The Devil Inside Ch. 3 [rated R for language]

[Shinobi]

Notes: Alright, you wanted it! You demanded it! (well even if you didn't too bad) And here it is....

The Devil Inside
Chapter 3

Two days later: Tokyo, Japan.

As morning dawned in Tokyo, a young girl in the Tama area threw back her sheets and rose from bed. She padded across her room and stood in front of her window. It was covered in thick drapes that prevented any light from shining through. After a pause, she ripped open the curtains and sunlight flooded the room.

?It?s morning!? The girl announced cheerfully. With a laugh she flopped back onto her bed and started to bounce on it. ?It?s morning!? Bounce. ?It?s morning!? Another bounce. ?It?s --ACK!?

THUMP! On the third bounce she missed the bed but not the floor.
?Oww!? The girl sat up woozily, her brown hair drifted all around like a cloud. ?That hurt.? She whined and rubbed her backside.

?Tokiwa Kyouko!? A loud voice called out. ?I?ve told you! Stop jumping on the bed in the morning!?

?Sorry mother!? Kyouko stuck out her tongue and giggled. Glancing back at her window she gasped and struggled to disentangle herself from her bed sheets. Once free Kyouko leapt up, grabbed her digital camera off the dresser, and rushed to the window.

?Wow!? She gazed in awe at the sun shining over Tokyo?s skyline. She snapped two pictures and then stared at all the glittering glass and steel of the city.

The buzzing of her alarm clock snapped Kyouko out her daze. It showed 7:25 a.m. ?Time to get ready!? She spun around, switched off her alarm, and practically flounced to her bathroom.

?Kyouko!? Her mother was waiting for her at the foot of the stairs when she came rushing down half an hour later. The older woman crossed her arms and frowned. ?How many times do I have to tell you? Don?t jump on your bed in the morning! You disturbed your father and nearly gave me a heart-attack!?

?Sorry!? Kyouko came to a stop before her mother and beamed. ?I didn?t mean to scare you.? She held up a green hair-ribbon and asked, ?Could you finish tying my hair?? She grinned sheepishly and gestured to her one finished braid. ?I?m kinda out of time and you?re a lot faster at it than me.?

Her mother sighed at her daughter?s eager face. ?All right,? she said, ?But I don?t want another repeat of this morning!? She smiled and took the scarf, ?Now turn around.?

Kyouko grinned as her mother finished her second braid and tied it off with the scarf. She knew asking for help with her hair would calm the older woman down.

?Thanks!? Kyouko jumped up when her mother finished and kissed her cheek. She grabbed her things and announced, ?Time for school!? She practically bounced out the door.

?That girl!? Kyouko?s mother shook her head.

**

Kyouko looked all around as she walked toward school. She didn?t want to miss anything interesting. Everywhere she looked, all kinds of people walked. They had all kinds of clothes and hair styles. It was amazing.

?Oh, wow!? She exclaimed at one intersection. With so many people moving at once and mingling in and out, the crossing looked like a rainbow to Kyouko. She snapped a quick picture with her camera and hurried across.

Stopping three more times to take a quick picture, Kyouko was almost to school when she spotted a cat grooming itself. It was white with black spots. The pattern of the spots formed a stripe-like pattern.

?Meow.? The cat looked up as Kyouko approached.

?Here kitty,? Kyouko held out her hand as she crouched in front of the feline. ?Come here. I won?t hurt you.?

The cat regarded her warily and slowly moved toward the outstretched hand. However, when Kyouko raised her camera it stiffened and ran off down a side-street.

?No,? Kyouko called out. ?Wait kitty!? She stood and quickly chased after it. She followed the cat down three side-streets and into a quiet residential area where she lost sight of it.

?Where did it go?? She panted slightly.

After catching her breath Kyouko looked around. The neighborhood she was in looked to be under renovation. And she didn?t see anyone around whom she could ask about the cat.

?Aww,? she pouted. ?That kitty looked just like a Zebra too!? With a sigh she turned and began to retrace her steps, ?Guess I better get to school.? Never one to stay depressed she just shrugged and giggled. ?I can?t wait to tell Kaname!?

WHACK! Kyouko turned a corner and crashed right into a trio of boys from a local high-school. The impact knocked the petite girl onto the ground and caused her to drop her camera and book bag. One of the boys stumbled back and would have fallen if his two friends had not caught him.

