Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ Duel of Fates (part 1)

[McCree] - "A smart man can recognize a good deal, so I won't argue with it. "

[Mike] - "Good. I hope you have a strong stomach. "

[McCree] - "Wha-? "

Mike suddenly grabbed McCree by the collar and threw him into the wall. Instead of colliding with it, he phased through several floors until he crashed into Ethan's laboratory. Though not violent enough to cause him harm, the unnatural feeling of falling through solid matter caused McCree to burp and almost vomit out his dinner.

[Ethan] - "Ya must be the prisoner Mike talked about. "

[McCree] - "Oh, son of a gun, what kind of damn buster throws a man like that! "

Said McCree as he pushed himself off the ground.

[Ethan] - "Allow me to introduce myself, Doctor Ethan Conagher, the father of the cyberknights and all crystal-related research. "

[McCree] - "Agent McCree, Allied undercover intelligence agency. "

Said McCree as he shook Ethan's hand.

[Ethan] - "I'm looking for a job after my current resignation. Could ya arrange that for me? "

[McCree] - "You allied with that young fella, I reckon. Sure, I'll see what I can do for a fellow Texan brother. "

[Ethan] - "Perfect, now we don't got much time. Follow me. "

Said Ethan as he grabbed his bags.

As Ethan stepped into the hallway, he quickly met up with Mike on his march toward the hangar. To avoid suspicion, McCree was given a hooded robe to resemble a servant of the cyberknight order as he walked behind Mike.

[Ethan] - "Where is Kadyn? "

[Mike] - "She'll be taking an alternative route to join you in the hangar. Do you still remember what I had instructed you on? "

[Ethan] - "Yeah, so if a manhunt is declared for us, it means you have failed, so all three of us will escape to the Allied Forces to seek shelter. But I gotta ask, why don't we leave now? "

Said Ethan as he avoided an Imperial pilot on his path.

[Mike] - "Leaving early would arouse suspicion. I dealt with the prison's alarm system earlier, but your ship leaving or me dropping you three in Allied territories would alarm Sniper and leave him with time to prepare for my treachery. I need to catch him by surprise if possible. "

Said Mike as he saluted back at one of the officers saluting him.

[Mike] - "In the worst case scenario, where you can't make your escape, you shall contact Athena and Jerry to ask for their assistance. However, remember, only if the situation is desperate! "

[Ethan] - "Yeah, for sure, but why don't you call Athena or anyone else to back you up in your fight? I reckon some reinforcement could offer ya some greatly needed help. "

[Mike] - "I'm not involving Athena in a suicidal mission. Not to mention, I'm not sure who I can trust in this Empire. It's one thing to see how many people are loyal to me, but loyalty is a dubious concept when their God-Emperor commands my execution. Besides, this is my personal fight. "

Said Mike as he exchanged salutes with a few Imperial officers he passed by.

Soon, the group arrived inside the massive main hangar of the Everest Mountain base, where upwards of six vertical rows of jets and transport crafts are stacked against the walls. Pointing toward the 4th level of sector C, far ahead inside the busy hangar, Mike motioned for Ethan and McCree to follow his finger.