World's Strongest: Part 3
Steel Rain
His feet glided across the floor as the cold steel door opened. There was a man staring at a large computer monitor. Rolento's voice broke the rhythm of the man's typing.
His commanding voice sounded to the man. "Raise the antenna. I don't want any communication to the outside before the intruders are taken care of."
The man at the computer screen responded. "Yes, sir."
He pressed a few buttons and the creaking sound of machines working filled the area. Rolento nodded. "Perfect, now put us under red alert. I want soldiers scanning the cities and the base."
The man turned to Rolento. "But sir, it's two in the morning, that would cause quite a commotion."
Rolento snapped back. "Do you question my authority?"
The man whirred his head back to the screen. "No sir." He scooted his chair over and revealed the long neck of a microphone.
Rolento walked to it and cleared his throat. He bellowed in a deep and authoritative voice. "This is your general speaking. I want all active units to patrol the area. Units four and five I want to scan the city for any dwellers. Shoot suspicious figures on sight. I repeat, we are on red alert, there are intruders in this building."
Rolento nodded and the soldier turned the microphone off. Rolento walked out the door in search of Delta Red.
Deadly Alliance
They paced back and forth in the little area they inhabited. They hadn't heard from them in over an hour and they were getting anxious.
The large man stopped his walking around and turned to the kid. "Hey, Pidge, what if they are in trouble in there. They may need our help."
The kid took his eyes up from the computer screen and looked at the man. "Matthew, our orders are to stay here. Wolfman knows what he is doing. We cannot afford to compromise this mission because of a minor setback. I'm sure there was just a rise in interference since the last transmission. It would seem quite common." George looked back at his computer screen and tried typing in a few more commands. He received no response. He shook his head.
Matthew raised his head and appeared to be focusing on something. "What's that sound?"
George raised his head and listened. The bare stone walls of the building they hid in began to vibrate. They could here marching from the window. Matthew glanced out the window to see a street filled with soldiers.
He backed up against the wall. "Bloody hell!"
George slapped the laptop shut and stuck it in the case on his back. "Shit, we have to get out of here."
A light shot through the window and they could faintly hear voices below. "We saw it coming out of this window."
Another, louder voice followed. "What is in this building?"
The soldier replied soon after. "Its abandoned sir. It was set to be demolished within the next week."
The loud voice continued. "Very well then, move out."
They looked around the empty room for some sort of escape. But there was no exit beyond the window and the door leading into the room. They could hear soldiers running through the lower level and knew it would not be long before they ran up the stairs into their room. They knew they were trapped.
First Interaction
He fired as he ran backwards. It had been like this for the past hour. Cammy helped Vega along as Luwanda and Wolfman provided cover fire. There was a long hallway in front of them and soldiers running in after them.
Wolfman yelled as he fired the gun. "What the hell happened? Everything was fine till we saved Vega, now every soldier in this damn place is on us. Luwanda, any word from George?"
Luwanda held two submachine guns, stolen from fallen soldiers. "No, nothing. And we can't contact him. Something has jammed the sequence."
Wolfman cursed under his breath then yelled aloud again. "When is the next check in at HQ?"
Luwanda glanced around for a clock, but couldn't find one. "My best bet would be about an hour."
Wolfman cursed again. He kicked open a door at one side of the hallway and ran in. There was a small bedroom behind the door, and they worked to push a dresser in front of the door. Luwanda and Wolfman continued to pile stuff in front of the door while Cammy ripped the camera down from the wall. They sat down on the bed to catch their breath. The bed's red covers wrinkled as they sat down.
Cammy caught a deep breath. "What's going on here? How did he discover us?"
Wolfman sighed. "It was inevitable. There was probably a camera in the room where Vega was."
Luwanda lay down on the bed. "How long do you think we have until they break down the door?"
Vega shook his head. "Only a few minutes. They'll blast it open."
Cammy sighed. "Then what the hell do we do?"
They all sat thinking for a few seconds. The room was ornately decorated. It had paintings of famous people on the wall, although they could not recognize one of them. There was no other entrance apart from the main door. The other doors led to a bathroom and a closet. They could here the dull scream of a siren from outside the window. They were obviously in a guest bedroom.
Luwanda sighed as she spoke. "We missed the call. We have no way of contacting either George or headquarters. We are stuck here."
Wolfman was about to respond but a clang on the outside of the door silenced him.
The fiery blast ripped through the makeshift barrier and scorched the paintings. Pieces of wood and stone littered the room. The soldiers broke down the wreckage that surrounded the door, but found no one inside.
He brought his hand up to the ledge and pulled with all his strength. He hoisted himself up onto the ledge and stepped through the smashed window. He let Cammy down from his back. Luwanda and Wolfman were waiting for him. The room they entered was a bathroom, so it had no camera. "Should take them a few minutes to discover where we are." Wolfman's voice was reassuring. But they knew they would have no time for a rest.