?Oww!? Kyouko rubbed her backside for the second time this morning. She spied her camera laying on the edge of the street curb. ?My camera!? Forgetting her pain she lunged for it, but it was lifted up by the boy she almost knocked over.

?Hey!? The boy snapped at the bespectacled girl. He was dangling the camera over Kyouko?s head by its carrying strap. ?What?s your problem? You nearly knocked me and my friends over and all you?re worried about it this stupid thing!?

?I?m sorry!? Kyouko quickly stood up. These boys were a lot taller than she. ?I?m really sorry!? She bowed deeply in apology. ?I was in a hurry and wasn?t watching where I was going!? She bowed again. ?Can I please have my camera back? I need to get to class.?

The three boys exchanged smirks.

?Sure,? the one holding her camera drawled. ?Here you go.? He held out the camera in front of her face, but when she reached for it he drew it back. ?Well,? he grinned. ?What are you waiting for?? Predictably, whenever Kyouko tried to grab the camera the boy would move it out of reach.

?Ugh!? Kyouko leaped up and barely missed her camera. ?Please! Give it back! My camera!?

?Don?t look at me!? The boy laughed at her words and backed away. ?I?m not stopping you.? As Kyouko followed, one of his friend?s struck a foot out and tripped her. All three boys roared in laughter as the girl fell to the sidewalk.

?OWW!? Kyouko gasped in pain. She had scrapped her knees and palms in the fall. Her uniform was filthy, and her braids where starting to come undone. She sat up slowly and looked at the laughing boys. ?Can I please have my camera back?? She begged on the verge of tears.

**

?Stupid fucking Russky!? Crispin Daniels cursed the Mithril Officer as he walked the streets of Tokyo. ?These are your orders.? He said in a falsetto. ?They will explain everything you need to know.? He shook his head in disgust, ?Bah! Stupid Old Man!?

Two days ago, the Six-Pack had dropped the reluctant Mithril operative off in a deserted park on the edge of Tokyo. From there he was completely on his own. He had to find lodging, food, and even where the target was. Not to mention where she went to school!

?Nothing!? Crispin seethed as he walked through the streets of Tokyo in a clean and pressed Jindai High boy?s uniform. ?That fucking ?Old Man? gave me nothing! No weapons! No surveillance equipment! No arrangements for lodging or provisions! Not even any paperwork to enroll with! Argh!? The only bright point was that he?d gotten his laptop and personalized electrician?s toolkit back.

The last forty-eight hours had been very harrowing He?d had to find a place to live, locate the target?s home and school, and then try to get himself enrolled in her class!

Seeing the strange looks he was attracting, Crispin sighed and resisted the urge to curse Kalinin and Mithril once more. Spotting a nearby bench he sat on it and tried to calm down.

?Okay,? he pulled the envelope Kalinin had given him out of his new book bag, ?let?s take inventory.? Inside was half a dozen photographs attached to several reports about the Whispered. He felt a chill at the photos and quickly continued. Next was a folded up street map of Tokyo. The envelope also held one credit card with a 35,000 yen limit and a local bank card.

The bank card was the most surprising. When he accessed it with the PIN provided, the AS engineer was shocked to see it opened to an account with enough Yen equal to exactly three months pay-- the same amount of time he?d spent incarcerated on the de Danaan.

That made renting an apartment a lot simpler than expected. It wasn?t the nicest one, but it was located almost halfway between the target?s residence and Jindai High.

School was the hardest, and most important, part. The Whispered Candidate would be at school six days a week for eight to ten hours a day. Not having any access to her for that long was out of the question.

However, for some strange reason enrolling in a Japanese high school was more difficult than renting an apartment! He?d spent the last thirty-six hours forging documents, hacking school and public records, and a whole laundry list of illegal activities. All done so he would have a legal identity in Japan and be able to enroll in Jindai Public High School.

?Fucked up priorities,? Crispin shook his head in disgust at the attitude the Japanese took toward high-school. The whole time he?d been working on the new records he expected one of Mithril?s SRT?s to kick down the door of his apartment and drag him back to the de Danaan. ?With my luck, it?d be Sagara who slaps the cuffs on me too!?

