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Wire Cutter

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:42 am
by Kaori
This is not an RP but a piece of creative writing that I'll be working on.
Do not post anything unless it is a reaction

The night was pitch black, but you could still make out a tall communications wire post beside the road, two men approached it and one began climbing it while the other stood guard, "pssst! Lando could you throw me the cutter?" the one known as lando tossed him the cutter and caught it, "hurry up carlos! They could be here anytime!" the individual named carlos cut the wire he slid back down and presented it to his friend "well they didnt show up after all, now lets hurry back and get our money before a patrol finds us" said carlos but as they were talking a jeep bearing the flag of the Japanese Imperial army stopped a few yard away and out came armed soldiers, "**** a patrol!" exclaimed lando, they were spotted by the soldiers and were now being shot at, "I knew this was a bad idea!" complained lando as they were seeking cover behind some trees "at least we're doing something that benefits the country lando" replied carlos, the two then ran as fast as they can while hoping that their faces weren't seen.

Summary:
Japan launched an attack on the Philippines on December 8, 1941, just ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. Initial aerial bombardment was followed by landings of ground troops both north and south of Manila. The defending Philippine and United States troops were under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who had been recalled to active duty in the United States Army earlier in the year and was designated commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific region. The aircraft of his command were destroyed; the naval forces were ordered to leave; and because of the circumstances in the Pacific region, reinforcement and resupply of his ground forces were impossible. Under the pressure of superior numbers, the defending forces withdrew to the Bataan Peninsula and to the island of Corregidor at the entrance to Manila Bay. However Correigidor fell after a long siege and all 10,000 soldiers were killed in the death march to bataan, Manila declared an open city to prevent its destruction, was occupied by the Japanese on January 2, 1942, however the Filipino's suffered under the Japanese occupation forces and were treated like dirt, however after the Japanese invasion, peasant leaders met on March 29, 1942 in a forest clearing located in Sitio Bawit, Barrio San Julian, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, at the junction of Tarlac, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija provinces to form a united organization. "Hukbong Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon(HUKBALAHAP for short or "People's Army Against the Japanese" in english)" was chosen as the name of the organization. After the meeting, a military committee was formed with Luis Taruc (chairman), Castro Alejandrino (2nd in command), Bernardo Poblete ("Banal"), and Felepa Culala ("Dayang-Dayang" – an amazon whose unit had killed several Japanese soldiers) as members.
This story however focuses on "wire cutters" resistance members who would roam the night and cut communications wire's to hinder communication for the japanese army, despite the risks they still manage to do it anyway.

Re: Wire Cutter

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:28 am
by Kaori
"How did it come to this?" whined lando as they trudged through the woods carrying the wire they just cut,the two men were unarmed and because of that they have to run away most of the time instead of fighting back,ever since the country was occupied by the Japanese mostly bad things were happening, "have you heard though? Command says that they have established contact with Macarthur in Australia." said Carlos as they walked, "yeah right, the Americans probably left us to the Japanese while they hide in Australia." lando replied bitterly, despite that he continues to join carlos in wire cutting to get "Real" money since the currency introduced by the Japanese was considered next to worthless and was infamously named "mickey mouse money" due to its uselessness, "it sure beats working in the fields pare, if we just resume our regular lives then we might as well need a sack of mickey mouse money to buy a cavan of rice." answered carlos as he looked at his friend, and thought back to the times before the Japanese invaded, the used to out every night to drink "Basi" (a kind of rice wine, its like Sake) and play cards, but now every night they go out just to cut wires and spy on the local garrison, "why did all have to end up like this?" wondered carlos, as they were walking they were already nearing headquarter and were halted by some guards before entering the premises, as soon as they were in they were greeted by the eyes of their superior who asked to present the wire as proof for their payment, "very well" he said "here is your payment" he gave them bills all worth 10 pesos which should be enough for the month.

Re: Wire Cutter

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:09 am
by Kaori
"Hoy! Lando how much was it worth?" asked carlo as landostepped out with their money, "10 pesos.... All in mickey mouse money" he replied quite drearily, "at least we can afford to live another month" joked carlos as they went back to the barrio, but as soon as they got back they saw that one of their neighbors was crying in agony, they approached her and asked her whats wrong, "Ay naku, they took lisa to their garrison!" the two men then understood what just happened, "comfort woman" muttered carlos as they left their neighbor on her porch crying hysterically, "dont those Japanese bastard's ever get satisfied with all the women they already took?!" exclaimed lando but carlos wasnt even listening, "they never get satisfied..." carlos said to himself.