Chapter 8- The Race
Sydney and Vaughn sat in the plane.
"The objective of this mission is to retrieve the sphere of life before anyone else does. And as said, Sloane is another objective as well." Dixon said over the constant hum of the engine. Nadia and Weiss nodded in response. " Any Questions?" Dixon asked. "Good, get ready."
"How do you work this thing?" Lauren yelled in anger.
"Would you just shut up for a second and let me figure this piece of crap out." Sark snapped. The controls of the digging machine were so confusing. Sark pressed the yellow button then pulled a lever, which started the machine.
"Finally." Sark murmured.
"Have you two even broke ground yet?" Sloane said.
"You know I've had about enough!" Lauren growled as she jumped down and aimed her gun at him.
"Oh now your going to shoot me, really Lauren…" Sloane began. Lauren cocked her gun.
"Lauren we don't have time for this we can kill him later." Sark said gently kissing her neck. Lauren let out a quiet moan. Sark wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in his direction up against the machine. Lauren ran her hands through his blonde hair as he captured her lips in gentle kisses and then they grew deeper and more rapid. Lauren took short breaths as he sucked on the nape of her neck. He pushed her up against the machine.
"We need to fine the sphere…" she moaned out.
"Watching the machine won't make it dig any faster. Besides the wait will seem longer if we don't have any fun." Sark muttered suggestively before replacing his lips on her neck. When she didn't object he kissed her hard on the mouth pushing her even further against the machine.
Sparks started flying from the machine and it gave a loud lurch before falling silent. Sark quickly stopped his roaming hands and stepped away from both Lauren and the machine. Before either of them had time to react Sloane appeared around the edge of the machine.
"What happened?"
"Well... umm..." Sark started, "I'm not exactly sure, maybe it struck a rock or something." His lie sounding pathetic the moment it rolled off his tongue.
" I don't have time to listen to your cock and bull excuses. Just tell me if it still works," Sloane demanded.
Lauren flipped a few switches and pressed as few buttons before replying, " That's a negative. It's lost all power." Both Sark and Lauren looked to Sloane for what to do next.
"Don't just stand there. Grab a shovel and start digging. We don't have time to be standing around in indecision. I'll inform Irina and Jack to bring Another digging device when they come. And this time try to keep your hands to yourselves." Lauren and Sark exchanged glances.
"You know I'm not the type who takes orders, especially from you." Lauren snapped.
"Shut up and start digging." Sloane growled.
Dixon gave the signal to the team to jump out of the plane. Soon parachutes could be seen in the pink sky.
A shooting pain swept through Sloane's body. One moment he reached to his chest and moaned in pain and the next he fell to the ground with a thud.
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