Revenge

By Sammie Spitz

Chapter 1

"So, this is a Skedar weapon?" Velvet asked, as she and Joanna practiced at the firing range. At the moment, they were practicing with the Reaper.

"Yes. Not a very good one, I'm afraid." Joanna replied, "Very inaccurate."

"Well, let's see how bad it is." Velvet always liked to explore with these new weapons to see what they could do. She braced herself and aimed the gun towards the target. This seemed challenging enough with the gun's weight. She became even more interested in what would happen if she squeezed the trigger. When she did, the force of the gun was so great, it pushed her back a few feet. She let go of the trigger and the gun eventually stopped. She put it back down on the counter.

"THAT is one power house of a gun!" Velvet gasped, "That could beat the living hell out of anything!" Velvet was disappointed, however, when she found that she hadn't scored very much on the target.

"Let me show you a trick." Joanna told her. She took the gun, reloaded it, then knelt down as she fired at the target. When she checked the score, Velvet noticed that it did, indeed, score better.

Joanna happened to take notice of the disappointed look on her sister's face. She commented, "I also practice with it a lot. So, I'm used to it. Why not try the Laser for a little?"

Joanna handed her the Laser. Velvet looked at the device in confusion as Joanna put the Crossbow on to practice with. She'd never seen this weapon before, let alone used it. She took it and looked it over. Then, she started getting the idea and fastened it to her forearm.

"There you go." Joanna smiled to her, "Now, let's see how you do with it." She watched on as Velvet finally figured out how to fire it, took aim, and hit a bullseye.

"Nice job, Velvet! You picked that up in no time!" She smiled a little and then went back to practicing with the Crossbow. As they were practicing, the speaker suddenly blared on.

"May I have your attention please." Boomed the speaker, startling the girls and causing both the shots to fly in different directions, "Will Agents Joanna and Velvet Dark please report to Mr. Carrington's office."

"Why do you think he wants to see us?" Velvet asked.

"Possibley a mission." Joanna answered, "Either way, we'd better hurry."



Carrington passed slowly back and forth, as he usually did during a breifing, as Joanna and Velvet sat on the sofa. He finally sat down in his chair and said, "There's been another dataDyne development."

"But, I thought Cassandra was dead." Joanna commented curiously.

"It isn't Cassandra." He replied, "It's another woman who is running the company in her stead. We have heard that she has some kind of blood relation to Cassandra, but we haven't confimed it yet. However, we have heard that there is some kind of experiment going on in there. We need you two to go in and download a file that is supposed to contain information about it."

"Certianly, Sir, when should we get started?"

"Tonight. Now, you two better start getting ready."



The jumpship sped through the city, dodging buildings and traffic. Joanna and Velvet were on board. Having put the jumpship on auto-pilot, Joanna turned to Velvet to explain the mission better.

"There's an office on 80th floor. The computer inside has the information we need. We have to find the office, get the files and get out. In case anything happens, Johnathon is standing by."

"How do we know which office has the files?" Velvet asked.

"DataDyne mark their offices. It's office 8064. We're coming up to the building. Get ready!" The jump ship hovered over the roof and the two agents got out via a rope. It brought back memories for Joanna. Of her first mission here. She shook this off when she thought of something else. Velvet had never been here before. She didn't know how tight security could be.

"Have your gun ready, Sis." She warned in a whisper, readying her Falcon 2, "This place can be a death trap waiting to be sprung if you're not careful."

Velvet nodded. The two slowly crept down the stairs on the roof. At the bottom of the stairs, Joanna turned to Velvet and said, "I'm going to go ahead a little and look around. Cover me."

Velvet kept watch as Joanna walked ahead. Suddenly, she noticed something. A guard, walking nearby, and definatly within sight.

"Joanna!" She called in a whisper, "Jo! Get back here!" Realising she couldn't hear her, she used the comlink and called, in the same whisper, "Jo!"

"What's wrong?"

"I just saw a guard. He's right-"

"Hold it right there, bitch!" A voice shouted. Velvet slowly turned around and came face-to-face with a tall, muscualr, and very intimidating dataDyne guard. She knew, from Joanna's stories, that they could be big, but THIS?! His gun was even worse. It was about the length of his arm.

He pointed it right at her chest and told her, "Put your hands in plain sight or you're wall art!"

She did as she was told. She didn't know what else to do. He dwarfed her. All the while, she kept praying in her mind, 'Please, Jo. Please, I need help.'

Soon, her prayers were answered. A familiar voice suddenly shouted, "FREEZE!" Then, there was a gun shot and the guard fell to the ground.

Joanna walked over and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Thank you."

"Your welcome. I found an unguarded elevator. It should save us some time. Come on!"

As they rushed off, little did they know that he wasn't the ONLY guard. A second guard, upon hearing the gun shot, had rushed over to the source. When he noticed the agents near his workmate's body, he stayed hidden until they left. Then, he suddenly recognized the agents. He'd been told by both the old and new boss to keep his eyes peeled for them. And, if they showed up, tell her right away. He quickly rushed back to the Security Control Room and patched into an intercom, shouting, "Ms. de Vries!"



Helen de Vries looked out the window of her office. It was her sister's office before the incident. Helen looked very much like her sister, Cassandra, especially since she was wearing similar clothes. However, there were a few differences. Her hair, the same color as Cassandra's, was longer and she was a bit shorter. She was very close to her sister, so, the news of her death was a shock. However, to try and carry on her legecy, she took on the task of running dataDyne, successfully getting it back on it's feet.

