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Chapter 12
1420 Hours
Tuesday, 23 May, 2417 years after the founding of New Hyrule
Guilders Building, Technology Lane, Landler Province, New Hyrule, Hyrule
The firing range was filled with sounds of gunfire, but not the sound of gunpowder igniting, but the crackling of air from energy weapons. The blasters, as the Agents called them, crackled like lightning. The bolts of plasma hit the targets, which were made of steel. While the plasma was hot, it was not superheated, as that would take a lot of power, so the guns could only heat them up to 300 degrees Celsius, and the longer arms 500. The guns fed from box magazines, but they contained plasma, and were lighter that conventional firearms' magazines. The steel targets were melting from repeated shots, and Doctor Telle was beaming from the results.
"You can stop now, Agents. The prototypes can overheat, but there is an automatic cooling vent, which can also be manually operated. Just press what would normally be a slide or bolt release."
The Agents followed his instructions, and found the guns ejecting hot gas for a few seconds before cooling down.
"There seem to be no problems. By the way, if we survive this, I can arrange for my team to customise so guns for you. Just give me specifications, and you will receive them. I assure you they will be high quality."
"Doctor, I know that directed energy is a great idea, but I realised there is one flaw it has, that is it has less knockdown power." Said Enid.
"Yes, Agent Cheng, you are right. However, I am trying to find a way to solve this problem. For now, we can only burn our targets to death."
"This is a nifty concept, but I think we won't be using them to fight off our attackers ." Link decided.
"That's not a problem. I'm not sure they're combat ready yet."
"Let's hope it's only a few assassins, not the whole group." Dak said.
"They didn't say anything about sending how many people." Brilliance said.
"True", Link replied. "We need to be prepared."
The six Agents and Spy Master went to a room to discuss their battle. After studying a map of the building and the grounds, Enid had made a good plan that was able to fend off many attackers. It was decided that Link and Dak were to stay with Doctor Telle, the Grants right outside, and Team 5 farther away, to create a gauntlet of protection.
"Well, since they said to arrive tomorrow, we can now take a break. However, stay armed at all times, and make sure everyone is who they are. Maybe we can find whoever leaked information." Enid concluded.
"Mr. Telle said other than himself and his three assistants, only the cleaning crew come to his lab."
"We've checked them out, Trinic. They're clean, but Mace and I will make sure." Rolan offered.
"Excellent! Doctor Telle says he sleeps in his laboratory, so Link and Dak can stay with him."Trinic put in.
"We'll take care of him, sir. Nothing gets past us, except air and molecules." Dak replied.
"Hmph, if a speck of dust gets past without you knowing, I'll tell the executioner to give you a slow death." The Spy Master replied jokingly.
Everyone but Enid laughed, but she did smile a bit.
"You're dismissed. Stay sharp."
"Good tactician" Dak whispered to Link once out of Enid's earshot.
Everyone rose, saluted, and went out of the room. Link and Dak immediately went to Doctor Telle, who was checking one of his energy pistols.
"Tell me, Agent Outsetter, do you find these good?"
"They're a great idea, but stopping power is our only problem, as the bolts have not enough mass, not even able to match fifty percent of 10mm Waker ball rounds."
"Yes, unless I make a new magazine which allows for better storage, it will be hard. However, don't worry, I'll try my best on this. I owe the King my life, so I will give it my all."
"Doctor? How do you owe His Majesty your life?"
"He once saved me when we were outside drinking tea in disguise. However, that was when he was shot in the foot. There was a robber. That's how I owe him my life. The King kicked at the pistol, but it went, off hitting his foot."
The rest of the afternoon was spent talking to Doctor Telle and the other teams. They got to know each other more, and decided to compare fighting styles.
"Ghost Fist prefers a more deceptive approach, making great use of openings, and we almost never strike first. Our weapons are usually short weapons, but we also have use of the staff, spear, and our special weapon, the Convenient Spade*." Rolan spoke.
"Why the spade?" Asked Brilliance.
"Because the spade was used to bury the dead."
"Oh," was all she could say.
"Well, Enid and I are students of Qin San Zhang*. Our master used to spend his days defeating many people in three moves, and we specialise in palm strikes. Mt. Yin Fist only has three main weapons, the straight sword, the sabre and the spear. We also use knives if we have to, but few among us specialise in knife fighting. What about Jealous Fist? What do you learn?"
Dak begged to answer, so Link decided to let him.
"Oh, we are a straightforward fighting style, and we use flying kicks as well*. We have all sorts a' weapons, like the sabre, straight-sword, dagger, Sun-Moon Male-Female Circles, Square-Sky Art Halberd, short halberds, staff, spear, big sabre, Wolf Fangs Meteor Hammer, fighting sticks, sword breakers, and double weapons. We have double sabres and double straight-swords. Some of the weapons like the circles, short halberds, and sword breakers have to be double by anyway."
"So many weapons? What's Link's favourite then?"
"Link prefers straight-swords, but he has an amazing talent with sabres as well. He just uses anything like a sword so good."
"Cool."
"A sword user, huh? We definitely should fight sometime, Agent Link." Enid said.
"Why not, Agent Cheng, I'm itchin' for a sparring session."
As they were walking to the cafeteria for dinner, Dak noticed a scientist staying behind, which was odd, as they had ordered an evacuation, except for essential personnel. He seemed to want to stay hidden, as he moved away when he saw he was spotted.
"Hey, who're you? Why're you still here?"
The man immediately bolted, and all six Agents ran after him. They were fortunate, as the scientist accidentally walked into a locked door.
