By: Ominae
Rating: T
NOTE:
All characters of You're Under Arrest are under the copyright of Kosuke Fujishima, Kodansha, Studio DEEN and TBS. All characters of Martin Mystery are under the copyright of Marathon. All characters of Captain Commando, the Resident Evil and Street Fighter series are under the copyright of Capcom. All other characters are under my jurisdiction.
Summary:
The mystery goes on as the deaths of officers continue to pile up with no clues in sight. Even with the arrival of the Center's specialized SHADOW agents, the mystery gets into more confusion as some confirmation has shown that humans are not responsible for killing police officers in the Greater Tokyo Area. What will happen next? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Chapter 2: Getting Deep
Inside Center Hummer H2, somewhere in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
"Is this an anonymous tip or some kind of joke?" grunted Mark, who was driving the Hummer H2 towards a site informed by MOM over their Omega Watches aka O-Watches.
"No way. The communications over my O-Watch was way better than the modified U-Watches that we were issued with when the first SHADOW agents like us graduated a few years ago." replied Dan, getting the GPS program to run.
"According to the tip we got," began Dan, who programmed the GPS to show their destination aside. "the site that the tipster mentioned to us was that it happened to be an underground Umbrella research center. From satellite imagery, the site also happens to be using an Umbrella R&D office as a front."
"Alright." Mark nodded. "Check and see if a clear path's on for us. We need to get there on time."
Perimeter, Umbrella Research & Development Office, Taihei, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Having the blocks near the Umbrella Research & Development Office cordoned off by the police was helpful enough for them to get through. After the two Center SHADOW agents showed their IDs to police officers guarding the outskirts of the cordoned street block, they were guided to park their vehicle near some parked squad cars and a police bus.
"Mark-san! Dan-san!" Mark and Dan were greeted by Saori and her partner, Ruriko Kaneko. The two had been busy in rerouting traffic around the corodoned street block.
"Hey girls!" Dan greeted. "Something up?"
"Yes." nodded Saori. "The streets have been completely cordoned off civilians. All that's left are police, fire services and emergency crews."
"I see." Mark replied, digesting the information that he was told by Saori.
"Greetings agents." The two SHADOW agents were greeted by MOM, who had shown up in the vicinity with her trademark white coat and pants alongside her headset on her right ear.
"MOM." Mark greeted his superior. "What's the situation?"
"After the Tokyo Metropolitan Police had received word of a hidden Umbrella facility, we've sprung into action and I had teams from the Special Reaction Squad cooperate with the Special Assault Team's Tokyo branch to raid the office."
"Was anything uncovered?" asked Dan, checking the time on his O-Watch.
"We've detained several of the office's employees and guards. Though one of our SRS men was nearly wounded when an armed guard tried to resist, but he was killed by an SAT operator." answered MOM. "We've interrogated one of the office's scientists on its R&D branch and he was very cooperative. He informed us that the office has a hidden complex underground."
"A hidden complex?" Mark was startled to hear about it. "Isn't that the reason why Raccoon was destroyed by the US Military?"
"Yes, regretfully." said MOM. Saori shivered and told Ruriko silently about the former city in the United States destroyed in an air strike.
"Masaka." Ruriko whispered. "Why would the US Air Force do that?"
"I don't know." Saori whispered back.
"So what's the gameplan for this complex?" asked Dan. "Are we going to raid it?"
MOM nodded. "We've got teams in position already. Check your O-Watches. I've asked the SRS's assault planners to give you boys the plans on your watches. They should help."
"Dan." Mark said. The Malaysian SHADOW operative activated the O-Watches hologram viewer that enabled the two agents to analyze the plans.
"Sugoi." Ruriko couldn't believe how high-tech the O-Watches were. "I wish I could be an agent like them."
"Three floors. Not bad for a typical underground lab belonging to the growing defunct Umbrella." commented Mark, studying the hologram blueprints.
"Don't forget that the Center has been working hard to totally shut down all Umbrella facilities after what happened back in Raccoon City. Try to remember that later." said MOM, showing her authoritative tone.
