A/N: I'm gonna let you guys know ahead of time that I'm revising the episode slightly so I can manipulate it for my own use. Sorry if it confuses anyone. Also, I do have something planned for the age. It'll be a little confusing for a few chapters, but I'm going to clear things up.
Chapter Ten
Alexa's POV
"My god! I didn't think he'd be able to do it!" a shorter red head said, jumping out of the helicopter. "Good to see you again, Captain." he said, giving me a slap on the back. "Good to see you too, Johnson." I said, a true smile forming as I looked to the young man who had shadowed Greg and I for a year. After pleasantries were exchanged, we headed for the helicopter. "The whole team isn't here. Shepard didn't want to send out too many of us in case of an emergency." Johnson told me as we walked to the helicopter. "It really is nice to have you back, Captain." he said, smiling at me and I couldn't help but smile back before we climbed up.
"Alright! Listen up!" Greg called to the sea of at least ten faces, catching their attention immediately as the helicopter took off from the roof of my apartment building. "This Captain Alexa Donahue. She's taking over this operation and will be your senior officer for the remainder of the mission. I expect every one of you to show her respect. She's one of the best officers the Phoenix division has seen in years." he told them.
"Aye, sir!" they all said in unison and I couldn't help but feel like I missed this. Being part of something and being important. It made me sick to realize that I missed this. "Captain Maldonado would like to speak with you." Greg said, handing me a phone. "Agent Donahue." I said, bringing the phone up to my ear. "My apologies for earlier. Agent Bishop has been informed of our situation, but I'd like to fill in the mission captain myself. I have two detectives in the building, but the terrorists don't know they're there. I'm sure you and your men will be able to take care of this without any trouble." the captain explained over the phone.
"Captain Maldonado, my partner and I have dealt with the Reform Army in the past. We'll do our best to keep ourselves away from the public eye. We'll be in and out in less than an hour. I can't guarantee no casualties if you wanted the men alive." I said. There was a pause over the phone and I looked to Greg. He only shrugged and moments later, the captain answered. "These men have already killed a hostage. Do what you must to take care of this." she told me and the line went dead.
"Alright! We are to take care of this situation in as civil a manner as possible. If it requires, though, this situation is to be diffused whether it means taking these men out of that building dead or alive. Do make myself clear?" I asked, turning around to look at my team. "Yes, ma'am!" they shouted in unison and I nodded.
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I felt my heartbeat speed up when the helicopter began to hover over the building. "I can't land on the roof, so you guys are gonna have to repel this one. I won't be able to stay, but after a call from you guys, I'll be back." the pilot yelled over the propellers. "Alright. Thanks, Matthew." I yelled back and walked over to the door. "Grab your repelling hooks!" I yelled to the team as I opened the door.
I waited until the is was only Greg and I were left and the last person was down the rope. "Be careful. Please." he said, his eyes pleading before he went down himself. I took a deep breath and looked out the door, feeling the high speed wind whip at my face. I couldn't count the amount of times I'd jumped out of a helicopter and now, no matter how many times I'd done it, I was terrified. I'd never been a fan of heights, but it never bothered me to jump out of a flying aircraft that was, at the most, two hundred feet above the ground.
I took another breath to steel my nerves and hooked my repelling hook onto the rope and with one more deep breath, I jumped out of the helicopter.
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"Are you okay?" Greg asked while we watched as the helicopter take off away from the building. "Yeah. Just not as much of a fan of heights as I used to be." I said and then turned to my team. "I want you, you, you, and you with me and the rest of you are going to split up and head to different floors and scope the building. Don't forget. We want these guys at any cost. Dead or alive." I explained, pointing to Greg, Johnson, and two other agents. The rest of the team split into two groups and then went in different ways to as ordered.
"We need to head to the 25th floor. That's where they're holding the hostages." I said to my small group. I looked around the roof and my eyes landed on an air duct. I groaned inwardly. I hated crawling through air ducts. It was such a pain in the ass when you were slightly claustrophobic. "Air duct. It's the fastest way to reach the 25th floor." I said, walking over to the small space before gripping the sides and pulling until it popped off. "Okay. So, whose going first?" I asked, throwing the cover down onto the ground.
Greg rolled his eyes and stepped forward. "Since you're too afraid to, I guess I'll go first." he said and before I could retort, he was already wiggling his way into the confined space. One after the other, we all made our way into the air ducts and then through the metal vent. We went through what felt like miles of the shaft until Greg stopped in the front. Signaling with his hands, he let us know we were right above where we needed to be. He then signaled for us to wait for an opportune chance to 'drop in'.
I could hear talking, but I couldn't decipher what was being said. Greg then signaled for us to move. With a swift movement, he kicked the covering off and jumped down, the rest of us following quickly. In the blink of an eye, we had our guns at the ready and we took aim. "Step away from the android, Vincent." I said, aiming right at the blonde. The blonde looked up from the android I remembered was named Dorian and took a step back, a look of pure confusion crossing his face.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked and my aim faltered slightly. Regaining my composure, I straightened my aim and narrowed my eyes. "Don't play games, Vincent. You know exactly who we are." I threatened through clenched teeth. I knew my temper was rising, but I couldn't help it. There was movement out of the corner of my eye and I sparred a glance, seeing a black man approaching us from behind. Johnson averted his aim to black man, causing us to become outnumbered. Vincent looked to the black man and then glanced to me before addressing him. "Where've you been?" he asked.
"Ran into a bit of an...issue downstairs." he said and I could feel his eyes on me. A second later, the black man pressed a something on his chest and he transformed before our eyes. I felt my jaw drop as it was John who was...revealed. He then grabbed for the gun strapped around his chest and aimed it at Vincent. "You okay, Dorian?" he asked, glancing to the android at our feet. "Yeah." he said.
What happened next happened so fast, none of us were expecting it. Vincent pulled a gun from the waist band of his pants and shot. I didn't know who or what he shot at, but I knew he was aiming for one of my men and I did what came as practically instinct. I shot. I don't know where my bullet hit, but I know Vincent fell to the floor and as soon as he did, Dorian rolled out of the way and headed for what looked like a bomb a few feet away. Johnson and the two other agents, shot at Vincent's other men, successfully making them immobile by hitting them in the knee caps.
"Captain!" Johnson called and I looked to him, my eyes immediately falling to the bloodied body he was holding.
A/N: I hope you like the action in this episode. I know it wasn't like it was in the episode, but 1) I don't remember exactly how it went and 2) I had to make it work with what I wanted to do. Hope it wasn't too confusing. Please don't forget to review. I love hearing from you guys!