Shaking his head clear of THAT unsettling image the Lance Corporal pulled out the last item from the envelope, his orders. Stamped with Mithril?s insignia on top and the Tuatha de Danaan?s at the bottom the document read as follows:

081102; Lance Corporal Crispin Daniels (mission designation Judas-1) will locate Whispered Candidate-17A: Kaname Chidori (designation Angel). Judas-1 will determine observation points, fields of fire, and avenues of approach to Angel?s home. Judas-1 will also evaluate subject?s WBT probability according to Muller?s Law, and determine full extent and knowledge of ?Black Technology?.

Upon arrival of the SRT Judas-1 will deliver all tactical and personal analysis to the NCOIC. and then support the SRT?s efforts in protecting Angel in a manner deemed appropriate by the NCOIC.

Signed,
Andrey Kalinin, Lt. Cmdr.
Mithril Marine Detachment TDD-1, Commanding

The teen Mithril agent resisted the urge to curse again. ?Basically, I find the girl. Stalk the girl. Figure out what makes her tick. Tell the SRT what a thrill it is and then get the fuck out of the way!? He refolded his orders with a snort and repacked the envelope.

Crispin finished and watched the morning traffic flow past him. ?Why did I get picked for this sham job?? He thought bitterly. Crispin leaned back and closed his eyes. ?God Allie,? he murmured, ?what the hell has your big bro gotten himself into??

**

?Hey, Sis! Guess who?s back!? Crispin called out happily as he opened the door to the house he shared with his younger sister. The house was empty as he tossed his duffel bag on the overstuffed couch. ?Guess, Allie?s still at school.? He muttered when no one answered.

He was startled by the ringing of the telephone. He stared as the phone as it continued to ring. Fighting down a sense of growing dread Crispin finally picked it up.
?Hello.?

**

Crispin jolted upright wheezing heavily. Somehow he?d dreamed of Allie again. ?Fuck,? he moaned and cradled his head in his left hand. ?What?s happening to me?? His chest was heaving and his eyes were full of tears. Unbidden, his mind recalled the images from Kalinin?s Whispered file and he recoiled. ?Not now!? He clamped his jaw shut and fought back a sob, ?Not fucking now.?

Several minutes later, Crispin drew one shaky breath and then another and another.

?Okay,? he said with a steady voice. ?I gotta take some tests!? He stood up and drew a piece of paper from his uniform pocket. It was his enrollment notification for Jindai High. According to it, he would have to take a series of placement tests starting at 10:30 a.m. today. The results would determine his year ranking and class placement.

?Damn!? Crispin cursed. It was 7:17 a.m. according to his watch and Jindai High was only twenty minutes away. ?Guess I?ll just do some sight seeing then.? Nodding to himself, he strode purposefully into the morning pedestrian traffic.


One hour later.

?Okaaay,? Crispin frowned at the dilapidated neighborhood he?d wondered into. ?What the hell is this place supposed to be?? The neighborhood was eerily quite and half the streets seemed to be under renovation. Broken blocks of cement were strewn randomly about and the mechanic even caught sight of discarded tools. ?Where are the workers?? He stumbled over a half dug trench and muttered darkly, ?Japanese civic mindedness and efficiency my ass!?

?Can I please have my camera back??

Crispin froze and looked around, but saw no one. ?That sounded like a girl.? He shook his head and muttered, ?This place ain?t right. I?m getting outta here.?

Before he had taken a single step, he heard mocking laughter from around the corner up ahead. Crispin growled and tossed his book bag aside. He walked boldly toward the corner with his good hand shoved into his pant?s pocket.

**

?You gonna cry?? The boy holding Kyouko?s camera taunted. He leaned forward and dangled the camera in front of the girl?s lowered face. ?Well, what are you waiting for? Here it is.? His friends laughed when the girl made no move to take it.

Kyouko starred miserably at the ground as the three boys gathered around her. Suddenly, she heard whistling. Looking up she saw another boy her age walk around the corner whistling a jaunty tune. He had a stocky build and was similar in height to the three bullies. However his complexion was much lighter, marking him as a European or American. His right hand was wrapped in gauze and the other was tucked into his pant?s pocket.

The new boy casually strode up to them and paused just as he was about to pass. ?Excuse me,? he asked looking straight at Kyouko. ?You go to Jindai High??

?Huh?? Kyouko stared. She was surprised the boy was speaking to her in near-perfect Japanese. ?Wha, what?? She felt a tremor in her voice and trailed off. She sniffed and tired again. ?I-I, What do you mean??

?That uniform.? He said, ?That?s the girl?s uniform for Jindai High right??

?Yes, yes it is.? Kyouko wiped her eyes and answered.

