Chapter 30 Captivated
It's been about a month since the mission to rescue Eka happened and since they found out she had a daughter who was the leader of the now destroyed Brigade after she gave up everything on them after learning her mother's past. (Sora to answer your question theres always gonna be extremists that who do things that don't have much logic to it as they just act without thinking at times)
As for Eka medical treatments were underway to see if they could reverse the aging process to turn her back to her current age but the odds seemed slim.
Right now Sean and Korra were in bed with Junior in the middle before they woke up and smiled before kissing each other.
"Mmm. I'm glad we decided to take a vacation I really needed this." Korra said pulling Junior closer to her as he woke up and giggled.
"Yeah...And now Junior gets to see the rest of the world." Sean said opening the blinds showing a highly advanced city of Tokyo Japan.
After waking up both of them were down stairs as Korra was getting Junior his baby food.
"And I thought the States were so advanced." Korra said seeing several holograms of Cybernetic products being shown.
"Yeah Japan has always been one of the most advanced countries in the world since a large number of Cybernetics come from here." Sean said turning on the news.
"Theres an Avatar here right?" Korra asked.
"Yup. The Avatar of Air. Hitomi Yoko. Like every fourth Generation Avatar she's in the military at the rank of Sargent Major. I know her personally. She takes her title and rank seriously now compared to before." Sean said.
"What changed?" Korra asked.
"You changed us." Sean said making her smile remembering she's the reason they got their faith back because she helped him which made them follow suit.
"So theres not much crime here is there?" Korra asked.
"Not much anymore. There are still some problems but the police can usually handle it." Sean said.
"So...Odds are you won't be called into service?" Korra asked grinning.
"Don't get your hopes up. Odds are that I may get called in just once. Can't be helped." Sean said kissing her making her moan before Junior giggled making them smile.
Later
Reznov and Mako were outside a heavily populated area investigating a case.
A couple hours ago the daughter of the form Prime Minster was taken from this spot.
So naturally the group in the area were called in to investigate.
Thats when Mako rushed to him.
"No dice. It's pretty much the same as what was in the initial reports." Mako said.
"The same here. They all remember seeing the girl waiting around this area, but no one happened to be looking at her the moment she vanished." Reznov said.
"Yo! Whats the status down there?" Sean asked on the comms.
"We pulled footage from the area's IR system, But it didn't show anything other than what we already know. And asking around didn't turn up jack shit either." Reznov said.
"My old man's with the Minister of home affairs right now trying to get the details from former Prime Minister Kanzaki." Sean said.
"Oy, doesn't this seem familiar? A familiar M.O." Reznov said.
Sean watched a recording of the Former PM's daughter in her last location before the tape got fuzzy before she was gone.
"Theres no doubt in my mind who's behind this and my dad feels the same way. A person suddenly disappears into thin air in the middle of the damn city. Blindfold Ivan." Sean said.
"God I fucking hate that name! It makes my country sound bad." Reznov said.
"This is their signature routine." Sean said.
"But the missing girl is the daughter of none other than Kanzaki, the former PM. Hasn't he always denied the existence of these Blindfold Ivan mass abductions?" Mako asked.
"Yup." Sean said.
"If they're the ones behind it, then it's hard to believe they'd shot themselves in the foot like this." Mako said.
"Maybe they didn't know it was her. Not everyone knows everything. Everyone makes mistakes." Reznov said.
"Or...It could be a disguised plot by someone who wants us to think it's them. Using their signature move to torment the former PM?" Sean asked.
"Why though? How many of these abdications have there been?" Mako asked.
"In the last year? At least a hundred cases which makes us believe the ones responsible is a pro. Maybe even EX military." Sean said.
"If it's EX military it has to be someone who knows what they're doing." Reznov said.
Meanwhile
Irons was meeting with the former PM about the situation.
"If only this were some elaborate scheme she concocted to run away from home. My daughter's been going through a very difficult time, you see. That is, ever since I took a. beating in the media and was ousted." Kanzaki said.
"Due to your statement last year denying mass abductions, I assume?" Irons asked.
"Yes, that's always part of the risk one takes as a public figure, of course. But if you ask me, it's the citizens who serve the state. At the time Russia's diplomatic position was compromised when word of these kidnappings cropped up. Russia's window to the EU began to close after that. Therefore, they attempted to strengthen their relations with Japan. At any rate. Why haven't there been any demands from her abductors?" Kanzaki asked.
