the rest of the troops. None of them felt
comfortable around her after that. And news of it spread down into
the regular army, and up to the top brass. Her sergeant had meant
well. He had been trying to prove a point and he’d done so, but it
had only caused her more grief.
“I don’t think I will be trying that,” the
Captain said and walked away.
That’s probably for the best.
Ace went back to her paperwork. She found
herself hoping that she would get a chance to go on patrol with one
of the other normal officers. It happened on occasion. Heroes and
patrol cops would team up for a day, especially if things had been
slow for either department. It was unlikely with two Anti cases in
as many days, but she still found herself hoping. She needed to get
out of the office.
“Ace,” she flinched at the sound of the voice
that called her name. It was Einstein. “Have you had a chance to
fire the prototype?” Einstein was a very average fellow, a shade
under six feet and somewhere around a hundred and eighty pounds.
Unlike the stereotypical scientist or researcher he was always well
groomed and he had a fair bit of common sense.
“Not yet. None of the cases we’ve had
recently have necessitated my use of firearms,” Ace replied.
“I thought as much,” he didn’t sit when he
got to her desk. Einstein rarely sat down. He was constantly in
motion. “That’s why I’ve been upgrading the shielding around the
firing range. I’ve been working on incorporating a kinetic
nullifying effect, like your own powers generate. It hasn’t exactly
been easy. I would like your help with some tests if you have the
time.”
You knew that was coming.
Ace looked at her now empty inbox and sighed.
“Sure,” she agreed.
Chapter 9
“Okay so I’ve got the new shields up and activated.
First we’ll try out the assault rifle prototype,” Einstein’s voice
came over the intercom. Ace nodded and lifted the rifle, put her
sights down range and fired off a single shot. The report was
louder than it should have been and the bullet smashed into the
kinetic barrier at a much higher velocity than Ace thought
possible.
“You up the power on these rounds?” she
asked. Standard issue E.E.D rounds did not have that kind of
velocity.
“Sorry. I forgot to mention I’m also having
you test out some new rounds. They aren’t for the police. One of my
military friends asked for them. I thought this would be a good
chance to see what they could do. Do you think the recoil will
prove problematic?” Einstein replied.
Thanks for the warning! I swear he does that
on purpose.
“I can’t really give good feedback on recoil
Einstein, you know that,” Ace replied. Recoil had never been a
factor for her. Her ability to nullify kinetic energy combined with
her strength made a good recoil test impossible.
“Right, right, sorry. Could you give me a
burst next?”
Ace flipped the selector switch and fired off
a burst. Again the bullets slammed into the kinetic shielding with
little effect on it. “Good, now if you could go to full auto. If
you see any fluctuations in the field cease fire, otherwise empty
the clip,” Einstein said over the com.
That was standard procedure, but he had to
say it because all conversations in the range were recorded and if
something were to go wrong the recordings would be consulted to
make sure proper procedure was followed. Ace flipped the selector
one last time and pulled the trigger. It didn’t take long for the
clip to empty. To her surprise neither the shield nor the gun
failed.
That’s pretty impressive.
“I think you might have it with this one,”
Ace said looking the weapon over for any minute stress fractures or
damage. She didn’t see any and gave a thumbs up to the observation
booth.
“Good. Now I want to see if I have the
shielding strong enough to stop that monster of a gun we took from
Technosis,” Einstein said.
This was what Ace was dreading. “Are you sure
this is a good idea?”
comfortable around her after that. And news of it spread down into
the regular army, and up to the top brass. Her sergeant had meant
well. He had been trying to prove a point and he’d done so, but it
had only caused her more grief.
“I don’t think I will be trying that,” the
Captain said and walked away.
That’s probably for the best.
Ace went back to her paperwork. She found
herself hoping that she would get a chance to go on patrol with one
of the other normal officers. It happened on occasion. Heroes and
patrol cops would team up for a day, especially if things had been
slow for either department. It was unlikely with two Anti cases in
as many days, but she still found herself hoping. She needed to get
out of the office.
“Ace,” she flinched at the sound of the voice
that called her name. It was Einstein. “Have you had a chance to
fire the prototype?” Einstein was a very average fellow, a shade
under six feet and somewhere around a hundred and eighty pounds.
Unlike the stereotypical scientist or researcher he was always well
groomed and he had a fair bit of common sense.
“Not yet. None of the cases we’ve had
recently have necessitated my use of firearms,” Ace replied.
“I thought as much,” he didn’t sit when he
got to her desk. Einstein rarely sat down. He was constantly in
motion. “That’s why I’ve been upgrading the shielding around the
firing range. I’ve been working on incorporating a kinetic
nullifying effect, like your own powers generate. It hasn’t exactly
been easy. I would like your help with some tests if you have the
time.”
You knew that was coming.
Ace looked at her now empty inbox and sighed.
“Sure,” she agreed.
Chapter 9
“Okay so I’ve got the new shields up and activated.
First we’ll try out the assault rifle prototype,” Einstein’s voice
came over the intercom. Ace nodded and lifted the rifle, put her
sights down range and fired off a single shot. The report was
louder than it should have been and the bullet smashed into the
kinetic barrier at a much higher velocity than Ace thought
possible.
“You up the power on these rounds?” she
asked. Standard issue E.E.D rounds did not have that kind of
velocity.
“Sorry. I forgot to mention I’m also having
you test out some new rounds. They aren’t for the police. One of my
military friends asked for them. I thought this would be a good
chance to see what they could do. Do you think the recoil will
prove problematic?” Einstein replied.
Thanks for the warning! I swear he does that
on purpose.
“I can’t really give good feedback on recoil
Einstein, you know that,” Ace replied. Recoil had never been a
factor for her. Her ability to nullify kinetic energy combined with
her strength made a good recoil test impossible.
“Right, right, sorry. Could you give me a
burst next?”
Ace flipped the selector switch and fired off
a burst. Again the bullets slammed into the kinetic shielding with
little effect on it. “Good, now if you could go to full auto. If
you see any fluctuations in the field cease fire, otherwise empty
the clip,” Einstein said over the com.
That was standard procedure, but he had to
say it because all conversations in the range were recorded and if
something were to go wrong the recordings would be consulted to
make sure proper procedure was followed. Ace flipped the selector
one last time and pulled the trigger. It didn’t take long for the
clip to empty. To her surprise neither the shield nor the gun
failed.
That’s pretty impressive.
“I think you might have it with this one,”
Ace said looking the weapon over for any minute stress fractures or
damage. She didn’t see any and gave a thumbs up to the observation
booth.
“Good. Now I want to see if I have the
shielding strong enough to stop that monster of a gun we took from
Technosis,” Einstein said.
This was what Ace was dreading. “Are you sure
this is a good idea?”
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