"Understood!" said Mark and Dan in unison.
"You two better get your gear ready." said MOM, walking back to the Center's mobile command post. "Assault's going to be in 5 minutes."
"Already tooled up, Dan."
"Ready and waiting, Mark."
The two agents were already armed to raid the hidden Umbrella complex. Dan had donned a black Blackhawk Omega Tactical Cross Draw Vest over his civilian clothes. He then armed himself with a IZHMASH PP-19 Bizon submachine gun, chambered in 7.62 x 25 mm Soviet pistol ammo, and a Para Ordnance P14-45 pistol. As for Mark, he had decked himself with a Marom Dolphin Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Reconnaisance Vest modified to have the main rear pouch and other non-magazine pouches removed. Strapped on his waist was a black Blackhawk BDU belt with a Safariland 6004 SLS Tactical Holster. Armed with a Heckler and Koch (HK) MP7A1 submachine gun and an FN Five-Seven pistol, he and Dan were ready for action.
"Okay." Mark then closed the trunk cover of their Hummer H2 after outfitting themselves with their gear. Zipping up the collar of his prototype Armored Machine Suit after putting on his gloves, the artificial muscles were activated without bulging his clothes.
I'll have to thank Mayzel. Flexing his hands, he then saw Miyuki and Natsumi were directing traffic alongside Yoriko and Aoi. Mark noticed that Kachou was inside the makeshift Bokuto Police Station tent, commanding traffic efforts from around the cordoned block surrounding the Umbrella R&D office.
"There you are." Kachou called out Mark's attention. "I need to speak to you before you and your colleagues start raiding the Umbrella office further."
"Kachou..." Mark acknowledged him. "I thought that my superior said that the Center would handle this."
"Of course." Kachou nodded. "However, there is something that you should know." With that, Kachou summoned Miyuki from her post to the tent. "Kobayakawa-junsa a while ago made a request to work with your colleagues. After all, computers is one of her specialties."
"But Kachou!" insisted Mark, hollering out his objection while Miyuki watched the young man shout at her chief. "We've already said that the rest of this raid would totally be left in the Center's hands."
"Daijobu, Mark-kun." Miyuki insisted, placing her hand on his left hand. Her touch simply made Mark seize shouting and listen instead to her. "I'm going to assist your colleagues in communications. Your superior has already cleared it a few minutes ago."
Musing on what Miyuki had said, the Filipino Center agent finally gave in. Fine. Just because she said it to me so nicely... "All right, all right. I just hope you'll stick there."
"Mark, there you are." Dan came running with a group of heavily armed SRS operatives with HK G36K assault rifles, some with mounted with HK AG36 grenade launcher, and were wearing an all-black uniform, including black PASGT helmet, vests and uniforms. "We're about to start the assault." He then handed him a Sentry earpiece with a Motorola SP50 two-way radio.
"Better get ready."
Eyeing the entire event from the roof of a building adjacent to the Umbrella R&D office was a ninja, dressed in light blue Shinobi Shozoku. His ninjaken was strapped on his back with his neko-te handclaw strapped on his left hand.
"So." smirked the ninja. "Sho's bozu is in the center of this crisis hm? Looks like I'll be able to have a one-on-one conversation with him later."
Center Mobile Communications Center, near outskirts of Umbrella Research & Development Office, Taihei, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Miyuki, with several Center SRS communications and electronics specialists, were running visual surveillance inside the complex after "gaining control" of the complex's security systems, doubling that with Miyuki and the other specialists studying the complex's building plan after learning how to use the Center's computer systems. Her job would set to liase contact between the SAT and the SRS.
"SAT Alpha Team, this is base. Do you copy?" Miyuki said on her headset, contacting SAT operators being held on standby.
"This is Alpha leader." replied the SAT Alpha leader. "We're about to receive confirmation to support SRS teams..."
"Shit!" yelled someone on the line. "Damn! These Umbrella guys sure have some armed resistance? How'd they get in here? Hey, are we getting reinforcements from the SAT?"
