Chapter 4 Mission Gone South
"Remember the projective?" the Dakota's nodded to Six who was guiding them to Niner's Pelican as they head to their with Carolina on call if they need ground support, with Six going to chilling in the air with a Wasp in case enemies decide to chase after Niner in the air or across the chilling sea of the planet.
"Yeah, we got it boss we don't have short-time memories." Six sometimes want to smack South but he resists the urge.
"Don't worry Six I keep an eye on her." Six trusted North to at least keep South from being too reckless. As he saw the two enter the ship while Carolina rested against the side of the Pelican.
"So any advice for me?" Six had to ponder what to say to the best agent in freelancer. Eventually, words did form in his mind and escape his lips.
"Just wait until you're needed by the Dakota's, stealth is the key." Carolina understood he wanted her to catch them when they fall but not hover over them as they walk. She climbed on in the Pelican and before taking off Niner said through the speaker to Six.
"Hey Spartan bet you can't fly as well as me in that puny insect of a vehicle." Six smirked under his helmet as he knew Niner prided herself on her flying but he also enjoyed teasing her about it and putting her down, for fun to be clear.
"I don't know Niner, I heard Wasps are really good at taking out pelicans, besides your flying so reckless I'm surprised you haven't flown right into the sun by turning so hard." This got Four Seven Niner triggered and everyone on the verge or already letting a chuckle escape their lips.
"Just get the fuck in your insect and wait until your ass is needed." Six smiled and enjoyed her salt. He saw Niner Pelican leave the Mother of Invention and he was about to follow when a hand rested on his shoulder to stop him from walking away just yet.
"Take this." Six attention turned and saw a light blue hand extended with a classic bottle of soda. "I figure you would appreciate a drink to enjoy while you sit in the plane waiting for when or if you are called to act."
"Thanks, Illinois." The Spartan took the bottle from the whale helmet agent. Six never understood who approved that helmet be a combat-ready one. Six shook those thoughts out of his mind as he hopped into the Wasp and flew out after Niner as he looked for a place to chill while he waited for when he was needed, or if not he could just fly back to the Mother of Invention.
Six's hiding spot high in the night sky also turned off the lights of the Wasp so it's harder for people to spot him. Six looked at his still unopened soda bottle as a way to pass time as he waited for the call to action or a call to return to base.
"I'm guessing you didn't come all this way to see what my face looks like?" Alpha appears next to him sitting on the dashboard looking at Six.
"I came to talk to you since I can understand this job can be, well, boring." Six kept looking at Alpha in a "really?" look under his visor but its effects were affecting the A.I. "Also to see what you look like under that helmet."
Six pull from his side Emile's Kukri to pop open the lid cap of the bottle and then sheathed it once more when Six done using the blade. Using one hand he removes his helmet revealing his red hair to the Alpha who thought it looked familiar or at least reminds him of another agent.
"Man you are ugly mother fucker." he got the birdie in return from the Spartan as he started to drink the soda. As silence formed between the two the Alpha had an answer to this, "want to play chess?"
"Did you get the demo or the full game?" this time six not only got one birdie he got two almost caused him to spit out his soda from laughing at how salty he was being. Eventually Alpha forms a hard light board and chess pieces for them to play with. It was actually more fun than either thought it would be.
At the Facility which was called Bjørndal Cryogenics Research Facility it was going pretty well for South who was sneaking about well with North taking cover in one of the smokestacks giving her snipper cover and info from his perspective. Meanwhile, Carolina took cover in a corner waiting for shit to hit the fan and the Dakota's to need her. But the three were not the only agents there.
On the struts that hold the facility above the arctic water a familiar black armor chick was sneakily putting charges on them so they blew out and caused it to fall and cover freelancer's she did this her mind kept wandering to Six, not because she still needs to study him for in fact she and the director are certain he has nothing left for her to learn off him.
"The last bomb is in place, Director, where is my evac?" Tex was not told her way out of this facility, so naturally she was a bit worried about how she was going to get away since she doubted she could travel across the icy platform to more solid ground on this planet without likely falling into the sea.
"Don't worry Agent Texas your evac is Six." His words did not fuel her with confidence.
"How the fuck is he going to be my evac on that Wasp and he doesn't even know I'm here!"
"Don't worry Alpha who is with him will make sure you get out of there just fine. So get on top and sit tight." Texas sighs in frustration as her transmission with the Director was canceled as she headed up without being seen, which was pretty easy with her cloak armor enhancement.
