The Plan...
Marlowe eased the patrol craft along side the pier, as the solders and the shenshi got ready to disembark the craft. Thanks to Sailor Moon and another unknown person, they were able to get the exact location of the shenshi's leader. From the map they had gotten, they were to reunite with Moon at an warehouse inside the abandon town. But since the area was swarming with both Russian forces, as well as elements of the Legionnaire mercenary army. Not to mention, they could see explosions coming from the town as well. That meant that the American army had begun their offensive into the city. It also meant that the 2 teams would have to be extra cautious when they ventured into the city. With no other alternative, they thought it be best as to land somewhere on the outskirts away from the fighting and work their way into the city. Unfortunately, the only safe place they could have landed, was located 4 miles out side of the city, which meant that they would have to find some mode of transportation. As they disembarked the vessel, the solders training kicked n and they began to scout and secure the general area, while the shenshi also disembarked and they began to huddle around Mercury. Who now had the map provided to them, displayed on her computer...
"According to the map," she spoke up, " the warehouse is located near the port. The only route into the goes right through the town."
"That's not good." Jupiter said flatly, " isn't that the last place we should be passing, considering that there is a battle going on?"
"And the last thing we need right now is to be found out." Karmen reasoned, " from what Sweetwater told me about this town, it is filled with Russian and even more so, Mercenaries."
" and besides, I doubt that we would be able to take them all on." Neptune cut in, " they could just keep swarming us until we tire out."
"Not to mention, we are still a ways outside of the town. It will take a while to get there." Uranus also cut in. " true, but from what I can tell, this is the only way through the town." Mercury told them, as a more detailed map came up an the computer screen, " all the other streets and road ways are blocked through out the city. This is the only route that is not blocked."
" They must be getting ready for that American attack. Force them in to one part of the city and focus all there fire power on them. Very smart." Karmen said. Even he g\had to admit that what the Russians were doing was sound in idea. Even though it would result in hundreds of deaths in the end for both sides. " So just how do we get through there with out getting shot up?" Uranus asked rather impatiently.
Fortunately for the Shenshi, there answer soon come from Redford, who came up to them and said... "Okay, listen up! Mike-One just informed of a small supply depot near by. We are going in and clear it. Mike-One says that there are also some vehicles that we could use if we get them in one piece. "
"So what's the plan?" Venus asked him. " WE are going in an clear out the place. You stay behind until we say it is safe." Redford told them, stressing the 'WE' part, meaning that this men will lead the attack on the depot. Needless to say, this did not sit well with the shenshi. Uranus and Jupiter in particular.
"Hey! We are more than capable of fighting on our own! Or did you forget that?" Jupiter said, sounding rather annoyed at the fact that Redford wanted to keep them back. But Redford kept his stern look and said... "The reason I say for you to stay behind, is because I do not want the wrong people to know that you are even here. When we attack, the only report to come out is that it was the Americans that did it. Not a group of women in Mini skirts. As far as any one knows, your all dead and I would like to keep them thinking that as long as possible."
The shenshi and Karmen all thought about what Redford had told them and in some ways, he did make sense. So far the only advantage they had so far was the element of surprise and they were not willing to give that up just yet. So if they had to hang back from a battle to keep this ruse up, then they would just have to to that. They all just nodded in agreement and stayed behind the the solders, as they began to work their way up a near by track and towards said depot.
Within a few minutes, the 2 teams came upon the rather small supply depot and their eyes soon landed on 2 BMD-3's armored personnel carriers, parked in a clearing along with a couple tanks. That would be their means of transport into Sadiz. With a bit of grumbling from Uranus and Jupiter, the Shenshi stayed behind, while Redford and his men made their way into the compound and went to work.
No sooner had they entered the depot, Redford called out... "We got Reds approaching!" as he saw a small group of Russian solders advance on them. The Russian solders opened up and peppered the area with small arms fire. Bad Company hunted cover and returned fire, taking out 2 Russians in the process. At this point, more solders filed out of one of the buildings there and took up positions in between Bad Company and the rest of the base. Redford opened up with is M-416 assault rifle and took down another Russian solder, while Haggard managed to send 4 more flying through the air light rag dolls, as used his rocket launcher and struck some fuel barrels that were next to them. Sweetwater also managed to pin down a couple more solders long enough for Marlowe to flank them and quickly dispatch them with a grenade from his M16. Soon, Bad Company had managed to clear out a number of the offending Russians and they began to advance forward, taking cover where they can along the way. Marlowe ran forward and took cover behind a concrete barrier, before dropping another Russian and moving behind one of the parked BMD-3's. Thinking quickly, ran towards one of the parked Tank and entered the vehicle. Moments later, the massive war machine rumbled to life and "rolled" out of it's parking spot, before swinging it's turret and firing it's main gun at a group of Russian solders. Sending the flying like rag dolls... ans strait to hell. The whole affair only took 15 minutes and in the end... Bad Company:1 Russians: 0
"Good job Marlowe!" Redford said, as he and Haggard ran up to the tank. As Sweetwater signaled the shenshi that it was now safe for them to join up. Within minutes, the 2 teams had joined up and were now planing just how to enter the city/fortress...
