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I'm stuck, thought Logan, no doubt about it. He took a deep breath and looked at his surroundings. He was in a simple supply closet, nothing special. It held a few brooms, some cleaning supplies, a few old guard uniforms, and some gear packs. He had already checked the packs. They held nothing useful: a few flares, a rain poncho, and some access cards. The cards would have been a plus if his employer hadn't already given him a universal key card. The packs also held some ammo, six 9mm clips, but no guns to use them with. Not that he would have taken it anyway. His mission was to infiltrate base and retrieve Emeraudes stolen software without any casualties. Not exactly his style but the pay was good so he took the job. All he carried with him was a few flash grenades, some knock out gas, and a taser. He leaned over to the door and put his ear against it. "Those stupid guards are still talking!?", he whispered to himself, "shouldn't they be on their rounds by now?" He settled back into his seat among the old uniforms and continued to wait.
Hawk sat in a state of near unconsciousness as he listened to the Zio Matrix executives bicker and argue about what to do with the new software. That's just like them, he thought, give me a huge bonus to go get them something and they don't even have a clue what to do with it. He groaned and stood up. Luckily for him it was time to do the rounds. "I'm going out on patrol. I'll be back in a while." The officials barley even noticed his exit. Once out in the hall he shook his head and took out his laptop to check the security cameras. "All clear, all clear, all.hello! What's this?" He questioned, his routine broken by the two lazy guards talking to each other in the storage district of the facility. "Well, at least I know where I need to start." He grumbled and set off toward the storehouses.
Logan pulled off his gas mask and looked down at the two fallen guards. "Was that really necessary?" Logan jumped at the sound of Nell's voice. She had been silent so long he had forgotten that she was still linked to his headset while he was out of his AC. "You know how inpatient I get when I have to wait" he responded. "Well, you know how easy I drop Ravens who don't have the money to pay me." Logan grimaced. Things had been tough since he transferred to Mars. If he didn't complete this mission successfully than he wouldn't even have the money for a low class manager like Nell to get him missions. He shook away the thought and refocused on the task at hand. "Alright, can you get me directions to the next possible storage place for the software. This place was a bust. Just a bunch of junk." "Already on it." Nell responded in a crisp, business like voice. " Go down the hall and to your left, you should see a door at the end of the hall. Go thru it and then." A stream of gunfire that hit Logan's headset and disconnected Nell cut her off. Instinctively he reached to his side for his own weapon but came up with nothing. Cursing, he turned and ran in the opposite direction.
Hawk was very surprised to walk up on the enemy like that. Luckily the man had been preoccupied with some communication and hadn't seen him approach from behind. Hawk slowly drew his side arm, silently hoping it was one of those money grubbing Ravens. He aimed for the man's head and pulled the trigger just as the man turned around. Bam bam bam! Three shots thudded into the heavy headset the man was communicating with. He silently cursed his bad luck and took aim again, but the enemy had already disappeared around the corner. He didn't bother to follow; he already knew where the man was headed. He turned and started jogging back to the conference room.
Logan burst into the conference room, silently praying it would not be occupied but of course, having no such luck. The people in the room quickly fell silent on his entry, but he knew it wouldn't last long. They would soon all be calling for security. He had no interest in that though. This particular room was the only one overlooking the garage he had hid his AC in. He ran to the window. It only looked like a two story drop to the roof. He could make it, and the man that had just came into the room made him jump all the faster. But before he jumped he noticed the hard drive lying on the table. With blind hope he grabbed it and jumped, just in time to avoid a volley of fire from his pursuer.
Hawk ran to the window just in time to see his enemy pocket the software and disappear into the garage. He was not worried though; he could not escape. They hadn't kept anything in that garage for months. Which surprised him all the more when he saw the Raven's AC rip thru the top of the building. He immediately radioed the MT guards with orders to converge on the enemy's location. He would not escape.
Logan was greeted in his cockpit by two messages: one noting that Nell had quit and another noting that Emeraude had retracted their offer. He sighed and put the software in his AC's drive for safekeeping. If he couldn't give it back to Emeraude he could at least sell it. The only problem was how to get past the MT guards without Nell to give him their positions. "Coordinates are 72390 by 82265." Logan was startled by the voice that crackled over the COM speakers. "Nell?" He asked. "No, I'm Emeraude's AI support unit code name "Jane"," Logan shook his head. So this was what Zio Matrix stole. Not bad. Looks like he may just came out of this ok after all.
