Dark Secrets: Darkness Forever *PG-13

[StevenBray]

Steven followed behind Dark walking backwards slowly and carefully, covering any soldiers who may have still been upstairs and heard the commotion from Dark's trap. "Hey Dark, give me a bit of a head's up on the front side. I can't see behind me, and I'm worried about the backside" Steven said calmly yet urgently as he turned 90 degrees and began to sidestep down the stairs, closing the gap between himself and Dark...

 

Meanwhile Jeanne walked into the Locker Room and met up with Anya; the girl who was with Steven's team earlier. In the room the two girls were both wearing similar Battle Suits, both similar colours and both carrying P90 submachine guns. The door closed behind Jeanne and she sealed it tightly before both girls removed their helmets and walking over towards a nearby table. The girls quickly embraced and kissed each other before walking over to a table and on the table there was a paper map of the Unknown Hideout; "So they're there, huh?" Jeanne asked calmly as she placed her helmet on the table and stared at the map. "Last I saw, they were being held outside of the cells because of the flooding down there" Anya replied softly as she joined Jeanne by the table, and began discussing their plan of attack to rescue the captive members of the Unknown...

[Gogeta™]

As Dark and Steven continued down the final series of stairs, unknown to them a soldier was following the two with great stealth. "Steven, don't move." Dark turned around quickly, and threw a small knife, with intense speed, into the darkness. A cry of pain was heard followed by a loud thump to the ground. The few shines of light in the building revealed the Unknown soldier on the floor, his neck bleeding due to Dark's attack. Dark walked over to the dead soldiers body, but not letting his guard down. "Here we go." With quick yet careful skill Dark removed 3 grenades from the soldiers weapon pack.

 

~Whats going on in their soldier?~ The commander grew impatient of waiting, and is somewhat concerned the mission might be in danger. ~Come in UNS (Unknown Soldier)!~ The only sounds coming from the radio was static. It became increasingly quiet. The moon came into full view, lighting up the night sky. The silence that swept through the few seconds of the night would change in one second. BOOM!!! The front door of the building was destroyed, smoke and rubble everywhere. Out of that smoke came into view a familiar face. Dark.

[StevenBray]

The Grenade's explosion rocked the front of the building and the shrapnel from the Grenade began to wipe out much of the soldiers outside the building. Dark and Steven were hiding around a corner to avoid getting hit by the shrapnel and to allow an effective smokescreen to build up around the front of the building. Dark and Steven looked at each other and instantly knew what to do; Steven quickly ran across the foyer of the building (with the other 2 Grenades on his belt) and set up hiding by a window, while Dark walked out confidently as usual in the doorway to draw the soldiers' attention. As the smoke began to clear the soldiers began to see the distinctive face of Dark through the smoke. "Dark... you're under arrest for breaking the rules of the Unknown. Come in quietly and you will not be harmed" shouted the commander of the soldiers there over the Megaphone...

 

Meanwhile the mysterious sniper that encountered Dark and Steven was now kneeling on another rooftop staring through his sniper sight at his target. On the rooftop he was again wearing that cloak that seemed to distort his image to conceal his position. ~Where are you, Death Angel?~ a Russian voice asked over his radio, but the sniper didn't answer at first. ~Answer me Damn It!~ shouted the voice again angrily. "I'm here... I'm staring at them now" he whispered calmly with a wispy voice without taking his hands off of his rifle. ~Good... when you have a clear shot on them... take him out~ the voice ordered him sinisterly, but the sniper did not react to the order; instead he stared through his scope at the building with no remorse.

 

Suddenly the front of the building exploded and the dust shot up towards him; quickly he pulled back (and his gun) under the high ledge of the adjacent building, waiting for the dust and shrapnel to pass. Just as the dust passed over his head he quickly shot back up and set up his rifle at near lightning speed, and through the dust he could see Dark. "Ok so there you are" he whispered to himself as he began to look through the ever disappearing dust for Steven... but could not see him...

