Lieutenant John Daniels looked around the remains of Echidnaopolis. The damage had been severe. Buildings could no longer be classified as buildings, just a few pieces of bricks that had the occasional window or door. A few buildings remained intact, but they were hardly big enough to keep those who had lost their homes safe and sheltered. He sighed and returned to the E.S.T centre and watched as people frantically ran around trying to sort out things via phone or computer. He saw Constable Remington standing at the centre of the commotion, giving out orders that seemed to keep everything under control. Lieutenant Daniels approached the Echidna in a slow pace.
"Constable, I need to have a word with you in my office." Lieutenant Daniels stated.
"I'll be right there after I've finished sorting this out, sir." Constable Remington replied and continued giving orders to his fellow E.S.T officers. Respecting that the Constable was busy, Lieutenant Daniels walked off and towards his office, waiting for the young male to come. What only seemed like a few minutes later, Constable Remington appeared in the doorway.
"You wanted to see me about something Lieutenant?" Remington asked.
"Yes, come in. Please, take a seat." Lieutenant Daniels smiled, motioning for Remington to enter. The Constable did so, closing to door quietly behind him. He feared he was getting put on suspension or worse, fired. As he sat down, he studied the face of the Lieutenant. He didn't seem to have an expression that would make it appear he was angry, but, the Lieutenant was good at hiding things. The Lieutenant offered Remington a drink, but he politely declined.
"I bought you in here because I believe we are about to start a war." Lieutenant Daniels stated while pouring himself a small glass of whiskey. Constable Remington stared at him in shock.
"A war sir? I hardly think we should be jumping to that conclusion, I mean this might simply have been an attack of terrorism." Remington protested, but in a respectful manner.
"I understand why you think that Constable, but, think about it. How long have these random attacks being going on? It's been at least four months and I haven't noticed it until now, but, they seem to have a pattern. They started attacking small settlements, and as they progressed the settlements have increased in both size and population. The only settlement bigger than Echidnaopolis that I can think of is the Kingdom of Acorn." Lieutenant Daniels stated. Constable Remington paused, thinking about what the Lieutenant had said and it appeared he was right. The unknown army that was attacking settlements all over Mobius did appear to have a pattern.
"So, what do you suggest we do sir?" Constable Remington asked.
"I say we initiate Operation Venom." Lieutenant Daniels shrugged.
"You realise we have no idea where they are, it could take months to find them." Remington said.
"I do Constable, but, they may be our only hope to stop the enemy before they destroy us. Send some men to where they were last seen and see if they can find a trail." Lieutenant Daniels ordered. Remington nodded and got up to leave the room, however, he stopped in the doorway.
"Lieutenant, what do we do if they find us before we find them?" Remington asked.
"Just hope that they're in a good mood." Lieutenant Daniels said flatly.
She watched silently from the beams in the ceiling as the men silently searched the barn she was hiding in. She had to admit it, they were good. If one of them hadn't of knocked that pebble with his foot, then she wouldn't have heard them. But, he did so she had a chance to hide before they entered. They were thorough too, they were even searching within the straw bails and under the floorboards. None of them had thought to look up though, and that would be their downfall. She quietly loaded her gun with tranquillizer darts and aimed at the one closest to her. She didn't believe in killing people unless she'd been ordered to or she had some motive. She quickly pulled the trigger and watched as the young male fell to the ground. The others began to panic and frantically searched around the room, yet still, none of them thought to look up. She quickly fired again, knocking another one out for the count. Within less than a minute, she'd shot the rest of them with the darts and had jumped down from the ceiling without making a sound. She then noticed the logo on their uniforms. E.S.T. She chuckled to herself quietly, realising who sent them.
"If you think you can catch me that easily, John, you've got another thought coming." She said to herself and walked out of the barn, then put her gun back into her belt.