Called by the Siren

Chapter 39: Discovery

Nicaro, Cuba.

“Any new information?” Theo asked his Mad Dogs.

“We think so! We ran some face recognition software through the country’s security system. We got a hit on some CCTV at an airport in ……..” Mark said. He was one of the newest members of the Mad Dogs and was excellent at searching for missing people on the Internet.

“So, Bee is headed out of the country. That was to be expected, my Goddaughter is smart. Any idea where she is heading?” Theo asked.

“Well, she was last seen heading to a plane heading to…Japan” Mark reported.

“Japan?” Frank asked and Mark nodded. “Why would she be going there?”

“Oh, I can have a guess! Where else would you go if you were running from the British Syndicate or the Mad Dogs?” Theo asked.

“Go to the Syndicate who you know has the weakest relations to them!” Frank said.

“Exactly! Bee has headed to the territory she knows we have the most difficult to access! She has gone to see Akihiko!” Theo growled.

“Great, just f*****g great!” Frank commented. 

“Well, we know where we are going. Pack up boys, I want wheels up in the next 40 minutes!” Theo ordered.

“Yes, Boss!” The Mad Dogs said in unison.

“Good! Now Mark, bring me a phone, as I need to update my daughter!” Theo said with a sigh. He knew Alannah and Kurt were going to lose it.

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Soya Hill, Japan

“Look, I don't want to get you into trouble, but please do the hack for me. I will then be on my way! Please, I need it to save my people!” Bee begged.   

Something that she was not used to, but if it was to help her people and find Willow, she would do it!

“I don't understand why you can not simply ask the Twins!” Akihiko said, confused.

“Because they cheated on her and sent a video of their activities. It has now gone viral!” Zoe explained.

“Oh! I am sorry, but I still don't think we should help you!” Akihiko said firmly.

Bee sighed and said, “I suppose I should go back and sort the Sea Gangs out, they are making Kurt’s life miserable!” Bee said. She put her best pity voice on and waited to see if Akihiko would take the bait.

“Wait! Are you saying the sea gangs are making Kurt’s, I mean the British Syndicate’s life difficult?” Akihiko asked, trying to sound casual. Zoe smiled, as she knew what Bee was doing!

“Why yes, extremely difficult! Plus, they probably want me to make up with the twins!” Bee said with a dramatic sigh. She mentally thanked her lucky stars that she guessed correctly what motivated Akihiko. It is not honour that motivated Akihiko, but some good old fashioned revenge!

“Well, I am sure we can offer some help. I mean, we do have close relations with the sea gangs!” Akihiko said.

“Yes, the Japanese Syndicate has always treated the Sea Gangs with respect. We would of course be indebted to you!” Bee said with a nod.

“Well, that is settled then! Come, we will do your search and then plan what we are doing next!” Zoe said as she took Bee by the hand and led her out.

“Zoe, come back! You know they will be on us at any moment and we need to plan for it!” Akihiko asked as he followed them.

“I am sure that you and Ena can think of something!” Zoe called back as she led Bee to a room with a coded door. Zoe entered the code and Bee saw a room full of computers. “Welcome to Alice!”

“Alice?” Bee said as she watched Zoe log on.

“Yes, Alice! Alice is a computer programme that can search and hack pretty much any system in the world! The Marsh Harriers’ defences will be a piece of cake!” Zoe said happily as she was typing at lightning speed. Suddenly, there was a Bloodhound on the screen.

“Is that Bayard the Bloodhound from Alice in Wonderland?” Bee asked as Zoe typed in a command.

“Ah, a fan I see! I knew I liked you for a reason!” Zoe said as Bayard raced off the screen. The screen filled up with complex computer code. “Here we go!”

“This is awesome!” Bee said impressed by Zoe’s skills. Zoe tutted and muttered “Amateurs!”

After a few minutes, Zoe said “ Grab a seat, because we are in!” Bee did so happily and Zoe asked “So, what exactly are you looking for?”

“I am not sure, anything to do with sea gangs or shady business transactions. Well, shader than normal!” Bee said.

Zoe nodded and did some searches before shaking her head. “There does not seem to be anything here!” she said.

“There has got to be something!” Bee said frustrated.

“That is odd!” Zoe said, frowning.

“What?” 

“There does not seem to be many of the normal file types,” Zoe explained.

“What do you mean?”

“Meaning that the files you would expect, like spreadsheets or word documents, are not really there. It is mostly videos and photos!” Zoe said as she clicked on one of them. “What the actual f**k?”

The video was grainy and poor quality at first, but then the picture cleared up. There was a young woman tied to a chair crying in the middle of a room. Along the walls were all sorts of tools. outside of the screen was a comments bar and viewing figures.   

“What is this?” Bee asked as a masked figure walked on screen. 

“I…I hope...I am wrong!” Zoe said her face was drained of blood.

Suddenly, a man in a mask came into view and with a computer-generated voice said, “Welcome ladies, gentlemen and my twisted perverts! We have a special treat for you this evening! Tonight we are accompanied by a lovely woman who will do her utmost to entertain us, I am sure! Lacey Seilmann is 21 and from the Crosswaves Sea Gang in Wales! Do you want to say hello, Lacey?”

Lacey whimpered and said, “The Siren will find you and kill you all!”

Bee felt her heart suddenly stop as she heard the masked man said “The Siren? That stupid b***h? What is she going to do? She is too busy nursing her broken heart! She does not care about you!”

“That is not true!” Lacey shouted and she was quickly slapped.

“I would save your energy if I were you! Now, back to my lovely audience! As you know, this is a silver level viewing, which means there will be no death tonight! But don’t be said, anything else goes! Normal pricing procedures apply! You know what to do!” The Masked man said.

“I don’t understand, what is this?” Bee asked, confused.

“It is a snuff video, Bee. It is where people pay to view someone been tortured!” Zoe said quietly as the masked man getting a baseball bat. 

Zoe was about to click off it when Bee said “No! I want to see what is happening to my people! I want you to find out everything you can about these videos!” Zoe nodded.

Anger welled up inside of Bee as she heard Ena say, “Use it! Use your anger and make the bastards pay, Siren!”

“I don’t know how!” Bee snapped. How could the Land Gangs let this happen? Bee thought furiously.

“Then let me train you to become a Ghost!” Ena said.

“A Ghost?” Bee asked. Ghosts were a legendary group of Ninjas that were at the command of the Japanese Chairman. Ena nodded and Bee smiled evilly. Bee would bring down such wrath and fury on the perpetrators of this, that they wish they had never been born.