Special Branch: The Chasing of Wild Geese.
POSTED BY: seryn
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 13:25
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Wisp walked through the town seeing everything but looking at absolutely nothing. He was looking for Opportunities and Dangers.
In the military they called them Feathers in your Cap And Black eyes.
A Feather In your Cap was money at the minute Black eyes were Feds. There were other things out there that fell into both catagories but those two were the current ones.
There was an ATM up ahead. ATM's were usually useless but Wisp had his Pocket Computer. About the size of an MP3 player mini keyboard big screen, Perfect Hackers tool (The transcriber). In the right hands it was a digital key a fake identity and it was easily concealable. His Laptop was more powerful and had a greater range but the principle was similar. his Laptop had bigger better gadhets tho.
Wisp approached The ATM and placed The transcriber over the pin pad and started uploading files. A large ammount of cash was dispensed and Wisp took it quickly and walked away.
Next feather Camoflage. Scrubs may make you invisible in a hospital but they are far different On the street. The part of town he was in now was too developed the shops were neat and clean it wasnt safe. He walked along the road and took several turnings till the surroundings became a little Shabbier than walked into a shop and bout some jeans and a T shirt A rucksack a coat (his was compromised but in his bag it was out of sight). He payed in cash made a bad joke then disappeared. The Sails assistant found him instantly niced but would only remeber the joke not the face.
He found a seedy bar and ordered a drink. And set about his final feather-Shelter. The hotels would have his face so that was out of the question, The streets would be sweeped by feds so that was a no-no. He Decided to fall back on his own tried and tested method. Something they didnt teach at the acadamy.
He winked at a girl in the corner and started talking to her. He bought her a few drinks and a few hours later they left for her place. No-one in the bar saw them leave or could remember he was there.
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Safe grinned down at Seryn and Needy from the hover-mule as the dust settled. “Need a lift?” He asked casually.
Seryn and Needy’s smiles faltered when they got a good look at what Safe was wearing
Seryn looked back at the bar quickly in time to see the people who were initially curious to see the newcomer, suddenly find other things to do.
“Umm.. Safe, you do know that your get up is not going to make you any friends ‘round these parts right?” Seryn said as Needy nods his head in agreement. She was referring to Safe’s Alliance issue fatigues consisting of a tan hat, shirt and pants, sunglasses, green vest, and combat boots. His rank was clearly visible on his shirt collar and on the badge on his vest.
“The way I see it” Safe says as Seryn and Needy climb into the hover-mule, “The best place to hide is right out in the open. Plus I think this’ll open a few door for us.”
Safe starts the mule and heads in the direction indicated by Seryn. On the way, seryn fills Safe in on what has happened so far. He nods grimly.
“When I started looking for you, I found the Nandi. I made sure to stay a goodly distance from it, but I did notice people poking around in that area. I made conversation with one of the locals, seems there’s been a reporter poking around looking for info on a companion” Safe looks pointedly at Needy “And a group of kidnappers. Talk of our last visit to Boros is running around. The Alliance has painted an entirely different picture of what happened. We’re the bad guys, of course.”
Needy buried his face in his hands and Seryn rolled her eyes. “Of course!! That’s just perfect!! Is anything EVER going to go our way??” Seryn looks up suddenly “Where is Citizen, Soul and the others?”
“Citizen is back with the Epsilon finalizing the deal for repairs, plus he said he had some errands to run. There’s a four wheeled mule on the Epsilon for him to use. I sent a message to Soul and the Dagger, but I’ve heard nothing back yet. I’m not sure if any non-Alliance communications from planet-side are being jammed or if the Ore mine on the moon where they are hiding is causing interference.”
“Did the officers give you any indication where they were taking Vixen? And why is it exactly that we care?” Safe looks at Seryn, eyebrow raised.
“I’m working on an answer for that” Seryn sighs. “Plus we have more to worry about than just that.” She nods her head in Needy’s direction “And we haven’t found any sign of Wisp yet. Being in jail severely limits ones options”
Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny
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And then of course, there was a pressing need to drink something.
She looked sheepish for a second, then snapped out of it.
"The sheriff - she almost snarled the word - mentioned something called a Halo facility. I should imagine its not exactly a day care... whats wrong?"
Safe hadn't even moved, but a slight tightening of the jaw and the look in his eyes made her pause.
"its bad isn't it? Much harder to get into than i imagined. Crap.
I suppose its a good thing that Wisp is our top priority - we find him before we do anything else. We were headed to check out the hospital. Though knowing Wisp, we're best off starting the search in the nurses dorm rooms."
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As the dawn light filterd in through the closed venetian blinds Wisp was sat watching the kettle boil. Two arms circled him from behind which he gave an affectionate pat to as the locked around his front.
They belonged to the attractive girl from the bar from the night before. She had Dark hair flowing down to her shoulders which was wild from the night before.
