Chapter Five
Shizuma carefully, yet agilely, made her way along the corridors towards the Vaults entrance. Her mind intuitively counting down the time left remaining until the backup generator kicked in and when that happened she had to be within the Vault itself. The etoile had to admit that the contacts of Chikaru's worked like a charm, true they were a bit uncomfortable, however the edge that it gave her spotting security personnel was worth it. Sidestepping to hug the wall Shizuma thought to her earlier escapade 'That had to be the highlight of my night. Hmm… I wonder whether I should count it as a reward. A gift? Or in all honesty payback? The kiss was sweet I have to say. Her blushing face was cute! Now all I have to do now is to get into the vault, bypassing security, planting the tracker and get out. Simple!'
When the heavy rapid footfalls faded away, the shadow emerged from the walls and continued on. Shizuma realised something was wrong, it was hard not too really. Her steps grew cautious but still moving quickly along. There were guards, too many guards patrolling this section of the mansion. The etoile tried to figure out a distraction tactic that would help her out, her goal lay just within her reach. Glancing at one of the many cameras, Shizuma did a double take. They had either been moved or tampered with somehow and not by her own hands, knowing they didn't possess the ability of night vision she certainly took advantage of the fact. Yet here they were unmoving and seemingly asleep with no indication that they were working at all. 'Strange. That definitely is not Amane's handiwork.'
Wasting not a second longer Shizuma headed straight for her destination. Not a sound was made or a sight of her glimpsed. Becoming one with the shadows melted her presence from searching eyes. As the guard passed the doorway leaving the corridor empty, for few precious moments, Shizuma quickly rushed to the heavy door flinging the light switch open to reveal the keypad underneath. Hoping the codes hadn't changed Shizuma, a bit regrettably, entered in the digits that Nagisa had unwittingly gave her. It took but a moment for the code to be recognised, a green light flashed alarmingly bright and a loud clunk signalled the door was now open. It was not a moment too soon. The whole Mansion flooded into light, a rumble of noise reached her, recognising it as the guests in the hall no doubt happy that the lights were back on. Whirring came next as the etoile flicked her gaze to the camera noting how it was slowly coming to life. It was time to go. Shizuma heaved open the door and flung herself inside as she shut the door quickly behind her. Standing motionless with her back against the door, ears straining for any sounds of being detected from outside and down below, heaved a heavy sigh of relief when nothing was forthcoming. The first obstacle was complete.
'Well that was easier than I thought it would be. Now to get around the lower levels. I just have to knock out the guards and techies and I should be okay from there. It still feels wrong to me though. Where did all the extra guards come from? Where did they all go? I'm surprised Amane didn't mention them. I guess I have to be extra cautious from now on.' Pushing herself off the closed door Shizuma tiptoed down the stairs with only a faint noise echoing her descent. The etoile paused stepping on the last step; a muffled noise from the Vault was heard. Shizuma was torn between what to do, should she just carry on with what she planned or go with a more forceful approach now that more voices could be made out. Shizuma had taken too long. A click of the door was the first and only warning. Blonde hair and black garb was all she needed to make a move. Quickly she shoved him against the wall, too stunned to yell the guard was quickly overpowered. A sharp jab of pain in his neck was the last thing he would remember as Shizuma pulled back and let him fall unceremoniously to the floor. Carefully replacing the needle back into place, namely her hair pin, Shizuma then turned towards the door which she noticed was slightly ajar. 'I hope he was one of the four muscle men.'
Creeping to the edge of the doorframe, her senses on full alert she waited for a few precious seconds for any more goons to come out. No such luck. Deciding on a plan, her hands fumbled with the slit on her dress near her waist, hidden from view she removed a small cylindrical canister. It didn't look like much that was for sure, but when properly set and released, the gas inside would knock you out in less than ten seconds flat then disperse into harmless excess. Cool huh? With back against the wall she shuffled along taking care not to make a sound. Shizuma readied the canister, pulling the pin away with a soft clink and threw it in the small gap of the open door. In a flash a loud hissing noise erupted from inside, Shizuma quickly shut the door to keep all the gas on the other side, a few muffled shouts were the only clue that there were indeed people inside. The etoile grabbed the handle as it began to descend, fighting against the push that they were giving. The force grew weaker and weaker and it was safe to say that whoever tried was now totally out cold. 'Not what I was planning but it will do. I didn't have to break a sweat either. Now to get inside. I hope the idiot isn't blocking my way in.'
