Chapter 9: The Planning Room

Returning to the room, KSG opened the door and immediately wore a light flush on her face as Alex was shirtless sitting at his desk, multiple devices connected to his right arm.

"Hm? Ah, you're back early," he said looking up slightly as he reached for a screwdriver.

"W-Wait… you're… you're a T-Doll?!" Blair asked, absolutely stunned.

"I am a T-Doll," Alex said, his eyes begin to glow red as he closed the slot in his arms and looked up at Blair. "America has sent me to make you repent for what you did to our country! You will pay for your crimes, Commander Blair!"

"W-W-What?!" Blair asked, a bead of sweat dripping down his face, "B-B-But I haven't d-done anything!"

"You will pay for the crimes you have committed!" he said again, standing up suddenly, his crimson eyes boring into his soul.

"Y-you have the wrong man! I-I have no relation to that infernal, ex-colony!" Blair continued, horribly concerned, looking at the glowering, red eyed, force of nature that stood before him.

"The death of… that… one person! You know who I am talking about!" Alex said the corners of his mouth twitching lightly as he's trying to contain his laughter while KSG sighed lightly beside Blair.

"...you're mocking me aren't you," Blair said flatly as he came to the realization Alex was playing him like a damn fiddle.

"Hee-hee… Yeah," Alex gave off a light chuckle as his eyes returned to his normal purple, "Just pullin' your chain!"

Walking over, he gave Blair a light pat on the shoulder. Blair fidgeted slightly as he was still a bit concerned of Alex's intentions.

"No hard feelings? I got you pretty good."

"I suppose not... all in good fun," Blair replied, finally relaxing as he realized his secret was still just that.

"But no, to answer your question. I am not a T-Doll, I'm a hybrid. I've got T-Doll parts, but I'm still flesh and blood."

"And you're done with the tune up so can you put a shirt on?!" Kelly asked forcibly as she looked to the side a light blush on her face.

"But it's comfy this way…"

"Commander! You have a guest over!"

"I see Miss Anne's wishes are fulfilled in Bern… speaking of Miss Anne, she wished for me to send her regards," Blair replied.

"Of course, she would…" Alex sighed lightly as he threw on a t-shirt.

"Not a fan of her I see. She seemed like a kind enough woman, she even offered to foot the bill for Miss Welrod's new body… of course I had to admit to her that she wasn't just my adjutant," Blair replied, cocking his head at Alex.

"She can be but… I don't know, she can be quite lazy at times…" he said stretching lightly getting a few good pops. "But since you're here, I assume the transfer was successful?"

"Indeed, Wells is back to normal, or as normal as she can be without her fire control core. Speaking of that, any idea on when that will be available?" Blair asked urgently. They were still on a mission after all, and the convoy was supposed to be on the move in less than three days.

"Mmm… We've ordered one, but it won't be here for a week. Is there something you need?"

"...bastard. Yes, we have a convoy to intercept carrying important documents in three days. Wells is an essential member of her echelon. I couldn't see her leading the team from the sidelines," Blair replied as he folded his hands behind his back and paced back and forth.

"A convoy you say… Could I lend you any assistance? It might look like I mainly run law enforcement A-Dolls, but I've got a good fighting force with me."

"I… I honestly do not know. I've sent the remainder of my Echelon to shadow the convoy's movements for the past day now. They should be reporting in at any time. If it's too much for us to handle, well, I'll certainly consider you as a viable option Commander," Blair replied, wondering where those four other girls were.

"I mean it wouldn't hurt having an extra echelon of Dolls assisting," he said with a light smile.

"As I said, I will certainly consider your assistance. Now, where are those girls… they should have arrived by now," Blair said.

"Arrived?" Alex looked at Blair raising an eyebrow.

"Where is he?!" A very loud and angry voice screamed from the hallway outside.

"...oh dear. Here we go," Blair said, his hand holding the bridge of his nose.

"Miss, all we are asking is where is Commander Blair?" a stern but calm voice continued.

"Yea, where is that idiot?!" a loud, shrill voice piped up.

