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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4505957" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Silicon Dreams: Part 5a—Starting Fires</strong></p><p></p><p>It was 3 a.m. when Hammer finished snipping a man-sized opening in the CCS perimeter fence. Thanks to Guppy’s hacking, he had found a hole in their surveillance cameras. They padded over to a side door near the office connected to a warehouse. </p><p></p><p>“Our target is that warehouse,” whispered Guppy. “We just need to get inside there.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, sure, piece of cake.” Jim-Bean looked over his shoulder at Archive. “How you doing buddy?”</p><p></p><p>Archive, despite the serious of his wounds, had fresh scars that had already healed. “The spell’s taking effect.” He winced. “But it still hurts.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, spells,” whispered Jim-Bean. “Whatever that crap you do, if it makes you feel better, go with it.”</p><p></p><p>“You’re one to talk,” whispered Hammer pointedly.</p><p></p><p>“Can we please focus on the mission?” Guppy fiddled with the lock and it popped open. A map appeared on all their cistrons. “There’s one guard station and no way around it.”</p><p></p><p>“If they have half the firepower they threw at us in the street before, it’s going to be impossible to get inside,” said Hammer.</p><p></p><p>“Just get me to a computer terminal,” said Guppy. “I’ll take care of the rest.”</p><p></p><p>They snuck up to the flickering light of a bay of monitors.</p><p></p><p>Hammer snuck a peek around the corner. A guard loudly slurped his coffee.</p><p></p><p>“…now we’ve got the government involved,” said one of the guards. “They really effed it up this time.”</p><p></p><p>Hammer turned back to his companions and held up for fingers.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean nodded. Hammer counted down from his four fingers. </p><p></p><p>Three. Two. One.</p><p></p><p>Hammer fired his Glocks and Jim-Bean sprayed the room with his G-36 assault rifle. The guard screamed and shouted, diving for their weapons.</p><p></p><p>Guppy and Archive followed up with pistol fire. Three guards were down. The last one leaped for a red button.</p><p></p><p>Gunfire raked his back, but his palm hit the alarm as he went down. Klaxons went off.</p><p></p><p>“Damn it!” shouted Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>Guppy shoved the guard’s corpse off the seat and began furiously typing. “I think I can stop it.”</p><p></p><p>“Even if you could,” said Hammer, “it won’t stop them. They’re not stupid. They’re on high alert. This place will be swarming with guards.”</p><p></p><p>Guppy shook his head, eyes glued to the monitor, fingers dancing across the keyboard. “I’m not going to shut it off. I’m just going to redirect it. We’re in Zone One.” A schematic of the complex appeared on one of the screens. “So there’s about to be a fire in Zone Four.” Zone One stopped flashing and Zone Four began pulsing. </p><p></p><p>“Can you find their computer system?”</p><p></p><p>Guppy tapped some more keys. “Mother Trucker! It’s a closed system.”</p><p></p><p>“What?” asked Archive.</p><p></p><p>“It’s not on a network. The only way I can get past the security in the warehouse is to be at a terminal there.”</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean had been uncharacteristically silent. When they all looked at him, he was in his underwear, shrugging on one of the guard’s uniforms. </p><p></p><p>“What are…what are you doing?” asked Guppy.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean zipped up the pants. “It’s time for me to do a little hacking of my own.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4505957, member: 3285"] [b]Silicon Dreams: Part 5a—Starting Fires[/b] It was 3 a.m. when Hammer finished snipping a man-sized opening in the CCS perimeter fence. Thanks to Guppy’s hacking, he had found a hole in their surveillance cameras. They padded over to a side door near the office connected to a warehouse. “Our target is that warehouse,” whispered Guppy. “We just need to get inside there.” “Yeah, sure, piece of cake.” Jim-Bean looked over his shoulder at Archive. “How you doing buddy?” Archive, despite the serious of his wounds, had fresh scars that had already healed. “The spell’s taking effect.” He winced. “But it still hurts.” “Yeah, spells,” whispered Jim-Bean. “Whatever that crap you do, if it makes you feel better, go with it.” “You’re one to talk,” whispered Hammer pointedly. “Can we please focus on the mission?” Guppy fiddled with the lock and it popped open. A map appeared on all their cistrons. “There’s one guard station and no way around it.” “If they have half the firepower they threw at us in the street before, it’s going to be impossible to get inside,” said Hammer. “Just get me to a computer terminal,” said Guppy. “I’ll take care of the rest.” They snuck up to the flickering light of a bay of monitors. Hammer snuck a peek around the corner. A guard loudly slurped his coffee. “…now we’ve got the government involved,” said one of the guards. “They really effed it up this time.” Hammer turned back to his companions and held up for fingers. Jim-Bean nodded. Hammer counted down from his four fingers. Three. Two. One. Hammer fired his Glocks and Jim-Bean sprayed the room with his G-36 assault rifle. The guard screamed and shouted, diving for their weapons. Guppy and Archive followed up with pistol fire. Three guards were down. The last one leaped for a red button. Gunfire raked his back, but his palm hit the alarm as he went down. Klaxons went off. “Damn it!” shouted Jim-Bean. Guppy shoved the guard’s corpse off the seat and began furiously typing. “I think I can stop it.” “Even if you could,” said Hammer, “it won’t stop them. They’re not stupid. They’re on high alert. This place will be swarming with guards.” Guppy shook his head, eyes glued to the monitor, fingers dancing across the keyboard. “I’m not going to shut it off. I’m just going to redirect it. We’re in Zone One.” A schematic of the complex appeared on one of the screens. “So there’s about to be a fire in Zone Four.” Zone One stopped flashing and Zone Four began pulsing. “Can you find their computer system?” Guppy tapped some more keys. “Mother Trucker! It’s a closed system.” “What?” asked Archive. “It’s not on a network. The only way I can get past the security in the warehouse is to be at a terminal there.” Jim-Bean had been uncharacteristically silent. When they all looked at him, he was in his underwear, shrugging on one of the guard’s uniforms. “What are…what are you doing?” asked Guppy. Jim-Bean zipped up the pants. “It’s time for me to do a little hacking of my own.” [/QUOTE]
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