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Kage walked into the armory to prepare for the Pirate Suppression mission. It had been a few months since he had last went on any kind of mission, but the motions of getting ready were just as natural as breathing. First he had to check the equipment he carried directly on him. First Kage made sure that he had his canteen on his hip. Though thought to be unimportant it was perhaps one of the most important parts of any soldier's gear. It provided water to clean wounds with as well as hydration for longer missions or those in a rather hot environment. Next came the medical supplies, just enough to tend to any serious wounds that Kage himself may incur. Everything was well within any expiration date and fully stocked and sterile, so the man was satisfied. What made this all the more difficult, yet interesting, was that this eqiupment was latched onto a Navy SEAL style amphibious infiltration. Kage was listed as an Air Force Airmen, so why was he in special operations gear? The answer was simple. He could do both.

Satisfied that all of his basic gear was to the highest standards he moved to the weaponry. Silenced was the only way to go since any other shots would instantly compromise any stealth and, most likely, the entire mission. Reaching into the racks Kage grabbed a silence, M4 with optic scope set with nightvision, thermal, and regular modes that could be changed by the flick of a switch. Strapping it across his back, muzzle pointed up, Kage grabbed four clips of ammuniton and stuffed them into the appropriate spots. He finished his main inventory with a silenced, customized Px4 Storm pistol. As the secondary mission leader he also had to carry the C4 charges necessary for the completion of his object, so those too were added to his inventory, along with the other random mission necessities stored in his tactical bag on his back.

As the RHIB's were loaded up Kage got into his respective spot, ready for the mission to start. As soon as he arrived at the designated point he would dive backwards off of the craft and begin making his way along the route to come close to the shore. Sure, he could have brought a team with him, but there was less of a chance at being caught if it was just him.

Kage remained focus as he paddled out of the open water and to the shoreline, determined to make it to the cover of the rocks as soon as possible. Not long after he made it to the rocky shoreline Kage could hear the puttering of a boat behind him, but only for a moment before the sound mysteriously went away. Had something happened? Did someone mess up and cause the mission to be compromised? Kage doubted it but it was still a possibility. For now he simply had to continue with his objective under the assumption that everything was still going as planned.

In five minutes Kage had made it past the shoreline and was halfway though the open straight between the shore and the ship graveyard. That is when he heard a horrible sound; the sound of the gunboat's engines starting. Speeding his way the rest of the way to the ship graveyeard, Kage pulled himself into the open hull of a ship, taking a seat well hidden within the ship where he could look out to the gunboat. There was too much distance to cover to get to the gunboat safely and get away safely, all without being seen. In the best case scenario Kage would be left out in the middle of the water as the gunboat left, making it extremely likely that he would be spotted. Worst case scenario was that he could get sliced to ribbons by the boat's propellors. Positioning his M4 to point out of the gap he was looking through Kage looked down the scope at the gunship, which seemed to be ready to leave at any moment. He then reached to his throat and pressed the button so he could speak to all of the deployed units.

"Jet to all units. Be advised. Enemy gunboat has started its engines and will likely be on the move shortly. Route, destination, and reason are all unknown."

Finished relaying the information Kage released the button and moved his eyes back to the scope of his rifle. Making a decision Kage dropped all of his equipment save for the C4 and slide out of the hull of the ship, swimming directly for the enemy gunboat. It was do or die time. Swimming as hard as he could Kage reached the boat in about a minute and a half and stopped for a second next to the ship. Making sure the C4 was in good condition Kage gently stuck some to to the side of the ship, making sure it was secure enough that the water would not pull it off. After attaching four bars of C4 to the ship in a close, circle formation, Kage swam under the ship and repeated the process on the opposite side before turning back to swim for the ship graveyard.