Chapter 5
Things were getting serious, in short. KCCO was beginning to make a big push into Sangvis Ferri territory to capture their Mastermind for unknown reasons. The spec ops organization was waiting for Griffin and the Regular Army to meet up with them and the staging point, and then the operation would begin.
After clearing up some logistic lines blocked by S.F dolls, Grffin and Regulars transported all their assets to war zone. The AR-Team would be working with not only one of the deadliest military groups on the continent, but with the biggest names in the Regular Army, Marco, Tarma, Eri, and Fio. Tarma was often Marco's partner during big operations, and Eri and Fio lead the SPARROWS division of the army. While they were still humans, the Regulars were just as cable as a 5 star T-Doll.
Sadly, AR-15 nearly missed the bus.
Percisa had finally purged the Parapluie virus from her body. It took many sleepless nights, but the scientist finally reversed Sangvis Ferri's most dangerous weapon. She also took the time to upgrade Star's neural cloud, already deep in her digimind. Her new appearance was also striking, and she even got a second AR-15. Star could tell that Hunter was fuming over this.
The Ringleader decided to return to the base of S09 to avoid any complications with her former friends. AR-15 then took a helicopter to the location of the Joint ops, but had to stop early because the military declared a no fly zone. She tried to enter on foot, but a KCCO infantryman stopped her.
Thankfully, Angelica, Percisa's good friend, cleared things up, and Star could finally return to the team. Sangvis ambushed her once more on the journey, and the military had to rescue the T-Doll. With the enemy out of the way, the AR-Team would be fully reunited once more.
It was time to go to the frontlines.
"Well, this lame." Tarma groaned with the AR Team while at a temporary camp.
"I understand your troubles, Captain Tarma." RO spoke back in an earnest voice. "The area ahead is covered with the Parapluie virus. If we go any further, all of us will get paralyzed."
"Now you understand why I like my commando duities better." Marco responded in an annoyed tone. "Welp, were not waiting anymore!"
Marco peeled his machine gun and begun to walk out. "Sorry guys, can't disobey a major!" Tarma cheekily spoke as he followed Marco.
"Those idiots. They couldn't do this by themselves!" Star said with contempt.
"Don't worry, those two have singlehandedly ended wars!" Fio told the T-Doll.
"They also have a good advantage, being human. Marco, Tarma, and their soldiers won't be touched!" Eri responded.
"And all their armored units are manned..." M4 spoke with rising suspicions. "It's almost as if we don't need the military..."
"All Falcons! Listen up!" Mario's loud voice commanded. "We will move on without our allies. We can clean up the Sangvis ourselves!"
All of Marco's troops cheered their major. They quickly got into their vast garage of war machines and rolled out into the Sangvis Heartlands. The Griffin and even Military Dolls had to dodge and weave out of the way to avoid getting trampled.
"Aw man, I wish I could have joined them!" SOPMOD whined.
"There is some paralyzed Cyclops ahead. I can hijack them for the commander with my EW modules!" RO suggests.
"We have time to spare. Lets go!" M4A1 ordered.
"We will join you, M4!" Fio spoke. "We Sparrows are just as caplible as the Falcons!"
And so, the Sparrows and AR-Team moved out to the location of the infected KCCO squads. Many things happened in the shadows while they worked...
In the KCCO command base...
"A part of the Regular Army has moved on, Yegor reported. If they reach the Mastermind before we do, things will go bad." Carter spoke to his friend on the phone.
"Doesn't matter. You're the military for Pete's sake!" The angry voice responded. "She has responded to M4, which means that our plan is working."
"Right. It's the point of the operation."
"I'm serious, Carter. You better do something about those Regulars. Keep twiddling your thumbs and all these years spent maturing the Mastermind will be naught!"
"Their rash move has exposed themselves. We can quietly sneak in and eliminate them. By then, S.F will have to use their ace in the whole, and the plan will finally commence."
