White pov.
I pulled the Cadillac up in front of Tony's place. Walked in and told the waitress on duty. I was here to see Tony.
She said he's not in today. I looked at her dead in the eye just then. The chef came from the back and said Mr. White Tony's been expecting you. You got here sooner than we expected, but we knew you were coming. Please come in. Have a seat and I'll fix you a sandwich. I nodded in thanks to the chef and walked in and sat down on the opposite side of Tony. He sat from behind his desk. I said what the fuck Tony?I thought we had an agreement.
He looked at me and said to 2 birds, one stone, I need to talk to you, and I need to get rid of those idiots. I figured I would do it this way.
You normally don't send people to die. I replied, he said normally. I really care about my people, but those 4. With child molesters and Granny killers, I had to get rid of them, but I couldn't outright kill him, so I figured you'd do the job for me. You also said you needed to talk to me. Yeah, there's a new player on the market. What do you mean? There's a new player on the market I. Replied, he said someone's making moves in the same industry. You are. I also have something in my possession that you want back. Oh, I say and what pray. Tell, might that be? He reached into his desk and pulled out a key, and set it down on the table.
He said one of the stipulations of me getting this item was. I couldn't tell you how I got nodded, and i said, "What do you want for it?"
He said nothing too difficult for you to handle. Just a rogue werewolf, pack messing with my moonshine operation.
And I take it you want this pack. Gone correct, he said I figured you and your lycan friend could deal with it.
Yeah, I will deal with it. I said. Just pay up when the job is done. I stood up to leave. The chef handed me a sandwich and said it's on the house. I nodded and told him I would pay when I get back.
I walked back out to the Cadillac. Fired it up and headed to the only place I knew Tim would be. When I pulled up to the diner next to the 55 Bel Air, I realized Max was with him.
They were chatting about something something heated. It looks like but not for me to pry into. I figured I'd eat my sandwich and maybe grab a milk shake while I was here.
Tim pov
I drove the 55 Bel Air to a drive in diner.Put it in park.I was waiting for the car.Hop attendant to take my order when to my surprise My least favorite person in the world hopped in the passenger seat And said we need to talk I said we'll conversate After I have a burger fries and a milkshake, he says good idea. I'll order the same to. Hope you like chili fries. I say excellent choice, my friend. I just shook my head. All right, brother. What do you want, he asked? Are you still under the thumb of Walter? I replied same thumb. You're under for Elizabeth? He just nodded, so what is she up to honestly? I have no idea. He said, "You know, one of these days she's gonna cross a line."
He looked at me and said, "I think that day is coming closer than you think.". I turned to him and asked a question. That's been on my mind for a while. I said, "Why did you come with me?" When the family deserted said I was a cold-blooded killer. You said I wasn't, and you still followed. He said I've looked into the eyes of a killer. And you weren't one at that time. You are now. That's because they alienated you and me. Because I followed you, but now I have more money power than I could have ever wanted. Or dreamed of living in the palace on top of that. I have my freedom. I can do what I want when I want. The only person I have to answer to was Elizabeth. I nodded the same because it was true for me. Except it was Walter who was my master. The waitress brought out our food. I handed her a 20 and told her to keep the change she looked at me. I said it's fine and we dug in. We continue to talk for a while about what each other had been up to when I heard a rumbling V8 pulled up next to me, looked over, and saw white. He ordered a milkshake and waited for us to finish our conversation.
While are we were talking? The car communicator beat Walter was on the other end of the line. Telling me he needs me to return to base immediately. We found a nest, and we have to go take care of it.
I hit the intercom button and said, "Yeah, I'll be back soon."
I then yelled over to white, saying Walter's orders. I'm recalled back to Base he nodded and said, "Can I use your shadow for a job?" Max growls back. You better pay me this time, asshole. He just nodded and said, "Yeah, I'll pay you." We threw our trash in the trash can. max got into the Cadillac? I got back into the 55 Bel Air and drove back to headquarters, and they headed off to whatever job White had got himself mixed up in. I thought, what have I got my brother into?
I pulled up the headquarters and went straight to building D hanger 9. When I parked the 55 Bel Air next to the power wagon. I headded straight for R&D because that's where I knew Walter would be. Where we could plan the mission in its entirety.
