Chapter 113 - Miracle
(As midnight drew closer, the weather also worsened in New York. It started to rain hard but the clothes also covered the moon therefore giving them even more cover)
"I thought I said pray we don't get a full moon and not get a storm!"
"Sorry about that!" Kaito joked
"This actually works in our favor! Let's use it to our advantage!" Erika said
"Agreed! All teams man your boats now!"
(RYOBU Team and SEAL Team now got on their rubber boats and headed towards the islands. They stopped as they were nearing the islands and deployed the Hornets as planned. The little drones then were controlled by other members of the teams and started searching for every CCTV camera they could find on both islands.)
"All cameras located, all set!" Westley radioed
"Same here!" Assam radioed
"On my mark..execute.."
(Gero waited for a lightning to strike and timed it perfectly with the sound of the thunder. The drones discharged their EMPs and disabled every camera on the island. Since they timed it perfectly with the lightning it made it look like the lightning caused the power outage.)
"Islands are dark, move in now."
"Roger!"
[South Brother Island]
(RYOBU then landed on South Brother Island while Seal Team Bravo landed on North Brother Island just as planned. Since the cameras were disabled the people inside the islands sent somebody to the breaker boxes on the island to repair the problem. When the repairmen got to the breaker box they were immediately subdued by the SEALs and RYOBU without killing them. They were then able to get a hold of keys that would allow them to enter with ease.)
"Should we cut the power?" Westley radioed
"Not yet, let's send some hornets to find their surveillance rooms first."
"Copy that."
(They then deployed multiple Hornets inside the bases and started looking for the surveillance rooms. After locating the room they headed towards it quickly.)
"Shun, shut off the power once then turn it back on after five seconds. That should give us enough time to take over the surveillance room and get eyes inside."
"Yes, young master!"
"On my mark, three, two, one, mark."
(The power was then shut off on both islands making the entire base dark. They activated their night vision goggles and breached the surveillance rooms. The guards tried to draw their weapons but they were quietly taken out. The power went back on after five seconds as ordered. They now had complete control of all surveillance cameras inside the bases. They could see all the personnel of Pandora and what they were doing)
[North Brother Island]
"Sir, there are a total of ten floors that lead deeper down the base. But there is one area that we don't have eyes on and it's the tenth and last floor." one of the SEALs reported
"Ten fucking floors?! Just how deep is this base?!" another SEAL reacted
"Here that G?" Westley asked
[South Brother Island]
"Yeah, same here."
"Whatever is in there, they don't want it to be seen and recorded, even by their own people." Alisa reported
"Then that's where we're headed. This is what we're going to do, we'll cut the power then clear the enemies on one floor. Once the floor is clear, turn the power back on then move on to the next floor before turning it off again. This should make them think that the heavy storm outside is causing the power outages. Before they notice what's going on we would've cleared every floor down to the tenth. Understood?"
"Yes sir!" everyone responded
"Rules of engagement?" Westley asked
"Watch your fire for possible prisoners. As for Pandora, kill'em all."
(Gero gave everyone a very cold and dark order but they never thought less of him. They checked their weapons and gear and got ready to execute the plan. The moment the power went out bodies started dropping on the floor. When the power came back everyone headed to the next floor. This continued until they had killed every single personnel of Pandora on every floor as they went deeper. Maho, Mika, and Charlotte watched everything happen back at the command post and they both had mixed feelings about it. Charlotte was seeing the organization of Pandora for the first time and Maho saw for the first time Gero kill another human being)
"I can't watch anymore.." Charlotte said
"You mustn't avert your eyes, princess." Mika said and stopped her from leaving
"How can you watch this and be fine?!"
"Ro-chan and the others are doing their best to rid this country of Pandora. We are supporting them by watching and to avert our eyes from this will be an insult to their hard work."
"But this is too much to watch!"
