I arrived at the shooting range, Jessica was shooting one of the sniper rifles, never really wondered why she always uses sniper rifles. I knew that they really weren't that effective at close range.
"Hey Jessica" I said
She turned around pointing the massive rifle towards the ground.
"Hey Abby, never thought I see you here" Jessica said
"Yeah, what is that rifle you're using called" I asked
She looked down and the huge gun she was cradling in her arms
"This thing here is a Steyr HS .50" Jessica said
"Whoa sounds cool!" I said
"Why do you ask, I thought guns weren't your thing" Jessica replied
"I don't know, just had a craving to use a gun" I said
"Oh, I get where you're coming from!" Jessica replied
"Have any ideas for what I should use" I asked
She sat the rifle down at an angle so it was laying against the wall.
"Well for a newbie such as yourself, I think we can start off with the Five Seven" Jessica said
"Five Seven?" I asked
"Yeah, the Five Seven handgun. The name is kinda clever in a way, the name of the gun is the same as the bullet the gun fires, a 5.7 mm." Jessica said
"Huh, so what about your rifle" I asked
"The .50 at the end is what the rifle fires. The rifle fires a .50 BMG caliber round from its long barrel, but not all gun's names are like that." Jessica responded
"Oh..." I said, trying to wrap my head around the situation.
"Here" Jessica said, handing me a gun, holding it from the barrel.
I take the gun and I immediately feel it's cold grip in my hand. It was oddly heavy for such a small thing.
"This doesn't feel right..." I said
"It does trust me, now I want you to aim down the sights of the gun" Jessica said
I lifted the heavy handgun up and looked through the little knobs on the top, my arms making a 90 degree angle.
"Relax your arms a bit" Jessica said
"Relax them?" I asked
I felt Jessica's chest touch my back as she reached her hand past my back and rest them on my elbows. She began to push them inward and I let my arms do what Jessica told them to do. My arms became flat and the Five Seven was out directly in front of me.
"Now aim down the sights again" Jessica said
I looked down the knobs again.
"O...okay" I said
"Now, whenever you're ready, squeeze the trigger with your index finger. That will fire the gun" Jessica said
I made sure I was still looking clearly through the knobs on the top of the gun. I saw the target through the sight and I made sure I aimed in the center of the target. I then pulled the trigger.
:------:
"Wow Abby! you're a natural!" Jessica cried
I ended up trying like 20 different handguns, but I ended up liking the Five Seven.
"Well, I think I made my choice" I said
"Well what is it?" asked Jessica
"I think I'll go with the Five Seven" I replied
"Nice choice" Jessica said
I put the Five Seven in my back pocket, and Jessica handed me a few clips for the gun.
"It's almost midnight, you should get ready" Jessica said
"Alright" I replied
Jessica smiles and turns back around, continuing to fire her rifle. I left the shooting range and made my way out into the lobby of the warehouse. Macy seems to be working on something with Mercedees.
"Hey guys!" I said
"Hey Abby" Mercedees said
"Are you doing anything important cause I want to ask Macy something in private" I asked
"Oh not really, just making sure we got everything for the trip, what is it?" Macy said
"Okay, well follow me" I said, turning to walk with Macy
Macy and I walked around for a bit before she broke the ice.
"So, what did you want to ask me" Macy asked
"Well due to you helping us out, do you have a power" I asked
"I do! how did you know!" Macy asked
I was taken back at how excited she sounded, I thought it would be a sensitive subject for her.
"Your okay with me asking?" I asked
"Yeah, it's fine" Macy said
"What is it then?" I asked
"My power is Energy Manipulation, the most I can keep stored away is about....... 3 megawatts, but I can only fire about 500 watts." Macy said
"3 Megawatts!" I cried
"Yep, a lot firepower am I right" Macy laughed
"That's insane" I said
"Yeah, the cool thing about it is my body will start to spark when I'm at my max limit" Macy said
"Alright everyone it's time, we leave for Delacroix's facility in 3" Mercedees shouted
"Welp, that's our queue" Macy said
"Yep" I said, my fear shooting through the roof
Macy and I make our way to with the group is piled up.
"Okay everyone, let's go over the plan!" Mercedees said
Mercedes went over the plan with the group, Fisher, Macy, and I was in charge of getting the info from the computer that was located on the 25th floor. Mercedees's team was in charge of the assault, and everyone else was to keep reinforcements off us. Once everyone knew what their role was, we all got into the jeeps and took off towards Portland, it was a 3-hour drive from Bend.
"Hopefully we get some pointers on where Delacroix's main base is" Jessica said
"Yeah, I hope to. Kinda sucks that he isn't at this one" I said
"Why is that?" Jessica asked
I looked at her
"Because I don't get to kill him" I replied
YOU ARE READING
Budder Rising: The Delacroix Arc
ActionRick was just a normal 8th-grade student, trying to get by, and worrying when the next test was due, but when he gets called to the principal's office and gets invited to this unknown experiment. His life slowly begins to change and is given somethi...
