The ride on Siddeley was quiet. Cooper had told Siddeley where to go and was now mentally preparing himself for coming across his family again. You may think, wow, this story is already on chapter 3 and Cooper's already facing the well anticipated boss battle with his family. Well, just bare with me. There's a whole lot more going on in this story than you think.
Cooper was silent as Sid flew in the air. Finn and Holley exchanged glances.
"Are you alright, Cooper?" Holley asked gently.
"Yes, fine." Cooper said. "I'm planning our attack." That was all he said.
A few minutes passed before Siddeley spoke into the intercom. "10 minutes until arrival."
"Thank you Siddeley." Finn called out.
"Sid, I need you to find a spot to land that's a generous distance from the actual building." Cooper told Sid in his radio. "I cannot risk them knowing we are coming."
"Yes, sir. An area 5 minutes away alright?"
"That's fine." Cooper responded then looked at his two best agents. "Hopefully, the only cars there will be my parents and my younger sister. My parents are unforgiving and I have no idea how my sister is going to act. Be careful. We all, have to be careful."
Finn and Holley both nodded. "We're ready to help in any way we can." Finn said.
"I didn't know you had a sister." Holley said.
"Yes, she was fairly young when I left home. I have no idea what she is like now."
The three cars felt Siddeley began to descend and Cooper took a deep breath. He looked out the window and saw the surrounding trees. This was definitely the place.
"We will have to travel a little, but to keep Siddeley out of sight and safe." Cooper said as they headed down the ramp.
"We're both ready." Finn smiled.
Cooper nodded. "Let's end this."
"He's here." A male's voice cracked in the darkness. "I can sense it."
"Finally." A woman's voice added. "We can finish what we began."
A black silhouette rolled up silently to a dirtied window and looked out at the trees. "With a paint job like his, he will not hide easily. We will see him from far away."
"A lie." A younger voice spoke out in the silence. "A lie is what he is. He betrayed us. We will finish him."
This was the only time Cooper did not mind that his sides were being caked with dirt and his rims were caked in loose dirt and dust. Any other time he would make sure he was washed, after the mission of course. He didn't even pay any mind to it this time. His mind was focused on the rusted, large warehouse like building coming up in front of them.
"I don't want them killed." Cooper whispered to the two behind him. "I want them caught, and locked up for further questioning. Holley, that is where your taser comes in handy."
Holley nodded, almost proudly. "You can count on me, Cooper."
"We should have thought of camouflaging ourselves before we left Siddeley." Finn stated flatly. Cooper stopped and turned to face him.
"I didn't think of that."
"I mean, we could probably get away with it, but our color stands out too much in the brush. Especially yours." Finn pointed a tire to Cooper, who didn't even need to glance down at himself. Cooper knew his blue color was bright.
"There's still time to coat ourselves in mud." Holley shrugged.
Cooper agreed. "If I know them well enough, they will be watching every minute they can out the window."
"Let's get started then." Finn smiled and pointed to a small clearing a bit away from them. They headed to the clearing and there was a small pond in the middle. Finn had no issue driving forwards and scraping up the damp earth with his tire. "Who wants to go first?"
The only thing distinguishing the three agents were their body styles. The three were completely coated in the wet mud, and Cooper made sure he was completely covered. There would always be a chance to be washed off. This situation was more important than his paint.
"There it is." Cooper whispered and he stopped. The rusted building was hidden in the thick trees and brush, but clearly visible. "Make sure to steer clear of any windows. It's awfully dark inside."
"Would this be more efficient if we split up?" Holley suggested. Cooper hesitated.
"I know we don't know your family as well as you do, however, all three of us going into an unknown area like this could be dangerous too. Too many at once." Finn agreed.
Cooper still wasn't sure.
"Hold on, if we can find out where they are located in the building, we can corner them in." Finn said. "All three of us, trap them in."
Cooper finally found the words. "You know, I'm going to just say, you two have done more missions than I ever had in my life, and I know you two know what you are doing. If we do split up, promise me you will both have your radios at the ready."
"We promise." They said in unison. Cooper gave them an unsure look but nodded.
"Cooper, we will make sure this works." Finn assured. "I will go left, Holley, right, and you, straight if you can. We will find safe entries and when we're in, we will radio you."
Cooper nodded slowly. "Alright. I just can't lose my two best agents, especially to these cars."
"We know what we're doing." Holley smiled. "But let's get going." Finn nodded and the two split in the stated directions. Cooper inches forwards towards the front.
There was a rusted door that was closed off to the side a little. Cooper slowly pushed it open. It almost seemed too easy. Cooper entered the building and nothing happened. No noise, no movement, no lights, no talking. Knowing his family, this scared him to death. But he knew they wouldn't kill him on sight. Holley and Finn? Probably. But most likely they will be questioned before hand. Thinking about that rather than instant death made Cooper feel a tad better, however, there was still that feeling in his tank he couldn't shake.
As he moved slowly through the darkened hall, he felt like he was being watched, and it was the most terrifying thing Cooper had ever felt. Anyone else, not really that bad. But his family? That was danger written all over. He peeked into side rooms to make sure they were empty in case he had to quick hide. He took a deep breath and was about to turn the bend, his radio turned on and static came through. This scared him, because if it were Holley or Finn, there wouldn't be static unless their radios were tampered with. He backed into an empty room and the static cleared about halfway.
"Hel- me!"
Cooper hesitated. He wasn't sure what he even heard through the breaks.
"I kn- you- her-e. Pl-ease Coop-r. I n- d you!"
He held his breath when the radio went silent. He knew that voice. It was impossible. Utterly impossible.