30: The Awakening

Chapter 16: Escape Plan

Then Vladimir grabbed Alexander's foot and took it off his head throwing him off balance, he seemed to be bleeding from the earlier impact.

Seizing the opportunity that Alexander is stunned, Vladimir caught his breath and went straight for Alexander's face raining punches. Alexander now helpless on the floor with Vladimir on top aims for the side Vladimir's head with a food package that was on the floor.

Vladimir blocks it off then tries to knock Alexander out with a punch but Alexander is swift to catch the punch with his other hand then headbutts Vladimir who falls to the side, Alexander staggers on top of Vladimir and pulls out something from his pocket, before any one can react a scattershock is placed on Vladimir and Alexander tries to move away but Vladimir holds him as it goes off.

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Thankfully the scattershock is on minimum and they don't pass out but are both on the floor, exhausted. Everyone disperses and I and Ayodele assist Vladimir to his room.

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The girls and Khalid join us in the room to begin planning.

"Now that you have settled your differences with the other brute, it's time to set out a plan, I've noticed that the tubes which bring in food are large enough to allow a person crawl through." Khalid says, "The only problem is it locks after our meals are passed through and there are camera's watching us which is where your Nanote comes in, it'll hack into their main database and shut down the base for twenty seconds which is how long it'll take for the back up system to come back on. In that time, the six of us will split into pairs and crawl through the whites, according to Tony they follow a horizontal path before ascending gradually till we get to the kitchen, we'll have just twenty seconds before the doors of the tubes close again so we'll have to get in fast".

"What about sensors in the tubes?" I ask.

"During the hacking, your Nanote will cloak us from appearing on any of the trackers or sensors, we'll have ten minutes before we'll be found out so we have to be fast." Khalid replies.

"What of weapons?" Vladimir asks.

"We'll have to do without those, Alexander already blew that for us, because now they'll be stricter on supervision." Khalid replies. "Right now we have to learn everything we can and in two weeks we execute our plan. We really don't know what the outside world is like or how hard getting the shard will be but ensure you study your Nanote Charles".

"What about our Nanotes?" Rosita asks. "Can't they be modified like his?".

"They can, but it took Tony weeks to hack the coding of the NS7, I have no experience but we have a man on the outside who'll help us".

"Outsiders?". I ask.

"Tony had it all taken care of before he disappeared, but Tony is not gone, he's just misplaced in time." Khalid replies. "That's enough for now team, phase three begins tomorrow. Charles, study your Nanote, he has everything you need for our breakout".

"I've got it covered Khalid." I reply.