Chapter 41 - Mission
'Mourn later, for today they have a purpose' Kiyoshi thought with trembling eyes, seeing their dull looks.
'They will face things greater than this' he thought certain.
'And they will overcome them'. He believes and he knows this, for he will groom them and make them stronger than they have ever been, for this was a will bestowed upon him by the heavens, he believed.
"This is the End Level, it leads to the out entrance of the base, for now, this is the only one we have" he began, then turned to Tori nodding, as a signal to commerce, he nods back.
"My name is Sergeant Misato Tori" he began. He raised the bag he held opening it.
"Inside this bag is the essentials you need, food supplies, comms, and other things I will explain," he said.
He brought out a transparent bag with five injections inside with a blue substance. It was written on it 'SPS'.
"You all are already familiar with this and why you need to take them" he stated.
"This is the smaller version of the drips given to you, to reduce the spread of the virus from killing you. You must take one of these injections daily or else the virus will spread" Touka said.
They swallowed hard.
"And these" Tori said bringing out the gun made for them. The same they used in training.
"You have one each with enough bullets," he said.
"Along with this" he motioned this time to a knife he held with blue blades.
"We don't know what you might face out there, but we have a reason to believe there might be a threat"
He brought out another small device.
"This is a device that can protect you from the atmospheric air of the outside world, we also have a reason to believe the air is still harmful and can also be dangerous to your bio-genetics, even with what you are capable of," Tori said sternly.
"Just place it at the back of your neck, and your body with the covered with a transparent suit that is impenetrable," he said again.
"You may take your bags".
They did as they were told and took theirs, each.
Shino took him, it was a bit heavy with all the supplies. 'They are really prepared for this'. Shino thought with shaky eyes.
"Your first mission is to mount this in any communication center, mount it and it will do the rest. We will be able to gain assess to one of our satellites. Gaining visual of the outside world" Prime Minister Kiyoshi said raising a small device like a chip, it had a chain like a necklace.
The bio-genetics searched their bag but they didn't have it.
"We have only two of these as of this point and the two must be inserted to get the satellite working fully," Kiyoshi said.
They whispered to themselves.
"Therefore I'm awarding this to the best among the bio-genetics" he adds.
"Higa Shino and Nagami Yuki".
Shino stiffens, Yuki just blinks.
"Both of them shall be the leaders of the bio-genetics broken into two teams. I will leave the selecting of the team members to both the leaders" he states.
Yuki and Shino steps forward as the chip was handled to them.
Shino gulps hard staring at his. 'Team leader'. He thought nervous, wondering whether he was capable of wielding such a position.
Yuki's fist just tightens on the chip.
"All said and done, we don't know how long you will spend in the outside world but make it limited, because the SPS might not be enough if you choose to stay longer. Accountability matters a lot" Kiyoshi said.
A wide door slides open.
"Insert the protective device," Touka said.
They did as they were told, placing the small round device at the back of their necks. A black protective helmet came up protecting their face, glass in front, their exposed fingers covered.
"The fate of humanity rest in your hands," Kiyoshi said finally.
"This is a big step for us and I believe you're all capable" he adds, giving way for them as they walked to the next bunker in silence, one after the other until all 98 of them were in.
"I hope we're doing the right thing," Tori said with sad eyes.
"This mission is for soldiers not kids" he adds.
"Tori" Kiyoshi began.
"These kids aren't soldiers, they are the bio-genetics, our hope".
***
The bunker
"It's quite obvious we might face something out there," Ten said certainly.
He turned to Shino who had a dark expression, his fist clenching tightly.
He raised his head.
"Whatever it is Ten, we will face it together," he said with fire in his eyes.
Ten nods in agreement.
The up part of the bunker opened.
Haya looks up. 'It's starting' she thought.
"Mirai-chan look," Yumi said, Mirai looked up, as the top opened, the stance they were on levitated up out into the outside world.
Shino used his hand to block the bright light, it adjusts as his eyes lands on bright clear blue skies. His eyes widen seeing it for the first time in 2 years.
The outside world.