-MI-6 Headquarters, London...-
"If you can't put the past behind you, you won't survive long."
--The Boss, after defeating Naked Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
This was supposed to be Camilla White's day off.
But at Commander Watson's urging, she, as well as the remaining members of Delta Red were ordered to report to MI-6. Dressed smartly in her khaki dress uniform, the former Shadowlaw member made her way towards the conference room where her teammates were already gathered.
Colonel Watson, the Delta Red commander, looked up from his briefing. "At last, Lieutenant White decides to grace up with her presence," he dryly remarked.
"Apparently the commander has a lot of nerve to call us in on a well-deserved day off," Cammy retorted as she took a seat. "With all due respect, sir, this had better be good."
"It is," First Lieutenant Lita Luwanda, the weapons expert said. "As you already know, Lieutenant White, there are still several Shadowlaw safehouses and facilities left in Great Britain."
"And someone's been attacking them head-on," Watson continued.
"Who?"
"That's the million-pound question," George Ginzu, the team's resident computer hacker and genius replied. "However, it sees that our friend had made her presence known last night."
"When?" Cammy asked.
"Several robbers tried to rob a cafe last night," Matthew McCoy, the big man with a faceplate covering one part of his head said. "Our mystery friend managed to take out the majority of them before the rest were subdued by the patrons. Most of them suffered serious injuries, but none were life-threatening. One bloke even had an eye taken out. The weapon that she used was a Japanese sword of some type."
Cammy looked up. "Did you say sword?"
McCoy nodded. "From what I heard, yeah."
"Something you'd like to tell us, Lieutenant?" Watson asked.
"I know someone...back in Shadowlaw who uses a sword as a weapon," Cammy replied. "I don't think it's her though."
"Who?" Watson asked.
"Are you talking about who I think you're talking about?" Luwanda asked.
Cammy nodded. "Yeah. But why is she here?"
"Who?"
"There were twelve of them - not counting myself," Cammy explained. "They were all named after a month in the calendar in the native language. The one that I speak of and that Lita - I mean Lieutenant Luwanda - knows of is the one with the codename Satsuki."
"Satsuki?" Watson repeated. "Strange codename."
"Japanese for May," Ginzu butted in.
Cammy nodded. "Back in Shadowlaw, we were always partnered up for assignments. One of which she encountered Luwanda."
"She didn't kill me in that match," Luwanda pointed out. "Why?"
"Satsuki is not like any other assassin," Cammy explained. "She follows a code of ethics like a religion and killing someone without cause will violate her code of honor."
"Do we have a picture of this woman?" Watson asked.
Ginzu was typing away on his laptop. "I'm on it. Okay, I'm coming up with a picture now."
"Put it up on the screen," Watson ordered.
The faint image of all 12 Shadowlaw dolls in formal military uniforms and Cammy were shown on the huge screen. Ginzu zoomed in on the Japanese girl with a sword slung over her shoulder.
"What else can you tell us about her?" Watson asked.
"From what I remember, she's a geinus with an IQ of 160," Cammy continued. "Fluent in several languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, and an expert in unarmed combat as well. She's also an expert in archery, but I've never seen her use a bow in any of our missions. There's also something about her that reminds me of someone I know. Why is she here in London is anybody's guess."
"We'll find out soon enough," Watson said. "Ginzu."
Ginzu switched over to a waterfront dock. "This dock is a Shadowlaw front. We're going to move in on them tonight. If Cammy's hunch is right, then our mystery guest will show. Once we have her in custody, we can get some answers from her."
"IF you can catch her," Cammy corrected. "Satsuki is no fool. She can sense when something is wrong or not."