What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 78

Pete refused to send anyone else on missions for the risk of being caught, so essentially we were sitting ducks until Fear and Claire came back from their recon mission.

Speaking of, they set out nearly eighteen hours ago. What was taking them so long?

I whipped my head around to face Pete as I couldn't take it anymore. "How long is it going to be? It's been almost an entire day since they've left."

Pete didn't glance up from his screen. "You know that radio silence is imperative. The Phantoms could use our own tracking tech against us. Agents Fear and Claire are well trained for this and you know that. They'll get the job done."

I bit my lip to prevent a retort from escaping. I couldn't argue with the fact that Pete was right.

Despite that, it still didn't quell my worries.

I resumed my pacing state as I battled my inner demons.

Several thoughts swirled in my mind, and it was increasingly difficult to focus on just one idea.

Pete seemed to have grown tired of my restless nature for he looked up from his screen and stared at me. "Would you please stop doing that? If you've really got nothing better to do, go somewhere isolated. Or better yet, why don't you go check up on the newcomer?" The Head Warrior suggested as he referred to the newly conscious agent.

I froze in my tracks momentarily before I turned around and left the room.

I decided to do what Pete suggested, and made my way to the surveillance room. It wasn't much of a surveillance room, though, as we only had access to the security cameras that were spread all over the mechanic shop.

As I stood at the doorway, the agent looked up from his work. "Oh, it's you." He said as he blinked in surprise.

I nodded my head in confirmation. "Agent Evans was it?"

Said person nodded in return. "Is everything alright?" He asked in concern.

I fully entered the room and leaned against the wall.

I crossed my arms, and sighed softly. "I'm restless. I just want to get this mission started already."

The agent made a noise of agreement. "Yeah, I hear ya. The only reason why I haven't bounced off the walls yet is because Pete gave me some blueprints of HQ's rooftops."

I raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Why would he give you those?" I asked.

A small smile appeared on his face. "Because I'll be the one to place explosives around."

My eyes widened slightly. "That's practically a suicide mission. Are you sure you're up for it?"

The smile was then replaced by a more serious look. "I may be no commando, but I'm still a Seeker agent regardless. Those Phantom bastards made things personal when they killed my colleagues. This is a perfect opportunity for some payback. Besides, you guys saved my life; this is the least I could do."

I was left momentarily stunned at this young man's resolve and acceptance of possible death. His courage gave me a feeling of respect for him.

"Glad to hear it." I finally said. "We need all the help we can get."

"Oh absolutely. I am a Demolitions Expert, after all." Agent Evans replied in his clear Australian accent. "From what I've heard, you and Agent Fear are great additions to the Seekers."

"You know our history?" I asked surprised.

Agent Evans shrugged. "Just from what I was told. I had a friend whose older sister was in your Seeker Basic class. Let's just say that she was very interested in yours and Agent Fear's activities." He then winked.

I could only blink as I wasn't sure how to respond to that.

Luckily, Agent Cian came into the doorway. "Sorry to interrupt your flirting session, ladies, but my niece and her anti-social boyfriend are back." With that, the Irish brute left.

Agent Evans and I looked at each other briefly before we left the room for the command post.

True to Agent Cian's word, Agent Claire and Fear were back, and looked exhausted.

A feeling of relief spread through me, and I felt better than I did before.

Their appearances, however, had me concerned.

The cloth material that covered Agent Claire was torn all over, and there were blood stains on it. There were a few cuts on her arms and face, yet otherwise than that, she seemed physically fine.

Fear, on the other hand, looked worse.

His normally shinny armor was filthy, and there were scorch marks all over. Fear was leaning against the table, and had a hand pressed against his side.

I narrowed my eyes as I mentally reminded myself to ask him about that later.

Pete nodded in our direction as we arrived. "Now that everyone is here, agents Claire and Fear can begin their debriefing."

Everyone's attention was honed in on the two tired agents.

They shared eye contact to which Agent Claire nodded, and looked back at the rest of us. "We ran into some trouble as you can see, but we made it back. When we started out, Agent Fear and I observed the rooftops of Seeker HQ and surrounding buildings. From what we could tell, it seemed that the Phantoms have full control over the anti-missile guns on each rooftop, so an air strike is out of the question. They've also placed snipers with infrared gear to patrol the area. I'm not sure how we can send someone to set explosives up there without being detected."

"That won't be a problem," Agent Arrow replied. "The Seeker laboratories developed a suit that would absorb the wearer's body heat, thus rendering him or her practically invisible, as long as the Phantoms are wearing the infrared goggles."

Pete nodded his head, and a look of relief passed over Agent Claire's face. "Well, that's one issue addressed. Agent Fear and I then checked the Sewage lines. The Phantoms have set up