The World Has Fallen
Part II
Chapter 10
Atlas: Hehe. Go. Also, what is in here was DWKs idea, not mine.
DWK: Here is number 10 everybody. I hope you're enjoying the story because I'm having a blast writing it for every single one of you PAW Patrol fans.
Crusader Headquarters
Colorado Springs
2000 Hours UTC -7
Morgan would be on the factory floor of his headquarters building. In front of him, there would be another project that is under the hood. The man sure does love his secret projects. The person who oversees this project code-named Project Spirit and that person would be none other than Robyn Polska.
"How is Project Spirit coming along?" The CEO would ask the lead designer.
"I have come up with some more designs per your request. A C-1, E-1, A-1, and an A-1B," the Polish white German Shepherd would inform her boss.
"I can only guess. C for cargo, E for the economy, A for armed, and A-1B for Armed Bounty Hunter," Morgan would inquire.
"Yes sir. The only problem now is that we don't have the technology just yet to create the engines and have this ship be space capable," Robyn would report.
"Good. I'll have our astrophysicists look into getting those engines for you as well as those thrusters. In the meantime, Atlas has called and wants someone to meet with him and the Nightwatchers at Fort Jackson. I don't know exactly why but I am very busy as I am sure you are too. However, I'm asking if you could go with the equipment he has ordered and be Crusader's representative for whatever is going on and what else they need," Morgan would ask.
"Uh. Sure I would love to," Robyn would answer.
"Excellent, everything will be paid for. Just make sure you use your company credit card. Food, housing, and transportation. We have one of our jumbo jets that will join you with a convoy of all the gear. Choose a vehicle of your choice and it will meet you there," Morgan would explain.
"Thank you. I will pack my few things and leave immediately," Robyn would then stop her work and log out of her computer while taking her common access card with her that allows her to access all those top-secret files. The things with top secret documents are that the Freedom of Information Act is voided with the label of Top Secret but also the fact that the politicians or public don't know about them in the first place.
Robyn would leave the headquarters and be escorted to the Colorado Springs Regional Airport where a private plane would already be waiting for her. It would be a nice Dassault Falcon 7X with the Crusader logo on the tail and with a white and red paint job down the fuselage. She would get her things on the plane and then board the plane. Once she was on the plane would get ready for takeoff and then leave for Columbia, South Carolina, Regional Airport.
Fort Jackson
2200 Hours UTC -5
WARNING LEMON SCENE
Stealth and Sweetie were relaxing in Stealth's room, Stealth was still a little bit heartbroken that four of his most trusted friends decided to turn on them. Luckily Sweetie was there to save him from a possible death or another suicide attempt. As Stealth was laying down Sweetie crawled onto him, surprising Stealth a little.
"Sweetie? What are you doing?" Asked Stealth, as Sweetie started to massage his chest with her front paws.
"Nothing, however, I was thinking we should continue what we were doing before we got interrupted," said Sweetie.
"Are you sure you want to, I have never gone this far before," said Stealth, feeling a little nervous.
"Neither have I, and it will only make this so much more special. Besides, we don't know if we will ever get this chance again," said Sweetie.
"If you really want to do this," said Stealth, as he removed all his clothing except for his pants.
Sweetie replied by kissing Stealth on the lips, slowly wiggling her tongue inside his mouth. As the two continue kissing, enjoying the taste of each other's mouth, Shadow and Smokey were approaching the door to see if Stealth and Sweetie wanted to get something to eat with the rest of the team. However, as the two hybrids got closer to the door they heard moaning, at first they thought Stealth might be hurt, but then they heard Sweetie moaning as well and suddenly it dawned on the two of what was going on in the room. Shadow and Smokey looked at each other with sheepish grins and walked away.
"Looks like our boy and his girl are already getting something to eat," said Smokey.
"That's our boy," said Shadow.
Back with Sweetie and Stealth, Sweetie decided she was done with Stealth's mouth and was now currently sucking his dick. Stealth was howling quietly, enjoying the soft tongue of his lover moving all over his dick. Stealth decided to have fun himself and spun Sweetie around so they were in a 69 position. Stealth then buried his muzzle as he stuck his tongue deep into her pussy. Sweetie moaned as she had Stealth's dick in her mouth and felt great pleasure from Stealth licking her pussy. Sweetie and Stealth were breathing a little heavily as they were about to reach the climax.
"S-S-Stealth… I'm going to… cum!" Sweetie cried out.
"Me… me too," said Stealth.
Stealth and Sweetie picked up their pace and started to please each other faster and with more passion than before. Finally, after five more minutes, Sweetie slammed her mouth down on Stealth's dick while Stealth buried his face deep into Sweetie's pussy and together they cum all over each other.
After they had finished cumming, they cleaned themselves up and got into bed to get some rest.
"Next time we'll go a little further… much, further," said Sweetie in a sexy voice that made him shudder.
"I'll like that very much… my Queen," said Stealth, as he kissed Sweetie on the lips before falling asleep with his queen in his arms.
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The following morning Stealth got up and saw that Sweetie was still asleep, so he decided to get dressed and let her sleep in. Stealth kissed Sweetie on the forehead before quietly exiting the room. Stealth noticed that two MPs soon started to follow him, of course, Stealth knew why. Stealth whistled for Skyclaw and Ripfang to follow him as he passed the rec room where everyone else was. Soon later Stealth, Skyclaw, Ripfang, and the two MPs arrived at the storage room where Stealth's truck was parked. The MPs were about to ask what Stealth was doing when he grabbed a bag of tools from the truck bed and then ordered Skyclaw and Ripfang to hop on the table.
"Mr. Fangar, may I ask what you're doing?" Asked one of the MPs.
"I'm installing an insulator shielding into Skyclaw and Ripfang. Hopefully, the Nightwatchers can help me test it since I can't touch any weapons. Would one of you go see if the Nightwatchers will be free this afternoon?" Asked Stealth.
Before the MPs could respond there would be a figure in the doorway, "Need us for what?" It was Chase.
"I was wondering if you and the Nightwatchers would help me test out a new defensive insulator shielding that I'm installing in Skyclaw and Ripfang. I mean they have no type of defensive protocols against weapons… especially electric-type weaponry as in EMPs.
"Where in the world did you get shields?" Chase would ask as he came into the room. He would only have his collar on, but a pistol holstered to his right side. He would also be in a formal mood and not one for games right now.
"It was something that I've been working on well before all this happened, it was supposed to be for a quick shield to protect soldiers from explosions and if there was no cover, they would throw down this circular device and… BAM instant protection," said Stealth.
"However, the one I'm installing in Skyclaw and Ripfang will be smaller, and the shield will act like a battery, every time they take some type of damage the Shield will calculate how much power it will need and protect them. However, when the shield's battery dies, it'll have to not take any damage for one minute in order for the shield to recharge and it will take a full two minutes for the shield to recharge if it is at zero," Stealth explained.
"So basically, energy shields from Star Wars," Chase would sum up.
"That's one way to say it, so you and your Nightwatchers are ready to test out some new tech… maybe we can get the shielding device meant for us to work as well," said Stealth.
"The others are getting some well-needed rest from your latest stunt causing us to stress about you and your team. I'll be open later but I will be out at Range 1 where Crusader is sending out new equipment for us as well as other ASF agents. One of their representatives will be there as well as some high-ranking officials from the Joint Chiefs, CIA, FBI, and some new ASF operatives." Chase would explain. "Obviously you won't be able to test the equipment but you are more than welcome to join us. Possibly prove to the high ranks, including myself, that you are more than what has been reported which is not the best."
