Chapter 3: Infiltration
X and Zero pulled up to the ChemDyne Corporate Plaza on their hoverbikes ready for action. They parked their bikes and walked out onto the parking lot and into a huge crowd full of EMTs Police cares, fire trucks, ambulances, and curious civilians. The chief of police immediately saw the two hunters, and ran up to them.
"Thank god you're here! We lost 40 men when we tried to retake." Said the Police officer wearily.
"What's the situation?" asked Zero.
"We have 500 hostages on the top floor just below the roof. 19 guards, plus the Terrorist leader, high powered pulse rifles, with…I'd say over 30 clips of armor piercing rounds each, and about 20 rounds of M-40 grenades. Terrorist says he want's 27.3 million in various bills or he blows the main supports on each floor." Replied the officer.
A row of 5 bikes pulled up behind Zero and X. In various colors and armor.
"Here comes the Calvary." Snickered X.
Zero turned around to face the other hunters and addressed them, "All right, glad to see you could make it, this is a straight forward Maverick sweep, the only difference is that these Mavericks are humans, eliminate all 20 humans in total. No exceptions, understood?"
"Understood sir!" they said in a military style unison.
"Alright, what are you waiting for? Hell to freeze over, come on hunters, I know you're new, but I want this job finished YESTERDAY!" yelled Zero.
X and Zero led the group of five to the front doors of the complex.
"Ready X?" Zero asked.
"Ready." Replied X.
"ATTACK!" screamed Zero as he took out his beam saber and ignited it with a familiar hum.
Zero slashed the doors open and ran inside, followed by the other hunters, no more than five steps in they hear Sheppard's voice yell, "OPEN FIRE!"
The first to be hit was the group of five taking up the rear, a spray of bullets ripped through them like paper as all but one immediately exploded in a barrage of grenades, blowing out all the windows on the first floor. The other one tried to get up but was surrounded by restricting energy rings. And then teleported away as Zero and X ducked behind a reception desk to avoid fire.
"How the hell did he do that? asked X panting to cool his systems, "He took out 4 hunters in a single barrage!"
"It was a trap, I'm a complete idiot, I didn't see it, the other problem is we we're assigned newbies fresh out of combat instead of the 5 experienced hunters we we're supposed to get, what the hell was Cain thinking?" replied Zero in an angry tone.
"Hold you're fire," said Sheppard from the balcony above. "I expected better from the famed Maverick Hunters. They made a stupid mistake, they should've kept moving. Zero, I know that's you, if you have any brains you will turn back and walk away right now. Because my men killed 4 of the Hunters, and captured the other, I don't think any hostages will be executed."
"You're crazy, you're fucking crazy!" yelled Zero.
"Poor people are crazy Zero, I'm eccentric, there will come a time that you had wished you never met me." Replied Sheppard with a chuckle.
"Sheppard, I'm already there!"
Sheppard and his men walked out the door of the balcony. And disappeared from Zero's line of sight.
"Let's go to the top floor X, all out assault. I'm personally gonna butcher Sheppard like a pig…you with me?" asked Zero.
"Yeah I am, lets get some back for those hunters." Replied X, already starting to forget about regretting having to kill humans.
Zero and X got up, and ran to the staircase and up the stairs, Zero keeping his Z-saber by his side.
