Chapter 4
A/N: Hey guys and gals…things are going to start moving so if you were looking for action and were disappointed then…well look again. I'll try to be clear on what is happening and also help explain a few more details that everyone seems to be wanting to know…the main one is…where the hell is Pikachu! ^^;;…well guys if you can hold on for this chapter you'll find out. So hope this is up to par…and if it is not well…then flame away my friends. Ja ne!
Disclaimer: Oi…not this AGAIN…don't…own…anything…if you think I do…then go and get that head of yours examined.
Behind Closed Doors
"Agent Squall are you in position?"
Ash was crouching behind a large dumpster and was getting slightly annoyed because of the smell. Wrinkling in his nose in disgust he waited for Misty's go ahead. It would take the girl around 123 seconds to complete her maneuver and make it okay for Ash to rush the guards. At the moment both teens were outside of a small outpost. It looked very unassuming except for the tell tale signs, well tell tale to an experienced eye, of high security. Not that it was that obvious. Muttering about the plan and what they had to do to succeed.
"Alright go ahead Agent Adrion."
Smirking at Misty's slight condescending tone at his codename Ash popped over the dumpster and had dropped both guards before they had even turned back around. Misty came from the opposite direction that Ash had come dashing out of. Looking at the downed guards with a slight look of satisfaction Misty nodded her approval. Then both grabbed the keys off the guards' belts. After this they took a small but strong piece of black rope to tie them up. Strapping a piece of duct tape on the mouths of the unconscious men Ash and Misty proceeded along with their plan. Thankfully Misty had excellent hacking skills and was able to disconnect the outside cameras. Otherwise they would have been dead on the spot.
"Well after you sir."
"No, ladies first."
"Chicken."
"No I am not. And this is no time for childish games. Come on."
Grabbing Misty's arm quite roughly Ash walked over to the door and placed the key in the slot. The soft whooshing noise was nice to hear and both stepped into a darkened hallway. The only sounds were of the soft breathing coming from the two forms at the door. It didn't look like there was anything special just a straight hallway. But a very foreboding feeling permeated the air and caused the hair on the back of Misty and Ash's necks to stand on end. Ash took out his blade. When Misty threw him a very question look again he just leaned closer to her. Her eyes widened because she didn't know what the hell he was doing then he whispered in her ear.
"Much quieter if we meet up with some guards. I don't have a silencer for my gun."
Nodding her understanding Misty flicked her wrist once and suddenly a blade flipped out. Smiling at Ash's shocked expression she motioned for him to move. Snapping back to reality he nodded and began to walk quietly down the hall. There were doors at intervals but nothing that would lead them to what they had come for. No they had to go down to the farthest point to find what they were looking for. Sweat was beading on Ash's forehead and on his palms. No matter how calm he looked on the outside he was very nervous that this wouldn't go as planned. Things like this hardly did, at least not when he was involved. But he always seemed to get the job done that was why the Commander assigned him the more difficult jobs. His most recent job had actually caused one of Ash's closest friends get injured. Pikachu had helped turn the tide against impossible odds but doing so had drained him quite completely of his life energy. So he was in rehab until further notice. So Ash had Charizard with him at the moment. And he also assumed that Misty still had her Staryu with her. Looking around a corner Ash quickly ducked back. Even though there was no one there a nagging feeling presented itself.
This is way too easy. What am I missing? There should be more guards and security cameras. Why? Something is up. But what? Argh…damn.
Scowling Ash jerked his head and quickly made his way down the hallway to his left. Misty understanding the silent command followed. This was not the time to split up. Something was wrong. Misty could tell that Ash was affected. Even after not seeing him for a year or so she could still pick up on his small quirks. But instead of demanding what was the matter like she would have when they were both still younger she followed. They both were walking close to the left wall when the door right in front of them opened. Ash's and Misty's eyes went wide in silent surprise. This was not something that they had expected. Thinking quickly Misty grabbed Ash from behind and ducked into the first door she found. Closing it enough so that it would not be noticed but Misty left it open just enough to catch sight of who was walking by. Ash was giving her a "thanks I owe ya one" look. Misty just smiled which quickly turned into a frown when she noticed what room she had pulled them into. Pointing to something beyond his shoulder Ash turned around and almost screamed.
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"Sir!"
"Captain, I am safe to assume that the intruders will be eradicated quickly, correct?"
"Yes sir. Absolutely. We will have them isolated and terminated in a matter of hours."
A middle aged man nodded once before waving his hand in dismissal. The captain saluted then quickly left the room. The man behind the desk frowned slightly. It was quite interesting that two had infiltrated one of his main housing units. It was perplexing as to how they had done it. But no matter they would be caught and killed soon enough. The man stood up and grabbed a black blazer from the back of his chair. Smoothing his short white hair the man smirked. As for looks the man could be said to be quite handsome. Standing at a good 6'4'' and weighing around 200 lbs. Jerex was not a man to mess with. Smooth, calm, and very intelligent the man was a force to be reckoned with when mad. Striding out of his off with an aloof air about him Jerex nodded curtly to his secretary and then left.
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"RUN!"
Things had gone from bad to worse. Misty and Ash had been cornered in the room but had managed to give the guards the slip. Ash had no idea how they knew what was going on but it almost seemed like their adversaries were always a step ahead of them. Cutting several corners and dodging bullets seemed to be the main focus at the moment. Flashbacks of the room that they had been in for those few brief moments caused Ash to dry heave and gag several times. Misty watched with some worry in her eyes but was also succumbing to the same reactions. The guards seemed calm though they were chasing two very good spies around a very secret housing unit. They didn't have to worry about anything. The main computer would keep things under control and because of their direct link with it they didn't have to even think about their next move. All they did was wait to receive the coordinates and then move to that intercept point.