"What! you can do that but that one doesn't?! Who made this!" clearly getting frustrated at lack of understanding the rules of chess as we return what the Spartan and A.I. were doing.
"You know, for a computer program with vast access to search engines to learn anything mankind knows and then some, you really don't use it." Alpha just responded by flipping him off and moving one of his remaining pieces, which Six took in one fell swoop along with, "king me, again."
This single game lasted at least last time Six last counted 4 rounds and each one was more intense though a bit less funny since Alpha was getting better and getting less salty at least through the match but each time Six win it was like a geyser of salt shooting into the air, which happens a hundred percent of the time.
"Alright, asshole this time I have got the download. I know everything you are going to do. Hell, I can read your simple mind." SIx was trying hard not to laugh at Alpha trying to hype himself up to get a W against the Spartan in a stupid board game, thankfully his helmet he put back once finish drinking the bottle help hide his smile.
"Yes, you can totally read my mind." Alpha was too hype to see how sarcastic Six was being.
"Yeah in fact I know what number you're thinking. It's forty-two right!" Six said yes but when really he thought sixty-nine."Ha see now let's beginning ripping you a new- fuck you got to go and aid the agents."
Six thought thank god as he descended at a rapid pace to the facility. Back on ground level the Dakota's were surrounded with Carolina and Tex in the shadows waiting for one to strike since she can tell she was needed and the other for her way out or to fight if it seems the other agents can't get out of this mess, which she doubts they'll need but prepare for anything is what she was told.
"Attention assholes! You're surrounded so give us the stolen data files now! You will be taken into custody easy or hard take your- what the fuck?" the leader of the base noticed a shadow forming on the platform the twins were on as it grew bigger?! He looked up and saw a Wasp heading straight down towards them firing two missiles that exploded causing damage to the platform he was on, killing many of his men in the process.
"Aw fuck we're never going to hear the end of this." North looked at his younger sister a bit annoyed at her.
"What is this we shit." since it was her fault they got into this mess in the first place, he also thinks Six alone in the Wasp will not be enough, so Carolina hops out of the shadow still in black camouflage as she does a roundhouse like kick knocking many troops off the platform, then doing a spinning mid-air kick knocking another one back before drawing her magnum killing three in quick aim and shoot.
"What the fu-" the leader got punched in the face before she aimed the minigun turret unloading on one of the struts causing the platform to split apart letting troops fall into the cold blue below before moving to the other bridge with struts on her left. However, to the fortunate or unfortunate of those white troops they were not dropped into the ocean, instead fell onto the main platform that North and South Dakota are standing on as they duck to avoid Carolina, maybe shooting them by accident.
Six stops the wasps dive bomb as he starts to take out some of the anti-air turrets that were triggered just now, along with some troops with missile launchers and snipers trying to snipe the agents or the spartan out of his vehicle.
"Son of a bitch." South was confused about what's going on and North decided to inform her by saying. "It's Carolina." knowing South was not going to be happy.
"What?!" Why the hell is she here?" as they saw Carolina kick the turret causing it to spin by firing non-stop taking out a lot of white troopers before hopping off the platform and landing right before the Dakota's in an epic pose.
"My turn." as Carolina beats the fuck out of troopers with ease without using her pistol too much only using to finish off ones she thinks will be a threat something Six suggest her to do.
Meanwhile, the three agents take on wave after wave of troopers, Tex still in cloak watch the havoc happening around her as she waits for Six to get closer to the ground so she can hop on but he was being smart too high for soldiers from even trying to jump onto his wasp and do something that could be hazardous.
"Alpha what the hell." as the Wasp descended enough for Tex to hop the back of the craft which Six notice and looked back and the two indirectly locked eyes or more accurately visors but only Tex knew this. Since yes he could see the faint glow of cloak but not enough to see where her head was exactly.
"Sorry about that Six, I had to pick up someone since they're very important." Six got back under control fully of the wasp and was giving the A.I. a stern look under his helmet.
Glancing at the others he saw that the Dakota's and Carolina were on the top of Niner's pelican but it seemed North got wounded slightly. Six decided to start leaving since his Wasp was not as durable as a Pelican and also he got a passenger that was not in a spot that secure. When Tex could confirm everyone was out of the blast radius she triggered the explosive causing the facility to fall into the chilly water or being a fiery mess in the cold.
"Niner is everyone doing fine?" the Spartan asks over the channel that everyone should be on.
"They are for the most part six," Carolina answered in Niner's place and this annoyed the pilot.
