Chapter 366. Operation: Fatman (8/10)
A minute later, nervously keeping an eye on the cruiser and the surroundings, the cruiser took off. I breathed out a sigh of relief.
“Alpha One, they’re rounding the block now and heading for the front entrance. Still only one threat. Over.”
I still didn’t know how things were going inside. Had they secured the goods yet, or not?
One minute later the cruiser rolled to a slow stop. They positioned their car diagonally in the middle of two lanes before they stepped out.
“Alpha One, they’re on the ground headed to the front doors now. Over.”
I remained calm. I trusted in Rosa’s abilities and continued to fulfill my duty of relaying their position.
“Alpha One, they’ve got their flashlights out and are clearing the surrounding perimeter. One is at the front entrance and the other is clearing around the sides of the building. Over.”
“A-Alpha Two here. Control Tower, I’m sorry!”
She hadn’t even said, ‘over.’ My heart stopped for a moment before I nervously sought clarification, “Alpha Two, what’s wrong? Did something happen to Alpha One?”
“Control Tower, nothing happened to her. I just messed up.”
I was relieved when she confirmed Rosa’s safety.
I gave a quick response, “Alpha Two, forget that for now. If you didn’t get it, it’s fine. Get out of there now. I repeat, get out of there now. They’re coming in. Abort. I repeat, abort. This mission is over. Over.”
“Control Tower, we did find it. I’ll explain what happened later. Sorry for worrying you. We’re headed for the back exit now. Over.”
“Alpha Two, roger that. I have lost eyes. Last known whereabouts, the front entrance. They entered together. Over.”
From this point on, it was really up to them. The only thing I could do now was to sit tight and await the result.
The seconds ticked by. They felt agonizingly long. Being out of the loop unable to see what was happening inside was the worst.
Five minutes later I noticed the car turn on. They’d used the remote starter. It was a good sign. It meant they hadn’t been caught. According to the plan, Izora should be the first to run out. When she did, I had to lower the drone so she could put it in the car.
Until she exited I kept a close eye on the surroundings for any more cruisers.
A minute later, Izora finally burst out the back entrance and started sprinting in a straight line to the houses across the street where the car was parked in the back lane.
But at that very moment, I finally caught sight of another cruiser. They were close too. I started to sweat.
Izora would make it to the car just fine, but not Rosa.
“Alpha One, a second cruiser is two hundred meters away on the same street as the back entrance. They’re closing in fast. I’m lowering the drone to the extraction point. Get out of there now. Over.” Though she was using an earpiece, I avoided yelling into the radio in case the police were following close behind her.
As expected, she didn’t respond which affirmed my suspicions.
A few seconds after I radioed into her, the door opened up again and Rosa dashed out toward the car.
I began to lower the drone while watching her approach.
The police officers from inside the building chased after her. They were approximately fifteen meters away from her. One had his taser out aimed at Rosa’s back.
“Alpha One, they’ve got tasers aimed at your back, distance about fifteen meters, don’t slow down or they’ll get in range.” I gave her a quiet heads-up over the radio.
The second cruiser suddenly appeared in frame, directly cutting into Rosa’s path to the car.
Shit. This was pretty bad, wasn’t it?
“Alpha One, I’ll distract them with the drone. We can recover it while you’re mobile in the car. Over.”
“Don’t.” Stick to the plan was what she meant.”
The thumb on the stick that had inched forward in her direction fell back.
Right as the drone descended behind a tree branch on its way down, I saw it. The police officer in the second cruiser who’d gotten out of his car. His arms as they slowly extended out toward Rosa to catch her.
Rosa, who fearlessly charged directly at him as she momentarily slowed down to a stop. She dropped her body low. Rotated on her left foot clockwise in a circle performing a perfect spin move to juke him out. His hands landed on empty air as Rosa raised her right foot off the ground and jumped with her left. She slid directly over the hood of the second cruiser.
The cop with the taser behind her had fired the instant she slowed down and he closed the gap. But his taser prongs landed where she was originally at in front of the police officer outside of his car. The taser prongs lodged into his arm and it was already too late.
His body rattled about as the elect jolts permeated through his body and he knelt down to the ground while Rosa opened up the distance between her and the second cruiser.
The officers were stunned for a moment and it looked like she’d been given ample time to make it to the car.
That was the last thing I saw before the drone landed in Izora’s hands and she pulled it into the car. The image on-screen went dark when the drone was stuffed into the trunk through the back seat.
A few seconds in a transmission came in, “Control Tower, extraction successful. We’re heading your way now. That cop who got shocked should buy us more than enough time. The second officer in that cruiser will have to dump their paralyzed partner into the car and switch over to the driver’s side to take over the wheel. Over.”
