Chapter 14: Betrayal

Around eight, Sadie found herself awake. The sun was creeping into her eyes and she soon opened them. She then noticed something was different and turned around. Chris wasn't there. Perhaps he had gotten up early to get some breakfast? She was about to get out of bed before realizing she wasn't wearing anything, and then sat back down.

Once she saw where her bra and panties were, she quickly put them back on, in case of any random entrances. She then realized she was going to need a shower, especially after last night. She then got her bag from the bathroom with all her showering gear, and decided to take a shower using Chris' bathroom. Not that he would mind it anyway.

Once she got undressed again in the bathroom, she got into the shower and turned on the water. While she was getting cleaned, she was thinking about last night, and what she had told Chris. What could she say? It was probably one of the best feelings she had ever experienced in her life, and yet, that didn't cure her cravings, which worried her a bit. She wasn't becoming obsessed, was she?

She had drifted off and had to force herself to stop touching herself, blushing again. Guess love really does that to a girl. She then thought about what she had told Chris. It was a big leaping stone, was she really ready for this? Were both of them ready for such a step? Once she was done, she dried off and got dressed with the clothes she had brought. They were more casual clothes, since today was technically her day off, and she hoped nothing would come up.

She then took her stuff back to her room. Seeing that Pikette wasn't there, Sadie figured she was working. For a Pokemon, she was definitely hard-working. Sadie's stomach grumbled slightly, realizing she really needed some food. She then decided to see Pikette after breakfast.

"Hmm, this is interesting," Pikette said, looking at the screen. "Mark? You might want to take a look at this."

"What is it?" Mark said, coming over to her. Mark was her temporary supervisor for this position.

"There seems to be a conflict about three miles north of the city," Pikette said.

"I don't remember this coming up," Mark said. "Hmm, and they're registering as SIP. I better go tell this to General Ortiz. Good work, Pikette."

Once Mark left, Pikette looked back to the screen. She got a better satellite image of the area. The building that she was seeing was large indeed, almost like a fortress. If there were SIP there, it was gonna be tough taking that place out.

"Hey Pikette." Pikette looked over to see Sadie coming over to her and taking a seat.

"Hey Sadie," Pikette responded. She then noticed Sadie's attire. "Day off?"

"Yeah, as long as nothing comes up," Sadie said.

"Well, seeing this, I don't know," Pikette said, motioning towards the screen.

"What the fuck?" Sadie groaned. "They're just never gonna let me go, are they?"

"So, how was it?" Pikette asked.

"How was what?" Sadie responded.

"You know, last night?" Pikette said. "It's okay if it was absolutely terrible, I wouldn't be surprised."

"Oh no, no!" Sadie said quickly, who was now blushing. "It was..." She then smiled a bit. "It was alright I guess."

Pikette smiled back. Chris had his ways with women. She would know. She then frowned slightly. She didn't want to tell Sadie this, but it was probably for the best. "Hey um Sadie?"

"Yes?" Sadie responded.

"You know who Dawn is right?" Pikette asked.

"Yeah, Chris' ex-girlfriend. He told me about her," Sadie said.

"Well, you do know last night wasn't his first time?" Pikette responded.

"Really?" Sadie said. She then laughed slightly. "Guess I can't blame him. He didn't know I was still alive at the time. Speaking of which, have you seen him at all?"

"No, I thought maybe perhaps he was with you?" Pikette said.

They both then looked at the satellite image once more. "Oh, I am so gonna kill him," the two of them said at the same time.

(A/N: Alright, this is where the fun begins. The song here is one I recently found, by a new band I like now. The name of the song is "Morning After" by Dead By Sunrise. Chester from Linkin Park is the one who made up this band and they sound pretty cool. Oh yeah, and make sure you get the right song. There's the new version, which is this one and is three and a half minutes long, and there's the version used from Underworld: Evolution, so make sure to use the former.)

Chris, meanwhile, had much more on his plate. He had been running for cover and had finally found some cover next to some other soldiers. "Reinforcements?" one of them said. "Boy, do we need them."

"Can you explain what's going on?" Chris practically yelled over the gunshots.

"We've been bogged down for almost an hour," the soldier said. "If we can get close, we can call in air support, but only from a precise location or else we'll all be taken out."

"Sounds like we've got our hands full," Chris commented.

"Here, take this," the soldier said, giving him a small device. "This heartbeat monitor will help point out any enemies nearby."

