Four hours later, we were aboard a black jet flying toward Tokyo. By we, I mean, Emma, Storm, Blink, Natasha and Me. And I took this chance to absorb Blink's power with a simple handshake. Now, I should be able to use her portal power.
Natasha didn't waste time, jumping right into the plan as soon as we were all on board.
She had a tablet in her hands, displaying schematics of a large, heavily fortified building. "Alright, listen up," she began, her voice steady and calm. "There has been a slight change of plans. After rescuing your friend, we're taking them down for good. My contact on the inside has been destabilizing Bakuto's organization for months now, and with our help, we can eliminate his hold completely."
Emma leaned forward, her eyes fixed on the screen. "And your contact… we can trust them?"
Natasha nodded. "Completely. He's been working undercover, gathering intel, sabotaging their operations from within. But he's reached his limit. Bakuto found out about a snitch and he's investigating, a thorough clean up, you can say."
"He's planning on killing them all?" Blink asked, eyes wide.
"That's not good," Storm mumbled.
"Yes," Natasha said. "So we have a limited window of opportunity. If they find out he's been helping us, he won't live long enough to see the day. So, he had to go radio silent. There's no way to contact him at all. We are on our own, but before he went silent, he sent me all the important information, maps, including the current location of their sub-bases, the location of mutation dampeners, and their leader's personal schedule."
She tapped the screen, zooming in on a specific part of the building.
"Bakuto's keeping your friend and many other brainwashed mutants and humans here. She's heavily guarded, which means there'll be a lot of traps and guards. That's where Blink and Storm comes in," She glanced at the two women.
"You want them to attack the sub-bases to create a diversion. That way, he won't have a choice to pull the guards from the main base for support. And with Blink's portal, they should be able to attack multiple bases with ease. Bakuto's forces would be spread thin and confused. Their entire focus should be on the chaos outside," I said as I looked toward Natasha. "That should give your contact and you enough time to disable the techs. Then I'll go in and get her out within the blink of an eye. After that, I'll leave Bakuto to Emma. I'm pretty sure, she would like to have a great chat with him."
"You bet," Emma said with a cold glare. I could see it in her eyes. She can't wait to tear him apart limb by limb.
"Have we met before?" Natasha asked as she narrowed her eyes at me. "Your voice... it sounds familiar."
I gave her a small smile. "It's a big world." I'm pretty sure she knows that I saved her ass back then and not probably pretending to not know me.
"Well, it's exactly as you said. So, Blink and Storm, you better get started on your part," Natasha said, looking at the two.
Blink opened a portal, "Be careful," She said as she and Storm went through it. The portal closed behind them.
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[3rd person POV]
Blink and Storm emerged from the portal into Tokyo's dim, rain-drenched night. It was an old abandoned warehouse and as usual, the bad guys always chose a hidden place to do their evil shit.
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Storm lifted her arms, her eyes flashing a blinding white as she summoned a violent downpour. Thunder cracked like artillery fire, and rain hammered down, reducing visibility to nearly zero, plus the added fog.
"Let's give them a real taste of chaos," She whispered, unleashing a hail of lightning bolts that blasted through the mist like piercing spears. Each bolt hit with pinpoint accuracy, slamming into power generators, rooftops, and anything remotely combustible. A transformer exploded, sending a shockwave that rattled the entire block, the crackling lights plunging into darkness before emergency lights flickered to life.
Guards were now scrambling in all directions, slipping in the slick, rain-slicked ground, shouting orders drowned out by the storm's fury. Blink took this advantage and used her portals to confuse the guards even more. She teleported a few of them to another base and some to the nearest Shield's base. The rest were running around screaming and confused.
"Let's go to the next one," Storm smirked.
Blink opened the portal, and Storm followed her through. They stepped out onto the rooftop of another sub-base. Storm wasted no time; she called on the winds, stirring them into a fierce tempest around the building. The storm howled, shattering windows and tossing debris into the air like deadly shrapnel. Guards ducked and scrambled, shielding their faces from the stinging rain and flying shards.
Blink did what she did best and repeated the process of confusing and scattering the confused thugs.
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[Aron's First Person POV]
Inside the jet, we watched the chaos through a live feed. "Looks like they're doing their part," Natasha said, turning to me. "They're hitting the sub-bases hard, and it'll only be a matter of time before Bakuto gets desperate."
Emma leaned back in her seat, her fingers tapping rhythmically against her armrest. "Perfect."
And after they attacked a few more sub-bases, Bakuto finally lost his patience and he didn't have any other choice. He sent around 60% of his remaining forces to deal with the problem, leaving only 40% to guard the main building.
Natasha put the jet on autopilot, allowing the AI to take over. We have arrived at our destination. She was about to wear her parachute...
"Why wear that when I can just teleport you outside the building?" I said, extending my right hand toward her.
She glanced down at my hand before she let out a sigh. "I heard about you. So, you can also teleport? That's very handy," She smiled as she held my hand.
"What about me?" Emma said. She clearly wants to kick some asses.
"Have some faith in us and just stay inside. I promised, didn't I? I'll bring Chat safely to you and you gotta be prepared to heal her mind. So, sit tight," I said and we vanished from the jet, reappearing in a few blocks away from the main base.
Natasha activated her skin-tight nano suit. The nanites spread over her body. Dang! She looks hot!
"It was you back then, right?" She asked as she deployed the micro drones.
"Why ask if you already know that?" I smirked.
"Actually, I didn't know that until I heard your voice today," She replied, checking the small screen on her arm. It looked like a scanner of some sort. "Haven't got the chance to investigate due to my busy schedule."
"You haven't taken a break since then?" I asked.
"Nope. Caught Hammerhead and a few of his crew and came here right after," She replied, looking up at the tall building in front of us. "Looks like we got some advanced weapons and armored guards... Turrets and laser tripwires are also installed on every floor... Oh, there are also motion sensors and hidden cameras..."
"Wow! You really need a break," I said as I looked at the tiny screen. It was all dots and numbers.
"Says the guy who took down Stryker and Shaw within a month," She said with a chuckle.
"And here you said, you didn't investigate me," I said, giving her a side glance.
"Well, I didn't but my friends did," She smirked. "Anyway, sit tight. I'll give you the signal when the dampeners are down. You rescue the girl." She activated the invisible mode and disappeared before my eyes.
"Be careful," I muttered.
I tried to use my telepathy and check things out my way and this will give me a rough idea about how powerful these power dampeners are. So, I teleported high in the sky and used my ice power to stand on the thin ice sheets. It's like standing in the air. Since I'm a few blocks away from the building, the tech didn't affect me. But as I extended my telepathy, it was like trying to extend an invisible arm into a wall of solid metal.
The power dampeners were strong. My power stopped approx. 100 meters away from the building.
It's up to Natasha and her contact to disable those nasty techs.
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