Chapter 15: The manhunt part 2

Shortly after arriving at the staging area, Baldwin, Hayes, Bruce, Selina and George get out of the vehicle and walk into large tent where they find multiple federal agents putting on gear and readying weapons.

"If I knew better I'd say we were loading up for war," George commented.

Hayes replies as she walks on; "Yeah, but we don't have time for small talk. Our gear up spot is on the far right hand side, just follow me."

As agent Baldwin goes to gear up with his team, Hayes leads the trio over to their table which has all of the necessary tactical gear and assortment of guns laid out.

The young billionaire seems mesmerized by it all, but he's quickly snapped out of it by a light bop to the back of his head. When he looks over he finds Selina grinning at him.

"What are you waiting for, B, gear up!" Selina then finished on her vest followed by the shin-guards and elbow pads. After getting Bruce's head in the game, she puts on a helmet and then grabs a set of goggles that look very interesting to her. "Excuse me Agent Hayes, but what kind of goggles are these?"

Hayes looks up after finishing her own shin-guards and replies; "They're called infrared night-vision goggles or IRNVs for short. With these on, your night-vision will be enhanced a hundredfold, you'll see when we get out there."

Hayes puts her elbow pads on and Selina looks at the goggles even more impressed and says; "Really? I'm going to step outside for a little field test."

The street girl steps outside with the goggles on and sees Hayes was right and the ability to see the heat signatures of everyone around her was cool too.

"That little brat won't be hiding from us tonight," she said grinning to herself before raising the goggles and turn back inside.

Back in their gear up area, Agent Hayes and George are checking Bruce to make sure his vest, helmet, shin-guards and elbow pads are on properly.

Hayes then nods; "Yep he's good to go."

Before she could say anything else, they hear Selina's voice behind them, saying; "This one is too heavy."

They turn to see and find her setting the M4-A1 assault rifle she was holding back on the table as two agents stood nearby. The next gun she picks up is an Hk-G36 assault rifle and she tilts it as though it were on a scale.

"I like the design, but it's still too heavy."

George declares with a grin; "I'll take that," and then grabs it right out of her hands. Selina gives him a stink eye in response before turning her attention to the next gun which looked more compact than the other two.

"Please do tell me more about this one."

Hayes grins; "Gladly, Cat. This one is a FN P-90, it's a personal defense weapon which is a hybrid between a submachine and a carbine. It carries fifty round top loaded magazine with a rate of fire of nine-hundred rounds per minute and has an effective range of two-hundred meters."

Selina replies impressed; "Amazing!" then she picks it up to test the weight. "Well P-90, you and I are going to be best friends tonight."

Agent Hayes then shows her how to put the magazines in and how to take them out for reloading and then to turn on the laser sight and how to switch between the semi and full auto firing modes.

"Since this is your first time using a gun like this, it's best to keep it on semi-auto."

Selina replies; "Sure. Maybe after this operation, you can teach me how to use it better."

"Yeah, maybe."

The two females turn to see Bruce placing a M9 Beretta in one of his vest pockets.

Selina says; "So you've finally gotten over your phobia of using guns?"

Bruce replies back; "I'm just making an exception for tonight, Selina."

Selina splits eight P-90 magazines into groups of four and places them in two of her vest pockets and stuffs a Beretta into the holster on her thigh.

"Now that you three are all geared up, we're gonna do a radio check," Hayes says.

Selina grins; "I guess a little Marko Polo is in order. Bruce, George, fan out across the room!" The two men do what's told and shortly after Bruce hears Selina's voice over the radio; "Bruce, Marko."

"Polo."

"George, Marko."

"Polo, Selina."

"Agent Hayes, Marko."

"Polo," Hayes replies and when Selina turns around she sees her sitting at a laptop.

"Typing something?"

Hayes shakes her head; "Nah, I'm just making sure our helmet-cams work. We're all green."

"Great, I get to make another Cat Movie." Selina fist pumps the air.

Agent Baldwin contacts Hayes over the radio and tells her that everyone is geared up and ready for the briefing.

"Tell everyone to assemble at the podium, I'll be there in a minute."

Selina gets on her radio and says; "Bruce, George, now would be a good time to get your butts front and center at the podium."

"Yes ma'am, we're getting into position," Bruce replied obediently.

As Selina heads for her boys, Hayes grabs her M4 and heads outside making her way to the podium. It doesn't take long before everyone as geared up and assembled before the podium and Hayes takes her position behind the mike to start the debriefing. Bruce, George and Selina are standing front and center ready for action like the feds around them.

"Alright people, this is just a little refresher before we set out tonight. Our target is Thomas Wayne Junior, he is wanted for three counts of attempted murder and possible ties to domestic terrorism. The Concord PD, State Police, and National Guard have all entry and exit points to this forest blocked off, so all we have to do is go out there and get him. This may sound like a straightforward mission, but it's imperative that we be ready for any surprises that might pop up. Remember; our goal is to take Thomas alive, but if he decides to resist in any way, all bets are off. Any questions?"

Selina holds her hand up and says; "No, but I would like to say a few words."

"The podium is yours Selina, all I ask is that you keep it short and to the point."

Selina walks up to the podium and Hayes steps back to make some space for her. Then the girl clears her throat and begins to speak.

"This scrawny little asshole has been a thorn in all our sides for far too long, but tonight, we finish this." Then Selina cocks her P90 and slaps on her IRNV goggles and says; "Happy hunting to all of us!"

Agent Baldwin then orders; "All teams move out!"

As they head out, Bruce and George catch up with Selina and the young billionaire says impressed; "That was the best battle speech I ever heard."

"Thanks B, now you stay in the middle of the formation. I'll be up front with Agent Hayes and one more thing."

"Yes Selina."

"Try not to get shot tonight."


So what do you think so far? Only two more chapters left and the story is complete.