"Oh... I just say we go into there and kill'em to tinny tiny pieces!" Haggard said rater irritably as he stood in the group. Redford just sighed and said,You just shut up! The best thing to do is to split up into 2 teams and head into Sadiz. Beside, there is no way one of those APC's could hold all of us."
"So what is the plan?" Uranus asked them.
"I HAVE AN IDEA!" Venus exclaimed excitedly. "How about if Redford and Haggard go with the Outers in one APC, while Marlowe and Sweetwater come with the rest of us in the other one?" For a second, the other shenshi wanted to say just how stupid that plan that was. But after a little bit of thinking, the shenshi soon realized that Venus had a good idea! And from the look on Redford's face, it sounded like a good idea to him as well.
"Okay listen up! The ones called the outers will come with me and Haggard in the first BMD. The rest will go in the second one. We move in ten!" and with that, Redford, Marlowe, Sweetwater and Haggard went into one of the buildings to see what they could load up on.
"Wow! That was an good idea you came up with Venus." Neptune told the blond haired woman, "Your a genius."
"Um... I am?" Venus said in a puzzled tone. "Uh... she is?" Uranus, Mars and Jupiter said in a equally puzzled tone. Neptune for her part, just pinched the ridge of her nose and said...
"Uh... never mind. We should get ready to move out."
"Yea... things could get a little bumpy on the way in." Karmen replied. The rest of the shenshi nodded in agreement. A few minutes later, Redford, Haggard, the outer shenshi and Tuxedo Karmen piled into the first BMD, while Marlowe,Sweetwater and the rest of the shenshi filed into the second one and within a few minutes, the lumbering war machines began to make their way into the battle field that wad the city of Sadiz...
(Warehouse, Port of Sadiz,)
"Where... where are we?" Sailor Moon asked Mimi, as she looked around the massive warehouse. Just moments before, they had escaped from the Legionnaire's vessel via Mimete/Mimi's special ability and they were now in the safety of an warehouse that Moon thought of as Mimi's "hide out" As Moon began to look around, she began to just marvel of just how large the building was. The interior was open and expansive, it looked like it could easily hold her house inside and sill have room 2 more like it. There were few widows and they were all massive, but they were all located near the very top of the structure, just below where the wall and the roof met. But they still allowed the sun light to flood into the building and illuminate the interior. But it was the large machine located within it walls, was what got Moon's full attention.
There were 2 large metallic pillars located on each end of the building, while more box like components flanked each of them. All of them connected to the pillars by cables that either ran along the ground or hung in the air like clothes lines with slight sags in them. But located directly dead center of the space, was a group of small stick like devices that were arranged in a circular formation and just like the others, they too were connected by cables as well.
"Wh..." she stuttered out, "what is that thing?"
"Our means of getting home." Mimi replied, " It took me years to build it, but it is almost completed"
" I... I don't understand?" Moon said in a puzzled tone. But Mimi replied, "This was the reason why I worked for that man. I needed to get the materials and funds to construct the transportation device. All I need is to generate enough power to create the portal that will link us back to our dimension. Back home. You have no idea just how many nights I have dreamed about going home."
"But what would you do when you get back?" Moon asked they woman. Mimi just bowed her head and said, "I will never bother you or your team ever again, if that is what you want to hear. I never want to hurt another being ever again. I just want to have a normal life."
"But how will you make a living for your self?"
" I... I will find a way. I always wanted to be famous and adored by millions of fans. I... I will become an actress. That was my dream before... before..." Mimi tried to finish, but the memories of her past were just to pain for her to remember. Moon sensed her sadness and hugged her new friend...
"It is okay, Mimi. I am sure it will all work out for you. But tell me, what do you need me for?" she asked.
"The one thing I need to make this possible, this machine to work, is the levels of power needed to keep the portal open long enough for us to make it through. That is where you come in."
"Me?" Moon replied with a touch of fright in her voice. Mimi could feel the fear in Moon's words and said, "Please, I am not going to hurt you or any of your friends. All of you contain massive amounts of energy, but if I were to use one one of you to power it up, it still would not be enough for what I need and the resulting drain from you would do lasting damage to your bodies. That is why I need all of your help. If all of you focus just 20% of your energy, it would be more than enough to power my machine and get all of us home. All the while not doing any harm to you or any one else."