"Make it happen, Carter. I'm really busy securing an alliance with the Ptolemaics and will not tolerate the failure of the plan. Later."
However, Angelica and AK-12 were tapping the call.
"Well, I'm glad 404 isn't mucking around when they didn't respond to me." Ange sighed. "Still, if they wanted the Mastermind, the Butterfly Incident would have been the perfect time."
"We can make a move, you know." AK-12 responded.
"Send the info the HQ first. Then we can move in with our new allies"
"What's our next move, miss?" Fio asked M4A1.
"The military needs us to defend their anti jamming equipment. Once they are secured, we can move in." M4a1 responded. "Wait, I'll speak with the commander."
She established a transmission with Genitene.
"We got the coordinates. I'll let RO speak."
"There is offline Cyclops and Hydras near the equipment. With the help of a trans repeater, we could take back the units if the military is willing."
"Good idea, RO. I will tell Captain Yegor the frequency."
Sure enough, Yegor joined the call.
"So you have begun your work, AR-Team." He spoke in a neutral tone.
"Thanks for assisting Star! We have a request, there is some incapacitated military dolls nearby..."
"I know of the situation. We cannot control those dolls anymore..."
"We need to borrow them." RO jumped in. "I have the capabilities to do so!"
"Very well." Yegor responded after a pause. "They were disposable from the very beginning. Also, don't bug the commander about them; her hands are full with our equipment. Do well, AR-Team."
Later on, the group approached the disabled dolls in the battlefield. RO and M4 forced a connection to the robots, rebooting the dolls.
"Authentication complete. Awaiting orders." The bots saluted.
"It worked, M4! You did it!" RO praised.
"Amazing!" Fio clapped. "If only Nadia was here..."
"Looks like you picked up a few tricks while I was gone." AR-15 complimented.
"The enemy is getting close! Let's strike, girls!" Eri spoke boldly, rushing into the fray with Fio.
The T-Dolls were quite shocked with how much damage the two did to the Sangvis. Eri pulled out a laser gun, melting many Rippers and Vespids in seconds, all while nimbly evading their gunfire. Fio annihilated scores of Sangvis with only a few shots from her fully automatic rocket launcher.
A good part of the S.F dolls had been eradicated by just two humans.
The AR-Team wouldn't miss out on the fun, fortunately. They stayed inside the radar station, firing away at at the Sangvis that slipped vast the commandos. Meanwhile, RO ordered the KCCO Dolls to make a beline to the jamming equipment. Any Sangvis that got in the way were promptly destroyed with heavy gunfire.
After a few hours of combat, the Sangvis Ferri Dolls had been successfully eliminated.
"Jeeze, you two were crazy out there!" Sopmod said as Eri and Fio walked back in the station.
"It's the work of many weeks of training." Eri responded. "But no amount of training could top those green lads with us!"
"In terms of firepower and mobility, KCCO dolls can even beat us elite models." AR-15 spoke to the woman. "But, they have a critical weakness; they are as dumb as bricks. KCCO dolls only think in orders, and that can be exploited very easily."
"These kinds of things make us wonder why we dove into ais in the first place..." Fio mused.
"Ais? You have T-Dolls?" M4A1 asked.
"The Regular Army isn't at that level yet. We can, however, put artificial intelligence into our vehicles and such. But there has only been a few cases, like MS-Alice."
"Marco's love for her is pretty crazy." Eri also spoke. "But it definitely didn't stop him from bringing her to this operation..." She gasped suddenly. "Oh no..."
"Do you have an issue?" RO asked kindly.
"I think he just made the mistake that will mess up the entire operation!" Panic rose in her voice. "Do you know about White Baby?"
The T-Dolls nodded their heads.
"Alice was made from part of her. White has occasionally snuck herself in Alice to pull tricks on us. What if she is pretending to be Alice? When Marco reaches the Sangvis Ferri HQ, White Baby would have a clear path to the Mastermind!"
