Armoury, the Harbringer
Wolf POV
All of us were on different vantage points in the armoury, looking down on the amount of armed guards in the room. There are 35 guards, all armed with Assault rifles with high-calibre rounds that could rip us to shred with two shots and could take out our Exo-suits. If that isn't enough, Annabeth, The Assassins, and Joker are being held hostage and are being guarded by 7 men. The wounds on Annabeth and Joker are severe. They must have put up a fight and forced the guards to knock them out. The Assassins are not too good either. All of them have bruises to their faces and they are knocked unconscious with their hands bounded and their mouths gagged. My heart burned with rage and I can tell the others feel the same. I said quietly,
"Ok guys, stealth is mandatory. If they see us, they will kill the hostages. Survey the room and plan out your tactics." I lock my eyes with Fox, seeing that she had formulated a plan. With that, I closed my eyes and activated eagle vision. Immediately, I managed to single out a few targets that I could take out silently without letting the others know. With that, I leapt down from the vantage point and landed silently behind a guard. Before he even know what was happening, I held him in a chokehold, with my left hand covering his mouth to muffle his cry for help. After a few seconds, he fell unconscious and went limp. I silently let go of his body and entered a floor grate silently, and leapt out of it, catching the guard completely by surprise. Before he know what was happening, I knocked him unconscious by smashing my fist into his face. But, before I can hide, a guard walked around the corner and saw me. He raised his weapon to fire, but before he can react, he was taken down from behind by Fox. I nodded her thanks and she disappeared into the shadows. I fired my grappling hook and grappled up to the vantage point above me to have a good point of view. I saw that almost all of the guards have been taken out, and the remaining guards that are guarding the hostages are completely oblivious to what was going on. I leapt back into the grate and crept up to them undetected. I leapt out of the grate and caught them completely by surprise and I took them down with a Brute Takedown before they know what hit them. I turned to check on the hostages and saw that they are still unconscious. llona, Helen, Gideon and Joker joined me. I said,
"Get them to the infirmary. You know what to do Gideon. After that, kit up. I'm going after Cameron. They are the last hostage." I started to walk towards the armoury exit, but someone hold me back. I turned my head back and saw the last person who held me back; Fox. I said,
"Let go Fox." Fox shook her head and replied,
"You can't just go and rescue them. The enemy will be expecting you. You will be killed." I wrenched my hand out of hers and replied,
"So be it. My life has always been on the edge of death. I don't fear it." Fox replied,
"I don't care if you don't fear death. I just…." I cut her off and replied,
"No, Fox. I can't put you at risk." Fox replied with steel in her voice,
"I may be the your Beta, but you does not control me. I'm coming with you." I shook my head and replied,
"Not this time Fox. And that's an order." With that, I walked out of the Armoury and headed for my personal Chambers. I made sure that no one had followed me, and I walked to the statue bust that I found sitting in a closet back in Chaos planet and push its head up, revealing a secret retinal scanner. A retinal beam shot out of the scanner and scanned my eyes. Once done, a robotic voice said,
"Identity confirmed." Immediately, the beds and shelves retracted into the floor and the room darkened. Dim, white lights lit up to show a suit that I swore I would never use unless it is absolutely necessary; the Crusader suit, with the symbol of a star on its chest plate. It is designed by Lord Helix and Lord Chaos themselves, and given to me a reward for the completion of the training to become Lord Chaos's Assassin. But, I saw the amount of power that I would possess if I used this suit in the field, so I stored it in my Chambers, and swore to only use it in worst-case scenarios. Now, it will be a good time. I add it onto my Arkham Knight suit. Once done, I strapped on my Exo-suit and made sure all my equipment are black in colour and head out of my Chambers, the beds and shelves resetting itself back into its original positions. I then activated the trackers for Cameron and syncing it to my gauntlet. Immediately, I