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“Both of you, pipe down. I’m trying to get some sleep. Wake me when we’re heading inside. If Viper’s in need, I would like to be rested and prepared. Did you pack my gear, lad?”
“Yeah,”I sigh. Doc has always called me lad and no matter how many times I tell him to stop, he won’t. So, I gave up.
“Right then. The lot of you, shut your bleeding traps.”
Surprisingly, they do.
“Blaze is calling,” Ghost says. “You’re on speaker, brother. What’s the news?”
“We’re on top of the building straight across from Leads and Lovers,” Blaze says over the phone. “Stupid ass name, by the way. Anyway, I finally figured out how to work this damn thing. It looks like there are ten people inside.”
“Is there any way to tell which one of them is Viper?” I ask.
“Normally, no,” he answers. “But right now, there are nine people in one location moving around, and one stationary person in another location. I’m assuming that one is Viper.”
“Can that thing tell if he’s dead or alive?” Ghost asks.
I hold my breath.
“This thing is telling me there are ten bodies beneath that building that still have heat in them,” he answers. “But I can’t say for sure if that lone dot is alive or dead. He could have just died and would still have enough heat in his body for this camera to pick up. However, considering that this person hasn’t moved so much as a finger since I spotted them, is concerning.”
“That’s Blaze-speak for, yeah, he’s most likely dead.”
“Shut the fuck up, Miles. He needs to concentrate and you’re not helping him any.”
“I’m just stating facts, Xander. Blaze is too nice. Next time, send his twin. Steel is a fucking jerk.”
I sign, rubbing my temples.
“Are you going to be okay to do this?” Ghost asks, looking concerned.
“I’ll be fine,” I tell him. “Xander and Miles are arguing… Again.”
If it came down to it, I would ask the alters to shut down the system for a while. They don’t ever truly go away. I can always feel them. But, sometimes, when I need to be the one fronting and I need to concentrate, my system will go into a sort of standby mode. They’re still there listening and watching. But no one says a word.
As strange as it sounds, I don’t like when we have to do that. I’ve only ever done it twice before and I felt so scared and so alone.
“We’re sorry, Venom. We’ll be quiet.”
“Thank you, Miles. You too, Xander.”
Xander didn’t say anything, but Ifelthis nod.
“Fuck, three of them are heading towards the lone person.”
“Okay, that leaves six left in the room,” Steel says. “We can take them out. Let’s go.”
“We don’t know what kind of weapons they have,” I remind Steel. “We have no idea about the security inside.”
“I don’t fucking care, Venom. They’re most likely killing our brother. I’m going in.”
“Is anyone in the shop, Blaze, or are they all beneath it?”
“Shops clear.”
“Alright, here’s what we’re going to do. We can’t afford to make any mistakes. Viper’s life is on the line, and we’re not leaving him behind. So, listen carefully. First, we need a complete layout of the interior of Lead and Lovers. Blaze will keep us updated with real-time information from his thermal imaging camera.”
“Already working on that,” Steel says. “It’s as simple as getting the blueprints.”