"That… would be my girls," Blair said as he walked towards the door.

"Here we go…" Alex mumbled a bit as he sent a Zener message to the desk girl and sat back down in his chair.

"You may enter, and please, don't try to break anything, the secretary said outside.

"Finally!" The first voice called out. The sound of a flurry of footsteps outside could be heard, and then splintering wood as the door was kicked in by a very disturbed Grizzly Mk V.

"Now I need a new door…" Alex grumbled.

"What the fuck Big Boss?! Did you really have to get Boss killed?!" Grizzly cried as she stormed over to Blair in a huff, the rest of Echelon 3 following closely behind her.

"Grizzly… I can explain everything," Blair started to say before WA2000 cut him off.

"You can explain how much of an idiot you have been! We can't leave her alone with you for five minutes before she gets in danger!" The red headed sniper growled.

"I am disappointed in your actions, Sir," Lee-Enfield said softly.

"Disappointed, it's fucked up!" Calico cried, glaring at Eric from the back of the pack.

"Was that really necessary…?" KSG asked glaring at Grizzly.

"Fuck yes it was! And who are you supposed to be? I didn't know they let old ladies into G&K," Grizzly replied heatedly.

A vein popped on KSG's head as she looked at Grizzly.

"I didn't know they let Teddy Bears into this unit as well," she growled lightly, looking down at Grizzly.

"Hey all, this isn't really necessary," Alex tried to calm everyone down.

"Not now beach bod, I've gotta deal with a little repressed anger, and this old crone gave me just that opportunity," Grizzly replied as she rolled up her sleeves.

"Pfft, what do you think you're gonna do?" KSG asked quirking her head and crossing her arms.

"Oh… you're in for a treat sister. I've torn limbs off Vespids and beat them to death with em, you won't be so tough," Grizzly smiled wickedly as she took a swing, impacting KSG's jaw… and breaking her hand in the process, "Gah, what the… fuck!"

"Was that all you got?" KSG asked, unamused as another vein popped on her head while Alex sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Grizzly, that's enough," Blair said, also trying to quell the chaos.

"You're next!" Grizzly replied pointing at Eric before taking another swing… and breaking her other hand, "what… the fuck… are you even made of?!"

"I'm a shotgun you idiot…" KSG sighed rubbing her chin when more of Alex's T-Dolls ran in.

"What is the meaning of this?!" an FNC unit asked as she looked at the door, then at Blair's Grizzly.

"She punched KSG… not very smart," a PKP commented, silently shaking her head. She had fallen in behind the Belgian Doll.

"You pulled me from the pub for this!? Do I have to arrest them all for destruction of personal property and assault?" Aya growled lightly from the back of the pack.

"What's even with all the fuss, Boss?" Thompson asked puffing out a cloud of smoke, towering over Alex's Echelon.

"Oh… ok. Girls, we got ourselves a brawl on our hands," Calico smiled wickedly as she set herself back to back with Grizzly.

"I am sorry it had to come to this, but we must now engage in fisticuffs," Lee-Enfield replied, raising her fists.

"You idiots are in for it now, right Grizzly?" WA2000 grumbled.

"Hell yea, let's show em now it's done in Scotland girls!"

"Not in my office…" Alex groaned again, slamming his head into his desk as Aya punched her fist into her hand, a nasty grin on her face.

"Girls, please don't…" Blair said, hanging his head.

"ENOUGH!" A loud voice rang out from the waiting room.

A girl was making her way through the crowd of T-Dolls towards the encroaching fight. Upon reaching the front, Grizzly's eyes widened as a smile crossed her face.

"BOSS!" Grizzly yelled as she and the rest of Echelon 3 tackled Welrod to the ground.

"...and we are back to normal," Blair said with a sigh, "Apologies for the door, I'll pay for it in full."

"It's fine, Blair… It needed to be replaced so actually so you're giving me a great excuse...:" Alex replied, raising his head from the desk and chuckling lightly.

"Ladies, at attention," Welrod replied, muffled from the mass of T-Dolls that now covered her.

