Chapter 8
After twelve hours in hyper drive, the transport arrived above a small planet in a two star system. Even from orbit, it was easy to see that the planet was almost entirely a giant, arid desert. The planet had just one continent, but it took up almost 90% of the planet. "The base is located, along that ridge close to the pole, Teal'c." Konoko stated. "Once you get it on your sensors, get as close as you can without being detected."
"Are you not concerned that the Syndicate will call for reinforcements, Konoko?" Teal'c asked.
Konoko grinned. "Nope."
"Are you going to tell us why?" Jonas asked.
"The Syndicate picked this planet for their tech lab because doesn't have a Stargate. They figured no one would ever look here." Konoko answered. "They are almost completely cut off. By the time any help gets here, it will be way too late."
The ship broke the atmosphere, and Teal'c got low over the ground, dodging and weaving through the deep, dusty canyon he had taken them down into. They flew through it for several minutes, then Teal'c flew the ship back out, and brought it in for a landing behind the cover of a large rocky dune. "We are approximately 2 miles from the facility, Konoko." Teal said.
"Alright, then. Let's get moving people." Konoko ordered, picking up her rifle and strapping the Uzi and the zat to either hip. The rest of SG-1 was following suit, and in just a couple of minutes they were all outside the ship and had begun to trek towards the facility. After about twenty minutes of walking, they got to another ridge, and beyond the ridge tall, grey smokestacks were visible. Jack crawled to the top of the ridge, and pulled out his binoculars. "That's odd." he commented.
"What is it, Colonel?" Sam asked.
"Well," Jack replied, "I can't see any guards. Not one."
"Don't be fooled." Konoko called. "This place might be lightly guarded, but there are still going to be more guards than there are of us, and most likely they will be ninjas."
"Why would they put ninjas on a backwater assignment like this?" Sam wondered.
"Because all of the ninjas wear technologically advanced suits, making them faster, tougher and stronger. They use the ninjas to test the suits, which is bad news for us."
"Hey, we can take 'em." Jack said confidently. "Let's get going."
The five of them crawled over the hill and ran for cover behind the side of the facility. Sam looked around. "Problem, I don't see a door anywhere."
"Hang on." Konoko said. "I had another power spike on the trip over. That makes five so far."
"Yeah, so?" Jack asked.
"So hopefully I'll be strong enough to do this." She replied, while at the same time jamming a hypo into her arm. Konoko waited for the hypo to take full effect, then walked towards the brick wall. She drew in a deep breath, and raised her fist. "Hee-ya!" she screamed as she rammed her fist into, and through the wall. The bricks cracked and gave way, making a small hole, but weakening the wall. Konoko raised her leg and kicked again near the hole, caving in a hole big enough to squeeze through.
"Well, that was unexpected." Jack blurted out.
The group crawled through the hole, and emerged into a large white corridor with several doors hat lead to various parts of the compound. Konoko scanned the doors. "Okay, let's see here. Weapons, nope that's not it. Umm. targeting. That's where those laser eyepieces come from. That's not it. Performance enhancements, hey, that might be it. Okay guys, let's go." Konoko and the rest of SG-1 ran into the door, and came into a long hallway. They started walking down it, and then Konoko stopped. "Did anyone just here that?" she asked quietly.
Just as she was saying that, three figures dropped from the rafters above them. The blue and metal clad figures landed just in front of SG-1, taking the most of surprise to knock the weapons out of Jack, Sam and Teal'cs' hands with well placed kicks. Jack and Sam lunged at one ninja, while Teal'c grappled with another, while Jonas looked on, unsure of what to do. "Jonas, zat him!" Konoko yelled before launching herself at the last ninja. Konoko threw a quick jab, and the ninja blocked it. She reversed her momentum and threw a hard right. The ninja blocked it again. Konoko spun around and threw a hard spinning kick. The ninja tried to block that too, but he couldn't. The force of Konoko's kick knocked the ninjas' hand away, and Konoko's foot slammed into the ninja's head with the force of a sledgehammer. The ninja was thrown to the side. He landed hard on the ground and didn't get up. Konoko ran to where Sam and Jack were trying to fight with one of the other ninjas. Though neither if them had been badly hurt, they couldn't land a blow on the lightning quick ninja. Konoko snuck up behind the engaged ninja, signalling for Jack and Sam to keep striking at him. Konoko finally got within arms' reach, and grabbed the ninjas' arms, simultaneously sweeping his feet out from under him. She pressed her foot into the small of the ninjas' back and pulled back on his arms at the same timed. The ninja cried out for a second, but fell silent as the pressure snapped his spine in two. Konoko turned to help Teal'c, but it seemed Jonas had finally been able to zat the ninja twice.
