DISCLAIMER: same as last time and the time before that and the time before that….
well I'm back, nothing much to say but, shit happens I got distracted
I decided that considering my story plans I needed a scene transition, so ##### is a major scene change and other than that sorry for the spelling/grammar problems. Again.
By: Bryant (Blade42)
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"That's all I know." Motoko admitted quietly to the residents of the Hinatasou gathered with her in the current manager's room. " I don't understand this anymore than you do but that's what I heard." there was several seconds of silence before Shinobu spoke up.
" But why would anyone to destroy our home?"
" They don't," Kitsune answered " It just happens to be in the way. It's how this crap works"
" Well that's just great." Naru growled angrily " What do we do now, Run away?"
"No I won't run." Keitaro said defiantly, a fire burning in his eyes " I was a mess before I came here, I had nothing but my delusions to follow. Sense I've arrived here I've been the luckiest man on the planet, my has a direction now, and I've found the greatest friends I've ever known. I'm not leaving so easily, if they want Hinata, they came take the deed from my cold dead fingers."
" you're a fool Keitaro, you don't stand a chance on your own." Blade thought to himself, sitting in Naru's room by the hole in the floor. " But maybe if we find enough people like you we not just win. You may have a chance at surviving." Blade looked away from the board covered lack of flooring and returned to cleaning his Beretta.
"I'm staying too." Shinobu squeaked out in the calm following Keitaro's speech. " Sempei's right, we can't just leave. This our home. I my not be able to fight but, I'll do something. I can't leave, I won't." She stopped as Su placed a hand her shoulder
" Shinobu none of us are leaving, this is our home too."
" Your right there suga, we're staying too." Kitsune said
" Then it's settled everyone's staying." Naru said quickly cutting off any of Keitaro's protests.
" Fools." Blade said causing everyone in the room to up. " Your all fools."
Several hours had pasted after Blade's comments in the Manager's dwelling, and the impending doom had become a shadow on everyone's thoughts. Willing to fight or not everybody was prepare in their own ways for the upcoming battle. Keitaro and Naru were together in Naru's room just enjoying the warmth of each other's bodies. Motoko was sharpening her Katana, praying to her ancestors for courage, and protection for all involved. Su was well Su, off building again and blissfully unaware of the full affects her contraptions were to have on the battle. Kitsune was readying her camera, Shinobu was in her room swimming in her own thoughts. Blade stood out side her his hand half way up to knock. He stopped himself letting his hand drop. " I'm the last person she wants to see right know." He thought walking away.
From outside there was a loud snort of a diesel engine.
" about time." Blade said allowed.
The residents filed out of Hinata to find about 20 people ( Blade's age and younger) coming up the stairs carrying large boxes between them.
" Hey! Where's Blade?" one asked after he set down the box he was carrying.
" I'm right here Rossy." Blade answered from the doorway. He was dressed in his BDU, with his utility belt on his waist. Holding his pistol and combat knife among other things.
" Good morning sir," Ross called to his friend, " And good morning to you too Shinobu." He continued with a nod to Shinobu in the gathered group of Hinata residents beside the doorway.
Blade strolled over beside Ross watching his people run equipment up the stairs.
" It's like nothing ever changed." Rossy commented on the scene,
" Yeah, speaking of which, you got a light?" Blade asked producing a cigarette from his barrowed pack.
" Here" Ross said handing him one " Keep it." Blade nodded his thanks and pocketed the device.
" So what do we have?" Blade asked poking the crate with his foot.
" Mostly soviet stuff right now. AK-47G's and AKM-D's. we've managed to get some heavier weapons to, AKM -ssB's and boys III anti-tank rockets."
" any arty support?" Blade interrupted " I've got something jury rigged here but…"
" We brought 5 60mm tubes and about 600 rounds." Ross reported " All in all about enough equipment to arm 3-4 thousand people once the other trucks arrive. And cookie said if we send the trucks back he could get us more equipment."
" Good Good, it's a start anyway." Blade commented " But we need soldiers, not weapons."
