Shadows of Hope
Chapter 8: 8. The Nightmare Never Stops
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"I still get nightmares. In fact, I get them so often that I should be used to them by now. I'm Not. No one ever really gets use to nightmares." -Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves
Chapter 8: The Nightmare Never Stops
"WALKER!"
Scarecrow immediately woke up, looking around. He was breathing hard again, as usual. You think he would be use to it by now. He looked over to his left, and Saw Applejack sleeping in the bunk beside him. He got up and went into the bathroom, going through his usual morning routine. Scarecrow then washed his face, to get the drowsiness out of him.
He couldn't open his eyes because of the water, so he felt around until he got a towel. He dried his face and looked into the mirror. What he saw Made his blood run cold. Just as he picked his head up, he could have sworn he saw his brother standing right behind him. Scarecrow immediately turned around, but nothing was there.
"Ugh, Those nightmares are getting to me too much.." He said to himself. He observed his Shadow Company Uniform. He looked at the Shadow Company patch that was put on both sleeves, just below the shoulder. He smiled at his Company's logo, The Black Spade with a desert colored background. In the top of the circled patch was "Shadow Company", and at the bottom, the Company's motto, "Death Waits in the Shadows", both sentences in black, with two black stars at each end, separating the two sentences. He put the uniform on and walked outside. It was quieter than usual.
"Nightmares again?"
Scarecrow immediately turned around, only to see Applejack.
"Yeah. You think I would be used to them by now," Scarecrow said.
"Trust me. No one never really gets use to them. All you can do is forget about it for the time being." Applejack said, getting close to Scarecrow.
"It's the only option I have, but maybe you can help me forget for now," Scarecrow said, smiling. Applejack smiled to, knowing what he meant. They closed their eyes as their lips touched, embracing in the romantic kiss. The pulled away about 10 seconds later.
"Well, Ah guess Ah'll wake the others." Applejack said, blushing a little.
"Yeah, it's about time to," Scarecrow said, Smiling before he put on his trademark mask (black mask with Smile stitched on the front), visor, and helmet. He then walked off to the weapons and ammunition storage room as Applejack went back into the sleeping quarters.
"See, I told you!" Dash said quietly.
"Right as you are, We better not let them know what we know, or let them know how are own relationship is," Ghost said.
"Uh, right." Dash said, then remember she had told Applejack about her and Ghost.
"Anyway, lets go. It's time for the others to wake up," Ghost said. He and Dash pulled a quick kiss, then Ghost slid his own skull mask on. He walked towards the ammo storage room where Scarecrow went, Dash going to their own quarters to wake up the other 141 members.
"Up this early?" Scarecrow called out. Ghost had stepped in quietly, but Scarecrow was trained to hear and see any sort of enemy movement.
"Well, yeah. My head was still a little shaky from last night." Ghost said.
"I don't blame you, If I hadn't street raced some in Atlanta when I was 16, I wouldn't have been use to the speeds and drifting." Scarecrow said, putting a 12x Ballistic scope on a M98B sniper rifle he was going to use for now.
"Any idea on where we'll be going next?" Ghost asked.
"Well, Specter said that there was a general and senator that immediately wants our squads at a top restricted military base in Southern Nevada.
"You mean that "Area 51"?" Ghost asked.
"Yep." Scarecrow replied.
"I thought that place was just a fake?" Ghost then asked.
"Heh, that's what they all said. But trust me, it's real. And there is stuff that happens down there that should never be revealed to the public." Scarecrow said, his voice immediately in a serious tone.
"Well, I wont say a word." Ghost said, putting a red dot sight on a G36C.
Specter then walked in. "There you two are," Specter said, "We're moving out. Going back into the states, in the Nevada base." Scarecrow and Ghost nodded, getting their choice of weapons together and heading for the C-130 Hercules that is taking them to the States (this one was large enough to carry all the TF141 and Shadow Company soldiers that were at the Japan base).
As they got on the plane, Scarecrow turned around, looking at the city in the distance. "Sayonara, Japan." He said. He thought of Takeo when he said Japan, wondering if his group and Takeo's group would run into each other again. Scarecrow Was half Japanese ( his father was American, his mother, Asian (Japanese of course) so he enjoyed visits to Japan. He the continued onto the plane, which took off after the hatch closed.
