Chapter 3| Update 22: Political Traitor

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Entry posted by Follarch · April 11, 2010

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The storm had gotten worse. Light barely filtered through to the Earth. The city lights began to turn on as if night had come unexpectedly, and rain continued to pour.

The sky erupted in an abrupt flash, lightning striking the highest point of the Onderson Tower. Clearly the storm had gotten worse, and morphed into a thunder storm as the sky boomed above the city's inhabitants heads. Everyone wanted to stay inside, oblivious to the events that were about to take place at the Pillar Towers.

Where the mayor was.

The two transports flew close to the ground, soaring through the gateway arch as the thump-thump of the rotor blades faded into the rain.Citizens still out or near a window noticed the low flying choppers and watched in awe as to what they were doing.

Helicopter Pilot: Landing Zone in ten!

Likisy: Tessa, you promised you would stay in the chopper. I expect you to keep it!

Tessa glared out through the open compartment out into the city and did nothing but nod. She remained silenced but her thoughts raced with plans.

The first chopper pulled it's nose up in the air, and came to a halt as it touched down on the street right infront of the Pillar towers. Immediately the transport's compliment of black armored strike troopers jumped out and rushed across the street. Likisy jumped down and gave Tessa, who remained still one last look before taking out his sidearm and ran after the group.

Once Likisy and the team had entered the building, Tessa jumped up and moved to the cockpit hatch. She slid it open and leaned over the pilot's seat.

Tessa: Take off.

The pilot glanced back at the young neko girl and had to do a double take.

Helicopter Pilot: Excuse me?

Tessa snarled slightly and pointed through the windshield.

Tessa: I said, take off!

The pilot just stared at her. His orders were to stay put and wait for the strike teams to return with the Mayor in custody. He wasn't sure what to do about Tessa's orders since they too were above him.

Helicopter Pilot: I'm, sorry ma'am but my orders are to wait here for-

Tessa grabbed the man's shoulder and surprisingly to him, her grip was hard.

Tessa: I am the Chancellor's daughter, what I say goes, am I understood!?

The pilot began to sweat and looked around before nodding. After that, Tessa let go of him and patted the spot she clenched. The pilot gulped, now slightly terrified of the girl and slowly began to take off into the air.

Tessa: Take me to the roof of the East Tower.

Helicopter Pilot: Yes ma'am...

The chopper's blades thumped louder and they lifted off into the air, circling the buildings as they climbed higher and higher. As they climbed, Tessa wen't back into the troop compartment and got a rope ready. She latched it onto a hook hanging from the compartment's roof. She then grabbed a harness and slipped it on, hooking herself to the rope.

When she finished, the chopped made it to the roof and hovered over the glass paneling. Tessa threw the rope over the edge and the end of it hit the glass. She looked down and could see the top floor through the glass roofing.

The pilot then shouted through the open cockpit hatch.

Helicopter Pilot: Ma'am!? What are you doing??

Tessa took a glance at the man before turning. She reached for a pistol from the comparment armory and ran toward the outside. She jumped over the edge and fell to the roof along the rope, it slowing her down somewhat. She took aim and fired at the glass, breaking it as she fell through and onto the top floor. Her straightened herself and landed on her feet perfectly, landing in a squat.

Tessa unhooked herself and ran for the nearest door. She then tapped her ear which still held her earpiece radio and listened in. It was still keyed to Likisy's channel, which he still used, and right on cue, he spoke.

Likisy: The Mayor is in his study, all units close in on the target.

Tessa turned and found a tower directory. The mayor's study was four floors below her, and she knew he was still there, because on the way up that floor's lights were on.

Tessa turned to her right and barged through the staircase entranced and jumped down each flight untill she reached the floor he was on, and then broke through the door. It opened up to a large hallway with a reception desk on the other side, who's secretary immediately jumped up and stared at Tessa. When the woman realized the gun in Tessa's hand, she screamed and ran away down the hall. Tessa didn't bother with her. She made her way to the Mayor's study.