Looking towards the keypad controls, Shizuma quickly entered the same numbers as before. Reaching for her phone, hidden in a secret pocket, the etoile quickly accessed her fingerprint scanner to complete the rest of the access code. Holding the phone for a few more seconds to be sure, the lock opened with a click. 'Well that was easy' as she put her phone away. Smirking a little at how easy her job was going the agent, pushed a little at the door, testing whether there was someone blocking her way or not, finding a little pressure she braced herself. Firmly Shizuma pushed against the door, with the dead weight behind it made her entrance all the noisier and slow.
CLICK…CLICK
Stopping dead in her tracks Shizuma held her breath. She strained to hear anything more, but was met with only silence. Hands clenched tight only to reopen them again at her sides were the only signs of her distress. Knowing the only way she could go was forward. Tiptoeing, as best she could with her heels, she moved nearer the edge of the door were she could see a large black boot on the floor. Breathing in deeply she darted her head around the door for a quick check, recognising that all the people in the room were indeed asleep. Coming fully into the room, the agent noticed that there were more guards than her last visit, admitting for the auction that there would be a slight increase in the security. Shizuma moved swiftly past the geeks and guards, pulling yet another clip from her hair as she went made her way to the other door. 'It's a good thing that they make these trackers small now, I wonder where I could have hidden it otherwise.' The etoile found this door easy to pass, dragging the two men from in front of it, dumping them unceremoniously off to the side.
Without hesitation Shizuma walked on inside. The etoile was used to being pounced on, but this was really taking the pouncing way too far. As soon as the woman entered, rough hands grabbed her from the sides pushing her to the ground. Her grasp on her gadget was flung wide. Shizuma fought hard against them, yet weight was being put on her back making her barely able to move. Numerable clicks of weapons echoed in the Vault. All pointed directly at her. Shizuma raised her head to see black garbed security men weapons ready and poised and knew she was beaten. The next thing she remembered was a hard blow to her head and utter darkness.
It was night. That was all Shizuma knew. It was dark, cold and really uncomfortable. The cell, or rather the storage room she was being held in, had only one very small window high up, with no chance of her escaping that way. The door was electronically sealed on the other side, no way to force it open or break it down. Her gadgets were useless in this situation. Nothing could be done except sit and wait for her chance. Patience was so not in her genes, it was too boring. Shizuma gazed around at her surroundings, noting the bare necessities, her mind wandering over the past few days. This meant in her case, the different women she had met. Time slowly dragged on, the dark stayed the same as did the impressive silence that filled the room. A soft footfall caught her attention. It was coming this way, she was certain. The footsteps stopped outside of the room, which made Shizuma jump to her feet and quickly made her way to the door. Quiet beeps and taps of keys were heard, telling the etoile of her imminent escape. With a long beep and a resounding click that was quite loud to the prisoner, the door was unlocked. Shizuma waited patiently, alert and ready. What was left of her patience anyway. The thick door slowly swung in, grinding a little on the floor. It was quiet. A figure carefully stepped in, clothed in dark colours, as they took more steps into the room. The hunter pounced.
With trained reflexes, Shizuma quickly disarmed them, pushing them roughly against the wall, with one of the arms twisted roughly behind. A leg quickly shot out, catching her unprepared, as it connected rather hard with flesh, Shizuma grunted in pain and made the mistake of loosening her grip. The prey fought back. A hard elbow jab to the agent's stomach, released all hold, followed swiftly by a foot sweep, knocking the breathless woman off her feet. Not in a good way. Shizuma landed hard on the metal floor, her skills seriously put in to question ever since she arrived. 'This is so not going the way I planned. Then again…' The etoile felt warm limbs straddling her, with her arms pinned to her sides and held in a vice grip. Her eyes widened in shock as she recognised the cute voice.
"That's the thanks I get, for trying to help you? You womaniser! And don't get me started on the kiss."
"Nagisa!?"
"Yes. Has the etoile finally gained some sense? Now if you are done playing, can we leave now? It's best for all of us if you get away. I'll lead you."
With that she quickly, but very carefully, removed herself, picking up her fallen equipment, before rushing to look in the corridor. Shizuma, still a little shocked by the events, stood up and joined her by the door, nodding at her in sync that all was clear.
'Hang on what did she call me earlier? It sounded an awful lot like etoile. That can't be right, it's my code name only those in Astraea…wait a minute. My contact was Amane. It had to be something else.' All this was rushing through her head as they came upon a closed door. Shizuma abruptly stopped before she collided hard with Nagisa. The red head turned around quickly, giving her a frown before she looked up and down the empty corridor.
