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Chapter 4: Answers and Actions
The remaining crew of the Vigilant stared at their captain then at the Exile then back at their captain. "What do you mean he's missing?" asked Vector, still caught by surprise.
"The Agent attacked him," said Varian. "I attempted to stop him, but the Agent got to Axel first. I was able to destroy the Agent, however, the police carried Axel away, presumably to the Agent headquarters."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second," said Binary, "you killed the Agent?!"
"Yes, I assimilated its code."
"How!?!" yelled the two crewmembers together.
"Quiet!" shouted Soren over their clamor. "We must get our priorities straight. Rescue Axel first, then learn Varian's secrets. Now let's go!"
The two nodded and climbed into the beat-up sedan. Soren looked at the Exile. "Do you need a lift?"
"No," replied Varian, "I will scout ahead of you. I must complete my objective: rescue Axel from the Agents."
"Good, at least you're helping us."
"What will you do?"
"I'll call Jax and ask him to track Axel, just in case he ends up somewhere else. I will also ask him to keep a lookout for any possible back-up."
"Fine. I will proceed to follow the car they are transporting him in."
Soren joined his crew in the car and they rolled out of the garage. Varian turned himself into a pigeon, the most reliable form of winged transportation in the city, again and flew off in the direction of the cop cars.
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The consol beeped, drawing Jax's attention from the falling Matrix code to his captain's call. "Operator," he said into his headset.
"Jax, have you pinpointed his location yet?"
"Almost sir. He is in the airport area, but I don't have an exact coordinates yet."
"Understood. Have you located any other rebels in the system?"
"I thought I saw Niobe earlier, but they must have left."
"Damn. Well, if you find anyone, tell them what's happened and get them down here to help us."
"Yes sir, I will sir."
Soren hung up, leaving Jax staring at the rain code again. He was watching one line very closely. It seemed to pulsate, vibrate with some strange power. Then, suddenly, it disappeared. Startled, Jax franticly searched the screen for the Exile, but Varian was nowhere to be found.
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Varian settled himself on a power line over the airport. Where are they? It should not take their operator this long to trace a crewmember. He watched the cars moving across the roads, keeping his eye on one in particular. It was the one in which Axel was being kept. Several SWAT cops were guarding it, along with an Agent. The Exile sat on his perch, debating on whether he should swoop down and rescue the rebel, or wait for his crew to show up. Just as he made up his mind to fly down alone, the cops grabbed Axel and started dragging him to the hangers. Damn, where are those rebels?! Their beat-up sedan abruptly pulled into the parking lot, and the crew rushed out and started for the main building. Varian plunged from his perch and transformed in midair back to human form, landing squarely on his feet in front of the rebels. Binary's eyes practically popped out of his head as the Exile landed. "What! Where did you come from?"
"No time," said Varian. "They took Axel over to the hangers. They must mean to put him on a plane."
"That cannot happen, at any cost," replied Soren. "We'll head in after him. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated Varian."
"Of course."
"Good, let's get back Axel."
Since there was no threat yet, the airport was still open to the public. The foursome walked right in unopposed, as if they were headed for a late night flight. Their destination not in the terminals, they instead snuck outside to the tarmac, and then to the luggage area, so as not to be seen. Slinking through the shadows, the insurgents passed security to the hanger where Axel was. Soren drew his pistols and, nodding to his crew, rushed out of their hiding place, guns blazing. His crew followed suit, spreading out through the large building. The small number of police was quickly disposed of, leaving only the plane. Soren lead the way up to the entry portal. The three rushed in the plane, ready to take out an Agent if necessary. But there was no Agent. There were no cops. No Axel. The captain rushed back to the entrance. "This was a decoy. They must have been setting up a" Soren stepped through the door. "trap."
Several SWAT were spaced throughout the hanger, guns drawn, aimed to kill.
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Varian had taken a different route to the suspected hanger, a higher road. Hopping nimbly from rooftop to rooftop, the exile soon came within sight of the immense building. He was just in time to see the Agent leading some cops to another hanger, with Axel. Just as he was about to follow, gunfire erupted from the original air hanger. He sighed. Simple-minded fools, always walking into traps. I should have gone with them. Varian took a few steps back and, with a running leap, jumped over the gap to the building. As he flew, Varian changed himself into the great metal-skinned beast he had used earlier. It was one of his favorites. This time, though, the added a pair of broad, metal-feathered wings. On these, he glided the rest of the way to the hanger, landing heavily on the sheet metal surface. Using his razor sharp, five-inch claws, Varian ripped open an entrance in the tin roof. Slipping through the tear, he fell straight down, and down, to the floor below.
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