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shoulders and there was no time for them to react. Valerie shot the woman and Private Button, just behind her, shot the man. Their Mag pistols emitted only a slight hum. Valerie with Button stepped forward and caught the bodies, lowering them to the floor carefully.
A door to the building stood to one side. Valerie nodded to one of her team and Corporal Richings checked the door. Finding it unlocked, she eased it open with Guggenheim backing her up and Valerie, Wester and Button looking outward behind them. Richings darted inside, followed by Private Guggenheim and Valerie waited for them to secure the building, while she scanned for movement around them.
Richings came out with a shake of her head, indicating it was empty of any threats. With a wave of her hand, Valerie indicated their next target building and led the team across the short open space. They moved quickly and found no one outside. Pointing to Richings, Guggenheim and Wester, she waved for them to stay outside, while she and Button investigated. The squat two storey building had a stronger door, with an electronic lock, the previous one, merely a mechanical handle.
Valerie holstered her weapons and plugged a lead into her wristcomp. A small circular pad at the other end attached to the side of lock. Activating her wristcomp, it took a few seconds to synchronise itself with the security device. The holo display showed a dimmed view of the lock. After entering some commands, the small, powerful computer began attacking the much simpler program. It only took a two more seconds before they heard a quiet click and the door swung open.
Drawing her weapons, she slipped silently inside with Button behind her. The door opened into a corridor running the length of the building, with doors spaced along it and stairs leading up at the end. Moving down the corridor, Valerie opened the first one to find a lounge area with a holovid and comfortable chairs empty of enemy personnel. A quick shake of her head and a nod, told Button the room was clear and he should continue onto the next one. That turned out to be a kitchen area, also with no one inside. The third and last door entered into an empty dining area.
With the ground floor clear, Button headed up the stairs, Valerie by his shoulder. At the top was a small landing with a single door. Button opened it gently and glanced inside, instead of going in, he pulled back to give Valerie a view past him. She saw a large open barracks room with beds down both sides, all occupied by sleeping men and women.
Valerie motioned to Button to close the door and pulled a booby trap mine from her belt. Button moved back to cover her and she fixed the small and powerful explosive to the floor, placing it against the middle of the door. Anyone who opened it would get a very nasty surprise. A small button on the mine synchronised it to her wristcomp.
Valerie studied the floor for a moment, it wasn’t strong enough to stop the power of these small explosives. With a nod to Button they headed back to the ground floor.
“Set some mines in the kitchen to bring the ceiling down,” she ordered in a whisper. “I’ll do the same in the dining area and sync them to the door upstairs.”
“On it, Major,” he replied with a grin. “That’ll give them a surprise.”
Valerie activated her com to Alpha fire-team’s net. “Alpha, this Lead. It’s a barracks. Everyone is asleep. We are setting explosives.”
It took another two minutes for them to finish and leave the building booby trapped. All was quiet outside and Corporal Richings, Alpha’s senior ranker reported.
“Nothing going on, Major. We haven’t heard a peep.”
“Alright. Let’s move further in.” Valerie took the lead of the small formation and as they moved out from the shadow of the barracks, the high pitched whine of a Pulse rifle came the north. It was quickly followed by many more from
A door to the building stood to one side. Valerie nodded to one of her team and Corporal Richings checked the door. Finding it unlocked, she eased it open with Guggenheim backing her up and Valerie, Wester and Button looking outward behind them. Richings darted inside, followed by Private Guggenheim and Valerie waited for them to secure the building, while she scanned for movement around them.
Richings came out with a shake of her head, indicating it was empty of any threats. With a wave of her hand, Valerie indicated their next target building and led the team across the short open space. They moved quickly and found no one outside. Pointing to Richings, Guggenheim and Wester, she waved for them to stay outside, while she and Button investigated. The squat two storey building had a stronger door, with an electronic lock, the previous one, merely a mechanical handle.
Valerie holstered her weapons and plugged a lead into her wristcomp. A small circular pad at the other end attached to the side of lock. Activating her wristcomp, it took a few seconds to synchronise itself with the security device. The holo display showed a dimmed view of the lock. After entering some commands, the small, powerful computer began attacking the much simpler program. It only took a two more seconds before they heard a quiet click and the door swung open.
Drawing her weapons, she slipped silently inside with Button behind her. The door opened into a corridor running the length of the building, with doors spaced along it and stairs leading up at the end. Moving down the corridor, Valerie opened the first one to find a lounge area with a holovid and comfortable chairs empty of enemy personnel. A quick shake of her head and a nod, told Button the room was clear and he should continue onto the next one. That turned out to be a kitchen area, also with no one inside. The third and last door entered into an empty dining area.
With the ground floor clear, Button headed up the stairs, Valerie by his shoulder. At the top was a small landing with a single door. Button opened it gently and glanced inside, instead of going in, he pulled back to give Valerie a view past him. She saw a large open barracks room with beds down both sides, all occupied by sleeping men and women.
Valerie motioned to Button to close the door and pulled a booby trap mine from her belt. Button moved back to cover her and she fixed the small and powerful explosive to the floor, placing it against the middle of the door. Anyone who opened it would get a very nasty surprise. A small button on the mine synchronised it to her wristcomp.
Valerie studied the floor for a moment, it wasn’t strong enough to stop the power of these small explosives. With a nod to Button they headed back to the ground floor.
“Set some mines in the kitchen to bring the ceiling down,” she ordered in a whisper. “I’ll do the same in the dining area and sync them to the door upstairs.”
“On it, Major,” he replied with a grin. “That’ll give them a surprise.”
Valerie activated her com to Alpha fire-team’s net. “Alpha, this Lead. It’s a barracks. Everyone is asleep. We are setting explosives.”
It took another two minutes for them to finish and leave the building booby trapped. All was quiet outside and Corporal Richings, Alpha’s senior ranker reported.
“Nothing going on, Major. We haven’t heard a peep.”
“Alright. Let’s move further in.” Valerie took the lead of the small formation and as they moved out from the shadow of the barracks, the high pitched whine of a Pulse rifle came the north. It was quickly followed by many more from
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