Black Dawn

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Chapter 6

As Adam rolls to the line of fire, he immediately aims his rifle at the south balcony and fires, and he does this in an almost inhuman speed. He's older, but his reflexes on the battlefield are still unmatched. He knows he's not going to hit the sniper, but the bullets will distract her enough to keep Kevin room to make a break for it. And he does, but not quite as planned. Kevin jumps out, but as he does so, he turns around in mid-air and takes a stupid risk by firing both his guns at the sniper, as well, even though he has as little chance to hit her as Adam does. Kevin knows the girls know something about him that he doesn't want Adam to know.

Adam on the other hand doesn't understand why Kevin would do something so stupid.

"Kev, what the hell are you doing? I'm the bait, now's your chance, move!"

Kevin makes a run towards the north of the corridor, as Adam covers for him. The smoke is thick at the north side, and Kevin prays that it's thick enough to give him a chance to avoid the sniper fire.

Heart is at the north side, and must admit defeat as the smoke gets too interfering to stay in position, but Spade doesn't let her prey to get away so easily, as she manages to get Adam in her sight, and pulls the trigger, with Adam just barely being able to roll out of the way, but dropping his gun in the process. Adam launches at another corner to take cover, as Kevin makes his way to the second building. Adam realizes he has no way to call for help, and is unarmed. Spade of course never even intended to kill Adam, as she knows Derek wants him alive, but the guards are on their way, and by unarming Adam and trapping him, he will be easy pickings for the guards to deliver.

The smoke starts to fill the room as Adam has nowhere to go, and he knows full well that guards are on their way.

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Kevin enters the second building, safe from the sniper fire, but is wondering what's taking Adam so long. He has little time to wonder about that, however, as he hears a female voice behind his back.

"I'll give you credit, but I doubt I'll when I'm this close."

Kevin tries to slowly move his hand towards his gun, but Heart is quick to note that perhaps he shouldn't.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. My bullets travel 1,700 miles per hour. By the sound of my gun, you'd have to 500 feet away to dodge it. Aww, looks like you're trapped."

Heart slowly moves closer to Kevin and in front of him, as Kevin raises his hands behind his head.

"But I have some good news, handsome. Derek doesn't want you dead. Not yet anyway. Turns out, he wants to.. talk to you. See, we know who you are, and what you're doing here. If you're a good boy, maybe Derek.. well, he'll still kill you, but maybe he'll do it quickly."

"You know I'll kill you."

"Oh, I love a man who has spice! But, uhm, I'm sorry, you won't."

It's scary how both of the sisters can have such a joking and nonchalant attitude when holding a gun at a person. The threat of killing another person is so casual. It can be approached in a giggling manner. Kevin knows that you get used to killing. It's terrible the first time, and it gets easier every time after that, but to treat is a joke almost, is still unbelievable. But right now, Kevin has to play along and see what awaits him. It's true that there's more to him being there than he's letting out, but he's not sure how much Derek and his crew know.

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A section of the of the base is dedicated to a Detention Center, and in one of the cells a man who looks like he's been beaten half to death is lying on the floor, as the door opens. Instead of being happy, he is terrified, as he knows that someone entering the room only means more torture. The man is Lloyd Heenan, a pathetic, middle aged man with an increasing problem with belly fat and hair loss. He has been involved in politics half his life, and five years ago was finally successful in securing a spot as the Chief of Staff, the right hand man of the president who Heenan was instrumental in aiding to his second term. Good at talking and nothing else, but it's that ability to talk that's managed him to get away with high political crime time after time. It's no secret that he's a dirtbag. Some people just benefit from him being a dirtbag.

Instead of the torturer, however, it's Derek who enters the room.

"You know, you can still make this easy on you, Lloyd."

"You're not getting anything from me, I don't know anything!"

Lloyd Heenan is absolutely terrified, yet Derek is not convinced. Lloyd Heenan is known almost world over for is stunning ability to lie. It's become a running joke among people who have dealt with him that Heenan would rather climb a tree to tell a lie, than stay on the ground and tell the truth.

"You're not convincing me, or anyone else. We know you're working for them, but I want to know who you're taking orders from. Who is superior, Heenan?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, I swear."

"Oh, The expiration date on your swearings ran out a long time ago. You can save yourself a lot of pain by answering my questions. We have the serum data. All we need is a way to access the files. And you know how to do it. I know you're a piece of shit, you know you're a piece of shit, everybody knows you're a piece of shit. But you don't have to be a dead piece of shit. We're ready launch anytime, and as soon as we get the data, all of Washington is going to be filled with the nerve virus. You could still get away."

The offer is tempting, and Heenan would normally take Derek up on his deal, but he knows things Derek doesn't.

"I-I would never betray my country!"

"Hah!"

It humours Derek that Heenan would even attempt that. Everybody knows Heenan has no loyalties outside of the one to the dollar.

"So, you think they can make it worth your while to keep quiet? Very well."

Derek violently steps on Heenan's ankle, and Heenan responds in a loud yell mixed with tears.

"Oh, stop crying! I'll check back with you later, and can just as easily break the other ankle. If you still wish to walk out of here, I hope you have more answers then."

Derek exits the room, and is approached by Logan, his most trusted man. Logan is a large man, 6'10" and close to 300 pounds of pure muscle with almost his entire body covered in tattoos.

"Did he talk?"

"No. But I wasn't expecting him to. I just had to scare him a little bit."

"Without access to the data, this whole thing is a waste of time."

"Relax. I have an idea."

"We captured Reese."

"Good. Let's see if Kevin's more talkative."

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Adam is a sitting duck, and he knows it, but he also knows that he's just waiting for the guards to move in, so he has to do something, and a stupid risk is his only option. He doesn't even care about himself, he was holding a gun to his own mouth just hours ago, he cares about Maria. The thought of being too much of a failure to Maria is too much for him to bear, as he dives out of the corner towards his weapon, and in one movement picks it up and rolls to an aiming position towards the balcony, only to notice that the sniper is gone.

"She's gone?"

Adam has little time to be confused, as the guards make their way to the corridor. Adam rushes to the door of the second building, firing at one more gas cylinder, causing additional fire, knowing that it would slow the guards down.

Adam knows he got too lucky to be lucky, and there's probably something going on, since there's no way he'd be allowed to get away this easily, but he also has no other choice than to play along.