"Good morning" Said Wisp not altering his gaze from the water "sleep alright??"
"Eventually" She said coquetishley. She uncircled her arms and walked to the fridge "Bugger no milk! Ill go out and get some"
"No you wont I'll get it" Wisp said getting up and spinning her round so they were locked in a light embrace
"Where have you been hiding all my life??" She said before she kissed him romantically
"You know...around"
Wisp walked out of the apartment and walked down the stairs to the street. Normally he wouldnt have allowed a girl to fall for him so quickly but the situation demanded it. He liked her but not as much as she liked him. He'd play along till he located the others then spin a story about something apologise say how much he loved her and disappear.
He'd spotted a shop opposite the bar last night and it was only round the corner. On the way he saw a bulletin on a Screen.
"All citizens a routine security check is being carried out so all people entering and leaving the city require a full and complete passport. We apologise for the inconvenience"
'Shit' Wisp thought 'that stops any chance of me escaping on my own'
As he turned the corner he found the bar From last night a burned out shell with firemen and Feds all over.
"What happened??" He said to the nearest fireman being careful to avoid any attention from the Feds
"Gas leak. Killed the owner and his wife in the early hours. Terrible accident"
'Accident my arse' Thought Wisp 'SANDRA!!!" He turned tail and ran to the apartment kicking the door through when he reached the top.
Inside he found the two men from the hospital carrying the lifeless corpse of the girl to her bedroom. They instantly froze and dropped the body reaching for weapons but Wisp was faster and they both fell mid draw.
Wisp examined their bodies for ID or something. Nothing But a simple ID card reading level X Access. These werent hired goons they were proffesionals.
He placed the card in his pocket and walked to the girl.
"Damn Shame" He said placing a kiss on her forehead and exiting the apartment.
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Wearing all black is usually helpful when you are hiding out at night, but in the middle of the day, it makes you stand out. Not only that, it's makes you pretty hot, too. It was what he had to wear, though, and it was an outfit he hadn't work in ages, but one that just seemed appropriate. From his military-issue boots, to his black, jeans, to the black trench coat, even the dark shades he wore; everything was black. The only thing not totally black was his t-shirt, and that was only because of the small blood-red symbol on the lower right, just above his belt line: a blazing sun, crossed over with a trio of slashing claw marks. As strange a mark as it seemed, it gained him a certain amount of respect among the Alliance Feds spaced around the town. They seemed to pick him out of the crowd for random inspections, but as soon as he swung his trench coat open and revealed the insignia, they backed away and let him be. So he walked, and before too long something coming up the street caught his eye, and he grinned as the trio of passengers became clear. He took a breath and stepped into the path of the hover mule and put on his best casual impression.
“Got room for one more?” he asked.
“Sorry, but…Soul?”
Soul grinned up at Safe. “You sure you don’t have room?”
Safe grinned back. “Climb aboard.”
Once Soul was aboard and the mule was moving again, Safe turned to him. “Okay, there’s a lot of missing information between you taking off with Destiny’s Shadow and you showing up here, alone, dressed in black.”
Soul leaned back and closed his eyes, an expression crossing his face of something in between pain and laughter, but nothing else could describe it. “Let’s just say that an Alliance cruiser needed a bit of distraction, and I needed to get here. The duds may come in handy very soon. Other than that, the details are not important. What is important, however, is how in the hell did we get into this situation, and what do I need to know besides the fact that the Alliance is hiding a certain female inside the Helo facility, and you need a way inside.”
“But…how…” Seryn stammered.
Soul tapped the side of his head. “The first part I picked up by tapping into coded Fed communications, and the second part was kind of blind logic. As for the first part as well, I think I may be able to get inside…”
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OOC: Yes, I am back!!! I kinda wanted to get away from having to write in four additional characters on top of everything else, so I sent away Soul's ship. Don't worry, part of his backstory will play into things soon...
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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
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As far as days go this one was full of four letter words that shouldnt be said in a nursery. All in all he was up a well know creek without a wooden instrument. He'd moved to an even shadier part of town now after the events of earlier.
As soon as those two were found he'd have his picture up all over and that was game over. He needed to come up with a new plan. This had to fix all his problems in one fell swoop.
He saw a dark alley and settled down into it. He looked like another Hobo from the street and he could avoid attention and think.
What did he have?? His computer, his gun..and that Id card.
He pulled it out of his pocket and turned it over in his fingers. This was the key but how could he actually use it??
An idea formulated in the back of his cranium and rippled forward washing over every axon becoming more defined and unique. The flow of ions in his neurons was comparable to a supercomputer. Billions of yes nos taking place simoultaneously. His brain was more powerful than most peoples. He had abstract thoughts taht he could shape into anything he wanted.
He sat there deep in thought while the world revolved round him.
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(ooc - welcom back dearie!)
"So... how? or is this one of those plans that... evolve?"
she looked from Soul, to Safe, to Needy, and back again. And grinned.