"All things considered, that didn't seem too bad." Sam said happily.
"Yeah, I guess." Konoko replied. Come on, let's get that tech."
The five of them made their way down the hall, and reach a glass door that led into what looked like a very cluttered lab. The several long, rectangular tables that were spread around the room were covered with circuits, wires, tools, and other unrecognisable objects. One man wearing a lab coat was working at one of the tables. "I'm not sure," Konoko murmured, "but he looks familiar somehow." The group walked up to the door, and it whooshed open automatically.
The scientist turned around. He was an older man, maybe 50 or 60, with white, thinning hair and glasses. Seeing Konoko, a look of shock came over his face. "Mai? I thought I would never see you again!"
"What?" Konoko asked, confused. "My name is Konoko, and who are you?"
The scientists' face fell in dismay. "I guess they wiped your memory. My name is Dr. Kerr. I worked with your father."
"You worked with him?" Konoko asked in awe. "Then you know something about me?"
Kerr nodded. "Yes, yes I know quite a bit about you. But what do you know?"
"Well, from what I have read," Konoko replied, "my father created the Chrysalis. The Syndicate tried to use my brother and I to control him, but he destroyed the Chrysalis anyway. That's about it."
Kerr looked around, seeking anyone else who might be listening. "Okay, I'll give you a quick overview. Your real name is Mai Hasegawa. Your father, Dr. Hasegawa, did create the Chrysalis. He found out what they Syndicate was trying to do after you were implanted, and he decided to destroy it. The Syndicate threatened to kill you, but he knew they wouldn't because you were too valuable to them. Anyway, after he destroyed it they locked him away, and threatened my grandchildren to keep me working. Only recently, your father was killed. I'm sorry."
"I see." A disappointed Konoko replied. "My friends and I want to stop the Syndicate. Is there anything you can give us that might help?"
Kerr thought for a moment, then his face lit up. "Yes!" He ran over to a table, and returned with two boxes, each containing 5 small items. He handed one of the containers to Jack. "In this box, there are 5 personal force field generators. They work just like a Goa'uld hand device shield, except that it can only absorb so much damage. Just put it on your belt and push the button to turn it on." He turned, and handed the second box to Sam. "This box contains five personal cloaking devices."
"You mean like the one Goa'uld assassins use?" Sam asked excitedly.
Kerr nodded. "Yes, but we haven't been able to create a perfectly stable matrix. As a result, the device burns out after a couple of minutes, so don't turn it on until you absolutely need it."
Sam nodded. "Okay. I'll remember that."
Kerr nodded again, and turned to Konoko. "Mai, do everything you can to stop them, and be careful leaving this facility. There is a ninja wearing an experimental suit armed with." Kerr was cut off in mid sentence by the silver streak that slammed into his shoulder. The shot from the mercury bow knocked him off his feet. Konoko turned around in time to catch a glimpse of a shiny black clad figure running from the room.
"Get back to the ship!" Konoko yelled. "And do it quickly. I'll get him."
Jack nodded and turned to leave, trailed by the rest of SG-1. Konoko knelt beside Kerr. "I'm sorry Doctor, there's nothing I can do for you."
Kerr nodded, already shaking from the mercury in his system. "Ko- konoko. there's something, something I need to tell y-you." He choked out.
"What?" Konoko asked.
"Th-the one who k-killed your fa-father."
"Yes?" Konoko asked patiently.
"It.it was your brother." Kerr blurted out. Then his eyes closed, and he stopped moving.