saw him being held hostage in the basement, where there are plenty of shadows for me to use to my advantage. The enemy had made a dire mistake to bring them to the basement. It will be their final resting place. I fired my grappling hook and entered an air vent, the suit thermal concealment technology kept me completely invisible to the enemy thermal imaging cameras. The soft-soled combat boots did not alert the enemy to my presence in the room underneath their feet. I activated the built-in scanner to scan for any hidden enemies in the room. It showed ten more enemies hidden in the shadows, no doubt waiting for me to show up. I smirked. They would have the surprise of a lifetime. I stalked into the shadows, hiding me from the enemies completely. I grappled up the air vent and onto a vantage point. From there, I surveyed the kill zone. I thought, "Fifteen enemies, all armed with assault rifles that could fire off high-calibre rounds that could rip me to shreds, and a hostage. This is going to be easy." I look down and saw that there are two enemies directly below the vantage point that I'm on. I silently slipped down and slit their throats, killing them silently. I hid their bodies in the shadows and grappled up back to the vantage point. I started to go for another target, but suddenly, I heard chattering over the communication channel and I heard,
"Really predictable are you Assassin. He's using the vantage points, Mine them." Immediately, I fired my grappling hook and swung into an air vent. As I slid down the vent, I thought,
"Who was informing them about my tactics?" But I had not time to act on that now. I have to save Cameron before his throat gets cut out. I leapt out of the air vent and used the surprise attack to take down five of the enemy before they knew what was happening. I leapt back into the grate and went over to Camron while the remaining enemy forces went over and check on the dudes that I had killed. I leapt out of the grate and proceed to untie him. Once free, I said to him,
"Activate cloak and get out of here. I'll deal with them." Cameron nodded and activated his cloaks, rendering his invisible. I grappled up to an unmined vantage point and surveyed the kill zone. I saw that only three were left in the room. The rest of them must have panicked and ran off. I leapt down and send two of them straight to Hades. I turned to the last guy. He was trembling with fear. I said,
"If you want to live, tell me who ordered the attack and who told you about how I work. Tell me all that I want to know and I will let you go." He nodded and babbled out,
"Its…it's the Kingpin. You dealt with him once. He struck a deal with Lord Order. He said that he only wants to kill you. That's it. That's all I know. Please don't kill me." I shook my head and said,
"I promised not to. Now, go." He nodded and started to run towards the door. Suddenly, a shot rang out and the man dropped dead. I said to his corpse,
"But my friend didn't." Without turning around, I said,
"You could have gotten yourself killed Piper. I had it under control." Piper materialised in front of me, with her full equipment setup on her. She replied,
"Didn't seem like it from my perspective. Look, I know you hate to put other lives at risk. But, don't you see. You train the Assassins, but I know you. You wanted to make sure all of us are safe. That's why you pushed us to our limit every training." I replied,
"Let me get out of this suit and we will talk of this later." With that, I headed up to my chambers to change and to clean up.
*Time skip, 30 minutes*
After a shower, I felt refreshed. I threw on my clothes and ensured that the Crusader suit is kept away safely. If the enemy get their hands on this technology, they will be nearly unstoppable. I put on my Exo-suit in its watch form, sheathed Lord Helix's sword back into its scabbard at my hip, holstered my Atlas 45 pistols and headed to the bridge. Before I headed out, I said,
"Activate security protocols Alpha Delta 550. Authorization Wolf, A01." A robotic voice said,
"Security protocols in effect." Immediately, the sentry guns that was installed in the ship were activated, and the rail guns on the deck of the ship were activated. The central arcane cannon and the EM1 cannons are on standby in case there is an attack on the ship. I walked to the bridge and saw that everyone is there. I said,
"Alright, I know everyone's tired from the mission and the hostage situation that you guys were involved in didn't help. So I will make this quick. Let's begin."
