Apologies Everyone, I took The Month off for Christmas, I have not abandoned this story. There's still a lot of ground to cover! :)
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"Who the hell are you?!" Rick asked before suddenly reaching for his revolver. "HOW'D YOU GET IN HERE!?" He yelled at The Asian. Takeo got up from his perch on the window and walked a few feet forward with his hands in the air, but he didn't drop his Katana's. "My my… such a warm welcome…" He replied sarcastically with a smirk. "I expected as much from you at this point but… I can work with this." He said while smiling at the whole situation.
"Put your gun down Sheriff before I'm forced to do it myself." Takeo said as his voice turned from sarcastic to serious. "Who. The Hell. Are You?" Rick repeated as he cocked his revolver. The Rest of the group aimed at The Asian, who smiled at just how serious they were taking this. "Just put down your weapons." Michonne ordered.
Takeo laughed. "I'm sorry but I don't take orders from such a novice swordswoman." He responded. "And you'll regret shooting me, after all without me, you can kiss the chance of Stopping Richtofen goodbye."
Rick, who was shocked at the stranger said, lowered his revolver. "You know about…" He paused. "Yes, He came to your little community and fucked everything up, I know that for certain." Takeo grinned. He turned to the rest of the group and spoke in a commanding voice "I know EVERYTHING you need to know to about The Reich, and how to stop it, I'm the key to stopping That Madman once and for all."
"He speaks the truth Rick." A certain old man replied. In an instant, Rick immediately dropped his weapon at the sound of the voice; A voice he had not heard in a long time…
It was then that Hershel walked in. "I know this man, He can be trusted." Hershel spoke to the bewildered group. Rick and The rest of The Survivors were in awe at the whole situation. "H-Hershel?" He stuttered out a reply. Without thinking he turned to the rest and ordered "Everyone, your dismissed. But you two… you two… I'm gonna have a word with you both." He pointed to Hershel and Takeo as he gestured for them to follow him.
"Nein… I can't believe this… This is Bullshit!" Franz thought as he wandered the crowded hallways of The Fathership. "Such Stupidity, Such Insanity." He whispered angrily to himself as he passed several Other Wehrmacht troopers, who eyed the Admiral with confusion over his pissed off demeanor. He couldn't believe The Sheer Madness that His Fuhrer had displayed. He always knew of his want to defeat Alexandra but to see him so infatuated with its leader just pissed him off to no end.
'He set this shit up from the beginning." He thought. "Now he expects Takeo to inform them of The Pentagon; the greatest threat to The Reich at the moment, forge an alliance with not only them, but perhaps even The Saviors. Does he want to doom us all?
"I can't allow this to stand…" He said aloud once he was away from the crowd and ceased at the front of an Elevator. He hated every damn thing The Doctor said, but at the same time Richtofen was The Fuhrer. He had never disobeyed an order from him, but this situation called for it. "I need to get rid of Rick… with him gone The Fuhrer will surely come to his senses… but how?" He thought.
After a few moments of deep thought, the answer came to him. "The Dream!" He shouted even though no one could hear him. "He failed to beat the Russian… So if I get him to assist me…" He pondered. A twisted Grin came across the Admiral's face as he stepped into the Elevator and advanced towards the top level; Towards Nikolai's quarters.
"How the hell is this happening… I want answers." Rick began. "First off, who the hell are you?" he asked, much more calmly than before.
Takeo smiled once more at Rick's question. "Well Sheriff, My name is Takeo Masaki." He replied. "I was one of Richtofen's Generals, One of his top men, and I'm certain you know who this gentleman is." Takeo said as he gestured towards Hershel, who was sitting beside him.
"Of Course I do, so would you care to explain to me just how he's still alive?" Rick Responded as he looked towards Hershel. "I saw you get beheaded by The Governor… right in front of me." He said to Hershel with sadness in his voice.
"I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my friend here Rick." Hershel responded as he looked towards Takeo. "You can trust him." He said. "What he has is crucial to stopping Richtofen and whatever it is he's planning."