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The plane ride was a long one, and most people were asleep, except for Price and Rarity.
"So, What did you do back on your world?" Price asked her, trying to start a conversation.
"Oh, well, I made exquisite clothing designs for the ponies of my town, and even some for the princesses. I hardly ever mad mistakes, and when I did, I immediately worked on them to make them perfect." Rarity said, proud of her job. Price smiled a little.
"You know, you and me, we're alike like that.. I only want perfection out of my troops, and our mission. And I work on our mistakes to make them impossible to make again." Price said. Rarity smiled, meeting someone that only wanted perfection, like her.
"But I guess the only difference is that I like to get my hands dirty if I have to." Price said.
"Actually," Rarity started chuckling, "I get my hands dirty sometimes to. You see, diamonds are not rare back in my world, but they're only found in caves, and I'm an expert at finding them. Some of my clothes have diamond designs on them, and, as much has it disgusts me, I will go into those caves and get the diamonds." Rarity said.
"Hmm, you wouldn't seem like the type to even think of that, but, I always thought girls like you were the best." Price said, smiling. Rarity blushed a little.
"so do you think we're close?" Rarity asked. As if on cue, the pilots could be heard talking over their radio.
"Alpha tower one, this is Shadow Falcon, we have the VIPs, codename "Goldberg", over." One pilot said.
"Copy Shadow falcon, You will make immediate landing on runway 4, we will use reflector beams on the plane to take it off local airway's radar as you come in. Special authorization will meet the VIPs at the runway." Was responded.
"Guess that answers your question." Price said. "Better wake the others up." Price then said.
"Of course," Rarity said, smiling.
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When the plane landed, men from both the 141 and Shadow Company (it was all the squads soldiers that were in the Japan fight, not just the main guys and mane 6) could see the extreme security watching over the base.
"So, this is the Yanks most secret thing," One 141 soldier said to Ghost.
"Yeah, But you all know, not a bloody word or we'll be marked." Ghost said, knowing how important the base is. When they got off the plane, two men were waiting for them. One was wearing the uniform that a 5 star general has, the other in a slick black tuxedo.
"Senator McKinnon," Specter said, shaking the man's hand, Price doing the same after.
"I'm glad that you and your squads could make it. Now, if you will follow me and General Mason," McKinnon said, the group following him to the base.
"Enigma." McKinnon said to a Clerk that had two soldiers with him. She picked up a phone near her, labeled, "enigma."
"They're here." She said. She then nodded, and the senator, general, and the two special ops squads walked to an elevator, which were guarded by two Mps.
"Iceberg." McKinnon then said. One of the soldiers nodded, and the squad took the elevator (it was large enough to hold everyone at once) The elevator stopped once, and the general stepped out.
"Good luck," the general said, saluting them all as the elevator doors closed. The elevator the continued its decent. Scarecrow noticed that the room numbers went as " 7,6,5,4,3,2,51". This confused him, but then it hit him as soon as the elevator stopped at floor "51". Everyone stepped out, and were on a balcony, looking down at a large facility full of scientists.
"Welcome to the real area 51." Senator McKinnon said. The men were in awe. This is just the beginning." McKinnon said. They walked down a stairway and into the entrance to a large hallway, with multiple large rooms, guarded by more soldiers.
"Wood chipper." McKinnon said. The guards moved, allowing access. As they walked down the hallway, the senator pointing out some of the rooms. He pointed at one. "This was where back in the 40's, we had a super soldier program made to fight the Nazis. It was originally located in Brooklyn, New York, worked once, but the genius mind was killed by a Nazi collaborator. The Soldier helped stopped Hitler's scientific division from destroying the U.S., and the world, but sacrificed himself by crashing the plane carrying the bombs. We have had a Special Agency sent to Try to locate him, but they haven't done so yet. We've shut down this facility ever since."
"Impressive," Price said.
