27 September 2012
"They took their time getting here." Daniel said with a smile as he stood up facing behind. "What are you doing?" Hannah asked. "Welcoming our guests of course!" He answered excitedly. "Don't worry about it, just drive faster." He added and Hannah obliged not wanting to get caught in crossfire. The Sentinels were Safe Haven's elite militia, they were highly trained individuals. They were a small team of individuals with biomechanical augmentation and some genetic enhancements, and they were very good at what they did. Their operating directive was simple: resolve any and all threats to Safe Haven, using any level of force deemed appropriate. This directive was enforced as software coding to protect Safe Haven inhabitants and like many other things in Safe Haven, it was supervised by Jarvis. In this particular instance three Sentinels were dispatched and they approached Hannah's car at high speeds, cutting through the air. Daniel let out a laugh and called out, inviting the Sentinel trio approaching to challenge him. He reached into his jacket and pulled out yet another pistol and opened fire, releasing laser pulses into the air. The Sentinel trio broke formation and resumed their approach, Daniel turned to Hannah and said:
"If you'd been a good girl and recalled 'select' like I asked then we wouldn't have to go through all this. I would have done what I had to do and we'd both just carry on about our business." He said as he resumed shooting at the Sentinels, who were doing a good job of both evading fire and persistently approaching. "Don't be a fool, it was always going to end like this with you running from the law but now you've brought me into it and killed people in the process." Hannah retorted frustrated by Daniel's childish attitude. "Oh Hannah, you're quite right." He replied as he stopped shooting and opened a compartment in the car, Hannah chanced a glance to see what he was doing: "How on Earth did that get there!" Hannah exclaimed and Daniel laughed. "Well, I expected the Sentinels would show up with light armour, so I figured I'd pack a little present for them." He answered as he lifted the large rifle, he took aim and fired at one of the trailing trio. The Sentinel took the full brunt of the attack and fell unceremoniously from the air; the other two slowed their approach.
"Dr. Hannah LeBeaux, please be advised that the Sentinel appropriate force level has now increased from non-lethal to lethal." Jarvis said to Hannah via her implant. "What!" Hannah screamed out. "Wait! I'm still here... I'm a hostage!" She screamed back to Jarvis and got no response. Suddenly a beam of hot, bright, light grazed the side of Hannah's car and without a second thought she brought the car lower, meandering through the middle city, which had many more hazardous structures and passing cabins. The only thought that remained in Hannah's mind was her survival. "Now that's more like it!" Daniel screamed to Hannah as he aimed his rifle for another shot, which missed and defaced a neighbouring building. "Damn it!" Daniel shouted, reloading the rifle with his last round, just as Hannah took a sharp turn to the right. Daniel steadied his aim and fired the moment a Sentinel followed them round the corner, with no time to react the Sentinel fell from the air. Suddenly Hannah dipped her flying car, entering a network of rough tunnels. After a short while navigating the tunnels, they emerged in Perimeter 2 and Daniel declared that they were no longer being followed; and since the car couldn't be tracked they continued to Daniel's destination. (Tbc...)
© 2012 by Pthasse Amadeus
Stolen Minds Pt. 6 • Opuss № I