Chapter 9
What Happens Now?
At the warehouse, Williams managed to pick up the radio transmission thanks to Kes' ability in modifying electronic equipment. He came up the most outrageous idea he ever had. "Kes, send in the armoured tanks."
Kes was hesitant at first, he quietly flipped a different switch. This one leads to Aleena who was waiting for Kes on an update. "Do you think we have enough funding for that?"
"With the help from a well-trusted corporation I'm sure we can afford that kind of firepower," smiled Williams.
Aleena was shocked by the news. Kes spoke quietly into a mic he made while undercover. "Aleena, did you get that?"
"Every word," Aleena shivered in fear.
She hadn't felt any fear since she was almost raped when she was 19. Her past came back to haunt her. It was at midnight it happened, she exited a public toilet and was about to cross the street when a figure grabbed her head and dragged her behind a tool shed in a construction site. The mobian ripped her clothes as she screamed. The pain was intense in her groin and butt, her breasts were smothered with saliva and were lightly bitten. She limped in agony and cried with tears of torture as she cried for help.
After communicating with Aleena, Kes immediately switched off the other switch. And spoke into the other mic. "Send tanks to Commander Abraham Tower's residential area."
McOulen turned his head and spotted tanks approaching. He thought it was Rejoice sending backup...until he couldn't find Rejoice's name. When Rejoice was first introduced, not a single citizen on Mobius doesn't know whether Rejoice was a body or group. Mostly because the people who run it including McOulen don't want to give information whether it's vital or they think is useless.
Ainsley saw the tanks Williams sent and wasn't pleased with that. He was going so well and the last thing he wanted was help he didn't need. He switched the radio and spoke into the mic. "Williams, what the fuck is your problem? I have everything under control!"
Williams took the large mic attached to the radio and put his lips near the receiver. "I want it done fast and now."
"You said to tear up the place and I'm about to ice those bastards in any way possible."
"Sometimes I wonder. If you don't get it done you will be lying next to Lidenburgh's corpse in a freezer drawer."
Ainsley was appalled by Williams acting like a salesman who drank 2 glasses of whiskey while having a bad day at the office, if a salesman had one. And after hearing the words freezer drawer, he thought it was out of character for Williams to talk like that. Kes used the customised mic and spoke into it. "Send in backup at Abraham Tower's location."
A team from Rejoice headed towards the building in the harbour. Unlike GUN or SWAT, their uniform is entirely different. Instead of a helmet, vest or any other equipment those organisations have; they have energy shields which protect the user from bullets, explosions etc.; weapons consists of tranquilizer guns. They want the targets alive and kicking. They burst the door open and scanned the place, it was empty. Little did they know, Williams' men left a surprise for them. The leader spoke into his earphone. "Nobody's there the place is empty. Moving out now."
The person who received the message was the same person who witnessed the SWAT team getting killed by the chemical bomb. "Roger that, reporting to McOulen at once."
One of the team members walked into a blue laser which switched on detonators plated all over the building. A counter placed on the wall displayed a timer set for five seconds. As it ticks down the team headed to the exit. As the counter hits zero all the detonators exploded at the same time. The building exploded along with the deck it's standing on causing it fall into the sea.
Four armoured cars from GUN sped towards Williams' tanks, their canons fired at the tank in front of them. The ammo they used was strong enough to penetrate the armour. The tank was blown to pieces which alerted the pilots of the other tanks due to the vibration. That is until the explosion's waves blew the tanks causing them to turn on either sides. The door from one of the cars opened and the person who came out made Saoirse and Cian jaw-dropped. "Tikal?"
Tikal landed on her feet, she wore the same GUN uniform as Mina Mongoose's. She took a rifle and ran towards the marble statue while Ainsley was aiming for the mansion. Anthony and Nazo ran outside while Cian and Saoirse distract Ainsley. They fired at the helicopter, knowing that the glass is bulletproof. What Ainsley doesn't know is that Tikal is carrying armour piercing ammo. This was Tikal's first time using a sniper rifle. She found it different than what she learned from playing Silent Scope in the arcade. This was before she got involved rescuing Elias Acorn. She radioed in her earpiece, communicating to Nazo. "I'm taking the shot. Get Tower out of there."
Nazo and Anthony headed to Commander Tower giving him protection and support. He told them to head out the right. "The garage has an armoured limousine. It's strong enough to withstand hailing bullets."
Anthony and Nazo went to the garage after Tower gave them directions since the two never actually visited the mansion until now. The limousine was a typical stretch limo with bulletproof glass. Anthony took the wheel, Nazo jumped in from the roof and the limo crashed through the door. The noise alerted Ainsley, he spun around to the source of the sound. Tikal fired an amour piercing bullet through the glass which cut Ainsley's scalp. He fell out the door causing the helicopter to spin and drop its altitude. It headed towards the entrance gate, missing McOulen. Ainsley landed on the asphalt, he slowly got to his feet and drew his gun Saoirse and Cian ran out and each fired a bullet in each of Ainsley's legs.
Tikal looked at the wreck chopper and was amazed on the carnage. She pressed her earpiece and radioed in. "Chopper's taken out, the pilot's captured. McOulen is alive but injured, you might send an ambulance."
McOulen walked slowly to one of Williams tanks and opened the hatch. To his surprise it was empty, the tanks were robotised. A tank with the wrecked chopper on top exploded. The debris flew faster as cheetahs.