"How can you say that in front of his sister? This was a side of him that he wanted to take to the grave without Maho-san seeing. Look at her now, she is watching her brother's every move and not missing a single moment."
"He never wanted any of you to see this side of him and yet here you are now." Bryson said
"..."
"Watch, or else you'll regret it."
(Charlotte then pushed herself and continued to watch. RYOBU and the SEALs then reached the bottom most floor entrance but noticed that their comms were starting to get some static. It meant that they were so deep underwater that the signals were starting to get weaker.)
"How deep do you think we are now?" Sakurai asked
"Probably 100 feet or more." Kaito said
"West, can you read me?"
"Barely, what now?"
"There is a high chance that if we enter these doors we might not be able to communicate with each other or Bryson up top."
"No comms and no idea what's behind these doors? Sounds like a normal Tuesday for us. Ready when you are G!" Westley smiled
"Alright! Shun, inform Bryson of the situation then leave the power on and seal the entrance so that we don't get flanked from behind. Once that's done, regroup here back down with us."
"Roger!"
"Plan?" Erika asked
"Go in, find Pandora, kill'em, find any prisoners, save them, then get the hell out of here."
"Simple and straightforward, I love it!" Erika smiled
(After waiting for Shun to regroup with them both RYOBU and Seal Team Bravo prepared themselves for whatever it was behind the metal doors. They entered the room and as soon as the doors closed behind them the video feed went down. All connection from the teams to the command post was severed. Of course this made Maho and Mika worry even though they were told about it beforehand)
"Do everything you can to restore our connection to them!" Bryson ordered
"Yes sir!"
"What could be through those doors and where do they lead?" Charlotte wondered
"It's Pandora, you can only expect the worst from them." Bryson said
"Is there any way we can fix the camera feeds any faster? Not knowing what's happened to my brother and the others is making me crazy." Maho said
"We're trying our best Lady Maho, they are just too deep underwater that all kinds of signals are being rejected."
"Please zoom in on camera #12 on South Brother Island." Mika said
(The camera from the Hornet then zoomed in and they saw a different entrance that leads down into the island)
"A different entrance? It's not secured!" Bryson reacted
"What does that mean?" Charlotte asked
"It means enemies can enter and exit through that. They could flank Ro-chan's team or get behind them and trap them down there."
"We have to do something!" Maho said
"Keep trying the comms! If you get through to any of them, inform them of the new entrance!" Bryson ordered
"Yes sir!"
"I'll make some calls to see if we can get more manpower down here."
(Bryson then exited the command post leaving the girls again. They were clearly still worried about their friends and wanted to help)
"I'm going to the island." Maho said
"Are you insane?!" Charlotte reacted
"Do you have a plan?" Mika asked
"I'll think of something on the way. It's better than waiting here."
"I see..sounds like something Ro-chan would say at a time like this." Mika smiled
"Feel free to try and stop me but I can assure you I won't go down that easily."
"I know you won't and I have no intention of doing so. I was going to join you anyway."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course."
"Thank you Mika.."
"Can I ask something? Does crazy run in the family because I can clearly see the resemblance from your brother." Charlotte asked
"It is and it's contagious." Maho answered
"Indeed it is, I'll tag along."
"You don't have to. What would the Queen say about this?"
"Well fortunately she's not here and besides, three is better than two." Charlotte smiled
"Why should I trust you?" Maho asked
"Because you're brother trusts me. I don't know if I can say the same for Erika-sama but your brother has forgiven me. Currently I'm Erika-sama's slave so use me as you see fit."
"Alright then, let's head to the docks."
(The three of them then went to the docks and rode one of the rubber boats and headed for South Brother Island. Bryson then returned to the command post only to see that the three ladies he was supposed to be looking out for has disappeared)
"Where did they go?!" he shouted
"We have them on camera #5 headed towards South Brother Island sir." one of the soldiers said
"Why the fuck didn't you stop them?!"
"You think we could?"
