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Chapter 6: The Hell we walked into
After four days of getting settled and exploring the training Island Redford and his squad started to train Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko and one thing that all three girls had to agree on was that it was pure hell for them.
The three of them were split apart from each other meaning that Akeno was mainly training with Redford and Sweetwater while Mitsuko was trained by Nomad and Haggard and Mitsuko was busy training with Marlowe.
By the end of the first day all three girls could feel every single of their muscles in their bodies screaming at them in protest and in the following days it didn´t get any better, they got woken up by the men of B-company even before the sun was up and without breakfast they had to start to run not only had they been running for several hours but they also had to go through several of the obstacle courses.
They had been climbing up walls with ropes, crawled through mud under barbed wire and so many other things before they even got to the shooting range.
On the range they had to hit a certain amount of targets in a set time and if they failed they had to do it again and again until they managed to do it in time.
While one girl was training at the shooting range the other two were busy with their own training Redford had Akeno go through a fire team exercise that he set up in the jungle for her with the main difference being that if Akeno didn´t manage to shot a target in time she was hit by paintball guns that fired at her.
Kishiko was also busy with Nomad and Haggard explaining to her what types of explosives to use for what kind of job and target before they moved on to train her in hand to hand combat two against one.
Shirayuri watched as the three girls went through their training a few times they did cry and complained but that only earned them more and more training until they learned to suck it up going through each training exercise without a word the only silver lining during the first few days was that they could relax as much as they were able to in the pool or the hot spring of the mansion once they were done for the day.
It didn´t take too much time maybe around two months before all three girls were able to do any of their training daily without even breaking a sweat but that was the time Shirayuri reminded Redford about a different topic mainly the education of the three girls.
And before Akeno, Mitsuko or Kishiko knew what was happening they were having classes with Nomad as the teacher it wasn´t all that boring seeing as he mainly taught them how to survive and adapt to certain situations in different countries and climates.
Aside from the usual things Nomad also taught them how to survive in the wild but one week of theory later they had to do the same in praxis one morning the three girls woke up in the middle of the forest with just the most basic of equipment to survive.
It wasn´t easy that was for sure but a month later Redford and Nomad found the three girls living in a small tree house complete with hammocks to sleep in and everything else you might need to survive in the wild.
Redford and Nomad were impressed and gave the girls two days to rest but despite that all three girls kept up with their physical training as well as their shooting practice on the various firing ranges Redford and his squad had built over the time the girls had been in the jungle.
Like that fifteen months went by but now they faced a bit of a problem during the time they had been busy with training they barely noticed just how much ammunition, fuel and food they consumed but now their supply situation looked grim to say the least.
Shirayuri contacted Takanaka who gave them the location of a port where they would be able to get new supplies but getting them meant for Redford and his squad as well as Shirayuri to travel there by plane.
Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko learned about this about a week later and Mitsuko and Kishiko agreed to help out by escorting the supply ships through the golden triangle while Akeno wanted to stay on the Island to continue her training but unknown to Akeno that was exactly what Marlowe had hoped for.
In the evening hours on the day before they would leave the Island Marlowe was standing on the roof of the mansion looking at the night sky before he pulled a satellite phone from his pocket dialing a number and waiting for it to connect him to the one person he knew that would be able to continue training the three girls seeing as they had all but mastered everything else that he and his squad taught them over the last three years.
The phone rang only three times before someone picked up "Hello there Marlowe what is it that has you calling me this early?" the voice of a woman asked making Marlowe smile a bit "Now now Claire how about I tell you that I have a job for you?" Marlowe replied waiting for a moment.
"What would I have to do?" the woman called Claire asked a few seconds of silence later making Marlowe grin "Well you see me and my squad are on a job we are busy with training a group of three girls the thing is we taught them everything we know and despite that they still are far from able to handle any kind of situation" Marlowe answered getting only silence in return.
"Why are you training three girls to be soldiers?" Claire´s voice was ice cold and Marlowe had to swallow at that "the three of them lost both their parents and two brothers about three years ago during a pirate attack on their Luxus cruise liner. If we hadn´t been tasked with getting the three of them they would have faced a fate worse than death and the decision to learn how to fight and survive came from them not from us or our employer" Marlowe explained.
