Past Secrets
Chapter 24 - The Infiltration
Shadow's POV 9:20pm
Me and Dark climbed over the checkpoint's security gate and began our descent into the base. It was night time now and that's a really good thing. As we slowly took our time to reach the base it became clear that Eggman had a lot of rookies in his forces. The patrols thickened as we advanced and it was becoming more and more difficult to proceed as we came closer to the base. Dark and me had to take cover for about a good forty five minutes because we were cut off and we had to wait for the guard shift to change. Once the patrol that was blocking us was moved to a different area we proceeded into the base's perimeter. All that was left for me and Dark to slip by was the entrance.
"Shit." Said Dark quietly.
"Yeah, that's a problem." I said back.
"How do we get by that?" Asked Dark.
I looked around and it was pretty clear we couldn't get by this. The front door was blocked by two patrols. Then as I looked for a plan another patrol regrouped with the first two we already had to deal with.
"Fuck." I said in anger.
"Brother; we can't fight that many. Theirs at least twenty of them." Said Dark.
"I know." I replied.
I was trying to find a way through and then it hit me.
"Hey look at that Dark." I said quietly while pointing at a ventilation shaft above the front entrance.
"What about it?" Asked Dark.
"I remember their were multiple shafts around the base leading to the outside. So…." Dark cut me off.
"We can find one and slip in."
"Exactly." I replied.
"I'll go look around." Said Dark while getting up to go.
I grabbed his arm and he looked back at me.
"Be careful." I said in a sincere voice.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry. Just wait here for a few minutes and I'll be back ok?" Asked Dark.
I nodded my head and released his arm. Dark smiled and ran towards the other end of the base.
In mind my mind I was a little overprotective of him. I thought he was gone forever, but I was wrong. He's alive and were back together again. If I lost him now I would wind up…well let's just say…my life would end sooner then I imagined.
As I waited for Dark to return I watched the three patrols closely and thanks to the ear pieces we took off the guards bodies at the checkpoint I was able to hear what they were saying.
"So how long are we posted here for anyway?" Asked one guard.
"How should I know. Eggman's the boss. We stay out here for as long as we our told." Replied another guard.
"I wish I was working at the checkpoint with Roger and the others. At least they get the chance to rest up there." Said the one guard.
I smiled and to myself I said.
"You may want to rethink what you want in life."
The guards continued their conversation.
"Did you hear what happened to Roger?" Asked the guard.
"No. what happened?" Asked the other guard.
"I know what happened to Roger. Hehe." I chuckled to myself quietly.
As I laughed quietly the guards continued again.
"His wife just had their first baby girl." Said the guard.
My heart sank and I stopped laughing.
"That's great. They have been trying for months. After we get off work I think we should celebrate." Said the guard in joy.
I was heart broken.
"Did they come up with a name for her yet?" Asked the guard.
"No not yet. She wants to wait till he comes home to think about it." Replied the guard.
"That's good. Roger will be a great father for that kid." Said the guard.
"I know he will. I hope nothing bad happens to them in the mean time." Said another guard.
"Yeah it would be a tragedy to for that kid, if she lost one of them." Said the guard.
"My god. What have I done?" I asked myself.
I began to cry. I just ruined a starting family. Now that poor girl will never know her father. She will be raise by a single mom who will wonder everyday what had happened to him and they will never know the truth behind it. This is exactly why I stopped doing this sort of thing after the escape. I knew this would happen, but I didn't see that coming. I lied there with a tear rolling down my cheek. As I watched the patrols someone tapped my shoulder.
"Hey brother come on I found a way into the base." It was Dark.
I wiped off the tear and looked at him. It was pretty dark so he didn't notice my red face.
"You ok?" Asked Dark.
"I'm…fine." I said while standing up.
"Well lets go; the vent is behind the base and I found a way over the wall." Said Dark.
"Good." I said while beginning to run with him towards the back of the base.
When we got there we couldn't see over the wall, because it was a little bit taller then us.
"How do we get over this?" I asked him.
"Easy. Over here." Said Dark while taking me towards a couple of boxes stacked up next to the wall.
"You first Shadow." Insisted Dark.
I nodded and jumped up the boxes. When I was on top of them I helped Dark up. When he was up we were able to see over the wall.
"Are you serious?" I shouted at him.
"How was I suppose to know?" Replied Dark.
Over the wall was at least four patrols and a shit load of tanks and armored personal carriers. I looked back at Dark.
"So how do you want to get by this?" Dark asked me.
"I thought you had a plan." I replied.
"I got us this far. It's your turn." Said Dark.
"Alright watch and stay right behind me." I said while hopping over the wall.
Dark followed and stayed on my tail.
We slowly hide behind cover after cover as we neared closer to the base itself. Until a patrol almost spotted us on a bad turn; then we rolled onto the floor under one of the tanks.
"Nice Shadow." Said Dark quietly.
