The Night Warriors
Dangerous Ideas
"I don't like this," Ashley whispered. She and Rachel were quietly slipping into the empty computer room early in the morning. They were out of their Imperial uniforms and in comfortable clothes for traveling. As always, Rachel was careful to keep her left arm covered because of her scar.
Rachel looked at her best friend. "I don't either, but it's the only way."
"I can think of two hundred other ways to do this," Ashley said, continuing to whisper.
"And put everyone we know and love at risk?" Rachel snapped. Ashley fell silent, knowing that Rachel would not reason. To her, this mission -- a mission that should have ended with Ashley blowing up the Cravanian base -- had taken on a whole new meaning. Rachel quickly hacked through and opened her and Ashley's files, something Rachel could have done in her sleep. She went down to a portion called markings, where spies were required to list all scars, tattoos, and any other markings that set them apart. As Rachel had told Lady Kara, a spy's tattoo, or any other marking, was mainly used to identify them with allies when in disguise. The marking Ashley had listed was a tattoo of a black tiger on her right shoulder blade. The markings Rachel had listed were the scar on her left arm and a tattoo of a panther on her right shoulder blade.
Rachel quickly deleted all the information in that area and closed her and Ashley's files. For a moment, Rachel sat at the computer, horrified at what she had done. She quickly shook those thoughts away; she had a job to do. The two female spies made their way to the zoid hangar without a problem, stopping at the main room to leave a note.
Ashley packed supplies into her Zaber Fang while Rachel made adjustments to her Hel Cat; it was still not in the best condition, but it would get Rachel to where she needed to be. Rachel also used the BEEK-like program Thomas had made for her to find the quickest route to her destination. When the two young women were ready to leave, Starlet fused with Rachel's Hel Cat. By the time the trio was a good ten miles away from the base, it was 3:30 a.m. No one knew they were gone.
"Ashley, get up! It's 7:30 and Kruger wants to see you," Alex said pounding on Ashley's bedroom door. "Ashley, are you listening to me?" Alex continued as he went into his sister's room; it was empty. Instinct took over as Alex searched for Rachel. Where Rachel was, Ashley was nearby. He ran into Karl down the hall.
"Have you seen Rachel?" Karl asked breathlessly.
Alex shook his head. "No I haven't, but do you have a clue where Ashley is?"
"No."
"Karl, Alex," Thomas called as he came running towards them. "We're needed in the main room."
The three men made it to the main room in record time. Sammy, Danni, the rest of the Guardian Force, Herman, O'Connell, Kruger, Freedmen, A.C. and M.C., Ace, May, Lady Kara, and King were already there. Karl stopped and looked at how many people had become involved to complete the mission. At first, it had been only the Night Warriors, Sammy and Danni, and Freedmen, but the mission had taken on a whole new meaning at the end.
"Where are Ashley and Rachel?" Thomas asked.
"We were just going to figure that out," Kruger said holding up a letter in Rachel's spidery handwriting.
To whom it may concern: As I doubt you've noticed, this mission has acquired the help of many talented people, more people than we would like involved. A few days before Colonel Karl Schubaltz had awoken, the enemy contacted me. Ashley and I have gone to meet them. We've left early so there is no possible way for you to follow us. Our tracks have been covered; we're the best spies in the Empire for a reason.
Please try to trust that we know what we are doing. If we don't come back in two weeks, consider us dead. Don't send anyone looking for us. This mission has become deadly.
Karl and Thomas, know I love you two with all my heart. Alex, Ashley sends her love. Freedmen, thanks for giving us a chance in the first place. Sammy, Danni, A.C., and M.C. will take over the mission if we don't finish it. The two of us have escaped death before; perhaps we can do it again.
Love Always
Rachel E. Schubaltz
&
Ashley Borwick
An uneasy silence hung over the room, heavier than a dense fog. "Have their rooms searched immediately," Kruger barked out the order. "Maybe they've left a clue to where they are going."
"No. Rachel and Ashley don't leave information in their rooms. They hide it carefully," Karl said calmly, or as calmly as a man who had heard that his twin sister had predicted her own death could. His hands covered his face.
"I know where they hide their information," a sweet sounding female voice said. Karl's head snapped up. It was the voice he and Rachel had listened for as kids, on nights that were just perfect. The woman who had interrupted the meeting had an eerie silver glow to her, as though she were a ghost.
