A/N: SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!
[..MANUAL OVERRIDE COMPLETE; OPENING PRODUCTION PODS 1-28..]
[..WAKING UP AGENTS_ENGINEERS..]
[..WAKING UP AGENTS_SOLDATS..]
[..WAKING UP AGENTS_SLEEPWALKERS..]
[..WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD AGENTS..]
One by one the LEDs from their headgear started to illuminate as the Agents stood up after dropping from their production pods. The Agents glanced at each other before a Soldat stepped up and conversed first.
"We have to regroup with the commander" a Soldat spoke, his speech was buried with radio static being barely audible from his suggestion.
"Roger that but first, we need to find the armory" an Engineer addressed, like the Soldat, his voice had the radio static except it was more distinct and his voice was lighter.
"Follow me, I know the way" The Sleepwalker vocalized, his voice resounding within itself.
The platoon followed Sleepwalker who was taking temporary command as they marched toward the damaged vault door.
"What do you think did this?" a Soldat was examining the kicked in the armory.
"Possibly the Warden, how do you think we were reactivated by Protocol Zero '' an Engineer acknowledged his question and strolled towards a surreptitious keypad disguised as tiles on the surface. Inputting the code, a hidden door opened up exposing another arsenal of weapons and ammo galore, the Soldats walked over to the rifle region with the Engineers while the Sleepwalker walked over to the SMG and Pistols, all Agents acquired their weaponry before heading out to hear gunfire.
"Lock and load people, we got intruders" the platoon withdrew from the armory with haste and slowly crept up on the circumstance before them, a Soldat pulled out a flashbang and removed the pin then propelling it towards the situation.
"Engaging enemy" three pairs of Engineers occupied the group.
"Target the fire hydrant" A group of Agents compiled by shooting the red cylinder as it exploded into a fog of alternative smoke stunning the opponents.
"Squad, grab the Warden" a Sleepwalker directed joining in the firefight while two Engineers grabbed the shrieking Warden.
"Heads up, hostile is making a break for it" a Soldat designated the woman that was fleeing the battlefield.
"Squad 2, prioritize target" a Sleepwalker gave the command as a group of Engineers and a Soldat fired at the deserter.
"Target hit" the Engineer verified this by detecting the screams of his enemy.
"Roger that, clear the area" the platoon rushed the surviving troopers, finally wiping them out.
White. Everything was White. Subject 67 could not see a separate thing, the same went for hearing as there was a continuous ringing in his ears but gradually over time he started to get his hearing back.
'Is someone screaming?' Subject 67 questioned himself as he heard the faint screams get louder and louder 'Oh that's me screaming' it was indeed as his vision went from white to black as he cuffed his hands to his eyes.
"Corridor cleared!" A not so clear voice was heard by Subject 67 as he tried to clear his vision by blinking gently.
"Fuck me that 3 times, how am I not blind yet" Subject 67 raged about the night vision. Subject 67 rose slowly to see a mixture of bright red and yellow lights.
[..RE ACTIVATING NIGHT VISION..] Subject 67 started to see the soldiers that were previously in the production pods and the dead Purple around him, but Bitch remained to be seen. In front of him, he saw the bandaged troopers sport a distinct grey mask and red eyepiece in the center and wore some light clothing covering their bandaged body as one started to walk up to him. The Sleepwalkers. All the Sleepwalkers had pistols, most wielded small firearms, others a double-action revolver.
Following them were Agents that had their faces shielded by a grey mask and yellow visor and wore a heavily padded suit. The Engineers. Half wielded an Assault rifle, all bullpup, while the remainder had heavy weapons like an Anti-armour rifle and another had an LMG.
Last but and the most limited amount of troops had the surgically attached yellow eyepiece. The Soldats. All wielded semi-automatics and snipers with a bandolier of explosives around their suit.
"Orders, sir!" the Sleepwalker finally reached his destination and requested an order.
"Oh yeah, let's see here...Hold on, where'd that Bitch go" Subject 67 scanned the area for the Bitch that commanded him to give something that he had.
"Sir, the woman fled during the conflict with two more combatants and have likely regrouped with a vanguard outside the facility, luckily one of the Engineers managed to disrupt her movement with a bullet to the leg" A Soldat explained with a fixed posture.
