Chapter 57

UNITED STATES

It was already past midnight, and the people inside the White House were still awake. They are preparing for their first move rather than waiting for the unknown objects that attacked the Arizona.

The people inside were preoccupied with their own plans and tasks. The President was also deep in thought and had been unable to sleep for how many days since the attack began. He couldn't help but pay a visit to his family yesterday. He misses his wife and daughter, as well as the other officials. And even if they don't think they have a chance of winning tonight, it's better to fight for their country and their loved ones now than never.

Everyone came to a halt when one of the officials arrived, shouting as he opened the door. He was a nerdy techie who handled the President's emails. His name is Joemar, and he is an introvert who manages his work and tasks well.

'Mr. President! Mr. President! " he yelled as he ran in, ignoring the people inside and making his own way.

He looked at Joemar, and by the look in his eyes, he knew it was something important. Because his eyes already show the emotion of emergency whenever something is much more important and requires an urgent action.

"Don't yell! What brings you here? Return to your starting point! " The General yelled, causing the President to rise from his seat and raise his hand, motioning Joemar to approach him.

"Get back to your work, General," he said, making the General feel ashamed of his actions and return to his seat.

Joemar walks until he is in front of the President without saying anything and then opens his laptop and shows him a horrible thing that no one could ever imagine.

The President took the laptop from his hands and sat down slowly. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, and it hadn't even occurred to him that such a thing existed.

"W-what exactly is this?" He couldn't help but stutter as he watched a naked man with slimy skin, pale as white paper, bald, eyes that could send shivers down your spine, and at least six feet tall he couldn't tell how tall he was.

"I don't know about this, Mr. President, but this file came from a man named Gunner Daemon." If I can tell, he's still in there because every video he sent had a date on it and the time he sent this was yesterday night, implying he's been there for how many days or even weeks. I apologize if I opened this email without your permission," he said, shaking his head.

"No, Joemar, there is no need for you to apologize because it is your job anyway. Who sent this to you? Is he identified? " he inquired, prompting Joemar to nod. Because he knew the two famous detectives who had vanished.

Joemar had also used their services when he was in trouble, and he could tell that two of them were kind enough to help him on his way without charging any fees. They were good friends, especially Gunner, because they shared so many interests in comic books. He simply hasn't been in contact with the two of them for a long time due to his errands of work in the White House, which is also his work secret, which he hasn't revealed to anyone else, including his parents. Joemar was an introverted man who preferred to keep everything private, especially when it came to work. He also feels cheated by his friends Gunner and Slasher because they were so open to him while he wasn't, but what he likes best about the two is that they don't pry anymore and just wait if you're ready.

"Yes, and unfortunately, I know them," he said, making the President scrunch his brow because he knew the person inside was just a young boy.

'Them?" he inquired, Joemar simply nodded.

"They, yes. The first person to go missing was his twin brother, SlasherDaemon. These two are twin detectives who are well-known in Japan. They were my friends back then, but I lost contact for reasons I don't understand. As I previously stated, these two are detectives, and he has been sneaking into the WIC Company since the day Slasher went missing, as he mentioned in the video. Gunner Daemon, the young man who took the videos, claims that the WIC Company has been kidnapping young boys and even old ones to use as Dr. Vega's experiment, and this," he says as he closes the video and clicks the other file that the video compiles the people who have been experimented, which Gunner had recorded.

The President couldn't help but hang his mouth open because there were over a hundred people in that room who somehow had this glass globe and were all naked. And there were a lot of machines in their backs. Shivers ran down his spine as he continued to watch, and he couldn't hear what Joemar was saying, and the kid in the video was either familiar to him or he didn't know. He couldn't believe what he was seeing and couldn't help but wonder if the Japanese government was aware of it.

Everyone in the room comes to a halt as Joemar connects the wires to the projector so that even the officials can see what the President is watching as he explains what was in one of the files.

"This is Project Wilson, and if you're familiar with Dr. Gambit, this is his son, Dr. Vega. He is the one who is now carrying on Dr. Gambit's work. Dr. Gambit was once a White House officer and a scientist, but he was fired because of what he had done, and according to rumors, it was all because of the money that had gone missing in the vault, and he was the one who was fingered by everyone but received no evidence at all, but he was still fired. And the last news from him was that he lived in Arizona and no one had heard of him since," he said as Joemar explained the video. Joemar felt shy, but he composed himself because it was important for everyone to know at least the background.

"Continue, Joemar," the President said, nodding and continuing.

"According to what this young man named Gunner Daemon said, he said that every subject of Project Wilson had to stare in this kind of logo that will hypnotize everyone who looks at it, but they all had no choice because they were connected by these wires that could control them." When they are hypnotized and fall asleep, their astral bodies will become soldiers, similar to what you have seen in Arizona news. And from what he said, which is why he sent this email to us here in the US, he believes that even their government is cooperating with Dr. Vega," he stated, and everyone in the room was unable to process everything that was being spilled in front of them. All they felt was doomed because, based on what they saw and how advanced their technologies were, they couldn't fight using only their weapons or so. Their optimism was dwindling. Their plans were gradually being absorbed by what they were watching and how Joemar explained it to them.

"For what?" So, why is he doing all of this? " the President inquired, and everyone inside asked the same question.

They were all silent, and their hands were starting to get cold because they didn't want to hear the obvious answer.

"War, Mr. President, they will declare war soon, and nobody in the name of the law will be able to stop them because those people right there don't recognize what law is." They are free to do whatever they want. And what we stand to gain is our land. We may not see any chances of winning, but we must fight. We will not stand by and watch our country be taken away from us without a fight. If it says there will be bloodshed, I will volunteer to fight. Residents of Japan isn't blind because they know what is going on in their country and they are just scared to fight but not us. Our families are at stake in here. If your hope had gone just by watching this then you are not a true citizen of Unites States," Joemar said, and the President rose from his seat and saluted in front of Joemar, as did the rest of the people in the room, including the General who had just shouted at him earlier.

