Chapter 6: Mission's end; THREADS
Major called in everyone to the Chiefs office. An incident at the Tomashima residence had caught the Chiefs attention. A raid by a bunch of crooks had robbed the family.
"Can't the police handle this?" asked Batou frowning. "We do have a bigger mission to accomplish."
"The police haven't found anything peculiar about the raid. But to the naked eye it could seem that way. When I checked the site, there was something different about the raid. Usually crooks would take money and machinery but it seems that to cover the real truth up they did this. The real thing they were after was one of the residents Cyber Brain." Major answered putting her hands on her hips.
"What would they need a Cyber Brain for?" Katzi asked interested in the case since it was not his own.
"The resident they took it from was an official from The Sulfur Society. The society is created for the blind. It's created for people who have become blind through Cybernetic usage." Major explained looking straight at Katzi. "Batou, you're going to go back to the site and get as much information as you can from the official. His name is Akiko Taiho. Togusa, help out here with Ishikawa."
Katzi smiled. "Of course Major."
Katzi got his way to the computer room. The instruments there were the computers used to file information from the internet. Ishikawa sat down on one of them and looked into the lenses. Katzi took a sit besides him.
"What are we looking for anyway?" he asked a little confused.
"We are looking for anything out of the ordinary. Missing Cyber Brains for instance." answered Ishikawa scrolling through a bunch of surveillance photos.
"Ah, I got it." Katzi answered clicking a few buttons on the computer next to him. "I think I've got something…There's a file here on the surveillance camera. There's a man with a mask. Just before he shut off the camera, it showed a bunch of people held hostage. Next to them were their own Cyber Brains."
"I'm surprised you got that so quick. On another file here there's an advertisement on Cyber Brain. Pre-owned Cyber Brain components…it seems that they are selling some of the Cyber Brains." Ishikawa informed.
Katzi looked thoughtfully at the screen and asked "Are you getting this to the Major?"
"I'm on it." Ishikawa said as he sent the information to Major.
Major fazed out of view after leaving the base. She ran through the streets. The Major had a hunch on one of the organizations committing the crimes. She brought out a pair of binoculars. Looking through them Major could see a truck pulling in near the building. The building was an abandoned Cyborg distributor. It was one of the companies that started to collapse after their Cyborgs' began to give problems to their customers. A man came out of the truck with a box. Another man came out of the rear. The two men conversed for a moment in hushed voices. They looked around and opened the back of the truck again. Suddenly Ishikawas' voice came up.
We have some interesting information.
Are you sending this to Batou, Ishikawa? Major asked looking a round.
Yes I am, Major.
A screen came up on her scanner. An advertisement and a file. She read the advertisement quickly and opened up the file. A bunch of armed robbers tied up a few people. The people looked dazed. Somehow the robbers had extracted all the hostages Cyber Brains. Then the file came to a close.
Where was that?
We aren't very sure. We're looking into it now.
Okay, when you do get the information, send it to Batou.
Understood, Major.
As the conversation ended Major spotted what she had been looking for. They had a lot more boxes. They opened the contents. Cyber Brains. Major jumped down from the terrace she was on. As she came closer, she took out her gun. Then Batous voice filtered in.
Major, they have the Cyber Brains in your area. Not only has that but there seemed to be…a virus in our agency. It has been attacking all the computers. Ishikawa can't even get it out. It's gotten into Saitos' own sniper.
I'll check it out when I get back.
The two men were rookies and had no idea what they were doing. Major unfazed herself and pointed the gun at one of the men's head. "Section 9!" the man shouted. The two men froze and complied with Majors' commands. Batou was at the sight in seconds handcuffing the two men. Major ran into the building. Something felt wrong. There was noise at the end of the hall. Voices, loud and angry came to Major. She ran down the hall now. If a life could be saved she would save it. A group of men and women were sitting down with their hands over their heads. Major stayed at the corner of the far wall. She held her gun close to her chest and looked around the corner. The man had his back turned to Major but she fazed out of view anyway. A woman was watching. Major beckoned Batou to come who was the end of the hall. He fazed out of view also and stood at the other side of the hall. Major rushed in as soon as the man brought out a gun. He pointed it at his hostages. Major unfazed and pressed the gun to the mans' head. Batou cornered the others. "Drop your weapons!" Major shouted angrily. The man and the woman both dropped their guns.
