~Core-Tech Industries~
Wondering what the building really is, the team calls in Jeredy to look it over.
Jeredy: According to my sources, that building you're at is in fact a real hotel. It's the basement levels that we should be wary of.
Chase: Why is that?
Jeredy: The DoD calls that Facility TG7. The basement levels house an off-the-books DARPA lab conducting top secret research for the US Government.
Lincoln: So, the people trapped inside are all DARPA scientists?
Jeredy: Correct. Some of America's best and brightest are currently trapped 40 feet underground.
Danny: Yeah, except the triads weren't going down to the labs. They were going up.
Jeredy: That's because in order to prevent DARPA's top secret projects from getting into the wrong hands, the scientists house them in a vault, located in a room on the fourth floor. That room is also a front for the facility. Normally, it's ultra-secure, but after a major earthquake, with the power out, and with the city sent into chaos...
Dax: These guys seize the opportunity to steal a pretty dangerous new toy.
Lou: Any idea what they're after?
Jeredy: Not really. DARPA records barely admit that this lab exists, let alone describe the projects that they're working on.
Jinja: Okay, well, up is a very dangerous direction to be headed right now. So, if these triads are willing to take on that big a risk, it's gonna be a big reward.
Adam: Which means whatever they were after, bad things are gonna happen if they leave this island with it.
Jeredy: Well, then don't let them. I'm gonna go make some more calls. If I get information, I will get back to you.
Chase: Understood. *Hangs up*
~Masterson Hotel (Wreckage)~
Bren: So, what's the plan? Split up?
Chase: Seems likely. We can cover more ground. One team goes after the scientists down below, another goes up to the fourth floor. Maybe, we'll find Survivor #17.
Danny: You do know that's what people say in horror movies right before something terrible happens, right?
Chase: Yeah, but I mean, we've got two big problems, and both require our immediate attention.
Lou: Okay, well, I'll stay here and monitor you guys.
Dax: Considering the fact that we're also dealing with a triad that I used to hang out with, this is where Jin and I would be most useful. *Turns to Chase and Bren* And you're the last chance that those scientists are gonna have.
Chase: Fair enough.
Lincoln: Alright. Tani, you and I follow Chase and Bren. Danny and Adam, you're with Jinja and Dax.
*The team splits up*
Bren: Hey, we're not done talking about this birthday, Dax. If you don't die, we're gonna have a lot to celebrate.
Dax: Can't hear you.
Chase: Yeah, you could hear him.
~Medical Station~
Kumiko: If you're in pain or need medical attention, please move to this side of the tent and a doctor will see you as soon as possible.
Ayako: And if anybody knows who this dog belongs to, I'd appreciate the info.
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Quake Chasers
FanfictionChase and his friends and family are called to volunteer at Guam after an earthquake struck the island, but they later discover that not all is as it should be. I originally had this idea back when Hawaii Five-0 was around.