"Alright I need a Soldat for an HVT elimination, Bitch will now be known as 'Xray' inform me when you have her in your sights, take that Engineer in case plan goes to shit, the rest of you follow me" Subject 67 set out the plan as two Agents ran ahead followed by Subject 67 and co.
The Soldat and an Engineer reached the surface and pulled out their respective weapons, the Soldat had an FN FAL with a red laser dot, while the Engineer had a fr 5,56 FAMAS with no attachments whatsoever.
"Let's move" The Soldat directed as he saw the blood trail move into the destroyed city beyond them, both Agents started to move towards the city, stalking their prey.
"Look alive, Xray spotted" the Engineer whispered as he had binoculars and eyed down the HVT followed by 7 drones and a squad followed in tow.
"Sir permission to engage Xray '' The Soldat focused his crosshairs over Xray.
"Negative, give me further intel on Xray" Subject 67 said over the radio.
"Roger that, Xray seems to be accompanied by 7 Runners, 3 Assault troopers and 8 drones, Xray seems to be having a rest" The Soldat put down his weapon.
"Okay let's see here, you have a belt of grenades don't you, prime a grenade and on my mark throw it at the HVT, you'll hear it '' Subject 67 was heard running through the radio. Hearing the order, the Soldat removed a grenade and extracted the pin keeping the pressure on the striker lever. The signal was heard in the form of a gunshot taking out the other leg of Xray as she cried in pain clutching the new bleeding leg.
"Engaging enemy" The Engineer yelled skipping out the window and spraying down 3 drones with two bursts then taking protection while the Soldat was still in the room and released the pressure of the striker lever. One Mississippi. Two Mississippi. The Soldat lobbed the grenade through the window blowing up on impact sending shrapnel to tear into some Runners but not killing them.
The cavalry arrived with the Engineers directing the assault and dispatching one of the Assault troopers and taking immediate cover. Some of the Runners tried to rush the fleet but were taken out from a range.
"Kill confirmed" the Sleepwalker which was spotting for a Soldat declared.
"Target, by the lampost, smoke her" The Soldat corrected his aim slightly and fired the shot, ejecting the empty bullet.
"Kill confirmed. Shit! Prioritize target 3rd story in the apartment complex opposite the post office" The Spotter shouted as he saw the glint vanish then a bullet went within the binocs and his head killing him, the Soldat quickly adjusted and saw the sniper which discharged a second shot at him, but the bullet scraped his cheek yellow blood exited the cut but the Soldat was unfazed by this as he emptied his lung and shot. He witnessed the body fall over the railing the sniper was using to support her sniper rifle. The Soldat turned to look at his spotter that had a passage through his head then started to shine white as his body was flung upwards by an invisible gravitational tug as the light faded and the Sleepwalker dropped on his feet.
"We need to move up" the Sleepwalker was unphased by his death as he pulled out an M1895 Nagant revolver and threw a syringe to the Soldat who caught it with one hand. Both Agents stabbed their chest, approximately in the heart area as both their eyepieces turned green and ran toward the battlefield charged by the adrenaline shot.
Subject 67 was observing the chaos he formulated with one order.
(You gonna join in?) Zero said materializing next to Markus.
"Yeah," Markus said bringing out the shotgun then started to move towards the battlefield in the streets and revealed himself via a double jump and started to hover in the air using an SMG he found among the bodies in the facility and rained gunfire from above, suppressing fire for his company to advance, while a pair of ragtag Sleepwalkers blasted down two laser drones. Markus used a boost slam to descend to the ground faster producing a shockwave disorientating two Runners in front of him then he moved up to finish two Runners with one shotgun shell.
"Hell yeah double kill" Markus used one hand to rack the shotgun while picking up one of the four SMGs the Runners dropped with his the SMG in hand and punched the third Runner in the stomach with the SMG barrel then held down the trigger unloading the clip into her abdomen, her body shut down because of injuries which were the perfect stool for Markus to jump of her body holding the shotgun by the barrel and swung at a drone sending it flying into an Assault trooper nailing her arm to her body, then continuing the swing he did an overhead swing to break another drone. 2 Engineers arrived alongside Markus and provided cover fire eliminating the wounded Assault trooper and the last laser drones.
