The day of Linna's funeral came and went many tears were shed by all that were there. Josh said a few words and so did Linna's parents. The day after the funeral Sylia got a call from Josh saying he was going back with Mike and the others to the USA.

Tokyo Airport

"So when are you gonna come back?" Nene asked.

"I don't know if I am." Josh said giving the sulking woman a hug.

Priss and Leon stood with Andrew and Lilly and Priss was trying not to cry.

"We'll all miss you." Priss said.

"I'll miss you all to." Josh said.

Josh shook Nigel's hand and gave Syila a kiss on the cheek.

"I'm a better man for meeting all of you." Josh said.

"You better go or your gonna miss the flight." Syila said.

The others said goodbye for the 3rd time and they boarded the plain.

USA 20 hours later

Josh stretched as he walked through the door into the building he called home for years.

"It all looks different." Josh said.

"We remodeled." Mike said.

"Well anyway its good to be back." Josh said. 'I just wish Linna was here with me.' He thought and walked into his room and unpacked.

2 years later

Terry gave birth to a 9lb 4 ounce baby girl on March 23 and they named her Linna with Josh's blessing. Although Josh still wasn't over the death of Linna he was still able to go on with his life. There had been only one girl but she left after hearing his record with the women he loved. Josh moved out on his own and got a small apartment a lot like the one he and Linna had shared back in Tokyo.

Josh's apartment.

Josh was woken up in the middle of the knight by his phone ringing and he didn't want to answer it but it kept ringing so he picked up.

"If this isn't a woman I'm hanging up." He said.

"Umm is this Josh Thompson." A women asked in Japanese.

"Yes it is." Josh said.

"Do you recognize my voice?" The woman asked.

"No I don't who is this." Josh asked.

"No matter what I say don't hang up." The woman said.

"Why would I?" Josh asked.

"This is gonna be hard for you to understand." The woman said.

"Get to the point." Josh said getting annoyed.

"My name is Linna Yamazaki." The woman said.

"That's not funny my wife died years ago." Josh said feeling a sensation of anger well up inside him.

"No I didn't." The woman said. "The bullets didn't pierce my suit. I was taken prisoner I managed to beg a guard to let me make a call and I called the US and asked for you." She said.

"Ok I'll play along and let you have your fun." Josh said. "So prove to me that you are who you say you are."

"On our wedding night I wore a light green see through nightgown." She said.
"That don't prove anything." Josh said. "You could have seen Linna bye it but I applaud your detail."

Josh started to hang up hut she yelled for him to wait.

"Last chance." Josh said.

"When I asked you if there was anything you noticed about the nightgown you said 'its see through.' And we never told anyone about that." She said.

Josh felt his blood run cold.

"You have my attention." Josh said.

"I'm being held in a prison camp 100 miles north east of Tokyo." Linna said.

"I'm coming to get you." Josh said.

"Hurry I'm scheduled to be executed in three days." Linna said. "I got to go. I love you." She said and the line went dead.

Josh jumped out of bed and threw open his closet and grabbed his tactical gear as he was calling Mike and the others.

Mike, Kenny and Terry's

Mike picked up the phone sounding very angry.

"HELLO!" He growled.

"Mike its Josh I need you and the other to get your tactical gear and meet me at the airport in an hour." Josh said.

"Why where are we going?" Mike asked shaking off the sleep.

"We're going back to Japan." Josh said.

"Why?" Mike asked.

"Linna's alive and we're gonna go get her." Josh said and hung up.

Josh packed his bags and picked up his phone again and called Jack.

STAR building

Jack was just getting into the office when the phone rang.

"Hello." Jack said.

"Jack its Josh I need a favor." Josh said.

"And what's that?" Jack asked.

"I just got a phone call from Linna." Josh said.

"Josh Linna is dead and you know that." Jack said.

"No she's not. She said she is being held in a prison camp 100 miles North East of  Tokyo." Josh said.

"That base has been closed for years." Jack said.

"Well I think its back in business. You have satellite capability right?" Josh asked.

"Yes." Jack said.

"Get it into position and take a look. But make it fast she is to be executed in three days." Josh said.

"Ok I'm on it I'll call you back in an hour with the results." Jack said.

"Ok and if it proves me right call those Arrowhead guys that flew us to the GENOM building and brief them." Josh said and hung up.

Limburg field

Josh and the others arrived at the same time and they weighted for Jack to call back.

"Was it really Linna" Terry asked holding Linna in he arms.

"I think it was." Josh said.

"How can you be so sure?" Kenny asked.

"She knew things we never told anyone." Josh said.

Josh's phone rang and he picked up on the seconded ring.

"Jack give me good news man." He said.

"Satellite pictures show that there is activity I can't tell what kind but your right." Jack said.

"Good I need ten M16A2's with all the ammo you can get me. A .50 caliber rifle with an night/day scope with at least 200 rounds. Eighteen grenades. And 30 lbs of C-4 high explosive and 30 detonators." Josh said.

"You want fries with that?" Jack asked.

"No but I'll take a ten flak jackets." Josh said.

"Ok they'll be ready. When do you want to start the mission?" Jack asked.

"Forty-eight hours from now." Josh said.

"Ok it will be ready." Jack said and hung up.

Limburg field

Josh and the others boarded the plain and took their seats as is took off. 

"Josh why do you need ten rifles?" Mike asked.

"Do you think Sylia and the others are gonna stand around when we tell them Linna's alive?" Josh asked.

"Well that accounts for nine rifles there will be one left over." Mike said.

