Chapter 4- Rescue Mission
Yugi was going a few of the last notes that he needed. He looked at a map and mentally figured out how things would go as far as distance was concerned.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Yugi said.
"Colonel Mutou, sir." a voice said.
Yugi looked up to see a man in a frilly pink dress in the room. "O'Connell." Yugi said.
"Here's the reports from General Mahinko." O'Connell said, handing the folders to Yugi.
"Thank you, corporal. New dress?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. I just finished it." O'Connell answered.
"Be in a uniform at 1300 hours at the meetings. It's important. We'll be heading out afterwards, and I don't want you in one of your dresses when we're on the battlefield." Yugi said.
"Of course, sir." O'Connell said before he walked out.
General Mahinko walked in, a bewildered look on his face.
"Colonel, who the hell was that soldier in a dress?" General Mahinko asked.
"That was Corporal George O'Connell." Yugi answered.
"Why was he dressed like that? Is he gay or something? A cross dresser?" General Mahinko asked.
"None of them. O'Connell was a draftee, therefore, here against his will. He dresses in dresses hoping to get a section eight. He wants me to believe that he's loony." Yugi said.
"Oh. That explains it. Do you let him do that?" General Mahinko asked.
"Yes. He's a good soldier and does his work, albeit in a dress. However, he's never let me down before, and he will be in uniform for the mission." Yugi said.
"As long as he doesn't mess this up." General Mahinko said.
"He won't. I can assure you of that." Yugi said.
At 1300 hundred hours, the troops in the 3058th Airborne Battalion gathered for assembly.
Yugi stood surveying his troops with Heba at his side.
"Listen up. At 0400, we will be heading out to aid in an attack on a guerilla hideout. We will not be participating in the attack. Our mission is to go in and rescue the soldiers that are being held captive. We're going in to bring some of our boys home. This is a dangerous mission. I won't deny that fact. There's a chance that we won't all make it out unharmed. The mission is potentially fatal. We're not going to let that stop us! We are going in to bring our soldiers, our countrymen, our brothers and sisters home! We are not going to leave even one of the captives behind!" Yugi said.
The men started to cheer for the speech.
"Be brave. Be strong. Be true. And remember. NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND!" Yugi said loudly.
"NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND!" the soldiers shouted back, repeating a phrase that seemed to have become to motto of the 3058th.
"Be ready to move out at 0230 hours. We begin then. The attack starts at 0400." Yugi said.
"Sir, yes, sir." the soldiers said.
"Dismissed." Yugi said.
The soldiers disassembled.
Jou, Ryou, and Malik joined Yugi and Heba.
"Encouraging speech as always. The troops respect you for that." Malik said.
"I know. Jou, I need you to make sure that all out weapons, ammo, and other materials are ready for when we leave." Yugi said.
"Right." Jou said.
"Ryou, make sure that at 0200, all the troops are ready. We can't have anything delaying us." Yugi said.
"Will do." Ryou agreed.
"Malik, I need you to get all communications ready. We need to keep firm communications with base at all times." Yugi said.
"On it." Malik said.
"Heba, I want you to come with me." Yugi said.
Heba nodded, and the group separated.
"Oh! Ryou!" Yugi called.
Ryou turned.
"Make sure O'Connell is in full uniform." Yugi said.
Al five laughed at that.
"I will." Ryou promised.
"You don't think O'Connell would go in battle in a dress, do you?" Heba asked.
"He's trying to prove he's crazy. He might just try it." Yugi said.
The two entered Yugi's office and started looking over the maps.
"You worried?" Heba asked.
"I have my entire battalion going into a possibly fatal battle. We have over two dozen captive soldiers whose fate depends on us. Damn right I'm worried." Yugi said.
"We'll be fine." Heba said. He smiled and said, "We've got a little help from some old friends."
Yugi smiled. "Yeah. I know." Yugi said. He laughed and said, "I'm sure that Yami, Atemu, Bakura, and Marik will be looking out for us."
~0230 Hours~
All of the troops were gathered together, awaiting further instructions.
"We're ready." Heba said.
"Ryou, is O'Connell-" Yugi started.
"Full uniform." Ryou answered.