"Indeed," McKinnon responded. They walked down some more, the soldiers taking glances at the rooms. Jester saw one that said, "weapons testing". He was able to see a soldier with a weird looking gun, made of gold, with three light bulbs on it. The soldier aimed at one of 10 targets close together, fired, and a Lightning blot shot out of it, hit the target, then linked to the 9 others, destroying them. But the lightning then ran into the electrical system of the room, overloading the circuits and blowing the lights and the room's equipment. Scientists in the room quickly took notes after the event.
They walked for a while more, and Ghost could have sworn in one of the rooms he saw an alien in a pod, but shook it off. They saw many top secret projects. One room that caught Scarecrow's eyes was a room labeled, "Teleporters/115 containment center".
"Senator, Do you mind if me and one other soldier goes into the Teleporters/ 115 containment center?" Scarecrow asked.
"Of course, you have full authorization." The senator replied. As he and the others walked off, Scarecrow grabbed Jester.
"What?" Jester asked. He followed Scarecrow into the room, and they walked to a scientist.
"Excuse me, uh.." Scarecrow asked.
"Dr. Michaels." the scientist responded.
"Dr. Michaels, can you explain to me and my squad mate about this teleporter? It looks like a design We've seen before." Scarecrow said.
"Of course. This is a makeshift teleporter made from the same components of a design that our scientists found back in the 60's, originally made by the Nazis in the 40's. They had accounts of successful teleportation, but couldn't use it due to the fact that they lost the war before setting the entire program up. We are going to try to do what they couldn't."
Scarecrow and Jester looked at each other, then back at Dr. Michaels.
"What was the name of the man that made the successful teleporter?" Jester asked.
"Dr. Edward Richtofen."
Scarecrow's jaw dropped. "Did he have three men that was with him?" Scarecrow then asked.
"Why, Yes. The Nazis had a super soldier program of their own, and tested it out on three soldiers during WWII. One was American, one Russian, the third Japanese."
Jester and Scarecrow were now in shock. "Thank you for your time and information," Jester said as the two walked out.
"We met the inventor of the first successful teleporter and three experiments." Scarecrow said.
"Do you think these guys know about that temple?" Jester asked.
"I don't think so." Scarecrow said. Scarecrow's radio then went off.
"Scarecrow, we need you and Jester in the "Moon surveillance" room." Specter said over the radio.
"Right, we are on the way." Scarecrow said.
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When Scarecrow and Jester got to the room, they could see both squads in a room full of pieces of certain space shuttles, schematics, and surveillance cameras.
"Ah, Scarecrow, Jester, glad to see you could make it," Said a Women in a lab coat. "I am Dr. Strickland, pleased to meet you." Scarecrow and Jester shook her hand, then she led them to a certain part of the room.
"Now, While your squad and TF141 was in Japan, we had agents at the base, and one reported to us about you two talking of meeting four men in 1940's Germany. How did this happen?" She asked.
Scarecrow and Jester knew they were caught red handed, so, with no choice, they spilled the beans.
"We had a mission to find a hidden temple in the middle of a Japan forest, and we found a rock, along with one of the elements of harmony." Jester started. Dr. Strickland wrote this down.
"go on," she said.
"Then, the two started to form together, and then it started to spin around us. We then heard this little girl, and that's when we teleported. First, we ended up in some place with long hallways and heard, but didn't see, these two guys. One sounded Australian, the other, American. We then landed on this bus in 2025, and met this girl named Misty (They forgot to mention her telling them about the zombie apocalypse happening at that time), then we landed in 1940's Germany, where we fought these undead Nazis and met the four men," Scarecrow finished. Dr. Strickland had been writing furiously on her notepad.
"Zombies? Interesting…. You two follow me." Dr. Strickland said. They did so, and they came to a line of security cameras. Dr. Strickland turn them on, and it showed surveillance videos of the moon.
"Gentlemen, this is the reason why NASA stopped sending men to the moon."
It showed zombies walking through corridors, one astronaut zombie moving very slowly, and four other astronauts killing the zombies. Scarecrow and Jester did not say anything, until they heard a familiar voice.
"Oh, I just love how zhere limbs fall apart. GET ME A BAG DEMPSEY!"