To say that Sailor Moon was a bit shocked by Mimi's plan, would have been accurate. What Mimete... Mimi was suggesting was that she and her friends use there powers to power up a machine that would open a portal that would send them all back home. Moon did not know if she should be frightened at the fact that the shenshi would be used as batteries, or the Mimi had in enough thought into her plan so that the shenshi would not be harmed in any way. Mimi noticed the look on Moon's face again and said... "Please Moon, I have gone over this for many years. Believe me when I say this was the only way I could make sure that you would not be harmed. I wish there was another way."
"So what do we do now?"
"We wait until the rest of your team mates arrive." Mimi said to her. " But why don't you just take all of us at once. Like you did me?" the shenshi leader asked.
"Because I can't. It takes up a lot of energy for me to do what I did as well as a lot of concentration. It took all of my strength just to get you. If I were to try to take you all... I rather not think about what could happen."
" So what do we do until they arrive?"
" Get ready to fight. If I know any thing about the Legionnaire, he will not take my betrayal lightly. He will come looking for us. He will most likely kill me and take you as his prize." Mimi said fearfully
Moon took in what Mimi had said and she could feel the fear in her voice. Mimi was taking a big risk in saving her life and if she were to be caught... it would not end well for either of them. "So we are safe here, right?" She asked,
" We should be, and if I am right your friends will be here soon." Mimi replied, as the sounds of gun fire and explosions began to erupt outside.
"What's going on?" Moon exclaimed, as she heard the commotion from out side. " Right before we left to... before we left, I heard the Legionnaire say that they were expecting some kind of attack. I guess that is what going on right now."
"Are we even safe here?"
" I reinforced the building before I began constructing my machine. So we should be okay." Mimi reassure Moon. "If it makes you feel better, when your friends arrive, I will go out and make sure that they make it here safely."
"But how will you know when they are in the city?"
" You did not wonder just how I was able to find you?" Mimi said, as she picked up a small laptop and when Moon looked at the screen, she saw the symbols of her Shenshi. They were in 2 groups, one behind the other and they were moving towards a map of what she though, was the city... " You were able to track us?" Sailor Moon asked her. Mimi nodded slightly and said...
"Yes... I was able to do so by tracking the frequency of your communicators. We should be able to track their movements and I should be able to help them when they need it." she explained.
"Alright then, but I am going with you if they need help." Moon declared. Even though she could have stayed in the warehouse, Moon did not like the idea that all her friends were risking their lives to save her, while she was safe in a fortress of a ware house. What kind of a leader and a friend would she be if she did?
"Alright then, you have a deal." Mimi replied, as the 2 women watched the 2 teams inch closer and closer to the city on the computer screen...
(On board the Legionnaire's vessel, a few miles away...)
The world was a blur as the Legionnaire began to wake up. The last thing he remembered, was his former 2IC throwing a bottle of acid at him. The contents of which splashed on his face causing him a great deal of pain, before he fell onto her workstation and passed out because of the pain. His whole was in pain, possible a result of his fall onto the table. His skin felt strange, as if it was vibrating on it's own. As he picked himself up, he heard his radio crackle to life and when he answered it, the voice of one of his field commanders on the other end...
"Sir! The Americans are beginning their assault into the city! They have heavy armor and are advancing! What are your orders?"
" Reinforce the... the... Russian lined and flank... and flank them. Try to... force them into the center of the city. The Rus... the Russians will take care of them..." he forced out to say. But as he did, he noticed that his own voice sounded a bit distorted.
"As you wish, my commander!" the man on the other end replied with a strong Slavic accent and with that, the com went silent.
As he began to walk, he also began to notice that his movements felt a bit sluggish and he was having problems lifting his own leg as he walk. He wondered what just the hell was wrong with him! Why was he feeling this way? But soon he would get his answer, for as he was about to exit the room, his eye caught his refection in a near by mirror and when he went up closer to gt a good look at him self, he could not be what he was now seeing. For where a man in his early forties should have been standing, the was a large horrific creature of a man stood. His skin was now darker than any normal human and his mass had grown quite a bit and his uniform had begun to rip at the seems because e of is new body mass. But the feature that he really notice was the fact that the skin on his face had been eaten away be the acid and it now showed his muscle tissue. Giving him an almost demonic look. In a rage, he ripped off the mirror from the wall and sent it flying across the compartment with a roar of anger , before he took up is radio...
"THIS IS YOUR COMMANDER! I WANT ALL MERCENARY SOLDERS TO STOP ASSISTING THE RUSSAIN MILITAY AND HUNT FOR MY FORMER 2IC! I GIVE ANY ONE WHO CAN KILL HER 30 GOLD BARS AND PROMOTION TO NEW 2IC! AND HAPPY HUNTTING!" he all but screamed into the device before slamming it into the bulkhead.
That blond haired bitch was going to regret ever betraying him and he was going to see that she paid dearly for her treason. That was his only thought, as he exited the compartment and made his way to the top deck...