"Ms. de Vries!" A voice shouted over the intercom.

She went over to it and answered, "Yes? Is there a problem?"

"Two agents from the CI just broke in!"

"Have you identified them?"

"Yes, ma'am. I beleive they are Joanna and Velvet Dark."

The sound of one paticular name made her blood boil. She was in such a rage, she almost banged a hole through the desk. However, she controled her anger. She'd been waiting for this. It was time to put her plan into action.

"You remember what we went through about...her..don't you?" She asked.

"Yes, ma'am."

"About the trap?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"And the little surprise?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"And how I want this done?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Good. Now, I can't stress this enough...I WANT HER ALIVE!!! It won't do any good if you kill her. Bring her to me ALIVE!!"

"Yes, ma'am. I'll get right on it!"



The elevator stopped on level 80. Joanna and Velvet came down from the elevator ceiling. They carefully crept down the hall, searching the doors for the number they were looking for. At one point, Velvet was shaken when she noticed a surveillence camera on the wall. She watched it for a while, then realised it wasn't working. In fact, all the cameras in the area were like that. It was driving her suspicions farther and farther.

They finally came across the office. Much to their surprise, it was, not only unlocked, but open! Joanna turned to Velvet and said, "This is it. I'll go and download the files. Cover me."

Her suspicions finally got to her. She grabbed Joanna's arm and pulled her back, telling her, "Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Joanna asked.

"Doesn't this seem a little strange to you? This is one of their biggest projects, right?"

"Yes, that's why we're here."

"Then, why isn't their any security?! There are no guards patroling. All the cameras are deactivated. The door isn't locked. Hell, it's not even closed! These bastards must be up to something."

"Hmmmm....you have a point. Good thinking, Velvet. Alright, we'll still go in to get the files, but we'd better be on our guard."

Joanna slowly crept to the door and pushed it open. Velvet was close by, keeping an eye out for anything else that was out of the ordinary. The office was empty, save for the computer on the table. Joanna slowly went over to it, her Data Uplink in hand. She came close to the computer and turned on the Uplink. As she was, they both looked around carefully. Velvet was suddenly startled by the sounds of something banging around in the vents.

"Got it!" Joanna said. At that moment, a strange metal sphere suddenly dropped out of the vent. They crept over to it and it suddenly relesed a cloud of thick smoke. They started coughing and fighting to find the exit. A guard rushed in and bashed Velvet into the wall, stunning her. In the smoke, Joanna failed to notice the guard sneaking up behind her. He clubbed her in the back of the head and knocked her out cold. He then picked her up and rushed out, carrying her.

When the smoke finally cleared, Velvet recovered from the blow. She looked around, shocked to find that Joanna was gone. She noticed the Data Uplink on the floor. She examined it. It wasn't broken and it had the information! She stashed it away on her belt. She then switched her watch to Radar Mode. The Utility Watch was a new gadget from CI. It had a variety of features, Radar Mode being one of them. She turned it on, and set about the task of tracking her sister's radar becon.



As Joanna awoke she had a sharp feeling in her arm. She winced, then opened her eyes. She had a look around. She definetly wasn't still in the office. She was lying on her back on some hard, metal surface. When she tried to get up, she made a shocking discovery. She was bound down by straps at the head, shoulders, elbows, midsection, wrists, waist, knees and ankles. Whoever had her obviously didn't want her to leave anytime soon.

As she struggled, two guards came to either side and reached for their guns. A female voice, off to the side, suddenly called, "That won't be nessecery, gentlemen. She isn't going anywhere."

Joanna looked up and noticed a woman standing next to a table. The table had an array of devices, each looking more sinister than the one next to it. She had a bad feeling about what this woman wanted.

"I'm not talking!" She hollored, causing both guards to draw their weapons, "Hell will freeze over before I tell you anything, you God damn bitch!"

One of the guards pistol-whipped her in the side of the face to settle her down. The woman approached the table Joanna was laying on and said, "I'd watch my language if I were you."

Joanna looked up and was shocked. This woman looked so much like Cassandra de Vries, it sent chills up her spine.

Suddenly, the door banged open. Velvet rushed in, Falcon 2 armed and said, "Alright, hands up! Get away from her and I won't open fire!"

"You're hardly in the position to make demands." The woman replied. She snapped her fingers and the two guards went to either side of Velvet, "You're outnumbered."

As if on cue, the jumpship suddenly flew by the window. The door opened and shots rang from it, taking out one of the guards. The woman pulled a smaller version of the metal sphere from earlier from her suit and threw it to the ground. A cloud of smoke filled the office. By the time it cleared, both the woman and the remaining guard were gone.

Velvet went over to the window and opened it, then went back to undo the straps holding Joanna to the table. A ramp connected the jump ship's door to the window ledge and Johnathon came out.

"Are you alright?" He asked, "Usually, when they do this, they..." He happened to notice the table of devices, "..Torture you."

"I'm fine. Thank God you two came when you did, I think she was ready to do something." After Velvet undid her ankle strap, they all got on the jumpship and headed back to the Institute.

"Thanks for coming." Joanna asked, then she joked, "It's nice to know you're good for something."

"You should thank Velvet, she called me about what happened." They then noticed that Velvet was fast asleep, possibley since it was so late.

"That woman." Joanna muttered.

"What about her?" He asked, realising he was refering to the woman holding her captive.

"She has to be the scariest sight I'd ever laid eyes upon. A few changes, and she could have been the spitting image of Cassandra de Vries!"

"Maybe she's related to her after all. Well, try and relax. The fiasco's over."

To Be Continued...