Street Fighter 2

The White Angel: part 7

About a week later, after they had given the computer details to investigations, the two ladies were chauffeured from the apartment back to the Interpol headquarters for the Joint Investigative Alliance agreement with the USAF.
Sitting in the car that was taking her, Cammy felt unclean.
It had nothing to do with her physical state, though she could have used a long rest and a bath. She had settled, instead, for a quick shower after she woke up early that morning.
The feeling she had was the result of the fact that she herself was one of the very agents of the syndicate that the JIA agreement was created to destroy. Though she hadn't been able to control herself, she was still responsible for bloodshed. She was determined to control herself and take an active part in the battle for the right side.
She hoped that she conveyed the feeling that she was violated by the members of Shadowloo.

Captain Guile was ready promptly at nine a.m.. He personally came out to welcome Chun Li and Cammy as they walked up the stairs to the building.
"It's good to see you again, Detective." he said.
"Likewise, Captain Guile, though I wish the circumstances were different."
The air force captain's green eyes shifted to Cammy White.
"You must be Miss Cammy White," he said extending a hand. "I'm Captain William S. Guile of the United States Air Force. It's an honour to meet you ma'am."
Cammy shook his hand readily, thinking that she was going to like this man.

Captain Charlie Nash waited with the Interpol commander in the conference room, twisting a pen around his finger. He had been rescued from a Shadowloo concentration camp by Guile only a few months ago, so it was natural for him to feel tense. He was told he would meet a former Shadowloo assassin in there, but wasn't sure whether he could handle it. The torture he received from Shadowloo's soldiers was too much to bear.
Finally, the three of them entered the room, and Charlie stood up.
"Miss Li? I'm Captain Charlie Nash, but just call me Charlie. How do you do?"
Chun Li had never met Charlie before, but she had been told by Guile what he was like. She shook his hand and sat down to business alongside Cammy.
Charlie looked at Cammy. She seemed to be an ordinary young girl at first glance, until he saw her scar. It served as a reminder to the life she had previously had, working for Shadowloo as one of their killers. It reminded him of his own scars.
Cammy knew that Charlie was looking at her with contempt, but ignored it for now.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, shall we sit down?" asked the commander of Interpol.
The five people sat down around the table. Guile pulled out a set of files and handed them over to Chun Li.
"From the coordinates you gave us, we took some satellite photos over the area. This is what we came up with."
Chun Li opened the file and looked at the photos inside. Cammy leaned over to look at them and instantly recognized what she saw from her dreams. The photographs, backed-up by Guile's comments, displayed views of a fortress built inside a giant cliff, which was only visible as a bunker that protruded from the bottom. However, several hanger doors were showed opening up at various times, displaying helicopters with Shadowloo markings. There was no doubt about it. From the photos, and from what Cammy could remember of her past life, this was the base where Bison 'trained' his assassins.
"We believe that an aerial offensive can obliterate the base, along with any Shadowloo operatives inside.
"We can stop this with one airstrike."
"But what about the assassins?" Cammy asked.
"Well, little girl," Charlie replied with a smile, "They'll probably be killed in the strike. At least….."
"At least what?! They'll rest knowing that they died without their own will?" Cammy was angry now. She was going to be the only one to have had a chance of recovery. The other brainwashed assassins wouldn't.
In her mind, that wasn't fair.
Fortunately, Chun Li backed her up on this decision. "Colonels, I believe that even if you airstrike this base, Shadowloo's still going to pick you up on sensors. Now even though Bison doesn't care how many of his men die, as long as he wins, the assassins are too big a weapon to just willingly sacrifice. They'll escape no matter what you do."
"You got any other plans?" said Charlie with a hint of skepticism.
"Someone needs to infiltrate that base and recover all the test subjects and brainwashed assassins, getting them out as far away as possible before the bombs are dropped. At least then we will have given at least a proper chance of a normal life to those people."
"How? They'll be brainwashed, what can you do?" asked Charlie sarcastically.
"Excuse me, who do you think you are sitting in front of right now?"
Charlie looked at Cammy and realised the detective was right. Cammy was once one of them, but now she wasn't. However, he still didn't know whose side she was actually on.
Chun Li sensed this and continued, "Colonel Nash, I understand how you feel against Shadowloo. Believe me, I know. You were subject under their torture for three years. But this little girl had been subject to it since she was eight years old! Now look at her. She has more reason than just about any of us to hate Shadowloo. Just give her a chance."
Charlie smiled. He was starting to understand the Detective. Hell, he was even beginning to like her. And though he still had misgivings about Cammy's past, he was starting to respect the little English lady.
"I apologize Detective. I spent about two months in the infirmary, with a mental evaluation to see whether I could still fight. I guess I still need some time."
"Alright," said Guile as he took the file back from Chun Li. "I'll report to General McGruder straight away and tell him about your recommendations. In the meantime, I'd say we're now officially allied against Shadowloo."
"Wait." The Interpol commander interrupted Guile before he could leave. "Who would be behind the infiltration operation if it goes ahead?"
"My best guess would be that the US will be sending a SEALS team, sir."
"I would like to go with them if that is at all possible." Chun Li suddenly requested.
"Miss Li, I know that this is a joint investigative alliance between Interpol and the United States Air Force, but I'm not sure that you would be suitable for this assignment." the Interpol Commander stated.
"With all due respect, General, I disagree," said Guile, unexpectedly supporting Chun Li's decision. "Chun Li is one of Interpol's best operatives against Shadowloo. She knows a hell of a lot more about them than we do. I think it would be best if she came along as our specialist."
"What about me?"
They all turned to face Cammy. Chun Li knew that Cammy wanted to come, to join the fight against Bison, but she was still unsure about whether it was safe for her to do so.
"Cammy, I don't think you should."
Cammy's heart sank when Chun Li said those words, but she didn't raise her voice. "Why not?" she said quietly, a look of rejection in her face.
"Listen, Cammy. I'm not sure you're fully recovered from your nightmare yet. I mean, what would happen if you were captured. They'd experiment on you again, and then brainwash you back into the person you were before. I would never be able to forgive myself if that happened."
Although she felt rejected for not being able to go with her, Cammy realized what Chun Li meant. She had put so much hard work into taking care of Cammy, all that work would be for nothing if she ended up becoming a member of Shadowloo again. She nodded her head silently in understanding.
"Don't worry, Cammy. I'll make sure another Interpol agent takes care of you while I'm gone. I'll come back. I promise."
"Well," Guile interrupted, "If we've finished, I'll recommend the incursion to the pentagon. I'm sure we'll get green light."
As they walked out of the briefing room, the Interpol commander stopped Chun Li before she left. "Chun Li!"
She turned her head.
"Good luck."
"Thank you sir."

