Hey guys and welcome back. Now that the Prologue is done, we can get to the heart of that matter. Namely Danny heading to New York and working to save the day for everyone there that's worth saving.
Also, for those that have played the game, for story missions that can have the difficulty setting, I'll be writing this as if Danny was on Challenging or Legendary Difficulty, so expect quite a bit of firefights and combat when those are up.
As for how I'm going to direct this, basically I'll be going section by section by how the game has the level areas laid out. So basically, Danny will start clearing the streets in the order the game expects/directs you to clear it. So, starting at level 1 areas and then working his way up to the level 30+ areas.
Also, as it always is with me, I'm gonna fuck canon up, so expect changes since you're gonna see some divergence in the story for Division 1 this chapter.
Not much else to say or go over, so let's get the show on the road.
NOTES: Joint Task Force = JTF
Last Man Battalion = LMB
Security of the Homeland Division = SHD aka The Division
Disclaimer: I don't own Danny Phantom, The Division, they're shows, games, books, merchandise, etc etc, or anything else that comes into this fic, be nice if I did but I don't.
Special thanks to TheWhiteTitan for not only helping inspire this idea, but for helping me hash out some details as I go. I strongly recommend checking out his fics, especially "Forgotten Hero" and "Surviving an Apocalyptic World" which are easily my top two favorites of his fics with "Demon Fox of Fairy Tail", "Danny Phenex", and "Rise of Darkness" tying for third.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
[TV/Radio/Book/Communicator]
"ISAC's Voice"
CHAPTER 1: BROOKLYN
NEW YORK: OUTSIDE THE PRIMARY QUARANTINE ZONE
Black Friday, that was the day it all started as ironic as it was.
Someone used the major rush of exchanging cash and close contact to hand out tainted bills covered in a new variation of Smallpox nicknamed the Green Poison. As the cases and spread got worse, the city devolved into anarchy. People fighting and killing over a simple bag of chips or juice box. Everyone turning primal to just get to survive one more day and the JTF weren't doing so well in stemming the tide as things got worse and no more support was coming in.
Things only kept escalating as the looters and Rioters started to form groups and began raids on different places grabbing anything and everything they could, counting the guns of anyone they took out along the way. Though one major group was the Rikers, someone managed to break the entire prison out in one night, they killed the guards, took all the weapons, and then started causing mayhem and chaos.
Quite a few took off to be on their own, but the majority stuck together so they couldn't get picked off by the JTF.
It was only more concerning as the first wave of Division Agents, the ones that went in when shit first hit the fan, all went dark unexpectedly, stopping any real progress to truly stem the tide. No Agent went dark unless absolutely necessary and NEVER for the length of time that had passed.
Now, here they were not even a month later: Manhattan was in total lockdown and was essentially a constant war zone while people suffered just to survive the next hour since winter came in cold and heavy. Reports were saying it would be a record amount of snowfall in New York, shattering all last known amounts and a good chunk of the city was without power, meaning more desperate people just wanting some warmth.
People outside the city only had a vague type of idea of what was going on, but not Danny.
When he was activated, he knew the situation was worse than anything reported to people, no one who wasn't in the city or part of The Division knew how bad it was if they were called in. They were an elite, highly trained, highly skilled group of embedded Agents. They were only called in when everything else had failed. As such, they had no rules, no limitations on what could or couldn't be done, their only job was to protect what remains.
They were everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
Your coworkers.
Your neighbors.
Your friends.
Your family.
People you interact with or see every day and they simply blended into the environment until they were activated. When that happens, when the call is given, they leave everything behind, no questions asked.
That was what it meant to be The Division.
Danny shook his head to get back on task as he knelt over a JTF soldier, couldn't call them officers anymore since the city was indeed a war zone, and checked for a pulse before standing and pushing a police car door closed as he turned to the near deserted streets before him.
Currently, he was in Brooklyn to meet up with his CO for this op as well as group up with any other Agents that had arrived.
"Intelligent System Analytic Computer activated. All ISAC systems are confirmed online." ISAC, an advanced AI support unit that would be serving as an information hub, compass, GPS, tracker, source, radar, and just about everything in the field. ISAC had access to all the local electronics if given the order to access them, though with cameras it usually just accessed them anyway to alert Agents of incoming threats or potential hostiles.
"Take cover at the marker to begin weapon verification." ISAC instructed as a small waypoint appeared to Danny's eyes thanks to his SHD Tech Transceiver basically coating him in a HUD display for his eyes only.
Danny knew he couldn't proceed without going through this, so he went and took cover behind the overturned newspaper holder. "Weapons test initialized. Please open fire on the marked targets." Danny merely raised his rifle and shot two beer bottles before he swapped to his secondary weapon and then his side arm and did the same. "Weapons test complete, full verification acquired." ISAC sounded off before the communicator opened up to a channel.
[Welcome aboard Agent. This is Louis Chang, Northeast Section Commander of the Division. You have been activated and brought here because Brooklyn has become dangerously unstable. ISAC has updated us with your progress. Proceed to the nearest Safe House, Plymouth Rock, for your full equipment loadout.] Louis Chang, Danny's CO for this mission, stated over the comm.
Danny frowned though since he wasn't told that Brooklyn was falling, which means it must have happened while he was on route to here and that's why he was directed there.
Sighing to himself to shake those thoughts away, he pulled a piece of cloth around his neck up showing it was a lower face mask that was black with a white emblem emblazoned on it that was cut off by his vest. Danny then saw a marker in the distance before ISAC brought up a three-dimensional map via holographic emission from his Transceiver, though without wearing the Transceiver you'd never be able to see it. The map showed the safe house and that it was only 109 Meters away.