[Gogeta™]

Dark was in the open. His face calm, muscles relaxed, and his finger on the trigger. "You've made a mistake. I'm not the on you want... Shade is the man behind this bullsh!t." With cold persistence, Dark aimed his gun towards the ground then shooting seconds later. "WHAT THE HELL!" The commander was shocked as Dark fell down into the sewers, smoke from the explosion of the shock acted as a cover combined with the earlier explosion. ~Steven, can you hear me? If you do then: Meet me a few blocks down. I should be standing at the corner of 7th Street.~ Dark went off radio knowing he could possibly be traced soon.

 

Dark started out at a slow pace, running through the tunnels of the sewer forced to inhale the putrid smells it gave off. *Son of a b!tch I don't know how much longer I can take this...* Dark placed his hand over his nose and mouth, continuing to 7th Street where he plans to meet his partner.

[StevenBray]

Steven watched as the smoke from Dark's explosion rumbled on; he heard Dark's message and knew that he would have to quickly move from his spot by the window, otherwise he would be found by the soldiers who advanced in through the door to investigate and locate him. He began carefully rushing towards the side of the building and towards the generator, which was illuminating the area; the illumination isn't enough for commercial use but enough to see him in the corridors...

 

OoC: Sorry Mage, couldn't think of anything to post. Just wanted to give you a chance to post.

[Gogeta™]

Faster than ever, Dark continued through the sewer. The terrible smells still attacking Dark's breathing regardless of the fact that his nose and mouth were covered. After about 3 minutes into the tunnel Dark could see a latter in his view. *Yes! This is my stop.* Dark finally arrived at the latter and then started to climb his way up, but once he lifted up the manhole cover... "AAAAAGAGHAG!!!" Dark was struck in the face by a metal pipe. He looses consciousness, then falls back down into the sewer. Back on the surface a rather large man in a black trench coat, still wilding the pipe looks down at Dark. ~Garret, my job is done. Now what?~ Dark's attacker walked away from the area, awaiting Garret's response. ~Go find Steven. Do what you did to Dark only make the pain ten fold worse.~ Garret signed of radio communication leaving this attacker to finish Steven.

 

Back down in the sewer, Dark started to regain consciousness, but the impact of the hit to face left him distorted. His face was covered in a great amount of blood, his healing factor relieved most of the bleeding after a few minutes.

[StevenBray]

Steven rushed through the corridors of the dank, decrepit, completely abandoned hotel towards the generator that powered the flickering lights, while being followed by the flood of Unknown Soldiers who are - a) following Dark through the sewer, which varying degrees of difficulties (due to the gas), and b) combing the building for Steven, the other person they saw with Dark prior to the lights going out. Steven continued through the hotel trying to find an alternate exit onto the streets and to get to the corner of 7th streets and meet up with Dark, knowing that if he stops for any reason he will never leave the building alive. Soon he reached the generator room for the hotel and made his way quickly to the back of the room; *This appears to have many small generators to make up the power* he thought to himself calmly as he reached into his backpack and taking out some C4-Plastic Explosive. He placing C4 in carefully thought out places before quickly leaving the generator room and hiding around the corner nearby, and as he hid a patrol of soldiers entered the generator room. The soldiers quickly saw the C4 and began to retreat however before they could get too far away, Steven detonated the C4 and caused a massive explosion from the generator room, crippling the hallway's integrity...

 

Meanwhile in the Unknown Hideout Jeanne and Anya were travelling through the corridors, heading towards the place where their comrades were located. "Anya when we get there, I need you to sneak around to the opposite side" Jeanne said calmly as the two girls rushed ever closer to their target. Eventually they reached the corridors just before their target and decided to quickly stop to sure up the battle plan. After a while, the two girls removed their helmets "Ok Anya let's do this!" Jeanne said quickly before embracing each other and kissing one last time before replacing their helmets on their heads, and they began moving into position and preparing for their plan to take action...