"Dan!" yelled Mark. Miyuki heard his frantic voice. "Cover me!"
"Fire!" Dan shouted. Electronic specialists were now viewing Dan firing his IZHMASH PP-19 Bizon submachine gun alongside several of the Center's SRS tactical units at the heavily armed men inside on the monitors. Moments inside, an SRS operative fired his HK AG36 at the attackers, killing several of them.
"Don't fire recklessly!" Mark scolded the SRS operator who fired the AG36. "We've got strange uglies in the statis chambers and I don't want any more casualties than we're getting so far." Facing a squad of the same armed men that assaulted the two SHADOW agents and their SRS teams, Mark fired his HK MP7A1 at them after positioning the weapon's stock on his left shoulder.
"Floor 2 cleared." Mark went on his Sentry earpiece.
"And I thought we wouldn't see any hostiles after clearing the first floor." muttered an SRS operator on the line.
"All right guys!" MOM said on her headset. "Get the SAT to secure the first two floors. Mark, Dan. Lead the assault on the third floor. And make sure that you don't hit anything that houses an Umbrella creature."
A creature... Miyuki shivered. Being used to scientific explanation on how things are in the world, the police officer had a fear of anything that are explained by paranormal, supernatural or any method that can be used over science.
"Understood." Dan's voice was heard on Miyuki's headset. "Proceeding to clear third floor."
Alone in a dark library, a woman in her middle '20s with a yellow scarf and red gown was alone studying tarot cards on a wooden table. The only lights in the room were those from 2 candelabras.
"Hmmm..." The woman took one of her cards and grinned. "It looks like someone's future will be dark for a while." Twirling the card on her left hand, she grinned before placing it back on the table while taking another card.
"Apparently, the boy is going to encounter with an old friend sooner or later." Humming to herself, she watched the second card burn in her hand with her internal energy, eyeing the burning card until it turned to ash without hurting her hand. "It may be best if I head there for a little visit."
Somewhere in Tokyo, Japan
"You think the plan is going to be okay?" asked Ada, who was walking with Krauser on a busy Tokyo street.
"Of course." grinned Krauser. "The plan to get him out after that court hearing tomorrow would be a blast. I even heard from Wesker himself that he might come along for the ride."
Ada nodded. "But you look like that you have something else in mind."
Krauser grinned even more after hearing Ada's statement.
"Exactly, my dear. In fact, we're going to meet up soon with an old friend of ours."
Perimeter, Umbrella Research & Development Office, Taihei, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
"What a day's work." muttered Mark, removing his SO19 ballcap to rub his black hair after leaving the Umbrella R&D office. "Center must have been working hard on closing Umbrella's hidden bases."
"Yeah, I agree." Dan said, standing near him while watching SRS and SAT personnel exit the office while uniformed patrolmen were guarding the outskirts of the cordoned area.
"Nice work, guys." MOM said, who was with Kachou.
"I must say," remarked Kachou. "I'm pretty impressed with the way you boys handled the situations."
"Thanks." replied Mark. "It's in our line of work. We're specialists."
"We're going to study those creatures back at HQ to see how much of the virus was inside, as well as to anaylze it." said MOM after Kachou left them alone to go back to the Bokuto station tent.
"Hopefully we can find out if those things were responsible for killing the cops a few days ago." began Dan, seeing the female officers nearby.
"I better leave you guys alone." MOM told her two SHADOW agents. "Continue to work with Bokuto in finding out who is responsible for these murders."
"Understood." Mark and Dan said in unison. When the former saw Miyuki standing by with Natsumi and the others, he decided to approach her since she appears to be shaken.
"Miyuki." Mark called out to her. "You okay? You're shaking." Miyuki just nodded and smiled at him.
"Did you see that?" asked a blonde-haired man, who was walking with some companions, including a man with black hair and a red headband when they passed by the cordoned street block.
"You're right, Ken." mused the red headbanded man. "Looks like a raid."
