China Rebellion

Prologue
Seattle, Washington D.C April, 12,2030
The Oval Office, The White House

C.I.A Agent Brian Howard stood before the president in his office. He
had come back from an eight year undercover assignment as an escaped
convict to the Caymon and Galapagos Islands. He had been tracking down
two terrorists that had escaped from prison. He had then used the two
captured terrorists to lead him to the other terrorist cells. Brian was
a handsome thirty five year old man with flaxen blond hair, hazel eyes
with grey flecks, and dark brows. He had high cheekbones, a strong
nose, and golden skin. He had stone chiseled features that made him
look handsome. He was tall, lean, and muscular with a firm build. He
wore a white silk business shirt with a black silk necktie striped with
white under a black suit jacket, black cotton slacks, and dark brown
leather shoes.
A young Chinese woman of thirty years and a boy of ten years abruptly
walked into the oval office. She had midnight black hair with light
blue streaks, china blue eyes with gold flecks, elegant brows. She had
fine boned cheeks, a small nose, and milky white skin. She had Oriental
features that her look beautifully exotic. She was tall, slender, and
softly curved, with a sleek build. She wore a black cashmere sweater, a
sky blue silk skirt that fell to her heels, and black velvet high
heels. Her hair was tied with dark metal pins in a neat bun at the back
of her head. The young boy had midnight black hair, hazel eyes with
grey flecks, and elegant brows. He had high boned cheeks, a small nose,
and milky white skin. He had hard chiseled Oriental features that
showed the promise of being handsome. He was short and wiry with a
small build. He wore a green cotton shirt, dark grey cotton pants, and
white canvas shoes.
Brian stared at the young woman then the boy in surprise for a few
moments before he said in a gruff but pleasant voice," FiaYun! Chaum!
What are you two doing here?" FiaYun Howard stared back in shocked
surprise as she said in a soft voice," I was called in for a special
assignment. What are you doing here?" " I was also called in for a
special assignment," Brian said thoughtfully." The president
interrupted them when he said," I called you both in for this special
assignment. Sit down and I will brief you." Brian and FiaYun took the
two seats in front of the president's desk while Chaum sat outside in
the president's private secretary's office and read a magazine.
The president was very grave as he said," This is an important
assignment. A severe revolt has broken out in China. There are many
people being killed by the rebels. They have also destroyed a good deal
of the public property. China has asked America to help handle the
situation. The two of you are to find these rebels, arrest them, and
turn them over to the Chinese Government." The president grabbed two
white manila folders from off his desk and handed one to each of
them.
The president then said," Inside these folders are the files on these
people. The both of you are to fly AIRFORCE ONE at once to China. A
safe house filled with food, water, medicine, and clothing has been
provided for you in Beijing by the Chinese Government. Your cover story
is that you are the husband and wife American Ambassadors to China. You
have a ten year old son together named Chaum. You have been sent on a
ten year assignment to China." The president picked up two tickets from
off his desk and handed a ticket to each of them as he said," Good
luck." Brian and FiaYun rose from their chairs and saluted the
president as they walked out of the oval office. Chaum eagerly followed
behind them. They were soon on board AIRFORCE ONE headed for Beijing,
China.

