I remember that one Saturday night like it was yesterday. We were standing on the outskirts of Axion Labs, Sector three. Precisely twelve minutes and 37 seconds had passed since our arrival when I started to prepare. That was my mistake. I shouldn't have.
"Tucker," I said seriously, "Are you done yet?"
His spectacled green eyes stared at the small screen in the moonlight, nearly impossible to see because of the brightness. "Almost..." he replied, "Just few more codes..."
"We don't have all night!" a voice grumbled from behind, "Get on with it!"
"Chill, Samantha." he groaned, tapping away. "We're in."
Finally. I put my communicators on, hoping this could work. It better had. The sleek metal touch of my AxoGoves surrounded my limbs as the waist link secured against my hips.
"Alright then," Samantha smiled. "Let's do this." My two companions headed through the grass, only to look back at my still form.
I stood, rooted in the foliage. What if this didn't work? All our hard-earned research would be gone! What if we.... got caught? My mind continued to drone on with endless worries, so much that I barely noticed Tucker's waving hand in front of my eyes.
"Daniel?" he asked, "Are you okay?"
"No," I croaked nervously, trying not to let my fear show. "Tucker, are you even sure it's in there?
He gave me a confused look. "Of course!" he said, "Haven't you been paying attention to my work lately?"
"Yeah…" I sighed, feeling a weight on my shoulder. Samantha's hand.
"Daniel." she stated, giving me a smile as I looked in her eyes. "It will be fine. Our plan is foolproof, right Tucker?" she elbowed him in the chest as she finished. Tucker yelped in surprise.
"Right." He confirmed. I groaned. He wasn't doing a very good job of reassuring me.
"C'mon." Samantha encouraged. "Don't you want to finish it off, once and for all?"
"Maybe… you're right." I said, shrugging off my fear. I could do this. "Who knows what we could do with the program once we're done?"
"Change the world," she whispered.
Too bad I didn't believe her.
