Joe and Jun met in Dr Nambu's office early the next morning.
"Jun, here is the DNA analyzer. If there has been any cloning, or reverse engineering this should be able to tell the difference." Nambu stated.
She nodded looking at the machine. They had several similar ones over at the hospital, but nothing this advanced. As a medical resident at the hospital with a sub-speciality in cloning, she would be the technical lead on the mission. Joe was along to provide security and tactical assessment of the base.
Nambu showed her how to use the machine. He had loaded all the necessary medical records into the machine.
"This is a recon only mission. Is that clear?" They nodded. "Find the base and Red Impulse if you can."
They went over the layout of the area, and had their cover and reservations in place.
With only two of them, they did not want any real trouble, before they understood what was happening in Huntworl.
They were going as a married couple on honeymoon. While there they were going get enough attention drawn to themselves, so Red Impulse could find them. If it was really him, he would find them.
Joe and Jun arrived in Huntworl the following day. They had driven the G-2 at Hakase's insistence. He had apparently updated it, and added a few toys for Joe. He seemed happy to be driving it. Jun just buckled her seatbelt and closed her eyes as Joe drove. He was having fun driving the new improved vehicle
Nambu had made finding them painfully easy for anyone with any high level connections to ISO. Jun cringed as they checked into the hotel using their real names.
"Mr. and Mrs. Joe Asakura," The hotel clerk checked them into the honeymoon suite. "newlyweds I see. Well, you have the prized honeymoon suite. I'm sure you will both be very pleased."
Joe leered. "Yes, we can't wait to see it. Isn't that right sweetie?" Then he placed his hand possessively on Jun's behind.
"There had to be a better cover than this." Jun thought, as she devised several creative ways to kill him later.
Outwardly she smiled sweetly pretending to be embarrassed. "I can't wait until we're alone." She said very softly.
Joe didn't miss the threat behind her words. The hotel clerk just smiled.
"Follow me, please." The bell boy led them to their room.
The suite was very impressive. Nambu had spared no expense for their cover.
Joe scanned the room for bugs once the bell boy left them alone. Once he was done, Jun turned and belted him for the earlier insult. Not too hard, but enough to get his attention.
"Ooof... what was that!?" Joe asked startled.
"You were getting just a little too into your role there, Joe." Jun said sweetly.
"Oh...if looks could kill..." He grinned at her.
"You would have been dead a long time ago." She retorted grinning at him.
"Come on, Jun. I was just having a little fun. We have to make it look real. Like the sleeping arrangements, we'll have to share the bed. Don't worry... I'll be on my best behavior." He promised his voice tinged with amusement.
"You'd better or you'll have one very annoyed swan to handle." She threatened.
"Not to mention one very angry eagle." Joe added laughing.
"Come on." He said "Let's look at the maps and see where the base could be. Then, let's go get something to eat. I'm starving."
She nodded and they sat down and poured over the maps.
Several hours later they were driving out by the small airfield in the flier. As they drove past it, they noticed several custom high speed planes. They looked like something Red Impulse would fly. One in particular was all in red.
They stopped and looked at the planes from the roadside. Joe tried to get a closer look when a local security guard came and chased him from the field.
"This is private property. You'll have to leave or I'll call the police." he threatened.
"We're sorry we were only admiring the planes." Joe said.
"You have to leave. Now!" The guard postured moving his hand toward his gun.
"Come on sweetie. Sorry, we're not looking for trouble." Jun apologized to the guard.
They got back in the car.
"Well, that should have gotten us noticed." Joe smiled at her.
"He was too well armed for a private airport guard wasn't he?" Jun asked.
"He was armed with standard Mafia syndicate issue from a few years ago." Joe said. "So, maybe the syndicate or its remains is still active in Huntworl."
"Joe, let's see if we can find where the recon photos were taken before we lose the light."
He nodded and drove toward the mountain in the photos.
"According to Hakase this is Mt. Heza from the southwestern side." Jun said as she read the intelligence description.