Chapter One
Beijing, China April, 13, 2030
Safe House

The house that had been arranged for them was quite large, spacious,
and luxurious. There were beautiful paintings and tapestries as well as
valuable statues. The floors were covered with priceless antique
carpets made out of dark velvets. The luxurious furniture was made out
of a finely polished oakwood that gleamed in the soft sunlight. The
house was filled with state of the art equipment. A large supply of
fresh and frozen meats, fruits, vegetables, water, medicine, and
clothing had been provided. There were new business shirts, slacks,
neckties, and leather shoes as well as sweaters, pants, shorts and
sneakers for Brian. FiaYun had been given beautiful kimonos, rich gowns
made out of silk and velvet, shoes, and gleaming jewelry as well as
camisoles, shorts, pants, and regular shoes. There were t-shirts,
shorts, pants, and sneakers for Chaum.
At around 10:00 pm, Brian and FiaYun went over the files that the
president had given them while Chaum happily watched tv in one of the
other rooms. Brian suddenly caught sight of a black car quietly making
its way towards the house. There were at least ten men dressed in black
leather with dark shades heavily armed with machine guns and shot guns
in the gun. Brian quickly shoved the table to the floor to use as a
barricade, pushed FiaYun to the ground, and quickly ran into the other
room where Chaum was watching his favorite cartoon on tv, Detective
Droopy. Brian grabbed Chaum and rushed out of the room just as another
car drove by and machine guns started firing. Brian got behind the
table where FiaYun was and gave her Chaum as he said," The both of you
are staying here while I deal with those men. If there is any problem,
the both of you are to get to the American consult and get back to
America. I will find my own way back." "I am going with you," FiaYun
said firmly. Brian shook his head and said," You are going to stay here
with Chaum." He grabbed her handcuffs and cuffed her to the heavy
oakwood table.
Brian then grabbed his double barrel shotgun and left.
One of the men who had been firing at the house suddenly walked around
the corner as Brian came out. Brian swiftly shot him once in each
shoulder and then once in each leg to temporarily paralyze him. He
placed one handcuff around his wrist, the other around a metal post,
and left him there. Brian realized that someone was quietly following
him as he walked and spun around to come face to face with FiaYun. He
cursed profanely and asked angrily," What the hell are you doing out
here, FiaYun? You are supposed to stay in the house with Chaum!" FiaYun
shook her head and said determinedly," I am not letting you do this by
yourself, Brian. It is too dangerous." When it was obvious after
several minutes that there was no one else around, Brian and FiaYun
headed back to the house. They found the man that Brian had left
paralyzed and chained to a metal post dead. He had been shot several
times in the head by one of the other men. The body was later turned
over to the Chinese Government. A photo of Chaum attached to a black
piece of paper was waiting for them at the house when they got back. A
knife was being held against Chaum's small neck. There were a few drops
of blood on the photo that could only have come from Chaum. A small
faded watermark was embedded into the back of the photo. Brian swore
softly as FiaYun started crying and pulled her to him. He held her
tightly as he said gently," It's okay, FiaYun. We'll get him
back."
It was a few hours later when FiaYun quietly sneaked downstairs from
her bedroom. She found her camera and took a picture of the faded
watermark. She then went into Brian's dark room. She carefully
developed the film from the camera then carefully made an exposure and
developed it. She used a digital scanner to scan the picture into
Brian's computer. She then used the various features on the computer to
fix the watermark. After several more hours of work, FiaYun had finally
repaired the watermark. The watermark was an image of a small thorny
black rose trimmed with silver. After hours of research, FiaYun found
out that the black rose was how the rebels identified each other. She
found a list of all the rebels in the police records using the rose to
identify them. She matched the photos in her files with the police
records. She identified one of the rebels as the one they had found
killed earlier. She used his personal file to track down the hideout of
the rebels. FiaYun then grabbed a weapon from the weapon supply chest,
got into her car, and drove off. She did not know that Brian was
following her in his BMW.
FiaYun quickly found the hideout without trouble. It was an abandoned
office building that had been condemned and sealed closed for many
years. She got inside the building through a widow that had been left
open. The inside was dark, bleak, and damp as well as filled with
vermin and spiders. The paint had long since peeled away to leave large
gaps on the building. There were large holes as well from where stones
had come loose and fallen away. After hours of looking around, FiaYun
found the room where the rebels and Chaum were. The room was small,
dirty, and was filled with a horrid smell. There was sparse furniture
made from rotten wood that was burnt and decaying. Chaum was sitting in
a small whicker chair in the corner. His hands and ankles were tied
tightly behind his back with thick rope. The rebels were spread out all
around the small room. They were are dressed darkly and heavily armed
with guns and knives.
FiaYun wished Brian was here with her at the moment to help her but he
was not. She held her gun ready in her hands and quietly made her way
into the dark room. She was almost at Chaum's side when the rebels
realized that she was there. They started firing their weapons. Brian
suddenly broke through the door and raced towards FiaYun. He landed on
her heavily and said angrily," Stay down, dam you!" He took out his
dagger and cut through the bindings that held Chaum to the chair. Brian
and FiaYun with Chaum slowly made their way out of the room. The rebels
were rapidly following them. They got into Brian's car, which was
parked behind the building and drove away. The rebels got into their
own car and drove after them. Gunfire flew between the two racing cars
as they soared through the streets heavy with traffic.
Brian grabbed his shotgun from the floor behind him and yelled to
FiaYun," Drive!" Brian took careful aim at the other car with his gun
as FiaYun frantically tried to drive. He blew out the tires on the
other car and then quickly went back to driving. The rebel car crashed
off the road and fell into a deep puddle of mud. The rebels quickly
scrambled out of the car and started to run after them as they fired
their weapons. A few minutes, later they were safely away from the
rebels. They returned to the safe house and quickly packed everything
in Brian's car and then quickly abandoned the former house. They found
a beautiful old fashioned hotel that was in the traditional Chinese
style and got a large three bedroom suite at the top of the hotel
building. The suite was large, spacious, and luxurious with traditional
Chinese d?cor. They quickly went to work on a plan to capture the
rebels while Chaum went to sleep in his room.
"What are we going to do, Brian?" FiaYun asked hopelessly. Brian
thought for a few moments before he said," I have an idea. We could set
the trap. You and Chaum would have to be the bait. We can find a way to
let the rebels know that we surrender and that we are here at this
hotel. When they come, you to will waiting for them out in the living
room. I will be hiding nearby. As soon as I get my chance, I will
capture them." They then made all the arrangements.

