Back Guard Post
Meanwhile.
Giono, Ngatmo, Karsiyah, Rani, and Rina have reached the outside of the compound fence.
Karsiyah: "Mbelgedes! No! There's no gate here!"
Giono: "Weladah! This is the back fence, Karsiyah!"
Rani and Rina can't hold back their laughter.
Rani: "Be patient, Mom!"
Rina: "We'll find the gate soon."
Ngatmo: "This building is huge. Let's follow along the back fence."
Giono tries to guess where the gate might be. His sniper rifle hangs on his back.
Giono: "This way!"
Karsiyah: "Mbelgedes, Gombale Mukiyo!"
Rani: "Is your rheumatism acting up, Mom?"
Rina: "Let's rest for a while, Mom."
Karsiyah glares at Rani and Rina, her face grumpy.
Ngatmo and Giono just laugh watching the kids tease their mother.
After walking along the fence for a while, they spot a gate at the back section.
Giono: "Look! That's the gate we're looking for."
Ngatmo: "Guard post… guarded by two security officers."
Karsiyah: "Mbelgedes… you'd better get ready, Broto!"
Rani and Rina touch the knives hidden inside their pink jackets.
Rani: "Are you scared, Rina?"
Rina: "Are you scared, Rani?"
They both smile faintly.
Ngatmo and Giono exchange glances, whispering to each other.
Giono: "Wedus! They're armed, Mo! Did you bring your little knives?"
Ngatmo: "Yes, I brought them. I'm ready to throw too."
Giono: "Good."
Giono: "Wait. Don't move yet."
Giono removes his weapon from his back and aims toward the guard post inside the fence.
Inside, two guards are chatting while smoking, but still appear alert.
The two guards' names are Zakiran and Tugimin.
Zakiran: "There was this minibus, all the passengers were women."
Tugimin: "You're rambling, Ran?"
Zakiran: "From driver to conductor, all women."
Tugimin, tired of arguing, listens anyway.
Zakiran: "One of the women needed to pee badly."
Tugimin: "And?"
Zakiran: "She opened the minibus window and peed."
Tugimin grows more interested.
Tugimin: "Then?"
Zakiran: "Next to the minibus, there was a policeman on a motorbike."
Tugimin smiles.
Zakiran: "Naturally, the policeman got splashed, right?"
Tugimin: "What did the policeman do?"
Zakiran: "He chased and stopped the minibus."
Tugimin's curiosity grows.
Tugimin: "Then?"
Zakiran: "After checking documents and the vehicle, the policeman asked…"
Tugimin: "Asked what?"
Zakiran: "'Who's the guy who just spat on me?'"
Tugimin: "And then?"
Zakiran: "The woman driver answered, 'There are no men here, sir, all the passengers are women.'"
Tugimin: "Then?"
Zakiran: "The policeman looked around and said, 'There was a bearded man who spat on me just now…'"
Tugimin bursts out laughing at Zakiran's story.
Before their laughter fades—
BANG!
CRASH!
A CCTV camera above them explodes!
Zakiran: "Damn it!"
Tugimin: "Son of a—!"
The two guards are shocked and panicked, grabbing their weapons.
But Ngatmo moves fast.
Whut! Whut!
Two small knives fly, hitting the guards' guns.
Crack! Crack!
Both guns break in two.
Before the shock fades, pain hits their hands.
Zakiran: "Ouch!"
Tugimin: "It stings!"
Turns out Rani and Rina have thrown their own knives too.
Before the sting fades, Giono's rifle barrel is pointed right in their faces.
Behind Giono stands Karsiyah, her face deadly serious.
The two guards turn pale, their courage flying to the heavens.
Zakiran: "Mercy, sir!"
Tugimin: "We have wives and children!"
***
Tina Teasing Nagini
Yogyakarta Police HQ.
Nagini: "Did you call Burhan, Tina?"
Tina smiles, looking at Nagini's pale, worried face.
Tina: "Do you want to talk to Burhan on the phone?"
Nagini: "N… no, Tina!"
Tina smiles again. Nagini blushes.
Tina: "Should I tell Burhan we're coming to the field?"
Nagini: "No, Tina. Don't tell him."
Tina's smile widens. She adjusts her glasses. Nagini blushes and looks away.
Tina: "Alright, Nagini. The helicopter will be here soon to pick us up."
Nagini nods. Meanwhile, Tina focuses back on her tablet.
Tina: "Hello, Mr. Burhan. Are you still there?"
***.
Tina Takes Over the Drone
Meanwhile, on another side of Mount Merapi.
Burhan waits for Tina's call, staring tensely at the drone circling above the building.
Tono, Rudin, and the team are equally tense. If they move too soon, they could be targeted.
Burhan answers the call.
Tina: "Are you still there, Mr. Burhan?"
Burhan: "Of course, Tina. We're waiting for your update."
Tina: "About the drone?"
Burhan: "Yes."
Tina adjusts her glasses again. Beside her, Nagini sits nervously, blushing.
Tina: "You can move in now. The area's clear."
Burhan: "Are you sure? The drone's still in the air!"
Tina chuckles.
Tina: "I didn't jam the signal or shoot it down."
Burhan: "What do you mean?"
Tina: "I took control of it. That combat drone is ours now."
Burhan's eyes widen in shock.
Burhan: "You're amazing, Tina."
Tina just smiles, while Nagini watches nervously.
Burhan ends the call and signals Tono.
Tono: "Let's move. Target area is secure."
The joint Densus 88–KPK team of twelve moves toward Mariana's building.
***
Mariana Steps In
Inside Mariana's building.
Mariana sits before Broto and Mardian, who are focused on the drone feed.
Mardian: "Madam, there are five heat signatures at the back gate!"
Mariana calmly plays with her paper fan, unfazed.
Broto: "Five intruders, Mardian?"
Mardian: "Yes, sir. One of them shot down our drone."
Broto radios the back gate security team.
Broto: "Attention, back gate security! Intruders are at the guard post!"
Twenty armed security officers rush to the back gate.
A CCTV operator, Paimin, runs up.
Paimin: "The back gate CCTV is out, boss!"
Broto: "Damn it!"
Mardian suddenly panics—his drone controls are frozen.
Mardian: "Boss, come here!"
Broto approaches.
Suddenly—
BZZT!
The drone feed goes dark.
Broto: "Were we shot?"
Mardian: "I don't know, boss!"
Then—
BLIP!
The feed comes back, showing drone movement—
but Mardian isn't controlling it.
Mardian: "Boss, the drone's been hijacked."
Broto: "What?"
Mardian: "Someone took control of it."
Broto jumps in alarm.
Broto: "This is bad!"
Mariana's eyes flash sharply, her jaw tightening, paper fan snapping open.
Mariana: "Broto, take me to the back. I want to see who these intruders are."
Broto: "Yes, Madam."
To be Continued