"Gentlemen, this young man named Joemar had just spoken out even though you all know him and have labeled him a useless man yes, I heard all of you doing rumors behind his back and I believe he is not deaf because he is not hearing your words to him." This young man in front of you has spoken with such bravery in the United States of America. If they want war, we will give it to them. Pre repare, and we will not wait for their declaration," the President said, and everyone inside went back to their busy work. Others dialed their phones, and everyone's hope lit up like a spark of fire in their hearts.

"Joemar, from now on you will be the lead to where that area is and notify me once," the President said, and Joemar nodded his head and rattled to take his belongings and get his hands and feet to work.

The President couldn't help but be proud of that young man named Joemar because he gave hope to everyone who was already losing faith.

'Mr. President, you have a phone call," his secretary said, and he nodded and walked to the phone. He intended to call Fushigasaki as soon as he finished this one who was now calling him.

As soon as he answered the phone, he said, "This is the President."

"Samuel, it's me Fushigasaki, sorry for calling you here but I forgot my phone at home and this couldn't wait," the second line answered, and the President looked around at the people cramming into their work and realized he was the only one in his area.

"Where have you gone?

"Listen, Dr. Vega has arrived, and his building is in the heart of the forest, easily accessible by helicopter." What I discovered may be of assistance to you. The building is using the government's electric current, which runs in VIP, and it's possible that's the only thing keeping their machine from working. We could speculate that they have their own generator, but generators don't last long. It "'s only a guess, but who knows, it might help," Fushigasaki said rather than answering his question.

"We received this strange email from Gunner Daemon, and he sent us these horror videos that he had recorded inside. It was a compilation of files that tells me that he had been there for a week or so, we don't know, but the things inside there were full of terror that you wouldn't imagine in your life would totally exist," he said, hearing vehicle noises and suspecting Fushigasaki is simply in the street with a payphone.

"Daemon, Gunner?" I thought I had his name on my list of missing people here in our town, and he also has a twin named Slasher Daemon, and I believe they are already one of Dr. Vega's subjects, and what did you say? Was it he who sent you the email? So he's still alive and well, just hiding out in there? " he inquired, nodding his head despite Fushigasaki's inability to see it.

"Probably he is still there surviving, and we need to rescue everyone who has been held captive in there, and no one will be left alone because they have so much and will treat them until they son recover, and we will give them the best care for them to recover quickly." And the only way for us to do that is to surprise them," he said, and then heard him sigh from the second line, which worried him because hearing him sigh means it's not a good idea.

"Plan, Samuel, you have to plan every little thing and detail because if you don't, you're just going to get ambushed in here. Imagine your enemy in hundreds of soldiers souls that can't be killed. Pay attention to what I said earlier; it might come in handy. I'll be here in the corner, ready to assist you when you arrive," he said, and he was about to speak when he heard the line end; Samuel appeared to be in a hurry or someone was interested in him, which he understood because he knew Samuel.

He hangs up the phone and stares blankly. He had so many questions in his head that he couldn't even answer them. He desires immediate action, but how? He walked over to where the others were and his gaze was drawn to Joemar, who was also preoccupied with what he was working on.

"Joemar," he called, instantly turning his head to meet his gaze.

'Mr. President," he replied as he approached him.

"Do you know how to enter data into the Japanese government?" he inquired, and Joemar swallowed his own lump. He believes Joemar can do it because he saw him before scrolling some data codes that he couldn't understand but knew were about hacking or something if you want to enter a restricted area.

"I'll try," he replied, and the President shakes his head because it is not the response he expected from him.

"No, Joemar, that is not the response I was hoping to hear tonight. If you can, that would be a huge help to us. I want you to hack about electricity power in Japan. The current that WIC Company is using because, as you mentioned earlier, their government is cooperating with them, their electricity isn't just for common people to use. They need a large shock wave of electricity to move, which means the government is behind all of this. As soon as you enter that, please notify me," he said, leaving him hanging for more questions and scratching his head. Joemar was grateful because he had been given a large task and the President relied on his abilities to complete it.

"Then I'll do it," Joemar said, returning to his seat to open another laptop and complete his task.

The White House has the fastest internet connection because the President ordered it, so Joemar will no longer have a problem with the connection; all he had to do was gather data and start hacking.

Meanwhile, the General's gaze was fixed on him. He went for a walk in the direction he wanted to go because he noticed Joemar was now preoccupied with something he couldn't even understand.

He coughed, telling him that he was at his back, and Joemar quickly looked at him, and when he realized it was him, he stood from his seat to honor the General, but he dismissed it, telling him that it was fine.

"Joemar, I wanted to apologize for my behavior and I wasn't really that kind of person and-" he was cut off in his words when Joemar suddenly speaks and appears to be in a hurry or something because his data that he is encoding is running.

"It's okay, General, and I completely understand why you did that. I also apologize for entering the room without respect; I was in the wrong. But, if you'll excuse me, general, I have something the President has ordered me to do right now, and I'm running out of time," he said this and was about to turn away when the General grabbed his arm, causing Joemar to stop and stare at his hand, which the General quickly yanked away.

"Sorry, okay, go on do your thing," he said as he turned away, leaving Joemar with puzzled eyes.

Joemar has always had a negative attitude toward the General, for reasons he does not understand, and he has a strong feeling that he is also a dangerous person hiding behind his different aura of mask, but he is not blind to see it.

"I need to check on you as well."