Assassin Drones: The original saga
Silent Invasion Arc. De Arimasu!
By Alex Young
Somewhere in Kazakhstan, 2:00 am. July 22, 2002
A Mercedes Benz unimog had pulled up near the mountain ranges, where the driver would suspect is harboring a hidden nuclear weapons stockpile. The driver, along with his three cohorts, belong to a group known only as the undertakers; an international, underground, mesh-networked, secret society like business of mercenaries, bounty hunters, and paramilitary units. The undertakers' credo is self explanatory; Never take sides!
The undertakers are uninterested in anything else that does not concern money, and their credo allows them to work for anybody provided they get paid handsomely. This entails a lot of flexibility as far as their clientele is concerned. As for their current mission, let's just say that they're under the employ of EX.W.A.T.I. high command with a joint mission, codename: Hyaenodon.
"Remember, we're just going in to nab as many Russian nukes as the unimog can carry (any trailers to be found that can haul more nukes equates to an additional payment), smuggle them off to the extraction point, drop them off, and get out of dodge." The group's leader, known as Daikage Hayabusa, exhorted rather seriously. He is a native Japanese boy 22 years of age, and has a family lineage tracing back to the early kamakura period. His father was a ninja at one time, and had taught him all the fundamentals of ninjutsu. The bespectacled driver, Nagato Musashi, age 18, was accompanied by the 7 foot, shaven headed giant, Ryosuke Kobayakawa, age 19, along with a female newcomer, Nana Otonashi at age 14. All four were hardened killers by the time they reached their 13th birthdays.
"Don't worry, the Russians and the Chinese are going to help us out on our mission if need be." Daikage assured citing that the Russians and Chinese would often perform joint missions together, as was the case ever since 1998. With a single wag of his finger, the cell immediately sprang into action, infiltrating the nuclear stockpile site. Ryosuke was armed with a belt-fed, semi-automatic, 10-gague, bullpup shotgun dubbed the M64A1 Scorpion.
Diakage was armed with his legendary ninjato passed down through the ages from father to son, in addition to a P90, an experimental M4A2 carbine that incorporated carbon nanotubes in its barrel construction. All that along with all the shurikens, kunai, and other tricks and trinkets he needs as a ninja to get the job done. Nagato provided sniper cover with his NGTF era .50 caliber bolt action sniper rifle, which hasn't changed much ever since its first deployment in the Gulf war back in 1991. Finally, Nana was equipped with an MP5, plus two desert eagle pistols, and a combat machete.
The cell methodically shifted about the compound, every step taken with a rhyme and a reason, all dead set on confiscating some nukes from Hamura Mukade "The centipede" Musashi's control. The unimog can also switch from manned mode to unmanned mode thanks to the newly installed, 20 speed automatic transmission, and a robotic ECU/sensor suite under the hood.
This was very obvious as the unimog moved around and eventually into the compound, with a carefully constructed optical illusion of a driver behind the wheel. Nagato inserted his USB Wi-fi transceiver node into the hub as he prepared a specially designed trojan for a precision guided cyber attack. The cyber attack itself with serve as the signal for the rest of the cell to move out and eliminate the security guards as they come out for repairs, which they all did, even Nana with a near machine like efficacy.
Ryosuke and Nagato would stay behind at the security room for over-watch, while Daikage and Nana advanced towards the cargo bay, where some of the nukes are being loaded out for shipment. This was when the two had strategically positioned the automated .50 caliber machine gun turrets as part of Nagato's invention known as A. .N. (Automated Defensive MEsh Network). Daikage and Nana began to smuggle the nukes out of the compound, and load them into the unimog's cargo bay one by one.
Upon having found a trailer with which to haul more nukes out, however, several guards stormed the cargo bay, only to get annihilated by the automated .50 caliber machine guns. This of course was when more guards stormed the security room, who met their premature deaths at the barrel of Ryosuke's bullpup shotgun. After all, the moment the security guards actually stormed the security room as tripped by the laser Nagato had set up earlier was the signal for the Russians and the Chinese to move in and provide air support.
This was also the best opportunity for the Russians to further field test the new Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-38 Shredder, essentially the Mantis' Russian counterpart. This along with the Kamov Ka-57 Salamander tandem rotor transport helicopter, the Mil Mi-42 Mudskipper twin blade support gunship, the Sukhoi Su-44 Skinwalker ground attack aircraft, the BTR-99 Cyanide wheeled IFV, the T-97 Grendel hover tank, and the Yakolev Yak-146 Bulldog ISR jet aircraft. As soon as all he nukes were loaded onto the unimog, the defense network was dismantled, and all four members of the Daikage cell were evacuated as the Russians and Chinese close in the confiscate the remaining nukes.
Trying to get the nukes out was the trickiest part of the mission, after that was more or less smooth sailing as they made their way towards the extraction point. Sticking with the original script of Operation: Hyaenodon, Daikage and company unloaded the nukes at the extraction point where a flotilla of Ka-57 Salamanders swooped in to smuggle the nukes back into their motherland of Russia. Daikage ordered that the unimog be driven out of Kazakhstan and taken apart to be sold as spare parts upon having collected the payment of $1,435,000 at the extraction point.
A few klicks near the Jusenkyo preservation society council site, 2:40 am. August 3, 2002
"Aiya! You have to help, Jusenkyo killer! Very bad that demon befall you!" The Jusenkyo Guide panicked attempting to drag Kin Nee to the bloody aftermath that is the Jusenkyo perservation society council site. "Whatever the case may be, you'd better not be bullshitting, 'cause you know what happens if you are, right?" Kin Nee replied reluctantly taking the Jusenkyo Guide up on his desparate plea.
