and to his surprise, a bomb sat near some highly explosive barrels. He dove backward as the bomb went off. The entire hangar shook and fell downward. Brent re-gained his composure and replied, ‘’well, I guess that elevator’s out of order. Well have to use the other one.’’

Brent opened the other hangar door and walked inside, followed by the others. The door closed and the elevator went down.

‘’Get ready.’’ Brent whispered as the bottom floor door opened up. A slue of guards rushed the elevator. Everyone was firing like mad, dropping guards like flies. Finally, all four agents were able to move ahead into the main hangar. They walked up a small ramp and across a series of catwalks. Finally, they reached an elevator. Brent pressed the Down button and the doors opened, revealing a sole guard. Brent aimed his gun and he surrendered. Kodi grabbed him and pushed the guard out of the way. But he pulled a pistol out and fired. Kodi fell forward; his health took a small hit. He got back up and grabbed the man, throwing him over the guard rain and onto the floor below. Kodi then walked into the elevator and the door closed.

The doors opened to another slue of guards, only this time; they were more spread out. Sasha and Balto cleared the guards on the catwalk, while Kodi and Brent took out guards on the hangar floor. Then, after about ten minutes of non-stop shooting, the hangar was clear. Balto led the team to a large door under the ramp. He opened it and saw a guard. Suddenly, there came the sound of a Revolver, and the Retriever fell forward. The person who owned the Revolver was a German Shepherd, one that was a bit scruffy around the edges. He wore a guard’s uniform, and had a pair of sunglasses on. Sasha stared at the dog. He then took off his sunglasses and smiled.

‘’Sasha, I can’t believe you didn’t know it was me.’’ He said. Brent knew this guy from one of his favourite movies.

‘’Charlie Barkin?! Is it really you?’’ he asked. Charlie nodded.

‘’Of course it’s me. But what are you guys doing in here?’’ he asked. Balto was the one who explained.

‘’I had my wife and daughter kidnapped. My son Kodi, and friend Brent here decided to follow this guy into a machine, and we ended up in this game.’’ Balto explained. Charlie sighed.

‘’You know, I feel really bad right now,’’ his ears drooped, ‘’I got my wife back, but yours is still missing.’’

‘’Forget about it Charlie,’’ Kodi replied, ‘’we’ll get my mom back, I promise!’’

‘’Well, I think you’ll need my help in order to do that Kodi,’’ Charlie pointed to a floating crate, ‘’this crate contains explosives. There’s only one way to get into the labs and save our little friend and to complete this mission. I marked an “X” on the weakest section of wall near the back of the storage area. You should be able to make a hole wide enough to walk through.’’

‘’But what about you’’ Sasha asked. Charlie held his gun tightly.

‘’I’ll stay here and keep a low profile. I’d do what I can to help. Good luck,’’ he then added, ‘’oh, one more thing. That crate doesn’t like to be shot.’’

‘’Well duh!’’ Brent said. But Charlie was already out of earshot. Balto grabbed the crate and noted, ‘’this thing’s pretty light. It should be easy for us to push it.’’

‘’Yeah,’’ Kodi added, ‘’but the problem with that would be the enemy gunfire. We’ll have to be very quiet if we want to get to the target.’’

Brent nodded and put his hands into his jump suit pocket. Suddenly, he pulled out his old Piton Gun. It had saved him many times before, and it could save them again. Brent peeked around the corner and aimed the piton. It fired silently and imbedded itself into the far wall, oblivious to the guards. Brent then attached the piton rope to the crate and explained, ‘’this rope is both strong and completely invisible. It’s made from a clear form or plastic that was re-enforced to be able to support my weight. This crate is lighter than I am, so we’ll have no problem pulling it toward us. But we have to be quick. The rope is lying on the ground right now, and a guard could trip on it. Come on, there’s a cargo elevator near the adjacent wall here. We can take it up to the top floor there.’’

