AN: Here is where it all kicks into gear and the body count rises...by a lot. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: The Firewall

Shaw quickly ducks behind a row of newspaper machines as bullets start flying, pedestrians start running, and bodies start dropping. One of the soldiers, I don't know what else to call them, tosses a gun in my direction. I catch it deftly and my memory tells me it is a MP5. I stop thinking as I feel the training kick in as I take aim and drop one of the baddies with two well placed shots to the kneecaps. I repeat with two more of the attackers before I realise that the soldiers, I did it again, weren't incapacitating the attackers, but just killing then. I adjusted to the same method, wondering why I even was incapacitating them in the first place. I didn't even notice that I had stood up and was moving toward the black van with them. Suddenly one of the moved in front of me.

"Heckenschütze!" The woman shouted.

Crack! The woman collapsed into me, the front of her kevlar turning red.

"03 ist nach unten!" shouted one of them as they kept firing while backing up.

Yet another woman crouched, slinging the MP5 she was using across her back while bringing the DSR-1 that had been there to bear. Crack! A body tumbled out of the third story window of one of the buildings. By now I had dragged the wounded soldier back to the van, it's side peppered with bullet holes, and was placing her on one of the seats. The rest of the soldiers climbed into the van and started driving. Soon the wounded soldier was patched up, the ceramic plates in their kevlar vests had absorbed most of the damage, and the van came to a stop. They told that this is were I got off and that I could keep the MP5, soon enough the van was nowhere to be seen and the adrenaline had faded leaving me feeling like crap... and hungry. I entered the building was surprised to find it was The Library, I was also angry that my cover had been blown and that I had needed saving. It was then that a question came to mind: Who were the five and how did they know about the hostiles?


Detective Carter sat there, frowning, as she watched the surveillance footage of the firefight that had ensued earlier today with Detective Fusco. Four SUVs pulled up and 20 men got out, a black van also pulled up and five people, one male and four female, got out and proceeded to kill the 20 men and 1 sniper before leaving with a shorter woman. The vests the five wore said "The Firewall", which intrigued her. Not a single civilian had been hurt though, which was good at least. It was then that she noticed in the corner of the footage a man in a suit ran up, looked around, and then tapped his ear.


Reese had quickly shown up to help Shaw just to find 21 dead people, 4 wrecked SUVs, a lot of bullet casings, and 0 Shaw. He tapped his earpiece.

"What the hell happened here Finch?" he demanded.

"That is what I am trying to figure out Mr. Reese" Finch replied hastily, he worry in his voice obvious.

They had received a never before seen 21 numbers this morning, none of them Shaw's, and now all 21 one of them were dead...


I raised my glass and the four woman at the table did likewise.

"Cheers to another successful evac and breaking our record time!" I chimed with a wide smile.

We already cleaned our weapons and gear and had switched back to our cloths and respective colours, I had put on a cyan t-shirt and black pants. As I finished my drink we received a text from our mysterious employer, it was the GSP location for our payment and next assignment. Sabine and I were sent to pick everything up in a blue pickup. We reached an abandoned warehouse and went inside. There was a file and two crates, one with various ammunition and the other with DSR-1s. We loaded the stuff up and I grabbed the file and read it on the way back. Once back at the flat I told everyone our next person of interest.

"John Reese: ex CIA agent on the run after killing his handler. Is currently working as a vigelante." I read out loud.

Eve looked at Kate.

"This is a job for The Ghosts, can't cause a commotion now can we." Eve said with a laugh.

"How long has it been since we last went up against the CIA?" I ask.

"About a year now, I believe." Kate answers, smiling deviously.


Root sat back as she watched the news as the NYPD asked for any information on "The Firewall". Root had made the correct choice in hiring those five, they had preformed to expectations.


The Machine watched as the five people saved one of its assets, The Admin though showed signs of distress and displeasure when finding out about the five and how they saved the asset. The Machine would continue to watch and collect data on this...

AN: Well now there will be a longer wait for chapters as I have a bunch of tests coming up, but I will still try to post in a timely manor. Feel free to create fanart based off/for this story, my only requirements is that 1: proper credit is given, and 2: tell me becuase I would love to check out your work. Hope you all enjoyed!