Connection Terminated
By: Pyroteknix
Self-promotion time: Read my other fics. (Counterforce and The Best of the Best) I find the battles and technology there also cool. Note: Thanks for all the great reviews!
13:01, Cafeteria, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
"Darn. . . I got the infamous chicken sandwich today." Tyson complained as he sat beside, Max, who was diligently scanning rebel rosters on his antiquated laptop while chewing on a pencil. "Maybe Kai should make Emily sleep in another guy's room. She has one hell of an effect on you!" Tyson commented through mouthfuls of horrible tasting chicken meat. "NO!" Max shouted suddenly at the exact time Tyson decided to swallow a particularly large piece of the disgusting food. A portion of regurgitated chicken flew across the room as Tyson nearly choked, gluing itself to Kai's head. Tyson ducked under the table as Kai pulled the piece of meat off his head and scanned the room with narrowed eyes. He groaned as he saw tufts of Tyson's hair peeking out from behind a table and sat down quietly. "Whew! That was a close one!" Tyson commented as he stood up and scratched his nose, looking over Max's shoulder. "I personally know everybody in this branch. I know it's an insider but all of them were screened dozens of times in the past." Max thought aloud and Tyson clapped a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Of course they're all trustworthy! It's not like Kai doesn't pick who comes in our base." Tyson said, gesturing towards their sick-looking leader. Tyson raised an eyebrow and noticed an unfinished chicken sandwich near Kai's seat. He nodded in understanding as Max quickly entered another search topic. "Looks like I'm not the only one who got the dreaded sandwich." He observed while Max stopped chewing on the pencil and started to ponder over Tyson's words. An idea slammed into him like 50 tons of burning beavers riding on a runaway train zipping across a highway in the middle of summer. (A/N: I felt like a joke.) His fingers danced to music of inspiration as he realized who the culprits were. "Tyson! You're a genius!" Max exclaimed as his cursor connected with the link to the rebel database of the Northern China branch. Tyson scratched his head and whispered something in Max's ear. "You need professional help. That was already proved impossible." He said worriedly as Max nearly burst like bubble in excitement. "No. Of course Kai didn't pick anybody who might betray us! It was those volunteers from the Northern China branch!" Tyson's eyes widened in shock and he promptly punched Max on the head. "I can't believe you don't trust Mariah! She's our friend!" He said accusingly and was about to hit Max when his fellow rebel held up a hand. "Yep, it is impossible for you to be a genius. Don't you get it? Dranzer said there were two bitbeasts, which means that there are two insiders." Max explained and Tyson scratched his nose again in plain stupidity. "I can't believe that Kai didn't see this! He gave us all the clues!" Again, Tyson was completely dumbfounded by his ecstatic teammate. "And the point is?" Tyson held up a finger in question and Max whacked himself on the head. "Tyson, there are two insiders. There were two other rebels that came with Mariah. Kai did not choose both of them. Does that make sense now?" "Not a single word." Max began to pull out his blonde hair in frustration at his utterly immature and brain dead comrade. "The two people who came with Mariah are the insiders who sabotaged the servers and planted the firewalls!" Max shouted out in aggravated anger and Tyson shrunk under him. "Why didn't you say that in the first place?" Tyson asked meekly and Max shrugged. "It seemed more dramatic and interesting to act like a detective." "Good point. Want the rest of my sandwich?" "After tasting what a pencil's eraser tastes like, the answer is a definite yes. I'm starved for some real food." "The cafeteria's chicken sandwich does not qualify as real food. But it'll do just fine." "Okie dokie! I better eat quickly and warn the other guys so hand the goods over, Tyson." Max said before stuffing his mouth with food and running out the cafeteria as two pairs of cold brown eyes watched them from the shadows. "They're on to us, sis." A male voice said and a younger, female voice replied coldly. "Change of plans now, bro. We move now." "I'll attack the bitbeasts. You go after Ray and Mariah first, all right?" The first voice responded coldly as the duo disappeared into the darkness of the shadows.