"Moving up" the Engineers announced and advanced seizing the attention of the final troopers on them as the enemies took pop shots at the Agents which they evaded the bullets with dexterity, a Sleepwalker flanked with a Soldat and an Engineer and held up three fingers, then two, then one and finally it was a closed fist as they all turned the corner unloading a barrage of bullets into the unsuspecting Runners, and killing them. The final Runner and Assault trooper rallied on Xray to protect her but a blade was seen flying at the final Assault trooper, but the blade got stuck in her helmet, Markus then ran up with the trench gun and used the shotgun butt to uppercut the Assault trooper and shoot her while she was in the Runner tried to retaliate but her life was ended quickly by an Agent that shot a new hole in her head. Markus walked to his kill and ripped out the knife then turned his attention to Xray who was inching away using her only working limbs. Markus started to skip towards the escaping enemy.
"You know we should stop meeting like this" Markus stopped his skip in front of Xray, she just looked up at him as he pulled out two shotgun shells. One Spent. One live. He then walked up to two Engineers and whispered something out of earshot to Xray, Markus turned to face Xray and placing both hands behind his back, the Engineers placed their respective object in one hand to which he had enclosed in both fists then walked up to Xray and presented both fists, "Choose". Xray looked at both hands then back at him still not saying a word. Then choose the Right fist by placing her hand on his hand, Markus pocketed whatever object in his left hand and loaded the shell into the chamber and pointed it at Xray as she closed her eyes accepting fate. Click. Xray opened her eyes to see Markus rack the shotgun ejecting the already fired shell from the shotgun, "Guess you don't die quick" Markus holstered his shotgun before picking her up from her throat and started to strangle her. He had a tight grip and stared at her eyes, emotionless as Xray tried to free herself with feeble reaches to try and grab his face but her arms began to limp, soon her body dangled like a puppet with no strings. Lifeless. Markus threw down the body and carved the numbers '33' in her cheek and began the walk down the road, tailed by the Damned 33rd.
"Sir, scouts ahead have secured a location to rest" A Sleepwalker notified Markus.
"Roger, let's R&R for 30 then hit the road," Markus said, taking a slight detour. Meeting up with the scouts, the platoon set up camp with some out on patrol.
"Hey Zero, did you also get that feeling we were being watched," Markus said warming his hands by the fire.
(I did, and I saw them too, a group of four surveying us while we fought) Zero said materializing next to Markus.
"That is very interesting. Let's think nothing of it for now until it comes to bite us" Markus said leaning back into the dirt.
(You're not going to ask what they look like?) Zero looked down at her master.
"Nah, let's keep it mysterious," Markus stood up and walked out of the camp to just relax for a little bit longer, he had 30 minutes after all to do nothing except wait for time to kill itself.
(I'm bored) Zero flopped next to Markus.
"I know, even though we just had that battle, I'm bored as well," Markus said letting out a yawn "You know what, I still haven't figured out my tactical and defensive ability" Markus sat up with more ideas on how to start it.
(No, just relax, no more guesses) she pleaded for Markus to sit down.
"Start Tactical, get Tactical, be Tactical, Tactical start" her
pleads fell on deaf ears until a Sleepwalker walked up beside him.
"Sir, permission to speak" the Sleepwalker gave a quick salute.
"Permission granted" Markus gave the thumbs up.
"Sir, Protocol Zero has to unlock both your Defensive and Tactical ability first before you can activate them manually" Both Markus and Zero looked at each other.
"Really?" Markus gave an annoyed look.
(What, how was I meant to know) Zero protested.
"I remember how you said (I'm here to help you) man, miss me with that bullshit" Markus turned his back to Zero.
(Wait, don't look away from me, please turn back) Zero looked like she was going to cry, neglect was her weakness and Markus took note of that.
"Unlock both abilities, then I'll note that you exist" Markus teased by looking over his shoulder.
(Okay Okay...your mean) Zero summoned two orange circles and swiped her fingers around the perimeter turning both circles blue.
[..PLEASE WAIT WHILE THE PROCESS IS COMPLETE..]
[..PROCESS COMPLETE..]
"Well, that's that" Markus looked at his hands and saw his veins glow yellow, except they were not veins but circuits, "Guess I'm a walking glowstick" The radiance from his circuits disappears.