The girls jumped to their feet and stood at attention, letting their leader get up and straighten her tie.

"And you girls stand down… Everything's calmed down…" Alex said as his Dolls grumbled with some leaving, going back to their activities, while some stood around in case anything else happened.

"Now, apologize to our lovely hosts," Welrod continued, looking sternly at Grizzly in particular.

"Sorry," The echelon replied in unison.

"It's good to see you're up and running, Welrod," Alex said. "Is there anything off with the body?"

"Besides the firing core, I would say everything seems to be functioning normally," Welrod replied with a curtsy, "I thank you Sir for your kind generosity in our time of need."

"Speaking of time of need, Grizzly, what of the Convoy," Blair asked, hoping to get off the subject at hand.

"Don't think you get off so easily Big Boss I have half a mind to- "

Lee stepped in front of Grizzly and held up her hand. "We have grave news Sir. The convoy isn't moving three days from now."

"Well, when is it?"

"Tonight."

"Tonight?!" Welrod said incredulously. Of all the things that could have gone wrong, her death, a lack of a fire control core, this was the worst.

"Mmmm… Can you disclose the contents of this convoy?" KSG asked as she looked at them.

"I'm afraid we cannot be specific. It contains important documents detailing our next course of action. The convoy will be crossing the border into Germany, so we will need to make our move soon," Blair replied, bringing his hand to rest under his chin, his mind planning out the next stage.

"Well, if they're moving now, what do you say on some cooperative action?" Alex asked.

"If these documents are important, we shall assist," PKP said, crossing her arms. "You're down two T-Dolls at the moment."

"Hey! I'm not out of the fight just- owowowow!" Grizzly yelped as Calico pinched her hand.

"Hmm, Alex, I do indeed believe I require your assistance," Blair concluded.

"Well then, how shall we assist?" Alex asked a smile on his face.

"This is to be a snatch and grab operation, thus it must be done quietly. Discreetly. We need a quick in and out of the combat zone, and, if things go south, enough of a distraction to get our girls out," Blair concluded.

"Why not forcibly stop the convoy and take what we need?" Aya asked.

"Because… what we are up against must not know we are on to them. They're a crafty organization, and the stopping of one of their convoys will certainly tip them off," Blair replied.

"Mmm… Then how shall we proceed?" a new voice asked, this one being a Grizzly entering through the broken door.

"I… I'm getting deja vu here…" Blair's Grizzly muttered as she looked upon her doppelgänger.

"Pffft! You punched KSG!? Ahaa! What'ya think was gonna happen?!" Alex's Grizzly retorted before bursting out into laughter.

"I'm defending my honor! When you get called out you gotta step up! I got hurt so what," Blair's Grizzly muttered.

"Broken hand from punching the problem… I think doing that hurt your honor more… I'd just challenge them to a race…"

"Pfft, what would you know about racing? What do you have, a big wheel?" Grizzly laughed.

"I'd smoke your ass in a big wheel," the doppelgänger chuckled more. "Give me a unicycle! I'd kick your ass!"

"Oh! Is it a race you want? Anytime, anyplace sister. G-Dog is ready!"

"Grizzly, enough." Welrod said sternly, "We proceed with the plan as follows: Calico and… Bern's Grizzly will be dropped in ahead of the convoy. The rest of us will cause a distraction, buying enough time for those two to board the vehicle, and find the documents we are looking for."

"Mmm… I might know what to do. Do you know what road they're gonna be taking?"

"Yes, they're using Route 7, that takes them near a large lake towards Konstanz," Lee spoke up.

"We could set up an overturned truck blocking the road. We can deploy some of our troops to run traffic while we 'move the truck out of the way.' Should give you girls enough time getting what you need," KSG suggested.

"I'm down for this," Alex's Grizzly said stretching out.

"Agreed. We only have a few hours before the convoy crosses the German-Swiss Border. I would suggest we do not tarry," Blair said with a nod.

"That settles it. Calico start getting to know your new partner in crime. The rest of you, put on your best acting faces, we have a job to do," Welrod concluded.