"Richtofen" Scarecrow and Jester said in unison.
"You know him?" Dr. Strickland.
"You can say we met." Jester said. They then, one by one, saw Tank, Takeo, and Nikolai, each fighting off the endless waves of zombies.
"How did they get there?" Scarecrow asked.
"We are not sure, but based on security footage, they got to the moon via teleporter.
"Can we get them out?" Jester asked.
"That is where you two come in. Since you have experience teleporting, we will send you two to that teleporter on the moon, and you will get the group to re-use the teleporter and you will teleport back to Earth." Dr. Strickland said
"So, you're sending us to the moon?" Scarecrow asked.
"Yep." Dr. Strickland replied.
"I didn't sign up for this." Jester muttered.
"Well, you can tell the next girl you meet that you went to the moon." Scarecrow said mockingly, getting a very use to playful punch in the arm by Jester.
"So when do we leave?" Scarecrow asked.
"Well, since we know that the teleporter works, we want you and some of your men, and some of TF141 to go up there." Dr. Strickland said. Jester and Scarecrow were silent.
"And we're going to explain this to them…how?" Jester asked.
"Well, that is your problem I guess. Meanwhile, I will help set up the teleporter." Dr. Strickland said, walking off. Jester facepalmed.
"Well, I'll tell Specter, but you're telling the Brits." Jester said.
"Alright. At least I don't have to deal with the captain." Scarecrow said.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Jester asked.
"The TF141 guys can't do anything to me because I'm in Shadow Company. Specter is, so he has every right to yell at you and kick your butt." Scarecrow said, walking to TF141.
"What? FUCK!" Jester replied, going to Specter and the SC girls.
"Hey, Captain Soap." Scarecrow said, getting the man's attention. Even though Scarecrow was taller at 6'4, he knew what the man could do, and knew to stay military strict, like he was.
"What's going on?" Soap asked.
"Uh, we got a new mission." Scarecrow said.
"And what might that be?" Soap asked.
"Well, uh.. How should I put this…" Scarecrow started. He then whispered the mission into Soap's ear.
"WE'RE GOING TO WHAT?!" was his response, getting some looks from the other TF141 guys.
"What's going on?" Ghost and Price asked in unison.
"We've got a new mission, and you guys are not going to believe this.." Soap said.
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"I still say we're going to die." Ghost said into the radio of his helmet. Specter, Scarecrow, Jester, Ghost, Soap, and Price, and the girls had Space suits on over their original uniforms, the guys having their respective country's flags on the shoulders, the girls having their cutie marks on theirs. Scientists were gathered around, gathering data.
"Now, be ready, the teleportation process will begin." Dr. Strickland said over the speaker. Scarecrow was saying prayer to himself, and Ghost overheard him.
"Oi, Scarecrow, I don't mean to interrupt you," Ghost said, getting his attention.
"Yeah?" Scarecrow asked.
"Say a prayer for me to mate." Ghost said.
"Attention, the teleportation process will begin in 5," Dr. Strickland said over the speaker.
"4,"
"Ready up." Specter said, loading his CM901 With a Red Dot Sight. The group loaded their weapons, readying up.
"3...2...1." the teleporter started, and after a few seconds, the group had disappeared.
"You think they will be alright?" Senator McKinnon asked Dr. Strickland.
"Do not worry sir. We have been working on this for years, nothing can go wrong. Then, as soon as she had said that, the power had cut out all over the facility, and everyone heard the laughing of a little girl.
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"Oorah! Come get some you motherfuckers!" Dempsey yelled as zombies chased him in the biodome. He had pack punched the pistol he started with, so now he had Mustang and Sally.
"Good hit American!" Nikolai said as Dempsey killed multiple zombies with one shot.
"Yes, a honorable shot my American ally." Takeo said.
"Shut the fuck up Tak, I commented on him first!" Nikolai slurred.
"You know, guys, I know I am one badass crackshot, but you know, I COULD USE SOME FUCKING HELP!" Dempsey yelled as he was reloading. Takeo and Nikolai shook their heads to help their friend out.
