Sasha nodded and headed for the President’s private room. Inside, Trent Easton sat with the President. Trent was a semi-tall Golden Retriever that wore a red business suit and black pants. But hidden under his suit was a golden DY357 magnum.

‘’Mr. President,’’ he demanded, ‘’as the head of the NSA, I should have access to Pelagic II! I need the clearance to use it!’’

The President, a Labrador terrier with a grey suit on, slammed his desk with his fist.

‘’Damn it man! How many times must I tell you? You cannot borrow Pelagic II for the dataDyne Corporation to use,’’ he then sat down, ‘’now, let’s get onto more sociable matters.’’

But Trent was already storming out of the room, followed by one of his bodyguards.

‘’You’ll be sorry Mr. President,’’ Trent whispered and turned to his bodyguard, ‘’radio the UFO. We need to bring in the cavalry.’’

When Trent disappeared down the stairs, Sasha walked into the room. The President stood up.

‘’Who are you young lady?’’ he questioned sharply.

‘’I’m Sasha Barkin. Mr. President, Trent is trying to kidnap you!’

Sasha replied. The President shook his head.

‘’You can’t make accusations like that without evidence! I ashume that

you have some?’’ he asked. Sasha gave him the holo-tape.

‘’This is a recording of a meeting between Trent and the dataDyne

Corporation.’’ Sasha said. The President grabbed the tape and plugged it

into his computer. He stared at the screen and replied, ‘’I don’t

believe my eyes! I’m in your hands, what do we do now?’’

Outside, a strange ship hovered near AF1. It lowered an umbilical and attached it to the hull of the presidential plane.

Back in the President’s office, both he and Sasha felt a huge vibration.

‘’What the hell was that?’’ the President questioned. Sasha then got a call from Balto.

‘’Sasha! A UFO has attached to Air Force One! Guards are pouring in like crazy! Get the President to the escape pod! We’ll hold these guys off!’’

The line then went dead. Sasha turned to the President.

‘’We have to get you to the escape pod. My comrades are holding off the invading guards.’’

The President nodded and followed Sasha down the stairs and through the plane. When they reached a large portion of the plane, Trent stood against the far wall, with two of his bodyguards.

‘’Easton, you bastard,’’ the President exclaimed, ‘’you were going to kidnap me!’’

Easton laughed.

‘’So you did your homework, huh? Too late though Mr. President. You and that foolish girl are about to perish.’’

‘’I don’t think so pal!’’ a voice called. All three men turned. The two guards took a bullet in the head, while Trent barely dodged one. He looked up and saw Charlie with a Revolver magnum. Sasha sneaked up behind Trent and quickly grabbed his gun, doubling back to the President and aiming her new pistol. Trent turned and replied, ‘’well, well, I guess I underestimated you. But no matter, our plan is almost complete anyway!’’

Sasha aimed her pistol and clicked back the hammer.

‘’I beg to differ.’’ She said and pulled the trigger. Trent flew backward, blood splattering against the back wall. The President opened a secret door and climbed down a ladder. Below was the escape pod. When the President secured himself inside, Brent grabbed a timed mine. He threw it into the umbilical and stepped back. The bomb went off, but it only damaged the umbilical. Balto was already on the comm. Link with Rail Wolf.

‘’Rail Wolf, can you destroy that umbilical?’’

‘’Peace of cake Balto,’’ Rail Wolf answered and flew his ship toward AF1, ‘’watch this.’’

Suddenly, he stopped. Inside the UFO, he saw Jenna and Aleu tied up and unconscious.

‘’Rail Wolf, quit playing around and shoot!’’ Brent exclaimed. Rail Wolf held his head and replied, ‘’out of options! Guys brace yourselves for impact!’’

Rail Wolf backed up and smashed into the umbilical, sending all three ships toward the ground. The UFO defragmented into thin air, while the Maian ship and AF1 crashed into the ground.

Boreal Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, June 28th 2355,

Balto awoke on the rain-soaked ground, with the scent of pine needles in his nose. Balto sat up and looked around. His friends started to awaken as well. Soon, all five were examining their location. Brent scratched his head.

