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Before Hand

"All squads, are you in position?" a voice called in on the communicator in her ear. Looking back at her squad, she saw them in positions for engagement waiting for her order. She nodded in reassurance and turned back her concentration to the two steel doors ahead. She pressed the button on her communicator.

"Squad 1 is in position, Commander," she replied.

"Squad 2 is in position," she heard Danny report through the communicator.

"And the total bad ass Squad 3 is in position," Gunner called in, in his regular cocky attitude. She rolled her eyes waiting for the Commander to reprimand him for it.

Just in time, Commander called in again, "Goddamn it, Gunner, this is a serious operation. If you mess up again, I will demote you… for good this time."

"I understand Commander. Good thing Yvette is here to save me from doing so," Gunner replied, only causing more unwanted tension.

"Would you shut up Gunner, you're not making this any easier!" she whispered harshly into the communicator.

"Yeah, yeah, I got it, Agent I got a street light shoved up my ass."

"Gunner!" Both the Commander and Yvette yelled into the communicator.

"Sorry, Boss." Gunner whispered over the communicator. She could just imagine Gunner wincing sheepishly after being yelled at. He was too immature for his own good. How he got to be a Special Agent of the F.B.I. was a mystery to her.

Yvette shook her head of her thoughts of her teammate and focused on the task at hand. They were invading the lab of an extraordinary scientist named Dr. Vincent P. Dufor. He had been dealing in illegal experimentation and giving enemy countries the weapons he created for the United States of America. He is committing serious federal crimes, not to mention high treason.

Tonight, Dr. Dufor is supposed to be finishing his "most prized machine". At this moment in time her agency doesn't have any more information about it other than it has some nuclear properties. They have records of him buying a suspicious amount of the nuclear energy a few months ago. Whatever the Doctor is creating wasn't passed by the American Government and is a threat to America and its citizens.

So it is her job to get in, take down the Doc and disable the machine.

"All agents have a go. I repeat, all agents have a go," the Commander replied sternly, over the communicators to the three Special Agents surrounding the laboratory.

Yvette immediately signaled her squad and they moved to the steel doors. She signaled to the two agents to open the doors, and then they flung them open. They moved in a V formation, with Yvette in the lead. Taking a low stance, firmly holding the 12-gauge shotgun with two hands, Yvette spotted the gray haired scientist standing in front of a console.

She aimed for the Doctor's head, trying not to pay attention to the large machine that was connected to the console.

"Dr. Vincent P. Dufor, step away from the console and put your hands up," Yvette called, while the other two squads took their positions.

"Ah, I was expecting you Federal mongrels for a couple of weeks now. It took you long enough," the old scientist called out casually, not bothering to turn around and look at Yvette.

"Dr. Dufor, do not make this any harder on yourself. Step away from the machine or you will suffer major consequences," she ordered again, taking another step towards the Doctor.

"May I ask what kind of consequences will I suffer if I don't step away, my dear Special Agent Yvette Tate?" Dr. Dufor said smugly, as he turned around to look at her.

Yvette was taken aback. How did he know her name? How did he know she was a Special Agent?

"Surprised, Agent Tate? I would be if I were you." The scientist smiled as he continued to stand dangerously close to the machine.

Yvette recovered quickly, "Dr. Dufor, if you do not step away from the machine right now, I guarantee your consequences will be very severe."

"How about we have a negotiation?" Dr. Dufor asked, as he continued to smirk at Yvette.

Suddenly the Commander chimed in on the communicator, "Do not negotiate with him."

"You have no room to negotiate, Doctor," she replied confidently, not letting the scientist's mind game get to her.

The scientists sighed and looked back down at the console and then back up at Yvette and said, "I see there is no other way out in this matter."

"Then you will come quietly?" she asked, never letting her aim stray from the Doctor's head.

"No, I have a better idea, dear," he said all too casually. Then he pressed a button on the console, causing a hum to start inside the machine. Yvette felt as though a large rock had been dropped in her stomach. She didn't know what this machine was meant to do, so she had to stop it before it did something very bad.

"Shit," she muttered. "Engage! Take him down, but do not kill him!" Yvette ordered her men. As soon as Yvette gave the order her men were upon the Doctor. Officer Noble smashed the butt of his gun into the scientist's gut while Officer Peterson kicked in him to his knees. While her men took the Doctor down with ease, Yvette watched in satisfaction. After Dr. Dufor was in cuffs, she hurried over to the console and tired to find a way to shut the machine down. Though to her, it was like a foreign language. She was running out of time.

Danny joined her at the console, removing his safety glasses to get a better look.

"I've never seen anything like this before," Danny mumbled, as he ran his hands over a number of silver buttons and dials. Yvette looked up at the machine that had a giant arch made out of steel. In the middle, a bright light was beginning to shine. Danny is their team's "geek", as Gunner likes to put it. If Danny can't figure it out, that means they're in serious trouble.

She could feel her heart pounding in her chest, making her forehead gather with sweat. She pressed the button on the communicator and called in, "Commander! I need a technician in here now!"

"We don't have any on sight, Agent Tate," Commander replied, not revealing any emotion she was sure he was feeling at the moment.

"Shit!" she yelled, and continued to look for an off switch.

"Yvette! Look I think there is something here," Gunner called. Yvette and Danny looked up at him to see him standing dangerously close to the arch that was growing brighter by the minute.

Yvette moved quickly next to Gunner on the platform where the arch stood. The humming was getting louder and she could feel the machine begin to shake beneath her feet.

"See, right there," Gunner shouted over the machine, as he pointed to the large handle on the side of the arch.

"Are you sure this will shut off?" Yvette called back.

"No!"

"Well I'm going to take the chance, get out of here Gunner!" Yvette ordered.

"No, I'm staying here, Yvette!" he shouted back.

"Gunner, that's an-"

Then a sudden white light was coming from the arch cut off Yvette. The large laboratory was engulfed with a high pitched ringing. The only thing she saw was Gunner standing in front of the white light. Out of instinct, Yvette pushed him off the platform, only to have her caught in the white light. She could feel the light pulling her into the arch while heavy pulses ran through her body, making it hard to breath. Everything around her was shaking, causing a slight dizziness to fall over her. It was like she was slowly sliding into a hot spring, the way the light scorched her skin.

The last thing she saw was Dr. Dufon's face. She could see him saying something to her, but she couldn't hear him. Though, Yvette didn't need to hear him to know what he said.

Let history take its course and you will find the way out.

Author's Notes: Hello, and thank you for reading my prologue. I hope you enjoyed it. This is the startings of what I hope to be decent story. This story might take some time on the account of my schooling. Though, I plan to finish this story in the future. Reviews and constructive criticism is welcomed, I always like to know what is on your mind. Tips on my writting or just plain suggestions are always helpful, so please do not hesitate.