Chapter 5
Sairo was lying down and just listening to what the others were saying. He had nothing better to do except for lying down and waiting for the mission briefing to come through. He didn't really know what to expect, nor how strong the opposing forces will be. But Sairo wasn't scared; he had confidence in his newly found power, and was ready for whatever came at him. He looked over to see Luut and the others playing catch with a grenade, which Sairo was afraid would blow. Much to his relief Storme spoke up and stated that if the grenade exploded she would 'have the task of picking up everyone's sorry bits off the ground.' The men immediately stopped throwing the grenade. The man that currently had the grenade, Breekan, placed the grenade at the foot of his bed. A few moments later the squad selected for the mission were called to the mission briefing room. Upon arrival they were told to take a seat and the briefing had begun, presented by Stark. This was rare as Stark was only present during matters of great importance, noticeable on the faces of some of the soldiers (As Sairo had been told).
"You all have passed the test that was given to you, meaning you have the honours of doing us a great mission that would decide the fate of many things." Stark stated. "The mission in question is to retrieve an item used for the biological enhancement of Super Soldiers. This item is the only one that works amongst all others and the formula for it has been taken. I understand that you saw the two super soldiers fighting?" Some of the people eyed Sairo. "The losing one was enhanced by us, now this may seem bad seeing as he lost, but we did find a special chemical that may help enhance the capabilities to that of the Super Soldier in your ranks. Retrieve this item, and you may find yourself with a lot of power in your hands." Stark started explaining what they had to do to achieve the goal and how to get there, but all the while, Storme was thinking about what she heard in the labs.
"The blood we extracted from this subject may have an enhancing effect on serums we produce." Explained Dr. Williams. "I haven't tested thoroughly but it seems to give a large effect boost to certain chemicals." Storme looked at Sairo. She wondered what his reactions would be to finding out all of this, but as a fighter for The Peacemakers, she would have to keep it under the radar. After the briefing the squad headed to their transports; airdrop from helicopters. They decided to split themselves into two sub teams; the first team led by Storme and the second led by Luut. As they were in the air, Sairo thought about his capabilities. Could he fly, like the other guy? Maybe he could achieve more from his strength. Maybe something as outlandish as shooting blasts from just his bare hands. He gave a slight laugh, which caught Storme's attention.
"Hey, what are you laughing about? This is some serious business we have and here you are, laughing to yourself like a complete idiot!" Sairo looked away to see what was going on outside. They were nearly there. It was a night mission, meant to surprise the enemy. He checked his new scouter for power levels. Pretty consistent so far, just average soldiers being detected. The helicopters silently descended, their stealth capabilities perfect for this. After being given the signal the platoon jumped out and waited to pull their parachutes. A few moments after they did, the entire ground lit up and laser beams were getting shot their way. Parachuting soldiers were dying before the mission even began. Sairo leaned back to go a bit further away than the original landing point. After a while he saw Storme cutting off her parachute and just diving down. After a bit of lucky dodging he finally landed. A lot further away than expected. He was at the edge of a harbour, so far undetected. He saw three enemy soldiers a little bit away; Sairo's cue to take aim. He lined up his shot for the one at the end. With expert precision he shot them down without a single miss. Then an alarm suddenly went and soldiers sprang from nowhere. Sairo checked his scouter. Again, the same consistent power levels as before. He smiled as he shot them down. He kept switching cover until he wasn't too far away from them. Sairo holstered his rifle, sprang over the cover and kicked a soldier out of his way. He then gave an upper cut to a soldier close to him and slid underneath another to smash him to the ground. A laser shot was headed his way, but he somehow deflected it when he was striking another soldier. Sairo grinned a seemingly evil grin. He sprinted towards where the shots were coming from, somehow deflecting all the shots, even killing some soldiers with their own bullets. He broke the skulls of the remaining soldiers with an onslaught of punches and kick. After the massacre Sairo looked up at the base he was attacking. It was large, quite large. It would've taken some time to search the premises if it weren't for the tracking device. Sairo widened his eyes as he realized he deflected shots with only his bare hands. He looked down at his hands, clenching and outstretching them. He did everything instinctively, but how? Suddenly Sairo heard a crackle, followed by Storme's voice coming from his scouter,
"Sairo? Where the hell did you go?" Sairo replied,
"I'm on my way back after killing a squad, you?" Storme gave a small chuckle and said,
"At the actual point we were supposed to land at whilst playing keepy-uppy with the skulls of our enemies. Honestly, I expected better." Sairo was taken back by her reply, then said he said he's making his way back and cut the comm. He was tempted to make his story sound better by admitting he crushed their skulls, but refrained from doing so. When he arrived at where Storme was he was met with a bloodbath, with her in the centre of it all. There were decapitated heads, arms and whatever else she could possibly decapitate. There were perfectly square cubes of flesh in a pile and a pyramid of bones and guns next to it, topped with a machete sticking out of it. Sairo inquired about the rest of their squad, seeing as he didn't want to concentrate on what was around him. Storme said they were waiting for them at the entrance. Sairo looked up and saw a man watching them. The man turned and left after nodding knowingly at Sairo. Storme poked Sairo and asked what he was staring at. Sairo explained,
"I saw a guy who nodded at me like he knew something. He had dark blue hair, like you." Storme's facial expression changed to one of intense tension. She said that they would have to go in quickly. Sairo nodded and followed her in, after she retrieved her machete. He checked his scouter for power levels; this time much higher than the average soldier. There were twelve of them ahead. Sairo informed Storme, who said he should go first seeing as he had a higher power level than them.
"Don't screw anything up, or I'll throw your body into a river myself!" She added. Sairo slightly shuddered from that comment, remembering the scene outside. Sairo waited, then leaped onto one of the soldier's heads. He fell with great force but wasn't dead. The others started to attack Sairo, but weren't prepared like their adversary. He kicked back one of the soldiers to make space for him to jump out. Two enemies ended up hitting one another, giving Sairo a window of opportunity to take them out. Four down. Two to go. They attacked Sairo, who blocked the oncoming punches at a speed that surprised even him. Sairo then kicked them both away, almost floating mid-air. He followed it up by smashing punches into one of their heads. The soldier taking the damage died before Sairo even finished. Sairo then took out his rifle and shot the four soldiers that were grounded before. Now one left. He turned around as was met with a punch to the face. Then he took a bunch more hits before he fell to the ground. He wasn't taking as much damage as the enemy though. The man who was dealing the damage raised his gun at Sairo. He was going to kill him. SHOOF (Say it really fast, emphasis on SH. Thank God for Yahoo answers XD)! The man dropped to the floor. Sairo looked over to see Storme, clearly unimpressed. She tutted.
"Nearly." She said with a mocking tone. Sairo got up and dusted himself off. He pointed out that he could've killed him right there. Storme shook her head in disapproval. But it was true, Sairo would've killed the soldier. He would've deflected the shot right back at him. After a lot of searching and ruthless destruction of people who have clearly taken the super soldier serum, they finally found a large room, with the serum at the end. Storme told the others to keep their guard up and they walked in, not knowing what to expect…
