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-Four days before the transmission-

The next day...around late afternoon.

He couldn't get in the main office again but at least Dan could walk around to see other section of the base. There was one that he hadn't gone through. Parking lot. There was no one there, of course, since everyone was all inside. What caught Dan's attention was the beautiful black mustang car at the end of the parking lot. Dan went towards it to get a closer look. It didn't surprised Dan much that the car wasn't locked. The keys were where he expected them to be...under the seat. People tend to lose their car that way...but who would dare to steal a car from these AMS agents?

Getting inside the car had already made Dan nervous. He could drive a car but he was scared of speed...and this mustang was the fasting in this parking lot. Still, this car was quite tempting. He almost grabbed the wheel when he heard someone yelling angrily at somebody. Dan left the car and headed to the door. He opened the door and saw two people inside the room, doing something beneath the counter. "Hell, damn this piece o' machinery!" the first guy yelled and banged something. "Hey, easy on that, Joe. We're here to fix the radio, not dis about it and break it..." then they noticed Dan at the door.

"Yo, who are you? A mechanic too?" One of them asked. "Uh, no. I'm just looking around." Dan answered. "Sorry if I ask but...what are you doing?". "Fixin' this damn radio. It's been broken for weeks now. Hell, when others tried to call from their side, we can't hear or even return the damn call. " The mechanic moved out from the counter and shook Dan's hand. "I'm Joe Stetnan and that lanky dude over there is Steve Morner." Dan nodded at them and tried very hard not to comment on how tight the grip was.

"You must be a rookie, eh? You're lost or somethin'?" Steve asked without looking at Dan while tinkering with the radio. "Wait, don't answer that, you can help us here rookie." Joe pulled Dan in before he refused. "Hey! We don't need him! Am I not much of help?!" Steve sounded offended by it. "Give this kid something to do, ok? He looked bored. Besides, he had nothing to do right now, right kid?" Joe handed Dan a small radio.

"Now press this button over here and say something to it." Joe spoke while he held another radio at the corner of the room. "Uh...testing 1...2...3." Dan spoke but the other radio only gave out static. Steve gave Joe a laugh. "See? I told you that there's nothing wrong with the wires. It's the crazy antenna." "Antenna?! You lost your half of your brain or somethin'?! If it's the antenna, they won't call us in here to fix it!" "How about you, Joe? You said the damn thing needs the wires changed but they were alright from the start!".

Dan gawked. Right in front of Dan, these two mechanics argued at one another like brothers fighting one another. "Um, excuse me." Dan tried to interfere but his voice was drowned by their bickering. Without a thought, Dan hit the radio on the counter and both mechanics turned their attention at Dan. "What was that for?!" Steve scowled. Dan ignored them and checked the radio again. "...hello? Can you guys stop fighting, please?...". The statics were gone, replaced by Dan's voice coming out from the speakers.

"H-how...how the...?!". Both Joe and Steve were speechless as they checked the radio. That shut them up and silence finally filled the room. "It worked." Dan smiled and handed the radio to Steve who stared blankly at Dan. They tested the radio again. "Well, it seems that we solved only half of the problem." Steve gave the radio a light tap. "Now the radio here can accept the calls...but can't respond back to the caller." "Better than nothing, I guess. Oh, how humiliating. Weeks of repairing in this small room and it takes only a single hit to fix it?" It was quite comical to see Joe blushed. "Thanks, rookie. Now we'll try to fix the last problem..." Steve tipped his cap at Dan. "You're welcome. I'll...just go and...look around the parking lot."

"Leaving already, rookie?". "Let him go, Steve. Let him go out and get some fresh air. Speaking of fresh air..." Joe put the radio down. "I'll go and get some coffee." "Wait, I'll get one too." Steve followed Joe out of the room. Before Steve left, he turned to Dan. "If you're hanging around the parking lot, I advise you to stay away from the black mustang. Got it?". Dan started to have bad feeling about this. "Why?" he asked. Steve just shrugged. "Just trust me. Don't touch it. If there's a single scratch on that car...let's just say that the owner won't let you see the next sunlight again." Steve left.

Dan stared at the car and laughed. "Heh, I won't touch that car anyway."


Author's note: Hey! Don't think that this chapter isn't important. Yup, we're close...close to some action! ...and cut.

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