"That scheming bitch!" Roared Star.
"The military should be continuing the push by now." RO said. "They can't outpace KCCO forever!"
"We'd better move now before we get left in the dust." M4A1 suggested.
And so, the girls begun to Sprint full speed to escort KCCO and Grffin to the HQ. Unfortunately, the army begun moving extremely quickly, disappearing over the horizon. Beyond their view, KCCO was forcing the enemy to retreat. However, S.F used the opportunity to launch an ambush on the unprotected flanks of the push.
The AR-Team had no choice but to move around the enemy. KCCO gave them the coordinates of a safe location where they can regroup.
But the battlefield was completely empty. There was not a single doll in sight.
"Dammit, are you sure they gave us the right coordination?" Eri groaned.
"I'll try to contact them..." M4a1 started, but Sopmod tackled her to the ground.
"Get down!" She yelled "we walked into a S.F ambush!"
"What! I don't see anything?" A flustered Fio spoke, pulling out her rocket launcher.
"I can smell them! It's a Ringleader too, right over there!" She pointed to a figure high on the cliffs.
"So, we've been spotted?" It spoke in a malicious voice. "Then it can't be helped. Attack!"
Gunfire erupted on all sides of the AR-Team. They were surrounded.
"Fall back! Now!" M4A1 barked before the Ringleader blocked their path, who was clearly Judge.
"Nope, no escape for you." She sneered.
"Call the army, M4!" RO commanded.
"They are not responding! We aren't even in a jamming zone!" She yelled.
"What about the commander, is she open!?" RO asked next.
"The channel is still open, but why did KCCO closed their's? Nevermind, we have to run!"
"M4A1, running is pointless. All you need to do is to put down your weapons and meet our Master." She spoke in a surprisingly calm tone.
Suddenly, M4a1 froze up. "N-No! Get out of my head!"
Judge quickly called the Mastermind. "Will this distance do, Misstress?"
"Closer. Do not harm M4. The others, however..."
"Are unnecessary, I know. Still, I can't go in full force in case I harm M4."
"Just simply approach her slowly and I will... GAAAH!"
"Master, what happened?"
"They found me! They destroyed Agent and defeated M16! Return to base, before... GRAAAAAH!"
All the Sangvis that were attacking the AR-Team had suddenly stopped firing. Even more shockingly, they were making noises too, some basic groaning and muttering, as if a spell had been lifted. Soon, they begun to put together full sentences, and they were talking and communicating just like Grffin Dolls. Even Judge was completely speechless.
"Huh? Why are those Sangvis speaking?" M4A1 questioned.
"I was right! White Baby must have hitchhiked a ride with Alice!" Eri gripped her head with frustration. "I'm going to beat the crap out of Marco for this..."
"No time, we got to move before the Sangvis regain their wits!" RO said.
The AR-Team ran out of the clearing. Or tried to, but Judge pinned them down with gunfire.
"Hey, what the hell? You don't have a Master anymore!" Sopmod yelled.
"You Grffin trash have no idea what you have done!" The Ringleader shouted over her constant barrage of bullets. "Shattering the chain of command has not only endangered the Mastermind, but all my friends!"
"Really? I didn't know those bots had actual hearts!" Eri laughed.
"This is the reason why Sangvis Ferri was established... To annihilate scum like you... to bring justice to the humans who killed Lycos!"
The Sangvis Dolls started to whisper to each other. Who was that Doll with dual machine guns? Who was Lycos? They didn't like things one bit. Last time they remembered, Sangvis Ferri was not some sort of cult devoted to its lead scientist.
This gave Sopmod an idea. "Hey, you dolls over there! This runt over here has been brainwashing you ever since the Butterfly Incident. Are you just going to sit around and let her manipulate your comrades?"
The Dolls pointed their weapons at the true enemy, Judge. She tried to command them, but they refused.
