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THE C.N. VERSE

JOHNNY BRAVO

CHAPTER FIVE

THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN

"A problem you say" Johnny said as he slipped the flash drive into his pants pocket "yes, Agent Z has been taken by Carl"

"I don't…

"I'm going to stop you right there, we tracked the robot from this location… and don't think I didn't see you slip something into your pocket, a flash drive perhaps"

Johnny wasn't sure what to say but he knew what he had to do "you can't stop me"

Then without even saying another word he stormed past the woman, picked up Carl's gun and was just about to leave but stopped when he heard the woman say the one thing he wasn't expecting "who said anything about stopping you"

Johnny turned around to face the woman and realized she was carrying a briefcase in one hand and a duffle bag in the other "now… I have someone who wishes to speak with you"

She dropped the duffle bag and set the briefcase one counter. AfterAfter she opened the case a hologram of man appeared but his face was blurred but Johnny could clearly tell this man was wearing some kind of lab coat "Mr. Bravo, I thought it was time we met face to face… sort of"

"Listen I would really love to talk with you but I have to save my girlfriend"

"Mr. Bravo wait"

Johnny didn't listen and just walked away "you have to listen… I was there!"

Johnny immediately froze in place "I was there, the day the enemy attacked your base, I know what happened!"

"Bullshit"

"No bullshit, I saw you, you held off the enemy until backup arrived, you saved a number of high ranking individuals"

"How could you possibly know that?"

The man didn't respond and just stepped forward so that his face was no longer blurred "you"

"Yes Johnny, the… how did you put it, kid who was barking orders"

It seemed like Johnny's whole world came to a screeching halt "why?"

"We need you, you're the only one who can end this, stop Carl once and for all"

"No, I'm going to give him what he wants and save Suzy"

"You were a soldier once, I would think you would understand…"

"What, fighting for truth, justice and the American way… that ship sailed when…"

"Jack died, I read the report and he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time"

"But I was supposed to keep an eye on him, I told him to wait in the kitchen but…

"It wasn't your fault, the enemy was clearing out building after building, he was afraid of being captured"

Johnny didn't know what to say and just sat down at the counter "please, if I could send my own people I would but he would just execute Suzy then disappear, even destroy his building and blame it on rogue terrorists, then he and Manfred will be free to rebuild and attempt this again, they must be stopped here and now."

Johnny remained quiet for a few seconds thinking about everything that had happened but then he thought about Jack and knew that if he were in his shoes he would do the right thing "I'll do it"

"Fantastic, my assistant will give you everything you need, now I need to go and deal with some stuff on my end, good luck Johnny"

As soon as the hologram disappeared the blond woman closed the case and set the duffle bag on the counter "the boss figured you'd agree to help so he decided to give you some gifts"

She then opened the bag and started pulling out gadgets "one pair of tech spec glasses, when you use these they connect to all security cameras in whatever building you happen to be in and gives you a 3d map, it can also indicate who's a robot"

She then pulled out a black t-shirt "he thought you could use a new one"

Johnny examined the shirt and nothing special about it stuck out to him "not very hi-tech"

"Just put it on"

He immediately took off his shirt and for a split second he thought he saw the woman take a peek at him but he knew he didn't have time to think about that and just put the shirt on. As soon as he put the shirt on various strands lights lit up in sequence then almost immediately went out "that shirt is interwoven with Nano-tech fibers, it amplifies the strength of anyone who wears it"

She then reached in the bag and pulled out a handgun "standard issue military side arm, with some added extras, built into the handle is a small bit of C4, enough to blow a hole in the side of the building, use only as a last resort, you activate it by pulling the trigger when there is no clip in it, you'll have thirty second delay after that"

"Anything else?"

The blonde woman paused for a second and looked around the diner then after a few seconds she returned her attention back to Johnny "try not die"

She then patted him on the side of his face "good luck"

Johnny was so taken aback by what she had just said he barely noticed the woman leave. Once realized the woman was gone he knew what needed to be done, he tucked the gun in the back of his pants and the two extra magazines in his pocket "alright Carl, time to end this"

A few minutes later he pulled up and noticed that Carl was doing some construction to the entrance of building.

