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Titanium Showdown: Tale of the Zero Clones

Chapter Eleven: The Storm

The group was laying low. Along with the massive deployment of enforcers there had come scores of experimental new designs. They looked larger and more powerful in all regards. No one made a sound; no one moved. The large group they were hiding from passed, and they continued onward again.

Omni had them divided into two groups: the first group consisted of Hunter, End, and Sapphire; the second of himself, Virus, and Whistler. They would stay together as long as possible, and if they needed to separate, they would remain in the two groups. Each one of them had resolved to take as many servants of the Empire with him or her as possible should it come to such circumstances.

They had come to their first waypoint: the entrance to Alpha Site's archaic sewer system. Each descended in turn, and the last closed the sewer lid behind him. The group marched on, through the rank, aged sewers, the only noise breaking the decrepit silence was their footsteps in the old wastewater.

After a long time, they came to their second waypoint: the sewer exit within Sigma's fortress-like laboratory. So quietly that not even the most powerful sensors could hear, and so slowly that even the sharpest eyes could not see, End raised the lid enough to survey the room. It looked abandoned –the lights were out, there were no sounds of cameras oscillating on their axis, there was no hint of anyone ever using this room. Just as stealthily as before, End slid the lid away from the access hole. He affirmed his thoughts –there were no cameras, but the room was very small.

Everyone carefully made way out of the sewer. When Sapphire came out, she informed everyone that this was a garbage heap. Her sight modifications that allowed her to see in the deepest of water made the room clearly visible to her. There was an exit beyond a large pile of waste, and a chute in the ceiling. The light fixtures were broken, and the only camera in the room was ancient and not in working order.

The group made its way over the massive garbage pile to the exit of the room.

"No turning back now lads and lass."

"There never has been Whistler, it's time we looked at it that way."

Just moments later, in the main control room

"BACKUP! WE'RE GETTING OUR A—" The security officer's voice abruptly cut off mid-syllable. The sudden silence weighed on the room with a palpable force. Somehow, six mavericks –powerful mavericks –had snuck into the deepest recesses of the base, and were wreaking havoc on the minimal security forces. They were walking through the guards as if they were cobwebs in a building too long forgotten.

The main troop contingents had been recalled, but would not arrive in enough number quickly. A full hour would be needed to recall every troop, and that's only if the main teleportation rooms, and the experimental Trans Server room were held. Already the mavericks had disabled or destroyed three sub-level teleportation rooms. They were fast making their way to the Experimental Weapons Complex –if that fell, there'd be no telling what destruction they might cause. Casualties already numbered in the hundreds, and would only grow with time. Something had to be done quickly.

Over the comm. system, Sigma's booming voice filled the room. "Send in my newest weapon! Issue the order! Immediately, one of the comm. officers relayed the order. A scientist came back through the line.

"It'll take ten minutes to get it booted up properly."

"You've got five, and you had better hope it isn't too late by then."

Back to the carnage

The group fought onward, destroying robots at every turn, killing reploids down every hallway, razing rooms as they passed the doors. Every last resource was being played against them, and they knew it. At long last, they had arrived at their main objective: the EWC, Experimental Weapons Complex. They would be able to do the most damage from here –if they could get in the doors that is.

OMG! A chapter and a Review! Provided that too much stuff doesn't happen within the next week I may even finish the story by Friday, however, that is speculation.

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