Heero woke up, realized that his head was on the computer, and picked it up to rub his eyes. I really got to stop doing that. Then he realized Sheina's arm was around his stomach and removed it quickly. He got up to brush his teeth.
In the bathroom, he noticed that it was 11:30. Wow, he thought. I don't usually sleep that late. Oh well, I only planned on hitting one bunker today anyway. He set his toothbrush down and spit. When he got back up, Sheina was standing behind him, in only a towel.
"Well, since
you're done, mind if I borrow the Jacuzzi?"
"Again?"
"Yes, again. A woman needs to keep up with her hygiene."
"Using a Jacuzzi?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"All right, I'll go. I'll be at the lobby eating breakfast."
"Okay."
*****
Heero had just started on his waffles when Sheina arrived. "You carry a laptop with you?"
"Yes, I have a reliable source inside the base."
"So why don't we pretend we are going to become new recruits? Then we won't have to destroy the bunkers."
She grinned. "That would be the easy way. But seriously, I've tried attacking the base before. They would take one look at me and we'd both be killed."
"I see. Which one are we going for?"
"Well, this is the closest hotel to the base. It's rumored the manager did this because he's tied in with the remnants, but there is no proof of it. Yet," she added. She took a sip of her coffee. Each bunker is about three miles from one another, and all are just five miles away from the base. Of course," she said with a sly grin, "that mileage doesn't include the fact that the base is sitting on a mountaintop."
"Right. 11, 438 feet. These people like their privacy."
"That's one way to look at it. Now, as you said, there are three bunkers. However, the two smaller ones feed into the bigger one, and the bigger one feeds into the base. Take out the two smaller ones-"
"And we can destroy the last bunker while getting a way into the base. So let's take out both of the smaller ones today."
Sheina spit her coffee in the direction in front of her, which was where Heero's face was.
"Um, sorry Heero." Heero calmly wiped his face and resisted the urge to take out his gun. Sheina continued. "I really don't think we need to take them both out. That would be tiring!"
"We won't have to walk, and it will take us minutes to get to them both." Sheina groaned as he got up and began to go. "Looks like he's leading the way again." She ran to catch up with him.
*****
"Why do you insist on leading the way? Haven't you ever heard of 'ladies first'?"
"I'm not much of a gentleman. Besides, I have more experience in the art of war, so you can follow my lead, or do it yourself."
"Fine then," Sheina pouted.
"Spoiled guinea."
"What did you say?!"
*****
"Here it is. It's doesn't look that guarded."
"Still, the leader has guys all over the place. We're going to have to fight off a lot of guards."
"Doesn't sound like a problem." He smirked and ran up to a guard, knocking him out before he could sound an alarm. Then, taking his keycard, led Sheina inside.
"So, this is it? It doesn't look like much. Are they all this way?"
"Full of questions now, Heero? Yes, this is what they'll all look like. Just enough space to power a shield, but not enough to live in. However, there will be plenty of guards, so let's hurry."
"You don't have to tell me again." Heero began running, while Sheina covered his back.
"Hold on."
"What?"
"This looks like a cell, so there might be someone in it."
"Heero, we don't have time!"
"Step away from this door if you want to live!" he yelled at the door. Placing a small explosive, he blew down the door.
"Get up from the blankets and follow us."
Sheina jumped out of the way, and guards rose from the blankets and began firing. Heero jumped, a bullet catching his ribs. She ran by the door, spraying shots inside, and all three men fell.
"Are you okay?"
"I've had worse." Heero stood up, clutching his stomach. "Let's go."
Heero went as fast as he could to the control room, while Sheina dropped guards when necessary. He opened the door, and killed the technicians inside. Grabbing a chair, Heero began typing furiously.
"Hurry up; I'm sure reinforcements will be here any minute!"
"Then sit down and help. This will get done faster."
"Take the door." She began typing just as fast as Heero, and was done in a matter of seconds. "There, it's taken care of."
"How did you get that done faster than-"
Guards burst
in and began firing. Sheina jumped in front of Heero and fired back. The guards fell, with Sheina taking a hit in the arm.
"They don't bleed."
"What?"
"None of the guards you just killed are bleeding."
"I'm trying to show the people I'm trying to help. The government thinks I shouldn't stick my nose in, so I'm trying to show proof. If they are captured, one of these guards may talk. They can't talk if they're dead."
"Interesting way of putting it. Alright, give me one."
"In the car."
They ran out of the building, Heero throwing a grenade behind him to make a smokescreen for them to escape. Jumping in the car, Heero turned on the gas and glued his foot to the pedal.
*****
Heero stopped in front of the next bunker. Sheina had her arm wrapped up; he had his ribs as well. "I can get the bullets out, but we'll have to wait until we get back to the hotel."
"Sounds fine to me." Sheina jumped out of the car, loaded her gun, and tossed Heero another. They entered, and had just about the same luck as before.
"This way!" Heero turned left down a hallway, while Sheina threw a smoke bomb to cover him. Once again, Sheina sat down while Heero covered the door. Guards burst in, and Heero took care of them while Sheina finished her work. "I'll ask again. How did you finish that hacking before me?"
Sheina grabbed her gun. "Trust me, I've done this before. I know my way around their mainframe. Let's get back to the car."
Heero threw her the keys. "I have work to do."
*****
"Okay, the shield is down 50%, and we might be able to shut down not only it, but the defensive weapons around the perimeter. We'd better hurry and blow it up."
"We couldn't strike at night. They'd expect us, and lock down all the doors. They have access to gundanium alloy."
"What?"
"Yes. I found it out when I was on their computers. This may be harder than I thought."
"So we have to strike in broad daylight. Great."
"They wouldn't expect it."
*****
Sheina took off her shirt and undid the small bandage. "So, do we waste time and numb the pain, or do we just get the bullet?" Heero asked.
"Just get it out. I don't really care."
"Whatever you say." Heero picked up a pair of tweezers.
She grunted, and nearly screamed in pain as he took out the bullet. He wrapped her arm, and then got to work on his ribs. He easily pulled it out, without faltering or crying out.
Sheina got out a bottle and two glasses from the kitchen. "Come on, have some champagne, to celebrate," she begged.
"I don't celebrate. Right now, I'm going in the shower, and then to bed."
Sheina lay on the bed, sipping her glass. She poured another one, setting it aside for him. The shower turned on, and she could hear the water running. A smile came on her face. Mischievously biting her lip, she opened the door to the bathroom.