"Hey, he asked me C let me answer his fucking question." Six and he doubts the Dakotas want to hear an argument over the channel, so he decides to end it right now.
"You can complain later Niner, right now we also have to leave now since we're far from the clear," Alpha told him about him and when he glanced back and saw them catching up real quick, So he killed the thrusters and let them fly by and started to unload shots and missiles at least one of the fighters but sadly the shots landed but did little damage and missiles missed due to them being too fast.
"Alpha if you want to help now. Would be appreciated." the A.I. nod and did the aim and shooting while Six pilots the Wasp. Meanwhile, with the pelican they caught on their radar missiles coming towards them, so Niner launched flares to mess up their targeting but they still landed on the top doing nice damage to the ship.
The one that fired missiles was so focused, landing the shot to see missiles that hit their engine to cause it to explode and crash into the cold water below.
"Nice shooting how about we get the fuck out of here!" said by the invisible passenger on Six's Wasp that only six could hear since she's talking to him on a different channel than the rest.
"Sorry miss not seeable I am not going to leave them to die so shut up and hold on." Tex was not liking him which is good since she is going to have to put him six feet into the ground, after cremating his body to make double sure he died this time, finish what an entire fucking race even when glancing entire planets full of a living being could not do.
Six is still trying to get the fighters off Niner's tail but while he was doing this he noticed North appearing on top of the pelican with his helmet off? Six saw the fighters unleash four missiles each equaling eight in total and Six knew that would be enough to take the bird out of the sky. But he saw North slam his fist down forming a bubble shield and blocking the missile only knocking the aircraft down.
"Holy Shit!" Six and Tex also share that same response since that is super rare and could have killed him especially due to lack of helmet for extra support and damage armor.
Another stroke of luck through a large yellow beam destroyed one fight in a single shot as the Mother of invention came into view the pelican and Wasp headed straight to the docking bay while the Mother of invention one shot the other fighter before it could escape.
Once landed inside Tex hop off and ran to where the director told her to go after the mission was over, meanwhile Six hops out of his Wasp and help both Dakota's to the medical bay to get treated, a check-up for South but a serious look for North since he actually looks messed up, along with repair or replacement of his armor.
Tex entered the room she was told to go to and saw the director waiting for her and now she waits for what he has to tell her or something she has to do for him?
"Well done texas. I think it is time for you to officially join the organization."
"Does this mean I'm ready to flex my greatness? Maybe finally killing that fucker you're having me surpass?" Director held back a smile that she's clearly motivated to kill him but now was not the right time.
'Not yet agent Texas. You may finally surpass him; he still will be the toughest foe you will ever face. For now, just study him a bit more for any weakness to expose when the day finally comes. dismiss." Tex only nodded as she left the room heading to her quarters as she felt bad calling six a fucker. But why did she feel that? Dear god Tex, I hope it is not that she attracted him as someone she wants to fuck.
The next day we enter the meeting room for a mission where we see the Dakotas and Carolina standing at attention in front of the Director, the Counselor, and most importantly Noble Six.
"The data you recovered has pinpointed the location of a very important target for this project-"
"Though you all did excellent in the extreme situation it's clear this situation could be avoided." the spartan said cutting the director off and also making it clear it was not a perfect achievement and two-three would agree on who while the third hated to admit it.
"Sorry, sir it's my fault I should have been-" Six raise a hand to tell North to stop as he looked at South walking closer to her so she was more uncomfortable.
"Why did you not turn off your motion tracker?" though he knew it was more so a thermal vision than anything.
"It.. takes too.. Long." Six could sense she was a bit embarrassed. Six understood it was annoying to set up due to freelancer projects unable to get a high grade one due to being in very limited supply. Before letting the counselor change the scoreboard he said something that hopefully will make South realize how she could have royalty fucked up.
"Your lucky North did not die using the bubble shield armor enhancement. Their only two worst things for a twin or sibling to experience, unable to save them, or be the cause of their death." His words sounded like he experienced this first hand, which made what he said more impactful.
"I understand." as she saw their ranking swap places so now bro was on top and sis was below him, not in that way you filthy pervs. South left the room, not in a totally angry mood. The others left as well leaving only the director and counselor in the room.
"Sir I sense your anger has increased towards mister Six as of recently." the director kept his anger from showing and only said to his second in command.
"Just focus on your job, Counselor." As the director as well left the room leaving the counselor in the room to ponder on all he learned about his boss and the Oni Reaper, also which side to lean to when they go to war.