"In there you'll find some more…appropriate clothing to wear" Nagisa tilted to her head to the closed door
Shizuma looked down at her black dress and had to agree. It was so not practical to escape in, especially the heels. Reaching for the handle she quickly entered, switching the light on she easily found a duffel bag on the sofa. Rushing over and unzipping it, she was surprised to find that it not only held her own clothes, there were even some of the gadgets she had brought along. Not that Nagisa realised what they were. Slipping off her dress letting it pool to the floor, she rushed to put on some hard wearing black jeans, stout boots, shirt and a jacket which acted like a bullet proof vest. Simple but effective clothing. Now Shizuma had the clothing all settled nicely, she equipped herself with her gadgets, liking the fact that she had them back. Her main escape plan depended on one of them after all. What shocked her most was her handgun in a holster. 'How did she get all of these without being seen? My clothes are easy to get, but this was hidden under the drawer of the bedside table. That girl has some explaining to do.'
Three taps on the door brought Shizuma to full alert, as she raced over to open and step on out. Nagisa was holding up a hand, it soon became clear why. Voices were heading their way. Shizuma was about to suggest they move, either into the room she just came from or into another corridor however she was beaten to it when Nagisa pulled out her phone. Disbelief shone on her face as she watched the girl fiddle with her phone. 'This is so not the time to be texting or calling anyone! What is she doing?!' It was soon made even less sense when the woman wore a small grin. Shizuma just had to wait and see. The voices drew nearer and the sounds of their shoes clomping along were quite clear on the tiled flooring. Placing her hand ready on her gun the etoile waited for the inevitable. The programmer hit the send button. A ring of the radio hit the air, as the footfalls stopped their approach and muttered voices were heard. Then as quickly as they were approaching they were heard quickly leaving in the opposite direction until after a minute nothing more was heard. A heavy sigh from Nagisa was let loose as she quickly hid her phone away and hefted her backpack more securely onto her back, whilst Shizuma shot her a searching glare.
"What the hell just happened?" Shizuma asked her harshly
Nagisa turned her head to face her "They had a more pressing appointment. Shall we get out of here?"
The etoile really wanted to know but now was definitely not the time for twenty questions. The two women crept hurriedly on their senses tuned for any sound. Quietly they travelled the corridors, dipping into rooms or dodging around corners to avoid being seen however there was a lingering question as to why no one noticed their presence. The place was dotted with cameras after all.
"Nagisa how come we haven't been found out yet? The cameras…" Shizuma whispered as they hid around a corner.
"You ask me that now?!" Nagisa was a little astonished by the question "There's nothing wrong with the cameras their working fine, they may have been fiddled with a little mind."
Shizuma let it go since it was working in their favour after all. After the latest person walked on by they quickly scurried on their escape the back veranda door in sight. However two blocked the doorway. This time it was women chatting away instead of the security detail. Hiding behind a tall fern blocking them from view, Shizuma looked ahead her mind working quickly on a plan. Obviously she couldn't use her old time favourite of flirting her way through and her rescuer didn't seem the type to go for it. Speaking of which, the said woman was walking towards them, with a purpose and the etoile had to admit a swish to her step. 'What is she doing!?' The agent could only watch from the side-lines as the red head walked closer to the targets, who as soon as they noticed her watched her every step with unconcealed interest. Being far away all the agent could hear was low mumblings, the flustered faces of the two women and gestures made by the hacker.
Whatever was being said was certainly getting the job done. Her rescue seemed to be going smoothly so far as Shizuma watched as the women were about to leave, getting herself ready to move. A large hand clamped on her shoulder making her jump a little in shock.
"Look what I caught out of her cell." A deep voice spoke out
Spinning around grabbing the hand as she went, Shizuma twisted the arm backwards making him screech in pain. Not to be outdone a heavy boot lashed out towards her, nimbly dodging the attack with hands still clenched on the arm, Shizuma jabbed her own hard heel into the back of his legs. Another loud moan filled the air as did a few footsteps heading in her direction, ignoring it the etoile was busy trying to subdue the heavy set guard on the floor who was lashing out strongly. Straddling him Shizuma pinned his arms to the side, his legs still trying to overthrow her as she herself tried to shut him up. With a sharp and powerful surge knocked her off him, as rolled off him and into a crouch with the guard coming into a defensive stance. A flicker of shock shone on his face as a hand reached towards his neck. Shizuma saw a small dart as the man fell to the floor with a thud out cold.