13:32, Ray's Room, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
Ray grimaced in pain as he traced a huge scar racing down his chest. He sighed and removed his white shirt, noting his multiple wounds that came from being a soldier, er, and extra-curricular activities. He was examining his battered yet muscular physique in the body-length mirror when he heard a female voice behind him. "Ray, you have so many wounds." Ray whirled around with narrowed eyes but relaxed when he saw that it was just Mariah. He sat down on the relatively comfortable bed and nodded in response. "I am a soldier." Mariah sat down beside him and observed all the scars that definitely did not come from war. She stared into his golden eyes seriously and looked at the floor. "Some of them are from fighting with Kai, aren't they, Ray?" She asked worriedly and Ray stood up angrily, punching the cement floor in frustration. "So what?" He replied, irritated by the topic of the discussion. Mariah massaged his shoulders reassuringly and nibbled his ear. Ray relaxed a bit and paced the room. "He thinks I'm becoming overly lax with the rebellion because of. . ." Ray trailed off, looking at the questioning Mariah. "Me." She finished for him and she stared at the floor dejectedly. "It's all right, Mariah. I don't care about what he thinks." Ray wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek comfortingly. "As long as I'm with you." He added and she smiled briefly. "How touching. Cut the crap and stand still." A girl dressed in a black sleeveless shirt twirled a silver chain attached to an icy blue phoenix talisman. Ray put his fists up reflexively and edged to the side to protect Mariah. The girl extracted a pistol from her pocket and pointed it at Ray's forehead. "Oh, my name is Ice. Just in case you live long enough to recount this experience." The girl added before her finger closed in on the trigger. A hand twisted her arm behind her back and Ice somersaulted over her attacker, freeing her from the assailant's grasp. "Ray, take Mariah somewhere safe. Both of you are in no position to fight." Kai's cold voice said as he blocked a punch from his skilled opponent. Ray hesitated before grabbing Mariah's arm and pulling her out of the room as Kai drove back the saboteur. Kai glanced over his shoulder to see if Ray was taking Mariah somewhere safe when Ice released a concealed blade in her jeans as she kicked Kai in the stomach. Kai doubled in pain as Ice withdrew the knife from his stomach and he backhanded her, sending the girl flying across the hall. He put on a burst of speed and rushed at the mercenary, slamming into her with a flying kick that echoed throughout the base. Ice wiped blood off her mouth and smiled thinly when an alarm sounded. "Looks like my brother's working exceptionally fast today." She said before catching Kai's leg in midair as he tried to attack her again. She stabbed him again with the blade in her pants as Kai's blood splattered across the floor. Kai clutched his injured leg and used his other one to slam his knee into her face. Spinning in midair, he swiped at her with an extended fist and watched as she crashed into a couple of chairs in the hallway. The girl pulled out another pistol from her jeans and pointed it at Kai, inching backwards as Kai picked up a broken chair and used it to deflect all of her bullets. Kai limped over to her and raised his fist when the girl punched him in the stomach, aggravating his injury. She punched him in the face and cut his arm with her switchblade when he grabbed the empty pistol from the floor. He smiled as the hilt of the gun slammed smack on Ice's forehead, knocking her out instantly. "I cannot lose." He said before twirling the gun and limping off to the infirmary for some medical attention.