" I think that problem's solved it's self. Their was a general service about a hour ago, we put out our own announcement 10 minutes ago." He said pointing to several people unloading boxes in civilian clothing. " There's already been a response."
" Excellent," Blade said a smile spreading across his face. " Then here's the plan."
It sky was a perfect cloudless blue, lending itself to the nearly perfect weather. The sun was shining and leaves were changing colors, it was a beautiful fall day. Almost like mother nature was laughing at the pitiful troubles of the humans below her. With no cloud cover to use a pair of turtle shaped flying machines skimmed the tree tops, the trees bent as the machines passed mere feet from their tops.
" Tamaboys to tea house, come in Tea house." there was a pause as the radio crackled to life.
" This is Tea house, report TB."
" We have contacts all along the I-95 inter-state, looks like the main column." The pilot said looking at his ground directed sonar.
" Alright Tamaboys the defenses are not complete I repeat the bridge line in not ready for a full assault you have to slow them down. Your orders are to engage and delay the enemy by any means necessary, understand?"
" Yes sir!" The pilot answered switching channels. " TB to Rocky, fire mission over."
" I'm here boys, where do you need it?" an older man announced over the line
" I need a full spread, heavy on the AP on the I-95 marker 16, 17, and 18,"
" On it." response was simple and precise. This wasn't so hard, Shiri thought as watched Hitari open his after burners and sprit across the highway in question to better watch the shells impact. Tamaboy 2 had only been across about 15 seconds when a series a explosions ripped across the road.
" Ow." Hitoni said as the smoke cleared. " That looks like it hurt… Oh shit."
" What!?!" Shiri declared stopping as the smoke cleared from his view. The column had taken some casualties, but was unharmed as a hole, unless something drastic was done the enemy wouldn't been slowed down enough to matter. " Damn, TB to Rocky barrage was ineffective I repeat the barrage was ineffective, launch the mini nukes!"
" Nukes away! Splash down in 20 seconds, Tamas GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!" Rocky screamed at Shiri
" Tama 1 full burn!"
" Tama 2 full burn!" With this warning the engines of the scouts opens up and the vehicles were nosed up as they screamed thought the sky at mach 2. Behind them a series of bright flash went off over the roadway.
Blade opened his eyes again after closing them for the nukes. He blinked several time to readjust his eyes to the sunlight. He looked up at the Tama mark 3 duplicates perched up the hill near the Hinatasou. Somehow over the course of the night Su had managed to build 2 more of the things add ion to the 3 she had in storage, now they were running artillery support. Doing a pretty decent job at it too. Blade looked back down towards his own immediately surroundings. The Hinata tea house had been turned into the a very busy command post. Te tables had been removed and replaced with radios and a mix people trying to take the place of command and control. In the center of the room a large holographic table was set up projecting a large 3D image of the area on it.
Over the course of the night something close to 9,000 people to help man the defenses and fight their countries battle. Some how, the relatively few people who know what the hell needed to be done, had organized units, armed the combatants and put together a place to hold the city. Weather by miracle or fate it looked like might win if they drew the right cards.
" Ok." Blade said placing his hand on the shoulder of the woman at the consol to the 3D table, " let's see just how close they are, bring up artillery markers 16 ,17, and 18." The lady complied typing her keys and brought up the information, " Damn, their closer than I feared, I guess they did need to use the nukes." Blade sighed in a growing depression and turned away from the screen. He looked back over his shoulder at the three pulsing dotes that represented were the recent artillery had fallen. " they're fast."
" You called sir?" a familiar voice asked
" Is Ross and that contractor with you, Jenn?" Blade asked
" Well your strait to business, yes they're outside." Jenn said almost complaining.
" Then come on." Blade said walking out the door.
" Hello Ross, and Mr…"
" The boys just call me Boss." The man said, his black mustache bouncing as he spoke.
" Okayy… Boss, how far along are you?" Blade said cutting thought the small talk.
" Oh umm." Boss jabbered, caught off guard by the swift change in subject, by the youngster. " We'll be done in about 6 hours." He stated definitely.
