Knowing what he must now do, John bids what could be his last farewell to his wife and daughter, gears up with the new technology Trace has given him and he heads out for Magnus and Gorge. The new technology Trace has given him is like a pair of goggles. They allow him to see all around himself as if he were the player in "Battle Grounds" aka Slayers. He hotwires a Dodge Ram and continues his pilgrimage. The problem is, is that he doesn't know where Omega Federations is. Trace can't find it because there's a lock on it that scrambles any technology from pinpointing it.
As he drives, John takes a sharp right at a yellow, putting the truck up on two wheels before it slams back down. He recognizes the area and remembers that before he can go any further he still needs Simons help just in case Magnus reactivates him. The certainty of the technology, that Trace has given him will work, is still unknown. He knows Simon went into hiding but it's still worth trying his old apartment. When John pulls up in the truck he sees a gathering of what appears to be police officers or soldiers standing in and outside of the apartment complex. He starts to speed off when one of the officer or soldiers sees his face on a wanted poster and points out the truck.
"Fuck me!" John thinks to himself. He floors the gas pedal as the truck goes from twenty five miles per hour to sixty nine miles per hour. Suddenly an armored vehicle with, "O.F. Operatives" written on the side of it, pulls up in front of Johns truck. John bares his teeth and keeps going. The truck reaches a hundred and three miles per hour before slamming into the side of the armored vehicle. John flies through the windshield of the Dodge Ram, with his bag of supplies in hand, while the armored unit turns sideways a bit.
He lands and then rolls across the ground before making his way under another truck. He draws his gun as the Federation Operatives open fire on the, now totaled, Dodge Ram. After realizing he's not in it they shout on a mega phone, "Kable! Come out and surrender! Make it easy! We won't kill you if you surrender NOW!" He shakes his head as he grabs a grenade out of his bag. He pulls the pin and throws it across the ground towards the operatives.
All he hears is "Oh Shit!" before it explodes. John jumps out from under the truck with his riffle ready and he opens fire. For twenty minutes he exchanges fire with them. Ducking and diving over and under any and every vehicle he can to avoid getting hit. He activates the goggles that Trace gave him as he enters the complex, shooting and stabbing very operative he can find. The goggles allow him to see all around himself in full color.
He reaches the fourth floor as he snaps the neck of another operative and throws the other head first over the railing. He deactivates and takes off the goggles as he kicks open the door to Simon's apartment. He looks around to discover that Simon's parental unit and significant other are dead with their throats cut. But Simon himself is nowhere to be found. He goes to Simon's room and turns on the light. It's obvious he hasn't been home in a long time. Everything is covered in dust and his email screen shows that his mailboxes, including the Spam box are backed up.
He thinks for a minute as it dawns on him that Simon wouldn't take off without leaving him a message or a clue. He looks around the room before finding a holonote with a post it note reading "For Kable". Before he can play it, a phone call comes in. It's the British twins.
"'Ello? Where's Simon! We came to the U.S. to see him after he helped Kable win Slayers. We haven't seen him since!" The first says. The other makes mention that that is Kable and they freak out until Kable tells them to shut up! He asks them when they saw Simon and the shorter one tells him two weeks after helping him kill Castle and then he was gone and they haven't gotten a hold of him since a week after that when word leaked on the internet that Castle had a predecessor. But he better show up because he's got two kids on the way. One by each of them. John hangs up on them then again tries to play the holonote.
Suddenly he hears sirens and there are two more armored vehicles. The vehicles empty out and there are two men with tracers. John can hear them saying that the signal came from here and they swear out loud as they see the carnage out side. John pockets the holonote and heads to the fire escape. He slides down the ladder, takes the motorcycle in the alley with the keys in it and heads away from the Federation Operatives. As fast as he can on the motorcycle as he heads for a safe place to play the holonote.
Meanwhile
Dan and Gorge sit in Dan's office looking at a screen that seems to be tracing something or someone. Magnus is aggravated when the signal dies. He slams his fist on the side of the table that the trace unit is on! He walks to his desk as Gorge follows him in his wheelchair and takes a bite of his Eggo Waffles. Dan sits down and with a swipe of his arms, knocks everything off of his desk before resting his face in his palms.
"Damn it! How did he manage to get away! We had him! He doesn't have help any more! How!" Dan screams.
"I don't know boss. I want him caught so that…" Gorge tries to say before being cut off.
"Shut the hell up! I do not want to hear that right now! I get it! You can't have her back until we capture Kable! Alright!" Dan screams at him.
"Call the snake and them it's faze two of the mission. I know it's early but tell them to deal with it! And call our genius and tell the trap is in the setting. Now!" Dan screams. Gorge says he's right on it and wheels away as quick as his chair will go as Dan chuckles and smiles. Thinking he now has the upper hand.
R&R. Chapter 3 will be here when I get a chance to write it. ;-)
