them replied. "Yeah well it's not fun for the person getting scared," Tehkatu said.

"Now will you keep it down now?" he left the room and went back to his own. Tehkatu noticed a letter on his desk and opened it.

Dear Tehkatu,

You will know I'm coming with you on the recon mission. I'm not as good as you so when we get there. Help me.

Yours sincerely

Lieutenant Gekoshi

Tehkatu threw the letter in the bin. It got on his nerves. As he walked out of his room to get his equipment he met Lieutenant Gekoshi, the generals son.

"Hello", he said walking towards the captain. "Yes, hello. Are you ready?" Tehkatu asked the Lieutenant. "Yea, guns and supplies", he replied. Yushimi got his stuff and they headed out the door.

They both got into an American Jeep and set off. Tehkatu in the driver's seat, Gekoshi in the passenger one. "So, what's your first name Lieutenant?" Tehkatu asked. "Hageku", he replied. "We need to go towards the dead forest to get to their base, about four miles".

Yushimi put his foot down and they sped off. Ten minutes later there were a few hundred metres from the Red Flag HQ when they got out. "I'll plant some C4 on the car as a distraction", Hageku replied. He wired the C4 to the car and stepped back.

They slowly walked through some bushes to the edge of the Red Flag HQ. "Ready?" Tehkatu asked. "Ready as I'll ever be", Hageku replied. He pressed the detonator. The car exploded into bits as small as raindrops. "Wait", he said looking through his binoculars as the people at base scurried about.

"Look at the scumbags run", he said smiling to himself. "Ok, go!" The two of them ran out of the bushes towards the building in the middle of the base.

As they approached the complex a man dressed in black rushed up behind Tehkatu and tried to strangle him. Hageku shot the guy in the head, blood flying everywhere. The dead man fell to the floor.

As they entered the complex of buildings it was dead silent. Hageku fired his gun. Then it wasn't silent. They could hear footsteps above as the guards went towards the lifts. One of the lifts doors opened. The captain opened fire on the guards inside killing them all. Blood everywhere.

Another lift door opened and enemy troops filtered out. Lieutenant Gekoshi threw a grenade in the lifts direction. All the troops were killed. Some of their limbs were lying on the floor. "Nice work", Yushimi said. "Thanks", Hageku answered back.

They got into one of the lifts and went upstairs. Once the door opened they saw two people tied to a chair. "What's your name?" Tehkatu asked one of them.

"My name is Sanshi Yaku, the other person is my husband, Dakuru", she replied. "What are you doing here?" he asked the married couple.

"We were taken hostage by a man called Akata who claims to have set off the bomb", Dakuru replied.

"Ok, we have to get out of here!" Gekoshi shouted as he undid the rope which bound Mr and Mrs Yaku to their wooden chair. "I agree with that, now run!" Tehkatu shouted as he ran for the lift. They all got in and went downstairs.