If you've read my other GI. Joe story, you might be able to relate to how bad I felt about leaving Storm Shadow alone. So this is to make up for it, I hope you guys like it, please R+R because I love hearing from you, it makes me smile. Anyway, please enjoy
Just because you are on your own doesn't mean that you are alone. Very few people realise how much life there is breathing around you in the world, through life and even after death you are never alone. I was never alone.
Even though I stood with no one beside me I felt the calming company of spirits long deceased from this life guiding me as I looked to a solitary villa in the mountains. It would take a long time to get up there on foot since I could hardly use the main road because I would be seen that way.
However I had very little time and I couldn't be bothered to walk so I stood on the edge of a cliff, my golden eyes locked on my target as I gripped my hand glider tightly, stepping cautiously to the edge and looked down.
It was a bloody long way down. Giving a careless shrug I jumped over the edge. A strong wind caught me and I glided upwards, soaring as the clouds began to sink lower, giving me cover. Everything had to be timed perfectly otherwise I was going to die.
Tilting to the left I banked, squinting slightly as my mask warmed my face save for my eyes which were left bare to the wind as it blew against me. Slowly I began to descend, crossing the long distance like a bullet. When I was close enough I let go.
The glider flew out of control and I dropped, my heartbeat steady in my chest as I fell freely. Before it was too late I pulled on the cord and a parachute burst from my back and I was snapped up, slowing down to a calm pace as I drifted towards the villa.
I landed gracefully on a balcony, quickly running up my chute then tossed it into an empty pot before glancing around. Everything was quiet. Slipping through an archway I crept into the villa, careful as I went.
Following the map I had memorised I turned down a corridor then stopped. Picking up a mobile from my belt I tapped the screen then waited, my eye on the camera in the corner as the phone slowly began to load up the connections. Finally I was in.
With a couple of taps I broke the code and activated the signal in my phone which pulsed out and shut down the cameras. Now I sprinted forwards. I had two minutes at most. Racing down the hall I turned then bolted down some stairs as silent as a leaf.
Doors began to open and men called out in Swiss, cocking guns as they came to investigate. Reaching behind me I pushed a red button then smirked as something exploded on a balcony, from inside a vase to be exact.
Arriving at a seemingly inconspicuous wall I slid back a small painting of some woman then touched the panel. It slide aside to reveal a keypad. Quickly tapping in the code I glanced left and right as it flashed green then opened the hidden door panel, sliding it across as I slipped through.
Hurrying down the stairs I stopped when I came across bright red laser beams crossing across the wall, blocking my way. I glanced around, searching for a deactivation panel but I could not find one instantly so, with a deep breath, I charged forwards.
I cartwheeled over the lasers, turning to flip onto my hands then jumped backwards, curling up as I twisted, feeling the heat of one of the beams close to my arm. Landing on my feet I arched backwards onto my hands, bending over another beam before sliding under the last few inches, free.
Not stopping for breath my light steps carried me towards a safe which I opened, spinning the wheel then stepped inside. There! My target. A bright and beautiful gem that lay in a blanket of dark red velvet. The Pink Star Gem. My fingers twitched as I slowly moved towards it.
Worth over eighty million dollars, weighing fifty nine point six carats, it was the most expensive gem to ever be sold. It was all mine. Reaching out the delicate pink shade glittered on the single shaft of light that reflected off the cut edges, making them dance with brilliance.
Opening my bag I gently lifted the gem up, smiling at its weight, then quickly hid it into my bag. Sirens began to wail and I gasped, looking up. Damn! The door began to swing shut so I shot a small shaft at it, racing after it as it exploded out and became a staff, its reinforced titanium build stopping the door from moving as it began to grind in protest.
I slipped through, grabbing the rod on my way out and clicking it so that it sprung back to its smaller size before reattaching it to my belt. I danced my way over the beams faster than before, hurrying up the steps as feet pounded around the other corner.
