Description: Cammy is tracking down missing UN money and her investigations have led her to a shady fighting pit in a warehouse on the Myanmar/Thailand border. There she finds none other than Adon, who seems to think he's Caesar not Emperor. Unfortunately for Adon, Guile is Cammy's backup.
Border of the former Burma and Thailand.
12 AM
"HIT HER! BEAT HER! MAKE HER CRAWL, AH HA HA!" Adon howls in laughter as the leatherbound woman crawls across the sandy fighting ring sitting admist the ancient warehouse. Once used to store lumber, the warehouse now saw a renewed life as a headquarters for an organized crime syndicate. Locally grown, they have worked with many sides of the conflict, and with the war swinging, they have sought fit to smuggle weapons, drugs, money, refugees, and other supplies across the border. However, Thailand was Adon's territory. And Adon demands only one thing.
Well, not just ONE thing.
Adon tears into a chicken leg, the grease dribbling from his chin as he leans forward in his throne. Three young weapon, dressed in leather masks, writhe at his feet, with chain whips hanging from their thong-straps. The Muay Thai youth continues to attack the leather-masked woman in the ring, fighting the defenseless as the Emperor squeals in delight. "BEAT HER! BEAT HER, and soon you will BEAT HER FRIEND! YES! THIS PLEASES THE EMPEROR." The crowd in the warehouse continues about their business at the nearby bar and black market stand. It seems that the locals do not share in the Jaguar's depraved tastes, the fighting ring's only audience being the Emperor himself. For the moment, though, there is relative peace and order in the warehouse.
BUt how long would it last.
Cammy is in the warehouse herself, though not here for the fighting. Really, who would be? Watching Adon up there on his dais, cackling, behaving like a spoiled brat. No, most people here are here for business, including herself. In this particular case, a twofold task - try and track down a local kingpin by the name of Khun Min, who has been suspected of importing weapons (quite likely with embezzled UN aid cash in part) into Myanmar, which is still unstable in the wake of the NATO liberation, and find some evidence of his misdeeds.
Her Delta Red uniform is replaced by jeans and a bottle green blouse, but the sunglasses and wide brimmed hat are in her bag, as it would look rather suspicious to be wearing those in the dark warehouse as she slowly makes her way through the crowd looking for her target. Assuming that she isn't all /that/ recognisable, she hasn't bothered to cover up the braids, and the long tuft of blonde hair that waves around her face - well, that has a life of its own, nothing is taming that whether she wants it out of the way or not.
Khun Min looks down upon the warehouse from the high position of the manager's office. Looking through the dingy window, his right hand man, Sornram Teppitak, is in the midst of counting the cases of funneled UN money. The kingpin smokes a hand-rolled cigarette, watching Adon hoot and holler about his depraved show. "<That Adon is one sick cookie>" Khun Min mutters to Sornram, who looks up from his money. "<He works with us, doesn't he? If it wasn't for his good grace, we wouldn't have been able to collect these funds!>" The kingpin shakes his head, looking at the strange blonde girl who has wandered into the warehouse, narrowing his eyes as the crowd parts to let her by. "<There is a story about what he is doing now. I heard he fought a pair of schoolgirls, from Japan. Seijyunn High, I believe, in the Bear Pit...>"
"<And he lost">
The girl is hurled into the corner post of the ring, right in the sight of Cammy. The young woman screams as her back snaps with a sharp crack. Writhing in the sand, she sobs in her native tongue. "<HELP. HELP. PLEASE, MERCY!>" The screams only seem to please the Emperor more, as the Muay Thai warrior in the ring turns to face Adon, waiting for the order from the Emperor. Adon, sneering smugly, leans back in his throne, dropping the chicken into the hair of the nearest wench. Raising a hand up, he gives the order.
Thumbs down.
His eyes briefly shifts from the arena as the Muay Thai warrior approaches the disabled, wailing woman. For a moment, he looks at Cammy. His brow furrows, looking at the blonde woman. It was not common to have Europeans here. At the least, Europeans who weren't looking for trouble. But there was something familiar about this woman. Something.... uncanny.
A troubled grunt escapes from the Emperor's throat.