Right before he entered the building he noticed a sledgehammer laying a few feet away from him and without even a second of hesitation he picked it up and head into the building. Once Johnny made it through the other side of the revolving door he quickly put on the glasses the blonde woman gave him and that moment he noticed a man standing next to the elevator. Johnny approached the man and once he was within a few feet of him the man turned to look Johnny swung the sledgehammer, taking the mans head clean off, leaving behind sparking wires and loose bits of metal " I think I'll like this nano-fiber thing"

As the robot fell to the side Johnny pressed the button to call the elevator. AsAs he rode the elevator to the top floor he set the sledgehammer down and pulled out his gun to make sure it was loaded but just then the elevator stopped on floor short of his destination causing him to accidentally hit the switch that the ejected the clip "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, I knew you'd come, little Suzy has been waiting ever so patiently for you to arrive… did you bring the flash drive"

As soon as Carl's voice stopped echoing over the intercom Johnny noticed the camera in the corner of the elevator, without saying a word he pulled the flash drive from his pocket and held it up to the camera. "good, now the doors are going to open up and I want you to hand it to one of my associates on the other side"

Johnny knew that that the second those doors opened he was dead man but then he noticed the emergency hatch above him, with quick thinking he smashed the camera with his sledgehammer and started to scramble out of the elevator.

As soon as he pulled his feet out of the elevator a hail of bullets completely obliterated the inside of the elevator "I'm coming for you Carl"

He started to climb up and after a few months minutes of climbing he came to the elevator doors. Once me managed to get them open he looked down the elevator shaft and saw what he assumed were robots climbing out of the elevator, unfortunately due to some sweat the glasses slipped off, he tried to reach for them but they just slipped through his fingers. One of the robots noticed the glasses falling towards them and instinctively caught the glasses which started to beep, the robot looked closer at the glasses and saw a message displayed on them "non-authorized entity, deploying security protocol"

Suddenly the glasses exploded causing a fireball that was racing up towards Johnny, luckily he managed to leap away just as reached the door which provide some cover but was still launched him away, landing a few feet from the door to Carl's office "okay, after this, I'm going to rip that punk kids head off. After a few seconds of Johnny catching his breath he slowly approached the door but then stopped when he heard a gunshot which caused him to instinctively crouch to avoid the bullet "I know you're out their Johnny"

Johnny then heard a loud buzzing sound and the double doors began to slowly open. Once the doors separated enough he saw Carl standing behind Suzy with his arm around her neck and a gun in his other hand pointing it at her head "drop the sledgehammer"

Johnny complied and tossed it away then raised his hands "good boy, now hand over the flash drive"

"I'm complying"

He reached into his pants pocket and pulled out the flash drive but just he held it up to show Carl it slipped out of his hand and landed on the floor.

In the blink of an eye Carl pointed his gun at Johnny who froze "it's all good Carl, just stay calm"

As Johnny knelt down to grab the flash drive he winked at Suzy who wasn't sure what he was planning but when he grabbed the flash drive he attempted to stand up but stumbled causing the flash drive to go flying towards Carl who immediately let go of Suzy and leapt toward the flash drive and the second he caught it Johnny pulled out his gun. As soon as Carl had the flash drive he turned towards Johnny thinking he had won only to realize Johnny had a beat on him " what are you going to do Johnny, shoot me, your oldest friend"

"god knows I should for the crap you pulled"

"Well in that case" Carl then snapped his fingers and out of the corner of Johnny's eye he saw Suzy suddenly stand at attention. Before he could do anything the robot Suzy smacked the gun out of his hand then hurled him across the room "ow" Johnny said as he struggled to get his feet under budget that's when he noticed both Carl and robot Suzy approaching him "what… did you do with Suzy"

"oh don't worry she's safely tucked away in my private room back there, but I'd be more worried about"

As soon as the two reached him the robot Suzy pointed the gun at him "kill this idiot and then the word will be mine."

TO BE CONTINUED…