Not needing further prompting, Danny set off for it ignoring the cold that was in the air. It actually felt nice to him, though his time with Ghost Powers would do that since he was constantly getting chills and cold feelings even after he unlocked his ice powers.
As he walked, he idly saw a symbol for safe haven on a wall. Said symbol was a circle around a greater-than () sign, though the greater-than sign was really used as an arrow to direct people towards the safe house. Both a good and bad thing since anyone could go there and they may not all be friendly.
Hopefully whoever set up the safe house made sure that security was top notch and they reinforced the walls too.
[Agent, I've confirmed that your fellow Agent, Faye Lau, has arrived as well. Check in with her once you've arrived.] Chang ordered over the communicator as Danny looked over the area.
Even in the darkening sky, it was easy to see how deserted the streets were, and it was clear that things were falling apart steadily. Trash piles everywhere, abandoned vehicles with the keys still in the ignition, broken glass, scattered wrappers and trash, various barricades and makeshift cover scattered around.
Yeah, this felt like a warzone all right, all that was missing were various collapsed pieces of buildings, some flaming cars, and a lot of empty shell casings on the ground.
Approaching the building marked, he entered through the front door and saw a small barricade, easily traversable, there with a sign saying 'Shelter inside' which wasn't that bad since a lot of places had that for people, though it was still a target for those wanting to take all the supplies for themselves.
Walking up the stairs, Danny was relieved to see a reinforced steel door, a security control pad, and a reinforced high optic camera at the top with a circle on the door indicating it was the safe house. "Well at least they're taking security seriously." Danny thought knowing that at least one of the rooms nearby had a security team to shoot down anyone trying to bust down the door and that wasn't counting whoever was on the other side of it either.
Walking up, ISAC accessed the door and unlocked it, "This area is secure." ISAC stated once it finished, and Danny entered the door.
Looking around, he saw the apartment was a small command post with three JTF officers easily visible, two going over reports and the situation that was reported and the third basically holding onto various gear and items for people to purchase or barter for.
"Division? Your fellow Agent is in the back." One of the JTF spoke pointing to a door in the back right corner making Danny nod as he went towards it.
Entering he saw an Asian woman with standard equipment there along with a JTF officer, specifically a lieutenant based on the stripes on his sleeve, that had a headset, map, and laptop. The woman was attractive, though she had an aura of 'do not fuck with me if you know what's good for you' and from what Danny could tell she had a runners build, slim waist, bubble butt, C cup breasts, and a long legs.
"We're losing this whole neighborhood. Rioters are moving through in force and headed this way." The lieutenant stated as the woman, who Danny assumed was Faye Lau, held her hand up telling Danny to wait a minute before speaking.
Looking over the map that the officer had, she pointed to a spot, "Put your people there." She ordered as the lieutenant looked and nodded. Turning towards Danny, she spoke, "I see someone else got the call. I'm Agent Faye Lau, Division. Activated same time as you. Part of the second wave of us going in." Faye stated as she shook Danny's hand, and he could see she was sizing him up and looking in interest, whether his look or his gear being the reason was anyone's guess
"Dan Corvus, but my callsign is Wraith." Danny stated since he had long since ditched Fenton as his last name.
Faye nodded, though her eyebrows raising showed she recognized the callsign, "Pleasure. Now onto business, I don't know what happened to the first wave, but unfortunately there's still lots left for us to do including figuring out what happened. We don't have much intel, on either fronts, and don't have the luxury of failing, not with Manhattan under lockdown and Brooklyn on the brink. People like me – and you – we're what's left to hold the line and stop things from getting worse." She stated letting her tone speak for the situation as Danny just stood there, used to this kind of thing. "With luck, we'll have more information to go on when we link up with the commander. More about the situation, about who's turning the streets into a warzone, anything really that will help us do our jobs more efficiently." Faye stated before sighing, "Now, if you'll excuse me. Lieutenant?" Faye asked as she looked back at the map.
The lieutenant nodded and led Danny to the door that looped back around to the main area, "Officer Hazen and his team are handling the situation reports. If you're looking for some immediate action, that's who you want to talk to." He stated as he opened the door and Danny nodded before exiting the room.
"Complete activation at the terminal to enable Directive 51 operational status and equipment." ISAC stated with Danny knowing he had to do so in order to confirm with HQ that he was in fact here and activated.
If he didn't, most of his Division tech he had wouldn't work correctly.
Going to the terminal, he typed in his access code and identification number. "Identity confirmed. SHD Equipment fully activated." ISAC stated as Danny saw different lights turn on with some of the things he had on him.
Danny then turned his attention to the Officer before him, a middle-aged man with full gear, "Division Agent, callsign Wraith, here to help. You officer Hazen?" Danny stated making the man look at him and relief was clear on his face.
"Yes. Thank God you're here, Agent. Officer Martin Hazen of the NYPD, and I've got to say that I've never seen Brooklyn like this – we're barely hanging on! I'll be your point of contact for any emergency ops in this district – we've had plenty of action and it's not letting up! Jesus, I'm going to need my heart looked at when this is all over." Hazen stated as Danny nodded.
"Just stay calm. If you're gonna be my point of contact, I need you clear headed and ready to work so I can get the job done, we'll get through this. Okay?" Danny stated and Hazen took a deep breath and nodded.
"You're right, Agent Lau has already given us an uplink to your Transceiver, so I'll send the situation coordinates to you as they develop. Right now we only have one major one to handle, but that can easily change with how things have been going." Hazen stated and Danny nodded as ISAC showed him the objective: Recover food supplies.
