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Two weeks ago:
"Boyscout, I've got the artifact and I'm heading towards the extraction site."
"Copy that mountaineer. You have three targets heading towards your location. I suggest you're gone when they arrive. See you at the rendevous. Out"
"Roger. ETA 5 minutes. Out" With that Sydney clicked of her radio and opened the heavy oak door. Squinting in the glaring flourescant lights, she looked either way down the hallway before she fully emerged. Sprinting, she ran for the double doors on her left. A stich of bullets errupted just where she had been two steps before.
"Stop or I'll shoot you!" The guard screamed, then fired in the air. "STOP!" Sydney kept running. She dove into the closed double doors and pushed them open with her shoulder just as the guard let loose another string of rounds. She quickly shoved the doors closed behind her and ran.
"Boyscout I've been compromised. Abort the rest of the mission. I'll meet you at the alternate extraction point. ETA is now 3..." The click of a gun hammer sounding behind her forced her to a skidding halt. She raised both hands and turned slowly.
"Thats far enough, Ms. Bristow. I think it better if you can't reach to do anything stupid. Now, give me the artifact and maybe, I wont kill you." Sark's said evenly. He clicked his tounge as if to reprimand her. " I would have thought taht you of all people knew a trap when they ran in to one. One guard? Do you really think there's only one guard? Oh well, It's almost a pity to have caught you this way. But you've ruined our plans quite enough i think. Now give me the artifact."
"Still the errand boy huh Sark? Oh well, I guess if you kiss enough ass you have to go somewhere right?" With that Sark raised the gun and pointed it at her forehead.
"I wont ask again. Give it to me. It's worth far more then you're life. Believe me. If you do take it out of here, I imagine my partners will go to great lengths to retrieve it. All of them with one outcome. Dead you and the artifact in our hands. This however, may buy you one more life. So, are you going to make this easy?" Sydney bit her lip and tensed, ready to strike. Sark saw it and ina split second they had both moved. Sydney kicked the gun from his hand and Sark had pushed her harshly into glass case on the wall. Both rose at the same time. Sydney could feel the blood running down her back and several glass shards were embeded in her skin. Glaring at Sark, she squared to face him.
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"Boyscout, I've got the artifact and I'm heading towards the extraction site."
"Copy that mountaineer. You have three targets heading towards your location. I suggest you're gone when they arrive. See you at the rendevous. Out"
"Roger. ETA 5 minutes. Out" Vaughn rubbed the stubble on his chin nervously. He squinted ahrd at the small screen. He was a watching a closed circut video survelliance system, showing Sydney running from frame to frame. Suddenly Vaughn saw dust and pieces of tile fly up as a guard running after her fired. His heart thudded in his chest and he almost stood up. Watching, he saw her dive into a set of doors and then through. She was on her feet and running again. Wait..she stopped....'What is she doing?' he thought to himself.
"Boyscout I've been compromised. Abort the rest of the mission. I'll meet you at the alternate extraction point. ETA is now 3..." 'Come on. Run damnit!' He watched as the image of Sydney turned halfway with her hands raising. She appeared to be talking to someone.
"Weiss get me control of camera A-12 in section 3. Sydney can you hear me? Why did you stop running? Damnit Weiss, the comms are down"
"What? Why?"
"Do it!"
"Ok, you've got control. What are you seeing?" The small camera moved and focused on two figures in the small hallway.
"Sark.."
"What? He's not suposed to be anywhere near here! How the hell did he know?" Vaughn was already standing. He reached into a small locker next to his station and pulled out a tactical vest and 9mm handgun.
"I'm going to go get her." Not waiting for Weiss's response, Vaughn turned and ran out the door.
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Sark stood facing Sydney. Her glare almost sparking a smile but he kept it hidden.
"So, hand to hand is it? Is this all we get? Seems rather, bland don't you think?"
"Any chance I get to kill you could never be described as bland you bastard."
"Petty name calling isnt going to save you Sydney. Nor is anyone esle it seems" Sark lowered into an offensive stance and grinned arogantly. "You're move" Sydney moved before he could even finish. She connected squarly to his jaw but not before recieving a nasty blow the her stomach. Sark was the first to rise and he moved quickly for the gun he had lsot earlier. Before Sydney could rise the barrel was pointing at her forehead again. "You underestimate me. Now, you're going to pay for all of the damage you've caused to my partners and I" Cocking the hammer back Sark moved his finger to the trigger. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sydney stared Sark in the face, not flinching. 'Vaughn, I need help' Suddenly she saw movement behind Sark. Her break in focus caused Sark to look quickly. A small cansiter was rolling towards them on the ground. By the time he looked back and saw Sydney covering her ears and squeezing her eyes shut the cansiter exploded into a blinding white flash and a defening crack filled the room. Sark reeled back and Sydney was already on her feet running towards the door. Vaughn apeared at the end of the hall.
"Sydney! GET DOWN!" Sydney dropped to the floor and slid the last few feet as Vaughn raised his handgun to fire above her. When she looked back Sark was gone. Vaughn grabbed her and pulled her roughly up from the floor. "C'mon. We need to go. Weiss, Ive got her. We're out of here." Together they ran from the building. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Two weeks ago:
"Boyscout, I've got the artifact and I'm heading towards the extraction site."
