Melody Jones, Part 3: Redemption

by cw2k

While mourning the death of Cassie Cage, Melody is scheduled to give her testimony on the events involving the Syphon Filter virus, and other terrorist incidents, including her assignments with Sheva in the past. Melody must now clear her name in front of the Secretary of State. Will she finally succeed, or face the consequences?

2. Hotel Fukushima

Melody Jones, Pt. 3: Redemption

Mission Hotel Fukushima

Tokyo, Japan

BRIEFING FROM CHRIS JONES OF THE HOMEFRONT WARRIORS

"Melody and Sheva have come to Tokyo, Japan on the trail of Shi-Hao, the leader of the Chinese army rebellion. It is believed that he is trying to procure the Syphon Filter virus to aid his insurgent movement, and is enlisting the help of the JRA, a Japanese terrorist group."

"A meeting between Shi-Hao and the JRA is planned for tonight in the Shinjuku district. Across the street, Melody must use room 413 of the Hotel Fukushima as a sniper's nest. Her target: Shi-Hao and his highest ranking lieutenants. If they die, the rebellion dies, and Syphon Filter is prevented from falling into the wrong hands."

Melody and Sheva arrived at Hotel Fukushima in Japan on a rainy night. Melody goes inside the lobby.

"Good evening, madam. What can I do for you?"

"I need a room key, room number 413, registered under Negol."

Here you go, ma'am."

"Arigato."

Melody proceeded. She followed the bellhop to the elevator. After getting off, she looked for room 413. As soon as she found it, she enters.

"Sheva, I'm in."

"Look inside the bathroom. There's a CheyTac rifle inside the case. It's suppressed, so your shots should be quiet."

"Just the way I !Ike it."

Melody collected the Cheyenne Tactical M-200 Intervention with a suppressor.

"I'm in position."

"Shi-Hao is just across the street. I placed a bug inside the room. Patching you in."

Shi-Hao: We had an arrangement.

JRA member: It can't be done. Security us too tight. Tell Aramov she asks the impossible.

Shi-Hao: Your group has insulted us with your incompetence, and you shall suffer as a result.

In a building across the street, Shi-Hao was beating a JRA member in purple.

"Aramov?," asked Melody. "We should have known she was involved somehow."

"See if you can eliminate Shi-Hao and his lieutenants."

"I only see Shi-Hao, but when the shooting starts, the rest will come running."

"Take out that sniper on the roof first. He could cause trouble."

And she did just that with the Intervention.

*Sniper down!"

"Acknowledged."

Melody proceeded to assassinate Shi-Hao and the .408 CheyTac bullet did the job.

"Here we go!"

Melody detached the suppressor and made quick work on the thugs inside the building across the street. After five minutes of sniping, the CheyTac rifle went dry.

"Melody, you're a stone cold killer!"

"That's a Marine for you. I'm exiting the building now."

"Melody, Shi-Hao's men have control of the entire hotel. They already made their way in."

"Aw, shit!"

Melody took the dry rifle and armed her Beretta 92FS. As she exited the room she took one of them out. They are armed Desert Eagles. I find it kind of strange that Japan only had the Nambu Type 14, which was used uncommonly during World War 2 by the Imperial Japanese. I think because Japan was lacking a modern firearm, the Desert Eagle was chosen. Melody took the Desert Eagle.

"Why would Japanese thugs use this?" Regardless, she used it to beat the thugs in their own game. Japan does have a submachine gun called the Minebea M-9, which is a Japanesee equivalent of the Uzi. They also use it as well as the Howa assault rifles. Nelody rescued the hostages along the way as she makes her escape from the hotel. Just before she escapes, she found a JRA member on his hands and knees. Melody should've killed him, but instead she was given a Franchi SPAS-15, a successor to the Franchi SPAS-12, except the JRA modified it to fire explosive rounds. She only had 5 rounds and she did not want to use it to damage the hotel, even though bullet holes already did the work.

"Melody, more trouble. According to the Japanese police, the terrorist have a hostage."

"Who?"

*The daughter of a Japanese ambassador to China. They are using her to escape the building from the basement."

"Copy, Sheva. On my way."

Nelody made her way to the basement and found the daughter of the Japanese ambassador to China. She eliminated the thugs and escorted her to safety. After taking her to the lobby, she made her way out of the hotel before the police arrived. She jumped into the van and took off.

"Bad news, Melody. I got a call from Tanya. She said that we have been scheduled for testimony based on the Syphon Filter scare."

"(Discontently) Great."