"Thanks," Chris said, installing the monitor right onto his gun. "I might have an idea, but are your men willing to do it?"

"Of course, Sergeant Johnson," the soldier said, who seemed to know who he was. "We'll follow you all the way."

"Very well," Chris said. "We have to be quick, but if we do this right, we may have a chance. Now, all of you, follow me!"

*They moved out where they were hiding and quickly moved forward, avoiding any bullets that zoomed past them. They then found more cover and took their positions. Chris quickly looked down his scope and first took out some of the soldiers inside the building before focusing on the ones outside. There then came a large explosion which erupted close to where they were due to the artillery behind them.

Chris quickly took cover to reload. He then heard the beeping from the heart monitor increase and saw there was someone close. Pulling out his M9, he quickly shot a Zena soldier right in the head that was trying to sneak up on him. Chris then took another look around the corner. They had made some progress, but they still had a ways to go, and it was only going to get more difficult.

Chris then led the troops forward again, taking out any nearby soldiers. Unfortunately, there were turrets near the building, taking out some of the soldiers around Chris. However, he quickly ignored the bullets flying at him and moved on. It was a slow progression, but they were getting closer to where they had to put the marker. That was what needed to be done.

Finally, Chris and the rest of the squad that was with him made it to the checkpoint area. They were still about thirty yards from the building, but this was good enough. "Black Panther Squadron, this is Sergeant Chris Johnson," Chris said. "We need immediate air support, AC-130."

"Roger that, Black Panther Squadron is now taking off, ETA five minutes," Command said on the other line. "Make sure to keep that transmission device online once they arrive."

"Roger," Chris responded. Now he had to hold his ground for five minutes. Shouldn't be too hard, right?

"Bogies, ten o'clock!" one of the SIP soldiers said. Chris turned around and saw the troops surging towards them before opening fire on them. They were in a tight zone, meaning they could easily become overwhelmed. However, that didn't even bother Chris. The troops kept coming, intent on destroying the marker.

"Damn it, where are they!?" Chris almost snapped. At this rate, they weren't gonna last long.

"Roger, this is Black Panther 74632, coming up on your position," a voice then said on Chris' radio. "I'd recommend you get everyone out of the area."

"Roger that, Black Panther," Chris said. "Everyone, retreat back immediately!"

Meanwhile, the AC-130 made it's way above the outside limits. "Alright, that building there is the main target. However, we still have friendly troops evacuating the area, so hold your fire."

"Roger that."

"Sir, friendly artillery is backing off as well."

"Keep your eye on that building."

"The troops are at a safe distance, you are clear to engage the building."

"Roger that, target in sight." Two 105 mm rounds were fired and hit the building, causing the building to explode.

"Woo! Nice shot!"

"Good kill, good kill."

"There are survivors retreating from the area. Pick them off before they get away."

"Roger, roger." The 25 mm gun began raining bullets, killing the ones running off. "Targets are eliminated."

"Thanks for the help, Black Panther. Most appreciated."

"Not a problem. Black Panther is now returning to base."

"This is another one that's gonna go in the books."

"I hear you there."

The building was completely demolished, causing an eruption of cheers from the soldiers still alive. Chris let out a sigh of relief. Maybe, just maybe, this was a sign that the end of the war was near. "Sergeant Johnson!" Chris turned around to see a soldier coming up to him. "Sergeant, I've been given orders to take you back to Vista Lighthouse."

"Very well then, lead the way," Chris said.

(A/N: Okay, before I go into this, I have another song. The name of this is "Snape And The Unbreakable Vow" by Nicholas Hooper.)

"Well, I see the mission went well," James said as soon as Chris arrived.

"Only because of air support," Chris responded.

"Well, we knew infantry and artillery wouldn't be enough," James said. "But anyway, enough of old news. There's something I've been wanting to talk to you about."

"What's that?" Chris asked. James then went over to his desk, pulled out one of the drawers, took something out, and then closed it, coming back to him. He then held out his hand and in it were three syringes. "What are these for?"

"I know you've been having weird convulsions," James said. "It's one of the major side effects of the nanomachines, along with others. Of course, it's also a bad side effect."

"Because it's killing me," Chris said, taking the syringes. "But how did you know I did?"

"Merely guessed," James said. "However, I would know what it's like because I have the same problem."

"You have those nanomachines as well?" Chris asked.