Two days later, the green light was given, and the attack on Bison's brainwashing facility was given the go-ahead. Chun Li was at the runway, where the Chinook that was carrying the Navy SEALS to the facility was waiting. She said her good-byes to Cammy before she left.
"Don't worry about a thing, Cammy. I'll be back, and I'll save a lot more of your kind as well."
Cammy hugged Chun Li. In a way, she was relieved that Chun Li was doing this, helping people that were what she once was, but she was afraid that her only friend in this world was going to get herself killed in this operation. She wished that she was with her, fighting alongside her. She knew how to fight after all. But Chun Li was right. If she went, there was a good chance she would get captured, and then Bison would just force her back into an assassin again.
As Chun Li ran towards the Chinook, Cammy climbed into the car that was to take her back to Chun Li's apartment. She watched as the twin-bladed transport chopper rose into the air and disappeared into the horizon.

The man chauffeuring Cammy drove through the streets of Hong Kong towards Chun Li's apartment, making no words. Cammy sat, looking out of the window, praying that her only friend would be alright.
Suddenly, she noticed that the street that she was going down was unfamiliar to her. They had taken a wrong turn. Then, suddenly, they stopped altogether.
"Hey. What's going on? This isn't Ch…."
She stopped talking when she saw the smile on the driver's face. Her eyes widened in fear when she saw the dart gun in the mans hand. He fired, and the tranquiliser dart penetrated Cammy's side. Within seconds, Cammy slumped sideways onto the chair, unconscious.
The man spoke into a walkie-talkie. "I have her."
"Good. Take her to the facility in Malaysia. She'll be a nice little surprise to the Detective."
Cammy lay asleep in the chair as the man drove off, delivering his precious prize towards where the SEALS were headed.

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