Max pov
I stocked through the underbrush. Silently and taking out the centuries as I went along. Thinking that this moonshine operation hadn't been in use in quite a while. There was something I couldn't put my finger on, but with Tony, there's always a catch. He always seems to leave out. Relevant need to know information either. He does know or he didn't, but he sent this out here because he knew we were the only ones that were capable enough of dealing with it. I have no idea why white or Walter will work with him there's always something they seem to gain from these interactions.
I moved along, noticing that there were a lot more human females. Sents on the air that there should have been.
I stocked low, encircling the whole thing. I made sure I got all the centuries. There were a lot more than there should have been. If this was just a small rogue pack, there's something here. There is Something more Sinister going on, I need to get back, we need to come up with a better game plan than just shoot our way in.
I returned to where we parked the Cadillac. To find. White standing there ready to fight? Already kitted out and my kit. Sitting next to the car on the ground. Ready to go.
The vest I noticed had extra magazines all the way around it. I shifted back to human and got dressed. Wolf allows me to be quieter. But I'm gonna need range for this job. He didn't even turn around to look at me when he asks.So what's the situation in there. I responded , "they've got hostages a lot of them." All women and children, all female. Did you get a look?He asked no,I could smell them, though. The rifles are outfitted with a thermal scope. I said good. That makes it easier after all, where wolves run hotter. He nodded as he put out the cigarette he was smoking.
Time to move, then I said yeah. He checked the chamber. I checked mine, and we moved in unison into the Woods. We moved at a moderate speed, but a methodical one. We were taking care not to step on any branches or leaves on the gmount. As we moved in, we took single shots dropping. Any wolf we came across. As we approached the still we could here crying and begging to be let go from little children.My blood started to boil knowing none of these fuckers were getting out of here alive. We were 10 yds from the hostages before all hell broke lose. They were running at us in droves for the first time in my life. I was thankful for the auto. Eject, magazines.
When the last round in the mag was chambered into the gun. The magazine would automatically eject. So I could just swap in another one previously. I had never had any use for this feature. But now i'm glad I had. It made reloading easier and quicker. We were fighting like this for what seemed like hours but couldn't have been more than a couple of minutes.
I was down to my last magazine, and so was white when we realized we had killed all of them but one. the alpha held an infant in his arms, saying I'll kill her. Or you can let me go and I'll leave her be. White squared his shoulders, aimed down the sites, and said set the child on the ground. Or I'll split your skull. He laughed darkly and said, "I'll kill the kid before you have the chance."
I was trying to figure out how to get the kid out of his arms. When a crack split the night. A singular, heavy round, split the alpha skull in half. His body fell lifeless to the ground. White and I looked at each other and said. Where the hell did that come from?
I said that sounded like a 458 cheytac. He said that shouldn't be because that wasn't invented until the eightyes unless it was one of our men.
The only ones with guns like that are me. Walter, Jack, Dan, and Joe. I walked over and plucked the infant out of the corpse's arms. Inspected the child for bruises and injuries to find it safe and fine.I returned the child to its mother. We released all of the hostages and told him where the nearest road was opposite our vehicle.
I did all of this while white Doug the bullet out of a tree saying, "I need to get this back to the lab and find out if it is what I think it is." I asked what is that he said, a bullet fired out of my missing gun.
I looked at him and said, "You mean the gun that was left?" On the skyline horizon before it disappeared along with that electroheart. I don't get it man, aircraft like that.Don't get up and just walk out of a fucking hanger. I responded well. The video tape tends to tell a different story. The video tape and question showed 2 women walking out of the hangar that they never walked into. long after Walter and Jack had been there. White, said look around."
There has to be something here that Tony wanted us to find and not someone else. All right, let's look.
Searching around old crates near the still. I found what was the screen of a doorway key from a vehicle. I shouted over to white. I think I found it. He turned and looked at me and said, "Look what i found and I showed him.
That's not supposed to be here. Well, it is. At least now, I think we're on the right track and white said more than likely.
Amy pov
I was lying on a hilltop a mile away from where the 2 Gents had just killed most of the pack. I racked the bolt after I took out the alpha. Being careful not to get my auburn hair in the action.
I thought I was gonna need to help more. But damn, those 2 are ruthlessly. Efficieit's not Walter and Tim, but these 2 they work together well.
Andy sat leaning against a tree, smoking a cigarette. her blonde hair blowing in the soft breze. She said you think they found our little gift. Oh, I'm sure they found. I hope so. I wanna go home soon. And I miss my warm hanger. I snorted, but don't you like walking around as a human? It was fun for a time, she replied. Even I have to admit, I miss my pilot.
I don't like all the men cramming things into my tight spaces. I said, "You're the one that is an interdimensional star ship." she snorted. Well, at least I have more respect than some random fighter jet. you're dead. I looked at her and sneared.
At least I'm the top of the line. What are you, some glorified? Pleasure craft.
I maybe what was once a pleasure craft But I am the embodiment to fuck around and find out now. Yeah some, fuck around and find out.You're just a glorified cruise ship with gun strapped to it. Where I was designed from the ground up to be stealthy, nimble, fast, and completely fucking devastating. She replied to me.You're just an f22 with outer orbit capabilities. I took a deep breath and said this is getting us nowhere. She said all right, so what's the game plan? I said it looks like we're walking to Flint. She said, why can't we fly? I said you're not exactly stealthy in shipform, and I'm out of fuel. She said well you're packing that fucking heavy rifle. I said.