"Oh, zhey have surrounded Dempsey. JOY!" Richtofen yelled as he killed a zombie with the ray gun. The group continued to fight until they heard the noise of the teleporter.
"The fuck? How is the teleporter going?" Tank asked.
"I am not sure, maybe e should check it out while we have this crawler." Richtofen suggested. They agreed, and the four started to make their way back to the first room.
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The group successfully teleported, and were in the starting room.
"We've finally made it to the moon… You were wrong 3rd girlfriend, you were wrong!" Jester said, getting a facepalm from Scarecrow.
"Right, we know the mission, we better find these guys. Scarecrow, Jester, since you know them, you two lead the way." Specter ordered. The two nodded. The two lined up in front of the left door, stacking up. Scarecrow tapped Jester's shoulder, and they moved through the door, the others right behind them.
"Clear." Scarecrow called out. When they got outside, they were in awe.
"Hm, I always wondered what Earth looked like as a kid, I always wanted to see it with my own eyes." Price said.
"Well, there's a time for everything." Soap said, smiling. They then entered the room where the MPL was, then going through that door.
"Scarecrow, take point." Specter said. Scarecrow walked ahead of the group, looking through the scope of his M98B. As he walked slowly down the corridor, he came to an opening. There he could see two men in astronaut suits, one of them grabbing the other.
"Let go of me you miserable mutant!" Said a Japanese voice that Scarecrow recognized. He saw the one on the left knifing the one on the right, and looking through the scope, Scarecrow could tell the one on the right was not human. He quickly took aim and fired. With one lucky shot, Scarecrow was able to kill it. It blew up, producing a shockwave that blasted the other astronaut back.
"What the?" Takeo asked. He looked to where the shot came from, and saw another astronaut with a futuristic sniper rifle. Out of instinct, he aimed his AUG at the man. "Who are you?" Takeo asked.
"Takeo," the man said, walking closer, "It's me, Scarecrow." Scarecrow said, bowing before Takeo. Takeo's eyes widened, remembering meeting the comrade at Der Riese, which seemed like a lifetime ago.
"Scarecrow? How did you get here?" Takeo asked, bowing to Scarecrow in return.
"My country's government sent us to help bring you and the others back." Scarecrow replied.
"Us? That Jester is here to?" Takeo asked.
"Yep. And we brought even more help." Scarecrow said. He motioned for the others to come out, and Takeo smiled seeing that they had reinforcements.
"I better get my allies." Takeo said, motioning for Tank, Nikolai, and Richtofen to come out.
"You know, the oxygen levels are up in here, so we can take these helmets off," Richtofen stated. They did and introduced themselves to each other.
"Well, the Limeys finally sent some help," Tank said as he shook Ghost's hand.
"You can say that," Ghost replied.
"I am Nikolai, do you have any vodka?" Nikolai asked Price as he shook his hand.
"No, but hell, I wish I did." Price replied. Nikolai then wrapped his arm around Price.
"Finally, someone who shares my love of Vodka!" Nikolai cheered.
"Nikolai, no one loves vodka as much as you, you silly Russian," Richtofen said.
"Hey baby, wanna see what a Tank is like?" Tank asked as he met Applejack.
"Hey, lay off." Scarecrow said, staring dead at him.
"What? You mean? Shit." Tank said. He then met Rainbow Dash, and he chuckled a little.
"What?" Dash asked. She then realized. "It's my hair, isn't it."
"Yeah, I'm sorry, but that's a first that I've seen." Tank said.
"It's alright, I get that often. Just don't say it often." Dash said. She then felt something hit the back of her legs. It scared her out of her mind, and she turned around and killed the crawler out of reaction.
"Oh, great job rainbow haired one." Richtofen sarcastically said.
"Hey, It wasn't her fault, you think she's seen a zombie before?" Ghost said, defending her.
"don't listen to him. The doc's fucked up." Tank said. They could then hear the moaning and yelling of zombies.
"Here they come…" Scarecrow said.
"Right, we better get back to the bio-uh, bio- the big round thingy." Nikolai said.
"Uh, Right." Soap said. The group followed Scarecrow, Jester, and the four zombie killers until they were able to get to the biodome. They split into groups of four, each led by the four zombie killers.