As soon as they got the criminals in the van, Major was alerted by Ishikawa.
I don't know Major, something funny has been happening here. Ishikawa said.
What do you mean? Major asked frowning.
It's kind of confusing. The computers are going down…we have no idea where Togusa went and worst of all I think he is the one who is making all this turmoil.
When we get back we shall check into it.
Togusa looked towards the door. Skye opened the door and Izuki walked in.
"How are you detective? Had any fun lately?" she asked with a sneer. "I hope you have had fun watching our movies."
Togusa didn't say anything. He wanted her to shut up and go away so they could get on with this interrogation. Izuki smiled and muttered a few words to Skye. He nodded and she walked out.
"We will start with the questioning." Skye moved over to the panel of buttons while the girl walked to Togusa and strapped another metal bar to his wrist and ankle.
"The smuggling of money was from what company?" Skye asked.
"One of the companies was incorporating funding to S.I.G. When that funding started to go down S.I.G smuggled money from the government and from other countries." answered Togusa with a sigh.
"Why did S.I.G begin the hacking process if they already had the money they needed?" Skye asked. The girl stood next to him now with a trigger in her hand.
"The hacking was to insert a virus into the government. It was also to get into…another source. We believed it to be one of the renegade societies." Togusa answered trying to remember all the information he had gathered.
The girl pressed the button. A volt of painful electricity swept through his entire body. The pain suffocated him. The girl let go but Togusa could still feel the pain rushing through him. Skye took a few minutes to wait. When Togusa was finally able to look up again Skye was pale.
"When you went into the S.I.G building, who did you meet there?" Skye asked.
"I…met many people. There was the Chief of Staff of course, and Katzi Shinbaru. There were a few patients that I met also. One was a young man…he kept on asking questions about my work."
"Do you know who Katzi Shinbaru is?"
"One of the members of this renegade group; he is the one that abducted me."
"Why is he in this renegade group?"
"I'm not too sure."
Another volt of electricity swept through Togusa. This one almost made him pass out. Togusa was sweating heavily when the volts passed. Skye seemed to be done with the questioning. He stared down at the questions. He scratched the back of his had and said "Well…that's the last question. I don't have any other questions to give you."
"Why don't you people just kill me?" asked Togusa angrily. His head was still down and tears were streaming down his eyes. The girl looked hurt and what he said.
"I can't kill you you're family…" she said. "You're my uncle."
Togusa looked up. He frowned at her and shook his head. "My family is dead. The rest of my family is long gone too. My niece died in a car accident."
"No…after the accident I went into surgery. Half my body is cybernetic. I don't remember it of course. I was only four. At ten years old I went into the Army. Then four years later I went into the police force. I was a detective like you." said the girl. "Then just three years ago I was taken by these guys and now I'm stuck here. I'm sorry about your family, Togusa."
Togusa frowned and stared at the girl with such intensity she looked away. "You are Sakara." he muttered. Only a few moments later he was taken back to his cell.
Major walked into Section9. Everything seemed normal. Then as soon as she got ten feet in the base, the lights went out. Wondering what was going on, Major walked towards the information center.
"Ishikawa?" Major asked in the darkness.
"I'm getting the back up booted." he answered in an angry voice.
"Where is Togusa?" Major demanded looking around.
"He left a few minutes before you sacked the Group." Ishikawa said clicking something on the computer.
"Where did he go?" Major said.
"We aren't sure. All we know is that he is the one who..." Ishikawa blanked out.
Major shook his roughly. "Ishikawa! Wake up!" He's been hacked! She thought.
Major went to the Center of the Base. She looked out the side of the window to see Batou. His face was stone cold. Major looked around. She ran back down the steps and into the foyer. "Have you seen Togusa!" Major ordered.
"No. But someone hacked into Saito." he answered.
"Ishikawa too. Togusa has to be the one doing this."
Batou nodded and ran down the foyer to lock all escape routes. Major continued to go through each room. Finally she found Katzi. He ran across the platform that led into the Chief's office. Major rushed after him and shouldered Katzi in the back. With a gun pointing at Katzi's head, Major shouted "Who are you!"
