The big day is here and everyone watches as Rin, Jet and Jake go out first.
Rin moves straight forward crossing the Street, Jet takes a left and Jake a right, they drop the first 3 mist purifiers and report to each other to wait.
Rin takes a deep breath from behind the mist she can see the infected going in the direction they want them to go. She takes a few steps forward just at the edge of where the mist stops.
"Rin you have incoming. Some of the ones from Jake and Jet's side are coming your way, put on your infrared glasses and stay deep in the mist." Colin warns observing from behind the computer.
She checks with the Comms phone where the infected are. She freezes instantly feeling them run over her feet and some bump into her.
"Ow!" Rin cries out when another infected bumps into her leg.
"Rin! What's going on?" Chronos asks from behind the shield. He heard her pain so clearly it's like he was the one that got hurt.
"Don't worry, the mist heals minor injuries. I feel better already." She reports while moving forward the infected are now going the right way.
She takes a step forward and walks towards point B to plant the next purifier. She stays in the heart of the mist and watches as the infected change direction towards the single street they are purposely leaving open.
"It'll take time for the mist to completely combine on the South West, don't get out of the mist yet." Colin commands seeing the infected dying in the mist helping others get away.
Rin checks her Comms, "You guys most are gathering in basements. Too many are gathering inside the buildings."
Colin turns to Chronos, "Go in. Be careful." He says checking on the twins. They don't have that problem because on their side it's mostly rubble of what buildings used to be.
Chronos follows behind Rin, "Use the vents trick. I'll seal it back again." He says staying a short distance away from her.
Rin goes building by building destroying the vents and throwing the smaller cans of purifier mist. The fans in the building do the heavy lifting.
Chronos rewinds the open air vents shut and stays behind Rin. He checks the Comms phone while Rin goes on ahead, "The rodents are running out, but some are trying to enter the buildings without blue mist, we're going to need Split clones." He reports maintaining a safe distance away from Rin.
Colin looks at Lily first for the go ahead.
Lily nods.
"Go." Colin says nodding at him.
Split sends out clones into the buildings to leave larger air purifier floor by floor.
"Jet! Jake! You've reached the edge of the city. Use your powers to go north and leave purifiers in the buildings, there are infected in there use your portals to escape." Colin says
Kevin sighs, "I've been trying to teach them the spatial awareness trick, but they don't get it." He says worried this won't work without the power, but he keeps his thoughts to himself.
"What's that?" Rex asks.
"Spatial awareness is the power to see a place before stepping foot in it. Like how I know the corridor outside is empty, or that he is going to open his portal in a room with the most number of the infected in that cracked building." Kevin says.
"Toya got it." Aira comments.
"Than he should be in there, with that skill he's more powerful than the twins combined." Kevin says clearly frustrated.
"Sorry, but they will have to figure it out. There's no other way to train them." Colin says missing the hints.
Jet and Jake use their portals to go home every time they are in trouble, their mission is going well.
Colin leaves Dodge in charge of the monitors to go and gather the large tins of air purifier, he calls Aira on his phone to come and help.
Aira looks at the tins, "I can make them lighter, but it's temporary, it's better if I just wait, than when it's time I make them weightless."
"Okay, that is all I was worried about. We cannot afford to waste time." Colin says.
"Uhm. I know how we can avoid wasting time. Chronos can cover a large building with his time vault. He can only use this once at the moment, but if he can turn back time to when the water plant was functioning at peak condition, it would really be a great win." Thomas comments
Colin debates the idea in his head, "What does that mean for the rest of the city? We know nothing about upkeep of the old water plants."
"We'll modify them to work like they do. I can do it while you keep the infected out of the building." Thomas adds.
Colin nods, "Alright. I'll have Jacob and Craig watch you." He turns to his Comms and asks Dodge how everything is going so far.
Dodge gives a thumbs up from the monitoring room, "So far so good." She says to Colin.
Colin calls Split, "Don't over do it, we'll need you inside that plant."
Split nods, "Yes sir." He uses the same clones to do the same job. Slowly moving forward.
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30 minutes later Rin is out of supplies, "I'm on my way back."
Jet and Jake have reached the edge of the city standing literally at the edge of a cliff. They covered alot of ground from where they started where one side says welcome to Stark. The other side says you are now leaving Stark.
Colin checks the monitor and decides to wait for an hour to make sure the infected leave, "Phase 2 of the plan we are going to be too far from home to run back, I want all of you prepared for anything, but we will handle this."
Susan interrupts the private meeting by walking in and making herself comfortable, "What? You are not dealing with children we'd like to be updated on how it's going as well. Too many parents look worried."
Colin nods understandingly, "I'll make sure to keep everyone updated, we're currently taking a rest. You can report that the first phase of the mission went well. We are preparing to go deal with the beast infected. We'll need all our strength."
Susan smiles walking away happy with the report. She walks into the bunker and Everyone is looking at her, "The first phase of the plan went well. They are taking a rest to prepare to go after the beast infected. They will keep us posted." She reports sitting in her chair.
"What about what Jacob and Craig? What were they called for?" A woman asks whispering.
"I hear Thomas is going out too. What is that about?" Another woman asks.
Susan clears her throat, "Well after dealing with the beast infected. They will need Thomas to verify everything. His intelligence is a powerful asset, he is also familiar with Jacob and Craig, so they added them as his guards, he wouldn't be. Comfortable guarded by unfamiliar faces."