*Time skip, 1 hour later*
"And that concludes the debriefing. Thank you for coming. You guys are dismissed." I said to the team. They nodded and went their separate ways. Camron, Gideon and Joker went to our room and head for bed, Ilona headed to the range for some practise before heading for bed, well almost all of them. Annabeth and Helen stayed behind. I said to them,
"Why are you girls still here? The debriefing is over." Annabeth stepped forward and replied,
"Wolf, we need to know how to use the weapons that chose us properly. I mean, sure we managed to use them to kill the enemies, but what other secrets that they hold and what can they do?" I replied,
"This request I cannot grant. I am only allowed to tell you if Lady Chaos agrees with it. Those secrets that the weapons hold can be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands, and Lady Chaos rarely gives approval to these requests. If you girls really want to know, I can ask Lady Chaos for you, but I cannot give you a definite yes for this. Now please, get…." My words were cut off by my ship's on-board computer,
"Security protocols in effect." I sighed at this and said,
"Looks like you girls are staying here for the night. Once the security protocols are in effect, the sentry guns will shoot to kill anyone that its sensors can detect, excluding me and my team. So, follow me, single file." With that, I turned and headed to the crew quarters, where I and the team stayed. When I entered, Gideon was heading out of the bathroom in his PJs. Cameron was lying on his bunk playing with his phone, Joker was at the workbench upgrading his Exo-suit and Ilona was nowhere to be seen. Cameron looked up to me and asked,
"Hey man, why are the girls here?" I replied,
"They wanted to train, but the security protocols went into effect and they can't leave. So, I brought them here for them to spend the night here. By the way, where's Ilona?"
Gideon replied while tweaking with his holographic watch,
"She's in the bathroom. Just entered. She won't be out until 10 minutes later." I nodded and turned to the girls and said,
"Find a random bunk and claim it as your own. All amenities are provided. Feel free to use them to your hearts content. There's a communication station beside the workbench." With that, I headed to the statue and activated the retinal scanner. A beam of light emitted from the scanner, scanning my eyes and confirming my identity. Once confirmed, the secret panel beside the statue opened silently, revealing a walkway lit with dim white lights. I walked into the hallway and into my personal chambers, the panel sliding back into place behind me.
Gideon's POV
I saw that Wolf entered his personal chambers. But, it seems that I'm not the only one who saw that. Fox is walking to the secret panel. I got off my bunk and walked to her side. I said,
"Don't bother about the panel. You can't get in there. It's Wolf personal Chambers. Wolf is the only one who can access it." Fox replied,
"Gideon, I'm Wolf's girlfriend. I been there before" I shook my head and replied,
"Well nevermind. Now, it's late. We have a long day tomorrow. Let's turn in." With that, I turned and walked back to my bunk. Cameron and Joker are already sleeping soundly. Ilona is just turning in and Helen and Annabeth are sound asleep. I lied down on my bunk and close my eyes and fall asleep. Before I fall asleep, I could have sworn that there was someone in the shadows. But before I can investigate, I was fast asleep.
Malcolm's POV
Ha, Percy and his team are fools. Those chains could not even hold me. I checked my left pocket and saw the thumb-drive in there. My mission is complete. Now Warpath's ship will be completely vulnerable. Now to get off this ship. Before I even make the first step, a familiar voice said,
"So, you managed to escape the chains. Unfortunately, this is your final resting place." I whirled back and saw Wolf standing there.
Wolf POV
I saw Malcolm's eyes looking for an escape route. I said,
"Don't bother looking for an escape route. There isn't one. You will die here." He snarled back,
"Then I will take you with me." With that, he charged at me with his sword drawn. But I simply sidestepped, and a shadow covered Malcolm and a second later, his throat was slit. "We are on the same side. A pity you have to betray us.". A female voice said behind him,
"I would have probably slashed him bit more before killing him." I turned around and replied,
"The code of the Assassin does not allowed us to torture a human, even if I want to Pipes." She stepped right next to me and looked at Malcolm's dead body. She asked,
"What are you going to do now?" I replied,
"I'm going to reprogram the ship's security protocols. I have to make sure that something like this must never happen again." She nodded,
"Follow me, I know a place that we can talk in private." With that, I led her to my personal chambers. When the door slid close, I said,
"Now, you want to tell me something?" Piper replied,
"It's been some time so, it will be better if I show you." With that, she took off my helmet and smashed her lips onto mine. I closed my eyes and kissed back. After a few minutes, we pulled back and it got intense after that.
