Codename: Alpha Zero

Chapter 16

MINA

We hurriedly went out of the mansion and walked to the garage, where a white Bugatti Centodieci is waiting for us.

"I assembled this myself," pagmamalaki ni Ocho pagsakay namin.

"Do you know where we are going?" naniniguradong tanong ko.

"How many times should I tell you that I am the Research Alpha and I know everything?"

"Sorry."

He drove until we arrived at an old warehouse. Bad guys really love to hide to old places, huh.

"Long time since I came here," Ocho said as we got out of the car.

"At bakit ka naman napadpad dito dati?"

"It's the first fight of the Alpha Fleet and the Omega. The whole Decade versus the fake Pentagon."

Pumasok na kami sa loob. The warehouse really looks empty. Tanging mga poste lang ang makikita dito. A light suddenly turned on in front of us. At nandoon si Candy at Janine. Nakatali sila sa isa't-isa at walang malay.

Tatakbo na sana ako papunta sa kanila nang pigilan ako ni Ocho. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

"I won't go there if I were you," sabi niya. "Firstly, you're not wearing your mask. Second, there might be traps on the way. Third, there's a big probability that they will ambush us when we went near the bait."

Napaisip naman ako. He's right. This might just be a trap. Pero anong gagawin ko para maligtas ko sila?

"Let me handle this," sabi ni Ocho. I felt relieved.

Nilabas niya ang Alpha8000 niya at dahan-dahang naglakad papunta kila Candy. The Alpha8000 is transformed into a dagger. Hindi ko alam kung bakit dagger ang nilabas niya kung pwede namang baril na lang.

Nang makalapit siya sa dalawa, may tatlong lalaki na lumabas mula sa madidilim na parte ng bodega. They are holding quarterstaffs.

"We didn't expected that one of the Decade will rescue the friends of their lower comrades," sabi ng isa sa mga lalaki. I can tell that they are one of the Omega because of their green camo pants.

"Don't worry. I can take all three of you at once. Hindi kayo mabo-bore sa 'kin," Ocho replied.

Sumugod agad ang tatlo ng sabay-sabay. Ocho put out his dagger and blocked and dodged the attacks of the three men. Pinalibutan nila siya at sabay-sabay na sumugod. Ocho jumped in the air and dodged the attacks. Sumugod siya sa isang lalaki at sinaksak ng dagger niya. But the man dodged the attack.

"You're just kids. Hindi niyo kami matatalo."

Sumugod ulit ang tatlo papunta kay Ocho. One of them landed a hit to him when the other two attacked him and he dodged. Nahirapan na siyang ilagan ang mga atake nila. May mga tumatama sa kaniya kahit pa may nahaharangan na siya.

Nilibot ko ang tingin sa paligid. When I found something that I could use, sumugod ako sa kanila habang busy sila sa pakikipaglaban kay Ocho at nakatalikod sa akin.

I struck the piece of wood to one of them. Napalingon sa akin ang dalawa pa at naging pagkakataon 'yon para masaksak ni Ocho ang isa sa kanila. Hindi pa bumabagsak ang lalaki ay sumugod na si Ocho sa isa pa. The man managed to block his dagger using his quarterstaff but Ocho is fast enough to find an opening and strike.

Tumayo ang lalaking hinampas ko kanina at sumugod agad sa akin. I dodged his attack and hit him on the face. Bumagsak siya na may dugo sa noo. Napalakas 'ata ang pagpalo ko. But I don't felt anything strange. Parang normal lang na makita kong gano'n ang naging epekto ng paghampas ko sa kaniya.