A/N: Thanks to Rezonmon, KaimelarTheDreamer, and ChasexJinjaForever for the reviews.
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The troops swooped in quickly, taking everyone by surprise. Alpha watched as they ran past him, almost ignoring his presence. Confused, he backed off a bit towards the cliffs.
"Alpha!" He heard a splash behind him, and the rest of the Strike Squad was behind him. Immediately, Alpha turned with anger.
"How did they get here so fast?" he exclaimed, "Who told them where we were! This was supposed to be my rematch!"
None of them said anything, and Alpha cursed. This was now the second time that Charlemange had interrupted his match between him and Chase, and now it was getting frustrating. The only reason he agreed to following them was because he knew that Chase was going to be there, and supposedly it was going to take S.T.O.R.M. at least a whole day to catch up with them.
"Uh... Alpha." He turned around to see Bravo looking sheepishly at his feet. He held out the communicator, "It's Commandant Charlemange."
Alpha pinched the bridge of his nose knowing what was to come, but took it anyway. As much as he hated that vile woman, she was their commander.
"… Ma'am?"
"WHY DID YOU NOT CONTACT ME YET? I 'AVE TROOPS SAYING ZAT ZEY 'AD YOU ON ZEIR MAP, ZITTING AROUND WATCHING!"
Alpha winced at the heavy accented yelling that was blasting in his ear.
"Um... could you repeat that Ma'am?" He asked timidly. He heard Commandant Charlemange huff, and then clear her throat.
"Tell me. Why is it zat when I send you all - the best that S.T.O.R.M. has to offer - to do one task, it takes you all night. But when I send my troops, they get things done within a 'alf 'our?"
Alpha opened his mouth, but couldn't find an answer. It was true that they had been watching over the group for a few hours now, and only attacked when Alpha saw two of his friends wander off on their own. Unfortunately, that was going to be the best time to strike, seeing that no one in the group would leave Chase alone. Alpha's jaw clicked shut.
"... It appears that we no longer need your services for all things concerning Chase Suno," she said, "Report back to base for your next mission. We'll deal with your punishment later."
"B-but Ma'am!" She hung up on him before he could even argue. Alpha stared blankly down at the communicator for a moment, before handing it back to Bravo.
"… So now what do we do?" Tango asked as they all continued to look down at the scene below them. Chase and his friends were fairing decently between the soldiers and the monsuno that appeared out of nowhere, but it probably wouldn't last much longer. Alpha brushed past them all, intending on scaling back up the cliffs.
"What else? Go back to S.T.O.R.M. of course," he grumbled. Charlemange would most likely be going down to the Southern base to collect Chase and-
Alpha stopped, and took one last glance back. Among the chaos he could see Chase and his other friend trying to get past everyone as the other monsuno continued to rage on.
"Where is the rest of Team Core Tech?" Alpha said. His team members blinked, and looked back in realization as well. He remembered the other two, who were probably weaving through the tunnels if not sitting behind the barrier of rocks. But what about the fifth member?
"They're probably hiding somewhere like a bunch of cowards," X-Ray said and shrugged. The rest of them silently agreed and continued their way towards the farther helicopters.
"C'mon Alpha," Kilo said, taking his shoulder, "the sooner we get back to the base, the sooner we can get Charlemange's lecture out of the way."
Reluctantly, Alpha let himself be led away by his teammates, casting one last glance over his shoulder in hopes that maybe, Chase would get away. If only for a third chance at a battle.
DLM
"Freeze! Don't move!" Soldiers flanked them on all sides, giving Chase and Jinja no way out. Locke was still engaged in battle with the other monsuno, which didn't acknowledge the presence of the troops, despite their massive numbers.
"Chase. What now?" Jinja whispered, holding up her hands when the soldiers held up their weapons.
"Stop talking and put your cores on the ground!" One of the soldiers demanded, raising his gun a little. Jinja felt sweat start to form on her brow, but slowly edged her hand down to her belt.
"...Well? Chase?" When she turned, she could see him looking around at the top of the cliffs, almost as if he was seeing something that wasn't there.
"… Chase!"
"Look out!"
There was a gust of wind, and the troops around them were gone. When Jinja looked, the wolf-like monsuno had thrown Locke straight into some of them, and charged right into the rest. The soldiers were now frantically trying to take the beast down, interest lost in Chase and Jinja. She took the opportunity as a chance to run.
"Chase, let's go!" she said, and motioned Charger over to them, "Quick, we have to get through to the tunnel- Chase?"
Suddenly, he took off towards the cliffs that the Strike Squad was previously occupying.
"Let's go!" Chase exclaimed, running through the chaos. Jinja ran after him, staying close on his heels as stray blasts went whizzing through the air. The other monsuno had finally noticed the soldiers, and was now actively fighting against all of them. Locke, on the other hand, was struggling to get back up.
"Locke! Return!" Chase shouted and held out Locke's core, and he disappeared into a blue flash back into the core. Jinja quickly followed suit with Charger. It was better to draw less attention to them and their monsuno when the soldiers already had their hands full. Chase kept running, and Jinja struggled to weave around the chaos as stray blasts would come whizzing by.
Just when they almost got out of the shallows and over to the shore, there was the click of a gun from behind them.
"Not so fast!" Jinja turned, only to be struck by one of the guards. Falling into the water with a splash, she could barely make out the figures looming above them. She could also hear Chase try to struggle, but saw more quick movements and then he was silenced.
In the haze of her eyes, Jinja could also see the soldiers swarming around the other monsuno. It continued to hiss out at them, but was cornered by another dozen troops. Cords and nets were launched at it, thrashing and turning to escape.
The rest of her vision was obscured by a blindfold, and she was yanked and pushed along, hardly able to walk on her own. There was shouting and monsuno cries in the background, but could hardly tell if they had caught the beast. After a moment, she could hear the roar of a helicopter, and knew that she and Chase would be on their way to the S.T.O.R.M. base.
A/N: Story's picking up again!
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