Chapter 2
Security Breach
CJ lay back in the front passenger seat of Toreno's brown Washington. They had been travelling for a while now and Toreno hadn't said anything since he came into CJ's house. He glanced out the window, people were flying past along with other cars, they must have been travelling at quite a fast speed, but why would Toreno want to drive so fast anyway? It wasn't in his nature as far as CJ was aware. Suddenly Toreno took a sharp turn onto the motorway and began to speed up, heading past the Los Santos Police Station and beyond, they must have been heading to the airport. Eventually they took a turn of the motorway and onto a quiet street that used to be gang territory until Grove Street took over. Toreno stopped at the gates of the airport and pulled out a badge and gave it to the security guard. The security guard looked at the card and then at Toreno. "Sir, I've never seen this badge before." He said handing it back. "I can't let you in"
"Would you like to be fired Brian?" Toreno asked in a menacing tone.
The security guard gulped in shock and didn't say anything more before he opened up the gate and Toreno cruised through.
CJ was now very confused and he didn't want to leave Los Santos without good reason, and anyway, Denise would kill him if he left unexpectedly. He pulled out his phone and dialled her number, there were 3 rings and the phone went silent, Toreno had taken it off him. "No calls, Carl" Toreno said, not looking at him.
"Why not?" CJ asked, knowing fine well he wouldn't be told.
Toreno seemingly ignored him and continued driving, now coming towards the runway, he was right, no answer.
CJ sat back comfortably and closed his eyes, he couldn't tell if he was asleep or not but there was no noise and he was perfectly relaxed. Toreno's voice was like thunder as it boomed in his ears. "Wake up, kid."
CJ sat up and looked out the window, it was getting dark, the sky a dark orange as the sun set behind the ocean. In front of the car there was a hanger. Toreno got out of the car and so did CJ.
Toreno locked the car and walked towards the hanger, entered in a code number that CJ didn't even bother to look at because he was still half asleep, he jumped when the hanger doors opened with a metallic hiss and steam blew from the gap. Obviously the hanger hadn't been opened for a while. Once the doors were open CJ stared in astonishment at an enormous black jet that was stationed in the hanger, it must have been 5 times the size of a Shamal. Toreno walked over to it and went up the stairs as CJ followed suit. Toreno opened the door to the jet and walked inside, CJ did the same. He immediately realised they were in the cockpit. "Sit there" Toreno said pointing to the Pilot Seat. CJ did as he was told and Toreno walked to the back of the plane, phoning somebody, god knows whom? He came back through in a hurry and signalled for CJ to start the plane, he did so as Toreno sat where normal passengers would be. "Hey, Toreno!" CJ shouted. "Where we heading?"
"Head for the airstrip you own in Las Venturas." Toreno ordered.
With that, CJ sat back, started the engines and reversed slowly out of the hanger.
Once on the runway CJ pushed the lever forward and the plane roared down the runway at high speed, after half a minute they were airborne, CJ retracted the landing gear as the plane climbed at a steady 45-degree angle. After five minutes they levelled off and CJ made a sharp right near Flint County, taking the fastest way there, he left it on autopilot and relaxed. CJ couldn't hear Toreno; he could only guess what he was up to and why he was getting him to bring him here. He just relaxed in the leather seat as clouds rushed past the windows of the plane at high speed, everything was going smoothly. CJ decided to open the door and see what Toreno was doing, Toreno beat him to it by opening the door, closing it and walking in, sitting in the co-pilot seat. "A' right Toreno, what do you want?" CJ asked, visibly irritated.
"Listen, kid." Toreno explained. "You've done lots of jobs for me and you've done them well."
"So?" CJ asked.
"So, I think you are fit for the job I'm about to give you" Toreno said. "But first, how long have we been flying?"
"What's that got to do with anything?" CJ asked.
"How long have we been flying?" Toreno repeated.
"I dunno, about 2 hours?" CJ suggested.
Suddenly there was a loud alarm coming from everywhere, CJ looked around in complete confusion at what was happening, Toreno looked at the radar, "Shit!" He exclaimed. "The base is firing at us!"
"What the fuck?" CJ asked.
"Brace yourself kid!" Toreno yelled, buckling in and holding his head.
