Martin Mystery: Tangling with Shadowlaw
By: Ominae
Rating: T
NOTE:
All characters of Martin Mystery are under the copyright of Marathon; all characters of Striker/Spriggan are under the copyright of Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa; all characters of Street Fighter are under the copyright of Capcom. I exclusively own the rights to the characters Mark Sy and Patrick Chan.
Previously:
Martin Mystery and Mark Sy, two of the Center's most finest field operatives, have teamed us with ARCAM Strikers Yu Ominae, Jean Jacquemonde and Patrick Chan in warding off another attack perpetrated by Shadowlaw's Psycho Doll unit. Later on, the two Center field agents had received a mysterious e-mail message from Vega, detailing plans on Killer Bee's supposed "mission" for the next day. Now with the assistance of Delta Red, Britain's top anti-terrorist field team, the joint task force is now staking out the supposed location for Killer Bee and the Psycho Dolls to appear with hopes of thwarting their moves. Will they be able to do so and will they eventually capture Killer Bee? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Chapter 6: Retaliation
Somewhere in Britain - 10:20 A.M.
Colonel Wolfman raised his radio extender close to his mouth, hidden in a room on an apartment building, which also doubled as an observation post, which was owned by Delta Red. "Mark, Martin, can you hear me? Over." George Ginzu provided recon support to the veteran agent as his observer and bodyguard. Rita Luwanda and Matthew McCoy were in another part of the building, watching and waiting for the hidden enemy to appear as part of another recon and observation team. Mark and Martin were standing on a sidewalk near their observation post, keeping an eye out to see if Shadowlaw agents were prowling around the empty streets of the residential block.
Mark placed his hand on an earpiece plugged on a radio extender used similarly by Colonel Wolfman as the duo were issued radios with hidden earpieces placed on their right ears. "It's okay, Colonel. So far, so good."
"So Colonel..." interrupted Martin as he placed his hand on his own earpiece to communicate with the Colonel. "What happens when we see Killer Bee?"
"It's best if we capture her. After reading the data that you two have sent us, she seems to have been brainwashed with Shadowlaw technology."
"That bad , huh?" asked Martin, who had a bit of concern in his tone.
"Colonel, target spotted 50 meters from our present location." said Rita Luwanda through her radio extender as she peered through the window with her binoculars.
The others turned their heads towards the north side of the block; Killer Bee was sneaking around the block as she was headed to the residence of a British government official.
"She's heading towards the house of the Minister of Defense." blurted Colonel Wolfman over the secure radio lines.
"Wait! I see the Psycho Dolls closing in on her!" said Matthew McCoy, who spoke with the rest of party through his radio extender as he observed her approach through his own binoculars. Martin and Mark took cover and hid themselves near a dark alley. With only their heads peeking out, they watched as the Psycho Doll commandos have totally surrounded Killer Bee from all sides.
Martin placed his hand near his earpiece and spoke on the radio line with Colonel Wolfman. "Colonel, it appears that they've cornered Killer Bee from all sides. She can't escape now!"
"Give up, Killer Bee. You're surrounded." exclaimed Aprile as she took on her Shadowlaw Special Forces combat stance.
"What do you mean? I'm under the personal command of Master Bison and I have a mission right now." replied Killer Bee, who was now stunned with their appearance.
"Well, we have received orders from Master Bison to have you disposed off at once." added Satsuki, cooly drawing her katana from her sheath.
"How could it be? I have faithfully served Master Bison. This is both outrageous and ridiculous!" barked Killer Bee while going to her Shadowlaw Special Forces combat stance.
"I'm sorry, Killer Bee. But we have our orders that you should be executed on this spot." explained Jiayu as she walked towards Killer Bee between Enero and Fevrier.
"In other words, prepare to die. I'm sure that Master Bison will gladly remember you for your courageous actions." answered Decapre as she appeared behind her from nowhere with a sadistic smile hidden behind her mask.
"Dolls, attacks!" ordered Juli as she and the other Psycho Dolls dashed towards Killer Bee, who was outnumbered 12 to 1.
"Colonel, I'm going in!" Mark said before ending his radio conversation with Colonel Wolfman. He pressed some buttons onhis U-Watchto activate his X-Staff. Martin did the same and together, they dashed towards Killer Bee and the Psycho Doll commandos with nothing to lose.
"First I'm fighting my enemy. Now I'm saving her. I'm totally confused now." Martin reflected on this thought as he ran together with his partner to "save" Killer Bee.
"Matthew, Rita. Head out there and assist the two Center agents at once!" barked Colonel Wolfman over the radio. Immediately, Rita Luwanda and Matthew McCoy had left their observation spot from the building and went through the back door and began to run towards Killer Bee in order to assist the two Center agents.
