"LIINNAA!!" Priss yelled.
"No." Nene cried.
"Oh God." Syila said and lowered her head.
Priss stood on the roof top next to the GRNOM building holding Linna's sword in her hand and silently sobbing.
"Let's go." Syila said and jumped off the building.
"What are we gonna tell Josh?" Nene asked.
"I'll tell him what happened." Priss said.
Silky Doll
Josh and Nigel and Mackey were sitting on the couch feeding the kids when Priss walked into the room still in her armor carrying her helmet in one hand and Linna's sword.
"Hey your back its about time." Josh said looking up. "What's with the long face?"
"There was a problem." Priss said.
"Didn't get what you were after?" Josh asked.
"It was a trap." Priss said.
"Is everyone ok?" Josh asked.
"Linna was surrounded by several Boomers." Priss said. There were to many for us to do anything. She told us to go and she would find another way out."
"Did she?" Josh asked handing Andrew to Nigel and standing up.
"No she was surrounded." Priss said as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"Do you know if she is alive?" Josh asked chocking back the tears.
"No she's not." Priss said handing Josh the sword.
Josh closed his eyes and let a single tear fall. He opened his eyes and Priss saw a fire burning deep within them. Josh walked into the room where he and Linna slept in earlier and grabbed his phone and dialed.
San Diego California
Mike and Kenny were standing in the kitchen drinking coffee and talking about the soon to be born baby when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Kenny said as he picked up the phone.
"Kenny its Josh." Josh said.
"Oh hey Josh what's up haven't heard from you in a while." Kenny said.
"I need you and the others on the next flight to Tokyo." Josh said.
"Why is something wrong?" Kenny asked.
"Bring all the tactical gear along with you." Josh said.
"Why?" Kenny asked.
"I've get the weaponry you guys just get down here." Josh said.
"Josh what is going on?" Kenny asked in a demanding tone.
"Linna's been killed." Josh said and hung up.
Kenny slowly lowered the phone and hung it up.
"Oh God.' He said.
"What's wrong?" Mike asked.
"Josh wants us to come to Tokyo and bring all our tactical gear with us." Kenny said.
"Why?" Mike asked.
"Linna's been killed." Kenny said and walked down the hallway and into his room where Terry was sleeping.
"Terry. Terry wake up." Kenny said shaking her.
"What is it?" Terry asked.
"Josh just called." Kenny said opening the closet.
"Oh really how's he doing?" Terry asked.
"Not good Terry. Linna's been killed." Kenny said taking out his tactical gear and a suitcase.
"What?" Terry asked sitting up. "When?"
"I don't know but Mike is getting us the tickets now so we need to go." Kenny said.
Terry slowly stood up and headed for the closet and started pulling out all her tactical gear.
"I hope your just moving that stuff." Kenny said.
"I'm taking it." Terry said. "I'm not gonna go on the mission but I'm still taking it."
"Ok." Kenny said and picked up his suitcase. "I'll be in the living room."
"Ok I'll be right there." Terry said.
Terry packed her bags and headed into the living room.
"Ok lets go the plain leaves in 2 hours." Mike said.
"I hope Josh is ok." Terry said.
"He just lost his wife I don't think he is ok at all." Kenny said as they walked out of the house.
Silky Doll
Josh sat on the bed for a moment after calling Kenny and the others. Priss was slowly walking down the hall when Josh walked out of the room and past her.
"Josh where are you going?" Priss asked.
"To prepare for a war." Josh said and walked out into the parking lot and got into Linna's car and drove off.
Priss walked into the Pit and threw her helmet to the floor before sinking to her knees. Nene and Syila were sitting on a bench with there heads lowered.
"How's Josh taking this?" Syila asked.
"Not good I thing he's gonna do something drastic." Priss said.
"What do you mean drastic?" Syila asked.
"When he walked away I asked him where he was going and he said to prepare for a war." Priss said.
"So he's gone then." Syila asked.
"Yea he is." Priss said and walked into the dressing room.
Star building
Jack was sitting at his desk looking over the monthly sales report when Tara walked in.
"Sir Josh Thompson is on line one and he sounds up set." Tara said.
"Thank you." Jack said.
"If there isn't anything else you need I'm gonna go home for the night." Tara said.
"Ok good night Tara." Jack said and picked up the phone. "Hello Josh what can I do for you?"
"I need 4 M16A2 assault rifles, a .50 caliber rifle with a night vision scope, and 6 grenades by tomorrow night." Josh said.
"Why what for?" Jack asked.
"I'm gonna kill the President, Vice president and the CEO of the GENOM Corporation." Josh said.
"Well you'd be doing me a favor by doing that but why?" Jack asked.
"They killed Linna." Josh said finally starting to cry.
Jack put his hand on his head.
"Josh man I'm sorry." He said. "I'll take care of every thing you just hang in there."
"Thanks." Josh said and hung up.