"Shut up. Do you have a better idea?" I asked him.
"Yeah." Dark then pulled out his MP5.
I quickly pushed it back towards him.
"No. We can do this without going loud." I said.
"How?" Asked Dark.
"Where's that vent you saw?" I asked him back.
"In that room over there." Said Dark while pointing at I small building in front of the tank we were hiding under.
"Your sure theirs a vent in there?" I asked.
"I would think so." Replied Dark.
"Then come on follow me." I said as we crawled out from under the tank.
The patrol who almost found us went in the opposite direction and we ran quickly toward the side of the building. On the side of the building was a ladder leading to the roof. I looked at Dark who was watching in case of a guard who would happen to find us.
"Cover me real fast." I said while climbing the ladder.
"Where are you going?" Asked Dark.
"Just hold on for a minute I'll get that door open." I replied.
"Theirs guards in there." Said Dark.
"I know. Hand me your knife." I asked him.
Dark tossed me his combat knife and I went to the roof.
On the roof was a window that looked down on anyone below. I slowly peek my head in and found six guards in the room. Their was one right below me and two playing cards to the right and another two checking a weapons locker to the left. In front was the last guy who was looking at the security monitors. I slowly took a deep breath and quietly leaped behind the first guard.
When I landed the two guards playing cards saw me and tried to draw their weapons, but I quickly threw both my combat knives and hit each one on in their necks. They dropped and the guard in front of me turned and I punched him in the face then to spin him into a shield. By then the two checking inventory had their guns up and they aimed at me. I pulled out my silenced M1911 and really quickly shot them in the head. They couldn't react fast enough. When I went to finish the last guard I turn and he was in my face. He rifle butted me off his friend and I fell back hard onto the floor. I pretended to be knocked out, but it will take a lot more then that to drop me for real. The guards approached my body and the one who hit me had his rifle on my right side and he began to poke my side. I quickly pushed his rifle to the side and lifted my left hand which still held my gun. I shot up and hit his friend in the face killing him instantly. Then I as the last man tried to hit me again; I grabbed his hand and bent it completely backwards breaking it in two. He screamed but I held his mouth. I lifted my gun again and shot him in the head. He fell and landed on his friend.
"Ahh…ahhhh…ahhh" I breathed heavily and I felt my mouth which was dripping blood from the hit. I wiped it on my chest fur and opened the door for Dark who quickly ran inside to see the body count. I shut the door and locked it behind him. Dark looked at me in amazement.
"Holy shit brother." Said Dark.
"It's nothing." I replied.
"Nothing doesn't explain it." Replied Dark.
"Then how would you explain it?" I asked him.
"I'd say that this is one hell of an old you." Replied dark.
"Let's not talk about the old us. I never want to be like that again." I said in force.
"Me ether, but you have to admit we were pretty good at this sort of thing." Said Dark.
"We were killers and brutes. We didn't care what happened. We just did what we were told. Nothing more." I replied.
Dark nodded his head and said.
"Your right. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. I'm just happy that's over." I said in a quiet voice.
Dark smiled and walked over to the inventory the previous guard were checking. He pulled out two flash bangs and handed one to me.
"Might come in handy." Said dark.
"Thanks." I said while attaching it to my pants.
"Hey here's the vent." Said dark while running to the shaft.
"Get it opened and lets go before more arrive." I said in a hurry.
"Calm down bro; I got it handled." Replied Dark.
Dark reached into his duffle he carried and pulled out a screw driver and began to take off the blots. After they were off he unlatched the cover and put it on the floor.
"I'll go first." Said Dark while squeezing into the small shaft.
I smiled and went in behind him. Before I continued I lifted the cover back up and placed it back. So no one would know where we were. After it was in place; I went behind Dark and we slowly began our travel into the base's ventilation system.
"Dark; get your butt out of my face." I said.
"Ohh, I know you like it." Joked Dark.
"Always. Because there's not a day that goes by that I say to myself. I wish I could be right up on my brothers butt hole." I began to chuckle.
Dark laughed back at my joke and we finally found the place were we wanted to go. My room. We were right above my old room that I was placed in when I was recovering from the surgery.
"We're here Dark." I told him.
"Alright then let me place charge one here." Said Dark while pulling out a C-4 charge.
Dark placed it on the vent system's ceiling and activated it.
"Ready?" I asked him after he was done.
Dark nodded and I began to push down on the shaft.
"Wait. What are you doing? Ahhhh!" Shouted Dark.
I pushed hard enough to make the shaft break open and when it did; we fell into my room. I landed on my bed while Dark landed on the floor hitting his head.
"Owwww." Said Dark in pain while rubbing his head.
"What happened to you?" I asked him as a joke.
Dark glared at me and said.
"See; you have your funny moments." Dark began to chuckle and then after he was done rubbing his head he looked at me.
"So what now?" I asked him.
"Now the fun begins." Replied Dark.