Colonel Wolfman noticed George Ginzu trying to run out of the room, but grabbed his arm in haste. "Stay here George! I need you to make sure that no one tries to sneak up on the two of us."
"Martin, ready for another rematch with the dolls?" asked Mark as he held his X-Staff on his hand and with a grin on his face.
"Yeah, why not? This time I'm ready." answered Martin, giving a thumbs up gesture to his partner. He then focused his attention towards the Psycho Dolls, shouting a "war cry" to startle them on their appearance. "Hey, over here!".
"What? It's them again. Dammit!" exclaimed Juni as she kept blocking all the punches that Killer Bee launched towards the fiery German.
"The blasted Center agents! Take care of them at once!" ordered Juli, who was still fighting Killer Bee with Juni. Some of the Psycho Dolls went for the rushing agents. Fevrier, März, Satsuki, Santamu, Jiayu and Decapre began to dash towards Martin and Mark while Enero, Aprile, Jiayu and Noembelu stayed with Juli and Juni in order to engage Killer Bee in battle.
"There they are, Rita!" shouted Matthew as they arrived a few blocks away from the assault on Killer Bee.
"Let's get them!" said Rita in agreement. The two Delta Red operatives now ran towards the Psycho Dolls attacking the helpless Killer Bee.
"Commander, Delta Red operatives are sighted just 20 kilometers away from our position." explained Juni, pointing out the sprinting Rita Luwanda and Matthew McCoy, who were almost near their area.
"Damn! More trouble after another!" thought Juli to herself.
"Get ready!" shouted Martin. He raised his quarterstaff over his head like a club and swinged it over the heads of some Psycho Dolls, who managed to duck on instinct.
"AAAGGGHHH!" yelled Martin as Decapre grabbed one of his arms and pinned him on the ground with a Judo flip.
"Dammit, Martin! Learn to think before you act!" complained Mark, who was busy dodging attacks from Satsuki with his quarterstaff. Moments later, Fevrier appeared with a Colt M16A2 assault rifle and fired several 5.56 NATO bullets at the agent. He dodged all of her shots thanks to his ninjitsu training and he did a ninja teleport, appearing to Fevrier in midair before doing a Stealth Dive, knocking the French doll to the gray asphalt. Fevrier recovered and swinged her rifle at Mark, but he did a Rising Punch, launching himself from the ground to the air, knocking her out cold. It was due to his Shotokan and Wado-Ryu Karate training that he molded most of his technique based from Ryu's Dragon Punch.
Martin watched for März to try and land a punch on his face. As her fist was approaching Martin's face, he caught her wrist and initiated a Karate throw, landing März on Santamu before knocking out the two dolls out of action.
Rita Luwanda and Matthew McCoy had arrived just in time to assist the Center agents battle the remaining active Psycho Dolls. Decapre, Satsuki and Xiayu caught their attention and were now engaged in heavy battle. Matthew fought Decapre while Rita engaged Satsuki and Xiayu.
Decapre launched a Cannon Spike and Sniping Arrow combo at Matthew, who took the brunt seriously. He launched a double fist attack and a sharp kick on her face. Once she was down, he lifted her above his head and threw her at Jiayu, who was helping Juli and Juni fight Killer Bee. As for Rita, she gave a knee attack to Satsuki before she was about to strike her katana at the blonde Delta Red operative. She threw her katana away and kicked her in the stomach before giving her an uppercut, sending her knocked out to a 2002 Ford Fiesta. Xiayu swinged her nunchaku on Rita, but ducked twice after the Chinese doll swinged it on her with all her strength. Eventually, Rita caught her arm and gave her another knee attack before utilizing a foot sweep on her.
Killer Bee was now fighting Juli, Juni with Enero, Aprile and Noembelu. Not wanting to give up, she performed her Spin Drive Smasher technique, eliminating Enero and Aprile out of the picture. As she landed on the ground, Noembelu furiously used her twin hatchets to slice the British assassin down for good. Killer Bee had seemed to dodge her every move, like if she knew where she was going to strike. In response to her attack, she executed her Cannon Spike on Noembelu after she saw an opening in one of her hatchet strike attacks. Killer Bee turned her attention to the other Psycho Dolls and launched her Hooligan Combination move. While in the air, she hovered over the head of Enero for a minute before doing a Fatal Leg Twister on her. She soon landed on the asphalt, did a flip after propelling her body forward and landing on the asphalt again by supporting her head upside down with her hands, she grabbed the head of Aprile and slammed her face down on the ground.
"Impressive, Killer Bee. Let's see you take on us." sneered Juni when she executed her Spinning Knuckle technique on Killer Bee, who countered it by performing her Cannon Drill. Juli stepped in once she saw her fellow German downed by Killer Bee's Cannon Drill and executed her Sniping Arrow. Though Killer Bee took the brunt of the Sniping Arrow, she took the opportunity to block a swinging punch from Juli, smacked it away and did a Cannon Spike. Juni got up and rushed towards Juli, executing her own Hooligan Combination move at her target. Killer Bee immediately performed another Cannon Spike, landing her boot onto her chin.