Rick crossed his arms and thought for a moment, taking everything in. Finally he said "Alright, But you're going to tell me EVERYTHING." He said bluntly to The Asian. "Starting with just how Hershel's standing right in front of us."
"The Reich is far more advanced than what you originally thought." Takeo began. "They've had well over 70 years of isolation to perfect their technology; Richtofen ordered the creation of Various Wunderwaffes, or "Wonder Weapons" He explained. "However, The Reich is over twenty years more advanced on its own, in terms of science at least, while its Military Technology has consisted of Modernized German Weapons since the war, hence is why you see them using STG44s, or MG42s."
"I have no clue what those are…" Rick replied. "Figures, you've been focused on survival so it makes sense that you'd forget your history." The Asian smiled lightly before continuing. "The German fields of Science however… are FAR beyond The United States, and possibly even Japan." Takeo explained, unsure if his hypothesis was correct.
"So… If The Germans held out this long… I'm assuming The Japanese did the same thing?" Rick asked. "Indeed, The Emperor and The Fuhrer worked together frequently behind the scenes, and It's through our help that The "Untoten" Reich even exists at all." Takeo answered angrily as the words came out of his mouth. "Richtofen was always fascinated with… Necromancy; Raising The Dead." He continued.
"And that's how the Apocalypse started?" Rick interrupted. "Yes, The Virus was conceived in The Early days of The War, It was based on Mustard Gas, and its effects were quite similar to that, only once the victim died, the corpse would be resurrected as A Flesh eating Abomination. But that wasn't good enough for Edward." Takeo explained. "No… no He wanted to truly weaponize it. The Virus turned its victims into mindless drones, with no allegiance… He wanted Intelligent Corpses fighting for him; hence we have The Wehrmacht as we see them today."
"Then how are we all infected then?" Rick asked. "If you die in anyway then you come back as a walker." Takeo's Explanation went against nearly everything he knew of the Virus.
"The gas dissipated into The Atmosphere, It started in The D.C Area, and then it spread through Wind currents and Rouge Wehrmacht Agents who unleashed The Gas in America's cities." The Asian Explained. "D.C was hit the worst though; The Ground troops were involved in that one… I saw the carnage myself…" Takeo sighed. "After D.C It was Los Angeles that was hit; right around the same time too, The Media managed to witness it, News reports and the like."
Rick went silent as he took this information in; He frowned during the entire Speech; Disgusted at Richtofen's actions, but He still needed answers. "Then the Whole Country was infected?" He asked with concern.
The Asian went silent for a while as he sat back down in his Chair, before he whimpered out a quiet "Yup" as a reply; Explaining it all was bring back all The Memories he had repressed while Working for that Madman. "Was it just America that was hit? He said he wanted Revenge against The Allies." Rick asked.
"That was the plan at first." Takeo sighed. "But he knew that that The Other Nations of the world would respond eventually, so he ordered The Virus to be unleashed throughout The Atmosphere; Poisoning the Entire Human race with that damn Wonder Weapon of his." He exclaimed. "But America, The United Kingdom, And Russia were hit The Hardest; Hell, Russia isn't even Infected; Approximately 98% Percent of his forces are fighting off The Spetsnaz and The Other Russians; He considers it "Payback" for The Eastern Front, and with an Army of 100,000, That leaves only roughly 2000 Wehrmacht here in America with a few officers in The Other Major Nations."
"Well at least we're not fighting 100,000, that's a relief." Rick held back a chuckle before he turned Serious once more. "But that still leaves one more question unanswered." Rick stated. "How is Hershel here?"
"Edward discovered a machine on The Moon, The M.P.D; A Device powered by The Souls of The Dead, and with The Billions killed in the epidemic, It's Grown Immensely stronger." Takeo answered. "That's probably why he even invaded in the first place, but to answer your question, while the M.P.D is run by Souls, It doesn't destroy them, or at least not immediately; it harnesses their Energy to Power The Entire German Warmachine."
