New Arrivals Dokuro-Chan
Chapter 20:
"Hey, John? Now that we've found your body, is it okay if I go ahead and tell you something?" asked Zakuro. John was still staring at his grave but heard Zakuro ask her question. "Yeah. Sure. Go ahead. I'm listening." he said. Zakuro took a moment to think about what she was about to say and quickly started the conversation.
"I've been wanting to say this to you for some time now. Ever since you came back." she said. "Well, go ahead and say it." John said. "You and I have known each other for a very long time, now." she said. "Since we were four." replied John. "Right, and we always did things together ever since. We've trained together. Fought together. Experienced many things in life together. And usually when two people, specifically a boy and girl, have done these sort of things for several years, their relationship really starts to take shape with one another."
John listened to every word she's been saying, and as soon as she finished that last sentence, he changed his glance to her. "Zakuro, what are you trying to say?" he asked.
Zakuro then smiled and blushed as she looked at John in his eyes. "Well, I guess what I'm trying to say is... is that I..." C'mon Zakuro! You can say it. Just relax and tell John that you like him! she thought to herself. "... I..."
"Alert! Alert! Unidentified targets, incoming!" interrupted the phone's computer voice. "What? Where? How many?" cried out John as he got up and pulled the phone out.
Zakuro remained on the ground with an aggravated look on her face. She couldn't believe what just happened. Right when she was about to tell him, that stupid phone just had to cut into the conversation.
"Program. Instruction. Where are the targets and what are they?" John repeated. "Targets are identified as humans. Thirty of them closing fast from the air. I'm tracking their movements. Their flight path is directed to this area. I estimate them to arrive in about five minutes."relpied the phone as it pulled up a holographic map of the area and showing John where the targets were coming from. "Yep, they're definitely in an air-craft. But why are they coming here? Program, are you sure they're not from the base we just came from?" asked John. "Yes, I am certain of that. While at the base, I analyzed every single individual that was there. These humans are not from that base."replied the phone. "Well, crap. Zakuro, c'mon. let's find a nice hiding spot and wait for these guys to show up." said John.
Zakuro slowly got up, still aggravated at what happened and followed John. "Yeah, sure. Whatever." she muttered.
The two made their way behind a large sarcophagus as they could hear the sound of helicopter rotors spinning in the distance. The sound got louder and louder as the air-craft got closer.
John peeked out and saw a black Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey descend from the night sky. He tried to look for any signs of the U.S.A.F. (United States Air Force) insignia, but all he could see were the letters G.D.A. written on both sides of the air-craft.
The osprey was finally able to land in a large open field just outside the graveyard. As soon as it touched ground, twenty six soldiers came running out. Their uniforms were not that of regular infantry soldiers, but instead were black with thick, padded armor plating that covered their chests, shoulders, legs, and arms. Their faces were covered by the large, reflective visors attatched to their large helmets. As John examined the soldiers, he took notice of the rifles they were holding. Several years back, when John was studying human military, he had memorized every single weapon made by man, and he didn't recognize any of the weaponry these soldiers were holding.
"Okay, now somethings definetely not right." said John. "Whoever these guys are, they really have some top quality toys with them. I'm going over there to talk to them." he said as he got up and started walking towards them.
"Wait, John! You don't even know who these people are. They could be dangerous." cried out Zakuro. "C'mon, Zakuro. They're only humans. What harm could they possibly do to a Master Captain S.T.A.F.F. agent and an angel Captain?" John said as he motioned her to join him. Though she was hesitant, Zakuro followed John as the two of them made their way towards the soldiers.
