Here's another chapter for my fanfic, thanks for all the nice comments, makes writing this all much worth while
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Chapter 34 – No Way Out
"Is the army ready?" Overlord asked into the telephone receiver he held.
"Yes sir, I have 1,000 troops, 5 attack helicopters, 10 tanks and 5 artillery guns, on standby and ready to march on your order," Lt. Kage replied, "But sir...is this such a wise idea?"
"My students do not hate humanity enough to wage war on them. This unprovoked attack on mutants by humans will be just the nudge they need to fight," Overlord replied.
"I have no doubt that this will work, but will you be able to control their anger, their rage, afterwards? Some of your students are very powerful mutants and could be potentially dangerous if not kept under control," pondered Lt. Kage.
"If it comes to that, I have a little something that will make them obedient as dogs. But I'd like to avoid that method at all if I could," Overlord said. "Now, not all my students will be present in the compound, I'm going to send out my most prized and gifted students on errands. The ones who are left will be the ones who aren't as strong or talented, and will be acceptable loses for our mutant cause."
"Very well sir," Kage said. "So I have your approval to move out?"
"Yes, send your troops out tomorrow. I want them here by sunset," Overlord ordered. He then hung up, walked over to the window of his private mansion and looked out onto his hundreds of loyal students in the compound yard.
"Soon my pupils, soon we will launch our war against the humans. And after we destroy them, mutants will rule all of Japan."
Early next morning, Fujimoto was awakened by some loud knocking at her door. Fujimoto sat up, yawned, and groggily made her way towards the door, opening it.
"Oh! Angel!" Fujimoto said, surprised to see him this early in the morning. Her hair was a mess, she had no make up on and did not want to be seen like that by her boyfriend. She quickly turned around in an attempt to fix her disheveled state. "What brings you here so early?" Fujimoto said after a short silence, trying to straighten her hair with her fingers. Angel chuckled at her reaction.
"Overlord has another task for us later today," he said. "Once you’re ready, come down to the cafeteria and meet up with the rest of us."
"Oh, ok, I'll be right there." She then closed her door, turned around and breathed a sigh of relief, before heading towards the shower to begin getting ready. Her mind slowly processed what just happened before she realized what Angel just said.
"Another task..." Fujimoto said, still not forgetting the details of the last assignment Overlord sent her on. Hoping it wouldn’t be of the same nature, she concentrated on fixing herself for the day ahead. Pretty soon, she was refreshed and dressed, as she headed down to the cafeteria, where she quickly found her friends, joining them for breakfast.
"So what does he want us for this time?" Fujimoto asked.
"Not all of us..." Deluge replied, looking a bit depressed.
"What?" Fujimoto asked.
"He did not ask me to accompany you," Deluge responded.
"Or me," Syther added.
"Don't worry, it's not like you’re going to miss anything. It's a simple retrieval mission," Angel said.
Deluge nodded her head, but still looked left out, as did Syther.
"So who does he want?" Fujimoto asked.
"He wants you, me, Quake and Flea to head to Osaka today to retrieve supplies for the Brotherhood. It's a long trip, so we won't be back until tomorrow," Angel said. "After breakfast, we'll head out, alright?"
Fujimoto, Flea and Quake all nodded in agreement.
"We can also do a little shopping and sightseeing while we’re there," Angel added, as they smiled brightly and nodded once again.
"Well, I hope you guys have fun. I'll see you tomorrow, but right now, I just want to go back to my room." Deluge said, as she gloomily got up and left the table.
Fujimoto made quick glances at the other guys before quickly getting up from the table, and running after her. Upon nearing her, she asked, "Deluge, what's the matter?"
"Nothing..." Deluge said plainly, continuing to walk away, but Fujimoto grabbed her by the arm, stopping her.
"Come on, something's bothering you."
"...It's just not fair! That you get to go to Osaka and I don't. I have more reason of wanting to go than any of you."
"Oh... Why's that?"
"I have family there, a lot of whom I have not seen since I came to the Brotherhood years ago. But I guess I can also see why Overlord won't let me go. Probably doesn't want to lose me if I become too attached to them while I'm there."
"Oh I see... Maybe we could ask him if he could consider having you accompany us."
"No... No, there will be other chances. You guys just go and have fun." Deluge then continued to walk towards her room, leaving a very worried Fujimoto standing in the corridor alone. Once she was far enough from her, Deluge reached into her pocket and pulled out her wallet, reaching into a hidden sleeve and pulling out a laminated picture of her embracing a younger girl. Both girls in the picture seemed so happy being together, she stopped and leaned against the wall, staring at it for a while, as a tear trickled from her eye and slowly ran down her cheek, dripping onto the photo in her hand.
"I miss you...little sister."
After breakfast, Fujimoto, Quake, Angel and Flea all piled into the big black brotherhood van, bound for Osaka.
"Deluge and Syther looked pretty bummed about not coming," Angel said, the others nodding in agreement.
"This is the first time we've gone on an errand without us all together," Quake said.
"Well, how about we all get her and Syther something nice from Osaka, a really nice souvenir for the both of them?" Angel suggested.
