[b][center]Shadow ID Whiskey 3424 / Victor Vladov / Kara Do'Vosho / Sláine 'Sloan' Sirona[/center][/b] Shadow sat amongst a number of his operatives inside the compounds of the Aegius Security headquarters based in Chicago. Men and women of a variety of races began to gear up and brief themselves as much as possible on their opponent, all the while convincing themselves that this was not a suicide mission. The few operatives beside Shadow typed away at their computers attempting to locate Lucina Cobbs, but with only a name and a few features it was a difficult task. Capturing and killing terrorists was their job, finding kidnappers and rescuing their victims was not. "Blonde hair and blue eyes gentleman" Kara said aloud as they typed away. "We'd probably be there by now if that fucking kid hadn't run off." Victor added. He had accompanied Aegius back to base, along with Kara. Both preferred to be amongst mercenaries than PMC's, "Are the PMC's having any luck?" Shadow asked an operative beside him, "No sir, but they've used the hostages descriptions to develop a drawn image of her" Victor scoffed, "We need a location, not a damn picture." "I agree detective. Playing hide and seek isn't our area of expertise" As the words left the operative's mouth Victor came to a sudden realization and quickly reached into his temporary police jacket, pulling out his cellphone and making sure to move away from the crowd of mercenaries. Victor had Sloan's number on speed dial and with the press of a button dialed her number. By now Sláine had pieced together that this Lucina girl was involved in the library attack which peaked her interest tenfold. She had never associated herself with terrorists or politicians, but evidence from earlier proved that the girl was a victim in the situation, not a suspect. Her headset began to ring and simultaneously Victors name, face, location, information, address, everything was on her computer screen. She was delighted to see he was calling, they spoke about two hours ago and his location at the time was inside the Chicago Public Library. She thought him for dead and with pleasure tapped a button on her headset, answering the phone call. "Still alive are we?" Victor laughed and wasn't surprised Sloan was already up to date on the situation. "In a way I guess I am, but i've got a bit of a situation. What can you tell me about a girl by the name Lucina Cobbs? She was in the library with me." Sloan's eyes shot open with curiosity and she immediately twirled around in her chair to face another screen and began typing away. She remained silent for a moment and Victor turned around to meet Kara's gaze, he gave a smile and a small wave before turning back around. Footage from the Aegius HQ's security cameras appeared on all of Sloan's monitors and she grew uneasy. "What are you doing with mercenaries Victor? This shouldn't be any of your business." "I'm not going to give your name out if that's what your worried about. I'm not sure what it is, but watching that Jackdawl guy put a bullet into some helpless woman's brain, i'd give myself even more trouble sleeping at night if I didn't do something about it." Sloan perched her lips, she felt like a fool for not realizing that it wasn't the girl they were interested in, it was the terrorists. "She's with them right now Vic, i'll send you the address. Just know I wouldn't do something like this for anyone though, I know you're good for it and this whole situation's got my interest." "You're a savior, you know that?" "Stay safe detective" With the press of a button on her headset Sloan ended the call and began to silence all her phone lines, for the rest of the evening her attention would be on Victor and Akira, by far her hottest clients at the moment. Victor approached Kara and spoke loud enough so only her and Shadow could hear. "Don't ask how, but i've got the girls location right now and she's with Jackdawl." Shadow instantly turned around in his seat and stood up "Where are they?" his voice was robotic and somewhat muffled due to his mask, it was hard to tell if he was human or not. Victor handed Shadow his cellphone who quickly grabbed it and took it to his computer, converting the address into a set of coordinates and opening the GPS image on the screen. "What is your source, detective?" "I promised not to give out a name, but i've worked with them in the past and can only give you my word they're reliable." Shadow stared into the image of an abandoned warehouse surrounded by trees for what seemed like an eternity. This was their only lead. "Send these coordinates to the PMC's, tell them to prep for an assault immediately." He suddenly shouted and tossed the detective back his phone "Get a gun and a headset" With that he walked off passed Victor and Kara with haste, "GEAR UP" He shouted, and every operative jumped up, immediately preparing to assault Jackdawl's base of operations. --- [b][center]Jackdawl / Veezarus / Lucina Cobbs / Benjamin Daniels[/center][/b] [i]"Send these coordinates to the PMC's, tell them to prep for an assault immediately."