Looking over the details, Danny saw the food supply was close and saw why it was important beyond the food since any looters could possibly find their way to the safe house and cause further problems. "Okay, what do you got?" Danny stated as Hazen nodded.
"All right. Rioters took the weekly food supply from the Brooklyn Heights distribution center. What they don't keep, they try and sell back to all the starving people – plain and simple profiteering on the backs of people who are suffering! Get that food back, please." Hazen stated and Danny nodded.
"I'll recover it, just be sure to give me any new details if they come in." Danny stated as Hazen nodded as Danny started leaving.
"Agent!" Called the "shop" keeping solider.
Danny turned towards him and was handed some HE grenades. "Don't got much in the way of ordinance, but I figure these will do you better than us." He stated as Danny nodded and put them in one of the pockets on a belt he had put on when he landed.
Said belt was more like a utility belt that comic heroes wore, and it had several pockets and containers attached.
"Thanks, I'll bring back any ordinance that the Rioters might have, we need all the firepower we can get." Danny stated making the man nod.
"Thank you, Agent." He stated as Danny nodded and left the building before Chang came on the line again.
[ISAC can intercept transmissions from locations across the map, so you can get a little more intel on what you're getting into.] Chang informed making Danny snort, clearly this guy didn't know who he was, or Chang would know that he was no rookie.
Seeing an enclosed area as his marker, Danny moved up and climbed on top of a shipping container seeing a rioter there with his gun pointed at a JTF solider. "Please, I got a family." He begged as the rioter sneered.
"Yeah? Well, not any-" SPLURT.
The rioter was cut off as a bullet went through his head courtesy of Danny, who hopped off the container. "Division Agent, here to help secure Brooklyn. You all right?" He asked the soldier, who nodded.
"Yes sir, thank you, I thought I was a goner." He stated as Danny nodded.
"No problem, either return to base and recover or hang here and ensure your fallen comrades are recovered for proper burial." Danny stated and the soldier looked conflicted for a minute, before squaring his shoulders and picking up one of his comrade's weapons.
"No one will get by me sir." He stated making Danny nod as he picked up a tracking device from one of the fallen soldiers.
"Accessing device. Acquiring signal data. Successful, tracking beacon located." ISAC informed as it pointed to a location some 100 meters away.
"I'll be back shortly if necessary, if it looks like you'll be overrun, then retreat. We don't need to lose any more personnel." Danny stated as the soldier nodded before Danny headed for the beacon. He knew the Rioter likely had friends and they'd come looking for him, he just hoped that he found them first.
Moving under the bridge and down the street, Danny found the truck with two Rioters trying to get one of the crates open. "Damn thing won't budge." One grunted as he tried to pry it open.
"Because you're doing it wrong, get out of the way." The other stated as he pushed him only for the first to suddenly get shot in the head and the second was hit before he could even turn around.
"This is Wraith, I got one load of the supplies here. Marking their location for pickup." Danny called over the communicator.
[Copy that Agent, we have a team in bound to pick up that load and any others you find. We've also got a team to go and recover our fallen brethren.] Hazen responded.
"Affirmative, over and out." Danny replied while internally thinking he could get the supplies himself, but right now he needed to just get the job done.
"Warning! Hostiles incoming." ISAC stated causing Danny to activate his PULSE function causing a sonar emission to come from his Transceiver and echo out and show three hostiles coming towards him through a car wash building.
Danny took position and the moment they were on the street; he was popping their heads with shots.
Searching them and the first two, he found a nothing but a couple knives and some pistols, but better than nothing. So, he pocketed them and carried on in his search, mainly the car wash since the Rioters came from there.
He found the place was set up like a stereotypical gang crash pad, but there was a weapons case there that Danny grabbed before he pulled a cube device out of one pouch that was the size of an orange and tapped it causing the top to open with a blue glow before the case was pulled inside.
Danny may not like them anymore, but the Fentons did have skills when it came to tech. He took their Thermos and made it into a storage container for everything and anything without the weight and size of the cube being changed. He couldn't store something huge like say a car or anything, but anything smaller was fair game and the stuff wouldn't get damaged upon removal either.
It would come in handy for carrying any, and all, gear he picked up from enemies during this op since he was sure the JTF could use some more firepower, not to mention him finding and bringing any supplies that could be used by them.
Shaking those thoughts away, he found the last few crates of food. "Food has been marked; all hostiles have been eliminated as well." Danny stated over the communicator
[Great work Agent. We'll get that food to the people who need it. Our team is on the way now and should be there shortly.] Hazen stated with happiness leaking into his voice.
"Copy that, ETA? If it's gonna be a bit, then I'll stay here and ensure no Rioters try to retake the shipment." Danny replied as Hazen was silent for a minute.
[My team confirms their ETA is 2 minutes. However, I have a situation I need you to handle right now.] Hazen stated making Danny raise an eyebrow.
"What is it?" He asked figuring it had to be a big deal if he was this serious.
[We've gotten word that there's a hostage situation at a bank. From the looks of things, you'll have to use the subway and maintenance tunnels to get access. We need you to get in there and minimize the damage.] Hazen stated as Danny hummed.
"Copy that, I'm on my way." Danny stated before he headed off, ISAC leading him there via his HUD.
Arriving near the location, he found that the entire bank was walled off and the Rioters had blocked off the entrance. However, a construction site that looked like it was deep enough to reach the tunnels was there. "That's convenient." Danny muttered having planned to find a manhole or a subway entrance, but he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth and began making his way down.