"The Task force you asked for is under the impression without any doubt that Blindfold Ivan is responsible for this. And that they had no idea she was your daughter." Irons said.
"Thats absurd. Why would they go after the one who threw suspicions off them?" Kanzaki asked.
"As I said they may not know. Since criminal groups have begun to diminish over the last decade new members have been difficult to find. They may not know who she was." Irons said.
"Regardless of what they've done in the past, I find it hard to believe they unknowingly kidnapped Reiko, Daughter of the only man who protected them from suspicion." Kanzaki said.
"Whats left of the Mafia in the Northern territories are at a low number. As I said they may not know. But regardless my task force is working on this case throughly. They will find her in time. They are the best in all the joint military units." Irons said before he left.
"Sean." Irons said on comms.
"I was listening to the whole damn thing. Guy pisses me off. He openly denied these people existed and who knows how many people are dead because of him. As a parent myself I would blame him for everything and say he's getting what he deserves." Sean said.
"I'm not disagreeing but his daughter is innocent." Irons said.
"Thats only reason I'm letting the Task force continue this Op. Ok so say that some new flunkies unknowingly took his daughter. If they learn they kidnapped the daughter of the man who's protected them in a way they may panic and kill her and the others they took." Sean said.
"Hence why we have a press blackout. It won't last long though. We know for a fact that the ones doing the kidnappings is clearly Russian. Reznov's adoptive father Imran Zakhaev recognizes the tactics and wants this case solved to put this behind his government." Irons said.
"Of course he does. Still the fact of the matter is if they learn who they have they will slip up." Sean said.
"Which is why we can't let that happen." Irons said.
"Reznov, Mako, I really don't think that they'll risk shipping the girls overseas alive. It's far too complicated. They probably process them first. Check out places that could break down large numbers of people, starting with the most likely areas." Sean said.
"Roger that." Reznov said starting the car up.
"Poor kid." Mako said looking at Reiko's photo. "If this was a northern territories abduction, it's Karma, then. Do do you think he would have done anything this time if the girl wasn't his own kid?" Mako asked.
"Don't let personal feelings affect your job. You're just venting because you got a grudge against the former PM. Do does Kruger and everyone else." Reznov said.
"Obviously, I'm venting, but they're the feelings of the general populace. What about all those other people who've been abducted?" Mako asked.
"It's not that I don't get what you're saying, but consider what these latest victims are going through at this very moment. The fact is, we have confirmation that 29 underage girls were reported missing over the last three days in this area alone. It's far from rare for minors to run away from home, but in 28 out of 29 cases, there have already been demands for some sort of investigation. Seeing that these girls who have been reported missing are from good homes, don't you think this has the reek of the northern territories all over it?" Reznov asked.
"Yeah...Hopefully when we close this case we'll bring them down for good." Mako said.
"One can only hope." Reznov said before they came to a stop.
"We sure this might be one place they would use?" Mako asked.
"Every heard the saying that every now and then that good neighbor you like turns to be a serial killer? Places like this are usually used for dark purposes." Reznov said.
Thats when they heard some argument making them look seeing three people two men and a woman arguing. The Woman had blonde hair with white skin and a blue eye on the right as her left eye had a patch over it.
However Reznov looked at the woman who looked right back at him before both their eyes widened.
"YOU!" Reznov roared pulling out his gun before shooting at her but she dodged before using one of them as a human shield.
"The hell?" Mako asked in shock before they fired at them.
"Go around back! I'm going after them!" Reznov yelled chasing the other two.
Arriving inside the building Reznov looked around before he spotted the woman.
"It's been a long time Reznov. You've grown up a lot."
"Shut your mouth you old hag!" Reznov yelled firing at her as she dodged before her partner shot at him but Reznov used his metal arm to block the shots before shooting him two times. One in the chest and the shoulder making him yell in pain as he fell down before Reznov smashed his foot into his right arm breaking it off making him yell in pain.
Mako went into the garage before spotting a rig before opening it up seeing the girls.
