Red Impulse knocked on their door early the next morning. They answered
and were soon meeting with Red Impulse.
Red Impulse led them to his personal living quarters. "There was a resemblance to the air shack and the cabin." Jun noted to herself.
Red Impulse ordered breakfast for the three of them. As they waited he and Joe discussed getting the G-2.
"We'll retrieve it tonight." Red Impulse told Joe. "I have some people watching it for now. They haven't gotten into it yet."
The food arrived and they started to eat.
Red impulse outlined the details as they ate.
"They have two guard units on the car. My team will handle the gate. You move the car." Red Impulse stated.
"We'll go into the garage in bird style if it will help. If your people clear a path, I'll get the car out of there." Joe paused "That leaves one problem. Where do I hide the G-2?" Joe looked at Red Impulse expecting an answer.
"I'll store it in a safe place until you're ready to return to Utoland." Red Impulse offered.
Jun broached what she thought was an obvious idea.
"Captain, when you contacted us were you planning on coming back to ISO with us?" She asked.
"Yes, eventually. When I come back is your decision." He stated.
Jun continued with her earlier point.
"Captain, after we retrieve the G-2 is there any reason you can't come with us? You have the intelligence on the airbase. It's important for Hakase to meet with you soon and review it. Is there anything essential keeping you here for a few days?"
Joe seconded the idea.
"It would be a good time. I think I can get us out of Huntworl. We can rendezvous with the Phoenix out of town."
Red Impulse nodded in agreement with the plan.
"I was just thinking the safest place to store the G-2 is in Utoland." He grinned.
We were interrupted when Jones appeared to talk with Red Impulse.
Red Impulse pulled Jones aside for a moment with Joe. They discussed plans to retrieve the G-2. Jones left to make the necessary preparations.
They finished their food while Red Impulse and Joe went over the details Red Impulse had gathered about the airbase.
Red Impulse didn't believe the airbase was a direct Galactor threat. The wars with Galactor had left war-lords and factions all over the region. Most of these caused local misery, but weren't capable of a large threat to stability as a whole.
This airbase was different. It was large, and if it possessed what Red Impulse suspected it would disrupt the balance that existed.
ISO was not aware of this base. The trouble was ISO should have been aware of the base. ISO was active as a type of watchdog for just this type of thing.
Since the end of the war ISO had been down-sized, and KNT had been put on standby status. Apparently someone was using this to their advantage.
The thing that disturbed Red Impulse the most was that ISO had missed this base. This he couldn't explain. ISO had to have been infiltrated at the highest levels. He wondered what else ISO might have missed. He wanted to stop this before it got a chance to get big again.
----------------------------------------------------------- It was dark and Joe and Jun were in bird style. Red Impulse had changed into a black outfit and covered his face. They waited outside the hotel garage where the G-2 was parked. Two Huntworl units guarded the G-2. One unit was at the entrance to the garage and one was near the car itself.
They creeped to the aisle across from the G-2. Joe and Red Impulse took the guards near the G-2. Jun was to prevent the guards in the truck from raising an alarm.
On Red Impulse's signal they leapt into action. Jun's yo-yo went through the side window smashing the radio. A concussion charge in the front of the truck and knocked out the occupants.
She waited several minutes. She didn't hear any alarms and assumed Red Impulse and Joe were successful.
Joe came up in the G-2 with Red Impulse crammed in the back of the car. Jun leaped in the front seat.
"If Red Impulse's men had done their job at the front entrance this should be an easy getaway." Jun thought as they drove toward the front of the garage.
There one of the guards stepped out. For a second she thought they had failed. Then she recognized Jones as he signaled the all clear to Red Impulse.
Joe and Red Impulse had loaded the car with all the vital equipment they could carry. Jun had the DNA scanner and the recorder. Joe took off and on Red Impulse's instructions stuck to the back roads. Thirty minutes away from the city they heard a warning go out on the radio.
Joe contacted Hakase for assistance.
"Hakase, we're coming in and we need help. We have company with us. The border has been closed as of five minutes ago." He yelled into his communicator.
"Acknowledged. I have your location keep going north by northwest and we will rendezvous with you. Nambu out."
They drove another twenty minutes when they saw a Huntworl unit in pursuit. The Phoenix was coming they just needed to avoid them until then.