Finding an access door, Danny opened it and found it was a service tunnel entrance and began his trek until he found a service ladder that led up into the courtyard of the bank, easily ignoring the smell as he had smelt worse. Moving slowly, he saw three Rioters at the entrance with two looting the corpse of a woman that was recently killed.
Raising his rifle, Danny quickly shot one killing them instantly before shooting the second just as the third got to cover. "We got company!" He yelled as he shot wildly from behind cover trying to get Danny even if he didn't know where he was.
At the shout, three more Rioters came out of the bank and all of them were shooting wildly. Danny merely waited behind cover until they eventually had to reload and then shot two more of them.
"Son of a bitch!" One yelled as he ran forward shooting wildly only for Danny to stick his gun around the corner and shoot him twice, dropping him to the ground.
Danny then peaked out and shot the last one as he tried to run back into the bank. "Area secure, no other hostile presences detected." ISAAC intoned making Danny move towards the entrance checking the bodies as he did.
"Hello? Anyone out there? Can you please let us out?" A male's voice came from inside the bank and Danny entered finding a barricaded door. "Hello? Please anyone?" The voice sounded off from behind the door causing Danny to unbarricade it.
"It's safe, come on out." Danny called as the door opened revealing a few people.
"Thank you, you have no idea how terrifying that was. Now we need to get out of here." A man stated before Danny nodded towards the entrance.
"You'll have to climb to go out the main way, but there's a ladder that leads to a service tunnel that leads to a stairway to street level." Danny stated making them nod as they left while Danny contacted Hazen. "This is Wraith, location secure and hostages freed." Danny reported.
[Great job, that situation could have gone bad quickly if we tried an assault. Hang on, I'm getting some calls, I'll contact you if anything comes up needing your attention.] Hazen stated and Danny gave confirmation before deciding to look around
Doing so gave him another weapon's case and a backpack full of supplies, naturally he grabbed both before heading out of the bank again and this time climbed over the obstruction to go out the front gate. Climbing down, he found an overturned police vehicle that hadn't been looted.
Opening it up, he found a shotgun, taser, and a weapons case in the back and grabbed those before walking off waiting for Hazen to call him again.
Walking for a few minutes, he found people trying to clean up some areas or scavenge what was left behind, counting a couple guys grabbing a large board that they intended to nail over an area of their home to keep people out.
Danny stopped though when his communicator went off, [Agent! Rioters have stolen a crate of morphine and other medical supplies, either to sell or use it themselves, but we've got a lot of wounded and sick people here that need those meds. See if you can find them and recover that crate.] Hazen reported making Danny frown.
"I'm on it. Don't need a team for this, I'll bring the meds back myself." Danny responded and Hazen came back on the line.
[Negative Agent, we have a chopper inbound to collect those and bring them to the appropriate areas quickly] Hazen stated and Danny grunted.
"Understood." Danny stated and got confirmation from Hazen as ISAC showed it was about 80 Meters from his position.
Arriving at the location, he found it was a car lot and there were a few civilians around. "Clear the area, things are about to escalate." Danny warned getting the people to quickly vacate the area as he approached and saw three Rioters trying to break into the boxes.
"Damn, where's the good shit in all this?" One asked as one kept a look out and the other was trying to pry open another box.
"Will you just hurry up! Won't be long before the JTF show up and things get fucked." A second stated as the first scoffed.
"All gonna die some time, might as well be living high when we do." He stated before a bullet pierced his head and the lookout soon followed.
"What the fuc-" The second one shouted before he was gunned down as well.
"No other hostiles detected." ISAC informed as Danny approached and marked the boxes. "Marking confirmed, JTF notified." ISAC intoned before the communicator lit up.
[This is Sparrow Five. We're heading to your position now.] The JTF pilot stated as Danny got ready knowing that his luck meant more trouble.
"Warning: Hostiles inbound." ISAC stated before a shout came.
"Hey Johnny! You get any good shit from those containers?" A male yelled as he walked over before Danny quickly shot him.
"Shit! We got company boys! Someone's trying to jack our shit!" Another voice called before several enemies all swarmed out at once all shooting at Danny's location, which thankfully wasn't near the crates since Danny didn't want to risk a stray bullet hitting them.
Danny reached into a pocket and pulled out a small ball and dropped it causing it to light up green before it suddenly turned red and began rolling towards the Rioters. "What the fuck is that thing?!" One shouted as the ball rolled at him before it suddenly popped, and several smaller balls were released. They quickly zoomed in on the enemy making them shout in fear before the balls got close and exploded causing the Rioters to scream in pain.
Danny then quickly pulled his gun up and popped a few of them in the head, but more just showed up.
"That's our drugs asshole!" One shouted as he kept shooting before Danny shot him, having moved cover by staying low since the idiots just kept shooting wherever they last saw him.
Danny then popped a few more leaving only around five or so. [Confirmed, Sparrow Five is on site and ready to engage.] The pilot stated as Danny took the opportunity to shoot two of the Rioters as they looked at the chopper.
"Negative, Sparrow Five, I've just about wrapped this up." Danny stated as he shot another one as he tried to shoot at the chopper.
The last two then tried to run, but Danny quickly popped them in the back of their heads. "Sparrow Five, you are all clear." Danny reported.
[Copy that.] The pilot responded as he found a clearing to land in.
[Great work, Agent. We'll get those drugs back to the wounded where they'll be used properly.] Hazen stated as he got confirmation.
"No problem, is there anything else?" Danny asked and waited.
[No, we're reading all clear on all fronts now. Excellent work, Agent. We're all grateful for all you did and the lives you've saved with your actions. Why don't you come on back here? We've got something for you to show our appreciation.] Hazen stated relief clear in his voice.
