After warping Trent's hands in medical tape and helping him get dressed. We got into an argument about wether or not to see Marko and Stryker about the gun demonstration an hour later we end up going together. The garage was closed but there were guards around every block watching us walk in.
"Hey! What the fuck took you guys so long Stryker is waiting on us!?" Marko yelled
"Sorry we got into a little trouble on the way." Trent said glaring at me while I folded my arms and sighed deeply
"What the hell happened to your hands?" He asked
Trent raised up his hands and turned them so Marko could get a good look, "I don't know. I remember getting out the shower and getting dressed after that nothing next thing I know I'm passed out in Alex's arms with bloody knuckles." He answered
"Wait a minute! Alex you were in the bathroom with him?" Marko asked with a devilish smirk and a perverted look in his eyes
"Shut the hell up Mark. It's not what you think dumbass." I replied in a hostile tone
"Woah! I'm sensing a lot of hostility here. What's you're problem?" He asked
"Other than this lame as meeting and the glitches in our software I'm perfectly fine!" I yelled before storming off to the back
"Are you guys alright?" Marko asked after watching me walk off
"I keep on telling her we need the upgrade but every single time I bring it up she gets pissed off. Than we end up urging she holds a grunge and stuck wondering what did I do wrong." Trent replied
"The upgrade...She's just looking out for you. I'm not getting it either it's ummm doing something unnatural to people." He said
"How so?" Trent asked
"I'll tell you about it later but right now you have to worry about Alex shooting you during this demonstration." He said walking with Trent to the back
"I highly doubt she's that mad at me." Trent replied
When we got to the lower level Stryker was standing there with two guards behind him and another gun smith named Max who used to work for Marko in the garage. I assumed that he was the one who copied what was left of Laura's directions and created the reverse taser for Stryker but there was something...off about him. He stood completely still it was like he wasn't even breathing black sunglasses covered his eyes and he didn't even speak he just followed Stryker around. After awhile I gave up trying to talk to him and started sharpening the axe head attachment on the shotgun.
"Well now that everybody is here I'd like to show you the Double Header. A simple axe attachment to a double barrel shotgun creating a last minute melee weapon that could save your life. To demonstrate the power of this deadly combination is shotgun specialist Caption Davenport and 1st Lieutenant Garcia." Marko said
"This should be interesting especially with you being injuried 1st Lieutenant Garcia. Just how did you get injuried?' Stryker asked looking over Trent's hands
"I'm not sure Sir but I should make a full recovery within a few days." Trent answered
"Yes. Indeed you should. Caption Davenport it's been awhile since you turned in your file on Cerebro a lot of my colleagues and I have found major gaps in your report care to explain why is that?" Stryker questioned
"Why don't you ask him?" I said pointing at Max
"This is not the time for jokes Miss Davenport if I were you I'd try to get ALL the information together before sending it in." He said
"Yeah but you're not me and if I was you I'd stop making empty threats cause that is getting old." I said loading the gun and removing the safety
"I am growing tired of your insubordination and if you keep this up I'll..." He started before freezing up staring down the barrel of my shotgun
"Are you done? Can I speak now...Sir?" I asked getting up staring him down
"You have the floor." He said gritting his teeth staring at my finger on the trigger
"Good. This is the last time you'll hold our contracts against us because I found a little loophole that you might have missed. If you burn tare up or sheared our contracts than we have no reason to stay and you'll have no proof of us ever owing anything. So go ahead burn my contract see if I care cause as soon as you light it up I blow your fucking head off your shoulders." I said
Trent came over and stood in front of Stryker, "Alex that's enough. Stop pointing the gun at him and lets get this meeting over with." He said walking up to the barrel
I had a smirk on my face while laid the gun on my shoulder, "Alright than." I said getting up and walking to the gun range
Trent sighed deeply before turning around to Stryker, "Are you alright Sir?" He asked
"Yes. Thanks to you. I've been meaning to ask you something...How would you rate Caption Davenport's performance as squad leader?" He asked
"Ummm...very good Sir. Why do you ask?" Trent questioned
"Because I'm thinking about changing the ranks a little." He answered putting his arm over Trent's shoulder walking with him to the gun range while Marko walked with Max.