"I agree. Ryu." replied Ken. "Isn't that Umbrella?" Ken stared at the Umbrella logo on the building.
"It seem so." said a man with a ninja gi. "And I feel someone there has the spirit of the Bushin."
"Are you sure, Guy?" asked his blonde-haired companion, who was next to Guy. Unlike Guy, she wore a kunoichi gi on with a brown windbreaker worn over it.
"Positive, Maki." Guy nodded. "I can sense it."
"Hey Ken." said the blonde woman next to Ken. "Didn't the news say that Umbrella had a hand in the Raccoon City crisis back in 1998?"
"All over the news, Eliza." commented Ryu. "Even on CNN." Eliza eyed the two SHADOW agents speaking with some of the female Bokuto station officers near the Hummer H2.
"Ken." Eliza tapped his shoulder with her left index finger. "Isn't that Mark over there?"
"Mark. You mean Mark Sy?" Ken asked. Eliza nodded.
"I'm not sure." insisted Guy. "Though I could feel his Bushin somewhere there in the cordoned area."
"Didn't you and Maki tutor him in martial arts after the local tournaments there were over?" asked Ryu.
"Yes." Maki replied. "I still remember that time when his parents said he was interested in learning the arts."
"I have to admit that it wasn't an easy decision to make since I don't usually teach others on Bushinryu Ninjitsu, especially the skills that I learned from Master Zeku." admitted Guy, scratching his head.
"Well," Ken stared at his wristwatch. "We better head back to the hotel. It's almost time for dinner."
"Why don't you guys come with us?" invited Eliza. "We do need some company."
"Why not?" Guy nodded. "I was about to be hungry."
"Mark-san. You were great back there during the raid. Miyuki just told me about it." said Natsumi, smiling at the young agent. She and some of the Bokuto station officers were done with their work in maintaining traffic before the raid started.
"Things like this is like cakework for me." Mark replied, acting like it was nothing.
"Demo," came in Aoi. "this R&D office did have a hidden complex where they stored other things from the public. That is strange."
"Strange is nothing." Dan answered Aoi's thoughts. "We've investigated the Raccoon City incident and found out that Umbrella had a network on underground bases. In fact, one of them included a base under the Raccoon City Hospital."
"Umbrella seems to be very sneaky." said Tokuno, who spoke with some of the officers on site a while ago. "But as like Dan said, we better be on our guard."
"Tokuno-san." Sugihara called for him. "You're being called."
"I gotta go again." Tokuno took his leave. "I'll see you all later back in the station."
"Right!" said the Bokuto officers in unison. Mark and Dan were ready to drive off their Center Hummer H2 when the former found a piece of paper on the windshield wipers.
"What the hell is this?" whispered Mark. Unfolding the papers after getting inside the H2, Mark found that the note was written in English.
If you want to learn about the mystery behind these murders, come to the Kinshicho Park at 10 PM.
Come alone.
A friend.
Who the hell wrote this note? And he sounded urgent too... Mark studied the note before folding it and placing it on his vest pocket.
"Is something wrong?" Dan asked, waiting for Mark to start the SUV.
"Nothing." Mark shook his head. "Let's head back to Bokuto. MOM told me that we need to debrief them."
Outskirts of Kinshicho Park, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
"Here it is. The Kinshicho Park."
Traveling on a 2003 BMW R1200GS motorbike, Mark took off his BMW Sport Integral helmet and stored on the helmet bag placed at the bike's rear.
Unzipping his black Nike windbreaker, Mark checked to see if he had his Sig Sauer SP2022 pistol holstered on his Desantis Patriot Shoulder Rig. "Yep, all set."
Entering the Kinshicho Park, the agent felt a psychic sensation that he may not be alone.
Who else is in the park? Are the girls here too?
Seated down on the park's empty benches, Mark looked around to see that the park had been abadoned in the night.
"No surprise." grinned Mark, looking around the darkness in the park. "Most of the people were spooked by the murders that they decided not to go here." He was lucky to have his gloves on and zipped to his Armored Machine Suit since the night breeze was a bit cold.
