Chapter 7: On the sidelines…
Washington DC
CIA director, Araon, wasn't really concern with "National Security."
Despite his talk with the President, and his promise to Jack, he had more materialist aims.
No, it was the Vector Generating Crafts, a technology that could change the balance of power, and return the United States to the forefront of technology in the world.
Araon believes it is America's right to be a superpower, and whatever means she use to maintain her status is justifiable.
With Vector technology, no longer would the United States have to rely on relatively slow moving missiles, or even lasers, to intercept unfriendly missiles. This is, if the team was successful.
With what his agents in Japan have acquired on Vectors, it is the new "wonder weapon": the new Nuke.
Araon have read the Japanese police reports on what some little child with Vectors, or "ghostly hands" as his team calls them, could do.
It was almost unbelievable, some reports indicates that some Dichonius, a mere child, is able to stop bullets!!!
Of course, with Mary, his partner-in-crime's niece, hadn't demonstrated any ability to stop any projectile. So Araon assume such reports were myths conjured up by the gruesomeness of the murders that have taken place. But Mary has shown what a highly trained team with "ghostly hands" support could do. And it was amazing; even other highly elite Special Forces teams who were pit against them in various exercises stood no chance. None. Zero. Zip. Sure, they might get lucky sometimes and score some kills against Mary's team. But, overall, even the most highly elite members of America's armed forces couldn't think fast enough to be decoyed, divided by everyday objects that Mary picked up, then picked off by Mary's Delta teammates.
Now, if every single unit in America has "ghostly hands" support, America would be well on her way to be the world's most powerful nation, perhaps even in the galaxy!
The galaxy… funny.
Araon could understand that Jack wouldn't want his niece to be dissected, thus ended his a few of his other plans.
And, as the President have mentioned, Mary is the only Dichonius in America, at least as far as the CIA director knows.
For a while, however, Araon have received reports of various Dichonii experiments taking place in Japan.
So he set spies to the facilities where such experiments were taking place.
Now, with Dr. Ishii's discoveries, what he had been hoping for has been found.
And as a added bonus, this was an opportunity to redeem the agency's tattered images from the numerous torture scandals that the media had made such a big deal of.
To door to his room opened.
A man in a suit entered.
"We've received a reports of another weather satellite begin prepared to launched from Tanegashima island."
Araon turned to him.
"And what's so important about it?"
"But on the rocket, our agents discovered there are no satellites onboard, and from photos taken,we believe it's begin loaded, with Vector virus in viral cartridges. And it is aimed to fly over the United States. And possibly set to self destruct somewhere over the West Coast, Los Angeles, or Hawaii."
"Ah, the Dichonii threat to the United States have materialized, thank you, Agent John, prepare a report and get me the phone."
Araon wasn't worried about the Vector virus, America's medical institute will develop a vaccine soon enough. Even if such vaccine contains enough mercury to give everyone autism, it would still be very effective. But first his team will have to retrieve the virus, and from his latest reports they are in a bad state already.
John handed Araon the phone.
"Patch me to the President please."
After convincing the President the threat Dichonii posed to America, he asked for support for the Delta teams in Japan.
Support which was readily granted, by the branches of the United States military that have yet to take action in this operation.
The Air Force.
And Marines.
Whiteman Air Force Base
A B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, were begin loaded up with an unusual assortment of cargo.
Just several months ago, AV-21, the Spirit of Louisiana had received several modifications with enhances its stealth and payload.
Ironically, the B-2 sent on this mission had the same name as the modified former missile submarine already on the mission.
Now as AV-21 was begin loaded up, a squadron of Marines Recon were begin briefed.
Once all was ready the stealth bomber took off, heading for Japan.
Little does the crews knew what crisis they were about to enter…
Off the coast of Saseba
The Japanese's entire Escort Flotilla 4 and 5, as well as Submarine Flotilla 2 were tasked with hunting down and sinking the USS Louisiana.
But the modified SSBN has proven to be a very hard target to hunt.
On board the Ohio-class submarine, Daina Vonole was worried.
With the advice of her XO they managed to evade the forces searching for her boat by going deep.
But a transmission has summoned her to communication depths.
Now Daina Vonole was faced with a difficult choice: go to communication depths and risk begin discovered, or remain where she is and miss a potentially important message.
Capt. Vonole choose the former.
However, she did it with stealth.
The message was for her submarine to alert the Deltas on the facility that reinforcement was on its way.
As she did so, a Kongo class destroyer picked up the Louisiana's transmission.
Now the Japansese Maritime forces found their target, and moved in for the kill…
