CHAPTER TWO

Travis was eager to get started. The High command gave him the name of the informant of the information and Travis met him in a secluded corridor within the Dome. The man stepped forward as Travis approached him.

"Are you Dev Tarrant?"

Tarrant nodded.

Travis took him further up the corridor, "So what have you got for me?"

The other man passed him a file from underneath his tunic, "It's all there...plans, names locations...and instructions of where and when the next attempt of raiding the rehabilitation centre will be"

Travis scanned through taking in all the data, he glanced up at Tarrant as he did so, "Is this the only copy?"

"It is"

Travis nodded, "Good...you have done well...you best get going, we don't want you to blow your cover"

Tarrant moved on his way. Travis went to the nearby disposal shute and let the suction rubbish the file.

"Oh sir...there is one name in particular to look out for"

Travis looked up, Tarrant was on the fresh hold of the elevator, "and who is that?"

"His name is Blake...Roj Blake"

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Later, Travis sat in his barracks office looking at slides through the auto projector. Rebel dissident suspects like Bran Foster, Leda Collier, Aldaa Maye and this Roj Blake. He put his hands together and leaned back in the seat memorising the images,

"Times up", he muttered at them.

Travis closed his eyes and he ended up sleeping in the chair all night. The next day, he showered in the barracks cubicles and then went into the operations room, where the men were gathering information and maintaining their weapons.

Trooper Elverston clutched his helmet underneath his arm. He turned, "Sir!"

The other men in the detail all stood to attention that their superiors entrance. Travis waved his arm up dismissing the action,

"Never mind all that"

He went and stood in the centre of the room and troops gathered around him.

"We have an important task in hand...one that if successful, will go first class on your records...", he glanced at each face in turn, "...and who knows what doors will open for you"

Elverston was the first to speak up over the murmurs, "What is our mission sir?"

Travis smiled and paced about as he spoke, all of his men listened intently to him, "You have all know doubt heard about the recent dissident raids on our indoctrination centres...it will be our task to finally snuff out the fires that fan those flames", he turned on his heel and made a fist with his hand, "It is time these dissident traitors were crushed for good"

There was murmurs of excitement and anticipation amongst the ranks, Travis spoke over them, "I have gathered up some intelligence from a spy who is working for the administration...we have names...we have locations, there is nothing they can do to stop us now"

Elverston came forward, "when do we get started sir?"

Travis looked at him, "All in good time...lets go through the information at hand and go from there...this cannot fail"

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That evening, Travis took Lurena to the showcase entertainment suite. He really wanted to spend some time with her before being busy with this new mission. Most thought of him as nothing but a war mongering ruthless brute, but she knew the real him, that was quite cultured and intelligent about the arts, that she also shared an interest they got back to the apartment Lurena gazed about the their apartment and took a beaker of wine from Travis, she took a sip and grinned at him.

"So, would it be rude of me to ask, what it is you find amusing about me"

Lurena could see he was quite serious, she exhaled and pointed, "It's just it's been a long time since we did all of this...without getting interrupted"

Travis chuckled looking down at himself, "Yes and I've even I've got my best clobber on"

Lurena approached him and looked up to his face, "Dressing to impress? Actually I'm more interested in what's underneath them...", she allured.

And with that she was whisked off her feet and carried into the bedroom where they tore each others clothes off.

After, Lurena was worried what this new mission Travis was so secret over. usually he would tell her, but he had been quite guarded about this one and she worried it was something very dangerous. She turned to see Travis sleep with his back to her, she quietly slipped out of bed and went to the door, she turned to make sure Travis was still slumbering and when she was happy he was, she slipped out into the main room.

She saw some files laying on the side and went through them. Nothing. She went to what looked like an office corner and had a poke around of what was in the in-tray and then saw the computer disks...she bit her lip and sat at the desk to log on to the terminal.

Once the computer was fired up, she fed the machine the disks and immediately she flinched, Images of Blake were on screen with many other faces she recognised who fraternised with the Freedom party.

She bit her lip concerned. Her brother, that they never spoke about, sympathised with those people, was he in trouble too?

She sighed and tried reading the information Travis had on them. There was nothing that gave way they knew the locations or venues of up coming meetings...wait a bunker on the outside?

She then heard a noise and she was up in an instant switching off the terminal. Travis was coming out of the bedroom and switched the main light on. The bright light hurt his eyes as they focused on Lurena at his desk, he scratched the back of his head, "What are you doing?"

Lurena held up the glass, "I was hot, I needed a drink of water"

Travis stepped forward looking about, and she was up and approaching him. He looked unsure and distracted, she had to nip that in the bud now, she snaked her arms around his neck and kissed him, Travis finally closed his eyes and the kiss became passionate, she pulled away, "Are you going to remind me how much you want me...before you leave me for this mission?"

Not needed of telling twice, he grabbed her hand and they headed back to the bedroom, on the fresh hold Lurena glanced back to the terminal with a worried distained expression on her face. She needed to warn her brother.

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