"Do you not understand? Take your freaking guns off me this instant!" At this point, the Ringleader lost her calm demeanor and was even more childish than Destroyer.
The Dolls let out a war cry and opened fire on Judge. Turns out, the Ringleader's tough armor was only designed for bullets. Plasma punched right through like it was styrofoam.
"Good move, Sopmod!" Fio patted her head. "Now that Judge is distracted, it would be the perfect time to retreat!"
Everyone agreed. The AR-Team ran as fast as their legs could carry them. Once they were a good distance from the battlefield, the girls caught their breath.
"Its just like a video game." Eri panted. "I can't believe everything just... collapsed after what happened to the Mastermind."
"Serves them right for how much trouble Sangvis Ferri put us through." AR-15 said with a small smile.
"I believe the military could easily take back the Mastermind from White Baby." Spoke RO. "I guess that means we won already! Sangvis Ferri is no more!"
"Hold it..." M4 ushered her teammates, listening closely to her surroundings. "I hear tanks coming in!"
"They can't be Typhons, they are practically silent!" Sopmod growled.
"There is only one answer." Fio started. "I hear it too, M4. Those are Rebel tanks coming for us! Specifically, the Shoe and Karn models."
"And what do those machines entail?" AR-15 asked in an agitated voice.
"They have extremely tough armor, three individual turrets, and cruise missles. Very tough nuts to crack." Fio gulped.
"I'll have to call Commander Genitene about this!" M4A1 pulled out her radio, beginning her call.
Marco and Tarma quickly realized that Sangvis Ferri wasn't prepared for armored vehicles. Even the Future Rebel plasma could punch through a SV-01. The poor penetration of Sangvis weaponry was likely due to government restrictions before they went rogue.
The strategy was simple, armored vehicles in front and foot soldiers behind. Meanwhile, an air force consisting of Slug Flyers (A vertical take-off and landing jet) and Slug Copters shot down any sneaky Scout drones that got close. Besides the occasional Manticore or Jupiter, resistance was low, but hundreds of Sangvis were fighting at the same time.
Thankfully, Marco and Tarma were not the only notable members of the attack. Maggie, a motherly engineer with a customized Slug Gunner, Molly, her apprentice with a similar vehicle, a feral tiger mounted child by the name of Growl, and the best sniper in the Regular Army, Louise.
The sheer number of Dolls didn't faze the attackers one bit. Once their numbers began to thin out, the Regulars ran into a problem.
A huge, mountainlike spire rose into the sky. With an imposing logo of Sangvis Ferri, this was obviously the HQ. Intel Marco received earlier revealed the true threat to their plans, the spire was just the top part of a bunker many feet into the ground, too deep for a bombing run. Many Jupiters and Doll sentries were stationed inside, enough to pose a threat to their vehicles.
It was time for the big guns.
MS-Alice summoned the Regular Armies most powerful weapon, the Slug Gigant. It was kept behind the strike force incase of any emergencies. The a.I remotely walked the Gigant to the front of the army, everyone forming a straight path for the weapon. Its thunderous footsteps quickly shut up the crowd as the mech walks to Marco.
With the weapon in place, Marco scrambles up a ladder leading to the cockpit, and buckles up. It was going to be a wild ride, afterall.
Jupiters popped out of the spire, ready to defend to building. Marco countered back with a huge blast of green plasma, punching a hole straight through the building. It most have hit a power source, since all the cannons went dead.
Marco then dug as deep was the weapon could go, then he lifted the spire out of the ground. The suit chucks it almost effortlessly to the side, pulverizing all the Dolls and weaponry inside. All that remained of the bunker was a staircase, the celling collapsing earlier.
The Regulars quickly entered the bunker, where they found another suprise.
Turns out, the Mastermind was just a kid!
With her huge, fearful eyes, soft black skin, and short height, it was obvious that the Mastermind was no Donald Morden.
"Listen." Marco spoke. "We don't want to harm you..."