CJ did the same, as the beeping got louder until there was a large explosion on the right wing causing the plane to descend at a steep angle. There was a new beeping and it was louder this time as the plane continued to rocket it down, CJ was praying that he didn't die and in an odd twist of fate, so was Toreno. Toreno saw it as his fault, he should of told CJ to stay clear of the base before the took off but he can't turn back the clock now. The beeping got louder until there was another loud crash and the windows turned a sandy colour as the plane slowly came to a halt, the front end dug into the sand and the back end on the road. Toreno was first to lift his head, he looked over at CJ, who appeared to be unharmed but dazed. He grabbed his shoulder. "Come on kid, we need to get out of this thing" He said sternly.
CJ merely nodded and left the plane with Toreno, running across the desert and into the airstrip house.
It didn't take long for fire crews to get there and put out the fire and then attempt to remove the plane.
CJ collapsed on the couch, breathing deeply, Toreno followed him in, locking the door behind him. He walked towards CJ apparently unfazed by the previous event. "So, kid, ready to do that job"
"I think I am!" CJ said loudly, standing up and putting his 9mm pistol against Toreno's forehead, the cold metal making him wince. "Put the gun down kid, we've been through this before" Toreno said calmly. "Don't do anything stupid"
Toreno pushed the gun so that it pointed to the ground then he took it from CJ.
"What is this job?" CJ asked angrily.
"The base that shot us down is testing chemicals that they aren't allowed to" Toreno explained. "I want you to find and kill the head of the chemical department."
"Fuck you Toreno!" CJ shouted. "Fuck you!"
"What's wrong, you seem resentful." Toreno mocked.
"I've been there before and nearly came out dead!" CJ shouted back.
"Good, then you'll know you're way about" Toreno said, leading him to the door.
CJ didn't retort to this, he left after Toreno unlocked the door, mounted the bike and sped off into the distant desert.
After ten minutes CJ got off the bike and crouched in the darkness and infiltrated the base, slitting a guard's throat on his way in and stealing his M4. He stealthily climbed the stairs of the watch tower, slit the throat of 2 guards and then used a sniper rifle to pick off all the guards to be in his way, he took out the three main spotlights at the same time, so it appeared to be an electrical fault instead of a sniper attack. CJ crept back down the stairs and stealthily moved through the darkness to the control room, once inside, he opened the bay doors like last time. As he moved through the darkness towards the bay doors they suddenly closed, a guard had spotted him. CJ wasted no time in killing him with the M4. He then moved through the darkness to a vent, he shot the hinges with his 9mm and crawled inside. It seemed like heart stopping hours until he reached the opening and dropped down. He was in a corridor with containment rooms on all sides, some with humans on them, some with hideous looking creatures on them. He must be close. CJ made his way for the main staff room.
After a while he was spotted by a guard that shot at him, CJ rolled over and shot at the guard but missed a couple times, the bullets going through the glass and hitting against a glass coated cylinder. It smashed on the floor. CJ decided to forget about Stealth and ran through the building, shooting guards dead as he went, stealing their ammo. He ran through corridor after corridor and came to large bay doors, shooting the number pad the doors opened to reveal a large experimentation room. There was a tank in the middle of the room, a large mutating half human, and half monster inside. The scientists fled while one was trying to order them to stay calm, he must have been the leader. CJ grabbed him and propped him against the wall. "Here's a message for you!" CJ shouted before blowing the man's brains out, splattering them across the wall. CJ then gazed at the creature inside of the tank when his phone rang.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Carl, pick up a container and tell me what it says." Mike Toreno said down the phone.
CJ did this and read out; "Neo-toxin E-Alpha to Beta."
He heard Toreno sigh, "Get out of there now kid, I'll be waiting." And he hung up.
CJ put his phone back into his pocket and threw the container away, causing it to smash on the ground.
CJ ran through the long corridors, killing guards that appeared to be dying already. He eventually reached the bay doors, opened them and ran for it, the base glowing red with sirens as CJ ran through the gate and into Toreno's car. Toreno sped off into the darkness. Gunshots rang in the air until one came throw and hit CJ in the chest; Toreno sped into a silent area, noticed CJ's condition and phoned an ambulance. That's all CJ remembered before it all went black…
That must be one of my longest chapters. R/R