?Great!? He smiled, ?Could ya give me directions?? He shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment, ?I?m afraid I got a little lost.? He grinned sheepishly.

The three bullies watched the brief exchange in silence.

?Uh,? Kyouko felt hope surge in her breast. ?Sure-eek!? She was cut off when the lead bully grabbed Kyouko under the arm and yanked the girl to her feet. She blushed as he pulled her against him.

?Hey!? The bully said holding Kyouko to his side. ?That?s my girlfriend your talking to!? His two friends stepped beside him and scowled at the interrupter of their little game. ?We were hoping to spend a little quality time together.? He slipped his arm around the girl?s waist and grinned when she stiffened. ?Sorry, but you?re going to have find your own way.?

?Hey,? the boy held up his bandaged hand in a placating gesture. ?No problem!? He grinned and winked at the scowling boy, ?Far be it for me to stand in the way of true love.?

Kyouko gasped and watched in growing horror as the new boy stepped past them with a little wave and continued down the road. Her heart froze when he disappeared around the corner.

Kyouko tore herself free of her tormenter. ?Please,? she begged. ?I just want my camera.? She whispered as tears ran down her cheeks, ?I didn?t mean to run into you.?

?What, this thing?? The boy held up her camera with a laugh. He leaned forward and smirked, ?What?s it worth to you??

?I, I don?t have much money,? Kyouko sniffed. She gasped as the boy stepped closer.

?Who wants money?? He leered.

?I certainly do!? A voice announced gleefully from behind.

The lead bully turned and a fist smashed his nose in. He groaned from the impact and stumbled into Kyouko, knocking her down. He dropped the camera he was holding and clutched his broken nose.

Crispin Daniels?s turned toward the other two. With a broken nose, the lead bully was no longer a threat. His smiled evilly and his eyes held a glassy faraway look.

The other two exchanged startled looks and rushed their attacker simultaneously. The Mithril operative tripped the second boy, but he was grabbed by the third around the waist and slammed into the wall behind them.

Kyouko gasped as she watched the new boy slam into the wall. She tried to stand, but was pushed back down as the lead bully staggered past her to join the fray. She noticed the second boy also get to his feet and charge in.

Crispin growled, unconcerned, as the three boys closed in. Rational thought was gone. All that remained was rage.

He slammed his foot into the lead bully?s stomach who collapsed clutching his midriff. The second boy punched Crispin in the mouth. The AS engineer smiled when blood flowed from the his lip, but that was the only apparent effect. The third tightened his grip around Crispin?s torso and tried to pull the Mithril operative to the ground.

Kyouko fumbled on the ground until she found a fist-sized piece of loose concrete. She staggered to her feet. Gripping the stone firmly in both hands, she raised it over her head and with a yell hurled it at the third boy, who still had his arms locked around the mechanic?s chest.

SMASH! The concrete piece barely missed the third boy?s head and shattered against the wall. Flinching from the near impact, he relaxed his grip and Crispin quickly freed himself.

Unconcerned about his own injuries, the AS engineer wrapped his bandaged hand around the third boy?s throat and dug his fingers into the boy?s windpipe. The third boy clawed at the hand crushing his throat, while the second one tried to grab the corporal from the opposite side.

Snarling in rage, Crispin shook the second boy off. He spun and smashed the third boy?s face into the wall. The third boy slumped to the ground and Crispin turned on the second one.

?Uh,? the second boy stammered. He couldn?t believe the rage-filled figure before him was the smiling whistling boy from before. ?Sorry! I didn?t mean anything by it!? He slowly backed away and turned to run. Before he could get away he was grabbed by the hair.

The Mithril operative smashed the boy?s face into his knee. With a groan the boy staggered and would have collapsed if he had not been held up by the hair. The Corporal then turned and flung the boy into their leader who had just gotten back on his feet. Both collapsed in a moaning heap.

Crispin reached down and picked the second boy up by the scruff of the neck and flung him into the wall next to the third one. He reached down to repeat the process with the first.


Kyouko watched in growing horror as her rescuer began to mercilessly beat the bullies. ?NO!? She yelled and flung herself against his side. She only nudged him a bit off balance, but it was enough to stop him.

The three boys used the opportunity to stagger to their feet and hobble off. Kyouko flinched and closed her eyes when he growled. A hand dug into her shoulder and she whimpered.

However, nothing happened.