"I'll never be able to forgive myself for the problems I caused, no words within this universe will be enough to help me apologize for my and my team's actions," said Stealth, slamming his head on the table, still feeling bad for all the trouble he has caused for his friends. "However, I do have one question, what's going to happen to Killshot, Sidian, Cyanide, and Frostbite?"
"They will be shipped to Fort Leavenworth later today under armed security and convey. Thanks to Crusader, they will be held in cells during transport and for their trials that inhibit their powers if not drain them of their powers completely," Chase would answer.
"I really wished things would end differently for them, however, they just didn't want to see the light and now they'll have to pay for it. By the way, I want to show you something," said Stealth, as he slid underneath his truck and retrieved something that was hidden in a secret compartment.
Once Stealth showed the object to Chase, the German Shepherd saw it as a small black box with a diamond ring in it. Chase realized what that was and who it was for.
"Really? You realize she nearly killed me let alone flat-out tortured me nearly to death a few years ago, right? Still have the scars to prove it. How do you find love with her?" Chase wouldn't be apprehensive. Just his normally calm voice. Stealth would also notice because the Shepherd wouldn't be wearing any clothes for once, old scratch marks and places where his fur refused to grow back due to scarring.
"I know what she did, she told me everything about your encounters, but she told me that she is horrified at what she did and is too afraid to apologize to you because she thinks you'll see it as a lie. I told her to take her time and think about it slowly, and that I'll love her no matter what. I mean Chase, she hasn't told me anything about her past, so I ask you this, do you know anything about her, how she came to be with the Princess, how she join Storm's gang, why she join Storm's gang, do you or anybody else stop to think that maybe she hiding something dark about her past and that she's too afraid to tell us, because we might judge her base off of it or that we'll want nothing to do with her?" Stealth question.
"Atlas wants the answer to that as much as everyone once we saw her with you. The FBI has launched an investigation into her and with the help of Canada, they have been uncovering some interesting topics. I don't know what but they have said they have found things about her. She is downright lucky Lupe and his members, us, or even the other soldiers didn't shoot her on sight. For there was a kill order on her for what she did," Chase would report, "Believe it or not, I am one for second chances and I have given her one in my books. However, I can't guarantee her protection after the war for it wasn't just me she did it too."
"I know that a lot of people want her dead, and I'll protect her with my life for she is a part of my life now, however, I don't want to pressure her into revealing anything she doesn't want to, but maybe one day will have our answers, however, I fear we may regret finding them in the first place. Now I don't want to be rude, but if we are going to test out these new shielding devices later I need to work on them now, especially with the ones I'm installing in Skyclaw and Ripfang, so I need quietness. Don't worry the MPs can stay here, I just need to start working," said Stealth.
Chase would sigh and lower his head and shake it side to side. Then his outer shell would break. He would chuckle cheerfully and then finally say, "You remind me of when I was younger." He would chuckle again, "Chasing the female you love and dedicated to your work. Except that is where our similarities diverge."
"Oh boy, you guys are never going to drop the fact that I had a rage issue, are you, I mean with all respect can we please move on from the past and look forward to the future, please," said Stealth.
"I wasn't going to mention your past issues. I am talking about the here and now. My past is what I mentioned, not yours. You have someone, and so does Fuchs. Everest and I had someone, but then they were taken away from us. We all lost someone, these past few months. Just some lost more than others," Chase would shiver and his voice would have quivered a few times while he was talking.
"Speaking of you and Everest, you guys might be perfect for each other later on in life, but Skye and Marshall will always be a part of you," said Stealth.
Chase would look up and shake his head denying Stealth's words, "Everest and I are not like that. We are still coping with the loss of everyone. For you to suggest that is nuts."
"I wasn't suggesting anything, you and Everest deserve all the time in the world to mourn everyone that has died, especially for Skye and Marshall, but think about it Chase, we can't do this forever, I mean one day will reach the age where we won't be able to fight as we do now and when the war officially ends and we have our peace back everyone can choose their own path in life, but ask yourself this question what if Marshall and Skye were here and you and Everest were in heaven. Would you rather want them to remember you guys for who you were and what you stood for and move on to find someone new to love because they know it's what you would have wanted them to do or would you want them to continue mourning you and eventually can't take the pain anymore and take their own life because they couldn't bare the fact of being separated from you two," Stealth explained.
Chase looked at Stealth knowing what he was trying to say.
"Look, we never truly stop mourning our fallen friends and family, we mourn them for the rest of our days, but in the end, we have to move on, not because we have to, but because we know it's what they would have wanted us to do. When the President gave me the information about who I really was, Rocky and I were heartbroken that we'll never get to see our real parents, and it was another reason for me to take my own life, but when I have given these crosses pendants, I and Rocky could feel the spirits of Raven and Eclipse with us, as if they were standing right next to us. I mean sometimes I wonder if our parents didn't die, would me and Rocky end up where we are now," said Stealth wiping tears from his eyes.
Stealth proceeded to hug Chase, the German Shepherd was shocked but hugged back knowing that Stealth was just trying to help and knowing that he was right, we never stop mourning the people we love, but eventually, we have to move on. Not because we want to, but because we know it's what they would have wanted us to do.
"Stealth? Can I talk to you?" Asked Sweetie, as she came in.
"Sure, see you later today Chase," said Stealth, as he quickly hid the engagement ring and followed Sweetie out.
Chase would remain there for a moment while the two MPs left to escort Stealth. He would have a moment of silence knowing what the mix said was true. It seems like he and Everest need to have a talk and just release the stress that has been building for too long now. They need each other more than ever.
Fort Jackson, on top of the Medical Center's Roof
Sweetie had Stealth teleport them so they could talk in private. Sweetie looked like she had a worried face and that Stealth would be disgusted with her if she told him.
"What's wrong Sweetie?" Asked Stealth.
"I need to tell you something about myself that no one knows about, not even Chase knows of what I'm about to tell you," said Sweetie.
"Okay," said Stealth, a little worried, but Stealth was kicking himself mentally. "God damn it! Me and my big mouth!
"It's technically the way I was raised was the reason I was so cold-hearted," said Sweetie.
"Sweetie, you do realize that if you tell me these things, Chase and Atlas will have to be informed of it when they have the time to talk to us," said Stealth.
"I know, but I was hoping that you might be able to help me find a therapist or something like that," said Sweetie.
"I think you, me, and my entire team needs to see a therapist before we go back onto the field, that's if we're ever allowed to back onto the field," said Stealth, chuckling.
"Alright here I go, I was born into a wealthy family, and before you ask no it wasn't because of the Princess, my family didn't even have any relationship with the royal family back then, anyway my father and mother own a wealthy business and a lot of their clients were high-class people, some of them came from all over the world. Anyway, it wasn't until I was older that the business was just a cover and that my family was actually involved with a very bad side of the business. When my parents decided that I was old enough to help out with the business, they told me that I needed to escort high-class canines to their destination and that they told me to wait at a street corner and if a call pulled up and told me to get in, I was supposed to get in," Sweetie explained.
Stealth already knew what must have happened to her, due to the fact he knew what type of business her parents were making her do.
"Anyway that wasn't the worst of it, sometimes my parents would get mad at a customer or a client, they even did it to some of their business partners, and my dad would take me to where they lived and he would beat them senseless and then he would force them to watch as he handed me a gun and told me to kill their family at first I refused to do it, but after he killed the family and then his target he took me home and then he beat me until I was bloody and I couldn't stand on my own legs. He then proceeded to tell me to never disobey him or my mother again, because it would get worse and worse every time that I disobey them, so I never disobey them and I was forced to kill and have sex with high-class canines, both male and female and sometimes at the same time," said Sweetie, as she started to cry.
