Chapter 20: Everything wrong, part 4
AN: Hello, Hello, Hello, sixty views on the last chapter and only one review. You guys are the stingiest of stingys. I'm only doing a AN to tell you that if you missed it or didn't read it, the Black Fist belongs to a Commander Cody (The only guy who reviews) and if you want to go in more depth with them go read his fic and you'll understand there structure and history better.
[Delta-Four, Patch]
"I ugh…really fucked up" said Three taking a look at the obvious signs of battle.
"Yes you did" I confirmed
"This is really bad" he ran his hands through his hair.
"Yes it is" I confirmed
His eyes grew big before he yelled "Holy shit Lt is going to kill me!"
"Yes he is" I confirmed
In light of recent occurrences I was really enjoying this game. When it came to our loveable Lt the beating I gave Three was no more than a warm up, I would milk this for all it was worth. I was just biding my time now looking innocent waiting for the question.
"Do you think…" ahhh here it is "Maybe we could keep my little…."
"Activity?" I supplied
He flinched no doubt knowing that this was providing me with no small amount of entertainment. The cock sure Three reduced to a bumbling unsure idiot, well the idiot part was a constant. It's not like I don't feel sympathy though….
"Yeah…..activity" He breathed "Do you think maybe that we could…keep this piece of information away from our glorious leader?"
"Absolutely not" I deadpanned. Sympathy, what's that? "They destroyed our communication equipment so at least you have another hour or so of life."
He let out a sigh resigning himself to his fate "Was it the White Fang?"
That was my first guess too but I wouldn't be alive right now if it was and I doubt the fang calls its own soldiers 'animals'. No these guys were no faunus lovers nor were they a rag tag group of racist thugs or country folk, Their organization and skill points to only one thing.
"The Black Fist"
"They're based in Atlas though" he countered "I doubt even if they were here that they would have the man power and connections to find out about this place."
Which brought and even more chilling revelation "This interrogation was pretty illegal in the first place so it goes without saying only a few knew about it."
That seemed to hit Three worse of all "You aren't proposing what I think you are?"
"Not counting Commander Jacinto our team is the only who has knowledge of this."
"That's crazy!"
"Just as crazy as the Army interrogating prisoners or the Black Fist in vale?"
It wasn't the most appealing likelihood but it was a strong possibility that one of our teammates was a rat. If Three hadn't been so opposed of the interrogation in the first place he would have been the top suspect but it wouldn't make sense for him to hand off the prisoner another group who would just subjugate him to even more pain. Lt and Five would have no reason to do such a thing nor was it in their nature. So that left only one person who had every reason and a perfect motive.
Three must have read my face because he quickly defended his friend "Biggs didn't do. He may not be the biggest faunus lover but he would never cooperate with terrorists!"
I never socialized with him much but his hate for faunus was plain to see to anyone who wasn't diagnosed blind. He's referred to them as 'animals' on multiple occasions and he sneers whenever he sees thm performing tasks that would be considered part of the norm. He was the most…
"I wouldn't sit there" I said as Three was about to park his ass on the almost ruined chair that Micky had not long ago occupied "The prisoner soiled himself"
A brief flash of hate was visible in his eyes "Wait a second, don't you think it's a little funny that you just happen to fine and dandy other than a few scratches and bruises? And if we're going on faunus discrimination here tell me that you yourself haven't been one to use racial slang and you kill them pretty easily."
"You really are an idiot aren't you? I kill indiscriminatingly."
"That makes it worse! You aren't loyal to anyone but yourself, yeah I kill the enemy but you get a kick out of it! Who's to say you couldn't be swayed by money?" he accused
"I am too loyal!" I yelled
"Bullshit! I even remember you saying you wish you could've joined the Atlasesian military because they get a bigger paycheck!"
"Yes because wishing to join the most powerful and allied military is such a bad thing."
"No it just proves that you would rather go with winning side."
"We're on the same team!"
"That's not the point you stupid bitch!"
"Did I just hear 'please kick my ass four'?"
[Delroy (Delta –One), patch]
"Don't you think we should separate them?" laughed Leo. We arrived to find the two youngest members of the team doing their usual slug fest. We came an hour early after they both failed to do their hourly checkup.
"No" I deadpanned "Fours winning"
Indeed she was, it was a little surprising as Fletcher usually wins these little spats unless he goes easy on her or she cheats. One could call his attacks sloppy or uncoordinated at the moment. She delivered a rather satisfying hit to his mid-section opening him up for a flurry of blows.
"Ok I'm appeased" I growled, stepping out of my hiding place. Four was in just as much shit as Fletcher but I just happened to hate the little piss ant known as Three. "Do tell me what the fuck you're doing?!"
The shocked looks on their faces like they just got caught with their hands in the cookie jar is what made this job so rewarding. Three just lazily stood with his hands in his pockets while Four assumed the 'stick up ass' attention.