Konoko's face hardened, and she turned and ran to the door. Instead of heading back to the ship, she turned into another hall and started pursuing the ninja. She ran down the hall to where it ended, leading to a staircase. Konoko ran all the way up the staircase, which led to the roof. She flung open the door, and was hit by a gust of desert air. Konoko turned to her right, and standing there was the ninja. He was dressed in a gunmetal black suit, which covered him from head to toe, including his face, which was covered with a polarized glass plate. The only protrusion was for small spikes that stuck out of the back of his suit. "You'll pay." That was all Konoko growled as she jammed a hypo into her arm. Konoko lunged at the ninja, throwing an uppercut. The ninja blocked, and delivered a hard kick to Konoko's side. As tough and powered up as Konoko was, she was still knocked back by the force of the kick. Konoko gasped in pain, totally unaccustomed to being hit so hard. The ninja tried to take advantage of the strike, lunging and throwing a punch at Konoko's head. Konoko ducked the punch, and slammed her elbow into the ninja's back, knocking him to the ground. He grunted out in pain, but rolled out of the way before she could kick him while he was down. The ninja lunged again, and threw another lightning quick punch at Konoko's head. But as fast as he was, Konoko was even quicker. She twisted out of the way, grabbed the ninja's arm, and twisted. The ninja screamed in pain as him arm, and even his suit, buckled under the stress. Konoko came again, delivering punch after punch to his mid-section, denting the metal of his suit. Finally, Konoko let go, and the ninja staggered back. He turned, and ran towards the edge of the roof. He leaped into the air, and the downward facing spikes on his suit ignited, acting like a jetpack/parachute. He turned to look back at Konoko, then turned forward again just in time to see the transport ship that was a second away from slamming into him. The ship hit him dead on, and he folded around the nose, before sliding off and falling to the ground below.
Konoko's radio crackled to life. "Hey Konoko, thought you might want an assist." Konoko could see Jack grinning and waving through the windshield of the ship. "Come on." Jack said through the radio again. "Let's go take back that alpha site."
Konoko smiled, and walked towards the waiting ship.
Well, here we go. The next chapter is the final battle, and now Konoko has some reason to kill Muro too. Thank you to everyone who has read this up until now, and special thank yous to Johan, Katie B. and Lady Venom, who have contributed great feedback.
After twelve hours in hyper drive, the transport arrived above a small planet in a two star system. Even from orbit, it was easy to see that the planet was almost entirely a giant, arid desert. The planet had just one continent, but it took up almost 90% of the planet. "The base is located, along that ridge close to the pole, Teal'c." Konoko stated. "Once you get it on your sensors, get as close as you can without being detected."
"Are you not concerned that the Syndicate will call for reinforcements, Konoko?" Teal'c asked.
Konoko grinned. "Nope."
"Are you going to tell us why?" Jonas asked.
"The Syndicate picked this planet for their tech lab because doesn't have a Stargate. They figured no one would ever look here." Konoko answered. "They are almost completely cut off. By the time any help gets here, it will be way too late."
The ship broke the atmosphere, and Teal'c got low over the ground, dodging and weaving through the deep, dusty canyon he had taken them down into. They flew through it for several minutes, then Teal'c flew the ship back out, and brought it in for a landing behind the cover of a large rocky dune. "We are approximately 2 miles from the facility, Konoko." Teal said.
"Alright, then. Let's get moving people." Konoko ordered, picking up her rifle and strapping the Uzi and the zat to either hip. The rest of SG-1 was following suit, and in just a couple of minutes they were all outside the ship and had begun to trek towards the facility. After about twenty minutes of walking, they got to another ridge, and beyond the ridge tall, grey smokestacks were visible. Jack crawled to the top of the ridge, and pulled out his binoculars. "That's odd." he commented.
"What is it, Colonel?" Sam asked.
"Well," Jack replied, "I can't see any guards. Not one."
"Don't be fooled." Konoko called. "This place might be lightly guarded, but there are still going to be more guards than there are of us, and most likely they will be ninjas."
"Why would they put ninjas on a backwater assignment like this?" Sam wondered.
"Because all of the ninjas wear technologically advanced suits, making them faster, tougher and stronger. They use the ninjas to test the suits, which is bad news for us."
"Hey, we can take 'em." Jack said confidently. "Let's get going."
The five of them crawled over the hill and ran for cover behind the side of the facility. Sam looked around. "Problem, I don't see a door anywhere."
