Chapter 4
After the coast was clear, we snuck quietly out of the room. But, by now someone had found those guards we'd taken out, so our cover was about blown. We had to be careful, because they were ready for us now, and a mistake could cost us our lives.
Wolverine led the way down the hallway, using his super senses to check for any lingering guards. All seemed peaceful enough; until we reached the room we'd been looking for. Then, I saw the most terrifying thing I had ever seen.
In the center of the complex, there was a vast assembly of Sentinels. There must have been at least twenty there, and they had room to move around. This had to be the place where those stupid things went when they were done hunting us.
Carefully, we worked our way through the mechanical crowd; certain not to touch them or do anything else that might start them up. Two one twenty is never fair, but this would be just plain ridiculous.
We were halfway to the door when the guards came rushing in, guns ready. There was no way out, they had us trapped.
So, we did like we planned: if we were going down, we would go down fighting and take as many of them with us as possible. They shot like mad men, not even bothering to aim. Wolverine and I took cover behind a Sentinel, using its thick armor as a shield from the bullets.
When they stopped to reload, I made my move. I jumped forward, snatching the guns from two guards. Then, I shot my tongue out and disarmed another. I leveled two of my stolen weapons and shot the guards square in the heads, no mercy. This was not a situation where you could let your foes live.
Wolverine also rushed in. He hadn't bothered to unleash his claws on them; he didn't need to. He punched two of them in the ribs, knocking the wind clear out of them. They fell to the floor quickly, and already five guards had been beaten.
Then, I saw something we had missed. Wolverine and I had made a horrible mistake. One of them had run toward a door, and now I could see why. He was activating the Sentinels.
Within seconds, the mechanical monsters came to life. Their sensors recognized us for what we were, and it was a whole new ball game. The guards retreated when Wolverine's claws came out. All bets were off now.
I did what any reasonable guy would do: I fired like mad. Every single bullet hit the thing in the head, I emptied the clips on all three of my pilfered guns, and one Sentinel managed to fall, barely.
"One down," I said.
"And nineteen to go," Wolverine said, jumping up and cutting one of them opened. It fell apart into two pieces, and became little more than a pile of scrap.
The Sentinels were now fully operational, and one shot a barrage of missiles at me. I jumped up to the ceiling, taking advantage of the rafters at the top. I swung and leaped around up there, leading the missiles along. Then, I dropped down toward the ground, guiding the missiles into the same Sentinel that had shot them.
It was about then that they began using those cables of theirs. Wolverine and I jumped and ran to avoid the cables, hopping over some and rolling under others. Before long, three of the Sentinels were stuck and fell into each other, collapsing as they did so.
I scooped up one of the cables and hopped around the feet of another Sentinel. I wrapped it nice and tight, making sure that the feet were not loose. Then, when I was done, I hopped up and dropkicked the metal behemoth. It fell like a ton of bricks.
"We've got the advantage here," I said as I backed into Wolverine, "They don't fight well in cramped spaces like this. They're getting in their own way."
"Yeah, that and they're really stupid," he said, cutting one of the cables apart with his claws. He leaped up and drove himself through one of them, using his claws to dig through the armor. It fell to the ground like the others.
With the Sentinels all taken care of, it seemed that we could just walk through the front door. And so we did.
We finally accessed the records in the main area of the Mutant Control Headquarters. It turned out that all of the mutants in the containment camps had been moved. And where had they been moved, you ask? To the Xavier Institute. Was this some kind of joke?
"Why would they all be moved there?" I asked.
"Not sure," Wolverine said. He scratched his claws together while he spoke, "But I plan on finding out. You with me?"
I thought about it for a second and said, "Yeah, I've come this far, let's go."
After the coast was clear, we snuck quietly out of the room. But, by now someone had found those guards we'd taken out, so our cover was about blown. We had to be careful, because they were ready for us now, and a mistake could cost us our lives.
Wolverine led the way down the hallway, using his super senses to check for any lingering guards. All seemed peaceful enough; until we reached the room we'd been looking for. Then, I saw the most terrifying thing I had ever seen.
In the center of the complex, there was a vast assembly of Sentinels. There must have been at least twenty there, and they had room to move around. This had to be the place where those stupid things went when they were done hunting us.
Carefully, we worked our way through the mechanical crowd; certain not to touch them or do anything else that might start them up. Two one twenty is never fair, but this would be just plain ridiculous.
We were halfway to the door when the guards came rushing in, guns ready. There was no way out, they had us trapped.
So, we did like we planned: if we were going down, we would go down fighting and take as many of them with us as possible. They shot like mad men, not even bothering to aim. Wolverine and I took cover behind a Sentinel, using its thick armor as a shield from the bullets.
When they stopped to reload, I made my move. I jumped forward, snatching the guns from two guards. Then, I shot my tongue out and disarmed another. I leveled two of my stolen weapons and shot the guards square in the heads, no mercy. This was not a situation where you could let your foes live.
Wolverine also rushed in. He hadn't bothered to unleash his claws on them; he didn't need to. He punched two of them in the ribs, knocking the wind clear out of them. They fell to the floor quickly, and already five guards had been beaten.
Then, I saw something we had missed. Wolverine and I had made a horrible mistake. One of them had run toward a door, and now I could see why. He was activating the Sentinels.
Within seconds, the mechanical monsters came to life. Their sensors recognized us for what we were, and it was a whole new ball game. The guards retreated when Wolverine's claws came out. All bets were off now.
I did what any reasonable guy would do: I fired like mad. Every single bullet hit the thing in the head, I emptied the clips on all three of my pilfered guns, and one Sentinel managed to fall, barely.
"One down," I said.
"And nineteen to go," Wolverine said, jumping up and cutting one of them opened. It fell apart into two pieces, and became little more than a pile of scrap.
The Sentinels were now fully operational, and one shot a barrage of missiles at me. I jumped up to the ceiling, taking advantage of the rafters at the top. I swung and leaped around up there, leading the missiles along. Then, I dropped down toward the ground, guiding the missiles into the same Sentinel that had shot them.
It was about then that they began using those cables of theirs. Wolverine and I jumped and ran to avoid the cables, hopping over some and rolling under others. Before long, three of the Sentinels were stuck and fell into each other, collapsing as they did so.
I scooped up one of the cables and hopped around the feet of another Sentinel. I wrapped it nice and tight, making sure that the feet were not loose. Then, when I was done, I hopped up and dropkicked the metal behemoth. It fell like a ton of bricks.
"We've got the advantage here," I said as I backed into Wolverine, "They don't fight well in cramped spaces like this. They're getting in their own way."
"Yeah, that and they're really stupid," he said, cutting one of the cables apart with his claws. He leaped up and drove himself through one of them, using his claws to dig through the armor. It fell to the ground like the others.
With the Sentinels all taken care of, it seemed that we could just walk through the front door. And so we did.
We finally accessed the records in the main area of the Mutant Control Headquarters. It turned out that all of the mutants in the containment camps had been moved. And where had they been moved, you ask? To the Xavier Institute. Was this some kind of joke?
"Why would they all be moved there?" I asked.
"Not sure," Wolverine said. He scratched his claws together while he spoke, "But I plan on finding out. You with me?"
I thought about it for a second and said, "Yeah, I've come this far, let's go."