It was supposed to be a simple mission. Get in
to the compound. Load all of the info onto a disk. Destroy the computers. Set
some bombs, get out detonate. No problem. I could probably do it in under twenty
minutes.
I easily leapt over the nine foot barbed wire fence. Landing easily
on my feet I blended into the darkness like a shadow. The guards didn't notice
me and went on their.
"And they call themselves guards," I muttered under my
breath.
Following the blueprints I had memorized in my head I headed in the
direction of the computer room.
The door needed a password to get in. That
had also been supplied when I had gotten assigned to this mission. I quickly
punched it in and slipped into the computer room.
Though the room was almost
pitch black I could see just as well as if it had been lighted. I started up one
of the computers and quietly set up the explosives while waited for it to boot
up.
The explosives in place I slipped a disk into the hard drive and began
copying the information needed. I took the disk out of the computer and slipped
it into my breast pocket. I got out of the room and started setting up
explosives around the compound.
The guards continued to not notice me and
went on their merry way. I smoothly leapt over the fence and took off away from
the compound. Pulling the detonator out a pocket I pushed the little red button
to activate the explosives. With a pleasant little explosion they
activated.
I stood on a hill overlooking the compound enjoying the view of
exploding building. A grin tugged at my lips, "that probably woke em up."
The
next second I was in fighting stance. I had felt someone nearby. I swung my gaze
around me. The person was here. I could just barely detect him or her but the
person was here.
The next thing I knew I was kissing dirt. I was up in a
flash and turning to meet my attacker. My attacker was a tall blond guy around
my age. He had blue eyes that were as cold as ice as he glared at me. I almost
didn't get time to react as he attacked. I automatically blocked a punch and set
a kick at him which he blocked as well.
We exchanged a flurry of punches
neither of us landing a blow. We were evenly matched (I'm one of Manticore's
best so this guy was REALLY good). My face was in a grimace of concentration
which his mirrored. Our moves were flawless and instantaneous. I threw a punch
he blocked. He set a kick my way I blocked. At last he got in side my defenses.
I tasted blood as his fist met the side of my face. He pressed his attack giving
me barely anytime to react. A sweep kick knocked me off my feet and I landed
hard. I was up quickly but not before he pinned my arms behind my back. Still
that didn't stop me from using my legs.
He hit the ground landing on his
back. I tried to wretch myself free but his grip on my arms was like a vice. I
tossed my bangs out of my eyes growling in annoyance. As I did I heard him
whisper softly, "Eva."
I jerked myself out of his grasp. Before he could do
anything my hand was wrapped around his neck.
"Who are you?" I growled my
hazel eyes hard.
"It's me Eva. It's me. Zack," he replied.
I let go of his
neck and took a step back startled. "Zack?"
"It's me baby sister," he replied
softly.
The next thing I knew I was hugging him hard fighting back
tears.
"I heard that you had been recaptured when you escaped. Then you
escaped again and was recaptured but you died." I said my eyes misty with
tears.
"It's me Evie," he said softly using my nickname.
We pulled away me
wiping tears out of my eyes.
"I thought you were dead," He said
softly.
"Almost did die. But for some reason or another Lydecker made them
give me a transplant."
Zack laughed bitterly," that's probably the first and
only decent thing Lydecker ever did."
I cracked a grin," so big bro how'd ya
find out that Manticore was sending a soldier to destroy the documents at this
compound?" I asked.
"A contact of Max's told that Manticore wanted to destroy
this place I came to check it out to find out why."
"So Max got out as well.
Who else?"
Zack ticked them off with his fingers, "Jondy, Zane, Krit, Syl,
Ben's dead, Tinga's settled down and has a kid. Jace too."
My grin became a
full fledged smile," yeah I heard that Jace went A.W.O.L but I never knew she
was pregnant."
"She had a baby girl named her Max." Zack told me.
"What
about Tinga's kid?"
"He's a boy named Casey about five or six now. She's
married too. Some idiot called Charlie. Can't seem to get her away from him.
She's not safe."
I rolled my eyes only imagining Zack trying to get Tinga to
do something she didn't want to.
"Before we do anything I'm coming with you
and escaping. There's no way in hell I'm going near Manticore."
Zack
chuckled," fine. I have a ride a few miles east of here."
I nodded, "Let's
go."