"Joe stop here. This looks like it's about the right angle." She handed the photos to Joe to examine. He agreed with her assessment.
Huntworl was known for its scenery and outdoor activates. They had packed day bags to do some hiking pretending to be tourists.
Joe ran the thermal scanner Nambu had installed in the G-2.
"The heat signature is enormous. This base is huge." He mumbled mostly to himself. He saved the scans.
"Let's go have a look at this airbase." I said.
They took their packs and cameras and started hiking. There was a little hiking trail that led in the general direction they needed to go.
They climbed for several miles when Joe signaled to stop near a small waterfall. He pretended to take photos while checking what appeared to be a cave.
"Jun, look over here." He motioned and handed her the camera. Inside the cave the infrared scanner detected five men.
They took photos and readings. They didn't want to appear too interested in this one spot. The sun was also starting to set. Joe motioned to start back down the mountain. They had collected information from this side of the base. Tomorrow they would gather information from the other side.
They hiked down and drove back to the hotel. They were hoping they had been spotted.
Back at their room Joe entered first and gave the all clear sign. Everything was exactly where they had placed it. He even rescanned the room for bugs. It appeared that no one had been here yet. Hopefully they would see Red Impulse or some sign of him soon.
They walked down to a little outdoor café took a seat and ordered dinner and champagne.
"A bottle of the house best, sir." The waiter came back looking very pleased.
"To our one and only honeymoon." Joe whispered in Jun's ear pretending to be intimate. "Besides it's on Hakase."
Jun laughed and whispered back. "Let's see how he reacts when he gets the bill."
They were eating dinner and generally having a good time when Joe leaned forward again.
"I think we are about to have company." He motioned to several plainly dressed men coming toward the cafe.
At that moment several Huntworl military security units converged on the cafe. Joe and Jun were ready to go into action thinking they had been noticed. Instead the security officers went for a man wearing sun glasses several tables over drinking coffee.
He started to go voluntarily. Just as he exited the cafe he looked back at them and nodded. Then he started to level the men in the security unit. He was good. Too good to be just an ordinary guy.
"Jun, here is the DNA analyzer. If there has been any cloning, or reverse engineering this should be able to tell the difference." Nambu stated.
She nodded looking at the machine. They had several similar ones over at the hospital, but nothing this advanced. As a medical resident at the hospital with a sub-speciality in cloning, she would be the technical lead on the mission. Joe was along to provide security and tactical assessment of the base.
Nambu showed her how to use the machine. He had loaded all the necessary medical records into the machine.
"This is a recon only mission. Is that clear?" They nodded. "Find the base and Red Impulse if you can."
They went over the layout of the area, and had their cover and reservations in place.
With only two of them, they did not want any real trouble, before they understood what was happening in Huntworl.
They were going as a married couple on honeymoon. While there they were going get enough attention drawn to themselves, so Red Impulse could find them. If it was really him, he would find them.
Joe and Jun arrived in Huntworl the following day. They had driven the G-2 at Hakase's insistence. He had apparently updated it, and added a few toys for Joe. He seemed happy to be driving it. Jun just buckled her seatbelt and closed her eyes as Joe drove. He was having fun driving the new improved vehicle
Nambu had made finding them painfully easy for anyone with any high level connections to ISO. Jun cringed as they checked into the hotel using their real names.
"Mr. and Mrs. Joe Asakura," The hotel clerk checked them into the honeymoon suite. "newlyweds I see. Well, you have the prized honeymoon suite. I'm sure you will both be very pleased."
Joe leered. "Yes, we can't wait to see it. Isn't that right sweetie?" Then he placed his hand possessively on Jun's behind.
"There had to be a better cover than this." Jun thought, as she devised several creative ways to kill him later.
Outwardly she smiled sweetly pretending to be embarrassed. "I can't wait until we're alone." She said very softly.
Joe didn't miss the threat behind her words. The hotel clerk just smiled.
"Follow me, please." The bell boy led them to their room.
The suite was very impressive. Nambu had spared no expense for their cover.
