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Five minuets later, Harn laid low and peered over the edge of the roof he
was on. His "target" was just in front of him and it looked like the owners
were ready for him. Two tough looking rodins were hanging around and if the
faint light coming from inside the building was any clue there were more
inside.
Reaching into one of the small containers attached to his belt, Harn pulled out some spare hooks and tied them to what was left of his grappling line; some rope was better than none.
Harn reached down and pulled a small stun-rod off his belt, activating it and watching the two Rodins movements to see if there was a pattern. After a while he gave up though, they just seemed to be moving randomly, covering the perimeter of the building and checking every now and then to make sure no one was sneaking in by a side door.
Before he jumped to the target roof, Harn threw a small rock across the gap between him and the other roof. It made a light tapping noise but nothing else so Harn assumed he could make a fairly quiet landing.
The two rodians would occasionally speak quietly to one another and Harn waited till they began talking again before jumping. Harn gave a quiet grunt and jumped, twisting his body so that he came down painfully, but more quietly, on his shoulder and rolled up to his feet. Harn was almost positive the guards hadn't heard him.
Leaning over the edge, Harn turned the stun rod to full power and hooked one of his grapplers to the roof's edge. Taking a deep breath, Harn carefully lined the rod up, and then dropped it, leaping off himself with a quick prayer that the rod would hit its target.
The first Rodin dropped unconscious as the rod landed square on his head and the other fell a second later as Harn landed in front of him and delivered a series of swift blows with his palms. He had been almost noiseless except for the zapping sound of the rod, Harn was sure there hadn't been enough sound to alert any one who might be inside. This was going very well.
Turning the rod off, Harn reattached it to his belt and swiftly pulled himself up hand over hand on the thin rope till he was back on the roof. It appeared there was a sky light of sorts, for making air deliveries most likely, and as Harn coiled the rope back up into his gauntlet, he pondered how to use it. There was sure to be an alarm if the thing was opened from outside. So it looked like he would either have to try sneaking through the main or possibly side door.
Harn bent over the skylight and looked down into the wear house. Four rodians were inside, playing cards on a crate-top and obviously drinking. This would be hard, Harn didn't want to just kill them, and come to think of it he had better drag those two others away from the building before it blew. Perhaps if they were drunk he could drop through the roof, slap the explosive on a crate, and get them to chase him out into the street. The alarm would go off but if he was quick enough he could easily get away.
The vibro-blade he had sheathed into his boot sank deep into the clear material and easily cut a circle large enough for him to drop through. Harn carefully cut with his blade slanting away from him so the circle wouldn't fall before he was ready for it to do so. He planned to jump on top of it, causing it to fall through, and then use his boosters to land softly, plant the explosive, and get out.
Harn resheathed his knife and took a few calming breaths, envisioning it in his mind till he was sure how and when to do each part of the plan. An easy enough plan. nothing to worry about.
Leaping up as high as he could, Harn crashed down on the circle full force. and waited. nothing happened except that the rodians looked around, too drunk to realize that the noise came from above them.
With a sigh Harn began to step off. and the circle fell with a snapping sound, catching Harn off guard and tumbling him down.
Reaching into one of the small containers attached to his belt, Harn pulled out some spare hooks and tied them to what was left of his grappling line; some rope was better than none.
Harn reached down and pulled a small stun-rod off his belt, activating it and watching the two Rodins movements to see if there was a pattern. After a while he gave up though, they just seemed to be moving randomly, covering the perimeter of the building and checking every now and then to make sure no one was sneaking in by a side door.
Before he jumped to the target roof, Harn threw a small rock across the gap between him and the other roof. It made a light tapping noise but nothing else so Harn assumed he could make a fairly quiet landing.
The two rodians would occasionally speak quietly to one another and Harn waited till they began talking again before jumping. Harn gave a quiet grunt and jumped, twisting his body so that he came down painfully, but more quietly, on his shoulder and rolled up to his feet. Harn was almost positive the guards hadn't heard him.
Leaning over the edge, Harn turned the stun rod to full power and hooked one of his grapplers to the roof's edge. Taking a deep breath, Harn carefully lined the rod up, and then dropped it, leaping off himself with a quick prayer that the rod would hit its target.
The first Rodin dropped unconscious as the rod landed square on his head and the other fell a second later as Harn landed in front of him and delivered a series of swift blows with his palms. He had been almost noiseless except for the zapping sound of the rod, Harn was sure there hadn't been enough sound to alert any one who might be inside. This was going very well.
Turning the rod off, Harn reattached it to his belt and swiftly pulled himself up hand over hand on the thin rope till he was back on the roof. It appeared there was a sky light of sorts, for making air deliveries most likely, and as Harn coiled the rope back up into his gauntlet, he pondered how to use it. There was sure to be an alarm if the thing was opened from outside. So it looked like he would either have to try sneaking through the main or possibly side door.
Harn bent over the skylight and looked down into the wear house. Four rodians were inside, playing cards on a crate-top and obviously drinking. This would be hard, Harn didn't want to just kill them, and come to think of it he had better drag those two others away from the building before it blew. Perhaps if they were drunk he could drop through the roof, slap the explosive on a crate, and get them to chase him out into the street. The alarm would go off but if he was quick enough he could easily get away.
The vibro-blade he had sheathed into his boot sank deep into the clear material and easily cut a circle large enough for him to drop through. Harn carefully cut with his blade slanting away from him so the circle wouldn't fall before he was ready for it to do so. He planned to jump on top of it, causing it to fall through, and then use his boosters to land softly, plant the explosive, and get out.
Harn resheathed his knife and took a few calming breaths, envisioning it in his mind till he was sure how and when to do each part of the plan. An easy enough plan. nothing to worry about.
Leaping up as high as he could, Harn crashed down on the circle full force. and waited. nothing happened except that the rodians looked around, too drunk to realize that the noise came from above them.
With a sigh Harn began to step off. and the circle fell with a snapping sound, catching Harn off guard and tumbling him down.