The Dimension Jumpers
Chapter 3 The Meeting with "Eagle Eyes"
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Reviewer reply notes:
I see I got my first repeat reviewer to my story. I thank you for your review and I really do enjoy reading them so make sure you send them in. If you have any questions make sure to sign in so I can reply to them. You gave several answers to my question and yes one of them is the right answer. I haven't thought where Kanako and Tama fit into all of this quite yet but it looks like there will not be any original characters in this story. I am trying to fit the whole LH cast into this story so things will get interesting later on.
Story Notes: Please remember this when reading this story to avoid confusion.
"Words surrounded by "" are spoken words."
words in Italics are thoughts or descriptions
Words in regular type are spoken by anyone from the parallel dimension.
Words in Bold are spoken by Keitaro.
Words in Bold AND Italics are spoken by Motoko
Names that are underlined are referring to the people in the parallel dimension
Names that are NOT underlined are referring to the people from our dimension.
Well, It looks like morning finally arrived. I could hardly tell the difference between morning and night around here. I didn't know it but when I came to this dimension it was morning. Hell, it looked like it was six in the evening.
"Good morning Keitaro, how was your night?"
"Ok, I guess since I am sleeping on a hard floor with only a pillow isn't exactly comfortable. How was your night, Motoko?"
"Me? The same as you I guess."
Kitsune made us some breakfast and it actually tasted really good since I was having a feeling that good food was going to be hard to come by.
I got a letter back from Eagle Eyes. This is what the letter said
Interesting story you got there. I would like to see these two. Come to street number 1598 building number 159A with both of them at 11:30AM SHARP.
Eagle Eyes
Can we wait a while longer, Kitsune?
"We don't have a lot of time to get to the address that Eagle Eyes gave us. I don't know how your world looks like but it is going to take a while to get there. I said it was safer in the daytime but that doesn't mean it is any easier."
We started to make the journey to the address that Eagle Eyes gave us. Kitsune was right about it taking a long time to get there. I first noticed yesterday that there seemed to be no law and order of any kind in this dimension. I saw things that would have got you arrested and put in jail for life going on in this place if any of this was going on in my dimension.
"What kind of government permits such lawlessness, Kitsune?"
"Law and order? The Aoyama government is only interested in protecting their own interests. Their police force only punishes people who screw with Tsuroko. You can do pretty much what you want around here and that is why you travel in the morning. In the night, all the people who run their "business" come out here and conduct business. Anybody who goes out at night is either an idiot or suicidal."
"What kind of business are you referring to, Kitsune?"
"You know, robbery, rape, murder drug dealing that kind of thing but not necessarily in that order though."
The thought that these kinds of things happened on a daily basis made us queasy. What kind of sadistic, fucked up kind of world is this? I noticed that teenagers also take part in these criminal activities and wondered why they weren't in school.
"Why aren't any of these kids in school?"
"They closed the schools down a while back ago. Tsuroko didn't want anyone with any sort of knowledge around here. There was an old saying "knowledge is power" and she wanted it all for herself. Today, you either do what they are doing or are working for the Aoyama government."
"Don't worry, those people only come out at night and sleep in the morning. We must travel in daylight hours. We left so early so we don't get caught walking around at night."
That piece of info didn't make either of us feel any safer. I thought life before all of this was hard. I had to ask how worst life could get for me! If I could go back in time, I would have kicked my past self in the ass for ever asking that stupid question.
Meanwhile,
Tsuroko was sitting in her office. Hanging on the wall above her head was her treasured ceremonial sword that she used to use during her early days as the leader of her family's fighting school. The door to her office was full of holes and covered in blood stains from the many people who made a mistake and in her eyes that was something that only deserved death. As leader of her little playground as she liked to put it, she was taking a look at her schedule to see what was in store for today.
"I will meet with security at 11:00AM to pick a new head of security. That bastard, I told him never to enter without knocking first and he opened the door without knocking during an important meeting. It felt good putting a bullet in his head. Too bad, I didn't let him live long enough to have some fun."
"Oh well, I guess I will do that next time someone dares to defy my authority. At 1:00 in the afternoon I have to go through today's news and approve of the news program for today and at 3:00 P.M. I have to get ready for the televised executions for the month. My favorite day of the month, I always put on a good show for my loyal citizens."
Just than a knock was heard at her door.
"Who is it?"
"It is the acting head of security, ma'am."
"Come in. What do you have for me?"
"We have had unconfirmed reports by our agents that they have seen two people who resemble the description of Motoko Aoyama and Keitaro Urashima in sector five."
"Keep an eye out for these people and keep me informed. You are dismissed."
He left quickly and closed the door.
"Motoko AND Keitaro? This is an interesting development. I thought Black Cobra silenced Motoko after she found proof that I was the one who murdered our parents and the Hinata Council of Elders. I couldn't have her go public with that kind of information. Serves her right for poking around in my business."
"I am going to have a word with him and see what he has to say about this." Well, if it is true, I can finally start working on the immortality gene that I so desire. With the immortality gene in my possession, I can become an immortal being and create an army of invincible soldiers. I can then crush the government of East Hinata and have the head of Amalla Su on my office wall as a trophy. She than flashed a sadistic smile and laughed to herself at the thought."