“Alpha Team, great work out there.” I couldn’t deny, she looked pretty badass there.
Thirty seconds later, a car rounded the corner and stopped directly in front of me.
Izora hopped out from the back seat in black short shorts and… a pretty skimpy dark gray top. A bit below armpit level, the top formed an upside-down V off-center, covering more of her left breast. By the point of the upside down V was a thin strap over her shoulder connected to a small trapezoid-shaped metallic ring. Her shoulders were fully exposed, but the top had long sleeves, styled similar to the ones I usually saw her wearing, but these sleeves were part of the top itself. The sleeves ended a few inches below her armpits which were also exposed. Her midriff was similarly bare.
She ran into the bush laid down next to me. Well, there wasn’t very much space. Half her body was on my back. Her face was also too close for comfort.
Rosa didn’t stick around and drove further down the road.
“Hah… hah… hah… that was hah… absolutely hah… crazy hah...” She was hyperventilating trying to catch her breath after experiencing such an adrenaline rush. Her breath had a sweet scent to it and I could smell it distinctly because of how close she was to my face.
“Your hair stands out too much.”
I raised my left arm and wrapped it over her head to pull her down to my chest so I could hide it while we waited for the police to catch up.
I looked through the bush to our left to watch out for them. Twenty seconds later, a police car slowly drove by our side. It abruptly stopped a bit past the road for a moment. It seems they’d spotted Rosa further down this road.
I covered Izora’s mouth with my left hand as I kept my eyes locked on the cruiser. The two of us held our breath and didn’t move an inch.
The cruiser quickly reversed while turning to face our direction.
The light was blindingly bright.
I was terrified we’d somehow be spotted by them in spite of how thick the bush was.
However, that fear was unwarranted as they quickly accelerated forward down the road. The car passed right before our eyes. Thankfully, they hadn’t noticed us at all.
“Alpha One, they’ve spotted you and are headed your way. Over.”
“Control Tower, I know. I’ve already turned off. Get out of there now. You should be in the clear. The first cruiser should only now be starting to move. They should now be heading my way to cut me off. I’ll text you later when I’m out. Over.”
“Let’s go.”
“Yeah.” Izora nodded in agreement close to my chest.
With that, the two of us stood up and hopped onto the motorcycle behind us. I turned the key in the ignition and took off without hesitation. I naturally drove the speed limit to avoid getting pulled over and questioned by any police though.
Chapter 366. Operation: Fatman (8/10)
A minute later, nervously keeping an eye on the cruiser and the surroundings, the cruiser took off. I breathed out a sigh of relief.
“Alpha One, they’re rounding the block now and heading for the front entrance. Still only one threat. Over.”
I still didn’t know how things were going inside. Had they secured the goods yet, or not?
One minute later the cruiser rolled to a slow stop. They positioned their car diagonally in the middle of two lanes before they stepped out.
“Alpha One, they’re on the ground headed to the front doors now. Over.”
I remained calm. I trusted in Rosa’s abilities and continued to fulfill my duty of relaying their position.
“Alpha One, they’ve got their flashlights out and are clearing the surrounding perimeter. One is at the front entrance and the other is clearing around the sides of the building. Over.”
“A-Alpha Two here. Control Tower, I’m sorry!”
She hadn’t even said, ‘over.’ My heart stopped for a moment before I nervously sought clarification, “Alpha Two, what’s wrong? Did something happen to Alpha One?”
“Control Tower, nothing happened to her. I just messed up.”
I was relieved when she confirmed Rosa’s safety.
I gave a quick response, “Alpha Two, forget that for now. If you didn’t get it, it’s fine. Get out of there now. I repeat, get out of there now. They’re coming in. Abort. I repeat, abort. This mission is over. Over.”
“Control Tower, we did find it. I’ll explain what happened later. Sorry for worrying you. We’re headed for the back exit now. Over.”
“Alpha Two, roger that. I have lost eyes. Last known whereabouts, the front entrance. They entered together. Over.”
From this point on, it was really up to them. The only thing I could do now was to sit tight and await the result.
The seconds ticked by. They felt agonizingly long. Being out of the loop unable to see what was happening inside was the worst.
Five minutes later I noticed the car turn on. They’d used the remote starter. It was a good sign. It meant they hadn’t been caught. According to the plan, Izora should be the first to run out. When she did, I had to lower the drone so she could put it in the car.
Until she exited I kept a close eye on the surroundings for any more cruisers.
A minute later, Izora finally burst out the back entrance and started sprinting in a straight line to the houses across the street where the car was parked in the back lane.
But at that very moment, I finally caught sight of another cruiser. They were close too. I started to sweat.
Izora would make it to the car just fine, but not Rosa.
