Metal Vs Storm

Operation: $urvive & $acrifice

Author's note: just a warning, there WILL be light swearing, gore and a whoooooole lotta deaths.

Happy reading! (Don't take that serious.)
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“What exactly are we dealing with here?” the white haired, ice alchemist asked as they walked off the platform from the trains.

“A few days ago, we got a call, ‘parently a girl was being hunted by a pretty powerful group of people.” The heterochromatic Colonel got straight to the point.

“A girl being hunted by a powerful group, not usually their style.” Toshiro raised his eyebrow.

Colonel Blackstone hummed in agreement, “Usually, but that’s not all.” He paused to check a file in his hand, “From what we understand, a rich man by the name ‘Callahan Whittaker’ was killed by this group, that kid their looking for just happened to see it all when coming home from school, she was to be protected and taken for a full report by officers but never made it.”

“To think her life would be turned upside-down from something her couldn’t help, so happened after?” the white-haired officer sighed.

“That’s just it, believe it or not, me managed to get an officer in the inside.” Colonel Blackstone groaned at the incredulous look the Ice Alchemist sent him, “Yes, I can be useful too, anyway, he said that the girl got away but then hid in the cover of a mall. A mall they plan to attack just for her.”

“When?”

“Tonight, in five hours’ time.”

7:52 p.m

Westmire Mall

Current occupants: 5 security officers, 1 protection target

1 hour and 8 minutes till attack
    
“Alright people, here’s the plan!” the voice of Colonel Blackstone came over a small earpiece in the officer’s ears, it was connected to a small rod that had a mouth piece connected to respond.

‘Their technology is far behind and they still manage to surprise me.’ Toshiro mused.

“I want troops on the outskirts and the surrounding area, there will be two snipers at their specified spots on the way……” the plans were laid and the traps were set, all to do was wait.

“Alright, I know you’re probably wondering, why don’t just get in, get the girl and leave, but it’s more complicated than that, the building has already been compromised from the inside, anyone can get in but no one can get out as far as we know, therefore we will be sending in one of the Alchemists, the Ice Storm Alchemist as you are familiar with and another already inside, retired field officer Thane Seiya.” Toshiro took this as his que and started walking towards to building. “Alright, EVERYONE IN POSITION, Colonel Blackstone out.”

Infiltration was simple, one vent in the back with a one-way grate, easy to get in… not so much to get out. That added with the fact that it was too small for just anyone to enter ‘Joy….” and the risk of injury was too great from there to get in the building. Unfortunately, there was no possibility to get the girl out. ‘Why not use the doors…’ one would ask but with the note of impending doom, the officers had panicked and pressed the lockdown button and metal grates covered every exit, it would take too long to get a team down for that so in the meantime they sent the Alchemist as backup to work with the retired officer and four trainees.

Toshiro gritted his teeth in irritation and pulled on the collar of his uniform while crawling through the vents. Colonel Blackstone said that his coat was like a beacon in the night so they made him wear his regulation uniform because that was so much better apparently…