"No..but still..we are so fucked..if Pandora doesn't kill us then sir Gero and lady Erika will!"
"Don't forget the Queen.."
"Shut up and keep on trying to reach the teams.."
[South Brother Island]
(Mika, Maho and Charlotte then arrived at the island and headed towards the second entrance they found.)
"How should we seal this exit?" Maho asked
"I grabbed a blow torch before we left the island, this should do the trick!" Mika smiled
"Where did you..nevermind..let's get this over with."
(When they were about to weld the gate shut and seal the entrance a loud and powerful lightning struck a tree behind them. The force of the blast set the tree on fire and broke a chunk of its trunk.)
"Look out!" Charlotte shouted
(The tree fell towards the entrance where Mika and Maho were standing. Charlotte jumped and grabbed both of them and pulled them down the entrance. The tree slammed itself on top of the entrance and collapsed the ceiling which trapped the three of them inside the base)
"Are you alright?"
"T-Thank you.." Mika said
"I guess that's one way to seal an entrance." Maho said
"Sealing ourselves in wasn't the original plan. What now?"
"We've come this far, let's head down and search for an alternate exit." Maho said
"I'll take point then." Mika smiled
(They headed deeper into the base in hopes of finding Gero and his team while looking for another exit. They didn't know that RYOBU was currently in an intense gunfight against multiple Augs because the room they entered was a training room and it was the same for the SEALs on the other island)
"Push the right side! Keep up the pressure!" Sanada ordered
"How many fucking Augs are there?!" Takashi shouted
"This must be a goddamn facility that creates Augs! There are way too many!" Kaito shouted
"Are these the ones that were kidnapped six months ago?" Sakuraba asked
"It's possible, no way to know for sure right now."
(Gero and Erika were ahead of the team and were engaging multiple Augs at the same time. They weren't even using guns and were just using their swords to kill the Augs.)
"We've probably killed thirty Augs by now. How many more are there? Can you feel them?" Erika asked
"There's too much presence in this small space I can't get a clear count. But if these are the ones that were kidnapped from Africa, then there could be thousands of them."
"I guess we better pick up the pace then."
(RYOBU then fought with everything they had to push through the floor. They were accurately hitting the Augs through their eyes and heads to conserve ammo but their ammo was still depleting quickly. They also can't use any kinds of explosives because it might cause the entire floor to collapse and risk water to breach in)
"Running low on mags here!" Naomi said
"If you run out of ammo then pickup the weapons of the Augs and use them!" Erika ordered
"When will this end!?" Alisa reacted
"It ends when they're all dead or we are." Assam said
(As the fighting continued in their area, Mika and the other two had reached the tenth floor as well. They were walking cautiously and keeping an eye for enemies. They came across a door along the way and when they opened it an Aug was standing on the other side. The Aug noticed them and aimed its gun towards them and fired. Maho and Charlotte took cover behind the walls while Mika rushed in and charged the Aug. She dodged the bullets gracefully and when she closed the gap between them Mika pulled out two knives and slashed the Aug's arms forcing it to drop its weapon. The Aug tried to kick Mika but she jumped up high and dodged. She landed behind the Aug and slashed its leg joints behind the knee which made the Aug kneel down on the floor. She then removed the bulletproof helmet of the Aug and stabbed her knife deep into the skull of the Aug killing it. Maho and Charlotte could only watch in awe during the whole time)
"Are you guys alright?" Mika asked
"Y-Yeah..that was amazing.." Charlotte said
"What about you? Are you alright?" Maho asked
"Yes, let's push on shall we?"
(Mika then grabbed the Aug's weapons and gave Maho a knife and pistol)
"You learned how to use these right?"
"Yes, we were taught by RYOBU."
"Good, defend yourself when needed. Make sure the safety is always off unless you need to use it."
"I got it."