Wolfman slowly opened the door. There were no guards in the immediate area. They slowly trekked into the hallway. There was a staircase near them, but there were no stairs going up. They knew they were at the top.
Luwanda broke the eerie silence. "There should be soldiers swarming this place. Why is there no one here?"
The floor consisted of two hallways. They were surrounding a large room, which they thought could only be for conferences. At one there was an elevator while at the other there was another door. They walked up to the door and took deep breaths. Wolfman kicked the door open and they charged in with their rifles ahead of them.
Fallen Star
He was standing there with his back towards them. They could hear him chuckling. Rolento turned around to see them standing in front of them.
He dryly complimented them. "Very impressive. You managed to get past all my soldiers." The thin smirk on his lip turned to a frown. "Many men died at your hands tonight. More than I killed to take over an entire country." They stood uneasily. Luwanda raised her gun. "No need, for the time being you are entirely safe." She lowered the gun and he continued. "You have caused quite a bit of hell. And for what? Democracy? Democracy is a joke. You prosper only by destroying those weaker than you. You have no care for what good comes of the political altering of a country. You care only for your own selfish interests. You are no different than Bison was. Except few ever have the power to go against you. Of course, you do tend to underestimate those whom you do choose to go against. Your years of dominance have spoiled you. Inflated you. Made you weak. And now you will falter again. You underestimate me, and I will be sure to punish you for it."
Wolfman laughed. "In case you couldn't tell, we are the ones, which have you at gunpoint."
Rolento smiled. "You would love to think so, wouldn't you?" He slowly reached down to his side and they fired. He pressed a button on a machine and looked up. Suddenly, the bullets began to slow, and eventually stop in front of him. "An electro-magnetic field. You cannot shoot me."
He pulled a gun out from his hip and pointed. He smiled as he shot to the side and hit the wall. They began to back up when the door burst open. Before they could do anything they were surrounded by Rolento's troops. They stood back to back.
Wolfman raised his gun. "I guess this is it. We have no choice. We must fight."
Vega chuckled. "Not quite."
Before Wolfman could turn his head he felt the hard blow on its back. He jarred once and fell to his knees. Cammy turned just in time to see Vega's foot sweep across Luwanda's face. The soldiers advanced.
"Vega? What are you doing?"
He turned to Cammy and lowered his head. "What needs to be done, Cammy, what needs to be done."
He did not strike Cammy. Another soldier brought the butt of his gun on her neck. Her last sight before losing consciousness was that of Vega and his lowered head. She could not believe he had betrayed her.
Steel Rain
His feet glided across the floor as the cold steel door opened. There was a man staring at a large computer monitor. Rolento's voice broke the rhythm of the man's typing.
His commanding voice sounded to the man. "Raise the antenna. I don't want any communication to the outside before the intruders are taken care of."
The man at the computer screen responded. "Yes, sir."
He pressed a few buttons and the creaking sound of machines working filled the area. Rolento nodded. "Perfect, now put us under red alert. I want soldiers scanning the cities and the base."
The man turned to Rolento. "But sir, it's two in the morning, that would cause quite a commotion."
Rolento snapped back. "Do you question my authority?"
The man whirred his head back to the screen. "No sir." He scooted his chair over and revealed the long neck of a microphone.
Rolento walked to it and cleared his throat. He bellowed in a deep and authoritative voice. "This is your general speaking. I want all active units to patrol the area. Units four and five I want to scan the city for any dwellers. Shoot suspicious figures on sight. I repeat, we are on red alert, there are intruders in this building."
Rolento nodded and the soldier turned the microphone off. Rolento walked out the door in search of Delta Red.
Deadly Alliance
They paced back and forth in the little area they inhabited. They hadn't heard from them in over an hour and they were getting anxious.
The large man stopped his walking around and turned to the kid. "Hey, Pidge, what if they are in trouble in there. They may need our help."
The kid took his eyes up from the computer screen and looked at the man. "Matthew, our orders are to stay here. Wolfman knows what he is doing. We cannot afford to compromise this mission because of a minor setback. I'm sure there was just a rise in interference since the last transmission. It would seem quite common." George looked back at his computer screen and tried typing in a few more commands. He received no response. He shook his head.
Matthew raised his head and appeared to be focusing on something. "What's that sound?"
George raised his head and listened. The bare stone walls of the building they hid in began to vibrate. They could here marching from the window. Matthew glanced out the window to see a street filled with soldiers.
He backed up against the wall. "Bloody hell!"
George slapped the laptop shut and stuck it in the case on his back. "Shit, we have to get out of here."
A light shot through the window and they could faintly hear voices below. "We saw it coming out of this window."
Another, louder voice followed. "What is in this building?"
The soldier replied soon after. "Its abandoned sir. It was set to be demolished within the next week."
The loud voice continued. "Very well then, move out."
They looked around the empty room for some sort of escape. But there was no exit beyond the window and the door leading into the room. They could hear soldiers running through the lower level and knew it would not be long before they ran up the stairs into their room. They knew they were trapped.