Katzi unfazed the masking and smiled. "Katzi Shinbaru…This place is down. You aren't going to be able to reboot it. As long as that virus is in place."
"Where is Togusa!" Major shouted pushing the gun at his head. "Somewhere you will never look."
Major slapped Katzi across the face with the butt of her gun. Blood coursed down the side of his forehead. "Where is Togusa?" Major demanded again.
"It's an abandoned building where they used to make maids. Radiation hides the whole place. If you even walk into the building all you're sensors and everything will be damaged. Its high level radiation. We put up a shield to deflect it from coming into our base." Katzi answered. Major handcuffed him and dragged him into a closet. She locked him in the closet and put a chair to the door knob. Major stared at the closet. "Where is this base located?" she said.
"Its situated at the end of the local bridge." Katzi said.
Major ran into the parking lot. She jumped into the car and drove off.
An alarm went off in the base. Togusa sat down against the wall of the cell when it went off. He was half asleep and the alarm jerked him awake. Izuki came rushing down the stairs to his cell. Izuki walked into the cell. "Your boss is coming to save you. It seems as though Katzi failed." Izuki said angrily. "Motoko Kusanagi is formidable."
"Yeah well that's what happens when you mess with Section9." Togusa answered smirking.
Izuki kicked him on the chest. "Remember your place detective. As long as you're here I can still stomp on you."
Izuki called in the guards. "Kill him."
The guards took out their knives. Togusa rolled out of the way and tried to take one of the guns off their belts. His arm was slashed in the process. Togusa tried to get away from the guards but the cell was too small. He was exhausted from the questioning and none of the wounds he sustained had healed enough for him to actually be a formidable opponent. So this is where it ends. Well at least my family will be there. Sorry Major…I really did fail the mission. Thought Togusa evading another attack. The knife cut into his shoulder as he was cornered. The last thing he could remember before passing out was feeling pain slash through his side.
Major got to the base. A gate surrounded the building. Major jumped over the gate and ran to the building. A man hole was open. She jumped into it and found herself in a complex maze of hallways. Major could hear voices coming from one of the hallways. As she ran through them she could see offices and doors leading into other hallways. The rows of cells greeted her. Izuki smiled naively at Major. She had a gun in her hand and blood hungry eyes. "I have been waiting for you." Izuki said. She took her first lunge at the Major. Major swerved out of the way and countered with a n elbow into Izukis back. Her gun was in her hand and the booming sounds of the gun cried out through the hallway. Izuki was on the floor, her body mangled. She was all cybernetic. Major ran down the cells to find the guards beating on Togusa. The guards pointed their guns at her but she was faster.
Togusa woke up in a hospital. He blinked a few times and stared up at the ceiling. In a flash everything came back to him. Sakara. He turned his head to see the girl there.
"You're awake." she said smiling. "I have some news."
Togusa nodded to her so she could keep on. His throat was sore.
"Your daughter is a live." she said.
Togusa sat up in the bed. "Where is she!" he shouted.
Sakara walked to the door. Major walked in holding the hand of the little girl. Her tear stained face stared into the eyes of her father. "Daddy!" she cried running towards him. Togusa grabbed her in one arm. Major smiled. "She was the only one they had not killed. It seemed that she was the one that Katzi saved for you. Your wife and son weren't spared." Major said gravely. Togusa looked back at Major caressing his daughters head.
"What do you mean Katzi saved her." asked Togusa sternly.
"He had a family of his own. Getting the information from you would have saved them. Sadly Katzi was hoping they could get another way for you to talk but in the end Izuki was in charge. Katzi was only able to spare your daughter." Major explained sadly. "I'm sorry Togusa."
Togusa nodded. "Would you take her Sakara?"
Sakara nodded and took the hand of the little girl. Major sat down beside his bed.
"Are you still up to going to work?" Major asked.
"I think I'm going to take a few days off." Togusa answered grimly.
"I understand that Togusa. Come by whenever you want to get your position back. I think we have a pretty good substitute." Major said smiling and pointing to Sakara.
End Mission
This is going to turn intoa series. So very sorry for making you wait so long. The next story will be made soon so keep in check.