8. The Mission Begins

The two Pelicans started their approach of the city, one heading to the building, the other towards the highway.

"Team A, you look clear. Window is open. Start your clocks. On my mark. Mark."

"Sync. Roger that. Team A is moving."

"Copy that Carolina. Good luck Team A."

Before Carolina could say anything, Arizona cut in.

"Thanks. We won't need it."

The Pelicans then went their separate ways, preparing to start their mission.

Some Time Later

Carolina, Arizona, CT, Maine, and York had climbed the building and now finally made it to the Vault.

Carolina walked up to the door and looked at the lock. "We're in. York, get up here. How long to crack that lock?"

"Should take about 60 seconds. You can give me 15."

"How about 5," Arizona then told him.

York just shrugged and took a look at the look. "Wow, it's a holographic. That's high-end."

"Can you get through it?"

"Of course I can. You didn't bring me along for my good looks, did you? Whoever designed this is a genius."

However as he was picking it, a alarm and siren sounded off.

"You were saying?" CT said, holding some sarcasm in her voice.

"Ok, I take it back, whoever designed this is an asshole," York said as he frantically worked on the lock. "There."

York backs off as the doors of the Vault open up to the Freelancers.

"Okay, Arizona, Wash, Maine, and I will secure the package. CT and York, take out the alarm system, set some trackers, and prepare an exit for us. Make sure there's no more surprises York."

"Would it count if I say I'm sorry?"

Both Carolina and Arizona sent him a glare.

"Right, guess not."

"Don't worry, we got it," CT said before they started to walk out, while the others walked into the Vault. However, they didn't notice the camera watching them.

The four Freelancers walked into the Vault, a bit surprised with all the different weapons stored inside along with other objects.

"Alright everyone, spread out. What we need is here somewhere. It's probably something small, easy to miss. Take as many scans as possible, there may be other things we can use," Carolina told them as they started their search.

Maine walked past one table and picked up a cannon like weapon with a blade on the other end, growling a little and doing a little pose.

"That's a good look," Wash told him.

Arizona was on the other side of the room, when a long blue rifle caught her eye, alongside two smaller and similar looking guns.

"I think it'd suit you," Carolina said, coming up behind her.

"Okay," Arizona replied, putting the Plasma Repeater on her back, then picking up the Plasma Rifles and handing them to Carolina. "But you're taking these with you."

Carolina studied them, nodding before putting them on her hips.

"Hey, we got a enemy team outside the door, preparing to enter," CT reported over the radio.

"Copy that, let's hope they're not as good at picking locks as York," Carolina replied.

"Boss, I've got good news and bad news," Wash reported in.

Carolina turned to look at him. "Hit me."

"We found the markings we're looking for," he told her as the other Freelancers came over. "The bad news is...They're on that."

The four agents looked at the giant container with the markings they were looking for.

"That?" Arizona and Carolina asked.

"Yeah," Wash replied.

"Great."

"Team A, we got us an exit up here. Straight up the stairwell, door to the roof, helipad. CT already radioed in air support," York then reported over the radio.

"Copy," Carolina replied. "Now, how are we going to get that thing up to the roof?"

Both Wash and Maine shrugged, the later also growled in response.

Arizona looked outside the window at two wires leading down. "York, I saw a window-washer unit on our way into the facility, can you find where it attaches to the building?"

Up on the roof, CT was looking around the top while York had his leg up on the building ledge, not that far from where the washer was attached.

York then looked over at the machine. "I don't know, that's a tough one, 'lemme see what I can do," he said sarcastically. That earned him a hit outside the head by CT. "Don't worry we got it."

Back in the room, Carolina and Arizona were whispering a plan.

"What are you two up to?" Wash then asked them.

"Improvising," Carolina told him, turning back to the males. "Come 'ere Maine."

"Improvising? I hate it when we do that." Arizona then hit him outside the head. "Ow the back of my head."

Carolina started to push the Sarcophagus to the ledge right as the lift came down. It was then placed on the lift as Maine grabbed the cable. During the time, the Insurrectionists were trying to weld open the door.

"Better hurry!"

"Maine, it should work fine. You're the only one heavy enough to counter-balance this thing," Carolina explained to him.

Maine looked over the ledge towards the ground. "Too high."

"Oh, don't be a baby," Arizona said behind him, before kicking him out the window. Carolina then shot the wire holding the lift. Maine fell down the building as the lift flew up it. He then landed at the bottom and the Sarcophagus was launched onto the roof, almost crushing York.

"Package is here."

Back at the bottom, Maine got up and looked back to the top. A bunch of guards then started to surround him. However, he just slowly turned to them and pulled out his latest toy.

"Stop right there or we'll...shoot? We-we're gonna' need bigger hand-cuffs. Is-is that a knife? Rifle? Kn-knifle? Ah!"

"Well that oughta' buy us some time," Carolina reported.

"I almost feel bad for the people down there," Wash pointed out.

Arizona turned to look at him. "Don't."

"What? I said 'almost.'"

The door burst open and the three agents easily shot killed the soldiers, all but one. As the smoke cleared, the large shark faced Insurrectionist from Mercury Base walked in dramatically, his flamethrower ready.

"What the fuck is with this guy?" Wash asked his partners. They didn't pay attention to what he said. The two recognized him, getting serious as they remembered what he did to South.

Sharkface sent fire at the three Freelancers, causing them to duck and cover.

"Whoa that's hot!"

The three opened fire on him, but his armor was bullet-proof. Wash tried to throw a grenade at him but Sharkface just fried it with his weapon.

"I've got this," Carolina started to say as she lined up her shot but the weapons started to overheat. "What The-Ah!" the weapons exploded in front of her and sent her flying back.

"Carolina!" Arizona screamed worryingly, turning to her before having to duck back down.

A strange orange rocket looking weapon landed in the middle of the room near Wash. He spotted it and dived for it. Once he got back up, he fired at Sharkface. However, it bounced off the floor and missed him, exploding behind him.

"What the hell? It bounces?! Who designs a gun that bounces? This is the worst gun ever... of all-." Wash started to say before he was knocked to the ground by Carolina, putting him out of the way of the fire coming at him. They then took cover with Arizona behind a table.

"Stay low," Arizona told him. She looked at Carolina and she nodded, apparently having the same thought.

The two started to run across the room, hopping over tables and up walls to avoid fire. They then back flipped off the wall and onto a hanging purple plane like vehicle. Arizona fired at Sharkface, causing him to try and burn them but instead setting the cables on fire. Carolina tossed a grenade into the cockpit. The two jump off as it explodes, knocking the Insurrectionist over and sending more weapons across the room. The two landed on their feet, along with two giant hammers next to them. As Sharkface got up, he turned at them, seeing them each holding a hammer up. They each hurled a hammer at him, Arizona's hitting him first in the face, cracking his helmet, and Carolina's hitting him in the chest. He was then sent flying back and through the next couple of walls.

"That guy was a dick," Wash said as he walked up to them.

"Come on, let's get moving," Carolina ordered, starting to run back down the hall, the other two following her.

"That bit with the purple plane, that was just showing off."

"Yeah yeah Wash," Arizona told him.

As they passed the hole Sharkface made, they didn't notice the slight movement coming from his broken, battered, and burned body.

So here it is, sorry it took so long but had some other stuff.

Like I said, it's going more like the show and the next chapter will (mostly) finish of season 9. (This story will go all the way through the freelancer timeline in season 10 before continuing on)

Check out my new crossover for Dangan Ronpa and RWBY Team TKNTM and of course my other Fairy Tail RvB crossover My Angel, My Savior.

Later