Tessa walked briskly down a branching hallway to a pair of large double doors. On a plaque next to them it said, "Mayor's Study". Tessa's eyes narrowed and she held up her sidearm, pulling the top of it back which ejected a shell onto the floor, pulling another into the chamber, ready to fire.

She came up on the doors and leaned closer. She could hear talking on the other side.

She faced the doors and, with a hard kick, made them burst open. The man inside turned sharply toward the doors and saw Tessa. He then tried to reach for a drawer in his desk. Tessa raised her gun at the man.

Tessa: DON'T, even try.

The man froze, and then sighed before setting the phone on the desk. He turned toward the girl slowly and, now realizing it was just a little neko girl, smirked and chuckled.

Mayor: This isn't the place for a little girl. And what are you holding? Do you know children shouldn't play with guns?

Tessa: SHUT UP!

The man stared her down, and lost his smirk. He stood rock solid, just as still as Tessa was. Except her arm was extended with the gun pointed straight at him.

Tessa: You're a traitor to our people. You've been aiding terrorists in their murderous plots!

The man looked at her before closing his eyes. He placed his hands on his hips and shook his head.

Mayor: And what gave you that idea? You do know that the police will be here soon to-

Tessa didn't let him finish. She fired a round off at the floor right between his feet, which made him jump backwards, and lose his cool.

Mayor: What the *&%^!

Tessa: I think now is a little too late to continue lying, Mayor.

They continued their stareing match, and Tessa remained resolute in her stance. Her body didn't move an inch. The Mayor began to sweat.

Mayor: N-now c'mon, we can work something out here. What is it that you want??

Tessa stared him down and took a step forward, making him back up toward the large window.

Tessa: I want traitors like you to pay. Those terrorists? Those monsters? You helped them... The Willow Place Mall attack? ....I WAS THERE!

Tessa's hand trembled slightly as she yelled that, which made the Mayor get even more on edge. She took another step forward, malice in her eyes. He took another back, getting closer to the window.

Tessa: They killed men! Women! Children! I watched, as one of em murdered my best friend. They murdered her, YOU MURDERED HER!

Tessa took several steps forward, her finger just barely clutching the trigger. The Mayor moved back again before he touched the glass. He turned and looked through the glass and out over the large space outside over the city streets. It was a long drop.

Mayor: Please! I, didn't know they would do something that drastic! I only thought-

Tessa: Drastic!? You thought that was just drastic!?

Tessa growled through her clenched teeth and pointed the pistol's barrel straight at the man's head.

Tessa: Because of you...my best friend...she's gone.

Tessa slowly lowered her gun toward her hip. The man stared at her, and then glanced at his desk, the drawer containing his gun slightly open. He almost began to reach it when Tessathen returned her stare at him, and brought the gun back up.

Tessa: For Jensa.

*BANG*

The Mayor's head recoiled as the shell dug into his scull and exited out the back, which broke through the glass window. His body flew backwards, breaking the rest of the window and then dropped over the edge.

His body fell down the side of the tower toward the ground. Tessa walked over to the broken window and stared out over the edge toward the streets below. The rain came in through the open window and hit Tessa's body as she stared, gun still in hand.

Tessa: It's over... Jensa.

Another flash came as Lightning struck again.

Meanwhile...elsewhere in the city.

Mayor: Hold on, I think I heard screaming outside my door.

Rua: Don't worry, I'm sure all is fine.

Mayor: It better be! I didn't join your little revolution just to get shot!

Rua then heard a commotion in the background. He heard a girl's voice yell "DON'T" before he sighed and hung up. A few seconds later, he dialed another number and put the cell phone to his ear.

Rua: The Mayor's been found out. He'll die shortly.

???: Good. Then after they find the body, as well as the other's you led them to, the Chancellor will believe he stopped us.

Rua: And you'll be able to prepare in secrecy.

???: The plan is going just as it should be.

The line then wen't dead and Rua close the phone. He leaned back in his seat on the empty rail car and looked out the window. He could see the looming Pillar towers in the distance as a bolt of lightning struck near it.