First Interaction
He fired as he ran backwards. It had been like this for the past hour. Cammy helped Vega along as Luwanda and Wolfman provided cover fire. There was a long hallway in front of them and soldiers running in after them.
Wolfman yelled as he fired the gun. "What the hell happened? Everything was fine till we saved Vega, now every soldier in this damn place is on us. Luwanda, any word from George?"
Luwanda held two submachine guns, stolen from fallen soldiers. "No, nothing. And we can't contact him. Something has jammed the sequence."
Wolfman cursed under his breath then yelled aloud again. "When is the next check in at HQ?"
Luwanda glanced around for a clock, but couldn't find one. "My best bet would be about an hour."
Wolfman cursed again. He kicked open a door at one side of the hallway and ran in. There was a small bedroom behind the door, and they worked to push a dresser in front of the door. Luwanda and Wolfman continued to pile stuff in front of the door while Cammy ripped the camera down from the wall. They sat down on the bed to catch their breath. The bed's red covers wrinkled as they sat down.
Cammy caught a deep breath. "What's going on here? How did he discover us?"
Wolfman sighed. "It was inevitable. There was probably a camera in the room where Vega was."
Luwanda lay down on the bed. "How long do you think we have until they break down the door?"
Vega shook his head. "Only a few minutes. They'll blast it open."
Cammy sighed. "Then what the hell do we do?"
They all sat thinking for a few seconds. The room was ornately decorated. It had paintings of famous people on the wall, although they could not recognize one of them. There was no other entrance apart from the main door. The other doors led to a bathroom and a closet. They could here the dull scream of a siren from outside the window. They were obviously in a guest bedroom.
Luwanda sighed as she spoke. "We missed the call. We have no way of contacting either George or headquarters. We are stuck here."
Wolfman was about to respond but a clang on the outside of the door silenced him.
The fiery blast ripped through the makeshift barrier and scorched the paintings. Pieces of wood and stone littered the room. The soldiers broke down the wreckage that surrounded the door, but found no one inside.
He brought his hand up to the ledge and pulled with all his strength. He hoisted himself up onto the ledge and stepped through the smashed window. He let Cammy down from his back. Luwanda and Wolfman were waiting for him. The room they entered was a bathroom, so it had no camera. "Should take them a few minutes to discover where we are." Wolfman's voice was reassuring. But they knew they would have no time for a rest.
Wolfman slowly opened the door. There were no guards in the immediate area. They slowly trekked into the hallway. There was a staircase near them, but there were no stairs going up. They knew they were at the top.
Luwanda broke the eerie silence. "There should be soldiers swarming this place. Why is there no one here?"
The floor consisted of two hallways. They were surrounding a large room, which they thought could only be for conferences. At one there was an elevator while at the other there was another door. They walked up to the door and took deep breaths. Wolfman kicked the door open and they charged in with their rifles ahead of them.
Fallen Star
He was standing there with his back towards them. They could hear him chuckling. Rolento turned around to see them standing in front of them.
He dryly complimented them. "Very impressive. You managed to get past all my soldiers." The thin smirk on his lip turned to a frown. "Many men died at your hands tonight. More than I killed to take over an entire country." They stood uneasily. Luwanda raised her gun. "No need, for the time being you are entirely safe." She lowered the gun and he continued. "You have caused quite a bit of hell. And for what? Democracy? Democracy is a joke. You prosper only by destroying those weaker than you. You have no care for what good comes of the political altering of a country. You care only for your own selfish interests. You are no different than Bison was. Except few ever have the power to go against you. Of course, you do tend to underestimate those whom you do choose to go against. Your years of dominance have spoiled you. Inflated you. Made you weak. And now you will falter again. You underestimate me, and I will be sure to punish you for it."
Wolfman laughed. "In case you couldn't tell, we are the ones, which have you at gunpoint."
Rolento smiled. "You would love to think so, wouldn't you?" He slowly reached down to his side and they fired. He pressed a button on a machine and looked up. Suddenly, the bullets began to slow, and eventually stop in front of him. "An electro-magnetic field. You cannot shoot me."
He pulled a gun out from his hip and pointed. He smiled as he shot to the side and hit the wall. They began to back up when the door burst open. Before they could do anything they were surrounded by Rolento's troops. They stood back to back.
Wolfman raised his gun. "I guess this is it. We have no choice. We must fight."
Vega chuckled. "Not quite."
Before Wolfman could turn his head he felt the hard blow on its back. He jarred once and fell to his knees. Cammy turned just in time to see Vega's foot sweep across Luwanda's face. The soldiers advanced.
"Vega? What are you doing?"
He turned to Cammy and lowered his head. "What needs to be done, Cammy, what needs to be done."
He did not strike Cammy. Another soldier brought the butt of his gun on her neck. Her last sight before losing consciousness was that of Vega and his lowered head. She could not believe he had betrayed her.