Stealth wrapped his forelegs around her and kissed her forehead before speaking, "It's okay you don't have to tell me anymore."
"No I have to finish it, anyway I finally had enough of the dark business my parents were forcing me to do, so I told them that I was done helping them commit crimes, because, besides forcing me to have sex with random strangers and killing people who crossed them, I was all forced to help with robberies and other federal crimes, anyway I told them that I was done with them and I'll be informing the police as well as the federal law enforcement agency," said Sweetie.
"I'm guessing it wasn't that easy and it didn't go as planned?" Stealth asked.
"Yep, I was then beaten and raped by both of my parents to the point where I was barely conscious, they then proceeded to tie my paws together and tape my muzzle shut so I couldn't yell for help. They then went and destroyed all of the evidence that had them connected to any criminal activity all while I laid them bound, gagged, and bleeding from the wounds that they gave me. After they were done they picked me up, threw me in the trunk of our car, and drove until we came to a bridge over a large body of water that was very deep. When we arrived at the middle of the bridge they took me out of the trunk and threw me over the side of the bridge. Luckily I survived the fall, and the impact loosened the ropes allowing my paws to get free, after I removed the tape from my muzzle, I swam to the shore and that's when I finally lost consciousness," Sweetie explained.
Stealth was mentally banging his head against a steel beam thinking, "Stupid motherfucker! Why did I bring this stuff up with Chase in the first place, she has no right to tell me these things."
"I don't know how long I was out, but I woke up in a very big but comfortable bed, and right beside me was the Princess, and she screamed for joy when I woke up. After a vet checked me over and said I was in good health the Earl brought a gift box out and it was my collar and tag. Apparently, the Princess said she wanted to keep me as her pup, and because of the kindness that she had shown me, I said yes. I ended up repaying her kindness in the most disrespected ways that were possible," said Sweetie.
"Did you ever try to find your parents after you recovered?" Asked Stealth.
"They apparently died a few days after they attempted to murder me in a car crash, that's why I acted the way I did towards the PAW Patrol, especially to Chase and Skye. I was so mad that my parents died, getting away with all those crimes that they did and not facing any consequences I decided to take my anger out on others who did not deserve it, and in the end, I became as bad as my parents," said Sweetie, as she wiped tears from her eyes, burying her face into Stealth's neck.
"Sweetie, there are no words to describe how sorry I am that you had to endure those horrific things, but you still have a chance to help billions of innocent people from a fate that they don't deserve, the only question is that are you going to allow yourself to have that chance or do you want to stay chained to your past instead of starting anew," said Stealth.
Sweetie knew what Stealth was saying, and she knew what she had to do.
"Thank you Stealth, I really needed this talk," said Sweetie.
"Anytime, but I need to work on those new electric defense shields and have them ready in time for the demonstration later, we'll talk later, and I'll also tell Atlas and Chase about our talk and what you told me, just so you don't have to retell it," said Stealth.
"Thank you Stealth, oh by the way I like the name Deckard more, maybe I should tell Atlas to give your team call signs, you know kind of like codenames because I think the name Stealth would be better as a codename than your actual name," said Sweetie.
"Maybe, we'll have to see what Atlas thinks since he's the director of the ASF, besides, codenames won't do us much good if we're no longer allowed on the battlefield," said Stealth, as he and Sweetie disappeared from the roof.
Fort Jackson
Dozier Hall (Hotel inside Fort Jackson)
0800 Hours UTC -5
Chase would arrive at the hotel that the ASF had set him and his Nightwatchers in. They were originally going to have three rooms, one for himself, one for Everest, and one for both Fuchs and Rosalie. However, there was a lack of rooms and they could only get two rooms. Now, the sensible thing would be to have Fuchs and Chase in one room and Everest and Rosalie in the other. But, the Nightwatchers are not sensible when it comes to things like that.
Once they are dogs so gender to them does not matter when they walk around with nothing on. Plus, there are two separate beds in the room so Chase and Everest don't sleep together while Fuchs and Rosalie do. The Shepherd and Husky mind each other's space and privacy when it comes to hygiene. Chase takes it to the next level by leaving the room completely and hanging out in the lobby to allow Everest the time and space to clean herself.
Chase would knock on his and Everest's room. "Come in," Everest would say on the other side. Chase would use his key and then get into the room making sure to close the door when he entered.
"Hey Everest," Chase would say. Everest would be laying down on her bed listening to an audiobook while following along with the book in front of her.
"Hey Chase," she would pause her audiobook and bookmark the page she was on, "What's up?"
Chase would jump up on his own bed and face her as he lay down. She would fix herself to face him and she would become concerned because Chase had a worried face. She would say something but Chase beat her to it, "Uh… How are you feeling? Or how are you doing? After all this shit that has been happening. We haven't been able to slow down and just chat. And I want to check on you."
"Oh. Well…" she would think and then it hit her, "Physically I'm ok but…" the husky would start to think more about the others and what happened. She had become desensitized and almost forgot that her love and most of her friends are dead. After the attack, they mourned and then had to get back to work. There was no room to complain to the world and curse Death for taking them. With Chase's face of sorrow and pain, she would start to realize that reality is a bitch.
"I'm sorry but it is something I have been meaning to talk about. You have done well but I worry for you if you are not mentally ok. You hit the ground running. I haven't been much better either by shoving my sorrows to the side," Chase would pause to let his words sink it a bit and then would continue, "It is only a matter of time before we both keep it bottled up and then explode."
"You know… sniffle, it was difficult at first but now… I just don't believe it," Everest's eyes would start to water as the reality train came full force.
Chase would jump from his bed to her bed and would land right next to her. As soon as he laid down she would throw her head into his side and start to cry.
"Why Chase?" gasp "Why did it have to be them? First Skye, then sniffle Marshall and the rest," Everest cried letting go of her barriers and letting it out.
Chase would start to cry a bit as well. He would also put a paw on Everest's back and stroke letting her know he was there for her, "I don't know Everest. I don't know. All we can do is live on and move on. We can't be stuck with them forever."
"I know. I just miss them all. Especially Marshall," the husky sobbed into Chase's fur.
"I do too. Do you think you will love again?" Chase wanted to take that last question back but it was too late. However, what happened next surprised him.
"I do want to love again," she would calm down a bit and look into Chase's eyes. "But we both need more time to think."
Chase nodded his head in agreement, "But if you need anything. Just ask."
"Mhm," Everest would mumble. "Could you stay for a few moments?"
"Sure," Everest would then cuddle up next to the German Shepherd and doze off. Soon, Chase would join her in a much-needed rest.
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A few hours later at 1030 hours Everest would wake up and notice that Chase was no longer next to her. She would have a short panic attack but would see that Chase would exit the bathroom in his operations uniform. He would then see Everest looking at him.
"You alright?" he would ask her.
"I am now," She would smile at him. He would smile back but then get back to getting his dog pack on his back that was stalked with ammo, water, and rations so it was newly heavy. The German Shepherd would also have his pistol holstered to his right like yesterday but this time he would have his blades as well from his old uniform.
Everest would then ask, "Where are you going?"