"Sir, Recon 2 has spotted unidentified infantry in the forest, how should they react to this" a Soldat informed the Warden of the Unknown.
"Give me more intel about this Unknown force, is it a danger?" Markus was intrigued by this.
"Negative sir, according to Recon 2, the Unknowns seem lost and confused, should we dispatch them sir?" the Soldat was waiting for the order.
"Eh do you, kill them if you want, no wait, actually yeah no. You know what, just leave them" Markus' answer was final.
"Roger that, Recon 2 vacate the area, they pose no threat" the Soldat relayed the command.
"Alright let's head out," Markus said walking towards the road.
"Sir, Recon 2 has just engaged with enemy Armour, what should we do?" the Soldat was still clutching the radio waiting for the response.
"Well, let's help out our boys," Markus said running in the general direction he sent out the team.
"I'm low on ammo" the Engineer announced to his companion.
"You got nothing!" a Soldat taunted while he was clearing the way to their retreat. *Click* *Click*. The Soldat glanced at his Rifle to notice it was out of ammo then looked at the Runner and threw his gun hitting her, the Engineer took note of this and shoulder barged her, knocking her into a wall while the Soldat was ripping off a loose metal pipe and rushed the Runner, "Take THIS!" the Soldat swung upwards, the pipe made a soft clunk sound as metal hit metal with skin between but killing her as it was evident by the unusual crack and her blood visible on the wall.
"GET DOWN" the Engineer pushed the Soldat outta the way of a deadly volley of shots but got snagged in the leg by a stray shot.
"Fuck, we need a medic" the Soldat screamed down the radio while the Engineer was trying to conceal his pain with laughter and short quick breaths. The Soldat got no response from the radio, "Cover me" the Soldat went behind his friend and started to drag him away from the danger, a trail of yellow blood was drawn from the pool while the Engineer was firing his TAR-21 into enemies appearing around flank areas
"Last mag" the Engineer notified the Soldat now changing the fire mode to single fire and taking steady shots but all hope was going to be lost when they saw the Armour. A giant leg peeked around the corner then the body of the Armour which represented a four-legged spider as the light from its eye began to flash purple.
"Can you stand?" the Soldat asked, staring at the Armour.
"Yeah" the Engineer then used his TAR as leverage then slung his arm over the Soldat as they walked as fast as they could but was forced to stop behind a rusted car due to a wall of concrete half the size of the Armour.
"You can jump the wall, I'll distract it" the Engineer was ready to stand.
"That's a no go, I'm staying" the Soldat placed his pipe leaning against the car, their hope was fading as they heard the constant rain of bullets pelt their cover but the gunfire ceased. Silence except for the wind, then faint footsteps were heard, both Agents knew they were pushing up, the duo looked at each other and nodded knowing that they were not going down with a fight so the Engineer took out the magazine and counted the bullets, 17, while the Soldat tightened his grip on his newfound melee weapon and waited. The footstep got gradually louder then stopped, not because they were planning but because a crack was heard in the air then they saw the body fall on their right, taking this moment the duo sprang into action, the Engineer took out the Assault troopers with the least amount of bullets while the Soldat was using the pipe to strangle a Runner.
"So what's my Tactical ability?" Markus took cover along with a couple of Agents.
"Sir, your Tactical is an E.M.P charge, however, you need to come in contact with the technology you have selected as your target," a Sleepwalker said taking potshots at the Runner rushing them.
"Hostile second floor by the bakery" an Engineer pointed out the sniper nest.
"You two, clear em out" Markus ordered. Two Soldats threw their grenades, the first frag cleared it out, the second one was double-tap.
"Sir, do you hear that" an Engineer pointed out the loud reverbing sound of metal on concrete and around the corner came the Armour.
"What the fuck is that?" the Sleepwalker said next to Markus.
"Where are those anti tankers" the platoon was forced to reposition itself around some destroyed buildings.
"Sir, the Agents are in position and are ready to engage the Armour, waiting for your signal" am Engineer, a Sleepwalker, and a Soldat set up shop on top of some destroyed building with a large rifle being supported by a bipod, one Agent then pulled back the bolt and put in the anti-material bullet then closed the chamber.
