Omega 17

(Chapter Nine) The Life of Another

*Jake awakens with a start as he hears Ryan pounding on his door for him to wake up. he checks his watch and groans. its only seven AM. grumbling he gets up and flexes his back cracking it with a moan of relief. picking up his glasses he puts them on and opens the door Ryan waiting*
"the others are downstairs ready...we need to get moving to make sure we catch the Transport...Jake....are you ready?"
*Jake nods his eyes grim and set all tiredness gone. Ryan claps him on the back and motions for downstairs. moving to the bottom floor they head outside the day clear and sunny once more. stepping into the hover car Ryan starts it up and they all set off west towards a small section of Starstruck only a few miles from Brookwell. veering off the main road Ryan turns onto a seldom used section. speeding up his eyes are set dead ahead the road turning from metal and shining chrome to slightly rusted and bent. Violetta looks around anxious and a bit worried*
"ummm Jake....is this road safe?..it seems a bit...um old"
*Jake chuckles and shakes his head*
"its perfectly fine this road was left behind many years ago when the Hyperway was built over head but alot of people have taken up to keeping it at least somewhat maintained mostly less undesirables and criminals to use as a way of transporting goods between cities. we found it a long way back when we were on the run from Blackwell"
*this comforts Violetta some but now she constantly cranes her neck to see if they are being followed. chuckling softly Jake turns back facing the front and closes his eyes relaxing the best he can knowing what is ahead and the impossible feat they are about to do. rolling around ten o clock they pull into a large parking area in Brookwell a bustling city of industry producing military weapons of war and Blackwells technologies the center of the city holds the Blackwell Communications tower for Omega 17 a large ugly structure bent and twisted like a spiders web pulled together. Jake looks up at it his eyes filled with hate and he turns away. stepping out of the car the five of them begin to make their way towards a lot on the other side of the city square holding Blackwell land transports and Star Transports over a hundred of them Blackwell Troopers and Heavy Shock Troopers patrolling around them. looking to Ryan and Shaoun Jake speaks*
"Shaoun Ryan you know what to do"
*they nod and slip off Shaoun left Ryan right. Dipper nods without needing consent and follows Ryan"
"stay close to me Violetta things may get bloody"
*She nods slightly scared and follows closely. moving in the shadows once more Jake makes his way around several guards and stops behind a star transport just as a cry of alarm is head and a loud explosion ensues. Jake grins quickly popping out of cover as Ryan comes in next to him Dipper close behind*
"Wheres Shaoun?"
*Ryan points over to where several Heavy Shock Troopers are trying to fight off what looks like a blur and Jake grins*
"Quickly get inside and start up the transport ill go get him"
*moving quickly a cheetah on the hunt Jake springs from cover immediately incinerating the nearest guards their screams frozen midstream as they crumble to nothing but ashen bones with a clatter the guards start to panic now having two enemies to face not to mention one of them is a Meta-human. one of the guards screams dropping his gun and running away ducking behind a transport to avoid a fire blast. Shaoun slices two of the Heavy Shock Troopers down the middle blood spraying everywhere his eyes ablaze*
"SHAOUN! LETS GO THE TRANSPORT IS READY COME ON!"
*Jake screams to him as he fire blasts another guard to nothing but ash. Shaoun sprints and jumps using a guards head as leverage and somersaults over the troopers trying to stop him. without breaking stride he runs towards the transport and slides inside. closely followed Jake enters and Ryan takes off plasma bolts and gunfire pinging off the outer armor. it doesn't take long for it to fade as they begin to enter the outer atmosphere and into space*
"BAHAHAH! THAT WAS BLOODY WELL DONE DONT YOU THINK!?"
