landing on the floor with a hard thud. As Nikki landed, another beep was heard as the stunned dog triggered another Claymore mine and was blown up again. The far end of the boiler room was engulfed in flames as Nikki blew up along with several boilers.
“Thanks for the set-up, Nikki…” Balto said, “Never could’ve beaten you without it…”
Turning to the other door, Balto walked over to it and walked out into yet another hall. His suit was singed slightly and covered in ash. Balto brushed himself off and proceeded with his mission. As he walked, Balto activated his radio, a large smile on his face. Three of his five objectives were complete. Now all he had to do was wipe out the weapon and finish off Steele.
“Wolf here. Colonel, I have some great news…”
“Go on Wolf. Let’s hear the great news!”
“I’ve succeeded in eliminating Nikki, Kaltag, and Star… Only Steele remains. Then I’ll destroy the weapon.”
“Excellent work Wolf! Only two more objectives to go and you’re home-free! Now, listen, Steele will most likely try to-”
But before Colonel McIntyre could finish, he was cut off by a burst of static. Balto lost his smile and turned to his radio. It was in working condition, but for some reason it just stopped working.
“What? Colonel, do you read me? Colonel, come in!”
Nothing but static again. Balto growled in anger, then sighed dejectedly. He turned his radio off and knew exactly what was going on. Steele was blocking any and all transmissions to this part of the facility. Balto was cut-off from his support team and the outside world.
“Perfect…” Balto muttered agitatedly, “Thank you, Steele…”
Balto growled softly as he proceeded down the halls. Still, no guards were to be found. Balto began to feel even more nervous. Proceeding onward, he came to a door marked “Medical Room.” Balto’s mind instantly snapped back to Jenna and he opened the door, stepping inside. The occupants of the room were a doctor and a soldier, asleep on one of the beds. As soon as the doctor saw Balto, the wolfdog hit a pressure point on the back of the dog’s neck, dropping him to the floor. He then hid the unconscious doctor in an adjacent office and walked over to the empty bed, picking up the medical report lying on it and read it.
It was a detailed medical report on Jenna. Balto felt his heart-rate increase as he carried on reading the medical report. He sighed with relief when he got to the part that stated she was alright and they’d patched her up. Dropping the report back onto the bed, Balto turned around and walked out into the hallway, moving further down it.
I have to find her… I just HAVE to, he thought to himself as he ran down the hall. At the end, he saw a steel door and ran up to it, watching it open automatically and stepping inside. As he ran in, he found himself staring at a large steel cannon-shaped gun in front of him. Balto’s mouth gaped open as he slowly walked up to it. Around it on catwalks all around the weapon were dozens of guards.
So this is where they all ran off to… Balto thought to himself as he scanned the large hangar. Above him was a room that looked like it could be a control room. Reasoning that it probably was, he decided to go check it out. Balto ran over to the stairs that led up to one of the two levels of catwalks, removed the suppressor, and fired off a shot, then hid under the stairs. One of the guards heard the noise and ran down the stairs to inspect the source of the sound. Once he reached the base of the stairs, Balto hit the soldier on the back of the head and dragged his unconscious body into the shadows and hit him.
Replacing his suppressor, Balto went up the stairs, talking them two at a time. When he reached the first level of catwalks, he ducked behind a stack of steel crates as a guard walked by him. Balto shot the guard in the back of his head, then hid the body behind the crates. Moving up another flight of stairs to the top level of catwalks, Balto slinked through the shadows until he came to a pair of soldiers talking to one another.
“Look, all I’m saying is that we really should be getting paid better for this job. I mean, we’re guarding the freakin’ weapon, we should at least get-”
Before the guard could finish, Balto put a round through the soldier’s neck, then through the other one’s head. Both soldiers dropped and Balto continued down the catwalk until he got to the control room. Crouching beneath the window on the front, he peeked up slightly to see Steele and Jenna inside. Steele was pacing back and forth while Jenna worked on a computer.
What is she doing? Balto asked in thought, staring at her. Balto silently moved around to the side of the room where the door was slightly open. Inside, he could clearly hear every word that the two said.
“Have you gotten the activation code yet, Jenna?” Steele asked her as he paced back and forth.
“Almost, Steele… Just give me a few more minutes…” Jenna answered, staring intently at the computer screen, “Once I finish hacking Kalgan’s mainframe, we’ll have it…”
“Excellent… Now remember: you didn’t do this. I did, understand?” Steele asked, stopping behind her.