"Ready" the Engineer setup the Anti-material rifle.
"Fire at the front Starboard leg" Markus ordered through the radio, the Soldat adjusted the barrel slightly before emptying his lung and firing the shot, the muzzle flash was blinding and the sound dominated the atmosphere. The leg of the Amour seemed too detached from the hull and collapse on the ground forcing the Armour to tilt forward off balance, the Agents then rechambered another round but the attention was now drawn to them.
"Defend them" Markus ordered two Engineers. The Agents chosen had LMGs as they jumped out on the street and started to rain hell in the new Killzone and those foolish enough to peak their heads.
"Loaded" the Engineer announced.
"Good, now fucking destroy it, we're running out of cover" Markus want it dead, the Soldat readjusted the aim slightly upwards and a bird decided to rest on the rubble in front of the barrel, which was safe to say got obliterated and got all over the Engineer's mask, the shot penetrated through the eyepiece of the Armour as it swayed around like a headless chicken before toppling over and succumbed to damages.
"Enemies are fleeing sir," the Agents said simultaneously.
"Right, now I want Hunter 1 to follow them and deal with any stragglers, Delta 4 find what's left of Recon 2 and bring em here, all of you secure perimeter, don't want any surprises" A group of 3 Engineers and a Soldat went to find Recon 2 while Hunter 1 consisted of 3 Engineers and a Sleepwalker went to go and make sure Purple left while the rest left and secured the perimeter.
(Look at you being all fancy with being leader) Zero teased Markus.
"Eh I always hated taking command, y' know half the time I don't even know what I'm saying" Markus confessed.
(Maybe it's the autopilot or maybe it's because you're a born leader) Zero theorized about his talent.
"I'm going to say the autopilot," Markus said then he saw the dynamic duo of Recon 2, "Status report" Markus ordered.
"Sir, only the Engineer took a shot to the right calve and the wound has been bandaged up" Markus observed the leg which had been stained yellow.
"Can you walk?" Markus asked.
"Affirmative sir," the Engineer said before walking off towards the main platoon followed by the Soldat.
"Alright, everyone on me, let's move out," Markus said walking over the battlefield and deeper into more territory, another victory by the Damned 33rd.
"Sir, scouts have found another place, an abandoned base" the Sleepwalker relayed the findings.
"Roger, let's make it permanent and secure," Markus said advancing on the original path to meet up with the scouts who are making sure dead bodies are dead bodies. The platoon went past the walls and into the main base as different squads searched each room for anything left behind with some outside with Markus.
(Tell me again, why do we need an insignia?) Zero stood by Markus.
"Well my little AI, it's because if you have an open mind like me, then you know that there are other facilities scattered around and with that knowledge, I can send out a squad to infiltrate said facilities and get more Agents," Markus said massaging his chin thinking of a logo, "Aha!" Markus had an idea come to his head as he painted 33 first then beneath the numbers was a skull with half its face not present and was encased with a shield. The Damned 33rd set up shop somewhere in Sector 9, "You know, I need to give you guys names, it's tiring saying you and you all over again so imma give all 28 of you some numbers as names so your name my Sleepwalking fellow is gonna be Alpha 1-1, you're Alpha 1-2 my one-eyed friend, well you have two eyes, and last but not least my grey masked friends are Alpha 1-3 and Alpha 1-4, some are going to stay the same like Recon 2, Hunter 1 and Delta 4 so from now on you lot go with me, now I want you guys to make banners and kill cards with the insignia" Markus was proud of himself, now he has a roof over his head.
"Sir, Delta 4 managed to find a vault containing rations that can sustain us for months and defenses," a Sleepwalker said, giving a salute.
"Defenses you say?" Markus was intrigued by the last part.
"Sir, Delta 4 managed to secure some defenses, at least a dozen mountable machine guns and a Blackhawk with a door gunner portside however all attempts to turn on the vehicle as failed, an assumption is that the helicopter is out of fuel but can be supplied with an alternative of electricity" the Sleepwalker explained the situation.
"Well, let us make that top priority" Markus set the objective.
[..PRIORITY OBJECTIVE: FIND ALTERNATE SUPPLY SOURCE..] "That's what I love to see, uh get me Cleaner 15, they can siphon out some electricity into a car battery for a temporary solution until we can get some sort of source" Markus planned.