Speaking of which, he's here. Better announce my presence. "Come on, now. No need to be shy. Show yourself."
In minutes, a shadowy figure emerged from on top of one of the trees in the park near Mark's bench.
"Ha ha! Quite perceptive of you to know my location."
A ninja came down from the branches. Donned in the same light blue Shinobi Shozoku and armed with the same neko-te he wore a while ago, he smirked under his mask. "I see that you've found my presence."
"Geki. The ninja who competed in the first World Warrior tournament before returning back to seclusion." Mark grinned, studying the masked ninja. "Why are you out this time?"
"I have some information regarding the mysterious attacks in Tokyo." This comment brought the agent's full attention.
"Go on."
"I also have some information that can be a key in helping you resolve this case. However..."
Mark sighed. "I had a feeling that you had a condition."
"Yes." Geki drew out his ninjaken and placed himself in a combat stance. "I am willing to yield it to you if you fight me."
"Fine by me." Cracking his knuckle, he zipped up the collar of his prototype Armored Machine Suit, ready to fight.
Is it just me or am I really seeing Mark there fighting someone?
Kaoruko Kinoshita, wearing civilian clothes, was passing by the Kinshicho Park when she caught the glimpse of Mark conversing with a stranger before engaging in a fight. She didn't know that there were others who wanted to peek at the stranger speaking with the Center agent.
"Kinoshita-keibu." Someone whispered. Kaoruko turned her back to see it was Miyuki in civilian clothes too.
"Are you alone?" Kaoruko whispered back. Miyuki nodded. "Good. Now agent Mark's up there, apparently fighting someone."
"Is he alone?" Miyuki asked, watching the ninja and Center agent clash with their hands and feet.
"Afraid so." Kaoruko replied. "Only thing we can do is to wait. Not much people around since those murders occured a few days ago."
"I must say, you're pretty impressive."
Dashing left and right, Geki hurled several shurikens at Mark. At the same level, he too teleported out of the shuriken's way so as to avoid being hit for the past 4 minutes.
"You seem to have ninjitsu training too. Impressive for a gaijin." Geki thrusted his neko-te claw at the SHADOW agent, who nimble dodged left and right to avoid being slashed.
"You're impressive too. For a ninja who was the first one to fight in the 1st World Warrior tournament." Blocking Geki's left arm with his right arm, Mark executed a triple roundhouse kick combo, hitting the side of his head.
"Better watch your mouth, ninja." Mark got himself into a Renoji Dachi (L Stance). "This gaijin here been fightin' all over the globe against bastards like you."
"So my sources are right." Geki commented, getting up after collapsing on the ground. "Rumors have said that you worked for someone else prior to your current job."
"Those words aren't needed." Mark dashed to his opponent. "I want the information about the murders." Mark's left hand channeled a certain amount of ki before punching him in the chest. Geki grunted when he felt electrical-like charges on his body. "And I have to, I'll beat it out of you..."
"Try again!" Leaping into the air, Geki fired three shurikens with one volley after another. Some of the shurikens had missed their target, but the majority of them were heading straight on for its target. Geki grinned until he saw what happened to the shurikens.
"Don't mess with a psychic!" smirked Mark. The hurled shurikens stopped after nearing its target and instead, were sent back towards Geki. He was able to dodge them, but 3 of them make light wounds on his arms and waist.
"Ack!" Geki then landed on his feet, but had minor injuries sustained from the shurikens hurled back by Mark's psychic strength.
"I don't believe it." Geki murmured, seeing that his opponent was not injured.
"That, my friend is called the Space Continuum Twist." Mark snapped his fingers. "I can toss back any projectile you've got ready for me."
Getting back to the fight, Geki attempted to stab him with his neko-te when Mark countered it by grabbing his left arm and used the strength of his Armored Machine Suit to snap the claws off before using a Mawashi geri kick, striking him on his chest.
