War on Navel Taboos

by Yuva Raj
Chapter : 6

Operation Tempest: Part 2

Continuing from the previous chapter

The Flower Storm squard has now stormed into the main base of the Blizzard.

As the Blizzard enforcers try to stop the Flower Storm squad, the latter guns down the former multiple times.

As the Flower Storm squad goes further inside, they come across Vikram who is still clad in a housekeeper attire and they are glad to see him alive and unhurt.

DHEENA: Vikram!!!!! Is that you? We are glad to see you alive and unhurt.

VIKRAM: And I’m surprised to see you all here at the enemy base.

The Harish intervenes.

HARISH: Alright. Let’s get out of here.

VIKRAM: Of course. But first, let’s look out for any possible hostages.

The rest of the Flower Storm agrees.

DHEENA: You can’t be wrong, comrade Vikram. Let’s go.

The Flower Storm moves forward and the sniper team takes position. The sniper team kills another set of Blizzard members so that the other Flower Storm members can rescue the hostages.

However, Vikram witnesses a woman (the same woman who let her little son play with her navel in CHAPTER 4) being dragged by three enforcers of the Blizzard to freeze her to death as they got to know about her affectionate bonding with her son. Vikram is angered by this and he decides not to keep quiet anymore. He rushes to confront those enforcers alone despite the rest of the Flower Storm requesting him not to go. He eventually reaches those enforcers and confronts them.

VIKRAM: Hold on there, you palookas. Let that woman go.

Those enforcers loosen the grip over the woman, now known as Haridra, and they point their rifles towards Vikram who prepare to kill him. Luckily, Roy intervenes and shoots down those enforcers using a sniper rifle. Vikram turns around and salutes Roy who salutes him back.

VIKRAM: Thanks, pal.

ROY: Anytime, pal. Now let’s evacuate this place along with the hostages we have rescued.

VIKRAM: Of course.

As the Flower Storm moves forward to exit the Blizzard headquarters along with the rescued hostages, another set of the enforcers arrive. Luckily, the Flower Storm is equipped with guns and knives, and they take those enforcers down in the following way:

  1. Vikram dusts the enforcers with chilli spray.
  2. Dheena and Harish kill the blinded enforcers with their pistols.
  3. The other enforcers who haven’t got blinded get stabbed to death by Roy using a pocket knife.

The path is eventually cleared and the Flower Storm moves forward along with the reached hostages. However, a screaming sound of a woman is heard. Vikram rushes to the spot despite the rest of the Flower Storm trying to stop him, only to find that the woman being dragged is none other than Haridra. It’s too late as Haridra has already started freezing and the freezing chamber is locked.

Saddened and enraged by the guilt of not being able to save Haridra, Vikram picks up his knife and kills five Blizzard enforcers, out of which two are stabbed to death and the other three get their throats slashed.

Udhayagiri, who survived the ambush attack by the Flower Storm, picks up his pistol and shoots Vikram in the abdomen after considering him as a “traitor” and then he runs away.

Roy, who’s infuriated on seeing his friend being shot, shoots at Udhayagiri only for the shots to be missed. The former then tries to catch the latter but the latter escapes. The anxious Roy then calls out to the medical team who eventually arrive with a stretcher, and he requests them to save Vikram at any cost.

The Flower Storm squad, along with rescued hostages, get in trucks while the medical team alone gets in a separate truck along with the injured Vikram. Inside the “ambulance”, Dr Ajay, Dr Varsha, and the rest of the medical team of the Flower Storm work hard to take the bullet out of Vikram’s abdomen and then seal the wound to stop further bleeding. Vikram is then given a glucose drip so that he could survive.

In the other truck, Haridra’s little son, now known as Deepak, expresses his grievances to Dheena and Nivi about losing his mother and tearfully talks about how much she meant to him. Dheena and Nivi comfort the little Deepak and promise him that he will have new parents who won’t be like the Blizzard enforcers but rather be non-judgmental towards him.

Deepak then asks Dheena and Nivi if they can be his new dad and mom respectively. Both Dheena and Nivi initially hesitate but later accept the little Deepak’s proposal.

DHEENA: Of course, my dear Deepak. From now on, I’m your new dad.

NIVI: Deepukutty, I’m your new mom from now on. You can bond with your new mom the same way you used to bond with your actual mom.

Deepak tearfully smiles and hugs both Dheena and Nivi tightly with his small hands. They both hug the boy back and wipe his tears.

The squad eventually reaches the Flower Storm headquarters and all are in the special houses allocated for every member.

Meanwhile, Vikram is admitted to a medical camp inside the Flower Storm headquarters, and his glucose drips are being continued. He is also given an oxygen mask so that he doesn’t run out of breath. Dr Ajay and Dr Varsha take good care of Vikram.

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