“Alpha One, a second cruiser is two hundred meters away on the same street as the back entrance. They’re closing in fast. I’m lowering the drone to the extraction point. Get out of there now. Over.” Though she was using an earpiece, I avoided yelling into the radio in case the police were following close behind her.
As expected, she didn’t respond which affirmed my suspicions.
A few seconds after I radioed into her, the door opened up again and Rosa dashed out toward the car.
I began to lower the drone while watching her approach.
The police officers from inside the building chased after her. They were approximately fifteen meters away from her. One had his taser out aimed at Rosa’s back.
“Alpha One, they’ve got tasers aimed at your back, distance about fifteen meters, don’t slow down or they’ll get in range.” I gave her a quiet heads-up over the radio.
The second cruiser suddenly appeared in frame, directly cutting into Rosa’s path to the car.
Shit. This was pretty bad, wasn’t it?
“Alpha One, I’ll distract them with the drone. We can recover it while you’re mobile in the car. Over.”
“Don’t.” Stick to the plan was what she meant.”
The thumb on the stick that had inched forward in her direction fell back.
Right as the drone descended behind a tree branch on its way down, I saw it. The police officer in the second cruiser who’d gotten out of his car. His arms as they slowly extended out toward Rosa to catch her.
Rosa, who fearlessly charged directly at him as she momentarily slowed down to a stop. She dropped her body low. Rotated on her left foot clockwise in a circle performing a perfect spin move to juke him out. His hands landed on empty air as Rosa raised her right foot off the ground and jumped with her left. She slid directly over the hood of the second cruiser.
The cop with the taser behind her had fired the instant she slowed down and he closed the gap. But his taser prongs landed where she was originally at in front of the police officer outside of his car. The taser prongs lodged into his arm and it was already too late.
His body rattled about as the elect jolts permeated through his body and he knelt down to the ground while Rosa opened up the distance between her and the second cruiser.
The officers were stunned for a moment and it looked like she’d been given ample time to make it to the car.
That was the last thing I saw before the drone landed in Izora’s hands and she pulled it into the car. The image on-screen went dark when the drone was stuffed into the trunk through the back seat.
A few seconds in a transmission came in, “Control Tower, extraction successful. We’re heading your way now. That cop who got shocked should buy us more than enough time. The second officer in that cruiser will have to dump their paralyzed partner into the car and switch over to the driver’s side to take over the wheel. Over.”
“Alpha Team, great work out there.” I couldn’t deny, she looked pretty badass there.
Thirty seconds later, a car rounded the corner and stopped directly in front of me.
Izora hopped out from the back seat in black short shorts and… a pretty skimpy dark gray top. A bit below armpit level, the top formed an upside-down V off-center, covering more of her left breast. By the point of the upside down V was a thin strap over her shoulder connected to a small trapezoid-shaped metallic ring. Her shoulders were fully exposed, but the top had long sleeves, styled similar to the ones I usually saw her wearing, but these sleeves were part of the top itself. The sleeves ended a few inches below her armpits which were also exposed. Her midriff was similarly bare.
She ran into the bush laid down next to me. Well, there wasn’t very much space. Half her body was on my back. Her face was also too close for comfort.
Rosa didn’t stick around and drove further down the road.
“Hah… hah… hah… that was hah… absolutely hah… crazy hah...” She was hyperventilating trying to catch her breath after experiencing such an adrenaline rush. Her breath had a sweet scent to it and I could smell it distinctly because of how close she was to my face.
“Your hair stands out too much.”
I raised my left arm and wrapped it over her head to pull her down to my chest so I could hide it while we waited for the police to catch up.
I looked through the bush to our left to watch out for them. Twenty seconds later, a police car slowly drove by our side. It abruptly stopped a bit past the road for a moment. It seems they’d spotted Rosa further down this road.
I covered Izora’s mouth with my left hand as I kept my eyes locked on the cruiser. The two of us held our breath and didn’t move an inch.
The cruiser quickly reversed while turning to face our direction.
The light was blindingly bright.
I was terrified we’d somehow be spotted by them in spite of how thick the bush was.
However, that fear was unwarranted as they quickly accelerated forward down the road. The car passed right before our eyes. Thankfully, they hadn’t noticed us at all.
“Alpha One, they’ve spotted you and are headed your way. Over.”
“Control Tower, I know. I’ve already turned off. Get out of there now. You should be in the clear. The first cruiser should only now be starting to move. They should now be heading my way to cut me off. I’ll text you later when I’m out. Over.”
“Let’s go.”
“Yeah.” Izora nodded in agreement close to my chest.
With that, the two of us stood up and hopped onto the motorcycle behind us. I turned the key in the ignition and took off without hesitation. I naturally drove the speed limit to avoid getting pulled over and questioned by any police though.