"Freeze! Not one step closer you two!" yelled one of the soldiers as he pointed his rifle at John and Zakuro. "Whoa, relax dude. We're not the enemy. We're friendlies." said John as he extended his hands out in front of him. "I don't care! I was given specific orders to lock down any spirits in the area." said the soldier as the rest surrounded John and Zakuro. "Okay, guys. Look. I'm a S.T.A.F.F. agent from Heaven." said John as he slowly walked towards the soldier. "I think we can all agree that we're all on the same-" *POW* "... OW! HOLY CRAP! MAN THAT HURTS!" cried out John as the soldier shot him in the chest. The bullet, though disintegrated on impact, was strong enough to knock the S.T.A.F.F. agent to the ground.
"John, are you alright?" cried Zakuro as she bent down to assist him. "What the hell is wrong with you? He said we're friendlies!" yelled Zakuro at the soldier. "You better stay where you are miss. Or we'll have shoot a warning shot at you too." said the soldier as his comrades raised their guns and pointed them at her. "Are you threatening me? Do you have any idea what I am and what I'm capable of doing?" yelled back Zakuro as she was about to pull out Eckilsax.
"Hold it! Don't shoot 'em!" cried out a man from behind the soldiers. In an instant all the soldiers laid down their weapons and stood at attention. Behind them stood a tall man in a black overcoat, that also had G.D.A. written on it. He wore a black officers hat, black leather gloves, black pants and boots, as well as an eye-patch on his left eye. He had a serious look on his face and glared at the soldiers. "What the hell do you soldiers think you doing?" he asked in his strong, deep British accent. "Just following orders, sir." replied the soldier that shot John. The man walked over to him and stared daggers at the soldier. "I gave you orders to lock down hostile spirits. Have you never seen an angel or a S.T.A.F.F. agent before? Last time I checked, they were our allies!" yelled the man. The soldier's face quickly showed that he was in stone, cold fear. "Forgive me Chairman. I was only doing my duties as a soldier, sir." "I don't give a damn about your duties! What I want you to do now is apologize to this man and his friend, here!" yelled the Chairman. The soldier approached John and Zakuro and apologized to them before being sent to wait in the osprey.
As Zakuro helped John up, the Chairman walked up and bowed before them. "Please forgive my subordinate. He knew not what he did." "Well, no crap Einstein! He freakin shot me in the chest! Which has been bugging me ever since, how the hell is that even possible?" said John.
The Chairman chuckled. "Well, although they were designed to kill evil spirits, it would seem that our weapons are more powerful than we thought." "Wait, you mean to tell me that you guys are the ones who invented the weapon's technology to kill demons?" asked John. "Of couse we are. I thought you guys knew about that already." said the Chairman. "What? No, of course we didn't know that. Why in the world would I ask you that question? Now, tell me who you guys are right now. I believe my friend and I should have the right to know all about you." said John.
The Chairman told the rest of his soldiers to return to the osprey. He then turned to John and Zakuro and began explaining to them who he and their agency was. "I am the Chairman of the agency known as the Global Defense Agency." "Funny, I never even heard of your little agency." said John. "That's probably due to the fact that we weren't established until just a few years ago. About the same time this whole war started. Once the world discovered that we were able to fight against these demons, they quickly funded our agency and granted us soldiers from all over the world. Once that was done, our agency was to be labeled as top secret, so as to let these creatures be completely oblivious to our existence. We never realized that you good spirits would be oblivious to us as well. I guess I should be thanking you two for letting us know."
John and Zakuro sat there, listening to the Chairman explain about his agency and what all they've been through. "Well, I guess it's good to know who it is that's been supplying the other human armies with the equipment to fight against the demons." said Zakuro. "Actually, we were only able to supply them with the ammunition that could be used by most other weapons. Unfortunately, the ammo isn't as powerful as the ones shot from our own weapons." said the Chairman. John then started to rub his chest, where he was shot. "Yeah, I noticed. So that explains why I wasn't able to recognize those rifles. They didn't belong to any kind of known human military group." "That's right. Though we were greatly funded, we weren't productive enough to supply every army with our weapons. That's why we had to send them bullets, missiles, cannon shells, and other stuff like that, instead. After that, we were able to supply small resistance groups with secured bases, like the ones you two came from."