"You missed two of your checkups and…" I trailed off as I took in the bullet riddled storage locker missing its sliding door. The equipment was busted and the detainee was gone. Shock, was the first emotion as I tried to run this through my head and then anger no RAGE was a much better definition "Is there..anything youd like to tell me..?"
"It was completely and explicitly his fault"
[Leon (Alpha-Four), Glenn]
"Bullheads coming in!" yelled one of the soldiers. Best damn thing I've ever heard, one near death experience was enough to last me forever. Now that I've had time to think about it I've come to realize something. That son of a bitch didn't rescue me out of the goodness of his heart, no that fucker saved me because I had the detonator.
That's not all I've realized either. The placement of the explosives was odd, very odd. If they wanted to cave the building in on its self we should have placed explosives on walls, yes without the pillar support the roof would fall but the structure itself would most likely still be intact. Guess I'll have to trust the brass has their shit together on this one. Commander Jacinto was overseeing this mission and knowing his record there wasn't anything to worry about.
The earth shook violently interrupting my thoughts and judging from the looks of the soldiers they weren't real happy about this shit. They were in fact though real happy about moving there asses to the transports. Unbeknownst to myself I had been gripping my dog tags like they would fly off my neck at any second. I could feel in between my shirt, the locket containing a picture of the prettiest girl in all of Remnant, dust that sounds cheesy. I instinctively dropped my hand as a soldier passed by to join his colleagues, as if he find out about my secret somehow. The day when me and my w-
"Leon!" Robert shouted over the talking of the others "Get over here!"
Wow spacing out in a war zone now that's a wonderful way to make sure you survive. I mentally slapped myself as I jogged over to my waiting squad mates "Sir?"
"Dagger's explosive specialists were all in that Gecko that went down. They need you to help them with the Geckos; we can't just leave military equipment around."
I nodded moving to the Geckos with a skip in my step, who can say they get to blow stuff up for a living. The group of men didn't even acknowledge me as I got closer to them, only handing a bag to me and leaving me to my own devices.
I placed the first munitions in the back of the first Gecko connecting the electric fuse to a time delay circuit powered by a thermal battery. I tried to speedy as there was no short supply of Geckos.
"I'm kinda busy here mate" I said addressing the shady feeling behind me "I'm not saying thank you if that's what you're looking for"
"If you didn't have the detonator on you, you wouldn't be saying anything right now" I knew he saved the detonator an not me "Give it to me"
"Didn't your mother teach you it's not nice to demand things? You know it's a real mystery why everyone hates yo-!" Being slammed against something while you're dealing with explosives is not good for your health.
"Hand me the fucking detonator Private" he growled
I slapped it against his chest "Shove it up your ass and let go of me before my friend's finger gets twitchy" I said nodding my head to Auburn who had his weapon trained on the back of Bravo's head. His hands left my body, grabbing the detonator out of my hand and with his business concluded he walked away.
"What an asshole" Breathed Auburn
"It's not his fault daddy didn't show him enough love, he was to busy giving that love to his mother."
"I'll watch your back while you finish" Like I needed protection from that fucker but none the less I gave him a quiet thank you. Maybe I can convince Peachy to work her anal magic on Bravo, not like she didn't hate him as well.
I worked in silence, which is usually a hard task with Auburn around. Auburn, the time I've known him you would never guess that he was a capable Headhunter operator. You'd probably think we just some party boy, which he was, but you'd never in a hundred years guess he was a soldier….well until you saw his uniform. Our dress uniform is black unlike the other branches but that's not the uniform we wear out in public, when in public we would either wear civilian clothes or an Army uniform. Same with our visage, most operators have long hair and beards so they don't stand out in public. Many of time we have had to wait to get into bases after we show the MPs our identification but could you blame them?
I armed the last explosive just as the Bullheads began touching down in the parking lot awaiting their load. The soldiers were unexpectedly not knocking each other down to get to the craft; maybe we don't give the Army enough credit.
Ramirez shouted to the stragglers, which included Auburn and me, still loitering around the Geckos to get their asses in gear. Got our asses in gear we did. I unslung my rifle off my arm to join the rest of the men boarding the Bullheads with their assigned squads.
Robert waited to get it until Auburn and I were secured inside, we were happy to oblige. The side door slid closed as Robert hopped in and strapped himself down. I pulled the belt over shoulders and locked it between my legs and set my rifle on its ass.
"Let's get these fuckers in the air!" Came Ramirez's voice through their ear pieces.
Not even seconds had ticked by when the building shook and engulfed in fire and dust. Someone was a bit impatient. Chatter picked up as the soldiers had no idea about the explosives. I smirked to myself as Squeezed my own detonator and turned the Geckos into a large cloud of fire. They knew it was coming but it still caught them off guard, the rest of Alpha all shared a small laugh at their string of obscenities before being silenced by a pissed off Ramirez.
