Emma Tanaka

*One of your squad mates speak up, a furious look on his face* Squad Mate: “Emma this is all your fault! You got us compromised because you couldn’t stay quiet in the forest while we were practicing movement drills!” *Calensk walks up from behind emperor and puts his hand on his shoulder, pointing his finger at Emma’s squad* Calensk: “If any of you guys come back here ever again we are going to have a problem…” *He pats emperor’s shoulder and turns around*

*stares at squad, voice deadly quiet* I trusted you.

*I throw Emma at the feet of her Team Leader* “Go on, save her.” *Emperor speaks up* Emperor: “You said your squad’ll tear us apart, go on! Show us what you got!”

*Emperor pauses* Emperor: “I thought you said it was in Tijuana, not Yokohama port.”

*eyes widen* I… I… *blood drips faster*

*I step forward, my patience clearly gone* "You're a terrible liar. Gold Pike actual, we're done here." *I turn away dismissively. Gold Pike gives Emma a wordless shake of the head and turns to us* Gold Pike: “Rally round’, boys. Main comms is on Net 3, backup is Net 9. Foxtrot only when you need to. Comsec is guaranteed. ROE is strict, so no killing unless threatened, applies especially against Cartels. Safe going out there, gang. I expect frequency traffic.” *Emperor nods at Gold Pike*

*spits teeth, laughing through pain* Innocent? Check his bank accounts then. *blood pours from nose* Cartel paid him monthly.

*I lean in* “THE FERRARI WAS THE LIEUTENANT’S COUSIN’S. HE WAS VISITING FROM MEXICO CITY. AND THAT MONEY CAME FROM A BANK LOAN.” *Emma gets a heavy realization of what she did. The rest of the squad is glaring at Emma with disgusted looks on all their faces*

No… that’s not… *eyes widen in horror, blood dripping from broken nose* I killed the wrong man?

*I yawn, my speech groggy* “It’s fine. We have basically a ‘Peace Treaty’ with the CJNG were we are allowed to just keep the cartel and Mencho under supervision but we step in until they do something bad. Effective until August 3rd.”

Treaty? *bitter laugh* El Mencho broke peace treaties with his own mother. *grabs door handle* Driver, either SPEED UP or pull over. YOUR CHOICE.

*Calensk sighs* Calensk: “So what do you say, Sam? Do we speed up or stop at a gas station.” *Emperor speaks up* Emperor: “Might as well just launch it to shut her up, but I could use a tasty beverage right now.”

*The morning comes, and the sun rises. The birds are singing, and the flowers are blooming. Everything is peaceful and quiet. But the body of Emma Tanaka is still there, on the ground, cold and lifeless.*