"Thanks aren't necessary, but I'll still be coming back to report in." Danny stated and got confirmation before he gathered up the guns and bit of food that the Rioters had on them before heading back to the safe house.
Arriving, he saw a few more soldiers around the area and all of them were nodding and looking grateful to him. "Fantastic work, think you managed to put a lid on the situation and place just as it was about to boil over beyond our containment. We all thank you – and I wanted to say personally that I've lived in Brooklyn my whole life, so what you've done, cleaning the streets and making this place safer, means a lot to me." Hazen stated and Danny nodded.
"My pleasure. Hopefully things will be quieter now." Danny stated making Hazen nod before Danny went to the shop keeper.
"Agent, got anything for me?" He asked and Danny nodded before he unstrapped two of the cubes and opened them making the cases and guns come out before he did the same with the food and the backpack he found. "WHOA!" He shouted as everyone looked in shock.
"Sorry, just used to it myself." Danny stated as he laid the items on the table, "I got about 20 pistols, some knives, a few cans of food, a bag of various supplies, and then whatever's in those cases." Danny stated and the shop keeper nodded.
"All right, here." He stated as he typed something, and Danny saw that ISAC was holding around 5,200 "credits" for him now. "After the shit show going on, we stopped taking physical currency. With the need to still be able to trade and get things, our techs and one of your Agents from before set up this electronic currency, we use it in all of our purchasing and selling. So, if you find something you want or like, you use those. I threw in some extra as a show of thanks for all you did." He stated and Danny nodded, but before he could speak, the radios came on.
"Mayday! The Precinct is under attack by Rioters! All JTF personnel on patrol are recalled to help defend this place right now!" A voice called out making Danny take off.
"Give 'em hell Agent!" The soldiers called he left.
[Agent, I'm sure you heard, but one of the local police precincts that we set up as a distribution hub just sent out a distress call. They're under attack by Rioters. We're getting word they plan to seize it and then trade any hostages for drugs. You need to get in there, free the hostages, and eliminate all threats immediately.] Chang stated as Danny raced down the streets as fast as he could.
Arriving at the precinct, he saw a couple trucks that were reinforced had slammed through the main gate and there were definitely signs of a fight as bullet casings and bodies from both sides were scattered on the ground.
Taking cover behind a car, he found a few JTF still standing, "What the situation?" Danny asked as he huddled there.
"They've breached the walls and have blocked the entrances. We're not sure of the situation inside." One soldier stated as more rioters rushed in.
[Agent! Secure that precinct! If we lose that location, then we lose Brooklyn!] Chang stated as Danny ignored him and gunned down two attackers.
[Heads up! We got movement on the roof, looks like they got grenades.] A voice stated over the comms.
Danny looked up and sure enough there were three guys with grenades and guns. Taking aim just as one was about to throw a grenade, he shot the grenade causing it to explode in his hand and apparently set off the grenades he still had in the backpack he was carrying.
Using the surprise to his advantage, Danny shot the other two grenadiers and then shot another of the Rioters on the ground.
Reloading his rifle, Danny saw the last trying to make a run through the side gate and pulled his sidearm before putting three bullets in his back dropping him to the ground. "Parking lot is secure." Danny reported in as Chang came on the line.
[Brooklyn dispatch, this is Division Command. We've got an Agent incoming to assist at the 84th, but all entrances are blockaded.] Chang stated before a JTF soldier came online.
[Division? That's the best news I've had all month. Try the parking garage in the back, it should be open or at least not as blocked as the main entrance,] She stated and Chang immediately chimed in.
[You heard her, Agent, that's your in. Get moving and clear that precinct!] Chang ordered making Danny roll his eyes already seeing that Chang was going to be annoying on this mission.
Going through the side gate, Danny found a medical pack and quickly stored it before moving forward idly seeing the signs for CERA, the Catastrophic Emergency Response Agency, a branch of Homeland Security.
Turning to the JTF, he waved his hand, "You three secure this area and make sure that more can't get in, if there are any. At the very least ensure no one tries to loot the area." Danny ordered making them nod as they took different defensive positions while he moved forward.
A short ways in, he heard what sounded like a battle cry and looked to see a rioter with a baseball bat rushing right at him. Danny didn't even blink at as he pulled his sidearm and shot him in the head. However, before he could move forward, he had to take cover as more Rioters started shooting at him.
Picking them off one at a time, Danny was finding this to be a bit too easy. A clanking sound nearby alerted him to a grenade before he dove away to a new spot just as it exploded. Looking up, he saw more Rioters on the roof and quickly shot them causing them to fall off the roof before he shot the last couple on the ground, including another idiot that was charging him.
Going over to the grenadiers, Danny grabbed their entire stockpile and their weapons before pushing in more.
Arriving at the garage, Danny entered the security booth to open the garage door and then entered. Heading down the ramp, carefully, Danny came to the corner and saw a five Rioters there. ISAAC quickly used the environment to scan them, four grunts and another grenadier.
Taking aim, Danny fired at the grenadier's bag causing a clink sound to go off before the explosion did consuming the grenadier and two grunts. The other two jumped in shock and didn't have time to react before Danny popped them in the head.
"Warning, hostiles inbound." ISAC stated and Danny quickly whipped his scope over to the stairwell door that just opened and started firing hitting the eight or so Rioters that came through the doorway before they even had a chance to react.
"Parking Garage is secure, moving in further to look for hostages." Danny reported over the comms before pressing in.
[Agent, be advised there may be some ordinance in the garage that may prove useful to you.] The JTF dispatcher that spoke earlier chimed in.
