Chapter Five
Wolf sat in his private quarters thinking things over when he decided he needed a change of scenery. He decided it would be a good change if he went into one of the sparing simulations. Lately more and more of Wolf's thoughts kept reverting back to Kira. It had been nearly a year since he brought her out into the real world. Wolf knew that she was his best field operative and that she never once buckled under pressure and saved their asses at least once every week. He had no problem trusting her; it was just that he did not trust that thing called Smith. He admitted that as far as a soldier goes, Kira was trained exceptionally well, but damn it all he was not the one who trained her. Wolf cared about Kira, more than she would ever know, but if she ever gave any indication that she would put any of them in risk, he would not hesitate to pull the plug. Wolf got up and as he went to open the door to his quarters he shook his head and sighed.
"Don't lie to your self, Wolf. You would die for her." Wolf opened the door and headed for the main deck when he saw Nix running toward him. "What is it?" Wolf immediately asked.
"It's Kira."
"What about her?"
"She's gone inside."
Wolf didn't reply, but a dark fury of anger clouded over his eyes. He couldn't explain it, hell, he didn't even know why she was even in the matrix and could have been a legitimate reason, but he felt betrayed.
"Where's Spider?" Wolf's voice was almost animal than human. Nix visibly cowered.
"He's on the main deck." Wolf pushed past Nix and nearly flew up the spiral stairs leading to the main deck.
"Where the hell is she?" Wolf nearly brought down the entire ship with his voice. Spider just looked at his captain with his mug of water caught frozen to his lips.
"S-sir?" Spider asked.
"Where is Kira?"
"She went into the matrix."
"I am not stupid, Spider. Why is she in there?"
"We received a call from the Icarus and they said that a ship made a drop, but they don't know which one. They were being hounded by sentinels and asked us to see which ship used the drop point."
"Damn it, Spider. You know the rules. She is not to go in there alone." Wolf paced for a minute. "Where is she now?"
"She's making her way back to the exit point."
"I'm going in," Wolf prepared on of the loading screens.
"But, sir she's almost there."
"Just do it, Spider!" Wolf sat in the chair while Nix stood next to him ready to put in the needle. "When I get back, you're going to explain to me why you didn't consult me on this first."
"Yes, Captain." Spider cowered slightly. Spider punched in several key commands and watched as Nix inserted the needle and with the final command he sent his captain into the matrix. Spider waited to hear for the familiar ring tone. As soon as it went off, Spider answered it.
"Operator."
"I'm in."
Wolf sat in his private quarters thinking things over when he decided he needed a change of scenery. He decided it would be a good change if he went into one of the sparing simulations. Lately more and more of Wolf's thoughts kept reverting back to Kira. It had been nearly a year since he brought her out into the real world. Wolf knew that she was his best field operative and that she never once buckled under pressure and saved their asses at least once every week. He had no problem trusting her; it was just that he did not trust that thing called Smith. He admitted that as far as a soldier goes, Kira was trained exceptionally well, but damn it all he was not the one who trained her. Wolf cared about Kira, more than she would ever know, but if she ever gave any indication that she would put any of them in risk, he would not hesitate to pull the plug. Wolf got up and as he went to open the door to his quarters he shook his head and sighed.
"Don't lie to your self, Wolf. You would die for her." Wolf opened the door and headed for the main deck when he saw Nix running toward him. "What is it?" Wolf immediately asked.
"It's Kira."
"What about her?"
"She's gone inside."
Wolf didn't reply, but a dark fury of anger clouded over his eyes. He couldn't explain it, hell, he didn't even know why she was even in the matrix and could have been a legitimate reason, but he felt betrayed.
"Where's Spider?" Wolf's voice was almost animal than human. Nix visibly cowered.
"He's on the main deck." Wolf pushed past Nix and nearly flew up the spiral stairs leading to the main deck.
"Where the hell is she?" Wolf nearly brought down the entire ship with his voice. Spider just looked at his captain with his mug of water caught frozen to his lips.
"S-sir?" Spider asked.
"Where is Kira?"
"She went into the matrix."
"I am not stupid, Spider. Why is she in there?"
"We received a call from the Icarus and they said that a ship made a drop, but they don't know which one. They were being hounded by sentinels and asked us to see which ship used the drop point."
"Damn it, Spider. You know the rules. She is not to go in there alone." Wolf paced for a minute. "Where is she now?"
"She's making her way back to the exit point."
"I'm going in," Wolf prepared on of the loading screens.
"But, sir she's almost there."
"Just do it, Spider!" Wolf sat in the chair while Nix stood next to him ready to put in the needle. "When I get back, you're going to explain to me why you didn't consult me on this first."
"Yes, Captain." Spider cowered slightly. Spider punched in several key commands and watched as Nix inserted the needle and with the final command he sent his captain into the matrix. Spider waited to hear for the familiar ring tone. As soon as it went off, Spider answered it.
"Operator."
"I'm in."