"You know, this reminds me somewhat of some old earth-that-was flick, we have our sandy haired fighter, our rogue in black clothing... question is, do we need that princess with the silly hair? or would two walking carpets be more useful?
Personally, if you could make use of a princess, i'd take it as a kindness - i'm very good at it, and to be honest - i'm not big on the fur."
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The Fed station in this little town (Wisp still didnt know precisely where he was) was a three story building on the middle of the main street. People were constantly streaming in and out of the building and there were Feds idley milling around on the steps outside.
Wisp took a sharp breath and walked up through into the front door. Inside he walked straight up to the desk and acted as though he belonged there.The entry hall was sparse and much emptier than you would expect due to the foot traffic. People walked round teh edges of the silver blue room into the adjancent alcoves and lifts.
"Hello Im here to speak to the precinct commander" He said trying to remove all emotion from his voice
"Unless u got urself a genie and a spare magical wish ud better go home" The man behind the counter said not moving his eyes from his computer screen
"Will this suffice" He produced the card and slid it under the safety screen
The guard reluctantly picked it up then immediatley straighten himself out "sorry Sir" Throwing a hasty salute. "ill take you right up"
He stepped out of the booth and walked towards the lift. Entering a pin code The doors slid open and the pair stepped inside. The room had the same silver blue floor walls and celings with black rims at the floor celing and waist height. The lift stopped at the top floor and Wisp stepped out, the guard began to follow but Wisp raised a hand stopping him.
The man behind the desk was a large bear of a man witha a barrel chest. He wore a grey suit that was immaculately buttoned up. "Can i help You??" He asked raising his gaze.
"To end the security alert the fugitive has been...aprehended" Wisp was gambling but not showing an inch.
"Thankyou ill sort that out immedately. I assume you'll be leaving the same way you arrived???"
"None of your concern. Ill leave the city on foot in one hour tell whatever lies you wish" He turned around and left the office secretly sweating.
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OOC: HAHAHA!! Seryn-Chewbacca?? Nope, I'm sorry, I just can't picture it.
“We can make a quick stop at the hospital to check the records. If Wisp has been found and taken to a local doctor or another hospital, they’ll have records on file.” Safe said as he steered the mule towards town.
Safe keep glancing over at Soul. He recognized the outfit right away. It wasn’t something one just found lying around. You either had to be part of the guild or had to have killed a member, and that was no easy feat.
Safe knew some of Souls history but what he did know was limited only to what the Alliance had on his dossier. Yeah, they had run into one another from time to time as both the hunted and the hunter, but the man remained a mystery. One thing Safe had always been thankful for was that he, personally, had never been one of Soul’s targets.
Turning back to driving, Safe pushed the questions to the back of his mind while he focused on the town’s layout. He took careful note of the local bar, hotels, and slowed for a good look at the Fed Station, before pulling to a stop at the laundry facility.
Hopping out of the mule, he ignored the questioning look from Seryn, and entered the building. An AD in the window caused him to pause. It was the local media standardized promotion, and normally he would have ignored it but the logo rang some bells. He had seen it before… the man walking into town had it on the back of his flight jacket. Another mystery for later.
After a short conversation with a nervous shop keeper, Safe walked out of the building with two articles under his arm. He paused briefly to look back up the road before jumping back into the mule.
Safe hands the items to Seryn, “Here are your smocks Doctors.” He winks at Seryn then gets serious. “You think you can keep him in the here and now?” Safe says as he nods at Needy.
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Wisp was at the checkpoint on the edge of town. He had done it got out of town. He could now find the Nandi Dagger and Epsilonand all would be Dandy!
"ID" said the guard at the gate. Wisp produced a standard fake, an hour ago it wouldnt have worked but now the alert was down hed be fine. The guard looked at the ID then at his face and waved him thru.
The gate raised and Wisp began to step through but then he noticed something odd. The guard at the other side was looking at him. That was wrong. Very wrong.
Wisp Dropped to the floor and rolled a few feet just as sniper bullet plowed into the ground where he had been stood. Wisp's pistol was in his hand but he was no match for an alliance sniper. Wisp ended the four guards on the floor as they were still reaching for there guns, They wernt expecting the sniper to miss.
Wisp stood up and ran now as the sniper plowed bullets all around him. Snipers hated movement they just couldnt deal with it. The shower of lead brought up a cloud of dust enshrowding the checkpoint alowing Wisp to slip away down a side street.
His ballsy manuver at the Fed station hadnt worked. The Guy must have seen through him then set up a trap. Planning to ice him then collect a reward.
Where could he go now??? His face was being broadcast to every Fed in the town (still didnt know which town) and the exists all had feds which means he couldnt leave. He didnt know anyone here either.
Except the Doctor. She at least knew his face and might help him. He pulled his jacket round his face and disappeared towards the Hospital.
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