"Would it of fucking killed you to wait until we were a thousand yards away?!" Bravo had that effect on people. The guy was missing some critical information on his people skills, wouldn't kill him t-what the fuck?
[Commander Vespin, Vale]
"It's done" Good boy B-16 "Your orders?"
"Make sure the bullheads don't exceed eighty miles per hour and let the soldiers waste all the ammo they want, it'll piss it off."
"Yes sir"
Everything was in order and the best part was that Erwin was probably shitting bricks right now. With the great help and excellent work of Lachlan I came to know of many faunus operations being conducted by that tricky fox. I knew that he had hundreds of Atleasian knights is his control and that he was waiting for the monarch to make its move and then he would unleash those knights on the eastern side of Vale in the faunus slums while the military was focused on the monarch. The faunus of our kingdoms would revolt as the 'Atleasian' knights slaughtered innocent faunus by the hundreds, supplying the White Fang with and unlimited source of recruits. One would think if that was the case then I was just speeding up the process but one must realize that transporting military grade machines stealthily through the country takes time…lots of time. My own men were making sure that no communication would be made from the council, without the permission from them no military officer will act….except me. After the carnage I will stand on the graves of dead innocents and point to the council and the masses will eat it up like candy. Lachlan you old snake, I will not forget this opportunity you have provided me with.
"It appears things are going great on your end" speak of the devil and he shall appear.
"Lachlan, 'great' doesn't even feel the heat from this effigy that burns like the sun."
"Always the poet" he laughed "As happy as I am to do this for you I hope our deal still stands"
"A thousand Vale military grade firearms with more than enough ammo and all of the supplies you listed, I even threw in some cigarettes for the kids"
"I'm sure the 'kids' will appreciate that" His cold smile grew "We found him" Those three words were the best I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. "He's holed up an old mansion on the coast of patch, things probably been there since the unification of the kingdoms"
Without missing a beat I turned to Jacinto who hadn't said a word from his corner "Have teams Delta, Charlie, echo and hotel go in" He nodded walking way. I turned to one of my aids "I need a list of any ships in that area in the next sixty seconds." He scurried off albeit much faster than the Headhunter commander "Lachlan I have some of my personal men awaiting you outside with the trucks, you can switch them out with yours if you wish"
"Until next time Commander"
"Until next time Corporal" I saluted "Wish I had a hundred more like you"
I turned as he walked away, that man was a god send. Erwin my friend we have been at it for so long it almost feels wrong to finally end our little game. Even back when we were still going to the Atleasian officer academy we were always competing for supremacy. There was one major difference between us however. Erwin lacked ambition. He never did anything for himself, that's probably how those in the White Fang sank their teeth in him. White Fang or not though I still remember my promise to him, an ambitious man I might be a liar I was not. It was a bit cruel to deny such an outstanding soldier the rank she had so rightfully earned but it was best to keep prying eyes off her if all possible. I felt clever in switching off her last name for her mother's maiden name when she was still young, bribes will go a long way in this kingdom. When this is all over I would give her the position she deserves.
"Sir, we have two class one battleships within seventy miles and an airborne super carrier" Fifty seven seconds, well done.
"Have the battleships send two detachments of marines each to the shore and surround the mansion from eight hundred yards. Have the battleships get in position to shoot any airborne transports but do not under any circumstances fire on the mansion, I want a body conformation"
"Commander Jacinto wishes to inform you that his Headhunters will be ready to deploy in forty-minutes due to Delta team already being in the field, he wants to know if you want to cut out Delta."
"No, the irony of the situation had to be set forth by some higher power" he laughed "Who are we to deny it?"
"Yes sir"
"Designation codes are, Fox for Rommel, Dodger one and two for the battleships and Arrow for the Headhunters" I ordered "All units are to are to give the enemy no quarter, the enemy will be comprised of veterans and hunter class hostiles" All was in order, I don't like using my own soldiers as bait for that monarch but sacrifices had to be made for the benefit of this country. Lives would be lost both civilian and soldier when the monarch rampaged through the city but not as many if we continue to let the council have full control over the military.
And so it begins.
[Delta-Four, Patch]
I can tell you without a doubt in my mind that I was very close to pissing my pants. Lt's anger had never fully been directed at me before and now I was very eager to shift the blame "It was completely and explicitly his fault"
"Please tell me Four with your great and unbound wisdom why It's all his fault?"
I was having problems thinking of what I wanted to say with that scorching glare directed at me "He ugh h-ad umm ttt-its"
"He has tits?" he growled
"N-no"
"Yes or no? which the fuck is it?"
Biggs came running from where I assumed the car was parked clearing his throat and gaining everyone attention. "We are being reassigned"