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The darkness made it hard to follow, but the group chased
after the sounds of the footfalls on the asphalt. Wendy kept her gun down in
both hands. She kept the safety on, praying it wouldn't fall on her to pull the
trigger if Barclay turned on them.
A metal door closed somewhere in front of them as he carried
the girl into another hanger. Talassy swore under his breath as he waved the
group on the side of the building, pointing at Wendy and motioning to the door.
He gave the hand signs which indicated she would open the door, then he would
lead the charge through, covering each other as they went. Wendy appreciated
that, it meant she would be the last one in.
Everyone took up their positions, and Wendy held up her
fingers for the countdown before turning the handle and yanking the door open. No gunshots greeted them. The group moved
quickly, their training coming through as the slipped into the building.
The darkness inside was complete, the only light coming from
the green exit signs above various doors.
"Barclay didn't have time to make it out another exit,
so he has the girl in here somewhere," Talassy whispered. "We're
going two-by-two, searching in a
standard grid pattern. We need to find him and the girl as fast as possible.
Clear? If he resists at all, our orders are to treat him as an enemy combatant
and to reply in kind."
They all nodded, but Wendy had to force herself to keep the
cold chill that ran through her from showing. Talassy told her to follow him
while the other two went off to the other side of the building, another hanger
that was mostly storage and supplies for repairs. That meant a lot of large
crates, forklifts, and pipes piled up high.
Lots of hiding places.
"Sir, why don't we turn the lights on?"
"This whole operation is supposed to be low-key. All
the buildings and lights within three-hundred yards of the pick-up area have
been shut down to ensure things are kept in the dark as much as possible."
A shadow darted between two large crates to their right,
both of them swinging their guns up towards it. Talassy didn't even hesitate as
he loosed two rounds in its direction, both shots filling the silence of the
hanger with the reports of bullets shattering wood. Then they were running,
darting between the crates, chasing the tail of a shadow as it ran, ducking behind boxes and around
corners, just a hair too slow to lose them, but too quickly for Talassy to get
off a clear shot.
The shadow ran into the back of the hanger, melting into the
darkness. Wendy and Talassy charged around the corner they had last watched the
dark blob disappear around and paused. The only sound was the footfalls of the
other two members of their team, as they made their way over to meet them.
Nothing moved in the darkness. Talassy felt his way along
the crate next to him, scanning the shadows with an intensity that made it seem
like he had night vision.
Then there was the thick smack
of flesh on flesh and Captain Talassy went down from the blow to the face. Then
the darkness was on Wendy before she could flick the safety off her gun. The
blow caught her on the right cheek, a strong, solid punch that sent her
sprawling against the wall and left her dazed with the taste of blood in her
mouth. Then there was the flash of a gun and a report which echoed around her,
followed by several more.
They could hear Barclay swear in pain as he was hit, and
then he was off into the darkness again.
Talassy leaned on her as he went past, checking her quickly
and barking the orders to chase their rogue soldier down again. The other two
of their group got there first as the sound of the exit opening and closing
resounded again. The chase was back outside.
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