Chapter 13

"Yes sir, any orders", Johnson replied in his complimentary soldier tone.

"Offcourse, I have a mission for you. You with your team with Ken will go to Germany to retrieve some information. I need you to protect Ken from any dangers till he retrieve the information that is in a secret bunker there".

"As you wish, Sir !", he replied back and pointed his finger to outside for me.

"Goodbye. And all the best ", said the president.

At the hallway.

"So you lied ", Johnson look at me suspectly.

"Well, believe me I don't know that Mr. President choose you for this mission", I replied innocently.

"That means you didn't tell me secrets even after we're friends".

"Look I truly apologies for this. But I have some limitations, Mr.President told me to keep this top secret a top secret".

"Don't worry. I'm not gonna kill you for this ", he laughed.

As we reached the top of White House we saw a group of soldiers lining up near a chopper.

"So...this is our ride", I asked Johnson.

"Till we reach the airport". He replied and walked ahead. I followed him and get into the chopper.

I'm very excited for this and little bit afraid to. But till I confidence, no one can stop me. The chopper gets off. I'm watching out of the chopper's window then suddenly someone spoke my name. I followed who said this. She, yes she called my name. She was a red haired girl in her 30s maybe.

"Are you calling me ?", I asked her confusely

"You're Ken right ?", she asked.

I nodded.

"Hmm....you are so brave and intelligent in this age. By the way, what is your age ?"

"17".

Her eyes wide open as she saw a ghost in front of her.

"Unbelievable, but amazing. I will protect you", she replied.

"I think this is your mission right now so why are you telling me like this. Are you not going to protect me if I was not brave or intelligent", I thought to myself.

She became silent and frowned at me as she read my mind. I broke the gaze and again look out of the window still thinking what a woman she is ?

We reached the airport where we boarded a military plane. The plane was like the plane that usually showed in many movies and games where there are parachute the two way where the seats located. Am I going to skydive ? That's really not fair at all. As we get into the plane and wore our seatbelts attached to the seats, Johnson was sitting next to me.

"Why can't we just land our plane there ?" I asked to Johnson.

"Germany is the second country after the Alaska to infect totally. That's why its sealed and the soldiers there that were countermeasuring this disease but failed. So if we somehow land there, then still our survival is zero to no percent ".

"Oh I see...but how could I skydive", I asked worriedly.

"Don't worry I'll teach you".

We have reached our destination and I think its time to go. My heart is pounding very fast but what could I do, I can't able to stop it if I really want.

"Ready soldiers, wear your parachute and masks. We have a mission that is waiting for us", Johnson said to others with dignity.

As he said this, he walked towards me. I'm still with my seatbelt clenching it as hard as I can.

"Time to go", Johnson said to me.

"I'm not ready yet", I replied still shivering.

"Don't worry, open up your seatbelt".

I slowly and cautiously detached the seatbelt from my body and stood up but I hardly can keep balance on my feet.

"Now wear this", he extended me a mask, parachute and a comlink.

I wore the parachute and put on the mask and comlink. The mask is like a toxic mask that ususlly much people wear in a toxic environment. But what toxic is in that place I wonder.

"Now the rules : don't pull the ripcord at or before 1000 altitude. Put on the mask everytime there no matter how safe the place is. So be ready", Johnson explained me as I turn around facing the way we will jump.

The hatch open and a strong gust of wind strikes my body.

"Ready soldiers. Jump !", Johnson said through the comlink to everyone as they dived down.

"You can do it Ken, you can do it !", I told to my conscience as I stepped forward.