"Hang on." Konoko said. "I had another power spike on the trip over. That makes five so far."
"Yeah, so?" Jack asked.
"So hopefully I'll be strong enough to do this." She replied, while at the same time jamming a hypo into her arm. Konoko waited for the hypo to take full effect, then walked towards the brick wall. She drew in a deep breath, and raised her fist. "Hee-ya!" she screamed as she rammed her fist into, and through the wall. The bricks cracked and gave way, making a small hole, but weakening the wall. Konoko raised her leg and kicked again near the hole, caving in a hole big enough to squeeze through.
"Well, that was unexpected." Jack blurted out.
The group crawled through the hole, and emerged into a large white corridor with several doors hat lead to various parts of the compound. Konoko scanned the doors. "Okay, let's see here. Weapons, nope that's not it. Umm. targeting. That's where those laser eyepieces come from. That's not it. Performance enhancements, hey, that might be it. Okay guys, let's go." Konoko and the rest of SG-1 ran into the door, and came into a long hallway. They started walking down it, and then Konoko stopped. "Did anyone just here that?" she asked quietly.
Just as she was saying that, three figures dropped from the rafters above them. The blue and metal clad figures landed just in front of SG-1, taking the most of surprise to knock the weapons out of Jack, Sam and Teal'cs' hands with well placed kicks. Jack and Sam lunged at one ninja, while Teal'c grappled with another, while Jonas looked on, unsure of what to do. "Jonas, zat him!" Konoko yelled before launching herself at the last ninja. Konoko threw a quick jab, and the ninja blocked it. She reversed her momentum and threw a hard right. The ninja blocked it again. Konoko spun around and threw a hard spinning kick. The ninja tried to block that too, but he couldn't. The force of Konoko's kick knocked the ninjas' hand away, and Konoko's foot slammed into the ninja's head with the force of a sledgehammer. The ninja was thrown to the side. He landed hard on the ground and didn't get up. Konoko ran to where Sam and Jack were trying to fight with one of the other ninjas. Though neither if them had been badly hurt, they couldn't land a blow on the lightning quick ninja. Konoko snuck up behind the engaged ninja, signalling for Jack and Sam to keep striking at him. Konoko finally got within arms' reach, and grabbed the ninjas' arms, simultaneously sweeping his feet out from under him. She pressed her foot into the small of the ninjas' back and pulled back on his arms at the same timed. The ninja cried out for a second, but fell silent as the pressure snapped his spine in two. Konoko turned to help Teal'c, but it seemed Jonas had finally been able to zat the ninja twice.
"All things considered, that didn't seem too bad." Sam said happily.
"Yeah, I guess." Konoko replied. Come on, let's get that tech."
The five of them made their way down the hall, and reach a glass door that led into what looked like a very cluttered lab. The several long, rectangular tables that were spread around the room were covered with circuits, wires, tools, and other unrecognisable objects. One man wearing a lab coat was working at one of the tables. "I'm not sure," Konoko murmured, "but he looks familiar somehow." The group walked up to the door, and it whooshed open automatically.
The scientist turned around. He was an older man, maybe 50 or 60, with white, thinning hair and glasses. Seeing Konoko, a look of shock came over his face. "Mai? I thought I would never see you again!"
"What?" Konoko asked, confused. "My name is Konoko, and who are you?"
The scientists' face fell in dismay. "I guess they wiped your memory. My name is Dr. Kerr. I worked with your father."
"You worked with him?" Konoko asked in awe. "Then you know something about me?"
Kerr nodded. "Yes, yes I know quite a bit about you. But what do you know?"
"Well, from what I have read," Konoko replied, "my father created the Chrysalis. The Syndicate tried to use my brother and I to control him, but he destroyed the Chrysalis anyway. That's about it."
Kerr looked around, seeking anyone else who might be listening. "Okay, I'll give you a quick overview. Your real name is Mai Hasegawa. Your father, Dr. Hasegawa, did create the Chrysalis. He found out what they Syndicate was trying to do after you were implanted, and he decided to destroy it. The Syndicate threatened to kill you, but he knew they wouldn't because you were too valuable to them. Anyway, after he destroyed it they locked him away, and threatened my grandchildren to keep me working. Only recently, your father was killed. I'm sorry."