Dangerous Ideas
"I don't like this," Ashley whispered. She and Rachel were quietly slipping into the empty computer room early in the morning. They were out of their Imperial uniforms and in comfortable clothes for traveling. As always, Rachel was careful to keep her left arm covered because of her scar.
Rachel looked at her best friend. "I don't either, but it's the only way."
"I can think of two hundred other ways to do this," Ashley said, continuing to whisper.
"And put everyone we know and love at risk?" Rachel snapped. Ashley fell silent, knowing that Rachel would not reason. To her, this mission -- a mission that should have ended with Ashley blowing up the Cravanian base -- had taken on a whole new meaning. Rachel quickly hacked through and opened her and Ashley's files, something Rachel could have done in her sleep. She went down to a portion called markings, where spies were required to list all scars, tattoos, and any other markings that set them apart. As Rachel had told Lady Kara, a spy's tattoo, or any other marking, was mainly used to identify them with allies when in disguise. The marking Ashley had listed was a tattoo of a black tiger on her right shoulder blade. The markings Rachel had listed were the scar on her left arm and a tattoo of a panther on her right shoulder blade.
Rachel quickly deleted all the information in that area and closed her and Ashley's files. For a moment, Rachel sat at the computer, horrified at what she had done. She quickly shook those thoughts away; she had a job to do. The two female spies made their way to the zoid hangar without a problem, stopping at the main room to leave a note.
Ashley packed supplies into her Zaber Fang while Rachel made adjustments to her Hel Cat; it was still not in the best condition, but it would get Rachel to where she needed to be. Rachel also used the BEEK-like program Thomas had made for her to find the quickest route to her destination. When the two young women were ready to leave, Starlet fused with Rachel's Hel Cat. By the time the trio was a good ten miles away from the base, it was 3:30 a.m. No one knew they were gone.
"Ashley, get up! It's 7:30 and Kruger wants to see you," Alex said pounding on Ashley's bedroom door. "Ashley, are you listening to me?" Alex continued as he went into his sister's room; it was empty. Instinct took over as Alex searched for Rachel. Where Rachel was, Ashley was nearby. He ran into Karl down the hall.
"Have you seen Rachel?" Karl asked breathlessly.
Alex shook his head. "No I haven't, but do you have a clue where Ashley is?"
"No."
"Karl, Alex," Thomas called as he came running towards them. "We're needed in the main room."
The three men made it to the main room in record time. Sammy, Danni, the rest of the Guardian Force, Herman, O'Connell, Kruger, Freedmen, A.C. and M.C., Ace, May, Lady Kara, and King were already there. Karl stopped and looked at how many people had become involved to complete the mission. At first, it had been only the Night Warriors, Sammy and Danni, and Freedmen, but the mission had taken on a whole new meaning at the end.
"Where are Ashley and Rachel?" Thomas asked.
"We were just going to figure that out," Kruger said holding up a letter in Rachel's spidery handwriting.
To whom it may concern: As I doubt you've noticed, this mission has acquired the help of many talented people, more people than we would like involved. A few days before Colonel Karl Schubaltz had awoken, the enemy contacted me. Ashley and I have gone to meet them. We've left early so there is no possible way for you to follow us. Our tracks have been covered; we're the best spies in the Empire for a reason.
Please try to trust that we know what we are doing. If we don't come back in two weeks, consider us dead. Don't send anyone looking for us. This mission has become deadly.
Karl and Thomas, know I love you two with all my heart. Alex, Ashley sends her love. Freedmen, thanks for giving us a chance in the first place. Sammy, Danni, A.C., and M.C. will take over the mission if we don't finish it. The two of us have escaped death before; perhaps we can do it again.
Love Always
Rachel E. Schubaltz
&
Ashley Borwick
An uneasy silence hung over the room, heavier than a dense fog. "Have their rooms searched immediately," Kruger barked out the order. "Maybe they've left a clue to where they are going."
"No. Rachel and Ashley don't leave information in their rooms. They hide it carefully," Karl said calmly, or as calmly as a man who had heard that his twin sister had predicted her own death could. His hands covered his face.
"I know where they hide their information," a sweet sounding female voice said. Karl's head snapped up. It was the voice he and Rachel had listened for as kids, on nights that were just perfect. The woman who had interrupted the meeting had an eerie silver glow to her, as though she were a ghost.