"You sure like to make things interesting don't you? Not to mention making more work for people you know." An irritated voice spoke out
Spinning to her right she saw the red head put something in her bag looking quite vexed at what had just happened. Rising to her full height she walked to the redhead's side in silence. Nothing needed to be said after all.
"We'd best get going and fast, he alerted the security teams that you've been found out of your cell." Nagisa told her hurriedly as they both started outside in sync.
The grounds outside were much harder to traverse, no rooms to duck into or a corner to hide behind, here it was pretty much open. Not to mention the fact that a lot of people were now hunting for them. A shrill alarm pierced the air with loud voices hollering in all directions.
"There's nothing for it, stealth won't work now." Shizuma said looking around her "This is where I say goodbye…"
"Oh please don't say anything. I'm making sure you get away." Nagisa interrupted her and seeing the woman about to disagree spoke hurriedly "If you're worried about me don't be. I have an alibi if I need one. Let's go."
They ran to the perimeter not bothering to hide themselves anymore. Whistles and cries in the distance hinted at being spotted but still they ran. Shizuma knew her back up plan would come in handy all she had to do now was get to it and around it. No sense in blowing herself up or injuring herself when she was this close. As they reached the edge Shizuma grabbed onto the younger woman's hand and led her in the general direction of where she needed to go. It even surprised her that no retort was forthcoming. The two travelled quietly amongst the trees, the darkness made it harder to navigate easily even with her contacts still in. 'I know I'm getting close now it's just up ahead. I hope she's alright I haven't heard a peep out of her since I took her hand. Did I shock her that much? Or is she just that angry? I must say she definitely is a strange one. Wait what was that?' A slight pull on the etoile's hand told her that Nagisa had heard it as well. The two women paused side by side, Nagisa clenching the hand a little tighter in suspense.
"What should we do?" Nagisa whispered into Shizuma's ear causing her to shiver in pleasure
Before replying Shizuma looked around, seeing nothing to suggest anything was out of place "I don't see anything or hear anything else. What choice do we have?" whispering back in the same fashion
A shake of her head was all she received, moving more cautiously than before they walked onwards. A small clearing up ahead came into view, where Shizuma had placed her own insurance a few days before.
"Wait a minute something's not right" Shizuma murmured
Her hand went automatically for her handgun, when lines descended from the trees. Shimmying down were heavily armed men, looking around Shizuma decided to make a break until men revealed themselves guns pointed directly at them both. With all the guns pointing at her and her former rescuer there was not a lot to be done. The tree men were untying their clips and set about restraining them and moving them a few steps apart from each other. Held tight and guarded fiercely they seemed to wait for orders. Shizuma struggled against her restraint not liking her predicament a bit, casting a searching glance at Nagisa. The whiz looked angry making sure her guards knew about it too. 'Feisty!'
The sounds of hands clapping made all heads swivel to see a figure emerging. It was very cliché and very over done in her opinion. A familiar figure was seen when she came closer the lights from the guns gave off a low light all around. It was the lady of the mansion herself.
"Well, well this is a sight to see" Melinda crooned as she looked from one prisoner to the other "what did she threaten you with Nagisa or was it her wild charm?"
A snort came from the redhead as she looked to Melinda in amusement and disdain.
"Oh please! Don't make me laugh. Her charms only work on the gullible ones."
Melinda's eyes flashed in anger, Shizuma was held too tight for her to interfere. No one takes kindly to insults. Melinda slapped Nagisa across the face, hard enough to leave a mark for a good while. Whilst all eyes were watching the scene between Nagisa and Melinda, their attention stopped them noticing someone slip something into Shizuma's pocket.
"I'll make sure you pay for that. Guards restrain them and take them to the holding cell." Melinda yelled angrily
Roughly the women's hands were brought to the front, where handcuffs were quickly clipped on. No searches were performed of their person, which to Shizuma thought it a little strange. Hard shoves pushed the escapee's back towards the manor, both resisting as much as they dared. The guards surrounded them keeping them securely enclosed. Shizuma kept a constant watch on the surroundings, mentally working out where she had planted her emergency backup plan. Moving closer to Nagisa, she casually leaned over; close enough to whisper without being overheard.
