One Helluva Time

Chapter 19- Retribution

~~Elliot POV~~

It was 18:00, and that meant it was time to get geared up. Blitz, Moxxie, Millie, and I went to grab our choice of weapons. Blitz grabbed an AK-47 (modified of course), 3 combat knives, and a couple different kinds of grenades. Moxxie chose an AR-15 (with a scope because he prefers longer range encounters), a short sword, and some grenades. Millie picked out 2 desert eagles, a hatchet, and like everyone else grenades. Finally, I went with my normal gear in this sort of situation. An M16, Ol' Reliable like normal, my machete, and finally my good old boot knife. Honestly I was pretty scared, but I wasn't backing out. Our plan was to leave at 19:00 so we'd be there when it's dark. Since it was just 18:45 we sat down and waited for a little bit. I looked up at the others and saw they actually weren't scared, as far as I could tell.

Elliot: "Alright guys, listen to me. At any point there, if we're in a tight spot and I say go, you go. You guys are not gonna be a hero, I don't want any of you to get hurt. Got it?"

Millie raised her finger for a second as if to disagree.

Millie: "Bu..."

Elliot: "Got it?"

She put her finger down and solemnly nodded with the others. We didn't do much while waiting, mainly just talked about random shit. But before we knew it, it was time to go. I said goodbye to Loona, and we walked out the door.

~~Timeskip (20 minutes)~~

We were walking to one of the buildings next to Faragó's current base. No one was walking around that night, surprisingly. Once we made it to the top, Blitz got to work. He shot the line over to the roof of the office building, and wrapped the other end around t-shaped pole we found. After putting the gun back on his belt, he tugged on the rope to be sure it was secure, and gave me a thumbs up. He and Moxxie went back downstairs to go in another way. I gave Millie a pair of black gloves so it didn't burn her hands on the way down.

Elliot: "Well, ya ready?"

Millie: "Yup!"

With that she jumped, grabbed the rope, and got to the roof. I followed once she hopped off. After we both got our bearings we started moving. We snuck through the door and went to the 6th floor. Right out the door was a hallway, with 2 men (backs turned) guarding it. I did a quick hand signal to Millie and she nodded in response. She went behind the man on the right, I took the left. We pulled the garrote wires out of our watches and strangled them while pulling them back. My man gurgled and tried to speak but quickly went silent. As we moved down the hallway I heard speaking coming from behind a door.

???: "So wait, why are we doin this?"

???(2): "I dunno, something about taking down the AIA. Whatever that is."

???(3): "WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!? WE AINT GETTING PAID TO ASK QUESTIONS!"

The first 2 men groaned and stopped talking. It was obvious they weren't those super solider guys that Buck had. The way he spoke of them made them seem like mindless drones. Plus, they weren't paid at all, just sold. I looked at Millie, and we got in front of the door. Using my fingers, I counted down from 3 while mouthing the words.

Elliot: "Three"

Millie pulled her hatchet out and got ready.