Chapter Two

Beijing, China April,14,2030
Beijing Royal Hotel, Suite # 300

FiaYun and Chaum were nervously waiting in the living for the rebels
when the door to the suite was suddenly blown open by gunfire. The
rebels came swarming into the room amidst heavy gunfire. FiaYun and
Chaum quickly ducked into one of the bedrooms as Brian came out of from
his hiding place firing a small net rocket. The rocket broke and
released a tightly woven net in mid air. The net landed on five of the
rebels capturing them. The others became angrier and fiercer as they
rapidly fired their weapons. Brian fired another net rocket and
captured the other five rebels. The window that was spread out across
one of the walls was shattered as ten more rebels suddenly broke
through the glass using guns and swung into the room on ropes. They had
more powerful weapons and they used them viciously.
Brian ducked inside the bedroom where FiaYun and Chaum were, quickly
slammed the door closed, and locked it. Brian smashed the large window,
attached a long length of rope around his waist, and tossed the other
end out of the window. He turned to his wife and his son as he said,"
FiaYun, Chaum, you two are going first and then I will follow you. We
will then go to the American Embassy." They kissed fiercely as they
murmured words of love to each other. FiaYun and Chaum then made their
way outside. Brian took out a bomb and armed it before he attached it
to the wall. Brian was about to follow them when the rebels abruptly
broke into the room firing heavily with their weapons. Brian was hit
several times before he fell out of the three story building. Brian
landed on the hard packed earth a few moments later. The three story
building erupted into burning ruble as the bomb exploded. A black smoke
snaked its way up from the burning ruble to the darkening sky.
FiaYun and Chaum frantically ran over to Brian, took him in their arms,
placed inside the car, and drove off to the nearest hospital. FiaYun
checked Brian into the first hospital they found. He was quickly taken
away to an operating room for several hours of intense emergency
surgery. The doctors had little trouble in tending to the outer wounds
on his body but they had a great deal of trouble tending to the
internal wounds. There were a few broken bones and torn ligaments as
well as a massive internal bleeding from the three story fall. Brian
was also in painful shock from the fall. It took the doctor several
hours to tend to all of the outer and inner wounds. Brian was then
taken to a private room for recovery. FiaYun and Chaum went to visit
him in his room.
FiaYun was sitting in a small chair at Brian's side while Chaum was
sleeping soundly in the other bed. FiaYun smiled warmly at her husband
and asked," How are you feeling, Brian?" Brian gave her a crocked smile
and said weakly," I will be fine but for now I feel like hell. How are
you and Chaum?" "We are fine," FiaYun replied. "What about the rebels?"
Brian asked after a few moments. "Most of them were killed by the bomb
and the others were taken away the Chinese police a couple of hours
ago," FiaYun said happily." Good," Brian murmured softly.
Brian was given special medicine to heal his wounds and regain his
strength. He was given shots of antibiotics to help with the infection
from the internal bleeding. The doctor also attached ives to him to
pump fresh blood into his body because he had lost so much blood from
the wounds. He also had a minor head injury from when he had struck his
head against a rock after the fall. Brian was forced to go through
intense physical therapy to help regain the use of his muscles and
mobility. It was after seven weeks, Brian, FiaYun and their son finally
returned home.

Epilogue

St. Louis, Missouri April,16,2030
GreenLand Townhouses, Apt # 2001

The townhouse was made from a beautiful wood that gleamed with a dark
sheen. The gardens around the townhouse were beautiful with soft
flowers filling the air with delicate exotic scents. There were patches
of herbs and spices that gave a tantalizing spicy flavor. The trees
plump with fresh, dew covered fruit swayed in the gentle wind as it
blew by. The plush grass was a beautiful dark green that gleamed in the
sunlight with a soft sheen. The orchestra played whispery music that
floated gracefully to the sky and echoed in the wind from a dais. The
long wooden tables with benches were covered with large plates of oven
roasted chicken, baked salmon and flounder, broiled turkey, and tender
pieces of stir fried beef with bowls of scalloped potatoes in gravy,
steamed white rice, and coscos. A delicious soup seasoned with exotic
herbs and spices were served in shallow bowls. There were bowls of
fresh fruit and vegetables covered in a savory sauce. The sweet wine
made from raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and cherries were
poured into crystal wineglasses. The chocolate and vanilla wedding cake
was served on porcelain plates. There were people dancing on the
elegant white marble dancing floor that had been attached to the dais
where the orchestra was playing. Brian and FiaYun's wedding had been
beautiful.