"I want to bring 1 extra for Linna if she is strong enough to lift is." Josh said.

"Ok I see." Mike said. "Lets get some rest while we can."

"Yea I agree." Josh said and lied his seat back and fell asleep.

Tokyo Airport 20 hours later

Josh and the others grabbed their gear and caught a cab.

"Silky Doll lingerie shop." Josh said.

"Yes sir." The driver said and drove off.

Silky Doll

Josh and the others got out of the taxi and grabbed their bags and headed for the door.

"I can't wait to see Sylia's face when she sees us." Terry said.

"I can't wait to see her face when we tell her Linna is alive." Josh said.

Syila had her back faced to the door when they walked in.

"I'll be right with you." Syila said over her shoulder.

Josh and the others walked up behind her and let their bags drop at the same time. Sylia turned around with a shocked look on her face and meet Josh's eyes.

"Oh my God." Sylia screamed and threw her arms around Josh. "What are you guys doing here?"

"I'll explain later I need you to call everyone." Josh said.

"Why is something wrong?" Sylia asked.

"Just get everyone here." Josh said and walked into the elevator.

Sylia walked to the phone and called Priss.

Priss and Leon's

Priss was about to get into the shower when the phone rang.

"Hello." She said picking up the phone.

"Priss its Syila." Sylia said.

"What's up?" Priss asked.

"Your not gonna believe this but Josh and the others are here." Sylia said.

"Really?!" Priss said surprised.

"Yes and he wants a meeting with everyone." Sylia said.

"Ok Leon and I will be there in a half hour." Priss said and hung up.

Nene and Mackey's

Nene and Mackey were still sleeping when the phone rang.

"Hello." Mackey said as he picked up the phone.

"Mackey its Sylia." Sylia said.

"Oh hey sis do you want to talk to Nene?" Mackey asked.

"No acctuly I want to tell you Josh and the others are back and they want to see everyone. Priss ans Leon are on their way." Syila said.

"Ok We're on our way." Mackey said and hung up the phone.

"Who was that?" Nene asked still half asleep.

"It was Sylia. Josh and the others are back and they want a meeting we got to go." Mackey said throwing on a shirt and jeans.

Nene sat up and stretched.

"Go get Josh and I'll meet you at the car." Nene said.

"Ok." Mackey said and walked down the hall and into their son's room.

Silky Doll

Once everyone had arrived and went through the ritual greetings and hugs and introductions of the two new children Josh got to business.

"The reason we are here and asked you all here so suddenly is because I got a call twenty-two hours ago." Josh said. "The woman on the phone claimed to be Linna."

"What?!" Everyone said at once.

"I didn't believe her at first but she told me something we never told anyone." Josh said.

"Where is she?" Priss asked.

"In a prison camp 100 miles North East of here." Josh said. "We're going in to get her out but we need help."

"Well you can count me in." Priss said.

"Me too." Leon said.

"Same here." Nene and Mackey said.

"And us." Sylia said. 

"But who is gonna take care of the kids?" Priss asked.

"Sylia I need your permission to bring two people in the loop." Josh said.

"Who?" Sylia asked.

"Linna's parents." Josh said.

"Well they have experience." Sylia said. "Ok get them."

Josh and Mike took Sylia's car and drove out to the country side to Linna's parents. Lenn was working in her garden and Bill was sitting on the porch as Josh and Mike drove up. Lenn stood up to see who was there and saw Josh getting out of the car.

"Oh my God hi Josh." Lenn said giving him a hug. "How are you?"

"I'm good." Josh said.

"What brings you here after 2 years?" Bill asked.

"Can we go inside?" Josh asked.

"Sure." Lenn said and they walked inside.

"The reason I'm here today is to tell you something." Josh said.

"And what's that?" Bill asked.

"I am the leader of the mercenary group the Crimson Knights." Josh said. "My team and I got a call from a friend when all those Boomers were going rouge. We came to Japan to try to help and that's where I met Linna. She and her friend Nene were in trouble."

"What do you mean trouble?" Lenn asked.

"Linna was one of the Knight Sabers." Josh said.

"What?" Lenn and Bill asked in shock.

"We fell in love soon after we first met." Josh said.

"Well thanks for telling us but Linna is gone so that information is useless to us." Bill said.

"Pleas let me finish." Josh said. " The day of the earthquake 2 years ago Linna and the other Knight Sabers infiltrated the GENOM building. Linna was trapped. The other Knight Sabers heard her scream as gun fire erupted all around her."

"And that's how she was killed?" Lenn asked.

"No." Josh said "I got a call twenty-four hours ago from a woman claiming to be Linna."

"And you believed her?" Bill asked,

"Not at first but she told me something we never told anyone." Josh said.

"You mean to tell me Linna is alive?" Lenn asked with hope in her voice.

"It appears that way." Josh said. "We're all going to rescue her in twenty-four hours."

"What do you want us to do?" Bill asked.

"We want you to look after the children for us while were gone." Josh said.

"I'll get my things." Lenn said.

"Right behind you." Bill yelled and they ran down the hall to their room.

A minute later they came running back out with suitcases in hand.

"Ok lets go." Josh said.

They all jumped into Sylia's car and headed back to Tokyo.

(Ok this chapter ran a little long so I need to make it a two prater. Hopefully it will be up by the end of the night its 10:00 pm Pacific time on Sunday Feb.22, 2004. But I've written 3 chapters today alone so no promises. Next chapter will be called Ending No.1 part two.)