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October 17, 2009

Hostages and heroes

by Dr. Adel Urda-Na

I can hear lots happening over towards the south end of the room, but I am focused on getting to the hostage. I am not really a fighter, as my near-death experiences confirm, so I decide to take a running leap over to the other side of the room and get closer. I stay on top of the server stands and look down at the hostage. They appear to have been slipped into a protector suit that does not fit. It also appears that they are hooked up into a lot of equipment and a set of headphones that are probably complex-programmable programmable backhaul links that are inducing a somnolent state. I think my best bet to help is to find the off switch. I trace wires and find another tri-comm. I lay down on top of the server stand and reach down to plug in a hardwire between my tri-comm and this one. I do NOT want to find out what bluetooth devices are in this room. I manage to crack the encryption, which was harder than I anticipated.
 
I find their statistics and the purpose of the tri-comm. It is transferring all of the information from this facility (based upon a download from before we interfered - gosh darn it) to another location. I determine to plant a small 'bug' hidden into the stream that will then send a transmission to a secure location (not our secret base!) so that we can track where their probable base is and make plans. I put together a quick script to tell us where it ends up and what it has found. I get back a network address with server location and some basic details about server space and such. I then check out the details on the hostage and find out that his name is Ornell Parks. Apparently, his power is energy manifestation and he can shoot lightning and create shields. The suit he is in is keeping his power dormant, but I can turn that off and then unbuckle him. The question is how will he react to being free? Will he join us in battle against our foes or will he focus on getting away?
 
I decide it is worth the risk and drop lightly down to the floor behind the hostage and I quickly and carefully unplug his suit and start to unbuckle him. As I see him start to regain consciousness, I start talking to him about we are here to help and are on your side. I keep him calm and then start heading for the door. Just before we go out, I prop him against the wall and go to check on Feral. As I am heading outside, I notice one of the security guards scanning one of the protectors with a cell phone?? Anyway, I find Feral and we start discussing how to get out of here with the hostage, when one of the guards speaks up and offers a lot of help. He indicates that we are working on the same thing and should work together. I do not see Feral going for this at all.
 
She heads on to the construction area while I head back to get the hostage. Don catches up with me while I am talking with the guard and I manage to grab the usb and get a copy of it before he tosses it away.
 

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