?Wha?? Kyouko whispered and opened one eye. To her surprise she was still in one piece and there was no sign of the other boys. She realized she was clutching the side of her ?rescuer?. His chest heaved like a bellows and he was covered in sweat, but he made no move toward Kyouko. She blushed from the proximity and broke away.

?Oh god,? Crispin stared at his hands in horror. He couldn?t breathe. His chest hitched, but he couldn?t draw a good breath. He started to tremble and the ground began to spin. ?Not again.? He moaned. ?Please not again!? He staggered a few steps and collapsed by the curb.

Kyouko stared slack-jawed as the boy fell to his hands and knees and began to vomit in the rain gutter. She winched and felt a little nauseous herself. ?Um, are you okay?? She asked hesitantly. She received no reply as he continued to empty the contents of his stomach.

After a long while he finally stopped, and Kyouko repeated her question.

?What do you think.? He said dully. Crispin shuddered and began to cough.

Kyouko bit her lip in indecision. His trembling form quickly made up her mind. ?Here,? she said and knelt down next to the boy, ?let me help.? She put a comforting hand on his shoulder.


Crispin stiffened at the physical contact. He looked over his shoulder at the girl and groaned as his vision began to spin again. ?You sure you want to?? He panted.

Kyouko jumped when she saw his face. It was pasty-white and his eyes were bloodshot. Ignoring his question she looked around franticly and spotted her camera and schoolbag.

?Hmm, wait here.? Kyouko got up and hurried over to her camera and bag. She repressed a cry of dismay at the condition of her camera: the lens was cracked. She stuck it in her bag and hurried back to the boy?s side.


?Do you think you can walk?? Kyouko asked hesitantly. She wasn?t sure if it was the best thing to do, but staying here was the last thing she wanted. And it didn?t seem to be doing him any good either.

?Walk?? Crispin stared blankly at the girl. At her nod comprehension dawned and he began to pull himself up. He gasped in pain as he put pressure on his right hand. He?d forgotten about his previous injury during the fight.

?What?s the matter!? Kyouko steadied him by the shoulders. ?Should I call an ambulance?? The boy was in worse shape than she thought. It was hard to believe this was the same person who had so viciously fought off three large high-school boys.

?NO!? Crispin?s shout startled Kyouko. At her wide-eyed look he tried to undo the damage, ?I?m fine.? He stood up on wobbly feet, ?see I don?t need an ambulance.? Despite his words, he started swaying and would have fallen if Kyouko hadn?t steadied him.

?Are you sure?? Kyouko asked dubiously. He still looked really sick to her untrained eye. At his nod, she acquiesced. ?Alright, but at least let me help you.?

?Sure,? Crispin nodded. He was in no shape to disagree. ?What a way to start the day!? He thought miserably.

?Okay, um,? Kyouko bit her lip and then draped his arm over her shoulder. ?I think there?s a public fountain over this way.?

It was slow going and an incredible strain on Kyouko?s nerves. The boy was heavy and he smelled, but she refused to give up. The only good thing was that the worst of the morning traffic had passed, so she only got a few stares as the two stumbled along.

?You can rest here,? Kyouko said as they eased down on the edge of the large fountain she passed every day on her way to school. The boy groaned and put his head between his legs. Fortunately, he looked a lot less pale, much to Kyouko?s relief.

She pulled a folded handkerchief from her skirt pocket and soaked in the fountain?s waters. ?Here,? she held out the wet cloth to Crispin. She blushed when he took it from her hands.

Crispin sighed and slowly began to dampen his face. He moaned in relief. The walk had done him a lot of good. His trembling had stopped and the nausea had passed. Now he just felt drained and very sweaty. Oh and his right hand felt like it was on fire.

He winced as he gingerly probed his bloodied lip. It?d been cut by the second boy?s punch. He was sure it would look nice and swollen tomorrow. He rewet the cloth and began to rub the back of his head and neck.

?Thank you.? Kyouko whispered as she watched the boy clean himself.

Crispin regarded the girl beside him. She was staring at her lap and twisting her hands together. He rinsed the handkerchief out and put it back in her hand.

?I should be thanking you.? He said with a forced smile. Kyouko stammered that he had helped her and the Mithril Lance Corporal shook his head. ?Damn Japanese and their annoying sense of propriety.? He thought in irritation.

