Episode 4- grab and run, the actual mission part 2.
Hearing the heavy steps, the aide turned around and saw the returning Inspector.
"So soon? Barely any time passed"
"It's not so important, so the kid can take care of it".
"If you say so, anyway your friend already checked-"
"At this point we split up, I convince her, you will get the item".
"And how does it look?" Asked Jim, as a form of reply both him and Tychus were given detailed drawings of the pyramid device.
"Wait, why does it have colors, and the previous ones don't?" asked Findley.
"Because, here color is important, the gold and blue items hold great interest to us, so if you find others we will pay you extra. But no pressure, if it's too risky, take only the main objective. After that I cause a commotion, you run to us, and we escape together, hopefully without bullets whizzing over our heads."
"And bystanders?" asked Jim.
"Don't kill of course, best to knock them out and hide somewhere."
The ship started experiencing turbulence, shaking their passengers a little.
"Aha, we are entering the atmosphere, this concludes this meeting".
After giving his comrade a signal with a nod, he entered the room with Miss Doctor, Tychus turning away and returning to Jim, to continue "inspection".
With the doors closed, she turned and asked- "what are you doing here Dobromir?!"
"Visiting my favorite aunt, of course. I heard they won't let you out so I arrived here instead".
"But how did you get here?!" She seemed even more utterly confused.
"With this, of course" Saying that, he showed his Identification with "Inspector assistant" written on it.
"How did you get it?" her left eye began to twitch erratically, with annoyance at the causality he was displaying.
"Let me think… how could I, a 14-teen year old, receive something like this…?" Looking at her with quirked aye, and giving the fake thinking voice, he answered "Who could give me that…?, I think we both know who."
Thinking for a moment her expression morphed to the one of pure realization , "Maria…, But what she wants this time?"
"A certain thing, and to save you of course."
"What do you mean, save me?"
"Well, certain birds are singing that there is a small chance of living after leaving. Also, mother needs you for something."
Putting her arms on her chest, she asks "and what is that thing?"
"You know, aliens and stuff, nothing special".
"How does she know?!"
"Mom has her ways, ways that are unknown to me."
*Sigh* "Can I even say no?"
"What a ridiculous question" he answered with a grin, "why ask if you already know the answers?"
"Ehh… so what now?"
"Now I do this" walking to her personal computer he inserted a techno stick into it, having procured it from his pants pocket. Nothing happened for a moment, and then all lights went out. "Now, we wait" Saying this, he sat down in a chair facing the entry "You better pack up aunty, you don't have much time".
She gave him a blank stare. After a moment she started gathering her things, there wasn't that much she could take, it fit into a normal backpack.
On the outside was heard a tumult, and chaotic walking of some people.
"You found it, Tychys?"
"Something similar, but it's not it. I think it's the bonus kid was talking about".
Having knocked out the aide, they left him in some janitor closet, along with the one person inside the low importance storage they were currently rummaging in.
"I think this is it", said Raynor showing the pyramid-like item, with the right colors.
That is the moment the lights decided to go out, along with any source of light, leaving them in complete darkness.
"Oho, it's time to use the gadgets we were given" Raynor ran his hand along his glasses, finding the little switch. The glasses started to give off a little of amber colored light, with little slits in the middle left out, giving them Cat's eyes effect. (Okay, to be clear, the more light there is the narrower the cat's eye is, so in darkness they would be very, very wide.)
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The two looked at each other, seeing rather ominous silhouettes, with glowing cat's eyes.
"In darkness, this is creepy as hell" said Jim, "time to go" he said, pocketing the device, and hurrying out, his compadre behind him.
Walking through the halls, they avoided answering questions of the worried passersby, walking to their destination. Without sources of light, some people stumbled about, but when they saw the glowing eyes they cautiously stayed away.
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Arriving at their destination, Tychus slides the doors open, considering the mechanism was dead for a moment. They were met with another pair of glowing eyes, and a human without them. Seeing them enter, the woman tensed up, not that it was seen by anyone. Seeing in the dark didn't show that much.
"You got it?"
"Right here", said Jim, showing the item for a moment, somehow brighter than the rest of the surroundings, before putting it back in a pocket.
"Okay, you are on front Jim, Tychus, you in the middle carrying the miss here, I am on the back of our little group, protecting our backs.
"I can walk, you know?" the "miss" answered.
"Yeah, but not in the darkness. Chop chop, we don't have much time, people".
With a yelp, miss doctor was thrown over Tychus' back, and they made a hastily exit, almost rushing to the port. There was almost no trouble, until they reached the outer gate, where trouble showed in the shape of two guards. They were aware of the blackout, but they still had duty to watch for any incomers. In consequence, they were not prepared for a lightning fast knockout.
As Raynor turned back to the two in the distance, the doctor having been put back at the moment of reaching light, he gestured for them to come over. The teen put a few things behind him, as they rushed over.
At that moment, lights in the facility returned, and with that some commotion arrived with it.
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"We have to run, the security will be here any moment!"
With that four of them started to run to the ship, which stood on the landing platform not far from the walls. Halfway, guards opened the facility door, waiting for that moment, the teen shouted "Cover your ears, and don't look back!", a moment later a giant explosion of sound and light followed them, incapacitating the guard, specially sensitive to the light after being in darkness for some time. With that dealt with, they run up the ship's ramp.
"Strap yourself in, and off we go!"
With that the ship's engines roared up to life, lifting up the ship, and then shooting it into the cosmos, through the atmosphere.
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"Now what?" asked Jim "This part was easy, but the follow up won't be".
"Don't worry, we change ships, and then we will be just like ghosts".
"In what way?"
"We will vanish right out from under their nose."
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Author's warning:
The next chapter will be shorter, I think. Mostly talking.