What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 81
My partners and I did as we were told, and stripped off any unnecessary articles of clothing.
I took off my thick cloak, and placed it neatly into my sack.
I then placed the set of goggles on my forehead, and adjusted the re-breather over my face.
Once I deemed it usable, I glanced up and was met with the sight of Fear who was looking at the diving equipment in his hands, and then at his attire.
I grinned. "Guess you'll have to abandon the armor pretty boy." I teased.
Fear rolled his eyes at my immaturity, but nonetheless removed his armor. He stripped down until he was in his under-suit.
I glanced at Agent Claire and saw that she was staring at Fear with a slight blush on her face.
I looked back at my friend and smirked.
As an Assassin, Fear underwent intense training that put a lot of strain on his body; his well-toned body if the way the Irish woman stared at him was any indication.
I shook my head, but a smile was still plastered on my face.
We were all ready before the given time, and we gingerly stepped closer to the water banks.
One of my eyes twitched involuntarily as I dreaded what would happen next.
Agent Arrow was already halfway in the water when he looked back at us. "Don't just stand there; the mission isn't going to complete itself." The Medic said.
That snapped me back to attention, and apparently Fear and Agent Claire as well, for we carefully stepped into the water as it reached higher up our bodies.
I placed the goggles over my eyes, and with one last look at the Seeker Headquarters building, I stuck my head down and swam towards the deeper end.
The water was… extremely dirty. I was hardly able to see around me, but Agent Arrow attached light rods on their backs to prevent us from wondering off.
We swam for a few meters before the environment abruptly became darker than it was before.
I assumed that was the moment we entered the underground channel.
It was a good thing that Seeker training made us physically fit otherwise I would have gotten tired long ago.
I had no idea how long we swam for, but it certainly seemed like an eternity.
Eventually, we hit an area where there were various pieces of metal floating aimlessly through the dirty abyss.
They must have been the remains of the sub that was bombed all those years ago.
We then arrived at what seemed to be a damaged utility elevator.
We all took out our ropes and attached it to the weight that was down.
Agent Arrow then took out a device of sorts and sent an electrical current through the wiring. The elevator activated and rapidly lifted us up.
At last, we entered a shallow area and immediately disconnected ourselves from the cord.
When Agent Arrow began to swim upwards, I knew that we finally arrived at our destination.
Just as I thought, we all emerged in a cave like entrance.
It was dark and a bit creepy, but there were no Phantoms which spelt safety to me.
We all got out, and stretched our cramped muscles.
All too eagerly, I removed the goggles from my face and tossed it aside, along with my re-breather.
Fear sat down on a smooth rock with one hand pressed against his side.
Concern passed through me as I made my way over to my friend.
I sat beside him and looked at his side. "How's your wound?" I asked.
"It's fine." Fear replied all too fast, but then he exhaled sharply in pain. "Dammit." He said.
My eyebrows furrowed as I took in his reaction. "You're hurt Fear, you should have stayed back."
Fear then looked at me with an unfamiliar fire in his eyes. "The hell with that!" He said. "I made a promise to help you save Rachel, and I refuse to let a bullet wound stop me. I just need to rest."
I was upset about his circumstance, but I just nodded in acceptance. "Alright, but don't strain yourself anymore. The real mission hasn't even started yet."
Before my friend could reply, Agent Arrow caught our attention as he waved us over.
Gingerly, Fear got up and winced, but otherwise didn't react at all.
I gestured to help him, but he lightly slapped my hand away, so I held my hands up in surrender and walked beside him.
We all stood in front of Agent Arrow.
"Alright everyone, part one of our mission ended. Now part two will commence shortly. That was about a twenty minute swim that we all endured, so I congratulate all of you for persevering. However, we've got more work to do. Hopefully, Agent Evans was able to set up numerous explosives within that time." He then activated his ear piece. "Agent Evans, this is Agent Arrow, what is your status?"
Agent Evan's voice came through, though it was a bit distorted due to our depth within the base. "Agent Evans here. I finished placing the explosives around the anti-missile guns and I just started making my way down the levels. The suit is working perfectly. I'm actually surprised at the sloppiness of the Phantoms though. Aren't they usually thorough?"
"Very good, Evans." The Medic replied. "Keep up the good work, but don't let your guard down."
"Well do sir. Evans out." With that, the line was cut.
Agent Arrow signed out of the link, before he looked at us. "Now comes the next step. We've got to head to higher ground, where the interrogation rooms are. There, we will split into the two teams we discussed about. Watch each other's' backs."
We all nodded in understanding, however, a nagging feeling started to develop in my gut when I heard Agent