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Finch made it quickly into the cockpit and took the navigational computer into her hands. She was about to tap in toe coordinates before she realised there was a government connector chip in the computer. She placed the navigational computer down and then pulled out her gun and shot the console in a specific place. The bullet pierced the console and smashed into a hidden chip destroying it. An icon appeared on the computer screens and then went back onto the navigational computer. “Right. This is where you’re heading, as soon as we get back, you set off in this direction. I will then control the ship from there. Tell everyone to get ready with their guns, just in case.” Right, Faeren, let’s get down to the others”

As she made her way out into the market place, she dismissed all of the cohorts, minus three others, excluding Tenzin. “You three get sniper rifles and position yourselves along this road.” She pointed in the straight road that led up to the government building. “We’re going to be chased by god knows how many people, so you’ll cover us. We won’t have time to pick you up afterwards, so head to the Viva Da Rosa, bar. Tell Chanda I sent you and he’ll hide you in time for me to come pick you up. Get the rifles from inside the ship and move out.”

Finch headed off down the road, waving to Tenzin and Faeren to follow her. “Right, once we’re inside, we need to get to the computers. I’ll download everything onto this device.” She held up a small storage device that she had been hiding on her form from the word go. “Once that’s done, we’ll cause pressure to build up in the air-conditioning. That’ll blow, and once that does the computers will go into melt down. Any other ideas whilst we’re inside, boys?” She asked calmly.

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Faeren and Tenzin were quick to follow their leader, walking briskly a few paces behind Finch. They exchanged a glance as she spoke, and then Faeren looked up with a slight grin. "I dunno, I think it'd be good if we didn't get caught and killed while we were at it," he replied, a hint of sarcasm on his tongue.

"That sounds like a good idea to me," Tenzin agreed, smirking at his brother. The two of them never failed to make bad jokes, no matter what they were up to. However, as they neared the military base, they both quieted, and put on their serious masks. The two could behave when they needed to, and this time it was absolutely necessary that they look like dumb soldiers who could do nothing but take orders and fire a gun. Both had remembered to check their tags and make sure they knew the names of the soldiers they were impersonating. Faeren was now Private Smith and Tenzin was Corporal Andile. Hopefully no one would recognize those names and realize they were not who they were supposed to be.

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“Well, if you get killed, I promise I’ll pay for the grave stone.” Finch said a slight hiss in her tone. “I’ll also make sure to put ‘FAILURE’ in big gold letters on it too.” Finch looked at them sharply; making sure Faeren knew how serious she was. She placed her hands into her pockets and carried on at a faster pace.

A few minutes later the government building came into view. She was dressed in the uniform of an officer. Government protocol dictated that the captain never left his ship until it was absolutely necessary. So she was left to act as the captains second in command, the chief security officer to be exact. There were guards outside of the building, who took notice of them as they approached. Finch walked forward and shook the guard’s hand. “Chief Security Officer Galen, we ran into a technical hitch with the engine, so we put her down in the market district, we’re going to see the marquis and organise a mechanics team. Authorisation code, two-seven-two-two-five-eight-Bee.”

The guards raised their eyebrows at Finch and then nodded. “Security codes aren’t really needed out here, but we’ll radio ahead anyway. We’ll get you through straight away, save you time.” The guards walked away and spoke into their radios, waving through Finch, Faeren and Tenzin.

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Faeren and Tenzin both nodded very solemnly as Finch spoke, and then followed her lead as she strolled up to the gates of the government facility. They paused as she spoke with the guard, doing their very best to look serious and obedient. Faeren thought of a few bad jokes but kept them to himself. The twins barely made eye contact as they stood next to eachother. Anything suspicious, even the slightest change of their expressions, could blow this whole operation.

Soon enough they were waved through the gates, and they were quick to keep up with Finch as they entered the base. Both the twins again were careful not to look anywhere but straight ahead, though it was very tempting to look all around, as it was rare that they had a chance to stand in the middle of their enemy's base. They waited patiently for Finch to decide what to do now that they were in.

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They needed to be in the computer room. Finch looked to her left, and then to her right, and then to her left again. “This way.” She muttered, heading off down the hall. It was then she stumbled on a map directing them to the different areas of the base. She looked it over. Classified areas were marked and filled in black. Soldiers weren’t to go there without being accompanied by a person with security clearance. Laboratories sat on the highest floor, along with the sentinel computer. The sentinel computer, was specifically for the defences of the base, cut off from the mains and only controllable via direct access. The air conditioning areas, or maintenance areas were underground, that’s where they would be later on. There were barracks areas, cafeteria areas, training rooms, and storage areas, landing pads, docking bays, armouries and just a floor above them, the main computer room.

Finch tapped the map. “Right here, we need to find an elevator or a flight of stairs. Pity we can’t make it to the armouries on the way out, but they may leave stuff in the rubble we can scavenge…” Finch muttered under her breath so just the boys could hear her. She turned to them and pointed. “You guys take the lead. I have some thinking to do.” She spoke, ushering them forward.

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Faeren squinted at the map over Finch's shoulder, and Tenzin glanced around nervously. After a moment he joined them in examining the layout of the buildings surrounding them, and tried to commit it to memory. He was really very good at navigating, both the twins were. Faeren had a keen sense of direction, and Tenzin had a nearly photographic memory, so together the twins rarely got lost. Tenzin gave a short nod, partly assuring himself he knew where he was headed, and partly agreeing with Finch's instructions. Faeren nodded as well, and the two set off down the hall.

Soon they reached a stairwell, and took the stairs two at a time, in perfect synchronization. They reached the top and paused, looking around to make sure no one had noticed them. Then the two brothers turned and swiftly made their way to the door marked "Main Control - Authorized Personnel Only". Faeren put an ear to the door, listening for voices, and heard only the whirring of machines. Still, there might be someone inside, so he was careful to be quiet as he worked to decode the passkey on the door.

After a few moments, the lock clicked and the door swung open to reveal a room full of machines. And sitting at the large control panel in the center of the room was a small man in a blue uniform marked "Head of Computer Operations", who was so busy with the knobs and switches that he hadn't noticed Faeren and Tenzin's arrival. Faeren shot a meaningful glance at his brother, and they both crept forward. Faeren drew out a stun gun and stepped up behind the man, aiming at the back of his neck. Right as Faeren's finger met the trigger, the small man leaped out of the way, rolling on the floor to one side, and rising into a low crouch. Unfortunatley for him, he had not noticed Tenzin standing behind him, and the second twin was quick to grab the wrists of the operator, rendering him defenseless.

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Finch had allowed the twins to do their thing, whilst she took out the security devices in the halls. When the door swung open, she watched them take the operator under their control. Finch grinned, and walked past him, sitting in the operator’s chair. “Take him out silently, even though we’re blowing this joint, we can’t risk being identified.” The harsh comment came as a device was pulled from under her layers.

She plugged in the device. The device was small, not much bigger than her palm. It was made from metal, with a glass screen and looked almost like a pocket watch. Finch unclipped the screen and sat it on the computer. “Perfect…” Finch took the controls and began to work. A downloading marker appeared on the screen. It was certainly high tech, more advanced than Finch had ever used. She obviously knew how to use it, but it looked rather simple to use. Then she pulled out a stick of explosives. “Just in case…” She smiled as she set the timer, but didn’t start it. Looking over to the large screen Finch smirked, placing up the security grid on it. There they could see where all of the security cameras were, along with a blueprint of the building. “Pity we’ll blow it to smithereens, this would have made a good base… Too visible for my liking, however.”