‘’I don’t remember this level in Perfect Dark™.’’ He replied. Balto then saw a guard heading their way. He pulled everyone to the ground and pulled out his pistol, attaching a silencer to it. When the guard came into the open, Balto popped up and took the guy out. He dropped a K7 Avenger, a powerful dataDyne assault rifle. Balto picked it up and looked at Brent.

‘’Well, since you know this game, you should be able to find out the objectives for this mission.’’

Brent nodded.

‘’I’ll try,’’ he then found a red button hidden in the bushes. Everything but the five froze in its place, ‘’ah, here we go. The objectives menu!’’

Balto stared at the scene.

‘’What the hell?’’ he blurted out.

‘’I pressed the Pause button. Now, here are our objectives,’’ Brent then read out the objectives in order, ‘’1: Activate distress beacon so the Institute can find us, 2:Defeat drone guns so we can continue on, 3: Disable security cameras so there will be no evidence of us here, 4: Defeat snipers which will be patrolling the base area where Jenna and Aleu are being kept, 5: Rescue Jenna and Aleu and 6: Escape down the river in a boat that should be provided in the level here.

‘’Sounds simple enough.’’ Kodi remarked. Charlie shook his head.

‘’I wish,’’ he retorted, ‘’but I don’t think this Klondike would have made this custom level easy. It’s probably a last-ditch attempt to eliminate us. We’d better use caution. Brent, since you seem to know the most about this level, you should be on the lead team.’’

‘’All right,’’ Brent agreed, ‘’then Balto, you and me are Team Nome, while Sasha, Charlie and Kodi are Team Nenana. Okay then, we’ll handle the snipers and the drone guns, while you guys sneak into the base and disable the security cameras while will give us a direct route to where Klondike is hiding Jenna and Aleu. Ready guys? Let’s move!’’ Brent and Balto then ran off into the forest, while Sasha, Charlie and Kodi laid low until they could sneak into the base. Brent and Balto ducked behind some bushes and watched as three guards walked by, each holding K7 Avengers. When they passed by, Brent radioed Rail Wolf.

‘’Rail Wolf, this is Brent. Come in.’’

A partially transmitted voice answered the call.

‘‘Brent is that you? I can’t make out half of your words.’’ Rail Wolf replied.

‘’Hold on,’’ Brent then set the radio to a different frequency, ‘’is that better?’’

‘’Yeah, much.’’

‘’You okay?’’ Balto asked.

‘’I’m fine, but my ship’s totalled. I hit a lot of trees on the way down. Luckily, I noticed there was a small motor boat down the river, which should give us an escape method. But there are lots of guards around the area here. The base where Klondike is hiding Jenna and Aleu is huge! It’s smaller than the Alaskan base, but it still is formidable. You guys’ll have a hard time navigating through it. But I’m sure you’ll figure it out. As for me, I’ll head for the boat. I have a powerful weapon with me, so I should be safe. Rail Wolf out.’’

Brent pocketed his radio and reloaded his pistol. He knew that they’d have to beware of the snipers in the area. Who knew, there could be someone aiming at them right at that very moment. Just then, a bullet buried itself into the ground inches from where Brent knelt. He whirled quickly and fired. The sniper fell from his treetop post and landed with a sickening crunch. Brent ran and grabbed the rifle. He then aimed around the bush. Three guards were heading their way. He picked them off easily. Balto and Brent then moved toward a tree. In the distance, Brent could see another sniper and a drone gun. Unfortunately, he only had enough ammo to take out one of the two. Brent chose the gun. He fired three bullets at it, making the gun explode. Brent then checked the sniper’s magazine. Empty.

‘’Son of a bitch.’’ Brent hissed and pulled out his pistol. The sniper was now aware of their position and started to fire. Brent aimed and fired. The sniper spun and cracked his head off the tree. His body hung limp from the tree, while the rifle fell to the ground. Brent and Balto moved cautiously to the rifle and grabbed the ammo. Suddenly, a noise caught Brent’s attention. He followed the sound and found a female collie about the same age as he was. Her fur shone in the sunlight and her green eyes sparkled brightly.