Chapter 2: A distress signal
"A few hours ago, a distress signal was sent from an unnamed island 120 miles from the coast of Japan. It seemed to be raided by terrorists of unknown origin." A commanding officer said into the radio as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter approached the nuclear plant.
Most of the lights on the surface level were destroyed, and made the buildings seem like silhouettes themselves. It was pitch black with no signs of life. Inside the helicopter were JGSF Special Forces team members. They were about eight members all wearing ski masks, and blue BDU's (Battle dress uniforms). They had M4s equipped with silencers, and silenced M9s. The ski masks hid any sign of what gender or state of mind they were in. The one next to the door of the chopper was the leader of the team. He was Master Sergeant Baku Ogawa. He was in his mid 30's as evident with his baggy eyes. He had pure black eyes except for one with dark blue contacts. Everyone looked at the commander who was holding on a pole to maintain balance inside.
"That's what Colonel Uraki told us! So we better be ready!" Ogawa said.
"Why wasn't there a briefing, sir?" Sergeant Chiba asked.
The Master Sergeant nodded at him, and scratched his forehead.
"An emergency, I guess. Not sure about the details."
Chiba tapped his boot hardly on the floor once. His fist waved through the air in disgust.
"What the hell, Master Sergeant? I'd rather be…" Ogawa then interjected.
The trooper with blue eyes giggled, and bobbed his or her head up and down.
"I know, but this was a direct order from the Ministry of Defense's brass. SO IF THEY SAY SO. THEN IT'S WHAT WE DO!"
"Well, it just seems odd. I don't have a good feeling about this." St. Chiba said to the troop in the blue eyes.
"If something happens well…I've got your back." a female voice asked.
"Don't worry. Ok." Chiba said
The helicopter then hovered above the helipad about fifty feet away from the main plant. Fast ropes were down as the troops switched on their Night Vision goggles which caused a green aura to surround their faces. They glided along and landed gracefully on the ground. They were lined in a straight line much like a snake. Ogawa was in the back and had his M4 holstered, and touched his ear as they ran to the Main Plant.
"Alpha team, go!" he yelled in his codec.
"Clear the main plant!"
The Special Forces team the reached the Main Plant. The doors were closed, and the fluorescent lights flickered along the rim of the plant. Its color was orange, and a network of cracks surrounded it. One of the troops then peeked around the door as he opened it. It seemed clear with only the sound of churning machinery surrounding him. He then clutched a flash bang and threw it inside the room.
A white flash and a thunderous pop surrounded the room. Ogawa then put his hand out straight giving the message that the coast was clear. All eight of the troops came inside in a 'snake' formation. The Master Sergeant had his back turned the opposite direction in the back looking slowly and carefully. All of the troops looked around the networks of catwalks, and the now emptied radioactive core of the installation. It was empty until a hushed bullet came from the ceiling. Ogawa then instantly fell on the floor with a clean hole through his skull.
"Ugh." Ogawa grunted.
The gunner seemed to be invisible. Nothing but thin air was on top of the catwalk. St. Chiba then reached for their leader's hand, and felt no movement from his pulse. He nodded as tears came from his eyes.
"Shit, were the hell did that come from?" Chiba asked the other troops.
"It's like a…" one of the replied until he abruptly was stabbed through the gut, and blood poured over Chiba as his eyes widened.
"FIRE, I DON'T CARE WERE! JUST TRY AND KILL THE SONS OF BITCHES!!!" Chiba yelled into the codec.
The rest of team began to fire in every singe angle. The bullet ricocheted and caused banging on the metallic catwalks and derelict equipment. Sparks and smoke filled the room. The smoke cleared, and it was dead silent.
A Tengu troop then materialized. Electricity surrounded his body as the near transparent figure began to appear. He was armed with a Katana in his right hand covered with the life juices of the troop recently killed.
"You imperialists shall die!" He said gravely as the sword in his hand was swung with precision.
The sword then pierced through into the one soldier except the girl. More blood poured over the corpses produce a lake of blood on the cement ground as the tengu soldier disappeared again. Chiba then looked around to find that his female comrade disappeared out of his field of view. His eyes and muscles tensed up as he raised his rifle looking at his immediate surroundings. Abruptly he felt a downward disturbance in the air, and turned back. His gun fired and he bit his lip, and fired another burst of bullets.
The tengu soldier then groaned in pain as his hand covered his chest to try to cover his wound, and collapsed on the floor with Sergeant Chiba's comrades. His heart pounded into his chest as he began to peek around left and right. She was gone with no trace at all.
"St. Kuasanagi? Are you here!" he yelled into the codec.
"This can't be happening. It's..." he thought.
"A nightmare, this can't be happening" he thought as a small tear ran down his cheek.
The codec only gave the sound of static into his ear. No one responded.
Chiba then changed the frequency to the commander post on the coast, but no one replied also. His hand shook and then threw the radio on the floor and nodded in frustration. Despite the recent events he ran outside the plant to search for St. Yohko Kusanagi, his long time friend