Chapter 28: Slaughter

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Chapter 28: Slaughter 

“Stay on my back.” Kai ordered as he and the other slipped an ear bud into their heads. They would no longer be able to see the screens, but he could hear the people on them.

Be careful.” he heard Kyma say. “There might be some surprises.”

“Roger that.” Kai said. “We're pulling up next to the door.” A glance out the window and he saw the mini-sub. The sub room from the Dragon told them to wait as they connected to the door on the base.

A few minutes later. He got a confirmation that they were connected and clear to enter.

Kai nodded to one of his men. That man opened the hatch to the small tunnel that led to the base door.

The 'tunnel' was barely two feet long and another man ran ahead of Kai to open that door.

The men with Kai were very well trained, experts at what they did. But he was too, and he fit in with them like a glove.

In a move that was almost completely in sync, Kai and the men raised their guns and pointed it at the door.

Kai nodded to the man waiting to open it.

He turned the giant wheel on it and a loud clang reverberated through the air, then he pulled the door open.

Without missing a beat, Kai and his men ran forward, turning with their gun barrels, checking around them for any sign of a threat.

Uh...guys...” Ilia's voice came over the ear buds.

“Not now.” Kai cut her off.

This is kind of important. You'll want to hear this.”

Later, Ilia.” Jack's voice cut her off this time.

But...” she hesitated but Kai could hear her desire to tell them. Ilia was silly most times, but when it came to her job, she performed flawlessly. If she thought it was important enough to tell them now, it was probably important.

“Give us a minute to clear the area.” he told her as his men branched out to explore the different areas of the base.

The room they came out into looked like it was just an office with an incredible view out of the windows. There were three desks, one turned over on its side, and all three chairs that went with it flipped around the room. The floor was coated with papers, ripped and shredded, and the dust marks on the two upright desks outlined where computers had sat.

Kai and the two men that had followed him, advanced on a door.

Again, one of the men behind him opened it, allowing him to point his gun without being hampered by doing it himself.

The door led to a tunnel that led to another door. Kai nodded and a man ran ahead to open that one.

Kai, seriously! You need to see this!” Ilia interrupted again.

“Not now, Ilia.” Kai snapped. He nodded to his man.

This time, when the door opened, Kai found himself pointing his gun at a man.

“Freeze!” he ordered the man who put up his hands, showing he had no weapons of his own. “What's your name?”

Instead of replying, the man began moving his hands erratically. “I don't read sign language.” Kai said out loud.

It's okay. I do.” Jack told him. “Point the camera more at his hands.”

Kai let one hand off his gun and adjusted the camera.

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