14:14, Virtual Combat Room, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
Tyson shouted at his computer screen as he watched Trygator fly across the rebel web page as a bitbeast in orange and red armor blasted fireballs at the stunned rebels. Ray rushed into the room with Mariah and looked at her intently before slotting in his bitbeast's combat data. Emily whirled around in her chair and stared at the late arrivals in frustration. "Where were you? Trygator's already down for the count!" She said and Mariah bit her lip nervously as she watched Galux appear onscreen along with Driger. "Yeah, we needed your help ages ago!" Max added but still remained focused on the screen where Draciel was holding out against the attacking bitbeast's fiery attacks. A second later, the bitbeast leaped over to Draciel and shot a fireball right in his face, sending the defensive bitbeast crashing into the toppled Trygator. Max sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair as he watched the remaining three bitbeasts try to battle the superior enemy. Dragoon rolled to the side and jumped backwards as fire scorched the virtual ground in front of him. He fired a dozen or so rounds of ammunition at the bitbeast but an icy shield appeared out of nowhere. Two faces came online, one an irritated boy's face and an injured girl's face. "Ice! I thought you got rid of Ray and Mariah." The boy said angrily as his bitbeast walked over to an icy blue bitbeast carrying a large rifle. "I ran into Kai, Blaze. I had to use the switchblade on him." "Oh, poor man. Nobody's ever survived the poison on the edges of that knife." Blaze said while rubbing his black ponytail. The girl nodded and introduced their bitbeasts. "Pardon our manners but this is Blizzice and this Fieryanzer." She gestured towards the duo of bitbeasts, who promptly bowed. Dragoon yelled out in frustration as he unleashed a volley of bullets at the smug bitbeasts. "Fieryanzer, Pyro Blades." Blaze said tiredly and Dragoon's bullets disintegrated upon impact with a wall of fire. Dragoon was sent spinning through the air as Blizzice blew smoke off the top of her rifle. "Arrogant idiot." The female bitbeast said as Dragoon crumpled into a heap beside Driger. The white tiger bitbeast narrowed his eyes and lunged at Blizzice but a quick swipe sent him rolling across the ground. Ray bit his lip nervously and closed his eyes in thought as he watched Fieryanzer leap over to him and blast Driger with a fireball for good measure. The two mercenaries turned to face Galux and they scoffed at her feeble-looking knives. "Get real, little girl." Blaze taunted her as his bitbeast caught her lunge and tossed her to Blizzice, who happily gave her a dose of icicles from her hand. "Blizzice, Fieryanzer, combination technique: Override." Both of the sleeper agents said calmly and the two bitbeasts glowed faintly as the charged their energy. Tyson slumped in his seat and closed his eyes in surrender. "It's impossible to win this. They have those weird powers and such!" He moped and an appalled silence filled the room. "Not yet." Flaming arrows slammed into Blizzice and she flew all the way across the web page. Driger, the only one still moving, stood up slowly and stared up at Dranzer with his palm open, slightly smoking. "Idiots. Use your beyblading techniques." Dranzer said as his palm grew fiery red. He shouted as he unleashed a barrage of fire, which Fieryanzer happily absorbed. "What type of former beyblader doesn't know that a fiery bitbeast like mine absorbs fire?" Blaze said cockily and returned fire at Dranzer as the phoenix bitbeast threw a high-power grenade at Fieryanzer. The results were catastrophic. Dranzer was burnt to a crisp and landed, unconscious or maybe even deleted, on Dragoon. Fieryanzer was still alive but unable to move as the explosive completely cooked his legs. "Blizzice, get Driger and our mission will be complete." Ice ordered with finality and watched her brother recall his injured bitbeast. Blizzice pounced at Driger calmly as the white tiger bitbeast shook, staring at all his fallen comrades. "My friends are down because of these damn government agents. . . It's payback time!" He thought as his palm glowed faintly, a strange tiger paw emblem appearing on his palm. Ray, too, was experiencing strange muscle spasms as he watched his friends stare sadly at their injured bitbeasts unable to even send them back to their email addresses. Tyson, pounding the desk in defeat. Mariah, watching Galux twitch on the screen. Max, trying to send something helpful to his bitbeast. Emily, silently praying that Trygator was still alive. He gritted his teeth as he watched Blizzice leap across the web page with unbelievable speed and get ready to attack his also infuriated bitbeast. "Driger! Tiger Claw!" He shouted and memories of their past as beybladers rushed through his mind like a breaking dam. Driger's eyes narrowed milliseconds before Blizzice's lethal swipe connected and he dodged the attack with unearthly prowess. His fist glowed and an ethereal tiger claw covered it as he delivered an awesome punch at Blizzice's stunned jaw, sending her into the virtual oblivion. The siblings on their screens muttered expletives before going offline and leaving the combat room. Driger's body glowed as he tried to control the raging energy he unleashed and the exhausted bitbeast promptly fainted. Ray closed his eyes as everyone stared at their screen in disbelief before turning to gaze at Ray. Tyson scratched his nose and broke the awkward silence. "Well, that was fun." He commented and everybody in the room glared at him angrily.
