Agent Zero

chapter 3

A loud beep made Zero pause in his tracks. He scanned the grounds once more until he saw a white van pull up to the gates.

Interesting.

The gate slowly rolled open and six men accompanied the van as it slow rolled down the drive to the side of the grand place.
One of the men suddenly turned and looked up.

Zero froze. No way the man could  see him. He frowned but stayed put.
Then he heard it.
The faint wafting sound of big rotors.

A chopper.
Well well things got more
interesting by the minute.
He looked up and searched for the aircraft.

He caught sight of it after thirty seconds. Not because he had great eyesight but because the chopper was coming in at a very alarming speed.

The Ruzzo guards all turned towards the chopper and suddenly as if they had the same mind they started running.

Zero was annoyed but curious as well. He watched as the chopper grew larger as it came closer and as it closed in he could make out the mean built.

Zero turned back to the property and was slightly amused by the sight. The guards scattered like roaches. They were running left and right. For guards of the mightiest mafia leader they sure were sloppy. The van, that had been sitting at the side entrance with one open back door, suddenly roared to life. One guard slammed the door and the van started to reverse. Fast.

Zero put down the rifle.
Time to move.

He packed in record time and walked towards the door as if he had been watching the stars instead of aiming a high powered rifle at a gang.

He made it to his car without a problem. Just as he got in, gunfire rang out.

Zero frowned. What in hell was happening around here.

He started his car and drove to the entrance. He sat there waiting.

Exactly two minutes and thirteen seconds later he heard tires screeching.
The sound of the helicopter was now deafening. Obviously it was flying low.
He watched as the white van, now flanked in front and back by each a dark grey SUV roared past him
The helicopter hot in pursuit of the small convoy.

The movie like scene got only a slight unimpressed crease in the eyebrows from Zero.

Out of nothing bullets rang out. Zero caught muzzle flashes coming from the chopper.

So that's how it was going to go.

He put it in drive and cut in between panicked pedestrians to pursue the scene.

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The helicopter was relentless.

Zero had been weaving and dodging cars and people left and right to keep up with the reckless convoy. They were trying hard to lose the chopper that's for sure.
They were now nearing the Industrial area.

The chopper kept pursuing but had ceased fire.

Or so they all thought.

A missile suddenly whistled it's way to the convoy. Zero was a fairly safe distance behind but decided to multiply that immediately. He braked hard as the missile hit the first car.

The car exploded in a huge fire ball. The van skidded and swerved but the explosion was so intense that it knocked the van over. It slammed to the ground on its side and slid into a barrier.

The last car wasn't left undamaged.
The windows blew out and the car kept driving. The car slammed into the fiery wreck and exploded as well.

Zero observed as the chopper hovered a good minute above the destruction and then turned and flew away. He raised his arm and snapped a few quick pictures on his phone.