I'm stuck, thought Logan, no doubt about it. He took a deep breath and looked at his surroundings. He was in a simple supply closet, nothing special. It held a few brooms, some cleaning supplies, a few old guard uniforms, and some gear packs. He had already checked the packs. They held nothing useful: a few flares, a rain poncho, and some access cards. The cards would have been a plus if his employer hadn't already given him a universal key card. The packs also held some ammo, six 9mm clips, but no guns to use them with. Not that he would have taken it anyway. His mission was to infiltrate base and retrieve Emeraudes stolen software without any casualties. Not exactly his style but the pay was good so he took the job. All he carried with him was a few flash grenades, some knock out gas, and a taser. He leaned over to the door and put his ear against it. "Those stupid guards are still talking!?", he whispered to himself, "shouldn't they be on their rounds by now?" He settled back into his seat among the old uniforms and continued to wait.
Hawk sat in a state of near unconsciousness as he listened to the Zio Matrix executives bicker and argue about what to do with the new software. That's just like them, he thought, give me a huge bonus to go get them something and they don't even have a clue what to do with it. He groaned and stood up. Luckily for him it was time to do the rounds. "I'm going out on patrol. I'll be back in a while." The officials barley even noticed his exit. Once out in the hall he shook his head and took out his laptop to check the security cameras. "All clear, all clear, all.hello! What's this?" He questioned, his routine broken by the two lazy guards talking to each other in the storage district of the facility. "Well, at least I know where I need to start." He grumbled and set off toward the storehouses.
Logan pulled off his gas mask and looked down at the two fallen guards. "Was that really necessary?" Logan jumped at the sound of Nell's voice. She had been silent so long he had forgotten that she was still linked to his headset while he was out of his AC. "You know how inpatient I get when I have to wait" he responded. "Well, you know how easy I drop Ravens who don't have the money to pay me." Logan grimaced. Things had been tough since he transferred to Mars. If he didn't complete this mission successfully than he wouldn't even have the money for a low class manager like Nell to get him missions. He shook away the thought and refocused on the task at hand. "Alright, can you get me directions to the next possible storage place for the software. This place was a bust. Just a bunch of junk." "Already on it." Nell responded in a crisp, business like voice. " Go down the hall and to your left, you should see a door at the end of the hall. Go thru it and then." A stream of gunfire that hit Logan's headset and disconnected Nell cut her off. Instinctively he reached to his side for his own weapon but came up with nothing. Cursing, he turned and ran in the opposite direction.
Hawk was very surprised to walk up on the enemy like that. Luckily the man had been preoccupied with some communication and hadn't seen him approach from behind. Hawk slowly drew his side arm, silently hoping it was one of those money grubbing Ravens. He aimed for the man's head and pulled the trigger just as the man turned around. Bam bam bam! Three shots thudded into the heavy headset the man was communicating with. He silently cursed his bad luck and took aim again, but the enemy had already disappeared around the corner. He didn't bother to follow; he already knew where the man was headed. He turned and started jogging back to the conference room.
Logan burst into the conference room, silently praying it would not be occupied but of course, having no such luck. The people in the room quickly fell silent on his entry, but he knew it wouldn't last long. They would soon all be calling for security. He had no interest in that though. This particular room was the only one overlooking the garage he had hid his AC in. He ran to the window. It only looked like a two story drop to the roof. He could make it, and the man that had just came into the room made him jump all the faster. But before he jumped he noticed the hard drive lying on the table. With blind hope he grabbed it and jumped, just in time to avoid a volley of fire from his pursuer.
Hawk ran to the window just in time to see his enemy pocket the software and disappear into the garage. He was not worried though; he could not escape. They hadn't kept anything in that garage for months. Which surprised him all the more when he saw the Raven's AC rip thru the top of the building. He immediately radioed the MT guards with orders to converge on the enemy's location. He would not escape.
Logan was greeted in his cockpit by two messages: one noting that Nell had quit and another noting that Emeraude had retracted their offer. He sighed and put the software in his AC's drive for safekeeping. If he couldn't give it back to Emeraude he could at least sell it. The only problem was how to get past the MT guards without Nell to give him their positions. "Coordinates are 72390 by 82265." Logan was startled by the voice that crackled over the COM speakers. "Nell?" He asked. "No, I'm Emeraude's AI support unit code name "Jane"," Logan shook his head. So this was what Zio Matrix stole. Not bad. Looks like he may just came out of this ok after all.
