"All right everyone down on the fucking ground!" I yelled, those simple word incited panic the people who ran quickly got on the ground after I shot into the air. "OK now here's how this is going to work, you fuckers give us what we want and no one gets hurt. Which one of you has the codes the Pool?" There was no response. "OK lets not be the strong silent types here, if you guys want to leave this station with your brains intact then someone had better tell me the codes." Still no answer from the cowering masses. Fred tried his luck.
"This can be done one of two way's guys: you can give us the codes now, or we can take them from your corpses later whichever one you, ah fuck!" Fred turned around and blaster the security guard who had shot him. The Kevlar that had saved Fred was not being worn by the guard. Blood exploded from his back; looking at the gore on the ground I thought I saw bits of intestine from the gut shots. "OK, anyone else want to take a shot at us?" While we were talking the other members of Scorn were circling the area, finally someone stood up.
"Andilate," the man said. "I have the codes, but it's a retinal scanner, so you need me to do this I will let you in, and not only that but I'll disable all security in the pool under one condition."
"And what's that?" Rachel had walked over and had her AK pointed at his head.
"I want you to let me live, give me mercy when your species begins to bring us to justice." I couldn't believe my ears, a Yerk willing to negotiate, or course anyone with their back against the wall would do that…"
"You have a deal," I said. "But I want you to leave your host got it?" The man nodded. "Take us to the area. But I want security you, you, you" I pointed at all the members of wrath. "Come with us." The man led us behind a ticket counter and into a break room. He pressed a button labeled "out of order" on a nearby coffee machine. The panel that displayed the type of coffee (a type I couldn't pronounce) opened to reveal a retinal scanner. The man then pressed another button and a tube fell from the machine the man held the tube up to his ear and a Yerk fell into it. The man closed the tube and put it in his pocket.
"I thought this day would never come…" the man now free from the Yerk control said.
"What day?" I asked.
"The day my Yerk's kind won their battle."
"What are you talking about?" I said.
"You didn't read The Sickness did you Erik?" Rachel asked.
"No you weren't in it long and I was your biggest fan but I don't see what…"
"Well looks like Mr. Bishop isn't all he's cracked…" Jake began.
"Don't start this again, you" Rachel turned to the now free human who was holding what I guessed was a portable Kanodra that the Yerk had slid into. "Tell him about the peace movement."
"Long story short Mr. Bishop did you say?" The man said. "Not all Yerk's want to be in this war and the ones who don't are trying to stop the invasions by any means necessary and now with you hear ready to fight we can get a leg up on our opponents." I laughed.
"Wow I just ran into Malcolm fucking X of the Yerk's."
"If that's what you want to call me fine," The man said. "But I am letting you in to help my kind, give me a minute to give them the evac signal…" He pressed yet another button and the sold out lights on all of the flavors glowed solid. After a few minutes each one went off. "They've all escaped, now I can let you in." He leaned in front of the first panel that opened. After another short wait a voice came over an interCom
"Greeting Visser 42 what is your order?" The voice said.
"I am transporting new controllers to the area please disable all security until further notice."
"Disabling" there was a beep.
"Security disabled please bring the new men in now." The machine moved to the side exposing a long stairwell the entrance to the Yerk Pool.
"Team Wrath move in!" Karen yelled and the team ran down the stairwell.
"Before you go in." The man who had been host to Malcolm Yerk said. "You'll need to kill me."
"We can't do that…" Jake said.
"We have to," I said. "This needs to look like a raid if this man lives."
"Then your mission will fail." The man said. "I can assure you young Andilate that I know this sacrifice is great but I feel it is needed, I am willing to die in order for my world to be saved."
"We're in" I heard Karen say. We needed to go in. I felt bad about this, I didn't want to kill someone who wasn't a threat at all, this man was an ally and you just didn't…but I knew what I had to do.
"Get on your knees and put your hands behind your back." I said. He obeyed.
"Any last requests?" I said.
"Yeah," the man took a photo from his pocket. It was of two women one old and one young smiling at a unseen face. "Tell my mother and little sister I died gallantly. And keep my Yerk alive, he'll testify against voluntary controllers in the treason trails that will follow."
"Granted." I took out a pistol that I had lifted from the dead guard outside. I put it to the mans head. "God forgive me I said and pulled the trigger. The man's face almost entirely left his body in an explosion of gore. The man fell forward. I sniffled weeping silently for the man I had known for less than an hour. I then composed myself.
"Team Scorn MOVE IN!" I yelled. "This is our day! Onward to victory." I ran in. I heard Rachel say.
"Hey Brave Heart wait for us… Oh NO! I'm becoming Marco!" It was the last time I laughed for the next few hours.