[/i] The words echoed through a dark and seemingly empty room with no clear entrance or exit anywhere. The only light in the room came from several projected screens that looked as if they were floating in air. Each projected screen had live video feed from the many surveillance cameras within the Aegius Security HQ based in Chicago and surrounded Jackdawl who sat in a metal chair, his hands in his coat pockets and his head bowed, staring at the floor, listening to the whole situation in very deep thought. The darkness of the room was so intense it looked as if he could stand up from the chair and walk in any direction into an endless space of nothing. [i]"GEAR UP!"[/i] Jackdawl cocked his head to the side at the sound of mercenaries preparing for battle. It was difficult to tell whether he was upset or not. The images floating around Jackdawl switched to the warehouse's surveillance cameras. Picking his head up Jackdawl slowly observed the video feed until he spotted his reptilian assassin walking throughout the compound. "Veezarus" he said aloud before looking towards the floor once more. About three seconds later Veezarus appeared from his cloud of green smoke. "It seems there's been a change of plans" Benjamin practically marched down the hallway like a viking the way he carried Luci to his quarters, approaching his assigned room without haste he set her on her feet and grabbed her by the wrist as he turned the doorknob. The door swung open and Benjamin shoved Luci inside the room before quickly entering himself and slamming the door shut behind him. Benjamin turned and gave Luci a disturbing glare as he slowly began to walk towards her, "I know what we have is special I [i]just know[/i]" Benjamin pulled Luci's mask off and tossed it to the side, pulling her in close he gently began to stroke her cheek with his right hand and placed his left on her hip, "My darling nymph, i'm so glad to have you back, I truly am, the whole way here I couldn't stop myself from thinking about the many things I want to do to you," Benjamin slowly began to move in for a kiss, where as Luci didn't hesitate to knee him with all her strength in the groin causing him to fall to his knees, out of breath. "I'll die before satisfying your sick fantasies fucking pig," Luci tried running for the door but Benjamin grabbed her ankle as she moved past him and she fell to the ground, "You [b][i]bitch![/i][/b]" he shouted gripping tightly onto her leg. He pulled her towards him and climbed onto her, placing his hands on her shoulders he greatly overpowered her, "You are [i]MINE[/i] now you hear me?! [i]MINE![/i]" Luci spat into Benjamin's face and he immediately struck her with the back of his hand, which seemed to be enough to make her submissive. With that he ripped open her shirt to reveal the thick folder containing information on Operation Freedom. Benjamin paused for a moment, picking up the folder he tossed it to the side and turned his attention back towards Luci as well as her body. A sickening smile overcame his face as he frantically began to undo his belt, when suddenly Veezarus burst through the door causing Benjamin to jump. Veezarus simply stared at him as well as a sobbing Luci for a moment "Get the fuck out!" Benjamin shouted. "Jackdawl wants to see the girl." He said blankly. "Why?!" "None of your concern," "She's mine!" Veezarus approached Benjamin, kicking him hard in the chest and off of Luci. He grabbed the girl by the arm and pulled her up, her shirt was still ripped open and her cheek a bright red. "Bring me with you!" Benjamin shouted as he stood up. "Get your things together, we're relocating within the hour." With that Veezarus vanished into a cloud of smoke, along with Luci. Jackdawl hadn't moved from his position in the chair, the floating screens with live video feed from the surveillance cameras still shone onto him as he sit still awaiting Veezarus, who eventually reappeared holding Luci by the arm. "Give us a moment," Jackdawl ordered. Veezarus didn't hesitate to disappear back into smoke. Jackdawl stood up, his hands still in his coat pockets as he approached Luci. The floating screens surrounding Jackdawl followed him every step of the way as he walked towards Luci. He stopped in place a few inches away from her and the floating screens now surrounded the both of them. The live video feed cut to an image of Jackdawl's mask. Slowly and gently he removed his hands from his coat pockets and placed them on Luci, buttoning up her shirt as he spoke in a light tone. "For a moment I was going to kill you and your friend Mr. Daniels, but after pondering the situation I came to realize you coming here has given me a marvelous opportunity. You have helped me far more than you realize and I must thank you for doing so," after doing the final button Jackdawl reached into Luci's shirt pocket and pulled out her cellphone, then placed both his hands back into his coat pockets. The floating images of Jackdawl's mask suddenly switched to a video of what seemed to be a birthday party. [i]"Blow out the candles Luci!"[/i] cheering from the video could be heard as a younger Luci blew out her birthday candles. Jackdawl spoke blankly as the video played and stared at Luci, eager to witness her reaction. "What are you afraid of, Lucina Cobbs?"