15:56, Somewhere in Russia
Jex slammed his fist into the wall in frustration as Drake read the note from the sleepers aloud. "Shit! Ivan's going to be so goddamn mad when he learns this." Jex complained, closing his eyes briefly. "There is no need for curses, Jex. We'll come up with a better plan." Sarah said calmly as she peeled an apple. (A/N: What's with the fruits?) Drake nodded in agreement and began to polish his black rifle. "We don't even have to tell Ivan anyway." "Yes. I already know." Drake quickly scooted off to the other side of the room as Ivan stepped out of the darkness. All three of the government agents saluted Ivan briefly and watched him with tentative eyes. "This is the perfect opportunity to test out my experiments." Again, Sarah was the one to ask a question. "But sir, your father does not approve of such unethical ideas." She said and Ivan pulled out a pistol and calmly pointed it between her eyes. "That bastard doesn't realize that you can't control the world without being unethical. I'll just execute the plan without him knowing." Ivan said and withdrew his pistol to everyone's relief. "Good. Jex, you provide the distraction so they won't notice the energy readings from our experiments. Drake, Sarah, pass me that basket of fruit. I'm hungry." Ivan said pleasantly as he sat down on a chair.
Are you satisfied, shadow wulf? If you're not, don't worry! The duo of mercenaries is still going to be in my fic.
By: Pyroteknix
Self-promotion time: Read my other fics. (Counterforce and The Best of the Best) I find the battles and technology there also cool. Note: Thanks for all the great reviews!
13:01, Cafeteria, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
"Darn. . . I got the infamous chicken sandwich today." Tyson complained as he sat beside, Max, who was diligently scanning rebel rosters on his antiquated laptop while chewing on a pencil. "Maybe Kai should make Emily sleep in another guy's room. She has one hell of an effect on you!" Tyson commented through mouthfuls of horrible tasting chicken meat. "NO!" Max shouted suddenly at the exact time Tyson decided to swallow a particularly large piece of the disgusting food. A portion of regurgitated chicken flew across the room as Tyson nearly choked, gluing itself to Kai's head. Tyson ducked under the table as Kai pulled the piece of meat off his head and scanned the room with narrowed eyes. He groaned as he saw tufts of Tyson's hair peeking out from behind a table and sat down quietly. "Whew! That was a close one!" Tyson commented as he stood up and scratched his nose, looking over Max's shoulder. "I personally know everybody in this branch. I know it's an insider but all of them were screened dozens of times in the past." Max thought aloud and Tyson clapped a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Of course they're all trustworthy! It's not like Kai doesn't pick who comes in our base." Tyson said, gesturing towards their sick-looking leader. Tyson raised an eyebrow and noticed an unfinished chicken sandwich near Kai's seat. He nodded in understanding as Max quickly entered another search topic. "Looks like I'm not the only one who got the dreaded sandwich." He observed while Max stopped chewing on the pencil and started to ponder over Tyson's words. An idea slammed into him like 50 tons of burning beavers riding on a runaway train zipping across a highway in the middle of summer. (A/N: I felt like a joke.) His fingers danced to music of inspiration as he realized who the culprits were. "Tyson! You're a genius!" Max exclaimed as his cursor connected with the link to the rebel database of the Northern China branch. Tyson scratched his head and whispered something in Max's ear. "You need professional help. That was already proved impossible." He said worriedly as Max nearly burst like bubble in excitement. "No. Of course Kai didn't pick anybody who might betray us! It was those volunteers from the Northern China branch!" Tyson's eyes widened in shock and he promptly punched Max on the head. "I can't believe you don't trust Mariah! She's our friend!" He said accusingly and was about to hit Max when his fellow rebel held up a hand. "Yep, it is impossible for you