Chapter 8 – rough landing
The MV-22B Osprey was skimming just above sea level towards the Marshall Islands at high speed.
Three F-35B Lightning II's were flying escort with Guile taking point.
Inside the Osprey Cammy was handling the controls with the Hoshis and Bogards seated behind her.
They decided to wear their traditional fighting uniforms. Cammy wore her green thong leotard along with the red beret, gauntlets and combat boots.
Chun-Li was dressed in her trademark blue quipao with a white waist belt along with her spiked bracelets, white boots and ribbons.
Ryu wore a brand new white karate gi along with a black belt, red headband and fighting gloves.
Mai fitted herself into her revealing red and white ninja dress.
Andy wore his white ninja outfit along with red gloves and a black and red belt.
Anxiety among the fighters was high as the planes approached the S.I.N. hideout.
Chun-Li's heart was pounding, and she held Ryu's hand, expecting to be shot out of the sky any second.
"God, I hope this works!" she said.
Cammy heard that and reassured her with a cocky smile:
"Have some faith, sister….Ok, we're about close enough. Let's start the chatter!"
She adjusted the microphone on her pilot helmet and started the conversation with Guile while making sure it was unscrambled for the S.I.N. henchmen to pick up.
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Inside the S.I.N. headquarters Bison was adjusting quickly to his rebirth, getting up to speed on current events and donning his red Shadaloo uniform yet again.
Inside the command center of the base, Bison was standing in front of an ornamented large throne.
The throne was on top a column of stairs and overlooking dozens of workstations where Shadaloo loyalists were gathering information, hacking systems and relaying commands.
The large wall opposite the throne was covered in holographic projected screens, which displayed live feeds of every room in the base.
Every Shadaloo member was facing Bison in attention.
Juri and Vega were standing on the edge of the stairs along with Commander Wulf.
"My loyal subjects! The time to hide in the shadows is at an end! I have returned from the dead and with me Shadaloo will rise to power!"
His dark voice echoed through the halls.
Shadaloo minions were cheering on the screens and in the room.
Bison welcomed the cheers with open arms.
"My last effort to unify the world in peace and order has been foolishly combated by the corrupt puppet regimes. They thought us defeated but Shadaloo will never fall!"
More cheering was directed at the dark Lord.
"Soon we will take over the missile launch pads in China. With those we will set up a network of satellites to spread the Psycho beam to any place on the planet. We will destroy every country's decadent leaders and finally spread order and law among the world! MY LAW!"
Bison levitated himself and his aura pulsed in evil purple.
The Shadaloo minions went down on one knee including Vega and Juri Han.
All of them raised their right fist towards Bison and called out in unison:
"ALL HAIL, LORD BISON!"
Bison took a seat on his throne and the minions went back to their work.
Vega and Juri Han walked up the stairs and stopped five steps below Bison's throne.
"Vega! You have done well! I am pleased with your reorganization of our scattered followers!"
Vega bowed in appreciation. He removed his mask and said:
"Gracias, mi commandante! How are you fairing in your new body? I hope the improvements are to your satisfaction?"
Bison eyes sparked with purple energy and a large grin formed on his face.
"As I have planned, this one is stronger than the bodies I possessed before. The Tanden Engine I designed before my last body was destroyed is giving me full access to the Psycho Power without the need for the Psycho Drive!"
Bison turned his attention towards Juri Han who was watching him with a sharp smile the entire time.
"Juri Han, come closer my child! Tell me how the Hoshis have suffered at your hands!"
Juri danced up the stairs and seated herself on one of the thrones armrests. With pleasure she told Bison how she shadowed, kidnapped and tortured Chun-Li.
In the meantime, one of the Shadaloo minions behind one of the work stations called for Commander Wulf.
The Commander stood next to the seated minion and asked:
"What is so urgent?"
"Commander, I have picked up a formation of planes flying towards us. They originated from this carrier group just outside the range of the Psycho beam and they are definitely not on patrol duty."
"So what? They are probably on a cargo run!"
"That is what I thought at first, Commander. But then I picked up this radio chatter between the planes!"
The Commander clearly annoyed grabbed the minions earpiece:
"Gimme that!...What the…..!"
His demeanor changed to slightly shocked. Wulf opened a comline to Bison.
"My Lord, pardon the interruption!"
"Speak!"
"My Lord, a formation of four planes is heading towards our location. We are intercepting their radio chatter. You will want to hear this!"
Wulf punched some buttons and transferred the intercepted radio communication to Bison.
Bison, Juri and Vega listened attentively and heard Guile's voice.
"…don't think there is anything out here Cammy! Are you gal's sure about this?"
"There must be something here! Look, there are a lot of islands! We need to check them out!"
"Guile, it's Chun-Li! Let's circle on this next Island group; they look perfect for a hidden base! Ryu, Andy and Mai didn't come with us for nothing!"
"You can land and check it out on foot, but this will take a lot longer!"
Bison heard enough. He used the console on his throne to enlarge the tactical map on the screen, clearly showing the four planes circling the Shadaloo Island.
