Elites Chapter I: Rise of Endgame

Chapter VII: The Countdown

IATO HQ, Washington D.C.

8am, 4 Hours to Endgame Launch

It was early in the morning, but IATO had really sprung to life. All crews were on duty to ensure that the day's events would run smoothly. Pirch looked over from his office, there was absolutely nothing that could ruin today for him. He was wearing his best suit, and was preparing for the arrival of the dignitaries and ambassadors from around the world. "I never thought this day would come, years of waiting and working have finally paid off." He said to himself. Moments later, an armored green and white helicopter landed on the landing pad below. Marine One had just arrived. Out stepped the US President, he was not very tall, with orange-ish Caucasian skin, and a blonde toupee. He then walked into the building to be greeted by Pirch. "Mr. President. It is an honor to have you here for this momentous occasion. We're only hours away from taking a big step towards world peace." The President then said "The honor is mine, you have all your bases covered right?" Pirch then said "We have all security measures in place to ensure that Black Sun launches smoothly." The President then asked quietly "What about your rogues?" Pirch replied "The Elites are a really sneaky bunch, if they somehow escaped from the missile attack, they won't get far enough to do any damage. Our soldiers have been equipped with lethal weapons. They have orders to kill anybody who enters without permission."

Meanwhile a few miles away, Natalie was buying a few SD cards from an electronics store. When he left the store, he ran across the street to a coffee shop where his friends were waiting. "The virus is ready. It just needs to be put on the drives." Jay said sternly. Nat then handed him the new drives, and the Endgame USB. Nicole stopped her from giving him the USB, saying "Not this one. This drive here is our ticket to freedom if anything happens afterwards. Don't lose it." Nat put the other drive in her pocket for safe keeping right after. The other drives were plugged into Zach through a terminal they bought. After a minute, they were each pulled out and ready to go. They stepped out of the coffee shop and headed over to the front gate of the massive base.

Outside the base three hours later, there were guards carrying heavy weapons. Natalie walked up to them from across the street and said "Excuse me, but I need to get in now." The guards replied "Sorry kid. We've got strict orders that nobody enters." Nat then said "I've got a really important meeting with Director Pirch here in 15 minutes." One guard said "Oh is that so." He then stood in place, doing absolutely nothing. Natalie finally gave up and said "Fine. I'll just use the old entrance. Thanks for nothing Dickhead." She then walked back across the street towards an old manhole that had not been opened for decades. She pulled the manhole out to find a ladder that looked as if it was never used. Instead of looking old and smelly, it was perfectly clean. She quickly climbed down the ladder, and the Elites would follow behind her. At the bottom of the ladder was a long and narrow hallway. They went down the passageway towards a second ladder. They climbed up and opened the hatch. The Elites emerged on the inside of IATO tower. After a few minutes, they made it back to their lounge. "You're gonna need a distraction to even get near the satellites." Robert said before the rest were suiting up. "You guys keep going and get what you need. I'll create a diversion so you can get in." As they split off, Jayson gave his friend his suit, a grappling hook, and smoke grenades. "Good luck buddy." He said right before he left the room and headed to the generators. Meanwhile the other Elites were grabbing whatever they thought would be useful. Bluestone grabbed two metal gloves that had grappling hooks built in, as well as a thin knife. Ruby grabbed a pair of swords and more smoke grenades. Sapphire swapped out his regular arm for a retractable cannon. Amber chose a special visor for her mask that pointed out pressure points in the body. After a few minutes of suiting up, the Elites were ready to stop Endgame.