AUTHOR NOTES:
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G&K HQ
13:01
"She reeks of alcohol... Again…" M4A1 grumbled, clearly agitated. "I told you not to drink, but you just keep doing it. How many times do I have to repeat myself..." she continued, no sign of stopping her rant and scolding any time soon.
M16A1 opened her eye, but was instantly met with burning pain from a flashlight that was pointed in her face by none other than SOPMOD II.
"Wakey wakey, my big drunkard sis!" exclaimed the energetic white haired T-doll, barely keeping her composure, giggling in the process.
"Just shoot me already…" hesitantly replied M16A1 as she got up from her bed, putting her eyepatch back on it's place.
AR-15 was sitting on a chair nearby, reading the morning newspaper. Going on with her business as usual.
"I'll call 416 if you want." she added in her usual monotone voice.
M16A1 couldn't help but smirk "I'll call ATF to pick you up later." she replied.
AR-15 almost choked "Well played sister…"
"Anyways, I'm off to see the commander, I won't be returning any time soon. Got some stuff to do." M16A1 noted.
After picking up her rifle and placing it in it's case, she proceeded down the almost never ending corridor of the living quarters. Meeting a few familiar faces on the way. Not long after that, she found herself in front of Kryuger's office. No one to be seen in sight.
"Where is everyone?" she thought to herself, but her thinking was cut short after the office door opened and she was met with someone's hand, violently pulling her into the dimmed room. Her attempt at physical retaliation was cut short as the person that pulled her was none other than her commander.
"Sorry for the roughness, but the less know there are people here, the better." he said with a serious undertone.
"If you buy me a drink, I might consider forgiving you." M16A1 replied coyly. Adjusting her shirt from the unexpected tugging.
She turned her head, examining the surroundings. The lights were dimmed, almost non existent. But she couldn't miss the big oval table that was in the center of the room. At the head of the table sat Berezovich Kryuger. the CEO of G&K, next to him was Helian, her stern look ready to pierce anyone who's misconducting. Around them were ten other individuals, five commanders and five T-dolls each.
M16A1 suddenly felt uneasy from the suspense in the air.
"Forgive me for being late." she gulped.
Helian leaned forward, taking a sip of what appeared to be tea from a mug in front of her.
"You're just in time for the briefing. Please, take a seat." the assistant answered.
After a small introductory talk, M16A1 and her commander approached the two remaining seats.
Kryuger stood up. "Ladies and Gentlemen, as you can see, from the secrecy of this briefing you all probably already figured out how dire the situation is… If anyone in this room think's he's not ready to hear the following and wishes to get up and leave, he's free to do it…" he indifferently stated.
Dead silence filled the somewhat cold and dark room.
The man approached a large display which was located not far behind him. He then looked at his assistant and nodded. Helian tapped on a tablet on the desk in front of her. The display lit up, showing a snapshot of a map on the left and some pictures on the right.
Kryuger cleared his throat.
"It has come to our attention that Sangvis came across teleportation technology. Normally, we would send one echelon from any available commander, but this threat must be neutralized without room for error. Any compromise could be dire. The main objective is to clear and capture the area, preserving the device is top priority as request by Doctor Persica, but if at any moment, the enemy decides to use the device, neutralize it without thinking twice. I'm assigning T-doll WA2000 as the squad leader. "
WA2000 was honored by the man's decision "Thank you sir."
Suddenly, a small flame could be seen from the left side of the table and the smell of cigarette smoke filled the room.
"Anybody got an ashtray 'ere." said a white haired T-doll, setting her fedora on the table.
"Thompson… Is there anything you want to suggest?" Helian asked, clearly troubled by Thompson's care-free attitude.
The gangster chuckled, leaning back on the comfy leather chair.
"We just clap em, easy as that. Sangvis is almost done for in this sector." taking another puff from her cigarette and making circular clouds out of the gray smoke.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Boss you want one?" she added, looking at her commander, holding a freshly opened pack of Marlboros.
Kryuger coughed loudly, in a deliberate fashion.
"Now is not the time for slacking off. Especially you Thompson. I want everyone's attention in this dire situation."
Thompson's commander then stood up "Please forgive us sir, it won't happen again!" he apologetically announced. Afraid of what will Kryuger say next as this wasn't the first time Thompson acted inappropriately during important meetings.
"Moving along…" Helian chimed in.
"Your logistics officer Kalina will upload mission details into a closed network only 5 T-dolls in this room will be able to access. Departure is tonight at 23:00. I wish you all good luck." she added.
After those words everyone stood up and slowly left the meeting place, making sure not to make too much noise. M16A1 caught glimpse of WA2000 going the opposite direction of her.
"Yo, commander. Can I go somewhere for a minute?" M16A1 inquired. Tugging the sleeve of his red uniform in the process.
"Sure thing, just don't make it too long. We gotta get you geared up for tonight." he stated.
The girl just nodded and quickly ran away to an unknown place, the commander just dismissed the thought and went on through the lifeless steel corridor.
Park near G&K HQ
14:00
M16 and WA2000 were sitting on a bench in a park not far away from HQ. The sky was clear this afternoon with sunlight passing through the tree under which the duo was sitting. M16 pulled a can of beer that was stashed in her weapon case. Delightfully cracking open the container and taking a long sip of the alcoholic drink. WA2000 just sat there, reminiscing.
"Damn, that one's good as usual. How you doing?" M16 asked, throwing the now empty can on the ground.
No response from WA2000.
"Earth to WA-chan. You there?" M16 asked again. Grabbing the T-doll lost in thought by the shoulder.
This time, WA2000 snapped out of her little trance, jumping a little bit in the process too.