"Who're you? Why are you running from us?"
The man did not reply, but he pulled out a handgun and opened fire. The six Agents ducked and avoided the shots as Link drew a dagger and threw it at the man. It buried itself in his left shoulder, forcing him to drop the pistol. Dak rushed forward and aimed a punch to his face. The man ducked and tried to uppercut Dak, only to see his feet swept out under him. Dak jumped on him and locked his arm, while Brilliance pulled a pistol on him. The Grants were on the lookout for others, SMGs drawn. Brilliance and Enid had also drawn, and covered their flanks.
"Who are you? Who do you work for?" Questioned Link.
The man did not answer, but closed his eyes in defiance. Link then punched him in the gut, and when he coughed, checked if he was hiding any poison in his mouth. The search revealed nothing, but the man tried to bite Link, and was only dissuaded from doing so when Dak put a knife near his throat.
"No poison on 'im, and Imma done frisked 'im. No explosives, just some datapad, a knife, and ammo. No ID too."
"It's clear." Brilliance said.
Some Hero Corps soldiers came in and took the man away, and in came Trinic, who congratulated them for finding the mole.
"We'll interrogate him now. You know, I'll do it myself, but someone better follow me in, just in case he somehow breaks free."
"I'll go, sir." Offered Enid.
"Alright, pack your sword, we might need it."
The other five went to grab some food, and they went back to their positions. The Hero Corps soldiers were on duty as well, working in shifts. Link and Dak stayed with Doctor Telle, and kept watch.
As Link was sitting alone, as Dak wanted to talk to the doctor, his phone rang. As he looked at the number, his curiosity was piqued.
Blocked number
"Who is this?"
"Agent Link? Are you all right?"
Link's blood started to rush. It was the Princess herself!
"Your Highness, I am well."
"I heard you were attacked just now."
"Yes, I was, but he received a knife to the shoulder. We're fine, Princess. Please don't worry."
"Alright, please take care." Concern permeated her voice, and Link felt warm all of a sudden.
"One question, Princess, how did you get my number? This is my SpyPhone. It's classified."
"Well….."
"Yes, Princess?"
"I just asked for it."
Dang.
That was the word in Link's head.
"Never mind, Princess. It's all right. I'll see you soon after this…. Affair."
"Of course. Good bye and take care, Agent Link."
"Same to you, Princess."
Link hung up and continued to look around with his SpyPhone, cycling through the surveillance cameras in the building. However, he kept thinking about the Princess, and only managed to clear his mind after a few minutes of forcing.
"Hey Link, check out the handgun we got from the guy. I don't recognise it."
If Dak didn't recognise a weapon, it would often be rare or customised.
"Comin'."
As Link neared Dak he was passed a pistol. It was an automatic, and unusually, had the magazine in front of the grip. The design was slightly blocky, but still ergonomic. The grip could fit hands nicely, and seemed very comfortable. However, the slide was a little roughly made, even if it fit the body right. The gun had hologram sights, a big bore, and a muzzle brake. Link estimated it at around 12.7mm, or half an inch. The gun had only two rounds left, but the extra magazines carried twelve rounds in them. On the slide were the words "Risen Darkness", ".50 Calibre Heroslayer", and "Made in Ganonia".
"This is new, I've never seen any monster firearm like this before. It looks handmade, at least the slide is. The recoil would be huge, which was maybe why the guy missed us. This is a serious firearm right here."
"Yeah man, this looks pretty new, even if the slide looks rough. The holes in the wall were huge."
"Maybe it's a newer design. We'll save this. Keep it somewhere so we can let R&D inspect this."
"Cool. Imma get a bag."
As night fell, the Agents worked in shifts. Dak slept while Link sat up watching over Doctor Telle, who managed to sleep soundly despite the threats. After ensuring Infinity was ready, he took a Rainer 899 Double Shotgun and added a hologram sight, laser pointer, and extra shell holders before attaching an extra box to the back, giving it a total of twenty rounds.
"Link here, all good?"
"Mace here, clear."
"Brilliance here, nothing special, except for a bug."
Enid was resting, as the interview was not very successful. The man would not talk, even if he was tortured lightly and had his pressure points hit. He seemed to be immune to the pain, so Trinic decided to call it off. The prisoner did not even say one word, and even smiled through some of the pain. A blood test was conducted, and it was found that he had numbing agent in his blood. It seemed to decompose slowly, which possibly meant torture was ineffective, at least for a while.
"All clear here too," replied Link, "the doctor is okay, sound asleep. I've got a shottie here, so no one's gonna stop me in CQB."
"Great. The snipers call okay, and the assault guards say all clear. Shift ends in three hours, so keep this up." Mace replied.
*The Convenient Spade, or 方便铲, is a weapon that Buddhist monks used to bury any dead bodies they encountered. You can recognise it as the weapon the Sand Monk carries in Journey to the West.
*Qin San Zhang, or 秦三掌, is my own creation. His name means three palms. Some people adopted names based on hot they fight, as in this case, defeating people in three palm strikes. This occurs in books, and maybe not in real life. Some people get martial nicknames, though.
*In the world of kung-fu, there are two main styles, north and south. Northern styles rely on acrobatic moves and flying kicks. Southern styles move around less and use less kicks, but rely on their hands more. This is just a generalisation, as there is a Southern style that emphasises kicking in real life. There are also combinations of both. Jealous Fist, while fictional, is one such style.
I've stepped up the romance, and if you think I'm writing slowly, you're right. This is intended to be a long book. Also, who likes energy weapons here?
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