Just then, the van slowed down and moved to the side of the highway and slowly continued.
"What's up?" Quake asked Angel, who was driving.
"I dunno, looks like some kind of military parade going on," he replied, as the van slowly drove past hundreds of Japanese soldiers, all marching in formation past them. Tanks rolled by occasionally as large black helicopters flew overhead. Everyone looked out the window at all the military troops marching past them, when suddenly Angel stepped on the brake, nearly slamming into a military jeep in front of them.
"Move that van to the side of the road and make way!!" a soldier ordered. Angel obeyed and moved even further to the side of the road. Fujimoto looked out the window and saw a jeepload of army officers glaring at the brotherhood mutants.
Once the jeep was out of the way and the entire military procession had past them, they hurried on.
"I've never seen a military parade that big before," Quake said, relaxing his tense shoulders.
"They're all probably on some kind of military exercise," Flea said, shrugging his shoulders, as the van scurried on its way towards Osaka.
Back at the Mutant Brotherhood compound, Deluge and Syther were having a leisurely stroll through the open yard. Deluge turned her gaze toward the front gates, noticing yet another vanload of brotherhood mutant teenagers leaving the compound.
"There goes another one," Deluge plainly said.
"That makes 16 vans that have left the compound since this morning," Syther said, nodding.
Deluge looked around the compound as the sun began to slowly droop below the western horizon. The brotherhood didn't look as lively or full as it used to, as many other mutants were sent on various errands all over Japan.
"Maybe this has to do with our monthly getaways," Deluge said. "Our next one is only a week away."
Syther cracked a smile, "Yeah! That must be it. A lot of us are leaving, so maybe this will be the biggest party yet. They must all be preparing for it."
Both of them beamed smiles as they imagined the possibilities of the following week. The joy, the exhilaration, the release of pent-up frustrations as euphoria would wash over them. At these thoughts of things to come, their leisurely walk turned into a playful frolic as they headed towards the main building, eagerly awaiting the return of their friends, not knowing that their future was just hiding amongst the trees surrounding the compound, awaiting the command to strike.
In the forest just west of the brotherhood compound, 500 soldiers and 10 tanks, hidden amongst the trees, waited to attack the brotherhood compound.
The commanding officer raised a radio to his lips and whispered, "Is the south side division ready?"
"Yes sir!" a soldier reported, “Artillery guns are in place and ready to open fire on the front gates. All troops ready as well."
"Alright, once you open fire, we will charge in from the west. The helicopters will attack from the north, and the southern troops will charge in from the south. We'll have the place surrounded. Let's begin the attack!"
"Yes sir!” The artillery gunners looked to their commanding officer, waiting tensely for the order to open fire.
The officer turned around and raised his arm, catching the attention of all stationed gunners. He looked about at each of them before lowering his arm, as he yelled "FIRE!!" All at once, the artillery gunners pulled back on their firing mechanisms. Loud booms echoed about as the shots exited the long barrels of the artillery guns and flew towards the brotherhood front gates.
Deluge and Syther both jumped in surprise after hearing a loud bang, as did all the brotherhood mutants still in the compound and the hundreds of soldiers guarding the compound. Everyone looked to the south where the booming noises originated.
Suddenly, several projectiles slammed into the front gates, setting off large explosions, and blowing the front gates apart, along with the surrounding walls. Dozens of guards shrieked in terror as they were blown off the wall and onto the ground several feet away. The shockwave from the explosion forced Deluge and Syther onto the ground. They both quickly sat up and gaped in horror at the destruction. Smoke, rubble and dead bodies lay all over the place. Through the smoke, Deluge cringed away terrified, as she made out the silhouette of hundreds of human soldiers, all charging towards the compound.
"We're under attack!!" One of the guards screamed. "Human soldiers coming from the south!!"
Another loud series of booms were heard coming from the west. Everyone apprehensively turned to the west, just as the stone walls burst and crumbled as tank shells hit them. More guards were flung off the walls and onto the ground.
"Tanks and more soldiers coming from the west!!" another guard yelled.
Overlord then appeared from his large mansion at the back of the compound, standing atop a high balcony. "Prepare to defend the brotherhood compound!!" he bellowed. Deluge and Syther looked at each other, then stood and quickly ran for cover, behind some rubble on the ground. More brotherhood mutants emerged from the surrounding buildings and rallied at the center of the compound, alongside the hundreds of brotherhood human soldiers. As the opposing human soldiers closed in from the west and the south, all denizens of the Brotherhood assembled, prepared to engage.
Deluge and Syther looked at each other, fear and terror evident in their eyes. Deluge then heard a deafening sound behind her. Glancing over her shoulder, she spotted five large military helicopters flying towards the compound.
"Helicopters! To the north!" Deluge yelled. Taking a good look around, she, along with everyone else, realized the full brunt of their current situation. Deluge grabbed and squeezed Syther’s arm tightly, visibly trembling in panic. Despite all the noises bombarding the entire area, Syther clearly heard a weak gasp escape her lips, the words echoing his exact thoughts.
"Oh god...we're trapped in here..."
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