"Copy that, will check and move in." Danny stated as he looked around and found some tear gas grenades and a clip of explosive ammunition.
Moving up into the actual precinct, Danny found two Rioters graffitiing the walls, "Should we be worried about that noise downstairs?" One asked as he kept tagging.
"Nah, the explosion was probably one of our boys killing some more of those JTF faggots. We got nothing to worry about." The second stated before Danny quickly popped them before they could try and sound the alarm.
Once they dropped, he moved in for the holding cells, figuring that was the best place to keep the hostages. Arriving there, he saw a few JTF personnel there and immediately he put a finger to his lips telling them to be quiet as they nodded.
Moving up to the cell, he looked around a bit, "Were there any others on this floor besides the ten?" Danny asked quietly and they shook their heads. "All right, I'll get this cell open, you grab any gear you can find and then head outside through the parking garage to link up with the others. I'll keep pressing in." Danny stated making them as he made his way to the control room and opened the doors.
"Thanks a lot agent. Good luck." One of them stated before they went to the evidence room and grabbed a few of the confiscated guns and ammo before heading for the garage since the armory was pretty spartan before the Rioters showed up.
"This is Wraith, we got four friendlies coming out through the garage." Danny stated.
[Roger that, Agent. We'll have a friendly waiting for them to get them in position. All's quiet out here, but we're keeping strict watch just in case.] Came the reply from one of the personnel outside.
"Copy, will make contact again when I have something else to report." Danny stated before he moved for the second floor after grabbing a medical backpack from one of the other cells.
Sweeping the second floor was easy since none of the Rioters stayed there, but Danny found another medical backpack and some cans of food and quickly stored them before moving on.
Third floor was a different story as a squad of 12 Rioters were "playing" with a JTF member. "You all can fuck off and go to hell." He stated as he was hit in the gut with a bat.
Danny didn't waste time and quickly shot four of them before they could react. Seeing three clustered in a grouping, Danny grabbed a small device that looked like a sci-fi space gun and quickly fired at the floor by their feet causing a small device to plant itself.
"What the fuck is-" One Rioter started before Danny pushed a button on the gun and the device exploded sending the Rioters flying.
"You bastard!" Another shouted as he started shooting only for Danny to send a bullet through his arm and then another through his head when he reacted.
"Shit! Stay in cover!" Another shouted making Danny scoff before he shot a nearby fire extinguisher causing it to explode. One was killed by shrapnel while the second was blinded by the fluid within. Danny then shot him as he stumbled around.
"We need to fall back." One shouted as he made for the door to the roof only to get a bullet in the head for his trouble.
The last moved and grabbed the JTF member with his gun got the JTF's head, "Back off man, I'll kill this guy, I swear to God." The Rioter shouted as he frantically looked around for Danny. "I'm serious man, I'll fucking do-" he was cut off as Danny shot him from the side making him drop the JTF member.
Walking up to him, Danny cut him loose, "Thanks, thought I was a goner there. Their boss went for the roof, he's got more of his guys with him." He stated making Danny nod.
"All right, can you walk?" Danny asked and he nodded, "Head downstairs and exit through the garage, some of your comrades will get you." Danny stated making him nod.
"Give 'em hell for me." He stated making Danny nod.
"Got a friendly coming out, he's wounded but alive and mobile." Danny called in and got confirmations.
[Copy that, we'll get him patched up.] Came the reply.
"Roger, I'm heading to the roof to take out the leader of this fucking thing. Will contact again if there's anything to report." Danny stated as he moved for the stairwell to the roof.
Coming out, he found seven Rioters there and saw a gas tank near them causing him to smirk. Taking cover, he fired on the gas tank, dousing the Rioters in gasoline and igniting them causing them to scream and panic before Danny quickly shot them dead.
Swapping out his magazine, Danny momentarily frowned as he only had one left on him and made a note to get more from the JTF when he got the chance, though he still had his secondary and sidearm to use.
Moving up, he took cover as the far doors opened and a large group of Rioters came out guns blazing hitting everything but Danny. "You think you're hot shit, motherfucker?! Well now you in Ripper's house now and I'm gonna show you just how much of a pussy you really are." Ripper, who Danny assumed was the leader, shouted as he walked out with bravado and swagger despite only having a pistol on hand.
"If I'm a pussy, then I guess you're just a waste of human flesh that should've been left in a ditch to die." Danny called before he dropped another ball on the ground and it lit up and rolled away out of sight.
"Oh, we got a funny guy here boys, well let's show him what we do with funny-" Ripper was cut off as the ball got in position and exploded sending incendiary ordinance all over the Ripper and the guys next to him causing them to shout and scream as they were set on fire.
Danny quickly popped up and fired on the others before they could take cover leaving Ripper and the others to burn as he killed the off the Rioters.
Once he was done, he stood and quickly popped the burning ones in the head with his sidearm to ensure they died. "This is Wraith, target known as Ripper has been eliminated, and roof is secure. The precinct is ours again." Danny informed getting cheers from different members.
[Thank you, Agent. Ripper was a valued target for the area as he was the one riling people up and slowly gaining more and more followers with his gang being his main support. With him, and his crew, gone, we should have an easier time keeping the district going peacefully. You've saved lives today, both civilian and our men and women, and kept up hope for Brooklyn. I can't thank you enough.] The JTF dispatcher stated before Chang came on the line.
[Excellent work, Agent. Brooklyn is secure. Manhattan… not so much. But let's get over there and see for ourselves. Other agents have arrived and are with me now. Meet me at these coordinates, Agent Lau is already in transit, we'll meet up and fly in. Commander Chang out.] Chang stated making Danny see the coordinates were for the nearby ferry terminal.
