Chapter 6: Revenge (Part 3)

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The restaurant is filled again; including some of the people that were there from the shooting came back the next day. There are even more people at the poker room. All of a sudden the door bursts open.

FBI Agent

FBI! Everyone on the ground!

Everyone in the restaurant drops to the ground. The guard at the door starts to run to the back and the people at the gambling room come out with guns. The FBI warns them to put their guns down. Some of them take shots and the agents fire back, but not to kill. The agents end up capturing every one of the criminals.

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June, 2020 – FBI Headquarters

Agent Saunders is meeting a general he and his team follow orders from.

General Larken

Thank you for meeting with me, Agent Saunders.

Saunders

Of course. May I ask what this is about, General Larken?

Larken

I’ll get straight to the point. We know about your illegal use of a Regeneration Pod.

Saunders

Sir?

Larken

Don’t play dumb with me. We know. We also know you’ve been using it a lot on Agent Bennett who is a little – how should we put this – careless on assignments.

Saunders

If you don’t mind me asking; how do you know all this?

Larken

We’re the government. We know everything; just like we know how you have had a gambling problem in the past, you were recently divorced, and you have a particular interest in firearms. You shouldn’t worry. You’re not in any trouble here; quite the contrary. I’m sure you’ve noticed Agent Bennett is a little... different than he used to be. He’s getting harder to kill, he’s stronger, and he’s faster.

Saunders

Among other things.

Larken

And this change happens every time you revive Agent Bennett. We know about this phenomenon. Let’s just say the recent laws put in place by the government were a decision based on a variety of issues. One of those issues was this very reason. We cannot explain it. The original designers of this technology can’t even explain it but I’m betting you want to find out why and so does the U.S. government.

Saunders

Why is that?

Larken

Can you imagine what that type of technology could do to soldiers?

Saunders

So this is for military purposes, then?

Larken

Absolutely. We’re going to assign you a team of agents. You are being reassigned to specifically handle cases in relation to the laws put in place by the US government for the Regeneration Pods or anything else that ties into the category of the Pods or LifeSource. That’s just to put an ‘official’ definition of your team. We want you to do something else for us. You’re going to meet with a man named Joe Tyler.

Saunders

The billionaire?

Larken

Correct. He’s going to tell you all about it and answer any questions you have.

Saunders

And what about our Pod?

Larken

Keep it. Don’t let anyone know you have it.

Saunders

Understood.

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Present Day – Nico’s Warehouse, Oakland

Agents Saunders and Bennett are in the warehouse.

Saunders

As you may have heard, everyone has been arrested.

Nico

And the rest of your end of the deal?

Saunders slips Nico some documentation.

Saunders

Here is the information you need and our word that you will be safe with using this Pod.

Nico

Excellent.

Saunders

What about the information you promised?

Nico

The other two Pods you are looking for were taken to try and sell to international bidders.

Saunders

How do they expect to get them across borders?

Nico

This I don’t know, but what I do know is those aren’t the only ones missing. The government has covered up other thefts. From what I understand there are some Pods that are already located outside of the US.

Saunders

How many?

Nico

That I don’t know.

Saunders

How are they stealing them? Is there someone within LifeSource that’s helping them?

Nico

Not that I know of. I do know, however, who has been giving information and resources to steal these Pods. It’s not just one person but I don’t know who the others are.

Saunders

Who?

Nico

I believe you just arrested him.

Saunders

Damn it! That son of a bitch!

Nico starts laughing maniacally.

Saunders

Wait, you said you bought this Pod. Did you buy it off Roberto?

Nico

Not directly from him, but yes I got the information from him as to who had it and how much they were willing to take to part with it.

Saunders

What about Lisa Fields?

Nico

From what I’ve heard, her father provided a new location for her outside of San Francisco. I don’t know exactly where she is but I know you won’t have much luck looking for her in your own back yard.

Saunders

Anything else?

Nico

What else do you want to know?

Saunders

What about this mysterious hooded guy we keep seeing?

Nico

Who?

Saunders

You don’t know about this guy?

Nico

He sounds made up, if you ask me.

Saunders

How about Adam Fields’ brother? Do you know anything about him?

Nico

Huh. I didn’t even know Adam Fields had a brother. Thanks for the information.

Saunders

Alright, I guess that’s all the questions I have for now.

Nico

Anything else you need while you’re here?

Saunders

Where are the bodies you said we can bury?

Nico

In the corner over there. We took the liberty of bagging them for you. Mostly because we didn’t want the place smelling any worse than it does.

Saunders

Alright. Just let us drive the truck in here for us to load them.

Nico

Open the doors!

Bennett backs the truck into the Warehouse and Saunders heads to the back of the truck to open it. Agent Bennett hops out of the front of the truck with a helmet on and lots of guns. He starts shooting at everyone in the warehouse. Those who get over the shock fast enough get their guns out and start shooting back. Saunders opens up the back of the truck and their entire team comes out and starts slaughtering everyone. Saunders hides in the back of the truck. When everyone is dead, except for Nico, Saunders walks out of the truck.

Saunders

Round up the injured and dead and bring them in the second truck.

Another truck drives in to the warehouse.

Bennett

What about the ones who were killed yesterday?

Saunders

It may be too late for them but we’ll still try reviving them. They go in the Pod first. Anyone who was shot in the head or cannot be revived will have to be buried. We may have to go to a few funerals.

Nico

You bastards! We had a deal!

Saunders walks up to Nico.

Saunders

The only deal we had was getting you back for what you did to my team. We can’t have all these people know about our particular situation. Besides, we didn’t arrest you for use of the Pods, just as promised.

Nico

What about your team? They know. I thought you wouldn’t have trusted them with your ‘situation’.

Saunders

My team knew before they were even assigned. And trust me; they are just as determined as we are to reach our goal.

Nico

Alright, fine. Just kill me then!

Saunders

No. We still may need you. Bennett, destroy the Pod and burn this place down! There’s an injured man in the other room who may still be alive! Make sure he’s dead! Let’s move, boys!

Bennett goes and kills the dying man in the other room. He then starts filling the place with gasoline as the other agents drive out of the warehouse. Bennett then sticks a remote detonator inside the Regeneration Pod. When he’s far enough away, he sets it off and watches the warehouse burn to the ground - along with all the people that agent Bennett and the rest of the team have killed.

To be continued...