Claire sighed at that "so what is it you want me to do?" Claire asked getting a small sigh of relieve from Marlowe "I already arranged a transport with some gear near your location once you arrive I want you to train one of the girls in what you were during your active duty seeing as the other two will be busy with getting a lot of supplies for us" Marlowe explained.
"What are my limits and how much can I expect for doing this?" Claire asked as Marlowe heard some shuffling on the other end "You can name your price our employer is rather generous when it comes to that also the only thing I don´t want you to do is almost killing the girl during your training despite what you look like you are scary as hell when you get serious Claire" Marlowe replied getting a bit of laughter from the other end.
"Alright I got whatcha mean how long will it take me to arrive wherever I need to go?" Claire asked "You will arrive in roughly ten hours by then the girl will be the only one on the Island if she isn´t in the mansion check the vehicle garage or the hangar she is a car nut and also learned how to fly a Blackhawk" Marlowe explained.
"Good I just got the location of that aircraft that's waiting for me good thing I got most of my stuff already in the car when will you and the other six get back?" Marlowe had to sigh at that "honestly maybe around two or three months depending on how much stuff we can move at once" Marlowe replied.
"Well seeing as you have been helping me out by looking for those two I think I can do this for you but remember if I get started there is no way to stop me" after that Marlowe had another question for Claire before he hung up "by the way Claire how is Corvina doing?" but after that question over a minute went by in silence.
"I have no idea how she is doing seeing as she ran away when she barely turned ten" Claire finally answered her voice trying to hide her pain "I guess she started looking for her dad on her own after she was done dealing with me just giving her excuses" Claire sighed before hanging up.
Marlowe needed a moment to understand what Claire told him as he watched the night sky that was slowly getting covered by dark black clouds as thunder roared in the distance.
On the morning of the next day Akeno said goodbye to Marlowe and the rest of B-company that boarded the two transport aircraft before flying away and a few hours later both Mitsuko and Kishiko left with their cruisers over the course of their training all three girls had become strong enough to not only carry two rifles but also a pistol and some other combat gear aside from their blades.
Akeno was wearing a green brown and black camouflage shirt with matching jacket and trousers over the jacket she was wearing a tactical rig with ammo pouches with magazines for her two rifles as well as magazines for her pistols on her head she had a cowboy hat in the same colors as the rest of her outfit and on her back she had a bag pack that held some tools and spare ammo as well as her two blades that were strapped to the left side.
On the right side of the bag pack hung Akenos Ak-74 that now had an under barrel grenade launcher as well as a tactical magazine that made it easier to reload it.
On either side of her belt Akeno had her two modified M1911s and in her hands she was holding a Spas-12 shotgun during their survival training in the forest the wildlife of the Island became very active and even to this day it wasn´t uncommon for them to run into wild and dangerous animals from time to time.
Akeno didn´t enjoy killing animals but if she had to kill to survive she would do so without hesitation Kishiko was still armed with her Dragunov but instead of the mini Uzi she now used an AKU-74 as well as a modified M-9 berretta.
Mitsuko also stuck with her CheyTac Intervention sniper rifle as well as her browning high power pistol but now she also had a CZ-805 sub machine gun with her in case she needed it.
Over the three years the three of them also learned how to utilize some of the powers of the Akai senchō and now they could easily change into any outfit as long as they had worn it once before.
Akeno also had continued her training with Asuramaru gaining a better understanding how she would be able to use those powers as well as getting a lot better with her sword fighting surprising Nomad a bit as he had been teaching the girls how to fight with their blades.
Akeno watched the two cruisers of her younger sisters until they disappeared beyond the horizon after that she went back to the mansion and after breakfast she went to the garage to check on a few cars seeing as Nomad and Marlowe had trained her to keep any vehicle they had in top shape while also being able to effectively use any vehicle she came across.
The years of training showed on Akenos now thirteen year old body not only had she barely any fat on her bones but her muscles were well defined and she had grown a bit as well managing to reach Marlowes chest with her head by now.
Without delay Akeno got to work after she left her gear by one of the IFVs after that she started on changing the tires on one of the civilian vans they used for several weeks in a training exercise the goal had been for Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko to kill a target in a civilian area before withdrawing under fire.