to be a genius. Don't you get it? Dranzer said there were two bitbeasts, which means that there are two insiders." Max explained and Tyson scratched his nose again in plain stupidity. "I can't believe that Kai didn't see this! He gave us all the clues!" Again, Tyson was completely dumbfounded by his ecstatic teammate. "And the point is?" Tyson held up a finger in question and Max whacked himself on the head. "Tyson, there are two insiders. There were two other rebels that came with Mariah. Kai did not choose both of them. Does that make sense now?" "Not a single word." Max began to pull out his blonde hair in frustration at his utterly immature and brain dead comrade. "The two people who came with Mariah are the insiders who sabotaged the servers and planted the firewalls!" Max shouted out in aggravated anger and Tyson shrunk under him. "Why didn't you say that in the first place?" Tyson asked meekly and Max shrugged. "It seemed more dramatic and interesting to act like a detective." "Good point. Want the rest of my sandwich?" "After tasting what a pencil's eraser tastes like, the answer is a definite yes. I'm starved for some real food." "The cafeteria's chicken sandwich does not qualify as real food. But it'll do just fine." "Okie dokie! I better eat quickly and warn the other guys so hand the goods over, Tyson." Max said before stuffing his mouth with food and running out the cafeteria as two pairs of cold brown eyes watched them from the shadows. "They're on to us, sis." A male voice said and a younger, female voice replied coldly. "Change of plans now, bro. We move now." "I'll attack the bitbeasts. You go after Ray and Mariah first, all right?" The first voice responded coldly as the duo disappeared into the darkness of the shadows.
13:32, Ray's Room, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
Ray grimaced in pain as he traced a huge scar racing down his chest. He sighed and removed his white shirt, noting his multiple wounds that came from being a soldier, er, and extra-curricular activities. He was examining his battered yet muscular physique in the body-length mirror when he heard a female voice behind him. "Ray, you have so many wounds." Ray whirled around with narrowed eyes but relaxed when he saw that it was just Mariah. He sat down on the relatively comfortable bed and nodded in response. "I am a soldier." Mariah sat down beside him and observed all the scars that definitely did not come from war. She stared into his golden eyes seriously and looked at the floor. "Some of them are from fighting with Kai, aren't they, Ray?" She asked worriedly and Ray stood up angrily, punching the cement floor in frustration. "So what?" He replied, irritated by the topic of the discussion. Mariah massaged his shoulders reassuringly and nibbled his ear. Ray relaxed a bit and paced the room. "He thinks I'm becoming overly lax with the rebellion because of. . ." Ray trailed off, looking at the questioning Mariah. "Me." She finished for him and she stared at the floor dejectedly. "It's all right, Mariah. I don't care about what he thinks." Ray wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek comfortingly. "As long as I'm with you." He added and she smiled briefly. "How touching. Cut the crap and stand still." A girl dressed in a black sleeveless shirt twirled a silver chain attached to an icy blue phoenix talisman. Ray put his fists up reflexively and edged to the side to protect Mariah. The girl extracted a pistol from her pocket and pointed it at Ray's forehead. "Oh, my name is Ice. Just in case you live long enough to recount this experience." The girl added before her finger closed in on the trigger. A hand twisted her arm behind her back and Ice somersaulted over her attacker, freeing her from the assailant's grasp. "Ray, take Mariah somewhere safe. Both of you are in no position to fight." Kai's cold voice said as he blocked a punch from his skilled opponent. Ray hesitated before grabbing Mariah's arm and pulling her out of the room as Kai drove back the saboteur. Kai glanced over his shoulder to see if Ray was taking Mariah somewhere safe when Ice released a concealed blade in her jeans as she kicked Kai in the stomach. Kai