"Hang on!" Joe shouted as they went airborne. The Huntworl unit crashed into a tree trying to avoid the G-2.
Both Red Impulse and Jun remembered to breath again as the Phoenix appeared overhead seconds later.
Jun saw Red Impulse tense as the G-2 docked with the Phoenix. Jun wondered if Hakase had scrambled the team without Ken. She doubted it would be possible on such short notice. Ken would know something was wrong, since they had not mobilized in over a year.
Red Impulse was still wearing his mask. He ripped it off when he heard Hakase call down to us. He reached for a pair of dark glasses in his pocket. He checked himself when he remembered where he was.
Jinpei called out "What is happening down there, Onechan?"
Jinpei was trying to peer down and Hakase was blocking his view.
"Jinpei go back to the main cabin." Nambu said.
"Hakase..." Jinpei protested.
"Now, Jinpei." Nambu ordered.
Red Impulse laughed softly. Jun heard Hakase's sudden intake of breath as he recognized the laugh.
They heard footsteps behind Hakase. They were too heavy to be Jinpei's.
Jun knew for certain Ken was up there now. Red Impulse heaved a breath, but said nothing and waited.
"Hakase we have company." Jun emphasized. "Is it OK to come up. Is the area clear?"
Nambu did not order Ken away from the area.
"Jun, you and Joe come out first." Nambu ordered from above. "You below stay there."
She could understand why Hakase wanted them out first, especially Joe. There was no predicting Ken's reaction once he learned about their passenger.
They crawled out of the G-2. Jun handed the DNA scanner and recorder to Nambu. He looked at them with the question in his eyes.
Joe nodded affirmatively.
"Jun?" Hakase asked.
She nodded in agreement with Joe.
Ken watched perplexed. It was obvious he wasn't pleased not being informed about the mission. He looked at them waiting for an explanation.
"You two want tell me what this is all about?" Ken inquired.
Hakase motioned for Joe and Jun to stand on either side of Ken. They moved in place without a word.
"Hakase! What the hell?" Ken bristled.
"Come out." Nambu ordered.
Red Impulse crawled out of the tube.
Red Impulse led them to his personal living quarters. "There was a resemblance to the air shack and the cabin." Jun noted to herself.
Red Impulse ordered breakfast for the three of them. As they waited he and Joe discussed getting the G-2.
"We'll retrieve it tonight." Red Impulse told Joe. "I have some people watching it for now. They haven't gotten into it yet."
The food arrived and they started to eat.
Red impulse outlined the details as they ate.
"They have two guard units on the car. My team will handle the gate. You move the car." Red Impulse stated.
"We'll go into the garage in bird style if it will help. If your people clear a path, I'll get the car out of there." Joe paused "That leaves one problem. Where do I hide the G-2?" Joe looked at Red Impulse expecting an answer.
"I'll store it in a safe place until you're ready to return to Utoland." Red Impulse offered.
Jun broached what she thought was an obvious idea.
"Captain, when you contacted us were you planning on coming back to ISO with us?" She asked.
"Yes, eventually. When I come back is your decision." He stated.
Jun continued with her earlier point.
"Captain, after we retrieve the G-2 is there any reason you can't come with us? You have the intelligence on the airbase. It's important for Hakase to meet with you soon and review it. Is there anything essential keeping you here for a few days?"
Joe seconded the idea.
"It would be a good time. I think I can get us out of Huntworl. We can rendezvous with the Phoenix out of town."
Red Impulse nodded in agreement with the plan.
"I was just thinking the safest place to store the G-2 is in Utoland." He grinned.
We were interrupted when Jones appeared to talk with Red Impulse.
Red Impulse pulled Jones aside for a moment with Joe. They discussed plans to retrieve the G-2. Jones left to make the necessary preparations.
They finished their food while Red Impulse and Joe went over the details Red Impulse had gathered about the airbase.
Red Impulse didn't believe the airbase was a direct Galactor threat. The wars with Galactor had left war-lords and factions all over the region. Most of these caused local misery, but weren't capable of a large threat to stability as a whole.
This airbase was different. It was large, and if it possessed what Red Impulse suspected it would disrupt the balance that existed.