"Good. I really don't want to have to reprimand him." Yugi said. He turned to his troops and said, "We're ready. Don't forget that this is a rescue mission. Fighting is not our objective. The 2698th Ground Division will be directly attacking the village. While the guerillas are distracted by the 2698th, we will move in and rescue our boys. Our objective is rescue. Fight if no choice is given." Yugi said.
"Sir, yes, sir." the troops replied.
"Move out!" Yugi ordered.
The troops headed to the jeeps that would take them to their destination as soon as possible.
General Mahinko approached and said, "Colonel, I wish you luck."
"Thank you, General. We will not let you down." Yugi said.
"I'm certain you won't." General Mahinko said before walking off.
The jeeps headed out, with Yugi and Heba in the lead jeep.
* * * * * *
~0345 Hours~
Yugi and his troops were about 50 yards from the village that was about to be attacked. They were waiting for when the time was right to infiltrate the village.
Yugi looked at his watch. "Fifteen minutes before the attack starts." Yugi said into his intercom at his ear.
"Right." Heba said.
"Understood." Jou said.
"We're ready." Malik said.
"All set." Ryou said.
"Don't forget that no one moves out until I give the order." Yugi said.
"Yes, sir." Heba, Jou, Malik, and Ryou said.
"Colonel Takishima." Yugi said.
"Colonel." Takishima replied.
"We're ready when you are." Yugi said.
"We're all set, too. Wait at lest fifteen minutes so that we're in full battle before you attempt to enter." Takishima said.
"Understood." Yugi said.
The 3058th had been split up into five groups to go in from different directions. Yugi, Heba, Jou, Malik, and Ryou were each leading one group.
Yugi turned to his team and said, "Be ready. We'll be commencing the rescue operation within thirty minutes."
"Yes, sir." the men said.
~0400 Hours~
The sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard.
"It's started." Yugi said.
"Do we move in?" O'Connell asked.
"No. Not until I give the order." Yugi answered.
~0415 Hours~
"Move out!" Yugi ordered both into his intercom and to his team.
Taking their weapons, the group charged toward the villages. Along the way ,they came across guerillas.
Yugi aimed his rifle and fired at the enemy. He hit several of the guerillas with the bullets as did his team.
A guerilla came at Yugi from behind, but he rammed the butt of his rifle into the guerilla's face before he kicked the guerilla back.
Several of the others in his team were also fighting in hand-to-hand combat.
"Move on!" Yugi ordered when all of the guerillas were down.
As they entered the village, they converged with Heba, Jou, Ryou, and Malik's group, as planned.
Yugi motioned for everyone to spread out and search.
Yugi and Heba came across some women.
The women lunged at them with knives, screaming in another language.
Yugi and Heba both fired at the women, shooting them dead.
"Colonel. Major. We've found them." Jou said through the intercom.
"We're on our way." Yugi replied.
The two made their way to where Jou, Malik, and Ryou were with a lot of their troops.
Yugi nodded, and Malone, a big man, broke the door down.
With Yugi in the lead, they made their way into the dark, damp, desolate prison.
Inside were at least a dozen of Japanese troops. The troops looked surprised to see their own countrymen in the room.
"We're from the 3058th. We're here to help you." Yugi said.
"Colonel. There's more of us." a lieutenant said.
"Do you know where?" Yugi asked.
"A few buildings over." he said as he was helped out of the cell.
"Ryou, Malik. Oversee their rescue and get them out of here ASAP. Jou, Heba. Come with me. Your teams, too." Yugi ordered.
While Ryou and Malik led their teams in the rescue of the prisoners, Yugi, Jou, and Heba led their teams to the other building.
Once more, Malone busted the door down, and the group stormed in.
"Who are you?" a colonel demanded.
"Colonel, I'm Lieutenant Colonel Yugi Mutou of the 3058th Airborne Battalion. We're here to rescue you and all the other captives." Yugi said as the team set to freeing them.
Soon, all of them were freed.
"I have never been so happy to see a fellow soldier in my life." the colonel said.
"Let's get them out." Yugi ordered.
The group headed out. They had made it halfway through the village when they were shot.
Everyone hit the dirt.