Up until the point of first contact. Because no plan ever survives first contact with the enemy. I walked up to the command team and said alright.Where am I gonna be?" Dan kayhill," Turned to me and said," You're riding.With whisper, in the chavell, you're on team burn the nest. Specter and Phantom are going after the shield generator. It seems the dam worms have gotten smart at least smarter than what they'd been in a while they put the generator in a different state.
I said all right. Shadows, going with you, he's taking Tomas. In the boss 429.
Specter and phantom are in. There are R35's like normal. We're rolling out in 25 minutes. 20 minutes later, we were on the start lines on one side was the chavelle, and the boss 429 on the other was the R35's. We were going through our final checks. Ammo, fuel, shields, oil pressure, tire pressure. We were checking it all.
I looked over at Whisper and said, "This gonna be like old times hun," he said yeah. Just remember, call me whisper on the mission and not my actual name.
I chuckled. Oh, I know. Kayhill was up in the control room prepping the system and says we're going live in 60 seconds. So you're ready to be on camera again? Aren't you worried about the red wizards coming after you? Whisper replied Why would they?" They know if I ever came back, they'd all die. Kahill yelled through our headsets 20 seconds.
We all smack the visors down in the unison on our helmets. 10 seconds Kahill yelled 54321. We're live. Patch, drop the needle. On the rocks, by amaranthe, starts to play in our headsets.The loudspeasir just moments before the light turns green and we speed off into the unknown. Kayhill comes over our headsets and says, "Team one, you're going to Glendive Montana . Your job is to get that shield down and get it down as quickly as possible." Team 2, you are going to Douglas Arizona. Do not approach the nest and tell the shield generator is down. once inside, kill everything and burn it. Is there's an affirmative gentleman. All 6 of us say yes, sir. Then I hear Kay hilk over the speaker. Say welcome, ladies. You have a front row seat to what is going to be the best show of the evening. I turned to whisper with my mic off. And said that's our new guest, at least for a little while. Ments needed to run some tests on her before sending her back. He replied in kind saying, as long as she stays the fuck out of my way.I don't give a shit. He then looked at the GPS and said 10 minutes till engagement.Hopefully, they'll have the generator down by then.Because I don't like to wait.
Lilith pov
We walked down the hallway. Penelope looks at me and says I'm gonna introduce you to. Someone who's a little bit eccentric. But absolutely awesome to talk to. she said let introduce you to Daniel kayhill.
We often call him agent D. As she throws the doors open to what is an amazingly huge library. I stand there in stunned shock. Looking at it thinking I could spend an eternity in here.
She looks at the desk and goes. Where is he? His assistant said. he is in the command room. Why is he in the command room Penelope asked
His assistant replief because.
He's currently running an operation. She asked what operation his assistant turned around, looked her in the eye, and said they found a nest whisper. Shadow Tim and Tomas are taking out the nest Phantom, and specter are taking out the generator they're live streaming the whole thing if you want to watch. She said I'll just go to the command room and watch It there and give him a piece of my mind. We're not supposed to be showing the world these horrid creatures.
If you must know, Walter gave the ok, the assistant replied. She turned me and said follow. We walked down another hallway where she opened the door and practically stormed in.
There was a man wearing a headset standing in the middle of the room. He turned to us? Welcome, ladies. You have a front row seat to what is going to be the best show of the evening. I stepped inside the atrium and thought I might have walked into the Norad command center that they had just started building in Cheyenne Mountain Wyoming. I turned to Penelope and asked. Are we a Cheyenne Mountain complex? She said no. Welcome to the skeegland command center. I turned back to the screen to watch 2 identical. Sports cars pull up to a building. 2 guys get out and in unison. Kick in the front door and start shooting. I see what appears to be two magical posts in the middle of the floor. there were soldiers trying to protect them. with ruthless efficiency, both men killed every, what I thought to be people. Dan muted his mike and turned to me and said, "Don't feel bad they're not people their worms." He also.
Said, just because it looks like a human doesn't mean it is. You of all people should know that with a knowing look in his eye. The two men pulled explosive packets out of their pockets, slapped them on the posts, and then got back. With more almost in human precision, they each reched into their pockets and pulled out a detonator, blasting both of the posts to dust. One of the men tapped a button on the side of his helmet. And said objective one completed returning to base Dan then unmuted his Mike and said team 2. You are a go shield is down. I repeat, shield is down.
Then 4 voices in unison came over the speaker and said affirmative. 60 seconds out. All of the video feeds switched to team 2 car cams, gun cams, and helmet cams that appeared all over the main viewing screens in the atrium.