"Atlas ordered some new weapons and equipment from Crusader. So Morgan was so generous to send them all here with a representative from his company. We will be going and testing them at Range 1. You didn't have to come for I gave the option to Fuchs and Rosalie and they would rather sleep and rest more. Which Atlas doesn't have a problem with for we have worked so hard in the past few days," Chase would explain.
"Why didn't you ask me?" the husky would complain a little.
"I thought you were going to keep sleeping," Chase chuckled. "You have gone through hell and back and need to rest."
"Chase," she would jump off the bed and come up to the Shepherd, "We both have gone through hell. You, more than others. From the very first attack on Adventure Bay to Foggy Bottom, to Barkingburg, and now the world. You have suffered the most out of all of us mentally and physically. If it is anyone who needs a break, it is you."
Everest would get so close to Chase that they would nearly be nose to nose. As Everest was talking to him he was shocked and would have his ears pinned to his head. Once she was done she would recoil back and then look side to side, "Well maybe looking at new weapons is my way of relaxing. Think of it, we aren't in a combat zone and at a heavily fortified Army base."
Everest would smile and say, "Hmm, well. I guess you don't mind if I tag along with you then."
"No, not at all," Chase would say as his ears would perk back up.
"Let me get ready then," Everest would say as she went to the closest to grab her uniform and gear. Once she had it she would start getting it on.
"Need me to leave?" Chase said a bit awkwardly, "Give you a bit of space?"
"I'm fine with you staying here. There isn't really anything that is private. I'll just get my uniform and gear on and we can go," Everest stated.
Chase would then wait for Everest to get ready by looking down at his dog tag and activating the new hologram feature so he can browse the internet. The Nightwatchers would all have dog tags with the ASF symbol but they would have it all personalized for they purchased them themselves. They used them for work but they also used them to be civilians in the US so there aren't Except any restrictions on what they could see and use them for.
It would be quiet for a minute as Everest was getting ready and zipping her uniform. Then she would have the question in her head, "Chase?"
The shepherd would close this hologram and look at her, "Yes?"
"This is going to sound weird but…," she would pause, starting to rethink her question. But she would go with it anyway, "I know it is a bit soon but what kind of relationship would you want if you ever got back into the dating game?"
Chase wouldn't mind the question and then think about it, "I haven't really thought about it. But immediately I would want them to be trustworthy or be in the military themselves because they would have to deal with me being always deployed for the first years of a relationship."
"What makes you a good partner in a relationship? And what features would you want them to have?" Everest would dive a bit more into Chase's preferences.
"Well uh, like Skye, I want them to be hyperactive, size I could care less, strong, gorgeous, smart, and have good qualities any guy would want from a female. I am straight as all hell and will never date another male dog," Chase would answer her question, "What about you?"
"Well… Like Marshall, kind, sweet, always wanting to do what is best, but now I would also add strong, never give up, courageous, and doesn't care about the consequences of getting a job done. But I am torn," Everest would admit.
"Torn on what?" Chase would tilt his head in confusion.
"If I want it in a female or male. Like, after you and the others welcomed me into the Nightwatchers, I have become a lot less feminine. But with the serum I have all the feminine features," Everest stated.
"Not feminine? Everest, you are one of the most feminine dogs I have met. Yes, you have changed but not as much as you say you have. You are downright gorgeous, sorry, but it is true." Chase would explain, "But here is the kicker. You attract a lot, not just males but also females. Males like your looks while others who know you better, like me, like your character and looks. Females like you because you are strong, courageous, and just don't care what others think. So many females have insecurities and the ones who find you attractive think that you can be the opposite of that. You are a tomboy believe it or not. You have the act of a male but still, hold to the traditional traits and looks of a perfect female people would kill for. You've seen Stealth, even when Sweetie is present he calls you a goddess right?"
Everest would have finished getting her uniform and gear on and would have a face as red as the bricks outside the building, "You're right about that, but…"
"But what?" Chase would question.
"I don't know if I am attracted to females or males. I'm split about it. I want to have pups in the future but will I be happy with another female who understands me? What do you think?" Everest would ask for Chase's opinion.
"Well, where do you see yourself after we retire and the Nightwatchers disband? We will all get older and won't be able to do what we do now. Like what do you see yourself as?" Chase would inquire.
"A mother with beautiful pups and a handsome husband, but on the other paw, I feel like a female would understand me more. Especially after all this," Everest would reason.
"Well, that is the sad part about Everest. Everything we do is highly classified. We can't share any of this, not even with future pups that you may have. Can't share it with spouses, can't share it with family. We are a silent service and when we die hopefully from old age in our case, it will take another few years for the government to declassify our missions and what we did. Especially now, our public documents are controlled by the government and when something pops up that needs them from us, Atlas takes care of it for us. To the world, we don't exist. That is why the Russians couldn't facially recognize you. We are silent killers, and we would have to lie and not tell anyone outside of this circle that we have. We have secrets that we keep from the government like the serum, but we also have secrets that we keep from the Crusader such as the toxin in your claws. You and I are a special breed of soldiers now. However, I understand where you are coming from. You could be bisexual if you think that will make you happy in the future. For example, if you want me to be your partner, but later on want to leave me for a life with a female, I will understand," Chase would explain the situation but the last part was hard to say, "As a leader, I care about you and want to you do well, but as a friend, I want what is best for you."
Everest would look down and then say, "If that scenario plays out I would never forgive myself for leaving a male like you. You are too much of an anchor to just let go."
"Thanks, but at the end of the day, it is your choice," Chase would reassure the husky.
"Thank you Chase, but if that does happen, I think I would rather have two mates than choose one over the other," Everest concluded.
"Well if it is me and another female or some other of your choice I wouldn't stop you. But let's not get into that… unless," Chase would pause, "Unless you want to be with me. It's… it's too soon in my opinion but if you want to," he would offer.
"But I want it to be mutual. I don't want it to be you wanting everything to be good with me. I want you to be happy as well," Everest would tell the Shepherd, "I don't want to be prioritized."
"Ok, agreements. That is a good start. I will be happy if you are happy," Chase would say.
"But if not, please let me know," Everest said back.
"I will," Chase assured her again, "Let's just take things slow. Test the waters if you will."
"I like that. See if it is the right choice for us?" Everest would ask to clarify.
"Yeah, like that. If it isn't and won't work we can cut it off without either of us being heartbroken about it," Chase would clarify.
"Thank you, Chase," Everest would smile and then head to the door.
"You're welcome, Everest. Now, let's go see these new weapons," Chase would then open the door to their room to the hallway. He would let Everest exit first and then follow her out the door. They would head to the elevator and out the lobby to the Rezvani Hercules. Chase would get into the driver's seat while Everest would get on the passenger side. The truck would then start with the V8 Hellcat engine and they would be off on Hamilton Parkway, then onto Dixie Road, and off to Range 1.
Fort Jackson
Vehicle Garage at the Motorpool.
Stealth reappeared inside the vehicle garage at the motor pool where four MPs were and got scared shitless, which Stealth apologized for. Sweetie kissed Stealth goodbye as she went to find Delta and Anya. Stealth summoned Skyclaw and Ripfang to come to his location, saying that he was ready to install the upgrade in their systems. As Stealth would wait for Skyclaw and Ripfang's arrival he would work on the shielding device for the Nightwatchers, but he was also thinking about his conversation with Sweetie, she said she liked the name Deckard and that the name Stealth would be a good call sign or codename as she called it, but Stealth wasn't sure. Besides, a codename would be useless if they were kicked out of the ASF and if they were kicked out, Stealth didn't know what he would do, he enjoyed being a soldier so much he didn't know if he was capable of doing anything else. Stealth was also scared shitless of what Atlas and Chase do when he informs them of Sweetie's past. The four MPs that were watching Stealth saw that the hybrid was in distress, but they only knew him by reputation and didn't know how to confront him. Stealth plugged in some earbuds and turned on his phone to play some music while he worked, as it would keep him calm. Stealth had finally figured out how to complete his projects and was making great progress, for he had finished one for Chase, one for Everest, one for Artemis, and he was just finishing the last one up for Fuchs when Skyclaw and Ripfang came in, and by the looks of things they were in a tussle. Stealth saw that his cyber-animals were banged up a little and he didn't like the fact that someone had probably harmed his friends and made up a fake story to get them in trouble because that's the last thing Stealth needs right now.