"An older generation," James said. "But that is for another time. Anyway, these syringes will help counter the side-effects, but only use them when needed, or else it may do something else. Now, there is one other thing I wish to ask you."

"And that is...?" Chris asked.

"I'm not going to lie," James said. "This war seems like it's over, but it's not. Zena's troops are now bogged down, and they're not planning on moving out too soon. Where they could be right now, nobody knows. That's why I need to ask you this: I'm going to need the codes for SIP security and their defense codes."

"Defense codes?" Chris asked. "But why? This is part of SIP."

"A different branch of SIP," James said, correcting him. "The men you saw out there were not from your branch. Besides, I'm getting the feeling SIP isn't telling us something."

"What do you mean?" Chris asked.

"If SIP was intelligent, they would attack at the heart of Zena, not just let them keep coming," James said. "However, with those codes, I can find out what is really going on and then we can make victory come within our grasps."

"I don't know," Chris said uncertainly. "I'm not permitted to give out the codes unless General Ortiz says so."

"I know you have your orders, but it would be best for both groups," James said. "I can correct what SIP is doing wrong and it will all be done soon." He then took out a PDA and handed it to Chris. "The codes, please."

Chris took the PDA. He was feeling a bit of regret for what he was about to do, and hoped it truly was all for the best. He then punched in the codes and handed the device to James. "Thank you Chris, you're doing everyone here a huge favor. Now, I no longer have anything important for you to do, so I'm relieving you of your service here, meaning you will now be with your branch again."

(A/N: Okay, final song of the chapter, and boy is this gonna be a good one, because it's time I bring in a favorite composer of mine, and that is John Williams! Anyway, the name of the song is "Anakin's Betrayal," and you're about to see one of the most dramatic parts of the story. Oh yeah, there will be many scene breaks so keep the music going.)

*"Alright, thank you for helping us," Chris said before leaving the room.

Once he was gone, James then took out a phone and dialed in a number. Once the person on the other line answered, he then said, "Alright, let the operation commence."

There was a patrol just outside the city limits, keeping an eye out for any intruders. There was about twelve of them. Six of them suddenly got a call from their radios. With a word of confirmation, the six of them then raised their weapons to the other six's backs and fired, killing them instantly. "Tangos down."

Squad Delta-Six, known as the "Screaming Banshees," were out patrolling the skies. Little did they know that three of the fighters in the back slowed down slightly, and then without notice, opened fire, taking out the rest of the squadron.

"What the hell!?" Pikette almost yelled. "We just lost Squads Four, Eight, Fourteen, and Sixteen! Half our air patrol is gone! Mark, quickly, get General Ortiz here immediately! We have a huge situation!"

"Command, come in!" a voice cried out the radio. "Delta Squad has gone rogue, and is opening fire on other patrols. Requesting backup immediately!"

"Repeat what you just said," Command responded. "Delta Squad has gone rogue?"

"Yes, they just opened fire on us. Oh no. NO!" The transmission went dead.

Chris made his way back to the hospital with the motorcycle that was given to him. Once he got back, he saw that people seemed to have been in a panic. Going inside, he saw and heard people yelling about many different things, and Chris had no idea what was going on.

He kept looking around until he finally found Sadie and Pikette, and they did not look happy to see him. "Where have you been!?" Sadie snapped.

"We've been trying to contact you for hours!" Pikette said angrily.

"You realize we're having a major situation going on here!?"

"And you of course just showed up!?"

"Wait a minute!" Chris yelled to quiet them. "What is going on?"

"We just lost about half of our forces," Sadie said. "I don't know how, but it seems Zena is leading a huge counter-attack."

"But how?" Chris said.

"We don't know," Pikette said. "We just need to-"

She then stopped. There came a rather loud siren, which quieted everyone. Unfortunately, it was the siren no one ever wanted to hear. "No, it's not possible," Chris said.

"What is it?" Sadie said.

Everyone else found out just as Chris did and panic erupted instantly. "Run for it!" Chris yelled, taking Sadie's hand and holding onto Pikette as they ran throughout the building. They went down the stairs to the basement and went into a corner as the ground began to shake. Sunyshore City was being bombarded!

(A/N: Oh no! The city is being bombed! Worst nightmare I could ever have. Yes, I hate to end it right here but I must. I can promise you though that the next chapter will be rather interesting, and you'll find out soon enough. So in that case, hope you enjoyed the chapter, and remember, if someone manages to launch a nuke in Modern Warfare 2, don't bother. You're dead.)

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