"Agent!" She shrieked in a terrifyingly high pitch.
The maid like Doll dropped down from above, like a bear protecting her young. Agent didn't waste any time, firing her guns immediately.
"Get behind the shield!" Molly ordered, summoning a wall of electricity for Marco and Tarma.
The rest of the gang got to work. Maggie shot a barrage of bullets at Agent, but the Doll didn't even flinch.
"Cute, human." Her attention switched to the engineer, firing once more. Agent's attacks actually did some damage to the Slug, but Maggie gave her a knowing smile.
"Back at the workshop, focus is key. You could use some of it, hag!"
Agent whipped around. Growl had tied the Mastermind to his tiger and begun to speed up the steps with Alice in tow. She let out a horrid scream.
"Not on my watch, human trash!" Agent ran up the steps with inhuman speed.
Marco and the rest followed the berserk doll. Sadly, Agent outmatched the humans with her extreme speed, despite wearing heels. She was gaining on Alice...
"Suprise!" Alice turned her cannon around in under a second and shot an AP round through Agent's stomach. "I have good reflexs too, you know."
Agent went flying down the stairs like a rag doll. Her Last expression was frozen in a face scrunched up in pain. Tarma lifted up her skirt and "borrowed" the Doll's shotguns for later use.
Once at the surface, their final obstacle was M16, who was firing on Growl. The tiger tried to get close, but M16 would simply dodge its claws and reposition. His tiger had many bullet holes, but it kept up the fight.
"Growl! Circle her!" Marco barked at the kid.
Growl, well, growled in response, and told his tiger to run many circles around M16. After about 10, they hopped out of their traps.
M16 would have laughed, but she realized that the tiger left behind a minefield in its path.
"Well, shit." The traitor spoke before being blown to kingdom come.
With the rogue T-Doll out of the way, all the Regulars had to do was to give the Mastermind to Captain Yegor.
However, Amadeus finally striked again.
The hologram visualizing Alice switch to that of White Baby. Her eyes went purple, and begun to steal something from the Mastermind as she screeched in pain.
"Yes! The OGAS is ours!" The virus laughed in victory.
A loud humming sound filled everyones ears as the Brave Guierr flew above the battlefield.
"Later, Regular losers!" Was the last thing she said before disappearing.
The real Alice appeared in her place, clearly panicking about the situation.
"Marco, White Baby hacked me again! What's going on!?"
"Stay calm!" He ushered. "We should look for those KCCO dudes. I believe the Mastermind still has value to them."
The Regulars had no clue that Yegor wouldn't be welcoming them anymore.
General Carter continued the call to his anonymous ally.
"Our info shows that the Mastermind has left the nest? Shall we engage?"
"Do you lot have anything resembling a memory?! The Mastermind would never send out her main body; it's in an air raid proof bunker somewhere."
"This is why we have to engage now! The Regular Army found her!"
"YOU WHAT!? WHAT ARE YOU IMBECILES DOING?"
"Standing by. Some sort of huge aircraft picked up the Mastermind after the Regulars dug up the bunker. We know that the pilots don't work for the Regular Army, but we could twist that later when we brand them as terrorists. Anyways, the blimp is armed to the teeth. Large cailber miniguns, heat seekers, land mines... It would be risky even using Typhons to pop that blasted balloon."
"Dammit, Dammit, dammit! Did she at least form a connection with M4?"
"She did, but it was short lived."
"Christ... You have bigger stuff than those laser tanks, right Carter?"
"Well, our biggest weapon we can send in is our trains. It will take some time to get them to the battlefield, but we can load them with our elite units to crush our foes! Still, it was pretty hard justifying the use of those tanks for this plan, I doubt the higher ups would like us playing with the Gustafs."
"Just please don't make me send my girls after you. I have plenty of other moles in the KCCO."
"R-Right. I'll call you later. Yegor has some loose ends to tighten."