"UGH!" muttered Juli after being knocked out. She rushed over to Juni and helped her to her feet. "We will not be defeated, not even by you!" shouted Juli as she got back to her Shadowlaw Special Forces combat stance with Juni at her side.
"Death Cross Dancing!" yelled Juli as she ran towards Killer Bee. But before she landed her punch on her, someone dashed in front of her and took the blow meant for Killer Bee. Soon, Juni joined up beside Juli and commenced the pummeling on the mysterious person. Killer Bee could only watch in horror as her unknown savior was knocked out by Juli's punch that landed on his chin and Juni's spinning side kick that lodged itself into the person's ribs before giving up to the pressure of the duo's strength, who was now unconscious.
"And now for you! Sniping Arrow!" shouted Juli as she drove her feet into Killer Bee's stomach. Juni joined up with her own Hooligan Combination and performed her Fatal Leg Twister on her, sending her airborne before landing with her head first on the gray asphalt. Rita, Matthew, George, Colonel Wolfman and Martin were stunned as they watched two people get knocked out by the leaders of the elite Psycho Dolls.
"George, call for reinforcements!" barked Colonel Wolfman as he was still observing the Psycho Dolls from their outposts.
"No need to, guv! Just heard from the police bands that Armed Police squad cars and SO19 teams are on their way." answered George, monitoring police radio band frequencies with his radio set.
"Let's go!" ordered Juni to the rest of the Psycho Doll commandos as they saw a 2002 Mercedes Sprinter Van with Metropolitan Police markings. Several SO19 operators emerged out of the van and fired their Heckler and Koch MP5A3 submachine guns at Fevrier, who was providing cover for the retreating Psycho Dolls with her Colt M16A2 assault rifle. Two SO19 operators were wounded, one was struck in the shoulder and another was shot in the leg with 5.56 NATO bullets as the two initially dismounted from the vehicle before Fevrier made her disappearance with the rest of the Dolls.
"Is she okay?" Martin asked as he tended to Mark, who was injured from the Death Cross Dancing combo of Juli and Juni. He had some trails of blood from the corners of his mouth.
"She's fine. Out cold momentarily, but she's got pulse." answered Matthew McCoy while checking on Killer Bee's pulse. Rita Luwanda was speaking with an SO19 officer, who was in charge of leading the SO19 surprise attack on the Psycho Dolls.
"Hey dude! You're alive!" smirked Martin, helping Mark up to his feet. Colonel Wolfman and George Ginzu emerged out of their hidden observation post with smiles in their faces.
"We better get you to HQ to see that you're alright." remarked Colonel Wolfman as he was impressed with the way that Mark risked his life to save Killer Bee. Soon enough, she was revived from her coma and Matthew McCoy got her up to her feet with help from Rita Luwanda. Killer Bee saw Mark coughing up blood from his mouth and was tended to by Martin Mystery and George Ginzu. She was now an amnesiac due to the heavy blows sustained from Juli and Juni; her brainwashing was also wearing out. Now deep in her amnesiac heart, she felt sorry for the Filipino Center agent for saving her from the infamous Death Cross Dancing technique of Juli and Juni, leaders of the Psycho Dolls.
"I'll make a call to HQ to get us some transport." added George Ginzu, who was making a phone call to Delta Red Headquarters through his cellphone. Armed British Metropolitan Police and SO19 operatives have cordoned off the entire residential area, including the residence of the Minister of Defense, with bright yellow police tape.
"How are the wounded SO19 operatives?" inquired Colonel Wolfman as he fixed his hair before wearing his red beret.
"They're fine, sir." answered Rita Luwanda, walking towards the group. "They're heading for the hospitals, their injuries are not that serious. As for Killer Bee, I've talked to her and she claimed that she had no idea on how she got here."
"Good for them, I guess. So Killer Bee has amnesia right now." commented Mark before coughing a huge amount of blood before trying to pass out.
"Whoa, partner! You just saved Killer Bee's life. Don't try to move a lot! You took a heavy beating back there!" shouted Martin, who was helping Mark get up to his feet with help from Matthew McCoy.
"Considering that she's an amnesiac by now, we may need to give her a new identity. But I don't know what to do with her." said Colonel Wolfman, scratching his arm.
"How about Cammy for a first name?" suggested Mark.
"Great idea. In fact, I kinda like the name." said Rita Luwanda.
"Me too. That's cool with me." added Matthew McCoy.
"Okay. So we gave her a new name. But what about a surname?" inquired Martin.
"White." said Colonel Wolfman calmly.