(Or we could reroute from the power station over there, it's a 30-minute walk) Zero highlighted the building as an orange line appeared from the building, (Just saying).
"Alright then, Alpha 1 on me, Alter 3-1, you are now taking temporary command" Markus placed one hand on the shoulder of the Anti tanker, "Let's move squad".
(No thanks?) Zero was displeased by Markus.
"Not until you reroute the power to our base, at with your expertise, it should be easy as long as there are no unaccounted variables," Markus said starting the expedition. Nothing new was there to see except trees and rusted cars, rubble everywhere but other than that, the journey was smooth after everything they went through, reaching the small power station and kicked open the door.
"And we're being watched again" Markus had developed the sixth sense on when someone unfamiliar was looking at him, "Alright you do your thing" Markus sent Zero into the computer which activated in her presence.
(I am altering the power line so this is going to take some time, might as well explore the area) Zero said via external comms to Markus.
"Strange, I'm getting the weird sense of deja vu," Markus said to Zero.
(Ignore it) Zero brushed it off as she continued her hacking.
"We're being watched for sure, I don't know where but they are close, closer than we think" Markus readied his weapon causing the other Agents to bring out their weapons, their unease was justified when they heard movement outside the open doorway as everyone cling to cover pointing their firearms at the doorway, they heard multiple footsteps like someone was running, no two people were running. This was confirmed by two people rushing through the doorway, two girls one with pink hair and light blue eyes, a calm and focused look was on her pale face as she peeked the door with her firearm, an ST AR 15 with scope and silencer whereas the other had red eyes, blonde hair with a few having red streaks and a futuristic headset planted on her head with an M4 SOPMOD ii complementary with a grenade launcher and looked happy. Both were unaware of Markus and his squad as the girls moved back slowly but the Calm girl stumbled over the detached door Markus kicked off the hinges as the Calm girl pointing her gun towards the darkness half-lit by the sunset peeking into the room they were in as they saw the computer active and scrolls of binary plastered the screen but her attention was turned back to the door as a Drone entered the doorway but the Happy girl incapacitated the drone with successful hits to its hull. They soon let out a deep breath before heading toward the opposite corner of Markus and went to contact someone on some sort of radio.
"Can you hear me M4? This is AR15" Calm girl now dubbed herself as her weapon name, Markus found that strange but then assumed that the second girl was called SOPMOD.
"Yes! Are you alright AR15" Markus was confused about how he could hear the radio transmission.
"Aren't you going to ask about me M4, and here I was so worried" Happy girl spoke up.
"SOP2 you're there too!?" That confirmed his assumption.
"We're fine! We met up a long time ago"
"That's great M16's still on the way, we're planning to recover you first" A forth gun name was heard.
"Awesome!" SOP2 was happy, fitting her earlier nickname.
"Are those coordinates, you sent your current position" Markus also received the coordinates.
"AR15?" M4 questioned.
"Yeah hurry up and get us. Over and out" AR15 pulled the comm out of her ear.
"Ehhhhh! But I'm not done talking yet" AR15 didn't care about SPO2's pleading as she crushed the comm device in her hands.
"Wait a little longer, we'll make our way out at night" Markus whispered to his squad.
"What about the two?" the Soldat pointed out.
"They're not a threat...Not yet at least" Markus eyed the pair relaxing and talking to one another.
"Oi, Zero how much longer" Markus questioned the AI, but that got SOP2 to stand up.
"I just picked up a signal, close" Markus just looked at her surprised.
"It's probably the Scout droid messing with your transmitter" AR 15 brushed it off.
"No, it came up as 'Unknown' and it came from over there" SOP2 wasn't going to let it go and walked over to Markus' position.
(And done, what did I miss) Zero materialized in front of Markus, Markus was going to give the order to run.
"A fairy?" SOP2 tilted her head in confusion.
(No, I'm an AI well not any ordinary AI but Markus' AI) Zero thought the girl was a friend.
"Markus?" AR15 stepped closer to the AI only focused on her but didn't notice Markus hold his breath.
(You don't know Markus?) the revelation came to Zero.