"However, souls can be extracted; "Pulled out" if you will, from The M.P.D and brought back to life, and Edward's been studying Your Group since the very beginning." Takeo explained. "I don't know what it was but you caught his eye, and He's resurrected various other People from your Group, including That Blonde Girl that hanged out with you."
"Beth?" Rick Exclaimed in shock. "She's been brought back as well?" Rick couldn't believe the notion that They'd Resurrect Anyone, let alone Beth. "Maggie would be happy to hear this… if she was here." He said with a small smile.
"Erm… Yes… Maggie." Takeo hesitated. "Oh dear God…" Rick said in fear. "You never really told me what happened to her either Tak." Hershel said; speaking up for the first time in the entire Conversation.
Takeo Sighed, he had no choice but to reveal it. "Richtofen had her infected with The Virus; she and Beth now work for Him." He revealed; now expected The Inevitable Backlash from the two.
"SON OF A BITCH!" Rick banged his fist against The Table and got up. "That… Fucking… Bastard…" He muttered nearly inaudibly. "Worse yet, He's resurrected the one you call the "Governor" as well." Takeo went even further, which caused Rick's eyes to widen in fear. "He brought him back too? This is bad… This is really bad." He whined. "I just wanna rip that Bastard's throat out." He crunched his fist and hissed.
"I had to shoot Beth point blank in the face Rick… You don't know what that does to a person... but Beth… and Presumably Maggie… well; they aren't Maggie and Beth anymore." Hershel replied to Rick with Bitter regret.
"Well… I think that's all for now… I've… Heard enough for the day." Rick scratched his head. "We'll give you some place to sleep, don't worry, There's an abandoned house in the south of the community, we can give you that." Rick offered. "I'd gladly accept. " Takeo bowed in respect.
"Hershel, since Maggie's been… you know, and Glenn's out there, you can have their room." Rick said to Hershel. "Wait… Why's Glenn out there?" He asked worriedly. "He's out searching for his wife. What else? I told him it was a stupid idea, we never know when one of those Germans decides to show up, for all I know they're patrolling the entire damn perimeter." Rick answered.
"We're gonna send a squad after him, don't worry." Rick explained. "You two just go get some rest; I'm going to talk to Carol and Daryl." Rick said as he left the room.
Hershel grinned as Rick left the room and turned to Takeo. "What do you think his reactions gonna be when he Finds out Daryl got his ass kicked?" He asked sarcastically.
Takeo smirked as he let out a small laugh. "If he held me at gunpoint just for entering a room, then let's just say his reaction shall be priceless." He said as he left the room as well to find that House Rick offered him.
"The hell with him… He's just gonna leave her out there to die?" Glenn mumbled to himself as he walked the road; He had to be at least 10 miles away from The community at this point.
"He's gonna say that shit right in front of me… Her Husband, that searching for her is a lost cause? He's just gonna give up?" Glenn grew more enraged as he went on.
"To hell with that." He said aloud. "Maggie, I'm going to find you even if it kills-" He paused as he felt a small crunching sound from underneath his shoes. He lifted his foot and found what appeared to an Empty bullet casing.
"What The Hell…" Glenn said as he picked up the casing and examined it in his Hand; It looked fresh, as fired recently, and it bore The Swastika on the front; The Symbol of The Reich. "Looks like I'm one step closer than before." Glenn smirked as he put the Casing in his pocket; this would be Damn good evidence to change Rick's mind. As he turned around, A Small cloud of smoke caught his eye, and he stumbled across the rest of the scene. "Oh my God…" Was the only thing he could Say.
Rifle casings littered the road surrounding a tumbled Motorcycle; The Bike was completely wrecked, and it was smoking as if its Gas tank had been punctured and set aflame. Surrounding it was a small puddle of blood, but no sign of a Person.
"What the hell happened here?" Glenn said; freaked out at the turn of events. Though the Next thing to occur made his hair stand up. He was fearful to turn around, as he heard The Bushes behind him moving.