Brent led his friends silently to the cargo elevator. Suddenly, they heard the elevator coming down. Sasha and Kodi hid behind the corner, while Balto and Brent ducked behind a set of crates. Three German Shepherd guards walked out of the elevator, each holding Dragons. They turned to their right and walked down the corridor. All four bordered the elevator and rod it to the top. As the door opened, Balto aimed his pistol out of the door and saw two guards standing near the door they needed to go through. Balto aimed and picked them both off in no time. Brent patted Balto on the back and said, ‘’nice one Balto. You’re getting good.’’

The four agents then walked toward the door and grabbed the rope attached to the crate. They pulled as hard as they could, and eventually, the crate was floating near them. Brent opened the door and looked up. Four guards had seen him and were running for the elevator. Brent took a Dragon from the floor and set it to Proximity Self-destruct. He threw it into the elevator shaft and ran for cover, taking the crate with him. The elevator came down and touched the Dragon, setting it off. All four guards on it were killed instantly. Brent grabbed the crate as Balto, Kodi and Sasha walked into the blackened elevator. Brent walked in just as the doors closed. The elevator creaked upward and stopped on the upper floor. Just as Charlie had said, an X sat on the far wall. Brent pulled the crate up to it and ran for cover.

‘’Ready everyone?’’ he asked. His friends pulled out their guns and aimed.

‘’Fire!’’ Brent exclaimed. Balto, Kodi and Sasha fired their guns simultaneously, setting off the crate. The explosion blew a hole in the wall, killing a scientist in the process. Brent put up his hand to stop his friends from firing and ran to grab the man’s outfit. He put it on and stepped into the adjacent hallway. He turned and replied, ‘’I’ll get you guys some disguises, but I’ll have to be quick. Stay out of sight.’’

Brent hid his Eagle and walked down the hallway. Many guards passed him, and a few even said “hello” to him. But Brent was looking for a set of clothes. Finally, he found a storage closet filled with spare lab clothes. He grabbed two male disguises, and one female one. Just then, a lab technician walked in and saw Brent taking some clothes.

‘’Hey! What’re you doing with those clothes?’’ he questioned suspiciously. Brent slowly turned and answered, ‘’I’m giving these to some new scientists that joined today.’’ He lied. The guard nodded and stepped out of the way.

‘’Okay, you’re free to go.’’ He said as Brent walked down the hallway.

‘’Gullible, as usual.’’ Brent thought as he handed his friends the disguises. They donned them and holstered their weapons. Finally, all four walked to the door that led to the Autopsy labs. A Dachshund hound stood behind a small, thin glass window on the door. He saw the four at the door and opened it. Brent headed for the autopsy lab and opened the door. Suddenly, the Dachshund noticed Sasha. There wasn’t a female Irish Setter on the staff list. He pulled out a pistol and yelled, ‘’they aren’t scientists! They’re intruders!’’

Brent heard this and pulled out his pistol and fired. Five guards fell. Balto pulled out his pistol and laid it across a guard’s head. Sasha kicked another guard in the groin. He fell down in pain. She then laid him sideways with a gigantic swing of her leg. Kodi grabbed two guards and slammed their heads together, knocking both out. Brent walked up to the door and kicked it down. The two scientists inside dropped their tools and ducked. Brent then saw whom they were rescuing.

‘’Oh my god!’’ he exclaimed. Brent grabbed the operating table and shoved it out the door. Just then, he got a call from Charlie.

‘’Guys, we have to meet up. The guards are getting suspicious of me.’’ The line went dead. Brent feared the worst. He ran forward, followed by Balto, Kodi and Sasha. He turned his head and replied, ‘’cover me guys.’’

The door opened to an empty hallway. Brent turned a corner and walked down a decline to another door. Beyond it was the safe hiding place for the crash victim. Brent closed the door and turned to Balto and his friends.

‘’Now what?’’ he asked. Sasha knew what the next move was.

‘’Follow me.’’ She said and led her friends to a door. She opened it and shot the two scientists in the room. A maintenance shaft had been opened. The four agents walked down it to yet another door. Through this was a large room filled with tanks of fuel. Brent pressed a button on the wall, and an electrically locked door swung open. Sasha led the team across a catwalk to one final door. She opened it and saw Charlie leaning against the far wall. He smiled.