Chapter 8
Of blood and sand
It has been a good 3 hours since the operation had begun. Judy, Nick and Solarius were currently sitting with their gears on in an office with a radio listening to the current event going on. As it seemed, the fartest unit had just arrived at their destination, which is the rainforest weather control building. As Bravo squad arrived at the control building, they were received with bullet and attacked. Judy got all excited ready to leave, but after some minutes the police unit succeeded to win the battle at the door and infiltrate the controlled building. Charlie received an attack against the tundratown freezer wall, but it was very easily pushed back, it probably had something to do by the fact they were attacked by reptile. The only place left was the sahara square heater.
By now, Judy was unable to hold still just eager to go in and do something when it suddenly happened. Delta squad called on the radio for some help. The only thing Judy and the other heard on the radio was they were overun and they had already gained access inside of the facility.
Nick, Judy and Solarius gave a nod as they grabbed their rifles and the last of their kit and exited the room toward the roof. Chef bogo gave a nod as he watched them leave. It didn't took long, the chopper lifted and they were already above the facility in only some minutes.
Just as they arrived, ropes were dropped for them to go down and an explosion happened from the first level of the facility. Judy look at Nick as she say loud over the sound of the chopper.
- We still have police officer in there, let's go fast.
-Yes, but wait for me before charging in. Said the wolverine as he grabbed his own rope and got ready.
-For both of us. Simply added Nick.
The three of them slide down along their ropes and landed on the roof of the concrete facility. Judy tumbled the last feet and stood close to the door, the fox and wolverine joined her by the door as the chopper took some space from the facility, actual weapon shot being fired at the chopper who avoided being hit from a window in a lower level.
Nick looked to everyone and typed the code to enter, the door lock turning green before the three of them slipped inside in the staircase. Before going farther, Solarius grasped them both as he said:
-A little gift, to make sure you are fine. Both of you stay together.
He pressed his clawed paws along their torso as he give a small twist of his paws, energy coursing from him to them. He explained after:
-This energy will give you better capacity, faster reaction, stronger and more agile. But not invincible.
-Why don't you come with us.. let's stay together. Judy said to him.
The wolverine simply shook his head and he jumped right in the middle of the staircase falling down many level lower.
Judy gave a little snarl watching him go, she was going to jump after when a red paw grasped her wrist and Nick said:
-We have our job, he have is... let's go neutralize the terrorist.
Judy was taken by surprise, she slowly put her determined face and gave a nod. Both together they went down the stairs jumping four step at the time easily.
When they arrived on the level they seen the blast earlier, Judy kicked the door open in the hallway. She jumped in with a tumble forward, many reptiles in the hallway turning to face the new danger who arrived behind them, but before they could actually really aim for the fast moving rabbit, many shot were fired from the crashed door. The fox hitting three lizard right in their chest making the liquid begin to drain. Judy hide herself in an open room while Nick retreated in the staircase when the bubbling liquid exploded from the three lizard, but with quite less power since more then half of the fluid had been drained.
Both of them went through the burnt hallway toward the open door where the lizard where. Nick looked inside, to actually see multiple desk all pushed to the side in a kind of protection. He call out:
- Any officer left here ?
-Oh my god.. you really made it.
Two officers lifted slowly from behind, checking with cautious manner and they seemed very relieved when they saw Judy and Nick slipping into the room. The monkey officer jumped on the desk as he said to them:
-We are all that is left of Delta squad.. we are almost out of ammo and she is wounded.
He point to the equine lady beside him.
-Bring her on the roof and call for the chopper, the way is clear. Me and Wylde will go find the rest. Judy said to them. They were hesitant but he gave a nod, helping his partner walk. Judy and Nick went back to the staircase to go lower in the facility.
The wolverine landed right after jumping down right in the main entrance at the base level. He saw the lizard man on his left, with one paw grasping his rifle and with the other tearing through the clothes in one fluid motion grasping the bottle and tearing it out of his torso. The creature screamed in agony falling down with torso open without any explosion. Another reptile a bit farther looked horrified to the soldier wolverine, he lifted his gun but with the hesitation, it was too late. He got exactly the same treatment, getting his bottle torn from his torso and dieing in a pond of blood.
After this entrance, Solarius went down to the basement, where all the machinery are. He slipped past an open door, and inside there was three lizardman including one larger in the back. They were currently packing drum of explosive in the middle of the room. The wolverine did wait a moment, if he did something wrong, it could trigger their torso bomb which would just make all the building go. He decided to be direct, he did wait until both lizard where in the middle of the room clsoe to the full explosive. The wolverine gave a sigh as he simply threw a grenade. All three lizard looked in his direction in complete confusion at this suicidal action. But then the wolverine lifted both paws, clasped them together and gave a grunt as he made a circular motion, a flow of energy appearing in a circular shape around the piles of drums and the two prisoners lizard. A massive explosion happened making the building shake and making fire glow and lashes upon the magical wall until the power of the blast dug down into the ground.
The wolverine took a deep breath while the larger crocodile in the back of the room was looking at the new massive holes in the middle of the room.
-How... that's impossible. Said the crocodile without even lifting his weapon.
Solarius began to walk in his direction slowly and determined. He looked directly at the crocodile but with his eyes in cross pattern like in his dragon form.
-Where is your den... where is the cobra !? He said with a firm tone to the shaken reptile.
-I.. he is.. No I won't tell you.
The wolverine firmly put his paws on the crocodile head and the other could feel the mind of the dragon infesting him... he could see his true shape and could do nothing as he had his mind read. The wolverine gave a nod of his head as he let go of the crocodile, lifting his paw and making a quick circle before vanishing in the air.
Judy and Nick rushed through the door, seeing dust flying around and a massive hole in the middle of the main machinery room of the facility. By the control on the other side, they saw a crocodile, his weapon falling to the ground and himself falling down on his knee too much shaken to even trigger his explosive. But nothing else.