"What happened to you two?" Asked Stealth, as he prepared his tools for working on Skyclaw and Ripfang.
"We and the rest of the team were hanging out in the rec room and we were bored, so we decided to have a little fun and we ended up starting a small fight," explained Skyclaw.
"Did you all clean up your mess before coming here?" Asked Stealth, with an eyebrow raised.
"Of course, Master," said Ripfang.
"You two better have," said Stealth, with a warning tone.
Stealth signal for Skyclaw to hop onto the table that he was using for the surgical process, Ripfang would be sitting on the floor waiting his turn.
"Is this going to hurt?" Skyclaw asked, feeling a little uneasy about this procedure.
"Relax, Skyclaw, I'm going to put you and Ripfang in an emergency power down. It's kind of like when an animal or a human has to have surgery they get some anesthesia so that they sleep through the operation, and they don't feel a thing," Stealth explained.
"So we won't feel any pain or discomfort while being operated on?" Asked Ripfang.
"Nope, before I got the demon serum put into me I took a scary shot to the neck from an AK-47 during a battle in Afghanistan. I was in a coma for a while, the doctor said that it was a miracle that there was going to be no permanent damage and that I'll make a full recovery, however, he said if the bullet was just a few centimeters to the right and I would have been singing with the angels right now," said Stealth.
Ripfang and Skyclaw both shudder at this reveal that their Master came so close to death and barely survived what some people might have said to be impossible.
"Do you have any scars from that wound?" Asked Skyclaw.
Stealth stopped preparing and pulled the collar of his black jacket down so that Skyclaw and Ripfang could see a nasty-looking scar that was perfectly healed but looked like it was fresh.
"Yikes, that's the scar!?" Asked Ripfang, surprised that a scar would look like that many years later after fully being healed.
"I know a lot of people were surprised that it looks like that, some said that I had the luck of the devil on my side when I didn't die right there on the battlefield, others said it was a blessing from God that I made it through the operation," said Stealth.
"Well they're not wrong," said Skyclaw.
"Yeah I know, sometimes I wonder what might have happened if I died that day, but that's for another time," said Stealth, as he grabbed his laptop and a cord. Stealth plugged one end into his laptop while he plugged the other end into the back of Skyclaw's neck.
"What are you doing?" Asked Skyclaw.
"My laptop will display your vitals while I work on you, it will also allow me to put you in power down during the operations, okay? Alright here we go in 3… 2… 1… and… sleep," said Stealth, as he hit a few buttons on his laptop.
Skyclaw felt himself grow sleepy and with a big yawn, Skyclaw stretched his wings and laid down in a peaceful slumber.
"Um, Master, Why are we in the vehicle garage of Fort Jackson's Motorpool and not in the medical center?" Asked Ripfang.
"Well for starters all the necessary tools are right here, second I'm not sure if I have access to it considering that the team is suspended, and third I wanted to be somewhere where I'll have less interference or distractions while I work, besides not a lot of people trust me and despise me and I can't blame them, so I figured that I stay out of crowded areas to avoid causing any more unnecessary problems," Stealth explained.
Ripfang understood what Stealth was trying to imply. With that being said Stealth started to work on Skyclaw. First Stealth took a laser and cut open Skyclaw's back, then Stealth took a pair of pliers and removed a part of mechanical gear near the power source then he grabbed the shielding generator and carefully placed it in the spot where the missing mechanical gear was. Stealth then proceeded to take a bunch of wires, and with a small blowtorch, Stealth proceeded to wield the wires so that the power source and the shielding generator were connected. Finally, Stealth replaced the mechanical gear where it belongs and then welded Skyclaw's back closed. Stealth then took some special type of bandages and wrapped them around Skyclaw's body.
The MPs that were watching Stealth operate on his cyber-animals brought two tables for Skyclaw and Ripfang to rest after their surgeries. Stealth picked up Skyclaw and placed the sleeping cyber-condor on the table.
"Would you like something to eat or a drink?" Asked one of the MPs.
"No, I'm fine, but thank you," said Stealth.
"As you wish," said the other one of the MPs.
"Alright Ripfang, your turn," said Stealth.
Ripfang hopped onto the table and Stealth proceeded to repeat the surgical process that he did on Skyclaw on Ripfang. While also putting the shielding generator in his cyber-animals, Stealth also did a basic system check on all of their systems and synced their communication systems to his earpiece, so it will be easier to communicate with them. Stealth had put Ripfang right next to Skyclaw to rest and recover from the surgery, since it won't take long for them to recover and come back online, Stealth got to cleaning his tools so that when Skyclaw and Ripfang woke up he can bring them and the shields for the Nightwatchers to Chase and Atlas.
However, as Stealth was finishing cleaning his tools two Private First Class canines, one being a black labrador and the other being a dalmatian, entered. Both of them were dressed as mechanical engineers, they apparently work on vehicles and other mechanical/electrical equipment.
"Well, well, well, Flare, what do we get here?" Asked the black labrador to the dalmatian.
"I don't know Ziggy, but it looks like a freak of nature is playing with his toys, '' said the dalmatian.
Flare the dalmatian and Ziggy the black labrador walked over to where Skyclaw and Ripfang were sleeping. Stealth walked over and stood in between his cyber animals and the two young canines.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Asked Stealth.
"You can get the fuck out of here, what in your right mind would allow the government to employ a freak like you," said Flare.
"Besides you are down here alone, what type of dangerous weapons are you creating?" Asked Ziggy.
"I haven't done anything wrong, and since you two are too blind to see, I haven't been down here alone," said Stealth.
The four MPs that have been watching Stealth came forward and neither of them looked happy that two young hot shots came down here and have done nothing but cause trouble.
"Hey Ziggy, look at what I found," said Flare as he held up a black circular device.
Everyone turned their heads towards the dalmatian, who was holding something that made Stealth stop cold for what Flare was holding was highly dangerous.
"Flare! Drop it, that's highly dangerous!" Stealth yelled in a panic.
"Oh really, then let's see how dangerous it really is," said Flare with a smile.
The MPs would raise their rifles. One of them would be a Sergeant and would shout at the two canines to stop, "Stop this at once! You are not authorized to touch that!" But it was already too late.
Flare threw the device and the device landed in the back of Stealth's truck, which had some tools and equipment stored in it. Knowing that he didn't have time to find it, let alone deactivate it, Stealth ran towards it to grab something off the table… then an explosion happened. Everything seems to have gone into super slow motion as Stealth threw one of the new more stable shields at Ziggy, Flare, and two of the MPs who went to detain them, so that they will be shielded from the blast. The other two MPs grabbed Ripfang and Skyclaw and ran for it, so that the two cyber animals, who were still sleeping from the surgery process that they went through, will be protected from the blast. Before Stealth could move behind another vehicle for protection, he felt an extreme amount of pain as something hit the left side of his face and his body was sent flying into one of the support columns of the vehicle garage, knocking him out.
Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Range 1
1130 Hours UTC -5
Chase and Everest would arrive at the group and zeroing range and park their vehicle where they could. There were a lot of vehicles of many types including two massive futuristic semis from Crusader that were no doubt the ones loaded with weapons. There would be several MP vehicles on either side of the trucks and trailers. Along with those, there would be several trucks and SUVs that could be anyone's from Drill Sergeants to high-ranking officers and generals.
The two Nightwatchers would park and then get out of the truck as soon as Chase turned it off. They would keep their helmets deactivated to show their faces. They would start to walk up to the range entrance. Now from their front shoulder, they would have their American flag outline that would be carved and painted white and black to try and stay with the colors of the uniform. Below it would be their rank which for Chase was Alpha Colonel that would be symbolized with the same symbol as a normal colonel but would be painted red. For Everest, she would have been promoted to an Alpha Major which would be represented with a white oak leaf. Below their rank would then be their last names so they could be addressed. ASF operatives Hunter and Snow. On their left shoulder would be the ASF logo of the long diamond outlined with white and a red dot in the top middle. Below that would be the carved letters of ASF painted in white. The colors of their armor which were mainly black with red and white accents but mostly red would signify what unit/team they were. Black, red, and white were designated as the Nightwatchers colors. No one else in the military, CIA, FBI, etc could not use those colors.
As they approached the range entrance they would see many people that would be all wearing Army OCPs. Most would be wearing the signature Campaign Hat of the Army Drill Sergeant. Most would be humans while a few would be canines like themselves. Others would be wearing just the normal patrol cap. As they got closer they would also notice Atlas was there, with Lupe and his crew. They would also see Stark and Koda after a long time. The both of them looked alright the last time they saw the two of them was after the attack on the Lookout.
Then, when the two entered the range the talking subsided as people stopped and looked at the two ASF agents that Atlas has said are the most prized agents of the agency. Those who were close saluted them for their rank but most saluted by respect and reputation. Yes, to the world the existence of the Nightwatchers is always put into question but true Americans know they exist and many want to meet them.
As tough as Drill Sergeants are, most never thought they would get to see let alone meet the Nightwatchers in their lifetime. Chase and Everest would head over to where Atlas was, talking with Stark, Lupe, Koda, Artemis, and Redstone. They would be talking about the latest gains in Russia and the full blockade of China.
"So the navy has blockaded China and they can't get anything in or out by the sea. Lupe, your Militia's work on the interior has completely screwed up their logistics and people are starting to suffer for they get the supplies they need. Russia's front lines keep falling while invading China is impossible at this time," Atlas would be discussing.
As the Nightwatchers rounded the corner of the range building they would see two four-star generals. One was in Army OCPs while the other was Marine Corps MARPATs and the two of them would be humans and next to Atlas updating the ASF director and CIA K9 Corps director. Lupe at this time has proven to be trusted with some things and does his end of any deal the US would make with him.
"At this time we are preparing a coalition amphibious invasion of China's coast from many points of attack. By using Japan and South Korea as launch points. The air defense systems that Crusader and Lockheed Martin have produced have more than proved themselves. As long as we keep them resupplied, South Korea and Japan should hold off China's and North Korea's airstrikes," The Marine general would say.
Soon enough they would notice the two Nightwatchers in front of them. Chase and Everest would salute the generals who would then salute back and the group would relax. Lupe would look at Chase and nod his head and smile. Chase would smile as well and then look at Stark and Koda who were next to each other, "Stark, Koda. It's good to see you both again."
The German Shorthaired Pointer and Wolf mix would nod and Stark would say, "It is good to finally see you again, Chase."
Koda would then ask, "How have you guys been holding up?"
"We've been alright. Besides chasing Stealth and his team around the world," Chase would chuckle.
The two would look at each other in confusion, "Stealth?" Stark would question.
"Oh, Deckard. Turns out his real name is Stealth Viper Fangar. Apparently, something within the deep state," Everest would answer.
"Oh boy," the Army general would complain, "There is always something hidden."
Lupe, Artemis, and Redstone would all laugh. Lupe would then say, "There is always something hidden. You would not believe how much governments hide from their people and militaries."
Chase didn't want to discuss this topic, especially with so many other NCOs and officers present who don't have the security clearance that this group of high ranks he was in. "Anyway, I thought we were here to test out some new weapons from Crusader. Not talk about secret stuff and politics."
Atlas would clear his throat and then say, "Yes well, the rep is still getting stuff ready in the trailers."
"What, is one of them a mobile office?" Stark would sarcastically say.
"Actually yes," Atlas would say matter of factly
Stark would shut up along with Koda while Lupe, Artemis, and Redstone would chuckle. Chase would look to the red fox of the AWM. He never saw that fox ever have a smile on his face. He was always so emotionless. Lupe might have been working on the fox's emotions lately, hopefully.
Atlas would then turn to Chase and Everest, "In other news, Morgan said that there is a large pallet just for you and your team. He said it was some of the latest weaponry and other technology they have completed and should give you an edge on your stealth capabilities. At this point, I will try not to be suppressed on what it could be."
Chase would look to Everest who would also look to him, "We didn't order anything though."
"You know Morgan. He loves you and would probably sell his company to you for a dollar," Atlas would counter.
Everyone would then look to the Nightwatchers who would then just nod in agreement.
Soon enough the first trailer would open up and start unloading its valuable cargo with automatic robot control that would lift the pallets and take them out of the trailer and set them down in an orderly fashion on the field that would be next to the range. Several Crusader guards would also jump out of the front side doors of the trailer armed with what looked like exosuits and new types of rifles and pistols. They would be wearing a winter-like camo pattern of gray and white with black vests and pouches with black tactical helmets. These private soldiers would keep people away from the cargo until it was all unloaded and when their boss says it is ok for them to take a closer look.
All the people present would keep their distance as the Crusader guards did their job and the last bit of the first trailer was unloaded. The second trailer would remain closed for it wasn't needed at this time. Then from the front truck's cab steeped out what looked to be a canine.
Chase, Everest, and everyone else there would gather around the pallets of new technology. They were finally close enough to read some of the labels. Some would say, "Batteries," "Human Exos," "K9 Exos," "Project Star Wars," "Holosites and Communicators," and even one that said, "For Nightwatcher Use Only."
The canine that came out of the cab would then walk up to Atlas and say in a Polish accent, "Good afternoon sir. I'm Robyn Polska of Crusader Industries. I'm the lead representative that Mr. Zanavich sent. He sends his regards and apologies that he couldn't be here."
Chase and Everest would then finally get a look at the canine and couldn't believe their eyes at what they were looking at. Neither could Stark, Lupe, Koda, Redstone, and Artemis. Before they stood such a beautiful-looking white German Shepherd. She would be wearing a similar uniform as her guards but no exosuit and just a black holster that seemed to be holding some kind of new pistol that would be green and gray in color from what they could see. Her dog tag would also be activated and have a holo screen that to them would just be an orange color but to her, she would have all sorts of information on it and checking boxes.
She would look up from her holo screen and turn it off and look at Atlas. The director would then say, "Pleased to meet you, Ms. Polska. It is not like him to miss something like this."
"Well, the FBI agent Tornado Hunter is making it difficult for him to go anywhere since he is the assigned agent after the attack on the HQ," Robyn would inform Atlas.
"Oh, well. That must be a pain I guess," Atlas would chuckle.
