Joel had only been working at Manticore Air Force Base for a few weeks, but he could already sense that something wasn't right. First of all, there were only about four pilots on the base. What kind of Air Force Base only has four pilots? Then there were these long barracks and cement buildings that reminded him of the training facilities he used when he was training to become a soldier. He wasn't allowed inside the electric fence that bordered this compound, and once he saw a child's face looking out the window of the barracks. Something wasn't right. And then there was this guy Lydecker who ran the place. Mean guy. Looks like he would stab his own mother in the back right after she fed him dinner. Joel was on his way to see this Lydecker and the memories of his few encounters with Donald Lydecker still left him shivering. He was not a man to be crossed.
Joel clutched the manila folder that he was carrying to deliver to Lydecker, and took a deep breath. He then strode up to the door the said "Lydecker" in bold black paint. Joel knocked.
"Come in!" barked Lydecker. Joel gulped turned the doorknob and in seconds he was inside a dimly lit room with barely any furniture that was known as Lydecker's office. Lydecker looked up from his work and stared at Joel with steel gray eyes that made Joel want to sink into the floor.
"Well? What d'ya want?" asked Lydecker in a not too friendly voice.
"Um sir, I was sent her to deliver this to you," stammered Joel, " I don't know what these are but…"
"Sergeant, did you look into these files?" interrupted Lydecker as he grabbed the folder and began to sift through its contents.
"No sir, they were only delivered here a few minutes ago, and I left immediately to bring them to you as ordered."
"I see," said Lydecker. He continued to look through the folder until Joel saw him stop and take a closer look at something in the folder. A cruel thin smile began to form on Lydecker's face. Joel couldn't see exactly what was in the folder, but it looked like a picture.
"Sergeant, who delivered this folder?" question Lydecker.
"Honestly, I don't know," answered Joel, "some guy, he said his name was Bling or something like that. He said to deliver this to Donald Lydecker and that they would be in touch. He also said that not only had the information on the people mentioned in the folder, but also something on a guy named Eyes Only. If you don't mind me asking sir, what is this all about?"
"I don't think you should be interested in that so much right now Sergeant," said Lydecker slowly, "but I think you'll find out more about this later. You're coming with me on a mission, speak of this to no one, or you'll meet the same fate as Ms. Guevera and Eyes Only will. I don't think I have to tell you what that will be. Understood?"
Joel was shaking from head to foot, but he managed to answer, "Yes sir."
Lydecker smiled, "Good, then you are dismissed Sergeant."
Joel turned and almost fled out of the office, glad to be out of Lydecker's chilling stare. Lydecker watched Joel run from the office and chuckled to himself.
"Thank you Mr. Bling," said Lydecker to himself, "Yes I think we shall be in touch," Lydecker stopped and looked at the picture that was in the folder, "and as for you Max, it's time we meet again."
With an evil grin on his face, Lydecker picked up the phone to call his pilot.
"Evans, get the plane started, we're going to Seattle."
Joel clutched the manila folder that he was carrying to deliver to Lydecker, and took a deep breath. He then strode up to the door the said "Lydecker" in bold black paint. Joel knocked.
"Come in!" barked Lydecker. Joel gulped turned the doorknob and in seconds he was inside a dimly lit room with barely any furniture that was known as Lydecker's office. Lydecker looked up from his work and stared at Joel with steel gray eyes that made Joel want to sink into the floor.
"Well? What d'ya want?" asked Lydecker in a not too friendly voice.
"Um sir, I was sent her to deliver this to you," stammered Joel, " I don't know what these are but…"
"Sergeant, did you look into these files?" interrupted Lydecker as he grabbed the folder and began to sift through its contents.
"No sir, they were only delivered here a few minutes ago, and I left immediately to bring them to you as ordered."
"I see," said Lydecker. He continued to look through the folder until Joel saw him stop and take a closer look at something in the folder. A cruel thin smile began to form on Lydecker's face. Joel couldn't see exactly what was in the folder, but it looked like a picture.
"Sergeant, who delivered this folder?" question Lydecker.
"Honestly, I don't know," answered Joel, "some guy, he said his name was Bling or something like that. He said to deliver this to Donald Lydecker and that they would be in touch. He also said that not only had the information on the people mentioned in the folder, but also something on a guy named Eyes Only. If you don't mind me asking sir, what is this all about?"
"I don't think you should be interested in that so much right now Sergeant," said Lydecker slowly, "but I think you'll find out more about this later. You're coming with me on a mission, speak of this to no one, or you'll meet the same fate as Ms. Guevera and Eyes Only will. I don't think I have to tell you what that will be. Understood?"
Joel was shaking from head to foot, but he managed to answer, "Yes sir."
Lydecker smiled, "Good, then you are dismissed Sergeant."
Joel turned and almost fled out of the office, glad to be out of Lydecker's chilling stare. Lydecker watched Joel run from the office and chuckled to himself.
"Thank you Mr. Bling," said Lydecker to himself, "Yes I think we shall be in touch," Lydecker stopped and looked at the picture that was in the folder, "and as for you Max, it's time we meet again."
With an evil grin on his face, Lydecker picked up the phone to call his pilot.
"Evans, get the plane started, we're going to Seattle."