"Alright each of you have a fifty targets you have to shoot and fifty manikins you have to decapitate. Some will change locations and there will be extra obstacles in your way. You and your partner have five minutes to complete this course. You can't used your powers at all unless you take the black-out path that only allows you to use your powers as lights to guild you. Me Stryker and everybody else will be walking from that two way window the time will start as soon as you two get into position. Good luck and please don't kill each other." Marko said
"Don't even worry about that you just keep your ass away from that window." I said stepping at the enterty point
"What does she mean by that?" Marko asked looking at Trent
"I don't know but if I were you I'd listen to her." Trent replied following up behind me
Marko went up to the control room and started the program as soon as he did me and Trent stormed in the first room together. It was pretty easy considering it was a level 1 room all the targets and manikins were just laying around. After a few more room me and Trent got separated he took a lit pathway while I took a dark one. I ended up in a blacked-out room that had one blinking light in it until I shot it off and activated my powers. Nobody could see me expect Marko who was watching on a monitor while Stryker was staring from window with Max. I made sure I kept count of the targets and manikins that I got rid of and I only needed one more target before existing problem was I couldn't find it.
"God Marko where in the hell did you hid that last target?" I asked looking around in the dark until I saw at target rotate around the room
"There you go." I muttered kneeling down for a better shot
When I shot the target I immediately ran towards the exist afterwards unaware that the target was made of paper. The bullet went straight through the paper and flew directly into the window where Stryker was watching from if that window wasn't bullet proof Stryker would have been dead by now. Trent took a few more seconds to reach the end stopping the timer at two minutes thirty-nine seconds.
"Nice job slow and slow." I said sitting on the floor pointing at my timer saying exactly three minutes
"Thanks...for nothing." Trent said sitting down beside me
"Next time run faster." I said playfully pushing him
"Run faster my ass you should've ran faster when we're playing Man Hunt." He said pushing me back
"Oh shut up you loser. Why you gotta bring up old stuff?" I jokingly asked
"Whatever you know you liked it. Don't denie it cause if you do I'll make you admit it." He replied
"I'd love to see you try." I said
"Leave your room door unlock and see what happens." He said with a smirk
"Fine but I still won't admit to a damn thing." I said
"You know you have been talking a lot of shit lately and I guess I should shut you up." He said
"DAVENPORT COME UP HERE IMMEDIATELY!" Stryker yelled over the intercom
"Awwww fuck. What I do now?" I asked getting up and starting to walk out
" I don't know but lets find out." Trent said following up behind me
When we got to the control room Marko was standing near the door Max was aiming a gun at me the guards were taking down the window and Stryker was pacing back and forward rubbing his hands together nervously.
"Ummmm...what the problem is?" I asked
"Drop your weapons...NOW!" Max yelled
Me and Trent both put our guns down kicked them to Max and raised our hands in the air, "Ummm...Did we miss something?" Trent asked
"You're free to go 1st Lieutenant I need a moment with Davenport." Stryker said
"With all do respect I think I should be here to ummm...keep informed." Trent said lower his hands to his side
"Fine but you...this is the final straw Davenport!" Stryker yelled
"Just what the hell did I do?" I asked
"Other than your constant threats and disrespect you deliberately made an attempt to end my life. If it hadn't been for Max pushing me out the way and this glass being bulletproof my brains would've been spattered all over the walls." He said
"Sir. My instructions were to chop up manikins and to shoot targets if a stray bullet somehow made it through a target than I am not liable for where that bullet lay." I said
"Oh so you think that was an accidental?" He questioned pointing at the glass
"Oh wow look at that." I said walking up to the glass
Stryker is taller than me by a foot and half so when I compared the bullet's location to my height it was high enough to hit Stryker directly in the forehead. I sighed deeply before turning around to Stryker who was still waiting on an explanation.
"Well?..." He asked
"Sir. There was a target calculating around the area it must have been high enough to reach you but weak enough for the bullet to go through." I explained
"That is the most pathetic excuse I have ever heard in my entire life." He replied
"Well that's because I kind of wish that bullet would've have made it through. I'm outta here." I said starting to walking out
"Davenport! HEY DAVENPORT!You're demoted to Corpal with 75% pay cut Michael is your boss and if I hear about you giving orders to anybody I will personally throw your ass in jail. Garcia you're promoted to Captain double the money as your former squad leader had and absolute power. Congratulations." He said shaking Trent's hand
"FUCK!" I yelled before storming out with Marko following behind me
"Ummm thank you Sir." Trent said shaking back a little surprised by Stryker's sudden decision
"Look she knows more than want she's telling. I need you find that information about Cerebro and send it in as soon as you find it. You do that and I swear to God you and your entire squad can consider themselves freeman with your contracts handed directly to you." Stryker said
"Yes Sir. ummm I should go check on her if that's alright with you." Trent said
"Yeah sure and good on the demonstration you're dismissed." Stryker said while Trent ran out the room