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* Italics means thoughts.
Chapter 2; Eavesdropping
There was a thick silence in the tower. A long, awkward pause. Oliver and Amyna just stood processing the information. If Providence came that meant bad news. Black Knight would probably use the control collars on them. And that was just because they were E.V.O.s.
The fact that they had been "borrowing" Providence tech and supplies wouldn't do them much good either. Oliver doubted the three of them could hold back Providence's black pawns for long and if Black Knight was with them, probably not at all. The prospect of the impending invasion was not great, even with their E.V.O powers.
Amyna snapped her fingers. "What about those rumors about the rogue Providence group? Do you think they would help or maybe distract Providence? We need all the help we can get. Otherwise, we all know what'll happen..."
"The one with the robot kid and the former assassin?" Oliver asked. "I thought they where just rumors trying to inspire an E.V.O uprising against Providence. Besides, They probably wouldn't help anyways. Providence and them are supposedly fighting for something. But, rumors are hardly fact."
Onier entered the conversation again. "Anyways, the computer picked up two transmissions. The first one is a Providence conversation and pretty much just says what I just told you, so no point in playing that one. And the other is this:" He fiddled around with the computer until;
"*Static* Bo-Bo! Come back here before I-" An angry teenager's voice was heard yelling at someone out of the phones range.
"Rex? Rex? You there?" More static as a woman's voice came through. Sounding like she was in a rush. That meant that the teenager she was talking to was Rex. Rex was probably the kid who could make the robot weapons. And if the rumors were true, even cure E. .
"Yeah, Bo-Bo just stole my T.V. Again." Came the irritated reply. "So what's up?"
"Why did Bo-Bo-never mind. Just get Six on the phone," the Doc said. "I need to brief him on a mission."
The teen's voice got excited. "What kind of mission? Do I get to smash stuff? Is it undercover?"
"Rex, just give Six the phone. He'll debrief you afterwards."
"Fine, I'm going to go get my T.V. back from Bo-Bo."
"Six." A third voice entered the transmission. This voice was stoic and sounded older than Rex. He didn't sound happy or maybe that was just his normal tone. It was hard to tell, especially with the background static.
"Oh, good. Six it's Holiday. There's been a spike of E.V.O. activity in a nearby forest. I'm not sure how many but more than one" Holiday said. "I need you to it check out. They stole some nanites I needed for an experiment. I don't know how the knew about the nanites though. The delivery truck was disguised as a Providence truck delivering some rations. A ration truck is hardly worth being a target of hijacking. And it was disguised well enough to even fool Providence, security codes and everything. Speaking of Providence, look out for Black Knight. Apparently, they've been stealing from Providence also and they're not really happy about that. And if they are there you need to keep them from getting the nanites."
"Got it. Take care of the E.V.O.s, get the nanites and get out without Providence getting involved. I'll gather Rex and the monkey and check it out. Anything else?"
There was a pause, almost like Holiday wanted to say something but didn't. Instead she just said. "No, that's it."
"Six out." There was another pause, like Six also wanted to say something more but didn't, then a click as he hung up his phone.
"And be careful, Six." Holiday said softly followed by a second click there was static as the line went dead.
Oliver pondered the transmission. Six was the assassin and Rex was the kid with the robot hands and "curing" abilities. But who was Bo-Bo or Doctor Holiday? She was probably just a doctor assisting the resistance, maybe with wounds or research. Oliver also noticed that Holiday displayed concern, maybe a sign of a romantic attachment, for Six? Maybe even vice-versa. He filed away this information for later use…
"So, we have two rather unhappy groups of heavily armed parties headed towards us. I've already activated our security measures but that will, at best, slow them down." Onier stated. "Personally, I think we should just abandon the base and try to escape with-"
"NO! Do you know how hard it was to set this place up? We finally got a place of our own!" Amyna said angrily. "Besides, where would we go? Providence has those jump jets. They'd just follow."
Oliver chipped in. "I agree. This place is home. I don't want to leave without a fight. But at the same time, I don't want to get collared by that power-crazed Black Knight and you know the saying home is where the heart is". As long as we stay together, I'm cool with whatever you two decide."
Amyna beamed happily. "I knew you were a softy! Now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Onier on the other hand still acts like he can only wake up on the wrong side of the bed."
Oliver just shook his head. "I take it back. You're crazy."
"And you're just saying that so you don't sound sappy."
"Guys! Guys!" Onier said, trying to get his bickering teammates attention. "Impending invasion? Angry assassins? End of our little base and life as we know it?"
That ended Oliver and Amyna's friendly fight. They seemed to snap back to the problem at hand almost immediately. But not before Amyna stuck her tongue out at her white clad friend. Onier just sighed at her antics while planning out a comeback in his head.
Amyna was about to say something when a loud crash reverberated from the downstairs. The three of them ran downstairs with Onier drawing his Bo staff on the way down. Upon reaching the bottom they were greeted with a rather odd sight.
Their two gigantic double doors had been knocked off their hinges and now lay across the floor. However, the strangest part was the three individuals standing next to the doors.
The first there was a monkey. Yes, a monkey, a brown furred monkey to be precise. The monkey had grey clothes that had a green-blue tinged trim. He also wore a red fez upon his head and clutched two oversized red blasters in each hand. "Well, that solves the mystery of who Bo-Bo is." Oliver thought. "A monkey with firepower."
The next was an actual person but no less odd. The man wielded a sword similar to a katana in each hand. He wore an all green suit with a simple black tie and pitch-black shades. Oliver was fairly certain that this was Six, the sixth deadliest man on the entire planet and a former assassin and sword-for-hire. Six's face was stoic and he was obviously prepared for a fight. Oliver was ready for one too but didn't look forward to facing this green clothed man in open combat. Or any form combat for that matter.
The last was about Oliver's age, maybe 16 or 17. He was a teenager in a red and orange jacket with a half white and half navy blue shirt underneath. His pants were black with blue lines running down them. The teen had slicked back black hair with a slight blue tinge to it and orange goggles pulled over his eyes. Judging from his two gigantic mechanical fists this must be the robot kid, Rex.
Suddenly one fist morphed into a giant sword, Rex smirked and motioned to the doors. "I tried knocking but…"
*Author's Note; Thanks to everyone who read my story (That means you :D) and special thanks to those who took the time out of their life to review! I appreciate the time and effort that goes into that! Also, I'm extremely grateful to Legend's Fighter who has Beta-read and encouraged me during this story. Also my other beta reader *coughs* still anonymous *coughs*. If you catch any mistakes, feel free to review (or PM me) to tell me. Thanks again! (