"Be ready"
A barely noticeable nod was her answer. 'I hope my planning pays off. I have not only to get myself out, but Nagisa too. We were doing so well too. What went wrong how was the security alerted so fast?' Lights were shone in their direction from up ahead; dogs were barking and raised voices all in a jumble of sound. They certainly pulled out the big guns to find them. Shizuma took a risk looking to her watch, turning the winder to activate her plans. A red light flashed twice. Everything was set and charging. With the additional guards being drawn in, Melinda giving them a dressing-down for their blunder and sent them on their way to patrol. The main squad continued on, to escort the prisoners back to the cell. Obviously she underestimated the real danger Shizuma can cause, since the etoile had enough.
"All this to search and capture me? I'm very flattered." Shizuma smugly spoke out
Her attitude in the whole situation caught some off guard. Shizuma deftly positioned herself to stand next to Nagisa, arms lightly brushing at the contact.
"I admit, I did try and get into your Vault for information, before your people caught me. But to bring so many security people to come and get me back, now I feel touched" sugar coating her tone
Melinda gave her a scathing glare "Be quiet. You don't seem to grasp your situation. Mark my words; you will be severely punished for making a fool out of me."
Shizuma gave her an indolent shrug looking totally bored. Looks can be deceiving, as she was anything but. Her main focus was on the guards surrounding them and the best possible escape route. Neither looking inviting, Shizuma made a mental note, to think further ahead for these sorts of situations. Once more they were brought up sharply, they were near the main house now, coming up on the rear of the house, the garage looming just in sight. The guard in charge stepped close to Melinda, as they debated on orders and confinement. Nagisa was tapping her foot getting irritated at the whole ordeal. Finally Melinda had finished with him, whilst the head guard started to bark orders to his men. The time was just right. Her watch gave off one flash of green. Stepping right next to Nagisa, Shizuma nudged her slightly.
"Well Melinda I must say it has been fun. Bomb voyage."
The etoile twisted her watch face knocking Nagisa into the ground as she did so, landing heavily on the redhead. Huge explosions rocked the night sky, the closest ones knocking people off their feet. Heat scorched the area and the roars of flames could be heard. One huge explosion rocked everyone, the flames soared to the night sky and even the earth trembled in distress. Shizuma knelt up and tried to help the other one with limited success, as her silver head was turning in all directions. It was just the distraction they needed. The men were in a state of shock and wonder too concerned about the flames rather than the prisoners, making their edging away all the less noticed. Shizuma and Nagisa hunched over tried to creep away unnoticed; though obviously it wasn't going to be that easy.
"To the garage quickly!" Shizuma told her and off they both ran
The two women had gotten quite far by the time anyone realised they were missing, as they made their way inside the building.
"In my right pocket quickly" Shizuma hurriedly told Nagisa
The redhead did as she was told, rummaging awkwardly into the pocket. She instantly felt something metal, small and jagged edges on one end. A key! Pulling it quickly out, it brought a relieved smile to both their faces, as Nagisa set to work on unlocking them. In the background it was total disarray, flames flaring, yells and Shizuma was grateful for the distraction. A click and a rattle and Shizuma's restraints were now open tumbling to the floor, the etoile returned the favour to Nagisa. The young whiz briefly looked around her, noticing for the first time where they were. Shizuma opened them in a flash, tossing the now useless key to the ground along with the handcuffs. 'Now that's settled we need to get out of here. Hang on where is everything?' Starting to panic a little Shizuma searched the garage, only to find to her horror that there was only the one vehicle. Nagisa was at the door, as she kept her eyes on happenings outside as well as the woman, couldn't resist smirking at her displeasure.
"We need to get out of here fast. I cannot believe you didn't know about the car overhaul check." When she took her eye off the fuming woman, she caught sight of armed men heading their way "No time to be picky. We have to leave now!"
Shizuma saw the iron will on Nagisa's face, swiftly climbing onto the only vehicle. Not a flashy sports car as she would have liked, but a dirt bike. There was one small problem.
"Can you drive?" Nagisa asked ready to get on behind her
"Do you?" Shizuma countered back
Shizuma braced herself; the look she had gotten from Nagisa was deadly enough to kill.
"I'll drive then" Nagisa scathingly told her
Scooting back to let the angry woman on, Shizuma noticed what she had with her. Nagisa quickly got seated and settled, then looked to the ignition. Hence the screwdriver. She could hack her way into computers with ease, but hotwiring a vehicle was on her learning to do list. She shoved the tool in, with many fumbles and starts the engine started up. Not soon enough. Torch lights gleamed at them from the entrance blinding the runaways for a few seconds.
"Stop! Get off the bike slowly" one yelled at them
"I don't think so" Nagisa shouted back, turning to whisper to her passenger "Hold on tight."
