Sorry! It's been AGES! Now…where did we leave off…? Aha! Okay, here we go with chappie 3!
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Bentley leaned back against the computer chair in the van, a satisfied smile spread across his face. He had an absolutely flawless plan conjured in that abnormally sized head of his. Now all he needed was for everyone to regroup at the van so he could put it into action. He jumped a little when he heard a soft thump on the team van's roof, but relaxed as Sly emerged through the van's back doors.
"Anyone beat me here?" He smiled as he shut the van doors and sat next to his turtle friend. The turtle genius grinned and shook his head. Within a few minutes Artemis and Nick popped the doors open and climbed in. Carmelita followed, then Murray right behind her. Once everyone was present, Bentley cleared his throat and began.
"Now, as you might know, we had in fact thought recon was necessary, and in a sense, it was. But while you guys were gathering recon photos, I managed to hack into The Darkness' mainframe and get an entire digital layout of their HQ and the security." He turned to his computer and began typing furiously until the screen flashed white and showed in a blue background the whole HQ. Everyone crowded around the computer behind Bentley's chair and watched as he brought the camera angle to rest on a certain spot that looked like it was near the towers Carmelita had taken a picture of during recon. Bentley then brought the camera angle to zoom in on what looked like a tiny chamber with (and no exaggerations, mind you) security tighter than Alcatraz. He turned to the tiny table he had set up that had his blueprints sprawled all across its surface.
"Now, that chamber you saw, as I'm sure you all guessed, was the hiding place for Otto Van Cooper's possessions." He brought out a silver marker and circled the chamber on the blueprint.
"Unfortunately, the security is unbelievably tight, but we can pull this off with a plan I like to call…THE BAIT AND RUN!" He exclaimed like he was some television announcer. Everyone blinked and stared at him like he needed to go into a mental clinic or something (brings back memories of Contessa…shivers). He sobered instantly and spoke in such a grave voice everyone couldn't help but get shivers up their spines.
"However, this plan isn't as easy as its title makes it out to be. There will be two groups: Sly, Murray, and Nick, who will be the distraction and defense team, and Artemis and Carmelita, who will haul the loot. You five need to work in perfect harmony, or else we could wind up leaving with much less than what we came with." Everyone's faces turned a few shades paler. Carmelita clung to Sly's arm seeking comfort. Murray bit his fingernails in an attempt to pacify his now chattering teeth. Artemis and Nick exchanged a horrified glance at each other, but no one dared to speak. Silence ensued uncomfortably, each member of the team thinking of what could go horribly wrong with so much as one false move in the whole operation. Bentley broke the silence by clearing his throat and continuing with the briefing.
"Now, here's the plan: Sly, you will have to crawl through an air vent on the northwest side of the east tower that will lead to the main power control center for all four of the towers. Once you're in, splice the security around each terminal so I can hack through the servers from here." Sly nodded solemnly, mentally calculating his every move from here to the tower. Bentley continued,
"Murray and Nick will wait for my signal after I hack into the servers and shut down the tower security. Once that signal is given, you two must be in disguise dressed as security. Go into the main security gate that leads into sector VX-77, which is the sector that the goods are in. Wait right outside the doors to the chamber, lest there be any more guards than there already are patrolling the area." Nick and Murray nodded and began to gather the needed items for their disguises and get suited up.
"Now for the crucial part: The Haul. Carmelita and Artemis will climb up to the roof of the chamber and search for the hatch that leads into the chamber's upper quadrant. Make our way down to the bottom quadrant so that Artemis can begin her mojo mastery. Sly, you must rendezvous with Nick and Murray to help with the loot haul. When all five of you are in position, I'll bring the van- Oh come on now, Murray! I've shown my skills with the stick shift!" Murray shifted uncomfortably in his spot at the thought of someone driving his baby. Bentley rolled his eyes behind his spectacles and continued.
"I'll bring the van in the back of the chamber. Once I'm ready, I'll open the van's back doors so that we can begin the loot haul. But be warned, once we so much as touch that loot with a pinky, the guards will be all over us. That's why Murray, Sly and Nick are the distract and defense team: Keep the guards AWAY from Artemis and Carmelita until the loot is secure. Once it is, we jump in the van and get the hell outta Dodge. Everyone got all that?" Everyone nodded simultaneously. Artemis breathed in and out, getting the feeling that something was going to go horribly wrong and that, as Bentley put it, they weren't leaving with all that they had at this moment.
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I apologize for it taking so long for me to update. I had a bunch of schoolwork, and not to mention I had to upload my e-mail and everything to my new computer, that and I've just finished an Inuyasha fan fic (Mortal Feelings, if anyone wants to check it out) but I'll definitely be updating more often. R & R!