The promised day
AN: Got to admit, it really feels great when the FF is so well embraced by the community. Thank you all and hope you enjoy the ending.
"What is Oculus and why is it so important?" Carol asked, Michael while the others listened intently through the phone.
"Back when I was still working with the Government, I was also on a special committee that oversaw inventions, drugs and other applications. The objective was for me and a panel of others to understand how a certain tool could impact civilization and decide whether or not it deserved Government funding or not."
"I remember this one guy, Sylvester something or the other, brought us this device he called Oculus. Sort of like the precursor to 3d printers but the biggest draw it had was that it could perfectly recreate organic material."
"Holy hell," Titus said, "something like that."
"Yeah, it'd mean no more waiting on the transplant list and the amount of lives saved would be astronomical," Michael said "of course it also meant big pharma and all our friendly drug dealers would take massive kicks to the kidneys so when the higher ups heard about it, they used their power and influence to make sure that thing never saw the light of day."
"Michael that's not possible," Carol objected, "if such a device existed then…"
"Trust me it does and the Americas isn't the only country that hushes stuff in favour of money. U.K has actual laser guns in their storage, Germany has actual flying cars and hoverboards and India's got a regenerative treatment that can regrow lost limbs."
"How do you know about all of this?" Barry asked.
"That'll take too long to explain," replied, he getting out of his seat "we've landed at the airport, where are you guys?"
"We're at one of our safehouses with the rest of the team," Titus replied.
"Good, stay there for now, we'll meet up and plan things from there."
When they finished going through the regular routine at baggage claim and the security check, Carol and Michael found a taxi then headed to the location given on Michael's phone. The taxi stopped at an abandoned building and after they paid the fare, Michael moved a brick aside to reveal a keypad then typed a code into it, causing a door to open.
The pair went inside and met the team. Soon enough Carol's team also arrived, with all the cards in place, it was time for the briefing.
Monika gave them the information they needed. They were to raid a commercial building a few kilometers down the road that was purchased by a slew of dummy corporations which went all the way back to Essex. Monika knew this was the place as when she tried to hack into the systems, she was locked out in a short time.
She also stated that in the brief time she was inside, she noted a siren that linked to a warehouse ten klicks down the road, near the brewery. If the main building was to come under fire, a siren would be activated, calling in all the troops at the warehouse.
"Our attack will go in three stages. Team 1 will comprise of Carol and her team, Barry, Titus and the Furies. You guys will assault the warehouse. Barry, once we get there you'll have to keep them busy long enough for Monika an I to do our thing."
"Which is?" Monika asked.
"While team 1 attacks the warehouse, team 2 that's me will break into the building and find a networked computer. Once that's done I'll link Monika up to the system so that she can take the fight to MC."
"Ok I have a problem with that plan," Titus stated "we have no idea how many people are there. You're going in blind which makes things insurmountably dangerous. I suggest you take one of us with you."
"If anyone comes with me then it'll severely affect our defence teams overall capacity. Right now I need everyone to focus on keeping Essex's forces at bay while I take out the troops in this building and secure the Oculus."
"Fine", Barry said, his tone however noted that he did not like the plan. He reached into his pocket and took out a thumb drive with an antenna on it "you're going to need this," added he.
"What's this for?"
"At the moment, Monika's got far too much information and power to be contained on any physical copy. This drives connects to the internet so that when you connect it to a system, She'll be able to use this as a gate and face him."
"If this thing is a door that opens both ways, then won't it be a problem if MC gets past her?"
"Don't worry about that freak," Monika stated "once linked up, I'll take care of that guy myself."
"One other question," Carol said, raising her hand up "all this noise from the warehouse is bound to attract attention. How do you plan on keeping the collateral to a minimum?"
"Just leave that to me," Michael said "alright gang, take thirty minutes to check your gear. After that we move out."
Carol watched Michael leave the room. While the team's all checked their weapons, she followed him and found the boy in another room. He placed his phone on the table, creating multiple holographic images to form before him.
"Greetings Senators, Prime Ministers, Chief Ministers, heads of state and the odd warlord here and there," Michael said, to all the people.
"As you may or may not know right now, a message has been sent to every single follower in the Order, telling them that the appointed time has come and that they should go outside to wait for the Goddess' arrival."
"You all here are not only avid followers but also people who must stall an armed response from the governments of the world," continued he "no doubt this will be seen as an act of aggression from those in power so the task falls to you to ensure not a single drop of blood spills."
"Very well", said a man in a military uniform "my soldiers and I will ensure that the followers are not harmed."
"I have a few favours that I can call in," said a Prime Minister "you can count on me."
"And what about you 'leader?'" asked a Chief Minister "where will you be in the middle of all this?"
"I'll be laying down the red carpet of course," replied he, then cut the call and headed out. It did not surprise him to see Carol standing there, with a stunned expression. When he passed her by, she asked "How long Michael? How long have you had this planned?"
"I can't really say for sure because I never kept count," Michael replied "ever since Monika and I said that we love each other, that was the day I started planning."
That said, he went to another room to change into more appropriate clothes and have a quick shower. He now wore a black suit with a white shirt underneath and gloves. He headed to the weapons table, taking an assault rifle, a pistol and a combat knife.
"Are you getting ready for a fight or a run on the catwalk?" Barry asked, after noticing how Michael looked.
"What? I have to look good for when I greet Monika in person," Michael replied, and all Barry could do was shake his head dismissively.
"It may have taken us a while to get here but we've finally arrived at the promised day," Michael said to everyone gathered "we've picked up some friends along the way and made a few enemies. Now that we're here, all I can say is good luck in the final mission."
"When we meet again," Barry added, "it'll be a brand new world."
Once the teams were all equipped, they headed into two vans and went their separate ways. Michael remained silent on the journey as did Monika. Now was not the time for idle chit chat or flirting. The two of them knew what they had to do and focused on that alone.
He arrived at the place in question, parking a couple of buildings away then stood in the street. Michael then heard the sound of fanfare and music in the distance, he pressed the communicator in his ear and said.
"Operation: Holy day, begin."