The Pride of Echelon 3

Choices were Made

"Mister Koenig? Can you please tell us what the Commander is going to talk to us about?" Asked Springfield who was all the way in the back of the group. "There's no need to be mysterious about it, we are all friends here."

"I would love to, but he hasn't told me anything else from what he's already said. Honestly, we can only imagine what he's going to talk to you guys about." Said Mister Koenig. "It could be about anything, but let's be real here."

"I'm so tired AK... when can we go to bed?" Asked FNC, rubbing her eyes.

"We will soon little buddy. We just have to see what the big man wants and we will be on our way back in bed. I bet the hospital beds were uncomfortable." Replied AK-47.

"You're telling me..." she said, pulling out the special chocolate bar that AK had given her, taking small nibbles as they go down the hall way.

"Just stay awake guys, whatever it may be, it's probably important. Especially this late at night. I just hope he's quick about it and doesn't scold us for anything." Said Grizzly.

"I really hope we won't be getting a stern lecture." Said Springfield. "It's too late in the night for this already..."

"You can tell that to the man yourself, Springfield."

Mister Koenig finished, as he opened the double doors to the Commanders suite. The room was lit up with amber lights that hung from the ceilings. The walls were covered with the finest assortments of treasures and statues that the eye could see. Walls lined with royal red wallpaper with complex designed as well as the floor which was covered by a velvet red rug. In the center of the room was a mahogany-red desk, cleared of everything except for his name tag that read Commander Sifuentes. A chair was behind the desk as well, but it was facing away.

"Commander!" Shouted Mister Koenig. "Echelon 3 on deck, just as you had asked me."

"Thank you, Herr Koenig. Now please, go meet Miss Kalina in her office. Tell her I sent you, she'll know what to do next." Ordered the Commander. "Miss Negev, escort Herr Koenig to her."

"Yes sir!" Replied Negev. "Come on pretty boy, you're coming with me!" She said as she grabbed the mans hand.

"H-hey! Watch it! I'm not pretty!" Shouted Mr Koenig as he was hurried out of the room.

As Negev pulled Mr Koenig out of the room the double doors behind them shut loudly, the sound echoing around the room as the room lay still.

"Miss Grizzly... May you please step forward?" Asked the Commander, who was still behind the chair.

Grizzly complied, as she took several steps forward. Not saying a single word as she walked to her Commanders desk. 

"Could you tell me exactly what you saw? Detail for detail, I am mainly talking about the incident that occured less than an hour ago..." asked the Commander. "I pray your memory is still fresh."

"Why uh... Sure... Yes sir." Said Grizzly, as she took a deep breath. "Well... I had just met up with my squad at the time, when I noticed what appeared to be a crime scene? Four bodies had been laid out on the floor. One of them was an F2000 T-Doll, which looks like it had been taken out recently when I arrived. The other three though...." the girl paused for a bit. "I couldn't make out the other girls... I caught a glimpse of what was left of them before the tarp was laid over their body."

"Thats quite alright Grizzly, it's ok that you don't know. Cause lucky for you, I know." Said the Commander, spinning around in his chair to face them. "They were our friends, Grizzly. Or as you would call them, your aquaintances. The bodies of the slain Dolls were SVT, G3, and Galil. That's what the report confirmed from Vector stated'."