"S-Sorry, I was just thinking about something…" she blankly replied.
M16 wondered what went on in WA2000's head for a second before leaning against the bench and taking another can of beer.
"You're worrying too much, you know. You might pop a fuze from stress." she said.
WA2000 thought to herself. "Pop a fuze… Damn it, don't remind me of that night." she then let out a tiresome sigh.
"Pass me a can." she added.
M16 couldn't help but smile at the request. "What's this? You're finally becoming a real woman. Nice." she said. Grabbing another can of the cold alcoholic beverage and passing it to the girl next to her.
"Cheers big ears!" M16 exclaimed enthusiastically in an intentionally bad british accent.
WA2000 couldn't help but chuckle at the the little gag. Her eyes then drifted towards the direction where the HQ was located.
"Speaking of which. Look at the time. We should get going soon and gear up for tonight." the purple haired girl mumbled.
G&K Armory
20:00
WA2000 and her commander entered the huge storage area which was the G&K armory. The facility was located underground for obvious reasons. It was chock full of personnel and T-dolls, all walking around, minding their own business.
"It's quite lively her at this time…" WA2000 thought to herself.
Her commander approached an almost never ending shelf of equipment which was labeled 'Armor Piercing Ammunition'.
"You are gonna need this. The area you're going into is probably gonna have a lot of armored units. Better have you prepared for those." he informed.
The T-doll nodded in approval. Then, in the corner of her eye, she noticed M16, Thompson and S.A.T.8 walking out of the 'Ballistic Plates' aisle.
M16 caught glimpse of her too. "Hey WA-chan, over here!" waving at her.
"Commander I'll be right back." she ordered.
She then proceeded towards her squadmates which were located not far from her. Walking slowly and trying to get as much scenery of the large armory as she could.
WA2000 finally reached the three T-dolls "Hey, what's up, how you girls doing?"
Thompson readjusted her fedora "Looking for some stuff for tonight. We got most of what we need." she cheerfully replied.
WA2000 then shifter her attention to the blonde girl with extremely fuzzy hair "What about you Sato-chan?. I'm glad you'll be on the team. I swear, I instantly thought it was you during the meeting. No one else has messier hair than you, even in the dark."
"You know me, the more I try to comb it, the messier it gets." S.A.T.8 scratched her head, laughing.
"M950A will be joining us too. I heard she already got all equipment she needs and left about an hour ago." M16 butted in.
"I see…" WA2000 replied curtly. "Well, I better get going, don't want to leave my commander waiting too long. We'll meet tonight at the helipad."
The trio nodded in approval before parting ways with her, with them heading into the opposite direction and disappearing in the crowd.
WA2000 could hear the sounds of running towards her. It was none other than her commander.
"Where did you disappear? I was looking for you everywhere. God damn this is a big place, I got lost I guess." the man exclaimed, clearly exhausted from running through the complex.
"I got all you need. Some ammo, a different scope and a silencer." he added. Passing a couple of boxes to the girl."
"Thank you commander." she replied with a thankful heart.
Not long after their little reunion, they decided it's time to leave the armory and make way towards the helipad where everyone was supposed to meet before the departure into enemy territory.
G&K Main Heliport
22:30
The sky was clear tonight, with the shining stars covering it as far as the eye could see, the full moon casting it's light on the mountain surface, giving off an almost mystical effect. On the helipad were the entire squad and their respective commanders, waiting for the clock to reach 23:00.
"The scenery is beautiful tonight…" M950A pointed out, awestruck.
S.A.T.8 approached the ledge slowly. "Wow, you're right Calico-chan. By the way. You want some of these cannolis Spas-chan packed for me? "
Suddenly, Thompson appeared out of nowhere behind the two T-dolls
"Did I hear someone say cannolis?" Thompson asked, her eyes fixated at the little vanilla cream filled pastries.
"Sure thing Thompson, knock yourself out. I got a lot of them." S.A.T.8 cheerfully agreed.
All three of them digged into the sweet treats. Thompson couldn't stop eating, while Calico took her time to enjoy the taste.
After some time, the hangar doors opened revealing Helian and Kalina. The two of them then proceeded towards the group.
"We came here to escort the commanders to the main control room from which they'll follow the operation together. And we wish everyone good luck and that the operation goes smoothly. If there's anything the commanders have to say to their T-dolls, now is the time." Helian informed everyone.
M16 felt something touch her shoulder.
"I know you'll do this easy, so there's no need for despair talk. Also, I'll cover for you if your sisters ask where are you." her commander said proudly. He then leaned near her ear and whispered "I stashed a bottle of Jack in your case."
M16 smiled "You're the best, commander."
WA2000's commander turned his head towards her "Well, You're more than capable for the task, that's for sure. Good luck."
"Of course I am and you know it." she pouted.
Thompson then approached her commander "Don't worry about me Boss, I'll be back in no time. I'll also be expecting you in a copper outfit and some handcuffs." winking suggestively at the end of the sentence.
The man couldn't help but gulp at the request.
After the rest bid their farewell it was time for the commanders to enter the HQ, and the T-dolls to board the chopper.
WA2000 stood at the door of the helicopter and cleared her throat. "Tonight we're going into heavily fortified territory. Everyone has the mission info in the closed network and we'll go over it once we reach near our destination. Other than that, I wish everyone good luck."
Her little speech was met with clear approval from her comrades. After that, everyone got into the chopper and buckled up for dust off.
"All systems check. We're clear to go." the pilot informed everyone.
The helicopter then slowly ascended from the pad, it's roaring engine revving up as they gained altitude. Off they went, into the night.
