Khost Province Desert

Kenshiro brought Shaw to a part of the desert where no one could spot them. The massa's training for Hokuto Shinken was about to begin.

"Welcome, you are about to begin a new life. A purpose that can change your destiny. It is the ancient art of Hokuto Shinken." Kenshiro told the colonel.

"It is an honor, Ken." Shaw saluted.

"Hokuto Shinken has for centuries been passed from father to son. I already consider you a son, and me a second father in this martial art. It must never be used mistakenly. If handed to the wrong person, the world will be destroyed." Ken explained.

The Hokuto Shinken user demonstrated by doing some punches and kicks before the massa's eyes. "Now you try it."

Robert did what Ken showed him exactly. "Good."

The two trained in the basic use until a haji was brought before the two. Shaw requested Forbes bring him out as Ken wanted to show something.

Seconds later, the haji was showing marks on his chest. "Sir, what are you trying to pull?"

"This is the demonstrating of the Meridian Channel power points. You will be shown what will happen if those are hit." Kenshiro told him. "Shaw, imagine the soldier as someone you don't like."

The colonel began to imagine the haji as a jealous husband who might have wanted his wife. He ran as the haji and kept his imagination going, "Get out of life!" the colonel yelled then struck the marks. The haji sighed, "I'm okay!"

"Look at your chest." Ken pointed.

He looked down and saw the marks were hit, "Oh SHIT!"

"Now you must know, if it were a live battle, you would die." Ken told him.

"Thank you, sir." The young man was relieved.

Ken bowed like a Japanese man would, "We'll go into the harder training part tomorrow; Using techniques of Hokuto Shinken. We'll ask the Irishman to set up some targets for us."

Shaw nodded, "Thanks sir." then saluted his friend.

Back at the village, Shaw put on a sports game with Cabot on their radio. It was the Boston Red Sox vs. the Miami Marlins. The two hoped that the Red Sox would win.

In another part of the village, there was a party going on. In a gathering house, the ladies of the Mujahideen were partying nude. Even the journalist Ariel could not contain her excitement as she came to the party.

Saffron got on a karaoke version of one of her favorite songs, The Boys Are Back in Town by The Busboys. She had Molly, Prochnow, Hansford and Ariel some up to the stage.

The singer sang the first lyrics of the song.

On the second set of lyrics, Ariel began to sing while fingering herself. Molly sang the next set while the journalist got up to a higher structure of the stage.

As the girls see what Ariel's doing and cheer her on, the karaoke ladies sang it on, "The boys are back in town!" "The boys are back back in town!"

Hansford and Prochnow sang the next lyrics set in unison while dancing sexually. When they were done, Ariel gave out and fell onto a cake meant for the party. It was the size of a wedding cake. Some of the girls began to eat the rest of the cake and some of Ariel's juices.

Saffron and her other singers began again, "The boys are back in town!" "The boys are back in town! Oh yeah!"

Shaw heard the results, "Well we made it to the end with the Marlins 25 and the Red Sox, 10." He left to give a report.

He made to the gathering house where the party was going on and yelled, "Cut it out! All this damn noise!" then turned away to not look at the nudity.

Saffron shut off the radio and said, "We were celebrating the new uniforms you got us, any problems?"

"I got bad news, ladies."

"What is it?" Maya was worried.

"The Red Sox, my favorite baseball team lost. 25-10." Shaw fixed his cap, then walked away with, "No chance of making the finals now."

Meanwhile at Kabul prison camp, the Russians got an announcement from Menendez by radio. "This is a public announcement to all men in the prison camp. Your commander, Sahkalin Chuikov met his end on the Americano's gun; an M9 Beretta."

Mikhail widened his wide with a gasp of horror then began to cry.

A Russian went to the crying Russian colonel. "Sir, what is it?"

"First Tanyush, now my father... He shot them both... and now..." his crying stopped and Chuikov began to fill with rage. He exploded with a hateful scream.

On a battlefield, a group of Russians were fighting some Mujahideen. They were led by a man in haji clothing and a turban.

"Kamran Shah!" A haji reported.

Notes: Kamran Shah belongs to EON

"Yes?" Kamran leading the forces asked.

"The Russians are retreating! We've won!" The soldier cheered.

"Allahu akbar!" Kamran shouted. The Mujahideen fighters did the same.

The surviving Russians were retreating but saw Chuikov surrounded by men with mounted MGs. "Turn around! Keep fighting!" Mikhail ordered but no one listened as the retreaters ran to him and his men.

"Traitors! Fire!" Mikhail swung his left arm down and the retreating Russians were massacred by the MG gunners.

The next day, Ken and Shaw had seen that Mulcahy had set up dummy targets. "Ready like you asked sir." The Irishman saluted. Both the massa and the successor were shirtless.

"Okay, let me explain, colonel. Techniques are the hardest part of mastering Hokuto Shinken. Use the the aura, find your inner strength." Ken walked to a target and demonstrated a technique, punching it several times while giving kung fu yells until he gave a hook.

"Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken!"

The dummy cracked up then blow up. Forbes who was watching from a balcony was surprised. "Great stuff!"

"Now go up to a dummy Russian and imagine it as someone you don't like, like you did yesterday." Kenshiro instructed.