"So, you guys ever have any perks before?" Tank asked Twilight as they fought zombies, eventually having a crawler again. Specter and Ghost were messing with a crawler.
"Perks?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah. Here, catch." Tank said, getting a juggernog and tossing it to Twilight. She tried the drink, and her eyes widened immediately. She felt the beverage make her feel stronger.
"I feel stronger than before, wow!" Twilight said, getting all (no pun intended) perky from the perk.
"Yeah, that's a common feeling." Tank replied. Specter tried some of the jug from Twilight, before smashing the bottle on the ground.
"Don't you know that's a waste?" Twilight asked.
"Makes me feel badass." Specter replied.
"I know the feeling," Tank said, chuckling. Tank then got a call on his radio. "The fuck do you want?" Dempsey asked.
"Dempsey, when we made groups, I zhought zhat Pinkemena would be fun to be with, BUT NOW SHE HAS FOUND STAMINUP AND IS RUNNING ALL OVER ZHE WALLS!" Richtofen yelled, almost hurting Tanks ear.
"DOC, SHUT THE FUCK UP! WE'RE ON THE WAY ASSHOLE." Dempsey yelled just as loud in return.
"What the hell is that all about?" Specter asked.
"Doc's having some problems with that Pinkie Pie girl." Dempsey responded.
"Oh, that pinkie pie…" Twilight said laughing. "What is she doing this time?"
"Well, doc said she found staminup and now she's literally running all over the walls."
"What's staminup?" Twilight asked.
"It makes you twice as energetic and makes you sprint longer and faster." Tank replied.
"Oh boy, She will be running all over the walls then." Twilight responded.
"ZHAT IS WHAT I SAID!" Richtofen yelled. They could her Pinkie pie laughing and running in the background."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Dempsey replied. His group then started to make their way to the biodome, where Richtofen's group was located.
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"So, Takeo, What has happened since we met in Germany?" Scarecrow asked, the two friends catching up with each other.
"Well, we were able to leave Der Riese thanks to dumb luck by the American, but we ended up at a zombie infested theater Richtofen called, "Kino Der Toten". We then teleported to this Russian test facility, where we fought there until we teleported to some room we were trapped in. After we got some help from some people outside, we then went to what was suppose to be "paradise". Ha, a paradise full of zombies. After that, we came here." Takeo said. "What about you?"
"Well," Scarecrow started, "before we met, we were on a mission in the Chichibu forest of Japan, and we ended up at this secret temple." Scarecrow said.
"Secret temple?" Takeo asked.
"Yep. Then we teleported and met you guys at Der Riese. When you guys were able to teleport us back, we had to find a Russian spy that was at a Japanese strip club." Scarecrow said, shaking his head. "any man that goes in there on his own will has no honor. I did not want to enter the place, but I knew the mission was most important." Scarecrow said.
"You are a man of wise words, and of wise choice. Very Honorable." Takeo said. They both bowed to each other before Applejack and Rainbow Dash came over.
"I hate ta interrupt you two reciting memories, but Scarecrow, Specter just radioed in, saying the group is going to start making their way to the teleporter." Applejack said.
"right, we should get going." Takeo said, leading his group to the teleporter that could take them back.
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"Everyone ready?" Richtofen asked, getting a crowd full of nods and "Yeah"s and one "Yeah dicktofen.". "zhen here we go!" Richtofen yelled, activating the teleporter. In just a few short seconds, they were back at the Area 51 teleporter that the group used to get to the moon to get the zombie killers.
"Why's the power out?" Jester asked.
"I don't like this.." Scarecrow said, checking a hallway. "It's empty both ways."
"Anyone's radio working? Mines gone dark." Soap said, trying to contact the other 141.
"Nope, nothing," Specter said, trying to contact the other SC.
"Right. Move out, stay close together." Specter said. The moved down the hallway, wondering how it could become so empty. They had only been gone for about 30 minutes, and now it's like this place had been abandoned for 30 years. They walked for a while longer coming to another empty hallway full of rooms.
"I think we should split up." Soap suggested.
