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LiverisGoodOne of the outer eyes of Thorne's mask turned to look at Avis as he came around to the rear entrance of the APC. The high pitched whirring of its motors as it aimed itself at the younger metahuman made Thorne seem more machine than man. Thorne returned Avis' slight bow with a nod of his head before returning to his rifle. "What seems to be the situation, doc? It's been a while since we've been stretched like this. I'm guessing this ain't some normal, everyday case. Because, if it was, you wouldn't be sending me and Sergeant Thorne out again.", Avis' comment received a short scoff from Thorne as he answered, "They send their best without even asking first, ain't that right Abby?". Abigail tried to show any irritation by his comment as she turned from her tablet to address Avis. "I'd prefer to explain everything once our whole team is here", Abigail looked over to the other end of the depot and a slight smirk appeared on her face "and here is our newest member now".
A black haired woman with red and grey eyes was carried in on a vertical stretcher and strapped into a straight jacket. She was unnaturally still as she was being carried in, almost as if she was dead. Once she was at the APC with the others, one of the guards strapped a collar to her neck and handed a wristband to Thorne. "Your field handler will be at the crime scene. Give this to him...she's your problem now", the guard didn't wait around for a response. By the time Thorne was done examining the wristband, the guard and his team were already walking back. "Abigail, mind explaining who the hell this is?", Thorne stood beside the stretcher which held back their new teammate and examined her with all four eyes. "This is Agent Gray. She's a Type 1 that was transferred from Site 77", Dr. Carson had a confident smile on her face which quickly faded once she made eye contact with the muzzled Agent Gray.
"Still doesn't explain why you've got her locked up like this", Thorne wasn't impressed by the way they carted their new teammate in here. Partially because this was just cruel treatment but mainly because anyone who had to be brought in here like this was going to be trouble in the field.
"Agent Gray is not a very obedient asset. She's assaulted multiple DMA officers and has tried in the past to escape custody"
"Maybe it's not the best idea to give the key to this girl's freedom to a fellow meta, eh?", Thorne tossed the wristband to Dr.Carson who quickly strapped it on. "Well, now that we're here we should probably get into the APC. I'll explain everything on the way. Sergeant Thorne, would you please unrestrain Agent Gray?", Abigail quickly climbed into the back entrance of the APC, almost hitting her head on the roof in the process. Meanwhile, Thorne carefully approached Agent Gray's stretcher, making sure to look for any signs of aggression...or rather any signs of sudden attack. "I'd really appreciate it if you didn't try to kill me as soon as thes restraints come loose", he said as he removed her muzzle. Next came the straps that pinned her to the stretcher but as he reached for the fasteners Agent Gray spoke, "If I wanted to kill you, I'd already have made you tear out your own throat with your bare hands". Gray didn't even blink as she spoke, nor did she even look down at Thorne who took a step back to check with Abigail. "Did you just fucking hear this shit?!", he said in disbelief as he turned to Abigail and Avis. "What happened?", Dr. Carson looked back with confusion
"Nothing...Christ", Thorne stared back at Agent Gray who was now glaring back at him with her fiery eyes though she didn't say another word as he slowly removed the restraints. Once all that was left was the last buckle on the straight jacket, Agent Gray ripped off the jacket by herself before silently climbing into the APC and sitting directly in front of Avis.
The APC's driver started up the vehicle and in seconds they were off and headed towards Manhattan. "Alright, some of you are aware of the situation already, as for the rest of you listen closely. Roughly thirty minutes ago a DMA convoy headed towards a processing facility outside of NYC was ambushed just as it entered the Upper West Side of the city. Four APCs were attacked and all four were breached. The rogue metahumans escaped and are now in hiding somewhere in the city. Checkpoints have been placed at all major routes leading out of the city. If they try to leave, our operatives will find them. Our job is to find the ones listed on this transport manifest that are still in the city and bring them to a local blacksite for holding until we find those responsible for the attack and either capture or execute them. Right now, we are headed towards the ambush site to meet up with your field handler. He was with the convoy when it got hit so he'll have important eyewitness information for us. From there we will head to the blacksite and set up a base of operations there. Once everything is ready we are advised to get to work as soon as possible"
"As soon as possible eh? Well, if that's the case then I'm getting what precious minutes of sleep I can have. Wake me when we get there. If Gray tries to kill us then don't wake me", Thorne laid across the open seats and in a matter of minutes he was fast asleep. As for Agent Gray, she remained awake, eyeing both Dr.Carson and Avis in complete silence. This was going to be a long ride.