 

OoC: Hey Mage, PM me to tell me what "Project 13" is (I need to know).

[Gogeta™]

~Ten, come in over.~ Garret's sinister voice, somewhat muffled due to his location was trying make contact with Ten, Dark's and soon to be Steven's attacker. ~What? I have Steven located in a hotel. Heard an explosion.~ Ten was right outside the building that Steven was in, ready to make his assault. ~We have what we want from Unknown Labs.~ Ten proceeded in to the building, still listening to Garret. ~Alright! I'll be back as soon as I rip Steven in half.~ "Damn I hate being bothered while I work!" Ten removed his ear peace and threw it to the ground, his gun still in hand, he was closing in on Steven's location fast.

 

*Where am I? My face... it hurts, really bad it hurts so much. How long have I been out? Why cant I move!?* Dark was still laying face down in the sewer, his face barely above the water. His injury still healing, but still could not move.

[StevenBray]

The dust from the explosion began to settle and it became evidential from the walls and ceiling that the structural integrity of the area had worsened; it was degraded before the explosion, but now the integrity of dangerously low. The floor was cracked heavily and stepping on it would almost definitely cause it to cave in, and seeing as they were on the ground floor below them was the basement level. Steven quickly decided to continue moving deeper into the building in the hopes that he could find a viable exit at the back of the hotel. As he continued into the hotel he began to check the clip in his gun and checking his vest *Clip is full, 3 Grenades left and out of C4* he thought to himself but before he could think of anything more, the HUD view out of his mask went black. *sheet... not enough power left to run it* he thought sharply as he ripped it off his mask and pushed it between his vest and the chest of his suit before soldiering on into the darkness...

[Freeshooter]

OoC: can I still join?

[Gogeta™]

OoC: PM your entry to me and I'll decide.

 

Steven had started to advance deeper into the shadows of the hotel. What would be unknown him is that was not alone in his situation. Ten was steadily making his way behind Steven, ready to strike at any moment. *This fool will be an easy kill. Ha! Just like Dark was.* Ten prepared his ultimate assault on Steven.

 

Back in the sewers Dark was finally able to stand. His head still throbbing from the blow, but still managing to think up a plan of escape. "Steven... he never came. He must be in trouble, must be getting chased down still. Still so much blood." Dark wiped blood from his face and not a minute later started back up to the surface, this time take precaution in case of a second attack. *All clear. Alright where could he have possibly gone?* Dark cocked his gun and proceeded down the street with a burning rage alive in his eyes. His his head still in pain, and still lacking energy due to not having slept in days.

[StevenBray]

Steven continued on through the dark, cold and increasingly murky hotel hallways; now with less speed that normal, as he could not see where he was going as well as before. How long is this f***ing building?!* he thought sharply as the fatigue from all the running and from the stress of the situation were beginning to set in. However he quickly stopped, breathed in deeply through his nose, so that he could think clearly. Ok..." he said to himself, panting as he struggled slightly to regain his breath and the sweat began to drip heavily from his forehead "There's no way I could still running straight, because this building is not that large" he spoke to himself softly while looking around with flashlight aiding him. Suddenly it tweaked in his mind what was going on, but before he could think anymore he heard a large, violent scream come from behind him. This prompted him to pick a direction and charge down it at full speed, trying to make it difficult for his perceived pursuer to follow him...

 

Stein was sitting upright on the Helicopter, chained to the floor by his hands in handcuffs as the chopper continued to travel across the city. Stein peered out of the window over his right shoulder and saw on the streets below Darkness and Unknown Soldiers combating soldiers whose suits were similar to Steven's and identical to the soldiers' on the chopper were wearing. The chopper continued over the city and appeared to be heading towards an abandoned airfield on the outskirts of the city...