"It very much is. Anyway, that is why I'm here instead," Robyn would finish.
After some awkward moments, Robyn would look at the crowd of military personnel. Soon enough new ASF teams would also just now arrive and head over.
"Is this everyone?" She would ask Atlas.
"If it isn't, just start anyway. This was all optional for everyone," Atlas would say while waving his hand.
"Alright then," Robyn would then turn and jump up on the pallet that would be in the middle of them making sure everyone could see her. Stark, Koda, Lupe, Redstone, Artemis, Chase, and Everest would all be right in front of her while the rest of the canines would all gather in the front and the humans in the back and all would horseshoe around and lend the Crusader rep their ears.
"Good Afternoon everyone. I am Ms Polska of Crusader Industries. With me is a load of new technology and weapons provided by the company for all of you to get the chance to test. However, there are limitations. If a pallet is labeled with NW or AWM those are not to be messed with or touched. The only personnel authorized to touch those pallets are Atlas, the generals, and whom they are labeled. Everything else is open to be tested by the rest of you. The same weapon safety applies down the line. The weapons will be moved by us to the range and the barrels will need to be pointed down the range. I know we have all heard it but it needs to be said," Ms. Polska would then finish with, "Otherwise, don't do dumb shit and enjoy the future of combat."
After her little speech, she would have her guards start opening up the pallets and moving the new weapons to the range. She would move over to Chase and Everest and would be about to say something to them but then an explosion would echo. After it, no one would move, thinking it was just another cannon on the artillery range. That is until Atlas looked at his phone, his face got angry, and would march over to his own personal vehicle.
"Is there something we are missing?" the army general would ask the director.
"Let me figure it out first. Chase. Everest. Get in your truck and follow me. I'll need you on this," Atlas would say.
The two Nightwatchers would sigh and look to Robyn who would have closed her mouth when Atlas spoke to them, "Sorry but we got to go. Hopefully, we will return," Chase would tell the rep.
"No problem, work comes first," Robyn would smile.
"Let's go," Chase said to Everest as the two of them ran to their truck and activated their helmets as they closed the doors. They would then take off after Atlas who was heading to the hotel first.
The two of them would make a stop at the hotel where they already called and woke up Fuchs and Rosalie. The two arctic foxes would be waiting outside of the hotel and would jump in the back of the truck and the full team would head to the motor pool right after Atlas.
Vehicle Garage at the Motorpool
Stealth felt something wet against the left side of his face and when he touched it, he immediately reeled back in pain and saw that his paw was covered in blood. An MP saw how badly Stealth was wounded in the blast and ran over to help him. After the explosion went off, multiple MPs ran in with firefighters to put the fires out and help anyone who was injured. The two MPs, Ziggy, and Flare have been fully protected from the blast thanks to Stealth's quick thinning of throwing one of his shields at them.
"Stealth! I need you to stay awake, please" said the MP.
Atlas and the Nightwatchers came in after driving from the Range and hotel. Rosalie was about to ask if anyone was wounded, but before she could, her eyes locked onto Stealth and saw the wound on his face. Rosalie rushed forward followed by the rest of the Nightwatchers when they too saw how badly Stealth was.
"Ah shit." Atlas would exclaim.
"Stealth," Rosalie would spring into action as the medic she is and would rush over to the MP and Stealth.
"I think he can hear us, but he hasn't responded to anything we say, and I can't see where to put pressure on this wound, there's so much blood," said the MP.
"Hey, calm down. We'll take care of him," said Rosalie.
"Yes ma'am," said the MP.
"Hey, who are they?" Asked Chase as he pointed a paw at Ziggy and Flare, who was struggling against some MPs who were trying to detain them.
"Ziggy and Flare, both of them are a Private First Class rank and they are 91 Bravos (91B)," said the MP.
Chase and Fuchs went over to help the MPs out and quickly had Ziggy and Flare detained.
"My name is Johnathan by the way and your friend here is a real hero, he threw one of the devices he was working on and it saved mine, Dewayne, Flare, and Ziggy's life. It was like some type of energy field that protected us from the blast," Jonathan explained.
"Really?" Asked Everest.
"What's wrong?" Asked Fuchs as he and Chase came back over after helping the MPs detain Ziggy and Flare.
"Stealth saved two MPs' lives along with our troublemakers," said Rosalie who was still trying to bandage Stealth's wound.
Suddenly two more MPs arrive with a stretcher and a first aid kit, which was set down next to Rosalie by one of the MPs, who was getting ready to help her.
"What's the status of his condition ma'am?" Asked the MP.
"There's some type of small object stuck in his left eye and there also seems to be fragments of a contact lens in his eye as well," said Rosalie
"Why would Stealth have a contact lens in his eye?" Asked Everest.
"Well let's see here," said Rosalie, as she opened Stealth's right eye and saw that it was his normal gold color, or so she thought.
Rosalie carefully extracted a contact lens from his right eye and the eye went from a gold color to a dark magenta color. Chase, Everest, and Fuchs' mouths dropped open at what they saw.
"Damn," said Fuchs
"Great, another mystery added to Stealth's book of mysteries and secrets," said Chase.
"Why would he have contact lenses to make his eyes a different color?" Asked Everest.
"I don't know, but let's get Stealth to the medical center so I can take care of his wound," said Rosalie.
Chase went to pick up Stealth, the injured canine snapped back to reality and jumped onto the concrete column that he was laying against looking around with a startled expression. Chase and the others nearly had a heart attack by the sudden moves from Stealth. Finally, Stealth laid eyes on the Nightwatchers.
"Chase? What happened?" Asked Stealth as he came down from the column.
"The MPs told us that two canines Ziggy and Flare were messing with something of yours and they blew up your truck, causing major damage to the motorpool and destroying your truck," said Chase.
"Skyclaw… Ripfang… are they alright?" Asked Stealth.
"Yes, two MPs got them out, there with the other members of the SWCU in the barracks," said Fuchs.
"Stealth, we need to get you to the medical center, so I can treat your wounds," said Rosalie.
Stealth looked at himself and saw that half of his face and most of his upper body is covered in blood.
"Oh, right," said Stealth as he suddenly collapsed forward with Rosalie and Everest catching him.
"It's alright Stealth, we got you," said Everest as she helped Rosalie secure Stealth to the stretcher and wheeled Stealth to the ambulance outside.
Outside would be Atlas, Stark, Koda, Lupe, Artemis, and Redstone observing the damage and they saw Ziggy and Flare being escorted out in cuffs and surrounded by multiple MPs, they also saw Stealth being wheeled out on a stretcher with a serious wound to his face.
"Oh boy, come on Stark, let's see what happened here," said Atlas as he and Stark walked towards the motor pool.
XXX
Stealth woke up on a hospital bed with a bandage over his left eye, in fact, the entire left side of his face was bandaged up, but only for the time being.
During the procedure to remove the small object and the fragments of the contact lens from Stealth's left eye, Rosalie and the doctors saw that the wound was slowly healing itself and repairing any damage done to the eye. Normally the person would have either died or would have lost the eye completely, but since Stealth's part demon, along with the venom from his komodo dragon side were acting like a healing agent for the body, Stealth would not only survive but would keep his eye as well.
"Oh man that hurt," said Stealth as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"No shit," Chase said as he walked into the room with Everest at his side. Rosalie and Fuchs would have already left and gone to the range themselves. Chase and Everest would remain to ask Stealth a few questions, "So, what exactly happened?"
Four MPs. New ones from before would be right outside of the hospital room for Stealth was still not clear just like the rest of his team who would also get an influx of MPs at their barracks.
