Warning this fanfic contains occasional coarse language.
Written by The Shadow
Disclaimer
Queen Serenity and other canonical Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon characters are the creation of TAKEUCHI Naoko and are copyright jointly to her, Koudansha, Touei Animation, and either TV Asahi or Fuji TV, depending on which season. Calcite, Azurite, Margrave, Titanite, Sylvite, and Pyrite are the creation of Mark Latus, one of the SME core members. Alan Thomas and Alisin Windwalker are the creation of Craig Reed. All the other characters not mentioned here are the creation of me and as such are owned by me. Some of these characters haven't appeared YET in this story but will.
The Underworlders
Part 2 – Situations
Dark clouds gathered over the East Side of Crystal Tokyo driven by an unseen wind. Sirens wailed as police and fire engines drove towards to location of the fire that was quickly demolishing the old warehouses as it burned quickly through the dry wood.
All of a sudden the dark clouds burst and rain poured down on the paper and wood fires burning in the warehouses drenching them and reducing them to burning embers. The rain fell only on those fires burning and would leave those with chemicals involved. This produced an interesting effect that members of the fire and police departments noticed as a ring of rain surrounded the area with nothing coming down in the centre of the ring.
The vehicles splashed through the rain towards the fires. The fire trucks came to a stop close enough so that they'd be able to use their foam to good effect without being hurt and if that didn't work they could always radio for help and have someone teleport in and put out the fire magically. The police cars stoped further back and blocked off the area to the public.
The fire was slowly being pushed back inside the gutted house it had started form and the fire department moved in slowly making sure that there were no backdraughts that would allow the fire to move back over the charred ground and possibly the fire fighters.
They slowly moved in on the centre of the blaze, putting out spot fires that occasionally flared up, until they reached the house. The fire fighters moved in slowly watching each others backs before dowsing the flames in chemical spray and turning the burning shell of the house into a large chemical puff ball, below ground though a different battle was taking place.
Mort and Tad moved quickly between the warehouses moving away from the fire and the approaching authorities, ducking behind stacks of old barrels and weaving in out of holes in the warehouse's walls making steady pace to their destination.
"That was a bit close for comfort," Tad puffed as they moved closer to there destination.
"Way too close, ha."
They both but their burdens down on the ground gently and using both hands the grasped a service hatch and lifted it up with a high pitched rusty squeal. They picked the children back up and climbed down the ladder and into the service tunnel.
A man stepped out of the shadows with a weapon.
"Hello boys Jonas is waiting in the tunnel up ahead on your left,"
"Thanks," Tad replied with a grunt as he hefted the child on his back into a more comfortable position for him to carry. Mort finished climbing the ladder and nodding to the man walked after Tad.
They reached the corner and disappeared around the corner and out of the guards view, off to their destination.
The Guard moved back into his alcove near the ladder and settled in for a normal day.
Below ground another battle was about to commence, one that was different in almost every possible way. A group of Nemesian mercenaries dressed in black and grey camouflage gear sat, stood or crouched in a tunnel not that far from another service hatch waiting for the commanders to finish talking.
"What's the situation topside?' one asked pulling his balaclava off his face to wipe his brow of sweat.
"There's CT fire fighters and police all over the place up there dealing with the fire," the man on his left reported with a com up to his ear.
"Should we wait?' the one on his right asked.
"I don't think so we can use the fire as a distraction, they're bound to fan out and investigate the other buildings and service tunnels for damage from the fire. I say we move now. I also don't want to run into Mars and her Internal Security forces"
"I agree," the other said with a shudder.
"Same here."
"Alright lets do this, pass the word, silenced weapons only, we want to avoid the CT group, we move in five, no survivors except for the 2 targets heres a picture of each." He took a pair of photos out of his pocket and handed them to the others who passed them down the line.
"Roger," they both said and then started walking down the line of men.
The word was passed, weapons checked, grips adjusted.
Mort and Tad at this time were walking down a service tunnel on their way to the sanctuary of their clients. The walked in comfortable silence until they reached a section of the tunnel whose seals between sections of concrete weren't as tight as they looked. Tad pressed a small square section of concrete in the wall and the concrete slab swinged open on oiled hinges not making a sound,
They walked in and were stoped by two men who took the two children and left in the direction of their infirmary while Mort and Tad left in the direction of Jonas's office. They walked past the people who lived in this haven, past these people who made a living in what was left of the Crystal Tokyo underworld doing what ever it was they did. The men would most likely be smugglers and the women prostitutes but you could never tell, and children went around helping their parents with their daily tasks.
