[hatano and yoichi packing up the truck]
Yoichi: Hey, what if we go in there and it's not your mother?.
[hatano smiles]
Hatano: Then I guess we stop inaba once and for all.
Yoichi: ok.
[hatano blushes]
Hatano: hey i know i've been asking this alot but when will you propose to me?.
[yoichi looks at hatano surprised]
Yoichi: [sigh] it was meant to be a secret but as soon as we get your mother out of the city.
[hatano looks at yoichi surprised]
Hatano: really?.
Yoichi: yes, i wanted you to not be stressed when i proposed so i decided once we got your mother out of the city alot of your stress would be gone so i thought it would be the right timing to do it.
[hatano smiles]
Hatano: That's sweet of you.
[yoichi looks at hatano surprised]
Yoichi: really?.
Hatano: Yes, you're always looking out for me and even when i'm in my darkest times you've stayed right by my side and helped me get through it.
[yoichi blushes]
Yoichi: o.oh, well I'm glad that you're happy.
Hatano: come here.
[hatano hugs yoichi]
Hatano: When all this is over I promise I'll make you the happiest man on earth.
Yoichi: o.oh ok, that sounds good.
[hatano gets a call]
Hatano: Why are the higher ups calling me?.
Yoichi: Well, if they're calling then something must have happened.
[hatano answers the call]
Hatano: hello?.
Azai: hatano, i've heard from multiple sources that you're planning on going back into the city is that correct?.
Hatano: Yes sir, it's true.
Azai: Well here's a warning: if you step foot into the city you will be stripped from your rank in the company.
Hatano: a jobs a job.
Azai: Excuse me?.
Hatano: If saving my mother strips me from my rank I'm perfectly fine with it. I can get another job somewhere else but so help me if you get in my way while i'm trying to save my mother i will not hesitate to kill you.
[hatano hangs up]
Yoichi: What did they say?.
Hatano: they're firing me from my job if I go and save my mom.
[yoichi looks at hatano surprised]
Yoichi: what?.
Hatano: yeah its stupid.
Yoichi: Well, we'll get your mother back, consequences or not.
Hatano: yeah, well i guess we better hurry up and get yadara and narimo.
Yoichi: ok.
[hatano and yoichi finish packing the truck and go inside to find yadara and narimo]
Hatano: I'll go and find narimo, you go find yadara.
Yoichi: ok.
[yoichi walks down the hallway to yadaras room]
Yoichi: Hey, we got to hurry and leave.
[yadara looks at yoichi surprised]
Yadara: Why, I thought we weren't leaving for the city till tomorrow.
Yoichi: Well, we have to go now. The higher ups called your sister threatening us.
Yadara: alright.
[yoichi and yadara hurry for the truck]
Hatano: What took you two so long?.
Yoichi: yadara was wondering what was going on.
Narimo: Are we going to leave our stuff here?>
Hatano: Yes, me and yoichi packed all we need for the city. We don't need to have our personal items lost within the city.
[narimo looks at hatano surprised]
Narimo: why?.
Hatano: because inabas henchmen can trace our tracks and hunt us down if we lose our personal items while trying to save mom.
Narimo: oh ok.
Yadara: what are we going to do if the guards don't let us back in?.
[hatano smiles]
Hatano: You'll see.
[yadara begins to worry about mazato]
Yadara: I hope mom's ok.
Narimo: Yeah, but we'll save her don't worry to much about it.
[yadara smiles]
Yadara: yeah.
[hatano gets a call from ise]
Hatano: hello?.
Ise: you need to hurry. The guards are about to lock the gate.
Hatano: Even if they do lock the gate we'll be fine.
Ise: wait, how?.
Hatano: We still have the truck from the first mission.
Ise: really?, i thought you took that back to the guards after you met up with me to get the key to the house.
Hatano: Well, we didn't.
Ise: well good luck on finding your mom.
Hatano: ok.
[ise hangs up]
Hatano: Ok now as soon as we get into the city we'll need to find a place that's low profile because we don't want inaba's henchmen to find us.
Yadara: how is that going to be possible?, most of the city is destroyed.
Narimo: We park under some debris idiot.
Yadara: You're an idiot.
[soldier 1 looks in the distance and sees something coming their way]
Soldier 1: what is that?.
Soldier 2: what?.
Soldier 1: something is coming towards us.
[hatano,yoichi,yadara and narimo arrive at the gate]
Soldier 1 and 2: stop!.
[hatano plows the truck through the gate and heads towards the prison]
Yadara: Now what?.
Yoichi: we find somewhere to park and set up camp.
Narimo: But what about food and water?.
Hatano: do you really think that were not prepared?, me and yoichi packed the truck last night and most of today, trust me we have all we need.
Narimo: ok.
Yadara: how are we going to stop inaba?.
Yoichi: I'm not sure yet.
Hatano: We are not worried about inaba right now, saving mom is our number one priority.
Yadara: [sigh] ok.
[hatano finds a large piece of debris]
Hatano: ok this will be where we park.
Yoichi: Well now all we have to do is set up camp and we're ready to go find mazato.
Yadara and narimo: ok
[yadara,narimo,yoichi and hatano set up camp behind the debris]
Yoichi: ok we're not too far away from the prison so we can walk there when we're ready.
Hatano: tomorrow we're going to get mom.
chapter 27 july 20th