Akeno had to sigh at that the entire vehicle was still a mix of various colors as Redford and his squad had played the part of police officers armed with pain ball guns that tried to stop them from getting away.
Akeno continued with her work her only focusing on that until she noticed that the sun started to go down "better get started on dinner before I take a bath" Akeno mumbled putting on the rest of her gear again before picking up her shotgun and walking back to the mansion.
Unknown to Akeno just above the Island in the sky was a completely black transport aircraft that dropped a person as well as two crates that started falling with the person until three parachutes opened from the crates while the person continued to fall.
Akeno was done by now with dinner and was just relaxing in the bath after she ate something she had trained for a while in the gym just enough to warm up her muscles before she went into the bath.
The water always was a way for Akeno and her two sisters to relax after a long day of training but before Akeno could remember more of the last three years the sky above the mansion turned a pitch black before lightning and thunder roared as the wind picked up and it started to rain.
Akeno loved the rain as well as thunderstorms but for some reason she felt uneasy and as she got out of the bath and started on getting dressed her right shoulder started aching a bit without a reason.
Akeno had learned one thing and that was to trust her instincts any time her shoulder started to ache it was a clear sign that trouble was coming her way, this time was no different as she took both of her M1911s and put them into her belt holster after she got dressed in a casual outfit of a red t-shirt with black jeans and a black hoodie.
From the bath Akeno made her way back to her room to read for a while and maybe train with Fukushui or Asuramaru during the night but unknown to Akeno someone was watching her the entire time from the cover provided by the trees and the bad weather the only thing Akeno might have seen was a few strands of long curly auburn-red hair and a pair of sapphire blue eyes.
Akeno went to bed a few hours later right after she made sure that all of the lights in the mansion were off as well as the windows and doors locked but even with all of that Akeno always slept with some of her guns in hands reach incase she might need them.
Five days went by and each day no matter where she went Akeno always felt as if someone was watching her every move no matter if she was training her accuracy on the firing range or simply keeping her body occupied by doing some of the obstacle courses.
It was during the night of the sixth day that a massive thunder storm engulfed the entire island again making it impossible for Akeno to go outside so instead she continued training in the gym of the mansion and checking over some of their training guns that needed some repairs.
But once she was done with all that there wasn´t all that much to do even though they had a massive TV in the living room right next to the library Akeno had no interest in any TV series or something like that.
So instead Akeno started reading a book Nomad had given to her and her sisters as they were training with Fukushui to use the powers of the Akai senchō the book was called the art of war by a guy that had been a great general during the old days of the Samurai.
Akeno was completely absorbed with her reading until her eyes started to get a bit heavy and before she fell asleep in the library again she decided to lie down on one of the couches in the living room after she took a blanket from the fireplace in the library.
As Akeno settled in to get some sleep someone else was getting ready as well the woman had long curly auburn-red hair and sapphire blue eyes she was wearing a red and black jacket while underneath was a naval blue undershirt, a silver eagle buckle on the middle of her brown cargo pants, and black mountain boots on her feet.
"Let´s get started on your special training" the woman giggled as she started approaching the mansion with a black bag pack over her shoulders and in her hands she had a simple Glock 18 with a silencer and an extended magazine.
The woman reached the mansion without causing the slightest sound from one of the trees that stood close to the mansion she easily landed on the roof and from there she only had to pick the lock of the door that lead to a staircase.
The woman grinned as she pulled a black balaclava over her face leaving only her eyes to be seen as she continued to sneak her way down the stairs without making the slightest sound she made her way swiftly to the room where she knew the girl was sleeping only to find the door ajar and nobody lying in the bed.
After a moment of thinking the woman changed her route and went downstairs through the kitchen and dining room she looked around the gym and the other lower levels but she just couldn´t find the girl even as she sneaked around the library.
But that was when she saw the girl lying on a couch before a massive TV what did surprise the woman was that the girl seemed asleep but the posture of the girl told a different story.
The woman slowly raised her pistol aiming at the midsection of the girl´s body but just as she was pulling the trigger the girl threw the blanket into the air and in the next instant the woman had to dodge a barrage of buckshot that ripped right through the blanket.
The woman hid behind one of the bookshelves as she heard the distinct sound of someone reloading a shotgun until everything fell silent again.
