Rina and her team arrived at a place called as the Putra World Trade Centre. There, a new command centre had been set up and the place was as busy as ever. At the front where a big projector screen with a map of South East Asia and little symbols to represent military movements in the area, a big table were several commanders were discussing their next move; notably Commander Wilson Cheah, Commander Zulkifli and Commander Patrick Lam. An Intel officer announced their arrival to the commanders. Rina and her team saluted to the commanders.
"Welcome back, Delta 13. We're just planning our assaults on the other Indonesian islands to slow down the Nationalists movements upward," stated Patrick.
"Your contributions on the battlefield have made our counter-offensive easier. For that, a Japanese commander wants your services on one of its islands," said Wilson.
"Where would it be?" asked Rina.
"Why don't you ask the twins?" said Wilson, pointing at Saya and Diva. Saya and Diva had a confused look on their faces.
"Um…., excuse me, but where?" asked Saya. Wilson sighed.
"Where else? Your home town," replied Wilson.
"Okinawa," said Diva.
"The Japanese commander, Kai Miyagusuku, requires Delta 13's assistance on retaking the island," said Wilson.
"KAI??!!!!" exclaimed the twins, extremely surprised looks on their faces.
"Do you have a problem?" asked Patrick.
"No,no,no,no,no,no,no. Nothing sir," replied the twins, waving both their hands. Rina and Arthuria sweat-dropped.
"Very well then. You may get ready. The flight is in 30 minutes," stated Wilson.
"Care to give an explanation to your actions at the command centre?" asked Rina. They were on the plane which was en route to Taiwan.
"Who is this, 'Kai Miyagusuku'? Both of you seem to know him very well," asked Arthuria. The twins stayed silent for a while, looking at each other before Saya spoke out.
"He was a friend back before the war started. We stayed next to each other and gone to the same school. He has the attitude and looks that many girls like, especially us," explained Saya.
"HE WAS SO CUTE!!!!" exclaimed Diva. Saya sighed.
"My sister likes him very much to the point of writing secret love letters." Diva blushed.
"There was this one time where she wrote so much love letters that they actually spooked him into thinking that someone is stalking him……," said Saya before Diva butted in.
"Stop Saya. Don't let me tell them that one time you 'accidentally' spilled orange juice on his shirt so that you can see his abs while changing," snapped Diva.
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did."
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did."
"Girls, jeez! Stop acting like little children. Both of you are 17, going on 18 now," said Rina.
"Sorry Rina," both of them replied sheepishly.
The plane landed on an airstrip on the outskirts of Taipei. It was foggy and the city was barely seen. The team got out of the plane and was greeted by two officers.
"Welcome to Taiwan. I'm Brigadier General Shang Kai Shen and this is my partner, Lieutenant Hong Hao Lam," said the officer that shook hands with Rina.
"你好. I'm Rina Kreig of Delta 13 with my team," said Rina, shaking their hands.
"I'm well, thank you. Commander Kai requested your presence. We'll take you to the base," said Shang as he led the team to a jeep on standby. They got into the jeep and the jeep began the journey along the winding path that hugged the mountains.
"This will take a while. Ever since Taipei has been bombed, we can't get through the city. We had to use the long way route around the island," stated Shang. Kairi and Namine were well asleep at the back seat before Shang informed about the trip. The rest nodded. Rina looked out of the window on the right side of the jeep. The sea was glittered with the reflection of the sun; partly covered by the clouds. Rina then turned to her left only to see Arthuria snoozing away. She looked back only to see Saya and Diva also snoozing with Kairi and Namine. They slept quite soundly. Rina smiled and continued to look outside the window. Now she spots a destroyer moving in the opposite direction, with a little helicopter taking off from its deck. The helicopter took off and disappeared into the horizon. The destroyer, however, continued to move slowly on the sea before Rina lost sight of it when they entered a tunnel.
The jeep entered a desolate army compound with dirt and debris cluttered on the ground. The jeep entered an abandoned hangar and stopped at a spot; the ground beneath the jeep shifted and started to sink underground. The team, now fully awake, looked outside the windows to see a large underground military complex, fully powered and fully armed. It looks like it was pulled out from some Japanese sci-fi manga. After all, Japan did rule Taiwan until after World War II and continued to project its influence after that war. The lift reached a bay and the jeep entered the bay. Shang, Hong and the team came out from the jeep and entered the central complex. Everything was white; white lights blinking and white desks filled the space with a white personal computer on every desk. There were people in white uniforms manning the desks, punching the keyboards with their fingers dancing over the keys. A woman stood up and carried a piece of paper and walked towards a door at the edge of the complex. Another door opened; this time an elevator door, opened and a red-haired Japanese man with a Bluetooth earpiece device on his right ear. He was wearing a white military uniform that looked fit for an admiral with 2 stars on the top of his shirt pocket. He walked towards the team with two people flanking him. Shang, Hong and Epsilon team saluted. Kai saluted back.
"Welcome Delta 13….." said Kai before he caught sight of Saya and Diva.
"Is my eyes playing tricks on me…….." commented Kai as he approached. Saya and Diva waved shyly at him. Rina, Arthuria, Kairi and Namine sweat-dropped.
"SAYA! DIVA! It's been quite a while!" exclaimed Kai, opening his arms wide as if he wanted to hug them. After looking at their 'confused and irritated' looks on their faces, he quickly faked a cough and put out his hand to shake hands with them. The twins acknowledged him, and Kai told the team to follow him to the briefing room.
Once in the briefing room, Kai stood in front of the room and spoke.
"Delta 13, I am honored that you have come to serve with us in retaking Japan's islands," said Kai.
"Duty calls. That's our motto," said Rina.
"So, what's in store for us?" asked Arthuria.
"The successes your team had on the archipelago have made the Japan high command to seek for your assistance. Okinawa is the only island in Japan that has a fully-operational Nationalist military base that is stopping us to gain control over the Pacific."
"本土はどうですか？ (What about the mainland?)" asked Namine and Kairi, who spoke for the first time since Indonesia.
"本土の兵士しているだけでは不十分。彼らは軍の本土以外の追加を要請した。 (Mainland has not enough soldiers. They requested for additional troops outside the mainland.)," replied Kai.
"English, please," said Arthuria.
"He said that the mainland had not enough troops for the assault and wished the coalition would supply additional troops. I guess the coalition sent us as part of the additional force," explained Kairi. Arthuria just nodded.
"本土からのどの部分ですか？ (Which part of the mainland are you from?) asked Kai.
"本土京都 (Mainland Kyoto)," replied the twins in unison. Everyone except Arthuria, who couldn't understand a word of Japanese, stared at them.
"Kyoto, the first city. It must have been bad. Were you there?" asked Kai.
"No, we were at England when the bombs struck. Studying," replied Namine. A tear formed from her eye.
"I feel sorry for your loss. We'll take revenge at Okinawa, ok?" stated Kai. The twins just nodded sadly.
"Ok, with the arrival of Delta 6 and 7, we will launch the strike tomorrow morning," stated Kai before dismissing the team.