doubled in pain as Ice withdrew the knife from his stomach and he backhanded her, sending the girl flying across the hall. He put on a burst of speed and rushed at the mercenary, slamming into her with a flying kick that echoed throughout the base. Ice wiped blood off her mouth and smiled thinly when an alarm sounded. "Looks like my brother's working exceptionally fast today." She said before catching Kai's leg in midair as he tried to attack her again. She stabbed him again with the blade in her pants as Kai's blood splattered across the floor. Kai clutched his injured leg and used his other one to slam his knee into her face. Spinning in midair, he swiped at her with an extended fist and watched as she crashed into a couple of chairs in the hallway. The girl pulled out another pistol from her jeans and pointed it at Kai, inching backwards as Kai picked up a broken chair and used it to deflect all of her bullets. Kai limped over to her and raised his fist when the girl punched him in the stomach, aggravating his injury. She punched him in the face and cut his arm with her switchblade when he grabbed the empty pistol from the floor. He smiled as the hilt of the gun slammed smack on Ice's forehead, knocking her out instantly. "I cannot lose." He said before twirling the gun and limping off to the infirmary for some medical attention.
14:14, Virtual Combat Room, Rebel Base, Shanghai, China
Tyson shouted at his computer screen as he watched Trygator fly across the rebel web page as a bitbeast in orange and red armor blasted fireballs at the stunned rebels. Ray rushed into the room with Mariah and looked at her intently before slotting in his bitbeast's combat data. Emily whirled around in her chair and stared at the late arrivals in frustration. "Where were you? Trygator's already down for the count!" She said and Mariah bit her lip nervously as she watched Galux appear onscreen along with Driger. "Yeah, we needed your help ages ago!" Max added but still remained focused on the screen where Draciel was holding out against the attacking bitbeast's fiery attacks. A second later, the bitbeast leaped over to Draciel and shot a fireball right in his face, sending the defensive bitbeast crashing into the toppled Trygator. Max sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair as he watched the remaining three bitbeasts try to battle the superior enemy. Dragoon rolled to the side and jumped backwards as fire scorched the virtual ground in front of him. He fired a dozen or so rounds of ammunition at the bitbeast but an icy shield appeared out of nowhere. Two faces came online, one an irritated boy's face and an injured girl's face. "Ice! I thought you got rid of Ray and Mariah." The boy said angrily as his bitbeast walked over to an icy blue bitbeast carrying a large rifle. "I ran into Kai, Blaze. I had to use the switchblade on him." "Oh, poor man. Nobody's ever survived the poison on the edges of that knife." Blaze said while rubbing his black ponytail. The girl nodded and introduced their bitbeasts. "Pardon our manners but this is Blizzice and this Fieryanzer." She gestured towards the duo of bitbeasts, who promptly bowed. Dragoon yelled out in frustration as he unleashed a volley of bullets at the smug bitbeasts. "Fieryanzer, Pyro Blades." Blaze said tiredly and Dragoon's bullets disintegrated upon impact with a wall of fire. Dragoon was sent spinning through the air as Blizzice blew smoke off the top of her rifle. "Arrogant idiot." The female bitbeast said as Dragoon crumpled into a heap beside Driger. The white tiger bitbeast narrowed his eyes and lunged at Blizzice but a quick swipe sent him rolling across the ground. Ray bit his lip nervously and closed his eyes in thought as he watched Fieryanzer leap over to him and blast Driger with a fireball for good measure. The two mercenaries turned to face Galux and they scoffed at her feeble-looking knives. "Get real, little girl." Blaze taunted her as his bitbeast caught her lunge and tossed her to Blizzice, who happily gave her a dose of icicles from her hand. "Blizzice, Fieryanzer, combination technique: Override." Both of the sleeper agents said calmly and the two bitbeasts glowed faintly as the