?Quiet!? Crispin snapped. He winched at his tone and tried to soften it with a smile, ?Look, it?s okay. You helped me out, and I helped you out.? The girl looked back up and he continued, ?So how about we just call it even and put the whole thing behind us??

Kyouko blinked as the boy stopped her apology. She tilted her head quizzically at his suggestion, and regarded him a long moment before returning his smile. ?Okay,? she nodded. ?That?s sounds fine to me.?

?Great!? The Mithril agent sighed in relief. He stared at Kyouko thoughtfully and realized he didn?t even know her name. He carefully stood up and bowed to the girl. ?I?m Crispin Daniels. Nice to meet you.?

?I?m Tokiwa Kyouko!? Kyouko?s cheerful demeanor returned as she jumped up and returned the bow. ?Nice to meet you!?

End Chapter 3

[Shinobi]

And here's the glossary!

The Devil Inside-Glossary of Terms

MCMJ -Mithril Code of Military Justice. Basically the legal code and rules of conduct all Mithril personal are subject to.

CO - Commanding Officer (This is actually used by the US military)

MCF- Mithril Correctional Facility. Most ships and bases have their own brigs or jails, but those are only designed to keep a prisoner for a short period of time. The MCF serves as Mithril?s more permanent jail. It?s used to hold those who are awaiting their hearing or trail, and for those who?ve been sentenced for longer than a month, to a maximum sentence of a year or two.

MDC- Mithril Detention Center - basically prison. This is where Mithril throw's their hard-cases and long terms sentences. It's a great place where you get to spend twelve hours a day making little rocks out of big rocks. Sounds fun doesn't it?
Basically, think of it as Mithril's equivalent to Ft. Lebonworth.

Old Man - just an affectionate way the soldiers of Mithril have of referring to Kalinin. Of course, they'd never address him like that!

LP/OP ?Listing Post and Observation Post.

FARP ?Fuel And Rearming Point. It?s a forward staging area for combat-vehicles (such as an Arm-Slave) to use without having to leave the combat area.

Mikes ?short-hand for minutes.

ETA ?Estimated Time of Arrival

Hawkeye ?Refers to a US radar plane. The Hawkeye usually flies ahead of a US naval task force (among other things) and gathers useful information about the area and reports it back.

AS- Arm Slave. Ya know, those big freaking robots Sousuke and the others pilot.

SRT- Special Response Team. Sousuke, Melissa, and Kurz are member of Mithril?s SRTs. The way I look at it, the Special Response Teams are Mithril?s equivalent of Special Forces. They do many of the same tasks as special forces: Recon, rescue and retrieval inside enemy territory. Sabotage. Lightning raids, Hostage rescue, and assorted other tasks.

MOTC ? Mithril?s Officer Training Course. Most military organizations have additional requirements for their officers besides just time in service and demonstrated ability. Most officers under go specific and grueling training and are usually required to have a four year college degree of some kind.

M9- Called the ?Gernsback? it?s the AS used by Mithril. Considered the next generation of AS.

M6- the AS used by the US Military.

Ninety-six- refers to the ASG 96-B manufactured by Bofors. It?s a 57 mm smooth-bore rifle and part of the M9?s standard armament. It?s the rifle Kurz used in episode five during his duel with Gauron.

NCOIC- Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge. It refers to the highest ranking enlisted person within a unit. In the case of Crispin?s orders it refers to Melissa.

DI ?Drill Instructor. Another way of referring to a Drill Sergeant.

SitRep- Situation Report. Basically a quick run down of what your situation in a field (or combat) environment.

WA2000- very high-quality German sniper rifle. Considered by some to be one of the best in the world. It?s only down side is its weight. (16 lbs) and cost. It?s highly customizable and sleek in design. It seemed appropriate for Kurz to use. Though I?m think the one he?s shown actually using is a PGS-1(another German rifle). I?m not certain.

Tac-Net- Tactical Network. A radio network set up and used by members of the same unit during tactical (i.e. combat) situations.

HE- High Explosive.

Fifty Cal ? short hand for fifty caliber. Which is the size of a heavy machine gun. A machine gun this large must be mounted on a tripod or vehicle in order to be fired. A fifty caliber round is about six inches long and can tear a man in half. Iit can also destroy trucks, light armored vehicles and buildings.

[PeRiDoTs13]

NEXT CHAPTER!!!!!!!!

[necowaffer]

I absolutely love this story. Your character is great. He seems like a total pyscho - with a soft side.