Double Crossed: Marionette

Chapter 3

I'm going to quickly explain the geography of the world after the Falling, which will be explained later.

Greyisal Empire (Parallax) is located in modern day Europe and the military is centered in Italy. The capitol is Lirana and is in the middle of modern Norway.

Maeryn Kingdom (Phoenix Rise) is in North America. The military is centered in Texas and the capitol is Antheron. Antheron is on the water of

Wasteland is located at the tip of South Africa. The cities are now ruins and deserted. Its very vast and has no interesting landmarks because of the war. Africa as a whole is where most if the war takes place.

The main countries are Maeryn and Greyisal, but there are lots of others with much less territory.

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An entire day passed before we crossed into Wasteland. I spent most of my time in my quarters besides the one stop in the Mediterranean to refuel. I was mostly bent over maps of Wasteland, trying to find a destination to look for this magic stick, Apollo's Scepter. We only had small clues as to where the scepter could be.

We approached the ruined plains of Wasteland. The rolling hills were dotted with stone structures that were crumbling and overgrown. Every hill revealed a new ruin, every one possible to hold a god's scepter.

"Commander West, please report to the cockpit, Commander West to the cockpit please." The sudden intercom message would have startled any normal person, but I heard the captain pick up the radio and his original message without the static. And I was there, leaning on the seat before he had put the intercom down. The old man glanced in the mirror and turned around with wide eyes. He jumped when he saw my figure leaning on his seat.

"Hello Captain." A menacing smile spread across my face and I watched his eyes grow in fear. He attempted to return the gesture, but failed miserably. Humans were so easy to intimidate.

He stuttered for a few seconds before speaking, "We're approaching another, smaller plane. It appears to have the Phoenix Rise markings. The crew consists of five agents. Two scientists, two fighters, and a pilot."

"Close in, fly over the craft. I want an entrance immediately. Push the elevation down so the team can come as well." Without waiting for a response, I turned and headed back to the rooms. I knocked on the doors of my team and waited not-so-patiently. Barnes came out and leaned against his door frame. "Hey Beauty, change your mind?"

"You never give up do you?"

"As you would say, 'nope'"

"Well Mr. Confident, I don't just need you. I know, shocking. There's a Phoenix Rise plane approaching and we're taking it. Inform the others. I will be arming myself with useless weapons."

"Already informed, Commander," said Agent Gardner whilst stepping out of his room. I heard Agent Shag and Murphy step out of their quarters as well, pistols already secure in their belts. Shag had a taser in a pocket. I could feel the electricity pulsing through the corridor.

I stepped into my room and zipped over to the dresser. Quickly, I strapped a pistol on my right thigh and a hunting knife to the other. A set of throwing knives was in straps on my belt. If I felt the need to conceal my dark powers, I was a deadly aim with knives. I slipped on a pair of combat boots and changed into a tight t-shirt, easy to move in and also not get in the way with unnecessary looseness. I didn't bother tying my hair back and stepped back into the hallway. I walked past the eyes of my team and went straight to the trapdoor in the main room, right behind the cockpit.

"Ready captain?" I said loud enough for humans to hear over the roar of the wind. They all had oxygen masks while the trapdoor was open. The pilot gave me a thumbs up and I crouched on the edge. My fingers counted down, three..., two..., one.

I jumped first onto the sleek white plane below. My landing wasn't heard by any of the mortals concealed inside. They didn't know who was here or what was coming. Agent Barnes jumped next followed by Agent Murphy. Shag came down on a rope ladder secured by Gardner. When he was safely down, Gardner clung to the ladder while shutting the trapdoor. I busied myself opening the emergency exit. From the outside. Impossible? I think not. My magic opens things quite quickly while making it look like it was all me. Because it was in fact, all me, in a way.

As soon as the door was open, I swung into what I assumed was the main room. I landed with my gun hand and crouched down. I aimed at the closest target as my team followed into the room. The girl was young, a little too young for her pilot's uniform. Her dirty blonde hair framed her terrified face. Her left hand hit the auto-pilot button and joined her death grip on the shaking pistol. The girl's eyes betrayed her and flicked over to the slightly older girl on the other side of the room. I smiled my devious smile as I changed my target to the new girl's back. The plane shook as my comrades slammed the door, silencing the winds but not the motors. The pilot saw my finger twitch like I was about to shoot, a game I played well. Her mouth opened and yelled, "Agent Carter!"

My target turned around, revealing ice blue eyes widened in fear. Before I hit the trigger, pilot girl jumped to push Carter out of my line of shot. I could of not pulled the trigger, but..., eh, didn't feel like it. And my bullet may have buried itself into the pilots head. Whoops. It wasn't fatal, so... I'm off the hook.

A second gunshot flew from behind me. This one planted itself into the agent's knee. She fell to the ground, squirming in pain. I holstered the pistol and brought out a piece of gray cloth. I gagged the pilot and bound the other agents through the plane. Carter was left unbound, She might be fun to play with. When I turned to look at her, she had a silent scream of pain etched across her face. It screamed 'I'm not a fighter because I'm so weak'. As I knelt beside her, her face showed a fight of consciousness. Slowly, Carter drifted into what I assumed was an uneasy sleep, judging by the flinches every now and then.

I hooked my arm under her waist and hoisted her up. Barnes offered to take her and I gave him a sour look, but obliged anyway. When I was free of my meat sack, I began searching the plane for special belongings I could use to my advantage. I mean, besides my intimidating nature. Where Agent Carter lay a minute ago, a gauntlet sat in her place. I picked it up in my claws. With my magnificent sight, I saw the screen had been activated by swiping. I swiped right, revealing a holographic message, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' So Agent Carter was someone's lovebird, how gross. Guess I'll do some DNA checks to see who the lucky man is.

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Hello again! This was our first scene with two main characters! *cheers*
If you want to read what happens next, go ahead and read Double Crossed: Agent Carter to learn more about her. But wait! Come back and learn the reason for Marionette's actions! Love y'all!