“Yeah yeah, I know… All your doing…” replied Jenna as she continued working, “Almost done…”
Balto couldn’t believe what was going on. Jenna was working for Steele! Unable to take it, Balto turned and stood in the doorway, pistol raised at the two of them. He glared angrily at Steele and Jenna, ready to pull the trigger if necessary.
“Freeze, both of you!” Balto shouted furiously, “You’re both under arrest by the authority of the United States Federal Government!”
Steele stopped his pacing, his back to Balto. Jenna spun around and stared in surprise at Balto. He gave her an angry look; a look of betrayal. Steele chuckled, then turned around to smirk at the wolfdog.
“The United States Federal Government?” Steele asked mockingly, “Well, you’re certainly patriotic… and you don’t die easily, do you?”
Balto growled and cocked his handgun, pointing it fiercely at Steele. Just as Balto was about to pull the trigger on Steele, another gunshot rang out and Balto’s pistol was thrown from his grip. Balto watched his gun fall to the floor below, then turned his gaze to Jenna, who was holding her handgun drawn, pointed at Balto. A look of shock and betrayal crossed Balto’s face at Jenna’s actions.
“Nice work, Jenna…” Steele said, grinning at her, “Now take him to the prisons so I can deal with him later…”
Jenna nodded and stood up, motioning out the door with her handgun. Sighing with defeat, Balto raised his hands and walked out onto the catwalks, then down to the floor and out into the hallway, Jenna keeping her gun held to him all the way. As the two walked down the hallway, they were about to pass a janitorial closet. Taking the opportune moment to his advantage, Balto grabbed Jenna’s arm and twisted it behind her back, then kicking the door open and tossing her into the closet.
Balto walked inside and closed the door just as Jenna got to her feet. He grabbed the red and white husky by her neck, lifting her off the ground and tightening his grip. Jenna began to flail slightly as she was choked and gasped for air.
“So Jenna, trading sides to Steele’s team huh?” Balto asked angrily, “When you decided on this, did you expect to get away without running into me?”
“Wolf… Please… Listen to me…” Jenna said weakly, trying to break out of his strong grip, “I’m not on Steele’s side… I’m really not…”
“Then what were you doing on that computer? Playing a game of Solitaire?!?!” Balto asked, his voice close to a shout, “You expect me to believe you?!?!”
“Wolf….. Please….. Don’t do this…..” Jenna gasped out, her body going limp in his hands, “It’s not….. what you….. think…..”
Balto watched as Jenna almost passed out in his grip. Thinking for a moment, he decided to hear her out and tossed her to the floor. Jenna gasped for air and lay sprawled out on the floor, panting for air. Balto leaned against the wall and stared neutrally at Jenna.
“Alright… Start talking…” Balto demanded, “But if you’re tricking me, I swear I’ll kill you…”
“Wolf, I know it looks like I’m betraying you and the US, but I’m not… I have to get Steele the code or else he’s going to kill everyone… He said he didn’t care about his men’s lives. He said he’d take me on a helicopter out of here, then detonate those missiles we saw earlier and kill everyone…” Jenna explained softly, a few tears falling from her amber eyes, “I couldn’t let him get away with this… I couldn’t let him kill you…”
“Why not Jenna?” Balto asked suddenly, “I’d gladly die for my country and my mission! I’d readily give up my life…”
“But I’m not ready for you to give up your life!” Jenna said back quickly, “I love you!”
Balto stared at Jenna in surprise. He didn’t know she felt that way about him. Slowly, Balto’s mind took in her words and he heard them echo throughout his mind. Moving from the wall, Balto walked over to Jenna and knelt beside her, helping her up into a sitting position and then stared into her eyes.
“Jenna… The number one rule of being an espionage agent is never get attached to anyone who your enemies can use against you…” Balto said softly, “But I know you’re tough and you know I’m tough, so our enemies can’t use us against each other… So to hell with that rule… Because I love you too, Jenna…”
Jenna glanced up at Balto and smiled slightly. She sniffled and wiped the tears away from his face. Her smile then turned into a sly grin as she stared back into his eyes.
“So are you going to tell me your real name now, Mr. Wolf?” Jenna asked, laughing slightly. Balto chuckled, and then nodded
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