Exfiltration

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Disclaimers

I don't own Gundam SEED. Falcon and CO are the property of Solid Shark. I own only my own plot.

It was silent, but she knew they were after her. She had to escape before they will find the missing guard and start the alarm. She had to move, she had to move fast.

Peeking from behind the corner she silently cursed as there was a camera aimed at the hall, she had to cross. She reached the back pocket and silently praised herself for stealing, scratch that acquiring the military level scrambler… it was enough to scramble the view for a few critical seconds. Fortunately there was no infrared sensor, or motion sensors here. If this place wasn't so old there would be plenty. And the defenses were more modern on the outside. Since nobody usually tried to get out, on the contrary security had to make sure nobody sneaked in without notice.

She scrambled the signal sprinted through the long hall, stopping outside of the door she was trying to reach, she turned of the device and put her ear to the door. After half a minute, she silently and very slowly opened the door, looking for security devices. There was another camera but not covering this part of the room filled with washing machines, dryers and other equipment.

She was getting ready to silently and slowly sneak under the camera's view when she heard footsteps. At least one pair of feet was moving in her direction, from the other corridor. She know this part of the building and if she was correct it was the maid that was doing the laundry. Knowing that she had only a few seconds, she once again turned on the scrambler and silently started to creep to the backdoor leading to the basement.

In the last second she was able to open the door and duck in. Now it was a gamble – either there were security devices and she will be caught or it was the way to freedom. Fortunately, thanks Haumea for that there wasn't even a single alarm down there. Well, how would want to place alarms in the two hundred year old basement, with no function other then to hide stuff needed for winter decorations of the building.

She was now on old stone stairs leading to the basement in total darkness. Yet she was sure that she would not fall, or bump into the wall. Somehow she knew it, her senses could be more accurate then normal, but it was almost like sensing the walls…she couldn't explain it but when she was in her battle mode it just happened.

Still it was not the moment to be distracted. It was only a short way to freedom.

After passing through at least four rooms, she came to an old, antique bath, used for washing too. There was her target – a almost two century old canalization drain, just big enough for her to use. She used it already twice co it was getting harder and harder not to get caught, but then again nobody know about it besides her and some historians.

After a hundred meter crawl on all fours, which reminded her how she detested that part, she came to the end of the old pipe build from bricks. It was where it met the main pipe leading water from the stream, that was redirected into the gardens lake. Now it was going to be difficult.

Her radio blinked in the darkness. Crap, that's the main alarm, they found the guard. She made her way out f the old part, through her own self made hole into the main aqueduct of the estate. Now comes the hard part.

She had only a small bag, and now was the time to use some of that equipment. The latest multi-spectrum goggles from dr Simons were very much needed. She was sure there were some defenses, but a hail of at least twelve laser blocking the exit along with a camera and no less ten motion sensors was a real snafu. She was still at an advantage because they were not placed for stopping acrobatic and well trained 16 year old girls.

After a mere two minutes struggle of complicated acrobatic maneuvers, she pulled out of the pipe and looked weary at the surroundings. She quickly made a fast run for the safest hideout, that only her and one other person know of.

It was there, in the hidden tree house, where she used her last trick. From her not so big bag, she pulled a small package that looked like a sleeping bag and slid right in. It was a very special slipping gag, as it hid you from being discovered by infrared sensors. Another great acquisition, this time partially legal from Erica. She wanted a test and she got one.

It was a quarter later, that she heard a very familiar voice. It was taking her all her nerves not to let any sound and be discovered, but then again, she had to go, she had to verify that rumor. Sorry Kisaka, I got to get to Heliopolis. And with that thought still in mind, Cagalli drifted to sleep. She had a lot of time for that, the next shift of guards, that would allow her to slip out would be in 6 hours, and by that time, everyone would look for her in every other place then in her father's garden.