(They continued along the hallway and didn't encounter any Augs or Pandora operatives. They ended up going down one more floor lower and arrived outside another room where there were two dead bodies with gunshots to the heads before the door. The dead bodies weren't Augs or soldiers but they were wearing white lab coats)
"Are these scientists?" Charlotte asked
"Most likely, if there are scientists here then this room is.." Maho said
"An experimentation lab.." Mika said
"My mother told me about these, she said that Pandora does wicked experiments on people, is that true? Charlotte asked
"Yes, Ro-chan and his team found the very first lab in Germany three years ago."
"There seems to be a lock on the door and it needs two palm print verifications." Maho said
"Should we try the palms of these scientists?"
"We have no choice."
(They carefully placed the palms of the dead scientists on top of the panels and it worked. The door slowly opened and the inside was dark and cold. They haven't entered the room and they could already smell the foul odor coming from inside the room. It made their stomachs turn and the three of them vomited all over the floor)
"W-What is that putrid s-smell..?" Charlotte reacted
"Blood..and..innards.." Maho answered
"H-How can you tell?"
"We went hunting once and killed a dear..when we opened it up it smelled just like this..but this is way worse.."
"Then it means there are a lot of bodies inside.."
(They entered the dark room slowly then the lights turned on when the door closed. It revealed a horrific sight which made them vomit once again. Multiple dead bodies of scientists on the floor and women tied to beds. Piled up bed sheets covered in blood. It wasn't a normal room because each bed was surrounded by bulletproof glass. The further inside the room they went the more bodies they saw.)
"W-What in the world is this place?!" Maho shouted
"There are only women and no men or children.." Mika said
"These people with lab coats aren't scientists, they're doctors. The way those women were tied to their beds, is the same posture when women give birth in a hospital."
"W-Wait..then does that mean..this place is.."
"A breeding facility.." Charlotte said with a disgusted expression
(Charlotte was correct in her deduction. It was indeed a breeding facility made by Pandora. They found out that the women were kidnapped almost a year ago and from different countries. They also discovered that this was no ordinary breeding facility. The reason why there were no men was because the men were turned into Augs. After becoming Augs they ordered them to mate with the females. They abandoned their previous process of injecting Sacred Blood into young children since it was a failure. So they tried this new process of pro-creation between an Aug Male and an non-Aug female.)
"Oh merciful God, what have these people done.." Charlotte reacted
"How can they do this? As if their first experiments were not evil enough they go and do this?!" Maho shouted
"What happened to the babies?" Mika asked
(They further read the reports and it said that 70% of the fetuses died inside the pregnant mothers three months after being formed. Then 30% of the babies born from the mothers successfully had Sacred Blood in their veins but died a minute after birth. All mothers also died shortly after childbirth due to blood loss. Once again the evil process of Pandora had failed to create the perfect soldier they wanted)
"So..you're telling me..that the thousands of lives that perished in this room..were for nothing?" Maho asked
"If the reports are true then yes." Charlotte said
"WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS?! WHAT DOES PANDORA WANT?! WHY DON'T THEY JUST QUIT?!" Maho shouted
(Suddenly they heard noises coming from inside one of the rooms. They readied their weapons and checked out the source of the noise. The noise was coming from a room that had no lights inside. They prepared their flashlights then after counting up to three they entered the room and shone the lights inside. There they saw a pregnant woman still alive and tied to the bed)
"P-Please..d-don't..s-shoot.." the woman said
"She's still alive!" Maho said
"Let's get her out of there!" Mika said
(They swiftly untied the mother and carefully transferred her into a clean bed in another room. The woman was weak and they noticed that her water had broke which meant she was about to give birth)
"W-What do we do?!" Charlotte reacted
"P-Please..save..m-my..b-baby.." the woman begged
"We will..don't worry.." Maho smiled
"I have no experience in this so.." Mika said
"I don't either, but if we don't do something, then both the mother and the baby will die."
"But the reports said-"
"I know what it said! Please, help me with this!" Maho begged
"I will, what do you need?" Charlotte asked
"Get clean and sterilized medical gloves and gowns from the storage room."