The two spirits were amazed at how such simple humans could prepare themselves to fight such a threat such as demons. However, something didn't seem right. "That's all great to hear and all, but if I may ask, why is the chairman of an elite and powerful agency doing in a graveyard at this time of night?" asked John. The Chairman's expression quickly turned to sorrow as he stared at the ground. "I was on my way to check on my little brother. He died here eleven years ago. I came here just pay my respects." he said. "What a wierd coincidence, John here was just checking on his body too." said Zakuro. The Chairman quickly looked at John. "Really? Where were you buried?" he asked. John then pointed to where his gravestone was. The Chairman looked a little suspicious after seeing John's gravestone. "Well isn't that something. How old were you when you died?" he asked John. "I was only two. I never really got a chance to live the life as a human. But thank God I was able to live eleven good years in Heaven." laughed John.
"Wait a second. 'Eleven' years? After you died at the age of two? Then that means you're at the age of thirteen, correct?" said the Chairman. John nodded. "That's right. Same goes for my friend here." said John referring to Zakuro.
The Chairman stood there confused. "Hold on a second. How could the two of you be thirteen? You don't look a day older than at least twenty. How are you able to look like that?" he asked. "Um, yeah. See, that there is what we call 'classified information'. We can't really explain to you why we look this way." said John. "Oh, it's no problem at all. I was just curious is all." said the Chairman as he checked the time. "Well, I better get going. It's getting late and I better get back to command." he said as he started to walk away. "Wait!" called out John. "Aren't you gonna pay your respects to your little brother?" "I wish I could, but I have to get going. Don't worry, I've been coming to this place every year. I think he has a pretty good idea that I came here." he said with a smirk.
The Chairman then continued to walk towards the osprey. When the pilots saw him approach the air-craft they started the engines. John and Zakuro followed the Chairman until he started walking up the back ramp. The twin rotor blades made so much noise, it really hard to hear anything. "Hey, Chairman?" yelled John trying to get his attention. The Chairman turned to face them. "If I could ask you one more question. How did your brother die? Maybe I can find him and let him know you were here." he said. The Chairman smiled before answering his question "He died in a car accident. Luckily my older brother and I were able to baptize him in secret, the day before he died. I guess I should count him lucky, huh? See you on the battlefield you two." he called before giving them a farewell salute.
John and Zakuro looked on as the osprey rose and gained altitude before flying away at top speed. "Do you really intend to find his brother?" asked Zakuro. John then smiled at her. "Of course I do, but it'll be a while before I do that. Right now we have to get back to the base and tell everyone about this agency. It may be our only lead to get Sakura to a safer location." John said as walked away. He then stopped and turned to Zakuro. "By the way, what was it that you wanted to tell me?" Despite how much she wanted to tell him, she knew that helping Sakura was more important at the moment. "Whoops. It would seem as though I'd forgotten already. Sorry. I'm sure I'll remember it sometime later." she laughed nervously. "Um, okay. Let's go." he said as they both released their wings and made their way back to the base.
Meanwhile, back on the osprey, the Chairman took a seat and watched his men, who were busy talking amongst themselves. He then pulled one of his sleeves over to reveal some kind of a wrist communicator. He pressed a button which let out a call signal. When the call was picked up another man, with a much more raspy-like British accent, answered. "This is the Director, who is this?" "Jason, it's me, Jack." "Ahhh, Jack. Good to here from you again. What news do you bring me today?" "Jason, you're never going to believe this... But I think I found him."
Author: Well, I hope you guys have enjoyed these three new chapters. Thank you for being patient with me. Sorry if you got mad at the part where Zakuro couldn't confess to John about her feelings towards him. But hey, I've been wanting to do something like that for a looooong time. To me, I thought it was kinda funny. HAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, please review it and I will provide yall with more chapters. That's right, my story's not done yet, so please be patient some more. Caboose out! ;)