The two did eventually get to the carnage to find a warning written in blood from one of the members as he bled out his final moments. In the message, the victim identified the killer as Pantyhose Taro, the man with a Yeti-Eel-Crane-Ox hybrid for a curse form, leaving Kin Nee unsurprised given Taro as a baby boy had been condemned by Happosai to live with a name associated with womens underwear.
Therefore, Taro must have built up a lot of resentment for that name, and used his Jusenkyo curse to avenge this condemnation, and smash anyone who gets between him and Happosai. This must have garnered the attention of the Jusenkyo preservation society to the point of ranking him as public enemy number one. When he was finally defeated by a combined attack from Kin Nee and Rouge, he was dragged all the way to the Jusenkyo re-education camp sponsored by the society.
Needless to say, he hated it so much that he was driven to murder all the members of the Jusenkyo preservation society, which he did rather brutally as all the carnage in and around the site can attest. After moments spent trying to make sense of it all, the Guide simply fainted on the ground leaving Kin Nee to try and track down Taro by himself, but first...
The Jusenkyo purification temple at the base of the Bayankala mountain range, 4:00 am. August 6, 2002
Kin Nee, knowing that he had to get rid of his jusenkyo curse, visited the Jusenkyo purification temple at 3:30 am as the ritual is to commence at exactly 4:00 am. At 3:59 am, Kin Nee was meditating as he was doused in cold water, then in hot water to create the necessary equilibrium for the purification ritual. It was at the present time that the dragon's mouth had opened wide extracting the Jusenkyo energy from Kin Nee's body and into the curse veil.
A bright, purple light had shone brightly on the ceiling down onto Kin Nee, thereby completing the ritual and permanently ridding him of his Jusenkyo curse, never to get cursed again. This meant that Kin Nee was now ready for his duel, and that Taro would be in for quite the shock the next time he goes up against him.
Somewhere near the Cat Cafe, 3:00 pm. August 11, 2002
It was raining outside, and Angol Mois was well equipped for this as her yellow raincoat, umbrella, and a pair of rain boots could testify. She was also going out shopping, checking her wallet to ensure that she has the money necessary to provide for her uncle Keroro's needs, as well as that of the rest of the platoon. As soon as Mois was done picking up some gundam models, along with some foodstuffs, she wrapped them all up nice and tightly in plastic bags so as to ensure that they all stay protected from any moisture for the journey home.
It was just the beginning of Mois' walk home when she glanced at what looked like a white, bespectacled duck. It was not just any old duck, but a waterlogged, love lorn, and desperate Mu-mu, the white duck. "Gwaaaah! Gwaah!" Mu-mu moaned weakly before collapsing onto the rain soaked street. "Awww, you poor thing! Are you alright?" Mois queried feeling sorry for Mu-mu as she approached him slowly before having let her shopping bags down on her Hellmageddon staff. "Don't you worry! I'm gonna make you all better!" Mois declared as she picked up Mu-mu, and took him with her along with all the shopping bags as she rode out into the storm all the way home.
Somewhere in Taipei, Taiwan, 5:50 am. August 14, 2002
Taro had been looking around certain that Happosai had been rumored to be staging his usual panty raids within the capital city. Taro began to think of a raid of his own, this time from one of many military bases within the island nation. With that, Taro doused himself with cold water to turn into his Jusenkyo chimera, and took to the skies with his crane-like wings. Once Chimera Taro found a suitably loaded supply base, he scrounged around until he found an M134D Gatling gun and a pair of FIM-92 Stinger missile launchers, and took off with both weapons, and plenty of ammunition. Chimera Taro did well to store the Stinger missiles in a burlap bag fashioned from duct tape prior to this. As soon as Chimera Taro had Happosai locked in his sights running about with an angry mob of women in hot pursuit, he unloaded his Gatling gun on the lecherous old coot.
Kin Nee was also looking around in pursuit of Taro, relying on the best leads he can glean from any locals that would talk to him. An hour later, as soon as he broached the subject at hand towards a middle aged woman, she told him a story about how he nearly turned Happosai into Swiss cheese, and blew him up with Stinger missiles. "That sounds like Taro, alright! Thanks for the tip." Kin Nee thanked as he took off with his sword copter technique in the direction indicated by said woman. Kin Nee was flying for only a few minutes when he caught a glimpse of what looked like Chimera Taro in flight, and turned in that direction. With that, Kin Nee made it best to close the gap between himself and his intended quarry. "Heh, looks like that wimpy Jusenkyo Guide wasn't bullshitting, after all." Kin Nee remarked as he then tossed his sword at Chimera Taro like a boomerang, before landing on his feet.
Chimera Taro unleashed his Gatling gun on the sword to no avail at first, eventually knocking it out of the sky with some battle aura enhancement. Of course, the sword simply returned to its master after getting knocked out. "Using cheap tricks, huh? Then eat this, STRONG SWORD SLASH BOMB!" Kin Nee screeched as he swung his sword creating an arc aimed in Chimera Taro's direction. Chimera Taro, ever the resourceful martial artist, simply fired bullets and Stinger missiles made purely out of battle aura energy to counteract this attack. Kin Nee jumped into a sword copter charge behind the resulting explosion. With our two combatants evenly matched and so pissed off, neither would stop at nothing until the cows come home, which means that it's going to be a while, if not all day before calm is ever restored.
A/N: A battle between Kin Nee and Pantyhose Taro was something that I've always wanted to see for a long time now.