"White, sir?" George Ginzu was stunned with Colonel Wolfman's answer.
"White means purity, usually." explained Mark.
"Oh I get it." continued Martin. "Naming her white would mean that she'll start clean with a fresh slate."
"You got that right." commended Colonel Wolfman, who now had a grin on his face.
"Sir, our ride has arrived." said George Ginzu, interrupting their conversation. Rita Luwanda helped Killer Bee up to her feet.
Two 2002 Land Rover Range Rover SUVs have parked nearby with MI-6 agents at the wheel. Colonel Wolfman, George Ginzu, Rita Luwanda and Killer Bee were in the first SUV while Martin Mystery, Mark Sy and Matthew McCoy were riding in the second SUV. After they were inside their respective SUVs, the two vehicles roared out from the residential area back to Delta Red Headquarters.
Lounging Area, Delta Red Headquarters, MI-6 Building, Britain - 11:00 A.M.
The two agents were now resting on brown couches after having their medical checkup done to see if they were injured. Mark had minor bruises on his chest and arms, but he was certified physically fit to continue with his mission. Mark was sipping regular Coke from a soda can, leaning on the wall while Martin was checking out the cartoons on TV.
"Ah, I see that agents Mystery and Sy are doing quite well." said Matthew McCoy, entering the lounging area.
"Hey Mat." replied Martin, waving his hand. "What's up?"
"Someone here wants to thank you." answered George Ginzu, entering as well.
"Who?" asked Mark, still drinking his Coke.
"It's Killer Bee, er, I mean Cammy White." blurted Matthew McCoy, shaking his head from his mistake.
"She's here, guv!" shouted Rita Luwanda from the corridor. She entered the lounging area, followed by Colonel Wolfman and Commander Watson. A few minutes, a Cammy White entered the room with her arms at her back. Instead of her Shadowlaw uniform, she was issued with a red beret and a swimsuit-like uniform. She was still using the red gloves and the black boots from her old Shadowlaw Psycho Doll uniform, as well with her pigtails. A smile was on her face after eyeing the two Center agents.
"Wow! She sure is beautiful!" Martin said with eyes wide open. A smug grin was imprinted on his face.
Mark didn't say anything as he was choked by his regular Coke in his throat after seeing the old Killer Bee gone and the new Cammy White.
"I just want to thank you guys for what you did back there." said Cammy, giving a smile to the two Center agents. Both blushed upon hearing her speak sweetly for the first time, which was good to hear aside from her robotic, monotone voice during her time with the Psycho Dolls.
"You should thank Mark here." answered Martin, pointing to Mark leaning on the wall, finishing his last drop of Coke before throwing it in the trash can. "He has most of the credit."
"Then.." Cammy said, facing Mark. "I should thank you for what you did back there." Cammy soon walked to Mark and gave him a big hug. While in the midst of the hug, Cammy gave him a kiss on his cheek, which made Mark's cheeks burn with heat. The others had smiles on their faces.
"I'm so happy." said George Ginzu, who was pretending to cry.
"Can it, shrimp!" sneered Rita Luwanda, kicking him in his shins.
"Mark, Martin. Your ride has arrived, they'll take you back to your hotel room." said Commander Watson, who interrupted Cammy's hugging session with Mark.
"Of course." answered Mark, who still blushed from Cammy's small kiss. He ushered Martin to follow him out of the lounging area to the main lobby. Cammy waved goodbye to the two Center field agents, still smiling especially at Mark for what he did back there. George Ginzu and Matthew McCoy escorted Mark and Martin out of the area until they were inside their Range Rover SUV that would bring them back to their hotel room.
Hotel Room, Intercontinental Hotel, Downtown London, Britain - 11:20 A.M.
"Go give M.O.M. the update. I'll need to make a call."
"Right!"
While Martin was communicating with M.O.M. via U-Watch, Mark took out his Nokia 8210 cellphone and dialed some numbers. Soon enough, he got his call.
"Hello?"
"Ominae? That you?"
"Yep. You okay, Mark?"
"Yea. Where's Jean and Patrick?"
"They're with me in the ARCAM building."
"Can you get us some transport?"
"Where are you located right now?"
"At the Intercontinental Hotel. It's in downtown London."
"Okay. Jean and Patrick will be with me. We'll pick you guys up."
"Great. Thanks, dude." After Mark ended his conversation, Martin gave him a thumbs up, indicating that he was able to report back to M.O.M.
"What'd she say?"
"M.O.M. told us to continue our work with Delta Red. She'll give us the location on one of our research facilities pretty soon. Said she can't risk to wait for Shadowlaw to launch an attack."
"Okay. Listen, we have to head to the ARCAM office."
"Why?"
Mark had a grin on his face before replying to Martin's query. "We'll need some help. All the help that we can get."
Chapter 6 END