Shizuma prayed that the driver knew what she was doing, as she clung on tight to the slim waist. The guards realised they wouldn't cooperate started to advance. Taking but a few steps in, their whole attention on the two, failed to notice a trip line. A click and a loud bang mixed with black dust took the guards by surprise just long enough. Revving the engine, Nagisa charged her way through, her breaths quick and uneasy as a certain etoile had her eyes firmly shut, holding onto her for dear life.
The bike and its two passengers flew out of the garage, knocking the two interceptors to the floor. Shizuma dared to open her eyes, seeing they were making good headway to the perimeter once more. Heads swivelled in their direction and many tried to stop them by standing in their way, much to their own stupidity or firing upon them which luckily missed on all counts. Just as they hit the trees, deep rumblings of engines sounded from behind. Turning to have a look, wanting Nagisa to remained focus ahead, Shizuma saw more trouble heading in their direction.
"This is overkill!" she muttered darkly
"What's overkill?" having heard the remark
"We have company Nagisa!" Shizuma told her
Flicking her head quickly around to see, eyes widened and mouth dropped she turned her attention back to the forest barely dodging a tree that got in her way. Pushing the accelerator to the max the bike went faster, but hardy enough to outrun them. Their escape was not turning out smoothly at all. Gunfire blasted at them and some tried to knock them off or into the trees as they came in around them. Shizuma could do nothing except hold on tight and watch in wonder as Nagisa dodged the attempts. Yet the amount after them was becoming a problem.
"Will you do something about them?!" Nagisa screamed at her as she dodged more fire and trees.
Shizuma looked back at the ones following them, some on bikes and some in open top jeeps all hell bent on killing them or capturing them. Though she had to admit the former did seem more likely. The quick turns of the bike made her think that shooting back was not going to help them, her aim was good but in this situation she wouldn't hit much if anything. 'Think; think what gadgets did Chikaru give me that will help? Nope not that one…or that one. Hang on well I could give it a shot. It's dire enough.' Another bullet hit much too closely to home. One arm clasped Nagisa tighter to her which in turn the whiz gave a startled yelp of protest.
"Any tighter and I won't be able to breathe!"
"Keep going! Don't mind me" Shizuma told her as she reached over to her boots turning the buckle.
It was a tense moment for Shizuma as she waited for the gadget to warm up. The gunfire was getting closer and more accurate, as splinters of trees erupted as they drove past. That wasn't the only thing bothering her, the redheads driving was too. Nagisa was dodging trees barely in time and not to mention the skids she seemed overly fond of doing. 'She sure can drive. Keeps her nerve too. I wonder how she learnt all of this. Well times up!' Still keeping her arm firmly wrapped around the toned waist Shizuma hesitated for a brief second.
"Please do something!" the driver yelled as she veered out the path of yet another bike
Shizuma grabbed the buckle and tore it off in a flash. The rest was a sight to remember. The second the buckle was tore off, the heel opened up showing dozens of small red blinking lights. A hiss was all the warning it gave. Red lights rushed out of their confined space leaving a smoking heel in their wake. As programmed the heat seekers sought out their intended prey. A praying Shizuma was watching the missiles carefully, knowing she was sitting on a potential target herself. The red darts flew wildly the men driving both jeeps and bikes paid no heed. Well until things started to really heat up. The first few missiles found their first prey a jeep. One second it was fine the next a huge fireball lit the night sky, the force of damage made it flip crashing into yet another jeep behind. Vehicles swerved around yet no such luck. Fire raged as another went up with another following in quick succession. The missiles didn't have a very affective range or power for long seeking by the few explosions knocked the security out of pursuing. Three jeeps and two bikes that had exploded all in all, leaving two women gobsmacked by the amount of firepower in the little buggers.
"Shit! What was that?!" Nagisa screamed at her
"Keep going until we hit the coast" Shizuma informed her
Shizuma was trying not to show her own amazement at what she had just done. The mini heat trackers filled with explosives, in her own boot heels, was something she was seriously going to have to take up with Chikaru the next time she saw her.
"Damn that woman, her creativity knows no bounds" Nagisa mumbled
Shizuma caught onto that, knowing that the hacker didn't intend for her to hear. 'She doesn't look that shocked at what I just did, or at the gadgets themselves. The creative woman must be Chikaru she's muttering about, but how on earth does she know her? I guess I wasn't imagining things after all; she did call me by my code name back there. Nagisa we have to talk.'