DreamWorld
Artur bashes a Agents face into pulp against a wall before he uses the body as a human shield, forming one himself behind the body as the intense fire from the firing line didn't let you and as a Rocket Launcher fired a missile, Artur uses the shield to absorb the blast before he types a sequence onto the shield and throws it, watching as it slams into the ground near the firing line before it displaces the rocket impact it absorbed and explodes, taking out the entire Agent Line in a flashy gory explosion. Artur walks through the gory pulp of exploded bodies as he begins hand to hand disarming the remaining Agents, snapping necks and limbs as he then goes to the Hub and downloads the next set of codes as he dials Xander.
Artur: One more code source left. Making my way there now.
Outside of the hub,The Two Figures watch as Artur eventually leaves the Control Hub as they nod at one another and head towards presumably his next location.
Reality
Vade checks the scans as he sees his routes closing up as he turns down a street and looks back at three.
Vade: I hope you guys are getting what you need…
Vade continues to focus on the road as he watches a cavalcade of vehicle's, led by Alex and Chris, leading Winston to his secure location as Vade doesn't notice a car trailing him.
DreamWorld- Inferno
Xander pours Tegan and Leon a drink as he raises the glass.
Xander: One more to go.
The two tao their glasses as Xander and Leon finish their drinks as Tegan sips at hers, Xander noticing her.
Xander: What's on your mind.
Tegan: Is it true, all that shit that suit sOf?
Xander: I was in the Dreamer division for Orion Industrial yes.
Tegan: Did you really murder all the others? The Dreamers…?
Leon looks at him as Xander smirks.
Xander: I did.
Tegan: Why?
Xander: When I went to my lead, Ian...he was scared. I achieved the possible. Long range Infiltration and an Echo. He told me he was going to have me put out. I'd seen enough to know that that meant I wasn't going to leave that building alive. I appealed to the others for help. To stop the autonomy Orion Industrial had over our lives our gifts...non agreed. And so when the D.R.C came to take me away...I fought...I did everything I could to escape. And that meant killing a lot of people. Been hiding ever sense.
Leon: Plotting and planning.
Xander: Exactly
Tegan:I'm with you in this...I wanna see this new world...but…
Xander: All I've asked for is your loyalty. All I'll ever ask for is that. That, you have my word on.
Tegan nods as she finishes the drink, Xander smirking at her as he fills her glass back up along with his own and Leon's.
Tobias and Valencia stand around the table as Lucifer lights a cigar and puffs on it as Esmeray and Van are connecting to another neural link.
Esmeray: This will transmit everything to our associate outside the dream share's phone. He'll handle the rest.
Van: The source code is Advency22890.
Esmeray types the codes into her phone.
Van: Date.
Esmeray: July 13th, 2055.
Van: Checking…
Van's eyes flashes colors before he sneers.
Van: You can't be serious…
Esmeray: Now...or I'll call him over ..
Van: You crazy bitch...Voice command...override... Hirsch...code word, Awakened.
Esmeray sneers and grimaces as the information begins downloading to her phone as she hits send.
Reality
Vade looks to see his phone suddenly receiving source link coded and he fist pumps.
Vade: Alright, Esmeray! Fuck yes…
Vade swerved and headed down a different path, watching for clean lanes and roads to take as he still hadn't noticed the tracking vehicle tailing him.
DreamWorld
Tobias watches as Esmeray gets what she needs from the Van as Valencia rubs his shoulders.
Valencia: What's bothering you.
Tobias: Something just feels off...like everything's happening so fast and out of control…
Valencia: I know what you mean.
Tobias: You do?
Valencia: Ever since this morning I felt like something was changing...not just here... but out there also.
Tobias nods as Valencia takes his hand and squeezed it.
Valencia: We'll get through it tho. Together.
Tobias nods and smiles at her as Lucifer perks up and looks outside.
Lucifer: You have company.
Tobias quickly heads to the door and looks out of the window as he sees D.R.C agents swarming about.
Tobias: D.R.C finally found us.
Esmeray: Download at 78 percent! keep them out of here till then!
Tobias nods as Xander looks over at him as Tobias and Valencia begin to barricade the door.
Xander: Need some help…?
Tobias glares at him as he smirks and drinks as Tegan and Leon ignore them as they can hear the D.R.C issuing commands outside.
Tobias looks about as Valencia looks worried as Xander stands from the Table and tells the other to stay behind as he comes up next to Tobias.
Xander: You're gonna need the help.
Tobias: I can do this by myself.
Xander: Sure you can. But why?
Tobias sighs as he looks at Esmeray who was just watching Van carefully.
Tobias: Alright, fine.
Tobias and Xander smirk as Tobias moves what he and Valencia had used as a makeshift barrier.
Tobias: We're coming out!
Tobias nods as he surrounds himself with a glimmer shield as Xander does the same the two opening the doors as they walk out and shut the doors behind them as gunfire immediately erupts. Valencia looks at Lucifer who just smirks.
Lucifer: They'll be okay.
Valencia nods as she watched the doors as she can hear gunfire, explosions and screams happening all around the Bar.
Reality
Vade parks the Town Car as he gets out and goes to the back, opening the side door as he checks his phone to see it's almost at 85 percent.
Vade: Awesome.
Vade quickly jumps out of the way as the Car that was trailing him tries to run him down, hitting the side of the car as Tobias, Van and Esmeray induced bodies flip around as Vade quickly rolls and gets to a knee as he opens fire at the Car, hitting the bulletproof glass as it turns and stops as Vade empties the clip and lowers the gun as he realizes he doesn't have any reloads. He drops the gun and pushes his glasses up as he watches as nothing happens for a moment before the Car turns off and both doors open, two figures stepping out as Vade watches and lowers his head.
Vade: Figured it would be you two.
Orion Industrial's best Untethering Agents, Ash Dameron and Mario Sandoval both step out and walk towards Vade who holds his ground as Ash looks inside the Car to see the three.
Ash: Found Board Member Hirsch.
Mario: Vade. You've really fallen so long, brother.
Vade: Says Orion's top lapdog.
Mario: You held that position once you know. A lot like the pot calling the kettle black, hmm?
Ash: I'm going to infiltrate.
Mario: Be sure to Untether him without damage, Winston does not want his mind to suffer any neural decay, he's too valuable.
Vade: Can't let you do that.
Vade moves to cut them off as Mario makes a face.
Mario: Let's not do this Vade. I can pretend you didn't have anything to do with this. You were a good Agent. The best. I'm asking you nicely. Turn and walk away.
Ash grabs a neural link set and Vade again moves to cut them off, Mario sighing as he quickly grabs Vade and hip tosses him down, Vade landing hard as he quickly snaps up and throws a series of quick strikes at Mario but Mario dodges them and blocks the last hit before landing a counter punch.
Mario: You've gotten slower. Ash, now.
Ash nods and gets into the car, linking up with the A.N.N. device as Vade sneers and stands as he spits out blood as Mario blocks his path hands behind his back.
Mario: Care to try again?
Vade sneers and screams as he attacks.
End of chapter.