Togusa, Batou, and now the Psychic, who was possessed by Motoko, quickly exited the building. She supplied themselves with weapons and ammunitions to take on the oncoming Yakuza in the surrounding territory.

Batou was slightly perturbed that the Major was using someone else's body (which was highly illegal) and asked, "Are you sure it's alright for you to use her body?"

"She was the one who shared her neck port with mine." The Major pointed out, "Besides, I don't go by the law anymore."

"That's kind of sexy."

"Thanks."

"Can we stop with the flirtations and save my family?" Togusa asked in frustration.

"Batou, escort Togusa and yourself to the white sedan just south of this block; use that to get out of the city."

"What about our cars?" Togusa asked.

"The Yakuza know where they are and are most likely waiting there as an ambush; bombs most likely."

Batou scoffed, "Damn...I paid a lot of money for that hunk of junk's upgrade...well what about you?"

"I'll cover you two; got it?"

"Affirmative." Both men responded. It had been years since they were given orders from a true leader.

Just at the entrance of the alley they were in, 4 men in suits appeared equipped with SMGs. Motoko had an SMG of her own, the Beretta M12, and immediately began taking fire as her cohorts ran down in the opposite direction. Togusa and Batou made it to the main street and looked around. There were at least 5 different white sedans in the area and Batou's eyes were scanning each one to locate the right one. He ducked at the sound of bullets launching towards them and hitting the ground besides them. He looked up and noticed a Yakuza member on the roof of a building holding an automatic rifle. Batou's pistol had too short of a range to fire back so he had to rely on sprinting to dodge the enemy.

As the men ran, the bullets hit bystanders instead of their targets. Batou noticed the license plate on one of the cars that read 2501 and he knew that was it.

"There Togusa! It's that one right-" Batou then felt a sharp pain hit his right arm; the rifleman blew a chunk off of him. Batou cursed and turned back to look at the enemy straight on while covering his buddy to get to the vehicle. The rifleman tilted his head and looked through the scope but right as he did, he was shot directly in the forehead. Batou looked to his right and noticed another man holding a rifle, however, he was the one who just took out the one on the roof. The mysterious gunman looked back at Batou; he had very light blond hair and blue eyes. They stared at each other for what seemed to be a very long time and all of a sudden, Batou knew who he was.

Togusa started the car, the key was already in the ignition, and he called to his partner, "Batou, let's go!"

Batou looked back at Togusa but ducked once again when it seemed like the blond haired man was going to shoot him. Instead, the man shot an enemy that was running towards the cyborg from behind. Batou could not waste anymore time so he ran towards the car and hopped inside. Togusa quickly made the car donut and began to drive as fast and as safely as possible.

"What about Motoko?" Batou asked, "We can't just leave her back there!"

"Don't worry, boys. I'm on my way to Togusa's wife's location." The Major's voice could be heard through the sedan's stereo.

"What? Shouldn't I be the one to do that?" Togusa asks.

"You need to pick up your daughter from school. I'm sure you taught her not to talk to strangers."

"Right…"

"What can I do? Togusa carpooling me around isn't going to help anything." Batou said.

"I'll send a car for you at the school. From there, you can rendezvous with me at Togusa's house."

"Got it."

"Where should I take my daughter?" Togusa then asked.

"Anywhere but home." Major responded.

"Understood." Togusa took a deep breath. His hands were trembling as he gripped the steering wheel. His whole family was a target and he was deathly afraid for their safety. It did somewhat reassure him that the Major was back on their side again but at the same time, he just wanted this to go back to the way things were.

The car ride felt long due to the silence lingering between him and Batou. They were both deep in thought as they planned their next moves. The only spoken words that were uttered between the two was when Togusa called the school, asking for an early dismissal for his daughter. Of course private school's were always so stingy when it came to such things but when he said it was an emergency, they did as they were told.

Togusa pulled up to the carpool area and exited the car with Batou. They were right outside the closed iron gate entrance of the school, waiting for the arrival of the young girl. Soon, a blue lamborghini egoista pulled up next to the sedan. Batou's brows raised and he made his way over to the luxury vehicle. Leaving the car was the same blonde man from earlier. He looked directly at Batou before tossing his keys towards his hands. After doing so, he walked away and disappeared around the corner as if he never came by in the first place.

Togusa's daughter finally appeared and was being escorted through the courtyard by one of the teachers' assistants. Togusa wearily smiled at the girl until he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

"Togusa speaking." He answered in curiosity.

"Togusa...someone's here for me at the front desk and I don't know who they are." His wife said quietly on the other line.

"It's alright," He tried to reassure, "It's an old friend of mine. She'll protect you."

"'She'? Mizuki at the front desk told me there were three men in suits looking for me…" She sounded nervous, "At first I-" Gunfire could be heard in the background of her call. "Oh god! They have guns!"

"Honey? Honey! What's going on?" Togusa looked fearful. The phone on the other line sounded like it fell and his wife's voice was no longer speaking through it. Instead, he heard the screams of her fellow co-workers as well as the sounds of gunfire.

"That pretty one over there is his wife!" A raspy man's voice shouted, "Take her to the Yubara Strip-Club...we'll have plenty of fun with her there…" His wife's cries could be heard as the men were grabbing her and taking her away. The call ended when the phone was suddenly smashed.

"Togusa...what's wrong?" Batou asked. He was watching his partner during the whole ordeal.

Right when Togusa's daughter made it to the gates, he said, "I have to go...please take care of my daughter!" Togusa went back inside his car and was preparing to leave.

"Togusa!" Batou called to the man and banged on the side of the sedan, "What are you doing?!"

"They've got my wife, dammit!" Togusa shouted, "Please...just make sure my daughter gets somewhere safe! I'm going out there alone!" He moved the stick shift and sped away.

"Togusa!" Batou called for him in frustration. Just when he wanted to curse, he cut himself short when he realized that a child was now present.

"Is Daddy okay?" She asked in worry.

"Y-yeah...yeah, he'll be fine…." Batou wished it were true, "Tell me...do you have any Aunts who live nearby?"

As Togusa was speeding through the streets, the Major's voice appeared on the stereo once again, "Togusa, I-"

"It's all your fault that they've got her!" He yelled in anger, "They've got her and they're going to hurt her!..."

"Togusa, just listen to me-"

"There's a reason why you no longer work for Section 9...why should I listen to you?!"

"I know where they're taking her."

"So do I."

"You don't know what's waiting there for you."

"I don't care! I just want to get my wife out of there safely no matter what…"

"You can't do this alone."

"Watch me…" He cut communications with her. He yelled angrily as flashbacks of his wife and daughter danced in his mind. He just wanted his normal life back. He just wanted all of the mess to go away.