"I see." A disappointed Konoko replied. "My friends and I want to stop the Syndicate. Is there anything you can give us that might help?"
Kerr thought for a moment, then his face lit up. "Yes!" He ran over to a table, and returned with two boxes, each containing 5 small items. He handed one of the containers to Jack. "In this box, there are 5 personal force field generators. They work just like a Goa'uld hand device shield, except that it can only absorb so much damage. Just put it on your belt and push the button to turn it on." He turned, and handed the second box to Sam. "This box contains five personal cloaking devices."
"You mean like the one Goa'uld assassins use?" Sam asked excitedly.
Kerr nodded. "Yes, but we haven't been able to create a perfectly stable matrix. As a result, the device burns out after a couple of minutes, so don't turn it on until you absolutely need it."
Sam nodded. "Okay. I'll remember that."
Kerr nodded again, and turned to Konoko. "Mai, do everything you can to stop them, and be careful leaving this facility. There is a ninja wearing an experimental suit armed with." Kerr was cut off in mid sentence by the silver streak that slammed into his shoulder. The shot from the mercury bow knocked him off his feet. Konoko turned around in time to catch a glimpse of a shiny black clad figure running from the room.
"Get back to the ship!" Konoko yelled. "And do it quickly. I'll get him."
Jack nodded and turned to leave, trailed by the rest of SG-1. Konoko knelt beside Kerr. "I'm sorry Doctor, there's nothing I can do for you."
Kerr nodded, already shaking from the mercury in his system. "Ko- konoko. there's something, something I need to tell y-you." He choked out.
"What?" Konoko asked.
"Th-the one who k-killed your fa-father."
"Yes?" Konoko asked patiently.
"It.it was your brother." Kerr blurted out. Then his eyes closed, and he stopped moving.
Konoko's face hardened, and she turned and ran to the door. Instead of heading back to the ship, she turned into another hall and started pursuing the ninja. She ran down the hall to where it ended, leading to a staircase. Konoko ran all the way up the staircase, which led to the roof. She flung open the door, and was hit by a gust of desert air. Konoko turned to her right, and standing there was the ninja. He was dressed in a gunmetal black suit, which covered him from head to toe, including his face, which was covered with a polarized glass plate. The only protrusion was for small spikes that stuck out of the back of his suit. "You'll pay." That was all Konoko growled as she jammed a hypo into her arm. Konoko lunged at the ninja, throwing an uppercut. The ninja blocked, and delivered a hard kick to Konoko's side. As tough and powered up as Konoko was, she was still knocked back by the force of the kick. Konoko gasped in pain, totally unaccustomed to being hit so hard. The ninja tried to take advantage of the strike, lunging and throwing a punch at Konoko's head. Konoko ducked the punch, and slammed her elbow into the ninja's back, knocking him to the ground. He grunted out in pain, but rolled out of the way before she could kick him while he was down. The ninja lunged again, and threw another lightning quick punch at Konoko's head. But as fast as he was, Konoko was even quicker. She twisted out of the way, grabbed the ninja's arm, and twisted. The ninja screamed in pain as him arm, and even his suit, buckled under the stress. Konoko came again, delivering punch after punch to his mid-section, denting the metal of his suit. Finally, Konoko let go, and the ninja staggered back. He turned, and ran towards the edge of the roof. He leaped into the air, and the downward facing spikes on his suit ignited, acting like a jetpack/parachute. He turned to look back at Konoko, then turned forward again just in time to see the transport ship that was a second away from slamming into him. The ship hit him dead on, and he folded around the nose, before sliding off and falling to the ground below.
Konoko's radio crackled to life. "Hey Konoko, thought you might want an assist." Konoko could see Jack grinning and waving through the windshield of the ship. "Come on." Jack said through the radio again. "Let's go take back that alpha site."
Konoko smiled, and walked towards the waiting ship.
Well, here we go. The next chapter is the final battle, and now Konoko has some reason to kill Muro too. Thank you to everyone who has read this up until now, and special thank yous to Johan, Katie B. and Lady Venom, who have contributed great feedback.