"Well, it would be a faster way to search these rooms," Scarecrow said. After agreeing, they split into groups of four.
"So, what do you think happened here?" Price asked as he, Soap, Fluttershy, and Rarity.
"Not sure, but I don't like it." Soap said.
"I don't like the dark…" Fluttershy said.
"I've got ya back mate." Soap said. Since the light was low, Soap grabbed Fluttershy's hand. Fluttershy griped his hand, and they stayed together as they went through some of the rooms.
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"I've got nothing." Takeo said as he walked into one room. Scarecrow walked in the room, noticing a line of cameras.
"Hey, maybe this is security cameras of the facility." Scarecrow said. His group, He, Takeo, A.J., and Ghost, gathered around as Scarecrow got it to turn on. They couldn't believe the security footage. It showed the soldiers of SC and TF141 fighting off zombies that were wearing the clothing of scientists, then the squads were separated by a large steel door that could only be opened by turning on the power. The zombies then split, some going after the 141, the others going after SC. Scarecrow looked at the time the video was captured.
"16:32... That is two minutes before we arrived, so this happened soon. We better find the others and tell them. They started to turn around, but then they heard a voice.
"Flash!" a voice called out. Scarecrow recognized the word. It was Shadow Company's default challenge whenever men were separated.
"Thunder," Scarecrow called out. They turned around, and saw some of the SC men.
"Scarecrow? The teleporter still worked?" One of the soldiers said.
"Yeah. What's your call sign and rank soldier?" Scarecrow asked the soldier.
"Hook, sir. I'm a sergeant." Hook said, saluting Scarecrow.
"Right. Are you and the five men with you the only remaining guys from Shadow Company?" Scarecrow asked.
"As far as I know sir. We were separated from the 141 by a large door." Hook said.
"Right, you and your guys are with us now. Keep it tight." Scarecrow ordered.
"Yes sir!" the 6 men responded. The group walked out, heading back for the others.
"You take command greatly. Very honorable." Takeo complimented.
"Thanks." Scarecrow said. They then heard what sounded like moaning.
"You hear that?" one of the other SC men asked.
"I heard it Wolf. You think that's those things again Hook?" one asked.
"Not sure Rocket." Hook responded.
"Wait, what is that?" Ghost asked, pointing in the direction of a blacked out hallway. The group could see the tons of glowing eyes. Takeo and Scarecrow realized immediately what it was.
"CONTACT!"
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"Go! Go!" Specter yelled. He, Jester, Dash, and Tank were running down a hallway, trying to escape a horde of zombies that were following close behind.
"YOU MOTHERFUCKERS COULDN'T EVEN CATCH A TURTLE ON CRUTCHES YOU FREAK FUCKERS!" Tank yelled, firing his RPK at the horde while running backwards.
"Where are the others?!" Dash yelled
"I don't know!" Jester responded as they ran.
"COME GET SOME, YOU FUCKING COCK SUCKA MOTHAFUCKA!" Tank bellowed, throwing a grenade. It blew, taking out a mass of zombies. But the mass was only a fraction.
"We got to get out of here!" Specter yelled. They were then temporarily blinded as the lights came on. Specter could then hear his radio.
"Hello? Specter, we have turned on zhe power, and we have not run into any trouble. Und how are you today?" Richtofen asked over the radio.
"We've run into heavy resistance! There are-" Specter started, before Dempsey took the radio.
"THERE ARE A SHITLOAD OF FREAKMEATS CHASING US AND WE NEED TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, FIND A WAY TO THE FUCKING TELEPORTER MOTHERFUCKER!" Dempsey yelled.
"DEMPSEY, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SCREAM! GOTT VERDAMMT! We have found some of zhese SC and TF141 soldeirs, and we stumbled across a room zhat had zhe Wunderwaffe DG2! Amazing! Anyway, all zhe doors are open, so head back to zhe teleporter. We have already let zhe others know, so we vwill be there. NOW SHUT ZHE HELL UP WITH ZHE SCREAMING!" Richtofen said.
Dempsey gave specter his radio back.
"What did he say?" Specter asked as he fired his weapon at the zombies.
