The Entrapment Operation

Two bombs blasted from the south that made the opponents drew tactically, though, not everyone from the opponents flocked on the pinned target. So plan B of the Captain had worked well when some of his men sprouted from the old house's secret hole and threw their grenades towards the tent. Their attack was a perfect timing since its lunchtime. In a couple of seconds, as planned, the guerrillas and soldiers from the western team camouflaged beside the array of bushes and under the scattered ivy climbing on the western granite wall, heading south. Interestingly, the troop were rushing to tail the opponents who gradually reached the middle part of the mountain, where three among the soldiers assigned to cut the opponents' ropes have finally made it. In sync, the combatants below started the bloody attack while leaving no traces of fear. Nevertheless, the Captain's team across the Japs' camp at the epicenter needed a little reinforcement to reload ammos that have gone empty. Then on, the southern team tried to rescue as they covered shakily after a strong blast bombarded them, which after all - have lost their lives. Few meters away from the eastern part of the mountain top, the lieutenant emerged on its surface and witnessed how his teammates have been through so he quickly moved down. Tiptoing with his dagger and getting too close with the opponents' gunner who have wasted his friends' lives, the more he was determined to fight within the enemy line so he released the dagger that hit the gunner's back. Quickly, he grabbed one of the high calibered gun beside him and started to fire the remaining Japs around. Then there was a deafening silence as he knelt on the ground. Yet, there were still blasts from the northeast part that reminded him of his wife he assigned to throw grenades, so he immediately ran and used a rope to climb back. When he did, he moved outside and found no one. Minutes after, he had heard 6 more consecutive blasts so he ran few meters away going north and found the three dead Japs separately on the flinty ground.

" Hey son, she's safe and with Damian right now. Hmm what has happened inside, how's everyone?" Sr. Sibal asked.

" We've lost a few and I was worried of Albrecht. He was among those team from the southern part. I have to go back and check them, huh!" George sighed.

" My goodness! go! go! check them out, just send someone to help me carry all of these. They also need a respectable burial." The old man's worried voice.

George ran on the rocky mountain top and slid on the rope, and while he was heading towards the lineup of dead bodies, his mind seem to burst. Baldur was also running towards him and immediately checked the remaining identities they have. To their surprise, someone from underneath the hole was coughing and when they found out who, it was Albrecht.

" I'm not dead...I'm still alive. Thanks to the newly constructed....comfort room." Albrecht gently smiled after his voice faded.

" Oh my...thank you Lord! Albrecht, just save your breathe, let's get moving. Baldur, cover his bleeding arm tightly with this hanky, please, faster!" George shouted as he was carrying Albrecht on his back while Baldur tied the bleeding arm. Shortly after a while, Mayumi came in running and brought a medical kit but Baldur was preventing her to look at the dead bodies but she was insistent and was crying so hard upon seeing the soldiers and guerrillas stumbled on their blood and devastated bodies out of the smoky place. When George and Baldur were running too quickly to rescue for Albrecht, Magee went to the scenario and hugged Mayumi that instant as she led her to get out and hide into the tunnel again

" The backups might get back to fry us all, let's be more extra careful. Everyone's fine now." Magee whispered.

" Huhu! they're dead Mag...they're already dead...huhu!" Mayumi cried while Magee was pulling her hand as they headed to the hole going back into the tunnel. While they were leaning their back on the granite wall in the tunnel, they have heard some annoying sound from nowhere.

" Somebody will pick them up, don't worry. Huh! this is exactly insane! they're the worst! just imagine, we already hide inside this mountain but still they disturbed and destroyed us, this is no joke. What have we done?" Magee pressed her head and sighed.

Subsequently, Baldur got out from the area where Albrecht was operated by Amado and assisted by George.

" He's recovering now, huh! he's got some wounds on his right leg and cuts on the arm. Goodness! his head had concussion too. The hole saved him and still God's way of extending his life, but the rest, we've lost them all." Baldur slapped his palm on the wooden table.

Mayumi moved closer to her husband and guided him to sit down and relax a bit. An hour after, they've heard some noise, its from the locked entrance of the mountain. Meanwhile, Henry was running and carried the Captain.

" The Captain was unconscious."

Amado then looked after the Captain who suffered from physical stress and waited till he woke up.

" Dad....kuya!" Magee was teary eyed while looking at him and Albrecht.

" Shh....there are people coming at the entrance, no one shall move unless otherwise there's an actual threat, those are surely the Japs coming in to revenge." George instructed while their team was resting for a while and were even vigilant to a piece of sound that echoed in every corner. Meanwhile, Magee, was sitting on a wooden box beside the alley of bricks while George squatted, leaning his knee cap on the wooden box where Magee was sitting, holding her dagger and readied her handgun. Across them were Mayumi who tightly held Baldur's arm and was intensely nervous. In spite courage and determination, Baldur was uncomfortable having his wife with him, so he was looking to George, somewhat suggesting that their wives must go and hide. But Magee had caught the men's glances and spoke.

" Not now. We have to work on this together, I am currently a guerrilla." Magee strongly disagreed that she would be evicted out of the troop's attack if in case the Japs could get in.

George pressed his head and looked back to Baldur, smiling. It seemed Baldur had interpreted the liuetenant's wicked plan and Baldur was laughing secretly as he bowed his head. It was then when George unexpectedly picked up his wife as he made her curled on his arms and he ran going to the granite door while Baldur followed and secretly opened it when no one followed nor saw them. Mayumi was left smiling and the rest of the soldiers and guerrillas just bowed their heads that it seems they haven't heard or seen anything. They already knew the lieutenant's wife and her wit on fights and attack - plus her insistence.

Outright the door below was opened, Baldur returned to Mayumi and George continued to control his wife's movement and resistance till she surrendered and just shut her mouth when they reached upstairs. It was Sr. Sibal who opened the door and was shocked on what he saw and it made him laugh.

" Oh my...Magee, calm down. I've told you those weren't goats in our farm, those were warriors and combatants too. Good job George, leave her to me, stay safe." Sr Sibal took Magee's hand and he brought her inside the two-way mirror door. It was the same moment when George quickly followed them and hugged his wife as he put her on his chest.

" Wait for me. We're not going up for a fight. We'll wait for them underneath, suppose they'd compromise our silence. I'm sorry. I know its really hard for you but stay here and I'll bring in Dad too soon when he wakes up. Amá is here, Damian's waiting for you too. How do you feel now...let me know." He pressed her cheek with his nose.

" Go on, go fight for me." She pouted.

" Hmm...you're still upset, I know."

" He wouldn't be, I'm here. Okay, she'll be fine George, trust me." Sr. Sibal whispered.