The squad arrived on W 86th St to find a row of destroyed APCs, heaps of burning metal with dead DMA operatives being dragged from the wreckage. DMA Containment Squads had already taped off the area to the public and were beginning their investigation; collecting debris from the wrecks, taking eyewitness reports, the usual routine. Once they were past the tape line, Dr. Carson immediately began taking notes of what she observed before addressing the team. "I'll look for the field handler assigned to you all. In the meantime, Thorne, take your team and see what you can gather from the wreckage"
A black haired woman with red and grey eyes was carried in on a vertical stretcher and strapped into a straight jacket. She was unnaturally still as she was being carried in, almost as if she was dead. Once she was at the APC with the others, one of the guards strapped a collar to her neck and handed a wristband to Thorne. "Your field handler will be at the crime scene. Give this to him...she's your problem now", the guard didn't wait around for a response. By the time Thorne was done examining the wristband, the guard and his team were already walking back. "Abigail, mind explaining who the hell this is?", Thorne stood beside the stretcher which held back their new teammate and examined her with all four eyes. "This is Agent Gray. She's a Type 1 that was transferred from Site 77", Dr. Carson had a confident smile on her face which quickly faded once she made eye contact with the muzzled Agent Gray.
"Still doesn't explain why you've got her locked up like this", Thorne wasn't impressed by the way they carted their new teammate in here. Partially because this was just cruel treatment but mainly because anyone who had to be brought in here like this was going to be trouble in the field.
"Agent Gray is not a very obedient asset. She's assaulted multiple DMA officers and has tried in the past to escape custody"
"Maybe it's not the best idea to give the key to this girl's freedom to a fellow meta, eh?", Thorne tossed the wristband to Dr.Carson who quickly strapped it on. "Well, now that we're here we should probably get into the APC. I'll explain everything on the way. Sergeant Thorne, would you please unrestrain Agent Gray?", Abigail quickly climbed into the back entrance of the APC, almost hitting her head on the roof in the process. Meanwhile, Thorne carefully approached Agent Gray's stretcher, making sure to look for any signs of aggression...or rather any signs of sudden attack. "I'd really appreciate it if you didn't try to kill me as soon as thes restraints come loose", he said as he removed her muzzle. Next came the straps that pinned her to the stretcher but as he reached for the fasteners Agent Gray spoke, "If I wanted to kill you, I'd already have made you tear out your own throat with your bare hands". Gray didn't even blink as she spoke, nor did she even look down at Thorne who took a step back to check with Abigail. "Did you just fucking hear this shit?!", he said in disbelief as he turned to Abigail and Avis. "What happened?", Dr. Carson looked back with confusion
"Nothing...Christ", Thorne stared back at Agent Gray who was now glaring back at him with her fiery eyes though she didn't say another word as he slowly removed the restraints. Once all that was left was the last buckle on the straight jacket, Agent Gray ripped off the jacket by herself before silently climbing into the APC and sitting directly in front of Avis.
The APC's driver started up the vehicle and in seconds they were off and headed towards Manhattan. "Alright, some of you are aware of the situation already, as for the rest of you listen closely. Roughly thirty minutes ago a DMA convoy headed towards a processing facility outside of NYC was ambushed just as it entered the Upper West Side of the city. Four APCs were attacked and all four were breached. The rogue metahumans escaped and are now in hiding somewhere in the city. Checkpoints have been placed at all major routes leading out of the city. If they try to leave, our operatives will find them. Our job is to find the ones listed on this transport manifest that are still in the city and bring them to a local blacksite for holding until we find those responsible for the attack and either capture or execute them. Right now, we are headed towards the ambush site to meet up with your field handler. He was with the convoy when it got hit so he'll have important eyewitness information for us. From there we will head to the blacksite and set up a base of operations there. Once everything is ready we are advised to get to work as soon as possible"
"As soon as possible eh? Well, if that's the case then I'm getting what precious minutes of sleep I can have. Wake me when we get there. If Gray tries to kill us then don't wake me", Thorne laid across the open seats and in a matter of minutes he was fast asleep. As for Agent Gray, she remained awake, eyeing both Dr.Carson and Avis in complete silence. This was going to be a long ride.
4 Hours Later
The squad arrived on W 86th St to find a row of destroyed APCs, heaps of burning metal with dead DMA operatives being dragged from the wreckage. DMA Containment Squads had already taped off the area to the public and were beginning their investigation; collecting debris from the wrecks, taking eyewitness reports, the usual routine. Once they were past the tape line, Dr. Carson immediately began taking notes of what she observed before addressing the team. "I'll look for the field handler assigned to you all. In the meantime, Thorne, take your team and see what you can gather from the wreckage"