Joe scanned the room for bugs once the bell boy left them alone. Once he was done, Jun turned and belted him for the earlier insult. Not too hard, but enough to get his attention.
"Ooof... what was that!?" Joe asked startled.
"You were getting just a little too into your role there, Joe." Jun said sweetly.
"Oh...if looks could kill..." He grinned at her.
"You would have been dead a long time ago." She retorted grinning at him.
"Come on, Jun. I was just having a little fun. We have to make it look real. Like the sleeping arrangements, we'll have to share the bed. Don't worry... I'll be on my best behavior." He promised his voice tinged with amusement.
"You'd better or you'll have one very annoyed swan to handle." She threatened.
"Not to mention one very angry eagle." Joe added laughing.
"Come on." He said "Let's look at the maps and see where the base could be. Then, let's go get something to eat. I'm starving."
She nodded and they sat down and poured over the maps.
Several hours later they were driving out by the small airfield in the flier. As they drove past it, they noticed several custom high speed planes. They looked like something Red Impulse would fly. One in particular was all in red.
They stopped and looked at the planes from the roadside. Joe tried to get a closer look when a local security guard came and chased him from the field.
"This is private property. You'll have to leave or I'll call the police." he threatened.
"We're sorry we were only admiring the planes." Joe said.
"You have to leave. Now!" The guard postured moving his hand toward his gun.
"Come on sweetie. Sorry, we're not looking for trouble." Jun apologized to the guard.
They got back in the car.
"Well, that should have gotten us noticed." Joe smiled at her.
"He was too well armed for a private airport guard wasn't he?" Jun asked.
"He was armed with standard Mafia syndicate issue from a few years ago." Joe said. "So, maybe the syndicate or its remains is still active in Huntworl."
"Joe, let's see if we can find where the recon photos were taken before we lose the light."
He nodded and drove toward the mountain in the photos.
"According to Hakase this is Mt. Heza from the southwestern side." Jun said as she read the intelligence description.
"Joe stop here. This looks like it's about the right angle." She handed the photos to Joe to examine. He agreed with her assessment.
Huntworl was known for its scenery and outdoor activates. They had packed day bags to do some hiking pretending to be tourists.
Joe ran the thermal scanner Nambu had installed in the G-2.
"The heat signature is enormous. This base is huge." He mumbled mostly to himself. He saved the scans.
"Let's go have a look at this airbase." I said.
They took their packs and cameras and started hiking. There was a little hiking trail that led in the general direction they needed to go.
They climbed for several miles when Joe signaled to stop near a small waterfall. He pretended to take photos while checking what appeared to be a cave.
"Jun, look over here." He motioned and handed her the camera. Inside the cave the infrared scanner detected five men.
They took photos and readings. They didn't want to appear too interested in this one spot. The sun was also starting to set. Joe motioned to start back down the mountain. They had collected information from this side of the base. Tomorrow they would gather information from the other side.
They hiked down and drove back to the hotel. They were hoping they had been spotted.
Back at their room Joe entered first and gave the all clear sign. Everything was exactly where they had placed it. He even rescanned the room for bugs. It appeared that no one had been here yet. Hopefully they would see Red Impulse or some sign of him soon.
They walked down to a little outdoor café took a seat and ordered dinner and champagne.
"A bottle of the house best, sir." The waiter came back looking very pleased.
"To our one and only honeymoon." Joe whispered in Jun's ear pretending to be intimate. "Besides it's on Hakase."
Jun laughed and whispered back. "Let's see how he reacts when he gets the bill."
They were eating dinner and generally having a good time when Joe leaned forward again.
"I think we are about to have company." He motioned to several plainly dressed men coming toward the cafe.
At that moment several Huntworl military security units converged on the cafe. Joe and Jun were ready to go into action thinking they had been noticed. Instead the security officers went for a man wearing sun glasses several tables over drinking coffee.
He started to go voluntarily. Just as he exited the cafe he looked back at them and nodded. Then he started to level the men in the security unit. He was good. Too good to be just an ordinary guy.