"We're heading back to the teleporter room, and he's gonna try to fix it to where we can get the fuck out of here." Dempsey replied.
"Sounds good to me, lets go!" Specter ordered as they ran to the teleporter room.
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"The doors will hold for a while, thanks to Ghost's hacking ability." Price said.
"Right. Zhis will give me enough time to set zhe two locations." Richtofen stated.
"Two locations?" Tank asked.
"Jah. We are going to one in a different time, and The others shall go to a different place in zhis time." Richtofen said.
"So we're not gonna be with these guys anymore?" Nikolai asked.
"Zhat is right. Sad as it is, vwe must go to our own destiny. But we vwill keep you in mind!" Richtofen happily said. Takeo turned to Scarecrow.
"So, I guess this is goodbye again." Takeo said. It saddened him to leave a comrade with as much honor as himself.
"I guess so. Maybe we will be able to meet again by a chance of fate." Scarecrow said. Takeo smiled at his friends words.
"Maybe." Takeo responded.
"Yo, Tak, we're heading out." Dempsey called out.
"Well, Farewell my friend." Takeo said, bowing to Scarecrow.
"Farewell. And keep your honor. A man who has honor has more wealth than any rich man." Scarecrow said, bowing.
"Very wise words." Takeo said as they both came up. He then walked to the teleporter.
"Vwell, zhis was fun, vwe vwill have to make another date to meet. Until zhen, farewell!" Richtofen said, the group of zombie killers waving goodbye to the soldiers and girls. They then teleported. And the teleporter reset for the groups location. And not a second to soon.
"They've broken through! Open fire!" Price yelled. The group fired at the zombies as they ran to the teleporter. As they ran through the knocked over remains of equipment, Applejack tripped. As she turned around, the zombies were closing in on her. She screamed, and Scarecrow immediately turned around.
"A.J.!" He yelled, running back after her. He ran and reached for A.J.'s hand. She was just in reach, and she grasped it. Scarecrow pulled, and he was stronger than the zombies, so he pulled her away, a few zombie arms still holding on to A.J.'s legs.
"Start the teleporter!" Scarecrow yelled. Price did so, and the teleporter whirred up. Scarecrow threw a grenade near some of the 115 element. He then pushed A.J. into the teleporter, and then dove in as the grenade blew up. It caused a critical reaction of the 115 element, causing a huge explosion. The group had teleported just as it exploded, destroying the room full of zombies, the teleporter, and the underground secret facility.
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"Oof!" everyone said as they landed. They looked around, they were back in the Japan base they left.
"Hmm, wonder why we teleported back here…" Price said.
"Because we intercepted you in mid teleportation." The Japanese agent said. It was the same gent that told them about the Russian spy. "We have been able to get the information out of him that another element of harmony is located back in the middle east, in Sulaymaniyah."
"Well, we moving out today?" Specter asked.
"We already have transport planes ready for you." The agent responded. The groups restocked, and would use this trip as a moment to get some rest after the events that had happened.
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"Even with the help of the elements from Tunguska, you could not stop them. I'm starting to doubt your abilities in keeping your promise." Makarov said.
"Do not worry my friend, they shall be stopped, we just need people on the inside…" Discord said.
"I can send my best spies in their ranks." Makarov said.
"No no, I know someone that can help." Discord said. A floating telephone the appeared, and discord picked it up.
"Hello, is this the queen?" Discord asked. "Yes, I would like to know if you would like to help me and a friend in taking over a world. Oh, the usual, the mane six are trying to find the elements of harmony. You will? That is great, we will see you in 30 minutes. Goodbye." Discord then hung the phone up, and it disappeared.
"Well, who is coming?" Makarov asked.
"Oh," Discord said, chuckling, "Lets just say this queen can shift the shape of events, and is as good as a Chrysalis…" Discord finished, laughing.
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Okay guys, I know it's been a while since I updated, but consider this a new years present! I do wonder though, I wonder what fan art of this story would look like, I would be interested in looking. If you have or know anyone that has fan art for this story, let me know! Anyway, see you next time guys! -The Number 1 Bushwacka