Warehouse Invasion
The warehouse was off in a nearly abandoned industrial area, its parking lot and loading area was strewn with rusting abandoned cars and trucks. After the second robot attack, it was decided rather quickly to check the warehouse out, even if it was empty as Garrett said.
Not for the first time CJ wondered what the point of these strikes were. She trusted the info that Garrett gave them about the Reich. Heck, she used to go with Buck when they’d help Andy on a case. If he said something, you could take it to the bank. She glanced at Hitomi, who glanced back. She shrugged, obviously mirroring her own thoughts.
As they approached the warehouse using the abandoned cars for cover, she kept an eye on Alana and Jeremy. He was acting strange, avoiding Alana, not talking directly to her. This could be a problem, she knew. She caught Hitomi’s eye and jerked her head towards the two. Hitomi nodded and grimaced.
“I know.” Hitomi kept her voice low. “Alana told me how Jerry was acting while we went to see Garrett.”
“This is going to be a problem, isn’t it?”
“I’ll talk to him, CJ. He usually listens to reason.”
CJ nodded, “Let’s get this done then. We can sort this out later.” She headed off at a sprint towards the nearest door. She took a moment to check for any obvious alarms before going in.
The door wasn’t locked, not that it would have proved to be an obstacle if it was, and she opened it carefully. Walking in and pausing, she heard nothing. The absolute silence in the building amplifying her footsteps. As the others filed in behind her, she gestured for Alana and Jerry to break off and start looking around. They slipped off and started a sweep.
Hitomi tapped CJ on the elbow and pointed at a small room. She nodded and they headed that way. Free-standing in the building, it was an office of some kind. It was also close to being destroyed. There were remains of an ornate desk and several bookcases. There were a few papers strewn about, but they were mostly either blank or unreadable.
After about an hour, they had covered the entire building. They found nothing of note aside from the remains of what looked like sophisticated electronics. They gathered some of these, but it was unlikely that anything would come of it. As far as CJ was concerned, they only thing they gained by searching the place was the obvious problem between Jeremy and Alana.
Alana looked like she wanted to slug Jerry in the jaw, who barely even acknowledged she was there. Hitomi reassured her that she’d talk to him. Adding that to the two robot assaults, CJ rarely felt this frustrated.
They packed everything up, and CJ called home to let Buck know they were heading home. As the four of them filed out the door, they didn’t notice the small flashing light on top of the office. . .
Not for the first time CJ wondered what the point of these strikes were. She trusted the info that Garrett gave them about the Reich. Heck, she used to go with Buck when they’d help Andy on a case. If he said something, you could take it to the bank. She glanced at Hitomi, who glanced back. She shrugged, obviously mirroring her own thoughts.
As they approached the warehouse using the abandoned cars for cover, she kept an eye on Alana and Jeremy. He was acting strange, avoiding Alana, not talking directly to her. This could be a problem, she knew. She caught Hitomi’s eye and jerked her head towards the two. Hitomi nodded and grimaced.
“I know.” Hitomi kept her voice low. “Alana told me how Jerry was acting while we went to see Garrett.”
“This is going to be a problem, isn’t it?”
“I’ll talk to him, CJ. He usually listens to reason.”
CJ nodded, “Let’s get this done then. We can sort this out later.” She headed off at a sprint towards the nearest door. She took a moment to check for any obvious alarms before going in.
The door wasn’t locked, not that it would have proved to be an obstacle if it was, and she opened it carefully. Walking in and pausing, she heard nothing. The absolute silence in the building amplifying her footsteps. As the others filed in behind her, she gestured for Alana and Jerry to break off and start looking around. They slipped off and started a sweep.
Hitomi tapped CJ on the elbow and pointed at a small room. She nodded and they headed that way. Free-standing in the building, it was an office of some kind. It was also close to being destroyed. There were remains of an ornate desk and several bookcases. There were a few papers strewn about, but they were mostly either blank or unreadable.
After about an hour, they had covered the entire building. They found nothing of note aside from the remains of what looked like sophisticated electronics. They gathered some of these, but it was unlikely that anything would come of it. As far as CJ was concerned, they only thing they gained by searching the place was the obvious problem between Jeremy and Alana.
Alana looked like she wanted to slug Jerry in the jaw, who barely even acknowledged she was there. Hitomi reassured her that she’d talk to him. Adding that to the two robot assaults, CJ rarely felt this frustrated.
They packed everything up, and CJ called home to let Buck know they were heading home. As the four of them filed out the door, they didn’t notice the small flashing light on top of the office. . .
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