When the Joes arrived at base they were immediately confronted by the colonel and Patrick O'Hara. They all made there way inside to the control room when Scarlett attacked her father with accusations. Patrick allowed his daughter to finish and then eventually told them everything he know about Cobra.
Scarlett stood before her father with anger and disbelief across her face. The whole team were introduced to more of the atrocities Cobra committed. Not only had Cobra managed to capture a very important piece of indigenous history, they eliminated the entire tribe and any evidence of its existence. Dr DeCobray had various government contacts that allowed that to happen and after the professor revealed what happened the colonel shook his head in disgust and left to contact the various government agencies in order to rectify the mistake.
"And there were no survivors of the massacre? Father...h-" Scarlett got interrupted by her father.
"There was only one survivor and she was held for experimentation. She lived for five years without knowing about what had transpired. She wrote to her family and friends and we kept those letters, hell, we would even forge responses. Madja she...I would feel so disgusted with myself and then one day she." Patrick became emotional as he remembered his dear friend the day he revealed what Cobra had done. That day Patrick knew she died and her eyes showed that. "I told her everything and Madja became withdrawn and eventually catatonic . She would remain unresponsive even when Dr. DeCobray...that bastard injected her with a new drug. Her screams of agony reached my lab and as I tried to open the lab doors I saw your mother, Lakota. She apparently tried to prevent DeCobray from his cruelty and paid it with her life. As I saw both my love and my dear friend in that lab I knew that I had to get out before that madman got to you. DeCobray hadn't seen me and I secretly planned a way to eventually cut my ties with everything Cobra. It would have also freed Madja but then as the drug caused her nerve endings to fry, she was left with almost no feeling in her entire body. She could only sense pressure, pain had no effect and DeCobray used that as a way to skip preparing anesthesia for her various 'Surgeries' that he said would help correct it. I was the only one to know that it was all a lie. DeCobray didn't count on the fact that she was also planning her own escape and I witnessed the death of the then head of Cobra Industries, Adam's father as Madja used the stone to crumple the labs. She managed to gain strength as the stone shattered and some of the pieces were absorbed in her body. Madja...she wasn't herself anymore." Patrick wished he managed to gain those data logs of the attack.
"It was the wanderer that helped his incarnate gain her freedom." Spirit closed his eyes in reverence.
"The wanderer? Who and what is this wanderer I heard Madja talking about it with Lakota." Patrick had often wondered what the two women in his life would talk about almost everyday. Lakota had been a researcher into indigenous people and desired to gain as much knowledge from the people as she could. She was only at the Cobra labs because she begged him to allow her to remain at Madja's side. DeCobray allowed it so long as Lakota not be a bother to the other researchers. 'If only I said no.' Patrick regretted allowing his love to be at the labs.
"Yes, it is a deity figure that is said to have united all the people of the world to overcome a great evil. It is said the stone the wanderer held in his power had shattered, the pieces finding themselves within his incarnations. The stone that Madja held shattered again?" Spirit was surprised the stone would do such a thing.
"Yes, it appeared that the ones that embedded themselves into her body gave Madja inhuman strength. She seemed to go beserk and completely destroyed the lab she was held within until she eventually broke through to the surface. I witnessed her escape and the roar that she let out at her freedom would forever haunt me...I am sure it haunted Adam or should I call the bastard Cobra Commander?" Patrick spat at the nickname of his once close associate.
"I see. So you do not know the whereabouts of the woman do you?" Spirit turned as if he was leaving before he was stopped by Patick.
"What do you want with her if I did know her location?" Patrick questioned the new comer. He could tell he was indigenous and he was afraid of what the man would want with Madja.
"She was the rightful incarnate and so she holds responsibilities that she must uphold." Spirit turned with a sharp look to Patrick.
"Her tribe forced her to kill her own twin brother. I don't think she needs to fulfill anymore 'responsibilities' like that." Patrick and Spirit stared each other down. The rest of the joes were all confused about what the two were talking about.
"Never has the incarnation became two beings. It was always one and her tribe did the right thing. By removing the other and obtaining the stone of her brother Madja had a better connection with the Wanderer. She gained so much from her brother's deat-"
"Her brother was her only family that she knew of. She had been abandoned by her mother and the tribe took the two in and cared for them. She loved her brother and to have to take his life in order to remain a part of the tribe...or to even exist as the Shaman told her. It was too much. This wanderer incarnate thing, she told me she didn't believe she was so special and denied her namesake. Madja told me she kept the name the shaman gave her to remind herself to always hear her brother's cries of sorrow. She threw away her responsibilities and allowed us to take the stone. The stone was nothing special or rather we couldn't activate the damn thing. Adam's father became furious and eventually gave up, allowing Adam to start his experimentation with Madja. This Wanderer stuff is old myths and nothing more so lets just leave her alone." Patrick was growing furious with Spirit.
"You witnessed the stone's power when held within Madja's hands and yet you deny she is any special from other people." Spirit shook his head.
"That is why...I...that is why I created the M.A.S.S device. Madja came to me one year after her escape in secret. She knew I had collected the two shards that had failed to converge with her body. She told me what I needed to activate the stone. And then the day came where Adam found out what I was doing." Patrick tightened his fists in rage.
"Dad...Cobra Commander is dead now." Scarlett was at a loss of words on how to comfort her father. It was obvious this made him distressed.
"I know but I still wished I was there to finish that bastard off." Patrick closed his eyes and let out a sigh. "Fine stranger. I'll tell you where you may find Madja but you must be accompanied by Shana and her team. Shana...I need to ask you a favor. I promised Madja I would bring back her brother's stone. And what happened to both shards...I can't really face Madja right now can I?" Patrick looked away in shame.
"Come on Father don't be a coward." Scarlett glared at her father for his cowardice.
"I don't even know if she is still at that location." Patrick sighed.
"Then we will investigate and if she is there...I'll radio you the coordinates and then you can tell her yourself."
"Fair enough Shana...her last location was in South Dakota. The last message came from the town of Custer. Good luck all of you." Patrick sat down and held his head in his hands.
Shana didn't want to further disturb her father so she silently nodded to the others to move out. The team decided to take the Coyote again and prepared for the worst. Tunnel Rat was excited for he knew about the Jewel Caves and secretly packed his sewer diving gear. He wanted to explore the real underground and he daydreamed what all the treasure he could find. The others didn't share the same excitement and Spirit remained almost as silent as the ninja through out the trip.
A/N Madja was greatly weakened for using her brother's stone...so don't think is the overpowered mary sue...I hate those. Some new characters to enter as well...hopefully you guys enjoy them. lol update...um I don't know my cities...BAHAHAH anyways...yeah. MY BAD GUYS LOL I AM WRITING THE THIRD CHAPTER! thanksgiving has been nothing but food and boredom...