"That's true."
"Sarah, where is that water going?" Her grand mother asks Sarah helping send water around.
Susan turns around to look at her daughter.
"Everyone is going to get water. This one is just going to the leaders because it doesn't have healing energy inside it. If they get the same water as you, they will fall asleep and wake up tomorrow to the infected back in town." Sarah responds jokingly.
Mira enters with cold water for everyone. Rex is helping out.
"How soon will they implement phase 2?" Mira's grand mother asks.
"Right away, the adults are going in now. It's just my friends who are resting. The next phase involves territory we are unknown with. Over the edge is a warp of infected, we are too inexperienced for that." Mira replies and continues passing water around.
"Excuse me, is my dad coming with them?" A toddler asks after her mother whispers in her ear.
Mira smiles, the resemblance is uncanny, "Yes, he's going to protect Thomas while he modifies the plant. Everyone else must keep the beast outside the building and away."
"He's so cool." The girl says smiling.
Mira nods smiling back continuing to pass water around.
~~~
Kevin opens a portal for Toya, Kai, and Brandon standing over the cliff. Right below is a large group of infected so close to each other it looks like black water instead.
They turn on 2 mist purifiers each standing far apart from each other it fills like it's one on one against the infected.
Once the mist has settled they drop mist purifier bombs below and when they detonate releasing the blue mist.
The infected try to run up the cliff but the blue mist keeps them away and to make matters worse there is liquid air purifier from above.
Rex and Aira are helping close the gap with split stones. Everyone is pouring liquid purifier down the mountain.
The infected start running away in the right direction screaming in agony at the same time.
Kevin drops large purifier tanks on places marked on the map for him.
The others start pouring a compound Thomas gave to them on top of the liquid purifier. He said it would multiply the liquid.
Aira's eyes widen seeing the liquid purifier turn into a wave of water when in contact with the compound. He pours the rest of his compound and watches as the infected all run towards the sides.
"Report Dodge." Colin says hoping to get good news.
"The mist purifiers ahead scared them off, the river will be cleared of infected soon. You'll have a smooth sail, but leave purifiers on the river."
Colin looks confused, "I'm sorry, what is river? Or where is it?"
Dodge looks dumbstruck, "The map says you are standing at waterfall and below you is the river."
Colin nods, "River, that's a nice name for a son."
Lily chokes on her water, "You have enough."
Toya nods next to his mother, "Waterfall for a daughter maybe."
Lily looks at Toya blinking multiple times to keep her sanity, "You have enough children is what I meant."
"Nonsense. Aira's gonna need friends his age." Colin teases.
Aira stands there calculating the joke, "Whaaat??!" He responds.
Colin laughs, "Go home Aira. We'll take it from here. We'll need you when we get inside."
Toya smiles switching places with Aira.
"Next phase is simple. This part is exactly the same thing as phase one. Chase the infected out of the city and the buildings. This part of town is 10 times bigger, just be careful." Colin says
"Right."
The adults do the same job but twice as fast and within another hour they are right outside the water firm.
Colin breaks all the windows in the building to scare the smaller infected out.
A good number of them leave the building following the only way possible to run out of the city covered in blue.
There is only one way out for the infected or they die.
Split sends in his clones and the giant chases after them.
The team quickly enters, and Kai activates the nano wall. He watches as Split clones chase the infected out including the beast infected.
"Chronos is next. Send him in." Kai says giving a thumbs up.
Chronos jumps in and surrounds the entire building in his time vault.
To the naked eye the building is invisible, the giant Tiger is just as shocked and roaring at where the building used to be.
Chronos turns back time to where the equipment were at peak performance and asks everyone to quickly pour the purifier.
Rin bores a hole into the water supply. The water looks fresh
Aira helps by making the tins as light as possible so they transfer them through the portal faster and it helps.
Once all the water is poured Luna and Aira are signalled to fly up and start working on the new shield.
"It's done Chronos." Lily signal
Chronos drops his time vault and falls to his knees, "Thomas you're next."
~~~
Lily goes to the bunker with a smile, "Thomas just went in. Aira and Luna are headed to the sky to activate the shields. All that's left in the city is the beast infected, but we will have territory as far as the next town, according to the map it's actually still the same city."
Everyone is happy except for Susan who wanted to be told in private so she can tell everyone.
"Food is being prepared there are no infected coming our way. It looks like this plan will go smoothly." Lily adds before turning around to avoid questions.
"That's so reassuring, but that beast could be problematic. Even humanoid infected die from the mist, it is still standing." Susan's grandmother says.
"As long as they aren't in this city I feel safe." Mystic says hugging a toddler Sharon hiding from his duties.
Sarah walks around looking for him until she gives up.
~~~
Luna covers for Aira with a laser gun.
The tiger starts climbing buildings targeting Luna and Aira.
Luna starts with warning shots but that does not phase the creature, in fact she made it angrier and it is climbing faster.
Luna retaliates by attacking the Tiger keeping it away from the buildings, "Aira we won't last at this altitude we have to go a little higher."
Aira looks at the tiger and nods.
They slowly float up to a higher altitude until Lily says stop.
"Infrared Luna, they always come from an angle you don't expect." Aira warns about the flying Infected.