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Title: Redemption's Tears
Author: RedRaven
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In a small building on the outskirts of Dublin sat six men. They were all anti-taelon, VERY anti-taelon. One of them had connections, because of him the shack and car parked outside of it added together contained enough weapons to liberate a small nation. Not just any weapons either. These were some of the most high-tech energy guns and explosives money could buy. They were going to cause some serious damage.
Michael O'Leary was the man with connections. He had been presumed dead years before. Back then he had been a member of one of the many terrorist groups that plagued Ireland. He had in fact almost died then, as it was he was scarred horribly. His whole cell had gotten involved in a firefight during a routine raid that had turned out to be a trap. One of the members of the anti-terrorist force responsible had always stuck in his mind. (a/n: who can guess???) A red haired woman with attitude and lots of skill. That witch had been responsible for his fall from grace with his superiors. At least he blamed her for it. She had fired the only shot that had even come close to killing him. The bullet had nicked him, but it had only been a flesh wound, going straight through. Then it had hit the tank. Whatever the chemical it was that had been in the tank it had been very very flammable. One little spark and the whole thing had gone up, with him only a few feet away. He had barely survived the blast. All but one out of his whole team had been wiped out, either from the gunfire, explosion, or in the ensuing fire. The last man had dragged him outside. They had both managed to escape in all the chaos.
It had taken years for O'Leary to recover. Years spent in hiding in a hospital in a foreign country. Dozens of skin transplants. Then physical therapy had been excruciating. He had spent the time planning .Then his whole plan for revenge had been spoiled, Siobhan Beckett had died before he could retaliate. He blamed the Taelons for robbing him of a chance for vengeance. Beckett had gone to work for them, and had died while in service to them. If he couldn't get to Beckett herself he would attack the closest thing, her family and friends. Most of them were still in the area. O'Leary couldn't have come up with better bait if he had planned it. They had all come to say goodbye. Hell, there was even a companion protector still in-country. Taking out a companion protector would definitely get the point across. And it would be a blow to the Taelons too. It would maybe even get his status back. They were all going to be sitting ducks. No one would expect an attack at such a charming little Inn.
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