Broken Things
By, awesometastic9
Standard Disclaimer
Chapter One
Hunted
Third Person POV
The prey was close… ever so close. But, they couldn't attack now; a few more things had to be arranged before the final move. Everything had to be in place; everything had to be perfect.
The leader spoke into his mouthpiece, quietly and urgently, "Quiet up front. Just watch, and listen. Take mental notes. You all know what the risks are. You mess up, you'll be exterminated."
The other 12 members of the team all spoke at the same time, "Yes, Karo," as if they were robots; well, as if they were all robot. This team was special – created by the Institute (and stolen by Itex): they were 50 human, 35 robot, and 15 Canis simensis; or, fox. Their tails were non-existent – the Institute destroyed the gene for that trait, but they had their ears, eyes, sense of smell, and exceptional speed and stealth. Their muscles were made of a specialized synthetic material, and everything that would be weak because of their recombinant-DNA, was robotically enhanced.
They were a new breed of warriors; Itex wanted them for one thing and one thing only: to thwart Maximum Ride and her accomplices in everything they did – make their lives miserable; break them, until they gave in, gave up. Then the world would be theirs for the taking.
Oh, how sweet the victory.
Then a voice spoke in the leader's ear,
"Fall out – they're suspicious, and they'll move location at sunset; they only travel by night now, because of your blunder last time. Don't mess up Karo." He snarled, and the connection went statically, then nothing.
Karo changed line, and spoke to his team, and they flew like the wind – silent and menacing, back to their chopper, and headed back to Itex Headquarters, to review data.
Karo hoped that the Director would be pleased. He did not want to be punished again.
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A/N: okay, last same chapter! New one up next!