Jack sat at his desk for several minutes then called Tara in.
"Tara cancel all of my meetings for tomorrow." He said.
"Yes sir." Tara said. "Good night sir."
"Good night." Jack said.
Jack picked up the phone and called his friend in the Tokyo armed forces.
"Yamata this is Jack Walther I need some things." He said.
Linna and Josh's
Josh slowly walked through the house looking at the pictures on the wall of their wedding day and many others.
"Why?" He asked the silence. "Why must I go through this again? I've buried one love already now I must bury another."
He picked up the picture of their first dance and sat on the bed. Tears fell on Linna's face as he started to cry. He sat on the bed rocking back and forth and silently sobbing until he fell asleep.
Priss and Leon's
Priss was sitting on the couch with a box of tissues when Leon came in the door. Leon looked down at her with a smile until he saw the pain in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" He asked sitting down next to her.
"Linna's been killed." Priss said through her sobs.
"What?" Leon said in disbelief. "How?"
"We went to see if GENOM had anything to do with the quake and we were discovered. Linna got trapped and told us to go she'd find another way out. I heard her scream through the gun fire." Priss said.
"Oh man." Leon said putting his arm around her. "How's Josh?"
"I don't know he left as soon as I told him." Priss said. "He said he was gonna prepare for a war."
"I hope he's not planning to do anything stupid." Leon said and gave Priss a hug. "It's gonna be ok."
Nene and Mackey's
Nene sat on the bed sobbing with Mackey sitting right next to her trying to comfort her.
"I cant believe she is really gone." Nene sobbed.
"Me either." Mackey said trying to comfort her.
"Its my fault." Nene cried.
"No its not don't say that." Mackey said.
"No it is I forgot the spy disk and Linna went back for it." Nene cried.
"There is nothing anyone can do about that." Mackey said.
"It should have been me." Nene said.
"Don't you ever say that again." Mackey yelled. "I'd die without you in my life."
"I'm sorry." Nene said wrapping her arms around him. "I'm just upset."
"I know you are, we all are." Mackey said.
Silky Doll
Nigel walked into the living room and found Syila sitting on the couch watching TV.
"How are you going?" Nigel asked.
"I'm ok." Syila said flipping the channel. "I'm trying to find a building that Linna might go into that's been destroyed for death records." She said.
"Ok I'm gonna go to bed will you be in soon?" Nigel asked.
"Yes as soon as I find what I'm looking for." Syila said.
"Ok good night." Nigel said and walked down the hall.
Syila looked on the news channels for a few minutes before she found a suitable place.
"Ok this will do I'll call Leon tomorrow and have him get the death records for her." Syila said to her self.
She slowly stood up and walked down the hall into her room and laid down next to Nigel and fell asleep.
Linna and Josh's the next morning
Josh woke up and dressed in his best suit and tie and got into Linna's car and drove off to the countryside.
'What am I gonna tell her parents?' He thought. 'I can't tell them the truth so what am I gonna say?'
He was just rounding the turn to Linna's parent's house when his phone rang.
"Hello?" He said picking it up.
"Josh its Syila." Syila said.
"What's up?" Josh asked.
"I'm gonna need you to tell Linna's parents that she was killed." Syila said.
"I'm pulling into their driveway right now." Josh said.
"Ok good." Syila said. "Tell them she was killed in the quake in the Tokyo bank."
"Ok I got to go I'm here." Josh said and hung up.
He got out of the car and slowly walked up to the door and knocked. Leen opened the door and caught Josh's stair.
"Oh Hi Josh come on in." She said. "Where is Linna?"
"I'm afraid I got some bad news." Josh said.
"What was she hurt in that quake yesterday?" Lenn asked.
"Where is Bill?" Josh asked.
"Right behind you." Bill said walking into the room. "Now what's this about Linna?"
"Umm she was in the Tokyo bank when the quake hit." Josh said.
"Is she ok?" Bill asked.
"No I'm afraid she wa-was killed." Josh said as a tear rolled down his cheek.
"What!?" Lenn asked in shock.
"She's gone." Josh said. "I'm sorry."
"Oh my God no." Lenn cried falling to the floor.
Josh and Bill lifted her up and set her on the couch and Bill sat next to here.
"Thank you for telling us." Bills said chocking back the tears.
"I'm sorry but I have to go I have to plan the funeral." Josh said and headed for the door.
Bill walked Josh out to the car and stopped by the door.
"When are you planning the funeral for?" Bill asked.
"Tuesday of next week." Josh said.
"Is their gonna be a viewing?" Bill asked.
"No the building caught fire they only found my dog tags I gave her after we got married." Josh said.
"So what kind of funeral are you planning?" Bill asked.
"I want everyone to bring something to place in the casket." Josh said.
"Ok." Bill said extending his hand and Josh took it. "Thanks again I know this must be hard on you as well." He said.
"Yes it is." Josh said "Goodbye."