"Reznov I found the girls." Mako said before dodging a knife from the woman who pulled off her hand showing it to be a knife before she attacked him again before he grabbed her arm and pulled before it came off. "AHH!" Mako yelled in surprise before she kicked him back as she went into the truck.
"Dumbass! Throw it away!" Reznov yelled making Mako look seeing the arm was a bomb making him widen his eyes before throwing it up as the woman drove the rig out of the garage as the whole placed exploded before she took a sharp turn and three girls flew out the back before the doors closed.
The whole building collapsed before Reznov dragged Mako out.
"Son of a bitch! Still alive huh?" Reznov asked.
"That's a hell of a thing to say. I saw my life flash before my eyes." Mako said annoyed.
"I wasn't talking about you dumbass." Reznov said confusing him. "The old crow who used to be with the SVR." Reznov said before pulling out his phone as Mako rushed to the girls.
"Kruger, we have three girls in custody who we believe are abductees. From their testimony, there's no doubt that it was a Northern territories kidnapping." Reznov. said.
"And Kanzaki's daughter?" Sean asked.
"She's with the female ringleader, who's still at large and on the run." Reznov said.
"You were right fucking there how could you let her escape?" Sean asked annoyed.
"Well...Theres something else. The ringleader is an old face I haven't seen in 10 years." Reznov said.
"The fuck are you talking about?" Sean asked.
"It's Cruzkowa." Reznov said making him narrow his eyes.
"Cruzkowa? Are you sure?" Sean asked.
"I recognize that old face of her's anywhere. Don't forget she was my old mentor for 7 years." Reznov said.
"Mentor?" Mako asked.
"Yup. We all had our mentors back in the day. She was mine until I caught her forcing children to enlist in the military. After that she was given an honorable discharge. Though it should have been dishonorable since most of the kids she tried to force into service never recovered from her harsh treatments. I took it personal and beat her within an inch of her life. Her tactics are two centuries old." Reznov said.
"Huh?" Mako asked.
"Her current age is unknown but she went full Cyborg in 1993. She may look young but she's gotta be at least a hundred years old." Sean said.
Later
Irons had set up a trap to force Cruzkowa out into the open once she realized she had kidnapped the daughter of the former PM who kept suspicion off her.
Now she was dragging Reiko to the Russian embassy hoping her former comrades would give her immunity.
"Don't move another muscle." Reznov said aiming at her making her stop before letting Reiko go.
"Come on Reznov you're not gonna shot your former mentor." Cruzkowa said.
"Makarov was a better mentor to me than you were. At least he didn't beat kids into serving the country by force." Reznov said.
"I was giving them a future." Cruzkowa said.
"By murdering their parents and beating them within an inch of their lives to make them join the military by force? Yeah...Some fucking Future." Reznov said pulling the hammer back making her frown before her other arm turned into a gun and aimed at him in the face while he did the same to her.
"You know...Out of all the troops I trained. You are the worst since you turned me in." Cruzkowa said.
"At least I'm still human...And not alone." Reznov said before Sean aimed at her head.
"It's not gonna kill him anyway. Give up." Sean said making her growl before.
BANG!
Neither Sean nor Reznov fired or her.
Instead it was from the Embassy seeing Imran Zakhaev as she fell down dead from a hole in her head.
"You boys ok?" Zakhaev asked.
"We're good." Reznov said putting his gun away.
"What a twisted bitch." Sean said.
Later
After that whole incident Kanzaki gave a public apology for brushing off the abductions for so long.
As for Reznov's former mentor she was sent back to Russia to be fully examined for anything on her body she may have hid.
"I knew you all had your mentors but I never knew Reznov had a really twisted one." Korra said holding Junior as they watched the news.
"Yeah. It's a real touchy subject with him. Her actions reminded him of that night when Cinder took off his arm and took away his parents. You can imagine she set him off with her actions." Sean said.
"He had her as a horrible mentor and you had Stryker." Korra said making him nod.
"Yeah...Still we learned what they taught us and used it for good." Sean said making her smile as she kissed him while Junior laughed making them smile. "And when you get older and join the military I'll make sure you have good mentors as well." Sean said making him laugh.
Authors Note: And with that Another crime is stopped and someone from Reznov's past is dead for her crimes. Now Next Chapter will have a lot more action so be prepared for it. Read, Review, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS! SEE YA!