"I was finishing up Ripfang and Skyclaw surgery to install the shields within them and as I was finishing cleaning my tools and then Ziggy and Flare came in and everything all seemed a bit fuzzy after that," said Stealth, rubbing his head.
"Why are people doing stupid shit. I don't understand," Chase complained.
"Oh, by the way, Stealth, I like your eyes," said Everest.
"My eyes, what about my eyes," said Stealth.
Everest picked up a small handheld mirror and showed Stealth the reflection of his face.
"OH SHIT!" Stealth cried out as he hid his face in his front paws.
"What's wrong with your eyes this time?" Asked Chase.
"Nothing… Nothing's wrong, my eyes have always been a dark magenta color," He would quickly say.
"Mmm hmm," Chase was skeptical, "Not to be a jackass but what else are you hiding?"
"Oh jeez, when I did research about my real parents I found out that I was completely different from them and Rocky. I was the only one in the family to have a white fur body while Rocky and my parents had a shade of gray, and then my eyes are different from everyone else, My father had dark brown eyes, my mother had green eyes, and Rocky has orangish-brown eyes, and yet somehow I end up dark magenta color eyes. I mean when I was on the streets for the short time in my life before I first joined the military I was feared and people thought that I was a bad omen so I got contact lenses so my eyes would appear like they were gold color eyes. I mean I was just tired of being feared, so I hid what made people afraid of me," explained Stealth.
"Magenta?" Chase would deadpan at Stealth, "I would be more scared of red eyes for those are not natural. For God's sake, Skye had pink eyes and no one was scared of her. Not to downplay your issues."
"Well, my eyes were not the only thing that I've kept hidden," said Stealth.
"What are you talking about now," said Chase.
Stealth walked over to a sink and started to viciously scrub at his front paws and when he was done two strange symbols were tattooed on the back of his paws. The one on left was a black circle with an upside-down black star and in the center of the star was a red eye and on the right paw was a black skull with a blade going through it.
Chase would shake his head and put a paw to it. Everest would come right next to him to make sure he was alright, "Stealth, Deckard, Ricochet. You need to come fully clean. Just be honest at this point. No more hiding things."
"After the incident with the whole hunter supposedly killing Ethan and Maria I don't know what happened to Rocky, but after I was found by Jason Cage and put into the military academy, I was there for about two months when some strange high-ranking officials pulled me aside and they sent me undercover into the Diablo Blackskull Cartel, now these guys are some serious, vicious, sadistic, violent, psychopathic criminals. They commit such heinous crimes, I mean the way they kill their victims is probably the most horrific scene I would ever see. Anyway, my job was to know the whole routine, Elena Blackskull, the Monarch of the Blackskull Cartel and ended up showing me everything, and I mean she showed me the whole system. One day, however, she said that I have proven myself to the Blackskull Cartel so she tattooed these symbols onto my paws, and she told me that the one on the left represents my loyalty to Satan and the one on the right meant I was a family member to the Blackskull Cartel and finally, as a ritual, they severely burned a cross on my back and from then on I was considered a member of the Blackskull Cartel," explained Stealth as he showed them the burnt cross on his back.
The cross went from the base of his neck to the bottom of his back. Two black dragons were perched on the sides with their tails crisscrossing each other on the bottom part of the cross and in the center of the cross was a black wolf skull.
"Haven't seen that cartel on our records," Everest would say looking at Chase.
"That is because Storm took control because he got the more powerful cartel. More or less they combined into the Royal Cartel well the alphabet boys took out most of them," Chase answered, still looking at Stealth, "Make sure your fur covers those for people who already have trust issues with you and your team. If anyone sees those without the context that we have, Lord help you."
"The day after I received these marks I called in for the raid, ATF, DEA, Military, CIA, FBI, everyone was involved because these guys did just about everything in the book. They were worldwide terrorists," said Stealth. "Elena's sons, Foxx, Glen, and Finn were never found, and I was around those three long enough to understand that they aren't with Storm, they aren't with Sylvia, and they sure as hell aren't with the Blackgate Hellfire Club. Those boys they're hiding and planning something big, and they have absolutely no fear whatsoever. Hell, they will not even hesitate to attack this place if they wanted to," said Stealth.
"Well let's hope they don't bother to pop up anytime soon," said Chase.
"I agree, also Chase, no matter what I do, the cross on my back is visible all the time, that's why I wear a jacket and a scarf to keep it covered," explained Stealth.
"Then do so," Chase would then turn and face the door. However he wouldn't walk away, "There is something out there that is the cause of all of this. It's not the BHC, it's not my brother, it's not Russia or China and their allies, not even the American government, The AWM, Alpha 99, Nightwatchers, SWCU, we at the end are all the same but don't know who the true enemy is. There is something else out there besides Crusader and Abstergo that is pulling the strings."
"Slasher, he said that Sylvia wasn't a part of the BHC, but she was a part of something that's been around for a long time, longer than any of us, what do you think he met by that? What could he possibly be referring to?" Asked Stealth
Chase would look down and think, "I don't know. Atlas has always been suspicious of something for he did tell me that there have been two factions fighting each other since the beginning of time. One faction fighting for the control of humanity and advancing it to great heights. The other, fighting for the freedom of humanity. Only recently have canines become apparent and relevant to the controlling of the world. They could have fallen out of relevance and have used that to hide from each other while pulling all the geopolitical strings from the background," Chase would then punch the ground which would leave a remarkable dent in the floor. Stealth didn't know about the serum for it was only disclosed to so few people. Not even Atlas has been informed yet. "Ugh, the more that I think about it the more questions I find than answers. I'm loyal to the United States and what it stands for. But I am becoming wary of the government for they have secrets that agents like myself and you Stealth need to know in order to believe."
"I agree, it seems that the more we progress through this war, we start to uncover things that our government has kept hidden from us and that only leads us to more questions than answers, speaking of answers, how much longer until the pending thing is finished and the fate of me and my team is revealed. I'm going to need to head out somewhere and retrieve a new truck that I have stored in a secret location since my old truck got blown to pieces," said Stealth.
Chase would turn back and say, "Well, you should have kept your mouth shut for now if you somehow get a new truck it will be confiscated. You are still confined to this base and Atlas will let you know if your team and you are allowed to roam the country again let alone the world. He is going up to bat for you so don't do anything you would regret or could make your image less than it already is. Yes, you saving a few MPs is good but I don't think that would be enough to change many minds."
"Relax, until me and my team are allowed off of this base I don't plan on doing anything except staying out of sight, so I'll be in my room, you two let me know how the weapon resting goes. Oh which reminds me," said Stealth, as reached into a black backpack and pulled out four identical circular devices. "One for each member of the Nightwatchers, I hope they work, by the way, do you know what is going to happen to Ziggy and Flare, because if you can do me a favor, whack them upside the head for me. Just one good smack of the paw to the head will be satisfying."
"They are already being chastised by their command. They weren't even supposed to be there today," Chase answered as Everest grabbed the shield emitters.
"Well, I guess they just wanted to see if I still had a raging temper, which sorry to disappoint you, but I no longer have an uncontrollable rage, so you can make it clear to everyone on this base that if they wanted to see my violent nature… too bad they're shit out of luck," said Stealth, as he got up to put on his black jacket and scarf and walked away towards the barracks followed by two MPs.
Chase and Everest would then let him leave and then leave the medical center themselves. They would then get in their truck and head to Range 1 once again and this time intended to stay and test their possibly new weapons.