" You have 2, maybe 3 if we're ungodly lucky." Blade said stiffly
" what, but we…" Boss stopped in mid sentence, Blade was holding up one finger for silence. In between him shutting up and Blade speaking again Boss had a revelation. How this child could command so many people. He projected, confidence, experience, and a cold keen intelligence, but most importantly he projected such a sense of cold one mindedness when he got into stride that no one doubted that he would probably shoot you if you some much as dared interrupt him. The people knew him well knew this wasn't the case, he hadn't shot anybody over something that trivial.
" The enemy is 2 miles away, and in full force. I personally expect the forward elements to attack any minute. I just expended my only nuclear armaments to buy you those 2 hours, so I don't want hear you won't be ready, cause not ready is being attacking in you sitting room asleep in your favorite chair. Now you will get do their and work you hands to the bone to get those defenses ready or I will shoot you myself. Am I clear?" Blade growled using his extra height on the man to loom over him and press right into his face.
" Y-Y-Y-yes sir." Boss stammered officially more scared of this youngster than he was of the 20,000 opponents over the bridge. " I'll get right on it." The man finished and moved back towards his position as fast as he could without sprinting.
" You didn't have to scare him like that." Jenn said watching the man retreat.
" Yes he did." Ross spoke coming to his friend's defense. " It was the only way to get the situation across completely, I doubt that man's ever been in a fist fight, never mind combat. To him this is just another construction contract, not a race for his and well everybody else's lives."
"Yeah that's basically how it works. Anyway back to business, Ross I want you to take Foxtrot and reinforce the bridge head, and I want your opinion in how it's coming."
" Yes sir." Ross said with a nod. He took of jogging to retrieve Foxtrot company and move into position.
" And Jenn how is the evacuation coming?" Blade inquired.
" the stragglers will be out of the city in 40 minutes or less. Jenn reported giving up on getting a conversation out of him this after this mess cleared up.
" perfect, or nearly." Blade reflected. " hey Jenn…"
" I'm not going to cover for you Jayjay, if you need a break I'm going with you." Jenn demanded
" Suit yourself." Blade said shrugging, walking up the stairs towards the Hinata. Pulling a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it. " Want one?" he asked holding out the pack to Jenn.
" Why not." Jenn answered pulling a stick from the carton, and using Blade's butt to light it." She took a drag before she continued. "Your scared aren't you?"
" Not really." Blade answered as the pair ascended the last stair. " We'll do plenty of damage." he said staring at the machine resting before him. It was one of the AA guns they had received, in theory the machine could shoot incoming rockets and shells, in theory.
"That's not what I meant, I was talking about your friends." Jenn countermanded, her eyes shrinking into slits in annoyance.
" I don't know what your talking about, I have no reason to fear for your safety. Shinobu and the others on the other hand… well I can't afford to baby them even if I am scared. I just put them where they have the best chance. That's really not much better though." Blade admitted.
" Well… where are they?" Jenn demanded placing her hands on her hips and tapping one foot.
" Keitaro is in Delta company under Ross, Naru's running support for the mortars, Su's doing what Su does, Motoko was snatched up by your brother, and I put Shinobu in supply, but she wanted to help in the aid station so…there she is." Blade rambled
" Well where's Kitsune?" Jenn as a series of rapid clicks went off behind them
"Doing her job." Blade said looking over his shoulder at Kitsune as she lowered her camera.
" You really shouldn't worry so much." Kitsune said moving in-between the teenagers, " We can take care of ourselves." Kitsune reminded Blade.
"I don't…" Blade never finished his response. He was cut off by the crackle of gun fire in the distance.
" Looks like it's party time Blade. Time to do what we do best." Jenn said. Blade simply nodded. He turned and walked down the stairs, towards the command post, saying a silent prayer, thanking who every he owned thanks to, for the courage of the men about to die, and those who wouldn't be far behind.
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Alright I'm signing off, correcting my work always makes me drowsy. Please RR
Goodnight.