Danny moved to the edge of the building where a rappel line was set up by the JTF and quickly descended down the building before climbing down a nearby truck and heading for the rendezvous point knowing this was the calm before the storm since Manhattan was a lot worse than here.
Passing through two security gates, Danny stopped at a landing pad and looked out over the city. With the sun slowly rising, it actually looked beautiful and peaceful… just further showing that appearances were very deceiving.
"Over there." Danny turned to see Faye approaching as she pointed to a spot on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge. "There's a bar behind that building. Best whiskey sours in Manhattan." She stated with a smile as she walked closer before putting her hand on her hip, "If we take this city back, I'll buy you a drink." She added as Danny kept looking at the city.
"When." Danny stated simply as he turned back to her and saw her smirk approvingly.
"Right, when we take it back, I'll buy you a drink." She stated before they heard the aircraft approaching. "Ah, here it comes!" She stated as they both turned to see the transport, a black V-22 Osprey. "The rest of us should be in this chopper. Can't believe it's finally happening." Faye continued letting Danny know she hadn't been activated before or at least not recently.
Faye covered her face to block the wind and snow as the helicopter landed and the door started opening while Danny just stood there. "Let's do this." Faye stated as she started forward before Danny saw a glint in the sky.
"Look out!" Danny stated as he tackled Faye to the ground just as a missile hit the chopper causing it to explode
Danny felt his ears ringing as he tried to orient himself from the ground, though from the feel of parts of his body, he knew he was injured. As his vision kept going in and out, he looked to his left and saw Faye getting up slowly with a cut on her face.
"Argh, shit." She cursed as he blacked out again only to come to with her dragging him away from the wreckage, "C'mon, stay with me." She grunted before the sound of a chopper filled the air.
"Watsh out. May… be finishing job." Danny slurred as he tried to reach for his sidearm.
"It's okay, it's a JTF chopper." Faye stated as she pulled him some more.
"Doeshn't mean… friendly." Danny stated before blacked out again.
"He's got shrapnel in his back, burns on his back and legs most likely from the explosion reaching his ammo. His leg has a bad cut, I think his right shoulder is dislocated if not fractured, and he took a good hit to the head." He heard Faye's voice echo. "Don't worry about me, thanks to him all I have is this stupid cut. Worry about him." She ordered as he felt more masculine hands on him checking him out.
"Don't… don't waste supplies… on me. Just get me out of here and I'll be… fine." Danny tried to speak as his head was swimming and pounding and the ringing in his ears was still loud and clear.
"We can patch him… just help me load… we'll treat him at Camp Hudson." A male voice, going in and out, stated as he felt himself getting lifted before he was put on a cold metal surface before boot steps were heard.
"Wait! I see something." He heard Faye shout as he heard boot steps. "We got a third one alive here!" She shouted before he heard hurried footsteps.
"He's in rough shape, I'll do my best to stabilize him." A male voice stated before Danny felt lift off of the chopper and he blacked out again.
As he swam in darkness, he could hear various voices both from his past and his present.
Daniel, you're more special than you realize.
You think you're some big hero? Ha, just one incident, just one point to tip you over and you become me.
I will never become like you!
Oh, naïve young Daniel, you think you know so much about your powers? You know nothing, but I can teach you if you join me.
Fat chance fruitloop!
Ectoplasmic freak!
"C'mon stay with me!"
Danny, please.
We love you.
Liar
Will I ever see you again?
I don't know, I have no intention of coming back to the town if I can help it.
I don't care if you are or were Phantom, you're still the same Danny.
Not anymore, I feel different, I am different. I don't know if I'll survive the month let alone the year, but I can't stay here, all I feel is anger, sorrow, and betrayal. I can't promise I'll keep in touch.
"Dammit c'mon!" He heard as he briefly got sight again and saw the bridge packed and blocked with toppled busses and cars.
So, boy, this is what has become of you?
You have my pity, I better than anyone know the pain of betrayal from those you thought you could trust
I'm not here to hunt you, boy, you're broken, you're vulnerable, you're hardly a challenge or a prize. Not that I can blame you, but perhaps you'll become an even greater prize if you can come back from this. I'll be watching.
All right maggots, double time it!
I'm recommending you for special forces, we need men and women like you handling the tough jobs.
"Keep your eyes open!"
How would you like to keep the country safe in a more active way? We need good men and women willing to do what it takes to protect this country and keep it going no matter what. So what do you say son? Think you can make it in the SHD?
Get up trainee, there's no rest for Agents. We fight through the pain, we never surrender, we never stop until we're dead, and even then we make sure our enemies pay dearly for it. When all else fails, we don't!
Son, I am both honored and proud to welcome you fully into the Division, I know you'll do us and your country proud.
The target's name is Big Lou Maroni, him and his entire entourage are to be eliminated, no exceptions.
"Goddammit! Don't you fucking die on me! We need you."
Got a new target for elimination, name of Lonnie Lincoln aka Tombstone. He's a crime boss but he's getting a bit big for his breeches and made the mistake of targeting some important people. Wipe him and his crew out.
Got a target for you, name's Romanoff, she's gotten in over her head with some actions of hers. She's to be eliminated.
"Where's the Epinephrine?!"
Agent! Secure that precinct!
I can't believe it's finally happening.
