ignismortem
The sound of the machine guns were getting closer. The bullets were rippling through the air. Wearing ear plugs could only do so much against these sounds. Especially when your job was to cross enemy lines to find their most hidden files. A local battalion found there location. Making my job harder, but as far as they know i don’t even exist. This war has been going on for a while. Both sides are sick of it and want to go home. But no there just has to be a winner.
The ground I was crawling on had more mud then the boot camp tunnels. There was no point in camo you would see a big pile of mud moving. Like that’s not suspicious at all. I was close enough that I could almost make out conversations. “Move up! You're not going to hit anything back there!” I couldn’t see who said this, either it was an experienced soldier or a commander. I was too busy focusing on not getting seen moving through the slosh. At this point I was about half way through the lines. I manage to catch a glimpse of a rifle. These were not long range at all.
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“Have you heard about the rebellion” this came from from further down the hall. The soldiers were protecting this vault. No wonder why they were here of all place.
“You mean the crack heads out there?”
“No these ones are against the war completely.”
“So hippes?”
“Not exactly, these rebels don’t think either side is right, they instead…”
the voices were too quiet to hear, they were moving down the hall leaving me time to get by. There were several unmarked doors down this hall. I know I’m looking for some form of a science laboratory. I would consider them fools if they did mark them. It would be like putting a “Secret Room Here, Come for Free Cookies” sign on their top secret. At the end were a few boxes, crouching I silently maneuver my way to them carefully avoiding any sights from the windows. It is here I stay until I know what door”
About thirty minutes later the last bullet was shot, I have no idea who won or lost, All I really know is the guards routes in this area. There are about 2 guards every minute. A heavily guarded place. Eventually a man walks out the third door
“i’ll catch up in a minute” says the man inside the room
“alright but hurry” the other man says “otherwize you know what happens” The door doesn’t fully close. Now what am I supposed to do with this i think looking at the lock pick. This is my chance.
“Frank back so soon?” the man says putting lab equipment away
“Nope, instead it’s me” I reply
“Who are you?”
“Your new boss”
I catch him reaching for a red button on the command console. Rushing towards him i pull out my knife from it’s belt case and hit him with the butt of it. Thi sends him down hitting the desk then the floor, obviously knocked. After tying him down to the chair I look around the room. There is nothing i could understand journal books, long labels by small beakers, the only thing i could possibly use is the computer.
Moving towards this i completely realized how wrong I was. There were terabytes of information I could only dream of understanding. Pulling out my solid state drive i plug that in and start a data transfer. I'm just going to take it all what else could I do? While the transfer was going I try waking up the scientist tied to the chair. Eventually we wakes up enough he can hear what I’m saying.
“What is it your doing?” I raged
“Like I would ever tell you.” this was the kind of response i was expecting.
“Oh I think you will...”
“Try me”
Without any hesitation my fist connects with his face. Obviously not expecting that hard of a blow he leans back up, but brings the chair down. The computer still wasn’t done, it still had a while to go.
“Listen this so called ‘Union’ is treating there researchers like slaves. Working terrible conditions with little rewards. this new gas…”
“What gas? Gas has been banned from wars.”
“Exactly why I have someone coming”
Behind me the door swung open naturally i sprung towards the cabinets for cover. Before i could make it the new intruder is locked on me with his small pistol.
“Get down!” he yells at me.
“Calm down you're going to bring more attention to us” says the scientist. “Plus he’s not worth it”
the computer was done with the data transfer, and was very public with it.
“What gas?” i repeat looking at both parties.
“The union has been developing a gas almost 3 times as deadly as mustard gas” the scientist is the one who answers
“And will be able to penetrate through gas masks” this time the intruder says something without yelling
“What? How? Why is such thing being developed”
“Ask paul” the intruder scolds while looking at the scientist”
“The union was planning to use it on the major cities, I couldn’t live with myself if they were actually able to do it. So i slowly put little bits of research towards a cure, and made plans to destroy the information.” dialogues paul.
The intruder has now put every thing containing any data what so ever in the middle of the room. Including my solid state. “this is what happens when you put everything in one place” he mutters while dumping the chemicals on top. So much for that ssd with nothing left around the room a lit match is dropped on top of a chemical. “We only have a few seconds before this place blows” the intruder says
“And you didn’t untie me first?” paul aks
“I never planned too, you saw the data which is what's being destroyed”
The intruder begins to walk out of the room
“Without me you would of never of known this exists!” paul yells “You wouldn’t be able to destroy it!”
The intruder ignores this, not looking back. Without anything left to I bolt to the door trying to escape this vault. Guards are shooting at me, totally oblivious of the explosion about to happen. After only a few seconds of this I feel a sharp pain in my back. Falling to the floor The world turning black with one last word ringing. “ignismortem”
