Bent Fate (An Arknights Fanfiction)

Chapter 46

—Northwest Nansei—

Franka and her team have moved two miles from their base, maybe more than that. Now they are driving in the innermost side of a highway of four lanes.

There weren't a lot of cars going south. The northbound traffic is also light, or there is no traffic at all.

Their van speeds through the other vehicles, making the others look like they're in no rush.

Inside the van, all members of the team silently sit on their chairs. Firewatch has one knee down on the floor though, as she is making adjustments with her drone.

Meteorite is hugging her ballista while watching the elafia do her work. Beside her is Greythroat, also giving her crossbow a few quick tweaks.

Jessica is also at the floor, facing Firewatch, and holding the controller in her hand. An unlocked dark gray briefcase is on her lap.

Vanilla is watching them, silently asking herself a lot of questions. Of course, about all the gadgets in front of her.

Franka has been watching them through the rear view mirror for a while. She refrains herself from bullying her partner for now. Who knows how they might end up; on the side of the road, with the van turned upside down?

Both she and her partner watched as they passed by a directional traffic sign.

"Give me the map." Liskarm ordered, lending her hand.

"I can just tell you what you want to know." she suggests, "What is it?"

"The sign says that we're approaching a ramp. Are we going up?"

"Where's that ramp headed? We don't want to get close to the walls yet."

"Franka, I can't read Higashinese."

The vulpo sighs, "Oh, the mighty map, save us from the incompetence of this—"

"You better hurry."

"Alright, alright, coming up...", she pulls out the tablet from her bag and starts swiping on the screen. "You can also get out of the fast lane for extra time."

Liskarm ignored her and kept on the same lane.

"We are... going up that ramp. Westward, right?" she asks.

The vouivre glances at the right side mirror before talking, "Yeah."

The van turns to the right and up the ramp, proceeding to the overpass.

"And then..." Franka swipes more on the screen, following the road on the map. ".... this will take us to the Yamasunai production plant."

"What the hell is that?" Liskarm asks.

"Hmm..." Franka does a few taps on the screen, "Appliances. They have a lot of those in these parts."

Twenty minutes passed. They're up on a long curved road surrounded by shrubs and trees.

The smoke stacks gradually appeared above the treetops.

"This place looks rundown." Liskarm commented.

"Mhmm, but we're circling around. The fences."

As Franka told her, Liskarm waits until they reached the boom gates before turning right and around the corner.

She drives the van along the bumpy ground all the way to the back of the factories.

As they slow down to a stop, Franka turns her head to the backseats. "Okay, get out, secure a perimeter."