Slipping away I headed down towards a window then leaped out, clinging on for a moment before dropping down to the roof below. My heart began to beat with the thrill as shouts echoed over the mountain and I escaped over the rooftops.
I feel like I should mention, I'm a thief. However I am not any ordinary thief, I am a thieving master. The best of the best. If you have a job for me I'll get it done without fail. No back outs, no compromises.
My heart skipped a beat as bullets began to spray at me but I dived down and wriggled for cover, growling sharply as my back pressed against the tall wall that was probably a staircase. "Kill her!"
Oh that's not very nice is it? So rude, they haven't even invited me in for a cup of tea. So much for playing it quiet. I sprung forwards, running across the rooftop with both hands aimed towards the men shooting at me.
My guns blazed, shooting down with deadly accuracy until I was in the clear. With a defined kick I flipped over my head then landed in a crouch on a bridge, the small wall slippery with snow but I kept my balance.
Flying through the door I heard more gunmen arming themselves and cutting me off ahead so I backed up and ran into a room. A girl gasped, her head snapping around as her arms covered her naked body from the bed. I arched an eyebrow at her as she sat on one of the guards who was probably meant to be on duty. Rolling my eyes I sped past them then leaped out her window.
I spread my arms like an eagle, feeling the rush of wind in my face as I tucked up then twisted, whipping out my grappling gun to shoot. It sprung forwards and dug into the stone wall, grounding firmly as I gripped on. Swinging down I slid on the snow, my feet touching the ground before I raced for the front gates.
Gunfire sounded behind me so I leaped to the side, spinning over my head and hid behind a rock, glancing over the edge of the cliff to see some stones fall into the mist. Man, that's a long way down. Checking what I had I was slightly hacked off. No way did I forget to pack my I-Pod! Crap, too bad.
With a slightly bored sigh I lifted my guns over my head, not even looking as I fired at the men. They scattered, taking cover so I picked up a grenade from my belt, pulled the pin then tossed it at the gates. Boom!
The wire burst open and my escape route was open. Now what? Hey, didn't I pack that board? Yes! Reaching into my back I flipped open a board, locking it into place before running at the gaping hole. Gunfire sprayed at me but I was already gone.
Leaping up I attached the board to my feet then glided down the snow and ice packed road. "Woo-hoo!" I yelled as I bent low, sliding with exhilarating speed as I spun around a corner then continued to race down to the ground.
All of a sudden I heard snow trucks following and heavy gunfire shooting at my back. I twisted, leaping up into the air and aimed my guns, shooting three times. The truck in front swerved as the driver jerked into death, the bullets shattering the windscreen as the car turned and flew off the cliff. Oops, my bad.
Turning back to concentrate on my route down I swerved to avoid a rock then glanced back behind me. The other two trucks were still hot on my tail. I jumped over a thick mound of snow, swerving to avoid the gunfire that was pelting at my back before turning sharply around a corner.
Looking up I smirked behind my balaclava then reached for another grenade. Pulling the pin I launched it upwards then turned off road, swerving down the steep slope of snow as the grenade exploded. The loud boom shook the mountainside and a thick plume of snow began to tumble down after me.
The trucks screeched to a halt as the snow hit the road, the first one ploughing right in and the second slammed into the first, making the engine explode from the force of the collision. Glancing back I watched the fire melt as the snow buried the trucks then made my way to the bottom of the slope.
Once I was free I looked into the bag and grinned at the glittering jewel. "Just you and me now." I said, kicking off my snowboard then clicked it down into its smaller size before slipping it into the bag also. "Hey guys, next time you buy a mulit-million diamond, make sure you can afford the means to actually protect it after as well." I murmured towards the winter villa then headed into the snowy mountains to the village where I grabbed my car then drove all the way to the exchange point.
I wasn't sorry to hand over that diamond, sure it was pretty but it was more trouble than it was worth. The thirty million they gave me though…that was definitely worth every inconvenience.