Cammy hasn't actually found her mark yet - she's got good eyes, but the grimy window shields him even from her gaze. And besides, while she was trying to stay focused on the mission and so wasn't really paying all that much attention to the spectacle going on in the ring, she is suddenly distracted as the fight gets ughly.
She can only wince at that noise from the unfortunate's back. Dear god, she thinks, and part of her rather clinically thinks that perhaps she'd be better off dead after that; and besides, her mission might be compromised if she attempts to intervene.
Cammy is thusly torn for a moment. But only for a moment. She adroitly climbs up and slides under the ropes into the ring, next to the wailing woman, and eyes the Muay Thai warrior, and Adon beyond. "I think she's had enough, don't you? What is this, Rome?".
Unfortunately the downed woman doesn't exactly look in a fit state to move, and besides, Cammy has to watch her back. She carefully goes down on one knee, half eying the Muay Thai thugs, and half focusing upon the woman with a frown. The ex-doll looks over her carefully. She'll need to be carried - and gently. But part of her is kicking herself for not doing something sooner. And the mission, well. She's sure Colonel Wolfman will understand. He better.
As Cammy steps into the ring, the Muay Thai warrior looks at her, taken aback by the interferance of the 'match.' This strange European wanted trouble, well, she was going to get it. Several of the Muay Thai minions of Adon begins to mass around the ring, students of Adon. However, the Emperor himself suddenly stops grinning as she speaks. That voice. That face. It was all coming back to Adon. He remembered Cammy in the war zone of Southtown. Rage begin to build him in him as he recalls that horrible loss. But the rage is choked by one word, one prescence that Cammy heralds.
Shadaloo.
Adon squirms uncomfortably in his chair as Cammy stares at him, throwing his grin up again. "WELL! It seems we have a GUEST! HELLO CAMMY! I am ADON! THE EMPEROR of MUAY THAI! WHAT a.... WONDERFUL SURPRISE it is to see you." Everything on the Emperor's face read about how horrible a surprise this was. Looking at the injured woman, terror strikes his heart. If a Doll was interfering in a fight.... could he have taken an agent of Shadaloo by mistake? A ward? Or WORSE, another Doll? Sweat forms on the Emperor's brow, as he chuckles to himself nervously. "STAND DOWN men! For CAMMY is an... an HONORED GUEST of the EMPEROR. Please, CAMMY, what business BRINGS YOU here?"
The woman hugs Cammy as the Muay Thai thugs back down.
He /knows/ her? Truly, wherever she goes, people know her. It's quite freaky, given that she knows nobody at all. Though she does vaguely recognise Adon's title of Emperor of Muay Thai at least. "I am?". She blinks, but decides not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and carries on then. "I'm sorry if this hurts..." she whispers. "But I can't really see any other way.". With what she hopes is a reassuring smile she she picks up the downed woman as gently as she possibly can - fortunately she is quite dexterous, and uncommonly strong too, which helps no end, as she cradles her in her arms.
"Business, Emperor, business. Confidential business." she replies briskly. Maybe Adon doesn't remember her that well, but she is acting rather differently from how she used to - much more... human. And evidently she doesn't consider herself to be on first name terms with him anymore. "Thank you for your, erm, hospitality.". Now she's burdened with a fragile cargo she really wants out of here as soon as possible, as no matter how fast she is she can hardly just drop her.
Adon squirms nervously in his throne, passing a glance to the window up at the manager office. Still smiling, he continues to talk, trying to keep tactful. If Adon was to figure out that Cammy was no longer part of Shadaloo, he would be swift in jumping the woman. However, the Emperor was convinced that Cammy had the backing of Juri... and worse, Vega. The Emperor grits his teeth at the thought of Shadaloo, being their lapdog, at their mercy. But, Adon was more than happy to their their carrots over their sticks; the bribes from Shadaloo to operate in Thailand was much more preferable to the sticks of their threats against the Emperor's life. Still, Adon was worried.
Why was Cammy here?