No, shit sherlock, I'm not gonna let you carry it. You'll just ditch it somewhere. Frankly, I'm pretty sure Walter was more broken up over losing this rifle than he was of losing us. She?
Replied to me. Do you think that was Walter? That dude, that was having a coniption that day in the park, frankly. I replied more than likely that was him. We should have just walked up and talked to him. Well, what's done is done.
We need to get moving. She said, "Do you think like we can just steal a car? Do you know how to drive because I don't? She said, "How hard can it be OK?" Then I said, "Why don't you walk into? A physics professor and tell him quantum physics is easy.
I'm not going to do that. She said for one, I'm a blonde.
And second, this is the 50s. I would get laughed out of there. Women are not supposed to be in the working field frankly. They'll ask me where my husband is? And that is a conversation I do not want to have. Would you like to have that conversation I? Snorted, no frankly, I wouldn't mind being a housewife too walter. What about you and white? She stopped to think about it and said, "You know what? I wouldn't mind bareing his children. And cooking.
And cleaning for him. What would actually be quite the dream? But we're machines and we don't get that.
I said, "Yeah, we're just machines." She then said, "You know, after we got stuck in the 30s and have had to live as a human for the past.
25 years. I've come to wonder why they do it.
I replied I once overheard.Walter saying humans are illogical creatures and realistically should have died out a long time ago. It's a paradox if you could ever think of it that way. She replied Walter the same guy who has the ability to go back and change an alter history, but doesn't." Only uses it for personal gain.
I replied there are rules to time. Travel, you start messing with the past. You're gonna fuck up the present and the future. He said he tried that he actually did. But the shit show that ensued was nothing you wanna see?I saw some of it.Cause we were in the middle of correcting it. When I came off the assembly line.
She just nodded still. I think we should just find a car. You know what I said, that sounds like a great idea.
We'll figure out how to drive as we go along. Sounds good to me. She said. this rifle was starting to kill my arm. The rifle without its ammo weighed in at about 45 pounds. That sucked on my little 5'3" 100 pound frame in human form of course. Andy was about 5'5" 130 pounds. We made our way along to where we had stashed our gear.I took the barrel off the rifle and put it in the soft case.I'd use the carry it. I slung the pack over my shoulders straightened up picked up my other backpack that had half of our funds in it.
Andy picked up her pack slung it over her shoulders. And we made our way to the road and started walking a short while later. A car pulled up along alongside us.The window rolled down the driver said you ladies need a lyft.I said yeah we could use one to the nearest town. I turned to look at the driver to my shock and surprise. It was white and max they didn't recognize us. Of course, because we were in human form. I then said actually we could use a ride back to headquarters. He looked at me and said what division are you? I said were part of the 409th Silent sentinels.
I see you're one of the Black Ops units.
Officially, there were only 399 units.
But they were 10 off the books Black Ops units. According to the letter I had received from myself. Giving me instructions on where to be to. Night, it also included that tidbit of information. He said we have one-stop before we head back to headquarters. But other than that, we should be good to go. I said great, I asked him. Do you know if Joe is in tonight? By any chanhe said I'm pretty sure he is because he had something he had to work on. I said good. He's gonna have a lot more work when we're done. White, then said. Are you sure that's a good idea? Giving him more of the workload, I said he doesn't have a choice. I just shrug my shoulders and said it is what it is.
He looked at me and said, "You spent a lot of time around Walter having you?" I said I've also spent a lot of time around you.
Yeah, he just nodded probably. I don't exactly like watching around me while I try to sleep. I said the only time you're not trying to sleep is when you're directly on mission.Any other time, you're out like a light.
He replied to me saying yeah, I gotta sleep sometime.I'm constantly on the go. Max turned to the 2 of us and said, "You 2 ladies." Look exhausted, so get some sleep before you do that. How long have you ladies been in the field? I asked him? Do you want the short answer or the long answer?
He replied, "Go ahead and give me the long one. We've been out here for 25 years. He said holy shit How the hell haven't you ladies? Aged.
I said that's part of the reason we need to talk to Joe.
One other question for you before we pass out. Do you know what happened to the electroheart? And the skyline horizon. As far as we can tell , they just disappeared one Personally I believe they walked out of that hanger I nodded and said well we're gonna find. White set all right, ladies. We're gonna find a motel for the night. Get some sleep and then we'll go visit Tony in the morning.
We're gonna get you ladies your own room, of course. Andy said, "Why don't you and I share a room in a seductive tone?"
White clenched his jaw and said,"I'm on the clock." And it's improper, I just met you.
She replied, "You may have just met me, but I know all about you." Whatever you have in mind, it's not happening. He replied.
Max said there's one over there. Sounds good, he said. Point the vehicle up front reaching into the glove box, pulling out a wad of cash. He said.
Max and I are going to share a room.You two ladies are going to share a room, and that is final. He walked up to the office and got the room keys for the night.Andy said what a buzz kill. I replied, "What did you expect?" He's half Walter.
Do you mean the man who holds himself to such high standards? It's I said, Yup, the one man that holds himself. To an extreem standerd. It's mind-boggling, but let's his men do all the debauchery they want. one of these days he's gonna break his rules, she said. Oh, I know he broke his own ruels.It just won't be for us.
She nodded and said, "I'd like to get some sleep." I'm tired of talking about this boring subject.Anyway, you're the one that brought it up. I said. Max sat in the front seat, shaking his head like I couldn't believe I actually had to listen to this. White returned a moment later and handed us our key to our room and said, "Get some sleep, we leave at dawn." We went to our room and flopped down on the bed and passed out.