From Dusk to Dust (Destiny Fan Fiction)

8-Infiltration

After driving for two days and bickering with one another, they finally made it to where The Traveler was located. Small town in the middle of the great plains, the perfect place to sit afar and keep an eye on the surroundings. No tall buildings or hills. No mountains. The Traveler hung above the Earth, closer than the moon, but still far enough to allow aircraft to take off and land. The light emanating from it earlier in space was not there anymore, allowing people to stare at it all they want against the bright night sky.

Malachi, Alaura, and Tanis lay down under the tall, pale green grass a little ways away from the makeshift military barricade. The government had set up a perimeter block a few miles on each side of the small town to protect The Traveler and study it. Jeeps and other types of military issued cars parked behind the barricade to reinforce it more. Spotlights rotated back and forth, shining light on the only road and a few feet of grass on each side.

Tanis huddled on one side of Alaura, calm and collected. His light brown eyes stared at the Government takeover of the wide area. He thought they could actually finish this mission, but just staring at the site made his hope go down the drain. He set his head on his crossed arms and furrowed his brow. "Maybe you can see if you have security clearance?"

Alaura scoffed and watched the site through her night-vision binoculars, "That's a terrible idea." She wasn't expecting so many soldiers, cars, or security. The site was a makeshift barricade, so it'd be simple to get in, but there seemed to be no end to the site. There's a patrol around the perimeter. Shouldn't be too tough. Hopefully...

"As if going through with this idea wasn't bad enough." Malachi peered through his sniper scope, counting how many soldiers there were. The odds of the three of them getting to the Traveler dwindled as more soldiers were accounted for. He sighed heavily and set his sniper rifle down for a moment.

Alaura and Tanis glared at Malachi; they knew the idea was terrible, but they had no other choice. If other people saw them using their powers, even if it was an accident, there would be a serious backlash. That's not something they looked forward to.

Alaura returned to her objective and focused in on one part of the barricade below. "There. They patrol around the perimeter every few minutes. We just have to run over there and jump over to safety while they are on the other side."

"What then?" Tanis' voice was steady, but on the inside, he freaked out. Worry built up in his system, twisting knots in his stomach over the thought of his condition. Running through a military base of operations seemed like it would be bad for his body. He didn't want to overwork himself, so he contemplated on sitting out.

"We find a helicopter. We can take it up to whatever this thing is and try to find an entrance. I'm sure Ms. Hotshot over here can get it up into the air," Malachi answered him in a low tone.

Alaura ignored the name he called her, but didn't disagree. She knew she could fly the helicopter. She's done it twice. Third time's a charm. She retorted, "And how do you plan on stealing one without getting noticed?"

Malachi smirked and lay on his back. He stared up at the side of The Traveler and the starry night sky, and watched the stars twinkle brightly. "We'll leave that part up to Future Us when we're in the moment."

Alaura rolled her eyes, yet she knew he was telling the truth. They had nothing. No plan. She hated that. She always went in with a plan, but this mission went against everything she's ever done in her life. She always followed laws and obeyed her superiors, but here she was, about to break those two habits. She pushed the hatred away and focused on the problem. "That's sadly the best idea we have. We can't get in from the ground. As long as we don't get shot out of the sky, we should be able to do this."