Shinsaku and Ione grabbed their handhelds and rushed to the pile of armor. They knew better than to fiddle with the droids. Sure they could check the alley but they’d completely give away their position. Any competent guard would check for things like that.
Ione looked at the pile franticly. There was no way the team could sort through all this in the next two minutes and find the best items. “What do we do,” the sound of hurriedness escaped her voice. Her strong instinct was to grab random items and run for it. She looked at Phillip and Taigi. They were supposed to be done by now!
Time was against them. Ione knew the team would be in big trouble if they were caught. They had a plan for escape. They also planned to catch all the targets and for all targets to be stuck in rejuvenation centers for the next few weeks. Having one target escape was trouble. Now, two slayers and possibly a horde of guards were on their trail. Everything was falling appart!
Taigi looked at Ione’s overly concerned posture, “We relax,” she instructed rolling her eyes. It seemed Ione’s first reaction was always to worry, often hindering their progress.
Shinsaku nodded in agreement, “Get ready to move.” He was the rock staying calm even though he was most exposed in all this. It was what made him the best fighter of the group. He traded glances between Taigi and Phillip. They’ve had plenty of time to do their job, “Alright, what are we taking?
After gathering the selected armor, RedBatty followed the plan and split into three teams. To Taigi’s dismay, she was stuck with Ione who needed to change clothes. Therefore she had to linger in a soon to be compromised area while listening to Ione whine as she fumbled around with her armor and helmet. Shinsaku and Phillip had long since left the building by then. It was good since it reduced suspicion.
Unfortunately, in her rush Ione forgot to deactivate the hover droid tracking their latest target.
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A strange twist in the World Circuit today as Jaquan Zu, World Circuit title holder for several years, has decided to leave the World Circuit instead of facing his longtime rival Orien Quan.
Sources say that Zu had become increasingly bitter towards Quan saying that Quan had used underhanded tactics during their most recent bout. Zu has since not been available for comment.
However, Quan had this to say, “I’m surprised that he’d disappear like that. I could tell he was losing nerve as the fight got closer. I never thought he’d quit.” Quan went on to say that he’d, “lost all respect Zu. I used to look up to him. Fighting him told me that I was nearing the top. But if he [is] scared, he [is] scared.”
The Championship fight will continue only a little later than originally scheduled. Instead of fighting Zu, Quan will battle against Madrid Li, the third in line for the World Circuit Title. We can only wait to see how she will respond to this opportunity.
Jaquan sat in his chair getting angrier and angrier as he watched the news feed. This was the reason he hated reporters. No matter what really happened, the reporters would run with a story and shout their message until enough people agreed with them. By the time the whole truth came out. The public already had an opinion washed into their brains.
He resists throwing his handheld down in anger. Deciding instead to slap the holographic image it was presenting. His handheld got the message to shut off as Jaquan stood from his seat.
Looking around the resting area, he spotted his comrades and the clock. It was almost hour seventeen. “Liana,” he said, “Call Neely. Ask him where he’s at. It’s time to go.”