*Jake laughs jubilantly his spirits high. the rest smile and chuckle with him as they fly forward heading towards the Dalrons soon to be coordinates*
"its almost time the Dalron should be arriving soon Ryan get on that console and get us those access codes"
*Ryan nods and begins hacking and searching his way thru hundreds of lines of code searching for the access code. Violetta sits down in a seat trembling slightly and Dipper sits down to comfort her. Jake stares out into the empty vast of space and sighs....finally...the plan is coming together and everything will be ok....Amara....that is what he is doing all of this for...for the one person who ever understood him the one person who risked everything for him the one person he truly loved...and the one person he left behind. rubbing his eyes as a sudden sting comes to them he strides over to the portside window and stares out into the distance as the stars begin to distort and converge. within moments a massive warship comes into view as if from thin air: The Dalron. massive in size and scope it hosts thousands of missile bay systems plasma turrets machine gun turrets and the gods only know how many other offensive and defensive equipment. its shape is slightly narrow in the front like a spear but flat in the back. on the left side houses the massive array of Shadow Fighters and Strike bombers ready to deploy at a moments notice. on top of it all it hosts the best shield generator Blackwell can offer: a Transfusion Shield Generator capable of absorbing the entire Earths nuclear arsenal without a single mark. a voice crackles over the intercom of the Transport*
"This is The Dalron. State your business and access codes"
*Jake turns to Ryan and Ryan gives a thumbs up pointing to the console he had been working on. going to the intercom Jake brings his voice down deeply*
"My name is Officer Tracer i am on Blackwell top brass business i was invited on board by Commander Fargo my access codes are as follows: 223-68345-987 Sign Alpha Sigma"
*with breath baited they wait. after a moment the voice comes back*
"Thank you sir i apologize for the delay security measures you know welcome aboard Officer Tracer please proceed to docking bay number three"
*Jake suppresses a urge to breath out loud and laugh and proceeds to guide the transport to the docking bay. a few moments later they land gently inside a massive docking bay filled with thousands of other transports. it is quiet the workers asleep in stasis for the hyper jump to the Council world. quietly the five step out of the transport Violetta lighting up her hands and hiding Jakes Meta-human signature and her own. moving carefully Jake opens up his comm and puts in the number for Fargo. after a moments beeping a light but commanding tone answers*
"Jake Brackson...i was wondering when you would call its about bloody time mate. now i am not about to waste any time. you need to move to your left from the landing bay and head towards two large veridium doors marked Cargo. move thru those and then proceed down the long hallway and veer right you will come across a large door marked Fighter Bay Repair. go thru there and it should be a straight shot to the otherside towards the other half of the bay and a free run to the Fighters. thats all i can do for you other then delay my soldiers. move quickly. everything else is on you"
*the voice crackles out and it goes silent. Jake looks to the others and they all look back nodding. quickly they follow Fargo's instructions and they move carefully and quietly.they head down the paths only encountering a few soldiers along the way easily evading them and avoiding them. it takes about thirty minutes but they finally make it to the port bay the Shadow Fighters in sight: Sleek,and narrow like the Dalron they sport a black and red finish twisting like a drill of color around them. quickly they all begin to board the ships Dipper and Violetta to one, Jake to his own Ryan to one and Shaoun to his own making it a effective four fighters instead of three. quickly the get the navigator codes after persuading the Officer for the launch codes. It takes a few moments but they get set off launching out of the bay like rockets....when the alarms begin to blare*
"INTRUDERS IN THE PORT BAY! INTRUDERS IN THE PORT BAY! THEY HAVE STOLEN FIGHTERS SEVEN THRU TEN FIRE ON SIGHT I REPEAT FIRE ON SIGHT!"
*The voice of Fargo blares out and Jake swears loudly*
"GOOD FOR NOTHING FUCKING TRAITOR! I KNEW WE COULDN'T TRUST THE FUCKING BASTARD!"
*RYans voice rings out over the comms as the turrets on the Dalron begin to open fire. thousands of machine gun fire blasts thru the empty vastness of space and the five begin to swerve and duck under the relentless slaughter. spreading out of the tight formation they fly in different directions preparing for hyper launch towards Garvon Six*
"DIPPER RYAN SHAOUN EVASIVE ACTION NOW! GET IN THE CLEAR GOD DAMMNIT!"
*the four little Fighters buck and heave under the onslaught the shields taking damage as they are hit. moving quickly Shaoun,Dipper and Jake move into the clear when Ryans voice crackles over the intercom*
"Jake....im hit i can't move too fast...they are sending out the other Fighters...you gotta go ill hold them off"
*Jakes eyes widen and he pivots his own Fighter around*
"NO! OH NO YOU FUCKING DONT! WE HAVE COME TO FAR YOUR NOT GIVING UP ON ME NOW NOT NOW!"
*Jake goes to charge headlong into the swarm rapidly approaching when his screen flashes and he loses control of his ship as it forcefully turns around back towards the open space*
"WHAT THE FUCK!?"
*Jake tries to jam the controls and turn it back around frantically when Ryan speaks again alarms blaring in the background now*
"I knew you wouldn't take no for an answer...i overrode your controls...Shaoun..Dipper..Violetta...look after him...im sorry Jake...this is all i can do..please keep going....you have to survive...i know you can do it...we had some good times...don't forget"
*the comm crackles off again and tears begin to fall rapidly down Jakes cheeks as he screams at the console screaming for it to turn around as Ryan pivots his own Fighter and charges head long into the swarm. the ship rocks and bucks as it is hit with incoming fire. inside the cockpit a smile plays on Ryans bloodied lips as he begins to hum a soft tune closing his eyes the console flaring red. SELF DESTRUCT IN T-MINUS TEN SECONDS the console flashes. Ryans voice echos inside the cockpit as he hums and smiles wider*
"Reesha...i am coming home Reesha....im coming home..."
*Jake watches helplessly as he pounds on the Fighters cockpit windows as he sees Ryans Fighter plunge headlong into the swarm...and then detonate*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! RYAN! RYAAAAAN!!!"
*He screams his voice cracking as the Fighter suddenly compresses then expands flying into Hyper Travel....and into darkness*