Best whiskey sours in Manhattan
Agent Wraith? I'm glad and honored you could meet me on such short notice. I have a long-term covert mission for you to undertake. No one, and I mean NO ONE, can know what you're doing. You'll have the full authority to get the job done and you'll have further benefits. If I'm right, you may not only save the United States from a grave fate, but you may also just save the world too. It will need your full attention and commitment, it could take a month, it could take a few years, but the main thing is it's vital and it must be you that undertakes this mission. Are you ready?
Daniel, I can't help you get your powers back, but there is something else I can help you with. What happened has done something to you, something very rare but you must be prepared for what awaits you because of it. Your destiny may now be even more vital than before.
Danny gasped as he felt a needle jabbed into his chest and saw Faye there and a syringe with what he assumed was Epinephrine. Danny coughed and gasped as he sat up, "Easy, you're still injured." Faye stated as Danny grunted and snapped his shoulder back into place before reaching and pulling a shard of metal out of his side.
"I'm fine." Danny stated as he tried to move to a seat only to grunt as he looked at his leg and saw the remnants of some shrapnel there making him grunt before he pulled it out.
"Careful kid, you two are all we got left right now." A gruff and older male voice stated nearby causing Danny to turn to see a man near or in his 40s with bandages on the right side of his face and a scar down his left eye. He had slick brown-turning-grey hair, a trimmed beard and goatee, a fit build, some combat gear, and a large number of bandages around his left arm.
"Been a while, old man." Danny stated recognizing him.
"Yup, how you been Wraith?" The man asked and Danny shrugged before pulling another piece of shrapnel out.
"Can't complain other than some asshole just tried to blow us the fuck up and killed both the commander and our backup." Danny stated as the man hummed.
"Yeah, and I'm in no condition to do field work, guess that means you two get the field and I get to be the handler for this. We have a job to do, and we're still gonna do it.." He stated as Danny nodded.
"Callsign?" Faye asked as the man turned to her.
"Venom Snake." He stated simply surprising Faye.
"Well, all right then. I get to work with Wraith and Venom Snake on the same mission, lucky me." Faye stated before shaking her head.
"Landing in one minute. You should be able to see it coming up on my right." The copilot stated from the cockpit as they flew by some buildings.
The trio turned and saw the damaged and rising buildings of Manhattan before the copter turned and they saw a camp built along the pier near Chelsea Park.
"Found out some more about the first wave. They're all either confirmed KIA or they're MIA, so it's just us." Faye stated over the wind and motors.
"That's why it's important that we get it to together. Right now." Snake stated seriously before the pilot started speaking.
"JTF six-eight to tower, visual Hudson." The copilot stated before the tower responded, "Yeah, three Division agents on board. That explosion was their ride in and the rest of their unit." He continued as Danny deadpanned in his direction since clearly the guy didn't have much in the way of subtlety. "Ok, cleared to land. JTF six-eight out." He stated as Faye checked her sidearm before Snake commandeered it.
"You usually need some time to know if you can count on someone. We're out of time and we're not getting any more. So, my bet's on you two. It has to be." Snake stated as they began their descent, "Just hope to God that she can keep up." Snake stated as they touched down.
"Welcome to Hudson Piers." A JTF soldier stated as he approached while Danny was helping Snake get down. "I'm not sure what you're looking to get out of this. Everything behind this gate is a goddamned warzone." He continued and Danny snorted.
"That's why we're here." Danny stated as Snake stood on his own.
"Who's in command here?" Snake asked as the medic was checking him out.
"Captain Benitez was in charge. He was leading ops in the Post Office, but we lost contact with the base an hour ago. If he's still radio silent by tomorrow, there's talk of pulling out." The medic stated as the three agents looked at him.
"Bullshit we're doing that." Danny stated with a scoff.
"No one is pulling out. We're taking this city back, brick by brick, body by body, and district by district if it's necessary." Snake stated as he looked to the other two, "Get whatever gear you need from here, get a sitrep of this district, and then do your fucking jobs. I'll catch up when I can." Snake stated as he shrugged the medic off so he could fully stand.
"Good luck out there! You're going to fucking need it." The first solider stated making Danny scoff as he went to walk away.
However, as he took one step, his vision suddenly swam, his ears starting ringing like he was next to a cathedral bell, his head started pounding like it was a drum being played with two 50-pound sledgehammers, and his equilibrium was thrown entirely off. "Oh, shit." Danny stated before he collapsed to the ground and his vision went black.
"Shit! Get me a stretcher to the landing zone right the fuck now! We got a man down." The first soldier shouted over the comms as Snake pushed the medic away.
"Forget about me, get to him! If he goes down, we might all be screwed." Snake ordered as the medic rushed to Danny with Faye right beside him.
"What do you need?" Faye asked as she helped turn Danny over and check his pupils.
"You a doctor?" He asked as he quickly got to work getting his clothes open.
"2 years of medical aid with doctors beyond borders and then another year with red cross. You want my résumé or my help?" Faye asked as he nodded.
"Okay, first things first we need to get all of this wrecked gear off of him, I can't work on his wounds with all this damaged shit in the way." He stated before he began walking her through what to do before Danny fully passed out and heard nothing more.
DONE! With that we are out of the tutorial area and into the main game. Next time, Danny and Faye begin to take back the city and group up with the main JTF forces.
Hope you all enjoyed the surprise of Faye not being injured and Metal Gear V's Snake being in this. For those who don't know the Division: Faye gets severely wounded in the explosion as she nearly loses an eye, and her leg is nearly blown off. She works as your overseer feeding you intel, sitreps (situation reports), orders, and more from the main base of the game while also coordinating various JTF forces and getting information from the main players of the JTF.
Anyway, like I said last chapter there's some stuff being decided by my patrons and you can see some hints at things this chapter.
That should be it, see you all next time.