 

Meanwhile in the Unknown Hideout Jeanne and Anya were in position and ready to begin the attack to save their friends being held by the Unknown. ~Ok... your 2 are over by the wall just below you with 3 guards covering them, while mine are opposite me guarded by only 1 man~ Jeanne quietly informed Anya over her radio ~So when the Grenade goes off, I'll pick off the 1 by my guys and you target whose left by yours. In the confusion of the deaths, we swooped down and take out whomever is left~ she said calmly and authority-like. ~Be careful though, this all seems far too easy~ she continued before Anya could speak, yet this time softly (almost lovingly) while preparing a Grenade. Anya quickly agreed with her over the radio, equally as lovingly and began to prepare her gun for the attack, and Jeanne did the same both with half smiles on their faces. Jeanne pulled the pin and dropped the Grenade through a gash in the floor and as it struck the ground below, it quickly caught the attention of all the soldiers. Two of the broke off from Anya's group and walked carefully over to the Grenade...

 

~Death Angel, do you read?~ the familiar Russian voice asked calmly, but all he heard was static. ~Death Angel, you realise this is incredibly annoying?!~ shouted a now Female Russian voice over the radio, angrily at the Sniper's refusal to respond immediately. The Sniper reached over to his radio ~You do realise that you could blow my cover by doing that, right my dear?~ he asked back calmly in his usual cavalier and wispy way. ~What's your status?~ asked the male voice again, and in the background you could hear the sounds of the female voice screaming in pain. ~Lost sight of the target, making my way towards another Nest~ he replied calmly as he climbed up the fire escape of an apartment building around the back side of the hotel. ~Oh and General~ he suddenly said seriously, in a deeper tone that normal ~If you hurt Katlain... you will be my next target~ he finished before continuing up the building...

 

OoC: Mage, sorry if I made it appear I would encounter Ten in this post, but I just thought of a way to prolong the story a little for you to post something for Dark. Plus I wanted to advance the Revolution in the Unknown Hideout, as well as Stein and the Sniper's stories.

[Final Fantasy Revolution]

A figure rose from out of the rubble of the destroyed and burning base. Suddenly hundreds of rifle clicks could be heard from behind the man as he turned around to see at least two hundred unknown soldiers all aiming for him with there artillery. One of the unknown approached the man with a dominate smirk. "Sykes Granville, how lucky we were to find you here of all places..." The new man said as he stopped to address Sykes. "And you are." Sykes said with a smirk. "My name is Let, and I'm a commander within the unknown." Sykes stopped smirking. "What would your business be with me." Let was angry. "Don't play that s*** with me! It's your fault were even in this war! IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT SO MANY HAVE PERISHED!" Let said, now yelling at Sykes. And yet, Sykes says nothing.

[Gogeta™]

Dark dived into the shadows of the streets trying to keep himself concealed. His healing factor started to become more active, but blood still trickled down his head. Only a block left until he made his destination. *Okay what the hell am I doing? Got blown up in a van, shot at forever, and someone just bashed my face. We need to regroup and rest up FAST.* Like with Steven, Dark was also becoming more and more exhausted from the ongoing battles against the Unknown. Dark swiftly dodges the eyes of his enemies and enter the hotel through a side door.

 

Ten let Steven run by him. The chance was perfect for the kill, but the assassin let him go. *Later.* Ten pulled out some type of remote. The screen showed a blinking red dot moving through a building, there was also a word blinking in green: ARMED. ~Commander I've had a change in plans. Send full assault units from Bases 11 and 9. I need 2 choppers covering the air, and stealth ground teams in ally ways, streets, and buildings.~ Ten made his way to the stairs, then proceeding down and although his face covered the sense of evil radiated from him.

 

Meanwhile Garret, who encountered Dark and Steven earlier, was walking around the destroyed ruble of the Underground base. The Darkness patrol crew had sense left the area. "He left it here. Thought he was slick and left it here... WHAT A FOOL. To leave what can turn the tides in this was IN rubble letting it sit beneath the ground waiting for somebody to dig it up." Garret started removing bricks, metal, and glass along with other remains of the Underground. Exactly what did was he looking for, what did Dark leave behind? Or does this involve Dark at all?