"Got it!"
"Mika, please heat up some clean water and get some clean towels."
"Alright!"
(The three of them moved quickly and got all the things that Maho requested. After they got dressed up they were ready to deliver the baby)
"Princess, you hold her hand and keep talking to her and tell her to push"
"O-Okay.."
"Mika, I'm gonna need you to assist me in delivering the baby ok?"
"I'll follow your instructions down to the letter."
"Ok, here we go. What's your name ma'am?" Maho asked
"M-Milley.."
"Alright Miley, we're going to need you to push. Don't worry because you and your baby are going to be fine!" Charlotte said
"T-Thank..y-you.."
"You're welcome! How old are you?"
"Twenty-six.."
"So young and beautiful! Your child is going to look exactly like you! I'm sure of it!"
(Milley started to scream as she tried to push her baby out. Her hands tightened as Mika and Charlotte held them. It wasn't long until Maho was able to see the baby's head.)
"I can see the head! Just a little more!" Maho said
"Push Milley! Almost there!" Charlotte said
(One last big push from Milley and the baby was safely born into Maho's arms. The baby had a loud and strong cry. They severed the umbilical cord and cleaned the baby before wrapping it up with warm towels.)
"Milley can you hear that? That's your baby!" Charlotte smiled
"It's a girl, Milley-san!" Maho smiled
"She's so cute!" Mika smiled
(Delivering and seeing a newborn baby for the first time brought tears to their eyes. It brought them so much joy seeing that small bundle of life in their arms. They carefully gave the baby girl to Milley's arms. She cradled the baby gently with a smile on her face.)
"A girl..I've a-always..wanted..a..girl.."
"Have you thought of a name for her?" Maho asked
"I..want..you..to name..her.."
"Eh?! Me?!"
"Y-Yes.."
"B-But why?"
"S-She's alive..because..o-of you.."
"Are you sure?" Maho asked
"Yes.."
"It's already past a minute and the baby is still alive." Mika smiled
"Does that mean she doesn't have Sacred Blood?" Charlotte asked
"I don't know, all that matters is that she's alive and well."
"Sachi!"
"Sachi..?" Milley asked
"Yes..it means both Miracle and Happiness in our language..what do you think?"
"Sachi..such..a..beautiful..name.."
"A beautiful name for a beautiful girl!" Maho smiled
"I k-know..that..I don't..have..much time..left..so..will you..be..her mother..?"
(Maho was surprised by this request from Milley but for some reason she didn't have any doubts in her mind like she already made a decision before she was asked that question.)
"I will.."
"T-Thank you..all..of you.."
(Milley let out her last breath and died on the bed with a smile while hugging her baby. The three girls cried out in pain as they watched probably the bravest mother they have ever met. Maho carried the baby and cradled it on her arms trying to comfort it)
"It's going to be alright Sachi..you're going to survive and be an amazing person just like your mother." Maho whispered
"Even more amazing!" Charlotte smiled
"Yes, from now on she'll be a part of our family, and she will now be known as Nishizumi Sachi." Maho smiled
(In the middle of all that death a tiny life was born. Among the hundreds if not thousands of lives lost inside that room, only one survived. It was truly a miracle among miracles that will forever be remembered by them)
Coming Up Next : Chapter 114 - Family
Author's Note:
Hi everyone! Here's the chapter! I know that there have been dark chapters in this story but this one goes beyond that. Both the Aug Training Facility and Aug Breeding Facility are one of the worst and most evil places that could possibly be built by humans. Thousands of lives are gone for the greed of men playing God. Fortunately in the darkest of hours of our protagonists a small light shined and gave them hope. A beautiful and healthy baby born from a brave mother will now live on as a Miracle in their hearts.
I wonder how strong little Nishizumi Sachi will be when she grows up? See you all in the next chapter! Have a great day everyone!