Yugi took out his pistol and started firing as the other soldiers fired their rifles.
"Move on out! Protect as many as you can!" Yugi ordered his men.
With the 3058th protecting them, the prisoners made their way through the village.
The colonel was shot in the leg and went down.
"Hold on, sir." Yugi said, getting the man's arm over his shoulder.
"Lieutenant Colonel, leave me here and save my men." the colonel said.
"No. We will get you all out. We don't leave any solder behind, regardless." Yugi said, hauling the man to his feet.
Heba fired at a guerilla. "Get out of here, Colonel. I'll cover you." Heba said.
"Thank you, major." Yugi said, helping the colonel along the way.
Even though they were under fire, Yugi and his team managed to get all of the prisoners out.
Once at the safe zone, Yugi said, "Are all the prisoners here?"
"Only my men were here, and they're all accounted for. I owe you my mens' lives as well as my own Colonel Mutou." the colonel said.
"We're soldiers. We help each other. The evac buses should be here soon. They'll take you and your men to a MASH unit for treatment." Yugi said.
The colonel nodded.
Once the evac team arrived, they started getting the rescued prisoners out.
"Colonel Takishima, how are you and your men?" Yugi asked.
"We're doing fine. We're heading out. Was the operation successful?" Takishima asked.
"Completely. Everyone was rescued." Yugi said.
"General Mahinko will be glad to hear that." Takishima said.
Soon, the 3058th was heading back to their base.
* * * * * *
~1600 Hours~
After arriving back at the base, the base doctors looked Yugi and his team over to see to their injuries.
After being cleared, Yugi, Heba, Jou, Malik, and Ryou met in Yugi's office with General Mahinko.
"A complete success. From the sound of it, that guerilla hideout is finished, and all of the prisoners were rescued." General Mahinko said.
"We did the best that we could." Ryou said.
"Did the 2698th have any casualties?" Yugi asked.
"None, but a few critically wounded. Still not sure how that will play out just yet." General Mahinko said.
"Some good did some out of it. That's the important part." Heba said.
"Indeed. You and your team should feel proud. You have done a great service to our country." General Mahinko said.
"Thank you, General. It's through the efforts of the entire 3058th that we were able to do this." Yugi said.
"I commend you all. Good evening, gentlemen." General Mahinko said.
The five saluted as General Mahinko left. They then fell in the chairs.
"That was exhausting." Jou said.
A knock sounded on the door.
"Come in." Yugi said.
O'Connell walked in wearing a silk nightgown. "All of the soldiers have been examined. No terribly serious injuries." O'Connell said, handing Yugi the stack of folders detailing all injures.
"Thank you, O'Connell." Yugi said.
"Couldn't wait to get out of uniform, could you?" Malik asked.
"These are what I wear." O'Connell said.
"O'Connell, never wear something like that outside your tent again." Yugi said. He added, "If you must, wear something not see through."
"Yes, sir. Sorry, sir." O'Connell said before leaving.
Yugi put a hand to his head. "I think I need to get him that discharge." Yugi said.
The group laughed.
"How about a drink before we go to bed?" Heba asked.
Yugi stood up and got five glasses and the scotch out. He poured all five of them glasses of scotch.
The group picked up their glasses.
"To Yami." Yugi said.
"To Atemu." Heba said.
"To Marik." Malik said.
"To Bakura." Ryou said.
"To Seto." Jou said.
"To our guardian angels. Thank you for the safe mission." Yugi said.
The five drank to it.
"Well, I'd say that our guardian angels are doing their job." Ryou said.
"They'll always be looking out for you guys. You know that." Jou said.
"We know, but we'll always miss them, Jou. Nothing can change that." Yugi said.
"Can't wait to see them again someday." Malik said.
"Let's got to bed. It's already 0000 hours, and we have to be up at 0600." Yugi said.
The group said good night and went to their tents to go to bed.
Okay that was chapter 4. I got the idea of O'Connell being a man who wears women's clothes to try and get out of the army from M*A*S*H. THere is a character called Klinger on the show who did the same thing.
Next chapter will be back to the Yamis. Yami and Atemu will be job hunting, and Mokuba finds a surprise.
R&R.