Shaw went to a dummy Russian chopper pilot. He began to breath and imagine the pilot live. He charged up toki energy and began punching the target with kung fu yells until he ended with a straight punch.

"Hokuto Senjukai Ken!"

The dummy inflated without a pump then it exploded. Again, Forbes was surprised. "Where the hell are you learning that anyway, Mr. Kenshiro?"

Price who was watching with a cup of tea told the major, "Cabot, Ken knows there are goddamn Russians more robust than the Massa. Now you excuse me, my tea's getting hot." He left the major to watch the training.

"It will take time to master all the techniques of Hokuto Shinken. We'll be at this until you get the feel for it."

Back at the prison camp, Mikhail retired to his quarters for the night and began writing a letter.

"Dear Ljuba, it is becoming a great tragedy for the Chuikov house. First my friend, Tanyush Spirova was shot during infiltration by Shaw, then father lost his life trying to kill the massa in the camp. I fear I can't return to your embrace until revenge is complete. He will kill our brothers until someone kills him. If things go out of hand, I fear he will become a demon that will kill all Soviets. My forces have gotta try and even out the playing field against him. I'll keep in touch as always. Your husband, Mikhail." The letter read.

A while later at the fort, Price went to his, Shaw and Forbes's quarters. He saw Elizabeth Hansford nude and reading a manga on his bunk. He also saw a suitcase.

"You brought a suitcase in here when you're supposed to be sleeping in your room. Why? Why are you not embarrassed by looking at you naked?" The sergeant asked.

"Oh, I wanted to come in here and read for a bit. Thank the peoples that no one saw me naked coming down the hall." She paused then continued, "I conquered that fear while in middle school. The fear being nude the public."

He got out a camera, "I'm not supposed to sleep with anyone other than my wife, but I could give you a photoshoot if I may."

"Okay, sir."

The girl got off the bed then posed with a side boob, and Price snapped a photo. She faced the camera, her hands behind her back and leaning forward which Price photoed. The Englishman got a shot of the waitress gripping her breasts. "That's going in your playbook, da?"

"Mmmhmm."

Elizabeth got on the ground and rested her left hand on her cheek while raising her right leg. Price snapped a photo of that too. He shot a photo of the waitress kneeling and shaking herself before him. Hansford spread her legs and was photoshot in that pose too. She got on all four and looked at her old sergeant friend with a puppy face. Price got a photo of that pose despite being nervous. Elizabeth got on the bunk and laid back on the pillow with a sigh. The sergeant snapped a photo of her doing that. She next turned her back showed her butt while Price got a photo of that. Finally, Elizabeth sat straight on the bed with her kegs hanging off and let the sergeant photo her.

"Good show."

"Thanks, Price." Elizabeth giggled.

The sarge motioned to the suitcase. "What's in the case?"

"Oh, something I wanted to show you."

"What is it?"

She opened the suitcase and it was full of bikinis and monokinis. Price was amazed Hansford even brought her Cookie Monster monokini.

"Have you been shopping for beach trips and pool swims?" The Englishman rubbed his face.

Elizabeth nodded, "Of course I have. Wearing monokinis was what dad did not approve of." She got on her cow patterned bikini and he gave a cow moo. "Pretty cute."

She tried on a union jack monokini. "Joe could toss you into the Thames wearing that and later in the evening, you could show up in his home by the Tower Bridge with a bright smile." Price admired.

"I know." She laughed playfully.

Next she got on a special bikini with pictures of Winnie the Pooh (from Disney BTW). "Used to watch Winnie the Pooh as a kid." Elizabeth smiled.

"I'm a bit surprised." Price chuckled. The sarge reminded, "Just remember any woman wandering about naked or topless is gonna piss the massa off."

Ms. Hansford removed the swimwear and nodded. "I'll be careful going down the hall tonight."

After Shaw was finished writing another letter, Forbes came in with a report. "They've done it."

"Get everyone out in the courtyard."

The Mujahideen forces even the volunteers gathered in the courtyard. "In accordance with my being placed in command here. You hajis are advised that the Russian government has issued a proclamation. It reads..." he took out papers and read them, "Any rebel, taken in weapons against Gorbachev, will lay down their arms and surrender to the Democratic Afghanistan Republic... Any rebel, taken in foreign uniform, will be summarily put to death... Any foreign officer, taken in command of Afghan rebels will be incited as igniting servile insurrection... And will likewise be put to death. Full discharges will be granted in the morning to all who apply." There was a pause then he ordered, "Dismissed!"

As everyone was dismissed, Maraj asked Elza "You still wanna fight, nigger?"

Before bed, Kenshiro began meditating in the massa's quarters hoping there will not be a dismissal. Price held a private prayer session with Elizabeth Prochnow. Forbes watched his massa friend smoke a cigarette.

The next morning, Shaw came out to Forbes who informed, "All ready and accounted for."

"How many are left?"

With no answer, Shaw came out and saw that no one had left. "Glory hallelujah."

Inside, his letter from last night read, "Dear mother, I have just begun learning a new martial art. No man has ever learned this so called Hokuto Shinken before. It could be learned by sons of fathers, yet Kenshiro the current master already considers me a son to his legacy. I feel that with this Hokuto Shinken killing art, the Russians will have to leave Afghanistan sooner. Let's hope they take it seriously. Your son, Robert."