The AR-Team could see the Rebels off in the distance. The terrorists had formed a nearly perfect circle around the Dolls, and were closing in fast.
"Seriously?" Sopmod could see many tanks besides the Shoes and Karns, not helping the feeling of dread in everyone's body. "There is so many tanks... How in the hell will we get out of this!"
"We delt with worse, girls." Eri responded. "I swear, we will make it out alive!"
A tree next to the gang exploded, bursting into many shards of wood.
"Everyone! Into the trench!" M4 shouted while pointing at a shallow ravine running a couple of feet.
The AR-Team and Sparrows leaped into the muddy trench. As soon as they landed, the Rebel tanks fired much more frequently. Many shells and artillery whistled over their heads.
"M4, we can't hold out like this!" RO had to use her bullhorn to speak over the mayhem. "They have mortars with them! Judging from the size of the shells, they are likely using portable models. Once the Rebels can line up a good shot..."
"Commander... Where are you..." M4 desperately prayed in her mind.
"LOOK OUT!" RO pointed above M4A1.
The Rebel Soldiers reached their position. They were pouring in the trench in a frenzied state, their eyes wide with excitement. Most just carried knifes, but a few brought riot shields, Kars, and even miniguns hooked up to a backpack loaded with ammo.
Even though they were still humans, the AR-Team had no choice.
"Damn! These are some nice ladies over here!" One swooned before being gunned down by Star.
The girls split themselves up. The AR-Team took the front, while the Sparrows defended their flanks. The Rebels threw themselves at the gunfire in a never-ending tide of green.
"Shit, this is even worse than the Sangvis!" Star swore before ducking under a knife and spending it back in the Rebel.
However, oil came out of its body. Star took a closer look and gasped. "They have hacked Sangvis with them! Stay alert!"
The Doll was a Brute, her bikini like clothing painted in the same green as the Rebels. She wore the same exact helmets as the humans, allowing the Doll to blend in almost seamlessly.
After that encounter, it was obvious that much of the Rebels were Sangvis, likely hijacked after the Mastermind was stolen. They took far more bullets than the humans to kill.
Soon, all their guns clicked dry.
Thankfully, a metallic claw came down into the trench. Hanging on was a pink harried doll with a very elaborate dress.
"Grab on!" She yelled. "Those blaggards are aiming for our copter!"
The girls quickly grabbed to the claw. It whisked up swiftly, almost causing the girls to slip off. Once they were out of the trench, they could see the many tanks ready to fire. There were even few Manticores in the mix, having also been turned to the Rebel side.
By then, the claw lifted the AR-Team and Sparrows into the helicopter, and it quickly took off for the rest of Grffin.
"Thank you very much!" RO clapped. "I heard the commander mention you before. The Carcano Sisters, right?"
"Exactly! I'm Carcano M1938, but just call me Cano!" She responded. "Carcano 91/38 is over there by the bench."
"Call me Ceno, please." Purple spoke in a downbeat voice.
"Ah, I knew there had to be other big names in Grffin!" Fio responded. "Still, how did you get one of our transport helicopters?"
"Me, of course!" Midori popped out from the doors, causing Fio and Erica to gasp.
"What are doing here?" Scolded Eri. "I thought Marco told you to stay behind!"
"All the other pilots were busy carrying around T-Dolls." Midori responded. "Anyways, there is a safehouse on the way back to Griffin. It won't be long until you guys reunite with your friends!"
A loud beeping sound blared from the helicopter's dashboard. Midori quickly stuck her head back in the cabin to try to evade the missles.
"Missiles? Sangvis Ferri doesn't have surface to air capabilities!" M4a1 spoke before the rocket slammed into the helicopter.
Everyone flew off their seats, crashing into the ground. Midori tried to allay the situation, but was clearly panicking.
"N-No worries! The safe house is only a few feet away..."
The helicopter landed on a helipad with a thud. Immediately, the AR-Team, Carcanos, sparrows, and Midori exited the chopper and sped into the safe house. Fio and Fio closed the building's doors on the way in.