"Are you Malfunctioning, do you want me to ask SOPMOD to fix you?" Zero was backing herself into the corner before disappearing.
'Too many close calls' Markus thought as SOP2 left the area but AR15 remained to stare at the dark corner Markus was hiding in.
"Hey what's wrong?" SOP2 placed her hand on her shoulder.
"Nothing, just worked up at the moment" AR15 sighed before going back to their corner as both AR15 and Markus had an intense staring competition to which Markus won 17 times in a row in 4 hours.
Markus couldn't feel his legs anymore, he had been standing for 4 and a half hours when they both decided to drift off to sleep.
"Fucking finally, Squad let's get the fuck out of here and activate night vision, it's dark out" Markus whispered as all of there visors turn on brighter than before.
[..ACTIVATING NIGHT VISION..] Markus and co tiptoed their way towards the door looking at the duo if they woke up and he was so focused on the sleeping girls he didn't notice his environment.
*CRUNCH*
Markus looked down to see the Scout drone then back at the duo and saw that AR15 had one eye open and saw all yellow lights in her view, she then shook SOP2's arm aggressively to wake her up.
"What is it?" SOP2 said rubbing her eyes then saw the yellow lights
"Orders sir?" the Soldat questioned slowly raising his FN FAL at the pair with the Sleepwalker and Engineer also pointing their guns at the duo.
"Just leave they're not a threat..." Markus stood by the door while the squad left "...Not yet at least" then Markus left himself.
"Should we follow them?" SOP2 grabbed her gun and started to stand.
"No, they left us to be so let's do the same" AR15 pulled down her friend by the arm.
"But you say their eyes, it was yellow and one red, they're SF" SOP2 protested.
"And that's the reason why we're being hunted by Sangvis Ferri so why would they leave us be and not take us out at the moment" SOP2 tried to find a counter-argument but agreed with her point.
"You right, let's just get some sleep, we deserve it"
Elsewhere...
"Okay, you gotta be fucking kidding me that's 3 fights in the past 24 hours" Markus ripped of a car door and threw it at the Runners.
"K9 units spotted" Markus tried to look for dogs as it was announced by the Soldat but what he found was a sorry excuse for a dog, which headbutted his shin.
"K9? Ow, you fuck" Markus retaliated by booting the K9 30 meters in the air then ripped off another car door to shield himself from incoming fire.
"Alpha 1-3, lay down suppressing fire, the rest push up with me" the Engineer peeked over cover mounting his LMG on the hood of his cover and did precise bursts while the rest flanked.
"OW, for little shit, you hurt a lot" Markus then fried its circuits by accidentally using his E.M.P and grabbed its leg, spun it like a lasso and threw it away.
"Engaging enemy" the Soldat successfully killed the enemies, "All clear sir".
"Sitrep, we good to go" All the Agents turned to Markus and gave a little nod
"Good, I don't want to get into another battle because all I fucking have are close-ranged abilities.
[..MUTE INSTALLED, INSTALLING CLOAK..] "Mute, what the bloody hell is that for, why do I need to mute myself, or is it so I can't hear a single thing, you know what I ask too many questions let's just try it out" Markus learned he could activate his abilities without even saying a command word.
"And I don't think it's working because I can hear the wind and myself so let's boogie" the began their walk down the road and that's when Markus noted the Mute ability, "Everyone stop" the Agents stopped and looked at Markus who proceed to walked forwards and hear no footsteps, "I guess that's useful" Markus then turned of Mute and resumed the walk toward the base. What they saw was the same base with mountable 50 caliber machine guns on the perimeter of the base with spotlights scanning the area, the base was safe and secure on the outside.
"Open the gates, Warden's back" it was the Sleepwalker that took temporary command that announced their arrival.
"Love what you've done with the place" Markus admired the inside as it was filled with laughter from his troopers, Markus could finally rest easy, he'd been in three fights, the victories were sweet but they were also tiring.
"Sir, please follow me to your dorm" an Engineer led Markus to his resting place, it was not fancy but it looked comfortable, an inflatable mattress to which Markus fell face first on.
"Thanks for this now you guys do you, wake me in emergencies, imma pass out now so you ... do... you" Markus fell asleep for the first time as the Engineer closed the door leaving his commander to rest.