Sorry it's been so long, what with coursework and exam preparation. I managed to find some time and now here is chapter 3
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Chapter 3
Breaking and Entering
Rigel held the Walther in his hand with great steadiness. Vankor grabbed a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun, without the folding stock, from a wooden, splintered table. Tarios also grabbed from the table a Heckler & Koch MP5. Then the walls started to shake. “What’s going on” Rigel shouted as bits of piping from the roof started to fall from their bearings. Bits of dirt from the white bricks also started to shake and fall. “Chopper 15 6, prepare to drop firework” said a voice behind the wall entrance. “Oh no” said Vankor, “Get down!” An explosion sounded and part of the ceiling fell down to the ground to reveal a large hole. Hovering above the hole was a large helicopter. The rubble littered the floor and buried the 4 Sligs alive. “Prepare to move in” said the voice again behind the wall entrance. The teleporter had fallen apart slightly in the cave-in. Strangely, blue and green particles started to leak out of one of the generators beside it. Then the wall entrance was starting to shake. A few bricks fell from it. Then it completely fell apart to reveal a squad of soldiers. “Go, go, go” shouted the squad leader. The other four squad members moved in and surrounded the trapped Sligs. The rubble started to move as the trapped Sligs started to work their way out. The helicopter released five ends of rope down to the soldiers below to help clear the rubble. The soldiers attached the ends to bits of large rubble and the helicopter lifted them off the ground. The green and blue particles then started to swirl around the area where Rigel lay. “What’s going on” said one of the soldiers looking at the particles. They had now driven under the rubble and engulfed Rigel just as Valken burst out. “Freeze” the soldier said pointing at Valken. Then there was a bright flash of light from Rigel’s position. Bits of debris above him fell into the hole he was in. He had disappeared. “Get them out of the rubble” said the squad leader. Without further a due, the soldiers started to dig the trapped Sligs out of the rubble. Valken tried to move himself onto his feet but was immediately knocked out by the butt of a M16 rifle to the head. Vankor burst out of the rubble quickly but then suffered the same bad sporting fate as Valken. “Looks all clear, get them out of here” said the squad leader, “Chopper 15 6, you are clear to move out. Meet us outside of the building entrance”. “Roger that” said the pilot in the chopper. The helicopter released the ropes and flew off away from the building. “Shackle them” said the squad leader. The others took some cuffs out of their belt pockets and shackled their hands together. “Alright, let’s go” said the squad leader. Each unconscious body was handled by two soldiers. The squad leader led them out of the building. “Damn, they’ve taken Vankor and Valken” thought Tarios, “and where’s Rigel? C’mon footsteps, disappear already!” They did disappear, and then Tarios started to dig his way out of the rubble. He had a long way to go, but this was just the beginning.
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