"I can't believe that helicopter could take such a blast." RO panted. "I give all my thanks to the amazing minds behind it."
"Shucks, I wish I got that kind of credit back in the Regular Army." Midori responded in a disappointed tone. "Even tough I'm just a junior engineer, I'm responsible for most of the stuff the Regular Army uses."
"My condolences. But why are you so eager to throw yourself into warzones?"
"The Rebel Army killed my parents. Blown up by one of their tank brigades." She weeped. "I was alone for months, until Marco adopted me. And until I find who killed Mom and Dad, I'll keep building bigger and bigger machines to destroy those evil Rebels!"
"She's just like us." M4 thought. "Miodri has one life, but she doesn't let that fact get in the way of her goals." The T-Doll almost cried herself.
"Uh oh..." Strawberry gulped. "I think I know who shot us down... Yegor's signal is moving in fast! I felt a similar signal right before he shot us down!"
"He's not alone, too. That bastard brought a whole squad of soldiers with him!" Ceno warned.
"What could he want?" M4a1 questioned.
"It's quite simple, actually." Yegor spoke right before the doors were blown off.
The captain's men quickly filled the room. Each had thick armor and state of the art assault rifles. It would not be an easy fight.
"You." He pointed at Midori with an annoyed frown. "You terrorists have caused alot of trouble recently."
"Huh? What did we do?"
"Your pals drove the operation off the rails, endangering countless lives. You've made many machines for Griffin that violate most our very clear PMC laws. I've been cleared to use lethal force to eliminate you, girl."
"And you, M4. You have something Carter wants very much. So..."
All of Yegor's men pointed their guns for Midori, as if they rehearsed the scenario hundreds of times.
"Turn yourself in, M4. No, all of you T-Dolls, the few actual women here included, to me. Or else Midori gets shot."
Everyone didn't make a single sound, frozen like statues. Yegor had outplayed them. The only sound was Midori's quiet whimpering.
"So that's your decision?" Yegor sneered. "See, this is why KCCO is superior to that Griffin crap. Out robots don't bother with silly emotions and other unmentionables. We could crush Sangvis and Griffin in the same day if we please! Ahem, enough talk from me, just in case you T-Dolls were plotting something. Fire!"
The soldiers opened fire, unleashing a Hell of high velocity lead at Midori.
Or so they believed.
M4a1 jumped between the fire, taking the bullets for the young girl. Her body laid limp on the ground, her eyes shut tight to brace the bullets. Most of her skin of her midriff was gone, revealing the mechanical parts that are often concealed.
"NOO!" Midori shrieked, gripping the oil strained body of M4.
Yegor's bored frown became a fearful one in an instant.
"Uh, boss. I thought the General wanted M4 alive..." One of his mooks spoke.
"D-Dammit! Maybe the key hasn't been damaged..."
As he approached M4's corpse like a seedy grave robber, Sopmod blocked Yegor's path, cocking her grenade launcher.
"One more step Yegor, and I'll BLOW ALL YOUR FUCKING BRAINS OUT!"
"Christ..." He whispered. Yegor turned around and tried to escape, but Sopmod tackled him to the ground.
The T-Doll began to pound his face in like a crazed animal. Sopmod didn't even care when Yegor's men gunned her down too.
With that, two AR-Team members died to the KCCO.
More lifes would've been taken if it wasn't for a clay statue crashed through the safe house.
"Fall back..." Yegor spoke weakly. "I'm tired of this shit now..."
The KCCO soldiers picked up their captain and carried him out of the safe house. Meanwhile, everyone's attention turned to the statue.
It was more like an idol on closer inspection. On the top was a strange Doll by the name of AK-12, and with her was a human girl who just hit 18 with a large ponytail.
"Caroline!?" Fio exclaimed, pulling out her spare machine gun. "The Ptolemaics found us!"
