"Wait, what orders?" Gia was shaken at the words Sandra relayed to her. "We have a change to leave and he's going to OBEY Her? For WHAT?"
Sandra tried to help Gia up and concentrate on her connection to Arksas, trying to figure out the answer to her friend's question. But, there was a heavy block leading to the answers, one she wasn't sure came from Arksas, or another source. "I can't get through, but one thing I can say, he's not acting like himself... Almost similar to how Lacy was just an hour ago."
Greg and Lacy met up with them and they watched as Arksas went with the first group of guards. Gia shook her head, "We can't leave him behind...there's no way." She gave Sandra a quick note for the others, relaying her plans and the timing required to make it all work, "but we have to figure out to get Arksas before...before he does whatever he's so determined to do." Just then, a guard grabbed her and led her down for her check up. The others followed with their own escorts. Before Gia was taken down to the lower decks, which were all laced with their security, she quickly knocked out more of the same strand of codes she'd attacked earlier before her systems were completely locked down again.
They were all set. One one's detected her tinkering yet. Therefore, they had time... but was it enough?
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"Gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to our most successful soldier yet, Arksas!"
The group of officials applauded as Arksas and his band of security guards entered the meeting room. They were all smiles, chattering at the amazing skill the prototype held. In each of their eyes, they saw possibilities - whole cities being destroyed, countless enemies washed out with one solitary soldier. They would give anything to have a soldier such as him in their mist, and that's exactly what Bombay wanted them to think.
Giving Arksas a glance, she smiled and sat at the end of the long executive table, indicating for the others to sit. Arksas was positioned behind her with his entourage of guards. It was an intimidating vision - the mistress and her knight.
"Today, gentleman, you will have the opportunity to lay claim of this one-of-a-kind soldier, a complete package with everything your heart desires... only for the highest bidder. Before you, just tabulate the amount you wish to bid on the tablet. Once all bids are in, we will showcase them. The highest shall have Arksas as their elite fighter, and all others can choose between our other highly successful prototypes - Greg, Lacy, Gia, or Sandra; very worthy in their own rights, as you've seen." They all nodded in agreement, but knew the better choice was the leader. Bombay's eyes gleamed with devious vigor as she politely smiled, "You may begin bidding."
The men all picked up their tablets and began discussing their choices with the other dignitaries in their group, deciding how high they should go. Bombay glanced towards Arksas with a motherly smile, almost shivering at how much money he was about to give her - more than the meager amounts these government officials were giving away now. She was calculating the amounts she would gain for the unprecedented assassination attempt she's about to spread across the world...attaching the name Terrorist upon it and the good old U.S of A. The amount of capital her weapons company will gain in the makings of a new world war will be more than any human has ever known in their lives. And she'll be able to collect from the comforts of her private hideaway - while the leaders of the world crumble above her. In the end, she'll be the only one capable of rebuilding the world - and all will come begging for her to do so.
It's all in your hands now, Arksas. Their lives...for your friends...
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Sitting in the quiet office of her caretaker, Gia watched the time, waiting for that one moment. Just when the time was right, Gia slipped towards Dr. Kooper's tablet that he'd left nearby. The guards were outside the door, so she had to keep quiet. Quickly, she opened the registration on his computer, already knowing his password easily, and slipping through the hold she made in the security coding, she severed the server connected to her, and then tore into the mega computer networking the entire compound. Without is connection to her, the security had no clue what she was doing, or was able to attack her if it felt the need. But, it searched for the cause of its new problems, trying to figure out what was attacking it. Gia's cyber mind was far too fast for the mega computer, and she easily shut down the entire system.
The whole compound lost electricity, but there was no alarms going of anywhere. People were confused and scattered. With only a split second of time before the emergency lights kicked in, Gia rushed the door as the two guards entered. She'd already disengaged their weapons. When the first one ran into the room, she closed lined him with her arm, flipping him onto his back. The second guard was shocked but quickly turned his gun on her to find it useless. Gia sent a spinning heel kick to his head to knock him out cold. The first guard had gotten up and slammed the butt of his gun into her injured shoulder, dropping her to her knees. Gia didn't slow down, she sent a back kick to his gut and as he fell backwards, overcharged his gun to explode in his hands.
Getting up as fast as she could, she rushed out the room and connected to Sandra, Are you guys out?
"Yea, and heading to Arksas' location. He's in the main meeting room on the 8th floor."
"Alright, I'm heading to the East Bay. If anything happens and I can't get to the helicopter, I'll alert you."
Just then, the red emergency lights kicked on...and the game began. Everyone was running around trying to figure out was what going on. Gia grabbed a lab coat to conceal her fighting gear, and slipped through the chaos, blowing out the video systems and keeping tabs on the guard's communications to learn what they learn as she ran.
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