"Copy that mountaineer. You have three targets heading towards your location. I suggest you're gone when they arrive. See you at the rendevous. Out"
"Roger. ETA 5 minutes. Out" With that Sydney clicked of her radio and opened the heavy oak door. Squinting in the glaring flourescant lights, she looked either way down the hallway before she fully emerged. Sprinting, she ran for the double doors on her left. A stich of bullets errupted just where she had been two steps before.
"Stop or I'll shoot you!" The guard screamed, then fired in the air. "STOP!" Sydney kept running. She dove into the closed double doors and pushed them open with her shoulder just as the guard let loose another string of rounds. She quickly shoved the doors closed behind her and ran.
"Boyscout I've been compromised. Abort the rest of the mission. I'll meet you at the alternate extraction point. ETA is now 3..." The click of a gun hammer sounding behind her forced her to a skidding halt. She raised both hands and turned slowly.
"Thats far enough, Ms. Bristow. I think it better if you can't reach to do anything stupid. Now, give me the artifact and maybe, I wont kill you." Sark's said evenly. He clicked his tounge as if to reprimand her. " I would have thought taht you of all people knew a trap when they ran in to one. One guard? Do you really think there's only one guard? Oh well, It's almost a pity to have caught you this way. But you've ruined our plans quite enough i think. Now give me the artifact."
"Still the errand boy huh Sark? Oh well, I guess if you kiss enough ass you have to go somewhere right?" With that Sark raised the gun and pointed it at her forehead.
"I wont ask again. Give it to me. It's worth far more then you're life. Believe me. If you do take it out of here, I imagine my partners will go to great lengths to retrieve it. All of them with one outcome. Dead you and the artifact in our hands. This however, may buy you one more life. So, are you going to make this easy?" Sydney bit her lip and tensed, ready to strike. Sark saw it and ina split second they had both moved. Sydney kicked the gun from his hand and Sark had pushed her harshly into glass case on the wall. Both rose at the same time. Sydney could feel the blood running down her back and several glass shards were embeded in her skin. Glaring at Sark, she squared to face him.
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"Boyscout, I've got the artifact and I'm heading towards the extraction site."
"Copy that mountaineer. You have three targets heading towards your location. I suggest you're gone when they arrive. See you at the rendevous. Out"
"Roger. ETA 5 minutes. Out" Vaughn rubbed the stubble on his chin nervously. He squinted ahrd at the small screen. He was a watching a closed circut video survelliance system, showing Sydney running from frame to frame. Suddenly Vaughn saw dust and pieces of tile fly up as a guard running after her fired. His heart thudded in his chest and he almost stood up. Watching, he saw her dive into a set of doors and then through. She was on her feet and running again. Wait..she stopped....'What is she doing?' he thought to himself.
"Boyscout I've been compromised. Abort the rest of the mission. I'll meet you at the alternate extraction point. ETA is now 3..." 'Come on. Run damnit!' He watched as the image of Sydney turned halfway with her hands raising. She appeared to be talking to someone.
"Weiss get me control of camera A-12 in section 3. Sydney can you hear me? Why did you stop running? Damnit Weiss, the comms are down"
"What? Why?"
"Do it!"
"Ok, you've got control. What are you seeing?" The small camera moved and focused on two figures in the small hallway.
"Sark.."
"What? He's not suposed to be anywhere near here! How the hell did he know?" Vaughn was already standing. He reached into a small locker next to his station and pulled out a tactical vest and 9mm handgun.
"I'm going to go get her." Not waiting for Weiss's response, Vaughn turned and ran out the door.
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Sark stood facing Sydney. Her glare almost sparking a smile but he kept it hidden.
"So, hand to hand is it? Is this all we get? Seems rather, bland don't you think?"
"Any chance I get to kill you could never be described as bland you bastard."
"Petty name calling isnt going to save you Sydney. Nor is anyone esle it seems" Sark lowered into an offensive stance and grinned arogantly. "You're move" Sydney moved before he could even finish. She connected squarly to his jaw but not before recieving a nasty blow the her stomach. Sark was the first to rise and he moved quickly for the gun he had lsot earlier. Before Sydney could rise the barrel was pointing at her forehead again. "You underestimate me. Now, you're going to pay for all of the damage you've caused to my partners and I" Cocking the hammer back Sark moved his finger to the trigger. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sydney stared Sark in the face, not flinching. 'Vaughn, I need help' Suddenly she saw movement behind Sark. Her break in focus caused Sark to look quickly. A small cansiter was rolling towards them on the ground. By the time he looked back and saw Sydney covering her ears and squeezing her eyes shut the cansiter exploded into a blinding white flash and a defening crack filled the room. Sark reeled back and Sydney was already on her feet running towards the door. Vaughn apeared at the end of the hall.
"Sydney! GET DOWN!" Sydney dropped to the floor and slid the last few feet as Vaughn raised his handgun to fire above her. When she looked back Sark was gone. Vaughn grabbed her and pulled her roughly up from the floor. "C'mon. We need to go. Weiss, Ive got her. We're out of here." Together they ran from the building. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX