Chapter 2

Incoming Force

An alarm blared across the room, a familiar face opened his eyes and sat up straight on his bed. He rubbed his face to wake himself. He looked around the room almost as though he doesn't know here he is. He slapped his palm on the clock and the alarm stopped. The person in bed was Anthony Benedict. He got out of bed, took a shower and put on some clean clothes. While having breakfast, the doorbell rang. He went to the door and standing in front of him is Hershey. "Hi, Anthony."

"Welcome," greeted Anthony.

Hershey hadn't been to Anthony's house, not even once. After the hijacking of the subway train, cruise liner and jet; Anthony and Nazo were given a huge cash settlement. They got the opportunity to refurnish their living spaces. Anthony carried his cup of Mocha Latte he made earlier to the table and Hershey took a seat. "Glad you're looking well."

"Same with you," smiled Anthony.

They first met each other a month ago. She wanted to know more about the person who helped brought an end to the hijackings. Even though he didn't do much but he and Nazo managed to track down the mastermind behind it. From there on, they developed a kindred relationship. Hershey became an agent of GUN after Williams' attack at Knothole. Even though Williams is a drug and arms trafficker, he's also responsible for some of the attacks on Mobius.

"I'm guessing you came here to tell me that I have an assignment," pondered Anthony.

Hershey was surprised that Anthony already figured it out. "Yes you do. And how's Nazo?"

"He's doing excellent. After the triple hijacking both he and I received a huge cash settlement and a promotion."

The two got up and headed out the front door, they were still talking. They were talking about their experiences working for GUN. They try to amaze each other and they weren't even trying. They headed for Hershey's car which was a Range Rover; they were just about 2 metres away from it and the vehicle burst into a ball of fire. It lifted off the ground for a second, Hershey and Anthony flew back and landed on the grass. Some of the neighbours were startled from the noise and one of them called 911. Hershey now knew that Williams isn't playing fun with anyone. She along with Anthony headed to GUN headquarters, there's no time to figure out what just happened.

There's a harbour near the beach, the main building is newly built. The rest of it is over 40 years old. A middle-aged raccoon walked into an office and in it is Theobald Williams. He was sitting in a desk preparing to ship some cannabis. The raccoon leaned towards him with a straight look. "The boat's on its way. If all goes well, the stash will be shipped to Albion."

"Good to here," said Williams.

"By the way, that GUN agent survived the explosion."

"A problem with the explosive?"

Williams used to be a wiz in chemistry when he was in high school. He made an explosive by using bleach, bicarbonate of soda, kerosene and a thermos flask.

"There was a slight time delay. The vehicle exploded as soon as the two agent headed towards the Range Rover," explained Ainsley.

Williams got to his feet and walked past Ainsley. "Time for a little chat."

Ainsley followed Williams into another room where other members of his group. His eyes focused on a rabbit who's at a table with other 4 people. "Mr. Fuller, making another timer?"

"Since the last one was piece of shit I thought of doing another one," said Fuller.

"Nice," smiled Theobald. "Can I look?"

Fuller let Williams come closer and he was grabbed by the chest, pulled up and Williams drew out a hypodermic needle containing toxic liquid. The tip was 4mm close to Fuller's eye. He didn't move his eye as it may scratch against the tip of the needle. Williams has a furious look on his face. "You realised that any mishap which may jeopardise a vital mission can have serious consequences."

Fuller didn't move his head, he was already filled with fear. Williams continued talking. "You already know what happens if a type of mission was a complete failure."

"Noted," gulped Fuller.

Williams slowly grew a smile. "Now you know."

Williams threw the needle away from Fuller and jabbed it into the chest of a terrorist next to him. He dropped to the ground like a boulder. Williams walked away without saying another word. Ainsley looked at his watch and ran towards another door. Nobody became suspicious on why he ran.