With a shutter. Penelope said you're about to see what we're really up against.
I turned back to the screens. And watched as all 4 men got out of their cars, raised their guns to their shoulders, and started shooting. The grenade launchers on 2 of the guns went off, hitting the front of the building. They were heading to exploding the big overhead door off of its hinges.
What I saw will haunt my nightmares forever. Creatures, worm shaped creatures. Eating human bodies and animal bodies and I saw what appeared to be a massive worm in the middle, producing more of them by the second. One of the men said thru the audio system we've got a nuke. He then said shadow, Tomas cover me.
Tim, you're with me.We're getting rid of that thing before.It has a chance to blow these things all over hell and back. We can't let these things spread. We need to stop it now. He ran toward what appeared to be a semi truck with a bomb shaped object on the back. He jumped in the cab, fired it up, and floored it.
Tim ran back to the Chevelle, hopped in the driver's seat, and followed the rig. Out. A rift.
Opened up in front of the rig. the rig and the Chevelle went through it.
I saw on the feeds. What appeared to be a deserted island in the middle of water? The rig came to a stop the car came to a stop long sidied, the driver of the rig. Hopped into the car. And they drove through another rift just seconds before the truck wind boom. The feeds then switched back to the other 2 men as they switched weapons from their tactical rifles to shotguns. I watched as bursts of flame shot from each shotgun, burning the Queen and all of its spawn, burning it all to ash. One of the men.
Said mission accomplished returning to base.
Kahill resbonded.The Chavelle team is out alive. We'll give them further instructions once they make contact, there in a bad signal area right now. He said patch, play the credits as George Strait Heartland comes over the loudspeaker.
He starts congratulating everyone on a job well done.
I then ask what about? Whisper and Tim, she turned to me and said they're fine. They landed on 458 in New York. They're gonna grab 30 to 28, and then they're gonna spend the night on Big Moose Lake in the Adirondack mountains. Whisper spent a lot of time delivering boating supplies when he was younger all over those mountains. Don't worry, they're safer there than they are here. Unfortunately, I wish I was lying about that. We try to get broken into at least twice a week here. Realistically, they'll either spend the night on big moose or they'll spend it in Old Forge.I highly recommend you go if you get the chance. Penelope said. you don't have to tell the poor girl about the break-ins we have. Kayhill said I am honest about where I live and work.You should be too, now if you ladies excuse me.I have work to do in my office, and he turned and walked out the door. Before.
He finished crossing the threshold.Penelope said hold up.I need you to give our guest a tour.
He stopped took a deep breath and said I've got a lot of artifacts.I got a catalog, and I said, "You know what?" It's been a long day. Can you just show me where I can get some sleep. Penelope said in that case, just follow me. She dragged me down to a long hallway and said, "This is sleeping quarters for guests." She opened up a door and said, "This room is yours for now." I stepped inside to find what I would have been a 5 star luxury hotel suite. It had A.
Full grand piano in the middle of plenty of couches and chairs too sit and entertain large windows overlooking.
Prairies with the mountains in the background She said , "If I don't like the view, I can change it." You can change it to the beach, snow cap mountains, a forested ravine, jungle doesn't matter.We're connected to it all here. She said I'll leave you to it then.
I walked into the room.
And walked into the back to find a 4 poster king size, a huge walk-in closet.
With a massive bathroom connected to it, where a full steam shower and of jacuzzi tub sat. I stopped to think and wonder what my daughter would think of all of this, and then I got a pain in my heart thanking. Why couldn't she be here with me now? Then I remembered what I've had to go through just to get. And I wouldn't want to subject her to that. I walked over to the large walk-in closet and opened it.What?I found was a sight to behold fancy evening gowns, cotton t shirts, pants , shorts, shoes of all fashionable taste. There appeared to be clothing from every era that I could possibly think of from Victorian style dresses to would I appear to be very tight, revealing evening, gowns, and they were all in my size. I stood there wondering. Why? That was then I remembered. They took my measurements during my medical examination. I thought to myself. I'm going to have to thank Joe for organizing this if he did. Organize this.
I grabbed a nightgown from the closet stepped in the shower. Wash my hair face and my body from all the grime. That I'd been a subject to over the past 24 hours.
I climbed into bed and went to sleep.
It was the kind of sleep you get when you're completely exhausted. I.
Didn't dream. Thank goodness. Because all I can imagine was the look on my daughter's face when I didn't come home that night.