Back To Reality - Part V
It was a war zone outside. But for the people inside the Parliament Building--they were just hoping to live through this.
Cobra had nearly a hundred hostages and had killed two of them to prove that their intentions were sincere. Their lifeless corpuses were dragged and lay in the centre of the room as a message to the hostages that no heroics will be tolerated. Serpentor wanted the total surrender of America's Elite, G.I.Joe, or he would start killing more. But so far, judging by the news being broadcast on satellite TV piped into the council chambers, G.I.Joe was absolutely not giving into his demands.
Inside, people were huddled together in the large auditorium, and were surrounded by armed Cobra troops, with very itchy trigger fingers.
Major Bludd sat on a chair with his legs up on another chair filing the nails of his left hand. He was given orders to organize the chambers and if anyone attempted to rebel to shoot them, but he was very bored. He felt like shooting one of the hostages just to have something to do. But he enjoyed the hunt, and these people wouldn't give him any sport.
"Major!" one of the troops said, saluting. Major Bludd didn't even give him a look and continue to file his nails. "The hostages are secured. Serpentor reports heavy resistance outside."
"Thank you, Lt., that'll be all," he said.
"Yes sir," the troop said, and left.
Storm Shadow then entered through a back entrance and had a look around. He wasn't concerned about the hostages, but disgusted by the two people who lay dead on the floor. "What are those still doing here?" he said, pointing at the dead bodies. "If you're bored, Major Bludd, have some of your men take them away. They're starting to smell."
"I'm not an undertaker," Maj. Bludd said, continuing to file his nails.
Storm Shadow looked at him with an angry stare. He then unsheathed his sword and placed the blade in front of Maj. Bludd's throat. Maj. Bludd froze. He then turned his head slowly towards Storm Shadow. "Would you like me to cut off your other hand, Major?" he said to him.
"A sudden career change might be order," he said. Storm Shadow withdrew his sword and sheathed it. Maj. Bludd got up from the chair and said, "You and you and you, remove these bodies and put them in the back room." He then turned to Storm Shadow. "Is that better?"
"Your attitude is unbecoming of a man of your rank, Maj. Bludd," he said to him. "One day you'll humble before one who is stronger than you and quickly learn a painful lesson. What's the situation here?" he asked.
"The building is secure," Maj. Bludd reported.
"Good," Storm Shadow said. "Carry on."
And then Storm Shadow left the same way he came in.
Maj. Bludd watched him leave and felt a certain uneasiness when it came to Storm Shadow. He had been brainwashed so many times by the Brain Wave Scanner that it was no wonder his mind wasn't turned to mush. But being a ninja he had a discipline unlike any other he knew. But Maj. Bludd didn't trust him. A man with his history was bad news. And a ninja like him was bad luck to have around in a delicate operation like this. You never knew which side he was really on.
To Be Continued.
Short on purpose.