"Business? KYA HA HA! Business! Well, Cammy. I! ADON! THE EMPEROR OF MUAY THAI! Am more than happy to help such a FAIR and BUSY MAIDEN such as yourself. It is ONLY IN MY GOOD GRACES that SHADALOO can FUNCTION HERE, after all, and I would LIKE to KEEP IT that way!" Adon tilts his head, glaring at his minions. They back away, as a doctor approaches Cammy, ready to take the broken woman out of her hands, and treat her for her injuries. Adon, meanwhile, sweeps his arm at the feast layed before him. "Are you sure you do not want to stay to eat? Is there ANYTHING I! ADON! THE EMPEOR OF MUAY THAI! CAN DO FOR YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION!?"
Cammy could see the beads of sweat rolling off the Emperor's forehead.
Cammy somewhat reluctantly lets the woman be handed off to the doctor - but she'll keep an eye on said doctor, just in case. And then she just gets more and more confused as to the conversation with the Emperor...
"Shadaloo?". She narrows her eyes at Adon. Shadaloo here? Maybe Khun Min is with them? It wouldn't surprise her, but it does make things that much more serious. But then, after a moments thought, she comprehends just what Adon is implying.
/She/ is Shadaloo?
Cammy coughs a little. Maybe she was undercover? It's what MI-6 agents do, after all. She decides to run with it, and hops back up to the ring, to slink over to where Adon sits with his feast. "I'm not in the mood for food, Emperor. Though perhaps you can help.". She leans forward, to whisper. "I'm looking for Khun Min, a man of some local power and respect. Do you know of his whereabouts?".
The question spoke volumes.
Something was wrong with the question. The tone of voice was off. Come to think of it, Cammy was off. Adon looks at Cammy, a suspicious look in his eyes. Maybe... maybe this wasn't Cammy. As the woman is handed off, the Emperor schemes. There had to be a way to make sure. If an agent disguised as Cammy was trying to pull the wool on him... there would be blood to pay. But... how...
Adon suddenly grins wickedly.
"Oh, he is up there." Adon says quite casually, pointing up to the manager box. The Emperor raises an eyebrow, watching Cammy with a mischievous glint. "But, oh. Before you go, Cammy." Adon suddenly rises and grabs one of the woman at his feet by the back of their neck. Lifting her up, he looks at her as she struggles, looking at him as one would a kitten. "This... MUAY THAI WENCH was caught a while ago selling SECRETS of SHADALOO. I saw FIT to insult her and DEMEAN HER, but since you are here, and I know the REAL Cammy would have no issue to this....
"Execute her."
Adon hurls the woman across the warehouse, leaving her tumbling at Cammy's feet.
The Emperor waits, sneering, arms crossed.
"I'm not going to kill her here, right in front of everybody. What sort of thug do you take me for?". Cammy tells Adon smoothly. She does reach down and haul the 'wench' to her feet, even as she glances up at the window. "I have my orders, and they don't involve this woman anyway. ...Maybe in a moment.". And with that, holding on to the now struggling woman in an iron grip, she slips under the ropes of the ring and hops down onto the ground, ignoring any protestations from her captive.
Of course, she will let her go soon enough - just when they are out of sight. "What is it with all the women?" she mutters to herself, rolling her eyes when she's sure Adon isn't watching. And also hoping Adon will let her get to that side door unmolested. "Erm, sorry, shush!" she adds sotto voce for the struggling wenches benefit.
The whirring of helicoptor blades descending on the area is the first indication of something a little bit out of the ordinary. Windows smash and a large section of clear wall was taken out by what seems to be a shaped charge. UN Special Forces troops stream in behind the smoke, guns up and scanning the area for anyone with hostile intentions.
One person has decided to come in through the roof, fast-roping towards the ring at breakneck speed, a blur of wilderness green and blonde hair. Captain William Guile, on temporary duty assignment to the United Nations, looks first towards Cammy as she makes for the side door and then towards Adon, "I'm here to arrest Khun Min along with anyone else who gets in my way." He brings his right fist up to his open left hand, squeezing and producing a number of cracks from the clenched fist. He repeats the same process to his other hand and then asks Adon, "Are you still here?"
Log created on 18:38:25 03/13/2012 by Cammy, and last modified on 16:22:10 03/14/2012.