They walked past these people and went to the wooden door of Jonas's office, knocking once they entered. Jonas looked up at the door opening and smiled.
"Ah I see you've arrived, any trouble?" he asked anxiously.
"Not really although our shins sure took a beating."
"Amen to that," Mort said bending down and rubbing his still slightly aching legs.
"Good well here is your pay as agreed," Jonas handed over two plain envelopes one each to the two men.
"Anything else?"
"No that's all for now I can contact you if anything pertaining to your skills comes up in the usual way right?"
"Yeah though we might be on another job so give us plenty of warning,"
"Sure thing, alright then I guess ill see you boys around."
The two men shook Jonas's hand and left him to what ever it was he did closing the door behind them. They headed over to the bar that the underground group ran with bootlegged or smuggled in liquor. It was cheap and it was good and it suited the too men who needed to quench their thirst after a hard day.
"Barkeep, two whisky's thanks," Tad ordered, putting away the envelop and bringing out his wallet with spending money.
"Coming right up,"
"So what now?" Mort asked Tad as they sipped their drinks and the bar.
"Well I was thinking that we should wait a bit before we do anything next."
Mort nodded and turned back to his drink.
In the corridors out side the sanctuary of those innocently taking care of their daily business the Nemesian mercenaries silently moved along the tunnels moving from tunnel to tunnel, covering each intersection before moving on.
"Is everyone in place?"
"Yes sir, all squads have completed preparation and are ready to go on your word,"
"Alright shut up you lot, these are your orders, as far as we know the target group keeps sentries posted in this tunnel and they have some sort of secret entrance, we need to neutralise the sentries and then we will use a small explosive to get through the wall, got it?"
"Yes sir,"
"Alright move out, now!"
The mercenaries moved out along their assigned tunnels checking alcoves for look outs as they moved along. Soon enough they reached the tunnel with the service entry and the guard that stood in the alcove, he heard a noise moved out into the tunnel to check it out and was rewarded with the view of a squad of killers who quickly sized him up and riddled him with bullets.
As the sentry fell, with the last of his strength he moved his hand to the silent alarm trigger on his belt and pressed the button before he hit the concrete tunnels floor with a dull crack, his blood pooling around him as his life left his eyes.
The Nemesian's moved on down the tunnel.
Inside the office of Jonas a large red light on the wall opposite the desk started blinking and a buzz sounded.
Jonas looked up from his paper work straight at the alarm.
"Oh shit, you've got to be kidding me,"
He opened the bottom draw of the desk and pulled out a gun he had gone to great expense to smuggle into Crystal Tokyo and ran out the door.
Cupping his hands he yelled "Everyone evacuate now, the alarm has been set off, intruders are on their way me must evacuate now!"
Everyone stopped in shock, Mort and Tad turned around from their drinks and the bar their eyes goggling.
Then everyone went into motion, the women gathered necessities and the children and started filing towards the emergency exit that lead through an old disused railway tunnel to the docks. The men started lining up and receive their assigned weapons from their supervisors, while Jonas gathered all the spare money, data crystals, critical paperwork and anything else he needed to keep.
Mort and Tad looked at each other and nodded, they pulled out their guns and joined the group of armed men who would cover the old, the sick, the women and children's escape. Those who were in the infirmary were carted out and put in old wheel chairs to accompany the group.
The group of escapees left with mostly women and children and a group of men as escorts to protect them from the intruders. As he left with what was needed from the office Jonas told the supervisors where to meet up later, and what to do.
"We set up plenty of traps for these kinds of people so make sure you use them, also station some men behind the bar and use the bottles as Molotov's, being set alight should keep some oft them busy."
"Yes sir,"
"And please try not to be too heroic I would like to see as many of you alive as I can later,"
"I'm sure we would too sir, thankyou,"
"No thank you," with that Jonas turned and left through another tunnel away into the underground of Crystal Tokyo. The men settled in behind quickly made temporary barricades and shelter while Mort and Tad checked their gear under their coats, nodding to each other they settled in to await those who would dare disturb the Underworlders.
End of part 2
Authors notes:
FINALLY IT'S DONE!!!!
Please C&C it's much appreciated and also could you all tell me if these chapters are to long or short. I'm used to reading chapters that are sometimes 20,000 to 60,000 words long, this chapter is around the 2000 mark so I wanted to know if this was the right sort of length, let me know.
Thanks