Meanwhile,
We have finally made it to the location that Eagle Eyes gave us.
"I want to say a few things that are very important and you better fucking listen to what I have to say to the two of you now. When we go inside, you better do what she says, and when she says it."
"She lives a low tech lifestyle so that means that there will not be any communication devices inside. They can track you with those things and a good spy never gets followed by anyone. There is a machine that sends an electric charge through the body to disable such devices you know bugs, wiretaps, c4 explosive devices you know that sort of thing. It isn't going to kill you but it will hurt like a son of a bitch so be prepared for that. Don't make any sudden movements and keep your hands out so she can see them or she will shoot you dead before you even know it so keep yourself calm and we will be all right."
We entered into the building and discovered it was like a fortress inside and than they heard the voice of Eagle Eyes and saw her through a computer screen.
"Stop in front of the yellow line and don't move across it."
I could barely tell who she was but then it hit me like a ton of bricks. That's Shinobu over there. I guess there is some reason why she is a cold-hearted spy in this dimension. She was nothing like the Shinobu that I remember. I guess this sick world can do that to a person.
"Deposit any metal objects into the security box over there."
We did as she asked but Motoko was having a problem following that command.
"I am not leaving my sword behind. I don't part with my sword, ever."
Several guns popped out of the walls and were pointed at the three of us and they were set to fire on all three of us.
"Put the fucking sword down or you are going to get us killed, damn it!"
Having a Kitsune that didn't take any shit must have scared Motoko into putting her sword down. I was thankful for that. She was going to get us killed for that and I was kinda hoping that I could come home alive. We eventually went through that machine that Kitsune mentioned earlier and believe me when I say this. It shows you a new level of pain. I have a lot of experience in pain and believe me I was not expecting anything like that to happen. Oh, in case you were wondering, it does hurt like a son of a bitch.
The door opened and we were allowed inside and than we were finally going to see Eagle Eyes in person.
"Sit down here and tell me what you know."
We told her everything that we told Kitsune earlier and she seemed interested by it.
"So you are from another dimension and you know both of our counterparts, huh? Kitsune was right about you. You need to see Kaolla Su over in East Hinata if you want any hope of going back home." How was I like in your dimension?"
"You were a sweet shy girl who was an excellent cook and I am not exaggerating about any of that, either."
"I wish I could have been like that but life here had other plans. Well, you probably want to know my story so I will tell you how I became the person you see before you."
She told us the story of her life. I didn't know that her decision to become a spy/assassin was personal to her. It seemed that her parents worked for Tsuroko's government. She doesn't know why but it seems that they were both tortured and killed by Tsuroko's soldiers in front of her for some offense and that is why she became a spy/assassin for the Su government. I guessed some of that by her clothes that she wore. They were all black and you could hardly see her face at all.
"How can we get safe passage to East Hinata?"
"There is a large wall that separates the East from the West and there are passageways that could get you there but they are too heavily guarded to get through. There is a little known fact about the walls that Tsuroko built to cut off East Hinata from West Hinata. The building material used for that wall are not waterproof and has been cracking down below in some spots. There is a large hole at the base of the wall under about 35 feet of water."
"Why would Tsuroko use such poor materials to build a wall knowing that it was surrounded by water?"
"She is a cheap son of a bitch, who rather spend her money on herself than on security besides there isn't anyone who would dare try to cross that wall or defy her in any way."
"Kitsune, Do these two have any "gills" implanted yet?"
Gills? What the fuck is that girl talking about?
"The dimension they come from doesn't seem to have them so we are going to need some installed in both of them."
"Hey, I would like a little info on these "gills" that you speak of?"
"Gills are a device that allows the user to breathe under water like a fish. I couldn't believe how anyone lived without a pair of these on. Don't worry, When you are above water, you breathe with your lungs but under water these babies take over for breathing."
She pointed to her neck where she had gills installed. I didn't know it back when I first met Kitsune but she also had them installed. The thought of breathing under water like a fish sounded good to me. I guess that is one good thing that came out of all of this.
"I will send a letter to two friends of mine that can get them implanted. They are a couple of guys that I can trust. They sell just about everything that you would ever need. They are the best in the business and very trustworthy. Don't worry about paying for them. I will cover the cost for these since I am guessing that you two don't have any money since you are not from our dimension. "
Until then you three can stay here and wait it out for a while. I have plenty of food, drink, and space for the three of you here. You better get some rest because the journey ahead will not be easy.
So far, things were looking up for both of us. We had met Eagle Eyes/Shinobu and got her help to reach East Hinata. We both are getting a pair of "gills" which means that drowning will soon become impossible for the two of us and that sounded good to me. I wonder who those people are that are going to put in the "gills." I am having the feeling that I am going to recognize them as well.
Author Notes: That is the end of Chapter 3. This chapter dealt with the meeting with Eagle Eyes/Shinobu, and the plan to reach East Hinata. It also gave the reader a look at Tsuroko in action. The man she calls Black Cobra is an assassin and good friend of hers. He will bring nothing but trouble to our dimension jumpers and anyone who tries to help them. Can you guess who Black Cobra is? Do you think you know who the two friends that Eagle Eyes speaks of? All the characters in this story are Love Hina cast members.