The woman didn´t know that Akeno had gone up a small staircase that lead to the second level of the library Akeno had her shotgun ready to fire as soon as she spotted the figure that wasn´t supposed to be here.
Akeno slowly moved to the railing of the second floor only to see the figure leaning against a bookshelf right underneath her so Akeno raised her shotgun aiming right for the person chest.
"Throw away your gun and you may live" Akeno yelled turning on her laser sight but that was a mistake on her part as the woman not only looked directly at Akeno but moved faster than Akeno could blink.
Prrrrrrrt
Was the muffled sound as the woman fired her weapon at Akeno who dodged the incoming fire by rolling away using the recoil of her shotgun to move faster.
Both the woman and Akeno just barely missed each other but Akeno had one advantage she knew her way around the mansion but as she started running down towards another door Akeno felt something brush against her leg for a moment before she heard something metallic fall to the ground in front of her but due to the darkness she didn´t see what it was until her entire vision turned white and her ears were assaulted by a deafening ringing noise.
Unknown to Akeno the woman had prepared a flash bang wire trap and Akeno had run straight into it making the woman´s job a lot easier to disarm Akeno and pin her to the ground with the woman´s pistol pressed against Akenos neck.
"I have to give you credit for getting the drop on me like that but this is the end of the road for you little one" the woman spoke directly to Akeno who tried in vain to throw the woman off of her back.
But in the next instant Akeno felt something press against her throat and neck and it became hard to breathe as Akeno realized that the woman was trying to choke her to death with some kind of wire.
It was a few seconds later that Akenos head dropped and her muscles went limp but the woman waited another five seconds before she let go of the fiber wire she used to knock the girl out.
"Let´s see what I can learn from asking you a few questions" the woman grinned as she secured Akenos hands behind her back with a pair of handcuffs doing the same for Akenos ankles before the woman blindfolded the girl and gagged her before picking the girl up and carrying her down to the lowest basement level.
With the girl cuffed to a chair in one of the cells and the door locked the woman pulled off the black balaclava and started getting her gear into the mansion she was thankful that a truck was parked right next to the mansion meaning she only had to make one trip to where she had hidden everything after it landed.
The rain started to let up by the time the woman arrived at her little hideout and without further ado she started moving mostly green steel boxes and a few other things that she would need at some point and once she had everything on the back of the truck she started to drive back to the mansion.
Once at the mansion she stopped the truck before a simple garage door from the back of the truck she took a few things from one of the metal boxes this one mainly contained several small glass bottles and a few other things that were in three small black bags.
"She should be awake in a bit, better let her get a grip on what happened to her" the woman mumbled as she made herself something to eat in the kitchen leaving the few black bags lying on the dining table.
It was about thirty minutes later before the woman picked up the black bags and started heading downstairs to the cell where she had left the girl but as she was taking a look into the hallway she found the cell door was open so she cautiously continued to move towards it with her pistol in hand after she dropped her bags on the ground.
The only thing in the cell she found was the chair with the handcuffs lying on the ground "this little bitch just how did she" before the woman was able to utter another word she felt the sharp cold edge of a blade settle against the side of her neck.
"Drop it" Akeno hissed holding one of her blades against the woman´s throat while aiming her 1911 at the woman´s head with her other hand "you better think fast girl don´t want someone close to you to die do you?" the woman asked only for Akeno to press her blade harder against the woman´s neck.
"Who send you?" Akeno hissed pulling the hammer back on her pistol "not gonna answer that one only thing you need to worry about is" the woman didn´t move or at least it looked like that to Akeno.
But in the next instant Akeno was on the ground once more the hand with her pistol pointed towards the ceiling of the hallway while her blade was lying on the ground nearby "that you entertain me for as long as you can" with that the woman placed her hand on Akenos shoulder before twisting Akenos wrist that was still holding her gun.
The pain was too much for Akeno to handle as she dropped the pistol that clattered to the ground before the woman twisted Akenos arm so that it was on her back in a police grip before the woman pulled Akeno to her feet.
"You have some skill but you are no match for me" the woman whispered into Akenos ear before Akeno felt something pierce her skin near her neck and her vision was getting blurry very fast before she blacked out again.