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and the outer walkways look empty. Someone could still be inside, so we need to be careful.
When we get to the rear parking lot, I notice the Expedition backed up to the loading dock.
They didn’t waste any time bringing the cases here. They probably didn’t want to risk losing them again. I don’t blame them. I would have probably done the same thing.
We walk up to the ride and open the doors. Inside I see about half of the boxes still sitting in the back. I look up at the dashboard and notice my keys in the ignition. Part of me wants to just grab the car and go, but something tells me that Azrael is more interested in what is going on here than trying to hide the cases.
I hear the sound of footprints from inside the dock. Whoever was unloading the cases was coming back to grab more.
Az and I duck down in front of the car as the footsteps approach. Two guys approach, each pushing a two-wheeled dolly. We peek up over the front as they load a pair of boxes on each dolly, waiting until they turn around to make our move.
They take a few steps in before the one on the right pulls out a piece of paper to look at it. If I had to guess, it is a map telling these punks where to put the cases. He looks over and tells the other one something I can’t hear before walking off in different directions.
“Split up?” I pull my knife out and put the wireless headset in my ear.
“Sounds good. Let me know if you find something.” He jumps on the dock and follows the guy to the left. That leaves me with the guy with the map. I follow him for a few hundred feet before he stops at an elevator. He pulls a card out of his pocket and swipes it through some sort of reader nearby. If I had to guess, he is planning on using the service elevator to go upstairs. There is no way I can follow him in there.
I scan the area, knowing there has to be a staircase nearby. It takes a few moments, but I notice it right past map guy. I wait until he enters the elevator before making my move.
Once the door starts to close, I make a mad dash towards the stairs. I don’t have any clue what floor he is going to, so I need to hurry.
By the second floor I find myself wishing that I stuck with jogging as an adult, though I’m sure the pain in my ribs isn’t doing me any favors. I do a quick scan of the floor before going up to the next one.
I get to floor three, peek around the corner, and jackpot. Map guy is walking down the hallway to my right, though it looks like the top box is open. I pull out my knife and walk into the hallway.I’m about twenty feet away when the worst thing possible happens.
From my pocket, my Metallica ring tone goes off at the loudest volume possible. Map guy pulls his gun and takes a few shots at me before ducking into a nearby doorway. I let out a few choice words before running off after him.
“You OK over there?” Az says through the headset.
“I’m good. Forgot to put my phone on vibrate.”
Az laughs. “Watch yourself. My guy is headed your way too.”
I peek around the corner and see the other guy running around the balcony with a gun drawn. “Just the two of them?”
“Yeah. Your guy is hiding behind the seats about six rows back. Keep your head down. I’m headed your way.”
“I’ll do my best.” I reach around the corner and pop off a few shots at the runner. The shots aren’t even close, though that wasn’t the goal. I just needed to slow them down to give Az time to get to me. Runner starts to fire back, forcing me to duck back around the corner.
The key to surviving a gunfight is movement. Smart movement. I know that if I stay here around this corner it is only a matter of time until they get to me. Then again, running in the open would be a worse choice. Buildings like this, with long, open hallways are the worst places to find yourself. The carts that are scattered down the hall would provide a little cover, but I can’t afford to be pinned behind one.
I poke the gun around the corner
When we get to the rear parking lot, I notice the Expedition backed up to the loading dock.
They didn’t waste any time bringing the cases here. They probably didn’t want to risk losing them again. I don’t blame them. I would have probably done the same thing.
We walk up to the ride and open the doors. Inside I see about half of the boxes still sitting in the back. I look up at the dashboard and notice my keys in the ignition. Part of me wants to just grab the car and go, but something tells me that Azrael is more interested in what is going on here than trying to hide the cases.
I hear the sound of footprints from inside the dock. Whoever was unloading the cases was coming back to grab more.
Az and I duck down in front of the car as the footsteps approach. Two guys approach, each pushing a two-wheeled dolly. We peek up over the front as they load a pair of boxes on each dolly, waiting until they turn around to make our move.
They take a few steps in before the one on the right pulls out a piece of paper to look at it. If I had to guess, it is a map telling these punks where to put the cases. He looks over and tells the other one something I can’t hear before walking off in different directions.
“Split up?” I pull my knife out and put the wireless headset in my ear.
“Sounds good. Let me know if you find something.” He jumps on the dock and follows the guy to the left. That leaves me with the guy with the map. I follow him for a few hundred feet before he stops at an elevator. He pulls a card out of his pocket and swipes it through some sort of reader nearby. If I had to guess, he is planning on using the service elevator to go upstairs. There is no way I can follow him in there.
I scan the area, knowing there has to be a staircase nearby. It takes a few moments, but I notice it right past map guy. I wait until he enters the elevator before making my move.
Once the door starts to close, I make a mad dash towards the stairs. I don’t have any clue what floor he is going to, so I need to hurry.
By the second floor I find myself wishing that I stuck with jogging as an adult, though I’m sure the pain in my ribs isn’t doing me any favors. I do a quick scan of the floor before going up to the next one.
I get to floor three, peek around the corner, and jackpot. Map guy is walking down the hallway to my right, though it looks like the top box is open. I pull out my knife and walk into the hallway.I’m about twenty feet away when the worst thing possible happens.
From my pocket, my Metallica ring tone goes off at the loudest volume possible. Map guy pulls his gun and takes a few shots at me before ducking into a nearby doorway. I let out a few choice words before running off after him.
“You OK over there?” Az says through the headset.
“I’m good. Forgot to put my phone on vibrate.”
Az laughs. “Watch yourself. My guy is headed your way too.”
I peek around the corner and see the other guy running around the balcony with a gun drawn. “Just the two of them?”
“Yeah. Your guy is hiding behind the seats about six rows back. Keep your head down. I’m headed your way.”
“I’ll do my best.” I reach around the corner and pop off a few shots at the runner. The shots aren’t even close, though that wasn’t the goal. I just needed to slow them down to give Az time to get to me. Runner starts to fire back, forcing me to duck back around the corner.
The key to surviving a gunfight is movement. Smart movement. I know that if I stay here around this corner it is only a matter of time until they get to me. Then again, running in the open would be a worse choice. Buildings like this, with long, open hallways are the worst places to find yourself. The carts that are scattered down the hall would provide a little cover, but I can’t afford to be pinned behind one.
I poke the gun around the corner
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