Vega advised his master to act quickly:
"My Lord, we should shoot them down right now. We won't get a better chance to kill them!"
However, Juri Han jumped in and seductively tried to persuade Bison to serve her sadistic needs.
"No, my Lord! Don't kill them! Let's force them to crash and take them prisoners!"
Vega did not agree one bit to take prisoners at this time.
"Puta estupida! Are you willing to endanger our goals simply for another chance to satisfy your sick fantasies!?"
The bickering between the Shadaloo Lieutenant's swiftly ended with an outburst by Bison.
"SILENCE! Commander Wulf, bring the transport crashing down onto the island. Then tranquilize the survivors and put them in the holding cells! Destroy the fighters!"
"Yes my Lord!"
Vega crossed his arms, angry and annoyed that Juri would get her way.
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Guile suddenly received a warning inside the Heads Up Display of his helmet and relayed the warning to the other planes.
"Missile Lock! We're in Missile Lock! Take evasive action! Deploy countermeasures!"
The F-35's rolled away at high speed and dropped flares.
Several missiles just narrowly missed the planes.
Inside the Osprey, Cammy gave advice to her passengers:
"Ok, clench you buttocks together! Here we go!"
Cammy made some evasive maneuvers and evaded several missiles.
Suddenly the missiles were accompanied by Lasers which scored several hits on the V-22's port engine.
"We're hit! I have an engine failure! I must put her down on the beach! Mayday; Mayday! We are going down!"
The Hoshis and Bogards sitting behind Cammy were holding tightly to their seats and prayed that they wouldn't die.
The V-22 quickly lost altitude and turned three times before crashing in the shallow water on the islands narrow beach.
Guile saw the crash and checked to be sure that the Osprey didn't explode.
It hurt him to see this and to know that his friends would be captured, but he knew it was part of the plan.
"Ok guys; let's get out of here before we get hit!"
The fighters ignited their afterburners and flew back to the carrier at full speed, avoiding several laser beams in the process.
Inside the beached Osprey, Cammy let go of the tilt rotors steering and sighed:
"Hff…Oy; not bad for a fake crash, 'ey?!"
She looked over her shoulder to check on the others and noticed that Chun-Li got thrown out of her seat and Ryu was already giving his wife a hand.
Chun-Li was sitting on the floor and held her hand on her head wound.
"Yeah, very convincing, Cammy! Let's not do that again!"
Mai had to hold back a mini vomit.
"Oh my god….remind me to never go on a roller coaster again!"
Cammy had to hold back her laughter.
"Ok! Well, the bad boys will be on us very soon so let us all play unconscious."
That being said, Chun-Li lay back on the floor und Ryu got down next to her as if they were just propelled out of their seats.
Andy and Mai relaxed in their seats and Cammy leaned with her head on the instrument board in the cockpit.
Moments later two dozen Shadaloo soldiers along with Vega and Juri stormed out of the bushes near the beach and surrounded the crashed Osprey.
The soldiers aimed their F2000 assault rifles at the wreckage, ready to riddle it with bullets.
Juri ripped open the loading ramp and stepped inside followed by three soldiers.
Vega used his claw to force open the window on the cockpits pilot side.
Juri Han approached the 'unconscious' fighters with a grin, eager to play with them in one of her cells.
"They seem to be knocked out!"
Vega looked at Cammy and voiced his skepticism: "Hmm….Just to be sure."
He pulled out a semi-automatic tranquilizer pistol and shot Cammy twice.
Juri giggled and pulled her tranquilizer pistol as well.
"Hihi…wouldn't want them to wake up too early!"
Then she put two darts into each of the fighters.
The soldiers put the five tranquilized fighters onto stretchers, secured them tightly and then retreated into the jungle.
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Guile and his two wingmen just arrived above the USS Tripoli and landed their F-35B's vertically on the flight deck.
Captain Marshfield and Lt. Sanders were already waiting for him.
Guile removed his helmet and sighed while fixing his hair, hoping Chun-Li and the others survived the crash unharmed.
He left his fighter and walked towards the Captain with the other two pilots joining them as well.
Cpt. Marshfield saluted and was eager to hear Guile's report.
"Col. Guile, glad to see you back in one peace. Did everything run according to plan?"
Guile returned the salute.
"Yes, sir. Cammy crashed the Osprey on the Island as planned. It survived the crash intact, but we couldn't stick around to see them getting captured. Those laser defenses are devastating. We were lucky to get back alive!"
One of the other pilots added his experience to the report:
"You can say that again, Sir. One laser beam tore a fist sized hole in my left wing. Just a few inches to the right and it would have ignited my fuel lines. I lost twenty-two per cent of my stealth just because of that!"
Guile gave his honest opinion:
"I can tell you this much, Sir; we cannot go anywhere near this Island while those defenses are still up. Right now, it is all up to Cammy, Chun-Li, Ryu, Andy and Mai!"
Phase 1 of Cammy's crazy plan worked like a charm. Now they are back in Shadaloo's fangs. Will Phase 2 work as well as they planned or will Juri put an end to their scheme?
Find out in Chapter 9
EDIT 2018: reworked the chapter for easier reading
