The man pushed the button that initiated the missile launch in sequence. “I've done what you want me to do, Ethan Vanguard will be dead soon.”Trevor grinned widely on the other side of the line while the traitor left the control room. Brackson Connor, the major of the Dreadland legionnaires, was making his way around base.Brackson was a highly respected man and had dedicated most of his time here in the base. He was strictly overseeing the activities of the base, because this was where most of the ammunition was. Ever since Robert and the lieutenants came here to warn him about a traitor being in their midst, he has been extra vigilant. He was making his way through the corridors when he caught a glimpse of something from the corner of his eyes. A figure standing in the control room. But that didn't make any sense, nobody had access to the control room. The only people that did, were people with notable authority. “Hey!” He called out, his voice echoing against the walls. It was
Valerie and Ethan were eating their food on their special table. Photographers couldn't help but swarm them, taking lots of pictures. Almost everyone was inside the building having a good time. “You know Ethan, you really outdid yourself with this event,” Gerald Hayes, the former mayor of Newcrest said. Ethan smiled, gesturing towards his assistant. “She was in charge of most of the planning, so the thanks should go to her.”Natasha shot a polite smile towards the ex mayor. “So tell me more about this beacon. You call it the beacon, right?” The legion commander nodded. “It's actually a dream of my father Howard. When I was little he always talked about the vanguards owning one of the biggest buildings in the country. It was something he would say in passing, but I'm glad I'm able to bring it to life today.”Gerald took a sip of his champagne, “so this is like a tribute to him?” Ethan shrugged, “more or less.”The beacon was not only one of the tallest buildings in the city as wel
Jason was standing by the edge of the bridge, looking down at the water. If he jumped in he would simply just drown. He was still there contemplating whether death by drowning would be the most appropriate way to go out. Skepticism laced his features as he tethered by the edge. He closed his eyes and just as he was about to jump a pair of arms reached out and dragged him backwards onto the road. “What the hell are you thinking?”He turned around to realize that it was none other than his friend Luke. He and Luke went to the same high school and eventually the same college so they had been friends for a while. However look had some business ventures he had to take care of so all this while he was in France. He just returned to come back and see his friend Jason, and coincidentally as he was driving he saw somebody that resembled Jason standing by the edge of the bridge. Jason was unable to contain his emotions and just hugged Luke, tears streaming down from his eyes.Luke returned
The tables shook, and all the breakables on them fell to the floor, crashing and shattering. The force of impact knocked almost everybody to the ground and the chandelier in the hall swung dramatically from side to side.There was a huge crack on almost all the windows and the place was filled with smoke. Whispers broke out in the room as everybody began to get up and run haywire.Ethan immediately jumped on his feet and continued on his way to meet Valerie. “What was that?” She asked in a scared tone as soon as she and Ethan reunited. “That was a missile,” Ethan said. “A missile? If that was the missile we would all be dead by now,” Clifford pointed out. “This is a high security building, it's blast resistant,” Ethan explained. The officers began to guide people safely out of the building. “Are you hurt?” Ethan asked Valerie, raking his eyes over her body to see if there were any visible injuries. “No no I'm fine, I just fell.” Ethan grabbed his phone to call Brackson. The line
Valerie watched as the building crumbled into the ground. She screamed loudly, tears filling her eyes. There was no sign of Ethan anywhere, which meant that he probably was inside the building. Nobody would be able to survive if they were trapped in that building when it collapsed. “Ethan!” She cried as the security men tried to push her away from the rising cloud of debris that was dispelled from the collapse.Her heart shattered into a million pieces, and the ache in her chest was almost palpable.The woman whose son was in there was crying as well. “My son! My son!” She repeated, stretching out her hands.From the dust clouds the silhouette of a man emerging from all the chaos met their eyes. They all held their breaths, until he came out fully. It was Ethan, holding the boy against his chest. His clothes were all torn up and his face was bruised and covered in dust. All the onlookers broke out in applause and whistles. “The legion commander saved the day!” An energetic masculi
Renée opened her eyes and looked around. She was in a room and beside her was Jason. It registered in her senses that the both of them were naked under the duvet. She shot up into a straightened position and then dragged the duvet around her chest, covering her nudity. All her extra movement seemed to wake Jason up.His eyes fluttered open as his face twisted into a small frown. “What's going on?” He asked in a gravelly voice, rubbing his eyes. “What's going on? I should be the one asking you! What the hell is going on?!” Her voice was sharp and accusatory.It wasn't until he also realized that the both of them were naked that all the sleep cleared from his eyes. “What happened?” The Voice, you couldn't remember much except for the fact that he was with his friend Luke. He pressed his hands against his temples, “ugh my head. Where's Luke?” At this point she was clearly irritated. “Who the fuck is Luke? And why are we on the bed together, naked?” “I have no idea, I'm equally as c
Renée was still berating herself for what happened. Even though she had no way of outrightly proving that anything happened, she could feel it. Two adults didn't just wake up on the bed undressed if nothing didn't happen right? She was still lost in her thoughts when her door opened and Therese walked inside the room. Renée raised her head and then got on her feet. “Mom!” She hugged her mother tightly. “I'm so glad you're alright, you and dad. I heard about the explosion but then it turned out the beacon was missile proof.”“Indeed, if it wasn't for that hundreds of us would have been dead. Including your father and I.”“Where is dad anyway?” Renée asked. “In his usual place.” Therese’s smile faded when she noticed how troubled her daughter looked. “Is anything the matter honey?” Renée gave it a deep thought and then shook her head. “I'm fine.”Clifford on the other hand was in his office fuming with anger. Today he felt like Ethan had treated him with such disregard, placing his
Skyler was on her own folding her clothes when the door opened and Elizabeth walked in. “My dear do you need help with that?” She asked softly.“No I'm good,” she responded gloomly without raising her head. Her mother stood by the threshold of the door, watching her daughter with teary eyes. Never did she think she would see the day when Skyler would be going to school. Back then when they were still under the evil clutch of the Vanguards, Desmond had said something to her which she kept a secret from everybody. That night he was in his home office, working. Although Skyler was not done with high school at the time, Elizabeth thought it wise to bring it to his notice that Skyler would soon be going to university and of course would be needing financial support. She knocked on the door. “Yes, come in.” She hesitantly moved forward, unsure of how to respond. “Good evening sir,” Elizabeth said with a shaky voice. He paused, clenching his jaws as he stared at her with murderous inte