We left the hanger and made our way towards the main building as the Striker began to
cause havoc amongst the tanks. Guards continued to fire at us, but Flame either ignored them completely or threw red lightning bolts to silence the
guns.
Something exploded to our right side and we were thrown to the left. Flame stood up and
shook her head, looking for the source of the problems. She saw a number of soldiers aim at us with RPGs. Standing up, she started in their
direction.
"Oh ho, they're finally starting to take me seriously. I think it's a little
late for them." I felt her grin again.
She dodged rockets as she closed in on the group. As we got closer, she turned off her
aura of fire that was designed to hurt rather than protect. We jumped over the soldiers and landed behind them.
"Hi boys! Are you having fun yet? I know I am!" This was not good. She was
getting… giddy? It's the emotion I wanted to see last… except for anger. I really don't want to see Flame angry….
"You monster!" said one of the group, firing his rocket at us point blank.
Flame ducked under the shell and looked over her shoulder as it slammed into the doors of the building.
"I'll take that as a no. Too bad." She raised her arms and channeled the
energy of the Underworld out from her. It went into each of the soldiers and drained their life energy. Flame then pulled that energy into herself and I felt
some of the power systems began to run faster. I had always wondered how that would enhance a robot. The soldiers didn't fair well, and they passed
out.
We went through the wreck of the doors and into the lobby. Most of the guards here had
been knocked unconscious by the explosion. I think they were going to be the lucky ones. They wouldn't have to face the wrath of Flame. Flame went over to
the main desk and found an intact printout of the building. I could see it was labeled to use as a fire map incase of emergency. The vault doors were clearly
marked and only a few corridors away. She started down the hall.
{Sooo… what exactly are you going to do with this gold? It's not like we can carry it
out, and I don't see a getaway vehicle.} That was the question I posed her, and it appeared to stump her. She stopped.
"I… I need a place to hide out while I decide exactly what to do. This is one of the
most secure locations on my Earth. If I'm going to get money, I'm going to do it in style and smash my way there." Her hesitation gave me hope
that I might someday get control. It seemed that she wasn't as sure of herself as the face she was putting on. Something about being robbed from her planet
and having goals given to her by others was really shaking her up. It must be a leftover of her robotic heritage.
We reached the doors and Flame went to the hinges, her hands reaching out as she began to
superheat them. They began to drip liquid steel onto the floor, and eventually she burned her way through. She went over to the novelty size wheel in the
center of the door and began to pull. I could hear the joints and servos strain as Flame activated her flight systems for extra power. The door strained and
with a loud crunch of steel and concrete, it gave way into the main vault.
It was empty. Or at least, it was mostly so. A few pallets of gold were in the center of
the large room, but other than that, the extra space was shocking.
"Is that all?" She seemed to ask the emptiness. I remained silent, knowing the
US had moved or sold most of the gold years ago. "Very well, it'll be enough." She went to the closet pallet and took a number of the large bars
and melted them into an unrecognizable lump with a handle. There were at least 10 bars in that mess, and I could only imagine the money it would sell
for.
We flew out of the building and off in the direction of Houston according to her nav.
system.
She didn't notice the blinking light on the security camera as we left the
lobby.
--------------
"These pictures was released today by the US Army after a violent attack on Fort
Knox this afternoon."
A number of snap shots and a video aired on the television as the voice continued to
speak
"The army is still unsure of who or what caused the attack, but they have been able
to confirm that it is not the actions of any known Terasdawe group, and no one has claimed responsibility for the act. 17 American soldiers died during the
attack. Joining me this evening on Larry King Live is Retired Lt. General Carl Burden to discuss the nature and results of the attack. Later, Dr. Walter
Schoen, an expert in UFO theories who believes it was an extraterrestrial attack. Finally we have Dr. Richard Lentz, an expert in modern weapons technology to
explain exactly how this horrific assault was conducted. He personally believes it may have been caused by one of the people involved in the incident reported
last week involving the computer game City of Heroes. We'll be right back with Lt. General Burden on Larry King Live!"
As the show faded to black, it clearly showed Corrupted Flame's face grinning on one
of the camera stills.
((Ok guys, someone has to do something now, hopefully Nogi will see this and freak![[Image: wink.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif)
))
There is no coincidence, only necessity....