"Damn you, boya!" Geki charged and drew out his ninjaken, perfectly placing the blade at the center of his chest before executing a foot sweep.
"Oh my god..." Miyuki whispered, seeing as to what happened to Mark. Is he dead?
"Dammit..." Kaoruko wanted to act and apprehend the ninja, though something remarkable happened.
"Masaka..." Geki watched as the "corpse" disappared before his eyes.
"Surprised?" Geki turned around to see Mark, still breathing. "Another benefit of combined ninjitsu and psychic training, of course."
"I was right." Geki, replacing his ninjaken, traded blows with Mark again. "That's one of Bushinryu's specialties!"
"So you knew were I studied it, eh?" Mark smirked again. Geki did a Mawashi geri kick, hitting his head before doing a Back kick after rendering himself invisible. In retaliation, Mark decided to execute an uppercut with a strong side kick and an elbow strike to the chin.
"Your invisibility doesn't work on me! I can sense where you are!" Mark then thrusted another side kick and a hook punch, making the ninja collapse after his invisibility wore off before someone bellowed out loudly.
"Stop this foolishness at once!"
The two turned to the side to see a man dressed in Shinobi Shozoku garb. Unlike Geki, he had a dark purple one with a star emblem on his chest.
"Master." Mark slightly bowed to acknowledge the man.
"Sho of the Commandos Team." Geki was not that pleased to see him. "I was right then. This gaijin was trained by you. I've seen some of his fighting skills were based on the Bushinryu."
"Geki." Sho glared at him. "That's enough. What pleasure do you seek by harming him?"
"Nothing." Geki shook his head. "I am merely testing him to see if he is worthy to pass the information I've received on."
Sho eyed his student. "I do not condone you attacking him head-on Mark. You should know that."
"A thousand pardons master." Mark bowed deeper with his back bent to Sho. "But I had no choice since the information Geki had may be vital to my investigation regarding the murders in Tokyo."
"I understand." Sho nodded before facing Geki. "I believe my student has won this match. Hand the information that you've kept from him."
"I know that." Geki eyed Mark carefully before saying, "Do you know the name Tadashi Emoto?"
"Emoto?" Kaoruko whispered. "What does that mean?"
"Keibu?" Miyuki whispered to her. "What does he have to do with the murders?"
"I don't know." Kaoruko replied. "But we better leave before we're spotted." Together, the two off-duty officers left the outskirts of the park without being found.
"Hm?" Mark hastily drew out his Sig Sauer SP 2022 pistol. "I sense intruders outside." Gripping his sidearm in a Weaver stance, he had the weapon in a non-combat stance when Sho advised him not to worry.
"Don't worry." advised Sho. "I've caught a glimpse of them. They're the police officers from Bokuto Station. They're not here for trouble."
"Arigato, Master." Mark holstered his pistol inside his jacket. "So what about Emoto, Geki?"
"I've heard some rumor going around that someone plans to free him." Geki narrated. "Around tomorrow in a possible surprise attack."
"Anything else?"
Geki shook his head. "I don't know the rest of the details."
"I think it's about time we leave." Sho told the other ninja. "Our prolonged presence may not be... desired."
"I'm leaving anyway." Geki ranted. "I've told you all I know. I'll meet you again soon." Geki jumped up into the tree branches above him, disappearing into the night.
"Well." Sho faced his ex-student. "I have to leave too and meet with the others."
"Master." Mark asked Sho. "Is the team here because of the case?" Sho nodded. "I see."
"It's late." Sho said. "We'll meet up again." Sho teleported, leaving the tired Center agent alone in the park.
That is strange... Staring into the lights that lingered in the street lamps on the deserted streets of Sumida ward, Mark asked himself one question.
"What does the name Tadashi Emoto have to do with this?"
Chapter 2 END
PS - That's it for now. I'll try to add a gunfight or two in the upcoming chapters. Hope this ninja vs teen agent/psychic was good.
Also, I'll need to come up with the abbreviation of SHADOW. I've got one already, but I can't figure on the W part. See ya!