charged their energy. Tyson slumped in his seat and closed his eyes in surrender. "It's impossible to win this. They have those weird powers and such!" He moped and an appalled silence filled the room. "Not yet." Flaming arrows slammed into Blizzice and she flew all the way across the web page. Driger, the only one still moving, stood up slowly and stared up at Dranzer with his palm open, slightly smoking. "Idiots. Use your beyblading techniques." Dranzer said as his palm grew fiery red. He shouted as he unleashed a barrage of fire, which Fieryanzer happily absorbed. "What type of former beyblader doesn't know that a fiery bitbeast like mine absorbs fire?" Blaze said cockily and returned fire at Dranzer as the phoenix bitbeast threw a high-power grenade at Fieryanzer. The results were catastrophic. Dranzer was burnt to a crisp and landed, unconscious or maybe even deleted, on Dragoon. Fieryanzer was still alive but unable to move as the explosive completely cooked his legs. "Blizzice, get Driger and our mission will be complete." Ice ordered with finality and watched her brother recall his injured bitbeast. Blizzice pounced at Driger calmly as the white tiger bitbeast shook, staring at all his fallen comrades. "My friends are down because of these damn government agents. . . It's payback time!" He thought as his palm glowed faintly, a strange tiger paw emblem appearing on his palm. Ray, too, was experiencing strange muscle spasms as he watched his friends stare sadly at their injured bitbeasts unable to even send them back to their email addresses. Tyson, pounding the desk in defeat. Mariah, watching Galux twitch on the screen. Max, trying to send something helpful to his bitbeast. Emily, silently praying that Trygator was still alive. He gritted his teeth as he watched Blizzice leap across the web page with unbelievable speed and get ready to attack his also infuriated bitbeast. "Driger! Tiger Claw!" He shouted and memories of their past as beybladers rushed through his mind like a breaking dam. Driger's eyes narrowed milliseconds before Blizzice's lethal swipe connected and he dodged the attack with unearthly prowess. His fist glowed and an ethereal tiger claw covered it as he delivered an awesome punch at Blizzice's stunned jaw, sending her into the virtual oblivion. The siblings on their screens muttered expletives before going offline and leaving the combat room. Driger's body glowed as he tried to control the raging energy he unleashed and the exhausted bitbeast promptly fainted. Ray closed his eyes as everyone stared at their screen in disbelief before turning to gaze at Ray. Tyson scratched his nose and broke the awkward silence. "Well, that was fun." He commented and everybody in the room glared at him angrily.
15:56, Somewhere in Russia
Jex slammed his fist into the wall in frustration as Drake read the note from the sleepers aloud. "Shit! Ivan's going to be so goddamn mad when he learns this." Jex complained, closing his eyes briefly. "There is no need for curses, Jex. We'll come up with a better plan." Sarah said calmly as she peeled an apple. (A/N: What's with the fruits?) Drake nodded in agreement and began to polish his black rifle. "We don't even have to tell Ivan anyway." "Yes. I already know." Drake quickly scooted off to the other side of the room as Ivan stepped out of the darkness. All three of the government agents saluted Ivan briefly and watched him with tentative eyes. "This is the perfect opportunity to test out my experiments." Again, Sarah was the one to ask a question. "But sir, your father does not approve of such unethical ideas." She said and Ivan pulled out a pistol and calmly pointed it between her eyes. "That bastard doesn't realize that you can't control the world without being unethical. I'll just execute the plan without him knowing." Ivan said and withdrew his pistol to everyone's relief. "Good. Jex, you provide the distraction so they won't notice the energy readings from our experiments. Drake, Sarah, pass me that basket of fruit. I'm hungry." Ivan said pleasantly as he sat down on a chair.
Are you satisfied, shadow wulf? If you're not, don't worry! The duo of mercenaries is still going to be in my fic.