ISO was not aware of this base. The trouble was ISO should have been aware of the base. ISO was active as a type of watchdog for just this type of thing.
Since the end of the war ISO had been down-sized, and KNT had been put on standby status. Apparently someone was using this to their advantage.
The thing that disturbed Red Impulse the most was that ISO had missed this base. This he couldn't explain. ISO had to have been infiltrated at the highest levels. He wondered what else ISO might have missed. He wanted to stop this before it got a chance to get big again.
----------------------------------------------------------- It was dark and Joe and Jun were in bird style. Red Impulse had changed into a black outfit and covered his face. They waited outside the hotel garage where the G-2 was parked. Two Huntworl units guarded the G-2. One unit was at the entrance to the garage and one was near the car itself.
They creeped to the aisle across from the G-2. Joe and Red Impulse took the guards near the G-2. Jun was to prevent the guards in the truck from raising an alarm.
On Red Impulse's signal they leapt into action. Jun's yo-yo went through the side window smashing the radio. A concussion charge in the front of the truck and knocked out the occupants.
She waited several minutes. She didn't hear any alarms and assumed Red Impulse and Joe were successful.
Joe came up in the G-2 with Red Impulse crammed in the back of the car. Jun leaped in the front seat.
"If Red Impulse's men had done their job at the front entrance this should be an easy getaway." Jun thought as they drove toward the front of the garage.
There one of the guards stepped out. For a second she thought they had failed. Then she recognized Jones as he signaled the all clear to Red Impulse.
Joe and Red Impulse had loaded the car with all the vital equipment they could carry. Jun had the DNA scanner and the recorder. Joe took off and on Red Impulse's instructions stuck to the back roads. Thirty minutes away from the city they heard a warning go out on the radio.
Joe contacted Hakase for assistance.
"Hakase, we're coming in and we need help. We have company with us. The border has been closed as of five minutes ago." He yelled into his communicator.
"Acknowledged. I have your location keep going north by northwest and we will rendezvous with you. Nambu out."
They drove another twenty minutes when they saw a Huntworl unit in pursuit. The Phoenix was coming they just needed to avoid them until then.
"Hang on!" Joe shouted as they went airborne. The Huntworl unit crashed into a tree trying to avoid the G-2.
Both Red Impulse and Jun remembered to breath again as the Phoenix appeared overhead seconds later.
Jun saw Red Impulse tense as the G-2 docked with the Phoenix. Jun wondered if Hakase had scrambled the team without Ken. She doubted it would be possible on such short notice. Ken would know something was wrong, since they had not mobilized in over a year.
Red Impulse was still wearing his mask. He ripped it off when he heard Hakase call down to us. He reached for a pair of dark glasses in his pocket. He checked himself when he remembered where he was.
Jinpei called out "What is happening down there, Onechan?"
Jinpei was trying to peer down and Hakase was blocking his view.
"Jinpei go back to the main cabin." Nambu said.
"Hakase..." Jinpei protested.
"Now, Jinpei." Nambu ordered.
Red Impulse laughed softly. Jun heard Hakase's sudden intake of breath as he recognized the laugh.
They heard footsteps behind Hakase. They were too heavy to be Jinpei's.
Jun knew for certain Ken was up there now. Red Impulse heaved a breath, but said nothing and waited.
"Hakase we have company." Jun emphasized. "Is it OK to come up. Is the area clear?"
Nambu did not order Ken away from the area.
"Jun, you and Joe come out first." Nambu ordered from above. "You below stay there."
She could understand why Hakase wanted them out first, especially Joe. There was no predicting Ken's reaction once he learned about their passenger.
They crawled out of the G-2. Jun handed the DNA scanner and recorder to Nambu. He looked at them with the question in his eyes.
Joe nodded affirmatively.
"Jun?" Hakase asked.
She nodded in agreement with Joe.
Ken watched perplexed. It was obvious he wasn't pleased not being informed about the mission. He looked at them waiting for an explanation.
"You two want tell me what this is all about?" Ken inquired.
Hakase motioned for Joe and Jun to stand on either side of Ken. They moved in place without a word.
"Hakase! What the hell?" Ken bristled.
"Come out." Nambu ordered.
Red Impulse crawled out of the tube.