Ash was breathing hard which was not a good thing. He was in great shape and if he was breathing hard then things definitely weren't going his way. Calculation after calculation raced through his mind. He didn't understand what the hell was going on. The guards were almost predicting where they would go. Right now Ash had no idea what floor they were on. Misty wasn't doing any better. But from the determined gleam present in her eye he knew she wasn't going to quit anytime soon. Actually it almost looked like she had some sort of idea of where they were going. She had taken the lead and had been there for several minutes. Ash followed her considering he didn't have any bright or even dull ideas coming.
"Ash…you're not going to like this. But you're going to have trust me. We need to split up. If they have to find two targets it will be harder than just one."
"WHAT?!"
"I knew you would say that. But we don't have time or the energy to argue. Just do as I say."
"Hmph. Tell me what to do."
"Good boy."
Misty quickly told Ash what she had in mind. He had to acknowledge her intelligence with this plan. It was simple and also would help them locate the files that they needed. Because Misty had the hacking skills she would make her way to the main computer. While Ash gave the guards a run for their money. Quickly grabbing the pokeball on his belt Ash nodded then, the impulsive Ash crept back again, because he gave Misty a brief kiss on the cheek. Meanwhile Misty had a dreamy expression on her face.
"See you in a few."
Both split up while the guards tried to compensate for this sudden change of tactics. But recovering soon enough half of the force which was around 20 men went after Ash and the other score followed Misty. Ash skidded around corner after corner trying to gain as much distance between him and the guards. Finally coming to a much larger space than before Ash released Charizard.
"Hey buddy. You ready to roast the big, bad, and ugly?"
"RAWWWR!!"
Smiling in spite of the situation Ash stopped running and decided that he would make his stand here. It was about to get really hot. And by that Ash meant hellishly hot.
After Ash and Misty had taken their separate routes Misty wracked her brain trying to remember which floor she was on and which floor the main computer was on. Scrambling to dodge the attempts to trip her up by the guards Misty finally located the main computer was two floors under her.
Where the hell is the stairwell?! Damn.
Running around with barely suppressed panic Misty took a corner just a little too sharply and over-balanced. Falling with a dull thud Misty was back up almost the same moment she fell. Ignoring the throbbing pain on her right shoulder Misty finally found the stairwell. Looking around trying to spot any of the guards she placed herself on the railing and then pushed off. Thankfully the railing around the stairs was a spiral and Misty could just ride down two floors. Smiling despite her situation Misty stopped when she had reached the 3 basement floor. Opening the door she heard the sound of a gunshot but dodged just a mite too slowly. Eyes wide with the pain that suddenly erupted in her left leg Misty forced herself to stay conscious. Half limping half running she found the computer room without any more mishaps after taking out the guard that had shot her with a well placed punch to the gut. Going into the room Misty immediately noticed that there were no personnel in the room. This was strange but a good thing as she locked the door Misty slumped heavily into the only chair.
"Time to see what I can do with this."
Cracking her knuckles and smirking soon all that could be heard was the sound of swiftly moving fingers over the keyboard.
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"Charizard flame thrower!"
Flames suddenly erupted out of the large dragon pokemon's mouth. Ash was bruised in several places along with what he thought might be a broken ankle, or maybe just a bad sprain. The guards just seem to come at them in an endless supply. It was really strange how this had happened. And while Charizard had kept a lot of them busy some others had tried to get to Ash. But another strange thing was there were no other pokemon. The guards didn't have any or something.
What the hell is going on? This isn't right! I'm missing something…but what? Could…no fuckin way! Oh shit.
Ash's eyes had gotten as big as dinner plates because standing before him was something right out of a fantasy book or something. This wasn't natural. Whatever was going on in this place was definitely not a smuggling operation. No…that a front. Trying to regain some semblance of composure Ash looked up at Charizard who's eyes were narrowed in a glare. Looking down at his master Charizard saw the look of fear past through Ash's eyes. They both then turned and faced the abomination with a look of pure determination.
"Well if we're going down…we're going down in flames."
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The scream that tore from Misty's throat as she saw what Ash was facing sounded like a thousand tormented souls. She had almost finished downloading the files but by the sounds coming from outside the door she didn't have any time left. The lock would only hold for about five more minutes and she had around four minutes and twenty-two seconds of downloading left.
"Doesn't give me much time to get a proper welcoming together for the guys outside." She muttered to herself. She would have around thirty-eight seconds to grab the disc…and also sent to self destruction mode. Slamming her fist on the console Misty swore (all of which could not be repeated even with this rated R). Things had gone from worse…to hellishly bad and it didn't look like things were going to go all happy and light anytime soon either.
"Two minutes left."
Misty readied her gun checking to see that she had a full clip and also that the safety was off. The poundings on the door were getting even worse and from the sounds of things Misty would be entertaining quite a few people. Glancing at the screens in front of her Misty grimaced as she saw Ash still fighting. He looked horrible. Blood was streaming down the side of his face and it looked like he couldn't use his right arm. His dominate arm at that. Misty thought.
Well Ashy boy it looks like I'm going to have to pull your ass out of the fire…but we're going to be jumping into the frying pan while we're at it. Hope we can live through this damn mission.
Looking up Misty saw the flashing text on the computer screen.
Download 100% Complete.
"Time for some fun…right boys?"
Turning around with her gun aimed at the guards who had just broken through the door Misty let fly the first bullet. It hit the first guard dead on his forehead killing him in an instant. With that bullets were flashing through the air like birds during migrating season.