Chapter 4
Sadamoto led the way as the team marched along the hallway. Kagura stuck close to Minamo as they walked in single file along the narrow corridors. Kimura stood between Obata and Kubo protesting as he followed the heavily armed Obata.
"Hey, I'm not an army guy, I'm just a police officer for a small village" he called out, "I'm not some infiltration expert."
"I'm sorry but you'll have to come with us" said Kubo, walking behind Kimura.
"But why? Why can't Kagura and I leave, head back to the police station and wait there."
"You'll be lucky if there's a police station left" commented Obata.
"And besides you really don't want to go out there" said Kubo. "Some bad shit is out there."
"What do you mean?"
"We had six team members when we landed here" said Kubo, "Now there are five of us."
"He was the youngest one, just his first mission" said Obata almost sadly.
"So there's something out there?" asked Kimura, "And there's probably something in here too? Why are we still here? Why not just secure that front room and hold tight?"
"The helicopter isn't arriving until Midday tomorrow so we can't go anywhere anyway" said Kubo. "And given the situation, that's probably the only way out of here."
"So what, I just stay around with you?" asked Kimura.
"That's right" said Kubo, "You and that little girl friend of yours."
"I'm not his girlfriend" spoke up Kagura, "I hope."
"That's not what I meant" said Kubo.
"Quiet down back there" said Sadamoto in a stern manner. "We don't know what is out here, so we can't afford to give our position away."
"Sorry about that" apologized Kubo.
Kagura continued walking, annoyed as the group fell into silence. With nothing to distract her, she felt the fear and apprehension slowly returning as this group of people slowly led her into the unknown. They didn't know what was down there, had no clue what dangerous creatures could be waiting. Apparently another team had gone missing in this place. They were following the recording, investigating it- how did they know they weren't making the same mistakes as the team before them. How could she know she would even see tomorrow?
"Don't worry, we know what we are doing" said Minamo.
"Well most of us do" said Yukari, "But I wouldn't be so sure about Nyamo."
"Just ignore her" whispered Minamo.
Sadamoto stopped in front of a door. It appeared to have been kicked in earlier, the wood splintered, but had since been pulled shut and secured. Kagura guessed this other team had gone through here- and she was just a normal civilian…she thought. Sadamoto gripped his pistol and turned to the others.
"There might be something out there so get ready" said Sadamoto. The others nodded.
"Just stay back a bit" said Minamo to Kagura.
"Yeah, don't get in the way" added Yukari, Minamo frowning.
Sadamoto leant back and kicked the door open, the wooden door flying open and smashing into the wall. He stepped inside and paused, seeing nothing. He turned to the others.
"We move carefully" he said.
Minamo and Yukari followed Sadamoto. Kagura fell back and allowed Obata to enter the room. She joined Kimura, and the two entered with Kubo. Kubo glanced around.
"You hear that?" he asked.
"Hear what?" asked Yukari.
"I hear it too" said Kagura. A weird sound, a faint buzzing. The noise started to get louder, and more annoying. She glanced around- where was that noise coming from. And why wouldn't it stop, it was bugging the hell out of her now.
"Something's coming" said Obata.
"Oh crap" muttered Yukari as from a crack in the wall dozens of wasps sped towards them, buzzing angrily.
"Get going" shouted Sadamoto, "Move now" he said, running down the corridor, and down a small set of stairs. The others followed, stepping in front of thick steel doors. Kagura turned back anxiously as the buzzed around over head, many flying past. One landed on her, Kimura brushing it away.
"Open the fricking door" said Yukari.
Sadamoto typed the small code into the control panel and the steel doors slowly opened. The man stepped back.
"Go, get in there now" he called out, waiting for the others to go through the doors. As Kubo passed him, he went through the doors, closing them from the other side. A few wasps made the way through and he crushed them under his boots. "I bloody hate wasps" he said.
"Hey Sadamoto, you should see this" said Yukari, poking him on the shoulder.
Kagura leant against a small polished marble wall that overlooked a flight of stairs that led down to a lower level. The room was large, but a blank wall greeted her. A set of rails sat at the bottom of the room, a large train sitting still. Lights on the walls were still on, but the train was dark. She didn't know if it would work.
"Something about a train" she muttered, reciting what the recording had said.
"So what now?" asked Obata.
"This place seems secure. Looks like we get on that train and go deeper into this place."
"So you're just going to explore?" asked Kimura. "I don't suppose there's any chance I could just sit here and wait for you to come back?"
"Not a chance" said Sadamoto.
They ran down the stairs, Kimura unenthusiastically alongside Kagura, who was just as hesitant as the man. She was certain these soldiers had no idea of what they were about to get themselves into. They marched and stepped up onto the train through the open door.
"There doesn't seem to be any power to the train" said Minamo.
"Yukari, Obata get power back to this thing."
The two vanished. Kagura slowly stepped back as the soldiers did…well soldier activities she guessed. She traipsed along the cold looking carriage, stopping in front of a thin metal door. Kubo appeared beside her.
"There could be something in there. Just stay back" he said, pointing his rifle at the door as he slowly pulled it open. Both jumped back in surprise as something fell forward, a figure smacking down on the floor in front of them. Kagura recognized it as a man.
"Ow, jeez" said the guy rubbing his head. He slowly turned and looked up at the two people in front of him. Kagura saw a black haired man with glasses.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"The question is, who are you?" asked Kubo. "I'm holding the gun, so you get to answer first."
"I'm Masaaki Ohyama" said the man, rubbing his head. "And I've now got a really bad headache."
Kagura guessed that was due to the whole falling straight onto his face just a minute ago. She stood back as the man slowly stood up. Nothing seemed to be wrong with him, and again he seemed vaguely familiar. He stumbled slightly, Kubo leaning out to support him.
"What's going on down there?" called out Sadamoto.
"We've found another survivor" called back Kubo.
"Get back here" said Sadamoto as the lights suddenly turned on, the train juddering beneath their feet. "We are about to explore this place."
Kagura felt faint vibrations as the train began to move forwards. They were going in now. And she was coming with them.