- Clow Reed
cause havoc amongst the tanks. Guards continued to fire at us, but Flame either ignored them completely or threw red lightning bolts to silence the
guns.
Something exploded to our right side and we were thrown to the left. Flame stood up and
shook her head, looking for the source of the problems. She saw a number of soldiers aim at us with RPGs. Standing up, she started in their
direction.
"Oh ho, they're finally starting to take me seriously. I think it's a little
late for them." I felt her grin again.
She dodged rockets as she closed in on the group. As we got closer, she turned off her
aura of fire that was designed to hurt rather than protect. We jumped over the soldiers and landed behind them.
"Hi boys! Are you having fun yet? I know I am!" This was not good. She was
getting… giddy? It's the emotion I wanted to see last… except for anger. I really don't want to see Flame angry….
"You monster!" said one of the group, firing his rocket at us point blank.
Flame ducked under the shell and looked over her shoulder as it slammed into the doors of the building.
"I'll take that as a no. Too bad." She raised her arms and channeled the
energy of the Underworld out from her. It went into each of the soldiers and drained their life energy. Flame then pulled that energy into herself and I felt
some of the power systems began to run faster. I had always wondered how that would enhance a robot. The soldiers didn't fair well, and they passed
out.
We went through the wreck of the doors and into the lobby. Most of the guards here had
been knocked unconscious by the explosion. I think they were going to be the lucky ones. They wouldn't have to face the wrath of Flame. Flame went over to
the main desk and found an intact printout of the building. I could see it was labeled to use as a fire map incase of emergency. The vault doors were clearly
marked and only a few corridors away. She started down the hall.
{Sooo… what exactly are you going to do with this gold? It's not like we can carry it
out, and I don't see a getaway vehicle.} That was the question I posed her, and it appeared to stump her. She stopped.
"I… I need a place to hide out while I decide exactly what to do. This is one of the
most secure locations on my Earth. If I'm going to get money, I'm going to do it in style and smash my way there." Her hesitation gave me hope
that I might someday get control. It seemed that she wasn't as sure of herself as the face she was putting on. Something about being robbed from her planet
and having goals given to her by others was really shaking her up. It must be a leftover of her robotic heritage.
We reached the doors and Flame went to the hinges, her hands reaching out as she began to
superheat them. They began to drip liquid steel onto the floor, and eventually she burned her way through. She went over to the novelty size wheel in the
center of the door and began to pull. I could hear the joints and servos strain as Flame activated her flight systems for extra power. The door strained and
with a loud crunch of steel and concrete, it gave way into the main vault.
It was empty. Or at least, it was mostly so. A few pallets of gold were in the center of
the large room, but other than that, the extra space was shocking.
"Is that all?" She seemed to ask the emptiness. I remained silent, knowing the
US had moved or sold most of the gold years ago. "Very well, it'll be enough." She went to the closet pallet and took a number of the large bars
and melted them into an unrecognizable lump with a handle. There were at least 10 bars in that mess, and I could only imagine the money it would sell
for.
We flew out of the building and off in the direction of Houston according to her nav.
system.
She didn't notice the blinking light on the security camera as we left the
lobby.
--------------
"These pictures was released today by the US Army after a violent attack on Fort
Knox this afternoon."
A number of snap shots and a video aired on the television as the voice continued to
speak
"The army is still unsure of who or what caused the attack, but they have been able
to confirm that it is not the actions of any known Terasdawe group, and no one has claimed responsibility for the act. 17 American soldiers died during the
attack. Joining me this evening on Larry King Live is Retired Lt. General Carl Burden to discuss the nature and results of the attack. Later, Dr. Walter
Schoen, an expert in UFO theories who believes it was an extraterrestrial attack. Finally we have Dr. Richard Lentz, an expert in modern weapons technology to
explain exactly how this horrific assault was conducted. He personally believes it may have been caused by one of the people involved in the incident reported
last week involving the computer game City of Heroes. We'll be right back with Lt. General Burden on Larry King Live!"
As the show faded to black, it clearly showed Corrupted Flame's face grinning on one
of the camera stills.
((Ok guys, someone has to do something now, hopefully Nogi will see this and freak
))
There is no coincidence, only necessity....
- Clow Reed